t••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• " When we bring our hearts into unity with Christ, and our lives into harmony with His work, the Spirit that fell on the disciples on the day of Pentecost will fall on us."— " Testimonies for the Church," Vol. 8, p. 246. ia••••••••••••••••• � o••••••• 0.0.0000 M.N..* ......»............a, Vol 39, No. 19 Sydney, Monday, May 13, 1935 ( Regostereh et !Le General roe, Office, Sydney, for transmtss• Li Post as a Ne,otsper The Second Pentecost Will Be Even Greater Than the First AND after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen. . . . And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." Rev. 18 :1-4. " A work of world-wide extent and unwonted power is here foretold. The Advent movement of 1840-44 was a glorious manifestation of the power of God ; the first angel's message [Rev. 14 : 6, 7] was carried to every missionary station in the world, and in some countries there was the greatest religious interest which has been witnessed in any land since the Reformation of the sixteenth century ; but these are to be far exceeded by the mighty movement under the last warning of the third angel. " The work will be similar to that of the day of Pentecost. . . . The great work of the gospel is not to close with less manifestation of the power of God than marked its opening. The prophecies which were fulfilled in the outpouring of the former rain ' at the opening of the gospel, are again to be ful- filled in the latter rain ' at its 2 : 23 ; Acts 2 : 17, 21 ; 3 : 19, 20. " Servants of God, with their faces lighted up and shining with holy consecration, will hasten from place to place to proclaim the message from heaven. By thousands of voices, all over the earth, the warning will be given. Miracles will be wrought, the sick will be healed, and signs and wonders will follow the believers. Satan also works with lying won- ders, even bringing down fire from heaven in the sight of men. Thus the inhabitants of the earth will be brought to take their stand."—" The Great Controversy," pp. 611, 612. "On the day of Pentecost the Infinite One revealed Him- self in power to the church. . . . It was as if for ages this influence had been held in restraint, and now heaven rejoiced in being able to pour upon the church the riches of the Spirit's power. And, under the influence of the Spirit, words of penitence and confession were mingled with songs of praise for sins forgiven. Words of thanksgiving and of prophecy were heard. All heaven bent low to behold and to adore the wisdom of matchless, incomprehensible Love. . . . They grasped the imparted gift. And what followed ?— Thousands were converted in a day. The sword of the Spirit, newly edged with power, and bathed in the lightnings of heaven, cut its way through unbelief. . . . " The Same Power To Be Revealed Today " By the grace of Christ the apostles were made what they were. It was sincere devotion and humble, earnest prayer that brought them into close communion with Him. They sat together with Him in heavenly places. They realised the greatness of their debt to Him. By earnest, persevering prayer they obtained the endowment of the Holy Spirit. . . . " Shall we be less earnest than were the apostles? Shall we not by living faith claim the promises that moved them to the depths of their being to call upon the Lord Jesus for the fulfilment of His word, Ask, and ye shall receive'? John 16 : 24. Is not the Spirit of God to come today in answer to earnest, persevering prayer, and fill men with power ? Is not God saying today to His praying, trusting, believing workers, who are opening the Scriptures to those ignorant of the precious truth they contain, Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world' ? Matt. 28 : 20. Why, then, is the church so weak and spiritless ? " As the disciples, filled with the power of the Spirit, went forth to proclaim the gospel, so God's servants are to go forth today. . . . Already many are receiving the Holy Spirit, and no longer will the way be blocked by listless indifference. " Why has the history of the work of the disciples, as they laboured with holy zeal, animated and vitalised by the Holy Spirit, been recorded, if it is not that from this record the Lord's people today are to gain an inspiration to work earnestly for Him ? What the Lord did for His people in that time, it is just as essential, and more so, that He do for His people today. All that the apostles did, every church member today is to do. And we are to work with as much more fervour, to be accompanied by the Holy Spirit in as much greater measure, as the increase of wickedness demands close. Hosea 6 : 3 ; Joel 2 � AUSTRALASIAN RECORD � 13/5/35 a more decided call to repentance. . . . At this time, when the end of all things is at hand, should not the zeal of the church ex- ceed even that of the early church ? "— " Testimonies for the Church," Vol. 7, pp. 30-33. Scenes That Are To Be Repeated "On the day of Pentecost the Spirit was given. . . . The church beheld converts flocking to her from all directions. Believers were re-converted. Sinners united with Christians in seeking the pearl of great price. . . . Every Christian saw in his brother the divine similitude of benevolence and love. One interest prevailed. One object swallowed up all others. All hearts beat in harmony. The only ambition of the believers was to re- veal the likeness of Christ's character, and to labour for the enlargement of His kingdom. • The multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul. . . . With great power gave the apostles witness of the resur- rection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all." And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.' Acts 4 : 32, 33; 2:47. The Spirit of Christ animated the whole congregation; for they had found the pearl of great price. " These scenes are to be repeated, and with greater power. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost was the former rain, but the latter rain will be more abun- dant. The Spirit awaits our demand and reception Christ is again to be revealed in His fullness by the Holy Spirit's power."— " Christ's Object Lessons," pp. 120, 121. What Pentecost Does for the Believer THE baptism of the Holy Spirit is a definite and distinct experience assured and verified by the witness of the Spirit. The dis- ciples who were commanded to tarry until they were endued with power from on high had already received the Spirit for salvation. In regeneration there is a gift of life by the Spirit, and whosoever receives it is saved ; in the baptism of the Spirit there is a gift of power, and by it the believer is equipped for service and endued for witnessing. It is the inheritance of every believer to receive the gift of the Spirit, to be baptised with the Spirit, to be filled with the Spirit; and to this definite experience thousands have testified. There are many Christians of whose devo- tion and Christian experience there can be no doubt who have never had a Pentecost ; and they know it. Sometimes they grieve over their lack and sigh for the blessing, but it is possible to be saved and go to heaven with- out ever having known the Pentecostal full- ness of the indwelling Presence. Pentecost is the gift of power. The Spirit fills, vital- ises, and energises with the power of God. Deliverance from sin, efficiency in service, and effectiveness in witnessing are given with the fullness of the Pentecostal blessing. Power to move the world for God and to win souls for Him is neither intellectual nor social, but is in the fullness of the Spirit of God in the soul. " Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you." Acts I : 8. Prayer brings Pentecost, and Pentecost makes prayer omnipotent for all the will of God. The Spirit instructs and inspires prayer, gives intelligence and intensity to intercession, and brings reality and joy to communion with God. The Spirit-filled love to pray, and prayer that is in the Spirit must prevail. Romans 8 is the fullest exposition of the life which comes through " the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus." It is the charter of the believer's inheritance in the Spirit. 