Editor 72V THIS ISSUE J. R. Spangler Associate Editors GENERAL ARTICLES E. Earl Cleveland Andrew C. Fearing Adventists and Birth Control ______ J. R. Spangler 3 George E. Vandeman Ellen G. White and Marriage Relations .... ____ Managing Editor .......___.._._._________ ..........___.___ A. L. White 6 Orley M. Berg Applied Religion at Columbia Union College . _ __._..... .___ __. ....__________ M. K. Eckenroth 9 Copy Editor Interpreting the Bible by Emphasis ..... ._._ .__. J. Ina White _____ ____ __.. ____.©._._....__ L. B. Reynolds II Art Editor Philosophy of Inspiration in the Writings of Harry J. Baerg Ellen G. White __.........._.......... L. Hardinge 28 Contributing and Consulting Editors: Robert H. So You Have a Manuscript? . ..._........____ R. H. Utt 34 Pierson, President, General Conference; W. R. Beach, Secretary, General Conference; Theodore Carcich, General Vice-president, General Con EDITORIAL ference; Neal C. Wilson, President, North Amer ican Division; Wilber Alexander, Andrews Uni 19G9 Year of CONCERN ___ ......__ O. M. Berg 15 versity; R. A. Anderson, Loma Linda, California; B. L. Archbold, Ministerial Secretary, Inter- American Division; C. D. Brooks, Ministerial EVANGELISM Secretary, Columbia Union; George Burnside, Ministerial Secretary, Australasian Division; VOP Rally and Baptism in Madras .... _... ____ _ \V. J. Cannon, Columbia Union College; Harold Coffin, Andrews University; A. E. Cook, __._.___..___________ .__ W. H. Mattison 15 Ministerial Secretary, Trans-Africa Division; F. W. Detamore, Evangelist, Florida Conference; God©s Part in Evangelism .........._ W. C. Scales, Jr. 21 W. Duncan Eva, Ministerial Secretary, Northern Christ Seeks Asia ________________________ D. Jacobsen 31 European Division; R. H. Ferris, Pastor, Chicago; Desmond Ford, Avondale College; W. W. Ford- ham, Associate Secretary, Regional Department, General Conference; O. Gmehlmg, Ministerial PASTORAL MINISTRY Secretary, Central European Division; M. G. Har- clinge, Loma Linda University; Dunbar Henri, Identify Your Church ..... ___........... H. H. Schmidt 24 Pastor, Atlanta; J. R. Hoffman. Ministerial Secretary, No. Pacific Union; Siegfried H. Horn. Church Identification Program in the Southern Andrews University; Pierre Lanares, Ministerial Union ____________________ O. L. Heinrich 25 Secretary, Southern European Division; Rosalee Haffner Lee, Bible Instructor; H. W. Lowe. Biblical Research, General Conference; W. H. SCIENCE AND ARCHEOLOGY Mattison, Ministerial Secretary, Southern Asia Division; H. E. Metcalf, Ministerial Secretary, Research on a Petrified Forest (Concluded) ______ Southern Union; K. J. MJttleidcr, Ministerial Secretary, North Pacific Union; W. G. C. _____________________________ H. G. Coffin 16 Murdoch. Andrews University; R. L. 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POINTERS _________________________............. 48 THE MINISTRY ADVENTISTS and Birth Control THE EDITOR Part I F BIRTH CONTROL per se is a moral I problem, Satan, at this point, must be about as exuberant as he was when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. What would the world, especially the Christian world, talk about if we solved the birth EWING GALLOWAY control problem? Protestants may sneer at Rome©s dilemma, but most recently over thrown, seldom enforced, United States State laws against birth control are trace able to Protestant legislation. Discussions on birth control and related issues range from possible immorality in creases among married and unmarried to imponderable questions such as When does a fertilized egg become a human be ing? Modern science has now presented the human race with two rather extreme biological and spiritual questions. 1. At what point from fertilized egg to infant does microscopic murder take place in the event of abortion? 2. At what point does death take place in the case of those whose hearts or other vital organs are used for transplant pur poses? We could mini-word these two problems by simply asking, What is the definition for life and death? How fortunate our forefathers were in escaping many a head ache during a time when such issues were nonexistent. The magnitude of these and related questions for twentieth-century man was impressed upon my mind through a book let given me by a good Catholic neighbor. This forty-page booklet, prepared by the archdiocese of Washington, D.C., contains thirty-eight questions and answers related MARCH, 1969 to Pope Paul©s historic seven-thousand- Stoneburner, director of health education word encyclical Humenae Vitae ("Of Hu for the General Conference of Seventh-day man Life"). Some of the questions read Adventists, brought him to my office, I be like this: Why can©t a Catholic form his gan to search for some answers to the ques own conscience on the subject of contra tions I knew he would pose. He wanted ception? to know what the Adventist stand is on Won©t the next pope, or the one after birth control. him, reverse what Pope Paul has done? But suppose the condemnation of con Spirit of Prophecy Policy traception isn©t infallible. Then it©s falli Since our church policy books are si ble, isn©t it? And if it©s fallible, couldn©t it lent on the subject, my thoughts turned be mistaken? toward the Spirit of Prophecy writings. How can a bachelor pope and bachelor Ellen G. White©s clear, forthright state bishops presume to tell married people ments on parental responsibility consti what to do? tuted the strongest evidence Adventists Contraception and rhythm both aim at have in favor of family planning. the same objective. What difference does I briefly described to Mr. Ausherman it make which you use? the place and authority of the Spirit of Answers to these and equally interest Prophecy in the Adventist Church. Then ing queries constitute a masterpiece of I proceeded to read to him the following combined logic and pettifoggery. The least statement: that can be said for it is that it helps us There are parents who, without consideration as understand why the Pope©s ruling, which to whether or not they can do justice to a large resulted in a theological atomic explosion, family, fill their houses with these helpless little be has caused so much debate fallout! ings, who are wholly dependent upon their parents for care and instruction. This is a grievous Silent Adventists wrong, not only to the mother, but to her children and to society. The Adventist Home, p. 162. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has Before increasing their family, they should take made no pronouncement on this subject. into consideration whether God would be glorified Although it is generally understood that or dishonored by their bringing children into the the use of contraceptives is a personal mat world. They should seek to glorify God by their ter to be settled by the individual member, union from the first, and during every year of their married life. They should calmly consider what yet we have never formally adopted this provision can be made for their children. They attitude. have no right to bring children into the world to be Whether we realize it or not, we have a burden to others. Have they a business that thev had practical guidelines on this topic for can rely upon to sustain a family, so that they need some time. This fact was made more clear not become a burden to others? If they have not, to me in a recent discussion with the Rev they commit a crime in bringing children into the erend Charles R. Ausherman, director of world to suffer for want of proper care, food, and the Church World Service Planned Parent clothing. Messages to Young People, p. 462. Those who are seriously deficient in business hood Program. Their stated goal is to com tact, and who are the least qualified to get along in bat famine and poverty, to assist the world the world, generally fill their houses with children; community toward social and economic while men who have ability to acquire property development and toward world peace. generally have no more children than they can well Their planned parenthood program seeks provide for. Those who are not qualified to take to serve the developing areas of the world care of themselves should not have children. The to achieve social and economic independ Adventist Home, p. 165. (Italics supplied.) ence and human dignity through family planning. They claim that responsible "Almost Unbelievable" parenthood in our time is an urgent pri As I read these and other statements I ority in combating hunger and poverty, carefully observed Mr.