Trans-Africa Division

OUTLOOK
Volume LXVI I

February 15, 1969

No. 2

Registered at the G.P.O. as a Newspaper

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TRANS-AFRICA DIVISION OUTLOOK

FEBRUARY 15, 1969

FOCUS ON

1JA
PARENTS and TEACHERS, PASTORS and
CHURCH MEMBERS:
The servant of the Lord has said: "We have an army of youth today
who can do much if they are properly directed and encouraged. We want
our children to believe the truth. We want them to be blessed of God. We
want them to act a part in well-organized plans for helping other youth.
Let all be so trained that they may rightly represent the truth, giving the
reason of the hope that is within them, and honouring God in any branch
of the work where they are qualified to labour."
—General Conference Bulletin, January 29, 30, 1893.

OUR YOUTH—"THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH"
THIS YEAR March 1 to 29 has
been set as Youth Evangelism month,
and in the middle of this period, the
MV Week of Prayer has been set for
March 15 to 22. This is the time when
most of the pastors, MV leaders, and
union, conference, and field MV secretaries throughout the Division will be
engaged in these important MV activities.
What a privilege to have a part in
such a program, whether as a speaker, co-ordinator, assistant, or just as
a good listener! A blessing awaits
each one who attends.
Many churches follow the plan of
pulpit exchange, or invite a guest
speaker. Whatever your plans, we
know God will bless and give you an
abundant harvest of youth saved for
His eternal kingdom.
In 1968 over 6,000 first-time decisions were made by youth for
Christ. Will this number be repeated

B. E. Jacobs,
Youth Leader,
Trans-Africa
Division.
in 1969? Or will we surpass last year's
record? The results are in your hands.
Let us PLAN, PRAY, PREPARE and
PARTICIPATE in helping our youth
to win the youth in their churches
and communities.
As a special item of interest a Division-wide MV baptism will take
place following the MV Week of
Prayer. March 29 is this special day!
Will your church be the place? May
God bless you and your youth during
these forthcoming events.
—B. E. JACOBS

,111,111.

1968
WEEK OF PRAYER STORY
by DEREK BEARDSELL,
Central African Union
ELIFAS SEBARORA had become a
Seventh-day Adventist much to the
disgust and anger of his parents who
were Catholics. He had attended the
Adventist church at Karinzi in the
North Rwanda Field. His parents did
their best to return him to the Catholic faith; but when they failed they
arranged for him to marry a Catholic

girl, begging her to bring him back
to their church. Where they had failed
she succeeded and it was not too long
before his heart was apparently
changed, and he returned to the
church of his parents. He had not,
however, given up without a struggle.
He had first called the evangelist and
the laymen of Karinzi church to help
him bring his wife into the Adventist
faith. She had refused even to listen,
and so great were the quarrels between them that to save his new home
he had given in to her and worshipped
in her church.

Then came the MV Week of Prayer.
The youth of Karinzi turned it into
an evangelistic campaign. They organized singing bands and visitation
groups; and among others sang to
and visited Elifas and his wife, inviting them to attend the Week of
Prayer meetings.
Mrs Sebarora showed great interest. Not realizing at first that these
were Adventist youth, she agreed to
attend with her husband. Elifas'
parents were not to be deceived and
begged her not to attend, but having
given her word she insisted on going.
Finally they insisted on her taking a
group of Catholic girl friends, believing
that if there were many going, there
would be strength of resistance in
numbers.
The youth of Karinzi made them
feel doubly welcome. During the
meetings that followed, Elifas, his
wife, and their friends attended regularly and before the end of the week
Elifas felt his love for the truth returning. He determined never to leave
the church again. This thrilled the
youth and they redoubled their efforts
to win his wife and friends as well.
Suddenly Mrs Elifas turned to her
friends and said "I feel a great warmth
within my heart. I must stand and
accept these teachings;" whereupon
she joined her husband. One by one
the nine others joined her until all
eleven had surrendered to the Master.
Today all eleven are engaged in the
activities of the church and are preparing for baptism.

COVER:
ON THE THRESHOLD OF SERVICE:
Elaine Blake of Pretoria graduates from
Helderberg College. Photo: A. E. Cook.

YOUTH EVANGELISM MONTH - MARCH 1 -29

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THE SINGING LITERATUREEVANGELIST
by B. J. MELLOR
HIS HOME is in Mozambique but
his heart is at Helderberg College.
During the past winter vacation
Manuel Escorcio, a sweet singer of
Israel, successfully canvassed in the
Cape Peninsula. He discovered that
by combining his God-given talent of
song with his colporteur ministry he
was able to reach into and to uplift
the hearts of those with whom he
came in contact.
An experience that Manuel told me
about was of a visit he had with an
elderly Norwegian widow. At first
she was reluctant to even ask him in
but later she hesitantly opened the
door to him. On noticing a piano in
the living-room Manuel asked her
whether he might sing for her while
she played. The lady was delighted as
she was a church organist. Tears came
to her eyes as the music swelled,
and she afterwards wept her gratitude
during the prayer they shared together.

Manuel Escorcio

To Manuel this was one among a
number of inspiring and uplifting experiences that he enjoyed. It is his
testimony that these experiences
greatly enriched his own spiritual life
and helped him to gain a closer walk
with God.
It is interesting to note that although Manuel cannot speak Afrikaans he sold many books in this
language. He has been an inspiration
to his fellow-members of the Helderberg College Colporteur Club.

