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Publication of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific Division VOL. 90, NO. 43 November 2, 1985 *DERBY MINISTRY • BROOME In the Pilbara, October to April can be a long, hot I summer, regularly peaking at 38 to 46°C and very IN WINTER'S humid. This is also cyclone season. Those who do elect to stay generally adapt, or heavily utilise air-conditioning. And the delightful, SUMMERLAND clear sunny days of "winter" offset the summer sev- erity. ERIC LIVINGSTON, Minister, Karratha, WA Goldsworthy Many professional people transfer here for two or three years, gain quicker promotion, then return south. ORT HED!AND Some people, such as medical field personnel, work UTH HEDLAND only three to twelve months and then move out. • Should a dedicated Seventh-day Adventist family DAMPIER IVARRATHA come here for but a few months, or one or two years, they could be a tremendous asset to our little com- panies. Millstream• PILBARA REGION In the past two months we have seen this hope ful- filled. Two dedicated families from the south-west teamed up and travelled north to Karratha. Gerd and TOM PRICE Pam Rosenbaum and their two girls came on a working-missionary holiday for five and a half weeks. ARABURD00 EWMAN Brian and Kathleen Atkinson and their three teenage IN WINTER thousands of people tour the north- girls plan to divide five months between Karratha and 1 west of Australia. They come to look over Woodside's South Hedland. Brian has house-building contracts. burgeoning gas plant, Hamersley Iron or Mount New- While the men worked during the day, Pam and man's lucrative ore industries or the white crystal pans Kathy taught the children school lessons and then de- RNARVON of salt at Dampier. They come, particularly, to enjoy livered thousands of Signs, Good Health, Alert, winter's sunny days when the tempetarure ranges bet- Bible-correspondence course leaflets, etc, through ween a pleasant 25 to 30°C. Karratha and nearby Dampier (2,500). Of course, thousands live here the year around, re- The chiropractor and the local doctor looked over ceiving above-average remuneration for operating the Good Health and Alert, and both enthusiastically ag- mines, government departments, shops and other sup- reed to having subscriptions placed in their waiting port industries. rooms. Hundreds of parents journey north to visit these Brian and Gerd joined their wives in taking prayer workers and their families. This visiting is usually re- meetings, delivering sermons, boosting contacts by served for "winter," which has become known as visitation and video-Bible studies, and adding extra "Granny season." outings to our social agenda. The Pilbara region (paralleling Rockhampton to Soon the Hedland Company will receive a boost. Townsville in the east) has two larger, progressive Some older visiting members have already helped here towns, Karratha (population 7,000, and commencing a through the winter; but a complete family sharing their rapid rise) and Port and South Hedland 13,000. At talents in all directions makes such a difference. A Karratha and Hedland we have two companies of young man, Paul Eaton, will join the Atkinsons to twelve and eight members, respectively. The further augment their Hedland ministry. Hamersley iron-ore supply centres of Tom Price Then, too, we have just been aided by the annual (3,500) and Paraburdoo (2,300) have a yet smaller Appeal teams from the south. Harry Harders, Geoff company of five members. Walker and Keith Hilliers returned this year with other Each company has dedicated, able leaders and sup- volunteers to collect three or four thousand dollars in port members. Karratha has a lovely church hall com- two weeks in the Pilbara. Eighty-year-old Brother plex; Hedland, like the fruit-centre of Carnarvon to the Harders also preached at Karratha. New personalities south, is about to build. Fellow members in southern with diverse presentations refresh congregations. churches have injected thousands of dollars and hun- Do you want to make a contribution in the Pilbara dreds of man-hours into building projects, while local or a like place? We suggest you finalise two things members have laboured long and loyally. before travelling north—your work contract, if needed. And now we are seeing realised a particular version and your accommodation. You can talk over your in- of spiritual ministry. For some time we have thought tended area of ministry with Pilbara company leaders of the missionary opportunity for members to transfer Kelvin Lemke Aarratha: (091) 85 1760), Vic Gidley here for a short time. Of course, long-term consistency (Port/South Hedland: (091) 72 2172) and Steve Wil- is the most telling influence, but not everyone is called liams (Tom Price: (091) 89 1691), or with the pastor to live permanently in these sparsely populated and (phone) (091) 85 1617. Of one thing you can be isolated areas, and not all can live many years in ad- certain—a sincere welcome awaits you in winter's %erse conditions. summerland. ■ (More on page 3)

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Official Organ of the SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY WHAT A FELLOWSHIP! ADVENTIST CHURCH

Editor G. E. GARNE Associate Editor A. H. TOLHURST Editorial Assistant JOY TOTENHOFER YOU WOULD HAVE enjoyed attending In commenting on this, one of the senior Office Secretary GLENDA FAIRALL any one of six sessions that finished church statesmen said, "It wasn't a meeting Special Correspondents: where delegates wanted to challenge or discuss Division R. L. Coombe mid-September. They began with the Division Avondale College W. A. Townend Session, and then went through the five unions theology. They sensed that the church had Sydney Adventist Hospital L. J. Laredo one by one. settled those issues and that unity and a forward Trans-Tasman Union N. K. Peatey Trans-Australian Union R. K. Brown Business occupied most of the waking time look must now have priority. The meeting Regional Reporters: of delegates. From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and focused on the functioning of the church and Central Pacific A. J. Bath sometimes later, report followed report and the how it might fulfil its mission. And that was Greater Sydney M. R. Hook North New South Wales M. R. Potts agenda clicked through. Being tied to a seat for very good." North New Zealand C. A. Townend three or four days hardly pushes the pleasure On the Sabbath morning of the session the Northern Australia R. G. Bladin Papua New Guinea R. H. Baird meter very far past zero. Yet a sense of gladness sense of praise and exultation swept the South Australia G. I. L. Roberts scented the atmosphere with good fellowship congregation. Under the theme "Christ Our South New South Wales R. Tindall Hope," we gathered before our Lord and South New Zealand and confidence. South Queensland M. M. Kennaway If ever a business session of the church could dedicated ourselves to His message, His Tasmania K. M. G. Townend be termed a spiritual experience, then the mission, His will. Victoria E. I. Totenhofer Western Australia G. W. W. Drinkall Division Session in Hamilton, New Zealand, Perhaps, as the senior church official Western Pacific G. M. Smith must carry that label. How could that happen? involved, my sensors touched only the positive Local Reporters: Church Communication Secretaries The excellent organisation and the almost ideal vibrations. But I think not. The weeks that Annual subscription—post paid: meeting facilities contributed to the success of followed lupeatcLI the experience in Hamilton All areas covered by the South Pacific Division SA18.00 the meetings. The university kitchens, with a for the Trans-Tasman Union, at Camp Howqua Other countries $A23.70 little help from the Sanitarium Health Food for the Trans-Australian Union, and at Kabiufa, Air Mail postage rates on application Company, found unexpected skills in vege- Betikama and Fulton for the island unions. Order direct from the Signs Pubishing Company, Warburton, Victoria 3799, Australia. tarian cooking. Being winter, the weather Unfortunately some will find the unity, All copy for the paper should be sent to The Editor, failed to compete for our attention. fellowship and joy of these meetings a cause for RECORD, Signs Pubishing Company. Warburton. Victoria 3799. But these reasons, valid as they might be, fail scepticism or even alarm. However, for most it Editorial Office: Phone (059) 66 2501. to tell more than a small part of the story. From confirms what is happening in conference, Printed weekly for the Division by the Signs Publishing Company, Warburton, Victoria. my own conversations with delegates and what mission and church. The way forward looks a a a others have reported to me, more significant good, and our Lord is leading on. DIRECTORY Yet, one note of warning must sober the SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY causes might include: ADVENTIST CHURCH 1. God has shown His care for each of His euphoria a little. We know only too well that the 148 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW 2076. faithful children. To celebrate that care in song enemy waits to beset and divert us. Gladness in President Wafter R. L. Scragg Secretary A. H. Tolhurst and fellowship would be the least of offerings to the Lord will only continue as we fully trust . Treasurer W. T. Andrews Associate Secretary V. B. Parmenter our Lord. The meeting place lent itself to Him, obey His commands and consecrate Associate Treasurers 0. S. Mason ourselves to His truth. W. H. Stokes hymns and devotion. Many will remember the Field Secretary A. J. Ferch male choir (with a female overtone) effect of Today, the church in the South Pacific Project Director M. G. Townend Archivist and Statistician R E. Clifford the songs of praise and joy we shared. Praise to Division looks toward a leap forward in Auditor G. J. Bland Associate Auditors E. N. Hokin God for His goodness begins with a people growth, in dynamic power and in spiritual M. E. Mitchell E. J. Moffitt confident in their Lord. stability. Younger, able and devoted leadership E. E. Robson 2. The reports made us all aware of how God will seek to build on the solid platforms already K. E. Watts Departmental Directors has blessed this church. All of us know how in place. Aggressive new approaches such as Church Ministries A. E. Birch Associates A. B. Gane much more might have come from His hand. Revelation Seminars, Maranatha Action R L. Hodgkinson We would confess our failures and shortcom- Groups, a locally produced telecast and Harvest B. K. Craig P. R. Jack ings. But the Lord who gives and gives again '90 evangelism will lift us toward a finished Assistant L. R. Chester Communication R. L. Coombe has not passed us by. work. The new Church Ministries Department, Education G. F. Clifford Associate H. T. Irvine 3. A desire to affirm and express the the return of key individuals from overseas Assistant A. C. Reye experience, and the emphasis on lay participa- Food Services D. C. Myers conviction that God continues to fulfil His Health and Temperance D. E. Bain purposes through the remnant church. The tion and evangelism will sustain our thrust. Associates B. Pascoe G. Rowe delegates said in their actions that they believed Though I cannot remember singing it even Ministerial Association A. D. Currie Pubishing J. T. Knopper this message, accepted the church's mission, once during the session meetings, a gospel song Trust Services A. W. White ADRA G. A. Laxton and trusted the Lord for the future. has captured their significance for me. "What a Christian Services for the Blind E. C. Lemke Key thought leaders, influential lay persons Fellowship, What a Joy Divine." For all of us 9 a * and diverse races made up the delegation. the church offers a positive, heart-warming and ADVERTISERS PLEASE NOTE. All advertisements should be sent to the editor at Signs Pubishing Com- Diagnosing the state of the church, they reviving experience. But as the song also pany, Warburton, Victoria 3799. obviously arrived carrying the judgment that reminds us, this comes to us now and goes with Advertisements approved by the editor will be inserted at the following rates: the good of the future would match and exceed us into the future only if we are "leaning on First 25 words $10.00 the good of the past. Jesus." Each additional word 10 cents For your advertisement to appear, your payment recommendation from local must be enclosed with a , pastor or Conference officer. Walter R. L. Scragg President, South Pacific Division.

