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THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR is a non• fiction weekly. It is published for young adults who are capable of asking sincere questions, and who seek to know the counsels of Scripture. Its contents are chosen to serve readers who want to reach maturity—spiritually, socially, in- tellectually, and physically. Its staff holds that God is man's heavenly Fa- ther; that Jesus is man's Saviour; that genuine Christians will strive to love God supremely and their neighbors as themselves. Its pages reflect an expanding ob- jective from 1852 to 1967. First it was essentially a vehicle for providing youth Sabbath school lessons. Now it also provides many added services for a generation that should witness the literal return of Jesus and the restora- tion of a sinless world to the universe of God.

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Photo credits: Cover, pp. 2-4, Frank L. Reming- 1950. When Cutler Behunin pioneered the road through ton; pp. 7.11, courtesy of Wilma Ross Westphal; pp. 8, 9, Gramstorff Bros., Inc. narrow Capitol Wash, he required eight days to travel three and a half miles. Even today some of these roads must be traveled with care, but they are safe and quite passable for

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At the left spectacular Grand Wash, two miles south of Fruita, is pictured. Because of its peculiar erosion the formation at the right was named Mummy Cliff. Sunsets and sunrises in Capi- tol Reef, below, are indescribably beautiful, and resemblance of many of the formations to their names is striking. Here the camper may enjoy safe drinking water, fireplaces, and the tables.

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The Egyptian Temple is one of the smaller formations of Capitol Reef. The ranger, lower left, is displaying wooden shovels used by prehistoric Indians who inhabited the area. Lower right is view of reef from road leading to Pleasant Creek Guest Ranch.

The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 We Mold These Truths

Measuring My Man or Miss and letters to the editor by PAUL M. DE BODY Summertime is get-acquainted time for youth. Sometimes this leads Pefroglyphs According to Author to serious friendships. I'd like to suggest that you do some measuring before the serious friendships are formed. It is easy for us to measure Remington, the petroglyphs shown in every other characteristic but the character of a handsome fellow or his cover photo "are quite near the a pretty girl. Why not start with a character measurement? ranger's residence in Fruita, and can be "Measure character!" you say. "What do you want me to use?" reached by walking through a fragrant Well, there are many ways to measure it. I would like to suggest orchard." For his article on Utah's scenic you measure your man or miss by three measurements: His or her wonderland turn back to page two. talk, his or her balk, and his or her walk. Should you be able to visit the area, his 1. Talk does measure the character! report could add interest. Does the conversation rattle or ring? One type of talk indicates tone and rings true; another type is hollow, noisy—rattles along in a rut. Colorado "Have recently begun on a "Sweet nothings" may be nice to listen to, but if this is all there new collection—Biblical stamps—that is, is you can be sure there's nothing inside your friend's head. If the stamps that depict and refer to a definite heart is all "honey," your friend may turn out to be just a sticky Bible verse. It is fascinating and amaz- "drip" in the "heat" of life's day. ing to see how many countries of the God's Book says: "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth world issue Biblical stamps. But there is speaketh" (Matt. 12:34). What does your friend talk about when scarcely a subject that one cannot learn you are together? Are the following included in the conversation? more of through the study of stamps— (a) New interests that he or she has found and is pursuing. including art, geology, ornithology, ich- (b) Goals he or she is striving to reach—material and spiritual. (c) Hopes, plans, and purposes for a better tomorrow, and the determina- thyology, numismatics . . . you name it tion to roll up the sleeves and get at it today. (d) Good attributes —stamps cover it." VIRGINIA KENNEDY, of others in his or her circle—mom and dad, brothers and sisters, Denver. teachers and friends. 2. Balk measures the character. Florida "There are so many really What a young person is "against" is sometimes more revealing of good people coming into our churches the character than what he or she is "for." today who have never had the oppor- Does your friend seem eager to "go places" in life, or do you find tunity of a good education, nor of the yourself having to apologize for his or her lack of ambition? culture as some of us know it. May I Does he or she balk at suggestions of hard work, serious study and preparation, parental or teacher direction, or discipline? suggest an article occasionally on correct When the church standards, based on God's Word, and God's behavior, dress, manners, et cetera. In plans for your life say "No," does your friend balk, protest, or seek this way they can have pointed out to to find excuses for not doing what is best? them real refinement without having Which commandments cause him or her to balk? their friends try to do it, for this is some- Measure your friend's ability to say No to (a) temptation; (b) times difficult to do without offending. gang loyalty when principle is at stake; (c) passion for personal satisfaction; (d) emotion as the king of action. Florida 3. Walk measures the character. "Some short articles of this "Walk" here, as in the New Testament, refers to your friend's sort have been appearing in the Review manner of life. and Herald, contributed by Mrs. Doro- Is he or she controlled by unconsecrated passions and appetites? thy Emmerson, I believe, and I have Does the world have the upper hand in his or her life and ambitions? thought them to be filling a need." Which is more important to your friend (a) cars or character; (b) Name withheld. dollars or duty; (c) fashion or fitness; (d) petting or purity; (e) lust or love; (f) getting or giving; (g) conceit or concern; (h) worldliness • The Dorothy Emmerson by-line ap- or worthiness? pears in THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR every If you are seriously interested in this young person, you had bet- other week. ter carefully measure his or her walk. "He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked" (I John 2:6). Michigan "I was surprised to learn Get out your measuring stick and hold it up against your candi- that you receive complaints on the an- date. Carefully apply it to his or her life—and to yours. swers to questions in Counsel Clinic. I enjoy these answers, as it is evident that those who write them have heavenly wisdom. Also enjoy the many articles by those in the mission fields." MALCOLM KELLY, Otsego. The Thirty-ninth • April 11, 1968, will be deadline for the thirty-ninth consecutive Pen Promise "When divine power is com- League sponsored by this magazine. Seventh-day Adventist bined with human effort, the work will students and free-lance writers are eligible to participate. spread like fire in the stubble."-1SM 118. The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 5 robes of Pharisaism and acted in an neyed into the land of separation from unforgiving and self-righteous manner God. And then with great heart anguish toward his brother who "was lost and he too went out into the night. Not to is found." fall on a sword as had Saul. Not to Scripture has many examples of those hang himself from a tree as had Judas. who went to the "far country" and did He went to the Garden of Gethsemane not return. Saul, the first king of the where his Lord had held the cup that Hebrews, is one. He developed such a had trembled. spirit of malice and independence that There in the garden of tears Peter he wandered far from the "near coun- sought and found reconciliation with try," the place of perfect rest "near to God. Having returned to the "near coun- the heart of God." Fearful and de- try," he thereafter identified himself so spondent, he who had banished the closely with his Master that he later sorcerers from his kingdom hurried to suffered martyrdom. Endor where he consulted a spiritistic As we reflect on these examples of medium. The following day, in a bat- those who became spiritual refugees, Unlisted tle with the Philistines, his three sons we might well ask ourselves the ques- were killed. In order to escape the tion: Am I traveling in the "far coun- humiliation of capture, the once-godly try"? It is possible to have our names by RUTH JAEGER BUNTAIN king fell upon his sword, a suicide in inscribed in books of church member- the "far country." ship, to attend the services of the Demas, once described by Paul as a church, and to participate actively in "fellow labourer," was another exile its functions, and yet to be alienated from God. Rather than to fight the from God. T IS the most densely populated good fight, to finish the course, and to It is possible for a wife to be in the country in the world and yet its keep the faith, he chose the husks of "far country" and for her husband to I name is not listed on any map or the "far country." Of him the aged know it not. And for a husband to be atlas. Although it is a dangerous apostle wrote, "For Demas hath for- there and for the wife to know it not. country in which to live, people are con- saken me, having loved this present It is possible for a son or daughter to tinually migrating to it. These are ref- world." be there and for the parents to be una- ugees who have voluntarily exiled them- Judas is the most tragic example of ware. But this we do know, that even selves to the land. There they subsist those who went to the land of spiritual though relatives and friends may think on a near-starvation diet of husks, the exile. It is interesting to note that at we are "near," God knows which of country's most important product. least a year before he sold his Lord for us are "far." Even though it is an unhappy land and farthings of silver, he, the treasurer for When the younger prodigal returned the inhabitants are "weary and heavy the disciples, had already begun to home, his father was waiting for him. laden," few ever choose to leave. Most covet what was in the moneybag.' Not Even before he reached the house, his of them do not care to put forth the until the Last Supper, however, when father ran out to welcome him. Just so, effort that a return to their homeland his perfidy was unmasked and he went our heavenly Father is waiting to wel- would necessitate. Most choose to re- out into the night, did the others realize come all wanderers. With kindness and main until they die even though they that it had been a long while since he tender pity, He embraced the repent- know that death in such a land will be had been one of them. Like Saul, Judas ant Peter. With mercy and compassion eternal. did not return. He hanged himself from His arms were outstretched to David. The country that the mapmakers for- a tree, and the betrayal money, the To Jacob. Jonah. Mary Magdalene. got to include is identified in the husks of the alien land, purchased for And to an innumerable host of others. world's most authentic source book— him a plot in a potter's field. Just so today, He is waiting to enfold the Holy Bible. Reference to it is found Peter went to the "far country." Iron- each of earth's pilgrims "in His infinite in the fifteenth chapter of Luke. There, ically, he went only a few hours after arms of love." With forgiveness, He is in the parable of the Prodigal Son, it is Judas had made his last departure. He waiting to say, "This is my son who was described by Jesus as the "far country." went at the same time the mob appre- dead, and is alive; who was lost and is It is a country that is found in human hended his Master and took Him to the found." hearts; in the hearts of those who have court of Caiaphas. To be sure, Peter Those who return from the "far wandered far from their spiritual herit- did not completely desert his Lord. He country" become heirs of a much bet- age and have become refugees from followed Him—but "afar." He wanted ter country, "whose builder and maker God. to keep in touch with what was hap- is God." It is a country of incompa- Ordinarily, a discourse on the para- pening to Jesus—but at a safe distance. rable beauty. "Eye hath not seen, nor ble of the Prodigal Son overlooks the To make certain that he would not be ear heard, neither have entered into fact that both sons journeyed to the recognized as a disciple, he mingled the heart of man, the things which God "far country." The younger son trav- carelessly with the crowd in the court- hath prepared for them that love him." eled a considerable distance before he yard. He was not spiritually ready for It is a country whose inhabitants "dwell reached it. The entrance gate for him the humiliation that close identifica- in a peaceful habitation, and in sure was "riotous living" and a wasting of tion would bring. He vehemently de- dwellings, and in quiet resting places." his substance on harlots. The elder son clared to the revilers, "I know Him also went to that land, even though he not! I am not a Galilean!" Philemon 24. 2 2 Tim. 4:10. did not leave his father's fields. His en- Not until a cock had crowed twice 3 John 6:70, 71. 4 1 Cor. 2:9. trance was effected when he put on the did Peter realize how far he had jour- Isa. 32:18. 6 The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967

