VoLUME XXVII MARCH, 1954 NUMBER 3 ,-

I "SEVEN DEADLY SINS" I

I of Ministers

hat would you say are the "seven deadly sins" of ministers? Dr. Georgia Harkness, professor of applied theology at the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California, has her own list. She calls them "occupational hazards." At the fifth annual ministers' convo­ cation at the University of Southern California she described them · as: " ( 1) spiritual pride; ( 2) feverish overactivity; ( 3) underactivity; ( 4) eagerness for praise; ( 5) accepting material standards of success; ··.· · ( 6) bad night of the soul; ( 7) double-mindedness, in which one wishes to please God but also wants to ~lease himself." Ministers are frequently the object of analysis. They have got used to it. Nevertheless, th~:;ir ,profession is so sensitive and idealistic that they can never afford to be wholly indifferent to criticism. Perhaps no profession undergoes greater self-criticism than does the ministry of the gospel. This is just as it should be. Dr. Harkness takes a crack at ministerial careerism when she says that ministers wish for promotion like anyone else, and often let this desire unconsciously set their standards. "A minister's pride often leads to restless activity without sufficient prayer or trust in God," she said. "He reacts by losing working efficiency and falls into spiritual frustration. For all these seven sins, God has a corrective if one is humble, earnest in self-examination, prayerful, and trustful." Apart from criticism, we believe that the standard of the ministry ranks as high as any other professional group. But every minister, if he is to follow the pattern of the apostle Paul, will have to say frankly with him, "Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect. . . . I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."-The Watchman-Examiner.

Page 2 THE MINISTRY In This Issue UR lead article this month is from the O inspiring pen, now stilled, of A. W. Spalding. Please turn to page 4. Official Organ of the MINISTERIAL AssociATioN oF SEvENTH-DAY Anv"ENTISTS On page 15 a thought-provoking article ap· Editor: pears, bringing inspiration from the great evan­ ROY ALLAN ANDERSON gelist of a past generation, Finney. S. Kaplan's important series on Zionism Associate Editors: A. WILLIAM H. BRANSON, Lours K. DrcKsoN, continues in this issue on page 19. LoursE C. KLEUSRR, GEORGE E. VANDEMAN In the Research section on page 22 we pre­ RoBERT M. WHlTSETT sent a "Report on the Eleventh Chapter of Office Editor; Advertising and Circulation Manager: Daniel," prepared by the group commissioned BEN GLANZER to make this important study. All of our readers will find this profitable. The article in Shepherdess, page 28, joins the second feature article on page 6 in presenting the missionary's point of view. VOLUME XXVII NUMBER• 3 Overseas ordinations for 1953 are listed, be­ AT A GLANCE ginning on page 41. FEATURES ·------·-----·------·----- 4 Cover-Seattle Green Lake Church, Washington The Bishopric of Judas-Qualities Indispensable to a Missionary THE Seattle Green Lake church was EDITORIAL ----·------··------··----·------·---- ______7 dedicated December 31, 1949. Its "Having Great Power'' chaste beauty and simple dignity combine to rightly represent the NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS------9 greatest cause on earth in the larg­ PULPIT ------·------11 est city of the North Pacific Union. How to Deal With Heresies (Part III)-Exegetical It is strikingly situated on the east Studies in Ephesians (Part II) shore of lovely Green Lake in the PASTOR ------·------15 heart of North Seattle. Lord, Send a Revival !-Suggested Group Guidance Two laymen physicians, A. H. Techniques (Part II) Grauman, M.D., and E. F. Ching, M.D., together EVANGELISM _------··- _____ --·------·------19 with the former pastor, W. I. Unterseher, assumed Shall We Revise Our Views on Zionism? (Part II) heavy responsibilities in the erection of the build­ RESEARCH ------22 ing. These two laymen were chairman respectively of the committees on building and finance. Report on the Eleventh Chapter of Daniel The city of Seattle's first church was downtown at SHEPHERDESS ------·---·------·------28 Second and Thomas streets. From this parent church The Indispensable Ingredients others developed. The first Green Lake church MUSIC ------·------··------·------·------30 building was in the Green Lake district at North Excellent Male Quartet Arrangements Seventy-second and Fifth streets, with a small mem­ BIBLE INSTRUCTOR ----·------·------32 bership. In 1923 the membership rose to ninety-five Training Bible Instructors following a series of public meetings by Taylor G. Bunch. Another building was purchased at Forty­ HEALTH EVANGELISM ------34 seventh Street and Interlake Avenue, which for Alcoholism-A Self-inflicted Disease twenty-two years was known as the North Seattle FORUM ------·----·------·------·-----·--·---- 37 church. In 1930 the membership stood at 140. By This Question of Clean and Unclean Meats 1945, the last year of E. N. Sargeant's pastorate, the NEWS . ------·--·------40 membership had grown to 269, and the old building was sold. Later a beautiful lake shore lot at 6350 1953 OVERSEAS ORDINATIONS ------·------41 East Green Lake Way was purchased, upon which POINTERS ------·---·------______48 the new brick structure, seating 550 persons, was erected at a cost in excess of $150,000. Within two years the congregation of three hundred members, Printed and published monthly for the Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventists by the Review and Herald Publish­ with denominational assistance, had fully paid for ing Association, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., $2.50 a year; its lovely church home. H. W. Lowe, C. A. Scriven, 25 cents a copy. Add 35 cents for yearly subscriptions to countries requiring extra postage. Entered as second-class mat­ Don H. Spillman, W. I. Unterseher, and L. R. Alex­ ter December 19, 1927, at the post office at Washington, ander assisted in its dedication. D.C., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Growth has continued during the four years of the present pastorate, so that the membership has risen to nearly four hundred. J. J. ROBERTSON, Pastor.

MARCH, 1954 Page 3 The Bishopric of Judas

ARTHUR W. SPALDING

[Here is another characteristically thought-pro­ with deference, so as not to dry up the voking message from the pen of Professor Spalding. stream of gold; but there were ways of cir­ We have appreciated his messages in THE MINISTRY cumventing their schemes. As for Judas, he from time to time, and we were all saddened by the was the diplomat, the statesman, the poli­ news of his death last December. We know that the tician. He knew the way the cause should influence of his godly life and the inspiration of his many writings will continue to bear fruit.-EDIToks.] take; and he knew how to ride the crest of the wave of popularity. He would arrive! O AIM so high; to fall so Ambition to be the chief was rife among low! Judas Iscariot, like the twelve. There was rivalry; there were T Lucifer, aspired to set his cliques; there was intrigue. The lesser at­ throne above the stars of God. tached themselves to the apparently greater; Money was one of his idols, if•any could not be chief, at least he might but the god of his heart was be the right-hand man of the chief. Judas pride and selfish ambition. often arranged provocative situations, drew In the beginning he ad­ out interests, interposed questions and sub­ mired Jesus. He marveled at His power to tle answers. He sat at the steering oar, while heal the sick, to cast out devils, to raise the he let the other row. dead. He was attracted to the Man of N aza­ reth, who, coming from so humble and dis­ Basic Law of Christ's Kingdom reputable an environment, manifested such Suddenly James and John made a sur­ genius and originality and authority. His prise move. They were undeniably the ma­ teachings. were fresh and invigorating; and jority in the triumvirate whom Jesus most ] udas, sensing something of his own lack, often took into conference and confidence. was drawn to Jesus as an iron filing is drawn With their mother they went to the Master to a magnet. and boldly asked for the two highest places Judas joined the church. Soon he held in the kingdom. They were gently refused, office. His fellow disciples paid him defer­ but the episode set off a tremendous explo­ ence; for was not Judas a scribe, a learned sion. Judas, for once taken aback, led the man, shrewd, capable, discerning? His van­ chorus of condemnation; but all the ten ity fed by their respect, he set his native "were moved with indignation against the cunning to work to attain to undisputed two brethren." headship of the company. Skilled in dialec­ Then Jesus called them all together and tics, he taught the Bible class, weaving in laid down the basic law of the kingdom: many a misinterpretation and sophistry that "Whosoever will be great among you, shall he had learned from his rabbinical teachers be your minister: and whosoever of you and that he honestly believed. will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all" The opposite teachings of Tesus offended (Mark 10:43, 44). him: since the prophecies pfainly foretold Judas did not believe that. It was con­ the glory of the Messiah, who should sit on trary to all common sense, all experience of the throne of His father David, why did man. Whoever would be great must strive Jesus again and again declare that He was to be great. He must scheme and contrive fated to die? Why should He counsel hu­ and maneuver, and when necessary and ex­ mility and self-denial and menial service? pedient use brute force, to get to the top. That was all good enough for Bartholomew This whole campaign of Jesus was going and Thomas and Matthew and Simon Ze­ wrong, because He, Christ, was too other­ lotes and Jude the Little. A dose of it worldly, too lacking in ambition, too ob­ would even be good for that brash fisher­ tuse to perceive His opportunities. Judas man, Simon Peter. And as for those ambi­ must correct that, for the prize of being tious sons of Zebedee, whose mother, Sa­ chief in the kingdom was not lightly to be lome, was constantly feeding the wealth of discarded. From that day he set his course their vulgar business into the treasury­ on a tangent. He aimed at being the prime well, of course she and they must be treated minister in the Messiah's kingdom. He

Page 4 THE MINISTRY would maneuver events into a crisis, when the Christ must manifest His divine power, smite His enemies, sit on the throne, ap­ point the kingmaker lord over all his breth­ SPEAK THROUGH US ren. Judas aimed, he thought, at a star, but his star was a firefly. He stumbled in the MAJEL ROSS morass of worldly ambition, and his life went out in infamy. His bishopric was left Teach us to speak true words, dear Lord, vacant; let another take it. To help poor souls distressed; Not just our words, or platitudes­ Who is the candidate? "I," says one; "I Men long for courage, rest! am greater than my fellows. I have native ability, thorough training, grasp of essen­ Send forth Thy words in sweet reply tials, keen judgment. I will take Judas' To prayers of souls in need; place." "No!" shouts another, "you are too Thy blessed words to stir each heart­ much like Judas himself: crafty, under­ Not theory or creed! handed, supercilious, covetous of power. Look at me! I am humble and meek and Give words to meet the buffeting lowly of mind, like my Master. I have long Of unbelief and doubt, And may these serve as armor strong cultivated the virtues of Christian life. This To force the foe to rout! is my opportunity. Vote for me!" But the Master says: "Who will wash the dusty feet? Grant wisdom, insight, pity, Lord, Who will feed the famishing while he him­ To them who sow the seed; self goes hungry? Who will put his arms Thy blessed Word must speak through us, around the little children and tell them Give us the Spirit's lead! stories, rather than stand in the pulpit and utter golden words? Who will husk the corn in the freezing weather, rather than sit in the plushy committee room and legis­ late upon his fellows? Who will find more jangling and wrangling and criticism and satisfaction in comforting the widow than scandalmongering that come from uncon­ in being elected as bishop? He is my chosen secrated hearts are all eliminated when the one. For love is the standard and the meas­ Master girds Himself with a towel, pours ure and the test. Who so loves the fallen water into a basin, and stoops down to wash and the needy and the helpless that he gives my feet. My eyes upon Him, I see not my­ himself to serve, though he knows it not, self, I see only the spotless Son of God, and is the greatest in the kingdom." through Him, purified and glorified, I see How foolish are we to follow in the foot­ my brethren and the great multitude of prints of Judas! How little and mean are earth's lost whom He came to save. All this, the honors men may give, compared with in blessed ministry, I see through Christ­ the gladness and the glory of being one unless I am Judas! with Christ! What is a summa cum laude against a "Well done, thou good and faith­ ful servant"! Shall I reject the companion­ CULTIVATE HAMAN failed to keep his eye ship of Christ to gain a superintendency? THE ROSES on the main events. He ma­ Shall I give myself to criticism of Peter and jored in the minors. The big James and John, because they went up on things were forgotten or neglected by too much the mount of transfiguration, while I was attention to the inconsequential irritations of left with an epileptic boy on my hands? his life. He made mountains of discontent out Shall I-oh, dreadful thought!-scheme to of molehills of irritation.... The equanimity the point of selling my Lord for the price of life can be maintained only so long as we of a slave? are conscious of the really big projects of our The love of God that comes into the heart lives and maintain a constant devotion to them. of the Christian cuts down all selfish ambi­ ... It is easy to slip into the habits of a fusser tion, all desire for preferment, all tempta­ with small things and to waste our energies on tion to compare ourselves to advantage removing the thorns from the rosebush stems against others. It fills us with a holy ambi­ when we ought to be cultivating the roses.­ tion to serve the needs of suffering human­ FRED PIERCE CoRsoN in Pattern for Successful ity, with no thought of office or power. The Living, pp. 121, 122. MARCH, I 954 Page 5 Qualities Indispensable to a Missionary

L. H. OLSON Secretary, the South American Division

HE very word missionary first activities. Then he will have oppor­ ought to fill _wit~ sa_tis­ tunity to practice moral integrity, maintai~­ Tfaction and mspirauon ing immovable his faith in Divine Provi­ the worker called to such a dence, and making the best of the circum­ high ministry, for in fact God stances. Himself sent His only Son to Conviction of Divine Call a foreign land as a missionary, and we also, following that We can never overemphasize the im­ portance of the missionary's feeling in the sublime example, should respond joyful~y to the invitation to go to faraway places If depths of his being his divine call, his voca­ tion. When Paul, according to the record Providence so directs us. in Acts 9, saw Jesus Christ, he exclaimed, Conviction of Divine Message "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" At the time he received this vision of his Lord, Movinrr indeed is the picture of the mil­ he dedicated his life to proclaiming the mes­ lions whg are searching m the dark_ness for sage of God to the people, and years later, the Light of life. 1\:fany know nothmg of a with this dominating sentiment still vivid, compassionate Saviour who came to earth he exclaimed, "'1\T oe is unto me, if I preach to save us from our sins. But "how shall not the gospel!" (1 Cor. 9: 16). they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without Health of Missionary and His Family a preacher?" (Rom. 10: 14). Let us thank If there is anything supremely important God for His message of counsel and _h<;>pe. for every missionary who goes to a difficu~t It is an encouraging message._ No m~sswn­ field of labor, it is his health and that of his ary should go to_ a. new ternto~y with<;>ut family. If health is necessary for everyone, holding the conviCtiOn that he IS carrymg it is even more so for the missionary who a divine message. Each one should be able must work under disadvantageous condi­ to say with the apostle ~aul, "I know whom tions. He must remember that rest is as I have believed." Besides, we should re­ important as work for God. He_ mus~ use member that we are not just another his good judrrment to find an mte1hgent church, but that we have a message. Just as balance unde~ the conditions of work in a voice prepared the way of the L~rd at which he is to carry on for a few years. the time of His first advent, so now, m the last hour of the history of the world and <;>n Importance of the Homemaker the eve of the second coming of Jesus Ch:Ist It is important that the wife and mother to the earth, another voice arises proclaim­ keep the home in the most comfortable and ing a message o! warn~ng in order that all attractive manner, so that when the bus­ those who are smcere Ill heart may be pre­ hand and father returns from his missionary pared to receive their q-od. !~ose who have journeys he may enjoy being there. Su~h been set apart for this m_mistry of war~­ a home will be a sure refuge for the chil­ ing are not mere professwnals, but mis­ dren, which they will always remember sionaries charged with a sacred trust. The with affection. And it will serve as an ex­ coming of the Lord is drawing near, and we ample to the neighborhood. It is indispen­ have a message of good news for a world sable that the wife know how to sew, for condemned to destruction. thus she will be able to clothe her family Sometimes the missionary >vill arrive at with economy and good taste. his new field of labor alone, without ex­ With respect to nutrition, the missionary perienced counselors who can guide his will encounter new fruits and vegetables. The wife then will have the opportunity of Translated by Leona Glidden Running, fr~~ th!' Spanis!' choosing and preparing those foods in a El Ministerio .4dventista, published by the Ml~lStenal. ~~OCl· ations of the South American and Inter~Amencan DlVlSlOns. healthful and attractive manner, as much

