Cornerstone University - KUMI ORI Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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L‘R. Top: W, Crow, J. Balbach, D. McNeil, C. Eno, D. Sterkenburg, O. Wilhite, J. Buchanan, R« Versluis. Front: D. Perkins, G. Bolthouse, J. Crawford, G. Ozingcs, L. Feerick. Much Fellowship in SECOND YEAR PRE-SEMINARY September 6, 19-49, was a happy day tor the second year pre-seminary class with the reuniting ot friendships held so dear the year before. Our minds went skipping back over our first year to- gether, the picnic at Johnson Park, the school party at Lake Drive Baptist Church, and the un- forgetable sleigh-ride. What blessed times of fel- lowship we had! Then we began to anticipate the good times ahead for us in the new year. Soon after this we were informed fhaf class officers must be chosen. After much prayer the Lord led us to elect: president, Orlan Wilhite; vice- president, Dick Sterkenburg; secretary-treasurer, Joe Crawford. The new president took over and we began the discussion of a class project. We decided to offer the services of our class to Baptist preachers to help in canvassing, visitation, or whatever would be needed. Mr. Ferris Hough at Algoma gave us our first chance, that of helping with his young people on Saturday nights. At these meetings we were to furnish special music, song-leader, those who would give their lestimonies, and a speaker for the devotional period. We thank the Lord for giving us men who can fill each one of these needs. The class has a definite inieresf in missions. The Lord willing, at least seven of the twelve members of our class are definitely planning to go to some foreign mission field upon completion of their work in seminary. The other members of the class are waiting on the Lord to show them their field of service. The men of our class have set aside one night a month to get together at the homes of the mem- bers and discuss various problems (theological and personal), give personal testimony as to the way we were brought to Christ, and relate exper- iences in Christian living. We have all felt the bond of Christian love which is possible only through our love for Christ. The words of the hymn, Amazing Grace,” seem to express our thoughts. ‘‘Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares, we haye already come,- 'Tis grace hath bro’t us safe thus far, and grace will lead us home.” And He commanded u$ to preach unto the people, and to testify.—Acts 10:42 20

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L-R. Top: F. Hough, L. Jones, L. Mattis, W. Winobrenner, J. Nauta, R. Bearss, J. Wilson, F. Collins, W. Grimes. Front: R. Nelson, K. Mclver, M. Barkley, W. Vanhelloo, W. Roller. A Variety in Oneness Among SEMINARY JUNIORS Here we are in seminary already! with a Chi- cago street kid, a Canadian missionary, a German Ein-Stein, a Kalamazoo school boy, a big-footed Hollander, a Bob Jones Evangel, an Indiana plow boy, a Fuller brush salesman, a European mission- ary candidate, a Pennsylvania practical joker, a D. L. Moody, and a John Calvin. We even have the English professor in our class with us as a student. Who would think that the Lord would call to- gether such an assortment as this? However, we have had a blessed fellowship in school, and we praise God for His goodness to us and the bond that can bring men from so many different walks of life together in the Lord and give them one purpose in life. Our class has been to us not only a source of inspiration and encouragement but also a source of real fellowship and blessing. We thank God that every member has a deep spiritual outlook on his life, a real God-planned purpose for being in school; and yet we still retain the expressive sense of humor of young men. It is certain that most of us doubted, when we came, our own ability to make it this far, and it is well that we did, because we have found that if is not our ability that has brought us this far, but the Lord Himself. Three of our class are serving as student pastors in local Baptist churches. All the men are active in some local Baptist church. We praise God for that which He is doing with this group of men, and our prayer is that everyone of us may be led to the exact place of the Lord’s appointment when we finish our course here. As a class we say, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Chrisf, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Chrisf. (Ephesians 1:3’} 1 have appeared unto ihee for this purpose, to make t iee a minister and a witness.—Acts 26:16 19

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raw L-R. Top: R. Dawson, R. Beoch, I. McMillan, C. Afman, A. Glaxicr, 8. Wilson, L. DeVries, A. Trevillicm. Front: E. Thornburgh, G. Bidder, E. Higgins, J. Schaafsmo, J. Thurber, G. Thurber, M. Barker. First Lessons Learned by FIRST YEAR PRE-SEMINARY With the dust of Labor Day travel settling around us, we had our first glimpse of a Bible school in action. And before we could take a deep breath we were contributing to that action. We came from many places and many ways of life, but we came with one goal in view, that of pre- paring ourselves for the Lord’s labor in whatever field He might direct u$. We knew that this would be a difficult job, so difficult, in fact, that at times we almost had our doubts as to what we could be taught. It did not take us long to find out how it would be done. We wish to thank those who teach and govern us, not only for the patience with which they have attempted to impart their knowledge to us, but also for their examples of Christian love. They let us know from the very start what would be expected from us, and have been busy showing us ever since how they will help us to produce that which they expect. As a class, we have not undertaken any regular activity, but the feeling of a need for fellowship to bind us closer in brotherly love and to strength- en us more in our Lord Jesus resulted in the form- ing of different prayer groups. One that unites the married and single members meets twice a week in free periods. Two other groups composed of married members and their families meet once a week. Both have been a great blessing to us and a boon to our scholastic studies and attitude. We came to school because we believed that Jesus Christ had called us to be fishers of men, even as He called Peter and his brother Andrew. The thing most impressed upon us this year was that we must dig for bait before we go fishing. Perhaps we did not know how hard we would have to dig, but we find now that the abundance of bait and hopes for the future more than com- pensate for hard ground. Our prayer is that we may study and conduct ourselves while we are here, not just in a way that will express our gratitude to those responsible for the school, our appreciation to those who teach us, our respect for those who have gone before us, but a way that wifi above all glorify the One who saved and sent us. We know how lo do this, for Philippians 4:13 tells rus, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me.” 21 And he that taketh not his cross, and fo oweth after Me, is not worthy of Me.—Matthew 10:38