Columbia Bible College - Finial Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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Jj e a t i c a 1 1 o n J. EAST HARRISON One of the most influential lives at the Bible College has been that of Dr. J. East Harrison. His love for the Lord, his gracious presence, and his messages have all been a challenge and stimulus to the students to know Him. It is with joy that we dedicate the 1941 Finial to our beloved Dr. Harrison. Born in 1855 in London, England, Dr. Harrison was the son of a business man, Ebenezer Harrison. He graduated from Hackney College, London, and entered the Congregational ministry at the age of twenty-five. In 1879 he married Miss E. L. Shrewsbury, who is still his dear companion. For five years Dr. Harrison ministered in the Isle of Wight, after which he received a call to a church in Adelaide, Australia. Serving at vari- ous times in the cities of Adelaide, Melbourne, and Ballarat, then the richest gold mining town in the world, he spent twenty-five years in Aus- tralia. His church in Australia was the one in which the Rev. R. A. Torrey and Mr. Charles Alexander held their first meeting. Chosen to represent the Christian Endeavor Union of Australia at a world C. E. Convention in the Isle of Man, he was given leave of absence from his church for one year, and being again in England he made a trip to the United States to visit his eldest son. While in the United States, by a series of God-appointed circum- stances, Dr. Harrison was asked to teach Bible at the Mount Hermon Boys ' School at Northfield, Massachusetts. There he remained for twenty- three years. The world of Christian literature has been enriched by Dr. Harrison ' s writings and studies, his tracts and books. Noted among these are Guides Through the Gospels and Reigning in Life. He was editor of an undenominational religious paper called The Christian Union. Each summer for twenty-eight years Dr. Har- rison has been teaching the summer Bible classes at Northfield, formerly taught by A. T. Pierson. For eight years he and Mrs. Harrison have been coming to Columbia each winter. Dr. Harrison has served as a special lecturer at the Bible College, taking classes from time to time. It is the earnest desire of our hearts that we, like Dr. Harrison, may walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.

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PRESENTED BY THE JUNIOR CLASS OF THE COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

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CONTENTS DEDICATION FACULTY SENIORS UNDER CLASSES EXTRA CURRICULAR ADVERTISEMENTS