Page 6 THE MINISTRY for the satisfaction of the palate as for the conservation of health. Perseverance Once in the mission field, the worker should resolve to remain at his post of duty in spite of every difficulty and complete his period of service, overcoming every trial and obstacle, for just as God wants him to remain firm and true in his place of work, so the enemy would rejoice to see him discouraged and tempted to abandon the struggle. Every worker will enjoy success while he fulfills his mission of lifting up Christ as "Having Great Power'' the Saviour of the world, who transforms the hearts of men and teaches them to travel E LIVE in an age of power-mili­ in the pathway of a holy life in the Lord. W tary power, political power, financial At the height of such a noble commission, power, atomic power. The heart of the in­ the missionary, with his Bible in his hand, ternational problem is a struggle for power. will be able to reach the goal marked by In recent decades we have seen nations Heaven. spring from obscurity and isolation to be­ come world powers. The harnessing of in­ dustrial power, the aggregation of material­ istic concepts-these have transformed the DUTY AND IT IS while at our useful occu­ outlook of the whole world. BLESSING pations that we have the divine Mark Twain once said, "If I were a manifestations. Had those shep­ heathen, I would erect a statue to energy herds gone that night into Bethlehem and risked and fall down and worship it." He would their flocks among the wolves they would not not have needed to bother, for everywhere have heard the song of the arogels. In other are statues of one kind or another to energy. words, that man sees most of God and heaven No more fitting symbol could be chosen of who minds his own business. We all have our this age than the symbol of energy and posts of duty, and standing there God appears power. The release of energy by splitting to us. We are all shepherds or shepherdesses, the nuclei of atoms has uncovered a source and we have our flocks of cares, and annoyances, of power beyond the comprehension of and anxieties, and we must tend them.-T. DE­ other generations. The prospect of destruc­ WITT T AL:vlAGE. tion by that power is making the nations cringe in fear. Where fear is not a factor cynicism is, and only the power of God, the power released from the courts of glory, MOODY'S CREED DwiGHT L. MoODY was can meet the issue of our times. The apoca­ asked up to London to lyptic picture of the climax of the third meet a group of clergymen there. Some four angel's message is "another angel ... [com­ hundred had gathered. In his quiet, quick, keen­ ing] down from heaven, having great witted fashion Moody answered questions for power; and the earth was lightened with about an hour. Then someone asked the ques­ his glory" (Rev. 18:1 ). tion always asked, "What's your creed, Mr. The loud cry of the third angel is pos­ Moody?" Quickly came back the answer, "My sible because the power cpmes down from creed's in print." heaven. It is a spiritual power that springs Oh, in print! Nobody knew of Mr. Moody's from the throne of God. We all know it is having written anything. And the question came not the mere power of organization, al­ at once, "Where? Whafs the title of the book?" though it works through organization. And four hundred hands reached for four hun­ The record of the early church is: "With dred pencils to write down the unknown title. great power gave the apostles witness of the Very quietly Mr. Moody said "Isaiah 53:5."­ resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great From A Treasury of S. D. Gordon, quoted in grace was upon them all" (Acts 4:33). The Moody Monthly. context tells how the building in which MARCH, 1954 Page 7 they met had been shaken with their out and upward. "I have nothing to do prayers. with eart?,". he said, "but only to labor Fifteen centuries later, another group of honestly m It for God. I do not desire to men discovered the secret of power, and labor for one moment for anything which of them we read: "From the secret place of earth can afford." He lacked so much of prayer came the power that shook the world the material things we possess, but he pos­ in the Great Reformation."-The Great sessed so much of the things we lack. Here Controversy, p. 210. All the great leaders was a man whose power indeed came from in God's cause through the centuries have heaven. And nothing is more needed today been men of prayer. than saintly, God-devoted preachers. Robert Cecil declares, "The leading de­ Men of Prayer fect in Christian ministers is a want of a Daniel, upon whose shoulders rested the devotional habit." Paul's constant prayer burdens of an empire, took time from im­ for the Ephesians was that they might be portant interests to pray. Three times a day "fill.ed with all the fulness of God." Money, he communed with God. It was Jacob's ~en~us, culture, buildings, policies, organ­ night of wrestling that brought victory in IzatiOns-these are not the things that move his own life, and the nation of Israel bore the heart Godward. But, rather, holiness the name that signified his change of heart. that energizes the soul gives us the power The subtle, self-interested Jacob emerged we all need. When the whole man is aflame from that experience a God-ruled man. ~ith love and completely consecrated; when The place of prayer must never be a Importunate prayer has seized the citadel thoroughfare, for we can never become of the soul, then we can know the secret of really acquainted with God unless we take power. time. When we casually come and go we The Coming General Conference Session have no right to expect the power of God. Luther once said, "If I fail to spend two The whole world is to be lightened with hours in prayer each morning, the devil the glory of God's last message, and this gets the victory through the day. I have so will be because the message represents much business, I cannot get on without a divine cause. When John said, "There­ spending three hours daily in prayer." fore the world knoweth us not, because it Bishop Asbury, the great Methodist leader, knew him not" (I John 3: 1), he was speak­ who guided the destinies of Methodism as ing of an experience higher than we know it made its initial impact on this country today. Every one of us feels in his deepest two centuries ago, said, "I propose to rise heart that there is need for a deeper devo­ at four o'clock as often as I can and spend tion. two hours in prayer and meditation." In a few weeks the representatives of the Robert McCheyne, recognized as perhaps movement from the world field will be the holiest and most gifted of all Scottish gathered for another General Conference preachers, said, "I ought to spend the best session. Far-reaching plans will be laid. hours in communion with God. It is my What a wonderful organization is ours! We noblest and most fruitful employment and sometimes say with a pardonable sense of is not to be thrust into a corner. When I pride that there is nothing like it in all the awake in the night, I ought to rise to pray." world. And that is true. But are our dele­ David Brainerd, whose work and name gates being chosen for this session because have gone down in history, was a man of of their spiritual power? What should be outstanding talents, whose ministry was the outstanding emphasis at this historic suited to the most attractive pulpits, but gathering? It is time, and far past the time, he left the great.centers of refinement and when the loud cry of the third angel should culture and went out alone into the savage be sounding with great power in all the wilds of America to teach the Indians the world. This will not be some supernatural Word of God. Much has been written about power superimposed upon a great organiza­ the results of this man's work, but it could tion. It will be the outflowing of a divine all be summed up in two words: holiness unction from individual workers and lead­ and prayer. He transformed the wilderness ers, each of whom is an uninterrupted into a blooming garden for God. His diary channel for the great power that comes is full of the records of fasting, meditation, from the throne of God. As we near the and retirement until his soul was drawn opening of this great session, should we not

Page 8 THE MINISTRY be praying that there will be in every di­ Conference have made the program varied, informa­ vision of the world field a reaching out for tive, and inspirational. God? The association meetings are strictly a study fel­ If every delegate and everyone who at­ lowship, and nothing that is not of this nature is per­ mitted to encroach upon the time of the meetings. tends this San Francisco meeting could, be­ After each study presentation opportunity is given tween now and then, spend a period of time for an open-forum discussion. Questions are invited every day, preferably in the early morning and a free exchange of ideas and views follows. ho~~s, pleading for the ~mtpouriJ?-g of the Spiritual, intellectual, and social benefits have, we feel been derived from thi ro m that ha re- heaven could know the result. There is no suited in a better-informed ministry in this confer- substitute for true devotion. There can be ence. no substitute for a preacher's character and A. J. HIRSCH, Ministerial Association Press conduct. And there never will be a substi­ Secretary, Greater New York Conference. tute for heavenly power. The apostles shook the world, because God had shaken them­ shaken them out of their littleness, their Used Prophetic Charts Wanted personal ambitions, their scheming, and A REQUEST has come to us for used prophetic their criticism. Only another such revival charts-particularly the set of thirteen charts in four as that will ever bring apostolic power into colors, 25 by 36 inches, as produced by the Review the work of the remnant church. Great and Herald Publishing Association. Other charts are, power is the result of great devotion. When however, also acceptable. worldliness, the low things of our human If you have a set that has been used and should nature, have been replaced by the high perhaps be replaced, your old set could be used to things of the divine nature, then the world real advantage by native evangelists in the mission will feel the impact of our ministry and the field. Please send your set to the General Conference loud cry of the third angel will resound Ministerial Association, Washington 12, D.C. B. G. through the earth. R. A. A.

"Third World War" News and Announcements NEWSPAPERS and reporters are as alert as ever these days for unusual news. In the January 13 issue of Greater New York Conference the Portland, Oregon, Journal appeared the follow­ ing item: Ministerial Association "Maybe it's prophecy but the big signboard in A LOCAL conference ministerial association, which front of the Stone Tower Center, NE 30th avenue provides the latest study resources in Bible research and Sandy boulevard, reads: 'Another World War. and scholarship, is operating in the Greater New When? Sunday, January 17.'" York Conference. The reporter had seen the large signboard used in The plan, developed by F. E. J. Harder, Brooklyn, R. A. Anderson's meetings in Portland, and by giv­ N.Y., the present chairman, was effected in the ing the announcement a certain twist helped to spring of 1951. A constitution was drafted and ap­ bring additional free publicity to the cause, even proved, providing for the election of a chairman, a though it was "in lighter vein." vice-chairman, a secretary-treasurer, and a press re­ "Me for the bomb cellar," was the reporter's cryp- lations secretary. The first Monday of each month tic conclusion to the item. B. G. between the hours of two and six P.M. is the meet­ ing time. Annual elections take place at the time of the June meeting. London Evangelistic Center Publicity The objectives may be enumerated as follows: (1) To promote a more intensive study program among BRITISH newspapers are just as interested in news the conference ministry. (2) To make available the as any other journalistic fraternity, and they are al­ latest Bible research and scholarship findings. (3) To ways on the alert for the unusual. This was evi­ provide a fellowship among the ministry on a pro­ denced by the unprecedented publicity given to the fessional level. great overflow crowd at the opening meeting at the The yearly l"rogram is planned by the elected offi­ London Coliseum in September, 1952. Again at the cers. Special speakers are booked for the meetings in opening meeting of the New Gallery, our newly ac­ advance. In addition to the members of the associa­ quired evangelistic center, the British papers gave tion, who have presented the fruits of their study, the cause of God a great deal of free publicity. many visiting speakers from the faculties of Atlantic Regarding the opening of the center in October, Union College and the Seventh-day Adventist The­ 1953, the Sunday Chronicle carried the following ological Seminary and representatives of the General title, "This church is big business," with the lead MARCH, 1954 Page 9 line reading, "All over Britain there are cinemas Regarding the recent showing of the film I Be· which used to be churches, but in London this week held His Glory, another tremendous burst of news­ a church will open which used to be a cinema.'; paper publicity was received. The Sunday Chronicle The Eastern Daily Press of Norwich titled their of December 6 reported, "Seats Free at \'Vest End report, "Religious Sect Buys Big London Cinema." Cinema for Parson's Bible Film." The Daily Star The Daily Firm Renter of London reported, "New wrote, "Religious Film Has Dignity," and went on Gallery Has 'Retired.' " Other titles were, "The End to say, "Clerical collars were predominant at this of a Cinema," "Regent Street Temple," "Hymns year's most unusual film premiere." The Daily Now on Cinema Wurlitzer," "Sect Buys West End Mirror wrote, "For the first time in the history of Cinema," "Now They Will Pray in 'New Gallery,'" the dnema a London audience of more than 1,000 "West End Cinema Bought for Religious Centre," people yesterday saw AND HEARD a portrayal of "Cinema to 'Double' as Church." Christ on the Cross at Calvary. It was one of the The Manchester Guardian wrote under the title most impressive scenes ever screened." "U.K. Theatre to Be Church Centre," "Seventh-day Another paper editorialized, "The first religious Adventists have bought one of London's best-known film ever to be screened in London's \Vest End on mid-town movie houses for use as an evangelistic a three-shows-a-day basis opens at the New Gallery center, it was disclosed today.... The movie house, cinema todav-and admission is free." Leonard formerly known as the New Gallery Cinema, is Mosley, repo~ter, continued, "I saw it yesterday at located on Regent Street in the heart of London's a special showing and found it moving and, at times, smart shopping district." harrowing." This Times-Herald reporter "·ent on The Evening Standard titled their report, "No to say, "It is disconcerting at first to hear Biblical Tea, No Coffee," and went on to say, "Many people characters talking in a variety of different American are surprised that the Seventh Day Adventists, who accents, and conversation between Romans and dis· are opening a temple in Regent Street . . . • do ciples has been turned into Transatlantic idiom. not drink tea or coffee. The Adventists are strict on ... But the voice of Jesus itself is strong, vibrant, dietary matters. All are teetotallers and non-smok­ and effective. And the power of the tremendous ers. Many are vegetarians... .'' Under a subtitle, story, plus the simple sincerity with which it is "Their own cereals,'' they wrote, "In the United played, soon makes you forget both accents and mod­ States, where the Adventists are much more numer­ ernisms." Then under the subtitle "One Briton" he ous than here, they played a big part in building concludes, "The only Englishman in the cast is up the breakfast-cereal industry." Lowell Gilmore, as Pilate."-EmToRs.

"THE PREACHER'S BEATITUDES"

1. Blessed is the preacher who knows entire hymn unexpurgated. (\'\'hy not get how to preach. the time by cutting the sermon?) 2. Blessed is the preacher who shortens 10. Blessed is the preacher who rarely his introductions. uses the pronoun "I" ("I shall read OUR 3. Blessed is the preacher who modu­ Jesson"). lates his voice and never shouts. 11. Blessed is the preacher who knows 4. Blessed is the preacher who knows that the object is the end and the subject how and when to stop. only the means to the end of the sermon. 5. Blessed is the preacher who preaches 12. Blessed is the preacher who knows at himself. how much of the sermon he is responsible 6. Blessed is the preacher who preaches for, and how much he may and must leave on great themes. to the Holy Spirit. 7. Blessed is the preacher whose sermons 13. Blessed is the preacher who is called are articulated and progressive. of God, and called to preach. 8. Blessed is the preacher whose sermons 14. Blessed is the preacher who, having are a unity, with a definite aim and every fully surrendered his life to God, is in­ word cut out. spired of the Holy Spirit and anQinted 9. Blessed is the preacher who some­ with power to reach souls for God and to times allows the congregation to sing an educate them once they are saved.

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How to Deal With Heresies-Part III Heresy Among Seventh-day Adventists

EARL W. HESLOP Pastor-Evangelist, Michigan Conference

E vVHO live in the present age can ex­ "I was pointed back to the rise of the advent doc­ pect to find heresy among the remnant trine, and even before that time, and saw there had W people. "God will arouse his people; if not been a parallel to the deception, misrepresenta­ other means fail, heresies will come in among tion, and falsehood that has been practiced by the Messenger party, or such an association of corrupt them, which will sift them, separating the chaff 1 hearts under a cloak of religion. Some honest hearts from the wheat." have been influenced by them, concluding that they The vision seen by Mrs. Ellen G. White con­ must have at least some cause for their statements, cerning "A Firm Platform" indicated that thinking them incapable of uttering so glaring false­ heresies would arise that would attack the doc­ hoods. I saw that such will have evidence of the trinal basis of the denomination. She wrote con­ truth of these matters. The church of God should cerning that vision: move straight along, as though there were not such 3 "I saw individuals approach the platform and ex­ a people in the world." amine the foundation. Some with rejoicing immedi­ Members of the Messenger Party, besides Case ately stepped upon it. Others commenced to find and Russell, included Wyman, Bezzo, Chapin, fault with the foundation. They wished improve­ Lillis, and Hicks. Most of these men had been ments made, and then the platform would be more reproved by Mrs. White after she had see·n in perfect, and the people much happier. Some stepped off the platform to examine it, and declared it to vision their wrongs! In 1857 the paper had be laid wrong. But I saw that nearly all stood firm ceased to function, and the opposers of Elder upon the platform, and exhorted those who had White, his wife, and the Review had become stepped off to cease their complaints; for God was split among themselves. This fulfilled a predic­ the Master-builder, and they were fighting against tion of Mrs. White in June, 1855, after the Him."' vision in Oswego, New York: "That paper will That this vision was fulfilled can be seen in go down; and when they cease its publication, 5 the examples of the Messenger Party, Stevenson you will find that our ranks have doubled." and Hall, Moses Hull, the Marion Party, D. M. The "Age to Come" Canright, the 1884 Movement, and the Shep­ herd's Rod movement. In 1855 J. M. Stevenson and D. P. Hall en­ deavored to alienate the believers in Wisconsin. The Messenger Party They began to write articles on the "Age to In 1855 at Jackson, Michigan, a paper called Come" doctrine for the Messenger Party after The Messenger of Truth was published. Filling November 22, 1855, when in vision Ellen G. it with slander and criticism of Elder and Mrs. White heard an angel tell them that God would James White, the publishers (H. S. Case and suffer them "but a little while." 6 Later they C. P. Russell) sought to discourage the other gave up the Sabbath and opposed it. Their in­ workers. Case claimed that James White had fluence was lost, and they could not labor effec­ church property in his own name. When this tively among the Advent believers. These men charge was made in 1854, it was refuted through died insane.7 the columns of the church paper (The Advent J. H. Waggoner, corresponding editor of The Review and Sabbath Herald, November 21, Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, recom­ 1854). Concerning this party, Ellen G. White mended that the church oppose the "Age to wrote: Come" doctrine. He wrote:

