BIBLE INSTITUTE HAPPENINGS Particularly o f Interest to Friends and Students i i
and Friday. The practical' work rec ord of the evening school shows that the students have been very active along the line of soul winning while at their work during the day time. Four thou sand, four hundred and ninety-two per sons were dealt with regarding salvation and 384 were reported saved. It will be seen that this branch of the Institute alone brings more fruitage in souls saved than some of the very largest churches in the land. It is interesting to note that 24 students from the eve ning department have entered the day school” to devote their whole time to study. Any young person with push and consecration can secure a position in Los Angeles and take advantage of the evening school. G. H. Calhoun, ’ 20, has been supply ing the pulpit of the First Baptist Church at Santa Barbara, Calif., during the summer. Ralph Scoville, who has been with . the China Inland Mission, has taken membership in the Christian Missionary Alliance in China, owing to his engage ment to a young lady working under that society. There have been rumors of an ap proaching wedding in China. * Miss Caroline Lovejoy and Ford Canfield, both of the China Inland Mission, have announced their engagement. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yroman, ’20, have started on their way to Bolivia, where they will work under the Bolivian Indian Mission. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Grings are set tled in the midst of nine native vil lages where the Gospel has never been preached. . Their location is Africa In land Mission, Lenga, near Djugu, Kilo, Congo Beige, via Cairo and Khartoum. Mary R. Kolachny of Machekos, Brit ish East Africa, writes of the wonder ful working of the Holy Spirit in her field, in delivering the souls of some who have been under the power of witch doctors. Mrs. W. S. Sweet of Hangchow, Chekiang, China, writes of the power of prayer that has resulted in the free-
July and August
Bible Conferences ' The Summer Bible Conference, which has been in session through July (and will continue through August) has been large ly attended and the messages have been of a most practical and helpful nature. The morning sessions have been under the auspices of the Bible Women, and many have been inspired to go to their home towns and do more' definite work for Christ. The speakers at the after noon sessions have been Rev. L. S. Bauman, Rev. J. H. Hunter, Rev. W. S. Edmonds, Rev. Milton Fish, Rev. J. G. Kennedy, Rev. A. B. Pritchard, Rev. E. M. Cobb, Rev. Geo. Davis, Rev. J. H. Deere, Rev. Geo. A. Francis, Rev. H. N. Bunce, Rev. R. E. Day, Rev. Geo. M. Rourke, Rev. W. E. Blackstone, Rev. H. C. Buell, Rev. K. L. Brooks. Eve ning sessions and three services each Sunday have been addressed by Dr. French E. Oliver. Throughout August, Dr. A. C. Gaebelein will speak each Sunday morning, afternoon and eve ning, and each evening of the week ex cept Monday and Saturday. Full pro grams may be procured by writing to thn Institute. The Fall term of the Bible Institute opens September 22. There will be the largest enrollment of students in the history of the Institute. Indications are that the opening enrollment will exceed five hundred. The evening school department of the Institute, which was inaugurated three years ago under the supervision of Rev. W. H. Pike, has proven a great success. The first class of graduates was turned out in June. The evening school covers the same ground as the day school, but extends over a period of three years instead of two. Five hundred and nine teen students have been enrolled in the evening school regular course since it started. The sessions are held three nights each week, Monday, Thursday
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