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REVIEW AND HERALD GENERAL CHURCH PAPER OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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Leadeth Me IN pastures green? Not always; Sometimes He who knoweth best In kindness leadeth me In weary ways where heavy shadows be, Out of the sunshine warm and bright, Out of the sunshine into darkest night, I oft would faint with terror and affright.

Only for this I know He holds my hand, So, whether in the green or desert land I trust although I may not understand. And by still waters? No not always so, Ofttimes the heavy tempests round me blow And o'er my soul the waves and billows go.

But when the storm beats loudest, And I cry aloud for help, The Master standeth by, And whispers to my soul, "Lo, it is I. Above the tempest wild I hear Him say, Beyond this darkness lies the perfect day, In every path of thine I lead the way.

So, where He leadeth I can safely go, And in the blest hereafter I shall know Why in His wisdom He hath led me so.

—Helen Barrett Montgomery.

VOL. 118, NO. 15

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HEART-to-HEART TALKS by the Editor

ion with Him, as we seek the altar of prayer, as we talk with Him in the 'night season, brings to us greater pleasure than any association, that this world can afford.

Test of Improvement I used to wonder, at the beginning of every

year, whether I had made real progress in Chris-tian living for the twelve months that were past. I used to review my resolutions to see to what extent I had carried them out. I have learned a shorter and more certain gauge of my experience. Do I find more pleasure in communion with Christ today than I did a year ago? Do I love Him more today than I did last week? Do I find greater satisfaction in prayer? Do I enjoy the study of His word and hear in it God speaking to my soul ? These are simple tests, but they are far-reaching in their scope.

In this intimate relationship with Christ, we will seek deliverance from every sin. It is for us to cry mightily to God to give us victory. We must seek cleansing from every moral defilement. We must pray for victory over envy and jealousy. To love God with all our hearts and our neighbor as ourselves—this is Christianity. The spirit of Christ cherished in our hearts will cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against God, and will bring every thought into subjection to Christ. And this relationship will never bring to us any sense of Pharisaical righteousness. The nearer we come to Christ the Lord, the more unworthy we will appear in our own estimation. The more closely we ap-proach the Light of life, the more clearly we shall see the spots and the blemishes in our own spirit-ual attire. And yet it is the privilege of every Christian to have the consciousness, as did Enoch of old, that his ways please God. It is the privi-lege of every disciple of the Lord Jesus to possess the consciousness in his own heart that God is his Father and that he is a member of the divine family. "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." Rom. 8:16.

And it is only as we have this consciousness, this witness, that we' are God's children, that we can approach the throne of grace through the merits of the Lord Jesus, and lay hold by faith of God's promises in our behalf. Others may judge us wrongly. In their ignorance they may at-tribute to us wrong motives and purposes. But we have the evidence in our own hearts that God accepts us as His children, that His blood covers our sins, and that His grace enables us to walk in His ways. This is the blessed heritage of the child of God, and into this heritage it is our pre-cious privilege to enter.

The Challenge The various relationships of life come to us as

an earnest challenge. The home relationship, we have said, is a challenge to our Christianity to prove true to Christ at times when the world is shut out and we are left to act according to our own natural inclinations. The challenge of so-

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Our-Personal Relationship to Christ

THIS is a very personal relationship, one pri-marily that concerns us and the Lord alone. It is a relationship into which no other in-

dividual in the world can enter. It is a relation-ship which concerns the motives and impulses of the heart as well as the outward actions. It per-tains to our thoughts as well as to our words. Others can judge us only by what we say and do. God judges us by the motives which prompt those words and actions, and in making an appraisal of our own condition before heaven, we must meas-ure ourselves by the wellsprings of our experience, by the motives and purposes and thoughts from which all our outward relationships spring.

Well may we ask ourselves the questions : Do we live our lives for our own selfish interests or for the good of others? Do we forget ourselves in the good we seek to do to our fellow men, in our efforts to advance the cause of God? Many have done this through the years. They have be-come martyrs for Christ. They have been willing to sacrifice every selfish interest—position, home, friends, health, even life itself. And this is the consecration which Christ requires of all His chil-dren. He declares, "He that loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me." He that loveth wife or children more than Me is not worthy to become My disciple.

It is such unselfish love as this that prompted Him to leave the courts of glory and come to this world to give His life for lost mankind. His glory with the Father, His joy and association with the holy angels, appeared to Him undesirable as long as man was left to his fate because of sin.

"Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men." Phil. 2:5-7, A.R.V.

When one possesses this spirit of consecration, it will bring joy into his Christian experience.

We are asked sometimes by professed Chris-tians, Would you rob us of every joy in life, in denying to us the pleasures of the theater, the ballroom, the worldly party of pleasure? How limited is their comprehension of Christian serv-ice ! In this world we are willing to sacrifice every personal pleasure for those we love. Look at the devoted mother, as she cares for an afflicted child. She robs herself of sleep to comfort him and alleviate his pain. She denies herself needed food and clothing in order that he may be fed and clothed, and she does it not unwillingly, but gladly, because she loves him.

And when we come to love Christ with this same spirit, our highest pleasure in life will be to know and to do His will. And the joy of commun-

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WHAT OUR EYES BEHOLD An Era of Providence and Prophecy

By R. F. COTTRELL

"Blessed are your eyes, for they see : and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them." Matt. 13 :16, 17.

THESE words refer to the greatest occasion of rejoicing that ever came to our world. For almost four thousand years prophets of God

had been anticipating and heralding the coming Redeemer ; and, when at length He arrived as a babe in Bethlehem, His wondrous visit to this world was welcomed and celebrated with special music from the angel choir. Also such devout individuals as Zacharias, Mary, the shepherds, Simeon, and Anna, the prophetess, hailed his birth with expressions of ecstasy and praise.

Since our Lord's first advent, nineteen centuries have come and gone, and we now stand upon the threshold of another momentous event that thrills the heart of every sincere Christian—the second coming of Christ in power and glory. "The Lord Himself, not Gabriel nor seraphim,

Shall marshal all the mighty ransomed throng;

The Lord Himself shall come to bring His people, And bear us back to realms of light and song.

"The Lord Himself, so precious to believers, With voice of Archangel, and trumpet loud,

Will surely come, and do us this great honor, To bear us home in His bright chariot cloud."

All through the Christian Era consecrated men and women have eagerly yearned for the return of Jesus as the crowning event of redemption, and expectant hearts on all continents have earnestly prayed in the language of the beloved John, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus." Truly, we feel highly honored to belong to this noble line which con-stitutes the true apostolic succession.

A Day of Wonders In the light of modern science and invention,

some of the questions propounded to Job stand forth with exceptional significance. Said the Lord to the patriarch, "Canst thou send light-nings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?" Job 38 :35. Millenniums passed before man could give an affirmative answer. Finally with the dawn of the nineteenth century, Daniel's prophecy concerning the increase of knowledge and multitudes running to and fro (Dan. 12 :4) , began to meet its marvelous fulfillment. New light shone upon the pages of Holy Writ, and prophecies long sealed from human vision were clearly understood and vigorously proclaimed.

God also inspired the heart of man to delve into the secrets of nature, to invent, to discover, and in every line of endeavor to blaze a new trail. Look upon the results! Behold the wonders of this machine age, of modern medicine, transporta-tion, and communication ! As if in response to the prophetic word, all these unite in a chorus of testimony, "Here we are." In the words of Kipling :

"Speak the word, and think the thought, Quick 'tis as with lightning caught, Over, under, lands or seas To the far antipodes."

Not so long ago as I visited with a chief of police in one of our cities, he picked up his tele-phone receiver, asked for the police patrol, and said, "Calling car No. 20, No. 20." The reply came, immediate and clear, "Corner Sante Fe and Anaheim." He had used the lightning to locate members of his traffic squad. Similarly man sent impulses over the ether waves to Little America in the Antarctic, and from Admiral Byrd and his

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men came the quick response, "Here we are." Radio has been termed the "miracle feature of

the twentieth century ;" yet there are things far more marvelous than this.

Twenty-five centuries ago God sent the previ-ously mentioned radiogram concerning the in-crease of travel and knowledge that would mark the "time of the end." "Yes," comes the reply, "today we travel by train, steamship, motorboat, auto, and airplane," while scientists and inventors respond, "Here we are, and here is the vast array of the miracles we have produced in this new, modern age."

Strife and Commotion

Nineteen centuries ago a message was dis-patched through the apostle James that in the last days the rich would heap together their treasures. James 5:1-7. Listen as they answer, "Here we are, and here are the vast pyramids of wealth that we have amassed." Another part of this prophecy declares : "Your gold and silver is cankered." And why? Because it is hoarded. Bil-lions are deposited in underground vaults ; and other large sums have turned to "frozen assets." When the depression of 1930 struck the world, true to this prophetic utterance, there ascended from the rich a distressing "howl ;" but, friends, they have not begun to weep and wail as they will in days to come when they cast their gold and silver to the "moles and to the bats," and call to the "mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne." Isa. 2 :20 ; Rev. 6 :16.

The same prophet foretold the intense struggle between capital and labor that is now featured upon the front pages of our newspapers. The long-pent-up voices of the laborers cry out, "Here we are, and we are marshaling our forces for a titanic struggle." As these things occur, God sends to the church this cheering message : "Be patient, then, brothers, till the arrival of the Lord. . . Strengthen your hearts, for the arrival of the

Lord is at hand." James 5:7, 8, Moffatt's trans. John beheld in vision that just prior to the

second coming of Christ, while the seventh trumpet pealed forth its final warning, "the na-tions were angry." Ask them today, and there is but one answer for them to make : "We are angry; and are very angry." And as we read the messages of the great Book, we are assured that they will continue to become more and more angry until Armageddon bursts upon us in all its fury.

The apostle Paul sent another communication to the people of the twentieth century which states that the "last days" would be characterized by 'brutal crime and lawlessness. 2 Tim. 3:1-5. What about the wolves of society? "Here they are" in our own United States, a black army of crime 5,000,000 strong. Only four per cent of them are behind prison bars, while a large major-ity walk our streets, ride in good automobiles, and live in respectable homes.

"Without Natural Affection" Pointing to this age, the prophecy also brings

an indictment against modern society in the words, "unthankful, unholy, without natural af- fection." The socialites of our day make the cynical response, "We have shattered the sacred ideals of home life. One marriage in every four ends in divorce or separation, while in some of our States and cities the number of divorces exceeds the number of marriages." Yes, the home break-ers of today are forced to confess, "Here we are, and conditions are just as lamentable as they were in the days of Noah and Lot."

Another specific characteristic of these times as enumerated by the apostle is juvenile delinquency. When the family altar is broken down and the normal home life destroyed, it naturally follows that the children will be "disobedient to parents." To this charge our lawless youth reply, "Here we are; one third of the vicious criminals in many of our penal institutions are young people who should be in high school or college; and 700,000 of our American mothers mourn because their boys and girls under twenty-one years of age are in prison, or have already paid the supreme penalty in the electric chair." Ih this connection we note the advice of J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who bids parents give more attention to the high chair, so that our civil officers may have less use for the electric chair.

The enumeration continues, "lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God." "Here we are," comes the echo from amusement-loving multitudes. "Last year in such soul-destroying pleasures as gambling, racing, moviegoing, liquor drinking, and tobacco using, we Americans spent more than $25,000,000,000. Yes, twenty million of us attend the theater every day."

And what about the accusation, "having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof" ? There are still some who keep up the forms of religion; but ask a majority of these and they will confess : "We Modernists no longer believe in the literal inspiration of the Bible, in creation, in re-demption through the blood of Christ, or in His second personal appearing." True to the proph-ecy recorded in 2 Peter 3 :2-5, we live in an era of atheism. Spokesmen for Soviet Russia declare that "religion is the opiate of the people ;" and a large proportion of the educators and professors in our colleges and universities have lost faith in the Bible, and in the God of the Bible.

A New Nation Born

In the thirteenth chapter of Revelation is an-other remarkable prophecy that points to America as "the land of promise" and the "cradle of lib-erty." This forecast was penned fourteen centu-ries before Christopher Columbus sailed the At-lantic, and it pictures the peaceful rise of the United States to become "the land of the free and the home of the brave." At the appointed time

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this youthful nation arose, and was established upon the two great moral ideas—civil equality and religious liberty.

