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

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9 3 QQ LIGHT TGWER STAFF 58323 Editor-in-Chief .........,..., .A ,,-..... , ..,....,,, .7,.,,...,, , , OLA M. FUSEE Associate Editor ,.,,. -..,K, N ELLIE THUM Alumni Editor oooo,., ooo.. J osEPH1NE STILL Art Editor .. ......LL,L,.LL .,...LL.,..,..... . FAYE QPLIGER Photograph Editor .,..... ,LLL L ,. LANVRENCE SCHOENHALS Business Manager .,....., L,L,LLLLLLLL..LLLL,, M ARK BURGESS Circulation Manager LLLL, . ..,... LAXVRENCE SCHOENHALS Faculty Advisor ....LLLL....LL,LL.LLLLLLLLLL....L,LLLLLL,,, ...LL,L.LLLLLLL S . A. WITMER EDITORIAL Izzflzlwzce is controlling power quietly exerted, an agency, force, or ten- dency of any kind which affects, modifies, or sways. To exist is to exert influence. By no act or determination of ours can we stop this force. God said to Job, Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Plei- ades? We might just as well try to prevent the stars shining as to endeavor to keep our lives from affecting others. There is no such thing as a negative influence. Wfe are either a blessing or a blight to those around us. God has entrusted to us the power to draw others to, or away from Him, and we must render an account to Him as to how we use this power. Influence is two-fold, willful and unconscious. There is a willful influence exerted by many people who do all in their power to oppose God,s work, but as true children of God we ought to make a conscious effort to exert an influence which will be uplifting to man and glorifying to God. Those of the world ex- pect it of us and are looking to us to do it. Sometimes God thrusts some person into our sphere of influence that we may win him to Christ. Jesus wants us to do some kindly deed, speak some word which will win the affections of the wanderer to Him. If we have been so busy with temporal things that we are not prayed up and filled with the Spirit, we are not in a position to help needy souls. Because of our unfaithfulness some soul may go into eternity without God. We exert influence of which we are not conscious. The way we act, the things we say all cause some reaction in someone else. If we are careless in our service to God, another will be careless also. On the other hand if we are living close to God, others will long to know Him better. No doubt we would be surprised if we could know just what kind of influence we are exerting. Unless we have the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives we will not be the successful soul-winner God would have us be. Throughout the making of this yearbook our prayer has been that its in- fluence may be far-reaching. All who have helped to make this publication pos- sible have workecl with the desire that God may be honoured through the uplift received by each one who reads it. O. M. F.

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LIGHT TOWER LI L THE SEA OF LIFE I picture life as a vast sea, Witli man billowing the foam In a ship made by the pilot,s own hand Sailing forth to his beautiful Home. Many storms arise on the sea of life, Not all is fair and smooth, The waves dash high, and the winds sweep low, As the strength of the ship they prove. That beautiful port for which I sail Is dear old Home Sweet Homef, Let us all aim for this port Lest our ship be wrecked, while we roam There are signal lights along the way To guide us through the night, So when we reach The Shadow of Death We will still be covered by His blessed light. Dear friend, tonight is your ship roaming Ruthlessly, on the sea of life? Or have you encountered the dangers That come by sailing in strife? Take God as your mighty Pilot I-Ie'll guide you safely through, No other pilot knows the way No other pilot is so true. Then when evening bell has tolled, And sun has set for you, Friends left behind will comfort Because your ship was sailed safely through. Helen Keller. Z 932

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