Adventist Review General Organ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church November 12, 1981

"Mission" keynotes Annual Council Page 3 The prayer offensive—a missionary strategy Page 13 Members break ground for third Philippine college Page 17

Attendees at the 1981 Annual Council from the Soviet Union, M. P. Kulakov and N. A. Zhukaluk (second and third from left), are flanked by Robert H. Pierson (left), former General Conference president; Neal C. Wilson, GC president; and Alf Lohne, a GC general vice-president. The banner behind them highlights the "Mission" theme of the council. Article begins on page 3. THIS WEEK Adventist Review

Associate Editor William G. Halstead reports that several Enoch Oliveira, author of Johnsson's report of the 1981 times she had to spread the banner "The Prayer Offensive—A Mis- Annual Council begins on the out in her front yard to be able to sionary Strategy" (p. 13), was dr/ opposite page and describes both measure it, because there was no elected a general vice-president the business and spiritual aspects empty room in her house that was of the General Conference in 131st Year of Continuous Publication of this business meeting of the big enough. The last time she 1980. A Brazilian, Elder Oliveira EDITOR church. intended to spread it out in the served in the South American Kenneth H. Wood Dominating the Takoma Park yard, rain began, so she was not Division in various capacities: ASSOCIATE EDITORS church, where the meetings were positive until the banner was hung Ministerial association secretary, Leo R. Van Dolson, William G. Johnsson held, was a 17-by-12-foot banner that the last measurement was 1959-1970; division secretary, ASSISTANT EDITORS (pictured on page 9) proclaiming accurate and the edges of the 1970-1975; and division presi- Jocelyn R. Fay, Aileen Andres Sox the worldwide evangelistic goal banner were even. dent, 1975-1980. Besides earning ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR of the church, "One Thousand The 10-foot electronic sign that a B.A. from Brazil College, he Eugene F. Durand Days of Reaping." Designed by computed the increasing world has received three degrees from ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Helcio Deslandes, an artist population belongs to Fritz New- Andrews University, an M.A., Connne Russ employed by the Review and man, a member of Sligo M.Div., and D.D. EDITORIAL SECRETARIES Herald Publishing Association, Seventh-day Adventist church in Art and photo credits: Cover, Chitra Barnabas, Celia Singer the felt banner was constructed by Takoma Park who owns a sign Charles Whieldon; pp. 3-9, J. ART Director, Byron Steele Marquita Halstead, formerly business. Although he already Byron Logan; p. 10, H. Arm- Designer, G. W Busch assistant editor of Insight maga- had the sign, he had to design strong Roberts; p. 11, Mayo R. CONSULTING EDITORS zine who presently works at home special electronics and program Bell; pp. 18, 19 (top), Gert Neal C. Wilson, Charles E. Bradford, L. L. as a free-lance artist while caring an Apple microcomputer to do the Bock, L. L. Butler, Charles B. Hirsch, W. R. Busch; all other photos, courtesy Lesher, Alf Lohne, Enoch Oliveira, G. Ralph for her little girl, Anne. Mrs. computation. of the respective authors. Thompson, Francis W. Wernick SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS R. R. Figuhr, Robert H. Pierson, George W Brown, G. J. Christo, W. T. Clark, Bekele Heye, R. J. Kloosterhuis, Edwin Ludescher, Kenneth J. Mittleider, K. S. Parmenter, W. R. LEVI IRS L. 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2 (1066) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 _ Neal C. Wilson, General Conference president, introduces four special guests from the U.S.S.R. during the opening meeting of the 1981 Annual Council.

of the 1981 Annual Coun- Council itself, two events just cil—"Mission." prior to its opening gave it a "Mission" keynotes It was Tuesday evening, setting that shattered any October 6. About 325 men thoughts of a routine gather- and women had gathered from ing. across North America and The first of these events was Annual Council abroad to take up the business Consultation II. In the week of the church. They had before the Council nearly 200 The church lays plans for a descended on the U.S. capital, leaders and scholars of the Washington, D.C., just as the church had met for four days worldwide evangelistic thrust. city was donning its fall garb. of heartfelt searching for Scarlet-toned dogwoods min- deeper understanding and gled with the whites, golds, appreciation of each others' and maroons of chrysanthe- roles in the work of the mums; reds and pinks of be- church. Doctrinal controver- By WILLIAM G. JOHNSSON gonias with multihued impa- sies of the past few years had tiens and petunias; marigolds fostered suspicions and mis- "Now is the time to preach stood in the way of the out- with zinnias and roses in their understanding, and it was time this message as we have never pouring of the Holy Spirit. last burst of beauty. Skies for face-to-face exchange of done before. Now is the time Now is the time to demonstrate were blue and the early fall air viewpoints. Convened by to circulate literature 'like the as never before that we pos- clear and crisp. Elder Wilson, the Consulta- leaves of autumn' and thus sess the spiritual qualities, the The date set for the Coun- tion brought administrators fulfill God's expectation. Now faith, the boldness, the trust in cil—October 6-14—was and academics into dialogue is the time to broadcast and God's promises, of Gideon's according to the usual sched- in small groups and also ple- telecast this message to the 300, who took God at His ule. Washington, D.C., was nary sessions. millions of earth's population. word and who saw the enemy the usual venue for the Coun- Consultation II was a Now is the time to reempha- flee in disarray. Now is the cil. The agenda for the meet- resounding success. The size our commitment to a time to exalt the name of the ings appeared at a glance to cloud of doubt and tension thousand souls a day for Lord in the eyes of all embrace the usual mix of was dissipated; fellowship and Christ. Now is the time to take nations." short-term and long-range reconciliation emerged; a new God at His word, activating With these ringing words items. sense of unity in forwarding every talent and gift, and Neal C. Wilson, president of But the 1981 Annual Coun- the tasks of the church pre- move together in unity. Now is the General Conference, cil was not "business as vailed; greater clarity in the time to break down the called the church to greater usual." Apart from develop- defining areas such as aca- altars and the idols that have action and sounded the theme ments in the course of the demic freedom and Adventist ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1067) 3 method in Biblical studies was our eyes were drawn irresisti- Francis W. Wernick. He wel- achieved. While ongoing dis- bly to the visual display comed the attendees and cussion will be necessary to behind Elder Martin. A large introduced G. Ralph Thomp- cement the gains of the confer- banner in green and white son, secretary of the General ence and complete its work in proclaimed, "A thousand Conference, who formally particular areas, Consultation Days of Reaping." Under- called the Annual Council into II was important in setting the neath it was a long, horizontal session by reading article 13, direction of leader-scholar case with glowing red num- section 2a, of the General relations and cooperation. bers-4,499,091,144. The Conference bylaws: "A Many of those attending the figures seemed to leap out at meeting of the Executive Annual Council, particularly us. Then they flashed off and Committee, known as the leaders from abroad, were flashed back on, but now Annual Council, shall be held also present for Consultation reading 4,499,091,285. annually for the purpose of Absorbed in consideration of II. They brought to the Coun- We soon realized what the considering budgets from the denominational aviation policy are cil the renewed sense of the digital device was convey- fields and making appropria- W. E. Smith, from Andrews Uni- Lord's working in our midst ing—it was a moment-by- versity (above), R. J. Kloosterhuis, tions, and for the transaction and G. S. Valleray, Africa-Indian that the Consultation had con- moment count of the popula- of other business and the Ocean Division president and secre- firmed and the spirit of love tion of Planet Earth. Based on adoption of such policies as tary, respectively, and George W. and caring of the all-day Sab- the estimates of experts of the may be necessary in the opera- Brown, Inter-American Division bath celebration with which it ever-burgeoning numbers of tion of the worldwide work." president (facing page, front row). had closed. While other com- people in this world, every Elder Thompson an- mittees had been at work for minute it would change to add nounced that he had special the hour, Elder Wilson more than a week prior to the 141 to the tally. greetings to bring to the mem- referred to Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, opening of the Annual Coun- The winking numbers, bers of the Council, then read with its instruction that there is cil, Consultation II had pro- relentlessly increasing, were the following telegram from a time for everything—a time vided the best backdrop imag- fascinating and disturbing. President Reagan: "I am to cry, and a time to rejoice; a inable for consideration of the My wife turned to whisper: pleased to have this opportu- time to plant, but also a time to King's business. "It makes me nervous—so nity to send greetings to all harvest. Thus, he challenged, The second event was a many people!" Since we those participating in the 1981 there is a time to speak up, to tragic one. On the very day the moved to Washington last Annual Council of Seventh- express confidence in the Council convened, October 6, year Noelene has edited Mis- day Adventists. message we bear. This is no Anwar Sadat, president of sion, the church's mission "Since its beginnings, the time for uncertainty—for Egypt, fell to the hail of quarterlies, and she has Seventh-day Adventist spending all our time in ques- assassins' bullets. His death become acutely aware of the Church has demonstrated a tioning, dialogue, and discus- underscored the ghastliness of scope of the task facing this deep commitment to the spirit- sion. The church faces some this year 1981—this year of church. ual and moral well-being of its of the greatest dangers in its assassinations and near-assas- Magnitude of our task adherents and a deep-felt com- history, but also some of its sinations. With a flood it mitment to the principle of greatest opportunities. brought home to our minds— Throughout the Council the religious freedom for all peo- Elder Wilson built his ser- minds still aglow from Con- silent device transmitted its ple. mon around the story of Gid- sultation II—the enormity of inexorable message. It "At this particularly sad eon, found in Judges 6 and 7. the problems facing our shouted out the enormity of time all Americans join in He graphically described how world: economic turbulence, our mission, the futility of prayer for peace and brother- God endued this humble, poverty, hatred, violence, ter- merely human plans, and our hood. May faith and wisdom self-effacing farmer, who rorism. desperate need of the Holy guide your deliberations and considered himself the least in Thus, the theme of the Spirit's power if we are to all of us during this week and all Israel, with power to Council, "Mission," seemed fulfill our God-given mandate the days ahead. accomplish His mission. appropriate as never before. In of taking the three angels' "Sincerely yours, Indeed, it was because Gideon view of the need, in light of messages to "every nation, Ronald Reagan." was humble that the Lord the hour, the church cannot go and kindred, and tongue, and Now came a moment of could work so mightily about its work with a "busi- people." high drama. "With a little through him. "Gideon deeply ness as usual" attitude. Former General Confer- sentiment, with special feel- felt his own insufficiency for With my wife, Noelene, I ence president Robert H. ing, I wish to introduce some the great work before him. . . . entered Takoma Park Pierson offered the evening others," said Elder Wilson. The Lord does not always Seventh-day Adventist prayer for the opening meet- "We were fairly sure the men choose for His work men of church, site of the general ing. He thanked God for the would come, but to the last the greatest talents, but He sessions of the Council, a few progress of the church since moment were uncertain as to selects those whom He can minutes before 7:00 P.M. on the last Annual Council, whether their wives would be best use."—Signs of the the opening evening. Already besought His blessing upon allowed to accompany them." Times, June 23, 1881. the church was comfortably Elder Wilson and his fellow Then he introduced the four Recounting the dramatic filled. Charles Martin, associ- officers, and prayed for the special guests he had hoped victory over the Midianites by ate director of the General hastening of that great day for months to see at the Gideon and his little band of Conference Youth Depart- when God's people will gather Annual Council—Pastor and 300, Elder Wilson pointed to ment, was leading the congre- together from the east and Mrs. M. P. Kulakov and the lessons for us in this story. gation in singing "Leaning on west, the north and south, in Pastor and Mrs. N. A. Zhuka- Have we been influenced by the Everlasting Arms" as the the kingdom of God. luk of the Soviet Union. As the world around us? Do we platform party was about to Chairman for the opening they stood, the assembly want to be popular, well appear. meeting was General Confer- applauded spontaneously. accepted? Perhaps God today But as we took our places ence general vice-president Turning to his message for is looking for another band of

