Others not shown: Stewart P. MacLennan, Harry Straub, D.D.S., F. Stillwell Moore, Helen Agnes Palmer, Harry W. Boyd, M.D., and John B. Trowbridge. T hird Row: Carlton C. Buck, W. R. Hale, James A. Vaus, Cutler B. Whitwell, Charles E. Hurlburt, J. Franklin Kelly, M. D., Paul Pritchard. FACULTY OF THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES 1933 (Left to right) F irst R ow , seated: Mrs. Edith P. Youngken, John A. Hubbard, President Louis T. Talbot, Dean Elbert L. McCreery, Herbert G. Tovey, Mabel M. Culter. S econd R o w : E. R. Black, Mrs. Ruth Ray Buerge, Lucy M. Kil gore, M. D., Mrs. A. L. Dennis, Mrs. Hugh B. Evans, Jr., Mrs. Margaret Pinkerton Mathews, lone Lowman, Mrs. Dorothy Marie Bruns, Gordon E. Hooker.
M M — M .THE SALVATION OF THE LORD”
is the most thrilling sight, the most wonderful experience in my whole Christian life— to see the miracle that God has wrought for the Bible Institute in the past three months.” Among those on the platform were members o f the Board of Directors and the faculty. These earnest, self- effacing men and women have laid aside many personal tasks, for among them are doctors, educators, pastors, and business men, with already crowded programs o f Christian activity. President Louis T. Talbot,, pastor of the Church o f the Open Door, opened the meeting and presented Dr. E. L. McCreery, Dean o f the Faculty, as the presiding officer. As an introduction to his remarks, the Dean submitted his aim for the school for the ensuing year: “ That we may know God’s will wholly, and that we may be given strength and courage to do that will as it is revealed to us.” Dr. Stewart P. MacLennan, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, and a member of the Institute fac ulty was invited to direct the devotional thought o f the con gregation, and he did so, first, by calling for the singing of that beautiful prayer hymn of the Gipsy evangelist, “ Bread of Heaven,” and then by the use of Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians: “ That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father o f glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge o f him.” Lifting the whole inspiring service to a never-to-be- forgotten climax, the guest speaker, Dr. Charles G. need o f every child of God. He said in part: “ Have you ever had a bone out o f joint— a dislocated elbow, wrist, or even finger ? If so, you know how painful it was, and how helpless you were. You know, too, the intense relief that came when the surgeon snapped the dis location back into place. It may have hurt at the time, and there may have been some aching afterward; but when the dislocation had been made right, the bones and muscles o f the joint could function properly again, the blood could circulate, and you could perform again the duties that you wished to- do. Trumbull, Editor o f the Sunday S c h o o l T im es, pictured “ the ad justed l i f e ”-||the
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the accounts o f unerring guidance and miraculous deliver ance for God’s people. There have been many later in stances, and one o f them found a setting in Los Angeles, in the summer and early fall months o f 1933. The straggling potential Hebrew nation emerging from Egypt, with desert on one side, mountains on the other, Pharaoh’s hosts behind them, and the Red Sea before them, faced no more baffling perplexities and experienced no greater thrill than that which the Bible Institute o f Los An geles has known and felt as it has watched the waters part, making possible, in late September, the most optimistic opening that has been witnessed here in many years. For the Bible Institute, like God’s pursued people o f old, recog nized that, in this day o f acute financial distress, from Him alone could come needed help and victory.. Near the close o f the school year in June, 1933, T he K in g ’ s B u s in e s s concluded an article with these faith- filled words: “ Dedicated ‘unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood,’ Biola will, by His grace and His enabling, swing wide its wel coming arms on September 21 to every young person whose purpose makes him qualify. How it is possible in the face o f humanly insurmountable difficulties is God’s problem; ‘our eyes are unto him.” ’ And He has never failed! spoken to His an cient people, “ The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace,” they came again to those who watched this.Chris tian stronghold with prayer and faith. There were several days o f student registration. Then, on September 25, the day of the formal opening o f the fall semester, a miracle-loving Heavenly Father displayed 'His answer to the .problem o f the past when He drew to gether a company of over 800 praise-filled Christians to witness and partake in a service that featured the largest student body in the Institute in eleven years. The lower auditorium and adjacent classrooms made available for the occasion were crowded to capacity.. One member o f the staff spoke for many when he said: “ This
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