Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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ibedlcated Vo- Pres. H C. Winsbldde D. D. Joshua 1 : 8 To Bethel ' s President Wing- blade, we, the students of Bethel wish to dedicate the Spire of 1943. Bethel Junior College has a right to be proud of its president, H. C. Wingblade. From the east coast to the west he is known among the Baptists as an outstanding young people ' s leader. But the students and staff at Bethel know him a little more intimately, and because of this closer con- tact and fellowship, they have learned to love his tranquil spirit and deep meditative character. They have come to admire and respect this servant of God who has gone through life triumphantly yet humbly, for they realize that his as Doctor of Divinily IX

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Contents SALUTES Administration MARCHING Classes ORGANIZED Organizations MANEUVERS Activities A. W. O. L. Student Lite HALT Advertising Published by the student body of Bethel Junior College and Seminary Dana Larson, editor — Merle Freiheit, Bus. Manager The Women ' s Dormitory

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radiant countenance is the result of continuous and glorious victories through Him. Henry Conrad Wingblode was born on a farm in Kansas and he attended the public schools of Pittsburg, Kansas, and the high school in Topeka, Kansas. A childhood experience which Mr. Wingblade remembers expressly is a trip with his mother to Sweden at the age of ten. On their return journey the ship struck rocks off the coast of Scotland and very soon began to sink. This is perhaps the first lesson in a series of which is still continuing — the art of which he has become master — learning to trust absolutely in the Lord, knowing that He is able to KEEP. His brave mother, in an effort to comfort her children, told them to say goodbye to Daddy in America and that they would soon be with Jesus. Little did this Christian mother know of the place which her son was to command, nor the ingathering of souls due to the testimony of this Christ-filled life. The announcement was made by the captain that land had been sighted — help would soon arrive, and that they would not perish. But upon arrival in New York, they discovered that the pumps had been running night and day for there were five large holes in the hull. God in His great mercy spared the lives of His people so that His child might grow to manhood and fulfill His plan for Him. In 1892, at the age of eight, Mr. Wingblade was converted during a sweeping revival in Kansas. On Dec. 31, 1900, he was baptized and joined the Western Avenue Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, and in this church he was active as choir director. Young People ' s president, and in various other capacities. In 1910 Mr. Wingblade received his baccalaureate degree by graduation from Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas. After doing post-graduate work at the University of Chicago and the University of Minnesota, he received his M. A. from the Minn- esota U. As a young man he was employed by the ex-Governor, Arthur T. Capper, and as a reward, received a gold watch, of which Mr. Wingblade is ivlr. Wingblade Still very proud. On coming to the Twin Cities, he f 9, united with the Elim Baptist Church of Minneapolis and there became active as Sunday School teacher, Y. P. president. Twin City B. Y. P. U. president. State as a teacher