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VOL 19 - JUNE 1952 --NUMBER 2. 
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ORGAN OF THE 
SOUTHERN EUROPE AN DIVISION of the General Conference of S. D. A. 
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By W. R. Beach 
President, Southern European Division 
According to Plato, a thought is the soul 
talking to itself. It creates the possibility of an 
action. It may be suggested by the contemplation 
of what is going on around one. 
Profound and intimate reflection may give 
rise to a good or evil thought, according to the 
state of mind or the quality of that reflection. A 
thought which proves good may lead to a con-
structive act, whereas an evil thought, even if 
involuntary, may precede a regrettable action. 
Thoughts do not come at beck and call ; often 
they rise unbidden from the subconscious and 
force themselves upon us, 
The Spirit of prophecy tells us that one evil 
thought is the beginning of defeat, sin, and ruin. 
The problem is a distressing one, for it is not 
always possible to prevent a thought, good or 
bad, from coming to one's mind. It is therefore 
necessary to discipline the will in order to expel 
these insidious thoughts. If they have already 
taken possession of the mind, one must summon 
all one's self-control so as not carry them out. 
Alas! it sometimes happens that an evil thought 
falls on soil only too well prepared to favor ifs 
growth. The thought in itself may be no sin ; but 
if it is not resisted by a noble and upright thought, 
then it is certain to bring forth evil fruits, and this 
constitutes wilful sin. 
Resume of a sermon preached at Pammarie-les-Lys, January 26, 1932. 
The' Catholic Church endeavors to classify 
sins as venal and mortal. There is a « sin unto 
death, » and there is a « sin which is not unto 
death. » God is willing to forgive all our short-
comings, but, He is powerless before persistence 
in wilful sin. This is the cherished sin which takes 
root in our hearts and quiets our scruples so 
that in the end we no longer have, the desire to 
put it out of our lives. It is thus that, after having 
experienced alienation, we become enemies of God. 
The apostle Paul says, �
You... were some- 
time alienated and enemies. " An alien is not 
necessarily an enemy. When the apostle used the 
word �
alienated, . it had a rather disparaging 
meaning. In our day foreigners are given a privi-
leged status in most countries, but in Paul's time 
it was quite different. There were two communi-
ties to which one might be alien : the chosen 
people, and Roman citizenship. 
It meant something to be a stranger among 
God's chosen people. Nor was this less true of 
Roman citizenship. .At that time ye were without 
Christ,. writes the apostle, "being aliens from 
the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from 
the covenants of promise, having no hope, and 
without God in the world.» (Eph. 2: 1 2.) But 
there is more. St. Paul says elsewhere : "You... 
were sometime alienated and enemies in your 
mind by wicked works.» (Col. 1 : 21 .) What a 
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grievous accusation What can be more distress-
ing than to feel, oneself at war with God? And 
!t sometimes takes very little to bring about such 
a state. Ignorance as well as negligence may lead 
to it. A false concept inevitably carries one there. 
A weak man always finds excuses for himself, but 
the strong man knows full well the path he is 
following. If he is honest with himself, he knows 
where he stands in relation to his God. 
Thought leads to action. Alienation becomes 
enmity, and one is at war with God. 
But there is a wonderful experience in store, 
that of reconciliation. Reconciliation presupposes 
a state of hostility; it establishes peace. .Ye who 
sometimes were far off are made nigh by the 
blood of Christ. �
(Eph. 2 : 1 3.) 
Four types of reconciliation may be distin- 
guished : 
1. Reconciliation with God. This is the most 
important. Christ alone, through His death, has 
made this reconciliation possible. The peace thus 
brought about makes man one with God. 
2. Reconciliation with one's fellow men. This 
implies a complete transformation, which takes 
place of itself when the first reconciliation has 
been accomplished. 
3. Reconciliation with oneself. Self is always 
the last to be forgiven. Anyone who takes „the 
trouble to reason and who develops within him-
self the sense of his responsibility, recognizes this 
inexorable law : when we have pardoned all who 
have injured us, even the most serious offenses, 
we have still not absolved ourselves or regained 
our self-respect. Only Jesus Christ can reconcile 
man, with himself. 
4. Reconciliation with one's duties. Man is 
an unsatisfied being. If he has no ambition, he 
does not go far. Ambition makes him want more 
and more and creates a constant dissatisfaction 
with his work. But the reconciled man who is one 
with Jesus Christ accomplishes with dignity the 
task which God has entrusted to him, whatever it 
may be, 
We were aliens, enemies ; now we have been 
reconciled with God, with man, with ourselves, 
with our duties. 
Having become new creatures, perfectly recon-
ciled with the Divine plan here below, we are the 
happiest men and women on earth because we 
are walking in step with God, relying on His 
almighty power. 
Reconnaissance Trip in Equatorial Africa 
By K. Scheidegger 
Secretary-Treasurer, French West and Equatorial African Union Mission 
The African loves to travel, and he- loves to talk. 
These two qualities have gone far toward making 
our message known from one side of the continent to 
the other. For a number of years, the Voice of Hope 
correspondence course has also spread the light 
beyond the limits of the Cameroun. And thus it is 
that, before any of our missionaries bad-crossed the 
border, there had already been talk of the Adventist 
mission in Ubangi-Shari, the Middle Conga, and 
Gabon. Several letters, most of which came from 
Ubangi-Shari, brought us to the decision to visit that 
region in order to survey the possibilities of establish-
ing mission stations. It was R. Hirschy, missionary 
