July 1927
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was at one time secretary to Rev. W. H. Pike of our Evening School when his work was in Binghamton, New York. —o— Two Singable Songs At the May Student Assembly two hymns composed by Dean John M. Mac- Innis and set to music by Prof. H. G. .Tovey, were sung for the first time. The student body found them worshipful and expressive of real Christian devotion. The titles ; suggest the thought presented— “Remember Jesus Christ,” and “Oh, Thou Abundant Life.” —o— Dr. Chafer’s Visit Rev. Lewis ¡ Sperry Chafer, President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Dallas, Texas, addressed .the Student Body at the May Assembly, on the sub ject, “Personal Responsibility in Evan gelism.” It was a timely and convincing discussion. Come again, Dffi| Chafer! v '—o— D. V. B. S. Training Course Our department of Christian Education working through the Evening School, held in May a very successful Institute for the training of Vacation School Teachers. - There were Assembly ses sions in which the general administration topics were taken up and Departmental sessions covering the workgf the Begin ners, Primary, and Junior Departments. This Institute has not only become a part of our regular teaching program, but has enlisted the hearty co-operation and inter est of the Southern California Council of Religious Education and of several of the leading denominations. Well over two hundred enthusiastic students were registered in the school. Many came from a distance—one student’ even driving down from Vancouver to attend these sessions because she had seen the Institute advertised in The King’s Business. There were Day and Evening School pupils, ministers, Sunday School teachers, and church workers young and old, who realize the very real opportunity and challenge offered by the Vacation Church Schools and who realize also the need of adequate preparation for this important service.
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Music Week At B. I. NATIONAL M U S I C WEEK was celebrated at the Bible Institute this year by a MUSIC FESTIVAL held May 3rd, 4th and 5th. On Tuesday evening, May 3rd, the opening concert was given by the Festival Chorus of nearly 150 voices under the direction of Mr. Trowbridge, head of the Music Department, members of the Music Faculty giving solo num bers. The latter were. Mrs. Alma K. Moss, Miss Louise Woodbridge, Mr. C. M. Books, Mr. H. G. Tovey and Mr. A. A. Butler. Others giving assistance as soloists were Mrs. Naomi Gaumer and Miss Ruth Ray. The second program was a Student Re cital, Wednesday, May 4th, at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, with solos by advanced stu dents and featuring the Bible Institute Glee Clubs. The third program was the “ELIJAH Concert Thursday evening, May 5th,— the climax of the series. The Festival Chorus was assisted by Corleen Wells, Maud Darling Weaver, Lois Kimball, A. J. Greaves and Gage •Christopher, solo ists, the latter singing the wonderful part of “ElijahAIjMr. Butler and Mrs.. Lillian Ijj Robinson were the organ and piano ac companists. . All of these programs were given in the Auditorium, and were broadcast. — -<>— Women’s Glee Club Octette A MONG the members of the graduat- •ing class of 1927 are eight young ladies who for some time have been sing ing as an OCTETTE of the Women’s Glee Club. This group gaVe special mus ical programs at the Evangeline Home, the Clark Baptist Girls’ Home, the Girls’ Corner Club of the Temple Baptist Church, meetings of the Los Angeles Presbytery, State of Maine re-union, the Union Ladies’ Auxiliary of Pomona, and on other occasions. The members of the Octette are pictured yin this page. From left to right:—Mary Gehring, Kansas; Nina Metty, Washington; Lucile Bagley, Wisconsin; Ruth Evans, California; Mrs. Victor Ford, New Zealand; M i l d r e d Robb, California; Agathe Toevs;-¡Idaho; and Eva Rose Pauls, California. —-o— Sunday School Union Men WALTER DAWSON, former student, has written asking for a correction of an item in the April number of The King’s Business.' The former news note listed the.names and locations of several Bible Institute men, graduates or former stu dents, now with the American Sunday School Union. Mr. Dawson very kindly calls our attention to several changes. Mr. L. V. Geary has been succeeded at Prescott, Arizona, by H. D. TODD, ’23; Rev. Albert C. Stewart by another leader at Tucson, Arizona; Mr. Lloyd E. Han sen has been re-placed at Redlands, Cal ifornia; REV. HERBERT H. SKEELS, T9, has resigned the work at East San
Diego, California, and is now pastor of the Baptist Church, Brawley, California. Mr. Dawson succeeded Mr. Ira T. Mye- rick at Red Bluff, California, March 1st, 1925. He is at present in charge of the work of the American Sunday School Union in four counties. Several of the above .changes have been occasioned by illness, due to overwork on the field. Many more men are needed to carry on the growing work of the A. S. S. U. — o — The Mennonite, the official organ of the iMennonite Conference of North America, under date of April 14th, carried in its Young People’s Department an interest ing discussion of “The Church’s Respon- ibility Toward the Adolescent Girl,” pre pared by MISS JANE ENTZ of the graduating class':iof 1927. -—6— The Annual Nick-Pick The school picnic was held May 7th at Ganesha Park, Pomona. Though the day was somewhat disagreeable a large crowd of/'¡enthusiastic “B. I.’ers” w e r e present. The seniors report that they carried off all the honors, with the ex ception of the eating contest at the noon hour, where the Juniors won. Both the Men’s and Women’s ball teams of the second year class played like profession als. Miss Lee Addresses Students MISS MABEL LEE, of the Presbyter ian Mission in China, recently addressed the student body of the Day School at the monthly . Assembly hour, and later the students of the Evening School. Miss Lee was one of the last to leave Nan king, and suffered greatly at the hands of Chinese looters. She had a thrilling story to tell of her experience. Miss Lee
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