The Inter-American Division 
essenger 
Growing from Disciples into Apostles 
By ARTHUR H. ROTH 
Jesus "went out into a mountain to pray, and con-
tinued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, 
he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose 
twelve, whom also he named apostles." Luke 6:12,13. 
What a wonderful experience that must have been 
for those who had been learners — "disciples." Just 
to think that now the Master who had been sent from 
God to teach men had been so satisfied with some of His 
"disciples" that He made them into "apostles." An 
"apostle" means missionary, one who is sent to convey 
a message. 
When Jesus turned His "disciples" into "apostles," 
you see what an event it was. It was really the flowering 
of the gospel which had been pouring into those men all 
through their discipleship. But note, Jesus did not leave 
behind His former life with His "disciples" once they be-
came "apostles." He chose out of His "disciples" twelve 
whom also he named "apostles." Still they were to be 
"disciples" and learners even though they were given the 
added honour of apostleship. They did not cease to be 
learners when they became missionaries. Probably they 
became better learners than ever. 
Apostleship came out of the very heart of disciple-
ship. The very best of the "disciples" were chosen to 
be "apostles." Jesus did not choose inattentive idlers 
and careless fringe learners. Only those who had lis-
tened to him longest and most intelligently and most 
lovingly were the ones He thought good enough to go and 
carry His message. That is why Simon, and Andrew, 
and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and 
Matthew, and Thomas were chosen. Men like these, 
who were the very heart and soul of the disciple group, 
were the ones that the Master selected to be His 
"apostles." So will it be always. How could it be 
otherwise ? The purer and finer the lessons learned, the 
greater, the-urge to expand and share that which is, good 
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and true. It is the crude and ill-formed traits of our 
lives that make us selfish and exclusive. Defective dis-
cipleship manifests itself in self-centeredness, but dis-
cipleship that has learned lessons well and understood the 
real meaning and purpose of that which was presented 
by the teacher is ready and eager to share with others the 
beauty and significance of the truth learned and under-
stood. It is a reassuring fact that the purer and finer 
any good attainment grows the more necessary it is for 
that attainment to expand and express itself. 
There is no finer illustration of this than the gospel 
itself. As men learn of its beauty and begin to under-
stand its meaning, the desire to share gospel truth with 
others becomes irrepressible. The more fully the gospel 
is understood and loved, the more compelling is the desire 
to share. Thus, as men grow in grace and understand-
ing of the truth as learners, they become more and more 
desirous of sharing with others that which has so com-
pletely taken hold of their hearts and minds. 
How tragic it would be if our desire to share the 
gospel were to slacken or even become dormant. It 
would reveal defective discipleship. It would declare 
the imperfectness of our faith. It would be like saying 
that God is unwilling to do for other men that which 
He is doing for us. In fact, it would be a complete 
denial of faith. If the Master is urging us to share His 
gospel, it is because the gospel is flowering in our lives 
and we are participating in the call to apostleship. 
The Advent people have been called to discipleship 
and apostleship. The more deeply we believe in our 
Saviour for ourselves, the more certain we shall be that 
He is the Saviour for all men. Our desire to bring Him 
to all men will become a passion. A deeper personal 
faith and a more complete discipleship will lead us into 
apostleship. 
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IN TI-IE INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION 
A Boy Wins His Family 
Jose had' only kept two Sabbaths 
and attended evening meetings for 
about six weeks when he had to 
leave the city of Cayenne, French 
Guiana and join his mother in a vil-
lage about 180 miles away. She was 
a nurse in a hospital there. We could 
hardly expect to see him again. 
His mother sent him to the only 
school in the village and it was con-
ducted by a priest. Soon the boy 
began to speak of his new faith and 
the doctrines of the Bible, and es-
pecially the Sabbath question. One 
day a drunk broke some images in 
the chapel. The young boy with the 
new religious ideas was accused. The 
French gendarme did his best to force 
the mother of the boy to pay a 
heavy fine. But the mother de-
clared that her boy was not the one 
who had broken the idols. The case 
was investigated and it became evi-
dent that it was not the boy who 
had done the mischief. At the school 
they tried to oblige the boy to en-
gage in the church rites, but he re-
fused. As he was going through this 
period of persecution, he wrote to me 
desirious of getting some literature 
and also some words of consolation. 
I sent him some tracts on the Sab-
bath question and other pamphlets 
containing some precious promises. 
I did not fail to send him some en-
couraging words. 
The boy talked to his mother of all 
these things. The mother was be-
coming interested. While these things 
were happening the government de-
cided to send the mother, who was 
employed as a nurse, to work in 
Cayenne, the capital. 
So one Sabbath morning I saw this 
boy come into our church bringing 
with him his mother, his step father, 
and his sister. They all stayed 
through the Sabbath school and the 
church service. When I was shaking 
hands with the people after the 
meeting his mother said to me, "I 
would like to have you come to our 
house and talk to us." I accepted 
the invitation and this lady asked 
me many questions on various points 
that were not yet clear to her. The 
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Too Late To Stop The 
Adventists 
"If I had known the Adventists 
were coming here to set up a church, 
I would never have given them the 
lumber for building." 
These were the words of a man 
the Lord had impressed to give lum-
ber and the use of his truck in the 
construction of a temporary taber-
nacle just opposite the church of 
which he is an ardent supporter. The 
spot on which it is built was also 
given freely by a young widow not 
of our faith through whom the Lord 
had worked to make the offer. 
This man looks in the pews of his 
own church and sees a gradual de-
crease in attendance. "He realizes his 
mistake too late now," the people 
say. After twelve weeks of regular 
preaching and personal work, they 
hear from many homes the singing 
of this chorus : 
"Since Jesus came into our town 
The devil has been wearing a 
frown; 
Every heart has been changed, 
Every home re-arranged, 
Since Jesus came into our town." 
On January 16th, 1955, Alderton, 
a district in St. Ann, Jamaica. was 
entered with a plan to evangelize. 
From the start it was evident that 
nothing but prayer, consecration, and 
the continual working of the Holy 
Spirit would change the picture of a 
little Sodom into the reality of a 
Beulah land. Today on the very 
spot where men gambled, adjoining 
our meeting place, I park my motor-
cycle. Men are not now gambling 
away their meager earnings, but 
making decisive moves to meet the 
King of glory. Several mothers and 
fathers, husbands and wives, testify 
to the change in their family life. 
One mother of fourteen children said 
mother, her husband, her little girl, 
as well as the boy, have all accepted 
this message. 
That is how this boy, Jose, only 
13 years old, won his family for 
Jesus. 
— Marcel Pereau 
Evangelist K. 0. Boyd 
that her husband, a district constable, 
has spent his small earnings in a 
riotous life with women, drinking 
gambling and smoking ever since 
they were married. Every Saturday 
he would come home drunk. She 
now enjoys a "re-arranged" home, for 
not once in the nine weeks since the 
Sabbath has been kept in Alderton 
has he been absent and no longer 
does he smoke, drink or gamble. 