in charge of the Batouri station on the frontier of 
French Equatorial Africa, who accompanied me on 
the first of these expeditions. 
From Nanga-Ehoko it is four hundred kilometers 
to the border. Along the way, the children playing 
in the villages call greetings as my wife and I pass, 
for they recognize from afar the red. mission truck. 
Their open, smiling faces. cheer us and lighten the 
long and difficult journey. 
The first stop on the schedule is Ndoumbi, 165 
kilometers from Nanga-Eboko. Arriving during the 
forenoon, we find Brother and Sister R. Bentz at the 
dispensary, where they treat about one hundred 
persons a day. The sight of these suffering men and 
women, and especially the children,- . touches our 
hearts. What a vision of human misery ! Most of 
them have, only a cloth around their loins, held in 
place by a string. Their bodies are covered with 
purulent sores, yaws, syphilis, and tropical ulcers. 
Others are bent-double with rheumatism, still others 
disfigured by enormous goiters. It does one good to 
see the devoted care with which they are treated. 
Through the missionaries, these people have come in, 
contact with Jesus. 
We leave Ndoumbi that afternoon so as to arrive 
at Batouri before night. Thus far our road has taken 
us through - dense forests which obscure the sky 
overhead. From Ndoumbi, however, we head for 
the savanna. As far as the eye can see, there is only. 
'the bright. green elephant grass, with a few scraggy 
bushes scattered here and there, periodically muti-
lated by brush fires, and from time to time a native 
village with its round huts surmounted by cone-
shaped roofs. Overhead the sky is blue ; not a cloud 
to protect us from the burning sun. The approach of 
our car sends guinea-fowl and partridges flying in all 
directions. One gracefully formed antelope disappears 
into the tall grass. And finally we arrive at Batouri 
without a single mishap. It is good to see our friends 
Mrs. I?. Bentz caring for patients at Ndoumbi dispensary. 
A R T E R L 
the Hirschys ; such occasions are rare in Africa, due 
to the long distances between mission stations. 
Early the next morning Brother Hirschy and I 
finish the preparations for the trip, which from now 
on will take us to new horizons and unfamiliar 
territory.. The truck contains camp cots, provisions; 
and a reserve supply of drinking water, as well as 
our bags and of course our cameras. A box of books 
and two native colporteurs complete the load. Bidding 
goodbye to our families, we set out on our tour, full 
of joy and hope. 
Our first stop is at Kentzou, on the frontier of 
French Equatorial Africa. Here we find the last of 
our outstations, which boasts an attractive little chapel, 
built of local materials. The native evangelist gives 
us a warm welcome. In the twinkling of an eye, the 
whole village is there to shake hands with us and 
express their joy. But we are pressed for time, for 
before nightfall we have all the preparations to make 
for projecting pictures at our meeting that evening. 
We enlist the pupils of our school, lively little negro 
boys who run to unload our baggage. The electric 
generator is set up, and a sheet is hung between two 
trees. No further announcement is necessary ; every-
one understands what these preparations mean. There 
is little need of the tom-tom to bring in the laggards ! 
It is a lovely moonlit evening. The gathering 
makes an impressive spectacle under the cloudless 
firmament. Brother Hirschy and I take turns speaking 
to an attentive audience. The second part of the 
meeting consists of projected slides on the return of 
Christ. This is a marvelous method of explaining 
- Biblical truths to the native mind. The spectators 
were stirred as they saw on the screen the different, 
phases of this great event. It will certainly remain 
graven on their memories and will help them to 
understood the Bible prophecy. 
Late in the evening we close the meeting and 
retire to our well-earned rest in the chief's hut. 
The next morning, a few minutes bring us to the 
border, where there is only a small sign to let us 
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know that we are leaving the Cameroun and entering 
French Equatorial Africa. We are approaching our 
destination, Berberati, one hundred kilometers froni 
the border.' Along the way we slop at a number of 
native villages. We talk to the people, ask questions, 
and find that they are keenly interested in us. There 
are few outstations of other missions ; thus the oppor-
tunities offered for our work are excellent. The heat 
is overpowering, and we are glad to reach Berberati 
before noon. We get the colporteurs started on their 
work and do some publicity for the Voice of Hope. 
Then we pay a visit to the district chief, who already 
knows Brother Hirschy and welcomes us very 
cordially. He asks questions and seems quite interested 
in what we have to say. Under his influence, all the 
village chiefs who are present ask that we come and 
settle in their communities. They are almost disap-
pointed to learn that our visit is only for the purpose 
of making contact with them. We promise to return 
as soon as possible, to stay. 
While we rest for a while in the chief's hospitable 
home, our boy prepares the noon meal. Meanwhile, 
the news of our arrival has made the rounds, and a 
number of young men come introducing themselves 
as former pupils of our schools in the Cameroun. 
They are eager for our mission to establish itself 
among them, and we are happy to see that the seed 
planted in the hearts of these young people has not 
been wasted. Before leaving Berherati, we make 
many promises. When at last we take our leave, it 
is with a prayer that God will help us not to disap-
point these people who are counting on us to bring 
them a message of comfort and of life. 
For the return trip we follow a road which was 
formerly a native path and which winds in and out 
among rolling hills and valleys. A number of thickly 
populated villages lie along this route, and we have 
the pleasure of chatting with the villagers. They too 
ask for teachers ; they would like for their children' 
 