YOUTH AT
STUDY:
Kamagambo
Training School
biology students
studying a model
of the bones of
the head.

YOUTH PREPARING FOR SERVICE:
Each year the Blantyre division of the
Malawi Red Cross holds a competition
between teams from the police, army,
railways, colleges, secondary schools,
and youth organizations. Real to life
casualty cases are enacted, including
mock accidents. Each casualty is made
up to give the appearance of a mishap

suggested by the competition judges.
Doctors, nurses, and medical personnel
take part in the observations and testing
of the teams. A team from Malamulo
College won the Junior Cup by gaining
110 of a possible 160 points. The cup will
be on display at Malamulo College until
next year's competition.
—P. J. Salhany, S.E.A.U.

A TEACHER'S PRAYER
My Lord, I do not ask to stand
As king or prince of high degree;
I only pray that hand in hand
A child and I may come to Thee.
To teach a tender voice to pray,
Two childish eyes Thy face to see,
Two feet to guide in Thy straight
way—
This fervently I ask of Thee.

0, grant Thy patience to impart
Thy holy law, Thy words of truth;
Give, Lord, Thy grace that my whole
heart
May overflow with love for youth.
As step by step we tread the way,
Trusting, and confident, and free—
A child and I, day by day,
Find sweet companionship with
Thee.
-THE SUNDAY SCHOOL WORLD.

MV WEEK OF PRAYER - MARCH 15 - 22

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SEVENTH MV CAMP IN
BOTSWANA
by T. L. MUBONENWA,
Evangelist
THE MV Youth camp, the seventh
of its kind held in the Botswana Field,
was characterized by the singing of
its campers. On the train while
journeying to Mahalapye, groups of
MVs sang the songs of Zion, and fellow passengers joined in. The ticket
inspector commended our young people for their singing and encouraged
them to continue. On the station a
group of MVs awaiting the arrival of
the train, used the time to sing
choruses, and when the train came in
they were joined by the singers from
the train. On the bus taking them
from the station to the camp ground,
the bus driver enjoyed the singing so
much that he twice lost the way!
Everywhere they went, the MV campers sang of Jesus' love and His soon
coming, and passers-by seemed impressed and uplifted.
Mid-way during the eight days
under canvas the Honourable Mr G.
G. Sebeso, member of the Botswana
Parliament, visited the campers and
addressed them. He urged our young
people to hold fast to what they were
doing in preparing for lives of service.
If he could have his time over again,
he stated, he too would want to learn
the useful things they were privileged
to know about. He concluded his remarks by stating that if it were possible he would like to take our MVs
with him on a trip around Botswana
to demonstrate to other young people
what they were being taught.
Sister E. Keye from our Ramokgonami Clinic acted as mother to the
girls and as a comfort to the sick,
giving injections and medicines where
needed. She also gave health talks
"mt

Sister E. Keye dosing campers in
Botswana.

FEBRUARY 15, 1969

and discussed the topic of dress with
the young women. She disapproved
of mini-skirts and quoted many passages from the writings of the Spirit
of prophecy against this modern fashion.
A very fine spirit prevailed throughout the duration of the camp and our
youth pledged to endeavour to represent Christ in all their ways. Pastor
C. D. Mguni was the camp director
and the writer had the duties of camp
pastor.

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MV TRAINING CAMP IN
TANZANIA
by G. H. MBWANA,
Ikizu Training School
ON BEAUTIFUL Ukerewe Island
in the world's second largest fresh
water lake, Victoria, 54 campers attending the union MV training camp
lined up for registration on the morning of October 4. For magnificence of
location, Camp Rubya, meaning a
forest, would be hard to surpass.
Nestled as it is among stately trees

and with a long beach a short distance
away, one's view stretches across the
blue waters of Lake Victoria. Swimming in the lake was an activity
everyone enjoyed.
Pastor Phaize J. Salhany, MV secretary of the South East Africa Union
was the guest counsellor, representing
Pastor B. E. Jacobs who was overseas on furlough. He also gave valuable instruction in leathercraft. Others
on the camp staff included Pastor Y.
Lusingu as camp director, Pastor E.
Wanjara as camp pastor, Pastor
(Continued on next page)

74aff% vewe, Pastor A. E. Cook,
for producing the special January
15 edition of our Trans-Africa Division OUTLOOK, and for the
pictures you supplied from your
Public Relations Department.

AN OUTSTANDING CASE OF YOUTHFUL COURAGE,
FORTITUDE, AND FAITH
TOWARDS the end of 1966 Brian
Peckham, son of Brother and Sister
Ira Peckham of Greytown, Natal, met
with a car accident. So serious were
his injuries that he was paralysed
from his shoulders down. At that time
he had just written his matriculation
examination, for which he had gained
a first class pass, and was looking Brian Peckham
forward to entering medical school.
He was awarded two bursaries from
two universities for this course,
neither of which he could now accept.
It looked as though Brian's career and quite well. I passed. David (his
brother) , Allen, Rodney and I went
all his hopes were at an end.
to senior camp at Anerley. It was a
But his faith and trust in God never tremendous experience. I really benewavered and even though 1967 and fited from it, and have decided to
1968 were spent in and out of hospi- stand firmly for the Lord. What an
tal, enduring one setback after experience to see young people who
another, he has never given up. As had fallen by the way stand and testisoon as he was able to, he enrolled fy for Jesus! Seeing others giving up
with the University of South Africa fighting against God made me happier
and even though he spent most of for others than ever before. I'm glad
the first year lying on his back, he I surrendered more fully."
determinedly pursued his studies.
What a testimony after two years
Recently he wrote, in a letter dated of almost continuous pain and sufferJanuary 3, 1969: "The exams went ing, frustration and trial!

