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Citation: Ontario Bible College. “Baccalaureate Service, April 30, 1971 and 
Graduation Service, May 1, 1971.” (1971)

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Baccalaureate Service
April 30, 1971

Graduation Service
May 1, 1971
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GRADUATING CLASS MOTTO:

Ontario Bible College

“To walk even as He walked”
I John 2:6

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Baccalaureate Service

Friday, April 30, 1971, 8:00 p.m.

Walmer Road Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario

Chairman: Dr. William R. Foster, Academic Dean

Organ Prelude . . . “Preludio”--Bach

Processional . . . “Lead on, O King Eternal” — Shirlett-Smart

Invocation . . . Rev. Kermit A. Ecklebarger

Hymn . . . “O Breath of Life” - Head

Scripture Reading — Matt. 20:1-16 . . . Ian McPhee

Musical Selection . . . “Now Let Us All Praise God and Sing” — Young

Prayer . . . David A. Kendrick=
President, Graduating Class  

Presentation of Bible Society Award . . . Rev. W. C. Hewitt
District Secretary, Canadian Bible Society

Class Hymn . . . “O Jesus I Have Promised”—Bode
Hymn Tune — Munich

Choral Selection . . . “Bless the Lord, O My Soul” — Ippolitof-Ivanof

Sermon . . . “Motivation for the Ministry” — Rev. Roy W. Lawson
Pastor, Central Baptist Church,
London, Ontario (Alumnus 1953)

Hymn . . . “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness” — Zinzendorf

Benediction . . . Rev. M. Murray Macleod

Recessional and Organ Postlude . . . “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God” —
Marcello
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CLASS HYMN

O Jesus, I have promised To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me, My Master and my Friend:
I shall not fear the battle, If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway, If Thou wilt be my guide.

O let me feel Thee near me; The world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle, The tempting sounds I hear;
My foes are ever near me,  Around me and within;
But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer, And shield my soul from sin.

O Jesus, Thou hast promised To all who follow Thee,
That where Thou art in glory, There shall Thy servant be;
And, Jesus, I have promised To serve Thee to the end;
O give me grace to follow, My Master and my Friend.

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Graduation Service

Saturday, May 1, 1971, 7:45 p.m.

Varsity Arena

Chairman: Dr. Stewart L. Boehmer, President

Instrumental Prelude . . . Earlscourt Citadel Band
Brian Ring, Bandmaster

Processional . . . “Praise Ye the Lord” — Winkworth
(The audience will remain seated)

God Save the Queen

O Canada

Invocation . . . Dr. Donald A. Loveday
President, Central Baptist Seminary

Keswick Doxology . . . Student Choir

Hymn . . . “Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty" — Neander

Musical Selection . . . “My Hope is in the Lord" — Arr. Gast
Student Choir

Witness by Graduating Students . . . Ruth Willson, Gary Stopps

Musical Selection . . . “Sing and Rejoice" — James
Student Choir

Witness by Graduating Students . . . Nancy Black, Douglas Stoute

Musical Selection . . . “Rise Up, O Men of God” — Landgrave
Student Choir

Announcement of Alumni Honours . . . Rev. Gordon W. Dorey, B.Th., M.A.
President, Alumni Association

Announcements and Offering

Offertory . . . C. Elizabeth Percy, A.T.C.M. (Piano), Nancy A. Eby, B.S.M. (Organ)

Musical Selection . . . “How Firm A Foundation" — Arr. Adams
Student Choir

The College Hymn

Presentation of Graduation Honours . . . Rev. Kermit A. Ecklebarger, M.A.

Presentation of Graduating Class . . . Dr. William R. Foster, B.A., Th.D.

Prayer of Dedication . . . Dr. Stewart L. Boehmer, D.D.

Choral Benediction . . . Student Choir
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THE COLLEGE HYMN
[Verse 1]
Jesus our Lord, our Light and our Salvation,
Inspire our lips to sing Thy worthy fame,
Spreading abroad to every tribe and nation,
The saving knowledge of Thy glorious Name.
[Verse 2]
Help us O Lord, to keep our pledge unbroken,
Guard Thou our ways, our thoughts, our tongues, our hearts;
Help us to trust the Word which Thou hast spoken,
That from Thy paths, our feet may ne’er depart.
[Verse 3]
Here in these halls of learning and devotion
Let mind and heart be taught Thy holy will;
Then lead us forth, amid this world’s commotion,
Our high and sacred calling to fulfil.
[Verse 4]
Help us O Lord! Our strength is only weakness:
Thine, Thine the power by which alone we live;
Help us each day to bear the cross with meekness,
Till Thou at last the promised crown shalt give.

