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re you familiar with Cane Ridge? It is a televisions, and computer terminals and to
ELDER place, a town in Tennessee. Many histori- focus on our fellow Christians and, most STENNETT A ans consider it to be the place where the importantly, on our individual walk with our BROOKS mother of all camp meetings occurred. It took Savior. The theme for our encampment in the is the President of Northeastern place over 190 years ago. It was a momentous Northeastern Conference this year is a case in Conference of spiritual gathering. Those in attendance called point—"Behold, I Come Quickly." It is a salier Seventh-day Adventists it a Pentecost, and it is said that the Holy Spirit reminder of the reason for our existence. With moved as never before. the cares of this life There are those today constantly pressing upon who will tell you that the us, it is all too early to los( heyday of camp meeting is Camp meeting track of that unalterable long past, that we can truth—"He is coming never return to the great allows us to retool, quickly!" camp meeting experiences Camp meeting allows of the last century. While recharge, refocus, to retool, recharge, refocus agreeing with the latter and redirect our energies (over Photo statement, I must vehe- and redirect our and efforts to the comple- Information mently disagree with the tion of the task of assurirq A SPRING former. We cannot return energies and efforts that His return is not THING: Apple to the sessions of yester- blossoms are a delayed. Are camp meet- year, nor should we want sure sign that to the completion of ings spiritual? They are if spring is here. to. We are much more we come with the right The cover mechanized, transistor- spirit. Are camp meetings photo was ized, and computerized the task of assuring valuable? They are if you taken by Paul now. We are satellite value friendship, fellow- Miller, a uplinked and rebroadcast that His return is successful ship, and worship. Are farmer and to masses of television campmeetings costly? an excellent viewers. We can reach not delayed. Nothing that is worth- potographer people who cannot reach while is cheap or free. living in us. As Northeastern's Cost is a measure of good Vernon, VT. campmeeting last year demonstrated, a received for money spent. Camp meetings pay satellite can be of inestimable value in taking dividends. the camp experience to those who cannot make Is camp meeting a blessing? It is to me and the trip to camp, or to those in other confer- the vast majority of those that attend yearly. I ences, states, or sections of the country who hear the comments, I see the smiling faces, I want to "be there." listen to the shouts of praise—the positive Oh no, this is no time to go back to the past, remarks. When it's all over and the tents are except of course for historical purposes. down and the equipment stored away and the Indeed, campmeeting is still an important and "saints" have returned home, I walk the lovely viable part of the spiritual life of our people. camp grounds and I am impressed that we It brings us together for fellowship and praise. have done something good for the confer- It summons us from the city to the quiet of the ence—that I have created another opportunity GLEANE
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2 Location: BermudaInstitute,SouthamptonSDAChurchComplex, Bermuda Conference Carlyle C.Simmons President Bermuda ConferenceCampMeetingt\.' • Prayer, PreachingandInspirationalSinging • Early MorningServicesat6:45a.m. Opening Meetingat7:00p.m. Middle Road,Southampton • • Programs forChildren • Health Presentations June ?0-?8,1991 General VicePresident Spiritual Renewal General Conference Highlights Calvin B.Rock Bermuda Conference Secretary/Treasurer Delbert B.Pearman , 1 ,
3 Atlantic Union GLEANER, May 1997 Sabbath Features 1997 GNYC • Children's Story Hour • Youth Features Camp Meeting • Bible Bowl /7!_fiRIST Dates at a Championship Glance • ABC Book Sale after sundown fleaiek Korean May 23-26 Sunday Features Portuguese May 23-26 • ABC Auction, 12:30 pm English June 27-29 • A.M. Presentations on Greater New York Conference Personal Ministries/ English Camp Meeting Spanish July 18-26 Church Growth French .... July 27 - Aug. 2 • VBS/Children's June 27-29, 1997 Ministries United Sept. 13 Camp Berkshire, Wingdale, NY
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Walter Arties, Soloist Ron Halvorsen Abraham Jules Norman Knight Andrew Powell Breath of Life Telecast Director Pastor, Northeastern Pastor, N. California GNYC Men's Ministries Evangelism/Church Conference Conference Committee Growth Institute Afternoon Speaker Senior Youth Speaker 7:00 a.m. Sabbath Southern Union Devotional Speaker Conference 11:00 a.m. & Vespers Speaker
G. Earl Knight Director—GNYC Alicia Marquez Personal Ministries/ GNYC Women's Sabbath School/ Ministries Committee Religious Liberty Faith Esham 7:00 a.m. Sun. Fri. p.m. Speaker Concert Artist Devotional Speaker & Sun a.m. Seminar Sabbath Concert
SUNDAY MORNING PRESENTERS ST COORDINATORS 1997
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ER, Samuel Bulgin Herman Kuma Richard Marker Patrick Salas Daniel Orellana Director— Pastor Director—GNYC Rockville Centre Rockville Centre GLEAN
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''HsTs .Eufl OsakMsr New York Conference Camp Meeting June 20-28, 1997 Union Springs Academy, Union Springs New York
Calvin Rock Benjamin Reaves General Vice Field Secretary President, General General Conference Conference of SDA of SDA