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

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33523 s12N1oRs NIOTTO- To do Thy will, O God. Hebrews 10:7. COLOR-Orchid, green. FLOWER-Tea rose, sweet pea. CLASS POEIVI To Do THY WILL, O Goo To do Thy Will, O God, I pray, As on life's journey day by day, I seek to live so men may see Not, me, but Christ, who lives in me. While others fold their arms in ease, Neglecting those across the seas, May I proclaim the Word of Life To those so deep in sin and strife. And if my Work be here at home Or out across the ocean's foam, I Want my life in Jesus hid, To do Whatever He shall bid. O God, in Thee I find sweet joy, That naught on earth can e'er destroyg Help me along life's narrow Way To do Thy will from day to day. CYRIL EICHLR. X

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POST GRADUATES XVrite the vision and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Habak- kuk did not say, as some suppose, that he may read that runzzeth. The writing was to be made plain upon the tables in order that the person who reads the information may in turn convey it to others. The most effective and diligent witnesses for our Lord Jesus Christ are those who, after being born again, by diligent study come to know the content of the divine message. The purpose of preparation is that he who reads may run, and be able to give a reason of the hope that is within him. Since the Post Graduate classes have been small, both the students and teachers have been brought into close contact. The spirit of God has hovered over us and kept our hearts open to the truth. The course in Christian Philosophy has fortified us against destructive skepticism. We often became so interested that we were loathe to leave the class room. Christian Ethics dealt with the sources and principles of the Christian ideal in contrast with the humanistic theories. The latter part of the semester was spent in applying these standards to the complex problems of life. The class in Scriptural Holiness has given us a comprehensive View of God's plan for our sanctification. Missions has been a very practical and benehcial study for acquainting us with the correct princi- ples and methods in world evangelism. Truly we can say, after studying the Post Graduates' subjects, we are able to run more intelligently and successfully. We praise God also for the spiritual blessings, as well as the deep- er aspiration to a higher, nobler, fuller life. Upward to heaven! nearer to God! ALICE KRONMAN MARTHA AMSTUTZ Toledo, 01-,io Berne, Indiana Let the words of my mouth, anal TVhfrr'f01'u Ivins aim, that He the mm'ifafi011 of my heart he ac- might sanctify the people with Hi.: cefztfzhle in thy sight, O Lord, my own hloofl, sujerm' -without the strength, and my Rr'11cr'n1z'r. Psalm gate. Heb. 13:12. 19:14. L I G H T TOWER

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TO DO THY XVILL, O GOD LIGHT We, the Class of 1932, have chosen this as our motto because it is the purpose and desire of our hearts. Our wills have been yielded to God and we are ready to do anything, go anywhere, and be anything He would desire. Wi1l', means the faculty of the mind by which one chooses or determines, or it means de- sire. In the will of God we have the highest expression of His perfection. Creation owes its be- ing and beauty to it-it is the manifestation of God's will. For this man was created with a free will in order that he might have the power to choose of his own accord to do Godis will. But lo! man sinned by doing his own will rather than God's. jesus came to this world to bring us back to doing God's will. He gave Himself a sacrifice to win for us the power to live and do the will of God. Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God. These words uttered through the Holy Spirit by one of His prophets long before Christys birth are the key to His life on earth. Wfherever He went this inspired Him--the will of the Father was to be accomplished in Him and by Him. He has given to us the power to consecrate ourselves entirely to God's will. If we are to follow Christ we must speak His words as ours, I seek not my own will but the will of the Fatherf, The only business of our lives should be to learn and to do the will ol' God. He wants ro make it known to us. He desires that we work out His will through our wills. Our wills are to be merged in Christ's, voluntarily brought into accord with His, so that we do glad- ly and heartily the things He would have us do. Our prayer should be Our wills are ours to make them thinef' The divine will settles everything of duty. When we know surely what our Master would have us do there is no longer the question as to what we should do. All we have to do is to obey. When Jesus told Peter to let down the nets, he replied unhesitatingly, At thy word, I will. We must be prompt in our obedience to God's will. His word must be supreme authority for us. The best human wisdom is fallible and may easily be mistaken. Even those who love us mayferr in the counsel they give. Our God never errs in judgment. He is never mistaken in His decision as to what we ought to do. We are sure His commands are both right and wise. It may seem to us that the course which He asks us to take can lead only to disaster, but He knows best. We may always safely say, At thy word, I will. We need never question. Who are we that we could know better than God what is best for us? God's way does not always lie in the sunshine. We may find ourselves facing obstacles and difficulties but still be in His way. He leads us many times away from the path we would have taken. He may ask us to do some lowly task when we think we could do more good and make more out of our lives if we could get out into a wider sphere and have greater things to do. But let us remember that the way to be ready for the call to a wider field is to a little more than fill the place in which we are now serving. No matter how small the place v'e fill, it is a glorious thing to do God's will. We must surrender our preference and accept His. God's will may not call us always to activity. Sometimes they serve Him best who only stand and waitf' One writes, No time of seeming inactivity is laid upon us by God without a just reason. We have only one thing to do-to yield to His plan. It may mean the setting aside of cherished plans, the giving up of things that are dearest to us, a life of pain and suffering but in any case it is ours to obey with- out question. God's will for us is found in His Word, which is said to be a lamp unto our feet, not a great sun shining high in the heavens, illuminating a hemisphere, but a little lantern that we may carry and hold so its light shall fall on the road on which we are walking. It will not lighten a whole mile for us at a time but will make the next step clear and so on until we have gone the last mile of the way. A SENIOR- TOWER