Recorder (Mar. 1903)

THE HEC ORDER - 1895-1920

Toronto Bible College

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Vol. IX.]

TORONTO, MARCH, 1903.

[No. 2

A\crnl?crs of Corporation.

Hkv. Ki.mkkk Hauius, DAK. Prtxideiit .

Betheden, \V aimer Road, Toronto.

Toronto. J- Vice-Presidents.

.). U. Xasmith. Toronto. J
Jf)S. N. Shexstosk, Secre^arjy anrf Treasurer.

iO Walnu-r Koad, Toronto.
Kkv. \Vm. Stewakt, D.D., Principal.

l.iS St. (ieorL'e St.. Toronto.
Jamks Acton, Toronto.
E. Hooi-KR, M.D., Toronto.
R. KiLOOiK, Toronto.
Thos. a. Roik;kr, Hamilton
Eli AS Rogers, Toronto.

General Council.

BARRIE :
JlDUE ARDAGH.

Brant f ORD :
C. Cook..
liKu. Foster.

belleville :
Rev. R. Wallace.

BROCKVILLE :
II IKJK RkY.NOLKS.

tOALT:
R. <i. STRUTHERS.
K

GUELPH :
EV.T.WaK )ROI'K.D.D.

M. Holts )X.

Hamilton :
Rev. Fred. E. Hown r.

Kingston ■.
W. ROBI rtsox.

k London .■
Kkv. G. J.
I The name
me yet to b«

JiSHor

Montreal .•
Geo. Hague.

Paris .■
John Penman.

St. Catharines .-
George W. Hoimsetts.

Toronto :

C. M. CnPELAXI).

Trtos. S. CoLK.
Rev. T. C. Des Barues,
M.A.

.J. W. Fl-AVELI.K.

H. \V. Frost.
J. J. Garishohk.

C. S. GZOWSKI.

W. H. HuWMT. .Mil.

Rkv. T. B. Hyi.e.

J. Mackay.

Rev. D. McTavish.

D.Sc.
Chester D. Massey.
G. B. Meakows.

R. J. MnSKioMERV.

Rev. II M. Parsons,

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F. .M. Pratt.
John Stark.

The name, of other friond.^ in iin|Mjrtant centres
yet to be idded to the General Couniil.

iNSTRlTCrORS AND Lectitrers KOR 190i-o:j.
Rev. \V.m. Stewart. D.D.
Rev. Wm. MacWilliam. LL.B.
Rev. Elmore Harris. D.P.
Rev. .J.iiin McNk ol, U.D.
Rev Fred E. Ilr.wirr. MA.
Rev. R. p. MacKay, D.D.

Examiners for liKii'-oa.
Rev. S. D. Ciiowx. D.D.
Rev. T. C. Des Barres, .M.A
Rev. T. B. Hyde.
Rev. H. .M. Parsons. D.D.
Rev. H. p. Welton, D.D.

MissAnme Bcicxs, >|8«<. Secretaryand LVirnrinn.

Our Dksi»;x. — The Rieat design of the
School is the tiaiiiiiig of coiiseciated men
and women for Chiistian service at home
and abroad.

Contributions. — Any friends desiring
to liave fellowshi]^ in tlie work may send
t\w\v contribution.s to the Treasurer, J.
JS'. Slienstone. Es.]., 40 Walmt-r Road.
Toronto, or to any officer of the School.

Thk Bible Training; School still con-
tinues to enjoy many tokensof tlie Divine
favor. Since thr liefjinninj; of .January
we have had a buffer number of young
men attending the Day Classes than at
any previous period in tlie history of tlie
School. Among the.se are Messrs. Aplin,
1-5. 11, Dieth, Frowde ami Pearson, who
are taking courses of Hible stuffy with us
under tin- auspices of the Provincial
Committee of the Young Men's Christian
Associations of Ontario and (Quebec. Up
to F.'bruary 2Hrd the enrolment of stu-
ileiits for the present session is '■^ in the
Day Clas.ses, and IfiS in the Evening
Clas.ses. There is a marked spirit of in-
terest in the different studies of the
School.

