Will youhelpuswidenthis circle? I n the work of the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles, a double enrollment is con stantly taking place.
come from? Who will send them in, and when? Useless, foolish questions! W e do not ask them. Our task is to train the students whom God has sent to us; and thus we accept them solely with regard to their fitness, and without re gard to whether our finan cial prospects justify a large enrollment or not. Then as an Institute, and as individ ual Christians, we pray for the funds to come in. O f course, we make the
A t the beginning o f each term, there must be the searching out o f earnest, consecrated students whose life work, by the grace o f God, will justify the training which the Institute offers them absolutely without cost. Next, the support o f this work must be provided— the inevitable expense o f thek cla s s ro om in s t r u c t io n .
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The first Easter offering to the Lord to be received at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles this year was a check for $150.00 from the President of the Institute» Louis T. Talbot» and Mrs. Talbot. This amount covers the cost of training two students for one semester. Accompany ing the check was this note: “ I cannot afford to miss the joy of sharing in the PARTNERSHIP PLAN of training young men and women to be witnesses of the saving power of the Son of God. I trust many others of the Lord's people will realize the holy privilege and the great necessity for cooperation in this sacred ministry."
For every student who is enrolled, there must be enlisted from one to seventy-five interested friends who will enter into partnership with the Lord and with the student, and who will assume the educational cost of that student’s train ing at the Institute. The supply o f these funds has been the ever-recurring miracle o f the Bible Institute. In the early days of each term, as at the present moment, financial resources sufficient to provide for the training o f the entire group accepted as students have nearly always been lacking. Let us visualize the situation ! If the number actually provided for were separated from those for whom no provision has been made, there would be a small central group approximating 200, ex penses for whose training were assured. These students are represented in the picture below by the group within the circle. On each side o f such a company there would be two large groups, for expenses o f whose training not a cent is in hand. The miracle o f the support o f the Institute has been repeated each year— as God’s people have prayed and have given. From east and west, from north and south, God’s stewards have caught a , vision o f the meaning o f Calvary and have sensed the urgent need o f sound Bible training for the task o f world evangelism, and have sent their gifts for the continuation o f the ministry o f the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles. This, it seems to us, has been the method chosen o f the Holy Spirit in the support o f this school dedicated “ unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.” Will those who gave during last term renew their giving this semester? Where will the new funds
facts known, as we are doing now, and as George Muller did at the Bristol Orphanage that he founded and for whose maintenance the Lord continually provided. But the answer comes, irrespective o f our efforts, through the gentle lead ing o f the Holy Spirit. W e face the facts in full assurance that He who has led us so far, still has His watch men on the walls, His stewards in the vineyard, and that through their prayer and giving, not a qualified student will need to be sent home, nor a class discontinued during the current term. The school year is scheduled to close on June 21, twelve weeks from Easter day (April 1 ). Within that period, we shall need $15,000.00—$75.00 for each o f the 200 students who are not within the circle shown below. Every dollar that you give enlarges the circle and helps to include another student. Whether you give little or much is not the question. But whether, in the light o f Calvary, each o f us is obeying the entreaty o f the Lord is o f supreme importance. Will you enter into partnership with one student and pay for the cost o f his or her training?
For a semester...........................................$75.00 For a month............................................... 25.00 For a week.................................... 6.25 For a day...... .......... 1.00
Remember, your love offering to the Lord at the Easter season will help train a student in the Word o f God and enable him to take the message of salvation to some for whom Christ died. You may share in this PARTNERSH IP PLAN . Address: BIBLE INSTITUTE O F LOS ANGELES 558 S outh H ope S treet L os A ngeles , C alif .
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