Adventist Review General Organ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church May 22, 1980 Give thanks Page 3 The Dark Day plus 200 years Page 5 Ellen White and the oppressed poor Page 9 Camp Meeting Schedule Page 23 An unusual Friday blackout on May 19, 1780, caused people in New England to light their lamps in the middle of the morning. This dark day has always had special significance for Seventh-day Adventists. See page 5. THIS WEEK Adventist Review Merton E. Sprengel, an as- ist Review" that was shown on REVIEW staff. Celia Fike, an ed- sociate professor of chemistry at the fmal Friday evening of the itorial secretary who has worked Union College, Lincoln, Ne- General Conference session. As on our staff for one year, married braska, begins a three-part series successive slides moved closer Richard Singer, who works in 130th Year of Continuous Publication on "The Dark Day Plus 200 and closer to the lamp burning in the Review and Herald book- EDITOR Years" (p. 5). In his series he the window, a woman's voice, shipping department. Kenneth H. Wood discusses two basic questions: representing Ellen White, said, Rick and Cee Cee, as they are ASSOCIATE EDITOR (1) How did Adventists in gen- "James, 'I have a message for known to their friends, became Leo R. Van Dotson eral, and Seventh-day Adventists you. You must begin to print a acquainted while practicing for a ASSISTANT EDITORS in particular, come to recognize little paper and send it out to the skit that was performed at the Jocelyn R. Fay, Aileen Andres Sox ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR the May 19,1780, Dark Day as a people. Let it be small at first; variety program at last summer's Eugene F. Durand fulfillment of prophecy? and (2) but as the people read, they will Review and Herald employee re- ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY What do the extant 1780 publi- send you means with which to treat. Eugene Durand, assistant Corinne Russ cations say regarding this historic print, and it will be a success to the ADVENTIST REVIEW edi- EDITORIAL SECRETARIES event? from the first. From this small tor, officiated at the wedding held Chitra Bamabas, Celia Singer A sidelight. Our cover picture, beginning it was shown to me to in Spencerville, Maryland. ART which shows a lamp shining be like streams of light that went Art and photo credits: Director, Byron Steele through some lace curtains, was clear round the world.' "—Life Cover, J. Byron Logan; p. 4, Designer, G. W. Busch CONSULTING EDITORS taken as part of a series to begin Sketches, p. 125. Eugene J. Hall; p. 7, Vernon Neal C. Wilson, Charles E. Bradford, L. L. the slide program "Streams of Wedding bells rang on Sun- Nye; all other photos, courtesy Bock, L. L. Butler, Alf Lohne, Enoch Oli- veira, G. Ralph Thompson, Max Torkelsen, Light—The Story of the Advent- day, May 4, for a member of the of the respective authors. Francis W. Wemick SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS R. R. Figuhr, Robert H. Pierson, George W. Brown, G. J. Ckaisto, W. T. Clark, Bekele Heye, R. J. Kloosterhuis, Edwin Ludescher, LETTERS Kenneth J. Mittleider, K. S. Pannenter, W. R. L. Scragg, Joao Wolff EDITORS, NORTH AMERICAN Letters submitted for publication should inspired. Let's at least allow an angel come down from UNION EDITIONS contribute ideas and comments on articles or modus heaven," and again, "I saw a Columbia, Ernest N. Wendth material printed in the ADVENTIST REVIEW. Ellen White the same Southwestern, Richard W. Bendel' They should be brief, not exceeding 250 operandi! new heaven and a new earth." words, and must carry the writer's name, EDITORS, INTER-AMERICAN address, and telephone number (although this ALBERT E. LIERSCH We accept and believe these EDITIONS number will not be printed). Letters must be Savannah, Georgia statements as God's gracious English, Wanda Sample; Spanish, Humberto legible, preferably typewritten, and double- M. Rani, Raul Villanueva; French, Simone spaced. All will be edited to meet space and revelations without questioning Doleyres literary requirements, but the author's mean- Makes me think about my John's theological degree. Yet it ing will not be changed. Views expressed in appears to be so difficult for some EDITORS, SOUTH AMERICAN the letters do not necessarily represent those values EDITIONS of the editors or of the denomination. people to accept Mrs. White's Portuguese, R. S. Lessa; Spanish, Jose Ta- I really enjoy reading the AD- one statement among many, "I buenca VENTIST REVIEW. At first I EDITORS, AFRO-MIDEAST EDMON Absurd demands was shown what did take place in Jack Mahon, Jean Thomas thought that it was just for the heaven at the close of the pro- In his article "How Inspiration CORRESPONDENTS, "older Adventists." I was mis- phetic