1. Pentecost Brings Deliverance The law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus makes men free. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. He is the Spirit of Power, and the first demonstration of power is emancipation. He breaks the power of cancelled sin. There is no bondage from which He cannot deliver. He breaks the fetters of the soul, and opens the prison doors of the redeemed. Salvation may come with the suddenness of a mighty rushing wind, or it may come as the breath of the morning and the light of the dawn. However it comes, it comes to set men free from all that brings into bondage and condemnation. It is the Gospel of Liberty to all imprisoned life. There is no slave the gospel cannot save. The greatest deliverance of all is from the moral impotence of the dual personality of chapter 7. The measure of completeness is in the word: "There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesu', who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Rom. 8:1. They are delivered from all and everything that brings con- demnation. 2. Pentecost Brings Abounding Vitality Our Lord came that we might have abun- dant and abounding life, and it is found in the gift of the Spirit of Life. The gift of God is Living Water, springing up into ever- lasting life. Living water is the water of vitality from the eternal Source of life. The law is good, but weak through the flesh, in- effective through human infirmity. The Holy Spirit strengthens the inward man. The Spirit of Life dwells in men, permeates their being, sanctifies their nature, quickens their powers, vitalises their mortal bodies, and radiates their life. They live—really live ! They live the life that is life indeed. Pente- cost turned anwtnic believers into exuberant saints. Pentecost wakens people up. It vitalises latent powers, and makes the ut- most of every faculty and gift. Those who would have life, abounding life, victorious life, satisfying life, glorious life—must get to Pentecost. Life is the best medicine for every kind of sickness. It cures all ills, ends all weariness, and conquers death all the time. 3. Pentecost Brings Understanding Where did Peter get the sermon he preached on the day of Pentecost ? He did not read it from a carefully prepared manu- script. Who taught him ? How did he know the hidden meanings of prophecy ? He knew by the Spirit of wisdom and revelation. The Spirit of Truth guides into all truth. "In that day ye shall know." He leads in practical wisdom, as well as guides into all truth. He makes men wise with the wisdom that is from above. 4. Pentecost Brings a New Fellowship in Prayer "And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity : for we know not how to pray as we ought ; but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings that can-. not be uttered ; and He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." That is the secret of prevailing prayer. 5. Pentecost Brings Power That was the specific promise of Christ. "Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be wit- nesses unto Me." Witnessing prevails over the enemy. " We are more than conquerors," says Paul, and John ascribes the victory to testimony. " And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony." Rev. 12 : II. The Spirit of power is given for witnessing. The testi- mony of Pentecost was mighty. It is always mighty in the demonstration of the Spirit. 6. Pentecost Bring the Fire of God Fire is the chosen symbol of heaven for moral passion. It is emotion aflame. God is love ; God is fire. The two are one. The Holy Spirit baptises in fire. Spirit-filled souls are ablaze for God. They love with a love that glows. They believe with a faith that kindles. They serve with a devotion that consumes. They hate sin with a fierce- ness that burns. They rejoice with a joy that radiates. Love is perfected in the fire of God. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. 7. Pentecost Brings Passion for the Souls of Men The 8th chapter of Romans overflows into the 9th. The experience consummates in anguish and tears for the lost. There is no sterner test of grace than the attitude to the lost. Pentecost leads back to Gethsemane, for it baptises into Christ's baptism of re- deeming passion. Spirit-filled hearts are always tender, and they see men through the tears of holy compassion.—" The Way to Pentecost," by Samuel Chadwick. Let Us Use the Key " Prayer is the key in the hand of faith to unlock." —" Steps to Christ." God has placed in the hand of each child of heaven, Whose sins through the blood of His Son forgiven, Stands forth in the robe of his Saviour's grace, Blameless and pardoned before His face,— To each child of faith He gives—yes, to me— A beautiful, golden master-key. We fail oft to use it, this wonderful key, Which our Father giveth to you and to me, Yet it opens the door of the store above, Where are laid up the priceless gifts of love. Let us use it oft, nor remain so weak, When His strength is offered to those who seek. We must prize it more for the joy it brings Of communing, oft with the King of kings. By the hand of faith use the key of prayer, And grasp the treasures laid up over there. There are patience, purity, power, and love In the treasure house of the King above. 'Tis sweet to know that "all things are yours," " And ye are Christ's," who has ope'd the doors, That His dear children may all of them share In " the riches in glory " over there. Let us go in haste, and on bended knees Lift the hand of faith, and apply our keys. W. R. CARSWELL. Written for the Week of Prayer. 13/5!35 � AUSTRALASIAN RECORD � 3 Written from Kavieng, New Guinea Friday, March 28.—When we left Rabaul at II a.m. on Wednesday, on the auxiliary ketch Veilomani, our ship's company com- prised Captain McLaren; Brother Petrie, Sec- retary-Treasurer of the mission; Brother and Sister Trevor Collett, self-supporting workers bound for Mussau, where they have com- menced a trading business and coconut plantation; and the writer, who is visiting all our mission stations in the Territory by invita- tion of the Union Conference. Among our native workers on board, in addition to the crew of five, we have Salau and Oti, our pio- neer Solomon Island workers, also Ereman from Matupi. These three are to be our pioneers to the Admiralty Group, on the island of Manus, from which a very definite call has come for the Sabbath mission to be established among them. On leaving Matupi, our head station, we found that in the one main cabin and in the hold there were some twenty large mail bags for Kavieng, as the Veilomani is the first ship from Rabaul for this port since the arrival of two steamers from the Austral- asian ports. The trip which should take about twenty- two hours was really thirty in length, owing to bad weather. We had head winds, heavy rain, and a rather rough sea. Probably we all felt "off," including the captain. Even the natives were quite indisposed. We trav- elled all night, but our bunks were so wet and the ship rolled so much that we had little or no sleep. However, we made Port Kavieng last even- ing, and after a good night's sleep feel well this morning. As this will be our last con- tact with the outside world for the next three weeks we are posting our mail. Today we sail for Emira, Mussau, Nusi, and Manus. We hope to see our European workers and native teachers, as well as hundreds of believers in this part of the field. We invite the readers to pray for us as we endeavour to establish the work on the island of Manus, where there are thousands of natives not yet acquainted with the message of the Sabbath mission. May God continue to guide and bless His workers both at home and in the heathen fields. Sunday, March 31.