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66 HY are we not putting forth of the cases coming before my court, much more decided efforts liquor was the contributing factor." to oppose the liquor traffic, which is A sessions judge in Sydney, Australia, • ruining the souls of men, and is also stated: "If it were not for alco- causing violence and crime of every hol, the criminal courts of this state description?" Such is the challenge would be rapidly out of business. At with which the Servant of the Lord least ninety per cent, if not more, of confronts the remnant church in the cases of these courts are the result Counsels on Health, page 432. of drink." Some time ago a pro- Inspiration then proceeds in this minent jurist in England went so far same excerpt to sound a thrilling call as to say, "If we could make England to action on behalf of the temperance sober, we could shut up nine tenths programme: "With the great light of the prisons." Judges confirm that God has entrusted to us, we Sister White's contention that alco- should be in the forefront of every holic beverages cause violence and true reform. . . . Because of the crime. We should unite our efforts wickedness that follows largely as the against such an enemy. result of the use of liquor, the judg- Third: The servant of the Lord ments of God are falling upon the urges upon us our responsibility in earth today. Have we not a solemn fighting the liquor menace. "With the responsibility to put forth earnest great light that God has entrusted to • efforts in opposition to this great us," she says, "we should be in the evil ?" forefront of every true reform!" There are four outstanding points Further, in challenging us to action, in this counsel from the Spirit of she has written: Prophecy that should demand our at- "Of all who claim to be numbered tention as members of God's remnant A among the friends of temperance, church. Seventh-day Adventists should stand First: The judgments of God are in the front ranks."—Gospel • falling upon the earth today "because CALL Workers p. 384. of the wickedness that follows largely "In every place the temperance as the result of the use of liquor." question is to be made more pro- This is an astonishing statement. To TO minent."—K-10-1899. think that God's judgments are We are to come into close contact abroad "largely as the result of the with workers among all classes in use of liquor"! Surely, then, liquor our temperance work. "We are not in all of its hellish forms is one of ACTION to forget the higher classes—the our greatest enemies—one that de- lawyers, ministers, senators, and mands the concerted opposition of judges, many of whom are slaves to the church. intemperate habits. We are to leave Second: "Liquor is the cause of no effort untried to show them that violence and crime." Beverage alcohol ROBERT H. PIERSON their souls are worth saving, that fills courts with criminal cases, jails eternal life is worth striving for."— *4 with criminals, and leaves society to Testimonies, Vol. 7, p. 58. • pay the bill. One prominent American "We need at this time to show a judge declares: "In eighty per cent (Continued on p. 2) 2,000 SOULS FOR CHRIST in 1953 2 EASTERN TIDINGS

CRUSADE FOR TEMPERANCE

J. F. ASHLOCK ECOGNIZING that temperance R is a live issue in India, Pakistan Temperance Membership Campaign Burma, and Ceylon, the Division Committe has designated October 31 VOTED 1. That an annual pledge-signing campaign and as Temperance Day. The peoples of 14270 membership drive be launched a FORTNIGHT Southern Asia are in urgent need of PRIOR TO TEMPERANCE DAY. the message of true temperance which 2. To enlist EVERY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENT- Seventh-day Adventists alone are in IST, and interested friends as active members of a position to give. Of all who believe the National Temperance Society and to invite and practise the principles of tem- the church school TEACHERS to enlist children perance, Seventh-day Adventists of school age; the DORCAS LEADERS to enlist should be the most enthusiastic, the the women of the church; the leaders of the most vigilant and the most persistent. Society of MISSIONARY MEN to enlist the Any church leader who does not men of the church, and the YOUNG PEOPLE'S see the need of keeping the doctrine MISSIONARY VOLUNTEER SOCIETY leaders of temperance before his flock and to enlist the youth, and to endeavour to complete does not realize the importance of this phase of the work by church calendar Tem- promoting the righteous cause of perance Day. temperance in his community is asleep and is failing his church and Temperance Publicity his God in this crisis hour of this old VOTED world's history. That Chapters of the National Temperance Societies The Lord's messenger, addressing 14274 be organized in every region, and that carefully the leaders of His work, has said, selected individuals promote regional publicity, and "Years ago we regarded the spread that such organized publicity be in harmony with of temperance principles as one of the policies of the National Temperance Societies our most important duties, it should and under the direction of the governing body. be so today."