The old Pompeian amphitheater existed a half century before Rome erected one. In the above picture its immensity is plainly seen. ND su o DEN DIS:CRUCTION: ...„ :POMPECI 9 Do 79

by WILMA ROSS WESTPHAL contrasted oddly with the urbane men basement, also rated high with the Porn- of world commerce, as they came here peians. Near this temple stood the Tri- PART TWO—CONCLUSION for their regular meetings. They felt umphal Arch so recently dedicated to they would not be unduly noticed here the infamous despot Nero. Juno and HE many inns conveniently lo- as they mingled with the crowds con- Minerva were also deities of the city cated near the city gates fur- stantly coming and going. and were worshiped by many. All the nished room for the traveler, as Christians were looked upon as here- gates of the city were, as a matter of T fact, dedicated to Minerva, the god- well as shelter for his tired donkey. tics because they did not enter into the Some of the travelers preferred accom- regular ceremonial sacrifices and adora- dess of wisdom, and there were eight of modations near the Civil Forum where tions of the patron gods and goddesses these gates: Marine, Stabiae, Nola, Nu- they transacted the greater share of of the city, which were numerous. Not ceria, Capua, Sarno, Herculaneum, and their business. Down a narrow, some- less than ten temples were dedicated to Vesuvius. what winding street a short distance the local deities, some of which were Bacchus, the god of wine, was greatly from the forum stood Pompeii's largest handed down from antiquity. The larg- favored. He was represented as being hotel, having room for fifty guests. est temple was dedicated to Apollo, dat- crowned with grape leaves and clothed Here many salesmen and merchants ing from Oscan times. with great clusters of grapes. Mercury, from far places stayed while in the city. The temple of Jupiter with its carved the god of fortune, was worshiped espe- And here also, in a secluded room of god, its pronaos of Corinthian columns cially by the merchants and the trades- this hotel, a humble group of Christians and a cella of inner columns, and large people, as well as by the members of The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 7 the Youth's Club, while Venus Marina was considered one of the most im- portant deities in Pompeii. This par- ticular goddess was proclaimed Venus Pompeiana (the town's patron deity), and she was made into statues, and in paintings in varied forms and represen- tations throughout the mansions and villas of the city. A well-proportioned temple of Isis, the popular Egyptian goddess, was in- troduced early in the history of Pom- peii by immigrants from the Nile. A well-known and famous Egyptian priest was its chief. He seemed to the young of both sexes to have been endowed with "supernatural gifts." He was well practiced in the dubious art of seeming to be able to convert vice into virtue; and many of the young foolishly felt for him the reverence which inexperi- enced talent often feels for wisdom, and virtue for sanctity, regarding him as one of those "mighty sages of old" who had attained the mysteries of knowledge by some special exemption from the passions and sins so common to the human race. He chose his victims from among the young men as well as from among the maidens of Pompeii. Somehow he made them feel that they had been especially honored and set apart from the com- mon people, even when introduced to the lurid orgies of drunkenness, de- bauchery, and immorality, which took place behind the elegant draperies of his private apartments. It has been stated thehe swore each of his victims to the st ictest secrecy. Even the rich came to him for advice in their busi- ness ventures and their amatory activi- ties. His fame spread far and wide, while he grew rich from the fees he charged. Another creed that had gained wide- spread popularity among Pompeii's wealthy and intellectual set, as well as among the common people, was an all- out and willful dedication to what was known as "the god of fertility" or "the god of reproduction." Base conduct and immorality were excused and con- doned under the guise of religious zeal. Lewdness and sensuality in the lowest forms were practiced and hailed as a tribute to this greatly favored god. To- day, hidden behind a facade of doors, in the city and museum are numerous lewd representations of old Pompeii's

Above is a preserved mosaic. The Naples amphitheater exterior is shown center. Deep chariot ruts are vivid in the stone- paved street of old Pompeii, seen below.

8 The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 god of fertility—silent yet eloquent witness to the depths of sin and moral corruption indulged in by the Porn- peians until the city was destroyed. The mere handful of Christians resid- ing in Pompeii could not dissuade the doomed city from its downward path to destruction, though they were said to have uttered many and various warn- ings. As at the time of the Flood, "every imagination of their hearts was only evil continually." And, like Sodom and Gomorrah, they sealed their own des- tiny by their total indifference to the workings of the Spirit of God. Un- doubtedly it was a Christian who au- thored the graffito "Sodom and Go- moro" on one of the walls, as a warning. Pompeians had their amphitheater a half century before Rome erected theirs of stone. Staircases led from the out- side to the upper seats, while the corri- dors led to the lower seats. The tickets to the amphitheater spectacles had marks to show which arch one entered. The broad passages at either end were used for the gladiators, while the nar- row ones at the west end were the Death Gates where the bodies and corpses were dragged out to the strip- ping room. The Circus continued its soaring for- tunes, and forthcoming events were ad- vertised through the media of large murals resembling the billboards of to- day. Some of these announcements car-

This body shows agony from asphyxia. tion. In center picture are bodies just as they were found in the excavating. Below is the cast of a dog in Pompeii.

