that they may be channeled in to areas aiding Christian growth. This same Psychology Department of Biola has a team of students who go to the Metropolitan State Hospital where they have opportunity to deal with emotionally-disturbed patients. Officials there are giving every co operation as the ministry goes for ward. Sometimes our professors and those who administer Christian Serv ice assignments have to counsel stu dents not to take on too many re sponsibilities for they are here pri marily to receive a solid education based upon the Word of God. A group of our students cany on a “canteen” type of program as they seek to reach for Christ the small “hippie” element in surrounding communities. The young men who do this have found a number who have received Christ as their Saviour. They have seen that there is a world of reality. Another e x trem e ly fascinating ministry here at Biola is ouir Evan- gelistic drama team. Now in its third year, “Revolt at the Portals” has been presented to numerous young people’s groups, church services and other gatherings throughout the Southern California area. Their ma jor effectiveness, however, lies in summer trips taken to the mission fields. The students themselves raise the money for the trips. They have traveled for the Lord throughout the Orient and report several thousand decisions for the Lord. Only eternity will reveal the results which the Holy Spirit has given. Your heart would be thrilled if you could follow these students from week to week in their various Chris tian Service assignments. This is one reason why we believe God has so abundantly blessed the outreach of Biola. These young people are not doing this for the sake of publicity, but for the glory of the Lord. We want you to know the way in which 14
the money you send to Biola is in vested in lives for Christ. Our young people are not engaged in marches or demonstrations. They do not make demands of the administration, nor are they rioting. As a matter of fact, while students on other campuses staged the Viet Nam moratorium, our student body’s demonstration consisted of prayer for the Presi dent, his administration and for a speedy, just end to the entire con flict. Our Student Council prepared this resolution, “Whereas there have been a number of demonstrations on campuses scattered throughout the country in protest against the Viet Nam conflict; whereas there are plans for a nationally organized pro test demonstration; and whereas the demonstrations, although considered meritorious by some persons, do not protect a constructive consideration of our position in Viet Nam; and whereas we believe the Nixon admin istration is doing what it can to achieve a peace with honor in Viet Nam; therefore, be it resolved that the students of Biola College yield in a positive form of demonstration; and be it further resolved that our demonstration will consist of spend ing a period of time each hour of the day, during which the demonstra tions are planned, in prayer, as a student body, as well as smaller groups and individual prayers in be half of our administration, that wis dom might be given to these leaders in order to bring about peace as speedily as possible; be it further resolved that we are praying for our armed forces and especially the needs of the men in Viet Nam; and finally, be it resolved that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Presi dent of the United States in the hope that it might be an encouragement to him and to those who are working with him in the interest of peaceful settlement of the Viet Nam conflict.” Make no mistake, we have a lively bunch of young people here. They
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