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

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Cast and Production Crews F ind Working Together Very Rewarding Iain Macduall. . . Moira, his wife. . . Gillean, his son . . Jennith, his niece. . Gavin Dunbar . . . Marget, his sister . Hugh, his son . . . Robin Macrae. . . Bonnie Maclvor . . Dr. James Hamilton Director . . . . . Assistant Director. Technical Assistant Cast of Characters . David Reynolds . . . Nita White . . . Jim Hulbert . . . Buth Brenneman Production Staff Rodney Henderson , Evelyn Griffin . Randy Gr-ieser . . Mike Seibeck Marcia Emerick . Allen Hamman . M. Elmer Soden . . . Brad Grabill . . Byron Baker Stage Manager .......... . . . Vikki Eady Lighting .............. . ,. Terry Scrogham Leslie McLouth, John Clay Sound ................ . . .Tim Patch Allen Hamman Stage .................... . . . David Nickel Tim Patch, John Cornell, Dewey Johnson, Leslie McLouth, John Clay, Terry Scrogham Properties ...... . ........ .... G eeg Walter Barry Bartels ' Costumes ............. ...... F rancine Crider Mary Ellen Longstaff, Evangeline Byer, David Nickel Make-up ................. . . . Marcia Birkey Debbie Greenawalt, Marilyn Birkey, Evelyn Carver Box Office and Publicity ............ Evelyn Carver Jan Tison, Bev Pankuch, Evangeline Byer, Mary Ann Lynch, Ann Sloat, Pat Spatz, Sharon Borror House Manager .................... Bob Lewis iii:-aL H 113315 , 1191 2

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Pais' lllean A major event during Homecoming-Parents Day was the performance of the three act drama, GiIIean, written by Cummings Kennedy. The play was directed by Elmer Soden and his assistant, Brad Grabill, Gillean adapted from the historical account of the Scottish hymn writer, George Nlatheson, depicted the inner struggles of a young man as he sought to rise above human and physical conflicts, it triumphantly proclaimed that high victory is to do the will of the Lord, GilIean, was an excellent selection for Homecoming- Parents weekend, for the drama dealt not only with conflicts which young people face, but also with those which parents face as well. Fran tlrider, who was in charge of costumes, said, The play was great. l loved it. I laughed with it and cried with it all the way through every practice, All of the work for the play, including the advertising, was done by students. Also, there were no fake props on stage, There was quite a bit of difficulty obtaining a couch and an organ of the mirl-nineteenth century styling. After praying that this need be met, the stage crew had to make a choice between three couches and two pump organs. By Cumming Kennedy f

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Choosing the Better Way The Christians Responseto War EDITOFVS NOTE: The fo'lowing is the abbreviated text of an address given by the Fieverand Donald Fioth, pastor of the Brookside Evangelical Mennonite Church. l-lis presentation was part of the Ethics Series. In getting ready for this morning I had to sort out first of all that which is Biblical from that which may be purely lvlen- nonite and there may be a difference. And I had also to sort out that which is real from that which is just hypothetical. I would like to say something today that is real enough that a portion of it will be worked into the fabric of your living. First, consider five principles which have a direct bearing upon your understanding and your adjustment Biblically to this issue of war and peace. Any violation of these five princi- ples produces atension in inter-personal relationships which, if magnified, becomes war. 1. A man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh, Gen. 2: 24 lf a husband has not left parents in a total and complete sense his disobedience is generating in a small degree some of the causes of war. 2. Be fruitful and multiply and fil' the earth, Gen. 9:1 We are not to huddle together as a localized group of Christians and to build a little empire, the ideal society. 3. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth where moth and rust doth corrupt, but rather lay up for your- selves treasures in heaven. Matt. 6: 19-20. I am not to hoard but to use what I have, 4. Render, therefore, unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's. lvlatt. 22:21. Give to Caesar everything that is his. But not more than is his. 5. We ought to obey God rather than men. Acts 5: 29 Now then, when Jesus was asked what is really important, He said in two very brief statements, You shall love the Lord your God with all your inner being, then and only then, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus makes the com- mand to love God a reality when l-le says in effect that love is obedience, and not to obey constitutes inability to love. The essence of sin is that we cannot adequately obey God. Thus we do not adequately love God. And therefore we can- not adequately love our neighbor. Fights and feuds and wars result. Not only am I to obey God, but I am to surrender to God. I am to realize that everything I may call my own is basically l-lis. The fact that many of us live defensively is a very strong indication that we have not mastered the surrender principle, and until we do, we are not prepared to relate adequately to our fellow men. l.et's look then at the dynamics of aggression and re- sistance that characterize inter-personal relationships among men and women who are not properly related to God. Because I am not properly related to God as a person, I am self-centered. I am more interested in what I get out of life than in what you get out of life. If necessary, I will take advantage of you to get what I need. Now, as I am aggressive, then you as a self-centered person too, begin to resist. And when carried to its logical conclusion, in one way or another, the result of this aggression and resistance is killing, The real key issue this morning becomes the matter of that verse found in Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill. ln lvlatt. 5:38 Jesus says You have heard that it hath been said, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, but I say unto you, do not resist. Jesus goes on in this passage to say, Whoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also ..,. if any man will sue thee at the law and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also .... And if any one forces you to go one miie, go with him two miles. So far we have looked at this matter of personal rights. It was necessary that we do this because we often confuse the war and peace issue because we bring into it all of our own private wars, prejudices, hostilities, and revenges. The only person who can listen to God objectively and obediently is that Christian who first of all has gotten squared away on this personal level. l-le knows that resistance is not the prerogative of the individual, But let's carry this a step further. Let's talk for a mom- ent about the fact that resistance belongs to God. And then following that, the fact that resistance also belongs to the nation. God handled wickedness in the earth with a flood, and specifically in Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and brimstone. See also Exodus 12:20, Exdous 14:27, and Numbers 16:32 for other examples of resistance and revenge belonging to God. I think it is most interesting to notice the first occurrence of the nation of Israel fighting with a sword. God had brought them out of Egypt in a bloodless kind of exodus, as far as they were concerned. lt is the battle with the Amalakites where swords are used. But even in this battle it wasn't the sword that won the victory: it was the fact that Moses held up his arms. The real use of the sword follows an instance of mur- muring and complaining among God's chosen people. I sub- mit for your consideration the possibility that when God's people murmur and complain and distrust, they remove them- selves from a level of living where God, without their help, shall be their avenger. and put themselves on a level of con- duct where God, though he helps them with their involvement, doesn't keep them from getting hurt. Romans tells us that resistance belongs also to the nation. For rulers are not a terror to good works but to evil. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraidfliterally, be afraid of the government for he beareth not the sword in vain.J For he is the minister of God and avenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. See also Gen.9:6 and Exodus 21:12.