While making my usual visits one 
day I entered the home of a man 
bed-ridden for several years. His 
two sons listened attentively while 
hope and cheer were brought to 
them from the Scriptures. I noticed 
one of the two sons kept looking at 
me and nodding his head, saying, 
"Yes, yes," every now and then. Be-
fore leaving he told of a dream he 
had some weeks before in which he 
saw me and I told him he should 
stop working on Sabbaths. I assured 
him it was the Lord who spoke to 
his heart then. These two men now 
rejoice in their new faith. 
With a Bible class enrollment of 
97 and an average attendance of 
from fifty to sixty on Sabbaths, it is 
prayerfully hoped that before 1955 
closes a church can be truly or-
ganized, to the disappointment of the 
man who gave the lumber and to 
the glory of God in this, the beauti-
ful garden parish of Jamaica. 
— K. 0. Boyd. 
MESSENGER 
TO THE CHURCH 
Grudge Bearing and Its Cure 
"For if ye forgive men their tres-
passes, your heavenly FatIf. r will 
also forgive you: but if ye forgive 
not men their trespasses, neither will 
your Father forgive your trespasses" 
(Matt. 6:14, 15). 
Grudge bearing is a mean and 
subtle form of egotism. People often 
go through life nursing hurt feelings, 
not sensing that they are actually 
coddling a bad case of selfishness. 
How easily people are peeved, irri-
tated, provoked, incensed, and of-
fended, even while engaged in 
church work. 
A grudging and resentful spirit 
soon gains full control of the person 
who harbors the idea that he is not 
being treated right, that he has been 
wronged, that somebody seeks to 
harm him, or that he is not appre-
ciated as he should be. 
Lacking forbearance and patience, 
it is easy for one to store up criti-
cisms, slights, insults, ingratitudes, 
and wrongs to the point that sere-
nity, poise, and peace of mind are 
crowded out of the life. Whin that 
takes place, vindictiveness and re-
venge possess the soul. In the words 
of the apostle, "He that hateth his 
brother is in darkness" (I John 2:11). 
The greater danger of grudge 
bearing lies in the harm it does to 
the grudge bearer. In addition to 
destroying mental and physical 
health, it separates men from men, 
and men from God. Bitterness over 
some real or fancied wrong has 
caused men to stop praying and 
reading the Bible, while others .have 
stopped paying tithe and fellowship-
ing with believers on the Sabbath 
day. 
Men invariably mean to take out 
their spite on the individual, but 
end up taking it out on God. In 
giving vent to their grudging spirits, 
men rob themselves of their dearest 
possession �
fellowship with God. 
This is the sobering price of grudge 
bearing. "If a man say, I love God, 
and hateth his brother, he is a liar 
JULY, 1 9 5 5 
By THEODORE CARCICH 
for he that loveth not his brother 
whom he hath seen, how can he love 
God whom he hath not seen ?" (1 
John 4:20). 
Are you harboring a grudge 
against someone ? What right be-
fore God have you for maintaining 
and prolonging this grudge ? Of 
course, you insist that it is the other 
person's fault. Does not this sound 
rather hollow when you call to mind 
God's forgiveness of your sins, or 
your dear ones' patience with your 
mistakes ? Conat.!er also how your 
parents and friends have over-looked 
your blunders and faults. Suppose 
they treated you in the same manner 
that you are treating the one against 
whom you have a grudge ? 
Then again, consider that your 
smoldering resentment will bring un-
happiness and misery not only to the 
object of your spite, but also your 
own soul. A mind that is full of 
bitterness against another infects it-
self with the same poison. It is im-
possible to destroy another man's 
peace of mind without destroying 
your own. You cannot blight an-
other man's peace of mind without 
destroying your own. You cannot 
blight another man's reputation with-
out blighting your own. You cannot 
bate another man without hating 
yourself. "For the measure you give 
will be the measure you get back" 
(Luke 6:38, R.S.V.). 
In the city of Seattle a man de-
veloped a grudge against his neigh-
bor. In giving vent to his feelings 
the angry man built a high fence 
shutting off his neighbor's view of 
the lake, but in doing this he shut 
out the sunlight from his own house. 
In like manner do men darken their 
own souls when they retain their 
anger against others. The sunlight 
of God's rove will flood our soul if 
we can say with Martin Luther, "My 
soul is too glad and too great to be 
at heart the enemy of any man," or 
with Booker T. Washington when he 
said, "I . . . resolved that I would 
permit no man . . . to narrow . . . 
my soul by making me hate him." 
Since grudge bearing is so con-
temptible and costly to all con-
cerned, and will, if persisted in, keep 
us out of heaven, should we not stu-
diously seek a solution to this insi-
dious vice ? 
First of all, try praying earnestly 
for the one you dislike. You will find 
that one of the two — praying of 
grudge bearing — will have to stop. 
You cannot do both. If you persist 
in your prayers, the grudge will dis-
appear. 
However, you must pray for your 
supposed antagonist so sincerely that 
if you had the opportunity of doing 
him some good the next minute, 
you would do it. By praying thus 
you will forgive when the opportuni-
ty of doing him some good the next 
minute, you would do it. By pray-
ing thus you will forgive when the 
opportunity presents itself, and by 
continuing' in this manner you will 
do everything in your power to 
hasten that opportunity. 
"Love your enemies, bless them 
that curse you, do good to them that 
hate you, and pray for them which 
despitefully use you, and persecute 
you; that ye may be the children 
of your Father which is in heaven." 
(Matt. 5:44,45). 
Better still, go and pray with the 
one against whom you bore the 
grudge. Do not put this off. No 
matter how distasteful it may seem, 
do it. The blessing received will 
outweigh any inconvenience ex-
perienced in bringing about the re-
conciliation. 
"Give the erring one no occasion 
for discouragement. Suffer not a 
Pharisaical hardness to come in and 
hurt your brother. Let no bitter 
sneer rise in mind or heart. Let no 
tinge of scorn be manifest in the 
voice . . Let him feel the strong 
clasp of a sympathizing hand, and 
hear the whisper. Let us pray. God 
will give a rich experience to you 
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both. Prayer unites us with one an-
other and with God." — Christ's Ob-
ject Lessons, p. 250. 
As you talk and pray with the 
brother-man from whom you have 
been separated, remember these 
words: 
"We cannot afford to let our spirits 
chafe over any real or supposed 
wrong done to ourselves. Self is the 
enemy we most need to fear. No 
form of vice has a more baleful effect 
upon the character than has human 
passion not under the control of the 
Holy Spirit. No other victory we 
can gain will be so precious as the 
victory gained over self. 
"We should not allow our feelings 
By W. A. 
Are we putting on the divine 
image, growing daily into the like-
ness of Christ, receiving more and 
more of the everlasting strength ? If 
not, we are falling lower into sin and 
weakness, though it may be by slow 
or even imperceptible degrees. The 
one process or the other is going on 
in each of us without the loss of a 
day or an hour. Here is an inevit-
able movement from which none can 
extricate himself. 
