To ecerythiny there is a season, and a t i m e to every purpose under the heaven. [Eccleiisrter 3:l )
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Dedication It i s not ours t o honor; it i s but ours t o recognize the honor G o d has bestowed on one who has yielded t o
His call. Saved dur-
ing his high school days, led t o the Simpson Bible School in Seattle, Washington, and then providentially guided t o our own school from which he graduated with the first Seminary Class in June o f 1949, Prof. Victor Matthews' experience bears every indication o f "Steps well ordered o f the Lord." Conipleting his A.B. work at Calvin Colleqe in 1952, Prof. Matthews received
his B.D.
from B.T.S. that same year. Recognizing his natural teaching ability, our school board retained him as Evening School instructor from 1949 t o 1951 while he pastored the Paris Baptist Church (1946-1950) and the First Baptist Church o f Oakfield (1950-195 1).
In the fall o f 1951,
Prof. Matthews assumed his duties as full-time instructor in our Day School.
As Dean o f men, we have found in Mr. Matthews a sympathetic listener and a wise
As instructor he shall always b e remembered for his copious notes, extensive
counselor.
outlines, and his "just one sentence more." W e give thanks for
this man o f God, and
in appreciatioh for all he has done for us and for our school, we affectionately dedicate t o Prof. Victor Matthews this 1955 edition o f
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REV. HOWARD KEITHLEY. Chairman REV. ROBERT DICE, Vice-Chairman FRANK H. GORDON, Secretary
J. EUGENE WRIGHT, Treasurer REV. GEORGE ADAMS WILLIAM R. BALBACH CARL BENGERT
REV. G. H. DAHLBERG JOHN J. DE VRlES HAROLD H. HESS REV. WILBUR WEBBER
REV. WILBERT WELCH
REV. HOWARD KEITHLEY
J. EDWARD HAKES, A.B., B.D. P r e s i d e n t
eview and retrospection are always engaged in with profit b y G o d ' s people. They enable us to determine t o what extent G o d ' s will has been fulfilled in our lives during the t i m e being appraised. They also bring t o mind the impressive number o f the Lord's blessings which have highlighted our experiences during the past. W i t h these values in view w e look back over the 1954-55 academic year. Each member o f the student b o d y and o f the faculty must discover for himself, of course, the degree t o which he permitt e d the desires of the heavenly Father t o t o b e realized in his life. I sincerely trust that the atmosphere and the activities o f the school have contributed substantially t o each one's growth in grace. I believe that, f r o m m y point o f vantage, I was able to see encouraging evidences o f such progress in the lives of many.
Surely we would b e guilty o f gross ingratitude did we not take note o f the roany manifestations of our Lord's love and faithfulness with which our way has been brightened since the last Kumi O r i was published. The splendid group o f high calibre young people who have made up our student body. . The high morale that has characterized dormitory life. . . .The almost total absence o f disciplinary problems The never-to-beforgotten experiences in chapel The fine faculty-student relationship The remembrance o f these, and many others, kindle a fire in our heart under t h e sacrifice of praise! Yet, while the past has its fascinations, of our students interests me the I trust that the days before us as will b e as rich and glorious as G o d wants t o make them. M a y H e prosper you!
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LORENCE ASMAN B.A.
LEON J. WOOD Dean of Education A.B..Th.B..Th.M.
G. H. DAHLBERG MARGARET CARPENTER B.S.. M.R.E.
JOSEPH BALBACH B.M.E.. B.D.
WARREN H. FABER A.B.. Th.B.
VICTOR MATTHEWS A.B., B.D. WILLIAM H. PARDEE A.B., B.D.. Th.M.. Th.D.
SHELDON H. QUINCER
WILBUR WEBBER A.B.. B.D. JOHN H. WILSON A.B., B.D.
Impressions from the Land of the Bible
Ready to
Prof. Wood coming o u t oi H e r o d r t o m b
leave G r a n d Rapids
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Prof. Faber, on Beth-Shemcrh Tel
An i r r i g a t i o n well
Frof. Woad i m e r f i g a i i n g olives
irligntion pipeline t o tie N e g e v
Synagogue ruins of Caparnaum
Sea of G a l i l e e
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of Jestls'
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Prof. Faber, Sphinx Scene
P r o f . Fabcr, Baalbak Pillair
T H E
SCRIPTURE comes alive with new meaning when one wings his way t o the
Resurrection climax puts i t s fingers t o your throat and begins t o choke you. But you are
world of the Old and New Testament. Standing on the vantage point o f the Ju-
released, for this i s not your death but your life, for Christ died for your sins according
dean hills it i s easy t o hurdle the barrier o f
t o the Scriptures.
time, language, and custom. Bethel, Bethlehem, Bethany seem like Hometown, U.S.A., and the Bible events like yesterday's news. You herd sheep with Abraham, fight with Joshua, wonder with the Queen o f Sheba a t Solomon's glory, and walk with the Savior in Galilee and Samaria.
The tension o f the life about you snaps you back into troublous today. Barbed wire barriers, gun emplacements, and ragged refugees make the unnatural border o f a partitioned Palestine and spell trouble for Arabs and Jews. The U.N., the government, the mosque, and the synagogue have not
You stand on the stage o f History and
been able t o solve the problems o f the
see the Drama of Redemption unfold, and the pathos o f the Incarnation-Crucifixion-
people, but in the land o f the Bible the Christ of the Scriptures i s not wanted.
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II TIMOTHY 4:2 "Preach the word; be instant in season, out o f season;reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine."