Vol. 35, No. 1 
Sydney, Monday, January 5, 1931 
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Why Has the Seventh-day Adventist Movement 
Appeared ?---No. 1 
OVER eighteen centuries ago the apostle John was 
banished to Patmos, a small island about thirty 
miles in circumference, off the west coast of Asia Minor. 
Victorinus, Bishop of Pettau, in Pannonia, who suffered 
martyrdom under Diocletian in 303 A.D., and who wrote 
a commentary on the Apocalypse, tells us that while 
John was imprisoned in Patmos, he had to work in the 
mines. Doubtless the pagan authorities at Rome then 
considered that they had effectually silenced the witness 
of the apostle by compelling him to labour in the mines 
of Patmos ; but they were ignorant of the fact that God 
could communicate just as effectively with His servant 
in that lonely little island as He could in the great city 
of Ephesus ; and that through His apostle He could 
make known His purposes notwithstanding all that 
might be done by human effort to thwart the proclama-
tion of the gospel. 
Separated as he was from the companionship of his 
brethren, Jesus Christ came to him in his lonely exile, 
and as he gazed upon the Son of man and His heavenly 
majesty, with His " countenance as the sun shineth in 
his strength," John tells us that he " fell at His feet 
as dead." Then the Son of God laid His hand upon 
him and said, " Fear not ; I am the first and the last : I 
am He that liveth, and was dead ; and, behold, I am alive 
forever more. . . . Write the things which thou hast 
seen, and the things which are, and the things which 
shall be hereafter." Rev. 1 : 16-19. 
How strange it is that men imagine such vain 
things ! In all ages men have " set themselves . . . 
against the Lord, and against His anointed, saying, Let 
us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords 
from us. [But] He that sitteth in the heavens," says 
the psalmist, " shall laugh : the Lord shall have them in 
derision." Ps. 2 : 1-4. Hence the efforts of the pagan 
rulers of the first century of the Christian era to stop the 
work of God in the earth, by imprisoning the last of the 
apostles, came to naught ; and God used the occasion of 
John's imprisonment to reveal to the world the ultimate 
triumph of His church over all its foes, and the final 
overthrow of the kingdoms of this world, all of which are 
to become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ. 
Chain after chain of prophetical revelations of the 
future were outlined by Jesus Christ to His apostle, in 
order that these divine revelations might be given to His 
servants for their encouragement to hold fast, and to en-
dure unto the end, in spite of the tribulations and perse-
cutions which they would be called upon to bear. The 
prophetic outlines of the seven churches, the seven seals, 
and the seven trumpets in the Apocalypse, all indicate 
that we are now living in the time just preceding the 
second advent. The prophecy concerning the war 
between the church and the dragon as told in the 
twelfth and thirteenth chapters has also nearly reached 
its complete fulfilment. In the fourteenth chapter a 
mighty world-wide movement is described, in which a 
warning proclamation is being made to every nation, 
kindred, tongue, and people. This proclamation makes 
known to the world the awful fact that " the hour of God's 
judgment is come." It is self-evident that no such 
message was carried to every nation, kindred, tongue, 
and people during the Middle Ages, nor by the reformers 
of the sixteenth century, for at that time it was a physi-
cal impossibility to carry the great judgment message to 
every part of the world. But the all-wise God, whose 
purposes none can thwart, caused circumstances to be-
come so shaped through His overruling providence that 
when the message of the judgment was due, great 
shipping lines would be prepared to sail giant vessels to 
all the seaports of the world ; and access to all portions 
of the great continents would be made possible by the 
construction of railways and roads. The organisation 
of Bible societies to print the Word of God in all the 
languages of earth ; and of missionary societies to 
carry the gospel to all parts of the world ; and the 
creating of the facilities to enable men to travel to every 
country on the planet during the nineteenth century, are 
not mere accidental happenings, but are due to the 
providential, overruling power of God, whose purposes 
never fail to carry at the divinely appointed time. 
Nobody attempted to carry the proclamation of 
God's judgment hour until the nineteenth century, 
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because the time of the judgment hour 
had not struck till 1844. As far back as 
the seventeenth century men looked for-
ward to this predicted world-wide move-
ment with much interest. For instance, 
John Tillinghast in a book entitled " Gen-
eration Work," which he published in 
1655, commenting on the passage in Reve-
lation 14:6, 7, said : 
"I cannot look upon this prophecy as 
contemporising with the 42 months of the 
beast, the 1260 days of the witness and 
the woman, but rather as a prophecy then 
to take beginning, when the twelfth chap-
ter leaves us, which is about the end of 
the time, times, and a half. . . . The 
dragon, having killed the witnesses, en-
deavours to rid the world of the remnant 
of the woman's seed, that stand up for 
Christ in some other place."—Page 70. 
From this quotation we can readily see 
how correct a view of the message of 
Revelation 14 Tillinghast gave to his 
readers nearly three hundred years ago. 
From his study of the Apocalypse, he con-
cluded that the first angel's message of 
Revelation 14 would not be given during 
the period of 1260 years of papal suprem-
acy, but subsequent to that period. He 
believed that the dragon would attempt to 
" rid the world of the remnant of the 
woman's seed, that stand up for Christ in 
some other place." John tells us that this 
remnant of the woman's seed would be 
keeping " the commandments of God," 
and would have " the testimony of Jesus 
Christ," which is " the Spirit of Prophecy." 
Rev. 12 : 17 ; 19 : Kt. 
If a student of prophecy nearly three 
hundred years ago could gather from the 
study of the Apocalypse that, subsequent 
to the prophetic period of 42 months or 
1260 years, which we know ended in 1798, 
the prophecy of Revelation 14 : 6, 7 would 
be fulfilled ; and that the dragon would 
then endeavour to rid the world of the 
remnant church, " that stand up for Christ 
in some other place ; " what excuse is 
there for us, if we fail to recognise the 
fulfilment of this prophecy, when for over 
eighty years a movement absolutely in 
harmony with the prophecy, and com-
mencing in "some other place" outside of 
Europe, has been going to all the world 
proclaiming "the hour of His judgment is 
come " ? We are surely left without the 
scintilla of an excuse I Not only have we 
the more sure word of prophecy, but we 
have also the evidence that the prophecy 
is being fulfilled before our eyes. We 
can truthfully say of this prophecy as did 
Jesus in His first recorded sermon in His 
home town of Nazareth, " This day is this 
Scripture fulfilled in your ears." Luke 
4:21. 
Anglican Ministers in 1843 Preaching 
the Second Advent 
Nearly two hundred years after the 
publication of Tillinghast's book, the Rev. 
W. Pym, M.A., preaching in St. George's 
Anglican church, Bloomsbury, London, 
in 1843, commenting upon Revelation 14: 
7, said : 
" We can place our finger upon the very 
point at which we have arrived in pro-
phetic history. We can look through 
the whole course, and divide the fulfilled 
from the unfulfilled, the accomplishment 
from what yet remains to be." 
After alluding to a number of predicted 
events which had come to pass in harmony 
with the prophetic word, he added : 
" What is the necessary conclusion ? 
