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(Los Angeles, Calif.) Heaven's Appeal
The Symbolic Code is a series of items published while Brother Houteff was still alive. Throughout the field, also known as the official organ of the organisation, it contains news items, testimonies, questions & answers, prophecies and health messages.
Vol. 1 The Symbolic Code No. 7
THE SYMBOLIC CODE NEWS ITEMS
January 15, 1935, Los Angeles, Calif.
In the Interest Of The S.D.A. Denomination
Heaven's Appeal---The time has come when the following appeal can no longer go unheeded with impunity:
"Many fields ripe for the harvest have not yet been entered, because of our lack of self-sacrificing helpers. These fields must be entered, and many laborers should go to them with the expectation of bearing their own expenses. But some of our ministers are little disposed to take upon them the burden of this work, little disposed to labor with the whole-hearted benevolence that characterized the life of our Lord.
"God is grieved as He sees the lack of self-denial and perseverance in His servants. Angels are amazed at the spectacle. Let workers for Christ study His life of self-sacrifice. He is our example." -- "Testimonies for the Church," Vol. 7, p. 254.
Where in the denominational organization are the "many" self-supporting workers? And why are there almost none instead of "many"?
What could make it possible for the class which has no means, to go forth and "throw their whole energies into this all-important work," and at the same time bear "their own expenses"? Why the present lack of self-sacrificing workers, and who is responsible for the condition?
The Master's commission to His laborers is: "Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses. Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence." (Matt. 10:9-11.)
The plan of Christ forbids that any should enter the gospel ministry by salary, but rather by faith that his needs will be taken care of by those who open their doors to the Lord's laborers. Therefore, as there are hardly any self-supporting workers in the field, it is evident that there are but few missionaries whom Christ recognizes as His. Consequently, both those who hire gospel workers by stipulated salary, and the ones who accept such a position are violating the Master's command.
The present rule of the conferences is not only contrary to the Master's instructions but also responsible for not having "many self-sacrificing workers," for from all who enter into the work by faith, bearing their own expenses (receiving no pay from the conference but simply the hospitality of those who are convicted to receive instructions from God's messengers), the conference demands all the tithe and offerings from the interest they develop.
Thus any one who ventures to enter this sacred service is compelled to make his own way as long as he continues in the work, which does not only render the Lord's work impossible but also unfruitful, for to keep up one's own expenses continually and feed a family besides will take most of one's time.
It is neither Biblical nor just that one labor earnestly to raise up a company of believers, and then have the conference reap the tithe of his labor to feed a hired minister who had no part in the effort instead of the one who has sacrificed and done the work. Such an act might as well be called robbery.
This man-made rule has barred from the field "the many self-sacrificing workers," thus robbing those who are in the darkness of the light of present truth, with the result that there are thousands of S.D.A.'s without employment at this very time who, instead of entering into the gospel work as Christ has asked, are walking up and down the streets expecting to receive some charitable help, the while they are all too often getting themselves into mischief.
But this sorry condition would not now exist had the denomination followed the instruction of the "Great Teacher." Moreover, there would today have been "many" thousands of Spirit-filled gospel workers in the field instead of a bare handful, and where there is now one convert made at a great expense to the conference there would have been thousands brought in with no expense at all!
Each one that enters the work of Christ under the condition prescribed by Him should be allowed all the tithe that is realized from his labors until he has sufficient to pay his expenses, then the remainder should be kept by the conference. Thus the message would go by leaps and bounds -- more laborers, more converts, more means.
Hence, the present denominational system for the advancement of the gospel is foolish from the standpoint of the Bible as well as from the standpoint of the business world. Consequently, one cannot help but see that Satan has exercised his wisdom to put into the work of God those who labor for the loaves and fishes, and to keep out the self-sacrificing ones, thus seceding to leave the world in darkness. Hence, let God's true people sleep no longer, but awake, and reply to the following appeal by entering into the work now.
"God will have men who will venture anything and everything to save souls. Those who will not move until they can see every step of the way clearly before them, will not be of advantage at this time to forward the truth of God. There must be workers now who will push ahead in the dark as well as in the light, and who will hold up bravely under discouragements and disappointed hopes, and yet work on with faith, with tears and patient hope, sowing beside all waters, trusting the Lord to bring the increase. God calls for men of nerve, of hope, faith, and endurance to work to the point." "Life Sketches," 213-14.
CLOSED DOORS!---They are surely fighting the SRod here, so from now on I am sending my tithe to the "storehouse," "that there may be meat in" His "house."Most of the brethren here are afraid of the "Testimonies" of Sr. White, and the leaders have got them believing that if they investigate the message for themselves, they will be deceived and lost! They have closed the church against the SRod advocates and asked all to close their homes against them. But the truth shall triumph.--(Signed) O.O. Callentine, Bozeman, Mont.
We all surely enjoyed the last Code and are eagerly awaiting the next issue. We are having a time here and can see that the trouble is just commencing. The Mission Superintendent is expected to be here shortly, and they plan on guarding the door so they can have quarterly services without us present!
May God give us strength and grace to go through to the end. O, won't it be glorious when it is all over and we are with Jesus! (Signed) Mrs. Faith Pruett, Sheridan, Wyo.
It is hardly possible to believe that our brethren would do such terrible things. But the enemy is desperate and will stop short at nothing. However, such unChristian tactics avail only to advance the message onward, as the following letter proves.
"CAN DO NOTHING AGAINST THE TRUTH, BUT FOR THE TRUTH"---After hearing the tirade against the SRod at the Carolina Camp Meeting last June, we returned home determined to fight it, and a little while later were glad to have the opportunity of voting to have 13 members disfellowshipped from the Charleston church. But now we can better appreciate their position, as we ourselves with another were cast out Dec. 19.A short time ago we received from one of the SRod believers a letter containing many quotations from the Spirit of Prophecy which we never dreamed were there. They put us to studying and we soon clearly saw how unfair the denomination has dealt with the SRod teachings.We thank God that He mercifully gave us willingness and courage to read and investigate for ourselves after we had set our hearts against His message. Praises be to Him for His goodness and for present truth. We expect to put ourselves and our all into this work. --(Signed) Mr. & Mrs. C.E. Wessel, Charleston, S. Carolina
REJOICING IN THE MESSAGE---While in Medford I had studies from Bro. __________ and accepted the message at that time. The church here just after I came was warned to have nothing to do with the SRod or anyone connected with it, and not to study with anyone coming to their homes to give Bible or Testimonies studies unless they could show credentials from the Conference. The minister also warned the church elder not to let any speak from the pulpit unless he knew who they were and what they had to say!
I want to tell you that I am happy in this great message; not only in having the exalted privilege of being one of the 144,000 but also of having the equally high privilege actually of helping to gather in this most glorious company! We are having some grand SRod meetings here. Last Sabbath we met at the home of Bro. _________ in Muncie, and there were present 19 in all.May God bless you and all those connected with this great work. Let us have courage, for victory is sure, and that right soon. I never have felt the Lord so near, nor never have I felt so full of courage as now. Praise His name!--(Signed) Wm. Edwards, Hartford City, Ind.
EFFECTUAL REFORMATION---I am writing just a few lines to let you know that along with my husband I am rejoicing in this wonderful message, which has made a decided change for good in our lives. It is wonderful what the Lord will do when we open our hearts and homes to him....I love to read the SRod books and tracts and can always find new treasures in them.... We want and intend always to be sincere and true and to preach the Word till Jesus comes.--(Signed) Mrs. Wm. Edwards, Hartford City, Ind.
I am rejoicing so much for what the Lord has done for me since I accepted the SRod message that I want to tell you a little about it.
When the reform message came to me it found me for one thing heavily in debt. Immediately I began to ask the Lord to take care of this debt for me in such a way as to satisfy my creditor and leave us on friendly terms. This He straightway did, and now I am in a much better position to fulfill the admonition, "Whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God."
How thankful I am that God hears the faithful prayers of His people and looses their heavy burdens! By His grace I mean to do all to His glory and help finish the work.--(Signed) H.H. Philebaum, Hartford City, Ind.
We are surely rejoicing in this present truth. It has made us firm believers in Sr. White's Testimonies, which we never fully believed before. Besides, we were fast becoming like the world again, but now my husband is out of the Masons and I am asking for my demit this month. We want nothing between us and our Saviour.Last Sabbath one of the conference elders came to the Cocoa Church and preached against the SRod for two hours. One of the sisters told Mr. Harper that she would let no one tell her what to read and what not to read, but that she would read for herself. Mr. Harper had the first volume of the SRod in his pocket and handed it to her. Now she is reading it!I want to tell you how greatly I enjoy the Symbolic Code. I read it over and over again. I am preserving all the Bible studies in a large loose leaf note book.We have been Adventists nearly 16 years and are stronger in the old truth than ever before. Soon after coming into the church in Charleston, S. Carolina, we found that the church was not much different from the world. From that time on we have been mere mental Adventists. But now, thanks to the SRod, we have regained our first love. Praise God! I could shout for joy.--(Signed) Mrs. W.L. Harper, Richmond, Va.
I am surely happy and grateful to the Lord for the wonderful light and message of reform in the SRod. Raised in the truth yet, like most Adventists, I knew very little of what Sr. White's writings consisted and nothing of their real value, with the result that I had drifted from the church when the SRod found me. But now thanks to it I have almost all the writings of the Spirit of Prophecy and study every moment possible. With this additional light every word of the Bible and Testimonies has become precious to me.
I praise God for His love and mercy in sending to us who have been so unfaithful this great reformatory message which is bringing about a change of "ideas and theories, habits and practices."--(Signed) Mrs. Floyd Davis, Greeley, Colo.
I praise the Lord for sending to me this wonderful message of present truth. Hereafter, I shall send my tithe and offerings to the storehouse that this message which is "meat in due season" may be given to others who are hungering for truth.The Lord has been very merciful in showing me my true condition that I might repent and make sure my salvation. I had been working at a hospital where I had to be 5 or 6 hours on the Sabbath, but now I have given up my work and have closed my account with the world. And now God has given me a little season for study and self preparation to get ready to help finish the work and meet Him when He comes for His faithful servants.--(Signed) Mrs. M.L. Hodgen, Greeley, Colo.
I thank God for the message for the hour that is lifting Laodiceans out of deception, declension, and despondency into the light of the "truth as it is in Jesus."Not many days ago, because of an extended backsliding, I was indulging in the worldly allurements of Satan. Cigarette smoking, drinking, gambling, dancing, theater going, indulgence of appetite, and Sabbath breaking were among the evils that dominated my being. But glory be to Him for preserving my soul to see and comprehend this message which has joined that of the Third Angel for the finishing of the gospel, and which has made it possible for me to lay aside such evils. Praise His holy name for His great love and merciful dealings and for a message with such effectual reforming and regenerating power.--(Signed) J.L. Looney, Greeley, Colo.
THANKFUL FOR LIGHT "Bible New Book"---I have long wanted to get to a post office to send this letter. Sometimes I do get discouraged at the way things go, then I think how God has the work in hand, and how He removed those who were enemies to present truth from this place a few days before I moved here.I thank God often for the wonderful light I have received through the SRod on the Bible and Testimonies. My Bible has become a new book to me. So many things which I was taught applied only to the New Earth, but which were never clear, are now so plain and harmonious. I praise God for His truth and for the privilege of suffering a little for the Master.--(Signed) Mrs. A. Oswald, Tom Ball, Texas
GETTING READY TO "GO"---I am surely glad to receive the Symbolic Code, for it gives us courage to learn that there are faithful ones all over who are standing for the message. I am studying and praying, trying to get ready to work for the Lord in this last great struggle. I ask for your prayers.--(Signed) Ben Garrett, East Jamestown, Tenn.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS---Leaders of all companies are requested to write out each month on the back of report blank the full name and address of each member of the company. This procedure is imperative in order to carry on efficiently and successfully at this office. Also every one desiring the Code must send in his name and address, for only those whose names are on the mailing list will receive the Code.In order to eliminate money changing for tithe and offering, paying for books, etc. on the Sabbath, a Laodicean practice which the Word of God condemns, let us carefully attend to all such matters on preparation day by placing all monies in envelopes. To this end we advise that each company supply itself with small inexpensive envelopes. Do not use church materials where you are no longer paying for them, for it is not right.In an early December issue of "Central Union Reaper" there appears a two column article entitled, "Battering Rams and Freedom," by C.A. Purdom, Superintendent of the Wyoming Mission. -In intent the article is a warning against the SRod, but unfortunately in execution it degenerates into a harsh spirited tirade without regard for simple fact and fairness.
