Faculty Members TakePart In Conferences

Several members of the facultyhave recently participated in confer­ences, workshops, and televisionprograms.

Lloyd Roth, assistant professor ofeducation, and Don Kenyon, as­sistant professor of Greek and Bible,recently conducted a weekly com­munity leadership training schoolheld in the Monroe MethodistChurch in Monroe, Indiana. Mr.Kenyon taught classes on the Apos­tle Paul's life and the Gospel ofLuke. Mr. Roth taught courses inthe psychology of adolescence andthe elements of teaching.

Martha Johnson, assistant profes­sor of English and child develop­ment specialist, was chairman of thesection meeting on house parents atthe Christian Social Work Confer­ence held at Wheaton CollegeMarch 22-24. Several sociology stu­dents of the college attended theconference with Miss Johnson.

Dr. S. A. Witmer, president, rep­resented the college at the conven­tion of the National Holiness Asso­ciation in Cleveland April 3-6. Hewas chairman of a panel discussionon the answer of Christian schoolsto the problem of teacher procure­ment. Other members of the panelwere from Asbury College and Oli­vet Nazarene College.

Dr. Herbert Byrne, dean of edu­cation, attended sessions of the con·vention of the National Associationof Evangelicals in Cleveland April10-13.

Several men of the faculty haveappeared as speakers on "Faith toLive By," a five-minute televisiondevotional on WKJG-TV in FortWayne. Those who participated inrecent weeks are W. O. Klopfen­stein, Don Kenyon, Richard Gerig,Harvey Mitchell, and W. MorrowCook.

Poster Issue

Record Alumni InterestSeen In Loyalty Month

Early response from alumni inconnection with Alumni LoyaltyMonth indicates a marked increasein the interest and support amongalumni on behalf of their almamater.

During March, a new alumnifund drive was inaugurated wherebyformer students are taking part inplanned annual giving for the op­erating expenses of the college, withall contributions channeled directlythrough the Alumni Association.About 150 alumni were appointedcallers to personally contact otherformer students in their areas, andalumni living too far from callers

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This is the poster issue ofVision. Pages 2 and 3 containa student procurement publi-city poster. .

Pastors, youth leaders, Sti'n­day school superintendents,and other church workers areasked to place the poster onchurch bulletin boards. Oth­ers are invited to pass theissue on to a prospectivestudent.

The home concert of the FortWayne Bible College A CappellaChoir will be held in Founders Me­morial auditorium on the collegecampus on Saturday, April 21, at8 p.m.

The concert will be given withintwo weeks after a tour which hastaken the group through four statesof the East, when they presented 21concerts in Ohio, Pennsylvania, NewJersey, and Maryland. The group isunder the direction of Betty Stanley,assistant professor of voice. Studentsin the choir represent ten states,Hawaii, and Canada.

In addition to standard selectionsfrom the choir's concert repertoire,solo, duet, and trio selections willbe performed. There is no admis­sion charge for the program.

A weekend series is also scheduledin Michigan. On April 28 the choirwill sing at the Victorious ChristianYouth in Flint, and at the Mission­ary Church in Royal Oak for theevening service on April 29. TheSunday morning service is yet un­confirmed.

A Seminar in Bible Teaching, in­tended for professors of Bible andadministrators in Bible institutes andBible colleges, will be held on thecollege campus June 11 to 15.

The purpose of the seminar is tobring together Bible instructors fora group experience in Christian fel­lowship and a quest for the mosteffective methods of Bible instruc­tion. The seminar will examinevarious phases of Bible instruction,and outline the functions and quali­fications of the Bible college teacher,and will give particular emphasis to

College to Host Bible Teaching Seminaradjusting Bible study to studentneeds and to integrating Bible studywith other areas of the curriculum.Instructional practices will be eval­uated.

Don Kenyon, chairman of the de­partment of Bible and theology ofthe college, will be chairman of theseminar. Other participants will in­clude Professor Robert Traina,workshop leader and specialist andmember of the faculty of BiblicalSeminary of New York; Dr. Her­bert Byrne, dean of education, and

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A Vital Study for Missionary Candidates

Claude StipeInstructor in Missions

This is an age when the missionary enterpriseprofits by many technical devices such as publicaddress systems, jeeps, aircraft and radios, andthere is little hesitancy in utilizing these productsof scientific research. It is only logical then thatuseful fields of knowledge such as anthropologyshould also be utilized. Missionaries have con­tributed much to the field of anthropologythrough submitting accounts of first-hand knowledge of the customsof non-Western societies, and anthropology in return offers muchwhich is of use to the missionary.

Anthropology-the science of man-is important because it isman that the missionary is endeavoring to bring to a knowledgeof Christ as his personal Saviour. To do this the missionary mustunderstand man. In order to work among people of different racialgroups the missionary must be aware of the extent and meaningof racial differences. He will learn that there is no correlation be­tween the race to which a person belongs and his intelligence,language or culture. There are racial differences, but they are notof the type which will hinder a person in understanding and ac­cepting the Gospel.

A knowledge of anthropology will aid the missionary in under­standing and appreciating native cultures. Most missionaries todayare interested in the establishment of indigenous churches-that is,churches which are self-governing, self-supporting and self-propa­gating. In order for this to be accomplished, Christianity must bemade meaningful within the culture of the nationals. If the mission­ary does not understand the culture, he will find it very difficult toguide the nationals in the establishment of an indigenous church.The anthropologically trained missionary will have studied manydiverse cultures and will understand the functional nature of manyof the customs which seem very strange and often unnecessary toa person from a different society.

The study of anthropology is only a means to an end-the end ofpresenting the Gospel to those who do not know Christ. As is trueof all tools, it is only fully effective in the hands of the missionarywho is committed to and led by the Holy Spirit.

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Dr. S. A. Witmer. president, bothof Fort Wayne Bible College; andBible instructors from other schools.

The program will include morn­ing devotional periods, morningand afternoon workshops, discussiongroups, and evening lectures. Invi­tations to attend have been sent toBible instructors of some 175 Bibleinstitutes and Bible colleges.

ALUMNI

were contacted by direct mail. Inthe first few days of recording re­turns, with only some 125 gifts orpledges in, the amount totaled ap­proximately $1,500. Contributionsare ranging from $1 to $100. Allcalling is to be completed and con­tributions or pledges forwarded tothe alumni office by April 16.

Harlan Wright, '50, alumni pres­ident, explains that alumni loyaltyis centered in personal commitmentto the vital spiritual ministry of thecollege and the vision to see thatministry move forward. "Giving, re­gardless of the amount of the gift,is simply a result of thar commit­ment and vision," he says. "Wethank God for our alumni and fortheir loyalty to Christ and our almamater." Gerald Gerig, '51, is alumnifund chairman.

Faculty Appointees ...

Pictured herewith are Mr. and Mrs.

Mark lloyd. presently of Cascade Col·lege in Portland. Oregon, who havebeen named to the faculty of FortWayne Bible College beginning nextfall. Mr. lloyd will be assistant pro­fessor of speech. and Mrs. lloyd willbe assistant professor of English. Thecomplete story concerning their op~poinfmenfs was given in the March is­sue of Vision.