11JSTRALASIAN 111?40MI1) Ind advent w lc survey Fc Itor:Robert H ,Parr legistered for posting as a Periodical—Category A VOL. 83, NO. 9 PRICE 17 CENTS February 27, 1978 PAPUA NEW GUINEANS VISIT THE HOLY LAND JOHN HACKWELL, Pastor/Evangelist, Eastern Highlands Mission, P.N.G.U.M. ON OCTOBER 26, 1977, four national pastors and twenty-one Highlander church members set out from the Mount Hagen airport on what was to be one of the most successful Lay Activities training prog- rammes ever conducted by our denomina- tion. Our destination: Jerusalem and the land of the Bible. On what basis can we claim it to be so suc- cessful? Well, we always look for the results in any venture, and this experience seems to have already broken all previous achievements in the areas of Evangelism, Public Relations, Com- munication, Lay Activities, etc. Allow me to illustrate: Walter Nombe is our church elder at the Goroka headquarters church, and his experi- ence is typical of what the other twenty laymen are doing right now. On a recent Saturday even- ing, using his own projector and transparen- cies, Walter spoke to an audience of more than 1,000 people. His message was clear and deci- sive: "I have seen the land of Jesus. I have seen the town where He was born, and the city where He died. I visited the town where He attended church on the Sabbath. It was a great privilege The touring party in front of the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem. Pastor John Hackwell is in the for me to go to Israel. But do you know what? centre of the back row. Sixth from the left in the back row is Pastor John Hamura, the national tour We don't have to go to Israel to walk in the steps leader. Tony Kemo, VOP speaker for Papua New Guinea, is at the extreme left of the front row, and of Jesus. We can walk in His footsteps right third from the right is Brother Tumul Kuak, who was baptised in the Jordan River. here in Papua New Guinea today." Walter Photo: J Hackwell. went on to outline the fundamentals of salvation and called on the people to step out and follow and his congregation said, "Here are the keys and every Sunday at a large non-Adventist Jesus. to our church. The building is yours now and church. Laymen's Classes we all want to become Seventh-day Adven- Here in Papua New Guinean villages the Up in the notorious Chimbu Province, bus tists." eyewitness is respected more than the scholar or driver Peter Tugo has twice been interviewed Levi Peter recently conducted a meeting for the convert. And the news that twenty-five na- by the local radio station, where he has been all the local leaders of the two largest denomi- tionals actually stood by the tomb of Jesus and asked to tell his people "the truth about the nations in his district. His only visual aids were climbed to the top of Mount Sinai has brought story of Jesus." This was an offer he could not a bag of salt from the Dead Sea, some stones the Seventh-day Adventist movement to the refuse. Apart from his radio debut, he is nightly from Mount Sinai, an olive twig, and some very forefront of village discussion. The snow- conducting laymen's Bible study training prog- dried figs. After his meeting one church leader balling effects of this momentous visit sound rammes. These meetings are attended by said he was going back to his people to put a ever so much like an evangelist's statistical laymen of every denomination in the district. proposition to them. He said he couldn't make dream. When the meetings finish, Peter has rostered any promises, but he was going to tell his The Man and the Book these laymen to visit the surrounding villages to people that he was leaving to join the Adven- Nightly, all over the Highlands, slide projec- tell what they have learned from him about the tists and those who wanted to come with him tors, powered by portable generators, are gospel story. would be welcome to do so. screening transparencies of the Holy Land, In response to the witness of another study- Levi has also been given speaking appoint- tour member, a pastor of another denomination ments every Tuesday at the local high school, (concluded on page 14) 2 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: February 27, 1978 Farewell to T.A.U.C. Men R. K. BROWN, Communication Director, T.A.U.C. A MAN who traversed Australia and New Zealand for forty-five years as evangelist and adminstrator has retired. He is Pastor S. M. Uttley, president, Trans-Australian Union Conference, Melbourne. During his evangelistic days he conducted major