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For Whom Intended The obj ect of the Institute, stated in general terms, is t o train men and women in the thorough knowledge and effective pract ical use of the Engli sh Bible, and it is therefore intended fo r all men and women who wish to get the most thorough knowledge possible of the \,Vorel of Goel and to use it in any fo rm of Christian activity. T here are, however, special classes of men and women, to meet whose need the Bible I nst itute is especially adapted: 1. Men who a re call ed of God into the m;ni stry of H is \ ,Vo rel . I t was not the intent ion of l\ Ir. Moody when he founded the fir st Bi bl e In stitute in thi s count ry, to train 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 late r, into the pastorate . T he cour se of training given in the Institute is not planned to supplant that of t he theological seminary in prepar ing men for the mini st1-y; but fo r more than a quarter of a century men who have taken t hi s course have proved its worth in pastorates at home and in the miss ion f ields abroad , where they ha ve made, and a re making splendid record s as hera lds of the JOspel and winner s of men for Chri st. Thi s course is compl eted in three years. (See pages 44 and 50 fo r detail s. ) 2. Graduates of coll eges and theological seminari es who des ire to suppl ement the knowledge obtained in college and seminary by a more thorough study of the English B;ble, prac tical method s of aggress ive Chr ist ian work, and the most eff ective method s of teaching the Bible. 3. Men and women who are plann ing to go to the for eign mi ss ion field. More than seven hundred men and women who have been tra ined unde r the present teachers of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles are now do ing effecti ve work in the fo re;gn f ield . -+. Fore ign mi ss ionar ies home on furl ough. Many of those who have had exper ience in the f ield need dur ing their days of furlough to increase their knowledge of the Bible and the methods of Chri st ian work now in use . Not infrequent lv t hey f ind that there is no place so well adapted fo r th is purpose as the Bible Institute. 5. Men and women preparing for var ious fo rms of Chri st ian work besides the pastorate, evangeli sts, singing evan-
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