Volume 49 Warburton, Victoria, July 2, 1945 Number 27

He Went Down Fighting "Tell my wife I went down fighting." When the Curtain Falls These indeed are the words of a warrior, How they remind us of another warrior, who was able' to say, "I have fought'a good, H. WHITE fight"! If go down you must in the con- flict, will you go down fighting? The words of the hymn have this message, HERE appeared in newspapers apparent retreat was but to gain a more "Fight the good fight with all thy might!" of recent issue the story of the gallant advantageous position. Shouts of joy were manner in which Lieut. Derrick, V.C., met heard. A song of praise to God went up, When the Curtain Falls his death. and angel voices united in the song as In connection with this story there was Christ's soldiers planted His banner on the Somehow there is nothing quite so recorded the citation to Derrick's V.C., walls of fortresses till then held by the touching as the last words of loved ones. which stated that "his fine leadership enemy. The Captain of our salvation was Knowing that death was about to claim and refusal to admit defeat in the face of ordering the battle and sending support to him, anxious to leave a word of encourage- a seemingly impossible situation resulted His soldiers. His power was mightily dis- ment for his loved ones, and realizing that in the capture of Satelberg.", His company played, encouraging them to press the he had done all he could, even to the commander said that Derrick, then a ser- battle to the gates. He taught them giving of his life in service, our hero said, geant, "virtually took Satelberg himself." terrible things in righteousness as He led "It's curtains for me, but I'm happy." On the morning of May 23, on Tarakan, them on step by step, conquering and to When the curtain falls on your life's Derrick was mortally wounded. After conquer." activity and mine, shall we be happy in having been carried out, he uttered the fol- the knowledge that we have fought a good lowing, inspiring farewell message: "Well, Stand By fight, and have finished our course? we lost good men getting that hill. Don't In the light of the price paid for that which had been achieved, Derrick made pull out now. Tell my wife I went down The V.C. of the Kingdom fighting. It's curtains for me, but I'm the plea, "Don't pull out now!" What an happy." appeal to men in the heat of battle, sur- When the curtain falls on this old world, Even as the ancient games, of Corinth rounded by circumstances so difficult and when the reign of sin is ended, there is enabled Paul to impress vividly upon the discouraging! another V.C. awaiting those who share in minds of the Corinthians certain lessons Dear friends, that plea of the dying hero final victory. This is the superlative award, on Christian life and conduct, so an sends a message clear home to our hearts the V.C. of the kingdom—the Victor's analysis of the last utterance of this gal- today. This movement for a century has Crown. lant warrior can speak to our hearts les- weathered the storm and withstood the The story is told by F. W. George Hall, sons of value in our Christian warfare. assaults of the enemy. "Don't pull out of Jock Christy, of the Middlesex Scottish now!" Standard bearers have fallen in regiment, who won the V.C. in the last Achievement Has Its Price battle in an endeavour to make the way to war. He stood before King George to the kingdom easier for those who follow receive his decoration. In a brief pause, The first sentence of Derrick's parting on. "Don't pull out now!" You who have His Majesty looked him over as he stood statement makes reference to the price journeyed along the roadway to the eternal at attention and said, "Young man, where paid in gaining the objective, for he said, inheritance these many years, "Don't pull are your wounds?" Jock replied, "Your "We lost good men getting that hill." out now!" Finally, in the light of the Majesty, I have none." The King ex- Achievement has its price. Nothing worth price paid in the past in making the claimed, "Well you have a smile on your while in this life or in the next, is achieved achievements of the movement what they face," and quick as the report of a rifle without a willingfieth to pay the price. are today, and in the, light of the fact that Jock replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, the Concerning the price paid in spiritual victory lies immediately ahead, whatever Lord Jesus put that on. I have another warfare, the following vision recorded in you do, "Don't pull out now!" V.C. and that is the Victor's Crown." "Testimonies," Vol VIII, page 41, is sig- nificant:— "In vision I saw two armies in terrible Fight the Good Fight — - conflict. One army was led by banners bearing the world's insignia, the other was Fight the good fight with all thy might, Cast care aside, upon thy Guide led by the blood-stained banner of Prince Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy Lean, and His mercy will provide; Emmanuel. Standard after ,standard was right; Lean, and thy trusting soul shall prove left to trail in the dust as company after Lay hold on life, and it shall be Christ is its life, and Christ its love. company from the Lord's army joined the Thy joy and crown eternally. foe, and tribe after tribe from the ranks of Faint not, nor fear, His arms are near: Run the straight race, through God's good the enemy united with the commandment- He changeth• not, and thou art dear; keeping people of God. . grace, Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face; Only believe, and thou shalt see "The battle raged. Victory alternated That Christ is all in all to thee, from side 'to side. Now the soldiers of the Life with its way before thee lies, cross gave way, 'as when a standard Christ is the path, and Christ the prize. —J. S. B. Monsell. bearer fainteth.' Isa. 10: 18. But their [Registered at the G.P.O., Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper.] 2 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD 2/7/45

Writing of the thrilling experience that The Miracle of the New Birth yet will I trust in Him," is the language of will be the reward of the victors as they every sin-pardoned saint. When the noble are decorated by the King of kings, Sister W. D. SMITH apostle to the Gentiles was shown the White in "Early Writings," page 288,- In that secret interview with Jesus, absolute hopelessness of his own condition states:— Nicodemus expressed his honest conviction before God, then and only then, did he "As Jesus called for the crowns, angels that Christ was undoubtedly a teacher sent call upon the Lord for help. Then, seeing presented them to Him and with His own from God, for said he, "No man can do his_ spiritual bankruptcy and the condem- right hand the lovely Jesus placed the these miracles that Thou doest, except God nation involved, he gave his case to Jesus crowns on the heads of the saints. in be with him." No wonder this ruler had of Nazareth. Oh, what soul freedom came the same manner the angels brought the been impressed by those wonderful mir- to him, too! Read it in Horn. 8: 2: "For harps and Jesus presented them also to acles of cur Lord. In studying the Gospel the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus the saints. The commanding angels first of Mark we see that this writer gives us a hath made me free from the law of sin and struck the note and then every voice was pen picture of Jesus as a medical mission- death." raised in grateful happy praise." ary; One who could be relied upon night or Our case is positively hopeless without When the curtain falls, what will it be day to give attention to the poor and Him, but praise be to God, the Great for you, for me? May it be the V.C. needy who sought Him for relief from Physician who has never lost a case waits of the kingdom awarded in person by the suffering. to heal our spiritual diseases. In, "Testi- King of kings, and happiness evermore. In Mark, chapter one, the record tells monies for the