The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 from among slaves and convicts, as were other gladiators, but the greater part of these did not even fight. One might be prepared to appear as Hercules and would then be burned alive on a pyre; another as Mucius Scaevala would be made to burn his own hands on live coals, and still another as Orpheus, was torn to pieces as he played on the lyre. Even the young were permitted to wit- ness such so-called entertainments, and they were considered high grade and edifying. Battles between gladiators were next An ancient outdoor bakery has been partially restored for tourists' benefit. in such shows. These were generally condemned to death for murder, rob- bery, and violence, mutiny or sacrilege, all of which were considered punish- able by death. In cases where there weren't enough gladiators, death sen- tences were issued for almost anything. One historian expressed the situation then existing in the following words: "Rome and its emperors could not do without their ration of human flesh to butcher." In our own day one finds the Roman counterpart in the theater, the movie house, the night club, and even the home, over TV. The same tragic re- sults afflict the younger generation who are permitted, and even encouraged in many cases, to witness scenes of lewdness, immorality, crime and blood- shed, hour after hour and day after day. Just as certainly as the Roman Empire met its downfall, and ancient Pompeii its complete destruction, so the world today speeds toward its final day of judgment and doom. Even the recognized moralists and strict conventionalists did not object to the general "delight in bloodshed." Ju- venal took special pleasure in the Cir- At the left of this ancient tomb, soil covers about ten feet of ashes. cus as it was then known. Tacitus, though doubtful at times, decided that blood shed in this way was "vile," and ried the added information: "There animals filed past, many in fancy dress lulled his conscience into accepting it will be awnings and scented showers to caricature historic and legendary as decent entertainment. Pliny, who for the spectators." One hardly feels, personages. After the arena was lowered was considered "the most civilized and however, that the Romans needed such the animals reappeared ready for corn- modern gentleman of the period," at- added incentives to attend the shows. bat—"lions against tigers, tigers against tributed a certain "educational value" Such events were discussed in the bears, leopards against wolves." to such massacres and felt that "they homes, at the schools, in the senate, in By the end of this part of the show accustomed the spectator to a stoic con- the forum, and at the baths, which only about half of the poor animals tempt for life." There could be little were regular meeting places for friendly were still alive. The next time the doubt as to the veracity of the latter rendezvous. arena was lowered, the animals reap- statement. The combats, which were most ea- peared as a "plaza de toros." The "Cor- The morals of the people were grad- gerly anticipated, were of the gladiato- rida" had been introduced to Rome by ually degraded by such spectacles rial nature, and involved wild beast Caesar, who had seen it in Greece, and through examples of treachery, robbery, against beast, man against beast, and these combats had enjoyed great suc- adultery, and homosexuality, from the man against man. When Titus inau- cess with the Romans. They were cop- highest rulers and emperors on down gurated the Coliseum in Rome, wild ied and put on in the arena in through the ranks of the common peo- animals were featured which were Pompeii, as well as in other cities ple. It is scarcely to be wondered at, scarcely seen before. At the opening throughout the empire. therefore, that the luxurious, pleasure- performance up to ten thousand wild Many of the torreros were chosen loving seaport of Pompeii was grad- 10 The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 ually reaching its zenith of crime and their own hearts, to dishonour their It was the twenty-fourth day of Au- wickedness through idleness, overin- own bodies between themselves: who gust, A.D. 79. The great day of the show dulgence of appetite, along with every changed the truth of God into a lie, to be given in the amphitheater of Pom- conceivable way to thrill the senses and and worshipped and served the crea- peii had arrived. People were coming give vent to the lower passions. ture more than the Creator, who is into the city from all over the surround- A detailed and faultless description blessed for ever. Amen. ing countryside of Campania—Naples, of the corruption of this time is given "For this cause God gave them up Cumae, Puteoli, Surrentum, and Her- in The Desire of Ages, pages 36 and 37: unto vile affections: for even their culaneum. With great excitement they "The very priests who ministered in women did change the natural use into gathered in the amphitheater until it the temple had lost sight of the signifi- that which is against nature: and like- was filled to capacity. A stillness had cance of the service they performed. wise also the men, leaving the natural settled over the plains, and hardly a They had ceased to look beyond the use of the woman, burned in their lust leaf stirred. Although the resulting heat symbol to the thing signified. . . . one toward another; men with men was almost suffocating, the interest "The deception of sin had reached working that which is unseemly, and re- in the show had not lagged. The awn- its height. All the agencies for deprav- ceiving in themselves that recompence ings provided to protect the spectators ing the souls of men had been put in of their error which was meet... . from the sun's rays and summer heat operation. The Son of God, looking "Being filled with all unrighteous- were hoisted and stretched into place. upon the world, beheld suffering and ness, fornication, wickedness, covetous- The shortage of criminals to be torn misery. With pity He saw how men had ness, maliciousness; full of envy, to shreds before the delighted eyes of become victims of satanic cruelty. He murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whis- the spectators did not dampen enthusi- looked with compassion upon those perers, backbiters, haters of God, de- asm, for there were always some Chris- who were being corrupted, murdered, spiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of tians who could be sentenced for some and lost. . . . The bodies of human be- evil things, disobedient to parents, with- imagined criminal offense, and the day ings, made for the dwelling place of out understanding, covenantbreakers, could be saved. The show followed its God, had become the habitation of de- without natural affection, implacable, regular sequence: beast fighting against mons. The senses, the nerves, the pas- unmerciful: who knowing the judg- beast, man against beast, and man sions, the organs of men, were worked ment of God, that they which commit against man. Olinthus, the Christian by supernatural agencies in the indul- such things are worthy of death, not leader, was in the arena, along with gence of the vilest lust. The very stamp only do the same, but have pleasure in Claucus the Greek, and excitement of demons was impressed upon the them that do them." mounted as people stood and waved countenances of men. Human faces re- Society had reached another depth the colors of their favorite gladiator flected the expression of the legions of of moral corruption. Immorality, licen- and yelled until they were hoarse. evil with which they were possessed.... tiousness, and mass bloodshed had But this show was doomed to failure. "Sin had become a science, and vice spread like a cankerous sore among the The earth seemed suddenly to ripple was consecrated as a part of religion. common people of pleasure-loving and to rumble, as the delighted yells of Rebellion had struck its roots deep into Pompeii. Bold examples of impious liv- the people turned to cries of horrified the heart, and the hostility of man was ing were flaunted openly and brazenly dismay. Now the only thought was to most violent against heaven. It was by the emperors, high officials, the rich, escape this great yawning chasm with demonstrated before the universe that, and the aristocrats over long periods of its stone seats which seemed abruptly to apart from God, humanity could not be time. To page 21 uplifted. A new element of life and power must be imparted by Him who made the world." Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, wrote to the Romans concerning these very things. He was so disturbed over the conditions he found in Rome and its provinces that he felt an uncontrol- lable burden to cry out against them, and to warn the brethren of the dan- gers to be encountered while living in such a corrupt society. It was during Nero's reign that the Christians were tortured, persecuted, and violently mur- dered in wholesale numbers, as history records. During this time Paul was brought to his dank prison dungeon on his first visit to Rome. In Romans 1:22-32, he says: "Profess- ing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of On their way to Vesuvius from Pompeii, the Westphals were lost on this street.

The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 11 by LUCY DAWES