MARCH, 1954 Page 11 "The wants and perils of the scattered flock de­ a minister and elected to the Iowa Conference mand that we promptly meet and expose the falla­ presidency, these two men rebelled. The follow­ cies of the theory of the Age to Come; not from a ing year their Marion Party was started, with desire for, and love of controversy; (for this we headquarters at Marion, Iowa."' James White have avoided;) but from a desire to uphold the truth of God, and with a firm reliance on the power of and his wife then went to Marion and unity was the truth, and trust in divine aid to vindicate and restored. Confessions were published in the Re­ sustain it." 8 view, but "in a very few months they turned Moses Hull back to the same course again, and returned to the service of the 'one' they previously confessed In 1862 Moses Hull, a prominent Adventist they had been following." " preacher, began to be affected by the teachings of the Spiritualists whom he debated. The rea­ The 1884 Movement son for his heresy was the "lack of consecration In 1884 the writer of the tract "Another Angel and vital piety," and relying upon his own Come From Heaven" urged "that the forty strength when meeting the Spiritualists.• Ellen years' wandering of ancient Israel before they G. White recommended that he get a knowledge reached the Land of Promise was typical of of himself, and find time for meditation and modern Israel, who would wander for forty years prayer as a means for overcoming the error!0 after the disappointment in 1844. Consequently, Doubting the interest of the brethren in him, the Lord would come in 1884.... We are glad Moses Hull joined the Spiritualists in 1863!1 to say that very few were affected by its vagaries, The reasons for excluding him from fellow­ and this work soon came to nought." 12 ship with the believers were presented in the denominational paper. They are: D. M. Canright "1. His rejection of the Bible, as a rule of life. After twenty-eight years of holding member­ ship in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, D. M. 2. A denial of the divinity of Jesus Christ. Canright left the church. He rejected the Sab­ 3. Rejection of the vicarious merits of the bath, the doctrine of the two laws as taught by blood of Christ, and consequently the whole doctrine of the atonement. the church, and the work and teachings of Mrs. Ellen G. White. He had a good opinion of his 4. Believes in the total unaccountability of man. own abilities, lacked patience, forbearance, and special regard for the opinions of others, made 5. Maintains that every individual of the race rash decisions, and opposed any opinion that of Adam will progress, until all will become did not agree with his own.16 Canright had pre­ good, happy, and saved. viously had a series of lapses from the ministry. 6. Denies the doctrine of the physical resur­ For seventeen years "he was lovingly labored rection. with, and several times brought back into har­ 7. Questions the existence of a personal Devil. monious fellowship." 17 8. Discards the idea of future punishment to the wicked. · In 1873 he received a message from Mrs. White advising him regarding his condition and 9. Denies the mortality of man. peril, and he reformed for a short while. In 10. Believes in the conscious state of the dead. 1880 he lectured on elocution and two years 11. Rejects the Bible view of the saints' in­ later was farming. The final break was made in heritance. 1887. He then wrote a book against Seventh-day 12. Disbelieves entirely the view of Christ's Adventists. 18 atoning work as a High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary. The Shepherd's Rod Movement 13. In short, he has adopted the theory and This movement was started about 1929 by philosophy of Modern Spiritualism almost in V. T. Houteff, a layman in the Pacific Union toto." 12 Conference. He was a Sabbath school teacher, The Marion Party but because he held ideas of doctrine differing The Marion Party, organized in 1866 by from Seventh-day Adventist belief, and insisted B. F. Snook, ·first president of the Iowa Confer­ on teaching them during the study period in ence when it was formed in 1863, and W. H. Sabbath school, he was denied the teaching re­ Brinkerhoff, a lawyer and secretary of the con­ sponsibility. A small corps of sympathizers then ference, came to be known as "The Church of gathered in the home of a member, Mrs. E. God (Adventist)." Snook and Brinkerhoff circu­ Hermanson, on Sabbath afternoons to hear him lated false stories about Elder and Mrs. White. speak. He was advised on October 16, 1930, by In 1865, when George I. Butler was licensed as four leading brethren, that his manuscript of Page 12 THE MINISTRY

------·-----· "The Shepherd's Rod" was erroneous.19 The Exegetical Studies in Ephesians--Part II manuscript was published in book form in No­ vember, 1930, and two years later a second vol­ The Prayers of Paul ume appeared in print. The books were pub­ ADLAI ALBERT ESTEB lished by The Universal Publishing Association, Editor!> ''Go/' the Journal for Adventist Laymen an organization founded specifically to publish the writings of V. T. Houteff, with Houteff N EPHESIANS we find two of the prayers of heading the group. T~eir headquarters was. in I Paul. Paul never reached such sublime ' ' .e1g s o m mg as ose in is prayer . the summer of 1935 the headquarters was moved There is such a warmth and depth and fervor to a location near Waco, Texas, and the name of experience. And, after all, religion is based of the site beside Lake Waco became "Mount upon two things--experience and expression; Carmel Center." the one within, and the other without-inter­ At the request of the Fullerton, California, nal and external. Experience is the warmth church a hearing was arranged with Mr. Hou­ and the fire and glow within; expression gives teff, during which he presented a study on "The outward evidence and witness to the inner Harvest." The special committee, after studying experience and is revealed· in all our patterns the stenographic report, pointed out errors in of living. the presentation and urged that he renounce Paul's first prayer is in the first chapter, and the ·teachings he had written. No refutati'On the second in the third chapter. These are showing error in the committee report was wonderful prayers. Now notice the first of these made, and no repudiation was received!0 prayers: "That the God of our Lord Jesus (Concluded next month) Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you REFERENCES the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the

1 Ellen G. White, Testimonies, vol. 5, p. 707. knowledge of him: the eyes of your under­ 2 Ellen G. White, Early Writings, p. 259. standing being enlightened; that ye may know s Ellen G. White, Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 117. • Ellen G. White, Spiritual Gifts, My Christian Experience what is the hope of his calling, and what the (vol. 2), p. 195. o D. E. Robinson, "Prophetic Guidance in the Advent riches of the glory of his inheritance in the Movement" (Syllabus used in S.D.A. Theological Seminary saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of course) p. 41. 6 Ibza.,1 p. 43. his power to us-ward" (Eph. 1:17-19). 7 A. W. Spalding, Captains of the Host (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1949), p. 208. In the third chapter we read the second 8 J. H. Waggoner, "The Age to Come," Review and Her~ prayer: "For this reason I bow my knees before ald, Dec. 11, 1855. • Ellen G. White, Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 426. the Father (R.S.V.)," and then he prays that 10 Ibid., vol. 1, p. 433. 11 Spalding, op. cit., p. 208. ye may "be strengthened with might by his 12 General Conference Committee, "Astonishing Apostasy," Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell Review and Herald, Jan. 5, 1864. 12 ~palding, op. cit., pp. 208, 209. in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted u Compilation of statements, "Some History and Some In­ formation Regarding 'The Church of God,' Adventist,' and and grounded in love, may be able to com­ 'Seventh-day' " (Ellen G. White Publications Office), p. 9. prehend with all saints what is the breadth, 15 F. M. Wilcox, "Stray Offshoots," Review and Herald, Aug. 22. 1940. · and length, and depth, and height; and to 1 • G. I. Butler. "Brief History of Eld. Canright's Connec­ tion With This People," Review and Herald Extra, Decem­ know the love of Christ, which passeth knowl­ ber, 1887. edge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness 17 Spalding, op. cit., p. 209. ~s Loc. cit. of God" (Eph. 3: 16-19). Spiral after spiral he 19 General Conference Committee, "A Warning Agajnst Error" (Pamphlet issued by The Committee on Defense Lit­ soars upward until he reaches the climax of erature of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists), p. 28. all prayer in that thought-packed sentence, 20 Ibid., pp. 29-31. "That ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." What a daring prayer! No wonder that on one occasion Festus cried out, "Much learning doth make thee mad"! THE ANCHOR HAvE a good, strong an­ Not many of us dare to pray it, yet what IS HOPE chor. "Which hope we was Paul's prayer is Scripture for you and have as an anchor." By me and the desire of God for every one of this strong cable and windlass hold on to your His children. Jesus confirmed this by saying, anchor. "If any man sin we have an advocate "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father with the Father." Do not use the anchor wrong­ which is in heaven is perfect" (Matt. 5:48). fully. Do not always stay in the same latitude Paul's prayers are wonderful. May they be and longitude. You will never ride up the har­ answered in all our hearts. bor of eternal rest if you all the way drag your The great theme of Paul's marvelous epistle anchor.-T. DEWITT TALMAGE. is "the unsearchable riches of Christ." The

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------J epistle has four divisions-our wealth, our walh, a marvelous interdependence between these our work, and our warfare. We might think two prayers. The concavity and the convexity of it as our two R's-our resources and our of man and God, how they fit together! The responsibilities. Riches-eternal riches, un­ hollowness, the emptiness, of man and the searchable riches! The old Hebrew rabbis had fullness of God. How often "deep calleth unto a significant expression: "There is a mountain deep"! The deep needs of man are answered of gold in every tittle of Scripture." The near­ out of the deep provisions of God. God has est approach we have to a tittle in our English been so kind! In these prayers Paul recog­ alphabet is the dot over an i. "There is a moun­ nizes that, and so he prays that "the eyes of tain of gold in every tittle of Scripture." Few your understanding [heart] ... [may be] en­ of us have that spiritual concept. If we did, lightened; that ye may know what is the hope we would be multimillionaires. Paul puts a of his calling, and what the riches of the glory golden nugget right in the vestibule of this of his inheritance in the saints, and what is treasure house of Ephesians. "Blessed be . . . the exceeding greatness of his power" (Eph. God . . . , who hath blessed us with all 1:18, 19). spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ" "What is the hope of his calling?" Hope is (Eph. l :3). "Unto· me, who am .less than the to the Christian what the watch spring is to least of all saints, is this grace given, that I the watch-it sets all the machinery of the should preach among the Gentiles the unsearch­ soul in motion. I£ we could only get a glimpse able riches of Christ" (Eph. 3:8). What are of that hope! these unsearchable riches? In Ephesians l :7 he Second, "What [is] his inheritance in the speaks of "the riches of his grace," in chapter saints?" No, that isn't it: "What [is] the glory 3:16, •:the riches of his glory." Therefore we of his inheritance in the saints?" No, even that find that He gives to us, first, "according to is not how it reads: "What [is] the riches of the riches of his grace," then, the "riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints?" his glory," and, finally, "according to ... his There must be something worth studying m mighty power" (Eph. I: 19). "Who hath blessed an expression like that. us ... according as he hath chosen us" (Eph. Third, "What is the exceeding greatness of I :3, 4). his power?" Not only what is the power, or I mentioned key words. "According" is an­ what is the greatness of His power-that lan­ other key word in this wonderful book. If you guage would be strong enough; but, "What will study Ephesians for that word "according" is the exceeding greatness of his power?" We -"according to the riches of his grace," "ac­ haven't time to touch that. What power! When cording to the riches of his glory," "accord­ you think that 287,200,000 cubic miles of ice ing to ... his mighty power"-you will find could be melted in a second by the total power it over and over again, fourteen times in this of the sun, what power! It is equal to 543,000,- one epistle. He wants to mete out to us 000,000 engines of 400 horsepower each. These "according to his riches." A millionaire might words are pile drivers. "There is a mountain hand you a few dollar bills, and that would of gold in every tittle of Scripture." be out of his riches, but if he would give In the first prayer it is "that ye may know." you a book of blank, signed checks, and tell That is the prayer-a prayer for revelation, you to fill them in and cash them, that would that God may illuminate His people, give them be according to his riches. discernment. The first prayer is a petition for Riches of grace, of glory, the unsearchable spiritual apprehension o£ His unsearchable riches of God! Notice these three golden step­ riches, of His grace, the glory and fullness of pingstones-grace, glory, God-three G's. Grace: God. He reaches up to the throne of God. we all have received grace. "And of his fulness Remember, he is in the prison while he prays have all we .received, and grace for grace" for the saints outside. (John 1:16). We are beginning to catch Notice the second prayer. It is the prayer glimpses of glory. But what will it be to see for realization. I. It is, "that ye might be." He God? Job cried out that he would see God says, I pray to "the Father of our Lord Jesus -not the gates of pearl, not the streets of Christ, . . . that he would grant you, . . . gold-but he would see God. What a theme to be strengthened with might." That is a good for a rhapsody! Oh, we have so much wealth step. 2. But take a step higher-"that Christ that we are astounded! may dwell in your hearts"-not just a mo­ Now let us notice the three whats of the first mentary power, but an abiding power. 3. "That prayer, and then the four thats of the second ye ... may be able to comprehend with all prayer. 'What was Paul praying for? There is (Continued on page 45)

Page 14 THE MINISTRY Lord, Send a Revival!

GORDON M. HYDE Bible and Speech Teacher, Wiscons:in Academy

NE of the outstanding genuine revivalists " 'Write them down, nevertheless. Your sins, your of the nineteenth century was Charles own sins; just like a merchant going over his O Grandison Finney. His natural gifts books.' ... were not phenomenal, yet under the mighty . "'Ingratitude. Did you always thank God for His favors? (Please, Mr. Finney, my face is flushed with hand of God he was the instrument for bring­ shame.) Write it down! .. .' ing thousands upon thousands to the Lord. In " 'Lack of love. Go over all the places where ob­ the conservatism that has become almost typical jects that perished with the using obscured His face. of the Adventist Church today, we might be Go over all the instances where you gave your love tempted to label such revivals as emotional ex­ to others.' cesses of religious fervor. However, there is a "'Neglect of the Bible. Record such times as you basic principle upon which Finney built his remember, when for days you had no real pleasure work that accords strangely with the delineation in the \Vord ....• "'Neglect of prayer.... Write it down! .. .' of true revivals given in the Spirit of prophecy. "'Envy. You wanted a revival, but you wanted to In his unique biography of Professor Finney, be the star of its appearing... .' Richard Ellsworth Day writes as though he were "'Neglect of the home altar. .. .' a reporter attending one of the Finney revival "'Lack of concern for the lost. Be truthful now. meetings: Write it down.' "'What is a revival?' he [Finney] asks. 'A revival " 'Cheap little sins you've cherished on the is a renewal of First Love among Christians, and the sly ... .' awakening and conversion of sinners.' "'Write it all down! Slander, lying, cheating, hy­ " 'But' (he shouts now) 'a revival in the world is pocrisy, bad temper, filthy mind. Write it down, and always conditioned upon a revival in the Chqrch. as you write, a thousand shades of shame arise ... .' . . . The first powerful action upon lost men is the "'You say you wanted a revival. Now you can see looks, the earnestness and the daily deportment why you never had one.' " among Christians.' "-Man of Like Passions (Zon­ Let us sit with Reporter Day as the final blows dervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Mich., of truth pound against his already breaking 1942), pp. ll7, liS. heart: On the place of prayer in revivals Day re­ "'Do you really wish for a revival? Will you l1ave ports: one? If God should ask you this moment by an "'Prayer' [Finney speaking] 'is not to change God, audible voice from heaven, "Do you want a revival?" but to change us. Prayer produces such a change would you dare say, "Yes"?-"Are you willing to in us, and fulfills such conditions in us as to render make the sacrifices?" Would your answer be "Yes"? it consistent for God to do as it would not be con­ " ' "When shall it begin?" Would your answer be, sistent for Him to do otherwise.' "-Ibid., p. 127. "Let it begin today!-let it begin here! Let it begin in my heart! Now!"?' "-Ibid., pp. 131-133. With telling vividness Dr. Day (a Baptist minister) proceeds to picture himself as one of Here is evidence indeed that the secret of the objects of the burning words of the mighty Finney's revival power lay in his insistence upon preacher who stirred thousands back in the victory over every sin. Can we expect revival at 1830's: a lower cost? Concerning the genuine revivals "'Do you really want a revival in your age?' that preceded and included the great Second "'Yes, 0 man of God, more than all the world.' Advent awakening, the messenger of the Lord " 'Then, take pencil and paper again. Write down has written: your individual sins, one by one.' "Revivals brought deep heart-searching and hu­ "(Not that, surely! Someone might find the paper, mility.... Men and women prayed and wrestled and what a mess it would be!) with God for the salvation of souls. The fruits of

MARCH, 1954 Page 15 such revivals were seen in souls who shrank not at Suggested Group Guidance Techniques-Part II self-denial and sacrifice, but rejoiced that they were counted worthy to suffer reproach and trial for the sake of Christ. Men beheld a transformation in the Techniques for Group Guidance of lives of those who had professed the name of Jesus. The community was benefited by their influence."­ · Children The Great Controversy, p. 462. WILLIAM A. LOVELESS Dear brethren arid sisters of the Advent Move­ Pastor-Evangelist, Upper Columbia Conference ment, fellow workers, the Spirit of the Lord has The Vacation Bible School assured us: "Before the final visitation of God's judgments HE Vacation Bible School affords an excel­ upon the earth, there will be, among the people of T lent opportunity to acquaint the community the Lord, such a revival of primitive godliness as with the local church. Its objective should be has not been witnessed since apostolic times."­ to give spiritual food and Christian social lbid., p. 464. experience to the children. It can become an This revival is long overdue. It calls for the ideal instrument for personal evangelism. If same stern work of dealing faithfully with our organized and advertised properly, the Vacation sins that marked those true revivals of bygone Bible School will draw many of the non-Advent­ days. The "final visitation of God's judgments" ist children of the community. One of our cannot be far removed. To borrow a recent churches, after conducting a survey in the Churchillian phrase: "I must not lead you to neighborhood, discovered an excellent response suppose that time is on our side." Only the to the idea of a Sunday morning children's present is ours. Time is fast running out. Will Bible class, and subsequently had a successful we be in the promised revival of "primitive god­ summer of neighborhood child evangelism. liness"? We need to be reminded that the oft­ The Vacation Bible School might best be proclaimed latter rain of the Spirit's power will scheduled for June or early July, so that it fall only on those who have opened their hearts will be over before the height of the vacation to the early rain of cleansing and reformation. season arrives. The ideal length would be about Can we, shall we, dare we go to the Lord, with ten days-the ten weekdays in a two-week the Bible and the Spirit of prophecy in our hands, period. This would give the children adequate and ask Him to aid us in searching our hearts time to become acquainted with one another as with a candle? As the Lord points His un­ and with the teachers. Because the teachers erring finger at the plague spots in our charac­ are not paid for. their services it is usually ters, will we be willing to pay the price of their advisable to finish each day's activities by noon. removal? God grant us grace to deal earnestly A program continuing from nine to twelve with the sins already revealed to us, that swiftly, o'clq.ck is suitable. surely, He may bring His purifying work ever Important to the success of the school is closer, ever deeper, in our lives. From our hearts proper division of the children according to let us pray: "Lord, send a revival . . . and let age and maturity. A child that is in the wrong it begin in me." Thus will God's remnant be age or maturity group will not enjoy or profit prepared to receive the latter rain and stand un­ from the activities, no matter how well planned confounded before the Lord in the day of His they may be. The number of groups will de­ great wrath against sin. pend, of course, on the number attending. Here is a suggested breakdown that may be adjusted according to the school: STEREOPTICON SLIDES Beginner 3 and 4 years old on Songs, History, Bible and Texts. Kindergarten 5 and 6 years old Write your needs and terms desired to Primary 7, 8, and 9 years old ALBERT F. PRIEGER Junior 10, II, and 12 years old 312 W. Louisiana Ave. Tamp a 3, Florida Intermediate 13, 14, and 15 years old Often the mothers of the younger children will want to attend and observe. All the parents should be cordially invited to visit the school, GOSPEL TENTS and many of them should be given some STEEL-CLAD TABERNACLES "E-Z" METAL SEAT ENDS responsibility in it. Children up to two years .· SMITH MANUFACTURING CO., DALTON, CA. of age can learn much by imitation if they Over 50 Years in Business sit on the laps of their mothers outside the circle of three- and four-year-olds.

