AWARENESS

Miriam Teichner

God let me be aware. Let me not stumble blindly down the ways, Just getting somehow safely through the days, Not even groping for another hand, Not even wondering why it all was planned, Eyes to the ground unseeking for the light, Soul never aching for a wild-winged flight, Please, keep me eager just to do my share. God let me be aware.

God let me be aware. Stab my soul fiercely with others© pain, Let me walk seeing horror and stain. Let my hands, groping, find other hands. Give me the heart that divines, understands. Give me the courage, wounded, to fight. Flood me with knowledge, drench me in light. Please, keep me eager just to do my share. God let me be aware.

THE MINISTRY Official Journal of the Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventists

VOLUME XXXII JANUARY, 1959 No. 1

Editor ROY ALLAN ANDERSON IN THIS ISSUE ARTICLES Associate Editor Ambassadors of Freedom _...___.. J. Arthur Buckwalter 4 ANDREW C. FEARING Science and Religious Faith Part I Frank Lewis Marsh, Ph.D. 9 Assistant Editors Ideas on the Atonement Contrasted .. R. Allan Anderson 13 E. EARL CLEVELAND Who Gets to Go? .___ ...___.__ Jacob Janzen, M.D. 19 WALTER SCHUBERT The Priceless Heritage of Liberty ...... _._._...._.._ R. A. A. 25 A Life Well Spent .__..._..______.____.___.._____._._____.__. 26 Copy Editor J. INA WHITE Inspiring Books for 1959 Reading .._..._.....____._._...____.__.__ 35 Missionary Contacts at Washington Sanitarium ______38

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Overseas Contributors GEORGE BURNSIDE Australia W. MUELLER Central Europe J. R. SPANGLER Far East Vigilance H. J. WESTPHAL Inter-America G. J. APPEL Middle East IN THIS first issue of the new year special emphasis is given G. D. KING Northern Europe to the principles of religious liberty. The fact that this blood- South America bought heritage of freedom is in peril today constitutes a S. G. MAXWELL Southern Africa call to the ministry of Jesus Christ to awaken to the challenge J. F. ASHLOCK Southern Asia of the hour. G. CUPERTINO Southern Europe For decades the International Religious Liberty Association by personal contact and through its excellent journal, Liberty, has been influencing thinking men and women, and par ticularly outstanding leaders, both national and international. Many are concerned, as we ourselves are, lest these great principles perish from the earth. So while emphasizing this _Printed and published monthly for the Min isterial Association of Seventh-day Adventists theme in a special way during the month of January, let by the Review and Herald Publishing Associa us continue to uphold these principles, realizing that "eternal tion, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. $3.50 a year; 35c a copy. Add 25c for yearly subscrip vigilance is the price of liberty." tions to countries requiring extra postage. Second-class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Cover Picture: A. Devaney JANUARY, 1959 Ambassadors of Freedom

I. ARTHUR BUCKWALTER Secretary. International Religious Liberty Association

HERE is Bartholdi©s great statue of Lib (Rev. 13:13-17 versus Rev. 14:6-12). At Terty guarding the greatest harbor in the the heart of this world message for this world," exclaimed an American traveler to tragic hour is the issue of religious free a distinguished French visitor as their great dom versus religious legislation. It will yet liner headed into New York Harbor. "Ah, be determined whether men will choose to yes," replied the Frenchman, "it is very, worship their Creator in the face of reli very fine. In France we, too, build monu gious legislation carrying penalties of eco ments to the illustrious dead." Liberty nomic boycott and physical violence, or dead? Is it possible that the priceless free whether they will, under the pressure of doms of the nineteenth and twentieth cen religious laws, bow down before earth©s last turies have died or are dying out of the church-state world federation as their dei hearts of a race that has so marvelously fied idol. benefited by them? What are we as Adventists doing to meet O Liberty! can man resign thee, this situation? Are we prepared to combat Once having felt thy generous flame? these forces aimed at the total rule and Can dungeons, bolts, or bars confine thee? total exploitation of the human race? Are Or whips thy noble spirit tame? we seeking to awaken in all lands a new ROUGET DE LISLE devotion to the principles of religious lib erty? Are we sufficiently organized and ac Humanity©s hope for future years hangs tive to cope with the growing forces of re breathless on the fate of freedom. And yet ligious legislation that presage a new night the folly of the twentieth century is the of the spirit? Such questions as these con readiness with which all too many religious front us with the stark reality of our un- and secular movements would abandon the preparedness, and call us to awake from principle of free churches in a free world. our complacency and smugness and to At this time when the future welfare of the come alive for God and for freedom. We race hinges upon the ability of the United must fulfill our God-given destiny. Nations to achieve international freedom All the momentous choices of history of religion, evil agencies of uniformity and seem to have been resurrected to converge oppression are combining their forces for upon our day. To these have been added an assault on the liberties of mankind. new twentieth-century lessons on the subtle With bewildering rapidity Adventists are inroads of tyranny with their demonic being hurled into the limelight of world global impact. Space permits only a very affairs. The forces of conformity and uni brief discussion of two of the great reli formity, of religious legislation and perse gious issues confronting the modern world. cution, are alive and are manifesting a I refer to the ecumenical movement and demonic dynamism conditioning the the organized efforts to secure Sunday legis masses. Our duty is clear. "The banner of lation. truth and religious liberty which these Re Conformity to the will of the majority - formers [of the sixteenth century] held the essence of an imposed theocratic im aloft has in this last conflict been com perialism is fast becoming a popular doc mitted to us." The question is: "Are we in trine of our day. To be controversial or to this last conflict of the great controversy as take a dissenting viewpoint is almost as faithful to our trust as were the early Re serious a crime in the eyes of some advo formers to theirs?" Testimonies, vol. 6, cates of ecumenicity as it is to be a spy or pp. 402, 403. a traitor. Intimidation and the attempted Prophecy reveals that two world views silencing of independent opinion is fre will confront each other in global conflict quently practiced even in unsuspected THE MINISTRY quarters. The forces of coercion and uni truth is where the church is, while the Reformers formity are deeply entrenched in the contend that the church is where the truth is. higher eschelons of society. September 1, 1958, p. 16. The Ecumenical Movement This places one of the vital issues in the ecumenical movement clearly before us, There is a trend in the ecumenical move and as Mr. Carnell aptly observes, it would ment to place a higher value upon unity seem a very foolish expedient for us to cre than upon truth. This is one of the greatest ate a Protestant counterpart to Romanism©s questions confronting religion today. In all visible unity. To do so would be to sur the ecumenical movements of the past, render the individual©s right to challenge sooner or later, disunity was eliminated ecclesiastical opinion. Modern man would simply by eliminating religious liberty. The then be confronted with a possible decision established, or so-called orthodox, religion between a united church teaching error, not only required submission to its tradi and tolerated or persecuted minority tions on the penalty of excommunication churches in which more freedom of con but by the aid of the state legislated sub science would at least permit a possibility mission to its religious laws on the penalty of arriving at truth. Truth must not be of persecution. Infamous religious legisla forced to yield to unity. As Carnell puts it, tion has resulted in fines, imprisonment, "It is better to be divided by truth than to and even torture and death, for those who be united by error." Ibid., p. 17. stood true to their dissenting convictions. The final consequences of this ecumen Edward John Carnell recently wrote a ical movement may once more place the very penetrating article in Christianity To entire world in jeopardy. Mr. Carnell has day entitled "Orthodoxy and Ecumenism" foreseen these dangers. He says: in which he asks the question: When Protestants want unity so badly that they Do we find the truth by submitting to the church, are embarrassed by the Reformation, they may or do we find the church by submitting to the want it so badly that they will end up surrender truth? Rome defends the first possibility, while the ing their judgment to the Pope. They will have Reformers defend the second. But a choice must be their coveted unity, to be sure, but at the price of made; the option is forced. Rome contends that the the Word of God. Ibid.

From left to right: Darren L. Michael, executive secretary of the department of public affairs for the Seventh-day Ad- ventist Church in Canada; J. A. Buck- waiter, secretary of the International Religious Liberty Association; Dr. Charles Malik of Lebanon, President of the United Na tions; and Dr. Jean Nussbaum, secre tary-general of the Association Inter nationale pour la Defense de la Lib- erte Religieuse in Southern Europe.

LEO EOSSNTHAL JANUARY,1959 He further observes: Christian Century, Oct. 15, 1958, p. 1176. If the visible unity of Christendom is ever real This tendency to demand uniform sup ized, it will be a sad day tor the Gospel. Just as dem port for what might be considered the of ocratic freedom is preserved by a prudential balance ficial majority religion makes religious di of social interests, so the freedom of the gospel is vergent viewpoints irrelevant. Thoughtful preserved by a prudential balance of ecclesiastical men and women should ponder well Dr. interests. Orthodoxy is afraid that the ecumenical movement will upset the balance by taking too Marty©s assertion, "It has become almost much power to itself. Ibid., p. 18. impossible to be an infidel or even a dis senter." He further describes the new reli It is not at all difficult to see how the gious establishment in America as rights of religious liberty may be greatly a gradual growth that supplants the simple separa curtailed by the increasing strength of an tion of church and state and the resultant religious ecumenical movement that may seek mo voluntaryism that was the United States© outstand nopoly in the promulgation and legislation ing institutional contribution to religious history. of religious teaching. All history testifies to Custom and the compulsion of social pressures and the fact that whenever religious union be national security have forged this new establish comes too strong, religious liberty becomes ment. Such compulsion must be countered by an too weak. alert and self-purifying pluralism in which com We see emerging from the contending mitted Protestants can play a significant part. forces and complicating paradoxes on the Ibid. religious scene here in the United States Many liberal religionists feel that only of America, a growing trend toward a new what the various religions hold in common establishment of religion. This statement is essential to Christian thought. This is made in introducing an article written means that faiths, such as ours, which teach by Martin E. Marty, associate editor of the what they believe to be a specific Biblical Christian Century: "An attitude toward message for these times, are not acceptable, ©realized pluralism© has become the funda for such peculiarity is considered to be " ©ir mental article of America©s national reli relevant for the public welfare.© " The fur gion in its institutional aspect." The ther fact that Roman Catholicism has en trenched its strength in the great urban centers gives further impetus to this trend. If Protestantism adopts as its official reli gion a form of syncretism, reconciling and coalescing different faiths on the basis of generalities, it certainly will play into the hands of Romanism. By doing so it will be tray the original Protestant position, which meant so much in the shaping of the cul tural and religious freedoms of the West ern world. If Protestants lose their protest they will quickly lose their freedom. It is their duty to "vigorously rebel against the new establishment, the ethos that allows no escape, no dissent." Current threats to religious freedom must not go unchal lenged. In this world age of human history every thing of import happens with global im pact. Men sense desperate need for a world government and a world religion. The great danger, as Arnold Toynbee has so clearly foreseen, is that man will accept world government, at the high price of his loss of liberty, and that an ecumenical reli- gio-political welfare state may be the next LEO ROSENTHAI. deified idol worshiped by man, who per Mr. H. E. Krishna Menon, minister for defense, and chairman of the Indian Delegation to the sistently rejects voluntary allegiance to the United Nations, in conversation with Dr. Nussbaum. gospel of Christ. THE MINISTRY Sunday Legislation The psalmist has voiced one of the great est warnings o£ history: "Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?" (Ps. 94:20). Religious legislation is the surest road to apostasy and doom. This is one of the great lessons of history, and our genera tion is no exception. It is the object of Sa tan to make his lawless attitude toward the law of God the legislated law of the land. This he can achieve in the name of religion and reformation by legislating the observance of a man-made sabbath. The Sunday legislation sign, so long the objective of secret forces working against LEO ROSENTHAL our spiritual liberties, is coming to the Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (center), United States rep front. Old blue laws are being revived, and resentative to the United Nations, photographed on legislators are asked to sit in judgment over the Assembly floor with Dr. Jean Nussbaum (right), the human conscience. The tempo is in of Paris, and J. A. Buckwalter (left). creasing. Advocates of Sunday laws argue that if we do not legislate a day of rest this for the great issue before us. We are not nation will play into the hands of "atheistic fully "awake to the situation" in this hour secularism." Years ago the servant of God when "as never before" there is "need of wrote: vigilance and concerted action" (ibid., p. The Sunday movement is now making its way 714). Our "work . . . must continually rise in darkness. The leaders are concealing the true is to greater prominence" and our efforts "be sue, and many who unite in the movement do not come far more extensive." Ibid., vol. 6, themselves see whither the undercurrent is tending. p. 23. Its professions are mild and apparently Christian, We as a people have not accomplished the work but when it shall speak it will reveal the spirit of the which God has committed to us. We are not ready dragon. It is our duty to do all in our power to for the issue to which the enforcement of the Sun avert the threatened danger. We should endeavor day law will bring us. It is our duty, as we see the to disarm prejudice by placing ourselves in a proper signs of approaching peril, to arouse to action. . . . light before the people. We should bring before We are not doing the will of God if we sit in qui them the real question at issue, thus interposing etude, doing nothing to preserve liberty of con the most effectual protest against measures to re science. Ibid., vol. 5, pp. 713, 714. strict liberty of conscience. Testimonies, vol. 5, p. 452. The time has come for us to "spring into The Sunday movement is no longer mak action," but the tragedy is, we are not ing its way in darkness. It is coming out in ready. "Let us arouse to comprehend the the open. It speaks with the voice of author situation and view the contest before us in its true bearings." Ibid., p. 716. ity. It is a growing, organized pressure movement. What Should We Do? Men will exalt and rigidly enforce laws that are Every union and local conference in in direct opposition to the law of God. . . . Exalting a spurious rest day, they will seek to force men to North America should have a man of tact dishonor the law of Jehovah, the transcript of His and experience to devote his time and en character. Though innocent of wrongdoing, the ergies to religious liberty. He should be servants of God will be given over to suffer humilia come acquainted with those of influence tion and abuse at the hands of those who, inspired and rightly represent the true principles by Satan, are filled with envy and religious bigotry. of freedom. By voice and pen and public Ibid., vol. 9, p. 229. rallies he should seek to mold public opinion in favor of religious liberty. The Tragedy of Unpreparedness Our overseas divisions should carefully What are we doing to prepare for the study the measure of religious toleration approaching crisis? "All heaven is astir" or liberty existing within their territories (ibid., vol. 5, p. 451), but "we are years be and organize a program of religious liberty hind" (ibid., p. 715) and still unprepared education throughout their divisions. JANUARY, 1959 Our evangelists and pastors should to Adventists everywhere is to awake them preach on the great principles of religious selves and then unite their efforts to awake freedom and acquaint both the general the world to a sense of their need to cham public and our own people with the neces pion the cause of religious liberty. sary information to intelligently meet these As James Russell Lowell once wrote: issues. Our churches can be organized for When a deed is done for Freedom, community service to create a sense of pub Through the broad earth©s aching breast lic responsibility for the preservation of our Runs a thrill of joy prophetic, freedoms. Trembling on from east to west. Informed laymen in conversation with their friends and business associates can do The Lord©s spirit of liberty is being chal much to mold opinion. Every church lenged by Satan©s spirit of tyranny. A de should have a religious liberty file includ monic dynamism pervades our dying civili ing the names of men and women in pub zation. Satanic combines have taken the lic and professional life who are sympa field against freedom. As the power of Satan thetic to the great principle of equal free grows, God will intervene in behalf of His dom under law. Each church should de people. We will yet see what God can do velop a freedom library of several volumes with earth©s weakest generation, what He that can be loaned out to interested friends. can do with humble dedicated lives. We Members can learn how to write letters to are approaching one of God©s mightiest their Congressmen, Senators, and editors. moments in all human history. Religious liberty rallies can be held. Tracts In a special sense, in the field of religious can be circulated. Liberty magazine should liberty, this is the Adventist hour of history. be given the widest possible circulation. Let us catch up with God©s timetable. Earth©s last reformation is past due. Chris Our World Commission tendom©s revival hour has struck. Time©s Our work to preserve religious freedom urgency is upon us. We must not in hesi must not be done in a corner or on a small tancy or lethargy prolong the martyrdom scale. We have a world commission. We are of man. Will we keep our rendezvous with to "seek to arouse the spirit of true Protes destiny? My fellow Adventist laborers in tantism, awaking the world to a sense of the great field of the world you to whom the value of the privileges of religious lib God has committed the banner of religious erty so long enjoyed." Ibid. If we are go freedom in earth©s last conflict Destiny is ing to fulfill our destiny in this great cause paging you! of freedom we must do infinitely more than All italics in quotations from Testimonies used in this arti we have done in the past. The clarion call cle are supplied.