4 (1068) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 300 faithful ones. Likewise, ing this 1981 Annual Council. to welcome the Kulakovs and Plans, Steering, Platform, discord, suspicion, and doubts The General Conference Zhukaluks; the church was Music, Distribution of Materi- have weakened our work; Committee is composed of filled with the sounds of lively als. Agenda items calling for financial problems have 300-plus members. Are we Adventist fellowship. specialized examination were brought disappointment to just committee members, or Wednesday, October 7, first discussed in the appropri- many of our people. "We do we possess the characteris- was the first full day of the ate committee before being must ask God to forgive us and tics of 'Gideon's 300'? God is Council. The pattern followed recommended to the full ses- ask our people to forgive us," just as ready to work now as was typical of each day's sion. Thus, during the regular admonished our General Con- He was then! Let us take Him work: a devotional hour from 9:00 A.M.-5:30 P.M. working ference president. at His word and move forward 8:00-9:00 A.M., full session of hours of the Council, attend- "In spite of our failures, with singleness of purpose and the Council from 9:00 A.M.- ees were involved either in God has not forsaken us. If we an indomitable spirit that re- 12:30 P.M., and either full their assigned committees will cast down our altars of fuses to yield to worldly influ- session or committees 1:30- (when the full sessions were selfishness and worldliness, ences and that will aim at 5:30 P.M. recessed) or in the plenary sessions of the Council. Agenda items were divided according to their applicabil- ity to the world church or to the North America Division alone. Chairmanship of the full sessions rotated among the four general vice-presi- dents of the General Confer- ence—F. W. Wernick, L. L. Bock, A. Lohne, and E. Oli- veira. For sessions involving North American Division agenda items Charles E. Bradford, vice-president for North America, took the chair. Flow of business The overall flow of business for the session in broad terms was as follows: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday—world church items; Sunday and Monday—North American Division items; Tuesday and Wednesday—world church items. God will go before us to work nothing short of victory in While attendees at the In keeping with Elder Wil- marvelously as He did for His Christ!" Council were occupied from son's keynote address and the people in Gideon's day." After General Conference 8:00 A.m.-5:30 P.M. each day, inexorable march of the world Indeed, said Elder Wilson, treasurer L. L. Butler had led many worked far longer population tally, the devo- if we will open our eyes to the in a prayer of dedication, I hours. The steering committee tional speakers for the Council worldwide field, we will find noted the population count- met each morning at 7:00 A.M. highlighted the theme, "Mis- abundant evidence of God's 4,499,105,667. It was 8:40. to chart the flow of business sion." leading in this movement. He In the less than two hours we for the day. Other small com- Earl E. Cleveland, profes- gave a series of thrilling cap- had spent in meeting, the mittees were sandwiched in sor of religion at Oakwood sule pictures to demonstrate world had registered a net gain before the 8:00 A.M. worship, College, was the first devo- the point, taking us in rapid of 14,523 people! during the lunch-hour break, tional speaker. His Wednes- sequence to our work in the or in the evening. day (October 7) address, Soviet Union, Poland, the Time of fellowship The pattern of meetings was "Prophetic Movement," was German Democratic Repub- While Annual Council is broken only for the Sabbath. based on Revelation 13:11— lic, the British Union, Tanza- not an Adventist gala on the On Friday the general session "I beheld another beast com- nia, South America, Mexico, grand scale of a General Con- closed its work at 12:30 P.M. It ing up out of the earth; and he San Antonio (Texas), and ference session, it is nonethe- reconvened at 8:00 A.M. Sun- had two horns like a lamb, and Huntsville (Alabama). He less a time for renewing old day morning, however; Sun- he spake as a dragon." The spoke of the successes of the acquaintances and making day was designated a working mysterious dragon-lamb beast PREACH project and the new friends. After the close of day. arises between the time of the Lake Union Soul-Winning the opening meeting, the All who attended the ses- dragon's kingdom and the Institute (Chicago). aisles of Takoma Park church sion, either as members of the kingdom of the Lamb. As Stirred by these manifest were crowded as groups of General Conference Commit- Ellen White has clearly shown examples of God's leading, two, three or four people tee or as invitees, were (The Great Controversy, p. we were ready for Elder Wil- rushed to shake hands, assigned to one or more of the 441), the timing of the rise of son's closing summons: embrace, and greet each following committees: Bud- the dragon-lamb beast and its "There are about 300 attend- other. Many pressed forward get, Finance, Nominations, characteristics—civil and

ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1069) 5 religious liberty—point to the our task became excitingly creates a new race of people in ties—unimportant, important, United States of America as possible. Even the galloping Jesus Christ. Regardless of and absolutely necessary. the fulfillment. world population, which color, language, citizenship, Often all our time and energies "This nation was founded stood at 4,499,403,600 at sex, wealth, education, or are devoted to the first two, by God to be the cradle of the 8:00 A.M. on that Thursday, social status, belief in Christ leaving no opportunity for the Advent Movement," Elder no longer seemed so overpow- and Him crucified unites us as third, which is the proclama- Cleveland continued. "You ering. the people of God. tion of the three angels' mes- notice that I said the cradle— I had been asked to give the Sunday's devotional came sages. "There is unlimited not the prison!" Although the devotional message on Friday from George Brown, presi- power in the preaching of the twin features that have made morning on the topic "Fore- dent of the Inter-American Word of God—power for ref- the United States great—civil most in Exalting Christ and Division. His topic: "Imple- ormation, power for change," and religious liberty—have the Cross." No subject could menting the Mission of the he challenged. been threatened in the past and have delighted me more; I Church." A true evangelistic sermon, again will come under attack thought of Ellen White's Basing his sermon on Mat- said Elder Ludescher, should in the future, the movement admonition: "Of all pro- thew 28:18, 19—our mis- be like the picture painted by launched here is circling the fessing Christians, Seventh- sion—and Revelation 14:6- Luis Cranach, the elder in the globe. day Adventists should be 12—our message—he called Wittenburg church. In this foremost in uplifting Christ for a new evangelistic thrust. painting Martin Luther stands New strategy for mission before the world."—Gospel Elder Brown drew attention to at the pulpit, his Bible open, Thursday's devotional Workers, p. 156. Ellen White's words in Evan- his hand pointing to Christ, his address turned our attention to Basing my remarks on gelism, page 18: "The Lord eyes fixed on the audience. the dimensions of the task Paul's famous passage about designs that the presentation The worshipers respond by confronting the Advent Move- the "foolishness of preach- of this message shall be the looking not at the preacher but ment. Gottfried Oosterwal, ing" in 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, highest, greatest work carried at the crucified Lord. professor of world mission at I showed how this scripture on in the world at this time," The final speaker in the the SDA Theological Semi- highlights the threefold glory and he noted: "Seventh-day "Mission" devotional series nary and the director of the of the cross of Christ. It is the Adventists must be a going was Enoch Oliveira, general newly-constituted Institute of power of God, transforming church for a coming Lord." vice-president of the General World Mission at Andrews men and women from lives of Whereas Sunday's devo- Conference, on Tuesday University, took up the topic sin, breaking asunder chains tional message summoned the morning. His subject was "World View or World Mis- of evil habits, and giving new Adventist Church to all-out "Unity and Action." sion." Drawing attention to hope and new life. Likewise it evangelism, Monday's con- Drawing attention to Biblical passages basic to is the wisdom of God, turning centrated on Adventist Christ's prayer for unity in Adventist thinking, Revela- human philosophies and man- preaching. Edwin Ludescher, John 17:22—"that they may tion 14:6, 7 and Matthew made schemes of religion on president of the Euro-Africa be one, even as we are 24:14, Dr. Oosterwal posed their head. Finally, it is the Division, addressed the topic one"—the speaker called for the question: Why has the creator of the family of God. "Preaching the Word." unity in three specific areas: gospel not been preached to God, who is able to bring Elder Ludescher suggested our theology, our ecclesi- every creature? something out of nothing, three categories of activi- ology, and our missiology. The times, he said, demand a new strategy for mission. We need to gain a new view of the world and its complexity. As Paul shaped his missionary method according to the con- ditions he found, so we, fol- lowing Ellen White's counsel in Gospel Workers, page 381, need to adjust our approach to varied conditions. Instead of thinking in terms of countries, we should direct our strategy toward "people groups"— the distinct ethnic and cultural entities within each nation. There are about 25,000 such "people groups" in the world, Dr. Oosterwal noted. We need about four mission- aries to establish a base with each group—that is, about 100,000 missionaries. But such a number, at first appearing very large, is but two-and-a-half percent of our world membership. Suddenly, as the speaker General Conference President Neal C. Wilson challenges those attending the 1981 Annual Council to follow the presented the strategy for example of Gideon and his little band of 300. Behind him are Charles Martin, Norman Doss, Lowell Bock, F. W. reaching the world's peoples, Wernick, G. Ralph Thompson, and Robert H. Pierson. Elder Wilson's address was based on Judges 6 and 7.

6 (1070) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 We need theological unity in 1980 there were no fewer than evidence of the progress of the arrangement is a temporary our preaching and publica- 1,548 missionary departures. church—and also some of its one. tions, and above all in the With 1,155 out of this total, problems. They give the good The second area involved theological departments of our the North American Division news of the Advent Move- was the Soviet Union. In 1930 colleges and universities. We still leads the world field. The ment—and also some of the all our conferences and unions must resist tendencies toward Australasian Division is sec- bad news. in the U.S.S.R. were dis- a congregational form of gov- ond (189) and the Euro-Africa Some of the good news: On solved; in 1960 our division ernment and maintain the Division third (84). June 30, 1981, the world organization also ceased. organizational structure that In a time of general finan- membership of the church During the past few years the characterizes our church cial instability due to heavy stood at 3,563,879, a net gain church has made intensive worldwide. And we need a inflation, high interest rates, of 183,824 since June 30, efforts to bring together our unified plan of action to and fluctuating rates of 1980. The Inter-American fragmented work and to iden- achieve our objective—the exchange, the church's Division, with 18.87 percent tify it with our body of believ- proclamation of the gospel to finances have remained sta- of the total, now leads the ers worldwide. all the world. ble, reported General Confer- world church. The North These efforts have borne Elder Oliveira concluded: ence treasurer Lance L. But- America Division is second, fruit. The Annual Council was "For the sake of millions of ler. "Ours is a marvelously with 17.19 percent, while the gratified to be able to approve souls who are living and dying adaptable system of financing South America Division, with the following motion: "Pend- without a knowledge of Jesus that can meet the changing 14.18 percent, is growing ing the reception of guidelines and His redeeming power, let times," he said. fast. that follow general Seventh- us join hands together in the The tithe income of the But also, some of the bad day Adventist organizational proclamation of the everlast- church during the past three news: During the five-year principles, the General Con- ing gospel. Let us lift together years graphically illustrates period 1976-1980, the church ference recognizes the present the standard of the blessed his contention. In 1978 total wrote off or disfellowshiped organizations in the U.S.S.R. hope in every place. This is tithe receipts (all divisions) 369,253 people. Without for listing in the Seventh-day the time when the church of amounted to about $313 mil- these losses our membership Adventist Yearbook. These God should arise to complete lion; in 1979 to $353 million today would be almost four organizations are as follows: the great unfinished task." (an increase of 12.7 percent); million. In 1980 we suffered "1. The Association of in 1980 to $392 million (an one loss for every 3.4 acces- Seventh-day Adventists in the Chain of mission increase of 11.13 percent). sions to the membership. Russian Soviet Federated Thus, the chain of mission, The data submitted by the "Did each of these persons Socialist Republic consisting forged by the devotional treasurer reveal significant knowingly choose to slip of five local districts. Mem- speakers of the six full days of shifts reflecting the growing away from our saving fellow- bership: 5,993. the Annual Council, was now proportion of the church out- ship, or did they wander "2. The Association of complete. A prophetic move- side North America. In 1972, because there was not enough Seventh-day Adventists in the ment, the world its scope, for instance, 26 percent of the shepherding, not enough lov- Ukrainian Soviet Socialist exalting Christ and His cross, tithe received from the world ing?" queried Dr. Yost. Republic consisting of eleven field was contributed by divi- local districts. Membership: fired by the spirit of evangel- Organizational changes ism, preaching the Word, and sions outside the North Amer- 13,251. united in heart and action can ican Division. By 1980 this Among the items of busi- "3. Other local districts: indeed meet the needs of the figure had risen to 38 percent. ness for the world church, Byelorussia, Estonia, Latvia, hour and bring hope and heal- This change is not due to a three concerned matters of Moldavia, Azerbaijan, ing to the multitudes that swell falling off in the tithe from organization. The first took up Uzbek-Tadzhik, Kazakhstan, the nations of Planet Earth in North America; it continues to the restructuring of the Afro- and Kirghizia. an evergrowing tide. increase steadily each year. Mideast Division. When this "Total membership in the A later issue of the Likewise in Ingathering division was organized in U.S.S.R.: 30,297." ADVENTIST REVIEW Will set income: In 1973 North 1970, it was stipulated that it The third item of organiza- out the major actions taken by America raised about $7.8 eventually should be head- tion concerned the Southern the 1981 Annual Council. million and overseas divisions quartered in Africa. The 1981 European Union Mission. Readers will find them to be about $4.1 million, but in Annual Council acted to effect Acting on the request of the wide-ranging in nature. With 1980 the respective figures this change; it also reconsti- Euro-Africa Division, the an agenda of more than 200 were $8.7 million and $7.9 tuted the territory of the divi- Annual Council voted to dis- items, in this report we will million. sion. solve this union mission and to give only an overview of the Elder Butler expressed grat- The division now becomes designate the organizations in business of the session, itude for the financial strength the Eastern Africa Division Italy, Portugal, and Spain selecting actions and reports of the church and the faithful- and includes all the territory of separately as the Union of that seem to be more signifi- ness of God's people in their the previous division with the Churches in Italy, the Union cant. support of it. But, he stressed, exception of the Middle East of Churches in Portugal, et Following the order of the real strength of the church Union, which will be attached cetera, respectively. The recent Annual Councils, the lies not in its finances but in its to the General Conference Greek. Mission becomes a secretary, treasurer, and stat- membership. People, not until a more desirable solution mission attached to the Euro- istician of the General Confer- money and institutions, will can be found. Nairobi, Kenya, Africa Division. ence submitted their reports at go through to the kingdom of becomes headquarters for the Another far-reaching action the first business sessions. God! new division. In harmony involved the establishment of That the Adventist mis- Statistician Don Yost's with the Dallas General Con- a Pan-African health services sionary spirit is still strong report presented a maze of ference session stipulation office. This office, to be was apparent from the report numbers. These rows of fig- calling for a review of organi- established in Kenya, is to of G. Ralph Thompson, Gen- ures, however, are more than zational structure in Africa at coordinate primary health care eral Conference secretary. In statistics; they are concrete the 1984 Annual Council, this programs throughout the con- ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1071) 7 tinent, coordinate hospital and lowing: discussion of the need June 1-11, 1982; denomi- Council was concerned with institutional services, develop for a new church hymnal, with national aviation policy acting on more than merely a health manpower pool, pro- appreciation expressed to the adjustments; refinement of the pragmatic grounds. I was vide and develop health media Review and Herald for its language study policy for interested in three of these appropriate for the indigenous willingness to undertake prep- interdivision workers; and the in particular—Ingathering, peoples of Africa, assist in aration of a new hymnal holding of an All-Africa con- cross-cultural relations, and providing public health train- (study will be given later as ference to develop youth pro- continuing education. ing at or near our English- and the plan develops); discontin- gram materials suitable for use At times some church mem- French-speaking colleges on uance of the Spring Mission on the African continent. bers have voiced misgivings the African continent, and Offering and its substitution Many items on the Annual about features of the annual work with the divisions in by an annual offering for Council agenda were specifi- Ingathering campaign. The planning and evaluating Adventist World Radio; the cally intended for the North lengthy statement "Ingather- health progams. convening of a Sabbath school American Division. Several ing Objectives and Guide- Other actions involving the world curriculum committee included statements of philos- lines" adopted by the Council world field included the fol- at Loma Linda, California, ophy —ev i de n c e that the should prove helpful in

