Central Bible College - Cup Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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YCl,4'alY9 ' Msn gathering clouds Clouds must gather before showers can falll This axiom is true in the material world, it is also true in the spiritual world. No gath- ering clouds, no showers! Vapor rises a n d c I o u d s form. Then they gather into great banks, ready to burst forth with Showers of Blessing-showers which will refresh, revive, and restore. In dividual drops of water have joyfully lost their indentity in the all-important mission of blessing a parched earth! The Showers of Blessing which fall on CBI today are a direct result of the Gathering Clouds of yesterday. Godly men and women with the Spirit of Go I I o w e d . e ' clouds of love, talent, finances, and sac- rifice to gather together to bless one place-the campus of CBI -thereby blessing the world. God gives both spiritual and material blessing. Gathering Clouds spotlight past material blessings in the light of today's spiritual blessings. In I922 CBI began in a church basement. Today it has a 32 acre campus with the newly-built W. I. Evans Hall taking its place as one of the major buildings on the campus. I922-I956 - one- third of a century of growth, summed i . up in two words, ' ' G a t h e r i n g Clouds.

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' LEE KH-gi smwms Ui BLESSING NATHANAEL OLSON NATHANAEL OLSON . iff Je-iff h be-came par-ched, the flow-ers did dieg A prayer a- scend-ed, and to Heats burd-ened down with dark sor-row and strife Prayed for God's bless-ings ,-X iiiiiilii F isiiieiiiii its iiiiiiiifawgwiiiiifi God,heard the cry. Cloudsquick-ly goth-ered, and dark-ened the skyg Then came theshow- 1 f Il each life. When all seemeduhope-less, and e- vil was- rife, God sent His show- iiiiiiii REFRAIN er f bless- 'n . Show-ers of bless-ing are fall-ing to- day, Blessing ers less- in . 'iiufiiiiiiiiliiifwi iiigiilhiifsrfifi e, earts who wi trust an - ey. Fill-ing our Cup with 0- bun-dance of love, A 4 1 ' ' I mam. I E 5 ll A 5' LK!! ' , , hose bless-ings tr m Heav- n . bovet wistifiiii 52'-iii? N X f:f4f' X Sfbfli- - s X55 0 ' 3-TSSQXG ' xxN IQ!! Nw I l H' i ii M ' W x H 'i I XXQ Jfld X XX fff f Nm XXX ffl f ' Xxxctiitiqdf I 0 fx Em 395 Iii ignite iiiiiii iiiifwi aiiii iiiiiiiii M ff i i ei i sw.. A.

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1913-14-One of me five pur- poses of the original call to the organizing council at Hot Springs, Arkansas, WGS to consider the possibility of establishing a general Bible training school . . . 'I921-The ninth general coun- cil at St. Louis, Missouri, gave special attention to the need ofa Bible school. 1922-Central Bible lnstitute was founded in the basement of Central Assembly . . . at that time a frame structure. 1923-Administration Building constructed . . . two stories . . . front and west wing originally planned . . . as a result of student enthusiasm and effort the east wing was added to plan . . . financed largely through dime con- tainers . . . occupied in l924 with lO6 students. 1934-35-Enrollment: 181 . . . center wing and third story added to Administration Building. 1936-lnterest stirred by con- struction project . . . enroll- ment leaped to 321 . . . more space mandatory . . . men's dormitory built . . . named tor first president, John Welch. 1939-Auditorium built . . . chapel, gym, music practice rooms. 1946-Returning veterans boosted enrollment . . . bar- racks added . . .trailer court appeared. 1947-Nevhlaundry erected. 1948-49-Annexes, shop, Dor- mitories A and B, Student Center added to campus. 1950-Re-modeling provided student apartments. 1951-Bethany Room and North apartments. X X X Qsx fl 5 If X i l I 1935 - ER E' WOO X us. yu Y 'U 5.1, 11 '5- AS IT ' todc