* end of that millennium. Crowds of Planning tor the Hmfflennial? pilgrims flocked to Palestine ex pecting to greet the second advent of Christ there. The bishops urged THE JANUARY 3, 1975, issue of the Christian church to still be a "truce of Cod" on the feudal Christianity Today suggests that here on this deteriorating, crime- lords who had been engaged in Christian churches begin to plan filled earth at the turn of the sec continual fighting. Otto III, the now for the bimillennial. Not the ond millennium since Christ. Holy Roman Emperor, came up bicentennial but the bimillennial! What a challenge even the sug with a scheme for establishing the This term, of course, refers to the gestion of planning for a bimillen capital of a renewed Christian two-thousandth anniversary of the nial celebration brings to us. If Roman Empire in Rome and in the birth of Christ. our Christian friends are begin year 1000 began work on an In the lead article David Kuchar- ning to seriously consider such imperial palace in that city. sky calls for a "momentous anni planning, how much more serious But then came January 1, 1001, versary tribute" that would include we should become in preparing and the much-feared judgment "achievements that would nor our hearts and our churches for had not taken place after all. So mally be out of the question." He the revival and reformation essen what happened? With a great sigh envisions elements of this celebra tial before Christ can come. of relief Christians settled down tion that would be lasting and Kucharsky goes back in time to to business as usual! could be "enjoyed over and over the year A.D. 1000 to find out what What a lesson for us! They were again and appreciated for a long Christians did and were thinking at not really eager for Christ to come. time." the time of the turn of the first They were only terribly concerned To assure such an out-of-the- Christian millennium. What did that He might come and catch ordinary bimillennial celebration, he discover? them unprepared. he calls for a "world-wide, church- He quotes historians who indi What about us? Are we truly wide brainstorming session" to cate that the approach of that eager to hasten our Lord©s return? begin essential planning now. It©s great waypoint in Christian his Or should we start planning with none too early to plan for "what tory brought forth fear rather than our Christian friends to celebrate should be one of the greatest and festivity. They anticipated that the the bimillennial? grandest events in human his final judgment would come at the L. R. V. D. tory," he suggests. Every Adventist minister might heartily "Amen" this last state ment. Our every waking moment Memorials for God Through Faith should be spent in getting ready for the greatest and grandest event IT ALL started with two doctor this editorial. The one intention in human history. But that grand brothers and their wives, who are of the Malin brothers was to es event is not the 200th anniversary both sisters and nurses. These tablish memorials for God through of Christ©s first coming. It is His couples are better known as Wen- faith, and they have! glorious second coming. dell and Gladys Malin, and Law We wish to give honor where In fairness to Kucharsky©s article rence and June Malin. The four, honor is due to institutions such we must note that he does point working together, began a medical as these that are sprinkled like out that "Christ certainly could work that has expanded into three grains of salt around the world. return before the year 2000." He fine hospitals, employing 716 full- Self-supporting hospitals© bed adds that we "would be hard and part-time employees. Eugene capacity in the North American pressed to find scriptural justifica Leland Memorial, Wytheville, Division is 2,800 compared to tion for using that belief as an and Tidewater Memorial hospitals excuse to sit down on the job." are owned by an organization The job he refers to is not the job known as the Medical Group NOTICE of preparing for the bimillennial Foundation. The purpose of this "Trouble Losing Weight?" celebration, but the job of making foundation is to foster small Ad by Dr. Theodore Van Itallie, disciples for Christ©s kingdom, ventist hospitals in needy areas which appeared in the January, which he sees as the main objec and to establish medical group 1975, MINISTRY, was reprinted tive of the proposed anniversary practice in connection with these from U.S. News and World Re tribute. hospitals. To be a full member of port. The material that ap But right here is where we must the Medical Group Foundation peared in the box on page 26 take exception. We believe that in one must be a Seventh-day Ad did not appear in U.S. News and World Report and the fact ventist. In fact, the members of stead of anticipating a great evan that this interview was re gelistic thrust centered around the the hospital boards and the twelve printed in THE MINISTRY bimillennial celebration, we must physicians conducting the group should not be construed as an plan, pray, and work all the harder practice for the three institutions endorsement of the Wa-Rite right now to assure that Christ©s are all Seventh-day Adventists.. program by either Dr. Van return takes place long before any You will notice that the initials Itallie or U.S. News and World such anniversary becomes neces of this foundation, MGF, corre Report.—The Editors. sary. What a defeat it would be for spond to the initials in the title of

2 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 7,800 beds in church-owned med ical institutions. Many of these fine self-supporting groups, along VOLUME XLVIIl, NO. 4 with our church-owned hospitals, are nobly attempting to conduct ..the . their medical and surgical work in accordance with the will of INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIOURNALMimstRy OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST MINISTRY^MINISTRY* God, which has removed and is removing prejudice and bringing IN THIS ISSUE Adventists into favorable notice. You©ve probably seen the little sign that reads, "I know you believe you But more than this, they are reach understood what you think I said. But ! am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." Behind all the "gaps," such as the much-publicized ing people with the love of Christ. "generation gap," is the "communication gap." The necessity to communicate This editor recently spent a few is basic to evangelism and, of course, to health evangelism. One of the essen days in Leland Memorial Hospital, tial courses in a health-education curriculum is communication. Butler, undergoing a bit of muscle re realizing the importance of this emphasis to the health educator, begins a pair. The warmth and efficiency two-part series on "Communication and the Christian" in this issue. This month©s cover is intended to tie in with the editorial on "Planning for the Bi- of the hospital personnel im millennial" and with Cleveland©s emphasis on revival. pressed me greatly. Even though my case was not a serious one, CONTENTS Dr. Rowland Wilkinson offered a 2 Editorials 29 Don©t Let Emotions beautiful prayer prior to the op 4 Sharing the Revival Experience Ruin Your Life eration. To most people facing Earl E. Cleveland William H. Newcomb surgery, a prayer is not only reas 7 World Ministerial Council 32 The Adventist Chaplain John Erhard suring but it clearly identifies the 8 Synod 1974 No New Sound in 36 New Temperance Data Service doctor as a person who recognizes Rome Raoul Dederen Ernest H. J. Steed his subordinate position to the 10 Rest in Peace, Richard 37 The Twofold Aspect of the Master Physician. Matt R. Byers Word of God W. E. Read The chaplains visited my room 12 Pontius Pilate and the Caesarea daily; not because I was an Ad- Inscription 40 Why Some Christians Shipwreck ventist minister, but because of lames J. C. Cox C. Stacey Woods their concern for the spiritual wel 14 Music Is for the Heart fare of every patient and because £ Robert Reynolds DEPARTMENTS this is their daily routine. 17 Designed for Flight 38 By His Side Asa C. Thoresen My heart was also greatly 42 Local Church Elder 20 Peddlers or Prophets? warmed by the Sabbath afternoon C. Raymond Holmes 48 News Briefs visit of the sunshine band from 22 "The Vision of Obadiah" 44 Recommended Reading the Beltsville Adventist church. Leo R. Van Do/son 46 Shop Talk They slowly wended their way 24 P.R.E.A.C.H. 34 Spotlight on Health through the halls singing of the 26 The Story Behind the 12 World of Archeology love of God. P.R.E.A.C.H. Project 17 World of Science I knew I was on Christian terri N. R. Dower tory when I noticed the bookrack 27 Let©s Talk About It COVER: Design, Byron Steele; in my room holding a Bible and J. L. Butler Photo, Skip Baker Adventist literature. Even my anesthetist, Mrs. Mar- STAFF ______jean Hensdill, paid me a visit. Editorial Director: Assistant Editor: When time permits, she attempts N. R. Dower Shirley Welch to contact all the patients who Editor: Editorial Assistant: have required her services. This J. R. Spangler Audre B. Taylor certainly is beyond the call of Executive Editors: Art Director: duty, and it made me feel that the O. M. Berg, Leo R. Van Dolson Elfred Lee hospital was not just a smooth- Health Editor: Designer: running, well-oiled machine, but J. Wayne McFarland, M.D. C. W. Busch a vibrant, living organism con Associate Editors: cerned for its clients. E. E. Cleveland, R. Dederen, Upon entering the hospital I A. C. Fearing, H. Habenicht, M.D., was given a packet that included M. C. Hardinge, M.D., R. F. Waddell, M.D. the booklet Steps to Christ, a brochure entitled "A Quick Look Printed monthly for the Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventists by the Review at Seventh-day Adventists," and a and Herald Publishing Association, 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20012, health-education leaflet that peo U.S.A. $8.95 a year; 75c a copy. Price may be slightly higher in Canada. For each subscrip ple could use to make known their tion ordered in the United States to go to foreign countries, ADD 75c postage. Second-class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Editorial office: 6840 Eastern Avenue NW., Washington, desires to join a cooking class, D.C. 20012. Five-Day Plan to Stop Smoking, or Continued on page 16

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 3 EARL E. CLEVELAND Sharing THE PHILOSOPHERS were right who said, "The validity of our be ing lies in our availability to God," and "Sequence and consequence are time©s constituents." If this be true, then, under God, it is incum bent upon us to initiate those se quences that will speedily usher in eternal consequences. Before the womb, beyond the tomb, our origins and destinies contain the clues of life©s enigma; on all our shores our little feet splash in the shallows of the in finite. From grains of sand and frosty stars the frontiers of time swing out upon the everlastings of the God who made us. And it is in the shadow of the cross and under the loving gaze of the God who made us that the church of the living God performs its func tion today. In Acts 1:8 we read: "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Ju daea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." "Ye shall be witnesses." The first evidence that the Holy Spirit has begun to work in the heart of man is in that primitive response of the human heart to the love of God. When God makes His first approach and the experience of conversion begins, the baptism of the Holy Spirit be gins. I suppose if I were the devil, I would try to confuse the church about the baptism of the Spirit so that the church would never really experience this glorious happen ing, this blessed experience. I suppose I would tell the last church, the remnant church, this: The baptism of the Holy Spirit de pends on how fervently you pray and how totally you commit your self in your closet, and it doesn©t

Earl E. Cleveland is an associate secre tary of the General Conference Minis terial Association and an associate editor of The Ministry.

4 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 the Revival Experience matter when you leave your Council and talk to ourselves than said, "No." He said, "Well, that closet, just stay there and receive it is to talk to somebody who is one of the signs that you have the baptism, and it will be a con doesn©t know what we believe Him." I said, "Yes, I have prayed tinuing experience based solely much easier. for some sick and the Lord healed on your devotional life. I suppose "Ye shall receive power, after them." "Can you speak in I would tell that to the church and that the Holy Ghost is come upon tongues?" "One," I said. "And if lock the church up in the closet you." I suppose if I were the devil I talk too fast, it becomes un and let the world march on to I would tell church members that known." He said, "You don©t have sure destruction. they could have the Holy Ghost by anything." I answered, "Oh, yes, The devil would be perfectly just praying and fasting and fellow- I do." "Well," he said, "how do happy to have a praying church, shiping and getting close to one you know the Holy Spirit is in locked up in the closet and expe another. Oh, how we love that! your life?" I replied, "Well, I am a riencing the charismatic mani And we ought to do more of it. witness." Acts 1:8: "But ye shall festations of tongues. And he There is nothing more beautiful receive power, after that the Holy would love it if we all talked in than the breakup of a Seventh- Ghost is come upon you: and ye unknown tongues so that no one day Adventist service on Sabbath shall be witnesses unto me." That in America or anywhere would morning. You can barely get out is my sign. know what we are saying or learn the door. There is a traffic jam Sign of Spirit Baptism our message. coming and going. Or at a work The church must go into the ers© meeting. You just stand back The first external sign of the closet and shut the door. That is and watch a bunch of Adventist baptism of the Spirit is not talking why in North America we have preachers fellowshiping at a in tongues. It is witnessing. And begun what I hope will be a habit workers© meeting, and it©s family, when I say witnessing, I am not that will continue until the Lord brother, it©s family. Nothing talking about any one form. I am comes, and that is, beginning the like it! talking about any form of mean year division-wide on our knees. ingful contact with an unsaved What the World Expects I hope this habit will become a man with the claims of the gospel. worldwide habit. We must, in Say, but there does come a That is witnessing. deed, go as individuals to our time when the world expects the We are talking about Bible stud closet, shut the door, and agonize church to tell it something. "Go ies, we are talking about signing with Cod for individual power, ye into all the world, and preach people up for the many Bible confess our sins, right our the gospel to every creature," courses, we are talking about the wrongs. Let no one negate the the Commissioner said. And it whole bit of contact with the un priority of this experience. will come when we have power. saved people. That is what we Now, I can©t afford to wait for are talking about. And we all want The Church Must Come Out the church to get power. As a mat to talk the same language. But then there comes a time ter of fact, if I don©t have it, the "Ye shall be witnesses unto me when the church ought to open church doesn©t have it. For after . . . unto the uttermost part of the the door, come out of the closet, all, the church is made up of indi earth." "Whether there be proph confront the world with the claims vidual human beings, and as indi ecies, they shall fail; whether of the love of Christ, talk about vidual human beings seek the there be tongues, they shall cease; Him, advertise Him, tell the world power of Cod on their knees, in whether there be knowledge, it about Him, so that the world can their lives, and then seek to ex shall vanish away," but the chief witness the power that has come hibit the power in their witness motivation for witnessing will into the life as a result of our com and in their ministry, this is the never fail. The chief motivation munion with Cod in the secrecy secret of the baptism of power. for witnessing will never cease. of our devotional closets. "And ye shall receive it," said The chief motivation for witness It is just this the church finds Jesus. ing will never vanish away, for difficult to do. It is easier to talk As a boy of 17, I began to pray love never faileth. And love should in an unknown tongue than it is for the power of the Holy Spirit in be the motivation of our witness. to confess the love of God in a my life. I©ve not stopped yet. Not 1 Corinthians 13:8 says, known tongue. It is much easier because I don©t believe I have "Whether there be prophecies, for me to spend five hours a day Him, but who can ever get too they shall fail." True prophecy reading the Bible than five minutes much of Him? A Pentecostal once always fails, due to the fact that telling an unsaved man what I asked me, "Do you have the whenever prophecy is fulfilled it read. Holy Spirit?" I said, "Yes." He becomes history. And it is no It©s easier to meet at Annual said, "Can you heal the sick?" I longer prophecy. "Whether there

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 5 be prophecies, they shall fail." deaf, and dumb?" "No, I©m not." nocence of a child in the manger, "Whether there be tongues, "Can you feel, taste, or smell?" and total presence limited itself they shall cease." That tongues "Yes." "Then for twenty years in to a human body in the manger. did cease to be a sign of the Holy the presence of living bread you Christ became a babe to save the Ghost when the Inspired Record have been hungry." world. was completed, is evident. After I grew up with it too. And it If that©s not enough, I©ll show that men could turn to Acts 2 and hasn©t bored me. So there must you thirty-three years of total out read that the Holy Spirit had come. be something in the individual put, thirty-three years of selfless Now they no longer needed a and not in the system that turns ness. If that is not enough, I©ll linguistic manifestation to indi you off. Or it may be that you ex show you a cross where "a drop cate that the Comforter is present. pected the church to keep you. of blood framing a sweaty tear fell Today tongues only perform their "Do you know something," one down on a blade of grass and legitimate function, and that is, youngster said to me. "Look, I mingled with the dew, its message as a means of communication. learned all the Sabbath school les clear, Christ died for you." If that sons, I came right up in the Sab is not enough, I©ll show you a Motivation to Witness bath school, from the cradle roll, tomb where the Son of the living Love is the motivation of our right up in this and that and the God was imprisoned. Mrs. White witness. Love to God, love to man. other, but I didn©t get it." I said, says He was a prisoner of divine If we love God supremely we will "Well, look, somebody else came justice and could be released only speak for Him. If we love man right up in the same system and by the Father and that He risked supremely we will speak to him got it. So it was there. Maybe you all for us. All for us. about Christ. "And ye shall be didn©t ask and that is why it And if that is not enough, I©ll witnesses unto me." wasn©t given. Maybe you didn©t show you the resurrection. Paul Limited witness produces spirit seek, and that is why you didn©t said He was raised for our justifi ual coldness. If you ever won find; maybe you didn©t knock, cation. And if that is not enough, dered why there are so many cold and that is why the door stayed I©ll show you His priestly ministry, Laodicean SDA©s in our churches, closed maybe." for when He went away He said, it is because they aren©t doing "I go to prepare a place for you," Bend the System a Little More anything but praying, playing, and but He already had mansions. He paying. That is the deep freeze. Well, I suppose we have got to had said that before. So in fact Limited witnessing produces bend the system a little more. Let what He was doing was establish fewer accessions to the faith. Lim me take a minute for the system- ing the right of human beings to ited witnessing produces judg benders that©s you. We©ve got to go to where He is. "That where I mental congregations. Board bend the system to the high pur am there ye may be." meetings are getting more diffi poses of Spirit-filled contact wit By intercession, substitution, cult. Believers lack emotional in nessing. This is what Inter-Amer mediation, and judgment, He pre volvement and attachment. ica has done. Same system, but pared the way for me. And if that Now, there are some things on the system-benders changed it. is not enough I©ll show you the this earth that we simply have to Focused it on witnessing. Total Second Coming. Ezekiel called it become emotionally attached to, employment is the goal. And the wheel within a wheel. Paul and one of those things ought to somebody says, "What about says, "That he cometh, yes, de- be the church. And anything you time?" There was a young man scendeth from heaven with a truly love, your eyes can get wet sitting in front of me who had shout." John "Cometh with a about sometimes. That©s right! been rushing to an airplane. When cloud." I©ve come to some of your coun he got there, he was told the And if that is not enough, I©ll tries and sometimes I©ve gotten plane had left. He looked at his show you a little hell where the on the plane and cried. I didn©t watch. "Hey, I thought that plane elements will melt again with fer want you to see it, and I©ll tell you was supposed to leave at 10:00!" vent heat and the earth and the why I cried because of the "It did," the man said. "Then look works shall be burned up. And if warmth of the way you treated me here, it©s only 10:00." "You forget, that doesn©t move the church, while I was there. they changed the time yesterday." I©ll show you the Creator all over There is something kind of But I will tell you something. again, bringing forth streams from heartwarming about the gospel of Time has run out for the adminis the desert, and flowers and grass Christ. It doesn©t leave everybody trator who cannot conceive of an in the solitary places, and I©ll looking like the Statue of Liberty. employed church, whose vision show you a lamb eating grass with Some of us are rather deeply is so limited by the way the church the lion and that they hurt not nor rooted in Advehtism with parents, has been doing things that he destroy in all of His habitation. and parents© parents who were. cannot stretch his imagination to And I©ll show you every man un I©ve never been able to under encompass that which must be der his own vine and under his stand young people who say, "I©ve done. own fig tree. And if that is not been a Seventh-day Adventist for As for motivation, I show you a enough, you are dead, man, you twenty years and I©ve been a manger. Absolute power sur are dead! ^ Christian three years." 1 always rendered to the helplessness of a Adapted from Revival and Reformation, Review collar the one who says it, and I babe in the manger. Absolute, to and Herald Publishing Association, 1974. Used by ask him, "Man, are you blind, tal wisdom surrendered to the in permission.

