Soul Winners for the Master 
By ARTHUR H. ROTH 
"Philip opened his mouth . . . and preached . . . 
Jesus." Acts 8:35. Soul winners like and appreciate 
Philip, the evangelist. His life is such a rewarding 
source of inspiration. Philip's name is not mentioned 
often in the Scriptures, but it is mentioned enough to 
giVe us a glimpse of his heart, enough to help us under-
stand his purpose and ambition, enough to make us 
realize that he is a nobleMan in God's kingdom, enough 
to make Christian men and women long to possess his 
spirit. 
In the case of Philip and the eunuch, recall how 
God was aware of every circumstance in the lives of the 
two men. God knew all about the man in the chariot. 
He knew his name:_. He. knew his country. He knew 
why he had gone to Jerusalem. He knew the yearnings 
of his heart. He knew the exact moment the eunuch 
would come to a certain point on the desert road. Such 
is the knowledge and concern that God has for men. 
Not - only is God interested in the man who needs 
salvation, but He is especially interested in those who 
are willing to be used in bringing salvation to the lost. 
He is interested in the sincere disciple who is willing 
and ready to Carry out God's . bidding. Philip knew 
when to go and where to go because he was in fellow-
Ship with God. He was alert tau the voice from heaven. 
When God spake, he heard. The Spirit uses those who 
.are 'in communion with heaven. 
In earthly diplomatic service an ambassador to a 
foreign country must always keep himself in touch with 
.the government at home. That is vital. The ambas- 
--"SadOr-it not- at 
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carry Out his' own wishes.' : He 
-is --stationed in the" foreign country to carry out the 
wishes of the country. We are heaven's ambassadors. 
,Unless we keep in touch with . God's government and 
constantly are aware' of .heaven's wishes, we will fail. 
`We need to .keep in close touch with the King. Philip 
WaS-iti4ellowship with God. While he was toiling in 
Samaria the voice from heaven said, "Arise and go to-
ward `the`-south, into g(e way, that kiieth•40Wiifroni Jeru-
salem -to 'Gaza, which is- desert." The exact direction 
was given to Philip. Phrlip however, needed to respond 
`Otherwise e- , Would :liaVe: missed the 
appointment God had arranged for him. He responded 
at once and followed directions completely; and when 
he saw the chariot; the Spirit whispered, "GO near and 
join thYself." 
- God directs men if they will listen and obey. The 
obedience of Philip was prompt and complete. Philip 
could have hesitated. He could: ,have wondered why 
God was Calling him aWay from his successful evange-
listic work in Samaria. He could have asked who would 
carry on while he was away. But that was not Philip's 
way of doing. "He arose and went."' Such obedience 
.is sublime. What a calamity it would haVe been if 
Philip had failed ! But he went. Ile went on time: He 
went with certainty. He went, with-power. .-He who is' 
quick to hear and eager to obey the voice of Cod will 
be no stranger to power. Obedience is the supreme 
condition of power. And power, divine power, is need-
ful in winning souls. Let all soul winners be quick -to 
obey when God speaks ! For many souls who are lost 
it will be now or never.. We must not fail them. When 
we respond, what does God expect us to say ? Exactly 
what He expected of Philip. He expects us to,preach 
Jesus. "Philip opened his mouth . . . and preached 
Jesus." 
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Philosophy will not suffice. Morality will. riot:suf- 
fice. Science will not suffice. Theology will not suffice. 
A kindly disposition will not suffice. Only Testis is 
sufficient. Only He can satisfy 'arid help. Then let 
us., preach Jesus, and we will win souls �
the Master. 
The final sum is joy over souls saved. How.Complete 
that joy I Joy will come to him who. has- been saved. 
Joy will come to him who had a,Part in- announcing 
salvation. Joy will be felt in heaven over the repentant 
sinner who has joined the family of God. Joy will come 
to the heart of. God at the return of a son who was lost. 
Thus we have a complete program
' of soul winning 
interested God working through a willing and oliedient 
servant to. produce a soul .who will rejoice in:salvation: 
May Inter-America's soul winners -unite so coni- 
•pletely with God that Many, many .souls will soon_ -feel 
- the joy 'that salvation brings: - 
VOL. X'XXII �
AUGUST, 1955 �
NO, 
IN T,WE INTER-AMERICAN DIVISICiN: 
"Your Radio Doctor" Now On 
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The Air In The Bahamas 
U erlying all of our thinking and 
planning for the promulgation of the 
message in, the Bahama, Islands is 
§741?ge111?*' 
Hoping to reach a good class of 
people, we thought of the new radio 
program- which Doctor 'Clifford 
Anderson of Washington, D.C. has 
been preparing for more than a year. 
It has become increasingly poptilar 
in a number of countries where it is 
released each week We felt that 
it might indeed prove to be an 
"entering wedge,"...'a "right_ arm •of 
the Message," and :so we began to 
negotiate with Doctor Anderson and 
with the local broadcasting station, 
ZNS, here in Nassau. 
About the middle of March we 
received our first tape recording of 
this program and soon after the ex-
citement of Princess Margaret's 
visit had begun to ebb a bit, we 
contacted the station officials who 
arranged for an audition of the pro-
gram entitled "Your Radio Doctor." 
The following day the manager 
of the station called me. He stated 
that there were some eight or ten, 
including the Chief Medical Officer 
of the Colony, Who listened to the 
program, and they all agreed it was 
outstanding. He wanted to know 
how soon we could guarantee an 
uninterrupted supply of the broad-
oast for 'the station. 'He also stated 
that the Chief Medical Officer was 
so impressed that he volunteered to 
go on the air to introduce the pro-
gram to the radio audience and to 
give it • the official blessing of the 
Medical Department of the Bahamas 
'government. 
The first broadcast was on Easter 
Sunday and the manager called me 
and told me that a party of 13 had 
gone with him to a south beach on 
the opposite side of the Island of 
New Providence to spend the day 
quietly. When it came time for this 
broadcast they all gathered around 
the car of a doctor who was one of 
the vacationers. Not one word was 
spoken by anyone for fear of missing 
a word. • Even though the ,sand flies 
were biting viciously, lyq they 
would not ,slap' them for fear they 
would not get everything Doctor 
Anderson was saying. 
The station has made available to 
the :BaliamaS -MisSion . quarter hour 
of -class A time for- -this, weekly 
broadcast, absolutely free, and it as-
sures us they will carry the program 
as long as we provide the tapes and 
as long as the quality remains any-
where near• that of this first pro-
gram. 
The broadcast closes with these 
words: "This has been a presenta-
tion from your friends, the Adven-
tists," so that the Mission which 
already is on • the air nearly two 
hundred tunes a year, will be win-
ning new friends through this non-
religious, health program. 
— H. D.- Colblun. 
Evangelism in Panama 
In 'the Panama Conference two 
outdoor evangelistic campaigns have 
just had a very successful Conclu-
sion. 
On the Pacific side of the isthmus 
Elder Ruben Ruiz has conducted 
open-air meetings in the heart of 
Panama City, above the street level 
in --an open enclosure which had 
previously served as a public dance 
floor. With the very able assistance 
of. Dr. Wilfredo, . Lacayo and 
Gustavo Chavanz, Elder Ruiz has 
also directed a large Bible Corres-
pondence School. The pavillion has 
been completely filled; each evening 
With A great number of interested 
visitors who have attended .with un-
usual regularity: As •many as 1300 
were present at one time. One hun-
dred and thirty have already taken 
their stand for the Sabbath of the 
Lord. Fifty responded to the first 
invitation toattend Sabbath school 
• in the Spanish church on Sabbath 
morniny, April 23. On April 28, 
twenty-three received their diplo-
mas during a special, graduation 
exercise, honoring their completion -
of the Voice of Prophecy lessons. 