—My last notes were written from this same port on Friday. As it was near the week-end, and also because of rather rough weather, we decided to stay until today, Sunday. We believe it was providen- tial, for while here we have been able to help a group of our Mussau boys who were re- cruited by a local resident for labour, who has been refusing them Sabbath observance. These young men approached us on Friday evening and made complaints, saying that while their master had lived for a year on Mussau and had given his labourers Sabbath off, since coming to Kavieng he had made them work, even beating them to make them move off to their tasks. Brother McLaren and I went to see the District Officer, asking that something be done to assure to these natives their religious rights. The discovery was made that these boys were recruited for work on their own island of Mussau, and that their master was breaking the rules of recruit- ing labour by bringing them away from their own island, and he was very definitely warned by the District Officer. The outcome is that negotiations are now being made to transfer all the boys to another European planter, who is prepared to guarantee to them their day of rest in harmony with the teachings of our mission. As he is a man of good repute, we are encouraging the boys to make the trans- fer immediately. Their new master has boys from other parts of the group working for him also, and so our mission boys will have opportunity of doing some missionary work among them. We thank the Lord for this victory for His cause in this place. A. G. STEW ART. Tramping the Wilds of New Guinea—Part 4 AT 4 p.m. we are on a ridge about 4,000 feet up, and decide to camp. We cannot light a fire, as the matches are not here. We are wet through after crossing the rivers, so wrap up in a blanket and sit down. About 5.30 p.m. the others arrive and we get busy. What a lovely fire and what a meal I These boys are lovely ; they have erected the fly, and my bed and net are fixed. We have worship and turn in. All are thrilled with sleeping in the mountain heights—no mosquitoes. The morning scene is beautiful, and the birds are now awaking. We have a scratch meal and push on, as we have 3,000 feet yet to climb. On reach- ing the top I am weak for want of food, so sit down and eat a whole cucumber with lemon. A chief meets us and takes the lead, like an official escorting the Duke. He is thrilled, and I am sure he thinks I own all New Guinea. After an hour he stops at a spot, and with signs lets me know that he cannot go farther. He shows me two arrow wounds in his back, and one is still oozing. He is now on the border of enemy country, and knows better than to go on. In another hour we start to descend. What a commotion in the villages I They see us coming down, and run like school children to meet us. Every duke has his day—this is mine. Hundreds are coming, all sizes and shapes. They bring sugar cane and we sit down and enjoy it. I give medicine to an aged man, and you should watch his face—he has been honoured in receiving medicine from royalty. They are feeling me all over. One authority is telling them that it would take loads of shell to buy my trousers and my boots,— well, they just could not ever expect to get enough shell to buy them. I pull up my trousers and let them see my suspenders. That is quite beyond them, and the women are thrilled. Little girls about fourteen years are hiding behind their fathers, quite afraid yet curious. I take many pictures with my camera, and you will see them later. We go through the place where Ian Mack was killed just about two years ago. Now step it out ; for we can see the trees of our mission. The boys are excited and are telling each other to keep together and call out together. Our home folk are surprised, as we were not expected for hours. A good hot shower, clean clothes, a hot meal, and " home, sweet home." The Lord has protected us and we are so thankful. Pray for the Ramu mission. S. H. GANDER.. "DON'T put things off; put them over." EDUCaci,Mt1 A Remarkable Escape ON reading in the daily papers of a very destructive hail storm in the Darling Ranges of Western Australia, which did thousands of pounds' worth of damage to houses and or- chards, some anxiety was felt for the W. A. Missionary College, especially as Bickley was mentioned as one of the places in the area concerned. Pastor C. S. Palmer, the principal of the college, tells in a letter dated April 15 of the seemingly miraculous way the storm was turned aside from the school property. He states: "I had just returned from town, and had park- d the car in the shed when I noticed a very black cloud approaching rapidly from the south-west. In a few minutes it had let loose over the district a deluge of rain and hail, accompanied by a tornado of wind, that in twenty minutes brought damage to the extent of about £20,000. "Houses were unroofed, windows broken, trees uprooted or snapped off, and telephone wires were blown down. All the windows on one side of the church were smashed. The hail lay on the ground for days after, in fact, in the lower Bickley Valley, hail-stones were found a week after the storm. The roads were made impassable by fallen trees; while the damage to the orchards was intensi- fied by the fact that large sections of soil that had taken years to fertilise and build up around the trees were swept down into the streams. Practically every orchard about was stripped. Some of the large orchards on the back road to Kalamunda were utterly ruined, and now consist of scarified hills. "The storm seemed -to divide when it approached the school property, and instead of passing over us, it passed behind the prop- erty to Pickering Brook Valley. There the hail cut vegetable gardens of cabbages and cauliflowers into shreds, even breaking into hard-skinned pumpkins. The fruit was not only stripped from the trees, but pulped by the hail. The hillside which faces the school, about a mile down the valley, was after the storm white with hail, as if a fall of snow had occurred. Many of the trees were stripped of their leaves, and these carpeted the ground for miles around. "The school orchard suffered very little, we are happy to say. Our chief loss was in the apple crop, none of which we were able to market. However, the bruised apples were taken in loads to the kitchen, and these we have canned for our own use. A number of lemon trees were stripped at the lower end of the property. Although the oranges were chipped and marked, they are still on the trees; very few were knocked off. The hillside where the new orchard is planted was badly scarified by the deluge of water that poured down. How- ever, this damage can be remedied. The effect of the hail- was simply astonishing. Hard jarrah boards were chipped, and large trees were marked as if fired at with shot. "The damage to the church was quickly repaired; and as far as the school property and buildings are concerned, there are hardly any traces of the storm." 