Asbury University - Asburian Yearbook (Wilmore, KY)

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:NZ x X 0 Q NWN wr iw gm 55, 51, THE IGSRET QF T HE f N S . S SE N N gs S NLS Eggs ? 95+ hour is iusT beTore The dawn ? SaTan Seemed To be doing all in his power Toward dis- couraging The men oT The college: The LIST-ll QF Tl-TE CRQSS was dimmed by earThly ob- sTacles. The nexT move was a conlerence wiTh Dr. lvlor- rison, who had recenTly reTurned Trom an evan- gelisTic Tour oT The world. Thxe voice oT The Lord musT have been spealcing To The hearT oT ThaT greaT, whiTe-haired man oT God when They approached him wiTh The oTTer, Tor seeing The emergency, he accepTed The challenge To save Asbury College Tor bhrisTian educaTion and The holiness movemenT. For a momenT, noTice The condiTions he was Tacing: The erecTion oi The AdminisTraTion Build- ing and Wesley l-lall had caused a heavy in- debTedness, The sTudenT body had decreased BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HAYNES Second PresidenT of Asbury College who placed em- phasis on The missionary movemenf. BELLEVUE COLLEGE 111 ZlfelLiSlllfZ'f'FZZl,Z?l Eulilllfd by The c ege WMC is

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Eunu K. PIKE WA LTER H BUTLER NELLIE EH SPARKS T T T '55 ceokce Mc DONALD DWIGHT ml 3 'LJ ig. -Tr 2-.ff AKERS AT The May Board rneeTing in l9lO, iT was decided ThaT The old campus musT be sold in order ThaT The school debT miqhT be raised. They were undecided as To The meThod oT sale, Dui finally The ExecuTive CommiTTee sold iT Tor 55000. Even Then The school was on The verge of oanl:rup+cy: The siTuaTion was desperaTe. The Such was The condiTion oT our Alma MGTGF al This Time. ln The midsT oT This gloomy period, Dr.. Henry Clay Morrison was suggesTed Tor The Presidency- Such was The discouragemenT oT The Board Thai ThGY aqreed ThaT unless he would becfime Preli- denT, They would close The doors and Offer l e . . . darli- aeof was heavy and The sTudenT body dwindlinq. ProPerTy Tor sale. ls iT noT True ThaT The A lzsl W u T T f. oz ff- QU X U4 fc wi W-f 13: Q4 , ,. 94:2 :fri ag 1:22 M 12:3 15.15 3-5 5115: 522' A 15122 122222 if lififf 4, s NN THE LEGZHT QE

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l W. H. Arnold, J. W. Carfer, M. S. Blaisdel, E. R. Chilfon, W. J. Back Row: . . ' C L A S S 0 F I 9 O 6 Harney. From' Row: E. K. Arnold, Sallie Holf-Brownlee, Elvira Day, Hallie Baldwm. lo QI3, lhe faculfy was small, fhe scholasfic slanding was nof high, fhere was no freasury or endowmenf. This was ample ground for dis- couragemenf, buf wifh fhe guidance and fhe grower ol lhe Lord manifesfing ifself fhrough His servanl, lhere was even more ground fo press forward lo win fhe baffle for frufh, righfeous- ness, and holiness. With an absolufe frusf in fhe Lord and an Inclomifable courage fo see Asbury College suc- rizffi in ils purpose, Dr. Morrison underfoolc his 'A as Presidenf. The immediafe faslc was a tai one, so he leff fhe feaching fo fhose 1 l Cn 5l?9Cl6lly prepared for fhaf pur- of fhis migh'l'y warrior for fhe Lord, Asbury passed fhrough fhe darlcesf period of her hisfory and sfarfed again on her forward march guided by nie new or THE cizoss. Loolcing baclq fo fhaf year, fhe beginning of fhe Seminary, nof charfered unfil l923, cOUlCl be seen. Special courses in fheology and Bible ofher fhan fhose offered in fhe college of liberal arfs appeared. ln order fliaf no one would say fhaf he had affended Asbury College and had failed fo Ve' ceive fhe Lighf, affendance af fhe meefing of fhe l'-loliness Band was compulsory each Friday evening. As fime and condifions passed. 'fl1l5 ' M 'i:Q'lOOlf io keep llle SCllOOl in OPGVG- general prayer meefing changed fo WednesdGY C'i 'Wf' V1 nfs were unheard ofg all were de- nighf and fhe claSS PVGYGV me9llnQ5 superceded ii is '- Undef The capable leadership fhe Holiness Band. X raon l , N z 'i l,l V' f fx fi, Z X 5 1 I N T ,,,., S i H E Lieazw oe THE A X ss X kk- .K by X an li.. ,z fig W 'F , li if zz MWA 5 2 314. z'-5 ff: , - ff , , , , 1, , 4. f .4