SEPTEMBER 30, 1969 / THE yoUTH S INSTRUCTOR • • Sabbath School Lessons for October 4 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR ® Private Worlds by DOROTHY EMMERSON THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR is a non- fiction weekly. It is published for young adults who are capable of asking sincere questions, and who seek to know the counsels of Scripture. Its contents are chosen to serve readers who want to reach maturity—spiritually, socially, in- tellectually, and physically. Its staff holds that God is man's heavenly Fa- ther; that Jesus is man's Saviour; that genuine Christians will strive to love God supremely and their neighbors as themselves. Its pages reflect an expanding ob- jective from 1852 to 1969. First it husband and I were admiring a was essentially a vehicle for providing young couple at the next table. They youth Sabbath school lessons. Now it also provides many added services for were both so obviously in love that it a generation that should witness the was hard to keep our eyes off them. literal return of Jesus and the restora- tion of a sinless world to the universe The broad-shouldered young fellow of God. kept leaning across the table, talk- ing intently to his young wife. It wasn't until they stood up to leave Editor WALTER T. CRANDALL that we realized this man had only Associate Editor JAMES JOINER one leg and was blind in one eye. Art Director HARRY BAERG Heartaches in their private world? Layout Artist ALAN FORQUER Yes. I believe it is easy to get into the SHARE Editor MILDRED LEE JOHNSON habit of exaggerating our own per- Editorial Consultants sonal problems. I almost dread meet- RAYMOND F. COTTRELL. THOMAS S. ing a young friend of ours because GERATY, THEODORE LUCAS, DONALD E. his private world seems to be one MANSELL, CALVIN E. MOSELEY, JR., frustration after another, endlessly. GERALD R. NASH, F. 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It takes a bit of time—a correct address is supplied. ally are very much aware of our own telephone call to your classmate on private world of problems and dis- the verge of quitting school, a per- appointments, victories and thrills. sonal visit to someone in the hospital, Photo credits Cover, Teuvo Kanerva; pp. 6-8, 10, 11, courtesy of Alma L. Campbell; p. 12, Alan But are we aware that every human an offer to help the young mother Cliburn; p. 14, courtesy of Donald McKay; pp. 17, 18, courtesy of Lydie Delhove. being has his own—perhaps even of a handicapped child—but this is more so? the way we can follow Christ's ex- VOLUME 117, NUMBER 39 SEPTEMBER 30, 1969 In a restaurant the other day my ample. 2 The Youth's Instructor, September 30, 1969 SMC students, left to right: Paul Penno, Norma Young, Carolyn Pet- tingill, Bob Hunter, Doug Foley, Dan Bentzinger, and Harry Nelson. Canada joined them, and the student MV leaders from Andrews University, Atlantic Union College, Columbia Un- ion College, Kettering College of Medi- cal Arts, Kingsway College, Oakwood College, Southern Missionary College, Southwestern Union College, Union College, and Union College School of Nursing. "I want all of you to know that if we all accepted a burden for our brother, this world would witness a mighty so- cial revolution. Scarcely a person goes astray on the campus you represent but who could have been saved if his fel- low students had shared his load." Left with these words from SMC's academic dean, student comments throughout the seminar focused on their concern for the uncommitted students on SDA campuses, and the need of communicating with all student classes, especially those virtually unreached by past methods. To Margaret McFarland, of Andrews University, there are three types of stu- To Match dents. "One accepts the SDA religion per se. A second is loyal to the SDA religion but sees need for re-evaluation. The third is apathetic, rebellious, socially the Hour conforming because of pressure. The MV is reaching the first two groups. But not the third. by NORMA JEAN YOUNG "We need methods of reaching these students to whom religion means little or nothing at all. One idea tried at An- ELIGION without God . Chris- lege MV Officers Seminar at Southern drews last year and found to be effective R tianity without Christ ... Berkeley, Missionary College. About seventy-five with this third group was the Friday Cornell, and Columbia U . What MV officers and their Society sponsors night spontaneous `Sing-ins.' They an hour indeed. from ten Eastern Seventh-day Adventist featured folk songs with guitar accom- "Love . One to One . Concern colleges were meeting in a four-day paniment and meaningful religious . Collegiate Action for Christ . conference, to exchange ideas and make overtones." SDA answers for the hour. new plans for Christian witnessing. Bob Mock, from Southwestern Union "I want to go on record as saying Directing the seminar were Elders College, also felt a concern for the that a fundamental principle of leader- John Hancock and Paul DeBooy, associ- apathy existing on SDA campuses. "It's ship is an intuitive burden for our ate MV secretaries of the General Con- not that they're against the program. brother." Dr. Frank Knittel was giving ference. Eight union MV secretaries They're just not for it. As student lead- the keynote address at the annual Col- from the Eastern United States and ers I feel we need to spell out the pur- The Youth's Instructor, September 30, 1969 3 pose of the MV Society more clearly. MV picture. So with colleges. They're of ideas among all types of students— There must be strong leadership to a chapter, a part of the over-all organiza- not only the religious and pious but also show the way. We need to develop some tion. Maybe something can be done to some who are radically disinterested, new ideas—concrete ideas. We must give the college MV a distinguishing at least from outward appearance, but know ourselves the goals to strive to- name appropriate to its specific pro- whose true value might be hidden." He ward, and reasons for these goals." gram." sees a "bright future for the MV Society Dick Thorpe, Andrews MV presi- In answer to what one program was on campus, because we have taken a dent, presented his viewpoint in the most effective in off-campus witnessing step in the right direction, and that is Sabbath afternoon "Sparkle," with color at SMC last year, Wayne Eastep, junior the MV Seminar. I challenge each stu- slides narrated by a paraphrasing of the communications major, reported on The dent not to condemn but to criticize Beatitudes. Gate. This is a new idea in youth evan- constructively, and do his personal part "I was sick—and ye thanked God for gelism, sparked by the first Gate oper- to make MV over-all more effective." your health" graphically illustrated the ated by SMC last summer. Employing Discussing improvements in another lack of concern, so prevalent today, for a coffeehouse atmosphere, The Gate in area, delegates suggested means of bol- other human beings. The AU program downtown Chattanooga is reaching a stering the courage of our SDA service- concluded with the prayer, "Help me to segment of society virtually untouched men by using Operation Cooky, a become more aware of them, You and by previous SDA evangelism programs. monthly "bake-in" to prepare goodies me." Every Saturday night between eighty for lonely soldiers.