Presenting . . .
STATEMENT OF FAITH
* * * We believe and teach That, the Bible, consisting of all the books of the Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God, a supernaturally given revelation without error or misstatement in moral and spiritual teachings and record of historical facts. That, there is one God, eternally existing and manifesting Hi mself to us in three Persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. That, our Lord Jesus was supernaturally conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, lived and taught and wrought mighty works and wonders and signs exactly as is recorded in the four Gospels, was put to death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, was raised from the dead in the body that had been nailed to the cross, now sits at the Father's right hand from whence He is coming again to this earth, personally, bodily, and visibly, in which God's purposes of grace toward mankind will find their consummation. That, in His pre-existent state He was with God and was God and of His own choice laid aside His divine glory and took upon Himself the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men. That, He became in every respect a real man, possessed of all the essential char acteristics of human nature. That, by Hi s death upon the cross, the Lord Jesus made a perfect atonement for sin, redeeming us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse in our place. That, the Holy Spirit is a Person, is God, and is possessed of all the distinctively divine attributes. That, man was created in the image of God, but the whole human race fell in the sin of the first Adam, and apart from Christ is spiritually dead and lost. That, men are justified on the simple and single ground of the shed blood of Christ
and upon the simple and single condi tion of faith in Him who shed the blood, and are born again by the Holy Spirit, through the instrumentality of the Word of God. That, all those who receive Jesus Christ as their Saviour and their Lord , and who confess Him as such before their fellow men become heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ and at death their spirits depart to be with Christ in conscious blessedness, and at the second coming of Christ their bodies shall be raised and transformed into the likeness of the body of Hi s Glory. That, all those who persistently reject Jesus Christ in the present life shall be raised from the dead and throughout eternity exist in a state of conscious and endless torment. That, the Church consists of all those who, in this present dispensation, truly believe on Jesus Christ, and is the body and bride of Christ, which Christ loves and for which He has given Himself. That, there is a personal devil, a be ing of great cunning who can exert vast power only so far as God suffers him to do so, and who shall ultimately be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone. -Abridged. Every member of the Board of Trustees and every teacher is required to sign the unabridged form of this statement of faith the first of every school year; and 110 one can ever teach or preach in our buildings any doctrine contrary to it.
Bible Institute Of Los Angeles
"Our Bible Institut e was conceived in prayer, found ed b y faith , and established through sacrifice
-Lyman Stewart.
R. A. Torrey, world-renowned evangelist, Bible teacher, and author, became Dean of the Bible Institute of Los An geles in 1912. In 1915, when the Church of the Open Door was organized, Dr. Torrey became its first pastor. He served in this twofold capacity until his resignation in 1924.
R. A. TORREY
T. C. Horton, one of the founders of BIOLA, held the office of Superintendent until 1925. He was the first editor of The King's Business, and the organizer of the Fishermen 's Clubs. The various home missionary activities of the Institute were largely the outgrowth of his intense miss ion ary zeal.
T. C. HORTON
Lyman Stewart , cofounder with Mr . Horton of BIOLA, be came its first President, holding that office until his death in 1923. He gave largely and sacrificially of his means, not only to BIOLA, but to many other worthy enterpri ses. The Bible Institute in Changsha, Hunan, China , was founded largely through his interest and gifts.