The world marveled to behold this country come forth from vacancy, and in the language of a leading newspaper of Europe, "No standing army was raised, no national debt was sunk, no great exertion was made, but there they are." Today more than 130,000,000 happy Americans are themselves witnesses to the fulfillment of this prophecy.

The seer of Patmos also announced, in the fourteenth chapter of Revelation, that just prior to Christ's second coming there would be a mighty evangelistic movement, a proclamation of the everlasting gospel to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, calling upon all men every-where "to fear God," obey His commandments, and be ready in heart and life to meet a soon-coming Saviour. This heaven-born message, utilizing all modern agencies for travel and communication, now speeds on its way by land and sea and air. Radio plays its part in the divine program ; and here are lines from what has been termed "the first gospel radio poem :"

"The speeding message far transcends The bounds and limits man assigns;

We use Thy lightning for our ends Afar; we follow Thy designs.

"0 may the wave lengths of our souls Be tuned and measured to Thine own,

And keyed to pitch no foe controls; Preserve our contact with Thy throne."

—Alice M. Shepard.

The Day Is at Hand Behold the response to John's prophetic fore-

cast. As we speak these words, men and women of more than 400 countries and island fields, speaking some 850 languages and dialects, joy-ously testify : "Here we are, the people of the Book, the people of the message, the people of prophecy. We have renounced the world with its fables and follies; we are asking Christ to purify our hearts, and clothe us with the robe of His righteousness, that we may be prepared for the happy home going so soon to be realized." We delight to speak of that glorious event.

"The Lord is soon to come, and we must be prepared to meet Him in peace. . . . Oh, how glorious it will be to see Him, and be welcomed as His redeemed ones ! Long have we waited; but our hope is not to grow dim. If we can but see the King in His beauty, we shall be forever blessed. I feel as if I must cry aloud, 'Homeward bound !' " —"Testimonies," Vol. VIII, p. 253.

In a world of chaos and confusion this is the cheering message of assurance. This is an era of providence and prophecy. Soon the reign of sin and death will close, and we shall. see Him in whom all our hopes center.

Yes, "Blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear." Let us earnestly, pray that God will, grant to us eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to understand the tremendous impok of passing events. Then let the outpouring of the Holy Spirit descend upon His waiting church.

Coming, yes, He's coming! Let all the ransomed sing;

The hills are bright with holy light; All hail the coming King!

The Sanctuary—No. 4

A More Perfect Ministry By JAMES EARL SHULTZ

WE have already found that the earthly sanctuary was built after the pattern of the heavenly. (Ex. 25:40.) In identify-

ing God's place of abode, the psalmist declared : "He hath looked down from the height of His sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth." Ps. 102:19. Of the Levitical priesthood the Lord had said : "Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was ad-monished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith He, that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount." Heb. 8:5. How could they "serve unto the example and shadow"? Moses followed the example when he constructed the tabernacle which was a "shadow." There could be no shadow unless there was an object to cast that shadow. The fact that the apostle says that there was a shadow is proof that there must have been a substance. That substance is "the sanctuary" and "the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man." Heb. 8 :2.

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The earthly was "a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sac-rifices." Heb. 9 :9. Its entire construction was according to "the patterns of things in the heavens." Heb. 9:23. Moses made and reared up "the tabernacle according to the fashion" which was showed him in the mount. Ex. 26:30. Speaking of that tabernacle, the first Christian martyr, Stephen, said : "Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen" (Acts 7 :44) ; and the apostle Paul adds : "Which are the figures of the true." Heb. 9 :24. The heavenly was "a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands." Verse 11. Therefore the tabernacle built by Moses was but a "figure," an "example," a "shadow," of that "tem-ple of God . . . in heaven" mentioned in Revelation 11:19.

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in heaven there are two apartments. In the first apartment in the temple in heaven, the tabernacle of the testimony (Rev. 15:5), the apostle John saw "seven lamps of fire" (Rev. 4:5), correspond-ing to the golden candlestick, which in the earthly tabernacle appeared on the left side of the first apartment. He saw also the "golden altar" (Rev. 8:3) with its four horns (Rev. 9:13), which was evidently before the veil. In addition he saw the "golden censer" (Rev. 8:3-5) in the hands of an angel. And there was given unto the angel "much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne." Rev. 8 :3.

As in the earthly tabernacle the cloud of in-cense enriched the halting, inarticulate prayers of the worshiper, so in the heavenly sanctuary much incense offered with the prayers of struggling, buffeted, distraught saints caused them to ascend before God in the perfection of holiness, for "the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought : but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." Rom. 8:26. And as in the earthly sanctuary at the time of the morning and the evening oblations the prayers of the penitents arose with a cloud of delightful incense, so in the heavenly sanctuary the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders, in addition to possessing harps of praise, are represented as having "golden vials full of in-cense [margin], which are the prayers of saints." Rev. 5 :8. The implication is that these prayers are by them tenderly cherished until, with the in-tercession of the. Spirit, they ascend in all their attractiveness to Him who heareth prayer.

You may have observed that the table of shew-bread was not seen in the heavenly sanctuary. Because Christ was typified by "the bread of the presence" and He, the "living bread which came down from heaven" (John 6:51), was daily their minister, attending unto their needs, the antityp-ical bread being present, there was no longer need of the type. The prophet was permitted to look beyond the inner veil into the second apartment, or holiest of all. Because the judgment was in progress, and hence the second apartment was open, he beheld "the ark of His testament" (Rev. 11 :18, 19), the sacred chest in which reposed the law of God, by which all men are judged.

A New Priesthood

Under the example and shadow of heavenly things (Heb. 8:5), Moses was enjoined to conse-crate the sons of Levi, setting them apart to the work of the priesthood; but under the service "of the true tabernacle" (Heb. 8:2) there arose an-other priest. (Heb. 7:11, 15.) Hebrews 5:10 says that He is the "called of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek," and Hebrews 6 :20 tells us that He is "made a high priest f or-ever after the order of Melchizedek." "It is evi-dent that our Lord sprang out of Judah; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priest-hood." Heb. 7:14. "If He were on earth, He should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law." Heb. 8:4.

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Concerning Him, Hebrews 7 :25, 26 says : "He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, sepa-rate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens." The expression, "separate from sin-ners," suggests that He "did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth." 1 Peter 2:22.

Concerning this high priest, we read : "So also Christ glorified not Himself to be made a high priest ; but He that said unto Him, Thou art My Son, today have I begotten Thee. As He saith also in another place, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Who in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and suppli-cations with strong crying and tears unto Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared; though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered; and being made perfect, He became the Author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him." Heb. 5 :5-9.

It was because of this that the apostle Paul could say with assurance : "We have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities ; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." Heb. 4:15. No won-der the apostle could add with assurance: "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in every time of need." Verse 16.

"For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us : nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; for then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world : but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself." Heb. 9 :24-26. With confidence could the apostle add : "We are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Heb. 10:10.

A Perfect High Priest

The veil was rent asunder when Christ died on the cross (Matt. 27 :51), because a more perfect way had been revealed. The Antitype of all the sacrificial offerings had appeared. He had been presented without spot and blameless. As the sacrificial offering for the priest and the entire nation was carried without the gate to be de-stroyed (Lev. 16:27) after its blood had been offered, so Christ offered His blood when He was crowned with a coronet of thorns in old Jerusa-lem; but He suffered death without the gate. We read : "We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto Him without the camp, bearing His reproach." Heb. 13 :10-13.

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The Levitical priesthood had ended ; that dis pensation of types and ceremonies had closed. That work was completed ; that priesthood had fulfilled its course. It was time for a new order, and Christ came in response to our need. "For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices : wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer." Heb. 8:3. "For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins." Heb. 5:1. "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your con-science from dead works to serve the living God ?" Heb. 9 :14. "For Christ is not entered into the holy, places made with hands, which are the figures of the true ; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us." Verse 24.

Since Christ was not of the Levitical priest-hood, it naturally follows that His service as priest could not begin until the service in the earthly tabernacle and temple had ended, for "the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing." Heb. 9 :8. It could not begin as long as the Le-

The Beauty of the Sabbath BY LOUISE C. KLEUSER

THERE'S beauty in Thy Sabbath, Lord, When men Thy word obey,

There's glory on the hills around Where lovely flow'rets play;

The quiet woods lift leafy arms, The brooks leap forth in praise.

To Him who made the pleasant earth, My heart its song will raise!

There's beauty in Thy Sabbath, Lord, When parents heed Thy law,

And make Thy day a pure delight, Impressed with holy awe ;

There's counsel kind and earnest prayer To lead the carefree youth

To love Thy hallowed day of rest, And take their stand for truth!

There's beauty in Thy Sabbath, Lord, When lisping babes will sing,

When teachers love Thy holy name, When children off'rings bring.

When in the tender days of youth Their hearts and hands they yield,

Thy Spirit then will point the way To far-off mission field.

There's beauty in Thy Sabbath, Lord, E'en in the vale of tears ;

Sweet hope to see through tomb so dark The rest through Eden's years!

There's beauty, 0, there's beauty, Lord, When in the transformed soul,

Creation's power is seen and felt— Thy Sabbath makes men whole !

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vitical priesthood remained. (Heb. 7:11-14.) Since, the earthly service began in the first apartment it naturally follows that the heavenly service would, also begin in the first apartment. A study of the fourth chapter of Revelation reveals the glory of the throne of God. The fifth verse indicates that that glory was revealed in the first apartment of the temple, for "out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices : and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God." Rev. 4 :5.

A Lamb Before the Throne of God

As the apostle John viewed the throne, there appeared not alone the glory of the Omnipotent One, but also that of "a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth." Rev. 5:6. And as we have already observed, he also beheld the altar of incense before which one ministered having a golden censer and much in-cense which he offered with the prayers of saints. (Rev. 8:3.)

As a prerequisite to the canceling of sins under the typical service, they must be acknowledged. Lev. 4 :24-26 ; Ps. 32:5. The same is true under the new priesthood, for "if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1 :9. The purpose of all the service in both sanctu-aries has been to purge from sin. Under the heavenly sanctuary service our "spiritual sacri-fices" become "acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 2:5. The "Lamb as it had been slain," represented to John in vision, was none other than "the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David." Rev. 5:5. He it was who appeared in majesty before the ancient prophet, Daniel, who beheld Him as "one like the Son of man" who "came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days [the Father], and they brought Him near before Him." Dan. 7:13. To Him there eventually will be given "dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve Him : His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." Dan. 7:14. But before He should enjoy this triumph, He must suffer as a lamb, slain from the foundation of the world, when in Him would be fulfilled the prophecy : "All flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob." Isa. 49 :26.

When His sacrifice was complete, He became our Saviour and our Redeemer. "Wherefore He saith, when He ascended up on high, He led cap-tivity captive, and gave gifts unto men." Eph. 4:8. With this company of redeemed ones, the record of whose redemption is found in Matthew 27:52, 53, Christ began the realization of the: answer to His prayer, "Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am ; that they may behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me : for Thou lovest Me before the foundation of the world." John 17:24..

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now. Truth is more precious than all besides. Not-withstanding the agencies combined against the truth, a large number take their stand upon the Lord's side."—"The Great Controversy," pp. 611, 612.

Concerning the experiences of the early church under the blessing of the "early rain," the mes-senger of God declares :

"These scenes are to be repeated, and with greater power."—"Christ's Object Lessons," p. 121.

And again :

"They claimed the endowment of power that Christ had promised. Then it was that the Holy Spirit was poured out, and thousands were converted in a day. So it may be now. . . . The outpouring of the Spirit in the days of the apostles was the 'former rain,' and glorious was the result, but the latter rain will be more abundant."—"Testimonies," Vol. VIII, p. 21.

"God has a church on earth who are lifting up the downtrodden law, and presenting to the world the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world. The church is the depositary of the wealth of the riches of the grace of Christ, and through the church eventually will be made manifest the final and full dis-play of the love of God to the world that is to be lightened with its glory."—"Testimonies to Ministers," p. 50.

