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

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MR. J. N. WITTENBERG Bible History, German , Mennonite History, Orientalism, Prayer, Bible Geography Dct U crt 6ci 4 mcitfd?Ud?cii Scctc Ser SM ' enfdj, gefdjaffen nad) bem ©benbitbe @otfe§ nadj Seib, 3eetc unb ©eift, toirb oft in ber ©djrift mit bem einem SBorte „©eete” be? geidmet. Stadj XRattb. 16, 26 ift bic menfdjtidje ©eete iuertbotter atS bic gangc SBelt. Unter SBett fbnnten loir uicbt nur unferc ©rbe berfteben, mit ifjren ungabtbaren fReidjtiimern, fonbern bag gange Uniberfum. Ser £ err $efn§, ber SJtunb ber SBat)rbeit, fdjdfst bie ©eete be§ 2Rem fdjen nodj Ijotjer ein. SBa§ madjt unfre ©eete benn fo toertbott? ,yf)r bober SBert beftebt in ibrer erfunft. Sort im arabiefc, fiinftlidj geformt auS einem ©r= benftofj, bougie ©ott bem SRenfdjen ©einen ©bem ein, atfo toarb er eine tebenbige © eete. Sie ©eete ift toertbott nad) ibrer SBeftim mung. ©ie ift nidjt beftimmt, baf; fie ficfj nur mit ben bergangtidjen Singcn biefer ©rbc gufrieben gabe. ©ie folf ba§ Sob be§ ©djobferS ertjiSljen. „SBenn id), o ©djopfer, Seine SRadjt, bie SSSeiS cit Seiner SBege, bie Siebe, bie fiir atte toadjt, anbetenb iibertege, fo toeife id), bolt SBetounberung bod, nidjt, loie id) Sid) erbeben fob, mein ©ott, mein £ err, mein SSater!” Sie ©eete, ber SJtenfdj, ift getoiirbigt burdj ben ©louben an $efuS ©tjriftuS auf ©Ijrifti Stjron gu fi en. 92ad) ©ffenb. 3, 21: ,,SSer ilbertoinbet, bem toitt id) geben, mit mir auf mei= nem ©tul)l gu fifjen, toie id) iibertounben babe unb mid) gcfefet mit mcinem 93ater auf fcinen ©tubT.” 10 Sie ©cele bat einen I)oI)en SBert nad) ibrer 93efal)igung. ©ie fann benfen, toollen unb fid) 5 ten. ©§ ift il)r ein ©enufj, iiber gottlidje SBorte nadjgubenfen unb biefetben fid) gum ©igentume gu madjcn. $tjr SBitte entfdjeibet fidj fiir baS ©ute, ©bte unb jaget bem nad). ©ie fagt mit bem Sidjter: „$dj fd)au ringSum unb iiber= marts, ba bift-Su fern unb nab, unb lege ftill bic .fjanb aufS erg unb fiiljt’g, Su bift aucb ba!” ©ie ift toertbott in ibrer Umtoorbenbe.it, Qtoei SRddjte ringen um bie ©eete, fie gu befitjen. Sic eine SRadjt ift ibr ©dfojofcr „@ott”, unb bie an here „ber ©atatx”, ber ben ©fenfdjen betrog unb itjn nun getoaltfam feftbatten unb berberben toitt. ©ott bat atte§ gur iliettung ber ©eete ge= tan; benn ©r toitt nidjt ben Sob beg ©i ' tnbers. ©r todt fo freunbtidj: „®ib mir, mein ©obn, meine Sodjter, bein £ erg!” Stud) ©atan toirbt beftig, oft toie ein briittenber Sbtoe, ofterS toic ein ©nget be§ £idjt§, bag er ben 23erftanb beg HR’enfdjen berfinftert unb it)n bie @efat)r nicbt flat erfennen tafet. Ser SBert ber ©eete toirb nod) beftimmt burdj itjre itnbergangtidjfeit. ©inmat ein Seben in biefe SBett gefefct, bann ift baSfetbe unber gdngtidj! Sbnnen toir ben ©rnft biefeS SBorteS crfaffen „unbergangtidj!” Ser fidjtbare Sorter finft babin, toenn e§ bod) fornrnt, finb eS 80 fsaljre. Ser innere SRenfdj aber ift bleibenb, fetjrt gu ©ott guriid: „§eute nod) toirft bu mit mir im fBarabiefe feinI” ©ber ,,ber Sftaudj ibrer dual toirb auffteigen bon ©toigleit gu ©toig» feit!” Cffenb. 14, 11. Stodj einen tbfttidjcn SBert ber ©eete finben toir barin, baf) itnfer bodigetobter err unb £ eitanb, ber etoige ©ot)n ©otteS, fie erfauft bat mit ©einem iibcrauS toftbaren idut. Sarum mocbte idj einem jcben Sefer ernfttict) gurufen: ,,©biete nietjt mit beiner ©eete!” SBie toertbott ift ber SBeruf eineS 2et)rer.g, baf 3 er mitarbeiten barf an ber ©rgiebung einer menfd)Iid)en ©eete gum etoigen Seben, aber and) toie beranttoorttid)! $rbifd)en SReidjiunt t)at nod) fein Set)rer gufammengefcljarrt, aber eine in, nere iBefriebigung ertoorben, toie toobt faft fein anberer 93eruf in biefer SBett fie geben fann. 3- SBittenberg.

