Adventist Review General Paper of the Seventh-day Adventist Church September 5, 1985

A new series: Adventists and inspiration Page 5 The new Church Ministries Department Page 8 Are standards important? Page 14 New TV studio in Canada Page 15

Cover: What do Adventists believe about revelation and inspiration? Are the words inspired? The ideas? The individual? See "Adventists and Inspiration" (page 5), first in a four-part series by Alden Thompson. FROM THE EDITORS

assumed, understood. But the deci- strong encouragement to accept and The crucial time sion remained fully mine. The maintain the Christian value system school bills would somehow be as my own, as shown in the lives of for colleges paid—by my parents, my work, or my teachers. by loans. To this day I can recall only a and students I chose to attend Pacific Union smattering of facts learned in five College, because of its nearness and years of college, though I can The crucial weeks of September its mountain setting. When I arrived remember many of the principles. loom just ahead for most of our on campus I knew no one. That's But I will never forget how teachers Adventist colleges and universities, right, not one person. In fact, and staff went out of their way to as well as for our college-age young everything was new to me—dorm befriend and help me. people. life, college-level classes, cafeteria I wasn't special in any way—I The next few weeks will tell lines, teachers, and classmates. But was neither a straight A student nor whether or not their well-laid plans somehow I adjusted quickly. one with relatives in high places. I and budgets are on target. Colleges By the time my fourth year rolled saw the faculty helping and usually project quite accurately around, and even my fifth (after befriending students like myself all their coming year's enrollment by switching majors), I had become the time. applying a ratio to the number of quite accustomed to the school I remember going on backpack accepted applications, but nothing trips with my teachers, planting a is certain until the last student garden for another, eating many registers. I will never forget home-cooked meals with others, For students, the final decision how teachers and and even playing tennis at the days have come. Should I really go unearthly hour of 6:00 A.M. during to college? What major should I staff members went a quarter with my major professor take? Do I have enough money to out of their way and some other students. go to an Adventist college? Not These events and hundreds of until the moment arrives to pack up to befriend and similar ones made me cherish the the suitcases and leave the secure help me. teachers and my Christian educa- environs of home does the true test tion at PUC. of one's commitment to attend an I went to college to get an Adventist college come. routine and had made lots of new education for a lifework. I gained If you are either a student or a friends—quite a change from the much more. I gained lifetime helping parent in this crucial deci- beginning days. friends among faculty, staff, and sion-making period, I'd like to When the reality hit that I would students; and I gained a deepened share my personal testimony on soon graduate and leave the college understanding and acceptance of Christian education with you in the scene, I began to evaluate seriously our Adventist Christian values from hope that it may encourage you. what my parents and I had been my teachers. I grew up in an Adventist pas- paying thousands of dollars for. I My experience at PUC was not tor's home, with both parents dedi- asked, "What foundation for my unique. It could be duplicated at cated to Christian education, even life has PUC provided? Is it greatly any Adventist college. When I went through graduate school. Never did different from what I could have to Andrews University for my Mas- the thought cross my mind that I gotten at a public college for far less ter of Divinity degree, I found the wouldn't attend college—or an money?" same experience to be true there, Adventist college. This was I began to realize that the greatest too. benefits I had received, from all the I went to an Adventist college for hundreds of hours of learning and an education. I got much, much exchange both in and out of the more. M. K. W. classroom, were the personal friendship of many teachers and

2 (1098) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITORIALS Adventist Review The Crucial Time for Colleges and Students Myron K. Widmer 2 He went to an Adventist college to get an education. He came away with much, much more. Are Standards Important? Eugene F. Durand 14 Do Adventist standards matter? Or are they part of an old-fashioned, Published continuously since 1849, the Adventist Review seeks to exalt Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Lord of the Sabbath, nit-picking legalism that we would be better off to discard? and coming King. It aims to inspire and inform as it presents the beliefs and news of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church THEOLOGICAL SERIES EDITOR William G. Johnsson Adventists and Inspiration Alden Thompson 5 What do Adventists believe about inspiration? Ellen White's ASSOCIATE EDITOR Myron K. Widmer comments in The Great Controversy and Selected Messages, book 1, might surprise you. This article is the first in a four-part series. MANAGING EDITOR Jocelyn R. Fay ASSISTANT EDITORS CHURCH REORGANIZATION James N. Coffin, Eugene F. Durand, Deborah Anfenson-Vance Church Ministries: "One Coordinated Whole" An interview with D. W. Holbrook ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY 8 Corinne Russ Delegates to the 1985 General Conference session voted formation EDITORIAL SECRETARIES of one General Conference Church and Ministries Department out of Chitra Barnabas, Jeanne James five former departments—Sabbath School, Lay Activities, Youth, ART Stewardship, and Home and Family Service. What's the advantage? Byron Steele, G. W Busch Can it work? ADVENTIST REVIEW Editor William Johnsson interviews CONSULTING EDITORS newly appointed Church Ministries director, D. W. Holbrook. Neal C. Wilson, Wallace 0 Coe, D F. Gilbert, Robert .1 Kloosterhuis, Kenneth J Mittleider, Enoch Oliveira, George W Reid. Calvin B Rock, G. Ralph Thompson FAMILY LIVING SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS The Hospitable Witness Marybeth Watkins Gessele 12 Kenneth H. Wood, Robert H Pierson, Charles E. Bradford, George W. Brown, Gerald J. Christo, Ottis C A caring church begins with a caring home. Opening our doors to Edwards, Bekele Heye, Edwin Ludescher, J. J. Nortey, Jan Paulsen, W.R.L Scragg , Joao Wolff others may be one of our most effective ministries. SOUTHWESTERN UNION EDITION Editor, Richard W Bendall WORLDVIEW AFRICA-INDIAN OCEAN EDITIONS Amazing Facts/ARTS Studio Opens in Canada 15 Editor, James B Kio, managing editor, James Fly Far Eastern Division Works to Reach the Unreached 16 INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION Editor, Wanda Sample Southern Union: Six Conferences Hold Sessions 19 SOUTH AMERICAN EDITIONS Atlantic Union: Northeastern Elects New President 19 Editor, R. S. Lessa, Portuguese; acting editor. Rubem M East Germany: Ministers Study Sabbath Doctrine 19 Scheffel, Portuguese; editor. Rolando !tin, Spanish CIRCULATION Robert S. Smith, L. Rhea Harvey DEPARTMENTS HOW TO SUBSCRIBE From Our Readers 4 News Notes 20 Subscription prices: $34.95 one year, S 17.95 six months, $9.45 three months Children's Corner 7 Bulletin Board 22 To place your order, send your name, address, and money Ross Report 18 The Back Page 23 to-the local Adventist Book Center or the Review and Herald Publishing Association, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagers- town, Maryland 21740. TO WRITERS COMING NEXT WEEK: We welcome unsolicited manuscripts for the different sections of the Adventist Review. It is advisable to send a ■ "Pathfinder City, U.S.A.," by David and preliminary outline and purpose of your article before writing the article or submitting it to us. Notification of acceptance or Jeanne Jaynes. What happened when the trails of rejection may be expected only if accompanied by a stamped. more than 17,000 campers converged in Colo- self-addressed envelope. Address all editorial correspon- dence to 6840 Eastern Avenue NW.. Washington, D.C. rado? Eyewitnesses share their account of North 20012. America's first division-wide Pathfinder Campo- INDEX ree. ► An index is published in the last Review of June and ■ "Improving the Testimonies Through December. The Adventist Review is indexed in the Seventh- day Adventist Periodical Index. Revision," by Alden Thompson. Should inspired writings be edited? The Adventist Review (ISSN 0161-1119) is published every Thursday. Copyright 1985 Review and Herald ■ "Good Bridges Make Good Neighbors." Publishing Association, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagers- Two weeks before Ronnie and Brenda Qualls's town, Maryland 21740 Second-class postage paid at Hagerstown, Maryland. Postmaster, send address changes first child was due, burglars emptied their trailer. toAdventistReview, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, But that is not the end of the story. Maryland 21740 Single copy. 90 cents U.S. currency. Prices subject to change without notice. Art and photo credits: Cover, p. 5, Vernon Tooley; p. 3, David James; p. 7, Robert L. Sheldon; p. 12. Ivlarquita Halstead; p. 14, C. Kanerva; p. 15, Vol. 162, No 41 Adam R. Bujak. All other photos courtesy of respective authors.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 (1099) 3 FROM OUR READERS

government would be delighted ence's twelfth business meeting Thanks for the Bulletins to have the United States sign (Bulletin 7) the comments of such a treaty. It could easily one of the delegates concerning I want to thank the entire the next sentence: When I ask bring the fulfillment of Revela- the ordination of deaconesses. REVIEW staff and the speakers people if they have seen Brad's tion 13 closer to us in time. The woman spoke at length and participants of the General song in the REVIEW [organist DOROTHY OSTER about why deaconesses should Conference session for an Brad Braley wrote the General Nicosia, Cyprus not be ordained, then ended her inspiring series of REVIEW Bul- Conference session theme comments by saying, "I would Doing something letins. song—see Bulletin 1, p. 9], like to move that, to preserve If I could pinpoint one high- some answer No. Church members in the harmony among church light for me, it would be Morris My next question: "Do you Orlando, Florida, area are doing women, we return to the plan in Venden's devotional message, take the REviEw?" Answer: something about "The Disap- the Church Manual that has June 28 (Bulletin 3). We are told No. pearing Members" (Editorial, served the church so well for that righteousness by faith will It truly is surprising how June 13). over 100 years." be a key issue in the end-time. many do not subscribe to the The Kress church has devel- I think it is sad when many Elder Venden clarified this issue church paper. I'm on a cam- oped strong Adventist Marriage members of the Adventist for me and gave me much paign for the REVIEW—no Enrichment seminars. Newly Church do not adjust with the encouragement. charge! OLIVE BRALEY baptized couples and couples times. I am not talking about CANDACE LYNN CROUCH Glendale, California transferring into the church are changing our basic doctrines Fletcher, North Carolina invited to join these seminars. such as the Sabbath or the state Genocide Treaty The couples develop a strong of the dead. I am referring to the When I saw "Crimes Against support system this way and are ordination of women and other Humanity" (Ross Report, May not likely to come in the front important issues that are before 2), I was happy to see this door and go out the back door. the church. subject covered. But when I The Forest Lake church con- If the Seventh-day Adventist read the article, I was disap- ducts a singles ministry. People Church is to remain a viable pointed to discover that the who are separated, divorced, or force for good in the coming author supports the Genocide recently widowed are invited to years, we need to stop saying Treaty. a Rebuilding Your Life semi- that our policies that have It is true that we deplore nar, which provides sensible served the church for 100 years crimes against humanity. But advice and supportive friends at don't need any changes or the big question is Will such a a crucial time. adjustments. We need to adjust treaty care for this worldwide With the leadership of our with the times and reach out to problem? We all know that most conference president and Minis- the younger generations. Stay- of the crimes against humanity terial Association secretary, our ing locked in the past is not the Thank you, night crew and are in leftist countries or are "caring churches" surely will answer. KEN ROZELL day crew, for all your efforts to instigated by them. We also turn those figures for missing Glendale, California bring us the General Conference know that no organization has members around. information, for you surely had been able to put a stop to such ELEANOR CROFOOT Something extra-special a great job to do. Our Gettys- crimes, not even the United Altamonte Springs, Florida My wife and I think the issue burg Times printed a release I Nations. Therefore, if the of May 9 is something extra- gave them in which I added that United States enters into such an special. We thank you and your the staff at the Review and agreement, it will not stop staff for such fine editorial Herald would be working crimes in other parts of the work. PAUL FELT before and during the session. world. But it will mean that the Franklin, Georgia S. GITTINS United States will lose its free- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania dom, because our internal problems will be put into the Letters submitted for publication should I particularly enjoyed the hands of the World Court, contribute ideas and comments on articles business session proceedings or material printed in the ADVENTIST which is controlled mostly by REVIEW. They should be brief, not exceed- and "The Day in Review." leftists. False accusations in the ing 250 words, and must carry the writer's name, address, and telephone number HELENJANE MORGAN name of crimes against human- (although this number will not be printed). Mount Vernon, New York Letters must be legible, preferably typewrit- ity can cause many innocent ten, and doublespaced. All will be edited to people to become incriminated, meet space and literary requirements, but Campaigner the author's meaning will not be changed. with no opportunity to appeal Views expressed in the letters do not Need to adjust necessarily represent those of the editors or This little note is to thank you the case to the American court of the denomination. Address letters for this for the fine job you do with our system. I was very sad to read in the column to Editor, ADVENTIST REVIEW, 6840 Eastern Ave., NW., Washington, D.C. REVIEW. I'm ashamed to write Those agitating for a world minutes of the General Confer- 20012.

