Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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THE . 'i PETITJEAN - 199.7 T0 the Students of Harding College Almut thirty-fivv years agn two men nf great vision, David Lipscomb aml .l. A. Harding, COHCUlVCIi the imperative need of teaching: the Bible in schnol as a regular tcxt-hunk. Their conception resulted in tho castablishmunt of a school in which every student was required to prepare and recite. at least. Uni! Bihle lesson daily. This was a new school Hunder the. sun. There had been Church colleges and Universities, Christian Colleges, Theological Seminaric's. and Divinity Schools, from time immo- morinl; but. a school in which everybody from the primary pupil to the senim' college man was required to recite a daily Bible lesson was. a school of a new type. At least, among the disciples of Christ there was not another such school in all the world. In these thirty and more years this school and those that have developed frum it have wrought wumlers in the church of our Lord. 50 cth-ctually have faithful Christians taught the worrl 0f Gorl in these schools that thuir students today are preaching it aruuml the world. Nearly all of the mis- sionaries fmm the Church on foreign snil tmlay have gone out from Bible st'htmls. This Bible school movement is. pvlhups, the most important movement begun in tlu- nineteenth century. At least. the Church has made no other move since the days of the Apostles toward making opportunities fur teaching the worcl of the Lord that is in any way comparable to the nwpnrtunity all'unlml in and through these schouls. Without dnulnt. we believe them- is nn urleutur opportunity in all the world to preach thv whole word of God than the nppm'tlmity given to the teachers in our Christian college's. Though our schools afTorll an unpertunity irmnnuoivahly great, they are beset with most serious difficulties: and whether we shall continue to have in the years to comc- u recugnizell standard college in the world is for us to say. In other words, whether this effectual dum- uf utterance shall be kept open to the Church of God is for those of us to say who know the value of tho work. who know its needs, and who love the work because of its great service t0 youth. So in this our animal message to you we want. to lay on your hearts one of the problems, the solving- of which is Vital to the work. This problem is. the pressure. even the ulemand. being urged by accrediting agencies that every recognized college must. have a substantial endnwmvnt. The day is not far diStant, even at the door, we believe. when 130: college without endowment will he fouml 0n the acm-mlitml list of cnllc-Hos and universities. This means that, as Wt' zin- tmlay, every une of our Rchmpls wnulwl ho irretrievably damaged and this great 21ml OiTectual :lom' of utterance all but closed. What shall we do? Shall we permit it '3 Shall Harding College be endanger- od'! We want you to say with us. If Gall will, it shall never he. By thel help of God we will giva our all to prevent it. and wv this day plvclge ourselves. heart and haml. to the endowment campaign. We want to assure you, our children. that we hulieve in you and your loyalty to do all that is in your power tr: keep uml maintain Harding College a standard institu- tiun. We rvmember the creating 0f an endowment is no small undertaking, but the students: uf this institution are worthy tu tit! great thing's and they are also capable, with Gml's. help. We love you and we art: for you. for Harding College. BROTHER AND SISTER ARMSTRONG. h Page thirteen