Church," Vol. VI, pages of the- effect this famous Healer's work 66, 67, there occur these beautiful words fx * * had upon the minds of men. "They were of assurance to the hungering soul. "Oh, all amazed, . . . saying, What thing is Christ is able, Christ is willing, Christ is The Prayer-Meeting this? . . . for with authority commandeth longing to save all who will come unto THE EDITOR He even the unclean• spirits, and they do Him! . . Christ crucified—talk it, pray it, sing it, and it will break and win "It is a matter for deep regret that the obey Him." Again we are told that "at even, when the sun did set, they brought hearts." prayer-meeting has, seemingly, lost its When Jesus was met by our common place as one of the chief agencies of many unto Him all that were diseased." No opposition from the ranks of His enemies adversary in the wilderness of temptation, of the churches today, remarked a London 'Satan demanded a miracle as a sign of preacher recently, and in so saying he could frighten the people away or lessen their confidence in Him; for, says this His divinity. But that which is greater voiced the opinion of many earnest and than all miracles, a firm reliance on a sincere church people. At one time every same writer, "they came to Him from every quarter." `thus saith' the Lord,' was a sign that could evangelical church could boast of a vigor- not be controverted. So long as Christ ous and a well-attended prayer-meeting One after another those outstanding miracles are brought to our notice as we held to this position, the tempter could where—if the numbers were few—men and gltin no advantage." women did meet at regular intervals for ponder the account of the sacred historian concerning the life-work of Jesus. "Being born again, not of corruptible united prayer for God's blessing on min- seed, but . . . by the word of God, which ister and people. But, with so many in- Like Nicodemus, we should allow these liveth and abideth for ever." creasing societies and agencies, as one things to impress our minds until we can minister known to me was wont to remark, from the heart join in singing that beauti- The Miraculous Transformation they 'could not find a suitable evening on ful old hymn, "Sing them' over again to me, which to hold a prayer - meeting; the wonderful words of life." No doubt this In the chapter, "Who Are My, Brethren?" church halls were "booked up" fromMonday ruler of the Jews had heard of the instan- the author of "Desire of Ages" by the in- to Saturday with Boys' Clubs, Girls' Clubs, taneous healing of the leper, for we are spired pen assures us of the possibility of Women's Guilds, Dramatic Clubs, Athletic Clubs, and all the rest of it.' No time for a prayer-meeting! "Of all the organizations it was cast to one side because there was no suitable evening on whidh to hold it. "Except a man "This, indeed, is a miserable confession be born of to make, surely. It seems to me that the water and of real reason why we have this state of the Spirit, affairs in so many churches is that the he cannot enter-into the prayer-meeting is considered out of date— kingdom of antiqtiated, useless. Is this the real reason, God." after all? Then it is much more honest just to frankly admit the fact and be done with it. "But is the prayer-meeting out of date and useless? Far from thinking so, I would say it is more needed than ever in days like the present. The Bible seems to insist upon prayer as being essential for the individual Christian life; if so, then it is much more so essential and nec- essary to church life and church work." —"Australian Christian World." There are still—let us hope and believe— told that the cleansed man blazed abroad all who will experience this miraculous in all churches men and women who re- the matter. "Just one word from the Great birth by God's pottrer. -Here are the words: gard prayer as being very necessary. Seek Physician; and my leprosy was cleansed!" "When the soul surrenders itself to Christ, them out and unite in prayer even al- Would not that be the sermon that grate- a new power takes possession of the new though the numbers who attend the meet- ful man broadcast? Mart. A change is wrought which man ing are small. This is my admonition to can never accomplish for himself. It is a all ministers. The Spiritual Healer supernatural work, bringing a superna- The above timely rebuke to other But it is not enough that we behold tural eleinent into human nature_ . . . A churches may also be well applied to our Christ as a healer of the body, or even as soul thus kept in possession by the heav- own. With social functions fully attended one who cast out the very worst kind of enly agencies is impregnable to the as- and the prayer-meeting so sadly neglected, demons. The disease of the soul is a more saults of Satan."—Pages 323, 324. there is only one conclusion to be drawn, serious thing in God's sight than any * * and that is a lessening spirituality. Shall physical affliction that we may be c:alled to Jesus hath now many lovers of His we not heed this warning, mend our ways, endure. Perhaps it was to help us to heavenly kingdom, but few bearers of His reform our lives, and like the apostle be understand this lesson that God permitted cross. All desire to rejoice with Him; few found in those gatherings where prayer is such men as Paul to endure continuous are willing to endure anything for Him wont to be made? physical infirmity. "Though He slay me, or with Him.—Thomas a Kempis. 2/7/45 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD 3

The Art of Fishing A comparison of Values in the Soul Market H. J. HARRIS There are two very interesting stories told in the Gospels concerning the art of fishing. The first of these is found in Luke 5: 1-11. The events there related took Ingathering Among His Fellow From there word was sent to an Army air - place at the beginning of the ministry of base, and a Catalina flying boat tame to our Lord. He had finished His discourse to Soldiers the stranded flier's aid. One patient said the people from a boat and He requested he believed every word of the pamphlet I the owner, Simon Peter, to haul up the It was the annual Ingathering season gave him, because he had seen so much of anchor and take a fishing trip. for Seventh-day Adventists the world around. A number of such campaigns it with his own eyes. Simon protested that they had had an have come and gone in the period of my At the end of the first week the Lord unsuccessful night of angling, yet some- recollection. I have always assisted in had blessed my efforts with 33 dollars in thing prompted him to fall in with the some small way, but what to do this year cash and 10 dollars in pay-day promises. plan. The result was a miraculous haul of was something of a problem. I was now a I immediately raised my goal to 100 dollars, fishes which broke the net and swamped soldier for Uncle Sam, and I knew that and asked the Lord to keep me on the post the boats. We should have expected that there were definite Army regulations for three more weeks, if it was His will. the result of this expedition would have against soldiers' soliciting or carrying on This length of time would carry me five been to set up the Galilean fishermen any business besides that of a soldier. days past pay-day. Soldiers were shipping along sound business lines, for they had out all around me and there were several found a vahiabIe commercial asset. But The impression that I must do some- thing this year, however, bore heavily empty cots near by, but I was left undis- something which our Lord said caused turbed. Officially closing my campaign on them to drop the whole affair and attach upon me. Finally realizing that the Lord's work would progress far too slowly if we the designated day, I joyfully counted a themselves to His service. These magic total of 158 dollars. words to their leader, Simon, were: "Fear always waited for the proper man-made opportunity, I decided to -do a little work Almost immediately after