6 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 If* ill Synod 1974- No New Sound in Rome

RAOUL DEDEREN

SOME OF the bright halos of sentative decision-making. Most church implied, are far more than hope that have caused many to of the synod©s members, prelates Rome©s branch offices. The Ecu anticipate an updating of the Ro and bishops, were to be selected menical Council specified that the man Catholic Church as called for by their peers in episcopal con bishops share with the Roman by Pope John XXIII have been ferences and entrusted with a gen Pontiff a responsibility for the tarnished in the past ten years. In eral overview of each particular church as a whole. no case is this more evident than hierarchy©s attitude toward current Minor Revolution in what has happened with the problems. Synod of Bishops. Through such participation, it In theory the plan seems all too Originally there was widespread was anticipated that a consensus obvious: the bishops with the satisfaction with the terms in could be achieved that would be pope would decide policy, the which the synod was conceived. considered the official viewpoint Curia, the Catholic Church©s cen Designed by Pope Paul VI in 1967 of the episcopal and papal teaching tral administration, would see to as a means of snaring the govern office. This procedure would leave its implementation. In practice it ance of the Catholic Church with latitude for the expression of dis has not proved to be that simple. the world©s bishops, the synod sent and counterpoint despite ex Within the Vatican itself a minor looked like an attempt to return pected efforts on the part of Ro revolution has been in the mak to the tradition of the early church. man curial officials to curb what ing. The Curia has been undergo The original idea of a synod was a they might consider contentious ing change at a slow but incessant "meeting of roads" where the ad interventions. pace. After the scathing criticisms ministrators of the provinces of This step promised to be the during Vatican Council II, it has the Roman Empire gathered to culmination of Vatican ll©s redis been internationalized, modern gether to discuss problems and covery of collegiality. In the cen ized, and expanded, and is still a arrive at solutions in keeping with tury since the First Vatican Council going concern. the emperor©s instructions. (1869-1870), famous for its defini Pope Paul has made it clear that Early in its history the Christian tion of papal infallibility and uni he is not going to downgrade his church discovered the need of versal jurisdiction, there had been updated Curia. His attitude toward holding similar assemblies where an acceleration of administrative the synod is not so clear, however. representatives of a region or a centralization that made bishops He seems to welcome it as a valu nation met to iron out difficulties look like mere representatives and able organism but at the same with regard to doctrine and church instruments of a central office in time appears anxious lest it chal discipline. Rome. lenge his authority. The latest What was most encouraging The Second Vatican Council op synodal experience was no ex about Pope Paul©s resurrection of posed this interpretation by un ception. the synod was that it was a return derlining that the Catholic ec It might be helpful at this junc to the ancient practice of repre- clesiastical community consisted ture to keep in mind that unlike Raoul Dederen, D.es-L., is professor of the sum total of local churches. the Ecumenical Council the synod of theology, SDA Theological Semi These, unquestionably, find their was established as an advisory nary, Andrews University, and an as unity in communion with Rome, body. It has no decision-making sociate editor of The Ministry. but, as the document on the authority. "By its very nature it is

8 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 the task of the Synod of Bishops in the relationship between the his penetrating analyses (see The to inform and give advice," said particular churches and the Ro New York Times, September 29, the motu proprio which estab man See, for greater freedom for 1974), stem from the concept and lished it. But the document local dioceses to decide more exercise of authority in a Catholic promised that "it may also have matters without asking Rome©s Church whose structure has be deliberative power, when such approval. come monolithic and eminently power is conferred on it by the centralized, but whose roots and Sovereign Pontiff, who will in such Harshly Critical past were communal. There are cases confirm the decisions of the In the end, however, Paul VI obvious reasons why little power Synod." had the last word. He accepted has been transferred to the bish Pope Sets the Agenda some proposals made during the ops so far. synod but rejected others, some To begin with, and for the past Paul VI has not yet granted the times very strongly. In an un four hundred years, the Curia has synod deliberative power, but he precedented measure he harshly been entrusted with the day-by- has usually acted on the synod©s criticized the assembly for what day administration of the Catholic recommendations. He also sets he felt were threats to his author Church. Designed to help the its agenda. The first synod, in ity. Quoting a statement from pope in his administration of the 1967, tackled five topics compris Vatican II, which says that the Catholic Church, it is approxi ing canon law, atheism, seminar pope "has full, supreme and uni mately 2,500 members strong and ies, liturgical reform, and mixed versal power in the church," he consists of a number of adminis marriages. The second synod, insisted repeatedly on the impor trative, legislative, and judiciary which convened in 1969 in the tance of his primacy. "We could bodies that handle the decisions aftermath of Paul Vl©s Humanitae not remain silent," said he; "we on doctrinal, political, and disci Vitae, was to mark a definite step could not allow false directions to plinary issues submitted to Rome. in the decentralization of the Ro be followed." In matters of importance their man Catholic Church. The next To many critics in and out of solutions are submitted to the synod, in 1971, narrowed the top the Catholic Church, the fourth pope for confirmation. ics to two: the priesthood and synod amounted to little more The synod, too, has a definite world justice. The latest, a month- than window dressing. Like its responsibility for the well-being long gathering that assembled predecessors in 1967, 1969, and of and policy making in the Catho September 27, 1974, had only one 1971 it has taken the place of the lic Church. But it is not a continu item on the agenda, evangeliza genuine dialog Vatican II called ing presence in Rome. When day- tion in the modern world. for. In all likelihood it will have to-day decisions are made, when It was not the anticipated topic. little impact on those Catholics Vatican policy is laid down, the Most episcopal conferences con entrusted with the task of preach synod, which meets every two or sulted suggested the family as the ing the gospel. three years, has no representative synodal theme. But if this had on hand. It is true that since 1969 been the topic it would have been Why a Disappointment? a synodal secretariat, twelve mem almost impossible to avoid such Why has the synod been a dis bers elected by the synod itself issues as abortion, birth control, appointment? Created by the and three nominated by the and world population. The pope, Pope to make it possible for pope, represents it between ses therefore, chose a "safe" theme. Catholic bishops to play a larger sions, but usually it meets only Evangelization, however, can role in shaping church policy and yearly. also be a thorny subject. It em extricate the governance of the The synod©s secretary, Polish braces fostering the faith of Chris Roman Catholic Church from the Archbishop Wladyslaw Rubin, 57, tians as well as bringing the gospel control of the Curia, the synod, is likeable and competent, but he to non-Christians, the more tradi like others of the present pontiff©s has not been given the prestige of tional understanding of the mis plans for ecclesiastical reform, has a cardinalate. Therefore he has no sion of the church. In any case, run into grave difficulties. These clout in conflicts of interests be the more than 200 bishops from difficulties, as Fr. Francis X. Mur tween synodal recommendations all over the world were soon airing phy has underlined in another of and curial prerogatives. The con- their desires and discontents while debating evangelization in the contemporary world. A number of African prelates "As Rome asserts that the church ©never erred; nor will it, according argued for "indigenization," i.e., to the Scriptures, ever err/ how can she renounce the principles adapting expressions of the which governed her course in past ages? Catholic faith and worship to lo "The papal church will never relinquish her claim to infallibility. . . . cal circumstances. Others, notably "The Roman Church now presents a fair front to the world. . . . But from Latin America, urged "con- she is unchanged. Every principle of the papacy that existed in past ages exists today. . . . Let it be remembered, it is the boast of Rome scientization," a greater commit that she never changes. The principles of Gregory VII and Innocent III ment by the church to the struggle are still the principles of the Roman Catholic Church." The Great Con for social, economic, and political troversy, pp. 564-581. liberation. An impressive number of bishops pressed for a change

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 9 flict extends even to the formula tion of the agenda for the forth coming meetings of the synod, right now recognized as belong ing to the world©s hierarchies in collaboration with the pope, but at the same time a task that up un til now has been a function jeal ously guarded by curial officials IMP with the intention of preserving the pope©s supremacy in the church. RICHARD Only Consultative Status Probably even more basic is the fact that, as mentioned earlier, the synod has only consultative status. AFTER a refreshing, Spirit- church." Overjoyed, I stayed un The four synods Paul VI has con filled five-day ministerial seminar til midnight rejoicing with them. vened since Vatican II have had no at Camp Berkshire, I was returning After the Sabbath worship serv legislative powers. A group of to my home on Cape Cod. It was ices two days later, January 12, I bishops meets to debate for about 9:00 p.m., on January 10, requested everyone who wanted about a month on an agenda set and I knew my wife and three to meet his Saviour in the bap by the Pope, who reserves the young sons would be anxiously tismal waters and join God©s rem right to judge which of its recom waiting to greet me. nant people to come forward. mendations should be put into As I drove through Wareham, Among the seven precious indi practice. At this point the mech the Lord urged me to visit with the viduals who came forward were anism of the synod has run up Richard Cormia family. I had met Richard Cormia and his wife, against the monolithic structure of Richard, his wife, Edith, and their Edith. The church members re the Catholic Church. 6-year-old son, John, the year be joiced. Doris Sorensen, our Sab Vatican II©s declaration that the fore. For a long time they had bath school superintendent at governance of the Catholic Church been studying with the Jehovah©s the time, invited Richard and his should be collegia!, that the Witnesses, but felt something was wife to take part in the services bishops with and under the Ro missing. Having found some of on the following Sabbath. man pontiff should share respon our literature in Dr. Clayton Carl- Standing up in front next Sab sibility, has collided with papal son©s office, they contacted me for bath morning, Richard was the supremacy. This, speaking at the more information regarding the happiest person you can imagine. final session for the fourth Synod teachings of Seventh-day Advent- He had the Scripture reading and of Bishops, and referring to the ists. After hearing some of the the Spotlight on Missions. He ex proposals that the relationship prophecies of Daniel and Revela pressed his joy and gratitude that between the particular churches tion they attended our services a he had been asked to take part. and the Roman See be modified, few times in Hyannis. Then they Richard fitted in with everyone so Pope Paul affirmed: "No. We say moved from Sagamore to Ware- quickly that it seemed as if he with trepidation, by reason of the ham, and I lost contact with them had been a church member all his responsibility that falls upon us, for about six months. I felt there life. Everyone commented con that the successor of Peter is and was no need to rush them. cerning this promising young man remains the ordinary pastor of the So that night I began offering who was soon to join our ranks. Church in her unity and entirety." excuses to the Lord as to why I He purchased some copies of In creating the synod, Pope should not visit them. After all, The Great Controversy and gave Paul VI evidently hoped to find a my wife and boys were waiting them to individuals in an effort to way to solve the dilemma posed for me, and there was school the stir up their interest. A baptism by coresponsibility and collegial next day. If I didn©t get home was scheduled for March 2, and authority, but so far it hasn©t soon, my wife would be putting everyone looked forward to this worked that way. And Paul VI, for the boys to bed. But the Lord was occasion that would so obviously all his good will in implementing insistent. I©m ashamed now that be a triumph for Christ and the Vatican II©s teaching, has shown my reaction was, "All right, but gospel. no inclination to surrender even a only for five minutes." On Tuesday evening, February part of his traditional supremacy: There was a warm reception for 12, Richard and his wife and son, The fourth Synod of Bishops has me at their door. Richard seemed John, visited the home of his not settled the issue of authority unusually happy. He was a 33- . wife©s sister and her husband, in the Roman Catholic Church, year-old engineering designer about fifteen miles from their and has set the church back on an working at Raytheon. He and his home in Wareham. At about 8:30 increasingly conservative path wife had studied most of our p.m., they began their journey after an era of updating. The church doctrines, and after a short home only to be met by a drunken chances that a coming synod Bible discussion Richard said, "I driver driving without lights on might change this picture are slim. want to be baptized into your the wrong side of the highway.

10 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 MATT R. BYERS

Turning sharply off the road to the Christ, nothing can stop us!" the battered side where Richard right in an attempt to avoid a col Another individual has re received the full impact from a lision, Richard received the full quested baptism. Richard©s wife©s car driven by a murderous drunken impact of the crash. His head was sister and her husband are looking driver. crushed, and he died almost in forward to joining the church. Looking through a gaping hole stantly. John, riding in the back One father whose whole family where a window had been, I could seat, received two skull fractures, has become Adventist but who see on the floor of the driver©s side one eye was badly injured, and he has been resisting God for a long a torn and battered copy of The lost six teeth. The wife, although time called me and admitted he Great Controversy. Richard always covered with bruises and cuts, was wrong and that he was sorry. took it with him to read as he miraculously escaped serious in It seems as though some of the found the opportunity. The pre jury. All were taken to the Jordan stars in Richard©s crown might cious book had done its work well. Hospital at Plymouth in a police even be some of the members in I reached through the torn and station wagon. the church whose faith had been twisted metal to retrieve it, and Richard©s wife, Edith, contacted almost extinguished until this in found small pieces of shattered me. Since Richard had found hap cident. glass between its pages. How piness for the first time in years My wife and family went look many souls Richard Cormia©s death after a lifelong search and had ing for Richard©s smashed yellow and his Great Controversy will yet become a new person through ac Camaro. We found it behind a help to win for Christ, only time cepting Christ and the teachings small country gas station where will tell. Rest in peace, Richard! of the Seventh-day Adventist the wrecker deposited it. We saw Your works do follow you. ^ Church, she requested that he receive an Adventist burial. HAROLD MUNSON The funeral was held on Feb ruary 15, at Wareham. Two of Richard©s favorite hymns were sung at the services, "Rock of Ages" and "Onward, Christian Soldiers!" Richard, like a man who had been searching all his life for an army in which he could fight with the whole heart of a soldier, was struck down by the enemy almost before he was able to get into the heat of battle. Six days after his thirty-fourth birth day, Richard Cormia was laid to rest in the Wareham Cemetery. But he died with the blessed hope that when the Saviour appears he will be caught up to meet Him in the clouds. His death seemed so meaning less, so useless. But already the effect of his passing has been felt by those who remain behind. The faith of all has been strengthened. Our motto before was "Shake the Cape!" Now our cry is, "With

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 11 Pontius Pilate and the Caesarea Inscription Archeology Supplies Corroborative Evidence

As it now stands, the inscription referred to by either his cogno JAMES |. C. COX reads: men alone or his nomen and Line 1: ... STIBERIEVM cognomen. While Luke and Jo UNTIL RECENTLY our knowledge Line 2: . . . TIVSPILATVS sephus, for example, when speak of Pontius Pilate, "governor" 1 of Line 3: ... ECTVSIVDA . . E ing of Pilate, usually employ his Judea, during whose prefecture Line 4: . .© . cognomen (Greek, Pilatos) alone, Jesus of Nazareth was crucified, In the official publication, An they both, at the point of their was drawn on the writings of the tonio Frova6 suggests that it first mention of him, employ his Christian evangelists, Matthew, should be reconstructed as fol nomen and cognomen (Greek, Mark, Luke, and John, the Chris lows: Pontios Pilatos). 8 The Caesarea tian apostle Paul, the Jewish Line 1: [CAESARIEN] S(IBVS) TJ- inscription employs his nomen scholar Philo,2 the Jewish histo BERIEVM and cognomen, Pontius Pilatus. rian Josephus,3 and the Roman Line 2: [PONJT1VS PILATVS In the period before Claudius archivist Tacitus.4 Line 3: [PRAEFJECTVS IVDA (before A.D. 41) an equestrian This knowledge has now been [EA]E governor, such as Pilate, normally supplemented by a significant Line 4: [D]E©[DIT] (or [D]E[D1- carried the title praefectus, not Latin inscription discovered at CAVIT]). procurator. It was only from the Caesarea Maritima. Translated into English this time of Claudius that the title It was found by an Italian arche- would read (literally): procurator came into common ological expedition during its Line 1: To the people of Caesa usage. 9 third season (summer, 1961) rea a "Tiberium" Neither Matthew nor Luke, while excavating the Roman thea Line 2: Pontius Pilate when referring to the equestrian ter, situated in the southwestern Line 3: Prefect of Judea governor of Judea, Pilate, employs corner of the city. Line 4: has given (or has dedi either the technical Greek term Sometime between A.D. 26 cated); eparchos (Latin praefectus) or the and A.D. 36 it had been set in the or (more idiomatically): technical Greek term epitropos wall of the "Tiberium," a public Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea, (Latin procurator), but the more building (perhaps a temple) has given (or has dedicated) to the general Greek term hegemon "given" or "dedicated" by Pon people of Caesarea a public build (governor). tius Pilate in honor of Tiberius. 5 ing (or temple) in honor of Ti The Caesarea inscription is un Sometime later, probably in the berius. doubtedly accurate in employing fourth century, it was taken from There are some comparatively the technical Latin term praefec the ruins of the "Tiberium" and minor differences of opinion tus.10 When we read the more employed as a landing for one of among the experts as to the cor general Greek term hegemon in the stairways in the theater. rect reconstruction of some of Matthew and Luke, with reference Unfortunately, in the process, the details; 7 but there is a clear to Pilate, we should understand the stone masons chiseled away consensus as to the accuracy of that its technical Latin equivalent almost one half of the inscrip the reconstruction of the name would have been praefectus, not tion. However, enough remains [PONJTIVS PILATVS and the title procurator. Tacitus, writing much for a rather certain reconstruction [PRAEF] ECTVS IVDA[EA]E. later (about A.D. 115), undoubt of most of the important details. In the first century A.D. a Ro edly read back into the pre- James J. C. Cox, Ph.D., is an associate man of rank normally had three Claudian period a technical Latin professor of New Testament at the elements to his name: praeno- title that did not come into com Seventh-day Adventist Theological men, nomen, and cognomen. mon usage until the time of Seminary, Andrews University. However, he was not infrequently Claudius and his successors.

12 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 Prof. S. Sandmel, author of the article on Pontius Pilate in The Interpreter©s Dictionary of the Bible, after discussing the refer ences to Pilate in the writings of Tacitus, Philo, Josephus, and the New Testament, writes: "The base fact that Pilate was procurator in Jesus© time, though it lacks direct corroboration, need not be doubted." 11 Archeology has now provided, in the discovery and reconstruction of the Caesarea in scription, the "direct corrobora tion" that Sandmel felt lacking. ^

©Matthew 27:2, 11, 14f., 21, 27; 28:14, Luke 20:20, and Josephus, Anf_XVIII. 55, employ the general Creek title hegemon (governor) with reference to Pontius Pilate. 2 Leg ad Caium, pp. 299ft. 3 Bell II. pp. 169ft; Ant XVlll. pp. 35, 55f., 59, 62, 64, 87ff., 177. 4 Ant XV. 44. 5 Cf. the temples built by Herod in honor of Augustus at Caesarea and Sebaste (Samaria). 6 "L©iscrizione di Ponzio Pilato a Cesarea." Rendiconti dell©istituto Lombardo, Accademia di scienze e lettere, 95 (1961), pp. 419-434. 7 For example, B. Lifshitz (Latomus, 22 (1963), pp. 783, 784) proposes the following reconstruc tion: [Tlberio CAESare AUG.V? CON]Sule TIBERI- EUM [ca. 71. PONJT1US PILATUS [PROCurator AUCusti PRAEF]ECTUS IUDA [EA1E [DEDit DEDicavit] 8 See Luke 3:1 and Ant XVIII. 35. s So A. N. Sherwin-White, "Procurator Au- gusti," Papers of the British School at Rome, 15 (1939), pp. 11-26; Roman Society and Roman Law in the New Testament, pp. 5ff.; A. H. M. Jones, "Procurators and Prefects in the Early Principate," Studies in Roman Government and Law, pp. 115ff.; era/. 10 So also A. N. Sherwin-White, review of A. Frova, "L©iscrizione di Ponzio Pilato a Caesarea," Rendiconti dell©istituto Lombardo, 95 (1961), pp. 419-434, in The Journal of Roman Studies 54 (1964), pp. 258, 259, and J. A. Fitzmyer, "The Languages of Palestine in the First Century A.D.," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 32 (1970), p. 505f. 11 The Interpreter©s Dictionary of the Bible, 111, p. 812. The italics are supplied.