That the hour of God's judgment is come 
(Rev.14:7) 
 ; that the Lord is about to 
build up Zion, and is, therefore, about to ap-
pear in glory (Ps. 102: 16). 
"As the Lord . . . has furnished us 
with a course of predicted events, to be 
fulfilled during the last times . . . we can 
now look back upon our own history and 
see that the accomplishment of by far the 
greater part has actually taken place; 
surely it is our highest wisdom not to 
close our eyes against this solemn fact, 
and its more solemn consequence, that 
upon us the ends of the world are come, 
and that this generation shall witness the 
advent of the Lord in glory, to introduce 
the millenary reign of righteousness and 
peace." 
An Anglican Minister in 1843 Looking 
Forward to the Preaching of the 
Third Angel's Message in All the 
World 
This minister seemed to understand the 
meaning of this prophecy, and to have 
implicit belief in the fulfilment of this 
scripture. What excuse have we to offer 
if we permit doubts to befog us in view of 
the unimpeachable evidence God has 
given, and is still giving, to us concerning 
the imperishable nature of His word ? 
In the same church in London in 1843 
another Anglican preacher, the Rev. J. 
W. Brookes, M.A., alluded to the proc-
lamation of the message of Revela-
tion 14 :6-12 as a sign by which we might 
know that the end is near. He said : 
"It is clear that when we shall see a 
great missionary or evangelical agency 
going through the world, to make known 
the gospel to the nations, we are to under-
stand it as a sign. It is, as it were, God 
proclaiming to us, with a loud voice,—
that judgment is at hand." 
When that sermon was preached in 
1843, this "great missionary or evangeli-
cal agency " had not yet commenced to 
proclaim in all the world " the hour of His 
judgment is come." Mr. Brookes, how-
ever, with implicit confidence in the un-
failing nature of the prophecies of God's 
Word, believed that such a movement 
would manifest itself. Nearly two hun-
dred years before, Mr. Tillinghast looked 
forward to this world-wide proclamation 
being given, subsequent to the end of the 
prophetic period of 4z months. After 
that period was concluded, the Revs. Pym 
and Brookes in 1843 were still looking 
forward to such a movement which, 
when it manifested itself, should be re-
garded as " a sign " that the end was near. 
Right at the time when these two min-
isters were preaching in London on the 
prophecies, a great movement was going 
on in the Christian churches in different 
parts of the world. The churches were 
being stirred with thrilling sermons on the 
fulfilment of prophecy. Probably never 
in the history of Christianity, since the 
apostolic era, had the church been so 
mightily stirred over the question of 
prophecy. In America thousands of peo-
ple had been awakened by the preaching 
of William Miller and his associates, who 
predicted that Christ would come in 1843 ; 
and when that year passed they fixed on 
the following year, 1844. That year was 
definitely decided as the time for Christ 
to appear in glory, because in that year 
it was calculated the 2,300 days of Daniel 
8 :14 terminated. 
The Importance of Studying the 
Whole Word of God 
The mistake which was then made by 
zealous, God-fearing men and women 
should be a lesson to us of the importance 
of studying the whole Word of God. 
Other students of prophecy were actually 
pointing out by pen and voice the mistake 
which was being made, for other prophe-
cies were yet to be fulfilled. But they 
went on with their preaching, basing their 
conclusions on two things,—that as the 
sanctuary was to be cleansed at the end 
of the 2,300 days, which terminated in 
1844; and as the sanctuary was the earth, 
therefore the earth would be purified by 
the fires of the judgment of God in 1844. 
Even some of the mistakes of men are 
used of God for the carrying out of His 
purposes. This intense disappointment 
which came to His waiting people in 1844 
was used of God for the stabilisation and 
purifying of His church. Some com-
ments made through the Spirit of Proph-
ecy make this very clear : 
"I saw that they were correct in their 
reckoning of the prophetic periods; 
prophetic time closed in 1844, and Jesus 
entered the most holy place to cleanse the 
sanctuary at the ending of the days. 
Their mistake consisted in not under-
standing what the sanctuary was, and the 
nature of its cleansing."--" Early Writ-
ings," P. 243. 
"I saw the disappointment of the trust-
ing ones, as they did not see their Lord at 
the expected time. It had been God's 
purpose to conceal the future, and to 
bring His people to a point of decision. 
Without the preaching of definite time 
for the coming of Christ, the work de-
signed of God would not have been ac-
complished. Satan was leading very 
many to look far in the future for the 
great events connected with the judg-
ment and the end of probation. It was 
necessary that the people be brought to 
seek earnestly for a present preparation." 
—" Early Writings," p. 246. 
As the termination of the time part of 
the prophecy was correct—for the 2,30o 
days did terminate in 1844—then it is con-
clusive that the cleansing of the sanctuary 
must apply to something else than the 
earth. The mistake which they made in 
1844 led to deep study of the Word of 
God, and much heart-searching, from 
which there developed a "great mission-
ary or evangelical agency " which has 
ever since been going through the world 
proclaiming "the hour of His judgment is 
come." That message is based upon two 
fundamental things,—the time prophecy 
of Daniel concerning the cleansing of the 
sanctuary, and the correct view of the 
sanctuary itself. 
What is the correct view of the sanctu-
ary ? We shall endeavour to answer that 
important question in later articles. 
A. W. ANDERSON. 
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Visit to Fiji 
THE past six weeks have been filled 
with very interesting work in this our old 
field of labour. We had an excellent bose, 
or general meeting, with over three hun-
dred native people in attendance. Since 
then we have had a very successful run of 
about eight hundred miles in the Loloma, 
calling on believers and companies of our ' 
people along the Vanua Levu coast, and 
reaching out to Brother C. M. Lee's sta-
tion in the Lau Group. 
At Buca Bay, in company with Brethren 
Rudge, Branster, and Steed, we did con-
siderable inspecting of properties, looking 
for a site for the proposed school and dis-
trict director's quarters. We selected 100 ' 
acres leasehold, which includes a very fine 
hill site, excellent planting ground, well 
watered with permanent streams. This is 
a site we have had our eyes on for years, 
but until recently it was not available. 
Pastor Parker approached the owner 
some years ago with the intention of rent-
ing it, and was asked six pounds an acre 
per annum. That was a ridiculous price. 
We can now secure it for five shillings 
per acre and can have a twenty-one years' 
leasehold with the option of renewal. 
This site was formerly selected by the 
Government for a hospital, and in the 
minds of our native brethren in that dis-
trict is the very best site that we could se-
cure. It is two or three miles across the 
bay from Brother A. P. Ward's plantation. 
On the return journey, owing to bad 
weather, our Loloma party remained nearly 
three days at Savusavu Bay, Vanua Levu, 
and left at 4 a.m. on Sunday, November 
22. We ran before a fresh breeze as far 
as Solevu Point, on the same island, and 
then felt it wise to seek shelter again. 
There was a head wind blowing toward 
the reef, so we decided to keep the engine 
going, and with two anchors and kedge 
out, ride out the storm. 
