Winkler Bible School - Morning Star Yearbook (Winkler, Manitoba Canada)

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Struct uou DJfir! Sine ©cfjule ift cine Stnftalt, um ju lenten. SBalfrenb e§ non grower Sebentunf i| ' t, mao man lernt, ift e§ bod) nod) bebeutungSiioffer. non mem man fernt, tneil ber ©eift beffen, non bent man lernt, fid) fefjr meienttid) an) ben Sernenben iibettragt. Tafjer ift e§ and ' bead)tendinert, bei mem ber Itnterriditenbe ge lernt bat. Ta mir aber alte beftanbig Sernenbe bteiben, fragt e§ fid) in einer @d)ule, mer benti eigentlid) ber Ykntptlobrer ber SInftalt ift. Uttb ba bietet fid) nn§ in bem oben angefittjrten ?ltt§fnrud)e bed tperru i efu ein erfrenlidied nnb anjietjenbe? ©ilb. Tenn er fagt, in bem er in feitter bitnmiifdien, majeftatifdien ©eftalt, nor un§ tritt, in feinem bemiitigen nnb fanft= miitigen SBcfen, in liebeboffem anjie enben ion: „ ernet non SDiir. Tabued) fittb nits glnei gtdnjenbe 91u»firi)ten nor bie ©eele gefittjit. 1 . Taf) mir einen Celfrer in ibtn bnbeit, ber nn§ ben Sater auS fferfonlidjem ©rleben offeit baren fann. 2. Taf) mir unter bem ©influfje eittcb SiefjrerS fteben, beffen gottlicfjeB SBefen fid) auf nnd itbertragen fann, mad mir aid ©djule bait ganjem $ergetr miinfrben, nnb ttm mad mir beten. Ter erfte Itmftanb gibt und bie 9?iogIid£)feit. botjin 511 fommen, bag mir 311 benett gelangctt fbttnen, bon benett ber $err Sefu§ in ibfattl) 13:52 fagt: „(£in jeglidier ©djriftgelelfrter sum Titunteireirf) geleljrt. Tomit ift bie SBeidbeit gemeint, non ber ifjaulud in 1. Sot. 2:10 fagt: „itnd aber I)at ed ©ott geoffenbart burcb feinen ©eift. Tied ift fa ber ©eift efu ©ijrtfti. ©omit ift bad nid)t eine SBeidbeit biefer SBeit, and) nid)t ber Dberften biefer SBeit, jonbern eine SBeidbeit bei ben „ToHfommenen. Tiefe HioHfommenbeit erlangt man nid)t aud fid) nod) fmbet man fie in fid), fonbern in bem, auf ben bie jmeite Siudfidjt binineift: Turd) ben (Sim flnf) bed Sebrerd, mit bem mir tagiid) ittuige .Jtersendgenteinfdjafl bflegen biirfen, brtrd) ben beftnnbigen Htngang mit bem, ber und and alien Sebrgegenftanben fo freunblid) uttb getninnenb entgegentritt, fo bafj mir nidit anoerd fbttnen, aid uttfere .fiersett ait ibn ffangen unb bantt itberseugenb audrufen: „Tu bift ber ©dibnfte unter ben BJtettfriienfinbertt. ©omit braud)cit mir nidit iingftiid) nad) ‘Dfettfdictt sit fragen, fonbern lenten mit SBauluS su fragen: „.sberr, mad miilft Tit, baf? id) tun foil? ©omit mirb ber foftlidje Sludfbrud): „Sernet non SJfir, 511 einem melobifd) flingenben SBort, bad und irttmer attf’d tteue anfffornt, bieiett Sfiifrttf su beaditen unb ibm geborjatti 311 feitt. SObodfie ed bem $errn vefvtS bttreb fetncit beiligen ©eift gelittgen, Tiefer Slnftatt field Page 6 bad berrlidie SBerlangett 311 erbalteu, unter alien SSerbdltniffen 511 offer 3eit, biefer berrlidieu Stufforberung fyolge 311 leiften, bie fo melobifd) in bie SBeit biiteitt tout: „Seruet non Sftir! — 8 . @. SBiend. “Bless the Lord, O my Soul; and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name!” The Scriptures are the records of people who have proved that God has been a refuge and a help in all generations. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow. Thanksgiving and reverence will open the channels of life. There is nothing like thanksgiving and reverence for such pur¬ poses. Gratitude allows God to flow freely into all of life, freshening everything. “Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, which before the cross I spend; life and health and peace possess¬ ing”. Thanksgiving is a forgotten secret. Its lack is serious. Thanksgiving has a miracle- working effect on body, soul and spirit. Thanks¬ giving is the surest way to open all avenues to God and to keep them open. We in School are thankful unto God for the privilege of sharing the wonderful Gospel. You cannot keep anything by just hoarding it. So many fail here. We must go. . . tell . . . share. The biography of Jesus could be summed up in the words, “he went about doing good”. His wise words were secondary to His beneficial deeds. He set the first and greatest example of a life wholly governed and guided by a pas¬ sion of humanity. He has given us His redeem¬ ing gospel to share with others. Continued on Page 8 FOLLOWING THE MASTER At the close of another successful school year of glorious accomplishments, PNIEL pauses re¬ verently before Him who “is wonderful in coun¬ sel and excellent in working”, and resolutely deliberates anew on FOLLOWING THE MAS¬ TER. Firstly, in Matt. 16:24, we read: “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me”. From this we learn that following the Master involves SELF-D ENIAL. This is in harmony with the Scriptures concerning the Master, of whom it is said that He “made Himself of no reputation and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Him¬ self, and became obedient unto death, even the death on the cross,” thus, “leaving us an ex¬ ample, that ye should follow His steps”. Fur¬ ther, in Joh. 8:12, Jesus says: “He that followeth Continued on Page 8

