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Toronto Bible College

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Vol. XV[I.]

TORONTO, MARCH, 1911.

[No. 3.

A\ernbers of Corporation.

Rev. Elmore Harris, D.D.. Prcsldcuf.

Betlieden. Waliner Road. Toronto.
Rev. R. p. Mack.vv. I).1>.. \

Toronto. > ViccPresidcnts.
J. D. Nasmith, Toronto. J
Jos. X. SiiENSTO.N'E, Trrtisiirer.

40 Wnlmer Road, Toronto.
Rev. Wm. Stewart, D.D., Srcrctary,

13S St. tlcorge St., Toronto.
Rev. John McNicol, RD., Principal,

11(» College St., Toronto.
E. Hooper, M.D., Hronte.
R. Kii,(i()i'R, Toronto.
Marti.n Love, Toronto.
Ki.iAS RooEKS, Toronto.

Geoerzii Council.

0W£M SOUHO.

Rev. Tkos. A. Rodger.

Paris .-
Joii.v Pen.man.

St. Catharines •
Geo. W. Hodoetts.

stratford:
DiNCAN Stewart.

Toronto :
Dr.Kd.St. G. Haldwin.
Rev. H. V. Bingham.
Tiios. S. Coi.K.

C. M. COPKLANI).

.J. J. Gartshore.

V. S. GZOW.SKI.

W. H. Howitt. M.D.
Dr. N'.W. Hovi.Es, K.C
Kkv. T. \i. HVDE.
.Idiin Ma<kav.
Rev. D. McTavish,

D.Sc.

CllE.STER D. Ma.><SKY.

S. J. Moore.

W. H. ORR.

Rev. H. .M. I'AitsoNs,

D.D.
F. M. Pratt.

RBV W.F. ROADHOUSE

W. J. RonERTSo.v.
HAitRV L. Stark.

The names of other friends in important cen-
tres are yet to be added to the General Council.

8ARRI£ I
JlUGE ARDAGH.

BELLEVILLE :

Rev. G. J. Bishop, D.D.
Rev. R. NVali.ace.

Br ANT FORD :

C. Cook.

Frank M. Foster.

BROCKVILLE t

JruoE Reynolds.

QALT:

R. G. Strcthkr-s.

Qermantown, Pa.
Rev. H. NN'. Frost.

QUELPH ,

Rev.T.Wardroi-k.D.D
R. M. HousoN.

hakilton i
Rev. Fred E. Howitt.

KINGSTON t

B. W. Robertson

montreal :
Geo. Hague,

I.vstructors and Lecturers for 1909-10.

Rev. John McXicol, B.D.
Rev. W'.m. Stewart, D.D.
Rev. Ei-.more Harris, D.D.
Rev. a. I.mkie, B.Th.
Rev. K. V. Binoiia.m.
NV. H. Howitt. M.D.
Mr. C. E. Lick.
Mrs. Eva R. York.
.Mrs. H. L. .Steriiens.

E.xaminers for 1910-11.
Rev. W. H. Hincks, D.D.
Rev. T. B. Hvde, M.A.
Rev. H. M. Parsons, D.D.
Rev. F. S. Weston, M.A.

Miss Margaret Oliver, .^a•.s•^.s■^ Sec. mid
Librarian

Contributions. — Any friends desir-
ing to have fellowship in the work may
send their contributions to tlie Ti-ea.s-
ui-er. .1. N. Shenstone, Esq., 40 Walmer
Road. Toronto, or to any officer of the
.School.

The Work of the Session.

The work of the present session was
resumed after the Christmas vacation
with an increased enrolment. The
average attendance of students in the
day clas.ses is over 60, which is fully up
to the average of last year. The attend-
ance in the evening clas.ses was inter-
rupted somewhat during the evangelistic
campaign in January, but since then it
ha.s improved. Dr. Howitt is giving his
valuable course of instruction on Tropi-
cal Diseases to the students who are
preparing for foreign work. Rev. R. V.
Bingham is ccmducting a special course
of study on the fundamental Biblical
principles of missions, .Ail the other
cla,sses are going on as usual.

THE RECORDER.

What Two Friends Say.

In an intei-fsting letti'i" which our
Ti-i'asuriT liitoly received from Miss
Kthel M Wilkins, a former graduate of
the .School, she write.s a.s follows :

"We h.Mve still a deep interest in the
Toronto Hihle Training School. The
days spent there were very liuppy and
pii)lilal>U'. We are glad there is such a
School in the city, where God's Holy
Wonl, the Bihle, is clearly ajid faithfully
taught. May (Jod's richest blessing at-
tend all the" efforts put forth by the
l\)uncil and Instructors; and may numy
of the students continue to go forth to
preach tlie Gospel."

