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City State Zip Ith Here Now Gleaqpi' Official organ of the North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 10225 E. Burnside Box 16677, Portland, Oregon 97216 255-7300 (Area 503) July 2, 1973 Volume 68 Number 13 Editor Cecil Coffey Managing Editor Larry Canaday Copy Editor Helen W. Cross Alaska Roving Editor Morten Juberg Contributing Editors: I. C. Hansen, Alaska; D. G. Albertsen, Idaho; Ron Press Women Russell, Montana; Mike Fellows, Oregon; R. E. Eckerman, Upper Columbia; J. D. Everts, Washington. Tap SDA Eskimo The Alaska Press Women recently thing beautiful, I just cannot keep Contents chose Grace Slwooko, an Eskimo from doing something. Writing them Press Women Tap SDA Eskimo 3 writer from Gambell, to be the first down answers this thirst in my lonely NPUC Realigns Departmental Structure 4 honorary member in the group's ten- life." People in Transition 6 Senior Survival Seminar 10 year history. Even while she was rearing her chil- Fulton College 12 Her selection is a salute to Mrs. dren, Mrs. Slwooko found time to SDA Engineers and Architects 14 Slwooko's success in communicating make notes: "what some dearest child News by Dateline 16 News of the Conferences 20 matters of one culture to another, in a would say," sometimes even using General News 28 language other than her native tongue. shorthand in her diary. Now, she says, Future vents 28 Now a widow living in Nome during she has "piles of paper junk at home." Weddings 29 the school year, Mrs. Slwooko began "But all that was like happy to Obituaries 29 Nome Nugget Classified Advertisements 30 writing for the in 1965 me," she continues. "Of course, poems Sunset Table 34 and for the past two years has also cheer me up; when they come to my contributed to the Tundra Times. mind, I just smile and cheer up." Cover Although she writes in a "second Mrs. Slwooko says she feels more America was made what it is by its language," Mrs. Slwooko's English has comfortable at her home in Gambell people—not only by the deeds, good or than any other place, "mostly because bad, of its leaders. Almost two centuries a lyrical quality which attracted the after the founding of our country, we press women's interest. A dedicated of my height, four feet 11% inches should work harder and pray longer, that writer's desire to communicate is tall," she writes. "Although I like big our land of freedom will survive. The apparent in her work which tells of life places and long, long hallways and "Spirit of '76" still lives. telephones and many other convenient Design by Tim Larson. on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, both memories of things past and things of big cities. In This Issue reports of current happenings. She also "And I like schools where they E. R. Walde ("NPUC Realigns Depart- writes poetry on occasion. teach writing." mental Structure") has been president In her response to the invitation to Letters and words "are useful for of the North Pacific Union Conference everything," she continues. "So that's for four and one-half years .. . Walter become the honorary member, Mrs. Meske ("Senior Survival Seminar") was Slwooko wrote: "Writing is a treasure why they are precious, they are so principal of Laurelwood Academy prior to me. The markings that curve so little and can tell lots! I can even put to becoming a special assistant to WWC beautifully and tell, really tell, are so my thoughts down and put them in a President Robert Reynolds in June and little folded paper called an envelope Mike Fellows is the GLEANER wonderful to me. If ever I write a contributing editor from Oregon ... book, it will be like when Mr. and send them away." M. R. Townend ("Fulton College") is Columbus discovered America!" Mrs. Slwooko notes, "It wasn't too Sabbath School secretary of the Born Oct. 22, 1921 at Gambell, long ago we learned this English," her Australasian Division of Seventh-day father being among the "first kids to Adventists ... Cecil Coffey ("SDA Mrs. Slwooko tells of her struggles to Engineers and Architects") is director achieve an education. go to school." She says she always of publications for the NPUC and Church schools, particularly the speaks Eskimo at home. GLEANER editor. Seventh-day Adventist, helped young She says she sometimes waits for Grace with her high school; she com- chances to write, but there is so much When Your Address Changes pleted the eleventh grade at College to write any time that "all writing is Send your new address with zip code precious" to her. number to North Pacific Union Place, Wash. "After that year, I gave GLEANER, Color Press, College Place, up," she says, "and off to my home Again emphasizing her feelings Washington 99324. CP19121 village I went." about writing, Mrs. Slwooko says, "I Second-class postage paid at College She married Joe Slwooko in 1950 feel when things are not written, Place, Washington. Published semi- and they had nine children. Joe was precious time is wasted." monthly at the Color Press. Subscription killed in a Nome truck accident more —From Anchorage Daily Times price $4.50 per year. than two years ago. POSTMASTERS: Send Form 3579 to North Pacific Union GLEANER, Color Of her work, Mrs. Slwooko says: Note: Mrs. Slwooko is Gambell press Press, College Place, Washington 99324. "To me, writing is an art, if I only secretary. See page 21 for her spring learn more words. When I see some- report.
