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

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REFLECTQR STAFF EDITOR ----,,,-----,.,,,-,.-,,,,, Danuel Strubhar ASSOCIATE EDITOR .... Phares Flsher BUSINESS MANAGER ....... Pat Wltmer ARTIST ---,,,.,-,,,,,,,,-,,,,,,,,,, Lester Muller TYPIST ,,.,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,,.,,,,-, Ruih Mellmger EDITING SECRETARY ..... -- Benlamm Eshbach 6:15 7:00 8:00 8:45 10:25 11:15 12:05 1:00 1:50 2:40 5:00 6:45 8:00 9:30 10:00 8:40 10:20 11:10 12:00 1:45 2:35 4:15 7:30 9:00 10:00 DAILY SCHEDULE Rising Time Morning Worship and Breakfast Chapel Two Class Periods Chorus Class Period Lunch Class Period Bi-ble Reading and Prayer Two Class Periods Supper Evening Prayer Circle Study Period Quiet Time for Devotions Lights Out

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FOREWORD The REFLECTOR is The yearbook of +he Numidia Mennonile Bible School reflecling Ihe ioys ancl blessing received from sharing one anoIher's conviclions and experiences. Our aim is Io reflec+ Ihe Chrislian spiril and almosphere of 'rhe Numidia Mennonile Bible School. TABLE OF CONTENTS REFLECTOR STAFF ......,.. - I EDITORIALS ..........,..................... V ...................... ..... 2 PRINCIPALS' AND MATRONS' MESSAGES ....... ..... 2 FACULTY MESSAGES ........ ..... 4 CURRICULAR REPORTS Bible sway ..... ..... I 9 Bible Doc+rine . .... .... - 23 Church I-lislory and Missions 27 Pracrical Sludies ........,.......... --.- 2 8 EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ...,..... 3l BIBLE scHooL RosTER ....,... - .... 34

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EDITORIALS WHAT IS YOUR GOAL'-' Sfriving onward, pressing forward Life divine fo gain, We will ever make endeavor Unfil we affain, Whaf defains we'll casf aside, By fhaf promise fo abide: Who endurefh, life securefh, And fhe prize shall gain. These words penned by Phillip Friedrick Hiller in fhe I8fh cenfur sfi I voice a challen e DECISIONS Life is filled wifh decisions. ln one single day fhe average person makes numerous decis ions, from fhe fime he rises unfil refiring fime. The housewife may have fo decide whaf fo prepare for breakfasf, or whaf fo add fo her shopping lisf. The farmer will decide when fo planf his corn and when fo mow hay. The Bible is filled wifh many accounfs of persons making decisions, eifher wisely or fool fo Chrisfians foday. The message of fheie words draws our affenfion fo Phillipians 3:I4. l press foward fhe mark for fhe prize of fhe high calling of God in Chrisf Jesus. Whaf are we sfriving for? If we are real Chrisfians, we will be sfriving for fhe sfraif gafe fhaf leads fo life efernal. Perhaps we are looking for a place of honor in fhe world, financial securify, or presfige in our social circle. These are inferior goals and are wrong for fhe Chrisfian. These fhings would defain and weigh us down on our heav- enly journey. They would nof lead- us in af fhe sfraif gafe, buf af fhe broad gafe fhaf leads fo desfrucfion. Friend, whaf is your goal in life? Efernify is' involved. ls if fo please fhe Lord? Are you frying daily fo exemplif Chrisf in your life wifh fhe aid of fhe I-lolly Spirif, or are you frying fo please self? -Daniel Sfrubhar ishly. The far reaching effecf fhese decisions had are overwhelming. These decisions are recorded for our benefif, so fhaf we may learn fo choose wisely. , We, as youfh, are consfanfly facing -many imporfanf and far reaching decisions. Cer- fainly fhe choices which wemake in youfh will have a greaf influence upon our course of life. Whaf principle shall we employ in making our decisions? Are we going fo make fhem wifh only fhe presenf in mind or shall we con- sider fhe fufure? Are we going fo allow fhe world fo influence us.in making ourldecisions, or will we decide in fhe Iighf of C5od's Word, and wifh efernify in view? lvlay we ever be enabled by divine wisdom fo make wise decis- ions. Choose you fhis day whom ye will serve. Joshua 24:l5. I g -Pha res L. Fisher PRINCIPALS' AND MATRONS' MESSAGES THE UNSPOTTED LIFE Pure religion and undefiled before ,God and fhe Fafher is fhis,--fo keep himself un- spoffed from fhe world. James l:27a,c. The world abouf us is full of evil. lf's ideals and pracfices are opposed 'ro fhe will of God. The people of fhe world are consfanfly being guided by fhe prince of fhe power of fhe air. This one, Safan, . is endeavoring also fo enfice and lead- away such who have pledged I-heir lives fo be loyal fo Chrisf. Jesus prayed ' I for us, nof fhaf we should be faken ouf of fhe world, buf fhaf we mighf be kepf from fhe evil pracfices of fhe world. True love for -God is fhe greafesf incenfive fo living fhe unspoffed life. Obedience fo our God is fhe greafesf evidence of our love. Lef each one of us fruly show our love ifo Godiby a full submission fo all fhaf I-le has spoken, by confinually being on guard, wafch- ing, praying, and feeding much upon His Word, lesf fhe enemy deceive us and cause us again fo become spoffed by an evil, adulfer- 2