Fresno Pacific University - Portal Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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GlljalUttg? Knowing the uncompromising faith of our school of learning, the spiritual ideals for which it stands, we congratulate you, the graduating class, upon the successful completion of your respective courses. Considering the desperate moral and spiritual need of the world without the gospel of Christ, the wide spread indifference of Christendom today, we are as- sured that our churches who stand fast for the faith once delivered to the saints, rejoice to see young life which has the vision to prepare itself for the altar of the Lord ' s service. Prepared for the Lord ' s service, he that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. ( Ps. 126: 6) . The figure of speech employed in this passage vividly portrays to our minds the sower, weeping every step as he goes to bear precious seed, which he draws forth from his bag and scatters on the earth. Thus it is that he goes forth! You, too, have toiled and worked in equiping yourself with an abundant supply of the seed of the Word. Bearing precious seed, which of necessity presupposes that the mental depository of the heart is saturated with the precious seed of the Word. This has been your task, and you have attained to it notably well. Bearing precious seed, — Who can calculate its value? its transforming power? its dynamics? May you ever hold to the firm conviction of the Bible as the very inspired Word of God, for it is the power of the God unto salvation. Your preparation for the field of Christian service is adequate, fitting you for the par- ticular task to which God calls you. It is now your sacred responsibility to scatter the seed of the Word. In your task of sowing, there will often be times of weeping, times when the fellowship of Christ ' s suffering will bear heavily upon you. But, as you return from your harvest field there will be awaiting you an abundance of the harvest . Bearing precio us seed, therefore, even with weeping, you will come some day from the harvest field, bringing your sheaves: Let us encourage your hearts to pray till the tears come, work till the sweat comes, wait till the harvest comes. — R. M. Baerg

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This book is dedicated to the following graduates who have left the shores of our country to sow the seed on foreign soil. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bear- ing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejocing, bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm 126:6. Alice Fast — Japan Ted and Esther Fast — India Arnold and Rosella Prieb — Africa Edna Thiesen — Mexico Wesley and Eva Ruth Thiesen — South America

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