the close of not, from henceforth thou shalt catch my campaign I received my shipping men." in a quiet way on the post where I was stationed. I dared not delay, because new orders for a point about two thousand For three years the business of fishing miles away. The feeling of having a job was laid aside in order that they might War Department orders were moving all men of my physical qualifications from the well done gave me courage, as I packed my concentrate on the profession of the Mas- belongings for the trip. Imagine my sur- ten The interest centres around seven of general hospital to which I was attached. Groups of men were shipping from the prise when at the last minute another the diiciples, and we see how the. charac- soldier volunteered to go in my place, and ters of these were developed. At the end post on as little as six hours' notice, and my name could be next. Consequently, his request was granted. You, dear reader, of the ministry of Christ they were ap- armed myself with twenty-five Ingather- might think this a good stopping point, parent failures. One denied his Lord, - but not so with the Lord's work. another was a doubter, two had become ing pamphlets and set out to raise my goal of 13 dollars. I thought I had completed my night throne-seekeri. duty, and had complacently settled down So the position stood. Simon Peter was Since I had just begun a shift of night. duty as a ward attendant, I commenced to day duty when I was returned to night still the leader of the few one-time fishers, dUty and transferred to another part of and they looked to him for a suggestion. my campaign that very Saturday night. Having read the Ingathering pamphlet the hospital. Such a procedure was un- "I go a-fishing," said he. "We also," re- usual, but by this time nothing surprised plied they. And so we have the second through, I worked out a two-minute can- vass and approached a patient whom I me. interesting story concerning the art of Another pay-day was imminent, and fishing. This is related in John 21. As on knew. My canvass was awkward and the response was No. had a few Ingathering papers left. Since the former occasion, they had no success; no one in the section of the hospital I but at the command of a stranger they Late that night after I had studied my had transferred to had heard of my first let down the net and enclosed another Sabbath school lesson I had a private campaign, I decided to put forth another huge haul. It was Simon Peter who drew consecration service. In the quietness of little effort over pay-day. This time I was these fishes ashore. Was the application the office, while others were sleeping, I experienced and much braver. I asked for for him? It would seem so, for a, few days knelt and prayed that God would give me one and two-dollar contributions and re- after, when he made his notable pente- courage to continue, my campaign. I ceived them easily. Tonight as I write costal sermon there were seventeen repre- prayed for tact and 'wisdom. A further this story the total cash received has sentative races listening to him, and out of burden of my prayer was that no prejudice passed the two-hundred-dollar mark. them were gathered three thousand souls. would be aroused against the Lord's work Raising funds for the Lord's work is a But that time was still far off in his or His people by my activities. How thrilling occupation. The money fades into bountiful was His answer! experience just then. As he stood by that insignificance, however, when one con- fire of coals there came up in his mind the The next evening I had hardly reported templates the contacts made with the vision of another fire of coals where he for duty when the patient who had said people. "It Pays to Advertise" is a good had warmed himself a few, nights pre- No so emphatically the evening before slogan. I made no secret of the organiza- viously. There, among the enemies of his walked ,up to me and without a word tion sponsoring 'the Ingathering project. Lord he had made his threefold denial. handed me a dollar. I wrote his name at As a result several opportunities for soul- • Now'he was to make amends. Three times the top of a sheet of paper entitled "In- winning have presented themselves. Any he protests his love for Christ, and at -its gathering for Missions," and listed a dollar one of them would have been worth the true value. His statements are accepted. paid after his name. Courage renewed,-I effort and more. The chapter is divided into three parts approached others as my duties permitted, -A coloured soldier lying at the point of consisting of three lessons given to seven My canvass improved with use and the death with pneumonia heard me talking to disciples. There was Peter who denied the addition of several interesting incidents some other patients and motioned me to Lord, and Thomas, the slowest believer, told by patients who had personally wit- his bedside. He stated that he, too, wanted and Nathanael, the quickest believer. The nessed the good results of mission work to help and that he also wanted me to two sons of Zebedee who sought thrones overseas. pray for him. I did so, and presented his for themselves were there, and two other One patient reported having visited the name for special prayer to the church as disciples who are not named. The lessons Seventh-day Adventist mission hospital well. He is slowly improving now, and he which they had to learn were:— near Port Moresby. Another told of hear- devours a new piece of Adventist literature The art of fishing—catching alive. ing the son of a chief relate in perfect every few days. He has just purchased The -art of feeding—keeping alive. English how he and other natives rescued "The Desire of Ages." a flier forced down at sea. The flier had Two soldiers who have ceased to follow The art of following—keeping- in touch been adrift eight days on a rubber raft the teachings of their Adventist parents with the source of life. when the friendly natives brought him to have come into my field of acquaintance. Many years previously a wise man had shore in their dugouts. They cared for Both contributed to the Ingathering, and said, "He that winneth souls is wise." The him, and then made the perilous trip one has expressed his desire to attend Revised Version renders this, "He that is across the open sea to another island church with me. (Concluded on page 8) where there was an Army radio station. A soldier of another faith showed an 4 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD 2/7/45

interest in religious reading while con- fined to his bed. The several books I supplied him aroused his interest to the point that we studied the Bible together for three hours one night. He has ac- (9.tvi Idand gieid cepted my invitation to attend Sabbath school and church next Sabbath. Sometimes one is a bit negligent or hesitant to approach those in authority A Welcome Message from Manus, in the Admiraltys, as well as in the other first. For this reason I vas saving the far-flung corners of your mission fields: new nurse on my ward until the last, but New Guinea May God bless you and yours while you she unexpectedly entered the office while R. H. TUTTY are working for Him, which is the greatest I was canva. ing a soldier; so there was A verbal message has just been sent cause in the world." nothing to do but tell her of my campaign through to me, "Tell master we have 'fin- Thirty years ago Pastor Jones laid a right then. After my few remarks she ished with the dances." The sender was solid foundation in the Solomons by using smiled and told me that she had done the chief of the last village on Lou to sur- the English Bible besides the languages in singing-band work for Ingathering herself render to the gospel. He knew I would the vernacular. His method has stood the when she was a girl, and that she had understand it all. The Manus natives in test, and I believe every Adventist native been reared in an Adventist home:" She their heathenism were so entangled in in New