Bible Institute of Los Angeles Bulletin
January, 1923
Volume 8
Number 1
Catalogue Number
Published January, April, July, October by the BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES, 536-558 So. Hope St., Los Angeles. Cal. Entered as Second-Class Matter, August 7, 1922, at the Poat Office, Loa Angeles, California, und~ Act of August 24, 1912.
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Bible Institute of Los Angeles Bulletin
Volume 8
January , 1923
Number 1
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Published January, April , July, October by the BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES, 536-558 So. Hope St. , Los Angeles, Cal. Ente red as Second-Class Ma tt e r, A ug u s t 7 , 19 22 , a t the Post Off ice, Los Ange le s , Cali fo rnia , unde r Ac t of A u gust 24 , 19 12.
. BIBLE INSTITUTE BUILDING SIXTH AND HOPE STREETS, IN THE CENTER OF LOS ANGELES Thirteen _Stories, Reinforced Concrete Building. Two Dormitories of Near ly 650 Rooms. Auditorium Seating 4000.
Board of Directors
LYMAN STEWART
J. M.IRVINE Vice President
President
]. P. WELLES, Secretary T. C. HORTON, Assistant Secretary GEO. F. GUY, Treasurer
E. L. ELDREDGE A. A. MAXWELL
J. 0. SMITH R. A. TORREY
H. A. GETZ
NATHAN NEWBY
Business Administration Department T. C. HORTON
Superintendent W.R. HALE Assistant Superintendent J. P. WELLES Business Manager JULIUS HAAVIND ✓ Superintendent of Buildings CLARA P. HASSLER Cashier W. A. HILLIS W . W. CONNER H. C. HUNT Financial Representatives
Officers of Educational Department
RALPH ATKINSON; Assistant Dean✓
R. A. TORREY, Dean /
JOHN H. HUNTER, Registrar and Secretary v D. L. FOSTER, Student Secretary
JOHN A. HUBBARD ✓ Superintendent of Men WILLIAM H. PIKE I Secretary, Evening School
ALBERTA PATTERSON ✓ .Superintendent of Women
KEITH L. BROOKS ✓
Secretary, Correspondence School
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Faculty R. A. TORREY ,/ Bible, and Methods of Christian Work. JOHN A. MACINNIS ' Philosophy of the Christian Religion. RALPH ATKINSON Homiletics and EYangelism. JOHN H . HUNTER Bible and Missions. THOMAS C. HORTON / Practical Methods of Work, Pastoral Theology. CORTLAND MYERS, Special Lecturer. JOHN A. HUBBARD Bible, Persona l VV'ork. ALBERTA PATTERSON Practical Methods of Christian Work for Women. WILLIAM H. PIKE Bible, Personal Work. KEITH L. BROOKS Bible, Personal Work. :MRS. A. L. DENNIS Bible Story Telling, Sunday School Methods. JOHN B. TROWBRIDGE Voice, No tati on, Conducting HERBERT G. TOVEY . Voice, Harmony, Normal Traming. PAUL S. McCONNELL✓ Piano, Pipe Organ Instructors
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Calendar The school year is divided into three terms, designated Fall, Winter, and Spring, respectively, and though students can enter at any time, there are many advantages in entering at the beginning of a term, especially the beginning of the Fall te rm. See Certi fica tes and Diplomas, page 66. Christ ian wo rkers not intending to take the complete course and yet anx ious to improve their working knowl edge of the Bible will be allowed to enroll for short periods.
The Calenda r fo r 1923 will be as fo ll ows:
\\ .I NTER TERl\1 T uesday, J an. 2............ ........ Regist rat ion begins. T hur sday, J an. --1- ...... . ......... ... Classes beg in , 8 :30 a . 111. :\ [onday, .'.\ [a rch 19............... Examinat ions begi n. Saturday , ~1arch 24............. Spring Recess begins. SPRING TER:\[ · Monday, April 2................. ...Regist ration begins. \ \ ' ednesday, Ap ril 4...... .........Classes beg in , 8 :30 a. m. \ i\/ednesday, May 30.............. l\Iemori al Day-Holiday. T hursday, June 14... ....... ...... Examinat ions beg;n. F riday, June 22..................... Summer Vacati on begins. FALL TERi\I 1Ionday, Sept. 17.................Registrat ion begins . \ \"eclnesday, Sept. 19............. Classes begi n, 8 :30 a . m. Thursday, I\OY. 29........ ........ ThanksgiYi ng Day-Holi day . Thursday, Dec. 13......... ........Examinat ions begi n. T hur sday, Dec. 20......... ....... Cl1rist111as Recess begins.
