BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
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 Engli sh Bible, and it is therefore intended for all men and women who wish to get the most thorough knowledge possible of the Word of Goel and t o use it in any form of Christian activity. There are, however, special classes of men and women, to meet whose need the Bible Institute is especially adapted : 1. Men who are called of Goel into the ministry of His Word. It was not the intention of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, which is really the parent of all Bible Institutes in this country, to train men for the pastorate, but after a few years' experience it was found that very many of its graduates did find their way, sooner or later, into the pastorate. The course of training given in the Institute is not planned to supplant that of the theological seminary in preparing men for the mini stry; but for more than a quarter of a century men who have taken this course have proved its worth in pastorates at home and in the mi ssion fields abroad, where they have made, and are making splendid records as heralds of the Gos pel and winners of men for Chri st. A three yea rs' course fo r those planning t o enter the r egu larly ordai ned mini st ry is no,,.· being given. T hi s offers every thing that one needs fo r thorough preparation fo r the ministry . It g ives all that is essential that is being g iven at the Theological Semina r ies, in addition to a thorough and rnany sided Biblical t raining such as is not usuall y given in regular Theological Seminaries. 2. Graduates of colleges and theological seminaries who desire to supplement the knowledge obtained in college and seminary by a more thorough study of the English Bible, prac tical methods of aggressive Christian work, and the most effective methods of teaching the Bible. 3. Men and women who are planning to go to the for eign mission fiel d. More than seven hundred men and women who have been trained under the present teachers of the Bible Insti tute of Los Angeles a re now doing effective work in the foreign field. 4. Foreign missionaries home on furlough. Many of
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