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

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SENIORS LUIS V. SLAGLIE Pioneer, Ohio Standard llible Course ljresident Senior Class Gospel Team Life XYork: Missionary to Af- rica lie of gum! roirrugv and IIC Xflllif .Yf1't'llfjffIl'lI flzinc lIt'Ul'f.H Light-Bearers To A Dark World XXX- praise God, though we were sonietinies in darkness: now are we light in the Lord. lt was with the consciousness vi being chosen to shine as lights in a dark world, and with the realization of our need for training, that the class of 1955 entered the Bible Institute. Of the niany who registered in the fall of 1932, only a few have been privileged to re- turn and complete their c- urse. XYe have discovered during our years of training that there was niuch to learn. As the mystery of QUflllllJS5 was unfolded to us hy the faculty, we were made to realize anew the great and hidden truths of the wonderful VYord. VVe have ffrund with Bishop ,lewel that the lYord of God is the water of life: the more ye lave it forth, the fresher it runneth. lt is the fire of Gods glory: the more ye blow it. the clearer it buruefh. It is the corn of the I,.ord's field: the better ye grind it, the more it yieldeth. It is the bread of heaveng the more it is broken and given forth, the more reinaineth. It is the swwrd of the Spirit: the more it is scoured, the brighter it shinethf' Not only was there much to learn, but there was much to endure. Satan is a long way from having retired from the business of cleludiug God's children, whether in Bible School or elsewhere, VVQ marvel at some of the experiences through which we are called to pass, but afterwards we see that they afforded us some new knowledge of our l.ord. Through these trials and temptations the hand of the divine Master is shaping us for the niche we are to fill. XYe are trusting Hini to drill us to the proper preparation. Then. there was niuch to enjoy. The blessings of this training have been rich and overflowing. Life has its sunbursts as well as its storms. Many were the experiences which caused the heavens to he opened and the blessings of God to be showered upon us. And now as we, the class of 1935, are about to leave the Bible Institute, we see that there is niuch to be done. The light of the sun is not confined to one district, nor eni- pire, nor to one quarter of the globe, but visits all in their turn, burning within the torrid zone, and reachine' the dark and distant poles. ,lust so, must we bear the Gospel light to a dark world, until the whole earth has been enlightened. It is the blessed light of the Son, the l.ord jesus, that will energize the whole world. NVQ. as light-bearers of the class of 1935, stand with our faces to the future, uot striving for present praise but for future fruition.

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SENIOR MOTTO-Light-Bearers to a Dark XYorld COLOR-Salmon Rose and Gold. FLONYER-Talisman Rose. Class Poem LIGHT-BEARERS TO A DARK WORLD The eleuds of sin enclosed the earth, .Xnd sheathed it in at spiritual dearthg No holy flame was burning bright, And men were flying in the night. jesus came. His glory far Outshone the sun or brightest star. His heart of love in radiance glowed, And shining deeds of love bestowed. His dazzling splendor no pen could write, Though flipped in seas of glowing lightg Though bathed in blazing tongues of flame Could ne'er portray His glorious name. lYhen on the cross they pierced His side, The clouds of sin were scattered wide: For when on Calvary He bled, His rays of love in hearts were shed. The Gospel is the Light of man: And it alone ean ever span The awful gulf that separates Us fri m our Lord and He:1ven's gates. So make us bearers of that Light That lifts man from the blackest night Of sin, and causes him to see His soul was bought on Calvary. Uh, make us searehlights, Lord, we pray, To turn this darkness into dayi And give us lens in this dark hour To magnify thy saving power. -Harold R. Hodgson

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SENIORS FIAJRIQNCIQ I. CAYICNI Culver, Indiana Stanrlarcl llihle Course JLR Associate liclitor, Light Tower Life NYo1'k2 Cliristian Service 'Tlzuz' in all flIl.lIfj,Y Ill' mfglli lzaw ilu' fv1'm'111l11U11c'v. MUIQIHSUN H. l7L'l.l,lilx Toledo. Ohio Stanmlarcl Bible Course Trezlsurer Senior Class Gospel Team Lite Work: Klissiona French XYest Africa 'llzcvv tlmf trust in flu' Lord slzall lu' as .llozruf Zion, 'IUllI-Ill l'dlllI0f ln' 'r1110z'v1l, Illll alffzlvflz f01'v2'v1'. YICRQLIL fi. Glililjlill lfort XYZIYHC, lncliana Bilmle-Music Course Pianist Mission Banrl Yiee l'l'l'CSlilCl1'E Mission Lllioristei' Mission llunrl Art liclitor, Light Tower Gospel Team Life XVo1'k: Music X 'l aifl1fz1l is Hr flmf rallvfll you, UIIO also will do iff' ry lu lillllfl i A if gl