Page 16 THE MINISTRY Training of Personnel ~mders~a?~in~ of the children and their vary­ When possible, the regular teachers in the mg abilities m crafts, storytelling, anc!: other Sabbath school could well be the teachers in pursuits, will help to determine the p~ogram the Vacation Bible School. Often non-Advent­ most profitable and suitable for the children. ist children do not attend Sunday school or Sab­ Being capable of only short attention spans bath school, and as a result of their association an~ needing a variety of activity, the yoU:nger with an understanding and interesting teacher children would spend more time in sandbox for ten days, they will want to continue the acti~ity, and with scrapbooks, coloring, ~nd friendship thus formed. Sabbath school attend­ st?nes to occupy their changing interests. The ance in the children's divisions should increase wise teache: co~ld promote citizenship and materially after a successful Vacation Bible personal satisfaction m these activities. School. Vocational guidance and the dissemination The principal of the school should be chosen of occupational information can be made a with care. A local church school teacher may definite part of the school program for the prove to be available and competent in direct­ interm:diate group . (ages 13 to 15). It might ing personnel toward effective ends in the be desirable to obtam the services of someone Bible school training. · who is trained to administer vocational apti­ It is the pastor's task to function as chaplain tude tests to this intermediate group. and counselor. When he is not actively en­ The atmosphere of the Vacation Bible School gaged in speaking or group discussions, he should be stimulating but comfortable. There should be available in his office for counseling. should be no pressure on the children in the Each age group should have a separate room ~orm of grades that _would compare ability or because of the diversity of the programs. The m the form of coercwn. The ideal school will superintendent of the age group introduces to provide motivation to work at capacity. his group the nature of each new activity; then The day's program, of course, is best arranged each teacher under that superintendent directs by _the faculty and may vary in succeeding years the group under his care. (Much of the activity a_s Improvements are suggested. A suggested out­ can best be done in small groups; hence there lme for the 3- to 9-year-olds appears below: should be a teacher for each six pupils.) For 9:00- 9:15 Christianity" and could be used as an out­ Moving pictures, special reports, and health line for a baptismal class organized at the close demonstrations by nurses, doctors, or dentists, of a Week of Prayer in a church school, or with would vary the school program and make it modification it could be used as an adjunct more interesting. to a Week of Prayer series for such a group. A commencement program can be held at In the suggested outline Steps to Christ is the close of the school, featuring the work that used as basic reading. The success of the course ltas been done by the various departments. depends upon the preparation and thought the This program would bring to the church many pastor gives it before he begins. If the pastor .guests, ~orne perhaps for the first time. lectures exclusively, the course will not be so successful as it will if he starts a group dis­ Advertising and Finance cussion on the topic for the day by presenting For several weeks before the opening day a problem. It is advisable at times to ask the an announcement should appear in the church group to prepare some problems for discussion. bulletin regarding the school and its various To promote democratic self-supervision, the .activities. The pastor should write a letter to group should at each discussion elect a chair­ the church members and friends telling them man for the coming discussion. It is the job ·of the school. Members might submit names of the chairman to keep order and to recognize of neighbors and friends. An attractive sign those who want to speak. can be put up in the church yard a week in The ideal size for the group is set with a advance. The right kind of advertising ensures top limit of from eight to twelve members. In a good attendance in the school and a favor­ a larger group there is a tendency away from .able impression on the community. free discussion. The pastor should encourage If the church board feels that the investment expression of opinions and should not show is worth while, it can vote funds from the alarm at whatever might be said. He can subtly -church treasury for the school. The various guide the discussion into the most profitable cdepartments of the church or Sabbath school lines of thought. •could unite and finance the project. A special The class should begin with a prayer, of­ offering could be taken. A small fee could be fered when possible by one of the youth. charged for each child; this is, however, not Below is a sample of the kind of work the the best plan, because some families cannot class could do, based on various chapters from readily afford the fee, especially if there is Steps to Christ. The questions would, of course, more than one child in attendance from the vary according to the specific problems that family. the students themselves present. An excellent way to follow up the Vacation Chapter: "The Sinner's Need of Christ" Bible School is to organize a Pathfinder Club. PROBLEM: Would you naturally be good if If such a club is already active in the church, you didn't learn evil practices from other peo­ it can be introduced to the new pupils before ple? (The idea that it is necessary only to the Bible school is over. The pupils of the Bible develop the good that exists in man by nature school are tied in, by invitation, with the Sab­ is a fatal one.) · bath school and the progressive class work, Discussion: . . . which is a very healthy program for young "It is impossible for us, of ourselves, to people. escape from the pit of sin in which we are [Pastors interested in conducting Vacation sunken."-Steps to Christ, p. 18 (pocket ed.). Bible Schools in their churches may receive PRoBLEM: If you inadvertently lose your additional guidance and helps from the Sab­ temper and swear when the hammer slips and bath School Department of the General Con­ hits your finger, can you obtain merit and ference, which has been charged with the favor by helping someone when you have re­ responsibility of promoting this type of child gained your temper? evangelism.-EDITORS.] Discussion: ... " ... in vain all efforts for the upliftino- of Christianity Discussion Groups for Youth . 0 humamty, if they neglect the one source of The purpose of discussion groups on Christi­ hope and help for the fallen race."-Ibid., p. 21. anity is to prepare Adventist children and youth for a wider service in the church and in the Chapter: "Repentance" community through a practical understanding PROBLEM: Has anyone ever repented to you? of the principles of Christianity. This activity Have you ever repented to anyone? How did might be termed "a problem-centered course (Continued on page 46)

Page 18 THE MJNISTRY Shall We Revise Our Views on Zionism?-Part II Does Zionism Fulfill Prophecy 1 S. A. KAPLAN Editor, jewish Magazine, "The Sabbath ExPonent"

OST Protestants invest Zionism with an of prophecy was intimately associated with the aura of prophetic significance. They Exodus movement from its very inception. M assert that the establishment of the Is­ Moses was the divinely appointed prophet by raeli state came about in response to prophecy. whom the deliverance of the Hebrews from the All this is mere wishful thinking and has no Egyptian bondage was triumphantly consum­ foundation in fact. As for the Jews, very few mated. "By a prophet the Lord brought Israel attach any religious significance to the founding out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he pre­ of the new little commonwealth of Israel. The served" (Hosea 12: 13). father of modern Zionism, Dr. Theodore Herzl, Similarly, the return of the Jews from Baby­ conceived the movement as a purely political lon was essentially a prophetic movement. A objective. In his pamphlet, The jewish State, number of prophets, as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezek­ which electrified world Jewry fifty years ago iel, Zechariah, et cetera, foretold the return of and gave rise to the national movement, Dr. the captive Israelites to their homeland. Thus Herzl made these revealing statements: "It both these movements were based on the sure depends upon Jews themselves whether this word of prophecy. As will be shown, neither political pamphlet remains for the present a modern Zionism nor the State of Israel has the political romance."-The jewish State, p. 72 remotest connection with Bible prophecy. (published by the Zionist Emergency Council, New York, 1946). So completely was Zionism Protestants Misapply Pre-exilic Prophecies divorced from religion in the mind of its to Zionism founder that he declared: "The theories of a By a peculiar feat of prophetic jugglery Prot­ divine institution, (and) of superior power, and estants take some of the pre-exilic prophecies the patriarchal ... theories, do not accord and, wresting them from their chronological with modern views."-lbid., p. 137. And again: context, without rhyme or reason apply them to "We shall keep our priests within the confines modern Zionism. One of the prophecies thus of the temples in the same way as we shall keep frequently distorted is that of· the thirty-sixth our professional army within the confines of chapter of Ezekiel, which was written several their barracks."-lbid., p. 146. decades before the return of the Jews from The rank and file of Israel's citizenry are not Babylon. This prophecy was fulfilled in 457 at all concerned with prophetic interpreta· B.c., when, by the historic decree of Artaxerxes tions, for they are wholly absorbed in such mat­ Longimanus, the captives were granted permis­ ter-of-fact problems as their daily bread and sion to restore and to build Jerusalem. butter, their employment or lack of it, and the In this prophecy of Ezekiel 36, note how many ominous political and economic situation that times God addresses Himself to the "mountains now prevails in Israel. Religion is the preoccu­ of Israel," pledging to wrest these mountains pation of but a small minority of the Israelis, from Idumea, or Edom. During the Babylonian and these wield but little influence in the shap- · captivity the Edomitcs, the age-old enemies of ing of Israel's diplomacy. Israel, occupied these commanding mountain­ If we compare modern Zionism with the Ex­ ous positions, hoping thereby to dispossess the odus movement or with the return of the Jews Hebrews forever. The prophet Ezekiel, how­ from the Babylonian captivity, modern Zion­ ever, predicted an early deliverance of the land ism's unprophetic character becomes still more from the usurping foes: "But ye, 0 mountains painfully apparent. As we all know, the Spirit of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and

MARCH, 1954 Page 19 yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they arbitrarily misapplied to modern Zionism, is are at hand to come" (Eze. 36:8). (Hebrew: found in Ezekiel 37, from which we quote in karov lavou-"near to come.") part: Within a few decades after this prediction "Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, 0 my people, was penned the Jews did indeed return to their I will open your graves, and cause you to come up possessions! The prophecy truly had an "early" out of your graves, and bring you into the land of fulfillment. To apply this prediction, which ac­ Israel. ... And shall put my spirit in you, and ye cording to the prophet was "near to come," to shall live, and I shall place you in your own modern political Zionism which developed two land .... thousand five hundred years later, is an unpar­ "The word of the Lord came again unto me, say­ donable anachronism. This is a typical illustra­ ing, Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children tion of the utterly inconsistent application of of Israel his companions: then take another stick, many of the other pre-exilic prophecies to mod­ and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, ern Zionism. and for all the house of Israel his companions: and join them one to ·another into one stick; and they Prophecies Concerning Spiritual Israel shall become one in thine hand. . . . Thus saith Likewise Misapplied the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Side by side with ihe prophecies pointing to Israel from among the heathen, whither they be the return of literal Israel from Babylon, and gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: ... and they shall be no frequently interwoven with these prophecies, more two nations, neither shall they be divided into may be found numerous predictions concerning two kingdoms any more at all .... the final gathering of antitypical or spiritual "And David my servant shall be king over them; Israel, the "Israel of God," composed of indi­ and they all shall have one shepherd.... And they viduals out of every nation who embrace the shall dwell in the land ... for ever: and my servant gospel· message. Our Protestant friends, how­ David shall be their prince for ever . ... My sanctu­ ever, mistakenly apply all these prophecies to ary shall be in the midst of them for evermore" literal Israel and to present-day Zionism. A (Eze. 37: 12-28). typical example i.• the well-known prophecy of Most Protestants regard modern Zionism as a Isaiah 11:10-16, which, for lack of space, we can fulfillment, or at least as the initial stage of ful­ only quote in part: fillment, of this prophecy of Ezekiel; but there "And in that day there shall be a root of ]esse, are too many factors involved that militate which shall stand for an ensign of the people [He­ against such an interpretation. brew: amim-nations], to it shall the Gentiles seek. First: the preceding prediction twice empha­ ... And it shall come to pass in that day, that the sizes (see verses 12 and 14) a literal resurrection Lord shall set his hand again the second time to re­ cover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, of the righteous before God's people will be from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, placed in their "own land." If there has been and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and such a literal resurrection of the dead in connec­ from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea . ... tion with the establishment of the little state of And there shall be an highway for the remnant of Israel, or at the time of the return of the Jews his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like from Babylon, the writer is wholly unaware as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of it. of the land of Egypt." Second: when this prophecy is fulfilled, the This is clearly a prophecy of the Christian two sticks, representing Israel and Judah, will dispensation, for the "root of Jesse" and the unite and form a kingdom that shall never pass "ensign of the nations," as we know, refer to away. In other words, it envisions an everlasting Jesus the Messiah. The "Gentiles" and the "rem­ kingdom with "David" as their king reigning nant'' from Assyria, et cetera, and from "the "for ever." This cannot be said to have taken islands of the sea," in this prophecy, constitute place when the Jews returned from Babylon, the spiritual Israel of every nation, for when nor have the other specifications of the prophecy the Jewish nation rejected the Son of God, been met by the founding of the Israeli com­ Jesus, their Messiah, they forfeited their special monwealth. It is evident, for example, that the privileges of being the chosen people of God. ten tribes that composed the northern kingdom Said Jesus of them, "The kingdom of God shall of Israel did not as a whole reunite with Judah be taken from you [the Jewish nation], and at the termination of the seventy-year captivity given to a nation [spiritual Israel] bringing forth in Babylon. Josephus, the ancient Jewish his­ the fruits thereof" (Matt. 21:43). torian, and Graetz, the distinguished modern Another prophecy referring to antitypical Jewish historian, as well as other scholars and Israel, which is similarly being distorted and authorities are agreed that the vast majority

Page 20 THE MINISTRY of the ten tribes remained in Babylon at that Jews leaving Israel every month is creating un­ time. This is substantiated by the Spirit of easiness in governm:nt circles,_ for. contrary to

"To the ten tribes, long rebellious and impeni­ empty country in its northern and southern tent, was given no promise of complete restoration sections, and is in urgent need of a constant to their former power in Palestine. Until the end influx of Jews in order to become a stable gov­ of time, they were to be 'wanderers among the na­ ernment. tions.' But through Hosea was given a prophecy that In view of these facts it is absurd to claim set before them the privilege of having a part in the that modern Zionism fulfills the foregoing final restoration that is to be made to the people of prophecies. Indeed, as has been shown, modern God [spiritual Israel] at the close of earth's history, Zionism has no prophetic significance whatso­ when Christ shall appear as King of kings and Lord of lords."-Prophets and Kings, p. 298. (Italics sup· ever. plied.) When and in what manner these predictions of Ezekiel 37 and Isaiah 11 will be fulfilled in This statement from the messenger of the every specification, and who constitutes God's Lord makes it clear that the reunion of the two chosen people today, will be discussed in the houses of Judah and Israel has not yet taken remaining article of this series. place and that it will not be realized until the (Concluded next month) ·second coming of Christ. To date, only orie tenth of the total Jewish population of the world is settled in the little state of Israel. The Our Business other nine tenths, comprising some eleven mil­ WE are not store-roon:is, but channels; lion Jews, are scattered among more than eighty We are not cisterns, but springs; nations throughout the world. Nowhere is there Passing our benefits onward, now discernible any mass exodus of Jews to the Fitting our blessings with wings; little republic on the Mediterranean shore. Im· Letting the water flow outward To spread o'er the desert forlorn; migration to Israel has reached its "high water Sharing our bread with our brothers. mark" of popularity and is fast drying up at Our comfort with those who mourn. its source. At the same time the number of -AUTHOR UNKNOWN.

