Asbury Theological Seminary - Seminarian Yearbook (Wilmore, KY)

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The Seminary Singers THE VICTORY FOUR EVANGEL Ernest, Edwin, Elmer Kilbourne, and Paul Abel G. Dillon, A. Carter, CHARLES BOSS

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Each weekend many of our students are engaged in some type of Christian service; some have regular pastorates. The charges are near and far, in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana. Others organize in groups to go out to missions and house-to-house visitation in towns and villages surrounding Wilmore. This type of work is more than training; it becomes actual Kingdom work among the underprivileged and neg- lected people. The missions and chapels are organized and supervised as churches, having the Christian Service Brotherhood as a means of financing, and of maintaining pastors and workers. The vision of Asbury extends beyond the formal church service. It finds opportunity for service in regular jail and reformatory services. Here many prodigals have found their way to a conversion experience and a new grip on life. Hospital and sanatorium visitation work affords a still greater open door; this work is greatly appreciated by the sick. During warmer months of the year street meetings are held in the larger towns, this gives the Gospel to those who seldom take time to attend church. €2

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| QUARTET F. Shoemaker, P. Ashcraft i During the past five years the Music Depart- ment of Asbury Seminary has grown tremen- dously. The Department has a number of out- standing groups, the largest of which is the “Seminary Singers. This organization is composed of thirty-three male voices selected from the student body of the Seminary. They sponsor an annual concert tour each spring. This year their tour of ap- proximately 1,600 miles carried the Gospel in sacred concert to several thousand people. Their programs consist in a rendition of classical numbers, great hymns, and negro spirituals. The “Hallelujah Chorus’ from Handel's ''Messiah'' is a traditional feature of the ''Singers.'' They were directed by Miss Ada B. Carroll and ac- O worship the King all-glorious above, And gratefully sing His wonderful love; Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. x THE KING'S MEN B. Arstutz, E. Neuenschwander, G. Price, P. Amstutz companied at the piano by Albert Nunery with Charles Boss as organist. At present three quartets are in the field each week end and frequently find it convenient to conduct ten-day revivals. These Christian young men are making a valuable contribution to the spiritual uplift of the churches everywhere they go. It would be difficult to estimate the large number of young people who have come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour or have been gloriously sanctified through the ef- forts of these various groups. We are deeply grateful to Miss Carroll, head of our Music Department, for the excellent type of work which she is doing in promoting a well- trained ministry in music. B.Mus. ADA B. CARROLL Professor of Music and Speech