The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
Letter From Rev, Clews.

Letter From Rev. Clews.
The following letter was received a
few days since from Rev. Wm. Clews,
former pastor OF the Julesburg Con.
gregational church. who is now con.
nected with the Moody Bible Insti-
tute In Chicago. The letter ia pub
lished in full as We believe it will prove
OF interest 70 . large number OF our
readers:
Mr.. Braxtan:
Ny Dear Friend.
promised you before l left Jules
burg that would let you know how
got along. Well, when arrived at
this blessed place found many old
friends which fact brought back to my
mind many blessed memories which
time has now swallowed up, but which
still live with me.
Twas invited Immediately 70 go down
TO the Willard Hall with the male
quartette. l have since been engaged
At various places conducting singing,
and have been sent out almost every
Sunday to preach the gospel of the
'Son Of Gods love-" 1t is a most
glorious work-giving the word OF life
to dead souls. pointing thirsty hearts
10 the fountain of living waters and
leading those who are longing to Him
who is the bread OF life. II am the
bread OF life; he that c,meth TO me
shall never hunger; and he that be-
lieveth on me shall never thirst"
Well, dear friend, God has rewarded
my perseverance and pa
tieuce by enabling me to take the
highest honors from the Bible Insti-
tute-the diploma. Very few have
been the recipients Of this, the most
coveted earthly prize, only Is in IA
years. Ihave good reason to be CRATE
ful to God.
1t has been terribly hard, however,
and took me three weeks. l covered
almost 800 sheets Of foolscap and l can
tell you was pretty we'll played out
when got through.
The exam" included the following
subjects: l. The Doctrines the Bible
teaches. 2. How to bring men to
Christ $500 passages Of scripture). B..
Biblical instruction. This Includes
lst, Where we got our Bible; End, Its
structure; 3rd, The Canon: 4th, Inspi-
E,t, 70 ri @
of the various versions; 9Th, Paul's
Epistle; 7th, General Epistles). a..
Exegesis OF an Epistle (Colossians).
S. Analysis chapter. 6. Outline Of
Collos slams. I. Brief life Of Paul.
8. Homiletitus. 9. Two sermons-one
for saved and one for unssved. 10.
Two outlines Of sermons. IL. The
study Of every chapter in the Bible.
l2. An oral exam" before the fac
ulty.
The last was the one that made me
sweat. The former we're hard enough,
but oh my, the last took all the energy
out OF me. Thank God, now have in
my possession the diploma. 1t was
presented to me by the head CT the
Bible Institute. He made very i'm
pressive speech before the students,
and referred to ne in glowing and eu-
logistic terms, Of course, when he
made the presentation. The students
cheered and called for a speech from
me.
managed to muster up enough
nerve to mount the platform and make
a speech. My aim was to encourage
the students to so In for the big prize.
am happy to say that what l did say
has been an inspiration to some.
When left Julesburg, you remem-
Der, l intended going home for while,
but am compelled to wait until next
summer now.
lam thankful that went TO Jnles-
burg. l learned many and varied les
sons there, the most Of which ] shall
never lose sight of. God bless you all.
remain Yours in Christ
VIM. Clews.
Fearful Odds Against Him