Awake, Fair Liberty!

L. O. Emerson

Awake! awake! fair Liberty! Beware! look back to ages when Behold the chains they forge for thee; The state enforced the creeds of men; The hammers click, the anvils ring, When Might rose up against the few, With link, and lock, and key, and spring. And sword and flame found conscience true. Their subtle amendments that seem so fair Thy grand Constitution proclaims to all Are fetters for Conscience to groaning wear. The freedom to worship at conscience© call; Awake! awake! awake! awake! Away, away, away, away, For God, and home, and freedom©s sake. Away with the night! ©tis freedom©s day, With speech, and song, and plaintive prayer, Good-by, good-by, to ages dead, They©re forging chains for thee to wear; When Church and State in crime were wed, Ere friends, misguided, fetter thee, When millions, true, for conscience. bled; Awake! awake! fair Liberty! Good-by, good-by, to ages dead. THE MINISTRY Science and Religious Faith Part I

FRANK LEWIS MARSH, Ph.D. General Conference Department of Education Research Division

ClNCERE believers in the everyday meaning unless internal evidence IJ Word of God often differ makes it clear that some portion is to be in their interpretation of the understood figuratively. According to this creation. But Seventh-day Ad- inspired Word of God, the many basic ventists wherever they are types of living things in all their complexity found can be classified as spe were produced by fiat creation during cial creationists, and opposed creation week. This story of origins in the to the idea of the evolution of first chapter of Genesis gives every indica any new basic types of plants and animals tion that it should be understood literally, since creation week. That much is clear and that the days of creation week were with regard to their belief, but because twenty-four-hour days. Sound principles of there are so many varieties of creation- Bible interpretation require that we ac ism today, it is necessary to add a few cept this "day" as being an ordinary day. statements of explanation in order to In the Old Testament where the word clarify the Adventist position. A general yom is associated with a definite number, it classification would place Adventists among is always used to indicate a day of twenty- the fundamentalists. However, with regard four hours. Thus here the expressions "the to the problem of origins, they actually first day," "the second day," and so on, stand with a small minority of the funda make clear that these were ordinary days. mentalists because of their belief that the This same idea is given in the expression days of creation week were solar days of "evening and morning." If these days were twenty-four hours, such as we experience geological periods, and each was divided today. Fundamentalists are now generally into a light portion and a dark portion, swinging to a sort of "progressive creation- then the sun, which was created "to rule ism," which maintains that the days of the day," would have shone upon the earth creation week were geological periods, each continuously for many years without set consisting of millions of years. Thus in the ting, and the green plants would have died matter of past duration most fundamental in the extended dark period that followed ists are now falling into step with evolu their creation. Plants appeared on the tionists. third day, but those numerous forms that Adventist scientists agree that the Bible are dependent upon insects would have is not, and does not claim to be, a textbook become extinct before the insects, which of science. It is essentially a book that tells were created no sooner than the fifth day, men how to conduct themselves in this life could have accomplished the vital pollina and how to prepare for the life to come. tion of the flowers. These and other items And yet every expressed thought of the of internal evidence in Genesis 1 make Bible is true. Jesus Christ, who declared clear to the Adventist that the days of that He was the way, the truth, and the creation week could not be geological pe life (John 14:6), said of the Bible: "Thy riods but must rather have been twenty- word is truth" (John 17:17). four-hour days. The Adventist believes that the state Schools of Evolutionistic Thought ments of the Bible are to be taken in their In order to understand the differences between the beliefs of Adventists and evo Dr. Marsh gave a series of three chapel talks during the first half of the summer session of 1958 at Potomac Uni lutionists it is necessary first to understand versity. The students at the university wished to have them that there are many schools of evolution- in some permanent form, and it was felt that our workers in the field would also appreciate them. Therefore, rather istic thought. In fact, seldom do two evo than being mimeographed for a limited group, they are being made available through THE MINISTRY. This is the first of lutionists agree in the historical aspects of six articles that will bring this series to our readers. EDITORS. their theories. JANUARY, 1959 1. Atheistic or mechanistic evolutionists demonstrated in the laboratory. Therefore, claim to believe that there is no power in God told man that their origin was by our universe other than natural laws and special creation. In the solution of all processes. Matter had to create itself, and problems of science that are not cleared by evolve itself out of chaos into cosmos and Biblical assertions, Adventist scientists from simple to complex by blind chance. open-mindedly employ the same scientific 2. Deistic evolutionists believe that a methods used by evolutionistic scientists. reasonable Intelligence created the raw Through mental confusion with regard materials and set up the processes and laws to the difference between true empirical and then departed, leaving to impersonal, science and speculative science, evolution fortuitous evolution the survival and devel ists assert that creationists "must refuse opment of the things we see today. It is completely established scientific findings" their opinion that this Intelligence is no in order to hold to the theory of special longer a whit interested in our earth or its creation. In order to qualify as a completely inhabitants. established scientific finding, a phenome non must be capable of demonstration in the laboratory. The cold facts are that no The real mark of a saint is that he makes item of empirical, demonstrable science is it easier for others to believe in God. Anon in conflict with the theory of special crea ymous. tion. But when we enter the realm of specu lative science, that is, when we come to the explanation of scientifically established Theistic evolutionists and Adventists be facts, more than one reasonable explana lieve alike as far as theism is concerned. tion may be possible and who has the They both accept the inspiration of the authority to say which is the correct one? Bible and believe that God created our This situation is one that evolutionists earth and life upon it. They both believe commonly overlook. Most scientists of our that natural laws are manifestations of day are evolutionists, and this majority God©s upholding power. They part com gives them confidence to the extent that pany over the length of days of creation they become autocratic and dogmatic in week and the manner of creation of living their beliefs to such a degree that they forms. The theistic evolutionist believes repeat the very same situation that caused the days of creation week were geological the Dark Ages. In those sad times a few periods and that God brought the modern individuals set themselves up as authorities, complexity among plants and animals into and the strange fact is that the students of being through processes of evolution. To that day made obeisance to them and re the theistic evolutionist, man is a descend spectfully fell upon their faces before the ant of the beasts and was adopted by his dogmatic utterance, "The master has spo Creator after reaching the level of modern ken!" Those times were days of stagnation man. To the Adventist, man was created in learning because of a lack of intellectual from the dust as the son of God (Gen. 2:7; activity. Luke 3:38). To the theistic evolutionist, Interestingly, the autocratic authorities man by his heredity is at best a noble of those days called themselves special cre beast, while to the Adventist, man by his ationists, and those schoolmen are today heredity is a created member of the house soundly and justly criticized by evolution hold of God and has not a drop of bestial ists because of their requirement that their blood in his body. Christ died, not to bring inaccurate opinions be respected as author salvation to a noble beast, but to redeem a ity. But the tragedy of today is that modern fallen being who was created from the dust evolutionists have in turn such overmaster in God©s image. ing faith in their own particular explana Adventist scientists believe that one rea tions of subjective evidence as to demand son why the Bible was given to man was to supply him with certain basic facts that he possibly could not have discovered by him There is no moral power in doubt, or in self. The problem of the origin of plants the denial of truth, and any human soul that and animals is one that is not amenable to tries to live on it will die, both morally and laboratory demonstration. Neither evolu spiritually. It is negative, and there is no life tion of basic types nor their creation can be in it. 10 THE MINISTRY that all peoples likewise accept their ex of deceit. Modern evolutionist scientists are planations of scientific findings. If students sincere but they are also deceived. do not accept the evolutionistic faith, but Because many very fine religious folks choose the creationistic explanation in are found among evolutionists, we some stead, they are declared by evolutionists to times hear it said that it really does not be unscientific, and they are described as matter religiously whether we are evolu naive, or they may be likened to inmates tionists or special creationists. However, to of mental institutions (see the review by believe in evolution and its teaching of the W. C. Tobie of Life, Man, and Time in the bestial origin of man, we must go directly Quarterly Review of Biology for Septem against the clear teaching of such Biblical ber, 1957), and not uncommonly are re assertions as are found in Genesis 1 and fused candidacy for academic degrees in Luke 3:38 references which teach clearly advanced schools of learning. This unfor that man did not evolve through beasts but, tunate demand by evolutionists that all stu as already observed, was created the son of dents accept the evolutionistic interpreta God directly from dust. In the light of the tion of all subjective evidence bearing on the problem of origins is sure to bring a return of the intellectual stagnation of the He who gives what he would as readily Dark Ages or a philosophical revolution. throw away gives without generosity; for the The conclusions of the evolutionists can be essence of generosity is self-sacrifice. wrong, because the evidence upon which they base them is merely subjective and not in the least coercive. Scientists charac Scriptures, therefore, the teaching of the teristically change their interpretations of bestial origin of man would be the perpe subjective evidence every now and then. tration of a lie, and we read in Revelation When the evolutionist declares that spe 22:15 that "whosoever loveth and maketh cial creationists "reject completely estab a lie" will in the final separation find him lished scientific findings" in order to hold self outside the city of God. to their theory (see Theodosius Dobzhan- sky in Genetics and the Origin of Species, Varieties, but No New Basic Types 1951, 3d ed. p. 11), he is forgetting that Among special creationists of the Dark evolutionistic explanations of scientific Ages were the schoolmen who taught in findings do not qualify as "completely es the great universities of Oxford, Paris, and tablished scientific findings." Only items of Leipzig. These men taught that the doc empirical, demonstrable evidence can so trine of Genesis on the reproductive per rate. Actually, Adventist creationists accept formance of organisms was such as to per every item of empirical, demonstrable evi mit no development of varieties within the dence. In not one case do these data dis Genesis "kinds." This extreme-fixity inter agree with the teachings of the Bible. The pretation of the Genesis "kind" was still God of nature and the Author of the Bible taught in Cambridge University as late as are one Being; therefore Bible and nature 1831 when Charles Darwin was graduated should agree. That the Bible and demon from the theological course in that school. strable science do agree is one of the rea It is a common opinion among modern sons for the Adventist©s faith in the inspira evolutionists that creationists today likewise tion of the Bible. The only conflict between believe in this extreme fixity in nature. the Bible and science occurs in the specu When an evolutionist who is of this opin lative portions of the latter. In the current ion hears a creationist assert that he be demands of leading scientists that we must lieves in the origin of new varieties among give up the idea of special creation and plants and animals, the evolutionist pro accept the bestial origin of man, the Ad claims that in such a belief the creationist ventist sees the subtle influence of the god becomes an evolutionist. However, this con clusion reveals that the evolutionist should think a little deeper, because the develop Do today©s duty, fight today©s temptations, ment of new varieties is not the develop and do not weaken and distract yourself by ment of new Genesis "kinds," that is, new looking forward to things which you cannot basic types. In order for evolution to occur see, and could not understand if you saw them. there must be a development of new basic Charles Kingsley. types of organisms. A vast amount of re- JANUARY,1959 11 search has been done on variation among forms and makes a demonstration of evolu plants and animals, and it is now known to tion impossible also exists among the fos all informed biologists that in no case can sils. It is a source of great satisfaction to the these processes of change be shown to pro creationist to find the close agreement be duce even one new basic type. The evolu tween the story of the origin and manner tionist becomes a creature of faith when he of increase of living things, as given in believes that, if given enough time, proc Genesis, and the actual reproductive behav esses of variation could produce evolution ior of fossil and living forms. They not only of new types. This faith causes him to re have brought forth but still do bring forth fuse all methods of age-dating of rocks after their "kind." There is no real evi dence of new basic types having occurred. Because the evolutionist believes that Begin Today great stretches of time could make possible the evolution of new basic types through Dream not too much of what you will do to natural variation, it is understandable that morrow, he should hope to find natural evidence How well you will work perhaps another year; that billions of years have elapsed since our Tomorrow©s chance you do not need to borrow- earth came into being. This wishful think Today is here! ing has led him to reject evidences that our earth is only a few thousand years old and Boast not too much of the mountains you will substitute for these the radioactive time master, clocks which, when explained in the light The while you linger in the vale below; of certain undemonstrable assumptions, To dream is well, but plodding brings us faster would suggest an age of several billions of To where we go. years for our earth. Talk not too much about some new endeavor However, the unreliability of these clocks You mean to make a little later on; is indicated by such facts as the impossibil Who idles now will idle on forever ity, in the case of the uranium 238-lead-206 Till life is done. method of age-dating, of knowing how much of the lead-206 in the mineral has Swear not someday to break some habit©s fetter, originated from the decay of the uranium When this old year is dead and passed away; and how much of it appeared in the min If you have need of living wiser, better, eral when the mineral was first formed. Begin today! Carbon-14 datings on the more ancient or —From an old scrapbook ganic materials are likewise unreliable, be cause we have good reasons for believing that the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 has and organic materials that cannot be con not continued in its present proportion strued to indicate that vast stretches of back to the time when this organic sub time have elapsed since life first appeared stance was a part of a living plant or ani on our earth. All of this study of variation mal. Because of the unjustified assump has merely served to demonstrate the truth tions upon which these age determinations of Genesis that each basic type, the Genesis are based, the ages obtained by these meth "kind," always produces new individuals ods are invalid. The creationist marvels that belong unquestionably to their paren that the very evolutionists who demand an tal type. The evolutionist misplaces his open-minded approach to all natural phe faith because apparently there are in nature nomena allow their belief in evolution to no mechanisms whereby one basic type of close their minds to such an extent that organism can produce a new basic type. they do not recognize the undemonstrable That fact poses a tremendous problem and unjustifiable nature of the assump for evolutionists, and when pressed for an tions that are the basis of all their age explanation, they say that the student has determinations. Practically all Adventist to go into the field of paleontology to find scientists today recognize that there is no real evidence of the evolution of new basic natural necessity for assuming that even types. However, when we go to the pale the raw materials of our earth are older ontologist to learn of this evidence, we are than seven thousand years. The Bible story told by authorities in that field that the of the origin and development of the hu same discontinuity that exists among living man race requires no more than this. 12 THE MINISTRY Ideas on the Atonement Contrasted

