Letters to Stations Pay! Letters to stations do pay! Just recently there came to the office of Faith for Today the following letter from a metropolitan Partp ibtiot TV station: "During the year 1962 we carried a series of your program. Since that time we have received a number of requests to put the program back on the air. I'm IIE CP Ft 113 1E Ft not sure at this point whether we will be able to clear time for it, but I would like OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS any information you might have on the ARIZONA • CALIFORNIA • HAWAII • NEVADA • UTAH series." This letter is definite evidence of the value of our people writing to the stations. Sometimes we are unable to see the effec- VOL. 63 ANGWIN, CALIFORNIA, MAY 25, 1964 NO. 44 tiveness of writing because we encourage the people to write while the program is Graduate Credit in still being carried. Often we have no way "Weep We Sant Vly 9maged" Health Education at LLU of knowing for sure whether the program has stayed on for a longer period as a result The wind was blowing a cold, drenching shrine which for many years, he explained, The Loma Linda University Division of the letters, but a letter such as the one rain that Sunday evening on the west coast had been the center of worship for himself of Public Health and Tropical Medicine above does tell us the worth of letters to of Taiwan, about two hundred miles east and his family, and for his ancestors. For will offer summer classes in health edu- stations. of the China mainland. It was the kind him and his family it had been a sacred area. cation for graduate credit June 9 to Au- Will you not write to your station to of night when one appreciates the shelter There stood a small image of Buddha, gust 28. Prerequisites include a bachelor's thank them if they are currently carrying and warmth of a good home. and to one side a ceramic image of the degree with credits in natural sciences, so- Faith for Today, or, if not, to request that Elder J. E. Christensen seemed to hesi- Goddess of Mercy, and a picture of the cial science, and education. they reinstate the program? This is the tate a little about inviting me, a visitor, to Queen of Heaven. Almost reverently he Teachers, nurses, dietitians, and others time of year when stations are giving se- accompany him on a night like that to a removed these emblems and added them to wishing to develop knowledge and skills rious thought to their summer and fall fishing village about seventeen miles away the pile on the floor. in the field of health education should programs, and letters will now be most to speak to a group of Taiwanese and Before the shrine lay some food and write for further information. to the Di- helpful in opening up new outlets for Chinese people who had attended several some flowers. Nearby remained some un- rector, Division of Public Health and Faith for Today. of the evangelistic meetings he was con- used red candles, and many unused incense Tropical Medicine, Loma Linda Univer- E. N. WENDTH, Director, ducting in this wholly non-Christian area. sticks—"joss sticks." All these he added to sity, Loma Linda, California 92354. Promotion and Station Relations, Maybe few people would come to the the pile on the floor. Near the shrine too, JOHN PARRISH. Faith for Today. meeting; but the meeting had been an- and at a lower level, stood a pewter vessel nounced and we climbed into the jeep and filled with the accumulated ashes of count- A Salute to Service — Past and Present drove through the rain. less joss sticks. The hall was not large, and it was al- Ashes from slowly burning joss sticks One hundred years ago in 1864 the Seventh-day Adventists registered with the ready overflowing with perhaps two hun- continued to drop into this vessel as we Federal Government as a noncombatant church. Just thirty years ago, in 1934, the dred of these humble fisher folk when we watched. The sweetish smell of the in- present day military medical training for Seventh-day Adventists began at Union Col- arrived. Buddhism was the only religion cense filled the room. The master of the lege under the direction of E. N. Dick, Ph.D., professor of history. these people had known until the mission- house took this jar and dropped it with its This year Camp Doss is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary. Why not help us ary had come a few weeks previously to ashes and smoldering joss sticks onto the celebrate this year at the National Medical Cadet Corps Camp at Grand Ledge, Mich- tell them of the love and saving power of heap on the floor. igan? A camp fee of $35 includes all items except laundry, personal items, Sabbath Jesus Christ. They listened to the simple Join in Prayer School and church offerings, etc., and these should amount to not more than $4 or $5. story of the gospel, while the cold rain The man then asked us to kneel around The lump costs, however, do not include transportation which must be arranged for blew outside. this heap of objects in which he had trusted by the individual. Out Into Rain . for protection and long life and success, There are three courses offered: As we greeted these people at the close and to pray for the Spirit of the true God The Basic Training includes: military training such as drill and marching, military of the meeting before they stepped out to come into his home and into the lives courtesy, military intelligence, military justice, organization of the Army, etc.; the into the rain and mud to return to their of each member of his family. As we medical training which covers standard Red Cross first aid, military sanitation, and homes, we felt the warmth of their friend- knelt, Elder Christensen lit one edge of prevention of diseases; the character guidance which covers principles of governmental ship. We knew that many had gained hope this pile on the stone floor. Then we relationships and noncombatancy and Sabbath observance in the Armed Forces, etc. of meeting a soon-coming Saviour, and had joined in earnest prayer for this home and The Advanced Training is a more intensive course in the techniques of the med- caught a glimpse of eternity. for this family while the flames slowly ical soldier, including leadership training. The prerequisite for this is the basic course One man waited until all the others had consumed all that was combustible. taken either at the National Camp or at some local academy corps. gone. "Will you come to my house to- Soon the room was filled with smoke, The Officers Training is limited to those sent by the union conference MCC night?" He continued, "It is late, but I and the images lay broken and discolored advisory committee to qualify as MCC instructors. have made a decision, and I want you to among the ashes. Another victory had The following form is for your convenience in getting your application in right help me to carry it out. Please help me been gained. Another family had com- away. However, in sending your application in, please request that a camp brochure destroy my images and everything con- menced to walk along the road that leads be sent to you, for it includes some other items that you should know about. nected with the Buddhist shrine in my to the kingdom of God. home. I want to worship the true God." As we drove back in the jeep through Mail this application to: the rain, I wished that our homeland Sab- NATIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION, Missionary Volunteer Department So we went to his home, a humble but General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists clean abode. As we came to the gate bath School members could have looked in 6840 Eastern Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20012 at the scene which we had witnessed that through the high stone wall surrounding APPLICATION BLANK his lot, he paused, and carefully removed night. I wished they could have smelled the paper signs which had been fixed to the incense odor in the house of that CAMP DESMOND T. DOSS the pillars on each side of the gate. fisherman, and that the smoke of the burn- SDA National Medical Cadet Corps Training Camp Takes Signs Down ing Buddhist pictures could have stung Grand Ledge, Michigan Large black Chinese characters had been their eyes as it had mine. June 9-23, 1964 painted on red paper—signs which he had I wished that they could have seen the 1. Enclosed please find $1.00 for application fee to the 1964 SDA National Medical Cadet placed there to keep evil spirits from enter- tears in his eyes as he rose from the stone Corps Training Camp for the following course: ing his home. He said he would not need floor and heard his words of faith in Jesus 0 Basic 0 Advanced 0 Officers Training those signs any longer. He took them into Christ, and of a desire to prepare for bap- 2. I agree to abide by all the standards of the Seventh-day Adventist Church while at camp, and will to the best of my ability obey the rules of the camp. his house and placed them on the stone tism. Any sacrifice or effort on their part floor of the main room, while we sat on to support the mission program of the (Signed) Age mats on the floor.