Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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CjoAfbel The live Bethel Gospel teams of 1939-40 have been under the leadership ol George Ohsberg, vice-president of the Religious Council. Each team has teken care of approximately three assignments in every four weeks. The purpose of the Gospel teams has been to spread the Word of God to the unsaved and to encourage Christians in their living. This objective has been accomplished by the distribution of tracts and by holding meetings in old people's homes, missions, young people's societies, country and city churches, hospitals, and by leading street meetings. Two thousand tracts were distributed during the first semester of school, and 3,000 the second semester. There were 72 Bethel students actively engaged in Gospel team endeavors up to the end of the school year. The teams served not only as ministering agents to the needs of outsiders, but provided opportunities for their own members to develop the talents which the Lord had bestowed upon them. The Gospel team leaders for the first semester were: Glenn Anderson, Francis Otto, Val Hauk, Robert Paulsen, and Donald Johnson. Leaders during the second semester were: Dalphy Fagerstrom, Dean Berry, Rodney Kephart, Olaf Nelson, and Leonard Hultgrem.

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Stcndmo: R. Johnson. M. Swan son. W. Shcrwicfc, C. Lindnan. G Larson. C. Noison. E. Rufl. S. La-son. R. Keohcrl. T. Halvorscn. R Erickson. W Harjslrom. G. Ohs bora. E. Johnson, H. Teaonfoldt V. Pearson. E. Malm, L. Hultgrer. G. Samuelson, S. Paulson. E. An deison. Scaled: P. Lundarcn. V. Cadson E. Tcdcrman, M. Johcnson. L. Be: j lund. M. Lovegren, R. Olsen. H DeCamp. E. Lundberc, J. Davon non. D. J. Eaglcston. L. Pearson G. Swanson. V. Fons, P Pelorsor F. Lindslrom, A Johnson. M'iAAiona'up feand The Missionary Band is one of the outstanding religious organizations on Bethel's campus. Its main purpose is the promotion of the missionary vision and interest ct Bethel. As such, all its activities center dirocllv about the s:u-dents' relation to missions, not in the foreign field alone, but in all its aspects. For this year the officers have been: William Hagslrom, president; Ethel Ruff, vice-president; Mildred Lovegren, secretary-treasurer, and Fro:. Adolf Olson, faculty adviser. Every month the Missionary Band has held a meeting. At three of these gatherings returned missionaries from China told stories of the work from the fields. At two of the meetings motion pictures of missioncrv endeavors wore presented. Dr. Ewald Chalberg, at another meeting, emphesized the Prerequisites of a Missionary. One of the outstanding occasions was that one at which Dr. William Axling of Japan told of the unusual work of Kagawa. Each of these meetings stressed the practical relationship between the studen s and missions. The climax of this year's program was a Student Missionary Conference Retreat at Medicine Lake. Students from seven colleges rnet for three days for the purpose of gaining a renewed vision of missionary opportunities. The Lord so led that Bethel students were able to earn sufficient money to attend. Throughout the Retreat Rev. Clarence Hanson of St. Paul stressed the importance of abiding in Christ as revealed in the fifteenth chapter of lohn. Mrs. Stadsklev, a missionary from Africa, challenged the young people with the moving story of her labors with the Baouli tribe. At the soul-energizing Sunday morning session the entire group pledged its willingness to do whatever the Lord willed. Within the past year there has been a steady growth of missionary interest at Bethel. The Missionary Band hopes to raise its membership of forty-two individuals to even higher numbers as the interest grows. The members are anticipating mighty things from God in the years to come.

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Third rov: E Shorman. N. Holm-orcn. C. Lindmon, H. Tcgonlcldt, D. Anderson, S Larson. C. Young, T. Halvorson. M. Lawson. Socond row: J. Borgoson. C. Holrr.bcrg, V. Pearson. V. Olson, O. Johnson, R. Goodman. S. P.en-dchl, H. Henson, and K. Johnson. First row: W. Julion, A Bloom-quist, V. Slater, B. Fleming, E. Rull. B Friberg. G. Larson, and D. Miller. Student ftaAte'vi One of the foremost advantages o: the Seminary treining course lies in the fact that even while students are preparing for full-time service they are provided with actual church work through their student pastorates. Opportunities for pastoral experience were offered to approximately 25 young men from the school who, during the past year, served churches in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The training derived by the students was valuable in offering occasions for dealing with actual pastoral problems. Conducting services, performing visitation work, and, above all, dealing with the spiritual problems of men and women provided an excellent proving-ground for the future Baptist pasters. Most of the student pastorates consisted of small churches which were unable to support a full-time preacher. Most of the student pastors will continue in their fields during the coming summer, laboring in the work of the Lord. Permanent calls have been accepted by some of the seniors who graduated this spring and thus they will begin their first, full-time ministry. A list of the student pastors and the memberships of their churches are as follows: Church Membership David Anderson ......................Osceola, Wis. 12 Alrik Bloomquist ....................Husk, Wis. 30 Gustave JFerre ......................Glen Flora, Wis. 70 Bruce Fleming .......................Ebenezer, Duluth, Minn. 138 Bertil Friberg ......................Mido, Minn. 38 Rodger Goodman ......................Roseland, Chicago, 111. 170 Truman Halvorsen ....................Hillman, Minn. 84 Carl Holmberg .......................North Isanti, Minn. 177 Ned Holmgren ........................Isle, Minn. 86 Kermit Johnson ......................Lake City, Minn. 34 Orville Johnson .....................Clecr Lake, Gibbon, Minn. 35 Rawlin Johnson.......................Balsam Lake, Wis. 55 Walter julier. ......................Becker, Minn. 59 Gordon Larson .......................Hasty, Minn. 25 Sidney Larson .......................Long Lake, Minn. 15 Carl Lindman ........................Pillager, Minn. 40 Carl Lundquist ......................Harris, Minn. 33 Dury Miller .........................Wood River, Wis. 39 Falun, Wis. 30 Vernon Pearson ......................Hillsdale, Wis. 39 Stanley Rendahl .....................Eastern Heights, St. Paul, Minn. 40 Vern Slater .........................Grasston, Minn. 67 Brunswick 54 Herman Tegenfeldt ...................Spring Vale. Minn. 41 Vaclav Vojta ........................Slovak Baptist, Minneapolis 150