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Sevellth day Adventists Believe . 0. 
1. That the Bible in its entirety is God's inspired 
Word, the only • unerring rule of faith and practice. 
2. That the Godhead, or Trinity, consists of Father, 
Son, and Holy Spirit. 
3. That when Adam and Eve fell from their sinless 
estate in Eden, God put into effect the plan of salvation. 
In carrying out this plan, Jesus, the Son of God—of the 
same nature and essence as the eternal Father—came to 
this world in human flesh, lived a sinless, perfect life, died 
a substitutionary death for us on the cross, shed His blood 
for our atonement, and rose the third day. Forty days 
later He ascended to heaven, where He now mediates 
for us before the Father. 
4. That Christ, our great High Priest, is now bring-
ing His mediatorial work in heaven to a close, and soon 
He will return to this earth in power and glory. 
5. That all who enter God's kingdom must experience 
the new birth, and a complete transformation of life and 
character by the re-creative power of God through faith 
in Jesus Christ. 
6. That followers of Christ will delight to order their 
lives in harmony with the will of God, which is set forth in 
the ten-commandment law. That they will keep the com-
mandments, including the fourth, which designates the sev-
enth day of the week as the Sabbath, not as a means of 
obtaining salvation but because they have been saved by 
the grace of God. 
7. That baptism by immersion is the door into the 
church, and an outward symbol that the repentant soul 
has surrendered his life to Christ. 
8. That the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. To 
keep it pure and in health, the Christian will obtain ade- 
quate amounts of exercise, sleep, fresh air, sunshine, pure 
water, et cetera. He will be temperate in his habits of diet, 
using in moderation those foods that are good and abstain-
ing from all harmful substances such as alcohol and tobacco. 
9. That God gives men the "power to get wealth." 
Recognising this, the Christian will engage in only those 
occupations that can glorify God and bless his fellow men. 
He will acknowledge God as his partner by returning the 
tithe, a tenth of his "increase," to God. 
10. That the gifts of the Spirit, as enumerated in 
1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 4, are to continue in the 
church to the end of time. That the gift of the Spirit of 
Prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the true 
church today. 
11. That the life and conduct of the Christian will 
reveal that his citizenship is in heaven. He will find joy, 
not in sinful amusements, but in healthful recreation, in 
participating in projects that relieve suffering, and in ad-
vancing the work of the kingdom. 
12. That eternal life is available only through Christ. 
That man is mortal, but by receiving Jesus he receives life, 
a gift that will be bestowed in its fullness at Christ's 
second coming. 
13. That at Christ's return the faithful dead of all 
ages, from Adam's time to ours, will be resurrected to ever-
lasting life, and will, with those who are alive when Jesus 
comes, be taken to heaven. The wicked will be destroyed 
by the brightness of Christ's coming. 
14. That this world, purified of sin and sinners by fire 
at the close of the millennium, will become the eternal 
home of the redeemed. 
—Review and Herald 
Vol. XXXVIII �
DECEMBER, 1961 �
No. 12 
Newly organised church of 38 members and 60 Sabbath school members, in Changuinola, 
Bocas del Toro, Panama. Ricardo Cargill, district pastor, arid R. R. Drachenberg, 
Panama Conference president, are in the third row, far right. 
Two Baptisms and a Conversion 
as a Result of Dreams 
Prior to a recent baptism that was 
held in the Moca church in Puerto 
Rico, I asked the candidates who it 
was that influenced them the most 
in bringing them into the truth. It 
is my custom to record on the cer-
tificates the names of such persons 
for the mere sake of a record. To my 
surprise the two candidates that we 
baptised that day, replied that they 
had been awakened to the truth of 
the Advent message by dreams which 
they termed "revelations". 
After the baptism, I presented 
these candidates to the church and 
mentioned that their interest in the 
message had first been awakened by 
dreams. No sooner had I made this 
comment, when a lady in the con-
gregation arose and took her place 
along side of the two new members 
who were being presented to the 
church and said that she too had had 
her interest in the truth aroused by 
means of a dream. 
This lady, some weeks prior, came 
to the church one Sabbath morning 
and told me that she wanted to pre-
pare for baptism and requested that 
the baptism take place as soon as 
possible. With great feeling she told 
me that she came to our church be-
cause of a dream that she had had. 
This lady lives a considerable dis-
tance from the church and the roads 
leading from her home to the church 
are arduous and difficult for travel. 
On this particular Sabbath morn-
ing, I was somewhat disturbed over 
the fact that there were only two 
candidates that presented themselves 
for baptism out of a group of eight 
whom I thought to be ready for bap-
tism. Strangely, it seemed to me, 
both of the candidates stated that 
they had come into the truth as a 
result of dreams. This caused me to 
think seriously and I told the church 
about my preoccupation, but I came 
to realise that God has means at His 
disposal to finish the work of which 
we are unaware. God also uses 
dreams to show people into the way 
of truth. This is part of "his work, 
his strange work; and . . . his act, 
his strange act" (Isa. 28:21). 
—Antonio Marrero 
New Headquarters 
in Puerto Rico 
Three compact buses, loaned by 
the Ford Motor Company for an MV 
mission project, left the Central Cali-
fornia Conference for Limon, Costa 
Rica, late in July. Aboard were nine 
young people chosen from successful 
faith sharers in the conference, with 
MV Secretary John S. McIntosh and 
Elder and Mrs. Joe Espinosa, with 
their evangelistic equipment. At the 
same time Dr. Kent Taylor flew his 
plane with supplies to Limon. Then 
the mission project group went to 
work. 
Reports began coming quickly to 
the General Conference MV Depart-
ment. A few excerpts from letters 
from L. L. Reile, president of the 
Central American Union, tell the 
story: "Everybody is thrilled with 
the activity. . . . We have about 250 
members in the area, but every night 
there are around 850 people present. 
There is no more standing room. . . . 
Never in history have so many people 
come to a religious meeting in Limon. 
. . . Attendance has reached up to 
1,200 people. As many as 300 have 
been staying for the aftermeeting. 
. . . As any of this group walks 
down the street, people come out of 
their houses wanting to visit with 
them and also explaining their prob-
lems. It's a wonderful day for Ad-
ventism in Limon... Last Sabbath 
11 were baptised. Fifty-two others 
have made a definite decision to keep 
the Sabbath. . . . The doctor did a 
wonderful work in treating 1,200 
people. 
. . . Central America thanks the 
Missionary Volunteers." 
Barriers are melting before deter-
mined -Missionary Volunteers who 
seek and find a way to share their 
faith on new frontiers today. 