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MARCH, 1954 Page 2l ESEARCH

Report on the Eleventh Chapter of Daniel

With Particular Reference to Verses 36-39

HE study group appointed by the Com­ of certain verses and the application of some mittee on Biblical Study and Research of the prophecies to past history. However, the T to give study to Daniel 11 gave careful committee felt that on the whole there is quite consideration to a number of manuscripts full agreement among our Bible expositors on placed in their hands by its chairman. These this section of the chapter and therefore there included the following: would be no point in covering these verses in I. Pioneer Views on Daniel Eleven and Armaged­ our report. don, by Raymond F. Cottrell. II. Daniel ll :36-39. It was recognized by the 2. Notes on Daniel Eleven and Armageddon, by committee that this passage has been variously Raymond F. Cottrell. interpreted by our Bible students both in the 3. The King of the North, by Jean Vuilleumier. past and in the present, and therefore presents 4. Diagram of Final Events, by Jean Vuilleumier-. a problem that demands careful consideration. 5. Editorial in the Review and Herald of May 13, The committee, having studied at some length 1862, by Uriah Smith. the various opinions held and also the teaching 6. Editorials in the Review and Herald of No­ vember ·zg, 1877, and October 3, 1878, by James of the pioneers of this movement on the inter­ White. pretation of these verses, presented the follow­ 7. The Eleventh Chapter of Daniel: a Paraphrase ing observations: and a Partial Interpretation, by Edward Heppen­ l. The pioneers of this movement were for stall. the first twenty-five or thirty years of our his­ 8. A Literal and Historical Application of the tory unanimous in stating that papal Rome is Explanation of Daniel Eleven, by William Hyde. the power referred to by the prophet Daniel in 9. The Papacy in Daniel Eleven, by Edwin R. these verses. No other conclusion could be Thiele. reached after a careful study of the literature 10. A Study of the King of the North, by John M. Kennedy. of the church during this period. 1I. A Letter from L. H. Christian to M. E. Kern William Miller held this view as far back as J·e Daniel Eleven. 1842 (see Evidences From Scripture and Proph­ 12. "He Shall Come to His End," by L. L. Cavi­ ecy, by ]. V. Himes, pp. 97, 98). This was the ness. interpretation presented by James White on 13. The Power That Comes to Its End Without many occasions, the first being in A Word to Any Help, by L. L. Caviness. the "Little Flock," published in 1847, pages 8, 9. 11. The Period of the End, by C. D. Colburn. He says: "Michael is to stand up at the time After a careful study of these manuscripts that the last power in chap. 11, comes to his end, and a free discussion of the points at issue, the and none to help him. This power is the last study group presented to the full committee the that treads down the true church of God. . . . following report as their considered judgment This last power that treads down the saints is and conclusion pertaining to the problems pre­ brought to view in Rev. 13:11-18. His number is sented in reference to the interpretation of 666." Later, in the Review and Herald of No­ Daniel ll, verses 36-45, in its relationship to the vember 29, 1877, James White defends this ex­ historical Seventh-day Adventist position re­ position of the text as follows: garding these verses. "Let us take a brief view of the line of prophecy I. Daniel II: 1-35. These verses, it was felt, four times spanned in the book of Daniel. It wili present no great problem. There have been be admitted that the same ground is passed over in among our Bible students some minor differ­ chapters two, seven, eight, and eleven, with this ences of opinion concerning the interpretation exception that Babylon is left out of chapters eight

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and eleven. \'\'e first pass down the great image of 7:24, 25, and Daniel 8:23-25 refers to the Roman chapter two, "·here BabYlon, Persia, Greece, and Catholic power, which accurately fulfills the o r r. . prop euc sym o s. t was t e conviction of the brass, and the iron. All agree that these feet are not committee that where the "king" is again men­ Turkish but Roman. And as we pass down, the lion, tioned in Daniel and described in almost the bear, the leopard, and the beast with ten horns, 11:36 representing the same as the great image, again all identical language it could not represent a new will agree that it is not Turkey that is cast into power like France or Turkey not previously the burning flame, but the Roman beast. So of presented by Daniel in his prophetic outline, chapter eight, all agree that the little horn that and that it would be most reasonable and in har­ stood up against the Prince of princes is not Tur­ mony with the prophetic outline of the rest of key but Rome. In all these three lines thus far the chapter to conclude that the "king" in these Rome is the last form of government mentioned. and following verses also refers to papal Rome. "J\'ow comes the point in the argument upon which very much depends. Does the eleventh chap­ The committee felt that a careful study of ter of the prophecy of Daniel cover the ground Daniel ll: 36-39 reveals outstanding characteris­ measured by chapters two_. seven, and eight? If so, tics of the Papacy and a remarkably clear pic­ then the last power mentioned in that chapter is ture of the cunning flattery and deceit of this Rome." power in its historical activities and its religious Elder White at the same time advised caution practices. These verses parallel not only the in giving a positive' interpretation of unfilled above-mentioned verses in Daniel 7 and 8 but prophecy. He also warns against "removing the also 2 Thessalonians 2:4 and Revelation 13:5, 6. landmarks fully established in the advent move­ It was therefore the unanimous conclusion of ment." This article leaves no doubt that James the committee that, both historically and ac­ 'ii\Thite considered in 1877 that the power re­ cording to a sound exegesis of the text, Daniel ferred to in Daniel ll :36-39 is papal Rome and 11:36-39 must refer to the papal power, and that this was a landmark "fully established in further, that these verses are parallel to Daniel the advent movement." 7:24, 25, a~d Daniel 8:23-25, which have always Even Uriah Smith, who later departed from been cons1dered by the Seventh-day Adventist this view, in an editorial in the Review and ministry as referring to the Papacy. Herald, May 13, 1862, under the title "Will the 3. The committee also studied the possible Pope Remove the Papal Seat to Jerusalem?" re­ causes that prompted Uriah Smith and others fers to the Papacy as thepower in Daniel Il:45. to depart from this historic denominational in­ He quotes a statement from the Liverpool Mer­ terpretation, substituting the history of France cury in which it is stated that a certain plan during the French Revolution for papal Rome was under way which "points to the realizing as fulfilling Daniel 11:35, 36, and Turkey as of Pio Nono's favorite plan of removing the the power in later verses, as well as the results seat of the Papacy to Jerusalem." This is com­ of this shift of position in our denominational mented on by Uriah Smith as follows: "Is not teaching. Some of the causes for the shift of the above item significant, taken in connection position were found to be: with Daniel XI, 45?" This statement confirms a. The complete loss of temporal power by the fact that there was virtual unanimity among the Papacy in 1870, resulting in Pius X proclaim­ the leaders of the church with respect to our ing himself a "prisoner in the Vatican." For ex­ denominational teaching; namely, that Rome ample, Uriah Smith states in the 1873 edition in its papal form is the power referred to in of Thoughts on Daniel in referring to the events Daniel 11:36-39, and that papal Rome is also of 1870, which he believed knocked "the last one of the powers referred to in the later verses prop from under the papacy": "Victor Emman­ of Daniel II. uel, seizing his opportunity to carry out the 2. Adventists take for granted today what long-cherished dream of a United Italy, seized James White emphasized in 1877 and 1878: Rome to make it the capital of his kingdom. that the prophecies of Daniel, chapters 2, 7, 8, To his troops, under General Cadorna, Rome and ll, show remarkable parallels in treating surrendered, September 20, 1870. Then the last of Rome. The committee felt that the evidence vestige of temporal pQwer departed, nevermore, that there is a parallelism between chapter 11 said Victor Emmanuel, to be restored; and the and the earlier chapters of Daniel has been Pope has been virtually a prisoner in his own established beyond a reasonable doubt. The palace since that time. . . . The last vestige of eleventh chapter presents a literal exposition of temporal power was swept from his grasp."­ the symbolic prophecies of Daniel 2, 7, and 8. Pages 146, 147. It is generally agreed among Seventh-day Ad­ b. The conviction expressed in the secular ventist Bible students that the "king" of Daniel and religious press that the Papacy had fallen

MARCH, 1954 Page 23 to rise no more. This led Uriah Smith to state same field and distance are covered by these four in the 1883 edition of Thoughts on Daniel: prophetic chains, then the last power of the eleventh "The attempt which some make to bring in chapter, which is to 'come to his end and none shall help him,' is Rome. But if this be Turkey, as some the Papacy here (that is, in Daniel ll:36-45) is teach, then the toes of the image of the second chap­ so evidently wide of the mark that its consid­ ter are Turkish, the beast with ten horns of the eration need not detain us."-Page 383. seventh chapter represents Turkey, and it was Tur­ c. The bringing of France, Turkey, and key that stood up against the Prince of princes of Egypt into the interpretation of these verses, the eighth chapter of Daniel. True, Turkey is bad and those following, seemed to bring a series of enough off; but its waning power and its end is the current events into the fulfillment of the proph­ subject of the prophecy of John and not of Daniel." ecy, which to those who advocated it gave "great -Review and Herald, Oct. 3, 1878, p. 116. confirmation of faith in the soon loud cry and The committee therefore concluded that the close of our message." (Comment by James change from the earlier views held by the de­ White on the new theories, Review and Herald, nomination came about largely under the direc­ November 29, 1877.) tion of Uriah Smith. In light of current political d. Russian armies seemed about ready to close developments of the time, together with the in on Constantinople, and the world press was apparent recession of the Papacy into a position full of declarations that the "sick man of the of nonpotehcy in the political and religious East" would soon be expelled from Europe. world, he presented very ably and with deep Uriah Smith, it seems, reflected the popular conviction :what seemed to him the more rea­ Protestant and secular viewpoint as he wrote sonable interpretation of the text in question. under the title, "Turkish Empire's Downfall," This view, as taught by Uriah Smith, was and similar titles, during the last quarter of the published in our periodicals and more perma­ nineteenth century. nently in the book Thoughts on Daniel and the e. Earlier Protestant commentators, such as Revelation, written by Smith about this time. Bishop Newton, Adam Clarke, and others, had This book had a wide circulation and was a generally held that the Ottoman Empire was large factor in bringing possibly thousands into one of the powers designated in Daniel 11:40-45, the truth. Its interpretation of the prophecies and events in the decade from 1870 to 1880 was very largely in harmony with former Sev­ seemed undeniably to substantiate this line of enth-day Adventist teachings. It became, there­ reasoning, with current history pointing in the fore, to a large majority of our ministers and same direction. laymen the accepted interpretation of all the f. Uriah Smith was evidently not in agree­ prophecies of Daniel and Revelation. During ment with James White, who gave definite the years it came to be looked upon as our warnings that the positions being taken on the official denominational teaching. The fact that Eastern question were based on prophecies that it differed in some respects from the position of had not yet met their fulfillment. White said, the pioneers was almost lost from view. "But what will be the result of the positiveness Not until the events so confidently predicted in unfulfilled prophecies should things not did not materialize, and the Papacy, instead of come as very confidently expected, is an anxious having "fallen to rise no more," again became question." (Emphasis his. James White in Re­ a decisive influence in international affairs with view and Herald, Nov. 29, 1877.) He then pro­ a resumption of temporal power in 1929, did ceeded to point out the parallel between Daniel our Bible students undertake a re-examination II and the prophecies of Daniel in earlier chap­ of our denominational interpretation of these ters that were to him convincing proof "that prophecies. the last power mentioned in that chapter is Our earlier teaching was then rediscovered, Rome!' together with the explicit warnings given by James White's position was clearly stated in Elder White and others concerning the newer 1878 as follows: views advocated by Elder Smith. These findings, "And there is a line of historic prophecy in chap­ with the realization that current historical ter eleven, where the symbols are thrown off, begin­ events had failed to develop along the lines ex­ .. ning with the kings of Persia, and reaching down pected, convinced many of our ministers and I past Grecia and Rome, to the time when that Bible teachers that those texts demanded a power 'shall come to his end, and none shall help careful restudy. This study has resulted in again him.' If the feet and ten toes of the metallic image are Roman, if the beast with ten horns that was placing the Papacy rather than France as the given to the burning flames of the great day be the power referred to in verses 36-39, by many of Roman beast, if the little hom which stood up our Bible students. That this is the correct and against the Prince of princes be Rome, and if the historical denominational interpretation was the

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2 Thess. 2:4. "Who opposeth conviction of the committee, who were in com­ and exalteth himself above all that plete agreement in this conclusion. is called God." The difference of opinion among Seventh-day Daniel 11 :36 Daniel 7:25 Adventists begins with the 36th verse, with the "He shall . . • speak "He shall speak great words marvellous thmgs against the most High." introduction of "the king" who "shall do ac­ agl!inst the God of Daniel 7:11. "Because of the cording to his will" and "shall exalt himself." gods." voice of the great words which the horn spake." In deciding who this "king" represents, it is 2 Thess. 2:4. "Shewing himself that he is God." well to remember that in verses 33-35 there is a Rev. 13:5, 6. "And there was slight break in the sequence of thought, where given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and the faithfulness of the honest of heart, and their power was given unto him to con­ tinue forty and two months. And sufferings, and the brief respite brought to them he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his are described. name, and his tabernacle, and them That Papal Rome is included in the prophecy that dwell in heaven." is made clear in verses 30-32, where its relation­ Daniel 11 :3 6 Daniel 11 ::35 ship to the "holy covenant," "the daily," and "He . . . shall pros­ "Even to the time of the end: per till the indignation because it is yet for a time ap­ "the abomination that maketh desolate" is pre­ be accomplishoo: for pointed." sented. Then in verses 33-35 the papal persecu­ that that is determined Daniel 7:25. "They shall be shall be done." given into his band until a time tions, together with the Reformation, are pre­ and times and the dividing of sented. "The people" that "instruct many" are time.') Rev. 13:5. "Power was given "holpen with a little help,'' "even to the time unto him to continue forty and two months.'' of the end." The power causing the people of God their Daniel 11 :3 7 2 Thess. 2:4 "Neither shall he re­ "So that he as God sitteth in trouble is not mentioned after the 32d verse, but gard the God of his the temple of God, shewing him­ is implicit in the troubled experience of the fathers, . . . nor re­ self that he is God." gard any god: for he faithful. When is this persecuting power again shall magnify himself referred to? It is "the king" of verse 36. It above all." must be noted that the reading "the king" is Daniel 7:25 found in the accepted Hebrew text, and trans­ "He shall • . . think to change lated thus in the King James Version and nearly times and laws [of God]." all standard versions of the Scripture. Mter care­ Verse 38: "But in his estate shall he honour the fully weighing translations of the ~ebrew o? God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew this question, we feel that the weight of evi­ not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with dence is on the side of the generally accepted precious stones, and pleasant things." rendering, "the king." The translation here seems to be obscure and It helps in the identification of this "king" in the King James Version there are three mar­ to notice that the power introduced as Rome is ginal readings indicating the lack of agreement usually spoken of as "he" or "him,'' but in on the part of the translators as to its correct verse 21 it is called a "kingdom," and in verse rendering. The first marginal reading indicates 27 the "he" and his opponent in the battle are that this power would, while seated in "his," or spoken of as "both these kings." When, there­ God's, seat, "honour the God of forces.'' The fore, the prophet again refers to "the king" in word "forces" is again obscure. One marginal verse 36, it is most reasonable to apply the text reading gives "munitions," another "Gods pro­ to the king already mentioned. In verse 36, with­ tectors." Some translators do not translate the out a break in the thought, and without even a word but retain the original Mauzzim in the new sentence in some translations, "the king" is text. This word implies "protection," or a "pro­ again presented and his activities further ex­ tector," as used in Psalms 27:1; 28:8; and 31:3. plained. It would, therefore, seem to be but Claiming therefore to be God, or at least from reasonable to conclude that the power here set God's "seat," he points to a "god whom his fa­ forth is the same as in previous verses. thers knew not" for protection and help. Surely 4. This is further emphasized by the fact that the prayers directed to the saints of the church verses 36-39 so nearly parallel other texts that and to the virgin Mary would accurately fulfill have always been applied to the Papacy by ~ost this verse. Also the gifts of "gold, and silver, Protestant commentators. Note the followmg: with precious stones, and pleasant things" point directly to the priceless gifts that the church has Daniel 11:36 Daniel 8:23 bestowed upon the images of the saints. Here "The king shall do "A king of fierce countenance, according to his will; and understanding dark sentences, the Hebrew word "Namadeth," used also in and he shall exalt him· shall stand uy." self and magnify him­ Daniel 8:1 . "Yea, he magnified Isaiah 44:9, signifies the costly ornaments where­ self above every god." himself even to the prince of the host." with the heathen decked their images. This has

MARCH, 1954 Page 25 been fulfilled thousands of the beginning of "the time bf the end," but could refer with equal accuracy to any time m or urmg "the time of the end." Therefore, we need not necessarily look for the fulfillment of verse 40 and following texts in 1798, but Verse 39: "Thus shall he do in the most strong rather to events subsequent to the beginning of holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowl­ "the time of the end," and yet prior to the close edge and increase with glory: and he shall cause of probation or the standing up of Michael m them to rule over many, and shall divide the land Daniel 12:1. for gain." The committee were not fully agreed as to Again the translation is obscure. William the interpretation of the "king of the south" Lowth would translate this verse, "And he shall and the "king of the north" in these verses. It make the strongholds of the Mauzzims jointly was agreed, however, since all through the elev­ with the strange (or foreign) god." In other enth chapter of Daniel these terms apply to words, in the temples and religious places he powers geographically located in the eastern shall mingle with these "protectors" or saints, Mediterranean, that the powers indicated here the worship of "a strange god, whom he shall as "kin~ of the north" and "king of the south" acknowledge and increase with glory." The ex­ must play their part in the final history within altation of the pope as God and his power to this area. However, the committee agreed it "rule over many" is evidently here foretold. would not be advisable to attempt to identify Furthermore, he "shall divide the land for these powers too specifically as yet. They would gain," or "distribute the earth for a reward." not, however, limit the application of these The pope's assignment of whole provinces and terms to Egypt and Turkey. Without doubt the kingdoms to certain princ~s, and his granting of Papacy, if it is the power of Daniel ll :36-39, the whole overseas world to the Spanish and must also play a part in the historical fulfill­ Portuguese crowns, certainly accurately fulfills ment of these verses, for the pronoun "him" in this verse. Also his assignment of titles and verse 40 must refer to the power brought to honors and benefices as a reward to kings or view in verses 36-39. princes for their support and protection is no With the rapidly changing situation in cur­ doubt applicable here. rent world history; with the developing power Therefore, from the foregoing, we conclude of Russia lying to the north, which evidently that verses 36-39 of Daniel 11 accurately set forth has national ambitions in the Middle East; with in prophetic language the work and history of the determination of the Western powers to re­ papal Rome, which we believe has specifically strain the power and growth of Russia; and fulfilled these predictions in the theological with the vital and strategic position of the claims of the Papacy and in its history as a Papacy in the conflict looming up between the church. In the exegesis of the 36th verse, to two opposing ideologies, one of which is the name France, which is only one of the ten tribes, avowed enemy of the Catholic Church, whereas and not strikingly influential in spiritual mat­ the other recognizes the Papacy as the greatest ters, either pro or contra, is to strain more than spiritual force in the world, it seemed to the one point. Everything that can be said about committee that these verses need to be studied France here can be said with equal accuracy in the light of present-day developments and about Russia. But neither can be introduced may rightly refer to a larger and more extensive with propriety, for to do so breaks the continuity conflict than a local contest between Egypt and of thought in chapter 11. Turkey. But to apply the prophecy in verses 36-39 to There may be here in this passage also a the Papacy is to continue the thought logically, parallel with Daniel 7:26, "And they shall take and also to retain the parallel with chapters 7 ~way his dominion, to consume and to destroy and 8. The terms of verses 31-39 fit the Papacy rt unto the end." Some members of the commit­ better than they do any other power of history. tee felt that Revelation 17 and 18 should also Ill. Daniel ll :40-45. The committee spent be studied in relation to the final events of considerable time and study in a consideration Daniel 11. of these verses. It was agreed that in light of Inasmuch as it is the definite conviction of the foregoing conclusions this passage must the committee on Daniel Il that this portion largclv be considered as unfulfilled prophecy. of the prophecy refers to events that are largely It was the considered opinion of the commit· in the future, we conclude it would be the bet­ tee that the expression in verse 40, "at the time ter part of wisdom not to make any definite of the end," need not refer to a specific date at pronouncement at this time as to the exact ap·

