COLUMBIA UNION ISITOR, JUNE 8, 1972
NEW Boys' DORMITORY NEEdEd FOR PINE FORCE ACAdEMy TIME
by LOUIS B. REYNOLDS
PINE FORGE ACADEMY was estab in a rural Pennsylvania commun years ago to provide a Christian cation for city young people • parents for the most part couli really afford boarding-school Hence almost from its beginnin Ibis 200-year-old building is still in use as b.oys. doonitmy ot Pine Polge Academy. Don't you think-it is time to retire it. school has been hard pressed tc sources of money to operate. It is now desperately in need new boys' dormitory. Pine Forge have been crowded into limited inadequate quarters for years, with four to a room, and with sc any area for study. The North A can Division committee decided The Adventist medical fore to appeal to the Adventist clinic in Yellowknife is owned and operated by bership for help on the coming Dr. Steven Tarangle, teenth Sabbath to build a new assisted by Dr. Wendell Wettstein and dormitory at Pine Forge. two nurses. The building currently used dormitory is about 200 years old is not the kind of structure that c successfully remodeled or renovat accommodate the growing numb boys who are seeking a Christian cation at Pine Forge. In fact, the ture now being used as a dornr has been declared a fire hazard. 1 who have seen it have remarked the need and expressed the hope something could be done about it James Barrett, away. The institution was brought industrial arts instructor for Pine being through great sacrifice an Forge Academy, helps one of his students. exercise of indomitable faith. The exposed plumbing youth of this academy are lookirq and the bare room are typical of roams ward to the coming Thirteenth Sal now available at the academy. Offering as their one great hot making this project a reality. The serve our support for a dormitory will permit them to live in dignity pursue their studies in an atmosl more conducive to high scholasti tai n men ts. Pine Forge Academy is one of boarding academies established marily for the denomination's 1 youth in North America. It is sin on a 575-acre tract known as the R Estate, in Berks County, apr Holbrook mission mately 40 miles west of Philadel school students learn the basic arts and Historians say that during the Re skills of farming and industry. Here two tionary War General George Was students check the ton, whose army was camped In grade on a building project. at Valley Forge, had his iron work :OR A CHANGE by MORTEN JUBERG le Forge and that in all probabil- FOR the first time in eight years a church, an evangelistic and youth : was entertained as a guest in the North American church members will center, a school, a reading room and n- House, which is still in use. have an opportunity to help home lending library, a welfare center, and ie Forge Academy provides our projects in the Thirteenth Sabbath Of- living quarters. with a unique type of training fering. There is a good reason for combin- only the Adventist Church can Three varied projects will benefit ing all these facilities into one struc- It combines a deeply Christian from the offering to be received June ture. Lumber is scarce. Permafrost poses of view with an appreciation for 24. They include a new boys' dormi- problems. Then, too, the building must ine heritage we possess. It aims tory at Pine Forge Academy, Pine be heated 10 or 11 months of the year. -ain young people for various Forge, Pennsylvania; an evangelistic It is more economical to erect a single :hes of the Master's service, there- and educational center at Yellowknife building than several buildings. : offers a curriculum which antici- in the Northwest Territories of Can- This new center will serve as the many needs. ada; and industrial equipment at the hub for an expanding work in the order to provide work opportu- Indian Mission School, Holbrook, Ari- North country. . for about 60 students an Ad- zona. st member who manufactures red- HOLBROOK SCHOOL EQUIPMENT furniture has established a plant PINE FORGE DORMITORY Anyone who travels through the res- ittstown. Other students work at a Situated on a 575-acre tract of ervation lands of the Southwest can- :h of Harris Pine Mills located 17 wooded hills in eastern Pennsylvania, not escape noticing the barrenness of away at Blue Mountain Academy. the academy is one of two boarding the area. The Indian Mission School ising money for operating ex- schools for the church's black youth at Holbrook, although not on Indian for an academy such as Pine in North America. reservation lands, is on 220 acres of is in itself a major undertaking. The desperate need on this campus equally forbidding land. ion fees do not begin to cover the is for a boys' dormitory. Picture a 200- Around the school are the reserva- sting expenses involved in train- year-old building suffering from aging tion lands of the Navajo, Hopi, 'oung people for the Lord's serv- and