Welcome to My Pathfinder Page
- What does Pathfinder mean?
- Who are the Pathfinders?
- What do they do?
- Where did it originate from?
- The Pathfinder Aim
- The Pathfinder Motto
- The Pathfinder Law
- The Pathfinder Senior Pledge
- The Pathfinder Junior Pledge
- The Pathfinder Pledge to the Bible
- The Pathfinder Pledge to the Christian Flag
- The Pathfinder Song
What does Pathfinder mean?
The name Pathfinder is given to kids who are 10 to 15
referred to as memebers of the Seventh Day Adventist churches.
It is almost like girl's and boy's scout, but
they have different values and uniqueness, example, they are all
kids who have given their lives to God to serve him as their saviour
and friend.
Who are the Pathfinder's?
Have you ever seen a group of kids wearing brown blouse
with a dark green skirt, accompanied by a bright yellow
scarf and on their head lies a black, red or purple burret?
Well, if you have, then you probably have seen a Pathfinder before
because thats what the Seventh Day Adventist youth look like in
their uniforms. But the uniforms may differ, because in some countries,
the color of the uniform may be different.
What do they do?
Pathfinders have alot of activities that they are involved in, ranging
from Community Service, to Drill compitions and camping trips
with memebers of other clubs all over the world. These kids are very active
and being a memeber of this club, help them to be discipline,
educated in the stage of serviving in a wilderness and also keeping off the
streets and from the danger of crime and drugs.
Where did it origiate from?
The name Pathfinder have been around from 1946. It as grown into an extensive network of
more than 50,000 Pathfinder Clubs in over 130 countries, with a worldwide membership of
over one million! John Hancock, former world Youth Director
led out in the first conference-sponsored Pathfinder Club
in Riverside, California, in 1946. Former Gls
studying at La Sierra College led the drills! Laurence Paulson,
a leader of the Glendale Club, first named his group "Pathfinder."
Henry Bergh, who composed the Pathfinder Song, said,
"God gave me the tune, because I am not a musician and I have
never written a song before or since!" Danny Davis, director
of the Allegheny Conference youth, initiated the first international
camporee in Bermuda. The first North American Division Camporee
convened at Camp Hale, Colorado, in 1985. Norm Middag, Pathfinder Director for North
America, and Arnold and Dixie Plata of Loma Linda, organized the
seventh-day Adventist floats in the Pasadena Rose Parades.
During the three years (1991-93) that the "Witness Through Rosees"
project was sponsored by Pathfinders, it is estimated that over 700 million
people became acquainted with the name "Seventhday Adventist."
We pay tribute to the five world Pathfinder Directors
L.A skinner, John Hancock, Leo Ranzolin, Mike Stevenson, and
Malcolm Allen and the two North American Division Pathfinder Directors
Les Pitton and Norm Middag.
The years 1995-99 have been designated as special
Pathfinder Golden Jubilee years. The celebration will beging in the Southeastern California
Conference in September 1995, and will continue in that conference until the Pathfinder
parade and fair in May 1996. Other clubs throughout North
America will be hosting similar celebrations. Plans call for a
division-wide Pathfinder Camporee in 1999 to conclude the Jubilee.
Even after 50 years, the Pathfinder Clubs are still going strong.
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The Aim
The Advent Message to All the World in This Generation.
The Motto
For the Love of Christ constraineth Us.
The Law
The Pathfinder Law is for me to keep the morning watch
Do my honest part,care for my body keep a level eye,
be courteous and obedient, walk softly in the Sancturay,
keep a song in my heart, and go on God's errands.
The Senior Pledge
Loving the Lord Jesus, I promise take an active part in the
work of the Adventist Youth Society, doing all I can to help others
and to finish the work of the gospel in all the World.
The Junior Pledge
By The Grace of God i'll be pure and Kind and true, I will
keep the Pathfinder law and be a servant of God and a Friend
to man.
The Pledge to the Bible
I pledge allengiance to the Bible and to the Gospel for
which it stands, one savior crusified, risen and is coming again
with life and liberty to all who believe.
The Pledge to the Christian Flag
I pledge allegiance to the Christian Flag and to the
Savior for whose kingdom it stands; one brotherwood
uniting all mankind in service and love.
The Song
Oh we are the Pathfinder strong,
A servant of God are we,
Faithful as we march along,
In truth and purity.
A message to tell to the world,
A truth that will set us free,
King Jesus the savior is coming back for you and me.
The Story behind the Song
Here's the story behind the song...
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 20:29:28
From: Henry T. Bergh
To: Willie Oliver
Here is a belated story to you of the Pathfinder song.
Pathfinders were just getting started in l949, but we did have a flag,
uniform, emblem, and other insignia. It seemed to me that we needed a
song, so I encouraged John Hancock, who was a song writer, to write one
for us. Each time I would ask him he would reply, "You write it." I
didn't believe I could, for I am not a musician. But God gave me a song.
On a Sabbath in the fall of l949 I was driving to Monterey Peninsula
church for a Sabbath appointment, and thinking about needing a song. I
had written poetry, and I began to think of a poem for the song, "Oh, we
are the Pathfinders strong. The servants of God are we. Faithful as we
march along, in kindness, truth, and purity. A message to give to the
world. A truth that will set us free. King Jesus the Saviour's coming
back for you and me." I stopped the car, took a sheet from my Bible, and
wrote it down, just as it still is today. As I drove on, God put a tune
in my head, to go with the song. I sang it through, pulled over to the
side of the road again, took another sheet of paper from my Bible, and
drew five lines on the paper, then put dots on the lines where I thought
the music went.
My wife, Miriam is a musician, and when I got home that evening I asked
her to play the dots. We adjusted them to the correct places, and she
added the harmony. We sent the song to our friend Wayne Hooper, the
Voice of Prophecy musician, and he wrote, "Publish it. It's a great
song."
We introduced it at Central California Conference Pathfinder training
seminar in January, l950, and they voted to adopt it as their song. Now
it has been translated around the world. To God be the glory for a truly
great song.
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