Eastern Mennonite School - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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2 'nw .. ,t f f. l www ii. it . 1 l 1 ,Hg ,, l .. f . 5 iq f. Pmastnisnr jot-IN L. ST.xUifFi2R Fl Message From Qur President TO THE 1943 GRADUATING CLASSES: Accept my best wishes for you in the successful attainment of your present goal. With many uncertainties ahead, I wish to direct your attention to some es- tablished eertainties of the Christian faith. The mercy of God. God's mercy is shown daily by His acts of providence. The fact that in him we live, and move, and have our being should be sufhcient evidence to show that God provides the opportunity for all of His rational creatures to worship and praise Him. The grace of Iesus Christ is manifested through His atoning death as a sin-offering for the entire human race. While we were His alienated and active enemies, He brought grace and truth to all. The leadership of the Holy Spirit is another certainty. After effecting the new birth, He indwells the believer and leads in the search for truth, enabling us to live victoriously over the world, the flesh, and the devil. The sure W0l'd of prophecy is the chart and compass through life. Nothing in this world is as certain as the Word of God. The diligent student of the Bible can know more concerning the things to come which involve economical, political, social, and religious forces, both nationally and internationally, than all the noted social reformers, philanthropists, and diplomats combined. The reality of Christian experience. The true Christian knows he has passed from death unto life. He knows he has had an inward transformation that has definitely changed his thinking and his conduct. A real Christian ex- perience has an inward light with an outward expression. !f6l

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Q DEAN CHESTER K. LEHMAN Pl Message From Gut Dean DEAR GRADUATES: Extraordinary challenges confront you. The Hrst is a warring world. Hatred, greed, suspicion, and ambition are on the throne, while love, honesty, and truth are on the scaffold. We Christians have the supreme responsibility of giving a testimony of the Christian way of life. The second is a World of physical need. Until this war will have wrought its havoc, millions will be starving and destitute. To you in a special way is the privilege of performing in -the name of Christ the service of -ministering to these dire needs. The third is laxity in the Mennonite Church in the doctrines of nonresistance and nonconformity. Unless these historic elements of our faith are vigilantly taught and practiced, they will be lost. The fourth is a Chris-tless world. Vast multitudes remain unchristianized. The fifth is a discredited Christianity. With pharisaisrn, hypocrisy, apostasy, liberalism, worldliness, and inconsistency widely prevalent in the Church, vast multitudes are losing faith in Christianity. Yours is the task of being true witnesses of Christ. These challenges should drive you to the ministry of intercession for the cessation of War, for the bowing of knees to the Prince of Peace, for the opening of doors to supply the needy, and for the entrance of the church into the opened doors of world evangelism. They should lead you to a life of consecration to this mani- fold service. May God's beuediction be upon your lives. i7 l