Practical Bible Training School - Theologue Yearbook (Johnson City, NY)

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Zhank you, FACULTY Yours are the hands that gu1ded our stumbhng footsteps up the rocky helghts Yours are the smlles that helped our hearts respond 1n joy when we were no 1n moods for sm1l1ng Yours are the lessons that grlpped our m1nds and taught them serv1ce Yours are the prayers that kept us constantly before the throne of grace Yours are the demonstrat1ons of fa1th that 1nsp1red us to a zealous endeavor of the crypt1c problems of llfe Yours are the consecrated l1ves that deepened our love for our Sav1our We have no words to express fully the apprec1at1on Wh1Ch fills our hearts So we say s1mply Thank you' Our prayer IS that as days go by you w1ll have no regrets for the labor wh1ch you bestowed upon us And when the Ch1ef Shepherd shall appear ye shall YCCCIVC a crown of glory that fadeth not away I Peter 5 4 DOROTHY MCGARVEY ELIZABETH ODOR Utah-bds to the STAFF It was just three short years ago that we the members of the present grad uat1ng class left our homes to wend our way to The Pf3Ct1Cal B1ble Tra1n1ng School Many of us had never seen her sacred walls before and lt was w1th much fear and tremblmg that we entered the welcommg doors However our fears were soon banlshed as we were greeted by your happy sm1l1ng faces You 1mmed1ately made us feel at home at B1ble School Park Three short years ago we were lntroduced to the school l1fe of PB TS Dur1ng those early days of adjustment your encouragement and sp1r1tual coun sel was used of our God to help us brldge the gap Your w1l11ngness to be mxsunderstood at tlmes IH order to help us correct our many errors though often seemmgly unapprec1ated w1ll always stand out IH our m1nds as examples of true Chr1st l1keness To you dear Staff we have chosen to express our deepened feelmgs by f1gurat1vely offermg to you a flower wh1ch remlnds us 1n some ways of your l1V6S These we ment1on are only a few of your many adm1rable character lSt1CS The orch1d IS a lovely flower W1th her graceful petals and del1cate color1ng the orch1d 1S truly a lovely flower Your IIVSS also are l1ves of beauty Your w1ll1ngness to serve wlthout the glory and pra1se that many rece1ve makes your serv1ce beaut1ful Much of your SCFVICC 1S unseen by us but th1s only adds to the lovel1ness of your l1ves 2 The orch1d IS an expenszve flower In North Amer1ca we find the orch1d one of the most CXDEHSIVC flowers We see th1s true 1n your l1ves from a verse 1n God s Word wh1ch says For ye are bought w1th a pr1ce We are glad that your l1VCS have been bought w1th the prec1ous blood of the Lord Jesus Chr1st 3 The orch1d IS a flower of great varzety We are told that there are about 1 zoo specles 1n the world today Your personal1t1es also are var1ed We pra1se God for th1s because we are able to glean prec1ous lessons from each of you As we leave the portals of our beloved Alma Mater we w1ll carry wlth us not only lessons learned IH the class room but lessons learned because you were fa1thful to Gods calllng and are w1ll1ng to serve Hlm as member of the Staff of The Pract1cal B1ble Tra1n1ng School As you cont1nue 1n H1s serv1ce may He use you greatly 1n the tra1n1ng of countless numbers of conquerors for Chr1st JEAN STANLEY The ChfISfI.?iH s faith shines m the Christian s face Page Nmeteen ' an rv v v C ' as ' - v ' sv . T , . 1 y .. v - v , . v , . v v . . . . , . U v . . ,, . . , . s v . , . . . . H . . . . . . . . , . ,,

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M ' lem 2? . if s . . g Q 3 A. .,.. . .MQW use STAFF First Row: Second Row: Mrs. Edna Gardinor Superintendent of Laundry Household Assistant Dorothy Gardinor Assistant in Supervision of Women's Dormitory Mrs. Sumner Hoagland In Charge of Culinary Department Sumner Hoagland In Charge of Culinary Department Helen J. Gardner Assistant in Matron's Department Sara Lenore Swan Assistant in Matron's Department Daniel L. Conn Supervisor of Men's Manual Work Assistant in Men's Department Mrs. Daniel L. Conn Librarian Mildred U. Clark Assistant in Matron's Department Rev. R. L. Sherman Field Representative of 'Students' League of Many Nations Page Eighteen MAINTENANCE STAFF john Howard Hoagland David Braid 5 Rev. Grover Klink William Springer

