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

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l'l1CDOl OI'l'lI-I -P-P-GDP Zinn. .ilnhn A. Ennis. B. B. By ALBERT VAN GORP We find in the nineteenth verse of the twenty-fourth chapter of thie Gospel accord- ing to St. Luke the record of two disciples on their way to Emmaus, referring to Jesus Christ as a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people. Acts 7:22 records the address of Stephen to the council in which he speaks of Moses as a man mighty in words and in deeds. On March 17, 1934, God in His Divine Wisdom saw best to call home the beloved flougdir of our school, Dr. John A. Davis, who was a man mighty in words and in ee s. The Lord Jesus Christ was mighty in deed and word because He was very God, Himself. The reason Moses was mighty in words and deedsn was that he was God's chosen leader of the .children of Israel from Egypt. Dr. John A. Davis was mighty in words and deeds because he yielded himself to the guidance of the Holy Spirit and obeyed when God spoke to him. The result of the words of Dr. Davis may be seen in the work which God per- mitted him to do as an evangelist. He was the instrument that God used to bring thousands of souls to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, through his words, many, who have since graduated, are preaching the Word of God in all-parts of the world. And today, many of the communities where his campaigns were held still feel the results of the words which he spoke. An illustration of the results of his deeds may be seen in the work which he did at Hallsread, Pa. In 1894 he accepted a call to the pastorate at Hallstead where the group was meeting in an old school house. In December of the following year the present church building was dedicated to the Lord and since then approximately seven- teen young people from this church have entered Christian service. Some years later, while in a campaign at Hazelton, Pa., he received a vision to build a Bible School to train young men and women for Christian service. Early in the year of 1900 a Bible class was organized, for believers, that they might learn how to study the Bible better. The result of this class was the founding of the Practical Bible Training School. The school rapidly outgrew the quarters ,they had on Harrison Street in Lestershire Know Johnson Cityj 5 and God, in answer to prayer, gave Dr. Davis the present site, and the school was moved to these grounds in 1911. The Students' League of Many Nations, traveling throughout the United States, is another result of the Work of this humble man of God. Ten years have passed since the body of Dr. John A. Davis was carried to its resting place on Sunset Knoll. But here again we see the reality of the words in I-Ieb. 11:4, 'ihe being dead yet speakethf, because P.B.T.S. is sending forth more workmen into the vineyard of our Lord every year, with the result that many more thousands are coming to the Saviour. The yearly Bible Conference held on the grounds in the summer is proving a bless- ing and an inspiration to many of Godis children. This, too, is another result of the deeds and words of Dr. John A. Davis. These past ten years have slipped by rapidly. Some of them have ,seemed hard for us, but in reality they were easy compared to those years of service and sacrifice which he gave for his Saviour and Lord. But we know that these ten years he has been with the Lord have been glorious for him. Most of us, the Class of '44, never knew Dr. John A. Davis, personally, but as we hear from others about him and see the 1'esults of his labors, we feel that we have missed a great deal in our lives for not having known him. Paul says, UI press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We are sure that this, too, was the aim of Dr. John A. Davis in his life. May we as the Class of '44 take the words of Paul and add the last words of Dr. Davis, which were, go on, go on, go on, and determine, with the help of God, to say mighty words and do mighty deeds for His glory. Isa. 5017, For the Lord God will help meg therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. The truth needs no crutches, it limjJs, it's a lie. Page Four .,...-