MARCH 3, 1977

ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD ♦ GENERAL CHURCH PAPER OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

"You are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of "The path of darkness. So then "God is light and the just is as the let us not sleep, in him is no shining light, that as others do, but darkness at all. if shineth more and let us keep awake we say we have more unto the and be sober" fellowship with perfect day" (1 Thessalonians him while we (Proverbs 4:18). 5:5, 6, R.S.V.). walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:5-7, R.S.V.).

"You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light" (1 Peter 2:9, R.S. V.). Editor's Viewpoint

major ways to achieve this were suggested: eliminating U.S. Calls for Drastic all soft drinks from the diet, and cutting down drastically on the intake of cakes, pies, sweet rolls, et cetera. Changes in Diet 3. Reduce overall fat consumption by 10 per cent, and shift from saturated fat to polyunsaturated and mono- Does what you eat make any difference in your health? saturated fat by 10 per cent. The committee recom- Yes, according to a recent report entitled "Dietary mended that this be achieved by using skim milk instead Goals for the United States," issued by the United States of whole milk; eating less red meat and more fish and Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. The chicken; and eating more peas, beans, and lentils, un- report names a number of leading causes of death in the creamed cottage cheese and other skim-milk cheese nation, and argues that a change of diet might well reduce products. To decrease saturated fat consumption, vege- certain health problems by 20 to 80 per cent. table oils (except palm and coconut oils) should be used Dr. Mark Hegsted, professor of nutrition at Harvard instead of animal fats such as butter and lard. Eggs University, was one of three nutritionists who helped should be used sparingly, because of their high choles- write the report. When the report was released he com- terol content. mented: "There will undoubtedly be many people who 4. Increase consumption of complex carbohydrates so will say that we have not proven our point; we have not that they account for 55 to 60 per cent of one's total demonstrated that the dietary modifications we recom- caloric intake. This can be achieved by eating generously mend will yield the dividends expected. The question to of fruits and vegetables (especially those that are fresh be asked, therefore, is not why should we change our and least processed) and whole grains. The whole-grain diet, but why not. What are the risks associated with intake may be increased by consuming more hot, cooked eating less meat, less fat, less saturated fat, less choles- cereals, and whole-grain breads. Sugar-coated, ready-to- terol, less sugar, less salt and more fruits, vegetables, eat cereals should be avoided (because most are high in unsaturated fat—and cereal products—especially whole- calories and fat). grain cereals? There are none that can be identified, and The nutrition committee contends that by following important benefits can be expected." this suggested dietary regimen, a person can expect to Dr. Hegsted expects the report to create controversy, increase his life span and decrease his illnesses. And he and we think he is right. The U.S. Department of Agri- can save money at the same time! culture will not like the report, for it takes issue with Not New to Adventists information in its publications which seem to carry the theme: "All food is good food." Apparently the Depart- All of this sounds terribly familiar to Seventh-day ment of Agriculture, fearing to arouse the hostility of Adventists. Repeatedly during her ministry, Ellen G. cattlemen, sugar growers, and food processors, has de- White urged people to reform their eating habits. In 1890 clined to suggest that some foods should be eaten spar- she wrote: "God has furnished man with abundant ingly and others should be eliminated entirely because means for the gratification of an unperverted appetite. they lack nutritious qualities and actually may be coun- He has spread before him the products of the earth—a terproductive to good health. The television industry is bountiful variety of food that is palatable to the taste and likely to be unhappy, for the report notes that most food nutritious to the system. Of these our benevolent heav- advertised on television is "junk food," and that the enly Father says we may freely eat. Fruits, grains, and endless commercials for candy, soft drinks, sweet baked vegetables, prepared in a simple way, free from spice and goods, sugar-coated cereals, potato chips, and similar grease of all kinds, make, with milk or cream, the most foods are having an enormous influence on America's healthful diet. They impart nourishment to the body, and dietary habits. give a power of endurance and a vigor of intellect that are What recommendations did the committee make? not produced by a stimulating diet."—Counsels on Diet 1. Reduce salt consumption by 50 to 85 per cent. This and Foods, p. 92. "The Lord intends to bring His people can be achieved principally by not adding salt to food back to live upon simple fruits, vegetables, and once it reaches the table, and by eliminating from the diet grains."—Ibid., p. 81. heavily salted foods such as potato chips and pretzels. Pointing up the economic value of a simple diet, she The report referred disparagingly to other foods that are said: "A reform in eating would be a saving of expense naturally high in salt, such as the following: processed and labor. The wants of a family can be easily supplied cheese and cheese spreads, Roquefort, Camembert and that is satisfied with plain, wholesome diet. Rich food other strong cheeses; vegetables packed in brine such as breaks down the healthy organs of body and mind."— pickles and sauerkraut; popcorn, salted nuts, olives, Ibid., p. 84. commercial bouillon, catsup, seasoned salts, chili sauce, In 1902 she counseled: "Let those who advocate relishes, and mustard. Also included were bacon, bo- health reform strive earnestly to make it all that they logna, corned beef, ham, luncheon meats, sausage, salt claim it is. Let them discard everything detrimental to pork, anchovies, sardines, caviar, dried cod, and herring. health. Use simple, wholesome food. Fruit is excellent, 2. Reduce sugar consumption by 40 per cent. Two Continued on page 18

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Light as a symbol of truth, of compiled some statistics here at implications to the piracy ques- the REVIEW'S current three- God, and of God's presence is the REVIEW office and found that tion than the unauthorized copy- angels symbol (which appears on used repeatedly throughout the in 1976 we published 22 articles ing of a song. Speakers at camp our masthead on the Bulletin Bible. It was difficult, therefore, about health and healthful living. meetings sometimes find to their Board page). Although this sym- to pick a representative group of We plan to publish even more ar- dismay that their talks have been bol is copyrighted and is the texts using the light symbol. Be- ticles of this type in 1977. In ful- taped, reproduced, and sold, all property of the REVIEW, it has cause one text that was selected fillment of this aim, as well as in without their knowledge or per- been found on stationery, trucks, did not fit when the cover was laid recognition of National Nutrition mission. Public speaking being car window stickers, and in many out, we include it here: "Giving Week, we are publishing two what it is, errors are sometimes other places. thanks to the Father, who has items in this issue: "U.S. Calls made, and the speaker should, at Is your church engaged in pi- qualified us to share in the inheri- for Drastic Changes in Diet" (Ed- the very least, be given the op- racy? Are you? This problem tance of the saints in light. He has itor's Viewpoint, p. 2) and "Fads portunity of editing the material merits honest, thoughtful atten- delivered us from the dominion of and Fitness" (p. 4). before it is distributed. tion. darkness and transferred us to the "Is Your Church Engaged in Pi- Taping a singing group at a Art and Photo Credits: Cover, kingdom of his beloved Son, in racy?" (p. 18) focuses on the di- concert given at camp meeting or Concerned Communications; pp. whom we have redemption, the lemma of songwriters who find in a local church or school, when 4, 5, Harold Munson; p. 9, Gal- forgiveness of sins" (Colossians their songs reproduced without that group is under a recording loway; p. 11, Glacier National 1:12-14, R.S.V.). permission. Although this piracy contract, is also a violation of the Park, photo by Hileman; p. 15, March 6 to 12 is National Nu- is often committed through ig- law and as such is piracy. Don Satterlee; p. 16, Review trition Week in the United States, norance of the law, it is still Another instance of piracy in- photo; p. 26, H. D. Arn; all other a week when emphasis is given to stealing. volves the church paper. There photos, courtesy of the respective proper nutrition. We recently However, there are broader has been an unauthorized use of authors.

Scan_ News briefs from the religious world

Protestant Foreign Southern Baptists (2,667), Sev- cent of "heavy" drinkers report- senior general secretary of the ABS, said the Society is not sur- Missions Prosper enth-day Adventists (1,360), ing use of marijuana. Of the 1,715 Churches of Christ (1,296), As- students in junior and senior high prised at the success of the new MONROVIA, Calif.—The semblies of God (1,081), Baptist schools surveyed, 16 per cent Bible, because "from the im- eleventh edition of Mission Mid-Missions (905), and TEAM were classified as heavy drinkers, mense advance interest in the Handbook issued by World Vi- (892). 38 per cent as moderate drinkers, Good News Bible, we knew sales sion International here reveals In terms of 1976 income for and 46 per cent as light drinkers or would be very rapid. The first that Protestant missions from overseas ministry, the leading abstainers. Marijuana, found to print order was set at 1.2 mil- North America are "doing well" agencies were: Southern Baptists be the most commonly used drug, lion." worldwide, with an upsurge of ($52 million), Seventh-day Ad- had been tried by about 43 per youth involvement. Biology Book Contains ventists ($25 million), Church cent of all the students, including Story of Creation Total mission giving in the U.S. World Service of the National 58 per cent of high school stu- DALLAS—Trustees of the and Canada is up from $393 mil- Council of Churches ($23.5 mil- dents and 19 per cent of junior Dallas Independent School Dis- lion in 1972 to $656 million in lion), Assemblies of God ($22.1 high students. trict have approved the use of a 1975. Giving for missions out- million), World Vision Interna- Million Good News Bibles high school biology textbook stripped inflation by 29 per cent. tional ($20.6 million). Some 37,000 of the total esti- in First Month containing the Old Testament mated world Protestant mission Teen-age Drug Use NEW YORK—In its first concept of Creation and the origin force of 55,000 come from the Related to Drinking month of distribution, the Ameri- of man for use as a source book. U.S. and Canada. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.—A can Bible Society's Good News The textbook, A Search for Order In terms of overseas personnel, Boston study shows that drug use Bible sold one million copies— in Complexity (Zondervan), was the largest agencies were: Wyc- among teen-agers is strongly re- exceeding records set by other approved by a vote of 6 to 3, liffe Bible Translators (2,693), lated to alcohol use, with 90 per best-sellers. Dr. Laton Holmgren, following an emotional debate. Letters [Letters submitted for publication cannot me and bring me new hope and hearted and pitiful, there would joy and love made it difficult to be acknowledged or returned. All must carry the writer's name and address. Short letters courage. It is as though God is be one hundred conversions to read the closing paragraphs. (less than 250 words) will be given preference. speaking directly to me. the truth where now there is only VERA ANTISDEL All will be edited to meet space and literary requirements. The views presented do not MRS. CHARLES DAGGETT one."—Testimonies, vol. 9, p. Vestaburg, Michigan necessarily represent those of the editors or Placerville, California 189. Notice that it says "conver- Donations Helped of the denomination.] sions" and not baptisms. Could it Jesus and Judas be that some of us who are bap- Re "Africa Update" (Dec. 2). Direct Communication "Jesus and Judas" (Jan. 13) is a tized still need to be converted? The news of the Solusi College I almost feel that you plan the masterpiece. Oh, how true it is HAROLD E. VOORHEES library improvements has given REVIEW specifically for me. So that even though we have the South Lancaster, Massachu- me encouragement in giving, since many times, just when I have truth, keep the commandments of setts the funds sent in response to been troubled over certain areas God, and have the faith of Jesus, Miriam Wood's appeal were of so in my life, the REVIEW arrives we still could miss heaven if we "Jesus and Judas" is a classic. much help to our friends in Rho- and in it or on the cover (as with are not kind. "If we would hum- As this wonderfully warm por- desia. the February 10 issue) I find ex- ble ourselves before God, and be trayal of the love and mercy of SURACHAI LERTPAICHAIYON actly the reminder I need to lift kind and courteous and tender- God spoke to my heart, tears of Angwin, California

The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald is published every Thursday by the Review and Herald Publishing Association, 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Takoma Park, Washington, D.C. 20012, U.S.A. Second-class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Copyright © 1977. Subscription price, $15.95 for one year. Vol. 154, No. 9. R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (219) 3 his "gargantuan appetite for peanuts, hot dogs, soda pop, etc., etc.," 1 to a time when the owner of a stationary-bi- Fads and Fitness cycle store feels compelled to sip honey while pedaling, in order to manipulate his muscle glycogen. "It has become increasingly clear in recent years," On target: a happy blend of inspired says Dr. Nathan Smith in the introduction to his new book Food for Sport, "that knowledge of nutrition and counsel and nutritional science. exercise physiology have reached a level where certain dietary recommendations can be made specifically, for particular needs of particular athletes." 2 But the average Adventist is not an athlete. Why should this concern us? We should be concerned, be- cause in following the concepts for maintaining our body temples we should participate in some physical activity every day. The nutritional requirements of this exercise must be met through the food we eat. Therefore, we all need to have some knowledge of the relationship of food By ROSE STOIA and activity. As the body does mechanical and chemical work it has "WHEN OUR FAMILY GOES on a bike trip, I take a constant and uninterrupted need for water—water to along a good supply of pop to replenish fluids, and candy regulate body temperature, water to convert chemical bars for quick energy." energy to mechanical energy, water to eliminate by- "I retired last year and started feeling fat and tired. So products of metabolism. I took up jogging with a group of other men my age. But active people have been programmed by advertis- Because of the extra physical demands on my body, I ers to "belt down a Pepsi" when thirsty. Did you know have been taking three high-potency vitamin-mineral tablets, two rose hips vitamin C tablets, and two vitamin E capsules each morning. Besides, vitamin E is supposed to prevent heart attacks in us old guys!" "At the academy a bunch of us get together after study hall in the recreation room to do weightlifting. I've been taking this protein powder three times a day to build muscles and give me more energy." Everyone exercises some every day, even if it is as little as moving from the lounge chair to the couch, and almost everyone has some knowledge about the rela- tionship between nutrition and fitness. With the world's knowledge doubling every six months, what is the latest word on this relationship? that the caffeine in a Pepsi and many other soft drinks America's leading nutritionists chose the 1977 National actually depletes the body's fluid level? Coffee and caf- Nutrition Week theme, "Foodways to Fun and Fitness," feine-containing beverages act as diuretics. Beer, once to emphasize the interdependence of our eating and proclaimed the athlete's first choice among beverages, physical activities. also has a dehydrating effect besides depressing the As this relationship has become better known, we have central nervous system. In addition, muscles cannot use moved from the days in which Babe Ruth was known for alcohol as a direct source of energy, but must wait until the alcohol is broken down slowly to glucose in the liver. The best beverage for the exercising body is water. "In health and in sickness, pure water is one of heaven's choicest blessings. Its proper use promotes health. It is the beverage which God provided to quench the thirst of animals and man. Drunk freely, it helps to supply the necessities of the system and assists nature to resist disease." 3 Alp Many would-be athletes believe protein is an "energy lAtt• maker" and a "muscle builder." They demand 16-ounce

dh*‘ IMP steaks for dinner and measured amounts of "magic con- -"Ager • -;,-,Nsimos:111.0u,t,T. centrated protein potions" for breakfast. "This blind belief in protein (usually undercooked animal protein) goes back well before the advent of modern nutritional science. The theory persists today. The use of high-pro- Rose Stoia, R.D., is community nutrition education die- tein diets, supplemented by high-protein drinks and titian for Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio, as powders, is widespread among certain groups of athletes, well as second vice-president of the Seventh-day Advent- even though their diets ordinarily contain three or four ist Dietetic Association. times what the body needs for optimal performance." 4