to attend Christian schools. 
This road is little traveled. There is no bridge 
across the two rivers to be crossed, 
and we must use a ferry, which 
takes a great deal of, time. Late 
in the night we arrive at the bor-
der, where we take a few. hours' 
rest before returning home to the 
Cameroun. 
This trip has made a profound 
impression on us. It has shown us 
the great spiritual needs of a new 
territory. We have seen countless 
hands stretched out, like those of 
the Macedonian, in a pathetic appeal 
for help. None of the countries in 
French Equatorial Africa enjoy the 
light of the advent message. Thou-
sands, millions of their inhabitants 
live in ignorance. Our responsibility 
is great. Please support us with 
your prayers. We thank you for 
the moral and material help you 
have given us in the past. The 
future is in God's hands, and we 
feel confident that He will supply 
the resources we so much need. 
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The Voice of Prophecy in Madagascar 
December 4, 1951, marked the third anniversary 
of our Malagasy broadcast over radio Tananarive, 
which is a government-controlled station. Over its two 
networks, Catholics, Protestants, and Adventists are 
given free time weekly for broadcasts in French and 
Malagasy.. Our Malagasy program is scheduled for 
five o'clock every Sabbath afternoon. The station 
director offered us-forty-five minutes, the length of 
time allotted to other Missions, but it seemed to us 
that a shorter program, carefully planned and well 
balanced, would be more effective, and we therefore 
accepted only thirty minutes. 
From the first, our broadcast received a warm 
welcome frOm the Malagasy public, and its reputation 
has not diminished. Many listeners have told us that, 
of all the. religious programs broadcast by- Radio 
Tananarive, ours is far the best. At any rate, many 
are the people, in ,their own homes or in the public 
squares of Tananarive where loudspeakers are in-
stalled, who begin listening at the first soft notes of 
the Bach prelude which introduces our half hour. 
We' have adopted as a procedure the informal talk, 
with subjects grouped in cycles covering the prin- 
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Speaker for the Malagasy Voice of Prophecy program. 
By J. Rajoelison 
Speaker, Malagasy Voice of Prophecy 
cipal points of our message. On the first Sabbath of 
the month our broadcast is devoted particularly to 
problenis of education and the home. These talks 
have been extremely successful, for there is nothing 
closer, to the heart of the Malagasy than the welfare 
of -his'children: We try to introduce a reference to 
current events each week, and to present Christ as 
humanity's only hope and His second coming as the 
only. solution to the problems of the present hour.-
Not content with a sterile presentation of the truth, 
we tryAo appeal to the hearts of our listeners as 
well as to their intelligence. 
Another factor which has contributed to -the suc-
cess of-our programs is, the music with which they 
are interspersed. Our radio choir is composed of 
about twenty young people from our seminary. Mrs. 
H. L. Henriksen, wife of the union secretary-treasurer, 
serves -as organist and has given us many helpful sug-
gestions and encouragement. Other missionaries have 
helped with various talents, and some promising 
natiVe speakers have- been developed. Nevertheless, 
it is to, the blessing of God "that we must attribute 
the measure of success to wich we have attained, and 
with His help we hope to do greater things in the 
future. 
You may ask what tangible results we have to -
show for these three years. Apparently, very little; 
but we believe that the radio is first of all a means 
of preparing hearts for the message in its entirety. 
_ We feel confident that -this work is going on,, silently 
but effectively, and that an abundant harvest is in 
preparation. 
in addition, we have the Bible correspondence 
course, which was launched a little more than two 
years ago. Offered in laith French and Malagasy, it 
has been a success from the start. The enrollment 
has reached five thousand and is still climbing. It is 
undenbtedly the largest school on the island; and the 
only one which prepares its students for the':supreme 
examination, the judgment. Our students arerecruited 
from all parts of the island and from every class of 
society. -The first diplomas were awarded toward the 
end of last year. So far, for the two courses, about 
fifty diplomas have been issued. Some of the J;ecipients 
have signed a card signifying their decision',for bap-
tism. Unfortunalety, the correspondence school staff, 
_which consists of Sister Bertha Ranorolianta and three 
secretaries, is greatly. overloaded with work, and iL is 
therefore Practically impossible to make any direct 
contacts With correspondents., • 
I should like to cite here a few extracts from 
letters sent in by our radio listeners or correspond-
ence- school students. We have in. our files a bulky 
folder filled with such testimonies, and new ones come 
in-almost daily. 
A listener in Fianarantsoa, capital of southern 
Madagascar, writes : e Last Saturday' my faintly and 
I, seven persons in all, gathered about the- radio to' 
tiste6 to the Adventist worship hour, We received a 
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Bible Correspondence School students are recruited from all parts of the island. 
full measure of joy from listen-
ing to the study presented. 
My wife and I would like to apply 
in our own lives the things that 
were said, for we are sadly 
aware that we are too much 
absorbed by the cares of this 
world ... Please put me on 
your mailing- list for a copy of 
this broadcast as well as future 
ones. e 
When_our program had been 
on the air a few months, I re-
ceived a letter from a Protestant 
minister who wrote : e I am a 
regular listener to your program. 
Rarely do I miss being at the 
PlaceColbert (where loudspeakers 
are installed) at the time of your 
broadcast. With all my heart I 
urge you to keep up the good 
work, for you Adventist are the 
only ones who have a message 
for our time. The rest of us 
have little left to say. E. 
Our songs have more than 
once elicited favorable comment. 
A sick girl sent us this message : e Thank you so 
much for the song on your Saturday's program. I am 
in bed with a high fever, but that song gave me so 
much spiritual comfort that I must write to express 
my gratitude. e 
Another minister told of a painful experience 
through which he had passed at Christmas time : one 
of his children lay dying at home while the father 
must preach in three different churches. He wrote : 
e Since I have been a believer, I have been beset 
with trials of all sorts, and I might have succumbed 
to this last one if it had not been for the Voice of 
Prophecy. I was in such torment that I thought of 
suicide, but now my heart has found consolation. At 
my child's burial I had with me some of your lessons 
so as to he able to draw from them comfort and 
courage. D 
From an invalid, paralyzed for the past four 
years: e I used to study the Bible every day, hut I 
understood very little, until one day when, thanks to 
the Voice of Prophecy correspondence course, 1 
began to see light in it. Now my greatest joy is to 
know that Christ is constantly at my side, instructing 
and encouraging me by means of these lessons, even 
though I cannot go to church to hear a sermon. e 
From one of our European correspondents, a 
confirmed and militant theosophist (at the beginning, 
his answers to the questions were thickly studded 
with theosopic terms), we received one day the follow-
ing note : e You may put me on the list for the next 
baptism. 1 give myself to God unreservedly. e 
You may be interested in the testimony — a bit 
naïve, but sincere — sent in by a native of the west 
coast of Madagascar : e I am a Sakalava, and my desire 
is to lead my friends into the way of truth which you 
have shown me, as well as my children (when I have 
any), in order that they too may enter the path so 
clearly marked. e 
From time to time we send a letter to some of 
the more advanced students who have shown a real 
interest in the course, explaining the financial prob-
lems of offering a free course. As a general rule we 
receive a favorable response in the form of a money 
order. One correspondent accompanied his contribution 
with a message: e In response to your appeal, I am 
sending you this small sum (100 francs). I am - still 
in school and am therefore not earning any money. 
However, I have managed to save a little, and I am 
glad to give it to advance the kingdom of God. e 
I know of no more appropriate closing words than 
those of Isaiah 55 : 10, 11 : « For as the rain corneth 
down, and the snow from heaven, and returueth not 
thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring 
forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, 
and bread to the eater: so shall My word be that 
goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto 
Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, 
it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. e 
Brethren and sisters, pray for the radio and cor-
respondence school work in Madagascar. 
When you oet into a tight place and everything goes 
against you till it seems you could not hold on a minute 
longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and 
time that the tide will turn. 
— Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
Why were the saints saints ? Because they were cheer-
ful when it was difficult to be cheerful, „patient when it was 
difftcult to be patient, and because they pushed on when 
they wanted to stand still and were agreeable when they 
wanted to be disagreeable. That was all. It was quite simple 
and always will be. 
Statistical Report of the Southern European Division of S. D. A. for the Quarter Ending March 31, 1952 
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AUSTRIAN UNION CONF. .... �
3 — 8 4 �
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Total : �
40 2617 31 3 18 52 8 19 31 58 - 6 2611 15 3 5 8 3 — 26 60 40 2824 189: 
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN U. C. �
 
