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■ Get Bible school training in a 3- or 6-week period. ■ Study under outstanding Bible teachers, Christian educators and gospel musicians. ■ Two great sessions . . .
Fora REWARDING VACATION
by Phil Kerr
SWEET BY AND BY
Words by S. Fillmore Bennett Music by J. P. Webster
JUNE 16 to JULY 3 — JULY 7 to 25
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Dennett was bora in Eden, N.Y., June **21, 1836 and died in Illinois in 1898. In young manhood he became a schoolteacher in Illinois, then an edi tor in Wisconsin, then served in the Union Army during the War. Moving to Elkhom, Wis., he became the pro prietor of a drug store and took up the study of medicine. There he met J. P. Webster (1819-1875), the town’s lead ing musician, composer, and teacher; and it was in Bennett’s drug store that the song was written. The following account, by Bennett, is quoted by Ga briel in The Singers and Their Songs: “Mr. Webster, like many musicians, was of an exceedingly nervous and sensitive nature and subject to periods of depression in which he looked upon the dark side of all things in life. I had learned his peculiarities so well that on meeting him I could tell at a glance if he was melancholy, and had found that I could rouse him by giving him a new song to work on. He came into my place of business, walked to the stove and turned his back on me without speaking. “ I was at my desk, writing. Turning to him I said, ‘Webster, what is the matter now?’ ‘It’s no matter,’ he re plied, ‘it will be all right by and by.’ The idea of the hymn came to me like a flash of sunlight and I replied, ‘The sweet by and by! Why would that not make a good hymn?’ ‘Maybe it would,’ said he indifferently. “Turning to my desk I penned the words of the hymn as fast as I could write. I handed the words to Webster. As he read his eyes kindled, and step ping to the desk he began writing the notes. Taking his violin, he played the melody and then jotted down the notes of the chorus. It was not over 30 minutes from the time I took my pen to write the words before two friends, Webster and myself, were singing the hymn!” YOUR TITHE The ministry of The King’s Business can only continue as interested readers send in a part of their tithe each month. Address: Tithe Dept., The K ings Business, 538 So. Hope St., Los Angeles 17, Calif. The King's Business/April 1958
TUITION IS FREE!
Your entire expense will include only the student benefit fee of $3.00 for one session, or $5.00 for two ses sio n s (th is c o v e rs h e a lth s e rv ic e and postoffice), and what ever you pay for music le sso n s. R o om and board rates are very reasonable. Yes, it’s possible to live in Chi cago and attend MBI Summer School for only $20 a week! ★ S p e c i a l WORKSHOPS SACRED MUSIC July 7-11 RADIO BROADCASTING June 16 to July 3 M ISSIONARY LITERATURE June 16 to July 3 BIBLE INSTITUTE W ORK SHOP FOR MISSIONARIES July 7-25 Application papers must be mailed back at least teii days before the'opening of sessions you plan to attend.
■ You’ ll learn to know and understand your Bible better. ■ You’ ll learn how to become a successful soul-winner. ■ You’ ll learn how to serve Christ more effec tively in your own church and community. This year’s sessions promise to be exceedingly rich ones. More than 60 accredited subjects are being offered in Bible and related fields, such as Christian education, missions and sacred music. Courses are planned to pro vide Christians with the same study opportunities as Day School, but in a shorter period. Metropolitan Chicago provides a most practical clinic for observation and experience in all phases of Christian work . . . church services, street meetings; personal work in jails, missions, hospitals and other institutions. Partici pation in practical assignments is optional.
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INTERDENOMINATIONAL . . . EVANGELICAL MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE Dr. William Culbertson, president • Dr. S. Maxwell Coder, dean 820 N. LaSalle Street • Chicago 10, Illinois
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