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plication of Daniel ll:40-45. The purpose of should exercise extreme care in setting forth prophecy is not that one should outline the dogmatically the course of human history, lest details of world events for the future, but as we assume the role of prophets ourselves, by at­ the Saviour said, "that, when it is come to pass, tempting to dogmatize on the exact outcome of ye might believe" (John 14:29). It is our opinion international events that still lie in the future. that the counsel given by Elder James White Therefore we conclude that it would be well in 1877 concerning these very texts might well to hold in abeyance any positive interpretation be recognized as still applicable. He said: of Daniel ll :4-45 until the events foretold can "Fulfilled prophecy may be understood by the be clearly seen and identified as the fulfillment Bible student. Prophecy is history in advance. He of the prophecy. Then we can with assurance can compare history with prophecy and find a and without embarrassment proclaim these complete fit as the glove to the hand, it having been events as signs of the approaching standing up made for it. But in exposition of unfulfilled proph­ of Michael and the coming of the Lord as ecy, where the history is not written, the student presented in Daniel 12: 1-3. • should put forth his propositions with not too much positiveness, lest he find himself straying in the field of fancy .... Positions taken upon the East­ ern question are based upon prophecies which have not yet their fulfillment. Here we should tread PREACH lightly, and take positions carefully, lest we be found removing the landmarks fully established in the advent movement."-Review and Herald, Nov. MORE EFFECTIVELY 29, 1877. by having at your finger tips­ This has been well stated by Sir Isaac New­ GOOD ILLUSTRATIONS ton, who was a devout student of the prophecies APT QUOTATIONS of Daniel and the Revelation. He said that QUOTABLE POETRY "the folly of interpreters has been, to foretell Here it is: • A system of resource filing • A growing times and things by this prophecy (the Revela­ core-file of selected resources-attractive----

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IBLE INSTRUCTOR

Training Bible Instructors

IBLE instructors as well as ministers are ministers' wives. To say that our more recent called of the Lord. They need to be training has done much toward developing bet­ B trained for their work, even as the min-· ter prepared ministers' wives would be stating ister is trained. There shou~d be a wise selec­ it mildly; our colleges are doing an excellent tion of men and women for ministerial and work as they guide young people of personality evangelistic work. These workers should by na­ by polishing their education. Here many are ture indicate good judgment and a true under­ made conscious of what culture and training can standing of humanity. It requires more than zeal do for ministerial work! Bible instructors and to fill such sacred offices; working constantly for ministers' wives must be women of superior per­ those who must first be led into an unpopular sonality. A course in human relations is most message calls for a strong personality, a decisive important during these days of preparation, and. character. this training should be begun in our colleges. Those who must guide young people into Some advisers who are not aware of the re­ various professions in our work should be con­ quirements and qualifications of a Bible in­ scientious in dealing with the convictions of the structor would like to fit into this line of service student. The Holy Spirit selects gospel workers the misfits of other courses. This is poor plan­ of every kind, so that God's work will be well ning, and it does not work. However, we must balanced and completed. Too often the future admit that some young people are confused of His work is handicapped because faculty ad­ when a definite course of training must first be visers fail to study a balance for training work­ planned. It is necessary for them to begin ers for the three main divisions of gospel service: somewhere, and it takes time for teachers to the ministerial, the educational, and the medi­ observe the bent of such students. Today we cal. Again, faculty members are influenced by seem to discover in any college a handful of trends, and sometimes by pressures. It requires maladjusted young people. Failing to fit in else­ great wisdom to see God's over-all program for where, they seek counsel about the Bible work. training workers. Conferences must recognize They may have begun a business course, or may the need of workers for every type of gospel be training in elementary education, or some service. They must guide our college faculties to other line of service. Still somewhat unadjusted, hold in balance the various types of training. these types are restive and sometimes even un­ There must be symmetry to our system of edu­ happy. We would suggest to these young people cation. Without a wise study of this problem that they complete the course they have begun. some departments might develop into unwhole­ We know that if the urge for Bible work is gen­ some monstrosities that could bring embarrass­ uine, they will discover a way to enter this serv­ ment to God's work, while other needs would ice when their course is completed. remain inadequately supplied. We consider that either a training in business -typing, stenography, bookkeeping, et cetera­ A Survey of the Bible Work or a preparation for teaching children and It might be helpful to survey our present youth is also very essential for the Bible instruc­ Bible instructor training. Those who prepare tor. Today we are doing a larger Bible work in for this profession have no difficulty in being our Bible correspondence schools, where a placed, for there is a great demand for women training in office organization is of advan­ to fit into field Bible work. Because of a shortage tage. Again, good teaching methods taught in of college-trained women, conferences have had elementary education are needed in the Bible to resort to emergency training. work. But more than teaching ability is needed; We must expect that many young women there must always .be an earnestness, a Christian who enter the theological course will become experience, and a readiness to help those who

Page 32 THE MINISTRY must be shown the way to Christ by means of immature for field Bible work. Although the this message. Consecration is paramount in profession calls for experience, with few excep­ Bible work. tions college-trained women are ready for their tasks. Observing this problem, we can assure our Soul-winning Bible Work conference leaders that they need not hesitate Though college courses may help to train to employ young women who are thoroughly young people for service, the urgent need at trained. However, they may each need a few present is for women with a true soul-winning months of real field evangelism before their personality-women who have had some experi­ work has a more practical stamp. ence in soul winning. In almost any conference We should bring another emphasis on the col­ we find women who can be drawn from the lay lege-trained Bible instructor. Before her lies a ranks, and when these are given a concentrated larger field of service than that of the worker course of training they soon develop into fruit­ who has been speedily prepared at the home ful Bible instructors. Though perhaps limited base. The work today needs women who are in some phases of technical education, they may well qualified to train native talent in our over­ have learned much in practical life. Today we seas divisions. There are fields of specialization may need business-trained women for our Bible on the horizon, where the need is for the better correspondence schools throughout the world, educated persons. and we may also utilize the ability of those who Bible instructors are still in great demand. have the gift of teaching, but without a soul­ Right now eight conferences are inquiring of the winning zeal and a desire to go forth to win Ministerial Association where good Bible in­ souls to the message, the worker is still handi­ structors can be found. It is well for us to take capped. Souls are hardly won behind desks or a long and broad view of our evangelistic needs pulpits. There is a difference between Bible in­ by training workers especially for our large structors and the auxiliary helpers who work in cities. Already the elements of doom and de­ offices. Bible work is no easy task, but one who struction suggest that it is earth's last hour. Con­ has been called to it prefers contact with the ferences will do well to guide our college facul­ people. Eventually every lesson corrected by ties to fill an urgent need for training the nec­ workers in our correspondence schools must be essary and varied talent that will fit into our followed up by personal work. For this there is city-center plans. Here personal workers of every no substitute. type will be needed. L. c. K. In the selection of women who make excellent Bible instructors we have long ago discovered that those who have had training in colporteur work rank high. They are already trained to meet people and to get decisions-both impor­ GOWNS~~~~ tant qualifications for the Bible work. Confer­ Satisfaction in Every Stitch since ences may well watch the colporteur ministry for Bible instructor possibilities. Again, our lit­ SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP erature is a true training agency for non-Advent­ QUALITY FABRICS ists to learn the message. Colporteurs know how to use it wisely. PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED There is still a place for the training of evangelistic workers to connect with our larger evangelistic campaigns. Occasional field training schools are operated for developing Bible in­ structors for immediate service. Also there are courses given at our Seminary in Washington. Refresher courses there conducted have much value for missionaries on furlough and for ex­ perienced field workers. These agencies will be continued for the training of personal workers. Nor should we overlook the Home Study Insti­ tute course in Bible work. Many become very enthusiastic as they pursue Bible instructor training by means of these lessons. It has been suggested in some circles that the average young woman just out of college is too

MARCH, 1954 Page 33 EALTH EVANGELISM.

Alcoholism--A Self-inflicted Disease

W. A. SCHARFFENBERG Secretary, International Temperance Association

HE alcoholic beverage industry, as well as They had listened to Seldon D. Bacon, of the fellow travelers of the liquor traffic, have Yale School of Alcohol Studies, promoting the Tplaced great emphasis on the theory that idea that alcoholism is a disease, and suggesting alcoholism is a disease, that the alcoholic is a that the city fathers recognize alcoholism as a sick person, that alcoholism is not due to alcohol public health problem and erect a clinic for the but rather to the psychological or pathological rehabilitation of the alcoholics in San Francisco, make-up of the individual, and that the trouble which has more alcoholics per capita than any is not in the bottle but in the man. The fact other city in the United States. that the medical profession, generally speaking, After listening to this lecture they appointed refers to alcoholism as a disease brings great various subcommittees to discuss the problem. comfort to the liquor interests. The alcoholic is Questionnaires were prepared, reports were ren­ held up as Exhibit A against the industry, not dered, live discussions took place. Space will not only by the drys, but by the public at large. permit us to publish the entire report-we will This naturally brings great embarrassment to include in this article only a few brief extracts the industry. The disease theory, on the other from the Transactions of the Commonwealth hand, diverts the attention of the public from Club of California as reported in The Common­ the industry to the alcoholic. Needless to say, wealth, the official journal of the dub, of April this theory receives the endorsement and sup­ 24, 1950. The following statements will give our port of the liquor interests. readers an idea of how the workers of the Com­ The following statement by Max L. Simon, in monwealth Club of San Francisco reacted to the Beverage Retailer Weekly of July 24, 1950, Seldon Bacon's theories: indicates that the efforts of the liquor interests "This majority report is offered to the member­ in promoting the disease theory are paying off ship of the Section on Liquor Problems because we and absolving the industry of blame: fully believe that the other report is based on en­ "The fact is that, whether we like it or not, the tirely wrong premises and that the limitations of its alcoholic is held up as 'Exhibit A' against the indus­ findings are unworthy of a report to the entire mem­ try not only by the drys but by many well inten­ bership of the Commonwealth Club of California. tioned people as well. However, over the past few "The Minority Report concentrates on a fragment years the public generally is beginning to under­ of the entire liquor question, the down-and-out stand that the alcoholic is a sick person suffering chronic alcoholic, who, while an obvious nuisance from a disease, and as such· he is a public health and expense to government, and a source of much problem. Acceptance of the disease theory absolves grief to his or her relatives and close friends, does, the industry of blame." after all, play a very minor role in the entire drama My attention was called to a recent study of evils directly chargeable to liquor. made by the Commonwealth Club of California "The Minority Report chooses to dwell arbitrarily on only rehabilitation of the alcoholic and quotes on alcoholism. The members of the Common­ with great profusion from the findings of the Yale wealth Club of San Francisco are not profes­ School for Alcoholic Studies. sional temperance workers or clergymen, but "Doctor Bacon, of the Yale School, in his discus­ hard-boiled businessmen. I have had the privi­ sion of the Yale School of Alcoholic Studies before lege of meeting a number of these men, and of the Liquor Problems Section said, 'The Yale School discussing the problem of alcoholism with them. is divided into five parts: first, Research Division; second, Division of Publications; third, Summer This is the second article in a series of studies, calling the School; fourth, Clinics; fifth, :'1/ational Committee on attention of our evangelists to the subtle teachings that are Alcoholism.' Not one part is devoted to a study for being promulgated by the alcoholic beverage industry that will, if not boldly met, undermine one of our basic denomi­ prevention. ·where else in all the annals of scientific national doctrines-total abstinence.-EDITORS. studies of disease (they claim that alcoholism is a

Page 34 THE MINISTRY health problem), have they tried to cure the results can be reduced in extent by reducing the consump­ and ignored the cause or prevention? tion of alcohol and probably in no other way. "\Vith this almost incredible omission on the part 'Teaching moderation' won't do it, and we know this of the Yale School of Alcohol Studies, the liquor in­ because it never has done it-teaching abstinence dustry has free sway towards making the so-called will help. social drinker an alcoholic-40,000 additional each "They, the liquor interests, would also have us be­ year-and to this program n·e offer vigorous opposi­ lieve that the down-and-out alcoholic, the skid road tion." bum, for whom the other report pleads, is the only liability chargeable to the use of alcohol, and that, That is a wholesome statement, coming from after all, they are not responsible for even his or her a group of businessmen interested in preventing miserable condition. Is not he or she, they would the rise and spread of alcoholism. have us reason, a predestined victim, doomed by his "We are not willing," continues the report, "to or her Creator to become a bum and a disgrace to accept the findings of the Yale School of Alcoholic society? Studies as final, or incontrovertible, or unbiased. It "Let's look at the facts. These so-called authorities is interesting to note that Doctor Bacon is a fatalist, have a bad habit of confusing the casual drinker and who said, 'The problem of inebriety, as of poverty, his misdeeds with the actions of the alcoholics­ is ever with us.' Doctor Bacon was raised in an en­ with charging the poor old alcoholic, the down-and­ vironment of vigorous opposition to the 18th or outer, with all the crimes and misdeeds that are Prohibition Amendment.'' chargeable to the use of liquor. This is a prepos­ terous attempt to get public attention away from the And now note another interesting statement real, criminal, results of the use of liquor. taken from that same report: "If, as is concluded by Yale and other authorities, "For every so-called authority on alcoholics, who alcoholism is a disease, then it should be treated in ~ays that alcoholism is a disease to which five per all respects as a disease. Its studies should not mini­ cent are subject (some say mental, others physical­ mize, discount nor by-pass the vital phase of preven­ they differ amongst themselves), we are prepared to tion. No other disease is regarded so triflingly." offer equally reliable authorities who definitely state I will conclude my discussion on alcoholism that alcoholism is due only to drinking of liquor, as a sickness with the following statement by Dr. wine or beer to which anyone may succumb, or be­ Haven Emerson, distinguished Professor Emeri­ come a victim. ·• tus of Public Health, Columbia University, and This is strong doctrine and blasts the popular a member of the New York Board of Health: theory that alcoholism is a disease. Here is an­ "In speaking of alcoholism as a sickness, we have other challenging statement: Jed into a slovenly cutting of corners in language "We are not prepared to accept alcoholism as a and are deceiving ourselves as to the truth. disease, mental or physical, confined to an unfortu­ "The currently popular theory that alcoholism is nate fe1c The liquor interests would have us think simply a sickness and hence that no one is respon­ that the Almighty has pre-ordained or afflicted these sible for excessive drinking, is misleading and mis­ unfortunates, and they only are liable to become chievous. alcoholics; that the other 95 per cent or so-called so­ "A great deal of muddied thinking and writing cial drinkers are entirely immune; that to legislate and lack of clear definition has resulted, with fre­ against the free use of liquor in order to protect the quently unhappy effects. comparative few-3,750,000 is the estimated number "The use of the statement, 'alcoholism is a sick­ of probable alcoholics, with an additional 40,000 ness,' came out of the Yale School of Alcohol Studies. each year-is unjust and in restraint of individual Such a position tends to remove all sense of personal liberty. responsibility, choice, or even participation. "Dr. Horatio M. Pollock of the New York State "This attitude is welcomed by the liquor indus­ Department cf Mental Hygiene says: 'The great ma­ tries because with it to build on they appear before jority of persons who develop alcoholic mental dis­ the public as blameless, claiming merely to 'serve ease are average citizens who showed no marked ab­ the universal needs of the people,' a few of whom normality prior to the formation of the alcohol are found to be unfortunate in respect to personality habit. The taproot of alcoholism is not neuroticism and emotional development and become medical but the drinking custom. It is not to the discredit and social problems as chronic alcoholics. of any person if he is neurotic-neuroticism is com­ "Misjudgment as to the facts about alcoholism mon among men and women of high intelligence. based on the sickness idea has done much harm to The stresses of our complex modern civilization un­ the educational campaign to teach people self-re­ cover latent neuroticism. If no degree of neuroticism straint, choice, and intelligent abstinence. is latent in the individual psychology, the possibility "True it is that some people are prone to resort is that the subject is a stupid clod, whose intelligence to alcohol as a means of self-deception, as an es­ is dim and whose basic ganglia is repti ]ian. Alco­ cape from their own inadequacies and frustmtions, holism, in the majority of cases, has many basic and as a social custom that they find gives them a social roots. The best way to 'cure' it is to pre­ temporary but deceptive escape from their inferiori­ yent it. The way to prevent it is to stop the use of ties and anxieties. alcohol as a beverage. If it cannot be prevented, it "Acceptance of alcoholism as merely one other

