January 1969 Issue
Three Angels Over New Orleans
Edward Earl Cleveland
THE city of New Orleans in the summer of 1968 was the scene of an evangelistic campaign conducted for twelve weeks in the center of the city. Night after night I opened the meetings by quoting Revelation 14:6, 7, which fact accounts for the title of this article, "Three Angels Over New Orleans." At the conclusion of this meeting 229 people were baptized, with an additional thirty reclaimed to the faith. . .
THE city of New Orleans in the summer of 1968 was the scene of an evangelistic campaign conducted for twelve weeks in the center of the city. Night after night I opened the meetings by quoting Revelation 14:6, 7, which fact accounts for the title of this article, "Three Angels Over New Orleans." At the conclusion of this meeting 229 people were baptized, with an additional thirty reclaimed to the faith. . .Philosophy of Inspiration in the Writings of Ellen G. White (Part 1)
Leslie Hardinge
AMONG Adventist teachers and preachers eager discussion is going on at the present time on the nature of inspiration. This makes the need for a careful and continuing study of this topic most important. . .
AMONG Adventist teachers and preachers eager discussion is going on at the present time on the nature of inspiration. This makes the need for a careful and continuing study of this topic most important. . .20th-Century Elihus
J.R. Spangler
ELIHU, the son of a Buzite, one of Job's friends, was an eloquent debater. His material fills several chapters in the book of Job. Listen to one of his confessions that zeros in on the subject under discussion. . .
ELIHU, the son of a Buzite, one of Job's friends, was an eloquent debater. His material fills several chapters in the book of Job. Listen to one of his confessions that zeros in on the subject under discussion. . .How to Get Favorable Decisions
George E. Knowles
OUR decision series runs for twenty-three consecutive nights followed by five nights of baptismal classes. Before the meetings start we plan a baptism for the last Sabbath morning of the series and an other baptism one week later. In ten years of evangelism—sometimes in very small places where we had no church—God has always been true to His promise: "Let ministers and lay members go forth into the ripening fields. They will find their harvest wherever they proclaim the for gotten truths of the Bible.". . .
OUR decision series runs for twenty-three consecutive nights followed by five nights of baptismal classes. Before the meetings start we plan a baptism for the last Sabbath morning of the series and an other baptism one week later. In ten years of evangelism—sometimes in very small places where we had no church—God has always been true to His promise: "Let ministers and lay members go forth into the ripening fields. They will find their harvest wherever they proclaim the for gotten truths of the Bible.". . .More Than One Voice (Part 1)
R. M. Ritland
IN A REPORT from the National Science Foundation distributed to science teachers (NSF 63-15, May, 1963, pp. 1, 2) it was stated, "More scientific and technological discoveries have been made in the past fifteen years than in all previous recorded time." The truly phenomenal practical triumphs of science during this brief period, indeed, during the past century, have earned much well-deserved public respect for science. . .
IN A REPORT from the National Science Foundation distributed to science teachers (NSF 63-15, May, 1963, pp. 1, 2) it was stated, "More scientific and technological discoveries have been made in the past fifteen years than in all previous recorded time." The truly phenomenal practical triumphs of science during this brief period, indeed, during the past century, have earned much well-deserved public respect for science. . .Our Task
Lawton G. Lowe
AN OLD preacher once said, "If man has a soul, and he has; and if that soul can be won or lost for eternity, and it can; then the most important thing in the world is to bring a man to Jesus Christ.". . .
AN OLD preacher once said, "If man has a soul, and he has; and if that soul can be won or lost for eternity, and it can; then the most important thing in the world is to bring a man to Jesus Christ.". . .Space-Age God
Clyde C. Cleveland
SPACE probes are becoming common place. The now-familiar countdown procedure has been viewed on television by millions. The man in the street is growing more conversant with such concepts as lunar excursion module (LEM) and manned orbiting laboratory (MOL). . .
SPACE probes are becoming common place. The now-familiar countdown procedure has been viewed on television by millions. The man in the street is growing more conversant with such concepts as lunar excursion module (LEM) and manned orbiting laboratory (MOL). . .Africa in the Bible Crusade
Samuele Bacchiocchi
IT IS an accepted fact that the Holy Scriptures belong to the whole of the human family. But does each tribe, nation, and continent cherish a sense of belonging to the Word of God? Africans came in direct contact with the Bible in the days of colonization, when Western powers imported the Sacred Book to their lands as a stabilizing factor. It should not therefore surprise any Westerner to meet honest persons in this vast continent who, in their subconscious, regard the Bible as the Book of the white man. . .
