6 INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION MESSENGER
wife is a Roman Catholic and received
her education in a convent, and the old-
est son spent two and a half years in
a Roman Catholic secondary school.
Soon the family became very much in-
terested in the truths presented in the
Szgns, and the wife ordered a nice Bi-
ble, a copy of “Christ in Song,” and a
copy of “Great Controversy.” A month
ago I was down to visit the village
where they live, and while there had
the happy privilege of baptizing the
wife and the two oldest sons. The wife
is a faithful Sabbath-keeper and a good
tithe-payer, and the oldest son, now
fifteen years of age, is contemplating
going to one of our secondary schools
to continue his education. We are
proud, indeed, of this family, and hope
we may be able to win the husband
also.”
We trust that during the campaign
which is before us, all will do what
they can to take subscriptions for these
magazines from others. The truth
must go forth as a blazing light in these
last days. You are needed to help make
it go. WESLEY AMUNDSEN
MEDICAL MISSIONARY WORK
By G. A. ROBERTS
“And Jesus went about all the cities
and villages, teaching in their syna-
gogues, and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing every sickness and
every disease among the people.” Matt.
9:35.
“His [Christ’s] religion led to the
doing of genuine medical missionary
work. God wants His medical
missionaries to act with the tenderness
and compassion that Christ would show
were He in our world. — ‘Medical Min-
istry,” p. 251.
“How slow men are to understand
God’s preparation for the day of His
power! God works today to reach
bearts in the same way that He worked
when Christ was upon the earth. In
reading the word of God, we see that
Christ brought medical missionary work
into His ministry. Cannot our eyes be
opened to discern Christ's method? Can-
not we understand the commission He
gave to His disciples and to us?’—
Idem, p. 246.
“Could I arouse our people to Chris-
tian efforts, could I lead them to en-
gage in medical missionary work with
holy zeal and divine perseverance, #of
in a few places, but in every place, put-
ting forth personal effort for those out
of the fold, how grateful I should be!
This is true missionary work.'—Idem,
p. 256.
“Why has it not been understood
from the word of God that the work
being done in medical missionary lines
is a fulfilment of Scripture? . . . This
is the work that the churches in every
locality, north and south, east and west,
should do. The churches have been
given the opportunity of answering this
work. Why have they not done it?
Someone must fulfil the commission.”
“Review and Herald May 25, 1897.
“In every city where we have a
church, there is need of a place where
treatment can be given. . . A place
should be provided where treatment
may be given for common ailments.
The building might be inelegant and
even rude, but it should be furnished
with facilities for giving simple treat-
ments." —“Testimonies,” Vol. 6, p. 113.
“All who believe the truth for these
last days, have something to do in this
matter. It concerns them, and God
requires them to arouse and interest
themselves in this reform. He will not
be pleased with their course if they re-
gard this question with indifference.”
—Idem, Vol. 1, p. 618.
“We have come to a time when every
member of the church should take hold
of the medical missionary work. .
The members of the church are in need
of an awakening, that they may realize
their responsibility to impart these
truths.”—/dem, Vol. 7, p. 62.
“Medical missionary work is yet in
its infancy. The meaning of genuine
medical missionary work is known by
but few. Why? Because the Saviour’s
plan of work has not been followed.
God’s money has been misapplied. In
many -places practical evangelistic med-
ical missionary work is being done, but
many of the workers who should go
forth as did the disciples are being col-
lected together and held in a few places,
as they have been in the past, notwith-
standing the Lord’s warning that this
should not be.”—“Special Testimonies,”
Series B, No. 8, p. 28.
“We are to make the foundation of
‘every building thorough and solid as
for eternity. Nothing must be done
carelessly or shabbily. Do not put two
timbers where there ought to be three.”
—MS—63-99.
The three timbers: teaching, preach-
ing, healing. Do you have only one
‘or two or do you have all three of these
timbers in your work?
“We shall see the medical missionary
work broadening and deepening at every
point of its progress because of the in-
flowing of hundreds and thousands of
streams, until the whole earth is cov-
ered as the waters cover the sea. —
MS—32-1901.
“Henceforth medical missionary work
1s to be carried forward with an earnest-
ness with which it has mever yet been
carried. This work is the door through
which the truth is to find entrance to
the large cities.”—“Testimonies,” Vol.
9, p. 167.
These messages from our great Phyd
sician should stir and move every faith-
ful child of God to put forth every pos-
sible effort to see that medical mission-
ary work is established quickly in every
place where we have believers, “Soon
there will be no work done in minis-
terial lines but medical missionary
work." —“Counsels on Health,” p. 533.
Medical missionary work will give us
favor with governments when the laws
of the land would otherwise prohibit
our work. Let every church start this
work now while there may yet be time.
Young men who know something about
caring for the sick and wounded, may
be favored in time of war with service
along that line. G. A. ROBERTS
—
We come nearest to the great when
we are grcat in humility. —Tagore.
DIVISION DIRECTORY
G. A. Roegrts - - - President ond
Ministerial Assn. Sec».
WwW. C. Ratgy - - -  Secvetary-Treasurer
E. R. SanNDErs - Assistant Sec’ y-Treasurer
EH, L. NIeLseN Assistant Auditor
W. A. BERGHERM  - - Field Miss, Sec’y
W. L. Apams - Educational, Missionary
Volunteer, and Home Commission Secretary
W. AMUNDSEN - Home Missionary and Sab-
bath School Secretary
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION MESSENGER
W. C. Raley, Editor
G. A. Roberts, Assistant Editor
Published semi-monthly as the Official Organ
of the Inter-American Division Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists, Box 2006, Balboa, C. Z.
Price 50 cents a year.
Entered at Cristobal, Canal Zone, as second-class
matter under the Act of Congress of March
3, 1879. ’
Printed at Cristobal, C. Z., Isthmus of Panama.
Vor. XVIII FEBrUARY 15, 1941 No. 4