4 (1100) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 Adventists and inspiration

By ALDEN THOMPSON

In recent years Adventists have shown a great deal of passages. Finally, as a choice morsel for dessert, Ellen interest in the topic of inspiration. Because our view of the White's classic statements on inspiration. subject determines how we study Scripture and the writings For some time I had been experimenting with assignments of Ellen White, challenges to historic positions deserve that would expose students to Scripture and encourage them careful attention. This is the first of four parts. to arrive at their own thoughtful conclusions while allowing me to monitor their spiritual pulse. A typical assignment t had fallen my lot to teach a college course in simply required the students to react to reading material in a I inspiration/revelation. As goals for the class, I wanted meaningful way. After they had worked their way through my students to learn to read their Bibles reverently, but some 20 assignments and grappled with various problems, I without fear, and to appreciate the ministry of Ellen White. wanted them to experience the remarkable blending of We would study Ellen White's experience and writings, but realism and reassurance that the Ellen White statements our first interest would be in Scripture. The menu would be offer. The plan seemed sound—answers always make more varied: prophetic experiences, proverbs, prayers, parallel sense after you see the problems. But I was in for a jolt. passages, to mention some of the appetizers. The entrée (i.e., the tougher problems) would come toward the end of the term: the use of the Old Testament in the New, the Has the Adventist tradition simply distinction between literal and symbolic in visions, and analysis of enduring elements in eschatological (end-time) pulled texts out of context so that we have a totally made-up Alden Thompson is a professor of theology at Walla Walla College, College Place, Washington. theology?

The class proved a delight to teach. A sprinkling of new Christians injected a certain simplicity and vibrancy into our discussions, a helpful counterbalance to the probing questions of the more skeptically inclined. When students expressed surprise at their discoveries in Scripture. I referred to Ellen White's statements, pointing out how this godly woman placed these passages in perspective while main- taining faith. During the term our School of Theology staff also dealt with the inspiration issue in several local churches. Where members had left to join independent Adventist fellowships, inspiration had been a key issue. As I took my turn at these off-campus appointments, I became impressed with the urgency of our task at the college. Churches stood torn and bleeding, with loved ones and friends wrenched apart and anger, hostility, fear, and sorrow much in evidence. Were we at the college to blame for failing to educate the church? In question-and-answer sessions, members were not shy about expressing themselves. One brother mused, "If I hadn't attended a camp meeting class on inspiration last summer, I would be with the dissident Adventists right now." Another brother declared, "If you had told me these things eight years ago, I would have tossed you right out of the church." That, of course, made it easier to explain the reputed "cover-up." A pastor or teacher wants to share material that will help members grow, but if they are not ready for it, what can he do? As the academic term drew to a close I made a weekend trip to one of the troubled churches. As I retired late Saturday evening at the home of a church family, I fell asleep with an

ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 (1101) 5 oft-repeated line ringing in my ears—"If only we could have personally apply the Bible if we don't know? Has the had meetings like these six months ago, we might have saved Adventist tradition simply pulled texts out of context so that our church family." we have a totally made-up theology? Please bring back our Sunday morning I awoke early, reached for the stack of confidence or explain why. " inspiration/revelation assignments in my briefcase, and Hardly a ringing confirmation of my course objectives! I began to read. picked up the next paper. More of the same (the students The students were to compare the Old Testament were roommates): eschatological passages (Isaiah 65, 66 and Zechariah 14) "As I read the passages listed I was almost shocked to find with a New Testament passage (Revelation 21, 22) and to those texts that our church has always believed to be about "comment on how one determines which elements from the the kingdom/heaven. Ideas have been presented in this class Old Testament have permanent value. " that have made me wonder—is there any validity in what the inspired men of old have written?" Jarring response The student admitted to being "frightened" at some of her Suddenly I was jarred wide awake by the following thoughts. "Maybe I'm not the kind who can handle the real response: "In Zechariah it seems like the day of the Lord is truth." Then came a postscript with a ray of hope: an establishing of an earthly kingdom, not a heavenly one so "This class has been a real strength to my overall view of much, and it also seems like the people of that time looked the Bible, helping me to realize that the men of the Scripture for its soon fulfillment in their day. The question I have is were humans as we are and not so infallible. I guess I'm just a Why have Adventists taken some texts and left others to suit little confused." their own interpretation? It is the same in Isaiah, too. How do How can we build a faith that endures? The two young you really tell if there is a permanent or lasting value in them? ladies who had expressed their alarm were committed I'm really mixed up, and my faith in Adventism dwindles a Christians, a positive influence on campus. Why was their bit here, because it seems we have misused the Scriptures. house of faith in trouble? What do we have to stand on?" Monday morning the final assignment of the term came A question mark and a single word cried out from the due: "Read the introduction to The Great Controversy, pp. middle of the page: "? HELP" v-xii, and Selected Messages, book 1, pp. 15-58. Give your "If we can't trust in a prophet's words because they aren't personal reaction. " directly word-for-word inspired, and we can't tell whether After the class I began to read the papers. Joy and relief! something has lasting value for us today, how do we The Spirit had been at work. The two roommates wrote:

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6 (1102) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 "I wish we had read these at the beginning. They made so plain everything we have studied. Ellen G. White told CHILDREN'S CORNER exactly how to use her writings and the Bible. I wish everyone would read it so there wouldn't be so many problems today." "As I read those books I wondered why they weren't required at the beginning of the quarter. I was very impressed. They answered a lot of my questions about dealing with Ellen White's writings and the Scriptures. Why The sunset has there been so much hassle about her writings when she has the answers right there?" By EDNA MAY OLSEN My students now read those passages at the beginning of After watching the mov- things in place. Then he sug- the term as well as at the end. Why are these statements so ing van pull out of the gested they take a walk. powerful? Ellen White didn't address the issues raised by driveway, Cheryl returned "It's beautiful here," he Zechariah 14 and Isaiah 65, 66. Nevertheless, the students to the house and burst into said, taking a deep breath of were reassured, perhaps because while doubt gives birth to tears. sea air. "And just look at the doubt, faith multiplies faith. "I'm sorry you feel so sky. It must be welcoming sad," said her mother, us to our new home." The company we keep struggling to move Dad's As they watched, a big chair closer to the sofa. strange glow seemed to The company we keep has a bearing on our spiritual life. "I know this house is make the ocean shine, and When we read Ellen White's statements on inspiration, we smaller than our old one, but the sky became a molten sea are in the company of a believer. Should we run across an once you get used to it you'll of color as the sun was unsettling passage in God's Word, she reassures us, telling like it, I'm sure. Besides, setting in a glow of crimson us that she has been there before and that she still believes. In just think, we're right by the and gold. Then right before an age of skepticism, we need that kind of help. ocean. Isn't that won- their eyes, the crimson faded I believe the lessons learned from this experience can derful?" to peach blossom pink, then benefit the church. While the study of the Bible brings joy "But I don't like having lavender, then gray; while and light, it can also be frightening and dangerous. We dare to share a bedroom with the gold became brighter and Betty," Cheryl began, "and brighter, at last fading into not proceed without imploring God to send His Spirit to I miss my friends. I wish we soft amber. Finally the glow guide and bless. Complacency in our study of the Word may hadn't moved." faded, and little by little the mean that we will have to learn lessons through tears and "We didn't want to move clouds became ordinary heartache. At the peak of the 1888 crisis Ellen White either," said Mom, "but clouds again. described the danger in a testimony to the church: Dad had to accept the trans- "It's over now," Dad "As real spiritual life declines, it has ever been the fer or lose his job; so we had said regretfully, "but if we tendency to cease to advance in the knowledge of the truth. no choice. Now cheer up. I can see sunsets as beautiful Men rest satisfied with the light already received from God's know how hard it is to leave as that, I'm not sorry we word and discourage any further investigation of the your friends, and no one can moved. And somehow," he Scriptures. They become conservative and seek to avoid ever replace them; but you continued, "I believe that will make some good friends sunsets are God's way of discussion. here, too. Here, help me reminding us of the beautiful "The fact that there is no controversy or agitation among unpack these boxes. Let's city that will be our eternal God's people should not be regarded as conclusive evidence try to put as much away as home—the city of pure gold that they are holding fast to sound doctrine. There is reason to possible before Dad gets with walls of jasper and fear that they may not be clearly discriminating between truth home." gates of pearl. The most and error. When no new questions are started by investiga- When Dad returned, he beautiful sunset in the world tion of the Scriptures, when no difference of opinion arises was pleased to see how can't compare to the things which will set men to searching the Bible for themselves to comfortable the new house that God has prepared for make sure that they have the truth, there will be many now, looked with the old familiar those who love Him." as in ancient times, who will hold to tradition and worship they know not what."—Testimonies, vol. 5, pp. 706, 707. We need to learn the great value of Ellen White's writings on inspiration, which are realistic about the humanity of the writers of Scripture while reassuring us of God's presence in His Word. If Ellen White held such a practical and balanced view of Scripture, why has such a view not been more widely held in the church? The next part of this series will attempt to answer this question by focusing on Adventist history, including some of the struggles we have had with that mysterious blend of the human and divine in Scripture. ❑ To be continued

ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 (1103) 7 Church Ministries: "one coordinated whole"