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kind of sickness, which society is troubled with and the radio and television, in the newspapers and must provide for, has had some probable useful ef­ magazines, and on the billboards along the high­ fects. There has been an enormous increase in pro­ ways. Every man, woman, and child is urged to vision for ambulatory and bed-care, rehabilitation, purchase these goods that contain the germs and other services at the taxpayers' expense, so that that breed the disease of alcoholism. It just human and medically adequate care of the 'sick,' i.e., the alcoholic, can be had. doesn't make sense! If alcoholism is a disease, why "The cause of alcoholism is, of course, the exces­ not tackle alcoholism in the same manner as we sive and persistent drinking of beverage alcohol. have tackled typhoid, malaria, or yellow fever? Proba l o · · · ur h n d tro the rms use of alcohol without any physical, mental, or per­ or isolate the patient from the germs that breed sonality deviation from normal. the disease. The trend in modern medicine "This group became abnormal chiefly because of is toward prevention and not merely cure. their excessive and in the first place 'moderate' and The men that are lying around the streets and socially acceptable use of alcohol, which created for alleys on skid row were once normal men, in them many problems similar in character to those seen in psychoneurotics who make up somewhat less the possession of wealth and holding important than half of the chronic alcoholics. positions, but they started to drink. One drink "The susceptible, weak, willing, selfish or other­ led to another, and before long they were help­ wise devious and deviate person is not an alcoholic less to resist temptation. They lost their jobs, until after he succumbs to example, repetition, and their homes, and finally wound up in suffering, the habit of alcoholic excess. misery, and physical disease. Alcohol is a vice "True, an alcoholic, acute or chronic, occasional, that leads to many diseases. It is a self-inflicted continuous, compulsive, habitual, or as a victim of disease. Men may not be able to cure themselves his addiction is a sick person. Alcoho]jsm is a form of typhoid, smallpox, or yellow fever without of intoxication due to the presence of ethyl alcohol in the body. . the aid of a physician, but they can cure them­ "The state of alcoholism, a sickness, is self-induced selves of alcoholism with the aid of the Great and so different from the common conception of a Physician. sickness as not to be properly described as such, but "When temperance is presented as a part of the as a self-induced poisoning by a narcotic drug." gospel, many will see their need of reform. They If alcoholism is a disease, then those who pro­ will see the evil of intoxicating liquors and that total duce the germs have been given a free hand to abstinence is the only platform on which God's peo­ perpetuate the disease and do their work under ple can conscientiously stand."-Temperance, p. 238. the protection of the government. Laws are All the alcoholic needs to do to get well is to passed that permit the organization of a great stop drinking-to stop taking in the germs that industry that manufactures germs that breed a make him sick. disease. The germs are bottled up in attractive "Press home the temperance question with all the containers, and are then placed on sale in gro­ force of the Holy Spirit's unction. Show the need of ceries, supermarkets, and other stores. The total abstinence from all intoxicating liquor."­ labels on the containers deceive and mislead the Evangelism, p. 534. public, as they do not indicate the dangers in­ According to the Connecticut Review on Al­ herent in the product in the container. Millions coholism there is no basis for the claim that are expended to advertise these products over (Continued on page 46)

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This Question of Clean and Unclean Meats

DEAR EDITORS: toadfish possess fins but have no scales, and are A copy of the September, 1953, issue of THE therefore unfit to eat according to the Bible. MINISTRY was recently given to me for the pur­ You may check this information by referring to pose of evaluating the article on page 26 of that any competent authority on the subject. I can issue. The article is entitled "A Scientific Ap­ give you four who are in like agreement: Field preciation of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy Book of Marine Fishes of the Atlantic Coast, 14," by Dr. David I. Macht. by C. M. Breder; American Game Fishes, by This article decidedly does not prove that Jordan and Evermann; Fishes, Ascidians, etc., "unclean" flesh is scientifically proved to be by Cambridge Natural History; Fieldbook of toxic to human beings. All this article proves is Natural History, by Palmer. that muscle extracts from certain vertebrate ani­ Also, in Table III, on birds, the swan and the mals are toxic to the tissues of the European coot are apparently cleaner than the chicken, white lupine to the extent that its growth is according to the experiments. They have a retarded, the amount of retardation depending phytotoxic index of 87 per cent and 88 per cent upon the type of animal tissue extract used. respectively, while the chicken has a phytotoxic Even this information may be questioned be­ index of only 83 per cent. According to the new cause of certain methods the author has used in S.D.A. Bible Commentary, a swan is still a swan presenting his data. Let me illustrate. and not some other type of bird because of dif­ The author has three tables of data for two ference in translation of the word. It therefore groups of quadrupeds and some birds, but when is not clean, if I read my Bible correctly. he discusses fish he does not tabulate his data The plant used for these experiments is it­ but categorically states that "the muscle extracts self a toxic plant, being poisonous to plants and from fishes without scales and fins were highly animals alike. It contains the alkaloids lupinine toxic for the growth of Lupinus albus seedlings. and sparteine, which are most toxic in small Such fishes were catfish, eel, moonfish, puffer, quantities, causing such symptoms as labored skate, shark, stingaree, toadfish, and porcupine breathing, nervousness,. frothing at the mouth, fish." It seems that if a division is going to be and convulsions. These alkaloids are similar in made between fish that do have scales and fins nature to caffeine, morphine, strychnine, and and fish that do not have scales and fins, and nicotine. Very truly yours, then an important conclusion drawn on the LESTER E. HARRIS, JR., basis of this division, the author should at least Head, Biology Department, know whether or not the fish studied have scales Washington Missionary College. and fins. Eels, moonfish, porcupine fish, and puffers do have fins and scales. Also the shark, ["The seed of this plant, esp. of the white skate, and stingaree have fins and scales, but the lupine of Europe (L. albus), used as food from scales of these fishes originate in the epidermis earliest times."-Webster's New International rather than in the dermis. The catfish and the Dictionary, seconded., unabridged. "The lupine

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MARCH, 1954 Page 37 of the ancient Greeks and Romans was probably As a teacher of plant physiology and as an L. albus, which is still extensively cultivated in S.D.A. scientist I regret that this material has Mediterranean countries for forage, for soil en­ been placed before our ministers as proof that richment, and for the round fiat seeds, which unclean animals are unfit for human food. Un­ form an article of food." -Encyclopaedia Bri­ fortunately, it does not necessarily have any tannica (14th ed.), art. "Lupin."-EnnoRs.J bearing whatsoever upon what is or is not fit food for man. Sincerely yours, FRANK L. MARSH, Head, Biology Department, ExTRACTS FRO:\! A LETTER WRITTEN IX AXSWER TO Emmanuel Missionary College. A PRIVATE Il'\QUIRY: In response to your letter asking my opinion of the validity of Dr. Macht's findings as re­ DEAR EDITORS: ported in THE MINISTRY for September, 1953, I I have read the article in the September wish to discuss the matter briefly as follows: MINISTRY about testing clean and unclean Dr. Macht is supposedly a reputable scientist. meats by using an extract to pour over the But unfortunately, to my knowledge, no one roots of lupines. I thought it was a most novel has checked the work of "this author and his method, indeed, but have not questioned the school," as he himself refers to himself and his technique involved. I do not see that the results co-workers, in this study of the toxicity of ani­ are outstanding, particularly, for while they mal extracts in nutrient solutions for plants. show greater toxicity in the unclean meats as Most unfortunately, with one exception, he listed in the Bible, yet some meats show almost quotes no one except himself in his citation of no toxicity at aU, and I feel that the Spirit of relevant literature. In our day that immediately prophecy is almost as strong against all meats places a scientist under suspicion. This fact as against the unclean. So the results would along with his reference to "his school" could almost seem to imply that it was really all right indicate a philosopher rather than a scientist. to eat the clean meats, but I don't believe that But for the sake of discussion, let us assume it is all right at all. that his work and data are valid. What has Dr. I do not believe the article can be taken as Macht proved? He has proved merely that cer­ proof of much of anything, but it was most tain substances, when placed in nutrient solu­ interesting, and I do not criticize THE MINISTRY tions for plants, have a toxic effect upon plants, for publishing it, for I understand it to be an effect that apparently varies with the source merely one man's idea-and his experiment. of the material. The reader can take it for whatever he wishes. But does this prove that these substances are At least, that is my attitude. We might even toxic to man? Unfortunately, not at all. It is go so far as to admit that no one has any way common among plants to find substances that to check on the accuracy of his results or the are toxic for plants but not for man. For ex­ soundness of his theory, for it is a brand-new ample, distilled water is very toxic to plants. idea~ I have no criticism on the publication of Some of the simple water plants that we call it, just as long as we do not come to attach any algae will die in it in just a few minutes. Does great significance to it. that prove that distilled water is unclean for man? I think THE MINISTRY is doing a wonderful Not at all. We can drink it by the pint and not job. Please keep up the good work! suffer healthwise from the experience. rone Sincerely, would not want to continue using distilled ERNEsT S. BooTH, water, however, as his source of drinking water, Head, Biology Department, Walla Walla College. since ordinary tap water contains mineral salts that are essential to nutrition.] Dr. Macht's data do not necessarily bear any relationship with what would be clean or un­ THE BELL ROPE PRAYER pulls the rope clean for man. Furthermore, he limited his study OF HEAVEN below and the great bell to the lupine plant. It is possible that some rings above in the ears other plants would react in exactly opposite of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they ways under the same conditions. Individual pray so languidly; others give an occasional plants do vary markedly in their reaction to sol­ pluck at the rope; but he who wins with heaven utes in the soil water. Like man with all his is the man who grasps the rope boldly, and pulls allergies, what is one plant's food is literal~y continually, with all his might.-C. H. SPuR- another plant's poison. GEON.

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MARCH, 1954 Page 39 headed down the Mississippi toward New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico were Roy Letourneau, 24, son of the industrialist, who will direct the expedi­ tion, and some 30 other persons making up its staff EWS· · · · and their families. Lashed aboard the ship's decks and in its holds were small airplanes, jeeps, autos, huge storage tanks, and tons of the heavy machin­ ery for land clearing and road building. [Unless otherwise credited, the following news items are taken !110m Religious News Service.] ~ The Methodist Church is conducting a special ~ The American Bible Society is seeking a record c ur atten ance crusa e egmnmg m ear y an­ amount of $3,271,250 in 1954 for its !38th year of uary and running through Easter. "Give God a activity in the publication and distribution of Scrip­ Chance Now!" has been adopted as the slogan for tures to all parts of the world. $2,701,000, or $150,- the crusade. Pastors and laymen are visiting the 000 more than in 1953, will be devoted to the regular homes of inactive church members and families who work of the society, while $570,250 has been allo~ belong to no church in a special effort to increase cated to a "program of advance." Under its ongoing attendance at Sunday schools and church services. activity, the society is planning to produce 365,000 Bibles, 474,500 Testaments, 13,227,000 portions and ~ IN BRIEF.-More than 25,000,000 copies of the 30,000 volumes for the blind. The "program of ad­ Scriptures will be published or circulated through­ vance" will include $159,250 for the Far East, $163,- out the world in 1954, but the actual need is for 500 for Europe and the Middle East, $122,000 for twice that number, the Advisory Council of the Latin America, $40,500 for translation of Scriptures, American Bible Society was told at its 35th annual and $80,000 for expanded work in the United States. meeting in New York .... Scriptures valued at $65,000 were destroyed when the Bible House at ~ Drinking among Americans has increased twelve­ Pusa~, Korea, ":as burned out by a fire that swept fold since repeal of the 18th Amendment, the Meth­ the city. Accordmg to a cable received from Tokyo, odist Board of Temperance said in a statement in 30,000 Bibles, 53,000 Testaments, and 600,000 Gospel Washington, D.C., marking the 20th anniversary of portions were lost in the conflagration, the worst in the repeal of prohibition. "In 1933 the per capita Korea's history.... Roman Catholic Church mem­ consumption of alcoholic beverages in the United bership in England and Wales increased 60,100 dur­ States was 1.59 gallons," said Dr. Caradine R. ing the past year to bring the total to 2,939,900, ac­ Hooton, executive secretary. "In 1943 it was 14.07 cording to estimates in the Catholic directory for gallons and by 1952 it was 18.66 gallons per person. 1954.... Membership of the Methodist Church in Arrests for drunkenness increased from 831 per 100,· the United States and possessions now totals 9,151,- 000 population in 1932, the last year of prohibition, 524 according to figures for 1953, representing a drop to 2,066 in 1952. Drunken driving arrests increased of 28,904 from the 1952 membership and reflecting from 65.7 per 100,000 population in 1932 to 203.5 a ruling of the 1952 General Conference that inactive per 100,000 people in 1952," Dr. Hooton said. "Ap­ members no longer were to be listed.... Pope Pius proximately 75 per cent of the time and energy of XII received 381,584 persons in private, special, and our metropolitan police forces are devoted to of­ general audiences during 1953, in spite of the fact fenses stemming directly from liquor or alcoholism," that he was indisposed from an attack of influenza he added. America has 7,000,000 "problem drinkers," from January 22 until March 12 .... In the course the highest crime bill in the world, and the highest of 1953 the Pope made 84 major speeches and radio rate of alcoholic consumption except for France, Dr. addresses, 34 of which were in Italian, 29 in French, H?oton _said. "All of this is in sorry contrast," he 8 in German, 5 in English, 4 in Latin, 3 in Spanish, said, "with the promises with which the Repealists and 1 in Portuguese. beguiled the American people two decades ago when th_ey promised that repeal would greatly reduce cnme and reduce the burden of taxation." CHOIR ~ The second international development project sponsored by industrialist R. G. Letourneau was GOWNS launched when "Letourneau's Ark," a converted Lovely, colorful gowns in all 2,000-ton war-surplus Navy landing ship, left Vicks­ styles for all age groups. burg, Mississippi, for a Peruvian town on the head­ Many rich, appropriate waters of the Amazon. The town, Pucalpa, is to be fabrics. Also gowns for Con­ the base for clearing 1,000,000 acres of jungle and firmation on rental basis. Ministers Robes, Academic swampland that Mr. Letourneau plans to open to Robes. Budget Plan. Write for complete information, cultivation by building a superhighway from it ask for Choir booklet G 24 across the Andes to a Peruvian Pacific coast port. Ministers booklet p 24 The project is similar to one that Mr. Letourneau, E. R. MOORE CO. manufacturer of earth-moving equipment and one 932 Dakin Street, Chicago 13, Illinois 25-34 Jackson. Long Island City 1. N.Y. of the country's leading evangelistic laymen, insti­ 1908 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles 57, Calif. tuted in Liberia last year. Aboard the "ark" as it

