Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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ian environment. Emphasis was placed on the study of the Bible, perhaps, to a greater extent than in the acquiring of literary knowledge. Education means mental de- velopment but that alone with- out spiritual and social develop- ment fails to pre- pare the individ- ual for complete living. Various activities — ■ relig- ious, literary and social — were soon organized, and the origin, growth and progress of these organizations con- stitute an import- ant chapter in the history of the school. All public meetings were held in the chapel, which occupied the east half of the second floor in College Hall. This was furnished with plain ordinary chairs which had been bought or donated wherever they could be found. The first important organization was the College Sunday School. The in- terest and teaching were excellent and many students consider the lessons received as moulding influences in their lives. The accommodations and equip- BIBLE SCHOOL BUILDING- OR COLLEGE CHAPEL BIBLB STUDENTS 1899 ment soon prove d inadquate for the growing institution. The first Sunday when the supply of chairs was exhausted the audience arose and sang, Stand [Page 18

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Up, Stand Up for Jesus, and passed to their respective class rooms. Preach- ing services were held one Sunday in the Chapel and the next at the Church on Walnut Street. The organization of a nourishing Young People ' s meet- ing was effected under the direction of S. P. Early, a graduate student of the second college class. This was before the Christian Workers ' Meeting had been authorized by the Church. Prior to the holiday season of the first year the students of the Bible De- partment, believing that growth in spirtual life and consecration could be best obtained by giving expression to the impressions received from day to day in the study of Divine Truth, organized the Bible Society. The interest and enthusiam manifested soon made the society a potent influence. The charter-membership was only eight or ten, but by the second year this num- ber had increased to sixty. The membership was limited to Bible Students and all were active. The constitution and by-laws framed for the Bible So- ciety at Mt. Morris College in 1892 were adopted. J. Kurtz Miller was the first president. Others Avho served in this capacity and were influential workers were : M. N. Rensberger, Alice King Ebey, J. Edson Ulery, J. W. Rarick, Adam Ebey, J. F. Souders, S. P. Early, J. H. Schrock, J. F. Layman, Kate Hollinger Preachers of the Year 1900-1901 (Compare with the Picture of Preachers of 1919-20, elsewhere in this Issue) BACK ROW — Left to right — C. W. Metz, D. Warren Shock, O. D. Foster, J. J. Anglemyer. MIDDLE ROW — Prof. W. C. Perry, S. P. Early, J. B. Leatherman, J. L. Guthrie, Prof. T. S. Moherman. FRONT ROW — Prof. L. D. Ikenberry, Prof. E. B. Hoff, J. B. Speicher, Prof. I. B. Book, S. S. Gump. W. W. Barnhart, J. B. Spiecher, Otho Winger, F. S. Moherman, L. D. Iken- berry, Vina E. Shoemaker, Mrs. Laima Brower, Nora Arnold Lichty, Jose- phine Powell. A. W. Ross, Mrs. L. M. Lautzenhiexer, and Mrs. Emma Bowman. [Page 20