It makes us sad to see such asperity in ministers of God, and surprises us that they will stoop to partial quoting, etc. to make out a case against us and to serve their own ends. We should think that S.D.A. ministers, having seen this sort of thing so long in first-day proponents, would shun it like a plague.
But alas "the angel of the Laodiceans" has been so long in Egypt, that his eyes have lost sight of the Master and his practices have become assimilated with those of the land wherein he dwells.This is a sad warning to us to flee all the ways and works of Egypt lest we, too, become like that which we behold.The burden of the article's bad temper and disingenuousness is to stand the October Symbolic Code at the whipping post. But our brethren seem to have forgotten that they "can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth."
By quoting from the Symbolic Code in the same unscrupulous way that they have been quoting from the SRod all along, leaving out the important qualifying statements immediately preceding and following the portions quoted, the writer has only succeeded in the aforementioned article in serving the interest of the Code. Every such thing against the message is missionary literature for it.
"The efforts made to retard the progress of truth will serve to extend it. The excellence of truth is more clearly seen from every successive point from which it may be viewed. Error requires disguise and concealment. It clothes itself in angel robes, and every manifestation of its real character lessens its chance of success....
"'The wrath of man shall praise Thee, says the psalmist; 'the remainder of wrath shalt Thou restrain.' God means that testing truth shall be brought to the front, and become a subject of examination and discussion, even if it is through the contempt placed upon it. The minds of the people must be agitated. Every controversy, every reproach, every slander, will be God's means of provoking inquiry, and awakening minds that otherwise would slumber." -- 5 T 454, 453.
The more zealous their efforts along this line, the sooner will the work finish and the Lord come. Let us pray therefore that their zeal flag not, and yet at the same time that it will bring the honest among them, like Paul, to a place where God can humble and save them from the terrible spewing out (Ezek. 9) which awaits the "angel" of the Laodiceans.
A SERIOUS CONCERN TO ALL---A certain believer in present truth writes the following paragraph:
"Recently I visited with friends and relatives in _______, and tried to interest them in studying the SRod, but I found the prejudice very strong. Every one of them seemed to have seen in the SRod adherents only a tendency to criticize and bring out the faults of ministers and workers. Now as I see the message, our business is not a personal criticism of any. While we cannot help sighing and crying "for the abominations in the midst thereof," if we are to receive the "seal of the living God," yet our spirit is to be one of "love and forbearance."
Though it is impossible all at once to outgrow the old S.D.A. family frailties, foibles, and follies -- the common Laodicean heritage -- and reach the consummate perfection of our great Exemplar, the above remarks should be seriously considered by every one standing in the light. However, the impossibility of attaining to this absolute perfection overnight, the enemies of present truth with an utter lack of reason and fairness use as a weapon against the message. They go about decrying our habits, manners, and words, as though the SRod were responsible for them and had engendered every Laodicean propensity which we may still possess! The corn in the field does not come to beautiful maturity in a moment. Even under the influence of the season's latter rain, it does not bring forth full, round ears over night. The process of fruition takes a little time. Pitifully imperfect stalks themselves, yet our brethren "who hate us" and "cast us out for the Son of man's sake," strangely look for us, contrary to natural possibility, to shoot us into mature and perfect stalks "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye!" Here is one of the best evidences that these critics "are in a sad deception" and "knowest it not."
The so-called condemnations, criticisms, and denunciations -- "the pricks" -- against which both the "angel" (leadership -- Rev. 1:20; 3:14) of the Laodiceans and the candlestick itself (church) are "kicking" and crying out in all manners of ways, are no more the sentiments of those who proclaim the message to the church at this time than were the condemnations which John the Baptist denounced upon the Jewish church -- his own, but the words of God which He has solemnly adjured to speak forth in fear and favor of none. Therefore, if they wish to think our position critical, ungenteel, and unsavory, let then bethink themselves of the words and demeanor of Elijah, John the Baptist, Luther, Sister White, aye every messenger God ever had, and they shall find that they are unwittingly placing us in chosen company and are in perilous danger of making God a liar over the sort of company He says He keeps and the caliber of His friends. Let them realize that they are foolishly condemning and laying to our charge that which is God's responsibility.
It is both unjust and also very unwise to reprobate us simply for doing our duty as the Lord has commanded: "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins." (Isa. 58:1.) "Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at My mouth, and give them warning from Me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit Iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul." (Ezek. 3:17-21.)
These poor blind souls are doing just what Paul warns them not to do: "Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things." (Rom. 2:1.) They, themselves, with no charge from God and with no purpose but to justify self, proceed to reproach, recriminate, and score those who are declaring "God's counsels of old" which "are faithfulness and truth," realizing not that thereby they are doubly reproachable and reprehensible.
The very nature of things makes it impossible for us to say anything one way or the other about the specific allegations of hypercriticalness made by the questioner. All we can just observe is that our experience in general with those who accept the SRod is that whatever uncalled for criticisms may fall from their lips are the slip (a momentary reversion to hereditary Laodiceanism) and not the practice, and that all in all we find them far freer of this sin than those who are complaining against them, remarkably free of it considering the nature of the message they bear and the circumstances under which they are laboring. And what counts more, we have yet to observe one who speaks his denouncements with malice or glee, devoid of love. And what counts the most, almost everyone that we know is fighting the good fight to overcome his Laodicean propensities along this and other lines.
ANOTHER CONCERN SERIOUS TO ALL---"I am writing because I have been very much troubled and burdened over some things. However, before I state my problem, I want to say that I fully believe the message of the 144,000 and the purification of the church. By certain ones, though, are set forth some side doctrines which I cannot accept, and what I want to know is are they endorsed by the SRod?"
It is most unfortunate, the situation exposed by the questioner. We are sorry that some have put forward private interpretations of the message which have troubled the minds of others. Yet it seems unfair to call the message to task because of the unwarranted ideas advanced by some. This is like making the Third Angel's Message answer to the world for the doctrinal extravagances of the many time-setters that have been in our midst.
We endorse no teaching or position not found in the publications of the SRod or authorized by this office, as is plainly declared on the first page of the Symbolic Code for October (No. 4). Nowhere is the position taken "that everyone that is brought into the Seventh-day Adventist church is unconverted, and that there should not be anyone brought in." The most extreme position which the message takes in this connection is that which the Spirit of Prophecy in the following testimony obliges it to take: "The Lord does not now work to bring many souls into the truth, because of the church members who have never been converted, and those who were once converted but who have backslidden." -- 6 T 371.
This far we come, not an inch short, not an inch beyond. Those who do go beyond this point as well as those who refuse to come up to it are both committing equal extravagances which the truth rebukes.
Concerning the idea that the present time is not the day for individuals outside the S.D.A. church, though they know and believe the message, to repent and be baptized, we would say that God nowhere justifies a man, regardless of what his status might be -- whether Jew or Gentile, church member or infidel -- for putting off the day of repentance once light is come to him. This is the sin against the Holy Ghost. "Today, after so long a time; as it is said, Today if ye will hear His voice harden not your hearts."
However, under the dispensation of a special message to the church, such as Christ bore to the Jewish church for three and a half years and such as it is our lot to bear to the S.D.A. church today, we are not to understand that it is the work of those, who bear such a message, to carry on at the same time the Gospel program for the world at large.
The Lord has not left us in the dark in regard to what should be our position in this matter. Jesus was "holding forth" to the church members "in the borders of Tyre and Sidon" when the woman who "was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation," "came and fell at His feet," beseeching "Him that He would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meat to take the children's bread, and cast it unto the dogs (Gentiles). And she answered and said unto Him, Yes, Lord: but the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. And He said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter." (Mk. 7:26-29.)
Hence we see that while we are expressly enjoined to feed the children, and not to go in search of the Gentiles, we are at the same time told not to withhold the truth from the latter, when they come voluntarily and in faith seeking crumbs.
Question:---"Does not the attitude of the SRod toward foreign mission work give to its opposers a chance to accuse it of not being interested in the salvation of those who are in the world, and thus hinder its own progress in getting its message to the church?"
Answer:---In regard to your concern over the SRod's apparent blockading of its own way by its attitude that we should not support the foreign missions program, we would say that if its enemies were not using this as a stumblingblock, they would be using something else. Its attitude is not one of opposition simply for opposition's sake or for the sake of furthering selfish interest. It believes in every kind of missionary work in itself, as must be clear to anyone who will study the message. But under the present circumstances, with a sword hanging over the church, momentarily ready to fall and send thousands to their destruction, God can hardly be consistent or merciful, in lavishing His time and means upon a program which, under the present turn of affairs, can no longer accomplish its divinely appointed purpose, but which from here on can only lend itself to augment the enemy's facilities for bringing into the church thousands of unconverted only to perish in the fearful slaughter of Eze. 9.
Question:---"When we are not working for sinners in Zion, then why not for sinners in the world? They are all sinners in the sight of God....He has given us light since 1844 and He does not mean for it to be hidden 'under a bushel' but to lighten the world."
Answer:---What is here said is true. If we are not working for sinners in Zion, we should be working for sinners in the world. However, if we truly understand and believe the message, we will be working for the sinners in Zion so much of the time that we will have no time left to work for the sinners in the world, save for the "Syrophoenicians." Then we would be doing our full part to hasten the day of the Loud Cry when the light, which He gave us in 1844 for to lighten the world, but which we have all along hid "under a bushel," will finally reach every sinner.If the opposers of the SRod had lived in the days of John the Baptist, in the days of Christ, or in the first 3 1/2 years of the apostles, and had been in their present frame of mind, they would have taken their stand on the side of the rulers of Israel against the truth of that time.
Question:---"Does the SRod mean to teach that the Judgment for the righteous dead closed in 1931, or thereabouts, by the following statement? 'While God clears the way for the seven last plagues by laying some of His people to sleep in the grave, He has done the same for the event to take place in 1931 (if that date be correct). Those who cannot undergo the trial are laid in their graves, while the 144,000 remain and will escape, but the balance in the church (now) shall perish in the ruin.' (SRod, Vol. 1, p. 219.) Please explain."
Answer:---The date 1931 and the statement in question have no reference to the investigative judgment. The SRod sets no date either exact or approximate for the closing of the judgment of the dead or for the beginning of the judgment of the living. The time of these events is not to be known until the one is past and the other begun.
As to the 1931 date and the event connected with it, we have no further light at the present time than is to be found in Vol. 1, pp. 108-114 and Vol. 2, p. 275. It was at that time (the close of 1930 and the beginning of 1931) that the event of publishing the message in the SRod, Vol. 1 took place, revealing the truth of the 144,000 and calling for a reformation. Therefore, though it was not before hand correctly understood just what the nature of the event would be, when the fullness of time came and no other event transpired but this identical one, it was thereby identified as the one predicted in Ezekiel 4; that is, the time at the end of the 430 prophetic years when the "scroll" was to make another turn.In regard to the specific event in question, if the questioner will open his SRod, Vol. 1 and carefully restudy page 219, he will clearly see that the context of the statement, "Those who cannot undergo the trial are laid in their graves," requires that it be fulfilled before Eze. 9. Hence, it can only apply to the righteous who die under the Third Angel's Message up to the purification of the church, fulfilling Isa. 57:1 and not Rev. 14:13.
Question:---"Please explain the meaning of Judah, Ephraim, and Israel, for these terms are often mentioned in the Bible, and especially in Hosea, chapters 4-14."
Answer:---The questioner will remember that the Israelitish nation -- the twelve tribes -- divided after Solomon's death into two kingdoms. (1 Kings 11:11, 12; 12:19, 20, 21.) The one that was composed of the ten tribes, occupying the Northern portion of the promised land, was called "Israel," to which this term applies when used separately from the twelve tribes.
The term, "Ephraim," applies to this same kingdom. (Isa. 7:1, 2.) The kingdom which was composed of the two tribes and which occupied the Southern portion of the land is called Judah. The reason that "Ephraim" is synonymous with "Israel" is that the tribe of Ephraim ruled the kingdom. Hence, because of this fact the kingdom on the North is called by both names -- "Israel." and "Ephraim" -- whereas the Southern kingdom which was ruled by the tribe of Judah is therefore called "Judah." Thus, the terms "Israel," and Ephraim" are applicable to the Northern division, and the term "Judah" to the Southern division of God's ancient people.
