Bible Institute of Los Angeles Bulletin
Number 1
January, 1926
Volume 11
Catalogue Number
Published January, April, July, October by the BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES, 536 -558 So. Hope St. , Los Angeles, Cal.
Bible Institute of Los Angeles Bulletin
Number 1
Volume 11
January, 1926
Catalogue Number
Published J anuary, April, Jul y, October by t h e BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES, 536-558 So. H ope St. , Los Ange les, Cal.
B IBLE INST ITUTE BU I LD ING SI XTH AND HOPE STREETS. IN THE CENTER OF LOS A CELES Thirteen Stories, Rei nforced Conc rete Building. Two Dormitories of Nearly 650 Rooms. Auditorium Seating 4000.
Board of Directors
J.M. :RVI~E
GEO.F. GUY Vice-President
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.A . .ADDISON .\[AX\\'ELL, Treasurer
DR. A. T. COVERT
CH.AS . .A . LUX
J IUGH B. EV.AKS
~ATHAN N EWBY
J.M. R ST
HO\\'.ARD FROST
::vrns. LY.\J.AN ST EWART J. P . \\TELLES, Secretary of the Boa rd
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T. C HORTOJ\ , S uper int end ent Emeritus
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JOHK ?II. :-Iacn.:r-:I S L Philoso phy o f th e Chri s t ian Reli g ion, Church H istory, Chri s tian E vidence s, Ke w T es tament Expos ition RALPJ l ATKIN SON .H omil eti cs, E vangeli sm, Pastor a l Theo logy, Public Speaking H. W. KELLOGG ' Bibl e Doctrin e, Expos ito ry S tudi es in the Epi s tl es, Redempti ona l Hi s tory o f Cr eati on, K. T. Gr eek J OI-IN MARV I N DEAK, Sys temati c Theol ~gy 1.,, JOHN H . H U KTER Synth eti c Bible S tudy. Bibl e Chapt er S umma ry, H ome a nd Fo reign :-fi ss ions l 7 lorence ~I. Chaff ee Chri s ti a n lcduca ti on. Child Katurc. Bible S tory T ellin g, S und ay Schoo l M ctl 10ds JOlJ K i\ . J--I BB .I\ RD T eacher T raining, Practi ca l Chri s ti a n \\"ork ( :-lcn ) :-CRS. BESS E D. :-[ c AKLI S Women· s W ork, Devoti ona l Lif e, Chri s tian Etiquette :-!ARIE CARTER ✓ Engli sh, Introducto ry Bibl e S tudi es. Practi ca l Chri sti an \Vork ( Women ) \\TLLIAllI H . PHZI~ Bibl e Doctrin e, Anal ys is, Bibl e Cha pter S ummary, P roph ecy KEITII L BROOKS - Bibl e S tudy Cour ses by Co rr es pond ence- Doc trin e, P ersona l \\ 'o rk, etc, JOH K B. TRO\\"BRIDGC :-fu sic- Yoice. :\"' ota t ion, Co ndu cting, :li en 's Glee Club, Hi story o f :- fusic. Hymno logy JIERB I.O: RT G. TOV EY - :-[u sic- JTa rmony, Conducting, VVomcn' s Glee Club, Vo ice CHRI STI AK :-1. BOOK S ~ ?If usic-Voice WTL \f A KRAG :i\tl'u sic- Pi ano
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LOS ANGELES
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Advantages and Privileges
1. The f irst advantage of the Institute is found in its corps of teache rs. men and women who have been speciali sts fo r ma ny years in the study of the one Book, the Bible, and who have had many yea rs' experi ence in teaching that Book, some of them not onl y in Ame ri ca, but in fore ign lands. Those now teach;ng at the Bibl e In st itute of Los Angeles have a s sisted in framing the course of stud y in other B ible Institutes. now in successfu l operat ion. before coming to Los Angeles. These t eacher s are so well known to Chri sti a ns in all land s that there is no need to dwell here upon t heir qual ifica tions for the work. 2. T he second ach·antage of the B; bl e In st itute of Los Angeles is fo und in its locati on . There is probably no monc hea lth ful cli mate in all the wor ld than that of thi s city. The student here is free from al\ the phys ical strain that one is necessa ril y under, either in summer or winter , in most largr cit ies in other sect ions o f the U nited Sta tes. Many coming t o Los Angeles in run-cl own phys ical cond it ion. soon · rega;n abounding health. But thi s is not t he onl y advantage in the locati on of t he Bible Institute in thi s city. It is dou btful ii there is any other city on the globe where there is at the present t ime so g reat a need on the one hand , and on the other so great an opportun;ty and promise, for sound a nd soli d Bible work and aggressive Chri sti an effort. No one who has not li ved in Los Angeles and studied the city and its inhabitants, its loca tion, resources a nd growth , has a ny concept ion of its present g reatness, and much less of its future poss ibili t ies. It has not only the matchl ess climate to wh: ch reference has already been made, but also its marvelously fertile so il , its ri ch mi nes, its cheap fu el, and a citi zenship of rare qual ity. In additi on to this, the opening of the Panama Canal , and the prox imity of the Cali fo rnia Coast to the O r; ent, a ll mark T-os Angeles as a city of clest;ny . Kot onl y does l"os Angeles already dominate the Paci fic Coast. but its influence upon Japan, China a nd Korea, is immeasurabl e fo r good or ev il. T hi s is the critical hour, and those who believe in the B ible a nd its matchless power to influence, not only individual s, but also society as a whole, a nd the commercial 1i fe of nati ons as well as their re lig ious li fe , should seize the p resent oppo rtun ity at any cost.