R. ALLAN ANDERSON Secretary, General Conference Ministerial Association

I HE atonement is absolutely central in for God now to be merciful to the human J. the Christian message. But because it race because, by the sacrifice of Christ as comprehends so much, it is not easy to state man, there is now reconciliation. Accord succinctly. Many interpretations of this ing to this teaching, not man but God is the theme have been set forth by theologians object of the atonement, which is looked through the centuries, each of which con upon as a price to appease His anger. And tains some truth. further, although the payment has been Other aspects of Christology, such as our made, man must himself do something for Lord©s deity, His incarnation, the resurrec his own salvation, for only thus can he be tion, and the ascension, have been crystal saved. This teaching makes the atonement lized into creeds. But the involvements of a preliminary to salvation, which now be the atonement have made it much more comes possible or attainable. difficult to set it forth as a concise doctrine. From this, certain other Roman Catho Yet in preaching the everlasting gospel we lic doctrines such as penance and the mass ministers need to be able to present this sprang up. Tertullian, whose writings con subject clearly and convincingly. Therefore tained Roman Catholic doctrine in em patience and sympathetic understanding bryo, once said: "How absurd it is to leave are qualities of grace we all need as we penance unperformed and yet expect for begin our investigation. giveness of sins! . . . The Lord has ordained that forgiveness is to be granted for this The Doctrine in Church History price: He wills that the remission of the During the first thousand years of the penalty is to be purchased for the payment Christian Era much was written and taught which penance makes." De Pcenitentia, concerning the atonement, but it remained ch. 6. Quoted by Gustaf Auten in Christus for Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, to Victor, p. 81. formulate it into a well-organized doctrine. This theory certainly is a corruption of Many features in his interpretation are the gospel, for it led men to seek by fasting, commendable, yet he is at variance in some voluntary celibacy, and martyrdom, ways respects with the clear Pauline concept. It of earning merit or even an overplus of will help us, perhaps, to classify the various merit, thus giving them a right to what interpretations of theologians under three Christ by His passion and death provided. main headings: Christ having compensated for man©s orig inal fall through His sacrifice, man now has 1. The classic, or New Testament, con a new chance; but he must still endure cept. penance as a prerequisite to forgiveness for 2. The Latin, or Roman Catholic, con present sin. He also needs someone to say cept. mass for him after he is dead, for no matter 3. The liberal, or modernistic, concept. who he is he must pass through purgatory before entering heaven. The Anselm, or Latin, Theory The union of the human and divine It will be well to note the Latin inter natures in the person of Christ gives, they pretation first because this was the teaching say, greater value to our Lord©s sacrifice. that the early Reformers attacked. In this While there is truth in this last point, yet theory Christ is portrayed as satisfying the to represent God as standing distantly, and demands of justice, but what is stressed is as a stern judge demanding satisfaction or the idea of appeasement. Much emphasis is appeasement, is a tragic misrepresentation placed on the human side of Christ. Hav of His character. Our heavenly Father is ing offered Himself as a man, it is possible not exacting a just compensation for man©s JANUARY, 1959 13 default before He can be merciful. It was These teachers even make the Bible itself mercy that moved His heart to make the "a progressive record of man©s endeavor to sacrifice. Nor does the Bible picture our find and reconcile himself to what he be Saviour as an attorney, pleading before a lieves is eternal and sacred reality." "When stern Judge in an effort to move Him to man was a savage," they say, "he had a pity or compassion. savage religion; but now that he has be It was this distortion of the New Testa come civilized he has a civilized religion." ment message that led the Reformers to Thus, "in process of the centuries man has challenge the whole system. "The atone ment is something with which man has absolutely nothing to do," declared Luther. Criticism "It is already done for him." In this he If it is untrue, disregard it; was right. Not all his followers, however, If it is unfair, keep from irritation; were as clear in their understanding of the If it is ignorant, smile at it; subject, and their failure to comprehend If it is justified, learn from it. and emphasize the real truth of God©s tre mendous conquest on the cross permitted the continuance of certain humanistic ideas been discovering the truth of God accord emphasized by Erasmus and others, which ing to the maturity of his own mind." later became the foundation of the modern But further, "man is a progressive dis istic, or liberal, school of theology. Now let coverer of religion" possessing two natures, us briefly turn our attention to this school a higher and a lower; the lower nature be of thought. ing "the seat of sin," and the higher "shad The Liberal, or Modernistic, School ing into the divine." With Christ as the ideal, or representative man, we are to seek This system represents God as the em to follow this perfect Example. Thus the bodiment of divine love, and therefore ea emphasis on the atonement is shifted from ger to forgive. Moreover, in harmony with what God did for man, and makes it de the evolutionary concept the human race is pendent on what man does for himself. getting better and better. Consequently all demand for punishment is removed. Christ The Classic, or New Testament, Teaching is declared to be the ideal man who has of the Atonement given the world a new revelation of God as In contrast with these two schools of a kind, even indulgent, Father. Dr. Rash- theology is the New Testament teaching of dall says: "The death of Christ justifies us, the atonement. The writings of the apostles inasmuch as through it charity is stirred up reveal God as in conflict with evil and in our hearts." "Christ has taught us to winning a glorious victory. Paul says Christ think of God as a Father who will forgive has conquered the whole citadel of evil and men their sins in proportion as they have has triumphed over satanic powers that repented of them." The Idea of Atone have held mankind in bondage and suffer ment in Christian Theology, pp. 438, 461. ing. From this conflict He emerged a victor Such concepts of Christ©s atoning work over all the powers hostile to His will, and make it dependent upon the ethical facts brought eternal redemption to our lost of divine love as revealed in our human world. lives, rather than on the recovery of a lost In the New Testament the atonement is kingdom. Archbishop Ekman of Sweden, revealed from first to last as a work of God, for example, emphasizes that the real atone not of man. True, man is the object of it ment of mankind is the conversion of the all, but it nevertheless springs from the human race! And with that conversion heart of God. What happened at Calvary having already taken place representatively happened while we were the very enemies in Jesus Christ, He now pleads man©s cause of God (Rom. 5:8). It is natural, of course, before the Father. Then it is claimed that that the Spirit of prophecy is in perfect purity and righteousness are spreading agreement with this. Note just two of among men; therefore God has no further many such statements: displeasure with mankind as a whole. He The atonement of Christ was not made in order no longer despairs of the human scene and to induce God to love those whom He otherwise is now able to reconcile Himself to man hated; and it was not made to produce a love that kind. was not in existence; but it was made as a manifes- 14 THE MINISTRY tation of the love that was already in God©s heart. But the plan of redemption had a yet broader . . . We are not to entertain the idea that God loves and deeper purpose than the salvation of man. . . . us because Christ has died for us, but that He so It was to vindicate the character of God before the loved us that He gave His only-begotten Son to die universe. . . . The great contest that had been so for us. ELLEN G. WHITE., quoted in Questions on long in progress in this world was now decided, and Doctrine, p. 676. Christ was conqueror. . . . With one voice the loyal The Father loves us, not because of the great pro universe united in extolling the divine administra pitiation, but He provided the propitiation because tion. Patriarchs and ^Prophets, pp. 68-70. He loves us. Christ was the medium through which And at this glorious completion of His work, He could pour out His infinite love upon a fallen songs of triumph echoed and re-echoed through world. "God was in Christ, reconciling the world the unfallen worlds. Angel and archangel, cherubim unto himself." God suffered with His Son, in the and seraphim, joined in the chorus of victory. agony of Gethsemane, the death of Calvary. Ibid., ELLEN G. WHITE, quoted in Questions on Doctrine, pp. 676, 677. p. 680. The Scriptures reveal the atonement as Such graphic language leaves no room something that affected not only the earth for misunderstanding. The Scripture and but the whole universe. What Christ did on the interpreting statements of the Spirit of prophecy reveal that God, throughout the history of our world, has been in tremen A Miracle dous conflict with evil powers, not just ab stract ideas. This dualistic or dramatic view We may not work a miracle is the clear teaching of the Scripture. In the In any given place, writings of the apostles the whole drama But we can be a miracle of redemption is seen against a dualistic Of God©s redeeming grace. background, with the author of sin des perately defeated at the cross and com The call to work a miracle pletely outmaneuvered by the resurrection. May be for one short day; When with the cross before Him, the Saviour ut The gift to be a miracle tered the sublime prediction, "Now shall the prince Shall never pass away. of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up, Emily McFarland shall draw all men unto me," He saw that the great apostate, who had been expelled from heaven, was the central power in the earth. Looking for Satan©s throne, He found it set up where God©s should have the cross does not affect men primarily as been. He saw all men worshiping the apostate, who individuals; it affects the whole world of inspired them with rebellion. The inhabitants of men. Mankind stands differently related to this world had prostrated themselves at Satan©s feet. God now because "by the righteousness of Christ declared, Where stands Satan©s throne, there one the free gift came upon all men unto shall stand my cross, the instrument of humiliation justification of life" (Rom. 5:18). As far and suffering. Ibid. reaching as was the condemnation, so far However, while the sacrificial part of the reaching is God©s justification through the atonement was as great in magnitude and death of Christ. effect as creation itself, and was definitely He took in His grasp the world over which Satan finished on the cross, yet the apostle Paul claimed to preside, and restored the human race to shows that complete reconciliation will not favor with God. Ibid., p. 680. be finally accomplished until God shall This restoration to God©s favor changed "reconcile all things unto himself" at the the whole situation. It was a judicial, or end of the age. And this ultimate reconcilia legal, change. It becomes an experiential tion, like our individual salvation, is ac change only as individuals accept of His complished "through the blood of his love, and by grace become citizens of His cross," or by virtue of the atoning sacrifice. kingdom. It is wonderful but true that (Col. 1:20.) while we were the enemies of God we were reconciled to Him by the death of His Son. Systems of Theology Contrasted The Jews looked forward to the day when Liberal theologians, or modernists, speak God would judge the godly, or the right of this dualism, or the dramatic conflict eous. But by contrast the New Testament between the spiritual forces of good and reveals God as justifying the ungodly. Note evil as a carry-over from the demonological the depth of truth in these statements: mythology of the Middle Ages. They do not JANUARY,1959 15 deny that the New Testament teaches it, the sinless life, and the willing surrender of but they nevertheless declare that this was our Lord to the claims of death. only "an accommodation on the part of In the Latin interpretation the death of Jesus and the disciples to contemporary Christ on the cross is regarded as something ways of thought." that merely makes atonement possible. The Latin theologians, on the other hand, daily sacrifice of the mass, as well as pen while recognizing this dualism in the New ance and absolution through the ministry Testament, fail to comprehend its full sig of a human priesthood, is also essential. But nificance. The continuous and conscious this is really a denial of the once-for-all and torment of the impenitent being a vital all-sufficient sacrifice of Christ, and it part of their teaching, they consequently brought forth the protest of the Reformers. find no place for a finally cleansed universe. Evangelical Protestantism, ever since the But anything less than this is not only sixteenth century, has placed much empha repulsive but does violence to the Word of sis on a complete sacrificial atonement, or God. Moreover, as we have noticed, they "the finished work of Christ" on the cross. emphasize particularly the humanity of Sometimes we as Adventists shy away from Christ, declaring that it was as a man that the expression "the finished work of Christ" He accomplished something for men, because of our desire to emphasize His whereas the Scriptures reveal that the priestly ministry. But ©used in this sense it atonement, though accomplished for man, states the truth, as it is set forth again and was nevertheless accomplished by God again in the writings of Ellen G. White. without man©s help. In fact, God reconciled Our great High Priest completed the sacrificial the world unto Himself, He being both the offering of Himself when He suffered without the reconciler and the reconciled. And this rec gate. Then a perfect atonement was made for the onciliation, or atonement, was something sins of the people. Ibid., p. 663. in which man had absolutely no part. No obligation was laid upon Him to undertake (Rom. 5:11). It concerned the salvation of the work of the atonement. It was a voluntary sac man, but it sprang wholly from God. And rifice that He made. Ibid., p. 665. while He was making that reconciliation, There is one great central truth to be kept ever or atonement, at Calvary, no one in all the before the mind in the searching of the Scriptures world other than Christ Himself under Christ and Him crucified. Every other truth is in stood what was happening on that dark day. vested with influence and power corresponding to its relation to this theme. Ibid., p. 662. Appeasement Idea Emphasized Now while these and many other such The Latin theologian teaches that al statements do not include all that is in though God had an important part in the volved in the atoning work of Christ, they reconciliation, He is not the sole agent; do emphasize the centrality of the cross. In man also has a part, for it was not as God, summing up the foregoing concepts of the but as man, that He accomplished the work atonement we could say: of salvation. This may be regarded as a 1. The classic idea pictures God as sov fine distinction, yet it lays the foundation ereign of the universe in conflict with evil for the whole appeasement concept so vital on the stage of history. The atonement is a in Roman Catholic theology. divine victory over the powers that have The clear message of Paul and the other always held men in bondage. And though apostles shows the cross as the climax of a God©s grace was existent before the founda long conflict, and the victory gained there tion of the world, it became immediately is the manifestation of God©s eternal pur effective at the time of man©s fall, and was pose of grace, involving the incarnation, consummated in Christ©s victory at Calvary.

REAL REVIVAL TODAY. C. I am afraid of any religious movement that does not arouse the bitter opposition of entrenched evil. You. will remember that our Lord once cast the demons out of a man and the demons entered the hogs. The hogs commited suicide and the hog- owners asked Jesus to leave the country. When the power of God casts out the devil, all hog-owners whose business is affected will raise a protest. A real revival today would cause a commotion in the traffic of evil. Vance Havner in Repent or Else! (Fleming H. Revell Company). 16 THE MINISTRY 2. The Latin theory, while giving some not made on the cross, but is the final work place to the dualistic concept, makes God of Christ in His ministry in the heavenly more remote. He is pictured as a stern sanctuary. When later writers declared that judge who must be appeased. And Christ the atonement was made on the cross, the having died, thereby compensating for denomination was charged with teaching a man©s default, it is now possible for God to dual atonement one on the cross and one be merciful to man. in the heavenly sanctuary. It is important 3. The liberal, or modernistic, concept that theological terminology be understood emphasizes God as the embodiment of di if Christians are to understand one another. vine and unchanging love, who showed In fact, it is imperative that we as Advent- men how to endure hostility and hatred. ists define our terms on this subject, for the And if men will but cooperate with Him in atonement is the very heart of the ever the program of world betterment, then lasting gospel. evil will some day be fully overcome. The Hebrew word kaphar, first found in The first reveals the atonement as a Genesis 6:14, means "to cover," and is here movement of God toward man. The second translated "to pitch." It is really an Old reveals Christ Jesus as man making ap Testament word, and used in relation to peasement to God for all men. The third the forgiveness of sins it became prominent teaches the atonement as a movement of in the Mosaic sanctuary and its services. man toward God. The blood of the slain animal represented both the covering and the cleansing of sin. Wider Aspects of the Atonement Confession and forgiveness of individual Now let us consider the atonement in the sins was described in such language as, light of Scripture. The word atonement is "the priest shall make an atonement for really an Old Testament word, but by com him, and it shall be forgiven him" (Lev. mon usage among Christians today it has 4:31). Individual offerings were brought to come to represent what Christ did on the the sanctuary daily. And for those who cross. In Adventist terminology, however, came, every day was in a limited sense a day the atonement has a broader meaning, em of atonement, the blood symbolizing both bracing not only the sacrifice but also the the individual©s faith and the priest©s work high-priestly ministry of our Lord and the of remission. final disposition of sin. This includes the The sanctuary thus became the place of destruction of Satan and his followers, re record, confession, and forgiveness. Then sulting in the complete eradication of sin on the tenth day of the seventh month, from the universe. called the "day of atonement," final dis This wider concept, while recognized position of the recorded sins was made. And more or less by individual theologians, is, this climaxed in the scapegoat bearing unfortunately, not understood by Christians away from the camp the whole dark record generally. But more unfortunate still is the of sin. Individuals who on that day refused fact that so many have failed to compre to humble their hearts and make confession hend our Adventist position. This has led of sin were separated from the congrega many to oppose us and even to classify us tion, for this was a day of cleansing. as a non-Christian cult. Perhaps we should not blame them wholly for misunder Salvation Understood Before the Cross standing us, because we have not been as Protestant theologians, in general, inter careful in stating our position as we should pret this service of types as teaching that have been. Some of our writers have de sins committed in Old Testament times clared at one time that the atonement was were only provisionally forgiven, but were