—Theodore Lucas 
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MESSENGER 
The Promise of the Spirit 
Many times God's people have 
passed through experiences whose 
importance they failed to recognise 
at the time. 'We believe God would 
have His people realise the signif-
icance of such experiences as they 
pass through them. Israel, for in-
stance, was called out of Egypt and 
made the great trek through the 
desert to the Promised Land, doubt-
less one of the greatest and grandest 
experiences ever to come to any 
people. Yet in a large degree the 
people failed to obtain the wonderful 
blessings they might have realised 
from this significant experience, be-
cause of their unbelief. During the 
history of Israel as a nation there 
were other events of great importance 
to them, but usually the people failed 
to understand God's intentions for 
them until the event had passed. 
When the Jews rebuilt the Temple 
following the captivity in Babylon, 
for instance, some of them wept as 
it was finished. They said it lacked 
the glory of Solomon's Temple, but 
the Lord sent word to them that to 
this house would come the "desire of 
all nations"—the Messiah. 
It is needful for God's people to-
day to anticipate the experiences 
of the near future, fully recognising 
their significance. As we approach the 
very closing days of this world's 
history we should do so with a sense 
of supreme joy in our hearts—joy to 
be alive at this time and to see the 
mighty workings of God. Through 
the ages prophets and holy men of 
God have looked forward to the grand 
consummation of events that would 
herald the coming of the kingdom of 
God. Many have wished their eyes 
could see the scenes our eyes behold. 
How thankful we who live in these 
times should feel that we have the 
privilege of seeing and hearing the 
wonderful things that are coming to 
pass and which are the token of the 
coming kingdom. Let us not fail to 
DECEMBER, 1961 
By W. E. MURRAY 
get the proper perspective of the 
events about to happen. 
One of the most significant aspects 
of the experience of the church from 
now to the end of time is to be the 
outpouring of the Spirit of God in all 
its fulness. The great work of the 
Spirit is to be the culminating event 
of the last days. It will be a 
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BY HARRISON PALMER 
I live. 
And yet it is not I who lives, 
It's Christ! 
The faith by which I live— 
'Tis His, not mine. 
My very life itself—that too is His! 
T. used to live. 
The life I then lived was my own. 
I had no king but Caesar in those days. 
Let Christ be ruler of my life? 
Oh, no! My life was mine; 
Should I not run it as I pleased? 
But God was love, 
A love that even I could not resist! 
Christ took possession of my soul; 
His life imbued each atom of my heart; 
His righteousness displaced my sin. 
WE live! 
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marvelous work; so marvelous, in 
fact, that human minds will not be 
able to understand it fully. 
The work of the Spirit was foretold 
by the prophets of old. Joel looked 
forward to a time when the Spirit 
of God would be poured out in 
great abundance. The prophecy says, 
"I will pour out my spirit upon all 
flesh." The prophecies speak of this 
work as being accomplished in two 
phases, the early or former rain and 
the latter rain, an illustration taken 
from the agricultural life of Palestine. 
At the time of sowing came the early 
rain, and just before harvest, the 
latter rain. 
Peter spoke of the manifestation 
of the Spirit at Pentecost as the ful-
fillment of Joel's prophecy. That 
was the early rain of the gospel. But 
there is also to be a "refreshing," or 
outpouring of the Spirit of God just 
before the second advent of the 
Lord, at the end of time. 
The outpouring of the Spirit in the 
last days is to be universal—upon "all 
flesh." It matters not what one's 
cultural background has been or how 
sinful he may have been. Of this 
grand work of the Spirit we are told 
that "the message will be carried not 
so much by argument as by the deep 
conviction of the Spirit of God. The 
arguments have been presented. The 
seed has been sown, and now it will 
spring up and bear fruit. The publi-
cations distributed by missionary 
workers have exerted their influence, 
yet many whose minds were im-
pressed have been prevented from 
fully comprehending the truth or 
from yielding obedience. Now the 
rays of light penetrate everywhere, 
the truth is seen in its clearness, and 
the honest children of God sever the 
bands which have held them. Family 
connections. church relations, are 
powerless to stay them now. Truth 
is more precious than all besides. 
Notwithstanding the agencies com-
bined against the truth, a large 
number take their stand upon the 
Lord's side"—The Great Controversy, 
p. 612. 
Chapters 14 and 16 of the Gospel 
of John record our Lord's explanation 
of the Spirit and His ministry to the 
church and the world. The Spirit is 
not only to be WITH us but IN us. 
He will do the same work Jesus 
carried on while He was here on 
earth. He is called "another com-
forter," to be with us until the end 
of the age., It is the presence of the 
Spirit that gives us assurance for the 
future. 
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Jesus said that the Holy Spirit 
would reprove the world of sin, of 
righteousness, and of judgment. We 
have seen and are seeing the power 
of the Spirit to convict men and 
reprove them of sin. The Holy Spirit 
is also to be the agent of regenera-
tion. He is to show us the pattern of 
righteousness and to help us, by the 
grace of God, to become righteous. 
Another aspect of the work of the 
Spirit is explained in the Epistle to 
the Ephesians. Paul explains that sin 
divided humanity into two groups. 
It brought about a great rift. The 
apostle says that we were the 
children of wrath before we accepted 
the gospel, but after accepting it we 
were made nigh by the blood of 
Christ. The great rift created by sin 
has been bridged by the righteous-
ness of Christ, through the Spirit. 
According to the latter part of the 
second chapter of Ephesians. we are 
not only to be united in the gospel 
but to grow and to be built together 
as a habitation of God "through the 
Spirit," as one timber of a building 
is joined with others. The weak gain 
strength from the ministry of the 
strong. The strong gain more strength 
by ministering to those who are 
weak. Finally the unity of the 
believers makes of the church "an 
holy temple in the Lord." 
The fourth chapter of Ephesians 
explains still another aspect of the 
work of the Spirit. Here the apostle 
tells us that certain gifts are placed 
in the church—apostles, prophets, 
evangelists, pastors, and teachers—for 
the uniting of the body of Christ. 
When the Spirit is poured out on the 
church it must be poured out on the, 
people who compose the church. 
Thus it was in the primitive church. 
Take, for example, Peter. By nature 
he was a man of but few gifts. He 
was a humble fisherman and un-
lettered. Yet by the ministry of the 
Spirit Peter became one of the 
leaders of the church. Not only so, 
but by his writing he has been an 
inspiration to believers in all ages. 
As Peter grew, so can we. As Peter's 
mistaken ideas were corrected, so 
the Spirit will correct us. As his 
experience was deepen e d and 
broadened, so the Spirit stands ready 
to bless us. May God grant us grace 
to understand the mission of the Holy 
Spirit in our own lives and in the 
church in these days. 