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Advantages and Privileges I. The first advantage of the Institute is found in its corps of teachers, men and women who have been specialists for many years in the study of the one Book, the Bible, and who have had many years' experience in teaching that Book, some of them not only in America, but in foreign lands. Those now teaching at the Bible Institute in Los Angeles have form ulated the course of study in other Bible Institutes and put them in successful operation before coming to Los Angeles. These teachers are so well known to Christians in all lands that there is no need to dwell here upon their qualifications for the work. 2. The second advantage of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles is found in its location. There is probably no more healthful climate in all the world than that of this city. The student here is free from all the physical strain that one is necessarily under, either in summer or winter, in most large cities, especially in the East or Middle West or Northwest. Many coming to Los Angeles in run-down physical condition, soon regain abounding health. But this is not the only advan tage in the location of the Bible Institute in this city. It is doubtful if there is any other city on the globe where there is at the present time so great a need on the one hand, and on the other so great an opportunity and promise, for sound and solid Bible work and aggressive Christian effort. No one who has not lived in Los Angeles and studied the city and its inhabitants, its location, resources and growth , has any con ception of its present greatness, and much less of its future pos sibilities. It has not only the matchless climate to which reference has already been made, but also its marvelously fer tile soil , its rich mines, its cheap fuel, and a citizenship of rare quality. In addition to this, the opening of the Panama Canal, and the proximity of the California Coast to the Orient, all mark Los Angeles as a city of destiny. Not only does Los Angeles already dominate the Pacific Coast, but' its influence upon Japan, China and Korea, is immeasurable for good or evil. This is the critical hour, and those who believe in the Bible and its matchless power to influence, not only individuals, but also society as a whole, and the commercial life of nations
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as well as their religious life, should seize the present oppor tunity at any cost. This city is not only a place of unparalleled advantages for the study of the Wore! of Goel, but also for the use of the Word in saving men, while it is being studied. Students will find here an opportunity to work among people of European nations, and also among the Spanish speaking people of Mexico, Central and South America, and among Koreans, Chinese, Japanese and Hindoos. No other city offers such opportunities for preparation for work in foreign lands. 3. The third advantage is found in the buildings and equipment. The Bible Institute has two dormitories. one for men and one for women. Each of these buidings is fifteen stories high, including basement and sub-basement, and abso lutely fire-proof. There are over 600 rooms, with hot and cold water, steam heat, and electric light in every room. There are also shower and tub baths on each floor, and many other con veniences in connection with the rooms. It has also an auditorium building with a main auditorium accommodating over 4000 people, and smaller lecture rooms for the different classes. These lecture rooms can be thrown together and accommodate over 1000 people. There is also a large room for library and quiet study and also assem bly rooms. There are three roof gardens, one on each building. Additional ground has been purchased directly across the street from the present group of buildings, on which it is hoped another building will be erected, containing additional class rooms and dormitories to accommodate a thousand more persons, a complete Sunday School equipment, and other accom modations made necessary already by the growth of the work. These buildings are located in the very heart of the business and hotel section of Los Angeles. They adjoin immediately upon the ground which has been purchased by the city for its public library, auditorium and other city buildings. They are within a stone's throw of the Biltmore Hotel, now in process of erection, and to have one thousand rooms and to cost $7,000 ,000, and only one block from the largest retai l store in the city. They are also within easy reach of all lines of street cars, radiating to all parts of the city and running out sixty or seventy miles into the c01mtry. Some of the most important
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lines of both street car systems run within a quarter of a block of the buildings, and transfers can be had from them to all other lines in the city. 4. The next advantage is found in the accessibility of the public library, (which is the largest library west of Chicago) and other buildings of an educational character which are open to the public. The library is to be located immediately adjacent to the Institute building, and at the present time is only a few minutes walk away. 5. A further advantage is found in the opportunity for rec1·eation. All the ocean beaches are accessible by st reet car lines. Some of them can be reached in half an hour and others of them in an hour. Mt. Lowe and Mt. Wilson can be reached hy trolley. The students on their rest days take many outings together, and parties needing rest go to the seashore or mountain resorts. Devotional Life "That was a great lack in my school life," said one who is growing old in Christian service, when the devotional life of the Institute was under discussion. It was a joy to be able to give the assurance of ample attention to it here. It begins with the awakening of the day. One hour is allowed between the rising bell and the breakfast bell for dressing and the quiet hour period-an opportunity to look to God before looking upon man. During the superintendents' half hour immediately following the morning meal, the men and women gather together in the two rooms respectively assigned for morning devotion, for a season of prayer and devotional study of the Word. The superintendents preside at this session, bringing whatever message for the day that God may have given them. The students assemble again at the close of the evening meal, for a season of prayer and testimony. The students themselves have cha rge of this service, being assigned in turn by the superintendents. Another daily feature of great helpfulness is the corridor prayer meeting. The students on each corridor gather in a student's room at whatever hour is most convenient to discuss their perplexing personal problems and to present them to God for solution. It is here, as perhaps at no other gathering, that definiteness in prayer is learned.