periods of 1844. "—Early Works" (Feb. 14) the writer has taken. I find that I enjoy it just as WORLD DIVISIONS Writings, p. 251. Afro-Mideast, Jack Mahon; Australasian, done the readers an excellent Gordon A. Lee; Euro-Africa, Pietro Copiz; much as I do Insight magazine. Are we ready now to trade service in pointing to the ab- The article entitled "Coping Far Eastern, M. G. Townend; Inter-Ameri- divine revelations for hermeneu- can, Fred Hernandez; Northern Europe-West surdity of the demands some With the Stress of a Special Africa, Paul Sundquist; South American, Ar- place upon Ellen White as an tics? Also, may I add that if the thur S. Valle; Southern Asia, A. M. Peterson; Son" (March 6) was touching great theologians of today (and Trans-Africa, P. J. Salhany inspired writer. Quite naturally indeed. It really made me sit she borrowed ideas and even we have a host of them) had been CORRESPONDENTS, down and think about my values. our criteria, we would have NORTH AMERICA copied sentences and paragraphs I found myself wondering what I UNIONS: Atlantic, Geraldine I. Grout; Ca- from other writers. Almost ev- never accepted the great Advent nadian, A. N. How; Central, Clara Ander- would do in the same situation. message. son; Columbia, Ernest N. Wendth; Lake, Jere eryone in her day did so, and I commend the mother for Wallack; North Pacific, Morten Juberg; many still do, although now they JEREMIA FLOREA Northern, Halle Crowson; Pacific, Shirley overcoming her first reaction and Bee Branch, Arkansas Burton; Southern, Oscar Heinrich; South- are legally bound to give credit. for deciding to keep her child. western, Richard W. Bendel' UNIVERSITIES: Andrews, Kevin McClan- Ellen White did not live in a PIPER FRIEND 11-year-old reader writes L. ahan; Loma Linda, Richard Weismeyer vacuum any more than did John Angwin, California I have enjoyed reading your or Paul. Why should we demand CIRCULATION ADVENTIST REVIEWS. I am only Manager, Robert S. Smith that her inspiration be limited to 11 years old, but I liked reading Associate Managers, Gary Grimes, E. W. deal only with her revelations? Where was John's Moore, Derek Mustow "The Reward of Listening" and Field Representative, Ron D. Spear Does not every true ray of light theological degree? "Why I Became a Seventh-day A large-print edition of the Monthly Digest is come from God? Yet in unin- So Ellen White was not a the- Adventist." They were very in- available for $14.95 a year; also a quarterly spired writers these rays of light ologian. Because of that, some teresting to read. I just wanted to edition in Braille. are mixed with "rays" of dark- say, she could have been mis- let you know that I enjoyed them TO CONTRIBUTORS ness. How was Ellen White ena- taken in her Biblical hermeneu- Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome, but very much. notification as to acceptance or rejection may bled to choose only those things tics. Were the great theologians LYNN 0. GRAMS be expected only if accompanied by a that are right? Only by inspira- in Christ's time correct in their San Diego, California stamped, self-addressed envelope. tion! Biblical hermeneutics? I am An index is published in the last Review of Give your guilt away June and December. The Adventist Review is Inspiration clearly does not afraid not. We learn with regret indexed in the Seventh-day Adventist Period- deal only with those things re- that most of the theologians of I want to thank the REVIEW for ical Index. vealed to the inspired writer, but that day rejected the Messiah and the editorial "Give Your Guilt The Adventist Review (ISSN 0161-1119) is with selecting truth that has ap- ultimately crucified the Lord of Away" (Dec. 20, 1979). As my published every Thursday. Copyright © 1980 Review and Herald Publishing Association, peared through others, also. For glory. wife has been lying unconscious 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Takoma Park, instance, Jude could refer to the It is strange that we accept and in bed for a number of weeks, Washington, D.C. 20012, U.S.A. Second- class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Sub- uninspired book of Enoch, take seriously John the revela- "an infinite list of tiny guilts" scriptions: one year, US$19.95. Single copy, choose a passage of truth that tor's words "After these things I began haunting me desperately. 50 cents. was mixed with error, and use heard a great voice of much Ours has been a happy and faith- Vol. 157, No. 26. that passage in a work that is people in heaven," and "I saw Continued on page 14 2 (690) ADVENTIST REVIEW, MAY 22, 1980 FROM THE PRESIDENT were welcomed in a cordial, loving, and unforgettable way by Elders Bender Archbold and Dionisio Christian, and many conference and lay leaders in the East Puerto Rico Conference.