To the church of God in every age they constitute a lamp for the feet a light for the path We have the faithful instruction which has been sent us through the Lord s messenger in connection with this movement If we faithfully study that which God has already given and look to Him for continual guidance He will keep us safe amid the perils of the last days Testimony of
follow At times the testimonies dealt with the manner of life with the home and the church How did the members of the church receive these messages From the outset of her work responsible leaders examined her work to assure themselves that the manifestation of the gift of prophecy was genuine The apostle Paul admonishes Despise
Corinthians It would come behind in no gift he said and be enriched by God in all utterance and in all knowledge The gifts of the Spirit of God would appear in this last day Church And the testimony of Christ would be confirmed in it And what is this testimony of Christ An angel s voice declared to John that
and daughter who were members of the Advent church in Norwich and the minister who frequently visited him and gave him Bible studies The light of truth began to dawn on our brother and on December his family had the joy of witnessing him go through the waters of baptism It was with fortitude and courage through the power of the Spirit that Brother Goldsmith gave this wonderful
BRITISH ADVENT Church Paper of the British Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventists Volume Number January THE quot IMPOSSIBLE quot AT GRANOSE Report by Kay Miller C HIEVE the impossible That apos s im Press Relations Secretary Granose Foods Ltd possible But a newspaper reporter who in his work a day life has quot seen it all and heard it all quot is
IT APRIL British Advent Messenger At Aldot EARLE Sister Earle passed peacefully away on February aged ninety years after faithfully serving the Master for thirty nine years Our sister was one of the oldest members in the Leeds church Owing to age and infirmity she was denied the privilege of
Vol page in empty reading Testimonies Vol page on petty differences Testimonies Vol page Have I given sufficient service to the church work If every churchmember had sought to enlighten others thousands upon thousands would today stand with God s commandment keeping people
the members from the Old Trafford Sale Cheetham Hill and Stockport churches joined us in worship at the Manchester South church The youth of Manchester adopted the above title as the theme for their Youth Day The packed church heard an invigorating Sabbath school programme during which the young people brought their messages acros
Cordwainer p m Preaching Service p m humility readiness for service to and his Court Mr Jacques Sundays at Poplar Street God and man all these and others attired in his gorgeous robe and p m K I SARGANT were noted by a discerning public golden chain of office and the Church Clerk How our hearts warmed within Court of Cordwainers also in us as we heard
Churchmembers and Soul Winning Work During WHEN the goal for souls was set by the conference workers at the recent Ministerial Institute referred to by the Union President in the last issue of the MESSENGER every conference official minister and Bible worker had definitely in mind the part that would be played by the rank and file of our church membership In a very literal sense each
of persons can function as a nominating committee without the vote of the church Having received the church s authority to act the committee should get to work as early as possible The work to be done calls for calm sanctified judgment Counsel given in the Word of God and the Testimonies provide principles that can safely be truste
God and be kind and courteous and tenderhearted and pitiful there would be one hundred conversions to the truth where now there is but one quot Testimonies Vol page Did not our hearts burn within us as he brought these great truths to our remembrance Two thirty on the Sabbath afternoon ushered in another feast of good things Kathleen Joyce of the Stanborough Park church<
into the church those who present false theories The truth that has stood firm against the attacks of the enemy for more than half a century must still be the confidence and comfort of God s people Testimonies Vol pages BRITISH ADVENT MESSENGER Again and again the Lord s messenger has warned us that we will be continually subjected to testing on our faith As
of God is moved Souls are very precious in His sight It was for this world that Christ wept in agony for this world He was crucified God gave His only begotten Son to save sinners and He desires us to love others as He has loved us He desires to see those who have a knowledge of the truth imparting this knowledge to their fellow men quot Testimonies Vol page But does the
Testimonies vol page Pastor J E Collins in his much acclaimed and excellent presentation in London almost two years ago stated More people are brought into the Church by personal house to house evangelism than by public evangelism More people stay in the Church and remain good solid members from personal than public
with better equipment authentic copies of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls Bible exhibitions etc we pray for an even greater public interest and witness Here is part of the human interest side of the story a few written testimonies from the fifty five baptized One of the sincere new members writes quot I was a member of the Anglican Church for many years but feeling dispirit
an interesting Colporteur Symposium at the Watford Town church under the chairmanship of Pastor Cook Our new recruits gave their witness to the hope within them and we were refreshed by the inspiration of their testimonies Pastor Cook and I shared the Sabbath evening MV meeting in the Park church After an interesting letter from Mi
Adventist is won by a mixed marministers conduct marriage cere riage that I dread to see our youth monies among us taking the risk The British Union Conference committee feels it is a serious matter for us to presume to pronounce God apos s blessing upon a union of lives which in the light of the Bible the Testimonies and the common experience of the church is almost bound
to these inspired testimonies Our people developed a growing consciousness of the need of the church for an educational programme apart from the world a programme in which our youth might find their way to God and prepare their lives for His service a programme in which religion takes its ascendant place Early progress toward this ideal was slow then as our people became incr
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the companionship of angels Thousands upon thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand angels are waiting to co operate with members of our churches in communicating the light that God has generously given that a people may be prepared for the coming of Christ Testimonies Vol page May God bless you all as you prepare in coming months to launch out on the glorious
for immediate action First of all I should like to provide every church with some sort of machine that would guarantee clean and orderly places of worship before the Sabbath services commence Even rented halls can be cleaned and arranged so that to the humble believing soul the house of God on earth is the gate of heaven Testimonies Vol page Frankly I do not
BRITISH ADVENT nt SSIEN Organ of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Britain Editorial Offices The Stanborough Press Ltd Watford Herts Vol No October The Spirit ThatnTriumphs IT is a new experience in this country to find ourselves beset with physical dangers of a hitherto unknown order None of us is free from this peril though some are more remote from i
to the relation of scripture to scripture These experiences were Why We Need the Testimonies I root the precious Bible and surrounded it with the several Testimonies for the Church given for the people of God Here said I the cases of nearly all are met The sins they are to shun are pointed out The counsel that they desire c
the entire night He is our example If we could remember this and imitate Him we would be much stronger in God Testimonies Vol page And what of the church today As our numbers are increasing broader plans must be laid to meet the increasing demands of the times but we see no special increase of fervent piety of Christian simplicity and earnest devotion The
