72 However, one needs only to review Chapter I and note the animosity of the fundamentalists toward institutions of higher learning and their adoption of liberar ' ti1~ol;g-y to realize that the founders felt the way they did about this matter and why Biola was totally unprepared for the change the Dean was advocating. Another uspetting change was the decision of the Board, at the insist- ence of Dean Macinnis, that Biola not assume responsibility for airing the Scofield Radio Bible Class, a basic Bible Study based on the Scofield Bible notes. This meant the loss of thousands of students enrolled in the class, and the small tuition paid by each student meant a considerable loss of in- come to Biola. Also this class served as a fertile recruiting ground for prospective Biola students. Mr. Horton was extremely upset over this de- cision, and said, "Pepple around the world will be questioning this action and will want to know why the School has refused to support the Class." In defense of the action, Macinnis strongly emphasized the fact that "The In- stitute is . known as the Bible Institute, and not the Scofield Bible Insti- tute." He added, "If the School supported such program it would find it more difficult to receive support from the public because of the division the Scofield Bible has created among evangelical Churches." What he did not seem to know was that both the Scofield Bible and the Scofield Bible Class had become very popular in fundamental circles, including Biola's con- stituency. Consequently, this decision did nothing to enhance Macinnis' image in fundamental circles. Another disturbing matter was Macinnis' criticism of the Biola program developed under the leadership of Mr. Horton as Superintendent, the office equivalent to that of Dean prior to Dr. Torrey's corning to Biola. It became obvious that the new Dean intended to replace much of the program introduced by Horton and carried on by Torrey. He accused Mr. Horton of having created "small factions in the relationship between Biola and the public," and was
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