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Graduates 1970-71
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EVENING SCHOOL
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Diploma
Darlene Scott . . . Toronto, Ont.
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DIPLOMA COURSE

Marjorie Anne Bazett-Jones . . . Woodstock, Ont. 
Perrie Jean Beckon . . . St. Thomas, Ont.
Pauline Joyce Doerksen . . . Giroux, Man.
John C. King . . . Lakefield, Ont.
Paul Douglas Percy . . . Toronto, Ont.
Gerharda Johanna Maria Poot . . . Grimsby, Ont. 
Janice Elaine Ratcliff . . . Stouffville, Ont.
Donald John Roth . . . Kitchener, Ont.
Murray Dennis Unruh . . . St. Catharines, Ont. 
Marilyn J. White . . . Beamsville, Ont.
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BACHELOR OF SACRED MUSIC
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Church Music
Barbara Joan Thompson . . . Hamilton, Ont.
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BACHELOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
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Christian Education
Anthea Mary Allen . . . Guelph,	Ont.
Jon Gary Andres . . . Port Huron, Mich.
Nancy Elaine Black . . . Chatham, N.B.
Margaret Burt . . . Toronto, Ont.
Mary Elizabeth Cockburn . . . Hamilton, Ont.
Florence Friesen . . . Kleefeld, Man.
Pearl Louise Gibbins . . . Toronto, Ont.
Sherry Lee Jamieson . . . Windsor, Ont.
Donald Gary Lowe . . . Hamilton, Ont.
Anita Lorraine McLean . . . Aurora, Ont.
Beverley Anne Maynard . . . Montreal, Que.
Linda Marion Moorcroft . . . Foxboro, Ont.
Roger David Powell . . . Mississauga, Ont.
Lorraine Leona Rhodes . . . Derry, Pa.
Joan Carolyn Smart . . . Chippawa, Ont.
Dona Jean Sweeney . . . Toronto, Ont.
Walter Lewis Wilson Taylor . . . Mandeville, Jamaica 
Indra Diane Veldhuis . . . Dundas, Ont.
Janice Lynn Whitlock . . . Woodbridge, Ont.
Dawna Ruth Marie Partridge . . . Minesing, Ont.
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Pastoral Studies
Maurice Cleland . . . Belfast, Ireland
Roland Frederick King . . . Toronto, Ont.
A. Gordon Nelson . . . Toronto, Ont.
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Missions
Muriel Ann Barber . . . Burlington, Ont.
Elizabeth Jean Barker . . . Stoney Creek, Ont.
Mary Lou Bentley, Reg. N. . . . Brownsville, Ont.
Beverley A. Boyle, Reg. N. . . . Braeside, Ont.
Ronald Herbert Braid . . . Toronto, Ont.
Eunice Ruth Cudmore . . . Barrie, Ont.
Ruth Anne Davies . . . Hamilton, Ont.
Leona B. Doerksen, Reg. N. . . . Giroux, Man.
Mary Jane Ego, Reg. N. . . . Orillia, Ont.
Janet Elizabeth Fryar, Reg. N. . . . Kidderminster, England 
Margaret Ruth Holmes, Reg. N. . . . Meaford, Ont. 
Susan Diane Moffat . . . Strathroy, Ont.
Katherine Gordena Speers, Reg. N. . . . Caledon, Ont. 
Rosalyn Anne Tarnawsky, Reg. N. . . . Niagara Falls, Ont. 
Philip John Thompson . . . Watford, England
Ruth Marilyn Willson, Reg. N. . . . Huntsville, Ont. 
Doris Suann Wissler . . . Mount Joy, Pa.
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Music
William Kenneth Ricketts . . . Hamilton, Ont.
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BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY
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Christian Education
Brenda Ann Mead . . . Aurora, Ont.
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Pastoral Studies
Aubrey G. Barfoot . . . Toronto, Ont.
David Allan Kendrick . . . Ridgeway, Ont.
Ian McPhee . . . Arbroath, Scotland
Lorne Wigston Moorhead . . . Lansdowne, Ont. 
Brian Ralph Sklar . . . Toronto, Ont.
Stephen Smith . . . Toronto, Ont.
Gary Douglas Stopps . . . Ancaster, Ont.
Douglas Andrew Stoute . . . Barbados, W.I.
Robert David Wells . . . Toronto, Ont.
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Pre-Seminary Studies
Samuel Idicula Valloor . . . Punalur, India
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Missions
Norman Charles Beange, B.A. . . . Toronto, Ont. 
Roan Lane Elford . . . Cold Lake, Alta.
Roy A. Hirons . . . Toronto, Ont.
Jacqueline Mae Pearson . . . Hamilton, Ont.