0 2147 5 6 76 14 6 25 6 6 39 17 0 2 8 3 � 8 16 8 I 0 6 6 6 9 0 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD � 13/6/35 Colporteurs' Summary MARCH, 1935 North New Zealand Hrs. OH. Helm Total Home Physician— J. Ivey (del.) �137 43 � 9 0 £89 10 6 J. I-1. Burton (del.) � 114 24 £5 13 0 � 55 0 0 H. Matthews � 115 13 4 1 6 31 7 6 W. Waterhouse (del.) 58 15 2 0 0 33 10 0 F. E. Baker � 1 � 2 2 0 Horns Nursing— Miss E. B. Butt � 44i 7 2 3 6 10 18 6 Bible Pictures and Stories— J. F. Rubie R. L. Blair �124 23 2 14 0 44 18 6 1371 46 5 5 0 88 18 6 lost 12 3 4 6 25 3 6 Mrs. E. M. Hopkins 1281 5 � 6 0 9 3 6 F. E. Baker 56 � 6 1 5 6 12 7 6 Miss E. B. Butt This Mighty [four- C. V. Head �731. 14 4 19 0 15 14 0 E. A. Lauder �711 14 2 12 6 13 16 6 A. W. Sergent �12 5 � 3 II 6 Miscellaneous �14t 4 � 7 5 � 3 18 0 Christ's Object Lessons - Miscellaneous �51 �2 0 � 2 0 Our Day - H. Thompson (del.) � 321 6 1 15 6 � 5 19 0 What Is Comine— H. Thompson �sot 19 � 3 17 9 11 0 3 B. IL Matthews � 1 � 7 6 Bible Readings— A. W. Sergent �402 6 � 12 3 7 10 3 Field Mission Sec. �1 � 1 9 6 Ladies' Handbook- Field Mission See, �3 � 3 6 0 Bedtime Stories— Miss E. B. Butt �3 � 1 2 6 13242 271 841 8 6 £470 18 0 South New Zealand firs. Ord. Helps Total Home Physician— Mr. & Mrs. T. Chick d. 148 22 £3 11 9 £47 13 9 Miss M. fiessack � (9 � 7 3 17 6 17 4 6 T. Fraser � 56 � 4 � 15 0 � 8 19 6 Bible Pictures and Stories— W. L. Crozier �79 10 1 7 9 20 18 6 L. G. Crosbie �9 � 1 � 9 6 � 2 9 0 Miss L. Bonningtou 15 � 6 � 18 6 11 9 6 This Mighty Hour— E. H. Brown (del.) � 89 � 4 1 13 0 � 4 17 6 L. G. Crosbie �81 � 19 4 14 0 23 19 0 South New South Wales Hrs. Ord. Helps Total Home Physician— R, Price � (del.) � 159 Mrs. Hodgkinson (del.) 69 Miscellaneous (del.) 80 D. Sutherland � 128 Mrs. de la Mothe � 10 W. de la Mothe � 52 J. S. Trim Bible Pictures and Stories— F. Basham �183 63 8 3 9 122 16 9 P. Hardyment �33 4 � 10 6 5 17 6 Home Nursing— R. Richardson (del,) 79 � 7 1 10 0 12 7 0 This Mighty Hour— F. Williams �51 H. Kingston (del.) 118 18 1 2 6 30 4 6 112 3 � 112 3 � 6 � 23 19 11 Miscellaneous- 952 215 £13 18 6 £441 3 11 North New South Wales firs. Ord. Helps Total Home Physician— J. Skelton �1511 69 £2 11 A. S. Craig (del.) � 71 38 1 9 E. Norris (del.) � 761 12 1 17 A. S. Jorgenson (del.) 79 20 � 17 C. T. Parmenter (del.) 86 � 1 � 10 C. E. Harlow �21 � 4 � 12 Field Mis. Sec. � 4 Bible Pictures and Stories- Miss I Stidolph (del.) ln 3 3 10 9 � 6 2 9 R. Farrar (del.) � 811 6 2 7 6 10 16 0 This Mighty Hour— C. Cafe � 42 10 � 1 6 � 7 18 6 632 167 £13 17 6 £333 6 6 Queensland � Hrs. Ord, Helps � Total Home Physician— J. W. Nixon (del,) 100 14 £2 14 6 £29 17 0 S. Dymock �1391 33 4 16 0 74 5 6 W. G. Hodgkinson � 20 24 1 2 0 50 12 6 C. L. Rowland �88 14 1 8 6 30 16 6 0. Knight �116 � 9 6 12 6 25 10 6 Paice � 25 � 5 2 6 6 12 13 0 This Mighty Maur— er. Hedges �1001 24 3 5 9 22 12 9 Field Mission Sec, �3 � 2 12 6 D. G. Livesey (del.) 30 R. Gray � (del.) � 32 Bible Pictures and Stories— S. Dymock � 12 � 23 8 0 Field Mission Sec. �2 � 6 0 � 4 5 0 Bedtime Stories— K, Burns �127 45 4 .18 0 30 9 6 Victoria Hrs. Ord. Helps Total Bible Pictures and Stories- � 90 � 2 £2 6 0 £6 0 0 � 71 � 5 2 17 6 � 12 5 � 71 2 � 3 14 0 0 611 14 1 6 6 26 19 6 � 46 � 6 � 4 6 10 16 6 � 1 � 1 � 13 0 � l 18 0 Christ's Object Lessons— Mrs. A. Wyatt � 861 14 � 9 0 � 4 13 0 Home Physician— G. T. Barber �421 6 � 1 6 C. J. & Mrs. Boulting 172 19 9 0 6 Mrs. L. Dickins � 38 � 4 � 9 6 Mrs. Laughlin �40 13 � 6 Mrs. D. Mackey � 841 20 1 16 0 42 8 6 R. Mackey � ' � 1131 29 2 1 6 60 7 0 Mrs. G. Swindon � 101 2 � 3 0 4 3 0 C. T. Stewart (del.) 1101 8 1 4 0 17 6 0 C. A. Whitehead � 157 19 2 5 0 41 18 6 This Mighty Hour— J. H. Delaney (del.) � 60 � 4 1 1 6 � 4 2 6 6 6 5 6 E, W. Wickes (del.) � 89i 7 � 14 Ladies' Handbook— Mrs. M. Clark � 1141 24 J. Jenkin � 55 � 5 R, W, Miller �271 2 Our Day— 131 33 28 1 9 44 9 9 Miscellaneous 15981 239 253 18 9 £434 13 9 Tasmania Hrs. Ord. Helps Total Bible Pictures and Stories— M. H. Salter �18 8 24 6 0 219 2 0 Laredo d o �59 � 1 5 8 6 � 7 3 0 G 41 � 5 1 8 0 � 8 16 0 H Th.isH M. sigalhttyerHour- 1 � 13 6 � 1 11 0 Through Turmoil to Peace— J. H. Laredo � 1 2 5 0 � 3 2 6 Our Day— A A. St. Leger � 23 � 5 � 1 6 � 5 4 0 201 21 £14 2 6 £45 12 0 Totals for March, 1935 ColPtrs. Hrs. Ord. Value 271 £470 18 0 215 � 441 3 11 239 � 434 13 9 167 333 6 6 185 307 2 9 105 � 237 8 9 79 � 140 3 9 26 � 74 15 6 20 � 45 12 0 Union � 85 67451 1307 £2485 4 11 � 31 � £2 18 6 257 2 0 � I. Bitcon (del.) � 33 � 67 18 0 � Mrs. L. Dickins � 18 �37 2 6 � Miss D, Lean � 13 � 2 15 6 29 10 6 � Miss S. Reeves � 9 �18 11 0 � Miss E. Sorrell (del.) � 7 � 5 6 14 2 0 � Mrs. G. Swindon � 5 �10 0 0 14 8 6 42 1 0 8 17 6 25 18 6 2 3 6 2 19 6 42 7 6 11 7 0 3 7 0 North New Zealand 14 13642 South N.S.W, � 12 952 Victoria � 19 15982 North N.S.W. �9 632 Queensland � 779 South Australia � 7 � 6081 South New Zealand 7 546 West Australia � 5 � 631 Tasmania � 4 201 Bedtime Stories— L. G. Crosbie W. L. Crozier 5 �1 17 0 1 � 15 0 546 79 817 7 0 2140 8 9 779 185 227 9 9 £307 2 9 South Australia "Banner" Conference, March : North New Zealand and Queensland firs, Ord, Helps Total 106 � 10 21 1 0 28 15 0 26 4 119 6 5 3 6 56 18 12 0 82 14 0 West Australia Hrs. Ord. Helps Total Bible Pictures and Stories— C. Hill � 43 � 6 �£13 2 0 Home Physician— R. Waldrodt �201 12 �24 4 0 This Mighty Hour— R. King � 4 � 2 18 0 I. Hitzfield � 2 � 1 12 0 Ladies' Handbook— Mrs. Abbott � 2 �3 7 0 Miscellaneous � 29 12 6 274 15 6 This Mighty Hour— J. Charlton R, Collett Bible Pictures and Stories- 3. W. Fraser �148 Home Physician— Both 97 Hours per colporteur. "Banner" Colporteurs, March: Longest hours : F. Basham, 183 ; Most sales : J. Skelton, £147 53. Od. THE treasurer of the South New Zealand Conference acknowledges with many thanks receipt of anonymous donation of £2 6s, 6d. for mission work. J• Cotton � 33 � 5 � 9 6 10 16 0 J. Charlton � 1 � 2 2 0 V. Golding �1091 � 12 1 11 6 26 1 6 Home Nursing— V. Golding � 1 �1 13 6 W. Poole � sn 15 2 14 0 26 5 0 L. Randall �1181 21 4 13 9 39 3 9 Helps- � 34 14 6 34 14 6 6082 105 £65 18 9 £237 8 9 631 26 13/5/35 � AUSTRALASIAN RECORD � 5 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I11111111111111111111111111111111111111 li � NORTH � F. = QUEENSLAND MISSION E � E E = �Office Address: Boa 266B, �= E- Townsville, Q. thiminanniumninimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiminiiiiiiiiiiitillifininuiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiliE Gala Day at Mackay SUNDAY, March 31, was a gala day for the brethren and sisters of Mackay. For the past four and a half years, Pastor and Mrs. T. R. Kent have laboured in this district. Associ- ated with them at intervals were Brethren Jacobson and Magnusson. Under their ministry the work has prospered, so that the present membership stands at fifty-two. At three o'clock on the day already mentioned, the Mayor of Mackay stepped on to the porch, and after a short address in which he con- gratulated the members for their achieve- ment, he turned the key, and opened the door of the new church building that was thereupon dedicated to the glory of God, to stand as a witness to the message of the last days in this city. The churcli is a plain, neat, well built, nicely finished weatherboard build in g, fifty feet by twenty-five feet over all, including two anterooms twelve feet by ten feet. All are under one roof, w h i c h gives the building a model appearance. I t s interior is lined and ceiled with pine, with a polished r e d cedar rostrum. The church g r o und is a double allotment, which makes provision for the erec- tion of a church school as soon as the financial position becomes strong enough. We feel we must do something to care for the lambs of the flock. The S