MEMOIRS BY DR. SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND PRESIDENT EMERITUS June 20, 1986 Page 20 - Tape 1
spending even more time at Biola. So I came up with what I thought was a rather good idea. I suggested to them that in view of the fact the war in the European theatre was over, and that we were beginning post-war conditions and developmental programs, it might be a good idea for me to take a tour of the various Bible schools and talk with the men concerning their plans for the post-war era. They agreed that was a good idea, and so I was granted permission to proceed. fulfilled that part of the job, but in the meantime, I wrote to the various schools and suggested that the Chief Executive Officers of the various schools get together and consider the possibility of an accrediting association based upon a solid doctrinal position on which all of the schools could agree. We agreed to avoid any doctrinal differences among the schools. The response was just so-so. Some thought it was a very good idea, others thought it was just an idea. There was enough interest in the idea that I felt justified in proceeding with details, so I I
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