—Review and Herald 
Is Your Life Worth the Cost? 
Two well-dressed businessmen, 
showing signs of weariness and 
frustration in every motion. pushed 
their way back to a couple of seats 
in the rear of the afternoon bus. 
Finding two seats together, they sank 
down and just sat for a moment. 
Then one of the men heaved a sigh 
and exclaimed, "Jim, the way you 
and I are living is not worth what it 
costs!" 
Have you ever analysed your life 
and felt forced to make this same 
exclamation? Is your life really worth 
the cost? It may not be, you know, 
for whether it is worth the cost 
depends on what you are doing with 
it. What's wrong with an active, 
energetic life? What's wrong with a 
busy, full life? Nothing, perhaps! 
Absolutely nothing! If there is any-
thing wrong with such a life it is the 
way it's being spent. Is your life 
worth the cost? Is it worth the hurry, 
the frenzy, and the frustration? Is it 
a life of goals set and achieved but 
bringing sudden realisation that it is 
empty, seemingly being lived in vain 
—just not worth the cost? 
As a conclusion to the magnificent 
chapter on the resurrection-
1 Corinthians 15—the apostle Paul 
tells how to make life worth the cost: 
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be 
ye stedfast, uninoveable, always 
abounding in the work of the Lord, 
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By JERRY LIEN 
forasmuch as ye know that your 
labour is not in vain in the Lord." 
This text begins with the word 
"therefore." Why? Because "God . . . 
giveth us the victory through our 
Lord Jesus Christ" (verse 57). Death 
is not our goal; we are to live 
eternally. 
The secret of a successful life, one 
that is worth the cost, is threefold. 
Paul tells us that we must live above 
our own natural impulses. We must 
be steadfast in belief, unmovable in 
character, always abounding in the 
work of the Lord. In view of Christ's 
resurrection a believer's way of living 
becomes worth far more than it costs. 
With divine wisdom the apostle 
cautions that, first of all, our life 
must be steadfast. Let us think of this 
as being steadfast in belief. Great 
lives have always been rooted in the 
steadfastness of conviction. We think 
of the patriarch Job, who declared, 
"Though he slay me, yet will I trust 
in him" (Job 13:15). We think of 
that stalwart of the early church, the 
apostle Paul: "For I know whom I 
have believed, and am persuaded 
that he is able to keep that which I 
have committed unto him against 
that day" (2 Tim. 1:12). We think of 
God's champion in the days of the 
Reformation, Martin Luther, who 
said before the Diet of Worms, 
"If then I am not convinced by proof 
from Holy Scripture or by cogent 
reasons, if I am not satisfied by the 
very texts I have cited and if my 
judgment is not in this way brought 
into subjection by God's Word, I 
neither can nor will retract anything, 
for it cannot be right for a Christian 
to speak against his conscience. Here 
I stand, I can do no other; so help 
me, God." 
To count, then, our lives must be 
firmly rooted. They must be stead-
fast in belief, in conviction A vacilla-
ting and wavering outlook will never 
bring victory or peace. We must 
choose decisively, then be faithful 
to that choice. In Bible study, in 
heart searching, in prayer, we must 
come to profound convictions. 
Having found truth, let us follow 
the further admonition of the apostle 
Paul, "That we henceforth be no 
more children, tossed to and fro, and 
carried about with every wind of 
doctrine, by the sleight of men, and 
cunning craftiness, whereby, they 
lie in wait to deceive" (Eph. 4:14). 
We can never run down the myriad 
of false doctrines and teachings, so 
let us concentrate upon digging 
deeper into truth. Through Bible 
study, heart searching, and prayer 
let us come to a profound conviction, 
and then let us be steadfast in that 
conviction. 
But, says the apostle, we are to be 
unmovable, as well as steadfast. 
Here is where many Christians fail. 
MESSENGER 
It is true that they are steadfast when 
all is pleasant, but so often they are 
moved in adversity. The Christian, 
like a mighty oak, must stand stead-
last in the pleasant sunshine and un-
movable in the torrents and fury of 
the storms of night. 
Certain little creatures of the sea 
fasten themselves to the rocks. Their 
weight is very slight, yet they can be 
pulled loose only with a great deal 
of difficulty. Why is this so? The 
creature secretes a solution that fills 
the space between itself and the 
rock, and this adheres tightly to the 
rock. When we attempt to pull the 
little creature loose we are not 
pulling against its strength, but 
against the strength of a natural law. 
The creature is strong because it 
adheres to this law. Just so, we must 
lose ourselves in Christ. As we 
adhere to spiritual law we become 
strong and unmovable. It is this 
experience that places the courage 
and power of Heaven within us. 
We have a definite part in the 
developing of this unmovable 
character. In Christ Object Lessons, 
p. 331, we read, "A noble, all-round 
character is not inherited. It does 
not come to us by accident. A noble 
character is earned by individual 
effort through the merits and grace 
of Christ. God gives the talents, the 
powers of the mind; we form the 
character. It is formed by hard, stem 
battles with self. Conflict after 
conflict must be waged against 
hereditary tendencies. We shall have 
to criticise ourselves closely, and 
allow not one unfavourable trait to 
remain uncorrected. Let no one say, 
I cannot remedy my defects of 
character. If you come to this 
decision, you will certainly fail of 
obtaining everlasting life. The im-
possibility lies in your own will. If 
you will not, then you can not 
overcome. The real difficulty arises 
from the corruption of an un-
sanctified heart, and an unwillingness 
to submit to the control of God." 
In the strength of God we are to 
stand as firm as a rock to principle. 
A life that is worth the cost requires 
that we be steadfast in belief and 
unmovable in character. With these 
qualities we are ready to enter upon 
useful personal activity for God. 
According to our text we are to be 
"always abounding in the work of the 
Lord." To be relieved from the 
frustrations of life does not mean 
doing as little as possible. It means 
doing diligently and ungrudgingly 
the work He calls us to do. Tested 
by this standard, how many lives 
really count? 
Far too many Christian: go to 
church expecting to sit and sing 
themselves into everlasting bliss, not 
seeming to realise or care that 
spiritual selfishness is poor prepara-
tion for the last great battle. Far too 
many Christians pamper themselves 
into becoming spiritual invalids. A 
robust Christian life requires exercise. 
Is your life worth the cost? Is it 
worth the hurry, the frenzy, the 
frustration? It can be if you are 
what God wants you to be. It can 
be if you are willing to follow the 
admonition and counsel in God's 
Word to be "stedfast, immoveable, 
always abounding in the work of the 
Lord." 
