Northwestern Bible School - Scroll Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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JH ©ream Come ®rue or S3 3Real Cbohitioii The First Baptist Church Dreams play a large part in the destiny of the human race. AH great occurrences are in reality the fulfillment of some cherished dream. For years William Carey sat in his humble workshop, and as he cobbled shoes, longed for the day when he could carry the Gospel to India. His long labor in that pe¬ ninsula was the realization of his hopes while yet a young man in England. The Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School is the fruit of a dream in¬ spired by God. The unfolding and realiza¬ tion of this dream might be likened to the planting and development of a rose bush. As from one tiny, brown, dried-up root, may come a hardy bush, even so from a weekly Bible class, conducted every Wednesday evening in the First Baptist Church, has come our dear Northwestern Bible and Missionary Train¬ ing School. The first small green shoot was seen coming up in October. 1902, when the school was first opened with three in¬ structors and seven students. The course of study consisted of Bible in¬ struction, Homiletics and Missions, and the period required to complete the training at that time was two years. The rosebush requires much care and attention, but in spite of all this solici¬ tude and concern, there are periods when no visible progress in growth is marked. The gardener prunes, culti¬ vates. coaxes, and patiently awaits de¬ velopment, The Northwestern Bible The Old Chapel Hz 3} 1 ■ - — — T- •. mi

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wr € ui‘ jFacuItp Af ss Marie Acornb Mr . O. L. Sf .vroof AfiW Efsj ' e alterant : Mr . A a.vr Kqbb A r. 77?l’o. Wj jmrn A r, C. Haggqmu Afr. Geo, Krieger A 1ss Frances a ? 7£ f sf the height of homiletics I excellence. Mr, St ix rood ' s practical lectures on Sunday School organization have been of great help, and Church History has been made intensely interesting by our instructor, Mr. Payne. In Mr. Robb we have a parliamentarian who tells us how to do things ‘ in decency and in order.” The English department, in connection with which a course in public speaking is given, is under the supervision of Miss Acomb. She and Miss Hultcrantz. together with the student teachers, have done their part in prepar¬ ing us to be used in our Master s service. We believe we have a faculty of whom we can be justly proud. The only way in which we can express our appreciation is by proclaiming the blessed truths here learned, and thus souls will be added to their hire. 9

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The Old Site of Jackson Hull Mr . Philipon ' s Ex-Parsonage and Missionary Training School struggled along under mountains of difficulties, fought for its existence, faced defeat and disaster many times, but its life was preserved because of the undaunted courage of its founder, Dr W B. Riley, and the steadfastness and loyalty of bis friends. Gradually the bush was seen to put out new sprouts, and in 1904 came forth a rosebud representing the first graduate to pass out into the vineyard of the Master. In a few years, many more sprouts were visible, signifying the fact that the curriculum had been enlarged and new instructors added. During its process of growth the rosebush naturally requires more space. Likewise, the increased enrollment necessitated the purchasing of the first property, which is now the boys ' dormi¬ tory at 6 South Eleventh Street Later, the corner by the First Baptist Church at Eleventh and Harmon Place was obtained, and the last addition to that famous block was the plot on which Mr Phi 11- potts parsonage stood. It would seem that with the Hull X 11