The same report of attendance 
and high interest can be pracitcally 
`duplicated in the tent _meetings con-
dticted in English on ,the Atlantic: 
side, under the enthusiastic direction 
of Elder C. C. Neblett �
his fal,. 
ful assistant, Brother Milton Corl 
The gospel tent was: locate,41 Ork:ai, 
attractive site near �
enter:PC 
Cristobal within the - Canal Zone: 
Thirty-three young people were 
graduated from the Bible ,Correspoo-
dence Course on the evening of 
April 26. From this one effort 
more than forty souls are now ready 
for baptism. — D. C. Prenier. 
Enemies Become Friends 
About ten years ago Juan Perla, 
a lay worker, raised up a ..group „of 
believers and built a church •at 
place called Bejucal in El Salvador. 
But there was strong opposition 
there. It is a mountainous place 
with many bands of bandits and 
thieves, Twice Bro. Perla was 
robbed and left gagged in ,his 
house. He recognized the, thieves 
but was afraid to report them for 
fear of his life. They told him to 
leave the country. 
He went to Socorro where no 
work had been carried on and soon 
he had a fine group there. Today 
we have 65 members and a good 
building in Socorro. A little later 
the' leader of the thieves in Bejucal 
was badly cut up by machetes and 
almost killed in a raid. He began to 
change his ways and lately sent 
word to Juan Perla that he wished 
us to come to his town and teach 
them the gospel. I 'went once, and 
now Elder Moncada is there holding 
meetings. The former bandit is one 
of the most important men of the 
town. He says he wants to huild a 
church for us by the side of his 
home. Elder Moncada is holding 
the meetings right in the home of 
this ex-bandit. He seems truly con-
verted. His home will hold about 75 
but many more come and are unable 
to get inside. The ex-bandit leader 
is the protector of our work there, 
and Brother Juan Peria comes over 
often to the meetings to visit. This 
message changes things and enemies 
become friends. �
— Orley. Ford. 
MESSENGER 
TO THE CHURCH 
Seven Tests of Spirituality 
While visiting at the home of an 
elderly woman I heard from her lips 
the unique story of her husband's 
dying experience. The story stirred 
my heart. As she closed there came 
from her lips an agonizing question, 
"Did Jesus save my husband?" I 
read to her from the Bible of the 
thief on the cross who was accepted 
by the Saviour at the last moment. 
Then we had prayer together. 
As I left that home my heart was 
overwhelmed with a burden of sober 
thought. I said to myself, "Am I 
prepared to meet my God ? Does 
my life in every particular please 
Jesus ? Would my motives in every 
experience bear the scrutiny of 
heaven ?" I began looking inside to 
examine closely my life, and I was 
reminded of the words of Paul, "Ex-
amine yourselves, . . . prove your 
own selves" 2 Cor. 13:5. I recalled 
my conversion as a young man, 
when the work of God was begun 
in my life, but I asked, "Have I 
gone forward steadily since?" And I 
remembered my call to the ministry. 
I thought, "Have I grasped every 
opportunity to make full proof of 
my ministry?" These were soul-
searching moments for me. 
Then I asked myself, "My sins — 
are they all forgiven ? Yes, but the 
Spirit of prophecy tells us, 'the reli-
gion of Christ means more than *the 
forgiveness of sin; it means that sin 
is taken away, and that the vacuum 
is filled with the Spirit. It means 
that the mind is divinely illumined, 
.that the heart is emptied of self, and 
filled with the presence Of Christ' " 
— Mrs. E. G. White in The Review 
and Herald, June 10, 1902. 
As I reminisced I realized that a 
measure of the Spirit had been given 
me, yet I questioned, "Am I con-
tinually seeking more of God's Holy 
Spirit, or am I satiSfied ? Am I de- 
termined by prayer and by faith to 
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receive more of Heaven's power ?" 
That night I read the chapter 
"Self-Examination" in the book 
Gospel Workers. These words 
burned their way into my mind : 
"Let ministers make the actions of 
each day a subject of careful thought 
and deliberate review, with the ob-
ject of becoming better acquainted 
with their own habits of life. By a 
close scrutiny of every circumstance 
of the daily life, they would know 
better their own motives and the 
principles which govern them. This 
daily review of our acts, to see whe-
ther conscience approves or con-
demns, is necessary for all who wish 
to reach perfection of Christian 
character. Many acts which pass for 
good works, even deeds of benevo-
lence, will; when closely investiga-
ted, be found to be prompted by 
wrong motives." — Page 275. 
In my reading some time later I 
came across some suggestions on 
how our spiritual maturity might be 
tested, and I want to share with you 
this morning some of these tests of 
spirituality. Educators have de-
veloped a method of measuring in-
tellectual maturity. For years they 
have been giving intelligence quo-
tient tests, but no technique has 
been found to measure spiritual 
maturity, as suggested in Ephesians 
4:13, "Unto a perfect man, unto the 
measure of the stature of the fulness 
of Christ." 
A Few Simple Tests 
I am not attemptincr to formulate 
an approach, nor a inethod 'of testing 
spiritual quotient, but I would like 
to offer this morning a few simple 
tests to help us, to evaluate our 
spiritual maturity, our character de-
velopment, our preparation for 
heaven. 
The first question that comes to 
us as we think of our spiritual life 
is, Do I enjoy praying? N&'t'saying 
prayer — words Mechanically- ut-
tered with little thought.:.Do' I really 
commune with God, or do I only 
petition Him when in trouble ? "The 
greater and more pressing his 
[Enoch's] labors, the more constant 
and earnest were his prayers." — 
Ibid., p. 52. 
Do I enjoy Bible study, or do I 
just study the Bible to prepare ser-
mons ? Do I read my Bible to edify 
my own soul, and to know Jesus, 
whom to rightly know is life eternal? 
The Bible "is the voice of God 
speaking every day to the soul." "It 
is our only source of power." — Ibid., 
pp. 253, 250. 
The servant of the Lord relates the 
following experience. "God's mes-
sengers must tarry long with Him", 
if they would have success in their 
work. The story is told of an old 
Lancashire woman who was listen-
ing to the reasons that her neighbors 
gave for their minister's success. 
They spoke of his gifts, Of his style 
of address, of his- manner. Nay,' 
said the old woman, 'I will tell you 
what it is. Your man is very thick 
with the Almighty.'" — Iliid., p. 255. 
As we look within our own _lives 
this morning we May: ask ourselves 
the question, "Am I very thick, with 
the Almighty?" 
Another test of our spirituality is 
in our practice : What do I choose 
every day — the right thing or_ the 
expedient thing ? 
Are we tempted to brush - aside, 
talk down, and argue away the -right 
thing, because, it -may- be 'unpopular, 
or perhaps it -militates against per-
sonal prestige, or we may be misun-
derstood ? What .do we ? Do. we 
stand true to, principle irrespective of 
the cost ? 
Have you ever thought, of the hu-
-miliating experience- of Zaechaens 
who- had to hunt through Jericho to 
find. those- he had' defrauded? 'The 
preaching- -of 'John the Baptist arid 
the reports of the sermons of Jesus 
convinced him that he was a sinner. 
He began to retrace his steps and to 
restore that which he had taken 
from those he had wronged. In do-
ing the right thing he was misun-
derstood. He was met with suspi-
cion and distrust. Probably the 
publicans called him a fool. Can 
you not hear them remonstrating 
with him, "You are making it diffi-
cult for all of us !" But his inner 
conscience had to be respected. That 
took priority over the opinions of his 
colleagues. 
We turn to another question. Am 
I becoming less critical of others ? 
A photographer of great skill was 
directed to take a photograph of an 
old historic church. He walked 
around the church surveying it from 
every angle, estimating its photogra-
phic possibilities with infinite care. 