Guinea and the Solomons who can accepted an invitation to attend church repayment of heathen feasts to other vil- read owns an English Bible. Every morn- last Sabbath. Since Army nurses work lages that they were truly in the bondage ing the Morning Watch text is read and twelve hours a night for thirty nights of Satan. explained by the teacher, as best he is straight, it cost her most of her day's The island of Lou was the last place to ie. How truly the lads get the meaning sleep; but she said it was worth it and that give up the heathen phallic dances, which the verses has surprised me; it must she plans to attend services' again next are connected with shouting to the spirits. Fe the work of the Holy Spirit. In my own week. A church will now stand on the spot where experience, in struggling with a new na- Needless to say, these people are in- totem poles once stood. It is a great vic- tive language, -learning by ear only, I dividually mentioned by name in my tory, and our native teachers have stood made many mistakes, yet those natives prayers each morning and each evening. loyally to the message in this place. somehow got the message. The power I am sure that their souls are precious in Our friend in the American Navy, who that changes their lives also helps them to the sight of Jesus and the angels. It is bought Bibles and gave them to our lads, understand God's Word. the earnest desire of my heart that the writes very encouraging letters. We hope Holy Spirit will so strive with them that to pass the surplus Bibles on to Mussau. 4 1;1 they will consecrate their lives anew to Our Tasmanian brethren and sisters have Back in the Solomon Islands God. been generous with their help in supplying I do not believe that it is by chance that used Bibles to replace those the Japs tore In letters to Pastor Stratford, written I amam_ still stationed at this hospital, nor up and gave to the heathen natives for the from Bougainville, Pastor Ferris tells of that was by chance that I met these purpose of making cigarettes. meeting a number of our teachers and be- people. I firmly believe that it was provi- I posted a New Testament to one lad, lievers. This is his story: dential. I humbly praise God for allowing and he wrote and asked for the whole me the thrilling privilege of being sta- Bible. It is the only book they have, beside June 3: It was Sabbath when we finally tioned on this post "for such a time as the hymn-book. As a temporary measure, anchored, and it was a rare experience this."—Pte. Wilson L. Trickett in the we posted out some Sabbath school lessons landing with the troops in one of those "Youth's Instructor." in simple English, such as we used before great landing-barges and jumping ashore through the surf. Lieut. W. came ashore * * * the Japs invaded Manus. An Allied naval man posted one of these lessons to his Ad- with me; his mother is an S.D.A. in Syd- ventist grandmother. She wrote and told ney. -He. helped me carry some of my A Lantern Service in Prison me that it had been read with interest in things, and also assisted me through the Movements Control. I was soon directed The colporteur may get mixed up in an- a New York Sabbath school. A U.S. chaplain not of our faith wrote to an officers' quarters to await further argument on some theological point or on movement orders. So I waited for half some passage of Scripture, and then it is me this letter:— "I am a chaplain, and was stationed in an hour, when a three-ton truck came and of the greatest help to have someone be- took me off. side him to assist. If trouble is met with the Admiraltys. While there I came on, the way from officials or anyone else across two native villages where yOu had Arriving at ANGAU„ the Major took me who wants to cause a disturbance, the been the missionary, and I received per- over to the mess quarters and gave me mission from the ANGAU to hold divine refreshments, and later allotted me a situation can be more easily faced with a house to stay in. To my surprise, within a friend. And trouble may always be round service for them. Since I could speak no the corner in Iran. Not long ago one of pidgin English, my friend, who is going to, few minutes our leading teachers came our Irani clergy was out with one of the be a missionary and had learned the lan- running over. Poor old Teti and Hoke colporteurs when they were suddenly ar- guage, gave the talkS. He is still holding Were just overjoyed to see me. Okira and rested and clapped into prison—a very the services, and I hear regularly from twenty of 'our teachers, besides many of dark and dirty little room. The padre him as to the progress of the work. our people, also came in. Soon Brethren had with him a lantern which he almost "Might I extend to you my hearty con- Rod Fowler, Lawrence Gilmore, and Len always takes about with him, as he is a gratulations and my respect for the ex- Barnard (all ANGAU men) came up. It great believer in the use of pictures as a cellent piece of work you did. Although was a happy meeting indeed. means of evangelism. He soon made the Japs overran the island after you left, Have just had a long interview with the friends with his captors, and before long and in some cases inflicted severe punish- major in charge of ANGAU in this section. he was showing them the pictures. Then ment on the natives, you had a strong He greatly appreciates the excellent work books were produced and given, and the nucleus which never gave up the faith, done by our boys, particularly Okira. This men were set free.—"The Bible in the and turned out regularly for divine ser- boy now wears the Loyal Service Medal for World." vices. services rendered. He is in charge of all * * * "Although we represent different the natives here. "In my opinion," _said churches, we believe in the same Saviour the major, "you have nobody to equal A COMPLETE LIBRARY Jesus Christ, and our basic motive in life Okira anywhere on Bougainville." He is the same. I regard it a real privilege to further said that by September, in his Here is a rather unusual item of news have been able to follow, in your footsteps, estimation, this whole area will be clear, from the colporteur field. A California and I trust to have continued the work you and that just as soon as villages can be worker, G. W. Kelm, reports that he had begun. rebuilt and the natives reinstated in their shown his books to a man who was just "Naturally we made no endeavour to own sections, our teachers will be released completing a new house. The gentleman make out of the natives. They are from the labour lines. He suggested that remarked that he had planned to spend Seventh-day Adventists, and we simply we be ready to return Brother Cyril Pas- three hundred dollars for books for his taught the basic truths common to our coe by then, for the natives have great new library. "Bring me books to that faiths. respect for him and have made requests amount," he said. That is a good entry in "I hope and pray that when this war is for his return. He expects by then to begin the records of the book ministry. over you will be able to continue your work to rehabilitate the natives. 2/7/43 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD 5

