MEMOIRS BY DR. SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND PRESIDENT EMERITUS June 20, 1986 Page 19 - Tape 1
be someone from the Mid-west or the East." He said, "On the contrary, if anyone from the Mid-west or the East tries to organize it, all the other men will be jealous of him. You're unknown, and they have no reason to be jealous of you, so you're the one to go ahead and do it." Well, we both let the matter drop and about a year later he wrote to me. He said, "I'm waiting to hear from you regarding the formation of a Bible School accrediting organization." I said, "Well, I've been thinking about it, and the time didn't seem right." Another year passed, he wrote me again and this time it was a little embarrassing because I hadn't done anything about it. A year later, World War II was winding down in the European theatre, and Dr. Wilson wrote me again. In order to get him out of my hair, I started to do something about it. I knew that the Biola Board of Trustees would never look with favor upon me spending my time in such an organization. They thought that I should be
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