Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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B. Y. P. U. president, and chairman of the Young People ' s Commission of the General Conference for seven years. Mr. Wingblade was head of the English Department, and also taught other subjects in Bethel Academy from 1910-1936, and in Bethel Junior College from 1931-1938. In 1938 he was called as pastor of the Addison St. Baptist Church of Chicago, but in 1940, the Swedish Baptist General Conference called him from that pastorate to the presidency of Bethel Institute. Since 1941 Pres. Wingblade has guided the affairs of Bethel Junior College. During the years of teaching at Bethel, Mr. Wingblade has served as interim pastor and because of the time spent in preaching the Word of Life while he was professor at Bethel, Mr. Wingblade was ordained by a council called by the Central Baptist Church of St. Paul. In addition to his teaching and preaching activities, lectures at summer assemblies, camps, and rallies, he has been a constant contributor to the Y. P. Topic of the Standard, and for 14 years has written articles for the Watchman Examiner. He served as editor of the Baptist Evangel for one year, which later became the Standard, the organ of the Swedish Baptist General Conference. Mr. Wingblade was married on September 27, 1917 to Gunhild Hagstrom, and they are the parents of four daughters: Alice, Evangeline, Helen, and Grace. An almost climatic event in the life of Pres. Wingblade came when on February 26, 1943, the Northern Baptist Seminary of Chicago conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. His work among Y. P. and his real understanding of the problems of youth has made his life very precious to all young people, and especially to those at Bethel. Pres. Wingblade testifies to God ' s faithfulness by quoting Joshua 23:14 where this great leader of the Israelites is delivering his fare- well message to his people: And behold this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one ihing hath failed thereof. Certainly the glowing Christian life and serenity of spirit which the faculty and students of Bethel recognize always in Mr. Wingblade, makes this verse a deeper imprint on their minds than any other testi- mony could. And so we humbly thank God for the life as president of Pres. Wingblade and what it has meant to each individual decision and life. if cu ni

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DEAN EMERY JOHNSON Oun. ean i Our dean, is a versatile man. His outreach is broad, and his out- look is still broader, but into every one of his activities he brings practi- cal Christianity. He came to Bethel in 1933, and in three short years he rose to the deanship of our school. He now serves as a Minnesota senator and holds numerous positions in the defense program. Midst all of his busy curricula. Dean Johnson still finds time for play, and yet it ' s grave business — raising a victory garden. DR. K. J. KARLSON Dr. Karlson has fulfilled the duties of Seminary dean for eighteen years, and has done them well. All the students know him, wheth- er in the College or Seminary, and are all well acquainted with his distinctive chuckle which so read- ily betrays his sense of humor. Not only is he known among the students but also in the Conference because he serves actively on several committees. Indeed we are proud of him and are proud to be able to say that we know him. ten