Asbury Theological Seminary - Seminarian Yearbook (Wilmore, KY)

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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.

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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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panies DAVID LAUGHLIN MOE David, a son of a missionary, was born in China. He received his early education in China, his high school in Wilmore, Kentucky, and received his B.S. in electrical engineering from John Brown University in Arkansas. He was an engineer at Vultee Aircraft, Downey, Califor- nia until the war. He served in the U.S. M. C. R. for one year before entering Seminary. The guiding hand of Asbury has pointed the way to full salvation and has assisted me in preparation in the service of my King. | thank God that he has called me to proclaim the gospel of Christ, ‘for it is the power of God unto salvation unto everyone that be- lieveth.' ' CHARLES ALBERT NUNERY Charles was converted February, 1938, and received his call to preach two years later. His home pastor influenced him to come louAsbury. “Ont August 22,9 1942. He married Grace Murrill. During his senior year in college and his three years in Seminary, Albert has been pastor of the New Columbus Methodist Church in the Ken- tucky Conference. “| was reared in a Christian environment but there came a time in my life when | realized that a good moral life would not substitute for a Christian experience. | am happy today that | know Christ as my personal Saviour and Sanctifier. Since my conversion He has called me to preach His Word to which | expect to devote the rest of my life. CLARENCE OWSLEY, JR. Clarence was born in Grain Valley, Missouri and was converted shortly after graduating from high school. After three years of stu- dent pastoring and completing his college work at Adams State Teacher's College in Colorado in 1943, he was ready for Seminary. A Methodist minister's wife influenced him to come to Asbury. Here he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Holiness was something new to me when | came to Asbury, but thank God, | was green and knew it and | did want a deeper love for Jesus and a passion for souls. Holy Ghost conviction fell on me: | sought and obtained the blessing that has proved to be the most precious thing | own.''