King's Business - 1914-06

Bible Institute o f Los Angeles To Be a Member of the Faculty

W E take great pleasure in giving to our friends the good news of the coming to our fellowship in the In­ stitute of Rev. Joseph W. Kemp, pastor of

early in October at the fall opening o f our school in the new building. Mr. Kemp has had a successful pastorate of twelve years’ duration in the Edinburgh church. Upon taking up his work there he found a disorganized church in a discour­ aged condition. Within a year a great change was wrought and the influence of the man was felt throughout the city. His church now numbers more than a thou­ sand members and has an organization sel­ dom equalled. Mr. Kemp is considered one of the best preachers in Britain and is in large demand for conference and convene tion addresses. He is a soul winning pas­ tor and in that respect has an unsurpassed record in Edinburgh. Mr. Kemp is also a remarkable Bible teacher and as such comes to us with those qualifications which will make him a valued acquisition to our teach­ ing force. In his own church several hun­ dred persons are now studying the Bible systematically and in his correspondence course, several thousand persons in differ­ ent lands are registered students. , He will have a hearty welcome here and we bespeak in his behalf the earnest prayers of all our friends. day. God bless you and all the Institute friends. Sincerely yours. W m . E. B lackstone . T he student body proposes a campaign for. one hundred new students to be se­ cured by their own efforts during the summer months. W e want to secure one hundred more through other agencies, so that we may open our new building in the Fall with three hundred men and women. You can help us, if you will. Send us the name and address of any young man or woman whom you con­ sider available for the purpose and we will take the matter up with them. Do not delay. D o this at once. W e will be in condition to do the best work we have ever done .

R E V . J O S E P H W . K E M P the Baptist Church of Edinburgh, Scotland. Pastor Kemp has accepted a call to mem­ bership in the Faculty and will be with us T X 7 " E have received word from our ' ' Brother, Wm. E. Blackstone, author of “Jesus is Coming,” who has been for several years in China distributing the Scriptures to the people who know Him not. He is on his way home now and we look forward to the time when he will be with us once more. Beirut, Syria, April 9, 1914. Rev. T. C. Horton, Los Angeles, Cal. Beloved Brother: By the precious providence of God we have completed our trip through Palestine and Syria in health and safety. Condi­ tions are ripe for some great change. There is quite a demand for the new edition of “Jesus is Coming” in Arabic. W e visited the college and the missionaries here, to-

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