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I H E R A L U

l l u n r n

AN EDITORIAL

IT IS an interesting word: “an inner drive, that causes one to act,” so states the dictionary.From life and experience we know

it is one of the most important words in human language.

Where it is present, things happen because people act. Where it is absent, life languishes— monotony reigns. Where the church remains inactive, where lethargy dominates and stupor pervades the air, nothing happens, interest fades, deterioration begins its deadly work.

What makes lack of motive even more terrible is the fact there is no reason or excuse for it. From everywhere the genesis for motivation pushes at us. For the church there is today the greatest cause for action. In the dism al trag ic cond itions around us there is reason for action.

Supreme Court justices have expressed alarm because we have been bereft of the good authorities which in the past have shaped the character of our homes, churches, schools, and communities.

A free economic and political system depends m ost upon w ide spread moral commitments for its success. Without this our free constitutional system will be eroded and u ltim a te ly rep laced by an a llcontrolling dictatorial state.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn attributes the decline of the west “to the calamity of a despiritualized and irreligious humanistic consciousness.”

Chief Justice Burger recently commented to the American Bar Association, “ Possibly some of our

problems of behavior stem from the fact that we have virtually eliminated from public schools and higher education any effort to teach values of integrity, truth, personal accountability, and respect fo r o th e r’s rights.”

Crime and delinquency in the United States costs us at least $123 million per year and forcibly alters our lives, destroys people, frightens and demoralizes us, and threatens our civilization.

Have we read or heard facts like these until we no longer “hear”? Are we insulated from our world? We still have to live in it for a while and our children will be in its maelstrom for a longer time.

The “keeper of the moral keys” is the church. We are the ones to act. Now! In haste! In desperation! It is emergency time.

W here? In our co m m un itie s where we are.

How? In the political arena by casting our votes for right, good, responsible officials; by writing our congressmen, giving our voice to

good legislation and against bad, and encouraging them to moral integrity.

How? By endeavoring to be heard in our “town” for correct ethics. Our schools, our officials need to hear from us in a positive way. Push for the right way, not negatively or censoriously, but by urging, encouraging, and being supportive. When they do a good thing, tell them so.

How? By offering, urging, supporting the “great” force of the church. Invite and bring friends to church. What would happen if your church took a Saturday morning to urge everyone in a given area a round y o u r ch u rch to go to church— any church— best of all, your church on Sunday.

But by all means do something!How? By p raye r— prevailing

prayer, more prayer!Then we can thrust the great

power, the precious beauty and the oh so needed white light of the church, our church, into the dark way to show the needy people how to really live! □

MOTIVATION“FOR THE CHURCH THERE IS TODAY THE GREATEST CAUSE FOR ACTION.”

by General Superintendent V. H. Lewis

HERALD OF HOLINESS

NAZARENE COLLEGES AND THE YEAR 2000

MOOREby MARK R.

I HAVE T H O U G H T of th e y ea r 2000 as if it were a great d iv id ing line of t im e. T h e m y s t iq u e of it would be revealed w h en we scale th e m o u n ta in o f t im e and look over in to th e valley of th e n e x t country . Rightly or wrongly, I grew up w i th th e concep t t h a t there would he in s t a n t ch a n g e in to a new era b eg in n in g with the year 2000. It m ay be t h a t I “m ix e d ” th e c o n cept of the m il len n iu m w ith th e 21st cen tury .

The dividing lines of p a s t c e n tu r ie s have n o t always been so clearly defined. T h e y have m erged f rom one into the other. However, w i th th e rap id ly c h a n g in g s i t uations today, th e re m ay be a difference. It is th e c h a l lenge of these sw if t -m ov ing ev e n ts th a t causes me to want to be here w h en we e n t e r th e yea r 2000. My entrance into th i s world cam e ab o u t two decades in to this century. If I live as long as m y father. I’ll realize my ambition of c h a n g in g cen tu r ies .

I wonder w h a t th e yea r 2000 will be like.A stim ulating book w r i t t e n by J o h n N aisb i t t , t i t led

Megatrends, ha s m u c h of o u r society t h in k in g abou t this question. Mr. N aisb it t is an in d u s t r ia l c o n s u l ta n t and seems to have a n u n d e r s ta n d in g of social change. He says there are 10 m a jo r t r e n d s ta k in g p lace in our world today. A m o n g th e m are 2 t h a t im m ed ia te ly affect the church a n d o u r colleges:

(1) T he move from in d u s t r ia l soc ie ty to in fo rm a tio n a l society, an d

(2) T he p o p u la t io n sh if t from N o r th to Sou th .A number of Mr. N a i s b i t t ’s co n c lu s io n s a re easily

confirmed; for in s tan c e , th e m ass ive sh if t o f p o p u lation from th e N o r th to th e S ou th . T h e 1980 census revealed th a t th e S o u th a n d West h ad m ore p o p u la t io n than the N orth a n d E a s t for th e f irs t t im e. T h is places a tremendous re spons ib i l i ty u p o n th e c h u rc h to m in i s ter to the sh if t ing m a sses in A m erica.

His conclusion th a t we are m ov ing from an in d u s trial society to an in fo rm a t io n a l soc ie ty is spectacu lar . The idea poses p ro b lem s a n d o p p o r tu n i t ie s . A lthough America, and o th e r in d u s t r ia l co u n tr ies , will have i n dustrial capacity, it is p re d ic te d th a t th e T h i r d W orld countries will be th e m a jo r in d u s t r ia l p ro d u c e rs o f th e future.

An imm ediate result is th a t m a n y w orkers in th e steel and au to p ro d u c t io n in d u s t r ie s will never r e tu rn

MARK R. MOORE is Education Services secretary at the International Headquarters o f the Church o f the Nazarene in Kansas City; Missouri.

to th e i r old jobs. T h e re will be m il l ions in o th e r m a n u fac tu ring e s ta b l ish m e n ts who will have to change e m ploym ent. T h is will force m ajo r p o p u la t io n shifts . It will also open up in d u s t r ia l growth in th e T h i r d World where th e ch u rc h sh o u ld be ready to m in is te r at the new in d u s t r ia l ce n te rs of th e 21st century.

P ro b a b ly th e m ost in te re s t in g o p p o r tu n i t ie s for our c h u rch an d her colleges are those prov ided by an in fo rm a tio n a l society. We are a lready a t th e c e n te r o f this . T h e c h u rc h has in fo rm a tio n of th e gospel. We are a t a point w here we can use th e too ls o f in fo rm a t io n a l d is s e m in a t io n to sha re th e Good News of th e Gospel. O ur abili ty to do so will d e te rm in e our success in "ca rry ing o u t” th e G rea t C om m iss ion .

O ur colleges a re in th e fore fron t o f in fo rm a tio n a l services. We have e igh t s t ro n g liberal a r ts colleges in th e U.S. a n d small, bu t good, colleges in C a n a d a an d G rea t B r i ta in . O ur N az a ren e Bible College in Colorado a n d N azarene T heologica l S e m in a ry a t K a n s a s City are am o n g th e leaders in th e i r categories. We have over a dozen colleges a n d sem inaries , p lus several dozen Bible schools, a ro u n d th e world. All of these are in a pos i t ion to ta k e ad v a n ta g e of th e move to w ard an in format ional society.

T h ese N az a ren e in s t i tu t io n s provide o p p o r tu n i t ie s for lea rn ing in th e m os t favorable e n v i ro n m e n t . M any colleges deal only w ith th e w ha t a n d how o f a subject or life. T h e N azarene college deals w ith these issues an d more. T h e i r faculties deal w ith th e w h y o f th e subjects an d life. T h is answ ers th o se w ho ask, “W h y all th e b o th e r to es tab l ish a n d suppo r t N az a ren e colleges a t such sacrifice?” It is th a t o u r colleges have a v ita l place in th e div ine s t ru c tu re of th e ch u rc h to provide in fo rm a tio n to help young people, a n d to in te g ra te th a t le a rn in g in to genu ine C h r is t ia n living.

A survey of th e colleges in th e w orld will reveal th a t th e re are very few colleges w ith th e pu rp o se an d c o m m i tm e n t to meet th e edu c a t io n a l an d sp ir i tua l needs of th e ir s tu d e n ts . My know ledge of th e p res iden ts , a d m in is tra to rs , faculty, a n d co n s t i tu e n c y of our colleges su p p o r ts m y faith a n d gives me courage th a t N azarene colleges will be in th e "c u t t in g edge” of p rov id ing t r u th in our ch a n g in g world.

Dr. D en n is Kinlaw, p re s id e n t em er i tu s o f A sbury College, said, “T h e re is so m e th in g abou t us th a t w hen we w an t to lay our lives on th e line, we w an t to do so for so m e th in g of value.” O u r colleges a n d se m ina r ie s p r o vide t h a t value. □

APRIL 15, 1983

fJERALDof W. E. McCUMBER, Editor in Chief

IVAN A. BEALS, Office Editor MABEL ADAMSON, Editorial Assistant

rnnrrihufinn I V. H. LEWIS • ORVILLE W . JENKINSFrh tn ri CHARLES H. STRICKLAND • EUGENE L. STOWE cuiLors. | W |LUAM M GREATHOUSE • JERALD D. JOHNSON

G eneral Superin tenden ts, Church of the Nazarene

Cover Photo: by C am erique

Volum e 72, N um ber 8 April 15, 1983 W hole N um ber 3372

Bible Q uotations in th is issue:U n identified quota tions a re fro m the KJV. Q uota tions from the fo llow ing translations a re used by perm ission:(RSV) From the R evised S tandard Version o f the B ible, copyrigh ted 1946. 1952, © 1 9 7 1 .1973 .

