942 THE KING’S BUSINESS clean, moral, educated ypting man of -His day.'to' cast in his dot with the disciples of. the Nazarene; to bring into that apostolic circle his talents, educa tion, abilities, superior advantages, and invest them in the romance and self- denial of Christ’s Gospel and Cross, is a picture so bright and glowing and fraught with so many deep spiritual lessons that the preacher of today can well afford to study this wonderful appeal. The Gospel of Christ has a call to men and women of splendid talent, of highest education, of noblest g ifts; a call to men whose lives have not been shattered, wrecked, ruined, by the grosser sins of life; a call to such men and women to bring these high, noble and grand powers and talents into the service of Jesus Christ and see in such an investment the highest opportunity for the use of such gifts and graces—-an investment of influence and. power which brings the highest reward, that of eternal life. Here is an investment that really pays; nothing less does. The triumph of the Kingdom of Heaven is when the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it. When men are at their best they need Christ; when men are at their very best Christ needs them. Deep calls unto deep. Oh, the romance of the Cross! torate of Philosophy in course, and also his B. D. in course, and having re ceived the honorary D. D., but he has very rare gifts both as a teacher and preacher. He perhaps has" no equalas a teacher of what is called the “Syn thetic” method of Bible study. While that name is quite misleading for this method of study, we use it here because it has received very wide currency on both sides of the Atlantic. Dr. Evans’ classes from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in this synthetic method of study, have awakened the largest enthusi asm, not only on the part of ministers of the Gospel, but also upon the part of people who have not had the advantages of a thorough education. Dr. Evans also has a rare gift as a teacher of Homiletics, in training men as expository preachers, and also as textual and topical preachers. He- was the man to whom Dr. Torrey looked more than anybody else, to be his successor in the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, and he has had many successful years as “Director of the Biblical.Course” at that Institute. Since that he has been for a year a leader of conferences under the auspices of the Winona Extension Movement in many States of the Union and in Canada. He has been invited to be the head of a number of Bible Institutes in this country and Canada, but has declined them all to takë Up the work in Los Angeles. The accession of Prof. Charles H. Marsh to the Musical Department greatly strengthens that department. Prof. Marsh is well known for his piano and organ recitals in different parts of the country, and also as the leader of the instrumental music at the Winona Conference for a number of years. He has also had large experience in evangelistic music with Dr. Chapman and other prominent evangelists. Mrs. Marsh, having had unusual opportunities for study and travel, is also a valuable accession to the Institute circle. She has just returned from four years spent abroad; has a well-trained voice and is a talented composer. Thé coming of Dr. William Evans to the Bible Insti- lute of Los Angeles has greatly strengthened the work of the Institute In many ways. Dr. Evans is not only a thorough scholar, having takén his Doc New Members of the Faculty.
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