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ICTORY IN CHRIST

If you can trust when everyone about you Is doubting Him, proclaiming Him untrue; If you can hope in Christ, tho© all forsake you And say ©tis not the thing for you to do;

If you can wait on God, nor wish to hurry, Or, being greatly used, keep humble still; Or if you©re tested, still refuse to worry, And so remain within His sovereign will;

If you can say ©tis well when sorrow greets you, And death has taken those you hold most dear; If you can smile when adverse trials meet you, And be content e©en tho© your lot be drear;

If you can be reviled and never murmur, Or, being tempted, not give way to sin; If you fight for right and stand the firmer, Or lose the battle when you ought to win

If you can really long for His appearing, And therefore set your heart on things above; If you can speak for Christ in spite of sneering, Or to the most unlovely one show love;

If you can hear the call of God to labor, And answer Yes in yieldedness and trust, And go to tell the story of the Saviour To souls in darkness o©er the desert dust;

If you can pray when Satan©s darts are strongest, And take the road of faith instead of sight; Or walk with God, e©en tho© His way be longest, And swerve not to the left nor to the right;

If you desire Himself alone to fill you, For Him alone you care to live and be, Then ©tis not you, but CHRIST who dwelleth in you, And that, O child of God, is victory! Selected Official Journal of the Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventists

VOLUME XXXIV JUNE, 1961 No. 6 Editor IN THIS ISSUE ROY ALLAN ANDERSON EDITORIAL Associate Editor ANDREW C. FEARING The Team Spirit in God©s Service ._ R. A. Anderson 4

Managing Editor ARTICLES HARRY W. LOWE Supply and Demand ._ .___ _._._-___ G. D. King 7 The Hour of God©s Judgment Is Come .. E. Heppenstall 8 Assistant Editors The Basis of Christian Belief __._.___ F. G. Clifford 14 E. EARL CLEVELAND Review of Basic Principles in Approaching WALTER SCHUBERT Non-Adventists _._._- __._.______.. A. Kurtz 19 Youth Bible Study Conference _____.._ D. A. Roth 24 Copy Editor When Will Isaiah 11:6-9 Be Fulfilled? __ A. V. Olson 26 J. INA WHITE REGULAR FEATURES Consulting Editors Research ._...... _._____...... _._...... O. H. Christensen 15 REUBEN R. FIGUHR, WALTER R. BEACH, Evangelism ___.____ _... ___...______._.. 21 EDWARD HEPPENSTALL, LOUISE C. Pastor Shepherding the Flock ___.__ C. B. Haynes 28 KLEUSER, W. B. OCHS, H. L. RUDY Health Evangelism ______.______._.... M. Tabler 32 Bible Instructor ..____...... _...... L. C. Kleuser 34 Shepherdess ....._____..__,.._____...______L. C. Kleuser 37 Art Editor Some Books I Can Recommend ______B. F. Kinman 11 T. K. MARTIN Books for Your Library ______...... __.____._...... 40 News ._ ...__. .... -....___..._..._.____.....______42 Circulation Manager Pulpit Pointers for Preachers _...... ______. ___ 48 WALTER SCHUBERT E. EARL CLEVELAND, Assistant POETRY Poem Victory in Christ ___._..______.... 2 Overseas Contributors GEORGE BURNSIDE Australia ERWIN BERNER Central Europe Our Cover J. R. SPANGLER Far East H. J. WESTPHAL Inter-America This is a peaceful millpond scene in the Chocorua Lake WAYNE E. OLSON Middle East district of New Hampshire. At this season we long to leave ODD JORDAL Northern Europe the fretful cities and get out into the serenities of nature, ENOCH OLIVEIRA South America where we can echo the poet©s cry, "O God, whose smile is in S. G. MAXWELL Southern Africa the sky!" It is a calming of the fevered brain and a cleansing J. F. ASHLOCK Southern Asia of the sin-seared soul to adjust oneself to the calm, unhur G. CUPERTINO Southern Europe ried moods of nature and of God©s other creatures. "The little cares that fretted me, I lost them yesterday Among the fields above the sea, Editorial Office: 6840 Eastern Avenue, NW. Among the winds at play, Washington, D.C. Among the lowing of the herds, The rustling of the trees, Printed and published monthly for the Min isterial Association of Seventh-day Adventists Among the singing of the birds, by the Review and Herald Publishing Associa The humming of the bees." tion, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. $4.00 a Author Unknown year; 40c a copy. Add 25c for yearly subscrip tions to countries requiring extra postage. Second-class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Cover Picture: A. Bevaney JUNE, 1961 EDITORIAL

The Team Spirit in God©s Service

] EW relationships are as im first evangelists had no budget, but they F;portant in God©s cause as had a spirit that moved the world. We re teamwork. Before Pentecost joice in the liberality of our dear members the disciples were only a around the world, which makes possible group; after Pentecost they an enlarging budget each year, but the were a team. Then they turned success of this Advent Movement is not the world upside down. What tied to a budget, no matter what size it is. built them into a team was God did more with Gideon©s three hun first their relationship to God and then to dred united, dedicated men than He could one another. It was the team spirit in the have done with thirty thousand. apostolic church that made that church Preachers can learn lessons from men invincible. of the world. Those who build baseball After the descent of the Holy Spirit, when the teams know there must be fielders, catchers, disciples went forth to proclaim a living Saviour, basemen, and pitchers. If everybody their one desire was the salvation of souls. They wanted to be pitcher there would not be a rejoiced in the sweetness of communion with team. Then even after the selection they saints. They were tender, thoughtful, self-denying, still have to be molded into a team; each willing to make any sacrifice for the truth©s sake. needs to know the other©s strength. And no In their daily association with one another, they man is worth his place unless he is playing revealed the love that Christ had enjoined upon for the team. them. By unselfish words and deeds, they strove to kindle this love in other hearts. The Acts of the There will, of course, be a captain, some Apostles, p. 547. one who takes the responsibility of guiding the group and giving orders. But the cap Before Pentecost their influence had tain must also be a part of the team, willing been felt in the community. Their ministry to take the counsel and suggestions of his had been blessed of God, but not until they men. That is what builds team spirit. A had been molded into a team did they rise team is a fellowship, not a dictatorship. to their full strength. Before Pentecost The same principle applies to the work of these men were jealous of their position. God; every worker must seek to build up After Pentecost their personal standing his fellow workers. At that solemn moment mattered little. We read of Peter "standing when the founders of our nation were sign up with the eleven" (Acts 2:14). Jealousy, ing the Declaration of Independence, Ben resentment, and lack of confidence were jamin Franklin, with characteristic wisdom gone. We see them now standing with him and humor, said, "Gentlemen, we must all as he presents God©s Word. hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately." Team Spirit Essential When God likened the church to a body, The spirit of the team is more important He was stressing the importance of rela than the size of the team; and morale is tionships. A body begins with a single cell. more important than the budget. These But it would never become a body if it re- THE MINISTRY mained just one cell. The various cells of passed through a village, some thirty miles east of a body relate themselves in fellowship Rochester, a brother minister whom I knew, seeing with other cells, otherwise there can be no me on the canal boat, jumped aboard to have a little conversation with me, intending to ride but real growth. We are informed that there a little way and return. He, however, became in are about 10 trillion cells in the human terested in conversation, and upon finding where body. We are unconscious of them; in fact, I was going, he made up his mind to keep on and we know very little about them. This we go with me to Rochester. We had been there but know, however, that if a couple of these a few days when this minister became so convicted tiny cells start setting up housekeeping on that he could not help weeping aloud at one time their own and break fellowship from the as we passed along the street. The Lord gave him rest, it is not long before others join them, a powerful spirit of prayer, and his spirit was and soon that offshoot group grows into a broken. As he and I prayed together, I was struck tumor. Unless that mass is severed from with his faith in regard to what the Lord was go ing to do there. I recollect he would say, ©Lord, I the rest, it will in all probability become do not know how it is; but I seem to know that malignant and destroy the whole body. At Thou art going to do a great work in this city.© times these inward growths work so subtly The spirit of prayer was poured out powerfully, so that we are unaware of their existence until much so that some persons stayed away from the it is too late. public services to pray, being unable to restrain Proper relationship of cell to cell in the their feelings under preaching." group makes the body live and function. Finney said Abel Clary How true this is with the body of Christ "was the son of a very excellent man, and an the church! Note these words of wisdom: elder of the church where I was converted. He was In connection with the proclamation of the mes converted in the same revival in which I was. He sage in large cities, there are many kinds of work had been licensed to preach; but his spirit of prayer to be done by laborers with varied gifts. Some are was such, he was so burdened with the souls of to labor in one way, some in another. Testimonies, men, that he was not able to preach much, his vol. 9, p. 109. whole time and strength being given to prayer. The One worker may be a ready speaker; another a burden of his soul would frequently be so great that ready writer; another may have the gift of sincere, he was unable to stand, and he would writhe and earnest, fervent prayer. Ibid., p. 144. groan in agony. I was well acquainted with him, and knew something of the wonderful spirit of The last-named worker may be some prayer that was upon him. He was a very silent what unusual in the make-up of an evange man, as almost all are who have that powerful listic team. Here is one who may not have spirit of prayer." CHARLES G. FINNEY quoted the ability even to write a good report for in R. A. Torrey, How to Promote and Conduct a the newspapers; he may never be chosen to Successful Revival, pp. 20, 21. present the message from the pulpit nor Finney©s revivals were built largely by to sing a solo. But if he has the gift of sin prayer. That was the secret of his out cere, earnest, fervent prayer, his place on standing success. Actually, that is no secret an evangelistic team is important. Actually, at all; it is the only way real success in this is a gift each of us could wisely covet. soul winning can come. An evangelistic Charles G. Finney, one of the greatest re campaign must be more than just a series vivalists of the last century, was unusual in of meetings it should be a real revival. many ways. He was doing a great work just When hearts are revived they feel the need as the Advent Movement was coming into of prayer. And we must never forget that being. He was a persuasive preacher and prayer is the cutting edge of all true evan also a great educator. In fact, he it was who gelism. Of course, we need powerful preach really laid the foundations of Oberlin Col ers, but more than that, we need men and lege in Ohio, which conducted its work on women who know how to talk with God the same pattern as our colleges. Finney and wrestle in prayer for the lost. was its founder. Before becoming a minis Not everyone on the evangelistic team ter he was a lawyer, and he preached with may be called to do a spectacular work, the precision and clarity of an attorney ap but all should have the burden of sincere, pealing to a jury. In his evangelistic work fervent prayer. We read that some have men of differing gifts joined him. Among "the gift of singing." How fortunate when others was a man by the name of Abel a team has some with musical gifts fully Clary. Finney©s account of his association dedicated to God! "Special power to ex with this minister is arresting. He says: plain the Word of God with clearness" is "When I was on my way to Rochester, as we another gift. No evangelistic team ever JUNE, 1961 Notice The action taken at the Fall Council urging our conferences to honor their aged workers by supplying The Ministry has naturally sounded a note of optimism, and from all parts of the world field we are receiving expressions of appreciation from our minis ters who for long years bore the heavy burden of the work but who now are in retire ment. We have been encouraged by the fact that some of our largest unions have been the first to respond in this excellent gesture. If some have not as yet received word of this, we are confident that you will soon be notified. To be able to supply The Ministry to this group of workers is made possible by the fact that the union and local conferences as well as the journal office share the expense. Many of our overseas organizations supply The Ministry to their ministerial sustentation beneficiaries, which is much appreciated. It would be well if more of our fields could adopt this plan. May the Lord guide and bless you tried and trusted workers who, although not so active these days, are nevertheless sharing the burdens of the ministry by your prayers and sympathetic counsel. R. A. A.

seems to have sufficient Bible instructors. cize and condemn. The clear counsel of the But actually, every member of the group Spirit of Prophecy is that we should keep should make the opportunity to go out and abreast of the times. As members of God©s explain the Word of God to people in team, let us pray each for the other, asking their homes. This will do more to develop God to keep us happy and confident what real team spirit than perhaps anything else. ever place we occupy, remembering that A team becomes such only as the mem there are no "big" people on this team, for bers of that team work together. Each must we are all members together. know the other©s strengths as well as his Two generations ago, before the inven weaknesses. But the association of workers tion of electric blowers, pipe organs had to is important. Jesus knew how to combine be pumped by hand. Boys were usually men. He chose the rather impetuous Peter hired as blowers. In one old church in to work with the quiet, tactful John. Peter England it was heavy work to keep the bel was often outspoken, but John afterward lows full when the organ was pealing forth poured the oil of healing into troubled in full volume. But the boy they had was hearts. We need some Peters, but we also faithful. One Sunday things went exception need Johns. Two Peters together might ally well, and the little fellow said to the create a problem. But when we combine organist, "We did pretty well today, didn©t different types of workers, we are follow we?" ing the divine pattern. "We!" exclaimed the organist. "All you Paul said, "Let each esteem other better had to do was to pump. / am the one who than themselves." It takes a lot of grace at did well." The lad was hurt, but he had a times to follow this instruction. But this is sense of humor, and the next Sunday he the spirit that wins the day. Yes, the spirit had his revenge. Just as the musician of the team is more important than the reached his climax the boy stopped pump size of the team. We live in dangerous days. ing. Sensing that the pressure was going, Fear has gripped the nations. Yet this is the frantic organist called in a real stage the time God declares He will do His whisper, "Pump, my boy! Pump!" But the greatest work. His message does not need lad folded his arms. "You can do it your to be changed because of the changing self today," he said. That organist learned times. That which we have been preach through humiliation that the boy at the ing for a century is the message we are to pump was also important to the program. bear in this great hour. But we must pro Without him the cleverest man at the key claim it in the setting of the times. Some board was of little use. The boy was not seem to think that if certain worn-out ex accomplished, but he was important for pressions are replaced by something more the job he had to do. So every person on appealing to our generation, it is a depart an evangelistic team is important to the ing from the faith, and they begin to criti total program. THE MINISTRY Pentecostal success follows Pentecostal willing to be little men handling great sub preparation. Like the early evangelists we jects." Evangelism, p. 134. Our power is must strive to kindle the love of God in not in the position we hold on the team the hearts of all with whom we serve, re but in the message we are called to pro membering that "we have no great men claim. among us, and none need try to make them "The work of every faithful laborer lies selves what they are not, remarkable men." close to the heart of Him who gave Him "The Lord bids me counsel them to walk self for the redemption of the race." humbly and prayerfully with Him. ... Be Ibid., p. 116. R. A. A. Supply and Demand G. D. KING Secretary, Northern European Division

HE economic law of supply and demand cal service, and other modern necessities, is Thas its byplay in the great program bringing an increasing pressure in our mis of denominational service. Administrators sion program. No longer can we send young constantly are faced with the pressure that men and women merely equipped with the comes from the great outreach of Christian qualities of dedication and consecration. missions, which is now taking new forms, These they must possess; these are essential being conditioned by the modern factors in any place of service. But along with that are having a great effect on the life of these great qualities, education and skilled the world, particularly in Africa. techniques are essential if mission service Denominationally, we are naturally is to be effective. The demand today is for greatly impressed by the sacrificial service qualified personnel, so that in the fields of given by our missionaries of an earlier day. medicine, education, and evangelism, work Thirty or forty years ago young men and ers from overseas will be able to stand women were called to give their lives in alongside the national workers of these new service for Africa, when they perhaps had lands, working with them in a brotherly co little else to offer beyond their own deep operation that makes for mutual respect dedication and consecration to the work of and effective teamwork. Many years ago God. Their personal resources in education the famous African educator, Dr. K. Ag- were limited by reason of the opportunities grey, stated that "nothing but the best is that had been available to them in personal good enough for Africa." If that was true at preparation. The demand in those days was that time years ago, it certainly is doubly also limited, by reason of the state of de true today. Constantly the mission board is velopment in the territory to which they being faced with an increasing demand for were assigned. They were called upon un qualified personnel, and our schools and der these conditions to make sacrifices that colleges must rise to the opportunity and many present-day workers fail to under challenge that now confronts them in sup stand. plying this need, and our young people However, the calls for workers and the must meet the demand with the old-time opportunities for service have not become dedication and consecration, in such a way less. In many respects the demands are as to be worthy of the past and ably greater, and the conditions are entirely dif equipped for the future. ferent. The same sterling qualities of dedica tion and consecration are called for today We have just received a copy of the first edition in those who respond for service overseas. of our Japan Union Mission ministerial magazine. The Prime Minister of Britain some time Its name, Bokuyo, in English means "The Shep ago coined a phrase that has pinpointed herd." the situation in Africa today, when he We trust this ministerial magazine will prove to spoke of "the wind of change that is sweep be the inspiration and blessing The Ministry has ing over Africa." This "wind of change," as been to its readers. seen in the great desire for education, medi- JUNE,1961 The Hour of God©s Judgment Is Come* EDWARD HEPPENSTALL Professor of Systematic Theology, Andrews University