LYMAN STEWART
LOUIS T. TALBOT President
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
My dear Young Men and Young Women: I wish that I had the space to tell you fully of the marvelous way in which our God has bared Hi s mighty arm in our behalf in past years and months. Surely we have been taught anew the transcendent truth that our God is able to do "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think." Furthermore , we feel that God has spoken to our hearts saying that Biola must go on to even greater fields of usefulness than ever before; that more students must be prepared-and more fully prepared-to carry the incomparable gospel of God's grace to the uttermost parts of the world. So it is our aim that with Hi s strength and wisdom we will spare no effort to make our beloved school one of the foremost Bible training schools in this country. And we pray that in the years that lie ahead, God will graciously give us even greater victories than in our glorious past. Yours in His fellowship,
ROY L. LAURIN Vice-President
MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILLIAM G. NYMAN DANIEL ROSE MRS . LYMAN STEWART LOUIS T. TALBOT
JAMES R. ALLDER HUGH B. EVANS HARRY HILKER RAY A. MYERS
THE DEAN'S MESSAGE
Greetings: In the name of the same Lord and in the same words which the missionary Paul wrote to the believers at Corinth, we challenge you, "I seek not yours, but you." We count it a privilege to fellowship with hundreds of young men and women whose heart desire is "to know Him and make Him known," to gain a more than working knowl edge of Scripture, and to master effective methods of gospel presentation in the homeland and the regions beyond. Truly our students are possessed by a God-given passion for souls and for the edification of the church of Jesus Chri st our Lord. Our graduates have been used around the world in part-time and full-time Christian work. We invite you to consider the Bible Institute of Los An geles as a school of training for Christian leadership.
KENNETH M. MONROE Acting Dean
CHRIST'S CALL TO YOUTH * * * The Lord Jesus is interested in your not only accepting Him as Saviour, but also being willing to say: ' 'I'll go where You want me to go, dear Lord, O'er mountain, or plain, or sea; I'll say what You want me to say, dear Lord, I'll be what You want me to be." Then, and only then, does He really have you. Only then can He use you as He wills , for Hi s honor and glory . There is usually a call to preparation for new and greater usefulness. If Christ's prepa ration call to you includes Biola, we should be most happy to extend you the cordial hand of fellowship . LIFE INVESTMENT * * * "A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men ." In other words, there are open doors of service for young people who are prepared. The Lord has a plan for every life. His plan is always perfect. Some young Christians are anxious to get into service before they are prepared. We maintain at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles a training school for Christian workers. The One Book is the Book we study. Other books and study-helps are used only as means for understanding and proclaiming God's own Word . Because of this emphcsis, young people are well fitted for definite Christian service at home or abroad through their
training here.-WALTER R. HALE. E. RASMUSSEN
Charlotte
WALTER R. HALE
acting
Superintendent of Women
Superintendent of Men
FRUITFULNESS * * * Our living together as an Institute fam ily in the dormitory affords one means of de veloping a well-rounded, balanced Christian life such as is presented in Colossians 1:10: "That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God."-CHARLOTTE E. RASMUSSEN.
FACULTY OF THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
KENNETH M. MONROE, Th. D., Acting Dean
Department Heads
JOHN A. HUBBARD English Bible
HERBERT G. TOVEY Music
WM. H , BORDEAUX English and History
NADINE K. WARNER Christian Education
LUCY R. KILGORE Medical
EUGENE A . NIDA Biblical Languages
Instructors
English Bible JOHN A. HUBBARD, D.D. KENNETH M. MONROE, Th.D. E. R. BLACK, B.A. SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND, Th.B.
Music
Eng li sh and History
HERBERT G. TOVEY, Mus .D., D.D. JOHN B. TROWBRIDGE, M.A., Mus .D. DAVID HEYDENBURK, Mus .B. GORDON E. HOOKER PAUL HULTMAN WM. M PH I LLIPS, Mus .B., B.S . in Ed.
WM. HARLLEE BORDEAUX, B.A.
IONE LOWMAN, S.S .
Medical
Biblical Languages
Christian Education
LUCY R. KILGORE, M.D. HARRY D. EARL, M.D .
EUGENE A. NIDA, B.A.
NADINE K. WARNER, B.A. MRS. GORDON E. HOOKER
RE I D McCULLOUGH, B.D., D.D.
CHARLOTTE E. RASMUSSEN, B.A.