A friend who had accompanied him 
said, "You take a lot of trouble on 
the angle." 
The skilled photographer an-
swered, "In every situation there is 
nearly always only one right angle 
from which to shoot, one spot to set 
the camera up from which to get the 
best picture. Almost any person, 
building, or scene can be made into 
a beautiful picture if shot from the 
right angle." 
The problem of life is to find the 
right angle. Some look at God 
through their troubles; some look at 
troubles through their God. And 
the difference in the viewpoint 
makes the difference in one's life ! 
What angle are you shooting from ? 
Are you always alert to see the good 
qualities in your fellow worker or 
intent on seeing the disagreeable 
qualities ? 
Are you considerate of the feel-
ings of others when it is necessary 
to correct them ? We are told in 
Ephesians 4:15, "Speaking the truth 
in love." When we need to ad-
minister correction do we seek the 
Lord for wisdom and grace that in 
trying to be Githful we may not be 
severe ? (See Gospel Workers, page 
496.) Let us remember, "The 
church will never receive the latter 
rain until its members put away 
from among them envy, evil sur-
mising evil sneaking. . . . The Lord 
is testing and proving their love for 
Him by the attitude they assume to 
one another." — Mrs. E. G. White in 
The Review and Herald, Oct. 6, 
1896. 
hi our study of the tests of spirit-
uality we are arrested by the ques-
tion, What is the range of my in-
terest ? It is easy to be concerned 
about our loved ones, and it is re-
latively easy to be concerned about 
the neds of people in our neighbour-
hood. But the farther people get 
away from us the more difficult it 
is to maintain concern. Genuine 
spirituality has a way of leaping 
across the barrier of distance and 
heeding the cry, "Come over to Ma-
cedonia, and help us." 
"I am debtor" said Paul, "both to 
the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; 
both to the wise, and to .the unwise" 
(Rom. 1:14). Down to the end of 
time we have a responsibility to go 
and teach all nations the wonderful 
message of salvation. Do you realize 
that every ,tilue you breathe, some-
where in the world four people die 
without Christ ?. In the interior , of 
New Guinea, among' the primitive 
people of the mountains, a chieftain 
who had received a little glimpse 
of Christianity made this appeal to 
one of our teachers: "My warriors 
are dying; my children are dYing; 
we are all dying! Come before we 
all die !" 
Let us emulate Christ and His 
second-mile spirit of service, by 
giving sacrificially. Let us plan for 
a finished work. When he was 
speaking in the British Parliament 
years ago, Lord Salisbury said, "We 
all need to study larger maps." Is 
that not true of our experience ? We 
must think seriously of the thirty-
three unentered countries. We must 
widen our world interest and con-
cern for these dark regions of 
earth.. . 
We think also of a fifth test of 
spirituality: Can I forgive ?, In Ro-
mans 12:18-20 we have a reference 
to the only type of revenge that a 
Christian should seek. We' are to 
overcome evil with good. Weak, 
half-hearted, imperfect forgiveness 
is valueless, for the root of bitter-
ness remains. Have we learned to 
forgive from the heart, "even as 
Christ forgave you, so also do ye"? 
A little blind boy over in Switzer-
land was asked one day in school the 
question, "What is forgiveness?" 
He thought for a moment and 
then answered thoughtfully, "It is 
the odor flowers breathe when 
trampled upon." 
Your life may have been trampled 
upon. You may have been mis-
treated, but �
yonr forgiveness a 
'reality? What kind of perfume 
,comes from your life when it has 
been trampled upon ? 
We ask a further question : Do 
I trust God or do I worry? Said the 
psalmist "Cast thy burden upon the 
Lord, and he shall sustain thee 
(Ps. 55:22). Are you tempted to put 
faith in appearances and to take 
counsel with your fears ? Remember 
that apparent impossibility may be 
Cod's bridge to the Promised Land. 
Difficulties are the stones out of 
which God's houses are built. When 
you do your whole duty you can be 
unafraid and leave the results with 
God. 
"True faith and true prayer —
how strong they are ! They are as 
two arms by which the human sup-
pliant lays hold upon the power of 
Infinite Love. Faith is trusting in 
God, — believing that He loves us, 
and knows what is for our best good. 
Thus, instead of our own way, it 
leads us to choose His way." —Gos-
pel Workers, p. 259. 
It is true that "obstacles to the 
advancement of the work of God 
will appear; but fear not. . . Noth. 
ing can stand in His way. His power 
is absolute, and it is the pledge of 
sure fulfilment of His promises to 
His people. He can remove all ob-
structions to the advancement of His 
work. He has means for the removal 
of every difficulty, that those who 
serve Him and respect the means He 
employs may be delivered. His good-
ness and love are infinite, and His 
covenant is unalterable." — Testi-
monies, vol. 8, p. 10. 
And now the final test of spirit-
uality: What is first in my thoughts 
and service ? In Matthew 6:33 we 
are told, "Seek ye first the kingdom 
of God, and his righteousness." Do 
we have one interest as the disciples 
and Christ's followers had at Pent& 
cost ? At Pentecost "one interest 
prevailed. One subject of emulation 
swallowed up all others, — to be 
like Christ, to do the works of Christ. 
The earnest zeal felt was expressed 
by loving helpfulness, kindly words 
and unselfish deeds. All strove to see 
who could do the most for the en-
largement of Christ's kingdom." — 
Mrs. E. G. White in The Review and 
Herald, June 10, 1902. 
One interest should absorb all our 
thoughts and service, that is, the 
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coming of Christ. In some of the 
countries in Southern Asia and the 
Far East our members bid farewell 
to visitors by pointing up toward 
heaven. This gesture indicates they 
are looking for the coming of Jesus, 
and are getting ready for that great 
event. May we grasp the meaning 
of those words, "For yet a little 
while, and he that shall come will 
come" (Heb. 10:37). May our con-
viction of the soon coming of Christ 
be revitalized. 
Our greatest need today is for re-
newed faith and the conviction that 
the coming of Christ is at the door. 
A revival of true godliness will come 
with the outpouring of God's Holy 
Spirit. In a little while Jesus will 
come. All the prophecies point to a 
soon-coming Saviour. 
"From the day of Pentecost to the 
present time, the Comforter has 
bccn sent to all who have yielded 
themselves fully to the Lord and to 
His service . . . When we bring our 
In the grandeur of the mountains, 
Their summits crowned with 
snow, 
And the tawny yellow foothills 
Rimming vales and rills below; 
In the purple depths of canyons, 
Subterranean scenic caves, 
And the mystery in motion 
Of the ocean's mighty waves; 
In the glory of the sunrise, 
And the sun's meridian power; 
In the sunset's gorgeous splendor, 
And the gentle twilight hour; 
 
In the moon's white lucent beauty, 
Veiling earth in silvery sheen; 
In the countless stars and planets 
Glinting from a sky serene; 
hearts into unity with Christ, and 
our lives into harmony with His 
work, the Spirit that fell. on the dis-
ciples on the day of Pentecost will 
fall on us." — Christian Service, pp. 
250, 252. 
When does God wish to bestow 
this gift that brings all other bless-
ings in its train ? "The descent of 
the Holy Spirit upon the church is 
looked forward to as in the future; 
but it is the privilege of the church 
to have it now. Seek for it, pray 
for it, believe for it. We must have 
it, and Heaven is waiting to bestow 
it." — Mrs. E. G. White in The Re-
view and Herald, March 19, 1895. 
Let us . . . pray earnestly for the 
impartation of the Holy Spirit, for 
a full manifestation of His power, 
and let us cry, "Lord, increase my 
faith. Make me to understand Thy 
Word. Fill my heart with Thy 
Spirit that I may love my brethren 
as Christ loved me." — Review and 
Herald. 
