Fort Wayne Bible College - Vine / Light Tower Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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M The LIGHT Tl www THY FACE, LORD, WILL I SEEK The greatest thing asnyone can do for God, in the short space of Iife's allotted days, is to be 'much alone with God. -Anon. Thy face, Lord, will I seek -our class motto. But, what is in a motto? Why have one? There is little value in a motto unless we strive to put the ideal it expresses into practice in our daily lives. And a class motto is of no use whatever unless its meaning grips our hearts and we do our utmost to attain the goal it sets forth. Look at our motto. Thy face, Lord, will I seek. What will honor God more than to seek his face? What will make us a more powerful instrument in His hands and a greater blessing to the world? God is a rewarded of them that diligently seek Him. If we earnestly seek His face, He will prosper even the humblest service performed in His name. This world is pleasure-mad. Sin abounds to an overwhelming degree on every hand. We can go out and preach ourselves to death, but unless we seek God's face, our labors will be of no avail. What the situation demands is men and women who have a vision of the world's need, and who will spend time on their knees before God in intercession-men and women on whom the Lord may call to stand in the gap. We as a class can do great things for God if we will put our motto into practice. Prayer is the power that moves the hand of God. It can almost be called a lost art, but it is an art everyone can acquire. Let us as a class from this moment on seek God's face that we may constantly be in the center of His will, and that we may have a passion for humanity as Jesus had. It is the desire of my heart that we may each have God's best. My fellow students, may we wait day and night before Him that we may find His will for us and that we may be profitable servants. It is possible for us to have His best. All we must do is to put our motto into practice: seek God's face-and then obey. We must pray, pray, and pray. We can be an unusual class if we will pray and be yielded. We can win thousands of souls for Christ. Our lives can be a blessing in the uttermost parts of the earth. There is no reason why there cannot be some David Livingstones, some J. Hudson Taylors, some John Wesleys, or some Mary Reeds from this group. With William Carey let us attempt great things for God. We will succeed if we continue to seek His face and live close to Him. O heavenly Father, I praise Thee for every member of this classg for the blessings Thou hast poured out upon us as we have waited before Thee and studied Thy word. I praise Thee blessed Lord, for the motto we have chosen. Wilt Thou help us to put it into practice? Make us prayer warriors, O God, above everything else. Give each one of us a greater vision of serviceg then lead us forth into the places where Thou wouldst have us to serve Thee and make us a mighty blessing. May Thy power be manifested throughout the world by the class of 1930, and may each one have Thy richest blessing resting upon him. Keep us true, dear Lord, and forbid that any should wander from the path of right. Keep us humble, and help us to ever seek Thy face. In jesus name. Amen. H. Dale Mitchell TKT-'51 ' j, Q Apr .

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Tilt: is lli. 4 HT TOXY FR. CLASS GF 1930 The Lord has done great things for us: whereof we tire glad. -Psa. 12613. As we look back through the years and see the Lord's guiding hand directing the course of each life, we are made to praise Him anew. He who has said, For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts, has used various means in leading each one. A number of us responded in youth to the call of the One who said, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not. We are truly grateful to God for a Christian environment that influenced us to give the Lord first place, that not only the soul but the life might be saved to be used in His service. Several conversions were the direct result of mothers' prayers even though the answers were long delayed. In one instance the promise to meet his mother in heaven followed a son as he tried to run away from God. At last he found himself in Fort Wayne, xx here he went to a tent meeting just to pass away the time. During the altar call a worker touched a tender chord by asking him if he had a Christian mother. That night old things passed away, and all things became new. The sacred family altar followed another while out in sin. A dare to attend church, taken one evening while in college, resulted in a case of old fashiond conf viction. A few days later he found peace at his bedside. Others joined the church to justify themselves in the eyes of the world or to gain favor with God. Each time the Holy Spirit was faithful, placing within their hearts that indescribable longing to be free from all condemnation. At last kneeling by a bedside or at a mourner's bench, they let go and let God. There they found sweet peace. How characteristic of the world's