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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 English Bible, and it is therefore intended for all men and women who wish to get the most thorough knowledge possible of the Word of God and to 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 God 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 !-Upplant that of the theological seminary in preparing men for the ministry; 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 mission fields abroad, where they have made, and are making splendid records as heralds of the Gos pel and winners of men for Christ. A three yea rs' course fo r those planning to enter the r eg,.1- larly ordained mini st ry is no,v being given. This offers every thi ng that one needs fo r thorough preparation for the mini st ry. It gives all that is essential that is being given at the Theological Seminaries, in addition to a thorough and many sided Biblical traini ng such as is not usually 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 field. More than seven hundred men and women who have been trained under the present teachers of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles are now doing effect ive work in the foreign field. 4. Foreign missionaries home on furlough. Many of
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those who have had experience in the field need during their days of furlough to increase their knowledge of the Bible and the methods of Christian work now in use. Not infrequently they find that there is no place so well adapted for this purpose as the Bible Institute. 5. Men and women preparing for various forms of Christian work besides the pastorate, evangelists, singing evan gelists, superintendents of Christian institutions, Sunday School workers, assistant pastors, church visitors, Young 1\-fen's Christian Association secretaries, Young \,Vomen's Christian Association secretaries, city mission workers, rescue mission workers. 'I 6. Men and women who do not intend to give their whole time to definite forms of Christian service, but who de- • sire a larger knowledge of the Bible and practical methods of work, in order that they may be more useful in their home churches. Large numbers of men and women have gone through the Bible Institute with no intention of giving their entire life to definite Christian work. Not a few of these afterwards have gone into the pastorate and other forms of Christian work, but many of them have gone back to their churches to be a help to their pastor and to the Christian life of the community. 7. Men already in the ministry who feel the need or a more thorough , accurate and practical knowledge of the Bible. An ever increasing number of men who have had successful exper ience in the mini st ry are corning to the Bible Institute to take advantage of its facilities 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 is intended, to send out men and women having at least ~hese seven characteristics: 1. Genuine and thorough consecration. 2. Intense love for souls. 3. A deep and comprehensive knowledge of the Word of God, and especially of how to use it in leading men to Christ. 4. Willingness to endure hardness as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. 5. Untiring energy. 6. Well balanced common sense, especially along religious lines. 7. Enduement with power by the filling with the Holy Spirit. Great emphasis is laid upon the development of the spir itual life of the student. If any student should go from the school without a more intimate, personal acquaintance with Jesus Christ, or without more of the power of the Holy Spirit in his life and work, the Insti tute would have failed in his case at the vital point. The study of music is made a prominent feature of the Institute training, so that men and women may be prepared to teach music and lead choirs, and assist otherwise in this important department of Ch ri stian work. While the Institute music course prepares students for the work of the singing evangelist, it is not intended for any one who simply wishes education in music. The mu sic work of the Inst itute is always made subordinate to the study of the Bible, and music is taught o~ly as a means of qualifying one for more effective soul-win nmg service. All lectures and classes are free to registered students of every creed and denominati on . There is a nominal registra tion fee of $1.00 a term, payable in advance. Persons not regularly enrolled as students, who wish to gain a better knowl edge of the Bible and acquire proficiency in Christian work, are welcome to many of the classes.
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The Denominational and Doctrinal Position of the Bible Institute The Bible Institute does not antagonize any evangelical denomination, but .seeks to cooperate with them all. It believes heartily in the necessity and excellent work of the existing churches and has no purpose or thought of forming a new denomination. While it would rejoice if it were possible to bring all Christians together in one organization, it recognizes the fact that while this is desirable in theory, it is impossible in practice. The Institute recognizes and rejoices in the great good that is being accomplished by the churches of the different denominations, and seeks to help them to do even more efficient work. It desires and cultivates the fellowship and co-operation of all the evangelical denominations and of individual believ ers in all the churches. While there is a church worshipping on the Lord's Day in the Auditorium of the Bible Institute, that church is an entirely separate organization, and the Insti tute does not require nor expect that students coming to the Institute will become members of that church. The church is open to those who desire to become members of it, but it is expected that the students of the Bible Institute will be loyal to the denomination to which they belong. The trustees and teachers of the Institute are chosen without regard to their denominational affiliation, and have always represented a num ber of different denominations. Among those represented on the !<acuity and Board of Directors of the Bible Institute of the present or the past, may be mentioned members of the fol lowing denominations: Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, United Presbyterian, Congregational, Lutheran, Baptist, Epis copal, Christian, United Evangelical. However, the Institute does stand for a definite doctrinal statement of faith, and all its teachers and directors, regardless of denominational affiliation, are required once a year to sign the Statement of Faith. ( See next page.) All moneys contributed to the Institute will be held inviol able for the teaching of these truths. Failure to insist upon the promulgation of these truths , or the permission of teaching contrary to this ,;tatement of
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belief, would constitute ground for suit for the reversion of the money contributed to the original donors or heirs. The Statement of Faith is as follows:
Statement of Faith I.