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Mrs Jessie Church and her son Ron, who are now members of the 11 Launceston church in ° Tasmania. Small Things Win Souls DAVID ELLIOTT

Mrs Theresa Venter of Tom Price about to be A TEN-CENT BOOK, some carpet, and being the same as his. Mrs Church invited baptised by Pastor Gordon Lee, WA Conference two baptisms! What a strange mixture! one him in, and they were joined by son Ron, president. The baptism (August 10) was might conclude. It all began in 1982 at who went to the bookshelf and brought out conducted at inland Millstream, a central point to Launceston, in Tasmania, when Mrs Jessie The Great Controversy to show Harry. the church members of the West Pilbara. Still, Church bought a ten-cent book at an elderly About an hour later he departed with the everyone had to travel at least 150 kilometres citizens club stall. It was a paperback copy promise of a return visit. one way. One young man, a Bible- of The Great Controversy. A friendship developed and studies began. correspondence course contact, drove almost The book stayed on the shelf for some The Churches looked forward to these visits 400 kilometres from Goldsworthy to meet with months until one day Mrs Church's son, and different study courses. Kenneth Cox us, and then stayed on for a day and a half to Ron, who was short on reading material, seek answers to Bible questions. He counted videotapes were viewed and vital decisions picked it up and began reading. As he read, were made. Bible truth worthy of a round trip of about 1,000 kilometres. he discovered many Scripture references All the Launceston church members re- Photo: E. Livingston. which directed him to the Bible to compare joiced as these two lovely people were bap- them for authenticity. The Spirit was work- tised by Pastor Andre van Rensburg. Mrs Mr Kelvin Lemke (right), leader of the Karratha ing on Ron's heart, and he showed his Church was seventy-nine years of age. She company, receiving honorary life membership in mother what he had discovered. and Ron are thankful that there is a God who St John Ambulance Association. St John's WA At about the same time a faithful In- cares, and a family to which they now be- president, Mr George Shea, MBE, is presenting gatherer, Brother Harry Saunders, knocked long. The Lord works in wonderful ways to the framed certificate. More recently, Brother on their door, and a conversation developed draw men and women to Himself. Praise the Lemke received the Special Commendation of as Harry made a comment on their carpet Lord! ■ the Commandery "for worthy and meritorious services" in his long stint of voluntary ambulance and first-aid work. Within the church structure, the Lemke family have sought to provide a long-term family REVELATION A "GOER" ministry, something that gives continuity, JUDITH NORTHEAST, Communication Secretary, Mount Colah Church, Greater Sydney backbone and flesh to a community. Photo. North-West Telegraph. REVELATION SEMINARS have won a Then the Action Group took over, and big place in the hearts of the Mount Colah what an appropriate name that is for our church members. They have found from ex- group! perience that they are real winners when it Last year the youth ran a Revelation comes to evangelistic work. Seminar in a school hall next to the church. This year it is the work of the newly The young leaders told me that the experi- formed Action Group, led by a zealous ence had been phenomenal; they grew and young schoolteacher, Miss Jenny Coutts, experienced so much from all the study that who took the second seminar into "action." they did. The leader this year, Jenny, has a Mount Colah is in an unusual position of very lively group to whom she reveals the being on the northern fringe of Sydney, wonders of Revelation. There is much dis- having territory that spreads over a wide cussion and debate, but Jenny is handling it area, as far north as Brooklyn. This year it all with much skill. was decided to run the outreach programs There really is something wonderful about away from the safe but saturated home- these seminars, for you experience growth, ground territory around the church, trying and become close to those around you. But therefore to reach people in the towns further most of all, you see the Holy Spirit also in north and with so much bush between them action, as He opens eyes and hearts to the and the church. truths in the Word of God. A hall was hired in Berowra and the first If your church has never run a Revelation of the outreach programs got under way—a Seminar, you are really missing something. health seminar. An enthusiastic group of All you need is prayer, a hall, a couple of about thirty-five came from all areas around helpers, and the Lord will see you through for eight weeks to feast on new ideas. A the rest. And all the material is printed and short series regarding natural home treat- comes ready for you. Try it and see for ments followed. yourself! ■

AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV. 2, 1985 3 YOUTH FEATURE .. . THANK GOD FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION SHERRYL CHEW WORKERS' COMPENSATION cases are arguing that they have chosen to let Him take so varied in their claims. Do all cases receive a the punishment for those times they have failed fair and equitable compensation? I really don't to obey Him. Jesus argues that His death paid know. I do, however, agree with human the price. attempts to right wrongs by compensation. Satan, "the accuser of the brethren," argues There is one workers' compensation case against any being taken from his clutches. He which differs from many of which we hear. It wishes all to go with him to his destruction, involves two bosses, many, many subcontrac- which destruction is final in its result. It is a tors, and many millions of workers. Records of complete end. Those saved will see the justice the workers' activities have been kept. There is of God by examination of the records. no doubt that the outcome will be fair. Even After that, the strange act of God, total those who receive condemnation will acknow- destruction of the wicked, will occur, but not ledge the justice of the Judge, who is none other before the justice of the sentence is realised by than the omniscient God Himself. He is also all—even the wicked. one of the "bosses." The other "boss" ought In this world many suffer the results of to have been one of His workers, but decided to Satan's dominion over planet Earth. Many have go it alone and work contrary to God's plans. done nothing to bring their particular suffering Who are the workers? Whether we like it or upon themselves. How unjust their handicaps! not, we of the human family are workers either I-low they long for freedom to reach greater and for God, doing His will on earth and helping higher attainments! By uniting themselves with others, or we are in union with Satan and his God now, they shall be compensated. They host of disobedient-to-God angels, who work wish they could work more for God, but by for him. Satan is the initial cause of all suffering teaming up with God, in yoke with Him, His follow! God is the only One who can make and injustice. strength and power will do the work—even if everything fair and just. With no more trials and The subcontractors obviously work for one their only part is wordless prayer. with the results of sin demonstrated, the or the other of these two bosses. We, the Some have been falsely accused. To these universe will be for ever safe. "Affliction shall workers, are obliged to work for them. The God says, "He shall bring forth thy not rise up the second time. " Nahum 1:9. And subcontractors are any to whom we owe an righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as God's workers will receive full compensation. obligation. They may be parents, children, the noonday." Psalm 37:6. ■ governments, employers, etc. How thankful we should be for the judgment Even those subcontractors who are in the and the life of opportunity and satisfaction to Sherry! M. J. Chiew lives in Penrith, NSW. cause of Satan may be worked for by some workers in such a way as to show that the worker realises the claims of God on his life, Such a worker is conscious that if God allows MEET OUR AUTHORS someone to hold a position of authority over him, obedience and respect are due to such a one until his commands directly cut across the 22—Molly Rankin path of duty to God. Then God's commands are this time that Molly lived many of the to be obeyed, not men's. Those loyal to God do not bring an extra experiences related in her three books: I burden upon themselves by trying to gain Heard Singing; No Chance to Panic and vengeance for wrongs done to them while When the Fuse Is Lit. All were published obeying God. They know the promise of God, by Pacific Press. "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Also during their mission service Molly Lord." Romans 12:19. wrote a column for the RECORD, which How different this compensation case is to the average read-in-the-paper variety! An endeared her to many readers. It was all-knowing, merciful and absolutely just entitled "Leaves from a Missionary's Judge—God Himself—is in charge. He, in the Diary. " She has also had a number of person of Jesus, is also our advocate who stories published in Junior Guide and argues for His workers, showing to even the Insight magazines, as well as in the Signs devil the justice of saving those employees. of the Times. God is able to compensate for the evil done by the other boss who, as his work, has chosen The Rankins have three sons and a the job of destruction, devastation and untold MOLLY RANKIN was born in Auck- daughter. Paul is a graduate from Sydney suffering. In other words, he chooses to work land, New Zealand, and following school Adventist Hospital and Avondale College, against God. at Auckland Girls Grammar, took a course who is currently nursing in Auckland; God wants all saved from the dominion of in professional accountancy at the Auck- David is a doctor at the Warburton Health Satan and ultimately from its results. Not all land University. Care Centre, and Seth is in first year choose to be saved, but if they do so choose, Her husband is at present the pastor for medicine at the Auckland Medical School. God can compensate for the evil done, at the end of their defence. This defence is now going the Papakura and Pukekohe churches, just Esther is still at the Auckland Adventist on in heaven. God is proving His right to save out of Auckland. But they spent many School and hopes to be an occupational those who choose Him as their "boss," by years in mission service, and it was during therapist. ■

4 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV. 2, 1985 FROM BELGIUM-A "BIBLE MAN" FOR AVONDALE W. A. TOWNEND

A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Belgian boy with a humanistic background had a school- mate who was an Adventist. The Adventist boy took his friend to an MV Pathfinder camp. Five years later that friend became a Seventh-day Adventist church member, and his mother was his first convert. Now grown up, well educated, happily married and the father of four, the Belgian boy is the latest addition to the team of Avondale College's Theology Department. This man is Pastor Rudy Van Moere (pronounced Van Moora), and within some years he will be Dr Van Moere. His formal studies and examinations have been completed for his doctorate from the State University of Utrecht, Holland, and he is now working on his doctoral thesis. In European universities three full years are a minimum for the preparation of a thesis. Talk with Pastor Van Moere, who, like his Dutch wife, speaks good English, and you gain The Van Were family. From left: Verena, Mrs Thea Van Were and her husband, Pastor Rudy. Front the distinct impression that he is very much "a row: Ronny, Jacqui and Linda. Bible man. " He loves and believes the Bible. had been "the warmest and friendliest welcome Netherlands Union of Seventh-day Adventists He seems to be excited about the Bible. He of our lives." That sounds like they're at while working on his doctorate. The major teaches from the open Bible. It comes through Avondale! emphasis of his leadership of our Sabbath that he is an academic who is committed to Before they came here, the Van Moere schools in Holland was the Bible. It looks as if having his students become people of the Bible. family had been in several places in our he's been a real "Bible man" for quite a time. In fact, I gained the distinct impression that Euro-Africa and Northern European Divisions, And, clearly, he has no thought of changing the Rudy Van Moere is a man whose prime interest where they had studied and then taught, and emphasis of his ministry, which is enriched by is to know and to teach what the Bible says, Rudy did part-time lecturing in the Utrecht his mastery of the Hebrew language and Old rather than what men say about what the Bible State University. Thea is an accomplished Testament themes. says. As well, I figured that he is a man who primary school teacher who also has qualifica- With the news of the arrival of the Van probably majors in Bible concordances and tions in the area of teaching short-sighted young Moeres at Avondale, a word of appreciation to minors in commentaries. people. She also taught French at high school three men would be in order. To Dr Alwyn Prediction: students in Pastor Van Moere's level. But with all that, she obviously is very Salom, chairman of the Theology department, classes are in for a good time; I'm already much "a motherly mother" to their who led his team in scanning the field for a picking up favourable comments. children—Verena (13), Ronny (11), Linda (9) name to be suggested to the board, and to the When 1 asked Pastor Rudy Van Moere and and Jackie (3). two negotiators: Dr Walter Scragg, chairman, his wife Thea for their first impressions of For the past five years Pastor Van Moere and Dr Bryan Ball, secretary and College Avondale College, they both responded that it served as Sabbath School director of the principal. Thank you. ■ South Pacific Represented in AU Graduation The South Pacific Division was again rep- resented in the Sum- mer Graduation at An- drews University on August 4, 1985. Tui Nadave Kabu, son of Pastor and Mrs A. Kabu of Fiji, graduated from the Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology course.