THE RECORDER.

From Former Students.

Not 11 few of the stiulents who were
with us in past years continue to bear
unsolic-itetl testimony to the great bless-
ing they received from attendance at the
School. At our last public meeting one
of them, whose name we do not know,
gave a donation accompanied with this
note :

" From a student who has been bene-
fited beyond measure. God bless our
School."

Another has written as follows : —
" I do not think I appreciated fully the
privilege I bad of attending the School,
until it was taken from me. The year I
spent there was tlie most lilessed of all
my life. I am very thankful to the
School and all its instructors, for 1 feel
that if mj' life is in any way telling for
Christ, it is largely due to the Training
School I do not think I can ever forget
the Tuesday morning devotional meet-
ings.'"

A missionary in China, who has been
a year and a half in that country, and is
now able, in some measure at least, to use
the language, and has entered on a new
and need}' field of labor, says in her
letter :

" "We have classes for the women both
at our Station, and alsoin their ownhomes
where many gather together. It is a
privilege to tell the gospel story to those
who never heard it before. Three have
recently made a profession of their faith,
and many more seem to be sincere in-
quirers. 1 am thankful indeed to be here,
and I want to be kept read}- for whatever
my Master appoints me to do or suffer for
Him. I pray that the School may con-
tinue to have much blessing. Ma}' I give
to all the instructors and students the
gracious promise in Isaiah .o8 : 1 1 ? I
often think of my time with you all, and
of the precious Bible lessons I received,
which are of great assistance to me now
in my service for the Lord."

Still another of our former students,
now at work in Calcutta, India, writes
as follows in a recent letter: —

■' Many times I think of the dear old
Training School. Wliat blessed times
we useil to have there, sitting at the
Master's feet. I am sure there was not
one day when I attended the School that
I did not receive a blessing from the Lord,
and I do praise Him for His love in lead-
ing me there. I saw Miss Bushfield and
Mi.ss Little several times aft<^r they
reached India, and they told me a good
deal about the School. It is just three

years since I came to India, but I have
been so happy in my work, it hardly
seems more than one."

A Morning Mission Work.
Miss Lizzie Gray don, one of our former
students, has been transferred from the
Episcopal Mission at Lalitpur, India,
where she has been laboring for three
years, and is now connected with the
Bengali Mission in Calcutta. She has
written a most interesting account of." a
little extra morning work," as she calls
it, in which she has been led to engage.
A Bengali student, now with us in the
Training School in Toronto, says it is the
first time the Marwarie women in Cal-
cutta have been approached and reached
by earnest Christian effort. Accompanied
by two of the native women, who were
rescued from the famine and have become
true Christians, MissGraydon visits very
early in the morning the ghats on the
banks of the Ganges, the sacred river
where so many of the Hindus go to bathe.
They take with them tracts, gospels and
hymn books, which they distribute to the
women who resort thither, telling them
the stoi-y of Jesus and his love, and teach-
ing them to sing gospel songs. Several
have become deeply interested, and other
Christians in Calcutta have been led to
put forth special efforts on behalf of those,
who might hitherto have said, " no one
cares for our souls."

A Farewell Message.

In last Recorder we noted the death
from cholera of Rev. T. C. Hood, of the
Presbyterian mission in China, one of our
first students. After the fatal malady
had seized him, he wrote the following
touching sentences in his diary: — "If it
is God's will that I give over life, then
His will be done. I should like for the
work's sake to live longer. May gome
young man better fitted physically for
the work than I have been take up the
work. May our church never give up
till all the heathen about me here have
heard the glad sound. Farevell to the
dear home chnrch. FarewfU to all
friends. Farewell I we'll muet again,
and with us will meet thousands of
those who now sit in darkness."

THE RECORDER.

Lett for China.

