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Adventist Book Center Special New Releases for the Family Adventist Book Center Special New releases for The family conference newsletters inside Guest editorial MONTE SAHLIN itor Heaven on earth: naive goal or realistic hope? housands of families will pack lawn chairs and a picnic feast, Monte Sahlin Editor maybe even all the gear to stay for a week, and head to camp Kimberly Judet Mares Managing Editor meeting in the next two months. It is a tradition that goes Randy Hall Assistant Editor T back hundreds of years. In fact, the Adventist Church did not in- George Johnson Jr. Communicofion Intem/Classihed Ads Greg Kihtstrom Design Intern vent camp meeting. Like Sabbath School, the Dorcas Society and • ' • • Denise Volenzuela Communicafion Director the Pathfinder Club, it is something we inherited from our Wesleyan and Radical Reformation roots. Why do they go? "To see old friends," is a common answer. The VISITOR is the Adventist publication for people in the Columbia "To hear great preachers and mission stories," is another re- Union. It is printed to inspire confidence in the Saviour and His church and serves as s networking tool for sharing methods members, sponse. "To sing," I've had hundreds of people tell me, explain- churches and institutions can use in ministry. Address all correspon- ing that in their small congregation they never have a chance to dence to: Columbia Union VISITOR. Free to Columbia Union members. Non-member subscription—$7.50 per year. join a mass choir. It is a nexus of Adventist culture. Thousands of books are sold, along with almost as COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE many music recordings and sermon tapes. And people take home carloads of vegetarian 5427 Twin Knolls Rood, Columbia, MO 21045 13011596-0800 or (4101997-3414 meat substitutes and health foods, as well as recipes. http://www.columbiaunion.org There is also the informal way that so much of human life is learned—watching the way someone else handles their children, or how they dress between formal meetings, or ADMINISTRATION Harold Lee President what kind of manners they display in cafeteria lines in the baking sun or crowded bath- Edward Motschiedler Secretary room facilities. Dale Beaulieu Treasurer A Spiritual Purpose VICE PRESIDENTS Camp meeting is an expression of sacred purpose. It casts high hopes beyond the mes- Hamlet Coosa Education Fronk Ottofi Evangelism/ sages that people hear, the music they sing and the books they study—all of which can be Multilingual Ministries Robert Patterson General Counsel delivered by satellite. The mission of camp meeting is the way in which a community can Monte Sahlin Creative Ministries display in concrete, practical terms the grace of Jesus Christ! Those who first went to construct brush arbors in the wilderness wanted believers—and OFFICE OF EDUCATION Hamlet Canosa Director sojourners—to come apart from the world and provide a brief, humble sample of what Frieda Hoffer Associate Christ's Kingdom could be like. They did not believe it would be as good as the real thing, Ion Kelly Associate Valerie Robbins Certification but they hoped that it would, in a way visibly better than every-day life, provide just a taste of Heaven here on Earth. SERVICES Adventist HealthCare At it's best, camp meeting does provide some tangible luxuries that you will not often Ron Wisbey Board Chair find at home. "Here, I can let my kids walk around the village and play with anyone they Communication Denise Valenzuela Director meet, and I don't have to worry," one mother told me. Her smile said how much that Management Information Semites means to her! "I can sit and discuss things without worrying what time it is," said a young Harold Greene Director Durrol Kindopp Assistant man with the rough hands and sunburned grin of a construction worker. Preethie Meesaropu Assistant "I have friends that I've kept in touch with for years," an older woman explained to Plant Don Settie Director me. "I just see them once a year at camp meeting. Some years they miss, and I worry about Revolving fund Peggy Lee Secretary Treasurer them. You never know at my age." Peggy Jean Lee Assistant "But we will be reunited in heaven," my mother always said at the sadness of parting Treasury Undertreasurer with new friends; the kind you are not likely to cross paths with again in this life. A Carol Wright Deanna Trimarchi Assistant couple on their way to mission service halfway around the world. A retiring pastor, Trust/PARL Robert Patterson Director moving across the continent. A church-school teacher colleague who is getting married and moving to another part of the country. I can remember them all sharing Sabbath LOCAL CONFERENCES picnic feasts with us. ALLEGHENY EAST: Alvin M. Kibble, President; Robert Booker, Visitor Corres- pondent; P.O. Box 266, Pine Forge, PA 19548. Telephone: (610) 326- I grew up on