I believe most people are searching for standards and beliefs which will sustain them through life, which is not always sunshine and flowers. For some it is hard and cruel, and the burden is heavy. Many of these people believe in God but they do not have the firm and resolute conviction to carry on. Where shall we go for guidance and inspiration? Where can we find God and spirituality? It cannot be found in the current literature of the day. It cannot be found in statistics or on the financial page of the daily newspaper. Seldom can we find it in the colleges and the universities of the land or in the lecture hall. There is only one source-one only-and that is in the revelations of God to his servants, the prophets. The biblical characters are men who walked and talked with God. There is much to learn from them and the distant past. Five thousand years of human experience should offer a good guideline for the modern world. May we search the Bible diligently, eagerly, and prayerfully, I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen. – Alma Sonne, “Conference Report,” October 1964, Afternoon Meeting, p.73