CENTRAL UNION Vol. XXXVII Number 14 Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2, 1968 Central Union Medical Cadet Corps Camp Our cover picture shows Major General Lyle Welch of the Nebraska Na- tional Guard inspecting the Medical Cadet Battalion formation. Accompanying the General is Lt. Col. Charles Martin, MCC Camp commandant, and Major John Max- well, the National Guard Camp commander. Medical Cadet Camp J. H. HARRIS, Secretary MV Department The best in'food was served at every meal by Mrs. Lulu Masters and her crew. Cadets anticipated each meal hour with enthusiasm. The second Central Union Conference Medical Cadet Conference. The adjutant and executive officer was Ma- Corps Camp was held March 17-24 at the Nebraska Na- jor Lowell Litten, an assistant secretary of the General tional Guard Camp located in Ashland, with 124 cadets Conference MV Department. The union and local con- coming from the six academies of the union. ference MV secretaries, plus principals and staff members, An intensive instructional program consisting of made up the line officer and chaplain staff. Basic Military Orientation, First Aid, Intelligence, Chem- A parade and review exercise was held as the final ical Warfare, Army Traditions and Achievements, and activity on Sunday morning with Major General Lyle A. Drill, plus many others was presented. Two and one-half Welch, Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard hours per day, Monday through Friday, were devoted to as reviewing officer. General Welch's remarks regarding marching and drill resulting in spectacular achievement. the troop discipline, marching ability, and appearance was The intensive schedule required a prerequisite of 25 hours above and beyond expectation. Said the General to his of class work on the academy campus. The cadets day assistant, "Man, what we could do with troops like this. began at 5:25 a.m. and usually ended at 10:00 p.m. The They would never give any trouble." His remarks attested entire schedule of activities was conducted in a near per- to this point so well in that not a single case of discipline fect military atmosphere which will be of inestimable value was necessary during the entire week. His praise was con- in preparing these youth to enter military service. veyed to the cadets during a short speech following the The camp was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel review. Charles Martin, associate MV secretary of the General Reporters from Omaha and Lincoln gave newspaper These were the officers and men who directed the camp. Back row, left to right: Lt.C. Chas. Martin, commandant; Major Lowell Litten, executive officer; 2nd Lt. Richard Barron, platoon leader; 1st. Lt. Don Weatherall, platoon leader and company commander; 1st. Lt. Don Wesslen, platoon leader and company commander; 2nd. Lt. Glenn Wheeler, platoon leader; 2nd Lt. Jack Nail, platoon leader; Chaplain Ted N. Graves, assistant chaplain and camp bugler; Chaplain C. J. Owens, assistant chaplain; J. H. Harris, supervisory chaplain and pla- toon leader; D. C. Aalborg, assistant chaplain and 2nd Lt. J. L. Pogue, mess and procurement officer. Front row, left to right: S/Sgt. Dan Rozell, platoon Sgt.; S/Sgt. Randall Fox, platoon Sgt.; S/Sgt. Mel Hillier, company clerk; S/Sgt. Manford Sandefur, platoon Sgt.; T/Sgt. Vernon Tooley, mess Sgt.; S/Sgt. Wm. Fuchs, platoon Sgt.; 1st. Sgt. Merle Bascom, First Sgt. Left: Litter practice was one of the many skill areas participated in by each cadet. Center: Each cadet was interviewed individually by one of the chaplains. Shown is Chaplain Ted N. Graves of Colorado with one of the cadets. Right: "Sack Time" was appreciated by every cadet during each break. Trained to serve—the Seminary men do just that, serving intern- In the Seminary this year there are 44 foreign students from 24 ships as weekly pastors of the local churches as far away as East countries working toward the B.D. and M.Th. degrees. Lansing, Michigan, and Hinsdale, Illinois. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Its Rich Endowment divisions placed calls with the General Conference for 217 The motto of the Seminary is "From all the world different workers to various missionary positions. Although into all the world." This motto well describes the student a number of the General Conference staff spent days and body in 1968. A recent check indicates that students have months searching for mission recruits, only 143 appoint- come to the seminary from the ends of the earth. Twenty- ments were made for these 217 positions. The unavailabil- four countries outside the United States are represented in ity of persons with the proper training and experience left the student group spanning the northern lands of Scandi- a gap of 74 positions unfilled. navia to the southern tip of Australia. The Seventh-day A similar situation prevails in North America. Since Adventist Church has a world mission. In the providence of many veteran ministers are retiring and the