The Editor interviews D. W. HOLBROOK

Holbrook: No, not really. And it certainly wasn't a campaign speech. At that time I had no idea that I'd have anything more to do with the department. But since I served on the Role and Function Committee, I had some strong convictions that it was time that the church do something to streamline its organization and to slow the process of getting bigger and bigger at the top. This plan, which came about after an intense effort by many people and at considerable expense, did provide the framework for reorganizing ourselves. That was an opportunity that we haven't had for a long time, and if we lost it at New Orleans it would be very difficult for someone to start the engine going again. I felt strongly that this was a good plan, and I wanted to make that point. Incidentally, you mentioned the numerous superman comments. I think it's unfortunate to say that it will take a superman to run this new department. I believe that all of us are supermen and superwomen with the Lord's help. As far as actual management is concerned, I don't believe that this is as difficult a job as running one of our universities or colleges today. Johnsson: How do you see your role, as an ideas person or a manager? Holbrook: This is something new for the church. We are plowing new ground. We are taking five departments that have built up their traditions, methods, and goals through the years and are putting them all together. Suddenly there's just D. W. Holbrook is newly appointed director one department. How do you lead a department like that? I for the Church Ministries Department at the believe that my function is almost entirely administrative. It General Conference. Church Ministries takes is planning, supervising, evaluating performance, carrying on the classical activities of management. Primarily my job is over the functions formerly directed by the to create the kind of climate where all the associates and General Conference Departments of Sabbath everyone else on the staff can do their best work. I also see School, Lay Activities, Youth, Stewardship, myself functioning with the administration of the church in and Home and Family Service. making certain that the department fits into the overall goals of the church. Johnsson: Dr. Holbrook, was your appointment to this Johnsson: The question I hear over and over is Can it post a surprise? work? How can you take five departments and get them to Holbrook: Yes, very much so. I guess I was somewhat work together? Look at Sabbath School—that's a very big chagrined because I thought that I knew whom the operation in itself. So is Lay Activities. So is Youth. And you administration was suggesting and discovered that I was dead add Stewardship and Home and Family Services. Do you wrong. It did cause me a couple of very sleepless nights, and have a magic answer? I have to say that while it's painful leaving Home Study Holbrook: No, there isn't any miracle medicine, International, this is one of the most exciting episodes in my humanly speaking. The facts are that already within just a life. I believe that the challenge is enormous. few weeks after New Orleans the General Conference team is Johnsson: I recall a speech you made from the floor of the working together with surprising ease. I have heard gloomy General Conference session in which you spoke strongly in warnings of disaster, but in fact, a very remarkable thing has favor of this new department. You suggested that if we don't happened. Months before New Orleans the various individ- act now to do something about the departments, perhaps we uals in the department were already working and planning wouldn't have this opportunity again for many years. You together for the new department (in case it was voted) and also suggested that it wouldn't take a superman to run this cooperating very well. I've been happily surprised by the department. That speech had quite a big impact at the time. outpouring of support, the sense of confidence, and the Would it be fair to say that that speech was setting forth your enthusiastic assurance coming from all over the world field agenda for the department? that this will work. We clearly have a mandate from the

8 (1104) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 One of the advantages of the new Department of Church Ministries is that it will get us out of our comfortable routines and help us increase the effectiveness of the local church in the community.

world church to make this work. I believe the Lord is in this, objective, which is to increase the effectiveness of the local and if He is, it's going to function successfully. Obviously church in the community. Now, instead of all sorts of the details will take the next few years to work out. But we programs coming from every direction, the church will have already have discovered a number of areas where there is a more coordinated program coming from one direction overlapping among Sabbath School and Home and Family designed to help that church. Does this mean that we should Service and Youth, for example. We're all working with the have the same kind of an organization at all levels? No, I same people. don't think so. We need to have the Department of Church Johnsson: You are doubtless aware that there are quite a Ministries thrash out its agenda, its method of working at the few folks who remain negative and skeptical. You've already General Conference and division levels. At the conference mentioned, however, some of the advantages—for instance, and local levels, we just need to keep working along for the the opportunity to bring about, to reduce that overlapping, present as we always have. In a reasonably short time it will and to revitalize the departments. After all, these depart- come together. ments, some of them, are 80 and 100 years old, and here's a Johnsson: Do you see a saving over the years from chance to do something about injecting new life. Are there reduction in the number of departmental personnel? other advantages you see? Holbrook: Yes, I do. But I think it's unfair to assume that Holbrook: Yes, there are clear and obvious advantages, we're immediately going to cut drastically into the staff. but first let's talk about the negative feelings. I think that to People tend to applaud cuts, then complain anxiously when begin with, a clear majority of all of us felt a bit negative services are cut as well. Where I see the real financial benefit about this. That's to be expected. It's very difficult for many of this department is that it will be much easier to control of us to accept change. A small minority of people will jump growth and make certain that we're doing what we should be at every change; they're sort of change addicts, and they love doing at each level. Instead of having five departments, each change for change's sake. one trying its best to grow, grow, grow, and competing with Most of us, however, are uneasy with change, and we others, now we have a more easily coordinated program with follow a typical pattern in dealing with drastic change just one department. motives: First come astonishment, surprise, unbelief, Johnsson: What dangers and problems do you foresee? disbelief; and then anger, resentment, some rather strong Holbrook: A major problem is that we can easily get talk; and finally a feeling of well, maybe we better try it; and bogged down in too many different kinds of programs, too finally acceptance. Then comes surprise that it's working. many bits and pieces. At the General Conference level we I've been overwhelmed with the number of people who need to ask these questions regularly: Is this what we should have said since New Orleans, "You know, I was really be doing? Is this what we can do best at this level? Should something be done at other levels? It is typical in orpiii7ntinrial life that people at the local level will buck At the General Conference level we need responsibility up the ladder until it finally gets to the top, and to be asking these questions: Is this then in order to handle the increasing load at the top, the organization gets bigger and bigger. Then the people at the what we should be doing? Is this what local level criticize the top because it's too big, when in fact, we can do best at this level? Should they are partially to blame because they kept bucking something be done at other levels? responsibilities there. The other side of the coin is that those in leadership positions should not have accepted all of these responsibilities. We tend to be doing lots of things that in fact against this, but I'm beginning to see some light, and the way should be done at other levels, and it seems to me that one of things are going, I believe it will be a blessing to the church." the major concerns we have to watch is that we don't allow The tide is clearly changing. I thought that the vote in favor of ourselves to just grow by accretion. We need to challenge the reorganization of the departments at New Orleans was everything we do: "Is this the best place to do it?" surprisingly large. And now it seems to me that we're going Johnsson: In the past we have had a strong youth through a typical change reaction cycle. program, with camping and youth activities, and so on. Now, what are the advantages? In organizational life it is Now, as people see this combination of all these depart- often true that structural change produces a kind of new ments, they wonder, "What is going to happen to the chemistry, a new set of networks; people suddenly seem to youth?" I'm sure you agree they are our most precious asset. have a new lease on life, and there's a spurt forward. This is Will the youth come out better or worse from this shuffle? already happening with the Department of Church Minis- Holbrook: If they don't come out better, then it will have tries. One of the major advantages is that it will get us out of been a mistake, but I can't imagine their not coming out our comfortable routines and help us with the major better. Yes, it was a very understandable concern. In New

ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 (1105) 9 Orleans the major concern was about the youth. Most people saw the Sabbath School and Lay Activities working more closely together; that didn't seem to be a problem. Johnsson: That has happened in the past. Holbrook: That's right. And Stewardship seemed to fit in quite nicely, and Home and Family as well. But what about the Youth? I believe that, far from endangering the youth ministry, this new department puts youth ministry right in the heart of the work of the church in a way that it really hasn't been in the past. At times the efforts for our youth have tended to be something out on the periphery of the church. Now the work for youth is right in the heart of the church. I believe that our youth will be more involved in the real business of the church—much more than ever before. We have already worked on plans heading in that direction. Our planning for the World Youth Study Commission after the General Conference, which had been in the planning for a long time, was a blessing for all of us. We spent a week in New Orleans after the General Conference in concentrated study of youth ministries for the next five years. For me it was a very fruitful experience. The participants went away from "We must do anything we can do to help that week feeling that the work for youth is safe and on track, the local church be the place where and they were optimistic about the future. The Lord knew full well what would happen in New Orleans and put it in the God's work is really moving." hearts of our youth leaders to organize a special week of intensive long-range planning. Johnsson: Dr. Holbrook, could we zero in on the local the community but cares about its own as well. A coordinated church? As you know, the local church typically is not very program will help us do that, rather than a scattered shotgun large—maybe 100 members, sometimes fewer. What effect approach to all these different programs. The local church if any is going to be felt here? must continue with many of the forms that we now have. Of Holbrook: Organizationally I hope that we don't have a course, there must be Sabbath school leadership and lay lot of changes immediately at the local church level. Many activities leadership, and youth leadership. people are quickly moving to organize a church ministries Johnsson: Will the local church elect a church ministries department and are not quite certain how it's going to director and then have someone under that person in charge function. I think we need time to thrash out a number of of Sabbath school and someone else for youth? relationships and approaches and ideas. But while at the local Holbrook: A lot of people are already jumping to that church level organizationally there shouldn't be too much conclusion and doing something like that. I hope they'll be a difference at the present, functionally there will be. Our little patient and not move too fast. Models need to be worked pastors around the world have been overloaded with out that are adaptable to different areas of the world. For the programs, promotions, and ideas coming from a wide variety present I think they ought to keep functioning just as they are. of vigorous departmental leaders, and many have thrown up They will be informed who their contacts are on the their hands and said, "I can't take it any longer. It's just too organizational ladder. much." So it is high time to take all those bits and pieces, put Johnsson: Now, let's move to your own background. them into one coordinated whole, and give the pastor a How long were you at Home Study? Twenty years? program that he can see some sense in and can fit and adopt Holbrook: I'm in my twenty-first year. into his program in ways that make sense. It will take a large Johnsson: So it's a big change for you. How do you feel burden off the pastor. about this appointment that the church has asked you to take Johnsson: Let's come to the church itself now. Will you up? still have a Sabbath School superintendent, for instance? Holbrook: I have very mixed feelings. It's not easy to Will you have a young people's leader? leave what has been my life. I feel very uncomfortable Holbrook: Oh, yes, by all means. We have to have good walking out of Home Study International and saying leadership, well-trained leadership. A major concern is that Goodbye. At the same time I'm excited about what's we provide those leaders at the local level with good happening in our church with this drastic organizational materials and that we concentrate heavily on leadership change. This reorganization is much more than just putting training After all, where our church really functions is at the five departments together. It is creating a whole new climate, local church level. That's where the action really is. We must a new chemistry, a new way of working. It is saying to the do anything we can do to help the local church be the place church, "We can reorganize, reform, and streamline where God's work is really moving. I believe that the ourselves." You're suggesting that it's a big jump from Seventh-day Adventist Church ought to be known in the Home Study International to Church Ministries, but it really community as a place where people's needs are being met, isn't, because my same interests carry over. I'm interested in and that the caring church concept not only reaches out into creating an effective team. And I'm very much interested in