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Total : �
114 5994 �
59 94 33 3 2 3 19 — 8 68 160 5845 5401 
FRANCO-BELGIAN U. C. �
2 3 1 2 ,-- -- 8 
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Conference 
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14 921 — — �5 5 3 13 - 13 908 5 4 7 2 — 1 4 23 15 942 631 
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18 471 1 — 2 3 — — �
— 3 474 3 3 9 — — 1 4 20 16 496 38' 
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17 11°20 12 5 21 38 4 4 14 22 16 11 36 8 10 9 1 — —; 23 51 17 1245 49, 
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23 946 1 1 31 33 9 1 29 39 -6 940 6 6 8 2 — 1 16 39 22 845 711 
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6 163 — — 1 1 — — 1 1 — 163 4 3 — — 7 14 6 233 191 
Total : �
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7 — 3 54 155 76 3761 242: 
Total : �
155 7325 �
73 25 26 10 4 15 35 — — 90 175 7000 6501 
Total : �
230 7288 �
72 88 12 5 — 13 — — — 30 300 9000 8004 
Total : �
551 36790 
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47 — — — 136 560 36000 3100( 
HUNGARIAN U. C. �
 
JUGOSLAVIAN U. C. 
RUMANIAN U. C. 
SWISS U. C. 
German Swiss Conference �
 
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Total : 
ANGOLA UNION - MISSION .... 
Bongo Mission �
 
Cuale 
Lucusse » �
 
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Nova Lisboa Mission � 
Namba Mission �
 
- Total : 
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Batouri Mission �
 
Bertoua » 
Kribi 
Maroua » 
Nanga-Eboko » �
 
Sangmelima » �
 
Total : 
INDIAN OCEAN UN. MISSION 
Antsirabe Mission 
Diego-Suarez » 
Lac Alaotra 
Majunga 
Tamatave 
Tananarive 
Mauritius 
Reunion 
Seychelles �
3> 
Total : 
ITALIAN UNION MISSION .... 
Central Italian Mission �
 
North Italian �
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South Italian �
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Total : 
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Algerian Mission 
Moroccan �
» 
Tunisian 
Total : 
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Portuguese Conference �
 
Madeira Mission �
 
Azores Mission 
Cape Verde a 
St. Thomas a 
Total : 
BULGARIAN CONFERENCE �
 
GRECIAN MISSION �
 
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QUARTERLY REVIEW �
7 
RECAPITULATION 
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» Mission 
French West and Eq. Afr. t3. M. 
Indian Ocean Union Mission �
 
Italian �» 
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» 
Portuguese 
Bulgarian Conference � 
Grecian Mission �
 