When it became very rough, we Euro-
peans gave instructions to John Kamea 
and the native captain and crew to pro-
vide themselves lifebelts and stand by, 
with the engine going full speed ahead 
[toward the anchor]. This they did for 
several hours, till about 6 p.m. the Loloma 
broke one anchor and straightened the 
fluke of the other and was blown ashore. 
When she began to bump the reef, the 
boys cut down the main mast to give her 
a better chance, and swam to land. The 
high seas and strong wind brought her 
ashore with practically no damage, which 
is almost a miracle. We thank our 
Heavenly Father for our preservation and 
for the safety of the vessel, which is now be- 
ing refloated as soon as there is a good high 
tide. She is making no water, and has 
scarcely a scratch. 
We were kindly cared for by the Dis-
strict Commissioner, and on Tuesday morn-
ing we joined an interisland steamer and 
came on to Levuka, Ovalau. 
But what was our dismay to see a great 
havoc wrought on the wharf and along the 
beach and foreshore. Evidently Ovalau 
got the worst part of the hurricane. Then 
some of the folk came alongside the ship, 
and climbing up the rails, told us quietly 
the sad news of Brother Lang and seven 
of the students being missing, having been 
blown away or wrecked while attempting 
to take the launch and some small boats 
into the Viro Creek, which adjoins the 
Buresala property. I am pained to write 
this bad news to you. Naturally, we are 
all upset a good deal, and still we must be 
composed and wait upon the Lord. This 
is Wednesday, with no news of their 
whereabouts, but we are still hoping and 
praying they will yet be found alive. I 
expect to spend Sabbath at Buresala. I 
am now planning to stay three more 
weeks in the field. 
A. G. STEWART. 
with all their strength against the storm for 
nearly an hour, till Brother Burns, thinking 
they might need help, crawled up from 
Carr's house to Lang's. He could not 
stand against the storm. He was just in 
time to relieve Mrs. Lang. 
" Early next morning a native from Viro 
came hurrying over to say that he had seen 
our boats coming in the harbour, then a 
terrible rain squall came, and everything 
seemed blotted out. The night came on 
then, but they never got to shore. He saw 
nothing more of them, so hurried over at 
first streak of day to report. The folk all 
went down to the shore and searched, but 
it was fruitless. They had no boat. The 
Waidau launch was broken. They got a 
small launch from Viro and searched all 
they could. The sea was still very high. 
Brother Burns went into Levuka to try to 
get help. Captain Fenton came in from 
Vanua Levu to Levuka, and Brother Burns 
got him to go and look. He spent four 
hours searching. 
"Roy hurried over to this island to get 
help here and see how we all were. The 
Waidau people mended their boat and put 
him over on this coast, and he came on by 
car. He looked done. The seaplane 
went out again Wednesday searching, but 
there was no trace. 
"All the cable and telephone wires were 
broken, so there was no communication 
with Levuka. Captain Fenton came back 
last night, after a fruitless search. He said 
that other boats were out searching. Our 
men from the Loloma came in yesterday 
(Wednesday) about 6 p.m. We were over-
joyed to see them, as the Loloma also had 
been reported missing. The line is through 
from Levuka. Brother Burns rang us up 
from there this evening, after another 
fruitless day's search. All hope is given 
up now. Poor Mrs. Lang! It's awful! 
And the seven boys Three of them were 
married men. Our best students. Their 
boat couldn't possibly weather the storm. 
They had no benzine either. The wind 
was blowing off the land. Their engine 
must have stopped, and their boats been 
blown out to sea, then in the height of the 
storm sunk in mid-ocean. None of us can 
do anything. We are stunned. We thought 
we were having a bad time in the storm, 
but we were on the edge of it. There are 
many Fijian villages flattened out." 
An Experience in Wales 
THE superintendent of our work in 
Wales gives this experience from their 
present Ingathering effort : 
" SCENE I: A sultry, tiring day in 
Porthcawl. Two faithful members from 
Cardiff plod on from door to door with 
Ingathering literature. Their day's labour 
of love ended (and perhaps by them for-
gotten), they go home contentedly con-
scious of the Master's presence after one 
more day in His service. 
" SCENE 2 : A young, educated lady 
leisurely reading a magazine. Her face 
brightens, her interest deepens as she 
reads on. Visions of past ambitions and 
prayers, of a mighty, divine movement 
amidst earth's masses, float before her 
mind. She prays. Then— 
" SCENE 3 : She writes : `To-day I pur-
chased one of your magazines entitled 
World-Wide Advent Missions, and having 
studied the complete contents I feel bound 
to write these few lines. . . I never real- 
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The Sad Story Told 
SISTER ROBERT HARE has kindly 
passed on to us this letter from her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roy W. Lane, written from Suva 
on November 27, giving more particulars: 
"Last Sunday morning [November 23] 
was fine, but a little windy. The glass be-
gan to fall about 9 a.m., and by eleven 
o'clock the harbour master notified all 
shipping to seek shelter. The glass went 
down rapidly. We were all told to batten 
everything down. The mission boys fixed 
up all the buildings. It rained very heavily, 
but it did not do very much damage in 
Suva. The wind was only about 70 to 80 
miles an hour here, though it seemed very 
bad while it lasted. By midnight it began 
to ease off. Our garden is all spoiled, the 
fruit was blown off the trees, and many of 
my chickens died. I wished Roy was 
home, but he and Brother Nelson Burns 
had gone to Buresala the day before. 
Two press boys stayed here all night. 
"Ovalau had a real hurricane; the Bure-
sala mission was in the centre of the track 
of the storm. Roy says it was terrible. 
It was not very bad till evening. About 
4.30 p.m. Brother Lang went down to take 
the Buresala boats to Viro to shelter in 
the river. Viro is just to the right of 
Buresala, around the point, about one mile. 
They saw him go out, the launch leading, 
then his own new speed boat, and the stu-
dents' boat, the big punt, and the small 
boat. Roy was going with him, but re-
membered he wanted to fix something in 
the books with Brother Carr. That's the 
last they have seen or heard of Brother 
Lang, seven natives, and all the boats. 
"The Buresala mission people began to 
worry when he did not come home before 
dark, but were kept busy with the storm, 
and thought he had decided to stay with 
the launch. The wind stopped for fifty 
minutes, then just came like a cannon ball. 
Trees fell, houses went down. Roy says 
I it was as if demons were hurling them- 
) selves at every shutter. He had nailed 
Mrs. Lang's house up, but the three-inch 
nails were torn out. He hung on to a 
shutter while Mrs. Lang and her native 
girl each held another. They had to hold 
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ised until to-day how great is the need 
for help in the remote corners of the 
earth. I place myself entirely at your 
service, and I am willing to do anything 
Graduation Address 
Delivered at the Australasian Missionary 
College, Monday evening, November 24, 1930. 