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AUSTRALASIAN INTER-UNION ALFONS SCHUECHEL, pastor, Delmenhorstj0ldenburg, CONFERENCE Cramerstr. 61, Germany. Coral Sea Union Mission FAR EASTERN DIVISION PASTOR Hmo, sub-district leader, Vilirupu, P.O. Box Indonesia Union Mission 86, Lae, New Guinea. D. BATOEBARA, editor, Naripan 63, Bandung, Java, PASTOR PAIVA, sub-district leader, Abau, P.O. Box Indonesia. 86, Lae, New Guinea. E. HUTAPEA, field president, Dj. Telukdalam 158, Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Trans-Cummon:wealth Union Conference A. L. LEsiAsEL, Missionary Volunteer secretary, i'iari­ ARCHIBALD LAWRENCE HEFREN, evangelist, South Aus­ pan 63, Bandung, Java, Indonesia. tralian Conference, 82 Angas Street, Adelaide, A. J. PANGKEI, pastor, Tondano, North Celebes, In­ South Australia. donesia. 'WILLIAM JoHN COLE, evangelist; STANLEY JAMES EG­ D. PATTIKAWA, pastor, Joga Jokarta, Central Java, GINS, evangelist; PERCY ALExANDER DONALDSON, Indonesia. secretary-treasurer; WALTER FREDERICK TAYLOR, S. F. 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CENTRAL EUROPEAN DIVISION PHAM THIEN, publishing department and Voice of East German Union Conference Prophecy secretary, Indochina Mission, Bolte Pos­ HELMUT BINUS, pastor; HERMANN GoEBEL, pastor; tale 453, Saigon, Indochina. OTTO HEsSE, pastor; REINHOLD KLUTTIG, treasurer, KoNG KHI TSHIN, associate secretary-treasurer, Ma­ Berlin Conference; JoHANNES KoEHLER, pastor; layan Union Mission, 399 Upper Serangoon Road, RICHARD KRAUSE, pastor; GEORG 0ERTERER, pastor; Singapore 13, Colony of Singapore. HEINRICH ScHMIDT, pastor; ERICH TULASZEWSKI, North Philippine Union Mission treasurer, March-Lusatian Conference; and ALEx WESSELOW, pastor all of Berlin-Wilmersdorf, R. P. ALINSOD, publishing department secretary, Koblenzer Str. 3, Germany. South Central Luzon Mission, P.O. Box 39, Lu­ cena, Quezon, Philippines. South German Union Conference MARK BALAOAS, mission nurse, Mt. Province Mis­ Orro GuTWALD, pastor, LandshutjBayern, Leh­ sion, Masla, Kayan, Mt. 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REUBEN DouGLAS, pastor-evangelist, West Jamaica Conference, Mandeville, Jamaica, B.W.I. Nile Union Mission HARRY FLETCHER, home missionary and Sabbath PETER E. M. BEACH, district superintendent, 10 Ave. school secretary, West Jamaica Conference, Mande­ Sidi Gaber, Sporting, Alexandria, Egypt. ville, Jamaica, B.W.I. DAviD McCALLA, pastor-evangelist, 176 Orange Street, NORTHERN EUROPEAN DIVISION Kingston, Jamaica, B.W.I. L.A. MoRRISoN, treasurer, West Jamaica Conference, British Union Conference Mandeville, Jamaica, B.W.I. CYRIL DENYS BAILDAM, evangelist, "Glenavon," C. C. NEBBLETT, pastor-evangelist, 176 Orange Street, Townhill, Dunfermline, Scotland. Kingston, Jamaica, B.W.I. HECTOR EDWARD BuLL, pastor-evangelist, 93 Bather­ H. E. RICHARDS, pastor-evangelist, West Jamaica Con­ ley Road, Gloucester, England. ference, Mandeville, Jamaica, B.W.I. EDWARD ARTHUR BUTTERS, evangelist, 4 Coquet Ter­ ADRIAN WESTNEY, teacher, Caribbean Training Col­ race, Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. lege, Box 175, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. RoBERT WHITESIDE DouGHERTY, pastor-evangelist, 3 Central American Union Mission West Hill Grove, Cowes, Isle of Wight. ARTHUR GEORGE TAPPING, pastor-evangelist, Trot­ RA:-.i!RO ALoNZO, Bible teacher, Colegio Vocacional, wood Cottage, The Green, Eaton Socon, Beds., Apartado 138, Alajuela, Costa Rica. England. MIGUEL A. CERNA, pastor-evangelist, Apartado 59, La Ceiba, Honduras. East Nordic Union Conference GoNZALo GoNZALEZ, pastor-evangelist, Apartado CARL GUDMUNDS, pastor, Box 585 A, Alfta, Sweden. 1325, San Jose, Costa Rica. KNUT ISAK HEIKKINEN, home missionary secretary, C. V. HE:-.:orth Mission, Av. Espana 851, all of Musoma, Tanganyika Territory, East Africa. Corrien tes, Argentina. DAUDI Krsusi, district superintendent, Mwagala Mis­ sion; P.O. Mam•a, via Malampaka, Tanganyika Inca Vnion Mission Territory, East Africa. LAUREAI\o Ao;UTA, accountant, Bolivia Training NIKUNDIWE MAUYA, district superintendent, Suji Mis­ School, Casilla 528, Cochabamba, Bolivia. sion, Makanya, Tanganyika Territory, East Africa. PEDRO ARACA, director, Ilave Mission, Ilave, Puna, HEZRON KEi\ANI, Missionary Volunteer and Sabbath Peru. school secretary, South Kenya Mission, and AuGus­ JuAN ARAUZO, pastor, Callao church, Casilla 1002, TINO SAISI, district superintendent, both of Nyan­ Lima, Peru. chwa Mission, Kisii, Kenya Colony, East Africa. JuAN AYALA, director, Collana Mission, Casilla 355, P ARMENAS M. NouKI, district superintendent, and La Paz, Bolivia. SoLOMor-; K. NcoROI, district superintendent, both J. I. HARTMAl':, formerly secretary-treasurer of Inca of P.O. Box 1352, Nairobi, Kenya Colony, East Union (on furlough), 11529 Westwood, Arlington, Africa. California. DE;-.;rsr BAZARRA, district superintendent, Ruwenzori FRANCisco PIRO, home missionary and Sabbath school Mission, Fort Portal, Uganda Protectorate, East secretary, Casilla 1002, Lima, Peru. Africa. MARIANO SosA, director, Huancane Mission, Huan­ cane_, Puna, Peru. YosA:\!U KATABARWA, district superintendent, Ankole Hospital, MBARARA, Uganda Protectorate, East South Brazil Vnion Conference Africa. PEDRO S. CAMACHO, publishing department secretary, MoRDEKAI ATI.\'G'A, pastor, Ranen Mission, and South Brazil Union, Caixa Postal, 2898, Sao Paulo, STEFANO NGAO, pastor, Ranen Mission, Kisii, Brazil. Kenya Colony, East Africa. ORION Fo:ssEcA, evangelist, Caixa Postal, 366, Anap­ CHRISTOFER 0DERO, Missionary Volunteer secretary, olis, Goias, Brazil. and IsRAEL 0KOTH, district superintendent, both of NAoR KLEIN, secretary-treasurer and auditor, South Gendia Mission, Kisumu, Kenya Colony, East Brazil Union, Caixa Postal, 2898, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Africa. BER:-.IARDO E. ScHUENEMANN, manager, Brazil Pub­ DANIEL OouLA, pastor, Kamagambo Training School, lishing House, Caixa Postal, 34, Santo Andre, Kamagambo, via Kisii, Kenya Colony, East Africa. E.F.S.J., Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil. SIEGFRIED J. ScHWANTES, teacher, Brazil College, South African Union Conference Caixa Postal, 7258, Sao Paulo, Brazil. \V. H. J. BADENHORST, home missionary and Sabbath FRANCISco N. SIQUEIRA, departmental secretary, South school secretary, and G. E. GARNE, Missionary Vol­ Brazil Union, Caixa Postal, 2898, Sao Paulo, unteer secretary, both of P.O. Box 7768, Johannes­ Brazil. burg, Transvaal, South Africa. J. BEKKER, pastor-evangelist, 136 Voortrekker Street, SOUTHERN AFRICAN DIVISION Potgietersrust, Transvaal, South Africa. Congo Union Mission W. J. ENGELBRECHT, pastor-evangelist, 8, Honeyball STEFAi\O BARABUIYE, head teacher and pastor, Mis­ Street, Discovery, Transvaal, South Africa. sion School, Ndora Mission, par Usumbura, Ru­ J. M. WESSELS, pastor-evangelist, 23 Jeugd Street, anda-Urundi, Africa. Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa. MARCH, !954 Page 43 A. M. LuKELE, director, Eastern Transvaal Mission District, P.O. Box 68, Ermelo, Transvaal, South Africa. PEWS S. G. MKWA:\ANZI, evangelist, 258, Jouberton Loca­ tion, Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa. Pulpits P. V. MsiMANG, director, Swaziland Mission District, Communion Tables ).1bukwane School, Pte. Bag 74, Piet Retief, Trans­ Flower Stands vaal, South Africa. Pedestals E. L. NTESO, pastor, Kolo Mission, P.O. Box 83, Wep­ Chairs of all kinds ener, O.F.S., South Africa. and Tables J. W. NEWMAN, pastor, 28, Gately Street, East Lon­ don, Cape, South Africa. Write us for designs and prices C. B. NTSHANGASE, district superintendent, 40, Ntshinga Street, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, HUNTINGTON SEATING CO. Cape, South Africa. 480 Lexington Ave. Dept. M New York 17, N.Y. Plaza 9-2430 Sontheast African Union Mission ALEc CIRWA, district superintendent, and JAMES NYIRENDA, district superintendent, both of Luwazi Mission, P.O. Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Africa. CusTOM GWEDEZA, district superintendent, and TIME NKUMBIRA, district superintendent, both of Mwami Mission, P.O. Fort Jameson, N.E. Rhode­ sia, Africa. BENNET MAKAWA, Naluso Central School, P.O. Mlanje, Nyasaland, Africa. WILLIARD NJUNGA, district superintendent, Nalingula Central School, P.O. Palombe, Nyasaland, Africa.

SOUTHERN ASIA DIVISION Northeast India Union Mission JoHN BAZROY, evangelist, 36 Park Street, Calcutta 16, India. K. S. EKKA, evangelist, Barobisha P.O., Jalpaiguri District, India. FOR MINISTERS AND J. N. SIRCAR, evangelist, Bhawanipur, Hatshibganj P .0., Mymensingh District, East Pakistan. MISSION APPOINTEES J.P. TIRU, evangelist, S.D.A. Mission, Raniya, Barda P.O., Ranchi District, India. Courses offered by the South India Union Mission School of Tropical and Preventive Medicine V. D. EDWARD, pastor, S.D.A. Mission Church, 19, of the Venkataswamy Layout, Katoor, Coimbatore, South College of Medical Evangelists India. K. P. KuRJAN, pastor, S.D.A. Mission Church, near Basal Mission Church, Chalisseri Post, via Kuma­ • Parasitology and Tropical Hygiene for rikulam, T.C.S., India. Nurses R. S. P. RAo, publishing department secretary, -March 31 to April 28, 1954 North and South Telegu Missions, Post Box No. • Health Evangelism for Ministers 8, Buckinghampet, Vijawada 2, India. -June 8-18, 1954 N. RATHNASWAMY, pastor, S.DA. Mission Church, 277 Madras Road, Pondicherry, South India. For further information and application forms, T. P. WILSON, pastor, S.D.A. Mission Church, Ad­ write ventpuram, Trivandrum District, South India. Director SOUTHERN EUROPEAN DIVISION School of Tropical and Franco-Belgian Union Conference MARCEL BoRNERT (under appointment for New Cal­ Preventive Medicine edonia), East France Conference, 5, boulevard lorna linda, California d'Anvers, Strasbourg, France. SAMUEL MoNNIER (under appointment for French West Indian Mission), North France Conference, 130, boulevard de l'H6pital, Paris (l3e), France. Page 44 THE MINISTRy French West and Equatorial African Union Mission PIERRE AssA,IBA, mission director and evangelist, Mission Adventiste de Bertoua, French Cameroon, CORRECT CLOTHES West Africa. FOR THE CLERGY JosuE MEDJ o, pastor-evangelist, Mission Adventiste MAIL d'Avebe, Sangmeliroa, French Cameroon, West ORDERS Africa. PROMPTLY Portuguese Union Missi

(Continued from page 36) (Continued from page 18) you feel before and after? How do you feel anyone, apart from total abstainers, is safe from toward someone who repents of something done the dread condition of alcoholism. against you and then repeats the offense? Does "If the work of temperance were carried forward God turn His back on us until we have re­ by us as it was begun ... years ago; if at our camp pented? meetings we presented before the people the evils of Discussion: . intemperance in eating and drinking, and especially the evil of liquor drinking; if these things were pre­ "The Bible does not teach that the sinner sented in connection with the evidences of Christ's must repent before he can heed the invitation soon coming, there would be a shaking among the of Christ.... It is the virtue that goes forth people. If we showed a zeal in proportion to the im­ from Christ, that leads to genuine repentance." portance of the truths we are handling, we might be -Ibid., p. 26. instrumental in rescuing hundreds, yea thousands, "Multitudes sorrow that they have sinned, from ruin."-Temperance, p. 257. and even make an outward reformation, be­ (In the next article of this series we will dis­ cause they fear that their wrong-doing will cuss the subtle doctrine that is now being pro­ bring suffering upon themselves. But this is moted by the liquor interests that drinking can not repentance in the Bible sense."-Ibid., p. 23. no longer be considered a moral problem, but Chapter: "Confession" rather a public health problem.)

PROBLEM: If you took money from your mother's purse and she didn't know it, and you felt sorry, to whom would you confess, your mother? God? or both? Discussion: ... "If you have given offense to your friend or neighbor, you are to acknowledge your wrong, and it is his duty freely to forgive you. Then you are to seek the forgiveness of God." -Ibid., p. 37. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS PROBLEM: Is saying, "Forgive me of my sins," Advertisements appropriate to The Ministry, appear­ ing under this heading, four cents a word for each enough when we pray to God? insertion, including initials and address. Minimum Discussion: ... charge, one dollar for each insertion. Cash required with order. Address The Ministry, Takoma Park, Wash­ "But all confession should be definite and ington 12, D.C., U.S.A. to the point, acknowledging the very sins of which you are guilty."-Ibid., p. 38. BIBLES REBOUND PROBLEM: After you have confessed to God, Old Bibles Rebound. A price, binding and style to meet every how do you know that you are forgiven? need. Quality workmanship guaranteed. Write for price folder. Norris Bookbinding Co., 102S Nichols Ave., Greenwood, Miss. Discussion: ... 1-12t "And it is written, 'If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, CATALOG-FREE and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.' " Thousands of "Hard to Find" Theological books and sets now in stock. Write for free catalog. Complete libraries pur­ -Ibid., p. 41. chased. Kregel's Bookstore, Grand Rapids 6, Michigan. 2-12t These two types of group guidance, Vaca­ tion Bible Schools and discussion groups, can HEALTH LECTURE SLIDES do much to win and hold our children and Health Lecture Slides, 850; in Kodachrome, 2" x 2", &lass young people to the truth. bound, on various subjects, classified ready to use, at 60c each; prepared texts available Catalog on reauest. Health [End of Series] and Character Education Institute, Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia. 1-

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HOLIDAYS AND MAl\¥ of the so-called hoii­ temptation, His transfiguration, His miracles, His HOLY DAYS days in the Christian calen­ resurrection, or His ascension, nor by any great dar such as Christmas, Easter, service He wrought or by any sermon He preached and sometimes even Thanksgiving, have been seized that Jesus asked to be remembered. It was by His upon by commercial interests and used as seasons of sacrificial death! It is, therefore, the greatest of all all-out advertising with the objective of selling more holy days, and should be so considered by all who and more merchandise to more and more people. call Him Lord and Saviour. R. M. w. The first has become a day for giving and getting, the second a time to acquire and display new cloth­ ing, and the third a day of feasting; although much might be said in favor of a special day of thanks­ giving. There is nothing wrong with the singing TELEPHONE DURING the opening days of the of carols or tne giving of gifts at Christmastime or EVANGELISM Portland, Oregon, evangelistic the buying of new clothes in the springtime, but field school conducted by R. the fact still remains that there is no divine com­ Allan Anderson, Harold E. Metcalfe, one of the mand to observe such days as holy. Oregon evangelists, supervised the program of hav­ There is a day, however, that does deserve our ing our members telephone every name listed in the special attention and observance. That is the day directory. A telephone book was purchased and of the communion service. Here we have a divine taken apart and a certain number of sheets from command for the celebration of the ordinance of the book assigned to various church members who humility and the spreading of the table for the volunteered for this work. This type of advertising Lord's Supper. Jesus said, "This do in remembrance has often been used by evangelists, but this note of me" (Luke 22: !9). All the strength and beauty may serve as a reminder to those who have never of the life of our Lord Jesus Christ rise before us used the plan. With each sheet of names the follow­ when we sit at the table and hear Him say, "This ing information was given in mimeographed form is my body which is given for you"; "this cup is the to each member who volunteered to take part in the new testament in my blood." project: The day that the church celebrates the commun­ "Telephone Assignment ion service ranks above all other days. It is the cen­ "Telephone Directory: Page _____ to ____ inclusive. tral act of worship in the Christian Church. Of all Page ______Column ------· the expressions of God's grace to men it is the most "Notice: Endeavor to call each person you have significant. It is the complete interpretation of the been assigned. If the line is busy, call again. If the Christian gospel expressed in symbolic acts. In no number does not answer at one time, call later. other form of worship does God draw so near to DO NOT CALL BUSINESS PHONES. Be sure to men, and men so near to God. It is the greatest call only residence phones. memorial in history. On the Sabbath day of this "Suggested Telephone Conversation: Good morn­ special service every church member should be in ing (good afternoon, or good evening), Mrs. Blank? attendance. This is ______(your name) ------· I am personally Today, after more than sixty-five generations have inviting you to attend the opening evangelistic meet­ come and gone, we do this in remembrance of ing at the Stone Tower Center, located at N.E. 30th Jesus. We take bread and break it, and remember and Sandy Blvd. Services will be held at ll A.M., the body that was broken; we take wine and pour 3:30 P.M., and 7:30 P.M., Sunday. R. Allan Anderson, it out, and remember the blood that was shed. We of Washington, D.C., will be speaking at each serv­ do all of this at the command of our Lord, for it ice on the subject, "Why God Will Not Permit was He who ordained the celebration of the Lord's World Destruction by Hydrogen Bombs." I am sure Supper. Here, then, is a holy day that deserves spe­ you will enjoy this service at the Stone Tower cial attention. Center, N.E. 30th and Sandy Blvd." Many areas of the world are witnessing a decided The laity took hoi~ of this pla'n enthusiastically trend toward larger and larger attendance at our and had some very interesting experiences telephon­ quarterly communion services. This is as it should ing individuals and inviting them to the meetings. be. But there are other sections where many mem­ On the whole these telephone messages were very bers still avoid it, hurrying home to the noonday well received by the public. Telephone advertising is meal or otherwise absenting themselves. As ministers receiving more and more attention in the commer­ let us strive to put so much emphasis on this im­ cial world, and perhaps people are coming to accept portant service that none who are physically able this type of telephone call. Anyway, it worked suc­ will fail to be present. cessfully in Portland and should do so in other cities. It was not by His incarnation, His baptism, His B. G.

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