Central Bible College - Cup Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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CA Bug at Qleniral So you're thinking about coming to CBI? Perhaps you'd like to spend the day with me. l'd be happy to show you around. Each morning, the students meet in the auditorium for morning prayer. Do you see those two tall young men? Well, they're from Canada. Here comes the Texas group and just behind them are some students from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana and other states. There's the missionary home on furlough from Japan coming in next and there are the three boys from Persia. Bringing up the rear are the Philippino boy and the two Jewish boys. Now, hold tight to the banister of this narrow flight of steps where somebody tumbles every few days, and we will descend to our basement. Here we are in the kitchen. Those girls over in the corner sitting near the large hamper are peel- ing potatoes for dinner. The boy scouring pots is working his way through school and the tall lady by the stove is our cook whom everyone calls Ma, Take a peep into the office there. I'm afraid we cannot get in, for it is only a corner cut off the kitchen, and there are six people in there now. The gentleman at the desk is our Brother Boyd, the principal of the school. At the small desk is his wife, who is writing out an order for the wholesale grocer. She will soon be grading that stack of English papers lying on her desk. The girl at the typewriter is cutting stencils and here at the big table is one of our girls running off copies of notes so that the students may have typed sheets for their lessons. The gentle- man at the window isselling supplies to the students. Next to the window is one of our teachers preparing her Church History lesson. This large room is our dining room and classroom combined. You wonder how we get along in such small quarters? It is puzzling, isn't it? A man who has had a deep concern for the youth of Central Bible College through- out the years is Joseph Roswell Flower. He was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, on June 17, 1888. He had a life ambition in law and lndianapolis welcomed him to its law school. God had other plans and in April, 1907, he surrendered his life to Christ. The Lord filled him with the Holy Spirit shortly after this conversion. He did not know at the time gllllger Elgezlrlntztn His story begins on December 19, 1898, when Mr. and Mrs. Barnett Pearlman, a Jewish family living in Edinbough, Scotland, had their first child. His family later moved to Birmingham, England, where by the age of 14, Myer had mastered the French language through self-study at the public library. but life ahead would be very difffaliu f' in me my et-1i'r6P6?'tne'te-Weur.dfn.Anwg'1n 's.PanewEas. a'we- who knew Mr. Flower will teuld be Lord said to her, l am going to send blessings to every part of thin kept the faith, ther to world from this city. Today that blessing has become a realityf0 ir, in F O D O 3 gli IUH121' In Springfield? 1 He was.one of the most ac- Council in 1914, several Bible schools were started, but none of them if t'Ve men 'n the m0Vemenf of Bible school was actually established by the new movement. It was lo- fe the Assemblies of God. He Bible School, as it was named, was operated on a faith basis. But gr attended the historic conven- tion in Hot Springs, Arkansas and was elected secretary of the new organization . J.R. Flower was a member of the group of men who chose the site for CBI. He has 'served on its boards and has been a part-time faculty member in YGGVS past. His contribution has not gone unnoticed. in St. Louis, Missouri, and special attention was given to the need for a rg a school, but this time on a more substantial basis. In 1921, the basement and on October 2, 1922, Central Bible Institute began its operations. fl, d. locating the school in Springfield: 1l It is convenient to the General er 'n California, never extreme. 31 It affords ample opportunities for practical ,Ss heart of the nation. 5l The Commercial Club of Springfield had purchased Irs for worship and rest and study-and donated it to the General Council for A graduate tucky, Eudorl Chicago. As z In 1908, I about organiz assumed the e at Malvern, Ar ness of the fell In 1914, at meeting of w Springfield, M doubtedly was the movement Bell was a 1 ments were sl Springfield, E. General Count laid the found: .l.