Question:---"Please explain E.W. 36: 'I saw that Jesus would not leave the most holy place until every case was decided either for salvation or destruction,' etc."
Answer:---The question which here arises is how is it possible to reconcile "The Shepherd's Rod" with the "Spirit of Prophecy," when the one seems to say that Jesus will leave the most holy place at Eze. 9, while the other says He will not leave until every case is decided?
Without attempting to explain the event described in E.W. 36, we shall inquire only into the matter of whether it is possible in view of the E.W. statement for Jesus to "leave" the most holy place to execute the work of Eze. 9 before the general close of human probation.
To begin with there is nothing in the word "leave" that connotes finality and permanence of condition or action. To leave once does not preclude the possibility of having left on previous occasions and then returned. Hence, on the logic of language alone, the mere fact that Sr. White "saw that Jesus would not leave the most holy until every case was decided," does not argue that He could therefore never have left the most holy place before, and that He cannot leave it to execute Eze. 9 on the church.However, we need not base our position entirely on logic. The Scriptures abundantly evidence the fact that Jesus is to dwell in the midst of His People at a time before every case is decided. We quote Zech. 2:10, 11 -- "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be My people."
Verse 11 proves that in "that day" when He comes and dwells in the midst of Zion, "many nations shall be joined to the Lord," and every S.D.A. ought to know that there will be no nations joined to the Lord after probation is closed.Moreover, in Isa. 66:15, which reads, "Behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with His chariots like a whirlwind, to render His anger with fury, and His rebuke with flames of fire," (Verse 16) "For by fire and by His sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many," we see that when He comes with fire, it is to "plead" with all flesh, which proves that it is during probationary time, for after the close of probation God will plead with no flesh.Furthermore, Isa. 66:20 proves that it is in this time during which the Lord pleads with all flesh that "many nations" -- "all your brethren" -- are joined to the Lord. Hence, "in that day," the day of slaughter (Eze. 9; Isa. 63; Isa. 66), He "will come, and...dwell in the midst of "Zion."
Therefore, it is clear that Jesus is to come and dwell in the midst of His people here on earth before the close of probation, as He dwelt with His people in the exodus movement, as is described in Isa. 4.
Some have an altogether too narrow view of the Godhead. They think that in order for Jesus to carry on the investigative judgment in the heavenly sanctuary, He must confine Himself there every moment, and that even in case of necessity He cannot leave the place of the most holy apartment to do anything else until His mediatorial work is finished.
Christ's departure from the holy place, at the consummation of the investigative judgment, is to result in His visible second advent, whereas the event of Eze. 9 and Zech. 2:9-11 is an invisible coming.
Question:---"How do we stand on health reform? Do we yet discriminate without reservation against the use of pasteurized milk?
Answer:---Our stand on health reform is with both feet set solidly and forward stepping. However, to be committed to this course does not mean to subscribe to extreme measures. On the contrary, it means to counsel common sense and moderation, not going beyond what has been divinely revealed.
Those specific articles against which the Spirit of Prophecy bears a positive testimony; denatured, devitalized, demineralized foods; and all unhealthful practices, we are pledged to avoid. But we do not take the stand that milk is not to be used. Some of us do not use it, but do not advocate it's disuse at this point. It would be foolish to urge such reform when the majority are still using coffee, tea, vinegar, spices, bitter, rich pastries, devitalized grains, etc. This would simply be to try to jump to the top step of the ladder while being held down by the heavy weights of wrong practices, instead of climbing from the bottom and step by step cutting away the weights until finally the top is reached, which process of progressive reform is better illustrated by the following dream.
"While at Battle Creek in August, 1868, I dreamed of being with a large body of people. A portion of this assembly started out prepared to journey. We had heavily loaded wagons. As we journeyed, the road seemed to ascend. On one side of this road was a deep precipice; on the other was a high, smooth, white wall, like the hard finish upon plastered rooms.
"As we journeyed on, the road grew narrower and steeper. In some places it seemed so very narrow that we concluded that we could no longer travel with the loaded wagons. We then loosed them from the horses, took a portion of the luggage from the wagons and placed it upon the horses, and journeyed on horseback.
"As we progressed, the path still continued to grow narrow. We were obliged to press close to the wall, to save ourselves from falling off the narrow road down the steep precipice. As we did this, the luggage on the horses pressed against the wall, and caused us to sway toward the precipice. We feared that we should fall, and be dashed in pieces on the rocks. We then cut the luggage from the horses, and it fell over the precipice. We continued on horseback, greatly fearing, as we came to the narrower places in the road, that we should lose our balance, and fall. At such times, a hand seemed to take the bridle, and guide us over the perilous way.
"As the path grew more narrow, we decided that we could no longer go with safety on horseback, and we left the horses and went on foot, in single file, one following in the footsteps of another. At this point small cords were let down from the top of the pure white wall; these we eagerly grasped, to aid us in keeping our balance upon the path. As we traveled, the cord moved along with us. The path finally became so narrow that we concluded that we could travel more safely without our shoes; so we slipped them from our feet, and went on some distance without them. Soon it was decided that we could travel more safely without our stockings; those were removed, and we journeyed on with bare feet.
"We then thought of those who had not accustomed themselves to privations and hardships. Where were such now? They were not in the company. At every change, some were left behind, and those only remained who had accustomed themselves to endure hardships. The privations of the way only made these more eager to press on to the end.
"Our danger of falling from the pathway increased. We pressed close to the white wall, yet could not place our feet fully upon the path, for it was too narrow. We then suspended nearly our whole weight upon the cords, exclaiming, 'We have hold from above! We have hold from above!' The same words were uttered by all the company in the narrow pathway. As we heard the sounds of mirth and revelry that seemed to come from the abyss below, we shuddered. We heard the profane oath, the vulgar jest, and low, vile songs. We heard the war song and the dance song. We heard instrumental music, and loud laughter, mingled with cursing and cries of anguish and bitter wailing, and were more anxious than ever to keep upon the narrow, difficult pathway. Much of the time we were compelled to suspend our whole weight upon the cords, which increased in size as we progressed.
"I noticed that the beautiful white wall was stained with blood, It caused a feeling of regret to see the wall thus stained. This feeling, however, lasted but for a moment, as I soon thought that it was all as it should be. Those who are following after will know that others have passed the narrow, difficult way before them, and will conclude that if others were able to pursue their onward course, they can do the same. And as the blood shall be pressed from their aching feet, they will not faint with discouragement; but, seeing the blood upon the wall, they will know that others have endured the same pain.
"At length we came to a large chasm, at which our path ended. There was nothing now to guide the feet, nothing upon which to rest them. Our whole reliance must be upon the cords, which had increased in size, until they were as large as our bodies. Here we were for a time thrown into perplexity and distress. We inquired in fearful whispers, 'To what is the cord attached?' My husband was just before me. Large drops of sweat were falling from his brow, the veins in his neck and temples were increased to double their usual size, and suppressed, agonizing groans came from his lips. The sweat was dropping from my face, and I felt such anguish as I had never felt before. A fearful struggle was before us. Should we fail here, all the difficulties of our journey had been experienced for naught.
"Before us, on the other side of the chasm, was a beautiful field of green grass, about six inches high. I could not see the sun, but bright, soft beams of light, resembling fine gold and silver, were resting upon this field. Nothing I had seen upon earth could compare in beauty and glory with this field. But could we succeed in reaching it? was the anxious inquiry. Should the cord break, we must perish. Again, in whispered anguish, the word were breathed, 'What holds the cord?' For a moment we hesitated to venture. Then we exclaimed, 'Our only hope is to trust wholly in the cord. It has been our dependence all the difficult way. It will not fail us now. Still we were hesitating and distressed. The words were then spoken, 'God holds the cord. We need not fear. These words were then repeated by those behind us, accompanied with, 'He will not fail us now. He has brought us thus far in safety.'
"My husband then swung himself over the fearful abyss into the beautiful field beyond. I immediately followed. And oh, what a sense of relief and gratitude to God we felt! I heard voices raised in triumphant praise to God. I was happy, perfectly happy.
"I awoke, and found that from the anxiety I had experienced in passing over the difficult route, every nerve in my body seemed to be in a tremor. This dream needs no comment. It made such an impression upon my mind that probably every item in it will be vivid before me while my memory shall continue." -- 2 T 594-597.
So you can see that the whole problem is an individual one. If we are determined to keep pace with God, He will reveal to us the reforms He would have us institute in our lives and when to effect them. Therefore, we would not advise you to discontinue the use of milk until you are certain the Lord is telling you to do so.
Question:---"Why is the great multitude of Rev. 7:9 called innumerable, when Zech. 13:8 speaks of those who are to be saved as 1/3 part, which is a numberable part? Please explain."
Answer:---Of the great multitude it is said, "No man can number" it, which does not, however, mean that God cannot number it. Likewise it is with the hosts in Zech. 13:8. God has numbered them, although the exact number is not known to men as it is of the 144,000.
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Drugoe Iskusstvo – Another Art? A Different Art?
Dmitry Krasnopevtsev
Olga Slobodkina-von Bromssen
The political era of Khrushchev was the second perestroika (renewal) in the Russian history of the 20th century. The "thaw" which came after Stalin's death was second only to the New Economic Policy (NEP) era during the post-1917 revolutionary period and Civil War conflict. When Stalin's cult and authority were dethroned by Khrushchev at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party in February of 1956, some freedom of thought managed to elbow its way into Soviet cultural life. The creative intelligentsia seemed to have the opportunity for expressing their ideas in art in a more emancipated way. Some of the repressed artists were rehabilitated; for example, Yuolo Sooster, Boris Sveshnokov, Leonid Kropivnitsky, Arkadiy Schteinberg and Alexander Rumnev. In February-March of 1956 the House of Artists in Kuznetsky Most exhibited 944 works by 479 young artists from the Moscow area. Among them were O.Vasilyev, V. Weisberg, B. Birger, D. Krasnopevtsev and the group of V. Sidur, V. Lemport, N. Silis, Ya. Levinschtein and M. Nikonov. These works of art, which appeared during and after the Khrushchev thaw, and which were so full of hope and optimism, however naïve, did not follow the cannons of socialist realism. This art movement acquired various names, like "Drugoye Iskusstvo" or "Another Art" or "A Different Art" or "Moscow Avantgarde Art." It appeared as an alternative to totalitarian art; as a realization of the right for freedom and the versatility of creativity.
Some of these artists are still alive (Nikolai Silis), some have museums of their own (Vadim Sidur), and some converted parts of their apartment to Art Museums (Dmitry Krasnopevstev).
When Dmitry Krasnopevtsev died at the age of 70 in 1995, he left behind powerful contemplations on time, the human soul and the gap between man and God. An artist-hermit who could listen to the silence of the Universe and meditate alone in his studio, Krasnopevtsev has been honored with a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Private Collections. The exhibition displays some of his best works as well as part of his studio. Krasnopevtsev painted, primarily, still lifes. The subjects were far from exotic: broken jugs, broken tree branches and stones. His works, however, are highly philosophical. His mind seemed have taken flight, gained altitude and looked at Earth from high above, seeing its general outline. What can it mean - several broken jugs piled one upon another without any respect for the laws of gravity? Nothing, of course. And yet they create a certain visual rhythm, which in the long run is what the Universe is all about – a rhythmic evolution of the spirit.
No matter how many abstruse words have been said about Krasnopevtsev by art critics, his own notes disclose much more about his art and his personality: "When you are working on a painting you may get angry, swear, scrub away what has been painted, but you must not forget or lose the feeling that you're painting an icon – let it portray a tree, a stone, a bottle or a herring's tail – all the same it is an icon, an icon glorifying and thanking the Creator." A deeply religious person, Krasnopevtsev was concerned with man's relationship to God: "Man cannot be a creator; he is just a discoverer of the already created – outside and inside himself, a discoverer and performer of the Creator's Will."
Like his art Krasnopevtsev's studio is a window into his solemn, spiritual world. Slices of semi-precious stones decorate his bookshelves. "Hen's gods," or stones with holes in them worn as necklaces for happiness, hang in bunches in front of icons, and dried starfishes are piled up in front of his paintings. The artist used those objects every day to make endless painted collages, which symbolized so much more than the objects themselves: the disposable symbols of mortality.
Krasnopevtsev preferred to stay away from the established art world, but was respected and admired by those in it all the same. "He was an aristocrat of the spirit," a gallery owner told me when Krasnopevtsev died in 1995. "He could communicat e with anyone – at the level of his interlocutor, although his own level could be much higher. You could feel it and yet be very comfortable with him." A rare gift indeed.
Krasnopevtsev's littleknown early etchings are one of the most impressive components of the display. Masterful and subtle, they offer a complete contrast to the artist's still lifes. He might have made a superb illustrator, but then he would have never become what he was – a distinguished artist in his own right, always recognizable, and unlike anyone else.

