BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
better for one who would wisely interpret and preach the Gos pel to know no Greek and Hebrew at all than merely to have an elementary and superficial knowledge of these languages. But in all the study of the Bible, reference is made to the He brew Old Testament, and Greek New Testament, by those who have a thorough knowledge of the Hebrew and Greek Scrip tures, and comparison is made of the three versions in com mon use, the Authorized Version, the English Revised Ver sion, and the American Standard Version. This comparison is carried on in the light of the best manuscripts in the original languages. XXIII. The Study of English Every graduate from the Bible Institute will be required to have a thorough, practical knowledge of the English lang uage. It is desirable that every one before entering the Insti tute should have a knowledge of English grammar, but there are many men and women who can be of great use in teaching and preaching the ·word, whose knowledge of English is very elementary and inaccurate. We do not exclude such from the advantages of the Bible Institute, but they are not awarded the diploma, unless they shall have secured a good and accurate working knowledge of modern English. The instruc tion in English given in the Institute is of a most practical character, not by a theoretical study of English grammar, which so many students in this clay master and then are not able to speak good English, but by the preparation of papers on various assigned subjects, and by public speaking, accom panied by thorough criticism of papers and public address. The English Bible is the one peerless masterpiece of pure, forceful English and the students will be persistently trained to use pure, vigorous, Bible English. XXIV. The Preacher and His Duties Out of an expe ri ence as a pastor for nearly twenty-five years, and as an evangel ist for seve ral years, the teacher directs in the study of such vital topics as: The Preacher as a Stu dent; Hints on Reading; The Minister's Office or Study; Buy ing Books-When, How and What; Hearers, and How to Treat Them; Relation of the :Messenger to his Message; The Preacher's Loyalty to hi s Master, to his Message and to Men;
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