The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-28
A Day at The Moody Bible In.
stitute.

To the Editor of The Republican.
A trip to Chicago would no doubt be
considered incomplete by many people
interested in active Christian work,
without visiting the Moody Bible In
stitute. This institution founded by
the world wide evangelist, D. l.. Moody,
in 1886, is located about eight blocks
north of the center of the city, near the
corner of Chicago Avenue and North
La Sale Street. The main building
faces on Institute Place, named in
honor of the school.
The visitor finds a cordial welcome at
the Institute, and is furnished a guide
who directs him about the buildings and
explains the different departments, and
the daily life of the student body.
Upon entering the main building, the
visitor is impressed with the stained
glass window at the head of the first
landing, illustrating the sower striding
across the plowed field sowing broad
cast the seed. This is intended to be
an object lesson to the students of what
is expected of them during the time of
their training and throughout their
lives.
On the main floor the visitor is shown
the library, the missionary museum, the
lecture hall. and the accounting and
printing departments. On the west
wall of the corridor ne finds the names
of over $50 students who have gone to
foreign mission fields, "a roll of honor.
Passing down stairs, he next visits the
power and heating plant, and the
steam laundry, where all the laundry of
the students is done at half price.
Through an underground tunnel,
across Institute Place, the visitor
reaches the mems building, with its
gymnasium and dormitories. Then
comes the womens building with its
large dining hall and kitchen, the Mas.
sey chapel, reception room and dorml-
tories for women. Visitors are impress
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of the Institute. The students with tbs
faculty, constitute one big family.
/ Over 500 are seated in the dining hal
at each meal, the women students oc
cupy one side, the men occupy the
other, and the faculty are seated in the
center.
In the early morning, before break
fast, each student observes The Quie
Hour" in personal Bible reading anC
PRAYER. After breakfast, while still
gathered at the tables, a heart to-hear
talk or a Bible exposition IS given BY
some member of the faculty or somt
visiting pastor, evangelist or missionary
At 9 O'Clock on Tuesday morning O
each week the first general class con
yenes, and the entire forenoon of eacl
day is devoted to lectures and elias
room work. Some lectures are giveI
in the afternoon, but good part of tn
time each afternoon and evening is de
voted to study and practical Christian
work according to assignments made
Following the evening meal, FELLOWSHIP
, meetings are held in the differen
buildings.
Proper consideration is also given t
wholesome recreation. Monday
always taken as rest day. TIL
gymnasium in the winter and tn
tennis courts in the summer, with a
occasional excursion on Lake Michigan
or a visit to some park, afford prope
exercise for those who feel the need o
it. At the beginning of each term
reception is given for new students. l
these and other ways, the students a
The Moody Bible Institute find them
selves continually in a wholesome Chris