Portuguese East Afr. Mission �
 
Spanish Mission �
 
Tangier Mission �
 
TOTALS, 1st QUARTER, 1952 �
 
TOTALS, 1st QUARTER, 1951 �
 
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In French North Africa 
Before attending the auditing session of the North 
African Union Mission, which took place at Algiers, 
March 12-14, the writer had the privilege of accom-
panying W. R. Beach, the Division president, on a 
visit to Tunisia. 
Our work is developing normally in this field. 
During 1951, two advance steps were taken which 
will extend it still farther. A layman who is a nurse 
has taken the initiative in opening a dispensary at 
Ferryville adjoining our charming little chapel there. 
This brother has provided furniture and equipment, 
and every evening, after his day's work, he devotes 
several hours to treating the sick and giving them the 
help and comfort they need. 
On February 4 of this year, Radio Tunis sched-
uled our first broadcast. After having given us ten 
minutes' free time each week, the station is now 
offering fifteen. Raymond Meyer, until recently pres-
ident of the Tunis Mission, has had charge of these 
broadcasts, which can be heard in Algeria and even 
in southern France. In connection with the radio 
program, a Bible correspondence course has been 
launched, and the enrollments are coming in. 
We are also pleased with the good work in prog-
ress at our Tunis dispensary, where Miss Aline Burri 
is devotedly caring for her numerous patients. In 
1951 some six thousand persons were given the treat-
ments they needed. 
Although colporteur work is not easy in Tunisia, 
especially since trouble has broken out, our colporteurs 
are nevertheless working with remarkable faithfulness. 
By M. Fridlin 
Secretary, Southern European Division 
Their efforts are responsible for a large percentage 
of the newly baptized converts. One colporteur, who 
never misses an opportunity to present our message, 
has recently brought five people into the truth. 
A new head- 
quarters forour 
work in Tunisia 
is badly needed. 
The present ac-
commodations 
for offices and 
chapel are quite 
inadequate and. 
anything but a 
credit to us. 
Inthe near fu-
ture we hope, 
with God's 
help, to raise 
enough money 
to purchase a 
new center 
where all of 
our missionary 
activities can 
be grouped so 
as to make our 
work more 
effective in the 
large and pro-
gressive capital 
of Tunis. 
8 �
QUARTERLY REVIEW 
Over the week end we held meetings with our 
members in Tunis and Ferry ville. 
The auditing session at Algiers took place under 
ideal conditions. An exellent spirit prevailed through-
out the three days during which the field leaders 
were assembled to study their numerous problems. 
The union president, P. Girard, presented an encour-
aging report. The year 1951 set a new record in 
baptisms ; 101 members were added to the church, 
bringing the total membership to 690 on December 31. 
The tithes and offerings, as well as Big Week 
Chapel and union headquarters at' lgiers. 
and Ingathering receipts, are on the increase. This is 
also true of colporteur sales. The book a Prophetes et 
Croyants a• (Prophets and Believers) by J. Reynaud 
has been well received in Moslem circles and will no 
doubt have considerable influence among the Moham-
medans of North Africa.' 
In this connection, a decision was reached which 
marks a real forward step. At the Division Council 
in December, a budget was voted enabling us to lay 
a solid foundation for reaching the thirteen million 
Moslems who inhabit this vast territory. Raymond 
Meyer, who has studied literary Arabic, was elected 
president of this new branch of our evangelistic work. 
He is supported by a committee, of which J. Reynaud 
is-secretary. A competent sister has been employed 
to supervise a vocational school for young women, to 
be opened probably at Mostaganem. It was also de-
cided to employ Brother Genuso, founder of the Per-
ryville dispensary, for medical work among the Arabs. 
He speaks the language perfectly. 
W. Rut, who has )iad charge of the Algiers 
church as well as of certain departments, was called 
to replace R. Meyer as president of the Tunis Mission. 
Our little medical institution, aVie et Santed) sit-
uated on a sunny hilltop and blessed with a mild 
climate, is attracting favorable notice and has even 
been forced to turn away patients for lack of room. 
The competence of the directress, Miss Dora Meyer, 
enhances the worth of this institution, which today 
exercises a beneficent influence throughout North 
Africa and was able to show a small profit at the 
end of the year. 
Mention should he made here of the evangelistic 
effort begun last year by Charles Winandy and his 
coworkers, sent from Paris to Algiers by the Division. 
The new mission headquarters dedicated in 1950 has 
made a favorable impression on the public and has 
no doubt strengthened the hands of the evangelistic 
team. The results have been most heartening. 
At Algiers, as at Tunis, the meetings held were 
well attended by our church members and friends. 
There was also the valiant group of colporteurs who 
had gathered for the institute to be conducted a little 
later by F. Charpiot. 
W. Fuchs, president of the Moroccan Mission, 
reported that the workers in that field, although few 
in number, are completely dedicated to their task. 
Elder Beach spent some time in Morocco after the 
committee session, and we feel sure his visit has 
proved a blessing to the churches there. 
The brethren in North Africa were enthusiastic 
at the prospect of broadcasting the a La Voix de l'Es-
perance E. over Radio Morocco. We hope to sign the 
contract soon. In the meantime, the Bible correspond-
ence course has already been organized. 
We are convinced that our workers in the North 
African Union Mission, with the loyal cooperation of 
the churches, will win new victories, by the grace of 
God, during this year. A day bright with proinise is 
dawning in these countries where we have heretofore 
had uphill work. It is true that many difficulties re-
main. The lack of meeting places, for example, causes 
us some anxiety. However, with the help of God and 
the liberality of our North African members, we feel 
confident that this problem can be solved. 
Brethren and sisters, will yOu not remember North 
Africa in your prayers ? 
EDUCATIONAL DAY 
July 26 
- QUA IITEIILY 11E:VIEW 
Belgian Conference 
By Leon Belloy 
President 
Nearly one hundred baptisms! This is the happy 
result of a year's- work, struggle, and prayer. 
The Flemish church in Brussels has had a large 
share in this achievement, having brought 28 persons 
into the truth, thus making its total membership 
more than two hundred. The Liege church also deserves 
special mention for twelve baptisms, a remarkable 
record in this difficult field. 
The part our colportenrs have taken in evangelism 
opens a new chapter in the annals of the Belgian 
Conference. Half of the baptisms in the Liege church 
are a direct result of colporteur work. 
The Publishing Department shows satisfactory 
growth. Yearly sales now amount to more than one 
million Belgian francs. Considering the difficulty of 
the times and the scarcity of colportenrs, this figure 
represents a ,miracle of Divine grace. 
One of the fondest hopes of our Flemish brethren 
and sisters has now been realized. For lack of appro-
priate Flemish literature, half of our territory lay 
fallow. Every year at the annual meeting, the same 
lament arose, o,We need a Flemish magazine to gain 
access to the Catholic population of Flanders and 
Limboiirg. a And now the- journal a Leven en Gezond-
heid a has made its appearance, vying in attractiveness 
with its elder brother, a Vie et Sante. a 
Truly, according to our faith has it been unto us; 
for to launch a journal during a period of crisis such 
as the one we are passing through, with only one 
or two colporteurs to- assure its circulation, is no 
small feat. God has blessed us by enabling us to 
secure an amount of advertising which covers a 
sizable portion of the costs, and by giving us a devoted 
colporteur who is realty accomplishing wonderS.. 
. Another department which affords us profound 
satisfaction is that of the Missionary Volunteers. Our 
young people are corning to understand more and 
more clearly the part they can play in finishing God's 
work. They are no longer content with assisting in 
the evangelistic campaigns conducted by our ministers; 