a bbath school membership of this church n o w stands at ninety-seven, the major portion of which are children and youth. Since the beginning of the year there have been two baptisms at Mackay and one at Finch Hatton. The work is still onward in this district, and we expect to see it continue to grow. R. A. R. THRIFT. On the Up Grade THREE months of the year have given us opportunities to demonstrate our worth. Looking at our January summary figures we notice they were somewhat emaciated, yet that lean beginning has gradually grown. A ro per cent improvement was shown by the end of February, and over a 13 per cent advance by the end of March. The January summary total was £1,981; for March we are thankful to say it rose to £2,485. We are not satisfied yet, however, for the aim still lies ahead, to be reached. The West Australia Field Missionary Secretary reported at camp that sixteen souls were won as a result of the colporteurs' efforts in that field since the 1934 camp. After camp this year an institute was held to help the new ones entering the work. Some time was given to helping the men in the field during the institute. The results ac- complished were gratifying. Many interested people decided to attend the mission being conducted near by. One home was opened for study. The husband paid cash for " This Mighty Hour," and is very eager for our workers to hold studies in his home and instruct the family in the truths we teach. This man had previously bought one of our medical books. In another conference a new colporteur has opened five homes for studies, and already some of the people are regularly at- tending Sabbath school and church. Are you helping speed on the literature ministry ? T. A. MITCHELL, Union Field Missionary Sec. The Mayor Surprised THE Mayor of Mackay, in his remarks at the dedication of the Seventh-day Adventist church, said among other things, as reported in the Mackay Daily Mercury: " The thing that New Church in Mackay, N.Q. impresses me is the hearty co-operation ex- pressed in the amount of voluntary labour represented in this fine, neat, model church. I have been informed that except for the part done by the foreman, all labour has been given gratuitously." Continuing, he said, " I am surprised to see the strength of the com- pany, which shows that the Seventh-day Adventist body is a growing concern." Memorial Jubilee Fund WE have received a letter from the Federal Government at Canberra asking our co-oper- ation in raising funds for the memorial that Australia is planning to commemorate the King's Jubilee. The funds are to be used for maternal and infant welfare. In anything that has to do with the health of mothers, and particularly infant welfare, we feel that we as a people should have a part. The Union Conference therefore recommended each conference concerned to arrange a date prior to June 30 for an offering to be taken up for this special fund. We commend this as a very worthy cause to our churches, and trust that the offering will be a liberal one. The plan is for each conference to forward the offerings to the Union Conference, and when all are in, the total amount will be forwarded in one sum as the gift of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia. The Sanitarium Health Food Company has from its funds made a special donation of £500 to this worthy cause. 11111111111111111/11111111111111111111111111111111111111/111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIII TASMANIA Off ce Ad'ress: 361 Argyle St., North Hobart, Tas. Telephone: 4564 President's Home 'Phone: Y1654 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Tidings from Tasmania THE Sabbath following the conclusion of our camp meeting marked the official open- ing of the 1935 Appeal for Missions in this conference. Plans had been laid and organi- sation had been completed for a quick, sharp effort. Only the blessing of God and the enthusiastic response of all of our members were needed for the realisation of our pur- pose. Of God's blessing we were assured, and concerning the response of our people we felt confident. Our confidence in our people was rewarded, in that the large majority of them arose with courage and enthusiasm, determined to do their part in this effort. Vet- eran missionary workers again answered the call to service, and many persons who had never previously collected vol- unteered their help. It was the writer's privilege to conduct the Appeal rally ser- vice in the Hobart church. Here the enthusiasm of the members ran high, and it was most inspiring to see their mani- fest earnestness and zeal. Scarcely a person left the church without being aimed with a collecting card and a bundle of magazines. Through- out the conference the same spirit was manifested. Old and young joined in the work. It was hardly a cause for wonder, therefore. that in a little more than three weeks the task of collecting £500, the aim set for this conference, was, completed. Our collectors generally found the public most responsive to our Appeal; even more so than in previous years. The writer worked among the business men of Hobart, and dis- covered that many of these gentlemen think very highly of our work, and are free to ex- press their admiration of it. Many of them were disposed to spend quite a lot of their valuable time in obtaining knowledge con- cerning the great truths for which we stand. It was an inspiration to talk to these men. I am constrained to think that, more than most people realise, God is using the annual visits of our people to the public in connec- tion with our Appeal for Missions, to direct men's and women's minds to the truth that God has given us to proclaim. Possibly the only direct testimony of the truth that many people will hear, will be that which is given them in connection with our annual Appeal. What a privilege it is to have a part in it ! And how careful we should be to give a worthy testimony both in speech and deport. ment ! With Our Evangelists The mission work in this conference is progressing in a very encouraging manner. At New Town, a suburb of Hobart, a tent mission is being conducted on the site of our 6 � AUSTRALASIAN RECORD � 13/5/35 recent camp meeting. Despite the uncon- genial weather which has been experienced here of late, and despite the fact that the testing truths are being presented, the attend- ance continues most excellent. On recent Sunday nights it has been a problem to know how to accommodate the people who have attended the meetings. The tent has been completely crowded. Already a number have commenced the observance of the Sab- bath, while others have signified their deter- mination to do so. Pastcr D. Sibley, who has recently been transferred to this field from South New Zealand, has connected with this mission effort. Brother J. C. Warren is the tent-master and Bible worker. Last Sunday evening Pastor H. C. Harker opened a tent mission in one of the suburbs of Launceston. The weather was most un- pleasant; the rain poured down in torrents. However, a number of strangers ventured out to the meeting, and the prospects for a fruitful effort appear bright. One of our canvassers, Brother St. Leger, is caring for the tent, and our Launceston church members are standing by Pastor Harker in his mission effort. At Wynyard, on the north coast, where Brother Brennan is stationed, a number of persons have accepted the truth and a small Sabbath school has been organised. There are prospects of others uniting with them in the establishment of a company of believers who will hold aloft the torch of truth in that town. Baptism at St. Mary's Recently it was my privilege to spend a week-end with our little