work is rapidly God the seminary was established to prepare workers to expanding, the need for new recruits is acute. A careful fulfill this mission. It is our task to announce the good analysis of the present demand reveals that at least 200 news of Christ's offer of salvation to all the world. No gen- new ministers will be needed this year in North America eration has ever been entrusted with such an important alone. and able message. An Encouraging Feature Men to Match the Message We have a great army of young people in our While it is true that the Lord uses all who are fully churches who are anxious to give their lives to God's serv- consecrated to His service, yet those who have disciplined ice, but there is a great shortage of funds to develop ed- their minds by diligent and sustained study become much ucational facilities for adequately training these young peo- sharper tools in His hands. We recognize that factual in- ple for the positions that need to be filled. formation by itself is not enough. There must be a cor- Our Opportunity responding development of a noble Christian character. To invest in the lives of potential ministers and mis- True education is concerned with the kind of a person the sionaries brings large dividends. Andrews University is individual is and not alone with what he knows. For 34 not richly endowed like many of the great schools of the years the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary has world, but it is supported by the prayers and gifts of our been striving to impart such an education. There is an ever- loyal church members. They are no small source of help. increasing number of our ministers and ministerial students They are our rich endowment! Many are not able to go from our colleges taking advantage of the full theological to the far ends of the earth as missionaries nor to pro- Bachelor of Divinity course. Last year 65 obtained this claim the message widely here at home, but all have an op- degree—the largest number ever to attain this distinction portunity on Sabbath, April 13, to invest in the training in one year. Many others completed shorter courses and of young missionaries and ministers to sound the message have also entered the work. The needs, however, are great around the world and to finish the work which has been and qualified laborers are so few. committed to us. Remember April 13, and please give gen- The Availability Gap erously. W.G.C. MURDOCH, Dean What is the availability gap? Last year our overseas Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Andrews University MEDICAL CADET CAMP (Cont.) coverage of the camp and Lincoln TV featured the pa- Central Union Temperance Rally rade and review on the Sunday evening news, March 24. Students, sponsors, principals, and temperance sec- The MCC Camp is held every two years for academy retaries gathered from throughout the Central Union Con- youth and has proven to be exceptionally worthwhile in ference at College View Academy over the weekend of preparing our youth to fulfill their military obligations. March 8 and 9 for the annual Union Conference Temper- The next camp will be held in 1970 with the hope that ance Rally. many more academy boys will be in attendance. As host school, CVA arranged for the housing of each delegation in private homes, temperance display booths, The Central Union Reaper is published (50 issues o year) by the Central Union Conference at P. O. Box 6127, Lincoln, Nebraska 68506. and in council with the local and union conference temper- Second-class postage paid at Lincoln, Nebraska. Vol. 37, No. 14. ance secretaries, the weekend program. CENTRAL UNION REAPER, APRIL 2, 1968 3 '6,11,Ifittyrylecvntl,fl) !tr111ilvt1riffurl These were booths on display at the recent temperance rally held at CVA in Lincoln, Nebraska. These displays were from Sunnydale, Mile High and Platte Valley Academies. These focused attention on the product of intemperance. E.H.J. Steed of the General Conference Temperance Department presented the keynote address at the Friday 152)CDL;WL2'1,77 11`.,+.1LBal_karD011 evening meeting with his subject entitled, "The Power HOSPITAL of the Imagination." Sabbath school was under the di- rection of the CVA temperance officers and included par- ticipants from the school delegations. Computers Match Seven Interns for Porter Elder Steed presented the eleven o'clock worship hour The computers at Evanston (Illinois) matched the sermon which was followed in the afternoon with a field following interns who will begin a year of internship at adventure in the city of Lincoln. All delegates worked PMH on July 1: from door to door in six areas of the city seeking out fel- William Ashby, Rollin Bland, Richard Sheldon and low teen-agers and inviting them to receive a FREE copy Duane Smith from Loma Linda University; Roger Bruce of one year's subscription to Listen magazine as a gift from from the University of Texas; Theodore Fritsche from the youth who are interested in Better Living.