The Sabbath School Celestial

Volume 50 WARBURTON, VICTORIA, JUNE 17, 1946 Number 24 ..........".............................................••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.............0.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••................••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? THE SABBATH SCHOOL CELESTIAL IC ARTHUR MOUNTAIN There is going to be a Sabbath school in heaven, When the work of Sabbath schools on earth is done— ••••• ••• • Grandest Sabbath school of all the ages, •••• • In that city where we'll need no light of sun. •••• •• Maybe Gabriel will be the superintendent; •• ••• And who will be the secretary fair? •• •• Angels, who taught our parents in the, garden, •••• •• Will doubtless be the class instructors there. ••• ••• The music will be melody supernal; •••• •• •• Everyone some harmony will sing— Bass, tenor, alto, glorious soprano; And other parts from raptured hearts will spring. We shall hear from other worlds their mission story, How they foiled the tempter's plans to make them sin, How they watched with anxious joy the Lord of glory Give Himself earth's wandering sheep to gather in. There will be no lack of specials for the programme; Angel choruses will thrill the happy soul, David on his harp could play a lyric; The trump of God through heaven's arches roll. The reviewer there will never wait an answer, For everyone with memory crystal clear Will reflect truth's multicoloured facets, "And it shall come to pass, that . As the wonders of the universe appear. from one Sabbath to another, shall The offering will not be gold or silver, all flesh come to worship before Me, For with these are heaven's highways freely strewn. saith the Lord." It will be our heart's devotion, love's pure incense, Unceasing praise ascending to the throne. * If we never come to Sabbath school on earth, will we ever go to Sabbath Yes, there's going to be a Sabbath school in heaven! school in heaven? And its membership is now almost complete; But will your name grace that sacred roster - If you seldom with its earthly pattern meet? Send your name ahead to heaven's secretary By enrolling in the Sabbath school below; Take active part—help make its goals achievements, Then the Sabbath school celestial you shall know. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••11.41./.•••••• [Registered at the G.P.O., Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper.] 2 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD 17/6/46 Since beginning my ministry, I have met much opposition and persecution. Once some men threatened to kill me when their wives accepted the message. Another time atfteftRand6 a man hired a minister of another church to condemn me, stating that I was a home- breaker. But the Lord intervened and gave me victory. The man who tried to Thavaram, India any other: for there is none other name kill me became very friendly, and later under heaven given among men, whereby studied the Bible with me and sent his N. RATHNASAMY • we must be saved." He expressed to me children to our college. Another man who that he should learn the Bible in order Thavaram is a village surrounded by had become angry and advertised my name beautiful mountains. Most of the villagers to find out the truthfulness of this verse, so he studied the 'Bible with me for a as "home-breaker," became friendly and are farmers, cultivating paddy, different sent his daughter to our school to prepare kinds of food grains, and also cardamon. short period and found that this state- ment was true, and, therefore, he decided her to be a missionary nurse. - These The majority of the people are Hindus, blessings of the Lord came to me, for I although there are some Christians and a to follow Jesus Christ in order to be saved. Since then he has given up all followed the Christ method—to help the few are Mohammedans. We also have sick and needy ones. about twenty baptized members. Our work his former beliefs and ideas. He has com- pletely stopped practising his caste cere- One time a man became angry when I in this place was started by free literature handed my papers to him, and he said, work. One man read our "Present Truth," monies. He was baptized on December 22, 1945, by Pastor S. Thomas, the superin- "I don't want to read any of your church and he was so much interested that he papers, for my church furnishes me good wrote to the office for a complete set of tendent of the North Tamil Mission. Soon after the baptism, his people excommuni- reading material." Later this man and his them. When he received them all, he wife asked me to give them Bible studies, studied them with a great desire to find cated him from them, and his wife also ran away from him. His difficulties and for they recognized our unselfish service. out the truth from the Bible. Then he I am thankful to be able to state that was Convinced that ours is the only mes- trials are many, but let us pray that God the Lord has given me the privilege of sage to the world that was sent from may keep him in the love of the truth till the end. organizing two churches and baptizing heaven. One evening, one of our lay preachers * * * nearly one hundred and forty people, in- cluding some of those who went back to was preaching to a large audience. A The Poiver of Love and Kindness certain man was listening to our lay Japan. Among these members there are preacher. At the close of his talk, the K. NOZAKI several -ordained and licen-sed ministers, lay preacher announced that there would The Spirit of prophecy tells us that "the and some are prepafing for the ministry be a special meeting at the S.D.A. Mission strongest argument in favour of the gospel in our colleges. I want to express our chapel in the same town on Saturday at is a loving and lovable Christian."—"Min- sincere appreciation for the support and 10 am., and . that all the audience were istry of Healing," page 470. encouragement of our conferences. invited to hear more about the truth he "While logic may fail to move, and Thus the seeds of real kindness sown by was preaching. This bother, named Daniel argument be powerless to convince, the our American people bear good fruit. Jabomoney, with his family and mother love of Christ revealed in personal min- Nat hurried to this place to attend the meet- istry may soften the stony heart, so that ing. At the close of it, the pastor of the seed of truth can take root."—"Christ's Resignation to God's Will the church came and inquired of him, Object Lessons," page 57. and this brother told him as to how he How true this is! Here is the true story When David was firmly established upon had come in contact with our message. of how I accepted Christianity:— the throne of Israel, he conceived the He was very glad to hear his interesting When I first came to America from the plan of building "a temple of such magnifi- experience, and Brother Jabomoney stayed Far East, I was a real heathen boy eighteen cence as should express Israel's apprecia- there for Bible study, together with his years of age, just graduated from an tion of the honour granted the nation in wife and mother. Our minister explained academy. the abiding presence of Jehovah their to him our message of prophecy for three Even though I wanted to be honest and King." But the Lord denied His servant days. After these studies he decided to live a good life, I worshipped our heathen this privilege upon which he had set his join us, and so while leaving for his gods. I always carried their guardian heart. David's attitude to this refusal native place, 'Thavaram, he requested our deities with me, which were made of paper, of his cherished purpose, as explained in pastor to visit his village to give him believing that these gods would protect me. "Patriarchs and Prophets," page 712, is further studies. Our pastor visited his But the true God who created the heavens worthy of our notice:— village and gave a series of Bible studies. and the earth kindly guided me to this "David knew that it would be an honour Finally he and his wife were baptized and to his name, and would bring glory to his added to our church. precious truth. It was in the providence of God that I attended the private English government to perform the work that he Immediately after this, the writer was had purposed in his heart to do; but he called to conduct an effort in this village. school which was conducted by Seventh- day Adventist members in San Francisco. was ready to submit his will to the will At the close of the effort several young of God. The grateful resignation thus people took their stand for their Master. While -I was attending this evening school to learn English, I was deeply im- manifested is rarely seen, even among Two of them were the brothers of Jabo- Christians. How often do those who money, who were brought to this message pressed with the kindness of these teach- ers. They were quite different from other have passed the strength of manhood through his influence. = cling to the hope of accomplishing some At the close of 1942, soon after the persons I had met, as they treated the foreigners with even greater consideration great work upon which their hearts are first baptism, a Sabbath school was or- set, but which they are unfitted to per- ganized with twenty members.

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