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during the past several years the church at all levels to evaluate numerous studies have been each facet of the experimental pro- instituted to determine what, if gram and to advise on whether or any, reorganizational changes need not it should be continued. to be made in the church structure. The leadership of the church has Some changes have already been been motivated to make this study made and others are still being con- and suggest experimental changes in sidered. the interest of economy, efficiency Among organizational features and, hopefully, a streamlining of given serious study for more than effort whereby we might hasten the two years is that of church depart- coming of our Lord. mental alignment. At the time of Three areas are primarily the last annual council held in affected: Public Affairs (public rela- Mexico City, it was recommended tions, radio-TV, religious liberty that pilot programs be instituted in and publications produced within union conferences willing to partici- the NPUC); Church Affairs (Sabbath School, lay activities, pate in new approaches to depart- E. R. Walde mental organization. youth, temperance and health); and After considerable study, the Publishing. place in the North Pacific Union North Pacific Union Conference It has been voted that the area Conference. Called to head this drew together a proposal that will of public affairs be operated and large responsibility in the NPUC is alter somewhat the traditional largely staffed from the union con- Morten Juberg, who has held a local-union-division and General ference office. A public affairs similar post in the Columbia Union Conference departmental relation- committee will coordinate this Conference. ships. This proposal was forwarded work under the chairmanship of an Named as director of publica- to the officers for North America officer of the NPUC. Department tions, which includes the and the General Conference where heads will carry specific respon- GLEANER and other publications it received positive support and sibilities, but some of their assign- issued by the North Pacific Union approval. ments will overlap in the interest of Conference, is Cecil Coffey. Following this, the NPUC maintaining a solid public affairs Called to head the religious Executive Committee in session on front. Some local conference liberty department within the April 26 authorized an experi- efforts will be maintained, largely public affairs structure is Arthur mental program affecting depart- in the interest of liaison and in Lickey. Named as associate director ments which will be in operation connection with special evangelistic for religious liberty is Glenn until the next NPUC Constituency campaigns and strictly localized Patterson, who has been serving in Session scheduled for the spring of endeavors. that capacity in the Oregon Confer- 1976. At that time, it will be The General Conference has ence. determined what features of the merged the department of radio-TV The Department of Communica- program will be retained and what and the bureau of public relations tion director will also act as associ- features may be altered. We believe into one Department of Communi- ate director of publications and as that this will give enough time for cation. The same merger has taken roving editor for the GLEANER.