10 (1106) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1955 how adults learn. This is my major professional interest. I've evaluations? Would you as director evaluate each member of discovered through the years that adults learn differently than the department? teenagers. I'm interested in helping even our youth leaders Holbrook: Yes, in a good performance appraisal system teach adults how to lead youth. So my major interests carry the administrator takes the lead and is the first to be right over to the new department. evaluated, but it is a team effort. We evaluate each other. I Johnsson: Can you give me any sort of time frame as to think this needs to spread out throughout the church. This is when this program may settle down and be operating? Are we being done in parts of our church, and it can, of course, if we talking about a couple of years, five years? are not careful, deteriorate into just a mass of paperwork. But Holbrook: Oh, a few weeks, I think! No, seriously, I I believe that each of us has a right to know how effective we believe this is going to fall in place faster than most people are, whether we are really doing the job right or not, and how have predicted. There are some things to iron out. I believe it we can grow and improve. As I talked this over with the will happen faster because of the goodwill of the depart- departmental staff I found they want to be evaluated. So mental people who are part of the Department of Church when they make trips to various areas of the world church, Ministries. Their enthusiasm, earnestness, and genuine reports on their effectiveness will come back. These will be desire to see this thing work has been a real encouragment. studied together, and we'll search for ways—special studies, The next six months are vital and probably the most seminars, or whatever—to improve their efforts. important time of all. How long it will take to get all the I guess another area that concerns me is that for too long details worked out after that is hard to predict, but I don't see we have been building walls between different sections of the us working around and trying and testing and revising for five church—a "we" and "they" kind of approach. People in years. It seems to me that within a couple of years things one section, one geographical area, or one department of the should be worked out quite smoothly and rolling well. church are defending what they are doing and competing Johnsson: Do you have any further comments? with those in another section. I don't think we have time for Holbrook: I strongly believe in the need in our church for that anymore. We're planning to exchange staff members, two things. First, those who work for the church should be have them attend staff meetings of other departments of the regularly evaluated in their work. I'm talking about General Conference. Instead of having walls between us and performance appraisals. Their work needs to be evaluated, competing, we need to work hand in glove as we've never not simply to criticize but to help them to become more done before. effective, to strengthen areas of weakness. Johnsson: Well, these ideas sound exciting, and I wish Johnsson: Let me stop you right there. Who would do the you much blessing and good success in this new project. ❑ AGUIDE TO BETTER FAMILY HEART TUNING WORSHIP MADE TO KITH IAMII \XORSH1P ere's a book that will help you draw your family closer together and closer to God. Using prac- H tical, down-to-earth suggestions, the authors show you how to make family worship a time when hearts can be "tuned" to spiritual things. John and Millie Youngberg are the & MILLIE directors of the Family Life Workshop and have held seminars YOUNGBERG around the world. US$8.95 at your Adventist Book Center now.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 (1107) 11 FAMILY LIVING

The hospitable witness

By MARYBETH WATKINS GESSELE

he ringing telephone matched the howling Midwestern 1 wind; both had been constant all day. My husband, just in from board meeting, picked up the phone. As I listened to his side of the conversation I heard some familiar lines. "I'm sorry we can't give you money for food, but we'd be glad to see that you receive something to eat. Tell me about your family and where you are located." There had been calls like this before. We were always willing to help, but it was becoming more and more difficult to tell the difference between the needy and the deceitful. After several minutes I heard my husband say, "Let me give you the directions to our house. We'll give you a meal and put you up for the night. In the morning we will see how else we can help you. " The father expressed his gratitude. The family would be right over. I checked the clock-10:30 P.M. I groaned slightly as I slid out of bed. It had been one of those days. Keeping two preschoolers fed, dry, napped, and loved was enough to keep a mother busy, but it seemed that dozens of parishioners needed me as well. The text that nudged me all the way to the kitchen was "And let us not be weary in well doing" (Gal. 6:9). While my husband switched on the porch light and checked the extra bedroom for stray toys I prayed for guidance in fixing a meal the family would like. If they had no money for food they would be very hungry. Everyone likes potatoes, I thought, so I quickly put some on the stove. I don't remember what else I prepared except for opening applesauce for the crying baby I had heard on the phone. By 10:50 P.M. the table was set for six, and a warm meal was waiting on the stove. At 11:00 P.m. we guessed that the family had made a wrong turn but should arrive any moment. A caring church begins with a caring I tried to interest myself in the latest Insight, but my eyes refused to focus properly. Eleven-thirty came and went. At home. Opening our doors to others may eleven-forty-five my husband flipped off the porch light and be one of our most effective ministries. announced bedtime. Anger, frustration, and exhaustion knotted my stomach. I When our dwellings are filled with the was hurt—by not being able to help someone? Or was it gentle consideration, cherishing, and because we were deceived—again? openness that earmark hospitality, it Time has passed, and there have been similar incidents will be possible to extend this gift since. The see-whether-I-care attitude occasionally tempts to those beyond our front doors. Marybeth Watkins Gessele writes from Gaston, Oregon.

12 (1108) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 me. But the Lord is good, gently reminding that at times "we those beyond our front doors. Much prayer and selflessnes must gather warmth from the coldness of others."—Testi- needs to flow from our hearts, enabling our families to be monies, vol. 5, p. 136. We don't know how people will react strong in love and devotion so that we may in turn get on with when we extend hospitality to them. But our duty as the task the Lord has given us. Once an attitude of love and Christians is to be Christlike amid whatever obstacles lie in openness has been achieved within our own lives, we can the way. We were never promised that it would be easy. more readily impart it to others. The North American Division recently adopted the motto We need to develop a true spirit of acceptance in our "The Caring Church." It is nice to be known as people who church families. People come and people go, and often never care. But just how is this done? "If we would humble ourselves before God, and be kind and courteous and tenderhearted and pitiful, there would be one hundred Often we are afraid for people to see conversions to the truth where now there is only one."— Ibid. , vol. 9, p. 189. The first step to caring is not giving a us as we really are. When we work so reason for Sabbath observance or vegetarianism. It's just hard to hide our weak points, we being nice. For Christians, hospitality is a marvelous gift of the Holy prevent others from loving us in Spirit. An openness comes with being hospitable that results our weakness. in an open home, where we can practice our caring nature. The Christian home is a remarkable tool through which we can minister. "The Bible lays much stress upon the practice feel accepting hospitality. We cannot wait for someone else of hospitality. Not only does it enjoin hospitality as a duty, to make the first move toward extending this gift of the Spirit but it presents many beautiful pictures of the exercise of this to those who enter our churches. By God's grace He can grace and the blessings which it brings. "—Ibid., vol. 6, p. remove the fear of asking other than best friends into our 341. homes. One may protest with "But I'm not very good at How little many of us know about the church member entertaining. Besides, I'm not a gourmet cook, and our home sitting in the pew next to us. When we show our care by is so simple." But the basics of hospitality do not involve inviting others into our homes, those with heavy hearts will entertaining. Entertaining says, "See what I have." But feel the warmth of sympathetic Christian love. Then they hospitality seeks to serve rather than to impress. Entertaining may feel like sharing their hurt, giving the caring Christian a puts things before people. "As soon as we get our patio chance to sympathize and encourage. There is no better place finished, my housecleaning done, or my new furniture to begin redeeming our society than in the Christian servant's purchased, then I'll start having people over." But home. hospitality puts people before things. The story is told of an Ozark teenager who had been hired Often we are afraid to allow people to see us as we really to help a family dig out a storm cellar. When the task are. We create the illusion that we manage our lives without stretched into evening the young man was invited to sit down difficulty. When we work so hard to keep people from at the family dinner table. recognizing our weak points, we also prevent them from After prayer was offered, everyone took up his fork— loving us in our weakness. But hospitality, because it has put everyone except the gangly teen, who picked up his knife. its pride away, doesn't care if other people see our Noticing the custom of this house, he transferred eating humanness. Thus people may relax and just be friends, utensils to copy the manner of the family. Soon beans and because there are no pretenses. gravy tumbled awkwardly down his front. Hospitality does not look for payment—a return dinner An embarrassed silence had begun to grip the room when invitation, esteem in the eyes of friends, or a possible job the father laid down his fork, picked up his knife, and casually ladled both beans and gravy into his mouth. The silence melted, and the teenager resumed his more comfort- Opening our homes in the true spirit able eating habit. After the guest was gone, the rest of the family verbally of hospitality means offering shelter deplored the father's table manners. But he turned the and healing. comments aside. "Good manners are nothing more than making the other person feel at ease," he said. Hospitality looks out for the interest and comfort of others. advancement. Rather, it takes pleasure in the joy of giving, The Caring Church motto will remain just words unless we doing, loving, and serving with no thought of reward. "Use learn to use our homes as tools of ministry, as extensions of hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man the church. As soon as we are willing to open our doors, God hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to will teach us how to share our lives. another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God" Hospitality is another link in the chain of tools used by God (1 Peter 4:9, 10). to point people heavenward. May we seek help from One Our caring church must begin with a caring home. If our who cared the most for humanity, One who refused to be dwellings are not filled with the gentle consideration, spurned by those who rejected His most obvious efforts. Let cherishing, and openness that earmark hospitality, then it our prayer be "Fill our home, Lord, with Yourself. May we will be next to impossible to extend this gift of the Spirit to give, to those who come, You." ❑

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From the editors bath observance, and diet that will lowers. The apostle of love directed determine whether we go left down us to "love not the world" (1 John From page 2 the liberal road or continue right 2:15). along the way that we have traveled Legalism? Not at all. Not unless I thus far. These leaders have am trying to earn my way to Are standards expressed a determination to hold to heaven. If, instead, I am seeking to the standards of the church. please my Lord because I love Him important? Are these standards worth hold- for His gift of salvation; if I aim to An attorney who has studied ing to? Do they really matter? Or do reach God's ideal for His children European legal systems observed they represent an old-fashioned nit- so I may be fitted by His enabling tongue in cheek: "In Germany, picking legalism inherited from power to live with saints and under the law everything is prohib- Puritanism or Methodism that we angels, I am not a legalist majoring ited except that which is permit- would be better off to discard? in minors. ted. In France, under the law every- Perhaps we should eliminate or at Will alcohol, movies, and danc- thing is permitted except that which least rewrite that chapter in the ing help me on my heavenward way is prohibited." In another country, Church Manual entitled "Standards or hinder me? Honestly, now. What "everything is prohibited, includ- of Christian Living" and revise influence will jewelry have upon ing that which is permitted." And Fundamental Belief No. 21, me and others; what message does in yet another, "under the law "Christian Behaviour." it send? Does it bespeak humility everything is permitted, especially Why the norms were adopted and separation or pride and confor- that which is prohibited." mity (I Tim. 2:9)? What would he say about the In considering our response, we Will whether I devote the Sab- Seventh-day Adventist Church's need to examine why these norms bath hours to God or to myself tell

