Northwestern Bible School - Scroll Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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One of the most famil¬ iar faces on the campus of our school is that of Mr. Pbillpotts, our respected Dean of the Faculty. His cheery smile has been an inspiration to us from the very day he bade us welcome. Solomon says: ' Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that gettetb un- derstanding,” Perhaps this is the secret of Mr. Phil 1- potts ' happiness. It radi¬ ates from him to us, and has often been a means of encouragement. His speech does not belie his countenance. ++ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in clue season, how good it is, Our Dean, though always busy, is never too busy to offer a suggestion, or help solve a difficult problem. He has a great responsibility to carry, but his shoulders have become accus¬ tomed to the load, and it is owing to his tact and ingenuity that order is pre¬ served and all goes smoothly. He also has the happy faculty of seeing the silver lining o f the cloud, as his resource is prayer and dependence on the One who knows the end from the beginning. He unselfishly labors from morning to night in unceasing, untiring devotion for the welfare of the students. He is also the Personal Work instructor. In these classes he has impressed his motto, Win them one by one for Jesus,’ ' very definitely upon us. and wc rejoice in the fact that his chief joy is soul-winning. We, the Class of ‘23, owe much to our instructor and friend, and we are sure that the Lord who secth in secret will reward him openly. 6

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£ ur upertitftiti)rnt Dr. W. R r Riley, our Superin ten deni, is the man to whom we the class of ' 23. as well as scores of others are indebted for the opportunity oi receiving a course in Bible training His obedience to the heavenly vision has brought untold blessing to many young people. Admired, loved and respected by his friends; feared, persecuted and disliked by his enemies, he stands a fearless prophet of God, even as Isaiah of old, proclaiming the unsearchable riches of Christ and a blood-bought salvation. We, as the members of the Senior Class of I 9 23. have been highly favored. It has been our great good fortune to sit at his feel while he expounded to us many marvelous passages of the Word of God. From his lectures we have caught a vision of THE ROOK as a whole which we have had from no one else He exalts the Word and exhorts us to read, read, and re-read. Every member of the class has felt his influence, and his kindly interest has been manifested on every occasion In the three years of our sojourn here, we have received only a glimpse of the mighty task to which he has been called. He is untiring and unceasing in his efforts in behalf of the school. From coast to coast from lakes to gulf he travels, ever spent and being spent in the interest of others It is the prayer, and will continue to be the supplication of the members of the Class of r 23, that our Superintendent, God’s chosen and sanctified vessel, may abide many years, inspiring young men and women of Northwestern to greater heights and more profound depths of experience in the Blessed Book 5

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itlrs. 3. J. TOootinU We arc continually being reminded of the fact that God is vitally interested in every detail of our lives. Last summer while looking forward to our Senior year, we were praying earnestly that God would send to be our Dean of Women, one of His own choice. As is often the case, God answered our prayers more abundantly than we could ask or even think. October first came and the southern skies opened up to be¬ stow upon us a real Mother, Mrs. I. J. Woodall of Ashville, North Carolina, Wc know that wc have found a jewel —not a diamond in the rough, but pol¬ ished sure enough. She has had a rich, wide experience in the Master’s ser¬ vice which has equipped her exception¬ ally well to be a leader of young people. For a number of years Mrs, Woodall taught the Bible and Music in the State Baptist College in Ouichita. Arkansas, and later in the State Baptist College of Tennessee. Perhaps her greatest work was the fifteen years spent in the Mountain Schools of North Carolina, teach¬ ing the Bible and literature, and at the same time having hundreds of young women under Her direct supervision. Her implicit faith in God and His Word has been an inspiration to us. In the times of doubt and impatience she has calmed and steadied us with the admonition to wait and not run ahead of Him. We have often marvelled at her skilful ness in diagnosing not only our spiritual but also our physical ail¬ ments. Her constant thought and care in our behalf has made our home life bright and sweet. Our memories of her will always be precious and we pray that God will give her many years of fruitful service in the Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School. 7