camp meeting. I've been to camp meetings from Alaska to Florida, and it's 4610. not about whether you have an air-conditioned college church with stained-glass windows ALLEGHENY WEST: Willie J. Lewis, President; Robert C. Lewis, Visitor Cones- pondent; 1339 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43205. Telephone: (614) 252- and a big organ, or a hot-box tent where the humidity is so high that the piano loses its 5271. tuning by the time the sermon is over. CHESAPEAKE: Neville Horcombe, President; Rob Vandemon, Visitor Correspondent; 6600 Martin Rd., Columbia, MD 21044. (410) 995-1910; It's about God's people coming together in community. It's about conversation, discus- Washington, D.C., area, (301) 5965600. MOUNTAIN VIEW: Randy Murphy, President; Cheri Hawkins, Visitor sion, washing dishes together, cooking together, singing, clapping, praying in small-group Correspondent; 1400 Liberty St., Parkersburg, WV 26101. (304) 422- conversational prayers or the silent unison of 6,000 hearts beating in tune before God. It is 4581. NEW JERSEY: Dowell Chow, President and Visitor Correspondent; 2160 really not what the preachers say, so much as how the people live together which makes Brunswick Ave., Trenton, NJ 08648. 1609) 392-7131. "an acceptable sacrifice" (Isaiah 58), a down-payment on our Blessed Hope! That's what OHIO: Rai Attiken, President; Bette Toscano, Visitor Correspondent; P.O. Box 1230, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. (740) 397-4665. camp meeting is really all about. PENNSYLVANIA: Mike Cooley, President Celina Worley, VisirorCorrespondent That is truly a small sample of Heaven here on Earth. Or, at least an attempt at liv- 720 Museum Rd., Reading, PA 19611. (610) 374-8331. ABC, P.O. Box 3641, Homburg, PA 19526. (610) 562-5156. ing out our hopes for the future community of a New Earth completely under the re- POTOMAC: Herbert Broeckel, President; Sue Bendall, Visitor Correspondent; gime of Grace. 606 Greenville Avenue, Staunton, VA 24401. (540) 886-0771. ABC, 8400 Carroll Ace., Telma Park, MD 20912. (301) 439-0700. Printed by the Review and Herald Publishing Association in Hagerstown, MD Monte Sahlin is the editor of the Visitor, as well as vice president for creative ministries for the Seventh- 21740. day Adventist Church in this eight-state region. Volume 104 Number 10 2 VISITOR, May 15, 1999 EUGENE LINCOLN Communication Representative Contents Hagerstown church Living the Vision prepares for centennial "100 rolls of film" 4 by Dick Duerksen Jesus Christ transforms !Ionian life through His church; therefore, each congrega- tion will guide members into the joy of Christian community—a haven of loving, non-judgemental, secure fellowship. Adventist Book Centers 2K isn't the only big thing to members of the Hagerstown, Maryland, "Heaven is..." church are looking forward to. They are planning to commemorate the ychurch's centennial on May 21 and 22. 55 Introduction by Kimberly Lisle Moran Just 100 years ago, 19 charter members organized the first Adventist church in • 1 Washington County, Maryland. That small group of believers has now become a congregation of more than 500 members who meet in a new facility across the street from Hagerstown Community College. 52-53 Columbia Union College Gateway At first, the congregation met in a fire hall. Following that, members wor- shipped in various locations. When they used the Grand Army Republic hall, 54 "HVA receives science grants" they paid three dollars monthly rent—a large sum, since not many men were members because of Sabbath work difficulties. 55-58 A Healing Ministry When the church planned another move on February 19, 1905, the congregation decided to sell benches and apply the money toward paying rent. 59-62 Allegheny West Catch the Vision Members constructed their first church building in 1913. It was valued at $4,300 and was not dedicated debt-free until 1939. 63-66 BMA Communiqué During the 1940s, members realized they needed a larger place of worship, and one was built on Dual Highway, in the east part of town. The first meeting was 67-74 Pennsylvania Pen held in February 1955. Even this structure became too small for the growing congregation when the 75-78 Allegheny East Exposé Review and Herald Publishing Association moved to Hagerstown in 1982. A build- ing committee began to plan for a larger 79-86 Dateline New Jersey place of worship at a more desirable loca- tion. Construction of the new church was to 87-90 Mountain Viewpoint be done over a period of several years. An unforeseen event on September 4, 1991, 91-94 Chesapeake Challenge made it necessary to speed up the move. The old church was destroyed by a fire, which 95-102 Potomac People officials found was the work of an arsonist. While the new church was being built, mem- 103-106 Mission Ohio bers met in the Church of God, just a few blocks down Dual Highway.
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