We can never stand still, though 
the subtle delusions of life would 
make us think to the contrary. Our 
bodies are in motion growing older 
every moment. Our spirits as well 
as our feet are on the way. Whither 
goest thou ? Onward and upward 
to perfection of character or back-
ward and downward to perdition! 
The apostle Paul exhorts in He-
brews 6:1, "Let us go on unto per-
fection." Followers of Christ have 
no other goal, no other watchword. 
This is the good to be desired above 
all other and for which all else 
should be sacrificed. "To restore in 
man the image of His Maker, to 
bring him back to the perfection in 
which he was created . . . this was 
to be the work of redemption. This 
is the object of education, the great 
object of life." — Education p. 15. 
The standard has been set by the 
greatest teacher the world has 
ever known. "Be ye therefore per-
fect, even as your Father which is 
in heaven is perfect" (Matt. 5:48). 
Everyday our lives must unfold in 
to be easily wounded. We are to 
live, not to guard our feelings or our 
reputation, but to save souls. As we 
become interested in the salvation of 
souls, we cease to mind the little dif-
ferences that so often arise in our 
association with one another. . . . 
"We need not keep our own record 
of trials and difficulties, griefs, and 
sorrows. All these things are written 
in the books, and heaven will take 
care of them. While we are count-
ing up the disagreeable things, many 
things that are pleasant to reflect 
upon are passing from memory; such 
as the merciful kindness of God sur-
rounding us every moment, and the 
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HOLGATE 
perfect beauty and symmetry like an 
opening bud till at last we open full-
blown in eternity. "The path of the 
just is as the shining light which 
shineth more and more unto the per-
fect day" (Prov. 4:18). Walk in all 
God's light as revealed to you today. 
By God's grace you will have lived 
one perfect day. Brighter light will 
shine tomorrow bringing to clearer 
view hidden recesses of your heart 
where germs of sin still lurk. Let 
the healing rays of the Sun of Right-
eousness daily cleanse our hearts 
from sin, thus will we go on to per-
fection. 
We have no time to lose. "There 
should be continual striving and con-
stant progress onward and upward 
toward perfection of character. . . . 
In urging our way upward, heaven-
ward, every faculty must be kept in 
the most healthy condition, prepared 
to do faithful service. The powers 
with which God has endowed man 
are to be put to the stretch." (8T64). 
The world is moving rapidly to 
destruction. As we near the end 
the momentum increases. Writing 
to Timothy, the Apostle Paul said, 
"But evil men and seducers shall 
wax worse and worse, deceiving, and 
being deceived" (II Tim. 3:13). Be-
cause iniquity abounds the love of 
many waxes cold and the night of 
sin deepens. The world presents a 
dismal picture. 
The converse is true of the Advent 
Church. Through Christ God has 
effected a complete cure for sin. 
"The plan of redemption contem-
plates our complete recovery from 
the power of Satan. Christ always 
separates the contrite soul from sin. 
He came to destroy the works of 
the devil, and He has made provi-
sion that the Holy Spirit shall be 
imparted to every repentant soul, to 
keep him from sinning. 
"The tempter's agency is not to 
be accounted an excuse for one 
wrong act. . . There is no excuse fox 
sinning. A holy temper, a Christ-
like life, is accessible to every re-
penting, believing child of God" (DA 
311). While the church flees from 
sin in all its forms, hastening on to 
perfection, the world abandons itself 
to every unusual dissipation. 
"Continue thou in the things which 
thou hast learned and hast been as-
sured of, knowing of whom thou hast 
learned them; and that from a child 
thou hast known the holy scriptures, 
which are able to make thee wise 
unto salvation through faith which 
is in Christ Jesus . . . That the man 
of God may be perfect, thoroughly 
furnished unto all good works" (II 
Tim. 3:14, 15, 17). The word "con-
tinue" means to keep on, and God 
will never say stop "till we come to 
the measure of the stature of the 
fulness of Christ." "Perfection of 
character is a lifelong work, unat-
tainable by those who are not willing 
to strive for it in God's appointed 
way, by slow and toilsome steps" 
(5T500). Let us not despise the dis-
ciplines of life permitted of God to 
perfect our characters. The Captain 
of our salvation was made perfect 
through the things which He suf-
fered. "Yes, and all that will live 
godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer 
persecution" (II Tim. 3:12). "But 
our light affliction which is but for a 
moment worketh, for us a far more 
exceeding and eternal weight of 
glory" (II Cor. 4:17). 
Our Lord is coming soon and when 
He appears we shall be like Him. 
"When He comes it will not be to 
cleanse us of our sins, to remove 
from us the defects in our charac-
ters, or to cure us of the infirmities 
of our tempers and dispositions. If 
wrought for us at all, this work will 
all be accomplished before that 
time. . . This is all to be done in 
these hours of probation. It is now 
that this work is to be accomplished 
for us." (2T355). 
What are some of the essential 
On to Perfection 
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MESSENGER 
elements of Christian perfection ? 
We will here note four: 
Benevolence — To the young man 
who came to the Master earnestly 
_seeking. eternal life Jesus said, "If 
thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that 
thou hast, and give to the_ poor, and 
thou shalt have treasure in heaven" 
(Matt. 19:21). The youth went away 
because he had great earthly pos-
sessions which he valued more than 
the heavenly treasure. Material 
things had blinded this young man's 
eyes. �
His estimate of values was 
completely distorted. He represents 
a large class who will be outside the 
kingdom because of unholy attach-
ment to earthly possessions. 
Speech control — "If any man of-
fend not in word, the same is a 
perfect man" (James 3:2). By our 
words we shall be judged, yet "we 
loose wild tongues that have not 
Thee in awe" as the poet so fittingly 
expressed it. Every utterance of the 
lip must be in keeping with the mind 
and spirit of our Lord. If we were 
more watchful during the six days 
of the week we would have less 
trouble to control our words on the 
Holy Sabbath day. The Psalmist 
prayed, "Let the words of my mouth 
. . be acceptable in Thy sight." 
_Patience — "Let patience have her 
perfect work, that ye may be perfect 
and entire, wanting nothing" (James 
1:3). This virtue is to be one of the 
outstanding characteristics of the 
Remnant Church. "Here is the pa-
tience of the saints; here are they 
that keep the commandments of God 
and have the testimony of Jesus 
Christ." But what is patience ? Pa-
tience bears the troubles of life, 
great or small, without complaint in 
looks, manner, or speech. Where are 
the waiting saints who possess this 
virtue? 
Love : "And above all these things 
put on charity, :which is the bond of 
perfectness" (Col. 3:14). Like a bar-
rel made of staves held together by 
hoops, loye is the bond which binds 
and •olds all.' the other virtues of 
the„spirtt.,"My little children, let us 
not love, in word, neither in tongue; 
brit in deed and in truth" (I John 
3:18). 
"Let us go unto perfection till we 
all come in the unity of the faith, 
and of the knowledge of the Son of 
God, unto a perfect man, unto the 
measure of the stature of the fulness 
'of Christ." (Eph. 4:13). 