—Review and Herald 
A NEW ZEALAND COUPLE 
By BEULAH BAKER LLOYD 
When Ellen G. White, with Elder and Mrs. in vision and heard their conversations. She had 
George B. Starr, arrived in New Zealand from seen their home. She had seen them in action. God 
Australia (in 1893) they visited the home of a had shown it all to her. 
church elder and his wife at Kaeo. Upon entering �
How solemn is the thought that day by day 
the home Sister White remarked, "I have been here our words, looks, and actions are accurately 
before, and everything seems familiar to me." She recorded by the angels. �
"As the features 
had not been there in person, but had seen this of the countenance are reproduced . . . on the 
home and its occupants in vision some years polished plate of the artist, so the character is 
before, when she was in Switzerland. �
faithfully delineated in the books above. Yet how 
little solicitude is felt concerning that record which 
is to meet the gaze of heavenly beings. Could the 
veil which separates the visible from the invisible 
world be swept back, and the children of men 
behold an angel recording every word and deed, 
which they must meet again in the judgment, how 
many words that are daily uttered would remain 
unspoken; how many deeds would remain undone." 
—The Great Controversy, p. 487. 
Our Lord wants to help us make our home 
atmosphere fragrant with kindly words and deeds. 
His love in our hearts will fill our lives with an 
unselfish spirit, and we shall have the gentle touch, 
the winsome word, the considerate courtesy, the 
appreciative attitude, the deferential devotion, so 
How could Sister White be so sure about this necessary to making our homes happy. 
New Zealand couple? Because she had seen them �
—Review and Herald 
DECEMBER, 1961 
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A few days passed, and the elder's wife made 
this enlightening remark: "Now I believe the 
Testimonies to the Church because Sister White 
has related to me, word for word, conversations 
between myself and my husband in our dining 
room. Also she has described accurately and in 
detail when my husband and I gave way to our 
tempers. Sister White said, 'I saw it all and heard 
it all when I was in Switzerland.'" 
This was the means God used to help this 
elder and his wife accept Sister White as the Lord's 
special messenger to the church. They had doubted 
her mission and work, but now they were convinced 
that God had spoken to her. 
"When you get right down to it,, 
the good company your child needs 
is you." These words by Howard 
Whitman closed an article in Today's 
Health, which I picked up as I 
waited in the doctor's o ce, 
This thought deeply impressed 
me. It was not a new thought—
rather, it was startling only in the 
sense that this stranger to me was 
telling the world the very thing If 
have been eager to tell. We are so 
willing to give to our family every-
thing except what they need most—
ourselves. 
No doubt, all mothers could 
accomplish more work if there were 
no interruptions; and so could 
fathers. But we are admonished, 
"Give some of your leisure hours to 
your children/ become acquainted 
with them; associate with them in 
their work and in their sports, and 
win their confidence."—The Ministry 
of Healing, p. 301, 
I am sure that parents would be 
drawn closer to each other if they 
took more time for pleasure with the 
family. A few minutes of your time 
when the children want you most will 
be worth more than taking a day off 
now and then for recreation—worth 
more to you and to your children. 
I hear again and again (and I hope 
you do too), often at the most in-
opportune time, "Mother, come here! 
Hurry!" 
Come for what? It may be a baby 
bird in the rain barrel; or a baby 
ringneck just emerging from his 
shell. Possibly the big old blacksnake 
we don't want to kill, but always 
hope we don't see, is on the lawn. 
it may be an ant parade or the first 
strawberry. 
Whatever the excitement, there is 
only one suitable course of action—
GO! After all, why should I miss the 
fun? I can be sure the rest of the 
family will hasten to the same spot. 
Maybe I merely need to express an 
opinion, exclaim with admiration, or 
gash with pretended or real horror, 
We may gather a nature treasure 
into a jar, watch the rainbow fade, 
gingerly throw twigs at black 
Lucifer until he slithers off into the 
woods, watch the kittens play, or 
even push a stubborn toy car or 
tractor, Whatever it is, we had time 
to share it together, and most things 
we share can be fun. 
If from early childhood children 
are accustomed to sharing their 
experiences with one another and 
with their parents, and have helped 
carry the responsibility, they will be 
happy at home until they must be 
away for academy and college. Even 
then they will look back with 
pleasure on childhood fun at home, 
and long for vacations when they can 
be at home again. 
There are so many things that can 
make being at home with the family 
a rich experience. 
Family pets are fun if parents will 
try to see them through children's 
eyes. With a home as far from the 
city as possible, there should surely 
be room for some kind of pet. What 
can be more fun for all the family 
than the antics of a kitten or a 
puppy? Many kinds of wild animals 
make good pets if they are tamed 
when very young and left free to go 
and come. 
Even a city apartment has room 
for a parakeet, a canary, or at least 
some fish in a bowl—something for 
the family to enjoy together. 
Aren't pets troublesome? Of 
course! That's part of the fun if we 
can be good sports about it. I really 
don't like Teddy, our crow, lighting 
on my bed with a nerve-splitting caw 
when I'm taking that last luxurious 
stretch, even though I know I should 
get up. He doesn't stay in the house 
and lie can't open doors, but I can 
see a lot of fun dancing in the eyes 
of the teensters peeking around the 
door to catch my reaction. 
Camping out is a coveted ex-
perience for many children and 
youth. Most of us have a back yard 
with room for a tent. I don't want 
to leave my comfortable bed to 
sleep out there; but they do. We all 
share the fun of plans and 
experiences. 
If we can't go on a trip for a 
picnic, the table on our own grounds 
is a pleasure. The bustle and excite-
ment of carrying food and equipment 
outside may not be soothing to me, 
but the peace and quiet of the out-
doors is, and young people love it. 
Picnic time is a good time for 
games too. There are several games 
available from your Book and Bible 
House for Sabbath and for ordinary 
days. A lively Bible game while our 
food is digesting helps put everyone 
in the mood for exercise. A nature 
bike is fun any time, but it is even 
more pleasant when it has a definite 
purpose, such as collecting flowers, 
leaves or rocks for an MV Honour. 
The family reading circle couldn't 
be left out of Seventh-day Adventist 
homes. We have such a wealth of 
good books—mission stories, Bible 
stories, nature stories, histories, 
biographiesl What a pleasure to share 
them together! They cost, but they 
pay. We should not forget our 
wonderful magazines either. There 
is one to suit every member of the 
family. 
