Re: The Student Christian Movement

Greg G. wrote:

> Bruderhof wrote:
> 
>> At the Wernigerode conference Eberhard and Clara were surrounded by
>> an open and warm-hearted atmosphere. Clara would write later of
>> “enthusiastic love of Jesus” and “deep unity in their way of
>> thinking.” It was here in Wernigerode that Eberhard first crossed
>> paths with Karl Heim, who gave a memorable lecture titled “Are
>> Unsolved Questions a Hindrance to Faith?” 
>> 
> 
> A guest from overseas, the evangelist Dr. Torrey of Chicago, provided
> still more topics for discussion.6 He spoke enthusiastically about
> “the personal experience of the Holy Spirit’s power” and of the
> experience of “baptism by the Spirit,” sprinkling his lecture with
> impressive anecdotes from the life of Dwight L. Moody. Clara did not
> make any specific written reference to Torrey, but did allude to him,
> affirming that “the presence of the Holy Spirit could be clearly
> sensed” in many of the people at the conference. Years later Eberhard
> would still value and recommend Torrey’s little volume How to Obtain
> Fullness of Power. He would write that “Torrey is actually very good.”
> 
> 


All these impressions and the encouragement of both older and younger SCM 
members put an end to the past months of colorless existence and helped 
Eberhard to overcome his dissatisfaction. Following the conference, a few 
weeks on the North Sea island of Langeoog completed the cure. With his 
parents’ consent he took a break from the family to spend time alone in 
nature, to think and to be with God. 

Afterwards, he was still not convinced that he was really called to study 
theology, but he was at least ready to fall in step with his parents’ 
wishes and to push on resolutely with his theological studies.