F. W . FRAHM, D.D.S.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT STAFF
EDUCATIONAL STAFF * * * The fruit of a school largely depends upon the leadership of its faculty. Happily , the Institute has associated with it men and women who are of high Christian ideals and are sacr ificial in spirit, apt to teach, and academically prepared. Five of these staff members have been at Biola between fifteen and twenty years, three between ten and fifteen years, and six from five to ten years. All delight to give God's holy Word its rightful place of pre-eminence in the classroom. As coworkers with God in training youth for worship and service, may you join their daily petition that faith may be added to virtue, "and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."
"Th e f ear of the Lord is th e b eginning of knowledge."
OLIVE B. TAYLOR
Registrar and Secretary of Faculty
-Proverbs l :7.
♦ WHY ATTEND A BIBLE INSTITUTE To increase knowledge of the Bible. To gain a systematic knowledge of all the great doctrines of the Bible. To learn how to do personal work. To receive a great spiritual uplift. To learn to live and work with other Christians . -R. A. TORREY.
· AND FROMTHE HALLS OF BIOLA, THE HEART OF A GREAT MISSIONARY ENERGY, STUDENTHSAVE GONE AND CONTINUE TO GO TO THE UTTERMOSPTART OF THE EARTH TO MAKE CHRIST KNOWN ·
FOR WHOM INTENDED I. Men who are called of God into the min istry of His Word. 2. Men and women who are called of God to the foreign mission field. 3. High-school graduates who desire a more thorough knowledge of the English Bible and practical methods of aggressive Christian work before a college or university career. 4. Young people desiring to train for the educational work of the church; e.g., service as Pastor's Assistant, Director of Christian Ed ucation, and worker with children and young people.
5. Those preparing to work as evangelists, evangelistic singers, Sunday-school workers, church visitors, superintendents of city mis sions, and as leaders in other Christian insti- tutions. 6. Men already in the ministry and missionaries at home on furlough who feel the need of a more thorough and usable knowledge of the English Bib le. 7. Young men and young women who do not intend to give their whole time to definite forms of Christian service, but who desire a practical Bible and music training, that they may be more useful in their home churches. THE OBJECT OF THE INSTITUTE * * * To train men and women in thorough knowledge of the English Bible and its effec tive practical use in any form of Christian activity-this is the lnstitute's purpose. The Institute aims to send out men and women having at least these characteristics: I. Genuine and thorough consecration . 2. Christlike love for men and a desire for their salvation. 3. A comprehensive knowledge of the Word of God, wi th ability to use it in leading men to Christ, and wi th wisdom to teach i t to believers that they may grow in grace. 4. Untiring energy and willingness to "endure hardness," as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. 5. The ability to live and cooperate loyally with fellow Christians. 6. Enduement with power by the filling with the Holy Spirit.
ACADEMIC INFORMATION ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
* * * All applicants for admission to the Bible Institute of Los Angeles must be eighteen or more years of age, of at least one year's Christian experience, and well recommended by their re ferees. An entrance examination in Eng li sh is required. High-school graduates who fail to pass th is examination will be required to take English as a compulsory elective. Students who have no t finished high school, failing to pass this examination, will be required TOtake our English Course. This will extend their course one year. ADMISSION TO DEGREE COURSES-Those desiring to enroll in any of the degree courses must hold a four-year high-school diploma. A transcript of credits will be required.
CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS
1. REGULAR Those who have met full requirements for admission and who carry a prescribed schedule. 2. SPECIAL Those who wish, for satisfactory reasons, to take an elective course may be enrolled
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as "Specials." Students in this group have the same privileges and are under the same obligations as apply to regular students. 3. AUDITING Those who wish to attend classes without receiving credit. A fee of five dollars per semester will be charged for attending one or more classes not held in Lecture Room I. ADVANCED STANDING Students who have completed work in another Bible Institute, seminary, college, or university, may apply for advanced standing. The Registrar will evaluate this work. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION In addition to receiving passing grades in all required courses, each student must give satisfactory evidence of strong Christian character and soundness of doctrine. Degrees are conferred as follows: To those majoring in Theology-the degree of Bachelor of Theology. To those majoring in Christian Education-the degree of Bachelor of Christian Education. To those majoring in Sacred Music-the degree of Bachelor of Sacred Music. Diplomas are granted as follows: To those completing the General Course, the Christian Education Course, the Missionary Course, and the Music Course. Certificates are awarded as follows: To those who have covered the work of a three-year or four-year course, but who have not met the full requirements for a diploma of the Institute. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS All new students must live in the Institute dormitory during the first semester. Exception may be made to this regulation in the case of students living in Los Angeles or vicinity and whose circumstances make it impossible for them to comply, but it must be by faculty action. All students must live in the Institute for at least one-half of the time required by them
to complete the work for which they are enrolled in the Institute. Married students without children are subject to the above rules.