4 (220) R& H , MARCH 3, 1977 But Dr. Ralph Nelson, of Mayo Medical School, says is easy to carry and would also provide quick energy, as to those who eat 100 grams or more of protein a day, well as vitamins and minerals. "Increases in dietary protein consumption in man in- How about the man who believes that sizeable vitamin crease blood urea concentration, increase albumin syn- supplementations are necessary for the active person? thesis and catabolism, increase total body protein syn- Recent studies indicate that excess vitamin E has little thesis and turnover rates, and decrease life-span of some effect upon cardiorespiratory performance. "Despite cells. Excessive protein consumption, therefore, 'idles' some highly touted claims for vitamin E and its effects on athletic performance . . . its actual benefits will remain doubtful," reports Dr. Roy Shephard after doing a study of vitamin E's effect on University of Toronto swim- mers. "This experiment provides little support for the view that vitamin E improves either the performance of the well-trained athlete or his toleramce of a demanding training schedule." 8 "The diet must be adequate in all essential nutrients, but there is no evidence that super-normal intakes of nutrients . . . will do anything to improve work capacity. There have been hopeful claims for exotic foods such as royal jelly, mysterious benefits have been ascribed to wheat germ oil and lecithin, and a number of cergogenic' substances have been tested. . . . None of these has the body engine faster while producing no demonstrably proved to be of benefit in carefully controlled studies. A favorable metabolic effect. It may be a factor that de- good diet . . . will meet all the nutritional requirements of creases life-span. From a preventive health aspect, athletes and persons engaged in hard physical labor. therefore, moderation in protein consumption is the best Vitamin pills and supplements are not needed." 9 choice." 5 Where should all this lead the average Adventist in his Translating that into food selections, the wise active or search for information about nutrition and fitness? It relatively inactive person would select the biggest share should lead him right back to The Ministry of Healing, of his diet from fruit, nuts, whole grains, and vegetables. which advocates consistent physical activity coupled "Fruits, grains, and vegetables, prepared in a simple with a balanced diet and pure water to quench thirst. way, free from spice and grease of all kinds, make, with Fads rise and fall like restless waves. Where should we milk or cream, the most healthful diet. They impart stand? The Trustees of the Ellen G. White Estate advise nourishment to the body, and give a power of endurance in the introduction to the 1976 edition of Counsels on Diet and vigor of intellect that are not produced by a stimu- and Foods, "Ellen White did not intend that her writings lating diet." 6 along nutritional lines should exclude the need for ear- Do sipping honey, eating candy bars, drinking su- crose-laden beverages, and munching on sugar cubes increase a person's physical endurance? While it may be possible to manipulate glucose intake and energy output to significantly increase the muscles' energy source, gly- cogen, this is not done without risk. In carbohydrate loading (the name given the above-mentioned manipula- tion) three molecules of water are stored with every molecule of glycogen in the muscles, including heart muscles. This can cause muscle stiffness and edemalike symptoms. "Although destruction of muscle fibers by glycogen occurs only in disease states . . . we do not know what happens to the muscles and heart of an athlete who does not use all of the muscle glycogen that nest study to find the best and most agreeable diet, taking he has stored as a result of the loading technique." advantage of a growing knowledge, and the experience "But I'm no athlete," you say; "I don't know anything and investigation of others. . . . Clearly Mrs. White felt about glycogen and carbohydrate loading. All I want to that each person should become well informed, taking know is, should I take along some candy bars when I go advantage of the advancements of science in nutritional mountain climbing?" investigations, so long as the conclusions harmonize with Candy does supply quick energy as the monosac- the counsels given through inspiration."—Pages 5, 6. ❑ charide and disaccharide found in sugars are rapidly

converted to glucose, which the blood carries to fatiguing REFERENCES muscles. Candy, like all carbohydrates, demands many 3 Claire (Merritt) Ruth, The Babe and I (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1959). 3 Nathan J. Smith, Food for Sport (Palo Alto, California: Bull Publishing Company, 1976). other nutrients for its metabolism, especially B vitamins 3 Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, p. 237. ° Smith, op. cit. and trace minerals. Candy usually does not provide these Ralph A. Nelson, "What Should Athletes Eat? Unmixing Folly and Facts," The Physician and Sports Medicine, November, 1975. necessary nutrients. Gorp, a popular mixture of nuts, Ellen G. White, Counsels on Health, p. 115. raisins, M & M's, and peanut butter, might be a better 7 Nelson, op. cit. 7 Roy J. Shephard, "Do Athletes Need Vitamin E?" The Physician and Sports Medicine, choice, as it provides quick energy but also supplies September, 1974. 9 L. Jean Bogert, George Briggs, and Doris Calloway, Nutrition and Physical Fitness, 9th necessary nutrients for muscle maintenance. Dried fruit edition (Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1973). R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (221) 5 is not transferable" (Christ's Object Lessons, p. 412). What we construct here we will take with us into the The One hereafter, and in the process it will be tested by fire. If all we build is only hay and stubble, even though it may glitter like gold, the fire will reveal it. It will be tragic to Trade Needful arrive at the gate with nothing but consumable material, with a building that will crumble and be reduced to ashes right at the entrance. Would you like to live forever Today we are bidden to put into our "character build- ing the very best material" (Messages to Young People, with the character you now possess? p. 279). "Character cannot be changed when Christ comes, nor just as a man is about to die. Character building must be done in this life."—Testimonies to Ministers, p. 430. "Day by day" we "are building char- acter for time and for eternity" (Medical Ministry, p. 42). "What we make of ourselves in probationary time, that By WADIE FARAG we must remain to all eternity. Death brings dissolution to the body, but makes no change in the character. The ARE YOU MIGRATING TO HEAVEN? Then make coming of Christ does not change our characters; it only sure what you should take with you, what training you fixes them forever beyond all change."—Testimonies, must secure now that will fit you for a position then. vol. 5, p. 466. Billions of persons of different nationalities and ages will How would you like to live forever with the character seek entrance at the celestial borders, but not all will be you now possess? Is it worth immortalizing? Worth permitted entrance. Many come to the borders unpre- fixing as it is, forever? The question we should each ask pared. They have not learned the language of heaven, himself is: "Can I enjoy life throughout eternity if my neither have they mastered the one "trade" that will character remains as it is today? Can others tolerate my qualify them for heaven's way of life. character throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity? Heaven requires the mastery of one "trade," and What changes must I make now to make my building designates this world as the time in which to learn it. beautiful, clean, and admirable? What defects need I Without this "trade" none will be permitted entrance. correct, what faults need I remedy?" What is this "trade"? And where on this planet is it being "In our character building, cracks are often seen. taught, and who are qualified to teach it? Unless these defects are remedied, the house will fall It may sound strange that heaven requires the mastery when the tempest of trial beats upon it."—Sons and of a trade! It is true that the Bible mentions several Daughters of God, p. 155. Now is the time to make the trades. The principal ones being those of smiths (1 Sam. changes, now is the time to remodel, now is the time to 13:19), coppersmiths (2 Tim. 4:14), goldsmiths (Isa. make the mansion a beauty to behold and a joy to inhabit. 46:6), jewelers (Hosea 2:13), masons (2 Kings 12:12), "God expects us to build characters in accordance with carpenters (Matt. 13:55), tentmakers (Acts 18:3), potters the Pattern set before us. We are to lay brick upon brick, (Lam. 4:2), tanners (Acts 9:43), fishers (Isa. 19:8), bakers adding grace to grace, finding our weak points and cor- (Jer. 37:21), barbers (Eze. 5:1), spinning, weaving, and recting them in accordance with the directions sewing (1 Sam. 2:19; Prov. 31:19). given."—Ibid. But none of these constitute the trade that heaven requires. Many who are masters of these trades will be How Character Is Formed forbidden entrance once they reach the gate. These And how is character formed? What are we to do to trades are the means of earning a livelihood on this earth. make our buildings beautiful, our mansions indestructi- They may even serve as a precautionary measure against ble, our characters charming to both God and man? destitution, if fortune fails, as well as against the temp- Chiefly, form right habits, for "actions repeated form tations of an idle life, but they do not qualify a person to habits, habits form character, and by the character our enter heaven. Only one trade is required for entrance destiny for time and for eternity is decided" (Christ's there—the "trade of character building" (The SDA Bible Object Lessons, p. 356). It is "by a repetition of acts that Commentary, Ellen G. White Comments, on 1 Cor. 3:9). habits are established and character confirmed" (Child Character building is a trade. It requires ability to use Guidance, p. 199). "We shall be individually, for time the hammer, the plumb line, and the trowel. It requires and eternity, what our habits make us" (ibid., p. 202). good judgment and the ability to select the materials that Habits go to make the rooms in the edifice each one of us are needed. It calls for design and taste, for the ability to is building, and one weak section can cause the entire read blue prints and to lay a good foundation. It requires structure to crumble. skill and patience. It requires time—all the time we spend Since habits are so important, now is the time to in this life here on earth. examine all of them—habits of spending time and money, When that day comes at the borders of the earth made of thinking, reading, studying, dressing, speaking, lis- new, we cannot make alterations in our building. None of tening, eating, working, and vacationing. All of our us will be able to trade his edifice for another. "Character habits should come under close scrutiny. We should inspect each room in our building with hammer in hand, Wadie Farag is a pastor in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Can- first to pull down what is ugly and rugged, and then to ada. build graceful and tasteful replacements. 6 (222) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 This is not easy work, but it must be done. It is morning hours . . . in bed" (Christ's Object Lessons, p. accomplished "by hard, stern battles with self" (Christ's 343), spending time in idle talk, or listening to debased Object Lessons, p. 331). It calls for the eradication of all music—all these defile the soul temple and corrupt the objectionable cultivated and hereditary tendencies. But character. Once that is done the vision becomes blurred in this work none need despair. There is One who is and the judgment impaired. Love of pleasure and dress willing to do it for us! All He asks from us is to surrender dominates, loss of purity results, and indifferences to our wills to Him. We are His by right. In giving Christ, that which is holy controls the character. "God has purchased the will, the affections, the mind, the soul, of every human being. Whether believers or Building Solidly—or Superficially? unbelievers, all men are the Lord's property" (ibid., p. God is calling upon His people to build well, to be 326). genuine and honest. The five "foolish virgins"—some Where will you begin? What habits do you wish to modern church members—"are not hypocrites. They eradicate? A good place to begin is with the appetite and have a regard for the truth, they have advocated the passions. There is where multitudes are vanquished. truth, they are attracted to those who believe the "Overcome the desire to gratify appetite, and if you do truth. "—Ibid., p. 411. They "have a knowledge of the this your passions will be easily controlled. . . . Put on Scriptures" and "have heard the message of Christ's the brakes, hold your appetite under strict charge, and near approach, and confidently expect His appear- then leave yourself in the hands of God."—Counsels on ing."—Ibid., p. 408. But they build superficially. They do Diet and Foods, p. 162. Know what to eat and what not not build "upon the Rock, Christ Jesus." They do not to eat. When to eat and when not to eat. How much to eat permit "their old nature to be broken up."—Ibid., p. 411. and how often. Remember that "one of the strongest Some are tempted to leave rough corners. They do not temptations that man has to meet is upon the point of surrender their will completely to the Master Builder. appetite" (ibid., p. 147). There is where "Satan has They cherish secret sins, wrong habits. They do not overcome his millions" (ibid., p. 151), and it is for this stand noble like Daniel, pure like Joseph, meek like reason that the Lord has given us plenty of counsels on Moses, patient like Job, liberal like Matthew, unselfish diet and foods. These should be adhered to strictly like Jonathan, daring like Esther, loving like Ruth, because "the body is a most important medium through fearless like the three worthies, obedient like Samuel. which the mind and the soul are developed for the They have not learned to build patiently, brick by brick, upbuilding of character" (Prophets and Kings, p. 488). It adding to "faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to was on this point of appetite that Adam and Eve fell, and knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and it was on this same point that the Second Adam was first to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kind- tempted in the wilderness and overcame. His victory can ness; and to brotherly kindness charity" (2 Peter 1:5-7). be ours. This is the day when God will work mightily in behalf Other habits may need to be eradicated before building of His people, in behalf of all who will let Him. This a sound structure. The habit of wasting precious mo- generation will witness the separation of those who build ments must be completely eliminated. "The Bible gives on the sand and those who build on the rock (see Matt. no indorsement to idleness" (Christ's Object Lessons, p. 7:24-27). What a day in which to live! A day when only 343). "Of no talent He [God] has given will He require a the mighty will be able to stand, whose strength is the more strict account than of our time" (ibid., p. 342). It strength of God. takes time to sin. If we make good use of our time, half God is waiting to help you build for eternity. He is the battle is won. If we become "industrious, half the "not willing that any should perish, but that all should danger is over" (Child Guidance, p. 189). No one who is come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9), and have eternal life. engaged in an eternal enterprise has time to waste on He has no desire that any be sifted out. Surrender your trifles. Every moment is treasured. Squandering hours, will to Him and let Him polish you "after the similitude watching television or reading novels, wasting "the of a palace" (Ps. 144:12). ❑

lay on a cot, but he asked his comrades to carry him All or Nothing By MONT HURST across. All of the men perished in the battle, but their "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, sacrifice laid the foundation for independence. and take up his cross, and follow me." Matthew 16:24. A line separates us from the world. We have the choice of surrendering to the forces of evil or of fighting General William B. Travis and his little Texas army the good fight of faith. We are true followers of Christ were besieged in the historic battle of the Alamo in San when we step across the line to fight for righteousness. Antonio, Texas. The future was black as the brave men In so doing we are like Job, who declared that even contemplated almost certain annihilation by the large though he were to be slain, he would trust God. This is army of General Santa Anna. Should Travis and his sol- faith that will not give in. It is the love of God and loyalty diers surrender, or fight to the last man? Travis drew his that will not surrender under any conditions. When we sword, marked a line on the ground and asked all who are ready to cross the line into "the land of Beulah" we chose to defend the fortress to step across the line. Ev- will be willing to make any sacrifice for God, even as ery man save one stepped across, knowing death was Jesus crossed the line at Calvary. sure. The one who did not step across was wounded and God, this day I cross the line to be on Thy side.

