The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1971

Cedarville College Moves Into New Stage Growth, expansion and improve– ment are three key words at Cedar– ville College as it moves into a new stage of its development. On June 4, J 971, the Board of Tru tees author– ized the sale of a 1.5 million dollar bond i sue, Series "D'', to go into effect Jul y 1. Strongly feeling the Lord's guidance in this project, the Tru tees view thi s method of fin anc– ing as most suitable for the campus. The overwhelming success of past bond issue, is most evident in the phy– sica l expansion of Cedarvi lle. Many buildings on campus, those providing a financial return , were built as a result of bond issues, "A, B, and C ." Cedar Park and Wil1iams and the cafeteria addition are realities of past efforts. Concurrent with the construc– tion of bond financed facilities, struc– tures built from gifts, such as the Gym-Student Center in 1962, the Library in 1967, Administration Build– ing improvements in 1968 and the new Science Center, with ground– breaking this fall, complete the present college expansion picture. Anticipating the Lord 's help in every direction, the Administration is looking enthusiastically to the future and the building prospects ahead. As a result of the proceeds from the · Series '"D " bonds, three additions to the can1pus facilities will be made. With a new six-acre lake completed in 1969, a new Student Union is pl anned for Jake-side. As student enrollment increases, facilities must grow, and a new dormitory is proposed for the north end of the campus. The mobile hon,e park, presentl y situated near the center will be improved as it is moved to the north end of college property. To 1neet the cost of physical ex– pansions, the '"frustees have chosen the bond program rather than borrow– ing the money because they feel this type of program will be more exciting and beneficial to the alumni and fri ends of the Coll ege. Invest ing in Cedarvi lle College, not onl y involves the joy of Christian stewardship a11d the ex– citement of being an integral part of a Christ-centered endeavor, but pro– vides for financial return. Information in circular form concerni ng this most important campus project can be ob– tained by writing the Development Offi ce, edarville College, Ceda rville, Ohio 45314. - Subscribe to: $2.00 per year The Ohio Independent Baptist FOR A FRIEND 8ox 160 Xenia, Ohio 45385 - THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST A Christian School Rationale No dou?t , many Christian parents are reacting to the Supreme Court decisions on education. It h~s been rt1led illegal to use tax money to provide a public school where the 81 ble or any other sacred book is used as a devotional exercise. Our government is fir1nly co1nmitted to a neutral position, and neutrality pro– duces a secular education. . An unregenerate school teacher can not relate his subject to the Christian view of God and the world any more than an unregenerate minister can right ly divide the Word of Tru th. The Christian school te:icher, on the other hand , believes that St. Paul pre– se?ted a comprehensive principle when he wrote of Chri st, "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in ea rth . . . And he is before all things and by Him all things cons ist" (Col. I : 16, 17). Even though knowledge is factually the same for both Christian and non– Chri stian , no subject can be taugh t in the totality of its truth if the Creator is ignored or denied . Parents of children in Christia:1 schools want their children to be educated at school with the consciousness that all truth is God's truth , including hi story and geography, science, music and the arts, and that Jesus Christ is to be central in all learning and living. Christian school parents are no t on a tirade against the public school. These parents believe that a student attends school primarily to learn from the teacher and that the teacher represents then1 during the school day, in loco parentis. They have dec ided to commit the mi nds a nd hearts of their children to regenerate teachers in a school where the Christi an perspective is presented without re– stri ctions. In enrolling tr.eir children in a Christian school, they have taken a step comparable to th at of the Chri stian who leaves his church after it has moved its official position away from the evangelical Christian faith. Rov W. LOWRIE, JR. MONUMENTAL INFLUENCES HE MUST FACE • / \ \ I ' ::, ::, .. ' Used by pern,isson of Tele Bible Product ions OCTOBER, 1971 17