In the soft-as-velvet 'darkness 
Of a peaceful summer night; 
In the autumn's gold and crimson, 
And in winter's crystic white; 
In established laws of nature, 
And the miracle of spring; 
In each leaf and bud and blossom, 
And in every growing thing; 
In the cirrus clouds and storm 
clouds, 
And the rainbow's lovely span; 
In the forests and the jungles, 
Planted not by mortal man; 
In the far-flung open spaces 
Where no plow has turned the 
sod; 
0 in every place, on everything —
The fingerprints of God ! 
— Anna-Modine Moran. 
What Is God's Love ? 
By Al Cossetta 
Much is written about God's love. 
We frequently compare God's love 
with that of the prodigal's father 
or with that of a mother for her 
child. These are good illustrations. 
It is natural for a mother to sacrifice 
and love her own children. But God 
loves us — and we are but adopted 
children. Yet He loves us as His 
own. 
Yes, God loves us and adopts us 
into His family and calls us His sons. 
Therefore, we must manifest the 
same attitude toward our fellowmen. 
To comprehend what love really 
means is beyond human thought. It 
goes further and deeper than merely 
laying down one's life for someone. 
It was Christ's profound love for 
the people that attracted the people 
to Him. It was His unfathomable 
love that tore down prejudice, ha-
tred, and envy. It was inexpressible 
love that changed the people's atti-
tude and their misconception of His 
mission. It was this marvelous and 
predominating element called love 
that inspired our Lord to die on the 
cross that we might have hope. 
Love is the very essence and na-
ture of God. It was the ruling prin-
ciple when God gave His Son to pay 
the penalty for sinful man. His Son 
demonstrated this ruling principle 
when He was nailed to the cross. 
The disciples demonstrated it by 
giving their lives as martyrs and by 
preaching, teaching, and helping 
their fellow-men. Genuine Chris-
tians love with the same unselfish 
and devoted fervor which Christ 
loves. 
When we are willing to face the 
fiery trials that make Christians, 
willing to love one- another as Christ 
loved us, willing to forgive and 
forget when our feelings are hurt 
because someone said something 
about us, then we shall have a true 
conception and a profound under-
standing of the significance and full 
meaning of the verse that says, 
"Love one another." --- Review and 
Herald. 
He who is false to the present duty 
breaks a thread in the loom, and you 
will see the effect When the weaving 
of a life-time is unraveled. — Chnn-
ning. 
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Apostle to the Indians 
The Story of Missionary Ferdinand A. Stahl 
By H. B. LUNDQUIST 
Elder Stahl's work was confined to 
the white, Spanish-speaking inhabi-
tants, something that almost broke 
the heart of this stalwart who longed 
to work for the underprivileged and 
immensely needy descendants of the 
once powerful and thrifty Aymara 
and Quechua tribes. 
Since the coming of the conquis-
tadors, almost four centuries before, 
the Indian population of the upper 
west coast of South America had 
been reduced from a once powerful 
ten million people to about one mil-
lion. The systematic persecution and 
elimination of this people had begun 
from , the time when those two ig-
noble sons of Spain, Francisco Pizar-
ro and Diega de Almagro, both 
soldiers of fortune, "lured by the 
greed of gold, entered, under the 
guise of friendship, into the great 
empire of the Incas, entrapped and 
slew the king Atahualpa, and seized 
the empire for Spain. Pizarro pro-
mised Atahualpa, whom he captured 
by falsehood and horrible slaughter 
of his defenseless retinue, his fre-
dom if he would fill a room of about 
twenty feet square and ten feet high 
with gold. When the room was 
nearly filled, Pizarro absolved him 
from further obligation, trumped up 
false charges against him, found him 
guilty of death, and sentenced him 
to be burned publicly. This penalty 
was commuted to death by choking 
if Atahualpa would embrace Chris-
tianity. 'This he did, and the once 
proud sovereign of the Incas was put 
to death in this ignominious fashion. 
After the death of their ruler, 
perhaps the most benevolent but 
withal an absolute one, it was not 
hard to enslave and decimate his 
former subjects. This was accom-
plished by working them in the 
mines and other establishments of 
the "civilized" conquerors, a work so 
unnatural to them that they literally 
died like flies. 
MESSENGER 
(The author labored with Elder Stahl in 
South America for twenty years. — Ed.) 
Ferdinand A. Stahl, the subject of 
this story was born one century this 
side of the American Revolution. Al-
though little is known of his early 
life, we do know that when the 
message of truth reached him he was 
not only poor in this world's goods 
but also as needy of divine assis-
tance as any poor sinner could ever 
be. However, he was genuinely 
converted, and soon after this, he 
was- fortunate to be able to secure 
as his life partner, Anna, a woman 
of sterling integrity and wisdom. 
After a course in practical nursing 
he and his wife began their life-work 
in the big cities of the United States. 
His last venture of this kind before 
sailing for mission lands was a treat-
ment room in the city of Cleveland, 
Ohio. He was doing an outstanding 
work of physical and moral rehabili-
tation supported by the principal phy-
sicians of the city. 
However, having himself been 
saved from the depths of degrada-
tion, he longed to be able to do far 
more than his present occupation 
made it possible for him to do. 
Accordingly, when a call was made 
for a missionary to the • so-called 
Inca Indians of Peru, he offered him-
self to the General Conference as a 
self-supporting missionary. He had 
three thousand dollars in his pocket, 
from the sale of his business. 
In December, 1909, which is 
midsummer ih the Southern Hemis-
phere, the Stahl family, consisting of 
a daughter, Frena, about fourteen 
years of age, one son, Wallace, per-
haps five or six, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Stahl, sailed for South America and 
were soon settled in the very center 
of the territory of the old Inca Em-
pire, in the fantastic city of La Paz, 
the capital of Bolivia. However, 
nothing had yet been done for the 
Indians, and for about two years 
6 
At the time Missionary Stahl 
comes into the picture the remnants 
of the once proud Indian empire 
had been debauched by the white 
man's vices. They were systemati-
cally robbed and cheated out of 
their patrimony, the land, and even 
of the few sheep and other animals 
they owned. They also were kept in 
ignorance through lack of schools. 
The average wage paid an Indian 
laborer by his white overlord was 
ten cents a day. Added to the vice 
of strong drink, acquired from the 
white man, was the degrading habit 
of chewing the cocoa leaf. 
Elder Stahl describes the mis-
erable existence of these Indians : 
"Their little mud 'huts were filthy in 
the extreme, and full of vermin. On 
one side of the room usually was a 
,small stove made of stones, and 
when the Indians cooked their meals 
upon these stones, the little room 
would be filled with smoke, which 
caused much disease of the eyes. 
They did not know the use of 
knives, forks, or spoons, but ate 
their food with their unwashed fin-
gers. They never bathed or changed 
their clothes. We saw children that 
had their clothes _sewed upon them, 
it never being intended that the gar-
ments should be removed until they 
actually fell off because of decay 
caused by filth." 
In view of this appaling condi-
tion Missionary Stahl asked to be 
transferred from Bolivia to Puno, on 
the northern, or Peruvian, side of 
Lake Titicaca which serves as a 
natural dividing line between the 
two countries. Just previous -to El-
der Stahl's going to Peru, an Indian 
chief by the name of Camacho had 
led a delegation to the great white 
chief, the president of Peru., asking 
that schools be established among 
his people and that something be 
done to alleviate the well-nigh im-
possible conditions of persecution 
and pillage to which they were sub-
ject. 
