Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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iiiiiuniiii lll ! .1 MONROE VAYHINGER, B.D., D.D. President, To Retire June 15, 1921.

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iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiirmr iiiiiiiiniiiiiii Tm CAN TRUST I cannot know, with my weak, human sight, Why clouds of gloom arise, why darkness veils my eyes — Yet I know I shall triumph in the right, If I can trust. I know not why my path sometimes should be So hedged with dark despair, temptations to ensnare — But know that Jesus said Come, follow Me, And in Me trust. And when I go astray walking alone. If sunless hours are mine, Oh may I not repine — But looking through the clouds of Jesus ' throne, Still firmly trust. What though the cloudy, mystic veil, Hides from my feeble sight the future and the light — I know that truth and justice shall prevail, And still I trust. When sorrow stirs the fount of prayer and tears, I ' ll leave in God ' s strong hand all I can ' t understand — And calmly wait, resigned, for better years, And humbly trust. John H. Shilling. w 3 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll M NlllfflUHWMT

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TTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTT lllllllllllil milg DR. MONROE VAYHINGER, M. A., B. D, D. D. Dr. Monroe Vayhinger was born at Delaware, Indiana, May 28, 1855. At the age of twelve years he became active in Christian service and two years later was chosen superintendent of the Sunday school. At the age of sixteen he began teaching school. Later he worked his way through Moore ' s Hill College, where he received his M. A. degree in 1886. The following seven years he filled the chair of Mathematics and of German in that institution. In 1894 he entered Northwestern Theological Sem- inary, where he received his B. D. degree. Later he returned to Moore ' s Hill College as Vice President where he remained for two years. The following four years he spent preaching in the Indiana Conference. On April 1, 1908, he began his work as President of Taylor University, a work which has continued through thirteen years. But these visible tasks which are so easily summarized in one brief paragraph are by no means the measure of Dr. Vayhinger ' s work- Only the record of eternity can show the worth of a life which for years has been consecrated to God, led by the Holy Spirit and lived in unceasing se rvice for the Master- Such is the life of Dr. Vayhinger, and only so may his real work be known. The predominating characteristic in the life of this beloved man is prayer. In prayer he found comfort from sorrow, by prayer he has met the problems of the school, through prayer he has lifted the lives of others. Truly he is one who knows how to pray. Students have found in Dr. Vayhinger a friend who was personally interested in both their battles and their victories. Deep in the hearts of those who have known him is a note of praise for the new hope and broad- er vision which he helped to give. As the rain drops in tne sky, which wash the face of the dusty earth and are beneath our feet, do their great- est work where no human eye can see, so Dr. Vayhinger has done and is doing his noble work in a silent, unseen way. Long will his influ- ence live on, unnoticed in the hearts and lives of those who have known him, and through them it will pass on to others. Ceaseless and untiring in his efforts to support and build up this uni- versity, Dr. Vayhinger has never been too busy to encourage the weak, or to preach the gospel of Christ. He has born with a smile the heavy bur- dens which for thirteen years have pressed upon his shoulders. Day by day he has grown older in the service. Each setting sun has found his race a little nearer run, his crown a little nearer won- Now as he retires from his work as President of Taylor University our hearts are touched with a feeling of loneliness. In silence we pray, Our Father, carefully watch over and bless him, whose life has meant so much to us; and help us so to live that he must see his labor has not been in vain. Ines Miles, Class of ' 21. F 5Cb «Jl|jM|H™ niiiiiiiiiiiiiimmranni ij