GLEANER July 2 19 73 page 4 The religious liberty specialists will ment the prime initiative will be minor personnel adjustments likewise be roving reporters for exercised by local leadership. probably and the possibility of publications. The director of publi- Elder Dan Caslow will be giving adding some automated procedures. cations will serve as associate direc- special assistance and acting as We emphasize that these changes tor of communication. liaison man in the NPUC office for constitute a pilot program which is All major aspects of public the responsibilities of the Sabbath experimental and is limited by a affairs will be channeled through School and lay activities depart- time element. The 1976 NPUC the union conference headquarters. ments. Elder Tom Ashlock will Constituency Session will It is expected that this arrangement serve in a similar capacity for determine what is to become will allow the local conferences to youth, temperance and health permanent and what may be concentrate more on areas of prime work. changed. In other union confer- importance which involve a total The NPUC Executive Committee ences, different pilot programs may church membership or major has also voted that the publishing be initiated and something may be segments of it on a continuing and work be directed from the union learned from these which we might constant basis. Emphasis here will conference office with necessary wish to emulate. be on local initiative. These areas field representatives strategically We appreciate the opportunity include Sabbath School, lay stationed in various parts of the to experiment in some of these activities, the youth work and union conference territory. Field areas and the encouragement the efforts in the fields of temperance representatives will be responsible General Conference has given us to and health. It has been voted that for recruiting, training and sales do so. We invite our members we lower the profile of respon- assistance and will be directly throughout the North Pacific Union sibility for these areas on the union responsible to the publishing Conference to assist in proving the conference level and raise the department secretary of the NPUC. value of this restructuring and to profile on the local conference All reporting and accounting pro- observe closely the results. If the level. cedures will be handled by the results are good, and we believe we The Church Affairs area, there- union and the Home Health Educa- can anticipate many good results, fore, will be staffed by only two tion Service offices already located we can all praise God for leading us individuals on the union level in the NPUC headquarters building. in this direction. If some results whose chief responsibility will be to The Adventist Book Centers prove negative, we can be thankful serve as liaison between the General operated by the conferences will that we learned this before Conference and local conference have general oversight by the NPUC adopting any part of the program leadership and to assist in local publishing department secretary. on a permanent basis. endeavors. This plan obviously will This will be done in cooperation The church in the Northwest has require some adjustment from with the Pacific Press Publishing always had a pioneering spirit, and present practice on both the union Association representative serving the present leadership sincerely and local levels. It is imperative that this territory. appreciates the way this spirit is local conference personnel be Named to head the publishing manifest in all facets of church adequate in number, qualification work is Melvin R. Lyon. endeavor. We solicit the prayers of and training to develop and execute The Departments of Education, every member along with analytical complete plans for their confer- Ministerial Affairs and Trust will observations as we launch in new ences, because udder this arrange- continue as is for the present with directions for the glory of God.
GLEANER July 2 1973 page 5 Enterprise Academy and Union Col- lege. He has served as a pastor in the W le branomion Central, Lake and North Pacific Union Conferences. (The Stone Tower church in Portland and speaker for the Lyon comes to the Northwest from North Pacific Union Conference TV Bible Class). the Far Eastern Division where he Recently named as director of the As a departmental leader, he has at more recently served as division pub- Department of Communication in the various times carried these depart- lishing secretary. Prior to that, he was North Pacific Union Conference was ments: religious liberty, medical, public assistant publishing secretary in the Morten Juberg, formerly director of relations, A.S.I., Sabbath School, lay division, publishing secretary for the public relations for the Columbia activities and radio-TV. In the NPUC, Japan Union and publishing secretary Union Conference. A native of Grey- he will be associated also in the broad for the West Indonesia territory. He is bull, Wyo., Elder Juberg received his work of communication and publica- a graduate of Oak Park Academy in early education in Wyoming and South tions. Iowa and of Union College in Lincoln, Dakota. He was graduated from Union The Lickeys will reside