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opened; th e damsel of divination was liberated; the Philip pian ja ile r was saved by means of th e Word preached at Philippi; and th e resu lts were th e kindness of hospitality, the detection of fraud, and th é banishm ent of cruelty (Acts 16 :14 -34 ); special m iracles were brought th rough P au l’s preaching (19:11', 12), and spiritualism and w itchcraft were banished from the lives of many (1 9 :2 0 ); and the reason for all th is is summed up in th e sentence, “ so m ight ily grew the Word of God and prevailed.”
g reat joy given to those who received the Word in Samaria (8 :4 -8 ); the eunuch was saved and gladdened ( 8 :3 9 ); th e Holy Spirit was bestowed by means of it upon Cornelius and his friends (1 0 :3 6 -4 4 ); a g reat num ber o f th e Jews turned to the Lord a t Antioch as a resu lt of th e Lord working .by His#W*»rd (11 :19 -21 ), and in spite of persecution the Word still “ grew and multiplied” (12 :24 ) and “ spread abroad” (1 3 :4 9 ); “ signs and wonders” were borne to th e Word of His grace a t Iconium (1 4 :3 ); the h eart of Lydia was
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Dr. J. Whitcqmb B rougher, pastor of Temple B aptist Church, Los Angeles, afte r expressing his adherence to th e fundam ental doctrines of evangelical Christianity in no uncertain term s, declared th a t he was confident th a t he could speak for 90 per cent of th e B aptists of the land v/hen he extended the greetings of the denom ination to the Bible In stitu te in its sane program for train ing young people in the v ital tru th s of th e historic faith. He expressed his delight w ith the In stitu te ’s choice of new leadership. The Methodist denom ination was represented by Dr. W illiam A. Brown, pastor of University Methodist Church, Los Angeles. Dr. Brown left no doubt as to his loyalty to the faith of our fath ers and expressed his h earty approval of th e kind of Christian train ing being given by the Bible In stitu te. He asserted th a t thousands of loyal Methodists everywhere could not bu t rejoice in such a work devoted to preparing men and women for the w inning of souls. Mr. H erb ert Booth Smith, pastor of Immanuel Presby terian Church, Los Angeles, extended the congratulations of his denom ination. He was particu larly delighted in the choice of Dean Maclnnis, and pointed out th a t the two foun ders of the In stitu te, Messrs, H o rto n -a n d Stewart, and its president, Mr. Irvine, had come from Immanuel Presby terian Church. Dr. W. E. McCulloch, pastor of the F irs t United Presby terian Church of Los Angeles, expressed the belief th a t th e United P resbyterian churches would be practically a un it in endorsing th e Bible In stitu te in its work of defending th e faith and train ing men to preach th e unsearchable riches of Christ. He drew atten tion to the fact th a t th e United P resbyterian Church had contributed the Associate Dean and Dr. E rn est R aitt, the newly appointed Extension Sec retary. Dr. McCulloch then, by way of surprise, read a let te r from the president of Sterling College authorizing him to confer upon Dr. A tkinson the degree of Doctor of Divin ity, th is being the second college thu s to honor Dr. A tkin son. Dr. Maclnnis’ brief address follows: Dejar F riend s: We are glad to have you w ith us at this simple service of installation th is afternoon. We hope th a t it has impressed all as indicating th a t th e acceptance of a tru st such as is given to us in the leadership of an in stitu tion like th is means a solemn responsibility. F irst, It is a responsibility to God. We believe th a t we are assum ing th is work in His will and th a t our supreme and final responsibility is to Him. We feel th a t th is work is of Him and th a t He has a very definite purpose in it, and our first duty is to find th a t purpose and to be tru e to it at any and every cost. Second, It is a responsibility to th e past. We most sin cerely acknowledge th e love, sympathy and faithfulness of (Continued on page 372)
HE Board of D irectors of the Bible In stitu te of Los Angeles takes pleasure in presenting to the friends of th e In stitu te th e following brief account •of th e installation of th e new Dean, Dr. John M. Maclnnis, and his Associate, Dr. Ralph A tkinson: A notable and epoch-making day in the history of 'th e Bible In stitu te of Los Angeles was Sunday, Jun e l'4th. In the morning, the newly chosen Dean delivered th e bacca lau reate sermon to a most prom ising g raduating class, and in th e afternoon occurred th e in stallatio n service, when Dean John M. Maclnnis and Associate Dean Ralph A tkinson received th e ir charges and were formally welcomed by a large gathering of. friends, and employees, who pledged th eir h earty support. The w idespread in terest in th e in stal lation - exercises was manifested by th e large audience assembled in the main auditorium , a goodly proportion of which was comprised of m inisters and Christian workers of Southern California. Some of th e more prom inent m inis ters were seated upon the platform . The combining of providences such as th e homegoing of both Lyman and Milton Stewart, th e decision of Dr. Torrey to give his tim e to evangelistic work, and the resignation of Mr. H orton from the superintendency, threw the In sti tu te into a period of transition, “ But prayer was made w ith out ceasing o f the church unto God for us,” and th e favor of God seemed to smile u p o n 'th e work in a new way a t the installation service. Dean Maclnnis’ statem en t as to his position and th e policy which, as head of th e institution, it was his purpose to carry out, caused every h ea rt to overflow w ith thanksgiving and hope, and many expressed th e feeling th a t a new day was dawning for th e Bible In stitu te of Los Angeles and th a t its g reatest accomplishments under the banner of the Cross w ere ju st ahead. A fter the reading of the Scripture lesson by th e Rev. Bob Shuler, Pasto-r of T rin ity Methodist Church South, Los Angeles, th e installation ceremony was conducted impres sively by Dr. Angus H. Cameron, late pastor of th e West m inster P resbyterian Church of Pasadena, and a ’life-long friend of Dean Maclnnis. The founder of th e In stitu te, Rev. T. C. Horton, now Superintendent Em eritus, spoke a word of cordial greeting and expressed his earnest desire for God’s blessing upon the service of th e new Dean and his Associate Dean, and pledged his prayers in th e ir behalf. Greetings ■ from various denom inations were then expressed by representative m inisters, who were introduced by Mr. J. M. Irvine, P residen t of the Board of Directors. Mr. Irvine first read a Tetter from Dean W illiam MacCor- mack of St. P au l’s Pro-cathedral, Episcopal, Los Angeles, who was unable to attend b u t wished to record his hearty approval of the In stitu te program .
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