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IN THIS ISSUEMOTIVATION.......................................................................................2

General S u p e r in te n d e n t V. H. Lew is

NAZARENE COLLEGES AND THE YEAR 2000....................3M ark R. M oore

LETTERS............................................................................................. 4CELEBRATING HOLINESS HIGHER E DU CATIO N 5

General S u p er in te n d en t W illiam M. G reathouse

WHY ATTEND A NAZARENE COLLEGE?.............................. 6D on M etz

D IM EN SIO N S .....................................................................................7D on Beauer

THY WILL BE D O N E ......................................................................8Gilbert Ford

RELINQ UISHM ENT..........................................................................9Form Alice H ansche M ortenson

NAZARENE ROOTS: NORTHWEST NAZARENE COLLEGE, 1914-1916........................................................................................... 9STEWARDSHIP AS INVESTM ENT........................................... 10

D onald L. YoungTHE JOURNEY................................................................................ 11

Poem Geraldine N icholasKIDS FIRST.......................................................................................11

W illis E. Snowbarger

WALKING TO G E T H E R ................................................................ 12K eith A. Pagan

TWO NEGATIVES MAKE A P O S IT IV E ..................................13Harold Ayer

INHERITANCES: EARTHLY AND ETERNAL.........................14M arcia Olsen

PENTECOST AND MISSION AC TIO N ....................................15Ray Hum

REVIVAL— OH, WHAT A THOUGHT!...................................... 16W. D onald Wellman

THE WAY...........................................................................................17Poem M abel P. Adamson

WHERE ON EARTH IS GOD?................................................... 17Book B rie f R ichard Howard

THE EDITOR’S STANDPOINT................................................... 18W. E. McCumber

BY ALL M EAN S ..............................................................................20.4 M an Called -John Gordon L. Kennedy

IN THE N E W S ................................................................................21

NEWS OF R E L IG IO N ...................................................................30

ANSWER C O R N E R .......................................................................31

LATE N E W S .................................................................................... 35

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OSTRICH ROUTINE DEPLOREDI want to express my appreciation

for your editorial in the January 1 Herald, “A New Year's Concern.”

I have been utterly amazed and other times dismayed that we, as a church, have been silent on the nuclear proliferation issue. Other than my own conversations with individuals in the church, I have yet to see anything in print from any level of leadership. I may have m issed something, of course. But to my knowledge, your editorial was the first public, printed comment.

I know not every believer (or Nazarene) shares a unified position on the issue. And a single definitive

position is probably not even the real need. But what is needed is honest confrontation and dialogue. Too often, responsive Evangelicals in recent times use the “ostrich routine."

David M. Best Olathe. Kansas

AIRMAN GROUNDEDI am a basic trainee at Lackland

Air Force Base but my church is the First Church in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., pastored by Rev. Dan Miles. When I left home one of the first things I missed was my church and C hris tian fe llow sh ip . I was so frightened that I couldn't handle the pressure and keep a good Christian

standing. I knew I was saved but sanctified was still very questionable. When times got hard the first one I turned to was Jesus and, praise the Lord, the question was answered. I want to thank the Lord and my church for being where I am now— sanctified!

Rick Nevard San Antonio, Texas

STORM TESTEDI can tell you from experience that

God can give you victory in the midst of a storm. In March 1980 I had cancer surgery. These were very trying moments in my life. There were times that if I hadn’t had

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HERALD OF HOLINESS

CELEBRATING HOLINESS HIGHER EDUCATION

By General Superintendent William M. Greathouse

IN C E L E B R A T IN G th e Year o f th e Young we pause to sa lu te o u r colleges, sem ina r ie s , a n d B ib le co lleges a round th e world.These in s t i tu t io n s a re n o t m ere ly “c h u rc h rela ted,"

as in most d e n o m in a t io n s ; th e y are th e C hurch o f the Nazarene p re p a r in g h er y o u th fo r life a n d service, thereby p rese rv ing her bes t in h e r i ta n c e a n d en a b l in g her better to fulfill her m iss ion of s p rea d in g sc r ip tu ra l holiness to th e en d s of th e ea r th .

Our schools a n d colleges in th e U n i te d S ta te s an d elsewhere sp ran g in to ex is tence a lm o s t s im u l ta n eo u s ly with the b i r th of th e a l liances , m iss ions , a n d ch u rc h es which la ter m erged in to o u r d e n o m in a t io n as we know it now. Today we have a n e tw o rk o f in s t i tu t io n s of higher educa t ion in th e U n i te d S ta te s , C a n ad a , M e x ico, South A m erica , G re a t B r i ta in , E u ro p e , Africa, Asia, Australia , a n d a r o u n d th e globe, all endeavo ring to wed the best in religion to th e bes t in learn ing .

James S ta lk e r observed th a t C h r is t f irs t e f fec ted th e moral conquest o f th e a n c ie n t world, t h e n its in te l lectual conquest. T h i s is th e very n a tu re of C h r i s tianity. Chris t in it ia l ly l ibe ra te s th e will f rom i ts b o n d age to sin, th e n th e m in d from its d a r k n e s s a n d error. The Spirit o f life in C h r is t is also th e S p ir i t o f tru th . This we believe to be th e p r in c ip le e x p la in in g th e founding a n d deve lopm en t o f o u r in s t i tu t io n s o f h igher education.

In Christ, St. P a u l w rote, are “h id d e n all th e t r e a sures of w isdom a n d knowledge.” H e w ho is th e w orld ’s Redeemer is also th e C re a to r in w h o m all th in g s cohere ^ee C o loss ians 1:15— 2:4). T r u th is th e re fo re one. There should be no cleavage be tw e en evangel ism an d education, s ince C h r is t th e R e d ee m er is C h r is t th e Revealer.

Those early leaders w ho so boldly ca lled som e of our schools “u n iv e rs i t ie s” m ay have been w iser t h a n th e y knew. In tu it ively th e y felt th e u n i ty of all d isc ip lines in

C hris t . 'They knew th e y were living in a un iverse , in w hich C h r is t is th e T ru th .

A lthough necessary te n s io n s ce r ta in ly exist in the academ ic p ro ce ss— for exam ple , be tw een religion an d s c i e n c e ( b e c a u s e o f t h e i r d i f f e r i n g m e t h odologies)— th e re can be no f inal co n t ra d ic t io n b e tw een th e t r u th of reve la tion an d th e t r u th of na tu re . T h e ta sk of C h r is t ia n h igher ed u c a t io n is to in tegra te faith, learn ing , an d life in th e u n d e r s ta n d in g a n d ex per ience of o u r you th w ho are p re p a r in g to live to serve God an d h u m a n i ty in th e ir various vocations .

In 1915 Dr. H. O r to n Wiley w rote in th e H erald of Holiness:

T h e C h u rch of th e N az a ren e is face to face w ith th e great p rob lem of th e ed u c a t io n of her young people. T h e ideals form ed in you th are th e ideals t h a t are bod ied fo rth in life. T h e co n d i t io n s w hich m ade th e C h u rc h of th e N az a ren e a necessi ty are d e m a n d in g a type of e d u c a t io n w hich on ly our schools a n d colleges can furnish . O th e rs m ay e d u ca te th e i r own accord ing to th e i r ideals, bu t th e C h u rc h of th e N az a ren e will be able to p e rp e tu a te her high ideals of C h r is t ia n experience, her i n tense a n d e n th u s ia s t ic loyalty to Je sus C hris t , her answ ering fa i th in th e a u th o r i ty of th e S c r ip tu re s a n d her aggressive type of evangel ism an d m is siona ry effort only as she inst i l ls these ideals in to th e m inds a n d h e a r ts o f her young people. W ith ou t th is there can be no fu tu r e for us as a church. T h ese words are as t ru e today as th e y were (57 years

ago . U n d e r e v e r - m o u n t i n g d i f f i c u l t i e s — c h i e f l y econom ic— N az aren e in s t i tu t io n s of h igher learn ing are endeavo ring to ca rry on a n d fulfill th e ex p e c ta t io n s of th e church . Let us c o n t in u e to give th e m o u r c o n fidence a n d loval suppo r t , a long w ith our p rayers an d loving endeavors to keep th e m t ru e to th e i r d ivinely in i t ia ted course. □

APRIL 15, 1983

W h y A tten d A N azaren e C ollege?by DON METZ

I H A D S E N T m y ap p l ica t io n to a n in d e p e n d e n t college a n d p la n n e d to en ro ll there . T h e n I m e t a m e n ’s q u a r te t f rom a N az a ren e college a t a c a m p m e e t ing. T h e se young m en p e rsu a d ed m e to app ly for a d m ission to E a s t e r n N az a ren e College. T h i s dec is ion changed th e course of m y life.

W h e n I en te re d college, 1 p la n n e d to r e m a in for only two years. T h e idea was to get som e basic ed u c a t io n an d th e n to p a s to r a c h u r c h — a M e th o d is t church . B ut so m e th in g h ap p e n e d d u r in g th e se two years. My p r o fessors cha n g ed my p lans , w ith o u t d irec tly adv is ing me. I caugh t so m e th in g from th e se d ed ica ted scholars . I becam e ad d ic ted w ith ed u c a t io n a l fever— a n d th e C h u rch of th e N azarene .

Dr. S te p h e n S. W h i te ign ited a love for theo logy t h a t still burns. Dr. R a lp h E ar le in sp ire d me to a p p ro a c h th e Bible b o th devo t ional ly a n d scholarly. Alice S p an - genberg in tro d u c ed me to th e love o f words, a n d a p p r e c ia t ion of th e i r use in writing . D e a n M u n r o w as a dem and ing , c o m p ass io n a te te a c h e r w ho show ed it was possible to com bine ho liness a n d scho la rsh ip . Lynford M a rg u a rd was an expert m a tc h m a k e r w ho he lped me fall in love w ith history. R. J. D ixon was a w alk ing model o f d y nam ic evangelism a n d ph ilo soph ica l t h i n k ing. E d w ard S. M a n n showed m e how to co m bine e n th u s ia sm for life w ith com ple te ded ica t io n to a n overw h e l m i n g m i s s i o n . I s t a y e d a t c o l l e g e fo r tw o y e a r s — th e n tw o yea rs m o r e — th e n on to g ra d u a te w ork— all because of m y teachers .

Beyond th e in fluence of m y te a c h e rs w as th e a t t r a c t ion of th e C h u rc h of th e N azarene . I en ro l led in co llege as a m e m b er of a n o th e r d e n o m in a t io n . I left co llege as a Nazarene . D u r in g m y stay in college I found t h a t N azarene doctr ine , N az a ren e life-style, a n d N a z a rene w orsh ip su ited me. I w as no pushover. I deba ted , analyzed, inquired , a n d exam ined . In m y se n io r yea r th e issue was se ttled , I becam e a N azarene , a n d I still rejoice in th a t decision.

A nd w hat shall I say more? I c o u r te d m y wife on a N azarene ca m p u s a n d its env irons . My choice fr iends of today were pals in college. Avenues o f service have

DON M ETZ is executive vice-president and academic dean at Mid-America Nazarene College In Olathe, Kansas.

opened because of a N a z a re n e college. M y personal values were n u r tu r e d by a N a z a re n e college. Today my fa ith in a n d a p p re c ia t io n for N a z a re n e h ig h e r educa t io n is s t ro n g a n d growing.

Tvo C h r is t ia n s c h o la rs v is i ted o u r c a m p u s recently. B o th m en spoke d irec t ly to issues a n d p ro b le m s in volved in C h r i s t ia n h ig h e r educa t ion .

T h e f irs t sp e ak e r w as Dr. D e n n is K inlaw, professor of O ld T e s t a m e n t a t A sb u ry T h eo lo g ica l Seminary. A d d ress in g b o th facu lty a n d s tu d e n t groups, Dr. K in law s tre s sed several ideas. O ne p o in t o f e m p h a s i s was th e nea r ly to ta l co l lapse o f pub lic h ig h e r e d u c a t io n in th e a re a of e th ica l co n c e rn s a n d in a bas ic sense of mission.

Dr. K in law was m ore o p t im is t ic a b o u t N a z a re n e edu ca t io n th a n m a n y N az aren e s . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e N aza re n e colleges, w ith a p p r o x im a te ly 300 P h .D .s and a ro u n d 12,000 s tu d e n ts , have th e pow er to influence th e e n t i re n a t io n a l cu l tu re . H e to ld th e s tu d e n t s th a t th e y have a n o p p o r tu n i ty ra re in e d u c a t io n a l circles. Dr. K in law m ade m e feel 10 feet tall.

Dr. A r t h u r H o lm e s , p r o f e s s o r o f p h i lo s o p h y at W h e a to n College, also in sp i re d th e faculty. H e cont r a s t e d th e h u m a n is t i c a p p ro a c h of m u c h o f cu rren t educa t ion w ith th e G o d -c e n te re d ed u c a t ion o f a C hr is t ia n college. He cha l le n g ed th e a s s u m p t io n s o f m uch of c o n t e m p o r a r y e d u c a t io n a l t h o u g h t . H is a p p ro a c h called for th e de l ibe ra te in t ro d u c t io n o f b ib lica l and theological in te r p re ta t io n o f va r io u s academ ic areas.

M a n y yea rs ago Dr. G. B. W il l ia m so n d ec la red tha t evangelism a n d ed u c a t io n were th e two a r m s of the church . B o th a rm s are needed . In a r e c e n t interview, Dr. Carl H e n ry s ta te d t h a t o ne o f t h e w ea k n esse s of evangelical c h u rc h e s is th e fa ilu re to re g a rd education as o f equal im p o r ta n c e w ith evangel ism . We n ee d both, as Dr. W il l iam son s ta ted .

A g en e ra t io n ago it s e em e d t h a t th e goal o f most N az a ren e families w as to s e n d th e i r c h i ld re n to a Nazarene college. P a r e n t s sacrif iced to in su re college educa tion for th e i r c h i ld ren in a C h r i s t i a n env ironm en t . T h e se were wise p a re n ts .

W h y a t t e n d a N a z a re n e college? T u r n it a ro u n d and a s k — W h y n o t a t t e n d a N a z a re n e college? I ’m glad I did! □

Jane t Anderson

6 HERALD OF HOLINESS

WE L IV E in a w orld of d im ens ions ; physical , social a n d econom ic , m e n ta l , a n d sp ir i tua l . We struggle to iden tify th e b o u n d a r ie s o f o u r world a n d at the sam e t im e seek to f ind o u r ow n id e n t i ty in r e la tionship to th e m . T h e s trugg le is one t h a t beg ins ear ly in life and seem s never to end.

We live in a world o f p h y s ic a l d im ens ions ; th e large and small, m ic ro a n d m acro , n a n o seconds a n d light years, cosmic a n d a tom ic . T im e , space, d is tance , power, speed, and m in ia tu r iz a t io n are a n in e sca p ab le p a r t of our daily life w h e th e r or n o t we are always aw are of them. T h e a c c o m p l ish m e n ts o f m a n exp re ssed in our understanding of o u r p h ys ica l w orld a re o f ten a s to u n d ing. Indeed, som e o f o u r ind iv idua l o r collective p r o b lems may be red u ced or solved th r o u g h a b e t t e r u n d e r standing of o u r p h y s ic a l world. E d u c a t io n p ro m o te s such unders tand ing .

We live in a w orld of social a n d econom ic d im e n sions, from th e m ic ro of ne ig h b o r a n d n e ig h b o rh o o d to the macro of n a t io n a n d world. We c a n n o t be c o n cerned only ab o u t one a n d ignore th e other. We, a n d those who re p re se n t us, m u s t be c o n c e rn e d not only about the p e rso n a l p ro b le m s of “m a k in g e n d s m e e t” but also such world p ro b le m s as p o p u la t io n explosion, poverty at hom e a n d ab road , ene rgy reserves, food a n d water resources, world te n s io n , a n d w ar a n d peace. There are no easy an sw e rs h ere b u t e d u c a t io n can p r o vide some d irec tions .

We live in a world affec ted a n d d irec ted by th e m in d s of people. We are, to a large degree, p ro d u c ts o f our

DON BEAVER is vice-president fo r academic affairs and dean of the college, Bethany Nazarene College, Bethany. Oklahoma.

m in d s a n d th o ugh ts . W h e th e r we are m e n ta l pygm ies or g ian ts as co m p ared to our G od-given p o te n t ia l will depend on th e a t t e n t io n we give to th e deve lopm ent of our m ind . We have th e choice of th in k in g small, or not at all, or f ind ing o p p o r tu n i t ie s to develop an aw areness a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g of th e p ro b lem s a ro u n d us in a b roade r d im ension . We will fail in th is d im e n s io n if we do not educate.

B ut educa t ion alone is not suffic ien t to deal w ith the p rob lem s a n d concerns of living. We have lost life's m ost im p o r ta n t ingred ien t if we ignore th e d im e n s io n s of our sp ir i tua l life. S o m eo n e has re ferred to th is d i m ens ion as th e d im e n s io n of dep th , to m a n y a lost d im ension . I m p o r ta n t as o th e r d im e n s io n s are, th e y will never solve m a n ’s sp ir i tua l p ro b lem s as long as m a n h a rb o rs a h ea r t rebellious to G o d ’s will. If all social a n d econom ic p ro b lem s are solved th e re is still envy a n d hate . I f we educa te a n d know t r u t h a n d a c quire w isdom we m ay know right a n d still do wrong. T h e sp ir i tua l d im e n s io n d e m a n d s a c o m m itm e n t to th e rea li ty o f G od an d th e l im itless d im e n s io n of H is love. At th e sa m e t im e, th is inc ludes a w illingness to face basic issues, social a n d religious, w ith a d ep th of u n d e rs ta n d in g , love, a n d concern . Here is th e m ission of th e N az a ren e college— to help s tu d e n ts in te g ra te faith, learn ing , a n d living, edu c a t in g in a n e n v i ro n m e n t t h a t is d is t inc t ly C hr is t ian .

T h e words of th e songw ri te r are ap p ro p r ia te : "H is love has no limit, H is grace has no m easure , H is power has no b o u n d a ry know n u n to m an." T h e resources of G od are lim itless. Let us ta p th e m a n d develop a d i m ens ion of dep th . Let us not m a k e th e m is tak e of se rving a too -sm a ll God.

by DON BEAVER

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TH Y W I L L B E DO NE." T h e se words, found in th e p raye r t h a t Jesus ta u g h t H is disciples, are som e tim es p assed over quickly, b u t they s ta n d at th e very h ea r t o f ou r C h r is t ia n c o m m itm e n t a n d of our accep tance of th e L o rd sh ip o f Jesus C hris t . We all recognize t h a t th e person who has not acknow ledged Chris t as his Savior m ay f ind it d i f ficult to say, “T h y will be done." B u t even af te r we have accep ted th e will o f God in our lives for sa lva tion, a n d for f reedom from original sin in en t i re sanc ti f ica t ion , we m ay be t e m p te d no t to accept th e c o m ple te will o f G od for o u r lives as we experience d ifficulties or as we face to u g h d e c is io n s . We m u s t l e a r n th a t th e will o f God for our lives is good. T h is does no t m e a n we view life in a fata list ic , res igned way. We shou ld be posit ive a n d op tim is t ic , know ing th a t G od has g rea t th in g s p la n n e d for us b o th in th is life a n d in th e life to come.

G od’s will for us can be received w ith th a n k fu ln e s s a n d even e n t h u s iasm if we re m e m b e r w ho G od re-

GILBERT FORD is vice-president for academic affairs and academic dean at Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho.

by GILBERT FORDally is. If G od is e te rn a l ly ex is ten t , if H e is in f in ite , if H e is th e sovereign of th e un iverse , if H e is holy, th e n He, th e t r iu n e God, can a n d shou ld be t r u s te d to kn o w w h a t is bes t for us.

W h y sh o u ld n ’t we t r u s t H im ? H e is all wise a n d powerful. H e would have to be in f in i te ly in te l l ig en t to have c re a te d th e world a r o u n d us, th e universe . We get som e l im ited c o n c ep t o f G o d ’s k n o w led g e a n d pow er from th e e n o rm o u s size of t h e p h y s i c a l u n i v e r s e . O u r e x p lo ra t io n of th e so la r sy s te m has only m ade a sm all beg inn ing . We are no t even ou t o f o u r b a c k y a rd in o u r a t t e m p t s to v is i t o u r s te l la r neighborhood .