DEAR GRADUATES, 
TO-NIGHT, for you, this gathering is one 
wherein hopes are realised and your period 
of study within these halls is ended. Most 
of you have spent a number of years in 
this or a like institution receiving the in-
struction provided by your curriculum, 
and now you find yourselves completing 
your course and being thereby invited to 
accept added responsibilities in life. In ad-
dressing you I fully appreciate the honour 
accorded me, and at the outset I would 
express to 'you on behalf of your instruc-
tors, your college associates, your loved 
ones, and your friends, sincere and heart-
felt congratulations on your successful 
graduation from this college. 
The completion of your work here, how-
ever, is but the introduction to your work 
and life elsewhere. Your studies have 
opened before you new fields of opportun-
ity that demand the fullest attention, and 
your increased knowledge places upon you 
in your relationship to the needs of others 
a greater responsibility than you have 
hitherto accepted. It will now be for you 
each to demonstrate the value of your edu-
cation as a factor to impart to those less 
informed than you the things that count in 
the proper development of character. 
Your added opportunities and increased 
responsibilities will demand nothing less 
than your whole-hearted consecration in 
service to your God. You are a greatly 
privileged band of young people to have 
had about you the association of a Chris-
tian institution,—Christian not simply be-
cause it is founded by a professed Christian 
constituency, or merely because it offers 
certain Bible classes, or possesses on its 
staff members of a Christian community 
or church, but Christian because within its 
halls the Word of God is wholly accepted 
as divine truth, and the principles of the 
Word are applied in all features of instruc-
tion given; Christian because Christ is here 
uplifted, and the need of nothing less than 
His life possessing and vitalising you is 
constantly and clearly set before you. As 
you leave these halls you must go with the 
assurance that your education has been 
built upon a tried and sure foundation. 
True education is far higher than the in-
struction given in worldly schools, and is 
of more value than the mere reception of 
certain degrees. The servant of the Lord 
has stated: 
"True education means more than the 
pursual of a certain course of study. It 
means more than a preparation for the life 
that now is. It has to do with the whole 
being, and with the whole period of exist- 
and go to any part of the world if I am 
needed.' 
" Thus is one more good soul gathered 
into the circle of interested ones." 
ence possible to man. It is the harmonious 
development of the physical, the mental, 
and the spiritual powers. It prepares the 
student for the joy of service in this world, 
and for the higher joy of wider service 
in the world to come."—"Education," p. 13. 
With this in mind we find our vision not 
limited by the narrow confines of a world 
that now is, but reaching away and beyond 
the present evil world to that which is to 
come; not resting with satisfaction upon 
the cities of man's creation, but viewing 
by faith the city whose builder and maker 
is God. While the higher joy of wider serv-
ice in the world to come is our ultimate, 
yet we are told true education prepares the 
student for the joy of service in this world. 
We are now in this world ; its needs and its 
people are all about us. Arms are out-
stretched for life, and hearts are longing 
for peace. To you is given your share of 
responsibility in presenting to others Christ 
Jesus, whom to know is life, and who im-
parts a peace that the world cannot give. 
You have chosen a motto. It has been 
stated that mottoes are the purpose, or the 
principles, of life condensed into brief 
form. Your class motto, "For such a 
time as this," founded upon the experience 
of God's people in the days of Esther and 
Mordecai, is peculiarly timely for this our 
day. In the Scriptures wherein the words 
of your motto are recorded we find youth 
revealing itself in an hour of great need. 
God's people were threatened with seem-
ing annihilation because of the evil heart 
of a proud man toward a humble follower 
of God. Between the desire of the wicked, 
jealous Haman and the carrying out of the 
king's decree, stood a young Jewish girl 
whose own life was threatened, but whose 
courage and faith were sufficient to lead 
her to face the situation that meant either 
death to her and her people or the possi-
bility of life to all. We remember the 
story. We can well picture the measure 
of responsibility accepted by Esther when 
those stirring words of Mordecai were con-
veyed to her: 
" Think not with thyself that thou shalt 
escape in the king's house, more than all 
the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest 
thy peace at this time, then shall there en-
largement and deliverance arise to the 
Jews from another place; but thou and 
thy father's house shall be destroyed: and 
who knoweth whether thou art come to 
the kingdom for such a time as this ? " 
Esther 4 : 13, 14. 
We can well imagine the challenge of 
Mordecai meeting an immediate response 
in the heart of Esther. It was a time of 
crisis for the people, but then as now there 
was no crisis with God, and He had ready 
His agencies for the protection of His 
own. With circumstances moving by 
God's power, linked with the willingness 
of a Jewish young woman, all was changed 
and the nation saved. 
Let us face the situation confronting 
men of our time. It is a time of great 
crisis, but God still lives; His arm has lost 
none of its ancient power, and His plan to 
work through humanity for the futherance 
of His purposes remains the same. 
" We are living in the time of the end. 
The fast fulfilling signs of the times de-
clare that the coming of Christ is near at 
hand. The days in which we live are 
solemn and important. The Spirit of God 
is gradually but surely being withdrawn 
from the earth. . . . The agencies of evil 
are combining their forces, and consoli-
dating. They are strengthening for the 
last great crisis. Great changes are soon 
to take place in our world, and the final 
movements will be rapid ones."—" Testi-
monies," Vol. IX, p. II. 
As He called 
Esther in an hour of crisis, so He calls the 
youth of to-day, for such a time as this to 
stand in the breach and to seek to save a 
world in dire need. 
Through the years God has had His 
youth to witness in times of crisis. We 
turn over the pages of Scripture and we 
look upon Joseph, that stripling of the field 
led to a strange country, but because of 
his integrity, used of God to preserve his 
father's home and to glorify the name of 
Jehovah. We remember David the shep-
herd boy, standing alone before Goliath, 
whose proud boast struck fear to the army 
of Israel, but God used this lad to bring de-
liverance. We see the three Hebrews in 
the land of Babylon maintaining their stand 
against the power of that mighty kingdom, 
and leading its king to recognise the God 
of heaven as supreme. We take Daniel in 
the experiences of his life, finding his 
place in uplifting his God before the 
heathen in times of great crises. These 
youth, standing as they did in such a time 
as faced them, proved themselves true to 
the principles of their early training, true 
to Him whom they represented. Faithful, 
steadfast, humble, they yielded themselves 
to God, and were marvellously used of 
Him for the fulfilment of His purpose. 
In the book "Education," page 57 we 
find this statement: "The same mighty 
truths that were revealed through these 
men, God desires to reveal through the 
youth and the children of to-day. . . . The 
greatest want of the world is the want of 
men,—men who will not be bought or 
sold; men who in their inmost souls are 
true and honest ; men who do not fear to 
call sin by its right name ; men whose con-
science is as true to duty as the needle to 
the pole; men who will stand for the right 
though the heavens fall." 