cam- paigns in most capital cities of Australia and New Zealand; having worked in some conferences twice and one three times (Western Australia). The change from public evangelism came on old friends, Mr. Frank Hedley, who had travel- January 1, 1957, when he took up administra- led from Inverell, New South Wales, especially tive work as president of South New South for the occasion. Their friendship dates back to Wales Conference. This was followed by terms the very early days when, as a young man, in Queensland, Greater Sydney, and finally at Pastor Uttley arrived from England and began the Union for the past eleven years. training for the land in the Inverell district. It It was a sad, sad evening on November 30 was here that a number of these youth heard the when the staff of the Union gave him a farewell Advent message from this layman who was the tea, and realised this was the last time he would farm supervisor, and this was followed by the be associating with them as president. This was diligent work of Pastor Reynolds. the culmination of events over the previous From that influence many years ago has Pastor S. M. Uttley, the retiring president of the week which had seen the annual meeting of the grown a life and personality which has been a Trans-Australian Union Conference, in a charac- T.A.U.C. executive committee, the appoint- tower of strength to the Lord's work. The many teristic pose. ment of a nominating committee, and successor lives touched and influenced for the kingdom of Photos: R. K. Brown. in the person of Pastor C. D. Judd. heaven are a living testimony to the dedication, From the moment a successor is appointed, hard work and initiative of Pastor Uttley. On the same evening as Pastor Uttley was events move quickly. Farewells, packing up, As an administrator he brought to leadership farewelled, Mr. Sawyer also presented a handing over the "reins" and the move into qualities of forthrightness, integrity and under- cheque to Pastor and Mrs. B. L. Crabtree, almost another world. That world for Pastor standing that has made him one of the giants in former Youth director of the T. A.U.C. Pastor and Mrs. Uttley will be in and around 22 denominational service. Crabtree is leaving on independent transfer to Wyomee Avenue, West Pymble, a northern Life will be a little easier for Pastor and Mrs. take up a position as pastor of Hillcrest church, suburb of Sydney. Uttley as they are now relieved of the responsi- Bakersfield, California, U.S.A. The farewell function was a nostalgic experi- bility of leadership. We pray that the Lord will Pastor Crabtree had been Youth director of ence for Pastor and Mrs. Uttley. Messages were be merciful and gracious to them in retirement. the T.A.U.C. for five and a half years. Prior to read or spoken from old friends, relatives and To assist in refurnishing their home the Union that he had been preceptor at Avondale for two ministerial associates throughout Australasia staff contributed to a cheque to purchase an and a half years. Pastor and Mrs. Crabtree have and around the world. It was arranged for many item of their choosing. In handing over the spent sixteen years in mission service (two in to put greetings on tape, and these were played cheque, the secretary-treasurer, Mr. W. J. C. New Hebrides and fourteen in Fiji). and also typed and presented to Pastor Uttley in Sawyer, seemed to sum up the general feeling Pastor Crabtree's warm and friendly person- a book at the close of the evening. of comradeship when he said, "We have ality will be greatly missed throughout the Un- One of the highlights of the evening was the worked together for fifteen years without a ion. We wish him and his family much of God's surprise appearance of one of Pastor Uttley's cross word." blessing as they transfer to America. ## A friend of Pastor Uttley's since the early days, when as young men they Mr. W. J. C. Sawyer, secretary-treasurer of the T.A.U.C., presents a migrated from England to live in the Inverell district, Mr. Frank Hedley cheque to Pastor B. L. Crabtree before his departure to the U.S. Pastor travelled to Melbourne to be a surprise guest at the farewell. Crabtree is to become pastor of the Hillcrest church, Bakersfield, California. February 27, 1978 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 3 "PRAISE FOR PROGRESS" HISTORIC PICTURE CALLER? PAULA CHESTNUT, Communication Secretary, Dundas Church, Greater Sydney OUR FESTI VAL of Praise was so successful in 1976 that we decided to have a similar day of thanksgiving in 1977.