R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (223) 7 ,. Now at your Adventist Book Center allfarYl w or ABC Mailing Service, you have an opportunity to purchase all of Ellen G. White's books at terrific savings. Check over your library and find out what books you're missing. After all, the day is coming when we the publishers will be out of business! Think about it! abundance" (1 Chron. 22:3, 4). He gathered a vast array of costly building materials—tons of gold and silver, The Old Hands precious stones, marble, cedar wood—and selected the building site. Ellen G. White observes: "David gave Solomon minute directions for building the temple, with Retirement years patterns of every part, and of all its instruments of service, as had been revealed to him by divine inspira- tion."—Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 751. He did every- thing but erect the building. Worthwhile projects all over the world similarly have prospered and succeeded because someone concentrated on a vision God was pleased to honor. A burning spiritual vision at the core of the life is of untold value. The compulsive power of such a vision led David to contrib- ute to the fullest extent of his ability, although he knew that the credit would go to someone else. Once Solomon caught a view of the temple-to-be he toiled untiringly toward its realization. It is inspiring to think that "David prepared abundantly before his death" (1 Chron. 22:5), but how much sweeter the dream would have been if it had come to him earlier By GEORGE M. MAC LEAN in life. What remorse and sorrow of heart he would have been spared! The story of shame and dishonor that came "So David prepared abundantly before his death" (1 down through the centuries and that has given ammuni- Chron. 22:5). tion to sneering critics of the Bible ever since might never have been written. But "better late than never," we say, EVERY YEAR MANY MEN AND WOMEN who and the vision did come—radiantly, powerfully, beau- reach the decreed age for retirement lay their talents on tifully—and Solomon's Temple was built largely because the shelf and slip into a limbo of neglect or oblivion. That of his father's zeal toward the close of his reign. this need not be was taught long ago by the example of David Passed On the Vision David and Solomon. The poet-king of Israel, David, growing old and retir- Perhaps the passing on of this glorious vision to his son ing in favor of his son Solomon, still had one consuming was David's greatest contribution. "Now, my son," he ambition—he longed to build a temple in Jerusalem for earnestly pleaded, "the Lord be with thee; and prosper the worship of God. The prophet Nathan also was en- thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath thusiastic about the proposal and gave his instant en- said of thee. . . . Arise therefore, and be doing, and the dorsement. But that same night a negative word came Lord be with thee" (1 Chron. 22:11, 16). from the Lord. Years later Solomon provided this inter- Solomon's acceptance of his elderly father's counsel esting sidelight. shows a wise maturity early in his life. The younger "Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an generation of leaders today should appreciate the counsel house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. But the and support of the aged workers who are stepping aside Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in in their favor. That this is God's will is seen from these thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well words of Ellen White spoken in 1910: in that it was in thine heart: Notwithstanding thou shalt "I greatly desire that the old soldiers, grown gray in not build the house; but thy son . . . he shall build the the Master's service, shall continue to bear their testi- house for my name" (2 Chron. 6:7-9). mony right to the point, that those younger in the faith What should David do now? He might have sat back in may understand that the messages which the Lord gave a sulking attitude of noncooperation, but instead he us in the past are very important at this stage of the revealed one reason why he can be called "a man after earth's history. "—Selected Messages, book 2, p. 229. God's own heart." His reaction is found in 1 Chronicles Indeed, "the cause needs the help of the old hands, the 22:5: "And David said, Solomon my son is young and aged workers, who have had many years' experience in tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord the cause of God."—Ibid., p. 224. must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory It is cheering to note that a useful ministry continues, throughout all countries: I will therefore now make even if less actively, to the end of life—and beyond. "Let preparation for it." not the follower of Christ think, when he is no longer able Then followed the important but tedious, time-con- to labor openly and actively for God and His truth, that suming phase of any building program—the drawing of he has no service to render, no reward to secure. Christ's minute plans and the gathering of means. Some of the old true witnesses are never laid aside. In health and sick- warrior's amazing activities are recorded: "David pre- ness, in life and death, God uses them still."—The Acts pared iron in abundance for the nails . . . ; and brass in of the Apostles, p. 465. abundance without weight . . . ; also cedar trees in The psalmist's observation regarding old age was later very true of himself: "Those that be planted in the house George M. MacLean is a pastor in Creston, British of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They Columbia. shall still bring forth fruit in old age" (Ps. 92:13, 14). ❑ R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (225) 9 Justification by Faith-2 ideas—for this is just what they are shown to me to be. They cling to them as a drowning man clings to a lifepreserver, to keep them from sinking and making Salvation Is a Gift shipwreck of faith. Christ has given me words to speak: "Ye must be born again, else you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Through receiving Jesus, Therefore all who have the right under- standing of this matter should put away repentant sinners are restored their controversial spirit and seek the Lord with all their hearts. Then they will find Christ and can give distinctive char- to favor with God. acter to their religious experience. They should keep this matter—the simplicity of true godliness—distinctly before the people in every discourse. This will come home to the heart of every hun- By ELLEN G. WHITE gering, thirsting soul who is longing to come into the assurance of hope and faith and perfect trust in God through CAN WE NOT understand that the throughout the land, when the matter has our Lord Jesus Christ. most costly thing in the world is sin? It been kept so constantly urged upon me, Let the subject be made distinct and is at the expense of purity of conscience, and I have made it the subject of nearly plain that it is not possible to effect at the cost of losing the favor of God and every discourse and talk that I have anything in our standing before God or in separating the soul from Him, and at last given to the people. the gift of God to us through creature losing heaven. The sin of grieving the In examining my writings fifteen and Holy Spirit of God and walking contrary twenty years old [I find that they] pre- merit. Should faith and works purchase the gift of salvation for anyone, then the to Him has cost many a one the loss of sent the matter in this same light—that Creator is under obligation to the crea- his soul. those who enter upon the solemn, sacred ture. Here is an opportunity for false- Who can measure the responsibilities work of the ministry should first be given hood to be accepted as truth. If any man of the influence of every human agent a preparation in lessons upon the teach- can merit salvation by anything he may whom our Redeemer has purchased at ings of Christ and the apostles in living do, then he is in the same position as the the sacrifice of His own life? What a principles of practical godliness. They Catholic to do penance for his sins. Sal- scene will be presented when the judg- are to be educated in regard to what vation, then, is partly of debt, that may ment shall sit and the books shall be constitutes earnest, living faith. be earned as wages. If man cannot, by opened to testify the salvation or the loss Evidence Required any of his good works, merit salvation, of all souls! It will require the unerring then it must be wholly of grace, received decision of One who has lived in hu- Many young men are sent forth to by man as a sinner because he receives manity, loved humanity, given His life labor, who do not understand the plan of and believes in Jesus. It is wholly a free for humanity, to make the final appro- salvation and what true conversion is; in gift. Justification by faith is placed be- priation of the rewards to the loyal fact they need to be converted. We need yond controversy. And all this contro- righteous, and the punishment of the to be enlightened on this point, and the versy is ended, as soon as the matter is disobedient, the disloyal, and un- ministers need to be educated to dwell settled that the merits of fallen man in righteous. The Son of God is entrusted more particularly upon subjects which his good works can never procure eter- with the complete measurement of every explain true conversion. All who are nal life for him. individual's action and responsibility. To baptized are to give evidence that they those who have been partakers of other have been converted. There is not a Wholly of Grace men's sins and have acted against God's point that needs to be dwelt upon more decision, it will be a most awfully solemn earnestly, repeated more frequently, or The light given me of God places this scene. established more firmly in the minds of important subject above any question in The danger has been presented to me all, than the impossibility of fallen man my mind. Justification is wholly of grace again and again of entertaining, as a meriting anything by his own best good and not procured by any works that people, false ideas of justification by works. Salvation is through faith in Jesus fallen man can do. The matter has been faith. I have been shown for years that Christ alone. presented before me in clear lines that if Satan would work in a special manner to When this question is investigated, we the rich man has money and possessions, confuse the mind on this point. The law are pained to the heart to see how trivial and he makes an offering of the same to of God has been largely dwelt upon, and are the remarks of those who ought to the Lord, false ideas come in to spoil the has been presented to congregations, al- understand the mystery of godliness. offering by the thought he has merited most as destitute of the knowledge of They speak so unguardedly of the true the favor of God, that the Lord is under Jesus Christ and His relation to the law ideas of our brethren who profess to obligation to him to regard him with as was the offering of Cain. I have been believe the truth and teach the truth. special favor because of this gift. shown that many have been kept from They come far short of the real facts as There has been too little educating in the faith because of the mixed, confused they have been laid open before me. The clear lines upon this point. The Lord has ideas of salvation, because the ministers enemy has so entangled their minds in lent man His own goods in trust—means have worked in a wrong manner to reach the mist and fog of earthliness and it which He requires be handed back to hearts. The point which has been urged seems so ingrained into their under- Him when His providence signifies and upon my mind for years is the imputed standing, that it has become a part of the upbuilding of His cause demands it. righteousness of Christ. I have won- their faith and character. It is only a new The Lord gave the intellect. He gave the dered that this matter was not made the conversion that can change them, and health and the ability to gather earthly subject of discourses in our churches cause them to give up these false gain. He created the things of earth. He

10 (226) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 manifests His divine power to develop the benefit of man. Every gift is stamped The most splendid offerings may be laid all its riches. They are His fruits from with the cross and bears the image and upon the altar of God, and men will His own husbandry. He gave the sun, superscription of Jesus Christ. All things praise, exalt, and laud the giver because the clouds, the showers of rain to cause come of God. From the smallest benefits of his liberality. In what? "All things vegetation to flourish. As God's em- up to the largest blessing, all flow come of thee, and of thine own have we ployed servants you gathered in His through the one Channel—a superhuman given thee." No work of man can merit harvest, to use what your wants required mediation sprinkled with the blood that for him the pardoning love of God, but in an economical way and hold the bal- is of value beyond estimate because it the love of God pervading the soul will ance for the call of God. You can say was the life of God in His Son. lead him to do those things which were with David, "For all things come of Now not a soul can give God anything always required of God and that he thee, and of thine own have we given that is not already His. Bear this in mind. should do with pleasure. He has done thee." 1 Chron. 29:14. So the satisfac- "All things come of thee, and of thine only that which duty ever required of tion of creature merit cannot be in re- own have we given thee." 1 Chron. him. turning to the Lord His own, for it was 29:14. This must be kept before the peo- The angels of God in heaven, that always His own property to be used as ple wherever we go—that we possess have never fallen, do His will contin- He in His providence should direct. nothing, can offer nothing in value, in ually. In all that they do upon their busy work, in faith, which we have not first errands of mercy to our world, shielding, How God's Favor Is Forfeited received of God and upon which He can guiding, and guarding the workmanship of God for ages—both the just and the By rebellion and apostasy man for- lay His hand any time and say, They are feited the favor of God; not his rights, Mine—gifts and blessings and endow- unjust—they can truthfully say, "All is for he could have no value except as it ments I entrusted to you, not to enrich thine. Of Thine own do we give Thee." was invested in God's dear Son. This yourself, but for wise improvement, to Would that the human eye could catch point must be understood. He forfeited benefit the world. glimpses of the service of the angels! those privileges which God in His mercy The creation belongs to God. The Would that the imagination could grasp presented him as a free gift, a treasure in Lord could, by neglecting man, stop his and dwell upon the rich, the glorious trust to be used to advance His cause breath at once. All that he is and all that service of the angels of God and the and His glory, to benefit the beings He he has pertains to God. The entire world conflicts in which they engage in behalf had made. The moment the workman- is God's. Man's houses, his personal ac- of men, to protect, to lead, to win, and to draw them from Satan's snares. How ship of God refused obedience to the quirements, whatever is valuable or bril- laws of God's kingdom, that moment he liant, is God's own endowment. It is all different would be the conduct, the reli- became disloyal to the government of His gift to be returned back to God in gious sentiment! God and he made himself entirely un- helping to cultivate the heart of man. Discussions may be entered into by worthy of all the blessings wherewith God had favored him. This was the position of the human race after man divorced himself from God by transgression. Then he was no longer entitled to a breath of air, a ray of sunshine, or a particle of food. And the reason why man was not annihilated was because God so loved him that He made the gift of His dear Son that He should suffer the penalty of his transgression. Christ proposed to become man's surety and substitute, that man, through matchless grace, should have another trial—a second probation—having the experience of Adam and Eve as a warn- ing not to transgress God's law as they did. And inasmuch as man enjoys the blessings of God in the gift of the sun- shine and the gift of food, there must be Finding God in Nature on the part of man a bowing before God in thankful acknowledgement that all By ASHLEY G. EMMER things come of God. Whatever is ren- dered back to Him is only His own who I love to be alone with God has given it. Deep in a pathless wood, Man broke God's law, and through the To rest upon the velvet sod Redeemer new and fresh promises were And feel that God is good. made on a different basis. All blessings The whispering in the pines, it seems, must come through a Mediator. Now Is God's sweet voice to me; every member of the human family is The sunshine's warmth, its golden beams, given wholly into the hands of Christ, His healing balm, sent free. and whatever we possess—whether it is the gift of money, of houses, of lands, of O soul bowed low, head gray with care, reasoning powers, of physical strength, Seek thee some sylvan tree! of intellectual talents—in this present Spend there with Him an hour in prayer— life, and the blessings of the future life, 'Tis Heaven's own sanctuary! are placed in our possession as God's treasures to be faithfully expended for R&H, MARCH 3,1977 (227) 11 mortals strenuously advocating creature discern with astonishment the utter be one jot more given than they have merit, and each man striving for the su- worthlessness of creature merit to earn first received; and all must be laid upon premacy, but they simply do not know the wages of eternal life. There may be a the fire of Christ's righteousness to that all the time, in principle and charac- fervor of labor and an intense affection, cleanse it from its earthly odor before it ter, they are misrepresenting the truth as high and noble achievement of intellect, rises in a cloud of fragrant incense to the it is in Jesus. They are in a fog of bewil- a breadth of understanding, and the great Jehovah and is accepted as a sweet derment. They need the divine love of humblest self-abasement, laid at the feet savor. God which is represented by gold tried in of our Redeemer; but there is not one jot I ask, How can I present this matter as the fire; they need the white raiment of more than the grace and talent first given it is? The Lord Jesus imparts all the Christ's pure character; and they need of God. There must be nothing less given powers, all the grace, all the penitence, the heavenly eyesalve that they might than duty prescribes, and there cannot all the inclination, all the pardon of sins,