I E GLARED at me and said, "Well—if that's what the church members are like, I don't want anything to do with them. I'll stay away, thanks." Suddenly my mind was a kaleido- scope. One slight movement, and the picture was changed. No longer was the angry young man confronting me a married man; he was a small, slim, dark-haired, solemn-eyed seven-year- old, looking at me seriously. I had just asked him how he had spent his first pocket money in months. His father had been out of work, and I was expecting a list of candies and sweets so long denied him. But instead, with the weight of the world on his young shoulders he had told me, "A man came to school today and told us about the crippled children. I gave my money for them." "All of it ?" I had asked in surprise. "Of course. They need it more than I do—I can walk." The picture was changed again. "Why don't you say prayers with us?" he was asking his father, and I had the joy of seeing my husband join in our first family prayer. Another shake of the kaleidoscope, and he was telling me that the prayers we had said when we were in a particu- larly tight corner would be answered. When they were, in a miraculous way, those solemn brown eyes had looked at me in exasperation, as if unable to explain the idiosyncrasies of the grown- up world. "But you asked God to help us," he said. "Why are you surprised? Didn't you expect Him to?" That day we had learned a lesson in faith. 12 The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 and a couple of deacons, yes, but after the friends they needed, and didn't real- all, that is their job. ize that newcomers to a country didn't Another shake of the kaleidoscope, have that advantage. and my son was telling me about the Anyway, we moved. It was one of MV meeting he had just attended, after those out-of-the-frying-pan experiences, a particularly grueling temptation, I'm afraid. when one of his Sabbath school class- We found ourselves almost on the mates had been asking him to join in a doorstep of another family on the way group that were doing something they out of the church. And they had a son, shouldn't. If he agreed, he would be in Tom, the same age as our boy. with a clique all right, and no longer "Oh, Oakville church is so un- the lonely one. Finally, after battling friendly," the mother said. Again two against all the persuasive forces of arti- solemn brown eyes were watching. fice, he had won out. Maybe I could do something here— "They sang the hymn, 'If ever I although I had tried unsuccessfully loved Thee, my Jesus 'tis now,'" he with that other mother. Anyway, I told me seriously, "and now I know would visit her, make her feel welcome. what that really means. I just couldn't Make her want to come to church re- do what the boys were asking me to do." gardless of the people in it. Because if He went to church school, but the nobody liked me or bothered about me, cliques were there too. He is shy and I would still go along for I don't go to does not talk easily to people. So possi- meet people, I go to meet my God. bly it was natural that he teamed up Maybe I could get her to thinking that A new picture showed him bounding with the only other odd one out. As I way too. excitedly through the doorway of our look at it now, I realize that it was the While her son and mine got together, new home in another town. worst thing that could have happened. I visited her and did my sincere utmost "May I go to church with the boy We didn't know it at the time, but to make a friend of her. Never was next door ?" Gerry and his whole family were on Dale Carnegie practiced so carefully. Afterward he had told us how nice the way out of the church. His mother After all, I, too, needed friendship. the people were. To prove it, young was the one who had complained about But she was on the defensive all the Len had taken him into his circle of the unfriendliness of Oakville members. time. She would complain about the friends, and he was off to watermelon When we saw the trend in Gerry's members, about Mrs. White, about any- feeds, corn bakes, and what not, having family behavior, we tried to discourage thing at all, particularly Sabbath school the time of his life. our son from going out with this new teachers who were "too religious," and When we eventually joined Len's friend. But it had to be done tactfully. who thought they were "little tin gods." church, much of the credit had to go to How can one say that another Adventist As I had been teaching a class for years, him. His friendliness had won us com- isn't really a fit playmate? I wondered whether this was a dig at pletely. Quickly we learned that Ad- We tried discreetly to turn his in- me, but countered it by saying that she ventists were the kindest, hand-shaking- terests elsewhere, but he said, "If I would be welcome in my class any time. est, ask-you-out-for-drives people. I had don't take notice of him, nobody will She made it abundantly clear that never met their like before, and it worry whether he comes to church or she did not wish to see me around. amazed me and warmed my heart. not." Well, how does one combat that And she hasn't been to church for ages Then we were transferred overseas. piece of young logic? now; neither has Tom. That's when Our employers had found temporary But we could see the difference in our boy first started missing Sabbath accommodations for us, and we visited our son. Instead of his changing Gerry, school. A young man now, he told us, the nearby church at Williamby. How- he was imperceptibly absorbing Gerry's "If I don't wait for Tom, he'll never ever, when we found a permanent ideas. Guns, wars, a distrust of people come." And so he would wait, and Tom home, our nearest church was at Oak- that tended positively toward the anti- wouldn't be ready in time. Maybe they ville. Before we went there, we met a social. Finally we thought that the eas- would get to church. Later, Tom fellow Adventist we had seen at Wil- iest thing to do was to move to an- wouldn't be ready for church either, liamby, and it appeared she lived other district where it would not be so and my son would miss out there too. nearer Oakville. Why did she catch two easy to meet Gerry, who had left school I would try to remonstrate with him, buses each way, and have to wait an by now. but those eyes would still be solemn. age for a connection to go to Wil- Yes, I did try inviting others home "Don't you realize that I am the only liamby? we wondered. so that my son could have other com- one trying to help him?" he would ask. "Oh, Oakville is a most unfriendly pany and get to know more people. "You tried to help Gerry, and came church," she told us, and two solemn But somehow the cliques persisted. Ei- off worse yourself," I would tell him, brown eyes were looking at her. I was ther the folks were too disinterested, or but he couldn't see it. "The hardest mis- sorry she had said that. Such thoughts else they were wrapped up in their own takes to see are one's own," I added. are better not aired, particularly in little world. Maybe they just didn't like And now ? front of children. us as people. I don't know. My efforts Frankly, my son is getting to the When we visited Oakville, we saw were all unsuccessful. Oh, they were stage of prodigality. Fast, expensive some friendliness. Groups of people friendly on the surface. If we met in the cars; other amusements that he cannot were busy talking to one another. But street, they would ask how the family afford. His church attendance has fallen they didn't seem to notice the strangers were, and after discussing the weather, off. If I say anything I'm preaching, or in their midst. The pastor, the elder, that would be it. Possibly they had all too religious. The fact that I taught The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 13 him honesty, courtesy, kindness, truth- be friendly, and nothing would keep faults have constantly frustrated him. fulness, long before we were Adventists, me away." Debts have piled up so that he doesn't has not registered with him. He doesn't know it, but I have tried know which way to turn. I think of that other prodigal son, to get the young people of the church His wife was a new convert when who was nameless, so mine shall be to visit him and make a friend of him. she married him, but she, too, does not too. I picture the young man who went Different ones have promised to call, go to church any more. The example of to a far country. My son is near, yet in but nothing happens, and I have grown my son has disheartened her into dis- a far country in his thoughts. He tells despondent when I see their lack of in- continuance of church fellowship. me his conscience keeps jolting him, terest. What will the Lord allow to happen but he echoes the old cry, "Oakville is Oh, yes, I realize that he has an in- to him, I wonder. Will He let him go, so unfriendly." When I say, "Go to an- feriority complex—fast, expensive cars as He saw those two families go? Will other," he replies that I have always are a status symbol only when one He let my boy go to the bitter dregs of taught him that it is not right to pass hasn't the income to match. They be- "husks among the swine"? Will He the nearby church. Mrs. White said come an eye-catching luxury that not remember two solemn brown eyes that, but in the next breath, he says young people will drool over and make looking at me, and hear the voice say- that he doesn't believe what she said. one feel important. ing, "I can walk," or, "Didn't you ex- Echoes of other mothers' voices! I But just as a certain young prodigal pect Him to help us?" and, "I know tell him, "You talk like the folks who found himself deprived of everything what that hymn means now." were on their way out of the church. It by his own senseless actions, so my Will He remember all the wonderful seems to be a regular behavior pattern." prodigal will inevitably find the same things He has done for this boy of mine, Yes, he had the same trenchant excuses thing happening. One status symbol has and will He keep waiting, watching, those two mothers used. The same already been utterly destroyed, and all and willing him to come back from words—unfriendliness, Pharisee, Mrs. the things he has bought—costly, un- that far country, as I keep praying? Or White, too religious. necessary things—have given him little is His heart to be broken, as well as a "I'd go to church tomorrow if they'd or no pleasure. Mechanical failures and few others, including mine?

