Present and future generations of the Seventh-day Adventist Church can know with assurance how God arranges to meet the demands of the times, the challenges and opportunities of each era. It is not uncommon that in His wisdom and providence, God sends just the right person at the right time. It was in New York City that I first met Charles Bradford. A meeting had been called by the Northeastern Conference at which a number of critical matters were to be discussed. As the meeting proceeded,