The Bible, consisting of all the books of the Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God, a supernaturally given revela tion from God Himself, concerning Himself, His being, nature, character, will and purposes; and concerning man, his nature, need, duty and destiny. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are without error or misstatement in their moral and spiritual teachings and record of hi storical facts. They are without error or defect of any kind. II. There is one God, eternally existing and manifesting Him self to us in three Persons-Father, Son and Holy Spirit. III. The Lord Jesus was supernaturally conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin-Mary, a lineal descendant of David. He lived and taught and wrought mighty works and wonders and signs, exactly as is recorded in the four gospels. He was put to death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate. God raised from the dead the body that had been nailed to the cross. The Lord Jesus after His crucifixion showed Himself alive to His disciples, appearing unto them by the space of forty clays. After this the Lord Jesus ascended into Heaven, and the Father caused Him to sit at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come, and put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him to be Head over all things to the Church. IV. The Lord Jesus. before His incarnation, existed in the form of God, and of His own choice laid asirle His divine
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glory and took upon Himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. In His pre-existent state, He was with God and was God. He is a divine person, possessed of all the attributes of Deity, and should be worshipped as God by angels and men. "In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the godhead bodily." All the words that He spoke during His earthly life were the words of God. There is absolutely no error of any kind in them, and by the words of Jesus Christ the words of all other teachers must be tested. V. The Lord Jesus became in every respect a real man, pos sessed of all the essential characteristics of human nature. VI. By His death upon the cross, the Lord Jesus made a per fect atonement for sin, by which the wrath of God against sinners is appeased, and a ground furnished upon which God can deal in mercy with sinners. He redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse in our place. He Who Himself was absolutely without sin, was made to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. The Lord Jesus is coming again to this earth, personally, bod ily, and visibly. The return of our Lord is the blessed hope of the believer, and in it God's purposes of grace toward mankind will find their consummation. VII. The Holy Spirit is a person and is possessed of all the distinctively divine attributes. He is God. VIII. Man was created in the image of God, after His likeness, but the whole human race fell in the fall of the first Adam. All _men, until they accept the Lord Jesus as their personal Saviour, a:e lost, darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, hardened in heart, morally and spiritually dead through their trespasses and sins. They cannot see, nor enter the Kingdom of God until they are born again of the Holy Spirit.
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IX. Men are justified on the simple and single ground of the shed blood of Christ, and upon the simple and single condition of faith in Him Who shed the blood, and are born again by the quickening, renewing, cleansing work of the Holy Spirit through the instrumentality of the Word of God. X. All those who receive Jesus Christ as their Saviour and their Lord, and who confess Him as such before their fellow- 111en, become children of God, and receive eternal life. They become heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ. At death their spirits depart to be with Christ in conscious blessed ness, and at the second coming of Christ, their bodies shall be raised and transformed into the likeness of the body of His glory. XI. All those who persistently reject Jesus Christ in the pres ent life shall be raised from the dead, and throughout eternity exist in a state of conscious, unutterable endless torment and anguish. XU. The Church consists of all those who, in this present dis pensation, truly believe on Jesus Christ. It is the body and bride of Christ, which Christ loves, and for which He has given Himself up. XIII. There is a personal devil, a being of great cunning and power, "The prince of the power of the air," "The prince of this world," "The god of this age." He can exert his vast power only so far as God suffers him to do so. He shall ulti mately be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, and shall be tormented day and night forever.