company of believers at St. Mary's on the east coast. Almost every available moment of my stay there was taken up in studying with the people the wonderful truths of the message. On the Sunday morning a few of us drove through the famous Elephant Pass to the ocean, and there in the foam-capped billows of the mighty Southern sea, four humble and sin- cere believers were buried with Christ in baptism. As we looked upon the great mountains with their majestic heights and down the great gorges with their deep ravines, and then out upon the wide expanse of rolling sea, we could not help but think of the power of the mighty God, who made and fashioned all things. We recalled how His power had touched our lives and had made us new creatures in Christ. How fitting that these believers should be baptised amid objects so expressive of the divine energy that bad transformed their lives! New Converts through Laymen's Work The Spirit of God is at work in the hearts of people here and there throughout the con- ference, and reports are coming to us of per- sons accepting the truth either as the result of the testimony of some of our faithful church members or as the result of reading some of our publications. At Bridport, in the extreme north-east, and at Catamaran in the extreme south of this island State, people have recently begun the observance of the Sabbath. We are glad for the evidences of the Spirit's operation. Our people in Tasmania generally are of good courage, and are endeavouring to do their utmost to uphold the banner of God's truth and to win souls to God, that the com- ing of our Lord might he hastened. ERWIN E ROENFELT. To Let.—Three-room fiat for two people. Electric light. High, healthy place. 'Phone Epping 1256, Ring or write A. A. J. Phillips, 97 Carlingford Rd., Epping, N.S.W. WEDDING BELLS Whitehouse-Leacb.—In the presence of a company of relatives and friends in the village church at Avondale on April 18, Ivy J. Leach, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Leach of "Sunnyside," and John W. Whitehouse, the son of Mr. A. B. Whitehouse of Eastwood, were united in marriage. The church had been tastefully decorated for the occasion. As this young couple establish a new Christian home cur prayers and wishes go with them. A. E. SPECK. I OBITUARY Ross.—Miss Harriett Ross was be rn in 1882, and died on Pitcairn Island on January 3, 1935. About twelve years ago she accepted the message at the Grey Lynn camp meeting in Auckland, and in 1927 with her mother and sister Miss Ross came to Pitcairn. Sister Harriett was never well, and at the death of her mother had a serious breakdown, caused by the reaction of so many years' care of her invalid mother. All through her own sick- ness she manifested indomitaLle will, and took to her bed only a few days before her death. Sister Harriett Ross was a faithful helper of the young people of the island, and was a leader of a class in Bible study. She has left on Pitcairn a lone sister to mourn her death. She was laid to rest beside her mother in a quiet corner of our little graveyard. We trust that when Jesus comes she and her mother and many other dear departed rues on Pitcairn will be taken home with Him to eternal glory. �ROY P. CLARK. Kelk.—On March 26 one cf God's children passed away in the person of our beloved Sister Kelk. In 1927, as the result of attend- ing the Brisbane City Mission, Sister Kelk em- braced the message and was later baptised by Pastor R. A. Anderson. She continued a faithful attendant at all services until pre- vented by ill health. During these years she was affectionately cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Clutterback of South Brisbane, in whose home she passed away. One daughter and two sons are left to mourn the loss of a most devoted mother. � R. J. BURNS. Hodge,—Quite a gloom came over the Albury church when Geoff Hodge, aged four- teen and a half years, the second son of Brotherand Sister Hodge of David St., Albury, passed away in the public hospital. Geoff contracted typhoid fever, which paved the way for meningitis, and although a well-grown and strong boy, dear Geoff was carried off almost without warning. It was with many comforting expressions from God's Word that Geoff was laid to rest in the sure and blessed hope to await the Life-giver. E. H. PARSONS, Hawken.—On April 3 at the Lithgow hospital, Alice Mary Hawken of Wallerawang passed peacefully to her rest at the age of fifty- eight. Sister Hawken accepted present truth thirty years ago under the labours of Pastor Cobb. Through the years she strove faith- fully to live for Jesus. While on her death- bed the hospital workers often paused to behold such firm trust and faith in God. Her last wish was to meet all her loved ones when Jesus comes. A husband, nine children, seven grandchildren, and many other relatives are left to mourn their loss. Sister Thomas of Killara is her sister, also Sister Colley and Sister Cole of the Lithgow church. After a service at the home of Brother Colley we passed to the S.D.A. portion of the Lithgow cemetery, where in the prese r ce of many sorrowing friends we laid our sister to rest to await the call of the Life-giver. She sleeps in Jesus. � ELLIS BEHRENS. Nolan.—Sadness filled the hearts of loved ones when the "king of terrors" snatched away a wife and mother on Good Friday morning. Six ministers surrounded the bed- side at the Sanitarium, earnestly calling upon the Lord in prayer, " not my will, but Thine be done." On Sabbath afternoon the writer held a service in the Wahroonga church, pointing the hearers to a bright gleam of hope in life's darkest hour,--to that last day when " God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death." A large congregation assembled at the Field of Mars Cemetery, where Pastor Robert Hare expressed hope from Isa. 26: 20: " Come, My people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast." Sister Nolan accepted the truth some twenty-three years ago in Broken Hill, when the writer held a tent effort there. Our sympathies go out to the bereaved in their great loss, to the husband, to Ward and Joan, who are the fourth generation of Sabbath-keepers, to the son-in-law, to the fall r of ninety-four years of age, and to the brother and sisters, one of whom is the wife of Paste r H. Lukens of Toronto, Canada. Pastor R. Hare wrote the foil( wirg lines on the death of Sister Nolan: " Rest, kindly heart. Thy throbbing pain has ceased. The tears of yesterday can never fall again; A little moment in the darkness hide, Then wake to joys that evermore remain. "Sorrow and toil beset the path below, And thorns must often pierce the weary feet. Life's fairest visions shatter in a mist of tears, While ph asures die before they are complete "But yonder, in the life that is to be, Sad tears can never dim the sparkling eye; Sorrows no lorger chill the joyous heart; No blossoms wither, and love cannot die. " Sleep on, beloved, till the shadows pass, And morning smiles again with heavenly ray : Sleep on till life's Rememberer bids thee rise, Thin waken for glad eternal day." A. SMART. Return Thanks.—We wish to express to the brethren and sisters of the churches and friends in various centres c.f New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, the consolation that has come to us as we have received their expressions of love and sym- pathy. Good Friday, 1935, was to us a day of woe and irreparable loss, but in this hard experience we have seen the band of a merci- ful and loving God, who knows from experi- ence the tragedy and suffering of His children. To Pastor and Mrs. Smart specially, do we express our gratitude for their practical love and kindness, and to Brother and Sister Gos- ling and Miss Evelyn Booth. Our hearts are knit closer to the message, and to the loving hearts who comprise its membership. Our loved one sleeps beside ber eldest daughter in the Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde. W. H. NOLAN, H. WARD NOLAN, JOAN AND KEITH FAIRFOUL. 