Missionary work is a pleasure to 
all who love the Lord. There is 
someone near you who would be 
greatly cheered by the thoughtful 
gift of a loaf of bread or a visit from 
some or all of your family There is 
joy in planning together to relieve 
the suffering of some poor or sick 
neighbour. Children are quick to 
volunteer to take food, clothing, or 
bedding to those in need. 
A startling statement appears on 
page 197 of The Adventist Home—
"Mothers are needed who will so 
guide their children that they will 
regard themselves as a pat t of the 
family." That statement brings to my 
mind lonely little ones who feel 
unloved and unwanted in their 
homes. How these children do need 
to have fun with the family, but 
they feel left out. May we all have 
Fuch genuine fun in our family 
circles that we may travel as 
unbroken families to that home of 
everlasting joy. 
—Review and Herald 
Fun With the Family 
By MAE CARBERRY BRADLEY 
MESSENGER 
The world is full of treasures 
headed for destruction, and the 
greatest need today is for volunteers 
who will search diligently to find 
them. I do not speak of gold or 
uranium, nor of any other mundane 
substance, but of that most precious 
entity of all—the human soul. 
There seems to be one serious 
drawback in meeting this demand for 
willing workers. It is the lack of 
time; at least that is the usual excuse. 
What a premium is placed on time, 
yet how little of it we use for the 
purpose God intended it! Do you 
know whose idea it is to keep us 
occupied with everything else, so 
there will be no time left for saving 
souls? "Satan is now seeking to hold 
God's people in a state of inactivity, 
 
to keep them from acting their part 
in spreading the truth, that they may 
at last be weighed in the balance 
and found wanting."—Testimonies, 
vol. 1, p. 260, 
Despite the oft-heard excuse "You 
have more time than I do," there are 
exactly 24 hours in every day for 
each of us. Some have found out how 
to squeeze much into these allotted 
hours, while others, when they have 
an hour to waste, usually spend it 
with someone who hasn't. 
It ..is .one who organises his time 
who appears to have so much of it, 
Of course, he hasn't a second more 
than anyone else. With systematic 
planning anyone can use his spare 
moments in something constructive—
reading, exercise, listening to up-
lifting music, or just plain thinking. 
In travelling about with my husband 
—visiting members, attending meet. 
ings, et cetera—I am often on the 
road with nothing to do but think. 
At such times I jot down thoughts 
that prove worth while, thoughts 
that might never again enter my 
mind. 
Wrote Charles Kingsley, "Have 
thy tools ready; God will find thee 
work." There is no better way to be 
DECEMBER, 1961 
ready for the coming of Jesus than 
to help others get ready, in fact, this 
soul-winning work should be the 
closest concern of our hearts. "Multi-
tudes are perishing; but how few 
are burdened for these souls! There 
is a stupor, a paralysis, upon many 
of the people of God, which prevents 
them from understanding the duty 
of the hours."—Ibid., vol. 8, p. 119. 
One spring disastrous floods were 
threatening numerous homes along 
the banks of many rivers in the 
State of Washington and calls were 
broadcast for help to save them. As 
the people of one town responded 
they were amazed and indignant to 
find most of the workers trying 
desperately to save the dance hall 
while close by houses were being 
washed down the river. Obviously, 
this amusement centre was the main 
object of their affections. 
Likewise, if we but realised it, 
use we make of our time as 
surely reveals what is dearest to our 
hearts. Unless we make the right use 
of the talents and education we 
acquire, of what value will they be 
in those crises just before us? 
Christian education means more 
than merely preparation to earn a 
living for ourselves; it means 
ringing eternal life to others. 
Suppose you were the only one in 
your neighbourhood with a flower 
garden, Would you hesitate to share 
its beauties with those about you? 
Would you gladly display it to 
others, offering them beautiful 
bouquets? Of course, you wouldn't 
FORCE flowers on anyone, but un-
doubtedly you would want to pick 
them as often as possible, knowing 
that the more they were picked the 
snore abundant would be the yield. 
This is true of the gospel message 
we have to give. Sometimes we are 
the only ones in the neighbourhood, 
or the entire vicinity, who have a 
knowledge of its saying power. But 
the more generous we are in sharing 
it with others, the more its beauty 
multiplies for us. Although not all 
will accept it, we are bound to profit 
by the very act of charitability in 
freely offering it. 
Today nearly everyone—including 
many Christians—seems to be en-
grossed in an eager search for 
pleasure; but how few spend any 
time in the quest for lost souls. 
If we understand and appreciate 
the love Christ felt for a lost world 
we will work as untiringly as He 
worked, and if necessary be willing 
to give our very lives that others may 
live. That human beings are capable 
of a love such as this has been 
demonstrated many time s. One 
summer not many years ago a 
woman who was caring for her 
grandchildren stepped outside the 
door on a hot afternoon to see what 
they were doing. Her keen eye 
immediately fell on a rattlesnake 
close by the children, all coiled and 
ready to strike. They had not seen 
it. She had nothing at hand with 
which to kill it, and there was no 
time to lose in looking for something. 
Grandmother simply did the next 
best thing, well knowing what would 
happen. Seizing the deadly reptile 
with her bare hands, she distracted 
its attention from the children to 
herself. 
Later, in the hospital, this is what 
she told me: 
"I knew its poison would be less 
likely to kill me than it would any of 
the children, but if someone had to 
die, I would much rather it be me 
than any of them." She nearly lost 
her life, but her trigger-quick action 
spared the lives of her grandchildren. 
Her instant decision was prompted 
by an intense love for those children 
so dear to her heart. 
It was just such a love that led 
the Saviour to die for our sins. It 
was His great love for you and me 
that made Him risk everything at 
the hands of that old serpent, the 
devil, in order to seek, salvage, and 
save His lost treasure. Is it not worth 
all the time and effort we can put 
into it to be ready for this hour? 
—Review and Herald 
7 
Salvaging Lost Treasure 
By VELVA B. HOLT 
New church building at Boulard, Haiti. 
8 
Dedication of Boulard, Haiti, Church 
On the morning of July 8, 1961 
the dreams and the plans of the 99 
church members in the Boulard dis-
trict in South Haiti came to a pleas-
ant fulfillment as the members with 
Pastor Joses Brutus, the President 
of the Mission, and Brother Nahum 
Dorval, the district leader of the 
Cayes district, dedicated their beauti-
ful church to the service of God for 
a light to the surrounding communi-
ties. 
In 1940 the Advent truth came to 
tne Boulard area in the person of 
Mrs. Cirius Gilles, the first member 
in this area. She was soon joined in 
her efforts to spread the gospel by 
Brothers Flerisma Desjardins and 
Fontenoix Compere. It is interesting 
to note that in their respective life-
times these two brothers have won 
over 300 precious souls for the king-
dom of God in various parts of Haiti. 