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 13 Music Is for the Heart

E. ROBERT REYNOLDS

THE DIALOG over appropriate The musical taste of the right and the other is wrong, only music for use in religious services church as a whole both governs conversion by the Holy Spirit will and in the home on Sabbath will and is governed by the hymnals effect the change. probably never end this side of and songbooks it uses. eternity. Two principal views per The music a given congrega Adventist Heritage of Music sist: the view of the trained musi tion will use is mainly deter A type of music appreciation has cian, versus the untrained. Both mined by the skill of its available already been going on in the Sev of these are familiar to me, as a musicians. enth-day Adventist Church for minister and the son of a minis Most of the hymn-tunes of generations. W. A. Spicer tells ter, as well as a product of Sev the Adventist Church belong to how he as a boy saw James White enth-day Adventist schools, from the late nineteenth or early enter the Battle Creek church and church school through seminary. twentieth century. mount the rostrum, "beating time As a nonprofessional musician, All gospel music should con on his Bible, and singing ©When I would like to submit several per vey a simple, clear, and appro I can read my title clear To man sonal observations for careful con priate message to the audience. sions in the skies, I©ll bid farewell sideration: The appeal of the word takes to ev©ry fear, And wipe my weep Acculturation, training, and precedence over the appeal of ing eyes.© " 1 (It was probably T. C. exposure to good music will the tune. O©Kane©s arrangement of the govern one©s music apprecia Regardless of people©s varying Freedman©s tune found in Hymns tion. Hence, at no time will ev backgrounds, certain principles and Tunes #1232 or the Christ in eryone think alike. must be applied. Although revela Song #927 which he used, Rapid church growth is in tion has not codified these prin rather than the tune Pisgah, creasing the impossibility that ciples, God does not leave men to ascribed to J. C. Lowry, which is the professional musicians will make their choices blindly. We currently popular.) James White©s succeed in training the masses are not left to human interpreta father was a vocal teacher, and he to like what they call good, tions of what is acceptable to God. himself came from a gifted mu worshipful music. There seems to be a rising sical family, Elder Spicer says. 2 A century of Adventist musi percentage of those who find spir On one occasion in his early cal tradition has already cast the itual appeal in a lighter type of ministry, James White tells of musical die. gospel music. People who prefer nearly a thousand persons remain more sedate music should realize ing in almost breathless silence E. Robert Reynolds, now on susten- that no amount of education in during one of his songs, and im tation, has served as pastor, teacher, music appreciation is likely ever mediately he adds: " ©But it is a and departmental secretary. to change this picture. If one is fact that there was in those days a

14 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 power in what was called "Advent cording to its compiler, is that it contribution to the program. It is singing" such as was felt in no "permits the use of four to eight exceedingly difficult for uncon other.© " 3 tunes of the same meter side by verted performers, no matter how James and Ellen White used to side . . . , so that all classes may flawless their musical presenta sing duets together. F. E. Belden, choose which tune to sing to any tion, to make a positive, spiritual Ellen White©s nephew, wrote many one of the four or more hymns impact on the audience. songs and was the compiler and under the eye at the same time." 4 Several years ago some non- publisher of Christ in Song. Other The theory of hymnody taught Adventist friends invited my wife Adventist composers and poets an educated few in Adventist and me to join them at an inter added their music and lyrics to the schools becomes impractical in a denominational retreat. The mu collection of tunes and words fa situation where what is usable is sic chairman in these meetings miliar to the Adventist ear. determined by the difficulty of the was a skilled musician and faculty musical passage and the skill of member of a well-known and Two Elements Incorporated the musician to render it. highly respected Christian college. All hymnals and songbooks con Most acceptable hymn-tunes For all special selections in the tain two elements: songs consid being used today are culturally of a meetings proper, whether instru ered desirable by the editors and late date. In a few cases the tune mental or vocal, the music chosen those already familiar to most of predates the words by a century was from the Center©s hymnal. the people who will use the book. or more, but more often the lyrics The number was announced, so Because people generally sing the considerably predate the tune. that those who wished could fol songs that are placed before them, Later generations seem to express low the words of the music, un the selective use of appropriate those earlier lyrics in the musical derstand its message, and find in worshipful music will, in time, idiom of their own time, regard it that which satisfied their own produce familiarity with, and to a less of the tune previously asso experiences. However, for the degree, popularity of the more de ciated with those words. (In a few benefit of those who wanted and sirable songs. On the other hand, cases, owing to the suitability of appreciated more difficult music, a book containing only unfamiliar both, a tune from some previous he arranged a special concert melodies would not be accept art music adapted to some poem each day at which the music able to the average audience, has survived from generation to played or sung satisfied the ear of however much the editors may generation.) But even where those who enjoyed rich harmonies. dislike including lighter tunes. words and music are from the Thus the tastes of all were ade Therefore, there must be an in same time period, they usually quately met. teraction between the philosophy represent the last half of the nine of the musical editors of the teenth or early twentieth cen Melody Enhances Message hymnbook and the desires of the turies. 5 The words of a song give mean congregation that sings from it. Therefore, the issue is not really ing to its melody. A tune is to its The abilities of available church classical music versus modern, but words like a frame is to a picture. musicians will, of course, limit the difficult tunes and complex chord To use another figure, a tune is the changing taste of a given congre structures versus simple ones that vehicle by which the words are gation. The availability of pianists are easily played by even an un carried to the memory. and organists in institutional skilled pianist. For example, take the song churches and denominational cen While much of current church "Lily of the Valley." On hearing ters permits a wider choice of mu hymnody dates from only the past its Old English melody, many sic. But in many small churches, it century, or even the early part of churchgoers today think only of is not at all uncommon for the this one, where are the contem its religious words. But others may limited musical skill of available porary Adventist poets and com be reminded by the same tune of talent to restrict severely the se posers who can give us music that "The Little Red Caboose Behind lection of hymns or songs that can is easy to sing, suitable for wor the Train" or "Little Old Sod be used. ship, and acceptable to today©s Shanty on the Plain." Again, the In bygone eras, because of the generation? Punjabi of Northern India and Pakistan sings Psalm 150 in church scarcity of instruments and in Convey Appropriate Message strumentalists, most hymnbooks on Sabbath without any knowl were printed without music, with All gospel music should convey edge that he is using the tune to only the tune name or the meter an appropriate message to the au "Clementine." This forcibly illus given above the words. Some dience. This includes both the trates the need to study the past times even these were missing. music and the musician(s). Un history of a tune before coupling The familiar forms of meter, C.M. fortunately, many musicians, it with religious words. (common meter 8.6.8.6.), S.M. though technically perfect in their If the nature of the music itself (short meter 6.6.6.6.), and L.M. renditions, do not convey a saving arouses the lower emotions the (long meter 8.8.8.8.), allowed message to their listeners. They earnest Christian will spurn it and the song leader considerable free may be converted Christians them replace it with something more dom in the choice of tune in selves, but being more concerned desirable. which a song might be sung. with the music than with the mes Personally, I like both heavy One of the reasons that Christ sage, they make little, if any, and lighter types of gospel music. in Song has oblong pages, ac heart-warming or soul-stirring Having been a member of school

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 15 bands, orchestras, and choirs, as and the results are evident. That well as of later musical organiza editorials from page 3 very week, I was told, five former tions, and having studied piano to receive information on a score of patients had called the hospital and voice for a number of years, various health-related problems. seeking further information re I learned to appreciate the rich One brochure that caught my at garding our vegetarian entrees. harmonies of the musical master tention described their vegetarian The spiritual impact the Sev pieces and the skilled perform diet in a very interesting and posi enth-day Adventist hospital, ances of the artists. tive way. This position was sup whether church or privately Several years ago, however, ported by good scientific reasons. owned, can make on its patients is when I lay in the hospital, battling The closing paragraph of the almost limitless. These institu for my life, as much as I enjoyed brochure read as follows: tions have the privilege and re listening to the recordings of "Well, friends, hope this gives sponsibility of keeping a spiritual great orchestras, that which you a better understanding of the priority in their labors. brought me comfort was the mem hospital©s dietary plan. After re The lesson of Christ healing the ory of the lyrics that gospel tunes viewing the facts, it made good paralytic supports this concept. called to mind. Whenever the therapeutic sense to us to serve Here was a man who, like multi young people of the singing bands plant-food menus to our patients. tudes today, desired relief from came to sing to me, I enjoyed Bye now! I wish you a speedy re the burden of sin. It is doubtful hearing the sacred tunes, but I covery!" that the paralytic fully understood often wondered whether those The "I" referred to the kernel his longings. One thing he knew who were singing the words really of wheat called "Wheaty" who for certain: he was not at peace understood the meaning of what explained the why©s and where with himself and he wanted re they were singing. fore©s of Leland Hospital©s vege lease from his persecuting con When the chips are down, how tarian diet. science. ever much one enjoys art music at In this institution the only way What was the first thing Christ other times, only that music in to get flesh food, tea, or coffee, is did for His patient? Give him a which the words reach the heart is for a friend or relative to bring it shot? Take his temperature? Listen meaningful. At such times, even to you. to his heartbeat? No! He began such masterpieces of gospel music I was interested in the dietary working on his spiritual nature as James Russel Lowell©s "Once follow-up program. The dietitian, first. The healing words "My son, to Every Man and Nation" set to Mrs. Peggy Greenley, visits every your sins are forgiven" had an T. J. Williams© tune, Ton-y-botel, patient sometime during his stay immediate transforming effect. or Sidney Lanier©s "Into the in the hospital. She gives him an Perhaps this dramatic experi Woods My Master Went" to the additional leaflet on vegetarian ence cannot be exactly paralleled tune composed by Peter C. Lut- ism, which briefly explains the ra in our health ministry today. But kin, do not satisfy the heart like tionale behind this nutritional from admission to discharge, a "Sweet Hour of Prayer," "The Old plan. She asks the patients for patient in an Adventist institution Rugged Cross," or "What a Friend their opinion of the food. Only should be exposed to the trans We Have in Jesus." And what is two, out of a full patient load of forming effect of the Christian true then is also true at other seventy-six, responded negatively lives of the hospital personnel. times. Musical tastes will differ ac cording to one©s environment, education and training, culture, "The sick are to be reached, not by massive buildings, the circumstances that affect one, but by the establishment of many small sanitariums, which and even the individual©s own per are to be as lights shining in a dark place. ... By sonality preferences. But three sanitarium work, properly conducted, the influence sentences from Evangelism, page of true, pure religion will be extended to many souls." 512, sum up the criteria by which the Adventist Christian should Medical Ministry, p. 323. choose his music: "Music is ac ceptable to God only when the heart is sanctified and made soft during that particular round of the He should also be given a win and holy by its facilities. But many dietitian. Then Mrs. Creenley some example of the Adventist who delight in music know noth stated, "Even if we served them way of life. There is a healing ing of making melody in their meat some would still complain, balm in a thoroughly Christ- hearts to the Lord. Their heart is so we simply tell those in this cate oriented hospital that cannot be gone ©after their idols.© " ^ gory that we probably couldn©t duplicated or replaced by man©s cook the meat to suit their taste inventions. 1 Pioneer Days of the Advent Movement, pp. and perhaps someone in their We salute the efforts made by 146,147. 2 Ibid., p. 146. family could fix them an accept the Christian workers to help pa 3 James White, Life Incidents, pp. 94, 95. able meat dish." tients mentally, physically, and 4 F. E. Belden, comp. and pub., Christ in Song, D. 11. You can©t please everybody, but spiritually in both the self-support 5 Cf. Jonathan Butler, "Seventh-day Advent- the facts are that the great ma ing and church-owned hospitals. ism©s Legacy of Modern Revivalism," Spectrum, Number One, 1973, pp. 94, 95. jority enjoy the meatless diet, /. R. S.

16 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 "DOTH THE HAWK fly by thy 3,000 years after the setting of this parts, a large, strong heart for the wisdom, and stretch her wings to myth that man learned how to fly efficient circulation of warm ward the south?" (Job 39:26). safely, but not by attaching wings blood, a remarkable respiratory Solomon listed as one of the to his shoulders. Man learned that system, and a digestive system things that were too wonderful for his body is not designed for flight with the ability for rapid and effi his comprehension "the way of an in other ways besides the lack of cient absorption of energy from eagle in the air" (Prov. 30:19). The wings. For example, the breast food materials. words of the old song, inspired by muscles that operate the shoulders Remarkable Skeletal Features a psalm of David, "Oh that I had and arms in man weigh less than wings like a dove! for then would I 1 per cent of his body weight, Birds© skeletons show many fea fly away," reflect the emotions of while those of some birds may be tures that are suitable to flight. men toward the feathered crea as much as 30 per cent. For example, although the Man-O- tures. A well-known ornithologist, Dr. War bird has a wing span of about An ancient Greek myth depicts Joel Welty, 1 points out that the seven feet, its bones weigh only a knowledgeable Athenian man, first biological commandment is four or five ounces. Its plumage Daedalus, and his son, Icarus, physiological constancy. This actually weighs more than its skel both of whom fell out of favor means that the great struggle in eton. In spite of the lightness of with the king of Crete, and were most animals© lives is to avoid the bones, they are unusually flex exiled on a small island in the change. He further emphasizes ible and strong, features that are Mediterranean Sea. They naturally that since birds can fly across essential to cope with the stresses sought some means of escape. oceans, deserts, forests, and and strains of maneuverable flight. Daedalus, after studying carefully mountains, they have exceptional A bird©s skull is about 1/6 the the design of the wings of the sea opportunities for preserving their weight of a mammal©s skull of birds, made two pairs of wings out internal, physiological stability. In comparable size; the tail verte of wax and feathers. These wings, other words, with flight ability, brae and pelvic bones are fused the story goes, enabled them to birds can seek the external con into an extremely light cylindrical escape. But the escape ended in ditions and foods they require to structure; the breastbone with its disaster. Icarus, excited with his keep their internal functions op deep keel for the attachment of ability to fly, and against his fa erating efficiently and steadily. the powerful wing muscles ex ther©s warning, flew too near the Although birds do differ con tends backwards, giving support sun. The poet Erasmus Darwin siderably in color, size, shape, and to the internal organs while in describes the incident in this way. in their strength of flight, they do horizontal flight; the long bones "With melting wax and loosened strings, not deviate widely from good in of the legs and wings are hollow Sank hapless Icarus on unfaithful wings." ternal and external aerodynamic and are supported internally with design. These unique features in trusses and struts for extra Asa C. Thoresen, Ph.D., a specialist in clude intricately constructed strength. ornithology, is chairman of the biology feathers, powerful wings, light, Penetrating the hollow bones, department at Andrews University. hollow bones, rigidity of skeletal even the small toe bones, is a re-

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 17 markable system of air sacs that relatively large. It has been de A close look at the construc are actually extensions of the re termined that, at least in some of tion of a single wing feather under spiratory system. These sacs give the hawks and other birds of prey, a microscope reveals a truly mar- buoyancy both in air and water vision is eight to ten times more velous design. Compared to the and increase the respiratory and efficient than in humans. This, relatively simple scutes of reptiles cooling-surface area. This ar however, does not mean that the and scales of other vertebrates, a rangement greatly facilitates the hawks have telescopic vision; but bird©s feather is much more com exchange of oxygen and carbon it does mean that the eye is con plex in both structure and func dioxide from the body tissues, but structed for greater resolving tion. It seems incredible that this only one quarter of the air intake power. The most sensitive part of remarkable difference could come is used for respiratory purposes. the retina of a hawk©s eye, the about by mere chance. The remaining three quarters serve foveae, contains up to 1.5 million Wallace 3 states that a single to cool the. active tissues. rods and cones. Comparing the pigeon primary wing feather con equivalent macular area of a man©s High Body Temperatures sists of more than a million parts. eye we count only 200,000 visual Along both sides of the stiff quill, To cope with the tremendous cells. This gives a hawk a distinct or rachis, are grooves that bear energy demanded for flight, birds advantage over man in the ability filamentous extensions called are equipped with the highest to distinguish detail. barbs. These form the flat vanes of body temperatures of any animal. the feather. Each vane usually con Compared to man©s 98-99 degrees Structure of Feathers tains several hundred barbs that Fahrenheit, a bird©s temperature But perhaps the most remark are held together by many very may be as high as 110 F. This able and unique feature of a bird small barbules, which in turn bear high body temperature, along with is its feathers. N©o other animal flanges and tiny hooks called an efficient digestive system and has feathers. More than any other hamuli. These parts work together rapid circulation, is responsible feature, feathers give birds greater to form a zipper, which, when it for the fact that birds utilize an efficiency in the air than is attained becomes unzipped, can be zipped unusually high percentage of the by other flying forms. Feathers are up again by preening. The next food that they eat. In water birds amazingly structured for protec time you find a feather run your that eat fish even the bones are tion against heat and cold, for fingers over the vanes toward the digested, and the wastes when fanning the air, and for streamlin thick end of the quill. The flanges eliminated are quite liquid. Also ing the body. Every slight change and hooks will separate and the contributing to body lightness is in position of a feather during barbs will look ragged and tat the fact that concentrated urine is flight is designed to absorb en tered. Then zip the feather part passed directly from the kidneys ergy from the air and use it ef together again by slipping the to the exterior, avoiding need for fectively. It has been estimated vanes between your fingers to a urinary bladder. that, for their weight, feathers are ward the tip of the feather. Sev Someone has calculated that the stronger than any man-made ma eral trials may be necessary to Golden Plover is so efficient it can terial. make the feather look neat again. migrate thousands of miles across The closer we look at this intricate the ocean from Labrador to the construction the more we become central part of South America by aware that the feather is designed losing only about two ounces of to give strength and flexibility in its body weight. If a small airplane, flight. which normally consumes a gal lon of gasoline in twenty miles, Efficient prolonged flight can were as efficient, it would be able occur only when the wings are so to fly about 160 miles on a gallon structured that every slight change in air flow is automatically of fuel. 2 A means for rapid delivery of compensated. The flight feathers energy to the breast muscles is of the wing tip act like the propel also necessary. In birds blood ler of an airplane and must be pressure is higher than in man, motile and variable in pitch to and blood sugar concentrations cope with the changing stresses average twice that of mammals. that the air exerts upon them. The Weak-flying birds such as domes base part of the wing acts like the tic chickens have a relatively poor wing of a plane; and the second blood supply to breast muscles, ary and tertiary wing feathers func as evident in the pale color of the tion as flaps. flesh; but strong fliers have good Embedded in the skin near the circulation in these muscles, and quill of each flight feather are as a result the muscle is dark red numerous nerve endings that con in color. vert the feathers into sensory re To provide the keen sight re ceptors. These record the precise quired for flight the optic lobes of position of each feather, and the brain and the eyes of birds are through intimate connections with