/. Importance of the Heavenly Sanctuary At that time, then, things will come to pass that will restore the ministration of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary to its right w>F HEN Scripture portrays ful place as God brings the great contro either in fact or in symbol versy to a victorious climax. the progress of the great con Since Scripture is so specific and final in troversy between Christ and its declaration, it is important that we Satan, between the genuine grasp the significance of the work of the and the counterfeit, the heav heavenly sanctuary in the closing work of enly sanctuary and Christ©s God. Daniel pictures the work of restora ministration therein occupy a tion of the heavenly sanctuary as an essen central place. As the controversy draws to tial part of God©s closing work of redemp its climax, the sanctuary and its ministra tion and judgment. tion hold the spotlight. In Satan©s endeavor The obvious conclusion to be drawn to overthrow God, the point of attack is from Daniel 8:11-14 is that beginning in upon God©s sanctuary and His throne. 1844 something of supreme importance is As one studies the controversy between to take place relative to the work of Christ good and evil forces in the eighth chapter in the heavenly sanctuary; that now in the of Daniel, two things relative to the sanc time of the end, this sanctuary ministration tuary and its ministration are indicated. is to play a leading part in bringing about First, up until the close of the 2300-year the consummation of all things. When the prophecy, 1844, men©s understanding of spotlight of prophecy focuses attention Christ©s priestly ministration in the heav upon the heavenly sanctuary in connection enly sanctuary had been seriously impaired with this great time prophecy, are we now in its effectiveness on the earth at the hands to dismiss the whole thing by declaring that of Satan©s counterfeit priestly system. De nothing new is happening, and take for scribing the nefarious work of the little granted that things continue simply as horn against the sanctuary of God, the they were since Christ ascended? Should Scripture declares, "by him the daily sacri not our attention be drawn to the sanc fice was taken away, and the place of his tuary in heaven, where, we believe, God sanctuary was cast down" (verse 11). has now some significant revelation to give Second, the Scripture further declares to us? Since God in prophecy has indicated that this will not always be so. So compel the significance of the heavenly sanctuary, ling is the work of this counterfeit system we must follow Christ©s ministry there. that the all-important question is asked, Should not this very prophecy and the "How long shall be the vision concerning sanctuary emphasis lead us at once to con the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of sider all that is revealed about the sanc desolation, to give both the sanctuary and tuary? There is very little said in this chap the host to be trodden under foot?" (verse ter in Daniel as to the meaning and nature 13). There will come a change at the close of this "cleansing," this "justification," this of the 2300-year period, in 1844, declares "restoring." All the passage says is that at the Scripture. "Then shall the sanctuary be a certain time in God©s great calendar of cleansed" (margin, "justified"). "Then celestial events the heavenly sanctuary will shall the sanctuary be restored to its right come into focus in a way that should arrest ful state" (R.S.V.). the attention of all. We are thus invited to bring into focus everything we find in the * Our readers will appreciate this broad view of the sub ject of the judgment hour in the light of the sanctuary Scripture on the sanctuary, especially as it service. This will answer some questions arising from the pertains to the closing work of God in book The Truth About Seventh-day Adventism by Walter R. Martin. EDITORS. heaven and on the earth. THE MINISTRY The Word of God speaks of only two enly sanctuary for the deliverance of God©s sanctuaries: one on earth and the other people following the declaration that "at in heaven; one in type and the other the that time thy people shall be delivered, antitype. They both teach that the central every one that shall be found written in truth and activity of the sanctuary is that the book" (chapter 12:1). of the mediatorial ministration of our In Revelation 4-7 we are taken imme great High Priest; that this ministration is diately into the throne room of the heav twofold, spoken of as the "daily" and the enly sanctuary. The prophet John beholds "yearly," or day of atonement. the same judgment scene that Daniel saw Other prophecies also focus attention in chapter 7, the setting up of the great upon the heavenly sanctuary, showing that heavenly assize in the heavenly sanctuary, the ministration of Christ holds the key to the opening of the books of judgment that the consummation of the great controversy, is so decisive for the destiny of the saints how it is to be brought about, and what the of God. It is here only that we see that in outcome will be. That the sanctuary and the sealing of the true saints it is God Christ©s ministration should hold the spot alone who knows and decides cases. No light is at once obvious; for here we see the where else can this be done, either by the work of atonement, redemption, judgment; Roman Catholic Church or any other in a word, here is the answer to the whole church. sin problem, and how that problem is to be Before the angels are commissioned to resolved. Can there be any greater issue for sound the seven trumpets, and before the men and women to understand than this? trumpets can sound, John is shown an an Can we concentrate our attention upon gel inside the heavenly sanctuary, who fills anything greater than that which resolves the golden censer with fire and casts it the terrible problem of sin that has gripped unto the earth (Revelation 8). It is the this world for almost six thousand years action in heaven that determines the ac and threatened the very security of the uni tion on the earth. verse? If there is one question men want The sounding of the seventh trumpet answered, it is the sin problem. Solve this (Rev. 11:15-19) ushers in the rule of and everything is solved. It is no wonder Christ. But dominion and glory are de that other prophecies in the books of Dan clared first in the heavenly sanctuary, as iel and the Revelation center in the activ in Daniel 7:13, 14, Christ receives this do ity of God from His throne in the heavenly minion here before it is realized upon the sanctuary. earth. "The kingdoms of this world are be The prophecy of Daniel 7 gives a sweep come the kingdoms of our Lord. . . . And of world kingdoms and events down to the the four and twenty elders, which sat be end of time. What is the divine answer to fore God on their seats {thrones] fell upon the dominion of world powers and the little their faces, and worshipped God, saying, horn? Where is the solution to be found? We give thee thanks, O Lord God Al At once the prophecy takes us into the mighty, which art, and wast, and art to heavenly sanctuary, to the throne of God. come; because thou hast taken to thee thy There it is in the work of judgment at the great power, and hast reigned. . . . And the throne that the issue is decided and God temple of God was opened in heaven, and is triumphant over His enemies. there was seen in his temple the ark of his Daniel 11 and 12 show the rise and fall testament" (chapter 11:15-19). We ex of worldly kingdoms, the consequent rise claim with the psalmist, "Thy way, O God, and power of the papacy in its attack upon is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God the truth of God revealed in the sanctuary, as our God?" (Ps. 77:13). upon God Himself, even to the time of the Revelation, chapter 10, is a chapter of end. What is the divine answer to this? It superlatives connected with the finishing is the standing up of Michael in the heav of the mystery of God on the earth.

FAITH-

^ The ablest men in all walks of modern life are men of faith. Most of them have much more faith than they themselves realize. Brttce Barton.

JUNE,1961 Wherein lies the answer to the bitter expe the readiness of the bride; the Lord arises rience with the little book that so affects from His throne and prepares Himself to the proclamation of the final message to come for her. He will ride forth to exert the world? In chapter 11:1, 2, John is com His power and dominion; He will bring to manded to "rise, and measure the temple pass all His promises and cherished hopes [naos, the inner part of the heavenly sanc relative to His people. tuary] of God, and them that worship One does not need to be an expert theo therein." Again, it is the sanctuary that logian to recognize the remarkable signifi holds the key, the understanding of God©s cance and importance of the heavenly work in the sanctuary that holds the secret sanctuary in the consummation of the great of what these prophecies mean and the controversy. If one believes the word of destiny of God©s work in the earth. God revealed in the books of Daniel and Revelation 14 graphically portrays the the Revelation, then the central feature of last threefold message to the world, which God©s sanctuary and His ministration is is to usher in the return of our Lord; the obvious. Revelation is the book of the time has come for the harvest of the earth Lamb; but the Lamb is not upon the cross. to be reaped. Two harvests are set forth, He is on the throne in the heavenly sanc the harvest of the righteous and of the tuary (Rev. 5:6). "For if, when we were wicked. How are these determined? From enemies, we were reconciled to God by the what place does the command go forth death of his Son, much more, being recon and the work of harvest proceed? It is from ciled, we shall be saved by his life" (Rom. the sanctuary in heaven that all this action 5:10). "We might have a strong consola proceeds: "And another angel came out of tion, who have fled for refuge to lay hold the temple" (verses 15, 18). The subsequent upon the hope set before us: which hope action that takes place upon the earth is we have as an anchor of the soul, both always preceded by the action of God from sure and stedfast, and which entereth into His throne in the heavenly sanctuary. that within the veil; whither the forerun Likewise the judgment of God upon the ner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an nations in the seven last plagues pictured high priest for ever after the order of Mel- in Revelation 15 and 16 is directed from chisedec" (Heb. 6:18-20). God©s throne in the heavenly sanctuary It is this truth concerning Christ©s min (chapters 15:5, 6, 8; 16:1, 5). istration in the sanctuary that was ob Revelation 19 pictures the time for the scured by the counterfeit system of the lit marriage of the Lamb (Christ) to His tle horn during the period of papal su bride (the church). Christ is pictured as premacy. But now the full message of coming forth to receive His bride; from Christ©s work in the heavenly sanctuary is whence does He come? What is the signal to be restored and proclaimed. for this glorious event? The declaration is If one wishes to understand the whole made from the heavenly sanctuary "his truth about God©s plan of redemption from wife hath made herself ready" (verse 7). the entrance of sin to the ultimate destruc How is this known? Where can such a tion of it, one has only to study God©s truth be discovered? How is this readiness work in the sanctuary in heaven and in determined? Only from God©s throne, the type here on earth. There is no mistak which is in the heavenly sanctuary. This ing its message, its completeness, and its marks the focal point in Christ©s final ac significance. Satan©s purpose becomes clear tivities at the end of the world. The heav in his attack upon and opposition to the enly sanctuary has revealed and declared work of the heavenly sanctuary. Here we understand the utmost of satanic opposi tion to God through the centuries in his Social Security Amendments for 1960 counterfeit system, his insistent attempt to obscure the work of the sanctuary and its Some of our readers may like to be reminded of the following statement from the recent Social Se place in the plan of redemption. curity pamphlet: "Ministers who failed to take At the same time, it becomes equally action to elect Social Security coverage by April clear how necessary and indispensable to 15, 1959, now have until April 15, 1962, to file cer the finishing of the work of God is the tificates indicating they want to be covered." restoration of the truth about Christ©s sanc H. W. L. tuary ministration. Ellen G. White states that the sanctuary "opened to view a com- 10 THE MINISTRY plete system of truth, connected and har monious, showing that God©s hand had di rected the great Advent Movement." The SOME BOOKS I CAN Great Controversy, p. 423. It "is the very center of Christ©s work in behalf of men." RECOMMEND Ibid., p. 488. No revelation of truth has received greater opposition from Satan than this. For it is here that the issues are B. F. Kinman laid bare and decided; it is here that Christ Temperance and Missionary Volunteer Secretary receives dominion, glory, and a kingdom. British Union Conference It is here that the throne of God is seen in The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, by C. H. proper perspective. Spurgeon, Passmore and Alabaster, London. Seventh-day Adventists believe that the There are actually twenty volumes in this full sanctuary truths provide the solution to the work of sermons preached by the prince of preach sin problem, that the ministration of ers during his twenty years at the famous Metro Christ from the throne is essential in re politan Tabernacle, London. When first published, solving this terrible sin tragedy, and that four or five volumes of sermons appeared in each it is the natural consequence of the death book, but there have been many editions, and there of Christ upon the cross. This is not in any are American, Dutch, German, Swedish, and Ital way to deny the complete atonement for ian editions obtainable today. To me some of these sermons contain much of the most beautiful thought sin made once for all at the cross. We do in simile that can be found anywhere in the reper recognize that following the work of Christ toire of a great preacher. A few of his statements on earth there is another vitally important are not doctrinally acceptable to us, but by and work in heaven before the sin problem can large his doctrinal approach is very near our own. be resolved. Adventists anticipate the glo rious consummation of the work of God in The Way to Pentecost, by Dr. Samuel Chadwick, late principal, Cliff College, Sheffield, England, this generation. We see not all things put Hodder and Stoughton, London, England. under the feet of Christ; we still see that the complete solution to the sin problem This book is in some ways a remarkable vol has not been brought about. We believe ume. Throughout his ministry Dr. Chadwick gave exceptional prominence to the doctrine of the Holy that this is the hour when the controversy Spirit, and in many of his books he does not hesi between Christ and Satan will be intensi1 tate to share with the reader some of the great fied, but it will end in glorious victory for moments of his personal experience. When I read our Lord. Adventists believe that in this this book I felt that I had been sitting at the feet great conflict the answer can be found in of one whose ear the Lord had opened. the work of Christ from the heavenly sanc Psychology and Pastoral Practice, by W. L.. North- tuary and nowhere else. ridge, M.A., Epworth Press, London, England. We feel that Walter Martin, in his criti cism of Adventists on this point, while em I found that this book opens up a new kind of pastoral work tending toward the relief of mental phasizing our position concerning the work and physical suffering. After having read it the of Christ on the cross relative to the atone reader will know enough to discuss people©s diffi ment for sin, has not given proper place culties with them with insight and understanding. and consideration to the full work of The book has been written for ministers in non Christ in the heavenly sanctuary. Any cor technical language except where a few technical rect interpretation of the Adventist posi terms were unavoidable, and then they are ex tion must be understood in the light of plained. this over-all divine program for the com I can thoroughly recommend this book to all who plete solution of the sin problem. wish to be of service to the growing number in every congregation who are mentally troubled. //. The Judgment in Prophecy and Doctrine We are concerned in particular with the Adventist interpretation of Christ©s work in the judgment concept as held by Seventh- the heavenly sanctuary since 1844. Two day Adventists has come under severe criti questions need to be resolved: First, is there cism, with particular emphasis upon our a judgment going on now which began in interpretation of Daniel 8:14 and Revela 1844? and second, what is the nature and tion 14:7. Adventists declare that these scope of this judgment? texts show that beginning in 1844 the hour During the past two years in particular of God©s judgment began. We have inter- JUNE, 1961 11 preted this judgment with specific refer temple (Greek naos) (Rev. 8; 9:11-21; ence to two things: First, a work that is go 17; 18; 20). Revelation is a book that deals ing on now in the heavenly sanctuary; and largely with events that are to happen in second, that this judgment concerns the connection with the consummation of the saints of all ages, at which time their cases great controversy between Christ and Satan. will finally be decided before the court of In the broadest sense God©s work of judg heaven. ment is His work of bringing to consum In his recent book The Truth About mation His work on earth, His divine ac Seventh-day Adventism, Walter Martin tivity in the heavenly sanctuary whether it seeks to refute the Adventist position. He pertains to His own people, the nations of writes as follows: the world, or Satan and his counterfeit But the Adventists© error is that they draw from system. the Scriptures interpretations which cannot be sub Much of the work of judgment is re stantiated by exegesis but rest largely upon in vealed as taking place prior to the second ference and deduction, drawn from theological ap- coming of Christ; in fact, this work of judg plications of their own design. Page 176. ment is essential if the return of our Lord Seventh-day Adventists, relying upon Daniel 8:14, is to be realized. Without this work of judg Daniel 7:9, 10, Rev. 14:7 and 11:18, which refer to ment from the throne of God, there can be "judgment," and "books," attempt to "prove" that no end to the present reign. Certain aspects of the judgment make it possible for Christ to proclaim Himself as Lord of lords and It is vain to expect any advantage from our pro King of kings. Once this is understood, fession of the truth if we be not sincerely just and then the various phases of the work of honest in our actions.—Sharpe. judgment can be correctly placed. Evi dently this is the intent of the passage in Revelation 14:6-14, where the work of the investigative judgment is meant, but examina judgment, the hour of God©s judgment, is tion of each of these texts in context reveals the pictured as prior to the Second Advent and paucity of the claim. None of these texts has any leading up to it. thing to do with any judgment now going on. . . . It is significant that non-Adventist Biblical scholars Why does Scripture set forth so much of have never allowed these so-called "investigative the work of God from the throne room of judgment" interpretations, because there is no Scriptural warrant for them apart from implication and inference. Page 180. I know the Bible is inspired because it finds me Adventists, in the opinion of conservative Bibli at greater depths of my being than any other book. cal scholars, not to mention the liberal wing of —Coleridge. Protestantism, are only speculating with their sanc tuary and investigative judgment theories. Actually, most are agreed that they have created doctrines the heavenly sanctuary after 1844 as a work to compensate for errors in prophetic interpretation. of judgment? Obviously, God©s purpose is . . . Seventh-day Adventists, we believe, needlessly that the attention of men everywhere shall subscribe to a doctrine which neither solves their be called to this unique work of the high difficulties nor engenders peace of mind. Holding as priestly ministration of Christ, that it is to they do to the doctrine of the Investigative Judg God on His throne we must look for the ment, it is extremely difficult for us to understand how they can experience the joy of salvation and consummation of all things. What happens the knowledge of sins forgiven. Pages 182, 183. on the earth is not isolated from God©s work in heaven. What is taking place to Is there a judgment now going on which usher in the consummation of all things is began in 1844? Is there scriptural warrant directly related to and is the result of for this? What is the message of the proph Christ©s work in the heavenly sanctuary. ecies of the book of Revelation? Two words The prophecies relating to the time of the give us the basis for a proper interpreta end are now being fulfilled because our tion of these prophecies for the last days: blessed Lord is now directing all these redemption and judgment. As one studies things from His throne. the book it seems that God©s work in Seventh-day Adventists insist that the heaven during the time of the end is largely knowledge of the work of Christ in the a work of judgment. Furthermore, all judg heavenly sanctuary during this time of the ment is seen proceeding from the throne end is imperative to the proper under room of the heavenly sanctuary, from the standing of the closing scenes of the great 12 THE MINISTRY controversy between Christ and Satan. of the world and Satan back to Christ, the If God intends to bring the world to an rightful ruler. How this is brought about is end in our day through His work of judg declared in Scripture to be God©s work of ment and redemption, and if the books of judgment. Throughout the greater part of Daniel and Revelation present to us the the conflict between truth and error it ap sublime prophecies of this last hour, then pears that the saints are being overthrown, it is of paramount importance that men that oppression is too great for them to sur eve ".where know it. This work of Christ in vive; even the truth and the law of God is briiijing all this about is, in the books of being trampled underfoot; everywhere it Daniel and Revelation, declared to be appears that the forces of evil are in the su God©s work of judgment. That is the reason premacy; then comes a dramatic change. A these books are full of such a message. The hour of judgment is the time of decision and finality, when the cases of Adversity is the diamond dust heaven polishes men and of nations are determined by the its jewels with.—Leighton. great Judge of the universe. This requires activity both in heaven and on the earth. scene is pictured in heaven; the court of The day in which we live is a day of final judgment is established. God is seated on reckoning for all. His throne, and the judgment begins. This hour of God©s judgment, prior to Events occur both in heaven and on earth the Second Advent, is graphically por as a result of this supreme work of judg trayed in Daniel, chapter 7. The sequence ment. God now breaks into the world or of events shows the rise of the four great der from His throne room in the heavenly world kingdoms Babylon, Medo-Persia, sanctuary. Hitherto the work has been lim Greece, and Rome. These are followed by ited to the work of redemption, but now the appearance of the mystery of iniquity, the work of judgment is added. Judgment the little horn in its attack upon God, upon is declared and given against the little horn His truth and His law, upon the sanctuary, and the opposing powers in favor of the and upon the saints of God. This work of saints. The throne of God is established by the little horn is pictured at the height of His work of judgment; God©s throne is its power as continuing until the close of vindicated and justified in all its sovereign the 1260 days, that is, until 1798. What ministration. In the process the opposing happens then? God©s answer to all this is powers are condemned and ultimately de in His work of judgment. Three times in stroyed, while "the time came that the this chapter the work of judgment from saints possessed the kingdom" (verse 22). the throne room of the heavenly sanc That this judgment is not an action tuary is pictured as following almost im which has been continuously in progress mediately upon the period of papal suprem during the dominion of these earthly king acy (Dan. 7:9, 10, 21, 22, 25, 26). There doms is evident from the fact that not until can be no mistaking the significance of this the work of the little horn has held sway work of judgment prior to the Second Ad for 1260 years is the work of judgment said vent. This is the hour when God will set to begin. The fact that there is a sequence His throne in the heavenly sanctuary in a in the rise and development and overthrow great heavenly assize that will determine of the kingdoms of the world proves that the destiny of the great controversy. this judgment is part of that same sequence The historical sequence of Daniel 7 of time. shows the earthly powers in opposition to Daniel 7:9, 10, states: "I beheld till the God, holding sway over the kingdoms of the thrones were cast down {placed], and the earth, exercising dominion over the minds Ancient of days [God the Father] did sit. and hearts of men. As the drama unfolds we . . . The judgment was set, and the books see this dominion passing from the powers (Continued on page 30}

