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vol. 74, no. 2, Toronto, Canada, June, 1968

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Graduation 1968

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EDITORIAL

Hats Off to the Past. . .
Coats off to the Future."

I hese words were penned by Dan Craw-
ford, the colourful missionary of a past gen-
eration. He went to Africa at the age of 20,
following the steps of the great David Living-
stone.

Crawford knew and respected those who
had pioneered before him. He knew that an
era had closed with the death of Livingstone.
But he also knew that a new age was begin-
ning, and its challenge gripped him. It was
then he wrote the words that head this editor-
ial.

An era for us is ended. An age of vision, of
service, and of greatness, has closed. For 75
years Toronto Bible College has made its
mark in the world of evangelical missions
and ministry. This "handmaid to the
church" has maintained a Bible-based,
Christ-centred ministry that will stand posteri-
ty's closest scrutiny, and deserves the
Church's thanksgiving. Its thousands of Al-
umni will continue to "Hold Forth the Word
of Life" until their task is done, or the Lord
returns. Glorious prospect!

Now a new day has dawned. After many
months of discussion, exploration and deci-
sion, Toronto Bible College has merged with
a sister institution, the London College of
Bible and Missions, and a new institution has
been formed:
ONTARIO BIBLE COLLEGE'

London College of Bible and Missions (long
known as London Bible Institute) brings to
the merger a history of 35 years, more than a
thousand Alumni, and an unswerving loyalty
and devotion to the inspired, infallible and
inerrant Word of God.

This combination of strong, spiritual facul-
ties, dedicated and zealous students, godly
men who have governed the two bodies, and
praying and supporting Christian constitu-
encies, cannot help but produce, under the
blessing of God, a finer and better equipped
Bible College for this new day in which we
live provided of course that we pray, that we
get behind this vital project, that by our
interest and our means we support
ONTARIO BIBLE COLLEGE."

Our hats are off to the past — it has been
glorious and good. But our coats are off to
the future. We believe that "the house that
is to be builded for the Lord must be ex-
ceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory
throughout all countries: . . . therefore, now
make preparation for it." (I Chronicles 22:5).
Now then, to the work! 'See Box, Page 3

THE RECORDER

74 Years Young!

In May, 1894, the first issue of the Recorder
was published, publicizing for the first time
that TORONTO BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL
would open the following September. Since
that memorable time, the magazine has been
issued, carrying with it news of the School,
its fast-growing Alumni, and articles for in-
terest and inspiration of its many readers.
Nearly two million words have carried the
message of what was later known as
TORONTO BIBLE COLLEGE, into the far
corners of the world.

That message has always been a biblical
message, orthodox, scriptural and positive.
Throughout these years has been affirmed
the inerrancy of the Bible, inspired and in-
fallible. Students have been prepared to be
true to the College motto: "Holding Forth
The Word of Life." Their Recorder has car-
ried the news of their exploits in such a
faithful endeavour.

This is the last issue of the Recorder of
T.B.C. Henceforth it will be the Recorder

for the new institution that has materialized
through the merger of T.B.C. and LONDON
COLLEGE OF BIBLE & MISSIONS. (See Box,
Page 3).

But its thrust will be the same. We will be
combining the news of the Alumni Associa-
tions of both Colleges. We will maintain the
biblical and missionary emphasis in Its articles
as heretofore, but on the broader base of
the enlarged College. We will expand our
readership to include the many who have
ben faithful to both T.B.C. and L.C.B.M.

We have appreciated your faithfulness and
interest these many years. Now as we begin
year one, with a greater challenge than ever
before us, we trust that old and new friends
will help us to "stand by the stuff" and pray
for and be interested in the work of those
who "go down to battle."

God bless you , . . bless us all, as we seek
to be faithful to Him during these changing
and crisis days. Ed.

The moment of dedication: President S. L. Boehmer prays as the 1968 graduates stand in
silent dedication at the close of the service in Varsity Arena.

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK!

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wnce again a great crowd of interested
friends gathered in Varsity Arena for the
Graduation Exercises of Toronto Bible Col-
lege. It was an experience long to be re-
membered. The music was beautiful beyond
words, the testimonies were moving and
glorifying to Cod, and a sense of His presence
filled the place throughout the evening. Sure-
ly it was a foretaste of glory divine!

There were mixed feelings in our hearts as
we realized that, in one sense, this was to be
the last Graduation of Toronto Bible College.
Being human, we could not help but be
somewhat nostalgic and even a bit sad, for
we were about to close out a long chapter
that Cod had wonderfully owned and blessed
for three-quarters of a century. And we do
not believe that God was displeased over
such reflections.

But the closing of one chapter is just a
transitory thing. A new and exciting one is
about to be opened, and because we have
prayed so earnestly and fervently for God's
guidance, we are persuaded that the Lord
is going to do a much greater thing in our
midst than heretofore.

Doubtless all are aware by now that we at
Toronto Bible College are joining hands with
our sister institution, the London College of
Bible and Missions, to form a new school
through which Cod will enabe us to do a
much more effective piece of work for Him.
Our London friends have gone through the
same ordeal of change that we have, and in
addition, are required to pull up stakes, see
their cherished institution disappear before
the ruthless bulldozer in all likelihood, and,
in the course of time, have their beloved
College virtually become a dream.

But in our many hours of waiting upon
God for His direction, our one and foremost
concern had to be — "is this the will of God?"
It follows that, if such be the case, difficulties
great and small will be resolved harmonious-
ly and satisfactorily as Cod's men patiently
seek that wisdom that comes from above. As
both Boards and Faculties and Alumni have
already met, the spirit of harmony and good-
will has been beautiful to behold. This is one
of the seals that we have been seeking and
for which we thank God.

Since "it IS required in stewards that a man
be found faithful," the Boards of Governors
and the Corporations of our two Colleges

have had the question of merger under very
serious consideration for several years. The
reasons are fairly obvious. We have here in
Ontario two Bible Colleges 125 miles apart,
with the same general objectives, seeking to
attract the same students, and appealing to
the same constituency for help. Cod's people
have been increasingly complaining about
what they believe to be this unwise and un-
economical manner of carrying on God's
work. "Why cannot two such fine organiza-
tions merge to do not only the same job,
but a better one?" they ask. We believe the
question is valid.

But there is perhaps an even more potent
and significant reason. We are called upon
to do an incomparably great job, namely, to
train young people to become mighty in the
Scriptures so that they in turn might go forth
to a lost world with the message of hope
and peace. Our great expectation is that,
through the merger, such an objective might
be realized in greater measure than ever.
Whereas liberal seminaries and colleges are
turning out graduates after their kind who
deny ever>'thing for which we as a College
have stood down through the years, our firm
resolve is to exalt our wonderful Lord through
our graduates to such a degree that they will
go forth as flaming torches in the power of
the Spirit of the living Cod. We will have
an enlarged and strengthened faculty to ac-
complish such an end.

We depend upon God's people to stand
with us not only in this momentous step, but
in these days of unparalleled opportunity.

Toronto Bible College
Joins hands with
London College of
Bible and Missions

As of June 1, Toronto Bible College
and London College of Bible and
Missions have joined hands and
pooled their resources in order to
do a more effective piece of work
for Cod.

While we expect to operate in
due course under a new name,
Ontario Bible College, official con-
firmation of the change will have
to await action by the Ontario Leg-
islature. To be sure, such a delay is
not of our own choosing. However,
the result could produce the very
salutary effect of strengthening im-
measurably our position in the edu-
cational field. In the meantime,
wisdom dictates that we refrain
from using the proposed name.

Therefore, our friends are asked
to exercise patience and under-
standing forbearance during this
period of waiting.

Vol. 74. Number 2, June 1968

Editor: Douglas C. Percy

Published quarterly by Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

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Toronto Bible College Recorder,

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Students attending Basic Youth Conflicts Seminar.

Basic Youth

Conflicts

Seminar

I or the second time this year, Mr. Bill
Cothard of Campus Teams, Inc., presented
his Seminar on Basic Youth Conflicts at T.B.C.
For the second time there has been an over-

whelming response, and during the first week
of May more than 250 ministers, youth
workers and students took the 32 hours of
intensive, heart-searching and scriptural stu-
dies that more often than not became per-
sonal battle grounds for each one.