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George Schmidl of the Tanzania
Union's Sabbath School Department,
(who instructed on better methods of
Sabbath-school leadership) , field MV
secretaries, and the writer.
A wide selection of crafts and
courses were offered. Two Master
Guide pins and 66 honours were presented. Fourteen campers received
Sabbath-school officers certificates.
Besides this, 581 Leadership certificates were awarded.
Among the outstanding events of
the camp was the baptism of 20
young people on the Sabbath, and the
visit of our new union president,
Pastor L. C. Robinson who travelled
many miles to join us for our Sabbath worship. His timely message encouraged us all to be faithful in spite
of persecution and hardship.
One evening an unwelcome "camper" joined the group around the campfire—a large puff-adder which caused
fear and commotion until it was killed. We thank God no one was injured,
and remembering His promises in
Psalm 91, we praised Him, because
He had said: "Thou shalt not be
afraid for the terror by night."
The last day came and we had to
leave Rubya. Many campers wished
to remain longer in this beautiful
place, and many others asked for
camp next year.
Y. Lusingu, TU's Youth Leader, reports: "The Lord has blessed the efforts of our young people through the
Voice of Youth efforts they have held.
At the end of the third quarter of
1968 the report shows that 3,401 new
MVs were brought to Christ. So far
439 people were baptized on our
union-wide baptism day, known as
`Young People's Day' in October.
This has encouraged us to plan for
doubling this number this coming
year."

PLEA SE NOTE
The Sydney Sanitarium and Hospital would like to contact all past
graduates from the hospital for the
purpose of forming an Alumni Association (Graduates' Association).
If you are a graduate, or know the
whereabouts of a graduate, please
write to:
The Public Relations Officer,
Sydney Sanitarium and Hospital,
Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga,
N.S.W. 2076,
Australia.
—L. A. Gilmore,
Public Relations Officer.

TRANS-AFRICA DIVISION OUTLOOK

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REMINDER:

THIRTEENTH SABBATH
March 29, 1969 — Kendu Hospital, Kenya
Dr L. G. Rose
and assistants in
the Kendu
Hospital
pharmacy.

Photos:
A. E. Cook.

Dr K. H. Sturdevant, hospital
assistants, and a
queue of patients
at one of Kendu
Hospital's outpatient clinics.

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FIRST WORLD FOOD
SERVICE LEADER
APPOINTED

INTRODUCING...

by M. G. TOWNEND,
Public Relations Secretary,
Australasian Division

Left:
E. W. Howse

PASTOR E. W. HOWSE who currently serves the church as treasurer
of the Australasian Division, has been
called to serve as secretary of the
newly formed World Food Service of
the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The world-wide food companies owned by the church will look to Brother
Howse for counsel and leadership.
Our food factories and interests in
North America which have formerly
been under the administration of the
Pacific Union Conference will from
January 1, 1970, come under the care
of the newly formed World Food Service of the General Conference.
Brother Howse commenced his denominational service as a clerk with
the Signs Publishing Company, Warburton, Australia, and has since held
many positions of heavy responsibility during his 40 years of service.
Born in Tahiti, the son of a missionary, Brother Howse was for
several years the secretary-treasurer
of the Central Pacific Union Mission
with headquarters in Suva, Fiji.
Health Food Department managerial positions held in Australia in the
past by Brother Howse include: Carmel Factory; Perth Factory and
Wholesale; Sydney Factory and
Wholesale.
Brother Howse is a Fellow of the
Australian Society of Accountants.

C. BRU REPORTS ON
SEYCHELLES FIELD
TODAY we look back on four years
of service for the Master in the Seychelles Field. We can praise and glorify His name for the wonderful way
in which He has led during this period
of our ministry. Certainly, everything
has not always been rosy, but we can
see without exaggeration that we
have gathered more flowers than
thorns and thistles.
Four years ago on the island of
Praslin we made our first attempt to
preach the gospel to its simple inhabitants. We were assisted by a group
of 18 devoted church members. As a
result we baptized the first Pralinois

Below:
Dr and Mrs Richard A. Carlsen, D.O.,
with Steven, Dianna, Cynthia and Carol.
Dr Carisen is the Medical director of
Mugonero Hospital in Rwanda.