T h e A pollo a s t r o n a u t s n e e d e d five days to t rave l to th e m oon . If a s t ro n a u ts were to go to th e very n e a r e s t s t a r u s i n g A p o l l o - t y p e e q u i p m e n t a n d s p e e d s , 1 00 ,000 years would be needed . T h i s n e a r est star, A lp h a C e n ta u r i , is so d is t a n t t h a t l ight requ ires m ore t h a n four years to com e from it to us, even th o u g h l ig h t covers 186,000 miles each second. T h e m o s t d i s t a n t s te l la r ga lax ie s t h a t c a n be seen w ith th e m o s t pow erful t e l e

scopes a re so far away t h a t their l igh t r e q u ire s 10 b i l l io n yea rs to com e to us, a n d th e re m ay b e galaxies even f a r th e r away. T h e distance th a t l igh t ca n trave l in 10 billion yea rs is too en o rm o u s for o u r minds to u n d e r s ta n d .

Som e feeling for th i s g rea t dista n c e c a n be g a in ed by considering th e loca t ions o f th e e a r th , th e sun, a n d th e m os t d i s t a n t s te l la r galaxy on a m u c h -re d u c e d scale. I f th e dista n c e from th e e a r th to th e sun, w h ich is ac tua l ly 93 m il l ion miles, is set equa l to one o n e - th o u s a n d th of a n inch, t h e n th e d is ta n c e to the m os t d i s t a n t s te l la r ga laxy would be r e p re se n te d by 10 m il l ion miles.

O u r u n ive rse is e n o rm o u s , much la rger th a n o u r m in d s ca n possibly conceive, a n d yet th i s p h y s ic a l u n i verse w as c re a te d by o u r H eavenly Father. H ow wise a n d how powerful H e m u s t be! O u r n a tu r a l rea c t io n is to be awed by th is v a s tn e s s o f space a n d t i m e . W e m a y t h i n k how m in u te , how sm all, how powerless we h u m a n be ings are, m e re specks lost in th e cosm os. B u t o n reflect ion we know t h a t h u m a n beings a r e t h e m o s t c o m p l e x e n t i t i e s know n. No p h y s ic a l o r biological s t r u c tu re is m ore com plica ted . And we know t h a t G od loves us. God,

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our Heavenly Fa ther , w ho is th e Creator o f th is en o rm o u s physica l universe, so loved us th a t He sent His Son, who w as b o rn as a baby, lived as a m an , a n d d ied for o u r s a l vation. I s n ' t it e g o t i s t i c a l , p r e sumptuous, a n d s tu p id of us w hen we don’t t ru s t H im ?

We can d e p e n d o n H is f a i t h fulness, not on ly for o u r sa lva t ion , but also for gu idance w h en we face difficulties, p rob lem s, o r tragedies . This does not m e a n we sh o u ld react passively to all o f life’s s i tu a t io n s . Much can a n d sh o u ld be cha n g ed through our efforts a n d w ith G od 's help, but we ough t to t r u s t G od in those c i r c u m s t a n c e s we c a n n o t change. Let us be th a n k fu l t h a t we can have Him, th e in f in i te ly wise Creator of all t h a t we can see or know, as our loving F a th e r a n d p e r sonal Savior.

RelinquishmentH elp me, Lord, But in the centerTo w illingly O f Thy will,

G ive up this task Still trustinglyI love I yield;

To younger, Com m ittingM ore e f f ic ien t han ds All 1 h av e to Thee,

With w isdom My talents— tim e—From above! My cares,

1 know You h av e Know ing You willA p lan fo r me, Lovingly

P erhaps not yet Take chargeRevealed , O f my affairs!

— ALICE H A N SC H E M O R T E N SO NRacine, W isconsin

NAZARENEROOTS

The faculty and stu d en ts o f the school, about 1 9 1 5

NORTHWEST NAZARENE COLLEGE, 1914-1916

“The busy man of the year was Rev. Harry Hays. He pastored the church, acted as district superintendent, provided in his home a place for the Bible department, headed the department of theology, and, in the meantime, when not occupied with other duties, did the work of the financial agent. In a large measure he helped to put the school on the map. He held meetings in various places over the district, which was still extensive, and interested the heads of families in the school.. . . Before the school year had closed, and before the new board of trustees had been chosen . . . plans had been made toward the construction of suitable buildings on the property secured.’’ (From Northwest Nazarene College, 25 Years o f Progress, 1913-1938)

In actuality, Idaho Holiness School (now Northwest Nazarene College) would wait to be “put on the map” by H. Orton Wiley and Russell V. DeLong. Nevertheless, NNC, as most of our Nazarene schools, owes a great deal to a host of forgotten men who served for a year or two during its founding years. Harry Hays, the second “head” of the school, stayed only two years, during which time he also served simultaneously as district superintendent and pastor of the Nampa, Ida., church. His first task was to bring the school back into a relationship with the Church of the Nazarene. The first “head" of the school had severed that relationship during the second semester of the school’s first year. Rev. Hays also attracted Professor C. V. Marshall from Penn College, who gave the infant school its first academic boost. About 1916, Rev. Hays left Nampa to pastor the San Diego, Calif., Church of the Nazarene. □

STEVE COOLEY, D irector o f Archives

Shown are som e o f the N azarene com m u nity w h ich had begun to gather in Nam pa, Idaho. H arry H ays can be seen in the foreground w e a r in g the derby hat. (P hotographs from the Leah R. W iley don ation . M rs. W iley is a d au ghter of Rev. Hays.)

APRIL 15. 1983

NA Z A R E N E H IG H E R EDUC A TIO N re p re se n ts an o p p o r tu n i ty for in v e s tm e n ts t h a t b r in g b o th im m ed ia te an d long-range b en e f i ts to th e K ingdom . To begin with, ou r in s t i tu t io n s of h ighe r ed u c a t io n r e p r e sent w orthy needs for th e t ru e s te w a rd ’s f inanc ia l r e sources.

T h e p as t 75 years have seen m ass ive in v e s tm e n ts in cam pus facilities. T h e c h u rc h has also g iven g en e r ously to subsid ize N az a ren e h igher ed u c a t io n so th a t young people from th e local ch u rches , regard less of th e i r own financ ia l resources, m igh t be able to a t te n d .

In recen t years th is in v e s tm e n t has becom e reg u larized th ro u g h sy s tem a tic a s s ig n m e n t o f e d u c a t io n a l b u d g e ts acco rd in g to th e r e c o m m e n d a t io n s in th e s tudy of our to ta l s te w ard sh ip p ro g ra m p r e s e n te d at th e last G ene ra l Assembly. A n d th o se who a t te n d e d th a t G enera l A ssem bly saw w ith th e i r own eyes th e a c c u m u la te d d iv id e n d s o f N a z a r e n e s ’ f in a n c ia l i n v es tm en t in its in s t i tu t io n s o f h igher le a rn in g as t h o u san d s of a lu m n i p re se n t in th e co n v e n t io n hall, on ly a fraction of th e to ta l, s tood to be iden tif ied as th e p r o d uct of our e d u c a t io n a l p rogram s.

A second k in d of s te w ard sh ip th a t r e p re se n ts a m a jor in v e s tm e n t o f resources of yea rs a n d m o n e y is t h a t being m ade by th e s tu d e n ts a t te n d in g o u r Bible co llege, our liberal a r t s colleges, a n d o u r seminary .

DONALD L. YOUNG is academic dean at Eastern Nazarene College, Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts.

T h e se in v e s tm e n ts r e p re s e n t th o u s a n d s of sacrifia by s tu d e n ts a n d th e i r p a r e n t s w ho have a vision ford l ife -shap ing p o te n t ia l r e p r e s e n te d by C hr is t ian high educat ion . In th e se days o f r is ing cos ts a n d declinii ava ilab ili ty o f som e fo rm s of f in an c ia l aids, the temj t a t io n to choose, on th e b as is o f lower tu it ion cost, public in s t i tu t io n of h ighe r le a rn in g w i th no avow C h r is t ia n p u rp o se r e p r e s e n t s a new challenge thi m us t be m et squarely.

T h e e n c o u r a g e m e n t o f c h u r c h leaders , especial pas to rs , is n eeded m ore t h a n ever to guide Nazara young peop le to m a k e th o s e sacrif ic ia l investmen w hich yie ld d irec t sp i r i tu a l b en e f i ts to th e m individ ally a n d to th e c h u rc h t h a t n u r tu r e s th e m . And, inti day of le ssened c o m m i tm e n t to a s s is t in g students th e pub lic sector, th e re is a n u n u s u a l n ee d for Naz renes w ith f inanc ia l resou rces to follow th e example Uncle B u d R o b in so n a n d o th e r p io n e e r Nazarene lea ers by p rov id ing g ra n ts a n d s c h o la rsh ip s for studem especially m is s io n a ry a n d m in i s te r ia l students, w] shou ld no t be o v e re ncouraged to bo rrow to finan th e i r p r e p a ra t io n . P e r h a p s th e g re a te s t opportunity for th e e s ta b l i s h m e n t o f en d o w e d scholarships til will assis t g en e ra t io n s of fu tu re s tu d e n t s until Jes comes.

For a few h u n d r e d N a z a re n e s a t a n y one time, the com es th e p r iv ileged o p p o r tu n i ty to inves t a portion o n e ’s life d irec tly in th e w ork of C h r i s t ia n higher ed ca tion . I t h in k of th e devo ted b u s in e s s m a n I knewle

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Ian two decades ago w ho tu r n e d his fam ily bus iness rerto his wife a n d sons so th a t he m ig h t invest his full ime, effort, and b u s iness exper ience a t a do lla r a year bhelp his regional N az a ren e college out at a t im e of bancial difficulty.1 think of people w ho m a n a g e th e se facilities, a n d

ieople like the h a rd -w o rk in g C h r i s t ia n s e c re ta ry w ho jped these ref lec tions from a ba re ly legible m a n u - rript, and the devoted C h r i s t ia n g e n t le m a n w ho gives tie best of care to th e b u i ld in g I w ork in.I think of scores of d ed ica ted a n d h igh ly t r a in e d

thristian faculty m e m b e rs I have k n o w n w ho have My given the bes t yea rs o f th e i r lives to th is calling. Firtually all of th e se peop le have foregone p o te n t ia l ly kigher salaries to m a k e th e se in v e s tm e n ts o f th e m - elvesin Nazarene h ighe r educa t ion .The idea of s te w ard sh ip as a n in v e s tm e n t sh o u ld not

kanew idea to B ib le - l i te ra te C h r is t ia n s , as a re- leading of M atthew 25:14-46 will r e m in d us. T h e p a r a ble of the stewards, o f ten ca lled th e p a ra b le of th e lalents, shows us a w ide d iffe rence in in v e s tm e n t a im s and strategies a n d a d iv ine review o f each.Whether your s te w a rd sh ip is in t he form of f inanc ia l

[vestment, or e d u c a t io n a l in v e s tm e n t , o r in v e s tm e n t Irectly in the work of a N a z a re n e in s t i tu t io n of h ighe r learning, you p ro b ab ly have received som e of G o d ’s (liritual dividends a lo n g th e way. 1 r e m in d you th a t , in Edition to these d iv idends , you can look a h e a d to th e tapital gains, th e day w hen th e K in g sha ll say, "Well ione,thou good a n d fa i th fu l se rvan t." Lj

The JourneyWhat an opportunity is m ine

to travel u pw ards with the g lor iou s h op e

o f h eav en as my goal.