LOOKING UPWARD-

f£ It is a good thing to believe; it is a good thing to admire. By continually looking upward, our minds will themselves grow upward; a man, by indulging in habits of scorn and contempt for others, is sure to descend to the level of those he despises.

JUNE,1961 13 The Basis of Christian Belief F. G. CLIFFORD President, Australasian Division

I©I N HIS book The Truth gestion that these truths are not acceptable About Seventh-day Advent- to evangelical Christians because they find ism Walter R. Martin takes their origin and receive practically their issue with us regarding our only support from the words of Scripture. insistence on observing the If Mr. Martin were to bring the argument seventh day of the week as he has used against the Sabbath to bear the Sabbath. In seeking to de upon his own most cherished beliefs, he stroy the evidence upon which would have to discard most if not all of Seventh-day Adventists rest their case for them. He would have no Christian faith the seventh day, Mr. Martin reveals an at remaining. titude and type of reasoning that is indeed For Mr. Martin to be reduced to use such strange. self-destructive reasoning is an indication After having made clear that Seventh- of the straits in which those who oppose the day Adventists believe in and base a large Bible Sabbath find themselves. It also high part of their case for the seventh day on the lights the fact that the Sabbath is based Bible story of Creation, he makes this re solely upon a "Thus saith the Lord." markable statement: "Thus their case rests Another illuminative fact that is thus very heavily upon a literal 24-hour-day brought to our attention is the significance creation theory which is contradicted by of the message of Revelation 14:6, 7. From the findings of the majority of responsible the beginning of our history we have de scientists. Scores of volumes have been writ clared that the Sabbath is associated with ten on this subject, and we feel that the Ad- the everlasting gospel. We have believed ventist position sorely lacks conclusive that the gospel included a belief in the scientific support." Page 161. story of man©s creation, fall, and redemp Here Mr. Martin reveals that he expects tion as outlined in Holy Writ. We have be to have the statements of Scripture sup lieved that the process of creation and re ported by the majority of responsible demption are both utterly dependent upon scientists before they can be accepted as a the power of God, "For he spake, and it was basis for Christian belief. This is a position done." The miracle of instantaneous crea one would expect to be taken only by those tion and the miracle of instantaneous con who are termed Modernists. version are all of one. We have never sug Suppose we follow Mr. Martin in his gested that scientific confirmation was es chain of reasoning. If we must have scien sential for either. The Sabbath is to one a tific support, and "conclusive" support at memorial and of the other a sign. To seek that, for the fundamentals of the Christian for scientific explanation of creation or faith which we firmly believe Mr. Martin conversion would be to seek for a doctrine holds, how will these fundamentals fare? of works some rational explanation that Let us take for example the incarnation, would substitute for God©s power and God©s the virgin birth, the resurrection, the new grace. birth, the ascension of Christ, the existence We are sure Mr. Martin did not intend of heaven, and the existence of God. These that his argument against the Sabbath are all fundamental truths of the Christian should be carried to its logical conclusion. faith to which we feel certain Mr. Martin We can only conclude that the reason for freely subscribes. On what are these funda the Sabbath based upon Creation stands mental beliefs based? Do any of them re fast and secure unless we are prepared to ceive conclusive scientific support? We ex deny and destroy the entire gospel of salva pect Mr. Martin would reject the very sug- tion. 14 THE MINISTRY RESEARCH-Theology, History, Science

Jesus and the Trinity OTTO H. CHRISTENSEN Language and Literature Professor, Southern Missionary College

N©O DOUBT in recent years tion of God" (Rev. 3:14); "the firstborn I many of our workers have of every creature" (Col. 1:15) with other had to deal with the question statements that make Him one with the of Jesus, His origin, and His Father from eternity. How can we recon relation to the other members cile these statements with Micah 5:2 where, of the Godhead. Often over- speaking of Jesus, it says His "goings forth enthusiastic and misled reli have been from of old, from everlasting," gious workers going from or with John 10:30, "I and my Father are house to house have succeeded in confus one," or with John 1:3, "All things were ing the minds of truehearted and truth- made by him," or even with Colossians 2: seeking people, and reviving portions at 9, "In him dwelleth all the fulness of the least of the early Arian controversy. It was Godhead bodily." The latter statements to answer this challenge that many years are fully supported by Sister White©s writ ago I began a study of this question that ings. has perplexed but not often been studied If Christ made all things, He existed before all by the layman or possibly even by many things. The words spoken in regard to this are so ministers. We have taken the teaching of decisive that no one need be left in doubt. Christ the Trinity for granted, and the problem was God essentially, and in the highest sense. He texts have been passed by without too was with God from all eternity, God over all, much concern until we have been com blessed forevermore. pelled to meet the challenge. That was ex The Lord Jesus Christ, the divine Son of God, actly my position. As a result of the chal existed from eternity, a distinct person, yet one lenge many hours of research in the Scrip with the Father. The Review and Herald, April 5, tures have been spent, that Biblical evi 1906. Christ was the Son of God; He had been one dence might be presented that would also with Him before the angels were called into exist be in harmony with the statements of the ence. He had ever stood at the right hand of the Spirit of Prophecy. The conclusions ar Father. Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 38. rived at are based on a general study of In Christ was life, original, unborrowed, unde- the Scriptures and the Spirit of Prophecy rived. The Desire of Ages, p. 530. and not on merely two or three isolated texts strained to support a theory. Several questions arise from these state ments. Why was all power given to Him? The Problem Didn©t He already have it? Why did the Father send Him? Couldn©t He send Him The immediate problem involves a full self? Why does He say, "My Father is harmonization of such Biblical statements greater than I" if He was God essentially concerning Jesus as "All power is given in the highest sense? Why did He say, "I unto me" (Matt. 28:18); "the Father him can of mine own self do nothing"? These self, which hath sent me" (John 5:37); are problems that must be solved if we "my father is greater than I" (John 14: are to meet the claims of those who place 28); "I can of mine own self do nothing" Christ on an inferior plane as an inferior (John 5:30); "the beginning of the crea- God. JUNE,1961 Although we cannot solve all that per through the deceptive power of the tains to God and the plan of salvation, apostate." The Desire of Ages, p. 22. which will be a theme of study throughout In reading the Spirit of Prophecy on eternity, yet we are told that "we must this theme, as in the above quotations sink the shaft deep in the mine of truth." from The Desire of Ages and the chapter ELLEN G. WHITE in The Review and on "The Plan of Redemption" in Patri Herald, March 25, 1890. archs and Prophets, page 63 and onward, It is the glory of God to conceal Himself and one must be careful not to read something His ways, not by keeping men in ignorance of into those words that the author never in heavenly light and knowledge, but by surpassing tended. For instance, we know that the the utmost capacity of men to know. Humanity can second person of the Godhead received the comprehend in part, but that is all that man can name Jesus at His birth because it means bear. Bible Echoes, No. 17, April 30, 1894. God intends that to the earnest seeker the truths "Saviour." Likewise, we also know that the of His Word shall be ever unfolding. While "the name Christ is a translation of the Hebrew secret things belong unto the Lord our God," "those things that are revealed belong unto us and Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, to our children." The idea that certain portions of whether in a senator or an orator.—Cicero. the Bible can not be understood has led to neglect of some of its most important truths. The fact needs to be emphasized, and often repeated, that term Messiah and they both mean "the the mysteries of the Bible are not such because Anointed One." Acts 10:38 and Matthew God has sought to conceal truth, but because our 3:16 indicate clearly that this anointing own weakness or ignorance makes us incapable of took place at His baptism, when He be comprehending or appropriating truth. The limita came the Christ. Yet Ellen G. White uses tion is not in its purpose, but in our capacity. Of those very names for Him long before they those very portions of Scripture so often passed by were actually conferred on Him by virtue as impossible to be understood, God desires us to of His position or work in connection with understand as much as our minds are capable of our salvation. In The Desire of Ages, page receiving. "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God," that we may be "thoroughly furnished 19, she says, "From the days of eternity the unto all good works." Signs of the Times, April Lord Jesus Christ was one with the 25, 1906. Father." Thus the present names of God were used in the past before the signifi This problem that involves the sover cance of the name became applicable. eignty of God and the relationship of the This is merely a rhetorical device that we members of the Godhead to each other as constantly use in our English language but revealed in the Scriptures is by that very which cannot be used as proof of the time revelation a part of the great plan of sal of the application of a name. When we vation. This is "the science that enters into speak of New York, referring to a time the purpose brooded in the mind of the previous to 1664, we do not mean that the Infinite, ©kept in silence through times city was called New York at that time. We eternal;© the science that will be the study merely do it for clarity©s sake. Just so with the names of Jesus in the Spirit of Proph Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisi ecy. He has been given many names in His tion is that of good books.—Colton. connection with the plan of salvation that He never had before, but yet that did not change the fact that He was God. Thus of God©s redeemed throughout the endless we have such names as "Jesus," "Christ," ages. This is the highest study in which it "Immanuel," "Lamb of God," "Son of is possible for man to engage." Ibid., God," "Redeemer," all used of Him now April 18, 1906. "The plan for our redemp in connection with any period of time tion was not an afterthought, a plan for simply because we are familiar with those mulated after the fall of Adam. It was a terms and not to prove that He was any revelation of ©the mystery which hath been of them at some remote time in the past. kept in silence through times eternal.© If this caution is observed, we will avoid Rom. 16:25, R.V. It was an unfolding of confusion in the study of this great theme. the principles that from eternal ages have been the foundation of God©s throne. From Doctrine of the Trinity the beginning, God and Christ knew of the The doctrine of the Trinity is a gener apostasy of Satan, and of the fall of man ally accepted doctrine of Christianity by 16 THE MINISTRY all but a few. However, this does not neces not be able to perform the function of the sarily make it the truth. It becomes neces other, but in the perfect unity there is per sary to establish it upon a scriptural foun fect order, and each one has His part that dation. That there exist at present the He fulfills in the general plan of unity. three Beings of the Godhead, the Bible From the texts given and others to be definitely supports. We shall deal with noted, we can confidently believe in a their pre-existence, power, and relation Trinity a triune God three distinct Be ship later. In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus gave ings, each objective to the other. All are command that those baptized were to be self-existing and self-existent. The three baptized into the name of the three Fa are equal in power and attributes. They ther, Son, and Holy Ghost. When Jesus are different in rank, which is assumed promised the Holy Ghost, the Comforter voluntarily because of their perfect unity. (John 14:26), He said He would pray the Nevertheless, each has the capacity and Father and He would send the Holy Ghost. potentiality of the rank of each of the Here all three are distinctively mentioned. others. The Spirit does not send the Father, Paul, as he closes his letters to the Corin neither does the Son send the Father. thians, uses the names of the three members Each has His office and work, but they are of the Godhead in his benediction (2 Cor. one in character, intent, and purpose. A 13:14). The order of mention is not the same as in Matthew 28:18-20. Again, in 1 Peter 1:2, in Peter©s salutation he sets He who wishes to secure the good o£ others has forth the work or office of each member of already secured his own.—Confucius. the Godhead in still a different order. This may not have any particular significance except to reveal the fact that there was no Trinity is a necessity from the viewpoint particular order of mention that bound the of eternal revelation. Only that which is writers of Scripture. It would be a strong like yourself can bring out what is in your indication, at least, that even though self. If God were alone, no one could know their work and office were different, the Him. Only divinity can reveal divinity. unity was such that they were coequal. We The question of the Trinity is clearly can rest with confidence in the fact that involved in this larger question of Christ©s the Scriptures support the doctrine of the relation to the Godhead. God Himself is Trinity without using 1 John 5:7, which in a sense on trial, because trinitarians are textual critics recognize to be of question compared with pagans who worship many able origin. gods. By the assertion from those who dis believe in the Trinity, Jehovah is claimed Relationship of the Three Members of the to be the Father and alone God, and Jesus Godhead Christ is relegated to a lower position and As for the relationship of the three mem of unequal status with the Father. But if bers of the Godhead, there is perfect unity. the Father alone is God, then Jesus cannot Each has His work, or office, but performs also be God, for that would still be a plu it in full harmony with the others. We are rality, as in paganism. Hence, according to not told in Scripture as much about the the outcome of this teaching, Jesus cannot office and work o£ the Father as we are of be God. Thus this specious argument is re the other two. He probably can be thought vealed to be another plan of Satan in his of as the Designer, the Planner, the Pre long hatred of Jesus to dethrone Him, dictor (Acts 2:23; 1 Peter 1:2). The Son which those in fact (although ignorantly) is the Creator (John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16; Heb. are doing who declaim the Trinity and 1:2). All things were made by Him. Hence the eternal coexistence of Jesus with the He is the beginning of the creation of God Father. (Rev. 3:14) and not Himself created. He Is Jesus God? began the great work of God©s creation, as nothing was made without Him. He is also Let us now search the Scriptures to see the Redeemer and Mediator (Acts 4:12; if Jesus as well as the Father is declared to 1 Tim. 2:5). The Holy Spirit is the Com be God, and just who is Jehovah. Then forter, Consoler (John 14:26), the In- we shall examine the problem of how He spirer or Mover (2 Peter 1:21; Gen. 1:2). came to be the Son. In Revelation 1:18, This does not mean that either one would 17, 8, Jesus, the one "that liveth, and was JUNE,1961 17 dead," is declared to be "the first and the thee shall he come forth unto me that is last," the "Alpha and Omega, . . . which to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth is, and which was, and which is to come, have been from of old, from everlasting" the Almighty." Note also Revelation 22: (Micah 5:2). The margin reads "the days 12. 13. Angels are commanded to worship of eternity." Then note the words of Isaiah Him (Heb. 1:6). Jesus is the One who is as previously referred to in the ninth chap to come and eventually set up His ever ter and verses six and seven, where he lasting kingdom on earth. See Daniel 7: gives to Jesus the extraordinary name "The 13. 14 and Luke 1:32, 33. In Daniel 2:44 everlasting Father" (literally, the Father He, the One who is to "set up a kingdom," of eternity), thus again emphasizing the is called "the God of heaven." In Revela unity and inexplicable equality of the God tion 17:14 He is called "Lord of lords, and head. King of kings." Note also Deuteronomy This oneness of the Trinity and full di 10:17; 1 Timothy 6:14, 15; and Revelation vinity of Christ is further emphasized in 19:16, 13. Again in his prophecy (Isa. 9:6, 1 Timothy 6:14-16, where He is called "the 7) Isaiah calls Him "The mighty God," blessed and only Potentate, the King of and in Isaiah 7:14 He is named "Imman- kings, and Lord of lords." He contains that uel," which means "God is with us." See which all the Godhead contains, and so also Matthew 1:23. In Hebrews 1:5-8 the does each of the others, but He is sent to Father addresses Him as God. Paul calls represent God to man. Thus He has a Him "great God and our Saviour Jesus unique position. This unity of the Godhead Christ" in Titus 2:13. Stephen calls upon is perfect and complete, past even full hu God saying, "Lord Jesus" (Acts 7:59, 60). man comprehension. "In him dwelleth all John, in writing his Gospel under inspi the fulness of the Godhead bodily" (Col. ration says, "In the beginning was the 2:9). Word, and the Word was with God, and But although Christ©s divine glory was for a the Word was God (that is, divine, for a time vailed and eclipsed by His assuming human noun without an article expresses quality]" ity, yet He did not cease to be God when He be (John 1:1). "And the Word was made came man. The human did not take the place of flesh, and dwelt among us" (verse 14). the divine, nor the divine of the human. This is the Thus the continued and multiplied testi mystery of godliness. The two expressions human mony of the writers of Scripture is that and divine were, in Christ, closely and inseparably Jesus is of a verity God. "As ye have there one, and yet they had a distinct individuality. Though Christ humbled Himself to become man, fore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk the Godhead was still His own. Signs of the Times, ye in him: rooted and built up in him, May 10, 1899. and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiv And so Christ©s glorious divinity was ing. Beware lest any man spoil you through veiled while He took on the form of hu philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradi manity. This Divine Being in His original tion of men, after the rudiments of the unveiled form, as the Mighty God from world, and not after Christ. For in him eternity, no man has seen, as no man has dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead seen the Father. Note here again the di bodily" (Col. 2:6-9). vine unity, so perfect that our finite minds That Jesus is God from eternity is fur can barely grasp a minute portion. How ther emphasized in the .Scripture, leaving glorious is God! We reach upward to com us without a question of doubt. Listen to prehend His greatness, and we press on to Micah in prophetic vision tell of Him who attain to His likeness. That we cannot was to be born in Bethlehem: "But thou, fully comprehend God and His perfection Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little is the greatest evidence of God. among the thousands of Judah, yet out of (To be concluded)