ViThenlinfreYoung By MIRIAM WOOD

frozen landscape, I was that the entire congregation SMC pretty well convinced that a felt just about the same way. large number of students Then, for the conclusion, SOMEDAY I'm going to sponded. "Females have would stay right in their the band accompanied us, visit a college campus when been known to wear skirts in warm beds. Well, I reckoned the audience, as we all everything is perfectly Western culture for lo, these without the very special joined in singing Malotte's "usual." Just when that will many years." quality of SMC students. "The Lord's Prayer." I felt be, I'm not sure. Thus far, "Well, not recently," I Not only did they arise (and wrung out with emotion. whenever I've visited a col- persisted. "I seldom see eat a cold breakfast, since A "first" in my experi- lege, it's been the snowiest, anything but slacks and the cafeteria was conserving ence was the SMC Trom- the most violently thunder- jeans and pantsuits." fuel by not preparing or bone Choir, which per- stormish, the hottest—and Now I'm not launching a serving a morning meal) but formed one number. I'm Southern Missionary Col- campaign against these scores of them trooped off to sorry I didn't count the par- lege, which I visited re- items of apparel, so please the early service, so as to ticipants, but I think there cently, proudly upheld the don't inundate me with let- give themselves plenty of were about 18. Until this tradition by serving up to me ters that consign me to afternoon time for all sorts juncture I hadn't realized the coldest weather "on rec- whatever pasture the last di- of missionary projects. what a lovely, liquid, vel- ord." I'm glad to report, nosaur is supposed to retire I still didn't catch on as to vety sound a "choir" of though, that Southern hos- in. There are occasions and the very extraordinary trombones can make. pitality wasn't affected by situations where pantsuits or school SMC is, however. There's really no place to the weather, and all of us slacks or jeans are fine—and Having agreed to give a mis- stop in talking about SMC. shivered our way from many of them are extremely sion talk at the college Sab- There's the college presi- building to building with im- attractive (this is in direct bath school, held in the dent, as I said before, who is mensely good nature. relation to the configuration gymnasium, I made my truly "involved" with all the What can I say about a of the wearer), but I'm sim- teeth-chattering way to my spiritual and intellectual ac- college that nestles in an ab- ply saying that it was re- destination, only to find the tivities on the campus. solutely idyllic setting? That freshing to see clear distinc- building colder than the out- There are the faculty has a president whose mag- tion in the way the females side—or so it seemed to me. members with their suppor- netism and strong leadership and males were dressed. No one would attend, of tive, interested attitude. are right at the top? Whose Later I learned that indeed course. Or would they? The There are the students, who, enrollment is bursting at the the female students do not huge cavern was filled with after I'd been on campus a seams? Whose students wear slacks to the cafeteria bundled-up students who sat few hours, greeted me as if I wouldn't go anywhere else to except on Sunday. attentively for the opening were one of them. school? Well, you can see Observation Number 2: exercises and then broke up But I didn't feel I really that it's a big assignment, Soon it was time for the Fri- into classes with student "belonged" until fairly early but I do have some specifics day night vesper hour in the teachers. on Sunday morning. An- to comment on. lovely campus church. True By now it was beginning swering a soft knock at my Soon after I arrived on to the training of my genera- to dawn on me that SMC guest-room door in the girls' campus it was time for Fri- tion, I determinedly sought develops a very special dormitory, I found a pretty, day night supper. I puffed out a seat not too near the breed of young Adventist. brown-haired co-ed who my way up the long flight of front, expecting that the During the second church looked somewhat harassed. outdoor steps leading to rows and rows of front seats service my delight knew no "Is there any chance you'd the cafeteria, got my food, would provide an unbroken bounds, for I was fortunate have change for a dollar?" sat down, and looked expanse of "nothing." After enough to hear the tradi- she pleaded. "I just have to around. Something was dif- all, "Come early and get a tional annual concert band do my laundry!" ferent. Unable to pinpoint back seat." I was wrong. As program of the music de- I did have change. As I the difference immediately, I the students filed in, they partment. Let me assure you gave it to her I felt that I had chewed thoughtfully and went right down to the front. that when this beautifully indeed become a part of life continued observing. Sud- In no time there was a solid dressed, professional group at SMC. denly the light dawned. block of worshipers, and I played their arrangement of Everyone knows what a "All the girls are wearing couldn't see the speaker "The Battle Hymn of the firm booster I am for Ad- dresses or skirts!" I gasped, very well—a fate I deserved. Republic" I had all I could ventist education. Please startling my supper partner. As the thermometer do to refrain from jumping add SMC to the list of places "That's hardly an earth- plummeted during the night, to my feet and shouting, where I wish I could spend shaking event," he re- and Sabbath dawned on a "Bravo!" It was obvious another collegiate lifetime.

12 (228) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 in presenting His righteousness for man place yourself on the deserving list? Im- vinity to humanity. "I will dwell in them, to grasp by living faith—which is also the possible! and walk in them." 2 Cor. 6:16. gift of God. If you would gather together There is danger in regarding justifica- The soul temple is to be sacred, holy, everything that is good and holy and tion by faith as placing merit on faith. pure, and undefiled. There must be a co- noble and lovely in man, and then pre- When you take the righteousness of partnership in which all the power is of sent the subject to the angels of God as Christ as a free gift you are justified God and all the glory belongs to God. acting a part in the salvation of the freely through the redemption of Christ. The responsibility rests with us. We human soul or in merit, the proposition What is faith? "The substance of things must receive in thoughts and in feelings, would be rejected as treason. Standing in hoped for, the evidence of things not to give in expression. The law of the the presence of their Creator and looking seen." Heb. 11:1. It is an assent of the human and the divine action makes the upon the unsurpassed glory which understanding to God's words which receiver a laborer together with God. It enshrouds His person, they are looking binds the heart in willing consecration brings man where he can, united with upon the Lamb of God given from the and service to God, who gave the un- divinity, work the works of God. Hu- foundation of the world to a life of hu- derstanding, who moved on the heart, manity touches humanity. Divine power miliation, to be rejected of sinful men, to who first drew the mind to view Christ and the human agency combined will be be despised, to be crucified. Who can on the cross of Calvary. Faith is render- a complete success for Christ's measure the infinity of the sacrifice! ing to God the intellectual powers, righteousness accomplishes everything. Christ for our sakes became poor, that abandonment of the mind and will to we through His poverty might be made God, and making Christ the only door to Depending on God rich. And any works that man can render enter into the kingdom of heaven. The reason so many fail to be suc- to God will be far less than nothingness. When men learn they cannot earn cessful laborers is that they act as though My requests are made acceptable only righteousness by their own merit of God depended on them, and they are to because they are laid upon Christ's works, and they look with firm and entire suggest to God what He chooses to do righteousness. The idea of doing any- reliance upon Jestr, Christ as their only with them, in the place of their depend- thing to merit the grace of pardon is hope, there will not be so much of self ing on God. They lay aside the super- fallacy from beginning to end. "Lord, in and so little of Jesus. Souls and bodies natural power, and fail to do the super- my hand no price I bring, simply to Thy are defiled and polluted by sin, the heart natural work. They are all the time cross I cling." is estranged from God, yet many are depending on their own and their breth- struggling in their own finite strength to Sin Must Be Given Up ren's human powers. They are narrow in win salvation by good works. Jesus, they themselves and are always judging after Man can achieve no praiseworthy ex- think, will do some of the saving; they their finite human comprehension. They ploits that give him any glory. Men are in must do the rest. They need to see by need uplifting for they have no power the habit of glorifying men and exalting faith the righteousness of Christ as their from on high. God gives us bodies, men. It makes me shudder to see or hear only hope for time and for eternity. strength of brain, time and opportunity of it, for there have been revealed to me God has given men faculties and ca- in which to work. It is required that all be not a few cases where the homelife and pabilities. God works and cooperates put to the tax. With humanity and divin- inner work of the hearts of those very with the gifts He has imparted to man, ity combined you can accomplish a work men are full of selfishness. They are and man, by being a partaker of the as enduring as eternity. When men think corrupt, polluted, vile; and nothing that divine nature, and doing the work of the Lord has made a mistake in their comes from all their doings can elevate Christ, may be an overcomer and win individual cases, and they appoint their them with God for all that they do is an eternal life. The Lord does not propose own work, they will meet with disap- abomination in His sight. There can be to do the work He has given man powers pointment. no true conversion without the giving up to do. Man's part must be done. He must "By grace are ye saved through faith; of sin, and the aggravating character of be a laborer together with God, yoking and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of sin is not discerned. With an acuteness up with Christ, learning His meekness, God." Eph. 2:8. Here is truth that will of perception never reached by mortal His lowliness. God is the all-controlling unfold the subject to your mind if you do sight, angels of God discern that beings power. He bestows the gifts; man re- not close it to the rays of light. Eternal hampered with corrupting influences, ceives them and acts with the power of life is an infinite gift. This places it out- with unclean souls and hands, are decid- the grace of Christ as a living agent. side the possibility of our earning it, ing their destiny for eternity; and yet "Ye are God's husbandry.- 1 Cor. because it is infinite. It must necessarily many have little sense of what consti- 3:9. The heart is to be worked, subdued, be a gift. As a gift it must be received by tutes sin and the remedy. ploughed, harrowed, seeded to bring faith, and gratitude and praise be offered We hear so many things preached in forth its harvest to God in good works. to God. Solid faith will not lead any one regard to the conversion of the soul that "Ye are God's building." You cannot away into fanaticism or into acting the are not the truth. Men are educated to build yourself. There is a Power outside slothful servant. It is the bewitching think that if a man repents he shall be of yourself that must do the building of power of Satan that leads men to look to pardoned, supposing that repentance is the church, putting brick upon brick, themselves in the place of looking to the way, the door, into heaven; that always cooperating with the faculties Jesus. The righteousness of Christ must there is a certain assured value in re- and powers given of God to man. The go before us if the glory of the Lord pentance to buy for him forgiveness. Redeemer must find a home in His becomes our rereward. If we do God's Can man repent of himself? No more building. God works and man works. will we may accept large blessings as than he can pardon himself. Tears, sighs, There needs to be a continual taking in of God's free gift, but not because of any resolutions—all these are but the proper the gifts of God, in order that there may merit in us; this is of no value. Do the exercise of the faculties God has given be as free a giving out of these gifts. It is work of Christ, and you will honor God to man, and the turning from sin in the a continual receiving and then restoring. and come off more than conquerors amendment of a life which is God's. The Lord has provided that the soul shall through Him that has loved us and given Where is the merit in the man to earn his receive nourishment from Him, to be His life for us, that we should have life salvation, or to place before God some- given out again in the working out of His and salvation in Jesus Christ.—Manu- thing which is valuable and excellent? purposes. In order that there be an out- script 36, 1890. ❑ Can an offering of money, houses, lands, flowing, there must be an income of di- Concluded R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (229) 13 rocker, and the message, "You reading me a story, grandma, remember?" I mused as my mind's eye picked In the Twinkling up the picture again, with Granny's hair done up tightly in a bun. I had trimmed mine in a very short shag for easy care while in the hospital. "Thank you, Janet, for Billy." of an Eye Eternity The stretcher came to a halt in what I took to be a small room adjacent to surgery. The bright lights ahead told me that when we passed through that doorway we would be I knew nothing of the anesthesia, in the operating room. I blinked my eyes, the stretcher moved forward—this is it! But no, we were on the the scalpel, or the passing of time. elevator, then down the corridor, and I was in my bed again. I blinked my eyes. Several hours passed. I knew nothing of the anesthesia, needles, tubes, scalpel, stitches, nurses, surgeons, the shuffling of feet, or the By ANN SCHROEDER passing of time. If I Slept for a Thousand Years . . . SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED FOR 8:00 A. m . How pleased I was that the hospital had given my family per- Even if I had slept for a thousand years I would not be mission to come in at 7:00, which would give us time to aware of the passing of time, or activities in heaven or on pray together. earth, "for the living know that they shall die: but the However, before they arrived the nurse came in with a dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a hypo, "just to relax you," she said. I felt no need for the reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their medication, but took the shot anyway. love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; Time seemed to move quickly, and I found myself neither have they any more a portion forever in anything being wheeled down the hall and up the elevator to that is done under the sun. . . . Whatsoever thy hand surgery. It was comforting to hear the voices of my loved findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, ones, and feel their hands close by on the stretcher. If nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, only Janet could have been here also, but we had dis- whither thou goest" (Eccl. 9:5-10). couraged her from making the long trip from Florida. But I will await the Lord's coming. "But I would not have now, suddenly, I wanted to see her face and to hold her you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are close for a moment. What if I . . . But I must not think asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no negative thoughts, not now. Had we not seen God's plan hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, for our lives every step of the way through the years? even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring How wonderfully wise He is, how good, how all- with Him. For this we say unto you by the word of the knowing. Does He not know more about my body and Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the my circumstances than I know myself? Only six weeks coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are ago the doctor had said, in essence, that surgery ap- asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven parently would not be necessary at this time. But Nancy with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with and Lennie were still in Greece with the Loma Linda heart the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. team and could not have been at my side. Since they Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up returned one week ago things seemed to reach a climax together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the so fast, and the verdict now was surgery—major surgery. air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore How comforting to have a doctor and a nurse in the comfort one another with these words" (1 Thess. 4:13- family to be near at a time like this. 18). Bill's voice sounded tense through the haze, though he It will be in a moment. "Behold, I shew you a mystery; was trying desperately not to betray his feelings. I caught We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a his smile for a moment, and felt his reassuring pat on my moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for arm. Almost forty years together, and now retired, we the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised had been led by the Lord to settle in Pennsylvania, where incorruptible, and we shall be changed" (1 Cor. 15:51, He had a work for us to do. "0 God, strengthen Bill." 52). Lennie's voice caught my ear. I tried to see his face, And I will awake to immortality. "For this corruptible but he was too tall, too far away, although I felt him near. must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on Nancy pressed close. I must remember to tell her how immortality. . . . Then shall be brought to pass the saying becoming she looked in her plaid dress. that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory" (1 Cor. So many blessings, so much for which to be thankful. 15:53, 54). Even Billy's get-well card arrived on time, and a real Then in my flesh shall I see God. "For I know that my tonic it was! The big brown envelope yielded its treas- redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day ure—five pages of varicolored construction paper stapled upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy together by eager 11-year-old hands. Each page with its this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall picture and verse, carefully cut from magazines, and see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not pasted neatly together. Granny in the old-fashioned another; though my reins be consumed within me" (Job 19:25-27). Ann Schroeder, now retired, is a practical nurse and Suppose I had slept a hundred years, or a thousand. In Bible instructor living in Russell, Pennsylvania. a moment, in the twinkling of an eye—eternity. ❑ 14 (230) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 Family Living

confronted by wet, soggy, half-clean clothes. This was A Working Wife Remembers. .. definitely not the way my washing machine was supposed to perform! Only last Friday as the mechanic had in- stalled it he had made glowing remarks about how it would behave. When Everything So I pushed a few more buttons, read the instruction book through and through, answered the telephone a Went Wrong half-dozen times, tried to talk patiently and politely to several callers, tested the faucets, tried different cycles—but always with similar results. The clothes were not washed properly and there was always about six "At least when inches of water remaining in the machine. Some three hours (so far nothing accomplished, not you blew your even the dishes dried, and it was Friday) after so blithely putting that first load in the machine, I dialed the manu- stack, you facturer's service number and made my complaint, only to be answered by a male voice telling me, "But Madam, didn't swear." your machine was installed only last Friday. It was checked then and couldn't be doing all the dreadful things you claim. You just don't understand how to work it. Madam, do you have the power turned on?" I insisted I did and pleaded for service—and this afternoon. "Madam, I will put you on the list. We will notify you sometime in the next three weeks as to when your machine will be serviced."

My Blood Pressure Was Rising My blood pressure was rising! I tried to explain I was home only on Fridays, but it seemed that made it harder to get an appointment. In desperation, I asked, "What happens to my washing in the meantime?" "Madam, do you live near a laundromat?" Indeed, after paying $400-plus for the perfect, do-everything By MARY STELLMAKER machine that hadn't lasted one week! Deadlock! No use talking any longer. I rushed back to IT WAS FRIDAY MORNING! To all Adventist the laundry room to find the floor flooded. The water was housewives Friday is a busy day, but because I find pouring out through the bottom of the machine. My panic myself in the ever-growing team of working mothers, reached its zenith! You see, I am definitely not mechani- with Friday being my only day at home, it is an extra- cally minded, and having once attacked my sewing- busy one for me. machine motor with an oil can (because it was squeaking) My thoughts rambled as I planned my perfect day. and squirted oil in every available hole, with disastrous First, I will breeze through the washing with my new results, I immediately thought the water must be reaching automatic-push-button-for-everything machine. Then I my floor via the motor, which is located between the tub will have fun cooking for the weekend teen-age invasion and the floor. Would water affect the motor in the same that usually occurs at our house. I may even have time way as oil? for a batch of bread, then . . . I fairly flew back to the phone, got the same obliging But it didn't happen that way! man, and said, With the wash in the washing machine, and the appro- "My laundry-room floor is flooding. What will happen priate buttons pushed, I turned to the dishes and other now?" chores, expecting that soon I would be removing that "Well, Madam, I assume your laundry-room floor will first load, gently spun and ready for the line. I might even just get wetter and wetter." get everything ironed and put away today! That did it! All my determination to witness for Christ On returning to the laundry after a suitable time lapse, in every daily contact suddenly just wasn't there, as I I lifted the lid of my gleaming work saver, only to be demanded in a voice I would rather not think was mine: "Is there some intelligent person there I can talk to?" Mary Stellmaker is assistant communication director, "Madam, do you wish to speak to the manager?" North New South Wales Conference, Australia. At least that was progress! "Yes, the manager."

