Phillips Bible Institute - PBI Yearbook (Canton, OH)

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and form an important part in the individual experience of each one of us. Our school days here will be long remembered with affection and gratitude. and recalled with pleasure, per- haps with pride, when we have passed far down into the vale of years. We are, indeed, grateful to the members of the Faculty for their continued interest in our welfare. Our associations with them has re- vealed to us the true manliness of each one, and it is a comfort to us, the Class of 1915, to realize that their sympathies are broad enough to comprehend how many hard hours of toil and sacrifice have been experienced, how many failures have been made and re- gretted, how many temptations to worthless pleasures have been resisted, how many de- sires for the things that are honest and of good report have been awakened in the hearts of the young men and young women whom they have instructed during these months. Our hearts respond to such sympathy and we feel nerved to develop those qualities which will make our lives worth while for ourselves, and thus cannot but make the world better for our having lived in it. The people of Canton and the Faculty have inspired us to say with the immortal poet,- Tl1yself and thy belongings,- Are not thine own, Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves. EDNA BIAE W1 1.1.1,-x M s. lVhat are the things of life worth while In this dark world of sin? Is it to live for self alone, And fail men's souls to win? Is it to help the burdened ones, As o'er life's sea they roll? Is it to speak a kindly word To the tired care-worn soul? ls it to share our brother's load, And help him reach the goal? Is it to tell the message well That came from Heav'n above? All this but more, our lives must show The Great Redeemer's love. 'l G. L. M1cssENcER. Page Twenty-live .

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iebillips bible Itnstitute ulugp As we draw near the close of another school year, varied emotions are awakened in the hearts of us all,-we feel that friends, Board and Faculty have expressed to us in many ways during the past months, the feeling that possessed an illustrious French Philosopher, who happened to be an examiner to admission to a Polytechnic School in Paris. This man acknowledged that when a youth came before him, eager to do his best. of an apt intelligence and great purpose, he needed all his self-con- trol to press back the tears from his eyes. lt is this sympathy all pervasive which has prompted the boy to leave the farm, the clerk the store, the teacher the school, to come to Phillips Bible Institute, where mistakes are not jeered at, but rectified, where lack of means is not a bar to advancement, but a spur to effort, where the keynote is not only future but pres- ent preparation,-learning to do by doing,- where the Bible, on whose knowledge the Christian worker must depend, is taught in all its clearness, beauty and strength. Phillips Bible Institute stands for that which is practical: its supreme object is to instruct its students from the practical side of Chris-- tianity. It was definitely planned and worked out before it was launched. YVe, the students of Phillips Bible Institute, realize deeply the fore-thought and sacrifice which actuated the founder of this Institute, Mr. Thomas XV. Phillips, in planning this work, and his wife. children and others in carrying forward the Institution to its present high degree of eliti- ciency, XYe shall ever feel a noble pride in those who have so wisely and so generously placed the means of education within our reach. It was established upon the great facts and principles of the Bible andf therefore, if true to these great tenets it must be eternal, as it deals only with the things vital to the Kingdom of God. To this end the gentlemen of the Faculty have the task of impressing truths upon our mind, truths which develop the highest man- hood and womanhood of each nature,and have implanted in each brain and heart the germs of knowledge, the growth of which shall re- sult in a rich fruition, and be a crowning of our spiritual life, and the integrity of those set to instruct us must inspire us to faithfulness for the great work of life. The poet has well said, The study of man- kind is man, and so it is found in Christian service, the most helpful study of man is the study of individual lives. It is there that we find the greatest inspiration, and surely the lives of our Faculty have been rich Fields of study. VVe cannot get away from the thought that, whatever or whenever any branch of knowledge is taught, the personality of the teacher furnishes the incarnation of truth and virtue. Everyone bears witness to the fact of the close associations formed during school life, and while this is true in secular institutions, it is all the more evident in Christian schools such as this, where the work carried on is not done for ourselves alone, but for Christ and humanity, and this spirit of sacrifice tends to unify the student body. Oh yes, there are sorrows and failures sometimes, but there are always cheering words to encourage us, and as we come to know each other personally and to realize the incentives which spur our fellow- students on to make personal sacrifice for the fullillment of life's highest ideals, we feel a rare sense of Christian comradeship. Another year of school life is finished,- it The moving linger writes, and having writ, Moves on, nor all your piety and wit, Can lure it back to cancel half a line- Nor all your tears wipe out a word of it. and so has passed a year of school endeavor, and now some will go, never to return, but whether we go or stay, we shall all find abun- dant cause to remember our Alma Mater, Phil- lips Bible Institute, with deepest gratitude. Day after day we have assembled here, and the infiuence of teacher and school, more vivid in our minds now than ever before, can never be forgotten. It will go with us through life Page Twenty-four

