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Citation: Toronto Bible College. “Graduation Exercises, April 24, 1941.” (1941)

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Toronto Bible College
 
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[Heading 2]
The 

Graduation Exercises

of the 

Forty - Seventh Session
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held in the

Varsity Arena Toronto


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Thursday, April Twenty - Fourth
Nineteen hundred and forty one
at eight o'clock


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THE HYMNS 


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1. I to the Hills Will Lift Mine Eyes 

[Verse 1]
I TO the hills will lift mine eyes, 
From whence doth come mine aid. 
My safety cometh from the Lord, 
Who heaven and earth hath made. 


[Verse 2]
Thy foot he'll not let slide, nor will 
He slumber that thee keeps. 
Behold, he that keeps Israel, 
He slumbers not, nor sleeps. 


[Verse 3]
The Lord thee keeps, the Lord thy shade 
On thy right hand doth stay : 
The moon by night thee shall not smite, 
Nor yet the sun by day. 


[Verse 4]
The Lord shall keep thy soul ; he shall 
Preserve thee from all ill. 
Henceforth thy going out and in 
God keep for ever will. 


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2. Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken 

[Verse 1]
GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, 
Zion, city of our God : 
He whose word cannot be broken 
Formed thee for His own abode. 
On the Rock of Ages founded, 
What can shake thy sure repose? 
With salvation's walls surrounded, 
Thou may'st [ still ] smile at all thy foes. 


[Verse 2]
See the streams of living waters, 
Springing from eternal love. 
Well supply thy sons and daughters, 
And all fear of want remove, 
Round each habitation hovering, 
See, the cloud and fire appear 
For a glory and a covering, 
Showing that the Lord is near. 


[Verse 3]
Saviour ! if of Zion's city 
I, through grace, a member am, 
Let the world deride or pity, 
I will glory in Thy name. 
Fading is the worldling's pleasure 
All his boasted pomp and show; 
Solid joys and lasting treasure 
None but Zion's children know. 


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3. Help Me O Lord 

[Verse 1]
HELP me, O Lord, the God of my salvation! 
I have no hope, no refuge, but in Thee : 
Help me to make this perfect consecration. 
In life or death Thine evermore to be. 

[Verse 2]
Help me, O Lord, to keep my pledge unbroken ! 
Guard Thou my ways, my thoughts, my tongue, my heart ; 
Help me to trust the word which Thou has spoken, 
That from Thy paths my feet may ne'er depart. 

[Verse 3]
Help me, O Lord ! My strength is only weakness 
Thine thine the power by which alone I live : 
Help me each day to bear the cross with meekness, 
Till Thou at last the promised crown shall give. 



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THE PROGRAMME 


The National Anthem 

Hymn . . .  No. 1 — " I to the Hills will Lift Mine Eyes" 

Scripture Reading and Prayer
Rev. J. B. McLaurin, D.D. 


Words of Welcome by the Chairman 
Principal John McNicol 


Chorus by the College Choir led by Mr. Ernest Shildrick 
"The Appeal of the Crucified," from Stainer's "Crucifixion" 

Words of Witness by Graduating Students: 
Mildred Seary
Edward Todd 
Mildred Goulding
Charles Hepburn 


Girls' Double Trio . . .  "Breathe on Me, Breath of God" 
Elsie Anderson
Johan Marshall 
Maria Pardi 
Ruth Reynolds 
Ruby Cole
Tina Humenuk 


Offering to meet the cost of the Graduation Service 


Hymn . . . No. 2 "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken" 


Hymns by the College Choir: Selections from 
the 12th Century poem, "The Celestial Country" by Bernard of Cluny 

Presentation of Diplomas and Certificates 
by the President, Mr. E. G. Baker 


Prayer of Dedication . . . Rev. George C. Pidgeon, D.D. 


College Hymn . . . No. 3— "Help Me, O Lord" 


Benediction . . . Rev. Canon J. D. Paterson, L.Th. 


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THE MESSAGE 


April 24, 1941. 


