Eastern Mennonite University - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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April April April April April April April April April April April April April Touring Chorus ITINERARY 7—Messiah College, Grantham, Pa. 8—Maple Grove Church, Atglen, Pa. 9—Conestoga Church, Morgantown, Pa. 10—Heretord Church, Bally, Pa. 10—Rockhill Church, Telford, Pa. 11—Doylestown Church, Doylestown, Pa. 12—Skippack Church, Skippack, Pa. 13—Wesley Chapel, Newark, Del. 14—Greenwood Church, Greenwood, Del. 15—Holly Grove Church, Westover, Md. 16—Mt. Pleasant Church, Fentress, Va. 17--Warwick River Church, Denbigh, Va. 17—Richmond Mission, Richmond, Va. We sang the praises of God: “ ‘Let all together praise our God upon His lofty throne’... ‘Thou, who, as the great Crea- tor, art by all Thy works adored.’ ” We sang of Christ’s sufferings and death: “‘Thy groaning and Thy sighing, Thy thousand tears and crying, that once were heard from Thee’. . . “They crucified my Lord. ” We sang of His victory and exaltation: “O, higher than the cherubims, more glo- rious than the seraphims’ . . . ‘Come, Thou blessed Prince of Peace.’ ” ... REBECCA STOLTZFUS

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Evangelists In the early fall, after the first several weeks of becoming accustomed to campus life, we take time out for a week of special consideration of the Word and of our per- sonal relationship to Christ and to our fel- low men. This fall the Pastor of Students, Myron Augsburger, led us in the Conquest of Holiness by way of the conquest of sal- vation, life, love, victory, obedience, the Spirit-filled life, eternity. We were drawn into spiritual unity as we joined hearts and efforts to “follow . . . holiness.” At the change of semesters when course examinations are completed and the Spe- cial Bible Term students have joined the college family, then comes again the pause in the year’s activities for another time of special, spiritual refreshing before plung- ing into the heavy work of the last semes- John R. Mumaw Myron Augsburger ter. For this second Revival Week, the College President, John R. Mumaw, ac- cepted the responsibility of serving as our evangelist. Through message after mes- sage we were brought nearer and nearer to Christ until we came to the place where we beheld the suffering, dying Lamb of God; the offering through which we are sanctified once for all. And beholding Him afresh our love grew stronger—our love for Him and for each other. We followed on and saw His death, our death; His life, our life. We searched and understood more clearly the Person who has come to live within us; His purpose, how He works, what He accomplishes for us, and what He desires to do through us. Finally, as we stood looking back across the panorama of spiritual wealth our hearts exclaimed with Paul, “We are more than conquerors through him that loved us!” ... EVELYN E. KING

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Vesper Chorus It’s Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, the second bell has rung, and the one hundred and twenty-two chorus members quickly find their places. Feet shuffle; pages rustle; those last few words are quickly whispered to one’s neighbor. Suddenly, everyone be- comes alert; all eyes fix upon the director; we begin practicing. Time flies as we eagerly attempt this new number or work on a difficult part of that song. After weeks of practice, we finally come to the big night—the night of the program. We file slowly onto the platform and stand there nervously awaiting the pitch and the conductor's first beat. Uneasiness soon vanishes as we try to interpret to the audi- ence what the songs have come to mean to us. As the last “Hosanna” rings out, Broth- er Maust’s encouraging smile assures us that he is well pleased. Vesper Chorus presented three pro- grams this year. A cantata, “The Shep- herd’s Christmas,” was sung at our Christ- mas program. Our next performance was March 20. Then there was the climactic program to which we had all looked for- ward—the rendition of “David, the Shep- herd Boy.” Chorus this year has meant much to us. Not only has it been a source of relaxation and inspiration, but through it we have developed a greater appreciation for mu- sic. And most important, it has been a means of expressing our praise to God. ... LAVERNE WENGER