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Canada's telehealth boom in 'early innings' as COVID stokes demand
Loblaw's Shoppers Drug Mart to make $75 million investment in Toronto startup Maple
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maple Corp.'s chief executive officer had a career-making decision to make: Do I hit the button or not?
Dr. Brett Belchetz knew the pandemic would lead to a surge of interest in his telehealth firm as internal statistics showed client visits quadrupled to over 3,000 per day in early March, requiring an extra set of computer servers equipped to handle the influx of demand.
After spending the day helping onboard dozens of new doctors to the company's digital health platform, Belchetz put his stethoscope down and briefly took his company offline to switch its back-end to a more robust server around midnight when usage was low. If the plan failed, it risked causing significant outages that could derail Maple's momentum.
"It was one of the longest minutes of my life," said Belchetz, who founded the company five years ago after friends frequently solicited his medical advice during his time as an emergency room physician.
As COVID-19 rages on and people stay home amid fears of contracting or spreading the coronavirus, it's fostered a societal shift that is changing how people work, live, and interact with one another – including virtual visits with the doctor. Furthermore, this technology can assist with simple diagnostics and prescribing medication while patients avoid unnecessary visits to the emergency room in a secure, private environment.
That's led to a booming interest in Canadian telehealth providers such as Maple, Dialogue Technologies Inc., Telus Corp.'s Akira app, WELL Health Technologies Corp., and CloudMD Software & Services Inc. - each providing a service that helps facilitate a video chat between a doctor and their patient using a phone or computer. It could also disrupt an industry where $264 billion was spent on health care in Canada last year, which works out to roughly $7,068 for every Canadian, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
While most of these virtual visits are not fully covered by provincial health care plans, some insurers will compensate patients for accessing telehealth services or provide it directly to them.
"The one silver lining from the pandemic is that it forced governments to recognize the value of virtual [health] care and start funding this kind of care," Belchetz said. "Now there's billing codes we can take care of, and my understanding is that's going to get more comprehensive …over the next six to eight months."
Despite signs of growing adoption, Canada is still in the early days of telehealth services, according to a recent report by Infor Financial Inc. principal Kenrick Sylvestre. Canada's digital health space is vastly underpenetrated relative to other developed countries as doctors remain well behind in providing technology-driven offerings to patients, he said.
"We are still in the early innings, but as adoption and usage increases, health data will become a greater focus for all participants and that could lead to some interesting market developments," he said in the report.
Some investors have already noticed. CloudMD's shares have more than doubled since the company went public on the TSX Venture Exchange in early June, while WELL Health has soared more than 300 per cent since the beginning of the year. Last month, Maple received $75 million in venture financing from Loblaw Co. Ltd. along with a deal to provide telehealth services for Shoppers Drug Mart customers.
The federal government is also paying attention to this growing industry, earmarking $13.4 million earlier this month to fund three Toronto-based companies and an innovation hub aimed at helping support digital health treatments, including telehealth services.
CloudMD, which helps connect patients and their digital medical records to more than 3,000 doctors and practitioners across the country, has seen a fivefold increase in customers since COVID-19 emerged as a global health crisis, according to the company's chief executive officer, Essam Hamza. And his team was prepared - the company quickly created a plan to shift its resources online once it became clear to Hamza that the coronavirus would likely cause massive shutdowns.
"When COVID hit, it just moved our timeline ahead by about ten years and helped us expand on what we want to do [with telemedicine] a lot quicker," Hamza said during a phone interview. "Our company is set up for a pandemic."
While most of these telemedicine services tout an emphasis on patient privacy with all records encrypted to protect from hackers, there still remains a risk of breaches. Last month, The Canadian Press reported that two Telus Health medical service providers paid an undisclosed ransom to hackers who obtained 60,000 patient records, while Toronto-based LifeLabs said last November a data breach exposed the personal information of up to 15 million customers.
Barry Billings, senior advisor of digital health at the MaRS Discovery District, expects telehealth services to become even more ubiquitous once diagnostic tools like blood pressure monitors or biometric devices become cheaper and more commonplace.
That would give doctors more real-time patient data to work with, resulting in more efficient and reliable care, he said. It can also be predictive and help to identify potential health issues before it's too late, he added.
"Telemedicine is just a new delivery channel for medicine," Billings said. "In 10 years from now, they're not going to call it 'telemedicine' anymore. They're just going to call it 'medicine'."


