Glad Tidings Bible Institute - Annual Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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IJIHECTUHS Under their direction our school has moved to its new location - Bethany Park - and under God they are leading Glad Tidings Bible Institute forward into an ever increas- ing ministry. ATWOOD FOSTER Superintendent Oregon District J' L' GERHART E. E. KROCSTAD 1 'W Ng' 7 A Qu--v E. O. ROBECK R, A. WILSON

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W. T. GASTON District Superintendent KENNETH HAYSTEAD Assistant Dist. Supt. L. R. KEYS BUHHIJ UF The district officers and ministers who are members of the Board of Directors, are men of varied and rich ministries which qualify them for their office. R. J. THURMOND District Sec.-Treasurer C. EQ PERSING

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Histuru nf B. I. B. I. Thirty-two years ago this August sixth, Clad Tidings doors were opened at 1536 Ellis Street and although the home of the school has moved twice since then, the spirit with which it was begun has never left. Robert I. Craig and his wife, the founders of the Bible Institute, began a work which has surrounded the entire globe in its magnitude. Seeing the definite need for Bible study by those in their mission, classes were begun in the par- sonage. After two years the classes had grown to such an extent that additional teachers were secured, dormitories were provided next to the mission, and in 1919 Clad Tidings Bible Training School officially began. This was the opportunity for which many had been waiting. Soon the at- tendance became so large that new buildings were necessary. Mrs. Craig put a sizeable legacy of her own into the building program, and in 1925 the new site was occupied. It wasnit until 1944 that the course took on an additional year under the direction of L. R. Keys. Up until this time only two years attendance were re- quired toward graduation. In 1941 Bro. Craig passed on to be with his Lord. He had asked for 100,000 souls to be won during his ministry. It is felt sure that his aim was reached. One and a half years later Sister Craig followed him. Their influence lives on in the many students to whom they taught the Word, encouraged in the Lord and aided financially. Other changes had to come, for the General Council Education Department required that the school be separated from the church, and that a District Board of Control be established. The Institute had up to that time been owned and operated by Clad Tidings Temple, San Francisco. A common treasury had aided the school at many times. Rev. W. E. Pickthorn, dean of the school, labored untiringly for several yea1's to bring the school up to all standards set forth by the Accrediting Associa- tion of Bible Institutes and Bible Colleges, and in 1948 Clad Tidings Bible Institute was accepted as a member of that organization. The year 1950 again found changes to be inevitable. The overcrowded dormitories, inadequate facilities and lack of a campus were all deciding fac- tors. At the District Council business meeting in Oakland the motion was passed that the school be moved to Bethany Park, the camp grounds for the Northern California Nevada District Council of the Assembly of Cod. Construction began in April, 1950, and in September of the same year the new buildings were occupied. New heights of scholastic attainment lie ahead. This coming year is to bring in the begnning of a fourth year, and soon our status will be that of a Bible college. Along with this increase in learning we know that Cod will continue to pour out of His Spirit upon us. Clad Tidings has one underlying aim - to teach Cod's Word and to train men and women to spread the Gospel to every nation, people and tongue.