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The Christian . . . A Soldier The Bible speaks of the Christian as a soldier. He is a soldier of Jesus Christ. He is called a soldier because his profes¬ sion and task demand hardness, endurance, suffering. The quality of hardness is a prime essential in a soldier. The Christian who would do exploits for the supreme Commander must be hardened to endure buffets and slights, storm and cold. The Christian is called a soldier because he must be a surrendered vessel to his Captain. A soldier makes the will of the army and its supreme commander his own. The true soldier of Jesus Christ knows only one will. He understands only one task. This is the task that Christ has given him. To battle truth, for justice, for God’s kingdom, and the souls of men, this is the task. So the Christian is also a soldier because he has a battle to fight. He is engaged in a colossal warfare. It is a war¬ fare unequalled in any sphere of a man’s experience. He faces an enemy who is ruthless, violent, persistent. The enemy knows no leniency, no mercy. It is a three¬ fold enemy. There is the master strategist Satan. Then there is the world with its alluring charm so tempting to man’s nat¬ ural endowment. Last there is Satan’s fifth column, the flesh. These enemies of the Christian storm the citadels of his mind, body and soul. But this is a spiritual battle. So the Christian is a soldier not with carnal but spiritual weapons. He does not trust in jets but in the power of Jesus. His defense is in God and not in guns. His ammunition is Bibles and not bullets. Not bombing missions but world missions is his con¬ suming interest. REV. A. F. PENNER, B. A. Theology, Exegesis, Harmony, Notation, Church History, Public Speaking Also the Christian is a soldier because he is sent forth on the world mission of conquest. In coming to this world Jesus thought in terms of world conquest. That is why we have the Great Commission, the scope of which is the world. “Take away the sin of the world,” “God so loved the world” and “All the world . . . under judgment” clearly show what the purpose of Christ was. He is not satisfied with less than that His army will conquer the world with the Gospel of God. IT ISN’T EASY G To apologize, • To admit error, • To be unselfish, • To begin again, • To face a sneer, • To be considerate, © To endure success, G To keep on trying, 9 To forgive and forget, 9 To profit by mistakes, 9 To think and then act, @ To keep out of the rut, ® To subdue an ugly temper, 9 To make the best of little, 9 To shoulder deserved blame, • To maintain a high standard, • To recognize the silver lining .—but it always pays in the end. ; —Jerome P, Fleishman

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MISS IDA TWINING Child Evangelism Visual Aids Miss Twining is well experienced in children ' s work. She was a missionary in the Kentucky Moun¬ tains for six years. Then she attended the Child Evangelism Institute and in 1945 came to Manitoba as Director of the Child Evangelism Fellowship here. We are very grateful that, in spite of her many other duties, Miss Twining comes to the Academy every Monday to instruct two classes in the afternoon and two in the evening. She says, “Our aim in the class of Child Evan¬ gelism is to impress each student with the import¬ ance of bringing children to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ while their hearts are still tender, before they become hardened in sin. We aim also to train each student to be more effective in Child Evangelism. In Visual Training we hope to equip each one to sow effectively the seed of God’s Word in young hearts, using the ‘Eye-gate’ to impress truth.” Mr. Dugard was born in Beausejour, Manitoba. He has studied voice in Winnipeg and Edmonton and took the final A.R.C.T. Voice examination of the Toronto Conservatory of Music. For seven years he served as Pastor of the Ashburn Baptist Church in Winnipeg. At present, besides instructing weekly approximately fifty vocal students in Winnipeg, Altona, and Steinbach, directing a choir in Winni¬ peg, and the choir at the S.B.A., he engages in missionary and evangelistic work. There is no un¬ employment in God’s vineyard for a consecrated Christian. Mr. Dugard has consecrated his life to help young people become more efficient for the Lord in the ministry of song. We are thankful to God for the blessing and asset his ministry is to our school. “I want to sing, and to train others to sing with the spirit and with the understanding also,” (I Cor. 14:15) is his personal testimony. 11