—Gospel Workers, p. 384. [italics mine] On October 31, Temperance Teams therefore, we challenge every church 14275 That Temperance Teams be organized in all Mis- elder to emphasize with holy zeal the VOTED sionary Volunteer Societies. evils of intemperance and the benefits of true temperance. Temperance Chapters in Colleges and Schools Think upon this timely, this very forceful statement, "The honour of 14276 That the Spicer Missionary College and all of our God, the stability of the nation, the VOTED schools organize College or School Chapters of the well-being of the community, of the National Temperance Society. home, and of the individual, demand that every possible effort be made in Temperance Society arousing the people to the evil of in- temperance."—Ministry of Healing, VOTED That all workers and church members of each p. 346. 14076 Union be encouraged to become members of the Temperance Society. With fervour and sincerity we ap- "r^ peal to all workers and members to arise and unite in a mighty crusade MairgrgE_JalgEREISEE-Ig_ZrgraWEER--aREMEME against alcohol, tobacco, and all other workers, and make a way for them quickly warn the people of the perils poisons that break down the bodies, to stand shoulder to shoulder with us. of these last days! How important it becloud the minds, and destroy the We should call upon great and good is that God's messengers shall call souls of men, women, and youth in men to second our efforts to save that the attention of statesmen, of editors, Southern Asia. which is lost."—Counsels on Health, of thinking men everywhere, to the p. 433. deep significance of the drunkenness A CALL TO ACTION Fourth: God confronts us with this and the violence now filling the land challenging question: "Why are we with desolation and death! As faith- (Continued from p. 1) not putting forth much more decided ful co-labourers with God, we must decided interest in the workers of efforts to oppose the liquor traffic?" bear a clear, decided testimony on the the Women's Christian Temperance This question should challenge every temperanoe question. . . . Union. None who claim to have a worker and believer in Southern Asia "Now is our golden opportunity to part in the work of God, should lose as we approach our special Temper- co-operate with heavenly intelligences interest in the grand object of this ance Day on October 31. I call upon in enlightening the understanding of organization in temperance lines."— every member of God's Remnant those who are studying the meaning 4 Gospel Workers, p. 384. church in this Division to rise as one of the rapid increase of crime and "In other churches there are man and do everything possible to disaster. As we do our part faithfully, Christians, who are standing in de- hit this great evil and hit it hard! the Lord will bless our efforts to the fence of the principles of temperance. "Oh, what a work there is before saving of many precious souls."— We should seek to come near to these the faithful watchman who must Review and Herald, Oct. 25, 1906. EASTERN TIDINGS 3

The attendance in Maymyo was BURMA UNION MISSION well over 600 and the crowd seemed President: C. B. Guild very interested and eager. We gave Secretary: R. Myape out envelopes containing the first two Treasurer: Pein Gyi lessons to those who wished them. Office Address: 68 U Wisara Road, Rangoon We also passed out enrolment cards ,.or those who did not receive lessons. RANGOON HOSPITAL of the Washington Sanitarium Hospi- These rallies initiated our Burmese SCHOOL OF NURSING tal school of Nursing. and Chinese Voice of Prophecy OPENED July 1 was the first day all were schools along with the English school in their student outfits. These uni- which was opened in Burma in 195]. ELIADA MANN forms are Burmese light blue longyis Later it was remarked to us by OR five years a number of young and white aingyis. At last it was very one man, who incidentally was un- F people from the Burma jungles evident to all that the training school able to attend, that he was in the have been waiting for the S. D. A. had really begun, and another step bazaar on the following morning and Rangoon Hospital School of Nursing had been taken in helping to ac- heard talk about our meeting. He to begin. They, as well as the mission complish the great work which is yet said, "the town was on 'fire' after the leaders, realized the great need for to be done in Burma. rally." Evidently there was a good medical missionary work to be done in this land. At last the day arrived. All prepa- rations had been made and the first school of nursing of our Rangoon hospital was officially opened on June 4 14, 