Deep from the archive at Christian Tape Ministry we have uncovered and digitized long lost tapes from the 1969 Atlantic States Christian Convocation, informally known as Wabanna.
The Atlantic States Christian Convocations were held in the mid 1960s in Wabanna, Maryland. The speakers at the Wabanna conferences were typically, Devern Fromke, T. Austin-Sparks, and Stephen Kaung.
The uncovered tapes were buried in a secluded corner of a closet. They posed a challenge because there had never been transposed to more 'modern' cassette tapes and were still in their original reel-to-reel format. Thankfully, buried just next to the tapes was an old reel-to-reel tape deck that actually works, and the quality of the old tapes is surprisingly good.
The conferences typically started on a Sunday evening and ran through Saturday. The conference facilities were less luxurious than those to which we have become accustomed. The facility had no air conditioning and the unspoken dress code was suit-and-tie for men. Despite what we today would consider unbearable conditions, these believers sought the Lord and He met them. Hopefully, these old recordings will impact you like it did our older brothers and sisters 32 years ago.
The messages that we have online from this conference are shown in the table below that also reflects the schedule of the conference.
| Date |
First Morning Session |
Second Morning Session |
Evening Session |
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| Sunday, July 7, 1969 |
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DeVern Fromke
Imperatives - Enlarged Vision and Experience |
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| Monday, July 8, 1969 |
DeVern Fromke
Imperatives - Sensitivity to the Voice of the Lord |
T. Austin-Sparks
The Crisis of our Time |
Stephen Kaung
Christ the Overcomer |
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| Tuesday, July 9, 1969 |
DeVern Fromke
Imperatives - A Right Standpoint |
T. Austin-Sparks
A New Israel |
Stephen Kaung
The Call to Overcome |
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| Wednesday, July 10, 1969 |
DeVern Fromke
Imperatives - Consecration |
T. Austin-Sparks
Ye Are Come Unto Mount Zion |
Stephen Kaung
The Making of Overcomers |
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| Thursday, July 11, 1969 |
DeVern Fromke
Imperatives - Relatedness |
T. Austin-Sparks
The Controversy of Zion |
Stephen Kaung
The Task of Overcomers |
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| Friday, July 12, 1969 |
DeVern Fromke
Imperatives - Authority |
T. Austin-Sparks
Zion - Embodiment of the Spiritual Values of The Lord Jesus Christ |
Stephen Kaung
The Overcomers and the Church |
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| Saturday, July 13, 1969 |
DeVern Fromke
Imperatives - Prerogatives of the Holy Spirit |
T. Austin-Sparks
A Final Shaking |
The Lord's Table
Stephen Kaung
The Church, the Overcomer |