18 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 reflex arcs in the spinal cord, bring of slickened ground. The giant slowly against the stiff breezes, then about continuous variations and albatross, which may have a wing turning to glide down the leeside fine adjustments of more than span up to twelve feet, uses this like playful otters sliding on snow. 12,000 tiny muscles that are at type of flight almost exclusively. At The guillemots tobogganed on air. tached to the base of the feathers. sea albatrosses may be observed Land birds such as buzzards, Phenomenon of Flight to glide over the surface for hours hawks, and eagles may be seen to without any noticeable wing flap soar in circles, gradually attaining The phenomenon of flight be ping. This capability depends on great heights, then dive swiftly comes still more marvelous as we the shape of the wings and on the downward to start at the bottom of consider that the precise body po angle that the surface of the wings another spiral. Their upward soar sition of the bird is recorded by creates with the direction of glid ing is the result of a downward glide the semicircular canals of the in ing motion. A light bird with large at a rate slower than the rising air of ner ear, which reports the chang wings glides slowly, while a heavy thermal up-currents. They dive in ing conditions to the cerebellum bird with small wings develops adjacent down drafts until another of the brain. It is also interesting greater speed. thermal is encountered. According to note that the cerebellum in Sustained gliding flight is also de to detailed observations published birds is better developed than in pendent on the motion of the air. by Cone 4 this is a highly compli most other animals. Its larger size If the air is motionless, the glider cated process one that the bird is a result of the accumulation of must of necessity eventually come accomplishes by expending only a great numbers of sensory fibers to rest on the surface, and its length minimum of energy. that receive transmissions of mus of flight will depend on the height Everyone has at some time seen cle tensions from the body and from which the glide began. Air soaring birds with their wing tips wings. The assembled messages motion over the troughs and crests spread like fingers on a hand. This are converted into signals that of waves is responsible for sus function, called slotting, serves to produce split-second coordina taining the long flights of shear prevent air turbulence behind the tion of the body movements. waters and albatrosses at sea. To wings when the wings are tilted Attempts to make detailed ob illustrate: if a shearwater is gliding downward at the trailing edge. servations of the motion of a flying down an airslope losing vertical al Slotting the wings is also necessary bird meet with problems, for the titude at a rate of ten feet per sec when a bird is coming in for a. land form of the wing is constantly ond, and the air at the same time is ing and is quite characteristic of changing during its rotation cycle. rising from the surface of the waves flight at reduced speeds. Some of these changes are related at ten feet per second, the bird will The helicopter actions vertical, to flexibility and motion of individ glide along in level flight. reverse, and hovering flights of ual feathers and others to the in swifts, hummingbirds, and skylarks ternal muscular movements of the If the air is rising from the water are extremely complicated patterns whole body, which are under the surface faster than the bird is gliding of coordination and motion. The control of the semicircular canals downhill, the bird will gain altitude mechanism of these special types of of the bird©s ear and the cerebel without effort to do so. When the flight is not fully understood, but it lum. We can only describe in over wind speed equals the forward and is recognized that these acrobats of simplified terms the obvious fea downward speed of a gliding bird the air use not only a powered tures of these motions. the ground speed of the bird will be zero, and it will appear to an ob downstroke but also a powered up In general, the larger the bird, server to stand still. Under these stroke. In several characteristics a the slower it flaps its wings a conditions a bird may be likened to hummingbird©s wings are quite like hummingbird vibrates its wings a man walking down an up escalator the wings of many insects. They op about fifty times per second while at the same speed it moves upward. erate backwards and forwards in a a heron only about two times. His progress in space is then zero. rowing motion, but they also tilt During slow flight in confined like the rotors of a helicopter and Some birds seem to glide for spaces the downstroke gives lift the wings of a dragonfly. sheer pleasure on windy days. A few and some forward motion; but A bird in flight propelling itself years ago I watched some gulls the upstroke, which consists of a by its own coordinated muscular hover in the breeze above the high quick backward flip with the wings efforts is surely one of Nature©s point of a rocky island off the west partly folded, is surprisingly re masterpieces. The whole phenom coast of North America. At the high sponsible for both lift and more enon of bird flight is so fantastically est point was a lighthouse capped forward thrust than the down- intricate that I can only conclude with a slender spire. I was amused stroke. The upstroke becomes rel that its origin must lie, not in the to see several gulls taking turns at atively passive in full horizontal realm of haphazard chance, but in circling, then hovering near, and flight, and the total motion is less intelligent design. ^ labored and involves less energy holding the tip of the spire with than for flight in confined spaces. their bills. When one lost the grip Take-off and landing demand the the next in line would move in to 1 Joel Carl Welty, The Life of Birds (Philadelphia: hang on. W. B. Saunders Company, 1962), p. 1. greatest energy and coordination. 2 Ibid., p. 8. Gliding flight may be repre Next I noticed some guillemots, 3 George J. Wallace, Introduction to Ornithol sented by the motion of a tobog which have short wings and nor ogy, 2d edition (New York: The Macmillan Com pany, 1963), p. 44. gan sliding downhill, except that mally do not glide, circling over the 4 C. D. Cone, Jr., "Thermal Soaring of Birds," the bird is sliding on air instead crest of the rocky peaks, laboring American Scientist 1962:50, pp. 180-209.

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 19 PAUL REMMEY PEDDLERS OR PROPHETS? C. RAYMOND HOLMES

WHEN THE preacher-to-be not belong to him, but to God. whether or not his ministry is confronted by Cod©s call to the In the experience of some, takes on the characteristics of ministry he must decide whether the call to be Christian and the the peddler or of the prophet. or not he is willing to accept that call to the ministry are one and If he conceives of his office office on God©s terms. He must the same. For others this is as being only a functional one, be aware of the fact that, from not so. Their call to sacred office then he can legitimately consider that point on, his entire life does comes later. In either case, the giving it up when the going gets C. Raymond Holmes is pastor of the minister©s conception of the rough. However, if he views Benton Harbor church in Michigan. nature of his calling will determine the office in ontological terms

20 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 he has no other alternative are intimately related and worthy of the gospel but his but to become and remain a inseparable. appeal was that all join in minister for life. This conception Paul©s ontological consciousness imitating his devotion to Christ implies the unity that is to exist of his calling and office is and to His calling. He bids us between a man©s proclamation dramatically illustrated in his imitate his total commitment and his way of life. He is not salutations to the Romans and in to the will of God, knowing that called to do something. He is the first letter to the Corinthians. if we are called to suffer, it called to be something. The In these passages he refers to will serve to advance the gospel. doing is a compulsive consequence himself as having been "called . . . He rejoiced in sufferings. He of the being. But it is the being to be an apostle," set apart by fought the good fight of faith. that is crucial if the doing is to the will of God to live a life in As he viewed his life and have authority, authenticity, harmony with the gospel he has ministry, Paul©s hope was and credibility. been given to preach. centered in the soon-returning The ministry should not be The ministry was not a job Lord, who would award him a considered a job we try out for that could be abandoned at crown of righteousness. He a while, and, if things don©t any time, or confined to certain testifies, "The Lord will rescue work out quite right, abandon working hours, or changed at me from every evil and save for some other profession. will when boredom set in. me for his heavenly kingdom" The call to the ministry must Neither while making tents nor (2 Tim. 4:18, R.S.V.). The be clear and certain in a man©s while in prison did the apostolic apostle©s personality became heart and mind before he mantle ever drop from his absorbed by his office. In his ever becomes a minister. shoulders. It would be well for case, and in the case of every One does not have to read ministers today to remember this minister of the gospel, it is not very far in the Pauline epistles when tempted to "let our hair the man who makes the office, to discover a vital relationship down" and become "one of but the office that makes the man. between the apostle©s personal the boys." Because the ministerial office life and his apostolic office and There was never a time when is a gift of God to His church, calling. He states, "For to me Paul was not an apostle. There having its origin in no human to live is Christ" (Phil. 1:21), is never a time when a minister institution or will, it has a total and clarifies this statement by of the gospel is not a minister claim on the life of a man. recording, "It is no longer I of the gospel. This is an integral One who decides to accept the who live, but Christ who lives in part of the surrender we make office of the ministry on God©s me; and the life I now live in the to the divine call to be ministers. terms must, from that point on, flesh I live by faith in the Son It is a call to be. view every aspect of life and all of God, who loved me and gave However, to be set apart for possible attachments and interests himself for me" (Gal. 2:20, R.S.V.). the gospel does not mean that in the light of that calling to Concerning the origin of the we are set apart from our be a minister. Here©s where message he preached, Paul people. We do not minister to Satan will hit us hardest if he explained to the Galatians, them from above them. We can, tempting us to separate "The gospel which was preached minister to them, with them, being from function. If he is by me is not man©s gospel. For and among them. In this associa successful we will lose the wonder I did not receive it from man, nor tion and mutual ministry the of our calling. When that happens was I taught it, but it came life of the called and set-apart "we shall become like common through a revelation of Jesus minister is to reflect the content traders in a common market, Christ" (chap. 1:11, 12, R.S.V.). and character of the message babbling about common wares." * Thus his life and his message had he preaches. His life must also What a thrill it is as Seventh-day their origin in and were bound demonstrate that Christ is Adventist ministers to realize up with Jesus Christ. This is author and subject of his message, that the message we are to reflected in his admonition to as well as Lord of his own life. proclaim comes straight from the the Corinthians, "Only, let The proof of Paul©s ontological throne room in heaven! The every one lead the life which the conception of his office is to be same Lord who commissioned Lord has assigned to him, and in found in what he was willing to us to preach gives us our which God has called him" suffer in fulfilling that office. His message. Moment by moment (1 Cor. 7:17, R.S.V.). life was at the mercy of his He exercises watchful, loving To be sure, Paul speaks of message! care over us, preparing us for the various offices and gifts Though his physical body was the fullness of His salvation to be God has given to His church often attacked and he suffered revealed in the last days. (seel Cor. 12:28-30; Eph. 4:11,12), the misery of torturous imprison For those who are called to be, but not simply in terms of ment, Paul did not lose heart. Jesus gives courage to be. function. He speaks of them Of his imprisonment he said, Courage to be prophets of His ontologically. He says: "And "I want you to know, brethren, word, not just peddlers of the his gifts were that some should that what has happened to me gospel. jfe be apostles, some prophets, has really served to advance the some evangelists, some pastors gospel" (Phil. 1:12, R.S.V.). * John Henry Jowett, The Preacher: His Life and Work (New York: Harper and Brothers, and teachers." Being and function Not only was his manner of life 1912), p. 21.

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 21 The Timely Twelve-4

"The Vision ofObadiah LEO R. VAN DOLSON

"THE IMPRESSIONS of the Holy kingdom, Elijah and Elisha were to cruelty toward their blood rela Spirit if disregarded today, will not live and labor, and the tender ap tives in Israel. "All scripture is ... be as strong tomorrow. The heart peals of Hosea and Amos and profitable" Timothy tells us, and becomes less impressible, and Obadiah were to be heard in the even the book of Obadiah con lapses into a perilous uncon land. Never was the kingdom of tains much of value for Cod©s peo sciousness of the shortness of life, Israel to be left without noble wit ple today. and of the great eternity beyond. nesses to the mighty power of Cod The terms "that day" and "day Our condemnation in the judg to save from sin." of the Lord" reflect the writings of ment will not result from the fact Chronological Placement Joel and point to the eschatological that we have been in error, but implications of the final day of from the fact that we have neg The above reference suggests judgment. This being true, Oba lected heaven-sent opportunities that his ministry was mainly di diah 8-15 evidently describes the for learning what is truth." The rected to the Northern Kingdom. day of final judgment, as well as Desire of Ages, p. 490. The Old This would, of necessity, place the judgment to come upon Edom. Testament book of Obadiah clearly Obadiah chronologically before These verses call it a "day of de demonstrates the truthfulness of the fall of Samaria in 723/22 B.C. struction," a "day of distress," this statement. In this case, then, the destruction and a "day of calamity." There is no indication in the one of Jerusalem, which is placed in Support for such eschatological chapter that makes up this book the past tense in verse 11, is ac application is found in the use of as to who Obadiah was. His name tually being foretold, just as the the phrase from verse 16, "They is a common one among the He final judgment of Edom is clearly shall be as though they had not brews, being mentioned thirteen predicted. been" in such references as The times in the Bible. However, Bible Obadiah promotes the golden Desire of Ages, page 763, and Pa scholars have not been able to es rule in reverse. "As thou hast triarchs and Prophets, page 541. tablish a clear-cut identification of done, it shall be done unto thee: this Obadiah with any other in thy reward shall return upon Impact of Faulty Character dividual of this name mentioned thine own head" (verse 15). The The book of Obadiah completes elsewhere. writings of this minor prophet cen the story of the result of Esau©s Various opinions have been ex ter on the predictability of judg faulty character. The hostility evi pressed as to the chronological ment as suggested in this verse. dent at this point in history be setting of Obadiah. The position The book of Obadiah is not only tween Edom and Israel can be of the book among the minor short but it is simple in meaning traced back to the birthright con prophets suggests an early date. although profound in thought and flict between Jacob and Esau. Esau That this is the correct position is concept. Though some have raised is recognized as the father of the indicated on page 108 in Prophets the question as to why it is in Edomites (Genesis 36). and Kings: "During the years that cluded in the sacred canon, it is At the time of the Exodus, the were to follow the rending of the undoubtedly for purposes that Edomites refused to allow the Is reach far beyond the demonstra raelites to pass through their land Leo R. Van Dolson is an executive edi tion that Edom is being punished on the way to Canaan (Num. 20: tor or" The Ministry. for unbrotherly viciousness and 14-21). Saul, David, and Solomon

22 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 waged war on Edom, and the in Jeremiah. Apparently, then, ciliation between the world and Edomites united in a triple alliance Jeremiah enlarged an existing those dedicated to God and His with neighboring countries in at prophecy, rearranging it to suit his righteousness. tacking Judah in the days of Je- context. Here is another indication Outline of Book hoshaphat (see 2 Chronicles 20). that Obadiah should be included There was continuous trouble among the earlier prophets. The four introductory words and strife between the descend "The vision of Obadiah" actually Hatred for Sin ants of the children of Isaac constitute the title of the book. through the period of the kings Obadiah clearly points to Edom©s The rest of this brief prophecy until, when Nebuchadnezzar cap self-sufficiency and pride as the deals with the specific message tured Jerusalem, the Edomites root of his sin. Even then, Edom given the prophet to share with joined in the attack and plunder was not to be rejected and even his nation. of the city (see Ezekiel 35; 36:5). tually punished because of sin. All Verses 1-9 announce Edom©s About the fourth century B.C. men are sinners and just as deserv doom and detail the extent of its the Nabataeans drove the Edom ing of punishment. Edom©s failure complete destruction. No matter ites from the rocky fortress of to accept the plan God provides how impregnable they felt them Petra into the N©egeb. They estab for the disposition of sin, and his selves to be amid their rocky for lished their capital at Hebron, but stubborn, willful persistence in evil tresses, their annihilation is inevi were overthrown by the Macca in spite of God©s pleadings could table. Nothing will be spared. bees in the second century B.C. only culminate in final destruction. Verses 10-16 outline the causes and compelled to become Jews, The application to the individual of Edom©s doom. They have even submitting to circumcision. too proud to accept the work of brought it upon themselves by But still they lived on to plague the grace is apparent. cruelty, treachery, and unbroth- Jews. Herod the Great was an Just as Israel was never really erly conduct. Verse 12 introduces Idomean (an Edomite). After the able to permanently overthrow an ascending climax in Edom©s destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. the Edomites, our personal Edom malicious satisfaction over the mis 70 they at last disappeared from ites the sins that plague and be fortune of Israel. First there is the history. set us not only continually annoy satisfied look. It is followed by Judgment Pronounced us but cannot be conquered in our malicious joy, and finally by boast- own strength. Christ has already fulness and insulting derision. The judgment pronounced on come, however. He alone is the Verses 17-21 reveal final restora Edom is severe, since the crime of Saviour who "shall come up on tion of God©s people to Mount callous indifference toward a mount Zion to judge the mount Zion. These prophecies were con brother in trouble is especially of Esau" (verse 21). He alone can ditional and never fully accom heinous and hateful and is com make it possible for us to gain the plished as far as ancient Israel is pounded by Edom©s gloating over victory (see verse 19). concerned. But at the end of time, Israel©s misfortune. The prophe Obadiah seems almost merciless still future in our day although fast cies of doom upon Edom, how in his hatred for the Edomites. approaching, Mount Zion will ever, do not reach their ultimate Here is a graphic portrayal of how gain eternal pre-eminence over fulfillment in the disappearance of we should regard pet sin. We Mount Esau, the mountain of hu this nation from the pages of his should abhor it as much as the man pride. The kingdoms of this tory. Final destruction was pre people of God in Obadiah©s day world will become the eternal dicted at the time of Israel©s ulti hated the Edomites. We should kingdom of Christ and this people mate restoration. Thus Edom separate ourselves from our per who were as sinful as the Edom becomes a symbol of the anni sonal Edomites, recognizing that ites but accepted Him as Saviour hilation of the wicked at the end there can be no possible recon and Lord of their lives. of time when spiritual Israel is restored to the everlasting king dom God promises. Pusey, in his classic work on the AAM Study Guide/Obadiah minor prophets, goes to some length to demonstrate that the Readers who are members of the Academy of Adventist Ministers, or forty-ninth chapter of Jeremiah who may wish to join this organization and receive academy credit, actually quotes from the first five should respond to the following questions on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper verses of Obadiah. This is logical and mail this response to the AAM, Ministerial Association, General since Jeremiah also incorporates Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 6840 Eastern Avenue NW., portions of Isaiah in his prophe Washington, D.C. 20012. Your responses to all twelve study guides on the minor prophets will be credited with one year©s study requirements cies against Moab and Babylon for AAM membership (fifty clock hours). and selections from Amos in his prophecies against Damascus and 1. After careful reading of the book, what do you consider to be the Ammon. basic purpose and theme of Obadiah? The verses common to Obadiah 2. List sermon ideas you have gained from your study of this book. and Jeremiah form an integrated 3. What concept of God is portrayed in the book of Obadiah? whole in Obadiah, but are scat 4. Write a brief paragraph describing Edom©s basic spiritual problem. tered amid other verses of his own

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 23 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Project for Reaching Every Active Clergyman at Home

WHY? God says: "God has a work to be done which the workers have not yet fully comprehended. Ministers and the world©s wise men are to be tested by the light of present truth. The third angel©s message is to be set before them judiciously, in its true dignity." Evangelism, p. 563.

WHAT©S INVOLVED?

The General Conference Committee has authorized the Ministerial Asso ciation, in cooperation with the Columbia Union, to arrange for a pilot pro gram that will place The Ministry magazine in the home of every non- Adventist minister in this union, beginning in the fall of 1975. This pro fessional ministerial journal will be sent on an every-other-month basis for two years, thus providing these clergymen with a twelve-issue intro ductory gift subscription.

WHAT ARE THE FOLLOW-UP PLANS?

They will be introduced to the major doctrines of the Adventist Church and will be given opportunity to take advantage of free gift books, services, and programs available through the various church departments.

Can Adventist ministers outside the Columbia Union send these issues to their minister friends?

This is a pilot project. If it proves successful the plan is to extend this program to the entire North American Division and possibly overseas. In the meantime, individual ministers may order these issues for their min ister friends on the same financial basis as for the Columbia Union. Those interested should write for further information. This offer is limited to min isters only.

24 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 R. H. PIERSON We are clearly told by the Lord©s messenger that many ministers of other faiths "will gladly accept those great truths which God has caused to be proclaimed at this time to prepare a people for the Lord©s second coming" (The Great Controversy, p. 464). Before that can take place, however, we must do all we can to present our message before them in a favorable light. It has long been a burden on my heart that we do more to reach our fellow clergy men in other faiths with God©s special last-day message than we have heretofore been able to do. I believe God has led us in the preparation of the PREACH project from its inception as an initial step in reaching these non-Adventist clergymen with our very fine professional ministerial journal.

NEAL C. WILSON

In harmony with the instruction that "we have a work to do for the ministers of other churches. . . . God wants them to have a part in His special work for this time" (Testimonies, vol. 6, pp. 77, 78), the General Conference and North American Division have come up with a program that will truly enable us to begin to fulfill our responsibility in this area. The PREACH project is one that we heartily endorse as a first step in placing our teachings and work in a favorable way before the thought leaders in other churches.

N. R. DOWER We have been counseled by the messenger of the Lord to draw near the ministers of other faiths and pray with and for them. Unfortunately, comparatively little has been done in following through on this counsel. A special committee recently gave careful study to the implementation of these divine instructions and finally came to the conclusion that, as one means of making contact with them, we attempt to meet a real need by sharing our professional ministerial journal with them. This will not only provide material that will be helpful to them in their work but will also help them better to understand Adventists and their teachings. Pray with us that God may especially bless this effort to share our faith with these men of great in fluence.