You have a wonderful field before you, 
young people, and you have nothing less 
than the life-power of Christ offered to en-
able you to do as well. For such a time 
as this, if you yield your all to Him at the 
outset of your fuller activities, and allow 
Him to be in fact your all in all, then the 
present hour will be your hour, and the 
present need not only your responsibility 
but also your duty, recognised and accepted 
by you. In your life you have an objec-
tive. With Esther the objective was the 
possible salvation of herself and her peo-
ple. With you it is the salvation of your-
self and sinners, linked with the glad hope 
of a soon coming Saviour. The purpose 
of giving the gospel to the world for such 
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a time as this, is the noblest that can ap-
peal to any human being ; and " many a 
lad of to-day, growing up as did Daniel in 
his Judean home, studying God's Word 
and His works, and learning the lessons of 
faithful service, will yet stand in legisla-
tive assemblies, in halls of justice, or in 
royal courts, as a witness for the King of 
Kings."—" Education," p. 262. 
As you leave the helpful and pleasant 
association of the college to engage in 
some department of the Lord's work, or to 
find your place with the folk at home, or 
to take up self-supporting activity, remem-
ber the instruction given you at Avondale. 
Frequently examine your own heart and 
note the relationship of your affection to-
ward God. Remember that you are called 
to grow in grace and in the knowledge of 
God. There are before each of you limit-
less possibilities in service. Make the 
Word of God the rule of your life, and let 
its precepts govern your actions. You are 
called to give your Lord undivided serv-
ice. Daily you must learn the meaning of 
self-surrender. Then daily there will be 
imparted to you the fullness of the life of 
the One whom you profess to serve, and to 
whom you have promised to yield your 
heart and your life. 
Permit me in closing this address to 
quote in part from a work read while my-
self studying at Avondale in the years 
gone by. "Under the full, the pure, the 
purifying light of the gospel, you are 
called to live and to act. If you live for 
God and fulfil the high destiny which is 
before you, you will find others about you 
to cheer you onward, to strike hands with 
you as you seek to win souls for Christ. 
About you are the memories of others 
who have walked the way before, and in 
their day of opportunity have responded 
nobly to the call of God and of duty. 
Above you, high above all principalities 
and power, sits the everlasting Redeemer 
holding a crown of righteousness which 
will one day be yours if you are faithful 
to your trust. He will be ever near 
you to counsel, He will be in you as 
your life to sustain. You need never 
faint, for every sin you conquer will 
give you new strength, every temptation 
successfully resisted will make you more 
and more free in the Lord. Every tear 
you shed will be noticed by your Re-
deemer. Every sigh will reach His ear. 
If you are Christ's indeed and He is yours, 
bright and glorious is the day before you. 
White and full are fields about you. 
Beautiful upon the mountains shall be your 
feet if they carry the tidings of mercy." 
"For such a time as this" keep your 
heart with all diligence, live unto God, 
aim to be wholly efficient in your service, 
be loyal in all your relationships, be 
humble whatever your position in life may 
be, be zealous to do your Master's will, 
be filled with the Spirit, and the very God 
of peace shall sanctify you wholly, and in 
time not far distant, you, with the re-
deemed of all ages, will enter into His pres-
ence where there is fullness of joy and life 
evermore. May the Lord continually 
guide you, for such a time as this, to the 
praise and glory of His grace. 
W. G. TURNER. 
THE tendency to persevere, to persist in 
spite of hindrances, discouragements, and 
impossibilities—it is this that in all things 
distinguishes the strong soul from the 
weak.—Thomas Carlyle. 
Graduates' Class Song 
In times of old when Esther lived, 
And cruel Haman planned, 
God used a simple, trembling faith 
To bring deliverance grand. 
E'en so the feast of Purim tells 
Of plans that went amiss— 
God grant us each a kindred faith 
For such a time as this 1 
CHORUS: 
Victory ! Our God shall conquer ! 
Force the battle while ye may, 
There's a crown for every victor 
On that glad reunion day. 
See the mighty hosts uniting 
Their strength in hell's abyss ; 
Grant us, Lord, unfailing power 
For such a time as this ! 
When all around we daily view 
A storm portentous sky, 
When signs around us daily teach 
His coming draweth nigh, 
God grant us eyes that look beyond 
To worlds of future bliss, 
God grant us each far-seeing eyes 
For such a time as this! 
When hearts are weak, and courage faint, 
And standards wavering fall, 
When everywhere God's people seek 
His strength to conquer all, 
We see our scattered people pray 
Above the dark abyss— 
God grant us each a fearless heart 
For such a time as this! 
When from remotest parts of earth, 
From longing isles that wait, 
We sense the voice of Mordecai 
Within the palace gate, 
Shall we reject our Saviour's love 
Repeating Judas' kiss ! 
God grant us each a loyal heart 
For such a time as this! 
When on that pleasant shore we stand, 
Our hearts with love aflame, 
When many souls from distant isles 
Shall own Ibis blessed name, 
We'll thank Him for the trials that 131 ought 
Us joy and happiness— 
Who gave us each a willing heart 
For such a time as this! 
F. BENHAM. 
North New Zealand Conference 
and Camp-Meeting 
THE seventeenth annual session of the 
North New Zealand Conference will be 
held on the Palmerston North Show 
Grounds, January 15 to 25, 1931. Each 
church is entitled to one delegate for every 
twelve members, in addition to the elder 
or his nominee. The General Conference 
will be represented by Pastor W. A. 
Spicer, and the Union Conference by Pas-
tor A. H. Piper and Brother T. W. Ham-
mond. Pastor Eric Hare from Burma 
will also be with us. We are looking for-
ward to a good representative gathering 
at that time, and extend a hearty invita-
tion to all our people to attend. 
P. GLOCKLER, 
Secretary. 
ONE soul saved from error, and brought 
under the banner of Christ, will cause joy 
in heaven, and place a star in your crown 
of rejoicing.—" Messages to Young People," 
p. 23. 
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A Narrow Escape from Fire 
IT was under somewhat adverse circum-
stances that our newly elected president, 
Pastor P. G. Foster, conducted worship 
for the first time with the café staff of the 
Adelaide Branch of the Health Food 
work. 
In the early hours of the morning a fire 
had broken out in one of the offices oc-
cupied by a hairdresser, situated on the 
floor above our storeroom which backs up 
our office and shop. A very timely alarm 
was given by a constable on night duty 
who happened to be passing our premises 
at the time. The fire brigade was quickly 
on the scene, and with hoses carrying a 
good pressure of water, the flames were 
subdued before much damage was done 
apart from the contents of the room in 
which the fire was confined. 
It would appear that no amount of water 
had been spared in an endeavour to check 
the spread of the fire, judging by the 
amount of water which was lying about. 
It had made its way down into our store-
room, and thence into the kitchen, ladies' 
dressing room, and dining room. The 
dressing room presented a pitiful sight 
with clothing, etc., floating about in 
water ; while the kitchen and dining room 
floors, which are of cement, were also 
under water, more or less. 
On entering our premises at 7.30 on the 
morning in question, the smell of fire was 
the first intimation we received as to, 
what had happened, and no time was lost 
in making an inspection. 
Members of the fire brigade, desiring 
not to gain admission into our premises by 
force, awaited the opening of our back 
door, and immediately set to work mop-
ping up and bailing out water. Before the 
task in the dining room was quite com-
pleted, the worship bell rang, and our 
staff assembled in the dining room exten-
sion, which at present is out of commis-
sion save for the storage of office station-
ery and café stores. 