deterioration. This building is the Apache, and Zuni Indians. Certainly they do not cover the present dormitory. The greatest need at the school is for of erecting a large and much- As many as four boys crowd into industrial equipment. The boys are ed dormitory facility. one room. Recognizing the great need, taught practical trades—auto mechan- ie principal, A. T. Westney, has the Allegheny East and West confer- ics, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical ned the needs of the school in at ences, which support the school, have wiring. Tools of every kind and shop three categories: buildings, indus- been raising funds for the dormitory. equipment head the list of must-have- and funds for scholarship assist- A liberal Thirteenth Sabbath Offering soon items. . Besides the boys' dormitory, will give the extra boost needed so Girls have an equally meaningful ymnasium-auditorium, additional construction can begin. curriculum which includes home eco- -ooms, and a chapel are needed. nomics, typing, crafts, and bookkeep- current drive for expansion will YELLOWKNIFE COMPLEX ing. All this is available to students in lye well over a million dollars for The Northwest Territories stretches grades one to eight for $82 per year. dormitory and the gymnasium an almost endless 2,000 miles along the High school students pay $150 per a. The redwood furniture industry north edge of the Canadian provinces. year. Id be housed on the academy cam- This is vast territory with a small pop- It takes no imagination to see that There is a need for farm equip- ulation. Capital of this area is Yellow. anything extra at this school has to s and equipment to improve the knife, a town of 7,000 population. come as a gift. There is no stretch in ard. Then there are many deserv- Medical work began in the area in the school budget for needed extras. audents who need money for tui- 1969 when Dr. Steven Tarangle, an expenses. Adventist physician from Edmonton, THE NEED ne Forge Academy can count set up a practice in Yellowknife. These projects were selected for the ng its alumni, ministers, doctors, That same year an Adventist pastor, Thirteenth Sabbath Offering overflow es, missionaries, a conference pres- Henry Bartsch, moved to Yellowknife. because of a need. In each case the sit- t, conference treasurers, social Sabbath school and church services uation borders on the desperate. If :ers, and numerous other profes- soon outgrew the Bartsch living room work is to continue at each one of these si people. Many of these individu- and expanded into the basement of a centers there will have to be a gener- iave been responsible for hundreds new clinic built by Dr. Tarangle. ous offering on Sabbath, June 24. eople being baptized into the Ad- The need in Yellowknife is for a Begin to plan now for this offering. ist Church. multipurpose building that will house These projects deserve your support. IN CASE you were planning to attend a funeral for Dorcas work, better for- get it. Dorcas, at least in Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, is alive and well. Better adjectives might be vital, throbbing, outreaching. About 230 enthusiastic workers, DORCAS men and women, attended a spring Dorcas Federation meeting in Pitts- burgh's Ethnan Temple church on Sunday, May 14. Representatives were present from 10 of the 11 churches in the Federa- IS tion. The Cleveland Glenville church sent 56 delegates, and 54 attended from Youngstown. Men in dress suits felt out of place, because practically all males, includ- ALIVE! ing the pastors, wore the work uni- form. Even Conference President Har- old L. Cleveland and Treasurer James Washington wore the Dorcas garb. by MORTEN JUBERG Noted Cleveland in his talk to the group, "I'm not wearing this uniform to impress you or to identify with you. Dorcas work is my life. I believe in it. I practice it. I support it." f I Federation President Mrs. L. M. Nelson and her efficient aides pre- Uk 10 \i TC sented an interesting daylong pro- gram which climaxed with a presen- tation by the host church showing its readiness for disaster. Delegates indicated their enthusias- TOP: Allegheny West lay activities tic support for the Federation officers secretary Samuel Thomas and Mrs. L. M by re-electing them for another two Nelson, Federation president, directed the day': proceedings years. The officers in addition to Mrs. ABOVE: Re-elected officers pose with Nelson, president, are: Mrs. N. E. Samuel Thomas, left, and Perry Pedersen The ladies are, left to right: Mrs . Daniels, vice-president; Mrs. Helen N. E. Daniels, Mrs. Rose Palmer, Mrs. Heler Bradford, secretary-treasurer; and Bradford, and Mrs. L. M. Nelson Mrs. Rose Palmer, assistant secretary- treasurer. Pastor E. T. Mimms and his cowork- ers served as hosts for the occasion. Guest speaker was Perry Pedersen, lay activities and Sabbath school secre- tary of the Columbia Union.