We discussed means whereby our teach- fighting or where our forces stand guard waved farewell to the strange white men, ers could receive certain sums of money. are British islands—but if we can't see still smeared from head to foot with The teachers who have been drafted in our way clear to contribute some of the gummy oil from the blasted fuel tanks of during the past eight weeks are now in salvageable wreckage of the war to those their cruiser. receipt of Army pay, but Tati and the other ignorant but deserving tribes, we will in- "At the plantation to which the English- boys have received nothing. What little deed be ungrateful. man took them; other natives scrubbed off tithe has come in Tati has given out to "The evidence that the South Sea natives the oil, fixed food and milk, bedded down the other boys and ;las kept nothing for as friends in need are friends indeed, has the sailors, and took a message by canoe himself. He has been outstanding in his been accumulating for months, particu- to the nearest Navy station. A seaplane devotion to the cause. It has been sug- larly in the Solonions. I have at hand two dropped down within a matter of hours, gested that we arrange to send through stories that testify to the aid being given and the men were under Navy care in a ANGAU £50 to Tati, for distribution among • our fighting men by these primitive peoples. field hospital on the eighth day after their the teachers. It will enable them to buy "One is the account of a Navy lieutenant ship went down—thanks, in no small part, a few necessary things, the balance of and some thirty men from one of our light to the friendly aid of the bushy-haired wages due to be given later when respon- cruisers, broken in two by a torpedo in that primitives of San Cristobal Island. sible leadership is again set up. This is as battle, when a Jap task force, attempting- "Such stories are becoming legendary; suggested by the major. It is also sug- to reach Guadalcanal, was stopped cold and there are more tales that we do not gested that we send through the Red Cross by the Navy. The other ships were ma- hear. Fliers are rejoining the forces on parcels of clothing to the teachers, and noeuvring to head off the enemy; none Guadalcanal almost daily after being Bibles and hymn-books. Supplies are could stop to pick up the struggling, oil- forced or shot down in the southern Solo- extremely limited here. Parcels of cloth- coated survivors of the lost cruiser, so they mons and rescued by the native tribes. ing for women and children would be shifted for themselves, . . . lashing a raft They're all friendly, though one flier had most helpful. and a wooden grating together to support a bad moment as he drifted toward an The boys have told many interesting the wounded, and paddling the make-shift island beach in his rubber boat and found stories, and they have passed through craft toward the nearest island, some forty two natives awaiting him. They were some very trying experiences. The enemy, miles distant. Now forty miles seems little, swinging long, ugly knives, and he had however, treated them with respect, par- but it took three days and four nights to visions of being the main dish at a can- ticularly one of our Honolulu medical stu- work the unwieldy rafts to land, rowing nibal feast until he came within hearing dents. Only four of our folk were killed. with the tide when it swept toward the distance and caught the shouts of the two Some of our boys risked their lives to save island and dragging an improvised sea blackfellows: `Me friendly, me Christian.' Europeans. Some of the teachers are still anchor on the ebb tide, . . . paddling a "Our fighting men in their boyhood days out in enemy-controlled areas and have course set by the stars at night, and work- probably contributed cast-off clothes.to the not been hindered, even in the building of ing the raft toward the tantalizing green- missionary barrel being packed at the churches. The present visit has revived ery of the island under the sun, and on the neighbouring church, or took their pennies the courage of both teachers and people. fourth dit'y fighting to keep afloat in a to Sunday school without a thought that I have a really comfortable cottage to nine-hour storm, which rolled up waves they were being cast upon the waters of myself: a bed, chairs, electric light, a house thirty or forty feet high. But the storm the South Seas—if a badly mixed metaphor boy, and meals provided. One could not swept the sailors toward shore and dropped • may be employed.' You have heard and wish for more attention than has been given to me all along the way. June 5: I was not able to see Ragoso to- day, but expect to do so tomorrow. Pastor and Mrs. Cyril Pascoe photographed in Sydney Pastor Cyril Pascoe's old home is defin- shortly before Pastor Pascoe itely off the map. The Japs haVe stripped left for inland New Guinea the whole area bare, and made it their at the end of May. They are burying ground. well known to our readers as My next report I hope will be from the fearless and successful mis- next section. sionaries on -Bougainville, whither they' hope to return when the Government per- mits the re-entry of civilians. A Change in Public Thinking Pastor Pascoe is from New Zealand and Mrs. Pascoe from D. D. FITCH in the "Review" Victoria. Having been one of the crew of the Seventh-day Adventist Missionary ship, "Pitcairn," when we spent more than six months visiting various South Pacific is- lands from Pitcairn on the east to the New Hebrides on the west, and knowing them on a reef in comparatively calm water. read of missionaries who have laboured for personally both native and Australian Sev- "The weakened group waded and stum- a century and more to convert the can- enth-day Adventist workers from the Solo- bled to the sand and dropped, exhausted, nibals, and unless you were directly inter- mon Islands, I was very much interested to wait for the dawn. When it came, ested you probably gave little thought to to hear over the radio a eulogy on mis- staring, chattering natives turned up. . . . the eventual good of their thankless work. sionaries, given by a noted news analyst, Though they jabbered in a dialect that no I've known some of the missionaries who Mr. Nelson Pringle, of the Columbia one could understand, sign language con- have gone to far parts of the Pacific, and, Broadcasting System. So I wrote to this veyed to them the needs of the survivors. frankly, I have thought their zeal mis- gentleman, asking for the use of the In a matter of minutes the natives had guided; that their work might .better be manuscript of this particular broadcast brought warm coconut milk and hot papaw done to aid the ill-clothed, ill-housed third long enough to allow me to copy that por- to soothe parched mouths and throats ach- of our. population. I've seen missionaries tion which would be of most interest to ing from unrelieved thirst of four days and shabbily treated by other Americans in our constituency, who have sent and sup- nights. Then the sailors were guided to isolated Pacific areas; looked down upon ported missionaries to the Solomon Is- a village, given a thatched hut with mats as an unavoidable but tolerated nuisance lands. This privilege has been granted spread on the ground for the wounded in our mercenary system of foreign trade to me, with the understanding that I men, and a messenger was dispatched, it and colonization. They've been misjudged wished it for publication. Mr. Pringle turned out later, to summon an English for too many years, these self-sacrificing said: "You know, I have a hunch that planter from a near-by island. He arrived Christian workers. And there are legions when post-war adjustments are in the the next day, with sulphanilamide and of American fighting men, living today making there'll be a demand voiced by bandages, . . and supervised prepara- only because of the friendliness of con- veterans of the war in the South-west tions to get the band of Navy men to the verted cannibals in the South Seas, who'll Pacific that the fuzzy-haired natives from other side of the island, where he had left be first to testify that the missionaries' New Guinea to the Fijis shall be provided his launch at the only safe anchorage. labours have not been in vain. There with the best of everything that will The natives pitched in to make litters for could be no more welcome greeting for a, satisfy their simple, primitive wants. They the men who could not walk, then carried thirsty, weary, or wounded man cast up won't be our charges—remember that most them on a half-day's trip through the on a strange shore than the password, of the South Sea Islands on which we're jungle to the planter's motor-boat; and 'Me friendly, me Christian.— 6 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD 2/7/45