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fears te for the training of men sionaries on the home and The purpose of CBI ig to the shortest possible time ess. of 1922, it was necessary Christian people. A small out four hundred was the :formed that in the base- I. e struggling Institute, but igs in that tiny basement. f the students who came ade their mark either on student body and direct- ded for the school. And Central Bible Institute. in uncertainties over the te's grounds. Plans were momentous decision to Sf. New York, came to comfortably settled ina of the vision of faith of W0 S'f0fY dormitory was Springfield 1teoostal Message and e, 1907. She was form- had tarried in the old tism according to the Springfield, Missouri, had sent information in 1906. Then Rachel e overflow from Azusa noon prayer meetings :h. Mrs. Lillie Harper 1 in Springfield which igfield the Lord gave P9109 up as it seemed In all directions. The IS to 9V9l'y part of the 1as become a reality. rut none of them ement. It was lo- 'faith basis. But to the need for a 31, the basement n its operations. t to the General 'ies for practical Fl had purchased eral Council for ...L ...qu ,W W ,-. . F irsi lgrinnipal Even in those days, someone was obviously saying, Bodily exercise profiteth little--but we need that little. Here is one of the first Physical Education classes held at CBI. We can feel it now--those aching muscles and stretched tendons. One...two...three...four...now repeat...one...two...three... four...put yourself into it...one...two...The Students were told that in this Christian race, good physique was necessary in order to render the best possible service for the King. When weather would not permit outdoor exercises, the church basement served as an appropriate location. It was believed that the neglect of physical education would result in sickness and a general run-down condition. Genital ssemhlg the fellowship. movement. a. -4 M- 'Wf- -, . V , Us . In 1914, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, he acted as chairman of the first of what was to become the Assemblies of God. He cited Missouri, as the General Headquarters location and un- was one of the few well-educated men in the early years of Bell was a tall southerner who was always active and whose move- were slow and precise. When the General Council moved to E.N. Bell came with it. He too influended the origin ofa Council school. The sacred influence of men like E.N. Bell the foundation for CBI. H 'Y ffv' :era--f.ew-.-.-W The mother building which gave birth to CBI in the fall of 1922. This building Was built in 1918 for S10,000. Brother and Sister Kerr were pleased to become better acquainted with the baby daughter of a student. Daniel W. Kerr's record takes us back to Cleveland, Ohio,where he pastored a Missionary Alliance Church at the turn of the century. In 1907, he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and went to .California where he started a Pentecostal Bible school. When the General Council decided to begin a central school, they invited Brother Kerr to be the first dean of CBI, as Brother Kerr had more training than the average Pentecostal man of his day. He had good theological know-how and was a real student. He was a humble, devout person who's simplicity drew students to him. His ready smile and kindly expression revealed his love for the students. He said once of himself, My knees always knock together when I stand up to preach. His humility influenced the spiritual direction of students in the beginning days of CBI. In 1923, Brother Kerr resigned as dean and Brother Frank Boyd came from Bethel Bible Training School to become the new dean of CBI. After resign- ing as dean, Brother Kerr stayed at the school asa faculty member. In 1927, he passed from this life. , ,,, Y -.s. ....... .,....,.L.,.-Q-, ....-.....-,.,-.-. . -. ... . ..

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IZII1 19, 1898, when swish family living ir first child. His England, where by le French language ary. wl'ane'cf1tm'3:'ar1fe- I every part of thin become a realityf0 none of them lent. It was lo- th basis. But the need for a the basement its operations. o the General sfor practical had purchased 'al Council for ' . . E211 A graduate of the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Ken- tucky, Eudorus N. Bell continued his education at the University of Chicago. As a young man, he experienced the Pentecostal infilling. ln 1908, E.N. Bell went to work in Texas with others to bring about organization among the spirit-filled believers. From there he assumed the editorship of The Apostolic Faith periodical in 1910 at Malvern, Arkansas. This publication encouraged a growing cohesive- ness of the fellowship. In 1914, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, he acted as chairman of the first meeting of what was to become the Assemblies of God. He cited Springfield, Missouri, as the General Headquarters location and un- doubtedly was one of the few well-educated men in the early years of the movement. Bell was a tall southerner who was always active and whose move- ments were slow and precise. When the General Council moved to Springfield, E.N. Bell came with it. He too influended the origin ofa General Council school. The sacred influence of men like E.N. Bell laid the foundation for CBI. .- - , .... . . ... , . ...,..,.g........-....g.,....a.................- E . .,,,.- ... .,-.-.-,....yx,......- fIHHiIIz1rnl Fierce Willard Pierce came with D.W. Kerr to Springfield, Missouri, to offer him- self for the work of starting a Bible school. In the fall of 1921, they came together with their staff of teachers and formed the nucleus of the faculty and management of CBI. Son-in-law Willard C. Pierce and D.W. Kerr. Brother Pierce was a good preacher and musician. He worked hard to give the students musical training. He made many efforts at radio broadcasting by means of a small, portable broadcast- ing station that barely reached to the edge of the city. Brother Pierce labored with the students to get them to pronounce their oonsonants correctly and to sing heartily. It was an interesting first year at CBI, and Brother Pierce's contribution was a needed one.