Glad Tidings Bible Institute - Annual Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

Page 85 text:

Missionary Society will grant them the high privilege of being separated as chosen vessels to carry the water of life to a dry and thirsty people. We praise God that our Saviour's commission, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature, is laid upon the hearts ofthe student 1'l11SS1011ElI'ICS. CHINATOXYN STREET MIZIYTINGS-Oli XYl'lA'I' EIUY!!!-as we gn out in the G. T. B. I. truck, with happy faces, singing and playing I'll be somewhere working for my Lord, to tell the story of -Iesus to the Chinese every Vtiednesday and Thursday evening. lt makes us feel that we are in China as we see the Chinese children, young men. women and older ones listen to our testimonies. It has filled our hearts with joy as we have seen their interest in the Gospel and their desire to know -lesus. May the graduating missionaries be faithful to the call as they go out from school to labour in Gods great harvest held. Hur prayer is that Nt .JT ONE of them will lose the vision. May God bless the class of '53 and keep them true and faithful. There are many graduates from G. T. B. I. who have responded to the call for the foreign fields. They have given their lives and are now labouring in various parts of the world. The Lord has blessed their ministry and many souls have been born into the Kingdom of God. Can we forget the day Brother and Sister Coughran sailed for that dark and heathen country-India? Brother Coughran is a graduate of the class of '29. It was a very touching scene as we waved our handkerchiefs and sang our farewell to them as they parted from us. We longed for the day when we, too, would start out for our goal. Brother and Sister Simpson, who were here on furlough, returned to China. Sister Simpson is a graduate of the class of 23. May God bless every effort of these missionaries in giving forth the Gospel: our prayers follow them. Uh, young people-God needs you!! XYill you say Here am I. send me as you hear Him calling Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel? The time is short!-,Iesus is coming soon !-and yet there are oh! so many who are ignorant of the saving grace of Jesus. The prayer of my heart is that God shall call the young people out into the great harvest field, which is ripe. Are you going to heed this voice or are you going to close your ears to His call? How can you make a lesser sacrifice when jesus gave His all? XYhat can be more blessed than to be found working for the Master when He comes? As you read these lines may God inspire you tu give your life for His, service. IYill you say when the Master calls, Send me, send me. I am ready now for Thy service, Lord, All I am I give to thee. XYill you say when the Master calls, Send me, I'll go I am ready now for Thy service Lord, Here I am, send me. May God bless each one of you and keep you faithful until He comes, that you may bring your sheaves and lay them at the Masters feet. v ARBIEN TAsHJ1AN. i231

Page 84 text:

Qi! Mis ionary Society Thea: .with HC 111110 His di.rrifife.r: The f:t1r'z't1rf frzzfy is ff'i'11Ytm11.v lvzzf Hn' XIIIPIVIIITIIY uri' fetu: fray ye f!1e1'efm't' the Lum' of the l1ur'r'v.rt lim! Ht' will yrna' furflz fulwzzrtmv info His lznri't'si. Matthew 9 :37v3S. S XYIC hulk intu the harvest lields we see the harvest is ripe and ready fur the lalwurers. Uh! himw sad as we see s.m very few lalwuring' ainfmg' milliwns whim have never heard the lluspel nf .lesns Christ which is the pnwer ill find nntp Salvation. The numlwer nl missiunaries in the fvreign tields is as a drup in the huclcetu aniimg the great mass of heathen that is perishing witliw ut Christ. Praise find hir thnse who hare Caught the yisiiin uf the foreign fields, re- spnnded tw the call, and are giving' their lives fur souls that are witlwnt Christ. Xlve have lregun our missiwnary wurlc right at hinne. 1 Fur missionary society meets every Sunday afternoun. XYe etnne twgether and pray fur the foreign iields. .Xfter a time spent in prayer we have a talk hy une uf the memhers. It is yery CllCHlll'Zl.glllg tu listen to the testinninies nl' student missionaries: how Kind has called them and their yisiwn uf the lust and dying. God has hlessed these meetings in a very preeiuus way. XYe alsn have had talks hy yisiting' missiwnaries which have been very inspiring, enlarged our risinn, and in- creased our desire tri gn out tu the tield where Kind has called us. XXX- see great interest in some students whim are not called to he missionaries. yet attend nur meetings. They pray with great earnestness of heart that God E221

Page 86 text:

D' I 3 I' SEPTEMBER .243 Back tn tilad Tidings fnr annther year uf instructinn in Gcicl's nwn precicius ljimnmli. lrlnw the halls ring with Html hless ynung lsn't it gunrl tw he hack l'arise the Lurd. lnnk whim is here 3 NYelccnne lu clear nld G. T. B. l. 3 Mere new students. SEPTEMBER 27 .X blessed day with the Lnrd. Brother 'l. R. Elsnm is here fur the ripening nf schnnl. We are sure Gnd is going tn hless his ministry. SEPTEMBER ZW The receptinn dinner. XYe welcnme all the new students. We are Su glad find has called ynu tu he nne of nur number and to enjoy the hlessecl privilege uf sitting at llis feet and learning uf Him. UCTQJRER 3 Gnd is nn respectwr uf places. .Xs we stund this evening tn sing our closing sting aruund the dinner tahle, lol the heavens opened and we re- ceived a glnrinus shnwer which lasted Su lung' we couldn't gn to the street. Une uf nur Seninr students came tlirnngli tn a gloriuus Baptism in the llnly Spiritgright in the dining rnnnil tlCrl1f'JBl2R S XYith fear and trembling, awe and wnnder, we enter the prayer rmnn this mnrning fnr nur first Field Training class. UCT4 :BER 9 Both classes assemhled in the XYest Xying fnr a special street meeting deinnnstratinn. We were instructed in what In do and what nnt to dn upnn the street. Snme things appeared a little amusing, hut it cinly helps make us realize the impnrtance of street wnrk, and hnw necessary it is tn gn fnrth in the Spirit, that we might say and do the right thing fnr the salvatinn nf souls. lt is cnmforting to knnw that Christ is ever with ns. XYe surely want tn he nur best fnr llim. flCTf PBER ZS - 29 XYe students snlemnly marched with troululefl lnnk and wrinkled brow in fu take nur hrst examinatinn. Nt bX'EMBER 26 Thanksgiving. Un this day we give thanks to God fur llis many hlessings tn ns. N4 JYEMBER 29 The Missinnary Snciety was nrganized. XYe are happy tn repnrt that thirty-six ul nur number have heen separated hy Gnd as vessels uf hnnor tn carry the XYater nf Life tn the heathen whn are dying of thirst in the deserts nf sin. May Lind hless each une whim has received such a hnly calling and if ,lesus should tarry, may each one have the hlessecl priv- ilege uf feeding hungry multitudes whn have never before tasted ul the manna which came Clnwn frnm heaven. DECEMBER 5 ln morning prayer we united in asking Grids hlessing on all the Glad Tidings graduates in the fnreign fields. May find hless and undertake fur them in a very special way. DECEMBER 22 Christmas vacatinn. Ott hfime fur the hcnlidaysl DECEMBER 31 Twelve ifclnck. Happy New Year! ,IAXXUARY -l Back again for a few mnre months uf training. Brother Shreve Of XX'ashingtnn, IJ. is now holding special meetings in the Temple. T241