Tati of Bougainville PTE. ALBERT W. WILLS I have very much pleasure in introduc- ing to our "Record" readers, Tati, our head With Our limp teacher at the compound on Bougainville. He is exceedingly happy to know the Sabbath school offering for last quarter is to be sent for rehabilitation on the island in the to which he belongs. You will be interested to know •that £7 odd was given by these godly people for the Thirteenth Sabbath offering. Considering their income at the FORCES present time, which is below the level of our imagination, it can be said we have in Working with ANGAU for the dred letters and more than that number of our midst people like the widow who lived parcels. The staff will be glad to have during the days of Jesus. Motuans further contributions of school readers, Several of us boys have had the privilege - A caller at the Union Conference office "Bedtime Stories," and any other books in and joy of worshipping with our dark lately was Sgt. Maynard Lock, who is in simple English, especially those on other brethren. it is a very pleasant sight when charge of the Motu Broadcast section of lands. a large number come to the Sabbath meet- ing dressed in best garments, with clean ANGAU at Port Moresby. He is assisted Choir by his younger brother Earl and two na- teeth and happy smiles. My heart reaches tives. Having spent their boyhood in Sgt. Lock has trained a native choir, and out for greater consecration when I see Papua, Maynard and Earl speak Motu as has translated into Motu many hymns, the sincerity of these primitive people. well as the Motuans themselves. They Christmas carols, and songs, including Our faith is strengthened when viewing are very enthusiastic about their work, "Waltzing Matilda." The singers work in the power of the gospel in transforming which consists of several features designed various offices during the day, and prac- their lives, and the relationship of our to educate the natives. tise three nights a week till 10 o'clock. missionaries to them. May the day not be Week-ends they go down to the village and long coming when the broken threads can The Radio practise with the girls. be united again. Their hearts reach out In Papua there are twenty radio sets Our progressive sergeant hopes to form across the sea anxiously waiting for their owned ,by as many native villages. The an orchestra using such instruments as beloved shepherds. Motuas like their broadcasts very much, accordions, guitars, ukuleles, and mouth I would that each one of us could be so and during sessions they crowd around the organs. He will be grateful for donations filled with the Holy Spirit that we should radios and listen attentively. The esti- of instruments of the kind mentioned. _ lose sight of our own needs and build up mated audience is between four and five Week-ends do not find Maynard idle. treasures in heaven by a whole-hearted thousand. He visits among the villages, examines the support of the natives in these islands. Three days a week—Sundays, Tuesdays, radios, and keeps them in order. He learns and Thursdays—they have a twenty-min: from his listeners what they like best to * * * ute session in the Motu language. hear over the air, and returns with re- quest numbers and material for future On Sunday news is given of patients in "Fearless to a Fault, and the native hospital, what is wrong with sessions. them, how they are getting along, arid The work of the Motu Broadcast is only Completely Happy" when they will be out. If there is time a beginning. It will grow and expand, and exert a powerful influence on the native An Adventist mother in America, whose story is told, usually about other islands in son was killed in action in Europe, received the Pacific. A few hymns are sung by the people. Any parcels or correspondence for for this section should be addressed to the following letter from the major of his native poreforena, (choir). unit:— Tuesday is news day, when war and QX27965, Sgt. Maynard Lock, care ANGAU, local news is given for ten minutes. After Port Moresby. "Dear Mrs. —, that there are educational talks; some "Before you receive this letter you will written by medical officers on hygiene, have had word of the death of your son.. how the natives may construct better I want you to know how much your son houses and keep their villages, clean; did for the wounded and repeatedly went others written by government officials on to the aid of his comrades, in mine fields, law—why we have laws and what they in the front of the front. He was wounded mean to the country; and explanations of once, you know, by a sniper when going to how various articles, like glass and pottery, the aid of a buddy, and was shot while are made. tending him. But he kept going, and was Thursday is devoted to entertainment always so cheerful about it that it was' such as stories and some of the happenings infectious. I know how your son felt about before the white man came to Papua and war. But he was most happy in being with after. us and able to do a little constructive Every fortnight there are musical items work amongst all that is so destructive. by the native musical chorus. Once a "Orris fixed violins in his spare time, month there is a children's day and a and made some clever things for the other session devoted to the Papua Central fellows out of plastic. He was as clean cut, Training School, which provides the pro- high-minded, and deeply religious a young gramme. man as it has been my pleasure to have Newspaper work with us. "He 'was struck by a shell on the road A monthly newspaper, which will become to Duren, Germany. He died immediately a weekly when Sgt. Lock returns, is called from a head wound. He and some of his "Papua Erena"—the "Voice of Papua." It buddies were on their way up to bring back consists of eight foolscap pages, and six a wounded soldier at the time. hundred copies are issued from the dupli- "I know that medals don't mean much. cator. The front page frequently depicts He has been recommended for a Silver world leaders with information about them. Star, and others. However, the mothers The paper is illustrated. of those boys who will be coming home because of your son's gallantry can and Library will thank God for your son's work. He A library for the natives is being built was fearless to a fault, and completely U13 of children's books in simple English. happy up to the last in aiding men in pain. An appeal for books made through the "Sincerely, "Women's Weekly" brought in five hun- Tad,- photographed with Ptes. Wills and Cook. "— Major." 2/7/45 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD 7 The Anchor Holds AUSTRALASIAN RECORD House. Some months ago she went into hospital for treatment, but human skill (The following "Confession of Faith" Official Organ of the was unavailing to cure her. Her life was was given by Mrs. Youngberg at the memo- AUSTRALASIAN UNION CONFERENCE OF characterized by hopefulness and cheer rial service February 17, 1945, in the La SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS and a love for her Saviour and His Word Sierra College church, U.S.A., held in Editor: A. O. Stewart that could never allow her to turn from honour of her missionary husband, Pastor the path of duty. Our sympathies go to G. B. Youngberg, who died July 17, 1944, Single Subscription, per year, post paid- - 5/- her twelve brothers and sisters in -New in a Japanese internment camp in Borneo, Order through your conference office, or send direct to the Signs Publishing Co., South Wales, to whom her death came as the field of his labours for more than Warburton, Victoria. a great shock. Words of consolation were twenty-five years. Mrs. Youngberg is a All copy for the paper should be sent to The spoken to the friends who gathered at the sister of Mrs. Gerald Minchin.) Editor, Record, "Mizpah," Wahroonga, N.S.W. cemetery to mourn the loss of a faithful Advertisements approved by the Editor follower of Jesus. H. S. Streeter. Text of Confession of Faith will be inserted at a charge of 2/6 each. "Now thanks be unto God, which always Printed weekly for the Conference by the HILL.