Numidia Mennonite Bible School - Reflector Yearbook (Numidia, PA)

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JEWISH EVANGELISM Cod said thx Jux would , , i if ' be watched. For the Lord's portion is lns peopleg Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. He. . . led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye fDeuteron- omy 32 :9, 105. Not only has the Lord been watching the people of Israel, but the eyes of the world are upon them: some with awe, some with envy. For three weeks our Jewish evangelism class, taught by Ervin Hershberger, joined the world-wide audience. We studied not only the consequences of the brief summer war of 1967, but also considered the Jew's history. We read from the Jew's rich leg- acy of God's promises. We watched God's peculiar people as they struggled and intermittently triumphed through t h e ages. God grieved because His people were stiff-necked and rebellious. They flatly re- fused His Son, the Messiah. Now the Jew, with his own unique blend of problems, is figuring in the preview of God's final plans for His people. I think our class began to feel a small part of Christ's compassion when He wept over Jerusalem There is a new ur en . g cy for us in the words, Go ye into all the world. . . . -Jane Peifer BIBLICAL BASIS FOR MISSIONS In this class it was interesting to notice that while Christian missions in the full meaning of the term began only with the New Testament, the fact should not be overlooked that the missionary idea is found all through the Old Testament. We noticed how God used his people to bless others t 'd ' ' ou si e the Jewish nation. For example, the life of Jonah who was sent to N inevah to warn the people of the de- struction to come, if they would not re- pent, shows us that God is the God of the Gentiles as well as of the Jews. We also made a stud commissions to the chulicif 'Reine great ccgmmand and our duty arid 5 -hmsts s are the good news f C -pr1V1leget0 world. Every born again Clllililsigalglg the have a decep burden for lost souls Arggxl-2 in a posi ion to be d ' he may call us? use of God Wherever This study has h ll d ' dedicated life, soc vleeldgll ills to lr a , e a 1 Iggbslzgih which God can win sinnelgsli -Fannie Esh ANABAPTIST LEADERS AND TEACHERS The second class period of the day at Bible School during the last three-week period found eight faithful sisters meeting in room live on Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Friday, with Brother Lester Shirk as the instructor, using the textbook Glimpses of Mennonite History and Doc- trine, written by John C. Wenger. This book, along with the class discussions, has proved to be a real blessing to me. A few of the outstanding Anabaptist leaders we have studied are Conrad Grebel, who was the founder of Anabaptism, Felix Manz, who was drowned, and George Blaurock who was burned at the stake. These fore- fathers were faithful and submissive to God through various types of persecutloll, such as beatings, drownings, ston1ngS and burnings at the stake. Just as thi-1S6,.0l1I' forefathers, were tried a n d remallled faithful to God, may we ever, by the grace of God, be true and faithful, no matter what the cost may be. Faith of our fathers! living still In spite of dungeon, fire, and SW0f'd3 O how our hearts beat high with JOY When e'er we hear that sl0ri011S Word! Faith of our Fathers! holy faith! We will be true to thee till death! -Evelyn Detweiler But ye shall -receive power, Ubftef' that the Holy Ghost is come upon 240243 and ye shall bewitness unto me both in Jeru- salem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the utterrnost part of the earth. ' -25 - l l l l Bfol to tl 111110 clotl hair the son! fitte to C ' the sion Gr nel t ment musi A They impa chan Tl crow not ls inter have each com! Tl class bette UI for r thee T. Sens teac clas: stud cedl had larg Cove secc Wor

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: ' . :ty 0: Emi TQ gmritathell hm I and 431 lo . Tlsworlii . Uluatas .Umm Ulhkhare giggihkmgl , . Pmfiied. ltlcltuedtoen' Diesen, Sir Ilfuwmih-. f.1w3uf1f,1 MP' hmllle- hmmfflnceof I bw: lhey Tidihtmugt Nmmlszw, I! Itichcause WlU!od0c!rine bGd.Iemust ildilkll W -knlmdie ummm is 'VW u-n9 W flfw DIVISION III CHURCH HISTORY AND MISSIONS sukvsv or cl-luncl-I I-ns'roRY And I say also unto thee, That thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18. Yes, how true the ten students of the first three weeks and the fourteen students of the second three weeks in this class found that verse. We surveyed the history of the' church and saw the persecution, affliction and many trials that faced the true church of God, and how there was a segment of people that stayed true to the Word of God, even though the gates of Hell fought against it. The study in church history began With Christ, and told how the church grew under the teaching and preaching of His apostles. The rise and fall of kings and emperors brought in the Catholic religion, while in some cases it brought in other types of religions. Later reformers such as Martin Luther, Huldreich Zwingli and John Calvin started to rebel against the Catholic church. We learned that at the same time the Anabaptist movement be- gan. Their beliefs were frowned upon and the reformers from the Catholic Church persecuted and killed many of their lead- ers. But never again did the Catholic religion have complete control. I Our teacher, Edwin Gehman, presented to us how many of these experiences are actually being relived again in today's world of many religions. We also discussed WHYS in which we as true Christians can help to avoid these many pressures which are Wming upon us, and which have taken many other churches into apostasy. -William Schuler CANADIAN MISSIONS A Before Jesus left this world, He told His disciples and He is telling us today, All power is given unto me. Therefore, go ye into all the world. Just how much does Jesus mean to you? Are you not so over- whelmed that you want others to know of this wonderful Saviour? I I V In this class, taught by Brother Paul Witmer, we are studying aboutnvarious missions in Canada, why and how the work was begun, and what is being done now. The work at Topley-Landing, British Columbia, began about five years ago, with a concern that the isolated groups in the Northwest would become selfish and in- grown, unless they would look beyond their immediate borders and see the needs of others. In additiion to the colonization work at McBride and Crescent Spur, there are presently four permanent workers liv- ing at Topley, working with the Indians there and travelling by boat to four other villages. ' ' The Northern Light Gospel Mission bef gan in 1938 at Red Lake, Ontario. There are 75 full time workers on the field, which covers approximately 4,800 square miles. Our aim is that through this study we might be brought to a deeper realization of the necessity of expanding the work of the church into other areas, where live the thousands of people who each have a never-dying soul, but yet have never heard the name of Jesus. Let us pray the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest. , . -Rachel Siegrist ....24...

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