In a skit demonstrating possible Dorcas activities a member of the Uniontown, Ohio, society sits "in jail" awaiting a visit.
Members of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, group show some of their prepackaged clothing sets. Second from right is their Harold L. Cleveland, Allegheny pastor, E. T. Mimms. Perry Pedersen, West Conference president, Columbia Union lay activities secretary, wears his welfare service third from left, gives guidance and uniform to the Federation support. meeting.
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Potomac
Potomac Conference Begins Hopefully, all churches would be on ful in reaching their realistic objec- the new program by January 1, 1973. tive? During the next six and one-half New Fund-raising Plan This would be a continuing plan, years the SVA-TA building-program POTOMAC ADVANCE—What is it? This with no definite termination date. indebtedness, approximating $800,000, question was answered at the recent It is the purpose of the Potomac would be liquidated; a new SVA ad- biennial session held at Shenandoah Advance plan to utilize realistic ob- ministration building complex and Valley Academy at which time more jectives well within the financial reach chapel, costing an estimated $950,000, than 400 delegates enthusiastically of any church and long-range planning would be built and paid for; evangel- voted the new Potomac Advance plan coupled with the basic concepts of ism outreach programs assisting each after having time for a discussion. Rob- true Christian stewardship. church would receive $595,000; much ert N. Edwards, stewardship secretary Each church is simply asked to as- needed additions and renovations at of the Potomac Conference, presented sume as its annual basic objective an Blue Ridge Youth Camp would be the plan to the delegates. amount equaling 7 per cent to 10 per completed as a result of the $195,000 Because of the fact that the SVA-TA cent of its annual tithe income. planned allocation; and last, but by no expansion fund contributions were Churches with a building program means least, local-church and school- declining and in view of other im- that draws heavily on the resources of building programs would be assisted portant conference-wide needs, many the church would have as its basic ob- substantially as the result of the avail- thought it would be well to group jective an amount equal to 5 per cent ability of $820,000. Also, by having these various needs into one master of its annual tithe income. These ob- these funds available the Potomac program. This idea evolved out of jectives are only a fraction of the for- Conference can still continue its many discussions with pastors, laymen mer SVA-TA expansion fund goal. If strong subsidy support of local church- administration, Lay Advisory Council, each member would contribute an school operating expenses as well as and the Conference Committee. In- amount equal to 10 per cent of his providing an expanding pastoral cluded would be the needs of the SVA- tithe (1 per cent of income), there force. TA indebtedness, evangelism, a new would be more than ample funds to Much can be accomplished to ad- administration building and chapel at underwrite the Potomac Advance pro- vance the Lord's work through this SVA, improvements at Blue Ridge gram. plan, but it will be successful only if Youth Camp, assistance to local In addition to the contributions by there is a totally unified effort on the churches, and school construction. the churches and certain special gifts, part of each church concerned. The The new program would commence the Potomac Conference would plan greatest benefit, however, is the spirit- on July 1, 1972. However, 1972 would to allocate $200,000 annually toward ual impact it will have on the mem- be the year of transition from the for- the total program. bership as each person experiences the mer SVA-TA expansion program to What would be achieved by this blessings of sacrificial and united efforts the new Potomac Advance plan. plan if all of the churches were faith- (Continued on next page)
5 to advance the Lord's work. As the months before to experiment and re- son; "Sleepyhead," a study on sleep by program succeeds, so will the work go port on the effectiveness of apples in Cheryl Shewell; "Maser Laser," by forward. the diet. Sharon ate an apple a day and David Hiltz; and "Stars," by Jim Ford, E. M. HAGELE Cindy practically no apples during the were a few of the other projects done Secretary-Treasurer six months before the science fair. At by the seventh- and eighth-graders. Potomac Conference the beginning of their experiment "What Goes On Before the Crack they each had a hemoglobin blood and the Peep," by Sarah Dunn, was an test taken. This test was repeated at interesting project showing the embryo the end of the six months. The results of chickens at different stages of de- were quite interesting: Cindy was sick velopment. Four or five chickens 27 days and absent from school 11 of hatched shortly before and during the these days. Her hemoglobin decreased science fair and greatly increased the from 89 per