An exception to the above regulations may be made by faculty action in the case of those whose permanent residence is in Los Angeles; when employment requires outside res idence; or under any other circumstances where it is clearly not feasible for the student to live in the Institute building. For further information, address the Office of the Registrar, The Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated, 558 So . Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif. EXPENSES (There is no charge for tuition except in the case of private music lessons.) New Students $150.00 deposit or guarantee on room and board. Returning Students $50.00 deposit or guarantee on room and board. All Students $10.00 Registration Fee per semester-Payable Regi stration Day. 5.00 Student Benefit Fee per semester-Payable Registration Day.
9.25 per week-Room and board for single room. 7.75 per week-Room and board for two in a room. 1.00 fee will be charged for late registration. The registration fee takes care of such expenses as the maintenance of the Student Employment Bureau, Hospital Fund and the service of the School Nurse in cases not requiring hospita l care. When the student must go to a hospital, the school will defray the charge for room and board in one of the best hospitals in the city, to an amount not exceeding $80.00.
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STUDENT LIFE * * * While students enter Biola with a serious purpose in view, they are none the less keenly interested in the activities of school life, which serve to counterbalance a program of work and study, making it both enjoyable and wholesome for the all-round development of the individual. STUDENT BODY ASSOCIATION * * * The Student Body Association, of which all students are automatically members , exists for a threefold purpose: To foster the spirit of fellowship, to promote the interests and welfare of the students, and to direct all student affairs.
Each Friday morning the Student Body Associa tion holds a short business and fellowship meet ing in conjunction with special student-led devotions. This organization supervises the publication of an outstanding school yearbook, the BIOLAN, and a monthly newspaper, the BIOLA CHIMES·. Planning student body outings is also a vital project of the S. B. A. executive committee. Typi cal examples of events sponsored by this group are the semiannual picnics, trips to Mount Wilson Observatory and Switzer's Land, and the annual Mount Baldy snow party. Also along the line of recreation, the student body sponsors a men's basketball team, which is a member of the Los Angeles Church League. This team plays Saturday nights during the season at the dow~town Y.M.C.A., and students witness these contests with a great deal of en thusiasm, since the Biola aggregation is fre quently contending for top position in the league. It is the object of these games not only to give physical exercise and relaxation but also to offer
An Hour of Leisure in t he Musi c Studio
the highest type of clean sportsmanship. On Friday nights, members of the Biola family meet for "Home Night." Various represen tative groups such as, for example, San Diego students, married couples, students from the State of Washington, or perhaps all those working at a popular local cafeteria, plan the enter tainment for one of these functions and vie with each other in displaying the recreational talents of that particular group. A short devotional period always climaxes the evening. The Student Body Association also sponsors parties for special holidays, and concludes its program of social activities for the year with a Junior-Senior reception. STUDENT MISSIONARY UNION * * * Undoubtedly the point of highest interest in the week for many a Bible Institute student whose face is set toward some field of missionary service is the regular Thursday evening meeting of the Student Missionary Union, an organization which aims to stimulate interest in the many fields of home and foreign missions. Los Angeles Harbor being port of entry and exit of many missionaries to the Orient and Latin America, Biola has a marked privilege. These meetings are open to the entire student body, and hearts are deeply stirred as returned missionaries and missionary candidates vividly portray condi tions in the many regions where "the Name that is above every name" is yet unknown. Immediately following this meeting, the students, dividing into various groups accord ing to their interest in the different fields, withdraw to separate rooms for earnest prayer. A number of students correspond with missionaries on the field, in order that they may more intelligently carry on this work of intercession; still others come to know the Lord's plan for their own lives through participation in· these meetings. The S. M. U. sends deputation teams, upon request, to various churches and young people's groups in Los Angeles for the purpose of fostering missionary interest through
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the earnest testimonies and songs of those who are planning to enter a career of full-time missionary service. This organization also furnishes a channel through which students may send financial aid to missionaries of their own choosing.
