Church Sponsored MV. Outings

For the past several years our church has sponsored a number of M.V. outings. These are week-end trips, most of which have been held in the Government-owned camp near Tri­angle, Virginia. These trips have been primarily for older M.V. members and the young married couples of our church. About seventy have usually gone.

By RUSSELL QUACKENBUSH, Pastor, Hyattsville, Maryland

For the past several years our church has sponsored a number of M.V. outings. These are week-end trips, most of which have been held in the Government-owned camp near Tri­angle, Virginia. These trips have been prima­rily for older M.V. members and the young married couples of our church. About seventy have usually gone.

We leave Washington about three Friday afternoon and drive by auto to the camp; where each one immediately selects the cabin in which to stay. The cabins are arranged to accommo­date four to six persons each.

The food for the meals is usually prepared by various ones before leaving, to save time at the encampment.

A large kitchen with army stove (wood), refrigerator, and other equipment is connected with the dining room, which serves as a place to eat, a recreation hall, and a meeting place for Sabbath school and church.

Friday night is the time for a campfire and M.V. meeting, which is usually in the form of a home-talent program (poems, readings, music, and so forth), concluded by a consecra­tion service. This is one of the finest spiritual services possible.

Sabbath morning is similar to a Sabbath at home, with the regular Sabbath school and church services. However, the church service amplifies some particular field in God's great book of nature. The afternoon is a time for na­ture walks or study groups.

Saturday night is recreation time, with marches, games, motion pictures, and the like.

Sunday morning is recreation time again, with swimming, baseball, and other games. Sunday afternoon marks the homecoming, when hearts are filled with happy memories of a most enjoyable time.


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By RUSSELL QUACKENBUSH, Pastor, Hyattsville, Maryland

August 1948

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