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Fcueweil Senum So now you are gomg forth' You have completed three years of tra1n1ng and now before you are the uncharted reglons of the field Uncharted d1d I say? Well the path that you are to tread IS well marked because you must remember that the One Who has gone on before left the pathway clearly marked w1th bloodsta1ned footpr1nts As you go there are several thlngs concern1ng the work wh1ch you should constantly remember I The profuslon of the work The f1elds are Whlte The harvest IS plenteous All about us IS a world w1th a sorrow1ng bleedmg heart broken by s1n and 1tS consequences We have the Balm of Gllead the message of the One who bmds up the broken hearts and heals the wounds Only unw1ll 1ng or unprepared men have noth1ng to do 2 The two fold character of the work Jesus sent H1s d1sc1ples and gave them authorlty to cast out unclean sp1r1ts and to heal all manner of d1seases There IS both the destructlve and the constructlve They are ln separably bound together The works of Satan are to be destroyed and the Works of God are to be bu1lt up 3 The reward of the work Here many t1mes l1fes greatest work lS unapprec1ated What w1ll you do when you are not rece1ved wlth open arms and words of commendat1on9 D1d you say Qu1t 9 No' For you there lS no return1ng to a former place You have been tramed' You have been corn m1ss1oned' ThlS does not make the work easler but the respons1b1l1ty greater You must go on The Books are balanced 1n heaven and the reward lS Wlth H1m who called traxned and comm1ss1oned We labor not FOR the world tho we labor IN the world We are labourers together Wlth God Good by Our paths part It 1S the way of man We start at the same center but our path IS drawn on a sphere and must d1verge Travel on and when the fight IS over the last battle won and the tears and heartaches are no more we shall meet on Heaven s golden shore Your motto lS Gods w1ll for me so F1nd 1t' Know 1t' Do 1t' REV C C SHOEMAKER to the Gpen ljateway Class of 1946 In everyth1ng g1ve thanks for th1s IS the w1ll of God 1n Chr1st Jesus concernmg you We have endeavored to help you dur1ng your three years of preparatxon for greater servlce for our Lord The hours wh1ch we have spent w1th you IH the pract1cal s1de of our l1fe at dear P B T S have been precxous We thank God for each one of you as we have seen how eagerly you have aWalt6d our 1nstruct1ons and capably fulfilled our wlshes dally wmmng many v1ctor1es through Chr1st As you approach the open gateway through wh1ch you must pass 1nto Gods Garden of Serv1ce we send you forth that you may glean for H1s Harvest we have falth 1n you that you Wlll serve H1m fa1thfully to that day when He shall say Well done thou good and falthful servant enter thou mto the Joy of thy Lord Your Motto belng Gods w1ll for me may you earnestly seek1ng to know the w1ll of God choos1ng and lov1ng to do the w1ll of God be triumphant through the w1ll of God We w1ll m1ss you for we have learned to love you As we part may we smcerely accept the preclous pr1v1lege of bemg Prayer Partners And the Lord d1rect your hearts 1nto the love of God and 1nto the patlent wa1t1ng for Chr1st MRS SUMNI-:R HOAGLAND God vw ants H1s people to bear fruxt twelve months m the year Page Twenty I I ' Y ' sc an ls sr ' ' 3 - a 3 . H . . . .T ,- ,, . . . . ' 7 ' ' il ' Y! - 9 as ' ' ' rs sc . ,, . . . . ' 3 . . , . ' ' as ' 11 ' . , . 3 3 ' 7 , . 3 ' 7 1 s 7 , . . M , . ,, . . . . , . . . H . . . . . . r 9 ' ' ar 3 3 , . . r 3 7 cs ' 7 3 3 - ' n ' cc x ' ar ' 3 3 V v 1 . . . . . H 3 . . . . . . . ,, U r . . . ,,