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

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1C STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK Second Year Testimony “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, for¬ getting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Phil. 3:13-14. Only in Christ can we live out the life depicted by Paul in this verse: only through Christ we have a desire to press toward the mark. Our life in Christ is something not to be trifled with or taken for granted; it is as much a reality as the Word itself. The Holy Spirit is a faithful Guide and has led me into deeper experiences with God. I praise God that He has given me a chance to attend my second year of Bible School. My time at school holds many sacred memories, and since He has done so much for me, the least that I can do is to give my all to Him. Wm. Hanchar. William Hanchar SPECIAL STUDENTS Wilma Loewen O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how un¬ searchable are his judg¬ ments and his ways past finding out! Rom. 11:33. Mrs. A. Gaudreau Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeem¬ er. Psalm 19:14. Harvey Gerbrandt Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I: send me. Isaiah 6:8.

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Year Margaret Harms I seek not mine own will, but the the Father which hath sent me. John Mrs. Aurelia Kroeker Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8: 12. Lptan White snowflakes, gliding gently Through the nippy air; Cover up the river, And houses everywhere. Transforming all creation Into a fairyland; Bach tiny feather guided By God’s Almighty hand. Each snowflake was created By Him who is the Light. Who rules the world with justice And truth, and loving might. He made them for a purpose. Each one has it’s own part To play, in bringing gladness To many a weary heart. And still a deeper purpose Than mortal souls can know I think was with His presence. When He created snow. If every little snowflake Was made with precious care (And when each point was finished Sent floating through the air.) To fulfill just one purpose, That, for which ’twas made, Would God make human beings Without a reason laid? Oh, no! He wants us Christians To yield our every will, To trust His careful guidance Obedient and still. For only thus can Jesus His plan for us fulfill. As we do follow humbly Over plain and hill. Though oft’ the road be weary And full of cruel wrong, His love will bear us onward, So wonderful and strong. Till, when He calls us to Him, We know that while on earth. We did that which He planned for Our life before our birth. Lilly Rosche.

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STEINRAGH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK 17 WHY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION? In the earliest days of Protestant sett¬ lement on this continent, the schools were basically those maintained by pas¬ tors of churches in connection with their pastoral duties. A few were maintained by teachers other than pastors, especially for teaching girls. But in all these schools the hornbook primer was based on the Bible, and the main textbook was the Bible. All of the early colleges were founded by churches for training their young- men as pastors. The first nonsectarian college — now the University of Penn¬ sylvania — was founded by Benjamin Franklin and others in 1740, over a cen¬ tury after the first church colleges. But from that beginning, changes were gradually made until now the state con¬ trols the greater part of education. With state control, religion and the Bible have been eased out of the curriculum to the point of complete exclusion. Secular edu¬ cators claim that religion cannot be taught successfully in public schools to Prote¬ stants, Catholics, Jews and the innumer¬ able other religions and sects. They say that in order to avoid embarrassment of some students, the public school must maintain complete silence on controversi¬ al religious matters. Thus they exclude all Bible and religion from the curricu¬ lum. Since nothing generates stronger emo¬ tions than religion, we may agree that the public schools, to avoid disastrous con¬ troversy, should maintain complete si¬ lence on religious matters. This they claim to do. But they have betrayed their trust! In practise they depart completely from this principle! They will not teach anything favoring religion: but they pro¬ pagate antireligious propaganda! The Christian faith is definitely theo- centric, spiritual. Public education is hu¬ manistic, materialistic, evolutionary. Chri¬ stianity places God first; they place man first. The Bible makes man a fallen creature needing redemption; they make man the acme of the universe. Christiani¬ ty places emphasis on the future life; they make the present life summum bon- um. The Bible makes the universe and its creatures the work of the omnipotent God; they make the universe the product of untold eons of evolution. Public education is not nonreligious: it is impious, antireligious! Of the ten textbooks, other than Englsh and liter¬ ature, approved in Manitoba for grades X and XI, general course, one states flat¬ ly that it is evolutionary; three are evolutionary without using the term; one is questionable; five are not evolutionary. But of the last five, four deal with sub¬ jects such that evolution could not pos¬ sibly be dragged into them. Newman Watts, English journalist, writes, “Every attack on the Christian faith made today has, as its basis, the doctrine of evolution.” T. H. Huxley, the peer of evolutionists, is quoted: “Evolution, if consistently ac¬ cepted, makes it impossible to believe the Bible.” This is more clearly seen when one realizes that Neitzsche’s philosophy is based directly on Darwin’s evolutionary theory. Yet it is this devil’s brew that the public schools are feeding students under the guise of leaving religious matters strictly alone! A protest against this antichristian at¬ titude is being raised by the increasing number of evangelical Christian grammar and high schools. Not many years ago, the only Protestant group with any num¬ ber of Christian schools was the Luther¬ ans. Beside the Lutheran parochial schools, there were a handful of rather exclusive Continued on page 37 Why Be an Ape? p. 9 7. London: Marshall, Morgan, and Scott, n. d.