Upon Missionary Stahl's arrival 
this noble descendant, of the Incas 
had already begun, to the best of 
his ability, the gigantic task of edu—
cating the sad remnants of his race 
by opening near his home, in a 
little place called La Plateria (the 
silversmith's shop), a small school, 
the first attempt to educate the Inca 
Indian. This school was destined to 
be the forerunner of the present 
chain of two hundred such schools 
and two training schools that 
Seventh-day Adventists are conduct-
ing for this unfortunate race. 
This enlightened chief invited 
Brother and Sister Stahl to start 
their missionary work among his 
people, even providing them a tem - 
porary place to live. 
Ferdinand Stahl became doctor, 
minister, judge, protector and leader 
of these people. Once as I was 
traveling across Lake Titicaca I fell 
into conversation with a prominent 
citizen of the highlands of Peru who 
asked me how long I had been in 
Peru. When I told him that I had 
been there scarcely two years, he 
said to me, "Then you have not 
been able to observe the transforma-
iton I have seen. From a condition 
of debauchery and filth and ignor-
ance your missionaries have lifted 
the Indian to a condition that is in 
striking contrast with his former 
condition. You should send one 
hundred more missionaries to do 
this work." 
A visit to an Indian community 
will give some idea of this trans-
formation. In a wide plain stretch-
ing from the international highway 
to the shore of the lake, a distance 
of several miles, are literally thous-
ands of adobe huts. Sprinkled among 
them, perhaps one in twenty, are 
white-washed huts. �
First, let us 
enter one of the regular huts. The 
pigs are running in and out. There 
is not a vestige of furniture of any 
kind, and the family are seated on 
the floor in the midst of the squalor 
and smoke. They do not rise to 
greet you. The children are with 
their parents when they should be in 
school. 
Now let us enter another hut, a 
clean whitewashed building. Even 
in the approach to the house one is 
able to notice cleanliness and order. 
Inside the house, seated at a table, 
the owner of the house is reading —
yes, reading — and, of all things, 
the Bible ! He rises to greet you, 
AUGUST, 1 9 5 5 
offers you a chair. You inquire 
where his children are, and he tells 
you that they are in school. Upon 
further inquiry you find that" he is a 
Seventh-day Adventist, and that 
once, not too many years before, he 
too had lived in an unpainted hut, 
in the midst of filth, and his children 
had been in the same condition as 
those we had just seen in the other 
hut. Multiply this by ten thousand, 
and you will see that Adventist mis-
sions pay great dividends in souls 
transformed. 
An illustration of the way Mis-
sionary Stahl conducted his work 
Elder F. A. Stahl treating sick Indians on a 
tributary of the Amazon 
during the twenty-six years he 
served God in this area will help us 
understand why he stood out as a 
missionary. 
At midnight he is awakened by 
his faithful station boy, who tells 
him that his services are needed in 
a nearby town. The identity of this 
town the messenger refuses to re-
veal. Weary as he is after a hard 
day's work, Missionary Stahl rises, 
saddles his enormous mule, Samson, 
and in the company of the guide 
and station boy sets out. 
The sun is coming up over the 
lofty Bolivian peaks of the Andean 
range as they come into a sleepy 
little Indian town. When Missionary 
Stahl sees that they are going in the 
direction of the Catholic church, 
situated on the main square, he asks 
pointedly where his guide is leading 
him. This man confesses that he is 
taking him to the parish house to 
attend the priest, who is desperately 
ill, and at the same time begs him 
not to turn back ! It so happens that 
this priest is one of our most im-
placable foes, and has done every-
thing in his power to harass and 
hinder the progress of our work. 
Upon examining the sick "Priest, 
Missionary Stahl sees that he is suf-
fering from an acute attack of ap-
pendicitis, and that surgery is the 
only remedy. - The sufferer pleads 
that Brother Stahl do something for 
him, but the latter says that only a 
medical doctor can give him relief. 
Thereupon Brother Stahl has the 
priest's assistant help him dress and 
mount his horse. The others join 
him, and they begin a daylong trip 
to the railroad terminal at Puno. 
As they ride along, the priest is sus-
tained in the saddle by the strong 
grasp of Missionary Stahl. The 
people along the entire journey 
watch fascinated, and also on an-
other: "Has Missionary Stahl become 
a Catholic, or has the father, per-
chance, embraced the Protestant 
faith ?" 
Missionary Stahl not only takes 
the sick priest to the terminus of the 
railroad, but accompanies him a 
night's journey to Arequipa, at a 
lower altitude, places him in a good 
hospital, and then remains until he 
is out of danger. 
When the priest returned to his 
parish, we had no more trouble from 
him, and our work spread rapidly 
and is prospering there today. 
After spending ten years in the 
Lake Titicaca region, during which 
time five thousand or more Indians 
were transformed by the saving 
grace of Christ, Missionary Stahl 
and his brave and capable wife at-
tacked the larger problem of carry-
ing the gospel to the untamed sav-
ages of the Amazon basin. The story 
of this work is entirely different but 
equally as thrilling as the one con-
cerning the Aymaras and Quechuas. 
Because Missionary Stahl lived 
among these Indians, Seventh-day 
Adventist missionaries today can 
travel with comparative safety the 
entire length of the tributaries of 
the Amazon in Peru, while other 
people do so at the risk of their 
lives. 
Ferdinand Stahl rests from his la-
bors. His life constitutes a monu-
ment and at the same time a chal-
lenge. Will we sit idly by, and let 
the work begun by this intrepid here 
of the cross disintegrate ? God for-
bid! May someone now reading this 
appeal resolve in his heart that he 
will respond to the- call to service, 
and volunteer to serve God as Fer-
dinand Stahl did out on the great 
frontiers of civilization. — Review & 
Herald. 
7 
10111111• 
The Gift of Ourselves 
By Mae Carberry Bradley 
"Are you going to sell me ?" 
The chubby little "almost five" 
stood before me with downcast eyes 
— a perfect picture of woe and re-
pentance. He was the new addi-
tion to our family. He had been 
naughty, and I had told him so. 
Having been passed about from 
family to family and always finding 
that he made one too many, he had 
never realized that anybody could 
really want a little boy. 
"Oh, no!" I exclaimed. "People 
don't sell little boys!" 
"Yes, they do!" he persisted. 
"Bert said if I wasn't good he would 
sell me, and he did. Are you going 
to sell me?" 
"No, no, little son." I had a hard 
time to get words past the big lump 
in my throat. "You are our very 
own little boy now. We wouldn't 
sell you for anything." 
"No indeed! Not ever! Nobody in 
the world has money enough to 
buy you. This is your home. We are 
your mother and daddy. We wanted 
a little boy so much. Now we have 
you for our little boy, and we are 
going to keep you always." 
"Bert didn't. He selled me!" 
There was resentment in the tone, 
but he settled back with a contented 
sigh. I held him close a few mo-
ments. 
From then on there was a new 
light in his eyes and a merry ring 
to his laugh. He belonged to us. 
A little girl we took in after she 
had been here, there, and almost 
nowhere all her life, and had never 
really owned anything, was fascina-
ted when we said, "This is our home. 
It belongs to all of us — to you too." 
She went about from room to 
room, looked out the windows, 
walked about outside, and was very 
thoughtful. At last she said, "All 
this furniture is ours. This house 
is ours. This farm is ours. Even 
these trees are ours. �
This is our 
home. 
I like this home." 
If things belong to us, then we 
belong together, and all is well. 
Perhaps we feel that it is only ne-
glected waifs such as these who have 
feelings of insecurity and uncertainty 
— not sure that they are accepted 
until it is proved. The truth is that 
little ones with parents who really 
love and care for them may, through 
some unfortunate circumstance, de-
cide they are not really loved or 
wanted. 
One of the most common causes 
for this is the arrival of a new baby. 