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Gov. Justice appoints Glasko-Tully to 41st District seat in House of Delegates
CHARLESTON, WV – Today, Gov. Jim Justice appointed Heather Glasko-Tully of Summersville to the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 41st District, covering parts of Nicholas and Greenbrier counties.
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Glasko-Tully fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Delegate Jordan Hill.
An ICU bedside nurse for 13 years, Glasko-Tully was among the 2017 recipients of the Future of Nursing WV's "40 Under 40" award.
Glasko-Tully began working as a family nurse practitioner in 2018. She is a member of the West Virginia Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
"I am very appreciative of Governor Justice for this appointment. It is a tremendous honor to be selected to represent the citizens of a community that I love with all my heart," Glasko-Tully said. "I'm excited to be able to use my skills and knowledge of the healthcare field to make the necessary changes we need to promote the health and well-being of all West Virginians. I'm also going to work to help make our education system the very best it can be.
"I'm looking forward to making West Virginia a better place to live and work," Glasko-Tully said.
She and her husband Lawrence reside in Summersville and adore their five grandchildren. They have a cat; Lucy, and two donkeys; Mistletoe and Holly.
This image was taken today after Gov. Justice informed Glasko-Tully of her appointment. In the interest of following proper health safety guidelines, the Governor and Glasko-Tully are wearing masks.