1953. In the opening address which was brought to us by Pastor Cecil B. Guild, the Union Superin- tendent, he said: "The Rangoon Seventh-day Ad- ventist Hospital is part of a medical work which has been carried on in Burma for many years. In the early days it was conducted in such places as Moulmein and Maymyo, and then by Dr. Walker in the Dalhousie Street Clinic. He carried on there valiantly until near the opening of the war and then with others had to walk out of Burma. The present hospital was es- tablished under the leadership of Dr. ••• J. Johannes, and went forward with its work under the directorship of Dr. Eden Smith and now Dr. G. E. Richardson. With God's blessing we Miss E. Mann and Miss H. Dinsmore with the student nurses. wish to expand the facilities here to an extent suitable for such an institu- VOICE OF PROPHECY deal of discussion about it. We hope tion." RALLIES IN UPPER BURMA Seventeen students make up the these rallies serve as a good spear- head for the evangelistic meetings • first class and according to Burmese E. A. GERLING custom a garland of flowers was given which we propose to have here in the HEN we started our work up to each of these charter students by future. here in Maymyo we began with Mrs. Ruth Wilson Murrill and Miss W There is a great deal of prejudice the Voice of Prophecy students and Harriett Dinsmore, who are graduates in Maymyo from the other church graduates as our first interests. We groups, but it is our prayer that the gave Bible film-strip studies and held honest in heart will be open-minded meetings. However, this town needed and receptive to our work. PRAY FOR POWER something more to stir it and so we There is a rally planned for the were very happy to welcome Pastor Lashio area soon and we hope to gain A. E. Rawson and U. F. Ba Tin to "There is no time or place a good number of our Chinese our region for two rallies one of in which it is inappropriate to friends there as well as the Burmese which was held at Mandalay on offer up a petition to God... and English speaking peoples. • August 25 and the other at Maymyo We trust that many will continue In the crowds of the street, in on August 27. to receive our message in this the midst of a business engage- In Mandalay, the former capital of wonderful way. We feel that the • ment, we may send up a petition old Burma where the last kings Voice of Prophecy is an entering to God, and plead for divine reigned, our rally was attended by wedge to the many races and peoples guidance."—"Steps to Christ," at least 250 people, some being stu- of Burma. Pray with us that the work p. 76. dents from the university where we in Upper Burma will go forward have a good interest. swiftly, 4 EASTERN TIDINGS

our temperance booth. The Govern- ment of Bombay has shown a willing- ness to buy 5,000 copies of Alert in • English. The temperance booth in Bombay was visited by over 10,000 spectators. A large pavilion (which I, otherwise would cost 800 rupees) was secured free for our use. At another place, where our booth was requested for display, it was seen by 5,000 people. Also, a proposal was earlier made to co-opt five members from India to serve on the International Commission for the Prevention of Alcohol, including the Hon. C. Raja- gopalachariar Dr. M. D. D. Gilder, Copyright: Asian Photos Left to right: Hon'ble Dr. Jivraj Mehta, Minister of Finance,Prohibition and Mr. Devadass Gandhi. and Industries, Bombay State; Mr. R. H. Pierson; Dr. M. D. D. Giler, Member of the Council of State; Mr. Chad B. Israel, Executive Secretary, International Messages to "Alert" Temperance Association, Southern Asia Division, and National Temperance Society of India, addressing social workers in Barathiya Vidya Bavan. Personal messages have been REMINISCENCE in schools and colleges. Prominent received from scores of leaders of • CHAD B. ISRAEL men like Dr. M. D. D. Gilder and international reputation, such as the others are taking a keen interest in Hon. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the Hon. "We have nothing to fear For the future, except as our temperance work. Dr. C. Rajagopalachariar, the Hon. We shall forget the way Radio and Newspaper Publication Amrit Kaur, the Hon. Shri Morarji The Lord has led us." Desai, H. E. Dr. H. C. Mookerjee, Permission has been secured to H. E. Pattabhi Sitaramayya, H. E. URELY within this brief span of broadcast temperance programmes in temperance revival the Lord has Sri Prakasa, His Eminence Cardinal • S the English, Gujerati, Marathi, and Gracious and the famous cricketer led His cause in a marvellous way. Kanarese languages in Bombay, No extra-ordinary plan was followed Vijay Merchant. His Highness the Baroda, Ahmedabad, and Dharwar Maharaja of Baroda and Mr. G. D. in effecting these developments. Only stations of the All India Radio. We the plain blue print laid down to us Birla—India's leading business mag- have also been invited to