IT IS an accepted fact that the Holy Scriptures belong to the whole of the human family. But does each tribe, nation, and continent cherish a sense of belonging to the Word of God? Africans came in direct contact with the Bible in the days of colonization, when Western powers imported the Sacred Book to their lands as a stabilizing factor. It should not therefore surprise any Westerner to meet honest persons in this vast continent who, in their subconscious, regard the Bible as the Book of the white man. . .Madras Field School of Evangelism
D. R. Watts
THERE are those who send up the mournful cry that the time for working the great cities is long past, that these great metropolises, "almost wholly given over to idolatry," have sinned away their day of grace and so hardened their hearts against the voice of God that there is little use for us to put forth great efforts for them. . .
THERE are those who send up the mournful cry that the time for working the great cities is long past, that these great metropolises, "almost wholly given over to idolatry," have sinned away their day of grace and so hardened their hearts against the voice of God that there is little use for us to put forth great efforts for them. . .Hospital Evangelism (Concluded)
Ralph Blodgett
WE HAVE been discussing ways of making the most of our hospital visits. Now we come to another very helpful means of making it truly evangelical. . .
WE HAVE been discussing ways of making the most of our hospital visits. Now we come to another very helpful means of making it truly evangelical. . .The Minister as a Marriage Counselor (Concluded)
Harold Shryock, M.D.
THERE is no outline of interview for marriage counseling that suits every case. Best results are usually obtained when the inter view is conducted informally. It requires greater effort, perhaps, to conduct a profitable informal interview, but the person who is in difficulty responds more favorably to an easy type of conversation than to the stilted question-and-answer style. Further more, an informal interview permits the counselor to adapt his method to the needs of the individual case. The following suggestions are offered as guidelines. . .
THERE is no outline of interview for marriage counseling that suits every case. Best results are usually obtained when the inter view is conducted informally. It requires greater effort, perhaps, to conduct a profitable informal interview, but the person who is in difficulty responds more favorably to an easy type of conversation than to the stilted question-and-answer style. Further more, an informal interview permits the counselor to adapt his method to the needs of the individual case. The following suggestions are offered as guidelines. . .A Univeristy Professor's Confession
Ron Runyan
THE following story told in the third per son is a true one. It is in the exact words of the professor involved. I have not added or detracted one syllable. The young man involved is one of our educators with more than three alphabetical symbols behind his name. The fact that there are no gray hairs on his head is proof of his youth, not the kind of hair dressing he uses. . .
THE following story told in the third per son is a true one. It is in the exact words of the professor involved. I have not added or detracted one syllable. The young man involved is one of our educators with more than three alphabetical symbols behind his name. The fact that there are no gray hairs on his head is proof of his youth, not the kind of hair dressing he uses. . .The Pastor's Bible Class
Orley M. Berg
AN INCREASING number of pastors are discovering that the pastor's Bible class can be the most fruitful agency in the entire church program for the winning of souls. Although least expensive, it can be the most effective. . .
AN INCREASING number of pastors are discovering that the pastor's Bible class can be the most fruitful agency in the entire church program for the winning of souls. Although least expensive, it can be the most effective. . .The Laying On of Hands at Baptism
L. R. Van Dolson
ONE day several years ago I was conversing with a missionary of the Brethren Church in Kobe, Japan. We were comparing our respective beliefs when suddenly he asked me a simple enough question but one I had never thought of and couldn't answer. "You claim to follow all the practices of the apostolic church," he said; "why, then, don't you practice the laying on of hands at baptism as the New Testament tells us the apostles did?"
ONE day several years ago I was conversing with a missionary of the Brethren Church in Kobe, Japan. We were comparing our respective beliefs when suddenly he asked me a simple enough question but one I had never thought of and couldn't answer. "You claim to follow all the practices of the apostolic church," he said; "why, then, don't you practice the laying on of hands at baptism as the New Testament tells us the apostles did?"Bible Instructors Organize
Alice Brantley
A UNIQUE organization has recently come into being with the formation of the Bible Instructors' Association, a group composed of the Bible instructors of the Northeastern Conference. . .
A UNIQUE organization has recently come into being with the formation of the Bible Instructors' Association, a group composed of the Bible instructors of the Northeastern Conference. . .Basic Relationships of the Minister's Wife
Margit Strom Heppenstall
I AGREE that we have many problems and challenges as ministers' wives. But above all else, let us emphasize the wonderful privilege we have in working for God along with our husbands. This is the greatest thing in the world!"
I AGREE that we have many problems and challenges as ministers' wives. But above all else, let us emphasize the wonderful privilege we have in working for God along with our husbands. This is the greatest thing in the world!"