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The Two Year Course of Study ( See three-year course, page 47. For the course of study arranged by terms see page 55.) The course of study is the outcome of the personal exper ience of the teachers in pastoral, evangelistic, home and foreign missionary · and city missionary work, conferences, and other teaching work in many lands, and also of an experience in the training of men and women for Christian work extending over more than a quarter of a century. It embraces the fo llowing subjects : I. Doctrinal Study of the Bible The Bible is the only text book of the Bible Institute, bt1 · a large number of methods are followed in studying the Bible. fhe fundamental thing in the teaching of the Bible in the Institute is a thorough course in the doctrinal contents of the entire Bible. This covers two school years. It comprises a careful and thorough study of what the Bible teaches on the great fundamental truths of the Christian faith. While the Authorized Version and the American Standard Revised Ver sion are used in the class room, reference is constantly made to the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, and the Greek text of the New Testament, although the student does not need to have a knowledge of either Hebrew or Greek to master the course. While the course in Bible doctrine covers all the subjects taken up in our best theological seminaries in their courses in SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, the method of study is entirely different from that usually pursued in theological sem inaries. The doctrine is never stated and then proof texts hunted up to prove the doctrine. The method is rather that pursued in our day in all other branches of scientific study, the INDUCTIVE METHOD. Every passage of Scripture bearing upon the doctrine under discussion is examined and its exact meaning in the light of the context determined, and thus tne Bible teaching is ascertained and the results classified in propo sitions that state what is contained, and only what is contained, in the Scriptures that have been studied . The primary aim of the study is to strengthen the faith of the student, to gi ve him an accurate and thorough knowledge of Bible truth and to qualify him to teach or preach the truth contained in the Bible
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in a systematic form. However, the study proves also of immense help in the cievelopment of all the intellectual facul ties of the student, and really is also a course in the only sure and stable philosophy that there is, viz., the philosophy revealed by an Omniscient God. The student who takes a complete course, is thus qualified not only to promulgate the truth, but to discern and expose all the forms of false doctrine that are being taught in the world and in the church today.
The following doctrines are covered in this course:
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The Bible Teaching Concerning God
(1) Goel as Spirit. (2) The Unity of Goel, (including the Bible doctrine of the Trinity). (3) The Eternity of God. (4) The Immutability of Goel. ( 5) The Self-existence of God. (6) The Personality of God. (7) The Omnipotence of God. (8) The Omniscience of God. (9) The Holiness of God. ( 10) The Justice of God. ( 11) The Love of God. ( 12) The Mercy of God. ( 13) The Compassion of God. (14) The Veracity of Goel. (15) The Faithfulness of Goel.
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( 1) His Deity. (2) His Subordination to the Father. (3) Jesus Chris t as Real Man. (4) His Holiness. ( 5) His Love to God. (6) His Love to Man. (7) His Love for Soul s. (8) His Compassion. (9) His Prayerfu lness. (10) His Meekness. ( 11) His Humility. ( 12 ) His Death-its pur pose, for whom He died, results of His death. ( 13) His Res urrection-the fact of His resurrection, the manner of His resurrection, the result of His resurrection. ( 14) His Ascen sion, or Exaltati on-the fact of His Ascension, the results of His Ascension. ( 15) His Coming Again-the fact of His coming again, the manner of His coming again, the purpose of His coming again, the results of His coming again, the time of His coming again.
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The Bible Teaching Concerning The Holy Spirit
( 1) The Personality of the Holy Spirit. (2) His Deity. ( 3) The Di stinction between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (4) The Subordination of the Holy Spirit to the Father and the Son. ( 5) The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Universe, in All Men, in the Believer, in the Prophets and Apostles, in Jesus Christ. (6) The Baptism with the Holy Spirit. D.
The Bible Teaching Concerning Man
( 1) His Original Condition. (2) His Fall. ( 3) His Present Standing before Goel. (4) The Condition of Men Outside of the Redemption that is in Jesus Christ. ( 5) The Future Destiny of those who reject the redemption that is in Jesus Christ. (6) Justification. (7) The New Birth. (8) Adoption. (9) Sanctification. ( 10) Faith. ( 11) Repentance. (12) Prayer. (13) Future Destiny of those who accept Christ. E.
The Bible Teaching Concerning Angels
(1) Their Nature. (2) Their Position. Number. (4) Their Abode. (5) Their Work.
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( 1) The Existence of the Devil. (2) The Nature of the Devil. ( 3) The Position of the Devil. (4) The Character of the Devil. ( 5) The Abode of the Devil. (6) The Work of the Devil. (7) The Future Destiny of the Devil. (8) Our Duty toward the Devil.
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II. Bible Synthesis
The Synthetic method of Bible study aims to provide the student with the following: First: A comprehensive grasp of the general contents of the entire Bible so that the main features of its revelation may be seen and understood. Second: A bringing together and summing up of the general contents so that the mutual relationships and harmony of the component parts are recognized. Third: A recognition of the progressive character and development of the divine revelation as set forth in the Scrip tures. Fourth: A knowledge of the clispensational teaching of the Word of Goel. The Synthetic method pursued by the class in this 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 sitting. The main sections of the book are then taken up and considered, and finally the teaching of the book is presented in unified form.
The Two-Year Cycle of Study
FIRST YEAR, 1922-23.
Fall Term-General view of the Bible as a whole and of the Old Testament in particular. The Pentateuch. Winter Term-The Hi storical and Poetical books. Spring Term-Books of the Prophets.
SECOND YEAR, 1923-24.
Fall Term-General view of the New Testa ment-the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles. \Vinter Term-The Pauline Epistles. Spring Term-The General Epistles and Rev elation.