sponsor a nate—were personally contacted. In- so clearly by God through His children's programme on the air. servant was implicitly followed. vitations from the Maharaja of Elders Pierson, Scharffenberg, and Mysore, the Home Minister of Gratefully remembering His wonder- A. V. Olson spoke over the radio and ful guidance we give all praise to Ceylon, and the Governors of in a letter received from the office of Madras, Assam, U. P., and Orissa Him. Like all other phases of our the Director of News Services, All work, the temperance work demands will be acceded to as opportunity India Radio, New Delhi, the director presents itself. Christian dignity and tactful ap- writes, "It (the temperance message) proach with the people outside of our To conclude, let us consider the was covered in the English, Hindi, following statement by Sister White fold. Marathi, Gujerati, Tamil, Telugu, Interviews found in the book Evangelism, p. 514, Bengali, Oriya, and Assamese lan- "I have been shown by my guide that We are glad to report that in the guages in the afternoon of 13th not only should those who believe the many contacts made in our temper- March, 1953." Furthermore, the truth practice health reform but they • ance work God has abundantly government of Bombay is planning to should also teach it diligently to blessed us. Almost all the statesmen make use of our temperance health others; for it will be an agency ranging from dignitaries in New records for the benefit of 3,500,000 through which the truth can be pre- • Delhi such as Dr. Rajendra Prasad, villagers of the Bombay State, sented to the attention of the un- Dr. Radhakrishnan, Rajkumari Amrit through their thirty public vans. believers. They will reason that if we Kaur, Mrs. Durgabai Deshmukh, Newspapers have lent an added force have such sound ideas in regard to Gulzarilal Nanda and others of the to our work throughout India. So far health and temperance, there must be legislators and governors of Bengal, clippings from only 22 newspapers something in our religious belief that Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and chief have been obtained although many is worth investigation." ministers of Madras and Bombay more gave us wide publicity from have been personally seen. Our work time to time. We are looking forward has been strengthened by the timely to a strong membership in our Spot- Oinganngangart"Mann visit of Elder W. A. Scharffenberg ter's Club through which to procure 6 who addressed the legislatures both in all newspaper clippings. Elsewhere in In the latest Division Cot Bombay and Madras, held press con- this paper mention has been made of 6 voted that the total receipts i ferences, and conferred with state our activities in schools and colleges. 6 received in support of the Temf dignitaries. Elder R. H. Pierson Adventist youth is challenged to lead 6 International Association addressed a number of educational out in this noble work. National Associations (wit institutions and legislative assemblies Exhibitions fu in Bombay and in Poona. He and 6 Church or Authorized 1 Elder J. F. Ashlock with Brother Closely connected with the publi- 6 4 J. N. Silvanus have rendered excellent city is the circulation of our national aid by presenting temperance lectures magazine Alert, and the exhibition of aNaNanNaNFIV,''allaNalq) EASTERN TIDINGS 5 WILL YOU RESPOND? TEMPERANCE SABBATH M. E. KEMMERER ORLD Temperance Sabbath is scheduled for the last Sabbath UR Temperance message has NV in October. This will fall on October 31 this year. We are ® been heralded with new vigour 4 hoping that this will be the largest Temperance Day offering in our in Southern Asia during 1953. Op- history. The programme is just getting under way. Our workers are po.tunities for favourable contacts beginning to become temperance conscious. Our lay people have also have increased many-fold. Now is the been very much cheered with the progress that we are making in re- time to make this arm of our message , viving the temperance issue among the people and moving forward felt with effective blows against the in the forefront in the Temperance Reform Movement in the world. enemy of soul and body. We earnestly Let us make this the largest offering in all of our history. appeal to every leader, treasurer, church pastor, and other workers and —W. A. SCHARFFENBERG, Executive Secretary, I. T. A., Washington D.C., General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. laymembers throughout our field to make the 1953 World Temperance Day offering by far the largest ever received. Pastor C. L. Torrey, our General Conference Treasurer, has written a special appeal that all our churches give a liberal offering on this special day. We know all of you appreciate what is being done to carry forward the TEMPERANCE programme. Please show your personal conviction and interest by giving generously on World Temperance Day, Sabbath, October 31.