HEAVEN IN THE HEART. C. You might put a blind man in the Louvre of Paris, and he might walk among the acres and prairies of pictures there, and not be conscious that he had seen the stroke of one artist hand. You might bring a deaf man within the sound of all the bands of heaven and of earth, and there would be no music to his consciousness. And if a man is not prepared to enjoy the felicities of heaven, those felicities will be nothing to him. Heaven is not heaven except to those who have the initiation of it in themselves. They carry it in their own heart first. PHILLIPS BROOKS. JANUARY,1959 17 completely disposed of at the cross the To Christ "give all the prophets witness." Acts 10: slain goat typifying the death of our Lord 43. From the promise given to Adam, down through and the live goat, or scapegoat, foreshadow the patriarchal line and the legal economy, heaven©s ing His burial. In one of our best-loved glorious light made plain the footsteps of the Re deemer. Seers beheld the Star of Bethlehem, the choruses this thought is expressed: Shiloh to come, as future things swept before them Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me; in mysterious procession. In every sacrifice Christ©s Buried, He carried my sins far away death was shown. In every cloud of incense His righteousness ascended. By every jubilee trumpet the carrying away signifying His burial. His name was sounded. In the awful mystery of the "The New Testament saint can now know holy of holies His glory dwelt. The Desire of Ages, the full joy of salvation," they say, "because pp. 211,212. the sin question has been settled." Such interpretation, however, tends to overlook And in all this the atonement, or remis the fact that through all Old Testament sion and reconciliation, was central. times men were forgiven, not just pro As ministers of the Advent Movement visionally but actually. And they, too, knew we have been urged to a much deeper study of this subject. Note just a few statements from the Lord©s messenger to us: No matter where you later go in Jesus, you Ministers need to have a more clear, simple man must enter as His feet.—J. Rufus Moseley. ner in presenting the truth as it is in Jesus. Evan gelism, p. 188. O that the atoning work of Christ might be care fully studied! O that all would carefully and prayer the joy of full salvation. Although the full fully study the word of God. The Review and price of our redemption was not paid until Herald, Nov. 29, 1892. Christ died, yet in anticipation of His aton The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is ing death they, as verily as Christians today, the great truth around which all other truths clus experienced the joy of forgiveness and fel ter. Evangelism, p. 190. lowship with God. Isaiah rejoiced that he It should be the burden of every messenger to set was clothed with the garments of salva forth the fullness of Christ. Ibid., p. 186. tion and covered with a robe of righteous The efficacy of the blood of Christ was to be pre ness (Isa. 61:10). sented to the people with freshness and power, that God©s attitude toward sin and the sinner their faith might lay hold upon its merits. Ibid., is no different now from what it was when p. 191. Adam sinned. In fact, long before man To try to confine the full meaning of sinned God had purposed his salvation. the atonement to our Lord©s great tran Before the foundation of the world God©s scendent act on the cross is almost as limited covenant of peace was established. (2 Tim. an interpretation as was the effort on the 1:9.) Salvation is the same in any age. The part of some to confine it to the ministry of types of the Old Testament (animal sacri Christ in the most holy place of the heav fices) are now replaced by the Christian enly sanctuary. And all limited interpreta memorials (baptism and the Lord©s Sup tions are to be regretted. per), but Christ is the center of it all. To claim, as one theologian does, that sins in Of all professing Christians, Seventh-day Advent- the Mosaic age were only "covered" and not ists should be foremost in uplifting Christ before "taken away" reveals a limited concept. It the world. Ibid., p. 188. is true that the blood of bulls and goats Are we foremost among our fellow Chris could not take away sins (Heb. 10:4) and tians in uplifting Jesus as our sin-bearer? that Christ is the "Lamb of God, which We should be; but it is altogether possible taketh away the sin of the world" (John to put our emphasis on related or even 1:29), yet it is well to emphasize again that secondary issues while the great heart of the Lamb of God was "slain from the the Christian message is left for others to foundation of the world" (Rev. 13:8). The proclaim. In the light of these statements Holy Spirit was as real in the lives of men let us rethink our responsibility. like Moses and Elijah as He was in the lives of Peter and Paul. The atoning sacrifice, (To be continued) while only foreshadowed, was nevertheless [This and the concluding article next month were presented first at the Theological Seminary and subsequently before understood and appropriated. Sins must several groups of ministers, and is being published in response have been dealt with even before the cross. to many urgent requests. EDITORS.] 18 THE MINISTRY Who Gets to Go?

JACOB JANZEN, M.D. President, College of Medical Evangelists Alumni Association

|NE of our workers at the lack of replacement. As was explained, this alumni office fired the time could easily mount to two years. imagination of her non-Ad- What are some of the reasons for such ventist brother by telling him shortage and delay? of the opportunities for for Someone has aptly said that "a church eign medical mission service without foreign missions is a church with and adding that only one of out a mission." We belong to a church with every ten doctors graduating an aggressive, dynamic foreign-mission pro from CME was being sent out. "Who gets gram including numerous medical mission to go?" was his eager question. She did not stations and hospitals. Has their number have the heart to tell him there is an actual increased put of proportion to the number shortage of available doctors among us of students graduating annually from our alumni. CME School of Medicine? Hardly. We, the In the January-February, 1958, number alumni, students, and faculty of the CME, of the Medical Service Exchange, Dr. The cannot shrug this off as being of con odore R. Flaiz, ©38, medical secretary of the cern mostly to the field and the Mission General Conference, listed twenty foreign Board it is equally our concern, for it is medical calls. Most of these were more than the avowed purpose of the CME to meet twelve months old. the medical needs of the sponsoring church If we add to this year the time of study organization. and deliberation in the field prior to place The problem is perhaps more complex ment of the call, the additional time con than one standing on the sidelines can sumed in processing the call, the search for fully visualize. But I feel reluctant to be a doctor, negotiations with him, physical lieve that it needs to continue, long defy examinations and immunizations of him ing adequate solution. As one who has and his family, liquidation of his practice, been in medical mission service on two visa, travel, foreign medical board exami continents and who through the years has nations and possible language study, we been interested in this subject of recruit can readily see how another one to two ment, I shall mention some of the reasons years could slip by before the opening for our failure and offer some suggestions would be filled. for remedy. While most of the calls are placed well Reasons for Difficulty in advance of their actual openings, yet A. The Caller (Denomination) field administrators tax their ingenuity to 1. Lack of sufficient and reliable in satisfy the local needs during the waiting formation about conditions, needs, period. Many times the mission doctor is opportunities in field originating persuaded to stay on past his due furlough the call time, or else the institution is crippled for 2. Lack of adequate information re garding prospective candidate 3. Problems in transmission of call due to lack of specificity, poor tim 01 jvieoicai iwangeiists \*-iivtiL siiumnt juurnui, iviay, ujoj, but as you read you will find it also has a message and ing, random choosing emphasis for ministers and church administrators. The problem of missionary physician, recruitment must be B. The Called (M.D.) the concern of all of us. Deep study, much prayer, and per sonal visitation is necessary to meet the call of world medical 1. Financial indebtedness upon grad needs. May God enable us to find men dedicated wholly to the body of the work as well as to the right arm of the mes uation and other obligations and sage. EDITORS.] investments JANUARY, 1959 13 2. Sinking roots in medical practice inform him so before sunrise of the follow 3. Family ties and needs ing day when his train was taking him back 4. Personal comforts, social and med to Washington, D.C. A three-minute, long ical contacts, avoidance of hard distance telephone call to the intern©s wife ships, fear of the unknown sufficed to persuade her. By July 19 they had confirmation of the call, and two days In the afternoon of July 1, 1931, in Los later the young couple was on its way to the Angeles, intern A was called from the mission field. examining room of Part III of the National In the British Isles the new missionary Board and asked by a visiting clergyman passed the qualifying medical examina from the General Conference if he would tions in record time but then found that consider a call to Africa. Intern A had on the field was not ready for him. For many the previous day expressed his desire to Dr. weeks there was no entry permit. When Percy T. Magan to go to a certain country finally he reached the field, his destination had been changed successively from C medical mission to three others, for which We Sing, But . . . he and his wife had no preparation what We sing "Sweet Hour of Prayer" and content soever. ourselves with ten or fifteen minutes a day. They made the most of things under dif We sing "Onward, Christian Soldiers!" and wait ficult circumstances, but in a few short to be drafted in His service. years they, disheartened and dejected, re We sing "O for a Thousand Tongues" and turned for reasons of poor health. don't use the one we have. This brief, true account illustrates a We sing "There Shall Be Showers of Blessing" number of points under consideration. but fail to come when it is raining. True, there was speedy action and ready We sing "Blest Be the Tie" and let the slightest acceptance of a specific call. But what of offense sever it. the information regarding the field and the We sing "Serve the Lord With Gladness" and appointee and the latter©s lack of physical gripe about all we have to do. and psychological preparation? We sing "We're Marching to Zion" but fail to Suggested Remedy march to Sabbath school and church. We sing "I Love to Tell the Story" and never I am sure that the secretaries of the Gen mention it all year. eral Conference put forth a great deal of We sing "Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord" and effort to find out about the field and the worry ourselves into nervous breakdowns. prospective appointee before they make We sing "The Whole Wide World for Jesus" their contacts. But much more needs to be and never invite our next-door neighbor done to attract larger numbers of our CME to church. graduates and to choose the right sort of We sing "Throw Out the Life Line" and con persons for mission service. Ideally, each tent ourselves with throwing out the fish appointee should be tailor-made for a speci ing line. fic assignment. This could be partially —Harold Montgomery achieved in the following manner: Each field where the station is located could prepare a prospectus, depicting, in of the Far East where he knew one of the word and film, conditions (climatic, poli languages and for which field he had qui tical, religious), needs and opportunities etly been preparing himself. But Africa? (economic, medical), and sundry activi He had only foggy ideas about that con ties, and submit it for editing to the res tinent. And what about the C medical mis pective Division of the General Confer sion station? Well, the visitor knew noth ence, which would pass it on to the central ing about it, but intern B, a fellow exam office in Washington, D.C., for use of the inee who had once been in Africa, had a Foreign Missions Committee. Such infor vague recollection of passing through that mation could then be dispensed to poten station, remembered particularly that there tial candidates or to interested inquirers was "lots of sand, rocks, thorn bushes, and or study groups. natives." Each Division Medical Secretary knows With that much information the visitor his personnel, their furlough due dates, re urged intern A to accept this call and to placement needs, and new openings. Each 20 THE MINISTRY field committee knows its budget capacity. ranged for, but long-term appointees Periodic lists of current and prospective should not be unsettled by aimless shifting openings could be announced in the CME hither and yon. Even in foreign countries publications or the Journal. it takes time to build up a following in Among the students and faculty of the practice. The usual policy of allowing a CME, groups could be formed which person only a certain number of years in would study medical missions, selecting a given place should not be applied to doc certain areas, even a specific hospital or tors. We have one alumnus, Dr. Roy B. station. They could gather all possible in Parsons, ©29, who has never been shifted formation from the prospectus, periodic because replacement was impossible, and list, visiting returned missionary, and other he has been outstandingly successful. sources and thus in a sense become special Sometimes an urgent call will be passed ists on the subject. The work of Dr. Ralph on almost simultaneously to several per F. Waddell, ©36, has been an inspiration to sons. General calls hold little appeal. A many. While yet a student at CME he chose Thailand, studied about it, and prepared himself for service to its people. It is com Worth Remembering mon knowledge how from practically noth ing he led in building up an extensive That the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. medical work which is highly thought of That cheerfulness is the weather of the by the Thai people, the government, and heart. visitors from abroad. Directiveness in our That sleep is the best stimulant, a nervine thinking and endeavor is important. safe for all to take. That it is better to be able to say No than CME Working on Plan to be able to read Latin. Dr. John E. Peterson, ©39, assistant dean That there are men whose friends are more of the School of Medicine, is working on a to be pitied than their enemies. plan to enable selected medical students to That a cheerful face is nearly as good for spend a portion of their summer vacation an invalid as good weather. assisting with the work in some of our near That it is not enough to keep the poor in est foreign mission hospitals. No doubt mind; give them something to keep you in their reports will spark foreign mission in mind. terest among our students. That men often preach from the housetops Careful selection of students reduces when the devil is crawling in at the basement failures, and CME cautiously screens en window. tering students, starting with their premed- That life's real heroes and heroines are those ical years. The Dean of Students from CME who bear their own burdens bravely, and give carefully watches and repeatedly confers a helping hand to those around them. with them, and the colleges render impar That hasty words often rankle in the wound tial reports. The percentage of error and which injury gives, while soft words assuage it, failure is reduced to a minimum. and forgetting takes away the hurt. Information regarding an individual —Selected student is additive in the dean©s and regis trar©s office, and could readily form the nucleus for a dossier to which further data man must sense the appeal of a specific could be added even after graduation. A need in order to respond heartily. special standing committee could be formed with representation from the fac Failure Is Traumatic ulty, students, and alumni, which as the The fact that a man holds an M.D. de Medical Recruitment Committee as a gree does not necessarily qualify him to screening agency could render valuable as become surgeon and administrator of a sistance to the General Conference Mis hospital. Failure is a traumatic experience sions Committee. for him and an expensive one for the field. While an occasional unforeseen need Also, if the man has been a social misfit in may arise, most calls should not have to be the homeland, in all probability he will not made on an emergency basis; doing so re establish good rapport in a foreign setting. veals poor planning and timing. Short- None of the best among us is too good to term appointments can be specially ar- become a successful foreign medical mis- JANUARY, 1959 21 sionary; for it takes talent, ingenuity, wis example of a physician I heard of recently. dom, endurance, and patient perseverance. After having served eighteen years in for The General Conference has a deferred eign mission fields, he came home for health appointment plan which pays a chosen reasons. Unless he can resume work for student his last two years© tuition on condi the denomination within five years, he for tion that he does not obligate himself feits his sustentation credit. As there are otherwise. During these years a student few posts for physicians in the organized can earn very little on the side or during work in the U.S.A., and the health reasons an almost non-existent summer vacation, will probably not allow him to serve over so to become eligible for the deferred ap seas again, he must start at the bottom in pointment, a poor worthy student needs private practice. He is not eligible for so further financial assistance to meet his liv cial security, nor can he take on any in ing costs. An Alumni Medical Missionary surance program which will care for him Bursary Plan could be evolved to provide when he must retire. He would be willing such supplementary financial assistance, to pay into the sustentation fund, but that thus enabling certain students to respond is apparently against the policy. This sort to calls for foreign mission service. As the of thing could hardly happen to a minister. bursary fund grows, it could help a young Generally speaking one might sum up that graduate to liquidate private indebtedness the minister is in it for life, while the physi on a prorated annual basis for each year of cian only for the duration of a specific as foreign service. This could equally apply to signment. a resident who with his family has struggled Another reason for finding fewer medi through a long siege of a specialty training cal appointees as compared to ministerial program. is due to the inequality in expense and duration of preparation. A physician has M.D. Versus Minister—- spent four to eight more years in costly For the man already established in prac study preparing for a foreign mission ap tice, a call poses still other difficulties. He pointment. Perhaps the mission organiza may have succeeded in paying off his school tion should take more cognizance of this debts, but he also has found it necessary to in assisting medical appointees in their invest heavily in home, office, and equip financial struggle. ment. Such investments are not always easy to liquidate without considerable loss. It Who Among Us? is certainly more difficult to pull up roots There are many giants blocking the way. from an established practice than to go into If one stops to consider the sacrifices he mission service direct after completion of has to make, the hardships he has to over internship or residency, provided the ap come, and some of the inequalities men pointees in the latter category receive the tioned, he will turn to the comfort and necessary financial assistance. freedom of his private practice, leaving the The situation of a medical appointee to burden of the call, perhaps to someone a foreign mission assignment is different with less fitness and preparation. Foreign from that of a ministerial appointee. For mission service is not for the fainthearted. a minister, a call to foreign mission service If one considers the matchless love so well is more in the nature of a transfer to an illustrated by the magnitude of Christ©s sac other post within the employing organi rifice, and when one allows that love to zation. Upon return to the homeland he flow through his own life, a call to service almost automatically receives another as of needy mankind in a distant land be signment, and upon retirement can expect comes a challenge, a privilege, and an ad sustentation from the denomination and venture for God. Who among us will ex social security from the government. perience the thrill and satisfaction of such The doctor, on the other hand, has to service? liquidate a practice, perhaps dissolve a part nership. Protracted negotiation has a dele terious effect on his practice. Returning The reason why our way is dark, home he may not find employment in the The reason why our eyes are dim, organization. It takes time to build back Too much we watch our erring feet, his practice. There are other specific classi To little faith we have in Him. fications which might be illustrated by the Anonymous 22 THE MINISTRY ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE PRE-CHRISTIAN CENTURIES, by J. A. Thompson A new book that deals with the discoveries that shed light on the exile and resto ration of Judah. It is a brief but good survey of the history of the last six centuries preceding^*-£.,.*,^;n .v the*v,a Christianr-v. **;o« Erair»-o reliable*-aK~Ki~ butx,,<- nontechnical.~~««-~,-K«; I Price»_ __ $1.50*•* * « THE CHURCH FACES THE ISMS, by Arnold B. Rhodes This book deals with many areas of interpretation such as fundamentalism, per fectionism, ecumenism^ dispensationalism, Roman Catholicism, et cetera. 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N THE very heart of Washington, B.C., worship as long as there would be no dan I capital of the United States, stands the ger of scandal or perversion to the faith Supreme Court Building. Greek in design, ful. In a country where the majority are this beautiful marble structure is truly a Catholics, the practice of Protestantism or symbol of the principles for which the na paganism by an inconspicuous minority tion stands "liberty under law" with "com would be neither a source of scandal nor plete separation of church and state." These perversion to the adherents of the true are foundation pillars of the Constitution Faith." Pages 98, 99. But what would be of the United States. the attitude of this dominant group if There is in man a natural tendency to what is referred to as "an inconspicuous try to subject others to himself. "I©m the minority" began to grow rapidly in num king of the castle" is a childish version of bers? It is easy to see that such reasoning this innate desire. One of the sad revela undermines the very principle of personal tions of history is that while men grow liberty. Freedom in one context only is physically from childhood to manhood, so really not freedom at all. Liberty to choose many never completely shed childish ideas. one©s faith, to change one©s faith, and to It is comparatively easy to recognize one©s propagate one©s faith, is a priceless heritage own inalienable rights, but it is more dif for which men and women of earlier gen ficult to grant those same rights to others. erations gave their all, even life itself. Freedom to worship the living God in one©s Separation of church and state is a divine own way, or not to worship at all, is one principle laid down by God and empha of those rights and was so recognized by sized in the teachings of our Lord Himself, the founding fathers of America. And it who said, "Render therefore unto Caesar is interesting to note that the very first the things which are Caesar©s; and unto amendment of the Constitution of the God the things that are God©s." United States declares the principle, which The right to believe what one wants to has made this nation great: believe is important, but the right to prop agate is equally important. But this is de Congress shall make no law respecting an estab lishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise nied by certain leaders of thought today. thereof; pr abridging the freedom of speech, or of For example, Father Eugene K. Culhane, the press; or the right of the people peaceably to managing editor of America, a Roman assemble, and to petition the government for a Catholic journal, after visiting one partic redress of grievances. ular country where persecution of non- More than a century earlier John Milton, Catholics has astounded the free world, is poet and secretary of state under the Crom credited with saying that there would be well government of England, is credited no religious trouble there at all if Protest with saying, "Give me the freedom to know, ants would only obey the law and stop to think, to believe, and to utter freely, making converts. But Protestants, Roman according to conscience, above all liberties." Catholics, Moslems, Jews, Buddhists, or Yes, these are of all liberties the greatest. any other religion, should have the right But in certain areas of earth such liberty is to propagate their faith and make converts. neither understood nor recognized. Even in It is a God-given right and should be recog this land influences are at work that would nized and upheld by the state. Nothing rob us of the freedom so dearly bought. short of this is true freedom. Liberty has In a recent book, Christian Principles been bought at a tremendous price. Rivers and National Problems, Ostheimer and of blood have flowed to gain this freedom. Delaney, the joint authors, declare: "The "I do not agree with what you say but I doctrine of the Church ... is that the would die to give you freedom to say it," State must profess and promote not any declared one great champion of the cause religion, but the one true form of worship of liberty. The rights of minorities and in founded by Christ and continuing today in dividuals must be recognized and main the Catholic Church alone. . . . The non- tained. Only thus can a nation or a church Catholic and the non-baptized should be fulfill her divine purpose. Long live lib permitted to carry on their own form of erty! R. A. A. JANUARY,1959 25 A Life Well Spent