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T hi s cit y is not onl y a place of unpa ra ll eled ad~antages fo r the study of th e \Vorel of God, but al so for the use of the \ i\ford in saYing men, whil e it is bei ng studi ed . Students will fi nd here an opportuni ty to work among people of E uropean nat ions, and a lso among the Spani sh speaking people of Mexico. Central and Sou th America, a nd among l(orea ns, Ch inese, J apanese a nd Hindoos. ;\lo other city off ers such oppo rtu niti es fo 1- prepa ration for work in foreig n la nds . 3. The third advantage is fo und in the build;ngs a nd equ ipment . The Bible Institute has two dormitori es, one for men and one for women. Each of these bu ildings is fift een stories hi gh. includ ing ba sement and sub-basement , a nd a bso lutely f ire- proo f. There a re over 600 rooms, wi th hot and cold wate r , steam hea t, and elec tri c l; ght in eYe ry room. There are a lso shower and tub baths on each floo r , and many other con veni ences in connecti on with t he rooms. It has a lso an auditorium buil ding with a main auditorium accommodat ing O\'er --1-000 people. a nd sma ll er lecture rooms for the diffe rent cla sses . T hese lecture rooms ca n be thrown togeth er and accommodate oYe r 1000 peopl e. There is also a large li brary and read ing room fo r qui et stud y (see page 23) a nd al so assembl y rooms. There a re th ree roo f ga rden s, one on each build;ng. These buildings a re located in t he yery hea rt of the business a nd hotel section of Los Angeles. T hey ad join 1111 - mecliately upon the g round wh ich has been purchased by the city for its publi c libra ry, auditorium and other city buildi ngs . They are with;n a stone's throw of the B iltmore Hotel, and onl y one block from the largest retail store in the city. They are also with in easy reach of all lines o f st reet car s, rad iating to a ll pa r ts of the city a nd running out sixty or seventy mi les into the coun try. Some of t he mos t impo r ta nt lines of both st reet car systems run within a qua r te r of a block of the bui ld ings , and t ransfer s can be had from them to a ll other lines in the city. 4. The next advantage is fou nd in the access ibility of the public library, ( whi ch is the la rgest lib rary west of Chi cago) and other buildings of an educat ional character which are open to th e publi c. The library is to be located immed iately adjacent to t he Institute bui ld ing, and at the present t ime is onl y a few minutes walk away .
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5. A further ad vantage is found in the opportunity for recreati on. A ll the ocean beaches are access ible by street car lines. Some of them can be reached in half an hour and others of them in an hour. I\ I t . Lowe and M t. \ i\f il son can be reached by troll ey . The stud ent s on the ir rest cl ays take many outings together , and pa r ti es need ing res t !?;O to the seashore or moun tain reso rts. Devotional Life "That was a great lack in my school li fe," said one who is g rowing old in Chri sti an service, when the devotional life of the Inst itute was unde r di scuss ion. It was a joy to be a ble to g ive the assurance of ample a ttent ion to it here. It begins wi th the awaken;ng of the cl ay . One hour is all owed between the r ising bell and the break fas t bell fo r dre ·sing and the qui et hour per iod- an opportun ity to look to God before looking upon men. Du r ing the superin tendents' half hour immedia tely fo ll owing the morn ing meal , the men and women gather too·ether in th e two rooms respecti vely ass igned fo r morning devot ion, fo r a season of praye r and devoti onal study of t he \Vo rel . The superintendent s, pres ide at thi s sess inn bring ing whateve1- message fo r the clay that God may have g iven them. The stud ent s assemble aga in at the close of the evening meal, fo r a season of .praye r a nd tes timony . The student s themselves haYe cha rge of thi s se rvice, being ass igned in turn by t he superin tendents. Another da il y feature of g reat helpfulness is the corridor praye r mee ting. T he student s on each co rrido r ga ther in a student's room a t whatever hour is mos t convenient to d iscuss their perpl exing personal problems a ncl to present them to God fo r solu t ion. It is here that def initeness in praye r is learned, as perhaps at no other ga th ering .
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For Whom Intended The object of the Institute, stated in general terms, is to train men and women in the thorough knowledge and effective practical use of the E ng li sh Bible, and it is therefore intended for all men and women who wish to get the most thorough knowledge possible of the \Vorel of Goel and to use it in any form of Chri stian activity. There are, however, special classes of men and women, to meet whose need the Bible Inst itute is especially adapted: 1. Men who are called of Goel into the mini st ry of His \ Vorel. It was not the intenti on of 1\ Ir. Moody when he founded the first Bible Institute in this country , to trai n men for the pastorate, but after a few yea rs' experience it was found that very many of its graduates did find the ir way, sooner or later, into the pastorate. The course of training g iven in the Institute is not planned to supplant that of the theological semi nary in preparing men for the ministry; but fo r more than a quarter of a century men who have taken this course have proved its worth in pastorates at home and in the mission fields abroad, where they haYe made, and are making splendid records as heralds of the Gospel and winners of men fo r Chri st. This course is completed in three years. ( See pages 44 and 50 for detai ls.) 2. Graduates of coll eges and theological seminaries who desi re to supplement the knowledge obtained in coll ege and seminary by a more thorough study of the E ngli sh Bible, prac tical methods of aggressive Chri stian work, and the most effect ive methods of teaching the Bibl e. 3. Men and women who are planning to go to the for eign mission field. !\fore than seven hundred men and women who have been trained under the present teachers of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles are now doing effective work in the fo reign field. 4 . Foreign missionaries home on furlough . Ma ny of those who have had experience in the fie ld need during their clays of furlough to increase their knowledge of the Bible and the methods pf Chr ist ian work now in use. Not infrequently they f ind that there is no place so well adapted for th is purpose as the Bible Institute. 5. Men and women preparing for various forms of Chri stian work besides the pastorate, evangeli sts, s ing ing evan-
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gelists, superintend ents of Chri st ian inst ituti ons, Sunday School workers, assistant pastors, church v isito rs, Young Men ·s Chri stian Assoc iati on secretaries, Young \ .Vomen' s Chri st ian Association secretaries, city mission workers, rescue mi ssion wod,ers. 6. Men and women who do not intend to g ive their whole t ime to definite forms of Ch ri st ian service, but who desire a larger knowledge of the Bible and pract;cal methods of work , in ord er that they may be more usefu l in their home churches. Large numbers of men and women have gone through the Bi ble Institute wi th no intenti on of g iYing their entire life to def inite Chri stian work. :\"ot a few of these afterwards have gone into the pastorate and other fo rms of Chri st ian work, but many of them have gone back to t heir churches to be a help to their pastor and to the Chri st ian life of the community. 7. 1'1:en already in the mini st ry who fee l the need of a more thorough, accurate and practical knowledge of the B ible. An eve r increas ing number of men who have had successfu l exper ience in the ministry are coming to the Bible Institute to take advantage of its faci li ties fo r equipment fo r increas ing use fulness.