opening chapters. There has been ex- cellent interest manifested thus far by these educationists. It is true much spade-work has to be done before they agree to open up chapters, but I believe there is sufficient material at our disposal to acquaint them with the principles of total abstinence as practised and propagated by the people of God. Last month, Pastor Chad B. Israel —our Division Temperance secretary —and the writer took the opportunity Hon'ble Rajkumari Amrit Kaur receiving Professor W. A. Scharff enberg, Executive Secretary, International Temperance Association, Washington D.C. to visit the Director of Public Edu- Mr. Chad B. Israel, Executive Secretary of the Association in South Asia looks on. cation for the State of Bombay. We explained to him the aims and pur- poses of our organization. When he CHAPTERS in public schools and colleges— insti- learnt that it was a non-profit or- IN tutions where, besides the three "R's," ganization, dedicated to humanitarian SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES the youth learns a norm of life. The service, he consented to preside over J. N. SYLVANUS opening of a chapter is one step a meeting which was to be held at towards this goal. A chapter simply the Nowrosjee Wadia College. Elder INCE the inception of the means a diminutive branch of the R. H. Pierson was the guest speaker. National Temperance Society in S Temperance society. Mr. D. C. Pavate, M.A. (Cantab.), Southern Asia, our one purpose has It is an accepted fact that the youth referred to above, was in the chair. been to foster temperance education constitute the nucleus of society. A demonstration on temperance given Sister White was given specific light at this meeting by some of our church agagaMagingagagil9 on the question of the youth partici- school children under the leadership pating in temperance activities. In the of Miss E. Feltus was much ap- Youth's Instructor of September 24, preciated. The possibilities of the tep action. No. 14794, it was 1907 she wrote the following: "There students engaging in active temper- memberships and donations is no class of persons capable of ac- ance work were also discussed. It was ce work be divided as follows: 131 complishing more in the warfare explained that students who sign the isiton) 60% against intemperance than are God- total-abstinence pledge become mem- tho Union receiving fearing youth." bers in the "Spotter's Club"—wherein count) 20% In Poona each member or spotter forwards r 4 20% It has been my privilege for some clippings on temperance interests to time now to contact heads of schools the temperance headquarters. Such FAngingfgalllagaMlagaNal and colleges in Poona with a view to (Continued on p. 6) EASTERN TIDINGS

was July 26 at 7 p. m. and the subject SOUTH INDIA UNION MISSION "Peace and Pieces." The meetings President: 0. 0. Mattison were attended by educators, lawyers, ► Secretary: I. K. Moses and officials of the town and many others from all walks of life. There Treasurer: D. 0. Calkins were about 500 people present the% Office Address: 9 Cunningham Road, Bangalore first night and the number increased ' as we went on. Soon the pandal was too small for the increasing audience. A DREAM COME TRUE goal to become workers, our new high The writer was the song leader for, the meetings and was assisted by Bro- 0. 0. MATTISON school will mean much to the work in Tamil Nad. ther Devadass Moses. We planned to ULY 30, was a most memorable Brother E. L. Rollins, the school conduct the effort for six weeks and day in Tamil Nad as it was the principal, has recently passed his trusted that during that time the mes- official opening date for our newly first-year Tamil examination and is sage would have been presented and built E. D. Thomas Memorial High giving a good lead to the school. The as a result a large number would School at Kudikadu, Tanjore. It was other staff members are giving him have given their hearts to the Lord. a day to which the field had looked loyal support. The actual results will be reported forward for many years. Now the May we ask that you remember later. school was standing before our eyes this, the youngest unit among our and it was one we could well be educational institutions, in your Chapters in Schools and Colleges proud of. prayers, so that it may play its