W. B. QUIGLEY The PREACH project has been adopted as an essential first step in making the teachings of the three angels© messages available to our fellow clergymen within the geographical confines of the Columbia Union. By making our professional min isterial journal available to these non-Adventist clergymen we wish to demon strate our interest in and concern for them. We do this in harmony with the instruc tion that "teachers of the gospel whose minds have not been called to the special truths for this time . . . should be the first to hear the call" (Christ©s Object Lessons, p. 230).

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 25 The Story Behind the PREACH. Project N. R. DOWER

A pilot project intended to provide The Ministry We believe that our present format, which incorpo magazine to the approximately 25,000 non-Adventist rates an emphasis on health evangelism, science and clergymen within the geographical limits of the Co archeology, regularly scheduled features on church lumbia Union has been approved by the General music, and the Shepherdess section, besides the Conference and Columbia Union committees. This usual evangelistic, pastoral, Biblical, and theological project, given the acronym PREACH, is slated to be features, will be particularly attractive to our non- gin in the fall of 1975 and will provide these clergymen Adventist clergymen friends. We will invite them to with a twelve-issue introductory gift subscription to "look over our shoulders" and see what Adventists our Seventh-day Adventist professional ministerial are doing, with the hope that much of what is of inter journal. est to us will be helpful to them. For many years denominational leaders have been Although the pilot project is officially limited to the concerned about the instruction given to the church geographical confines of the Columbia Union, sev that "mistakes have been made in not seeking to eral Adventist ministers who have learned of this reach ministers and the higher classes with the truth" project have asked whether they could order sub (Testimonies, vol. 5, p. 580). "Teachers of the gospel scriptions to the PREACH issues for their non- whose minds have not been called to the special Adventist clergymen friends. We, of course, have no truths for this time . . . should be the first to hear objection to this being done on an individual and the call." Christ©s Object Lessons, p. 230. (Italics sup personal basis. It is anticipated that, if the PREACH plied.) program proves successful during this field test, it Unfortunately, comparatively little has been done will be expanded to the North American Division in following through on this counsel. Recently, how and, if there is a demand, to the world field. ever, a special General Conference subcommittee This is an ecumenical age, and the climate should gave careful study to the implementation of these be riper than ever before for ministers of other faiths divine instructions and finally came to the conclu to respond favorably to this kind of presentation. sion that, as one means of making favorable contact There are not very many good professional journals with clergymen not of our faith, we attempt to meet available to ministers today. In surveying this field a real need by sharing our professional ministerial we were surprised that The Ministry is already reach journal with them. ing a larger circulation than most professional ministe W. B. Quigley, president of the Columbia Union rial journals. Conference, immediately and enthusiastically re We recognize, of course, that the journal itself sponded to our invitation to field test this project in cannot substitute for the personal face-to-face con his union. Recently, the union committee unanimously tact of Adventist ministers with their professional agreed that the Columbia Union would join the Gen brethren. Many are already involved in local min eral Conference in supporting this project in a strong isterial associations. We need to do much more in the financial way. way of making such one-to-one contacts. "Our min Not only is this project designed to provide material isters are to make it their special work to labor for that will be helpful to non-Adventist clergymen in ministers. They are not to get into a controversy with their work, but it is also intended to help them better them, but, with their Bible in their hand, urge them understand Adventists and their teachings. This con to study the Word. If this is done, there are many tact will be followed up with offers of gift books, pro ministers now preaching error, who will preach the fessional seminars, and other programs that will truth for this time." Evangelism, p. 562. increase their understanding of the Adventist message. The PREACH project is designed as an entering Some have wondered whether doing this will in wedge, better to foster the kind of relationship de any way dilute the content of The Ministry maga scribed in the statement quoted above. Its ultimate zine. Actually, we believe it will strengthen it by success will depend on your use of the tool now be enabling us to spend more time and money in devel ing provided. In order to make it useful, we need oping the sharpest material available. The plan is to your interest, support, and prayers in this project. make every other issue available to non-Adventist We need articles that will be especially practical and clergymen, using alternate months to publish those helpful to our non-Adventist friends. We need your items that are specifically designed to meet the needs hearts and hands and feet to reach out to them in an of the Adventist worker. expression of brotherly interest and concern. The N. R. Dower is secretary of the CC Ministerial Association. PREACH project is not our project, it is yours.

26 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 been the first "wonder of the Communication and the Christian-1 world." Their plan was to build a place of safety should God©s prom ise wear thin. The tower was to have provided a means of escape from the next flood. All God did to confound their plans was to arrange things so that they could not communicate with one an other. They could no longer live together or work together, so LET©S TALK they left off building the tower and the city. Isn©t it a tragedy when people find they can no longer communi ABOUT IT cate and still have to live together, to work together, to serve on the same committees, boards, and staffs together? Isn©t it an eight-to- J. L. Butler five headache to have to perform under a supervisor where com munication is a strained one-way street? Isn©t it worse yet to fight through the rush-hour traffic to the little cottage in the suburbs where husband and wife, parents and children, cannot or do not THE basic ingredient of a rela part," but we shall "know even as know how to communicate? No tionship is communication. Rela also we are known." wonder so many professional and tionships cannot be initiated or God created us to be word part domestic towers are tumbling. viably maintained without some ners. Made in His image, we are level of communicative exchange. the highest earthly order to spring What Is Communication? Many of man©s needs go unsatis from His fertile mind and His pro What is communication? It is fied or, worse still, unrecognized ductive hands. He shared a lot of living, it is being, encountering, without some medium to express Himself with man, endowing him sharing, knowing, and being and respond to these needs. with a power akin to that of His known. It is offering a part of The late Abraham Maslow, who own. He gave man power to think oneself. It is getting outside of the headed the Department of Psy power to do. He shared His narrow circle of self, disclosing the chology at the University of Min mind with man, making man©s inner person. Communication is nesota, propounded a theory on mind an inlet from His great uni openness. It is giving-receiving, a the hierarchy of man©s needs. He versal mind. Hence, man found quid pro quo. saw man as an ever-needing crea himself with power to concep This is why the young find falling ture, with needs stacked in a box tualize abstractly and concretely in love so very wonderful. Attrac like Kleenex. As soon as one is sat and with power to symbolize his tion leads to the establishment of isfied, another pops up in its concepts verbally to emit sounds rapport. The essence of such rap place, awaiting attention and sati and expressions that meant some port is a mutual feeling that it is ation. These dynamic and ongoing thing. He had to be able to do this safe to communicate. It is a warm, needs of man are best met through so that he could live with his fel bright, trusting assurance. The communicative interactions with low man and with his Creator. popular song of a decade ago said his fellow man. That men cannot live together something about "Getting to know The level at which man com without communicating is illu you, getting to know all about you. municates is the level at which he strated by the story of the Tower Getting to like you, getting to lives. This is why I think heaven of Babel recorded in the eleventh hope you like me,. .. getting to feel and eternal life will be so wonder chapter of Genesis. You recall free and easy, . . . getting to know ful. In the new earth there will be that, after the Deluge, God placed what to say." Love is an atmos a continual recognition and satis a rainbow of promise in the clouds phere where communication faction of desires and needs His assurance that the earth thrives in a delightful climate of through perfect communication. would never again be destroyed confident closeness. We will not then communicate by water. A few centuries later Many a parent of a teen-ager in "through a glass darkly," but face men disdained God©s promise, love has despaired of ever getting

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 27 This is all sweet communication. punitive reaction. Well might is nonjudgmental listening. It is The date is set, the guests are Nathan©s tombstone be erected doubtless worth the healthy fees met, the rice is thrown, and cloud beside that of Uriah. they charge. In order to verbalize nine lands on the bumpy runway Even among equals, fear and my problem, I must organize my of reality. Communication begins hurt feelings can hinder vital com confused thoughts into "gestalts" to drag, then wither. Then comes munications. The pouting silence or unified configurations, ideas, the classic question "Why can©t of the wife who has been hurt by and finally sentences. This very we talk?" a thoughtless or forgetful spouse organizing of thoughts and feel indicates that something is not ings can be the first step in the Why Can©t People Communicate? right. But when the husband asks, therapeutic process. Who among Well, why can©t people com "What©s the matter?" the answer the clergy has not had a troubled municate? At times communica is "Nothing!" Something surely is parishioner tell it, get it off his tion is precluded by a feeling that the matter, but the anger and the chest, then leave saying, "You the other party will not listen, that hurt preclude conversation, at don©t know how much you©ve it will do no good. When David least right at that time. helped me"? And all the pastor and his men were in the wilder Often men withdraw from verbal did was listen. ness of Paran he requested pro encounter because they feel out Jesus Our Example visions from a man of great wealth classed. For the little woman to named Nabal. Nabal refused the say, "Let©s sit down and talk," can Jesus Christ is our great exam request and added insults besides. be about as inviting for some men ple in communicative ability. He Nabal©s wife, Abigail, knew her as for Muhammad Ali to invite, was Heaven©s communication churlish husband had taken the "Come on outside and fight." link with man. Because He took wrong course and hastened to Developmentalists agree that time to communicate with His countermand his selfish action. while men generally are superior heavenly Father, He had no prob She did not bother to communi in physical strength, women have lem communicating with man. cate with her husband at all. She the edge in verbal ability. Girl Even after a hard Saturday night knew it would do no good. Even babies usually learn to talk before holding office hours in the home the servants said of their master, their male counterparts. At any of Peter©s wife©s mother, He arose "For he is such a son of Belial, that given age, coming up through the early in the morning a great while a man cannot speak to him" (1 school years, girls© vocabularies before day, and went out into a Sam. 25:17). In other words, it was are usually superior to the boys©. solitary place and there prayed not safe to communicate with this It would surely be considered (see Matt. 8:16; Mark 1:29-35). He , man whose very name meant brutal for a man to use the area often spent the entire night in "fool." of his superiority in a physical en communication with His Source Fear also intervenes in so many counter with a woman. It can be of strength. From these nocturnal of our relationships and "casteth equally damaging to the fragile retreats He came forth fresh to out" perfect love, and open com masculine ego for the woman to effectively communicate to men munication. "Because fear hath use her superior verbal skill to all day. torment" (1 John 4:18). So we wound the self-image of her mate. Jesus never had "foot-in-mouth often don©t say what really needs Sharp words and sarcastic in disease." He always knew what to to be said, because we are afraid. nuendo can cripple an intimate©s say. The woman at the well pre Bosses and other associates are self-image and respect, leaving sented no problem. He skillfully often robbed of needed feedback him with little love in his cup to reached across the barriers to because people play it safe. They spill over on his spouse. break the thick ice. He was liberal don©t want to rock the boat. They with honest compliments (see Atmosphere of Safety Needed keep their mouths shut for the John 4:2), and unstinting in His sake of "peace." They stifle griev What is needed in all of our approbation (see Matt. 8:10). He ances, repress hurt feelings, and Christian relationships is an atmos communicated well with Nicode- wear a phony faqade of an "every phere of safety in communicating. mus, skillfully turning the conver thing is O.K." look. They fail to Everybody has to feel a freedom sation to the area of this Sanhe- communicate for fear that the to tell, a sensitivity to hear, to drin member©s inner needs. He reaction will be one of defensive- listen. And listening is so wonder radiated love and acceptance to ness, which will in turn result in a ful, so therapeutic. Listening is an little children. He was for real a ^ negative reaction. act of love. Listening appreciates real feeling person liberally com CO In the case where there is not the speaker. It makes him in municating, giving of Himself to "^ an equality of power, we have to crease in value to himself and to all who came into His ecological Q) be very careful how we communi- the listener. space, drawing all who would be C cate even for the intended good of Sad to say, listening has be drawn into His circle of love. D the other party. The prophet come a lost art. When somebody We may still come to Him today. fc Nathan had to use extreme care in is talking are you really listening We may come to communicate per calling the knowledge of King or are you marshaling your sonally. As we do, we will learn of ^^ David©s sins to his attention. He thoughts and awaiting your oppor Him to be meek and lowly in heart "Q had to veil the indictment in a tunity to get a word in edgewise? and to become channels for the § poignant allegory lest his attempts The great therapeutic tool of communication of His love. Let©s .C at communication be met with a those in mental-health professions talk about it. ^

28 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 Stress-Its Causes and Its Control-2 Don©t Let Emotions Ruin Your Life

WILLIAM H. NEWCOMB

IN LAST month©s article on emo may be used at times to cover behavior to call attention to them tional stress and its control the them up. selves. What they are really saying physical effects of stress upon the For instance, we may say we like is that if you will accept me with body and the interactions between spaghetti to please our hostess my negative behavior then you the mind and the body were dis when indeed we dislike it. In this really care about me and not about cussed. In this article we turn to case our desire to be accepted what I do. They are searching for the emotional and social tend outweighs the inclination to dis someone to accept and love them encies and how these may be play our dislike. What we project for themselves. However, most of responsible for stressful situations. to others, then, is greatly in us do not see through this situa The diagram that accompanies fluenced and modified by how it is tion and do everything in our this article is designed to lead to a accepted by others. In analyzing power to regulate this negative better understanding of the factors our motives, however, we should behavior or even force such a per involved. It demonstrates how our not dwell on our feelings, but son to change. Such action only learned habits and feelings, which rather examine ourselves to see serves to strengthen the negative contribute so much to our per whether we are Christlike in our behavior. sonalities, may bring about situa innermost thoughts and motiva Many of the problems that arise tions of emotional stress. tions. as we interact with others may be The circle in the diagram repre Our projections to others are the result of misunderstandings in sents the core or the character of a represented on the diagram by the area of acceptance. In our in person. In religious terms it may arrows pointing outward. Outside terpersonal relationships with our be called the heart; in modern influences, as they react upon us, family we may have learned to popular psychological terms it is are represented by arrows point express our feelings openly and often called the "gut-level experi ing inward. Our characters or mo without hesitation, even if it does ence." We might say this is what tives are greatly influenced by the lead to an argument. Then, we we are at the deepest levels of desire to fulfill our basic needs. may marry with the idea that a motivation. To illustrate, a person We have at least four basic psy perfect partner must also be able may appear calm on the surface chological needs: love, accept to express himself this way. We but may be angry inside. It is this ance, security, and self-worth. feel that the perfect relationship internal you and me that we are should be a complete sharing of all concerned with, and not the false Need for Acceptance thoughts and feelings no matter fronts we may wear for the bene Many times the basic need for whether they are positive or nega fit of others. love includes the other three. tive. The partner, however, may Actually we are more interested Let©s look at the need for accept have grown up in a family that did in the motivations behind our ance and self-worth. All of us have not express their feelings freely. actions rather than the actions undoubtedly come into contact An expression of strong feelings, themselves, for we may appear with an individual who seemed to in this person©s case, may come quiet and peaceful on the surface talk incessantly, and it was almost only under the most adverse cir when we are only pushing down impossible to interrupt this type cumstances. It is easy to see that our feelings because we©re afraid of person. Basically, this individual in such a situation whenever we of what others may think. Our is making a bid for acceptance and express negative feelings freely personal goals, attitudes, and self-worth. it might, in our partner©s eyes, be beliefs as projected to others are Others may have different meth the beginning of the end for the an outward expression of our in ods of seeking self-worth. You marriage. Both of us, in this case, nermost motives even though they probably have come into contact would feel upset and unloved. William H. Newcomb, M.P.H., is di with people who seem to be doing Having discussed our emotional rector of health education at the Park everything in their power to make needs, let©s look at the top set of view Memorial Hospital in Brunswick, themselves appear unintelligent. arrows on the diagram labeled Maine. Or they may use unacceptable "Past Experiences." In psychologi-

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 29 Past Experiences cal terms these could be called "experiences with significant oth Emotional ers." This simply means that those who are close to us affect our Tendencies habit patterns more significantly Personal Goals, than those we know only slightly. Beliefs, A child usually mimics or patterns and Attitudes his behavior after those with Physical or whom he dwells. This is why we often speak with the same tone Biological Needs and inflection as the rest of the family, walk in the same way, react to things similarly, and have the same values. Psychological I once heard about a 16-year-old boy who walked with a limp al Needs though he had no physical damage to his leg. He had been brought up by an uncle who also walked with a limp resulting from physical damage to his leg. The boy had patterned himself after the uncle whom he admired. This illustrates ards. This, of course, is because ple in a group may support one the significance of the statement, different ones will uphold a par another©s attitudes and ideas, and "By beholding we become ticular value system and will be whenever these two people ap changed." As we behold our unable to see the value system of pear in a group they support each mothers and fathers and immedi another. other. This is an example of a pair ate family as we grow up, we When we look at "Physical and ing tendency. change into their images; so by Biological Needs" we see how a Another example of this might beholding Christ and His charac person©s needs in these areas may be when a husband or wife feels teristics we may be changed into affect his interactions with others more comfortable in meeting a His image. at any given time. For example, if strange group or person while in Our personal values, standards, a person is dieting he is likely to the company of his or her mar fears, and self-acceptance are be irritable, particularly if he has riage partner. Pairing gives a per very closely tied to those with been using food as a pleasurable son additional security. Feeling ac whom we relate. We learn to react pastime to compensate for anxiety. cepted by another person can in certain ways in order to fulfill He may feel that he is being de help to give the person a feeling the psychological needs for love, nied a pleasure. If this pleasure of adequate self-worth so that acceptance, security, and self- has been used in the past to es strange situations can be more worth. These methods may be cape from the tension he may feel easily faced without fear. appropriate in one set of circum either because his wife has been stances but unacceptable in an angry with him or because he has Dominance other. had a hard day at the office, he is Next we look at dominance. A apt to be anxious and upset as he person in this category often ap Invisible Committees tries to stick to his diet. pears fearless and jumps in to take The bottom set of arrows on the Another example of a biological control when strange situations diagram are labeled "Invisible need interfering in interpersonal threaten. You might say this per Committees." These committees relationships might be in the area son "tells it like it is" in spite of are made up of groups with whom of withholding sexual experience consequences. Such a person is we identify. These groups may be from a spouse to help him or her often called blunt. If several of either professional or otherwise. "appreciate me more fully." It is these people are in the same For instance, if I am a doctor I very possible for a person to feel group at once, there is usually a identify with the values and stand used rather than loved if the struggle for leadership and con ards of the medical profession. If spouse uses this very personal trol, and it is usually not until I am a pastor I have another set of interrelationship only as a means one of these dominant people has values and standards, and in any to alleviate his own anxious feel emerged as the over-all leader that circumstance where I meet with a ings without being concerned work can proceed. Dominant person or a group of people I will with the other©s feelings and people approach insecure cir uphold the standards of these in needs. cumstances or situations by taking visible committees. Emotional tendencies may be control either of people or of cir These invisible committees affected by inheritance, but they cumstances and quite often pair with whom we identify are often are also greatly influenced by our with dependent people. the reason that heterogeneous family and friends. Let us look first The dependent person often groups may have a difficult time at the tendency to pair. I am sure pairs with a dominant person. in agreeing on values and stand- we have all noticed how two peo Such a person, in order to be