our message by a colporteur, Oliver Thomp son, who invited him to evangelistic meetings conducted by Elder R. A. Underwood. He never went back to law school, but continued to at tend the meetings, teaching the things he heard at the meetings to another group. When he was ready for baptism he brought with him a group of eight with whom he had been studying. That summer he colporteured to earn money, and the fall of 1896 found him enrolled in Bat tle Creek College, where two years later he graduated from the ministerial course. He spent vacation time selling our religious books in Il linois. To assist in meeting his college expenses, he worked in the college bakery, under the direc tion of Miss Florence Martha Hughes. On June 7, 1899, a year after his graduation, they were married by Elder Uriah Smith and together entered on a life of missionary activity. His first years in evangelistic work were spent with Elder Lee S. Wheeler, and together they raised up churches in Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Uniontown, Connellsville, and Washington, Pennsylvania. For nine years he acted as religious liberty secretary of the West Pennsylvania Conference, Life Sketch in addition to his evangelistic work. During these years two children were born to the fam Charles Small Longacre was born December ily, Ethel Elizabeth (now Mrs. Harold Han- 1, 1871, the second of seven children of Henry num) and Clarence Hughes Longacre. The W. and Elizabeth Smull Longacre. His birth greatest sorrow came to the family with the place was a farm near Valley Forge, Pennsyl death of Clarence at the age of two years. vania, a historic region that shaped his inter In 1907 Elder Longacre was called to South ests and ideals throughout his later life. Lancaster, Massachusetts, where he spent six As a boy he led an ^ctive life on the farm, years, first as Bible teacher, then as principal of helping his father tame western horses and tak the academy, where he had the opportunity of ing produce to market. With his mother©s help teaching and training many young men and and encouragement he worked for an educa women who have been leaders in our work here tion, and graduated from Pennsylvania State and in mission lands. Teachers College. In 1913 he received a call from the General While he was principal of the junior high Conference to become secretary of the Religious school in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, and taking Liberty Association. In that work he continued law at night school, his attention was called to until his retirement in 1950. He served as head of the American Temperance Society and was [This is the first time we have published a service of this editor of Liberty, a national journal of reli kind in the columns of this journal. However, Charles S. Longacre was so well known to our workers around the world gious freedom. He wrote several books on reli that we felt we could well share this with our readers. This gion and religious freedom, some of which are service was in many ways a model of sympathy., dignity, and beauty. Among those who took part in this service were C. J. Freedom: Civil and Religious, The Church in Coon, retired president of the Potomac Conference, who read the obituary; R. R. Figuhr, General Conference president, Politics, Religious Liberty and Civil Govern-. who preached the sermon; and J. A. Buckwalter, secretary ment, and Roger Williams-—His Life, Work, of the General Conference Religious Liberty Association, who offered the prayer. EDITORS.] and Ideals.

26 THE MINISTRY He was a three-time winner of Freedom Foun In his Bible classes the sweet dews of heaven dation awards for his papers on religious free descended upon us. His sermons lifted us to the dom. He was cited by Protestants and Other gates of Paradise. And his prayers opened the Americans United for the Separation of Church very throne room of God to us. We all rise up and State for "distinguished service in the cause and call him blessed. of religious liberty." One of the richest experiences of my life Since coming to Takoma Park in 1913 he has was when I was called, some years ago, to the served as pastor or associate pastor of the Ta pastorate of this church, and had the honor koma Park church. He also served on the faculty and privilege of working with him. He always of Washington Missionary College for a time. refreshed my soul with words of courage. To Elder Longacre was a member of the famed visit Brother and Sister Longacre in their home "Flying Squadrons" that helped swing enact was an inspiring occasion. They both were so ment of "dry laws." He joined with William kind and loyal. Jennings Bryan in 1920 in a campaign to lead Brother and Sister Longacre were true lov Michigan people to vote dry and helped to lead ers. During the nearly sixty years of their mar such campaigns in Ohio, Virginia, and Maine. ried life, neither ever spoke a cross or a sharp In 1931 he represented the International word to the other. Their words were always kind Religious Liberty Association in Geneva, Switz and full of love. Is it any wonder that God erland, in opposing a thirteen-month calendar. could so abundantly bless his ministry? As a leader of the opposition, he helped to de He has baptized our youth, married our lov feat the proposal. ers, visited our sick, and buried our dead. He Elder Longacre was an outstanding preacher will be greatly missed by all of us. and lecturer, and a cultured Christian gentle And now he leaves to mourn, his beloved and man. The entire community was enriched by his devoted wife; his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. presence. He was a friend to all. He believed and Mrs. Harold B. Hannum of La Sierra Col in promoting good civil government. His theory lege, Arlington, California; two granddaugh was that if men will not work to get good lead ters, Mrs. Marguerite Hossler, of Ontario, Cali ers, they will surely be ruled by tyrants. fornia, and Betty Hannum of Covina, Califor Elder Longacre took special interest in the nia; one sister, Mary Gable, of Pennsylvania, sick, the poor, and the needy of the community, who is unable, because of illness, to be present regardless of church affiliations. Probably he today; seven nieces and nephews; and a host has visited and prayed with more sick people of true friends. than any other minister in this area. Regardless He leaves a thousand members of this church, of his regular and heavy duties, he took time of which he has been an honored member for to visit the sick every week, bringing heavenly forty-five years. We all feel our loss most keenly. comfort and divine assurance to them. Under Also, he leaves many thousands in many lands his fervent prayers a number of sick persons of earth, whose lives have been blessed by his have received miraculous divine healing. God wide ministry to a world field. We all mourn, blessed Elder Longacre©s prayers of faith. but in the certain hope of a joyful resurrection As a minister and loyal Christian, he has to eternal life when Jesus comes. served his God and his church well. He has been C. J. COON the embodiment of a shepherd©s devotion strong in defense, tender in love. The Sermon And now if I might be indulged for a mo ment of personal reflection: It was fifty-one We are met here today to honor the memory years ago that I became a student under his of a great and good man. There is little that can wise instruction. For four years I sat at the feet be said to add to the luster of the name, Charles of this man of God. He was also the pastor of Longacre. His dedicated life is an eloquent ex the church, and as I listened Sabbath by Sab position of the great truths of the Book of books, bath to his earnest sermons I was thrilled and which he loved so sincerely. inspired to dedicate my life to preaching the Elder Longacre believed in a practical way gospel that saves sinners for heaven. Aside in the pure and undefiled religion of which from the godly influence of my parents, Elder the apostle James writes. He consequently Longacre©s prayers, sermons, and life had more brought to his home the poor and needy, to do in shaping my life than anything else. providing for them out of his meager salary. And, I believe that the other students in his He loved his church and for it sacrificed in a Bible classes could say the same, because most manner reminiscent of our noble Adventist of them entered the ministry. pioneers. JANUARY, 1959 27 Now he has been called to his rest. His Lord As the Saviour moved through the crowd of arid Master has called him from the tasks of this people toward the home of Jairus "there came life to a brief and dreamless sleep and quiet ... some who said, ©Your daughter is dead. Why repose. For our friend and companion, and for trouble the Teacher any further?© " How little all who cherish the hope that he cherished, they understood the divine Teacher©s mission. death has been divested of its dread. The Scrip Jesus said to the father, " ©Do not fear, only be ture declares: "Christ . . . hath abolished death, lieve.© " The same heavenly Teacher encourages and hath brought life and immortality to light us to take this attitude of trust and confidence through the gospel" (2 Tim. 1:10). in our hour of tragedy and grief. "Do not fear," No more comforting and reassuring words He says; "do not become confused; do not give could come to us today than the assurance that way to hopelessness and despair. Only believe; endless death has been abolished. This dreaded only trust in Me. I have the keys to death, I enemy©s rule over the human race has been have power over the grave." broken. The feared foe has been conquered. So, with the anxious father keeping close to Life and immortality have been procured for us Him, Jesus came to the home of Jairus. There and assured to us. This has become an accom "he saw a tumult, and the people weeping and plished fact through the sacrifice of our Lord wailing loudly." Quieting them, He said, " ©The Jesus Christ. child is not dead but sleeping.©" But they thought they knew better. They knew that the thread of earthly life had been broken. So they It is impossible for that man to despair who laughed Him to scorn. Into the chamber of remembers that his Helper is omnipotent. the lifeless maiden our Lord went, taking with Jeremy Taylor. Him the father and the mother and a few chosen ones. Then, quietly taking the little maiden by the hand He spoke simple but mighty We turn to the last book of the Bible and words: " ©Little girl, I say to you, arise.© And note these reassuring words spoken by our immediately the girl got up and walked." Lord: "Fear not, I am the first and the last, and How simple our greatest problems become in the living one; I died, and behold I am alive for the presence of our divine Lord. Truly, He evermore, and I have the keys of Death and hath brought life and immortality to light Hades [the grave]" (Rev. 1:17, 18, R.S.V.). through the gospel. The keys of all the unopened graves of all One of our great Christian poets who knew time are in the hands of Him who loved us and so well the never-failing comfort that comes gave Himself for us. Our future eternal destiny from trusting the Lord, expressed this thought is not now in the power of our archfoe, but in beautifully in the following words of faith and the control of our blessed Lord and Saviour. resignation: The hands that bear the imprint of the nails I long for household voices gone, hold the keys. We need no longer fear. Fear For vanished smiles I long, and foreboding can now be banished. Hearts But God hath led my dear ones on, can be filled with hope and peace. And He can do no wrong. This great and wonderful fact our Lord sought to make realistic for us when He was I know not what the future hath Of marvel or surprise, here upon the earth. He endeavored to lead us Assured alone that life and death to see that death is but a brief period of undis His mercy underlies. turbed rest, of guarded sleep for God©s chil dren. The psalmist grasped the great truth and sang, "He giveth his beloved sleep." Jesus, I know not where His islands lift speaking of Lazarus who had been in the grave Their fronded palms in air; for four days, said, "Our friend Lazarus sleep- I only know I cannot drift Beyond His love and care. eth." Thus He demonstrated that He had di vested death of its power. JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. One day while Jesus was carrying on His Our friend and beloved companion, Charles work of teaching and aiding the stricken, a man Longacre, had just such an abiding and sus named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came taining trust in God. Often he spoke of it with to Him "and besought him, saying, ©My little deepest sincerity. Those close to him know how daughter is at the point of death. Come and he strove to exalt God and honor Him in whom lay your hands on her, so that she may be made he trusted so fully. well, and live.© And he went with him." Often, on occasions such as this, Elder Long- 28 THE MINISTRY acre was called to comfort those who mourned. He was dedicated to the service of his fellow He sought to introduce the grief-stricken ones men. His wholehearted espousal of great hu to his own beloved heavenly Shepherd, and he manitarian causes gives ample evidence of this. would read to them the beautiful shepherd He believed in supporting loyally the govern psalm: ment under which he lived. This he considered The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. his Christian duty. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: One who worked closely with him for years He leadeth me beside the still waters. says: He restoreth my soul: "In twenty-four years of close association He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for we have been continually impressed with his un his name©s sake. bounded good nature. . . . When contending Yea, though I walk through the valley of the for what he believed to be right, he stood like a shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for rock, but always in every discussion he wore a thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me (Ps. 23:1-4). little smile that showed he bore no ill will to ward those who opposed him." This was another Today we comfort our hearts with these words. sign of his greatness. Charles Longacre lived a long life four Another who knew him testifies: score and six years. But length of life alone is "His unhesitating courage countenanced no not the measure of one©s greatness or use fulness. He had a zest for life and living. He was ac I find the doing of the will of God leaves tive, interested in all that went on about him. me no time for disputing about His plans. This, by itself, may but indicate a reserve of G. Macdonald. physical force and accompanying curiosity. He was a student, a wide reader, a writer, one often called upon to speak publicly in de defeat. His crystal-clear logic, his fearless at fense of great principles. However, these by tacks knowing he was right made him a themselves do not assure one a place among successful crusader for religious liberty. Rarely, the truly great. But here was a man who had if ever, had government committee council dedicated his life to a great cause, whose love of rooms resounded to more logical, more fervent, life and whose purpose in living, whose writing, more impassioned appeals for the maintenance reading, and public speaking were all dedicated of religious freedom in America. And those to God and to the service of his fellow men. appeals bore fruit. I marveled at his complete For more than three decades he was in the command of the subject and his ready answers forefront of the battle for religious freedom, to every question asked by members of the com contending that God made man free to worship mittees." his Maker when and as his conscience dictates. In the passing of Charles Longacre, the church To many thousands around the world the has lost a valiant and dedicated leader. In the name Longacre is synonymous with the battle Takoma Park church he was an active elder for religious freedom. for forty-four years, giving invaluable service. He ever taught the valuable lesson that in We shall miss seeing this buoyant and coura the home as well as in the state, a person should geous man walking in and out among us. respect the honest ideas and convictions of all The community has lost one of its outstand who differ with him. ing and loyal citizens. It, too, shall keenly feel He was also an outstanding champion in the loss. the noble cause of temperance, maintaining We shall ever cherish the inspiring example that we have no right to deface our bodies, of devotion to God©s great cause that he has which are the handiwork of God, nor endanger left us. the lives and happiness of others through the Charles Longacre was a sincere Christian, use of anything that debases the soul and body an ordained minister in his beloved church, and unfits one to properly exercise his God- a champion of worthy causes, a loyal citizen in given powers. his community. In summing up the dedicated life of this re We would not close these remarks without spected friend of all of us, we can say: pointing to the hope that Elder Longacre ever He was, first of all, a Christian, a devoted and cherished his Lord©s soon return to this earth loyal follower of his God. To the cause of God in power and glory. To this event of surpassing he remained consecrated to the very last mo importance, he ever looked. He often brought ment of his life. the following assurance to the grief-stricken: JANUARY,1959 29 Gems From Wesley others to do, and for what the memory of his life will continue to do in the lives of those who I follow my Bible in all things, both great carry on. Nobly he lived and serenely he passed and small. to his rest in simple faith in Thee. We praise My only rule for doing a thing is plain Thee that we need not sorrow as those who Scripture. have no hope, and that we may gather new I try every church and every doctrine by the courage from the testimony of our brother©s Bible. life. I am determined to do the work of Him We thank Thee that Jesus, and not death, has that sent me. won the victory, and that our loved one and I love the truth wherever I find it. friend will awake in our Lord©s likeness. How While we do live, let us live in earnest. wonderful to know that his God walked with I feel and grieve, but fret at nothing. him into the shadows that he might walk with We have need to use all the common sense his God in the sunrise of the glorious resur that God has given us. rection day. Lord, hasten that hour when the morn of eternity shall rise on the gloom, and the night of death and sorrow shall be no more. We are so thankful, Lord, that at the bedside But I would not have you to be ignorant, breth of death we need only say good night and not ren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sor good-by. So we pay our tribute to a noble row not, even as others which have no hope. . . . life at rest, and simply say, "Good night, be For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven loved, sleep on and take thy rest." We will say with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and good morning on the resurrection day which with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ is almost here! In the precious name of Jesus shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, Christ, our Lord. Amen. to meet the Lord in the©air: and so shall we ever be J. A. BUCKWALTER with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words (1 Thess. 4:13-18). So we bid our friend, our companion, our loved one, farewell, and we keep "looking for The Beatitudes of the Evangelist that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" Blessed is the man who hath a burden for (Titus 2:13). R. R. FIGUHR souls, for he shall be fruitful. Blessed is the man who knoweth his limita tions and dependeth upon the Lord, for he shall Prayer be strengthened. Blessed is the man who doth faithfully pre Our Father and our God, we thank Thee for pare his sermons, for he shall speak with Thy infinite love and tender compassion, for authority. Thy great understanding heart, and for the as Blessed is the man who hath prayed earnestly surance that everything works together for before preaching, for he shall have power. good to all who love and serve Thee. Thou hast Blessed is the man who maketh the Saviour been the dwelling place of the people of God in the center of his sermons, for he shall win all generations, and now we, too, seek our souls. strength from Thee, for Thou art the resur rection and the life. O Thou who healeth the .Blessed is the man who sticketh to his sub broken in heart, whose grace alone is sufficient ject, for the people shall rejoice in knowing for every human emergency, sustain these loved of what he speaketh. ones who mourn with an unfaltering trust in Blessed is the man who meeteth opposition Thee, and bind up in Thy tender mercy their in the spirit of the Master, for he shall come wounds of sorrow. off victor. We thank Thee for the character of our dear Blessed is the man who can preach without brother; for his long years of service as a great flaying other denominations, for he shall have champion of liberty; for his indomitable cour the respect of the public. age, his tenacity of purpose, his dedication of Blessed is the man who knoweth when to life. We thank Thee for what he did for Thy sit down, and doeth it, for great shall be his cause and for his country, for what he inspired reward in appreciation.