part The building work had been in (Continued from p. 5) in the finishing of the work in Tamil students are further eligible for progress for about fifteen months, Nad? and we were very happy that all the candidature in the open competitions buildings could be built simultaneous- AN EVANGELISTIC EFFORT such as the Oratorical, Essay, andt ly—the administration building, the AT GUDIYATHAM Poster contests. Successful contestants hostels, the principal's bungalow and M. ARPUTHAM are awarded prizes, results being declared by judges appointed for the the teacher's quarters. We still have HE North Tamil Mission was purpose. our industrial building and rice mill T planning for a number of to construct, but the main buildings months to hold an evangelistic effort Pledge-Signing were complete for the official opening at Gudiyatham. Brother Gabriel It is of extreme importance that on July 30. Matthew, one of our experienced students sign the total abstinence We were very happy to have Elder evangelists, worked here for about pledge. During my contact with non- A. V. Olsen from the General Con- three years and raised up a nice Christian institutions, I was often ference with us. It was good to have company of people, who gave their questioned on the necessity of signing Elders R. H. Pierson and R. S. Lowry willing support in order that the the pledge. I believe the following from the Division with us also. Our effort might be a success. quotation from The Book of the Union secretary, Pastor I. K. Moses, Brother S. Isaac, who had recently Leviticus by S. H. Kellogg may had the responsibility of arranging conducted an effort in Kavandapady, emphasize the need : "Wine was a for the opening ceremony, and every- was asked' to locate himself in Gudi- common beverage in Palestine. It waj thing was well organized. The leading yatham and the effort was con- in general so slightly intoxicating that officials of the district were invited ducted by him. The opening night (Continued on p. 7) and they seemed well pleased: with what they saw and heard. Mr. A. Ir Gopalan, the Director of Education in West Tanjore, was the Chairman for the occasion, and our guest speaker was Dr. M. D. Paul, the Deputy Director of Public Instruction of the Madras Presidency. We en- joyed Elder Olsen's talk in which he told of our world-wide educational system. Our Division Educational secretary represented that department with a fine talk and then presented Mr. Gopalan and Dr. Paul each with a copy of the book Education. Two Tamil songs were sung by student groups. Although the newly constructed school buildings look good, the most attractive thing to me is the fine group of students in attendance. There are 107 boarding students and about forty day scholars—giving a fine enrolment from the very first day of school. With consecrated Students saluting the flag on Independence Day at the new E, D, Thomas teachers, and students who have a Memorial High School. EASTERN TIDINGS 7

"IN THE FOREFRONT OF and Kanarese languages. As a crown- Chapters in Schools and Colleges THE BATTLE" ing evidence of his interest in the activities of the N. T. S. I., he has (Continued from p. 6) S. VEDANAYAGAM signed the temperance pledge we have the use of it brought little temptation. put out. But our distilled liquors and fer- EPORTS reaching our Tem- With the blessing of God and the mented drinks are so strongly alco- perance headquarters office indi- support of many leaders in India, we holic, so dangerous to health and cate that Seventh-day Adventists, so are confident that the banner of morals, that the argument for absti- far as the temperance work is con- temperance will continue to fly aloft. nence is now immensely greater than 'cerned, are gradually moving into the Surely we, as Adventist workers and it was among the Hebrews. Not only forefront of the battle. lay members, have a responsibility as an example of self-restraint, but How often we have read statements and duty to be in the forefront ac- as a safeguard against constant peril, from the Spirit of prophecy to the cording to the specific injunction of the pledge of abstinence deservedly effect that "Of all who claim to be the Spirit of Prophecy:—"We want enjoys the sanction of the churches of numbered among the friends of everyone to be a temperance worker." Christ. Temperance, p. 