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The Object of the Institute The Institute aims, in its training of all classes for whom it ;s intended, to send out men and women having at least these seven characteri st ics: 1. Genuine and thorough consec ration. 2. Intense love for soul s. 3. A deep and comprehensi,-e knowledge of the \Vorel of Goel, and especially of how to use it in leading men to Chri st . ..J.. \\.illingness to enclme hardness as good soldi ers of Jesus Chri st. J . Unti ring energy. 6 . \\.e ll balanced common sense, especially along religious Fnes. 7. E ncluernent with power by the fi lling with the Holy Spirit. Great emphasis is laid upon the development of the spir itual life of the stud ent. If any student should go from the school without a more intimate, personal acquai nta nce wit h J est1 s Chri st, or without mo re of the power of the Holy Sp irit in hi s li fe a nd work, the In st itute wou ld have fai led in hi s case at the vita l poi nt. The study of mu sic is made a prominent f eature of the Institute trai ning, so that men and women may be prepared to teach mu sic and lead choirs . a nd ass ist otherwise in thi s important depa r tment of Chri stian work. ·while the Institute mu sic course prepares students for the work of the singing evangeli st, it is not intended for any one who simply wishes ed ucat ion in mu s;c _ The mu sic work of the Inst itute is always made subordinate to the study of the Bible, and mu sic is taught onl y as a means of qua li fying one for more effecti ve soul-win- . . nmg serv ice . A ll lectures and classes are free to registered students of every creed and denom ination. There is a nom inal registrati on fee of $2 .00 a semester , payable in advance. ( See page 54.) Persons not regu larly enroll ed as students, who wish to ga in a better knowledge of the Bibl e and acquire proficiency in Chri stian work, are welcome to many of the classes.
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The Denominational and Doctrinal Position of the Bible Institute
T he Bible Institu te does not antagonize any evangelical denominati on, but seeks to cooperate with them all. It has no purpose or thought of fo rm ing a new denomination. T he Institute recognizes and r ejo;ces in the g reat good that is being accomplished by t he churches of the different denominat ions, and seeks to help them to do even more eff ici ent work. It desires and cultivates the fe ll owship and co-operati on of all the evangeli cal denominati ons and of indi vidual believers in all the churches . ·whi le there is a church worshipping on t he Lord' s Day in the Auditori um of the Bible I nstitute, that church is an entirely sepa rate organiza ti on, and t he Inst itute does not requi re nor expect that students coming to the Inst i tute will become members of that church. The church is open to those who des ire to become members of it, but -it is expec t ed that th e students of the Bible !11stitut e will be loyal lo the de no1ni11at io11 lo which the)' belong . The directors and teachers of the Institute a re chosen without regard to their denomina tional affi li ation, and have a lways r ep resented a number of different denominat ions. Among those r epresented on the Faculty and Boa rd of Directors of the Bible In stitu te of the present or the past , may be menti oned members of the fo ll owing denominati ons : Methodi st Episcopa l, P resbyterian, U nited Presbyterian, Congregat; ona l, Lutheran, Bapti st , Ep iscopal, Chri st ian, U ni ted Evangelical. However, the Institute does stand fo r a definite doctrina l statement o f faith, and all its teachers and d irectors, regard less of denominational affi liati on, are required once a yea r to sign the Statement of Faith. ( See next page .) A ll moneys contributed to the Institute wdl be held inviol able for the teaching of these truths. Fa;lure to insist upon the promu lgat ion of these truths, or the permi ss ion of t eaching contrary to this statement o f belief, would constitute g round fo r suit for the reversion of the money contributed to the or iginal donors or heirs. The Statement of Faith is as fo ll ows :
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Statement of Faith I.