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by ANN CUNNINGHAM BURKE

HE sound of coughing in the disturbing them periodically for tion. It was loud and regular. (Of other bedroom awakened me, as hours!) And our relatives might ap- all things! Even Nana must have Tit had repeatedly during the sev- propriately be wishing us somewhere slept through the commotion! I eral hours since bedtime. else—out of earshot—at least for certainly wouldn't have thought it. Poor Jerry! I did not think the the rest of the night. Well, good—good for her.) words—I felt them, as I became con- As I tiptoed past the living room, I padded back to bed, quietly re- scious that my small son was at it I listened, rather expecting to hear shutting two bedroom doors on the again. Poor little fellow. the occupants, at least some of them, way. I stepped out of woolly bedroom Having tried not too successfully stirring restlessly. slippers and scooted down under the to help him during one rigorous bout Not a sound. No one moving in warm electric blanket. And then, in with the croup right before I went to the vicinity of couch or pallet. Why, the few moments before sleep came, bed, I had waited out his later, less evidently everyone was asleep! How I lay pondering. violent spells by lying still, listening, fortunate! Reaching Nana's bed- There, I mused, was a whole fam- hoping he wouldn't cough long this room door, I carefully opened it. ily in the living room, one door away time. Then when he had become Poor Nana, sharing her room with from the little boy with the croup. quiet, I had relaxed and slept, to Jerry. She couldn't be getting much Apparently asleep. awaken as soon as he began to sleep. I was sorry it was turning out There was Nana in the same cough again. like that. She certainly needed her small room with him and only a few This time, though, I slipped out of rest, working hard every day to keep feet from all the "hacking" and bed and across the floor of our guest us, her children, well fed and happy "barking." Sound asleep. And here room at Nana's (my mother-in-law's) during our visit. was I, two closed doors away, com- house, where we were spending the I slipped in and sat down on the ing alert at every hack, it seemed; Christmas holidays. In the dark I edge of Jerry's bed. In his soft yellow mentally wincing at every bark. opened the door cautiously, trying sleeper he was warm enough, and Why? not to awaken my husband and little asleep again, already. Well, that was Well, of course! Jerry was my girl or disturb Nana's daughter and good. Most likely he would be all child. My ear was tuned to hear her family who were bedded down right. I would go back to bed, and him in distress. on the couch and a pallet on the the next day we could give him some I thought then of my Parent in floor of the living room nearby. Of treatments, maybe . . . heaven, who notes my problem, sees course, chances were that everybody Before I rose to leave, Nana, who my tears, never sleeps through my disturbable had already been dis- had not spoken since I entered the prayer—I am His child, "and his turbed! My son had probably taken room, attracted my attention. That ears are open" unto my cry (Ps. care of that. (He had probably been is, her breathing attracted my atten- 34:15). 14 The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 Silhouette of by MYRLE TABLER PART FOUR—CONCLUSION