Baby is so helpless and so demand-
ing that Dick must be shoved aside 
(or must he ?) in order to give the 
new arrival every consideration. 
From being the center of love and 
attraction, he suddenly finds himself 
in an obscure corner while a new 
star holds the screen. He doesn't 
understand it at all. Everyone ex-
claims over the baby, admires him, 
pets him, loves him, but ignores 
Dicky. His reaction depends on his 
age and disposition. Too often he 
resents the newcomer and begins to 
feel very unnecessary himself. As 
parents, you love him just as much 
rs ever, but he needs to understand 
that love. 
He might be encouraged to help 
with little tasks about baby's care. 
He can carry an empty bottle to 
the kitchen, a soiled diaper to the 
container, or a bar of soap to the 
bathtub. 
No baby is too young for brother 
to kiss his toes, even if cheeks and 
hands might acquire germs. He loves 
to watch baby's bath, and he may be 
very helpful if the doorbell or the 
telephone rings, or some article has 
been forgotten. 
When he has saved- a few steps, 
there is surely a little time just for 
him. If he is under four, a cheery, 
"And you are Mamma's baby too, 
aren't you ? Come sit here and 
we'll rock together a minute." If he 
is older, a story, a favorite game, or 
a few pushes in the swing — any-
thing to help him feel that he is a 
very important part of the family. 
Parents may not realize how much 
love and companionship mean to a 
child's security and peace of mind. 
Review and Herald. 
A Good, Start In Life 
By Doris E. Wells 
When Alexander Pope wrote, 
"Just as the twig is bent the tree's 
inclined," he certainly knew what 
he was talking about. Even as a limb 
grows in the way it is inclined, so a 
child will go down the right path of 
life if his parents send him off in 
the right direction. �
"Train up a 
child in the way he should go: and 
when he is old, he will not depart 
from it." (Pro .22:6). 
It is up to parents to teach their 
children to know and love their Sa-
viour. It is easy for small children 
to accept the Bible stories and as 
they are young, and eager to learn, 
parents should take advantage and 
teach them all they possibly can. 
A child is never too young to be 
taught reverence and to know about 
God. Even a two-year-old delights 
in pictures of Jesus and in saying 
night — and nap-time prayers. There 
is nothing sweeter than to hear a 
child say his prayers, or ask the 
blessing at mealtime. Many times 
when grownups forget, a child will 
remember. 
A few minutes each day should 
be set aside to read a story about 
Jesus or some other Bible character.. 
 
A good way to bring children 
close to God is to be out in the open 
studying His works. Spend as much 
time as possible outside with your 
children, among the trees and flow-
ers. Even in the city of hard pave-
ments and sidewalks it is possible 
to look up to the sky. There is a 
power in nature that draws' the 
hearts of youth to Ged. Children 
should be taught to appreciate all 
God's gifts to man. 
No time spent in helping your 
child to know God will ever be lost 
time, no effort will ever be wasted 
— each minute you have spent will 
some day be appreciated by the 
child himself. 
Let us not be among those who 
will tremble when the Lord asks, 
"Where is the flock that was given 
thee, thy beautiful flock?" (Jer. 
13:20). Review and Herald. 
8_ �
MESSENGER 
Department of Education . . . 
A Good School 
On a recent trip to the Island of 
Cuba it was a joy to hear church 
school teacher Petronila Oxamendi 
tell how God has helped her get a 
new and adequate school building 
for the sixty boys and girls who 
daily attend the Seventh-day Adven-
tist elementary school at Mendoza 
on the western end of Cuba. 
One day teacher Oxarnendi was 
concerned over the poor thatched 
roof over her schoolhouse. "This will 
need to be repaired," she reasoned, 
"but where will a struggling little 
school get the funds. A new 
thatched roof will cost at least 
$200." She worried and prayed. She 
began raising a small fund for 
"school repairs" but progress was 
slow. Then news came to Mendoza 
that the President of the Republic 
would make a visit to the town on a 
certain day. He would have to pass 
on the highway in front of the 
school. 
The festive day for Mendoza ar-
rived. All day long teacher Oxa-
mendi and her school children 
waited for the privilege of waving 
their flags at the President as he 
passed by, but the President was de-
layed. The children remained at the 
school till way in the night. Finally, 
after one o'clock in the morning, the 
shout went up: "The President is 
coming." Teacher Oxamendi ga-
thered her children in front of the 
schoolhouse. Just as the presidential 
automobile caravan was approach-
ing the school, teacher Oxamendi 
blocked off the highway with a large 
Cuban flag. The cars came to a stop 
in front of the little school. Out 
jumped the President's secretary. 
"What do you mean, lady?" he 
asked. 
"I must tell the President about 
my school and its needs," said 
teacher Oxaniendi. 
AUGUST, 1955 
By ARTHUR H. ROTH 
"The President is a busy man. 
You should not do this." 
At that moment the President 
called from the second automobile, 
"Ask the lady to come to the mayor's 
office tomorrow morning at ten 
o'clock. I shall hear, her then." 
The next morning teacher Oxa-
mendi was at the mayor's office. She 
hardly expected the President to 
keep the appointment. She told 
about the need for a new roof. The 
President inquired of city officials if 
the school were a good school. 
"We have none finer," they re-
plied. "It is the pride of the com-
munity for its high standards and 
quality of teaching." 
"How much will a new roof cost?" 
asked the President. 
"I calculate at least $300," re-
plied teacher Oxamendi. 
"I shall send you $2,000 for your 
school. I want you to build a new 
school. When you build it, I want 
you to build nicely and build well." 
"Thank you, Mr President. Thank 
you. 
The next thought that entered 
teacher Oxamendi's mind was: "I 
wonder whether he will really send 
me the $2,000 he promised." With-
in three weeks she received the 
President's check for $2,000. 
Teacher and students thanked 
Cod for the President's kindness. 
The President had said, "Build a 
new school." Two thousand dollars 
was not enough to build a new 
school. "I will visit friends in the 
city and ask for added help," she 
decided. 
From business to business teacher 
Oxammendi went saying, "The 
President gave this check for $2,000 
to help me build a new school 
What will you give?" 
Some gave $50, some gave $20, 
others gave $10. In a short while 
the teacher had collected $4,000 
for her new school. The West Cuba 
Conference gave another $200. 
With those funds in hand the new 
school was started and finished. To-
day the new Seventh-day Adventist 
element* school building in Men-
doza stands as a monument to a 
church school teacher's faith, 
prayers and work. 
Teacher Oxamendi has the good 
will of many friends in the com-
munity and also the good will of the 
President of the Republic of Cuba, 
Fulgencio Batista, and other mem-
bers of_ his government. 
Good teachers and good schools 
are a blessing and credit to the Ad-
vent Movement wherever they 
exist. 
The Seventh- 
day Adventist 
School in 
Mendoza, 
Cuba 
THE UNIONS 
cintietki 
Adventism. in Cuba 
On the Island of Cuba there are 
4,786 Seventh-day Adventists. These 
are divided between the East Cuba 
conference and the West Cuba Con-
ference — 2,553 in. East Cuba; 2,233 
in West Cuba. The Antillian Union's 
major training school is locatecL at. 
Santa Clara, Cuba, and the ,Antil: 
 
Tian Union headquarters offices .are 
in Havana. 
The East Cuba Conference Ses-
sion was held in Camaguey at the 
new Spanish church. 'from May .8 to 
10. At the session it was reported 
that during the biennium 1953-
1955, 604 souls were baptized: Six 
new churches and one new church 
school were erected. Another church 
school is:under construction and pro-
perties have been. purchased for the 
erection of two additional. churches. 
Elder Francisco Ruiz and Virgilio 
Hernandez were re-elected to the 
leadership 'of, the. East- Cuba Confer:. 
three 'as President and 'Secretary-
Treasurer. 