30 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 secure, turns to dominant people even carrying on this type of re he dealt, or it may be that the mar for advice and counsel. These peo lationship with his own children. riage partner makes so many de ple usually find it difficult to make We are reminded of the quota mands that he turns away in self- decisions, and they rely upon tion in Child Guidance, page 226: defense. other people to make their de "There are many families of chil I remember a young man who cisions for them. The dominant dren who appear to be well avoided making decisions until the person who leads or controls in trained, while under the training last minute or didn©t make them at this situation may even become discipline; but when the system all. When he was confronted by a conscience for the weaker-willed which has held them to set rules person who was determined to person. is broken up, they seem to be in tell him what to do he immediately The dependent person, although capable of thinking, acting, or shut him off. One day a teacher seeking this kind of friendship deciding for themselves. . . . They came to me and said, "I don©t and feeling most secure in it, have no confidence in themselves know what©s the matter with that sacrifices his self-worth to his se to move out upon their own judg young man. He comes to me and curity. His security goes up, but ment, having an opinion of their asks me questions and then his self-worth goes down. A con own. . . . They have so long been doesn©t listen to me when I give flict develops between these two absolutely controlled by their par the answers." It was interesting to needs, and the person becomes - ents that they rely wholly upon note that in talking this over with anxious and may rebel even them; their parents are mind and the young man I discovered that though he has forced his partner, judgment for them." From this we the teacher with whom he had because of his need, into this re can see that dominant parents spoken was of a dominant nature lationship. cause dependent children. and the student had turned him off The dominant person, on the For those who may find them automatically. Sometimes people other hand, feels greatly needed selves dependent people and who of this nature may react by becom and so his self-worth is increased. lack self-respect, it will do no ing alcoholics or dependent on However, as the relationship good to continually analyze your drugs. deepens, the dependent person feelings, but the Lord has given This problem, like the others, becomes more dependent until some very sound advice: " ©Banish can be remedied only by growth finally the dominant person be no longer your self-respect; for 1 in learning to handle one©s indi comes greatly overburdened and have bought you with the price of vidual problems and by develop may want to break off the friend My own blood. . . . Your weak ing self-respect. Too often, how ship. Oftentimes such a person ened will I strengthen. Your re ever, the dominant people with will remark, "I made friends with morse for sin 1 will remove.© " whom they deal are unwilling to him because I felt sorry for him, Testimonies to Ministers, p. 520. give them a chance to grow, be and now I can©t get rid of him." cause they are afraid of the de Avoidance The dominant person, in this cisions that they might make. This case, has sacrificed his security We must also consider the fear, of course, is not without for his self-worth, because while emotional tendency of avoidance. cause, for a person of this type has self-worth is up security is down, An individual who meets life in not learned to make decisions for and he becomes weary and over this way deals with his anxieties himself and thus become self- burdened with the many decisions and problems by shutting them controlled rather than other-con he must make. When and if this out. He may put them off or he trolled. The solution still lies, relationship is broken, the de may escape into some more pleas however, in the person©s taking pendent person feels completely urable pursuit. Such a person may responsibility upon himself and lost, alone, and insecure. The not even be aware of the anxious being encouraged to do so. dominant person, on the other feelings or hidden anger with If we see any of the above-men hand, in breaking the relationship, which he is dealing. When faced tioned emotional tendencies may lose his self-worth because he with a dominant person, he is bringing stress into our lives, we feels no longer needed but feels capable of turning himself off so may look with hope to our Sav good over the loss of all the bur that he is unaffected. This is why iour, for we are told: dens. He, however, will usually many times children who are sub "Those who put their trust in enter into this kind of relationship ject to a parent who is constantly Christ are not to be enslaved by again in order to feel needed. harassing or finding fault will not any hereditary or cultivated habit Such relationships are usually de even be aware of what is being or tendency. Instead of being held veloped because a person has had said. in bondage to the lower nature, a dominant or dependent parent, Many times this also happens in they are to rule every appetite and and the child learns to become a relationship between two adults passion. what his parents are. in a marriage where one will say "God has not left us to battle A child may become dependent to the other, "I don©t believe with evil in our own finite strength. on a dominant mother or father as you©ve heard a word I©ve said." Whatever may be our inherited a means of getting along with him. This may be true because the and cultivated tendencies to On the other hand, even though partner either has had such high wrong, we can overcome through he may struggle against such a expectations placed upon him as the power that He is ready to person, yet he may copy him and a child that he never could meet impart." The Ministry of Heating, develop this type of personality, the demands of those with whom pp. 175, 176. ^

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 31 WHAT responsibility does the from bitter experience that "in modern Adventist hospital have for places where a rich harvest might THE the spiritual health of its patients? be gathered for God there is seen Is our present responsibility any a dearth" (Medical Ministry, p. different from the original plan 195). ADVENTIST given by Cod in the Spirit of Seventh-day Adventist institu Prophecy for our health institu tions are here for one purpose, tions? What is the place of the and one purpose alone. Not only CHAPLAIN chaplain in our medical institu- are they to care for the physical needs of the patients but are to bring people into contact with the Great Physician, to bring knowl edge of the principles of healthful living, and to point out the special truths for this time. If the truth is rightly represented those who patronize our institutions will learn much regarding its principles, and many will be converted. On the other hand, if it is improperly represented our witness fails, thereby contradicting the very ob ject of the existence of Adventist medical institutions. Consequently, the chaplain must be careful how he goes about presenting his work and message, being sure he does not inadvertently manifest a "holier than thou" attitude, which might crush and discourage the patient to whom he ministers. The worker will always, of course, show tact, tions? How is he to go about his be careful in pointing out errors, JOHN ERHARD work? And last, but surely not and ever inquire, "How would least, what would Jesus do if called Jesus do it?" upon to minister in the Adventist hospital today? A Word in Season In searching for answers to such One of the most effective ways questions as these, I turned to to accomplish this is found in the such books as Medical Ministry, book Medical Ministry: "Strive The Ministry of Healing,and Coun to arouse men and women from sels on Health. 1 would like to share their spiritual insensibility. Tell with you some of the answers 1 them how you found Jesus, and found. how blessed you have been since First, it©s more than clear that you gained an experience in His our institutions are to emphasize service. Tell them what blessing the spiritual, as well as the physi comes to you as you sit at the feet cal, health of the patients. If this of Jesus, and learn precious les is neglected we are remiss in our sons from His word. Tell them of duty. We are not following Christ©s the gladness and joy that are example and consequently are found in the Christian life. Your guilty of depriving the patients of warm, fervent words will con great blessings. As Christians, we vince them that you have found must never cease to emphasize the the pearl of great price. Let your necessity of a strong religious in cheerful, encouraging words show fluence in our hospitals. If this is that you have certainly found the not adequately done we will learn higher education. This is genuine missionary work, and as it is done, John Erhard is the chaplain at Hinsdale many will awake as from a dream." Sanitarium and Hospital, Hinsdale, Medical Ministry, p. 332. Illinois. Ellen G. White also tells us that

32 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 "often we miss the most precious whom, because of pain or sickness could only respond to our heavenly blessings by neglecting to speak a or perhaps even language diffi Father as we would like them to word in season. If the golden op culties, he can only show kindness respond to us. Children have so portunity is not watched for, it will by applying a cold wash cloth, many pressures these days." be lost. At the bedside of the sick opening their mail for them, We talk about their homes, no word of creed or controversy straightening the pillow or moving companionship, how husband and should be spoken. Let the sufferer the bedside table closer; perhaps wife complement each other. We be pointed to the One who is will offering a short prayer. These acts may touch on the heartache of di ing to save all that come to Him in of kindness, or even just being vorce or talk about their pets or faith. . . . Tell the story of the Re there, are often more important even their neighbors. We do any deemer©s love. . . . Speak from ex than anything he might say. thing we can to bring a little sun perience of the power of repent shine into their lives and establish Establishing Confidence ance and faith. In simple, earnest confidence. words . . . present the soul©s need On entering the room I intro They will ask many times about to God in prayer and . . . encour duce myself as the chaplain and my family also, thus giving me an age the sick one also to ask for mention to a presurgery patient opportunity to express how good and accept the mercy of the com that I like to get around to see God has been to me. passionate Saviour. As he minis everyone before they go in for sur There are usually flowers and ters . . . , striving to speak words gery. This sometimes relieves the cards in the room. We mention that will bring help and comfort, tension of why I have come. how nice it is to be remembered the Lord works with him." The Sometimes, when he hears the and to know that someone is Ministry of Healing, pp. 120, 121. chaplain has come to see him, the thinking about them. I sometimes Whenever hearts are open to re patient may become fearful, ask remark about how God could have ceive the truth, Christ is ready to ing himself, "Did someone ask made all the flowers of one color instruct them. As chaplains, we are him to come, or is my situation or shape, but He didn©t, because to do the same; not pressing our really that serious?" I also let the He loves us. I often quote the lines selves or our message upon them, other patients know that a chap from the first pages of Steps to but patiently and cheerfully seiz lain tries to visit every room. Christ about the flowers and the ing upon every opportunity to Sitting down may help the pa beauties around us being mes present the truth in a way that will tient feel at ease. Such questions sages of His love. bring comfort and encourage as, "Have you been here long?" It is good to have several books ment. We are to regard all men as "Have you been here before?" in the patients© rooms. At times brethren, entering into their feel "Did you have pain, or are you when no other spiritual approach ings as we present the truth in its here just for tests?" "Are they seems possible their attention can simplicity. helping you feel better?" are pos be called to Steps to Christ, and We should not be satisfied just sible ways of gaining information how it is translated into 100 lan to reflect the feelings of the pa that could indicate the person©s guages. I have found that Life at tients or try to get them to talk problem or his desire to verbalize Its Best or the book His Name Was about themselves and their fears. his need. I do not ask them what David, which tells about David Instead, Ellen G. White instructs their symptoms are or what opera Paulson, the founder of one of our us in The Ministry of Healing and tion they are having. Many will hospitals, can create opportunities Medical Ministry to: volunteer the information when to share our faith. Draw from them thoughts of asked, "Will you be here long?" The chaplain is always on the gratitude and thanksgiving. I also try to establish confidence lookout for those in the room who Life up their thoughts to Jesus. by showing an interest in them may be listening when he is talk Plant in their minds uplifting and and their families by asking such ing to a patient, such as a nurse, ennobling thoughts. questions as: visitors, or other patients. They Recite comforting words that "Who at home are you con can be included when an appro Christ spoke. cerned about?" priate prayer is offered. Many Speak of the hope of the gospel. "Is grandma taking care of the times a Bible text and prayer can Hold up before them the prom children?" sum up the discussion, inspire ises of God©s word. "How many children do you confidence, and actually lead to a Teach them to expect large have?" manifestation of divine power in things of faith and prayer. In response to this last question their behalf. Remind them of their respon they often state concerns about The chaplain does his best to sibility in health reform. their children. This gives an op fulfill the commission Jesus gave In implementing these princi portunity to say something like the His disciples throughout the ages. ples, the chaplain can aid the pa following: We are not here as merely public tient in many ways. By showing "We have so much to be thank relations men, counselors, or small kindnesses he can communi ful for, don©t we? What a privilege healers (as important as these are), cate his interest. As he visits in the to have a little part in creation to but to lead men and women to the sickroom, there may be some to see them grow and mature. If we Saviour. $z

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 33 SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH

Noisy Trucks—SK! Effective October 25, 1975, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds to be equipped with mufflers and quieter tires to reduce highway noise levels. This and other standards are authorized by the Noise Control Act of 1972, which seeks to reduce environmental noise pollution. EPA estimates 70,000 out of a million trucks now in use will have to be equipped with new mufflers and new tires to meet the noise stand ard. This new equipment will cost about $135 a truck. December 16, 1974, was the deadline for the Environmental Protec tion -Agency©s (EPA) proposal to require manufacturers of all trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds to make the truck engines quieter. As in the case for existing trucks, this proposed standard is authorized by the Noise Control Act of 1972. Manufacturers would have to begin decreasing truck noise with pro duction of the 1977 models. EPA says that by 1983 trucks running at low speed should make no more noise than a new car. EPA says that me dium- and heavy-duty trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds are a major source of highway and street noise. ("Consumer News," Depart ment of Health, Education and Welfare, vol. 4, No. 17, Dec. 1, 1974.)

Alcoholics stumble and falter partly because alcohol damages muscle fibers, a University of Southern California neurologist says. Dr. Theo Damages dore L. Munsat and researchers in the U.S. and Sweden have found that alcohol harms muscle fibers, leaving them in much the same damaged shape as those of people affected by muscular dystrophy. He said enzyme tests conducted at L.A. County-USC Medical Center showed a high level of muscle damage in up to three quarters of alco holics examined. The subjects all were patients at the medical center and had consumed large amounts of alcohol for long periods of time. In ten to fifteen per cent of the cases, tests showed the patients had difficulty in climbing stairs, lifting objects, and generally doing anything requiring an exertion of the shoulder and pelvic muscles. (International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism Quarterly Bulletin, vol. 16, No. 2.)

Eating Less A report published in the February 5, 1973, issue of the American Medical Association lends credence to the often-heard statement, But Still Fat! "Doctor, I don©t eat as much as I used to, but I have gained weight." Research conducted by a group from the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, found that obese persons use up carbohydrate, fat, and protein normally during rest and exercise. The problem is the steady decrease of calorie requirements with age. This decrease is such that obesity can develop with advancing age while ex ercise remains constant, even if food intake is reduced. Exercise is important to counterbalance the decrease in calorie re quirements, the researchers say. One section of the study covered case histories of patients over a period of 35 years, during which they returned to the Mayo Clinic at in tervals for physical checkups. Their weight at the age of 30 was com pared against weight changes during the following three decades. The report reaffirmed once again the concept of most physicians and nutritionists that calories do count, and that exercise is an important part of a program aimed at maintaining proper weight. (AMA News Re lease, Feb. 5, 1973.)

34 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 The relationship between cigarette smoking and emphysema has been further confirmed by microscopic examinations of lung tissue, reports Dr. Oscar Auerbach of the Veterans Administration Hospital in East Orange, New Jersey. The mean degree of emphysema, fibrosis, and thickening of arterioles and arteries was higher in those who smoked cigarettes than in those who never smoked. It was also somewhat higher in heavier smokers than in lighter smok ers, the investigators report. . . . Former smokers who had given up smoking cigarettes for more than ten years had more decreased degrees of pathologic changes than those who had stopped smoking for less than ten years. (Family Practice News, March 15,1974.)

Temperature and time influence the growth of bacteria and the pro duction of toxins in foods. Like other living things, bacteria need food, warmth, moisture, and time to grow and multiply. Keeping foods cold inhibits bacterial growth and the production of toxins. . . . The hazard lies in holding foods for any length of time at tempera tures above refrigerator temperatures and below the serving tempera ture of hot food. . . . Keep eggs clean and cold. Put eggs in the refrigerator promptly after getting them. Refrigerate leftover egg yolks or whites in a covered con tainer; use within a day or two. Always hold uncooked and cooked foods containing eggs in the re frigerator. Refrigerate cream, custard, or meringue pies and foods with custard fillings, including cakes, cream puffs, or eclairs. Do not allow them to stand at room temperature after they cool slightly. If you carry foods of this type on sunimer outings, keep them in a cooler until served. Fol low the same precaution for salads and sandwiches made with salad dressings containing eggs or milk products and little vinegar or other acids. (Keeping Food Safe to Eat, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Home and Garden Bulletin, No. 162.)

It is a fact that getting regular periods of exercise improves your ca pacity for work, builds your body, improves the working of your heart and blood vessels, and helps reduce fatty substances in the blood. It is also a fact that if you get no exercise, you will pay a high price maybe your life. For middle-aged individuals who have been sedentary most of their life, strenuous exercise may be dangerous, but mild exercise such as running-in-place for two six-minute periods a day is useful. This form of exercise, which requires no special equipment, does little to reduce the total body weight of its middle-aged practicers, nor does it change the amount of large fat particles in the blood. Mild exercise does, however, increase the exerciser©s work capacity 10 per cent and does decrease his blood pressure and heart rate. For these healthful changes in the middle-aged man©s life, some daily exer cise is a small price to pay. (). Am. Geriatrics Soc. 21:164-168, April, 1973.)

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 35 Mrs. Dollis Pierson educator and wife of General Con (left) and Mrs. LaVerne ference president Robert H. Pier- Beeler research and tabulate data for son, capably directs the service the new service. and the research. Assisting her is another educator, Mrs. LaVerne Beeler, wife of the Columbia Un ion public relations director. We tabulate our data from ap proximately 200 regular publica tions, research papers, official government documents, and his torical research. This has also meant the strength ening of our own library, now named the W. A. Scharffenberg Library in honor of our late brother who headed the world wide temperance work from 1945- 1962. Reviewing the cards each quar ter provides us with a picture of trends and assists us in our public contacts through spoken or writ ten presentations. It has provided an authoritative background for our temperance work never before possible. This service is utilized today not only by our department but by Loma Linda University and Andrews University, and many of our other institutions, apart from non- TEMPERANCE DATA Adventist educational, medical, and government organizations. It has become particularly valu able to pastors and temperance leaders for local churches, health SERVICE ERNEST H. J. STEED and social workers, and educa tors. We therefore believe your church could greatly benefit by having this data at your finger tips. COMPUTERS and electronic data access to current available data, This service, on processed machines are contributing to the which at least partially sustains our cards and monthly mailings, with progress of the message by pro total abstinence position, was data index, is available to Advent viding quick reference materials, limited and spasmodic. ists and Adventist institutions at analyzing data, and storing infor Listen Magazine reference files the subsidized price of only $100 mation for later reference. were possibly the best source we per year. Pioneering a new data service, had. However, three years ago we If, of course, your church would the General Conference Temper began to develop the Listen Fin like the data unprocessed on ance Department has developed gertip Data Service. It is unique in color-coded cards only, we pro the Listen Fingertip Data Service that the only other service of its vide this at $50 per year. Take ad on alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and kind, operated by an East Coast vantage of this unique data service general temperance topics. university, provides data cards six and be well informed on temper It is the first such service of its months after the year of tabula ance issues as they arise in your kind anywhere in the world, and tion. Their cards are also largely community. ^ of particular interest to Adventists. scientific and often not under Previously there has been a strong stood by the layman. Our service, challenge from moderation forces on the other hand, is adapted for pouring out information and sci popular use. Data cards are mailed Special Notice entific data in an attempt to bolster monthly to subscribers to this Those planning nutrition classes their position. In response, our service. They are identical to the for the Century 21 Better Living cards placed in our master data Institute should contact Ella Ernest H. J. Steed is director of the bank. We mail approximately 1,000 May Stoneburner, General Con General Conference Temperance De cards per year. ference Department of Health. partment. Mrs. Dollis Pierson, a qualified