NOBLE DEEDS-

<£ To do an evil act is base. To do a good one without incurring danger is common enough. But it is the part of a good man to do great and noble deeds though he risks everything in doing them.—Plutarch.

18 THE MINISTRY Review of Basic Principles in Approaching Non-Adventists

PART II-The Right Approach

ARNOLD KURTZ Minister, East Oakland Church, Oakland, California

N THE story of the Trans parable of the Seed Sower. The kingdom I figuration the climaxing was to be established not by force of arms sentence reads, "And when but by the implantation of a new principle they had lifted up their eyes, in the hearts of men. Christ came as a they saw no man, save Jesus sower of seed, not as a military champion only." Those two words, of force. Those who wish to force their re "Jesus only," provide the an ligion on people, employing the "ram-it, swer. Those two words are jam-it, cram-it" method, do violence to the symbolic of the spirit that actuated the kingdom. This is not God©s way. They do early church, and are a prophetic symbol violence to the divinely ordained laws of of the spirit of the last-day church. We are soul winning. We try to show our people told in The Acts of the Apostles, page 64, that the heart must be opened before we "©Jesus only© in these words is contained present doctrinal truths. We have seen the the secret of the life and power that marked disappointment of new members when they the history of the early church." They had come into the church believing everybody a similar message to ours, but through those will accept these new truths. They want to two words every doctrine was channeled. unload it all quickly and they are dis It is not to be Jesus plus doctrine or an in appointed because their friends don©t re troduction to doctrine, or the appeal in spond. The hearts were unprepared. Our doctrine, but every doctrine clustering people often make this mistake. around Him. We present the Sabbath only One woman got up at one of the services that we might exalt the lovely Lord of the and said, "I love to give the message. I saw Lord©s day. All our doctrines must be Christ a man on the street the other day, and I centered. told him about the Sabbath and about Ar We are told that "Christ made plain the mageddon and the seven last plagues." right way of approaching the people." She said, "I would not let him get away." Often in our way doctrine is important, fel But he did get away. He was not ready for lowship is minimized. In Christ©s way both all of that. All through the Bible we are are important. It is our responsibility to taught that men©s hearts must be opened teach our people how to greet the stranger to receive the truth. How shall their hearts at the door. That is as important as doc be opened? I mention three things. To my trine. Fellowship! How to reach over and people I say that we must learn to really warmly and sincerely shake hands with the testify of Jesus. We need to return to the stranger. The Sabbath school teacher will joyous testifying of what Christ really take time to introduce the visitor in his means to us. Christ crucified talk it, pray class. it, sing it. It will break and win men©s A minister preached a sermon on "Will hearts! Then we must display the spirit of We Know Our Friends in Heaven?" A man Christ. Many times in our own homes we wrote a note saying, "Please preach a ser are guilty of scarring hearts instead of keep mon on recognizing our friends on earth. I ing them open. Here is a wife with a non- have been here six months and no one has Adventist husband. He brings home some spoken to me." pork. "If you are going to eat that stuff, you For lack of a better name we labeled an will have to cook it yourself." Does this other principle "the law of soil prepara open or close the heart? You know that we tion," which demands that before doc are scarring hearts many times with our ap trinal seed is sown, the soil of the heart proach sometimes of those nearest and must be prepared. We build this on the dearest to us. JUNE, 1961 19 Here is a woman with a Methodist neigh your house, the announcement would in bor. She knows there are Christians in ev stantly reach your heart and you would be ery communion, but she somehow has the motivated to action. When truth gets into idea that this particular Methodist must the heart and touches the. emotions, the join her church to be saved; and she says in feelings, the wellsprings of desire, it begins her most pious way and as kindly as she to become saving truth. It is the work of can, "You are in the wrong church." What the Holy Spirit to transfer from the mind to will happen to that Methodist heart? The the heart what was only information; to same thing that would happen to an Ad- transform what was once dry theory into ventist heart with such an approach. living, vital truth. This provides opportu We suggest that we must keep in the foot nity to present the importance of the work steps of Jesus who went about doing good. of the Holy Spirit in gaining decisions and We want a program of good-neighbor to show our people where their work ends evangelism. If we could get every family in and where the Spirit takes over. Many are the Adventist Church to say, "We are going trying to do what only the Holy Spirit is to cultivate the friendship of as many of able to do. our neighbors as we can and do as much The fundamental law of the government good as we can" (take them a cherry pie, a of God is love. Closely associated with this loaf of bread, stay with the children, et is the gift of choice. God will not and can cetera), these families would be placed un- not compel anybody because of that very law. He says: "Choose you this day whom ye will serve." Shall I presume to do what The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would ap God chooses not to do, what Christ will not pear to be.—Socrates. do, what the Holy Spirit does not do? He brings to conviction, but it is the person who makes the choice. Well, you say, that der a certain obligation, and when the law is self-evident; but sometimes we break pastor announces a series of meetings they that law. A wife had this problem: her hus would come. We would not have to have band©s family wanted to hold a family re expensive campaigns. They would come to union, and it was to fall on the Sabbath. He the church, and they would pack the felt clear in attending, but she didn©t. She church. We explain the importance of felt she should go to church. She came to Isaiah 58. That chapter is for the people the minister very much agitated and ex of the Sabbath-reform message, but the plained about the family reunion. The important passage is verses 5-8 where our minister asked, "Are you going?" She re real work is outlined. We are to unloose the plied, "No, but my husband is." "Well, let heavy burdens, clothe the naked, and feed him go." "But he would be sinning," the the hungry. Good-neighbor evangelism! woman remonstrated. "Doesn©t he have a After the soil of the heart has been right to sin if he wants to?" the minister opened we are ready to plant doctrinal asked. She had not thought of that. "But he seed, but it is important for us to remem will be lost." "Doesn©t he have a right to be ber that this doctrinal seed must find lodg lost if he wants to?" She had not thought ing in the heart. There are many who have of that either. God could have stopped it only in the head, but it has never really Adam and Eve from disobeying back there, gotten into the heart. We are told in The but He would not violate this principle of Desire of Ages, page 309, "In all human ex (Continued on page 38} perience a theoretical knowledge of the truth has been proved to be insufficient for the saving of the soul." NOTE The following is an illustration of truth We regret that the following two names were in the heart and truth in the head. If I omitted from the Southern New England Confer were to present statistics today on the num ence list of ordinations in previous issues of The ber of houses that burn annually because of Ministry: faulty flues and were to tell you the amount 1959—R. Lembert Chaney, pastor, 57 Dunning of money that is lost, the lives lost, and so Boulevard, Bangor, Maine. on, those facts would be lodged in your 1960—Beaman T. Senecal, Jr., 54 Dale Street, mind. But if I were to say that there is a Keene, New Hampshire. house burning right now, and say that it is 20 THE MINISTRY EVANGELISM-Winning Men for God

From TV Screen to Harvest Concluded The Decision Films

HE DECISION films are a final link in the stand alone. They are a part of a plan. That TIt Is Written plan of evangelism. Designed plan envisions and requires a careful Bible primarily to follow up interests created by the study preceding each film. That Bible study television program, they are planned to bring may be given by the pastor, Bible instructor, to any group, large or small, the atmosphere or other qualified person. of an actual reaping meeting. Their purpose is The reason for this is clear, and it is twofold. to create decision consciousness that will lead To put on film an actual reaping meeting as directly to final and full commitment to truth. conducted by Elder Vandeman in the large The It Is Written television series, if it is to cities, including special music, the message with be effective must be followed up. Interested the full-text background, and the appeal, would persons need to be gathered into groups and led require the production of a film from an hour to take the final steps along the path to decision. to an hour and a half in length. This would It is only natural that such leadership should be not be possible expensewise, nor would it be undertaken by Elder Vandeman, for he is the practical, for it would utterly fail in bringing personality who has entered the homes week by about the personal fellowship with the local week on the screen. He is the one in whom pastor, which is imperative. Therefore each de they now have a measure of confidence. Any cision-film service consists of a Bible study given other man attempting to follow up the inter by the local representative and followed by est, regardless of his talents and power as a Elder Vandeman©s personal appeal on film. public speaker and soul winner, has the disad vantage of not being, known to the people. What They Are Not Now it is not necessary for Elder Vandeman These films are not an emergency fill-in. to follow up the interest personally in every Never under any circumstances should they be area. We believe that in the production of these used to fill an emergency when a pastor fails color films we actually have a double advantage. to prepare a prayer meeting or when an MV They present the personality in whom the peo speaker fails to show up. These films are not ple already have confidence and who is there entertainment. They are not a program. They fore best qualified to appeal to their hearts, are participation films, involving the actual re while at the same time drawing them into close sponse of individuals to appeals and altar calls. fellowship with the local pastor so he will be Never should they be used except when such able to personally lead them not only to full participation is envisioned. decision but into church membership. They are not an evangelistic spearhead, not Surprising as it may seem, reaction to these primarily a presentation for first-nighters. They films is in some cases more favorable than to should not be used to excite or initiate an in a public appearance, since the impact of a close- terest. Rather, they should be used in decisive, up picture on a large screen is comparable to final meetings with men and women who have the impact of TV in the home. Some have ex had considerable exposure to the message by pressed disappointment at the great distance way of It Is Written, the Voice of Prophecy, between the speaker and the audience. They Faith for Today, evangelistic efforts, Bible stud are accustomed to the intimacy of TV. This ies, Bible courses, Take His Word, or extensive decision-film plan capitalizes on that intimacy. reading of our literature. Relatives of Seventh- But the decision films do not and cannot day Adventists and backsliders might be invited. JUNE,1961 21 Where and When to Use Them they do not react favorably to the suggestion The decision film plan may be used in audi of a public meeting, arrange to show the films toriums, halls, churches, homes wherever in their own home or the home of friends. groups of interested persons, ready to make a In other words, all your reaping eggs should decision, can be gathered together. We think not be put in one basket. You need not depend first, naturally, of the larger groups where the upon the auditorium alone or the homes alone. local evangelist or pastor can reap a harvest. Schedule the film plan nightly. Use them in a And though these films will be most effec hall one night a week, and schedule them in tively used where Elder Vandeman is known the homes the other nights. Work the plan to by the telecast, it is amazing how helpful they the limit, and you will be amazed at the results. can be in any decision or reaping series. They Not only ministers and Bible instructors will do not necessarily have to follow the It Is Writ find this combination plan effective. In addition ten television films. After all, Elder Vandeman to this primary use, doctors and other profes brings the principles, and messages that have sional people among our capable laymen can been tested in the crucible of the fires of evan extend the influence of the films. But they too gelism in many parts of the world, and his ex must precede each film with the proper Bible perience has been molded by contact with some study. Only in that way can the maximum re of our greatest soul winners. sults be realized. The emphasis, however, should not be placed Outlines of the studies to be used with the alone upon widely advertised public meetings, films, as well as work sheets on which the people important as they are. It is true that the larger write in the texts, are available from the Gen meetings draw more people to each single show eral Conference It Is Written office. ing, and thus save wear on the films. But still larger success can be had if wise planning is Preparation for a Decision-Film Series laid to use the films in decision Bible studies in 1. The church must be praying. "Only the the homes, with small groups of people or fam work accomplished with much prayer, and sanc ilies who may not be able or willing to come tified by the merit of Christ, will in the end out to a meeting. prove to have been efficient for good." The Keep in mind that television interests have Desire of Ages, p. 362. not been created through public meetings. They 2. Advertise. An advertising folder has been have been created and nurtured by a device prepared that may be adapted to the needs of in the home, where men and women sit and © large or small groups. The newspaper might lounge in the informal atmosphere of the living be used. TV can effectively be used for ad room. Such persons might even come more vertising these meetings. Correspond with your quickly to a Sabbath morning service, just to area It Is Written office for counsel on this. see what it is like, than to an evangelistic meet But personal visitation of all available interests ing. Their prejudice may now be broken down. is the most effective advertising of all. There is But remember that their interest, however no substitute for this means of gathering peo wholesome, may not yet be so deep as to inspire ple together. the slightest desire to change churches. And 3. Thoroughly study your Bible presentation. knowing that we are Seventh-day Adventists It must be enthusiastic, earnest, and filled with may make them a little reserved about attend conviction. Prepare for it. Know it well. If ing any service that seems to be evangelistic in preparation is fresh and thorough, with up-to- nature. the-minute illustrations and renewed convic But in personal visitation it is possible to tion in your own heart regarding the truth you share the word regarding these new films in a teach, then your presentation will be brief, way that will excite curiosity and genuine de-© pointed, and powerful. Do not preach, how sire to see one of them. And when they have ever. Teach. Let the people participate. They seen the first one, they will likely want to carry are to fill in the texts. They are to take notes. on with the plan. Invite them to the meeting Plan to let them use their Bibles. Every success place. Arrange transportation if needed. But if ful soul winner knows that if these few pointed

