Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-06-09
VISITING cHICAG0;
THINGS WoRTr SEEING
g. 4 Day at the Moody Bible Institute


\ trI3 t. Chicago would no dnuht c
considered incomplete by many people
III active Christian work, without VISIT
IL. tho Moody Bible Institr'c. This
;a<:itution founded By the world viii @
Ey angt list, D. L. Moody, i'll 1850. Is
Treated ti,ort eight blocks north c. the
center of the cit, 1aar. 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 Institution, 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 60 be an
object lesson to the student 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
Printing Departments. On the west
wall of the corridor he 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 ar underground tunnel,
across InstitutePlace, the visitor reaches
the Mems Building, with its gymnas-
ium and dormOtories. Then comes the
Women g Building with its large dining
hall and kitchen, the Massey Chapel,
Reception Room and Dormitories for
women. Visitors are impressed with the
warm, homelike atmosphere Of the In
stitute. The students with the faculty,
constitute one big family. Over 500
ere seated in the dining hall at each
meal, the women students occupy 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 Quiet
Hour in personal Rible reading and
PRAYER. After breakfast, while still
gathered at the tables, a heart-tO-heart
talk of a Bible exposition is given by
some member of the faculty or some
visiting pastor, evangelistic or mis-
siorary.
At Q o'clock on Tuesday morning Of
each week the first general class con-
venes, and the entire forenoon Of each
day is devoted to lectures and class
room work. Some lectures are given in
thP afternoon, but a good part Of the
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 different
buildings.
Proper consideration is also given 10
wholesome recreation. Monday is ALWAYS
taken as a rest dav. The gymnasium in
the winter and the tennis court in the
summer, with an occasional excursion
/ on Like Michigan. or a visit 70 some
| park, afford proper exercises for those
who feel the need of il. At the begin
ming Of each term q reception is given
FOR new students. In these and other
ways, the students at the Moody Bible
Institute find themselves continually
in wholesome Christian atmosphere,
which is conducive to physical, intellect
uai and spiritual development.
+ As the visitor watches the 700 or
more students Of the Dav classes and
the 300 or more Of the evening classes,
and then thinks of over 1900 men and
women taking the correspondence
courses, with residences in all parts Of
the world. he begins to realize that
4 Dwight L. Moody, the fcunder OF the
Institute, was man of faith, vision snd
purpose. and that those who follow IL
his steps are following IL the right di
rectton. The visitor leaves the Insti
tute with fresh courage for his own hf'
and the conviction that life ia really
worth while if spent in the right way