WIXLIB

weeks to be baptized by immersion atthe age of 14.4In 1842, the same year EllenWhite was baptized, the Milleritemovement conducted its first CampMeetings.5 Leroy Froom describes theuse of Camp Meetings in the GreatAdvent Movement:“And giant Camp Meetings,together with tent, grove, and tabernacle meetings, began to herald theimminent advent in stentorian tonesin the 1843 and 1844. Multipliedthousands now openly declared themselves to be Adventists in expectation.Ministers by the score, some quiteprominent, and coming from all theleading denominations, augmentedthe swelling chorus until its overtonescould be heard all over the land, andeven across the seas. It had becomean amazing movement for the time— 50,000 to 100,000 comprising theloyal core — with some 500 preachersand 1,500 public lecturers proclaimingits urgent message to all men everywhere.”6Five years after the organization of the Seventh-day AdventistChurch, the General Conference tookthe following action: “Resolved, thatthis Conferencerecommend to our people to hold ageneral Camp Meeting annually at thetime of the sessions of our businessassociations.”7 From the very beginning, Camp Meetings offered notonly spiritual help and instruction tomembers, but especially in the 19thcentury were evangelistic in natureaimed at the community.8 Partly asa result of the 1891 Camp Meeting,scores of us, Lou Vansant’s descendants are members of the AdventistChurch today, not to mention themany more who are resting fromtheir labors. Since then hundreds ofother Camp Meetings in the SouthernUnion have impacted thousands oflives. In examining the archives ofthe Atlanta Constitution, I found theevidence of such Camp Meetings.The following are a few samples: AJuly 27, 1889, article tells of perhapsthe first Adventist Camp Meeting inthe Southern Union. The headline is,“The Seventh-day Adventists and theSabbath – A Minister of the ChurchTalks of the Persecutions They Haveto Undergo – They will hold CampMeetings.”9 Then it details the harassment of members who are suspectedof violating Sunday BlueLaws, especially in Georgia, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.A July 21, 1912, headline: “Adventists Will Hold Conference - Delegates From All Over State To MeetAt Barnesville” [Georgia].10 Thefollowing two articles show CampMeetings were often combined withthe election of officers. An August 4,1913, article says, “Georgia AdventistsMeet At Fort Valley [Georgia] –Annual Camp Meeting and Conference IsBeing Held In City Of Tents.”11 And aSeptember 3, 1915 article reports on aCamp Meeting at Union City, Georgia:“Willess Re-Elected To Head Adventists – Great Crowds Throng Conference – Camp Meeting Daily.”12 AnAugust 6, 1913, article also indicatesyoung people were remembered bya special Camp Meeting Day. Theheadline stated, “Young Folks’ RevivalHeld By Adventists.”13Atlanta newspapers even refer toa couple of Camp Meetings in otherstates. An August 19, 1927, articletells of the Lord’s protection overwhat could have been a tragedy. Theheadline read, “Woman Struck byLightning, Lightly Shocked.”14 It goeson to tell how this woman waspreparing for Adventist CampMeeting, with her pastor husband, in Charlotte, N.C. Thearticle continues, “Mrs. Lanier,sitting on the bed, was struckby the bolt which rent herclothing, ripped the beddingand mattress, and tore off thefoot of the bed. Physiciansattending her tonight characterized her escape from fatalinjury as a ‘miracle.’”15 Finally,it was reported June 2, 1962,that Elder Silas McClamb[who died at 99 in 2010)would speak at the AtlantaBerean Adventist Churchbecause the pastor, HaroldL. Cleveland, was speakingat the South Central CampMeeting held in Huntsville,Alabama.16thwitedseaisnt) Woods; shesaan(Vaeli.OrchrieurAdventist Camp Meettist Chme was Caor attended the Adven ansant)hter’s family: Her nawere either memberse (VLou Vansant’s daugilyingshave a rich y Addher husband, Ed Woildren who were Sevher on the right, anchfatStartingin the 19th centuryermyothbyoldtwdheghainoed a copyture, I am beLou Vansant alsVansant who receivy Vansant. In the picuLotheywereinstruments withnleofHetsulanPanddsceannFrankliAll four debaby in the center.strongevangelisticemphae.turpicLaverne Kellogg is thesin thiof the 1891 Atlanta6T IDINGS newspaper, areApril 2012

