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

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STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK ★ MY CALL When Jesus called I answered, I’ll go Lord, any place; E’en though the path be rugged, I’ll go, Lord, by Thy grace. But then the way grew rougher, Trials came on apace, And I began to falter, I could not win this race! Then Satan came to tempt me: “The dangers are too great, The work at home is better The far-off field can wait.” “Not so, not so, I shuddered Millions in dark despair Are waiting, hoping, longing For freedom from all care.” Oh give me grace, dear Master, And courage, bold and strong To do Thy will, obey Thy voice, E ' en though the way be long. — Selected EVELINA REIMER “A merry heart doeth good like medicine.” PETER REIMER “Knowledge is easy unto him that under- standeth.” MARY REIMER She eateth not the bread of idleness.” ANNIE BRANDT “She openeth her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is kindness.” GLADWIN PLETT “A man of understand¬ ing is of an excellent spirit.” ALVINA PLETT “Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace.” LAWRENCE REIMER “A good word maketh the heart glad.”

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14 STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK Class Report The question sometimes arises why we as young- people go to Bible School. It is evident that we do not go to Bible Scho ' ol to obtain a high honor in this world. In I Tim. 2:15 we read that we should study t ' o show ourselves approved unto God, and not unto men. I believe that a number of us, when we begin to look into the Word of God, real¬ ize what limited knowledge we have of it— not that we can ever fathom its depth, but there are many things that God reveals unto us when we delve into the Scriptures. Let us take Doctrine, for instance. How deeply we can go into His Word! We study the existence of God and His unlimited t power. We also find proof for the divine inspiration ' of the Bible. Then we study the Bible to find out what God is, who He is, and why He gave us the Bible. These and many other precious truths we find in His Word, and still it will take all eternity to fathom all those precious truths in the Bible. Then there is the study of Prayer, taught by Mr. Wittenberg. We study what prayer is, and how to get an answer to prayer. Prayer should be a natural act in the life of a Christian, and yet at times we find it so hard to kneel down for a word with our Master. Prayer is the breath of the soul. Just as we need air to keep our bodies alive, so we need prayer to keep our souls alive. What does God require of us if we want Him to answer our prayers, He wants us to come to Him in childlike faith. For example, the incident recorded in Mark 9: 14-28 tells of the father who brought his afflicted son to Jesus to be healed. Jesus said to him, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Because the man believed, his son was healed. This shows us that all we have to do to receive an answer to our prayer is to believe. Exegesis, by Mr. Loewen, is another sub¬ ject through which we have received many blessings. We are taking I John verse by verse. The book has become preci ' ous to many of us since we started taking it. The wonderful, yet simple way in which John has written this epistle, can be understood by every one. These and many other subjects make up our curriculum, so that we may be better prepared for His service in His vineyard. Let us therefore do our utmost to bring souls into the field, for “sure ly I come quickly, even so come Lord Jesus.” Rev 22 : 20 . Ramona Loewen. RAMONA LOEWEN “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” PETER BARKMAN “He that hath know¬ ledge spareth words.” HELEN HARMS “A merry heart mak- eth a cheerful counten¬ ance.” HENRY HARMS “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches and loving fav¬ our than silver and gold.”

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STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK Every morning we enter the Steinbach Bible Academy and look for¬ ward to what the day will bring. Upon entering we hear pleasant sounds issuing from the first years classroom—somebody playing the piano or the trio practising. Both the High School and Bible School students participate in the morning devotions held from 9:00 to 9:30 o ' clock. God’s message for us and the short session of prayer puts us in the right frame of mind for the day. Mr. Warkentin teaches the secular subjects. We cannot as « yet see why we have to study all those propositions and theorems in geometry, and we are sometimes inclined to think that they were put in just to puzzle us. The physics and chemistry classes spent downstairs in the lab are always interesting, but in these science classes we must keep in mind that true science is always in harmony with the Scriptures. Can¬ adian History may be of use to us some day but all the acts, treaties and dates that we have to study are rather boring. Some students take bookkeeping and typing. German subjects are taught by Mr. Wittenberg. He shows a great deal of patience in instructing us when we go blundering through our der’s, die’s and das’s.” We —■w d o hear this sometimes, though, Come on, time mmm is money.” Mennonite J History i s another subject which we as High School stud¬ ents take by Mr. GLEN REIMER Grade XI To Glen (the tallest in the class) Much patience we ascribe: We do not doubt that he could pass As spokesman of the tribe. DOREEN REIMER Grade XI Do you hear that ardent chatter? Beyond a doubt, that is Doreen; Hark! — the typewriter’s clatter; On making noise she is quite keen. WILMER PENNER Grade XI To this fine chap we owe a lot, To lend a hand he’s on the spot. He’s cheerful, friendly and polite, To sum him up — he’s very bright.