The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-07-03
YOUTH CARAVAN
WEEK BEGINNING
SUN. BELHAVEN
Broad Program Contemplated
For All Methodists,
Ages Up to %
By REV. L, P. JACKSON

team of five persons, from five
states, arrives in Belhaven this
Saturday, July 4th., to begin an
INSTRUMENTATION, commun-
ity-wide youth-activities week.
All seven churches in town have
shown a real interest in this
youth program, as well as eleven
other churches outside of Bel
haven, who have been specifi-
cally invited to participate. The
program is for Intermediates,
ages around IL through IA, and
older youth, ages Is through %.
Youth who attend no church or
Sunday school, are also wanted.
None younger than IL is eligi-
BILE, but all interested adults,
parents, teachers of youth in
these ages, and councillors of
youth, will share in the program.
Youth and adult workers from
any church outside of Belhaven
will be welcome.
The purpose of Youth Caravan
Week is to promote an interest
ing, varied, and helpful program,
with the local youth and adults
participating, in many construc-
| tive and Christian activities.
There will be recreation pro-
grams, worship services, service
projects for the churches or COM
munity, and discussion groups for
planning a more active youth
program in each church, and in
the community. All discussions
will be on an interdenomination
level.
The five college-trained Cara
vaners will work with the local
church people and help lead in
certain fields of the special train
ing. They come to render any
! service voluntarily and without
remuneration, and will serve in
| five other communities in east
ern North Carolina this summer,
beginning this present week in
Ahoskie.
A brief description of each
caravaner is given here.
Miss Carolyn Schwartz, from
Austin, Texas, is major in ele-
mentary education at the Univer-
sity of Texas. She has held the
office of president and vice pre-
sident and treasurer in Methodist
Youth Fellowships I'M. Y. F),
and on a youth commission.
Miss Pat Mealor, of Commerce
Georgia, is a major in teaching
at North Georgia College. She
has held offices in M. Y. F. OF
vice president, committee chair
man, and secretary of her sub
district youth group. She has
worked in rural churches, on a
Y.W.C.A. Cabinet, and as wor-
ship chairman of the Wesley
Foundation, a Methodist Youth
organization on College campus.
Miss Marilyn Lee Edwards, of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a major in
religious education and elemen
tary education at the University
of Tulsa. Her experience includes
being president of M.Y.F. and of
Wesley Foundation, also vics
president of Wesley Foundation,
leader of Youth Week in her
church, and councillor at Inter
mediate Camp and at Senior
High H.Y.F.
George A. Tanner, from Ford
yce, Arkansas, is major in the
Methodist ministry at Hendrix
College. He has been commission
chairman in his local M.Y.F., as
we'll as on sub-district, district,
and Annual Conference Metho-
dist youth commissions, also pre-
sident of his college Wesley
Foundation. He has preaching
experience and has been asso-
ciate pastor in a church.
Mrs. L. P. Jackson, of Bel
haven, N. c., the Caravan leader
and adult councillor on the team,
took her college work at Norfolk
College and Duke University
She has experience as councillor
of youth in local churches, in
sub-district M.Y.F., distric
M.Y.F., youth assemblies, sum.
mer camps, and Institutes. Much
of her work has been in the field