1975 Miracle Yearbook

While attending a youth camp in 1924, Rev. Mead C. Arm- strong recieved Christ as his Saviour, and in 1942during spec- ial meetings in a small mission church in Tidioute, Pa., he was called into the ministry. Mr. Armstrong received his Bachelor's Degree from the Grove City College, Grove City, Pa., and he received his Master's Degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1949., He served 13 years as a high school teacher in Eldred, Pennsylvania from 1929-31 and in Tidioute, Pa. from 1931- 42. His heart was prepared for the call of God through corres- pondence courses from Moody BibleInstitue and other in- tensive Bible studies which revealed to him the apostasy of the church of which he was a member. Because of his call to the gospel ministry, he resigned his teaching position in the public school and moved his family to Maine, New York and entered the Baptist Bible Seminary in September of 1942. Mr. Armstrong became the assistant to Dr. Emery H. Ban- croft, Dean of Baptist Bible Seminary,and Professor ofTheo- logy, for the summer of 1944 and continued in this capacity until Dr. Bancroft's homegoing in November, 1944. For the remainder of that year he taught Elemental and Systematic Theology and Christian Evidences at the same time fulfill- ing class requirements for his senior year. Upon graduation from Baptist Bible Seminary, June 4, 1945, he was invited to join the faculty as Professor of Theology. He was ordained to the Christian ministry by the First Baptist Church ofJohn- son City, New York, June 18, 1945. He served at the Baptist Bible Seminary as Professor of Theology from 1942-1962; Registrar, 1947-62; and basketball coach, 1956-61. In 1960 he revised Dr. Bancroft's Elemental Theology book, one of the texts used today by Cedarville College. In March of 1962 Rev. Armstrong was called to the pas- torate of the First Baptist Church of Hallstead, Pennsylvania. He served in the Council of Ten ofthe Pennsylvania Associa- tion of Regular Baptists from 1963-67. He joined the faculty of Cedarville College in September, 1967, where he has served with dedication to Christ and concern for the spiritual and academic welfare of of the students. Seven of his former students at B.B.S. are presently serving as faculty members of Cedarville College. Two of his former students are mem- bers of the staff and one is a member of the Board of Trustees. He counts it a high privilege to have had a part in the training of hundreds of choice servants of the Lord active in many areas of Christian endeavor all over the world Through the years Mrs. Armstrong has prayed for and served with her husband, making his ministry for Christ a great blessing to many, both in the church and in the schools where he has served. It speaks well for the Armstrongs that all five of their children are born-again Christians. Certainly, in light of the accomplishments of Dr. Mead Armstrong, it can be seen that he is well worthy of being a dedicant of the 1975 MIRACLE.