—After many years of indifferent causeth us to triumph in Christ." 2 Cor. Signs Publishing Co., Warburton, Victoria health and recently of much suffering, 2: 14. Miss Esther Hill, of the Auburn church, I am glad to stand before you this morn- Melbourne, fell asleep in Jesus on May ing for two reasons. The first, because all things work together for good to them 25, 1945, at the age of seventy-three years. of you must sometime come to the place that love God, to them who are the called Our late sister accepted the message of of suffering and sorrow. Some of you have according to His purpose." "He that spared the remnant church in 1913, under the la- already reached that place. Others have not His own Son, but delivered Him up for bours of Pastor J. H. Woods, and never in not yet come to such an experience. It is us all, how shall He not with Him also the intervening years of trial and suffering the natural course of our human lives, and freely give us all things? . . . Who shall did her faith or courage falter. In earlier in these terrible times we are all so vul- separate us from the love of Christ? shall years she was a diligent teacher in the nerable to suffering. For , this reason I tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or Sabbath school, and many a young person would comfort you. famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? has cause to thank God for her godly in- The other reason is that I have felt As it is written, For Thy sake we are killed struction and example. Her chief interest during the past few days very acutely the all the day long; we are accounted as sheep was in the progress of the work of Gotand sympathy and prayers of all of you. The for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things the needed preparation for the kingdom. rains have fallen, the floods have come, we are more than conquerors through Him To those of us who were privileged to visit and the winds have beat upon my house. that loved us." Rom. 8: 18, 28, 32-37. her she was a constant source of inspira- But my house of hope still stands white tion. Of her- may be truly said, "Blessed and shiny this morning. are they who die in the Lord from hence- When I was a student in the academy, forth." , The hope of future blessedness during my first year, I had a dream I have UNTIL THE DAY BREAK filled our hearts as in the presence of rela- never forgotten. I stood at the entrance tives and friends we laid her to rest in the of a dark valley. 'As I looked down, the • "A • :IV Burwood cemetery, where her angel will way seemed very long and very dark. But keep guard until the Life-giver calls her there was one star in the sky, and as I on the resurrection morning. descended into the valley the star became "They shall come again from the V. S. Streeter. brighter and brighter until its radiance land of the enemy." Jer. 31: 16. filled the whole valley with light. I have come to the valley now, but the radiance RIED.—At his home in Oxford, South "In the resurrection morning we shall rise." of -the Star is even brighter than I ex- New Zealand, after being in poor health pected. So many have said, "We just don't for many years, our dear Brother Ried, understand." I don't need to understand. elder of the church, passed to his rest on Return Thanks April 29, 1945. Brother Hied accepted I can trust without understanding. It For all the kindness and sympathy would be a dishonour to question the present truth under the labours of Pastor A. I. Mitchell, about twelve years ago. shown to them at the time of their great doings of One who loves me and mine loss and sorrow, Brother and Sister A. H. enough to lay down His life. , The miracle wrought in his life was a constant testimony to the power of God Baglee and family, of Normanhurst, Syd- The fourteenth of July was my husband's ney, express their sincere gratitude, es- fifty-sixth birthday. On that day, of to change men. Right up until a few months before his death, when he was pecially to Pastors A. W. Knight and A. course, we were thinking a great teal H. White. about him, and we were impressed that he unable to walk far, 'he drove his wife was going through some great trial or around in a gig so she could do the In- gathering. He did what he could. To his some particular crisis. So our whole house- Notice hold set aside the following week for wife and family who are left to mourn, the special prayer. We began on Sabbath, the writer spoke words of comfort as we laid Will anyone knowing the whereabouts of fifteenth of July, with fasting and prayer, him to rest. Douglas Hokin. Mrs. Laura Whittington Brooker, who was and throughout the following week we had baptized at Wahroonga in 1927, or who is special Prayer, closing with another day of LINNETT.—Mrs. Sadie Elizabeth Lin- able to give any information concerning fasting and prayer on Sabbath, the twenty- nett, of Blackburn, Victoria, was called to her, please communicate with the editor. second. It is now revealed that my hus- rest on May 26, 1945, at the early age of band passed away on Monday of that thirty years. Our sister accepted the light WANTED: By S.D.A. lady with small week. This has been a great comfort to of present truth through the ministry of daughter, one or two rooms in Wahroonga us because we know that the same Spirit Pastor D. Sibley about two years ago, and or Avondale. Urgently required. Mrs. T. that impressed us to pray must have im- lived worthily its wonderful teaching. Her F. Judd, care Mrs. Jackson, Spreyton, pressed him that we were praying for him. one thought .vas for the salvation of Tasmania. I have sat in the place of honour many others. A great company of mourning times during my life—at funerals, at wed- relatives gathered in the home of her- WANTED: Copies of Centenary issue of dings with a bright corsage on my dress— parents and at the Box Hill cemetery, to "Review and Sabbath Herald," in good where people were rejoicing; but never whom words of hope and courage were repair. Needed urgently for missionary have I occupied a place of higher honour spoken, and to whom Jesus was uplifted as purposes. Any price. Write, Greta Liston, than I have today. Many of you might the Saviour of men. May God grant to the Alton Road, Cooranbong, N.S.W. well envy me and my children, for we feel sorrowing husband and daughter His peace a certainty that our loved one is as sure of and a glad reunion on the resurrection WANTED: S.D.A. partner for a land his eternal inheritance as if the crown of morning. H. S. Streeter. proposition. Must have £250 cash. Twenty life already rested on his head. This is acres four miles from Mildura, Victoria, what the faith of the Seventh-day Ad- CLERKE.-70n My 26, 1945, Miss Ethel partly planted table grapes and citrus. ventist can do. May Clerke passed away in the Queen Ideal for poultry and lucerne. Tradesmen "FOr I reckon that the sufferings of this Victoria Hospital, Melbourne. After ac- call; one mile from school; ten minutes present time are not worthy to be com- cepting the message in Armidale, N.S.W., to bus route. £800 paid for land, occupy in pared with the glory which shall be re- through Pastor W. Rudge, she name to August, half share in everything. G. L. vealed in us." "And we know that all Warburton to work in the Signs Publishing Taylor, Box 98, Redcliffs, Victoria. 8 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD 2/7/45

