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

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THE SATISFIED SOUL For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Psalm 107:9. People are longing for peace, rest and security, but they are looking to the wrong source for these things. In Psalm ll9:l65 we read, Great peace have they which love thy law. Jesus told the disciples in Mat- thew 1l:28, Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. We need to come to Christ by giving up our own way for His better one. If our minds and hearts are full of the things of this world, God cannot fill us with his good- ness, because there is no room for it. If the Lord has satisfied our longing soul with His goodness, the desires for the things of this world are no longer there, because God's goodness is so much better. Then when our souls have been satisfied we give ourselves in service to others in order to bring them to the place where they can also have their longing souls satisfied. In order to keep our souls satisfied, we need to partake of His Word and fellowship with Him just as we need to replenish our physical bodies with natural food. -ANNA ESHBACH A WORTHY WALK The way a person walks often reveals something about his character. It can be vigorous, straight, purposeful or aimlessly wandering about. When time and purpose are of little importance, it will easily be recognized in the way we walk. Our walk may also reveal family characteristics. We sometimes hear people say, He walks like his father. Faithful discipleship is often described in scripture as a walk, such as Enoch who walked with God, or as that of Noah who faithfully did what God commanded him. Also it is to walk worthy of our vocation and to be consistent with our calling. It is to be a follower of God as dear children. Faithful discipleship is to choose the right path and walk in the straight way, avoiding the company of those walking on the broad way. A faithful disciple will walk circum- spectly being aware of his surrounding dan- gers and being time conscious, realizing the shortness of time. He will use the opportun- ities as they present themselves, because we will not pass this way again, 3 Our profession of godliness can be greatly marred by an inconsistent and careless walk. The only right course to take is to walk worthy of our profession in full submission and obedience to Him who has called us, with full confidence and assurance that our lives are well pleasing unto God. -PAUL EBERSOLE MY PRAYER FOR YOU Bible School is a mountain top experience for most students. We rejoice when we see students grow in their Christian life, having their convictions strengthened, and a greater interest in spiritual things. How wonderful to see an increased desire to always please Him, being submissive to His will. So this is my prayer for each of you, after you leave Bible school. For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. Colossians 2:5. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. I Thessalonians 5:23. -LUELLA EBERSOLE Office Report ENROLLMENT RECORD Approximately 282 different persons were here at Bible School this year. Our enroll- ment was as follows: December 31 - January 18 ...... 102 January 21 - February 8 ............ 102 February 11 - March 1 ............ 97 March 4 - March 22 .................. 59 The following states and provinces were represented: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Flor- ida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken- tucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Alberta, British Columbia, Mani- toba, Ontario. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5, 6. -BRENDA HARBOLD -'Blei were li S O I fzihffh brolhff' warllfd lirhdl' 6 ily HPF Weill craft Wh Jacob U one iS ff 35 WC 5 away' ileges Cl pgtlagc. did Esau which th able to 0 l-lad E folly as l might la' May C will have taining Q' desks. l long fort be Slime as God ul Qt? SUCH Lie Sllilii to 2 to Q5 g of TES Q Ort ff lift SQ - bf rf wifi li I '- A HIS5 BTV: . and Fig-T Cin if 53. bl' 017 H- oufwl rs-Cf -r. . ' ,N Nf:fl ng rx I Q.. i QQ'--L. -- -4 Q H1-N' s W5 M. Sex.'L-l . l , X, ' I ' '. -C '- . , .,. mf r-1, , :--.3 midi . U. , . lair 5 -. xt- s I. .. . 0' l ft. ' s

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HVICTORYU Victory is the result of a disciplined and obedient Christian life and is essential to maintain salvation. First, we see there must be the salvation experience. After this first decision, the devil is determined to destroy this new life in Christ. The way of victory is shown us in the Word of God. Faith is basic to salvation and to continued victory. We need to remember Christ has already defeated Satan and has won the vic- tory for us on the Cross. This victory be- comes practical personally as we surrender our will to Him and claim the victory by faith, trusting Him to carry us safely through. To know the Word of God is to be able to discern between right and wrong. As we study and obey the Truth, we will stay on the winning side, for we know the enemy is powerless against God's Word. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath. It is only as we are constantly in tune with heaven that we can receive the needed power to overcome. To face temptation with joy is a large part of the victory. For the joy of the Lord is your strength. To know tempta- tions are allowed into our lives for the pur- pose of purifying and preparing us for that home with Christ in glory is reason for joy. 6'To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also over- came, and am set down with my Father in His throne. Revelation 3:21. -CLAIR LANDIS THE QUEST FOR TRUTH Man is seeking for truth in its simplicity and profundity today as is evidenced by the abundance of questions. While not all are searching with right motives, there are many who desire to know eternal truths. To these Bible School is a challenge and blessing. But Bible School is over for another year and for our spiritual health, we must con- tinue to search and grow. One fact of learn- ing is that our comprehension is a direct result of our teachableness. This is enhanced by dependence upon the perfect revealer, the Holy Spirit, and sharpened by Scriptural knowledge as a frame of reference. But pos- sibly that which influences us most in re- ceiving truth is obedience to present knowl- edge. How glad I am that God has established eternal verities! Secular educators have con- cluded truth to be relative, with no definite right nor wrong. They teach that one can't know anything for sure, but praise the Lord, you can! His established truth is available to every sincere seeker. May we always humbly bow before our Lord and Teacher, Jesus Christ, and never allow worldly wisdom to influence us from Godls verities in our quest for truth. -STEPHEN EBERsoLE T hy Word is Truth. -John 17:17. PRINCIPALS' and MATRONS' MESSAGES THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD Psalm 23 As I read this simple Psalm, I am reminded of the atheist as he started to read this same Psalm, and stopped short after reading the first three words. He was startled by it's truth, The Lord is . This is the greatest and most outstanding fact in the whole uni- verse. The next outstanding fact is that this Eternal One is my Shepherd. It is one thing to believe there is a God, but this little word my puts a far greater meaning to this thought. He is mine. Can you say Jesus is My Lord and Saviour honestly? This is an amazing fact, that you and I can have constant companionship with the mighty and everlasting God, as we allow Him to be our Shepherd. This Psalm breathes assurance, speaks of a living hope, and is bursting with praise from beginning to end. It shows us our eternal God in terms of human experience, and holds Him forth as the Shepherd of His people. Christ is our true Shepherd in that He pro- vides for every need, in life, in death, and also in Eternity for each sheep. I shall not want, Jesus said, My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me? Happy art thou, who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord. -BENJAMIN C. ESHBACH 2

