1948-1949 Baptist Bible Institute Catalog

12. We believe that it is the privilege and respansibilty of every believer to be a personal soul -winner and to do his utmost to give the Gospel of Chr ist to the whole world. 13. We believe that Christion baptism is the immersion of a believer in water to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem our faith in the cruci – fie d, buried and risen Saviour, and our death to sin and resurrection ta a new life. 14. We believe that the Lord 's Supper is a memorial service and is the setting forth in a sacred and symbolic manner the death of the Lord Jesus Christ un – til He comes. The emblems of the Communion service are not literally the body and blood of Christ, nor do they contain His flesh and blood. The service is for believers only, and should be preceded by self exam ination . History In eptember of 1941, Bible - believing Bapti t pa tor were gathered for the e ion of a Bible Conference at the G,alvary Bapti t Church, West 25th and Library treets, Cleveland. During a discus ion period, Past0rs D avid E. Luttrell and William S. Ross, both having been previou ly impressed with the need, set forth the idea of a Bible Institute for the Cleveland area. The other pa tor present were immedia tely in accord and all agreed to put forth effort for the establishment of uch an institution. By July, 1942, a course of study for the first year wa adopted and offioer were elected. The school wa offered the use of the Educational Building of the Hough Avenue Bap tist Church for clas room , and on eptember 15, 1942, the Baptist Bible In titute opened its doors to Clevelanders. Two hundred seventy-four en– rolled for the first term. piritual, scholarly, tru.e-to-the-Bible pa t0r gave freely of their time to serve the chool. Due to war conditions, long working hour and the general confusion of the time , the first four yea r of the Institute's life were fraught with difficulties. Yet God graciously gave blessing and ictory. On June 4, 1946, n ine plendid young people received diploma , having satisfact0rily completed the four year of re– quired work in the Evening cho 1. By the end of 1947 o er 700 students received credit for units of completed work. During the past year 51 churches and 22 different denomination h ave been repre ented in the student body. On August 1, 1945, Rev. Kenneth A . Am ler was called to er e a full time Dean and Direct0r of Promotion. During the next two year , the Institute moved forward under the manife t ble ing of od. The curriculum was trengthened, the faculty increa ed numerically and chola tically, the con titution re i ed, ard of Dir tor elected and an Advi or ouncil ap- he spiritual and cholastic tandard were rai ed and ch entir ministry of th chool e tend d. Th per nal witnes , go pel ceam mini cry, er i ondu ted b b ch f.~Qt' E:IEv r·