30 THE MINISTRY SHEPHERDESS-Her Vital Partnership

Where Shall the Minister Locate? LOUISE C. KLEUSER

HE January, 1958, New Christian Advocate ministerial parents, in love and with kindly T discussed some ministerial housing prob persuasion, teach their children these respon lems in an article under the title "For Mrs. sibilities while they are still young. Preacher," signed by "Martha." These are of This would apply especially when the minis more than Methodist concern; some of them ter©s family lives in rented quarters. True, chil find their counterpart in Adventism. Granted dren must have play space for developing sound that the Methodist parsonage plan has not been minds and strong muscles, but that does not adopted in our ranks; but other housing prob allow for the destroying of property the family lems discussed by "Martha" in her church jour rents or owns. To ride his bicycle over a neigh nal have become the business of Adventist con bor©s prized lawn may be an act of thoughtless ference officials when calling new workers into ness until it is brought to the child©s attention; their fields. but good public relations are not fostered by As a denomination we have good reasons such inconsiderate conduct. On this point young for remaining conservative in our way of life. children are not the only offenders, for adults The very nature of the lofty message we pro are also apt to become involved. The minister claim induces us to harmonize our ministerial should lead out in building up a good com homes with the faith we live. But those who ob munity spirit, and here again Adventists can serve us also analyze our attitudes as well as our well be in the lead. preaching. It is never timely to refer to our We would suggest a few practical points for "missionary wages" while making excuses for discussion at the next Shepherdess meeting. what we lack in our homes. We may do well When these questions are assigned to capable to heed John the Baptist©s counsel to the sol speakers who will have time to prepare inter diers of his day to be content with their wages. esting points for the shepherdess, the meeting The Adventist ministerial home should be an will bring new courage to all, and especially to example for the community, but not necessarily younger workers. The sound suggestions of a in its up-to-date improvements or the best in conference official on such matters as renting household gadgets. It is better characterized and buying property, automobiles, et cetera, by its attractiveness despite its simplicity, and will be appreciated by the workers. The extra its cleanliness and neatness. It is the spirit of its car for the family who cannot afford it is a point occupants that draws guests and neighbors of extravagance. But added to this is the re within its sheltering walls. While Adventist sponsibility of transporting children to and workers have always considered themselves from church school. Here caution becomes temporary occupants of their earthly abodes, conference business. there is no excuse for neglecting their appear Discussions: ance and upkeep. Although our Adventist ministers© children 1. What to do when places to rent are scarce are usually well trained in obedience and cour or undesirable for the minister©s family. Find tesy, they are nevertheless quite human. But ing play space for the children. when these children are careless with another©s 2. Locating adjacent to the church school property, the offense becomes far more grave and within easy access to the churches the min than among a less privileged group. It is right ister must pastor. Avoiding the maintenance that parents give constant thought to the price of two family automobiles. they must pay for their leadership. While the 3. Training the children to take care of the idea does not seem to fit into the thinking of family property, also the property of the land some Christians today, it is still proper that lord and the neighbors. JANUARY, 1959 31 PULPIT - Pointers for Preachers

Dialects and You

M. CAROL HETZELL Assistant Secretary, General Conference Bureau of Public Relations

RECENT news release describing mission that description applied to you? Would it tend A activities in New Guinea bemoaned the to make you wish to become an "insider"? problems of language barriers throughout that There are other pitfalls. Here are some sug far-from-civilized land. Practically every village, gestions for laundering your vocabulary. You every tribe, has its own tongue. Furthermore, will probably think of more soiled spots that no tribe cares particularly about being able to need attention. Give them like treatment. make itself understood by any other tribe. The people trust in a quick spear and a strong right When Speaking to Non-Adventists, arm for understanding. And, frankly, the un Never Use Say Instead derstanding developed by this approach is not too pleasant. Brother or Sister Mr., Mrs., or Miss So-and- So-and-so In China, scores of dialects tend to delay so progress and could well be pointed to as one Brethren or sis our men or women, or explanation for the condition in which that ters members proud and ancient country finds herself today. Bible worker Bible instructor At the Tower of Babel work ceased when un foreign missions overseas missions derstanding among the workmen was made im outsider non-Adventist, or a person possible by a confusion of tongues. The world of another faith, friends has never really gotten straightened out since! in the community All of which points up the importance of our, we, us (in they, he, she, etc. making oneself understood by those about him, press releases) those to whom he wishes to present a message. rest in the blessed died, passed to his rest Are Seventh-day Adventists having any trou hope ble with dialects? Are we using terms that may not be understood by our non-Adventist friends? SDA (abbrevia Abbreviate by saying Ad tion) Many of the phrases we use have become a sort ventist, never just the of family dialect. They are understood by our initials. own Adventist "tribe," but they fail to leap the sect denomination, church mental synapses of others. Some of them have Spirit of prophecy writings of Ellen G. White, even become so badly worn from overuse that an early Adventist leader they are completely frayed, and rather than third angel©s mes (not understood by pub painting the lovely word picture for which the sage lic) speaker or writer reaches, they simply tend to reverend pastor, minister; when no annoy. other term applies, say A bit of introspection might prove valuable. elder How do we speak or write to the non-Adventist public? Nothing in our vocabulary should hint Caution should be observed in the use of the at any exclusiveness on our part. A first-class following terms, which are acceptable but may example of a word that should be completely need some special treatment or explanation: banished at all times for this very reason is the colporteur Literature evangelist is pre word "outsider." How would you like to have ferred. THE MINISTRY Boreas Society Health and Welfare Soci Ingathering cam World Missions Appeal is ety is coming to be the paign preferred. preferred term. Dorcas Missionary Volun Be sure this is identified as Society is a term that teers a young people©s society. may require explanation. conference or un After using, it would be secretary (depart Departmental secretaries ion well somewhere in the mental) of the conference, union, story to refer to territory or General Conference included. might better be referred Seventh-day Ad: Be sure to type this way; to as directors. ventist not with a capital D.

BIBLE INSTRUCTOR

Where Do We Find Our Bible Instructors? LOUISE C. ELEUSER

ISS MARY WALSH hardly needs an intro we have guided these young people to our M duction to the North American Bible in schools we should make certain they maintain structors. She is one of our most experienced a vision of the Bible work. Conference lead evangelistic workers, and her article on page 34 ers, pastors, and Bible instructors do well not conveys a practical message to our Bible in to leave this guidance and supervision entirely structors around the world. Having a back with college faculties, for there is danger of ground of Catholicism, Miss Walsh is aware of other professions crowding in and luring the the need of training laymen to meet intelli worker in training from his original plan. The gently doctrinal queries along these lines. Her development of a symmetrical work, a work article will bring the Bible instructors in all providing for all the gifts of the church, should lands a new consciousness that pastors and Bi be the burden of our educational institutions. ble instructors have the responsibility of train Therefore, while bringing new converts into ing lay talent as helpers. the faith, let us also take our Bible work con Although Bible instructors are usually kept scientiously, guiding others into the ministry more than busy looking after the interested of personal evangelism. This is God©s sugges ones, occasionally, during the year, any such tion for building a strong Bible work in our worker will find time to impart to teachable ranks. laymen the secret of her own skills. It is gratify We close with a few suggestions for finding ing to know that church training classes, prop new recruits for the profession: erly led and conducted according to our pattern 1. Let every Bible instructor make certain of public evangelism, become the means of dis that she herself enthusiastically enlists new tal covering new talent. While trained lay workers ent. usually find their place in church evangelism, 2. Periodically, conduct church training according to Spirit of prophecy counsel God classes to develop lay Bible instructors. will point out new talent for conference Bible 3. Choose promising young people from work. This should be so if our ranks are to be these training groups and guide them to our replenished. schools for formal education. Adventism today A Bible instructor is the first base for guid must have intelligent, trained workers. ing new recruits into the profession. All young 4. Inspire the youth in our colleges to dedi people aspiring to enter our work today need cate themselves to personal evangelism. In ev training in our denominational schools, and ery college area, progressive field Bible instruc the Bible work is no exception. Then when tors should be frequent guests at these ins©itu- JANUARY, 1959 tions. They will bring fresh inspiration from When every Bible instructor lifts her vision their field experiences. Glamourize your Bible and seeks to build up her profession, the cause work, and fraternize with the young people in will not be embarrassed by an inadequate sup your union, keeping them headed right. ply of workers. Our churches will then train 5. Also encourage young men whom God laymen for their home needs, and also send is calling into personal evangelism to prepare youth on to our schools to be trained for con for conference Bible work. ference Bible work.

