Eastern Nazarene College - Nautilus Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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F loyal William Nease LOYDWILLIAM NEASE was born at Vassar, Michigan, December 21 , 1893. He received the degrees of A.l3. and A.M. from the University of Southern California, the B.D. degree from Pasadena College, and the S.T.M. degree from Boston University. At the time of his death he had finished his work for the Ph.D. degree at Drew University, with the exception of half a year's residence. He served Eastern Nazarene College as Professor of Philosophy and Theology from 1919 until 1923, and acted also as Registrar and as Dean of Men. From 1923 to 1924 he was Acting President, and from 1924 to 1930 President of the College, ln 1929 he was made Chairman of the General Board of Education of the Church of the Nazarene. He was converted and sanctified while yet a boy, he preached in missions and acted as pastor during his college course in Los Angeles, and for two years afterwards in Phoenix, Arizona. June 23, 1918, he was ordained a minister of the Church of the Nazarene. His calling was distinctly evangelistic, and he loved the college work par' ticularly, because through it he multiplied his preaching in other lives. The great work of his life was Eastern Nazarene College. He came to Wollastoii to stay until the college was firmly established, he invested every energy in it, and before his death saw its degrees recognized by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was promoted Qctober 26, 1930, while in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, engaged in a campaign for the Forward Movement of the College. His passing was triumphant. Tell them 1 am ready, was the word he left us. Everything is all right. lam satisfied. His body lies in Mount Wollaston Cemetery awaiting his Lord's return, his eager spirit, we know, is still pressing forward, Christian simplicity, Pauline courage, Iohannine love and sympathyn 4 this was Floyd Nease the man. Christian gentlemanf, Creatheart, prince of the pulpit, scholar who maintained his great convictions, pioneer of Christian thought and educational policyue these are among the many tributes paid by faculty and alumni to the memory of our beloved leader who has fallen. But no words can express adequately the vacancy that his passing has left in the col' lege he loved. Thou shalt be missed, we say in the language of jonathan to David, because thy seat will be emptyf' We miss him in the classroom. A brilliant scholar himself, President Nease had the happy faculty of imparting knowledge and stimulating thought. Students went from his classes feeling that they had gained something worth while. We miss him in his chapel talks, those talks pressing home the im ortance of obtaining a thorough Christian education. We miss him as a preacher. Deepfy spiritual, keenly sensitive to the religious needs of the student body, his preaching was in the demonstration of the Spirit and of power. We miss him as a counsellor, for he was always kindly wise in his advice to those who were making personal decisions and set' tling personal problems. We miss him as an example. He lived above reproach. His steadfastness in times of pressure, his courage in the face of difficulties, his unwavering trust in God said to us ever, Follow me as 1 follow Christ. We miss him as our President, we miss him as a brother. Joining with the Alumni of the college we say: He was a faithful steward of his lifeg he invested it in the lives of others. He gave of his life to us. And today we pray unitedly: Uh God, to us may grace be given To follow in his train! 117