There were scores of personal victories in
areas of deep conflict; there were many tears
shed; much restitution was made, and con-
fessions wiped out bitterness of long stand-

ing. It was study, but it was revival; it was
quickening; it was a needed exercise for all
who attended. How grateful we are to the
Lord and His servant. Bill Gothard, for these
5 days that were perhaps the most significant
in the light of eternity for so many.

It is to be hoped that this Seminar might
become a bi-annual, or tri-annual offering at
the College. It is desperately needed for this
day and for this hour.

Dial-A-Thought

Brings Unexpected Response

The College telephone ministry Dial-A-
Thought, begun just a few months ago, has
met a need and found a response beyond
expectations. The one phone extension
proved completely inadequate, and a second
one was installed. When the Bell Telephone
found that several thousand callers tried to
hear the message in a tested eighl-hour per-
iod, we realized that the ministry must be
expanded again.

Now there are four lines, and even these
are inadequate much of the time. Per-
haps this is a ministry other organizations
could utilize for the glory of Cod and the
help of the needy.

The callers, many of whom phone the Col-
lege later for more help, are as varied in their
needs as their number. Business men and
women, Yorkville "hippies", students, thr
distressed and discouraged — they all phone

for the help the one-minute Bible message
can give them.

Many have written letters — as the follow-
ing indicates:

"Dear Sirs:

I do appreciate your daily telephone mes-
sage. Even though I cannot accept Christian-
ity as a viable system or way of emotional
behaviour, nevertheless I gain strength and
inspiration for my day just by dialing your
number. I am sure many other isolated souls
do the same.

I happened to see your card in the Laun-
dromat last Tuesday, and used the number
the instant I got home. If you could possibly
send me an extra card or two I would mount
them beside my own telephones.

Yours sincerely,"

Do pray lor the Dial-A-Thought ministry.
Phone 920—2222 (Toronto)

Music Course

Now

Available

With the merger of T.B.C.
and L.C.B.M., the major
academic addition will be a
Bachelor of Sacred Music
degree (B.S.M.) under the
direction of Mr. Warren
Adams, B.Mus., the Chair-
man of the Department of
Music.

Any students interested in
this, or other courses, should
write for further information.

251 Attended

College-For-

A-Day

\Jur annual open house for prospective stu-
dents, held March 19, saw our present stu-
dent body more than doubled, as 251 young
people filled McNicol Hall to overflowing.
They came from High School, University,
teaching, nursing, and business. What a joy
It was to see these virile, keen young Chris-
tians, from Canada and the U.S.A., sitting in
our classes, enjoying fellowship with others
like themselves, and generally fitting into
Bible College life for the day.

We were encouraged. The world news
would lead us to believe that students and
\i)ung people only know of picketing, sit-ins,
love-ins, teach-ins, and generally raising the
temperatures and hackles of the adult world.

At Coilege-for-a-Day we saw dedicated,
serious, purposeful young people, whose
foundation is the Word of God: their ideals
are the Kingdom of God; their faith is in the
Christ of God; their service, the work of
God. There are still many young people who
have not bowed the knee to Baal!

Pray for our Christian youth. Remember
those who are praying about Bible College.
And pray many more into the harvest fields
of the world.

Rev. E. L. Simmoiids, President S. L. Bochmer
and Dr. W. Gordon Brown, Dean of Central
Baptist Seminary.

Dr. Pinnock speaking at T.B.C. during the

Evangelical Theological Society conference,

December, 1967.

INTRODUCTION

I he "what" of the Gospel largely determines
the "how" of evangelism. Our aims and me-
thodology in evangelism must reflect clearly
the content of revealed truth. Any deviation
in the basic structure of the Gospel will
cause a perversion in the evangelistic effort.
The Christian message is not open-ended,
plastic to the pressures of the current con-
sensus, theological or otherwise. Beneath its
surface lies an iron scaffolding of funda-
mental doctrine essential to it. Each single
doctrine carries weight in our total proclam-
ation. None can be jettisoned without serious
damage to the credibility and clarity of our
message. Up and down the landscape of
Christian truth runs a continental divide.
This divide forms a distinct watershed. A
drop of water falling to one side of the divide
ends up in one ocean, while another landing
inches from the first ends up in another,
thousands of miles away. There are decisive
issues in theology today which will spell life
or death to evangelism, depending on the
answer given to them. The evangelist and the
theologian cannot be indifferent to one an-
other. It is said of James Denney that he had
not the slightest interest in a theology that
would not preach. If our theologians wore
our evangelists, and our evangelists our theo-
logians, we would be close to the ideal
church! An evangelist dare not ignore the

Are We Truly
Evangelical"
and

Evangelistic"?
Here are . . .

Some Theological Imperatives For

Evangelism

Dr. Clarke H. Pinnock*

• Dr. Pinnock, A Canadian, Teaches Theol-
ogy at New Orleans' Baptist Theological
Seminary. His recent faoofe is "Set Forth Your
Case."

flow of theology. For in due time this move-
ment will al^ect his own ministry.

Undoubtedly one of the major reasons
why many churches in America have seem-
ingly lost their life and vigour is because they
allowed the truth of the Gospel to slip
through their fingers. For as soon as believers
cease to be zealous for the Gospel content,
they will begin to lose their interest in com-
municating it. A pure testimony to the truth
and a vigorous outreach for souls go hand in
hand. Evangelism ALONE cannot save our
denomination and make it a power for God,
unless it be accompanied by concern for the
truth itself. In order to measure the effects
which doctrinal deviations can have upon
evangelism, we have selected four central
truths: revelation, incarnation, sin, and atone-
ment. The study is limited to these only for
matters of space and convenience. Numerous
other doctrines can be viewed from the same
angle.

1/REVELATION

Christianity is an historical religion. Her
charter and message were given to her by her
Lord and his accredited Apostles. For the
Gospel to be called "Christian" it must con-
form to the message they taught and
preached. Basically the evangelist is a her-
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did, icnt forth to relate the information he
has received. His message has its origin in the
self disclosure of God. Without divinely re-
vealed truth he could not open his mouth.

THEOLOGY, as the name implies, requires
access to a reliable deposit of information
about God. In order for the evangelist to have
a message at all, he needs to have first such
a deposit. Without it he could only relate his
own opinions and prejudices. If theology and
evangelism must operate under the ceiling
of anthropology, without access to revelation
in human language, they cannot claim the
names they bear. If one could have asked the
vast majority of theologians and evangelists
prior to the heyday of recent humanistic
theology WHERE precisely they derived their
information for preaching, they would have
replied to the man, "Why, in the Scriptures,
of course!" The reason for their unanimity is
not far to seek either. Christ and his Apostles
sustained the highest possible regard for the
reliability, authority, and infallibility of the
Scriptures which they had in their possession.
It was only natural that later Christians should
maintain the same regard themselves. Christ
and the Apostles certainly regarded the Scrip-
tures as breathed by Cod, and identified their
words with God's words. Their attitude to the
Bible very simply was: what Scripture says,
God says. The Scripture was produced by a
miracle of concurrent action between human
writers and the divine Author. This doctrine
of inspiration was the capstone of a super-
natural religion of redemption and revelation.

in the past hundred years, however, a flood
of literature has poured forth, hostile to the
historic position on inspiration. According to
certain critical theories, "errors" were found
to exist in the biblical record, rendering belief
in its inerrancy untenable. In passing, it is
only appropriate to point out that these al-
leged errors proved to be somewhat slippery
and elusive. From decade to decade the
actual identity of these errors had a way of
shifting and altering. An error of 1850 be-
came the difficulty of 1900 and the reversal
of 1950. In short, the liberals were unable to
explain the difference between what they
called an "error" and merely a "difficulty"
not yet solved. The lesson is to be learned
from classical theologians like Calvin and
Augustine, who, when they encountered a
difficulty, did not on that account conclude
the Bible was untrustworthy, but simply ad-
mitted they were not omniscient, and waited
for further evidence to come in. The import-
ant issue for us is the effect of losing infalli-
bility on evangelism. The men who rejected
it sought to put something else in its place.
The most popular substitutes are two, and
both are destructive to evangelism.