Left: Sharon Tolhurst. daughter of Pastor and Mrs L. P. Tolhurst, PAC, PNG, graduated with the Master of Music degree. She is shown with her sister. Anne.We wish these young people every success.

AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV. 2, 1965 DEVOTIONAL .. . JONAH: PORTRAYAL OF GOD'S LOVE RAY SWENDSON HAVE YOU EVER contemplated suicide? have a similar experience to Jonah's will we And now we have the second view of Have you ever contemplated suicide because be ready for our exodus from this world into Jonah's suicidal tendencies in chapter 4 verse you were a great success? the next. 3: "Lord, take . . . my life from me; for it Turn in your Bible to the first chapter of The first words of chapter 3 state that God is better for me to die than to live." And Jonah. In verse 12 we find Jonah saying, spoke the second time to Jonah. God gave Jonah is suicidal because his evangelistic "Throw me overboard. Throw me into the Jonah another chance. Now this is an exam- campaign has been a great success. You sea." Here we have a glimpse of Jonah's ple of God's dealing with us. He gives us know, I've known some fellows who would suicidal tendencies; his desperate solution to thousands of chances to obey and fulfil the like to die because their campaign was not a his self-centredness in contrast to God's ob- mission that He has ordained for each of us. success. But here we have a fellow who session to save souls. God called Jonah to go In chapter 3 verses 3 to 5, we are told that wants to die because it was a success! Over to Nineveh not to give him a boat ride, not Jonah went a day's journey into the city, all 100,000 converts in one day. Can you be- to change the scenery, not even to test the while making his way to the centre of lieve it? The kindness, the forgiveness and Jonah's obedience. God sent Jonah to that city and preaching as he went. This man the salvation that he has just experienced Nineveh to save the city, with its teeming was of no ordinary preaching ability, for the from God he would deny to the people of thousands, from destruction. Bible tells us that in that very first day, as a Nineveh! But Jonah made a great mistake, which result of his preaching, the people of Now, before we're too hard on Jonah, many still make today. He thought God was Nineveh repented, from the king on his Ellen White says that Jonah is one of us, and more concerned about his personal sin than throne down to the slave. And we find re- the lessons are for God's messengers today. in saving souls. But God is saying, "Look at corded the king's response as he said to his The people of Nineveh were not killed; they all those, people down there in Nineveh; men people, "Let's turn away from our wicked- responded to God's warning because the and women created in My image that I am ness, and maybe God will yet save us." And work of Jonah was very effective. Elijah losing because of the devil's tricks and de- God did. In chapter 3, verse 10, the Bible wanted to die because he thought his work ceptions." says that God saw that they turned from their was of no effect. But here's Jonah wanting And Jonah is saying, "Yes, Lord, I've evil ways, and God did not destroy them. to die because of his extreme effectiveness. sinned, I've made a mistake. Throw me Now, we would think that Jonah would be And he asked God twice to let him die. overboard. It's all my fault. I should die." ecstatic at this situation. More than 120,000 Notice verse 4. God says to Jonah, "Why But it's not so simple. God had a mission, converts as a result of one day's evangelistic are you angry? Do you have any right to be and had chosen a man to fulfil that mission. campaign! We need to take note that we are angry because I want to save these people of In verse 17 it says God "prepared a great talking about 100,000 wicked people. We Nineveh?" And Jonah had no answer for fish." I don't imagine God needed that fish are not talking about Protestants changing God, so he just went out of the city, crept to save Jonah. He who enabled Peter to walk membership to the Seventh-day Adventist under a shelter that he made out of branches, on the water could also have given Jonah the Church; we are talking about more than and sat there sulking, to watch Nineveh same power to walk out of that sea. Rather, 100,000 very, very wicked people. As we perish. I suggest, this huge fish provided the sur- read about the people of Nineveh, we find I find it interesting that the Bible says roundings by which to. improve Jonah's faith that their wickedness and cruelty went far Jonah went outside the city to sit and watch. and vision. And that's what Jonah needed. A beyond imagination. But they turned from He was making sure he was safe, he didn't clearer understanding of his calling and of their evil ways—and Jonah was not happy! sit inside the city. And as the heat beat down the loving, saving nature of God. And way As God looked at Nineveh, He saw all and wilted the leaves of his shelter, as the down there in the depths of the sea, with those people that He would lose from His sun shone hot on Jonah, God caused a vine seaweed entangled around his head and kingdom unless they turned from their evil to grow and shelter Jonah from the sun. body, Jonah crossed the purpose of his life. ways. God so loved that He gave. The Bible Even in spite of Jonah's attitude, God made His vision was redirected from within to tells us He is not willing for one to perish. a shelter for his wayward preacher. What a without. And God used a wayward, unloving prophet God of love! How far God will go even In chapter 2, verses 1 to 7, the Bible re- to bring about the change of 120,000 of His when we are contrary to Him! cords the change of attitude in Jonah. "God, dear people. Maybe there is someone here Next morning there was a little worm. It I'm through with running away. I will pay who doubts God's use of them in leading cut the roots of that vine and the vine died, what I have vowed. I will surely fulfil my souls to Jesus Christ. And this story should leaving Jonah once more at the mercy of the promise. Salvation is of the Lord. My de- assure all of us that God can use everyone, wind and the sun—and Jonah was not liverance comes of God." even the Jonahs. happy. In verse 8 of chapter 4 he says to I believe Jonah knew that he was already But Jonah was not happy. Having person- God, "It is better for me to die." If it had saved because his salvation was confirmed ally just experienced God's loving deliver- been me I think I would have granted by being picked up by that big fish. But God ance from certain destruction, he still shows Jonah's wish. But God is not like us. He is wanted him to understand that being saved the traits of his old character. He was proud, moved with compassion even at this third was not enough. Salvation is for a judgmental, selective, concerned with his request that Jonah should die. He says, purpose—the salvation of others. And amid credibility and his popularity, disobedient, "Jonah, why are you so angry? Why are you the swirling water in the fish's belly, Jonah's unthankful, forgetful and angry at God's angry at the destruction of this vine?" And faith, Jonah's vision, and Jonah's mission, love and saving grace. Notice chapter 4 then in verse 9 of chapter 4 we have the took on new dimensions. It is possible for verse 1. The Bible says, "It displeased fourth suicidal request of Jonah. He says, "I many of us to be just like Jonah. Willing to Jonah . . . and he was very angry." Can am angry enough to die." wander around hugging the seaweed of you hear Jonah saying to God, "See, God, Now follows one of the most powerful self-interest, exclusiveness and the guarding that's why I didn't want to go to Nineveh. verses in the whole Bible. I'd like you to of our reputations. That's why I was going to Tarsus. I knew notice Jonah 4, verses 10 and 11: "Then Verse 10 of chapter 2 says that the big you'd do this. I knew you'd turn around and said the Lord, Thou hast had pity on the fish "vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." save them, and now, God, I've lost my credi- gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, Here was Jonah's exodus, abrupt and force- bility as a prophet." Jonah was angry be- neither madest it grow; which came up in a ful. From the depths of despair to a new day cause God loved the people of Nineveh, and night, and perished in a night: and should and on dry land. Surely here was a new-birth he was angry because his preaching had not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein experience for Jonah. And only when we brought about repentance of these people. are more than sixscore thousand persons that

a AUSTRALASIAN RECORD. NOV. 2. 1985 cannot discern between their right hand and the overwhelming fact that we all must morality of the basest kind, practising slav- their left hand; and also much cattle?" learn, that God would have all men saved. ery and profanity; yet God spared Nineveh Oh, Christian friends, can you see what In Ezekiel 33:11 the Bible says, "I have when they repented. And it's true today. the Bible is telling us? God's love goes be- no pleasure in the death of the wicked." In The challenge that faces us at the outset of yond the people, even to the cattle of 2 Peter 3:9 God tells us that He is "not wil- Harvest '90 is that God wants to save all the Nineveh. He sees the little sparrow fall, and ling that any should perish, but that all Jonahs, which we are, and all the Ninevehs every hair of our head is numbered. In this should come to repentance." This was true that we live in. May we be willing to listen, story is the portrayal of God's boundless even in the case of Jonah, quaking, proud, obey, go and do. ■ love for a wayward preacher, for more than exclusive, concerned about his reputation, 120,000 wicked people, and even His care lacking confidence in his God-given abilities, Pastor Swendson is Ministerial secretary of the for the animals. Who can find a love like very selective in his view of salvation, dis- Central Pacific Union Mission. This is an ab- this? God said to Jonah, "Should I not be obedient and full of anger and suicidal; but breviation of the final devotional in the series of concerned about the people here in God saved him. It was true for Nineveh, de- presentations at the Division Session in Hamilton, Nineveh?" And at this point Jonah learned praved, cruel, filled with brutality and im- New Zealand. OPTIMISM AND CHALLENGE AT THE TTUC R. L. COOMBE, Communication Director, South Pacific Division

