A UNIQUE organization has recently come into being with the formation of the Bible Instructors' Association, a group composed of the Bible instructors of the Northeastern Conference.
For some time these workers had felt the need of an agency which would unite them in Christian fellowship and present a medium for the exchange of experiences and ideas. The 1968 camp meeting provided the opportunity for its initiation. Accordingly, under the leadership of the conference president, G. E. Earle, the organization was effected.
The following officers were chosen: president, Mrs. Alice Brantley; vice-president, Mrs. Rosa Lee Jones; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth V. Martin; recording secretary, Merlyn McCalla. The group chose the name The Bible Instructors' Association, and selected a constitution and bylaws committee, with Zilda Forde as chairman. This committee got under way immediately drawing up the guidelines for the new organization.
The fall workers' meeting, which convened September 23-27 at the famous "top of the world" resort, Lake George, New York, presented the first opportunity for the new group to go into action. The occasion was a Bible instructors' seminar, at which time topics of mutual interest were presented by the various members. The group felt particularly favored to have representatives from the General, union, and local conferences in the persons of Orley M. Berg, George H. Rainey, and Herman R. Murphy.
It is hoped that this beginning will be the spark that will ignite the development of similar organizations in other areas. It is further hoped that a federation of Bible instructor groups will be effected at some future time, thus strengthening this some what neglected phase of the Lord's work. This, it is felt, might serve to give impetus to the work and to attract others (especially the young people) to make this important branch of the Lord's service their lifework.
