Special Training Course at Union College
THE board of managers and faculty of Union College find from year to year that there is a large class of persons of mature age and experience who should receive a short training in our schools. In order to meet the demands for the training of this class, special courses are arranged. It has been their custom to hold such a course each year during the winter weeks, when it is difficult for the workers to be in the field on account of inclement weather. The managers have taken special pains to provide a missionary training course this year, to be held in connection with Union College, beginning January 7, and closing March 3, 1904. The course of instruction will be such as will be of the most practical utility. There will be lines of instruction that will be especially adapted to the needs of those who expect to take up the work of the gospel ministry. The same will be true of the Bible or city worker, the canvasser, and the church officer, as the following outline of topics will indicate:— Studies in Psychology, W. A. Colcord; The Spiritual Side of the Worker's Work, C. McReynolds; The Work for our Large Cities, R. C. Porter; The Struggle Between Capital and Labor from the Standpoint of History and Prophecy, E. T. Russell; Church Work, J. H. Morrison; Sabbath-school Work, E. R. Palmer; Foreign Mission Work, W. A. Spicer; Young People's Work, Mrs. L. Flora Plummer; Our Schools and the Medical Missionary Work, L. A. Hoopes; History, A. T. Robinson; Bible Doctrine, L. A. Hopes, G. F. Watson, L. F. Starr; The Work of the Gospel Ministry, W. A. Colcord, D. Nettleton, E. T. Russell, H. Shultz, S. F. Svensson, L. Johnson; Methods in the Canvassing Work, E. R. Palmer and canvassing agents; Methods in the Bible Work, Mrs. H. M. Hiatt; Hygiene and Hydrotherapy, Dr. W. A. George; Singing, M. H. Serns; English Language, D. D. Rees; Mathematics, E. C. Kellogg; Penmanship, E. E. Gardner; Reading and Spelling, E. R. Palmer; Drawing, Clara George. In addition to these, the following lectures will be interspersed throughout the course:— Church School Work, C. R. Kite; Astronomy, E. R. Palmer; Travels in Europe, M. W. Newton; The Eastern Question, H. Shultz; The Fall of Babylon, R. C. Porter; The Work of Elijah, W. A. Colcord; Nature Study, Floyd Bralliar; Bible Literature, D. D. Rees; The Ancient Monuments and the Old Testament, M. E. Kern; Situation in the East, W. A. Spicer; Religious Liberty, W. A. Colcord; The Message to the World in This Generation, W. A. Spicer. Every effort will be made to make this Special Course a missionary rally. Closing as it does just at the beginning of the biennial session of the Central Union Conference, it affords an excellent opportunity for the development of well-matured plans for the prosecution of the work in all branches of the message. In addition to the regular faculty of the school, the board of management has spared no pains in enlisting a strong force of instructors. All whose names appear in the foregoing list have been invited to act as special instructors. This has been done in compliance with the instruction that has come through the spirit of prophecy, given in “An Appeal for Missions,” page 23:— “It should be the aim of our schools to provide the best instruction and training for Bible workers. Our conferences should see that the schools are provided with teachers who are thoroughly Bible teachers, and who have a deep Christian experience. The best ministerial talent should be brought into our schools, and the salaries of these teachers should be paid from the tithe. “At the same time the churches have a part to act. They should see that those who ought to receive its benefit attend the school. They should assist worthy persons who have not the means to obtain an education. “If our church-members were awake, they would multiply their resources; they would send men and women to our schools, not to go through a long course of study, but to learn quickly, and go out into that field.” A very nominal tuition of $1.75 a month, or $3 for the term, will be charged, and other expenses will be correspondingly light. Printed announcements will be sent out to all the conference laborers and church elders, and a liberal supply to the State offices in each conference, and to any others who may desire. For further information address the president of the college. L. A. HOOPES.