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In September 2019, a number of articles discussing antibody-drug conjugates were published in a variety of journals. Here is an overview of some of the articles that make up 'the must read' articles this month.
In late September, in an article published in JAMA Oncology Christine M. Walko, PharmD, at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida and Howard (Jack) West, MD, at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, published a brief overview of antibody-drug conjugates for cancer treatment [1]
Other article published in September:
HER2-Targeting ADCs Beyond trastuzumab emtansine
Over the last decades, targeted drug delivery has significantly improved the treatment of cancer. While different approaches have been developed to delivery drugs more specific, than, for example, standard chemotherapy one option stands out. Antibody-drug conjugate or ADCs provide a potentially ideal solution to meet the challenge. [2]
Still considered a relatively new model, ADCs consist of three key components: payload, monoclonal antibody, and linker. The monoclonal antibody targets the antigen-expressing tumor cells and internalizes the payload linked by the linker to the target cells to reduce the side effects of the traditional chemotherapy drugs. Overall, the off-target effect has an excellent therapeutic prospect.
Today five antibody-drug conjugates have been approved in the united states and are commercially available. Among the approved agents is (ado-) trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1; Kadcyla®; Genentech/Roche), a successful example of targeting human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2).
Trastuzumab emtansine consists of a humanized monoclonal antibody trastuzumab covalently linked to the cytotoxic agent DM1, which, upon in the internalization, binds to tubulin, thereby disrupting microtubule assembly/disassembly dynamics, inhibiting cell division and the proliferation of cancer cells that overexpress HER2.
The agent's antibody, trastuzumab (Herceptin®; Genentech/Roche), which has excellent targeting and specific anti-tumor activity against HER2, generates an annual sales of more than U.S. $ 6 billion.
The linker used in this ADC is not cleavable and releases the Lys-linker-payload to kill the cells.
In a review paper published in the European Journal of medical Chemistry in early September 2019, Xu, Guo, Jiang, et al, described two antibody-drug conjugates using trastuzumab, the same antibody used in (ado-) trastuzumab emtansine. In contrast to the approved agents, the two investigational agents include a cleavable linker and a more cytoxic payload allowing them to have the 'same' targetability' as the 'reference drug, but also reduce resistance to (ado-) trastuzumab emtansine and improve efficacy in heterogeneous tumors.
The authors of the article describe the mechanism of action and the biochemical characteristics of different parts and preclinical and clinical progress of trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201a), being developed by Daiichi Sankyo and (vic-) trastuzumab duocarmazine (SYD985), being developed by Synthon Biopharmaceuticals.
In Vivo Immunofluorescence Localization
Antibodies are important tools in cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment. They are used to unravel the role of proteins in tumorigenesis, can be directed to cancer biomarkers enabling tumor detection and characterization, and can be used for the treatment of patients with cancer as both a monoclonal antibody or antibody-drug conjugates. [3]
Antibodies can activate immune effector cells, inhibit signaling pathways, or directly kill cells carrying the specific antigen.
Despite clinical advancements in the development and production of novel and highly specific antibodies, diagnostic and therapeutic applications can be impaired by the complexity and heterogeneity of the tumor microenvironment.
For the development of efficient antibody-based therapies and diagnostics, it is crucial to assess the biodistribution and interaction of the antibody-based conjugate with the living tumor microenvironment.
In the Journal of Visualized Experiments, a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes experimental methods in video format, Jennifer Wischhusen at the Apoptosis, Cancer and Development Laboratory, Equipe labellisée 'La Ligue', LabEx DEVweCAN, Centre de Cancérologie de Lyon, INSERM U1052-CNRS UMR5286, Centre Léon Bérard and Katheryne Wilson at the Department of Radiology/Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, School of Medicine, Stanford University, describe In Vivo Immunofluorescence Localization (IVIL) as a new approach to study interactions of antibody-based therapeutics and diagnostics in the in vivo physiological and pathological conditions.
The technique, a therapeutic or diagnostic antigen-specific antibody is intravenously injected in vivo and localized ex vivo with a secondary antibody in isolated tumors. As a result, IVIL reflects the in vivo biodistribution of antibody-based drugs and targeting agents.
The authors describe two IVIL applications assessing the biodistribution and accessibility of antibody-based contrast agents for molecular imaging of breast cancer. This protocol will allow future users to adapt the IVIL method for their own antibody-based research applications.
Kinetic reaction modeling
With the specificity of antibodies and the efficacy of cytotoxic drugs in one molecule, antibody-drug conjugates form a promising class of anti-cancer therapeutics. This is emphasized by the large number of molecules in clinical trials and five marketed agents. [4]
The conjugation reaction of antibodies with small-molecule drugs is a central step during production of antibody-drug conjugates.
A detailed kinetic model for the conjugation reaction grants enhanced process understanding and can be profitably applied to process optimization. One example is the identification of the optimal amount of drug excess, which should be minimized due to its high toxicity and high cost.
In an article published the Journal of Biotechnology, Sebastian Andris, Jonathan Seidel and Jürgen Hubbuch, describe how they set up six different kinetic model structures for the conjugation of a cysteine-engineered antibodies with a maleimide-functionalized surrogate drug.
All models consisted of a set of differential equations. These models were fit to an experimental data set, and the best model was selected based on cross-validation.
The selected model was successfully validated with an external validation dataset (R² of prediction: 0.978).
The authors describe that based on the modeling results, process understanding was improved. The model shows that the binding of the second drug to the antibody is influenced by the attachment of the first drug molecule.
Additionally, an increase in reaction rate was observed for the addition of different salts to the reaction. The authors also describe that, in a next step, the model was applied to an in silico screening and optimization which illustrates its potential for making the process development of antibody-drug conjugates more efficient. Finally, the combination of the kinetic model with a PAT tool* for reaction monitoring was demonstrated.
The authors conclude that the proposed modeling approach provides a powerful tool for the investigation of ADC conjugation reactions and establishes a valuable in silico decision support for process development.
* Process analytical technology (PAT) has been defined by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a mechanism to design, analyze, and control pharmaceutical manufacturing processes through the measurement of Critical Process Parameters (CPP) which affect Critical Quality Attributes (CQA).
[1] Walko CM, West HJ.Antibody Drug Conjugates for Cancer Treatment.JAMA Oncol. 2019 Sep 26. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.3552. [Article]
[2] Xu Z, Guo D, Jiang Z, Tong R, Jiang P, Bai L, Chen L, Zhu Y, et al. Novel HER2-Targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugates of Trastuzumab Beyond T-DM1 in Breast Cancer: Trastuzumab Deruxtecan(DS-8201a) and (Vic-)Trastuzumab Duocarmazine (SYD985).Eur J Med Chem. 2019 Sep 6;183:111682. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111682. [Pubmed][Article]
[3] Wischhusen JC, Wilson KE. In Vivo Immunofluorescence Localization for Assessment of Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibody Biodistribution in Cancer Research. J Vis Exp. 2019 Sep 16;(151). doi: 10.3791/59810. [Pubmed][Journal]
[4] Andris S, Seidel J, Hubbuch J. Kinetic reaction modeling for antibody-drug conjugate process development. J Biotechnol. 2019 Sep 23. pii: S0168-1656(19)30861-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.09.013.[Pubmed][Article]
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China's Bad Economic News Has a Bright Side for Investors
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Updated Dec. 16, 2021 7:53 am ET / Original Dec. 15, 2021 5:33 pm ET
China delivered a flurry of weak economic data on Wednesday, further highlighting its economic slowdown. But that bad news could signal a reprieve for Chinese stocks as it adds to the case for policy makers to increase stimulus.
The November numbers underscored the sluggishness in the world's second-largest economy as it contends with a property-market slump and lockdowns resulting from Beijing's policy of zero tolerance for Covid-19. Economists have expected China's economy to have a difficult period. And as Barron's has been reporting, they have been anticipating that policy makers will keep stepping in to keep the downturn from spiraling out of control as Beijing approaches the 20th Party Congress next year, when Xi Jinping is expected to take a third term.
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The Nascar Playoffs Start This Weekend, Who Will Win The Championship?
Mike Danvers September 13, 2019
As the resident NASCAR guy on the airstaff, it's time for me to make my best guess as to who will win this years championship.
Last year Joey Logano was the least likely driver to win going into the final round of 4, but he won his first title. So, will it be a surprise again this season at Homestead Miami or one of the drivers who has dominated this season? Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex have all won four races. Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski have won 3 each and Chase Elliot has won twice.
The first trio of races starts this weekend at Las Vegas where Joey Logano won the March race, with Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick finishing second and third. Then, it's on to Richmond for a short track race that was won by Martin Truex, with Joey Logano and Harvick finishing in the top five. And then it's the road course at Charlotte. The race on the Charlotte roval was won by Ryan Blaney last year. The road course races were won by Martin Truex this year at Sonoma and Chase Elliott at Watkins Glen with Truex finishing second.
Kevin Harvick has been in the playoffs for 10 consecutive years, that's the longest streak now that Jimmie Johnson failed to qualify this year. William Byron is the lone first time qualifier, but he has Chad Knaus as his crew chief and he's never missed the playoffs. One other note…nobody in the 16 driver playoff has won more than one NASCAR title.
Kyle Busch has the most points to start the playoffs and Ryan Newman and Clint Bowyer have the least.
Popular picks are any of the Joe Gibbs cars. However Kyle Busch hasn't won in 12 races and some think Denny Hamlin might win his first title. He'd have to prove he can win under pressure for me because he's never been able to do that. Will Joey Logano be able to repeat? I'm not going with any of those drivers. I think it will come down to Martin Truex and Kevin Harvick.
My prediction for the winner is: Kevin Harvick. He's gotten hot at the right time.
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The Izzy's Conundrum: Can condos co-exist with light industrial?
Great! The City of Minneapolis is getting a great locally-owned ice cream shop, right?
It brings up the question: can condos co-exist with light industrial uses?
In a follow-up piece, Tinjum continues by criticizing the financing behind the project.
The numbers certainly look bad for Izzy's. But, assuming the numbers were equal: would a small, light industrial site be inappropriate for the neighborhood that was, up until about 20 years ago, heavy industry? Does it matter that there are other light-industrial uses nearby?
The Izzy's conundrum isn't as easy as the question implies. In this particular situation, the proposed building is drawing some fire. It's a one-story building that may not have a large retail storefront. Now, it might be premature to criticize the model without seeing more detailed renderings, but the one-story use may be a poor use for land that abuts Minneapolis' newest park.
Let's go back to the question; can condos co-exist with light industrial uses?
What are you thoughts? Share them in the comments section below, or if you were interested, make a comment at the thread over at the Minnescraper Forums.
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I think there's no question that condos and light industrial can coexist just fine, but I still think it's questionable to have a standalone 1-story building in that location.
This seems to be the lightest of light industrial, so I don't see any problems with coexistence. Like Reuben said, my initial reaction was that it seemed strange to be putting up a 1-story building in an area which has gained a nice multi-story character after mostly being known for parking lots for the last few decades.
Not only can this coexist with neighboring condos, it could coexist inside a mixed-use condo building!
One of the problems the developer has is the location of the loading dock. If you go walk the property you'll see what a small parcel it is, eyeballing it it looks to be about the size of an inner city neighborhood home lot.
The loading dock is at the rear of the building shown above, which will serve 18 wheelers (1-2 per week) as well as small delivery vans frequently throughout the day.
The city approved site plan for the Park Vista condos show the entrance to the condos opening in very close proximity to the loading dock area. I can't think of another condo downtown whose front entrance opens onto a loading dock – it might make it tough to sell the market rate units.
If this were an office building or some form of retail it would probably be seen as an amenity to the neighborhood and be much less problematic for the developer.
I agree with the comments on the scale of the building.
*Disclaimer: I have no financial interest in either of the competing projects other than owning a condo in the neighborhood. Mill City Times is a not-for-profit neighborhood website and does not accept advertising or other compensation from any sources.
Thanks for pointing out the size of the lot. I had been under the impression the site was much larger.
Oh, people will buy there. I think it can still be an amenity to the neighborhood! This is a great opportunity for the planning commission or someone to work out a solution that works for everyone.
imagine how differently this conversation would be going if the factory produced anything other than ice cream?
Regardless of what develops on the site–the value of the neighborhood will not be compromised. The identity of the Mill District is riding on the crest of the wave right now and a light industrial building will not change but only add a new dynamic to the mix.