Prioritizing evangelism one thousand days of reaping The following action, voted on the final day of the Annual lay leaders to receive the promised blessing of the outpouring Council, will give direction to the church's all-out evangelis- of the Holy Spirit. tic thrust during the next four years .—Editors . 4. To call upon all ministers and lay leaders to increase the spiritual thoroughness of their evangelistic work so that During past Annual Councils the world leadership of the baptismal candidates are well grounded in the principles of church made very significant commitments to two objec- salvation and doctrinal truth and to train new members to tives: (1) spiritual renewal in our lives as leaders (see 1973, labor for souls so that they may quickly join hands with the 1974 actions), which would affect the leadership style and church in redemptive outreach. priorities of the entire world church and lead to widespread 5. To encourage ministers to give personal and profes- spiritual refreshing; and (2) the finishing of God's work on sional priority to the winning of souls by evangelistic earth by giving the gospel message to the world's population preaching, opening the Scriptures to families/individuals, with unprecedented zeal and energy, prioritizing evangelism employing programs that various departments of the church over every other consideration (see 1976 Annual Council may provide for either pre-evangelistic or evangelistic action, "Evangelism and Finishing God's Work"). We outreach, and urging all church employees to join with believe that the goal of spiritual renewal and unprecedented ministers/lay leaders in inspiring, training, and leading all evangelism will be experienced simultaneously, and one laypersons into seed-sowing, cultivating, and reaping for cannot exist without the other. God's kingdom. The promises of God for complete success in reaching the 6. To accept the goal of proclaiming the gospel and nations for Christ are abundant and oft repeated. In recent following up in all unentered territories, in harmony with the years we have especially hoped for the fulfillment of the Prayer Offensive voted at the 1980 Annual Council, assurance that "more than one thousand will soon be employing the principles of territorial assignment and small converted in one day" (Review and Herald, Nov. 10, 1885). group organization of all believers. In view of this hope and in full recognition of the 7. To request each division to select a director and a overwhelming priority of these needs in the church, we who committee to give oversight and direction to the ONE are gathered for the 1981 Annual Council commit ourselves THOUSAND DAYS OF REAPING, the General Confer- anew to these priorities. ence to select a director and a committee to give overall VOTED, To engage unitedly in the following plan of direction and to assist all divisions in the ONE THOUSAND world evangelism: DAYS OF REAPING. 1. To launch an unprecedented worldwide soul-winning 8. To recognize the time period beginning with the close thrust, placing unquestioned priority on evangelism in all of the 1981 Annual Council and reaching to October, 1982, forms and at all levels, by dedicating the one thousand days as a crucial implementation period during which each preceding the 1985 General Conference session in New division may effect a transition to a status of giving Orleans, Louisiana, to the claiming of one million souls for unquestioned priority to evangelism. As a result of the Christ. These ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF REAPING will evangelistic thrust of the 1980 Dallas session and the Prayer be launched on Sabbath, September 18, 1982, in churches Offensive voted at the 1980 Annual Council, divisions have throughout the world and will conclude on June 15, 1985, proceeded to set quinquennial goals. The ONE THOUSAND two Sabbaths before the General Conference Session. "One DAYS OF REAPING program now comes to assist in thousand souls a day for a thousand days" will be the world achieving/surpassing these goals, and expressing our "one- goal during the ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF REAPING. church, one-world" approach to a finished work. All 2. To conduct an appealing evangelism program on the evangelistic programs envisioned by General Conference first Sabbath of the General Conference session with leadership for worldwide implementation within a later time reports/trophies from all world divisions to inspire the church frame should now be rescheduled so as to aid in the to surge forward to an ever-increasing emphasis on reaching preparatory period prior to October, 1982, for the ONE the world for Christ. THOUSAND DAYS OF REAPING. 3. To call upon God's people everywhere to join us as 9. To provide adequate funding for the ONE THOU- leaders in an enlarged dimension of commitment to prayer, SAND DAYS OF REAPING project at each level of the repentance, Bible study, and witness, uniting all workers and church.

8 (1072) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 removing misunderstandings. a plan for one million bap- Step by step, it covers Ingath- tisms, one thousand days of ering philosophy, objectives, baptizing a thousand people and methods; material and each day—one thousand days information to be included in of reaping! (See box.) the Ingathering magazine; One million accessions by allocation of Ingathering the 1985 General Conference funds; disclosure of informa- session! The idea was simple, tion regarding use of Ingath- gripping, galvanizing. Leader ering funds; Ingathering after leader of the church, goals; the Ingathering cru- from overseas as well as sade; Ingathering among busi- within North America, arose ness contacts; Ingathering to express his support of the reports; and Ingathering plan and his conviction that awards and bonuses. the target could be attained An important statement and even surpassed. dealing with human relations And so to the final item on and cross-cultural administra- the agenda—the 1982 budget. tive guidelines also was voted. General Conference Treasurer It takes up matters such as the L. L. Butler presented a bud- openness of all Adventist get of $152 million, an in- churches to any would-be crease of 7.2 percent over last worshiper or prospective year's. As attendees eagerly member regardless of race or scanned it he explained ways color; employment practices; by which procedures had been teaching responsibilities; This banner for the 1981 Annual Council proclaimed the worldwide streamlined and also the human relations workshops; evangelistic goal of the church; the population count emphasized the need. thinking that had shaped the entrance to Seventh-day distribution of funds: Instead Adventist schools at all levels; as local distributors for poses of the church paper and of assigning uniform increases the development of appropri- Adventist World Purchasing presented attendees with the to all areas of the world church ate literature, and reports of Services. latest issue for their Sabbath and to all projects, the special progress in human relations. The matter of denomi- reading. needs of some fields and cer- The Council likewise national loans to Dr. Donald J. So we came to Wednesday, tain special projects had called approved a major document Davenport also received con- October 14. Only two unfin- for extra allotments of funds. setting out the purposes and sideration at the Council. A ished items remained on the Despite the uncertainty of goals of the Andrews Univer- full report on the steps taken agenda as we took our places the international financial sity Center of Continuing by the General Conference for the final devotional mes- scene, despite the hardships Education for Ministry. The was presented; a statement sage—the budget and the one and difficulties faced by our document sets out the need for will be forthcoming to keep labeled "One Thousand Days believers in various parts of continuing education; the church members informed. of Reaping." the world, the financial base of organization and responsibili- Attendees worked steadily the church remains strong. Final worship ties of the Center; its executive to keep the business of the Elder Butler observed that committee; the target audi- Council moving and to get Elder Wilson himself during the past four years the ence; plans to serve the needs through the long agenda. But addressed the gathering for the funds available for disburse- of the pastor's wife and ethnic every now and then the chair- final worship period. He ment have increased each year minorities; models of contin- man would provide a welcome focused our minds on the at an average rate of 8 percent. uing education; curriculum break in the proceedings by request of the Pharisees and Truly God blesses His people! components; cost and fund- announcing a "special item." Sadducees for a sign (Matt. In appreciation, the Council ing; and faculty, credits, and Pastors Kulakov and Zhuka- 16:1-4) and Jesus' abrupt stood to respond, singing, implementation. luk reported on progress of our refusal to provide them with "Praise God, from whom all work in the Soviet Union; any further demonstration of blessings flow . . ." Other NAD actions Pastor Dumitru Popa brought His Messiahship. "Are we It was 11:50 A.M. The Here is a sampling of other greetings from our fellow like those religious leaders?" world tally now stood at 4,- actions affecting the North believers in Romania; the he challenged. "How much 500 , 65 2 ,0 14. Since the American Division voted by Council expressed its deep more do we expect the Lord to Annual Council had com- the 1981 Annual Council: appreciation to Dr. Henry G. show us before we make a full menced on Tuesday evening, —provision for ministries Hadley, founder of Hadley commitment?" We have all October 6, more than 1.6 on non-SDA university cam- Memorial Hospital in Wash- the evidence we need of God's million people had been added puses. ington, D.C.; Elder Arthur leading; all power is given to to Planet Earth. —"Conscience Project," a White gave a progress report us—let us claim it! But the ten-digit tally, new plan developed to assist of his work in the six-volume Then, reminding us that the ever increasing, no longer young people to prepare for Ellen White biography (the world population figure now tyrannized us. We went from the military draft. first volume—dealing with had passed the 4.5 billion the 1981 Annual Council —consideration of the part of the Elmshaven mark, he focused our attention reassured that God is with His accepting of tuition tax credit years—is to be off the presses on the need for all-out evan- people, that His hand is not as a matter between parent and by year's end). And, keeping gelism. "The budget is a slack that it cannot save, that state rather than between up a tradition, Kenneth H. major item, but it is nothing in by His Spirit our mission— church and state. Wood, ADVENTIST REVIEW comparision with this," he His mission!—will be accom- —guidelines for the ABCs editor, spoke about the pur- urged. He proceeded to reveal plished. ❑

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of the evergreen forest that seemed to reach for heaven. Lakes dotted the landscape. I looked forward not only to The encounter North Star's grace and beauty but to stimulating discussion and fellowship with my coworkers. It was with joy, not surprise, Arriving at camp, I settled into a cabin and began to that I saw her standing nearby. unwind. However, in spite of the relaxed atmosphere, I found that the hours we spent together were filled with deep concern over crucial issues. Discussion centered on church growth, and we were invited to spend time soul-searching and brainstorming for new ideas and deeper commitment. By BARBARA LOKKEN By Thursday the needs I had brought to North Star had been met, except for one. I had hoped to see a deer in its North Star Camp, nestled in birch and spruce woods of God-made home. After the evening meeting, I drove a northern Minnesota and bordered by tranquil Rice Lake, short way from camp to think and pray. The sun was beckoned me irresistibly as a weary Bible worker from the touching the tree tops, and long, low rays of sunset filtered big city. through myriads of dark-green needles. The fragrance, On an August day I drove from Minneapolis to North freshness, and quiet of dusk descended. I stopped along a Star Camp. As I drew closer I began praising God for the dirt road and prayed: "Lord, this week soon will be over. artistry evident in the lush grass and the deep-green pines It is good to be surrounded by Your work and Your people. I see everywhere evidence of Your creative power—the Barbara Lokken is administrative secretary for the trees, the lake, the birds singing. I can see that You love Johnson Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. us, and I need that reassurance in my busy world. Today has been full of deep thought over theological issues, and there's so much need in the church and the world. I'm tired, and I need renewal." I paused, not knowing quite what to ask for. "Lord, it would mean so much to me to see a deer in the wild. If it's Your will, could you show me just one before I leave camp?" Was I presuming on God's goodness? I waited, eyes closed. Was I presuming on God's goodness? He had given no special promise, "I will show you a deer whenever you want to see one." I opened my eyes. No, I decided, it is just that I believe God is my special Companion, and sometimes I need to know that He is nearby. And so I experienced joy rather than surprise when I saw a fawn a few minutes later. Lovely and shy, she was poised against a hill several yards away. She stared at me with trusting brown eyes. Almost without thinking, I started singing softly, "This is my Father's world . . ." The music seemed to calm my friend from the wild. She stood for a long time listening and watching, and several times moved closer. A distant sound of an approaching car reached the deer's alert ears first, and then my less-acute senses. Our momentary encounter was over, the spell broken. I watched as the fawn gracefully stretched her slim legs and nimbly jumped, looking back as if to say, "Thank you for our chance to meet and for the song." She was gone as silently and suddenly as she had come. When the retreat was over, it was time to return to the city, where few traces of Eden's beauty remain. But in its noise and confusion I remember how God spoke to me through His creation, and I recapture a feeling of peace and gratefulness that sustains me daily. ❑ 10 (1074) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 A problem we dare not ignore-2 schools is not course content but the friendships that are developed with non-Christian classmates and the accom- panying social activities with unbelievers in which SDA A challenge for the students become involved. If home and church present a solid, united front and are able to involve all Adventist students in a program that is both interesting and uplifting, church the risk of these young people's leaving the church is greatly reduced. Practical suggestions for the In order to be successful, any program for children and young people in the church needs to go beyond the spiritual nurture of Adventist "baby-sitting" stage. Youth need to be helped. They children in public schools. probably need to be entertained. But they also need to become involved, doing something that will develop their talents and their concern for others. They need to learn to serve by serving. They need to learn to witness to non-Adventists by witnessing under expert leadership. By WERNER VYHMEISTER They need to feel not only wanted but needed in the church. They must come to know that the church is their What can the local church do when 60,80, or even 100 church, not just the church of their parents. percent of Adventist children are in public schools? Some Aside from providing a regular Sabbath morning suggestions will be offered in this article. However, program, what can the church do for elementary-school- conditions vary so much from country to country and from age children? Suggestions: Sabbath afternoon sunshine church to church that each local congregation will need to bands; lively junior youth programs Friday night or devise the program best suited to it. A general idea serves Sabbath afternoon led by the juniors themselves; an as a basic guideline: Make the church, together with the active, enthusiastic Pathfinder program throughout most home, the center of the children's lives, both physically, of the year (including camping activities and also helping spiritually, socially, and, to some extent, intellectually. If from time to time in church, welfare, and other the children's spare time outside school hours is community-oriented programs); and prayer meetings completely occupied with well-planned home and church (separate from but at the same time as, the adult prayer activities, the secularizing influence of the non-Christian meeting) devoted to the study of elementary-level Bible schools will be reduced to a minimum. textbooks, where available. In most cases the strongest negative influence of secular What can be done for and with secondary-school-age youth? First, they should be involved in regular church Werner Vyhmeister is associate professor of world responsibilities, offices, and assignments, including mission at the SDA Theological Seminary, Andrews Sabbath school lesson teaching (as assistants, perhaps), University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. missionary visitation and witnessing, Voice of Youth (or