The Bible, consisti ng of all the books of the Old and New Testaments, is the \ i\Torcl of Goel, a supernaturall y g iven revela t ion from God H imself, concerning Himself, His being, nature. character, will and purposes; and concerning man. hi s na ture, need, duty and dest;ny. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments a re without error or mi sstatement in their moral and spi ritual teachings and record of hi stor ical facts. They a re without error or defect of any kind . II. There is one Goel, eternall y exist ing and manifesting H im self to us in three Persons- Father , Son and Holy Sp ir it . III. The Lord Jesus was supernaturall y conceived by the power of the Holy Spiri t and born of a virg in- Mary, a lineal de scendant of David. He li ved and taught and wrought m;ghty works and wonders and signs, exactly as is recorded in the four gospels. He was put to death by cru cifixion under Pontiu s Pilate. Goel ra ised from the dead the body that had been na iled to the cross. The Lord Jesus after His cruci fi x ion showed H imself ali ve to His d isciples, appea r ing unto them by the space of forty clays. A f te r this the Lord J esus ascended into Heaven, and the Father caused H im to sit at His right hand in the heavenl y places, far above all rul e and authority and power and domini on and eve ry name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that wh;ch is to come, and put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him to be Head over all thi ngs to the Church. IV. The Lord Jesu s, before His incarnation, existed in the form of Goel, and of H is o,ivn choice la id aside His divine glory and took upon H imself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. In His pre-existent state, He was with Goel and was Goel . He is a di vi ne person, possessed of a ll the attributes of Deity, and shoul d be wor hi pped as
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God by angels and men. "In Him clwell eth all the fullness of the godh ead bodil y." All the word s that H e spoke clur;ng Hi s earthl y lif e were the word s of Goel. There is absolutely no er ro r of any kind in them, and by the word s of J esus Chri st the word s of all other teachers mu st be tested . V. The Lord J esus became in eve ry respec t a real ma n, pos sessed of a ll the essenti a l characte ri sti cs of human na ture. VI. By Hi s death upon th e cross . the Lord J esus made a per fect atonement fo r sin, by whi ch the wrath of Goel aga111 st sinne rs is appea sed, a nd a g round furni shed upon whi ch Goel can dea l in me rcv wi th s inne rs. H e redeemed us from the curse of th e law hy becoming a curse in our place. H e \ Vho Himsel f was absoluielv without sin , was macle to be sin on our behalf , tha t we mi ght become the ri ghteousness of Goel in Him. The L ord J esus is coming again to thi s earth , per sonall y, bod il y. and v isibly. The return of our Lord is the bl essed hope of the beli eve r , and in it God 's purposes of g race toward mankind will find thei r consummati on. VII. T he H oly Spirit is a person a nd is possessed of all the di st incti ve ly di vine att ributes. H e is Goel . VIII. l\fan was c reated in the image of Goel, af ter Hi s likeness . but the whole human race fe ll in the fa ll of the fo·st Adam. A ll men, until they accept the L01;cl J esus a s their personal Sav iour , a re los t, darkened in their und ersta nding, a li enated from the lif e of Goel th rough the igno1·ance tha t is in them. ha rdened in hear t, mora lly and spiritua ll y dead t hrough their t respasses a nd sins . They cannot see, nor ente r th e K ingdom of Goel until they are born aga in of the H oly Spirit . IX. Men are ju stifi ed on the simple a nd single g round of the shed bl ood of Chri st , a nd upon the simple and si ngle cond it ion
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of fait h in H im \ i\Tho shed the blood, and a re born aga in by the quickening, renewing, cleansi ng work of the Holy Spirit through the in st rumentality of the \!Vorel of God . X. A ll those who r eceive Jesus Chri st as their Sav iour and thei r Lo rd, and who confess H im as such before the ir fellow men, become children of Goel, and receive eternal li fe . T hey become heirs of Goel and joint-heirs with Jesus Chri st. At cle"a th thei r spiri ts depart to be with Ch ri st in conscious blessec\ ri ess, and a t the second coming of Chri st , their bodies shall be rai sed and tra nsformed in to the likeness of the body of His g lory. XI. A ll t hose who persistently r eject Jesus Chri st in the pres ent lif e shall be raised from the c\ eacl , and t hroughout eternity ex ist in a state of conscious, unutterable, endless torment and angui sh. XII . The Church consists of all those who, in thi s present dis pensati on, t rul y beli eve on Jesus Chri st. It is the body and brid e of Chri st , whi ch Chri st loves, and fo r whi ch He has given H imself up. XIII. There is a pe rsonal devi l, a be ing of g reat cunning and power, "The pr ince of the power of the air," "The prince of th is world," "The god of thi s age ." He can exert hi s vast power only so far as Goel suffers him to do so . He shall ulti mately be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, and shall be tormented clay and night fo rever.
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II. Bible Synthesis
The Sy1 1thet ic method of Bible study aims to provide the stud ent with the following: First: A comprehensive g ra sp of the general contents of the entire Bible so that the mai n featur es of its revelation may be seen and ucclerstoocl. Second : A bringing together and summing up of the general contents so that the mutual r elat ionshi ps and harmony of the component parts are recognized . Third: A recogniti on of the prog ressive cha racte r and development of the divine revelation as set forth in the Scr ip tures. Fourth: A knowledge of the clispensational teaching of the Word of Goel . The Synthetic method pursued by the class in thi s study is the reading beforehand of an appointed number of chapters in a book of the Bible; indeed, at times, a whole book is read at one s1ttmo-. The main secti ons of the book are then taken up · and cons idered , a nd final ly the teaching of the book is presented in un ified fo rm. FmsT YEAR First Semester- General view of the Bible as a whole and of the Ole! Testament in particular, the Pentateuch, the Histo r ical Books. Second Semester-The Poet ical a nd Prophetical Books.
SECO!\D y EAR First Semester- General view of the New Testament - the Gospels and Acts of the Apost les, the Pauline Epist les. Second Semester-The Pauli ne Epistles, completed; the General Ep istles and Revelation.