Two more of our students, Miss J. B.
.lames and Miss M. E. Funk, liavf fjone to
China. The former attended our Even-
ing Classes for three Sessions while a
teacher in Havergall Hall and Moulton
(.'ollejie. and the latter, since graduation,
has been employed as a deaconess in this

ry bj- the Evangelical Association-
1 hey will labor in connection with the
China Inland Mission. Both of tliem are
followed with the best wishes and fervent
prayers of many.

Medical Lectures.

There are now four medical lectures de-
livered in the School every week. Shortlj-
after the beginning of the Januarj' term
Dr. Howitt commenced a Thursdaj- after-
noon course of lectures on tropical dis-
eases. While this course is of special
value to students who expect to engage
in mission v.'ork in warm climates, it
' .mnot fail to be helpful to all. Dr.
Hooper continues his lectures to ladies on
Tuesdaj*, Dr. Bowie on Wednesday, and
Dr. Porter on Friday, the hour for each
course being 4 p. m.

Examination Papers.

We give below two of the examin-
ation papers, which were set for the
students at the close of last term. These
will give some idea of the nature and
scope of the studies, as they are taken up
in the different classes. The first was pre-

ired by Dr. Harris for his Tuesday class,
ud the second by Mr. McNicol for his

iss engaged in studies in the Gospels.

LEVITICUS AND IIEUREWS.

1. Give the main divisions only of the

Epistle to the Hebrews.
J. What is the relation of Hob. 1 : 1-3 to

the F^pistle"? Give the important

truths taught by that pa.ssage.
. Indicate the themes of the " Five

Books of Moses."
I. Give clearly the four divisions of

Leviticus.
State the names of the offerings of

Leviticus and give Scriptures from

New Testament indicating their

typical character.
*". Distinguish brieflj' the Burnt and

Meal-offerings.

7. Certain offerings are called "The
Bread of God " U-«v. 21 : •>). Ex-
plain.

><. Writ^ an explanatory note on
Lev. 1 : 1.

9. Give the niuterial.s (jf the Meal-offer-
ing, stating the signilicance of the
••Oil.'

10. Stateclearly the meaning of Lev. 2: 13,

•' .And every oblation of thy Meat-
offtM-ing shalt thou season with
salt," etc.

11. Give the names of the prohibited

things in connection with the Meal-
offering and the probable reason for
tht'ir prohibition.

12. In the believer's practical life what

would the Burnt and Meal-offerings
represent "r* Give one New Testa-
ment Scripture for eacli.
N.B. — Answer any ten out of the twelve,
selecting at least one from the Hebrews.

STfUIKS IN THE OOSPELS.

1. State the general design of the Gos-

pels, and explain why they contain
so small a part of the life of Jesus.

2. Tell what you know of the writers of

the first two Gospels.

3. Give a general outline of either of the

first two Gospels

4. What are the peculiar characteristics

of the Gospel according to Mat-
thew ?

5. Write a synopsis of any one of tlie

following addresses of our Lord : —
(1) The Sermon on the Mount
(Matt. 5-7). (2) The charge to the
Twelve (Matt. 10). (3) The Olivet
Prophecy (Matt. 24-25;.

6. What si>ecial aspect of Christ's min-

istry does Mark present? Point
out the features of his Gospel that
illustrate this.

7. Write a note on " the letirements of

Jesus."
S. State the names used for miracles in

the New Testament, and exjilain

the meaning of each.
9. Write a brief account of any one of the

following miracles: — (1) Turning

the water into wine. (2) Stilling

the storm. (3) Healing tlie Gad-

arene demoniac.

10. State the main spiritual teaching of

the following:— (1) The feeding of
the five thousand. (2) Tlie wither-
ing of the fruitless fig-tree.

11. What feature of Christ's mission to

the world is illustrated by His
miracles wrought over evil 8pirit.s?
(Ten questions will 1>e counted a full pa-
per).

THE RECORDER.

Notes.

TiiK closing exercises of tlie session
will take place on Thursdaj', April BOth.

