Gods Bible School - Conqueror Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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In Memoriam Miss Irene Melzer was born on the coast of the Baltic Sea in the northern part of Europe. When she was a babe in arms, her parents came to America and settled in New York. She was wonderfully converted very early in life, and later she was sanctified wholly. Miss Melzer came to God's Bible School as a student in 1911. In 1916 she became one of the instructors in the Music Department. She was with the Bible School forty-four years. She received her Bachelor and Master Degrees in Music. In 1955 she was forced to give up her teaching, due to ill health. She passed away May 21, 1956. Miss Melzer not only taught music, but she was a blessing spiritually as well. God's Bible School appreciates her many years of service. May her memory be a continued blessing to those she helped to influence for God.

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Dedication 'lihe aged-wise and stzlid and the young-hungry and :tdventurous are ever in desperate need ol one another. Both need to give and receive. XX'e who are vet young are espeeiallv sensitive to the needs and hopes :uid spirit ol' those who :ire still younger. Their present storm and stress was ours just a short while QIQO. 'iliherelorez leeling ourselves akin to their situation, we eonnnend to them our eonnnon heritage in the Christ ol the Cross. It is our prayer that the living Christ of the Cross will ever he the guiding principle ol' life for the youth ol' God's Bible School, to whom we hereby dedicate this volume.

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G'od's Bible School Facts God's Bible School was founded by Rev. Martin YVells Knapp in the fall of 1900 for the specific purpose of Utraining Christian young men and women for the great white harvest fields at home and abroad. The first school work began September 27, 1900, at the present location on Mt. Auburn in Cincinnati, Ohio, with seventy-two students enrolled. Two buildings were in use. The faculty was composed of Rev. Knapp and three other teachers. The School began with la one-year course, centering around the Bible. From this modest beginning the School has grown under the blessing of God. There are at present twelve buildings in use, more than three hundred students enrolled, and eighteen teachers. The students are from twenty or more states and seven foreign countries or islands. Many church denominations, most of them holiness, are represented in the student body. Other fields of study have been added until there are seven school departments. The School is international in scope, interdenominational in relationship, and Wesleyan in faith. Its motto is Back to the Bible. Its emphasis is still on the training of young men and women for the great harvest fields. Approximately 17,000 students have been enrolled in God's Bible School, and forty-three nations have been represented among the fields to which its students have gone in their efforts to bless and lift broken and needy humanity. Widely distributed as these fields are, it is literally true that the sun never sets on the students of God's Bible School. The fundamental aim of the College is to offer an effective liberal arts education, fused with a vital interpretation of truth. It seeks to correlate good scholarship with Christian experience. The School of Theology purposes to send out into a confused world young men and women with some clear, sure word from God. It endeavors to give a comprehensive survey of the liter- ature of the Bible, with its related subjects, in an atmosphere which will strengthen the faith of the student. The High School Department offers secondary training to boys and girls who are preparing for a life of positive Christian living. The Christian WVorkers Department attempts to give the student such a knowledge of the Bible that he will be at home in the presence of any spiritual need. There is also a Music Department, a Six Weeks Course for personal workers, and a Corref spondence Course available to those who are unable to spend time in school. Also connected with the School is a printing plant which issues two weekly papers, God's Revivalist and Sparkling Waters, and other Christian literature. The main events of the year are two regular revivals, the great Thanksgiving Dinner, and the school year closes with the annual Camp Meeting.