A Saint Enters Her Rest
SUCCESS When you come to the end of your span of years, It will not matter then How much you hold in treasure store, Nor how much of the world you gain. Yes, the wealth of the world and the power it brings, Possessions and comfort and ease, Are tempting to all, but your heart well knows Satisfaction comes not from these. True values in life are not measured at all By gold in the marts of men, But computed in terms of spirit and soul By a sure, but an unseen, pen. Oh, the plaudits of men may be sweet to your ears But the Master's "well done" is more; And the faithful servant's content to walk Where the Master has gone before. You will surely find, at the journey's end, Whatever the world may afford, That "things" fade away, and success is seen In the life that has served the Lord.
“ She rea lly made English live fo r m e.” “ I ’ll n ever forget how she told her class, ‘God wants you r heart, but H e’ll take it broken.’ It was fust what I needed.” “ I n ever rea lly knew what a treasure B ible m em orization could be until I was in on e o f her classes.” These are a few o f the comments made since the July 14 homegomg o f Miss Bertha Helena Pentney, for more than seventeen years a mem ber of the Biola faculty. D in ing her time of service she taught courses in the English and Christian Education Departments. She was also the faithful advisor of the student yearbook, The Biolan. Bom M ay 16, 1902, in Roseburg, Oregon, Miss Pentney leaves a sister in Woodland and a brother in Portland, but beyond this, a heritage of faithful Christian servants of Christ, both here at home and around the world, who received training in her classes at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. The funeral was conducted in Woodland, California, where Miss Pentney spent her last few days with her sister. Rev. Kenneth Gage, Biola graduate of 1952, and pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church of Woodland, conducted the service. Also taking part were Rev. John M. Berentschot, (Biola 1945-47), pastor o f the Central Baptist Church, Sacra mento, California, soloist; and Rev. Horace W . Tyrell, Biola 1948, pas tor of the W ilton Community Church, who read the Scripture. Pall bearers were former Biola students, H. L. Helewig, Biola 1959; Frank Meyer, Biola 1954; R. L. Gage, Biola 1954; and Ralph Toombs, 1949. Better than any human words, the follow ing poem which appears in Miss Pentney’s book, “ Songs o f a Servant,” describes this faithful saint’s testimony for Christ:
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