Now and then we hear someone saying, "The work is rapidly closing up. It has already closed up in some countries." We have, however, no sympathy with this view of the situation. It is true that in many parts of the world today we cannot work freely, but this is not necessarily an indication that the work is finished in these countries. Rather, shall we not believe that, through the very world crisis of this present hour, God is preparing the way for that "larger work" that is to be done—that "final and full display" of the grace and love of God to the world.

We do not believe that we have yet witnessed the full development of this great message of truth in its onward flight to the nations. The swelling of Jordan must still be ahead of us. True, we have seen great advancement in the past. We delight in our record of growth. We rejoice that today we are in almost every country of earth and that the message is being given in more than eight hundred tongues.

But can we truthfully say that the earth has been lightened with its glory? Have we seen greater manifestations than the disciples saw under the early rain when "thousands were con-verted in a day"? Have we yet witnessed the final and full display of God's love and grace among the nations? We think not. We believe, however, that these experiences are just ahead of us. It is time just now for us quickly to organize all our forces for a larger work. We have been told that it would be in a time of terrible crisis, under the most discouraging, forbidding circumstances, that the church would have to arise and finish her task. That time is now. As darkness covers the earth, and gross darkness the people, the glory of God is to be shed forth upon the church and His truth is to shine forth into the world as a mighty floodlight, that all men everywhere may clearly see the contrast between good and evil and may be led to take a definite stand on the one side or the other.

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Organize for a Larger Work By W. H. BRANSON

Y EARS,ago, those to whom was committed the task of giving the advent message to the world were urged to organize for a,' great

work. "Time is short, and our forces must be organized to

do a larger work. Laborers are needed who compre-hend the greatness of the work, and who will engage in it, not for the wages they receive, but from a realiza-tion of the nearness of the end. The time demands greater efficiency and deeper consecration. 0, I am so full of this subject that I cry to God, 'Raise up and send forth messengers filled with a sense of their responsibility, messenger,s in whose hearts self-idola-try, which lies at the foundation of all sin, has been crucified.' "—"Testimonies," Vol. IX, p. 27.

The picture given us in the Scriptures of the closing scenes of this great message is indeed in- spiring. A great work is to be done. John the revelator symbolizes that work of the message by an angel coming down from heaven, "having great power," and declares that "the earth was light- ened with his glory." Regarding this, the mes-senger of the Lord has said :

"The angel who unites in the proclamation of the third angel's message, is to lighten the whole earth with his glory. A work of world-wide extent and un-wonted power is here foretold. The advent movement of 1840-44 was a glorious manifestation of the power of God; the first angel's message was carried to every missionary station in the world, and in some countries there was the greatest religious interest which had been witnessed, in any land since the Reformation of the sixteenth century; but these are to be exceeded by the mighty movement under the last warning of the third angel.

"The work will be similar to that of the day of Pentecost. . . . The great work of the gospel is not to close with less manifestation of the power of God than marked its opening. The prophecies which were fulfilled in the outpouring of the former rain at the opening of the gospel, are again to be fulfilled in the latter rain at its close. Here are 'the times of re-freshing' to which the apostle Peter looked forward when he said, 'Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and He shall send Jesus.'

"Servants of God, with their faces lighted up and shining with holy consecration, will hasten from place to place to proclaim the message from heaven. By thousands of voices, all over the earth, the warning will be given. Miracles will be wrought, the sick will be healed, and signs and wonders will follow the be-lievers. Satan also works with lying wonders, even bringing down fire from heaven in the sight of men. Thus the inhabitants of the earth will be brought to take their stand.

"The message will be carried not so much by argu-ment as by the deep conviction of the Spirit of God. The arguments have been presented. The seed has been sown, and now it will spring up and bear fruit. The publications distributed by missionary workers have exerted their influence, yet many whose minds were impressed have been prevented from fully com-prehending the truth or from yielding obedience. Now the rays of light penetrate everywhere, the truth is seen in its clearness, and the honest children of God sever the bands which have held them. Family con-nections, church relations, are powerless to stay them

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EDITORIAL

The Authority of the Church

THE church has not been left to drift aimlessly without a captain or a chart to guide it. Christ intended that there should be order and dis-

cipline in the church, and before He left the world He delegated certain authority to it. The mem-bers of the church were to speak with a united voice. No one individual was to set up his judg-ment above that of others.

To the disciples, who were to be the nucleus of this newly founded church, Christ said : "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Matt. 16:19. On another occasion Christ went into greater detail regarding the church and the discipline that must be administered in order to keep the church pure. Matt. 18 :15-20.

The Apostolic Church In a study of the Acts of the Apostles, one can

see an organized church gradually emerging. First, there was the gathering in of large numbers of believers who were baptized into the church. These met in the temple and in the homes of some of the members for prayer and worship, and for hearing the word of God. Acts 2 :41, 46, 47; 4:4, 23, 31; 5 :14. As the church grew in numbers, there was need for someone besides the apostles to care for the needs of the members. Seven men were then chosen to act as deacons. Acts 6. Later, Barnabas was sent forth by the church in Jerusalem to care for the interests that had de-veloped in Antioch through the scattering abroad of the Jerusalem believers. Acts 11 :22, 23. It was while here that Barnabas, who had first in-troduced Paul to the leaders at Jerusalem after his conversion, sought out Paul in his home at Tarsus and called him to the work. Acts 11 :25, 26. Later, Paul and Barnabas were separated and ordained in a formal way for the gospel min-istry, and were sent forth to carry the gospel to distant parts. Acts 13 :2, 3.

While on this first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas raised up one church after another. They did not leave them to drift alone, but con-firmed them in the faith, exhorted them to be steadfast, and ordained officers to help administer the church. Acts 14:22, 23. At the close of their itinerary they returned to Antioch, whence they were sent out, and, gathering the church together, rendered a report of the work which they had done. Acts 14:27.

One more experience gives us a well-nigh com-plete picture of the organized church and how it functioned in that day. A question of importance to the whole church had to be settled. Not even Paul and Barnabas took it upon themselves to set-tle the question, though it more directly concerned

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their work than the work of any others. The matter was first discussed in the district church at Antioch, and when they recognized that it was a larger question than they should settle, "they de-termined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question." Acts 15 :2.

First Church Council When they came to Jerusalem, "they were re-

ceived of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them." Verse 4. Following this gen-eral report of the situation to the whole church, we catch a glimpse of the council of the leading officers of the church regarding this question. Verse 6. Peter evidently was not the first one to speak, for he did not arise until after "there had been much disputing," and even then he did not get up to make a pronouncement, but merely con-tributed his testimony to the discussion. Verse 7.' Finally, Paul and Barnabas made a statement. Verse 12. Then James, who evidently was chair-man of the council, summed up the situation in a few words and suggested a solution to the problem which was accepted by the "whole church." Verses 13, 19, 20, 22.

Next we find that the resolution passed by the council was sent in the name of "the apostles and elders and brethren" (verse 23) , who were "as-sembled with one accord." Verse 25. A special delegation besides Paul and Barnabas, represent-ing the council, was sent to Antioch, verse 27, and they delivered the resolution to the church there in a formal way. Verse 30.

Here we have a model for the settling of all im-portant questions that have to do with the doc-trines or ,standards of the church. No one man, no matter how much he may be led of the Lord, is in a position to settle matters of this kind him-self. God has given to the church, and not to in-dividual members or ministers of the church, au-thority to direct the work of God in the earth.

Instruction From the Lord Concerning the authority of the ,church, the

Lord has given us much, instruction through the Spirit of prophecy. Of this we read :

"God has invested His church with special authority and power which no one can be justified in disregard-ing and despising; for in so doing'he despises the voice of God. It is not safe for you to trust to impressions and feelings."—"Testimonies," Vol. III, pp. 4/7, 418.

" 'But,' say you, 'should I follow the judgment of the brethren independent of my own feelings?' I answer,. The church is God's delegated authority upon earth."—Id., Vol. V, p. 107.

"The world's Redeemer has invested great power with His church. He states the rules to be applied in cases of trial with its members. After He has given

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explicit directions as to the course to be pursued, He says, 'Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatso-ever [in church discipline] ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.' Thus even the heavenly authority ratifies the discipline of the church in regard to its members, when the Bible rule has been followed.

"The word of God does not give license for one man to set up his judgment in opposition to the judgment of the church, neither is he allowed to urge his opinions against the opinions of the church. If there were no church discipline and government, the church would go to fragments; it could not hold together as a body." —Id., Vol. III, p. .428.

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the days when the mighty angel in heaven rebelled against the government of God, there have been those who have issued a challenge to authority and who have sought to disrupt that which has not been according to their liking. This situation will continue until the work of the church is done. And as in the disturbance in heaven there were those who sympathized with the rebellious one, so it will be today. So let us beware lest we be found on the side of those who may be fighting against God and the church, which, according to prophecy, God has called to do the final work of reformation in the earth. Only as we press to-gether can we fulfill God's purpose for us. F. L.

Our Health Message—No. 14

Adventist Healing Methods and Modern Science —Part II

NO feature of our distinctive health teach-ings has been stressed more in the writings of the Spirit of prophecy than that of the

relation of the mind to the body in the matter of health. This is perhaps best stated in the fol-lowing from "Ministry of Healing:"

"The relation that exists between the mind and the body is very intimate. When one is affected, the other sympathizes. The condition of the mind affects the health to a far greater degree than many realize. Many of the diseases from which men suffer are the result of mental depression. Grief, anxiety, discon-tent, remorse, guilt, distrust, all tend to break down the life forces, and to invite decay and death.

"Disease is sometimes produced, and is often greatly aggravated, by the imagination. Many are lifelong in-valids who might be well if they only thought so. Many imagine that every slight exposure will cause illness, and the evil effect is produced because it 'is expected. Many die from disease, the cause of which is wholly imaginary.

"Courage, hope, faith, sympathy, love, promote health and prolong life. A contented mind, a cheerful spirit, is health to the body and strength to the soul. `A merry [rejoicing] heart doeth good like a medicine.'

"In the treatment of the sick, the effect of mental influence should not be overlooked. Rightly used, this influence affords one of the most effective agencies for combating disease."—Page 241.

Again, we read in the book "Education" this further inspired statement concerning the rela-tion of mind to body:

"The influence of the mind on the body, as well as of the body on the mind, should be emphasized. The electric power of the brain, promoted by mental ac-tivity, vitalizes the whole system, and is thus an in-valuable aid in resisting disease. This should be made plain. The power of the will and the importance of self-control, both in the preservation and in the recovery of health, the depressing and even ruinous effect of anger, discontent, selfishness, or impurity, and, on the other hand, the marvelous life-giving power to be founkl in cheerfulness, unselfishness, gratitude, should also be shown."—Page 197.

Views Set Forth in 1864 The essence of the foregoing statements is

found in Mrs. White's works as far back as 1864, when she wrote : "There is a class of invalids who have no real located disease. But as they believe they are dangerously diseased, they are in reality

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invalids. The mind is diseased, and many die who might recover of disease, which exists alone in the imagination. . . . The power of the will is a mighty soother of the nerves, and can resist much disease, simply by not yielding to ailments, and settling down into a state of inactivity. Those who have but little force, and natural energy, need to con-stantly guard themselves, lest their minds become diseased, and they give up to supposed disease, when none really exists."—"Spiritual Gifts," Vol. IV, pp. 145, 146.

It was natural that we as a people who believe that man is one whole—not a soul imprisoned in the shell of a body, as popular theology taught—should also believe that there is a close relation-ship between body, mind, and spirit in health and disease. We would logically expect one to react upon the other, because they are parts of one whole and are all required in order to make that pulsating, thinking _ entity called man. God breathed into man's nostrils the breath of life, and thus man became a living soul.