permissions and prohibitions? That of conduct were adopted in the first anything about my relationship to we prohibit too much? That we are place. Does what we eat and drink, Him? How strange that some who too permissive? That we frown on what we wear, what we do on cannot spend 24 hours with their even that which we permit? Or that Sabbath and for entertainment, Lord hope to spend eternity with we ignore our prohibitions? Each of have any relationship to our salva- Him! these judgments could find defend- tion? If what we eat or drink is of no ers among us. If we are to believe the Bible, consequence to God, then He A nationwide survey of hundreds they most definitely do. For every deceived us in both the Old Testa- of Adventists revealed that 4 per- text assuring us of God's love and ment and the New when giving cent feel comfortable using alcohol mercy there are dozens telling us instruction on this point. The body, or tobacco, 9 percent would employ how we ought to conduct ourselves. as well as soul and spirit, still the Sabbath for general recreation And not just in the Old Testament. belongs to Him. rather than for devotional and wit- Much of Jesus' instruction and all We applaud the North Pacific nessing activities alone, 50 percent of Paul's letters emphasize holy Union leaders for their concern and see no harm in watching carefully living. We must not only be for- determination. Their concern, sad selected movies at the theater, and given; we must be born again. to say, is well founded. The longer 21 percent approve of decorative "What would Jesus do?" is not an we remain in this world, the more jewelry (Roger and Peggy Dudley, irrelevant question for His fol- like it we become. Their determina- "Adventist Values: Flying High?" tion to uphold the standards rates Ministry, April, 1985). our admiration. May their tribe E. F. D. North Pacific Union leaders, in increase! an article on the future of the church in their area, voiced concern over eroding standards that threaten to erase the distinction between the Adventist way of life and that of mainline Protestants (REVIEW, Aug. 1). They feel that we stand at a crossroads facing a confrontation over the use of alcohol, theater this morning attendance, dancing, jewelry, Sab- a small brown bird swift on the balcony a gift for the day's brown urgencies. Pat Andrews

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WORLDVIEW

Amazing Facts/ARTS studio opens in Canada

By MYRNA TETZ

A "miracle media center" is As the ministry grew, the how former General Confer- studio was moved to a rented ence president Robert H. Pier- building in a Toronto suburb. son described Canada's new Expenses were high, and stay- Amazing Facts/Adventist Radio ing viable meant accepting Television Services studio in commercial jobs. But Feyera- London, Ontario, when he bend and his associates wanted spoke during its recent dedica- to spend more time producing tion. for the Lord. Addressing more than 1,000 The future did not look prom- people from the United States, ising. Then representatives South America, and across from the Amazing Facts min- Canada who were gathered in istry in Maryland stopped by the London to celebrate a Festival studio, leading to the merger of of Miracles weekend and wit- Amazing Facts and ARTS/Can- ness the official opening, Pier- ada. son said he "took his hat off" to Because of high rent, Amaz- those who had made the new ing Facts encouraged the move facility possible. to London, Ontario. Jerry Center director Henry Mayes became the treasurer of Feyerabend began dreaming the new organization and about such an outreach during supervised construction of the his early ministry in Brazil—as new building—doing much of he listened to, learned about, the work himself. and eventually sang and spoke for the Brazilian Voice of Practical building Prophecy. During this time, Ground was broken on Roberto Rabello, official VOP August 1, 1984, and less than a speaker and often called "the year later the project was com- golden voice" of Brazil, was a pleted. The building, which special inspiration. Mayes describes as "nothing Later, en route to Portugal, fancy, but practical," was Henry conducted an evangelis- erected mostly by volunteer tic series for the Portuguese- labor, effecting great savings. Top: Participants in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new speaking people in Toronto. The Festival of Miracles Amazing Facts/ARTS Radio Television Services studio in London Seeing the city's potential, he don, Ontario, can be seen through the logo on the window. weekend was replete with Bottom: Evangelist and Mrs. Henry Feyerabend, left, meet with stayed and began a television stories of personal sacrifice, former General Conference president Robert H. Pierson and ministry. The telecast was aired testimonies, and praise. Evangelist and Mrs. Dan Collins before the Sabbath service begins. on Sunday afternoons, and the "I didn't want to be like the audience was invited to the rich young ruler," testified Nita istry"—donated the purchase from a broken knee. The Gros- Adventist church in the eve- Alves, who had donated all the price of the land on which the balls were responsible for the nings. As a result, Toronto now money from the sale of her studio stands. At the celebration 18-wheeler that is to become a has a Portuguese church of 330 home. Although she has had to she exclaimed, "The Lord gave portable television studio. They members, some 75 percent of take out a new mortgage, Alves me back all that money, and also have promised additional whom trace their initial interest says she has "a heart full of now I'll have it to give again." funds to purchase property next in Adventism to the telecast. joy." Eighty-two-year-old Effie to the studio for the newest Elsie Sokol—whose dying Grosball and her husband, dream—a chapel from which Myrna Tetz is communication husband had whispered to Harold, thought it was the best the programs can be televised director of the British Columbia Feyerabend, "Even if I'm gone weekend of their lives—despite live. Conference. I will be supporting your min- the fact that she was suffering Music, an important compo-

ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5. 1985 (1111) 15 nent of the festival, included Global Network, which poten- sion programming has gone on Truly the Lord has blessed, boy violinists John and David tially would reach 49 percent of for six months to one year; and we have much for which to Yoo, members of the London the English-speaking Canadian erecting a chapel for live broad- be thankful. At the beginning of church, and former member of population; providing evange- casting; and producing a sepa- 1985 the Adventist Church in the Norman Lubhoff Choir Isa- lists for meetings in cities across rate video series for French, the Far East could claim almost bel Santos, who was converted Canada where previous televi- Spanish, and other languages. 550,000 Sabbathkeepers in 16 through Feyerabend's original countries; 21 hospitals, 39 med- television program. ical-dental clinics, eight newly Perhaps the high point of the organized union conferences; day was the sermon—a special Far Eastern Division works 456 elementary schools, 133 birthday gift to his father—pre- academies, 12 colleges, and 10 sented by 8-year-old child to reach the unreached nursing schools; 3,273 or- preacher Ross Harris. "This ganized churches and 2,470 place called heaven is worth organized companies; and a 48 looking into," explained the By J. H. ZACHARY percent growth rate during the little preacher in his three-piece past ten years. brown suit, Bible in one hand, For almost 100 years the gesturing with the other. "Let's When an old California After one term in college, La church has evangelized—yet see what the Bible has to say." sheepherder accepted the Rue began working in Hono- tremendous challenges remain. According to Frank Adventist message in the 1880s, lulu. But the call to China kept Let us take a brief look. McMiller, who is in charge of he became so filled with desire burning in his heart. Finally, in Evangelicals have identified production, design, and public to proclaim the soon coming of 1888, at the age of 66, La Rue 541 "unreached people relations—and who, with Jesus that he volunteered to go arrived in Hong Kong, where groups" within the Far Eastern Feyerabend, was a prime mover to China. Because of his age, for the next 14 years he labored Division territory. Approxi- in this media outreach—the church leaders recommended as a self-supporting missionary. mately one third of the popula- center's goals are to uplift the that Abram La Rue work in an Through this humble, deter- tion embraces Islam. "spiritual and physical health of island of the Pacific. mined sheepherder, working Except for Indonesia, where humankind in this community, alone in a distant land, the national policies promote reli- this country, and this world." J. H. Zachary is Far Eastern Adventist message was first gious freedom and equality, Plans for the future include Division Ministerial Associa- preached in the Far Eastern Adventists have hardly begun to getting back on the air with tion director. Division. work among this group. In some The Parables of Rebuke Challenge by Norman H. Young, Jesus, Point explains eleven of Jesus' well-known parables. These stories will captivate your imagi- nation and awaken new by Point spiritual life within you. The points that Rebuke Jesus made so long ago will refresh your soul Chalk today. tbePoibloi Dr. Young is a lecturer in theology at Parables Avondale College in Australia. US$5.95 at your Adventist Book Center. i\ Norman H. Young

16 (1112) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 areas pastors are required to masses of humanity—a com- lenge—to find ways to make the Several significant decisions print the words "Not for Mus- bined population of some 550 message of Jesus become a were made. The division was lims" on each handbill or news- million. voice from within each culture. requested to set up a mission paper ad announcing a religious In the city republic of Singa- To an amazing extent this board, and each field was asked meeting. Prison sentences await pore a new "town" is being miracle has taken place in to set up a committee to do an members of any family who constructed within two miles Korea. Christianity in Korea is in-depth study of the culture, entertain a Christian worker. (three kilometers) of my home. truly Korean. Church steeples religion, and challenges of its The Far Eastern Division has This town, of about 300,000 push their crosses high above area. Formal papers now are approximately 30,000 islands, people, will be another nearly every city and town. being prepared, and each com- many of which are inhabited. In unreached community. City Jesus has been accepted fully. mittee will develop pilot proj- the Indonesian archipelago, regulations make it difficult He is Korean. There is nothing ects to test new approaches. which stretches more than 3,- both to build churches and to foreign about Him or His Word. (Until now, we have been using 000 miles (4,800 kilometers) conduct religious services in As a result, Korea is becom- basically the same methods and across the South Pacific, more homes. ing Christian faster than any materials the early missionaries than 6,000 of some 15,000 In Japan the entire Christian other country on earth. And this brought with them.) islands are inhabited. At this population is approximately 1 miracle takes place wherever The Far Eastern Division point we do not even know how percent of the nation's 117 Jesus and His message are mission board has been many hundreds of these islands million people. The Sabbath- perceived as truly belonging to assigned: do not have even one Sabbath- keeping percentage is only the people of a nation. 1. To define what is meant keeping family. The case is about .009. Japan is largely by the term "an unreached similar among the 7,100 islands unreached. Many large cities New strategies people group." (During April, of the Philippines. don't have the witness of even Early in 1983 Far Eastern 1984, the following definition Equally challenging are the one Sabbath-keeping family. Division leaders, in cooperation was accepted: "An unreached thousands of unentered cities, To complicate matters, the Jap- with church leaders in Japan, people group consists of a peo- towns, and villages. Almost 65 anese Bible was written in a Korea, Taiwan, and Hong ple group among which there is percent of the division's popula- script indicating that it is a Kong, met in Seoul for the first no indigenous community of tion lives in huge metropolitan foreign publication. Jesus, His north unions' evangelism con- believing Christians with ade- areas. Crowded slums, modern people, His Word, and His ference. The stated purpose was quate numbers and resources to high-rise dwellings, and acres message are considered foreign to find new strategies for taking evangelize this people group of houses stretching as far as the by the Japanese. the gospel to the nations repre- without outside [cross-cultural] eye can see are filled with Here lies the greatest chal- sented. assistance."