in the Neb. College in Lincoln, Neb. He began his Portland area. The Lyons will reside in the work for the denomination in Casper, Portland area. Wyo., in 1950 when he became Elder Glenn Patterson, Salem, Ore., has been named associate secretary of director of laymen's activities and The work of the Trust Department the Religious Liberty Department in public relations in the Wyoming Con- in the North Pacific Union Conference the North Pacific Union Conference. ference. In 1955 he moved to Lansing, has grown to the point for naming an Elder Patterson has a wide background Mich., as public relations director for associate. Appointed by the NPUC in pastoral and leadership work. For the Michigan Conference, a post he exectuvie committee was Alfred several years he has served as the held for more than eight years. Later he Brown, formerly of the trust services religious liberty liaison man at the was public relations director for the at Loma Linda University. He will state capital in Salem. He will continue Southern California Conference and in serve as treasurer of the NPUC asso- 1965 he was named director of public to fill this function as well as assist ciation and will work toward com- relations for the seven-state area com- with various religious liberty activities puterizing much of the association's prising the Columbia Union Confer- through the North Pacific Union Con- business. He will be associated with ence. He also was editor of the union ference. His duties will also include Elder Wayne Massengill and his office publication, Visitor. reporting from time to time through will be in the NPUC headquarters In his new capacity, Elder Juberg the union paper and other publica- building. will assume responsibility for what tions. The Browns will live in Portland. formerly was called public relations The Pattersons will continue to live in Salem. and radio-TV. In addition, he will be Named to head the religious liberty associate director of publications and aspects of Public Affairs in the NPUC In the realignment of departmental roving editor for the GLEANER. is Arthur R. Lickey, who recently has assignments reported elsewhere in the The Jubergs will make their home served in a similar capacity in the GLEANER, Elder Dan Caslow was in Gresham, Ore. Colorado Conference. He began named to head the Union Conference denominational service in 1948 in Retiring from denominational work Departments of Lay Activities and Kansas City, Mo., after attending after serving as publishing department Sabbath School. Elder Caslow is secretary for the NPUC since 1957 is Chester P. Lampson. He began full- time church service as a colporteur in the New York Conference, later was assistant and then secretary of the publishing department in the Southern New England Conference. Prior to assuming his NPUC post, Elder Lampson was publishing department secretary of the Washington Confer- ence. On receiving word of Elder Lampson's retirement, one of his asso- Morten Juberg Glenn E. Patterson ciates said: "I, for one, have admired Elder Lampson and have worked directly with him for many years now." The Lampsons are residing in northern California where he con- Arthur Lickey tinues to recuperate from surgery and a hand accident.
Recently appointed to head the publishing work in the North Pacific Union Conference was Melvin R. M. R. Lyon Lyon, a native of Macon, Ga. Elder Alfred Brown
GLEANER July 2 1973 page 6 recognized throughout the denomina- Loma Linda University world radio broadcast for the Advent- tion as a leader in both departments. ist Church and Faith for Today, a Reinhold R. Bietz, chairman of the For several years, he has directed lay Loma Linda University Board of telecast of the church that is seen in activities in the North Pacific Union Trustees, has announced his retire- most major cities across the country. Conference. ment. His resignation coincides with The Caslows reside in Portland. his retirement from church service that Upper Columbia Conference became effective June 1, 1973. His Elder Tom Ashlock, formerly retirement will mark the end of a Current changes in personnel in Sabbath School secretary for the 44-year career as a minister and Upper Columbia include the departure North Pacific Union Conference, has administrator in the Seventh-day of Elder E. J. Royer for a position been named director of Youth Adventist Church. The announcement with Central California Conference. He Activities and the Departments of was spurred by the illness of his wife. will supervise the Trust program as he Temperance and Health. He has has done in Upper Columbia with carried these responsibilities in other Adventist Church leaders praised Elder Bietz for his service to the marked success. He has earned the places, including the mission field. As confidence of the workers and laymen part of the church affairs area of denomination. Commenting on Bietz' decision, Robert H. Pierson, president throughout the Upper Columbia Con- responsibility (which also includes lay ference. Prior to departmental service, activities and Sabbath School), Elder of the General Conference of Seventh- day Adventists, noted his faithfulness he was pastor of the Spokane Central Ashlock will encourage and promote church. more