R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (231) 15 "The manager is not in." had the Christian virtues of grace and forbearance and all "Well, why not? You asked if I wished to speak to the rest gone? him." My explanation sounded almost phony, but he was "Madam, I will ask the manager to ring you when he understanding, and said, "Don't worry, I have it all returns." arranged. The mechanic will be at your home by 3:00 "When will that be?" I almost yelled, and included a P.M. today." He had it all arranged? The "tomorrow" lot more about buying a load of rubbish and most un- had only been a taunt. satisfactory service, but I am sure I got the message Right then I did what I should have done much earlier. across. My washing machine was to be fixed pronto. That I spent some time on my knees. day! The mechanic came at 3:00 P.M. My washing machine was fixed that day. A loose nut underneath in the myste- Then the Manager Called rious "works" was the cause of all the bother. He was Then my husband came home, and the sun seemed to even nice enough to say it wouldn't happen to one in a shine again. Finally the call came from the manager, thousand. (Now it works like a charm.) bright and cheery, polite and helpful. He added, "The boss had a lot of fun leading you on, "We are so sorry you are having this bother. What but at least when you blew your stack, you didn't seems to be the trouble?" He knew, but anyway, I nar- swear." My ego reached rock-bottom. rated it all again for his benefit. The washing-machine disaster was only the beginning "Well, now, would it be all right if I have the mechanic of things that went wrong for me that Friday (it wasn't there at 9:00 A.M. tomorrow?" Then it hit me! You see, even the 13th), but the time on my knees helped me to that particular firm, manager, mechanic, and phone clerk cope with each successive problem as any person who all know I am a Seventh-day Adventist. What had I professes to be a follower of Christ should. done? How had I done? How had I witnessed? Frus- I shall never forget that Friday and the lessons I trated perhaps, provoked, standing up for my rights as a learned. Me—my life—a channel of communication to consumer? No, these were only weak excuses. Where the outside world. ❑

For theYounger Set

"Oh, Daddy, can we keep Zip! There was a little flash The Feathered Jewel it, please?" Julie begged. of crimson from the flower "Just a minute, children," bed to the top of a tall tree. with its long, needle-sharp daddy said. "Take a good "There's nothing wrong By BARBARA HUFF beak. When they got to the look at it and then we'll let it with that bird," daddy school, mother hurried to go free." laughed. MOTHER and father and the school kitchen and asked "Oh, Daddy," Jason Julie and Jason were both grandma and grandpa had the cook for a glass jar. pleaded, "I'd take real good happy and sad. They were stopped to do some shop- Then she put the little bird care of it. Where did you get happy that the little bird ping on their way to pick up into the jar and held her it, anyway?" he asked. wasn't hurt, but they were Jason and Julie at school. As hand over the top. It was Then mother told the chil- sad that they couldn't have it they were coming out of the wide awake now and didn't dren about finding the bird. for a pet. store, mother heard a little look very happy. The dis- "If he's hurt, we'll see "Why the long faces, thump on the store window, missal bell rang, and mother whether we can help him, children?" grandma asked and then something dropped waited at the door for Julie but if he's all right, then we as they got into the car. in front of her. She was sur- and Jason. must let him go," mother "We wanted to keep him prised to see a hummingbird "What do you have?" said. for a pet," Jason said. at her feet. The little bird Julie asked. First Julie and then Jason "And what a beautiful lit- had flown right into the win- "What is it?" Jason won- held the jar and turned it tle jewel of a pet he would dow and mother wasn't sure dered. "It's a humming- around and around, looking have been," grandma said. whether it was dead or just bird!" he exclaimed after at the bird from all direc- "But he wouldn't have been unconscious. She picked it looking more closely. tions. "See the beautiful happy in a cage." up and then cupped one colors," Julie exclaimed. "You'll have to put a hand over it. The tiny bird Jason held the jar up to the hummingbird on your 'want seemed to be mostly window and watched the list' for the new earth," feathers and didn't feel any bird's feathers change colors grandpa said. "When you heavier than a penny would as the sunlight hit them at get to heaven you'll have to feel in her hand. different angles. ask Jesus if you can have As daddy drove them all The little bird was getting some little feathered jewels to the school, mother felt the restless, so father said that it to sit on your crown." little bird begin to wiggle. was time to see whether it "And they won't be afraid "Oh, Daddy," she said, was able to fly. They went of us there, will they, "he's alive, but I wonder if outside and decided to let it Grandpa?" he's hurt." go, near the flowers. Daddy "No, Jason, they won't be Then mother was afraid took the jar and turned it afraid of you in heaven," that it might try to fight to upside down. Julie and grandpa answered as they get loose by pecking her Jason both held their breath. drove towardmhome.

16 (232) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 ess Franks.

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returned 220,000 books containing songs that Is Your Church were properly licensed—at a cost to the archdiocese of $30,000. Furthermore, the archdiocese banned the use of Engaged in Piracy? all F.E.L. songs, even those properly licensed. The archdiocese of Phoenix, Arizona, has instituted a similar In September the Archdiocese of Chicago found itself ban. indicted for piracy on the part of 97 of its parishes, and Seventh-day Adventists and the Copyright Law faced with a $2 million lawsuit. The plaintiff is Dennis J. Fitzpatrick, head of F.E.L. Publishers, Ltd., whose The Review and Herald will soon publish a new youth copyrighted religious music the churches had reproduced song book entitled Advent Youth Sing, in which there without authorization, in wholesale violation of copy- will be 140 songs currently under copyright, as well as 75 right laws. They had printed hundreds of thousands of or so not under copyright. Permission fees for the use of songbooks containing F.E.L.-owned songs without per- these copyrighted songs runs into the thousands of dol- mission from the copyright owners. Mr. Fitzpatrick lars. But that is the only right, honest, legal way to make charged that this act of piracy had deprived the compos- use of copyrighted religious music—the property of song ers and the publisher of well over $2 million in copyright writers, composers, and publishers. fees. He estimates that his firm has lost $29 million in We sincerely hope that all Seventh-day Adventist gross revenues, owing to such unauthorized copying by churches and other organizations will be known for their as many as 10,000 Catholic parishes in the United States. Christian integrity and moral responsibility with respect In its suit F.E.L. charges that Cardinal John Cody, to the use of copyrighted religious music. Legal and archbishop of Chicago, has had "full knowledge of the moral considerations require that no music or words of intriguing activities" and "despite receiving notice" has copyrighted songs be reproduced. for congregational or "continued to encourage and support, financially and choir use without written permission, in advance, from otherwise, the churches in their infringing activities," the copyright owner. If unauthorized copyrighted reli- and that he "has committed and is presently committing, gious music is in use, destroy it and purchase duly copyright infringement." The 28-count complaint also authorized copies. charges violation of State law and Federal trademark law, Sometimes a person reasons that the unauthorized alleging failure to place copyright notices, author or reproduction of copyrighted religious music "is all in the composers' names, or other identifying notices with Lord's work. I am not making any profit from it. It saves printed material. F.E.L. has also announced that it plans the church money." Well, it would save the church to run advertisements offering $10 for privately printed money not to pay its utility bills, but the use of electric- hymnals or songsheets with unauthorized F.E.L. songs ity, water, or the telephone in the service of the Lord or lyrics (words only). does not excuse anyone—even a church—from paying Not for a moment does anyone "in the know" think for these services. The same is true of religious music. that only Catholic parishes have been engaged in this Let us be circumspect in our use of religious music, not widespread piracy. For several years the Church Music only because the law requires it but for conscience' Publishers Association (CMPA), of which some 30 pub- sake. R. F. c. lishers, including the Review and Herald Publishing As- sociation, are members, has been conducting an educa- tional program designed to encourage voluntary respect for copyright owners' rights, and compliance with the U.S. Calls for Drastic copyright law. Song writers and composers of religious music are as fully entitled to the product of their labor as Changes in Diet Continued from page 2 any artist or artisan, and the unauthorized reproduction of their property is just as much a violation of the and saves much cooking. Discard rich pastries, cakes, commandment "Thou shalt not steal" as purse snatching desserts, and the other dishes prepared to tempt the or bank robbery. appetite. Eat fewer kinds of food at one meal, and eat For years copyright infringement has been a major with thanksgiving."—Ibid., p. 87. concern of CMPA, and hitherto its efforts have been The same year Mrs. White warned against the dangers restricted to the educational program. The Chicago case, of eating meat. She asked: [When will those who know however, appeared to be so flagrant a violation that the truth] "learn that it is dangerous to use flesh meat? I F.E.L., a CMPA member, felt that it had no recourse but am instructed to say that if ever meat eating were safe, to seek redress by haling the archdiocese into court. it is not safe now. "—Ibid., p. 384. As part of the legal process Mr. Fitzpatrick asked, and Always well-balanced, she added in 1909: "We do the court approved, a requirement that about 100,000 not mark out any precise line to be followed in diet; but known books containing pirated hymns be sent to the we do say that in countries where there are fruits, F.E.L. attorney. The archdiocese apparently over- grain, and nuts in abundance, flesh food is not the reacted, for in addition to these pirate editions they right food for God's people."—Ibid., pp. 95, 96. 18 (234) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 People of the world may adopt a healthful diet solely to Now that the United States Government has endorsed save money, feel better, and live longer. But Christians a dietary program that is basically the same as that given have other reasons—spiritual reasons. They have learned to Seventh-day Adventists through inspiration almost a through Scripture that their bodies are not their own; century ago, we presume that many who have resisted they are Christ's. In becoming a Christian a person this aspect of "health reform" will adopt it. We hope so. professes a willingness to abide by divine laws, both But what a pity that they have deprived themselves of natural and moral. Thus, to deny a perverted appetite and its benefits for so many years. And what a pity that a glo- to eat those foods that will keep the body healthy is a rious opportunity for witnessing has been lost! The spiritual imperative, a religious duty and privilege. Hav- amazing determination of God's people to be the tail and ing surrendered to Christ, a person wants to keep his not the head in this, as in many other things, must be an body in optimum condition, for through the Spirit Christ astonishment to Heaven. Shall we not now determine to lives in him. "Know ye not that your body is the temple forsake our sinful foot-dragging (which often is rooted in of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, a desire to be like "the world") and joyfully reorder our and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: personal and denominational plans and programs in har- therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, mony with the amazing wisdom given to the remnant which are God's" (1 Cor. 6:19, 20). people through inspiration decades ago? K. H. W.

Bible Questions Answered By DON F. NEUFELD

In prayers for the sick giveness. Hence in the case tions, where those who God works through such (James 5:14, 15), whose faith described by James there operate them pay attention discoveries to relieve hu- is it, that of the elders or of seems to be full cooperation to proper diet, to obedience manity's suffering. In other the one who is sick, that on the part of the sick per- to the various laws of health, words, God is as much at brings healing? Why has son. and to certain prescribed work today healing the dis- anointing become a thing of But not all cases of treatments for illnesses. eases of the people as He the past? Is it because people prayers for the sick fall in While cures effected in such was in apostolic times, but think modern drugs have re- this category. The sick may institutions are not instanta- generally He works in other placed the need for God's be comatose, or too sick or neous, they are nevertheless ways. healing? weak to exercise faith. In divine healings, in which At the same time, we must such cases the faith would God works through the laws not rule out miraculous In the context it seems be only on the part of the of nature to restore a per- healings. These can still be clear that the faith in the ones praying. The sick, too, son's health. requested, and at times they "prayer of faith" is that of may be uncommitted to As I pointed out in an edi- are granted. the elders, because they are Christ. In such cases it torial some months ago the ones who are offering the would be proper to pray that (Nov. 28, Dec. 12, 26, 1974), Is it proper to refer to the prayer. Is such a prayer their lives may be spared so God operates in our world divisions of the book of frustrated if the suffering that they may have further on the principle of economy Psalms as chapters? one for whom prayer is of- opportunity for repentance. of miracle. For example, No. The various psalms fered fails to exercise faith? We believe that under cer- God does not normally sup- are separate poems or songs. Not necessarily. In the case tain circumstances God ply our food through direct Therefore we should say described by James, the sick hears such prayers, for He is miracles. He wants us to Psalm 90, Psalm 136, or person has already shown "not willing that any should grow grains, fruits, and veg- whatever the case may be. his faith by calling for the perish, but that all should etables, and to prepare these The beginnings and endings elders. The scripture says, come to repentance" (2 products for our tables. In- of the psalms are clearly ev- "Is any sick ...? let him call Peter 3:9). stead of imbuing us with ident in the structures and for the elders of the church" As to the anointing service knowledge without going contents of the psalms. Thus (James 5:14). If such healing being a thing of the past, I do through the process of the divisions of the Psalter services were common in not believe that this is so. I learning, He has instructed are not artificial or arbitrary, the apostles' church, partici- recently assisted in such a us to establish schools as are the divisions into pants would know what is service. In The Ministry of where such knowledge is chapters in the rest of the involved in such a request, Healing, pages 225-233, learned. Bible. and their call for the elders counsel is given as to how In the same way, instead This division into chapters would indicate their compli- today prayers for the sick of healing immediately and goes back to the thirteenth ance with the conditions. should be conducted. miraculously our every ail- century and is the work of The statement "If he have The last part of the ques- ment, God has instructed us Stephen Langton, at that committed sins, they shall tion, as to whether modern to live healthfully and, when time a doctor of the Univer- be forgiven him" clearly im- drugs have replaced the sick, to use treatments of sity of Paris, later Arch- plies that the sick person need for God's healing, which He approves and to bishop of Canterbury. Ear- who called for the elders has should, of course, be an- find help in institutions He lier there had been divisons repented of his sins and swered with a No. And yet has instructed us to estab- into paragraphs of various confessed them, because the one must remember that it lish. At the same time, He lengths. Scriptures teach that with- was under God's direction has allowed medical science out repentance and confes- that Seventh-day Adventists to make valuable discoveries [Send questions for this column to the sion there can be no for- set up their health institu- in the conquest of disease. Editor, Review and Herald.]

