Barrington College - Torch Yearbook (Barrington, RI)

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lylalfzfiug History af Our Krfllcgc Bethel ' Dudley The beginning of a new cenTury broughT abouT a new work inspired by God. Two dedicaTed Chrisfian people felT led of The Lord To bring To ChrisTian young people an educaTion cenfered in The Bible. Working wiTh The Reverend Essek W. Kenyon, Mr. and Mrs. John Marble of SuTTon, MassachuseTTs dedicaTed on May 5, 1900, The BeThel Bible Training School. LaTer, in 1906, under The leadership of iTs direcTor, Reverend Kenyon, The school was incorporafed as The BeThel Bible lnsTiTuTe. During iTs firsT years The InsTiTuTe received one of iTs mosT ouTsTanding leaders, Dean Lydia R. SmiTh, whose faiTh kepf The school going during The years of World War l. Experiencing The pains of growTh, The Adminisfrafion decided They needed more room To expand. The ConanT EsTaTe in Dudley, MassachuseTTs was offered and accepTed. The move was made in 1923. This change in locaTlon broughf abouT also a swiTch in name To The Dudley Bible lnsTiTuTe. ln 1925, Paul Rader became The presidenT, buT remained only one year because of ofher heavy commiTmenTs. ln OcTober of 1926 The Board of TrusTees chose a young man of Twen1y-eighf To serve as The new presidenT. Howard W. Ferrin was This man. The year 1926 also saw The beginning of The Radio MinisTry of The school. During This period There were Two courses offered, a Three year Bible course and a five year Bible Academic course. Very carefully and wonderfully The'Lord had planTed in The hearTs of a ChrisTian couple The seeds of service. IT was a beginning in which only The Lord could have helped Them To prosper. Now The seed began To send forTh iTs roofs info The soil around iT. The iniTial sTep in The planTing of a growing and vibranT life had been accomplished. I0

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