Asbury Theological Seminary - Seminarian Yearbook (Wilmore, KY)

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paeiie tes DENNIS FRANKLIN KINLAW | | | Dennis was born in Lumberton, North Carolina. He was converted at Indian Springs camp meeting. He graduated from Asbury College in 1943 and the same year married Elsie Blake. During his Seminary career, Dennis has been a pastor and an evangelist. As student-body president of the Seminary he has manifested executive, social, and spiritual leadership. For Dennis the future holds a great field of service in the upbuilding of God's Kingdom. A Christian home, a holiness camp meeting, and Asbury were used by the Holy Spirit to bring me to know the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour and Sanctifier. | rejoice in the fullness of grace, that | find in Christ. My desire is to live so that | can say with Paul, ‘for me to live is Christ. WARREN LEROY LEAR Warren was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, in 1920 and was ''born again’ in 1930. He is a 1942 graduate of Evansville College. He attended Garrett Biblical Institute in 1942-44. In September of 1944 he felt led of the Lord to come to Asbury Seminary. Warren is called to the mission field and is making preparation to go to China. In Christ | have found salvation by faith believing and know the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit within my experience. | find per- fect peace ‘rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; and continuing instant in prayer’ Romans 12:12. | am trusting the Lorld will lead me to His field of service. Romans 8:28 is my promise. RODNEY WILLIAM LONG Rodney comes from California. He completed three years work in the field of music at the University of California and then came to Asbury College and received his A.B. degree. During his Seminary work he has been pastor of four churches of the New Vienna charge in New Vienna, Ohio. I'll never cease thanking God for directing me to Asbury Seminary. He supplied my every material need but greater than this, He took me at a time of spiritual defeat and discouragement and showed me the way, through His sanctifying grace, to spiritual peace and vic- tory. ‘Blessed are those which do hunger and thirst after righteous- ness, for they shall be filled.’ Matt, 5:6.

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radiates PAUL DONALD IRWIN Don was born in 1921 at Mamont, Pennsylvania. He was converted and sanctified in 1939 under Dr. H. C. Morrison. While a freshman at Asbury College he accepted a call to preach. He graduated from Asbury College in 1943. During his Seminary career, Don has been in evangelistic work. I! am thankful for the saving and sanctifying power of God, also for the promise ‘If we walk in the light as He is in the light we have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.’ With this confidence in Him | am ready to meet the challenge of this generation.” JAMES ELMER KILBOURNE Elmer was born of missionary parents in Japan. He received his high school education in Shanghai, China, and Souel, Korea. He came to Asbury College and received his A.B. in 1943. During his Seminary career. Elmer has been in quartet work. After graduation he will get his M.A. degree in business administration at the University of Ken- tucky and return to China as a missionary this year. In Christ | have found full salvation, through Christ a vision of a lost and dying world. His command to ‘ao’ and its fulfillment is the longing of my heart.” ERNEST JUJI KILBOURNE Ernest, a twin brother of Elmer, enjoyed the same privileges as his brother. He was born in Japan and educated in China and Korea. He also received his A.B. from Asbury College in 1943. Ernest was a member of two quartets, The Missionairs Quaret and ‘The Victory Four.’ Upon graduation Ernest will take a pastorate for a year and then return to China as a missionary. Thrust in thy sickle and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap: for the -harvest of the earth is ripe.’ Rev. 14:15. ‘The harvest of the earth is ripe’ and | praise God for the privilege of being called back to the Orient as a missionary for Him.”

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radiates ORA DANIEL LOVELL Ora grew up as an lowa farm boy. Having been called of God to the ministry soon after his conversion, he finished his high school and graduated from Kletzing College in 1943. Soon after he married Wande E. Swope. He finished his Seminary work at the end of the winter quarter, 1945, and is at present serving the Goshen Friends Church, Zanesfield, Ohio. “Jesus Christ, my Saviour, has redeemed me from sin and washed me in His precious blood and called me into His service. For this | praise His Holy Name. CHARES DANIEL McDOWELL Charles was born March 16, 1914, near Brookville, Pennsylvania. In 1932 the real crisis of his life came when he gave his heart to Christ and later was sanctified. These experiences made him realize his need for further education. Daily he walked six miles to high school. He received inis Th.B. degree from God's Bible School in Cincinnati and his A.B. from Asbury College in 1943. | thank God for the privilege of having a personal salvation through Christ our Redeemer. Although | am unworthy of His innumerable blessings, He continues to send them. One of the greatest of these blessings has been a Christian education under the consecrated faculty of Asbury Theological Seminary. WILLIAM C. MILLER William's home is in Sheldon, lowa. Having majored in the field of psychology and religion he graduated from Morningside College, Sioux City, lowa. After two years of graduate work at Garrett Biblical Institute, he took a pastorate for six months and then came to Asbury Seminary in January, 1946. | felt the power of His redeeming grace sweep over my soul and was enabled to say, ‘Once | was blind, but now | see.’ Men's hearts are yearning for this Saviour and it is because we are able to say with Peter, 'we cannot but speak the things we have seen and heard,’ that we profess to be ministers of that Name which is above every name.