Adventist Review General Organ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church August 25, 1983 A day at the Sixth Assembly Page 4 Happy single; happy married Page 13 New bookshop succeeds in Poland Page 16 The most moving moment of the opening service of the World Council of Churches' Sixth Assembly was when an African mother handed her baby to Philip A. Potter, WCC general secretary, as a symbol of life. See page 4. THIS WEEK Adventist Review Although we are reticent to In honor promote local fund-raising pro- 4 4 1p: Ar , .4g, 4. + jects and rarely do so, stamp 4 A lovers as well as lovers of Adventist history will be Arkr.l.iir:;i3lkrovra Published continuously since 1849 interested in the Investment FIRF,Y Div nc 1$,S1J5. EDITOR project being undertaken by the William G. Johnson Ooltewah, Tennessee, church. ASSOCIATE EDITOR A cachet cover honoring Des- George W. Reid mond T. Doss, the Adventist MANAGING EDITOR hero of World War II who was Jocelyn R. Fay the first noncothbatant recipient Desmond T. Doss..C.M.D. of the Congressional Medal of Noncombatant ASSISTANT EDITORS Recipient James N. Coffin, Eugene F. Durand Honor, has been designed by Aileen Andres Sox local church member Pat ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY McDougal and is shown here. Doss received the Medal of signed number plate block, Corinne Russ The envelope bears a picture Honor after the war. In addi- $3.50. Please enclose a number EDITORIAL SECRETARY of Mr. Doss and a Medal of tion, Mr. Doss has autographed ten self-addressed stamped Chitra Bamabas Honor stamp canceled "First some 1,000 of the 3,000 covers envelope. All proceeds will go ART Day of Issue" and bearing a produced. to the Investment fund of the Director, Byron Steele Washington, D.C., postmark. Covers may be obtained from Ooltewah church. Designer, G. W. Busch The covers have been done with Pat McDougal, 8540 Rancho Art and photo credits: CONSULTING EDITORS both single stamps and number Drive, Ooltewah, Tennessee Cover, pp. 4-8, World Council Neal C. Wilson, Charles E. Bradford, L. L. Bock, L. L. Butler, Charles B. Hirsch, W. plate blocks. The envelope 37363. Prices are as follows: of Churches; p. 9, Dave Sher- R. Lesher, Alf Lohne, Enoch Oliveira, G. contains a card bearing the single stamp covers, $1.25; win; p. 13, H. Armstrong Ralph Thompson, Francis W. Wemick official citation read by Presi- number plate block, $2.25; Roberts; all other photos, cour- SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS dent Harry S. Truman when Mr. signed single cover, $3.00; tesy of the respective authors. Kenneth H. Wood, R. R. Figuhr, Robert H. Pierson, George W. Brown, G. J. Christo, W. T. Clark, Bekele Heye, R. J. Klooster- huis, Edwin Ludescher, Kenneth J. Mitt- leider, K. S. Parmenter, W. R. L. Scragg, LETTERS Joao Wolff Letters submitted for publication should to have examples continually an absolute monarch. For a SOUTHWESTERN UNION EDITION contribute ideas and comments on articles Editor, Richard W. Bendall or material printed in the ADVENTIST set before them to see "how Persian pagan this might have REVIEW. They should be brief, not exceed- EASTERN AFRICA EDITION ing 250 words, and must carry the writer's others do it." had some attractions—the Editor, Bill Edsell name, address, and telephone number I hope this kind of profile harem was an accepted life (although this number will not be printed). Letters must be legible, preferably typewrit- continues regularly. A plumber style. But to a Jew it would have INTER-AMERICAN EDITIONS ten, and doublespaced. All will be edited to Editor, Wanda Sample meet space and literary requirements, but in California needs to know how presented all kinds of problems Associate Editors, Simone Doleyres, the author's meaning will not be changed. another in Ohio shares his faith and temptations in addition to French; Humberto Rasi, Raul Villanueva, Views expressed in the letters do not Spanish necessarily represent those of the editors or by his work; a physician in being a direct violation of a of the denomination. SOUTH AMERICAN EDITIONS Idaho might just catch the vision divine command (Deut. 7:3, 4). Editor, R. S. Lessa, Portuguese when seeing the witnessing Diet alone would have posed Acting Editor, Rubem M. Scheffel, Where is he? Portuguese example of a fellow medic in almost insurmountable difficul- Editor, Jose Tabuenca, Spanish I found "Life