unrest are the experiences of others among us! Dissatisfied and troubled in soul, they sought joy and satisfaction among the fleeting pleasures of time. In these cases the transforming power of God not only saved from sin but from the desire for the pleasures that last but for a season. The Lord has wonderfully proved to us that He is not only the Saviour of the soul but the healer of the body. ln one instance poor health followed a severe case of pneumonia, which at last developed into tuberculosis. She first pray' ed concerning small ailments and was gradually led out into the light of divine healing. At the time she was anointed she claimed for herself lsa. 535, with His stripes we are healed. She was instantly conscious of the Lord's healing power, and others witnessed a physical change in a remarkably short time. I am the Lord that healeth thee. All of us have found the Lord to be comfort in sorrow and a present help in time of need. While in Russia, one of our members passed through experinces so strange, and distress so great that waters of sorrow seemed to dash over his head. Human comfort became meaningless. Faith mounted upward, from whence came the quieting realization that His way is perfect. Precious it is to know the One who is able to deliver! While each has had experiences different from all others, yet the Lord has chosen to let us all enjoy one in common-that of sweet fellowship with Him and one another in the good old B. T. S. How we praise Him for the privilege of sitting at His feet and learning of Him, the Master' Teacher. To many of us these have been the most precious years, for here lives were yeilded to His control and deeper Christian experiences realized. Again and again throughout these years He has proved that when He putteth forth His own sheep He goeth before them. The Lord has wonderfully supplied the needs of those who trusted Him. Phil. 4:19-has been tested and found a safe promise on which to stand. As we shift the responsibility of our lives upon Him, we are confident that He will continue to lead. Let us as a class be concerned that we do not fail Him, and that every one may be able to say with Paul, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision, ggj ERN

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A The LIGHT TUXYER. GREEN BUDS ON THE TREE OF LIFE Ch! this is the street the Bible Training School is on, I wonder what it looks like? Such was a snatch of our conversation as we turned on to South Wayne Avenue in the month of September, 1929. We came in view of a red brick building, and we knew we had reached our destination. We were soon in the building and felt at home immediately, for the place seemed so peaceful. Humility seemed to possess every one. This, as I after' wards learned, is the true mark of Greatness in God. Our first week of school cannot be quickly erased from our memories, for we cannot help recall how very poorly we found scripture passages and with what assurance-to our shame-we tried to answer questions difficult even for Bible teachers to solve. Nevertheless, we came with our hearts open and ready to receive the best here for us, and we have not been disappointed. As we think of our lives and future work, let us liken ourselves to fruit as it ripens and matures, Harvest is a time of ripeness when the fruit and grain are fully developed in si:e and weight. Time has tempered the acid of the green fruit. It has been mellowed and softened by the rains and heat of summer. The sun has tinted it into rich colors and it has finally ripened. So we as students and Christians need to have the acid of our green fruit ripened and mellowed by the rain of tribulation and the heat of trials, and the Son of God to tint it into rich colors of experience. We realize we cannot become mellow by trying, but like the apple we know we must be still and let the weather of adversity and the valley experiences develop our lives: thus we will ripen into luscious fruit, which is always useful. Usefulness, we know, is the highest aim of every Christian. Again let us draw a comparison of our lives with the mosquito tree which grows in Texas, lt is a very slim, and willowy looking shrub, and would appear to be of little use for industrial purposes: but it has extraordinary roots growing like great timbers under the ground. These roots have great qualities of endurance and have been valued very highly as paving material. This tree reminds one of those Christians who make little show externally, but their growth is chiefly underground -out of sight, in the depth of God. Are we Christians of this sort? Are we growing in the depth of God? These questions are facing every one of us, and our much loved Bible School is helping in every possible way to enable us to answer these searching questions as the Master would have us answer them, We are trusting that each one in the class of 1931 will be like the tree in Psalms 1 :Sz and he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth fruit in his season, his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. ' 345.13 ' I 43424, Q V '1' A ' J'-1LlIiff5flfg