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Into the experience of all there 
come times of keen disappointment 
and utter discouragement, — days 
when sorrow is the portion, and it is 
hard to believe that God is still the 
kind benefactor of His earthborn 
children; days when troubles harass 
the soul, till death seems preferable 
to life. It is then that many lose their 
hold on God, and are brought into 
the slavery of doubt, the bondage of 
unbelief. Could we at such times 
discern with spiritual insight the 
meaning of God's providences, we 
should see angels seeking to save us 
from ourselves, striving to plant our 
feet upon a foundation more firm 
than the everlasting hills; and new 
faith, new life, would spring into 
being. . . . 
Hope and courage are essential to 
perfect service for God. These are 
the fruit of faith. Despondency is 
sinful and unreasonable. God is able 
and willing "more abundantly" to 
bestow upon His servants the 
strength they need for test and trial. 
The plans of the enemies of His work 
may seem to be well' laid and firmly 
established; but God can overthrow 
the strongest of these. And this He 
does in His own time and way, when 
He sees 'that the faith of His servants 
has been sufficiently tested. 
For the disheartened there is a 
sure remedy, — faith, prayer, work. 
Faith and activity will impart as-
surance and satisfaction that will in-
crease day by day. Are you tempted 
to give way to feelings of anxious 
foreboding or utter despondency ? 
In the darkest days, when ap-
pearances seem most forbidding, fear 
not. Have faith in God. He knows 
your need. He has all power. His 
infinite love and compassion never 
weary. Fear not that He will fail of 
fulfilling His promise. He is eternal 
truth. Never xvill He change the 
covenant He has mode with those 
who love Him. And He will bestow 
upbn His faithful servants the meas-
ure of efficiency that their need de-
mands. The apostle Paul has tes-
tified: "He said unto me, My grace 
is sufficient for thee: for My strength 
is.made' perfect in weakness . . . 
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmi-
ties, in reproaches, in necessities, in 
persecutions, in distresSes for C..hrist's 
sake: for• when I am week, then am 
I strong." 
Did God forsake Elijah in his hour 
of trial ? Oh, not He loved His 
servant no less when Elijah felt him-
self forsaken of God and man, than 
when, in answer to his prayer, fire 
flashed from heaven and illuminated 
the mountain top. And now, as Eli-
'jab slept, a soft touch and 'a pleasant 
voice awoke him. He started up in 
terror, as if to flee, fearing that the 
enemy had discovered him. But the 
pitying face bending over him was 
not the face of an enemy, but of a 
friend. God had sent an angel front 
heaven with food for His servant. 
"Arise and eat,— the angel said. "And 
he lOoked, and, behold, there was a 
cake baken on the coals, and a cruse 
of water at his head." 
After Elijah had partaken of the 
refreshment prepared for him, he 
slept again. A second time the angel 
came. Touching the exhausted man, 
he said with pitying tenderness, 
"Arise and eat; because the journey 
is too great for thee." �
"And he 
arose, and did eat and drink"; and in 
the strength of 'that food he was able 
to journey "forty days and forty 
nights unto Horeb ,the mount. of 
God," where he found refuge in a 
cave. — Prophets and Kings, pp. 162, 
164-166. 
Grudge Bearing 
(continued from page 4) 
love over which angels marvel, that 
God gave his Son to die for us." —
The Ministry of Healing, pp. 485, 
487. 
Finally, before you part, forgive 
each other fully. Forgive, not in a 
condescending spirit, ,but from the 
heart. God's forgiving mercy, should 
be the measure' of your forgiVeriess. 
Then, and only then, will God for-
give you. "We are not forgiven be-
cause we forgive, but as we forgive. 
The ground of all forgiveness is found 
in the unmerited love of God; but by 
our attitude toward others we, show 
whether we have made that -love our 
own." — Christ's Object Lessons, p. 
251. Review an :Herald. ' 
Remedy for the Disheartened 
By ELLEN G. WHITE 
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Don't See Anything Wrong in It" 
One of our Weakest Excuses 
I have a fisherman friend who 
angles for swordfish off the Califor-
nia coast. He is a skillful angler 
and knows the habits of swordfish 
very well. It is hard to deceive these 
denizens of the deep. No swordfish 
would snap at a bare hook, only to 
be lifted struggling out of his shim-
mering bluewater home. And that, 
of course, is true of nearly all fish. 
With the skill of cunning ex-
perience my friend set out one day 
to deceive the swordfish. It was his 
job to make these shrewd creatures 
willing to take the hook. He went 
to the fish market, and there bought 
some real flying fish for bait. These 
fish were not imitations or flashing 
spinners. They were real flying fish. 
And with these as bait he landed 
some excellent specimens. 
Story With a Lesson 
One day he related an amusing 
little story to illustrate his frame of 
mind about catching swordfish. I 
repeat it here because it has a useful 
lesson. He said that he tossed one 
of the flying fish `into the sea and 
slowly drew it through the sparkling 
waves by a cord. A family of sword-
fish were out that morning for a 
swim. They noticed the unusual 
breakfast swimming through the sea. 
"Here is a real break," thought 
young Jimmy Swordfish. "Here's 
breakfast brought to me and served 
on a string. I don't even have, to 
search for it." But Mother warned, 
"Better be careful. I've heard aw-
ful tales of other young Swords who 
have swallowed breakfast on a 
string. Something terrible hap-
pened. They seemed to vanish mys-
teriously from the sea." 
But Jimmy declared, "This is a 
real fish. It's good. And I love fly-
ing fish for breakfast. And here's 
one waiting for me. I can't see any-
thing wrong in it." So he gulped 
down the prize. But the hook caught 
By WILTON O. BALDWIN 
in his gills. And those words were 
Jimmy's last — words that have be-
came famous, "I can't see anything 
wrong in it." 
The fisherman's little story got me 
to thinking. What was Jimmy's 
trouble ? Did he really see a flying 
fish.? Of course, he did. Would it 
make a good breakfast for him? Yes, 
it would. What was the trouble 
then ? Ah, it had a hook in it he 
didn't see. And that, young friends, 
is frequently the case with us when 
worldly inducements look all right. 
The Happier Life 
Foraet the ach-- your own heart holds 
By easing others' pain; 
Forget your hungering for wealth 
By seeking others' gain; 
 
And make your life much briefer seem 
By brightening up the years— 
For tears dry quicker in the eyes 
That look for others' tears. 
Now, do you think the devil is less 
cunning than the fisherman ? Why, 
the devil would go out of business 
-if everybody could see the end of his 
evil program. So he has to use 
hooks and snares in his plans — es-
pecially when he is fishing for 
Christian youth. 
There are many young people who 
do not want to be fully associated 
with the devil's program. They just 
want to be selective. They are dimly 
aware that Satan will cause those 
whom he can finally -deceive to, lose 
their souls and to miss cut on the, 
joys of eternity: They admit that that 
would be an awful loss. But they 
have the talent for discrimination. 