To the strains of the hymn, "Softly and 
tenderly Jesus is calling, calling for you 
and for me," sung to the accompaniment 
of our cafe organ, the brigade men slack-
ened their energies to listen to such an 
unusual procedure in connection with a 
business. We sincerely hope that some 
heart may have been softened thereby, 
and that the influence exerted will tell in 
the kingdom of heaven. 
Pastor Foster took for his text John 
II :28, " The Master is come and calleth 
for thee," emphasising the thought that 
we have all been called to service, and 
admonishing us to be workmen who need 
not be ashamed. Many expressions of 
gratitude ascended to the Keeper of 
Israel for His kind protecting hand which 
has been over His work in time of danger, 
and we take courage in the words of the 
prophet, "Behold the Lord's hand is not 
shortened that it cannot save, neither His 
ear heavy that it cannot hear." 
H. E. MILLS, 
Manager. 
New Church, Dunedin 
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Church Dedication 
SOME one has said that the immediately 
possible is not worth striving for, but that 
the ideal that kindles enthusiasm, and 
gives inspiration to all human endeavour, 
is the praiseworthy thing. 
For a long time the company here at 
Dunedin held just such an ideal. The 
thought of this city, the fourth largest in 
the Dominion, being without a church 
building, and so dividing a chain of 
churches that extends from Auckland to 
Invercargill, has proved an inspiration to 
attempt the seemingly impossible—that of 
forging a link that would make a con-
nection sure. In this work enthusiasm, 
that "zeal that prompts to the ardent pur-
suit of laudable objects," has made " the 
fiery dame of adversity" to be but an 
agent for the accomplishment of its task. 
To-day the ideal stands materialised. 
In the heart of the city there is a solidly 
built brick church with an over-all meas-
urement of 27 x 70 feet, and a seating 
capacity of more than 15o. The building 
is beautifully finished, both within and 
without, and with the land has cost £2000, 
£300 of this being on loan from the 
A.C.A. Ltd. 
The day of the dedication, of course, 
was a very happy one. Many friends and 
visiting brethren joined us for the occasion. 
The dedicatory sermon was preached 
by Pastor H. E. Piper, the retiring presi-
dent, who took for his text the passage 
found in Genesis 28: 17, where Jacob is 
recorded as saying that God's presence 
had made his stony resting place " the 
house of God and the gate of heaven." 
After emphasising that only the presence 
of the Holy One could make the new 
church a gateway to heaven, the speaker 
invited the congregation to join in asking 
the Lord to make this building just such 
a place to all who worship within its 
walls. 
As we look over the newly dedicated 
structure, and remember the obstacles 
that have been met and surmounted, we 
thank God for His leadings, and look for-
ward to the time when we all as workers 
shall sit down in fellowship with Him. 
D. SIBLEY. 
Sydney Sanitarium 
FOR many months our workers have 
been labouring and praying earnestly for 
two ladies who have been at the Sani-
tarium several times. Each stay here 
gave fresh opportunities of approach on 
spiritual themes, and in both cases the 
last stay here brought them to the point 
where they were glad to have Bible studies. 
Then they left us—still not having made 
definite decisions. 
At the recent camp-meeting at Concord 
Park, both of these good 
sisters took a definite stand 
for God and for His mes-
sage for to-day. One, fol-
lowing the patient and 
prayerful efforts of Miss 
Osmond, our Bible work-
er, decided to camp on the 
ground. This meeting 
was to her a revelation 
and a feast, and at its 
close she went on her way 
rejoicing. She is now 
earnestly seeking to win 
others. 
The other lady provi-
dentially returned to the 
San for a brief stay, dur-
ing the camp-meeting. 
Nurse Brumby has been 
regularly corresponding 
with her and sending the 
Signs, since her last visit. 
The seed had been falling 
into good ground, and 
now all that was needed 
was an invitation to ac-
company a party of nurses 
to the Sabbath service, to complete the 
germinating process. This good soul, 
who is alone in her search for truth in a 
Roman Catholic district where religion is 
little thought of, has taken a fearless stand 
for God. Our canvassers had reached 
her with "Daniel and the Revelation" and 
"The Great Controversy" some years 
ago. The books, however, were kept as 
ornaments and remained practically un-
read. She has returned home with full 
determination to read them carefully. 
We had opportunity of giving her some 
further studies, of which she has taken 
notes, before she left us again. We hope 
by correspondence to help her to become 
fully established in the faith. 
Obituary 
" What must I do to become one of you 
people; for I want to die a Seventh-day 
Adventist ?" This was the question of a 
dear old Christian who has come to the 
San on many occasions through the years. 
" You all seem so happy and peaceful, an,, 
every one is so kind to me, that I feel you 
have something that I do not possess." 
This led to her securing a good-print 
Bible and beginning to study some of its 
truths hitherto not understood. She soon 
desired baptism, and we had plans in mind 
for the ordinance to be administered, 
when her sickness developed more seri-
ously and made it impossible for us to 
proceed further. 
She died happy in the Lord, resigned 
to His will, and in sure hope of the life to 
come. Her relatives in appreciation of 
what the San had done for her requested 
us to conduct the funeral service at the 
Crematorium the following day. There 
was a large attendance of relatives and 
friends, whom we were glad to comfort 
with the thought of her certain and sure 
hope of arising with " those that sleep in 
Jesus." 
Convicted by "Christ's Object 
Lessons " 
Recently a lady patient came to me and 
asked whether we had a book named 
" Christ's Object Lessons." On inquiring 
of her what led to her asking, we found 
that she had the day before received a 
letter from a friend of hers in North 
Queensland. The letter expressed pleas-
ure in the knowledge that the lady was at 
the San, and then related the fact that the 
writer had been converted by read-
ing a Seventh-day Adventist book called 
"Christ's Object Lessons." Some one 
sold it to her, and perhaps has forgotten 
the sale, and little dreams of the work it 
has accomplished. I handed the lady a 
copy of the book, opening it at the chap-
ter, " T,his Man Receiveth Sinners," which, 
it was suggested, might be the chapter 
which her friend had found so helpful. 
This occurred only two days before she 
left. She read portion of the book, and 
when returning it expressed her deter-
mination to secure a copy, for she had en-
joyed the portion read. 
Thus we form a link in the great gospel 
chain—" a golden chain, the mercy and 
compassion of divine love," which it is 
God's purpose should be "passed around 
every imperilled soul." 
C. H. PRETYMAN. 
"Indispensable " 
A LAY brother in Queensland, writing 
to ask that his subscription be renewed 
without missing any copies, says this of 
our church paper: "The AUSTRALASIAN 
RECORD is indispensable to the believer in 
acquainting him with the movements of 
the various members of the family of God, 
and imparting encouragement through the 
evidence of God's wonderful work for man-
kind through the message for this time. 
Also the counsel and warnings given are 
what we need, 'lest at any time your 
hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and 
drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so 
that day come upon you unawares.' Luke 
21 : 34." 
