68 {-. and insisted that there be no condemnation of her work, and this position the Board of Directors maintained until recently. I myself have been loyal to Mr. Stewart's position of 'no condemnation,' _arni ·- T---might add that the state- ment issued by the Board of Directors and printed in the January issue of the King's Business, did not represent the attitude of all the members of the Board of Directors, several of them besides myself taking the same attitude, but for the sake of harmony, the Resolution was finally passed." The Resolution referred to was passed by the Board at its September meeting in 1924, three months prior to its meeting with Dr. Dixon. This in- dicates that the Board was already aware of the problem of Pentecostalism and Biola's relations with Angelus Temple and had taken corrective action. The Resolution was a definitive statement concerning Biola's position on the doctrine of healing, speaking in tongues, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and its opposition to Pentecostalism. Mr. Horton had not objected to the Resolution, per ~; rather, he objected to naming individuals or groups in such resolutions. Dr. Dixon also criticized Mr. Horton personally, by stating, "You turned your back upon prominent men who have spoken strongly against Mrs. McPherson from the pulpit of the Church of the Open Door." Among those mentioned were Dr. Gabelein, Dr. White, Dr. Courtland Myers, and Rev. French Oliver. He further accused Horton of banning Gabelein's books from the Biola Book Room; however, this accusation was proved untrue. Since Biola was never actually charged with teaching anything that could be classified as Pentecostalism, the only basis for the above criticisms was its so-called softness on "McPhersonism." Fortunately, these accusations were not widespread, nor were they considered serious by Biola 1 s friends and supporters. The Board's passing of the Resolution on the issue was proof positive that the School had taken a definite stand on the matter. Further · proof of its stand was the cancellation of the contract the Biola Print Shop had with the Angelus Temple to do its printing. Thus ended the issue of
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