'The West Cuba' Conference Ses-
sion was held in the Cerro Church 
in the City of Havana on May 15. 
There it was reported that during 
`the 1953-1955 biennium 401 souls 
were baptized. Six new churches 
were built and one church is now 
under construction. 
Elder Andres Riffel was re-elected 
as President of the West Cuba Con-
ference, and Israel Gonzalez as 
Secretary-Treasurer. 
During these two sessions four 
workers were ordained to the minis-
try — in the East Cuba Conference, 
Isaias de la Torre; in the West Cuba 
Conference, Jose Gil, Roberto Cols 
and Virgilio, Zaldivar. We rejoice 
over the addition of new ministers 
to our working forces for after all 
the heart of the Advent Movement 
is the work of the ministry. 
Ofir prayer is that God will bless 
His work on the Island of Cuba dur-
ing the new biennium which has 
just begun. — Arthur H. Roth. 
10 
Wedt Sndiea 
A New Church in Jamaica 
"I am afraid this is going to be. a 
`fool's errand' day. Those clouds on 
the mountains indicate to me that 
we will not be able to walk up 
that donkey trail to, the Belle View 
church." 
These words were spoken to me 
by Pastor A. C. Stockhausen as- we 
headed toward the 'Blue Mountains 
which were filled with ominous rain, 
clouds: I lifted my 'heart to the 
Lord, and asked HiM for fair 
weather that we might be able to 
contact our people in Belle View 
and to organize the church there, 
for that was the purpose of our 
trip. When, with three other minis. 
ter's, we reached the 'Rio Grande 
River, we parked our car and 
crossed the river in a'parechial boat 
provided by the government, for 
going to and, 'fro, across the • river. 
Then the two-mile ascent' 'up into 
Belle View mountain took Us, ap= 
proximately one hour. My wife rode 
a donkey and the rest of us walked 
up the donkey trail. 
We found a neat bamboo booth 
that had been built as a house at 
worship and. praise.. Gathered there, 
were 29 faithful Seventh-day Ad- 
ventists, who had accepted the LOrd 
Jesus as their personal Saviour And 
had been baptized six months Ote-
viously by Elder R. E. Delafield. 
Many of their friends as well as in-
terested souls were also there... The 
Lord had answered our prays, for 
no rain had fallen and now tire sun 
shone in all This strength.".: The 
sunshine, of the love of Gad could 
be read on the faces of 'the as-
sembled members as they were 
organized into . the Belle ..View 
Seventh-day Adventist. church. 'De-
tailed instructions were giVeir to .the 
newly elected officers, after ,which 
a. beautiful double wedding was.-per- 
formed by' Elder 0. E. Gordon. 
Great rejoicing and blessing came to 
all the members that were oranized 
into this primitive 'but neat- little 
church on the top of the 'mountain. 
After extending the right hand of 
fellowship to those who had united 
to .Make Up _another S.p.A. church, 
the 106th organized in the East 
Jamaica Conference with its 11,000 
baptized members, our party wen-
ded its way back down the moun-
tainside, across the Rio Grande 
River, and back to civilization with 
a prayer in our hearts that the 
blessing of God would rest upon the 
work not only in Belle View but 
throughout the entire conference, 
and that the Spirit of God would 
Continue to be poured out upon us 
and our people. 
• — E. H. Schneider. 
eafti66eats 
Over the Top 
Over the goal with banners flying! 
This is the word from the', font 
fields of the Caribbean Union. 
,§i,irinani 'with the smallest goal we 
believe, will persevere and soon 
join the others in shouting :the vic-
tory song 
The Caribbean Union ,can report; 
to date, just a little over 70,000 
Trinidad dollars, which. is well be-
yond its goal and . considerably, 
ahead of the total reported as of this 
date last year-. 
Three of these four fieldS reached 
their goal this year in • less time 
than ever before in their history. 
The Leeward Islands Mission was 
the first over the line. The South 
Caribbean Conference, which is the 
largest field, and has the largest 
was second across the finish 
line,' and in a , record five weeks. 
This has never. been known before 
in the South Caribbean Conference. 
They are now striving toward The 
$30;000 overflow. The French fields 
were the third over the top and 
they, too, are pressing onto an over-
floW. A recent cable announced 
'British Guiana over- the goal, and 
in less ,time than 'everbefore. �
.• 
All fields are pressing on and we 
feel confident we shall reach the 
$75.000 mark When all funds are-in. 
— Ralph Goohes. 
MESSENGER 
Fen& 
God's Way is the Best Way 
In the summer of 1954 Brother 
Ananias Gonzalez, of Costa Rica, 
remained true to God's command-
ments when his employers, the 
managers of the Ferrocarril Electri-
co, demanded that he work Sab-
baths during the rush season. But 
God honored Brother Gonzalez' 
faithfulness, and his superiors were 
impressed to give him Sabbaths 
free. �
[See "God's Railroad Con- 
ductor" in Messenger, December, 
1954.] 
Another summer rolled around, 
and with it the same old problem. 
Again Gonzalez' bosses insisted that 
he work "for just a few Sabbaths," 
or Lose his job. �
When they had 
tried in every way to persuade him, 
but without success, they dismissed 
him, but voted to give him three 
and a' half months' pay. This was 
more termination pay than the law 
prescribed. 
Where was God this time ? Why 
did He not overrule as He had done 
the previous summer to keep His 
faithful servant from losing his 
work ? Was His hand shortened 
that it could not save? Let us see. 
Brother Gonzalez decided to try the 
colporteur work. After two days' 
practice accompanied by Brother 
Oscar Santa Cruz, colporteur direc-
tor, he went out on his own and be-
gan selling books right and left. 
Within two weeks he was helping 
to train in another beginning col-
porteur. His income is now much 
better than when he was with the 
railroad. 
"What a mistake I've made !" he 
remarked to his wife. �
"I should 
have left the railroad and become a 
colporteur ten years ago." Far from 
being abandoned by God, Brother 
Gonzalez was greatly' blessed both 
spiritually and financially in losing 
his former employment and being 
led into the canvassing field. 
Brother Gonzalez' experiences in 
two successive summers show most 
conclusively that "All things work 
together for good to them that love 
God, to them who are the called 
according to his purpose," and who 
firmly decide to "obey God rather 
than men." 
Church Dedication 
The climax of the, revival meet- - 
ings throughout the Netherlands 
Antilles was the dedication of the 
new church in San Nicolas, -Aruba. 
It is the largest and the newest 
church in the city. Under the 
leadership of Elder R. A. Hamm our 
brethren helped in a self-sacrificing 
and efficient way with the construc-
tion of the church. 
The prime minister attended the 
dedication. �
He congratulated our 
people for what they had done and 
expressed the appreciation of the 
government for the benevolent acti-
vities carried on by the church. The 
director of public relations for the 
Refineria Lago (the largest refinery 
in the world) was also there. He 
had been instrumental in securing 
an electric organ from the company 
for our church. Elder Fernon 
Retzer gave the dedicatory address. 
This dedicatory service followed 
a week of revival meetings. Elder 
Retzer led out in the early morning 
devotional hours. During the day 
sessions time was given to teaching 
methods of soul-saving. Elders. Reile, 
Baasch, McNeil, Gibson, Berkel, and 
Henricksen led out in the evening 
evangelistic meetings. 
This spiritual feast ended with 
the baptism of 24 souls. Truly God 
is pouring out his spirit in the 
Netherlands Antilles Mission. 
— G. F. Henricksen. 
.4tezican 
"Don't You Know Me ?" 
( The first part of this story may be 
read in the April Messenger on p. 11.) 
