The Biblical Lectures by John Harvey Kellogg

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 13, 1877

The Biblical Lectures.

By John Harvey Kellogg

BATTLE CREEK COLLEGE is just about to conclude the largest attended and most successful term held since the opening of the school. With the opening of the next term, Eld. Smith begins his annual course of lectures on Biblical subjects of the most intense interest to every one who is in any degree awake to the importance of the time in which we live. All are aware that one of the primary objects in the foundation of the school was to afford an opportunity for the preparation of young men for the ministry, by a proper course of study, an essential feature of which is the annual series of lectures by Eld. Smith. Heretofore these lectures have been very largely attended, not only by those who were making special preparation for the ministry, but by numerous others who wished to become familiar with the facts of our faith. The rapid advancement of the cause at the present time, and the consequent growing demand for workers in missionary fields, both as ministers and colporteurs, makes this department of the school of increasing interest.

There is already quite a large number of young men and women in the school, in readiness to begin the course of Biblical lectures with the opening of next term; but the number ought to be increased by at least forty or fifty more. Every young man and every young woman who has ability for usefulness in the missionary field, ought to have the opportunity of enjoying this course of preparation under the masterly instruction of Eld. Smith.

The Biblical Institutes which are held in various sections, and which have met with such marked success, are invaluable to those who can avail themselves of nothing better. But none who can do otherwise should forego the opportunity of taking the regular course at the college. The advantages of the latter course over the Institute course are numerous. We may mention the following as the chief: 1. The college course is much more thorough and complete. 2. At the Institutes the time for study is too brief to allow the student time to thoroughly master and digest the subjects presented. 3 Attendance at the regular course also affords an opportunity to pursue the study of other practical branches at the same time, as English grammar, elocution, ancient languages, etc.

An additional inducement for a large number of young men and women to attend the course of lectures delivered at the college is the opportunity of attending at the same time a course of practical lectures in the school of hygiene, which will begin shortly after the opening of the winter term. The two courses of lectures combined will be just the thing for those who wish to prepare themselves to present, in their beauty and consistency, all the great reforms which we denominate “present truth.” Those who wish more information concerning the School of Hygiene should address Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Mich.

The Presidents of Conferences, and the officers of T. and M. Societies, can accomplish much good by encouraging suitable persons to improve the opportunity offered of preparing themselves for wide usefulness. J. H. K.