A New Therapy in Medicine But this idea of a close relationship, though

emphasized for many years in the writings of Mrs. White, and featured in our sanitariums, has only recently begun to take a prominent place in modern medicine. In the last few years doctors have begun to speak of mental therapy for the cure of the sick, even as a little while before that they began to speak of physical therapy as a heal-ing procedure. As recently as 1923 a small group of doctors and clergymen, of the New York Acad-emy of Medicine and the Federal Council of Churches, met to explore the relation of religion to medicine in the healing of the sick. The meeting proved so fruitful that further discussions were had, and in 1927 there was created a joint com-mittee on Religion and Health, representing the Academy-of Medicine and the Federal Council.

This joint committee carried on its study and investigation for several years, bringing out at times various reports, and holding as its most basic rule in exploring this field, "the essential

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oneness of a human individual."—"History of the Committee on Religion and Medicine," p. 6. The committee also gave "careful consideration . . . to a project for helping to establish a rest home to be maintained by church groups under super-vision of physicians, to which people who were tired in body, mind, and spirit, could go for the physical re-creation, mental re-education and spiritual regeneration needed to prevent a seri-ous nervous breakdown."—Id., p. 7. Sounds strangely like a plan for an Adventist sanitarium ! The report explains that "this project had the heartiest approval of the joint committee, and it was with great regret that lack of funds necessi-tated putting off its fulfillment."—/bid.

This unique committee brought its work to a close in 1936, having either directly produced, or definitely sponsored, an impressive list of care-fully prepared reports on the relation of religion to medicine, the relation of the emotions to bodily health, and accounts of "religious healing" in various countries. The immediate outgrowth of this was the appointment of a permanent com-mittee by the New York Academy of Medicine on Emotions and Health, and the creation of a Com-mittee on Religion and Health, by the Federal Council of Churches. Regarding the latter, the Federal Council Bulletin said: "The creation of the committee is the outgrowth of an increasing recognition of the contribution which vital re-ligious faith makes to the maintenance of bodily and mental health."—November, 1937.

About two years later the Federal Council's committee held a meeting at which certain promi-nent physicians spoke. Dr. G. Canby Robinson of Johns Hopkins declared that "we must never forget that we are dealing with mind and spirit as well as body."—Id., December, 1939. Dr. Earl D. Bond, of the University of Pennsylvania, said : "There is no integration which compares with that which comes from religious faith or a re-ligious goal; for this unifies and focuses all the elements of the divided self."—Ibid.

One of the very practical developments of this committee work by the Federal Council has been the fostering of special courses for theological students in the broad field of mental health in re-lation to religion. Included in these courses is actual case study in hospitals.

The Doctor and Religion In an address delivered at the dedication of the

Syracuse University College of Medicine building in 1937, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, declared : "The doctor of the future cannot play his part unless he understands all phases of the life of the human being. . . . The understanding of personality is as vital as the knowledge of the various systems of the human body and of the ailments to which they are sub-ject. . . . Individually and in the mass we lack anchorage. This has given us a sense of in-security, increased our difficulties in the domain of the mind, and helped to fill our psychiatric in-stitutions."—Science, March 4, 1938.

Another address delivered at this dedicatory service was by Dr. Henry A. Christian of Harvard

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Medical School. He thus described ,a doctor's needs : "He will need the support of a true re- ligion. A simple faith in God and His ways should emanate from all true physicians. If he believes not, this will not be possible. The be-lieving physician often can bring into perfection a cure not otherwise attainable. There is no place in the profession of medicine for the agnostic, the atheist. Man needs a religion, and particularly when he is sick. Religion is not a matter of form, but of simple faith. With it physician and patient meet the trials of life and ill-health with chin up and a winning smile."—Ibid.

"The Christian Movement for Health" Under this title, E. Stanley Jones, widely

known minister and missionary, writes briefly in the Christian Advocate concerning an important meeting held on December 30, 1940:

"Can the scientific movement for health and the Christian movement for health (averring that wrong attitudes induce diseases, not only in a functional sense, but in a structural sense as well) be brought together? If so, what definite steps can be taken?

"Should the two movements jointly undertake a demonstration center, a center where the best in both movements would be applied in a harmonious blend?

"These were questions faced by some twenty persons who came together, December 30 [1940], at Clifton Springs, New York. They were medical men, psychia-trists, clergymen, and laymen.

"The morning period was devoted to discussion of the first question, and after a thorough canvassing of the whole matter it was unanimously decided that the two movements must come together, for the situation demands it. Concerning the second question, it was decided that Clifton Springs Sanitarium provides an ideal situation for just such an experiment. Its back-ground and history, its present spirit, its physical plant and location, fit in admirably with just such a purpose. Here it seemed possible to bring together the best in medicine and in religion and have them function in a vital Christian atmosphere and spirit.

"The distinctive outlook and purpose would be that the institution would not deal with the person piece-meal, handing the body over to the doctor,the mind to the psychiatrist, and the soul to the minister; but in a group teamwork would deal with the total personality, treating the whole man and his environment in order to produce a healthy, harmonious, effective person. The finest in medicine and the finest in religion would converge; we would have something unique and some-thing very necessary in these times."—January 23, 1941.

We might continue at length with quotations from eminent men stressing the relation of mind and body, and the relation of both to religion. This sense of relationship has been acquired in quite recent years. In the last decade there has come from the press a great array of works deal-ing with this broad subject. A relatively new branch of medicine, psychiatry, provides the scientific, medical setting in which mental therapy is applied to the sick.

But for almost eighty years, as a part of their distinctive and expanding program of healthful living, Seventh-day Adventists have been stress- ing the importance of mental hygiene and mental therapy, even though those terms were unknown in the medical world when we began our work. Modern science today confirms our teaching on this as on the other features of our health mes- sage. F. D. N.

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A Prophetic Delineation Fulfilled

wHEN canon of Westminster, London, Christopher Wadsworth preached a ser-mon in the Abbey on, "Is the Pope of

Rome the Man of Sin ?" One cannot imagine a sermon in Westminster

Abbey on such a subject today. The fashion is changed. No voice like Christopher Wadsworth's is lifted up in any conspicuous place in the Church of England. In the days of 1851 he stood in that pulpit and took as a text, 2 Thessalonians 2 :3-8.

Commenting on the phrase, "So that he as God sitteth in the temple of God," he said :

"For many hundred years to this day the Roman pontiffs have literally fulfilled the proph-ecy of St. Paul. When Cornelius, the centurion, fell down at Peter's feet, and worshiped him, St. Peter forbade him, saying, 'Stand up ; I myself also am a man.' But the self-called successors of St. Peter 'sit in the temple of God as gods.' For many centuries each of them at his inauguration has taken his seat in God's church, upon God's altar, and so sitting has been adored by men fall-ing down before him and kissing his feet."

The preacher appealed to the people to look at the delineation of the prophecy and confess that inspiration only could have foretold this de-velopment.

"Its fulfillment is one of the most striking proofs of the truth of Christianity. No one whose eyes were not illuminated by light from heaven could have foreseen what St. Paul has predicted in this chapter. And in the accomplishment of his prediction we see an irrefragable proof that the apostle was inspired by the Holy Ghost, and that the doctrine preached by him is not the word of man, but of God.

"Therefore, let us be sure that the remaining portion of this prophecy will one day be fulfilled also. Sooner or later the Lord shall consume that wicked one with the breath of His mouth, and shall destroy him with the brightness of His com-ing."

Thus expositors of Bible prophecy were bold in those days to emphasize the second coming of Christ as the one hope in the battle against error.

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Our Personal Relationship to Christ (Continued from page 2)

ciety is perhaps a greater challenge, because it comes with greater temptation, and the challenge is this: for us to prove true to Christ and to His cause wherever we may be. If living apart from others; we must prove true in our solitude and loneliness; but if we are surrounded by a multi-tude, associating with those who know not God, then the challenge is even greater for us to prove true under such circumstances.

Unfortunately, there are many men and women today, some members of our own church, old as well as young, who seem unable to stand alone in their Christian integrity. They assimilate that

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with which they come in contact. If they are under godly influence, their lives are examples of the right. If, however, they are under untoward circumstances, they yield to temptation.

Reuben was Jacob's first-born son. He should have been his strong staff, upon which his father could have leaned in his old age. He should have been an example in truth and godliness to his younger brothers and sisters. But he lacked the quality of stability. In the admonitions which Jacob gave to his sons as he was about to pass away, he declared of Reuben :

"Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power : unstable as water, thou shalt not excel." Gen. 49 :3, 4.

One quality of water is particularly marked. It takes on the form and shape of everything with which it comes in contact. This was the character of Reuben. He followed his own evil inclinations. He accepted the suggestions of the enemy of all righteousness instead of the promptings of the Spirit of God. He brought disgrace to his father's household.

The challenge of the unwarned millions in the world today, the challenge of giving this message to those who know it not, the challenge of taking up the burdens which those who have grown gray in service are laying down, the challenge to prove true to Christ and His work in this evil generation, is the challenge that comes to the young men and young women of this church today. Will they accept this holy trust? Will they square their shoulders to bear the burdens? Will they reso-lutely set their faces as flint toward Zion, re-solved that under God they will be true to the advent message, tliat they will stay by it in the hour of persecution, stay by it until the work is finished and Christ comes to gather His chil-dren home?

Mrs. E. G. White, in the Youth's Iustructor of July 10, 1902, expresses this challenge in these words :

"As the faithful, toilworn standard-bearers are offering up their lives for the truth's sake, who among the youth will come forward to take their place? Will our young men accept the holy trust at the hand of their fathers? Are they now preparing to fill the vacancies made by the death of the faithful? Will they heed God's call to service?"

We feel confident that the youth of this denomi-nation will meet this challenge. We have seen many of them in the crucible, in the testing process at home and in foreign fields, and they are proving loyal to Christ and to His cause. And we believe that this spirit will possess a great multitude of our youth until the work is accom-plished and the Master will come to say to them, "Well done."

In this service is the great and chief pleasure of the Christian. How greatly it surpasses the pleasures the world has to give only he who has experienced it can ever know. It is the "love, joy, peace" imparted by Christ's indwelling Spirit to His faithful, consecrated children. May God grant that we who read these words may share this blessed experience.

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Dedication of Montevideo Church By E. D. DICK

SABBATH, December 14, was a high day for our believers in Uruguay, for it was then that their beautiful new church building in

Montevideo, the capital city, was dedicated. This new building, which is in a quiet, though promi-nent, part of the city, is well situated, and is accessible to the important bus and streetcar, lines of the city.

Not only is the church well located, but it has been carefully planned to meet the varied demands of a church in this center. The well-lighted audi-torium has a seating capacity of approximately four hundred, and is dignified and appropriately furnished. Just to the rear of the platform are sliding doors which, when opened, allow the beau-tiful stained-glass window just behind the bap-tismal font to be seen. In the basement are large rooms for the children's Sabbath school and young people's meetings, besides a culinary department to care for workers who are called in for workers' meetings. In the enlarged tower in the front of the building are living quarters for a worker, and on the third floor are the con-ference office and the Book and Bible House depository. An elevator serves these two floors. The entire building, including the lot, represents an investment of approximately $22,500, the cost of the lot being just over $4,000. Those who have been responsible for the planning and construc-tion of this church are to be highly complimented on the completion of such an appropriate and spacious building at such a moderate figure.

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The completion and dedication of the church was the climax of years of earnest effort on the part of our people in Uruguay. The work in Uruguay dates back to 1895, when Pastor Jean Vuilleumier came to Uruguay from Switzerland, as one of the pioneer missionaries. After two years of labor a group of twenty believers was raised up. Later associated with the work were the Hammerlys, Sisters Kerr and Brockman, F. L. Perry, J. T. Thompson, A. R. Sherman, C. E. Krieghoff, N. Soto, and C. S. Weber. It was under the leadership of Brethren Soto and Weber that the desire to have a suitable place of worship took shape and the raising of funds began. All en-tered into the plan with enthusiasm, one member donating her coat, another giving her savings which she had laid aside for repairing her teeth. It was this spirit of sacrifice which brought forth this beautiful church.