236. temperance, Seventh-day Adventists Responsibilities "We need to work in the interests should stand in the front ranks.... Having thus presented the pro- On the subject of temperance, they of temperance reform, and to make this question one of living interest. gramme to the entire student body, should be in advance of all people." the next step would be the selection Temperance, p. 233. This is one way in which we may become fishers of men. A good work of an Executive Council, with the The readers of the TIDINGS will be co-operation of the faculty. This glad to know that the National Tem- is being done in the circulating of our literature. Form yourselves into com- council, in turn, will elect officers for * perance society is on the march and the chapter in that particular institu- is making its influence felt through- panies for the prosecution of a tion. Generally, these officers are a ,tout our country. vigilant work."—Temperance, p. 252. president, a vice-president, a sec- Recently, I had the privilege of •.• ••• ••• retary, and a treasurer. seeing the members of the Cabinet, • • • •••• ••• • •••• •••• •••• •••• •••• •••• ots• •••• A Membership Committee ap- Assembly men, Social Welfare Work- MEET OUR WORKERS pointed for the purpose of soliciting ers, and City officials. They showed members is required to maintain an an increasing interest in the alcoholic up-to-date list of all members includ- problem and a desire to become better ing life members and patrons. informed and better equipped to Brethren, there are wonderful meet the problem. prospects along this line. By God's The Alert is serving as the voice of the National Temperance Society of help we hope to see greater results India, and is published quarterly in throughout the division. Salisbury Park, P. B. 15, Poona 1. It should have a wide circulation. The Caotern ettango inaugural issue of the Alert features in the front page MAHATMA Official Organ of the GANDHI, the father of our nation. SOUTHERN ASIA DIVISION We have orders for 5,000 copies of of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Alert from the Bombay Government, and 1,000 more from the Madras EDITOR J. INA WHITE Government. ASSOCIATE EDITORS R. H. PIERSON Allb Statesmen, cabinet officials, phy- J. F. ASHLOCK sicians, educators, and business men DIVISION DIRECTORY are included in Alert's role of honour President ROBERT H. PIERSON ,of prominent personalities, and is Secretary J. F. ASHLOCK highly recommended for use through- Treasurer and out our Republic. Your help is PASTOR B. S. MOSES, the director of Auditor M. E. KEMMERER the South Telugu Mission, accepted the needed to give Alert a wider circula- Asst-. Auditors A. FOSSEY Truth in 1932. In the same year he was M. AMIRTHAM tion. sent by Pastor M. P. Daniel to the South I had the honour of a very pleasant India Training School at Krishnaraja- DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES Publishing visit, lasting for over thirty minutes puram, Bangalore. He was graduated in A. J. JOHANSON 1936 under the principalship of Pastor Home Missionary with the Hon9ble Shri C. Rajagopala- L. B. Losey and went to the Narsapur & Sabbath School W. L. BARCLAY chari, the Chief Minister of Madras High School to teach Telugu to the Educational R. S. LOWRY State, on August 17. This stalwart higher standards. Ministerial, Radio champion of the cause of prohibition In January 1938 he was called to the and V.O.P. A. E. RAWSON Giffard Mission Hospital at Nuzvid where Medical G. A. NELSON, M.D. showed great interest in the work of he served in the capacity of hospital Associate Medical D. W. SMITH, M.D. the National Temperance Society of credit manager, registrar, and hospital Missionary Volun- India and offered some helpful sug- evangelist till 1942. He was the first sec- teer, Rel. Lib., and retary-treasurer for the North Telugu Public Rel. R. J. RITCHIE '-igestions. He encouraged the publica- Temperance, Asst. tion of Alert in Tamil and suggested Mission, and from 1943 to 1945 he served the South Telugu Mission in the same H. M & S.S. CHAD B. ISRAEL the name "USHAR" for a Tamil capacity. Since then he has been engaged Home Commission MRS. R. H. PIERSON Alert. Following his counsel, the in direct evangelism and was ordained Asst. Statistical S. JAMES !printing of a Tamil Alert will be put to the ministry in March 1952. Building Engineer E. R. STREETER on the priority list with the other intecl fortnightly by L. C. Shepard at the • • • • • • • • • • • • • Oriental Watchman Publishing House, Salisbury requests for Hindi, Marathi, Gujerati, •• ••• •• • •• • •• • ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •4* • •• • • Park, Poona 1. 