They believe that they know the dif-
ference between right and wrong, 
but when they come to a borderline 
temptation they say, "I can't see any-
thing wrong in it." And that is the 
dangerous moment. 
Perhaps if you would stop and 
think you would see something 
wrong in it. Satan dares not risk 
the truth. Investigation is his down- 
fall. For example, he buries his 
drunken victims while advertising 
that "delightful" whiskey, Fou' 
Roses. No one would deliberately 
choose ashes and death, but Four 
Roses — well, that's fragrant and 
lovely, pleasant, to be sure. 
Here is a man who stands in per-
fect health. Satan, thief that he is, 
seeks to rob him of life ,and health. 
This he attempts by subtle induce-
ments to use cigarettes. The adver-
tisers glorify cigarettes on television 
and radio. 'Newspaper and maga-
zine ads make other brands very 
pleasant indeed. The best people 
smoke, so we are toll. In fact, 
"everybody smokes." So why 
shouldn't I ? "It's quite safe if 
everybody does it. There couldn't 
be anything seriously wrong with 
it!" 
Dear young man, young woman—
be not deceived in the great battle 
of life. Remember, you are not 
fighting an honest antagonist. Satan 
is a back-stabbing enemy, who will 
ensnare you --with "good movies, 
"good" novels, "good" TV shows, 
"good" fashions, "good" comfortable 
living, and with terrific opposition 
when you determine to walk the nar-
row pathway that is marked out for 
the youthrul saints of God. 
Both Christ and Satan offer you 
Daft risk your eternal home 
in heav n by dabbling with the kind 
of life the devil offers. �
There is 
much plea,ure, too — physical bliss 
and considerable happiness — but it 
is of the wrong'k sort.' He deeeives, us. 
How can we walk under the black 
banner of his deception when-securi-
ty and lasting joy are found in obe-
dience to the One who said, "I am 
come that they might have life, and 
that they mieht have it more abun-
dantly" (John 10:10). Not, What is 
wrong ? but, What is right about it? 
should be :he deciding factor. — Re-
view and Herald. 
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MESSENGER 
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IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE 
By L F. CORREIA 
We have just completed our first 
year here in Santarem in the heart 
of the Brazilian Amazon jungle lo-
cated halfway between the cities of 
Belem and Manaus. The nearest 
Adventist missionaries live five hun-
dred miles away. Our only contact 
with the outside world is the occa-
sional airplanes flying overhead and 
the river boas which are constanly 
passing on the mighty Amazon. 
Santarem was founded by a pre-
historic tribe of Indians. Located 
where the clear waters of the Tapa-
jo River join the green muddy Ama-
zon, it possessed one of the highest 
cultures in pre-colomhian times. The 
year), tropical rains' uncover hun-
dreds of remarkable "caretas" which 
reveal that this ancient Indian civili-
zation was without a peer in the 
field of ceramics in the whole west-
ern hemisphere. 
Our home was formerly a leper 
post and as soon as we moved in, 
patients began coming thinking ths.t 
the medical station had been re-
opened for service. Feeling that this 
was a plan of Providence to serve 
the people, we began treating the 
sick. Without medical equipment 
or supplies, we resorted to hydro-
therapy and the Lord is blessing our 
efforts. Here in this tropical jungle, 
three out of five babies born die 
within the first year but "gracas a 
Deus" (thanks to God) we have been 
able to save some. Arriving pa-
tients ask to see the Doctor and we 
respond by simply saying the Great 
Physician is "la encima" (the One 
above) pointing upward with the 
finger, and then proceed to treat 
-them — everything from light surgery 
to ugly tropical ulcers. Naturally if 
we had a small supply of the more 
commonly used medicines we could 
serve our patients more efficiently. 
Fomentations can't cure everything, 
but it is amazing the results we have 
had. Thus the "right hand of the 
message" has opened many doors 
and hearts and we are praying for 
a good harvest of souls as a result.. 
JULY, 1955 
Last eek I returned from a rug-
ged trip in the steaming jungle visit-
ing isolated members. Pushing 
through the dense trails, always on 
the alert for the dreaded surucucu (a 
very poisonous snake), keeps one ever 
mindful of the watchcare of our 
heavenly helpers. By the time I re-
turned, I had journeyed two days by 
water, walked forty-five miles, served 
the communion to seventy, and 
treated sixty-six patients. 
This is our third year in the Ama-
zon, and we are thrilled more than 
ever with the privilege that is ours 
to serve our Saviour in this largest 
jungle in the world. Our hearts are 
heavy when we sense the tremendous 
responsibility of our unfinished task, 
especially the several sizeable un-
evangelized Indian tribes within our 
district. The twenty we have bap-
tized to date this year is far from 
what we would have liked it to have 
been. Our only ambition in life is 
to help finish the work and go to our 
heavenly home. — South American 
Bulletin. 
The Gospel Meets the 
Mau Mau 
By W. P. BRADLEY 
Christians among the Kikuyu of 
East Africa have been meeting se-
vere tests because of the pressure to 
join the Mau Mau in their struggle 
against the Kenya Government. The 
Mau Mau movement plays upon the 
ancient superstitions of the Africans. 
While the movement is partly poli-
tical it is also antisocial and antireli-
gious. The binding oath, which 
takes the form of a most repulsive 
ceremony, requires blind obedience 
to the Mau Mau leader in killing 
and destroying those who oppose the 
movement as well as their cattle and 
other property. 
Though some nominal Christians 
have forsaken their principles and 
have taken the oath, especially in the 
early months of the movement, the 
resistance of Christians to the Mau 
Mau pressure is stiffening, and the 
line of demarcation between the 
members of this group and 'their 
sympathizers and those who stand for 
law and order in becoming more 
clearly defined. In the latter group 
the Christians are making their 
influence strongly felt. Meanwhile, 
the struggle continues. While it is 
probable that certain economic re-
forms will come that will help to 
rectify inequities in the country and 
thus help to solve the political pro-
blem, the best bulwark against the 
spread of the Mau Mau terror is the 
spiritual one. 
Two of our missionaries, Brother 
and Sister Ben Wheeler, continue to 
carry on their labors among the Ki-
kuyu in spite of the unrest and the 
danger. Brother Wheeler reports 
that we have about five hundred 
members among these people, that 
two church members have lost their 
lives in witnessing to our faith, and 
that some property has been des-
troyed. He reports that these testing 
times are raising the spiritual level 
of the members' experience, and the 
influence of the truth is widening. 
The daughter of Jomo Kenyatta, 
noted as the leader of the Mau Mau 
movement, is an enrollee of the Bible 
school. Review and Herald. 
CALENDAR OF SPECIAL DAYS 
July 2—Missionary Magazine Day 
July 2-23 — Missionary Magazine Cam- 
paign 
July 23—Educational Day 
Elementary School Offering �
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August 6—Voice of Prophecy and Radio 
Bible Correspondence School Day 
Voice of Prophecy Offering 
September 3—Colporteur Rally Day 
September 10—Missions Extension Day 
September 17—Missions Extension Offer- 
ing 
September 24-13th Sabbath Overflow 
for Far Eastern Division 
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Seeking And Finding 
(Continued from page 9) 
told me, "I am so happy now; I have 
been keeping the Sabbath for these 
last two years after having searched 
for it so long, and now my heart is 
at peace." He has already won his 
daughter to the truth and several 
others who are preparing for bap-
tism. — L. L. Reile. 
