Philadelphia Bible Institute - Milestone Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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san anh btetnarhs GDR CLARENCE E. MASON JR. Dean GODS TRANSCENDENT LOVE Oli, Llze love that drew salvutionfs plan Oh, the grace that brought it down to man Oli, the mighty gulf that God did span At Culwryl Wheli we contemplate the love of God. ai lloocl of mzriestic verses from the Scriptures and great hymns of the church clamor for attention. Whnw can descrihe that love? Surely no one cam, hut the wonderful part is that, though we cannot dcscrihe it, we can increasingly enjoy it! Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and .sent His Son to be the mercy seat for our sins . . . yet we love Him, because He jirst loved us. The Son of God who loved me And gave Himself up in my helmlf. E . Sealed: Clarence E. Mason, Jr., William A. Mierop, V. Clifford Harrington. Standing: O. H. Hirt, Jr., Adams, Don T. Dunlcerton, Alex O. Dunlap, john George Patton, J. Price Norman, Ralph Lenz, J- F. Ehlers, Charles J. Grant, Raymond P. Guildford, Edward Smith, George E. Smith, David Ferree, john G. Harold Hill, Norman j. Linker. Wade G. I. Cain. William Moore. Unplzotographed: Estella McCargo, David J. Nelson, Vaughn K. Smith.

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DR. WILLIAM A. MIEROP President l 3Bre5il1ent anh rustees AS I HAVE LOVED YOU Jesus said, A new commandment write I unto you that ye love one another .... The newness of it was a shift in the standard. Under the law men had heen told to love one another as they loved themselves. If man had attained that standard he would have accomplished something, hut he couldn't. Then Jesus intensified that command' ment by telling us to love each other as He loves us. If we couldn't aspire to the ideal under law, how are we going to reach the goal set hy grace? It is heartening to know that the fruit of the Spirit is love. All the affection we need to comply with the new commandment is availahle to us if we will allow the Holy Spirit to make us like the Lord Jesus. Shall we then permit the Holy Spirit to do His perfect work so that we shall love one another as He loves us? Sitting: Clarence E. Mason, Jr., William J. Jones, William A. Mierop, James J. McCutcheon, V. Clifford Harrington. Standing: Robert B. Haines III, George Schmeiser, Winfield F. Kempt, J. Willison Smith, Horace F. Dean, Elwood T. Davis, William J. Updegrave, Frederic L. Hotmann, Harry J. Jaeger, Samuel A. 95. 917 Jeffries. Unphotographed: William A. Dean, Howard H. Milligan, Charles F. Nagel, Erling C. Olsen, H. Leonard Paret, Wilbur E. Patterson, Harry D. Phillips, W. Douglas Roe, Carey S. Thomas, Frank C. Torrey, Arthur B. Whiting.

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its-Rresihent ann Ulreasurer Our Lord -lesus said, By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have loiie one to another. This, of course, had reference to our loving one another as helievers. However, there is another love that is so necessary if we are to fully manifest Christ, and that is a passion for the souls of lost men and women, hoys and girls. Such love cannot he pumped up, hut will come only as we consider the fulness of the love of Christ in giving Himself for the redemption of all mankind, and the terrors of an eternity of separation from Cod in hell, which is the portion of all who die in their sins. How we should pray that this love may truly he shed alwroad in our hearts! Our whole life will he revolutionized when it is. lhleflwffi eau uf Qhmissiuns Our Lord hlesses us with countless opportunities, many of which we allow to go neglected or even unrecognized from day to day. Cnc of the greatest privileges of the Christian life is constant fellowship with the children of God on earth. We cannot hut he helped as we see our Lord revealed in their lives in one way or in another. With Paul we are thankful to he felloiuritizens with the saints, and of the household of God. ,ewan egisttar What I have written l have written. Pilate gave this terse word to the chief priests when they objected to the title on the cross. The sentiment conf veyed here may he timely for all of our graduates. That which you have written during your stay at Philadelphia Bihle Institute reflects your attitude, your con' duct, and your record fChristian Service, extrafcurricular, and scholasticj As you face the future fraught with manif fold opportunities, may the Lord ever keep hefore you the necessity of so manifesting the life of our Lord that your permanent record in heaven may tell for time and eternity. Ten