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the fall term at Asbury College, Wilmore, Dr. Lee, Chairman of the DepartmentKentucky. Dr. Fleser, who has been amember of the Geneva faculty since 1961,of Economics and Business Administrationat Geneva College, is also a member ofpreviously was a member of the Asbury President Nixon's Consumer Advisoryfaculty from 1947 to 1956.Dr. Farra, who joined the Genevafaculty in the fall of 1962, received theCouncil, and the President's Commissionon International Trade and InvestmentPolicy.bachelor of arts degree from NorthwesternCollege, Minneapolis, Minnesota, thebachelor of divinity degree from BethelTheological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota,his master's degree from theUniversity of Minnesota, and his doctor ofphilosophy degree in speech from PennsylvaniaState University, State College,during December 1970 graduationceremonies. He also holds membership invarious professional organizations.He has a special interest in homiletics,the science of preaching, and several of hisarticles on religious drama have beenpublished in Christian periodicals. Afterintensive study of Geneva CollegeLibrary's .collection of more than 2,000works by the late Dr. Clarence E. Mc­Cartney, Dr. Farra edited a volume of hisunpublished sermons titled "Along Life'sCrowded Highways." It was published in1969 by Baker Book House and a secondvolume is due for publication this spring.Dr. Farra also is a frequent speaker in localchurches.Geneva's Bagpiper Theatre wasremodeled from a restaurant to the nowexisting intimate theatre under hissupervision where several Broadway "hits"and special plays for children have beenpresented by the college's "Frill andDagger" Drama Society under thedirection of Dr. Farra.His community interests have includedthe direction of plays for local communitytheatre groups.Dr. and Mrs. Farra, their daughterHeidi and son Kirk reside at 3524 CollegeAvenue, Beaver Falls.DR. STEWART M. LEENAMED TO TASK FORCEDr. Stewart M. Lee, Beaver Falls, hasbeen named by the Consumer Federationof America (CFA) to a nine-member taskforce to study the various internationaltrade bills now before Congress, and toguide in developing a consumer positionon world trade.In naming this task force in January the189-member group adopted the followingresolution: "CFA recognizes the mutualadvantages that can flow from increasedand equitable international trade and aremindful of the complexities surroundingthe varying aspects of any international•rade program."A VISIT WITHMrs. R. G. LeTourneauSome years ago a friend of oursdeveloped a very serious throat condition.A specialist prescribed medication but healso told her that she had to be completelysilent for six months. She was not allowedto speak at all — her vocal mechanism hadto have complete rest.Imagine such a situation for a womanwith a husband and six children. She did,however, cooperate. When she wanted tocall the children to come in she blew awhistle. If she wanted to give some instructionsor needed to answer questionsshe used a pencil and paper. She keptpaper and pencils available in variousplaces around the house.The six months passed and sherecovered. What do you think she saidafter that experience? This was it. First shesaid she was amazed what it did to thechildren — they became quieter — theywould respond at the first sound of herwhistle. She said, "I don't think I'll everholler again like I did before."What about the "notes" written tothe children and her husband? To this shereplied, "You'd be surprised how many ofthose notes, some hastily written when I'dgrab a pencil and write, were crumpled upand thrown into the waste basket before Igave them to anyone to read." She added,"I don't thinkI'll ever talk as much nor asloudly again. 'Seeing,' or you might evensay 'hearing' my own words before anyoneelse heard them had an effect which I donot think I can ever forget."NowWHENCE THE CLOUD?A professor at a large universitymade no secret of the fact that he was anagnostic. Moreover, he boasted of hisphilosophy whenever opportunity to do socame his way.He would tell his students, "If youdon't throw aside your faith in God, andact in your own knowledge and strength,you'll not get very far in this world."One day, during a class, the matter of"rain-making" entered the discussion, sothe professor inquired hypothetically:"What help was faith in God duringthe recent drought? A lot of farmers gotdown on their knees and asked God forrain. What did they get in answer to theirprayers? The Dust Bowl! Do you knowwhat they should have done? They shouldhave sought help from science. Send a man"up in a plane, drop some chemicals on acloud and you get rain. No need of Godthere! Any questions?""Yes, I have a question," replied oneof the students, "Who furnishes the cloud,if not God?"—The PilgrimNEW ADDRESSRev. Philip Martin72 Gates AvenueMontclair, New Jersey 07042CONVERSION —NECESSARY FOR ALLOn one occasion H. P. Barker washaving some Gospel meetings in a soapmanufacturing area and the manager ofone of the factories who was a fineChristian man, asked himif he would liketo see over his soap factory. Mr. Barkersaid he would be delighted. So at theappointed hour, he went to the soapfactory, was met by the manager and hadthe processes of the soap explained to himas they moved round the establishment.First the manager took him to a number ofvats filled with evil-smelling fats, and Mr.Barker was glad when they moved on asthe stench was most unpleasant. Aftergoing round the various departments of thefactory and explaining everything to hisvisitor the manager had a lovely box oftoilet-soap brought and presented to Mr.Barker, saying, "The beautiful, useful,fragrant soap contained in this box wasmade from the evil-smelling fats you saw inthose vats at the beginning of our tourround the factory."That night, H. P. Barker preached on"Conversion" and used the illustration ofthe conversion of the fats into fragrantsoap by means of a process known to thetrade.Next day he received a letter fromone who had attended the meeting and hadheard his illustration. The writer said thathe too was manager of a soap-factory andinvited Mr. Barker to come and visit it, forsaid he, "we do not use evil smelling tatsbut only the finest sweet-smelling oils forthe manufacture of our soaps." Mr. Barkerwrote thanking him but assuring him that asecond visit to a soap factory was unnecessary."For," said he, "whether the materialbe bad-smelling fats or pleasant, sweet oils,it needs to be converted before it canbecome fragrant useful soap."—The BulwarkMARCH 17, 1971 15