No, I am not alone.He will g u id e me.He traveled the w ay before

and m arked the path with drops of blood.

No, I am not afraid.His love w ill l ead m e

through the h il ls and vales,His mercy w ill lift m e

over the treacherou s m ountain heights.

His grace w ill k e ep m e from f a l l i n g . . .

And I will r each m y destination!

— G E R A L D IN E N IC H O L A SAbbotsford, British Columbia

by WILLIS E. SNOWBARGER

PA R D O N th e persona l reference, b u t guess w hat I found in a bund le of old p ap e rs passed on to me by my paren t s! A buff-co lored dup lica te d a te d D e c e m ber 4, 1954. A Bresee College receipt d es igna ted for "Willis ' T u i t io n , 2nd Semester." T h e detail read:

M eat Front (105) a .07 S 7.55 H in d (75) « .09 _ 6.75

$14.10W hat a t r a n s a c t io n on b e h a lf of m y high school f re sh m a n year 's tu it ion!

In th e d e p th s of th e depression , m y p a re n ts were pay ing tu i t io n w ith 180 lbs. of b ee f c red ited at 7C an d 9C per pound . T h e p rev ious y ea r th e wheat harves t had been com ple ted in one day, so th e re was li t t le q u a n t i ty an d even poorer prices. 1 am sure th a t in som e to those years th e re was less th a n 8500 cash incom e from the farm (eggs, cream , fryers, calves, a n d all).

But my p a r e n ts had a goal for th e ed u c a t io n of th e i r ch i ld ren in a C h r is t ia n high school an d college. Even a G rea t D ep ress ion could not shake th a t p lan . O ther goals could wait. T h e children grow up quickly. Once the teen years are past, the p a tte rn s for life are set.

T h e deal was this . E ac h of th e four ch i ld ren were to help out on th e farm, get p a r t - t im e jobs du r in g the school year, an d th e resources would be pooled. T h e f inanc ing of a college ed u c a t io n was g u a ra n tee d so long as it was a N az a ren e college a n d we delayed marriage. T h e college bill was on th e sam e p r io r i ty level as g ro ceries, gasoline, clo th ing. T h e re would be no new cars, very lit tle for vacations, n o th in g for fu rn i tu re or re m odeling th e old house. By a r r a n g e m e n t w ith c re d itors, in te res t on in d e b ted n e ss was p a id bu t no p ay m en t on p r inc ipa l was made. T i thes , offerings, a n d the ch i ld ren 's educat ions? T h e se were never in doubt. T h e p lan was very simple, th e p r io ri t ie s clear.

Do you know w h a t? O urs was a hap p y family. We never realized we were poor. We never t hough t o f d r o p p ing out o f college. T h e bills were all paid. B e t te r fu r n itu re , rem odeling, a n d vaca t ions were th e re to be e n joyed w ith th e g randch ild ren . My p a r e n ts lived out th e i r values a n d prinrit ies an d we are t he beneficiaries. T h e i r exam ple was a safe p a t t e r n for t heir ch i ld ren to follow. i .

WILLIS E. SNOWBARGER is vice-president for academic affairs and dean o f the college at Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee. Illinois.

APRIL 15, 1983

by KEITH A. PAGAN

DO T W O W ALK T O G E T H E R un less th e y have agreed to do so?” (Amos 3:3, XIV). T h e s h e p herd p r o p h e t ’s rhe to r ica l q u es t io n says it very well: two cannot walk toge ther “u n less th e y have m ade an a p p o in tm e n t” (RSV). For over th re e q u a r te rs o f a c e n tury, th e C h u rch of th e N azarene an d her colleges have moved to g e th e r on an ap p o in te d p a th . T h e colleges of the c h u rc h an d th e ch u rch of th e colleges p u rsu e com-

KEITH A. PAGAN is vice-president for academic affa irs— dean o f the college, Point Loma College, San Diego, California.

m on p u rp o ses u n d e r th e L o rd s h ip of C hr is t . C om m itm e n t to H is cause a n d to H is Body, th e C h u rc h , is a che r ished com m onali ty . T h e c h u r c h h a s consistently d e m o n s t r a te d c o m m itm e n t to N a z a re n e h ig h e r education . Likewise, th e colleges have d e m o n s t r a te d comm itm e n t to th e church .

In m a n y ways, th e church -co l lege re la t io n s h ip may be likened to t h a t o f m arr iage . T h e p ledge to walk to g e th e r as one to w a rd a m u tu a l goal is th e m o s t obvious parallel . As in a m arr iage , in ways b o th rea l and m ystica l, th e two becom e one, w hile m a in ta in in g individuality.

A ch u rc h is not a college; a college is n o t a church. Yet, th e re a re e le m e n ts o f b o th in each. T h e genius of N a z a re n e h ig h e r e d u c a t io n is t h a t ea c h serves the other. T h e c h u rc h has given f inanc ia l , organizational, pe rsonne l, a n d sp i r i tu a l s u p p o r t to i ts colleges in addit ion to p rov id ing its m o s t p rec ious r e so u rc e — its finest young people. T h e colleges have g iven b ac k to the ch u rc h an ed u c a te d leadersh ip , in fo rm ed laity, biblical scho larsh ip , a n d c o n s e c ra te d concern . T h e in te n t of e a c h — as in a good m a r r ia g e — is to b u i ld t h e other, reach co m m o n goals, a n d m ore effectively ca r ry out th e G re a t C o m m a n d m e n t .

T h o s e o f u s in v o lv e d in t h e d a i ly w o rk o f the c h u rc h ’s colleges a re forever g ra te fu l t h a t we have not been left to w alk o u r p a t h alone! T h o s e colleges who have been “aff i l ia ted w ith ,” “s p o n so re d by,” or “approved b y ” th e i r respec tive d e n o m in a t io n s have too o f ten found th a t th e lack of ac tive s u p p o r t a n d reinfo rcem ent has forced th e m in to o th e r a l liances. Conversely, th e colleges of th e C h u r c h o f th e Nazarene h ave f o u n d a n e v e r - s t r e n g t h e n i n g b o n d w i th the chu rch as th e years have passed .

I recall m y fa th e r r e m a rk in g w i th a sly grin that m a rr ie d couples in th e i r la te r yea rs have a te n d en c y to ta k e on each o th e r ’s p h y s ic a l a p p e a r a n c e — to look alike, as well as to act a n d t h in k alike. M y own observ a t ion of couples w ho have lived to g e th e r a n d loved in tense ly w ould t e n d to su p p o r t h is claim . T h e same is t ru e o f th e c h u r c h - r e la te d college a n d th e college- re la ted church! A fter m a n y yea rs toge ther , th e y look, th in k , a n d act m ore a n d m ore alike! In th e descriptive language usua lly rese rved for m arr iage , “th e two have becom e one.” As th e flow of people, prayer, ideas, and f inance goes back a n d fo r th b e tw e e n th e two, each sha re s a p a r t o f i tse lf w i th th e o th e r u n t i l th e y become m ore a n d m ore inseparab le .

Can tw o w alk toge ther if th e y have n o t agreed to do sol “No," says th e p ro p h e t a n d o u r ex pe r ience confirms th e response . T h e m u tu a l c o m m i tm e n t m u s t be there lest they drift on to d iffe ren t p a th s . W i th one h e a r t and m ind, th e C h u rc h o f th e N a z a re n e a n d h e r colleges walk to g e th e r in to th e fu tu re b ecau se th e y have agreed to do so. E x is t in g in s t i tu t io n a l s t r u c tu re s t e n d to guara n te e th e c o n t in u in g a g re e m e n t in p u rpose . U n d er the leadersh ip of th e H oly Sp ir i t , t h e p e rso n a l com mitm ent o f faculty, staff, a n d s tu d e n t s to th e church , and th e c o r re sp o n d in g p e rso n a l c o m m i tm e n t o f church m em bers to th e college will e n s u re t h a t th e coming c e n te n n ia l o f o u r w alk to g e th e r will be m a rk e d by th a n k sg iv in g a n d praise . □

HERALD OF HOLINESS

I HAD A D \A N C E D from m e chan ic , to lead m e chanic, to su p e rv iso r o f m e ch a n ica l service while working a t U n ite d A ir L ines . I was se cond in cha rge of the midnight crew o f m e ch a n ics , a n d h a d m a n y r e sponsibilities, w h ich I th o u g h t I h a d d isc h a rg ed very well. However, I d id no t have a b ee r w i th th e m e n a f te r work, or seem to f it in w ith th e top ic s o f th e i r daily conversation. A fte r a yea r I was d e m o te d to lead m e chanic. W h a t a b low to m y self-esteem ! T h i s was a real negative t im e in m y life. All ho p es of a d v a n c e m e n t were gone. A l th o u g h I en joyed m y w o rk as r a d io electric m echanic , th e fu tu re p ro sp e c ts looked bleak. My spirits were n o t th e h ighest , to say th e least. W h e re was God’s h a n d in all o f th is? My im m e d ia te supe rv iso r asked me if I was going to qu it. No, I d id n ’t qu i t m y job, but stayed on th e n igh t sh if t for two m ore years t r a i n ing the new rad io -e lec tr ic m echan ics .