emphasis at the local level and to his work and his many achieve- Service as new pastor for the Upper act as liaison with the General Confer- ments. Columbia Academy and Cheney ence. The same approach will be made "During his long and fruitful churches will be Elder Mel Johnson . by Elder Caslow in his responsibilities. tenure," said Elder Pierson, "Pastor Bietz has served effectively and with from Moses Lake, Wash. The Ashlocks make their home in Succeeding Elder Johnson as pastor Portland. courage. He will always be remem- bered as a strong and outstanding of Moses Lake will be Elder Roy Churchill from the Fairfield and Farm- Cecil Coffey, who has headed the church leader. His guidance as a vice president of the General Conference ington churches. New pastor for Fair- public relations department and has field and Farmington will be Elder served as editor of the GLEANER, has will be missed not only in the United States, but also throughout the Wayne Byers from Goldendale, Wash. been named director of NPUC publica- Elder R. Ed Turner, Moscow, Ida., tions. His main responsibility will con- world." Elder Bietz entered denomination has been granted a leave of absence to tinue to be that of GLEANER editor. pursue his education toward a doc- In addition, he will serve as associate work in the Adventist Church in North Dakota. He has served as top adminis- torate. He and his wife, Jo Ann Reiker director of communication and Turner, and children will make their coordinate the development of special trator in Texas and New England Church offices. Before becoming vice home in California for the next two publications that will be needed from years. time to time. president of the General Conference, Bietz was president of the Pacific Elder and Mrs. William McVay will Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists with headquarters in Glendale, Calif. That regional office represented 95,000 church members in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Hawaii. In addition to his chairmanship of the university's board of trustees, Elder Bietz also was chairman of the boards for Loma Linda Foods in Riverside, the Voice of Prophecy T. M. Ashlock
R. R. Bietz Elder and Mrs. R. Ed Turner
E. J. Royer Wayne Byers Mel Johnson Elder and Mrs. William McVay
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take on new responsibilities in evan- Washington Conference Schmale of the food service depart- gelism. He will become one of two ment will retire at the end of the Wesley Jaster, district pastor of the full-time Upper Columbia Conference 1972-73 school year. Sequim, Wash., district, has accepted evangelists. Kenneth Swanson, Chelan, Leaving the college on a permanent an invitation from the Wisconsin Con- will replace Elder McVay as pastor of Dan Godman from the ference to join the ministerial working basis are the Troy District. Taking up responsi- accounting office, Jerry M. Lien, force of that conference. bilities at Chelan will be Daniel Knapp, pastor of the College Church, Patti Pastor Jaster began his ministerial ministerial intern, returning from and Cheeri Habenicht, assistant service as a ministerial intern in the King Andrews University. deans of women, Phoebe Watson, Puyallup district in 1967 after receiv- From Newport, Elder Robert instructor in English, Dennis Munroe, ing his bachelor of divinity degree Young berg will transfer to the instructor in physical education, from the seminary. During his years of Heppner-Condon District. Roberta Moore, chairman of the jour- service in the Washington Conference As the new assistant pastor in nalism department, Lois Teel, asso- he has pastored the Orting, Federal Lewiston, Ida., Larry Evans will be ciate professor of education, and Way, Sedro Woolley, Mount Vernon working with Elder Ray Badgley. instructor in Spanish. and Sequim district churches. Carlos Ayala, Godman has taken a position in the The Jasters will be leaving Aug. 15 accounting office of the University of for Janesville, Wisc., where Elder Montana. Oregon Conference Jaster will be the district pastor Dr. Lien will be professor of Recently called to the Oregon Con- responsible for the churches in Janes- rhetoric and public address and also ference as associate secretary of the ville, Milton Junction and Beloit. Department of Education was Dr. professor of religion at Southern Boyd Olson. Since 1961 he has been Missionary College in Collegedale, educational secretary for the Far Tenn. Walla Walla College Eastern Division. Prior to that, he has Miss King will be married this served in numerous leadership posts in Fourteen Walla Walla College staff summer, and Miss Habenicht will teach the United States, much of it in con- members left campus this June. physical education at Mile High Acad- ference departmental work. Mrs. Gideon Hagstotz, this year's emy in Colorado. Dr. Olson is a graduate of Campion associate dean of women, and Herbert Miss Watson plans to travel to Academy in Colorado, of Union College and of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. His education in non-Adventist schools was obtained at Colorado State Col- lege of Education, the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska, from which he received his doctorate.