About two weeks after Brother 
Jose Rubi, a lay preacher, had been 
attacked by four bandits near Gale. 
ana, Mexico, a dirty, perspiring man 
ran up to him saying, "Senor Rubi, 
my little girl is deathly sick. They 
tell me you can heal her. Please 
come and see if you can help us." 
Brother Rubi went quickly into the 
house to get some medicines and 
he asked, "who is that excited man 
out there." 
"Oh, that's one of the village 
drunks and troublemakers." 
Outside again, Brother Rubi no-
ticed that the man was as excited 
and nervous as before. He told the 
man that he Was not a doetOr. 
"Ys, but :Senor RUbi, I just: -know 
yau_can cure `,her, s , first,I mutt 
ask your forgivenesS:!` 
"Forgiveness! For what ? I don't 
even know you. Why should you 
ask pardon from a man you don't 
know ?" 
The nervous man continued, 
"What! You don't know me! I'm 
one of the four men who attacked 
you the other evening while you 
were on your way to -Galeana. We 
threatened to kill you. Now we 
know that your God protected you 
because the people and horses that 
we heard never did appear. Angels 
of God made the noise of galloping 
horses. Your God will help you to 
cure my daughter. But first you 
must forgive me for what I did, and 
if you wish you may turn me over 
to the court and they can do as they 
wish with me." 
Brother Rubi arose _ to the occa-
sion: "Yes, Senor Manuel, I remem- 
ber you now and that is exactly 
what I am going to do with you — 
turn you over to the court. But this 
time it will be God's divine court so 
that from now on you'll be a good 
man, fearing God at all times. Will 
you kneel with, me while we pray?" 
They knelt ,in prayer while :Bro-
ther Rubi prayed, first of all for the 
conversion of Manuel and then for 
the little girl who had been sick for 
several days. Then he went and 
gave the girl' some treatment and 
medicines and it was not long ,until 
the child was enjoying perfect 
health once again. 
A short time later this man 
Manuel returned to see Brother 
Rubi, bringing with him one of th 
other four men who had taken part 
in attacking him. "Hermann (bro-
ther), this friend of mine wants to 
be forgiven and turned over to God's 
court. May we attend your meet-
ings? We love you. We love your 
God and we want to follow Him, 
but we don't know just how. Will 
you help us ?" Brother Rubi could 
hardly talk, but his happy smile and 
wet eyes were sufficient answer -for 
the two men. Now they are study- 
ing the Bible. The other day one of 
them said that soon they were going 
to bring the other two bandits, and 
soon they hoped that all four of 
them would be a living testimony 
of the results of the gospel, — and 
also the results of the work of one 
humble lay preacher. 
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AUGUST, 1 9 5 5 �
11 
Cuba, the Pearl of the An-
tilles, was sliseovered by 
Columbus on his first voy-
age ,in 1492. It ryas a Span-
ish colony for many years, 
in fnet,, it was the ' 'last . of 
the American Republics to �
e 
remain loyal to 'Spain. In �
of Pines 
1898 the island became 
free, and in 1902 it be-
came a republic. Other 
countries join in honoring 
the Cuban patriot, Jose 
Marti, whose pen carried on 
the struggle for freedom 
for many years. 
Since education is free and compulsory from seven to fourteen years, literacy is high. The: 
Cuban peso is on a par with the American dollar. The popidatiod is 5,814,111. 
The great Cuban crop is sugdr cane. Seventeen per cent of the land is arable and .inearly 
half the people are engaged in agriculture. 
The island is 730 miles long and 130 miles wide. In the Western part is the beautiful 
valley, of Pinar del Rio, and in the southeast there are mountains, name .of which rise to around 
10,000 feet in altitude. The summer is usually rainy while' the Winter is quite dry. From 
November to May the tropical elle:Lite is teninered by sea breeze* �
, 
The headquarters, for the Antillian Union are located in Harana, the. capital city. *lie' 
West Cikia Conference with its 30' churches also his it's central office in Havana. The' East 
Cuba Conferenee' hes 35 churches, and our work is carried on . With Camaguey as its center. 
Young people from the Union territories go to Santa Clara for training in order to better carry 
on the work of the Advent message. 
Atlantic °coax* 
Caribbean Sea 
c`.bit 
Graduates of the 
Antillian Junior 
College 
5011 
Prof. F. C. Drachenberg .gradua-
ted from the University of Miami on' 
June sfi,_ 1955, receiving an M.A. 
degree in- education. - He and Mrs. 
Drachenberg are locating in Mexico 
City- Where he will serve as the edu-
cational secretary for the Mexican 
Union. - - 
One of the assistant treasurers of 
the General Conference, Elder R. 
H. Adair, visited the Miami office 
with his wife on his way to spend 
a few days in Havana, Cuba. 
About 500 are present each night 
at evangelistic, meetings in Aruba: 
Elder Hamm expects to baptize 25 
soon and another 75 in six weeks. 
The graduation„exerciseS of the 
Antillian 'junior College held May 
27 and 28 closed a very successful. 
and ,fruitful school' year with nine 
graduates finishing the superior 
course and six the secondary. Each 
of the nine junior college graduates 
has been invited to work within the 
territory of the Antilllan. Union. 
Elder and Mrs. Raul Villaneuva 
spent a few hours in the Division 
office on their way to Orlando, Fla., 
where they entered into consultation 
with evangelist B. L. Hassenpflug of 
the Southern Union on matters per-
taining to the work of evangelization. 
Construction work has begun on 
a new dining room and kitchen and 
four additional classrooms at the 
Caribbean Training College. 
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INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION 
MESSENGER 
CLYDE FRANZ, Editor 
ARTHUR ROTH �
 Associate Editor 
BARBARA 0. WESTPHAL Associate Editor 
' Corrspondents 
Antillian Union �
 Alberta Jacobs 
Britilsh West Indies Union �
 Pearl Nation 
Caribbean Union �
Joe Emmerson 
Central Arderican Union • � Neil Gordon 
Colombia-Veneziiela Union �
Mary Monteith 
Mexican Union �
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E. C. Christie 
Published monthly as the Official Organ of the 
Inter-American Division of the General Con- 
ference of Seventh-day Adventists; Box 7132 
Coral Gables, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 
Price : 50 cents a 'year. 
Printed at Caribbean Training College, 
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. 
All communications relating to editorial and 
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The Messenger, Box 7132, Coral Gables, 
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* All articles bearing the credit line "Review 
and Herald" arc reprinted from the. Review 
and Herald, general church paper of Seventh-
day Adventists. 
The week of prayer; May 6-14, 
at the Colombia-Venezuela Union 
Training School was conducted _by 
Elder Samuel Camacho. Mrs.• Mary 
Monteith gives ;„ the following ac-
count: "It was beautifUllY planned 
and the response was good. The 
last Friday, evening was most„ im 
pressiVe All students were seated 
under the lovely flags of the differ-
ent 'Missions. Then the flag bearers 
carried their banners up to the 
rostrum where they gave a personal 
testimony and a group testimony. 
There were followed by the eight 
candidates for baptism who were 
given, lighted torches. They were 
asked to name the person most in; 
finential in bringing, them along 
their Christian way. Among those 
named were the fathers of two 
the girls, several students and two 
of the teachers. They also were 
given torches and were followed by 
about 20 young people who an-
swered a call to prepare for ehurth 
membership. Lights, were - turned 
out. By the light of the torches we 
could see the ICOLVEN flag in 'the 
center with three mission flag's on 
each side of it. The earnest faces -of 
thirty or forty students shone .in the 
darkness." 
Elder and Mrs. Francisco -Ruiz 
and their son and daughter have 
been recent visitors at the Division 
office. They are enjoying a three 
Months' leave of absence in -Puerto 
Rico now. 
MES,SENCER