Steinbach Bible Institute - Star Yearbook (Steinbach, Manitoba Canada)

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☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ S. B. A. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ l2 T ro i fFr FOR TO ME TO LEFT—TO —ftfGffT: DAVID DTTECK — has a genial disposi¬ tion and seldom wears a frown. He is a diligent and enthusiastic student. Has a keen sense of duty to Jesus Christ. Soci¬ able. Applies his interest in music by singing in the quartet. DOROTHY HIEBERT — is a joy to us as we see her grow in the Christian faith. LIVE IS CHRIST She participates in a Children’s Bible Class as teacher. Dorothy sincerely de¬ sires to be in the centre of the Lord’s will. MENNO KROEKER — is a wiry fellow packed with pep and determination. He has opinions on all questions and seldom loses an argument. He would make an excellent cook with a little more practice. Sings in quartet. Has convictions and principles and is not afraid to voice them. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ CLASS REPORT Mr. Wittenberg opens the door and all eyes are fixed upon him and an ex¬ pectant hush fills the room. German, the language that is rapidly becoming extinct in this community, is brougnt to life again with all its complicated forms. Yet it is a class that most of us enjoy, not because we find the language inter¬ esting, but because our teacner is in¬ teresting. This is not the only subject we enjoy. In all we have fifteen captivating sub¬ jects. One of the most interesting is theology. In it we have a study of man’s origin, nature, and moral history, and what God has done for him in the work of redemption and reconciliation. God created man in His own image. He was like God in that he was without cm. Having a free moral nature made him capable of deciding for himself the course he wanted to take in life. It is sad to note that when Sat n tem ted him, man chose sin and became depra.ed. After the hopeless condlt ' on of man¬ kind has been impressed on our minds we study the doctrine of salvation. “Sal¬ vation is the work of God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) whereby the believer on the Lord Jesus Christ is redeemed from the curse of the Law, justified, kept, set free from the dominion of sin, sanctified, and Lnally perfected in the image of his Lord.” (Scofield). Through our study we see the conse¬ quences of the fall and the eternal dam¬ nation of the man without Christ. We are grateful that a Holy God had com¬ passion on us, sending His Son into the world to suffer for us so that we might be raised to a height above that of Adam before his fall. This helps us to be thankful, giving us a desire to bring this remarkable plan of salvation to those that have not yet heard or experienced the joy, peace, and security that the Lord Jesus gives to a faithful believer. Since we have come to the conclusion that the Gospel must be propagated we now consider how this can be done most effectively. This brings us to three subjects that go hand in ha nd and cannot be taken apart without loosing some of their ef¬ fectiveness. These three subjects are Child Study, Sunday School Administra¬ tion, and Pedagogy. Some good examples of child training in the Bible are Sam¬ uel and Joseph. Joseph had received enough home training to enable him to stand firm in the moment of trial. A- CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ YEAR BOOK Tj ati GlaM (lefvo. ' U “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abound¬ ing in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord,” 1 Cor. 15:58. Much is being said about the needs of the world of to-day. Men of great learn¬ ing, leaders, kings, etc. all have their ideas of the world’s need. The spiritual Christian, however, can readily see what the need is. The need is Jesus Christ! Then our eyes are turned on the Chris¬ tian Church and we see another need. The Christian Church is in great need of men and women who will put them¬ selves one hundred per cent on the altar of sacrifice, tnen seek God’s will for their lives. Are you willing with Paul to cry out “Lord what wilt thou have me do?” Then answer with Isaiah, “Here am I: send me.” Many lands have opened their doors to the Gospel. Lands that were kept in -— heathen darkness and superstition, such as Japan are now opening up to the Gospel. But where are the missionaries to take over? The words of Jesus in Luke 10:2 ring in our ears as they did to the apostles. “The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest.” As third year students we covet your prayers that God may guide us into the right place of service. Quite a number of us are looking forward to service in the foreign field. Others plan to go into home mission work. The need is great. There are still many people in our land who have not yet heard of the finished work on Calvary for their sins. Therefore let us be up and doing, for the shadows of evening are lengthening and night com- eth, when no man can work. Harvey Barkman. GRADE XII CLASS REPORT Seldom have the possibilities in specu¬ lative reasoning been so nearly exhausted as they were by the ancient Greek phi¬ losophers. The profound impressions ef¬ fected upon human life and thought by these men have continued to influence the course of humanity even to the pre¬ sent day. Prom them we receive the first known hypotheses regarding atoms and molecules. Euclid and Pythagoras discovered certain geometric functions which still take a prominent part in high school mathematics. Because of their lofty achievements in the field of science they present to us a still clearer example of the futility of the human mind to en¬ deavour to fathom the depths of truth in the spiritual realm without the reve¬ lation and illumination of the Holy Spirit. Plato, aware of his limitations in