Baptist Missionary Training School - Beacon Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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ACTIVITIES

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THE BEACON - B. M. T. S. ENGAGEMENT BOOK 1930-31 September 15 -Student party in memory of Sunny-Side Uppers September 16 - Faculty-Student Party September 17 -First Student Body Meeting September 19 - Supper at the Lakc September 21 - '1 ea at Englewood Church September 22 -Initiation to Gleeful Club September 26-Party for Tin Can Alley Residents September 29 -Lecture at Planetarium October 3 -Initiation Day October ll -Mission Union Program October 12 -Family Night at Hammond October 13 -Captain Ball Game QJuniors vs. Seniors, 0-OJ October 20 - Field Day at Forest Preserves October 23 - Senior-Faculty Tea Announcement of Iva Mae Gurley's Engagement October 24 - Entertained Calumet Association W. W. G. October 30 --Hallowe'en Party Given by Freshmen December 4-Exams December 7 -Annual Christmas Program Presentation of creche and living tableau by Juniors December 9 -Beginning of Winter Term December 10 - Glee Club Program at Stevens Hotel December 12-18 - Mrs. gsttlall and Miss deClercq are the charmin c oo December 21 -Faculty-Student Tea December 22-Entertainment of Aiken Institute Glee Club December 23-Faculty Entertained School at Christmas Breakfast December 24 - Christmas Vacation January 5 - Communion Service at First Baptist Church January 12 January 16 February February 3 7 February ll February 12 13 Faculty-Senior Captain Ball Game CO-21 -W. W. G. Banquet at Logan Square -Founder's Day. Presentation of The Family Album Glee and Gleeful Club Captain Ball Game ftiej - I. C. R. E. Conferences at Stevens Hotel -Valentine Party Given by Seniors g guests of the Training February -Spanish Club Party, Chicago Training School and Baptist Missionary Train ing School February 15 -Good English Week. Original Play by Drama Class February 16-Alarm Clock Spree February 27 -Old Barn Party at the Farm fSeniors and Juniorsj March 2-Lecture by Dr. Goodspeed March 6-Entertained at the Northern Baptist Seminary March 8 - Snow-bound. No Glee Club Tour to Michigan March 16 - End of Spring Vacation March 21 -Presentation of Tolstoi's What Men Live By, by Senior Drama Class March 30 -Spanish Program. Play and Gaucho-China Folk Dance April 10-Freshman-Faculty Golf Tournament April 19 -Faculty-Student Tea in Honor of Miss Brimson's Birthday April 24 -Seniors and Freshmen See Paris April 27 - Mrs. Boyce Served Tea to Seniors April 28-Glee Club Concert at Englewood Baptist Church April 29-Glee Club Concert at Elgin. Illinois May 3-Mauguerette Allen's Announcement Tea May 4 -Glee Club Concert at Oak Park Baptist Church May ll -May-Day Festival Sponsored by Freshmen May I4 -Juniors Entertained at Luncheon at Englewood Baptist Church May 21 -Seniors Entertained at Luncheon at First Baptist Church May 30 - Entertainment of the Seniors at Mrs. Davisson's by Alumnae June 3-8 -Northern Baptist Convention at Kansas City June 10-Dedication of the Remodeled Chapel June ll -Denomination Night June 12 -Presentation of Senior Play, Pharaoh's Daughter June 13 - Senior Class Day June 14-Baccalaureate Sunday June 15 -Fiftieth Annual Commencement 28

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---1 THE BEACON ll RELIGIOUS LIFE Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and res! awhile. MARK 6:31 Jesus knew the secret of inner poise in the midst of tumult. We think that we live in the midst of crowds these days, and so we do, but how often, the Bible tells us, that the multitudes thronged about him. And in the far eastern part of the world it takes little time to bring together a great seething hetero- geneous mass of people. Living intimately with the multitudes as Jesus did, He had to build up His reserve power within. And He took time to do it. Sadhu Sundar Singh, a Christian holy man of India, goes about from one village to another telling the Gospel story as Jesus did. Even though unable to understand the language he speaks, one instinctively feels when in the presence of this saintly man that he has truly been with God. His poise and calm dig- nity bespeak a depth of untapped reserve, an inner source of happiness and peace. But this quiet power is not born of mingling with the crowds. For months each year he goes into ascetic solitude on the heights of the Himalayan snows. Few of us can spend months apart from our work, nor is it necessary, for What a change within us one short hour Spent in Thy presence will prevail to make. Thus we Hnd it in B. M. T. S. Amid the busyness of life we find renewed strength and power when we go aside and wait upon Jehovah. In Isaiah 40:31 we read, They that wait upon Jehovah shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. The Crawford prayer room affords just such an opportunity for quiet medi- tation with God -a place where we can go apart and listen for the voice of God even as Joan of Arc listened for the voices. And as she heard the voices so may we hear His voice speak to us. Be still and know that I am God. How often we think when we pray that it is definitely a time when we talk with God, but how much greater the message when we listen to His voice instead. O God and Father of us all, breathe upon us now Thy hallowed calm: lift the burden from our hearts, soothe the anxieties of our minds, and send peace into our souls. Forgive the disorder, the fever, the Vain purpose of our lives. We have made haste as those who believe not .... Our eyes have been fixed upon the earth and rarely lifted to the hills. We have not silenced ourselves to hear nor been patient to understand .... Help us now to stand awhile in the shelter of Thy shadowing wings, and to be still: to look out again upon life with new vision that we may understand. Amen. -W. E. Orchard. Other opportunities of quiet come to us when alone or with others We draw nigh to God and He draws nigh to us. Prayer does change things for the whole day seems different after spending a few minutes of Quiet Hour with Him at the beginning of the day. I-le sends the sunshine and the joy into life and makes it abundant and overflowing, and pours out strength for the new day. It is in the midst of the busy life that strength and power are constantly being given out, that more and more we realize that God is the source to whom we must go for a fresh supply. So we go aside. The brief half hour on Thurs- day night when a group of girls gather in Miss Brimson's room is a time of IContinued on page 452 30