Back to chapter headings previous chapter next chapter I have already noted the powerful Christian influence upon me of my mother and the various influences from other members of my family. I must next turn to those unconnected with the family. I remember most clearly the years I spent in the Sunday school at Bethesda […]
Back to chapter headings previous chapter next chapter As long as I can remember I was plagued by a speech defect. Whereas my twin brother had no difficulty in expressing himself I found myself wholly inhibited. He seemed to be a born conversationalist while I was not. I greatly envied his facility and determined to […]
Back to chapter headings previous chapter next chapter The more I preached the deeper the conviction became that my life’s work was to be in God’s service. This seemed to be confirmed by the many encouraging reactions to the expositions of scripture that I gave. Yet to act on this conviction seemed wholly out of […]
Back to chapter headings previous chapter next chapter It was considered important for those training for Christian service to have adequate training in voice production. During my period as a student the College had engaged a Mr. Harold Ripper to give such instruction. He had spent his life in the theatre and for some years […]
Back to chapter headings previous chapter next chapter One of the most difficult aspects of writing an autobiography is to included some comments on one’s immediate family. But because of the considerable influence that family life must have on everyone there is no way in which some observations can be omitted. My wife, Mary, was […]
Back to chapter headings previous chapter next chapter I have already mentioned that I was first attracted to the London Bible College because of my regard for the principal, Ernest F. Kevan. As time has gone on and throughout my long association with the College I have come to have an increasing regard for that […]
Back to chapter headings previous chapter next chapter I have already given some indication of the problems surrounding the old building at 19 Marylebone Road. No one supposed that the College would be housed in this inadequate building for twelve years. WE were grateful to have the use of it, but the lack of facilities […]
Back to chapter headings previous chapter next chapter Before commencing the serious study of theology I had done enough theological reading to be aware of the debate raised by the historical critical method. I had already realised the tension which existed between the traditional view of the authority of the Bible and the quest of […]
Back to chapter headings previous chapter next chapter In the academic climate of the 1940s there was a great need for co-operation among those who wished to challenge the current critical orthodoxy. It was for this purpose that Tyndale House in Cambridge was opened to form a base for biblical study groups and to provide […]