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ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1075) 11 similar) evangelistic campaigns, regular evangelistic FOR THE YOUNGER SET efforts (as ushers, Bible instructors), welfare work. For example, in one church a "Young Dorcas Society" was formed with girls under 18. Boys and girls in some places undertake special projects from time to time, such as building, in a few days, a simple home for a needy person. On their own, parents are not always well prepared to Kindling wood answer difficult questions that arise from secondary By KAREN PAULIK NUESSLE school classroom work in a secular environment. Special, preferably weekly, meetings could be held to deal with "Chores," grumbled Jason. then one of the screens from the "I hate chores. I don't see why I house blew off. current issues and problems. The atmosphere should be have to chop the kindling Mother ran after it, caught it, such that selected non-SDA classmates could be invited to wood!" and walked to the side of the some of these meetings, thus giving the SDA student an "Because it's easy to do," house to see where it had come additional opportunity for witnessing. Some of these Lisa, his sister, said as she sat from. The window from Jason's meetings could deal with in-house concerns. Among on the step watching him swing room was still open a fraction. the ax. Mother could see him reading. these, the subject of how to witness in a secular school "Easy! That's what you Since Mother could not should be prominent. think." replace the screen in the wind, She grinned. "Mom saved she carried it back into the Avenues for witnessing the cedar pieces for you because house. they're easy to split. She picked "Jason!" she called as she Church-oriented choirs, bands, and orchestras contrib- them out especially for you." closed the door. ute strongly to identify young people with the church. "Huh!" Jason's head peeked out from The ax fell again. The smell behind his door. They also are excellent avenues for witnessing. The social (and some cultural) needs of secondary- of cedar wood was like perfume "The fire is out, and there is school-age young people could be met partly by a special to Lisa, but Jason continued to no kindling wood." frown. "Really?" Jason looked kind of SDA Boy Scout/Girl Scout organization, adapted "Dad has been too busy to guilty. to their age and needs, including cultural and outdoor take care of the wood lately, and Mother continued, — For activities, plus retreats. Interchurch meetings, as often as Mom can't do it all," Lisa someone who has been asked to possible, would help the youth to get acquainted with commented. chop wood every day for the other SDA young people, further minimizing the need for "Why can't you help me?" past several days, you have very "I do all the things indoors little to show for your efforts." making friends among those outside the church. A major Mom neglects so she can chop Jason scowled, getting ready social event, perhaps once a month, and other social wood for the stove. Besides, to defend himself. events scheduled every weekend, would strengthen we're a family. We should be But Mother went on talking. fellowship among Adventist young people. Some of these helping Mom and Dad with jobs "You don't have to explain. I around the house just because know what happened. When events could come in connection with high-school it's our house too." you were asked to chop wood graduation, the beginning of a new school year, or the Jason shrugged. "I'm fin- you went out the back door and departure of one of the young persons to a distant college. ished." climbed into your own room If the church shows in clear, tangible ways that it is "You didn't chop very through the window. Go right interested in its young people, the young people in turn much," Lisa responded. now and chop some wood." will be interested in their church. He glared at her and stomped "But, Mom, the wind is off toward the house, leaving terrible today." It should be obvious that this kind of church program for the ax in the grass. Lisa put it "Yes," Mother agreed. SDA children and young people in secular schools would away. "That's why we need a fire." require many hours of dedicated adult time every week. Mom got busier, as Dad had Jason put on his coat and Only a willingness to sacrifice will make it possible to to be away from home more and opened the back door. The wind transform each church into a "city of refuge. " more. There was no time to almost knocked him flat. He check on Jason to see if he was remembered the calm, sunny Even under the best circumstances Christian homes chopping the kindling wood. days they had had all week. He differ in their influence. Some parents are stronger or more Sometimes Lisa would listen shivered again and swung the for the sound of the ax, but ax. experienced Christians than others. This fact makes the function of the church all the more vital as a physical rarely did she hear it. She By the time Jason had a nice center for the spiritual, social, and (to some extent) wondered whether Jason was stack of kindling, he was chilled chopping any wood at all. to the bone. cultural life of each Adventist young person. If the church, Then one day the weather Armed with a load of wood, with an exciting Christ-centered program, succeeds in turned bitterly cold. The wind he headed toward the house. He becoming the physical center of their lives, Christ almost whipped around the little house, realized that it would have been naturally will become the spiritual center; the negative which shuddered with each much easier to chop wood dur- influence of secular education will be more than moaning rush of the icy air. The ing the pleasant part of the week fire in the stove went out. when he had been asked. An icy neutralized; and most of the 60, 80, or 100 percent of SDA Mother decided to get the blast of wind took his breath children studying in non-Christian schools around the wood herself. But there was no away as he reached the door. He world will develop into strong, mature Christians. ❑ kindling pile and no wood. Just would remember next time. To be continued 12 (1076) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 The prayer offensive a missionary strategy

The spirit of prayer in all its activities provided the early church its formula for success.