this respect stated that man was incap¬ able of discovering divine truth unless it were revealed to him through a super¬ man. Socrates said, “It may be pos-ible for God to forgive sins, but I do not see how.” Years later a wizened little Jew came into Athens bearing the message of the one true religion. Yet it only provided them with a new impetus for their spec¬ ulations, and though the sermon that Paul preached that day on Mars Hili was one of the most scholarly orations he had ever delivered, they did not see in it the key to all of their philosophic conjectures. To them knowledge had be¬ come an obstacle to the reception of the Truth, for they pursued learning for learning’s sake. Since the natural man does not like to retain God in his knowledge he has frequently endeavoured to make science comply with his godless theories. His endeavours like those of all Christ-re- jecting men, have failed and ended in frustration. Theories which once seemed quite plausible, now are flimsy and faul¬ ty. All that has been proven satisfactorily is that man’s wisdom at best is partial and unreliable. This has led some people to make the statement that secular education is de¬ trimental to the spiritual welfare of Christians. Since certain ungodly scien¬ tists have tried to make science disprove the existence of God, some have been led to believe that science and the Scrip¬ tures are at variance. This could not be the case, for both the Scriptures and nature are of God. Theology is the study of facts which we have received by re¬ velation; science is the study of facts which have been revealed to us in nature. Again this year we have seen abund¬ antly the indications of the hand of Almighty God. In our chemistry course we marveled at the remarkable ingenuity of the Master Designer. The creation of the world was no hap-hazard procedure. There was provision made for every minute requirement of plants, animals and man. Into this environment God placed his crowning handiwork; man, en- CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 9

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YEAR BOOK -wwwwwwwwwwwwt? .P R A TER We pray, not because we believe in prayer, but because we believe in God. Our God lias manifested over and over again that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. That is why every believer, who is righteous through the merits of Jesus’ precious blood, should avail himself of this privi¬ lege of prayer. A hymnwriter says, “Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, un¬ uttered or expressed, the motion of a hidden fire, that trembles in the breast.” This, I believe, pictures to us very beauti¬ fully the fellowship of individual Christ¬ ians as such, with God. The necessity of prayer meeting among Christians, how¬ ever is proved to me by the manifesta¬ tions of the Spirit’s mighty working due to them, as practiced by the Apostles and early Christians. Every Thursday afternoon most of the students of the Academy gather for pray¬ er meeting in the Third Year Classroom. The teachers of the Bible School then join us and one of them leads the meet¬ ing. After a suitable song, a few minutes time for testimonies or special prayer re¬ quests, we voice our petitions and praises before God as we feel led. These are the times of blessing which we miss most during the summer months. Some of the greatest blessings I have received during my three years in school have been at the Monday after-four pray¬ er meeting of all the Brethren in the school. We each take our turn at leading these. After testimonies, confessions, brief Bible study and prayer requests, we separate into three groups for prayer. At these prayer-meetings I believe each one participating finds new hope and courage to meet life’s problems and to be a better witness for our Saviour and Master. — William Wiebe I LI S( NAI W ' OI- ' lx A new day was dawning in the east; a day that to me offered a marvelous op¬ portunity, but also a weighty responsi¬ bility. Was there any unconfessed or un¬ forsaken sin in my life that would hinder in the all-important task that confronted me? Was I absolutely surrendered to tne Lord? Was I so filled with the Holy Spirit that the Lord would be able to use me? These were questions that now es- specially, demanded my prayerful and heart-searching consideration. I had an appointment with an unconverted friend from the city. Once again I studied the Scripture passages which I thought would be most appropriate in dealing with this soul. Oh that she might only accept Jesus as her own Saviour! Earnestly I entreat¬ ed the Lord for her salvation. The truth of John 15:5. “Without me you can do nothing”, was very real to me. I did how¬ ever have the confidence that the Holy Spirit through the Word of God could convict and convert her. If only I might not in any way hinder the working of the Spirit. I drove over to the home where she re¬ sided. A number of Scripture verses were pointed out for her to read, and different questions were asked about them, so that their truth might sink into her heart more deeply. I also had the joy of telling her how the Lord had saved me, and what a prayer-answering Saviour He had been in my Christian life. She saw herself a lost sinner, and expressed her desire to be saved. What a privilege it was to show her the way! We then prayed together, and she claimed Jesus as her own sin- bearer, as risen Saviour who is able to save from sin’s power, and also as Lord of her life. How she rejoiced in her new- found peace and joy. Truly it was “joy unspeakable” for both of us. It is not so much our words God has promised to bless, but His own precious Word. How important it then is to get a practical knowledge of the Bible if we want to save souls from eternal death. Will you not come and study together with us? -— A Student. — 11 —