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22 THE MINISTRY suggestions are followed, the people will be en Keeping the sacred, quiet moments intact is an thralled by your study and will love you for it. art God will help each man to achieve. If no It is in this way that you will endear yourself complete call is made, dismiss the meeting. to the hearts o£ the people. They will never Shake all hands. Talk quietly and earnestly forget your studies and their participation in with all who desire to do so. Let the people them. leave without social chatting, especially if the 4. Preview the film to be shown, if you have meeting is in a home. not previously seen it. It will help you to know On full decision nights linger, pray, and talk what to expect. with everyone. But better still, make sure that 5. Make sure that the projectionist is thor you visit those homes in the next day or so to oughly familiar with his machine and its thread further consolidate the decision. ing devices. The finest film prepared at tre mendous cost can lose its effectiveness and ac How to Encourage Response complish little or nothing unless slavish atten The purpose of these films shown in connec tion is given to a few simple precautions. The tion with a persona], live Bible study is to cre room should be thoroughly darkened, with no ate decision consciousness. Full decision to give light to distract. A good projector should be one©s heart to Christ and to join the church used, with sound properly adjusted and sharp does not come alone by asking for hands to be focus achieved. The gate should have been raised or for something to be written or even thoroughly cleaned to remove lint. The machine by making an altar call, however important should be properly threaded so as to synchro these physical commitments may be. It is rather nize the lips of the speaker with the sound. the total impact of a decisive Bible study and a The screen should be adequately large for the conviction-filled message that creates the atmos audience. phere of decision. Even then a physical act of A Typical Decision-Film Meeting commitment may need encouragement. Right here is the crux of the matter. The im It is suggested that there be no song service. pact of the films will be seriously dissipated There need be no special music. In other if they are treated as something simply to be words, it may be best that this meeting bear watched. The aim is to achieve the atmosphere little resemblance to the traditional evangelistic and the results of a live appeal. The films in service as such. If the meeting is conducted in vite participation. Unless that participation is the traditional way, the people will expect a gained, they might better not be shown. But the sermon. And a sermon in this particular setting people will need encouragement. will not so effectively teach the people what is Therefore it is suggested that previous to the needed for final decision. meetings, perhaps in the Sabbath service, never Rather, have organ music or use taped organ in the decision meeting, you talk quietly with melodies of a gospel nature while the people our own people and solicit their support. Ask are gathering. Follow with one familiar hymn them to be the first to respond to the calls that and an earnest prayer. An offering may be are made. If they lead the way, others will find taken, or the routine might be varied by asking it easy to follow. Encourage our people to re folks to place gifts on the plate as they leave the spond to every appeal that they can legitimately meeting place. In order to break away from the find it in their hearts to respond to. traditional meeting type and prepare the heart For instance, if hands are asked for indicat for earnest and deep personal study, it might ing a desire to prepare for the kingdom, all can be wise to try some of these innovations. join. And their response will encourage the Then get into the Bible study in earnest. more timid. Even the altar call for conversion Your study should be no longer than twenty- may be the very thing needed by some of our five or thirty minutes. Thorough preparation own people. A forward move at that time may and deep conviction regarding the message will encourage and release the floodgates of decision help you to say it briefly and well. for others. And now ask everyone to tuck away their When the films are shown in a home, some work sheets and quietly relax as Pastor Vande- adapting of the plan will be needed. People man reviews what they have learned and brings will not come forward to the altar in a home. his part o£ the evening message. But God will help you to adapt. You may want At the close it may not be wise to turn the them to quietly stand or step forward, perhaps lights on at once. A few quiet words from you pressing into a circle. A simple gesture from at this point, re-enforcing the decision, some you at the right point will indicate what you times all joining in prayer, will mean much. {Continued on page 31} JUXE,1961 23 Dr. A. A. Esteb addressing those who attended the Youth Bible Conference.

Youth Bible Study Conference D. A. ROTH Public Relations and Radio-TV Secretary. Columbia Union Conference

I ARLY in March 350 seri New Jersey, who has spent a lifetime with E ous-minded young people his unusual hobby. of the Columbia Union Con As E. M. Peterson, Columbia Union MV ference took part in the first secretary, William Loveless, youth leader event of its kind ever held in of the Sligo church, and study conference the United States and Canada committees met together to plan the week a Youth Bible Study Con end event, it was decided that deep Bible ference. subjects be presented so that young people Sponsored by the youth department of might be challenged to further Bible the Columbia Union Conference and the study when they returned home. Sligo church MV Society in Takoma Park, The result of their decision can be seen Maryland, the three-day conference in the line-up of subjects that were pre brought together delegates from seven sented: "Last-Day Events," "The Sabbath," Eastern States and the District of Colum "What Is God?" "Significance of the bia. It was a "closed" conference, which Church," "Conditionality of Man," "Evo meant that only delegates between the ages lution and Creation," "The Incarnation of of 16 and 30 were permitted to attend the Christ," and "The Spirit of Prophecy." study groups. Leading theologians of the denomina The main purpose of the conference was tion were invited to direct in the study to study the Bible. There were no enter groups. The list included Edward Heppen- taining features, no unusual performers. stall, Roland Loasby, and R. M. Ritland, The only possible exception to this was a all from Andrews University, Michigan; unique display of old Bibles put on by a Herbert Douglass, from the Bible de layman, George B. Suhrie, of Paterson, partment of Atlantic Union College, Massa- 24 THE MIMSTRY chusetts; G. H. Minchin, of the Bible de partment of Columbia Union College; Don SOME COMMENTS Neufeld, a research editor of the Review "I was impressed with the maturity o£ and Herald Publishing Association; Rich the questions asked by our youth, which ard Hammill and D. Arthur Delafield from indicates that they think more seriously the General Conference. on religious themes than we realize."— The plan of the conference was simple. Dr. Richard Hammill, General Confer Eight different study groups were con ence Department o£ Education. ducted simultaneously. Each instructor <^^S made a four-hour presentation of his sub "This Bible Conference exceeded our ex ject. At the end of this four-hour period pectations. Our youth are hungry for the he repeated his presentation to a second truths of God's Word, and their earnest group of students. In the course of the ness in attention and discussion was in conference each delegate was able to study spiring."—E. M. Peterson, Columbia Un two complete subjects. The class size aver ion Missionary Volunteer Department. aged around forty. <^^S Formal presentations were given by the "It was thrilling to see how these young class instructors. However, a major portion people came to every meeting on time. I of the time in most of the classes was spent am convinced that our youth want and in asking and answering questions and in can understand the 'meat' of the Word." discussion of various aspects of the subject —William Loveless, Pastor, Sligo Church. at hand. C_><7> The Bible study groups were organized "Those young people just fell for these Friday night and met for study and discus studies in the biggest kind of way."— sion Sabbath afternoon, Saturday night, Dr. R. E. Loasby, Theological Seminary, and Sunday morning. In addition, three Andrews University. general meetings were held. The first one <^>^> was the opening session when the keynote "Our young men and women entered speaker was Edward Heppenstall, much- wholeheartedly into these studies, which goes to show how important the study of loved Bible teacher and theologian. the Bible is in the life of our youth."— More than 2,400 persons attended the G. H. Minchin, Columbia Union College Sabbath morning service in the Sligo Bible Department. church when Herbert Douglass spoke on (Continued on page 31}

These young people helped in the planning of the conference. JUNE, 1961 25 When Will Isaiah 11:6-9 Be Fulfilled? A. V. OLSON President, Ellen G. White Estate, Incorporated

ROM time to time we re He said they were martyrs that had been slain for Fceive letters asking when Him. With them was an innumerable company of and where the conditions de little ones; they had a hem of red on their gar scribed in Isaiah and in the ments also. Mount Zion was just before us, and on the mount was a glorious temple, and about it were Testimonies will meet their seven other mountains, on which grew roses and fulfillment. lilies. And I saw the little ones climb, or, if they These inspired passages chose, use their little wings and fly to the top of the read as follows: mountains, and pluck the never-fading flowers. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the Testimonies, vol. 1, pp. 67-69. leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf The questioners who write to us regard and the young lion and the falling together; and ing these inspired passages wish to know a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the whether the time of peace and tranquillity bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down here described comes before, during, or together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. after the millennium. It cannot be prior to And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand the coming of Christ just before the mil on the cockatrice© den. They shall not hurt nor lennium, for the period immediately pre destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth ceding the second advent of Christ is de shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the scribed in the Bible as a time of utter tur waters cover the sea (Isa. 11:6-9) . moil, strife, and confusion a time spoken With Jesus at our head, we all descended from of by Daniel as "a time of trouble, such as the city down to this earth, on a great and mighty never was since there was a nation even to mountain, which could not bear Jesus up, and it that same time" (Dan. 12:1), a time when, parted asunder, and there was a mighty plain. as declared by Jesus, "men©s hearts [will Then we looked up and saw the great city, with twelve foundations, and twelve gates, three on be] failing them for fear, and for looking each side, and an angel at each gate. We all cried after those things which are coming on the out, "The city, the great city, it©s coming, it©s com earth" (Luke 21:26). Neither can it be ing down from God out of heaven," and it came during the millennium, for then the earth and settled on the place where we stood. Then we will be empty and void, the righteous hav began to look at the glorious things outside of the ing been taken to heaven and the wicked city. There I saw most beautiful houses, that had having been left behind, dead. Therefore, the appearance of silver, supported by four pillars it must be after the close of the millennium. set with pearls, most glorious to behold, which The next question is "Will the glorious were to be inhabited by the saints, and in which was a golden shelf. I saw many of the saints go picture painted by the prophet in Isaiah into the houses, take off their glittering crowns 11:6-9, and by Ellen G. White in Testi and lay them on the shelf, then go out into the monies, volume one, pages 67-69, meet its field by the houses to do something with the fulfillment in heaven or on earth?" It must earth. . . . be that this prophecy will be fulfilled here Next I saw a field of tall grass, most glorious to on earth, for in closing his description of behold; it was living green, and had a reflection of the harmony and safety reigning on the silver and gold, as it waved proudly to the glory Lord©s "holy mountain," Isaiah explains of King Jesus. Then we entered a field full of all the peace and security of the place in the kinds of beasts the lion, the lamb, the leopard, following words: "for the earth shall be and the wolf, all together in perfect union. We full of the knowledge of the Lord" (Isa. passed through the midst of them, and they fol lowed on peaceably after. . . . ll©.9). The authors of The Seventh-day Ad- As we were traveling along, we met a company ventist Bible Commentary also apply the who were also gazing at the glories of the place. I prophecy of Isaiah 11:6-9 to the new noticed red as a border on their garments; their earth state (see vol. 4, p. 159). Moreover, crowns were brilliant; their robes were pure white. in the beginning of her description Sister As we greeted them, I asked Jesus who they were. White tells how the saints first come down THE MINISTRY from heaven to this earth with the Holy when Jesus comes will not grow out of City and afterward go out of it into the their childhood into mature men and surrounding fields, and at the bottom of women until after they enter the new page 67 of Testimonies, volume one the earth. page on which Sister White begins the de This conclusion seems to have good scrip scription in question is a footnote that tural support, for after announcing the fi says, "This vision describes events to take nal destruction of the wicked which will place at the close of the one thousand take place at the end of the millennium years after Christ©s second advent. Revela (Rev. 20:7-9) and after declaring that tion 20; 21; 22; Zechariah 14:4." the wicked will be consumed by a fire that It is evident, then, that the events fore "shall leave them neither root nor branch" told in the above-quoted prophecies are to (Mal. 4:1), the prophet Malachi says, "But meet their fulfillment in the earth made unto you that fear my name shall the Sun new after the close of the one thousand of righteousness arise with healing in his years following the second advent of Christ. wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up This self-evident fact throws the minds as calves of the stall" (verse 2). (See The of some people into perplexity as they try Great Controversy, page 645.) to understand how there can be little chil According to the text just cited, the dren in the new earth after the lapse of growing-up process is to take place after one thousand years spent in heaven by the the wicked, at the close of the millennium, redeemed. These people ask, "Can it be have been reduced to ashes and the earth that children will be born in heaven?" has been made new. Some people, we know, maintain that In view of the previously mentioned children will be born in the earth made facts, it would seem reasonable to con new. But this is a mistaken notion. There clude that the conditions described in the will be no marriages or births in that land. two prophetic utterances listed at the be Jesus Himself made this clear when He ginning of this statement apply to the new- said, "Do ye not therefore err, because ye earth state, after the close of the millen know not the scriptures, neither the power nium. of God? For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven" (Mark 12:24, 25). And through ANNOUNCING His inspired servant the Lord tells us: There are men to-day who express their belief For September, 1961 that there will be marriages and births in the new earth, but those who believe the Scriptures can A GRADUATE PROGRAM not accept such doctrines. The doctrine that chil LEADING TO A dren will be born in the new earth is not a part of the "sure word of prophecy." The words of Christ MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE are too plain to be misunderstood. They should IN HEALTH EDUCATION forever settle the question of marriages and births in the new earth. Neither those who shall be raised offered through from the dead, nor those who shall be translated without seeing death, will marry or be given in The School of Graduate Studies marriage. They will be as the angels of God, mem College of Medical Evangelists bers of the royal family. Medical Ministry., pp. 99, 100. Ministers and teachers are among those whose background qualifies "How then," it is asked, "can there be them for this work. little children in the new earth? Will not all the children who were taken to heaven For information regarding prerequisites at the second coming of Christ be at least write to: one thousand years old by the time they Chairman, Graduate Committee come into the new earth?" In point of time, Division of Public Health and Tropical yes. But reckoned in terms of eternity, a Medicine thousand years are but as a day (see 2 College of Medical Evangelists Peter 3:8; Ps. 90:4), and from the evi Lorna Linda, California dence before us, it would seem that the chil dren taken to heaven with all the redeemed JUNE, 1961 PASTOR - Shepherding the Flock