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O BREATH OF LIFE
[verse 1]
O Breath of Life, come sweeping through us,
Revive Thy church with life and pow’r;
O Breath of life, come, cleanse, renew us,
And fit Thy Church to meet this hour.
[verse 2]
O Wind of God, come bend us, break us,
Till humbly we confess our need,
Then in Thy tenderness remake us,
Revive, restore, for this we plead.
[verse 3]
O Heart of Christ, once broken for us,
‘Tis there we find our strength and rest,
Our broken contrite hearts now solace,
And let Thy waiting Church be blest.
[verse 4]
Revive us, Lord! Is zeal abating
While harvest fields are vast and white?
Revive us, Lord, the world is waiting,
Equip Thy Church to spread the light.

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JESUS, THY BLOOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS

Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress;
‘Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head.

Bold shall I stand in Thy great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay?
Fully absolved through these I am, From sin and fear, from guilt and shame.

Lord, I believe Thy precious blood, Which, at the mercy seat of God,
Forever doth for sinners plead, For me, e’en for my soul, was shed.

Lord, I believe were sinners more Than sands upon the ocean shore,
Thou hast for all a ransom paid, For all a full atonement made.

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PRAISE YE THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY
[Verse 1]
Praise ye the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, Now to His temple draw near;
Join me in glad adoration!
[verse 2]
Praise ye the Lord, who o’er all things so vvondrously reigneth.
Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen How thy desires e’er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?
[verse 3]
Praise ye the Lord, who with marvellous wisdom hath made thee!
Decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee;
How oft in grief Hath not He brought thee relief.
Spreading His wings for to shade thee!
[verse 4]
Praise ye the Lord! O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him!
Let the Amen Sound from His people again;
Gladly for aye we adore Him.

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GRADUATION HONOURS
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Scholarships:
The John McNicol Scholarship
The E. G. Baker Scholarship
The Merlin Grove Memorial Missionary Scholarship
Alumni Scholarships (three)
The F. V. Ellis Scholarship in Evangelism
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Academic Awards:
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Proficiency Awards
The Rev. R. J. Koffend Graduate General Proficiency Award
Graduate General Proficiency Award
The Undergraduate General Proficiency Award
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Departmental Awards
John McNicol Memorial Award in Biblical Studies
J. B. Rhodes Memorial Award in Theology
Percy H. Harris Memorial Award in Practical Theology
William R. Quinn Award in Missions
Lester Lankin Memorial Award in Christian Education
Joseph C. Macaulay Award in Music
Jean C. Scott Memorial Award in General Arts
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General Awards
The Emma Heffer Memorial Award for Scripture Reading
The Ex-Rabbi Henry Bregman Memorial Award
C. J. Loney General Award in Evangelism
New Testament Greek Proficiency Award
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Delta Epsilon Chi (Honour Society A.A.B.C.)
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COLLEGE PERSONNEL
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Executive Officers - Board of Governors

Robert McClintock . . . Chairman
Melvin L. Steinmann . . . Vice-Chairman
William W. Tyler . . . Vice-Chairman
Stewart L. Boehmer . . . President
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Administration and Faculty

S. L. Boehmer, D.D. . . . President
W. E. Adams, M.Mus. . . . Chairman of Music Department
D. A. Bell, B.Th., Th.M. . . . Chairman of Department of Christian Education
A. E. Davidson . . . Comptroller
G. W. Dorey, B.Th., M.A. . . . Dean of Men, Chairman of Pastoral Studies Dept.
R. C. Duez, M.A., B.D. . . . Department of Theology
Miss N. A. Eby, B.S.M. . . . Department of Music
K. A. Ecklebarger, M.A. . . . Assistant to the President, Dean of Students
W. R. Foster, B.A., Th.D. . . . Academic Dean
J. D. Gast, B.S.M., A.R.C.T. . . . Department of Music
J. Honeyman, B.A. Th.M. . . . Departments of Biblical Studies and General Arts
R. F. Houts, B.S., M.R.E., Th.M. . . . Department of Christian Education
Mrs. M. E. Hunter, B.A., B.L.S. . . . Librarian
D. A. Leggett, B.A., Th.M. . . . Department of Biblical Studies
M. M. Macleod, M.A., B.D. . . . Departments of Biblical Studies and Missions
R. R. Matheson, B.Th., Th.D. . . . Department of Biblical Studies
D. C. Percy . . . Department of Missions and Director of Development
Miss L. M. Scobie, B.R.E., M.A. . . . Registrar & Department of Christian Education
E. L. Simmonds, M.A., B.D. . . . Chairman of Department of Biblical Studies
Mrs. M. L. Stam, B.A. . . . Dean of Women
G. C. Taylor, B.A., M.Th. . . . Director of Counselling
C. A. Tipp, M.A., B.D. . . . Department of Missions & Director of Christian Service
W. J. Wallace, M.A., M.Ed. . . . Chairman of Department of Missions
B. G. Wright, B.A., Th.M. . . . Chairman of Department of General Arts
Mrs. H. J. Adams, M.A. . . . English
Mrs. C. E. Percy, A.T.C.M. . . . Department of Music

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