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III. Bible Chapter Summary This method of study ;s probably more wide ly followed today than any other. ::\lany thousands of persons throughout the world a re studying the Bible in th is way. Several questions are asked upon each chapter. The four pr inc ipal po ints brought out in connection with each chapte r a re: The Prin cipal Sub ject of the chapter, the Leadi ng Lesson of the chap ter, the Best Yerse in the chapter, and the P rominent Persons in the chapter. The student studi es the assigned chapters, reco rd;ng hi s work in a specially ruled note-book, and is ca ll ed upon in the class to report what he has found in the chapters. Difficu lt ies and quest ions a re delt with as t hey come up. FIRST YEAR First Semester- Genes is, Exodus, Lev iticus, Num bers, Deuteronomy, Joshua. Second Semester- J udges, Ruth, First Samuel, Sec ond Samuel. F irst J(ings, econd Kings, Oba cFah, Joel, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, I sa iah. SU'llMER S T UDY During the summer vaca tion students study the Book of Psalms, and hand in their wo rk at the openi ng of the Fall Semester. SECOND YEAR First Semester- M icah, Nahum, Zephaniah , Jere mi ah, Lamentations, Habakkuk, Dani el, Eze kiel, Ezra 1-6, Haggai, Zechari ah, Esther, Ezra 7-10, Nehemiah , Malachi. Second Semes ter- Matthew, Mark, Luke, J ohn , Acts , James, Fi rst Thessaloni an. , Second Thessa lon;ans, F irst Cori nth ian s, Second Cor inthians, Galatians, Romans, Coloss ians, P hili ppians, Titu s, F irst T imothy, Second Timothy, H e brews, First Peter, Second Peter , Jude, Fi rst J ohn, Second J ohn, Th ird J ohn.
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IV. Bible Analysis T he method pursued consists of a t horough book study of selected books in the B ible. comp ri si ng ( l ) Int roductory work on t he book. (2) A rig id a nd thorough ana lys is of each verse in each chapter , t he student in h is ana lys is being required, as fa r as poss;ble. to ;; tate in the mos t bri ef a nd exact fo rm pos sible, eYe ryt hi ng that is in the Ye rse and onl y what is in the ve r se. Eve rything t hat is in the ve rse i11 the 111ost conrisc forlll. (3) \ Vhen eve ry ve rse has been caref ul ly a nd thoroughly a nalyzed, t he teachings of t he book as a whole a re class ifi ed. T hi method of stuch· fo rms one o[ the mose effect iYe method~ of tra ining the Ya r; ~us intell ectua l faculti es and the power of express ion. On ly selec ted books a re studi ed in thi s way, but such books a re chosen as seem most essent ial fo r the student to unde rstand . V. Biblical Introduction. In thi s course the simplest facts about the Bible as a book a re taken up: T he mean ing of the name B ible, number, a nd d iv isions of the books, the hi story of the manu scri pts, and of our E ngli sh vers ions, the inspi rat ion of th e books, t he canon of Scri pture. th e geog ra phy of B ibl e lands, especiall y Pales t ine and Jeru salem. the temple. its loca ti on and ·t ru cture, the syna gogue and its ser vices. VI. Biblical Criticism Bibli ca l cr itic;sm has been brought in to disrepute among many, becau se of the preYa lence and ar rogance of destn1cti vc criticism, but it has its proper pl ace in a ny thorough study o f the B ible. a nd a thorough a nd cand id study of B ibli cal criti cism neYer leads to dest ructiYe, hut to const ru ct ive result s. A ca refu l exam;nat ion is, made of the methods a nd a rgument s of the destrll ct iYe cr it ics, a nd the fa lsity of their conclu sions. T he pos it ive argument fo r the l\fosaic authorship of the Penta teuch, fo r I sa iah's a uthorship of the ent ire book bearing hi o name, and for Dani el being the author of t he book of Dani el, well be fu ll y stated . VII. Christian Evidences (1) T he proof that J esus rea ll y arose from the dead . (2) T he ev idence that the Bibl e is the \Vo rel of God . Refe rence
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is made to the evidence from the monuments, from prophecv, from the hi story of the book, from a compa ri son of the Bible with other books, togeth er with a proof in personal experi ence that the B ibl e is the 1Vo rd of God. See also "Course in the H istory and Phi losophy of the Chri sti an Rel igion." VIII. A Course in the History and Philosophy of the Christian Religion Note: Two-year students w;ll be permitted to take only part of this course . T hi s cou rse a ims to inter pret Chri stiani ty in its world set ting and to cons icl er the va liclity of its claims in the light of P hil osophy, Science and Crit; cism. Const ructi vely thi s will mean a study of th e B ibl e Phil osophy of Religion. It will fo llow two def inite lines of' study, each covering a period of three schoo l years .· F ir st, a study of the history of the Chri stian Religion . Second an interpretat;on of the history. Frns-r YEAR I. THE ORIGI N AND DEYELOPl\IENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 1. The ·wo rld Background . (a) Greek Thought- a n out line of the results of men's end eavor to und er stand hi story a nd the world. (b) Roman Politi cs- an out li ne of the results of huma n Government s. (c) Hebrew and popular religions- a n outline of the issues of men' s th inking about Goel . 2. B irth, Life, i\b1i stry, Death a nd Resurrect ion of Chri st. A brief stud v of the Historical Chri st-or the Ch ri st of the Gosp;ls. 3. The or igin of the Church a nd the confli ct a nd develop ment of the Chr is tian religion in the first four cen turies A. D. 4. T he .ori g in and development of the Roman Catholi c a n<l Greek Cathol;c Churches up to the 12th Century. 5. T he Reform::ttion.