they themselves are undertaking public work whose 
success deserves admiration as well as gratitude. 
More than seven 
hundred enrollments for the 
Bible correspondence course were obtained through 
their open-air efforts in the public squares, and eight 
persons have been brought into the truth solely 
through the work of the young people.- 
Even the summer, with its invitation to rest and 
relaxation, cannot restrain their zeal. Instead of 
vacation camps, they plan to hold evangelistic camps, 
with public tent meetings. We thank God for having 
raised up far-sighted leaders with a vision of the 
tremendous possibilities offered by a trained army of-
consecrated youth. 
The Home Missionary Department is also flourish-
ing. Mention must be made of the extraordinary effort 
.put forth by our memberS and workers in the Ingather, 
ing campaign. The conference exceeded its assigned 
goat by 100,000 francs. The total sum ingathered for 
missions was 383,000 francs, or 40,000 francs more 
than last year. • 
The Bible correspondence courses in French and 
Flemish are a constant encouragement. Hardly-a day 
passes that we do not receive letters of appreciation 
from students. 
e These lessons have given us a new, outlook on 
life, a writes one woman. a We cannot thank you 
enough, for your course has brought happiness- to 
our home. My husband and I have already attended 
several Sabbath services. We should like to be 
baptized and become members of your church. D 
Such experiences repay all our financial sacrifices, 
for who can measure the value of a soul ? These 
people are soon to be baptized. _Ten of the 1951 baptisms 
resulted from the Bible correspondence course. 
The Brussels church school, which at one time 
seemed at the point of death, has received a blood 
transfusion and is in better. shape than ever. 
The annual meeting, as well as the smaller 
district meetings, were a source of encouragement 
and spiritual benefit to all who attended. The 
outstanding event of the year was certainly the visit 
of Arthur L. White, who aroused much interest by 
his talks on the gift of prophecy with which God 
has blessed His people. 
The evangelistic ,efforts held by our workers,, 
while attracting only a moderate attendance, have 
nevertheless yielded as good results as others which 
seemed more brilliantly successful. 
The membership of the Belgian Conference at 
the close of the year was 923. Our members are loyal 
and zealous. Their faithfulness in tithe paying has 
enabled us, in spite of increasing expenses, to main-
tain the work on a solid foundation and to lay plans 
for extending our evangelistic efforts. We have a fine 
group of workers, devoted to their task and determined 
to make 1952 a record year. 
May God, through His Spirit, grant much fruit 
-for the labor of all these willing workers. 
VOICE of HOPE DAY 
August 2 
QUA.RTERL Y. REVIEW 
Evangelism in Praia 
Since the Cape Verde Islands Mission headquar-
ters was moved to Sao Vicente a few months ago, 
we have begun an evangelistic program at Praia 
which has continued without interruption and prom'- 
ises well for the future. �
. _ 
We have done very little; but God has abundantly 
blessed our humble efforts. Our meetings began with 
an attendance . of more than 150, which has been 
maintained ever since. We have met many persons 
who had never before come in contact with Advent-, 
ists, as well as renewing acquaintance with others 
with whom we had lost touch. Our effort has attract-
ed the attention not only of the whole city but also 
of people living in the interior of the island, 'which 
is the largest of the archipelago, with populous 
villages. Little by little we have made many friends 
whom we visit and with whom we study the Bible. 
We began our work in the public market, where 
on Sundays thousands of people assemble from the 
farthest points of the island. At first we distributed 
several hundred leaflets and obtained some suhscrip-
tions for our health journal, oSaihie e Lar.b May God 
bless these leaflets as they are carried into commu-
nities which we have been unable to visit. At the 
market we met former members of our young 
people's society, now scattered in order to earn a 
living, who were happy to renew their fellowship 
with Adventists. In one village, through a nurse who-
once2belonged to one of our Missionary Volunteer 
societies, we have established contact with several 
persons and we hope to organize a company there. 
In another village, a family which used to attend 
church but of whom we had had no word for some 
time, was located when we visited the market one 
Sunday. Here also several persons are studying 
God's word, and we pray that His Spirit may 'speak 
to their hearts. 
We are sending tracts by 'mail to persons in 
other villages which we have as yet been unable to 
visit. 
In connection with our meetings here in Praia, 
tracts and invitations have been given out by the 
young people. Missionary Volunteer society meetings 
have been held regularly, and the youth choir has 
rendered valuable help in the public evangelistic 
meetings. With appropriate films, we have. had a 
medical missionary evening every two weeks, in 
which instruction has been given- on practical matters 
such as home nursing and healthful cookery. 
Attendance at our children's Sabbath school is 
constantly increasing, with the children of the new 
members and even of non-Adventists. Last Sabbath 
we had 37 children. This increase has made it neces- - 
By J. Morgado 
Evangelist, Cape Verde Islands Mission 
sary to arrange another room, with low tables, 
pictures, flannelgraph, and sand table, for the 
smaller ones. It was first used on the last thirteenth 
Sabbath. We hope that through these attractive 
materials, our children will learn to love God and to 
serve Him. The cost of fitting up the room was met 
.by the increased receipts of the missionary society, 
due especially to the subscriptions obtained for 
aSaude e Lar.v May God help us to carry out our 
plans for-the development of the church. 
The adult Sabbath school also shows a regular 
attendance, and we hope that this new quarter will 
bring new victories, in offerings as well as attend-
ance. 
The most recent event was the Missionary 
Volunteer Week of Prayer, from which both young 
and old received a blessing. It was conducted by the 
young people themselves. Meetings were held every 
evening, and on the fast Sunday an Investiture ser-
vice was held at which nine Friends were invested. 
During the whole week the chapel was full of young 
people and older ones who had come to show their 
interest. Some young people came for the first time; 
others who had attended before asked to be enrolled 
as members of our Missionary Volunteer society. 
With the offering taken at the close of this 
week, and others which our young people have given 
in token of their gratitude to God, the goal for this 
year was not only reached .but exceeded. 
On March 30 we made a missionary visit with 
some of the young people to Santa Catarina, a small 
town, European style, very pleasant and cool. With 
our hymns, tracts, and personal contacts, also with 
the authorities, we prepared the way for a public 
effort which we hope to begin soon. 
The Dorcas society is also active. Besides the 
help of various kinds rendered wherever possible, a 
class of girls is being taught to make lace, etc. Their 
work is sold for the benefit of the Dorcas fund. Much 
more could be done in this line, if we had more 
means. The needs are many and our resources are 
few. It is heartrending to see so many children in 
need and to be almost powerless to .help them. 
At the next visit of our mission president, F. 
Cordas, we hope to hold the first baptismal service 
of the year for the young people whom we are now 
preparing. May God touch the hearts of others of 
our listeners, in order that they may unite with His 
church. 
The young people and older members of the Praia 
church send you their Christian greetings and ask 
that you remember them in your prayers.' The 
island is a place of difficulty and misery, but one 
which must receive the light of the -gospel. 
« What matter then where your feet stand, or wherewith your hands are busy, so that 
it is the spot where God has put you, and the work which He has given you fo do. 
George Eliot 
QUARTERLY .REVIEW �
11 
CONTENTS 
Be Ye Reconciled to God �
 