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ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 (1113) 17 2. To identify the unreached Division, held in November, areas within its territory with the lay pastors also will be taught people groups within the divi- 1984, in Seoul, Korea, the division president. evangelistic skills and given the sion. mission board took additional 3. Each union is to prepare a responsibility to reach out to 3. To set up resource centers significant actions: short- and long-range schedule unentered longhouses where to study the culture and religion 1. Mission boards are to be for reaching the groups and health projects have created a of the many people groups organized on union, confer- areas within its fields. welcome. Third, these lay within the division. ence, and mission levels. Each 4. Each local congregation, workers will strive to develop a 4. In cooperation with mis- board is to appoint a secretary, mission, conference, and union strong second congregation in sions, conferences, and unions, who will oversee projects for is to select a target group or each new village. to develop pilot projects for reaching unreached people unentered area and develop 3. The Central Philippine entering these unreached people groups within its territory. plans to enter it with the gospel. Union Mission is putting the groups with the gospel. 2. During 1985 each union is These projects are to be self- finishing touches to a plan that At a session during the annual to file a copy of the total list of financed and self-administered, will place 25 rural-village meeting of the Far Eastern unreached people groups and using local personnel. health evangelists in selected 5. The division is to cooper- villages. Each worker will have ate with unions in helping to received two years of training at Ross Report finance larger projects in each the new Central Philippine field. Adventist College and will By GARY M. ROSS 6. Division Adventist work as a midwife, help fami- Development and Relief lies raise gardens, build Agency director Maitland latrines, and assist with commu- Dictates of conscience DiPinto is preparing a work- nity basic health needs. Religious liberty leaders guard church-state separation because, book to help in organizing the As they make friends with the among other reasons, they believe that separation renders projects to enter unreached villagers, these health evange- conscience free to operate. people groups. Seminars will be lists will begin serving the Consider these examples: held in each union to train villagers' spiritual needs • Although threatened with being fired, a church member resists participants in the principles of through house-to-house visita- routine labor during the Sabbath hours—prompted by conscience. project development. Care will tion and ultimately through • Though facing court-martial, a soldier refuses secular duties on be taken to state clearly the public evangelistic meetings. Sabbath—because of conscience. overall goals and measurable (Experience in communities • At the risk of costly delays in certification, Adventist objectives for each project. The near the college shows that professionals and advanced students—motivated by conscience— workbook also will have work- prejudice can be broken down decline to sit for written and oral examinations during the Sabbath sheets to assist in developing and within one year a new hours. time schedules, budgets, per- church planted in a previously Why does the church defend people who act on the basis of sonnel, and evaluation of pro- unentered village. conscience? cedures for projects. 4. The South Philippine Conscience is often mistaken for what it is not. The First The following projects have Union Mission has been invited Amendment addresses the free exercise of religion, but conscience been launched already: to start a school on a Muslim is hardly synonymous with "religion." Sometimes it becomes part 1. The South China Island island, and the governor has of a religious impulse, but not always. For instance, people Union Mission has identified opened the door also for sharing conscientiously opposed to war need have no link to organized 25,000 contract workers from the Word of God with the religion. the Philippines who work in community. But when conscience does operate within a church context the Hong Kong as household help- A new spirit courts generally honor it. Such a person normally believes in ers. These women's felt needs Scripture. For Ellen White, conscience constitutes "the voice of have been identified, and a As the enormity of the task God, heard amid the conflict of human passions" (Testimonies, vol. Filipino pastor is being hired to before us is clearly understood I 5, p. 120). Enlightened by the Holy Spirit, the believer begin work among them. The believe Adventists will rise to acknowledges the truthfulness of the Word and keeps it ever in union will set up a social/spiri- meet the challenge. As a clear view. A true Christian will stand alone if necessary, not counting tual center for these women that sense of renewed mission fills heads in a search for support. later will serve as a church for each heart a new spirit of A believer confers upon his beliefs the status of conviction, not converts. sacrifice and commitment will mere preference. Such a decision removes them from the realm of 2. The Southeast Asia Union be seen. The entire earth is to be the negotiable. Mission has started the Sarawak lightened with the glory of God. These convictions are consistently, although not perfectly, Longhouse Project. (During the The Far Eastern Division apparent in the person's lifestyle, making a difference in the way past three years ADRA-spon- seeks to use the methods of one lives. The criterion of success becomes not winning, but sored health projects have bro- Jesus to work among the mil- faithfulness to God. ken down prejudice and opened lions who live in its territory. For an archetype of the conscientious believer, note the Hebrew doors for preaching the gospel.) "The Saviour mingled with children who purposed in their hearts not to defile themselves. More The project has three basic men as one who desired their recently the Amish have shown similar determination with their steps. First, 50 lay pastors will good. He showed His sympathy resistance to formal education. be trained. Their initial respon- for them, ministered to their Adventists also may be found among these noble ranks. Because sibility will be to strengthen needs, and won their confi- of them a "conscience clause" attaches to the National Labor existing churches. (During dence. Then He bade them, Relations Act. A Conscience Project guides our young people as rapid church planting a few `Follow me.' "—The Ministry they contemplate service in the military. years ago, training strong local of Healing, p. 143. Admirable people, all. Will their numbers swell as final events leadership lagged behind While the task is great, approach? church building.) Second, these almost to the point of discour-

18 (1114) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 agement, we need not be ham, conference Ministerial The session's first item of EAST GERMANY disheartened. The power and secretary, was elected secret business was the ordination of wisdom of the Lord is far tary, and J. P. Rogers was Calvin Harrison, Juan Ricardo Ministers study greater than the tasks that must reelected treasurer. A few Jorge, Ronald Curtis Smith, be done. It is the privilege of changes were made in depart- Winston S. Stephenson, and Sabbath doctrine God's people to move forward mental staff. Strong finances George Sampson, Sr. Associate Some 150 ministers in the in faith against even the most and membership growth—from secretary of the North American German Democratic Republic formidable odds. 21,462 to 23,904—character- Division R. L. Woodfork de- Union attended two seminars ized the triennium. livered a short ordination ser- dealing with the Sabbath, held SOUTHERN UNION The Southeastern Confer- mon. April 29 to May 8 at Friedensau. ence, established in 1981 from After the ordination, George The union Biblical research Six conferences the southern portion of the R. Earle, who had requested committee had planned for the South Atlantic Conference, reassignment after being presi- seminars for four years. Topics hold sessions held its second triennial session dent of the conference for the ranged from Biblical and theo- Six conferences in the South- May 19. Delegates reelected past 18 years, called the meet- logical aspects of the Sabbath to ern Union held constituency president James A. Edgecombe ing to order and welcomed the practical and ethical conse- meetings between April 14 and and treasurer Donald A. delegates. quences of Sabbath observance. June 16. Walker. The position of confer- Harold W. Baptiste and Also covered were problems Delegates to the April 14 ence secretary was made a Stennett H. Brooks were in connection with Sabbath Kentucky-Tennessee Confer- separate office, filled by Roy R. returned to office as conference observance in industrial and ence session reelected Clinton Brown, who had been a depart- secretary and treasurer, respec- modern societies and historical L. Shankel, president; Hugh V. mental director. tively. Delegates elected the and prophetic subjects dealing Leggett, secretary; and Dwight The departmental staff was following departmental direc- with the origin and future of the L. Hilderbrandt, Jr., treasurer. expanded to meet the needs of a tors; L. G. Cox, Ministerial; Sabbath. The entire departmental staff growing membership, a move Hector Mouzon, stewardship; Participants were reminded was returned to office. made possible by sustained Joycelyn Johnson, education; of the value and importance of a Because of continued eco- financial growth. Membership and Arthur Morgan, Sabbath divine day of rest and the danger nomic constraints, delegates grew during the triennium from school. Eleven laypersons were of undermining its signifi- asked the executive committee 9,112 to 11,722. Since its elected to the conference com- cance. JOHANNES MAGER to reduce the office leadership organization the conference's mittee. R. L. WOODFORK Ministerial Association staff by one. Delegates also annual percentage growth in Associate Secretary Secretary authorized the committee to tithe has been the highest in North American Division Euro-Africa Division consider, among other options, North America. the relocation of the Adventist Delegates to South Atlantic Book Center from its site near Conference's June 16 session Madison Academy and Madi- reelected Ralph B. Hairston and son Hospital to unused space in John A. Simons as president the conference office. and secretary-treasurer, respec- Georgia-Cumberland Con- tively, and returned the entire ference constituents met April departmental staff to office. 21 and May 12, calling Gulf The session was held at River States Conference president Oaks Camp, a 106-acre (43- William A. Geary as president. hectare) site near Orangeburg, Don L, Aalborg, secretary; South Carolina, acquired and Errol L. Eder, treasurer; and all developed extensively during departmental staff were ree- the triennium. Membership lected. increased from 14,087 to 16,- Under the leadership of for- 801. A. C. MCCLURE mer president Gary B. Patter- President son, the conference recouped Southern Union Conference more than $2 million of the $3.7 million jeopardized by the Dav- ATLANTIC UNION enport bankruptcy, with addi- tional returns still expected. Most Important Spirit Delegates to the April 28 Northeastern Carolina Conference session elects new of Prophecy News in reelected Robert S. Folkenberg as president. W. Benny Moore, president assistant to the Southern Union Delegates to the Northeastern Nearly 70 Years president, was elected secre- Conference's fifth triennial ses- Introducing the condensed Conflict set. Never before has so tary; treasurer A. L. Ingram was sion held at Camp Victory important a work been condensed. Not an abridgment or a reelected; and the departmental Lake, Hyde Park, New York, paraphrase. Perfect for yourself and your non-SDA friends. staff was adjusted. Sunday, July 21, elected Leon- Only US $8.95 / Cdn $11.95 for all five books. Single volumes Florida Conference constit- ard G. Newton, conference US $1.95 / Cdn $2.65. Quantity prices also available. See uents reelected Malcolm D. stewardship and development your ABC today! 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CORRESPONDENTS, handicap hinder him. An elder WORLD DIVISIONS—Africa-Indian Ocean, North Pacific Union Pacific Union J. B. Kio; Australasian, R. M. Kranz; Eastern of the Manistee, Michigan, Africa, Ruby Patterson; Euro-Africa, Heinz • Hopf; Far Eastern, G. Ray James; Inter- Adventist church, Ward has A company has been orga- • Forty-one non-Adventist American, Fred Hernandez; Northern Euro- reached his Silver Vanguard nized in Homer, Alaska, where senior citizens from across the pean, H. J. Smit; South American, Assad Bechara; Southern Asia, A. M. Peterson Ingathering goal each year. He for several years Mr. and Mrs. United States attended a recent CORRESPONDENTS, uses his motorized wheelchair Harley Hurst and Doris James one-week Elderhostel at Glen- NORTH AMERICA—UNIONS: Atlantic, to collect bottles and cans to were the only Adventists. How- dale Adventist Medical Center Leon H. Davis; Canadian, G. E. Maxson; Columbia, Ron Graybill; Lake, Charles C. raise money for Investment. ever, interest has continued to in California, where they spent Case;Mid-America, Halle G. Crowson; North Pacific, Morten Juberg; Pacific, Elwyn And he collects stamps for the grow, and now as many as 30 five days studying medical Platner; Southern, George Powell; South- Voice of Prophecy. people attend services on Sab- advances in heart disease, can- western, Richard W. Bendel! bath. cer, mental health, AIDS UNIVERSITIES: Andrews, Andrea Steele; ■ More than 1,428,000 homes Loma Linda, Richard Weismeyer research, and several other in Illinois have received a us As a part of its philosophy of areas in a course called Living packet containing Steps to encouraging good health, Port- the Best Life: Medicine Con- Christ, invitations for Bible land Adventist Medical Center quers Disease. One participant courses and Bible studies, and is cosponsoring Health for Life attended the Glendale City North American an offer for free books as part of fairs at area churches. The fairs, church, participating in the Lake Union a lay outreach called Project which have been held at three communion service. Steps to Christ. Earl Simmons, congregations so far, provide • Despite having been wheel- pastor of the Metropolis and tests for various body functions • The 115-member Glendale chair-bound since being Cairo churches, already has as well as information on nutri- GoGetters, an indoor walking stricken by polio at age 5, baptized one person as a result tion, stress management, and club sponsored jointly by Glen- George Ward does not let any of the project. exercise. dale Adventist Medical Center "I keep in touch." "How long have I been reading Robert E. Cowdrick the Adventist Review? Longer Retired Fruit Grower than I can remember—at least Waynesboro, Pennsylvania since I started college in 1921. "I enjoy the Review just as much today as I did then. I con- sented a pretty balanced and lev- sider it an essential part of my elheaded viewpoint. And I always life. How else would I know read the obituaries! Often I find what's going on in the world the names of those I've known— church? I depend on the Review former teachers or classmates. I to keep me informed about church may not have heard from them in organization, church finances, and years, but it gives me courage to the work going on in the world know they were faithful to the field. end. "My favorite part of the Review "I don't see how any Adventist has always been the editorials. can get along without the Review. Naturally, they've changed over I can't. It keeps me connected to the years. But on the whole, I the church I love. That's why I think the Review has always pre- read the Adventist Review." Adventist Review Available through your Adventist Book Center.

