Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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12 THE CEM JOHN H. SHILLING, Ph. D.

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TAYLOR UNIVERSITY In Memoziam T. a Reade 1846 — 1902. A NOBLER, more self-sacrificing man, a truer christian, than our late beloved President it would be difficult to find. Those who have known him thank God for having had that privilege. His life has done as much to inspire to noble and true christian character, as his activities have done to establish Taylor University, which is simply his child, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Of no one else can it be more truly said. ' ' He is not dead, he is living today. in hundreds of young people who are endeavoring to carry out the prin- ciples instilled in their lives by the example of his pure, self-sacrificing daily life among them. Above all eulogy of rich and varied talents, of scholarly attainments, beyond the qualifications of the instructor, the lecturer, the orator, molding and directing, giving color, life and form to all. stands a model Christian character. He will ever live, not in memory, but in fact, in the lives of hundreds whose lives touched his.

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TAYLOR UNIVERSITY 13 JOHN H. SHILLING, Ph. D.— Ph. B., 1895, Taylor University; A. B., 1898, Taylor University; S. M., 1899. Taylor University; Ph. D.. 1901. Taylor University; B. D., 1898, Gammon Theological Seminary. 1896. Instructor in Vocal Music in Gammon and Clark Uni- versity. Atlanta. Georgia; 1896-97, President Demorest Normal School, Demorest. Georgia; 1897-1902, Dean Theological Department. Taylor University; 1902-1903, Acting President Taylor University and Pro- fessor of English Bible and Hebrew. Professor Shilling, like most men of great worth, was born on a farm where his early life was spent. As a teacher he not only has a great store of knowledge, but also the power of imparting this knowledge to others. As a Hebrew teacher he is not excelled. In addition to his success in teaching in the class room, his model christian life is one that is a constant inspiraton to those with whom he comes in contact. The rapid progress of the school the past year is as strong an evi- dence as possible of his administrative ability.