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III. Bible Chapter Summary This method of study is probably more widely followed today than any other. Many thousands of persons throughout the world are studying the Bible in this way. Several questions are asked upon each chapter. The four principal points brought out in connection with each chapter are: The Prin cipal Subject of the chapter, the Leading Lesson of the chap ter, the Best Verse in the chapter, and the Prominent Persons in the chapter. The student studies the assigned chapters, recording his work upon a prepared sheet, and is called upon in the class to report what he has found in the chapters. Difficulties and questions are dealt with as they come up. The Two Year Cycle of Study FIRST YEAR- 1922-23 Fall Term- Genesis, Exodu s, Leviticus, Numbers. Winter Term-Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First Samuel, Second Samuel. Spring Term-First Kings, Second Kings, Obadiah, Joel. Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah. SUMMER TERM During the summer vacation students study the Book of Psalms and hand in their work at the opening of the Fall Term. SECOND YEAR-1923-24 Fall Term-Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Lamenta tions, Habakkuk, Daniel, Ezekiel. Winter Term-Ezra 1-6, Haggai, Zechariah, Esther, Ezra 7-10, Nehemiah, Malachi, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Spring Term-Acts, James, First Thessalonians, Second Thessalonians, First Corinthians, Second Corinthians, Galatians, Romans, Colossians, Philippians, Titus, Firsf Timothy, Second Timothy, Hebrews, First Peter, Second Peter, Jude, First John, Second John, Third John.
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IV. Bible Analysis The method pursued consists of a thorough book study of selected books in the Bible, comprising ( 1) Introductory work on the book. (2 ) A rigid and thorough analysis of each verse in each chapter, the student in his analysis being required, as far as possible, to state in the most brief and exact form pos sible, everything that is in the verse and only what is in the verse. Everything that is in the verse in the most concise form. ( 3) When every verse has been carefully and thoroughly analyzed, the teachings of the book as a whole are classified. This method of study forms one of the most effective methods of training the various intellectual faculties and the power of expression. Only selected books are studied in this way, but rnch books are chosen as seem most essential for the student to understand. V. Biblical Introduction Biblical introduct ion is concerned with the canon of the Bible, the genuineness, authenticity and authorshi p of the different books, and the laws of interpretati on. VI. Biblical Criticism Biblical criticism has been brought into di srepute among many, because of the prevalence and arrogance of destructive criticism, but it has its proper place in any thorough study of the Bible, and a thorough and candid study of Biblical criti cism never leads to destructive, but to constructive results. With us the study is pursued in connection with the various books of the Bible that are taken up, and also in the Course in the P hilosophy of the Chri stian Religion, page 30. VII. Christian Evidences ( 1) The proof that Jesus really arose from the dead. (2) The evidence that the Bible is the Word of God. Reference is made to the evidence from the monuments, from prophecy, from the history of the book, from a comparison of the Bible with other books, together with a proof in personal experience that the Bible is the \ i\To rd of God. See also "Course in the P hilosophy of the Chri stian Religion," page 30.
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VIII· A Course in the Philosophy of the Christian Religion. ote: Two-year students will be permitted to take only part of this course. This course aims to interpret Chr istianity in its world set ting and to consider the validity of its claims in the light of Philosophy, Science and Criticism. Constructively this will mean a study of the Bible Philosophy of Religion. It will fo llow two definite lines of study, each covering a period of three school years. . First, a study of the history of the Christian Religion. Second, an interpretation of the history. (FIRST YEAR WORK) I. The Origin and Development of the Christian Religion. 1. Th e VVorld Background . (a) Greek Thought- an outline of the result of men's endeavor to understand hi story and the world . (b) Roman Poli t ics-an outline of the results of human Governments. (c) Hebrew and popular religions-an outline of the issues of mens' t hinking about God. 2. Birth, Life, Ministry, Death and Resurrection of Chri st. A brief study of the Historical Christ-or the Christ of the Gospels. 3. The origi n of the Chu rch and the con fli ct and develop ment of the Christian religion in the first four cen turies A. D. 4. The orgin and development of the Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic Churches up to the 12th·Century.
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S. The R efo rmation. (a) The world and political background. (b) The Re ligious and Ecclesiastical background. (c) The origin, nature and significance of the three great branches of the Reformation-the Lutheran, Engli sh and Reformed.
