Review and Herald for 1971

• AtL,,B.,EX,DRIDGE Top, a general view of the sawmill at Moun- tain View College. Bot- tom, a log on a moving carriage going through the head saw. Right, boards being rolled from the head saw to the edger for trimming. _ N EXCITING new chapter has been added to have pra,vided employment.lor hundreds of students. the records of the achievement of Harris Pine Large cash contributions have been made directly to Mills—the successful commercial enterprise has the=the General Conference fOr assistance - to our world- stretched its hands across the sea. wide mission program. When ownership of the enterprise was transferred to While traveling through itte'Far East in 1963, C. H. the church in 1951 the gift was the largest individual Harris. and •his wife visited Mountain View College donation the church had ever received. With the bless- on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. They ing of the Lord the enterprise has continued to expand.. Were impressed-with the potential of a logging and saw- Branch plants, operating in proximity to our schools, mill operation being carried on by the school. Then in 1967 C. J. ,Nagele. president of Harris Pine Mills, also Paul H. Eldridge is president of the Far Eastern visited Mountain View College. Upon his return to Division. the, United' States, die hoard of Harris (To page 8) EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT How We Look READER in California recently sent us sev- a healthy body; and that one may enjoy better eral columns written by Erik von Kuehnelt- health without stimulants and condiments. Leddihn, a Catholic writer based in Eu- In spite of his mistaken premise, the columnist rope. One of the columns, written from Munich, went on to draw a conclusion that we like: "There Germany, described the author's visit to two Prot- is no important, durable religion which does not estant colleges in America. It said, in part: demand heroic abnegations." Sometimes people sug- "One [college] belonged to the Seventh-day Ad- gest that it costs too much in self-denial and sacri- ventists and was situated in the Northeast. Religion fice to be a Seventh-day Adventist. We say, Non- entirely dominated college life and I was deeply sense! Even if there were no hereafter, a person impressed by the fervor of students and faculty alike. would be wise to accept Adventism, for it offers the "Needless to say that there was no dancing, smok- abundant life. Restrictions on diet are to promote ing or drinking, the girls wore no makeup, Bible better health. Tithe paying puts one into partner- reading was a major feature and Greek was part of ship with God. Heavy financial giving prevents one the curriculum because, after all, Holy Scriptures from being controlled by covetousness. If these are should be read in the original. "heroic abnegations," give us more! "Food was a special concern. Not only was there At the end of his column Mr. Von Kuehnelt- no meat, no tea, no coffee, but pepper and vinegar, Leddihn referred to the fact that some conservative too, were outlawed. Did I smile about such ab- Catholics are fearful of Protestant influences on the stemiousness? Not in the least. There is no impor- church. He added, however, that in his view this tant, durable religion which does not demand heroic danger is much less of a threat than the fact that abnegations. many Catholic colleges are "leaning over backwards "In my talks with the students I sensed their in their efforts 'to be of this world.' " The danger, religious earnestness and dedication. Many were as he sees it, comes from secularism. "Secularism heading for the missions, as preachers or doctors." is the real temptation appealing to the secret—or Mr. Von Kuehnelt-Leddihn's observation that not so secret—desire to be accepted by 'the World.' " "religion entirely dominated college life" is en- couraging indeed, for it indicates that the church Danger of Worldly Influences is achieving its objective. Denominational leaders This is a great danger in our own church too. long have argued that the campus is a unity, that Ellen G. White expressed it like this: "Worldly in- it cannot be divided into "religious" areas and "non- fluences, like the waves of the sea, beat against the religious" areas. Seventh-day Adventist education followers of Christ to sweep them away from the deals with the total person, and whether a student true principles of His meekness and grace; but is studying the Bible or science, he is being exposed we are to stand as firm as a rock to principle. It to religious philosophy. Adventist parents are will- will require moral courage to do this, and those ing to pay for this kind of education because they whose souls are not riveted to the eternal Rock believe that all truth is God-centered, and