Visiting in U.S.A. when she was hit by a stone thrown at her. "Where she had her first vision. Soon we expect to have Pastor Rudge "The church from which the Harmon BREVITT S and Brother Adair home again from the family was expelled when they accepted United States, and to receive from them a the advent doctrine. full report of their experiences. In the "The place where William Miller meantime we have been privileged to cull preached and where the Harmons at- Brother and Sister A. Tilley, both gradu- a few paragraphs from personal letters to tended. ate nurses of "-Sydney Sanitariata, have their home folk, which we believe will be "The site of Miller's tent effort. left for Papua, where Brother Tilley will be of interest to our readers. "Common and woods where the Metho- district director for Aroma. From Pastor Rudge: "Anytime now we dists and Millerites held first camp-meet- should be on the way home. It seems ings. Miss Veronica Flanigan, who was em- likely that our, boat will follow the route of "The White Memorial church. ployed in various capacities by the North our journey across and will take about the "Adventist Christian church—remains of New Zealand Conference for some seven same time. All passages from here are Miller church. years, has returned to Sydney and accepted arranged through the officials of the Aus- "This morning before leaving, Brother a position in the Sydney Sanitarium office. tralian Legation at Washington, D.C. We Hilliard took us out to Brooklyn, where have found them helpful and very cour- Mrs. E. G. White was born. It was nice After a slow trip through rough ,seas, teous. This ship carries only a limited to see the place and the surrounding Pastor and Mrs. A. R. Barrett reached number of passengers, and has cabins. country." Sydney from the New Hebrides on June 16. Brother Adair and I have been allotted "At New Bedford we visited a few of the It is twenty-two years since these veterans one to ourselves, and we expect to be old places: Joseph. Bates's home where he entered island mission service in the Solo- much more comfortable than on the way wrote his tract, the bridge where the mons, where they remained until evacua- over. question was asked as to the latest news, tion in 1942. They have now given two "We have had a most interesting time and one of the places where the people years of temporary service in the New here. Everyone has been very kind to us. gathered and visited in 1844, in South Hebrides, and following a few weeks' rest We have been in New York since Tuesday. Middlesborough. We had a meeting in the among relatives in South Australia, they It is a very busy and crowded place, and Portuguese church in the evening. The will proceed to Monamona Mission to assist among the workers here we have some choir performed well." with the aboriginal work. They have a extremely nice people. Yesterday I had record of loyal devotion, and will be much the service at the Brooklyn church and 4 missed from the island field. spent a happy time. "This afternoon I had a visit from Dr. The Art of Fishing Edith Morris (Mrs. Humphreys), formerly Pastor A. G. Stewart visited Kempsey, of West Australia. She is a very nice (Concluded from page 3) North New South Wales, over the week- little woman, and is medical officer to a wise winneth souls." The former render- end, June 15-19. Here Pastor T. W. Ham- large chemical manufacturing firm for ing may be compared to a theory to which mond is conducting active mission work. the duration. After the war- she and her the disciples assented when they left all to Owing to there being no church in this husband hope to visit Perth." follows Christ, while the latter rendering country town, services are held in Pastor might illustrate their experience in the Hammond's home. The interest is so de- Extracts from Brother Adair's letters:— practice of their newly found profession as veloping, however, that frequently over "Today I went to the Hyattsville church, they set out to carry the good news to the seventy people meet under these circum- about five miles from the Washington world after the ascension. stances. While they are made welcome and Sanitarium. It is a stone structure with How much did the disciples lose by fol- as comfortable as conditions wink permit, coloured windows, each one representing lowing Christ? He might have helped the necessity of having their own church some feature of the message. There are them to become rich by accompanying building is apparent. Pastor ,Stewart as- rooms for each division of the Sabbath them on their fishing expeditions, but He sisted in the usual church services, and school, all well furnished. A short dis- turned their thoughts from earthly gain also gave two illustrated lectures, the last tance from the church is a clinic with to heavenly gain. But before they could one being held in the Returned Soldiers' facilities for medical care of the needy. reach that degree they had to be born Hall on the Sunday night, when about one It is a very nicely laid out building, and again. Having reached that position, they hundred and fifty people were present and has been operating for a period of ten were able to estimate truly the value of seemed greatly to enjoy the pictorial por- years. They used to handle about 20,000 fish—not animal, but human. trayal of our world-wide work. An attrac- cases a year, but in recent prosperous ",,The value of a soul—who can estimate? tive feature of the meetings was the fine times they get abciut 6,000. Retired Army Would you know its worth, go to Geth- singing of the Hammond brothers. and Navy doctors and others outside the semane and there watch with Christ Sanitarium folk call periodically to assist through those hours of anguish when with the work." He sweat as it were great drops of blood. "We also went to the Ephesus church, a . . . At the foot of the cross, remember- ing that for one sinner Christ would have Atrocities in the Philippines coloured people's church. The member- ship is about 1,300. They had only come laid' down, His life, you may estimate the "It is almost unbelievable the atrocities out of the morning service at about 2.30 or value of a soul."—"Christ's Object Les- that have been- committed here," declares later. They had had the Thirteenth Sab- sons," page 196. one of our missionaries released from in- bath programme and the ordinances. The "One soul is of more value to -heaven ternment in Manila. "Some of our Sev- church is a large stone building about than a whole world of property, houses, enth-day Adventist college boys were tor-, sixty years old, having a spacious audi- land, money."—"Testimonies," Vol. VI, tured and killed when someone maliciously torium and chapel with galleries. The pages 21, 22. turned in their names to the Japanese as pastor has a large, well-furnished office, "In camparison with the worth of one being 'pro-American.' Some of our breth- and each department of the church has soul, the whole world sinks into insignifi- ren were locked in their homes and burned: an office. There is also a treasury and an cance."—Vol. V, page 614. Our new Manila sanitarium and compound internal telephone system. There is a "The worth of one soul cannot be fully was dynamited, and several academies large pipe organ in the church and a very estimated by finite minds."—Id., page 620. burned. The college buildings escaped good choir. "The highest of all sciences is the science serious damage." "Before our meeting, there was a song of soul-saving. The greatest work to which- service, and the folk sang wonderfully well. human beings can aspire is the work of * * We did not get started until 4.30 and the winning men from sin to holiness."—"Min- meeting finished at about 6 o'clock. Pas- istry of Healing," page 398. A famous old violin maker always made tor A. W. Cormack told us that in the his instruments out of wood from the north service they say, 'Preach it, brother! Make * * • side of the tree. Why? Because he had it plain!' found that the wood which had stood the "At Portland, Maine, we were taken to ACKNOWLEDGMENT brunt of the fierce cold wind, the icy snow, see some things relating to the beginnings The treasurer of the South Australian the raging storm, gave finer tone to the of the advent message, and we saw among Conference desires to acknowledge with violin. So trouble and sorrow give to the other things:— thanks the sum of £5 received "for help in soul the sweetest melodies.—B. Dowen. "The school attended by Mrs. White the Lord's work."