cent to 85 per cent during popularity of that project. the six-month period. Sharon was sick Alan Rolinec demonstrated the two days, and her hemoglobin in- principle that rubber contracts in heat creased from 83 per cent to 87 per and expands in cold—the opposite of cent. They also recorded the results of how most materials behave in the pres- an experiment conducted by Michigan ence of heat or cold. He rigged up a State University in which a group of wheel with many rubber bands at- 1,381 students were involved in the tached to it. When powerful lights Elder and Mrs. Robert F. Woods experiment of eating an apple a day creating heat were shone on a section for a period of three years. These stu- of the wheel the rubber bands that dents had fewer illnesses of types trig- were exposed would contract causing Waynesboro Church Honors gered by pressure and tension. They uneven pull and resulting in turning Pastor Robert F. Woods also suffered less from upper respira- the wheel. tory infections than the students who There were many other fascinating MEMBERS of the Waynesboro, Vir- did not make apples part of their projects. The students enjoyed work- ginia, Seventh-day Adventist church daily diet. The girls wrote at length on ing, and they learned a lot. were happy to honor their pastor emer- the good effects of apples in conditions ESTHER JEAN HINTZ itus, Robert F. Woods, on his 80th such as weight control, colds, high Teacher birthday. cholesterol, infections, constipation, John Nevins Andrews School Woods organized the Waynesboro and diarrhea. church in 1946 and served as pastor Roy Varga and Tim Pillgreen until 1951. After serving churches in worked on a study of the miniature Churches Report Progress Newport News and Alexandria, Vir- bonsai plants originally developed in of MISSION '72 Outreach ginia, he returned to Waynesboro to Japan. They illustrated their booklet retire in 1957, when he was named with pictures they took themselves of To DATE 17 churches in the Potomac pastor emeritus. how to form instant bonsai plants. Conference have reported the results A daughter, Mrs. Jeanette Hale, of Carol Hare, with her father's advice, of their MISSION '72 Reach Out for Takoma Park, Maryland, and three tested the amino acids found in meat Life meetings. It is estimated more sons—Donald, of Takoma Park, Dr. substitutes such as VegeBurger, Skal- than 41,000 attended the meetings, ap- Paul, of Waynesboro, and Norman, of lops, Choplets, Nuteena, cottage proximately 10,098 non-Adventists. Kettering, Ohio—along with several cheese, beans, and nuts. She discovered Thus far 93 have been baptized. There grandchildren, were present. Another that these meat substitutes do have all have been 188 decisions for Christ and daughter, Mrs. Betty Woodruff, who the essential amino acids that are nec- 147 decisions for baptism. In addition, lives in Walla Walla, Washington, was essary for health. others plan baptism as a result of unable to attend. Kristi McDonald and Cathy Cumbo meetings held later in April and in The Woods live at 1235 Crofton Ave- did a project on infant heart defects. May. nue, Waynesboro. Lois Soper worked on rheumatic heart Harold Lindsay, pastor of the disease, which results many times in Hyattsville church, in Maryland, said Andrews School Holds valve defects such as mitral stenosis. his members united in prayer and Fifth Annual Science Fair Three girls, Selena Cramer, Rhonda worked hard for the day marking the Leach, and Cathy Nachtsheim, did a opening of MISSION '72. One hun- THE recent fifth annual science fair study of the popular dried cereals on dred thousand pieces of literature was an outstanding event for the sev- the market today, and discovered that were assembled, stapled, folded, enth- and eighth-grade science classes many of the favorite cereals are not as stamped, and carried from door to at John Nevins Andrews School. Every high on the list of cereals having good door. Then followed days of fasting student in these grades was required nutrition as we might wish. Sharon and prayer. They put ads in the news- to work either alone or with a friend Ruffcorn tested the reactions of stu- papers. They put up signs. Two bill- on a project in science that involved dents to three different brands of boards adorned the church yard. The writing a term paper, making a poster, canned or frozen vegetables to see entire membership was involved. and preparing a display. Each chose whether the more expensive brands Total attendance was 4,400, 400 not his own topic. really do taste better. of our faith. Twenty-five have indi- One project that won a first prize in "Your Brain: Grand Central Sta- cated a deep concern and are making the grade 8 illustration category was tion" was a detailed project involving their decisions for the Sabbath and titled "Apples for Health." Sharon a study of the brain done by Jack other truths. R. H. Woolsey, associate Thomas and Cindy Martin began six Upchurch. "Reptiles," by Mike Daw- book editor at the Review and Herald, 6 was their evangelist. Nancy Allen and her staff led in a program of arts and crafts for the children.