Reconnaissance Trip in Equatorial Africa �
 
2 
The Voice of Prophecy in Madagascar �
 
4 
Statistical Report, First Queirter, 1952 �
 
6 
In French North Africa �
 
7 
Belgian Conference �
 
9 
Evangelism in Praia* �
 
10 
Here and There �
 
12 
Newly Married Workers Send First Letter to 
Mission Director 
Fredrico had gone ahead and made all arrangements 
with the chief at Corio to move there permanently. 
Fifteen men had been promised to serve as carriers 
and had made the return trip with all the baggage. 
The letter, received by E. P. Mansell, director of the 
Portuguese East African Mission, reads as follows : 
'YOUR EXCELLENCY 
DIRECTOR MISSION MUNGULUNI 
I have the honor to tell you that the chief received 
us very kindly as well as the people. They brought 
us food more than we could eat and even invited us 
to stay in their homes. 
Whenever we sound the batlike (native drum) 
everybody in the village and those in the hills far 
away come to the meeting whether it he day or night. 
Last Sabbath there were about one hundred at the 
Sabbath school. 
We need your prayers that we may know how to 
win all of these people to Christ. Send us medicines. 
There are many sick among the people. 
Your humble servants, 
Fredrico and Zabelita. 
Corio, March 17, 1952. 
Sabbath School Centennial Celebration 
at Lausanne 
e This is the happiest day of my life, a said 
100-year-old Jean Schutz on Sabbath, May 31, before 
an overflow audience at the Monthenon Casino in 
Lausanne, Switzerland. The occasion was the Sabbath 
School Centennial celebration in connection with the 
annual meeting of the Leman Conference. 
Present on the platform were several of the first 
Sabbath school members in Europe : Jean Vuilleumier 
and his sister, Mrs. Jules Robert, with 82 years of 
membership to their credit, and Brother Robert with 
68 years. Altogether there were almost twenty who 
had belonged to the Sabbath school for fifty years 
or more. It was a poignant moment when the children 
marched in singing, their arms filled with flowers 
which they presented to these honored pioneers. 
Brother Schutz, himself a faithful Sabbath- school 
member, had made the trip from Neuchatel, where 
he lives, in order to attend the annual meeting. He 
signed his name without the aid of glasses to a 
message sent by the delegates to the General Confe-
rence Sabbath School Department; closing with the 
words : 
e Having already received so many blessings 
from the Sabbath school lessons, we are determined, 
with God's help, that the study of His word in our 
Sabbath schools shall be a means of strengthening 
the bonds of fellow-ship and of growing in grace, as 
well as of evangelizing others. n �
• 
YET HIS PRAYER WAS ANSWERED 
He asked for strength, that he might achieve — 
He was made weak, that he might obey. 
He asked for health, that he might .do greater things — 
He was given infirmity, that he might do better things. 
He asked for riches, that he might be happy — 
He was given poverty, that he might be wise. 
He asked tor power, that he might have praise of men — 
He was given weakness, that he might feel the need of God. 
He asked for all things, that he might enjoy life — 
He was given life, that he might enjoy all things. 
He received nothing that he asked for or hoped for — 
Yet his prayer was answered. 
Munguluni Mission 
SOUTHERN EUROPEAN 
QUARTERLY REVIEW 
Organ of the Southern European Division 
of Seventh-day Adventists published every quarter 
Address of Editor (to whom all manuscripts should be sent) 
Ildherveg 17, Berne, Switzerland. 
M. &Win �
 Editor 
Esther Benton 
 Editorial Secretary 
12 �
QUARTERLY REVIEW 
 