ONE MIGHT have thought that any further convention following close on the grand TRANS-TASMAN UNION conclusion of the Division Session would be an anticlimax. However, the Ninth Session of the CONFERENCE Trans-Tasman Union Conference began with equal lustre and enthusiasm, on Sunday evening, August 25, at the Waikato University, in Hamilton, New Zealand. There was a buzz of friendly chatter as 184 delegates and friends gathered in Lecture Room One for the opening of the session. From Darwin in the far north to Invercargill in the far south, representatives of churches within the union were present, as well as General Conference delegate, Pastor Mittleider, Divi- sion delegates, union officers, departmental directors and conference presidents. President of the North New Zealand Conference, Pastor Des Hills, welcomed all delegates to Hamilton by recounting Maori legends, New Zealand history and the providential leading of God in the planting of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia and New Zealand 100 years ago. Sister Ryan, Maori member of the local conference executive committee, presented leis to union president Pastor Athal Tolhurst and his wife, and union secretary Pastor Ron Evans. Pastor Tolhurst then spoke on the theme of Christ's return and William Miller's hope, but warned of the dangers of complacency and congregationalism. "The latter," he said, "tends to fragmentation and disunity . . . but I am confident that this church will be united and the work will be finished." Then followed an audiovisual presentation and video report of the union's attainments, camporees, a youth congress, and blind camps. time and constant meetings on the presiding activities and personnel for the quinquennium. During the quinquennium the first Aboriginal officer became humorously evident when Among highlights of the report was the minister, Pastor George Quinlin, had been Pastor Tolhurst drew from his pocket a growth in membership to 33,264 with a total of ordained. Some 3,000 laymen have now been toothbrush instead of a pen! 6,129 baptisms for the quinquennium. With the trained at Maranatha Seminars, and $5.5 Each evening the conferences which com- introduction of Revelation Seminars in 1984, million worth of books sold. Within the TTUC, prise the TTUC presented reports of the work in the Trans-Tasman Union Conference was 271 teachers are employed in providing their areas. These varied in presentation, from anticipating a 44 per cent growth rate, and had Christian education for 4,784 students. sophisticated multi-media presentations using set a goal of 2,500 for 1985. Encouraging Following this report, conference delegates video, computerised projectors and sound, to results from Longburn College and Auckland met together in groups for the selection of simpler presentations of reports and slides. Adventist Hospital were mentioned, and also committee members, and the session was truly However, each report was characterised by an increases in Adventist Appeal income (up to into business. optimistic account of the Lord's blessing during 10.47 per cent) and Signs of the Times In the two days that followed, time was filled the past five years, and an expression of subscriptions. The audiovisual segment with reports from various departments and confidence as we face the challenges of showed sights and sounds of Pathfinder discussion on agenda items. The pressure of finishing God's work during Harvest '90. ■

AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV. 2, 1985 7 the song "Land of Hope and Glory" sung Diamond Jubilee at by the current school pupils as a choir to- gether with the whole congregation. Miss Smart used this song to finish school con- Christchurch School certs back in the twenties and thirties. As one stood among the congregation the feel- GRANT WATSON ing of unity and oneness was electrifying, COMMENCING in 1925 at Grants Road, classes and building changes from 1927 and there were many damp eyes. Papanui, the Christchurch Adventist School through to the present. Students from each A banquet at the Christchurch Town Hall has now stood as a witness of Adventist era of the sch000l's history spoke about what enabled many old students to really "get to- Christian education for sixty years. it was like to attend school in their day. gether," and photos were taken and many One can well imagine the number of stu- Tributes were paid to Miss Maude Smart, stories were shared. dents that pass through a school in this time, the teacher who opened the school in 1925, On Sunday morning attention was focused and when the task came to send out invita- and who was still involved in Christchurch on the school, with many old students seeing tions, the names alone covered fifty-two education up to 1954; to Dr E. G. the magnificent new high school complex for pages, with former students living through- McDowell, who commenced his career in the first time. Attendance at the school pas- out New Zealand and Australia, many in the Adventist schools at Christchurch in 1936, sed everyone's expectations, and at times it Pacific islands, America, South-East Asia and then was responsible for lifting enrol- was impossible to move down the corridors and Europe. ments over the 100 mark for the first time; for the mass of people viewing old school August 17 and 18 was the weekend when to Miss Jean Doble, who gave twenty years photos, school records and catching up with some students who had not seen each other of service to the infant area of the school. classmates. The reunion committee commis- for over fifty years got together for the first It was moving to watch as ex-students sioned the manufacture of souvenirs in the time, catching up on each other's activities spoke of God's leading in their lives and the form of teaspoons and key rings. Over $400 and reminiscing about their school days. lives of their teachers. The Sabbath morning was taken on Sunday morning from the sale Many people came from Australia especially program was held in Christchurch's Theatfe of these items. to be at the reunion, and among these were Royal, the highlights being Pastor. Saula When the idea of a reunion was first men- students of that first year, 1925, principals Ratu, registrar of Pacific Adventist College, tioned, much apprehension was felt by the and teachers. speaking in the Sabbath school program, and organisers. However, the Lord was asked to The Friday evening vespers program was a sermon of love and care preached by Pas- lead, and through many hours of hard work the commencement of the weekend ac- tor R. Possingham from Australia. by the organisers and the Lord's blessing, tivities, and this was in the form of a caval- We found many former students who were the Christchurch Adventist School Diamond cade through the years. We were shown the non-Adventists or once Adventists came Jubilee reunion was an unqualified success. first attempt at Adventist education in along to the Sabbath program. We pray that Many people made contact with the church Christchurch, a school which was opened in the Holy Spirit has sowed a seed in their for the first time in a long while. May God 1914 by Pastor A. G. Daniells. The building hearts so that they will again turn to Him. impress them to return to Him. still stands, being since converted into a A sacred concert in the afternoon per- Was it all worthwhile? Ask your house. A full slide program took us through formed by old and current students played to friends—one of them was most probably the history of the school, and showed many a full house. The concert culminated with there. ■

A group of "old students" show interest in the photo displays in the walkway of the new high school complex. Photo. G. Watson.

The Christchurch school choir singing "Land of Hope and Glory." Photo: D. Robinson.

8 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV. 2, 1985 I Remember GWEN SMART

Mrs Gwen Smart was a student at Christchurch school during the late 1920s. I remember a room bathed in sunlight, And our eyes were shining too, As we came to the school that God gave us (kr To help us grow tall and true. 94. I remember the face of each scholar '0•4, As they sat according to rule; I remember the words o'er the doorway, • A "Just so many hearts make a school." 4',../41- • 7 s- /Irltrif I. I remember the worship each morning I remember those grand living stories We'd sit on the sand in a circle As we sang and we prayed to God, Of God's mighty heroes of old, And sing our thanks to the Lord And my child's heart was ever so happy And the story, so sweet, of salvation, For the fun, and the great sea water To belong to that family of God. So clearly did Teacher unfold. And the food that graced our board.

I remember the cold, frosty mornings 1 remember the stories of missions I remember the books we were given, When Teacher would stoke up the fire, With John Brun in old Mexico, Each child had a gift of his own; And gather the wee ones around her And the marvels of God's great creation, Good stories to help in the building And warm little hands by that fire. To the depths of the sea we would go. Of life to a polished stone.

I remember the lunch times in winter I remember when death touched our family God said, "Well done" to the founders, When the kettle would steam on the hob, And the curly-haired boy fell asleep, And they sleep in His warm, sweet earth; And Teacher would make us warm cocoa And we stood and sang round his graveside, But the children—Ah! Yes! The children! The cold from our spirits to rob. And knew God His promise would keep. Remember their dear school's birth.

I remember the words from the Bible I remember the week before Christmas We came from the big schools around us That we learned by heart every day; When we'd all go down to the sea, To one little room by the way. Now at night when sleep would forsake me And Mothers and Fathers and Teacher I remember the school that God gave us They are there in my heart to stay. Would all enter into our glee. As if it were yesterday. ■ VOICE OF YOUTH ON BETIO TEKEMAU RIBABAITI, Principal, Kauma High School, Abemama, Kiribati ABOUT TWENTY STUDENTS from Bible studies. The Betio pastor, Pastor loan down. Indeed, the harvest is great, but the Kauma High School made good use of their two Taburimai, was rather "nervous" as to how to labourers are few! And while the labourers are weeks' second-term holiday by conducting the go about reaching all these people! However, few, the "means" also are few. We had to hunt first-ever Voice of Youth program on Betio, Pastor Bill Blundell, the Kiribati and Tuvalu for $105 for fares for the group to travel by boat Tarawa. Betio is an industrial urban islet in the Mission president, assured him that the best to Tarawa from Kauma (let alone their return Kiribati Group, a famous battleground in the way to go about it was to incorporate the efforts fares to school). Anyway, Pastor Blundell second world war. War relics can still be seen of the two churches, Betio and Korobu, in promised me before I left Tarawa for Kauma, on the islet, and have become tourist reaching out to the new interests. We pray that that some of the money sent by a kind church attractions. Betio, which is only about three this follow-up will be fruitful. member in Suva, Fiji, would be used to return kilometres long and one kilometre wide, hosts a Numerous favourable comments have been the students. Should I tell you that some parents population of 8,000; a fertile islet for precious made with regard to the running of the program and relatives were not willing to pay for their souls! which included singing by the Kauma students return to school? The initial plan was that the program would and the Betio Adventist Youth Singers Baren has already laid plans for the next start as soon as the school was over, four days a (BAYS—an ex-Kauma group), stories for Voice of Youth program to be run in the village week for two weeks. But due to the children, and the actual preaching by the of Tabontebike. Some of the people there unfavourable movements of the local boats, students. In contrast, cinema and video owners especially asked them to come. the meetings started halfway through the first personally complained to me that they were week of the holidays. almost out of business. The Maiana church members (Maiana is an The first three meetings were held in the Red For Kauma, "Voice of Youth" is not a new island south of Tarawa) have also requested the Cross Hall, which had a capacity of about 350 thing. In 1984 the school ran two Voice of Kauma Voice of Youth to run a similar program people. On the first night the hall was packed. Youth programs on Abemama Island on which over the Christmas holidays. So, because of the other hundreds of eager eyes Kauma is situated. Temaiu Itaia, a Sonoma Yes, dear reader, we might not be familiar to peeping through the mesh-wire windows, we graduate, organised these. your ears, but we are sure that God has a work decided to arrange for a larger venue, the Prior to the Betio program, these same for these young people in these remote islands Akamatang Maneaba, (a meeting hall) just a students ran a Voice of Youth series in Baretoa of the Pacific, and if the Voice of Youth few metres away. village, near Kauma. At the end of the program is the right kind of strategy to adopt in The number of people increased steadily in meetings, about thirty young people and nine reaching out to the Kiribati population, then the next three meetings, until the Akamatang adults showed interest in Bible studies. God has blessed it. Maneaba was filled with an audience of more Tarantekai Taau, the Abemama minister, is than 1,000 people on the closing night. Baren now busy with follow-up. Please pray for these young people, as almost Bure, the school chaplain and organiser, gave I believe the time has come for Kiribati as a all of them are non-Adventists. One of them is an appeal at the end, and it was overwhelming church and as a nation to awake from sleep. the son of a minister of another denomination! to see 180 people indicating their desire for Religious barriers and prejudice are breaking Thank you for your prayers and help! ■

AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV. 2, 1985 9 abb, 111*ikL Schutter was the seventh editor of Our World News ... Little Friend (published since 1890), and only Ernest Lloyd spent more years in that A mffiro African College Solves Water Supply position. During his twenty-two plus years, Problems Schutter edited more than 11,500 stories- 27,000 pages of copy. After years of intensive effort to solve its —Adventist Review. water problem, Gitwe College in Rwanda Church May Be Re-established now has a reliable supply, thanks to funding in Congo-Brazzaville from the Protestant Central Agency for De- Project: Steps to Christ Reaches Two The way seems open for the Adventist velopment (EZE), of Germany, and the Million Homes Church to be re-established officially in Af- Canadian Government, through its local em- More than two million homes across the rica's Congo-Brazzaville, following meetings bassy. United States have had a chance to learn between church and government leaders. The The solution has been to cap springs about salvation because of Project: Steps to Adventist Church, along with more than nearly four kilometres away, piping the Christ, a lay volunteer outreach dedicated to thirty other Christian and non-Christian re- water through an elaborate waterway from sharing the good news of salvation in the ligious bodies, has been banned since 1978. hilltop to hilltop. nation's approximately eighty-two million However, when church leaders met recently Not only Gitwe benefits, but the large homes. with various government officials, they re- Rwandan population living along the pipeline In Project: Steps to Christ, the initial con- ported positive contacts and suggest the now enjoys abundant fresh water. tact with every home in a particular postcode church will be re-established when the matter —Adventist Review. area is through a packet containing the book is presented before the full council of gov- Our Little Friend, Primary Treasure Steps to Christ and invitations to listen to ernment ministers. Editor Retires various Adventist radio and television prog- The 1985 Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook Louis P. Schutter, editor of Our Little rams, to request Bible studies, and to order lists three churches and 141 members in the Friend, and Primary Treasure for the past additional free books, ten of which are au- country. twenty-two years, retired on August 8, thored by Ellen G. White. Response has —Adventist Review. transferring the editorship of these two chil- been positive. Filipino Layman Establishes 14 dren's weeklies to Lawrence Maxwell. —Adventist Review. Congregations Filipino radio technician and part-time farmer Nicanor Borong has a passion for the gospel that has led to the establishment of Guam Radio fourteen congregations with a total of some 600 members. Adventist World Radio-Asia staff members Baptised in 1951, Borong has faced religi- celebrated on September 11 the commence- ous bigotry and family opposition as he ment of work at the station site on the shares the good news. Yet his non-working south-western coast of Guam. A break in the hours from dawn until dusk are spent pre- summer rainy season was just enough to get a paring people for baptism. bulldozer into the access road area to begin Currently, Borong is working to establish clearing jungle and grasslands for the AWR entry his fifteenth congregation. road. The road will stretch 720 metres from —Adventist Review. Guam Highway 2 to the transmitter site on the slope of Mount Lamlam, the highest point on Negros Mission Ends 1,000 Days with Guam, facing the Philippine Sea. a Flourish Negros Mission in the Central Philippine Union saw 2,572 people baptised during the New Church Ministries last 150 days of the 1,000 Days of Reaping, which ended at the General Conference ses- sion in New Orleans in June. Functional Pastors, colporteurs, schoolteachers, hos- NOELENE JOHNSSON pital workers, and laypeople actively partici- THE NEWLY MERGED General Con- explained and well accepted," Holbrook re- pated in the final victory countdown, which ference Church Ministries Department ports. "The team seems keen to increase culminated in mass summer baptisms in the functioned as a unit for the first time on Au- their effectiveness." mission's various districts. gust 26, when most of its forty plus staff The planagement session proved its use- A newly organised company at Bactolon, gathered at Coolfont Re-Creation centre near fulness in many ways. "lt helped us under- which had only thirty-six baptised members, Berkley Springs, West Virginia, for a "plan- stand how the new department will func- took an active part in the final events of the agement" week. tion," comments secretary Estelle Stephen- 1,000 Days of Reaping, conducting house- "Most of the department's personnel come son. Editor Lyndelle Chiomenti agrees. to-house visits, family Bible studies, Bible from the five former departments—Sabbath "Under Delmer Holbrook's strong leadership seminars, and lay preaching meetings. The School, Lay Activities, Youth, Stewardship, we gained a sense of family," she adds. Bactolon company saw forty-six people bap- and Home and Family Services," explains And how will the department function? tised at the end of the five-month thrust. department director Delmer W. Holbrook. "It's a sort of adhocracy," Holbrook says. —Adventist Review. "They began working together remarkably "Some functions are easily separated, such 3,117 Baptised in Kisii Series soon." as editing. But other lines of responsibility More than 3,100 people were baptised as The Coolfont meetings included intensive overlap. People are continuing much of the a result of an evangelistic campaign in Kisii management seminars and planning sessions. same work as before, but they work in flexi- conducted by East African Union Ministerial Get-acquainted activities required partici- ble groups. For instance, one group meets to director R. P. Stafford. pants to discover their own temperament plan for child evangelism, another for family The Kenya National News Service re- profile and explain it to the group. Before life education. Some individuals serve on ported the campaign's first baptismal service, the week was out, job descriptions had been both committees. And we're all trying to better giving it major television and radio coverage written for each staff member and individual help the local church as it reaches out to the that evening. short-term goals identified. "The idea of community." —Adventist Review. periodic performance appraisals was ■

10 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV 2, 1985 DOES ANYBODY CARE? E. I. TOTENHOFER, Lay Activities and Community Services Director, Victorian Conference

A group of delegates discuss the seminar program. From left: Mr Brian Burns, Mrs Olive Blyde, Mrs Marjorie Thomas and Mr Neville Taylor. Photos. E. I. Totenhofer.

Pastor Ed Totenhofer presents Dame Phyllis Frost with a copy of the Centenary book Seventh-day Adventists in the South Pacific. "THE IDEAL Community Services better people helpers. An important aspect of In addition to the instruction and sharing worker is on the job when the need arises, our work is to listen to people. of ideas, a warm spirit of fellowship was no matter whether it is convenient, or if the Pastor Ed Totenhofer spoke about the evident. Inspired with the realisation that call for help comes during out-of-office characteristics of the caring church, and Community Services workers today are hours." explained that a caring attitude needs to be- walking in the footsteps of Jesus, the One The audience of Community Services per- come a way of life for every Adventist. who went about doing good, the team of sonnel were listening intently to guest Careful and detailed planning by Mrs Ver- dedicated volunteers returned home with a speaker Dame Phyllis Frost share her con- onica Self, State Federation president, and deepened desire to let both members and victions at the Community Services Seminar her voluntary helpers Marie Carter, Sheila friends in the community know that Advent- held at Nunawading, September 13-15. Dever and Ruby Hoskins, contributed greatly ists are truly people who care. ■ Dame Phyllis has lived in nearby Croydon to a smooth-flowing and successful seminar. for over sixty years, and is well known throughout Victoria for her welfare activities, HERE WE GO AGAIN -BUT SUDDENLY . . . especially in prison ministry. She is chair- person of the Fairleigh Women's Prison and KEN and ELWYNE MEAD has a dream to build a chapel there that will Suddenly a pleasant male voice intruded, be open seven days a week for people of all IT IS OFTEN difficult to state the truth if, in the telling, someone could be hurt. This has "You're visitors here?" Affirming we were, faiths. She has already chosen a name for he gave us a gracious welcome and directed the chapel—Bethel. held us back from sharing the results of a survey us to sign the visitors' book. Two ladies She is also interested in helping migrants, over the past two years which has revealed a were in attendance, also on the lookout for and has launched a program entitled "Cup of frightening lack of hospitality at most Adventist visitors. We were then ushered to our seats Friendship," to assist newcomers to settle. churches. By this we don't mean our officers from where we continued to observe our host This outstanding lady, who speaks openly and members are not friendly people. It is just and deacons lead other visitors to their place of her faith in God, mentioned four impor- that there is a sad lack of organisation, and of worship. This in a church of approxi- tant prerequisites for effective Community visitors are often ignored. Services workers. In a survey of thirty-four churches in three mately 250 members. 1. A reverence for life and people, irres- conferences, only five had specifically ar- An aside now. Prior to the ministry entering, pective of race, colour or creed. ranged for someone to be on the alert to an invitation was extended from the rostrum for 2. A sense of adventure—the need to go welcome visitors. It must be emphasised prayerful meditation and worship. At this out and grasp opportunity as it comes. here that this is not a lack of Christian love, moment appropriate organ music set the 3. Courage—to speak out, and, where but a failure to carefully plan a program that atmosphere, and the entire congregation was necessary, to change your mind. will not only make a church friendly at ready for the blessing of the divine service. 4. Involve other people in the Community heart, but friendly in action, too. The deacons operated with precision. The Services program. We met a tall, immaculately dressed pastor preached with fervour, and at the The seminar was held in the Literature Canadian and his attractive wife. How amazed close of the service the congregation quietly Evangelists Hall on the Nunawading and disappointed we were to hear him say, left the sanctuary, front rows leading, under Campground. Country delegates were bil- "We have been on holidays in Australia for six the direction of the deacons. leted on the convention ground and in pri- months, attending different churches each Now back to that planning. Our host vate homes. It was gratifying to see that at Sabbath. Do you know, friend," he exclaimed, hadn't finished with us yet. He introduced us least one-third of the 110 people who at- "we have only been formally welcomed in to the pastor and other parishioners, and we tended from places as far afield as Mildura, three!" How anyone could have missed these were invited home for a meal. Above were men. accented Canadians is difficult to understand! everything else, we had been made to feel Other speakers included John Richardson, At the beginning of this brief article we welcome. MP, State Member for Forest Hill, who stated our hesitancy to misjudge the motives A man and his wife had viewed the "It Is spoke on the importance of voluntary organi- of those responsible for our malaise, but re- Written" telecast for over twelve months. sations in the welfare program. His advice cently we discovered the catalyst that joy- Finally under conviction they attended an was to liaise closely with the local council fully turned our thoughts to a positive solu- Adventist church. There was no welcome. welfare officer, and to keep in touch with tion to the problem. They came in. They went out. They were key people in Government, so that they un- We attended the Papatoetoe Adventist deeply disappointed. derstand our needs. church, Auckland, New Zealand. We were Don't just say your church is a friendly one. Pastor Ron Hodgkinson, now under ap- strangers. There was the usual milling throng PLAN, APPOINT AND MAINTAIN CON- pointment to the Church Ministries Depart- in the foyer. We whispered to one another, TINUITY, so that your church will not only be ment at the Division, told how we can be "Here we go again!" friendly in heart, but in practice, too. ■

AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV 2, 1985 11 ASSOCIATION OF ADVENTIST COUNSELLORS ... A DREAM BECOMES REALITY

