Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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1 ft i- m mi: mi mi! iiiiinii .:: i ' uici. .cjiiiiiiniiiiti DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS T T 7 HILE there are some things in which other church schools VV may exceed Olivet University, such as: financial standing, equipment, and even in some instances, strength of courses; yet our Univeisity will compare favorably with others in most of these essentials and has greatly the preeminence over many in the most essential feature, that of spirituality, being manned by spiritual teachers and being free from the erroneous teachings so destructive to the foundation of our salvation, and the undermining of the faith in the triune Godhead. For we believe in God, the Father, acknowledge the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit and believe in His revealed will to mankind, — the dear old Bible. I iejoice in the fact o f having had the honored privilege of spending three years as a student within her sacred walls, sitting under the instruction of godly men and women who were, in the main, second to none in their profession, and associating with hundreds of young men and women, the cream of the earth, many of whcm are now laboring both in the homeland and on foreign soil as preachers, missionaries, teachers, farmers, business men and women. Some of my schoolmates have gone to the defense of the . vStars and Stripes and are either now in training or are in the trenches. I feel devoutly thankful to God that He gave me the chance cf spending those years of atduous toil under such hallowed influence and to have the glad opportunity of looking upon Olivet University as my Alma Mater. To let this great institution fail would be a ciime. It would be to sin against thousands of young men and women who would have to turn to other schools, only, in most cases, to have their faith in the essentials of life wrecked, their confidence destroyed and their immortal souls lost through all eternity. It would mean to sin against the many honest hearted, Godfearing, selfsacrificing men and women who have already put their money into it in the years gone by. To save it means only a few dollars from all those of us who are constantly crying out My all is on the altar, My consecra- tion is complete, I ' ll do whatever God requires of me. Let us all come to her assistance with heroic effort, give as God has prospered, invest in an institution where character is built for God. Let us lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven by saving souls with our money through perpetuating this center of education. We can save, we must save, we will save Olivet University. Long live our beloved Alma Mater. BROWN Chicago Central District. Most of the good things that strike the earth, drop in Indiana, or at least we Hoosiers think so. And it may be that Olivet University was meant for the Hoosier state, as it fell so near the line. Perhaps but few people know just how near this beautiful school is to us. About a dozen miles from the state line and about the same distance from the banks of the Wabash, just south of Danville, Illinois, lies the quiet little village of Olivet, where is located the Olivet University. It was the writer ' s privilege once to live for a short time in this Christian village, a town without a saloon, a pool room, or a cigar store. The stores don ' t even sell the filthy weed. No ball room, or moving picture shows to corrupt the minds of the young, but Page Twenty-seven

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where the band plays sacred music; out here away from the sound- ing of gongs, the factory whistle, the rattle and rush and. hurry, where one can think and pray. Surely it is an ideal place for the institution for which it was planned. So near is it to our beloved Wabash that when the autumn leaves begin to fall, a happy party may walk its banks to search for nuts, or in the spring time, throw in the hook and line foi the first trout, and when the candle h ' ghts begin to gleam thro ' the sycamores, can in a few moments be again in the limits of the little town of Olivet. Indiana has had a numbei of persons connected with this school. The acting president, also the business manager at this time are from this state. A number of the citizens of the town are those who have crossed the Wabash and we now have on our district six pastors or wives who have attended this school. Many who arc today in the work of the Lord, who have gene from this institution; aie from Indiana. Therefoie, Olivet University, fail and beloved, the planting of the Lord, we love thee, and feel we are thine and thou art ours. TJ £ jr RDING, Indiana District. It affords me great pleasure to take this opportunity of express- ing my appreciation for our school at Olivet, Illinois. I appreciate it for what it is; an institution, distinctively and peculiarly our own, foi the training of young people to hold positions of respon- sibility in our own work. The conviction has been growing on me for some time that we can never rise to our highest possibilities, fill the place God ' s will has provided for us and do the woik He expects of us, until we shall be able to man our Nazarene work with Nazar- ene products made in a Nazarene mold and blest with the Nazarene vision. I appreciate the Olivet school also for the work it is doing. Page Twenty ' -eight nrnra While everything on the part of every one who has attended the school, or had to do with it, may not bear the marks of perfection, neither do I know of an institution with which man has to do, that does bear such marks. To some of us who were compelled to get our training in institutions where second blessing holiness was held up to ridicule and where spiiitual religion was not toler- ated, Olivet presents inviting circumstances under which to obtain an education. It ceitainly is a great benefit to be able to study the languages under a tutor who understands the language of Canaan and speaks clearly the tongue of the sanctified; to be able to receive instruction in theology, homiletics, etc., frcm one who believes the whole Bible and teaches it as The Word of God ; to be able to go into scientific researches and mathematical calcu- lations with a professor who insists on taking God and the open Bible into all investigations. All this in classrooms where prayer is a main featuie and in halls resounding with the pia se of God, purely is a Heaven-born privilege for the young people of our land. I desire to express my special appreciation for our own Iowa young folks and for what Olivet is doing for them. I have seen the sons and daughters of our Iowa homes going out with little else than good experiences and a consciousness of a Divine call I have witnessed, with great satisfaction, their development men- tally and spiritually and thanked God for giving us such young people and such a school in which to train them for this woik. E. A. CLARK, Iowa District. To Arms! To Arms! is the cry of the nation. Her need is money, men, and guns. In answer to the cry, many of the bravest lads whose feet ever marked American soil have arisen from their