help to the students. He expressed his willingness to be identified with such a school in an advisory capa city. Since it was not possible to get the new school launched in the fall of 1907, Horton concluded that the next best time would be following Torrey’s campaign early in 1908. Torrey agreed with this plan. How ever, the meetings with Torrey did not materialize. At the last minute the skating rink in which the meet ings were to be held was condemned by the city as unsafe. This was the largest place available and Torrey refused to hold the meetings in any smaller place. But the new school, The Bible Institute of Los Ange l e s , was launched as planned on Feb. 25, 1908 with Stewart as president, Horton as superintendent and Dr. W. E. Blackstone as dean. Black- stone was a lay member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and author of Jesus Is Coming. The first home of the Bible Insti tute was on Main St., near Third. It was here that the first classes were held. The location was on the second floor above a pool hall. Ac cording to Mrs. Helen Day Shep pard, a member of the first gradu ating class, it was a large building divided into about four rooms. One was a dining room, another a kitch en, a third was an auditorium and the fourth was a social hall on the front of the building with large windows overlooking Main St. This latter room was furnished with com fortable chairs, tables and lamps. It was used for social gatherings and also for classes when needed. Students for the new school were recruited from three sources: 1) The Fishermen’s Club, 2) the Lyceum Club and 3) the Sunday school teacher’s training class held by Horton. The Fishermen’s Club had been founded by Horton at Immanuel Presbyterian Church on Monday evening, April 16, 1906 to 1) create and stimulate a love of God’s holy Word and the study thereof, 2) do active, aggressive, personal work for Jesus Christ and 3) uphold the evangelical doctrines of the church. The club was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on December 3, 1910 and again in
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