sis. They continue as a great source ofspiritual enrichment to the membersin the various sections of the SouthernUnion. They also provide an excellent opportunity to invite our nonAdventist friends to share in this richexperience.Tom Carter is Southern Unionplanned giving and trust services director.The Atlanta Journal Weekly,September 22, 1891.2Lars P. Qualben, A History ofthe Christian Church, Thomas Nelson& Sons, New York (1942) p. 542.3Ibid.4Ellen G. White, Christian Experience and Teachings of Ellen G. White(1922) pp. 19, 20.5Francis D. Nichol, The MidnightCry, Review & Herald Publishing Association (1944) pp. 104-112.6Leroy Edwin Froom, The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Vol. IV,Washington, Review & Herald Publishing Association, (1954) p.144.1These descendants of Lou Vansant were present at the Centennial of the Douglasville,Georgia, Adventist Church in 2009. Laverne Kellogg, who found the article on the 1891Adventist Camp Meeting, is seated on the far right.Review and Herald, 31:356, May26, 1868.8See Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia, Commentary Series number10, Washington, (1966) pp. 193, 1949The Atlanta Constitution (18811943) July 27, 1889.10Ibid, July 21, 1912.7Ibid, August 4, 1913.Ibid, September 3, 1915.13Ibid, August 6, 1913.14Ibid, August 19, 1927.15Ibid16Atlanta Daily World, (19322003), June 2, 1962.1112Carolina Camp Meeting MemoriesCarolina Conference Camp Meeting in 1920Carolina Conference Camp Meeting in 1947April 2012 T IDINGS7

Adventist Health System FeatureAHS’s Conference on MissionFocuses on CREATION HealthBy Julie ZaibackAs a mission-centeredand Terry Shaw from Adventistorganization, Adventist HealthHealth System’s corporate office.System sets aside time eachThe Christian Service Award —year to reflect and collaboratehighlighting individuals whoon the guiding force behindprovide an outstanding Christianour work — our mission. Theexample through compassionate22nd annual Conference onservice to others — was awardedMission took place on Marchto Robyn Edgerton from Flor1-3, 2012, in Lake Mary, Floriida Hospital Orlando and Tedda, and was attended by moreHamilton, M.D., from Adventistthan 250 delegates from AdHealth System’s corporate office.ventist Health System facilities,The Community Service AwardSeventh-day Adventist union— recognizing individuals whoDavid Watson (center, left), from Manchester Memoconferences, and churches.have made a positive impact onrial Hospital, received the Community Service Award,This year’s theme, “CREATION presented by Don Livesay (left), board chairman ofimproving the quality of life inHealth: Blessings and Bridges,” Adventist Health System; Dennis Meyers, president ofthe community they serve —Manchester Memorial Hospital; and Don Jernigan,focused on the possibilitieswas presented to Robyn Sandin,president of Adventist Health System.and opportunities inherent inM.D., from Chippewa Valleythis philosophy as we conHospital and David Watson fromtinue to seek to improve theManchester Memorial Hospital.lives of those we serve. ThisThe Friday working sessiontheme resonated from the startwas dedicated to the businessof the conference to the culmistrategy, health promotion, andnation, when Daniel Jackson,success stories of CREATIONpresident of the North AmeriHealth. The conference themecan Division of Seventh-daycarried into the Friday nightAdventists, blessed attendeesVespers program where storieswith a restorative Sabbathabout the impact of CREATIONsermon.Health were shared. A musicalThe conference comperformance by Margie Salcedomenced on Thursday eveningRice complemented the eveningwith the opening session andprogram.Robyn Edgerton (center), from Florida Hospital Orbanquet. The Benjamin F. ReavesSabbath worship beganlando, received the Christian Service Award, presentedby Don Livesay (left), board chairman of AdventistKeynote Address was presentedwith an engaging lesson by TedHealth System; Lars Houmann, president of Floridaby Charles Sandefur, viceHamilton, M.D., focusing on theHospital; and Don Jernigan, president of Adventistpresident of mission andCREATION Health experience.Health System.community development forDan Jackson closed the conferAdventist Health Central Valleyence with a restorative Sabbathknowledging individuals for theirNetwork, on the connection of faithsermon