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FACULTY ESAU'S PLEA Bless me, even me also, oh my father, were the plaintive words coming from the lips of Esau as he came to realize that his father had given the choicest blessing to his brother. It is ,interesting to see how much he wanted the blessing now and, yet, he had so lightly esteemed the birthright when his bod- ily appetites ran high. We do not excuse J acob's and his motherls craft whereby they secured the blessing for Jacob that Isaac intended for Esau. But one is reminded again of Esau and his choice as we see young men and women barter away their birthright and the choicest priv- ileges of the posterity for a mess of worldly pottage. Those who sell their birthright as did Esau often wish and long for the blessing which the birthright represents but are not able to obtain it. Had Esau been willing to weep for his folly as he wept for the lost blessing, God might have yet richly blessed his life. May God endow us with wisdom so we will have the vision to see the value of re- taining our integrity in the hour of carnal desire. Then one will not need to beg and long for God's blessing but rather they will be showered upon those who value them as God wants them to be valued. -JESSE NEUENSCHWANDER ,-il. QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT God in His divine wisdom and power has given the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit to the church here on earth. Given to fill us with comfort and peace, the Spirit of Truth dwells within these temples of clay. Our challenge and calling is to walk in the Spirit, to bear the fruit of the Spirit, to be of one Spirit and to heed that inner voice as He guides and directs in various areas of life. God gives solemn warnings in the Bible regarding our grieving, quenching and blaspheming the Spirit in our lives. This can be done in many ways. It can be done by our attitudes toward authority, the Bible, our parents, or that which is right. The Spirit can be quenched by sensual, selfish or world- ly thoughts. We can quench the Spirit by disobedience, immodesty, or by simply refus- ing to follow His leading. May we ever use the grace God gives us and never stifle the moving of the Spirit. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. -DAVID N. WADEL MESSAGES J EALOUS The scripture tells us that God's name is Jealous. His zealous care for and His exclu- sive devotion to His people prove Him to be true to this Holy Name. The history of the Israelites in the wilder- ness proves to us that he was jealous for them in that he provided a leader in the great, but humble man, Moses. He took them out of Egypt, fed them in the wilderness, brought them to Canaan, and showed mercy and longsuffering, while they many times re- belled against Him. He wanted them to worship Him as their one and only God. God is also jealous over His workmanship that he has created in Christ Jesus and wants us to be pure and fully separated from our former affections. We should be exceeding- ly thankful that He has made us a new man and accepted us into the beloved. Therefore let us never betray this Jealous God or spoil His workmanship by doing anything con- trary to His will. Let us pledge ourselves to be true to our Jealous God in all of life so that we can be presented to the bridegroom as a pure, chaste virgin and enjoy the ceaseless ages with Him in Glory. -SIDNEY GINGRICH L.li -- CHANNELS FOR GOD And all things are of God, who hath re- conciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconcilia- tion. II Corinthians 5:18. It is a marvelous thought to think that an Holy God would call men who are unlove- able and sinful by nature to be used in His program, the Church. He seeks those who are willing to yield their wills to His will, and who are ready to render obedience, submission, and unerring loyalty to His Word. He seeks such who will not be ashamed of Christ and His Word, but who allow the teachings of the Word to find practical expression in every day living. The question comes then, Are you this kind of a person? Are you the quality of vessel that God is pleased to work through? Are you a channel God can use to pour out His blessings on others because of your faith- fulness? Channels only, blessed Master, But with all thy wondrous power Flowing thro' us, Thou canst use us Every day and every hour. -BOYD Y. CAMPBELL 4