7 
Father's Part in Homemaking 
By HELEN 
In successful homemaking each 
member of the family has a definite 
part to perform. Its fullest happi-
ness and blessings can be obtained 
only when each one's part is faith-
fully carried out. Therefore, the re-
lation of the head of the house is of 
greatest importance to the home. 
The father has a part all his own, 
which no one else can fill. God in 
His infinite, wisdom planted deep in 
his heart the sturdy qualities of 
leadership, valor, bravery, fortitude, 
.and courage. He endowed him with 
a strong body, steady nerves, and a 
powerful mind. If these faculties 
are rightly used, he fulfills God's plan. 
In the true husband who realizes 
all that marriage involves, selfish-
ness dies at the altar. Thoughts turn 
from self to the comfort and welfare 
of the one he has chosen as his life 
companion. He will seek her highest 
goad and happiness. He realizes the 
responsibility of taking a gentle, 
delicate, confiding young life into 
his keeping, to cherish and to bless. 
He vows to be faithful and true, and 
to love his companion as Christ 
loves the , church. �
That is God's 
solemn commission to the husband 
and father of a family (Eph. 5:25). 
He will treat his wife kindly. He will 
file thoughtful and sympathetic in 
every way. 
As children are born into the 
home and the husband becomes a 
father, he grows even more thought-
ful when he sees the burdens and 
cares that fall upon his companion's 
shoulders as wife and mother and 
homemaker. The true husband will-
ingly takes his share of these added 
responsibilities. When the cares of 
the day have been unusually trying 
and things have not gone smoothly 
at home — perhaps a child has been 
ill, or worse still, has by disobedience 
or some wrongdoing nearly broken 
het „heart — he will not utter a harsh 
word and add to the load she is al-
ready carrying; rather, he will seek 
K. OSWALD 
by every thoughtful help his love 
give to lighten the burden and 
part peace. 
A wife blessed with such a hus-
band always finds in his love a safe 
and quiet refuge when she is per-
plexed land tired. She knows he 
understands. She need never fear 
repulse or coldness or rebuke when 
she turns to him for shelter and help. 
Would to God that every husband 
were that kind of companion. How 
many tears would be spared ! . . . 
A desire to protect and a zeal to 
provide are a true father's second 
nature. It is his- joy and satisfaction. 
Many a father gOes forth on life's 
difficult road and faces it with 
courage. In the sweat of his brow he 
works untiringly, that he may pro-
vide well for those in his -care. Not 
only does he_ toil to provide, but 
upon "his brave heart also rests to a 
great degree their spiritual welfare. 
He leads out in family worship. He 
seeks to build in each member of the 
family strong , faith in God. Often 
in silence lie looks heavenward dur-
ing his hours of labor and pl.eads for 
guidance and wisdom, that he may 
perform -well his responsibilities as 
father and priest of the home. 
The word father is defined in a 
dictionary as "one who performs the 
office of a parent by maintenance, 
affectionate care, counsel and faith-
ful guidance." 
When children first speak that 
name they do not know how much 
it means. They, cannot fathom the 
depth of love that throbs in his heart 
for them. They only know that Fa-
ther is big and strong, and when 
they are held in his arms no harm 
can come to them. 
Often children cannot understand 
why Father is so firm. He has fore-
sight, and his love is too strong to 
let self-will in the young lead them 
astray. He commands, instructs, and 
rebukes because he sees danger. He 
knows best when he ;firmly denies 
them some desired pleasure. He is 
firm, yet most understanding, kind, 
and forgiving. These good qualities 
stand out beautifully in the life of all 
earnest fathers who endeaVor to 
build for eternity. — Review and 
Herald. 
GEMS FROM THE SPIRIT OF 
PROPHECY 
"Fathers, spend as much time 
as possible with your children." 
—Adventist Home, p. 222. 
"Be pleasant, kind and affec, 
tionate toward your children." 
— A.H. 222. 
"But, father, do not dis-
courage your children. Com-. 
bine affection with authority, 
kindness and sympathy with 
firm restraint. Give some of 
your leisure hours to your chil-
dren; become acquainted with 
them, associate with them in 
their work and in their sports, 
and win their confidence. Cul,. 
tivate friendship with them, es 
pecially with your sons." —Min-
istry of Healing, 
"If he (the father) is engaged 
in business which almost wholly 
closes the door of usefulness to 
his family, he should seek other 
employment which will not 
prevent him from devoting 
some time to his children." A.H. 
221. 
"If he neglects thein (the 
children), he is unfaithful to the 
trust committed to him of 
God." A.H. 221. 
"The husband and father is 
the head of the household. The 
wife looks .to him for love and 
sympathy, and for aid in the 
training of the children; and 
this is right. The children are 
his as well as hers, and he is 
equally interested in their wel-
fare." — M.H. 390. 
"The father should enforce in 
his family the sterner virtues—
energy, integrity, honesty, pa-
tience, courage, diligence, prac-
tical usefulness." -M.H. 391. 
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SEEKING AND FINDING 
Emiterio Hidrojo is now 73 years 
of age. Seventeen years ago he was 
baptized into one of the Protestant 
churches. Studying the Bible dili-
gently a few days after his baptism, 
he read something about the Sabbath 
being the seventh day of the week. 
He went to the pastor who assured 
him that we are now under grace 
and not under the law. But Brother 
Hidrojo's conscience was not quieted; 
every time he read about the Sabbath 
in the Bible it seemed to him that it 
always referred to the seventh day. 
He began traveling, as his funds 
permitted, to see if he could find 
someone else who could tell him 
something about the Sabbath. He 
came to San Feliz, Venezuela, which 
is about 300 kilometers from his home, 
and there on a very humble shack he 
found the sign — Seventh-day Adven-
tists. Eagerly and with much hope 
he rushed to the door and knocked, 
but no one answered. He questioned 
abo at in the vicinity trying to find out 
who lived there and what the building 
was, but he could find no information 
He always found the door closed. 
We only had three members, two 
ladies and one man, in this particular 
group, and they were not too well-
known because they had only recently 
accepted the truth and that is why 
no one could give him any informa-
tion. 
About two years ago he ga-
thered up sufficient money to go to 
Caracas for he wanted to learn de-
Enitely about the Sabbath. He came 
to San Feliz en route, and went to the 
building where he had seen the sign 
before, but it was no longer there.. 
Finally he went to the post office 
and providentially the lady he ap-
proached was one of the members 
of the Adventist church. He went to 
her home and they studied, then she 
enrolled him in the Bible correspon-
dence course. He was thrilled and 
delighted with the lessons. He studied 
them diligently and he shared these 
new-found truths with his friends 
and neighbours. He has enrolled 
others. 