Robert Youngberg Mrs. Gideon Hagstotz
Cheeri Habenicht
Daniel Know
Je M. Lien Roberta Moore Larry Evans and wife
Phoebe Watson
Kenneth Swanson and Family Patti King
GLEANER July 2 19 73 page 8 Norway to visit and to learn the Loma Linda Foods arts and master of divinity degrees language. from the SDA Theological Seminary, Loma Linda Foods has announced Dennis Munroe and his wife have and the Th.D. degree from Union that Myrl E. Dake was elected accepted a call to Kettering, Ohio, Theological Seminary in Virginia. unanimously by the General Board of where Dennis will teach physical edu- Before joining the Andrews faculty in Management at its May 11 meeting to cation at the Kettering College of 1962, he taught religion on the La assume the position of president and Sierra Campus of LLU and at Japan Medical Arts. general manager of this denomina- Missionary College. Dr. Moore plans to go to the La tionally owned enterprise. Mr. Dake Dr. W. G. C. Murdoch, retiring dean Sierra campus of Loma Linda Univer- comes to his new responsibilities at of the seminary, was appointed for sity to work out a journalism program Loma Linda Foods with a wide back- one year as chairman of the in the communications department. ground of business management and department of church and ministry Miss Teel will teach second grade in experience. He received his B.S. degree and director of the Doctor of Ministry the Portland Elementary Seventh-day in business education from Madison program. He replaced Dr. Wilber Adventist school. College, Harrisonburg, Va. Following Alexander, who is resigning for health Ayala will be coordinator of the college, he was employed by IBM in reasons. Dr. Alexander has accepted a Spanish-speaking churches in southern the computer marketing area. There- position in the religion department on California. after, he joined the Radio Corporation the Loma Linda Campus of LLU. Several staff members are leaving of America and became its Phila- temporarily to further their studies. delphia branch manager. While serving Reinhard Czeratzki, assistant professor in this capacity, he was awarded of modern languages, will go to the several citations of merit by the Radio University of Washington to work on Corporation of America—citations Are YOU his doctor of arts degree. Richard such as: "In recognition of outstand- Emmerson, instructor in English, plans ing performance as sales leader in the moving? to study at Stanford University toward commercial systems department"; "In a Ph.D. in medieval studies. Robert recognition of his outstanding per- Gardner, instructor in sociology, will formance as a leader in electronic data be attending the University of Utah in processing sales" and "Award for In the right pursuit of his Ph.D. Manager of the Year." In the late sixties, Dake was founder and chief executive officer of direction? Data Management Services, Inc., a business-systems consulting, personnel evaluation and computer services corporation. Or in a rut? "Not only is Brother Dake qualified in the field of management and business administration but, above all, he is also a dedicated Seventh-day Self -supporting Adventist," states R. R. Bietz, board chairman. "His first statement to the Carlos Ayala board after his election was to the employment effect that Loma Linda Foods must be run as a business and that he will in foreign expect the support of the board in this. He further elaborated by stating that the business of Loma Linda countries Foods is to advance the Kingdom of God. He is a firm believer in the food company." offers Robert Gardner
Andrews University opportunities Dr. Thomas Blincoe, associate pro- Reinhard Czeratzki fessor of theology at the Seventh-day in personal Adventist Theological Seminary, has been named assistant dean of the witnessing. seminary with particular responsibili- ties for the spiritual, social and economic phases of student life. He will assist Dr. Siegfried Horn, who was Contact approved as seminary dean earlier this ADVENTISTS ABROAD year. General Congerence of SDA Dr. Blincoe is a native of Seattle, 6840 Eastern Avenue, N.W. Myrl E. Dake Wash., and earned his bachelor of arts Washington, D.C. 20012 degree on the La Sierra Campus of Richard Emmerson Loma Linda University, his master of
GLEANER July 2 1973 page 9 at a time when most academy stu- dents were cramming for tests and making up late work, Laurelwood Academy seniors were spending cool spring days in an Oregon forest wilder- ness studying Great Controversy and learning about wilderness survival, edible plants and orienteering. At Officially termed "Wilderness Sur- vival Seminar," the class is called a number of other things by various Laurelwood seniors participating. The term generally used, and one which probably holds a great deal of signifi- cance, is "Senior Survival." Senior Although the program is not a class, nor is credit received, virtually every senior at Laurelwood Academy joins Survival faculty members and guest specialists for five days of outdoor living. Morn- Walter Meske and ings during the week are spent in 13 Seminar Mike Fellows study groups, going over the last chapters of Great Controversy. "We really enjoy the studies in Great Controversy," says Janet Amundson, one of this year's seniors. "Every morning we spend a couple of hours in study groups and then go back for group discussion and work sheet. It is really good." "It is a fine program," says Darrell Vliet, "but sometimes the food isn't really the best." Darrell's complaint contains a good bit of introspection, since all the meals are cooked by the students themselves. Some of the meals are an outgrowth of the edible plant classes, taught this year by Mrs. Alice Kirkman of Auburn, Wash.