By ENOCH OLIVEIRA

When a religious movement, launched by a small group witness in our day. God has not changed. His gospel has of people without formal education, lacking social not lost its power or its efficiency. influence or economic power, becomes the religion of the Because our work is supernatural, we daily need civilized world within three centuries; when such a supernatural power at each step of advancement in order to movement is able to survive the disintegration of that carry it forward with success. May the Holy Spirit arouse civilized world; when it is able to announce a message in us a living, spiritual restlessness, an intense thirst for with sufficiently universal appeal that it conquers millions God, that will lead us brokenheartedly to His feet, that He in all quarters of the earth, among all nations, races, and may empty us of ourselves, cleanse us, fill us, and use us cultures, such a movement clearly possesses supernatural to His glory. power. The apostolic church's method of evangelism consisted That movement was, of course, Christianity. As heirs in seeking souls wherever they might be found. The of this revolutionary power that changed the world, we church in our day timidly seeks to reach the sinner, but the should seek to find in its origins the secret of its success in early church was characterized by explosion, invasion, enabling the church to carry the gospel message and permeation. triumphantly to the thought centers of that time—the If we want to finish quickly the work for which we were Roman Empire with its corrupt paganism; Greece with its commissioned, we must be willing to abandon every decadent schools of philosophy; Jerusalem with its secondary activity in order to devote more time to religious traditionalism. We should learn something from witnessing for Christ in our communities. the church's plans and modes of operation in order to ap- One of our problems is that we seem to be more ply these same principles to our missionary strategy today. concerned with organizing our plans of action than The early Christian church gave high priority to agonizing for souls who live without Christ and without evangelism. In those days evangelism was not an hope. irregular, sporadic, or occasional activity. It was a continual program of action, carried on every day A blessing or a prison everywhere. As a result the apostles succeeded in taking Melvin L. Hodge, at a congress on evangelism held in the message of salvation to "every creature which is under Bogota, Colombia, declared: "A Christian church can be heaven" (Col. 1:23) in one generation. a blessing when it offers to its members a place where they Oh, that we might dedicate ourselves with more vigor to can join to renew their spiritual forces and receive new the proclamation of the gospel, restoring in our day the inspiration to serve in a world needing God. But the same fervor that characterized the church during New Testa- building can act as a prison for the church when its ment times! members give in to a spirit of isolationism. " The early Christian church was possessed by the Holy We should not allow the church in our day to become Spirit. In the glorious experience of Pentecost the merely an island of spiritual security, surrounded by a sea disciples gained courage and became like burning torches, of human needs. Following the example of the apostles, setting afire the masses with the flames of Christianity. As we should breach the barriers of denominational isola- a result idolatry was disturbed, pagan temples were tionism and abandon the concept of a ministry centered in emptied, and millions of converts took their stand. a church building in order to saturate the society in which That which God did in the days of the apostles we may we live with a living testimony of the transfoiIuing gospel of Christ. Enoch Oliveira is a general vice-president of the General In the book of Acts we find another reason for the Conference. extraordinary success achieved by the church in apostolic ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1077) 13 times: its members believed in the infinite resources of which shall believe on me through their word" (John prayer. Frequently they fell to their knees to pray for 17:20). power to accomplish the stupendous task committed to This is the time when the church of God, following the them—the proclamation of the redeeming power of Christ apostolic strategy, should arise to complete the great in the world. unfinished task. After bidding the Lord Jesus farewell and having been Let us pray for a revival of the spirit of evangelism; for a commissioned to witness to the ends of the earth, what did revival that will galvanize our churches into action, that the disciples do? Did they immediately go through the will move us to labor for lost souls; for a revival that will streets proclaiming "the unsearchable riches of Christ" spread like a divine fire across the world field, using the (Eph. 3:8)? churches as lighted torches to spread the flames every- No. Isolating themselves in the upper room, they where. "continued with one accord in prayer" (Acts 1:14). These Let us do our part, while we are "looking for and days spent in prayer constituted the glorious preamble to hasting unto the coming of the day of God" (2 Peter the Pentecostal experience. 3:12). ❑ When they faced their first problem (finding a replacement for Judas in the apostolic circle), what did they do? They prayed, seeking divine guidance (verse 24). REALM CAPSULES Luke describes, in a beautiful pen-picture, the spirit that Sponsored by the General Conference Department possessed the church: soon after Pentecost "they contin- of Health and Temperance ued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers" (chap. 2:42). Acts 3 tells about two disciples, Peter and John, going "into the temple at the hour of prayer" (verse 1). The Use it or lose it healing of the lame man followed. After the imprisonment and release of Peter and John, By T. H. LUNDSTROM, M.D. they went to the place where the believers were gathered Staff physician, Leland Memorial Hospital, Riverdale, Maryland. and told them what God had done through them. What then? The church immediately knelt to pray (chap. Everyone wishes to be active and independent as long 4:24-30). The results were astonishing: "The place was as life lasts. Unfortunately, many do not realize that the foundation for active old age is laid in youth and middle shaken where they were assembled together" (verse 31). age by engaging in regular physical exercise, which in What an unusual experience that must have been! modified form should be continued as long as possible. Following the dramatic confrontation on the Damascus Walking is the activity of choice, giving the aerobic road, what did Paul do? Did he go forth to proclaim the benefits desired without causing undesirable stress on message of the Nazarene, whom he had persecuted muscles and joints in the legs and feet that can result from jogging. Besides improving the action of the heart, the use bitterly heretofore? No. God commissioned Ananias to of the leg muscles in walking stimulates circulation by contact Paul, because, among other things, "he prayeth" forcing blood through the veins back to the heart and lungs (chap. 9:11) . for reoxygenation. So without exception throughout the book of Acts the Exercises to maintain and promote flexibility of the formula for success in the early church was the spirit of joints should also be a part of the daily routine. Stiffness and pain of the muscles and joints upon rising in the prayer. morning (that improve as they are exercised during the On Sabbath, April 4, the Seventh-day Adventist day), as well as minor aches and pains suffered by older Church launched a prayer offensive. In all parts of the people, are a call to judicious flexibility exercises. Note earth thousands of faithful believers daily raise their that in case of prolonged or unusual pain, injury, or voices, praying to the Lord on behalf of those in different infection in the muscles and/or joints the sufferer should consult his physician before engaging in exercises. places who need to experience the redeeming power of Those who must spend much time in a chair would do Christ. Are you participating in this program? well to exercise the thigh muscles several times per day in Let us not be afraid to rise early to join in this prayer order to maintain stability of the knees for whatever fellowship. Jesus set us an example: "In the morning, walking they are capable of doing. Those confined to a rising up a great while before day, he went out into a wheelchair or bed should put all the joints through their full range of motion several times during the day to solitary place, and there prayed" (Mark 1:35). prevent stiffening of the joints and to preserve muscle Let us not be afraid to pray when it is late at night. "He strength. It is especially important to stretch out the legs [Jesus] went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all completely so that the knees are straight; otherwise the night in prayer to God" (Luke 6:12). person may end up standing and walking with bent knees. To prevent undue stress on the weight-bearing joints Let us not be afraid to pray with much fervor. "Being in (hips, knees, ankles, and feet), keep the body weight an agony he [Jesus] prayed more earnestly" (chap. within normal limits. Added pounds only increase wear 22:44). and tear on these joints, contributing to pain and lack of Let us not be afraid to include a wider field in our mobility during the later years of life. prayers. "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also 14 (1078) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 READER TO READER give a gift would not need to ■ A wedding or a birth should be attend the shower. a joyous occasion no matter what An exchange of views on a topic of current interest These showers could be made the circumstances. Joy is usually spiritually helpful by including shown by a party. among the gifts appropriate books These girls either will see by Mrs. White such as Child nothing wrong in what they have Guidance, The Adventist Home, done or they already will feel THE QUESTION: or The Ministry of Healing. Other guilty. What they need is love and good books on child care and acceptance, not censure. If there In our church we try to give each bride and each home life could also be given. is cause for disciplinary action, it mother-to-be a shower. Sometimes, however, the Our Adventist Book Centers usu- should be done by the church ally have a wide variety from board, not the social committee or mothers-to-be are unwed and the brides are which to make a selection. the person who sponsors the pregnant. We have continued to have showers for MALINDA RODENBERG showers. Richmond, Indiana Continue having showers for them, as usually they need encouragement and these girls. Let them see that love as well as the gifts, but various members have ■ In our churches we had "silent Christianity is love, love for them baby showers" (they could also no matter how "good" or "bad" mixed feelings on the subject. What do readers be wedding showers) for individ- they are. After all, that is the way advise us to do in these circumstances? uals who had some problems. We Christ loves. would have our telephone com- MRS. HAROLD E. DAVIS mittee call the women of the Mountainsburg, Arkansas church, telling them of the occa- ■ As one who was a pregnant my son dedicated. Those showers sion. On Sabbath morning I ■ The unwed mother's situation bride at the age of 17, I feel had a lasting impact on me and are would have a decorated box in the can potentially lead her away compelled to respond. Never let a big reason why God was able to foyer for the gifts. Usually my from Christ. The way the church that young woman feel that she hold onto me. husband and I would deliver the deals with her can do much to has been rejected by the church, You have an opportunity to gifts, and we received much joy bring her back to a close relation- the body of Christ. Twenty-four show the power of God's love and in doing this. This also saved the ship with her Saviour. years has been sufficient to erase forgiveness through these little girls involved from being embar- Our church has found a way of the sense of shame or the sting of acts of kindness. Do not stop rassed. giving a baby shower for an rejection by those academy giving showers to these girls, but In some cases I would plan a unwed mother that I think man- teachers and church members pray God that you can be His shower in my own home if the ages to show love for the sinner whom I had admired. Time has servant in this special way. husband was not a member and without appearing to accept the only served to strengthen the NAME WITHHELD the girls had not been regular in sin. A shower given after the baby gratitude I felt toward those who, ■ attendance. This seemed to work is born can put the focus where it by their continued acceptance of I assume that private funds, not out well, since the shower was church funds, are used for these belongs—on the baby. me, effectively demonstrated the held in the pastor's home. Our church had an after-baby love and forgiveness of God. showers. No one should partici- MRS. E. L. HULSE pate who feels "duty-bound" to shower as a welcome celebration Even in this day I believe it is Beltsville, Maryland for the baby. This made the baby possible to convey acceptance of do so. One does not need to agree the center of attention. the sinner without condoning the ■ As the unwed mother in that sin. "Premature pregnancy" will with a person's life style in order I was a pregnant bride, very to be caring. Sometimes this is the ashamed and full of guilt. I had situation, I was brought closer to be burden enough for a young God through the sureness that my woman. She needs your help, not only positive experience a person been raised in a large Adventist may have with the church. It is church and was, by many baby was loved and accepted in your judgment. And how the spite of my sinfulness. Christ's church responds to her, particu- better to err on the side of accounts, "a good Christian kindness than to censure. girl." But now I was in trouble forgiving love was also reflected larly at this time, may well make in my church's loving attitude the difference between eternal "The love that gives kindness and desperately needed love, to only a few, is not love, but acceptance, and forgiveness from toward me. salvation or eternal loss for her NAME WITHHELD and her children. If you, whom selfishness. "—Christ's Object my family. So, after our wedding she has known and loved, cannot Lessons, p. 353. (I was three months' pregnant) we forgive her, how shall she ever RENATE WEHTJE remained members of my home believe in God's forgiveness? South Lancaster, church. God is relying on you to be His Massachusetts The members in that church treated us wonderfully. They may Question for January arms of acceptance and voice of ■ love. While we cannot sanction not have realized the situation, Response deadline December 10 pregnancy apart from marriage, but we never heard a word of In the case of the unwed Both my husband and I are mother, my plea is even stronger. we can show a loving, forgiving gossip. They also gave us two large showers with everything we lifelong Adventists. Although he Let the church be that other spirit toward those in this condi- has his own private devotions, he parent, participating actively in tion. Love will always try to uplift needed. never has led out in morning and the nurture of both parent and and encourage; forgiveness re- What I would like to point out evening worship in 12 years of child. fuses to harbor ill will. Our is that in giving a pregnant bride marriage. Should I take the initia- NAME WITHHELD heavenly Father permits the or an unwed mother a shower, tive to lead out in our family unjust as well as the just to enjoy you are not condoning their worships? I do not want to wear the ■ I had a child out of wedlock the blessings of sunshine and actions. Sin is sin, no matter "priestly pants" of the family, but I and was given two generous shower. Following His example, what. You are giving that girl, or feel we should be having family showers by members of my should His professed children couple, an example of Christ's worship with our three children. What have others in this situation church. The love and under- withhold gifts from those who love. If my home church had done? standing that I felt as a result of have done wrong? turned against me with gossip or these and other acts of kindness If we failed to have showers for refused to give us a wedding or Send answers (or questions for consideration) to helped me to keep attending unmarried mothers-to-be and baby shower simply because of Reader to Reader, ADVENTIST REVIEW, 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Takoma Park, Washington, church throughout my pregnancy pregnant prospective brides, our sin, then I think that I might D.C. 20012. Letters should not exceed 300 words and after. Only loving, Christlike when usually in the habit of have become bitter toward the in length and will be edited to fit available space. Duplicate ideas and standard suggestions, such as individuals could have stood by giving showers for future mothers church because I had been refused "Pray about your problem," will be eliminated. me the way these church mem- and brides, we could cause deep spiritual help and encouragement Letters must be received by the response deadline given above. Include complete return address. bers did and have continued to do. wounds that would be difficult to when I needed it. Five dollars will be paid for each answer I recently was rebaptized and heal. Those who did not want to NAME WITHHELD published.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1079) 15 FROM THE EDITORS who said, "Mr. Moody, I cannot accept your Bible, because there are so many difficulties in it." Apparently ignoring the challenge, Mr. Moody asked, "Do you like fish?" "Yes." "Do you ever find any bones in them?" Witness of a computer "Yes." "Do you eat them?" For the past 100 years liberal scholars and theologians "No, I put them on the side of the plate." have questioned the traditional position that the Penta- "That is what I do with the difficulties in the Bible, and teuch (the first five books of the Bible) was written by a I find quite enough fish without bones," replied Moody. single author. Though they have been willing to concede In the thought-provoking chapter in Steps to Christ that Moses was one of the writers, they have contended entitled "What to Do With Doubt," Ellen White says: that a number of others were involved. "Those who look to the Scriptures to find discrepancies, Now, however, modern technology has been employed have not spiritual insight. With distorted vision they will to help arrive at the truth. In a study conducted by two see many causes for doubt and unbelief in things that are computer experts and a Biblical scholar at Israel's really plain and simple. "—Page 111. Technion Institute, an exhaustive linguistic analysis was Let us, then, seek to be controlled fully by the Holy made of 20,000 Hebrew words, phrases, and passages in Spirit. Let us listen carefully for God's voice speaking Genesis. through His inspired messengers. And, having heard His What were the results? According to Newsweek voice, let us respond in loving obedience. To do God's magazine (Sept. 28, 1981), "Two narrative strains that will is far more important than to determine who wrote scholars have long considered distinct because they Genesis or to find solutions to other questions involving employ different words for God turned out to be inspired writings. Obedience rather than knowledge is the linguistically indistinguishable when methodically com- mark of the Christian life. K. H. W. pared by the computer. A third strain—designated `Priestly' because of its preoccupation with ritual and genealogy—did stand apart, but project coordinator Yehuda Radday discounts that finding. 'If you compared love letters and a telephone directory written by the same Warning: It will be person,' he says, 'a blind linguistic analysis would point to multiple authorship. But that does not make it so.' His good for you controversial conclusion: 'It is most probable that the book of Genesis was written by one person.' " Krister Stendahl, a professor of New Testament at We are pleased that, through the use of computer Harvard University, suggests that "maybe the Bible technology, the single authorship of Genesis has been should carry the same warning as cigarette packages." In endorsed. However, in our mind the single authorship case you have not seen one recently, the caution on never has been in doubt. We have always believed what cigarette packages reads: "Warning: The Surgeon Gen- God's messenger to the remnant wrote in 1880: "The long eral Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking is Danger- years amid desert solitudes were not lost. Not only was ous to Your Health." Moses gaining a preparation for the great work before Dr. Stendahl, we're sure, does not intend to suggest that him, but during this time, under the inspiration of the Holy reading the Bible is detrimental to your health. Studies Spirit, he wrote the book of Genesis and also the book of conducted at Johns Hopkins University, among others, Job, which would be read with the deepest interest by the have shown that those who have religious faith are people of God until the close of time. "—The SDA Bible healthier and live longer than do those who do not have Commentary, Ellen G. White Comments, vol. 3, p. 1140. such faith. A recent survey of nearly 1,200 residents in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area found that people who attend Lay difficulties aside church most often are the most convinced that all events in We presume that there never will be a shortage of the Bible actually happened and are happier than those people who dissect the Bible and raise questions that who do not. cannot be answered easily. But these questions will not Aware of the perversity of human nature, Dr. Stendahl shake the faith of those who have found a Saviour through is suggesting that if something is labeled as not being good the Scriptures and have developed a personal relationship for people they are more likely to use it or ingest it than if with Him. They know that none of the difficulties pointed they are told that it is good for them. to by critics weakens the authority of God's Word or Perhaps his tongue-in-cheek suggestion would work for undercuts any essential Christian doctrine. some people. But whether it would or not, we agree with At one time Dwight L. Moody, famous American Dr. Stendahl's implication that all of us do need to spend evangelist of the past century, illustrated this for a man more time studying the Bible than we do. L. R. V.

16 (1080) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 NEWSFRONT members who were unable to Vitsumbe is the only town give cash brought chickens situated in this world-famous and tied them to the base of the game park. The government money tree. The two chickens established Vitsumbe on the were sold, the money was lake to provide self-employ- donated to the college devel- ment opportunity for a hun- opment fund, and then the dred fishing families in a Members break ground for buyers of the chickens do- fishing industry. Today there nated them to the college. are 1,000, and the village is third Philippine College The provincial governor, still growing. Dr. Hirsch, and a number of Since indigenous religious By H. V. GAYARES government and church groups were consolidated by leaders took part in the government decree several groundbreaking. The first years ago, the townspeople Ground was broken for the The day's program began building to be erected will be understandably were suspi- third Adventist college in the with a torch ceremony on the the college auditorium, with a cious about the new Adventist Philippines on August 12. The Negros Mission Academy seating capacity of 4,000- church on the edge of town. school, Central Philippine grounds in Taculing, Baco- 5,000. It will temporarily Our leaders believed that by Adventist College, will be lod. Runners carried a lighted house the classes, library, and conducting a large meeting located in Alegria, Murcia, torch to the site of the some faculty living quarters. and bringing international Negros Island. The governor groundbreaking, where D. M. Construction has begun with members into the village the of Negros Occidental prov- Niere, Central Philippine materials shipped from people would be more ince, Alfredo Montelibano, Union Mission president and Manila. The college audito- approachable. Jr., attended the colorful chairman of the college board, rium was made possible This simple strategy to groundbreaking ceremony. received the torch and handed through the second quarter's establish interest in the youth He congratulated and thanked it to Charles Hirsch, General Thirteenth Sabbath Special weekend worked. Large the leadership of the church in Conference education direc- Projects Offering. crowds gathered to hear the the Central Philippine Union tor, who lighted the ceremo- youth leaders explain their for having chosen the prov- nial torch to officially open the presence and mission. Vit- ince of Negros Occidental as groundbreaking ceremony. ZAIRE sumbe in Zaire is representa- the place to establish the col- The nearly 2,000 people tive of thousands of minicru- lege, which will contribute from the four missions of the Leadership camp sades being conducted by also to the progress of the Central Philippine Union who Pathfinders and Adventist province. attended the program arrived in game park youth. Other government officials at the college site in a long, Vitsumbe, a fishing village The procedure is uncompli- present were the mayor of colorful caravan from the on the edge of Lake Edward in cated. A target area is estab- Murcia, Jesus Santiago, the Negros Mission headquarters the middle of Virunga Game lished. In this case, it was the vice-mayor, councilmen, the in Taculing. Park, was the site selected by struggling new church. As provincial engineer, the pro- After Dr. Hirsch spoke and the East Zaire Field Commit- many as possible wear the vincial administrator, and the a prayer of dedication was tee for a youth leadership Pathfinder uniform. They Bacolod city administrator. offered, guests hung offerings training camp. Fifty eager learn several new songs. for the college on a bare tree young men came a day's Then, according to plan, the H. V. Gayares is communica- on the platform. The total journey in the back of the group marches through the tion director of the Central raised was 28,696 pesos Lukanga Secondary School village singing. Full advan- Philippine Union Mission. (US$3,610). Two church truck to attend this meeting. tage is taken of the attention received to invite the people to meetings. The children follow in droves. The Vitsumbe meeting was a training program to help reestablish the youth program in Zaire, as well as to reach out into this isolated community. The people responded by attending the weekend serv- ices in large numbers. The appeals of the morning and afternoon services yielded a good group of interested people to be studied with by the district leader and lay people. If the present trend in Africa continues we can expect the church in Vitsumbe to double in membership this year. MIKE STEVENSON Associate Youth Director Church and government leaders broke ground August 12 for the new college for the Central Philippine Union. General Conference

ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1081) 17 designed to produce consen- gymnasium, where the Tues- FAITH sus statements to help clarify day meetings were held in the conference president's order to give adequate room ACTION multifaceted relationships in for the discussion groups to NAD ADVANCE order that he might serve more function. One statement effectively as God's instru- adopted as a result of the first ment for church unity and discussion session defines the growth within Faith Action role of leaders. It reads: "The Advance concepts. The three single most important role that NAD presidents study unity, relational areas studied were leaders or conference presi- growth, peer relationships the conference president as dents can fill in order to help team member, the conference them accomplish their mission By ROBERT DALE president in his peer relation- is that of modeling leadership ships, and the conference qualities. In this modeling role president and his support these leaders should exhibit team. Each speaker was a vision, inspiration, and devel- Approximately 120 "ser- discuss relationships crucial conference president. opment for those they lead." vant leaders," as C. E. Brad- for church unity and growth in The first topic was intro- C. E. Dudley served as ford, vice-president for North the North American Division. duced by a team led by Philip chairman for the presentation America, referred to them, Keynote speaker was Neal C. Follett. S. H. Cox, G. W. and discussion that focused on met October 5 and 6 in Wilson, president of the Gen- Morgan, and Everett Cumbo peer relationships. Presenta- Takoma Park, Maryland, to eral Conference. joined in brief presentations tions were made by Glenn Rather than merely talking that set the tone for group Aufderhar, W. C. Hatch, and Robert Dale is administrative about their problems, the discussions that followed. Robert Rider. The ethics of assistant to the vice-president NAD leaders spent a full day Those present were divided relationships among confer- of the General Conference for on Tuesday, October 6, in into 12 groups arranged ences was explored, espe- North America. practical workshop sessions around the Takoma Academy cially focusing on the areas of

jectors in his talk about the conference president as a team member. 18 (1082) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 Left, W. 0. Coe, Columbia Union Conference president, confers with C. E. Bradford, General Conference vice-president for North America. Right, a dozen discussion groups spent a full day at Takoma Academy attempting to clarify the conference president's multifaceted relationships. peer exchange and encourage- Elder Bradford summarized the blessings of God an year he read more than 70 ment, and enriching peer fel- the impact this session would upsurge in interest has created Protestant theology books that lowship. A recommendation have on the development of and populated many new com- piqued his interest in the was made by one of the Faith Action Advance in the panies and churches with Bible. Beginning with the Old discussion groups meeting North American Division. young Quebecers eager to Testament, he soon discov- during this period that NAD Elder Bradford based his train for service in their home ered in the Bible the personal annual presidents' councils be concluding challenge on the mission field. This August, God he was longing for and held at a time other than example of the apostle Paul, Laval Picard became the first asked Him for guidance to the Annual Council sessions to who "had looked to God for fruit of those aspirations as the true church. He began attend- foster continuing leadership direct guidance" but "at the first French Quebecer to grad- ing Catholic services again, education, help develop man- same time . . . had been very uate with a theology major but the teachings of that agement skills, and provide careful to labor in harmony from Canadian Union Col- church and those of the Bible opportunity to discuss current with the decisions of the gen- lege. seemed to clash. In the charis- problems and questions. eral council at Jerusalem. . . . A few years ago Mr. Picard matic movement he found Leading out in the discus- Notwithstanding the lack of studied for an administrative other discrepancies and felt ill sion of the last of the assigned sympathy shown him by career at University Laval in at ease. topics was Thomas Mostert. some, he found comfort in the Quebec City. Slowly, how- One Sunday morning Mr. Henry Carubba, George consciousness that he had ever, his mind turned toward Picard was awakened earlier Earle, and Ron Wisbey gave done his duty in encouraging philosophy. Although it than usual by visitors. brief discussion starter presen- in his converts a spirit of never occurred to him to turn Switching on the TV set, he tations clarifying the confer- loyalty, generosity, and to the Bible, he searched for a saw an Il Est Ecrit ("It Is ence president's relationship brotherly love. "—The Acts of personal God. Written") program about the to his support team. One of the the Apostles, p. 402. On his way to have a beer Second Coming. Greatly 12 consensus statements with a friend one day Mr. interested, he sent for the free reported back to the group Picard noticed in the Canadian book offered on the program. Bible Society window a Chris- One week later two Quebec summarized the topic in these QUEBEC words: "The president best tian book with an intriguing City church members visited relates to his support team French-speaking title, and he returned later to him and invited him to attend when he sets a committed purchase it. During the next the church dedication, where leadership example that builds student finishes the Il Est Ecrit speaker, teamwork through a confi- George Hermans, would be dent, trusting relationship." CUC courses featured. Mr. Picard began The consensus statements Even though the first attending church, prayer were edited by Russell Holt, Seventh-day Adventist church meetings, and then camp executive editor of Ministry, in Canada stands on a gentle meeting, where he bought the then directed to a screening knoll in the province of Que- Conflict of the Ages Series committee headed by Don bec, work for the French and other books. His life was Reynolds. After the state- Canadians has been slow and changed as he read himself ments were processed by the laborious. When the Quebec into the Seventh-day Advent- screening committee, they SDA Church Association ist Church. were presented to those emerged from under the cloak Mr. Picard and his family attending for approval. Rudolf of the combined Ontario- are returning to Quebec to Klimes, who had done much Quebec Conference in 1971, The Laval Picards are returning to share through the colporteur to organize the group dynam- French-speaking workers Quebec now that he has finished his and pastoral ministry the per- studies at Canadian Union College. sonal God he met not very ics used during the meeting, from around the world were The church's television and litera- led out in a brief evaluation called to serve the 6 million ture ministries were instrumental long ago. exercise, following which people of this province. With in Mr. Picard's becoming an SDA. BRENDA BOND KIS ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1083) 19 NEWS NOTES from the world divisions Mission, regular colporteurs, student colporteurs, publishing North American leaders, and ABC personnel all participated and together sold Atlantic Union more than $50,000 worth of • Leslie L. Lee, Greater New literature. York Conference superintendent • Z. Kusekwa, Tanzania Union • A seminar was held in August of schools, announced at the Africa-Indian Ocean publishing director, with the help in the Colombia-Venezuela recent orientation meeting for the of a number of literature evangel- Union for all Adventist physi- conference's teachers that two • Sven H. Jensen, North Nige- ists, held a month-long evangelis- cians and dentists in that territory. new schools are to be affiliated rian Mission president, recently tic campaign in his hometown Guests included Sievert Gustays- with Greater New York: the conducted a baptism in the Cen- that resulted in 142 baptisms. son of the Inter-American Divi- Ebenezer SDA school in Brook- tral Prison in Kaduna. Approxi- Thirty persons joined the litera- sion and S. L. DeShay of the lyn and the Riverhead SDA mately 100 prison guards, ture evangelist force during this General Conference. school on Long Island. Nineteen teachers were presented service inmates, and visitors witnessed campaign. • The General Conference Board the baptism of seven inmates. pins for teaching from two of Regents will visit Monte- through 25 years. Through the work of the church morelos University in Mexico in lay activities leader, Yohanna March, 1982, to study the request • Youth of the Jackson Heights Gaiya; the pastor, J. D. Johnson; Inter-American of that institution for accredita- church, Woodside, New York, and other members, a total of nine tion. held a week-long evangelistic prisoners have been added to • Laymen in the South Haiti series in the church August 22 to Kaduna church. Mission are preaching in 633 • A Better Living Crusade was 29. conducted recently at Grance • The first Seventh-day Advent- evangelistic centers and praying • The Daniel-Revelation Semi- for a rich harvest of souls for the Hill, Westmoreland, Jamaica. ist church in Kaduna, northern nar held by Evangelist 0. J. Mills glory of the Lord. Evangelists were the president of Nigeria, was dedicated on May the West Jamaica Conference, C. in the Willimantic, Connecticut, 30. The dedication service • Six members in the North Haiti A. Holness, and Keith Harding, district closed with the baptism of aroused public interest in what the Mission have won 356 new mem- pastor. One hundred five new four persons on August 29. Seventh-day Adventist Church bers in 1980 and 1981, an average believers were added to the stands for. An evangelistic series of 60 persons each. church. began the next day, May 31. Columbia Union • The Colporteur Club of Mon- • Owen Holness, a retired pas- temorelos University was organ- tor, died October 6 in St. Peters- • Members of the Norrisville, ized for the school year 1981- burg, Florida, after a prolonged Maryland, church sponsored a Afro-Mideast 1982 with 350 members. This illness. He served the church in Christian witness float for a local club is one of the most active Jamaica, Panama, the West parade. • J. H. Okwanya, minister of literature-evangelist clubs in the Indies, and Greater New York. energy for the government of world field. • Nearly 600 teachers and edu- Kenya, paid a brief visit to cational leaders attended the • Permanent schools of evangel- Kamagambo High School and Columbia Union's first K-12 con- ism have been organized in the vention. During the four-day Teachers' College on June 11. three states of the Northwest South American meeting, participants could Students and faculty lined the Mexican Conference: Baja Cali- two-kilometer roadway to the attend any of 128 classes plus six fornia, Sonora, and Sinaloa. Pas- • From January to August, South main road to greet the visitor. A general sessions. tors and lay preachers are brought American Division literature tour of the campus included a visit together periodically for classes evangelists sold books and maga- • Fourteen evangelistic meet- to the waterworks and power in personal witnessing, sermon zines valued at US$15,748,430, ings, involving three conferences plant, which were of special preparation and delivery, and a as compared to US$9,553,660 (Chesapeake, New Jersey, and interest to him. review of doctrines. During the during the same period last year. Pennsylvania), began simultane- • Wollega Adventist Academy's first half of 1981, 820 persons ously in the Greater Philadelphia • The Brazilian five-minute Maranatha Club, in northwest were baptized in this conference, area. They were coordinated to daily TV program Encontro corn Ethiopia, has as its objective the more than ever before in an entire utilize area-wide media advertis- a Vida is to be launched in encouragement of the Adventist year. ing. December with the help of Wil- young people in the surrounding • Andrews Memorial Hospital in son Avila, former treasurer of the • Students of the Crest Lane, area who for the past few years Kingston, Jamaica, recently North Brazil Union, who now Maryland, church school, sup- have been undergoing severe completed a new suite of doctors' resides in the United States, and ported by members of the West- trials for the stand they have taken offices. Half of the building will other Brazilians in the United minster and Reisterstown on faithful Sabbath observance. be used as a dental clinic, which is States whom he has contacted for churches, raised $1,600 for a new They have held weekend youth expected to be in operation within contributions to this project. gymnasium in a ten-mile walk- rallies in five churches, where the the next year. A sister hospital in athon. young people have led out in all • The executive committee of Moberly, Missouri, offered, the services. This has brought the South American Division has • Members of the Toledo, Ohio, through the Inter-American Divi- encouragement to not only the voted to invite Milton Peverini First church have decided to sell sion, to help equip these new youth but also the older genera- and the King's Heralds to visit their building and construct a new facilities and to update some of tion as they have seen the earnest- South America in 1983. The church. Services will be held in the equipment in other parts of the ness of the young people. group last visited South America the school gymnasium until the hospital. in 1978. new structure is completed. The • Seventy-eight teachers • After years of hard work, church, organized in 1888, has attended a convention held at • Daniel Belvedere, Division Adventists of Arima, Trinidad, been meeting in the present Ethiopian Adventist College, Ministerial Association secre- rejoiced to see their church dedi- building since 1947. central Ethiopia, August 11-16. tary, is conducting a series of cated on August 30. Visitors Bekele Biri, Ethiopian Union evangelistic meetings in La • Mildred Hepner, of Altoona, came from as far away as St. education director, had invited a Serena, Chile. Two hundred Pennsylvania, was honored Mix and the U.S. Virgin Islands number of guest educators to thirty-four interested visitors recently for serving 25 consecu- to give their best wishes to the 500 lecture on various aspects of attended the first Sabbath school tive years as Sabbath school members in Arima. teaching, which brought new held there. By the end of superintendent of the Altoona thoughts and insight to the • During the "Maximum Effort November about 300 are church. She has also served the teachers. Month" in the North Dominican expected to be baptized. church in other capacities.