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Q: Jtable is not printing (blank document is printed) Jtable table=somevalues;    table.print(JTable.PrintMode.FIT_WIDTH,null,null,true,null,true,null);

The print dialog box is opening but when I print the table is not printed only blank document is printed. Could someone tell me where I am going wrong?
I have **edited ** and the code with values is
String data[][]=new String[1][9];
                    String head[]=new String[9];

                    head[0]="Date";
                    head[1]="Q1 Rate per piece";
                    head[2]="Q1 Total pieces";
                    head[3]="Q2 Rate per piece";
                    head[4]="Q2 Total pieces";
                    head[5]="Q3 Rate per piece";
                    head[6]="Q3 Total pieces";
                    head[7]="Total pieces";
                    head[8]="Total Amount";

                        data[0][0]="a";
                        data[0][1]="b";
                        data[0][2]="c";
                        data[0][3]="d";
                        data[0][4]="e";
                        data[0][5]="f";
                        data[0][6]="g";
                        data[0][7]="h";
                        data[0][8]="i";
                     JTable table=new JTable(data,head);
                boolean complete=table.print();

A: Solution 1
The easiest way to print your table is to call the print method without parameters. See the code example below.
try {
    boolean complete = table.print();
    if (complete) {
        /* show a success message  */
        ...
    } else {
        /*show a message indicating that printing was cancelled */
        ...
    }
} catch (PrinterException pe) {
    /* Printing failed, report to the user */
    ...
}

When you call the print method with no parameters, a print dialog is displayed, and then your table is printed interactively in the FIT_WIDTH mode without a header or a footer. The code example below shows the print method signature with the complete set of arguments.
boolean complete = table.print(JTable.PrintMode printMode,
                               MessageFormat headerFormat,
                               MessageFormat footerFormat,
                               boolean showPrintDialog,
                               PrintRequestAttributeSet attr,
                               boolean interactive,
                               PrintService service);

When you call the print method with all arguments, you explicitly choose printing features such as a printing mode, a header and a footer text, printing attributes, a destination print service, and also whether to show a print dialog or not, and whether to print interactively or non-interactively. To decide which parameters suit your needs best, see the description of available features below.
The JTable printing API provides the following features:
Printing Interactively or Non-interactively
Displaying a Print Dialog
Adding a Header or a Footer (or Both) to a Printing Layout
Selecting a Printing Mode
Automatic Layout and Pagination
Solution 2
The following is an example to print a jtable
public JTable()
JTable table = new JTable();

public JTable(int rows, int columns)
JTable table = new JTable(2, 3);

public JTable(Object rowData[][], Object columnNames[])
Object rowData[][] = { { "Row1-Column1", "Row1-Column2", "Row1-Column3"},
                       { "Row2-Column1", "Row2-Column2", "Row2-Column3"} };
Object columnNames[] = { "Column One", "Column Two", "Column Three"};
JTable table = new JTable(rowData, columnNames);

public JTable(TableModel model)
TableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(rowData, columnNames);
JTable table = new JTable(model);

public JTable(TableModel model, TableColumnModel columnModel)
TableColumnModel columnModel = new DefaultTableColumnModel();
TableColumn firstColumn = new TableColumn(1);
firstColumn.setHeaderValue(headers[1]);columnModel.addColumn(firstColumn);
TableColumn secondColumn = new TableColumn(0);
secondColumn.setHeaderValue(headers[0]);
columnModel.addColumn(secondColumn);
JTable table = new JTable(model, columnModel);

public JTable(TableModel model, TableColumnModel columnModel, ListSelectionModel selectionModel)
ListSelectionModel selectionModel = new DefaultListSelectionModel();
selectionModel.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION);
JTable table = new JTable(model, columnModel, selectionModel);

