Northwestern Bible School - Scroll Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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HYMN WRITER FRANCES JANE CROSBY 1820—1915 WHAT believing soul has not been comforted by the words of this hymn: Safe in the arms of Jesus Safe on His gentle breast, There by His love o ' er shadowed Sweetly my soul shall rest? This favorite hymn of Miss Crosby ' s is only one of the eight thousand poems from her facile pen, many of which have become permanent and valuable additions to our religious literature, Fanny Crosby was born in Putnam County, New York, March 24, 1820. The story of her blindness from her own lips is a rebuke to our spirit of complaint: When about six weeks old, I was taken sick and my eyes grew very weak; those who had charge of me poulticed my eyes. Their lack of knowledge and skill destroyed my sight forever? ' Later her mothers consolation to her was that God sometimes deprived persons of a physical faculty in order that the spiritual insight might be more fully awake. She herself says, 1 verily believe that it was His intention that I should live my days in dark¬ ness, so as to better sing His praises and incite others to do so? ' The secret of Miss Crosby ' s influence lay in a little jewel called Content. With Paul, she could say, ll I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content? ' At the age of eight she wrote these beautiful lines: O what a happy soul am I! Although I cannot see, I am resolved that in this world Contented I will be. How many blessings I enjoy. That other people don ' t; To weep and sigh because 1m blind, I cannot, and I won ' t? ' Today she rests in Him; she has laid down a beautiful consecrated life, but her hymns continue to bring praise and glory to His Name.

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SURGEON - SCIENTIST HOWARD A. KELLY, M.D., LL.P. 1858— TO FIND an eminent man who is a great scholar and a professional man as well, and yet one who has a simple, child-like faith in Christ is a raro occurrence. Yet, such an one is Dr. Howard Kelly, the world-famous sur¬ geon and scientist. He has degrees from several universities, is an authority on radium, a member of scientific and medical societies in the British Isles, Italy, Germany, France, Rumania, and Russia. He is also an author of standard works on surgery and medicine. As a child, Howard Kelly was taught the precious truths of God by his godly parents. “Lik e most boys, I owe my real start in life to my mother, who began to teach me the Bible, standing at her knee, as soon as I could dimly grasp the simple words and before f could read. As he grew older he continued to go to the Fountainhead, the source of highest authority, and so became a diligent student of the Bible. His belief is thus expressed: He who enters the Christian life and hopes to grow, must work; and no living man may delegate his life s service to priest, minister, or other emis¬ sary ' All of his research fastened his faith more firmly on the Word of God. Dr. Kelly ' s conviction that the Bible is God ' s Word has strengthened the faith of many. He writes, To believe the Bible is not God ' s Word would put a far greater strain upon my credulity than to accept it at its own va luation. His constant and reverent study brought him to this conclusion. He early developed the habit of carrying a portion of Scripture on his per¬ son, writing a verse on a piece of paper to which he often refers during the day. Although excelling in his chosen profession, he is also known as an ex¬ positor of the Bible. He has spoken before hundreds of audiences, and always manifests a deep and victorious experience based on God ' s Word. His absolute belief in the scientific accuracy of the Bible has helped to establish the faith of thousands of students. In spite of his fame, he is meek and humble, gentle in appearance, as befits a servant of Jehovah. His own testimony is thus expressed: “The supreme opportunity of life is to know Christ, and ever to know Him better.