London College of Bible and Missions - Archway Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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Qx 'vis Y 1 ,kin Jvams Q P 'xii' ., l ' X, f V E NJ Lp J . lwfxv ly- f! .1 , .' ,f . t K X 1-Q'-1 UA of f j9 'J t I f e or e rear en f 'zqyf' 1' . -J ' . A1 . P 1' 1 i., I '4- T --400:-fi ..,. ., .: : wifi 4-l'Aw1...,,Ag MRS. HARRIS, PAUL AND ELIZABETH Dr. Percy Harris, the late pres- ident of the London Bible Institute led a very adventurous, full life. His training for the ministry at the University of Western Ontario was interrupted by the war. As a bombardier in the RCAF, he wlas shot down over Germany. In an internment camp God got hold of him he said, and his spiritual life deepened. Following the war he earned a B.A. at Western and a Th.M. at Dallas Theological Seminary. He came to L.B.I. as a faculty member in 1951. In 1958 he became president of L.B.I. and also received his Th.D degree from Dallas. For a year and a half he led our school. Mrs. Harris has taken an active part in school life and has always been personally interested in each student. She belongs to the Ladies' Auxiliary and sponsors the Wives' Club for married students. Six-year-old Elizabeth and two- year-old Paul are the two lovely Harris children.

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mr. .jvlarrid l Percy H. Harris, Th.D. Dr. Harris was loved by everyone who knew him. Here are some of the things that his L.B.I. family said of him: Dr, Harris was the finest example I have ever known of the prac- tical exercise of faith in crises. I have seen him walk through explos- ive, career-wrecking situations with a calm trust in God's supply of wisdom and power - and the wisdom and power came . . To me Dr. Harris was a living example of the quietness and confi- dence spoken of in Isaiah 30:15 . . . Dr. Harris was a man of God. In him I could see a m.an who had 'ceased to lay foundations' and was going on into deeper truths of the whole council of God. He was a man dedicated to the very difficult task of teaching, he also realized that naught but the Spirit of God could make the lesson real. To me he was an example of what an administrator should be. He showed Christ in all things-the Spirit worked through him . . . Dr. Harris was a man that typified to me an unpretentious man. He certainly possessed practical and academic acclaim in the work of the Lordg he nevertheless was a man -- a man that was well liked, not aloof from everyday living although he walked with God. . . . When I think of Dr. Harris I think of him as a great man of God. These words of J. N. Darby seem to sum up my thoughts. TRUE GREATNESS Learn to grapple with souls. Aim at the conscience. Exalt Christ. Use a sharp knife with yourself. Say little, serve all, pass on. This is true greatness, to serve unnoticed and to work unseen. Oh, the joy of having nothing and being nothing, seeing nothing but a LIVING CHRIST IN GLORY, and being careful for nothing but His interests down here. Page 7

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-gf: MRS. DIXON Mr. Dixon is a very quiet, softly spoken man. On first meeting him, you might not suspect his great capability to lead and direct. He has been a member of our Board of Directors for twenty-one years and president of the Board since 1957. Mr. Dixon has lived all of his life in London, Ontario, where he received his education and has his own business, Dixon Van Lines, Limited. His sweet, charming wife is per- haps best known to the students because of her work in the Ladies' Auxiliary. She, too, has been in- terested in L.B.I. for many years and personally acquaints herself with the students and their needs. We owe a great deal to Mr. and Mrs. Dixon. Their selflessness and dedicated lives have been a great asset to L.B.I. and its students. MR. DIXON