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

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STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK 5 Die @teinf)ctcf)cr 93t elfcf)itle ober ©ifjelafabemte. @d ift trtir bie Slufgabe geiuorben, einen ItcberBIicE iiber ben SBerbegang unferer 23ibeU fdjule ober 33ibetafabemie gu geben. Slid SRotto ntodjte id) bad SBort 2uf. 1, 66 anfiibren: „SBad, mcinft bu, mill aud bem .ftinbtcin luerben?” Stud fleinen Slnfangen ift ein itattiirfjcr S3 ait mit mol)! eingerid)tetcn fitaffengimmern ge= tuorben, mit einem gerdumigen .Softtjaufe fiir 3iingtinge an SRain Street unbjtinem freunbli d)en Sonntagdfdjulgebaube im Siiboften Stcin= bad)d. 3m af)re 1931 fammette fid) in Steinbad) eine Heine ©ruppe bon iinglingen unb 3mig- frauen um bie 23riiber 3- SB. Steimer, 3fcmf ©biger unb Jpeinrid) f aft, um ©otted SBort gu ftubieren, unb fid) in ber beutfdjen Spradje gu iiben. SRan fragte nidjt nad) ©emcinbegugebb rigfeit. Sie SR ' . S3, ©emeinbe git Steinbad) bffne te ipr S3erfammlungdl)aud gur freien Sierfiis gung fiir bicfeS Stubium. $dfj f)abe mit Skrfonen aud jener Qeit gefprodjen, unb fie maren fef)r banfbar fiir bad bort ©ebotene. So mar ed aud) im at)re 1932. Sarauf trat eine SSaufe ein bon I $aljren. Sad S3ibelftubium tear eingeftor« ben, nid)t aber ber ©ebante an eine Siibelfdjufe. m 3al)re 1936 bereinigten fid) etlidfe mm tige Siriiber Steinbadjd, unb im 83ertrauen auf ©ott riefen fie luieber eine Stibetfcpule ind Ceben mit einer .tttaffe unb giuci 2el)rern: 3oi)ann 33arg unb 3ol)ann ©iintber. Sie Sit. S3- ©emeinbe ftellte i£jr Sserfammtungdbaud frei unb be()eigt gur Sferfiigung; 9 Sdjiiter famen gu biefcm Uuterrid)t. MR. J. N. WITTENBERG BIBLE HISTORY MENNONITE HISTORY GERMAN, PRAYER 3m nddjften af)rc iuurbc aud) bie gtueite Maffe eingeridjtet; 27 Sdjiiter famen gur Sd)ule. 3 m grit[)jaf)r 1938 entfdjtofg man fid), einen S3ibelfd)utuerein gu organifieren. Sad SRotto bed Sfereind mar ©pi). 4, 3 „unb feib fleifeig gu batten bie ©inigfeit im ©eift burdj bad S3anb bed griebend.” 20 23riiber aud bier Sofalgemeinben mal)lten aud it)rer SR ' itte bad erfte Sireftorium im Sept. 1938 unb iibernal)men bie Skrantiuortung fiir bie Skriualtung unb S3etreuung ber 83ibetfd)ule. Ser britte Set) ' rer, 3- SBittenberg, itmrbe berufen unb im Cftober iuurbe bie Sd)ute mit brei Staffett eroffnet. 3 n bem Saate bed S3eH)aufed ber SR. S3, ©emeinbe mar Ioffe 1 unb 2. Sie Staffen maren nur burd) einen bi ' tnnen SSorpang getrennt. tperrfdjte in einer Slaffe ernfte Stimmung, fo iuurbe fie oft beeim tradjtigt burd) bie peitere Stimmung in ber anberen unb umgefetfrt. Sie 3. Sftaffe mar in bem fleinen bunften grauenftiibdjen; bort gab ed oft falte gitfge. SR ' an mar beforgt um ein geraumiged £ aud. Stad) bicl.cn Sieratungcn, Sforfdfldgeu entfditofg man fid), an SRitt Street in ber Stcipe ber ©.Sit.S3. Sird)e bad Sdfulgebciube aufgufiit)ren. Surg ‘oor S8eit)= nadften im 3 a b l ' e 1939 iuurbe biefed ©ebtiube Pon ber Sdiule eingenommen. Sie ©inmeibnngdanfpra- djen luurben in ber Sirdje ber ©.SR-S3. gebatten, barauf gingen atte Stnluefenben gur S3ibelfd)ule, luo S3ruber 3- 2B. Sieimer bad 28eif)egebet fprad). S3ei bem S3au ber Sdjule I)aben fid) nad) meiner Stnfidjt brei Skrfonen befonberd I)erOorgetan. Seljrer 3ot)ann ©iintber mar bie Seele bei bem S3auen, balb fdjleifte er mit einem SSferbegefpann bad Setters gefepof) aud, balb ful)r er bie fdjmercn Qementfarren, banu luurben nad) 6 Upr bei ©. S. Sbluend S3 rets ter gepobett, fo mar er liberal! immer babei. ©d ift bei bem S3auen aud) Diet freiluittige Strbeit getan iuor= ben. Ser Sefretdr bed Slereind, Sir. ' -( ■ 3- 23. Steimer, batte befonberc ©aben. bad notiuenbige ©etb gu finben unb f)er6eigutfixf)ren, aud) flare I)offnungdboIte Saffenberiditc gu geben- ©d iuurbe anfdnglid) geplant, uortaufig nur bad Selfergefdjof) fertig gu ftelten, um bort Sdiule gu tfatten. ©in iuerter Steinbadjer ift aber oft gum Sfaitplaij gefommen unb I)at tniebert)oIi angel)atten, bod) aud) gleid) ben Oberbau aufgufutjren. ©r fonnte fo iiberge ugenb fpred)en, bafg man auf feine @e= banfen einging. Sie Sd)itler famen aud Derfdnebenen ©emeinbeu. 3 n ©diule gab ed nur eine ©emeinbe, bie ©djulgemeinbe. Ser ©eift ber Sdiule mar tebenbig unb auf bad ©eiftlidje gerid)tet, unb I)at mein 3 n ' nerfted oft tief ergriffen. llnb fo ift ed aud) fieute nod)! Um ber S3ibelfd)ule mebr Sd)iirer gugufu ren unb il)r einen meiteren ©inffufg gu ermoglidjen, fam ber S3ibeffd)ul0erein unb f?reunbe bedfelben auf ben ©ebanfen, neben bem S3i6etfd)u(furfud einen ,s3od)fd)u!furfud eingufitbren. 3m .flerbft bed 3 a f)i ' e § 1947 murbe ein Sebrer fiir biefen Slurfud ange, fteltt. fiir ©rab 9, 10, 11, gfortfefsung auf .Seite 40