R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (235) 19 From Sow to Cow: Karens Make the Switch

By DENNIS TIDWELL

KAREN tribal people in the mountains of northern Thai- land who wish to enter the fellowhip of the Seventh-day Adventist Church usually have little problem excluding swine flesh from their diet. But actually to stop raising 11444 pigs hasn't been as easy. The Above, Karen young people admire pastors working with their the bull calf that was donated to the Karen farmers for enriching fellow tribespeople found it their cattle herds. At right, Aw hard to convince them that it Gaw Paul, Adventist pastor, vac- is hardly the Christian thing to cinates a cow for a Karen farmer. do to raise pigs to sell to someone else to eat when you consider them harmful to eat who were interested in help- yourself. ing. Cows were purchased The pastors soon learned from donated funds, and a that, from the viewpoint of • self-help plan was worked out most Karens, the economic with the Karen farmers. reasons for raising pigs The plan works like this: outweighed the negative fac- when the farmer has gotten tors. For most Karen farmers, rid of all his pigs, the church cash for purchasing salt, purchases three cows and tools, and other necessities is loans them to the farmer to a scarce item. They grow their raise. The farmer raises them own rice, glean wild greens until each has a calf. When and vegetables from the jun- the cows are pregnant again, gle, and weave their own the farmer returns the cows clothing. Raising pigs for sale plus one calf to the church is one of the few methods and keeps two calves for him- available to the Karen farmer self. The church then repeats for earning money. It was ob- the cycle with another farmer. vious to the pastors, there- The project began in a small fore, that the solution for get- way about two years ago with ting the Karen Adventists to two families. Since then, stop raising pigs must be an many more Karen farmers economic one. have become—interested in It was thought that the participating. The church has Karen farmers could raise more requests for cows from something else in place of both Adventist and non-Ad- pigs. Goats, sheep, and cows ventist Karens than it can now were considered, but it was fill. The pastors feel that a the opinion of the Karen village without pigs is a goal to farmers themselves that fi- strive for, and if there are nally helped the pastors to enough cows for all the Ad- decide on cows. ventist villages, they want to Since very few of the farm- help the non-Adventists too, hoped that when the cows grateful, to God to have come ers could even consider pur- as long as they agree not to were crossed with local through the incident alive. chasing a cow on their own, raise pigs again. mountain stock a better qual- Upon hearing of the robbery, the pastors turned to wealth- When a wealthy Thai dairy- ity cow would result. Unfor- however, the dairyman of- ier Seventh-day Adventists man in Bangkok heard of the tunately, a gang of bandits in- fered to replace the stolen an- project, he decided to donate tercepted the workers imals, and at present a young Dennis Tidwell, an American two bull calves from his herd, bringing the calves on the long bull calf is being raised until working in Mae Sariang, a mixture of Pakistani Sindi, trip north, from Bangkok, old enough to move up to his Thailand, currently is on fur- Brown Swiss, and two other stealing the pickup truck and new home in the Karen lough in the United States. European breeds. It was calves. The workers were mountains.

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cats are friendly, I assured ing with the directors of Sput- Young Adventist Musicians myself. nik International, the A moment later our guides U.S.S.R. youth organization Perform in U.S.S.R. Cities stepped forward for formal assigned as our host, was po- introductions. They were po- lite but guarded. They made it lite arid coolly efficient. clear that though they were By VIRGINIA-GENE RITTENHOUSE "And where are your seven curious to hear an American technical personnel?" asked youth orchestra with an aver- “YOUR ATTENTION in Moscow. Riga, and Lenin- the leading guide in a thick age age of 17, in their opinion please. All passengers for grad in August, 1976. The accent. I froze. Who on earth it could in no way match the Flight 141 . . to Moscow New England Youth Ensem- were the seven technical per- Russians. proceed immediately to Gate ble was high on the list of sonnel? Had we failed in some Excitement ran high as we Six for boarding." more than 100 groups being way? But with splendid tuned for our first concert be- Moscow! The U.S.S.R. considered. Then weeks of presence of mind, our young fore a packed house of an ap- Was this possible? Could it be waiting and many prayers in percussionist stepped up and parently selected youth audi- real? As we walked quickly our Friday evening Prayer briskly named off seven of the ence at the International Club. out into the cool evening to- Fellowship that God's will be boys, who, in simple lan- Fervent prayers ascended ward the huge Polish Airlines revealed. Finally, on April 17, guage, do all the loading and from our hearts, for every- plane awaiting us, my thoughts came the exciting news, "The unloading on our tours. This thing was at stake—our raced back to the almost New England Youth Ensem- apparently impressed the country, our ideals, and, identical scene one year ago, ble is chosen for the U.S.S.R. guide greatly, and our first above all, our Christian wit- when here, at the Warsaw tour." hurdle was over. ness. airport, the 38 members of the Hectic days of fund-raising, Soon we were on the bus "Virginia-Gene, this is un- New England Youth Ensem- visas, passports, forms, re- headed for Moscow. It was believable," exclaimed Mrs. ble, still in concert dress, had hearsing, and study of Rus- now nearly 3:00 A.M. Harry Morgan, executive boarded a similar plane for sian followed, in which many "Wow," whispered one of director of Friendship Am- New York; a plane that had parents and sponsors played a my boys as he peered into the bassadors, grabbing my arm been held for more than two most important role. And then half-moonlight. "Even the as I gathered up the last folder hours while they performed at the final moments of depar- scenery here looks eerie." A at the close of the concert. a state dinner for U.S. Presi- ture . . . the beautiful service few moments later we "The Sputnik officials are dent Gerald Ford, Henry Kis- of dedication . . the glowing rounded a bend, and there telling us that they didn't ex- singer, and Poland's First faces of parents and friends was the unbelievable sight of pect anything like what they Secretary Geirek, at the gathered at the bus . . . and the Kremlin. The great walls heard tonight. In fact, they famous Vilanow Palace (see yes . . . that last fleeting lighted by a reddish glow, the say that this kind of per- REVIEW, Sept. 11, 1975). glimpse of my father's smile red star gleaming atop the formance is beyond their "Can anything ever match . . . a smile I would not be Spasska Tower, and Saint scope and should be in the this moment?" I recalled hav- privileged to see again until all Basil's Church, gave the hands of the Ministry of Cul- ing exclaimed that night. tasks on earth are done. All whole scene a fairy-tale ap- ture, and that you should be Quickly the answer had come this would remain etched for- pearance. Gasps under the playing in the greatest halls of from our young soprano solo- ever in my memory. breath went down the line in Russia." ist, "Oh, yes, I believe tonight "Please fasten your seat the darkened bus. "This is nothing less than a is only the beginning of great belts. We are approaching the And so began 12 days of miracle," I quietly replied, things God has in store for us Moscow International Air- miracles—miracles so real and Mrs. Morgan agreed. if we remain humble and port," came a heavily ac- and so direct that they could Two nights later we found dedicated. cented voice over the loud- have come straight out of the ourselves in the Palace of And now on the night of speaker, bringing my musings book of Acts. Our first meet- Culture, across from the August 20, 1976, as we to an abrupt end. There was stepped aboard an eastbound no turning back now. plane for the U.S.S.R. her "Lord," I prayed, "every- words came back vividly, and thing is in Your hands. The I wondered, breathlessly, "Is tour and its mission depend this to be that 'something completely on Your guid- greater' ?" ance.- Settling back in my seat by A Peculiar Sensation the window, I saw the events of recent weeks pass before As we stepped off the plane me like a panorama. That I had the peculiar sensation of early morning telephone call stepping onto another planet. in April from Friendship Am- Stiffly and apprehensively we bassadors in New York with walked into the airport build- the news that, after four years ing. Everything seemed of negotiations, the U.S.S.R. strange. Suddenly I felt had just cabled readiness to something soft and warm receive one or two musical around my ankles. I bent organizations to give concerts down to find a small black- and-white cat, making the Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse is rounds, it seemed, as a wel- professor of music at Atlantic coming committee to each of Union College, South Lan- our group. It was a heart- The author brings greetings from Adventists in the United States to Riga caster, Massachusetts. warming omen. At least the church members. With her are her tour guide and the Riga church pastor.

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heard with a plea to be taken to the church. "You don't know where it is," said one director. "Yes, yes, we do," I fairly shouted. "My husband, Dr. Harvey, will guide us. Truly, it is not far. Please let us go." "It will be closed on Satur- day," relayed our favorite guide sadly to me. "No, no, it will be open; really, it will," I insisted. A moment of hesitation. . All the young people were praying. Suddenly an order was given to the bus driver, and slowly the bus turned toward the church. "Only three may go in," said an authoritative voice, as we stopped in front of a lovely, dignified structure. How could this be? But Jerry Rittenhouse and the New England Youth Ensemble play Shostakovich's cello concerto during the final Russian concert in Leningrad. The entire program was a musical tribute to some of Russia's great composers. there was no time to question. Quickly, three of us alighted and ran up the steps. What a Kremlin, again playing to a tors. We, in turn, were happy eryone was in his seat on the breathtaking moment! We packed hall. This time Radio to share with them the gifts bus, on time, and the excite- learned later that we were the Moscow asked to tape our we had brought. We will ment was amost unbearable. first guests from the United concert for rebroadcasting never forget the tears of grat- Suddenly, just as the bus was States to step into that church throughout the U.S.S.R., and itude or the picture of that ready to pull away, a whole since before the war. The the Associated Press picked dear old man waving and group of strange directors and drama of the moment was al- up the story. With new bold- waving us out of sight. guides boarded the bus. most too much. ness we sang our songs of An overnight steam-train Knowing nothing of the ar- I grabbed the hand of an praise that night, to Him who ride (the first for many of the rangements, they insisted on elderly man—obviously a was blessing us far beyond young people in this jet age) our leaving for sightseeing as deacon—and said, "Adven- our hopes and dreams. Our brought us to Riga and the the schedule indicated. What tists, Americanza." He stood lovely young Communist traditional welcome of red followed was an animated transfixed, but a young guides stood quietly by as we roses. Awaiting us here was conversation between our woman with a madonna-like sang and prayed—listening not only another thrilling con- guides and the new directors. face stepped up quickly and and watching. cert but one of the most "Pray." I whispered to the smiled. The sunlight was The following afternoon, heart-warming experiences of group, and proceeded to the casting a warm glow through our last day in Moscow, came the whole tour. front of the bus, trying vainly the soft windows. The choir the moment for which we had "I know your greatest wish in English to get my voice began a beautiful Latvian been praying. We were given is to attend a church service three hours of free time, dur- on Saturday morning," said ing which some of us set out Mrs. Morgan to me on Friday on foot to locate the Moscow morning. "If you will locate Adventist church, our most the church, I will do every- cherished mission. With the thing to arrange it. However, aid of a picture we finally lo- you really don't need to get to cated the neat building on a any church, for everyone side street, not many blocks knows what you stand for, from the Kremlin. The Bap- and your Christian witness is tists, with whom the Advent- coming through magnifi- ists share the church, received cently." Though we were us graciously and immediately grateful for this, our desire to informed one of the Adventist find the church only leaders. deepened. What a wonderful man met After hours of search, my us—all the dedication and de- husband and his brother fi- votion of 52 years showing in nally located the church near every line of his face. His our hotel. Late Friday eve- prayer with us in that little ning Mrs. Morgan whispered room on the third floor did not to me, "Everything is set—I need translation—its fervor have it all arranged for your relayed its meaning. He bus to take you to your showed us the treasured me- church." The author and her husband, Dr. Harvey Rittenhouse, center, say farewell mentos and gifts left by visi- That Sabbath morning ev- to church members in Riga, who gave roses to the musicians and guides.

22 (238) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 hymn, and the effect was, for of gratitude constituted our Shostakovich, Prokofiev, lievable words, a hush fell the moment, like being greatest reward. Katchaturian, and Tchai- over the bus, for again God transported into the courts of "This has been the greatest kovsky. The effect was elec- had given us the opportunity heaven. moment of my life," said the trifying. As the last notes of through the great gift of music Our young guide, eyes wide young violinist. "All my life I the final number came to a to reach out and communicate with astonishment, whispered have lived for this moment— crescendo, the audience rose with these wonderful young to me, "I have never been in a to meet fellow Adventists, to its feet to accord us an un- people. church like this." especially young Adventist precedented standing ovation. The next evening we were Taking my cue, I quickly musicians." The radiant glow What a climax to our Russian again at the airport. The last said, "Oh, listen—the choir is of his face we will always tour! The weeks and months tearful farewells were ex- so beautiful—they are singing cherish. "Pray for us," he of rehearsal, preparation, and changed with all our new- Latvian music. My young said as he pressed our hands sacrifice now seemed as noth- found friends, and as the people out on the bus would in farewell. At the airport we ing. plane took off and circled in so love to hear Latvian received a final touching ges- But the greatest reward still the setting sun over the beau- music." ture from our new-found lay before us. As we climbed tiful city of Leningrad, we felt young friends—a long- back into the bus our guides strangely as though we were Heart-warming Half Hour stemmed pink rose for every begged us to sing. And so we leaving part of our very selves A moment later, the young member of the ensemble and sang, our hearts overflowing there, so deeply had it all be- people were nearly falling off the guides. with gratitude, and the strains come part of our experience. of "Deep River" and the bus in their eagerness to On to Leningrad, our final Never the Same Again get into the church before the city and the climax of the "Amazing Grace" wafted door closed. We had been tour. What a city! An embod- over the still evening air. As our plane droned on into granted 15 minutes, but owing iment of all the glory of Ver- "How significant," I the starry night toward home to the kindness of the guides, sailles, the charm of Venice, thought. the quiet voice of one of my we were allowed nearly 30— and the grandeur of Rome all Then the guides asked to Ensemble members arrested the most precious and heart- put together. What on this speak. They told us of their me: warming half hour of our earth could match the magnif- apprehension before our ar- "I just want to tell you what lives. icence of the Hermitage, the rival. this tour has meant to me," he I conveyed the greetings Summer Palace, or the Czar's "But now," they said, "we said. "You know how I've from the churches of North church? It was breathtaking. have never, in all our experi- often expressed my rather America to the congregation. And now it was our final ence, felt about any group as strong feelings about the hy- In response, with one accord, night in Russia, and for this we do about you. You have pocrisy in the church, the they rose to their feet and climactic concert we were become almost like our own corruption in our government, asked that their similar greet- scheduled in the beautiful family in these ten days. We and my general disillusion- ings be conveyed to the Palace of Culture. have heard you perform mag- ment. Well, tonight I realize churches of America. The "Don't dare try to play nificently in our concert halls. as never before what our choir sang again, and as we Russian music in Russia," We have watched you laugh American freedom really finally, reluctantly, prepared several ill-informed but very and play along the street. We means. I have learned to love to leave, hands were out- vocal advisors had said to me have observed the warmth of and understand the people of stretched all down the aisles before leaving the States. your fellowship together—an Russia as I had never dreamed in a most touching gesture of "You will fall flat on your ideal toward which Commu- possible. And as for those un- Christian brotherhood. faces." So cautiously, we had nism is striving. And above forgettably radiant faces in "But you didn't know these avoided all Russian compos- all, we have stood and heard that church at Riga, all I can people," commented one of ers. But that night I decided it you pray. It has all made us say is that I have seen the the guides, as we reboarded was now or never. So with a think as nothing ever has be- saints, and I will never be the the bus. short speech, I explained that fore, and we thank you from same again." "No," I replied, "but you we wished to pay a very the depths of our hearts for "Yes," I replied, with a see, we are one in fellowship humble tribute to some of the what you have given us." strange catch in my throat. throughout the world because great Russian composers— As they spoke these unbe- "We have all seen the saints, we share the same faith and and I hope this vision never hope." fades." "I see," she replied At last the final moment of thoughtfully. parting at Kennedy Airport in That evening we shared the New York. With hearts aglow vesper service at the Advent- and tears in our eyes we ist church. Next morning a joined hands right there in the group of young people from airport entrance to sing "God the church generously came Be With You Till We Meet to show us around the city of Again." Riga. One young violinist Will that "again" be in shared with us some haunting Russia, or perhaps, in God's strains of Latvian music, SCHOOL INAUGURATED IN ARGENTINA providence, will we be which the ensemble is now The elementary school building on the campus of River Friendship Ambassadors to performing in our concerts. Plate College in Argentina was inaugurated on September 26, some far-flung corner of our What a dedicated soul he was, at the time the college celebrated its 78th birthday. The globe? We know not. But one giving up his most cherished building has eight large classrooms, a large workroom and thing we know—that "again" career for the things of eternal library, a teaching laboratory, offices, and other necessary must be with the heavenly value. Again we were able to facilities. WALTON J. BROWN choir and orchestra, where in share our gifts with our fellow Education Director transcendent splendor we will believers. And again the tears General Conference indeed "see the saints." R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (239) 23 ESS HIS AGE