The Yellow Branch church in Rust- Perry Pedersen, lay activities sec- burg, Virginia, held meetings they en- retary of the Columbia Union Conference, visits with program titled Conference on Bible Prophecy. participants in front of the Tap- A number of Mennonites attended. pahannock center. From left to right: Pedersen; Mrs. Thomas After the conference they began com- Poye, Community Services direc- tor; Mrs. Tove Oster; Frank Sale; ing to church. R. A. Bata, Potomac Conference As a result of Reach Out for Life lay activities director; and Pastor Denny B. Mitchell, of the Tappa- meetings in Marion, Virginia, three hannock church. generations of a family were baptized: a lady, her daughter, and her grand- daughter. Twenty years ago her hus- band opposed her interest in the church and on different occasions has Community Services Center driven four Adventist ministers out of Opens in Tappahannock her house. In New Market, Virginia, Shenan- THE Dorcas work began in Tappa- doah Valley Academy students distrib- hannock a few years ago in the home uted literature prior to the meetings. of one of the church members. It was An average of 19 non-Adventists at- later moved to a room over the drug- tended each night. Several are store downtown, and then to a garage studying for baptism. Six plan to be by the Tidewater Memorial Hospital. baptized shortly. The work had grown so that last quar- The Yale, Virginia, church reports ter (1971) 400 people were helped, more non-Adventists attended the and more than 3,000 pieces of clothing MISSION '72 meetings than had ever were distributed. attended any of their previous meet- The garage was no longer sufficient. ings. We had to move because of the con- struction of an apartment house for Frank Sale, of Martin Sale Furniture Store in Tappahannock, cuts the ribbon for the opening hospital employees which was going Richmond School Holds of the Community Services center. up over the garage. What were we to International Food Fair do? We had nowhere to go. Was this work that was going so well and help- AN INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL ing so many people to stop? Surely the was held recently at the Richmond Lord would work out something for Junior Academy, Richmond, Virginia, us. After praying and searching for as a part of the MISSION '72 meetings. two months a contact was made that Members of the Richmond First, South looked promising. Richmond, and Petersburg churches A businessman downtown, Prince spent many hours preparing the food Lee, had a suitable place in which he and decorating the school. was planning to reopen his own busi- Exotic foods from a number of coun- ness. After a couple of months, he tries were featured. Russian piroshki was impressed to let us rent the build- and borsch, West African stew, and ing. By the influence of the Holy Spirit Norwegian pastries were among the and a brother who had been treated most popular. A "Frito Bandito" and lovely senorita. in the Tidewater Memorial Hospital, The Asian Room proved a great at- Lee lowered the rent to $25 a month. traction, with its Japanese rock gar- It's all Greek to me! Mrs. Doris Wright at the He also painted the place and gave us den, flowing water, and artificial grass Greek salad table. a two-month supply of oil. carpet. Chop suey, won ton and suki- The Lord has been very good to us, yaki, and other dishes were served by and we praise His name for it. We ladies wearing saris and kimonos. moved this past quarter and had grand Chopsticks were provided for more opening of the Community Services adventurous diners. center on April 10, 1972. The Spring Travel posters and flowers added to Federation meeting was here that day the holiday atmosphere provided by also. The ribbon cutting was done by new and exciting foods and colorful Frank Sale, of Martin Sale Furniture costumes. A memorable day was had Store in Tappahannock. Sale and his by members and visitors alike. wife have been a great help to us in PATRICIA YOUNG our work. It is estimated that about 80 Press Secretary people of the community visited the First Richmond Church center that day. Tom Gums MRS. MARGARET TATE Press Secretary Health and Welfare Secretary South Richmond Church Tappahannock Church 7 Pennsylvania
Several of the Pathfinders received plane rides as prizes for finding the right colored peanuts. John Heck (right), Reading Pathfinder Club deputy director, provided the plane. Looking on (left) is William Harkins of the York Club.