titled, “Community of Grace.”significant contributions to theand health. Individuals from AdvenAttendees left this year’s Conferadvancement of the Adventist healthtist Health System were honored atence on Mission inspired to weavecare mission and leadership in spethe evening’s award ceremony forCREATION Health into the fabric ofcific mission-related achievements,services and efforts that demonstratetheir lives, and the lives of those theyprojects, and programs, as well asour mission to extend the healingserve.overall spiritual leadership — wasJulie Zaiback, senior communicaministry of Christ.presented to Tim Cook from Floridations specialist, Adventist Health System.The Crystal Angel Award — acHospital Heartland Medical Center8T IDINGS April 2012

Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences FeatureStudents Research Cure for CancerBy Rainey ParkWith funds from a Florida Hospital grant, Sue Baker, Ph.D., andher health and biomedical sciencesstudents at Florida Hospital Collegeare researching a cure for cancer.Their study is based on the hypothesis that a recently discovered proteincalled TWEAK enables cancer tumorsto grow blood vessels, and that ifblocked, cancer cells could potentially die.“Working on the project is athrilling experience because it’sbasically a big puzzle,” says WestonSnell, junior biomedical sciencesmajor. “You never know what you’regoing to find when you open up theincubator.”For the past seven months, Bakerhas focused on teaching studentshow to grow cells, perform experi-ments, and prepare slides for microscopic analysis.“We have to watch the cells socarefully that we’ve taken to affectionately calling them our babies,”Snell says. “If someone sees yourcells aren’t doing well, they’ll say,‘Hey, your babies are dying.’”How It All WorksIn order to survive, tumors sendmessages to healthy blood vessels asking for nutrient hook-ups.Blood vessels respond by forming avast network that feeds and growstumors. If their experiments revealTWEAK is the message-bearer, students will move into a second levelof research, exploring ways to starvecancer by intercepting these messages.“Having this opportunity to understand at the cellular level exactlyhow the body responds to medications is going to give our students ahuge advantage when they go on topractice medicine,” Baker says.It also sharpens their criticalthinking by requiring them to constantly evaluate data, modify procedures, and make decisions based onunexpected results.“Suddenly I think like a scientist,” says Lou Santiago, juniorbiomedical sciences major. “I’m moreanalytical and detail-oriented thanI’ve ever been before.”Though the grant ends in fivemonths, the project will continue.“Research is never finished,”Baker says. “It’s just due.”April 2012 T IDINGS9

Georgia-Cumberland FeatureMountain Bike Trail Addedat Cohutta SpringsTamara Wolcott FisherRob Lang, Cohutta SpringsEric Bray, recreation directorYouth Camp director, has unat Cohutta Springs Conferencedertaken another new projectCenter, have worked to smoothfor summer camp, a six-mileout the trail operating a minimountain bike trail.excavator and mini skid steer.“Cohutta Springs has 750The key, says Lang, is to createacres of unbelievable beautifulthe trail so water drains natuproperty,” said Lang. “A lot ofrally.it has to do with hills, mounAccording to Olivier Letain and streams, and forest.maitre, Cohutta Springs ConferIts extremely beautiful, but itence Center executive director,is also beautiful because it isthe mountain bike trail will bepretty rough. It is difficult to getavailable to guests and visitorsRob Lang talks with Andy Sowell, trail dozer operator.out and see a lot of it, so for awho bring their own mountainLang is coordinating the six-mile mountain bike trailnumber of reasons this trail has soon to be available at Cohutta Springs.bikes. “A fee will be charged tobeen on my to-do list for six tothe trail users, simply to keepseven years.”the trails up and improve theLang says there are threequality of this system. An anget of 30,000. “We are designing thereasons for building the Cohuttanual pass may also be offered,” saidtrail so that up to 80 percent of theSprings Trail Project: One, to openLemaitre. The trail will be availablepopulation can ride mountain bikes,the door to the beauty of the Cohuin