12 Fox Valley Rd., Wahroonga, N S.W. Work Wanted.—By strong country lad, any work, will go anywhere. Good milker and licensed driver. Apply the EDITOR, " Mizpah," Wahroonga, N.S.W. S.A. 1850] 13/5/35 � AUSTRALASIAN RECORD � 7 Appeal for Missions Report to April 27 Aim Weeks Latest Total Bal- Per Reports � ante Cent Nth. N.Z. MIL.N.S.W. £1.750 1,050 £122 13 £2,000 1,162 114 III Sth. N.Z. 1,000 1,052 105 Tasmania 500 520 104 Victoria 2,100 108 2.132 I01 Sth. N.S.W. 2 Pao 86 2.111 100 West Aust. 750 5 182 700 £50 93 St h. Aust. 850 7 60 737 113 87 Queensland 1,000 5 133 820 180 82 Home Field £11,100 £704 £11,234 £343 101 Missions 700 49 49 651 7 Union £11,800 £753 i11,284 £994 96 WE present two week's report this time. Our two largest conferences, South New South Wales and Victoria, finished their work before the Easter holidays. Their neck-to-neck race to victory terminated simultaneously, with Victoria £2 ahead. Since then Victoria has reported a further £30 overflow, and her sister conference EH. This week we are exceedingly pleased to say that the aim for the Home Field has been reached, with an overflow already of £134. The total reported to date from the nine con- ferences is £11,234. The Treasurer pleasantly remarked, " We must hoist the flag today." Yes, we are glad that victory has now been achieved in the 1935 Appeal. We also note with pleasure the rapidity with which the work has been accomplished in most of our con- ferences. A cable has just arrived from North New Zea- land to say that they have a total of £2,000 for the Appeal. North New Zealand has already reported an overflow of £128, and this additional amount makes its total overflow £25o,—an at- tainment of 114 per cent of the aim. South Australia has reported a further £60, leaving them a balance of Er13. We have faith to believe that you will not fail us, South Aus- tralia. Queensland reports £50 for the fifth week's work, making a total of 020 Press on, Queens. land ; your aim of £1,000 is in sight. A little more strenuous endeavour, and you will rejoice in a finished work. An excellent report has came from the West. Brother Shirley telegraphed us that they have reached £700, as a result of their five weeks' Missions inc. N.Q. £700 Tas. M. MMN MN' EMU MM. MM. COMMENCING Ingathering at Gympie, Queensland, on a Friday afternoon, Brother C. M. Lee had the encouraging experience of receiving a guinea donation the first call. Brother Butler writes: "The first place at which he called, he explained that he was collecting for the mission work of Seventh-day Advent- ists. The man said, ' Oh, yes; Seventh-day Adventists; you are doing a good work,' and gave a guinea. Brother Lee was met in each case in a similar way, and his total for the after- noon amounted to between £3 and £4. He collected £23 103. for the week. This has encouraged the Gympie folk to reach their aim of £60." SOME time ago we reported the remarkable success at- tending the latest Ingathering effort in North America, where every one of the nine union conferences eclipsed its previous year's efforts, and the total for the Division was higher by £24,445. Now good news comes from the Northern European Division, whose headquarters are in London. Every one of the home fields comprising that Division did better than the year before. One field sent the best report for thirteen years, and three were actually the highest on record. The goal for the Division was £21,000, and the attainment, £22,484. -----....-..—....„-...-...„--.........--------..... EACH BLACK SQUARE REPRESENTS £25 OR A MAJOR FRACTION THEREOF PAID IN. Nth. N.Z. • Victoria • £2,100 MEM ME• M � ME• M Nth. � MM. EMU =MI ME MU EMI EMU M. • ORM M.M. MEM MIME MEM MUM UM. MM.. 'NNE =ME • Ern • OM MUM MEM. ME MM. MM. MIIMM IMMIM MM. MEN MM. MEM MM. IMM MMOIN NEMM 1.0.111 MEM MMIll OMM. M.N. =M. MEM MM. MEM MIME MIME MM. ENE rrrr =ME UM UM MU MIN. EMME NMI MEM NNE MR MUM MEM MM. MUM MUM MEM MM. MIME MUM MUM MEM NM. MM.. NMI MEM MEM MI MI MIME ME MEM MUM 1111 =MN NMEM " Ask, and ye shall receive " UNION ME MN. NM MUM MEM =NEN MEM.= MUNE MU MMENEMEN MUM. ENNEMMEM MIME= MEMMEMME MUM= RIMMINIMM MMEMMEMM =MUM= MMEMN.M. EMMENMEM MMIMMMI. MMUMMEN MINEMMEM ME.M.... MUM IMMO =MENEM. NM OM MI � .11 NE MISSIONS um MI Reporting MN Later I MN MN M. UM NM MIMMIMMEN MUM= MUM= M.M..... MOM.= ........ MUM= MM.= =NOM. MUNN. MME..... IMMEMMMEM ........ MUM MUM MEM. NMENNMEM =MUM MENEM. EMMOMMME MM..= ........ MOM. MIMM.M.. ........ MUNN.. ......M. work, and only £50 now remains to be gathered. Well done, West Australia! You have done splendidly. We hope to re- ceive word next week that your task has been completed. The first report to reach us from the island field comes from far-away Pitcairn. They have reported £49 for the Appeal, with more to follow. We appreciate the way our workers and church memt ers have rallied to the Appeal, and we feel certain that those who have sacrificed their time, and who have worked so energetically, will rek3ice with us that our objective has been attained. We say to one and all, " Thank you!" and we earnestly pray that as a re- sult of this year's Appeal work, we shall see many souls saved in the kingdom of God, who will rejoice in the fact that some faithful Appeal solicitor called at their home, and thus influenced them in the way of righteousness. We are now looking forward to a reasonably good overflow. Several of our conferences have already reported substantial amounts, and we trust that all will do their best to make the overflow as large as possible, thereby rendering further help to our needy mission fields. W. J. WESTERMAN. 0[ 0 000 00 000 000 00 000 Sth. AUSTRALASIAN RECORD � 13/5/35 Itarrovorovervvryrrovvreermyrmyrrorpvvermreretw....vrreorrovwef .Australzunan ttricurt) THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE I AUSTRALASIAN UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS • Editor : Viola M. Rogers Single Subscription, per year, post paid - 5/- Order through your conference office, or send direct to the Avondale Industries, Cooranbong, N.S.W. Printed weekly for the Conference by the AVONDALE PRESS (A.C.A. LTD.). COORANBONG, N.S.W. A NUMBER of interesting reports have had to be held over because of lack of space this week. IN the daily papers on May I, prominence was given to the news of further destructive floods in Victoria. The greatest danger was in the valley of the Yarra River, which inundated thousands of acres, flooding homes and driving residents to higher.ground. We received two telegrams from Brother W. S. Renn, of the Signs Publishing Company at Warburton. The first stated: "Publishing house again threatened with flood waters. Taking all precautions. Water approaching flood walls." (The concrete wall especially built to keep out flood waters is four feet high.) The second telegram stated : " At 5 p.m. flood waters within 2 feet 8 inches from top of walls. Think danger is now past." A few 'iours later on May I we learned that the flood waters were receding, no damage had been done to the publishing house, and that fine weather was predicted. While this was a very anxious time for the residents of Warburton, we rejoice that the hand of the Lord stayed the surging and angry waters. IT is pleasing to know that the Advent radio church services are being enjoyed as far south as Tasmania. From Launceston Pastor H. C. Harker wrote to Pastor R. E. Hare, one of the speakers : " I need not ask how you are, for judging by your voice you are AI and going strong. I imagined I was back in New South Wales. It was real nice to hear your familiar voice over the air. The programme was excellent. Pastor Kent's voice was very clear, too, also the choir. The message came through well." A LETTER from Murray Bridge, South Australia, states that the radio service was heard quite clearly there. SISTER G. F. JONES writes from Lord Howe Island : " There have been crowds of visitors here for the Easter season, 400 in the boat that left last night, and another boat load in today. Brother Shick is diligent in visiting among them. It is a blessing that many come here, as our opportunities with the few residents are limited. We have been having glorious weather for some weeks. PASTOR W. D. SMITH'S wide circle of friends will be interested in a quotation from his latest letter from Norfolk Island: " We live in a central part of the island, near our church, and are able, in the good weather, to go around on our bicycles visiting. We have commenced our Ingathering, and I am very happy to see the spirit of willingness mani- fested by the members of the church. We called upon the officials of the Government. One of these who had recently come from New Guinea spoke of having known our mis- sionaries there, and he kindly headed our collecting card with a donation. I hope soon to have cottage meetings at various vantage points on the island. I already have one in addition to our usual church meetings, and another planned for. Later when the good weather comes we hope to hold public meetings. I am grateful to say that both Mrs. Smith and I are in good health." FROM Apia, Samoa, Pastor R. Reye wrote on April 12: "A month has passed by since we arrived back in our island home. We had a great welcome, a large number of our peo- ple having gathered on the wharf to greet us. In the afternoon we gathered in the Apia church for a praise service, and then followed a feast prepared in our honour. Members and workers are well, and a good spirit is prevailing. I have been busy visiting from centre to centre, and everywhere love for this message is in evidence. Last Sunday night I spoke to a crowded audience in the Apia church. At Tufulule, where Afa'ese is sta- tioned, our evangelistic meetings also draw large audiences. The harvest is great, but the labourers are few." Death of Pastor A. G. Daniells THE Australasian Union Conference mourns the death of her first president, Pas- tor A. G. Daniells, who was also our beloved world leader for twenty-one years. In his seventy-seventh year, Brother Daniells peace- fully fell asleep in Jesus on March 22 at Glen- dale, California. Our first official communi- cation was received by letter from the General Conference. For fifty-three years Brother Daniells was an ordained minister in this cause. In 1886 he came to New Zealand. He was President of the New Zealand Conference for two years, of the Australian Conference for five years, and of the Australasian Union Con- ference for the first four years of its history. After fourteen years of labour in this field, he was called to serve as General Conference President in 1901. " Brother Daniells' death marks the passing of a great leader, of a mighty prince of Israel," states the Review and Herald in its first announcement of his death. "His own per- sonal labours extended to nearly every great mission field. In times of crises he gave strong and fearless leadership. . . . If each one to whom he spoke some cheering word or did some kindly deed or who was made bet- ter by his ministry, could place upon his tomb but a single flower, he would sleep beneath a wilderness of flowers." The day before he died, Brother Daniells completed a book that he was writing. He stated that he was "so happy" and ready to go to rest, for he felt his life's work was done. An obituary will be given later. Studying With Over 100 Persons WE are of good courage here in Perth. Most of the churches are full of worshippers during Sabbath services. � The excellent camp did much also to enhance the spiritual love and service of the people. The visit of the Eastern brethren was a great help. Kata Rangoso's talks have without doubt helped the Appeal work on, and increased faith in missionary endeavour. Following the camp, the city mission workers were asked to conduct a mission tent effort at South Perth. Hence we are running three efforts, Subiaco, Shenton Park, and South Perth. The interest is very encourag- ing, especially so at Shenton Park and South Perth. The staff of workers is very busy indeed. There are six of us, Brethren S. Uttley, H. G. Davis, L. Maxwell, and Sisters Rocke and Nippress and the writer. Pastor and Mrs. Lyndon and Miss Lyndon have just moved to Northam, and have left some good interest to be carried along. It is fine to get back into a tent effort again. Our tent at South Perth is beautifully arranged inside. The white seats and the floral decorations make it very inviting. The interest is growing steadily and we are hope- ful. At Shenton Park and at Subiaco people are taking hold of the truth. In all, our staff is studying with over r00 persons, and numbers more are interested. Our method of work is to visit sections of territory with handbills or literature, talking with the people who show interest, and plac- ing down the street and number of such. In this way we comb out the likely ones. Our church members are a real help, too, in gathering interest. Brother C. Roenfelt has developed a good interest about twenty- four miles out, where he runs meetings on a week night. Well, we are a very happy band of work- ers, united and co-operative in aggressive service for Christ. Our purposes are to do our work thoroughly, to clear away by the Word of God and the Spirit of grace the un- tempered mortar of man's teachings and the weak and decayed matter of sin, and to place down a good foundation for a spiritual structure that will stand the beating of outside storms and shall resist successfully the white- anting of carnal desires. We hope in God that our building will be gold, silier, and precious stones. We need the prayers of God's people. W. M. R. SCRAGG. "IN Papanui, Christchurch, the Health Food Factory is set in grounds that have lately been converted into a beautiful park- like garden," Pastor A. H. Piper stated after his visit to New Zealand. "The environment of the factory itself is so beautiful that resi- dents of that suburb often bring their little children and their needlework on hot sum- mer afternoons, and while the children play the mothers sit in the shade with their work. The grounds are always open for the service and pleasure of the residents of that part. The old pool has been transformed into a handsome water-lily pond, and the old gutter that meandered through the grounds in bygone days has been changed into a pretty little creek, its banks beautifully grassed and studded with flower beds. Really, the place is a scene of beauty, and I greatly enjoyed the beautiful flowers that the brethren are growing there. Why should not all our in- stitutions be surrounded with beautiful gar- dens, as an object lesson to all who see them ?" THE North N.S.W. Conference Treasurer thanks the anonymous sender of LI Is. 6d. tithe. THE " ADVENT " RADIO CHURCH Station 2GB (316 Metres) Sydney SUNDAY AFTERNOON SERVICE, MAY 19 from 4.30 to 5.15 p.m. Bright programme. � Good Music. Subject: � "A Challenge to Bible Sceptics: Was the Christ of Galilee the True Messiah? " Speaker: Pastor R. E. Hare. Correspondence and inquiries to BOX 4257Y G.P.O., SYDNEY