In 1934, Pastor P. M. Brouchy took up the work in Montevideo. At that time the church member-ship stood at 112. As they promoted the church-building plans they also carried on active evan-gelism, so that with the completion of the church the membership stood at 270. With the enlarged membership it was necessary to enlarge and re-vise the church plans. The spirit of the member-ship was revealed in that with the plans for an enlarged church one of the members gave 5,500 Uruguayan pesos, a truly substantial gift. Solici-tation of funds was not confined to the member-ship of Montevideo, but members from interior churches likewise gave to establish a representa-tive church in the capital city. Besides this sub-stantial gifts were provided by the General Con-ference, the South American Division, the Austral Union, and the Argentine publishing house. A part of the Harvest Ingathering funds for the union was also dedicated to this church building.

The Dorcas Society of the church and groups of other sisters and girls, and even children, worked in behalf of the church fund, some making gar-ments, others selling our magazines ; all seemingly were delighted to have a part. The occasion of the dedication was therefore a high day for our members, particularly in Uruguay. Appropriate services were held. In the morning a service of dedication was conducted. This was attended largely by our people, and all took part in a per-sonal reconsecration. It was a good meeting.

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ventists. Our own people stood around the out-side and down the aisles. Many prominent people of the city attended, including the British am-bassador to Uruguay. A special program was prepared, and appropriate music was rendered by two choirs. The entire service was broadcast.

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We rejoice with our people in Uruguay in their raising such an appropriate church home in their capital city, and believe that this will be a step-pingstone to a larger work in this "Gem State" of the South American continent. May the work continue to advance in this center.

Faithful Unto Death By J. M. STEEVES

A MOHAMMEDAN landowner placed his son in one of our schools, little thinking that the Christian influence of the institu-

tion would ever affect him. Many months went by, with no visible signs in the young man's at-titude which would indicate any sympathy for Christianity, except that he was courteous, and was very cooperative in adhering to the regula-tions of the school. Christian men of the institu-tion made it a point to work for him, and many an earnest prayer was offered that God would use the influence of missionary workers and the drawing power of His Spirit to bring this youth to a right decision.

One morning during the chapel service this young man stood up in the rear of the assembly hall and made known his desire to say a word. He then came forward. After considerable si-lence, with breaking voice and with tears in his eyes, he told his fellow students that the influence of this Christian school had not been in vain, and that he had decided not to wait a moment longer to take his stand for Christ. After the service was over, a deeply impressed group of students passed to their classes. He had referred to the fact in his testimony that tribulation would be his, and all acquainted with the situation knew that he spoke the truth only too correctly.

The annual feast of Id was to be celebrated on the following Friday. This is always a high day in the experience of the faithful followers of the "Prophet," and a day when religious fervor runs very high. A month of fasting is to be broken on that day, which is heralded by the appearance of the new moon. With great acclaim and feasting and rejoicing, millions of Mohammedans celebrate this festive occasion.

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twice blessed, for not only is it the holy Friday, but this year the day happens to coincide with the day of the new moon, and the fast is to be broken. We shall, therefore, go to the mosque for a special season of prayer."

The newly converted boy tried in a cautious manner to suggest that he was not in a position to attend prayers that day; but his father's inquisi-tive nature very rapidly ferreted out the reason why he did not intend to participate in this most holy ordinance. After cajolement and persuasion brought forth no desirable results, the fury of the father broke forth, and with cursings and threat-enings he took the boy into the house and prom-ised to beat him nigh unto death if he would not forget his foolish Christian ideas.

When the boy refused, the threat was carried out, and he was unmercifully beaten. For days thereafter he was locked in a dark room, with very little upon which to subsist, and only by the words of friends were we finally notified of the plight of this young man. We had been told that he was ill and had been sent to relatives to recuperate. But each time we were given such a reply, we were quite well aware of the truth. In an effort to break his decision he was sent to a different province, but the young man's faith held firm. No amount of investigation on our part revealed any-thing of his whereabouts.

About a year later, one day a young doctor of my acquaintance came into my office. He said, "Sir, can you spare an hour or two to come with me to the hospital ? A young man whom I have been treating for the last few weeks has today for a few brief moments regained consciousness after days of delirium. During his sane moments he continually begs me to go and find you and to have you come to see him." And when he told me his name, I recognized at once to whom he referred.

Making my way rapidly to the hospital, I found the young man in an emaciated condition, suffer-ing terribly from a loathsome disease which had come upon him partially as a result of his ill-treatment. How happy I was to hear from his lips again the determination which he held firmly in his heart to remain faithful even unto the last. For a time it seemed that he would be the con-queror over the ailment which had stricken him down, but at last he was called upon to lay down his life—but he was faithful unto death.

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rentfro and Daughters, Who on March 18 Sailed From Miami for Cuba, Where Mr. Rentfro Will Act as Secre-tary-Treasurer of the Newly Organized East Cuba Conference, With Headquarters at Camaguey. Since 1936 Mr. Rentfro Has Been Con-nected With the General Conference Office Staff, in Takoma Park, D. C., as Accountant. Previously He Served in Mission Work in

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BY THE FAMILY FIRESIDE Let's Plant a Garden—No. 4

When April's Sun Smiles By FLOYD

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N the middle and southern parts of our country it is now time to plant another group of seeds, and in all but the extreme north it will be time

to plant these seeds within three or four weeks. We cannot plant all our vegetables at the same

time, and there is a definite order in which they should be planted if we expect to be successful gardeners. Should we plant beans, for instance, before the time to plant onion seed, or even when we plant onions, we would be wasting both our seed and our labor. The beans would not come

up. Instead, be-cause of the cold damp soil, they would rot.

Just so, when we are planting seeds of truth in the hearts of our neighbors, there are some truths that should be planted first, be-cause they will grow even in ground that has not been warmed

by the Spirit of God. And as we must wait until the sun has warmed the soil before we plant our corn, beans, and tomatoes, so we must wait until the heart of the learner has been refreshed and warned by such truths as the love of God and the plan of salvation before we present truths which are unpopular and to accept which requires a sac-rifice. In fact, health principles and the truths just mentioned are the lettuce and radishes of the spiritual garden.

Beans of all kinds, and especially string beans of the bush varieties, should be planted so that they will come up just after the frost-free date for your community. In recent years much work has been done in improving both green-podded and yellow-podded, or wax, string beans. Having grown practically all varieties of these that have been on the market for the last forty years, I do not hesitate to say that the new varieties put on the market in the last eight or ten years are a decided improvement in every way; so plant these new varieties.

Plant string beans one or two in a hill six or eight inches apart in the row, in rows thirty inches apart. Do not cover them more than an inch deep, lest they "pull their heads off" trying to come up. This is especially important if the ground is stiff and inclined to bake.

Plant bush Lima beans at this time, also, and

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in the same way. We recommend Baby Fordhood and McCrea's bush Limas as the two best varieties to grow, except in those regions in which the large Limas are known to do well. These two varieties grow and make a crop anywhere and cannot be excelled for quality.

We are well aware that many people plant beans at least twice as thick in the rows as we suggest, but we doubt that they get either as large a crop or as good quality by doing so.

We can now plant corn, summer squash, cu-cumbers, okra, melons, and, in fact, almost any of our other vegetables. We want to say a word in favor of okra. It is one of the most popular of all vegetables in the South, if not the most popular, but for some reason it is almost unknown in much of the North. Yet it is one of the most productive and wholesome of vegetables. The plant grows five or six feet tall and branches out about the same distance. It produces flowers as large and as beautiful as hollyhocks. These are followed by tender pods, which should be picked and eaten when they are not more than two and a half to four inches long. Like celery, okra has a flavor all its own, and many people do not especially like it when they first taste it, but most people soon learn to be very fond of it. It is a very nutritious and wholesome vegetable, and bears until killed by frost.

Some vegetables, such as tomatoes, eggplants, and sweet peppers, are too delicate to sow in the open before all danger of frost is over; yet they mature slowly, and we usually want them before they would mature if sown in the garden after the weather is warm. So we usually sow these seeds in a box set in a warm sunny window, in a hotbed, or in a cold frame, and set the plants in the open ground after all danger of frost is past.

Eggplant and pepper seeds germinate slowly. It may take three weeks or more for these seeds to come up. Also, the young plants grow very slowly. These seeds should therefore be sown at least sixty days before the time to set them out. For this reason we recommend that gardeners who plan to have only a few of these plants in their gardens buy them when they are ready to set them out from someone who makes a business of growing them.

Where we can do so, it usually pays to sow our tomato seeds very thinly in good, loose, rich soil, and transplant the plants into pots as soon as they are large enough. A heavy yield of tomatoes is dependent in part on keeping the plants growing right along from the time the seeds germinate until the fruit is ripe. This is not hard to do, and

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RUTH CONARD Heritage of the Pioneers

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This is a true story of pioneer days. In 1852, when Clara Clark was only about a year old, she, with her twin brother, Clarence, and older brothers and sisters, had been brought across the plains in a covered-wagon caravan. Settled in the Oregon Country, the family went through many hardships incident to pioneer life. After finishing the district school, Clara taught for several years, and then was married to George, who had also crossed the plains in 1852 in a caravan headed for California. They took a homestead on Vancouver Lake, a few miles from Vancouver, Washington. Four children were born into the family. On one of his annual visits to his twin sister, Clarence Clark told of meetings in the Eureka schoolhouse, close to Clara's childhood home in Brush Prairie, which had been held by two men who taught that the seventh day is the Sabbath. Clarence had become convinced that they were right.

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N the week that he was at Vancouver Lake, Clarence Clark did not fully convince his sister and his brother-in-law that the seventh day is

the Sabbath, but he did start a train of thought which set Clara and George to studying the Bible as they had never studied it before. And when he returned to Brush Prairie, he arranged for the men who had been holding meetings in the Eureka schoolhouse to come down and spend a few days on the Lake.

That was how it came about that the young minister, Elder C. L. Boyd, and his helper, Volney Lucas, visited the hospitable little home early the next spring. Father George was busy with his planting, and Mother Clara's duties kept her hurrying about from crack of dawn until the last sleepy child had sought repose on the straw ticks in the bedroom upstairs.

But there were the evenings. During the short time the visitors were there, they not only ex-plained the reasons for seventh-day Sabbath ob-servance, but also interpreted the latter part of the name, Seventh-day Adventists, by which they called themselves. They opened up the whole great subject of Bible prophecy's pointing to the soon coming of Christ to this earth again to set up His everlasting kingdom. Then there were other doctrinal points—tithing, the sanctuary, temperance—oh, there was so much to cover. The candles burned late each night in the little house while the preachers were there.

And when they went away, they left a deep interest, a thirst for a still greater knowledge of the word of God which could find appeasement only in continued diligent study during the days that followed. 'Mother Clara propped the Bible up on the kitchen table and caught a verse now and then as she went about her housework. She realized that she had never before really tapped this great reservoir of wisdom and blessing and comfort. Her father, even with his knowledge of Scripture, attained during long years as a Baptist exhorter, had not brought out the truths which these Seventh-day Adventists found in the Scrip-

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tures. Those thousand Bible verses she had learned when she was a girl were now filled with new and precious meaning to her.

Each evening the chores were hurried through, and then husband and wife sat down beside the living-room table to study the Bible together. Even the children were interested, and would sit quietly by the fireplace, listening to father and mother discuss subjects which, though beyond their comprehension, still intrigued them.

The books of Daniel and the Revelation were the favorite study, and George and Clara literally wore out the pages in their old, stiff-covered Bible which contained these prophetic passages.

Early summer brought another visit from Clarence.

"Which day do you think is the Sabbath now, Clara ?" he greeted his sister.

"We've about decided that the Adventists are right, Clarence." Clara's usually twinkling eyes were sober. "It does seem strange how different everything in the Bible looks from the way it looked a few months ago. The whole thing has worried us a great deal since we have been study-ing, and I'm afraid if we are ever going to have any peace of mind we'll have to accept the Ad-ventist religion, though it is very different from what we have always believed."

"The Bible says, you know, 'Great peace have they which love Thy law : and nothing shall of-fend them.' I guess that means the whole law, Clara—even the seventh-day Sabbath. I'll admit that I've had no peace day or night since I first heard this Sabbath truth. Real comfort of mind will never come, I believe, until we accept it, and when we do accept it, then we can claim the 'great peace' which the Lord has promised."

