Asbury Theological Seminary - Seminarian Yearbook (Wilmore, KY)

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The bi-annual Seminary 'retreat'' has become one of the outstanding events of the school. Once every fall and once every spring a group from the student body, 25 to 30 in number, retreat to a remote and secluded spot on the banks of the Kentucky River for a Christian Fellowship Ad- vance. Here, from Friday afternoon to Monday morning the time is used for deepening of the spiritual life. The highlights of this time are the breakdown session when each student unburdens his spiritual needs, and the truth meeting’ when each one is criticized and discussed by the group upon such personal points as should be remedied in a minister of Jesus Christ. The rest of the time is used in chores about the camp, cooking, washing dishes, recrea- tional activities, and in highly inspirational religious services and prayer meetings. At each retreat there are definite victories won as spiritual needs are met by the sanctifying grace of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.