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Mibeit East - I Tesseivw: Adventists Respond To Turkey Earthquake Needs
Mibeit East - I Tesseivw: Adventists Respond To Turkey Earthquake Needs
A little boy went to the library and asked for a book about penguins. The
librarian found a suitable volume, and the satisfied lad walked merrily away with
the book tucked carefully under his arm. Several days later he came back to return
the book. "Well, son, did you find what you wanted to know about penguins?"
"Yes," he answered, "but there was a whole lot there that I didn't want to know
about."
Very likely you have felt just as the little boy expressed himself when some
friend or brother related to you his appraisal of some real or imaginary fault or
mistake committed by a mutual acquaintance—you simply didn't want to know
about it. If that acquaintance had made some miserable failure in life and you
could help him to get reestablished and walking again towards heaven, that would
be one thing, but simply to hear recounted another's failures is too vivid a reminder
of our own glaring weaknesses.
We all have faults and we all make blunders and it is quite a disturbing
experience to hear these weaknesses emphasized or even exaggerated by a likewise-
erring brother. Actually we are all quite familiar with our own weaknesses and
in most cases we are trying by God's help to overcome them. Would it not be a
much nobler attitude if we should seek to overlook or ignore the failures of a
brother rather than to shout it from the house top or spread it from ear to ear?
The Spirit of Prophecy has much to say concerning this matter. Note the
following words: "By their unrighteous suspicions and unrighteous judgments,
the tale bearers hurt their own experience and sow the seeds of discord in the
church. If they could see things as God sees them, they would change their
attitude... The time spent in criticizing the motives and works of Christ's servants
might better be spent in prayer. Often if those who find fault knew the truth in
regard to those with whom they find fault, they would have an altogether different
opinion of them. How much better it would be if, instead of criticizing and
condemning others, everyone would say : 'I must work out my own salvation. If
I co-operate with Him who desires to save my soul, I must watch myself diligently.
I must cut away every evil from my life. I must become a new creature in Christ.
I must overcome every fault. Then, instead of weakening those who are striving
against evil, I can strengthen them by encouraging words.' " — 8T: 83-84.
Quite probably from time to time words of criticism have come to your ears
that you simply "didn't want to know about", and you wish that you had never
heard. The next time someone comes to you with one of these unholy tales
concerning a brother's weakness, act disinterested, or_ point out to the teller a
noble trait in the accused one's character, perhaps such an-attitude will focus your
own mind on his good qualities so that you will soon forget the evil, and maybe
your obvious disinterest in the gossip story will help the teller to occupy himself
in the future with more constructive pursuits.
May-June 1970 MIDDLE EAST MESSENGER Page Three
EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY
LEAVES DWELLINGS SHATTERED,
VEHICLES WRECKED,
NO
HOUSE
FOR
WORSHIP, ... BUT HELP COMES.
MOBILE KITCHENS
STYROFOAM SHELTERS
May-June 1970 MIDDLE EAST MESSENGER Page Seven
LIFE
MUST
GO ON
Graduation Planned
Graduation Exercises for the 1969-70
school year were announced at Middle
East College for June 19 to 21. The
commencement program is scheduled
for 6 p.m., Sunday, with Dr. William
Schechter, president of the Beirut Col-
lege for Women, as speaker. Dr. Sieg-
fried Schwantes, head of the depart-
ment of religion at Middle East Col-
lege, will give the Consecration sermon,
and Dr. Robert Darnell, Division field
secretary, the Baccalaureate sermon.
The class of 1970 was formally pre-
sented at the college, February 9, with
13 members. The officers are Muham-
mad Shakibnia, president; Nabil Abu
Five persons baptized during an evangelistic campaign in Heliopolis, Egypt, Nassar, vice-president; Nadema Bibi,
January 16 to February 28, are seen in front of the workers. Back row, left to secretary-treasurer; and Raymond Wil-
right: Heliopolis Church Pastor Sobhi Fahim, Sabri Azar, Najeeb Nakhle, Evan- liam, chaplain. Dean Ignatious Yacoub
gelist George Khoury, and Egypt Section President Habib Ghali. was chosen as faculty sponsor.
The class aim is "Perfection, and
the motto, "Conceive, Endeavor, Con-
quer." Their colors are gold and black;
their flower, the rose.
Church Calendar
SPECIAL DAYS
June 7 World Prayer Day
June 13 Baptismal Sabbath
July 4 Medical Missionary Day
August 1 Pioneer Evangelism Day
OFFERINGS
June 6 Church Lay Activities
June 13 Church Expense
June 20 Section Projects
June 27 Berlin Work
Church Expense
July 4 Church Lay Activities
July 11 Church Expense
4 July 18 Midsummer Offering
Seen in the picture is the food given, March 11, to tne Atmeman old pleople's
home in Aleppo, Syria. The home is jointly operated by three denominations. July 25 Church Expense
Adventist workers in the picture are Elders Ziki Hanawi (third from left) and SUNSET TABLES
Gabriel Katrib (right). Seventh-day Adventists also made a sim—ir gift in 1969. 5 12 19 26
Amman 6:39 6 : 42 6:44 6:46
Baghdad 7:12 7 : 16 7:19 7:20
Beirut 6:45 6:49 6:51 6:53
Cairo 6:53 6:56 6:58 7:00
Isfahan 7:09 7:12 7:14 7:16
Istanbul 7:32 7:36 7:39 7:40
Luxor 6:38 6:41 6:43 6:44
Tabriz 7:43 7:47 7:50 7 : 51
Tehran 7:16 7:20 7:22 7 : 24
3 10 17 24 31
Amman 6:46 6:45 6:43 6:39 6:34
Baghdad 7 : 20 7 : 18 7 : 16 7 : 12 7 : 07
Beirut 6 : 53 6 : 51 6 : 48 6:44 6:40
Cairo 7 : 00 6 : 59 6 : 57 6: 54 6 : 49
Isfahan 7: 16 7: 14 7: 12 7 : 08 7 : 03
Istanbul 7 : 40 7: 37 7: 34 7: 29 7 : 23
Luxor 6 : 44 6:44 6:43 6 : 40 6:36
Brother George Ghazal (left), treasurer of Middle East College, is seen extoling Tabriz 7 : 50 7 : 48 7 : 46 7 : 41 7 : 35
the value Of "College Maid" bread to Michael Sassine, deputy speaker of the Tehran 7 : 24 7 : 22 7 : 20 7 : 16 7 : 10
Lebanese House of Representatives, during his visit to the college, February 19. Table prepared by Raymond F. Cottrell.