A: Try this code
  public class TablePrint extends javax.swing.JFrame {

        /**
         * Creates new form TablePrint
         */
        public TablePrint() {
            initComponents();
        }

      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
        private void initComponents() {

            jButtonPrint = new javax.swing.JButton();
            jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
            jTableData = new javax.swing.JTable();

            setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

            jButtonPrint.setText("Print");
            jButtonPrint.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
                public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                    jButtonPrintActionPerformed(evt);
                }
            });

            jTableData.setModel(new javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel(
                new Object [][] {
                    {null, null},
                    {null, null},
                    {null, null},
                    {null, null}
                },
                new String [] {
                    "Name", "Age"
                }
            ));
            jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTableData);

            javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
            getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
            layout.setHorizontalGroup(
                layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                    .addGap(39, 39, 39)
                    .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                        .addComponent(jButtonPrint)
                        .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                    .addContainerGap(50, Short.MAX_VALUE))
            );
            layout.setVerticalGroup(
                layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                    .addGap(19, 19, 19)
                    .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 105, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                    .addComponent(jButtonPrint)
                    .addGap(0, 34, Short.MAX_VALUE))
            );

            pack();
        }// </editor-fold>

        private void jButtonPrintActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
           try{
                jTableData.print();
            }catch(Exception ee){}
        }

        /**
         * @param args the command line arguments
         */
        public static void main(String args[]) {

            /* Create and display the form */
            java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    new TablePrint().setVisible(true);
                }
            });
        }

        // Variables declaration - do not modify
        private javax.swing.JButton jButtonPrint;
        private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
        private javax.swing.JTable jTableData;
        // End of variables declaration
    }

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Mark Jenkinson was elected as MP for Workington on 12th December 2019. He promised various things, not least to look after the interests of the people of this Northern constituency. This page is dedicated to watching his actions as an MP and seeing just how well he keeps his word to the voters who 'lent him their vote'.
16/12/19: Three short days after the Conservatives learned of their election victory the promises made about working peoples' rights and environmental protections are being watered down. One week earlier, on December 9th 2019 Mark Jenkinson promised at the Workington hustings that there were no plans to reduce workers' rights. So was he lying? Or is he just a fool, a buffoon who doesn't understand his own party's obvious intentions?
17/12/19: There's Brexit and then there's catastrophic, destruction of rights and wages Brexit. Mark Jenkinson has just joined the ERG group of far right Brexiteers. Guess which they prefer?
20/12/19: Elected on a promise to get Brexit done Mark has twice voted for the revised Brexit withdrawal bill. The revisions are what might well stop the EU from ratifying it after all. The version they'd agreed to included rights for workers and for EU citizens. This one doesn't and may not pass in the EU as a result. Funnily enough, Jenky promised that there'd be no assault on workers rights too. Apparently that's not to be trusted either!
24/12/19: Workington's newly elected tory MP told his local paper on Christmas eve…
"We've got a working majority with the ability to deliver everything that was promised."
Go on then. We'll be watching. We want to see you do the good stuff too.
7/1/2020: Despite reassurances that European citizens living in the UK will be treated fairly Mr. Jenkinson voted with the conservative government to refuse to honour that guarantee. They also ensured that any such citizens will be denied the right of appeal. This from the BBC website…
8/1/2020: Mark has just voted to abandon LONE, homeless children.
9/1/2020: Forget the pre manifesto promises. They just voted to allow themselves open season on Workers' rights. Mark voted with the government of course, despite denying any such possibility at Workington's hustings prior to the general election. I didn't believe him then and I don't believe him now. At present they say it's so they can recreate working peoples' rights in other legislation but that's both pointless and stupid. Why remove limits to reducing rights protection if you plan to maintain high standards anyway? It makes no sense.
9/1/2020: My open letter to Mark Jenkinson MP because I'm appalled at the cruelty he supports. It's a letter he chose not to respond to, as you can see here.
16/01/2020: On Thursday 16th January 2020 every single tory vote, including Jenky's went on refusing to increase funding to the NHS. This despite the fact that during the debate before the vote many of these same MPs had made clear their view that the NHS was not funded sufficiently. Nobody on either side of the House could have been in any doubt that such a vote would simply make a bad situation significantly worse. And yet they did it anyway. Nice one Jenky!
20/01/2020: Mark Jenkinson MP voted to remove his own right to vote in Parliament, thereby removing his voice and the voice of all his constituents. Over 300 other tories did exactly the same. They're turning our democracy into a Boris Johnson dictatorship. You really couldn't make it up!
08/02/2020: I recently asked a question of my MP, Mark Jenkinson. He failed to respond. I corresponded with his office and he blocked me and others from commenting on his official Facebook page. So I made a little badge of honour for us to wear. You're welcome.
20/02/2020: We've already noted some of Jenky's cruel and gratuitously malicious actions during his first few weeks in Parliament. Here's a round up of some of the other travesties which can be laid at the door of this despicable excuse for a human being.
10/4/2020: Coronavirus has left parliament silent for a while and Jenky seems to have been enjoying his extended break. But then, like a cat he sprang into action on Good Friday. Unfortunately his nimble, feline-like activities weren't stealthy enough for his seemingly illegal activities to go unnoticed. Maybe that was because he rather stupidly went around (or sent others around) his constituency
15/4/2020: According to my local MP the UK has loads of ICU beds, respirators and the staff to operate them.
19/4/2020: How many families, how many children or elderly residents is Mark Jenkinson MP putting at risk in the name of his own self-aggrandizement? He even boasted on his facebook page that his potential plague-bearers are targeting areas with high concentrations of elderly and vulnerable residents. Has he gone mad?
21/4/2020: Jenky has surpassed himself this time. Not only does this elected politician fail to understand what 'political' actually means, he gets into victim blaming with an ignorant and callous attack on the Royal college of nursing (RCN) to cover the government's tracks over Coronavirus.
26/4/2020: On December 13th 2019 the people of Workington learned that their new MP was Mark Jenkinson (conservative). Mr. Jenkinson promised to listen to all his constituents, even those who didn't vote for him. He promised to work hard for us all. Oh Really?
27/4/2020: I have Emailed Mark to ask his opinion about SAGE, scientific integrity and political influence. I await his response.
8/5/2020: How does one go about shielding an incompetent MP from criticism? I've recently found out.
11/05/2020: Dear Mark Jenkinson MP,
Thankyou for unblocking me and so allowing me to comment on your FB page. I'd much prefer to engage with my MP than merely criticise from a distance. That's why I offered you an interview for my channel during the election campaign. That's also why I have written to your office with questions more than once since you were elected. You see, I believe passionately in freedom of expression and the democratic process and that must include constituents having access to their elected representatives.
23/05/2020: Is it OK for my MP to refuse to engage with people who challenge him whilst endlessly talking politics with those who don't? What's your opinion?
2/6/2020: Two friends of mine received the exact same letter defending Dominic Cummings' little lockdown jaunt from our MP, Mark Jenkinson.
13/6/2020: Will Mark Jenkinson MP denounce the far right?
23/8/2020: Jenky has no regard for representative democracy and only contempt for the concerns of his constituents.
29/08/2020: Having attacked a well-respected head teacher for expressing concerns about the safety of young people in schools Jenky, who had insisted they won't need to wear facemasks posted a warinng to 15-29 year olds about their risk of contracting covid19 and passing it on to their friends and families. Has this hypocrite no sense of consistency as he twists and turns in his attempts to toe the ever-changing party line?
Jenky lies so much it's impossible to believe a word he says. If Jenky told me it was raining I'd feel the need to go out and check for myself. Let's face it, he's exactly what the tory party wants from their MPs. Mark Jenkinson is brazen, deceitful, callous and too stupid to realise he's betraying his own just so his 'betters' in the party can forget him without a second thought when he loses his seat in 2024. He'll be ignored by them and hated by his own electorate as the truth of his betrayal sinks in.
25/10/2020: Jenky has broken his promise to fight for disadvantaged constituents by voting to deny children whose families have been devastated by Covid the right to state aid for food this Christmas. I challenged him publicly to debate this decision. Maybe he can justify abandoning the children of those who 'lent him their votes' but I doubt it.