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T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
The "Bible Institute FAMILY CIRCLE
the responsibility I have a tendency to be afraid. But reluctant as I was to leave the blessed intimacy of Biola, and shameful as was my first fear and doubt, He "was gra cious and patient with me and spoke, ‘Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.’” Meetings in San Luis Obispo I n S an L uis O bispo , a city of eight thousand, located 230 miles north of Los Angeles, God graciously brought bless ing through the recent visit of C. B, Whit-
A Unique Musical Service A n u n u s u a l service of vocal and instru mental music was presented by the -Bible Institute in the Church of the Open Doot auditorium on Sunday, March 29. This service was for the purpose of in troducing Paul Hultman, concert pianist,
stirred the hearts of the audience and made every one feel that the musical de partment of Biola had been strengthened spiritually as well as musically by this new addition. Spiritual Awakening R ev iv a l blessing that clearly manifests the Holy Spirit’s working is always a joy to the servant of Christ. A letter from Lyman Wendt of the Institute’s class of ’34 tells of the encouragement to his faith that has come through recent devel opments in his church. Mr. Wendt accepted the pastorate of the Missionary Church of Denair, Calif., several months ago. He writes: “Various ones have suggested that I inform you of the wonderful revival we have recently had (and, in fact, are. con tinuing to have) here in Denair. Spiritual refreshment we have had in abundance. It has come as a God-given stimulant in the beginning of my ministry. It has become even more faith-developing since we have heard of the ‘awakening’ at Wheaton. Miss Jennie A. Johnson, Secretary of the Pocket Testament League, informs me that small revivals have been springing up all through the East. “Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rawlihs came to us to begin a ten-day evangelistic cam paign. For many weeks our praying people had asked God for the right man to be used in a spiritual awakening. From the very first service it was apparent that God was answering our prayers—the ‘campaign’ was soon no less than a ‘revival.’®^ “Night after night the congregations were moved by God’s Spirit. Saints and sinners alike were convicted of sin. Resti tution was made. Souls were saved. Lives were consecrated. Confession of sin was heard, and much praise was voiced as ‘new creatures’ in Christ, believing in a salva tion according to Romans' 10:9 and 10, were on their feet publicly confessing their newly found Saviour. “It seems all but useless even to attempt to make a report of the results. Numbers are so futile and inadequate. I believe that there were twenty definite conversions in the night meetings. Almost every ‘seeker’ came to the altar in tears. It was really Holy Ghost conviction. In one service, be tween sixty and seventy dedicated their lives to God and promised to put Him first, in everything. In another service, twelve more made a full surrender. In the after noon children’s meetings, fourteen boys and girls found the Lord Jesus as their own Saviour. On the last scheduled day of the services, crowds were so responsive and feeling was so intense that we felt led to continue the meetings . . . We are look ing to God for grace, trusting Him to con tinue the directing of soul-saving activities in this community—that many more will repent of their sins, and let the Holy Spirit have full course in their lives. ' “As a great climax, eighteen of the new converts followed the Lord in baptism, and twenty-two were received into the church. “And now, there is the obligation of their nurture and admonition in the Lord. Of
the new teacher of advanced piano on the music staff of the Bible Institute. With him on the p r o g r a m was the i n t e r n a t i o n ally known “Sun shine Si nger of Sweden,” and known to many as “the Sankey of Sweden,” the father of Paul Hultman, J. A. Hult man. A s s i s t i n g these C h r i s t i a n a r t i s t s were the
well, a graduate of Biola and director of the Institute’s em pl oyment depa r t ment. Mr. and Mrs? Whitwell were ac compani ed by a quartet composed of Gordon Hyde, Le- land Friesen, and and Roy and Ralph Kraft. Arrangements for the meetings had been made through. J. C. Milldrum, the father of two Bible Institute students.
Paul Hultman
BiolaSingers, a group of twenty-four selectedvoices, singing in eight parts under the direction of Herbert G. Tovey, who is in charge of the musical work o h the Bible'Institute. Dr. Rood presided and after opening withprayerintroduced Paul Hultman, who then gave his first piano group at the Steinway. This was followed by the intro duction of J. A. Hultman, who, in Sankey form, opened a folding organ and played his own accompaniments, much to the de light and blessing of the audience. The classics of musical literature and the sweet songs of the gospel mingled as these artists played and sang the praises of Jehovah, and after a full afternoon of music, the congregation left the auditor ium realizing that there is a place for the highly trained Christian musical artist in the church, and that the best in musical performance is none too good for Christ and His service. Paul Hultman has held concerts in most of the states of the Union and in several European countries. His standing as a musician is revealed by the statement of the eminent composer, pianist, teacher, and associate editor of the American History and Encyclopedia of Music, the late Emil Liebling of Chicago, who wrote: “Mr. Paul Hultman has been associated with me in musical work. He is a pianist of high artistic rank and distinct individuality. I take pleasure in expressing my high opinion of Mr. Hultman’s musicianship and am confident that he will always enjoy the distinguished success to which his ability fully entitles him.” The Chicago Music News commented concerning Mr. Hultman’s work: “His piano playing bears the stamp of vital concentration subordi nating his magnificent technic and power to the purposes of a characteristic inter pretative ability, aiming to establish the identity of a composition with regard to the composer’s intentions.” The testimony given by Mr. Hultman at the concert concerning his experience of Christ’s regenerating power in his life
C . B. Whitwell
Five congregations united in the meet ings, the sessions being held in the various churches, beginning Saturday evening, April 4, and concluding on Easter Sunday night. From the very first service; marked interest was manifest, and many young people made a public confession of faith in Christ. Mr. Whitwell spoke every night, and Mrs. Whitwell had afternoon meetings for children, where as many as sixty-five were present on one day. On the clbsing i night, ninety young people came forward to signify that during the week they had made the decision to wholly follow Christ. Of this number, four young women expressed a determina tion to come to the Bible Institute for training for Christian work. Several grate ful pastors have written of their appreci ation of the week’s meetings, Unmistakably, in San Luis Obispo, God has brought great spiritual refreshing. May other cities be similarly awakened as rep resentatives of the Institute go forth to make Christ known. Euodia Conference L e a d e n skies and a pouring rain greeted girls from the Euodia Clubs—Bible study groups in the schools of South ern California—who met at the Pacific Palisades for their annual conference April 3 and 4. In spite of the weather, more than 350 high school and junior high school girls attended, and never in all the history of the Euodia Clubs has there been a more blessed and fruitful conference. The banquet Friday night was a gay and colorful affair. School yells, school songs, and choruses kept the assembly entertained and busy. Following the
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