36 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 teachings of the Bible not regarded as doctrines, or the main doctrines like Creation, the Decalogue, and The Twofold Aspect of God©s plan of salvation, Jesus acknowledged and stressed them all. In fact, He was the incarnation of them all. the Word of God The term "Word of God" is very definitely associ ated with Christ the "Word of God," but the same term is equated with the Holy Scriptures. (See Funda mentals of Christian Education, p. 445; The Acts of W. E. READ the Apostles, pp. 502, 521; Counsels to Parents and Teachers, pp. 182, 183; Selected Messages, book 1, While a General Conference field secretary, Elder Read p. 115; Testimonies, vol. 7, p. 249.) The intimate re was chairman of the Biblical Research Committee and edi lationship emphasized in the first section above is tor of The Israelite. He is now retired in Takoma Park. seen, however, in the following excerpt from the writ ings of Ellen G. White: WE ALL recognize that John 1:1 highlights the deity "The preparation of the written word began in the of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the words: time of Moses. Inspired revelations were then em "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was bodied in an inspired book. This work continued dur with God, and the Word was God." ing the long period of sixteen hundred years from We must not overlook the fact, however, that the Moses, the historian of Creation and the law, to John, Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament are also called the recorder of the most sublime truths of the gospel. "the word of God." Is this not what is meant by the "The Bible points to God as its author; yet it was text "the word of God came, and the scriptures can written by human hands; and in the varied style of not be broken" (John 10:35)? Does not this equate its different books it presents the characteristics of the "word of God" with "the scripture"? In translat the several writers. The truths revealed are all ©given ing the expression "the scriptures cannot be broken," by inspiration of God© (2 Timothy 3:16); yet they are Weymouth gives, "The Scripture cannot be annulled"; expressed in the words of men. The Infinite One by Goodspeed* puts it "The scripture cannot be set His Holy Spirit has shed light into the minds and aside"; Good News for Modern Man t translates "the hearts of His servants. He has given dreams and vi scripture ... is true forever." sions, symbols and figures; and those to whom the This passage, then, highlights the unity between truth was thus revealed have themselves embodied the Living Word in Jesus and the Written Word in the the thought in human language." The Great Contro Scriptures. This unity is also observable in the accom versy, Introduction, pp. v, vi. panying chart. Obviously, these two aspects of the Word of God The attitude of Jesus to the Holy Scriptures, which are brought together. What does that mean when we in His day meant the Old Testament, is evident in the think of Jesus as the Word of God? Can we believe outline that follows. Observe the many times He used the one and not the other? Are they not so intimately the expression "It is written," "Moses wrote," or related that to believe the one we must believe the "Moses and the prophets." other? How can we treat the Holy Scriptures like any A. It is written. Matt. 11:10; 26:24; Mark 11:17; ordinary book and yet accept Jesus as Lord and Sav 14:27; Luke 2:23; 4:8, 17; 7:27; 22:37; 24:46; John iour? Is it not a fact that to accept the one, we must 15:25. accept the other? Shall we not renew His counsel to B. Moses wrote. Luke 20:28; Mark 12:19. "search the scriptures" for "they are they which tes C. Moses and the prophets. Luke 20:42; 24:44. tify of me" (John 5:39)? Whether the passage deals with historical incidents, This relationship was nicely expressed by Mary A. Hathbury in 1877: "Break Thou the bread of life, Dear Lord, to me, * From Smith and Goodspeed, The Complete Bible: An American Trans As Thou didst break the loaves beside the sea; lation. Copyright 1939 by the University of Chicago. t From the Today©s English Version of the New Testament. Copyright Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord; American Bible Society 1966,1971. My spirit pants for Thee, O living Word." ^

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 37 MAY MORGAN POTTER

I TIED the napkin around Fred©s are always rolled clear up, and neck and placed before him his. there are flowers in the windows. glass of orange juice, his cereal, All the boys like Jimmy©s house, his big glass of foamy milk. In my Mother." own opinion, I classified myself "You may go, son," I said among the superior mothers whose quickly. I wanted him out of the children are brought up in the ap way so I could think. proved manner of an enlightened I looked around my house. day. Fred ate it all dutifully and then Everyone told me how lovely it was. slipped down from his chair. There were Oriental rugs. We were "Now can I go over to Jimmy©s paying for them in installments. house, Mother?" he asked. That was why there was no Annie- "But, Fred," I remonstrated. in-the-kitchen here. We were "You were over there yesterday paying for the overstuffed furni and the day before. Why not have ture and the car that way, also. Per Jimmy come over here today?" haps that was why Fred©s daddy "Oh, he wouldn©t want to." didn©t whistle when he came into Fred©s lip quivered in spite of his the house. six years of manhood. "Please, I put on my hat and went over to Mother." Jimmy©s house, even though it was "Why do you like Jimmy©s house ten o©clock in the morning. Mrs. better than ours, son?" 1 pursued. Burton would not mind being inter It came to me suddenly that Fred rupted in the middle of the morn and all his companions were always ing. She never seemed to be in a wanting to go to Jimmy©s house. hurry. She met me at the door with "Why," he said hesitatingly, "it©s a towel around her head. ©cause, it©s ©cause Jimmy©s "Oh, come in. I havejustfinished house is a singing house." the living room. No indeed, you "A singing house?" I questioned. are not interrupting. I©ll just take "Now what do you mean by that?" off this headdress and be right in." "Well," Fred was finding it hard While 1 waited I looked around. to explain, "Jimmy©s mother hums The rugs were almost threadbare; when she sews; and Annie-in-the- the curtains, dotted Swiss, ruffled kitchen, she sings when she cuts and tied back; the furniture, old out cookies; and Jimmy©s daddy and scarred but freshened with always whistles when he comes new cretonnes. A table with a home." Fred stopped for a mo bright cover held a number of late ment and added, "Their curtains magazines. In the window were hanging baskets of ivy and wander cause you have a singing house. I Of course, good wholesome food ing Jew, while a bird whistled in his begin to see what he means." is another essential. We don't buy cage hanging in the sun. Homey— "What a lovely compliment." things out of season, so our bills that was the effect. Mrs. Burton's face flushed. "You are small. The children's clothes The kitchen door was open, and I see, John doesn't make much. I are very simple—I make them my saw Harry, the baby, sitting on the don't think he ever will. We have to self. But when all these things are clean linoleum, watching Annie as cut somewhere, and we decided on paid for, there doesn't seem to be she pinched together the edges of the nonessentials. I am not a very much left for furniture. We find we an apple pie. She was singing strong person, and when Harry get almost as much pleasure from "Springtime in the Rockies." came we decided Annie was an our long country walks as we could Mrs. Burton came in smiling. essential if the children were to get in a car, especially if we had to "Well," she asked, "what is it? For have a cheerful mother. Then there worry about financing it. We don't I know you came for something. are books, magazines, and music. go into debt if we can avoid it. You are such a busy woman." These are the things the children Moreover, we are happy," she con "Yes," I said abruptly, "I came to can keep inside. They can't be cluded. see what a singing house is like. touched by fire or reverses, so we "I see," I said thoughtfully. I Fred says he loves to come here be decided that they were essentials. looked over at Jimmy and Fred in the corner. They had manufactured »««»*•«• a train out of matchboxes and were loading it with wheat. Dear Shepherdesses: I I went home. My Oriental rugs There is a new cookbook on the market, The Vegetable Pro- I looked faded. I snapped my cur tein and Vegetarian Cookbook by Jeanne Larson and Ruth Mc- tains to the top of the windows, Lin, published by Arco Publishing Company, Inc., New York. but the light was subdued as it The book is intended for those who want to switch from meat came through the silken draperies. to a partially or completely vegetarian diet. There are fifty-two The overstuffed couch looked complete vegetarian menus arranged in seasonal groups. Each bulky and not nearly so inviting as menu includes detailed "how to" steps for all recipes involved, Mrs. Burton's old day-bed with plus prepare-ahead hints for the cook who works away from pillows you weren't afraid to use. home. Cooking cues are given showing the amount of time I hated my house. It didn't sing. I needed to prepare each recipe. Cooking terms and hints about was determined to make it sing. -^ the care and storage of foods are given to aid the novice cook. The book helps meet the need for vegetarian meals today, when meat is fast moving into the class of luxury foods. Its rec ipes call only for foods that can be purchased at the supermarket dear Roy and for which no special cooking equipment is needed. The Oafs, Peas, Beans and Barley Cookbook by Edyth Young Cottrell fills a need too, featuring simplicity, variety, low cost, Dear Kay: little or no animal products, little or no sugar. The apple pie / have been told there is a very sweetened only with apple juice concentrate "is astonishing and pointed testimony to ministers in regard to meat eating, but I can't good" to J. R. Spangler. Which brings me to a thought in Counsels on Diet and Foods, find it. Can you help me? page 441: "Education in health principles was never more Seeking needed than now. . . . Wrong habits of eating and the use of un- healthful food are in no small degree responsible for the intem Dear Seeking: perance and crime and wretchedness that curse the world." There is much instruction given On pages 380, 381 we read, "Among those who are waiting to ministers in regard to how they for the coming of the Lord, meat eating will eventually be done should live, eat, and teach the away; flesh will cease to form a part of their diet." In Counsels good news of healthful living. on Health, page 575, "Many who are now only half converted Read the chapter on "Flesh Meats" on the question of meat eating will go from God's people, to in Counsels on Diet and Foods. walk no more with them." Note the paragraph on page 401, Vegetarianism is only a part of our health message. Excessive "Leaders in Reform." On page 402 sugar is also harmful. We are told, "sugar clogs the system." is a very pointed and heart-search Dr. Elden Chalmers' excellent article "Programming Your Mem ing statement calling to reform all ory Bank" appeared in the November 12 issue of Insight. Sugar of us engaged in work for others. is included in his 'discussion. "Can we possibly have confidence Our duty is to educate, educate, educate. "We should edu in ministers who at tables where cate ourselves, not only to live in harmony with the laws of flesh is served join with others in health, but to teach others the better way." I am grateful so eating it?" X many of you are doing just that! O how much of the Holy Spirit » With love, we might have day by day if we ! Kay would walk circumspectly, deny ing self, and practicing the vir tues of Christ's character.

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 39 C. STACEY WOODS He was an active fundamentalist minister of an independent Bible HE WAS a senior deacon in the church and had a good ministry. leading Baptist church of his city, He was happily married to a spirit a church renowned across the ually-minded girl and had a grow nation for its missionary zeal and ing family of three young children. "Victorious Life" conferences. He During World War II he enlisted served on boards of several faith- as a chaplain and wrote glowing missionary societies and was chair reports of God's blessing. man of a famous summer Bible Then one day a friend of mine conference. His saintly wife was found him in Berlin living with a much used in the city as a Bible young German girl. He was still teacher. His children followed the serving with the armed forces and Lord. with his association of fundamen In the course of years his wife talist churches. Ultimately there died. Suddenly something hap was repentance and restoration. * * * pened. Or had it already hap pened, hidden through the years? He had been active in Inter- He resigned from his church, the Varsity Christian Fellowship. But a missionary societies and the Bible year in the flesh-pots of Europe conference board. He took up with proved too strong for him. So in a worldly, unbelieving woman. His sensitive had he become that he life ended far from God. came to my home with his girl * * * friend of the moment expecting to sleep together. He, too, by God's C. Stacey Woods has served as the grace was turned back to the Lord. general secretary of the International * * * Fellowship of Evangelical Students, and is still actively involved with stu The list is endless. The apostle dents throughout the world. Paul sums up these tragedies in c Why these words: "Demas hath for saken me, having loved this pres ent world." Some turn back again Some to the Lord; many others appar ently never do. Why? Why is it that so many seem to begin well and then fall away? Why do so many children of Chris Christians tian parents turn aside? There is the mysterious parable of the Sower, the seed, and the soil. Some seed—the Gospel—falls on rocky ground, springs up but soon withers for lack of root. Other seed falls among thorns, which

40 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 eventually choke off the new ward, confessing faith in Christ, work, even out of fellowship. growth. Only that which falls on baptism, joining the church? Frequently it must be suspected good ground reaches full maturity. The acid test may come years that the Christian unintentionally But the parable provides no final later—marriage, change of locale has chosen service for Christ in answers. It simply tells us what because of a job, military service, stead of Christ Himself. The strain, happens. It suggests causes but et cetera. Once removed from the heat and pressure of service have neither a solution nor the ultimate familiar, warm church environ withered the little rootage he had. explanation. . . . ment and out in the cold—what Truth, but No Life then? If this young person—or Dependence on Environment someone older, for that matter— Still others keep on in the Chris One reason is certainly that is nothing but an environmental tian life on the basis of doctrine— there is too much dependence Christian and does not quickly Christian truth. They are orthodox, upon a Christian environment, find a similar church home, if "100 percenters." They will fight that of family, church, or some there has been no true regenera for the faith, "their position" at special Christian circle or group. tion by the Holy Spirit, the old the drop of the hat. They never Each has its own life-style, its pat story of "the stony ground" will be realize that, important and essen tern of do's and don'ts. Each has repeated. tial though it is, truth in and of it its standards of acceptance or re Others, perhaps older and more self is not enough. In fact, truth jection, approval or disapproval. mature, are sustained by the evan without life can become untruth. We lonely people in our imper gelical rat race, by activity often There is little joy or peace or love sonal society are like kittens: we described as "service for Christ." about these "contenders for the need a warm place for comfort This emphasis upon the priority of faith." Frequently belligerence, and security. A person can easily service often is the reason for the bitterness, suspicion, and intoler profess Christ on the basis of en dropouts from evangelistic teams ance develop. They seem to lack vironment, without being born and missionary staffs. We are told, that essential ingredient without again, and a young Christian can rather unbiblically, that we are which all else is in vain—the love be sustained by such an environ "saved to serve." The good Chris described in 1 Corinthians 13. ment without ever being estab tian is the active Christian. What I well remember him—his chief lished in Christ. we don't realize is how possible boast was that he had been Here is a living church with an it is for a "full-time Christian through the University of Chicago active, meaningful youth program. worker" to be sustained and main without losing his faith. What a Not only on weekends but during tained by his active service rather pillar in his Baptist church that the week something is happening. than by Christ Himself. leading deacon was. That pinched nose, those writhing lips, those Lonely, lost, and insecure young Too Busy people are warmly welcomed. cold relentless blue eyes, those There is a natural response to We can ignore ourselves, our long nervous fingers. How his genuine friendship, interest in inner spiritual defeat, the empti family suffered under the lash of others and happy boy-girl friend ness and unreality of our Christian that fundamentalist tongue. ships. There is lots to do, everyone life, just so long as we are busy As a fairly frequent guest in that is busy, everyone seems to be and "successful" in Christian serv home, I was regularly sniffed over needed and appreciated. ice. We become too busy to think, for the stench of some hidden Sooner or later it becomes ap too busy to pray, too busy to medi heresy. Mealtimes were always parent, although perhaps un tate on God's Word, too busy to argument and debate. One could spoken, that the key that unlocks get alone with Cod and there not blow his nose without being the door to ultimate acceptance by naked before Him to confess our challenged as to whether that was the group is to go forward, us spiritual poverty and need. What "in the Book." ually at a Sunday service, to accept we end up with is the barrenness Is such a person a caricature Christ, to confess that "1 believe of a too-busy life. rather than typical? Yes. Yet it is that Jesus Christ, the Son of Cod, This service syndrome is a par tragically true that we can believe died for my sins and I accept Him ticular danger today when so "the truth" and never in a saving as my Lord and Savior." Baptism much has been reduced to slick sense believe in Christ. The sad and official church membership formulas—whether for salvation, ists of the Inquisition in many follows. sanctification, or something else. cases sincerely believed essen These techniques seem to guaran tial truth as they threw their victims Going Through the Motions tee success in Christian service— onto the rack or into the fire. The There is nothing hypocritical or as long as we are out and about, Pharisee who hounded Christ to dishonest about this. All con aggressive and busy. But, oh, the the cross also sincerely believed cerned are sincere. However, the double tragedy of the aftermath: the truth of the Old Testament. I great question in such a decision victims who have been given false can give my body to be burned is the primary motive—is it group assurance and the Christain for the truth's sake, but if I do not acceptance or the urgent desire worker who comes to his moment have that love that Paul writes of, for salvation from sin? Has this of truth. We read of success stories it profits me nothing. young person really surrendered but seldom are told of the wreck Others live their lives as Chris to Christ, or simply gone through age—men and women burnt out, tians essentially upon their experi a production line of going for disillusioned, out of Christian ence. Some are sustained by the

APRIL, 197S/THE MINISTRY 41 memory of a dramatic conversion During much of his early life, experience, when as a teen-ager David, king-elect of Judah and they "made their decision." But Israel, was deprived of the joy and they have not traveled beyond fellowship of the worship of the that point. Others are kept going house of God, for he was in exile on as Christians by an annual visit to escape the jealous wrath of King to a camp meeting, a deeper-life Saul. In loneliness he wrote, "One conference, or some other "shot thing have I desired of the Lord, in the arm." For others it is "the that will 1 seek after, that I may second blessing," their experience dwell in the house of the Lord all of the "baptism by the Holy Spirit" the days of my life" (Ps. 27:4). But The Elder's after conversion, with charismatic although this was denied him, he manifestations. For them this is the did not forsake God. As a fugitive hallmark of true Christianity, that with a price on his head, hounded ONE OF THE GREATEST assets they have been healed, or have day and night like an animal, de of the local church is a capable spoken in a heavenly tongue. prived of his godly family en board of local elders. The wise The list of these experiential en vironment and the comforts of pastor utilizes all of his elder's tal thusiasms is endless. But nowhere home, he nevertheless learned to ents and capabilities insofar as the does the Bible teach us that ec be maintained and sustained by responsibilities of their office in static experiences are the basis of God Himself. volve them. To do less limits the Christian perseverance. A person effectiveness of the pastor and the No Laurels-Resting can be caught up in the enthusi strength that the elders can give asm of an experience-centered As a youth, David had extraordi to the church program. community. Under the pressure of nary experiences of God's super One of the greatest needs of the such an environment he or she natural deliverance as in the case local church is for the develop may have an induced experience, of his fight with Goliath the giant ment and operation of a workable not of the Holy Spirit but rather of Gath. But there is no record that plan designed to meet the needs psychological—an experience of he spent the rest of his long life of the newly baptized and those healing, of speaking in tongues, trying to get his sustenance from whose hold on the church is prophecy, joyous ecstasy, even of these memories and constantly slipping. These two groups need imagined conversion, and yet giving his testimony to long-past specialized care. Providing for never experience Christ. Such ex experiences. He also had his mo their needs is usually far too big a periences often wear thin, and if ments of spiritual ecstasy as he job for the church pastor alone. that is all one has, what is left? danced uncovered before the The newly baptized need spirit The secret of going on with God Lord, but this never became the ual guidance in order to develop as a Christian is God Himself. center of his life and faith, nor did Christian maturity as well as fel There is no substitute for the liv he, as far as we know, spend his lowship with seasoned church ing God. There is only one means time encouraging others to "enter members. The backsliding group whereby we may avoid self-decep into this blessing." badly needs the warmth of friends tion or a wrong path in the Chris Of David it could be said with in the church who have the genius tian life and that, the Word of God out question that he believed to redirect while avoiding con and the Holy Spirit. Down the run God's revealed truth as he had it. demnation. How many potentially ning centuries the source of true But his was no doctrinaire belief fine members of the church are Christian knowledge and valid but rather a moral response to being lost from these two groups. Christian experience, the enable- truth. He entered into the experi The real question is, How many ment to persevere, has been the ence of the psalm, "Thy word have could be kept in the church if we Spirit and the Word. It is never I hid in mine heart, that I might not instituted some continually operat one without the other. sin against thee" (Ps. 119:11). ing program in an attempt to ac It is by means of the dual activity David also fell into very great sin complish the objectives outlined of the Spirit and the Word in our and failure. Yet even in the midst above? hearts and lives that Christ be of the desolation of defeat he did Would not the most logical so comes a living reality and a divine not quit, he did not forsake God. lution be to bring the greatest as force. By these means we enter Rather, under conviction of sin he set and the greatest need to into the peace of God, the joy of was driven to his God crying, "I gether? The local elders are a very believing and obeying Christ, re acknowledged my sin unto thee, dedicated and qualified group. lease, forgiveness, victory. By and mine iniquity have I not hid" They can be trained to offer these these supreme means of grace we (Ps. 32:5). two needy groups the necessary are established in Christ and stand David, "a man after God's own specialized care. This skill is not in Him. It is the daily operations of heart," could sum up his life and really difficult for a man to acquire the Spirit and the Word in our the lives of all ongoing Christians who sincerely loves his Lord, and lives that enable us to persevere in these words: "The Lord is the thus loves the people of the to the end. Christian fellowship, strength of my life" (Ps. 27:1). ^ church. But it cannot be done well Christian environment, experience by the one who has a tendency to Reprinted by permission from Eternity Maga and service can never, never be a zine, copyright 1973, The Evangelical Foundation, find fault. substitute for God Himself. 1716 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103. Let us consider the newly bap-

