BIBLE INSTITUTE
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The Lyceum Club ( See Page 58 )
This unique o rgan;zati on. found ed by ::\ lrs . Ann a L. Hor t on , s ti ll p rm·es it s need o f liYing and the power of its well-lived life. Jt s purpose is not to afford amu sement to girl s, but to he lp them mature into a well-rounded Chr istian young woman hood. :\"eYertheless the soc ial hour and the hour fo llowing t he lesson. afford s them the fellowsh ip t hat a ll young peo ple need. The seYe ral hundred offi ce and sto re girl s who cons ide: th emseh ·es member s are r eprese nted each Tuesday ni g ht by a goodly numbe r at t he suppe r tabl e and ;n th e B ibl e Class which fo ll ows. :\ [any a homes ick , moth er less g irl has been b rought in by fri end s and sa\'ed much by the hearty f ell owshi p, wi se coun sel and i ri end ship whi ch she has fo und in th e C lub. Some good Chri stian women, who are a lways in attendance, are of untold help to these girl s. There are praye r circles whi ch a r e pl edged to dai ly prayer and commi tment o f Sc riptures . S ick-bed s and so1Tow;ng mem be r s are not fo rgotten, a s the many messages and Yi sits prove. Absentees are kept in constant touch with the Clu b by a com mittee whi ch looks after such correspond ence, and the chee ry Chri stian lette r s are a help and bless ing. The Club ha s many repre ·entati ves in the fo r eign and home fi eld s . and each yea1· t here are many from the C lub to take up the r egul a r Cour se o f study in t he Institut e to prepare th em fo r such work. Student Missionary Union The obj ect of thi s o rgan ization o f the stud en t body is to stimulate a nd fos ter inte res t in the e\'a ngelization of t he need :, pl aces o f the wo rld, both in the "Home" and "For eig n .. ·fi eld s . The L" ni on und er it s own o ffice r s and committees , meets once a week. ..\ la rge par t o f the time is spent in definite praye r fo r the de finit e needs o f m iss ionari es on the fi eld . and cond itions in the fie ld . L ette r s fr om fo rmer studen ts ha\'e a promin ent p lace a t thi s mee ting, and t here is usuall y a n address fr om :1. r eturn ed miss ionary. whi ch keep s t he stud ent s in close t ouch w ith a ll parts o f the worl d .
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