Hawaiian Laymen Train for Bible Work

MARY E. WALSH Bible Instructor, Pacific Union Conference

HEN D. L. Olsen, Pacific Union Confer tion is not on the presentation he will not be Wence home missionary secretary, and I ar able to grasp the subject to the extent of ap rived in the Hawaiian Islands, we entered into plying it to his own heart. a busy program following the appointments Presenting the Subject. The instructor of prepared by the local secretary, L. E. Davidson. truth must be well prepared with a thorough My part was to teach the laymen how to pre knowledge of his subject. He must ever keep pare the way for the Bible reading, how to meet the objective of soul winning in mind. He loves the doctrinal questions that arise, and how to people and yearns to see them saved in Christ©s avoid interruptions. We devoted considerable soon-coming kingdom. time to the subject of how to study with our The teacher should be a great Bible student. Catholic friends. Wherever we presented our in But here again, even knowledge of his topic struction we found our members eager to learn would not qualify him as a good teacher, for the technique of instructing their unconverted the art of presentation must be mastered. If relatives and friends. Here is a brief summary the subject is poorly presented it dulls the edge of the subject matter covered in these classes: of desire for continued studies. So the subject The Teacher Himself. Preparation of heart matter, its organization, and its presentation is of primary importance. The teacher must be are all of vital importance. vitalized by the message he is to present, and What to Expect of the Student. Many with the love of truth must first be kindled in the whom we study have never learned to know the heart of his student if the message is to be ef Scriptures, and topical Bible study is foreign fective. to them. Their powers of mind and heart are Teaching is an art that must be learned and latent and need the awakening touch of the practiced like every other art. To be a good Holy Spirit through the Word. The teacher teacher one must possess the qualities of the of truth may expect definite changes in the divine Teacher. The teacher must also have a spiritual life of his student. Where the student knowledge of his pupil. Aided by the Holy sincerely desires to learn what the Bible teaches, Spirit and by sympathetic observation, he may the joy of discovering truth will be evident. understand the person with whom he will be The following points were methodically dis dealing. cussed in our instruction: The purpose of the We all need to study character and manner that study, its subject matter, its organization, se we may know how to deal judiciously with different quence of facts, manner of presentation, grip minds, that we may use our best endeavors to help ping and holding the interest, and securing the them to a correct understanding of the word o£ God decision to follow its instruction. and to a true Christian life. Testimonies, vol. 4, Because of the many converts from Roman p. 69. Catholicism in our Hawaiian churches there It is not enough for the teacher to be intelli was a deep interest in learning not only how to gent on subject matter and to be able to present approach the Catholic mind but also how to it in an interesting way. If the student©s atten- deal with the dogmas of the Roman Catholic 34 THE MINISTRY Church in the light of the Scriptures. All this argument, and in answering such questions must be done tactfully, patiently, and thor as, What is meant by "absent from the body, oughly. In one of the island churches we found and to be present with the Lord," "the min that 50 per cent of the membership had Roman istration of death," "baptized for the dead," Catholic background. "Christ . . . preached unto the spirits in We instructed the laymen to ascertain how prison," et cetera? Fortifying our laymen in those present came into the message. By far this way strengthens their own Christian expe the majority had embraced Adventism through rience and provides them with courage to personal contact with a lay member, a fact that stand their ground when opposition arises. emphasizes the great potentialities of our lay One of our office secretaries in Honolulu people when they are instructed in this way. writes about having worked with her "one soul Personally, I realized again my privilege in for 1958." Her joy is beyond bounds, for last being able to devote my instruction to the lay Sabbath her precious student was baptized. She men in our churches. It is a rewarding service, is now working for a second interested person for many of them are endowed with the soul- and is enlisting her new convert to help her winning gift. All who attended these classes in win another soul. There is indeed no joy equal doctrinal soul winning were anxious to use to that of winning a soul to Jesus and His mes their newly acquired skills in missionary serv sage. As we enlighten and inspire others in ice. Among them were many young people, the message it reacts upon our own hearts. and also some with physical handicaps. When all our believers will unite their efforts In the Honolulu area several churches com with those of the ministers and church officers bined so that they could be instructed together. in soul winning, then the work of God will be After presenting a topic we allowed time for brought to a finish. The church should pray questions. It was obvious that our believers and work for a realization of the latter rain, for were interested in learning to meet doctrinal it is long overdue.

Inspiring Books for 1959 Reading

EW things have brought as much joy to our The Reading Course is something no worker Fministers around the world as the reactiva can afford to miss, however experienced or in tion of the Ministerial Reading Course. This experienced he may be. The great apostle said, was done by action of the recent Autumn Coun "Give attendance to reading." It is not hard cil. Your Association Advisory Committee was for a congregation to discover whether the therefore called to make choice of the volumes preacher reads good books. Our speech always for 1959. This committee is happy to recom betrays us. mend the selection to our readers, feeling con Here is what your Association officers say fident that these books will be well received by about the books selected: all. Each book is different in its content and appeal, and taken together these volumes will Teed My Sheep, H. M. S. Richards, Review and be of practical value to every individual worker, Herald Publishing Association, Washington, D.C., whatever his particular position in the organ 446 pages. ization. We all wish we could have been there, but Included in this group is a book on the as this was impossible we now have the privilege preaching of the Word, and another on more of attending The H. M. S. Richards Lectureship effective church management. One selection on Preaching by way of the 446-page book en deals with apologetics and world religions, and titled Feed My Sheep. for the first time we have chosen a volume on In 1957 the Columbia Union Conference and meeting the challenge of narcotics and alcohol Washington Missionary College invited H. M. S. ism. Then, to help us build and get the most Richards of the Voice of Prophecy to present out of our libraries a unique library handbook a series of studies on pastoral preaching for has been added. We have noted a growing in the inspiration, guidance, and edification of the terest in, and demand for, up-to-date works on ministry. So successful was this first series of archeology. A small but informative and inspir lectures that it was established as an annual ing volume in this area is included. project under the title The H. M. S. Richards JANUARY,1959 35 Lectureship on Preaching. Each ensuing year tions or groups that can be thus classified. For men of experience will be invited to fill this instance, in the section dealing with Adventism, lectureship, following to some extent the pat Seventh-day Adventists are listed along with tern of the Yale Lectures. others who hold the doctrine of the near advent The book Feed My Sheep chosen as one of of our Lord. We may not care to be thus classi the volumes of the 1959 Ministerial Reading fied, yet it does reveal that the authors are Course presents the lectures just as H. M. S. endeavoring to handle the question objectively. Richards gave them in this initial series. The Each section has its own bibliography, 27 au content is priceless and comes out of a lifetime thors being listed as reference sources in the of evangelistic and pastoral experience. It was area of Adventism, and 24 at the end of the transcribed from tape recordings and retains section on Roman Catholicism. all the warmth and charm of the author©s in Here is something our readers around the imitable style. world will value. It is factual, up to date, and All that goes to make up the preacher and scholarly. We are using it in our Theological his message is dealt with in a practical way, such Seminary as a textbook in our course on apolo as proof of his calling, his preparation, his per getics. Part four of the book deals with isms sonality problems, his public relations, his pri predominantly cultural, such as Fascism, Com vate study, his pulpit presentations, and his munism, racism, naturalism, modernism, secu power with God and man. H. M. S. Richards larism, et cetera. sheds much light on the common problems of No book that has come to our attention pastoral work, drawing from the response to covers these areas so concisely and factually as a questionnaire he prepared and sent out to The Church Faces the Isms. There are one or Adventist ministers in every part of the country. two spots where we will not feel in complete He draws illustrations from a wide personal ex agreement with the authors, but taken as a perience and a wealth of reading in the field whole this book is truly valuable. When it of biographical histories and homiletics. comes to our own denominational history and His kindly criticisms come out of acute ob objectives, the authors are clear and factual. servation of why men and methods fail, and For instance, they state unequivocally that we why other men and procedures succeed. As a as a people are evangelical in our theology, stimulus to every worker for a rededication of believing "that salvation comes through the the life to God©s program on earth, this book grace of God and not through human merit," is without question the best in its field. All will and that while "Saturday observance stands appreciate the choice of Feed My Sheep in the out uniquely" in our practice and Christianity, 1959 Ministerial Reading Course. yet "Seventh-day Adventist leaders indignantly repudiate the charge of legalism." We commend this book to our thoughtful The Church Faces the Isms, edited by Arnold B. readers, feeling confident that it will not only Rhodes, Abingdon Press, New York, 1958, 305 be appreciated as reading, but will supply much- pages. needed knowledge to aid our ministry in meet An informative volume that treats the sub ing these real issues. A review of this volume ject fairly. The purpose of this book is clearly appeared in the September issue of THE MIN stated in the preface, where the authors empha ISTRY. size that their theology "is neither narrow nor flat." They recognize that there are contro Archaeology and the Pre-Christian Centuries, J. A. versial issues and that in matters of theology Thompson, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Com "it is inevitable that able men will sometimes pany, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1958, 139 pages. disagree." But they do not follow the well- beaten path of detractors whose methods of Archeology is a vast and entrancing subject, attack upon groups that disagree with what is and it is a rare thing to find an authoritative sometimes called "main-line Protestantism" book in this field so condensed and yet so full leave much to be desired. Instead, these authors of vital facts. The author of Archaeology and handle each section in a scholarly, kind, and the Pre-Christian Centuries is an Australasian Christian way. by birth and education, but his work has taken The book deals with many areas of interpre him abroad where he has established a reputa tation, such as fundamentalism, perfectionism, tion among leading archeologists. Dr. S. H. ecumenism, dispensationalism, Roman Catholi Horn, head of the Department of Archeology cism, et cetera. Within these general areas of in our own Theological Seminary, gives an ex thought are a number of different denomina- cellent recommendation of Dr. Thompson©s 36 THE MINISTRY work, and believes that this volume is a valua reason Dr. Leach has produced this volume, ble inclusion in the 1959 book club. He says: which could be called a "compendium of knowl "The author, lecturer in Old Testament edge relating to the work of the church." studies in the Baptist Theological College of After thirty years as editor of Church Man New South Wales, Australia, is a man known agement magazine, as author of a score of among archeologists since his participation in books on various phases of church administra the excavations on New Testament Jericho and tion, and acting as counselor to churches of Dibon. Furthermore, his first little book, Ar all denominations around the world, he has chaeology and the Old Testament, published summed up his total experiences in this 500- in 1957, showed him to be a balanced and well- page book covering twenty-seven rich chapter informed scholar. subjects, with more than 500 separate index "His new book reaches the standard set by headings. Most of the diverse activities, both his first work. It deals with the archeological dis religious and secular, normally engaged in by coveries that shed light on the exile and resto the church, are covered. ration of Judah, and on the intertestamental Not only will this book benefit the minister, period, of which the average minister knows evangelist, and pastor, but it will be of value little. Thompson skillfully connects the find to the church-board chairman and board mem ings of archeology with the historical events bers, building-committee men, teachers in the and persons treated, and presents a brief but Sabbath school, choir leaders, youth workers, good survey of the history of the last six cen and indeed all who are active in the ministry turies preceding the Christian Era. His book, of a composite church program. The themes written for the average student of the Bible, are presented in an interest-holding style with is reliable but nontechnical. For those who many illustrations of practical experience. want to pursue more deeply certain phases of One will find among its subjects sound coun the subjects discussed, footnotes and literature sel on how to set up the building committee, references are provided. This inexpensive little retain an architect, organize a fund-raising book can certainly be highly recommended as program, and plan the church edifice so as to an introduction to the history of the intertesta meet the needs of the congregation. For the mental period." minister©s personal profit there are chapters Although the particular period with which that aid him in his executive functions, his the author deals is not as well known to our code of ethics and etiquette, his public rela readers generally as some others, its importance tions, office operations, pastoral work, weddings, is becoming more and more recognized by funerals, music, Sabbath-school activities, wor scholars. Few books that we have read seem to ship services, and evangelism. The information say so much in so few pages. Here is an excel is specific and documented, not just sweeping lent source of sermon and classroom material. generalities. It is also a book that our lay members will It is true that our Seventh-day Adventist read with real appreciation. The old saying, church buildings are somewhat different from "The best things are wrapped up in small those of many Protestant churches; nevertheless parcels," is certainly true of this volume. Every these sections are covered with such a broad worker will read and study it with profit. scope and are so practical in their application that, with caution, much can be gleaned that will enhance our own edifices and make for a Handbook of Church Management, William H. more worshipful service. Leach, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Not only will this Handbook of Church Jersey, 1958, 504 pages. Management be of rich value to the minister If this cyclopedic guide to all services of personally in furnishing the answers to a multi church organization and operation had been tude of unsolved questions, but it would be in existence when I began my ministry some wise to consider the value of having this source years ago, I would certainly have had it in my book in the library of the laymen who serve library. as leaders of the church. Is it possible that a church could fail to reach its potential because of a weakness in church management? We are made aware, in the first Really Living—Bibliography, Copyright 1958 by chapter of this book, that this is possible and Narcotics Education, Inc., 191 pages. we realize how wasteful we have been how Here is a classic in its field, worthy of a much more might have been accomplished place in every minister©s library. It is more with better church administration. For this than a scathing denunciation of the alcoholic

JANUARY, 1959 37 and narcotic forces; it deals mainly with the of one©s own library is worth the price of the larger problems of cause and cure. Each of its book many times over. Another chapter deals coauthors is an authority in his field. Andrew C. with where to find sources, and this is wonder Ivy, Ph.D., LL.D., is professor of physiology fully helpful. Whether the minister is working and head of the department of clinical science, in a large city or in some faraway rural area, University of Illinois College of Medicine, and this book will be found to be intensely practi is a world authority in this field. Edward J. cal, factual, and interesting. McGoldrick, Jr., director of Bridge House of Your book selection committee recommends Alcoholic Therapy, Department of Welfare, it most heartily, feeling assured that our readers New York City, has had the distinction of deal around the world will find in it suggestions ing with more than five thousand alcoholics and plans that will lead to greater efficiency in over a period of twelve years. all areas of their ministry. Daniel Carlsen, founder of Narcotics Anon ymous, an addict himself for twenty-five years, found the way back through a religious ex perience. His firsthand knowledge of the prob Missionary Contacts at Washington lem gives vitality to his analysis. Upton Sinclair, brilliant author, J. E. Webb, Sanitarium developer of the Webb City Drug Store, and K. S. CROFOOT, Chaplain Dr. Gilbert Geis of the department of sociol ogy, Los Angeles State College, add their il and luminating articles to make Really Living a BESS NINAJ, Assistant Chaplain treasure house of authoritative comment. Copy righted in 1958, this is a source book of up-to- UR sanitariums have been presented to me date statistical data. Nor have any of the auth O as most efficient mediums for the promo ors succumbed to the "modern view" of alco tion "of the gospel message. . . . The conversion hol and narcotic consumption in "moderation." of souls is the one great object to be sought for To quote Dr. Ivy: "There is only one outstand in our medical institutions. It is for this that ing and unequivocal fact regarding this matter, these institutions are established." Evange and that is: The only way not to become a lism, pp. 536, 537. We are always made glad heavy or addicted drinker or not to suffer from when these words are fulfilled as a result of the alcoholism in any of its forms is to abstain." efforts of the staff of Washington Sanitarium. Really Living is a must for the minister who is Our business office keeps a file of letters of called to meet the challenge of the present appreciation from former patients. Once in a intemperate generation. while a letter of appreciation is shared with us in the chaplain©s office. Here are excerpts from two or three: Minister's Library Handbook, Jay Smith, W. A. "I have been in other hospitals but was never Wilde Company, Boston, Mass., 1958, 148 pages. treated so well and with so much personal feel The minister is naturally a man of books, so ing as I was at the Washington Sanitarium. I©ll this handbook will come as a valuable guide in never forget your kindness. God bless you all." the selection and organization of the volumes "In every detail of the management of your that comprise his library. Actually the minister©s hospital I could see the guiding hand of a fine library is in many ways an index of his life. It Christian administration. I would like to com is not the number of books one possesses but mend also the fine nurses so dedicated to their rather their quality, and whether the minister work. Especially helpful are your chaplains© knows and can rightly evaluate their contents, services, and that of the nurses who join with that means so much to his success. you in prayer to seek divine blessing. This to me Here is a book, Minister's Library Handbook, was the most comforting service of all. May the that will be of value to veteran and ministerial Lord bless your fine institution and every mem intern alike. The author states in a clear yet ber connected therewith. Sincerely yours." comprehensive way the factors that lead to suc NOTE. Seventh-day Adventist health institutions have been cess as a student and a minister of the Word. raised up by divine instruction. Their purpose is to proclaim Among the many books that have attempted to set forth these principles we regard this . ^ of the chaplain©s report presented at a recent biennial session. work, though small in comparison with others, In a very practical way this report reveals the wonderful as the best. providences in the sanitariums© mission. God©s ^challenge to all who work in these God-appointed health institutions is to The section dealing with the organization meet His purpose for their existence. EDITORS. THE MINISTRY HEALTH INSTRUCTION

