EASTER CAMP

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17234, 14 April 1930, Page 12

EASTER CAMP

Y.M.C.A. ACTIVITIES BIG GATHERING EXPECTED Judging from the amount of public interest taken, the Easter camp to bo held by the Gisborne branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association is expected to be one of the largest and most successful camps held in the district, and generous support is being received from many people interested in the movement. The young men and boys will go into camp on Thursday evening, and the camp will break up after breakfast the following Tuesday. Those, however, who will be unable to spend the full period under canvas will be permitted to join or leave the camp at any time they please. Visitors will bo welcomed at all times, but Monday will he visitors’ day, and a sports meeting will ho held that afternoon. By permission of Messrs. Ken way Bros., the camp will be bold on their property at Waimata, , about 61- miles from Gray’s Bush, and Messrs. Kenway Bros, will provide all meat, milk, and firewood. A) first-class spurts ground is available, and there are good bathing facilities handy to the camp. Thera will bo approximately 70 young men, of ages-ranging from 14 years upwards, under canvas, and the campers will Iw classified into study circle groups. Nominal fees will be charged. Many of the young men will cycle to the camp, and arrangements will he mefor Hie conveyance of the others after school and after work on Thursday evening. 'The camp will be lighted by electricity. Tim purpose of the camp is to bring together all young men, regardless of denomination, to ■ give them experience of camp life. There are in the district Presbyterian. Baptist, Methodist, and Church of Christ Bible classes, each of which has its Bible class union, and camps will be held by the unions at Hastings, .Dannevirke, and Wellington. In view of the isolation of Gisborne, however, it would be pratically impossible for any of (he local members of the, various Bible classes to attend the camps, and it was felt, that . the Y.M.C.A. should hold a oamp not only for Bible class members, but for nil young men. The different study groups will meet for one hour each morning, to lake the study sot for the camp, and (he campers will be given a knowledge of the outlook of the association, and of its work in the development of the social, physical, and religious side of life. ’ » 'VARIED ACTIVITIES. On Good Friday, after breakfast- and camp inspection, the study circles will meet from 10 to 11 o’clock, and the boys will then have a “free and easy” hour until dinner at- noon. That afternoon the campers will he given nature study, and will be taken for a, tramp over the hills. In the evening a church service and community singing will he held. A similar, programme lias been prepared for Saturday morning, and the afternoon will be devoted to instructional work on Y.M.C.A. matters, when tho problems of the, nations, so far as young manhood is concerned, will be discussed. A camp concert will lie held on Saturday night-. There will he a church service on Sunday morning, and in the afternoon a, model Bible class, will be. held, at which the nature study of the first day will be. developed. A Communion service will be held on Sunday evening,, following which'there, will, be a- “freo and easy” camp meeting. Tho camp sports meeting will take place qu Monday afternoon, and ' the. morning will be devoted to preparations for the meeting. In the evening a- party from town will give a camp concert. Mrs. S. Kingston will bo camp mother, and the St. John Ambulance Association’s nursing division will be represented by Mrs. Silverwood. Tho other officials in charge of the camp will be: Camp Captain, Mr. S. Kingston (general secretary); camp padre, Rov. L. C. M. Donaldson, of Sydney; campregistrar. Mr. If. B. Lowe: camp sergeant-major and musical director, Mr. J. Carrington-Wellby; group leaders, Rev. L. C. M. Donaldson. Rev. Stanley; Murray, and Messrs.; F. H. Forge, H. B. Lowe, S. Kingston, and (t. Porter; commissariat, Mr. G. H. Foote.