they will be swept away by the worldly current. We can want their young people to see this relationship stand firm only as our life is hid with Christ in in every class, whether it be biology, literature, God. Moral independence is wholly in place when sociology, mathematics, or any other. opposing the world. By conforming entirely to the We concur with the columnist's impression that will of God, we shall be placed upon vantage Adventist students reveal "religious earnestness and ground, and shall see the necessity of decided sepa- dedication." At times some of our youth do them- ration from the customs and practices of the world." selves an injustice by aping their worldly contempo- —Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 146. raries in dress and appearance; but their attitudes, Adventist educational institutions are not yet all their commitment, and the whole direction of their that they should be. The heights of academic and lives are different from those of the godless, re- spiritual excellence still lie ahead. But let us bellious, drug-using generation outside the church. not be discouraged. Let us press forward, supporting Many students in our schools will be outstanding our educators who are endeavoring to make our workers for God. Many will man mission hospitals, schools what they should be, and claiming the fol- teach in mission schools, or preach to crowds large lowing promise: "Though in many respects our and small. And the majority, though not a part of institutions of learning have swung into worldly the denomination's organized thrust, will witness conformity, though step by step they have advanced for Christ in their professional and social lives, and toward the world, they are prisoners of hope. Fate will be the backbone of local churches. has not so woven its meshes about their workings Mr. Von Kuehnelt-Leddihn felt that "food was a that they need to remain helpless and in uncer- special concern." He considered the lack of meat, tainty. If they will listen to His voice and follow tea, coffee, pepper, and vinegar as abstemiousness. in His ways, God will correct and enlighten them, But elimination of these items is rooted, not in a and bring them back to their upright position of negative concept, but in a positive one—that the distinction from the world."—Ibid., p. 145. Holy Spirit can operate most effectively through K. H. W. 2 REVIEW AND HERALD, July 22, 1971 sacrifice. Such is the story behind the Briefs From the n.lifigic....u. -r news items telling of the ordination of -k“ INS.. I. B. Rankin (page 19) this week. I Ian and Molly Rankin became mem- SCAN Donald D. Reiber, author of "The bers of the Whangarei, New Zealand, 2 V Talent of Fear" (page 4), received his SDA church in 1960 through the influ- do undergraduate degree from Walla ence of a layman. Both of the Rankins i8 Briefs From the Religious ilro Walla College in 1961 and immediately are certified public accountants. They entered denominational work as a were living comfortably, looking for- MANY BRING BIBLES TO church school teacher in Bozeman, Mon- ward to continuing their life style while GRAHAM CRUSADE IN CHICAGO tana. At the end of the year he entered serving the church in a lay capacity. CHICAGO—Evangelist Billy Graham, Andrews University to continue his However, as the months passed, a con- during a recent 11-day crusade, prayed for theological studies and received his Mas- viction deepened that they should be a "spiritual prairie fire that will sweep ter's degree in Old Testament in 1963. more actively engaged in full-time across the country." Since that time he has been a minister church work. Friends offered differing Returning to Chicago after nine years, in the Upper Columbia Conference. He advice, but their own conviction grew Mr. Graham continued, according to one was ordained in 1967 and served as until at the North New Zealand camp reporter, "to spellbind thousands each night youth pastor of the Walla Walla Col- meeting of December, 1962, they com- with his familiar exhortation that 'God lives.' lege church in 1968 and 1969. mitted themselves during an early morn- Half the people arrive carrying Bibles." A young woman, Kay Kuzma, writes ing prayer meeting. Mr. Graham urged the audience to con- on the subject of discipline in the Fam- Within a few days their home was tinue bringing Bibles every night. "The ily Living pages this week (page 11). sold, and Ian and Molly Rankin, with Bible is going to be my textbook," he said. Making a clear distinction between disci- their children, were at Avondale Col- "Not what the sociologists say. We've heard pline and punishment, she deals speci- lege, Australia, where he began prepar- that! Not what the professors say.

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