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(a) The world and poli t ical background. ( b ) The Relig ious and Eccles ;asti ca l backg round. (c) The orig in , nat ure and s;gnifi cance of the t hree g rea t branches of the Reformat ion-the Lutheran. E ngli sh and Reformed. TH IRD YEAR 6. T he ri se and development of the modern Church with its new atti tud e ( whi ch is usua ll y referred to as "The Modern l\1ind' ') and its mi ss iona ry, philanth rop ic and soc;al movements. Thi s will be an endeavor t o get the hi stori cal bas is and background of the complex and acute problems with whi ch the church is now con fro nted in its thinking and acti vit ies. II . T H E PHILOSOPHI CAL INTERPRE TATION OF THESE FACT S OF RE LIGION. Thi s will be an endeavor to fi nd the source, meaning and significance of the fact of r el;g ion as fo und in t he hi story studi es . F rn sT YEAR 1. The interpretat ion of th e worl d as it find s its culminati on in man and th e social orde r. Thi s will be an endeavor to get a clear idea of the d iffe rent th eori es of the orig in and meaning of our worl d with spec ial regard to th e or ig in , nature and meaning of relig ion. Thi s will involve the d iffe rent theo ri es of evoluti on and the quest ion of the poss i bil ity and nature of reYe lati on .
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2. Jesus Chr ;st as th e hi ghest express ion of li fe and the logical key to th e fin al meaning of our worl d and the supreme authority in relig ion. T his will be largely a stud y in comparati ve relig ions in whi ch there will be an endeavor to see the nature and significance of the d iffe rent world relig ions and to fin d t he fundamental reasons why Chr is ti anity is the universal and final religion.
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Tnmo YEAR 3. A study of Chri stianity as a supernatural and redemptive reli gion as affected by modern Science, P hilosophy and Cri t ici sm. In this course we wi ll frank ly face the claims of so- . called sc ientifi c and histori ca l methods that defi ni tely exclude the supernatural a nd try to expla in religion on a purely naturali st ic or semi -naturalistic basis. I n a constructive way we will endeavor to show that any t heo ry that can honestly cla im to be scient ifi c and historical in its dealing with the fact of religion mu st make provision fo r all the facts of ex perience and not a rbit rar ily exclude any fact in the in terest of the theory . It is· one thing to have a con s istent and construct ive phil osophy of hi story, and qu ite another thing to doctor and reconst ruct hi story to fit into our pholosophy. T hi s course wi ll a im to give a true phil osophy of relig ion as it is act uall y fo und in history and human exper ience. Any such phil osophy must in the very nature of things center in Chr ist, for He is the supreme express ion of religion from wllateYer angle we approach it. T herefore, a philosophical interpretation of the Bible as it centers and culminates in Chri st involves a comprehens ive and scienti fi e interpretation of re ligion and of the world of whi ch it is an essent ial part. That is why a course of thi s ki nd has a funda mental place in a "B ible In st itute" which aims to thoroughly fit men and women to intelligentl y preach Chri st and present His supreme claim to Lordship in li fe and its affairs. IX. The Study of the Bible with Special Reference to its Use in Personal Work The most important and effect ive method of br inging men to Chri st, both in home and fo reign lands, is PERSONAL WORK. A special emphasis is laid u pon t hi s work in the Bible Institute. The object of the study is to give the stud ent a t horough knowledge of the different classes of men and women and
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children that one is likely to meet, and to teach them how to use the Bible in dealing with these var ious classes . The fo ll owing subj ects a re considered: ( 1) The Import ance and Advantages of Personal \\Tork. (2) The Conditions of Success. ( 3) \ ,\T here to do personal work. ( 4) How to begin a conversation. ( 5) \i\That instructions to oive a new convert. (6) How to deal with those who reali ze their need of a Saviour, and really desire to be saved . (7) How to deal with those who have little or no concern about their sou ls. (8) How to deal with those who have difficulti es . (All the difficulties that one meets in personal work are carefu ll y studied under this head , and the va ri ous pa ssages of Scripture that have been most used of Goel in delivering men from these difficulties, art brought forward). (9) How to deal with those who entertain false hopes . ( 10) How to deal with those who lack assurance. ( 11 ) How to dea l with backsliders. ( 12) How to deal with professed skept ics, infidel s, atheists, and agnostics. ( 13) How to deal with those who wi h to put off decision unt il some other time. ( 14 ) How to dea l w;th the deluded . U nder this head all the modern delu sions, such as Chr ist ian Science, Ru sseli sm, Seventh Day Aclventi sm, Spirituali sm, Theosophy, etc., are consiclerecl, and the student taught to use hi s Bible to deliver people from these delusion s. ( 15) How to deal with Ch ri s tian s who need counsel, rebuke or encouragement. The course in Personal \Vork is a course in real and practical psychology. X. Homiletics The object of thi s department is to quali fy men and women to prepare and deli ve r sermons, Go pel addresses, Bible read ings and expositions of God's \Vorel wherever needed- in pu lpit, street, jail, shop or cottage. Pract ical demonstration in sermon outline and structure is given, and frequent use is made of the blackboard to illustrate same. From time to time, stu dents are r eq uired to prepare for criticism outlines of sermon s and addresses . The second year in Homiletics is wholly de voted to preaching by students in the class room. Here par t icu lar attenti on is paid to cor recting defects in the construction and delivery of se rmon s and Gospel addresses. Both teacher and class take part in thi s work of criti cism . Direction is also given in public prayer and t he public reading of the \ i\Tord of God.