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(THIRD YEAR "\YORK) 6. The rise and development of the modern Church with its new attitude (which is usually referred to as "The Modern Mind") and its mi ss iona ry, philanthrop ic and social movements. This will be an endeavor to get the hi stori cal bas;s and background of the complex a nd acute problems with which the church is now con fronted in its thinking a nd act ivit ies. JI. T he Ph il osoph ical Interpretation of these F acts of Religion. This will be an endearnr to fi nd the source, meaning and signifi cance of the fact of religion as found in t he hi story studi es. (FIRST YEAR WORK) 1. The interpretat ion of the world as it find s its culminati on in man and the social ord er. T hi s will be an end eavor t o get a clear idea of the d iffe rent theor ies of the or igi n and meaning of our world with special regard to the origin, nature and meaning of religion. This will inYolve the different theories of evoluti on a nd t he question of the poss i bility and nature of revelat ion. (SECOND YEAR "\YORK) 2. Jesus Chri st as the highest express ion of Ji fe a nd the logical key to the fin al meaning of our world and the supreme authority in religion. This will be largely a study in comparative r eligions in which there will be an end eavor to see the nature and s ignificance of t he di ffe rent worl d relig ions and to find the fundamenta l reasons why Chr istiani ty is the t fJ! ii 1 ersal and final reli gion. ( T HIRD YEAR WORK) 3. A study of Chri st ianity as a superna tural and r edemptiYe religion as affected by modern Science, Philosophy and• Criti cism. In thi s course we will frankl y face the claims of so-called scientific and historical methods that definitely exclude the supernatural and try to ex plain religion on a purely na turali stic or semi-natural-
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istic basis. In a constructive way we will endeavor to show that any theory that can honestly claim to be scientific and hi storical in its dealing with the fact of religion must make provision for all the facts of ex peri ence and not arbitrarily exclude any fact in the interest of the theory. It is one thing to have a con sistent and constructive philosophy of hi story, and quite another thing to doctor and reconst ruct history to fit into our philosophy. This course will aim to give a t rue philosophy of religion as it is actually found in history and human experience. Any such philoso phy must in the very nature of things center in Chri st, for He is the supreme express ion of religion from whatever angle we approach it . Therefore, a philosophi cal interpretation of the Bible as it centers and culminates in Chr ist involves a com prehensive and scientifi c interpretation of religion and of the world of which it is an essential pa rt. That is why a course of this kind has a fund amenta l place in a "B ible Institute" which aims to thoroughly fit men and women to intelligently preach Chri st and present His supreme claim to Lord ship in life and its affai rs. IX. The Study of the Bible with Special Reference to its Use in Personal Work The most important and effective method of bringing men to Christ, both in home and foreign lands, is PERSONAL WORK. A special emphasis is laid upon this work in the Bible Institute. The object of the study is to give the student a thorough knowledge of the different classes of men and women and ch ildren that one is likely to meet, and to teach them how to use the Bible in dealing with t hese va ri ous classes. The following subjects are considered: ( 1) The Import ance and Advantages of Persona l W ork. (2) The Conditions of Success. ( 3) Where to do personal work. (4) How to begin a conversation. ( 5) What instructions to give a new convert. (6) How to deal with those who realize 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 souls. (8) How to .deal with those who have difficulti es. (All the difficulties
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that one meets in personal work are carefu lly studied under this head, and the various passages of Scripture that have been most used of God in delivering men from these difficulties, are brought forward). (9) How to deal with those who entertain false hopes. ( 10) How to deal with those who lack assurance. ( 11) How to deal with backsliders. ( 12) How to deal with professed skeptics, infi de ls, atheists, and agnostics. ( 13) How to deal with those who wish to put off decision until some other time. ( 14) How to deal with the deluded. Under this head all the mode rn delusions, such as Christian Science, Russelism, Seventh Day Adventism, Spirituali sm, Theosophy, etc., are considered, and the studen t taught to use his Bible to deliver people from these delusions. ( 15) How to deal with Chris tians who need counsel. rebuke or encouragement. The course in Personal Work is a course in real and practical psychology and not in mostly imaginary and theoretical psychology, so common today. X. Homiletics The object of thi s department is to qualify men and women to prepare and deli ver sermons, Gospel addresses, Bible readings and expos;t ions of God's \ Vorel wherever needed-i n pulpit, street, jail, shop or cottage. P ractical demonstration in ~e rmon outline and structure is given, and frequent use is made of the blackboard to illu strate same. From time to time, stu dent s are required to prepare for critici sm outlines of sermons and addresses. The last term in Homiletics is wholly devoted to preaching by student s in the class room. Here particular attention is paid to cor recti ng defect s in the constructi on and delivery of se rmons and Gospel addresses. Both teacher and class take part in this work of criticism. Direction is also given in publi c prayer and the public reading of the \Vorel of God. Cycle of Study Term I.-The Call to Preach; Conception of the Min istry; The Permanent Function of the Ministry; The Goal in View; The Preacher's Co-operating Agents; Themes. · Term IL-Doctrinal Preaching; Topical, Textual, Exposi tory Sermons; The Question and Answer Method of Preach ing; Extemporaneous P reaching; Memorizing the Sermon; Reading Sermons.