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After she graduated she came to Takoma follow up interested patients after they leave Park for two reasons: (1) She felt that she had the institution. These include: to break the news of her desire to be a mission ary nurse gently to her parents; and (2) she 1. Personal visits in their homes. wanted to test herself to see how she would fit 2. Bible studies in their homes. into an environment of another religious faith. 3. Bible studies by appointment at the sani tarium. One of the first contacts she had at the sani 4. Referring them to pastors and/or to the tarium was with a patient who was then taking Bible instructor in the area where they Bible studies (she has since been baptized). In live. their very first conversation this nurse told the 5. Correspondence courses. patient that she was mistaken if she thought 6. Contact by correspondence or telephone. that Adventist teaching was right and that she 7. Another active method of follow-up evan would prove it to her from the Bible. She gelism is by means of the literature which showed her Matthew 22:37-39, where Jesus said both the Sanitarium church and the sani that the only two commandments were love to tarium so generously provide. God and love to man. This type of conversation continued for several days until the nurse was Many of our interested patients are sent sub contacted. Several lengthy Bible discussions en scriptions for Life and Health, These Times, sued. After each discussion this nurse stayed up Signs of the Times, Listen, or Liberty, depend for hours studying her Bible after coming off ing upon the degree and type of interest. At the duty. Once she studied all night trying to prove end of the year another contact is made by from the Bible that her beliefs were correct. sending them the Morning Watch Calendar. The next day she came to see the patient with These are sent not only to interested patients an armload of books and the two of them came but to those who have been baptized. to the office of the Bible instructor. There the To illustrate what can be accomplished by nurse brought up every objection she could these combined methods we mention these in think of or had read from books. Each point cidents: was carefully discussed. Before she left for her A graduate nurse was a patient about ten home she was given a number of our books, the years ago, and during the six weeks she was here address of our local church, and an enrollment she was given Bible studies. After she left she card for the Voice of Prophecy Bible Corre was sent the Signs of the Times and Life and spondence Course. She went to church, took the Health. At the beginning of each year she was Bible course, diligently studied her Bible by sent a Morning Watch Calendar. She was also herself, wrote freely to our Bible instructor visited a number of times, and she studied the about her studies, and continued her question Voice of Prophecy Bible Correspondence ing. As Bible answers were given to her ques Course. Last November she was ill again and tions she readily accepted them. went to Lynchburg, Virginia, to stay with her She was accepted into church fellowship in family, hoping that she could regain her health. our Durham, North Carolina, church. When she saw that she was making no improve The Lord is using her in behalf of other ment, she asked that she be brought to the souls. She has had to cope with great opposition Washington Sanitarium. While she was here in her home, but in spite of this her younger she requested a review of the Bible studies she sister and her boy friend have become inter had previously received. Also she began watch- ested and are regularly attending Missionary irig the It Is Written telecast. 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When Did Satan's Fall Occur?

ROBERT L. ODOM Editor of the "Index to the Writings of Ellen G. White"

ERE is a question asked by many. Did Sa makes some interesting statements bearing on H tan's apostasy and expulsion from heaven this subject, some of which read like a para take place before our world was created? The phrase of the well-known Scriptures cited Scriptures do not reveal too much on this point, above. She says: but sufficient is stated to enable us to get an an Satan was once an honored angel in heaven, next swer. to Christ. . . . But when God said to His Son, "Let The duration of man's primeval state of in- us make man in our image," Satan was jealous of nocency was evidently very brief, for in Gen Jesus. He wished to be consulted concerning the formation of man, and because he was not, he was esis 5:3 we read, that "Adam lived an hundred filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. He desired and thirty years, and begat a son . . . and called to receive the highest honors in heaven next to God. his name Seth." Of the birth of this child we Until this time all heaven had been in order, har read that Eve "bare a son, and called his name mony, and perfect subjection to the government of Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me an God.—Early Writings, p. 145. other seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew" Before the fall of Satan, the Father consulted His (Gen. 4:25). Two things stand out clearly: (1) Son in regard to the formation of man. They pur Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born, posed to make this world, and create beasts and and (2) Seth was born after Cain had slain living things upon it, and to make man in the Abel. image of God, to reign as a ruling monarch over every living thing which God should create. When Cain and Abel had already reached the age of Satan learned the purpose of God, he was envious accountability when they brought the offerings at Christ, and jealous because the Father had not in worship to God. Their actual age is not re consulted him in regard to the creation of man. . . . corded, but they had become adults of respon The envy and jealousy of Satan increased. Until his sibility. They could well have been twenty-five rebellion all heaven was in harmony, and perfect or thirty years of age when the crime occurred. subjection to the government of God. Satan com That would make Adam's age about one hun menced to insinuate his dissatisfied feelings to other dred years before Cain was born. From this it angels, and a number agreed to aid him in his re bellion.—Spiritual Gifts, vol. 3, p. 36. would appear that mankind's plunge into sin took place very shortly after the world was Before the assembled inhabitants of heaven, the King declared that none but Christ, the only begot created—at most one hundred years, probably ten of God, could fully enter into His purposes, and even less, and certainly not more. to Him it was committed to execute the mighty The Scripture indicates that when Lucifer counsels of His will. The Son of God had wrought rebelled against the government of God he led the Father's will in the creation of all the hosts of with him about one third of the angels (Rev heaven; and to Him, as well as to God, their hom elation 12:4). As a result these rebels were all age and allegiance were due. Christ was still to ex ercise divine power, in the creation of the earth and expelled from heaven. Just when this occurred its inhabitants. But in all this He would not seek in relation to the history of our planet is not power or exaltation for Himself contrary to God's revealed in Scripture, although the real cause plan, but would exalt the Father's glory, and of sin is clearly stated in such passages as Isaiah execute His purposes of beneficence and love.—Pa 14:12-15 and Ezekiel 28:12-19. Ellen G. White triarchs and Prophets, p. 36.

JANUARY,1959 43 The Creator, our Saviour, did not seek to had been their companions in happiness and bliss. exalt Himself, but rather to exalt the Father's Their loss was felt in heaven.—Ibid., vol. 1, p. 23. glory. How different this was from the attitude The rebellion, however, did not change God's of Lucifer! Now when did divine justice deal purpose concerning the creation of this world. with Satan and his hosts? That also is something After the earth was created, and the beasts upon not definitely revealed; but in His dealing with it, the Father and Son carried out their purpose, sinful man God has revealed His character. He which was designed before the fall of Satan, to is a long-suffering and forgiving God who would make man in their own image.—Ibid., p. 24. sacrifice Himself rather than betray His crea The rebel angel, however, was now more de tures. We read that He is "longsuffering to termined than ever to thwart the purposes of us-ward, not willing that any should perish, God. So he concentrated his efforts upon newly but that all should come to repentance" (2 Pe created man. ter 3:9). Ellen G. White's comment on this is arrest Lucifer desired to be first in heaven. Thus he introduced sin into the universe. Entering the Gar ing. She says: den of Eden after his expulsion from heaven, he God, in His great mercy, bore long with Lucifer. succeeded in deceiving our first parents.—ELLEN He was not immediately degraded from his exalted G. WHITE in The Signs of the Times, June 10, 1903. station when he first indulged the spirit of dis content, nor even when he began to present his When we consider the history of our race and false claims before the loyal angels. Long was he how in love God has borne with sinful man for retained in heaven. Again and again he was offered these thousands of years, patiently working out pardon, on condition of repentance and submis the problem in a way best for all concerned, sion. Such efforts as only infinite love and wisdom who would venture to assert that He was any could devise, were made to convince him of his less long-suffering in handling the problem of error.—The Great Controversy, pp. 495, 496. sin among "angels, which are greater in power He [Satan] was not immediately dethroned when and might" than men (2 Peter 2:11)? he first ventured to indulge the spirit of discontent We all know the tragic results of sin. And and insubordination, nor even when he began to concerning Satan and the apostate angels it present his false claim and lying representations before the loyal angels. Long was he retained in appears that their expulsion from heaven oc heaven. Again and again was he offered pardon on curred before the earth was created. The ac condition of repentance and submission. Such efforts count of Satan's first contact with humanity, as as God alone could make, were made to convince given in Genesis 3, shows that he was already him of his error, and restore him to the path of a hardened sinner and a determined enemy of rectitude. God would preserve the order of the God; that he had no scruples whatsoever against heavens, and had Lucifer been willing to return to the use of falsehood and slander in fomenting his allegiance, humble and obedient, he would disloyalty and disobedience to the Creator; and have been re-established in his office as covering that he was cruelly bent on the enslavement and cherub. But as he stubbornly justified his course, and maintained that he had no need of repentance, ultimate ruin of humanity by sin. When he it became necessary for the Lord of heaven to vindi tempted man he was then on earth, having al cate His justice and the honor of His throne; and ready been banished from the dwelling place of Satan and all who sympathized with him were God. Could we not safely assume, even on the cast out.—The Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 4, pp. 319, basis of the few scriptures we have, that his 320. venture into sin began long before the creation This break in relationships must have of our earth? We do know that the plan of re brought sad and far-reaching reactions among demption was made before the world began the heavenly host. Love is always deeply (2 Timothy 1:9-11). But the actual expulsion of wounded when relationships are strained, and Lucifer from heaven, it would seem, occurred all true love is of God. On this point we read: not very long before our world was made. Angels in heaven mourned the fate of those who The italics in all quoted matter are supplied.

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46 THE MINISTRY the hearer. And when the message is fin touched Patmos, it became God's pulpit. ished, to hear men say, "The sermon To Livingstone, the dense jungle foliage helped me," brings a rewarding peace that was an invitation to service. That he was nothing else affords. sent of God is the only explanation of 3. The test of apostleship is the winning Hutchinson's devotion to a South African of souls. The end result of all preaching is shantytown. God sends; men go where they soul saving. Orations may charm, essays in are sent. And in their wake the parched struct, but preaching saves. The minister ground becomes fertile and the deserts blos is more than a seed sower—he is a har som as the rose. vester. "So shall my word be that goeth To the God-called, God-sent man comes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return this promise of divine companionship: unto me void, but it shall accomplish that "And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto which I please, and it shall prosper in the the end of the world" (Matt. 28:20). This thing whereto I sent it" (Isa. 55:11). The statement is both a promise and a re winning of souls is the minister's first work. minder. A promise of the presence of the "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, Master and a reminder of man's utter de baptizing them . . ." (Matt. 28:19). Christ pendency upon Him. The self-assured are commanded that His ministers baptize. the self-sent. God's men are. ever distrustful Neither time nor circumstances ~ should of self, realizing their utter dependence turn them from this prime objective. There upon God for life itself. If a soul is won is no other excuse for the existence of the God must do the work. "And God is able gospel minister than to turn men to Christ. to make all grace abound toward you; that If year after year no fruitage appears from ye, always having all sufficiency in all one's ministry he may be sure that he is a things, may abound to every good work" displaced person, and there are other needy- (2 Cor. 9:8). Any success attending the fields crying for his help. efforts of a man of God is due entirely to The tragedy of an idle laity rests heavily the accompanying Presence. Fields that are on the minister's conscience. It is impor difficult yield their fruit to the Master Gar tant that he remember that his call to dener. In His presence, insoluble problems preach is a call to train. The gospel is more are simplified. The simple confound the loudly proclaimed in chorus than by solo. wise because their Companion is all-wise. It is not enough to kindle a fire; many In His presence the weak are made strong, hands must make it spread. Every convert the unpromising adequate. Miracle follows must be a maker of converts. To this also miracle, in His presence. "And the Lord we are called. added to the church daily such as should be saved" (Acts 2:47). God Sends and Attends Who put you in? There is all the differ "There was a man sent from God, whose ence in the world between being "in name was John" (John 1:6). The God of stalled" and being "called." In some reli heaven not only calls His men but sends gious connections they have regular instal them. "Go ye into all the world, and lation services, and in many instances the preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark men become "fixtures." The God-called 16:15). The minister cannot be choosy man is afflicted with a contented restless about location. John preached in the wil ness. The lost and the backslidden are his derness. The people heard him because constant challenge. And his pursuit of the God sent him. Ezekiel proclaimed to a val unsaved will not cease until the God who ley of dead bones. There was a resurrec "put him in" shall call him home. tion • because God sent him. When John E. E. c.

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ND I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who neither pay check nor pressure, but by the A hath enabled me, for that he counted will and love of Christ. If Christ put him me faithful, putting me into the ministry" in, no man can put him out. Though ac (1 Tim. 1:12). countable to his brethren, he is servant Paul knew who put him into the ministry. only to his sovereign Lord. This conviction This is the key to his amazing career as an will produce men upon whom the church apostle of God. How else can one explain can depend when they are not being his matchless endurance of untold hard watched; men who, though they seek coun ships, his boldness in the face of death, sel, are not dependent upon daily direction; and the power of his penetrating messages? men who when acquainted with their duty This man of God could preach with a do it. Heaven-born conviction, for Christ put Are You Sure You Are Called? him in. Uncertainty on this vital point can The minister called by God to preach mean shipwreck of one's ministerial service. the gospel will know it. To some, the voice It is not sacrilege that we frankly admit of God is an overriding urge, a passionate that some men are now preaching who desire to do nothing else but preach the should be in other professions. And it is gospel. It may come early or late in life, equally true that others whom God called but it comes. "For though I preach the to preach have, like Jonah, gone down to gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for ne Joppa. Happy is that man who has no po cessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, litical debt to pay, who knows that he was if I preach not the gospel!" (1 Cor. 9:16). born to preach God's gospel, and who can "Necessity is laid upon me," says the apos say with the apostle: "Christ put me in." tle. I can do nothing else and woe be upon Such conviction makes pleasing God the me if I try. minister's first concern. Human pressures "I do not just have to preach," boasted are unnecessary stimulants to such a man. one brother; "I am well trained in other He" labors "not with eyeservice, as men- lines. If I do not succeed in this I will make pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, do it in another of my many skills." ing the will of God from the heart" (Eph. This man knows nothing of the narrow 6:6). His motive is not to outshine his ness of the valley of decision. It is not an brethren, but to please Christ. Human ac avenue bisected by alternative routes. It is colades encourage him, but do not inflate a narrow one-way street, not intended for his ego. men who would reverse their course. It is The gospel minister occupies a position a binding oath between a man and his that is unique in existing professions. In a Maker, absolute and irrevocable. The sense that no other can claim, the minister prophet Isaiah inquired of the Lord con can say: "I am not an employee. I work for cerning the duration of the agreement. no man." The minister works with men, "Then said I, Lord, how long? And he an- not for them. His service is motivated by (Continued on page 46} THE MINISTRY