EVERY ACT OF VIOLENCE, every home Objectives finally voted were as follows: was the area of ethics—a code of ethics relating bashing, every heroin addict, every alcoholic, Aims to the counsellor and ethics relating to the every act of sexual abuse, every moral lapse is association. * To provide a church-based support group the result of a breakdown in family values and is The first annual general meeting and dinner for personnel involved in the helping profes- symptomatic of a world in trouble; a world in was held in February this year, and for the sions. which increasing numbers of these hurting retiring president, coincided with his retirement * To facilitate personal growth of the people find it too difficult to cope and, through from church ministry. For the past ten years, Dr members at the interface of Christian belief and either referrals or self-awareness, find their Rod Ellison and wife Nita have worked as a way to a counsellor. counselling practice. team in family life counselling and conducting * To promote the role of Christian In this context, many Adventists are engaged seminars in conferences throughout the Divi- counselling as a legitimate ministry to the in the helping professions, working in the sion. whole person. community in areas such as drug and alcoholic The officers for 1985 are: president: Mr rehabilitation, youth and community, child Objectives Adrian Ellison (teacher and counsellor); welfare, social work, occupational therapy, * To meet as a group from time to time. vicepresident: Pastor Trafford Fischer (youth speech therapy, psychiatry, marriage counsel- * To provide a non-threatening atmosphere leader); secretary: Mrs Paula Chestnut (adop- ling, clinical psychologists, nurse tutors, for open discussion, growth and support as tion and foster care). The officers are supported sociologists, pastor counsellors, school coun- Seventh-day Adventist counsellors. by a fine committee. sellors, prison and hospital chaplains . . . nor * To address areas of tension between Inquiries from interested persons or from have we exhausted the list—there are others. Christian values and counselling models and those who may consider forming a branch of the In recognition of the desire of the church to practice. association in another area or conference be known as a caring church, and the fact that so * To share and compare the values of should contact Mrs Chestnut at 84 The many fellow believers are already involved in various counselling models and skills. Boulevarde, Strathfield, NSW 2135 (PO Box the helping professions, it was considered * To explore the resources available to 99). For those living in the Wyong, Gosford, advantageous to form an Adventist Counsellors those involved in caring for people. Cooranbong or Newcastle areas who may be Association as a forum for fellowship and * To study ways counselling can provide interested in forming a branch of the sharing counselling skills. the church with a means of facilitating spiritual association, please contact Dr Rod Ellison at 2 First moves were made early in 1984, and an growth. Cecil Avenue, Wangi Wangi, NSW 2267, or inaugural meeting in May elected pro-tem One of the more important aspects of the phone 75 2402. officers to develop a constitution. Aims and constitution which was discussed and carried ■ Ills Blood Is Worth Bottling! GLENDA QUIN, Communication Secretary, Campbelltown Church, NSW Sydney and down the coast. Lately he has had to limit himself to only two or three locally run plans a year, but he takes great satisfaction in the fact that he has seen hundreds of people kick the habit as the result of his labours. Asked why he does all this voluntary work, Les replied simply, "Well, it's a good community effort. " No wonder the Red Cross wants to bottle him! ■ AT AVONDALE TOO

TO clear away any misconception that Seventh-day Adventists are against blood transfusions, the staff and students at Avondale Brother Les Jackson, who has donated 150 pints of blood to the Red Cross, and has conducted College, Cooranbong, drew blood en masse on more than 500 5-Day Stop Smoking Plans. With him is his wife Elizabeth and daughter Janelle. Tuesday. A team from the Newcastle Blood Bank visited the college after being contacted LAST WEEK Les Jackson, a resident of break the habit yet, and is hoping to get to 190 by John van Grieken, a theology student, and Narellan, gave his one hundred and fiftieth pint pints before he quits. 101 people gave blood. of blood to the Red Cross. This week he will be But there are habits he would like to see other Nicolette Thomas, from the blood bank, said preparing to run his five hundred and tenth people quit. In the 1960s and seventies Les most of the donors gave blood for the first time. 5-Day Plan. became involved in lecturing on the use and By 3 p.m. the blood-giving was over, not Les is a community-minded man who has abuse of drugs, and travelled all over Sydney because of a shortage of donors, but there were spent a considerable amount of time and effort giving talks in schools, churches, clubs and no storage bags left. over the years doing what he can to benefit anywhere else where people would listen. In According to a senior lecturer at the college, others. He first started donating blood thirty one marathon year he and his partner gave 470 Dr Norm Young, the people who missed out on years ago. The Red Cross told him his 0-Rh lectures. giving blood should be able to make up for it negative blood was well worth bottling, and he Les also became involved in conducting next year, because the mass donation will received regular calls from them until giving 5-Day Stop Smoking Plans, and has helped probably become an annual event. blood just became a habit. He doesn't intend to with these programs for many years, both in — Newcastle Herald, 13/9/85.

12 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV. 2, 1985 awhile they turned and ran off to find food The Mildura elsewhere. Reg and Rita were almost speechless as they watched. "Praise the Lord, Rita! How Men's Club wonderfully He keeps His promises!" and they bowed their heads to thank Him. THE MILDURA Adventist Men's Club was "Perhaps that has happened many times be- first formed in 1983 after three of its executive FOR THE CHILDREN fore," Reg said, "but I just happened to see committee members (Lionel Clark, Trevor it this time." Monson and Darcy Malycha) met at the A couple of days later, Mr and Mrs Malycha's Business premises every Friday for "Prove Me Now . . ." Smith, their next-door neighbours, called in a luncheon meeting. JEAN JONES to see them. They had come to see how These brethren are all Adventist Reg's crop was faring. "Do you know, Reg, Businessmen in the Sunraysia area, and after REG AND RITA had been married just a about half of our vegetables this year have meeting in this way for' three months the short time, and were living on Reg's farm been ruined by rabbits," said Mr Smith. Mildura Adventist Men's Club was formed, which he had bought a couple of years be- "We are planning to get rabbit-proof fences and has assisted the church greatly in many fore. He had worked hard clearing the land put in all around. It's the only way I know ways. so he could grow large crops of vegetables to keep them out. By the way, how is your It was felt that to be of most benefit to the for market. Just now he had a fine crop of crop? I know 'you don't have rabbit-proof church, the club needed to be financial to beans coming on. fences either." enable it to support the many and varied "Well, dear, our beans are growing really "Come out and see," Reg answered projects of the church, the school and its well," Reg announced at breakfast-time one quietly, and led them out to see his beans, members. Fundraising efforts were invited, and day, "If we have a good crop, and get good standing strong and green in the afternoon were designed to include the whole church and prices, we should be able to get some of sunlight. "Man alive! Whatever did you do to encourage social fellowship among church those things you need for the house." to keep the rabbits out?" was Mr Smith's members. These included a "Steptoe" auction "That will be great! I'm sure we will have surprised question. on a Sunday morning, a variety concert, and a a good crop: We've worked very hard, and To answer him, Reg led them back to the church picnic. we always return our tithe, and the Lord house and took down his Bible from the Another most successful fundraising effort does promise to bless us if we do that," was shelf. Finding Malachi 3:10 and 11, Reg was the making of over 3,000 bottles of prime Rita's response. "We always ask Him to read the verses, then added: "That is what quality grape juice from our Sunraysia district. protect our crops, too. That's why I believe we do to keep our crops intact! God has All the juice has now been sold, and organisers that things will go well with us." Then Reg never failed to keep His promises to those are planning for this to become a yearly event. was off to work. who obey and trust Him!" The club is now in a position to donate and "We can count on starting to harvest the "I've never heard anything like that be- instal a cooling system for our church hall. This beans next week," Reg announced one day, fore!" said Mr Smith thoughtfully. "Fancy will soon be a reality, and we shall also offer "They are looking fine, and prices are very God being so interested in us that He prom- substantial financial assistance toward heating good just now." ises to protect our crops! It's just amazing!" for our church. That same evening as he was nearing "If you'd like to study about it sometime, Other activities the club has undertaken home, Reg saw something that really amazed come over and we can have another talk include: him. Then he called out, "Rita, come out about it," offered Reg. 1. Cutting of firewood and delivering to quickly. Do hurry! and don't make a noise." What pleased Reg and Rita just as much elderly and needy people. As she ran outside, she saw something she as the saving of their crop, was the fact that 2. Removal of dangerous trees for pension- would never forget. the Smiths accepted their invitation, and ers. Right along one side of their crop of beans started coming across for Bible studies quite 3. Sponsoring video equipment to show stood a long line of large rabbits. Yes, they regularly. ■ informative videos in the church. were standing, not running or eating. 4. Assisting elderly people who may need to There was no rabbit-proof fence around Galston Pathfinder Club in ... relocate residence. their land; Reg had not yet been able to af- 5. Assisting financially and building new ford that. But those rabbits just kept turning Flag Presentation trestle tables for our church hall. their heads first to the right, then to the left, TERRY GEELAN, Communication Secretary, Galston 6. A "ladies night out" when men waited just as if there was a good fence in front of Church, Greater Sydney tables for the ladies. them! Not one of those rabbits tried to go Another area the men's club feels able to through that invisible "fence," and after SATURDAY, JULY 27 was a special day benefit the church is in helping our youth to for the Galston Pathfinder Club, NSW, as Mr make informed decisions about such things as: Alan Cadman, MP for Mitchell, presented our 1. Buying your first car. My club with the Australian Flag during the church 2. How to conduct yourself at your first job service. Mr Cadman, who lives at Galston, also interview. Favourite Recipe gave to the club a portrait of the Queen, a tape 3. Choosing your life's partner. CARAMEL SQUARES of the music and words of "Advance Australia Other subjects will be presented in the future. Fair," and a plaque showing the official A fellowship tea is arranged and a film is 1/4 lb butter colours of Australia, green and gold. Mr screened relating to each subject, and guest 1/4 lb brown sugar Russell Smith, club director, expressed the speakers cover all aspects of the topic. A panel 2 eggs thanks of the club to Mr Cadman for attending for questions deals completely with all 2 cups SR flour (level sifted) and giving the flag to the club. questions our youth may have. Walnuts—amount as desired Mr Cadman, in his address, stated that we If your church could do with a little boost, Dates—amount as desired could all be proud to be Australians and that as why not get together and form your own men's Pathfinders, to be good citizens means to do the club? Cream butter and sugar and add eggs. Beat right things at home; too, being tidy and helpful Come on fellows! We'd like to encourage well and add flour and walnut pieces and to Mum and Dad, as well as obeying all civil you to enjoy the fellowship we've found, and at chopped dates alternately. Put into a greased laws and regulations. the same time be the means of making your sponge roll tin and bake in oven 200°C. We have fifteen children in our club, and church and its membership see that the men of When Caramel Squares are cool, ice with they enthusiastically support and join in all the the church really care about its youth, its elderly Royal Icing and cut into squares. Garnish with club activities. It was pleasing to see the and those living in difficult and discouraging chopped nuts and/or coconut. Pathfinders march into the church behind their circumstances. ■ Val Tolhurst, PAC, PNG. club flag in full uniform. ■

AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV. 2, 1985 13 Why the need for all this discussion on the Jumping Feet For ordination for women? Instruction has been given. Why don't we believe what is written? 1 Corinthians Funds 14:34 says, "Let your women keep silence in the ELWYNE MEAD churches." If women were to be ordained, instruction would have been given as it was for men. Man and woman were made different and have OVER $400 was received by the Heart different duties to perform in life. Woman was made Foundation as a result of a Skipathon held at the subject to man and not equal in this respect, but a Warburton Adventist School. helpmeet for him. A sermon is far better practised In a letter of appreciation the foundation than preached. What greater work could be done if were impressed by the amount raised. she has the time than to visit the sick, spiritually and Commenting, the school principal and coor- physically, and encourage and pray with them, which dinator of the event stated, "Forty pairs of feet work is not done because the minister lacks time. jumped an amazing 153,600 times to raise this E. Southon, NSW. amount of money. The activity was planned as an integral part of the sport and physical I agree with previous writers that women are education program." under-represented on our church committees. There While the effort of all was to be highly are dimensions to every problem that men just cannot commended, two girls, Maree Irvine and Tania see, and sensible, far-sighted women, given the Hoult. each jumped a total of two hours. opportunity, could add special insights at all levels of decision making. However, regarding the ordination In many ways Adventists play the game of of women, there are two issues which are equally as introversion. Sometimes they are so wrapped relevant as the deeper theological considerations. up in their own activities that they fail to see I seriously question the ability of any woman to beyond to a hurting world. An outside observer successfully combine the roles of Christian mother- stated, "It's good to see these Adventist young hood and that of an ordained minister. Mothering in people supporting such a worthy project. "• the Adventist context is a full-time occupation, and even those of us who have to work to help educate our The ordination of the priesthood, however, is an children must place high value on the hours we have at home to keep them through the growing process. entirely different matter. It is not for us to decide either for or against. God has already laid down in Would this really be possible for a woman who was both the Old and the New Testament His will constantly at the beck and call of her congregation, as a minister most certainly is? regarding the priestly office. Where do we have in the Don't we have enough troubled teenagers in our Bible a precedent of a woman being ordained a priest? church today because their preacher father was In Satan's service, yes. always out "saving somebody else's kids"? Might God ordained that a man should be the priest of the not these numbers multiply if it was Mum who was home and in the sanctuary to represent Christ. It was out every night of the week? when Eve stepped out of her God-given role that sin Secondly, if a woman accepted the traditionally entered this world. Let us be very careful we do not bring into the services of God's present church dominant male role of church leadership, her position in the home may become confused, making her "strange fire" that He has not ordained. husband feel uneasy or even threatened (is this the Ivy C. Harker, QId. Role of Women real reason there are so few women on committees?), With regard to the status of women in the church, May I suggest that all this "in-depth" debate with resulting stress to her marriage. actions speak louder than words. I would be most Can the church take a gamble on this issue when regarding "Women in the Church" simply reveals a interested to know how long it has been since the the results may not be fully known till it's too late to Director of Nursing at the Sydney Adventist Hospital general lack of Christian vision. The good news comes from God—not from a "man" or a change its course? or our Warburton Hospital have been chosen as Judy Fua, Qld. delegates to a General Conference Session. Surely "woman." If we feel uncomfortable with either sex these women create and maintain for the church not leading out, then maybe the problem is with us. Let's only a prestigious up-front image in the professional grasp the full truth of the gospel and the true freedom Scripture has to be adjusted (I personally do not world, but through the institutions they administer, that it brings. separate Paul's writings from Scripture), and/or represent Adventists to the community as a caring, Dave Wood, NSW. manipulated, in order to approve ordination of compassionate church. women. So the decision we are making is for or Interestingly, since its inception, the Salvation When we consider whether women should be against the manipulation and/or alteration of Army has always regarded women in a very clearly ordained as ministers, or no, we should consult the Scripture. defined pastoral role. Thus they have doubled their Scriptures and sound commonsense, not Women's Family and home life is the pre-eminent human working force and witness. Mrs White said they had a Lib. duty and the basis of all flourishing civilisation, and special blessing from the Lord. Nowhere does she No Christian questions Paul's statement that "we women have a God-given, sanctifying job here that condemn them for their appointment of women to the are all one in Christ," nor the role that God chose to cannot be accomplished by males. highest offices in their ranks. give certain women in Bible times and has chosen to W. J. Ellis, Vic. It is indeed disappointing to read some of the give to others in the Christian era. There has been an arguments put forward by our brethren in this column unnumbered host of noble women. Their ability is not that the greatest risk the church can take is to allow questioned. Had God chosen to ordain such, in spite Miriam, Huldah, Deborah, the four daughters of women to take those steps forward in the church that of clear Scriptural evidence to the contrary, we Philip, and male prophets, were supernaturally may lead them to the pulpit. Surely we are labourers should have had to accept His decision. But nowhere illuminated as expounders and preachers, having together with God. has He suggested it and nowhere has He seen fit to been given the gift of prophecy. Sister White comes Mavis van der Westhuizen, WA. ordain women. It is simply not Scriptural. into this category, yet she would not stand in the Seventh-day Adventists have rejected the idea in spite pulpit to speak at the Sabbath services when her As the discussion on the ordination of women of the fact that both Joseph Bates and James White husband was present, and did not depart from this continues in the RECORD, the emphasis often seems came from a church, the Christian Connection, that procedure until her husband was stricken with to be on women's lib. I do believe that women need to ordained women, and that the Seventh-day Baptists, paralysis in 1865, and could not take his be "liberated" and encouraged to fulfil their exalted who meant so much to us in our early days, had an place.—From Fascinating Facts About the Spirit of and God-given role of home-maker. As we look back ordained woman pastor in the 1870s. In spite of these Prophecy, page 7. through Bible history and since then, God has called precedents, when the General Conference, in 1881, The Levites were the only ones to serve in the many women to important positions outside of the rejected the ordination of women, Sister White Sanctuary. God has given to both men and women home also. Prophetesses, Queen Esther, social expressed no disagreement, though on other issues, qualifications for accomplishing their individual worker Dorcas, to mention a few in the Bible. There such as the segregation of blacks, she appeared in tasks, but leadership has been given by God to man. have been missionaries, medical workers, prison person before the General Conference in 1891 and Dedicated women have plenty of scope, for those reformers, educators and many more. God has not read one of her strongest-ever manuscripts against the who hear the call to serve the Lord, as Bible passed women by nor has the world failed to note idea. instructors, literature evangelists, distributors of our their achievements. R. R. D. Marks, NSW. literature, Dorcas work; all far more rewarding than