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4 STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK Cp, ZinapaL ± a [ THE CHRISTIAN’S WARFARE REV. B. D. REIMER SYNTHESIS, MISSIONS CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE PERSONAL WORK Eph. 6:10-18. “Finally, my brethern, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against prin¬ cipalities, against powers, against the rul¬ ers of the darkness of this world, against ‘wicked heavenly spirits.’ . . . Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;” Today, more than ever before, there seems to be a neutralizing of the work of God and power of God that should be mani¬ fest through His children, the church of the living God. The reason for this is ap¬ parent. Satan is still at work. He still comes as an “angel of light.” He is still trying with all his wiles to thwart the purpose of God in redemption, “that all men should be saved.” So whether it be in the home of the believer, in the field of education under Christian teachers, or in the professing church of Christ, he is busy with all his hosts to guide Christians in their daily life and activity, if at all pos¬ sible. You may think I go too far in saying that Satan is busy guiding Christians. But listen to Jesus speaking to Peter in Mt. 16:23, “Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence to me.” Peter was guided by Satan in this instance because he “savoured not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.” So we can see that we are either savouring the things of God or the things of men, which are under direction of Satan. So in whatever we do, let us make absolutely sure that it is a thing of God. “Whatsoever ye do, whether in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord.” Therefore we need to be on the watch all the time. What am I planning? What am I doing? Is it of God, or of men? Am I denying myself? Am I taking up the cross daily to follow Jesus to Calvary and be crucified? To be able to better answer these questions and know who is our guide we should know some of Satan’s methods and works. Since God’s only means of loving the sinner and showing His love to them is through the believer, you as a Christian are the Object of Satan’s special temptation. This temp¬ tation will usually come in the form of substituting your own, or other men’s things, for those of God, and not direct temptation to what we normally call sin. The result as you can readily see will be more damaging and far reaching, because it is done as Christian ser¬ vice, recognized as Christian service, yet under¬ mines and neutralizes the efforts of the Holy Spirit. Thus this work is in direct opposition to that of God. This can be seen in the opposition to an appeal to the lost. Whether it be in schools, where the teachers should definitely make it a point to win the lost to the Saviour, and do nothing that would hinder the working of the Holy Spirit; or in the neighborhood; or even in the church, the more direct the appeal is, the greater the opposition — this is Satan’s influ¬ ence. Then again it is seen in the way Christians give. Think of the money spent for culture; the building of schools and their outfitting for the best possible results — seemingly no money is Continued on Page 8 B. D. REIMER FAMILY

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6 STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK MR. C. WILBERT LOEWEN CHURCH HISTORY THEOLOGY. EXEGESIS CHRISTIAN EVIDENCES “Let’s not speak such things too openly. It might antagonize that person and maybe put us on the spot.” This could very well he Mennonite youth speaking. There seems to be an attitude of uncertainty and timid¬ ity amongst our young people, when it comes to Christian principles. This is even more so when considering the peace prin¬ ciples which are founded upon God’s Word, and have been upheld by our forefathers. Why is this “hush” attitude so prevalent in our day? Is there something of which to be ashamed? Are we following imagin¬ ary fancies and devised fables? These questions should spurn us to search and hunt for the true way, if it has been missed so far. If not, we should ground ourselves in the truths that have been expounded, and stay by them. The searching for truth is necessary. We need it for ourselves, and also for those to whom we shall speak. Where can we get help to find the right way through God’s Word? The individual can read books writ¬ ten on the subject, and study them himself. However, for a systematic study of the Bible in its entirety, the Bible School is ready to accept such a student into its classes. In the classroom the student will gain possessions, of which, up to then, he had not thought himself capable. Not that the books weren’t there before, neither that the teach¬ ers weren’t there before, but because these weren’t set in contact with the person who had a keen desire to know. When the student has finished his course, he need no more be ashamed of s ' olid Christian Mennonite principles. - domz dfyzjoLcincj “Go ye therefore into all the world.” Is His command. Will you be faithful then To this great challenge that to us is hurl’d, And go into the whitened harvest field To wield your scythe and reap the souls of men Whose eyes are blind — who do not even know The name of Him who came, and loved them so? The time is short, but will you say “I’ll go?” The fields are ripe, and truly we must reap Before the sun goes down, and wbrk is o’er. Then bring these precious sheaves unto the One Who gave you that command. And you’ll be glad That you went out unto that heathen race To tell them of the Lord’s redeeming grace. Doreen Reimer