Often in the weeks that followed Clara thought of the "great peace" which Clarence had men-tioned. She was thinking about it, standing one afternoon on the front porch, looking out over the lake, its blue water reflecting the soft, billowy clouds overhead. Why could not her heart feel the same peace which pervaded the quiet scene?

Clara turned at a step behind her to meet the eyes of her husband.

"Clarie"—he always pronounced her name that way—"I haven't seemed to have any peace of mind since those Adventists were here studying with us. They have me pretty well convinced that their doctrines are straight. And now I don't know of anything to do' but try to live the way they say is right. You know what they told us

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about our bodies being the temples of God ?" Clara nodded. She had thought of that, too. "I haven't drunk any liquor since they were

here. Someway, I haven't wanted to. But to-bacco—" He paused and gazed for a long minute out over the lake. "I've chewed tobacco ever since I was ten years old. That's forty-five years now. Many's the time I've slept through the night with a chew of tobacco in my mouth. Whenever I even think about giving it up, I become weak. It seems to me that I could stop eating easier than I could stop chewing tobacco. But I know that I just must get the victory over it. Do you suppose, Clarie, that you and the children can put up with me while I stop using tobacco? I don't know how long it will take, or how I'll act, but by the help of God I'm going to quit."

Clara put her hand on her husband's arm, and looked up into his face. "George, we will do any-thing. We will put up with anything. We will help you in every way we can. And God will help you, too."

For three long weeks Father George was more like a dead man much of the time than a living being. He would sit for hours in a sort of stupor, or wander around, hardly knowing where he went. At times he would brighten up and seem to take hold of himself. Then the terrible craving for the filthy weed would come back. The chil-dren, running around the yard and into the barn, would sometimes see him at the far end of the hay shed, on his knees, and they would hear his pleading voice, raised in prayer, beseeching God to give him strength to overcome the tobacco habit. He fought the battle like the brave soldier that he was, and came out victorious. He was to live for twenty-five years after this, but never was the noxious weed to pass his lips again, even though some of his old friends and associates tried again and again to induce him to indulge—just once more.

Friday, the third of September, of the year 1886 was a busy day at the home on the lake. There was cleaning, baking, cooking. Mother Clara marshaled her band of children to the task of preparing for a very special event. Tomorrow, September 4, was to be a birthday—the first birthday of the new life of the family as Seventh-day Adventists.

As the sunset hour neared, Father George and Mother Clara, with the four children, scrubbed and combed and dressed in clean clothes, gathered on the front porch to watch the evening usher in their first Sabbath day.

Silence for a while, except for the subdued hum of the crickets in the woods near by, and the soft twitter of the birds' evensong. Silence and peace. Peace—that was it, Mother Clara thought as she gazed around the circle of the family—peace which passeth all understanding. And as the sun dipped behind the western horizon, she quoted softly, "Great peace have they which love Thy law : and nothing shall offend them."

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THE nature of the seed sown determines the nature of the crop grown.—A. P. Ferrell.

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yet as they are usually handled their growth is checked when they are transplanted. And once this has been done no aftercare will enable them to bear so many tomatoes or fruit of as fine quality as they would otherwise have produced.

To transplant properly, cut out a ball of earth around the roots of each tomato plant, being care-ful not to shake this dirt off or mash it enough to injure the roots. Do not set the plants in the garden until the ground is warm and the weather is settled.

The seeds we sowed a month ago—or perhaps we sowed them only two or three weeks ago—should now be up or coming up, and they need our most tender care. Weeds are almost sure to have come up too, and they must be destroyed while they are still small. Also, the tender young plants need to have the soil loosened up, so that air will be admitted to their roots.

All this requires the most careful attention we shall ever learn to give our garden. While care-ful cultivation will be needed all summer, the plants will soon be large enough and well enough established so that they will not be easily up-rooted. We might plant our garden in good, clean soil, but if we never did anything else, we would get only an occasional onion or a radish. But how few they would be, and of what inferior quality when compared with what we would have had from the same seed sowing had we done proper cultivating.

Here again we have a parallel with the garden of the heart. Just as we must do careful hand-work when the seeds we have planted are coming up and until the seedlings become established, so those who sow the gospel seed must not look for a crop if all they do is sow from the pulpit or by means of the Bible study. Frequent and con-tinued personal cultivation is necessary.

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"Thus the message of the third angel will be pro-claimed. As the time comes for it to be given with greatest power, the Lord will work through humble in-struments, leading the minds of those who consecrate themselves to His service. The laborers will be quali-fied rather by the unction of His Spirit than by the training of literary institutions. Men of faith and prayer will be constrained to go forth with holy zeal, declaring the words which God gives them. The sins of Babylon will be laid open. The fearful results of en-forcing the observances of the church by civil au-thority, the inroads of Spiritualism, the stealthy but rapid progress of the papal power,—all will be un-masked. By these solemn warnings the people will be stirred. Thousands upon thousands will listen who have never heard words like these."—"The Great Con-troversy," p. 606.

Shall we not immediately organize, in every field, for this greater work, and shall we not urge every member of our churches to spring into ac- tion in a last mighty effort to reach the lost and dying with this message of truth?

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God Answers Prayer

ON registration day, just after the United States entered the last World War, I was at-

tending the San Luis Valley Acad- emy, at Jaroso, Colorado. My home was in Woods County, Oklahoma. At the Enid camp meeting I had met a man from Jaroso who was endeavoring to get students to go out there to school, and he inter-ested me in going. At that same camp meeting I had also met a schoolteacher, who later became my wife.

As I was registered in Colorado, I had to go when Colorado was send-ing its quota. When I left Alva, Oklahoma, bound for Camp Travis, there was only one other prospec-tive soldier in our group. Two weeks after we arrived at camp he was sent to France. The ship he was on went down at sea.

I did some earnest praying about going into the Army. I wrote a letter to President Wilson about my conscientious objections, and re-ceived a reply from the Secretary of War, telling me to report for duty when I was called, and pro-vision would be made for all con-scientious objectors at the camp. I took this letter with me when I went to camp and showed it to the sergeant who was classifying the recruits.

He read it, and said, "Hold on here. This man goes down to Com-pany 60." So I was sent down to a company in the depot brigade, where there were a number of other boys who were also classified as conscientious objectors.

I had been praying all along that the Lord would be with me and help me over the hard places, and He certainly did. About half of the boys in our detachment refused to do any work of any kind what-soever in the Army. When I was called up, they asked me what I was willing to do, and I told them that I was willing to do almost anything I could, but that I did not want to bear arms or work on the Sabbath. This seemed to please them very much, and they gave me orderly work and Sabbaths off. I did not have any trouble getting a pass to go to San Antonio to Sabbath school.

My first sergeant was very cor-dial to me, and so was my company commander. The first sergeant told me that his mother used to be a Seventh-day Adventist, and that his brother was a Seventh-day Advent-ist minister,

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ter corps, the engineers' corps, and the medical corps. I chose the med-ical corps, and I was transferred to the base hospital.

At the base hospital we had only one afternoon a week off. I was able to get Sabbath afternoons off, and then I exchanged work with one of the boys who was on the night shift. I worked for him un-til midnight Sunday nights, and he worked in my place on Sabbath forenoons. This gave me the whole Sabbath day off, which made it pos-sible for me to attend Sabbath serv-ices, and I certainly enjoyed this. It seemed like a little bit of heaven to me, as I had been an isolated Ad-ventist practically all my life, the fourteen months in Camp Travis and the nine months I attended the academy at Jaroso being the excep-tions.

Some of the boys at the hospital had a little trouble getting off on Sabbaths. I saw a memorandum on the bulletin board that stated that they were entitled to Sabbaths off ; so I made a penciled copy of it. Going over to the officers' ward, where I had access to a type-writer, I made several copies of the memorandum and distributed them among the Adventist boys there, and the charm worked.

I could feel the hand of God with me when I was in the Army, and I certainly enjoyed my experience. The Lord is able to deliver us whether we are in the Army or any-where else, if we only trust Him and keep all His commandments.

I know that the time is near when we are going to need the protecting power of God more than ever be- fore. LOUIE A. GLEYCE.

Reward of Diligence

I ENLISTED in the United States Navy in the winter of 1917 at Nashville, Tennessee, and was

sent to Norfolk, Virginia, for train-ing. About the first thing I did was to try to establish the fact that I was a Seventh-day Adventist and would like to have Sabbath privi-leges.

The first few days were so full of changes that it was hard to an-ticipate my next stop. Therefore, I found myself constantly wonder-ing what to do about arranging my Sabbaths. Finally I was trans-ferred to permanent quarters on Friday. I could not find my officer in charge, so began to prepare for Sabbath.

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go to work or go back into the bar-racks. And I was told that if I went back, I would be punished.

I went back into the barracks and stayed until sundown. After that I found the officer and told him I was ready to make up for the privilege I had had, or would accept the pun-ishment he had threatened. He was surprised and wanted to know why I was volunteering to make up work, suggesting that if I was will-ing to work, I should have gone out during the day. That gave me the opportunity to explain that I had joined the Navy to work and serve the best I could, and that I really meant to work all I could except on Sabbath, and even then there were certain things, such as keeping my-self and my quarters clean, that I intended to do. I made it clear that a principle was involved and not simply personal dislike for work.

The officer became a little more friendly and talked about how he had no use for religion, and disliked to admit that religion and military operations could be associated, but said he would have to carry out his threat of punishment, since it had been made in public. I agreed that it would be necessary to maintain discipline, and by agreeing with him further surprised him.

He asked when I would be on duty next according to the schedule kept on the blackboard in the bar-racks. I told him that it would be "watch" duty from 12 to 4 A.M., and volunteered to take the whole night, to relieve the fellows who had worked during the day.

He told me then to mind my own business, and that he would assign the punishment without my help. (This all took place in his office at the front of the barracks.) He rose, telling me to remain there, went into the barracks, erased my name from the bulletin board, and then called me in, at the same time calling for attention of the men.

This officer made quite a speech on obedience, and told the men that since I had done my best to make right my refusal to work, he was going to make my punishment light. He then wrote my name on the board to take duty from 12 to 1 A.M., and filled in the other three hours with the name of another man.

He then called me back to the of-fice and told me that anyone who had principles like that need not be told what to do to be useful in an organization like the Navy. He made it plain that I would be watched, but he need not have told me, for I was very happy to have Sabbaths recognized and the rec-ords made accordingly.

Afterward when I was trans-ferred, my record was recognized, and I was given my Sabbaths with-out argument.

I found that by being diligent in my work, I gained many privileges

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WORLD-WIDE FIELD We solicit and welcome reports for this Department from our workers throughout the world field. But our space is limited; so please be brief, concise in what you write.

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order to show by example how the Lord is working in many remote places. We must not miss the les-son of these experiences. More than forty years ago, I think it was, our pioneer ship missionary in Hong Kong (China), Abram La Rue, sent papers to a Mr. Gibbon, who was living in the far Palau Islands (spelled Pelew on our old maps). Mr. Gibbon became a be-liever, and some time after his death his son, William Gibbon, ac-cepted the message and rekindled the light shining in his home place. The World War settlement brought that island group under Japanese mandate. Some years ago our Japan Union Mission sent Evange-list Bautista to work in that field.

His reports have shown how true it is that "the isles shall wait for His law." Interests spring up as we enter remote regions. Look at a few examples of what is going on all the time beyond our general knowledge:

In a place called Kaisar the island people are generally either Catholic or Protestant. But Evangelist Bautista's report tells us:

"One influential chief who has not joined either group was ap-proached by a man of the village one day. 'We here in Kaisar are either Catholics or Protestants,' the man told the chief. 'How about you, to which side do you belong?'

" 'I don't belong to either one of them,' came his reply, 'but I belong to the side of William'—meaning Brother Gibbon.

"When this conversation was re-ported to us, Brother Gibbon went to see him, and sure enough, he is

serious about what he said. He has given up chewing the betel nut, and wants to unite with us. That cer-tainly was good news for us, for when one has given up the chewing habit, the prospects are good for his becoming one of us. One of our unbaptized believers happened to call at his house while in that vil-lage not very long ago, and the wife of the chief said, 'My husband is now one of you; he does not touch pork any more.' "

Now, instead of finding but a few families willing to listen, the work-ers, on going to that region, are scarcely able to call on all the inter-ested ones.

