Those who have means to give to educational institutions are often not interested because they know that we stand squarely upon the authority of God’s word. They know that we teach our students that there is only one way by which a person can have peace with God, and that is through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His atoning w o rk on Calvary’s cross. There is even an alarming number of nominal Christian men who feel that we at Biola are too rigid in our doctrinal position. This is why we come to you, wonderful friends of Biola, who know what we believe, and who have the same con victions. During this time of appeal will you make your participation a matter of special prayer concern ? This must be an added effort above and beyond what is now being done. Pray very earnestly that the Lord will lead, direct, and guide us in the preparation of these loans, and in the execution of them. Our desire is to do all to His honor and glory as we face this impending “Tidal Wave Emergency.”
students in sufficient numbers to be able to answer anything like all of these requests. As you helped in the past, so we come to you again today with this very special appeal, asking for your help in increasing the effec tiveness of Biola. We must increase our dormitory, classroom, library and dining room facilities. In addition to the physical plant needs of the Campus, there is also a very urgent call to assist many of these worthy students by means of scholarship aid, gifts and loans so that they might be able to continue their education in an uninterrupted manner. It is interesting to note that large sums of money are given by churches for the construction of Christian education plants, all of which are doubtless necessary. In addition, we realize the importance of giving funds for the propagation of the Gospel, especially on the for eign fields. There is not nearly as much of this being done as there should be. But, alas, there is a “blind spot” in our Christian giving. This has to do with the Christian education of young people immedi ately following their high school preparation. All too few Christian people seem to be cognizant of the tremendous need during this period of a young person’s life. It is true these young people could be sent to the universities of our land. Here, however, is where many of them lose their faith as it were. We dare not take the chance, leaving the college training of our oustanding Christian young people to the secularists of our day. There must be an awaken ing on the part of Christian people everywhere to the urgency of the crisis which we are facing. We must have funds for scholarships and financial loans to worthy young peo ple. This is why we are coming to you. Indeed, humanly speaking, we have no one else to whom we can turn. The offense of the cross is still very real in the world today.
Miss Margaret Hart, associate dean of students at Biola College, recently presented a special program featuring some of the international students who are atending the school. Pic tured above(top row) are Mrs. Leona Iverson, Miss Hart, and Miss MargaretKilmer. Seated are students Ruth Tsai, Hong Kong; May McLeod, Trinidad; Irene Lincoln, Republic of Congo; and Ysuko Yoshizaki, Japan. In front is Gery Ruegsegger of Mexico. IreneLincoln and Gery Ruegsegger are the daughters of missionaries.
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