On Being a Preacher CARLYLE B. HAYNES Former Secretary, General Conference, War Service Commission

[Those who were acquainted with the late C. B. Haynes will hear his ringing voice with no uncertain emphasis on nothing in it, either, I should remark, tell the^ subject dearest to his heart preaching. The following ing us to go into all the world and become article is part of an address he delivered to a group of preach ers in 1956 and published that year in the July issue of THE counselors, qualified to apply the princi MINISTRY. It is reprinted by request of a reader who deplores the multiplicity of business that crowds out the sermon from ples of psychology and psychiatry to the many pulpits. EDITORS.] problems of men. There is only one Nor HE field of preaching is a very large man Vincent Peale, and it is not a part of Tone, and one could range far and wide our calling to attempt to imitate him. One over its vast area. It is not in my mind to such is quite enough. Our business is to "go do that. Rather, I propose to limit myself . . . preach." Let us be about our business. to a very few, but very important, consid I beg you not to misunderstand me. I erations in connection with the work that have no disposition to minimize or dis our ministers are doing or the work they count the importance of any or all of these are supposed to be doing. other things that have been mentioned. What I have in mind is to emphasize the I am among those old-fashioned people chief importance and imperative necessity who hold the conviction that the chief of preaching, and to point out its deplorable work of the preacher is to preach not to neglect in these days, and the substitution gather funds, to raise goals, to lead drives, for it of things of much lesser consequence. to spark campaigns, to promote projects, to What I would do is to encourage you to be an entertainer, to show pictures and put the things you are expected to do into films, to curry favor with his leaders, or to their relative positions of importance, plac seek promotion for himself but to preach! ing first things first, where they belong, and Mind you, I say preaching should be his to become really good preachers, effective chief business, the thing that he is doing or preachers, convincing preachers, not allow preparing to do most of his time. These ing anything of lesser consequence to take other things that have been mentioned may the place of preaching. be auxiliaries to his preaching, but they are to be secondary, not permitted to crowd Sabbath Is for Worship—Not Promotion into the first place. Preaching is to be his great work, his chief work, his lifework. I feel I should repeat that I am making Other things of lesser consequence may no appeal for any abatement in our pro follow after, but preaching must be para motional program, or for the abandon mount. ment of goals, campaigns, and drives. What "Go I would have you consider is whether it is Preach" not right and necessary to safeguard the It must be remembered and always kept Sabbath morning hour of worship for wor in mind that the great commission we re ship, for the Bible, for preaching. To me ceived from our divine Master is "Go ye it seems imperative that the Bible and into all the world, and preach." The com preaching should be restored to their right mission contains nothing bidding us to go ful places of centrality in the hour of Sab into all the world and raise money or con bath worship. duct campaigns or raise goals or promote This need not mean that our promo this, that, and the other thing. There is tional efforts should be curtailed or weak- 28 THE MINISTRY ened. It means merely that they should be development, however, was that the spir carried on in a different way and at differ itual life and activity of the whole mem ent times, and not permitted to usurp the bership, their soul-winning activities were place of the Bible and of preaching. In raised immeasurably. deed, I hold a profound conviction that I think I need not add that getting this when the Bible and preaching are restored program started brought its difficulties and to their rightful places in the activities of misunderstandings. When department sec our churches, our promotional activities retaries local, union, or General Confer will at once become easier, more efficient, ence were to have the Sabbath morning and surprisingly more fruitful. service and were told of the vote of the This is not mere theory. I saw it demon board, that only a sermon was expected strated and proved on one occasion. It was a good, spiritual sermon, with no promo in one of our large city churches with a tion or solicitation some of them membership between five and six hundred. expressed dismay. And dismay was not the The pastor had become deeply concerned only thing they expressed. because the number of special days and The church liked the new program and special programs and special promotions prospered greatly as it was carried out, and left him with very few Sabbaths when the without bringing any injury to the regular Bible and preaching could be given the goals and campaigns of the church. When chief place in the Sabbath morning serv God©s people are fed with the bread of ice. He took the matter to the church life, and nourished with the Word of God, board for discussion. They met on several and built up by spiritual preaching, they occasions, studied the church program and will come behind in nothing needful to the needs from every viewpoint, gave consid welfare of God©s cause. eration to the methods other than Sabbath promotion by which their church needs What Is a Sermon? and denominational goals for home and You will not fail to recognize that if foreign missions might be raised, and fi preaching is restored to its rightful place, nally came to a positive decision. and engaged in regularly, a great deal more That decision was that the Sabbath attention and time will need to be given to morning service of worship should be used the construction of sermons than is notice only for purposes of worship, preaching, able today. And certainly that will not be and Bible study, and no intrusion of other something to be regretted. Our preaching things should be permitted. The board has fallen to a rather sorry level, and it is pledged itself to support the pastor in putting it very mildly to say that we could maintaining such a program. There was to do with something better. It has come to be no promotion activity on the Sabbath, the place that a compilation of quotations no solicitation of funds, no appeals for from the Spirit of Prophecy, with few con church expense, church school expense, necting remarks to link them together, is janitor, heat, or anything else; no solicita looked upon as a sermon. It is not a sermon. tion for Ingathering or Week of Sacrifice It is only deplorable evidence of the speak or foreign missions. All these interests er©s inability to do any thinking of his own. would be taken care of in other ways than Now do not misunderstand me. I have a formerly, and at other times than on the wholehearted belief in the Spirit of Proph Sabbath. ecy, and most certainly believe in its proper use. But I do not believe it is properly used All Goals Met and Bettered when selections typed out on cards are read The year before this program went into one after another in lieu of a sermon, in effect the tithe of this church amounted to order to save the worker from doing any 827,000; the year after, to $72,000. The brainwork of his own. year before, foreign missions giving If a man is to be a preacher, he must not amounted to $4,700; the year after, to $17,- look on the making of a sermon as a trivial 000. The year before, home missions giving business. It is rather big business the big that is, all items for church and church gest, most massive, most sublime business school expense amounted to $8,600; the any man can engage in. It should be given year after, to $35,000. And every periodical the very best ability that a man has. It is and magazine subscription total of the year not accomplished by the easy gathering and before was exceeded. The most important compiling of a few or many quotations, JUNE, 1961 29 whether from the Spirit of Prophecy, from importance, should not be omitted. It the newspaper, from books, or even from would be well to study the most efficient the Bible itself. As Bishop Quayle, in his method of organizing the church to raise Pastor-Preacher, says: all its goals, reach all its objectives, and "I have seen some men preaching who care for all its needs. I urge you to think appeared to me to be clerks in a poor through these matters by yourselves. store. They were very busy; but they had I leave these thoughts with you. Two no goods. They sifted the newspapers to ways are open before you, and I would disclose a Sunday theme. They were eager have you look at and consider both. You with a childish eagerness to have something can be a beggar, a huckster, an auctioneer to say, but when they spoke they had noth or you can be a preacher. The great ing to say which, if left unsaid, had left a need of this cause is preachers. God help new heart-break in the world." And he you to be a preacher! adds: "If I left this sermon unsaid, what loss would ensue? Put that sharp sword at every sermon©s throat and see how the ser The Hour of God's Judgment mon fares." Is Come It is not necessary that a preacher be a (Continued from page 13} great man. It is necessary that every were opened." There was a time when preacher recognize that he is engaged in a those thrones of judgment were not great business, that he is to preach great placed, when the books were not opened, matters. The thing that brought us into when they were not in use for this purpose this business of preaching was not, I am of judgment. In the sequence of the events sure, the lure of wages or leisure or pres of this chapter there is a time when this tige. We did not enter this work to gain a judgment would begin. If there is any im name for ourselves. Rather, it was the lure portance to the sequence of the four beasts, of things to be done that if left undone the ten kingdoms, and the little horn if would leave the world a wreck along the one nation is to follow the one previously shores of time. If this gospel we are preach mentioned then it follows that this great ing if our preaching of it be not utterly judgment scene in heaven must follow the necessary, then it is utterly unnecessary. period of papal supremacy. If each of There is no halfway permission or commis these events in the chapter are events in sion in our heavenly calling. Man is lost, time, then so is the judgment. and we are in the business, with God, of The nature of this judgment embraces saving him. And unless a preacher feels the judgment upon the little horn, but it also is utter necessity of preaching, he must not judgment in favor of the saints. The work preach. If a man does not look upon his of judgment is pictured as taking place in mission as supremely great, that man is not the heavenly sanctuary and is concerned big enough to preach. Unless a man©s min not with a limited aspect but with the total istry is to himself momentous, he himself picture as it brings to a climax the great is trivial. More, his preaching is trivial. controversy. The ultimate issue is the tri Huckster—or Preacher? umph of God, the utter discomfiture of the enemies of God, the decision by this heav So I put it to you, preachers. How do enly assize against the powers of darkness you look upon your work? Is it sublime or and in favor of the saints of God. trivial? If to you it is not sublime, you have The purpose of this is described in verse missed your calling. You are bound to fum 10 as a work of judgment, and in verse 14 ble a task whose magnitude you can nei as issuing in the establishment of dominion ther appreciate nor approximate. Men so of Christ over all peoples and the ushering little as to think the gospel of the great in of the kingdom of glory. God a lean and trivial thing must not un The very fact that reference is made to dertake to preach it. the opening of the books points to a con I have left many things unsaid that sideration in the judgment of carefully should be said, that time has not permitted kept records. All this is necessary before to be said. The making of sermons should Christ claims dominion and the kingdom be emphasized. The matter of prayer from His Father. The central issue in this should be discussed. The supreme need of work of judgment is the establishment of the Holy Spirit, the one thing of greatest Christ©s sovereign rule over all the earth, 30 THE MINISTRY the triumph of the saints, and the over The Youth Bible Study Conference was throw of the kingdom of darkness. a sincere effort on the part of youth leaders Obviously, in such a work of judgment to direct the minds of young people today that decides in favor of the saints and es to the study of God©s Word. It was in keep tablishes the dominion of Christ, both sides ing with the slogan for the MV Department of the controversy are to be seen in proper of the denomination for the year 1961, perspective. It could not be otherwise. "Spotlight on the Bible." It was also an When the Bible speaks of the investigative appropriate follow-up program for the in judgment, it does not set them (the spiring North American youth congress saints) forth in isolation; always they are held last summer at Atlantic City, New seen within the perspective of the world Jersey, in the territory of the Columbia conflict and the total judgment. Even the Union Conference. judgment that vindicates the very God of It is hoped that the Takoma Park Bible heaven is seen in this light. It is the re study group for youth will prove to be the stricted concept that often throws the pic first in a long series of similar studies to ture out of focus and gives ground for criti be held in local conferences and in local cism of our position. Once it is seen that churches throughout the North American there is a great heavenly assize convening Division. in the heavenly sanctuary, and that this be gan shortly after the period of papal su premacy, it is imperative that we come to understand the nature of that judgment. From TV Screen to Harvest The very fact that parallel pictures of this judgment are found in other chapters in (Continued from page 23) Daniel and Revelation gives us every rea wish them to do. Such a gesture of invitation son to believe that this work of judgment, will also be important in a hall or a church. prior to the return of our Lord, is one of Our own people will, of course, lead the way the most important aspects of the last mes in filling in the texts on the work sheets, and in sage to the world. That men should know turning in the stubs from night to night. And and believe that this time in which we live they should share in whatever attendance is the supreme hour of God©s judgment for awards are given. all, is as essential as any vital truth revealed in the Bible. It is unfortunate that men What Could Happen like Walter Martin dismiss the possibility of What could God do, with or without the a judgment now going on, because they films, if every man were to gather in all avail have not yet grasped the total judgment able television interests, with twenty or thirty picture the Seventh-day Adventists believe or fifty interested people attending depend is found in the Bible. If these time proph ing on the area and an equal number of our ecies do not indicate that at the close of own people supporting him with their presence these periods there is to begin in heaven a and prayers? What could happen if our men great work of judgment not previously in would stand before these people and answer function, then how does one explain all their questions and talk to them informally, these references to the work of judgment teaching the truth in a plain, simple way, com and the heavenly sanctuary? ing close to their hearts? What could happen (To be continued) if we really probed the depths of the reaping possibilities God has opened before us? You know what would happen. The spirit of Youth Bible Study Conference evangelism would grip the church and bless the (Continued from page 25) minister©s heart, and give him sheaves for his the subject "The Challenge of the Bible." labor. This program of reaping would become The last group session was held late Sun what under God we believe it can be a new day morning at the conclusion of the experience in Adventist evangelism. The results Bible study groups. It was at this meeting of such a program of total evangelism, saturated that the reactions of the youth delegates by a spirit of prayer in our churches, could only were heard. A typical comment by a be measured in terms of the latter rain. young person was, "This has been the most It is a long road from screen to harvest. But challenging and interesting event I have the Spirit of God can teach us how to shorten it. ever experienced." And every man of us can share in the results! JUNE, 1961 HEALTH EVANGELISM

"Ye Visited Me" MYRLE TABLER, R.N. Washington Sanitarium and Hospital

OB©S three friends were doing all right at the many mansions: if it were not so, I would have J beginning. And their sick call might have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I been more successful if they had continued go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, along the same line. For the Sacred Record and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. says, "They sat down with him . . . , and none John 14:1-3 spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great" (Job 2:13). Here they I followed this with revealed sympathy and insight. The Lord is my shepherd; But when they began to propound their own I shall not want. ideas without any knowledge of his real situa He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: tion they lost contact with the patient and be He leadeth me beside the still waters. came "miserable comforters." Yet, words chosen Psalm 23:1, 2 with the sick one©s need in view do have a power to heal. Many who have been visited by their and on through the shepherd©s psalm, follow minister or other Christian friends can testify ing with other and familiar passages. Although to this. she made no sign that she had heard except a Sickness, to many, is a deep river, the farther quick glance in my^direction when I began to shore of which may not always be discernible to speak, there was a visible relaxation to the tense those who flounder in the depths. The real serv body. Was it only a coincidence that she slept ice is not only to help the sufferer to keep his well that night, took food and medicine the head above water but to gain the larger view next day, and continued to improve until her point. dismissal some days later? On our ward was a middle-aged woman who Some patients will ask for spiritual support. had recently lost her husband and who had Others do not recognize their own need. Yet it difficulty in adjusting to her new life situation. is there. Even those not of the Christian faith After a few days it was apparent that she was will often accept portions of the Scripture as regressing, and she soon reached the place great literature and find comfort in them. Al where she remained in bed although there was most all religions believe in a supreme being no physical reason for this. She refused to eat in whom in times of stress the suffering one may or even to answer when spoken to. When I turn for comfort. Personally I have prayed with entered the room of this mentally ill person Jews, Moslems, Buddhists, and people of many she gave no indication that she was even aware other faiths. of my presence. I realized that in her with Sometimes one must build an approach to drawal from all human contact she had shut the patient©s mind out of such material as he herself in a room that could hold only terror furnishes, be it "wood, hay, stubble," and must and loneliness. Sensing that just the presence recognize the building material in whatever of another person in the room might give some form it appears. support, I sat in silence beside her for some "I don©t want religion crammed down my time. Then I began very quietly: throat while I©m here!" exclaimed a man hos Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in pitalized for ulcers, when visited by a Christian God, believe also in me. In my Father©s house are worker. 32 THE MINISTRY No doubt he thought he had built a barrier Evelyn, a missionary from Africa, showed great and high to the subject. Actually he had much fortitude in spite of great suffering. She just torn a hole in his fence that enabled his would get better and a relapse would occur. friend to get quickly over on his side. The tact This happened several times until even her ful visitor replied, buoyant spirits were worn down. "I don©t blame you at all! I wouldn©t like One evening I paused at the door of her that either. You must have had some bad ex room. It was dark and quiet. Thinking her periences to make you say that." asleep, I was about to leave when I heard a Eventually he told what they were. The rea muffled sob. Evelyn crying? Where was the shin son for his outburst had its roots in childhood ing courage with which she had met every where parents, although church members, other trial and which had made her an inspira showed little love or understanding to him. He tion to all who knew her? was full of anxiety and guilt feelings, and these One hand groped out from under the covers underlaid much of his unfavorable physical and reached for mine. symptoms. By using the approach he furnished, "Oh, I know it©s wrong to be so discouraged! the friend was able to lead the man to higher But if I could only understand why I don©t get spiritual ground and to help the doctor bring better." him back to health. I could not tell her that everything would be I think Solomon may have been using stub all right, because I didn©t know. Even the doc ble for an approach when he said, "Vanity of tors did not agree on the diagnosis or on the vanities; all is vanity." He was using the com prognosis. mon human experience of discouragement, for Probably not everyone would make the same probably most people, especially when ill, have choice of comforting words. But because it was felt with Job apparent that a storm was raging in the young woman©s mind, and that she had need for reas Wearisome nights are appointed to me. When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, surance in those things she already believed, And the night be gone? it seemed appropriate to read from her Bible: And I am full of tossings to and fro Unto the dawning of the day. My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of The Song of the Thunderstorm dust. . . . Give unto the Lord glory and strength. My days are swifter than a weaver©s shuttle, Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; And are spent without hope. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. O remember that my life is wind: The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: Mine eye shall no more see good. The God of glory thundereth, Job 7:3-7 Even the Lord upon many waters. Yet there were better days ahead for Job, and The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. Solomon©s approach led him to splendid spirit The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; ual heights "Fear God, and keep his com Yea, the Lord breaketh in pieces the cedars of mandments: for this is the whole duty of man" Lebanon. . . . (Eccl. 12:13). And strippeth the forests bare: Most people living in large cities have a dread And in his temple every thing saith, Glory. of snow because of difficult driving conditions The Lord sat as king at the Flood; and traffic hazards but not the children. With Yea, the Lord sitteth as king for ever. sparkling eyes and glowing cheeks they face the The Lord will give strength unto his people; stinging cold in order to enter into the treas The Lord will bless his people with peace. Psalm 29, R.V. ures of the snow. To help the sick to face the sting of pain and to find treasures in suffering The words had the desired affect. Peace and is the privilege of the Christian visitor. confidence returned to the sufferer©s face. There A young man, blinded while in the armed is something about the tempest in this poem services, spent long months in an excellent that fits the mood of restless patients and gives army rehabilitation center where he was taught them a sense of God©s care. to live with his blindness; but it was a Christian Visiting the sick may be very rewarding to visitor who gave him a spiritual goal that sent those who remember that "a word fitly spoken him back to finish college and then go on to is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." I the university. have written as a nurse, but the same experi "I©m glad I©m blind," he told me. "I found ences might have been those of any Christian Christ in the darkness." worker.

