Articles by Theodore R. Flaiz
Future of Medical Missions in Jeopardy
March 1940
When Doctor Livingstone dedicated his talents and his life to the needs of a hundred million Africans, there were no medical licensing boards to tell him whether he was authorized to give medical aid to those who…
Our Physicians and the Temperance Cause
November 1944
Recently I attended a convention and rally held by the Minnesota United Temperance Organization in Rochester, Minnesota. Meetings were held in the various churches of the city. On Sabbath two of the temperance lecturers…
Medical Prospects in India
August 1946
Christ was the first Christian missionary, and we may presume that as such the methods, plans, and technique which He employed would be the pattern which we as missionaries to day might consistently follow. As we contemplate…
Pioneers: Do We Still Have Them?
August 1948
"In journeyings often, in perils of water, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea,…
A Plea for Self-sacrificing Service
December 1949
The foundations of this Advent Movement were laid in sacrifice. The pioneers of this cause were men who counted no privation too great if only the gospel could thereby be preached.
This band of noble, self-sacrificing…
Safety Zones in Health Work
July 1949
Somewhere between the two extremes of attitude toward health instruction by our ministers there is a happy and safe middle of the road. There is a latitude in this area for a strong and vigorous health education…
Health Facts Important to You
November 1956
There are certain health considerations of more immediate concern to us than others. Generally speaking, the more important causes of death might be classified under three principal groups: (1) acute and contagious or infectious diseases,…
Analysis of Adventist Health Emphasis
May 1962
Basis or Background of This Emphasis
I. Theological Concepts Involved
1. The question is often asked, "Why do Seventh-day Adventists give such significant attention to questions of health, apparently with a close relationship…
FEATURES: Some Basic Principles of Organization
August 1952
Entirely unique in the field of denominational organization are Seventh-day Adventists. With an official administration com parable to that of other conservative Protestant bodies, we have developed auxiliary features of our organization…
FEATURES: Focus on C.M.E.
August 1951
More and more as time goes on the place of the College of Medical Evangelists in our denomination is coming into focus. For three decades our college has been turning out substantial- sized classes each year. Large financial sup port has…
HEALTH EVANGELISM: Chaplain-Physician Potentialities
November 1950
After one of the most remarkable dispensary day's work on record (Matt. 4:23-25), the Physician in charge invited the several thousand people present to tarry with Him on the grassy Galilean hillside while He personally opened to them…
HEALTH EVANGELISM: Medical Missionary Objectives
April 1950
Once when traveling by train from Madras in South India to our Nuzvid hospital, three hundred miles to the north, I was joined by a young physician from another evangelical mission. This young man was a heavy smoker, and also indulged his taste…