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APRIL 1954 Official Organ, Oregon Yearly Meeting Vol. XXXIII No. 2 THE BEACH AT PORT ORFORD A L O O K AT M O O D Y EltlTOHIAL By Dean Gregory "K TEXT to reading the Bible, the Christian prob- testify that he was a far greater pray-er than he IHE GEORGE Fox College board of trustees, As president-elect of the college, Milo Ross was a preacher. " in a special called meeting March 26, not only has the advantage of wide acquaintance \ 3. He was a student of the Word of God. J_ named Milo C. Ross president of the col with the friends of die college, but he has a clear Moody used to rise at 4:00 o'clock in the morning lege by a unanimous vote. He will Uke understanding of what these people want in the Probably most of you have read the life of to study the Bible. Torrey said he used to say to office June 5. The election of a new president way of an educational philosophy for the school. Dwight L. Moody. If not—get it and read it. It him, "If I am going to get in any study, I have for George Fox College consummated a two year He becomes the 8th president of this 63-year-old will inspire you and give you a new understand got to get up before the other folks get up. " He search for a suitable leader forthisQuaker college institution, which is dedicated to give to its youth ing of God's power in human lives. would shut himself up in a remote room in his of the Pacific Northwest. During these years What made Moody the greatest soul-winner of of each succeecsdlng generation a fair opportunity house, alone with his God and his Bible, and give since the resignation of Dr. Paul E. Parker as the to learn the arts and sciences under the warm and his day? If we can find the answer we may learn himself to intensive study. president of the college, friendly atmosphere of a better what the laws of the Kingdom are, and we 4. He was humble. Torrey remarked that ourselves may develop into better soul-winners. m a n y c a n d i d a t e s h a v e b e e n thoroughly Christ-centered Moody was the most humble man he ever knew, considered. environment. For one thing, Moody's success was not due to in spite of the great things that he succeeded in M i l o C . R o s s i s n o t a F r i e n d s o f O r e g o n his education. That can be struck off the list. doing and the waise that was lavished upon him. stranger to Quakers of Oregon Yearly Meeting, let us He advanced in the schools to little more than the He always put himself in the background and put Yearly Meeting, nor to arise as one man to rally eighth grade. He made glaring grammatical other men in the foreground. Torrey said: "Often our support to George Fox errors in the pulpit. many other Friends circles. he would stand on the platform with some of us He is a native of Salem, College and its leaders. His success was not due to his eloquence. He little fellows seated behind him, and as he spoke Let us pray, let us send our was not an eloquent man. He talked fast at times Oregon, and was brought up he would remark, 'There are better men coming under the influence of a youth to its halls for train and was often difficult to understand. He ran his after me. ' As he said it, he would point over his Christian home and a spir words together. Charles H. Spurgeon said that ing, let us give out of our shoulder with his thumb to the 'little fellows. • I itual church. abundance to make this Moody was the only man he ever heard who could do not know how he could believe it, buthe really H e i s w e l l fi t t e d f o r h i s college what it ought to be say Mesopotamia with one syllable. did believe that the others that were coming after position as president of the u n d e r G o d . It was not his personality. It is true, he did him were really better than he was. He made no have a strong personality. But that alone cannot college since he is already pretense to a humility he did not possess. In his )ersonally acquainted with a explain his tremendous success in winning men to FOLLOWING CHRIST Christ. There have been others with strong per heart of hearts he constantly underestimated him arge majority of its con self, and overestimated others. He really be stituents, and for many years Matthew, look up: you sonalities who have not achieved success in win lieved that God would use other men in a larger has held the confidence and are called! City man, ning souls. high esteem of Northwest you are called! Farmer, Recently we dug out of our files an old re (Concluded on page 16) Friends. His academic you are called! Cashier, ligious magazine which was published many years training includes graduation you are called! Don't you ago. In it was an article entitled, "Why God Used from Portland Bible Institute, hear? Called! Answer Dwight L. Moody." It was written by Dr. R. A. now Cascade College, Port that call business man; Torrey, who as a young man was a co-laborer NORTHWEST FRIEND land, in 1931; graduation Christ walks into business with Moody, and knew hini intimately. He said Published monthly, except August, by Oregon Yearly Meeting of from Willamette University and calls men by His grace there were seven things in the life of Moody that Friends Church, at Portland, Oregon. Copy dead-line: 20th of each month. Salem, in 1934, and grad while sitting at the seat of definitely marked him in die eyes of his friends. uate study in the University custom. He is instant in Torrey then went on to name them, one by one. Subscription Price $ 1.50 per year in advance of Oregon and Winona Lake We are sure the reader will find it profitable, to season and out of season. T H E S T A F F School of Theology in Indi Now, the 28th verse: "And give this list careful study. R a y L . C a r t e r E d i t o r - i n - c h i e f ana. Matthew left all, rose up 1. He was a fully surrendered man. In the 1619 S. E. 21st Avenue, Portland 15, Oregon M i l o R o s s h a s s e r v e d t h e and followed Him." Look early days of his Christian work Moody heard a Telephone EAst 4845 Velda Leach Christian Endeavor Society Editor church faithfully for many years as a pastor and at it. "And he left all, rose up, and followed preacher say, "It remains to be seen what God will do with a man who gives himself up wholly 2514 57th Avenue N. E., Tacoma 22, Washington outpost worker. He began his pastoral work in his Jesus. " If that entry has not been made in your Roger M. Minthorne Treasurer early years at Rosedale meeting near Salem, and biography and diary, your life has not been worth to Him. " We are told that Moody said to him 3908 N. E. Maywood Place, Portland 20, Oregon he served at Greenleaf, Idaho, and Seattle Mem self at once, "Well, I will be that man. " And living up till now. I dare to repeat it and look YEARLY MEETING BOARD OF PUBLICATION orial. He pioneered in founding both the Medford into your face. With all your abilities, your "that man" he was—from that time on. It no F r e d e r i c k B . B a k e r P r e s i d e n t and Talent Friends churches in southern Oregon, years, honors, successes, unless that red-letter longer remained to be seen what God would do J a c k L . W i l l c u t s S e c r e t a r y and has written much on the subject of church ex with a man wholly surrendered to Him—it was Dean Gregory, Ray L. Carter Members ex-officio entry can be put beside your name, your life is a Emil Swanson, Earl P. Barker, Herman Macy, Mahlon Macy tension and outreach. His book, "Outreach, " is wretched failure up to now. "He left all, rose seen from that time on in Moody.