after two years. He was a young man
from a very strong Anglican background. He had also served as a lay
reader in that church. Later two Adventist families moved to the island
and today we have a well organized
Sabbath-school frequented by interested persons as well as members.
Our plan for the coming year is to
build a chapel here.
With the upgrading of the school
to secondary level, a nice unit consisting of two modern classrooms has
been erected on the mission property,
thus enabling us to keep our children
for a longer time in a Christian atmosphere. Some of them have now
been enrolled as students at the
government teacher training college.
Two are expected to graduate at the
end of this year as certificated teach-

ers who will be employed in our own
school.
Our program of evangelism has not
been limited to Praslin. We have conducted several efforts in other parts
of Mahe. Open air and cottage meetings were held in Saint-Louis, South
Mahe, and Bel'ombre. Today in these
places we have church members and
adherents.
The largest evangelistic campaign
held in the Seychelles was one conducted by Pastor R. E. Delafield in
1967. The whole town of Victoria
was thoroughly stirred and a large
number of people attended every
night. A large amount of literature
was sold or distributed. Everywhere
the people talked about the meetings
as a great spiritual revival. One hundred and fifty names of interested

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persons were collected and workers
and church members were busy visiting and studying with them.
We also experienced much opposition. Articles began appearing in the
local newspapers. From church pulpits worshippers were forbidden to
attend our meetings. Priests and
ministers began visiting their congregations, something they had not
done previously. We had become the
topic of conversation on the island!
When Brother Delafield and I walked through the town people would
shout derisively at us: "You must be
born again!" Oh, how we prayed that
they would realize the full significance of those words and have such
a blessed experience themselves!
During this past four-year term we
had the pleasure of visits from our
union president, Pastor F. G. Reid,
and earlier, of Pastor and Mrs E. G.
Olsen and their daughter. These
brethren brought us much courage
and counsel. Now we are at the end
of our term. Soon we shall be proceeding on furlough. We love these
beautiful and picturesque islands, and
we love the people of God who live
there. Many of the inhabitants of the
Seychelles are still in the darkness of
error and sin, immorality and superstition, but here and there little lights
are shining. These are small beginnings today which can become great
achievements tomorrow.

"Deaths from lung cancer among those
who smoked half a pack to one pack per
day were ten and a half times as great
as for those who did not smoke."—
"Smoke Signals," August 1968.

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BIBLE SOCIETY NEWS
"The Bible Speaks"
A CAMPAIGN of Scripture distribution in Latin America, organized by
the Seventh-day Adventist Church
under the title "The Bible Speaks"
has grown to such proportions that a
special secretary has had to be appointed to supervise the program.
The campaign aims not only at
extensive distribution of the whole
Bible, but also at the encouragement
of the good use of the Bible. Each
member of the Church is asked to
circulate at least 5 Bibles amongst
people who do not read it, and to give
with every Bible a questionnaire. The
Christian donor tells the recipient
that the Bible is lent to him and invites him to join a group which
meets weekly to discuss one of the

subjects on the questionnaire. The
groups study in this way for seven
weeks, after which the new Bible
reader is told that the Bible is his to
keep. Experience has shown that the
new reader has become so interested
that he wants to pay not only for
his own Bible but also for another
which he can give to a friend.
In Mexico 19,000 Bibles have been
distributed in this way by the
Seventh-day Adventist Church. The
Church further promised the Bible
Society of Mexico that it would try
to double the previous year's contribution to Bible Society work. The aim
was achieved and a total of 67,000
pesos (£2,209) was donated at a
special service in Bible House.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
SABBATH-SCHOOL
WORKSHOP:
LOWER GWELO

each Sabbath. What a fruitful group
for a Child Evangelism Workshop!
College principal R. A. Burns presented them with the initial challenge
of child evangelism on Friday evening
by comparing their task to that of
John the Baptist's preparatory teaching of the wilderness crowds which
"seed-sowing" preceded the climactic
"reaping" work of Jesus.
The next morning (Sabbath) they
were guests of the model children's
divisions of the Lower Gwelo College
Sabbath-school. As they saw numerous visual aids being used to good
effect in this natural Sabbath-school
setting they immediately expressed
an eagerness to begin making their
own devices.
Early on Sunday morning we began. For four days, from 7:30 in the
morning until 8:30 in the evening,
everyone worked hard. We could
hardly get them to stop for the dinner
and supper breaks.
We introduced a variety of ideas
for making their Sabbath-schools
more inspirational. Besides flannelgraph and other pictures for illustrating Bible stories, they were introduced to new songs, finger plays,
and other devices aimed at instilling
promptness, neatness, order and discipline into Sabbath morning activities. They coloured, cut, pasted and
painted, and tried to talk us into extending the workshop another two
days. We found time well spent as(Continued on page 8)

by MRS CLYDE ONDRIZEK
TWENTY CHIDREN'S division leaders arrived at Lower Gwelo College
from the surrounding rural areas, the
first Friday of our second-term school
holiday. Although they hailed from
small churches in traditional tribal
settings, not one reported less than
thirty children in his or her care

Improving One's Talents
One of the most valuable college subjects offered by our denominational
correspondence school is:

LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS
Textbooks:

Desire of Ages and Christ's Object Lessons.

Price:

Registration, lectures, postage, tuition on 24
lessons, and certificate: £8.0.0 or R16.00.

Write:

Home Study Institute,
c/o Trans-Africa Division Office.

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FEBRUARY 15, 1969

road from Kampala to Fort Portal,
and its sign will preach to many that
there is a church which observes the
true Sabbath and looks for the Advent of Christ.