20 (1084) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 for Southeastern California Com- for the 1981-1982 school year is yields enough food to serve 100, Lake Union munity Services workers. 2,086, reports Gene Haas, edu- 300, or 500 people and has been • Six persons were baptized cational superintendent, com- approved by the SDA Dietetic • Drs. Charles and Wilfred Tam pared with 2,018 reported last Association. The books were recently in Jackson, Michigan, by of Angwin, California, have year. The number of teachers has edited by George W. Cummings, Don Dronen, pastor. made their second teaching trip to increased from 133 to 165. A new former Andrews food service • The Jackson, Michigan, Suzhou Medical School Hospital elementary school has been director, now director of dietary in China. Dr. Charles, cardiolo- church added something different opened in Orlando by the South services at New England Memo- gist at St. Helena Hospital and to Vacation Bible School this Orlando church. rial Hospital in Massachusetts. year: During the time VBS was in Health Center, says they have session cooking classes were been invited specifically to assist • Georgia-Cumberland Confer- • Bill Knott, a student from offered to the mothers of the the school in developing angi- ence elementary enrollment is Massachusetts, has been elected children who attended. Ten to ography, coronary bypass, and reported to be up by 56 students, president of the Seminary Student twenty people attended each eve- cardiac valve replacement tech- with the largest increase in the Forum, representing the nearly ning, according to Marlene niques. Atlanta area. 400 seminary students at Cooker, communication secre- Andrews. He is a 1979 graduate • Eric C. Ward, pastor of the • Frank Knittel, president of of Atlantic Union College. tary. Oakwood College church, spoke Southern Missionary College, • Recent baptisms in Indiana at the fourth annual Black Con- recently was awarded the Charles • Andrews Academy has include two in Elkhart, two in the vocation in the Southeastern Cali- E. Weniger Medallion. The received recommendation for Marion District, and four in Paris. fornia Conference. award is given each year to those continued accreditation by the Adventist leaders who have North Central Association of Col- • Henry Wright, professor of demonstrated in their leadership leges and Schools. The official North Pacific Union theology at Oakwood College, roles the spirit of excellence set report stated the school to be and Norman Williams, a survivor forth by Dr. Weniger, theological "outstanding" and "first-rate." • Figures released by North of the Canary Islands airline seminary dean and professor. The accreditation will continue Pacific publishing director K. D. disaster, were speakers at the for seven years. Thomas indicate that student lit- Pacific Union ASI convention • Groundbreaking ceremonies erature evangelists in the union held on the island of Molokai. were held August 30 at the site of delivered $134,000 worth of Tom Zapara, president of Zee the future Plant City, Florida, Loma Linda University books and religious materials this Medical Products in Irvine, Cali- church. The building, which is past summer. Twenty-five stu- fornia, was elected president of expected to be completed in Janu- • Loma Linda University Herit- dents earned scholarships. the group. ASI members also ary, 1982, will include 10,000 age Room has acquired the sea- spent two days assisting with square feet of floor space for a 360 The newly erected Community man's bag owned by Joseph • construction of the church, seat sanctuary and Sabbath school Services center in Springfield, Bates, one of the early promoters school, and day-care center on rooms, according to the pastor, Oregon, has been officially of the Sabbath truth in the United Molokai. Gordon E. Blandford. opened. The ribbon was cut by States. The bag was in Bates' city manager Steve Burkett. Con- • The Portland, Tennessee, possession when he left Dartmoor Prison in England following his ference president E. C. Beck, Southern Union church has completed an addition treasurer Ted Lutts, and personal to its building that enlarges its imprisonment during the War of 1812. It is thought that the bag ministries director Dean Van • Ninety residents of the central Sabbath school facilities and Tassel were present for the occa- houses the Community Life Serv- was a gift to young Joseph from Georgia community of Dublin his mother. Currently on display sion. responded to a stop-smoking ices. An open house was held on September 6. in the Del E. Webb Memorial • The Ridge Dell, Washington, clinic sponsored by the Veterans Library, the seaman's bag was company was officially organized Administration Center and coor- presented to the university by recently as the 114th church in the dinated by Glen Wintermeyer, Andrews University George H. Taber II, an official of Oregon Conference. Since 1978, health education director for the Mellon Foundation of Pitts- Smyrna Hospital. The Dublin when the church began meeting, • The W. K. Kellogg Founda- burgh, Pennsylvania, who is a membership has grown steadily stop-smoking clinic was based on tion of Battle Creek has awarded descendant of Joseph Bates. to the current total of 100. James a program previously developed the James White Library a grant • Herbert Blomstedt, conductor P. Eldred is the pastor. by Mr. Wintermeyer, whose of $10,000 to make the library's approach is unique because it of the Danish Symphony Orches- resources more widely available tra, conducted a two-week course incorporates the psychological to the public. Andrews plans to Pacific Union aspects of habit change, such as on orchestral conducting on the catalogue 50,000 items obtained La Sierra campus of the univer- dealing with stress and loss, and prior to 1975 on a national com- • Centennial celebrations at emphasizes the positive aspects sity. The internationally known Pacific Union College began with puter network. of nonsmoking. Seventh-day Adventist conductor the fall term. Originated in • Two Master of Science degree attracted aspiring conductors Healdsburg, the college was • Baptisms were held on five programs were begun at Andrews from all over the southern Cali- transferred to Angwin as a result Sabbaths for those joining the this fall quarter, according to fornia area. Mr. Blomstedt and of a suggestion made by Ellen Seventh-day Adventist Church as Richard Schwarz, vice-president his students presented a concert in White in 1907. Two years later a result of the Lin Powell Proph- for academic administration. The the University church at the con- Edwin Angwin asked Adventists ecy Countdown in Elizabeth- Nursing Department is offering a clusion of his workshop. whether they would like to buy town, Kentucky. A total of 37 five-quarter course in nursing, • Loma Linda University has his property atop Howell Moun- have joined the church. and the Allied Health Department tain, and on September 28, 1909, received a $6,000 grant from the • The North Carolina State is offering a four-quarter course Union Pacific Railroad Founda- PUC was dedicated at the new Youth Federation of the South leading to a Master's in medical location. tion in New York City. The Atlantic Conference sponsored a technology. Both programs of $6,000 is part of a $30,000 • Madelynn Haldeman and retreat for single members August study have been approved by the five-year grant announced Winton Beaven were among the 20-23, which 77 attended. The Board of Higher Education. This recently by Charles N. Olsen, speakers at women's and men's retreat was held at Camp Oak Hill brings the total of graduate-level president of the foundation. In seminars conducted during Sep- in Virginia. Speakers were Dr. programs offered by Andrews to another gift, the university tember and October in the South- and Mrs. James Hammond, Chris more than 30. received $13,000 from the Bank Arneaud, M. Wilson, and Calvin ern California Conference. • Andrews has published a of America Foundation. Seven Preston. • Richard O'Ffill, General Con- three-volume set of institutional thousand dollars of the $13,000 is ference director of SAWS, was • Florida Conference elementary cookbooks entitled Quantity Veg- designated for use in the new Del the Federation speaker recently school enrollment in grades K-10 etarian Recipes. Each recipe E. Webb Memorial Library. ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1085) 21

dental laboratory technician, Guam one child, of Bremerton, Washing- BULLETIN BOARD Seventh-day Adventist Clinic, ton, left Atlanta, September 3, 1981. Tamuning, Guam, and Karen Marie Cameron Earl Spaulding (PUC (Regal) Garner, of Collegedale, '75), returning to serve as mainte- Tennessee, left Los Angeles, August nance director, Kendu Adventist Hos- 25, 1981. pital, Kendu Bay, Kenya, Julie Anne Lourdes (Morales) Gudmunds- (Hetterle) Spaulding, and one child son (Brown U. '79), returning to left San Francisco, August 2, 1981. To New Posts Regular Missionary Service serve as head of Spanish language William Holmes Taylor, IV (LLU Laurence Wallace Botimer (U. of department, Antillian College, '74), returning to serve as dentist, Md. '59), returning to serve as Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Reynir Chiredzi Dental Clinic, Chiredzi, Worker transfers within union conferences Zimbabwe, Gwendolyn Ruth are not listed here. Such transfers ordinarily chemistry and physics teacher, Carib- Gudmundsson, and one child left are included in News Notes. bean Union College, Port-of-Spain, Los Angeles, August 17, 1981. (Woodward) Taylor (PUC '70), and Trinidad, and Roberta Mae (Strick- Barbara Aileen (Twiggs) Hutton two children left Chicago, August 16, NORTH AMERICAN land) Botimer left Miami, Septem- (CUC '53), returning to serve as 1981. DIVISION ber 17, 1981. director of nursing, Hongkong George Thomson (U. of Colo. Alfred Williams Burdick (AU Adventist Hospital, Hong Kong, and '65), to serve as academic dean, James Coffin, associate pastor of '73), returning to serve as chairman, Ward Henry Hutton left Los Indonesia Union College, Bandung, the Spencerville church, Maryland; business department, Korean Union Angeles, August 24, 1981. Java, Indonesia, and Evelyn Pearl formerly a pastor in the New South College, Seoul, Korea, Barbara Evelyn S. Jordan (No. Amer. (Leffler) Thomson, of Lincoln, Wales Conference in Australia. Doris (Stickle) Burdick (AU '63), Sch. of Anesth. '45), returning to Nebraska, left Los Angeles, Septem- John DuBosque, evangelist, Ala- and two children left Los Angeles, serve as anesthetist, Malamulo Hospi- ber 19, 1981. bama-Mississippi Conference; for- September 14, 1981. tal, Makwasa, Malawi, left New York Ethel Louise (Hall) Twing, merly pastor of the Galax, Virginia, Harry A. Cartwright (AU '70), to City, September 16, 1981. returning to serve as nurse, Heri church in the Potomac Conference. serve as Ministerial secretary, Afro- Mission Hospital, Kigoma, Tanzania, Ralph Segrid Larson (Andover- left Chicago, September 3, 1981. Paul Eirich, Bible worker, Geor- Mideast Division, Nicosia, Cyprus, Newton Theo. Sch. '75), to serve as gia-Cumberland Conference; for- Beverly Jeanne (Douglas) professor, Seventh-day Adventist David Ronald Watts (AU '74), merly from the Lake Union Bible Cartwright, and one son, of Hamp- Theological Seminary, Manila, Phil- returning to serve as Ministerial Asso- ciation secretary, Southern Asia Divi- Institute. ton, Virginia, left New York City, ippines, and Jeanne Marjory (Rie- Jerry Johns, pastor, Bend, Ore- September 17, 1981. derer) Larson (AU '68), of Loma sion, Poona, India, left Los Angeles, gon, district church in the Oregon Carol Elaine Christensen (SMC Linda, California, left Los Angeles, September 14, 1981. Conference; formerly with the Michi- '81) to serve as accountant, Far September 17, 1981. Cecil Odell Wear (SMC '72), to gan Conference. Eastern Division, Singapore, of Col- Evelyn J. Mariana (Mich. St. U. serve as business manager, Ethiopian Merle Landis, pastor, Huntsville, legedale, Tennessee, left Los '71), to serve as music department Adventist College, Shashamani, Ethi- Alabama, district church; formerly Angeles, August 31, 1981. piano teacher, Montemorelos Univer- opia, Laura Barbara (Holland) manager of the Adventist Book Cen- William Roger Cochran (PUC sity, Montemorelos, Mexico, of Wear (SMC '62), and two children, ter in the Iowa-Missouri Conference. '71), returning to serve as secretary, Scottsdale, Arizona, left Laredo, of Battle Creek, Michigan, left New York City, September 1, 1981. Roland Lehnhoff, associate Sarawak Mission, Kuching, Sa- Texas, August 27, 1981. speaker of the It Is Written telecast; rawak, East Malaysia, Joyce Eliz- Craig Harris Newborn (PUC John Frederick Werner (LLU formerly an evangelist in the Euro- abeth (Christensen) Cochran, and '70), returning to serve as depart- '67), returning to serve as ophthal- Africa Division. two children left Honolulu, Septem- mental director, Middle East Union, mologist, Bethlehem Medical Centre, Ben Maxson, pastor of the Dalton, ber 15, 1981. Beirut, Lebanon, Janis Lauren (Ste- Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Georgia, church in the Georgia-Cum- Africa, Cecilia (Grober) Werner Lowell Calvin Cooper (AU '69), phens) Newborn (PUC '70), and two berland Conference; formerly pastor children left New York City, Septem- (Penns. Mat. Hosp. '67), and two of the Joplin church in the Missouri returning to serve as adviser, personal services department, Southern Asia ber 17, 1981. children left New York City, Septem- Conference. ber 14, 1981. Division, Poona, India, Rae Lee Fritz Gerald Noel (U. of Haiti Milton Odom, pastor, Cleveland Richard Alan Williams (SMC (Figuhr) Cooper (CaUC '66), and '79), to serve as French teacher, Ivory First church, Ohio Conference; for- '78), to serve as science teacher, two children left New York City, Coast Secondary School, Bouake, merly pastor in Phoenix, Arizona. Maxwell Adventist Academy, August 26, 1981. Ivory Coast, West Africa, and Anne Paul Penno, Jr., pastor, Coeur Nairobi, Kenya, Carol Lynn Marie (Servil) Noel, of Port-au- d'Alene church, Idaho, in the Upper Lee Allen Davis (Wash. St. Coll. (Sanders) Williams (SMC '78), and Prince, Haiti, Inter-American Divi- Columbia Conference; formerly with '57), to serve as instructor of animal one child, of Lincoln, Nebraska, left sion, left New York City, August 20, the Michigan Conference. husbandry and manager of dairy, Washington, D.C., September 2. University College of Eastern Africa, 1981. V. Puccinelli, pastor, Tampa Southside church in the Florida Con- Eldoret, Kenya, and Martha Helen Ralph Frank Orduno, to serve as Volunteer Service ference; formerly from the Southern (McKee) Davis, of Vancouver, Personal Service-Sabbath school California Conference. Washington, left Boston, September departmental director, Lake Titicaca Rolland Ray Canaday (Special Gregory Schaller, assistant pastor 1, 1981. Mission, Puno, Peru, and Delores Service), to serve in maintenance- for the Columbus Eastwood-Reyn- Charles Nicklos Drechsel (N.Y. Teresa (Figueroa) Orduno, of agriculture, Guam Adventist Acad- oldsburg district church, Ohio Con- U. '57), to serve as science teacher, Monterey Park, California, left Los emy, Agana, Guam, and Ruby ference; formerly from Andrews Uni- Yele Secondary School, Magburaka, Angeles, August 30, 1981. Lorena (Feris) Canaday, of Milton- versity. Sierra Leone, Karen Rose (Altman) Lester Rasmussen (AU '51), Freewater, Oregon, left Seattle, Sep- James L. Stevens, assistant to the Drechsel (AU '68), and three chil- returning to serve as president, Egypt tember 2, 1981. president for local evangelism, Ohio dren, of New Braintree, Massachu- Field, Heliopolis, Egypt, and Alice Henry Otis Little (Special Serv- Conference; formerly pastor in St. setts, left New York City, September May (Bresee) Rasmussen (WWC ice), to serve as builder, Zaire Union Peters, Missouri. 1, 1981. '46), of Cheney, Washington, left Mission, Ndola, Zambia, and John D. Toms, treasurer, Ohio Atilio Rene Dupertuis (AU '64), New York City, September 27, 1981. Dorothy Irene (Wagner) Little, of Conference; formerly controller, returning to serve as chairman, theol- Robert Lavern Robinson (WWC Reading, Pennsylvania, left New Wisconsin Conference. ogy department, Montemorelos Uni- '66), returning to serve as hospital York City, August 16, 1981. Roy Washinger, associate pub- versity, Montemorelos, Nueva Leon, administrator, Kanye Hospital, Janet (McAra) Lutz (Mich. St. U. lishing director, North Pacific Union Mexico, Eunice Isabel (Perez) Kanye, Botswana, Brenda Annette '47) (Special Service), to serve as Conference; formerly with the Wis- Dupertuis, and two children left (Biegler) Robinson (WWC '64), and teacher, Overseas Elementary consin Conference. Laredo, Texas, August 31, 1981. three children left New York City, School, South China Island Union Don Watson, Bible teacher, Bruce Edward Flynn (AU '71), September 18, 1981. Mission, Taipei, Taiwan, of Avon Mount Vernon Academy, Ohio Con- returning to serve as pastor-evangel- Samuel Curtis Robinson (AU Park, Florida, left Los Angeles, ference; formerly a pastor, Carolina ist, North British Conference, Not- '64), returning to serve as builder, August 30, 1981. Conference. tingham, England, Pauline Camille Philippine Union College, Silang, Jaklyn Rae McClendon (Medical Ken Williams, associate pastor, (Turner) Flynn (0C '68), and two Cavite, Philippines, Gladys Faye Elective Service), to serve as medical Belvedere church, Decatur, Georgia, children left Washington, D.C., Sep- (Oetman) Robinson, and three chil- assistant, Phuket Mission Hospital, in the Georgia-Cumberland Confer- tember 23, 1981. dren left Seattle, September 13, 1981. Phuket, Thailand, of Redlands, Cali- ence; formerly from Andrews Univer- Arlene Harriet Foster, to serve as James LeVerne Smith, Sr. fornia, left Los Angeles, September sity. secretary, Afro-Mideast Division, (Sacred Heart Hosp. Sch. of Anesthe- 3, 1981. Fred Wilson, pastor, Kress Nicosia, Cyprus, of Riverside, Cali- sia '61), returning to serve as nurse- LaVonne Rae Nickel (Medical Memorial church, Orlando, Florida; fornia, left Boston, September 9, anesthetist, Bella Vista Hospital, Elective Service), to serve as medical formerly president of the South-East 1981. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Ruth Joy assistant, Bangkok Adventist Hospi- Africa Union. Maurice Dale Garner, to serve as (Cain) Smith (Ant. Coll. '68), and tal, Bangkok, Thailand, of Loma