The Boulard church is an attractive 
building situated on a hillside com-
manding a spectacular view of the 
adjoining valley. Being visible for 
several miles in this valley, the church 
will be a silent witness of a crucified 
Saviour to many folks daily. The 
church is of concrete construction, 
and even though located a 45-minute 
walk from the nearest road, the roof 
is made of galvanised iron which had 
to be carried in on the heads of the 
workers. The interior of the church 
is artistically finished in white, with 
the pulpit and wood trim finished 
in dark mahogany. 
The members of the church in 
Cayes chartered a truck which took 
them to Dubreuil from whieh they 
walked to Boulard so as to be able 
to unite their hearts with the mem-
bers of the Boulard church on this 
joyous occasion. With the many vis-
itors present, the total attendance at 
the service was about 500. Many 
were standing ,.in the aisles and 
outside the church. 
In addition to the act of dedica-
tion performed by Pastor Brutus, the 
service included a short dedication 
service for the babies in the congre-
gation, and a welcome for 13 newly 
baptised church members. 
—Daniel Patchin 
"However imperfect and sinful we 
may be, the Lord holds out to us the 
offer of partnership with Himself, of 
apprenticeship to Christ. He invites us 
to come under the divine instruction, 
that, uniting with Christ, we may work 
the works of God." 
—The Desire of Ages, p. 297. 
"'Ye are the light of the world.' 
The Jews, thought to confine the 
benefits of salvation to their own 
nation; but Christ showed them that 
salvation is like the sunshine. It 
belongs to the whole world. The 
religion of the Bible is not to be con-
fined between the covers of a book, 
nor within the walls of a church. It is 
not to be brought out occasionally for 
our own benefit, and then to be care-
fully laid aside again. It is to sanctify 
the daily life, to manifest itself in 
every business transaction and in all 
our social ralations." 
—The Desire of Ages, pp. 306, 307. 
Church Dedication in 
British Guiana 
The new Green Street church in 
Georgetown, British Guiana, was ded-
icated on Sunday afternoon, July 23. 
Guest speaker for the occasion was 
Pastor C. 0. Franz, of the Inter-Amer-
ican Division. J. G. Fulfer of the 
Caribbean Union offered the dedica-
tory prayer, and Mrs. A. Baker pre-
sented the history of the church. 
Others participating in the service 
were E. r. Parchment and L. R. 
Arthur, officers of the mission; S. L. 
Gadsby of the Caribbean Union, and 
A. E. Burgess, local elder. 
In the year 1944 Pastor 0. P. Reid 
held an evangelistic effort in Hogg 
Street, Albouystown. As a result, the 
Albouystown church was organised 
with a membership of forty-nine. 
After occupying a rented building for 
seven years, the believers were forced 
to vacate the building and return to 
the Georgetown church for a period 
of time. 
Later, an endeavour was made to 
hold services in a tent, and then 
again the group was moved to rented 
quarters, until finally in 1957 they 
started to build at the present loca-
tion. The ground floor of the build-
ing is occupied by the elementary 
school. 
Much toil and sacrifice have gone 
into the erection of this building, and 
under the blessing of God it will, truly 
le a lighthouse shining in the dark-
ness. 
—J. G. Fulfer 
MESSENGER 
Lay Activities 
Ingathering in Panama 
Ingathering is undoubtedly an im-
portant activity and an interesting 
work of the church as well as a mar-
velous opportunity for making mis-
sionary contacts. 
This year as we visited large busi-
ness enterprises in the city of Panama, 
we were again able to realise that 
many people know about the work of 
the Seventh-day Adventists even 
though we may not have had too 
much previous contact with these 
people. While we were in conversa-
tion with the president of an insur-
mce company presenting the Ingath-
ering appeal and after holding a very 
pleasant conversation with him, he 
called his secretary and said, "I have 
known about Seventh-day Adventists 
for many years. They are doing a 
good work and I believe that we 
ought to give them a generous dona-
tion." 
On another occasion, we were visit-
ing the manager of a paper company. 
He gave us a donation and in doing 
so, he surprised us by saving, "At 
one time I was a Missionary Volun-
teer leader in the Seventh-day Ad-
ventist church. With God's help, I 
expect to be back in the truth again." 
There is good spirit and good will 
in all the Panama field. The brethren 
are desirous of joining their efforts 
to the efforts of the workers in order 
to reach and pass the super goal set 
for the Ingathering campaign. 
We thank God for His great 
blessings. 
—M. Grunzeug 
"With almost impatient eagerness 
the angels wait for our co-operation; 
for man must be the channe! to com-
municate with man. And when we 
give ourselves to Christ in whole-
hearted devotion, angels rejoice that 
they may speak through our voices to 
reveal God's love." 
—The Desire of Ages, p. 297. 
DECEMBER, 1961 
According to the divine counsel 
"every church should be a training 
school for Christian workers. Its 
members should be taught how to 
give Bible readings."—Christian Serv-
ice, p. 59. 
Here is the inspiration that led us 
to a definite plan to train outstanding 
laymen to be instructors of Lay Evan-
gelism in their churches. The Division 
Committee studied this plan and 
recommended that it be tried in two 
or three pilot schools. One of the first 
fields to accept this challenge was the 
Inter-Oceanic Mission in Mexico. 
Thirty-six fine laymen took the in-
structor's course and thirty-one grad-
uated as instructors. Today they are 
back in their churches and under the 
leadership of these laymen, schools of 
Lay Evangelism are being conducted 
in many places. The enthusiasm is 
great. 
A new leading group of laymen is 
growing out of the great laymen's 
movement in Inter-America A new 
day has come as far as training our 
members for better work for the Lord 
is concerned. W;th this programme 
and with these outstanding instructors 
among our laymen we are approach-
ing the day of "universal action". 
This will help us to accomplish our 
task and lead the entire church to 
work, and as a result the finishing of 
the work of God on earth. We are 
praying for the outpouring of the 
Holy Spirit in practicing this plan. 
—V. W. Schoen 
"There is something for everyone to 
do. Every soul that believes the truth 
is to stand in his lot and place, saying, 
'Here am I; send me' " (Isa. 6:8). 
—Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 49. 
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School of Lay Evangelism in Ciudad Mante, Northern Mexican Mission. Lay instructors 
Antonio Baij, Serafin Gonzalez and his wife 0. M. de Gonzalez are shown teaching their 
fellow church members how to work for the Lord. 