ELIEVED of her nursing case, How long she prayed and wept she she moved numbly through the did not know, but as her sobbing spent last sad rites. Her family came, itself, she seemed to hear the words, but their lack of understanding of her "Blessed are they that mourn: for they beliefs concerning the future immortal shall be comforted." life made their comforting words seem " . .. that we may be able to comfort futile. She was almost relieved when them which are in any trouble, by the they returned to Fairhill. After the fu- comfort wherewith we ourselves are neral she tried to pick up the threads of comforted of God." her life again—to get away from the Lifting her head, she whispered, crushing grief. "Lord, forgive me. Help me to be a In the meantime the bungalow comfort to others. And please hold my seemed to wait—wait for the sound of hand in Your nail-scarred ones." loving voices and the touch of happy After that, peace seemed to come feet. into the room. "It's yours now," said Janet. "James Fingers of sunlight reached through would want it to be your home." the lace curtains and touched the "I know, but I just can't!" bowed head of the sleeper. She stirred "Why not try it for one day and see and looked up. if you don't feel different." "Why, I've lain across the bed like To this Sarah agreed. Accordingly, this all night!" one afternoon she resolutely unlocked Quickly she arose, bathed, and the front door and entered the quiet dressed. The morning was fresh and interior. Everything in the rooms re- dewy as she turned the key in the lock minded her of James; she recalled the and left the house. She knew she would time they had argued over the dining- never go back. As soon as she could find room furniture and then laughed at the a suitable buyer she would sell the argument; even the pattern of the wall- bungalow to someone who would en- paper brought up memories. joy it. She hung up her jacket in the closet; Now she dedicated her life anew to in the kitchen she made some soup God. Not only in nursing but also in from her own canned tomatoes, then the work of the church—Sabbath school, set the table—by a sudden whim— Dorcas welfare, and Ingathering for for two with the new china and silver- missions—she forgot self in service for ware. others. After eating, she went into the par- Often she cared for the indigent sick lor and sat in one of the two chairs be- without pay. There was Mrs. Poulis, side the library table. Picking up her whose husband worked on WPA, preg- Bible, she tried to read but the mean- nant with her fifth child. As the ex- ing seemed remote. At last she pre- pected event neared, Sarah went over to pared for bed. help with the housework of this Italian Kneeling, as usual, for prayer, she family, and to make sure that every- buried her face in the folds of the bed- thing was clean and in order. When spread she had spent many hours cro- the baby (a boy) came, she stayed with cheting. Suddenly the flood of emotion, the mother, sleeping on a cot. held in check so long for the sake of In the evenings after the work was others, swept over her, and the bur- done, she gathered the children about den of her cry was, "0 Lord, why?" her and told them Bible stories. The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 15 "I can kill giants, too, when I'm "Be sensible, lady! Surely these peo- fluid, and you know what that means. big," boasted Tony, the nine-year-old, ple will understand. The only way you Too bad!" after hearing again his favorite story of could possibly make it would be to Sarah cared for Mr. Frank patiently David and Goliath. crawl up that hill on your hands and and prayerfully, sleeping on a cot in Sarah drew him to her. "Sure you knees." his room, ready day or night to respond can—giants of sin, ignorance, and pov- Her reply was to drop down on all to his slightest movement. erty. I'll tell you what! You study hard fours. Shaking his head, the stranger Dr. Harvey felt sure that his patient in school, and when you're big I'll help turned back. would never regain consciousness. As you go to college." It seemed to Sarah, fighting each inch best he could, he prepared Mrs. Frank Papa and Mamma Poulis listened of the way, that when she progressed and Warren, the seven-year-old son, for with wide eyes. three inches, she slipped back two. what he believed to be inevitable. As By the time the mother was able to "At least I'm making some progress," the weeks went by without the patient do her own work in caring for her she gasped, catching a brittle clump of arousing from coma, it appeared that family, the parents were ready for Bi- grass and edging forward. his prediction would surely come true. ble studies. She had reached the bottom step of The nurse had given the patient Eventually all seven members of the the Black porch when a hand caught morning care and was making the room Poulis family were baptized into the her arm and helped her up the steps. neat when, turning around, she saw Seventh-day Adventist Church, accept- him watching her with eyes full of in- ing Bible truth as they grew in knowl- terest. edge and stature. In time all the chil- "Hello," he said. "Who are you?" dren were educated in Christian schools Sarah stifled an exclamation. "I won't and went out to spread the gospel of know who I am if you startle me like salvation. Bygones that again! Do you know how long it's The people of the community came been since you've spoken a word?" by GRACE LYON BENJAMIN to look to this nurse in their time of He passed a hand over his eyes. need, learning that they could depend Trivets and mustache cups, "What happened to me, nurse? The upon her no matter what the circum- buttonhooks and such last thing I remember was seeing the stance. were antiques of long ago, big shovel coming down on me and I One stormy day in January, Dr. but I prefer, much, couldn't get out of the way." Black, the dentist, telephoned, his voice to label them my bygones, He began to get agitated and she strained with anxiety. though my youngsters firmly state talked to him until he drifted off into a "Miss Hangey, my wife's in labor! that the sole authentic bygones restful sleep. Our physician, Dr. Beverly, is marooned are mom and dad, so out of date! She was sitting by his bedside reading in the snow out in the country. He says when he awoke. He lay quietly for some he can't get through. Can you come time before he asked, "What are you right away ?" reading?" "I'll be there soon! Don't worry." "Thank God you're here!" said Dr. "Every evening about this time, I Dr. Black and his wife, expecting Black reverently. study my Sabbath school lesson. Just their first baby, lived in the outlying The nurse echoed his words and tell me if you want anything." town of Clayton, about fifteen miles added a prayer for divine guidance "What is it about ?" from Vineland and reached by train. when upon examination of the mother "About angels. How as God's mes- Hastily packing a bag, Sarah took a she discovered that the umbilical cord sengers they protect us from harm as cab to the station. When she got on the was around the baby's neck, always a they did Daniel in the lions' den." train, she noticed that there was only dangerous complication in childbirth. He was quiet again. Then, "Read one other passenger, a man. As they "Our boy!" The grateful parents said it to me." reached their destination and stepped to Sarah, after the newborn had given From that day he continued to im- out into a world of ice and whirling his first protesting wail. "Yours too. If prove, and it became the nightly cus- snow the stranger looked at her in it hadn't been for you we would have tom for her to read the Sabbath school amazement. lost him." lesson to him. However, it was many "No woman should be out in this Dr. Beverly, too, when he was able to weeks before he was sufficiently well storm! Where are you going?" reach his patient the next day, expressed for the nurse to be dismissed. She told him. appreciation. Dr. Harvey was gratified but puzzled "I'll go with you," he decided. Another patient who felt that he had over the turn of events. They started out together, support- reason to be grateful was Samuel "I can't understand it," he said. "Sam, ing each other, edging carefully along Frank. He worked in the large sand by all medical standards you ought to in the middle of the icy sheet that had pit at the edge of town and lived be six feet underground." been the road. The spiteful wind flung nearby. Sarah received an urgent call to "Well, I'll tell you, Doc, I think it snow in their faces. When they finally go at once to his home, that he had was Sarah Hangey and the angels who reached the bottom of the long hill been in a serious accident. pulled me through." upon which the Black home stood, they When she arrived at the Frank home The years went by, and Sarah had were gasping for breath. The stranger she found Dr. Harvey already there. little time to notice how gray hairs looked up at the icy slope and frowned. "A piece of heavy machinery fell on came to crowd out the golden ones. "We'll never make it up there! I ad- him," explained the doctor. Yet, while hair and skin faded, her one vise you to let me help you back to the "Probably won't need you long," he good eye retained its sparkle. Friends train." added in an aside. "See that bloody multiplied, but she loved the children "No, I must go on!" discharge from his ear? That's cerebral best of all. They came to her with their 16 The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 small hurts and problems until "Auntie Sarah Hangey had lived in Vineland became worried and called the police, Hangey" became part of the fabric for more than fifty years. Realizing who pried open the door. of their lives. that in her the community had an im- The apartment was ominously quiet, For many years she had taken an ac- portant although humble citizen, the and the sound of feet stamping off the tive part in collecting Ingathering Times-Journal, Vineland's popular snow seemed unduly loud. On a chair funds for missions. The year Elder newspaper, published a feature story of in the living room lay an unfinished Waldo Carson became the new pastor, her life with a photograph of the white- rug; her Bible lay on the table. A he asked her to go with him to collect haired woman seated in her favorite policeman entered the bedroom first, donations from the businessmen of the rocker. The article said, in part: and stopped to remove his cap. The town. He did most of the talking until "The sweet-faced, white-haired nurse others followed, with a swift reaction they came to the Paint and Glass Shop. has cared for thousands of patients, of shock and grief. Sarah Hangey had Then his companion suggested, "I and as many as five in one family. . . . gone to sleep on her bed for the last know this man well. Perhaps I should "Responsible for the delivery of 200 time. talk to him." infants . . . she often blends an intui- The funeral service was simple, but "No," replied the pastor, gently but tive sense of a patient's needs with her beautiful—beautiful with loving trib- firmly. "Most of the businessmen are professional knowledge. . . . ute. There were no close living rela- more responsive to requests from the "Whether her patients know it or tives, except an aged sister too feeble minister. If we approach Mr. Frank in not, divine aid is invoked for them . . . to come. The many friends mourned the right way, he may give us $25." and [she] keenly desires their recovery. for her sincerely; even the children He got out of the car and went Her nursing she considers a sort of mis- talked in hushed tones of "Auntie briskly into the building. Presently he sionary work, her contribution to a Hangey." came out again and, wordlessly, slid worldwide medical evangelism program "A good way to go," said one friend under the wheel. of the church. to another. "She couldn't have suffered "What did he give you?" "She credits prayer with her ability much." "Nothing. Said business was bad this to stage a comeback after her own ill- "Do you know that the light was still year. Miss Hangey! Where are you go- ness and operations. On March 21 she burning on the bedside stand?" ing?" broke her arm, and had returned to "I think," said the first, softly, "that Sarah was already out on the side- her nursing duties by the end of May. the light of her unselfish life will keep walk. She pushed open the big glass Hospitalized twice with arthritis so se- shining a long time. Perhaps even until door and marched past the neat shelves vere nobody believed she could return the coming of Jesus, who is the 'resur- of paint and wallpaper and into the to nursing duty, she surprised all. . . . rection and the life. " office of the manager. Her vegetarian diet contributes to her Warren Frank stood up when he saw unusual energy and endurance, she says. her. "Why, Auntie Hangey, how nice to "The Reverend Mr. — reveals see you! What can I do for you?" what Miss Hangey is too modest to say "Warren, I need some money for my —that her crocheting, tatting, hooked church, to help care for the widows and braided rugs have contributed and orphans, and to tell the heathen more than $100 a year for the past 20 about Jesus." years to the church for missionary work. "How much would you like for me She refused to say how many young to give you ?" people she has put through college "The Lord has been good to you, and nurse's training, but Reverend Warren. I would like to have $100." says the number is considerable. He reached for his checkbook, wrote "An effervescent good humor, dis- the amount, and handed it to her with closed by her twinkling blue eyes, shows a smile. also in her cheerful attitude and chuck- "There you are, Auntie Hangey. And les over some past events." may the angels that were with my father In the spring of 1958 she fell on the in the sand pit be with you!" steps of her apartment and broke her When Elder Carson saw the amount hip. After that she never returned to of the check, he looked at his church nursing duty, but still the eighty-three- member with new respect. year-old woman refused to be down- In her home at Fairhill, Mrs. hearted or dependent. In October, Hangey's long and active life was near- 1959, she wrote to a friend: ing its close. Mark wrote his sister of his "You should see what a busy lady I anxiety and Sarah took the train at once am. Have just started my tenth braided to go to her mother's bedside, hoping rug since last January and they are all that in her serious illness she might be sold before I get them finished. I can drawn to a closer relationship with God. get about quite well with a cane, for HSI CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR But in spite of her loving efforts her which I am thankful." EDUCATIONAL FRUSTRATIONS mother refused to have anything to do In February of 1961, on a cold and with what she termed "this strange reli- snowy day, friends living in the neigh- WRITE HOME STUDY INSTITUTE gion." "Can't you do good in your borhood recalled that they had not seen TAKOM'At PARK, WASHINGTON. D.C. 20012. :' own church?" she asked. Sarah Hangey for at least two days. Sarah cared for her mother tenderly When there was no response to a knock OFFICIAL U.S NA PHOTOGRAPH until she passed away. and they found the door locked, they The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 17 CAPITOL REEF—UTAH'S SCENIC WONDERLAND usually left more than their value in purloined gold or silver. Because he From page 2 paid his bills and gave to the poor, Cas- sidy became one of the most likable even the most modern automobiles. the monument. At one spot in Capitol bandits of his time. Within the monument are some of Wash are inscribed the names of a Although there are three possible the most outstanding formations cre- group of pioneers dating back to 1871. approaches to Capitol Reef, the best ated by the Waterpocket Fold, an un- In earlier years the rugged and re- road still follows part of the old outlaw usual geological earth movement. Ex- mote country in which Capitol Reef trail. Utah's route 24 leaves U.S. 89 at tending for about 150 miles from is located made it a natural hide-out for Sigurd, and is paved through the small Thousands Lake Mountain to the Col- those in trouble with the law. Polyga- communities of Loa, Bicknell, and orado River, this fold or reef can be mists settled here to escape the wrath of Torrey. crossed in only three places by horse- U.S. marshals. As the Federals periodi- Accommodations at Capitol Reef are back and in only one place by automo- cally galloped in to arrest settlers for limited, but are being increased. Motel bile. Capitol Reef's western exposure their illegal marital practices, they fled units are available at Fruita, a small consists of a line of sheer cliffs, highly with their wives to the region now settlement within the monument. Meals, colored and fantastically eroded by the known as "Cohab" canyon. Another gasoline, and basic groceries may also elements. group holed up at Less Ferry, south of be obtained there. A pleasant camp- Because of its peculiar geographical Capitol Reef. ground, equipped with fireplaces and isolation, this part of Utah was the last Utah's most famous outlaw, Butch tables, is maintained by the Govern- to be explored and settled by the pio- Cassidy, used Grand Wash as a hiding ment. Additional motels are located in neers. Capitol Reef's richly colored place during his travels, and his gang the small communities along route 24. cliffs and deep gorges meant only extra kept their loot in the safe of a store in Several really fine campgrounds are hardship for the early settlers. But as nearby Hanksville. Operating in the clustered around Fish Lake, just a short they searched the vast area for strayed fashion of Robin Hood, Cassidy and distance from route 24, and additional stock, they also discovered numerous his gang made life miserable for such lodging facilities are available at this artifacts and relics of prehistoric In- opponents as the law, the railroads, and popular resort. dians in the caves of the region, and banks from Canada to Mexico. But Located near the eastern border of many petroglyphs may still be seen when his gang stole horses for a getaway one of the largest roadless areas in the today along the smooth sheer walls of or chickens for a grubstake, Cassidy United States, the Capitol Reef country is so rugged that it has always defied exploration by any but the hardiest and most persistent adventurers. Now that its magnificent formations can be safely enjoyed by all, Capitol Reef should be listed high in western vacation plans.