22 (1086) ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 Linda, California, left Los Angeles, the college extension work both at the HEWITT, Lawrence B.-b. July 12, September 3, 1981. Deaths Flawaiian Mission Academy in the 1940s 1908, New Orleans, La.; d. July 7. 1981, and at the Seminaire Adventiste du Saleve Cave Springs. Ga. He taught at Madison John Michael Perryman (Medical in France during the 1960s while her College before obtaining his medical Elective Service), to serve as medical BARCLAY, William L.-b. 1904 in husband, Percy, was teaching there. She degree from Loma Linda University in assistant, Hongkong Adventist Hos- Glasgow, Scotland; d. Sept. 15, 1981, in also served with her husband while he was 1947. He also founded the Trans-World pital, Chai Wan Kok, Hong Kong, Auburn, Calif. In 1933 he and Nora president of three Adventist colleges- Foundation, an organization interested in and Lisa Jean Perryman, of Loma Lankford were married and were invited to Pacific Union, Emmanuel Missionary (now research and philanthropy. He had lived Linda, California, left Los Angeles, teach school, as well as serve as pastor, in Andrews University), and Walla Walla, for and practiced in Huntsville, Alabama. September 10, 1981. East Texas. He built the first SDA church in a period of 19 years. Survivors include her before he moved to Cave Springs, Georgia, Breckenridge, Texas. He also served as husband, Percy; a son. John; and two where he operated a well-known arthritis Walter A. Puciata (PUC '81) pastor of the Austin and San Antonio grandchildren. Jeff and Jennifer. clinic since 1970. Survivors include his (AVSC), to serve as assistant to churches and of the Van Nuys and Covina DAHL, Margaret S.-b. Jan. 1, 1897, wife. Opal; two daughters. Martha Jean evangelist, North New Zealand Con- churches in California In Texas he served in Milton, Oreg.; d. Sept. 14, 1981, Loma Walker and Ann Marie Messojedec; one ference, Balmoral, Auckland, New in the lay activities and Sabbath school Linda, Calif. She was a missionary in brother, Herbert and five grandchildren. Zealand, of Angwin, California, left departments and later served in the same Burma and India during her earlier years. JORGENSEN, Guy C.-89; d. Sept. two 13, 1981, in St. Helena, Calif. When he San Francisco, August 31, 1981. departments in the Minnesota Conference. Survivors include her husband, Olaf; British West Indies Union, and in the sons, Dr. Douglas Semmens and Bruce went to teach at Union College, Lincoln, Gail Melva Rowe (Avondale Coll. Southern Asia Division. Survivors include Semmens; a sister, Dorothy Mann; six Nebraska, in 1918, he was the only '77) (Special Service), to serve as his wife, Nora; a daughter. Jean Marie grandchildren; one great-grandchild; six member of the chemistry staff. He served in public health educator, SAWS Proj- Tackett; and two grandchildren. stepchildren; 23 stepgrandchildren; and 11 this department for a total of 38 years. In ect, Indonesia Union College, Ban- BIRKENSTOCK, Lenore A.-b. July stepgreat-grandchildren. 1956 he and his wife, Hazel, moved to dung, Java, Indonesia, of Loma 29, 1901, Forestville, Calif.; d. Aug. 6, HARTMAN, Benjamin H.-b. June Pacific Union College to teach. Linda, California, left Los Angeles, 1981, Santa Ana, Calif. She met her 30, 1889, Jersey City, N.J.; d. Aug. 6, PEARSON, Robert B.-b. 1892 in husband, the late Dr. Carel Frederick 1981. in Inverness, Fla. In 1921 he and Shropshire. England; d. Sept. 19, 1981, August 30, 1981. Birkenstock, while studying nursing at Elder Joseph Schnetzler visited isolated Loma Linda. Calif. He attended Stan- Kenneth Harold Sturdevant Pacific Union College. She served with him and former Adventists in towns surround- borough Park Missionary College and (LLU '31), to serve as physician, and for five years at Malamulo Mission in ing South Lancaster, Massachusetts, for Battle Creek Sanitarium, where he grad- Evelyn (Leo) Sturdevant (LLU Central Africa (now Malawi), where he the purpose of organizing a church while he uated as a registered nurse. He served at the '29), to serve as medical assistant established a leper colony. Upon returning worked for the Diamond Oil Company, Glendale Sanitarium, Glendale, Califor- (Special Service), SAWS Refugee to the United States, they established a which was an Adventist oil concern, nia, and for several years at the St. Helena practice in San Diego, California. Survi- formerly known as the Natick Oil Com- Sanitarium and Hospital as director of the Program, Bangkok Adventist Hospi- vors include a daughter, Sheila Sanders; a pany. Mr. Hartman was asked to serve as physical therapy department. Survivors tal, Bangkok, Thailand, of Puyallup, brother, Dr. Charles T. Smith; two sisters, leader and elder. The Southern New include his wife, Dora; two sons, Bob and Washington, left Seattle, September Lucille Blower and Annabeth Fry; four England Conference requested that he Don; two daughters, Marie Duncan and 10, 1981. grandchildren, Sandra Halpin Wanting, serve as leader of the new company for Vera Miller; ten grandchildren; and six Herbert Arthur Walls (Boston U. Daniel Halpin, Dianne Sanders, and Carel several years. He also served in the town of great-grandchildren. '47) (SOS), to serve as professor, Sanders Clay; and four great-grandchil- Lancaster, Massachusetts, as a civic WOODRUFF, Dena M.-b. May 3, leader. Survivors include his wife Mathilda 1894, Bauer, Mich.; d July 20, 1981, Deer South China Union College, Kow- dren. CHRISTIAN, Evelyn A.-b. Dec. 30, (his former wife of 50 years passed to her Park, Calif. She served as a nurse for 40 loon, Hong Kong, and Lulu Marie 1904, Chicago, Ill.; d. March 26, 1981, rest in 1965); two sons, Benjamin F. and years, her last employer being the St. (Walton) Walls, of Loma Linda, Angwin, Calif. She taught home econom- David N.; a daughter, Miriam C. Reiner; Helena Hospital and Health Center, Deer California, left Los Angeles, August ics at Walla Walla College, Washington, eight grandchildren; and five great-grand- Park, California. Survivors include a 31, 1981. during the mid-1930s and was involved in children. brother, Elbert; and a sister, Alice Schutt.

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ADVENTIST REVIEW, NOVEMBER 12, 1981 (1087) 23 THE BACK PAGE For the record ing to the most recent informa- tion supplied by Arthur S. By the people, for the Valle, REVIEW corre- people: The Papua New spondent, more than 11,300 Guinea Union Mission persons were baptized during recently completed a the South American Divi- 35-minute film, Tokaut Im UN declaration Religious Liberty in Berne, sion's annual Spring Baptism Gut Nius . Ray Coombe, union Day in September. Switzerland, drafted and communication and lay activi- inches forward inserted, calls for freedom to Japanese translator: ties director, reports that this Progress reports by reli- Akira Yamaji, director- "observe days of rest and is the first time a film has been gious nongovernmental speaker of Japan's Voice of celebrate holidays and cere- made by New Guineans for organizations in New York Prophecy program, was trans- monies in accordance with the New Guineans. Pastor indicate that the United precepts of one's religion or lator for Former U.S. Presi- Coombe and Russell Gibbs, Nations, in its current thirty- dent Jimmy Carter at a break- belief." director of the union's media sixth session, may deliberate fast program on September 7 The declaration twice has production unit, collaborated and enact the significant in Tokyo. The breakfast, won favorable committee in writing the script and pro- "Declaration on the Elimina- sponsored by the Friendship action at the UN and lacks ducing the picture, which tion of All Forms of Intoler- only that of the Social, Force of Japan, was attended explains how successful soul- by representatives of many ance and Discrimination on Humanitarian and Cultural winning methods can be Grounds of Religion or Con- companies in Japan. Committee before going to the applied in all regions of the science." Literature industry: General Assembly for consid- country. By using the pidgin Article VI of the declara- eration. Early December is the Antillian College, Mayaguez, language instead of local lan- tion, which the International projected date for final Puerto Rico, has established guages, the film is acceptable Association for the Defense of action. GARY M. Ross literature evangelism as a everywhere in the country. In school industry under the New Guinea more than 750 leadership of Alejandro languages are spoken, and Rosario. A microbus trans- only pidgin is widely under- ports student colporteurs to stood. their work. Requests for member- ship: The Central Papuan Mission in Papua New Guinea has received requests from 12 villages representing a popu- r you're moving, please let us know six lation of 600 people who wish weeks before changing your address. Print your new address below, clip out this entire corner, to become Seventh-day including the label, and send it to us. If you Adventists. Evangelists are have a question about your subscription, please clip this form to your letter. visiting the area to assess the Mail to: Review and Herald Publishing Asso- interest and prepare people for ciation, 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Washing- ton, D.C. 20012. baptism. To subscribe, check the appropriate boxes Four thousand meals a below, print your name and address clearly, and mail this form with your payment to your Evangelistic thrust is planned day: With the opening of the Adventist Book Center. Prices subject to South American Division's change without notice. ❑ New subscription for Hispanic people sixth vegetarian restaurant on ❑ Renew my present subscription ❑ One year (USS21.95) A new evangelistic thrust for Hispanic people is the radio October 15, restaurants in the ❑ Single copy 70 cents service being developed and titled Perspective, according to division are now serving a Humberto Rasi, editor-in-chief of International Publications at total of 4,000 meals a day. Pacific Press. This service is primarily for non-Adventists. The new Granix Restaurant is

Although the programs are nonsectarian, each one deals with a in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. atm great theme in the Bible. The five-minute tapes, for weekly Others are located in Sao p airing, will help to develop a wider distribution of the aseap Paulo, Brazil (three), Belo d r missionary journal, El Centinela, for Spanish-speaking people. Horizonte, Brazil, and u Each tape is professionally recorded and contains an editorial Buenos Aires, Argentina. 0 comment and a discussion of current events in the light of Bible New positions: J. R. van perspective. Zyl, Transvaal Conference Above, speakers of the new radio service discuss plans and president, formerly confer- 8. goals for the program. From left to right are Raul Villanueva, ence secretary. ❑ T. F. Uys, associate editor of El Centinela; Claudio Ingleton, promotion Transvaal Conference secre- manager of Inter-American Publications; Tulio Peverini, editor tary, formerly trust services of El Centinela; and Humberto Rasi, editor-in-chief of and stewardship director. ❑ International Publications, a department of Pacific Press. Elizabeth Sterndale, associate Nine tapes have been completed for use during November and director, General Conference December. At the close of each tape, the listener is invited to Health and Temperance write for a free copy of El Centinela. Pastors may request the Department, formerly director tapes, which are free, and supply them to radio stations in their of nurses, Harding Hospital, areas. Requests should be made to Perspective, c/o Dr. Worthington, Ohio. Humberto Rasi, Pacific Press Publishing Association, Mountain Eleven thousand baptisms View, California 94042. JUANITA TYSON-FLYN in South America: Accord-

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