Visual aids and devices made in Sabbath-school workshop.
sisting the learners in standing up
and using the new aids we were
making. We consider this practice
indispensable.
These Sabbath-school leaders had
little or nothing in the nature of
visual aids when they arrived, but
they went home with flannel boards,
stories, vilene (an easily-coloured
material that sticks readily to the
flannel board) for many different
songs and poem-stories, and pictures.
We learned a special lesson about
certain "fruit" we had them make for
one of the projects. Much of this
(apples, grapes, peaches, pears) they
had never used, and our initial reaction was disappointment that we
had somewhat thoughtlessly prepared
something that might have little
meaning to the children. We were
about to apologize when one teacher
said just loud enough for others to
hear, "We can use it (the 'strange'
fruit) to show our children some of
the glories of heaven." They all
heartily agreed. What a touching sermon to us all!
Sufficient time has lapsed since the
close of the workshop for us to have
received many glowing reports from
our Midlands Sabbath-schools. One
man who had only a small group
coming to Sabbath-school on time,
decided to let all children who came
on time wear crowns. This he had
seen at our Lower Gwelo Sabbathschool. More and more children arrived on time in the weeks that followed and the few crowns made at
our workshop couldn't cope with the
early Sabbath gathering of so many
young saints. He came to us and
bought materials for making many
more crowns. He was amazed at the
growth of his Sabbath-school. Another
Sabbath-school teacher returned for
more sets of visual aids in order that
his church could hold branch Sabbathschools. It was his personal testimony
that "hundreds of children will be in
the kingdom because you shared

your things with us." God has richly
blessed our efforts.
We express our sincere thanks to
those who provided the special gifts
for our workshop materials and to
those who associated with us in this
rewarding experience.

OPENING OF
KA SHNA CHURCH
by BEN D. WHEELER,
District Leader
NOVEMBER 2 was a high day for
the members of the Kasiina Seventhday Adventist Church of the Ruwenzori Mission in Uganda. More than
two hundred people crowded into the
neat chapel after the ribbon cutting
by the Gombolola chief's deputy.
Many visitors came from far and
near to make the day a successful
one.
The opening message was presented
by the mission director who emphasized the need for each of us to build
a soul temple for the indwelling of
the Holy Spirit. The act of dedication
and dedicatory prayer was led by
Pastor Y. Bamanya, the district
pastor. Many items of special music
were given by the visiting choir from
the Kihembo Fort Portal church. A
most cordial welcome was given by
Evangelist Nyakana who was host
during the refreshments which followed.
The builder, Paul Byakagaba was
present, and also the local chief who
had made possible the gift of land.
Two of the protestant ministers in
the locality joined in the worship
service.
The members wish to express
thanks to the Uganda Field, the
Union, and Division and others who
made the funds available for the
erection of this memorial to God. It
is located on a hill near the main

New Kasiina church in Uganda.

VOICE OF PROPHECY
REAPING CAMPAIGN
by PASTOR G. BEYERS
LET US turn back the pages of time
a few months. It is Saturday evening,
September 14, 1968, and the time is
7:30 p.m. The place is the Riverside
Hall, where nine hundred people have
assembled to hear guest-speaker, P.
H. Coetzee, president of the Southern
Union, commence the third annual
spring Voice of Prophecy campaign
for Good Hope Conference churches
in the Cape Peninsula.
As you step into the foyer and then
into the main auditorium you observe
the beautiful floral arrangements.
Friendly usherettes see that you are

RHODESIA
CAMP-MEETING
A SPECIAL invitation is extended to all our believers in Rhodesia,
South Africa, Zambia and Malawi
to attend the camp-meeting to be
held by the Rhodesia Conference
at Anderson School, from April
3-7, 1969.
Guest speakers include Pastor
F. G. Clifford of South Africa and
Pastors A. A. Esteb and D. A. McAdams of the General Conference.
Come and enjoy a great spiritual
feast.
For further details, write to:
The President,
Rhodesia Conference,
P.O. Box 348,
GWELO, Rhodesia.

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comfortably seated. Soft, melodious
strains of organ music greet you and
soon you are raising your voice with
the congregation in singing the thrilling songs of Zion. In large letters,
visible to all, is the theme of the
meetings: THE MASTER IS HERE.
HE IS CALLING YOU.
Night after night the speaker unfolds the great truths of God's Holy
Word and the working of the Holy
Spirit upon hearts is evident as 53
surrender to Christ after the first
week. The following cases are typical:
One elderly couple had been searching for truth for fifty years. They
had joined no less than seven churches, but to no avail. Then, through a
personal invitation they attended the
V.O.P. meetings where they became
convinced that at last they had found

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Christ as the "way, the truth, and
the life." "This is what we have been
seeking all these years," they exclaimed. "Thank God we have been
rescued in time. Now we have peace
and joy in our hearts, and by His
grace we want to serve Him until
the end."
Mrs X had been praying for her
drunken husband for over fourteen
years. Failing repeatedly in her efforts, she had now come to the end
of her tether. No longer could she
endure the torture, brutality and gipsy
life, and just when she was about to
give up all hope that God would
answer her prayers, He did! A faithful church elder urged him to attend
the meetings and after the second
meeting it was evident that the
Master was speaking to the heart of
this husband. When a call for sur-

Robbie Schaffner spent the last few
moments talking to her close friend,
Colleen Clifford, daughter of Pastor and
Mrs Gerald Clifford.