Elder Robert Caskey and Principal Walter Meske collaborated on plans for afternoon activities.
GLEANER July 2 1973 page 10 Art Kharns, another senior, sums things. Out here the kids are really fritters, but we mixed water with oil, up the edible plant situation thus: closer to God." so that was out. Instead, we had camp "Plants are a lot of fun to collect but Elder Caskey sums up the goals as bread fixed in a reflector oven. We also not so good to eat." twofold. "Both spiritual and physical tried it on sticks and much of it fell Afternoon classes include first aid, survival are involved," he says. "We into the campfire, but it tasted good if orienteering, the edible wild plant class live in such a modern society that you could keep it on your stick. Then and other special lectures and when most people who have become we made stew from camus bulbs which activities. Following supper, an eve- so reliant upon gadgetry get into a we gathered earlier. We had wild ning campfire stresses spiritual survival situation where they have to think for onions in it and green beans and emphasis. In this outgrowth of Elder themselves, they often find themselves potato sprouts gotten from home. We Caskey's senior Bible class, the seniors unable to function simply from fear sautéed fiddleheads in butter, which receive special preparation with films alone. Spiritually, we feel that a stu- were very good. We had a big mixed on survival and edible foods and dent's relationship to God is a primary salad with miner's lettuce, mint and lectures from guests concerning equip- point in helping him to face new situa- sheep sorrel, and just about anything ment, procedures and other necessary tions without being afraid." else that we could find in the field. information. The whole event is capped off each There was also candy blower. We put Pastor Adkison says there are a lot year with a wilderness banquet. Mrs. cattails in our stew and that was very, of advantages to the program. "I think Allen lists the menu: "Our group very good. We had everything that we it has been great. Quite a few students started to have elderberry blow- could find, even mint jelly made from fresh mints found in the field." Of course, not all is always success. Cheri Harris, for instance, comments, "I'm enjoying all my learning about eating wild plants and learning how to make shelters and how to get lost with a compass." But it's perhaps Betty Hale who speaks most clearly for the partici- pants in the program. "I think," Betty says, "that the reason the program is so good is that not only do you enjoy God's nature but you also enjoy a relevant experience that will serve us Participants in the seminar attended survival classes during the afternoon. well in the time of trouble."
have really been enthusiastic about what they have been doing, and a lot of them have learned a lot also, like getting away from telephones and all the hustle and bustle and just sitting down and thinking a little bit. They have been a great bunch of kids and we have not had any hassles with any of them and I appreciate it. I think it has really been good for the kids and some of the staff think that it was good for them, also." Mrs. Kirkman is extremely enthu- siastic about the program. "I just feel that Laurelwood Academy couldn't do anything that is more beneficial for their students than to take them out on a week of this type. Being out here removes all things that disturb us when
we are in civilization, that keep our Mornings in the wilderness seminar sessions are devoted to studying Great Controversy and a minds from the really important Christian's relation to lost-day events.
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