However, th e seeds o f d is sa t is fa c t io n h a d been sown, and I s ta r ted look ing a t th e w a n t ads. A nsw er ing one ad led me to a jo b as service en g in ee r on e lec trica l systems at C o n v a i r /G e n e ra l D y n a m ic s in S a n Diego. The com pany m oved o u r w hole fam ily a n d goods from Chicago to S a n Diego. I was en joy ing new scenery, a warm climate, h ig h e r salary, a n d a n in te re s t in g line of work. I began to see G o d ’s p la n u n fo ld ing for me.

After seven h a p p y years a t Convair, I was laid off. A recession h a d occ u rre d in 1962, a n d 14,000 w orkers lost

HAROLD AYER is currently under special assignm ent by the Division o f World M ission to the Japan Christian Junior College.

th e i r jobs at Convair. 1 tr ied , w ith no success, to be a sa lesm an , s tock broker, a n d ow ner o f m y ow n m a rin e radio business . My sp ir i ts s a n k to a low ebb. I knew th e feelings of d espa ir a n d w o rth le ssn ess t h a t a re aff lic ting th e m illions w ho are now un em p lo y ed in 1983. W here was God in th is t im e of trouble? However, I did n o t lose faith in G od a t an y tim e, b u t felt t h a t I would have a good te s t im o n y for H im w h en th is per iod of troub le was over. Fortunate ly , m y wife was te ac h in g school a t th is t im e. We h ad five young boys, so th e seven of us did no t go hungry, an d o u r needs were all m et. T h e lay off was a big negative a t th is per iod of m y life.

O ne of th e nega tive facets in f ind ing w ork was a lack of a b ac h e lo r ’s degree. I could n o t f ind useful em p loy m en t , so I decided to go to college, a n d m a k e school my full-time em p loym en t . In tw o years I h a d m y B ache lo r o f A rts degree, a c red en tia l in E le m e n ta ry E d uca t ion , one in T each ing th e M e n ta l ly R e ta rded , a n d a job te ac h in g e le m e n ta ry school. A gain I could see th e h a n d of G od ch a n g in g a negative in to a positive.

After 15 h a p p y years te ac h in g in e le m e n ta ry school an d ju n io r college, G od has he lped me to gain several o th e r degrees, inc lud ing a doc to ra te in educat ion , an d to experience a w onderfu l y ea r a n d a h a l f as a lay m iss ionary in Ja p a n . G od has t ru ly h ad a w onderfu l play for m y life. I f I h ad no t been d issa tis f ied w ith my job in Chicago, I would not have m oved to S an Diego. If th e re h ad no t been a layoff in S an Diego, 1 would not have en te re d th e field of educat ion . Two nega tives r e ally do m a k e a big positive. □

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INHERITANCES:

by MARCIA OLSEN

H O N K IN G gaggles of geese f lapp ing sou th , azure Idaho skies, an d th e a n t ic ip a t io n of m u n c h in g nachos at A r t ’s Old H ouse belied th e serious t r a n s ac tion inside our a t to r n e y ’s office. M y h u s b a n d a n d I h ad p o n d e re d th e p a r t i c u la r s — n a m in g th e execu to r of our wills, choos ing th e g u a rd ia n of our m in o r ch i ld sh o u ld we die s im u lta n eo u s ly , c a lc u la t in g th e p e r cen tages of our e s ta te to be given to our d a u g h te r a n d various c h u rc h in s t i tu t io n s . We h a d d iscussed w ith our lawyer exactly how we w ished th e benef ic ia r ies o f our wills to receive th e i r in h e r i tan c e . Carefully, legally (and wordily!) he devised an ac ce p ta b le d o cu m en t . W ith all th e whereases , therefores , a n d he re w ith s in place, we signed. We left th e office sa t is f ied t h a t ou r s igna tu res in su red th e execu t ion of o u r desires.

Since th a t day in th e a t to r n e y ’s office, several sp i r i tua l para lle ls to th e occas ion have f looded m y m ind.

MARCIA OLSEN is a free-lance writer and a m em ber o f Nampa, Idaho. College Church.

Four s im ple ana log ies have em erged . F i rs t , i t ’s comforting to know th a t m y e a r th ly in h e r i ta n c e is carefully a r r a n g e d for m y d a u g h te r a n d me. T h a t ’s what G od d id for H is c h o s e n p e o p le — H is beneficiaries. T h ro u g h M oses H e gave exp lic i t in s t ru c t io n s to the H ebrew s as th e y s to o d on th e verge o f th e Prom ised L a n d — th e i r in h e r i tan c e . In th e O ld T e s t a m e n t the land i tse lf w as a sym bol o f God. D e u te r o n o m y describes in m in u te de ta i l th e in h e r i ta n c e r ig h ts o f this gen e ra t io n who h a d w a n d e re d in th e w ild e rn e ss for 40 years. It was to th e i r fa th e rs t h a t G od h a d promised th is la n d a n d th e y were now to be th e a c tu a l recipients. P re c is e lo c a t io n s for p a r t i c u l a r t r ib e s , w i th qua lif ica tions for u n u su a l cases, were specif ically outlined before th e y could c la im th e i r in h e r i ta n c e . G od m e th o d ically p la n n e d for H is in h e r i to rs , in s i s t in g t h a t certain co n d i t io n s be m e t a n d m a in ta in e d . L ike God, we have exercised h u m a n c a u t io n a n d c o n d i t io n s for o u r wills. I’m sa t is f ied t h a t o u r e a r th ly e s ta te is p ro p e r ly designed, like G o d ’s was for th e H ebrew s.

T h a t th o u g h t leads to th e se co n d ap p l ic a t io n o f tha t t ra n sa c t io n . For me as a C h r is t ia n , th e s e e a r th ly prov is ions for o th e rs a n d m e are n o t p r e e m in e n t in my life. I t is com fo r t ing to know o u r wills a re in o rder and th a t I will be a d e q u a te ly ca re d for o n th i s e a r th , b u t far m ore th r i l l in g for m e are th e w ords f ro m P s a lm 16:5, “T h e L ord is th e p o r t io n o f m in e in h e r i ta n c e .” Those words are s ta te d so p la in ly t h a t I m ig h t co n s id e r them too s im ple. B u t w h e n th e im p l ic a t io n s o f t h a t verse soak in, th e i r d y n a m ic im p a c t rev e rb e ra te s a g a in s t the walls o f m y m ind , p re c ip i ta t in g th r o b s in m y temples an d p a lp i ta t io n s of m y h ea r t . M y f in i te m in d fails to c o m p re h e n d th a t s ta te m e n t : t h a t th e C re a to r o f the universe , th e O ne w ho f lung o u t th e galaxies, is my inheri tance! My daugh ter , m y ch u rc h , a n d I m ay inher i t a n ad e q u a te s u m — b u t it is a p i t t a n c e in comp a r iso n to b e ing a b ene f ic ia ry o f t h e L o rd G od himself. Im ag ine t h a t I, m o r ta l a n d ear th ly , have G od for my p e rsona l inhe ri tance! A n d n o t ju s t for 40 or 50 years as m y worldly possess ions m ig h t be, b u t as P s a lm 37:18 asserts , “T h e L o rd k n o w e th th e days o f th e upright: a n d th e i r in h e r i ta n c e sha ll be fo re v e r” ( i ta lics mine).

Whew! T h a t aw esom e p ro m ise req u ire s ca lm conte m p la t io n , so u l- sa tu ra t io n ; b u t m y m in d refuses to be passive, w h ir l ing in s te a d to a th i r d th o u g h t . S ince we are in worldwide econom ic gyra tions , o u r ta n g ib le esta te m ay en d up b e in g p a l t ry or even dep le ted . Though we exercise p ru d e n c e , o u ts id e c i r c u m s ta n c e s could th w a r t ou r b es t in te n t io n s . N o t so w i th o u r heavenly inheri tance! 1 P e te r 1:3-4 declares, “ In h is g re a t mercy he has given us new b i r th in to a l iv ing h o p e . . . and in to a n in h e r i ta n c e t h a t c a n never pe r ish , spoil, or fade— kep t in h eaven for y o u ” (N IV ). T h a t ’s security! T h e s tock m a rk e t f luc tua te s , p r im e in te r e s t r a te s soar, a n d real e s ta te in v e s tm e n ts sit idle, all o u t o f o u r control. In th is e a r th ly m o m e n t o f t im e th e se concerns m ost n a tu ra l ly elicit o u r energies , b u t we C h r is t ian s , in sp i te o f th o s e v a r ia b le s , s t e a d f a s t l y n e s t l e in the w a rm th o f th e words, “a n in h e r i ta n c e t h a t ca n never perish , spoil, or fade.”

In th e o p en in g p a r a g ra p h I s t a t e d t h a t we left our lawyer’s office “sa t is f ied t h a t o u r s ig n a tu re s insured th e execu tion of o u r desires.” T h a t p h r a s e c a ta p u l t s me

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to the last sp ir i tua l parallel . W h a t assurance do I have that the Lord will be m y in h e r i tan c e , th a t H is carefully orchestrated in h e r i ta n c e p la n will not perish , will i n deed be mine? O u r a t to r n e y believes m y h u s b a n d a n d I are trustworthy: th a t th e in k e d le t te rs fo rm ing our names on th e last page of o u r wills rep re se n t peop le of integrity, th a t o u r s ig n a tu r e s c o n f i r m re l iab le i n tentions. Powerfully a n d posit ive ly P a u l p ro c la im s in Ephesians 1:1.'1-14, “H a v in g believed, you were m a rk e d in him with a seal, th e p ro m ise d H oly S piri t , w ho is a deposit gu a ra n tee in g o u r in h e r i ta n c e . . . " (NIY). As much as I prize m y hon o rab le n a m e a n d rep u ta t io n , with how m u c h m ore a u th o r i ty does th e H oly S piri t

no ta rize my heavenly inhe r i tance , offering h im se lf as the guaran tee . No 90-day re tu rns , no one-year w arran ties . W i th th e infill ing of His p resence the Holy S piri t g u a ra n tee s tha t the Lord is m y inhe r i tance . His s ig n a tu re is u t te r ly in fa l l ib le— my in h e r i tan c e is sure.