In another part, our Brother Gib-bon made a visit to see a relative. This report says:

"While he was there a certain man said, addressing his thirteen-year-old daughter, 'Well, Sayrong, William is here; you can tell him now all that you want to say to him.'

" 'What is it that she wants ?'. inquired Brother Gibbon.

" 'Well, she says she wants to be-come a Seventh-day Adventist,' an-swered the father.

"The little girl came to Korror with her parents some time ago, and she learned about us. And every time we go and visit our peo-ple in that village, she sees us pass by their house. One day while all the members of the family were engaged in conversation, Sayrong said, 'I want to become a Seventh-day Adventist.' She has never heard us preach; so it was a wonder to her parents that 'she manifests an interest in our message. They told her to be one with them in the Catholic fold, but she declared that if she is not allowed to join the

Seventh-day Ad-ventist Church, she does not care to affiliate herself with any other religion.

Evangelistic C o m-pany Who Conducted the Asheville, North Carolina, Ef-fort During t h e Past Summer. Left to right : Archer Livengood, Mrs. Archer Livengood, Mrs. R. E. Griffin, Mrs. E. R. Sulk, Evangelist R. E. GT i ffi n, Mrs. 0. Olson, Mrs. M. Lucas, and B. F.

Kneeland

The parents are strong Catholics, and were it not for the interest shown by the little girl, we would not be able to study with them as we are now doing."

Not only in islands immediately round about, but in those farther afield, are upspringings of interest to hear the gospel message.

"The king of Kayangal, the northernmost island of this group, came to us with an urgent invita-tion. He said, 'Why don't you come and visit us in Kayangal? My peo-ple and I are neither Catholics nor Protestants.' Later in our conver-sation he said that they keep the same day that we keep. When Sat-urday comes, so he said, in his island they all stop working. This is indeed a good opportunity for us, but we are sorry to say we cannot answer this call at present, as the government tells us we cannot visit that island."

Thus one of the island kings joins chiefs in calling for this advent message that transforms the life. In another place called Anlimang, two men were baptized. Their wives were addicted to the chewing of the betel nut, and did not seem hopeful prospects. The report says:

"But the leaven of truth was do-ing its work in their hearts. When we went to bed one night and were about half-asleep, Brother Gibbon woke me up and said, 'Brother Bau-tista, the women have come with some others, and they want us to preach to them more about the mes-sage.' So we got up and had a study with the group until late in the night. On our next visit, about a month later, the husbands brought us the news that their wives have given up chewing already. We were very glad to see them smile with their teeth as white as could be. These are among those whom we plan to baptize soon."

No wonder Evangelist Bautista says : "The light of truth is break-ing through in these isles."

In many regions of which we sel-dom hear, just such a work is going on. The pouring out of the Spirit is turning truth-loving hearts to search for the way of salvation. Since these reports were printed in the Far Eastern Outlook, the lay brother, William Gibbon, has died.

W. A. SPICER.

Asheville Effort

DURING the summer of 1940 the writer, assisted by B. F. Kneeland, district leader ; A.

J. Clark, pastor ; Mrs. M. Lucas, Bible worker; Archer Livengood,

(Continued on page .21)

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to provide 3 rooms to be used by the music department. One of these rooms is to be a large studio, and the other 2 are smaller practice rooms.

Atlantic Union

J. D. Smith recently opened evan-gelistic meetings in Leominster, Massachusetts.

There has been a recent exchange of workers between the Northern and the Southern New England fields. Floyd Smith and his wife are now connected with the South-ern New England Conference, while Benjamin Hartman and his wife have taken their place in Northern New England.

John Mitchell, who for several years has been pastor of the Boston church, is being called to East Pennsylvania to take the pastorate of the West Philadelphia and West Chester churches. Theodore Car-cich is taking his place in Boston.

The Atlantic Union College press now employs 31 students, a larger working force than at any other time in its history. Soon after Christmas, the college press in-stalled a new Miehle vertical press, which runs up to 5,000 sheets in an hour. More recently they have pur-chased a new Model 8 linotype, with extra faces of type, making possible a wider range of work.

Central Union A Sabbath school of 27 members

was organized at the close of the recent effort at Alma, Nebraska. There is no Adventist church in that town, but an abandoned Bap-tist church building has been cleaned and redecorated and is being used for their meetings. Seven precious converts have al-ready been baptized,

Cooperative effort is finally mak-ing possible the dream of the mem-bers of the Wilsonville church, in Nebraska—a new church building. By the help of the faithful Dorcas Society, the money has been raised, and the men of the church are now erecting the building.

On Sabbath afternoon, February 22, a baptismal service was held at Powell, Wyoming, at which time 3 persons were buried in the watery grave.

A new church building is planned for Powell, Wyoming, and work on it is to begin as soon as possible.

William H. Ludwig began a series of meetings on March 2 in the Odd Fellows Hall, in Torring-ton, Wyoming.

The effort which C. H. Miller has been holding in the York Street church, Denver, Colorado, has al-ready resulled in the baptism of 9 new believers.

Columbia Union

A six-acre tract of land upon which to erect a Seventh-day Ad-ventist church has been donated by a non-Adventist at Burtonsville, Maryland.

The Baltimore, No. 1, church has undertaken an aggressive litera-ture campaign, to find openings for Bible studies in the homes of the people of their city.

Twelve baptisms were the result of the effort which Merle Mills con-ducted recently in Napoleon, Ohio.

Lake Union

A junior choir was organized in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, church early in the year, with a member-ship of 25. This has now been in-creased to 37. The choir has a double purpose—the rendering of special musical selections and the training of voices for the senior church choir. It is planned that this junior choir shall take the place of the senior choir in the church service once a month.

E. L. Green, treasurer of the Illinois Conference, has been hold-ing some very helpful church officers' finance councils in the churches of the conference. In-struction is given at these gather-ings on the handling of church finance. Church elders, treasurers, and clerks are particularly invited to these councils, and any other in-terested church officers; also mem-bers who care to be present are welcomed.

North Pacific Union

Sabbath, April 5, the Orofino, Idaho, church, which has recently been completed, was dedicated.

Following the effort at St. Helens, Oregon, 26 persons have been bap-tized, and there is a Bible class still in progress, a number of the mem-bers of which, it is believed, will soon be following their Lord into the watery grave.

R. S. Michel baptized 9 persons recently at Twin Falls, Idaho.

Sixteen new rooms are being added to the girls' dormitory at Gem State Academy, in Caldwell, Idaho.

The North Pacific Union has asked T. M. Cole to give his full time to the work of Union Confer-ence Army camp pastor. He is now located at Tacoma, Washington, near the large Army camps in the State of Washington, and it is be-lieved that he will fill a real need in looking after the interests of our boys who are serving their year of training in these Army camps.

On Sabbath, March 15, 6 candi-dates were baptized at the Sunny-side church, in Portland ; 9 at Meadow Glade ; and 3 at Cottage Grove, all in Oregon.

Northern Union

The third floor of the main build- ing at Sheyenne River Academy, in North Dakota, is being remodeled

Pacific Union

The church at Pacific Grove, Cali-fornia, is putting forth every effort to welcome into their midst the Adventist young men who are in training at the Army camps on the Monterey peninsula. The seating _ capacity of the church has been en-larged. An alert, friendly church hostess greets the visitors at the door, and the church members are inviting the men to share the hos-pitality of their homes. Also a special church service is held in the afternoon for any of the men in medical work in the Army camps who are not able to complete their duties in caring for the sick in time for the morning services.

As the first fruits of evangelistic services at Gridley and Marysville, California, six persons were re-cently baptized.

The Fruitvale and Hayward churches, in Northern California, have united in a program to pro-vide a new church building. They have purchased a well-located lot, and it is planned this summer to erect a two-room church school on the property.

Southern Union Myron Harvey, formerly con-

nected with the Florida Book and Bible House, is now assistant in the Carolina Book and Bible House.

Doris Meridith, of the Atlanta. No. 2 church, Georgia, deserves honorable mention. She set a goal for herself of reading the Bible through in as short a time as pos-sible, and succeeded in completing it in one month.

On March 8 the members of the West Palm Beach church met in their church home with a special feeling of thankfulness that they had completely paid for the re-modeling which has recently been done on their church, which cost about $1,200. The renovation of the building included an addition of sixteen feet to the main audi-torium, a modern front built onto the church, the entire building painted inside and out, grass and shrubbery in the front, and fluores-cent lights and Venetian blinds in-stalled.

Southwestern Union

A church •building is being erected in Portales, New Mexico.

The colored church at Hot Springs, Arkansas, are joyful in having completed payment on the church building which they have been buying.

The members of the Mt. Pleasant, Arkansas, church are building a new church. The members them-selves are doing most of the con-struction work.

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Asheville Effort (Continued from page 19)

singing evangelist; Mrs. Oscar Olson, pianist; Miss Gertrude Nichols, stenographer; and Mrs. E. R. Fulk, Bible worker, conducted an evangelistic effort in the city of Asheville, North Carolina.

The Sunday night and Sunday afternoon services were held in the new city auditorium, shown in the accompanying picture with the cam-paign workers, and the week-night programs were conducted in the Masonic Temple. Assistance was given by the church members, and a health program was featured once a week by the doctors and the nurses of the Mountain and Pisgah Sanitariums, under the directing of Mrs. 0. S. Linberg, R. N.

It proved to be a rainy summer, with two severe mountain floods. But we thank the Lord for the fifty-two who have been baptized or re-ceived on profession of faith, and for another class that is being now prepared for baptism.

The Asheville church member-ship is now the largest in the Caro-lina Conference, and the tithe in-crease for the first two months of 1941 was $342.58. The increase in Sabbath school offerings for the same period amounted to $46.76.

When I consulted the city man-ager about securing the city audi-torium for these services, he said, "I will be frank with you, Mr. Grif-fin, I am personally interested in the program of your people. I just yesterday brought my wife home from having treatments at the Mountain Sanitarium."

R. E. GRIFFIN.

Our Best in 1941

THE accompanying picture shows the honored band of Potomac Conference colporteurs who

dedicated their time and talent to work for the Master and to give of their best in soul-winning service in 1941. It represents those who

attended the gospel sales school at the Capital-Memorial church, in Washington, D. C., January 26 to February 6. The members of this sales class have been the means of winning many souls for Christ's soon-coming kingdom. - Their pru-dent counsel will continue to help the sick; their sympathetic hearts, their smiles, their cheer, their help-ing hand, will continue to be felt as they wend their way from home to home with the precious pages of.. truth. They themselves will be` thrice blessed for having improved their minds, and their own falter-ing steps will be strengthened by the knowledge that the Lord ,is with them.

The colporteur spirit was mani-fested through the session by most able instructors and efficient lead-ers from the institutions and de-partments concerned.

At one of the meetings, the fol-lowing experience was told by a recent recruit to the colporteur ministry, Mrs. Martin Heibert, of Fredericksburg, Virginia:

"A few months ago I was at the point of desperation, after strug-gling along for weeks under the difficulties of colporteur work, in addition to my duties at my little farm home ten miles from my ter-ritory. Our car had simply refused to carry us another mile. There were no funds in sight for another. Seeing that the important litera-ture work would have to stop unless some means of transportation could be provided, we prayed earnestly to God for a car.

"What seemed to be a chance incident led finally to the answer to my prayer. With timidity, I called at a beautiful home. There seemed to be nothing outstanding in the interview. The elderly woman readily bought the single copies of Life and Health, Signs of the Times, and Watchman Magazine, and asked me to place my name and address on the cover of one, in case she needed others. Then she wished me Godspeed as I went on my way, feeling that the day was almost wasted, for I had little to show for my efforts.

"A few weeks later I was im-pressed to go to this home again. The face that greeted me was beaming. 'Well, you have answered my call,' the woman said.

" 'Your call?' I questioned. " 'Yes. I was praying for you to

come back. I have lost your ad- dress, and want to subscribe for those good magazines. I did not know where to find you.'