Lay Activities 
First Laymen as Instructors of 
Lay Evangelism in Action 
9 
New headquarters of the Puerto Rico Conference. 
antitaan 
New Headquarters in 
Puerto Rico 
For almost forty years, the centre 
of Seventh-day Adventist activities 
in Puerto Rico was located on the 
corner of Hoare and Marti Streets at 
a place in Santurce often referred to 
as "Stop 14". 
As the work grew in Puerto Rico, 
and on account of heavy slow-moving 
traffic in the rapidly expanding met-
ropolis, the Executive Committee of 
the Conference directed the officers 
to search for a larger and more ade-
quate headquarters from which to 
serve the growing interests of the 
Advent work in all the island. 
We thank God for having directed 
us to the place which now houses the 
conference staff (see accompanying 
picture). 
The property, nearly one acre in 
size, is situated near the approach to 
the San Juan metropolitan area. On 
this property is a three-storey build-
ing surrounded by numerous shade 
trees and ample parking space. The 
conference offices are on the main 
floor. The building has been enlarged 
and remodeled to also accommodate 
the Voice of Prophecy Correspond-
ence School and the Book and Bible 
House plus two guest rooms on the 
ground-level. A chapel and other con-
ference activities occupy the terrace 
and top floor of the, building. 
The new conference postal address 
is: Box G., Caparra Heights, San 
Juan, Puerto Rico. 
The conference headquatters can 
be located by going to Hectarea 4 
on the Guaynabo Highway in Villa 
Caparra. 
Our telephones are: 782-4080 and 
782-0475. 
We extend a cordial invitation to 
our brethren to visit the conference 
offices whenever they may be in 
Puerto Rico. 
—A. H. Riffel 
eefikae antetican 
Help to Needy 
Families in El Salvador 
A few weeks ago the closing down 
of a mine in the Monte Cristo area 
of El Salvador caused the immediate 
unemployment of four hundred fam 
ilies, who soon found themselves in 
tragic circumstances. 
When the Salvador Mission officers, 
F. A. Arroyo, president, and V. M. 
Ferrera, secretary-treasurer, were 
aware of the needs of these people, 
they took action to supply a quantity 
of staple food items to those in great-
est need. A total of one thousand 
pounds of rice, beans, sugar, milk and 
shortening were given out in the 
initial distribution, each family re-
ceiving a total of forty pounds of 
food. Needless to say, these folk sin-
cerely appreciated this kind act, and 
were grateful for the interest which 
the Salvador Mission displayed in 
coming to their rescue. 
The Mission Committee also 
placed a request with the Inter-
American Division and General Con-
ference for a shipment of food and 
used clothing, so that those who con-
tinue in need may still look to the 
Salvador Mission. The Inter-Ameri-
can Division Lay Activities Depart-
ment promptly processed this request 
and liberally increased it before relay-
ing it to the General Conference. 
The Salvador Mission has again 
made itself known to the public as a 
beneficent organisation, and is appre-
ciated as a church which is moved 
into action by the suffering of its 
fellowmen. 
—W. V. Wiist 
5Planca-MaWan 
Three Ministerial Interns 
Return to the Union 
There is no greater joy for parents 
than to see their children return 
home after a long absence. Certainly 
there is not any greater joy for our 
mothers and sisters than to see their 
young people return to their native 
land after a long absence of several 
years abroad preparing for the 
service of the Master. For the first 
time in the history of the French 
West Indies Mission, two young men 
will return to their native island to 
begin their pastoral careers as 
ministerial interns. 
Brethren Plumain and Chandler 
left Gaudeloupe in 1955 to go to 
France. Both of them had begun 
their ministry as colporteur evange-
lists, and it was through the 
colporteur work that they were able 
each year during those five years to 
assure themselves a scholarship. 
Both of them graduated from the 
Seminary this year with a major in 
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MESSENGER 
theology. It is interesting to know 
that Brother Plumain was elected 
president of his graduating class, and 
another French West Indian brother, 
Antoine Oculi, was named the 
secretary. We are expecting Brother 
Oculi with us in the Franco-Haitian 
Union next year, God willing. 
A third graduate, this one from 
Caribbean Union College; Brother 
Guy Valleray, is entering the work as 
a ministerial intern in the French 
Guiana Mission. 
It is certainly with satisfaction and 
joy that we welcome these workers 
to our corps of workers in the 
Franco-Haitian Union. We trust that 
these three young men will be a real 
source of encouragement to our 
brethren and sisters among whom 
they will minister. 
--S. F. Monnier 
West Indies 
Fellowship Day at 
Robin's Bay 
A most unique and interesting 
event in Jamaica Adventist circles 
was the baptism and fellowship 
service which convened at the camp 
site at Robin's Bay on Sunday, 
September 24, 1961, in which many 
hundreds of members and friends 
from the more than thirty churches 
of the parish of- St. Mary participated. 
Chapter one opened with a scene 
at the water's edge—a beautiful and 
solemn scene—a baptismal service. 
There in the calm freshness of the 
new day, interspersed with the 
singing of hymns of surrender and 
dedication, eighty-seven candidates 
from the five districts of the parish 
went one by one into the water, 
where they were buried with their 
Lord in baptism. 
Another chapter, at a later hour, 
found Elder A. C. Stockhausen, 
president of the Union, delivering a 
message, the inspiration of which 
brought over thirty individuals to 
their spiritual senses and then to their 
feet, indicating their determination to 
leave the world and its mirage of sin 
and to accept the cross of Christ and 
its final triumph. 
Altogether, a beautiful story was 
written for Christ in those happy 
hours of Christian fellowship, and as 
the memories linger, the joy and 
DECEMBER, 1961 
wonder of salvation find expression 
in the exclamation, "What must it 
be to be there!" 
—Mavis Holgate 
.Mexican 
God With Us 
During the months of May and 
June, 1961, it was my privilege to 
hold an evangelistic campaign in the 
lovely town of Ciudad de los Cerritos, 
"City of the Little Hills", in the 
eastern part of the state of San Luis 
Potosi. 
The small group of brethren who 
compose the membership of the 
church in this place, readily volun-
teered their help for the meetings. 
We made all the arrangements 
necessary and distributed our 
publicity material. We prayed much 
and began our meetings in an im-
provised 1 o c a t i o n. Remembering 
God's promises of help, we patiently 
awaited the results. 
From the very beginning the 
meetings were blessed of God in 
spite of opposition. People from 
various levels of society attended our 
meetings night after night to the 
extent that our hall was too small for 
the 400 or more people who 
honoured us with their presence. 