May for use.with three to five percent overalltta wilderness. Two, Cohutta Springsslope which is considered beYouth Camp has an environment forginner type trails,” said Lang.exercise and well being, and it goesJim Johnson, civil engiwell with the “Fit for Life” programneer, helped Lang with theoffered each summer. It will also retrail layout. Lang marked theintroduce the summer mountain bike trail with flags, and a group ofprogram. And three, there is a strongvolunteers came through withnature emphasis at camp, and theychain saws to clear away fallenplan to label trees, plants, and faunatrees. “We were able to savein the near future.virtually all of our mature trees.The Cohutta Springs Trail Project We are tree lovers,” said Lang.is possible due to the donations of“Once the corridor is cut, theanonymous donors, and has a budtrail dozer comes in.” Lang and10T IDINGS April 2012

South Central FeatureGod’s CallingLydia Andrews Starts NursingSchool in GhanaBy Mike MarshallLydia Andrews, Ph.D., is a member of the Oakwood University Church family. Her calling has helped relieve some suffering inGhana. With God’s help, she has accomplished something marvelous for humanity.The following article is an exampleof our members in action outside of theirnormal church responsibilities. LydiaAndrews, Ph.D., was featured in TheHuntsville Times, January 30, 2012, forher work in Ghana. She is a member ofthe Oakwood University Church, Huntsville, Alabama. The article, reprintedwith permission, was originally entitled,‘Calling’ Leads Woman to Start NursingSchool.There were challenges. Oh, therewere challenges. There were, for starters, the almost unthinkable challengesthat come with being a nurse in Ghana.There’s malaria, perhaps the biggestchallenge, and childhood diseases.There are so many childhood diseases,in fact, that many children don’t makeit to their fifth birthday. There is alsotyphoid because of poor water qualityin rural areas, and there is dehydration,diarrhea, and worm infestation.“A lot of education is necessarywhen the students go out to the communities,” Andrews said. “They dohealth talks with mothers. The parentsdon’t see the need for taking care ofthe children — for sanitary conditions.They are so busy with everyday kindsof things to survive.”The health talks came in the community health nursing courses, part ofthe curriculum designed by Andrewswhen she started the nursing department at Valley View University, aSeventh-day Adventist-affiliated schoolin Ghana.Andrews received the offer to startthe nursing program at Valley View in2005. In November 2006, she moved toGhana. “We had to start the buildingsfrom the ground up,” she said. “Everything was [from] scratch.”She stayed at Valley View for aboutthree years, overseeing the constructionof new buildings, the new curriculum,and new students.Recently, Andrews returned toGhana for the graduation of the firstnursing class at Valley View University.There were 15 graduates — 11 womenand four men. “I feel very accomplished,” she said. “I feel I have accomplished a great deal to relieve suffering[in] humanity.”She Saw the NeedThere were also challenges thatcame with being a woman in her 60’s,and starting a new nursing school in acountry that was unfamiliar to her. Shehad been to Kenya in the late 1990’sto teach midwifery at the University ofEastern Africa. Starting a new nursingschool in Ghana, though, was something altogether different.“ We were justgetting settled here [after Kenya],” shesaid.In February 2006, Andrews wentto Ghana to meet with the board ofnursing at Valley View and to check outthe surroundings, trying to decide if sheshould become the head of the nursingschool.“It has to do with what goes alongwith the calling,” she said. “How willit affect your family, your way of life? Isaw the need. And when I saw I wasavailable, I said, ‘Why not?’ “There were labs to be built and anew library. Johnson & Johnson, legendary maker of healthcare products,chipped in with a 50,000 donation fora lab for nurses to practice.“It was challenging because it’s sodifferent from what we’re doing here, asfar as what’s required,” Andrews said.“At Valley View, there was no sciencedepartment. It was tough because wehad to design their own chemistry andmicrobiology courses, and anatomyand physiology courses — and to findpeople to teach them.”The first classes began in August2007. Thirty-five students comprisedthe initial wave of Valley View nursingstudents — 15 remained when the firstgraduates received their diplomas inNovember.Today, Andrews said the nursingschool enrollment has grown to almost150. “I feel God was leading me in theright direction when He called me tomidwifery,” she said.Mike Marshall is a staff writer atThe Huntsville Times.April 2012 T IDINGS11