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Worthington Foods, Inc. Worthington, Ohio 43085 18 The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 2. How did the apostle Paul describe the 8. In the parable, why was not the man gifts of the Spirit especially granted to those with the one talent excused for his neglect who are to enter God's service? Eph. 4:11, to trade with the talent his lord had given 12; 1 Cor. 12:8-10. him? Matt. 25:24-28. NOTE.-"It was the one with the smallest gift Sabbath School 3. On what basis are the gifts of the who left his talent unimproved. In this is given a Spirit distributed? 1 Cor. 12:11; Matt. 25:15. warning to all who feel that the smallness of their endowments excuses them from service for Christ. Nozn.-"To every man God has given 'accord- If they could do some great thing, how gladly MON ing to his several ability.' The talents are not ap- would they undertake it; but because they can portioned capriciously. He who has ability to use serve only in little things, they think themselves five talents receives five. He who can improve but justified in doing nothing. In this they err. The AUGUST 26, 1967 two, receives two. He who can wisely use only one, Lord in His distribution of gifts is testing charac- receives one. None need lament that they have not ter. The man who neglected to improve his talent received larger gifts; for He who has apportioned proved himself an unfaithful servant. Had he re- Prepared for publication by the General to every man is equally honored by the improve- ceived five talents, he would have buried them as he ment of each trust, whether it be great or small. buried the one. His misuse of the one talent Conference Sabbath School Department The one to whom five talents have been committed showed that he despised the gifts of heaven." is to render the improvement of five; he who has -Ibid., p. 355. but one, the improvement of one. God expects re- turns 'according to that a man bath, and not ac- cording to that he bath not.' 2 Cor. 8:12."-Ibid., 9. In the parable, what happened to the SENIOR p. 328. talents that were put to use? Matt. 25:16, 17. NOTE.-"Talents used are talents multiplied. 4. What two classes of people are described Success is not the result of chance or destiny; IX-Christian Stewardship in the parable of the Talents? Matt. 25:16-19. it is the outworking of God's own providence, the reward of faith and discretion, of virtue and per- of Talents 5. In the words of the master in the par- severing effort. The Lord desires us to use every able, what is the responsibility of the stew- gift we have; and if we do this, we shall have ards of God's gifts? Matt. 25:27; Rom. 12: greater gifts to use. He does not supernaturally endow us with the qualifications we lack; but while MEMORY VERSE: "His lord said unto him, 6.8. we use that which we have, He will work with us Well done, thou good and faithful servant: NOTE.-Romans 12:6, R.S.V., reads, "Having to increase and strengthen every faculty. By every thou hast been faithful over a few things, gifts that differ according to the grace given us, let whole-hearted, earnest sacrifice for the Master's I will make thee ruler over many things: us use them." service our powers will increase."-Ibid., pp. 353, "The talents, however few, are to be put to use. 354. enter thou into the joy of thy lord" (Matt. The question that most concerns us is not, How 25:21). much have I received? but What am I doing with STUDY HELPS: Counsels on Stewardship, that which I p. 329. pp. 114-122; Christ's Object Lessons, chap- Time of Rewards and Punishments ter, "'Talents"; The SDA Bible Commentary. Talents of Natural Endowment STUDY AIM: To understand better the Christian's responsibility for the use of God's 10. What event brought about the time 6. What other application of the parable of reckoning for the servants in the parable? gifts. of the Talents may be made? Matt. 25:19. Compare Rev. 22:12. ANSWER: "The special gifts of the Spirit are NozE.-"Our heavenly Father requires no more Introduction not the only talents represented in the parable. It includes all gifts and endowments, whether original nor less than He has given us ability to do. . . . or acquired, natural or spiritual. All are to be em- "We shall individually be held responsible for "In the Lord's plan there is a diversity ployed in Christ's service."-Ibid., p. 328. doing one jot less than we have ability to do. The in the distribution of talents. To one man Lord measures with exactness every possibility for is given one talent, to another five, to an- What basic fact undergirds all of man's service. The unused capabilities are as much 7. brought into account as are those that are im- other ten. These talents are not bestowed talents and endowments? Acts 17:24, 25. proved. For all that we might become through the capriciously, but according to the ability of NOTE. Since all that man is and has comes right use of our talents God holds us responsible. the recipient. from God, it follows that he is but a steward of . . . Even if we do not lose our souls, we shall real- "According to the talents bestowed will be God's gifts. And as a steward he has a responsibility ize in eternity the result of our unused talents. For to use his Lord's property so as to produce an in- all the knowledge and ability that we might have the returns called for. The heaviest obliga- crease. This principle is the basis on which the gained and did not, there will be an eternal loss." tion rests upon him who has been made a Spirit of Prophecy applies the parable of the Talents -Ibid., pp. 362, 363. steward of the greatest abilities. A man who to the personal endowments of man. In the chapter has ten pounds is held responsible for all on the talents in Christ's Object Lessons, are listed 11. What was done with the unfaithful the following talents and how they are to be used servant? Matt. 25:30. that ten pounds would do if used aright. He for God: who has only ten pence is accountable for a. Mental Faculties. "God requires the training of Nozz.-"Let none suppose that they can live a only that amount. . . . the mental faculties. . . . life of selfishness, and then, having served their "It is the faithfulness with which the "The Lord desires us to obtain all the education own interest, enter into the joy of their Lord. possible, with the object in view of imparting our In the joy of unselfish love they could not partici- endowment has been used that wins the knowledge to others."-Page 333. pate. They would not be fitted for the heavenly Lord's commendation. If we desire to be b. Speech. "The power of speech is a talent courts. They could not appreciate the pure atmos- acknowledged as good and faithful servants, that should be diligently cultivated."-Page 335. phere of love that pervades heaven. . . "Every Christian is called to make known to oth- "In the great judgment day those who have not we must do thorough, consecrated work for ers the unsearchable riches of Christ; therefore he worked for Christ, those who have drifted along, the Master. He will reward diligent, honest should seek for perfection in speech."-Page 336. carrying no responsibility, thinking of themselves, service. If men will put their trust in Him, c. Time. "Our time belongs to God. Every pleasing themselves, will be placed by the Judge of if they will recognize His compassion and moment is His, and we are under the most solemn all the earth with those who did evil. They re- obligation to improve it to His glory. Of no talent ceive the same condemnation."-Ibid., pp. 364, benevolence, and will walk humbly before He has given will He require a more strict account 365. Him, He will cooperate with them. He will than of our time."-Page 342. increase their talents."-Counsels on Steward- d. Health. "Health is a blessing of which few 12. How were the faithful servants re- appreciate the value; yet upon it the efficiency of ship, p. 116. our mental and physical powers largely depends. warded? Matt. 25:21, 23, 28. . . . NOTE.-"Those who have received the five and "Anything that lessens physical strength enfeebles the two talents return to the Lord the entrusted gifts The Gifts and Talents the mind and makes it less capable of discriminat- with their increase. In doing this they claim no Bestowed by the Holy Spirit ing between right and wrong. . . . merit for themselves. . . . The capital was the "The misuse of our physical powers shortens the Lord's; the improvement is His. . . . 1. By what parable did Christ illustrate period of time in which our lives can be used for "But when the Master receives the talents, He the endowments that God has entrusted to the glory of God."-Page 346. approves and rewards the workers as though the e. Strength. "We are to love God, not only with merit were all their own."-Ibid., pp. 360, 361. His people? Matt. 25:14, 15. all the heart, mind, and soul, but with all the NOTE.-"The talents that Christ entrusts to His strength. This covers the full, intelligent use of the church represent especially the gifts and blessings physical powers."-Page 348. 13. In the parable of the Pounds recorded imparted by the Holy Spirit. . . . f. Kindly Impulses and Affections. "Kindly affec- by Luke, what intimation do we have that "Not until through faith and prayer the disciples tions, generous impulses, and a quick apprehension rewards will be proportionate to the serv- had surrendered themselves fully for His working of spiritual things are precious talents, and lay their ice rendered in this life? Luke 19:16-19. was the outpouring of the Spirit received. Then in a possessor under a weighty responsibility."-Page special sense the goods of heaven were committed 352. NOTE.-"The Lord has a great work to be done, to the followers of Christ. 'When He ascended g. Social Advantage. "Social advantages are tal- and He will bequeath the most in the future life up on high, He led captivity capt,i7, and gave gifts ents, and are to be used for the benefit of all to those who do the most faithful, willing service unto men.' "-Christ's Object I ons, p. 327. within reach of our influenoe."-Page 353. in the present life."-Ibid., p. 330. The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 19 3. When the rulers found they could speaker may also be suggesting a compari- YOUTH not answer Stephen's preaching, what son between Moses and Jesus, who were did they proceed to do? Acts 6:10-12. both rejected by the people whom they sought to help."-Ibid., on Acts 7:25. IX-Stephen, the First "On several occasions, they [priests and rulers] had bribed the Roman authorities Christian Martyr to pass over without comment instances 3-Experiences Rehearsed where the Jews had taken the law into their own hands, and had tried, con- 8. What experience of Moses in MEMORY. GEM: "He that findeth his demned, and executed prisoners in accord- Midian was next described by Stephen? life shall lose it: and he that loseth his ance with their national custom. The ene- Acts 7:30-36. life for my sake shall find it" (Matt. 10: mies of Stephen did not doubt that they 39). could again pursue such a course without This very man whom God chose to ILLUMINATION OF THE TOPIC: The danger to themselves. They determined to lead His people out of Egypt had been re- Acts of the Apostles, pp. 97-102; The risk the consequences, and therefore seized jected and spurned by the very people he SDA Bible Commentary, on the refer- Stephen, and brought him before the San- was most eager to help. Even in the wilder- ences cited. hedrim council for trial."-Ibid., p. 98. ness they proposed to appoint themselves STUDY AIM: To understand the charac- another captain. ter traits of Stephen and how to acquire 4. As Stephen stood before the coun- them in my own life. cil, what false accusations were made 9. Of what apostasies in the wilder- against him? Acts 6:13, 14. ness did Stephen remind his hearers? Acts 7:39-44. Introduction "Stephen must have insisted as had Jesus, . . . and as Paul later did, that "The church in the wilderness" was di- vinely favored with "the lively oracles," "Brief but beautiful is the story of Christianity would introduce no change the law of God, and by the erection of a Stephen; beautiful because so eminently in the basic moral principles of the law tabernacle for worship; but none of these Christlike in temper, in self-forgetting fi- that the Jews so loved. Nevertheless, it preserved Israel from gross idolatry, while delity to truth and to God, in clear rea- was clear that the proclamation concerning God's representative was contemptuously soning upon the Old Testament Scriptures, the Lamb of God implied the end of the termed, "this Moses." in boldness of warning and directness of sacrificial system as outlined in the law. accusation, and in the final issue of trial Such preaching would be interpreted as 10. To what particular prophecy of before the same tribunal."-BUTLER, The being destructive of practically every- Moses did Stephen refer? Acts 7:37. Bible-Work, The New Testament, vol. 2, thing that the Jews held dear."-The SDA p. 46. Bible Commentary, on Acts 6:12. "He repeated the words of Moses that Stephen appears as the first of the early foretold of the Messiah. . . . He made leaders in the church to recognize that a plain his own loyalty to God and to the much broader work lay ahead than simply 2-Stephen's Eloquent Defense Jewish faith, while he showed that the caring for the Jews and their proselytes. law in which the Jews trusted for salva- Christianity had a message for the world. tion had not been able to save Israel from 5. When given permission to speak, idolatry. He connected Jesus Christ with what facts in Jewish history did all the Jewish history."-The Acts of the 1-A Spirit-filled Life Stephen first review? Acts 7:1-8. Apostles, p. 99. 