Miss Wilkins was engaged for a time
as a missionary nui-se in a hospital in
om- North-West, but her health gave
way, and she is now resting at home.
May she soon be restored to health.

A member of our General Council,
who has .shown his deep interest in the
Scliool lx)th by gifts and services, re-
cently sent us this e.stinuite of the
.School and the position it takes :

"The enclosed is my annual contribu-
tion to the maintenance fund of the
Toronto Bible Training School As
time goes on, and reveals the lamentable
trend towards rationalism on the part
of our churches and colleges, the exist-
ence and support of such an institution
as the Bible Training School becomes
increasingly necessary and important."

Evangelistic Labors.

Oui frienil and giaduate, George
Tester, who has done excellent work for
the Bible Society in this city, and in
other places in Ontario, has lately been
engatred in evangelistic work at Wooler
and Uxl)ri<lge. He has visited over 15(>
homes in "the love of the Go.spel," and
good residts are anticipated. He is now
at BloomHeld, engaged in similar .service.

Marriage.

(iKAV-BcKN.s.— At Philailelphia. Fa..
on Saturday, January 21, 1911, Annie
Burn.s, of 5.32 Spadina Avenue, Toronto.
U) Thomas Will>ert Grav. of New York.

Many of the former students and
graduates of the Toronto Bible Train-
ing School, as well as the students now
in attendance, were greatly interested
in learning of this marriage. Miss
Burns has l)een for years the eflficient
and faithful assistant-secretary of tlie
School. She attended to her numerous
duties with zeal, and secured the esteem
of all connected with the Institution by
her unfailing kiTidncss and coui'tesy.
She has the best wisiies of many friends
that all true happiness may attend her
in this new relationship.

Practical Work.

The students of the School took an
active part in the Evangelistic Cam-
paign under Dr. Chapman and Mr.
Alexander, which was held in Toronto
during the month of January. Abo\it
thirty of them undertook the personal
work in two sections of Massey Hall,
and others were enrolled as workers in
churches in different parts of the city.
The expeiiences of the campaign were
of great value to them all.

The Evangelistic Band has been con-
tinuing its good work tliroughout the
winter. On Sunday nights Gospel ser-
vices have been conducted in .several
mi.ssions in different ])arts of the city,
and OTi Monday nights the Band has
cluirge of the meeting in the Yonge St.
^fission. The students i-epoi-t that
nmch blessing is accompanying them,
and that many conveisions have re-
sulted from their work. Tlie young
men also supj>Iy |)ulpits occasionally
outside tlie citv.

Assistant Secretary.

.Miss Margaret Oliver has received the
appointment of Assistant .Secretary of
the Toronto Bible Training School,
as successor to Miss Annie Burns. She
entered on her important duties on
the 30th of January, and gives promise
of doing very useful work in her new
position.

THE RECORDER.

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The Missionary Society.

'i'lu' niissioimiy nrtivitifsof the School
art' ln'iiiu: canii'il on with «'iu'ounigiiig
intt'ivst. The iv^;iilar wft-kly mot'tiiig
of the Society and the iniii'iiin^ mission-
ary prayer-meeting are well attended.
Since the beginning of the session four-
teen mission study classes have been
organized, with six or eight students in
each. The classes organized in October
romi»leted theii- work at the close of the
yejir, and a new set of classes was or-
ganized in .January. At present over
fifty students of the Day Classes are
enrolled in mission study. The lunnber
of students looking forward to the
foreign field has increased during the
session, and the Volunteer Band now
consists of twenty-two members.

An interesting feature of the Society's
prograunue for Mai-ch is a debate on
the subject, "Resolved; That in the
Evangelizing of the world there is a
greater need for the spiritual strength-
ening of the bofly of the Christian
Church at home than for the strength-
ening of the missionary forces on the
field."

2. Write a brief account pointing out
the stages in tlu' life of either Abra-
ham or lacol).

3. Ti-ace the promise (»f a Redeemer in
Genesis.

4. (live an analysis of Exodus.

5. Draw a diagram of the Tal)ernacle
with its furniture.

6. Give the main divisions of Leviticus
and explain clearly the spiritual
significance of the sacrifices.

7. Describe the ceremonies of the Day
of Atonement; or give a list of the
feasts of the Lord with their New-
Testament antitypes.