The first attempts to limit revelation to a
personal encounter, virtually eliminating the

need for truth communication. The emphasis
on the personal nature of faith is perhaps
salient. But the antithesis of communion vs.
communication, and subject vs. object, is
entirely spurious. A personal encounter can-
not be divorced from the context of mutual
knowledge. Propositional revelation must ac-
company the divine self disclosure if a Gospel
is to flow out of it.

The second theory places great stress on
the acts of God in history. Again there is
biblical point to highlighting this feature of
sacred history. But in isolation from truth
revelation is misleading. Evangelism requires
both objective acts of God and a valid divine
interpretation of the events in their signific-
ance. God's acts confirm His words, and His
words explain His acts. The two are insepar-
able. Any view which denies the Scripture
revelation-status disables evangelism. The
Gospel becomes ambiguous and impotent.

Evangelicalism must refuse to allow Scrip-
ture and the Gospel ever to be separated.
Without propositional revelation, there is no
sure basis for the Evangel. Modern deviations
in the field of revelation have borne bitter
fruit in the churches. Only a restoration of
the historic view of inspiration can rescue
our evangelism from speculative irrelevance.
2/lNCARNATION

The doctrines of the person and work of
Jesus Christ are the two hinges on which the
whole Christian system turns. Pure testimony
at this point is imperative if the good news
IS to be unambiguously preached. The unique
deity of jesus Christ is grounded in the
deliberate and repeated teaching of the New
Testament. The later creeds simply echo the
tones of the Apostolic doctrine. God the
Son invaded human history to fulfil the terms
of a redemptive covenant contracted in
eternity past (John 1 :1-18, 8:58, 17:1-5, 20:28;
Phil. 2:6; Col. 1:16-19; Heb. 1:1-14). He who
was inconceivably rich became poorest of
all for our sakes (II Cor. 8.9).

In contrast to the biblical clarity, modern
theology is largely adoptionistic; that is, it
sees Christ's divinity as something He ac-
quired rather than as something He posses-
sed. Because He was a paragon of godlikeness
or a model of ethical uprightness, or a picture
of existential freedom. He BECAME divine. In
whatever form, an adoptionist Christology
teaches a moral not metaphysical divinity,
and denies the biblical teaching on His pre-
existence with the Father as a separate Per-
son.

This deviation in theology has its serious
repercussions in evangelism. It affects the
redemptive content offered the sinner in the
message. In essence, the evangelist presents
a big-brother Jesus for the sinner to admire
and emulate, rather than the divine Lamb of
Ciod who made an effective atonement for

him. The <Hie message calls for effort and
work, the other for resignation and faith. "To
him that worketh NOT but believeth . . ."
(Rom. 4:5). The former is based on a human-
istic conception of man's need. The sinner is
urged to feel impressed by the extent of
Jesus' love, and under the influence of His
example straighten out his life. It is man
centered; and God cannot honour such
preaching. Deciding for a merely human Jesus
is accepting an invitation to hell. The Gospel
presents the divine Son of man Who yielded
His life a ransom for many. The Father sent
the Son to be the Saviour of the World. God's
unspeakable gift is the provision of a divine
Mediator.
3/SIN

Man's basic problem, according to Scripture,
is theological in nature. He has become
alienated from God through sin. His primary
need is deliverance from the penal conse-
quences of sin which brings on the wrath of
God (Rom. 2:5). The sinner before a holy Cod
requires justification, a change in STATUS,
even before he needs regeneration or ethical
reform. His sin must be imputed to the
Saviour (II Cor. 5:21) and the righteousness
of Christ imputed to him (Rom. 4:24). By
appropriating the propitiatory work of Jesus
Christ, the sinner is released from guilt (Rom.
8:1, I John 2:2).

The 20th century mentality, however, is
firmly set against the biblical pattern of sin
and guilt. Lying behind the new morality and
new legality in America is a changed concept
of man's responsibility. Man is seen to be
VICTIM of circurristances rather than the
AGENT of responsible deeds. A poor neigh-
bourhood, a domineering mother, a cruel
teacher, an unhappy childhood. He is never
to be blamed for what he has done, only
pitied and reconditioned. Eventually such a
view of man will destroy our legal and moral
framework. Everybody is sick and nobody
guilty. Medicine will replace jurisprudence,
the psychoanalytic couch, the courtroom.

The Biblical teaching flows in the other
direction. Due to its objective guilt, man-
kind can expect the wrath of God to come
(Luke 13:5, Eph. 2:3, Col. 3:6). Out of this
basic apostasy from God all the other sins
spring. After Adam sinned, violence, fratri-
cide, and wickedness filled the earth (Gen.
3-6). If the guilt of man and the wrath of
God be softpadded, evangelism is dead.
Knowledge that men were condemned out-
side of Christ sent Paul across the seas to
preach the Gospel. Men stand in awful
danger without the Saviour (I Thess. 1:10)
and need His atoning blood (Rom. 3:24-26).
No other motive for evangelism is stronger
than this one. The necessity of the Gospel
cannot be grasped apart from a recognition
of man's desperate need.

4/ATONEMENT

The divine provision for the guilt of sinners
is the precious blood of Christ (I Peter 1:19,
I John 4:10). The New Testament consistently
presents the death of Christ as a substitution-
ary sacrifice and satisfaction for the guilt of
men (Mark 10:45, John 1:29, I Cor. 5:7, Heb.
9:26, I Peter 2:24, etc.). The triune God pro-
vided an instrument whereby His justice
could be upheld and the sinner go free (Rom.
3:26). The law is not made relative and the
sinner is not held guilty. The mercy seat upon
which the blood was sprinkled and where
God met with His peope (Lev. 16:2) is the
type of the finished work of Christ. The re-
demptive basis for all true evangelistic
preaching is the atonement wrought on Cal-
vary for sinners who could not remove the
penalty for sin alone.

The cross in liberal theology is a content-
less symbol. Jes.s died for some reason or
other (we are never told what), and this has
something or other to do with salvation. The
new theologians talk about the cross a great
deal but seldom about the blood. It is rather
like a shopping bag into which one tosses the
values he wants deified. It has become the
wisdom of man. in such preaching, MY cross
rather than HIS becomes crucial. The crucifix-
ion is a parable like the Good Samaritan — it's
good to act like that, but does not really
matter whether it happened or not. Such
theology disembowels the entire Gospel. Its
effect on evangelism is only too apparent.
Instead of good news, we offer advice; in-
stead of the finished work, we demand good-
ness from men; instead of grace, works. Mod-
ern uncertainty about the atonement does
not arise from the New Testament witness.
It stems from the presuppositions of 20th
century men about guilt and holiness. Biblical
evangelism turns at this point. We can invite
men to approach the throne of Grace with
boldness ONLY because the lamb has died
for sinners. It is the assurance we ourselves
plead, and the free gift we offer sinners.
CONCLUSION

Serious deviations in theology lead directly
to the death of evangelism. Both theologian
and evangelist are called to be faithful to
their tasks which are inextricably joined to-
gether. Ours is a day in which such devi-
ations are being CANONISED in the large
denominations. Little else is even heard from
their seminaries and publishing houses. It is
an hour to ensure that the theology under-
girding biblical evangelism is kept sound and
true. These theological imperatives cannot
be ignored with impunity. In performing the
work of an evangelist (II Tim. 4:5), let us
also earnestly contend for the faith which was
once delivered unto the saints (Jude 3).
(Reprinted from "Chriitian Ncwi," March 17/
68. With permission.)

Graduation, 1968

It was the End ... It is a Beginning

Platform and Student Body at 1968 Graduation.

Toronto Bible College Recorder,

1968

Perhaps one word would sum up the 1968
Graduation Exercises of Toronto Bible Col-
lege: Nostalgia. The definition reads: "nostal-
gia, n. (fr. Greek nostos, a return home -f
algia). Homesickness." And it was a special
kind of homesickness that turned the feet of
thousands towards Varsity Arena on April 27,
1968.

For 74 years, Toronto Bible College has
been graduating men and women, and has
seen them go out to a needy world, 'HOLD-
ING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE." During
that time, nearly 4,000 have received cer-
tificates, diplomas and degrees as tokens of
their time of study and preparation for
Christian service.