On March 22, he was baptized. 
As he came up out of the water he 
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The new teachers natured above join with former teachers Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Monteith, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Werner, 
Bobby Roberts, Walter Garcia, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Collins, Mrs. Fernon Retzer, Carlos Lopez, Efren Caballero. 
JULY, 1955 
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Dr. Milton Ruhl of St. Helena, 
California, who will be associated 
with Dr. Colby Dunscombe in the 
eye department at the Polyclinic, has 
arrived in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. 
The Dorcas Society of Camaguey 
recently held a unique banquet. 
Many poor families of that city were 
invited first to a program where they 
were not only entertained but where 
they learned of the love of Jesus, 
then they were given a dinner in 
their honor provided by the church 
members. And this was not all. Be-
fore leaving for their homes they 
were presented with a package of 
clothes donated by the Dorcas So-
ciety. Such an event will never be 
forgotten by those who participated 
and only in the heavenly records 
will the final results be made known. 
All Havana was astir May 4 when 
members from the five churches 
were out to give the public an op-
portunity to help in the world-wide 
welfare work of the Seventh-day Ad-
ventists. The final results were very 
encouraging with a grand total of 
$843. One group led by Mrs. Mi-
guel Leon and Brother Orlando Fer-
nandez report $115. Olga Rodri-
guez who worked by herself presen-
ted her can with $23, the largest 
sum reported by one person. 
The Bella Vista Hospital auxiliary 
nurses' class announces that the first 
graduates will finish the course June 
1. On August 1 a new group will 
start the training which lasts a year. 
There is room for about 12 students 
to obtain this splendid preparation 
for a life's work of usefulness. 
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Investing For Investment 
Sabbath, April 30, saw the fruition 
of one quarter's untiring efforts to 
boost the Investment plan at the 
West Indian Training College. 
10 
Shortly after the opening of school 
in January, an Investment secretary 
was appointed for the first time, Mrs. 
R. M. Mote. Immediately she set to 
work and printed a little folder with 
two Investment songs, a list of sug-
gestions for Investment, a pledge to 
be signed and turned in, and an in-
sert to be filled in at the end of the 
quarter stating the amount raised 
and by what means. She also dis-
tributed with these a little colored 
bag in which to save the coins pro-
cured during the time of the project. 
Mrs. Mote did not rest with this 
being done, but every Sabbath a 
boost was given, either by a poem, 
a song, an inspirational motto, a 
beautifully arranged bulletin board, 
or some Investment experience to 
keep the fire of enthusiasm burning. 
On April 23, two artificial trees 
were set up on the platform, one for 
the children and the other for the 
adults, and it was inspiring to see 
the trees being decorated with the 
bags holding their precious coins 
as each investor walked up and hung 
his gift on a little peg. The entire 
project brought in almost 40 pounds 
in cash, thus showing what can be 
accomplished for the Lord's work 
by a little special effort. 
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION 
MESSENGER 
CLYDE FRANZ, Editor 
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Medical Work in Georgetown 
For many years the British Guiana 
Mission has looked forward to the 
establishing of a sound medical pro-
gram and now the answer to many 
prayers has come. We have a good 
doctor directing our medical work in 
British Guiana. Thousands, during 
the past year, have received relief 
from their suffering. 
It was February 1954 when Dr. 
Edward C. Duerksen arrived with 
his family to open up our medical 
clinic. In less than two months, pa-
tients began lining up, day after day, 
at the door. From that time to the 
end of 1954 — eight months, the doc-
tor and his small staff of nurses ad-
ministered 15,000 treatments to pa-
tients. We thank the Lord for the 
favor, in the eyes of the public, that 
the medical work is bringing to our 
mission program. 
It is interesting to note that on 
clinic days, as many as 100 persons 
visit the institution and are treated. 
Two persons were baptized as a di-
rect result of their contact with the 
clinic, — they had no contact with 
the church until they came as pa-
tients. Others are studying the mes-
sage, and one or two are nuw pre-
paring for, baptism. We pray that this 
phase of our work will mean much in 
bringing the light of truth to the 
people in British Guiana. 
Our Ingathering has been going 
on for less than two weks and we can 
already see the influence of the medi-
cal work in increased interest in the 
Ingathering. Elder Ralph Combes, 
the home missionary secretary of the 
Union, and the writer, have visited 
several of the businessmen in George-
town. In most cases we were given 
most courteous treatment. Some of 
the leading businessmen have actual-
ly visited the doctor as patients. 
Many doubled their annual contri-
bution this year or increased it 
considerably. This means additional 
funds for the carrying on of the 
work. 
— L. A. Kraner. 
MESSENGER 
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EVANGELISM 
In Costa Rica 
One hundred and seventy-five 
souls baptized into the Remnant 
Church and marching toward the 
gates of the New Jerusalem! This 
is the aim of the workers and mem-
bers of the Costa Rica Mission for 
1955. 
First tangible results have been 
seen in Puerto Jimenez. Here 
Eduardo Ruiloba has been holding 
evangelistic meetings. Ten souls have 
already been baptized and many 
others are interested. Another effort 
is in progress in Puntarenas where 
Elder Gonzales expects to baptize at 
least six or eight. Elder Morgan 
is just beginning an effort in the 
fruitful district of Cienequita, a 
suburb of Puerto Limon. Brother 
Cunningham is holding an effort in 
Puerto Viejo. Door-to-door tract dis-
tribution is yielding results in Cinco 
Esquinas, just outside San Jose. 
Meeting places are difficult to se-
cure and there is much indifference 
and prejudice. Nevertheless the 
workers of the Costa Rica Mission 
press toward the mark. 
In El Salvador 
Sabbath the 16th March was a 
high day and a happy one as 65 
new members were added to the 
church throughout the mission. In 
the city of San Salvador 500 people 
were present as witnesses when 35 
were buried in baptism as a result 
of the work of this church in the past 
few months, led by Elder Fulton 
Archbold. The larger number were 
the result of a three months' lay ef-
fort conducted by three laymen, — 
Humberto Villegas, Miguel Flaminco 
and Manuel Deras. In San Miguel 
Elder Daniel Moncada baptized nine 
in Quezaltepeque seven were add-
ed. As a result of an effort by our 
Bible worker, Elvira Rodriguez, 
seven more were baptized in Coju-
tepeque, besides others in various 
places. 
It appears that this will be our 
best year for baptisms in El Salva-
dor as we have several efforts in pro-
gress at present. In Sonsonate El-
ders Miguel Cerna and Emilio Gar-
cia have had an average attendance 
of 200 or 300 for nearly three months 
and have about 80 in the baptismal 
class. The Lord is blessing. 
JULY, 1955 
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Baptisms in the Netherlands 
Antilles 
The Netherlands Antilles Mission 
is happy to report its latest bap-
tisms. On Sabbath, April 16, a bap-
tism was held by Pastor R. E. Gib-
son in the Cher Asile church, Cura-
cao, of 18 candidates. 
