Eastern Mennonite University - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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jk igreaiclenfli Wedaage Take care that nobody captures you by the idle fancies of his so-called philosophy, following human tradition and the world's crude notions instead of Christ. For it is in Him that all the fulness of Deity continues to live embodied, and through union with Him you too are filled with it. Col. 2:8-10a fWil- liamsj The Greeks had a notion that one who exercised his powers of reason and developed a system of pagan thought had reached the fulness of life. Paul, in his epistle to the Colossians, warned against the influence of these persons who held views that were disparaging to the person and work of Christ. Some would like to have made spoil of them, taking them away from Christ to the kind of fulness the Greeks claimed to have attained. It was a vain deceit, a form of teaching that was blown up with the winds of human reason. The substance of their error is pointed up by the phrase not according to Christ. They had accepted Christ according to a heathen system of thought instead of conforming their be- liefs to Christ. There is great danger that people will consider Christ in the light of other things instead of considering the issues they face in the light of Christ. The answer to the desire to know is to be found in the fulness of Christ. His incarnation demonstrated the indwelling of Deity personally, really, and sub- stantially. By Him came Divine grace and eternal truthg in Him we have a completeness that satisfies every longing of the human heart. We participate in the fulness of Christ by the power of a continuous faith in Him, and by constant obedience to the Spirit of God. Through Him we have the forgiveness of our sins, power to gain victory over evil, a Light to show the way of eternal life, and a Hope to deliver us from the presence of sin. Knowledge and ex- perience of this sort yields the deepest satisfactions in human relations. May you grow through the years in your appreciation of the Bible, for Thy Word is Truth. --fofm R. Aflzmmiu 340 500111 of j bl5t005 Here are the men who are back of the men who operate Eastern Mennonite College. In a large sense they represent you through the Virginia Conference, by whom they are elected. They are the men who are largely responsible for gathering in the money needed to construct new buildings on the campus. Their outstanding work of the past two years has been the construction of the commodious Women's Dormitory and a central heating plant adequate for FELLOWSHIP LUNCH: Board of Trustees and Faculty the needs of all the campus buildings. At present the heating plant operates for the Administration Build- ing and the two completed floors Qbasement and sec- ond floorj of the new dormitory. These men are men of proven business ability who are concerned not only for the financial, but also for the spiritual needs of the school. They need your support and prayers. Eleven