Toronto Mayor Welcomes Seventh-day Adventists

[Guest guest]

June 29, 2000

Toronto, Canada .... [Andy Nash/Heather Osborn / ANN]

 

Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman was one of the first participants in the opening

meetings of the General Conference Session.

 

Lastman welcomed Seventh-day Adventists to Toronto and encouraged them to enjoy

its clean, safe streets and friendly people. " You will find Toronto to be a city

of peace and serenity, " he said.

 

" Toronto is the most culturally diverse city in the world, " Lastman continued,

" and we get along -- it’s the magic of our city and of the Seventh-day Adventist

church. " Toronto boasts people from 169 countries. The 11 million member

Adventist Church, meanwhile, has members in 205 countries. Some 60,000 of those

members (including 2,000 delegates) are expected to attend the 57th General

Conference Session.

 

Lastman also praised the church for promoting good family values and a healthy

lifestyle. " You said ‘no smoking’ when everyone else thought smoking was

stylish. You advocated vegetarian food while everyone else was wallowing in high

cholesterol, " he commented, receiving enthusiastic applause from the audience.

 

Lastman gave Jan Paulsen, president of the worldwide Adventist Church, and

Orville Parchment, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada, keys

to the city. " They represent the key to our hearts, " said Lastman.

 

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