JUNE, 1961 33 BIBLE INSTRUCTOR

Our Friends the Baptists* LOUISE C: KLEUSER

their fine example. It was Rachel Preston who S©;EVENTH-DAY ADVENT in 1844 directed the Adventists to the Sabbath. ISTS have experienced little We then sensed their persuasive logic. Follow difficulty in fellowshiping with ing the Bible on the matter of Sabbathkeeping Baptists. At the dawn of Ad- was as necessary as following it on the doctrine ventism, Seventh Day Baptists of adult baptism by immersion. All Baptists first pointed out to us the sev claim to be New Testament Christians. We enth-day Sabbath. We have seen might invite our Baptist friends to restudy this eye to eye with them on many important principle in the light of the Sabbath important theological facts and practices, and truth in both the Old and New Testaments. with them we are "evangelical Christians." Baptists, like Adventists, are not creedal. The While the Baptist Church is in the category nearest statement of a formal creed is their so- of "main-line" Protestants, many wonder at the called Grand Rapids Affirmation, adopted in great variety of churches in their faith about 1946 by the Northern Baptist Convention. twenty-seven. When we consider seriously that Adventists heartily agree with Baptists that some of these groups are definitely fundamen adult baptism by immersion is a symbol of the talist and others positively liberalist, some burial and resurrection of Christ and a witness strictly Arminian and others radically Calvinis- to a new life in Christ. The Baptist position on tic, we must admit that the Baptist Church has sin, salvation, confession, and the need for a much adaptability for assimilating, without uni deep Christian experience is also acceptable to fying. It is to their credit, however, that they us. have become tolerant on some of these points, Quite generally we are in harmony with Bap perhaps because of the persecution their ances tist teachings on the Lord©s Supper that it is tors suffered for conscience© sake. a memorial service, a symbol with no super While Adventists share some common teach natural significance and no sacramental value. ings with the Baptists, Adventist teachings came However, on the time and frequency of its from their own study of Bible truth, and their celebration, and the importance of the prepara convictions were put into practice. But the tory service, including the ordinance of foot Baptists are indeed our friends, and today there washing, we must differ. We would be reluc are occasional issues that draw us together in tant to change from the direct command of presenting" a united witness to the less informed. Christ in John 13. Participation in the ordi As an example, we would refer to the problem nance of humility associated with the Supper of the separation of church and state, now of has brought great spiritual strength to Advent- lively interest. On the doctrine of the seventh- ism. We humbly wish that all our Baptist friends day Sabbath we are indebted to the Seventh could share the beauty and significance of this Day Baptists for their noble indoctrination and ordinance. * This is the second article of a series designed to acquaint There is another Baptist conviction that our workers with ways that will bring better understanding between Seventh-day Adventists and their fellow Christians. Adventists share: "Every church member, and Ministers and their associate personal workers, however, every professing Christian, is an evangelist. By should first become conscious of this need. Without minimiz ing the importance of our timely message itself, the achieve word, deed, and character, he is committed to ment of breaking down reserve between us and other denom inational believers in Christ is far more effective than blatant proclaim his Christian faith and to seek to attacks on our part. Kenneth Holland©s booklet Great win others to its acceptance." * Adventists have Churches of America, which is concise and well-applied in struction in tact and good will, helps point the way. admired the strong emphasis of the Southern 34 THE MINISTRY Baptist evangelist on the imminent return of teenth, large bodies of the Anglicans and Pres Christ to the world. byterians shook out English religious radicals. Although these so-called independents soon Liberal Elements in Baptist Ranks found themselves in Baptist affiliations, they We note with gladness the Baptists© belief in later became Quakers, Levelers, and Seekers. the Trinity, the deity and divinity of Christ, However, the Baptists gathered to themselves the virgin birth, and the Holy Spirit. These are some who had given up all their former reli generally accepted doctrines. Says William B. gious affiliations. In addition to calling atten Lipphard, a Baptist leader and writer of ex tion to those Baptists who claimed to date back perience, "The sublime mystery of the Trinity, to John the Baptist (similar claims having been of the eternal and infinite essence of God man made also by other groups), we should here ifested in three persons, the Baptist leaves to catch the significance of Anabaptist, Mennonite, the theologians to interpret. He simply accepts Moravian, and Huguenot influences. it." - The father of the English Baptists was John The Baptist position on heaven and hell re Smith, a student at Cambridge and influenced veals the accepted liberalism of our Baptist by Puritan teachings. He soon adopted Brown friends: "Baptists cherish a vast range of ideas, ish and Separatist views, however. Convinced from some nebulous, indefinable existence to that infant baptism was not scriptural, he bap some definite place, like a city of golden streets tized himself by affusion, but was later bap or a region of everlasting torment as envisioned tized by the Mennonites of Amsterdam. It was by the extreme liberalists. Some Baptists find it not long before most of the Separatists returned difficult to reconcile the fact of an all-merciful to England and propagated Baptist views, so God with endless punishment for sins commit that by 1644 about 20,000 members could be ted within the short span of a lifetime on earth. accounted for. Smith defended the attacks on Still others, with sublime confidence and trust, his changeable type of religion by claiming it simply accept the assurance of Christ: ©Where I to be the right of every sincere Christian to am, there ye may be also.© " s follow "light" as it is revealed to him. Influ Relative to church government our Baptist enced at that time by the Dutch Mennonites, friends have no hierarchal or central control these first Baptist congregations took a decided and no headquarters. "The local parish church stand on liberty of conscience. Further Men is the sovereign, all-powerful ecclesiastical nonite influences may be traced to the Bap unit." 4 They also prefer to be called a denomi tists© acceptance of the doctrine of a "general nation rather than a church. Adventists, how atonement" that Christ died for all, not just ever, were a unified fellowship from the begin for the "elect" as was then emphasized by the ning. With us God is not leading individuals or Calvinists. By 1644 the number of "Particular a single church only, but a movement based on Baptist" churches in England numbered seven. Bible instruction. In practice it means that Ad ventists prepare for their entire membership, Baptists in America at home and abroad, the same type of Sabbath The same Baptist fervor was characterized in school lessons. And this applies generally to the American colonies. Influenced from abroad, other literature and organizational plans, the settlements sprang up as a result of intolerance need for adaptations being recognized. How in the Narragansett Bay area of Massachusetts. ever, Adventism would not think of itself as Settlers there turned to Roger Williams, who hierarchal. Another point: We have no col was said to have harnessed every wind of doc leges for training liberalists; our teachings are trine whether religious or political. He denied fundamental in the letter as well as in spirit. the supernatural origin of civil government and Although we do not change our doctrines to developed a religious conscience, later well em fit into the times, it is generally admitted by bedded in the American Constitution. As to fellow Christians that we are a progressive peo which one of the two Providence or Newport, ple. The history of our advance speaks for itself. Rhode Island could claim the honor of being the first Baptist Church in America we will not Origin of the Baptists try to settle. It is more important to catch an For an understanding of the rise of the Bap other note that the Quakers had injected their lists as a group, we have found that William Antinomian views. By 1671 we find that a Sev Warren Sweet in his Religion in Colonial Amer enth Day Baptist Church had been organized. ica (Charles Scribner©s Sons, New York) is an Sweet reports: "Plymouth Colony seems to have excellent authority. In the latter part of the six been a veritable hotbed of incipient Baptists." 5 teenth century and the early part of the seven- History reveals some conflicts when one John JUNE, 1961 35 sistently, and loyally held to their basic princi Your Church Picture on Your Bulletins ples as the Baptists. The Baptist emphasis on the sovereignty of the individual has made a LITHOGRAPHIC BULLETINS strong appeal to the ©common man,© to the Send for FREE Samples socially and economically ©disinherited,© and has been an important factor in making the Bap BOX 811 M ADEL.PHI, MARYLAND tists, originally a despised sect, one of the larg est religious bodies in America." 10 Clarke,.an important Baptist figure of that day, Alayer, who is generally a careful historian, defended his stand as being "neither Anabap makes another observation: "Among many of tist, Pedobaptist, nor a Catabapdst." 6 Baptist the Baptist churches, for instance, a false emo individualism, and tolerance for various types tionalism and ©enthusiasm© similar to that found of believers on virgin American soil, had al among the Mennonites and the Quakers is ram ready developed roots. This again explains why pant. The majority of the Baptists believe in there are so many types of Baptists in America the immediacy of the Spirit©s operation, and today. some come close to the theory of the ©inner "The new charter of 1691 granted liberty of light.©" u "This ©enthusiasm© has become evi conscience to all Christians, except Papists." T dent particularly in the Pentecostal movement. Gradually, and around the ordination of Elisha While the emphasis on perfectionism is attrib Callender as the minister of the Boston Baptist utable to Methodist influence, the highly emo Church, Harvard College trustees in the train tional type of religion in the Pentecostal groups ing of ministers accepted Baptists for professor stems from Baptist elements." M ships based on the "belief that the Scriptures of Mayer next quotes from the Watchman-Ex the Old and New Testaments are the only per aminer, September 5, 1940, page 956, an es fect rule of faith and manners." s Here was little teemed and reputable journal: "When a Bap room for liberal theology. By the opening of the tist Church exchanges its flaming prophet and eighteenth century Philadelphia had become evangelist for a polished performer [question the strongest Baptist center in the colonies. In of pulpit-centered vs chancel-centered churches], 1709 the Philadelphia Association had devel the days of decay and decline are at hand. An oped. Sweet points out: "Up to this time the American will freeze to death more quickly in American Baptists had been chiefly Arminian the Arctic Circle than an Eskimo. Baptists will in their doctrinal position, but the growing im not survive long in the Arctic winters of ritual portance of the Philadelphia group of churches, ism, sacramentalism, and sacerdotalism. The largely influenced by the Calvinist emphasis, chancel type of church has developed in this gradually displaced the Arminianism of the spiritual atmosphere and is an architectural ex earlier New England churches." 9 pression of it. Baptists may find that it is a Owing to the preaching of Whitefield in the ©spiritual igloo.© " 13 American awakening, a message that moderated As we close our discussion of the Baptists as- the extreme Calvinistic views of Jonathan Ed a denomination we are reminded that they have wards© theology, Baptists developed a unique produced some wonderful missionaries, such as grace for tolerating doctrinal views resulting William Carey, an English Baptist called the from sincere conviction. While to date Baptists father of modern missions. And the first Amer have generally maintained their Calvinism, the ican missionaries, Judson and Rice, became importance of theology per se has been mini Baptists on the way to India. Baptists have had mized. a part in the translation of the Bible into na Gathering our facts from an authority of tive tongues. They have established hospitals, Lutheran origin, we call attention to a signif orphanages, and homes for the aged. They have icant observation: "It is therefore not surpris produced great preachers and evangelists. Some ing that widely divergent theological views are of our best-loved hymns were authored by Bap current among the various Baptist groups, tists. They are active in evangelizing and have among the individual local churches, and logi cally also among the members of the local church. Calvinism and Arminianism, Funda mentalism and Liberalism, separatism and un GOSPEL TENTS ionism, flourish side by side. No other religious STEEL-CLAD TABERNACLES body seems to be so hopelessly divided into SMITH MANUFACTURING CO., DALTON, CA. parties and schisms as the Baptists. And yet Over 50 Years in Business few religious bodies have so tenaciously, con- 36 THE MINISTRY many missionaries in the far-flung fields of the gestures of good will and mutual helpfulness. world. And in the realm of literature we have 1 William B. Lipphard, A Guide to Religions of America two Baptists Milton and Bunyan. (New York: Simon and Schuster, Copyright 1955 by Cowles Magazines, Inc.. Des Moines, Iowa), p. 6. The Seventh-day Adventist minister and gos '- Ibid., p. 5. pel worker should seek acquaintance with the 3 Ibid., pp. 5, 6. * Ibid., p. 3. Baptists in his community. Adventist literature 5 William W. Sweet, Religions in Colonial America (New York: Charles Scribner©s Sons, 1942). p. 131. may often open the way for happy relationships « Ibid., p. 132. between Baptists and Adventists. As time allows 7 Ibid., p. 138. 8 Ibid., p. 139. and wisdom suggests, some participation in lo 'Ibid., p. 141. 10 F. E. Mayer, The Religious Bodies of America (St. cal ministerial groups may ease tensions. In Louis: Concordia Publishing House), pp. 257, 258. vitations to the attractive temperance programs " Ibid., p. 262. 12 Ibid., footnote. conducted by our Missionary Volunteers are 13 Ibid.

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N READING the New Testament we im eulogy of the virtuous woman a picture of noble I mediately become aware that feminine womanhood (Proverbs 31). It is not difficult strength helped to shape the character of the to find her equal in any generation, especially early Christian church. Not ignoring the fact where Christianity has had its influence. The that twelve men had been called to lead out as wise man declares that while her husband was its apostles, and that Christ Himself was called "known in the gates," his noble wife was occu "the Son of man," the gospel message speedily pying a place of honor "among the elders." She emancipated womanhood. Though her domain had the characteristics of a businesswoman; she previously had been confined to the home, could lend a hand in commerce and industry world developments early pushed Christianity as well as venture to buy a home for the family. to use women in community service. We read Her creativeness seems not to be confined to of the deeds of Dorcas who became an example motherhood; she indicated artistic skills in var of practical Christianity. The church found her ious household crafts, such as spinning and services indispensable, and we note that the weaving, sewing and embroidering, cooking and apostle Peter performed a miracle to restore managing the domestics. Diligence and thrift her to life. There is significance to the emphasis honored the family©s status, for "her candle in the faith chapter of the Hebrews Epistle, goeth not out by night." Her husband and chil which states: "Women received their dead dren call her blessed, while the home presents raised to life." Women were then closely con a picture of tranquillity instead of delinquency. nected with the heralding of the resurrection No, Solomon©s portrayal of a noble woman is message, and applying this fact in the spiritual not that of a china doll; rather "strength and sense, womanhood has long exerted her influ honour are her clothing." ence in witnessing for the new life produced by When studying the mystics of the medieval the gospel. church we discover that some who were later We must go back to the Old Testament, how canonized to sainthood came far short of Solo ever, to see from King Solomon©s inspired mon©s pen sketches of godly womanhood. Often their zeal for the church©s institutions was * To bring the solemnity of the hour before pur sisters tainted with superstition and bigotry. More especially, we have arranged to present in this section of our journal a series of reviews on Christian women who have glory was given to frail humanity than to God. made definite contributions to God©s cause in various crises of How contrary to the Bible account of Mary, the church. These will be slanted toward Adventism. Leaders of women©s groups will want to keep these on file. the mother of Jesus, whose submission to God©s

JUNE,1961 37 will was expressed in the Magnificat: "My soul broadcasts. Her own library of two thousand doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit .hath re volumes on women©s role in history is outstand joiced in God my Saviour." Again referring to ing. Without a rigid background of denomina the wise man©s idealism of feminine glory, he tional affiliation she selected her subjects with climaxes his eulogy by declaring: "Favour is the conviction that through their devotion to deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that God, women can inspire lives today. Among feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her the 123 women listed, Ellen G. White©s service of the fruit of her hands; and let her own work to the Adventist Church is dealt with in a kind, praise her" (Prov. 31:30, 31). honest, factual, and inspirational way. Mrs. Deen allows for individuality, divine guidance, Leadership Among Church Women and sincerity, where some writers in Christian We have observed great women leading out groups suppress truth and ridicule with harsh in the church program. We were privileged at judgment. She is a big-thinking woman! times to become better acquainted with them, After reading the particular chapter on El and found these talented, godly women to be len G. White we were impressed that Advent modest and humble. Another observation re ist women must rise to the occasion of a vealed that some younger women entering stronger witnessing to the faith. The hour is church activity made others conscious of their late, for life©s curtain will soon drop on the own concern that of competing with their as drama of the ages. Can it be that there is still sociates of the opposite sex. It appeared that "too much fiddling while Rome burns"? Or is they worked hard to throw a halo around their there a playing on the beach while the tides special endeavor. Rivalry and competition were of sin and destiny are rushing in upon us? Are not begun in our generation, nor are these im we glamourizing our meager progress while pressions restricted to non-Adventist women. earth©s millions must be Christianized? Would It requires special grace for the church-em we suggest that too many of our sisterhood are ployed woman to refrain from peevishness when worldly instead of godly? Perhaps some who her often laborious efforts receive little if any represent the leadership of Adventism have mention on the part of her brethren. While it failed to catch, or have lost, the urgency of our seems regrettable that this should be so, our times. Are we preparing now for the fast-ap reference to this rare coincidence is in the hope proaching experience to "contend for the that such a trend will not become entrenched faith which was once delivered unto the saints"? in Adventism. A woman is more powerful in * Great Women of the Christian Faith, Edith Deen (New her ministry behind the scenes than on the York: Harper and Brothers, 1959), pp. 428, $4.95. rostrum, but that fact would not rule her out of public appearances. It is commonly accepted, however, that she has greater charm in the Review of Basic Principles in role of less conspicuous activity; and this pro Approaching Non-Adventists vides protection from the arrows of her com (Continued from page 20} petitors of either sex. Few women or men His government. He could not keep them carry comfortably the garb of authority. from sinning and maintain that principle of love, with which is associated the right Woman©s Service in These Times to choose. We must not forget that. Recently we rejoiced when a contemporary "The young are often urged to do duty, journalist objectively reviewed the life of El to speak or pray in meeting; urged to die to len G. White. Although our beloved pioneer pride. Every step they are urged. Such reli leader has at times been misunderstood by the gion is worth nothing." Testimonies, vol. Protestant ministry and its writers, the author 1, p. 162. "Having brought conviction of of a 428-page work, Great Women of the Chris sin, and presented before the mind the tian Faith,* devoted much space to pay tribute standard of righteousness, the Holy Spirit to the excellencies of Ellen G. White©s character withdraws the affections from the things of and leadership in the Seventh-day Adventist this earth and fills the soul with a desire Church. The biographer, Edith Been, is a prom for holiness." The Acts of the Apostles, inent author and lecturer. Four years ago she pp. 52, 53. That©s the work of the Spirit. wrote an inspiring book, All the Women of However, although we cannot choose for the Bible. For more than twenty-five years she these loved ones (the Holy Spirit brings was woman©s editor and columnist of a Fort conviction) we can help people to make Worth newspaper, and has traveled widely. She the right choice. From this point we move has frequently appeared on radio and TV naturally into a study on the law of persua- 38 THE MINISTRY sion. A fundamental law of God©s govern ment is choice; and we can help them make New Book Indicates Nehru May the right choice. How did Jesus do it? He made truth attractive! You can get a bee Now Believe in God into a jar several ways. You can get after India is buzzing with speculation that Prime him with a newspaper (you run some risks Minister Jawaharlal Nehru now believes in God. in doing it that way) or, if you are wiser, Long known as one of the world's most articulate you can put a little honey in the jar and agnostics, Mr. Nehru has repeatedly attacked re lure him in. ligion in general and Hinduism in particular, de claring in his famous book The Discovery of India In The Desire of Ages, page 826, we find that "India must . . . lessen her religiosity and this sentence: "His blessings He presents turn to science." in the most alluring terms. [I thought that But in The Mind of Mr. Nehru, a new book word "allure" belonged to the devil for a fresh on the Indian market, Mr. Nehru is quoted long time. It belongs to the Lord too.] He in an entirely different vein. The book, published is not content merely to announce these by George Alien and Unwin, London, contains the blessings. [That would be enough, if he transcript of tape-recorded conversations between merely announced the blessings of being a the Prime Minister and R. K. Karanjia, editor of Christian.] He presents them in the most Blitz, a Bombay weekly. attractive way, to excite a desire to possess In it Mr. Nehru refers to the need for spiritual them." He makes them attractive so that solutions of some problems, and Mr. Karanjia asks him, "Isn't it unlike the Jawaharlal of yesterday people want to choose them. One of the to talk in terms of ethical solutions? What you say big problems of Seventh-day Adventists is raises visions of Mr. Nehru in search of God in how to make their goodness attractive. We the evening of his life." are to make truth attractive. The gospel is Mr. Nehru replies, "Yes, I have changed. The "tidings of great joy"; make the Sabbath a emphasis on ethical and spiritual solutions is not delight as it really is. The health message unconscious; it is deliberate. ... I believe the is to be presented attractively. One man human mind is hungry for something deeper in said, "I will practice health reform if it terms of moral and spiritual development, without kills me." Some have the impression that in which all the material advance may not be worth order to tell the truth we must make it un while. . . . The old Hindu idea that there is a di vine essence in the world, and that every individual attractive. possesses something of it and can develop it, ap A great auditorium is filled with people. peals to me." Suddenly fire breaks out backstage. Now The Herald, a Roman Catholic journal pub how to warn those people in such a way as lished at Calcutta, has commented: "Our readers to save as well as warn? (I would rather will note this mental veering with great pleasure save a hundred than warn a thousand. I and they will not miss their opportunity to pray want to save as well as warn. We have a that the recorded enlightenment may grow fur warning message, but it must be a saving ther." message.) So the manager makes truth at In The Discovery of India, which he composed during his last imprisonment in India's drive for tractive. He says, "Ladies and gentlemen, I freedom, Mr. Nehru wrote that he was powerfully am sorry to interrupt this program. You attracted by Marxism. know there is a law that we must have pe "Religion, as I saw it practiced," he wrote, "and riodic fire drills. [That was the truth.] accepted even by thinking minds, whether it was And this is one of those times. [And that Hinduism or Islam or Christianity, did not attract was the truth.] We are going to stand me. It seemed to be closely associated with super quickly. The mothers with babies will go stitious practices and dogmatic beliefs, and behind out first, then the elderly women and men, it lay a method of approach to life's problems and the young women and young men last." which was certainly not that of science. There was He looked at his watch. "We will take an element of magic about it, an uncritical credu- lousness, a reliance on the supernatural. . . . Too four or five minutes to empty this audi much dependence on supernatural factors may torium." The building was quickly lead, and has often led, to a loss of self-reliance emptied. If some of us had been there, we in man and to a blunting of his capacity and cre would have stalked out on the platform ative ability." and said, "I have a very solemn message, a In view of these past expressions by Mr. Nehru, warning message. Fire! Fire! Run for your religious leaders in New Delhi find most provoca lives! 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Kregel's Bookstore, Grand Rapids connection with celebrations this year marking the 6, Michigan. 350th anniversary of the King James Bible. More than 300,000 leaflets urging more Bible reading WANTED: 314 by 4 inch stereopticon glass slides on doctrines, have been published for the campaign. health, temperance, scenic pictures, etc. Must be good. Write, Elder C. E. Smith, 1223 West Brown Avenue, Fresno 5, f More than 35,000 Roman Catholic young people California. of both sexes in Spain are preparing to enter reli gious orders or the priesthood. The majority are of rural origin, but an increasing proportion dual nature of Jesus, he is "agnostic" when it 6,140 at present are from the working-class fami comes to a literal belief in the historic details. In lies in the cities. his pastoral, Bishop Pike again described the vir gin birth as a "myth" which, he observed, church ^ A group of 85 deaf-mutes "heard" Billy Graham men should be free to accept or reject. preach a sermon in Tampa, Florida, at a rally at tended by some 20,000 persons. As the evangelist ^f Dr. Arthur Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of spoke, his words were translated into sign lan York, will be enthroned in Canterbury Cathedral guage by the flying fingers of a team member. on June 27 as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. About 640 persons came forward to make "deci He has been named to succeed Dr. Geoffrey Francis sions for Christ" following Dr. Graham©s sermon, Fisher, who is retiring from the primatial office at including nine of the deaf-mutes. Those making the end of May. Already nominated by Queen decisions were interviewed by trained lay counsel Elizabeth, Dr. Ramsey will be formally elected as ors and Tampa ministers. A follow-up program will the new top-ranking leader of the Church of Eng be carried out later by churches to bring the con land by the Chapter of Canterbury when it meets verts into membership. The evangelist, who was on June 5. A ceremony confirming the election conducting a three-month State-wide crusade, told will take place in St. Paul©s Cathedral, London, on married couples in his audience, "If you are seek June 21. ing marital happiness, I warn you, don©t leave God out of your home." ^[ A jazz band playing Dixieland spirituals and hymns took the place of the sermon at Sunday ^[ Total religious giving in 1960 for all faiths evening vespers in the Episcopal Cathedral in St. reached an estimated $4.18 billion compared with Louis, Missouri, and drew an audience of 1,300 $3.9 billion the previous year the American As persons, who filled the downtown church and over sociation of Fund-Raising Counsel announced. flowed into the halls and onto the sidewalks. The The association, which organizes, directs, and ad jazz program was inserted in the formal worship vises drives to raise funds, said the religious figure of evening prayer at Christ Church Cathedral. The amounted to about 51 per cent of the $8.2 billion service was arranged by Canon Missioner Standrod grand total of philanthropic giving last year. It Carmichael. Singleton Palmer and his Dixieland said the remainder was divided among education, sextet played for 35 minutes while seated in front 16 per cent; welfare, 15; health, 12; foundations, of the high altar. The band has been featured at 4; and others, 2. The counsel also said that a popular night spot here for many years. Canon churches, synagogues, and temples in this country Carmichael explained that the introduction of jazz have property and endowment valued at $15 billion. into a worship service was "part of the search for new ways in which people can communicate with fl Steps were taken by the United Church of Cana the church and its message." The band©s program da©s Board of Evangelism and Social Service to included "Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jerico," "Rock establish the denomination©s first factory chap of Ages," "The Old Rugged Cross," "Nobody laincy ministry. The board authorized sending six Knows the Trouble I©ve Seen," "When the Roll ministers to England to learn the techniques of Is Called Up Yonder," and "Go Down, Moses." industrial evangelism and made plans to create a While the band was playing, many members of the permanent structure for such a ministry within congregation tapped their feet and swayed their the United Church. heads to the rhythm of the music. The only way to realize that we are God's chil ^ Roman Catholic Archbishop Peter T, McKeefry, dren is to let Christ lead us to the Father.—Phil of Wellington, New Zealand, has approved the use lips Brooks. 46 THE MINISTRY WITH YOUR BIBLE

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THE BIBLE IN Something new is afoot in sponsibility? Did the heart dictate the assent of his THIRTY-TWO the way of a new Bible. First, lips or were there mental reservations? PAPERBACKS The New English Bible Of all God©s calls, the call to preach is strongest. (New Testament) recently It transcends all conditions and destroys all quali made available. This is the English counterpart of fying clauses. It is a safe contract with no fine the Revised Standard Version, and promises to be print. Like Samson wielding his jaw-bone club, it as good. It is the work of a group of talented acknowledges no if©s and tolerates no mental reser scholars, who aim to produce the Bible in modern vations. speech, and in the light of recent archeological Show me a man once strong but now floundering discoveries. The Old Testament will follow later. on the iceberg of frustration, and I will show you Second, comes news of something really new in a man who had at his ordination, or subsequently concept. Jewish, Protestant, and Roman Catholic developed, mental reservations. E. E. c. scholars are likely to work together, although in various parts of the world, in producing a Bible which will be the product of scholarship rather OVERUSED Overused and unused how than of theological groups. "A valid, accurate text AND UNUSED true this is of the magnificent in idiomatic English" is the aim, according to Dr. collection of inspiration and William Foxwell Albright, for thirty years professor devotion provided by our hymnbook. Some hymns of Semitic languages and director of the Oriental are used so often that the congregation can sing Seminary department at the Johns Hopkins Uni them without looking at the book at all. This is versity, Baltimore. This work is largely Dr. Al- good if at the time they are singing their minds bright©s brain child, although some thirty distin are on the rich thoughts they are expressing. But guished scholars representing the three faiths men when a hymn is used so often that it no longer tioned are engaged in the task. stirs the emotions, then it is time to give it a rest. The aim is to produce this work in thirty-two In one church the absence of hymnbooks from the paperback volumes in the well-known Anchor racks in the pews was so noticeable that the re Books, the publishers having invested $500,000 in mark was made to the choir director, "Doesn©t the translation, according to press releases by Lynn your congregation sing at all?" Pool, of Johns Hopkins University. "Oh, yes," he said, "everybody sings the same hymns over and over." How tragic! That church had a fine heating plant to warm the bodies of those who attended, but no hymnbooks to warm their MENTAL The person who harbors souls! RESERVATIONS mental reservations is af When the apostle Paul wrote to the believers in flicted with a disease difficult Colosse he urged them to admonish one another to diagnose. How fully does the bride subscribe to in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing the marriage vow as she stands beside her groom with grace in their hearts to the Lord (Col. 3:16). at the altar, and vice versa? Or to what extent does The hymns become a medium not only of inspira an elected official©s mind follow his lips as he tion and worship but also of the methods of teach pledges to uphold the Constitution? In the sign ing the gospel. And in more than one place in his ing of international treaties, does the mind of him letters he appears to be quoting from the hymns who signs embrace all that the pen writes? Re that the early Christians sang. member the Hitler-Stalin peace pact? The difficulty "Sing unto the Lord a new song," exclaims the here lies in the fact that there is no known instru psalmist. But instead of selecting one from the ment for measuring sincerity. A convert takes the hundreds of excellent but unused numbers, too baptismal vow. How much of it does he really often we take the line of least resistance and sing embrace? the same ones again and again. One of the best- Perhaps the most serious aspect of this problem known gospel songs opens with this line: "Sing involves the gospel minister and his personal com them over again to me," but When a hymn, even a mitment. He receives his charge and challenge at good one, is used continuously, it loses its appeal ordination time. In the examination room words and the congregation sings mere words and not of commitment flow from his lips. Do they all come real thoughts. from his heart? What of his pledge to evangelize? Let us admonish one another as we praise our What about the seventh commandment? How about God in hymns and spiritual songs even new ones! tithing, personal visitation, and promotional re- R. A. A.

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