20 (1116) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 and the third-largest shopping the academy has used the firm's ■ The Loma Linda University press for the publication and center in southern California, services for tours over the years, board of trustees has named W. distribution of academic books recently celebrated its first anni- proprietor Brenton Holter do- Augustus Cheatham as vice and journals. V. Bailey Gilles- versary. At the celebration, nated the bus after the school president for public relations pie, professor of theology and Glendale mayor Jerold Milner sold one that it had. Two weeks and development, replacing E. Christianity in Loma Linda's thanked Glendale Adventist earlier the school had decided to C. Wines, who retired in Febru- Division of Religion, was Medical Center for its commu- wait to replace the bus that it ary. Cheatham, most recently named editor of the new press. nity involvement. had sold. principal and business manager ■ A team from the Loma Linda of Pine Forge Academy, earlier ■ University Medical Center's Castle Medical Center in worked for the government. Hawaii is sponsoring a walking Southwestern Union cardiovascular laboratories per- ■ club that meets every Monday, ■ Fourteen Southwestern The Riverside Community formed the first successful coro- Wednesday, and Friday at 5:00 Adventist College students Foundation has awarded Loma nary angioplasty in Hong Kong P.M. Each session begins with wearing red-white-and-blue Linda University students on in April. ten minutes of light stretching uniforms served as pages at the the La Sierra campus $10,000 ■ exercises followed by 50 for student scholarships. The Director of public relations General Conference session in and development on LLU's La minutes of group walking along New Orleans. Their work in- Riverside foundation has given Kailua Beach. The walks are in excess of $120,000 since they Sierra campus Viktor A. Chris- cluded carrying messages and tensen was installed as president supervised by members of the finding lost children and people began giving to Loma Linda center's health education staff. University in 1969. of the Arlington (California) who were needed. Session man- Rotary Club at the end of June. According to the center's health ager Don Robinson called them ▪ Vice president and manager He served as secretary and education coordinator, John "the best exhibit anyone Westerdahl, the Walk for of the Loma Linda branch of president-elect prior to becom- brought to the session." (Their Security Pacific National Bank Health Club is part of the Walk ing president. red vests carried the name of the David F. Nilson presented Hawaii program, a statewide ■ college on the back.) Loma Linda University with a Helen Thompson, LLU vice campaign designed to encour- president for academic adminis- age walking as a form of physi- ■ The New Iberia, Louisiana, check for $16,000 for capital improvements, completing a tration, was one of four women cal fitness. church held a weekend prayer $60,000 pledge. representing the Seventh-day seminar recently, with Diane Adventist Church at an interna- Southern Union Hartfield and Dolores Adams • At its May board meeting, the tional women's conference giving practical instruction on Loma Linda University board of sponsored by the United ■ Bob Hunter, pastor of the the need for and significance of trustees voted to establish a Nations in Nairobi, Kenya. Stone Mountain, Georgia, prayer and ways to conduct Adventist church, spoke of the personal and group prayer. hope of the resurrection to about 4,000 people atop Stone Moun- ■ Some 200 church school stu- tain for the annual Easter sun- dents attended a music festival rise service. The service, which sponsored recently by the was covered by local TV sta- Arkansas-Louisiana Confer- tions, also was taped by church ence education department in members to be aired on the Little Rock, Arkansas. John church's TV program, Discov- Read, of Keene, Texas, served ery. as choral clinician. ■ ■ Thirteen church schools in the Parkview Adventist Acad- Kentucky-Tennessee Confer- emy in Oklahoma City, ele- ence have raised some $5,000 to vated to a senior academy two drill a well in Ethiopia. Confer- years ago, graduated its first ence education superintendent senior class this year. There Lyle Anderson and personal were eight graduates. ministries director Conn Arnold ■ The Plainview, Texas, contacted teachers at the church recently celebrated its schools, suggesting the cooper- fiftieth anniversary, with two ative effort. The well will be charter members, Stella Muse dug in Alabba, Ethiopia, under Irwin, of Littlefield, Texas, and the supervision of ADRA. 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Bangkok, Thailand, left Los Angeles, Oti-Agyen Philip, SDA Church, P.O. evangelism materials, Our Little Friend, To new posts June 18. Box 4, Ntense, Ashanti, Ghana: Bibles, Primary Treasure, Picture Rolls, chil- Worker transfers within union confer- Lori Denise Wagness (PUC). of Spirit of Prophecy and other religious dren's books. Paradise, California. to serve as nurse books, Picture Rolls, slides, magazines, ences are not listed here. Such transfers Zambia ordinarily are included in News Notes. aide. Kobe Adventist Hospital, Kita-ku used greeting cards, prophetic charts. Kobe, Japan, left Los Angeles, June 18. Vida Linda Osusu, Stadium SDA Pastor D. Chende, Seventh-day Lisa Marie Walker (PUC), of Fuller- Church, P.O. Box 1818, Kumasi, Adventist Church, North Zambia Field, ton, California, to serve as teacher, Japan Ashanti, Ghana: Bibles, books and mag- P.O. Box 710286, Mansa, Zambia, English Language Schools, Osaka, azines, cassettes, visual aids, child-evan- Central Africa: Picture Rolls, lay-evan- NORTH AMERICAN Japan, left Los Angeles, June 18. gelism materials, Picture Rolls, slides. gelism materials. Steven Glenn Watts (PUC), of Asare-Bediako, P.O. Box 3251, Enock S. Kapembwa, Lukashya SDA DIVISION Stockton, California, to serve as teacher, Kumasi, Ghana: Bibles, Spirit of Proph- Youth Forum, Lukashya Trades Training Seventh-day Adventist English Lan- ecy books, sermons on cassette tapes, Student Missionaries Institute, P/A Lukashya, Kasama, Zam- guage Institutes, Seoul, Korea, left Los doctrinal and devotional books, Picture bia, Central Africa: Picture Rolls, pro- Angeles, June 18. Rolls, visual aids, Sabbath school lesson phetic charts, hymnals, songbooks, Richard Edward Green (AU), of Derrick Grant Welch (CaUC), of quarterlies, Listen, Liberty, Ministry, music suitable for choirs, cassette tapes Antigo, West Indies, to serve as teacher, Condor, Alberta, to serve as teacher, Your Life and Health/ Vibrant Life, Signs, (particularly Heralds/King's Heralds). Japan English Language Schools, Osaka, Thailand English Language Schools, Adventist Review. Japan, left Los Angeles, June 18. Bangkok, Thailand, left Los Angeles, Eider Andrews Asafoh-Agyei, Akro- Tae-Woong Im (AU), of Willowdale, June 18. fonso SDA Church, P.O. Box 12, Ontario, to serve as teacher, Seventh-day Kenneth LeRoy Wright (CUC), of Agana, Ashanti, Ghana, West Africa: Adventist English Language Institutes, Bakerstown, Pennsylvania, to serve as Bibles, Spirit of Prophecy books, sermon Deaths Seoul, Korea, left Los Angeles, June 18. teacher, Kamenokoyama English Lan- outlines, cassette tapes, Picture Rolls, RICHLI, William C.—b. Nov. 14, Joel Thomas Ingram (AU), of Ber- guage School, Yokohama, Japan, left Adventist Review, and other magazines. 1913, Loma Linda, Calif.; d. June 13, rien Springs, Michigan, to serve as Los Angeles, June 18. Elder Moses Kwakye, Sr., c/o 1985, Tanzania, East Africa, in an teacher, Thailand English Language Hebrews 13:13, P.O. Box 2771, Ashanti automobile accident. A surgeon, aviator, Schools, Bangkok, Thailand, left Los New Town, Kumasi, Ghana, West and builder, he served in the Philippines, Angeles, June 18. Africa: Bibles, pens, Spirit of Prophecy Ethiopia, Zaire, and Tanzania. He is Audrey Lynn Knowlton (OC), of books, taped songs and sermons, Picture survived by his wife, Lillith; one son, Huntsville, Alabama, to serve as teacher, Notice Rolls, materials for prison ministry. William R.; one daughter Ramona Clark; Japan English Language Schools, Osaka, Pastor Moses Attah, SDA Church, one sister, Elmira Buxton; and five Japan, left Los Angeles, June 18. Correction Ejisu District, P.O. Box 456, Ejisu- grandchildren. Ashanti, Ghana: Bibles, religious books, SCHNEIDER, Harry E.—b. Aug. Larry Earl Lee (PUC), of Jean, In General Conference Bulletin 9, Picture Rolls, Signs, Adventist Review. 29, 1904, Philadelphia, Pa.; d. June 10, Nevada, to serve as teacher, Seventh-day page 8, left column, Article VII—Divi- 1985, Corona, Calif. He served in the Adventist English Language Institutes, sion Treasurers, Section 3, line 3, should India treasury departments of the Georgia- Seoul, Korea, left Los Angeles, June 18. read "assistant treasurers" instead of Cumberland, Florida, Carolina, and Mary Lisa Martwich (SAC), of "associate treasurers." K. Stanley Paul, Headmaster, Keene, Texas, to serve as teacher, Japan Seventh-day Adventist Higher Second- Southeastern California conferences, and English Language Schools, Osaka, ary School, 16 Valliammal Road, in the Inca, Southern, and Southwestern Japan, left Los Angeles, June 18. Vepery, Madras 600 007, Tamil Nadu, unions. Survivors include his wife, Edna; Monica June McDonald (OC), of India: Bibles, Spirit of Prophecy and two sisters, Anna Miller and Betty Highland, Maryland, to serve as teacher, Literature other religious books, Church Hymnals, Woodhouse; one brother, Charles; and Hiroshima English Language School, sermons and songs on cassette tapes, one grandson, Harry M. Hiroshima ken, Japan, left Los Angeles, requests Guide, Primary Treasure, Our Little TRACE, Ernest J.—b. Dec. 16, 1907, London, England; d. July 7, 1985, June 18. Literature requests cannot be acknowl- Friend, Alert, Signs of the Times, Ernesto Paul Medina (AU), of Ber- edged, and will be published only if for- Adventist Review. Fletcher, N.C. He served at the Stan- rien Springs, Michigan, to serve as warded through one's local confer- borough Press (England), Africa Herald teacher, Japan English Language ence/mission office. Individual requests Kenya Publishing House (Kenya), Maracle Schools, Osaka, Japan, left Los Angeles, ordinarily will be published only once during Press (Canada), and the Atlantic and June 18. each calendar year. In the list below, when Pastor Ribasi Mogaka, SDA Church, Columbia union college presses. Survi- only name and address are given, send P.O. Box 1980, Kisii, Kenya. East vors include three sons, Ronald, Ian, and Jacob Pohhyun Pai (PUC), of Pearl general missionary supplies. City, Hawaii, to serve as teacher, Africa: Signs of the Times, paperback Alvin; one brother, Reginald; and eight Seventh-day Adventist English Lan- editions of The Desire of Ages and The grandchildren. guage Institutes, Seoul, Korea, left Los New address: Mrs. Marilyn Ancheta, Great Controversy. WADDELL, Ralph Forest—b. Dec, Angeles, June 18. 22, 1907, Delton, Wise.; d. May 18, 369 Camia Street, Baesa, Caloocan, Malaysia Tamara Kae Peters (SC), of Auburn, Metro Manila, Philippines. 1985, Loma Linda, Calif. He opened up Washington, to serve as teacher, Japan Aurelio B. Cachuela, P.O. Box 101, Adventist medical work in Siam, and English Language Schools, Osaka, Burma Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia: literature served as medical director of the Bang- Japan, left Los Angeles, June 18. for distribution. kok Clinic, Bangkok Sanitarium and Pastor Victor Kipzanang, "Bright- Troy LaVerne Rockwell (SC), of Mrs. Virginia T. Decolongon, Digos Hospital, Boulder Sanitarium and Hospi- lands," Cherry Road, Maymyo, Burma: Warren, Wisconsin, to serve as teacher, SDA Elementary School, Digos, Davao tal, the Far Eastern Division. and the Bibles, Spirit of Prophecy books, Picture Seventh-day Adventist English Lan- del Sur, Philippines: Bibles, hymnals, General Conference. Survivors include Rolls, evangelism and child evangelism guage Institutes, Seoul, Korea, left Los Spirit of Prophecy books, Picture Rolls his wife, Ellen; two daughters, Beverly materials, hymnals, prophetic charts, Angeles, June 18. and other visual aids, Guide, Primary Tarr and Corlene Lambeth; one son, magazines (especially Your Life and Velona Jolynn Smith (WWC), of Treasure, Our Little Friend. Ralph; one sister, Margaret Hein; and six Burlington, Washington, to serve as Health/Vibrant Life). grandchildren. teacher, Japan English Language Do Hen Pau, Secretary-Treasurer, Sudan WAGNER, Jessie Eulalia Snider— Schools, Osaka, Japan, left Los Angeles, South East Section of SDA, 9-A. Old b. March 6, 1893, Kanawha, W. Va.; d. June 18. Court House Road, Moulmein, Burma: Joseph Aligo Kenyi, Seventh-day May 31, 1985, Loma Linda, Calif. She Doris Stonas (PUC), of Lincoln, Bibles, Spirit of Prophecy and other Adventist Church' of the Sudan, P.O. was a church school teacher in Ohio, California, to serve as teacher, Seventh- religious books, magazines, Sabbath Box 247, Juba, Sudan: Spirit of Prophecy West Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisi- day Adventist English Language Insti- school lesson quarterlies (all divisions), and Morning Watch books, books by ana, and supported her husband in his tutes, Seoul, Korea, left Los Angeles, Picture Rolls, used greeting cards. current Adventist authors, Picture Rolls, service as publishing secretary in the June 18. sermons and songs on cassette tapes, Potomac and Kansas conferences, the Ghana Richard Brent Tompkins (PUC), of Adventist Review, Ministry, Signs of the Southwestern, Lake, and Southern Times, Your Life and HealthlVibrant Redlands, California, to serve as teacher, T. J. Roberts, Lay Activities and unions, and at the General Conference. Life, Liberty, Our Little Friend, Guide, Seventh-day Adventist English Lan- Sabbath School Director, Seventh-day She is survived by her husband, Berle E.; Insight. guage Institutes, Seoul, Korea, left Los Adventist Church in West Africa, P.O. one daughter, Fern Calkins; two sisters, Marie Bee and Elva Barretta; two Angeles, June 18 Box 1016, Accra, Ghana: Picture Rolls, Tanzania Ruth Lois Wagner (CUC), of Hat- Sabbath school visual aids, Spirit of brothers, W. Howard and Ralph L. field, Pennsylvania, to serve as teacher, Prophecy books, Adventist Review, Lelia Mercill, SDA Mission, Box 635, Snider; two grandsons; and two great- Thailand English Language Schools, visual aids, books and magazines. Morogoro. Tanzania, East Africa: Child grandsons.