"Surprised, I inquired, 'Which magazine did you wish to subscribe for ?'

" 'Oh, all three of them,' was the prompt reply.

"I wrote up the subscriptions, and then added, 'And would you like these three current issues?'

" 'I'll be glad to have them,' she replied, handing me a dollar extra as a thank offering.

"Then Miss Brent, our associate field secretary, who accompanied me, directed the woman's attention to that good book, 'Bible Readings for the Home Circle,' which she enthusiastically ordered in the best binding, as she commented, 'I have been praying to be shown the right way.' At the door she earnestly said, 'Thank you so much for call-ing. This has been a blessed meet-ing. May all good come to you.'

"When I delivered the book, `Bible Readings,' a few days later, she inquired about tithing. I pointed out this study in her new book, and also left her the Harvest Ingathering leaflet. 'I believe you will be interested in looking this over,' I told her, 'and I shall be glad to call again to see what your impression is.'

"At the specified time I was on hand for my Harvest Ingathering offering. This was not until after I had engaged in much earnest prayer. She was delighted to see me, and left the room at once to write her check for $10 for mis-sions. Handing this to me rather casually, she sat down close beside me, and with a serious air said a few words that thrilled my heart. `I have decided to give the Lord His tithe and His day.'

"I left her that day more happy than I had ever been, but still bur-

Literature Ministry Leaders and Colporteurs in Attendance at the Potomac Conference Gospel Sales School, Conducted in the Capital-Memorial Church, Washington, D. C.

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dened with financial perplexity. One night I tossed in my bed. How was I to get the car? How was I to carry on the work? With a heavy heart I fell asleep. The next day I found myself strangely guided to my new friend. 'I was looking for you,' she said. 'I have been thinking of you. Last night after I had retired you came into my mind. I rose and laid out a book for you. Here it is.' And she handed me, 'Trusting God for Five Million Dollars,' by George Muller. So with this encouragement I con-tinued to pray daily.

"At another time she told me, 'I have finished reading the book you brought me. I have taken notes on the deeper points, and now I feel impressed to give this book to you for someone else. This is too good a book to lie idle on my shelf. You are a nucleus for distributing these good things, and I want you to get it out to someone who needs it.' She accepted a copy of 'The Great Controversy' in place of 'Bible Readings.'

"With a feeling of intense inter-est regarding what the Lord was going to do with this book, I awaited developments. One day I was informed that someone was searching for me all over town. This person wanted a book at once. It was a woman who had bought a book for herself. Her mother was so much interested in it that it was the only thing she wanted for Christmas. She was a wealthy woman, and could afford whatever she wished. This copy of 'Bible Readings' in full leather was the only thing I had on hand; so I felt that this was the place for it.

"Soon after this a letter came to me which brought an answer to my prayer for a car. It contained a check and a brief note signed by my generous friend. The note read: `Here is a check from God's helping fund. It is for your car. No re-payment will be accepted. This is a gift from God.'

"So with this money in hand, and in addition the profit on the $25 worth of books sold to her, we now prayed for the Lord to guide in the selection of the right car. Now we have a neat little coupe which does

She Was Doing the

WORK OF A SERVANT

BUT she wanted to be a Bible worker. and so she enrolled with us for our course in Elementary Homiletics and Lay Evangelism, and began to study evenings. Somewhat later she began our course in Bible Doctrines. She was diligent and prayerful and active in church work. Result: Within the short space of eleven months she was on the conference pay roll as a Bible worker. At the present time there is a crying need of more Bible workers who are efficient and consecrated. Write for particulars concerning our courses of training for this work.

HOME STUDY INSTITUTE Takoma Park, Washington, D.C.

efficient service in carrying us from place to place in God's work. And I think I hear the Master saying the very words of my kind benefactor, `You have answered My call.' "

Does not this good experience challenge you, dear reader, to offer yourself willingly in ' soul-saving ministry, regardless of circum-stances? For soon we shall be hearing those solemn words, "The harvest is past, the summer is

_ended, and" many "are not saved." F. E. THUMWOOD.

Reward of Diligence (Continued from page 18)

that were just as unusual as the fact that diligence in military serv-ice is unusual.

Work was very pleasant when it was so much appreciated, and a year or so after my enlistment I was told that it would be very de-sirable to have a large proportion of the Navy Seventh-day Advent-ists, for then they would not need so many officers spending their whole time looking after details.

I believe that the prayers of-fered on that Sabbath, while I was waiting to know what would hap-pen, were heard, and that the prayer that I could serve in an ac-ceptable manner was also heard.

It seems that men are very much the same wherever you find them, even officers in a military organiza-tion. I believe they respect a sin-cere, consistent effort to serve even if they do not agree with a specific method. I also believe that God is pleased when we do our best and trust Him. Then His promises to help us will be fulfilled.

E. F. JEYS.

Why I Am an Adventist

IAM a Seventh-day Adventist, first, because I believe the three messages of Revelation 14:6-12

and the last warning messages of God to a distraught world. Sec-ondly, because God has in His mercy raised up the advent people to carry this message to a dying world. Thirdly, because I desire to contribute my best efforts to that end.

I accepted the third angel's mes-sage more than fifty years ago at Watertown, New York, after hear-ing it presented by J. H. Swift, assisted by Mrs. Swift, a Bible worker, Miss Louise Rigby, and F. M. Wilcox, editor of this paper, a young man just beginning to preach the message.

At the first camp meeting I at-tended, which was held at Utica, New York, Ellen G. White carried much of the burden of preaching, and surely God gave her messages that were timely. The blessings I received at this meeting have been a bright picture throughout the fol-lowing years. I have never doubted

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the inspiration of those books that have come from her facile pen, made so by the power of God.

Among those which I have read, the "Testimonies" stand out as vital in their varied field, correcting wrong and giving words of warning and help to any who are willing to be led by the Spirit of God. The nature of the messages and the supernatural conditions incident to their being given leave no doubt in my mind as to their God-given character.

If we as a people did not keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus, which is the Spirit of prophecy, I should not think that we were God's remnant people. A remnant of cloth has two striking characteristics. It is the last piece of the bolt, and it is also a small piece. The recent Fall Council here at St. Paul was very instructive and inspiring to me. We heard directly from the far-flung missions throughout the world. The inspiring message of N. P. Neilsen from South America was charactertistic of the good reports given. I enjoy the messages of our conference presidents, of the edi-torial staff of the REVIEW, and of special contributors.

This, our church paper that car-ries the message through the world, should be in every home, and should be read by all Adventists. I repeat what has been said by many, that there would be much less apostasy if all kept up with the message and its progress through reading the REVIEW. A. E. TUTTLE.

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Redeem the Time

THE year 1941 will probably be a crucial year in the history of the world. A conservative, unofficial

estimate of the cost of the present world conflicts during 1941 is one hundred billion dollars. However, incomparably more serious than the cost in dollars is the legacy of bit-terness, hatred, revenge, reversion to paganism, and disregard for all things religious.

The European crisis is not only international; it is a conflict not only between nations, but also be-tween groups within nations on grounds of class distinctions and a politico-economic ideology. It threatens the Christian church, and because of this situation there has come to the people of God a greater responsibility than they have ever faced before. The unity of the ad-vent movement must be maintained at all costs, and through it all the work of God must be pressed on-ward to completion. Surely we need to stay our faith upon God, for may we not believe that the events which are unfolding before us are "the beginning of sorrows"?

Soon the time may come when we shall be compelled to withdraw our missionaries permanently from cer-tain countries and leave the respon-sibility of the work of God in the hands of the national or native min-istry. Already we have withdrawn the foreign corps of workers from certain fields and from parts of other fields. This withdrawal we hope will be only temporary. We are led to believe that we are very near the end of all things, and that the events which are occurring throughout the world are permitted by God to prepare us for a mighty advance in the finishing of His work on earth. The all-absorbing question that comes to this people just now is: How can we increase and strengthen the native ministry in all our mission fields? We be-lieve that one of the most effective ways is by the establishment of strong educational centers. In countries where we have training schools, we have an efficient minis-try growing into strength.

This year's Big Week, April 12-19, is an opportunity to help in the advancement of a number of training schools. The beneficiaries of this year's budget include many new projects. Every one of them is most important for mission exten-sion, and the larger number are for training workers. We need a larger national or native ministry—young men trained to work for their own peoples.

Literature has been provided as a means of raising funds. We are suggesting that all our members in North America join our conference and institutional workers in con-

tributing one day's income to mis-sions. Then, too, there may be those who will join with others in their church and give an amount suffi-cient to complete one of these projects.

We have come to difficult times. "The work which we are now doing ought to have been done years ago. Our plans must enlarge, our opera-tions must be extended. What is needed now is a church whose in-dividual members shall be awake and active to do all that it is pos-sible for them to accomplish. We are not left alone in this work. We are laborers together with God, in partnership with divine resources. The Lord has agencies that He will put in operation in answer to the importunate prayer of faith. . . . The truth which we profess offers the highest encouragement to the most devoted self-denial and perse-vering effort that mortal energies can bestow. We should have the courage of heroes, and the faith of martyrs."—"Historical Sketches," p. 294.

Let us hasten to redeem the time, and as a people accomplish that which "ought to have been done years ago." W. H. WILLIAMS.

The Sabbath Test Experience of a church member in the

South Bantu Mission, South Africa, as told to G. S. Stevenson of that mission.

MY mother and I regularly at-tended meetings which were held in a hall near our home.

We were much impressed by the unfolding of the Scriptures and the presentation of the Sabbath ques-tion. I had never before been in contact with Seventh-day Advent-ists, and was really startled to think that the Lord expected me to keep the seventh-day Sabbath, even at the cost of my livelihood, for I was working in one of the largest firms in the town and was earning a very good salary. My mother became an Adventist as a result of those meet-ings, but I held back for a very long time, not having the courage to ap-proach the heads of the firm to ask for Sabbaths off, knowing full well that the secretary through whom the application had to pass was very much prejudiced against Ad-ventists.

Some time later another series of meetings was held, which I at-tended, and I determined that be-fore the series was over I would take my stand, even at the cost of my position. I decided to make my application at a certain time, and, strange to say, just at the very time the management dictated a letter through me to the secretary men-tioned, to the effect that his work was to be changed, and that in his new capacity he would have no

control whatever over the staff. It was like a dream to me. My ap-plication had now to pass through the hands of the man appointed in his place. This man was in no way prejudiced against any denomina-tion.

My application was favorably considered, and I was allowed the privilege of having every Sabbath off, with no conditions whatsoever. But the strangest part of it all was that a few months afterward the previous secretary was reinstated in his old position. Of course he could then do nothing regarding my case, since the privilege had been sanctioned by the management and was presented in writing.

Recent Word From Southern Europe

YESTERDAY Brother Charpiot, our division publishing depart-ment secretary, brought to my

desk the January sales report from the Rumanian Union Conference. With a radiant face and a triumph-ant voice, Brother Charpiot de-clared that as far as our records go, this is by far the largest monthly sales report that has ever come to us from Rumania. And this de-spite the fact that some months ago the Rumanian Union lost, through territorial adjustments, one third of its membership, including a pro-portionate number of workers, col-porteurs, etc.

Last year our colporteur force in this large and important union was well-nigh annihilated when all the colporteur leaders and nearly all the colporteurs were called into the army. With admirable courage and determination, the brethren have worked to build up a new force. God has blessed their persistent efforts. Some of the former men have returned, and new ones have been enlisted, so that today there is a good army of book evangelists again at work carrying the printed page from home to home.

The afore-mentioned report re-veals that the blessing of God is at-tending the labors of these col-porteurs, and it indicates that there is a hunger and thirst in the hearts of many for the word of God.

In France, Belgium, and North Africa, where the colporteur work was completely paralyzed last year as a result of the war, the lines are being reformed, and there are evi-dences of new life and activity. For reasons that we shall not attempt to enumerate here, it has been no simple or easy task to bring our colporteur work in these fields back to life. But, thank God, it is being done, and soon we hope to see it prosper as never before.

We solicit the prayers of our peo-ple in behalf of the colporteur work in all the lands of the Southern European Division.

A. V. OLSON.

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