Practical Bible Training School - Theologue Yearbook (Johnson City, NY)

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C270 i ! r 5 l K s a I i A i.1,,,,,' LOVINGLY DEDICATED By the Class of 1941 TO MRS. JOHN A. DAVIS With hearts full of praise we lift our voices to God in thanksgiving for the privi- lege of having known you during our three years here at school. Although you have never been our instructor in the class room, you have been one in your daily life. Your humility and quietness have been an example to us of a sincere Christian. It is with deepest appreciation that we dedicate to you our book. What He bad promised, Hc was able also to perf0rm.' ROMANS 4:21. Page Seven

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l , we qfwfgfaflw i REV. JOHN A. DAVIS, D.D. The founder, and for many years the President of our school, John A. Davis, was a man of clear vision, simple faith, deep consecration, unselfish spirit, and great determi- nation. It was his vision that saw this school before it came into beingg it was his faith that led to its founding, it was his consecration that led to his using the things at hand for the glory of God, it was his unselfishness that gave unsparingly his time, talents, strength, and material things that the blessing of God's grace might be passed on to others, and it was his determination that carried him through many a battle to its suc- cessful culmination. The devotion and spirit of enthusiasm of John A. Davis still influences the lives of thousands and his reward can be computed only when the last soul is Won by the last student trained. -REV. HOMER H. MACARTHUR. For the Lord God will help meg therefore shall I not he confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not he ashamed. ISAIAH 50:7. Page Six

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. Q70f1eG69gua. Zin illimnnry nf .Unhn iliultnn By MRS. JOHN FULTON REV. JOHN FULTON On the night of May 20, 1940, John Fulton, a man greatly loved by the faculty and student-bo-dy of the Practical Bible Training School, and for many years intimately associated with Dr. John A. Davis in the great Davis and Mills Evangelistic Campaigns, finished earth's activities at the age of seventy-nine. He left a host of friends and loved ones here, and went to be with his Lord and the many loved ones who had gone on before. His passing came in the midst of Commencement preparations. The funeral services were held in King Hall with the faculty and entire student body participating, and with Rev. Gordon C. Davis in charge. The service was deeply impressive, and the presence of God was profoundly manifested. This was a fitting close to a miraculously God-touched and transformed life. During his two years invalidism from heart trouble, the students frequently went over to his home on Riverside Drive across from the Bible School, where they sang and prayed for him. This greatly cheered and touched him in his isolated, shut-in hours. During the last twelve years of his life he was in very close touch with the school. He was a man of much prayer, and the school and all its interests were carried to God daily in his devotions. His occasional messages to, and personal contacts with the students, were a source of great inspiration. Like John A. Davis, whom he dearly loved, John Fulton had memorized vast portions of God's Word. He always urged others to memo- rize some Scripture daily, and to retain it by constant review. Born on April 7, 1861 at Cranny QBallydouganJ near Lurgan, County Down, Ire- land, of sturdy Irish parents, he was the fourth in the family of eleven children. From childhood he was a leader and a favorite. John always had 'ia way with him. Once niet, he was never forgotten. Possessed with much native wit and intelligence, although Page Eight