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T h e K i n g ’ s B u s i n e s s
September 1932
R e g is t r a t io n d a y a t t h e c a m p u s of t h e U n iv e r s it y of C a l if o r n ia a t L os A n g e l e s .
I S L M U e an d ilie UNIVERSITY STUDENT
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By MILO F. JAM ISON Los Angeles, Calif.
It’s called the Devotional Bible Course and is open to students in universities and colleges everywhere. There are several hundred of us scattered throughout the country, who are taking this course of study. Here’s a sample of the lesson sheets which are sent out to each student by mail from the Bible Club headquarters. You’ll notice that this first week takes up the question of the approach to and claims of the Bible for itself. This course is built on scien tific methods of approach. You’re supposed to go at it like you would a laboratory experiment. That means, of course, that there are certain definite requirements for the study, which will make the results more accurate and positive. After all, you can’t expect to get results in any experiment in chemistry, in physics, or any place else unless you defi nitely follow certain principles of investigation. You be lieve in a God, don’t you, Paul ?” “ Why yes, I guess I do, but I never thought very much about it.” “ Well, that’s the very point; most folks don’t think very much about it, and yet, if there is a God, and if He has given any sort of communication to mankind, that certainly is the most important thing in all the world—to find out just exactly what He has revealed concerning our origin, our present life, and our future destiny. The Bible claims to answer all of these questions, and in this course of study, you take up the reasons why the Bible claims are justified in the light of the evidence which you find in this remarkable Book.” “ It sounds interesting. How do you start ?” “Why you sign this declaration, which states the condi tions under which you take up the study. The main require ment is that you spend at least twenty-five minutes every day in this investigation.” “ Doesn’t that add quite a burden on top of all the studies you take here at the University?”
e l l o t h e r e ! You’re new on the campus, aren’t you?” “ Yes, this is my first year at the University.” “ I ’m a Junior. My name is Harold Williamson. I won der if there is anything I can do to help you. Where are you from?” “ My name is Paul Johnson. I ’m from San Diego. There are a few things I’m a bit puzzled about concerning my course.” “ Welcome to the campus, Paul! Are you taking any work in Bible?” “ Why, I didn’t know the University offered any courses in Bible.” “ It doesn’t, but there are quite a 'number of students who are taking special, work in Bible in addition to their regular classes in the University. I ’m one of them. We feel that a university education isn’t worth very much after all if you don’t study the greatest Book the world has ever produced.” “ Frankly, I don’t know very much about the Bible. I attended Sunday-school a little bit when I was a youngster, but my folks don’t believe in that sort of a thing, and— well, I suppose I haven’t looked at a copy of the Bible in the last ten years.” “Well, you’ve missed half of your life then. Really, Paul, it gives you more help for meeting the problems on the campus than any book I know. It has made a tremen dous difference to me in my school life since I took up the study of the Bible in a really definite way. If you’ve got a few moments, I would like to show you how we go about it.” “ Sure, I guess you can tell me about it anyhow. How much does it cost ?” “ Oh, there’s no catch in it. It is perfectly open and aboveboard. It doesn’t cost the student a cent to take up this study. It is sent out by the University Bible Clubs.
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