65 accept it." This was the touchstone of the matter, and Mr. Hadden was admitt- ing he held a vastly different view from that in the Doctrinal Statement of • Biola. However, he consistently refused to give ground on this point~- Mr Hadden also accused Mr. Horton of deliberately seeking to force a break between him and Biola. He said, "This one item was selected by Mr. Hor- ton as a point of attack upon a man whom he could accuse upon no other point. Mr. Horton has been anxious to find such a point for a long time and merely uses this as a pretext magnifying it as great as possible. I declare without heat, that the whole plan was an ingenious frame-up in order to accomplish what Mr. Horton had long since designed; the ousting of men for whom he had ceased to have any use." His accusations against Mr. Horton were a bit strange because he had just admitted his disagreement with the Doctrinal Statement on this point. Finally, Mr. Hadden emphatically denied that he was planning to start another school. He said, "I have been accused by Mr. Horton of fostering an 'unholy amition'; for the past two years he accused me again and again of having taken the initiative in seeking to organize a new Bible Institute. Regarding this I will say that the charge is wholly untrue." He then stated however, that, "For two years I have been importuned by a representative body of Christian men to start a new school." According to him, these men were dissatisfied with conditions at Biola and saw no hope of improvement. They were ready to start a new work if Hadden would direct it. This admission is ample proof that the accusation was not merely idle rumor as he had labeled it The Board, not favorably impressed with Hadden's defense of his position and his accusations against Mr. Horton, dismissed Hadden. Unfortunately, because these three men were popular teachers, it was inevitable that reper- cussions would develop· within the student body. Mr. Horton ac~ed with dis- cretion in not discussing the matter with the students. Mr. Hadden, however who was not so prudent in handling the matter, spread
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