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ARGENTINA dent, explained that the green The Luna Park event was Teatro Auditorio of Mar del lights represented the medical covered by the media, and as Plata, tourist mecca of Ar- Navidad '76 work; the red lights, the edu- a result, the main halls of gentina. Besides the 1,200 cational work; the blue lights, every provincial city are now persons seated, some 300 Gathers Crowd the publishing work; and the open to this type of program. stood, and 2,000 were turned Navidad '76 en el Luna white lights, the spiritual The Luna Park program away from the hall by the au- Park ("Christmas '76 in Luna work. Daniel Minasian, who was repeated by the same thorities because there was no Park") was the name of a donated the globe, operated it group 48 hours later, Saturday more room. program given December 23 during the feature. night, December 25, in the As a result of the contacts in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Una Luz en el Camino ("A Light on the Road"). Some 9,000 persons, more than half of them non-Seventh-day Ad- ventists, gathered in South America's largest indoor sta- dium (larger than New York's Madison Square Garden) to attend a program where they heard "the always warm word" of Enrique Chaij, pro- gram director; the Melodias Quartet; the Maranatha Singers; and soloists Nora Ramos and Blanca Cutuli. Carlos A. Rodriguez read the story of the Child of Bethle- hem, in which the hope of the Advent was emphasized. Ro- berto Clouzet, River Plate Sanitarium and Hospital chaplain, was emcee. A feature of the program was a six-foot revolving globe built by Roberto Bernhardt. Lights on the globe showed how widespread the Adventist work is in the world. Jose Ta- Jose Tabuenca, Austral Union president, in the pulpit at right, explains the worldwide work of the Seventh- buenca, Austral Union presi- day Adventist Church as Daniel Minasian, who donated the six-foot revolving globe at left, operates the globe.

Spring Mission Offering Is March 19 In mission lands, pastors, teachers, and lay persons are They sleep in the corridors, hoping to be first in line the joining hands to preach, teach, and witness as never be- next morning. fore, so that honest searchers for truth may hear and ac- Administrators around the world face many of the same cept the message of salvation before the night falls. problems we face here in the Inter-American Division. If An example of what is happening in many lands is the our money is to help finish the work in mission lands, now 200,000 new members who joined the church in Inter- is the time to give it. Some doors are opening; others are America during a four-year period. This influx of members closing. National restrictions are tightening around us, has brought a serious challenge to church administrators and it is becoming difficult for overseas missionaries to in three areas: church homes for the new members, enter certain countries with the message. In some areas pastors to shepherd the growing flock, and school facili- our people are being deprived of their freedom to preach ties to meet the educational needs of thousands of chil- and to witness. In other areas church funds are frozen by dren and young people. government restrictions. In Inter-America more than 3,000 organized churches Our sons and daughters and the faithful ones in mission and companies are without a church home. Believers lands are working diligently, often with meager facilities, worship in rented halls, private homes, and makeshift to prepare a people for the coming of Christ. God is shelters. Some pastors administer 15 to 40 church groups, blessing, and honest persons are responding; but more while faculty members in our schools carry extra teaching and more of our financial resources are urgently needed loads. Recently I visited one of our union training schools to finish the work. By contributing to the Spring Mission and found nine students crowded into one small dormi- Offering on March 19, church members can strengthen tory room. Doctors in our hospitals must care for the sick our church's stakes at home and lengthen our cords to the without adequate staff and equipment. Hundreds of sick ends of the earth. B. L. ARCHBOLD people wait in the hallways to receive health care, some President waiting from early morning until bedtime without help. Inter-American Division

26 (242) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 made in Mar del Plata with the was used for renovation ex- the improvements until he un- remaining two are used by the media, beginning Friday, De- penses. locked the front door on Sab- local welfare society. cember 31, the television ver- Church members and bath, January 15, and led the C. BLACKWOOD sion of the Una Luz en el Ca- friends volunteered their members into the building for Press Secretary mino program was broadcast labor, and in nine months a the Act of Dedication, and Huddersfield Church by channel 10 of that city. new roof and ceilings were great were his surprise and Radio time also was secured. put in, a gas central-heating pleasure at the transforma- At the end of the Una Luz system was installed, un- tion. NEBRASKA en el Camino program broad- breakable glass was fitted into The Huddersfield and other cast the day after the Luna window frames, electrical Adventist churches in York- Adventist Receives Park meeting, the Radio del rewiring was done, plumbing shire have formed a Welfare Plata, Buenos Aires, speaker was renovated, and redec- Federation (again the first in Farming Reward informed the audience that orating was completed. North Britain). The other Melvyn Price, of Heming- the Luna Park celebration had K. A. Elias, conference churches will use four of the ford, has been chosen Ne- met with success and men- president, had not seen any of rooms in the house, while the braska's Outstanding Young tioned the number who had Farmer for 1976. been present. Never had such Mr. Price, whose farm is a crowd met in the stadium for three miles south of Heming- a religious meeting on a week ford, was nominated for this night and in the wake of a honor by the Alliance Jay- feast. This indicates the influ- cees, who presented to him ence in Buenos Aires and sur- their own award for local rounding areas of Una Luz en Outstanding Young Farmer. el Camino. Mr. Price's farm consists of The cost of these programs, 540 acres, which he purchased totally covered by donations, in 1966. The State award, a was well worth while, for 800 plaque, was presented for his persons enrolled in the Bible development of the farm and course in Luna Park, as did his accomplishments in agri- 350 in Mar del Plata. It is culture during the years since hoped that many of those who 1966. learned of the Seventh-day The State honor came as a Adventist Church through surprise to Mr. Price. It pro- these programs will attend vided an opportunity for him similar programs in the future, to witness for his faith, for and will take hold of the sal- until then his sponsors had not vation God so freely offers. heard of the Seventh-day Ad- DANIEL OSTUNI ventist religion. Assistant Editor The award was to be made Revista Adventista GENERAL CONFERENCE LEADER LAYS CHURCH at a convention in Millard, FOUNDATION STONE IN AGRA, INDIA Friday, October 8, through N. R. Dower, General Conference Ministerial Association Sunday, October 10. Mr. ENGLAND secretary, laid the foundation stone of a church in Agra, Price's sponsors were sur- India, the tourist city of the Taj Mahal, on November 23. W. prised when he explained why Welfare Center G. Lowry, Southern Asia Division Ministerial Association he and his family would not secretary; W. H. Mattison, Northern India Union president; attend the activities held dur- Is Dedicated Lal Singh, Upper Ganges Section president; P. H. Lall, Upper ing the Sabbath hours. One year after dedicating Ganges Section secretary-treasurer; and B. S. Chauhan, Agra The awards presentation, their new church building, church pastor, participated in the ceremony. however, was on Saturday Huddersfield, England, Five ministers of other churches and friends of the Ad- night. church members dedicated a ventists, along with the members of Agra church, were pres- Mr. Price is now Ne- welfare center, the first of its ent for the ceremony in the pandal especially erected for the braska's representative to the kind in the North British occasion. National Outstanding Young Conference. Elder Dower reminded the group of the stone erected by Farmer competition in Bis- Attached to the church (a Jacob at Bethel in commemoration of God's love to him marck, North Dakota, March school at the time of pur- through the dream of the ladder. Jacob laid the stone at 20 to 22, 1977. chase) was a cottage in a state Bethel, Elder Dower pointed out, to mark a place of worship, Mr. Price is a member of of disrepair. For a time seri- and church members were following his example that day. the Hemingford Co-op board ous consideration was given Elder Mattison compared the Taj Mahal, built to express love of directors and a deacon in to demolishing it, but when for a dead one, with this church, to be built to honor the the Hemingford church. His Pastor W. Southcott arrived living God. family is active in the 4-H in Huddersfield 18 months ago Adventist work in Agra was begun in 1947 by L. D. Paul, the Club and other community he saw possibilities, and the present Rajasthan Region director, who was a literature organizations. The family in- North British Conference lay evangelist. The church was organized in 1949 with W. H. cludes Mr. Price's wife, Joy, activities director agreed that Mattison as its first pastor. and two children: Ted, 14; and the house would make an ex- Plans for the church include a church school, a parsonage, Rae Dee, 13. cellent welfare center. So the and four guest rooms. It is expected that this project will cost MARIA BUTLER 1 ,000 pounds sterling about rupees four lakhs (US$47,059). Funds are on hand only Communication (US$1,700) that had been for the church—the other projects will be built as money is Department voted for demolition costs raised. P. H. LALL Nebraska Conference R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (243) 27 News Notes from the world divisions

tober 26. More than 30 per- for being the top literature North American sons have enrolled for the Columbia Union evangelist in sales, which program, which R. L. were $46,224; and Paul Atlantic Union Cheney, pastor, wrote and • The Pathfinder club of the Crouse was honored as the organized. At least one person Dayton, Ohio, Far Hills associate whose district re- • Parkview Memorial Hospi- has realized that the church church presented The Bible ported the highest sales. tal, Brunswick, Maine, has has more to offer and has Story to the children's divi- purchased a new "Batmo- begun attending church and sion of Wright Library, Day- bile," a portable X-ray ma- prayer meetings. ton. Lake Union chine, at a cost of $20,200. • A Five-Day Plan to Stop • Alvera LaVelle, of the • Approximately 70 persons Central Union Smoking sponsored by the Broadview, Illinois, church, are fellowshiping together on Cincinnati, Ohio, church was arranged to send a sewing Sunday, Wednesday, and Fri- • Several evangelists in the televised over station WCET machine and cassette tape re- day evenings in Founders' union are conducting evangel- in Cincinnati. corder to a pastor and his wife Hall at Atlantic Union Col- istic meetings: Dale Brusett, • One hundred and fifty lit- in Ghana, West Africa. Sam- lege, and, through prayer, Central Union evangelist, in erature evangelists from the uel Hagan uses the recorder in meditation, and witnessing to Loveland, Colorado; David Potomac Conference met at his ministry, and his wife has each other, are preparing Rose and Richard Halversen, become a seamstress. themselves for the outpouring Nosoca Pines youth camp in Wyoming Conference evan- South Carolina to recognize of the Holy Spirit. The condi- gelists, in Laramie and Pine • The 1977 Annual Ministe- accomplishments, spiritual rial Institute for Illinois was tions of the promise, says Bluffs, respectively; and Les leadership, and sales perform- George Rice, theology de- Fowler, Nebraska Confer- held in the Hinsdale church partment chairman, are met ance. During 1976, Potomac from January 10 to 12. Carl ence evangelist, in Scotts- achieved $687,228 in sales, 43 by following the example of bluff. Coffman, Jr., from the reli- the apostles as set forth in The souls were won as a result of gion department of Andrews Acts of the Apostles, pages 35 • Seven persons were bap- the literature ministry, prayer University, spoke on "The through 37. tized at the close of the was offered in 14,831 homes, Dynamics of Soul Winning." Prophecy Speaks Seminar and 55,987 pieces of literature • Keene, New Hampshire, held in the Sedalia, Missouri, were distributed. Margaret • On December 18 dedica- church members have been church recently by Larry Hogan was voted Literature tion services were conducted holding a weight-management Cansler, evangelist, and Ar- Evangelist of the Year; Ca- at the Orion-Oxford, Michi- clinic in that city since Oc- thur Schleif, pastor. mille Karin received an award gan, church, near Pontiac, Make all your ,sea8cm

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28 (244) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 Michigan. The 133-member • Members of the Indone- congregation has been helping sian-Dutch church of the to construct the church for six Southern California Confer- years. Jerry Johns is pastor. 'ence have purchased a church building in Montebello, mak- You Asked ing theirs the first Adventist Northern Union sanctuary in that city. • Elton Culpepper, Minne- • Women of the Adventist ourself Why? sota Conference publishing Community Services center in director, has been asked to Camino, California, have serve as Minnesota Adventist begun sponsoring a weekly Book Center manager. adult-education sewing class. Twenty non-Adventists, in- • The Home Health Educa- cluding the instructor, are tion Service of the Northern Union reports that the thus receiving a new kind of witness. Omaha, Nebraska, branch of Pacific Press Publishing Asso- ciation is moving into new Southern Union quarters in order better to serve the Northern Union. • Eleven new churches and two classroom expansion • Minnesota Conference of- projects are under construc- ficers and staff recently com- tion in the Carolina Confer- pleted a series of regional ence. meetings in the Brainerd, Minneapolis Northbrook, and • More than 5,000 tapes con- Mankato churches for new taining 1976 camp-meeting church officers. programs have been proc- essed and sent to Florida Conference members by the Pacific Union conference communication department. Requests for the • Thirty-nine persons have service were triple those of been baptized as a result of a 1975. three-month crusade in Kauai, Hawaii, by B. R. • More than 30 evangelistic Spears. crusades are planned-for 1977 by the pastors and evangelists • Staff and students at San Why hasn't Jesus come? Why does He of the Kentucky-Tennessee delay? According to Dr. Herbert E. Douglass, Pasqual Academy, Escon- Conference. dido, California, have been the sanctuary doctrine is the key to these made one of the five volunteer questions. Though the sanctuary service has fire departments in San Diego Andrews University often been represented as only celestial County. Three vehicles have bookkeeping, it actually reaches into the been stationed at the school to • European art and the Ital- core of the daily Christian life. WHY JESUS serve a territory of 35 square ian language will come alive miles. this summer for participants WAITS probes the total significance of the in the Andrews University sanctuary doctrine to the distinctive mission • As a witnessing outreach in of Seventh-day Adventists. Find out WHY Blythe, California, women of art-and-Italian study tour, the church have conducted sponsored jointly by the art JESUS WAITS today. three vegetarian cooking and modern-language depart- schools during the past year. ments, from June 22 to July IF IT'S SO SIMPLE, WHY' IS' 1T SO HARD"? Non-Adventist attendance 28. The very title of this book points up one of has grown consistently at the • A number of continuing- the enigmas of its subject—righteousness Gingham Kitchen. education short courses are by faith. Its theory is simple enough for a being conducted under the • Students at Modesto Ad- little child to understand. But natural pride sponsorship of the continu- makes its application in our lives a major ventist Academy, Modesto, ing-education program at Pio- California, took food baskets neer Memorial church on the difficulty. Marjorie Lewis Lloyd, a prolific, to 155 families during the AU campus. Classes include inspirational author, shares with you the year-end holidays after solicit- Income Tax Preparation, practical simplicity-of this vital proceqs.„ ing 9,300 cans of food and Growing Healthy House $170 in cash from the com- Plants, Basic Color Photogra- $1.501e munity for the project. phy, Beginning Conversa- • Paul Johnson has trans- tional Spanish, Changing Order 'from your local AtIven11§1 Book center or ABC, ferred from the Southern Cal- Your Habits, Religion in Mailing Service. P.O. Box 31776, Omaha. Nebraska I . ifornia Conference, where he Overalls, Vegetable Garden- 68131. In Canada, Box 398. Oshawa, Ontario, L1 H 7L5. ■ served for seven years, to ing as a Family Project, Min- Please include State sales tax where necessary, and °.-`` add 6 per cent or..4,mirtimuni charge of 50 cents ,for pastor the Shafter and Taft iature-Furniture Making, and churches in the Central Cali- Science: Master or Slave of fornia Conference. Society? R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 (245) 29 Bulletin Board

