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sisted in shop meetings and mission ser vices located -in various quarters of- the city. Visitation was done also in the hos pitals and jails. In addition to this work a careful train ing was given in the various branches of -vocal and instrumental music, the aim of our music course being to fit the young men and women to play and sing the Gospel with the understanding as well as with the heart, that the hearts of the hearers may be reached and helped. Long Journey for Training James I. Cuthbertson, who graduated at the dòse of the winter term, came to the Institute from Dunedin, New Zealand. Having completed his course, he has re turned to that country to engage in Home Mission work' under the direction of the Presbyterian Church. In coming here for his training and returning to New Zealand for his -work, he will have traveled in all something like 12,000 miles. Mr. Cuth- bert’son gave up an excellent position in New Zealand because he felt called of the Lord to dedicate all of his time to definite Christian work. During his stay in the Institute he had to find employment by which to support himself a good part of the time. Though well on to middle life, he made an excellent record as a student, pass ing all his examinations at nearly the 100 mark. In replying to Dr. Torrey’s words of con gratulation in presenting him with the di ploma of the Institute, Mr. Cuthbertson spoke very feelingly of what the life and studies in the Institute had meant to him; how his faith in the Bible as the inspired and infallible Word of God had been re established, and of what the training would mean to him in his future work for-the Master. Mr. Cuthbertson has won the good wishes of the Faculty and students by his quiet, humble and Godly walk. Our best wishes and prayers follow him.
dents enrolled during the term was 163. Several' students who had finished their two years’ course elected not to graduate at this time, but to coyer again the work which they had during their first term and to graduate at the end of June. This left. only one student who really wished to grad uate, James Irvine Cuthbertson. The courses of study during the term in cluded the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth.' Each of these books was studied by chapters, and in ad dition to this, such matters as the writer of the book, the time and purpose of its being written, its peculiarities, and a general out line of its contents. The first seven chap ters of the book of Acts were also studied, but in even a more minute way, the students analyzing each of the chapters by answer ing twenty exhaustive questions on each chapter, In the class in the fundamental doctrines of the Bible, an inductive study was made of the teaching regarding the Person and Work of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Person and Work of The Holy Spirit. The History and Work of the Sun day School, especially the genesis of the International Lesson system and the more recent graded lessons were carefully studied. The geography, topography and divisions of the City of Jerusalem, the plan of the Tem ple and its courts, and the arrangements and services 'o f the synagogue were gone into at length. The Evangelization of the World in This Generation was the general theme of the missionary study of the term. During the term the students had the priv ilege of hearing _from several returned mis sionaries, all of whom gave most interest ing and inspiring addresses. The students were carefully drilled on the preparation of sermon outlines and outlines for Bible readings. In addition to the work of the class room, the students were engaged in house- to-house visitation work, several districts being canvassed with a view of getting the unchurched to go to church and the chil dren into the Sunday Schools. Open-air meetings were held, and the students as
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