TOP: Dale Ingersoll, Pennsylvania Conference youth director, looks on as Wayne Grove, Wil- Contests, Fun, and Games Mountain Academy one of the most liamsport, receives the Pathfinder of the Year successful. plaque from Donald Reynolds, right, Pennsyl- Make Pathfinder Fair vania Conference president. LOWER PHOTO: Directing the day's activities was Brian Erb, Waynesboro, received the top prize A SKYDIVING performance, a special Dale Ingersoll, Pennsylvania Confer- from the peanut drop—a free week at camp. jet-plane act in which four Pennsyl- ence MV director, who reported that vania Air National Guard planes 16 of the 24 Pennsylvania clubs were Ada Fleisher Honored for made several passes over Blue Moun- represented. tain Academy; a peanut drop includ- Pathfinders and friends in attend- Her Interest and Stories ing $200 in prizes; a float parade; and ance numbered approximately 500. CHILDREN of the kindergarten de- an afternoon full of special contests Louts CANOSA partment of the Pittsburgh Shadyside and events blended to make the 1972 Public Relations Secretary church gave special recognition to Pathfinder Fair on May 7 at Blue Pennsylvania Conference Mrs. Ada Fleisher during the recent
Todd Otis (left) and David and Heidi Otis (right) led the grand parade One of the high lights of the Pathfinder Fair was a skydiving act by officially opening the festivities for the 1972 Pathfinder Fair. Chet Regal, from the Reading Parachute Club. thirteenth Sabbath program. They sang a thank-you song to her and presented her with a gift in appreciation for the Chesapeake stories she has told them. Past 80 years of age, Mrs. Fleisher for the last two or three years has Mrs. Bee Voted Consultant come into the department and told in Elementary Education stories. She asks the leader from time to time whether she can tell a story to THE Chesapeake Conference has re- the children. And they love it. cently voted to invite Mrs. C. M. Bee Mrs. Fleisher has been a faithful to serve as educational consultant for member of the Pittsburgh church for its elementary school program. many years and has always been a will- Mrs. Bee has had a wealth of experi- ing worker. We wish others would vol- ence in the field of education. First as unteer their services and follow her a teacher, then as conference super- example. The children are happy and visor. She has spent nine years in ex- appreciative of her interest in them perimental work to develop the non- and of a good story well told. graded school. MARGARET HARRINGTON Believing that each student is dif- Press Secretary ferent and that it is God's plan to have Pittsburgh Shadyside Church each student develop his own talents Mrs. C. M. Bee confers with 0. 0. Graham, in accordance with his own abilities, Chesapeake Conference superintendent of edu- she set out to find the methods by cation, in the conference department of educa- Pottstown Churches Unite which this could be accomplished. tion office. for Communion Service She has written a manual for teach- ers called "Study Guide for Innova- as A Report of Expenditures of Phase APPROXIMATELY 110 persons re- tive Schools" and a guide for parents I, H.V.A. Plans for 1972-73 School cently gathered in the Charlotte Street whose children are attending the non- Year, and Implementation of a Study- church to celebrate Communion. More graded school called "The Changing Work Program at Highland View than half of them were from the Wal- Classroom." Academy as Suggested by Ellen G. nut Street church of the Allegheny The teachers in Chesapeake have White. Retrenchment it was not. Re- East Conference. Both churches are in expressed sincere appreciation for the organization it was. Pottstown, Pennsylvania. help that Mrs. Bee is giving them in The crux of the meeting was out- The beautiful and impressive, yet this growing area of educational con- lined in a proposed Phase II Chesa- warm and sincere, service was well re- cepts. peake Acres Development to include ceived by all present. The printed call 0. 0. GRAHAM the following: to worship, the unison invocation, and Superintendent 1. Administration Classroom the litany of friendship verbalized the of Education Building—H.V.A. $300,000 thrilling experience of interracial fel- 2. Eastern Shore Project 65,000 3. Camp Meeting Development 40,000 lowship in the circle of Christ's family. 