te Trustees Hold Annual Meeting Th .. 'Board of Tnutl"<"' of Pncific
Lulh"ran College h�ld it annual n,..etm� in Ih.. oerie''' of tbe Prcsidl"nl
of th e CqU"Rt" on 1950. Th
�crvember
following r�sClIUli<m$
16,
wrrc
p.'U�ed bV the Doard (J[ Trustees an.d
"ontain III
maners
th.. m mbr:
of
Jltneml interest
of the Pncific Lu
lru:rnn College A�5ociatiQn and the
ho�t of rrirnd� that wlll have the ppor lUni t y of rt"ading Ih,.m in this pllhlirMitll1 ,
RcsolutiQn
RESOLVED, lhat lhe Board ex· PH", its approval of th· work o f the
ye r 19+9snml" on IiI ... R� SOJ..\'FD, thaI the Board ('x its dtTp appr cialioll to the prc l\Irlitors far t h ,. Nthool I <1.'j('1 nnd plac.. th
.\mrrican
and
Churrh,
Luthrmn
to
especially
the . orthw('slcrn Dis
trict, [or it, dr-ci io n LO cany
on a
hn:lnrial ap]!, .. 1 Cor Pacific Luther an Coollege fClr t"t· Chapel-MusIc
S!, reh building, :lnd docs hrITWirb lqtrr's its �in err hop.. t!utl tn full T 00,000 m:\\' be suc,:,"5�oa\ of fulh .�c:hll"ycd. RESOL
EDt that the
"Board ex·
pn:\S its rbanks and apprecialion to the
lhrt't'
Coop raling
for
ynods
appropriations £Qr Ill!' Current Fund, I.S w
wen
11 , , for finan i nl support
loward
(:ollcl!'e.
tit!" Building Fund of the lhilt rhe Board
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tIT�l' ;§pirit of QIIIrisiutCtS
By S. c. EASTVOLD President, Pacific Lu.theran College The -ptril of War is eve ryw here in the lmivttSe. We lIve in a frustrated, troubled and "hao cic world. A ggressors are on tbe march. Noth ing is regae&<! to gain their selfish ;)5 sacred by ebo £ w ho e sort to gUI1A and lanks and ship and greedy end s. Warring machIne.� dominate in earth and sky and sea. Even the wo rld of nature is hos ti le to the
joys and bopes of humanity. There ace Slorm s thar sweep fro m the frigid zones to freeze :tnd conge:tl che earth . There are fLood5 thar ('(lrry away hom es and loved ones, leaving :n Ibl:ir water- wept path wrecks and devas� rari0n There are drough ts that srunt tbe growing crops of Rcain an d fruie. Theil." are poison� that kill the life in nacure and e n ter flesh and bl ood to se nd beast and man to their g raves. It is a sorry spectacle which p ress es oceans of lea rs from the emot i on s of mankind. If there were no Christmas, we would n eed to c rea te one. To meet t he needs of a sin-rtlrsed hu mani ty. Christmas is an absolute necessiry. The 501.11 cnelh after "The SpirIt
of Christmas." God. But w need not create Christma rhe Farher Almighty. has satis fied tIllS great need. He hdS provi de d the real "Spirir of Christmas" for us. God.90 roved the world rhat He /lUtl£! His only beQotlen Son." The gift is as fa r - reach mg as sin. Th(' Prine: of Peace i as much evel-ywbcre as is the Prince of \Var' .Tc us the Savior is horn. Ther�in lies tbe baste reason for a merry Christ ""eeter s Lo ry has Vet' been told. It newr grows old. It i ever nev;. 11\:1'>. No The Bethlehem m3n�er stlJl reveals God's infinite love------the grea t "my t ry of Godliness, God manf est in the flesh." The trtl';! believer in Jesus Chr ist a the Son f God and Savior or the orld sees in that act of God's grace the en d of sin His name betokens a Savior on eJrth at lase and thp only hope for th e world fmm sin. \Vith this �r at tmth, the Christian may be as optimistic 3'> 3 seed ven i re\"er�s ar' only temponry. cataI glle. HI'; on li! 'I inning side i:1ning side of a battle. The great :1 cow:lrd ShOllld fIght when he L-; on lh WJr on sin was won at C alv ary ; DOW th�<lugb a few centurie� the mopping-up n Now ('very �Iiever may j in in t he angel's Christmas son of i� �oing "l("[orv. "Glory ro God in the highest and 1=1 earth peace, �oocJ will oward men" WI! ilrl! neari n g the memorable dav of ChrISt's birth. God will again set a Child! A ll meanness srops With a lovely child p lay in g Hi Son in OUr midst and cooing in t]x- midst of things. MiUi ,ns of jXo pl e in many lands w il l relax as I.he ChrIStmas story is re to l d from pulpits. o ve r the air, in family circles. and in lonely ourPOS[S. "The Spirit of Christmas" will1;1e as universal a1: the Sptnt of war; Ir w i l l be in the h earts of soldiers, s a i l ors . marines. and flying men. Many will go to battle with ChTi.�t in th ic minus and prayers. Many w i ll lie down to die in pc,1Ce. cv�n while their lift: bloo d 007.CS in ballIe idds of man ma de wars. Some will find it d ifficu l t to approach the bi r thd ay of our Lord with orne ar e f verisb w ord ly and of a secular m ind. For s�ch mi nds of peace. people Chri tmas will be :l p oor and perfunctory celebration. Thev may enn slIbs[tlll(' t he spirit of ,liconol for "Th(' <;ririt of Chnstmas." Others will b(' SJd b c au<;c f the los� of health. proper y, l oved ones. or on account of om .