FINAL FAREWELL
TO SCHAFFNERS

Trans-Africa Division Field Secretary,
A. W. Austen, saying farewell.

Photos: A. E. Cook

DOWN THE RED ROUTE: Dr and Mrs
Marlowe Schaffner and Robbie seen with
Mrs Helga Staples, the Medical Department's efficient and capable office secretary.

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render was made, this man with tears
in his eyes made his way to the front.
Today he is a changed man, receiving
studies and already attending church
services.
Then there was the case of the
young man who had attended similar
campaigns on two previous occasions
without yielding his heart to God.
This campaign seemed to indicate that
the result would be the same as previously. However, on the second last
night, while many were praying
earnestly for his conversion, the
young man could not resist as Pastor
Coetzee concluded his appeal with
the question: "Are we ashamed of
our Master who did so much for us?"
Without hesitation and as though he
was being raised from his seat, he
went to the front and joined those
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who had surrendered their lives completely to the Saviour. Now he is
eagerly looking forward to the day
when he can follow his Lord through
the waters of baptism.
V.O.P. reaping campaigns are
proving an effective way of reaping
a harvest and making more profitable
the work of the Bible Correspondence
School. Please pray for those who
have taken their stand for the message as well as others who still need
to gain victories.

Of Special Interest

Many standing in response to appeal for
complete surrender at V.O.P. reaping
campaign.

IMPORTANT DATES
V.O.P. Enrolment
Week

P. H. Coetzee behind the pulpit in V.O.P.
reaping campaign.

AT REST
TARR.---Hilda Mary, of South Africa,
was born on August 25, 1882, to one of
the first Seventh-day Adventist families
in South Africa, the Willmore family.
She was baptized into the Adventist
Church at the age of 12.
In 1904 she was married to Walter
Claude Tarr. Soon after their marriage
they were stationed for a period at the
first Seventh-day Adventist foreign mission, now known as Solusi College. From
1910 Pastor and Mrs Tarr pioneered the
work of their denomination in the Transkei, where they founded Bethel Mission,
now Bethel Training College.
During their service for the Master,
they laboured in many parts of South
Africa and Southern Rhodesia. They retired in 1940.
In 1967 Mrs Tarr came to England
with her husband to spend their declining
years with their daughter, Mrs Duncan
Eva and their son-in-law, Pastor Eva of
the Northern European Division. Her
Christian courtesy and happy spirit were
an inspiration to all who knew her. She
died in St. Albans, on November 16, 1968,
and was laid to rest in the North Watford cemetery by Pastor E. Logan and the
writer. She leaves to mourn, her husband
and two children, Pastor E. W. Tarr of
the General Conference, and Mrs Duncan
Eva of the Northern European Division.
—J. Ashford Hyde

March 1-8

V.O.P. Offering

March 8

Sabbath-school
Visitors' Day

March 8

March 15-22

D. Sofranac of the Congo Union Publishing Department at the graveside of
former missionary, George Albert Ellingworth who died on May 1, 1942 in the
Congo. Relatives and friends will be
happy to know that the resting place of
this dedicated servant of God is being
well cared for by the denomination.

MATTER.—Elizabeth. As we go to
press we have just received word from
Pastor Alfred Matter, now living in
Switzerland, that his dear mother, Sister
Elizabeth Matter, has been laid to rest.
Sister Matter, who was 85 at the time
of her death, shared with her missionary
husband the rigours and rewards of

pioneering the work of the Advent message in the Congo. She rests from her
labours, but her works do follow her.
Our condolences are extended to her sons
Alfred and Gehard, the latter of whom
lives in Rwanda, and to her daughter
Tabea, who lives in Germany.

Youth Evangelism
Month
MV Week of Prayer

March 1-29

GIVING TO GOD
A WELL-KNOWN preacher tells this experience. One night he was making an
appeal for funds, and he invited the congregation to bring their gifts to the altar.
The response was large, and soon the aisles were filled with people, bringing their
offerings. A little girl came slowly to the front. She was lame and walked with a
crutch. At the altar she pulled a little ring from her finger and laid it with the
other gifts. Adjusting her crutch, she went back to her seat.
After the meeting the preacher said to her, "My dear, I saw the thing you
did tonight. It was beautiful, but, you know, the response of the people has been
large, and we find we have some money left over. So we do not need your ring
and I have brought it back to you." The little girl looked up with rebuke in her eyes,
and said, "I didn't give that ring to you."
Too often we forget that the offerings of the Lord's people are made, not to
man, but to God. If all of God's children were prompted in their giving by love to
Him, our financial problems would be solved.
—Baptist Bulletin Service, Contributed by William C. Holland.

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15, 1969

TRANS-AFRICA DIVISION OUTLOOK

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REPORTING ON

PEOPLE AND EVENTS
A significant action taken at our Division year-end committee was to establish a new office on the mission union
level, known as "Administrative Secretary." This position will be occupied by
responsible African workers who will be
entitled to officer status, and whose
duties will include portions of the union
secretarial department.
"The newly-elected president of the
Swaziland Field, Pastor A. M. Lukele,"
so the SU's official organ, MASIHAMBE,
informs us, "will move to Swaziland immediately and will reside in the newlybuilt home in Manzini. For the time
being he will use his home as an office
for the Field." A. C. Hlubi is the Publishing Department secretary of this new
field, and Elder C. P. Nxumalo and Sister
E. Dube, the evangelist and Bible instructor respectively.
A welfare centre has been opened at
the rear of the Mwanza church in Tanzania. It is planned that welfare centres
will be established in every permanent
church building in this union.
Pastor E. T. Gackenheimer has been
appointed Stewardship secretary of the
Division. He will join the Division staff
at the conclusion of his itinerary with
Pastor A. A. Esteb through East Africa.
Another new appointment brings Pastor Timothy V. Gorle to Solusi College
as its principal at the conclusion of Dr
Daniel Walther's two-year term of service in July.

Veronique Francoise arrived on December 11 at the home of Dr and Mrs LeRoy
Lategan.

Printed and Published monthly by the Sentinel
Publishing Association, Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth,
Cape, for the Proprietors, General Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists (Trans-Africa Division), P.O.
Box 951, Blantyre, Malawi

Miss Edith Gilham, at present on furlough, writes that she is busy taking a
midwifery course at the New York Medical Centre.

Subscription price 3/6 per year.

Holding the fort at the Heri Health
Education School while the Charles Staffords are on furlough are Dr and Mrs
Lester H. Lonergan from Loma Linda
University. They were joined by Mr and
Mrs R. Lorenson.
Our Public Relations film, entitled
"Kapala-The Tenth Leper," is receiving
very favourable comment as it is being
shown to audiences in the United States
and here in Africa. Pastor Alvin Cook
was the producer-photographer of this
film, the script for which was written
by Mrs Jean Cripps.
At a special session of the Transvaal
Conference called to convene at Sedaven
High School on December 8, the president, P. P. van Eck, the secretarytreasurer, Eric Korff, and all the department leaders, with the exception of J.
A. Birkenstock, were re-elected to office.
C. van Rensburg was appointed to serve
as Lay Activities Secretary.
The Coloured believers of the Zambesi
Union have been organized into a separate field known as the Zambesi General
Field under the direct jurisdiction of the
Zambesi Union officers.

Dr and Mrs D. Walther came to Solusi
College from Andrews University on a
two-year term and their services have
been greatly appreciated.
Warren Ramsdell, chief pilot of the
Pacific Union College flight training service, has accepted a call to be the pilotmechanic of the 206 Cessna plane which
is to be stationed at Busegwe in Tanzania.
Through the generosity of kind friends
in America, a 185 Cessna is being made
available for medical work at Kanye
Hospital and for clinical trips into the
Kalahari Desert among the nomadic
Bushmen and other desert tribes. Since
the Kalahari is dotted with salt pans
which make good landing strips, this
plane will have little difficulty in landing in isolated desert places.
Recent correspondence from Pastor
Russell L. Staples indicates that his study
program continues to be heavy as he
forges ahead with doctorate work at
Princeton University in New Jersey,
U.S.A.
The Medical Department continues to
increase the size of its family. A baby
girl was born to Drs Elton and Rheeta
Stecker of Malamulo Hospital on August
20, and a baby son was added to the
family of Dr and Mrs Peter Peach of
Johannesburg on September 17. Baby

OUTLOOK

MISS M. B. DAWKINS

Editor
Consulting Editor

MERLE L. MILLS
G. E. GARNE

Acting Editor

DIVISION DIRECTORY
Merle L. Mills

President

M. E. Lind
V. A. Fenn
A. W. Austen
R. D. Marx

Secretary
Treasurer
Field Secretary
Assistant Treasurer

Departmental Secretaries
Lay Activities, Cluirch Development
H. W. Peterson

and Stewardship

G. F. Clifford

Education and Sabbath School
Medical

A. E. Cook

Ministerial and Public Relations
Publishing

J. T. Mason

Y.P.M.V., Radio/TV, and Temperance

B. E. Jacobs

SUNSET CALENDAR
MARCH 1969

APRIL 1969

7 14 21 28
Cape Town
Johannesburg
East London
Port Elizabeth
Bloemfontein
Pietermaritzburg
Durban
Windhoek
Bulawayo
Salisbury
Gwelo
Lusaka
Blantyre
Lubumbashi
Nairobi
Mombasa
Kisumu
Kampala
Dar-es-Salaam
Tabora

7.16 7.07 6.58 6.46
6.33 6.26 6.19 6.11
6.38 6.28 6.19 6.09
6.48 6.39 6.30 6.18
6.42 6.34 6.26 6.17
6.25 6.17 6.09 6.00
6.24 6.15 6.04 5.58
7.15 7.09 7.02 6.54
6.28 6.22 6.16 6.09
6.16 6.10 6.05 5.58
6.24 6.16 6.06 5.59
6.29 6.19 6.10 6.05
6.00 5.56 5.52 5.45
6.29 6.26 6.22 6.17
6.48 6.46 6.45 6.42
6.38 6.35 6.33 6.26
6.58 6.55 6.54 6.51
7.05 7.04 7.02 6.59
6.42 6.38 6.35 6.28
7.07 7.03 7.02 6.58