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Continued from Page 6 God opened unto us the door of the day “on golden hinges”. We are thankful for the won¬ derful power of His Word. It moved to action. That which appeals to the head alone cannot produce results in the life. That which moves to action must appeal to certain inherent human emotions, desires and instincts. Susanna Wes¬ ley, mother of great sons, wrote: “The true end of preaching is to mend men’s lives and not to fill their heads with unprofitable speculation”. We are thankful for all the good gifts of our young people. The power of the Word of God stimulates these gifts and brings the hidden endowments out. Only gifts divinely given, care¬ fully trained, and deeply consecrated, combined with an earnest study of God’s Word and a burning zeal and passion, will make a mar, a greater servant of Christ. Knowledge puffetb up” unless accompanied by the warming emo¬ tion of love that edifieth. “And who is sufficient for those things”, 2 Cor. 2:16, that is the teacher’s question. The teacher must have a gift of spiritual apprehen¬ sion and insight into the meaning of Scripture combined with the gift of teaching. And so, since we are unable, we teachers have only one thing to do; namely, to hide ourselves behind the cross of Jesus Christ. We are thankful for that. H. H. Redekop. Continued from Page 6 me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life”. The import of this is that FOLLOWING THE MASTER PROMISES THE LIGHT OF LIFE. The same truth is appropri¬ ately expressed by the sweet singer in the Old Testament, David: “Thou wilt shew me the path of life” and Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path”, Psalm 16:10, 119:105. Such portions of God’s Word confirm the statement that the light of life is promised to him that follows. Finally, Joh. 12:26, “If any man serve me, let him follow me: and where 1 am, there shall also my servant be”, and Matt. 4:19, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”. Thus, FOLLOWING THE MASTER PROVIDES A LIFE OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE. It secures a work and place for each and every¬ one in the kingdom of the King of kings and Lord of lords. To that end the Lord has de¬ signed us all. Our richest blessings rest upon personal ac¬ quaintanceship with Him. To this we must testify as we are about to disperse into our re¬ spective fields of activity. He has gracefully guided us through the months of intensive study and service. Now we are ready to follow where He may lead. So we sing as we follow, and fol¬ low as we sing: “WHERE HE LEADS ME I WILL FOLLOW . . . I’LL GO WITH HIM ALL THE WAY.” G. D. Pries. Irene im Dicnft. „2Beld) eiit grofe Ding ift’d um ciiten treuen . . . $audl)alter . . . (Cuf. 12, 42). Sfefud fpridd fjier 311 feinen pungent Horn itkicfieitbeti Slued)!, ber feiiteS $errn SSilleu rut unb treu feinen Dicnft Derricfjtet. Dienen fjeifet. fid) jur SSerfiigung ftellen mit feinen .ffTafteu unb ©aben. ©ott £)at und gebient burd) Cfjriftum. Der gefjorfnm ©emorbene bieut ©art unb ben SKenfcfjen um ©otted milieu. Dinged SBort ift fitr und alle, befonberd fur bie Diencr uu SBeinberge bed $errn eiu flfuf sur Irene tm Dicnft. Dent, ber getren ift bid in ben lob, foil bie Stone merbeit. Daber: —fei getren ntit ber Wabc, bie ber DJteiftev bir gab; uuter beiiter Dreue fattn ©r fie rnet)ren . . .; —fei tren ntit ber Srnft, bie ©r bir gab: unter beiner Irene fann ©r fie tdglid) ftdrfen, bad fie ganj audreidit 311 holler S|3f[id)terfuf[und; —fei treu mit bent fiidjtlein, bad er bir sum £eud)ten fitr anbere gab; unter beiner Dreue mirb ed tieller leudjten, anberen 3 um ©egeu u. ©ott 3 ttr ©lire; —fei treu in ber 9htfgnbc, bie ©r bir gab; unter beiner Dreue unb beinem ©efjorfant mirb ©r fie fegtten unb meiljen; —fei tren mit ber 8 cit, bie ©r bir nod) gibt; unter beiner Ireue bermanbelt ©r beine Bed in eiu ©titef ©migfeit; —fei treu im Sleinen nub im ©roften, batuit ©r bid] madtenb finbet; ©r fiefjet auf bie Irene tn beinem unb meinent Seben. „2BeId) eiu Ding ift’d um einen treuen . . . .‘paudbalter ... $err, ntad]e und treu, ntadjc und treuer! —(@.3.3t.) There is no art which has not been used in worship. Art derives from a sense of beauty, and need of self expression. Every religious cult provides its devotee with some opportunity of self expression. Out of the many arts which have been devel¬ oped, such as sculpture, painting, etc., music is one of the finest and most important arts that reached this point, for it is able to fly unbur¬ dened, into regions beyond their utmost reach The Jewish religion gave a large place to musical expression. This is evident in their Psalms. Also did they use instruments as illus- Continued on Page 23 Page 8