And April 27, 1968, was the last of such
graduations under that honoured, revered
and illustrious name. As the President, Dr. S.
L. Boehmer, said during his historic an-
nouncement: in June, Toronto Bible College
and London College of Bible and Missions
will merge to form ONTARIO BIBLE COL-
LEGE,' with its campus on the site of T.B.C.

So it was the end . . . but it was also the
beginning. Perhaps this paradox was best
demonstrated by the evening itself. There
were 68 graduates, who received degrees or
diplomas, indicating that for them, it was the
end of this period of training. But for each
one of them it was also the beginning . . . the
beginning of a new life in the will and the
calling of God; the beginning of new service
in the world that is starving for the Word of

•See box page 3

Rev. W. H. Crump leading the vast throng

in singing the College hymn:
"Help Me O Lord, The God of My Salvation."

God; the beginning of a new outreach for
the lives that had already been dedicated to
the Lord Jesus Christ.

As for people, so for institutions, and T.B.C.
finds itself at the end of one era that spanned
74 years, and the beginning of another that
will commence in September, 1968.

What did this final graduation exercise
produce, apart from the nostalgia felt by
those many, many graduates who were on
hand for the historic occasion? It produced
a sense of the glory and the wonder of the
life in Christ Jesus. From the pre-service musi-
cale, when Marion Crowley Newby '50 sang
two numbers from her Centennial recording,
Marjorie Ann Wright played her Swiss bells,
•ind the Male Quartet and the Ladies' Trio
continued on page 8

1968 GRADUATES

Bachelor of Religious Education

Robin Anne Margaret Allsopp Penetanguishene, Ont.

Paul Fredrick Bancroft Burlington, Ont.

Jacqualine Brooks Bristol, England

Marjorie Ann Brundritt Chatham, Ont.

George Albert Butcher Coquitlam, B.C.

Joselina Mercedez Campbell Toronto, Ont.

Verna Elizabeth Carscadden, Reg. N Brampton, Ont.

Ruth Elaine Ferguson Toronto, Ont.

Perry Denniss Delbert Ferns, B.A Ottawa, Ont.

Stanley Wilfred Hibbins Scarborough, Ont.

Robert Marshall Hill Peterborough, Ont.

Beatrix Hoyer, Reg. N Roxboro, Que.

Dorothee Jenny Von Kleist Toronto, Ont.

Kathleen Edna McElroy Midland, Ont.

Ian Neil Maclean Scarborough, Ont.

Charlene Elizabeth Martin Hamilton, Ont.

Dorothy Ruth Mason Toronto, Ont.

Marion Pauline Miller Midland, Ont.

Betty Katheleen Nesbitt Stouffville, Ont.

Wayne Richard Rhodes Derry, Pa., U.S.A.

Donna Arlene Robinson Maynooth, Ont.

Lorraine Joyce Shelstad, R.T Regina, Sask.

Linda Merle Smith St. Catharines, Ont.

Christine Mary Stevens, Reg. N Jamaica, W.I.

Barbara Sharon Wilhelm, Reg. N Toronto, Ont.

Carl Lewis Wilhelm Toronto, Ont.

Bachelor of Theology

Grover William Crosby Toronto, Ont.

Moses Ola-Olu Durojaiye Nigeria, West Africa

Chidawa Basa Kaburuk Nigeria, West Africa

Robert Maxwell Vague Scarborough, Ont.

Missionary Course

Sheila Jean Belfry Aurora, Ont.

jean Marilyn Franklin, Reg. N Greenfield, Ont.

Barbro Mariann Custafsson Scarborough, Ont.

Lynn Margaret Hatton London, Ont.

Elizabeth Magdalene Neumann, Reg. N Waterford, Ont.

John Leonard Parssinen Milton, Ont.

Eunice Mable Tena Robert, Reg. N Detlor, Ont.

Janet Lynn Spence Stouffville, Ont.

Agnes Roberta Elaine Stevenson Toronto, Ont.

Pastors' Course

Stanley Howard Desjardine Toronto, Ont.

Christian Education Course

Patricia Grant Auclair, Reg. N Toronto, Ont.

Kathleen Adele Cochran Broadview, III., U.S.A.

June Harrison Montreal, Que.

Richard Morrison Houser Greenville, S.C, U.S.A.

Mavis Eileen Kawa Hanover, Ont.

David Gordon Love Weston, Ont.

Dorothy Jean Spark Cuelph, Ont.

Bruce James Wilson Uxbridge, Ont.

Bible School Department

Dana Glen Crumniey -. Peterborough, Ont.

Richard Lear Bolivar, Pa., U.S.A.

Susanne Morton Scarborough, Ont.

Cecil Ivan Noble Uxbridge, Ont.

Vikki Jo-Ann Sieminowski Toronto, Ont.

Hidde Anderies Vandermeer Calgary, Alta.

One-Year Course

Doris Eileen Bonttgcr Fruitland, Ont.

Sarwar Umar Din Chakwal, West Pakistan

Iverson David Keuhl, B.A Pembroke, Ont.

Linda Lou Kirstem Wainfleet, Ont.

Margaret Lorraine McCaig, Reg. N Ottawa, Ont.

Sharon Lee McCallum Toronto, Ont.

Myrna Devi Mykoo Trinidad, W.I.

Jean Marianne Seymour London, England

Fred James Shaver Ottawa, Ont.

Erma G. Stouffcr, B.A Stouffville, Ont.

Evening Classes

Gordon Collins Weston, Ont.

Louis James Whiteside Mallon, Ont.

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sang their testimonies, until the final words of
"The Lord Bless Thee and Keep Thee" hov-
ered over the silent throng, it was a paean of
praise and thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus
Christ, Whose we are and Whom we serve.
It was T.B.C. music at its best.

The quiet dignity of the long processional
10 the tune of "Praise, My Soul, The King of
Heaven", the spine-tingling singing of "Cod
Save the Queen", and Sir Ernest MacMillan's
arrangement of "O Canada", and the soul-
stirring congregational singing of "Ye Servants
of God, Your Master Proclaim," plus the
College hymn, "Help Me, O Lord, The God
of My Salvation", ... all these gave the audi-
ence an opportunity to express its deep
thanksgiving.

But It was the student singing that brought
that nostalgic lump into the throat. Under
the superb direction of Rev. William Crump,
Director of Music, the students, in the full
230-voice choir, 30-voice Chorale, Ladies'
Chorus and Male Quartet, combined to "Sing
and Rejoice"; they prayed "Spirit of God
Descend Upon My Heart"; they affirmed, in
the words of the Graduating Class Hymn,

"We Rest on Thee, our Shield and our

Defender,
We go not forth alone, against the foe;
Strong in Thy strength, safe in Thy keeping

tender.
We rest on Thee, and in Thy Name we go."

Mr. Crump received much of his training
under Mr. Ernest Shildrick, long-time Dir-
ector of Music at T.B.C, (acclaimed as the
man who set the College singing), and he has
added a depth and devotion to the music
program of the College that has been so
effective in speaking to the hearts of men
and women, and will remain as an abiding
contribution to the ministry of the College.

But it wasn't just music, rich and blessed
as it was. It was the students themselves, their
love, their dedication, their zeal, so ably
demonstrated by the four chosen to repre-
sent them and whose testimonies are found
elsewhere in this issue: Dorothy Mason, born
and raised in South America and ready to
return; Grover Crosby, pastor and family man;
Sherri Wilhelm, bound for the mission field
with her husband, Carl; and Chidawa Ka-
buruk from Nigeria, West Africa, won from
animism and pagan worship to the Lord Jesus
Christ and now ready to return to preach to,
and teach, his own people. This was T.B.C.
. . . and this will be, must be, the new On-
tario Bible College (see box, page 3).

There were feelings of nostalgia and sad-
ness as the exercises closed. Would we see
another 75 years of like testimony and faith-
fulness to the Word of Cod? Yes . . . but only
if His second coming should tarry, and if we

who know and love Him will gird up for the
race now set before us, and by our prayers,
gifts and endeavours make the new institu-
tion something for the continuing praise and
glory of Cod.