Cape Town
Johannesburg
East London
Port Elizabeth
Bloemfontein
Pietermaritzburg
Durban
Windhoek
Bulawayo
Salisbury
Gwelo
Lusaka
Blantyre
Lubumbashi
Nairobi
Mombasa
Kisumu
Kampala
Dar-es-Salaam
Tabora

4

11

18

25

6.37
6.04
6.00
6.09
6.09
5.51
5.49
6.48
6.03
5.53
5.54
5.59
5.39
6.11
6.39
6.25
6.49
6.56
6.26
6.52

6.30
5.57
5.52
6.02
6.02
5.43
5.42
6.42
5.58
5.48
5.48
5.54
5.36
6.07
6.37
6.24
6.48
6.56
6.26
6.51

6.21
5.51
5.44
5.53
5.55
5.37
5.35
6.37
5.53
5.44
5.43
5.50
5.31
6.05
6.36
6.21
6.46
6.54
6.25
6.49

6.13
5.44
5.36
5.45
5.48
5.29
5.27
6.29
5.47
5.38
5.38
5.46
5.28
6.03
6.35
6.20
6.46
6.53
6.22
6.48

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by MERLE L. MILLS,
President, Trans-Africa Division

THE LAST WORDS Christ uttered
before leaving this world and going
to His Father were: "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you: and ye shall be
witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth."
Acts 1:8.
"And ye shall be witnesses." A
witness is one who testifies in a cause
or gives evidence before a tribunal.
He is to tell the truth and nothing
but the truth concerning the things
which he has seen or heard which
might appertain to the case that is
under investigation by the court. The
office and work of a judical witness
parallels that of the position and work
of the Christian in his relationship to
his fellow-men. It is incumbent upon
him to tell what he knows and what
he has seen and heard of the power,
love, and truth of God.
Every child of God is to become
an important link in the chain of salvation that is let down from heaven
to save a lost world. The plan of
redemption calls for the active participation of redeemed men and women
in assisting and co-operating with God
to rescue man from the thraldom of
misery, sin, and death. In His love and
wisdom God has seen that it is for
man's own good to be given this
work to do. Man's position in God's
plan to save the lost is so highly regarded that he has been told that the
return of the Lord will depend upon
how soon the gospel, which has been
committed to the church, will be
preached unto all the world. In view
of this fact, every person born into
the kingdom of God is to look upon
himself as a missionary.
Witnessing for Christ is a work
which cannot be left to church boards
or committees. Neither is it a work
that can be done by proxy or by
desultory methods. Personal, direct,
and systematic efforts must be put
forth if the good news of the gospel
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this generation. Thus, laity and clergy
alike must share the burden of witnessing for Christ. In fact, it can be
boldly asserted that unless the laity
do their part in witnessing for Christ,
the church can never finish its task.
"The work of God in the earth can
never be finished until the men and
women comprising our church membership rally to the work, and unite
their efforts with those of ministers
and church officers."—"Gospel Workers," page 352.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Christ
said, "Ye are the salt of the earth."
Matt. 5:13. Diffusion and direct contact is here inferred. A lump of salt
is no good so long as it stays in its
concentrated form. It must be diffused
and brought into direct contact with
the substance it is to season if it is
to become useful. Just so with the
Christian. If he is to fill his place in
God's place, he must, like salt, come
into direct contact with his fellow-men
and bear witness to them of the blessings of the gospel.
Again in that inimitable sermon of
the Master we are told, "Ye are the
light of the world." Verse 14. This
surely does not mean one light, but
many lights, for Paul speaks of us as
"lights." (Phil. 2:15.) The Christian in
his daily life and contact with his
fellow-men is to be one of many lights
diffusing the spiritual darkness which
has enveloped this world. An army
chaplain once told of an aircraft
searchlight of eight hundred million
candle power. It has been estimated
that if three of these powerful lights
could be divided and distributed, they
would furnish a lamp for every human
being in the world, and there would
be three or four hundred million
candles to spare. What a beautiful
illustration of the possibility of the
church. If all the members, scattered
throughout the Trans-Africa Division
would witness for Christ by shining
as individual lights, this Division
would soon be lighted up in all its
regions and there would still be some

light to spare. That is exactly the
ideal that has been set before us, for
Christ said, "Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven." Matt. 5:16.
Too many are satisfied to witness
for Christ in an impersonal and indirect way. They will support a local
program, promiscuously distribute literature, or speak a casual word to a
friend about the doctrines of the
church. And these efforts are not to
be deprecated. But what we need today is a greater utilization of the
personal and direct methods of missionary labours. And what are such
methods? House-to-house work is the
answer. Colporteur work, systematic
distribution of literature by personal
contact, Bible studies, welfare work,
giving medical treatments and other
lines of service.
Now is the historic moment for the
church to arise and strike its heaviest
blow against the forces of evil and
darkness. The world is paralysed with
fear and enveloped in a mist of uncertainty. People are groping in the
dark like the blind seeking for light.
To remain inactive now is nothing
short of being a traitor, for those who
are not witnessing for the Lord by
being active in His vineyard will be
counted as being against Him rather
than for Him. The blessings of the
gospel must be shared with others
"through direct contact, through personal ministry." As the clarion call of
duty resounds in our ears, let us as
individuals arise and accept the challenge of this momentous hour.

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