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department stores, restaurants, etc., simply do not exist today. In hotel and apartment.houses, it has become the practice to offer room and board in lieu of the usual wage payment. Hence, the Institute, much as it prefers to have all o f its students in its dormitories, was reluctantly obliged either to send many students home or to consent to their living outside the dormitories. Even in the prosperous period from 1921 to 1925, only a little over one-half o f the Institute rooms were used by students ; and in later years, this has been reduced to about twenty-five per cent. The; empty rooms became unprofit able. It was clear that the buildings had fallen short of the point of economical operation. A fter consideration, it was decided that the best solu tion would be to lease one building to experienced hotel operators and combine the Institute dormitories in a single building. A t this juncture, in March, 1933, a lease was con summated with the Willard Hotel Company, the manage ment of which is endeavoring in every way to cater to the many friends o f Bible Institute who have long made the Institute buildings their local headquarters. The remaining portion of the Institute buildings re tained for Institute work affords ample space for its ac tivities. Three floors are used for administrative purposes. Our student body is well provided for on the other floors and a new and welcome revenue is assured for the Institute. Commencement 1933 X—Il graduating class of 122 members is looking for ward to the twenty-third annual commencement exercises o f May 28 to June 1. Dr. Arthur I. Brown, o f Vancouver, B.C., will preach the Baccalaureate Sermon on Sunday morning, May 28, in the; Institute Auditorium, and Dr. W . W . Catherwood, of Riverside, Calif., will deliver the Commencement Address, Thursday evening, June 1. The graduating class consists o f sixty-nine women and fifty- three men. Eighty-one members o f the class have taken the General Bihle Course; twelve members have finished the Medical Missions Course; others have completed the Christian Education, or the Jewish Missions Courses. More than fifty per cent of the members are looking forward to foreign service. Some will work in the home field, and others are planning for further preparation in educational institutions. The Power of the Gospel letter from Miss Maud Howe, General Secretary o f the Canadian Christian Crusade, brings the welcome news o f two remarkable conversions. W e quote: Thanksgiving goes up for the conversion of Dr. Charles, Editor o f the Godless World, and also Dr. Under wood, President o f the A.A.À.A. in Oakland, Calif. Both these men are now witnessing for Christ. Dr. Charles’ article, The Impossibility of the Existence o f God, has been printed in Russian and German and sold in mil lions of copies, there and in other countries, so this is a great victory for our Lord. T Cover Picture he picture of Sidon, on the cover o f this month’s K ing ’ s B usiness is another o f Adelbert Bartlett’s choice collection. It shows the ancient hill of the citadel, where once stood the proud acropolis of the ancient Phoenicians. The lush branches of an old fig tree are throwing a tracery o f shadows over the remains o f foundation stones of the ruined Crusaders’ landcastle. A fezzed Christian young man o f the town looks down over the housetops to an alabaster minaret which rises against the deep blue o f the Mediterranean Sea. T J m
soul: “ The just shall live by faith.” And Martin Luther, made free by the truth o f those words, went forth to nail his theses on the church door and to become the leader of the Protestant Reformantion. The door o f faith is the only door through which any one may enter into the salvation of God. It is not faith plus baptism, or faith plus sacraments, or faith plus works, or faith plus anything. It is the door o f faith without any plus. Baptism, sacraments, and works all have their proper place after one has entered through the door o f faith into the salvation o f God. The man who adds an iota to faith as the only condition for salvation makes void the grace of God, preaches another gospel than that o f Paul the apostle, and brings upon himself the anathema o f which we read in Galatians 1 :7 to 9. God has opened to the nations the door of faith. To keep this door open is worth living for and worth dying for. Chicago World’s Fair j L* or the sake o f those who may visit Chicago this World’s Fair year, we are calling attention elsewhere in this issue to the attractive program o f Bible conferences arranged by the Moody Memorial Church, o f which Dr. Harry A . Ironside is pastor. These gatherings begin June 6 and continue until October 29. Publicity is also gladly given to the annual convention of the Independent Fundamental Churches o f America, an organization which provides a center for, and gives stability and strength to, the large and increasing number o f funda mental churches that have refused the ecclesiastical con trol o f modernism. In addition to these special gatherings, Christian people who will attend the W orld’s Fair should certainly visit the Moody Bible Institute o f Chicago and get a close-up view o f that splendid institution, probably the greatest spiritual force in America. Among the staff o f workers in the In stitute is one who bears the title of “ Host,” and whose duty it is -to care for those who visit the buildings and desire to see the Institute activities. A spacious room is provided for these guests, a motion picture showing the various depart ments o f the work is displayed, and visitors are taken over the buildings and given an adequate idea of the nature and scope o f the work. One-fifty-three Institute Place is the inspiration point o f Chicago. Thirty miles west o f Chicago is Wheaton College. High school and college students who plan to spend the summer in or near Chicago and at the same time desire to continue their studies or make up some back work will be glad to learn that the college is offering two four-week terms be ginning June 17 and July 15. The tuition rates are low, the teaching staff is strong, and all work is fully accredited. Students could take one or both of these courses and yet have ample time to visit and study the World’s Fair. I New Housing Arrangement n 1914, when the present Bible Institute buildings were erected, a shortage o f moderate-priced hotel accom modations existed in Los Angeles. As a consequence, space was provided for Christian people in our two large dormitories with over 600 rooms, in addition to that re quired to meet the usual needs o f the students, and the surplus rooms were quickly filled by the traveling public. Incidentally, the Institute derived a splendid revenue from this source. Since the business depression of 1929, all this has changed. Hotel space in Los Angeles today is plentiful and cheap. Conditions o f student employment have also changed. Many o f the part-time jobs formerly given to students in I p
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