1887-1967 Cedarville College Annual Report

~ Forward Look Cedarville College will observe its eightieth anniversary during the academic year 1967-68. This will be a time of reflection as we review the accomplishments of the yesterdays, but it will also be an experience of antici– pation as we look forward into the tomorrows. We are a long way from our final goal. Like Caleb, who at eighty-five said, "Give me this mountain," Cedarville College in this report sets forth an entire range of objectives and looks forward at the good old age of eighty to conquering them by the grace and help of God. In pressing on to these new heights, we must re– member that we have come this far because of others who took the "mountains" in the years gone by. It is quite unlikely that Caleb would have been successful without the aid of his close friend, Joshua. The dedi– cated people who began this Christian college in 1887, and others who sacrificed for its continued existence along the way, share the victories with the present administration which took over its operation in 1953. In our forward look with its plans and program, we must never forget that "Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb . .. because he wholly followed the Lord." Trust and obey have always been the key words for victory in the Christian experience. Trusting God in– volves believing His Word when the wisdom of men may dictate an opposite philosophy of life. Obeying God requires . that we step forward to claim His DR. JAMES T. JEREMIAH, President promises when the world says the goal can never be reached. In these days of atheism, materialism, and spiritual decline, there have been, and there will con– tinue to be, appeals for us to depend upon human agencies and philosophies more than upon the God who has safely brought us thus far. To yield to such temptations will spell our defeat. We will not then con– quer the mountains, but the mountains will fall on us to our ruin. Spiritual vitality and academic excellence are not op– posite and unreconcilable extremes. They can and must be a part of any Christian college. The trustees, faculty and administration of Cedarville are committed to the emphasis of both. For this reason the following pages of this report have been prepared for your considera– tion. We extend a most cordial invitation to our friends to join us in celebration as we come to this milestone in our history. We welcome your commitment to the attainment of the future goals of Cedarville. How easily these mountains could be conquered and every goal achieved if each one of us would say in the words of another, "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." If you and I will be willing to do the something we can do, then the goals presented in this report will meet with great re– joicing.