We appreciate our brother's remarks. 
There are some things that are in-
dispensable in these days of financial 
stress, and we would encourage all to put 
in this list those things which give spiritual 
help to themselves and others. 
We would remind our readers that 
many subscriptions are falling due just 
now, and we most cordially invite all to 
renew. You need the RECORD, and the 
RECORD needs you. 
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Make Your Will 
"I WISH to deposit some money with 
the Australasian Conference Association 
Limited on the understanding that if any-
thing happens to me, my wife shall have 
the money, or should my wife die first, the 
money will go to my children." Letters 
containing the foregoing statement, with 
variations, are fairly frequently received 
by us, and we think it will perhaps be 
helpful to some of our members to give 
them, through the columns of the RECORD, 
the advice we usually give to those who 
write us in this way. 
If you have not already done so, make 
your will. In most cases it is a simple 
matter and may save much trouble and 
heart burning later. �
Further, it will en- 
sure that your possessions will go in the 
direction you would have them go. With-
out a will, they may be used entirely con-
trary to your wishes. Profit by the experi-
ences of many who have been on their 
deathbeds before attending to this very 
necessary item of business, and as a con-
sequence have too often been unable to 
bring to bear that thought and clearness 
of mind that the making of a will deserves. 
Do it now, for no one of us knows what a 
day may bring forth. 
If your will is to be plain and simple, 
you can prepare it yourself by purchasing 
a "Form of Will " at the nearest station-
ers (it will cost you 6d.) and following the 
directions printed thereon. �
Write out 
your wishes in clear, simple language. 
If, however, you wish to insert any con-
ditions or peculiarities, then it will prob-
ably be advisable to have it drawn up by 
a solicitor. It may cost you a couple of 
guineas, but it may save your executors a 
great deal of work and worry, and will 
possibly save much larger solicitor's fees 
when the will comes to be proved. 
If your will is already made and you 
desire to alter it in any way, you can 
always make out a new will and destroy 
the old, or a codicil can be added to the 
old. Remember that many a person has 
left it too late, and their own dear ones 
have gone penniless as a result. 
When willing your means, bear in mind 
the instruction in the Spirit of Prophecy : 
"Christians who believe the present 
truth should manifest wisdom and fore-
sight. They should not neglect the dis-
position of their means, expecting a fav-
ourable opportunity to adjust their 
business during a long illness. They 
should have their business in such a shape 
that, were they called at any hour to leave 
it, and should they have no voice in its 
arrangement, it might be settled as they 
would have had it were they alive. Many 
families have been dishonestly robbed of 
all their property, and have been subjected 
to poverty, because the work that might 
have been well done in an hourqhad been 
neglected. Those who make their wills 
should not spare pains or expense to ob-
tain legal advice, and to have them drawn 
up in a manner to stand the test."—" Testi-
monies," Vol. 3, p. 117. 
" Wiils should be made in a manner to 
stand the test of law. After they are 
drawn, they may remain for years, and do 
no harm, if donations continue to be made 
from time to time as the cause has need. 
Death will not come one day sooner, 
brethren, because you have made your 
will. In disposing of your property by 
will to your relatives, be sure that you do 
not forget God's cause. You are His 
agents, holding His property ; and His 
claims should have your first considera-
tion."—Vol. 4, P. 482. 
Should you desire to leave a portion of 
your means to God's cause, insert the fol-
lowing clause in your will, filling in the 
particulars of the bequest : 
I give and bequeath to the Australasian 
Conference Association Limited, of Fox 
Valley Road, Wahroonga, New South 
Wales, �
 (here state bequest) to be 
used by such Company for the benefit of 
the religious body known as the Austra-
lasian Union Conference of Seventh-day 
Adventists in furtherance of their work. 
(If desired to specify some particular 
branch of work, it can then be stated 
here.) 
Should you decide to will the whole of 
your possessions to the Church, your will 
can be drawn up as follows : 
This is the last will and testament of 
me, A 
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heretofore and declare this to be my last 
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will. I give and bequeath to the Austra-
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Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, New South 
Wales, �
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bequest) to be used by such Company for 
the benefit of the religious body known 
as the Australasian Union Conference of 
Seventh-day Adventists in furtherance of 
their work. (If desired to specify some 
particular branch of work, it can then be 
stated here.) 
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We brought nothing into the world and 
it is certain we can take nothing out. 
We are God's stewards, and from each 
one will He require an account of his 
stewardship. " Whatsoever ye do, do all 
to the glory of God." 
T. W. HAMMOND. 
WEDDING BELLS 
Hawken-Ebersold.—In the Seventh-day 
Adventist church, Parramatta, N.S.W., 
on August 28, Eva Suzanne Ebersold, 
daughter of Brother and Sister Ebersold 
of Penrith, was united in the holy bonds 
of matrimony to Richard Thomas Haw-
ken. Loving hands tastefully decorated 
the church, where assembled many friends 
to wish the happy couple Godspeed. 
May this life union demonstrate to the 
world God's ideal for man's happiness is 
our sincere prayer. 
ELLIS BEHRENS. 
OBITUARIES 
Tonkin,—On November 27, at her 
home in Oberon, N.S.W., Sister Henrietta 
Tonkin, wife of Mr. T. Tonkin, fell asleep 
in Jesus at the age of sixty-five. For many 
years Sister Tonkin had been an invalid. 
About twenty-six years ago Pastor Cobb 
and Brother G. G. James brought the mes-
sage to Sister Tonkin's home, and with 
her four daughters she embraced this 
truth which, through her years of sickness, 
has been a great comfort and blessing to 
her. We laid her to rest in the Oberon 
cemetery in the presence of a sorrowing 
husband, two sons and four daughters and 
their families, with many friends. The 
writer conducted services at the home and 
the graveside, assisted by the local Method-
ist minister. "Blessed are the dead which 
die in the Lord." �
H. MITCHELL. 
"IT does make a difference what we be-
lieve. Wrong thinking cannot produce 
right living. Orthodoxy (right thinking) 
and orthopraxy (right doing) are eternally 
inseparable. See 2 Cor. 13 : 5." 
WE have been asked to acknowledge 
the following amounts received anony-
mously at the North New Zealand Confer-
ence office : Tithe los., los., 5s., Tips. 
Calico Charts For Sale.—Painted sym-
bols of Daniel 7, also metallic image, 15s. 
each. Other charts Ws. to 15s. each. 
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Camp-Meetings : 
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Tasmania : Feb. 19-March 1. 
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AUSTRALASIAN UNION CONFERENCE 
OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS 
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Assistant Editor: Viola M. Rogers 
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THIS first paper of the new year is being 
posted early in view of the fact that there 
was no RECORD for December 22 and 29, 
and also because of the congestion in the 
mails at the holiday season. We take this 
opportunity of wishing each and every 
one of our RECORD family a year of 
precious blessings. Jesus says, "In the 
world ye shall have tribulation; but be of 
good cheer; I have overcome the world." 