8. Give the main divisions of Numbers
and write a m)te on the stages of
the wilderness journey.

9. Give a list of the types of Christ in
Ntmibers, stating where they are
found.

10. State the general character and give
the main divisions of Deuteronomv.

Death of Mrs. Stewart.
After an illness of nearly four years,
Mrs. Win. Stewart, the wife of the first
Principal of the Bibh' Training School,
passed from earth to be forever with
the Lord. The earlier members of the
School will recall the yearly I'eunion of
the students at her home, as long as
she could extend to them her kindly
hospitality. She died toward midnight
on the 18th of I'Y'liruary, and her re-
mains were borne on Feb. 2<)th to the
family bin ying groimds at Beamsville.
Her bereaved husband conveys his
heartfelt thanks to the members of the
Day and Evening Classes of the .School
for their lesolntions of sympathy.

The Pentateuch.
Rkv. John MrNiroi..

1. Explain the names and stati- tlie
themes of the five books.

Essays and Addresses.
By Rev. Wm. Stewakt, D.D.

1. Distinguish l»etween the humiliation
and the humility of Christ.

2. Write a paraphrase of I'hil. 2:
<> and 7.

'.i, Givt' testimonies to the holiness of
Christ fn>m those who were not His
disciples.

1. In what way did Christ manifest
His love to men in tin- past.

;"). (Jive some of the most noted exam-
ples of the Saviour's compassion.

(5. Wiite an e.s.say of at least tw«i
hundred wouls fui "the Gosj>h1 of
Christ.

THE RfeCORDEk.

Colportage Work.
Si'vcral of oui- students engage jn
colportage work. In some districts the
visit of the colporteur is the only visit
of a religious character ever received,
and as a rnl*" he is warmly welcomed.
His is an important work, and calls for
H combination of qualities not often
found. It is }i work which has always
been greatly blessed. The minister can
have no better ally than the Colporteur,
whose work often brings to light some
interesting information. One Colpor-
tejir rejxirts thjit in three w(^eks' labor
in an old settled part of Western
Ontario, he found fourteen homes in
which there was not a single copy of
the Word of God. He sold a Bible to
a woman al)out forty years of age, who
had never possessed a copy of hei- own.
He says : "Seventh Day Adventist and
Millennial Dawn literature I found
everywhere." The error must be met
by tl»e opposing truth.

for North America of the China Inland
Mission. There is an especial propriety
in this arrangement, because Mr. Frost
has been connected with the School
from the beginning, and because his
daughter is a member of the graduating
class.

Notes.
The final examinations of the present
term will take place from April 17th to
April 27th, 1911.

The annual meeting of the Board of
Incorporati«)n and the (4eneral Council
of the Bible Training School will l)eheld
on A])ril 28th, and the graduating exer-
cises on the evening of the same day.

Four or five of our students have
l>een preaching with much acceptance
in pulpits outside of Toronto. In the
case of one or two of thes<s it is ex-
pected that a call may be extended to
enter on a more permanent relation-
ship.

Mr. Lloyd Hist, of Eglinlon, has
offereil his services to the Board of the
China Inland Mission for employment
in that vast country. Mr. Rist has
l)een one of our most devoted students,
and we tntst that the way may be
opened up for him to go wherever the
Loi'd of the harvest may wi.-^h.

Thk a«ldress before the graduating
class will be delivered by the Rev. Henry
W. Fnvst, of Germantown. Pa.. Director

We regret to announce that Mrs. H. L.
Stephens, who conducted the class in
vocal music with so much efficiency
during the first half of the present
session, has been obliged from throat
tiouble to give up her work for a pro-
longed period of rest. We sincerely
trust that by the blessing of our Heav-
enly Feither she will soon recover, and
again be the means of training many for
the service of song among the Lord's

people.

Receipts for General Fund.

Donations received from Nov. 26th,
1910, to March 1st, 1911 :

No. fig $o 00

„ fi9 5 00

„ 70 20 00

„ 71 UO 00

No.lll «10 00

112 ino 00

5 00
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5 00

75 4 00

76 5 00

77 10 00

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81 10 00

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8S 100 00

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118 100 OO

119 10 00

12.1 250 00

121 10 00

122 25 00

123 50 00

121 10 00

125 100 OO

126 2 OO

127 60 0(1

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101 10 00

102 10 00

103 25 00

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135 10 00

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M 145 100 00

., 146 2 50

„ 147 200 OO

,. US 10 CO

„ 149 5 00

„ 150 1 00

.. 151 10 00

. 152 20 00

Total $1,804 61

Previously acknowledged 1,469 00

Total to date 3,273 61

.Joseph N. Shenstone. Treas

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