1. What brought about the appoint- "When Stephen was questioned as to 11. How did Stephen turn the atten- ment of Stephen as a deacon in the the truth of the charges against him, he tion of his listeners from Solomon's early church? What was his character? began his defense in a clear, thrilling Temple to God's true dwelling place? Acts 6:1-5. voice, which rang through the council hall. Acts 7:47-50; 1 Kings 8:27. In words that held the assembly spell- "The appointment of the seven to take bound, he proceeded to rehearse the his- "When Stephen reached this point, the oversight of special lines of work, tory of the chosen people of God. He there was a tumult among the people. proved a great blessing to the church. showed a thorough knowledge of the Jew- When he connected Christ with the proph- These officers gave careful consideration ish economy, and the spiritual interpreta- ecies, and spoke as he did of the temple, to individual needs as well as to the gen- tion of it, now made manifest through the priest, pretending to be horror-stricken, eral financial interests of the church; and Christ."-The Acts of the Apostles, p. 99. rent his robe. To Stephen, this act was a by their prudent management and their signal that his voice would soon be si- lenced forever. He saw the resistance that godly example, they were an important 6. What did Stephen say concerning aid to their fellow-officers in binding to- met his words, and knew that he was Joseph? Acts 7:9-14. giving his last testimony. Although in the gether the various interests of the church into a united whole."-The Acts of the midst of his sermon, he abruptly con- "The record is that his brethren 'hated cluded it."-Ibid., p. 100. Apostles, p. 89. him' and 'envied him.' This is the first step in Stephen's argument that the mes- 2. How did Stephen minister, and sengers of God have always been opposed 4-Stephen's Closing what groups of people sought to stop by those who were for a given time repre- him? Acts 6:8, 9. sentatives of the Hebrew nation."-The Testimony SDA Bible Commentary, on Acts 7:9. "Stephen, the foremost of the seven 12. Turning suddenly from his line deacons, was a man of deep piety and of discourse, how did Stephen address 7. What experience of Moses in broad faith. . . . Not only did he speak in the council? Acts 7:51-53. the power of the Holy Spirit, but it was Egypt did Stephen review? Acts 7:20-29. plain that he was a student of the prophe- "The rebuke which Stephen, full of the cies, and learned in all matters of the Once again Stephen points to a man Divine Spirit, suddenly broke away from law. He ably defended the truths that he held in highest regard by the Jewish rulers the course of his narrative to pronounce, advocated, and utterly defeated his op- of Christ's time, yet who was misunder- was the signal for a general outburst of ponents. . . . stood and rejected by the very people he furious rage on the part of his judges. . . . "As the priests and rulers saw the power had come to deliver. But, in contrast with the malignant hatred that attended the preaching of Stephen, "He took for granted that the Hebrews which had blinded their eyes, Stephen's they were filled with bitter hatred. Instead would understand his deed and its mo- serene faith was supernaturally exalted of yielding to the evidence that he pre- tives. He was quickly disillusioned. This into a direct vision of the blessedness of sented, they determined to silence his insight into the mind of Moses is not the Redeemed."-CONYBEARE AND How- voice by putting him to death."-Ibid., drawn from the 0.T., but could have been SON, The Life and Epistles of St. Paul, pp. 97, 98. given to Stephen by the Holy Spirit. The pp. 67, 68. 20 The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 AND SUDDEN DESTRUCTION: POMPEII, A.D. 79 and getting up, only to repeat the un- rewarding process over and over again, From page 11 while the great old mountain to the north belched forth volumes of billow- be moving about, evicting them with a Thus saying he made his way, together ing black smoke, dense clouds of pip- sort of fiendish delight. It was a matter with Julia, his pampered and beautiful ing hot ashes and burning embers, of every man for his own life. The mul- daughter, his wife, and other members creating a blackness unprecedented. titudes trampled upon one another in of the household who had accompanied Pompeii, shrouded in darkness, con- their efforts to escape the encircling him to the theater, toward their luxuri- tinued to be shaken to its very founda- amphitheater which had been for so ous mansion. Arriving with great diffi- tions. long their greatest pride and joy, seat- culty, they occupied themselves with the To Pliny the Elder, a well-known ing 20,000 people comfortably. task of hoarding their treasures to- natural scientist and commander of the The delight in bloodshed had in a gether and making ready to leave. But, Roman fleet stationed at Misenum, the moment been transformed into a writh- alas, they were trapped and were suffo- strange cloud from his vantage point ing stream of slow-moving forms to- cated within the walls of their beauti- appeared much like a huge umbrella ward the exits, regardless of the old, ful villa which had always seemed such tree, sometimes white, but mostly dark the weak, and the very young, many of a fortress against adversity. and sinister. He lost his life in an at- whom were trampled beneath the feet Cassius, the wine merchant, met his tempt to observe the phenomenon at of the strong, on their way to what they cronies and fled for his life, while the closer range and to do what he could thought was safety. In their feverish women of the household were left to to help the residents escape. flight people groped toward the bay, or their own devices within the sheltering One quake after another continued moved toward the highway and onward walls of their richly appointed man- to cover the proud city's spiritual toward their villages or homes. sion, there to perish from the gas fumes nakedness, while its inhabitants, no "Perhaps," breathed Diomed, the rich in the rooms they had thought so secure longer reveling and boastful, groped merchant, "Olinthus, the Christian, and and so safe. in the darkness along the rock-paved his companions were right after all. "Back to Rome!" cried Sallust to his streets, trampling upon one another, Maybe this is the end of the world! We companions. "This is no place for the and crying out in their distress and should have listened to their many likes of us. We should have taken warn- anguish. Those who did manage to es- warnings—weird and unwelcome ing and left in 63, when Vesuvius gave cape with their lives were the ones who though their pronouncements have vent to her anger and shook the very recognized that the city was headed for sounded to our sophisticated ears. But foundations of our city. . . . Every man destruction, and did not turn back for no, I must return now for my wealth for himself. Back, I say, to Rome where their riches and their treasures. Some and treasures. My family is large, so I man is not constantly threatened by sought shelter within their cellars and must gather them together and do what that austere old mountain!" basements, only to meet death by suffo- must be done in the usual order and And so the multitudes struggled, cation from the gases caused by the luxury to which we are accustomed." pushing, trampling, groaning, falling, earthquake. Thus thousands lost their lives and all that they had while trying to escape with their riches. Hour after horrible hour brought 13. Turning his eyes from the angry minded martyr was murdered."—Comr- only thundering roars, suffocating gases, faces of his judges, upon what scene BEARE AND HowsoN, The Life and Epis- and dark smoke, while the once gay, did Stephen look? Acts 7:54.56. tles of St. Paul, p. 68. sinful city of Pompeii was being blan- keted in layer after layer of hot ashes "In the cruel faces about him, the pris- 15. What were the beautiful last oner read his fate; but he did not waver. words of Stephen? Acts 7:59, 60. and cinders from Vesuvius, along with For him the fear of death was gone. For mud from the intermittent cloudbursts. him the enraged priests and the excited "Throughout his defense Stephen's con- At last the old mountain settled back duct is in marked contrast with that of his mob had no terror. The scene before him with a great heave and sigh, as though faded from his vision. To him, the gates accusers. They are filled with vindictive of heaven were ajar, and looking in, he fury, but he maintains a calm such as pos- she had done her work well, covering saw the glory of the courts of God, and sessed Christ in the judgment hall. Now the now cowering city with twenty-four Christ, as if just risen from His throne, Luke, in closing his account of the mar- feet of ashes, cinders, and mud. tyr's ministry, preserves that hallowed at- standing ready to sustain His servant."— During long centuries the city of The Acts of the Apostles, pp. 100, 101. mosphere in his final phrase, 'he fell asleep.' The battle is over, the victory is Pompeii had gradually grown into the won; God's faithful warrior leaves the aristocratic resort of Rome's so-called 14. How did the mob silence the tumult and quietly sleeps until the resur- intellectuals, with apparently little to voice of Stephen? Acts 7:57, 58. rection day. . . . His death was not in do but to dance and feast, indulge in vain."—The SDA Bible Commentary, on "It is evident that it was a savage and Acts 7:60. sensualities, and glut the eyes with disorderly condemnation. They dragged gruesome sights of sin and crime. him out of the council-hall, and, making Nearly a thousand years it had taken a sudden rush and tumult through the What Is in This Lesson for Me? for its progress toward material ostenta- streets, hurried him to one of the gates of tion and intellectual snobbery, while the city,—and somewhere about the rocky "The Christian who manifests patience edges of the ravine of Jehoshaphat, where and cheerfulness under bereavement and under the power of the Eternal God, the Mount of Olives looks down upon suffering, who meets even death itself Vesuvius covered its sin and shame Gethsemane and Siloam, or on the open with the peace and calmness of an unwav- within three days. ground to the north, which travellers cross ering faith, may accomplish for the gos- Not a human voice was to be heard. when they go towards Samaria or Damas- pel more than he could have effected by a cus,—with stones that lay without the long life of faithful labor."—The Acts of Once again, after centuries of degrad- walls of the Holy City, this heavenly- the Apostles, p. 465. ing babel, all was peace and quiet. 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National Geographic Society lion on record weighed 276 pounds and by pipe line to a terminal to be lique- Starting next year, the official lan- measured eight feet, eight inches from fied under extreme cold, and trans- ► tip of tail to nose, but the average is ported to Italy and Spain. On shore, it guages of Texas will be English and about 150 pounds and about seven feet will be returned to its gaseous state and Spanish. The news was broken to the fed into pipe lines for distribution. Mexico-United States Conference by long. USDI Lamp American delegates. The decree will be ► Definite proposals as to size, name, a tribute to all Spanish-speaking nations and design have been made in a project ► Most exclusive club in America may who take part in Hemisfair, the first to issue "European" coins and bills. be the Live Oak Society. The members exhibition covering the entire Ameri- Since three countries of the Common are live oak trees at least 100 years old. can continent, to be held in Texas. A Market (France, Belgium, and Luxem- Dues are modest-25 acorns a year. The bill, delegates reported, will be pre- bourg) have the franc as their species, society was founded in 1935 by Dr. sented to the Texas legislature provid- the name of Eurofranc seems to be fa- Edwin L. Stephens, president of South- ing for bilingual education in all Texan vored. The Eurofranc would be valued western Louisiana Institute. A guardian, schools. At present, Spanish is used only on a par with the present French franc usually the owner, is named to represent in schools close to the Mexican frontier. (about a fifth of a U.S. dollar) and, to each tree at meetings and to see to the IDES overcome language difficulties, the bills payment of the 25-acorn annual dues. As a centennial project, the Soowah- would carry only Arabic figures plus the The acorns are then planted where new ► lie Indian Band, of Vedder Crossing, in initials "EU" for Eurofranc. IE trees are most needed. National Geographic Society the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, is • Recently developed is the first no- restoring one of several ancient pit dwell- lens, wide-view-field telescope designed ► Impressive evidence has accumulated ings found on the reserve. These habi- to photograph the far reaches of the that malnutrition and infection work tations were used when the very cold universe from a manned orbital re- together, according to a report from winters prevented the occupancy of the search laboratory above the earth's at- the Nutrition Foundation. Experiments huge cedar longhouse. It is speculated mosphere. A prototype of the telescope, with animals confirm belief that severe that these were used as late as the 1860's. which uses only mirrors to study the dietary deficiencies of protein and vita- The pit dwelling consisted of a hole heavens, has been successfully field mins increase the susceptibility to in- in the ground about 15 feet in diameter tested in the desert near Las Cruces, fectious diseases. There is also some evi- and three to four feet deep, with a New Mexico. The new instrument is dence that overnutrition may do the framework of cedar poles over the top, regarded as significant because it will same. Gaines covered with sod and dirt for insulation make possible surveys of the universe in purposes. The completed structure the far ultraviolet spectrum. Lens-type ► Only a few hours, at most a few looked like a giant molehill. An opening telescopes filter out the high intensity days, is the entire life span of the adult at the top served as entrance and chim- ultraviolet rays. Chrysler May fly. National Geographic Society ney. CDEA The Youth's Instructor, August 22, 1967 23 GOD SENT A MAN

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