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Term III.-The Se rmon in th e Making; The Three Essen tial Parts of a Sermon-Introduction, Di scussion, Conclusion; After th e Choice of a Text, What? Hints on Selecting Material and P lanning the Message; Sermon Outlines. Term IV.-Preaching by Students; Outline W ork for Criticism by Class and T eacher; Correction of Defects in Reading of Scripture, Public P raye r and Sermon. XI. Pastoral Theology Lectures and familiar talks on the work of the Pastor: the office; the call; the privileges and perils; his public and private life ; his relation to the church as a whole and to its various organizations; to the press; to the people, and to philanthropic work. XII. Evangelism The object of this study is to show what is the true work of the evangelist , and to instruct the students in the most effective methods of evangelism, including such subjects as: How to preach the Gospel from the evangelistic standpoint, How to get ready for special meetings, How to train the workers, How to conduct after meetings, How to conduct children's meetings, How to establish the converts, The rela tion of the evangelist to the churches, How to follow up the work, How to advertise the work, How to raise money for the work. These subjects are all treated in a practical way, learned by experience by one who has done evangelistic work in every part of the globe, assisted by other reliable and effi cient evangelists. XIII. Bible Teachers' Training Class This class has for its purpose the training of men and women to be interesting and efficient BilJle teachers in churches, evange li st ic meet ings, Bible Conferences, Bible classes, Sunday Schools, Colleges, Young Men's and Young Women's Chri stian Associations, and other institutions where the teaching of the E ngli sh Bible is required . In this class students are called upon weekly to teach by eome one of the va riou s effective methods of Bible teaching.
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Special emphasis is laid upon the teaching of popular Bible classes. The best methods of teaching are put into practice. Fifth and sixth term students only are eligible to this class. XIV. Psychology and Sociology The best text book on psychology is the Bible. The Bible sets forth man as he really is, and not as speculative philoso phers imagine him to be. The study of psychology is pursued in many of the classes, and especially in the Personal Work course. Its aim is to give the student a thorough knowledge of man as he actually is by nature, as he is in his personal life, home life, social life, business life, and mental, moral and spir itual li fe, and as he may become by the grace of Goel in Jesus Chri st. The aim of the Institute is that the men and women who go out from it shall not only know their Bibles, but shall have a thorough, practical, working knowledge of men in their relati on to themselves, to one another, to society, to the church, and to Goel . XV. Pedagogy It is not enough to know the truth, one needs to know how to communicate that truth to others. There will be in the Bible Institute, a thorough study, not of mere untried theories of teaching, but of those methods of teaching that have proved effective in personal experience. Such subjects as: The Point of Contact, The Art of Illustration, The Art of Questioning, Gaining and Holding the Confidence of the Class; Encourag ing the Backward, etc., will be carefully studied. XVI. Church History While the Bible is the only text book in the Bible Insti tute, yet a knowledge of the results of Bible teaching in the history of the church, and of the doc trines that have been taught, and the controve rsies that have taken place, and the declines and revivals that have occurred in the hi story of the church, is of great value. This course is designed to famil iarize the student with the great epochs in the hi story of the church from the apostolic period to the period of the Refor mation, and with the great evangelical revivals since then. ( See a lso Course in the Philosophy of the Chri stian Re ligion, page 30.)
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XVII. The Sunday School The work of an Advanced Teacher Training Course is pre sented with emphasis on methods, not organization. A simple yet complete course in chi ld study is also given in order that a curricu lum su ited to each age may be planned. This will be especially valuable to one who must work independently of lessons provided by others. Spec;al emphasis is placed on the selection of material for individual lessons for each age, to its preparat ion and presentation in accord with the pedagogical standards of the foremost educational institutions. In view of the call for teachers of the Bible to work in connection with the publi c schools of many cities in several different states, those holding teacher 's credentials are helped to plan courses of study for use in thi s great work. \Ve earnestly pray that young peo ple who take this course will be so surrendered to God that the Holy Spirit may implant in them a deep love for, and under standing of children and you ng people wh;ch will be satisfied with nothing short of winning them to the Lo rd J esus Chri st. XVIII. The Use of the Blackboard In this class students are carefully trained in the use of the blackboard in setting forth Gospel truth. Every Bible teacher, and especially the workers in the Sunday-school, should be able to sketch off-hand maps or other illustrations that will get and hold the attention of the class. Elaborate blackboard drawings are not attempted, but any student with some natural gift for drawing will get sufficient training in the fundamentals to develop the gift along correct lines. XIX. Missions In this course is covered the history of Christian missions up to and including the organization of the great mi ssionary boards; the needs of, and the missionary forces in the great heathen lands are studied, and the student is also made famil iar with the principal features of the great heathen religions of the world; the call and qualifications of the missionary are presented and instruction given as to applying to the boards; the missionary on the field , his relation towards his fellow missionaries , towards the board, towards the heathen, and the
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