Rkv. James Desson, of Leith, has now
entered on a new field of lal)Oi- in Al-
rnonte.

We are p:lad to welcome to the classes
this term Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Boyne. who
have been acce|ited as missionaries to
India.

Mk. K. a Pkak.-^on has just gone to
Sault Ste. Marie. Ont., to become Secre-
tary of the Y.M.C.A. in tliat Hourishing
town.

The next students' public meeting \\'ill
be held on Friday, March 27th, when
friends of the School will be cordiallj-
welcomed.

Mr. J. W. S ALTON, of Kingsey Falls,
Que., has conducted a successful series of
evangelistic meetings with one of the
Montreal churches.

The Tuesday' devotional meeting, the
mission study class, and the mission
prayer meeting continue to be maintained
with much interest.

Manv of the students have organized a
homiletical class for mutual improve-
ment, and some of them are paying special
attention to reading and elocution.

Special written examinations on
" Studies in the Gospels" and Bible Doc-
trines were held on "Wednesday and
Thursday, February 25th and 26th.

Mis.s Mai;i) M. West, a graduate of
last j'ear, has been accepted for mission-
arj- work in South America. We trust
that slie will be much blessed in her
labors.

Miss a. R. Hitliion. wlio was three
years with us in the School, and rendered
efticient service as teacher of English,
has commenced a Bible study class in
Belleville.

OirR last students' public meeting was
well attended, and tlie exercises were full
of interest and protit. Many of our
friends in the city value these occasions
very higlily.

J{i:v. W. F. RoADiiousE, late of Tavis-
tock, has become pastor in Parry Sound ,
and Rev. Tlios. H. Roljertson, recently of
Langdon, N,D., has settled in Peterboro,
Ont. Maj- great blessing attend tlieir
work.

The following are tiie suljjects pre-
scribed for Essajs during the present
term :— ^lan ]\Iade in tlie Image of God ;
The Wages of Sin ; The Grace of God ;
In Christ ; Teach us to Pray ; The FJesh
and the Spirit.

Dr. Harris recently conducted Bible
study and evangelistic services for over
a week at Denison University, Ohio;
and also gave special Bible instruction at
the Y.M.C.A. Conventions in Peterboro,
Ont., and Pontiac, Mich.

Rev. R. p. Mackay, D.D., is our visit-
ing lecturer for the present term. His
subject is " China as a Mission Field,"
and it is treated in a way that is not only
interesting and instructive, but is also
full of suggestion and inspiration to the
students.

Two or three of our students have been
preaching for theCongregational churches
of Pine Grove and Humber Summit. A

report in the Co)iyre;/<ifionafist says :
■' AVe have l^een supplied each Sunday by
students from the Toronto Bible Training
School, and their services have been fully
appreciated."

Receipts for (

The following am
ceived from Nov. 13
1903:

No 4.T s35 00

Jenerai Fund.

ounts have been re-
th, 1902, to Feb. 9th,

No. 65 .. S2 00

'■ 4t> 10 00

'■ 47 25 00

" 48 100

.. 49 .... 5 00

" 66 15 00

" 67 100 00

II 68 10 OO

"69 1 0(1

!■ .50 250 00

>' 51 25 00

II 70 10 00

" 71 4 00

" 72 24 00

" 73 15 00

" 74 25 00

II 75 5 00

•■ .52 5 00

" .5.1 .... 5 00

• 51 20 00

" :V) 25 00

" .'^rt! 25 00

11 76 1 00

II 77 2 00

II 78 25

■' .-,7 5 00

.. .58 5 00

" .59 .S5 00

" 60 10 00

■ 61... ... 10 00

" 79 5 00

II 80 3 (K)

II 81 7 01)

" 62 25 00

II 82 75 00

" i!3 25 00

1. 83 25 01

'• 84 SCO

" 64 10 00

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Total t

JO.SEPH N. {

Total .... $H!tO 5
cknowledged — 1,232 oO

0 Feb. 9, 1903....*2,122 25

Shenstone. Treas.

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