With My Arkansas. CHARLES MITCHELL ties. Nor does it seem likely that CIRCULATION Mother-in-Law" (July 7) inter- Northridge, California the king's couriers would be Manager, Robert S. Smith esting and informative. How- depending on applications. Assistant, L. Rhea Harvey ever, I have two questions after They were commissioned to TO CONTRIBUTORS reading it: What happened to the Not Atlantic City bring in beautiful young vir- Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome, but notification as to acceptance or rejection last son, Francis Edward? Also, The statement in "Mordecai gins, and they doubtless used may be expected only if accompanied by a is either Henry or Herbert alive in the Gate" (June 23) that "it whatever method would fill stamped, self-addressed envelope. at this time? GINNY FROST was Mordecai who suggested to their quota most quickly, with An index is published in the last Review of Angwin, California June and December. The Adventist Review Esther that she enter the royal or without the consent of those is indexed in the Seventh-day Adventist contest" leaves one wondering. concerned. Periodical Index. • Francis Edward is retired in I believe this is another How could a devout, God-fear- The Adventist Review (ISSN 0161-1119) is California. He worked for many ing man recommend or will- instance of God's using a bad published every Thursday. Copyright G 1983 Review and Herald Publishing Associ- years at Pacific Press Publish- ingly consent that his young situation to accomplish a good ation, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagers- ing Association. Neither Henry relative put herself into such a purpose, as He has often done town, Maryland 21740, U.S.A. Second- class postage paid at Hagerstown, Mary- nor Herbert is living. situation? This was no Atlantic through the centuries. The lives land. Postmaster: send form 3579 to same address. 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Our people need dictable whims and caprices of Loma Linda, California 2 (818) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 25, 1983 Gold By EDNA MAY OLSEN Christians measure values by a heavenly standard. raving respite from the searing heat of the city, we fled C to the Colorado mountains for a long weekend. Inquiring at a drugstore on the main street of an abandoned mining town as to where we might be able to park our Airstream, we were given directions to a campground a couple of miles down the road. Here, the druggist explained, was plenty of room for the various visitors who frequented the area all summer long. We chose a quiet spot by a meandering stream, rejoicing in the cool breezes that, playing over the still-snow-clad mountaintops, brought us the pungent perfume of sagebrush. We drank in deeply the refreshing air, congratulating ourselves on being led to a perfect spot. "Stopping by later in the morning? Maybe we'll have a After a good deal of maneuvering, the camper was in place few flakes to show you." and secure, the windows flung open wide, and the awnings "We're off to church," my husband began, "but maybe extended. While Roger added the finishing touches to our tomorrow." campsite, I set about quietly to prepare our lunch, hating to "Church today?" questioned the man, straightening his miss even for a moment the sound of water tumbling over the back. "It's only Saturday!" rocks a few feet away, mingled with the plaintive cry of birds "We're Seventh-day Adventists," Roger continued, but chiding us for trespassing in their domain. he had lost his audience. The eyes of all four were back on the Later in the afternoon we roamed the riverbank and sluice box, watching for traces of gold. chatted with an old-timer who was panning for gold. Further downstream, despite the icy water, several gold "This is the way I make my living," he told us, showing a seekers were in up to their waists, some using simple gold bag in which were deposited a few tiny nuggets. "Barely pans, others with sluice boxes, while yet another couple, make enough to get by on, but one day I may strike it rich." clad in wet suits, were utilizing a sophisticated hydraulic Nearby stood his ancient Ford station wagon that served pump. both as living and sleeping quarters for him and his venerable We went to worship in a tiny church a few miles down the hound. Marveling that anyone would endure such an road and were later invited out for lunch.