The world needs the Bible College and its
trained and equipped graduates. The young
people need the Bible College, where they
can be taught the Word of Cod, infallible,
inspired and inerrant. But most of all, the
work of the Lord Jesus Christ needs the Bible
College, for this is the mainstream and the
lifeblood of the missionary enterprise, the
evangelical ministry and the source for those
whom Jesus Christ can use for His glory.

Graduation 1968 was the end ... it can be
the beginning of something intrinsically
worthwhile under the blessing of Cod. When
we gather for the first graduation of Ontario
Bible College (see box, page 3) in April, 1969,
we are sure there will be the same testimony,
the zeal, the same devotion, the same spirit
of dedication as we have seen in the past.
Brethren, prav for us.

Graduation Testimonies

lop: Rev. Robert Strimple, Dean of Faculty,
talks with our two African graduates, Moses
Durojaiye, B.Th., and Chidawa Kaburuk,

B.Th., both from Nigeria.
Centre: Mr. Gordon Houghan (left) head
usher, and some of the 40 men who served

at Graduation.

Above: Dr. Boehmer presents diploma to

Dick Houser, one of the several "missionary

kids" studying at the College.

Chidawa Kaburuk, B.Th.

I was born in Zuturung in Southern Zaria,
Nigeria, West Africa. My parents at that time
were illiterate pagans who could not even
write down my birth day. They were worship-
pers of Dodo, our tribal god. I was about to
be initiated into the worship of this god.
Dodo, when, by the grace of God I be-
came a Christian in 1943.

How did I become a Christian? My brother
had already been converted, and one even-
ing a group of Christians came to visit him
and to hold a meeting. These visiting Chris-
tians began to praise the Lord with melodious
songs. I did not want to attend their meeting
but the singing attracted me to it. About
twenty other unbelievers were also attracted.
So one man among the group, an evangelist,
seizing the opportunity, gave a Gospel mes-
sage. The message convicted me of my sins.
When the evangelist gave an invitation, I
went forward. He was happy to lead me to
Christ, and that evening I became a new
born child of God.

Two years later, my brother sent me to a
Mission Public School. While I was there, I
had a growing desire to know the Bible, so
1 was always very attentive during the Bible
lessons. In my last year of Public School, that
desire, which I believe was the working of
God, led me to choose to go to Bible School.
My decision was a surprise to my parents,
to my teachers, and to my friends. One of my
teachers, a missionary lady, was very happy
with this decision. She encouraged me, but
my parents and friends were opposed be-
cause, according to them, I was too young
to be trained as a Pastor, and anyway, there
is no money in the Christian ministry. I re-
fused to yield to their opposition, so they
predicted failure for me, saying, "Let him
go to Bible School; he will regret it and quit."
In 1953, I went to Bible School at igbaja.
The Sudan Interior Mission and the churches
in my area supported me. In 1955, I grad-
uated and was asked to teach in Kagoro
Bible School. I enjoyed teaching the Bible for
1 taught myself more than I taught others.

After teaching for eight years, I felt that I
needed more training, so in October, 1963,
I went for further studies to my former Bible
School, which had by then been upgraded to
Bible College level. In September last year,
the Sudan Interior Mission gave me a scholar-
ship to come to Toronto Bible College to
complete my studies.

My stay in T.B.C., though short, has been a
great blessing to me. The very day I arrived
in Toronto, Dr. and Mrs. Boehmer gladly
received me into their home. They have been
treating me kindly just like a son ever since.
The teachers and the students treat me like a
brother. They greet me by my name with
smiling faces. The teachers have taught me
with their words and lives. I have been
blessed by their love and humility. I will not
forget what one of them said to us in a
class, "If anyone of you should feel that I
have offended him, please tell me. I am ever
ready to apologize, for I am here not to
offend you, but to teach and help you."

My experience in the College has been like
that of Jacob, who said, "Surely the Lord is in
this place." (Gen. 28:16) The presence of the
Lord in T.B.C. has made me feel at home. I
praise Him for having brought me here and
for helping me to finish my studies.

Now that my days in Canada are over, I
shall be going back to Nigeria, with very
happy memories, to help as a Bible teacher or
Pastor in the work of building the Church of
Christ. Please, uphold me in your prayers
that 1 will be faithful in the Lord's service.
Thank you. B

Toronto Bible College Recorder

Craduation Testimonies Continued

Sherri Wilhelm, B.R.E.

V3od has many ways of working: sometimes
He uses the dramatic, the awe-inspiring, the
spectacular. Sometimes He uses the simple,
the ordinary, the commonplace. It is in the
second way that God has been working in
my life.

The Lord gave me a fine Christian home
where I learned from my earliest days about
the love of the Lord Jesus Christ. As a natural
result, I accepted Christ as my Saviour while
I was still a child. During my early teenage
years. Cod began to show me that the
Christian life was far more than merely a
decision made years ago. First and foremost,
I realized that Christianity was a rich and
meaningful daily relationship with a God
Who cared for me personally. At the same
time, I became aware that the Lord wanted
mo to live not only with Him, but also for
Him. He had a plan for my life. When I
understood this, I dedicated myself to Him
at a service in our church. As I committed
my life to God, and sought His leading
through the Bible and prayer. He began to
show me that His plan for me was to serve

Him as a foreign missionary. Guidance con-
cerning this came in no extraordinary way.
God produced and maintained the desire for
overseas service through my home, where
missionaries were frequent guests, through
the reading of missionary biographies, and
through correspondence with friends already
serving in missionary lands.

As preparation for this missionary service,
the Lord led me after high school, to nurses'
training. As further preparation, although this
might not seem quite so essential for a mis-
sionary, the Lord brought a fine young man
into my life. As our friendship developed, we
became aware that God had made us both
of one mind concerning His will for our
lives. This meant the mission field for Carl
and for me. With this awareness, just after our
marriage, we entered Toronto Bible College
for training.

Many meaningful lessons have been
learned during these past three years at Col-
lege. One of them developed out of a chance
remark overheard during Choir Tour in my
second year. In one city where we visited, I
was disturbed by the comment of a young
man who said that he was rejecting Christian-
ity because he could see nothing different
about the lives of those who called them-
selves Christians. This remark made me stop
and examine my life and values to see
whether I had whatever it was that ought to
make the Christian different. I began to real-
ize how much I as a Christian should be
radiating the life of Jesus Christ, so that the
world could receive an authentic portrait of
Him through me. This lesson has since been
reinforced many times during these days at
College through teachers, chapel speakers,
and my personal devotions.

Perhaps the greatest lesson learned during
these College years, has been that of trusting
God to supply our material needs. My hus-
band and I entered College entirely depend-
ent upon our own financial resources. By
working full-time throughout the summer
months, and part-time during the College
year, we were able to fulfill all our financial
commitments. At the end of our first year,
when all of our bills were paid, and these
are actual figures, our bank account regis-
tered $1.97, and after our second year, we
were even more prosperous with an account
totalling $2.53.

With this evidence of the faithfulness of
God, we can face the future in real confi-
dence. Last year, we were accepted as candi-
dates with the World Radio Missionary Fel-
lowship— H. C. J. B. — for service in Ecuador.
We expect, the Lord willing, to be in Langu-
age School this coming September. H

Grover Crosby, B.Th.

I he first twenty years of my life were spent
in a small town in north-eastern Ontario.
There my father had become a successful
business man and we were provided with a
secure and comfortable home. I began to
attend church at a very early age, but as I
grew older church had less and less influence
on me. By the time I entered high school my
life was characterized by a lack of ambition. I
had no interest in my studies, and desired
only to have a good time. After four years I
left high school with little to show for my
time spent there, and I wandered aimlessly
from one job to another. Although not com-
pletely dissatisfied with life I felt an emptiness
within that longed to be filled.

About this time a young minister came to
one of the churches in our town. He took an
interest in me, and I started attending his
services. I didn't quite understand why, but
I went back week after week feeling that here
I would find the answer to my inner need.
One Sunday this pastor invited me to his
home where he talked to me about my need
of personal salvation. That night I accepted

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Jesus Christ, and immediately my life took on
a whole new perspective showing a complete
change. Right away I started reading my
Bible and telling others what I had dis-
covered in the Lord Jesus.

