Hampden Dubose Academy - Esse Yearbook (Zellwood, FL)

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l 14 h - 'f-JJ ' I Dr. Pierre Wilds DuBose, President gzfucating for Eternity As we close the twenty-fourth year of Hampden DuBose Academy and enter the quarter-century mark of the school, the years in retrospect are filled with abundant evidence of the blessing of Cod upon the work. Surely . . . there hath not failed one word of all His good promise . . . I Kings 8:56. Materially, the presence and blessing of God throughout the years is evident as He has supplied each need faithfully and on time, in answer to believingpprayer. God has said, The just shall live by faithi' - Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38. Believing His Word, and inspired by the works and writings of Miss Amy Carmichael, particularly her book, Meal in u Barrel, and the works of George Muller, Hudson Taylor, and others who had stepped out on the promises of Cod and found them true, Dr. and Mrs. Pierre Wilds DuBose founded Hampden DuBose Academy in 1934 - a Christ-cen- tered, co-educational, interdenominational, college-preparatory high school- and named it in honor of the founder's father, Dr. Hampden Coit DuBose, a pioneer missionary to China whose life is recorded in a book, the title of which signifies also the purpose of the school, For the Glory of God. They carefully followed the pattern which Cod had given of complete trust in Him, making each need known to Him alone and not to man. This is true both for the school and for each member of the faculty and staff as each one, individually, looks to the Lord alone for the supply of each need. In so doing the testimony of His faithfulness has been spread abroad to His glory. And the life of faith has drawn each 'member of the personnel of the school close to the Lord - and the thrill of seeing young lives changed and moulded by Him and dedicated to His service dur- ing these formative high school years would not be exchanged by any of the group whom God has called to this work. In the physical, the glory of Cod is shown in His handiwork on the beautiful, two-hundred acre campus with its breath-taking beauty of flowering azaleas, and other exotic semi-tropic plants and flowers. Many varieties of palms and ferns, as well as the moss-festooned oaks and the stately eucalyptus trees add charm, while acres of citrus groves yield nectars to delight the palate. The beauties of the Florida sky are mirrored in lovely Lake Margaret, refreshing to the sight and enjoyed by all in the abundant water sports - swimming, diving, water cycling, sailing, or boating - or skimming along behind the boats on the water skis, aquaplane, or water toboggan. But above all else, the spiritual blessings of these years stand in bold relief, and we rejoice as we see our children walking in truth, II Iohn 4, serving the Lord as they go from us to pursue their further education and then to bear a con- sistent testimony for Him in the business world, in professions, or in full-time service for the Lord in the ministry, in evangelism, or on mission fields far and near. What greater evidence of the power and blessing of Cod than in lives yielded to Him and used for His glory! As Pierre DuBose, Jr. '45, has recently written from Brazil where he and his wife, Lois Harris DuBose '48, are missionaries, I go with a fresh desire to order my steps more carefully in order that they, each one, provide more eternal value. Our hearts are humbled by His goodness - our faith is strengthened by His daily sufficiency in all things, our confi- dence is only in Him, for it is Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Zechariah 4:6.

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Hiiillliin s 'Heffs.o':o.nl 0 'fcnfwvxvliltly l S -' 'nl-o 1 .hllil l N ummm llWo'g'iV1ui NCQ A 1. , ,null Y, sal? ,wif-51-v,-1 '- Ann, 5lze fue Staff The theme of the Esse of 1958 - Expendable for God -is vividly portrayed in the following pages as students and alumni are shown in training for and in action in the Lord's service. Based on Elisabeth Elliot's spiritual classic, Through Gates of Splendor, which portrays the abundant life and triumphant death of the live missionary heroes in Ecuador, the quotations used throughout this Theme are from the letters and diaries of these young men. Life is truly likened to a rising vapor, coiling, evanescent, shifting. May the Lord teach us what it means to live in terms of the end, like Paul, who said, '. . . neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy . . .' Acts 20:24. He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Saturate me with the oil of the Spirit that I may be a flame. But flame is transient, often short-lived. Can'st thou bear this, my soul - short life? In me there dwells the Spirit of the Great Short-Lived, whose zeal for Cod's house consumed Him. 'Make me Thy fuel, Flame of Cod.' So the first purpose of Hampden DuBose Academy, as the purpose of the five martyrs, is spiritual - to know God - the course, obedience to God's Word. . . . we have a right to go back to the Bible for our anchorage. Here we have a recognized foundation . . . let us build upon it. Although the lives of Betty and jim Elliot and the other wives and husbands were hid with Christ in Cod, they were in no sense recluses, living apart from the world, but in college were consistent honor students, athletes, recognized leaders by all about them. Hampden DuBose Academy seeks to train leaders for Christ with keen minds, alert to the call of God and alert to recognize the advances and tactics of the enemy. In so doing the academic workin the classroom is practical and thorough in preparation for further training for service in colleges and universities, Bible Schools, and hospitals across the country. In the physical realm a quotation from Betty's husband written during his college life aptly summarizes the purpose of the sports program of the Academy: I wrestle solely for the strength and coordination of muscle tone that the body receives while working out, with the ultimate end that of presenting a more useful body as a living sacrifice. This Cod knows, and even though He chose to allow it to be strained, the motive was for His glory and the faith He honors. Every student in the Academy is included in the intramural sports program, but all for the glory of Cod. The social life at the Academy also has but one end in view - the approval of the Lord jesus Christ. Remember the last few verses of I Corinthians 3, 'For all things are yours - and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.' Throughout all our personality we are Cod's, and since God has made our whole selves, there is great joy in realizing who is our Creator. This realization is to permeate every area and level of life. As students from every section of the globe live one with another, with the Lord jesus Christ pre-eminent in their midst, the social life is made rich and beautiful, and friendships are formed in the bonds of Christ which will be lasting. And in living together and working together - for the work program of the Academy completes the five phases of the training for Christian leadership - one learns to be all things to all men and to do whatso- ever ye do . . . heartily as to the Lord . . . Colossians 3:23 - most valuable lessons in the service of Christ. Training at the Academy is by no means the end . . . but the following pages will present a picture of a clay-by-day walk with the Lord jesus Christ in every phase of a well-balanced life, finding Him sufficient for every need. Betty Elliot has written, Is the distinction between living for Christ and dying for Him, after all, so great? , . . to live for Cotl is to die, 'dailyf as the apostle Paul puts it. As we have portrayed in the alumni section those who constantly face expendability on mission fields around the world, so lives here on the campus as they are yielded to the Lord, as well as lives in service, are all for the glory of God, expendable for Him. Y ,Ml A

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