Beauty for Ashes
January 29, 2010
A Matter of Choice Missionary Amy Carmichael wrote, “Everyday we live we have to choose whether we shall follow in the way of Ahab of Elijah. If we put self first, whether in great things or small, we are like Ahab. And the habit grows with life till we end as Ahab ended. ‘The king [...]
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION of the TOCCOA FALLS INSTITUTE MINUTES Friday, June 1, 1923 On Friday afternoon, June 1, 1923, seven of the former graduates of the Toccoa Falls Institute, met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest, to organize an Alumni Association. Mr. Forrest acted as chairman, Pro Tem, and called the meeting to order, [...]
Expect Great Things!
During World War Two, more than five hundred former Toccoa Falls College students enlisted or were drafted into some branch of military service. As the end of the war came, so also came the problem of taking care of many of these boys. Most had married and now had families. Yet, their greatest desire was [...]
The Principle of Giving
The true secret of giving must begin with a whole-hearted surrender to Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 8:5). [The Corinthian’s] giving sprang from entire consecration and this must ever be the fountain of our liberality. You remember the three things, which the Corinthian Church lacked were love, unity, and personal holiness. They were not lacking in [...]
Richard & Evelyn Forrest
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With God All Things Are Possible By Dr. R. A. Forrest The president of the United States and the governor of Georgia asked that Friday, March 8, be a day of prayer. Doubtless thousands prayed, and I believe we will hear of miraculous things as a result of the request of thousands. However, not all the prayers spoken were “availing much.” [...]
Letter from World War 2 Note from the editor: Recently, we were going through some of the old letters we have in the TFC archives and found this one from a solider, who was stationed in what called the Dutch Indies or Indonesia today. The name of the former TFI student is Baldermo Rodriguez, who graduated from the high school [...]
Middle East Then And Now Editor’s note—The yellowed map of Iraq clipped out of newspaper was discovered in Mrs. Forrest’s Bible. We had no idea of its significance until we read the following excerpt from her weekly radio program notes dated June 1, 1941. “The home of Abram and his father Terha, was Ur of the Chaldees. How many of [...]
The Legend of Toccoa Before 1784*
Once upon a time many moons ago there lived in a beautiful valley in what is now northeast Georgia, a lovely Cherokee princess named Toccoa. One day, beautiful Toccoa met Wild Waters, the chief of a hostile tribe, at the foot of a high waterfall in Cherokee land. Never before had Toccoa seen such a [...]
Goodbye Dear Friend Goodbye dear friend. Most of the alumni know about the fire that destroyed Gate Cottage. The memories that flowed from that building will be hard to replace. However, we will work hard to preserve each one. A big thank you goes out to the people who logged in on tfchistory, not only to view the [...]