Furthermore God began to lead in a prac-
tical way. 1 met a wonderful Christian girl
who was later to become my wife; God led
me to Toronto where I became actively en-
gaged in Christian work at Melrose Baptist
Church; I attended my first Toronto Bible
College graduation and there God spoke to
me. I knew He was calling me into His ser-
vice. For six years I continued attending the
graduation exercises, and for six years I re-
fused to yield to the call of God. I refused
because advancement at my place of em-
ployment had led to a good position which
offered real security for my wife and two
children.

The turning point came one Sunday after-
noon. My wife was tucking the children into
bed for their afternoon nap, and I was left
alone to think. I felt the presence of God in
an unusual way and was conscious that He
was speaking to me. I heard no audible voice,
but knew without a doubt that God was
calling me to follow Him. There was a note
of finality in the message and it seemed to me
a case of now or never. In that moment I
knew what the answer must be, and without
further hesitation responded, "Yes Lord, I
will follow". I spoke to my wife about the
decision and she was quite ready to go along
with me and even related how that very day
she had asked God to show us what He de-
sired for our lives. The peace of God flooded
our hearts assuring us that this was the way
in which He was leading. Both my wife and I
applied to T.B.C. and were accepted for train-
ing.

But there was to be one more test. While
serving a three month notice, my employer
made a substantial offer if I would consider
remaining with the company. The offer was
attractive and we were grateful, but knew that
"no man having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of
God."

The training received at T.B.C. has been
invaluable to me. There have been many les-
sons in patience and trust. The fellowship
with other students will not soon be for-
gotten. Their oneness of purpose, along with
the genuine concern of the faculty has helped
to enrich my understanding of God's great
plan: but most of all, T.B.C. has provided me
with the first real intellectual challenge of
my life. As a result of the Bible centered cur-
riculum, this mental stimulus has also added
to my spiritual maturity. Cod has been pre-
paring both mind and heart for the ministry
to which I have been called.

Cod provided in a wonderful way for the

material security which I had left behind.
Shortly after entering T.B.C. I received a call
to become student pastor of Park Road
Gospel Church here in Toronto. This oppor-
tunity not only provided for my material
needs, but of much more importance it gave

Dorothy Mason, B.R.E.

IVI y parents are missionaries in South Amer-
ica and I was born there. It was there also
I came to know Cod. I knew even as a child
that God supplied our necessities such as
food and clothing as we needed them, and
often gave us extras as well. Not only that,
but i saw God protect our family during one
of those revolutions for which South America
is notorious. I can still remember shots being
fired around our house while we huddled
together in the only corner where no stray
bullets could hit us. God was always a very
real Person in our home.

Along with these manifestations of God's
loving care I heard of course the Gospel
preached. I began to develop a fear of hell.
At about the age of six I decided that I should
do something about it. 1 accepted Christ as
my Saviour, but I did not receive the assur-
ance of salvation at that time and I think 1
know why. When my mother asked me if I
knew myself to be a sinner, I glibly answered
with a yes, knowing it was the right answer,
but adding to myself: "Not a very bad one
though!" By the time I was twelve, however.

a splendid opportunity to put into practice
the things that I was being taught.

My wife and I feel that following grad-
uation God would have us continue in the
pastoral ministry in this warm and happy
fellowship at Park Road Gospel Church. ■

there was no doubt in my mind that I was
sinful and needing God's forgiveness. It was
then that I came to have a real assurance that
I was saved.

When I was seventeen I left South America
and came to Canada to go to Teacher's Col-
lege. Away from home and on my own, I felt
I needed God more. He became more real in
my Quiet Times. I faced decisions such as
finding a job, getting a place to live and
choosing a home church. . . . God sometimes
gave specific guidance in these decisions but
at other times He would direct through cir-
cumstances. It was wonderful to look back
afterwards and see how He had been in con-
trol all along.

Cod's control has been evident also during
my three years at Toronto Bible College. He
has brought me through many experiences
and taught me many lessons. There are two
which stand out in my mind.

The first lesson was connected with my
field work. During my first two years at
T.B.C. I had the privilege of working in
a Christian home for teenage girls. It was
a great blessing to me to see several of
these girls come to know the Lord, to see
God changing their lives and to see His
strength begin to overcome their faults and
weaknesses. No longer worried and mixed up
they came to show a new purpose and joy in
their lives. More clearly than ever before I
understood that we really need God in order
to live life aright. This caused me to take a
closer look at my own life to see if it was
truly God-orientated.

The second lesson came through our class-
room studies of the book of Job. We grap-
pled with its challenging concepts during
this past term at school. We saw Job lose
everything even to the sympathetic under-
standing of his wife and friends, but never did
he lose his faith in Cod. Even when he could
not understand why God was allowing all
these calamities to hit him, he looked for-
ward to the day when he would see Cod
face to face. Job remained loyal to God for
he knew God was worthy of all his love and
devotion. This caused me to look at my own
motives for being loyal to God to see if they
were based on the blessings God gave me or
on God's own utter worthiness. It is with the
conviction that God is completely worthy of
our total dedication that I plan to serve Him,
if He should see fit, as a missionary in South
America. H

Toronto Bible College Recorder,

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Rev. W. Tyler, Vice President, presents the
Merlin Grove Memorial Missionary Scholar-
ship to Jack Postma '69. The award Is made
In honour of one of our graduates, martyred
for the cause of Christ.

1968 Awards

SCHOLARSHIPS ($250 EACH)

The John McNicol Scholarship

Collen Reld '69

The E. G. Baker Scholarship

Carol Belford '69
Merlin Grove Memorial Missionary Scholar-
ship Jack Postma '69;

Alumni Scholarships

Joy Church '69 Audrey Haddon '69

Andrew James '69

PRIZES ($25 EACH)
(Presented at the Student Annual Meeting,
April 9, 1968)
The Board of Governors' Prize:

General Proficiency, Bible College

Sharon Wllhelm '68
The Rev. R. J. Koffend Prize:

General Proficiency, Bible School

Susanne Morton '68
Departmental Prizes:
Bible — Perry Ferns '68
Theology — Sharon Wllhelm '68
Missions — Elizabeth Neumann '68
Practical Theology — Grover Crosby '68
General Studies — Wayne Rhodes '68
Christian Education — Beatrix Hoyer '68
The Emma Heffer Memorial Prize for Scrip-
ture Reading Richard Strong '71

DELTA EPSILON CHI

(Honour Society, A. A. B.C.)

Beatrix Hoyer '68 Sharon Wllhelm '68

BURSARIES

The Susan Emma Hubert Bursary ($200)

Paul Hope
The Dr. Albert Hughes Bursaries $(150 each)
Perry Fern; June Harrison

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1968 Valedictory

Given at the Graduation Banquet,
Feb. 24, 1968

Stanley Hibbins, B.R.E., Valedictorian

IVI r. Chairman, Dr. Boehmer, members of
the Faculty, members of the Board and Cor-
poration, fellow students and friends.

For each person in the Class of '68, whom
I represent this evening, the memories of the
last few years spent at Toronto Bible College
will always have a deep and precious signifi-
cance. We come from six countries of the
world and twelve denominations. Our back-
grounds are as varied as our faces are differ-
ent; but we are united this evening because
of our salvation in Christ; we have studied
together for these past few years in the
strength of Christ and now we stand at the
brink of launching out to serve Him.

I wish to do something a little different
tonight. Rather than addressing you, I wish
to direct my remarks during the next few
moments to our Master and to our Lord, in
the form of a graduation prayer of thanks-
giving. May your heart respond with mine
as I talk to Him at this time.

"Each one of us this evening, our God,
stands in awe and wonder before Your
throne of Grace, as we contemplate that
which we shall never fully know or under-
stand; why You so loved us that You sent
Your only Son to die for us and save us from
our sins. For each member of the Class, the
time and date of our salvation varies; for
some it was when we were children; for
others it was when we were teenagers, and
for still others it was but a few years back
when as young adults we found Christ as
Saviour, We praise You that You loved us.
We worship Him Who saved us by His blood.
But not only this, we would praise You to-
night that You deigned to call us to prepare
for specific tasks which You have In store for
each one of us. We would gratefully thank
You, our God, that for our preparation for
these tasks You chose to lead us to Toronto
Bible College.

