March 1927
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HERE IN THE SOCIAL PARLORS OPPORTUNITY IS AFFORDED FOR THOSE INFORMAL CONTACTS W H ICH MEAN SO MUCH IN STUDENT LIFE.
for special courses. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan and Dr. J. Stuart Holden, both distinguished Bible teachers and authors, and each having served large congregations in the English capital for many years, have just concluded such courses. In addition to the work of the Day School, the Insti tute also conducts a successful Evening School, in which are enrolled those who are employed in the day time, but who are not deterred by that necessity from undertaking the course of training prescribed to fit them ¿for their chosen field of service. The Correspondence School caters to the great number of those scattered over our land and throughout the world who are unable to take advantage of the residence courses. Courses are offered in the Bible and in practical Chris tian work, including personal work, evangelism, Christian education, missions, church history, Christian philosophy, Bible psychology,' and Gospel music. The latter, very complete course, which prepares for every branch of Church Music activity, and includes voice, piano,' organ, violin, theory and notation, sight singing, conducting, har mony and composition, is recognized bÿ thé State Board of Education of California, credits being allowed for work done. In the Evening School, in addition to the regular Bible courses, a teachers’ training çoürse which meets the requirements of the International Council of Religious Education, is taught by teachers who are thoroughly qual ified.
The Christian Education course in the Day School is more extensive and requires three years in order to receive a diploma. Evangelistic work is carried on in Los Angeles and vicinity, among various classes of the population, to enable the students In se cu re that practical training which is indispensable to (if them for the work in which they expect to. engage. The Institute maintains an extensive work in China, operating a Bible School similar to the Los Angeles insti tution, but devoted to the training of Chinese young men and women, and cooperating with missionaries of all denominations. .This comprehensive work, which includes a unique evangelistic effort consisting of thirteen bands of thirteen men each engaged in daily house to house visita tion, and an Autumn Bible Conference at Nanyoh, one of China’s five sacred mountains, is directed by Dr. Frank A. Keller, for many years engaged in active missionary work in China. The Institute’s Twentieth Anniversary was rendered specially notable by two series of Bible Conferences held in the Institute’s large auditorium in immediate sequence, during the week preceding and the week following Anni versary Sunday. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, one of the world’s really great Bible teachers, gave the enthusiastic throngs who waited on his ministry a gripping series of morning Bible
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