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ibrupberp nf 1915 lass of . Ib. II. VVith the class of 1915, I graduated from Phillips Bible Institute. Fro1n the Institute, I went to one of our well-known colleges. I remained there for two years. After the com- pletion of my college course I volunteered as a foreign missionary. I was accepted by the Board and sent to Africa. In due time I ar- rived and began my labors. The great need of the people was apparent at once. My heart went out to those dark-skinned natives. Their degradation was appalling. The time came for my iirst furlough. I declined to accept it because of the great need there. The second one was also refused. By the time the next one came, I was glad to ac- cept it. The climate was telling on me. I had to have a change. I was becoming physically unable to do the work. In due time I arrived in New York. As it was on Saturday, I decided to remain over Lord's day. The next morning I went to one of our strong churches in that city. Imagine my surprise when I saw Brother Leo M. Gregory ascend into the pulpit. After ser- vices I spoke to him. He seemed glad to see me, and invited me home to dinner with him. XYe were met at the door by Mrs. Gregory, who was formerly Miss Mabel B Johnson. lYhile waiting for dinner, I picked up one of the New York papers. In it I saw that Guy Clemmitt had recently been added to the edi- torial staff of that paper. That afternoon Brother Gregory took 1ne to a mission station. Here I found Miss Edna M. Fellows in charge. A substantial work was being accomplished. The next morning I started for Cleveland, G. In the town of N ........,................... XV. C. Aschanhort boarded the train. He informed me that he had located in a rural community. .-X splendid work was the result of his labors. Prof, XYalker's advice had brought forth the desired results. Brother Aschanhort was then on his way to a nearby town to visit Brother and Sister VV. bl. Foster. They also had heeded the call of the country. I arrived in Cleveland and bought a paper. On the front page was a lengthy account of the great evan- gelistic campaign in which Cleveland was about to enter. XV. G. VVard, a classmate of mine. was the Evangelist. G. I.. Messenger was the song leader, and Miss Edna M. VVil- liams was Superintendent of Bible Instruction. This company was meeting with great suc- cess. In a'short time, I left Cleveland for my old home in Canton, O. The conductor on the train was none other than Geo. J. Start. Dur- ing our conversation he informed me that Miss Edna Long was one of the Secretaries of the Qhio Christian Missionary Society. I arrived in Canton after a twenty-one years' absence. Things had changed greatly. H. B. IVheaton was professor of Psychology. He had taken Brother VV. T. Fisher's place. The Institute had made splendid development. C. A. Brunt was one of the Held men for the Institute. Brother C. Evert Holt was business manager for P. H. XVelshimer. I learned that Miss Minnie Chittenden was very successful as a pastoral helper. One or two of the class suggested that we have a class reunion. The invitations were accordingly sent out. The day set for the re- union found everyone present. I here met the remainder of the class which I had not met or heard of on my way home. Miss Mabel Sow- ers had married and settled down, but was still an enthusiastic church worker. Brother Ll. R. Benjamin had become pastor of a thriv- ing church in Iowa. Brother and Sister F. H. Tilock had remained at Cuyahoga Falls, O., and were doing a very constructive work. L. C. Emerick had become a specialist along Bible School lines. He was then director of Religious Education at the town of C ................ in Indiana. Brother H. K. Schondelmayer was Superintendent of the Minnesota Bible Schools. The schools under his care had greatly increased their efficiency. Brother Robert Y. Saylor was very successful as Pres- ident of the American Christian Missionary Society. A. C. Mattern had taken up work on the Canadian frontier. The reports of his work were worthy of commendation. Brother XV. T. Fisher, our beloved class pro- fessor. had by a unanimous choice of the di- rectors, been selected President of the Insti- tute. He and his good wife were loved and respected by the entire student body. The Presidents home was ever open to them. To this haven the students often resortedg the weak came for strength, the sad for comfort, the discouraged for encouragement: having found the help desired, they would leave with life the sweeter. It was a reunion long to be remembered. The day of happy fellowship passed all too quickly. The goodbyes had to be said. We then turned our faces toward the work which we all loved so much, and to which we had dedicated our lives. J. F. MESSENGER, Class Prophet. Page Twenty-six