Oakwood University FeatureOakwood University President Plans PastoralApproach to Campus LeadershipBy Kay CampbellHe’s an English professor,this faith-based institution on misauthor, and college administratorsion,” said Pollard, who succeededwith an M.B.A. and a background in Delbert Baker, Ph.D., who washealthcare administration.called to be a general vice presidentHe’s an Oakwood Universityfor the world church. “It’s a newalumnus, husband to another, father paradigm.”to two more, and former pastor ofPollard’s re-alignment of duthe campus church.ties will shift the campus chaplainsBut, Leslie N. Pollard, Ph.D.,so that they answer directly to him.D.Min., who was inaugurated Oct.Pollard will also add two new chap16, 2011, as the 11th president inlains, bringing the chaplain’s staff tothe 115-year history of Oakwoodthree full-time chaplains on duty forUniversity, says his most importantthe students and staff.qualification is that of chaplain-inOakwood was founded by thechief to the 2,006 students from 40General Conference of Seventh-daycountries.Adventists in the post-Civil-War“I suggested, and the Trusteesperiod for the education of formerapproved, adding ‘Chief Spiritualslaves. The college itself is laid outOfficer’ to the official descriptionon land that includes the plantationof my duties,” Pollard, 55, said lastthat the slave Dred Scott worked beweek in a wide-ranging conversafore his master took him to Missourition with The HuntsvilleTimes in his modest office.That conversationincluded his wife, Prudence LaBeach Pollard,Ph.D., a former nutritionist who holds a doctoratein educational and groupassessment. She teachesin the business department and is an associatevice president for facultydevelopment.Since the couple’sarrival in January, shedeveloped and administered a campus-wide pollof students to get a clearerpicture of their personalspiritual practices and howthe university helped support those.“I felt someone has tobe responsible for keeping Leslie and Prudence Pollard12T IDINGS April 2012and into the swirl of events thatwould lend his name to a divisivecourt decision about the agency ofslaves in a free state.Pollard’s duty as a Christianleader and as a Seventh-day Adventist, one who believes without question in the soon and literal returnof Jesus, is not to retreat from theworld, he said, but to work harder tolead the campus community towardGod’s ideal.“People who believe in the EndTimes have a great responsibility tohelp people find meaning, to serveothers, and to make the world a better place,” Pollard said. “Part of thepower of the apocalypse is to re-castreality, to take you back to the Book(the Bible), and to inspire you to liveyour life forward with the perspective of God’s vision.”“Growing the University to hisideal of about 3,500 students with aworldwide online presence will takeboth,” Pollard said.“Our 70 Days of Power are aboutreturning us to our roots,” Pollardsaid, referring to the 70-day prayeremphasis on campus and also toOakwood’s role in educating blackstudents, who still graduate in theU.S. at a rate half that of whites, andcentrally to Oakwood’s role in training Adventist Christian leaders.“We have to ask: ‘Why are wehere? What are we doing that no oneelse can do? Can we do it better?’”Pollard said. “If we keep the identityof the institution central, I have tobelieve that has value and peoplewill

ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM (407) 975-1400 111 North Orlando Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789-3675 FLORIDA HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES (800) 500-7747 671 Winyah Drive., Orlando, FL 32803 OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY (256) 726-7000 307000 Adventist Blvd., Huntsville, AL 35896 SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY (800) SOUTHERN P.O. Box 370, Collegedale, TN 37315-0370