After our visit to th e a t to rn e y I felt secure, satisfied, safe. W ith as m uch care as is h u m a n ly possible, my ea r th ly in h e r i tan c e is p ru d e n t ly p lanned . T h a t fact p rov ides com fort. However, r ivet ing m y focus on my heaven ly p o sse ss io n p ro d u ce s b o th r e la x a t io n an d w onder. 1 — e a r th ly , m o r ta l , f i n i t e — am th e L o rd 's beneficiary. For the infinite , ceaseless foreverness of eternity , He is my inheri tance!

AND MISSION ACTIONby RAY HURN

ON T H E DAY OF P E N T E C O S T th e Holy Spirit was o u tpou red , la u n c h in g en o rm o u s g row th for the kingdom of C od . C o n v e r ts were rap id ly m ult ip lied .During th e yea rs 1983 th r o u g h 1985, each local M is

sion Action C o m m it te e sh o u ld cha llenge th e c h u rc h to an all-out c o m m itm e n t on P e n te c o s t S u n d a y for th e launching of new work.

The goal of th e C h u r c h of th e N az a ren e is to s ta r t 288 new ch u rc h es in o u r 75 th year, w h ich begins S e p tember 1. Seventy-f ive jub ilee ch u rc h e s are to be o r ganized on O ctobe r 23, 1983.

Pastors a n d local M is s io n A ction C o m m it te e s will want to p lan in ad v a n ce a c o m m itm e n t e m p h a s is to launch a new w ork each y ea r in th e spring. We believe that each c lu s te r o f five c h u rc h e s could s ta r t one new work, giving us a to ta l o f 1,000 new w orks annually . Our 75th year can be th e im p e tu s for w idesp read m is sion action.

Pentecost S u n d a y is an ideal S u n d a y to m a k e a Spirit-filled new w ork c o m m i tm e n t . H ere a re s u g gestions for new w ork s ta r ts :

• M ission ac t ion (ex tens ion) revivals• New ex ten s io n S u n d a y Schools• Language classes or language m iss ions• New e th n ic w orks am o n g E n g l ish -sp e ak in g

e thnics• S um m er m in i s t ry e x te n s io n te a m s• D istric t c h u rc h p la n t in g efforts• B ivocational c h u rc h p la n te r s• Lay-led new w ork c a m p a ig n s

Prepare for P e n te c o s t S u n d a y a n d new w ork s ta r ts . Recycle sp ir i tua l a n d bib lical p r e p a ra t io n s from the

RAY HURN is d irector o f Church Extension M inistries at the International Headquarters o f the Church o f the Nazarene in Kansas City, Missouri.

M iss io n A c tio n S o u rceb o o k to p r e p a r e th e w ho le church.

E s ta b l ish a “C rea t C om m iss ion L ib ra ry ” w ith rec om m e n d ed read ing books. Available are:

• A packet o f th re e booklets: M ission A ction G uidelines, Hoic to L aunch E th n ic Churches. a n d Cod's M a n d a te for Church P la n tin g

• C om m unica tion and Growth• E vangelical H om e Bible Class• F in d in g Your M in is tr y• Get R eady to < iroic• It H appened at P ilot P oin t• P u t In the S ickle• Tell it Well• T he M aster's Plan for M a k in g D isciples• S p ir itu a l G ifts W orksh o p — an extens ive lecture

w orkshop w ith p a r t i c ip a n t w orkbooksAvailable also are p rofessionally p roduced au d io

video aids for m o tiv a t io n a n d in s t ru c t io n for beg inn ing new works:

• “A C h u rch for Tom orrow "• "Love M akes it H ap p e n "• “F in d in g Your M in i s t r y ”• “P la n n e d P a re n th o o d for C h urches"• “A C h u rch Is B orn"

T h e se are all l( i-mm. films, 15-35 m in u te s long. T h ey can be ordered from th e N azarene P ub lish ing House.

A dditiona l helps available in P ersona l Soul W in n e r T ra in ing m ay be found in th e M ission A ction Sourcebook, Sect ion 12.

P en te co s t S u n d ay can be a M iss ion A ction C o m m i t m en t Day for la u n ch in g new works. P en te co s t will h ap p e n 1,000 t im es in th e new work efforts e s tab l ish ed in our 75th vear.

APRIL 15, 1983

REVIVAL-Janet Anderson

Off, WHAT A THOUGHT!by W. DONALD WELLMAN

REVIVAL— w hat an aw esom e word! I t is aw esom e for m a n y reasons , n o t th e leas t o f w h ich is w h a t it does w ith in a n individual, as well as society.Revival is n o t l im ited to religious issues, for to be

“revived” appl ies to th e physical , psychica l, a n d sp i r i tu a l world. However, o u r p r im a ry co n c e rn in th i s a r t i cle is th e th o u g h t a n d th r i l l o f w h a t G od w a n ts to do w ith in th e Body of C h r i s t— th e B ody t h a t we call th e Church.

2 C hron ic les 7:14 gives to us th e grid for p re p a ra t io n t h a t is app l icab le for all eras a n d a re as of life. L ook at th e s teps of th is s t a t e m e n t t h a t specifically lead us to a G od-given g u a ra n te e of revival:

1. “I f m y people, w ho are called by m y n a m e . . . ”2. “W ill hum ble them selves . . . ”3. “P ray a n d seek m y face . . . ”4. “T u rn fro m th e ir w icked w ays . .5. “T h en will I hear from heaven . . . ”6. “Forgive th e ir s in . . . ”7. “H eal th e ir land."

As a sh e p h e rd of th e sheep, it would be easier, a n d ce r ta in ly less dem an d in g , if I could delega te th i s p r e p a ra t ion to th e c h a i rm a n of th e B o a rd of T ru s tee s or S tewards, or even th e s ta f f p e rso n in cha rge of “o u t reach a n d evangelism .” B ut, it d o e s n ’t h a p p e n th a t way. As th e Bible says, “L ike pr ies t , like people.”

On th e o th e r han d , w h a t a th r i l l i t is as a f a th e r to see a renew al or rev iva l com e in to th e life o f th e family— to realize t h a t you have a s su m e d th e r e s p o n s i b ili ty a n d th e role o f leade rsh ip to see t h a t fam ily “com e alive” in a new a n d excit ing way. So it is in th e leadersh ip of th e Body, th e C hurch .

W h e th e r pastor, staff, y o u th leader, S u n d a y School teacher, d isc ip ling or B ib le s tu d y leader, to lead th e way for revival is an aw esom e a n d w onderfu l task! Will you give yourse lf to th i s p rep a ra t io n ? I t ’s w orthwhile!

W. DONALD W ELLMAN is pastor o f the F irst Church o f the Nazarene in Denver. Colorado.

T h e pow er t h a t e m a n a te s from th is p r e p a ra t io n is incredible! “I will forgive th e i r s in s a n d I will h ea l their la n d ”— p u r i ty a n d prosper i ty !

Could it be t h a t we, as G o d ’s people, n ee d a good “dose” of bo th ? J u s t as we have a l low ed som e extrem is ts , b o th s incere a n d savage, to scare us and , consequently , rob us o f som e o f G o d ’s p h y s ic a l prosperity, so have we allow ed th e m to f r ig h ten u s away from the fo r tunes o f G o d ’s “sp ir i tu a l Fort K n ox .”

N one of us is na ive en o u g h to believe t h a t we are en joy ing all t h a t G od rea lly w a n ts to give us; therefore, would we d a re to dec ide to d ay t h a t s ince G o d ’s W ord is reliable, we will no longer be r e lu c ta n t , b u t beg in now to app ly H is W ord to o u r lives s te p -b y -s te p a n d expect H im to re lease H is pow er w i th in us?

Look a t th e S c r ip tu re again: “I f m y p e o p le ”— t h a t ’s us! “Will h u m b le th e m se lv e s”— w h a t will t h a t ta k e to h a p p e n to you? “A n d p ray a n d seek m y face”— w h a t an in c re d ib le p o s tu r e ! “A n d t u r n f ro m t h e i r w icked w ays”— I fea r th e w ickedness o f G o d ’s peop le w hich is spoken of here is n o t a d u l te ry as m u c h as a t t i tu d e ; not s tea l ing from m y n e ig h b o r as m u c h as s t i f l ing th e move o f God; n o t ly ing as m u c h as laziness! W h a t would h a p p e n if th is were c h a n g e d ? “ I will forgive”— oh, such power a n d purity ! “I will h e a l”— oh, such pow er and prosperity!

T h e e m p h a s is o f S im u l ta n e o u s Revivals , w h ich is m u c h in th e m in d s o f m a n y of us th e s e days, could be so m e th in g t h a t su rp asses a n y th in g t h a t even o u r leaders have d ream ed! Oh, yes, th e re a re m e c h a n ic a l p rob lems to be solved a n d th e re a re p e r so n n e l p ro b lem s to be w orked out. B u t le t m e sugges t t h a t we c o n c en tra te on revivals a n d n o t necessa r i ly on m e e t in g s w i th special workers!

I a m sure t h a t you agree w ith m e t h a t a revival is m ore t h a n a m eeting . We a re all eager t h a t o u r evan gelist be a v ita l p a r t o f th is , a n d t h a t we use all o f these m en a n d w om en of God, b u t a lo n g w i th a m eeting , I

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want a m oving— a m ov ing of G od u p o n me, u p o n m y Church, and up o n m y “Jerusa lem 7

What would h a p p e n if every pas tor , every s ta f f m e m ber, every board m em ber, every leader a n d te a c h e r in our churches w ould co m m it h im se lf or he rse lf to th is end? Imagine w h a t effect it w ould have on o u r ch i ld ren and their concept o f revival, th e effect on th e young marrieds, the c r it ica l m iddle-years , th e old sa in ts , th e finances of th e chu rch , th e g row th of th e chu rch , a n d even the im pact on o u r com m unities!

I know you a n d I w a n t th is ; I know we believe it is possible; I hope we believe it c an h a p p e n to us! If th is is true, we m ust obey a n d believe. L e t ’s fall on o u r faces before God an d begin to p repa re : expect th e pow er a n d enjoy the p ro d u c t o f G o d ’s m a g n if ice n t p rom ise : “ If my people, who are ca lled by m y nam e , will h u m b le t h e m selves and pray a n d seek m y face a n d t u r n from th e i r wicked ways, t h e n will I h e a r from heaven a n d will forgive the ir sin a n d will hea l th e i r land."