AN interesting report of the closing 
exercises of the New Zealand Missionary 
School has been received, and this, with a 
photo of the graduating class, will be given 
in our next issue. 
OUR brethren in North Queensland, 
who conduct their Appeal for Missions 
later in the year than the rest of the field, 
have sent on the good word that their 
aim for 1930 has been more than reached. 
MISS MAISIE RUTTER, of Avondale, 
sailed for Hobart on December 10, to 
connect with the Tasmanian Conference 
office. Miss Rutter has just finished the 
business course at the A.M. College. 
BROTHER S. V. STRATFORD has now 
moved his family to Wahroonga from 
Avondale, and has entered upon his work 
as Missionary Volunteer Secretary and 
Assistant Home Missions Secretary for 
the Union. We are glad to welcome 
Brother Stratford back to the Union Con-
ference office, where he has previously 
rendered eight years of efficient,service. 
It was seven years ago that he,was called 
away from here to the college to take 
charge of the department of business in-
struction at that institution. 
AMONG those present at a majority 
meeting of the Union Conference Com-
mittee held at Wahroonga on December 9 
and 10, was Pastor W. J. Gilson, from 
Victoria. This was Brother Gilson's first 
visit to headquarters since his appointment 
as Union Conference Educational Secre-
tary. He has been in charge of the Mel-
bourne intermediate school, and conduct-
ing a series of Sunday night meetings at 
the same time, but with the close of the 
school year is being released for his new 
responsibilities. 
PASTOR AND MRS. A. W. STAPLES and 
their four children reached Sydney from 
South Africa on November 24 by the 
Themistocles. 
They will spend a few 
months with Sister Staples' parents in 
Sydney, and will then return to their field 
of labour. Although Africa is his home-
land, Pastor Staples has many friends in 
this country, having trained at the Austral. 
asian Missionary College and spent a year 
in ministerial work in the Victorian Con-
ference. Since then he has given nearly 
nine years of service in the Dark Contin-
ent, first in evangelical work in Cape 
Colony and later as the Bible teacher at 
our African Division Training College for 
white young people, at Helderberg. 
Brother Staples expects to engage in 
evangelical work at Maritzberg, Natal, 
upon his return. 
" God With Us " 
That is one of the titles of 
Jesus. With all assurance we 
step across into 1931. He is with 
us. �
Out of even the perplexities 
and distresses over all nations we 
hear His voice saying, " Behold, 
I come quickly." He will see us 
through, and His work will speed 
on, with souls won on the right 
hand and on the left. 
" This is no losing cause 
We fight for every day ; 
This is no hope forlorn, 
For which our prayers we 
pray." 
From Catholic lands and from 
heathen lands the year 1930 gave 
us such reports as our ears never 
before heard. It is the sound of 
the latter rain the refreshing 
from the pres ce of the Lord, 
foretold in 1_ ripture. It is a 
sign that th- work of our High 
Priest is sv ftly closing in the 
heavenly sa ctuary. Everything 
in earth and heaven echoes the 
Saviour's call now, "Be ready." 
As I measure progress in Aus-
tralasia in these twelve years 
since my first visit, I can say 
truly, "What hath God wrought!" 
And it is the same for all the 
world. In these twelve years 
God has given this church greater 
increase of members than in the 
seventy years preceding. 
As a visitor, may I send to all 
in Australasia the loving greet-
ings of your brethren in other 
lands. 
Let us lay aside every weight 
and the sin that easily besets us, 
and run with patience the race 
set before us, looking unto Jesus. 
W. A. Spicer. 
A Vote of Sympathy 
AT a meeting of the Union Conference 
Committee held at Wahroonga on Decem-
ber 2, the chairman, Pastor W. G. Turner, 
announced that after entertaining great 
hopes that Brother Lang and the party of 
natives who had been reported missing, 
would still be found, the brethren had 
reluctantly resigned themselves to the fact 
that the workers had been lost. In conse-
quence of this, the following minute was 
placed upon our records : 
" WHEREAS, a great calamity has over-
taken our work in Fiji in particular, and 
the work as a whole, in the loss of Brother 
Fred Lang and seven native brethren by 
drowning during a hurricane which oc-
curred in Fiji November 23, 
" Voted, That we express by letter our 
condolences to Sister Fred Lang and her 
two children at Buresala, Fiji, in this sad 
bereavement that has overtaken them; to 
his mother, Sister E. Lang of Coomber-
dale, W.A., and other members of the 
family; to Sister Lang's parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. Maude, and family of Argus Rd., 
Cheltenham, Victoria; and to the relatives 
of the native brethren who were lost in 
the storm." 
We know that the prayers and loving 
sympathy of all the Advent family in 
Australasia go out to those who mourn. 
We remember that these workers were 
doing their very best to save the Lord's 
property when the storm struck them, and 
they died at their post. "It is singularly 
unfortunate that the tide did not permit 
an earlier run for shelter," Brother Rudge 
writes, "for the brethren were all ready to 
go some hours before, but had to wait for 
the tide. This is the fifth hurricane to 
visit the group since we came to Fiji, and 
it came with much less warning than any 
of the others." 
On receipt of further word from Fiji, 
the obituaries will be given in the 
RECORD. 
A. H. PIPER. 
SISTER A. G. FLETCHER (better known 
in this field as Miss Bessie Dowell) writes 
from Singapore of some more fruit of-the 
labours of Brother and Sister G. F. Jones, 
appearing after many years. "Recently 
at our Singapore church an elderly gentle-
man, who first studied the truth with Pas-
tor and Mrs. G. F. Jones, was baptised. 
He comes along regularly and is enjoying 
this precious message which he has known 
for so many years, though he has only re-
cently identified himself with us. Also 
attending our Sabbath meetings at present 
are a fine, cultured family whom Brother 
Jones knows. The husband has known 
the truth for many years, but held a good 
government position. Now he is retiring, 
and with his wife attends the Sabbath serv-
ices regularly. We trust that they will 
soon throw in their lot fully with God's 
children." 
SEVENTEEN Sydney Sanitarium nurses 
sat for the Nurses' Registration Board 
examination held November 18-20, and 
the results recently published show that 
100 per cent of them passed successfully. 
The following eleven of these have just 
completed their four years' course in 
general nursing at the Sanitarium : Myrtle 
L. Branstater, Laura V. Brumby, Melita 
Budd, Viola M. Eardley, Doris M. Felsch, 
Dorothy Martin, Marjorie L. Mills, Jean 
McKean, Gladys A. Tiedeman, Reinetha 
S. Van Wyk, Edna M. Wadman. The 
other six had previously passed the gen-
eral nursing examination and have since 
taken a six months' additional course in 
midwifery at the Royal Hospital for 
Women, Paddington. Their names are : 
Myrtle I. M. Ball, Edith M. Candish, 
Dorothy E. James, Lena M. Lewin, 
Martha Moncrieff, M. Ila Richards. It is 
gratifying to know that each year as 
nurses have gone up from the Sanitarium 
to take this examination every one has 
passed successfully. This is a good testi-
mony for the training received at the 
Sanitarium.