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meeting on July 2 in New division of Loma Linda Foods, Alumni Heritage Homecoming SDAs attend Orleans, Louisiana. the only denominationally on June 15. According to James UN conference Eleanor Hetke was given the owned food manufacturer in the M. Campbell, director of col- Woman of the Year Home/ United States. lege relations, the award was in Kenya Community Life Award. While Current Millstone owner named in recognition of Neu- Four Seventh-day Adventist serving the church for the past Kenneth Innocent will work feld for bringing "honor to representatives attended the 23 years with her husband in closely with Loma Linda to Canada, Adventism, and CUC July meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, Poona, India, Mrs. Hetke assure that the integrity and through his personal life of to conclude the United Nations' arranged for the adoption of 450 quality of the original recipes dedication and his work as an Decade for Women. abandoned babies. are maintained when manufac- evangelist, teacher, editor, Leading the Adventist group Receiving the Woman of the turing begins at the Riverside, author, and Bible scholar." was Helen Ward Thompson, Year Work/Professional Life California, plant. Neufeld was associate editor of vice president for academic Award was Kathleen Zolber, The acquisition of Millstone the ADVENTIST REVIEW from administration at Loma Linda professor of nutrition at Loma Foods and the ongoing consoli- 1967 until his death in March of University, in California. Join- Linda, California. Dr. Zolber dation of Loma Linda's Mount 1980. Campbell says that the ing her in Nairobi were three was recognized for her teaching Vernon, Ohio, plant with the Medallion of Excellence will be delegates from Kenya: Sarah career as well as her involve- Riverside facility have set the awarded annually to one or Muga, a biology teacher at the ment with the 50,000-member stage for a company growth more of CUC's alumni for 1,000-student Jamhuri High American Dietetic Association. spurt, according to Blix. serving with distinction in fur- School; Dinah A. Amayo, vice The Woman of the Year NA BIL RAZZOUK thering the kingdom of God. principal of the 850-student Church Life Award went to Board appointment: The Kenya High School; and Elijah Rosa Lee Jones, of New York Andrews University board of Njagi, executive director of the City, credited with introducing For the record trustees has named a new chair- Central Kenya Field of the East more than a thousand people to Trust fund for nursing man, Robert J. Kloosterhuis, a African Union Mission. Jesus Christ. schools: Seventh-day Adventist General Conference general More than 2,000 official del- A special guest at the AAW nursing schools again have vice president. Elder Klooster- egates from 160 countries, 1,- breakfast meeting was Mabel received $30,000 from the huis replaces Charles B. Hirsch, 400 journalists, and more than Richards, widow of the late James M. Johnson Trust, who is retiring. 600 representatives from non- H.M.S. Richards, who headed according to Elizabeth Stern- New positions: Silburn M. governmental organizations the Voice of Prophecy radio- dale, associate director of the Reid, president, West Indies were seated at the international broadcast for more than 50 General Conference Health and Union, formerly president, meeting, called to assess prog- years. She was honored for her Temperance Department. On South England Conference. ❑ ress of the past decade by and "support system" ministry. August 8, Harvey B. Gram, Jr., Salim Japas, Ministerial Asso- for women in the areas of SHIRLEY BURTON trust officer, and Mrs. Morri- ciation secretary, Inter-Ameri- equality, development, and son, secretary, presented the can Division, from Antillian peace. Loma Linda check to General Conference College, Mayaguez, Puerto The Adventist delegation has treasurer D. F. Gilbert. This Rico. made a report to the General Foods to acquire fund will be used for several Died: Jesse B. Carter, 94, Conference, commending the projects in North American former administrator and evan- church for its "recognition of Millstone Foods Division nursing schools as gelist in the Southern Asia the Biblical principle that men Loma Linda Foods soon will specified by the trustee. The Division, July 29, Poona, India. and women are equal, partners acquire Millstone Foods, a ten- trust fund has benefited schools in Christ." The report also year-old Adventist family busi- for several years. In addition, it suggests eight ways in which ness based in northern Califor- sponsors many nurses in the Notice the church can help solve some nia. Appalachian area and other of the problems faced by According to Glen Blix, undergraduate students in Cha- The International women today. Loma Linda's vice president of pel Hill, North Carolina, the Insurance Company of SHIRLEY BURTON manufacturing and research and boyhood home of James M. Takoma Park, Maryland development, the buyout will be The annual meeting of The Interna- Johnson, provider of the trust tional Insurance Company of Takoma AAW honors complete sometime in Septem- money. Park, Maryland, will be held at 9130 ber and is part of a planned Neufeld Medallion of Excel- A.M., Thursday, October 10, 1985, at four women Takoma Park, Maryland, in connection expansion for Loma Linda lence: Melvin and Alma Milne, with the Annual Council meeting of the Three Seventh-day Adventist Foods. who have served the church for General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The purpose of the meeting is women received Woman of the Millstone Foods, which is 65 years in the Orient, were the for the transaction of the general business Year awards, and a fourth was known for its quality hand- first recipients of the Don F. of the company and the election of singled out for special recogni- packed batches and strict adher- Neufeld Medallion of Excel- directors for the term of three years. The International Insurance Company tion by the Association of ence to natural-food standards, lence, inaugurated by Canadian of Takoma Park, Maryland Adventist Women at a breakfast will be managed as a separate Union College during the JOHN E. ROTH, Vice President

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