I will never forget a s to ry ou t o f th e life o f Uncle B ud Robinson. At th e close o f a service in one of his typ ica l revivals, a lovely lady c a m e dow n th e ais le o f th e church to the al tar. S h e got U ncle B u d ’s a t t e n t io n an d he came over to her. S he said, “U ncle Bud, G od to ld me to come forward b ecau se I have s ins in m y life, b u t I am not sure w h a t th e y are!” H e said, “Sister, knee l r igh t down there a n d guess!” "A nd do you know,” he said, “she guessed th e very first th in g !”

I don’t believe o u r p ro b lem of p r e p a ra t io n is ig n o rance as m uch as arrogance!

“If my people, w ho are ca lled by m y nam e, will h u m ble themselves a n d p ra y a n d seek m y face a n d tu rn from their w icked ways, t h e n will I h e a r from heaven and will forgive th e i r s in a n d will heal th e i r land .” □

WavaJesus said, ~ I g l &"To bear My name, » A A 1 & You must com e unto Me,

Confess you r sins,A nd fo l low after Me."

My heart respondsTo His tender love and cries:"1 come, Lord.

I confess my sins A nd rece ive Your forgiveness.

"And I w ould fo l low You, Lord, But I know not the way.W hat must 1 do,

W hat shou ld I be,To f in d the way?"

A nd in pat ien ce and love,He unfolds His truth To my w ait ing heart.

"If you know Me, Child,You know the way!

7 am the Way!Come, fo l low Me."

—MABEL P. ADAMSONKansas City, Missouri

WHERE ON EARTH IS GOD?

m iS

IS.POD?

RICHARD HOWARD author

MO S T OF U S are p r e t t y ad e p t at q u es t io n in g God, b u t h e re ’s a q u es t io n we p ro b ab ly oug h t to be ask ing ourselves: “ If G od has no t p ro m ise d to protect us from adversity , th e n w ha t has He p ro m ise d to do?”

I can h e a r th e opposit ion . H e has p ro m ise d to p r o tect us! He said, “Lo, I a m w ith you alway.” B u t wait a minute— is th a t a p rom ise for p ro tec t io n ?

It is not. O ne of th e b ea u t i fu l re su l t s o f rea d in g th is book is t h a t R ic h a rd H o w a rd has shocked me back to

reality, u n e a r th in g t r u th s long b u r ied u n d e r m y s tack of p ro o f te x ts an d ins t i l l ing a few new th o u g h ts in th is old m ind, as well. “Anot her year or day com es to a close w ithou t t r a u m a ,” savs the au thor. “We even th a n k God for His loving care. B u t w ha t i f so m eth in g docs h a p p en A

T h e book is div ided in to five pa r ts : I Am H urt ing ; W h a t ’s G oing On?; W h a t H as God P rom ised? ; D o n ’t Fence H im In; W h a t Do I Do Now?

It never h u r ts to q u es t ion G od if you are ready to l is ten to His response an d accept it. N one of us have ad e q u a te answers . Q ues t ions ab o u t suffering have b a f fled the g rea tes t m in d s of th e ages. W h a t we do have is a God w ho is w orthy of our implicit t ru s t , a n d th is book will s t r e n g th e n your fa i th in Him.

God is here . . . w ith me . . . com fo rting me . . . gu id ing me th ro u g h decisions, a n d giving me hope for th e future, jov in m y hear t , an d s t r e n g th to cope. W ith the world in u n p re c e d e n te d tu rm o i l at hom e an d abroad , I find th is rem in d e r o f His ac tua l p rom ises w onderfully comforting! □

— Evelyn Stenbock Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City To order see page 23.

APRIL 15, 1983

O U R COLLEGESIn M arch I was priv ileged to visit Trevecca N az a ren e ( 'ollege. I was th e re to deliver a series o f lec tu res based on the Exodus. Since 2(1 years o f m y m in is t ry were spent in the S o u th ea s t , I have w a tc h ed w ith deep h ea r t interest t he growt h a n d p rogress o f Trevecca. T h e c a m pus has been re m a rk a b ly im proved. New bu ild ings added, old bu i ld in g s r e n o v a te d , som e eyeso res r e moved all th is has c re a te d a spacious, a t t rac t iv e c a m pus. A resolute adm in ist rat ion, a n d a d ed ica ted faculty, impressive for its ca r ing as well as its com petence , makes Trevecca a hill top beacon w ith a great m ission an d future.

As I walked about th e cam pus, I ref lec ted up o n th e heroism, sacrifice, toil, an d fa ith th a t has m ade to d a y ’s Trevecca possible. From sm all, h u m b le b eg in n in g s , th rough crises-filled years o f depress ion , wars, a n d r e cessions, th e college has s tead i ly advanced . P a s t a n d presen t success has been m ade possib le because o f m en an d women, p reachers a n d laym en, te ac h e rs a n d s t u den ts who d rea m ed a n d dared, p o u r in g th e i r work, money, a n d lives in to C h r i s t i a n h ig h e r e d u c a t io n . N o th ing has com e easily. No magic w an d s were waved

VETERAN EDUCATOROn F ebruary 5, M alla l ieu A. W ilson observed h is 85 th birthday. A p a r ty in his h o n o r was a t t e n d e d by 125 people, kinfolk, friends, a n d form er s tu d e n ts . Cards, le tters, and ph o n e calls cam e to h im from all over th e United S tates.

An elder in our church , Mr. W ilson has sh a re d m u c h of our history. As a d e n o m in a t io n we will tu r n 75 in O c to ber. but he jo ined th e ch u rc h of th e N az a ren e w h en he was seven years old. His p a r e n ts h a d m oved from K e n tucky to California to jo in th e C h u rc h of th e N azarene .

A gradua te of P a s a d e n a A cadem y an d P a s a d e n a C o llege. as was his wife, M. A. W ilson began a te ac h in g career in C a liforn ia public schools. L a te r he ta u g h t in N azarene colleges in Texas. O k lahom a, a n d California. From 1959 un ti l his r e t i re m e n t in 1964, Mr. W ilson served as reg is tra r a n d pro fessor o f speech a n d deb a te at N orthw est N az a ren e College. H e also served as a pas to r of ch u rc h es in Vallejo a n d B akersf ie ld , Calif., and in N am pa , Ida. He has been a m e m b e r of College C h u rch in N am p a for 44 years.M allalieu W ilson m a rr ie d Jewell M cNeil in 1919. Clod b le ssed th e i r u n io n w i th five c h i ld re n , 16 g r a n d children . and, th u s far, 11 g rea t-g ran d c h ild ren . O ne of his sons, Archie, is a N azarene pas tor, a n d A rch ie ’s son

to dissolve p ro b lem s a n d p roduce bu ild ings, equipm ent, a n d personne l . T h e soil o f T N C has been enriched w ith "blood, sweat, a n d te a r s .”

W h a t is t ru e of ’Trevecca is t ru e of all o u r colleges T h e y have a h is to ry o f p ro g re ss th r o u g h sacrifice. Lav m en have sold a n d m o r tg a g ed p ro p e r ty to keep these schools afloat. T ea ch e rs have se rved th e se collegesoi low salaries, so m e t im e s no sa laries , w r i t in g one of tin gal lan t c h a p te rs in c h u rc h h is to ry by th e i r selfless devotion to C h r is t ia n ed u ca t io n . A d m in is t ra to rs havt p rayed , p u s h e d , a n d p led , a d d i n g e x a m p le to ei- h o r ta t io n in o rder to equip , staff, m a in ta in , and improve o u r colleges. S tu d e n t s have fo u n d in them mon t h a n le a rn in g — th e y have found th e challenge, zest a n d joy of sh a re d c o m m itm e n t , o f p a r t ic ip a to ry sacrifice.

T h e vision, courage, a n d f a i th t h a t founded and forw arded o u r colleges is sti ll alive. We will pray, give,ad boost to a s su re o u r e d u c a to rs o f a d e q u a te support,tt a s su re o u r y o u th of o p p o r tu n i ty for q u a l i ty education in a C h r is t ia n e n v i ro n m e n t .

L a r ry is a N az a ren e m issionary . Mr. W ilson and hi family c o n t in u e to help m a k e N a z a re n e history.

W ilson served as J o u r n a l S e c re ta ry for th e Genera A ssem blies o f 1928, 1932, a n d 1936. T h is , with hi p as to ra l a n d e d u c a t io n a l exper ience , enab les him ti speak w ith a u th o r i ty a n d in te re s t o f ea r l ie r days. Hi o f ten ad d resses c h u rc h h is to ry c lasses a n d is appre d a t e d for his acu te m e m o ry a n d ex c ep t io n a l abilityai a storyteller.

W idowed since 1978, Mr. W ilson does h is own shop ping, cooking, housew ork , a n d y a rd work. E ach Sunda; f inds h im in church .

His fa th e r was one o f o u r ea r ly gene ra l superintendents , W. C. W ilson. P r io r to his e lec tion in 1915, W.C, h ad served th e c h u rc h as pas to r , evangelis t , and dist r ic t s u p e r in t e n d e n t . U n fo r tu n a te ly , few Nazarenes know abou t W. C. W ilson. M a lla l ieu W ilson is taking s teps to correc t th is . He is w r i t in g a b iography of his father, a n d th e s to ry o f h is m o th e r 's family as weU. W h e n c o m p le te d , th e s e w r i t in g s will enhance our s tock of N az a ren e history.

We sa lu te th is v e te ra n educato r , a n d rejoice in the her i tage of w h ich he is a s ig n i f ic an t p a r t .

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lie vision, cou rage , and fa ith th a t fo u n d e d and forwarded our co lleges is still alive. W e will pray, give, end boost to assure our e d u ca to rs o f a d e q u a te lupport, to assure our you th o f o p p o rtu n ity fo r qua lity education in a Christian environm ent.

IERTHA MUNRO— A TRIBUTEThis year a veteran e d u c a to r w en t h o m e a t th e age of 95. At the last she show ed “m a rk s of b a t te r in g s ”— her phrase—but like a c ru m b l in g c a th e d ra l she was mag- lificent even in ruins.

[knew her briefly as a f r ie n d a n d served h e r b rief ly as I pastor. At t