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m in is t e r s a n d c o n g r e g a t io n s th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n try , a r r a n g e m e n ts h a v e b e e n m a d e w h e re b y a s t a ff o f e x p e r ie n c e d E v a n g e lis t s a n d B ib le T e a c h e r s s h a ll c o n d u c t E v a n g e lis t ic M e e t in g s a n d B ib le C o n fe r e n c e s in v a r io u s c h u rc h e s. T h e I n s t it u t e h a s b e e n f o r t u n a te in s e c u r in g f o r t h is w o rk s e v e r a l m e n w h o se e x p e r ie n c e a n d q u a lifi c a t io n s fit th em in a p e c u lia r w a y f o r t h is s e rv ic e . R e v . B r itt o n R o s s , w h o c o n d u c te d a th r e e w e e k s B ib le C o n fe re n c e in T u c so n , A r iz o n a in O c to b e r u n d e r th e a u s p ic e s o f th e B ib le I n s titu te , h a s th e u n iq u e d is tin c tio n o f b e in g th e fir s t s tu d e n t to g r a d u a t e fr o m th e B ib le In s t it u t e o f L o s A n g e le s . H e la t e r s u p p le m e n te d t h is t r a in in g b y th e u s u a l S e m in a r y c o u r se . H e h a s n ow s e r v e d fo r tw e n ty y e a r s b o th a s P a s t o r a n d a s a v is itin g E v a n g e lis t a n d B ib le C o n fe r e n c e le a d e r w ith m a r k e d s u c c e s s ; K n o w i n g th e p a s t o r s ’ p r o b le m s th r o u g h a c t u a l e x p e r ie n c e h e is w e ll q u a lifie d to g o in to a n y lo c a l c h u rc h a n d c o n s e r v e th e r e s u lt s o f h is m e e t-, ln g s f o r th e b e n e fit o f th e lo c a l w o rk . M r. R o s s h a s b e e n th e m e a n s in G o d ’s h a n d s o f b r in g in g m a n y to a k n o w le d g e o f s a lv a tio n . H e is a fo r c e fu l s p e a k e r , a n d so o n e s t a b lis h e s a . s y m p a th e tic c o n ta c t w ith h is a u d i e n c e s, fro m h a v in g , b e fo r e h is a s s u m p tio n o f m in is t e r ia l r e s p o n s ib ilit ie s , w o rk e d f o r s ix te e n y e a r s a s a m a c h in is t in r a ilr o a d s h o p s a n d a s a g e n e r a l fo r e m a n h a n d lin g la r g e n u m b e r s o f. m e n . M r. R o s s is n ow a v a ila b le fo r m e e tin g s in th e S o u th e r n S t a t e s . R e v . C h a s . E . F u l l e r a ls o is a g r a d u a t e o f th e B ib le I n s t it u t e o f L o s A n g e le s , a n d f o r s o m e tim e h a s o p e r a te d a g r o w in g w o rk in S o u th e r n C a lifo r n ia w ith m a r k e d e v id e n c e s o f th e L o r d ’s a p p r o v a l a n d b le s s in g . S u b s e q u e n t to h is g r a d u a t io n fr o m c o lle g e , M r. F u l le r e n te r e d u p o n a m a r k e d ly s u c c e s s fu l b u s in e s s c a r e e r . T h e d e s tr u c tiv e in flu e n c e s o f c o lle g e life h a d s e r io u s ly u n d e rm in e d h is f a it h . S o m u c h s o in f a c t t h a t h e la p s e d a lm o s t in to in fi d e lity . L a t e r , h o w e v e r, u p o n m a t u r e r r e fle c tio n a n d h a v in g u n d e r g o n e a r e a l h e a r t c h a n g e , h e c am e in to a n e x p e r ie n c e w h e r e h e t r u ly k n ew G o d . H e
b e c a m e a n a r d e n t d e fe n d e r o f th e fa ith , a n d h a s s in c e b e e n a b le to le a d m a n y s t u d e n t s a n d y o u n g p e o p le o u t o f th e f o g s o f d o u b t in to th e c le a r lig h t o f a n in te llig e n t a c c e p ta n c e o f th e tr u t h . M r. F u l l e r w ill d e v o te a c o n s id e r a b le a m o u n t o f tim e to B ib le C o n fe r e n c e w o rk in th e S o u th W e ste r n S t a t e s , H e i s a g if te d B ib le T e a c h e r a n d w ill b e g la d to c o n d u c t B ib le C o n f e r e n c e s a s o p p o r tu n ity o ffe r s. T h e B ib le I n s t it u t e o f L o s A n g e le s w ill b e v e ry g la d to c o - o p e r a te w ith c h u r c h e s a n d p a s t o r s in a n y p a r t o f ¿h e c o u n tr y in c o n d u c tin g E v a n g e lis t ic B ib le S t u d ie s a n d C o n fe r e n c e s, a n d in v ite s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e lo o k in g to su c h a n a r r a n g e m e n t. A ll in q u ir ie s s h o u ld b e a d d r e s s e d to th e F ie ld D e p a r tm e n t, B ib le I n s t it u t e o f L o s A n g e le s , 5 3 6 S o u th H o p e S t r e e t, L o s A n g e le s , C a li fo r n ia . e- «3% ¿14 M M “ N o th in g u n c le a n c a n e n te r in W h e re G o d in g lo r y r e ig n s , H is e y e s s o p u r e , c a n n o t e n d u re , T h e s ig h t s o f s p o t s a n d s t a in s . " N o t h in g u n c le a n m u s t s ta n d b e tw e e n T h e H o ly O n e a n d m e ; S a v io u r fro m s in , th y w o rk b e g in ; W a sh m e t ill th o u c a n s t se e , N O T H IN G U N C L E A N ." .ai*. m T o w ill t o liv e in s in is b o n d a g e ; to w ill to d o G o d ’s w ill is fre e d o m . — C. W . H o o d .
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