One of our Missionary Volunteers, 
age 14, had presented herself for 
baptism. She had been reared by 
her aunt who had taken her when her 
mother had abandoned her at four 
months of age. Since then her mother 
has been living a careless life and 
our young sister was praying for the 
conversion of her mother, whom she 
had not seen for several years, al-
though she lived only a few miles 
away. She got word to her mother 
that she was planning to be baptized 
and invited her to be present, hoping 
to influence her for good. The 
mother came to the church on Sab-
bath morning at the close of Sabbath 
school and began a real disturbance 
which almost interrupted the daily 
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building in 
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dedicated 12th 
March 1955. 
program. She shouted that no child 
of hers would be baptized a Seventh-
day Adventist since she had been 
baptized by the parish priest in in-
fancy. After much tactful persua-
sion we were able to get her quieted 
and the services resumed. The bap-
tism was for three o'clock and the 
mother was there again. We were 
forced to alert the police to insure 
order. The aunt, guardian of the 
girl, was present and, although not a 
member of any church, she insisted 
that this brave young girl be bap-
tized. In the face of all the threats 
and the displeasure of her mother, 
who was watching through the win-
dow, this girl followed her Lord in 
baptism and is now rejoicing in full 
church fellowship. 
Sunday morning Pastor Gibson 
flew to Bonaire, one of our most 
strongly state church-dominated ter-
ritories, and at four in the afternoon 
six more fine young people went for-
ward into the watery grave of 
baptism. This was a real triumph for 
our Bonaire church, as they are the 
first church in our Mission to double 
their baptisms of last year. 
— R. E. Gibson. 
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T IT HE �
I N G A T H E R I N G �
NON-REVERTIBLE MIS. FUNDS 
1954 �
G or L �
1955 �
1954 �
G or L �
1955 �
1954 
86,016.58 �
1,903.10 25,023.09 20,815.47 4.207.62 13,376.52 12,804.38 
37,717.43 �
974.93 �
4,85n 08 A,875.79 7,025.71L 5,657.66 5,349.02 
56,855.07 �
3,122.58 i1,784.59 8,733.05 3,051.54 7,926.44 7,630.83 
34,919.38 3,335.80 1,979.31 1,925.17 54.14 6,327.23 5,896.34 
41,646.75 �
5,254.29 �
5,041.41 2,718.06 2,323.35 7,729.86 7,649.18 
70,233.43 18,697.21L 11,939.13 11,353.79 585.34 6,585.32 8,323.45 
1,413.44 �
281.36 �
 
G or L 1955 1954 
572.14 .152 .149 
308.64 .146 .142 
295.61 .132. .134 
430.89 .165 .169 
80.68 .165 .184 
1,738.13L.128 .119 
Antillian 
B.W.I. 
Caribbean 
Cen. American 
Colombia-Ven. 
Mexican 
Division & Misc. 
1955 
87,919.68 
38,692.36 
59,977.65 
38,255.18 
46,901.04 
51,536.22 
1,964.80 
1141
11VVIlliCart 
Retired But 
But Not Tired 
A veteran literature evangelist, 
Adrian Alcantara, has emerged from 
retirement to give help to our colpor- 
teurs in El Salvador. �
He reports 
most successful book sales and de-
liveries in Cuscatlan, with Bro. Ben-
jamin Vides. It is always Bro. Al-
cantara's custom to visit the most 
influential persons in the city first. 
Accordingly he took orders from the 
highest ranking clergy first and then 
from the more important business 
men. With these names at the top 
of the list they had wonderful suc-
cess and placed 120 copies of Great 
Controversy and 120 of Guardian of 
Health. 
Br. Alcantara gives the qualifica-
tions a successful literature evangelist 
needs most: tact, courtesy, refine-
ment, valor, daring, bravery, pru-
dence and audacity. Bro. Vides says 
of him, "It is wonderful to see a man 
of 73 working like a young man, full 
of enthusiasm, hope and spirituality. 
To be with him has been not only 
an incentive to me but also an inspi- 
ration. �
His favorite phrase is, 'I 
want to die in the arms of my 
Master holding the prospectus in my 
hand.' " 
Mrs. Francisco Ruiz visited the 
Division office in Miami on her way 
to Collegedale, Tennessee to attend 
the graduation of her daughter. Aida 
graduates from the Academy there 
and then will return to her home for 
the summer. 
H. W. Barrows, one of the General 
Conference auditors, spent several 
days at the IAD headquarters work- 
ing on the annual auditing of the 
books. 
A former worker in Cuba, Elder 
Frank L. Chaney, returned there to 
visit friends and to see the progress 
of our work. 
The promotion manager of IAD 
publications in Brookfield, Illinois, is 
Elder Frank Baer. He has spent 
several months in our Division this 
year, recently visiting the Colombia-
Venezuela, Caribbean, and Central 
American Unions in the interests of 
the Signs of the Times and of El 
Centinela especially. 
Our Home Missionary Secretary, 
Elder Henry J. Westphal is attending 
the Laymen's Congress in Kansas 
City June 21 to 25. 
Colporteur Institutes in Mexico 
are receiving guidance from Elder J. 
C. Culpepper as he gives of his ex-
perience and his enthusiasm. 
Elder L. F. Bohner is auditing the 
books in the Mexican Union and in 
the Central American Union. 
The conference sessions in East 
Cuba and in West Cuba were at-
tended by Elder Arthur Roth who 
reports progress and a fine spirit 
throughout the island. 
APPRECIATION 
H. M. BlundPn : I enjoy The Messenger 
immensely. It keeps me in touch with the 
work and workers in a field that is very near 
to my heart. 
M. E. Kern : It's a pleasure to an "old 
hand" to keep in touch with the field by 
means of the Division paper. 
John Mitchell: I use your Division paper 
to good advantage in promoting the Ingather-
ing and the Sabbath school offerings and other 
special calls. 
Mrs. M. E. Smith : We have enjoyed the 
Inter-American Messenger so much. We were 
in the Division almost eleven years. Many of 
the ministers, teachers and conference officials 
were students of ours. When we read of 
their untiring service it cheers our hearts and 
we feel as if we still have a part in the work 
in that great field. 
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF S.D.A.-INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION 
Tithe and Mission Offerings Comparison 
Three Months Ending March 31, 1955 
TOTALS �
324,976.93 328,802.08 �
3,825.15L 60,617.61 57,421.33 3,1.)3.28 47,603.03 47,653.20 �
50.17L.146 .145 
In local < urreney all of the Unions show Tithe gains. Colombia — Venezuela, Central American, and Caribbean Unions show fine gains in 
U.S. dollars. But for the devaluation of the peso, Mexico would also show encouraging gains in U.S. dollars. Ingathering is off to a good start. 
All should show at }cast ten per cent gains over 1954 before the campaign closes. Three of the Unions, Antillian, British West Indies, and 
Mexican, show good gains in percentage of mission offerings to Tithe. It is interesting to note that two Unions with losses are still tied for 
first ;dace. �
Leonard F. Rohner, Tr. 
 -asurer. 
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MESSENGER