"Thank You Lord for the many Christian
friends of the College; for the Board of Gov-
ernors, for Mr. Horsey, its Chairman, for each
member of the Corporation. Thank You Lord
for each one of lliosc various pi-ople who
financially or prayerfully have stood by us
students in our years spent here, at T.B.C.

Thank You Lord for that missionary or min-
ister; that church or family that has been
willing to contribute to thee glory of God
in this College. It has been through their
contributions we were able to acquire new
furnaces; we received a new Library so that
instead of being disturbed by the din of
creaking shoes on bare floors, we now study
in peace and quiet. We thank You Lord for
each one of these unknown friends.

"But there is still more . . . Our Faculty
Members . . . We especially praise You for
these men who have come to mean so much
to us. They have allowed us to come to know
them, not as austere theologians, but as real
human beings. These men have not been
afraid to exploit their "long legs" or their
"short statures." They have not been hesitant
to dress up, or show off their amazing talents
as intrumentalists. These things our Lord, we
have appreciated and we thank You.

"But there is still more . . . They have not
been afraid to declare clearly and boldly the
whole counsel of God. They are known of
God and proven among men; men like
Stephen, full of faith and of the Holy Spirit.
We have learned from their examples and
benefitted from their faults. These are men
who freely and willingly have talked with us
and counselled us, utilizing their own per-
sonal experiences with life and with You. We
have learned more from what they are, than
from what they have taught. When we leave,
a little part of each one of them will go with
each one of us because they have given a
part of themselves to us, and we have be-
come a part of what they are. . . .

"While we would thank You sincerely for
Christian friends and for the Faculty, how-
ever, we thank You most of all for Yourself
and for Your presence with us and in us.
Thank You for each one of those circum-
stances and experiences of these past few
years at T.B.C. For those sometimes difficult
lessons in faith and trust; for those glorious
times of cleansing and infilling that we have
experienced here along our way; for the
various prayer days and chapel hours where
we met with You, and for the missionary
conferences where we were confronted with

College Chorale

Completes Annual Tour

Stonley Hibbins, B.R.E., Valedictorian

the world and with ourselves. We praise You
for those times when, faced with debt and
no funds, we found an envelope in our letter
box with money or a cheque, and You mar-
vellously supplied. We are amazed when we
look back at those times when confronted
with a seemingly insurmountable obstacle of
committee responsibilities. Christian Service
assignments, term papers, approaching ex-
aminations. You have brought us through till
now we stand on the threshold of Gradua-
tion.

"Perhaps here tonight there is a C. H.
Spurgeon, a mighty preacher, or a Billy
Graham, a powerful evangelist. It may be
that within our midst there sits a George
IVIoffat, a great missionary, or even a Merlin
Grove, a future martyr for the cause of Christ.
But, our God, whatever may come, we have
given to You our hearts and You have blessed
us; we have dedicated to You our minds
and You have graciously taught us; now Lord,
we would offer to You our lives, our all, and
we praise You that You have promised to
take us and use each one of us for Your
honour and Your glory.

"And now, our Father, it is our sincere
request that as we graduate, the Grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God and
the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit may rest
abundantly upon Toronto Bible College, our
College, and everyone who teaches, works
and learns within it." Amen.

Rooms and Apartments Wanted

The combining of the student
bodies of L.C.B.M. and T.B.C. will
tax rooming facilities.

If you have rooms or small apart-
ments that you would like to list,
please phone 924-7167.

APARTMENTS FOR MARRIED
STUDENTS are particularly being
sought. When phoning please list
location (the closer to Spadina
Road the better), rooms and facili-
ties available, and the rent.

"A song is a beautiful thing.

But when 1 sing. Lord,

Voices join in iull throated melody

Let it not be for this alone.

And lift to blend in glorious harmony.

Lest fruitless 1 be when day is done;

Men's hearts are moved, e'en lilted to

ecstacy

Lord, this prayer 1 bring.

With a song: for a song is a beautiful

thing.

Lord, for Thee 1 sing."

With these words, the T.B.C. Chorale al-
most invariably opened their program as they
sang the message of the Gospel into the
hearts of men, women and young people, in
churches, halls and high schools duiing their
annual tour.

And just as invariably, when the program
of music and message was finished, and an
invitation given to receive the same Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ as a personal act of faith
in salvation or dedication, there would be a
response. There were 34 such decisions that
were publicly made, and doubtless many,
many more were made in the silence of
heart and room.

What a delight it was to meet so many of
Cod's people, friends of long-standing, or
those newly made, who appreciated the sing-
ing and witness of young people! Under the
leadership of Rev. William Crump, and with
Mrs. D. C. Percy at the piano, the melodies
of heaven were never more thrillingly pre-
sented. And when the Rev. D. C. Percy cli-

T.B.C. Chorale

maxed the program with a message and invi-
tation, the response to the claims of Christ
was heart-warming.

The tour included Cornwall, where the
First Baptist Church with Rev. Laurie Chubb
'40 proved to be gracious and kindly hosts;
Vankleek hiill, where the Rev. Les Carson had
arranged assemblies in 2 High Schools, and
an interchurch program in the Presbyterian
Church; Ottawa, with a full house and some
very wonderful decisions in the Metropolitan
Bible Church where Rev. Art Larson is Pastor;
Smiths Falls with Rev. Don Timpany '32 and
his faithful people; Canandaigua, N.Y., where
we had 24 hours with the Baptist Teen Trek
and several hundred young people, at the
LeTourneau Christian Camp, under the lea-
dership of Rev. John Palmer; the Winchester
Community Church at West Seneca, N.Y.,
with Rev. Tom Dalbo; the Youthtime Chris-
tian Center in Buffalo with Rev. Alan Forbes
— a thrilling day that was climaxed with a

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great rally; the Randall Memorial Baptist
Church in Williamsville, N.Y., where Rev.
Stanley Lewis and his large congregation wel-
comed the Chorale for their morning service;
and finally at the Avenue Road Church, Tor-
onto, where history was made as the Toronto
Bible College Chorale held its final service.
Never again would a T.B.C. Chorale sing
under that name. What a joy it was to see
two hungry, seeking souls, publicly acknowl-
edge Christ at this final service. It was the
seal of God.

It has been a wonderful year, musically
and spiritually for the Chorale. And we
would be remiss if we did not express our
deep appreciation to the Rev. William Crump
for his service in this area, that has spanned
12 years. Not only has he made T.B.C. to sing,
but he has been able to have it sing with
"the spirit and with understanding also" (I
Cor. 14:15). It has not been entertainment,
but ministry and decision that has been the
major factor in this form of evangelism.

The students, too, who gave unstintingly of
their time and devotion, have made the Col-
lege year a musical and spiritual success. It
is gratifying to know that because of this
ministry, there are souls who now trust in
Christ as Saviour, and the ranks of dedicated
workers will be swelled. To God be the glory,
great things He hath done.

Top: Mr. Percy interviews Sherri Wilhelm on T.V. program. Above: Mixed quartet singing

on T.V. program: Peter Gibbins, Jean Small, Carol Clymer, Hume Milroy. Below: Chorale

on T.V.— CKNX, Wingham, Ont.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Compiled by Barry Jones, Alumni Secretary

Barry Jones BJh.

Alumni Secretary Leaves to Take
Church Post

Rev. Barry Jones, B.Th. '64 has resigned as
Alumni Secretary, to accept a call to minister
in the University Ave., Congregational Church
in Si. Paul, Minnesota.

For 3 years, Mr. Jones has worked hard to
establish the Alumni Association as a more
vital agency in the ministry of Toronto Bible
College. Under his direction, many new
branches have been formed, and others re-
vitalized. Several new projects have been
undertaken, each one adding lustre to the
Aumni and efficiency to the College.

We are grateful for his time with us, and
as he leaves to take up work that is so much
upon his heart . . . ministry and evangelism
. . . and for which the Lord has liberally
endowed him, we wish him God's richest
blessing. We are grateful for ihe share we
have had in his training.