KING'S DAUGHTERS
* * * The young women of Biola rejoice that they are bound together in spiritual fellowship as daughters of the King. At the regular Wednesday evening meetings of this organization, they become better acquainted and enjoy a time of real blessing and inspira tion as special music and interesting speakers add to the attraction of a candlelight devo tional service . "K. D. camps" are the special recreational feature of this organization. Twice a year finds many of the women students leaving the crowded city to spend tw·o days in the quiet of the mountains where outdoor sports and hikes are entered into with hearty enjoy ment. The evening program of stunts, followed by a sing and testimony meeting around a glowing campfire, is long remembered. * * * The corresponding organization for the men of the school also meets regularly on Wednesday evenings, and the program conducted is very similar to that of the King ' s Daughters. The Student Missionary Union, King's Daughters, and Biola Men hold annual fellow ship banquets, climaxing the year's program of activities . THE DORMITORY * * * Life in almost any school dormitory is interesting, but at Biola, where all entrants must be Christian young people, this is especially true. Imagine living under one roof with several hundred students, all having a vital interest in the Lord's work! Here one finds a fellowship both unique and satisfying. Living in close contact w i th one another, Bible Institute students learn to practice what is taught in theory in the classrooms. "Love one another" comes to have a new and vital meaning. BIOLA MEN Early each Wednesday morning the occupants of the various corridors of each dor mitory floor meet in an assigned room for Corridor Prayers. Personal requests are presented, and the students who participate experience a real blessing . Students take pride in arranging their rooms attractively, and at least once during the year, each floor holds "Open House" inviting fellow students of other floors to visit. On the eighth floor of the dormitory is the students' social hall, where friends spend many pleasant hours sitting around the fireplace or gathered around the piano. Here students engage in frequent ping-pong tournaments which arouse much competitive interest. Although Biola does not provide many facilities for athletics, the fully equipped downtown Y. M. C. A. offers reasonable rates to men students, and a number take advantage of the privilege. There are public tennis courts and ball grounds within walking distance, while the nearby mountains and beach also afford innumerable recreational possibilities. Morning and evening devotions are a daily source of strength and inspiration. After breakfast each morning, men and women students meet separately under the leadership of their respective superintendents, with the exception of Thursdays, when the two groups unite for a devotional period led by a much-loved faculty member. Evening devotions are especially popular, for they are under different leadership every night of the week. A feature of Saturday evening gatherings is the "Balcony Broadcast" of gospel singing which follows the devotional period. From a lighted balcony eight
floors above the street, mem- bers of the student body sing out the glad tidings of salva tion to a busy city which knows not the Saviour. Thus, in a somewhat intan gible way, lasting ties of affec tion are woven, binding the hearts of students to the life and fellowship of Biola days, so that the testimony of those who leave to enter fields of greater service for their Lord is almost invariably, "It is good to have been here."
CURRICULUM * * * lt has been deemed advantageous to reduce the Institute curriculum to basic and elective subjects. The number of required hours for gradua tion in each course is listed below, the major portion being devoted to basic Bible subjects: Three-year courses-a minimum of 84 hours. Fou r- year degree courses-a minimum of 128 hours. Four-year missionary course-a minimum of I I2 hours.