1,900-2816-53. 8 EASTERN TIDINGS October 1, 1953 444444444444444444444444444 4 I iniocettanr "From the light God has given me, every member among us 4 should sign the pledge and be connected with the temperance as- • PASTOR I. M. Chand spent some sociation." E. G. White, Review and Herald, October 21, 1884. time recently at the headquarters 4 office in Poona in connection with the 4 MY TEMPERANCE PLEDGE proposed Voice of Prophecy Hin- 4 dustani broadcast. 4 Believing that alcoholic beverages are not only harmful to • PASTOR J. L. Tucker of San the individual, but also detrimental to society, I, hereby, solemnly Francisco, director of the QUIET 4 promise, God helping me, to continue to abstain from all intoxicat- HOUR radio programme, and his son ing beverages. Pastor L. E. Tucker, pastor of the Rochester, New York, church spent a I hereby promise to do all I can to combat the evil effects of few hours at the Division head- 6) the liquor traffic by enlisting as a quarters and Spicer Missionary Col- 4 lege on their round-the-world tour. Type of Membership Literature Benefits Pastor J. L. Tucker spoke to the 4 Membership Dues Division family at their worship hour 4 and his son sang a solo. 4 Student Rs. 3 Alert (national) annual 4 • IN AN endeavour to interest the 4 Regular Rs. 5 Alert (national) annual people in his forthcoming theatre Contributing Rs. 15 Alert (national & foreign) effort in a certain Hindu section of Sustaining Rs. 30 Listen and Alert (national) Calcutta, Pastor D. K. Down sent men Life Rs. 200 Listen and Alert (national) 4 a week in advance carrying "sand- 5 yrs. & life certificate 4 N. wich" signs through the streets, 51 Patron Rs. 500 Listen and Alert (national) 5 stating that those desiring reserved 4 15 yrs. & life certificate 4 seats to the two lectures the following Sunday on the "Life of Jesus Christ" 4 Rs. Donation should call Park 567. By Wednesday 4 A all the seats were booked and anxious 4 4 inquirers kept the telephone ringing 4 Signature 4 almost constantly the rest of the week. 4 4 Approximately 2,000 attended the Name (In Block Letters) first Sunday meetings and hundreds

were turned away. Let all TIDINGS Address readers pray for the Calcutta effort. 4 4 • THE Voice of Prophecy radio 4 4 broadcast from Ceylon wins souls in 4 4 faraway countries. A lady in Italy 4 listening to this broadcast wrote to 4 the Voice of Prophecy regarding her 4 (Give this slip to your Church Treasurer.) 4 ' interest. She was put in touch with 4 4 our believers in that country and now 444444444444444444444444444 a letter has come to Pastor A. E. Rawson telling of her baptism and that she is now a member of the Genoa, Italy. Let us continue to win overtune radio in to Ceylon. the Voice of Prophecy Seventh-day Adventist church in souls by encouraging our friends to • PASTOR W. L. Barclay is glad • to have a few days in his office after 000.00000000000000000000000 holding laymen's institutes in various O 0 parts of the Division with Pastor J. E. Edwards of the General Con- TITHE CORNER ference Home Missionary Depart- 0 3 ment. The last of these institutes was O 0 held in Burma. O "The spirit of liberality is the spirit of heaven. This spirit di • PASTOR A. J. Johanson is in . 45 finds its highest manifestation in Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Cy the West Pakistan Union in the ..0- In our behalf, the Father gave His only begotten Son; and Christ, .0 interest of the publishing work and fi having given up all that He had, then gave Himself, that man fij while there will conduct the Week might be saved. The cross of Calvary should appeal to the bene- 0 of Prayer at the Chuharkana school. 3 volence of every follower of the Saviour. The principle there Before going on to ;the Northeast •, O. illustrated is to give, give."—"Acts of the Apostles," p. 339. f.) Union he will spend a few days in his O 0 office in Poona. O 0 O00000000000000000000000000 —J. F. ASHLOCK 4 REGISTERED No. B. 1858