h e a rt and life? Peter was merely the lead- er and speaker for the rest. In another Gospel. It is written, "So said they all," Matt. 26:35. Peter fell at the very place he thought himself to be strong. "Let him t h at thinketh he standeth, take heed lest
he fall," 1 Cor. 10:12. Humility becomes us all. The more we know of the t emp t a- tions and trials of a sepaarted life for our Lord, the more humble will we be. The oredlction of our Lord silenced Peter and he utters no word during the following dis- courses.
i n s t i t u te "Stems* ( B r a ò u a t i o n J$>œg. I K i m u r a , " p e r s o n a l M o t e s . GRADUATION DAY.
had done nothing but teach a small Sun- day school class for full eleven years, al- ways proposing to do, never doing. The diplomas were presented by Rev. R. v. Hadden in a happy way and the floral offerings completed the joyous exercise. Castor F. E. Marsh, of Bristol, England, gave a short felicitous address of commen- dation and encouragement. The music was furnished by the students, many of whom have decided talent. The Institute is to be congratulated on this, its first graduating class, the person- nel of which gives fair promise of earnest, intelligent, effective work for the better- ment of human kind, and the glory of the Master. The only note of regret on this happy occasion was the unavoidable absence of the much loved president of the Institute, Mr. Lyman Stewart, who had fully ex- pected to present the diplomas himself. His absence was sincerely deplored, both by the students and the friends of the Institute who were present at the exercises. Following are the names of the gradu- ates: Miss Helen Day, Miss Helen 'Smith, Mr. Thomas Hannay, Jr., Andrew John- son, Paul F. Ruske and Elliott H. Barrett. for service. He became a member, put on a pin and went through the country as f ar as New York City like a flaming evan- gelist. The Fishermen's Club subscribed and has paid $40 per month since, for his work in Japan. Kimura returned last month, had two meetings with the Japanese in our Audi- torium and won twenty-six of them for Christ. He lacked four hundred dollars of the seven thousand when he arrived, but when he left he had more than enough. He said, ' ' My cup runneth over.'' At our first meeting within five minutes we were intensely interested and in ten
At this commencement time we are glad to note the graduation class, which we f^el assured will mean much for good for our city and perhaps the regions beyond. The Bible Institute today, June 14th, gave diplomas to six students who had met the requirements of the thorough two years' course in Bible training prescribed by the Faculty of the Institute. The exercises were exceedingly interest- ing and the students, each of whom gave,, a short exposition of Scripture, proved - their right of title by a clear, forceful presentation of truth from the text they had chosen. Dr. McAfee of Berkeley declared they should be accorded the degree of B. E. (Bible Experts). Rev. A. B. Prichard, the vice-president of the Institute, in his short charge to the graduates, urged them to remember they were commencing, not graduating, in this great work of Bible study. He suggested they were to do four things faithfully: Go—Tell—Live—Pray, each of the four very necessary to every other. He told of a woman who constant- ly referred to her long course of prepara- tion in an Eastern Bible school and yet Six months ago a little, wide-awake Jap- anese blew into Los Angeles. He com- menced to do business the day he arrived. His mission to this country was twofold. The raising of seven thousand dollars for a church building and the winning of souls. In two years' time his church had grown from forty to two hundred and forty and the little flock subscribed over six thou- sand dollars for the new church. This was done through real sacrifice and depriva- tion and Kimura came to this country for the balance. One touch of this man with the Fishermen's Club aroused their hearty enthusiasm and gave him a new impulse
'KIMURA."
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