Courses of Study
Three-Year Courses
Four-Year Courses
GENERAL
BIBLE COLLEGIATE (Degree) CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (Degree) MUSIC COLLEGIATE (Degree) MISSIONARY
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
MUSIC
DESCRIPTION OF COURSES
I. General Course: The program of study for the General Course is designed for those preparing for Christian service in the home field. lt is so arranged as to give the student a well-balanced schedule in Bible and related subjects. The work covers a period of three years, and leads to a diploma. II. Bible Collegiate Course: Much prayer and planning have been given to the s trengthening of this course for ministers and missionaries. In addition lo the required basic subjects, a study is made of the original Bible languages, in which the following work is required: Six semester hours of Hebrew language Eight semester hours of Greek language Four semester hours of Hebrew exegesis Eight semester hours of Greek exegesi s The basic study of Christian Doctrine is supplemented by two years' work in the field of Systematic Theology, and also by other subjects which are espec ially appropriate for full-time Christian workers. This course requires four years for completion, and leads to the degree of Bachelor of Theology. III. Christian Education Courses: Christian workers need to know how to deal intelligently and effectively with the problems and needs of childhood and youth. Such is the object of this course. The work covered not only meets the requirements of the Evangelical Teacher Training Association, but also may lead to a diploma or degree. IV. Music Courses: The Music Department of the Bible Institute of
Los Angeles offers two courses: one, of three years, leading to a diploma, and the other, of four years, lead ing to the degree of Bachelor of Sacred Music. V. Missionary Course: The four-year Missionary Course is designed to meet the specific needs of students who are preparing for foreign missionary service. In addition to the basic Bible subjects, the following are offered: 1. Information concerning missionary work through lectures by missionaries from various parts of the world. 2. Medical work includes those subjects which will enable the missionary to care for his own health and to meet the emergencies of the mission field. This course leads to a diploma.
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EVENING SCHOOL * * * The Evening School meets the need of the Christian who finds Day School attend ance impossible. And, for the person who aspires to complete Day School courses, but who must take a reduced schedule, it affords opportunity to accomplish part of the Day School curriculum in evening classes. Sunday-school teachers, and all others who take seriously their most effective witness for Jesus Christ, find the training offered here indispensable . Those of all ages from eighteen years and beyond attend. Day School courses are offered , and thus full Day School credit is allowed for every course taken. Teachers are those of the Day School. SUMMER SCHOOL * * * A six-weeks ' summer course from the middle of June to the end of July is conducted each summer. All work satisfactorily completed is counted hour for hour on diploma or de gree courses. Classes are taught by the regular Biola faculty. Dormitory accommodations are available for all students. Sufficient work may be taken during the s ummer to lighten the winter schedule or to decrease the time in residence. A summer Bible conference is held during the afternoons and evenings of the last week of Summer School.
For special Summer School bulletin address: The Office of the Registrar.
BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE COURSES * * * The Bible Institute of Los Angeles offers to men and women throughout the world the opportunity of obtaining a working knowledge of the Bible through its several compre hensive, systematic and inexpensive courses. The courses, printed in loose-leaf form, making the lessons adaptable for individual or class use, are designed for the purpose of causing the student to see for hims elf the clear teaching of the Word of God on the subjects studied.
Four courses offer credit for residential study at the Institute's Day School.
Send for free Prospectus describing in detail all of our nineteen courses. Addres s: The Correspondence School.
A CHRISTIAN CHALLENGE The financial foundation of the Bible Insti tute is the good will and generosity of it s friends. It has no other, save a full dependence upon the Heavenly Father. To all who have received through these pages some vision of what the Bible Institute is accomplishing in His Name, we make an earnest appeal to share in this world-wide service. Contributions may be made in an y amount, payable either in cash or over a period of time. They may provide scholarships or faculty chairs and when endowed may be permanently named. If desirous of further in formation concerning methods of giving to the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, please address: The Business Manager.
ELMER J . PETERSON
Busi ness Ma nager
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Below is a small portion of the group of several hundred students who study at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES INCORPORATED 558 SOUTH HOPE STREET LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
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