42 THE MINISTRY/APRIL, 1975 Guardianship Program CARL COFFMAN

tized group first. What kind of to your home for dinner next Sab "Guardianship" here takes on a "guardianship" program can the bath. Encourage them to call the different meaning. Those drifting pastor and local elders follow to pastor whenever necessary, or to or partially backslidden usually meet the normal frustrations and call you. Remember that their have cold hearts. Many in the needs of one newly brought into hearts are warm. It is your pleasant church have conveyed the idea the church? work to help them mature in their that they have forgotten them. First, what about the day they first-love experience. They probably have difficulties are baptized? It is true that they What about the weeks and with church standards. They may are "officially" welcomed to mem months to come, after the dinner have forgotten important Bible bership by the vote of the church date next Sabbath? If your back doctrines to a large degree. There body and the voice of the pastor. grounds are similar, and in many may be some open sin, as a result But they need personalized atten cases even if they are not but you of which the individual has men tion that day as well. That after are compatible with them, become tally separated himself from fel noon or evening, whenever they their spiritual guardians for at lowship with the church, even return home, an elder of the least a year. If for some reason though the church still wants him. church, with wife, and children, if this is not possible, help them to The local elders need to have appropriate, needs to call on them become acquainted with another specific assignments in this diffi and extend to them that warm wel church family in similar circum cult area. Such assignments can come that comes when someone stances who understand the become long-term ones. These goes out of his way to do such a guardianship program and who people need fellowship and love thoughtful act. Such a call must will become their guardian friends more than they need correction never be made merely from the and keep track of their develop at first. Your relationship must be standpoint of fulfilling an obliga ment. slowly and carefully fostered un tion of elected office. If it is done Call the pastor immediately if der the guidance of the Holy with this attitude in mind it is usu you see negative signs developing. Spirit. The elder involved must be ally quite obvious. An elder could and probably one who knows how to love a sin This simple visiting program is would be senior guardian to sev ner while hating the sin. You can best organized by the pastor and eral individuals or families contin not push. You must draw. Some head elder, and then discussed ually, but what more rewarding times your approach may be only with the entire board of elders. If work could he do for the Lord. a friendly greeting on the tele people are baptized on a given A brief suggestion needs to be phone or street corner. You must Sabbath from three homes, three made to the pastor on this matter. let the individual develop his own elders would make one call each. Dedicate one evening each month confidence in you, and at his own In assigning these important visits, to a class for new believers, where speed. Let him come to the place thought should be given to send they can be free to ask questions, where he will open his heart to elders whose background is simi to discuss frustrations, to receive you. Even then, gently lead him lar to that of the individual or in instruction that leads to their ma to a new relationship with Jesus. dividuals baptized. For instance, turity. They need this personalized Remember that lonely people older elders are assigned to visit care from the pastor, which, in do like a true friend. If you can § an older couple, and elders with connection with the elder's guard become accepted by them as such, children to visit a newly baptized ianship program can go far to you can then reintroduce them to 9- family with children. keep the lambs from straying and their lost Friend, Jesus Christ. It is What should the visiting elder being caught by the wolves. Let a difficult work, but a soul rescued discuss With these people? Obvi them suggest in writing the topics ' from sin is a real reward —and ously, they need to get acquainted. they want to study in future meet such a work is part of the respon § Where do they come from? Where ings. Leave time at every meeting sibility of both the pastor and the is the daughter whose picture is for questions. It is a wonderful op elder. on the stereo? Why were they at portunity for the pastor truly to Talk to your pastor about the s. tracted to study the Bible? They serve as faithful shepherd of the guardianship program. Get a solid should be encouraged to tell you flock. program under way in your a about themselves. Do not talk too What about the elder's work in church for these two very special much about yourself. Invite them behalf of the drifting member? groups. They are all around

APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 43 Israel is revealing. He points out that the Zionist Movement is basically secu recommended reading lar and as such could never meet the specifications of a restored Israel from a Prophets Are People—Believe It or help or hinder in reaching the desired Biblical viewpoint. The continuing con Not, Bobbie Jane Van Dolson, Re goal? flict between the small minority of or view and Herald Publishing Asso Dr. Reid concludes his basic hand thodox and the large majority of liberal ciation, Washington, D.C., 1974, book of group dynamics with a humor Jews further supports this point. The 96 pages, $2.50. ous postscript entitled, "The Fine Art of facts are that the large percentage of Squelching a Small Group." This book Jews, 70 per cent according to some, Do the young people in your congre is a must for every board chairman and are irreligious. gation know that the books of the minor member. Test the hypothesis implied The title of the eighth chapter of the prophets contain an autobiography in the title of the book, Groups Alive- book is in the form of a question, "Will whose author says nothing good about Church Alive, and see your church come the Temple Be Rebuilt?" The author himself? That one of the prophets had alive! traces the history of the Temple from to rear his children in a broken home, R. Edward Johnson Mount Sinai down to its destruction in that another had a lot to say about bugs, A.D. 70. Although he does not cate and still another didn't mind interrupt gorically state that the Temple will never The Restless Land, Orley M. Berg, ing an angel's explanations with eager be rebuilt, he makes it clear that it would Review and Herald Publishing As questions? be quite pointless to rebuild it, since sociation, 1974, paperback, 111 In fact, do the young people in your Christ entered the heavenly temple at pages, $2.95. congregation know anything about the His ascension and is now appearing as minor prophets? Is there any theological basis for the our High Priest on our behalf before the Here, in simple terms, the little- existence of the state of Israel? This Father. known minors are presented as people question is being debated less today Berg goes on to discuss the coming of —people to whom today's youth can than it was a few years ago. Those who a better country. This better country relate. The time of their work and the feel that the existence of the state of and better life promised by God through big issues of each ministry are pre Israel is a direct fulfillment of prophecy the ancient prophets will become the sented in a meaningful style particu are by far in the majority. Those who possession of the believers not by "the larly geared to the 7- to 14-year-olds. disagree with this viewpoint run the risk fruit of war, or politics, or financial ma- Ideal for help in preparing junior ser of becoming quite unpopular. neuverings. It will come only through the mons, Story Hour material, or church- The author's viewpoint is well supernatural intervention of Jesus Christ school presentations. Orley Berg summed up in the words "Nowhere in into human affairs." the Bible is it stated that at some time This 111-page book closes with an between the destruction of the Jewish excellent explanation of Daniel 2 and 7 Groups Alive—Church Alive: The commonwealth by the Romans and the and Revelation 20 as it relates to the Effective Use of Small Groups In glorious second advent of Christ as Jewish problem. This author's assess the Local Church, Clyde Reid, King of kings and Lord of lords the an ment of the future status of the modern Harper and Row, 1969, 126 pages, cient theocracy would be restored in the state of Israel in the light of these proph $4.95. Holy Land. It is also recognized, how ecies cannot be ignored. The merging science of group psy ever, that at no place in the Bible is it This volume should have wide dis chology contains a rich deposit of in indicated that there would not be the es tribution. Millions of Christians today are sights and resources that can further tablishment of a Jewish state such as confused over the role of modern Israel "the work of ministry" in the church. Yet exists in Palestine today." in the closing events of earth's history. much of the theory and techniques have Berg examines the covenant promise Could it be that this area of the earth been useful only to the experts in psy made with Abraham and traces the rep will be the place where Satan makes his chology and sociology because of their etition of it with his descendants down final bid for the allegiance of earth's in esoteric jargon. Dr. Clyde Reid, asso through the exile. The treatment given habitants? If so, the widespread popular ciate professor of ministry at Iliff School the seventy-week prophecy of Daniel 9 interpretation of the Scriptures as re of Theology, University of Denver, at combines the prophetic element with lated to the state of Israel today could tempts to help the ordinary individual the words of Christ and the action of be one of the main factors in aiding find a meaningful group experience, as the Jews that sealed their destiny as a Satan in his work of deception. well as serve the needs of a variety of rejected nation. J. R. Spangler small group situations in the church. He also examines the parables of Practical applications of group the Christ that deal with the rejection of the ories and methods from this readable Jewish nation. These parables include Moving Out, by C. Mervyn Maxwell, volume can bring new life to the Sab the householder and his vineyard, the Pacific Press Publishing Associa bath school class, church board meet barren fig tree, and the parable of the tion, 1973, 160 pages, $2.50. ing, or youth group. It is the parish ap wedding feast. The lesson taught by A fascinating history of the Seventh- plication that is important to the author these parables is unmistakably clear. day Adventist Church, this academy as he shares ideas tested by long ex Our debt to the Jewish people and the textbook is worthy of a wide circulation perience with group work. fact that the Bible gives ample reason among our ministers and church mem Some might question the validity of for us to believe that many Jews as nat bers generally. Dr. Maxwell and the Pa using the insights of group dynamics in ural branches will yet accept the Mes cific Press are both at their best as they the work of God. Dr. Reid anticipates siah and be grafted in the good olive make the pioneers come alive in an ex such questions in chapter 3 entitled, tree are also clearly pointed out. Statis ceptionally well-written and beautifully "Every Group Has Dynamics." "Dynam tics are quoted indicating that six thou illustrated book. An absolute must for ics is not something you can have or not sand to seven thousand Jews, mostly anyone who wishes to know the church have. Group dynamics are. Every group youth, are accepting Christianity an better, it is also an invaluable source of has dynamics" (p. 46). The real ques nually. sermon material. tion is Will the dynamics in our group Berg's chapter on the present state of Robert W. Olson

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Ellen G.White in Europe ByD.A.Delafield Regular Price $6.95 Prepublication special onlytt.95 APRIL, 1975/THE MINISTRY 45 in the Sabbath school departments, Vacation Bible Schools, and MV pro shop talk grams. Church school and academy teach ers should find these pictures espe How to Instruct Your Lay Leaders thing to encourage and cheer them. Un- cially helpful in adding interest to classes to Make Pastoral Visits healthful eatables should not be given. dealing with the life of Jesus. If they need literature, the church will These slides are produced by a proc Pastor Raymond H. Libby, now re provide such on your request—the Re ess offering the finest color renderings, tired, through his many years of pastoral view and Herald, Guide, Signs of the yet the costs are very reasonable. De ministry recognized the importance of Times, the union paper, or even an in scriptive folder available upon request. personal visitation. Not only did he teresting book. Borrow one from the Wonders of Egypt (280 slides) $89.50 make visitation one of his priorities but church library. Footsteps in the Holy Land he taught lay leaders of the church how 8. Are the persons you visit disgrun (335 slides) $107.50 to assist in this. The following are his tled? Listen to their tale of woe. But suggestions on personal visitation. never join them in it, even if they are Order through your Adventist Book apparently correct in what they say. Center. You are representing the church— Never encourage or join in such talk never forget this! You are the church for you are the church on a visit with making a personal call on one of its Hymn Singing them. Try to turn the conversation to members, or on a stranger in behalf of The hymn singing of your congrega happier things. Speak of Jesus and He the church. Therefore, use the right tion will be a reflection of your interest will dispel the gloom in their heart—if methods in making such a visit or call. in the hymns of the church. You should He is in yours! 1. Never gossip on a church visit. have in your library at least one book 9. Are you visiting non-Adventists? You are not calling as a "newspaper." explaining the hymns, such as Singing Do not preach "at" them. Be guarded You are the church on a visit. So talk With Understanding, by E. E. White (a on talking too much about your peculiar about the things that really matter in handbook to our Church Hymnal) or beliefs. Talk about Jesus. Encourage life. Never talk about your fellow mem the excellent book The Gospel in such folks to attend your church (if the bers on such a visit—never, never, carry Hymns, by Albert E. Bailey, published time is ripe for them to do so). Leave tales about them or criticize them. It is by Scribner & Sons, New York. proper literature in their hands—truth- better never to make a call than to do filled books. this. 10. Pray with them before you leave 2. Be in a happy mood when you (if conditions are such that you can do CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS make the call. Religion is sunshine, so so without undue embarrassment or in do not make a church visit when you Advertisements appropriate to The Min an irreverent atmosphere). Ask God to istry, appearing under this heading, per are in an unhappy frame of mind. You bless the home, the family, the person. insertion: $5 for 40 words or less. 10 cents must "shine" spiritually, and leave a each additional word, including initials and Make the prayer short, heartfelt, and trail of sunshine behind you. address; or $5 per column inch (up to 3 personal. Make it a prayer that "lifts." 3. Read Philippians 4:8 before you inches) for camera-ready illustrated ads. Sunshine prayers should end sunshine Cash required with order. 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You may Land," consisting of 335 slides, traces well carry a copy of Steps to Christ in the steps of Jesus, as well as those of your bag and if opportunity affords, other Bible characters, and includes read a paragraph (not a whole chapter, many of the important sites of Pales though) from it to them, and gently tine. point its application to their apparent These may be used as complete pro needs. (Deaths, funerals, accidents, grams in themselves or as special Originator of sickness, are subjects that do not be short features over a longer period, the fiberglas baptistry. long in your "sunshine" visits. Do not thus helping to build and hold evangel linger on unpleasant subjects.) istic audiences. 7. Are the persons you visit ill? The Holy Land series may be used P.O. Box 672, Muscatine. IA 52761 • Phone 319/263-6642 Take along a little personal gift such as in the same way to build prayer-meet Write for free information kit Dept. 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Twenty-five? Thirty? Forty? More? Less? Let's face it. As a pastor there is a limit to the Now perhaps THESE TIMES and THE MES number of Bible studies you can give—alimitto SAGE MAGAZINE can't do quite as good a job the number of people you can visit and pray giving a Bible study as you can. After all, there's with. Each day has only twenty-four hours. You no substitute for the personal encounter face- can be in only one place at a time. to-face. But on the other hand, these magazines Wouldn't you like to increase your soul- can get into homes that you can't. Of course, winning potential 100 percent? 1,000 percent? people don't have to read them. They don't That's right, we're talking about THESE TIMES have to listen to you either. Think of the situa and THE MESSAGE MAGAZINE. They can do tions where you have found it difficult to return it! and maintain studies. The postman just keeps Besides a wealth of inspirational and in on delivering issue after issue of these evangel is- formative material, each issue contains at least tic magazines to such homes. The same Holy two articles dealing with important doctrines Spirit who softens the hearts of those you study —the same topics you include in your Bible with also impresses those who read. The seed is studies. Since surveys indicate that approxi planted and watered, little by little, until the mately four people read each copy of THESE harvest is ripe. TIMES and THE MESSAGE MAGAZINE, that During the 1975 campaign from April 1 to means each copy represents eight Bfble June 30 the special price is only $3.75 for studies. When you begin to figure the number THESE TIMES and $3.00 for THE MESSAGE of copies each year multiplied by the number of MAGAZINE. Be sure your members realize subscriptions your church members sponsor, what an important part of God's work this minis you can see what we mean by 1,000 percent try is. Inspire them to have a substantial part in increase in your soul-winning potential! it, and watch your church's effectiveness grow!

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Arizona State Catholic Stu say, "students desiring to transfer of equality, national consciousness, dents Engaged in Religious from other colleges to conservative and emotional integration." Roman Revival Protestant institutions were double Catholic Prime Minister Sir Kami- PHOENIX—A religious revival is the number of students choosing sese Mara also praised the cele apparently under way among Ro these institutions as prospective bration of the Hindu festival by Christians. man Catholic students at Arizona freshmen. Applications for freshman State University at Tempe. Father status increased almost 7 per cent Thomas DeNan, O.P., director of over the three-year period, but ap plications for transfers increased 15 Interreligious Groups Will the campus Newman Center, told Study "Jewish Roots" in a luncheon meeting of the Phoenix per cent during the same time." Holy Year Serra Club that Sunday church at NEW YORK—Several hundred tendance is up 200 per cent at his Saudi Arabian King Guaran Christians and Jews will take part in center, although it is down 20 per tees $7 Million for Rome a series of interreligious study mis cent around the nation among Mosque sions in 1975 aimed at strengthen other Catholics. He reported that ing Jewish-Christian understanding there is an upswing of interest in ROME—King Faisal of Saudi and probing "the Jewish roots of the church matters among college stu Arabia will contribute at least $7 Catholic Holy Year." Three study dents. Recently, Father DeNan million toward the building of a missions to Israel and Rome have said, eighty-five students attended mosque here—the first Islamic been planned, each to be led by a a spiritual retreat at Arizona's Camp place of worship to be built in the Jewish and a Catholic clergyman. Tontozona, and a large majority center of Roman Catholicism—the The project has been approved by asked that the Our Lady of Mount Saudi Arabian Embassy announced the Vatican Central Committee for Carmel church adjoining the New December 13. Ambassador Sheik the Holy Year. man Center be opened again for Ahmed Abdul Jabbar said the esti services. mated cost of construction is $19 million. He said the Saudi Govern ment might increase its donation if Smoking Called "Incense of World Catholic Population- sufficient contributions were not Devil" by Greek Orthodox 683 Million in 1972 forthcoming from the rest of the Metropolitan Moslem world. VATICAN CITY—According to FLORINA, Greece—Calling to the latest Vatican statistics, Roman bacco the "incense of the devil," Catholics worldwide numbered 683 Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Au- Buddhist Named Chaplain gustinos of Florina declared here million at the end of 1972, a net in of California's Senate crease of 14 million over 1971. In that he will fine any priest caught that same time span, the number SACRAMENTO—A Buddhist smoking. Smoking, he said, is a of diocesan priests dropped from clergyman has been named official waste of money, harms the health, 271,852 to 268,976, a loss of 2,875. chaplain of the California Senate. and turns men "toward unreason The number of religious-order The Reverend Shoko Masunaga able passion." priests fell by 1,436 from 165,856 succeeds a Methodist minister, the to 164,420. Reverend David R. Swope, in the position. He is the first Buddhist Unless otherwise credited, these news items chaplain of the legislative body, and are taken from Religious News Service Conservative Protestant Col will offer prayers at the start of each leges Report Increasing En session. rollments CHANGE OF ADDRESS WASHINGTON, D.C.—A report Catholics, Protestants Join in Jill u prepared for the Christian College £ = •=•;; Consortium, headquartered here, a Hindu Festival §1 S ^ 5 Ol w indicates that conservative Protes SUVA, Fiji—Roman Catholics 0 2 o* Q 01 *- a ^ tant colleges have experienced in and Protestants on this southwest < Pacific island joined with their Hindu UL Jrt ? ic V fl creasing enrollments in recent o j E !f • < years, despite a national trend to neighbors on November 13 in cele H Is ward little or no increases among brating the traditional Hindu autumn So §,?§ *§ L. £ E-ss" ^^.D'C private colleges in general. Dr. R. festival of lights—Diwali—as a na ~s Meeth, associate professor of tional holiday for the first time this higher education at the State Uni year. Candles were lighted in living *" D Dl^ * 1 -Q versity of New York, Buffalo, and rooms, porches, and gardens of > .>1 =i ( "O ^ Dr. Gordon Werkema, director of homes for the occasion. Sir George i«lll Z the twelve-college Consortium, re Cakobau, the Methodist governor- " • ,.2 ° I? port that of sixty-three conservative general of the 500,000-population III" S£ Protestant colleges that submitted country, issued a greeting praising Q. "O u -. M "u C O ± M usable questionnaire replies, "there the festival as "casteless and class f*. ^ £ £ ft) U was a net application increase of less." He predicted that the observ O c£ | 2 8.4 per cent from the fall of 1972 ance would "cut across language Oj«!&ir! ei Z* «, ^oil to the fall of 1974." Moreover, they barriers in Fiji" and "bring a feeling Jj^o z z w ^t