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special misfortune. "The Spirir of Christmas" i not dependent upon prosperity. nor is it driwn OUt beclluse of mi�rortun(.'. The r' 'er;e 18 often The ca<;e. True Ch r isl m� joy is not d pendenr upon c ar na l pleasure, no' is it bu ilt u on economic sectln!) "The Spirir of Christmas" is a perpetual joy which lasts throughout the years :lnd IS an abiding pea ce which pas 'erh II understanding. It comes to the heart Savior Who was born of lh V irg in of rhe f o rgiven sinner through iairh in Mary.3£ Bethlehem. :"Ind Who died [or Ule 'iJlvation of rhe world ae Calvary. and Who ever livp.rn ae the n�ht hand of God in Heaven a the Tmercessor. and \Vho will soon come toilldge tbe quic :lnd the dead. Sucb a believer IS on t he right beam. and he can afford [0 be alw ay j yful. C hri stma lime is a renewing cf bis spirit Stich a man has a joy which is fool proof. and it stands :tll rests amid rhe "jci� i tude s of lime. It is bo rn from above by tbe Ho ly Spirit of God. and docs not fluctuate like the weathe rc k, for it is as turdy as God. All classes of people may catch "The .spirtt of Christmas." or. better. may be c :lug h t by It. How, you ask? 1 isten! Fo r ge r wha t you h ave done f o r others and remember what others have Jane for you--chiefly. what God ha.s done for YOll In this marvelous offer of salvation by grace : lay aside all thought re g arding what tl)e wo r l d owes yotl and remember yo ur debt to the world; do n t seek your own plea un: an d forUlne first, ut rather ee.k the well-being of others: reach oue YOur helping hand [0 the orphan, to the wido w. the: poverty stricken. and t he friendless; m ake a grav' in which you bu ry y ou r uglmess and meanness, .�nd let your love, kindne�s, nnd sy m pa thy for all peopl� be stronger than death: let your fairh in the Christ-child be inspired through rhe Me�ms of Grace, namely. God's Word Jnd the Sacramrnts as insrituted by Jesus Christ. Ah! my friends. you who are just now di couraged. destitute. sick' tired. lon el y, fricnJIl!Ss, o r far from home and l oved ones. "The piril of Chrtstmas" :s where YOli "lre_ Let it into [/ou.r heart' W" pl'Oc/Jlm heaven's message con cerning t he glad tid in gs of gre:lt joy which brings et erna l riches to every penitent <:nd believing oul. Amen
leti Three Appeals Benefil: College 1. The UDitcd Christian EducatiOll Appeal
The United Chrittian Ed\lutioe
Appeal WlU launched by the Ena rellcal Lutheran Church
al
its bi
e.lU1.iaI convention in Minneapo1U i..a.
June of 19+8.
It was hoped and pl.a.n.ned that $2,000.000 would � subscribed bcfon: the end of 1949. When the full iWlount had n ot beca reached, the Board 01 Trusteca of sa id Synod authori:r:cd a projection of th.: appeal mto 1950. At the biennal convention of the
Synod in June of 1950, it wu the eongrcptioJU resolved that which had failed to- mc:uure lip to the minImum amounts aSlligncd tb s hou ld carry on until the goal 11 achieved. All we near the end of
lame
1950, it u evident that the goal will be
nQt
A treat d
reached.
of
cITort is being put forth by al l con cerned to bring the amount up
hig h
a8
possibl e.
$1,500.000
It now s!:cma
aa
.u
if
may be the maximum
chieved. Tttis means lUat Par-Ui!: Lutheran
ol lege: will �ct $200,000 for itl n�w eh· pl'I-Mu)ic-Speceh building froIn lhi uu!c:e lnstcad of $337,000, which would I ave br:r'n the appar
ionment had the full goal be:: n ual.hed. Whi le we arc lOrry that this
was
not Jone
the
C)l\c:�
,ve are grateful that
the $200,000 will be turw:d
e nded .
ovcr w
ap �
Ihr
befol"e
.
e. !lUPUSeS lI. new College. Decaua of [his hortnge, it will be nc: ry for th College to borrow a .um al UlOllr)'t perhaps equal to the differ- enCe between w at i! achieved and what should have been the goal. U tht"1 ill � lire nad by any wbo bave Thi
f
I
rour
prohlem upon th
fallrd
it
u)
may
do their Juty, wr. trust that
hdp to bring around
a con
side-rable amount of support that at
this mom nl qUI'stionab le.
(0
��ems
bt:.
rather
Ihe meanlime, t!tank you to one who hal dOM his part. Prr. ld�n! Eas\'\'old was in charllc of tilt R-vcky Mountain Distriet where about 170 p..r cent of th� goal h!l.t bec-IT reached. Three chccn for the In
v(,:ry
still W r the minimum g al 'II the Intcnnolllllain and tbe Spoknne Cir PerhJl[l. 1orn"t!( ng can be uits. done to briog Iho. up, 100. Rock} Mqlllltain District!
arc
short
m tht· PlIl"ific DistricI (E. L. C.) was . 100,Dno. t thi� writ ing, about gO p'r cent of lllat goal h. be n ,1I:h.iC\·..q We tru t that tbe ba 18 nec will be �uh rrihcd beion: January 1, 1951. so that we can say thnt the west"'rn parr- of the church Uid ils full share in this mld-century app ..al. 2. The A. L. C. Educational Appeal the e:onl
The
Northwtstcrn
District of tnc:
American LUlherlln Chur('h unani
nwusly agr td LO go out and raiJc $100,000 for th nrw Chapel-Musicpcuh huilding.
Whrn these linea
wnttcn (Dec�beJ' I, 1950). we bad passed the $50.000 goal in total lib crjption!. Many congreg:lLirJns have gone far O\'er the minilIlum� assigned them. Other. havc dont: little, and orne have dOlU: arc
bcing
nothing.
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