14 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, NOV 2 1985 competition for leadership, causing them to usurp demonstrative affection and contagious optimism will indeed CATERING COMMITTEE authority over men. be missed. Many friends and relatives came to express their For that special occasion the Nunawading Catering Mrs S. B. Bartlett, S. A. sorrow and offer comfort to son Bryan (Sydney). Mourners Committee offers you a choice of vegetarian menus. Quality were directed to the resurrection and the hope and comfort food and attractive presentation. Recently renovated hall Since we feel we have now given everyone a fair that it provides. Indeed, we sorrow not as those who have no provides comfortable venue for both formal and informal opportunity to express themselves on this matter, and hope. Maurice Hudson. functions. Reasonable rates. For inquiries phone (03) 560 since we do not ever wish to unduly prolong 0654 or (03) 842 3572. discussion on any one topic, we will not be publishing SIDNEY. Sister Lois Sidney passed away peacefully on any further letters on this subject. We thank all those FOR SALE the morning of Wednesday, September 18, 1985, just High-quality Swiss-made electric grain and oilseed who have participated in the discussion. twenty-three days short of her sixty-fifth birthday. Her grinders. $195 postage included. Orders and inquiries. H. & Editor. parents were the late Pastor and Mrs W. N. Lock, esteemed H. Rusterholz, Yorklea via Casino, NSW 2470. Phone (066) workers and missionaries in God's cause. As one of God's 63 7180. faithful servants, she will be missed by a host of church Till He Comes members and friends whose lives she has enriched over the LAND years. As we laid her to rest in the Avondale Cemetery, New Fancy your own miniature national park? 95 freehold South Wales, two family friends of long standing, Wal Potter acres. Huge granite boulders. Prolific wildflowers. Creek COCHRAN. John William Cochran had been in ill health and Dick Marshall, gave testimony of a life well-lived. With water. Areas suitable for crops. State school handy. High for some time, and passed unexpectedly to his rest in the her husband Alf, daughter Jeanette, son Graham and brother school bus. 15 kilometres to Stanthorpe, south-eastern Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Pastor Lester Lock, we await with confidence the Queensland, and church school. Photos available. $25,000. on September 14, 1985, aged sixty. Born in Wanganui, New resurrection morn. J. N. Beamish. Terms negotiable. Phone (076) 83 3183. Zealand, he came to Western Australia to join his father in a clothing manufacturing business in 1945. A large gathering WORT. Sarah Jane Wort passed suddenly to rest on LIBRARIAN REQUIRED of friends and loved ones surrounded John's dear wife Glad, September 28, 1985, at the Royal Children's Hospital, and the family, Ivan, Louise, Adelle and Jenny, with love Camperdown, New South Wales, after contracting Avondale College has a vacancy for an additional assistant librarian. Duties to commence in 1986. Qualified librarian or and assurance as they met at the Maida Vale church and then encephalitis three days earlier. Sarah had just had her sixth technicians are preferred, but students completing a course in later at the Guildford Cemetery, where John rests until Jesus birthday and was a happy little girl with a very endearing comes. Brother Bob Hall was associated with the writer in manner. She loved the things of nature and loved to play 1985 will be considered. Those interested should apply in sharing the surety of the hope in the resurrection. outside on her parent's farm at Georgica. As she was laid to • writing, giving details of qualifications and experience to the Principal, Avondale College, PO Box 19, Cooranbong, H. W. Gunter. rest at the Byron Bay Cemetery, her parents, Barry and Jenny, and a large number of friends were pointed to the great NSW 2265. JOHNSON. Malcolm, second son of Brother and Sister hope of the resurrection at the return of Jesus. Frank Cantrill. William Johnson of Kressville Estate, Cooranbong, New MEMORABILIA WANTED South Wales, passed away in Sydney on Wednesday, 1986 BIBLE LANDS TOUR The South Australian Conference in 1986 will be looking September 11, 1985, at the age of forty-one. A man with a hack over the 100 years since the Adventist message was first Twenty-eight thrilling days visiting Egypt, Jordan and growing spiritual perception and noted for his kindly deeds, introduced there in 1886. he will be missed by his family and a wide circle of friends. Israel, leaving April 22, 1986. Includes the pyramids, Cairo Museum, Luxor, and then in the footsteps of the Exodus. The The Conference officers are anxious to hear from anyone On September 18, in the lawn section of the Field of Mars who may have early photographs of people, places and Cemetery, Sydney, we committed him into the care of the Red Sea, Sinai, Petra, Nebo, Jericho, Jerusalem. Then in the footsteps of Jesus to Nazareth, Galilee and other places you events, as well as any memorabilia associated with those God we serve who is renowned for love and compassion. early years. We promise to take good care of any materials J. N. Beamish. have dreamed about. Pastor David Down has taken a party to the Bible Lands every year since 1976. He knows the way. that come to us. Photographs will be copied and returned, but Total cost is $4,285. Extra travel to Europe or America can please ensure that details of ownership and a full description JOHNSON. Leslie John Johnson was born at Quorn, of people or places featured in those photographs are South Australia, on April 24, 1894, and he married Lily May be arranged. For a free brochure detailing itinerary and costs, write to D. K. Down, PO Box 341, Hornsby, NSW 2077, or included with any items sent to us. Were when both were twenty-one years of age. Their son Please forward materials and information to The phone (02) 477 3595. Frank died in infancy, but daughter Linda lived to raise ten Secretary, South Australian Conference of the Seventh-day children and, in later years, ministered to the needs of her Adventist Church, PO Box 120, Prospect, SA 5082. ageing parents. Les tackled and became skilled in farming, ARCHIVES transport, building, and marble sawing and polishing. Les Church Centennial Reports REAL ESTATE AGENT stubbornly resisted illness and reluctantly fell asleep on July Local churches throughout the Division are requested to Personalised rental management and sales marketing by a 15, 1985. At Prospect church and Dudley Park Cemetery, preserve the records of their Centennial research projects by family team for your best interests. Trees & Associates, 335 Pastor John Wade and the writer commended his widow, lodging them in the official archives of the South Pacific Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153. Phone (02) Lily, daughter Linda and son-in-law Rodney, and the Division at Cooranbong. 639 4000. grandchildren, to the loving arms of the heavenly Father for Types of material required are: safekeeping until the resurrection morning. F. T. Webb. 1. Church clerks and Sabbath school record books, fifty RETIRED WORKERS ASSOCIATION or more years old. PALMER. An identity in the Cooranbong district for A general meeting of Retired Workers Association (NSW) 2. Photographs of early church and school buildings, will convene on Monday, November 18, 1985, at 12 noon. sixty-six years, Brother Reuben Palmer died peacefully in the together with dates and captions. Charles Harrison Home, Cooranbong, New South Wales, on All retired workers are cordially invited to come and 3. Written reports of the history of the local church. fellowship and renew associations in Waitara Church Hall, September 24, 1985, at the age of eighty-two years. He was 4. Copies of newspaper reports of significant church the first baby born in the Sydney Adventist Hospital, and for corner of Park Avenue and Alexandra Parade, close by the events in the past. Waitara Railway Station. Emma Farrington, Hon Secretary. over forty years he worked in the SHF Company factory at 5. Tape recordings of interviews with and reminiscences Cooranbong. Brother Palmer will be remembered for his fine of pioneer members and early workers. bass voice used for many years in the Avondale Symphonic 6. Copies of Centennial, diamond, golden or silver ST MARTINS CHURCH Choir and also for his ability to recite. In a service at the jubilee programs, brochures or church bulletins. OPENING AND DEDICATION Avondale Cemetery in which Pastor S. M. Uttley and the All material or inquiries regarding the suitability of The official opening and dedication of the new St Martins writer were associated, we remembered his firm belief in the material should be addressed to: South Pacific Division (formerly Sydenham) church, Christchurch, New Zealand, Adventist message and his deep faith. As we claimed the Archives, c/- Avondale College, PO Box 19, Cooranbong, will be held on Sabbath, December 7, 1985, at 3.30 p.m. promises of God, his daughter Olive (Mrs Govett), son NSW 2265. All former members, ministers and friends are cordially Elwyn, and many loved ones and friends were encouraged to invited to join with us on this momentous occasion. Inquiries be faithful as we await the reunion day. J. N. Beamish. or messages to Bevon Payne (Church Clerk), Box 13201, AVONDALE COLLEGE GRADUATION FLOWERS Christchurch, New Zealand. ROBERTS. Vea Roberts died very peacefully in the early Order now from the following selection: Presentation Boxes hours of September 15, 1985, in the hospital at Blenheim. WARRNAMBOOL ADVENTIST SCHOOL Baskets of Fresh Flowers South New Zealand. Mrs Roberts and her family were able to Warrnambool is situated in ideal country/seaside Fresh Flower Arrangements say goodbye before she lapsed into a drugged sleep. The last conditions. It is a thriving rural city of 25,000. Are you Phone Martinsville Flowers (049) 77 1107. words her daughter heard her whisper were, "Father, into looking for Christian education in the country? We have a your hands 1 commend my spirit." At age seventy-one, Mr. well-appointed primary church school, integrated into the AVONDALE COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL-85/86 Roberts lived a life dedicated to her husband Gordon, Victorian Conference education system. For information and children Rosemary and David, then later to daughter-in-law Dec 30-Jan 7 details phone Pastor Logue (055) 62 2752, or head teacher Margaret with the three grandchildren, and son-in-law Stan. For those of a practical nature, Avondale College Summer (055) 62 3641. They will all sadly miss her, but were content to free her into School offers a choice from wood-turning, type-quick, a sleep without sickness and pain. She now waits for Jesus, microwave cookery, service your car, soft-sculptured fabric her resurrection and life. Jim Zyderveld. crafts, and more. ADD inspiration too, with Christ in the Old YOUR FAVOURITE HYMNS RECORDED Testament, and other Bible-related subjects. Recorded on cassette with organ or piano. Suitable for ROBERTS. Mrs Fanny (Robbie) Roberts passed to her Avondale College makes its vast range of skills, facilities family worships and church services where organists are not rest on September 22, 1985, aged seventy-nine years. Fanny and opportunities available to you. Brochures are available available. Also accompaniments for singers for practice or was a well-respected member of the Dunedin church, New from your church elder. Inquiries: The Director, Avondale performance. Romney King, 16 Sweetland Road, Zealand. Her wonderful ability to meet people, her College Summer School, Cooranbong, NSW 2265. Mooroolbark, Vic 3138. Phone (03) 726 6631.

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JOY TO YOU! Usually when I sit down THE SPD OVERSEAS STUDY APPEALING FACTS. ADRA is one of to write FP it is Monday morning. COMMITTEE have voted to conduct the six largest overseas development After a brief prayer for guidance (and an Avondale College Bible Lands and relief agencies in Australia. In to help me avoid mistakes!), I focus Tour from April 1 to 29, 1986. Further 1984 ADRA spent $2,852,296 on my mind on the Sabbath that this information is available from the development programs in the South RECORD will appear in the churches. Chairman of the Theology Pacific. ADRA International's current Then I think of the people who will be Department, Avondale College, PO budget for world programs amounts reading its pages—in Rockhampton, Box 19, Cooranbong, NSW 2265. to $57 million. ADRA hopes to receive in Perth, in Hobart, and Tauranga and $1.5 million from the annual 1985 Tonga, and Aore, and all the other TOO GOOD TO LOSE. During this Appeal, 100 per cent of which will be places, both familiar to me and Centennial year, most local churches spent on educational and medical known only by name. And I wish for have been delving into their history. programs in the South Pacific. All you each a blessed Sabbath when From musty backroom cupboards, deductions $2 and over are you experience the profound from vestry files, from family treasure tax-deductible. pleasure and renewal of worship to chests, from fading memories of our God and enjoy the bonus of a elderly members, vast amounts of WARBURTON Health Care Centre sermon to bring growth, and interesting material have been and Hospital, which includes the fellowship to bring fulfilment. God gathered. As part of the heritage of thirty-five-bed general hospital unit, bless. the church, these treasures are too located less than an hour's pleasant valuable to be lost, but should be drive from Melbourne, is in need of a AN EAR TO THE GROUND—or the preserved safe from the ravages of family medicine practitioner for 1986, phone—this week has brought news age, climatic conditions, insects and with in-patient and outpatient of the following relocations: From human risk. The official archives of responsibilities. Inquiries should be Greater Sydney to NNZ for field work, the South Pacific Division, located at sent to the SP Division, 148 Fox Pastor Tom Turner; to Texas, as Avondale College, provide a central Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, evangelist and church pastor in Fort location where records of local or to the Medical Director, WHCC, Worth, Texas, Pastor John Carter; churches can be professionally Warburton, Vic 3799. from SNSW to Church Ministries cared for and made available to LONGBURN ADVENTIST COLLEGE director in the same conference, historical research. Church boards is currently revising its teacher Pastor Ray Eaton; from Avondale and communication secretaries are training program. Under the new College to assistant Ministerial urged to make sure their treasures secretary and church pastor, are included in this collection. For program, students will not only gain Adelaide, SA, Pastor Austen details see the advertisement on their NZ Trained Teachers Certificate, but will have two-thirds of the credit Fletcher; to acting Health and page fifteen of this issue of the toward a Bachelor of Education Temperance director at the TTUC, RECORD. Pastor Ray Baird, who is on PR from degree from nearby Massey University. PNGUM; from SA to Tari, Western NEWS FROM the Media Centre is Highlands Mission, PNGUM, as exciting. The five pilot programs DR ROGER COON, from the E. G. district director and pilot, Lionel made by Geoff Youlden and crew Smith, Jr; from NNSW to Menyamya, have now been screened in Sydney, White Estate, will be the guest PNG, as district director, Keith Adelaide, Canberra, Riverland in SA, speaker at a combined meeting at the Community Centre in Balmoral, NZ, Godfrey. Mr Peter Brewin, from study Hobart and Brisbane, and the leave, to treasurer, North NZ reaction in every case from TV today. Also today, in many churches, Conference. Our best wishes and managements has been most we are enjoying Guest Sabbath. prayers accompany these families as encouraging. One program manager PASTOR ROBERT PORTER, who has they move. asserted, "It is a great pity your been at Glenorchy church in organisation is unable to sustain this Tasmania, is moving to Adelaide, but RUSSELL GIBBS, his wife Jan, and concept for fifty-two weeks of the hopes to return to ministry following Andrew Hunt from the Media Centre, year at this stage." At the six to twelve months' sick leave. Our are at present in Fiji, where they are forthcoming annual meetings, a best wishes to this family. recording on videotape a Voice of decision will be made regarding Youth series for distribution further extending this series. WHAT BETTER WAY to witness than throughout their field. What with the Signs of the Times? A few tremendous potential! REMEMBER we mentioned the Media thousand of the special September Centre was videoing the series by issue, entitled "Thank God, DIGGING UP THE PAST, the new Morris Venden at the South Somebody Cares!" are available at archaeological correspondence Queensland camp? They anticipated $25 per hundred. Please order course prepared by Pastor David needing about fifty copies—but through your ABC. Down, is already into its second already, more than eighty orders printing. From the original 6,000 have been received from Sth Old "FINALLY, BRETHREN ...": How printed, the Media Centre got down to alone, and we are sure others will much better this world would be if we 300, necessitating a second run want to order, from the Media Centre, would let opportunity do all the already. Box 15, Wahroonga, NSW 2076. knocking.

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