Trevecca Nazarene University - Darda Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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It was during the 1897 Centennial Celebration in Nash- ville, that the events were taking place that would eventu- ally form the Pentecostal Alliance (later to be the core of the First Nazarene Church) and the Bible Training School (later to become Trevecca Nazarene College). On Novemeber 5, 1901, the Bible Training School opened its doors. The school was not open to the public but to those who were seriously preparing for some definite Christian Service. The school continued to grow, due to McClurkan ' s enthusiasm for academic excellence as well as evangelistic zeal, until there was no longer a sufficient amount of room. The next location of the Pentecostal Mission was directly behind the Ryman Auditorium on Fourth Avenue in the Pentecostal Tabernacle. Over eighty students from fifteen denominations were en- rolled. The student body picture shows a mature and serious group of students, who treasured the privilege of getting an education. The McClurkan Family House J.O. McClurkan and his wife. Martha Francis 2

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Trevecka Castle, Wales Trevecca Mazarene College was born out of history like all human institutions. It was born in a formal way, November 5, 1901, in Nashville, Tennessee. But the gen- esis leading to that event began long before and far away. iTrevecca ' s history began in the Evangelical Revival in Britain, early in the eighteenth century. A village in Wales, named Trevecka played a significant role in the Revival, that eventually would bring the Tennessee Tre- vecca into being. The two Trevecca ' s were closely con- nected, and this connection was focused in the British founder of the Welsh Trevecca, the Countess of Hunting- don. Countess Huntingdon secured a lease on the historic castle at Trevecka in South Wales, and spent several weeks in preparing the disintegrated building for the college she had in mind. The castle had been built in 1 176 according to a date over the entrance. In 1575, a Rebecca Prosser had purchased and restored part of the original edifice. She called it Trevecka after herself. The village then took its name from the restored castle. Countess Huntingdon tried to bring together the evan- gelical forces in Britain in order to keep the Wesleyan and Cavlinistic traditions from dividing. It was this influential spirit, among other things, that inspired J.O. McClurkan to rename the school in Nashville that he had founded Trevecca, after Lady Huntingdon ' s College.

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The 191 1 Student Body — Pentecostal Tabernacle. The healthy little school was growing tremendously, and new courses were continually being offered each year as needs arose. Finally another period of major changes was called forth. In 1910, a third building was fitted onto the property and into the complex of the Pentecostal Tabernacle. The students demanded higher academic training, but did not want to leave the school to attend other colleges. Once again, McClurkan was pushed by his students into a broader level of education. The Train- ing School was destined to become a college. The school became a four year college in 1910, offering courses leading to the A.B., B.S., and B.L. degrees. Upon obtain- ing this new charter, McClurkan renamed the school Trevecca , after the Welsh school which trained minis- The Bible School Student Body and Faculty (1910) in Front of the Pentecostal Tabernacle. Street is unpaved and street car rails are plainly in view. Old Hynes School Building, Birth Place of the Bible School. ters for the pastorates needed during the Wesleyan reviv- al in Britain. Rev. S.W. Strickland who did a thorough job of researching the whole story concludes: Knowing something of the original Trevecca College, its founder, its spirit, and purpose as established by Lady Huntingdon, and after consulting in the company of Dr. C.E. Hardy and with some Methodist authorities in Nash- ville, Tennessee, Brother McClurkan decided to adopt the name Trevecca for his college. Thus the second Trevecca College was established in 1910, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. This change was the beginning of a new education era for the school.