Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-07-07
THE BIBLE INSTITUTE.
1t Will Be Opened Next MondaY-A
Good Attendance Expected.
The summer school for bible 6

1T Will Be Opened Next MondaY-A
Good Attendance Expected.
The summer school for bible study,
inaugurated by the Wisconsin Chris
tian EndeavOr societies, will be opened
in the Faith home building next Mon
day, July II, with Rev. j. r. Pratt in
charge. 1t will continue until August
9. The attendance, it is expected,
will be very good, the plan being to
have as many of the Christian En-
deavor societies of the state IS are
able send representative to the
school to receive its benefits. There
are 500 of these societies, but of course
not all will be represented. The
school is undenominational and anyone
will be admitted who is interested in
religious work.
The question of establishing a bible
training school was for a LONG time
under discussion by the Christian En-
deavor societies of the state, and few
months ago the executive board
decided that such an institution SHOULD
be started, first in the form of Il
summer school and later permanent
school. The object is to offer to
young men and women a thorough
course of bible study to prepare them
for missionary work, Sunday school
teaching, evangelistic work, ETC. The
plan on which the school is to be OPP
Grated will be similar to that of the
Moody Bible institute, which is locat-
ed in Chicago. There is another
school that Mr.. Moody conducts at
Mortified, Mass, and these are the
only two places in the United States
which offer the advantages of exclu-
sive bible study.
The Faith home building, which
has been rented for the school, was
erected some ten years ago at cost
of about $50, 900 1t occupies a fine
location in the Fifth ward and has all
the modern improvements. 1t is three
stories high and contains forty-fve
sleeping compartments, a large chapel,
dining room, reading and study rooms.
The building has been adequately
furnished throughout by the citizens
of Watertown, who subscribed $500
for this purpose last March. The
bedding was provided by different
Christian Endeavor societies. Every
thing is now in readiness for the
reception of students.
Mr.. Pratt the superintendent, has
been engaged in evangelistic work in
Wisconsin for several years. He was
at one time general secretary of the
Y. NJ. G. A. at La Crosse and later
accepted position as state evangelist.
At the death of w +. Lewis, former
state secretary of the Y NJ. G.. A., he
was appointed to fill the place, which
he held for a short time, after which
he engaged in various kinds of relig-
ious work His work lately has been
more to build up the churches than to
reach the mass of unconverted.
j. o. Boswell, the evangelistic SUI
perintendent and pastor of the First
Congregations church of Hartford,
will assist in conducting the school.
He has been in evangelistic work for
a number of years and was stationed
as pastor at Neillsville and Burlington
before he came to Hartford. Mr..
Boswell is very enthusiastic worker
and has aroused a great interest all
over the state in the coming eyangel-
isric movement. Miss Nettie Harring-
ton, of GAINESVILLE, and Miss Annetta
Robinson, of the Emerson School of
Oratory, Boston, will also assist in
the work Of the school. The former
is state superintendent of the Junior
Christian EndeavOr work and will
give talks and instruction along that
line. Miss Robinson will conduct
classes in physical culture and elocu-
ton.
Mr.. Pratt has planned a bible con-
ference, which will follow the summer
school and will last for ten days.
These conferences have heretofore
been held at Poynette and some of the
best bible students in the Northwest
have been in attendance.