 
HERE AND THERE 
The Portuguese Union Mission re-
ports 48 baptisms for the first quarter 
of this year. This news leads us lo 
hope that 1952 will be a record 
year for baptisms in Portugal and its 
island fields. 
A. Henriot, president_ of the- East 
France Conference, writes that he 
expects to baptize about twenty new 
members in ihe Strasbourg church dur-
ng the East France annual meeting. 
Thirteen were baptized by A. Schmid 
in the Berne church on May 28. 
During the Swiss Union session, 
held in Lausanne June 1 and 2, J. 
J. Aitken was elected president of the 
union, replacing A. Meyer, who has 
held that position for eight years and 
will now give his entire time to the 
Division Ministerial Association. .Elder 
Aitken, in addition to his duties as 
Swiss Union president, will continue to 
act as secretary of the Division Y. P. 
M. V. Department. 
At present a number of our missio-
naries are spending their furloughs in 
the home field. Among them are E. 
Fayard and family, who will return to 
Madagascar to take charge of the 
Diego-Suarez Mission when A. Schny-
der leaves on furlough. J. Zurcher, 
principal of the Madagascar training 
school, will spend most of his furlough 
in Geneva, working toward his doctor's 
degree. The A. Mahon family from the 
North Cameroun Mission, after spend-
ing their furlough in Southwest Fran-
- ce, will return to the Dogba mission 
station, where they have done such 
excellent work. K. Scheidegger, the 
secretary of the French West and 
Equatorial African Union Mission, re-
cently arrived with his family after a 
first term of service in that field. Elder 
and Mrs. P. Bernard also arrived in 
June from the Cameroun and will 
spend their furlough in their home-
land, Alsace. Brother Bernard has had 
charge of the educational and young 
people's work in the French West 
and Equatorial African Union Mission 
and hopes to return after his furlough. 
These missionary families always bring 
enthusiasm to our churches through 
their good reports. 
R. R. Figuhr, a vice-president of the 
General -Conference, arrived in our 
field toward the end of May. After 
having attended the annual meeting 
of the Leman Conference at Lausanne, 
followed by the Swiss Union session-, 
he accompanied W. R. Beach to Yu-
goslavia to attend annual meetings in 
Belgrade, Novi Sad,-and Zagreb. 
C 
N. W. Dunn, associate secretary of 
the General Conference, is visiting 
Southern Europe for about two and a 
half months. His main object is to 
Gisit as many churches as possible. 
Elder Dunn's itinerary began with 
Paris, East France, and Switzerland, 
after which he spent a month in Por-
tugal and Spain, and then attended 
a number of district meetings in the 
Italian Union, accompanied by M. 
A Division educational convention will 
be held at the Bogenhofen seminary 
n Austria, July 18-26. E.E. Cossenfine, 
secretary of the General Conference 
Department of Education, and one of 
his associates, L. R. Rasmussen, will 
be present. The educational secreta-
ries of the Northern and Central Euro-
pean divisions have also been invited, 
as well as the teachers at the Col-
longes seminary and those from the 
various union training schools. We feel 
sure that this convention will be an 
inspiration to all the delegates and 
will help our teachers in their task of 
training workers for the cause of God 
J. Esfeves, who has had charge 
of the Azores Islands Mission, has been 
called to the leadership of the Portu-
guese East African Mission, replac-
ing E. P. Mansell, 
whose furlough 
is soon due. Elder Mansell, who has 
served for many years in the Portu-
guese fields, and whose work has been 
greotly blessed, intends to leave Portu-
guese East Africa permanently at the 
time of his furlough. Two.-other Portu-
guese workers, Carlos Esteves and 
Miss Fernando Martins, 
hove been 
called to the Angola Union Mission 
for medical work and will leave Portu-
gal soon. We wish all these. outgoing 
missionaries God's blessing and good 
health in their new field of labor. 
A. D. Gomes left Berne at the 
beginning of June to spend two weeks 
in Portugal before leaving for Portu-
guese East Africa and Angola to attend 
annual meetings. 
Dr. F. Brennwald, the son of our 
former Division treasurer, has accepted 
a call for medical work in the French 
Cameroun. Dr. Brennwofd obtained his 
- medical degree in Switzerland, several 
years ago and has since then spent 
some time in the States, where he re-
ceived his American degree and has 
recently been connected with the Wash-
ington Sanitarium and Hospital. Dr. 
Brennwald expects to arrive in Africa 
toward the end of the year. 
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A. Lams, who for some six years 
has had charge of the Ankadifotsy 
school in Madagascar, has been asked 
o be head of the science department 
at the Collonges seminary following-
his furlough. Brother Lams and his 
family are already settled on the 
seminary grounds. We know that Bro-
ther Lams is happy to be bock again 
at his alma mater, and we wish him 
God's richest blessing in his important 
work. 
C 
R. Bermeilly, who' has long been 
connected with the Collonges seminary, 
for the past several years as dean, 
has for some time felt the necessity 
of a change, and was recently appointed 
director of the Voix de l'Esperance. 
Bible correspondence school in Paris. 
He has also been asked to prepare 
a set of transition 'lessons which can . 
be used to bridge the gap between. 
the educational correspondence course 
prepared by M. Tieche and the regu-
lar Bible course. Brother Bermeilly is 
greatly regretted at Collonges. Our 
prayers are with him, and we feel 
sure that he will accomplish a fine 
work in connection with the Voix de 
l'Esperance Bible course. P. Benezech, 
who formerly had charge of the course, 
has been released. on request of the 
Franco-Belgian Union in order to take 
charge of an important district. We. 
 
have appreciated the good work he 
has done in the Bible correspond-
ence school, and we know that he 
will continue to represent its interests. 
Impritnerie FIDES — Collonges-sous-Salepe (Haute-Savoie) France