It was not long until our messages 
created discussions among the 
people. Some of the people favoured 
us and others opposed us. Many 
began making their decisions to join 
the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 
This caused the local priest (he 
listened to our meetings night after 
night from a nearby place where he 
look note of what was going on) 
together with his supporters to lay 
plans to stop our work. His argument 
was that we were dividing the in-
habitants of the town because of the 
preaching of false doctrines. 
One night the enemies of the 
Advent truth thought to carry out 
their plans to put a stop to our 
meetings. They came to our meeting 
place to put an end to our preaching, 
but fortunately the large group of 
people who had gathered to hear the 
preaching was so large that it was 
impossible for the disturbers to gain 
entrance. 
According to reports, we under-
stand that it was their purpose to 
burn our meeting house, to destroy 
our amplifying system, the light 
plant and all other equipment that 
we had. They also had in mind to 
liquidate the evangelistic company, 
but the angels of the Lord intervened 
and prevented these wicked men 
from gaining access to the building 
and, thus, their purposes were 
defeated. Finally they left with a 
promise to return at a more suitable 
time. They were unable to frighten 
us because we claimed the promise 
which says, "If God be for us, who 
can be against us" (Rom. 8:31). 
The next day the leader of the 
mob that was supposed to have 
destroyed us and who was the owner 
of a firecracker factory, lost his 
factory by fire. The owner himself 
was severely burned. He was so 
badly injured that it was necessary 
to take him to a hospital in the city 
of San Luis Potosi, where according 
to the newspaper reports, he died an 
agonising death due to the burns he 
received. This incident stirred the 
whole town of Ciudad de los 
Cerritos. Our brethren and friends 
thought in terms of these scriptural 
words, "It is hard for thee to kick 
against the pricks" (Acts 9:5). 
We continued our meetings with 
greater fervor than ever because we 
knew that God was with us. I thank 
God for His care and because the 
work that we were able to do for 
Him became a great blessing for this 
town. I know that erelong we shall 
have a lovely harvest of souls who 
shall be at the feet of Jesus from 
Ciudad de los Cerritos. 
—Raymundo Benitez M. 
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION 
MESSENGER 
CLYDE 0. FRANZ 
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ARTHUR H. ROTH �
Associate Editor 
DORA REED �Associate Editor 
UNION CORRESPONDENTS 
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Alberta Jacobs 
Central American Union �. .Dora Reed 
Colombia-Venezuela Union �
W. T. Collins 
Mexican Union �
R. F. Williams 
West Indies Union �Mrs. W. A. Holgate 
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Seventh-day Adventists. 
11 
The Claims of God 
"All should remember that 
God's claims upon us underlie 
every other claim. He gives to 
us bountifully, and the contract 
which He has made with man is 
that he is to return to Him the 
tenth of his possessions." 
—General Conference Bulletin 
vol. 2, Second Quarter, 1897, 
p. 75. 
Ordination of Ministers 
in Puerto Rico 
In conjunction with the recently 
held Puerto Rico conference session 
and the Missionary Volunteer 
Festival of the Holy Scriptures, two 
workers were ordained to the gospel 
ministry. 
The brethren ordained to the 
ministry were: Juan Melendez who 
has carried various responsibilities in 
the Puerto Rico Conference and more 
recently has served as pastor of the 
Vega Baja District; and D. Alberto 
Rodriguez who for seven years was 
a teacher and Dean of Men of the 
Antillian College and who during 
the last year and a half, has done 
pastoral work in the Caguas District. 
Elder T. E. Lucas of the General 
Conference preached the ordination 
sermon which was translated from 
the English into Spanish by Elder 
G. E. Maxson of the Inter-American 
Division. Elder R. L. Jacobs, Presi-
dent of the Antillian Union, gave 
the charge. The ordination prayer 
was offered by Manuel Mendez and 
the welcome was extended by the 
President of the Conference, Elder 
A. H. Riffel. 
Among the Puerto Rico Con-
ference workers we have six licensed 
ministers who are developing nicely 
and are doing a good work in the 
winning of souls. —A. H. Riffel 
New Leader in Mexico 
Elder Alfredo Aeschlimann has 
been appointed to serve as Division 
Administrative A dvisor in the 
Mexican Union. Elder Aeschlimann 
takes the place left vacant by Elder 
David H. Baasch who recently was 
appointed to the secretaryship of the 
Inter-American Division. 
Elder Aeschlimann takes over his 
responsibilities in Mexico with a long 
background of devoted service to 
the Advent movement in the South 
American and the Inter-American 
Divisions. Immediately prior to going 
to Mexico, Elder Aeschlimann served 
the Inter-American Division as vice 
president of the Antillian Union with 
special assignment as counselor to the 
Pastor Juan Melendez (left) and 
ordained 
work in Cuba. Before his recent ad-
ministrative responsibilities in Cuba, 
Elder Aeschlimann served the cause 
as head of the Theological Depart-
ment in the Antillian College on the 
Santa Clara campus. Before coming 
to Inter-America, Elder Aeschlimann 
was president of the Austral Union 
in the South American Division and 
had also been a pastor and evange-
list in the republic of Chile for many 
years before entering into adminis-
trative responsibilities. We believe 
that Elder Aeschlimann's appointment 
to Mexico is in God's order. We be-
speak for Elder and Mrs. Aeschlimann 
heaven's rich blessings as they take 
tip work for the Master in the great 
republic of Mexico. 
—Arthur II. Roth 
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► Elder Samuel Weiss, of the 
Southern California Conference, and 
former Lay Activities and Sabbath 
school secretary of the Central 
American Union, returned to Central 
America in September for a brief 
visit to conduct an evangelistic 
crusade in Guatemala City. The 
G u a t e m a l a City church was 
organised for an aggressive campaign 
to bring the truth to many in 
Guatemala's capital city. Attendance 
at the meetings was good, averaging 
from 700 to over 1,000 per night. 
► Miss Judy Siry has recently joined 
the Division office staff as a translator 
and office secretary. Miss Shy was 
formerly employed at the Bella Vista 
Hospital, in Puerto Rico. 
► Elder Don Reynolds, of the 
Southern California Conference, was 
made available to the Nicaragua 
Mission for a series of evangelistic 
meetings in the city of Bluefields. 
Elder Reynolds conducted his meet-
ings in the new type inflatable audi-
torium called a "Cloud Cathedral." 
Elder Wilbert Oliver and brethren 
Joshua Bloomfield, Glenn Brooks and 
Harold Premdas assisted in the 
meetings. 
Pastor D. Alberto Rodriguez (right) who were recently 
in the Puerto Rico Conference. 
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