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Cycle of Study
FIRST YEAR
f,' irst Semes ter- T he Call to Preach; Concepti on of the Min istry; The Permanent Function of the Mi nist ry; T he Goa l in View; The P reacher's Co-operat ing Agents; T hemes; Doctrinal preaching; Top ical, Textual, E xpos itory Ser mons; T he Question and Answer Yrethod of Preaching. Second Semester-Extemporaneous Preach ing; :Memori zing the Se rmon; Read ing Sermons; The Sermon in the Mak ing; The Three Essential P arts of a Sermon- Introduc tion, Discussion, Conclu sion; Af ter the Choice of a Text, What? Hints on Select ing l\Iateria l and P lanni ng the Mes sage ; Sermon Outlines ;
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P reaching by Students; Outl ine \ Vo rk fo r Criti cisms by Class and Teacher; Correcti on of Defects in Reading of Scr ipture, P ubli c Praye r and Sermon.
XI. Pastoral Theology Lectu1-es and fami liar ta lks on the work of the Pasto r; the office; the call ; the privileges and per ils ; hi s public and pri vate lif e ; his relation to the church as a whole and to its va r ious organizations; to the press; to the people, and to philanthropic work. XII. Evangelism The object of t hi s study is to show what is the true work of the evangelist, and to instruct the students in the most effective methods of evangeli sm, including such subj ects as: How to preach the Gospel from the evangelistic standpoint , How to get ready for special mee tings, H ow to train the workers, How to conduct after meetings, How to conduct children's meet ings, How to establish the converts, T he rela- . tion o f the evangelist to the churches, How to fo llow up the
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work, How to advertise the work. How to rai se money for the work. These sul jects are a ll treated in a practical way, lea rned by expe ri ence by one who has done evangelistic work in every part of the globe, ass;sted by othe1- reli able and effi cient evangeli sts . XIII. Bible Teachers' Training Class This class bas for its purpose the training of men and women to be interes ting and efficient Bible teachers in churches, evangeli st ic meetings, Bible Conferences, Bibl e classes, Sunday School , Coll eges, Young Men's and Young \ \Tomen's Christian Assoc iat ;ons. and other institutions where the teaching of the Engl ish Bible is required. In this class student s are taught the principles underlying, and the laws g-o\'ern ing the teaching process . and a re call ed upon to teach in the class room, their work being cr iti cized by the teacher and their fe ll ow students. Special emphasis is laid upon the teachino· of popular Bible classes. The best method of teaching a re put into pract ice. Second year students on ly are eli gible to thi s class. XIV. Psychology and Sociology The best text book on psychology is the B ible. The Bible sets fort h man as he really is. The study of psychology is pu rsued in many of the cla sses, and especiall y in the Personal vVork course. Its a im is to give the student a thorough knowl edge of man as he actua ll y is by nature, as he is in hi s personal li fe, home life, social life, business lif e, and mental, moral and spirit ual li fe, and as he may become by the grace of God in Jesus Chri st . T he a im of the Inst itute is that the men and women who go out from it shall not onl y know their Bibles, but shall have a thorough, practical, working knowledge of me:1 in the;r relation to themselves, to one anot her, to society, to the church, and to God. XV. Pedagogy It is not enough to know the truth, one needs to know how to communi cate t hat t ru th to others. Students are g iven a thorough course of study and pract ice in those methods of
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teach ing that haYe proYed effect ive in pe rsonal exper ience. S uch su bjects as: T he Po int of Contact, The A rt of Illustra t ion, The A rt of Q uesti oning, Ga ining and H old ing the Con fide nce of the Class; Encouraging the Backward, etc., are care fully studi ed. ( See al so B ibl e Teachers' Tra;ning Class, page 33.) XVI. Prophecy A ca ref ul. sa ne stud\' of t he fulfilled and unfulfill ed l\ [ess i anic and General prophe°s ies of the O ld and ~ew Testaments , showi ng that the modern ist position that there is no predicti\'e clement in the Bible, is ll11tenahl e in the light of the facts . XVII. The Sunday School The work of an Advancccl Teacher Training Course is pre sented wit h emphasis on methods . not organization. A simple yet compl ete cour ~e in chi ld stucly is also gi\'en in order that a curr iculum sui ted to each age ma_,· be plann ed. Th is w;ll be especia ll y \'aluable to one who must work independ ently of lessons prO\'ided by others . Special emphasis is placed on the select ion of mater ial fo r indi\'iclual lessons for each age, to its preparation and nresentation in accord ,,·ith the pedagogical standards of the foremost ecl ucat;onal inst itut ions. In Yiew of the call for teachers of the Bible to work in connection with the publi c schools of many cities in se,·cral different states. t hose holding teacher's credentia ls a re hclpecl to plan cou r ses of study for use in this great work. XVIII. Christian Education Designecl to prepare for positions as pastor's assistants' directors of Chr; stian Education and leadership in the Sun da) . chool and Yarious orga ni zat ions of the church. Th is course wil l include : A st udy of the modern principles of teaching espec ia lh· as applied to Ch ri stian ed ucati on: A study of child psychology. and the general characte r ;s t ics, capac ities. limitat ions a nd interests of the Ya ri ous age groups in the Sun day School a nd kindred organ izati ons; A study of the ori g in. de\'el opment and st ructure of t he O ld and New Testaments with specia l attent ion g i1·e11 to the