4. Youth Camp Cabins 50,000 5. Work-Study Program Pastor Merle Whitney, of the Char- Chesapeake Acres Topic of Implementation 25,000 6. Health Conditioning Center 300,000 lotte Street church, presided, and Pas- Special Constituency Meet tor Roland Newman, of the Walnut Total $780,000 Street church, presented the medita- NEARLY 300 Chesapeake Conference Searching questions concerning tion on loving fellowship. delegates from 48 churches gathered each phase of the proposal were aired One of the most meaningful expe- at the Baltimore First church on Sun- by the delegates. Many made valuable riences of the service was that of broth- day, April 30, for a special constitu- suggestions and shared personal coun- ers from each church washing the feet ency meeting. The main purpose of sel. of brothers from the other. After the the session was to restudy the devel- The people spoke, studied, searched feet had been washed the participants opment of Chesapeake Acres at Mount their souls for God's directives. He said a prayer for one another. Testi- Aetna. responded. They responded with a monies and hands joined in a circle of In the opening devotion E. A. unanimous pledge to move ahead with prayer concluded the ordinance of Robertson, Columbia Union Confer- Chesapeake Acres Development, Phase love. ence educational secretary, reviewed II. The various responsibilities of con- the Battle Creek educational begin- In the near future each Chesapeake ducting the entire service were equally nings from one school in the late family will be receiving a complete divided among the deacons, deacon- 1800's to the now more than 5,000 letter of explanation from President esses, elders, and pastors of the two Adventist schools scattered all over W. R. May. A Lay Advisory Council congregations, who became one as the land with a student enrollment of representative will explain the pro- they sat around the table of the Lord. almost 400,000. Robertson charged, gram in each church, and you will It was with a wonderful feeling of fel- "This is not the time to turn back, have the opportunity to respond with lowship and joy in the Lord that every- tempt God, and limit the Holy One your heart and pocketbook. one left the communion celebration. of Israel." Think success, act success. Chesa- The season of the resurrection height- W. R. May, conference president, peake Acres is yours! ened the significance of the service. presented a detailed plan of Chesa- H. W. PRITCHARD MERLE J. WHITNEY peake Acres Development. The page- Treasurer Pastor, Charlotte Street Church by-page analysis covered such topics Chesapeake Conference 9 Dr. Samuel DeShay Visits Allegheny West Office
DR. SAMUEL DESHAY visited the of- fice of the Allegheny West Conference recently. Dr. DeShay, with his wife, nee Bernice Moore, of Fort Wayne, In- diana, is a medical missionary in Ni- geria, West Africa. The office staff was thrilled by his ac- count of God's won- derful workings in behalf of Seventh- day Adventists in the country of Africa. Largely through the influence of Dr. DeShay, funds have Three Baptized at Shiloh Church in Cincinnati II been offered by sev- Samuel DeShay eral countries and Dewight and Dewayne Palmor, eight-year-old twins, were recently baptized at the Shiloh church, Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Thelma Hail was also baptized. She is mother of 11. Four of her children organizations toward joined the church earlier, and it was through their witness and example that she was won. She the construction of a $300,000 new hos- had a good friend, too. Mrs. Mary Cloyd talked with her about her soul's salvation. She also gave her Bible studies and took her to Bible classes. James W. Thomas is pastor of the church pital facility. and performed the baptismal rites. The 38-year-old physician-surgeon's LAWRENCE C. STUART Press Secretory presence in America at that time was Shiloh Church due to his being selected by Loma Linda University to receive the 1972 Honored Alumnus Award, given an- ALLEGHENY WEST CONFERENCE nually by the Loma Linda University College of Medicine. CAMP MEETING RESERVATION BLANK Dr. DeShay is one of the youngest
1339 East Broad Street recipients ever to receive this coveted Columbus, Ohio 43205 honor. Attention: Elder J. A. Washington Secretary-Treasurer
Dear Elder Washington: Please make the following reservations for me for the 1972 camp meeting at Mount Vernon Academy, Mount Vernon, Ohio, July 2 through July 9, 1972. NUMBER PRICE TOTAL EACH COST