nursing. Taiwan Adventist Hos- Little Grassy Youth Camp September 14-17 To New Posts pital, Taipei, Taiwan, left Los Indiana June 10-18 Review Angeles, California, January 18, Lake Region June 23-July 2 [Worker transfers within union conferences Michigan are not listed here. Such transfers, when 1977. Grand Ledge July 14-23 brought to our attention, may be found in Larry G. Sibley (U. of Ne- Upper Peninsula June 17-19 News Notes.] Wisconsin braska '61), returning to serve as Camp Wandoon May 14 teacher, Kamagambo Secondary Silver Lake Campground July 28-August 6 Advent Review & Sabbath Herald James W. Boyle, associate ad- School, Kisii, Kenya, and Irene 127th Year of Continuous Publication ministrator, New England Memo- North Pacific Union (Hecox) Sibley (UC '59) left New Alaska EDITOR rial Hospital, Stoneham, Massa- South Central August 3-7 Kenneth H. Wood York City, January 2, 1977. chusetts, formerly vice-president, Southeastern July 29-31 ASSOCIATE EDITORS Hampton Eugene Walker (U. of Idaho June 3-11 Raymond F. Cottrell, Don F. Neufeld Florida Hospital, Orlando. Maryland '69), returning to serve Montana July 8-16 Richard Reiner, business man- Oregon July 15-23 ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR as director, School of Education, Upper Columbia June 10-18 Eugene F. Durand ager, Southern Missionary Col- Brazil College, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Washington June 23-July 2 ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY lege, Collegedale, Tennessee, and Ruby P. (Lodahl) Walker Corinne Russ Northern Union formerly division chief of classi- (PUC '41) left Miami, Florida, Iowa June 3-11 EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS fication and compensation, De- Minnesota June 10-18 Aileen Andres, Jocelyn Fay January 18, 1977. North Dakota June 10-18 partment of Personnel, State of South Dakota June 3-11 EDITORIAL SECRETARIES NATIONALS RETURNING Annette Bradley, Pat Hill Nebraska. Pacific Union ART Brad Whited, pastor, South Roberto R. Roncarolo (AU '75), Arizona July 14-23 Designer, G. W. Busch Park church, Portland, Oregon, Central California August 4-13 to serve as stewardship secretary, Hawaii September 21-24 CONSULTING EDITORS formerly attending Andrews South American Division, Brasi- Nevada-Utah June 20-25 Robert H. Pierson, W. Duncan Eva, University Theological Seminary, Northern California W. J. Hackett, Richard Hammill, C. D. lia, Brazil, and Laura E. (Farall) Pacific Union College (English) June 12-18 Henri, Alf Lohne, M. S. Nigri, G. Berrien Springs, Michigan. Roncarolo left Miami, Florida, Pacific Union College (Spanish) Ralph Thompson, Francis W. Wernick, July 20-August 1 Neal C. Wilson October 26, 1976. Paradise June 16-19 SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS FROM HOME BASE Luther F. Sealy (CUC '74), to Redwood Area (Weott) July 21-30 C. 0. Franz, K. H. Emmerson, R. R. TO FRONT LINE serve as accountant, East Carib- Southeastern California Figuhr, B. L. Archbold, W. T. Clark, Anaheim October 7, K. S. Parmenter, R. S. Lowry, bean Conference, Barbados, Hemet (Old-fashioned) May 26-29 Edwin Ludescher, M. L. Mills, Enoch Louis L. Dale (LLU '75), to West Indies, and Elson (Smith) Southern California Oliveira, W. R. L. Scragg, C. D. serve as agriculture teacher, Lak- Frazier Park June 30-July 4 Watson Sealy and two sons left New York Lancaster October 7, 8 pahana Adventist Seminary, Mai- City, December 28, 1976. Lynwood June 18-25 EDITORS, SPANISH EDITIONS April 29, 30 Inter-America, Wanda Sample lapitiya, Sri Lanka, of Camillus, Lynwood (Black) Lynwood (Spanish) July 6-9 North America, Fernando Chaij New York, left New York City, September 23, 24 South America, Gaston Clouzet Newbury Park December 1, 1976. Cherie L. Pomona October 21, 22 CORRESPONDENTS, (Follett) Dale left New York City, WORLD DIVISIONS Camp Meeting Southern Union Afro-Mideast, Charles D. Watson; December 27, 1976. Alabama-Mississippi May 27-June 4 Australasian, Robert H. Parr, M. G. Gordon M. Ellstrom (WWC Carolina June 3-11 Townend; Euro-Africa, E. E. White; Schedule Florida May 27-June 4 Far Eastern, H. K. West, Jane Allen; '39). returning to serve as direc- Georgia-Cumberland May 25-28 June 3-11 Inter-American, Tulio R. Haylock; tor, Kasai Project, Kananga, Atlantic Union Kentucky-Tennessee Northern Europe-West Africa, Paul Greater New York South Atlantic June 9-18 Sundquist; South American, Arthur S. Zaire, and Velma (Kearn) Ell- English June 24-July 2 South Central June 10-18 Valle; Southern Asia, A. M. Peterson; strom left New York City, Jan- Spanish July 3-9 Trans-Africa, Perry A. Parks New York June 24-July 2 Southwestern Union uary 13, 1977. Northeastern June 24-July 2 Arkansas-Louisiana June 9-18 CORRESPONDENTS, July 8-16 NORTH AMERICA Robert S. Folkenberg (AU '63), Northern New England June 16-25 Oklahoma Southern Nem/England June 17-25 Southwest Region June 17-25 UNIONS returning to serve as president, Texas July 1-9 (tentative) Atlantic, Geraldine I. Grout; Canadian, Central American Union, Guate- Canadian Union Texico July 22-30 A. N. How; Central, Clara Anderson; Alberta Columbia, ; Lake, Jere Wallack; mala City, Guatemala, and Anita Beauvallon July 15-17 North Pacific, Cecil Coffey; Northern, I. (Emmerson) Folkenberg (LLU Foothills Camp July 1-9 Halle Crowson; Pacific, Shirley Burton; Peace River July 15-17 Southern, Oscar L. Heinrich; South- '62) and two children left Miami, British Columbia August 5-13 Coming western, W. R. May. Florida, January 12, 1977. Manitoba-Saskatchewan UNIVERSITIES James H. Harris (PUC '51), to Blackstrap July 1-9 March Andrews, Opal Young Clear Lake July 13-16 Loma Linda, Richard Weismeyer serve as youth director, Australa- Maritime July 8-16 5 MV Day Newfoundland July 20-24 5 Church Lay Activities Offering CIRCULATION sian Division, Wahroonga, Aus- Ontario July 1-9 5-12 MV Week of Prayer Manager, Edmund M. Peterson tralia, and Dorothy E. (Wester- Quebec July 22-30 19 Sabbath School Community Guest SUBSCRIPTIONS Day hout) Harris, of San Jose, Central Union 19 Spring Mission Offering US$15.95. Single copy, 45 cents. California, left San Francisco, Central States June 17-25 26 Thirteenth Sabbath Offering (North- Address all correspondence concerning Colorado June 14-18 ern Europe-West Africa Division) subscriptions to the Manager, California, December 26, 1976. Kansas May 24-June 4 Periodical Department, Review and Missouri June 8-11 April Herald Publishing Association, 6856 Kirk E. Hunt (LLU '67), re- Nebraska June 3-11 2 Missionary magazine campaign Eastern Avenue NW., Washington, turning to serve as dentist, Wyoming August 2-7 2 Church Lay Activities Offering D.C. 20012, U.S.A. Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Tai- 9 Literature Evangelism Rally Day Monthly editions in English and Columbia Union 16 Loma Linda University Offering Spanish and a quarterly edition in pei, Taiwan, and Dorothy J. Allegheny East June 30-July 9 23 Educational Day and Elementary Braille are available. For information (Wells) Hunt (LLU '65) and two Allegheny West June 26-July 3 School Offering (local confer- write to the Manager, Periodical Chesapeake July 8-16 ence) Department. children left Los Angeles, Cali- Mountain View fornia, December 26, 1976. Charleston April 15, 16 May TO CONTRIBUTORS Clarksburg April 8, 9 7 Community Services evangelism Send news stories and pictures, articles, Ora Mae (Belcher) Kirk (Mar- Cumberland April 22, 23 7 Church Lay Activities Offering and letters to the editor. Unsolicited shal U. '67), to serve as English New Jersey 14 Disaster and Famine Relief Offering manuscripts are welcome, but will be English June 24-July 2 21 Spirit of Prophecy Day accepted without remuneration and teacher, Malamulo College, Mak- Spanish July 3-9 will be returned only if accompanied by wasa, Malawi, of Scott Depot, Ohio June 17-25 June a stamped, self-addressed envelope. West Virginia, left New York Pennslvania June 17-25 4 Bible Correspondence School An index is published in the last Review Potomac June 17-25 emphasis of June and December. The Review is City, December 29, 1976. 4 Church Lay Activities Offering indexed in the Seventh-day Glenda S. Rolfe (LLU '59), re- Lake Union 11 Inner-city Offering Adventist Periodical Index. Illinois 18 North American Missions Offering; turning to serve as director of LaFox June 9-18 home foreign challenge 30 (246) R&H, MARCH 3, 1977 The Back Page

support in the beginning. It is the 1977-1978 school year, persons who indicated an in- Hospital Raises believed that this timely ac- and in local churches for terest but who never received $3.25 Million tion also will encourage others those youth not in Seventh- a visit from an Adventist? All in the division territory who day Adventist schools. It is church members can play an Two years of intensive ef- have promised substantial expected that from 8,000 to important part in bringing men fort by Forth Worth, Texas, support to the project when 10,000 youth delegates will be business and civic leaders has and women to Jesus if they building is complete and the trained for the festivals and, will participate in following resulted in their successfully project is under way. The fac- in one of the five locations, raising $3.25 million for the up the interests generated by tory still will require the pro- will actively participate in the the radio and television pro- new Huguley Memorial Hos- vision of vehicles and repair evangelistic outreach, one of grams of the church. Their pital. The crusade for volun- and maintenance facilities. the largest ever attempted in tary support, begun in De- pastors can help them secure the North American Division. the names. cember, 1974, concluded on The Seventh-day Adventist JOHN H. HANCOCK February 15 when three major Church intends to carry out its Of those who were fol- foundation grants totaling undertaking to pioneer vege- lowed up, 3,541 were baptized $550,000 brought the program table-protein technology in into the church during 1976. It the Middle East as a benefit to is apparent that person-to- to a close. The hospital Angolan Leaders person contacts are vital to opened February 20. the protein-hungry masses and as a practical basis for Visit EAD Office the success of broadcast KENNETH H. EMMERSON health evangelism and mis- Pedro de Freitas, Angola evangelism. sions outreach. Eric W. Union Mission president, and M. CAROL HETZELL Howse and Paul Aired of the Isaque Tadeu, union secre- Setback Fails World Foods Service con- tary-treasurer, visited Euro- to Stop Progress tinue to give technological as- Africa Division headquarters Offering to sistance, support, and en- in Bern, Switzerland, during on Cairo Factory couragement to the project. the first three days of January. Furnish Building The Matariah project was They reported that there The Afro-Mideast Division conceived as a "factory in a at ASWA has voted to fund the equip- have been an encouraging garden." While building number of baptisms, that Por- A striking new library and ping of the new food factory operations were going on, administration building is ris- in Matariah, near Cairo, tuguese-language books are hundreds of rose bushes and widely distributed, and that ing to dominate the 370-acre Egypt, thus enabling the fac- various vegetable crops were Adventist Seminary of West tory to become operational by the authorities are interested planted. A daily harvest of in the reopening of the Africa (ASWA) campus near May 1, 1977. The funds were colorful and fragrant blooms Lagos, Nigeria. The library to have come from the Meals church's well-known Bongo now is being gathered and Hospital. Schools have been will contain space for 50,000 for Millions Foundation of sold to help the factory's fi- volumes, and have carrels for Santa Monica, California, but nationalized, but seminary nances. HABIB BANNA training will continue. Divi- reading. Funds are available the new director recently in- to complete the building by formed the Middle East sion officers are now seeking qualified workers for the sem- May, 1977. The school looks Union and the World Foods Offering for to Sabbath school members Service that the foundation at inary and hospital. BERNARD E. SETON around the world to provide present is unable to fund the Festival of Faith the furniture through the first equipment inventory for the In order to help finance the quarter Thirteenth Sabbath new factory. There had been a five Festivals of Faith— Special Projects Offering. The clear understanding that all youth-outreach programs— Church Members school administration has production-line machinery, voted by the 1976 Annual worked hard to obtain the best costing an estimated $100,000, Council to be conducted in Can Help VOP prices so that the Adventist would be provided by the 1978 in the North American In North America, during dollar is well spent. foundation. It is possible that Division, an offering will be 1976, more than half a million West Africa looks to consideration will be given in received in the churches of applications for Voice of ASWA for its church the future to grants in aid. most of the conferences in Prophecy courses were re- workers, and already the Since Meals for Millions North America on March 12. ceived. Of that number, only school's graduates have taken has been closely involved The festivals are scheduled 68,682 began the correspond- positions of leadership in with the project since its in- to be held in Greensboro, ence courses. This leads one denominational work along ception three years ago, this North Carolina; Lincoln, Ne- to wonder if perhaps persons the 1,800 mile coast, including development was a sharp set- braska; Portland, Oregon; and other than those whose names the presidency of the first back. The factory with its Camp New Hope and Camp appear on the form are send- local conference. gleaming tiled walls stands New Frenda in western and ing in the cards. This is costly After opening in 1959 with complete and ready for ac- eastern Canada, respectively. to the VOP and not always seven students, ASWA be- tion—a considerable feat in a Festivals will be planned later productive. came a senior college in 1963 country where postwar eco- for local conferences in the Of those who began courses and now offers majors in reli- nomic pressures create short- Pacific Union Conference. with the VOP, 27,756 com- gion, business administration, ages of building materials. The entire offering col- pleted them and received and biology. Andrews Uni- By helping the factory lected March 12 will be sent to graduation certificates. Some versity has taken ASWA project over this unforeseen the local conferences to help 9,192 of those graduates indi- under its wing, and already crisis, the Afro-Mideast Divi- local churches finance sending cated that they were inter- students have graduated with sion has enabled the Middle delegates to the festivals. ested in being visited—but Andrews University degrees. East Union to keep faith with Witnessing training classes somehow only 3,472 of them A well-qualified staff, African those missionary-minded are scheduled to be taught in were visited. and expatriate, has been as- friends who gave financial academies and colleges during What of the other 5,720 sembled. JULIUS KORGAN

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