March, 1945
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Nettie N. Campbell
Leonord L. Gaylord
Muriel P. Taggart
Josephine Hume
Ch r i s t i an Endeavor
APRIL 1, 1945 THE LIFE THAT DEATH CANNOT OVERCOME 1 C o r in t h ia n s 15:50-58 By Leonard L. Gaylord
April 1—LEONARD L. GAYLORD
Mr. Gaylord (Biola ’22) is a graduate of Xenia Theolo- gical Seminary, Xenia, O., and is pastor of the West- lake Calvary Church in Los Angeles, Calif.
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"The life that death cannot over come” is the kind of life that every honest, sane, and intelligent person longs to possess. Such a life is bound up in that “great salvation” which was conceived in the heart of God the Father (John 3:16); brought down to sinful man from the glory by God the Son (Phil. 2:5-8); revealed unto us by God the Holy Spirit (John 16:13- 15); and made experimentally ours on the ground of grace through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 2:8, 9). This life has a fivefold charac terization. For Those Who Have Topics I. IT IS A CRUCIFIED LIFE (Gal. 2:20). Paul says—"I am crucified with Christ.” To be crucified with Christ is to take my place in identification with Him in death—death to any claim to my right to myself in any phase. I will ' be willing to surrender my will for the will of God; my af fections for the affections of Christ; my strength for the all-conquering strength of the Holy Spirit; and my self-sufficiency for the all-sufficiency of G|)d. And as we thus relinquish all of self, God will make us fit for all that He requires of us. II. IT IS A HIDDEN LIFE (Col. 3:3). "Your life is hid with Christ in God.” What is the acid test of the Christian life? It is not success but faithfulness
April 8—TOSF.PHINR HUME
Mrs. Hume (B. Chr. Ed. ’43 at Biola) has been a worker among youth for twenty-five years. Her activities in- elude Euodia clubs, Girl Reserves, young people’s con ferences, and teacher training work.
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April 15—NETTIE N. CAMPBELL
Miss Campbell (Biola ’44) is a# graduate of the Mt. Sinai Hospital of Nursing in New York City. For two years she) was a stewardess for the Union Pacific Railroad. She has had experience in teaching Bible classes and leading young people’s groups.
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April 22—MURIEL PAULSON TAGGART
Mrs. Taggart (Biola ’42) has been serving in the Navi gators’ Christian Service headquarters in Brooklyn, N. Y., and in the Christian Servicemen's Center of Boston, Mass. Prior to this, she was working among the high school and college young people of the First Brethren Church, La Verne, Calif.
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April 29—HOMER SPERLING
Mr. Sperling (B. Th.,’44 at Biola) is superintendent of men and head of the Christian Education department of the Oklahoma Bible Academy, Meno, Okla. He also teaches Bible and supervises the students’ dormitory work.
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