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hindering the testimony God was expecting of them as professed Christians. The next morning at the chapel service, which began at ten o’clock, the work of the Spirit be gan to be peculiarly manifest.” Continuing the account at this point, Peter Stam, Jr., writing in the Sunday School Times, gives added details: “At the conclusion o f an unexpected message by Dr. Wilson [Walter Lewis Wilson, M. D., o f Kansas City, Mo.], at the morning chapel service, Mr. Hammon tree read an unsigned note that had been sent to him. ‘I am a Christian student and I love the Lord, but I’m not satisfied and I want to know how to have a revival in my own heart,’ the note read. . .. Suddenly a Senior, one o f the real spiritual leaders on the campus, arose, said that he had written that note, and wanted first to con fess his own sin, that he had not let the Lord have full sway in his own life, and had not had the overpowering love and devotion for unsaved souls that he should have had. Others arose—mostly Christian leaders—and made confession o f sin as they, too, were convicted of the Spirit—I sins of unlove, careless breaking of College rules, harsh criticism, even dishonesty. . . . And so it went all day long, some going quietly, others returning, a large number being present at all times until the evening meeting—followed by an after meeting!” In writing to his father, one student said: “O bless the Lord, what a day of revival there has been in my heart and every one else’s ! And that is not all— there were about forty or fifty up at the front for salvation: football players, sev eral leaders and many other students. No one stopped for dinner.” Scores o f similar letters were written by students to parents and friends. The Bible Institute o f Los Angeles is humbly grateful to God for His use of former Biola students in this time o f bless ing. The Senior who wrote the note which was read at that memorable chapel hour, and many other young men and women who prayed faithfully that the revival might come, were formerly stu dents at Biola. Friends of the .Bible Institute of Los Angeles are urged to pray earnestly, first o f all for these Wheaton young people, that in the hour o f victory they may be kept by the power o f God against every attack of the enemy to undermine God’s work, and also that other communities may be stirred and quickened by the Holy Spirit as Wheaton has been. Where Biola’s Graduates Serve Alumni and former students o f Biola gathered at the Pine Tree Tea Room in Seattle, Washington, on F r i d a y evening, February 21, for a revival of “Washington Home Night.” Paul W. Rood, President of the Bible Institute, who was conducting a union evangelistic campaign in the city, was the honored [Continued on page 158]
Biola Represented at Chicago Representing the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles at the Founder’s Week Confer ence of the Moody Bible Institute, Biola’s Dean, Elbert L. McCreery, journeyed to Chicago early in February. For a week and a day, through one of the coldest periods of stormy weather on record, sessions of the Founder’s Week Conference celebrating the fiftieth anni versary of the launching of the Moody Bible Institute were attended by record- breaking audiences. More than forty speakers were heard. Honor was paid to; D. L. Moody, founder of the Institute, as an instrument in the hands, of God for the performance of a divinely assigned task. Special days were highly significant and successful—Evangelism, Bible Insti tute, Christian Education, Missions, and other days had their quota o f widely known specialists. A profoundly spiritual consecration hour witnessed the respond ing o f scores of young men and women answering the call of the Holy Spirit through Will H. Houghton’s appeal for life-service dedication. At the closing ses sion, there were a number of conversions —a fitting climax for the days of blessing. Dr. McCreery gave an address on Bible Institute Day, using for his subject, “The Place o f the Bible in Bible Institutes and in Teacher Training.” Among other speakers were: Norman B. Harrison, Howard A. Kelly, Herbert Lockyer, Robert C. McQuilkin, and Walter L. Wilson. Next year-—February 5, 1937—brings the one hundredth anniversary of D. L. Moody’s birth, and special centenary activ ities are now being planned. Wilt Thou Not Revive Us Again? With sixteen former students o f the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles now en rolled at Wheaton College, Wheaton, 111., Biola friends will feel a personal interest in the deep work of grace which the Lord is accomplishing at this college which has always upheld the highest Christian stand ards. Describing what took place, particularly on Thursday, February 6, the Christian Beacon reports: “ One of the greatest revivals in the his tory o f Wheaton College was recently brought about during a series o f special evangelistic services under the leadership of the Rev. Robert C. McQuilkin, D.D., President of Columbia Bible College, South Carolina, assisted by Dr. Howard Kelly, Rev. Harold S. Laird, and the well-known gospel singer, Homer Hammontree. . . . It was apparent that there was a spirit of expectancy on the part of many, for much prayer had been offered that the Lord might send a true revival. At the close of the service Wednesday night, scores of young men and women responded to the invitiation to permit Christ to deal with those things in their lives which were
Led “Step by Step” After a journey o f nearly a month by freighter, and delivered from a terrific storm en route, Mrs. Anna L. Dennis and Alma Bertschin reached, on February 13,
the Bible Seminary for W o m e n , 500 Recreation R o a d , Kiangwan, Shang hai, Ch i n a . Mrs. Dennis is having a l e a v e o f absence from her work on the faculty of Biola in order to give a year’s v o l u n t e e r service at the semi nary, and Miss Bert schin has gone to as sist with secretarial work.
The seas were rough all the way, and for thirty hours there was such a severe storm that those in charge o f the boat al most despaired of lives. The ship’s captain said that it was the worst storm he had ever seen. He sent his wife down to ask Mrs. Dennis to pray, and attributed their safety to the fact that Mrs. Dennis and Miss Bertschin were on board, for he believed that God had saved the ship for their sakes. “As thou goest, step by step, I will open up the way . . . ,’’ was the translation of Proverbs 4 :12 that the Lord made very precious to Mrs. Dennis as she sought guidance concerning the call to China. Arriving at the seminary, she found that her new friends had chosen a Chinese name for her, Teng (pronounced “Dunn” ), as being the character sounding most like her name. The written character for this name has two parts, “to ascend step by step,” and, “a city.” As Mrs. Dennis and Miss Bertschin en tered the school compound, they were wel comed by two long lines of young women who were singing “He Leadeth Me.” At the meeting in the chapel, Mary Chen, ’25, who was one of Mrs Dennis’ students at Biola, gave a loving speech of welcome on behalf of the faculty. Joyful letters from members of the staff speak of the blessing that God has granted already through Mrs. Dennis’ deep interest in the school and in the individuals there. She is teaching a course in Romans to the members of the Junior class, and the subject for the Seniors is “ Selected Pauline Epistles.” The classes have been put at hours when all the Chinese teachers can attend one or two sessions in the morning, and all can attend the general class two afternoons each week. To friends in the homeland, Mrs. Dennis has written: “I never was more positive o f being in the Lord’s will, and never happier. I never was in meetings where I heard less and understood more than I do here. These girls know the Lord and love Him, and show it in their faces and in the very tones o f their voices.” To Miss Ruth Brittain, the Dean o f the seminary, Mrs. Dennis testified that she was “not home sick a minute.”
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