While in the west, Mr. Jones will continue
to serve T.B.C. as an alumnus who knows the
work from the inside. Our parting word to
him is: "Do the work of an evangelist. Make
full proof of the ministry." Thank you Barry,
and God bless you.

ON THE HOME FRONT

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hurley, B.R.E. '67
(Lenore '67) are Directors of Child Evangel-
ism Fellowship in the Indianapolis area, U.S.A.
Rev. Wm. Milner '49 is pastor of the Wortley
Road Bible Church in London, Ontario.
(A.G.C.)

M/ss Enid Hurst '65 is engaged in office work
at the Christian and Missionary Alliance
Headquarters in New York, N.Y.
Rev. lames Johnston '41 received his Master's
degree in Education in August, 1967. He is
presently teaching school in Platteville, Wise.
Rev. and Mrs. lohan Tangelder (Helen Feasby
'63) are in Vernon, B.C., where Mr. Tangelder
is pastor of the Christian Reformed Church.
He was ordained September 29, 1967.
Miss Jacqueline Whan '64 graduated from
Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, in May, 1968.
Rev. and Mrs. Iner Farmery '37 (Mary Tilly
'37) are in Toronto, where Mr. Farmery is
Mission Director at Yonge Street Mission.

ON FURLOUGH

Miss Martha Blair, B.Th. '63 from Malaysia
{O.M.F.).

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bell (Elsie Mathewson '49)
from Nigeria, Africa (S.I.M.).
Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Aylon '34 are on fur-
lough from Taiwan (O.M.F.).

TO THE FIELD

Miss Ruth Young '40 to the Philippines

(O.M.F.).

Miss Marilyn Briard 66 to Switzerland for

language study, en route to the Congo, Africa,

for her first term (A.I.M.).

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooch '55-'58 (Helen,

B.Th. '59) to the Congo, Africa (A.I.M.).

Miss Dianne Cunningham '67 to Nigeria,

Africa, for her first term (S.I.M.).

Rev. and Mrs. lack Bart '67 (Margaret Rose

'60) to Argentina, South America (E. U.S.A.).

Mr. Wm. Eaton '37 to France for one year of

maintenance work with B.C.U.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hawes '65- '67 (lanice

'67 Sp.) to Uganda, E. Africa, for their first

term (A.I.M.).

MARRIAGES

Mrs. Annie lolley (Wright '28) to Mr. Cordon

Parsons '28 on February 28, 19S8, in Olivet

Baptist Church, Meaford, Ont.

Miss Ullie Porter to Rev. lames Hutchinson

'31 on May 4, 1968, in Second Baptist Church,

Auburn, N.Y.

Miss Dorothy Mason, B.R.E. '68 to Mr. Robert

McFarlane, B.R.E. '69 on May 18, 1968, in

Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto. Mr.

David Sherbino, B.Th. '70 was best man.

BIRTHS

To Rev. and Mrs. Edward Simmons, B.Th. '63
I Ruth Almas '57), a chosen daughter, f//za-
beth Ruth, on September, 1967, in Hamilton.
To Rev. and Mrs. Charles Long '50, B.Th. '64,
a daughter, Elizabeth Anne, on October 12,

1967, in Ajax, Ont.

To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lawrence '59
(Sylvia '56-'58) a daughter, lanice Elisabeth,
on December 12, 1967, in Colombia, South
America, a sister for Cindy, Wesley and
Daniel.

To Rev. and Mrs. lohn Tobey '59 (Annette
Kalbtleisch '60) a daughter, loanne Margaret,
on January 19, 1968, in Smooth Rock Falls,
Ont., a sister for Caroline Ruth, Linda Grace,
and Elizabeth Ann.

To Mr. and Mrs. Paul MacKnight (Margaret
Allan '56) a son, Daniel Paul, on February 28,

1968, in Ravenna, Italy.

To Mr. and Mrs. Eraser McKenzie (Evelyn
Peat '66 5p.j a daughter, Michelle Elizabeth,
on March 6, 1968, in Toronto.
To Mr. and Mrs. John Pomeroy, B. Th. '64
(Nancy Reist, B.Th. '62) a daughter, Sharon
loy, on March 13, 1968, in Chingola, Zambia,
a sister for Lynn.

To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Byrne, B.Th. '63 (lane
Arno '63) a daughter, Paige Carolyn, on
March 18, 1968, in St. George, Ont.
To Mr. and Mrs. Luke Zylstra (Marie Chap-
man, B.Th. '59) a son, Timen 5(evvart, on
March 30, 1968, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Shefiield '59 (Dor-
othy Troyer '56-58) a son, Ronald Timothy,
on April 6, 1968, in Port Arthur, Ont.
To Mr. and Mrs. Keith Edmondson '66 (Mar-
jorie Clubine, B.R.E. '66; a son, Philip Keith,
on April 20, 1968, in Toronto, Ont.
To Rev. and Mrs. Barry tones, B.Th. '64
(Christine '63) a son, Owen Alan, on April 22,
1968, in Toronto, a brother for Glynn.

DEATHS

Mrs. Charles Walker f/sabe/ /. McCallum '14

E.C.) on January 13, 1968, in Toronto.

Miss Annie I. Cood '24 E.C, on March 3,

1968, in Toronto.

Miss Florence Fletcher '29, on April 9, 1968,

in St. John, N.B.

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Celebrating

110 years
of service!

Let us rejoice together at
"what Cod hath wrought'
and trust Him for what
He will do.

To commemorate 110 years of
service (T.B.C. for 75 years and
L.C.B.M. for 35 years), the new, com-
bined College is setting aside the
week of

September 30— October 5, 1968

This will be a week of fellowship,
inspiration, challenge and thanksgiv-
ing. A special programme will in-
clude the following speakers:

Dr. W. Nigel Kerr,

Gordon Divinity School,
Boston, Mass.

Rev. Leith Samuel,

London, England

Dr. W. Stanford Reid,

University of Cueiph, Ontario.

All Alumni and friends of both col-
leges are urged to set aside these
days.

Husband and wife team both receive B.R.E.

degrees . . . Carl and Sherri Wiihelm being

hooded by Mr. Peter Enns, Director of

Christian Education.

BOOKS

from the T.B.C.

Bookroom

Wm. B. Eerdman's Publishing Co. have issued

these recommended books.

Order from the College Bookroom:

THE MOUNTAIN THAT MOVED By: Edward

England, Wm. B. Eerdman's Publishing Co.

Price: Paper: $1.60

Few books have so profoimdly moved this
reviewer as The Mountain That Moved. It is
the story of the tragedy of Aberfan, Wales, in
1966. A man-made heap of coal slag wiped
out almost an entire village and its 144 child-
ren. And the tragedy could have been pre-
vented!

Perhaps the most moving section of the book
IS found on page 111 :

' "What may emerge," wrote Lewis Chester,
a journalist at the Inquiry, "is a picture, not
of callously indifferent men, bul of a multi-
tude of ordinary individuals discharging their
jobs with honesty, but without imagination."
What a description of Iwcnlielh-rentury life
as it is lived by so many of us. We go about
honestly caring for our own plot, but over-

look mountains of wretchedness, injustice,
and atrocities which are committed the world
over.'

Missionaries, ministers and others who
should be "moved with compassion" must
read this book. It will stir the most apathetic,
and challenge the most zealous.
WITH BANDS OF LOVE. By: David Allan Hub-
bard (President of Fuller Theological Semin-
ary), Price: $1.65

Lessons from the Book of Hosea.
JOB, OUR CONTEMPORARY, By: H. Harold
Kent, Price: $1.40

A bold, fresh examination of Job as our
contemporary. Read it and rejoice.
THE CROSS AND FLAME, By: Bruce Shelley,
Price: $3.85

Martyrs past and present, being dead, yet
speak today in this story of real men and
women who dared to witness for Christ.
JESUS AND THE CHRISTIAN, By: William
Manson, Price: $6.55

PSYCHOLOGY & PERSONALITY DEVELOP-
MENT, By: John D. Frame, M.D., Moody
Press, Price: $4.35

Dr. Frame is the missionaries' specialist. A
missionary in Iran for many years, and now
based in New York, he has been a tower of
strength and help to countless people. This
book has grown out of that wealth of experi-
ence peculiarly his.

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