T.J. Michael
By T. J. MICHAEL, Associate Secretary of the General Conference
Articles by T.J. Michael
How Shall We Do It?"
February 1939
It will doubtless be of interest to readers of The Ministry to know of some of the problems which confront us in our work in India. Statistics often weary, but let me mention some, nevertheless. In the Northwest India Union, one of the five…
Faithfulness in Reporting
November 1940
The title of this article may suggest to some that I am planning to admonish our workers in general, and our missionaries in particular, to be more cooperative in providing for a constant flow of reports of progress…
The Advent Message to Moslems
June 1940
Any of our missionaries are far better qualified to discuss this topic than I. But for many years I have been concerned regarding our work among Moslem people. I recognize this as being perhaps the greatest problem…
National Christian Mission Objectives
April 1941
The National Christian Mission visited Washington, D.C., during the week of February 2-9. There were about thirty leaders connected with the group, among the most prominent and best known being Dr. Stanley Jones, missionary…
Maintaining the Foreign Mission Vision
December 1942
In Proverbs 29:18 we are told that "where there is no vision, the people perish." This text may, no doubt, be interpreted in various ways. I believe, however, that it is particularly true with regard to the foreign…
Shall We Go Out of Business--As a Foreign Mission Enterprise?
September 1942
The following statement was recently made by a mission administrator, but, fortunately, not a Seventh-day Adventist administrator : "I wish to state and offer information and arguments in support of the proposition…
Doing What "Can't be Done"
May 1942
In one field which I have visited it was felt for many years that intensive evangelistic efforts such as are conducted in the homeland were almost entirely impossible, especially in the cities. The attempts at evangelism…
Listening in on the Cleveland and Convention
March 1943
Early in December, 1942, a series of meetings was held in Cleveland, Ohio, which has come to be known as The Cleveland Convention. The Federal Council of Churches had its biennial session ; the Foreign Missions Conference…
"Spiritual Therapeutics"
August 1944
In World Dominion for September-October, 1943, there appeared an article entitled "Spiritual Therapeutics," which I wish all our denominational workers could read. The article deals specifically with the need of missionary appointees' being…
Trends Toward Union of Protestant Churches
April 1945
The foreign Missions Conference of North America is an organization consisting of representatives of more than sixty Protestant denominations, and more than one hundred and twenty church organizations in the United States…
We Must Put First Things First
October 1946
The number of apostasies that are taking place in our churches each year must be a cause for great concern and perplexity to our leaders and ministers. We are losing thousands of individuals, the original winning of whom has cost us much…