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teachings of the Master and the founding of Chri stianity and the Apostolic Church; A study of the organization and administration of the modern Sunday School. XIX. The Use of the Blackboard In thi s class student s are carefu lly trained in the use of the blackboard in setting forth Gospel truth. Every Bible teacher, and especially the worker s in the Sunday-school, should be able to sketch off-hand maps or other illu strations that will get and hold th e attenti on of the class . E laborate blackboard drawings are not attempted , but any student with some natural g ift for drawing will get suffici ent training in the fundamenta ls to develop the g ift a long correct lines. XX. Missions I n this course is covered the hi story of Chri stian mi ss ions up to and including the organization of the great mi ss ionary boards; the needs of , and the mi ssionary forces in the great heathen lands are studi ed, the call and qualificati ons of the mi s sionary are presented and instructi on given as to applying to · the boa1·ds ; the mi ss ionary on the fi eld , hi s r elati on toward s hi s fell ow mi ss iona ri es, toward s the board , towards the heathen. and the care of hi s own health, are dea lt with. The variou s phases of home missionary work are also considered, such as, the immig rant probl em, the Indian probl em, the Negro problem, and the work among the mountaineers of the south. The Insti tute is highl y favored in having, either as enrolled student s or visitor s, retu rned mi ss ionaries r epresenting in the cou r se of the yea r practicall y every g rea t world field and every great mi ss ion board, and the students are always g iven an opportunity to hea r from them. One term is devoted to a course of in struction in First Aid to the Injured and H ome H ygiene and includes : Causes of Di sease ; Preventi on of D; ~ease ; The Mi ss ion ary as a Sanitary E ng ineer; Di sease ; Treatment of Di sease ; Drugs in common use; F orm of Admini strati on; Mode of Admi ni st rati on; Poisons; Fits or Seizures ; Obstruct; on to Respirati on; \ 1 Vounds; Sprai ns ; Fractures and Di slocat ions; Bandaging; Burns; Seri ous Injuries.
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XXI. Public Speaking and the Reading of the Scriptures Instruct ion in th is course will cover everything that is fundamenta l and essential in the use of the voice in public expression in preaching and teaching, and the publ ic reading of the Bible. Very specifi c inst ructi on will be g iven in the care and development of the vo ice, in enunciat ion and pronuncia t ion and also in diction and sty le, both in writing and speak ing. · The stud ents will be r equ i1·ed to make publi c addresses before the class, to be cr iticized by the class and by the instruc tors. The stud ent s wdl also be required to speak in publi c, in open air meetings, shop meet ings and churches, and their work will be reviewed and cr itici zed. They will be required to read the Bible and will be shown their defects and how they can be corrected. It is especiall y a imed to teach the students to think on their feet and to be ready on all occas ions to express the truth in the most fo rcible and telling way. XXII. Bible Lands and Manners and Customs The object of this course is to enable stud ents to under stand the Bible in the light o f the land s and customs in which the Bible was written. It is g iven in connect ion with the course entitl ed Biblical Introduction. See page 26. XXIII. New Testament Greek \ i\l hil e some men on account of age-and lack of previous education enter the mini st ry without knowing New Testament Greek,-and oft en do excellent work, it is well for young men who can do so to take up that subject . A conscient ious stu den t , under proper in truction, can, in three years, lay the foundat ion of a working knowledge of the language in which the 1 ew Testament was written. Only those students taking the Th ree Year Course will be permitted to take this subj ect.
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XXIV. The Study of English EYe ry grad uate from the Dible Institute w;l l be required to haYe a thorough, pract ical knowl edge of the Engli sh lang uage. Jt is desirable that e1·ery one bef ore entering the Insti tute should haYe a knowledge of E ng li sh g rammar , but there are many men and women who can be of g reat use in teach ing and preach ing the \\ .ord, whose knowledge of English is yery elementary and inaccurate. \\ ·e do not exclude such from the ach·a ntages of the B ible In st itute, but th ey a re not awarded the dipl oma . unless th ey shall haYe secured a working knowl edge of modern E ngli sh. The inst ruct ion in English g iYen in the In stitute is of a most practical character . A stud ent enter ing th e Institute without haYing compl eted the High School studi es may he required by the facu lty to lengthen hi s stay to three yea rs in order to acquire English. Special work in Advan ced E ngli sh is giYen ;n the Three '/ear Course. The Eng li sh Bibl e is th e one peerless ma sterpi ece of pure, forceful E ng li sh and the student s will be persistent ly tra ined to use pure. Yigorous, Bible Engl ish. XXV. The Preacher and His Duties Out of a n expe ri ence as a pastor for nearly twenty-five ,·ear~. a nd as a n eYa nge li st for se1·eral _,·cars. the teacher directs in the study of such _.;ta ! topics as: The Preacher as a S tu dent; Hints on Reading; The :\ fini ste r 's Office or Stud y; Buy ;ng Books- \\.hen. 1-l ow and \\.hat; l-learers, and How t0 Treat Them; Relation of the :\ fesscngc r to hi s :\ T essage; Th~ P reacher' s l_oya lty t o his :\faster. to hi s Message and to :\fen: Dange rs to AYoid in the :\finistry; Church Gm·ernment- H ow to Treat Church Officers; The :\fid-week Praye r :\feeting, its \-alue. its Leader s . its T opics and ;ts Dangers; The :\ [ini ster 's Reiation to the Children of Hi s Parish ;- Dealing With Chil d Convers ion and Ch ild Training and \\ ' ork for Children in General; :\feetings for Children O nly; Sermons fo r Children; \-is;tation or Pastora l Calling ; Illustra t ions, their F unction, Cha racter and Sou rce. XXVI. Music The prime object of the mu sic in st ru cti on is to eq uip the stud ent thoroughl y for e\-cry demand made upon the Chri st ian
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