TO OUR FRIENDS AND VISITORS: 

We cordially welcome you to our 1941 Graduation Exercises. 

Your presence with us gives us the opportunity to tell you 
something about the College. We are happy to report that the 
Session which closes this evening has been a most successful one, 
with 324 students registered in the full-time Three Years' Course and 
418 enrolled in the Evening Classes. 


To-night 69 young men and women will be graduated from the 
Regular Course and 23 will receive Evening Class certificates. 
Many of these young people have offered themselves for full-time 
Christian service in various vocations at home and abroad, and some 
have already been accepted by Mission Boards. 


You will agree that in the present world conflict, and the recon- 
struction period that should follow, we must put into our effort all 
our spiritual forces and resources. To this end, the work that the 
College is doing in training young men and women for Christian 
life and service in Canada, the British Empire, and the non-Christian 
world is of vital importance, perhaps more so than ever before. 


You may not know that the College depends upon the voluntary 
support of those who value its work, and no tuition fees are required 
from the students. A registration fee of only Ten Dollars is paid 
(Evening Course, Four Dollars), thus enabling all who feel called 
to Christian service to take advantage of the special training which 
the College provides. 


The increase in students attending the College in recent years 
has been much greater than the growth of income. We therefore 
seek new friends who by their prayers and gifts will help to carry on this ministry. 


We earnestly invite you to share in this enterprise and 
opportunity, and for your convenience a slip is appended hereto. Any 
gift you feel led to make, whether great or small, will be gratefully 
acknowledged by the Treasurer. 


Our Annual Report will be sent to any friend who desires to 
receive an account of our stewardship. 


On behalf of the Board of Governors, 

JOHN WESTREN
Treasurer

 E. G. BAKER, 
 President. 


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Mr. John Westren, Treasurer, 
Toronto Bible College, 
16 Spadina Road, Toronto. 



I desire to have a share in the work of the College, and take pleasure 
in subscribing $ ____________ [ blank line to write on how much the giver would like to pledge ] 
 payable ____________ [ blank line to write on the date that the giver will give the monetary support to the school ] 

Name _____________________________________________________ 
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Address ___________________________________________________ 
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THE TORONTO BIBLE COLLEGE IS 
INTERDENOMINATIONAL 

(Also Evangelical, Ecumenical, Missionary and Co-Educational) 

Prominent leaders in church, professional and business life are 
devoting their time to directing the affairs of the College. 

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS 

E. G. Baker, President 
John Westren 
S. J. Moore 
R. D. Richardson 


John McNicol 
R. Cecil Kilgour 
William Inrig 

W. Willis Naylor 


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THE ADVISORY COUNCIL 


[Heading 2.4.2.a]
Medical 

Dr. Isaac Erb 
Dr. W. T. Hamilton

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Clerical 

Rev. R. A. Armstrong. M.A.. D.D. 
Rev. H. H. Bingham, B.A., D.D. 
Rev. Peter Bryce, D.D., L.L.D
Rev. Jogn Inkster,  B.A., D.D.
Rev. George Pidgeon, B.A., D.D.

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Missionary Secretaries 

Rev. A. E. Armstrong, M.A., D.D.  
Rev. R. V. Bingham D.D. 
Rev. W. A. Cameron. B.A., D.D. 
Rev. J. B. McLaurin. B.A., D.D. 


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Y.M.C.A. Directors

George W. Elliot
W.J. Lind
 
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Lawyer and City Alderman 

Donald M. Fleming, B.A.. LL.B. 


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Business Executives 

Harry P. Brown. 
J. S. Gartshore, 
J. H. S. Kerr 
R. W. Kilgour 


F. W. Moffat, 
C. E. Robertson
A. C. Thompson 

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School Master 
J. E. Gray, M.A., B.Paed. 


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THE FACULTY AND OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE 


Principal 
Rev. John McNicol, B.A. D.D. 

Registrar 
J. M. Waters. M.D., C.M. 


Treasurer 
John Westren 

Secretary
Rev. F. G. Vesey, B.D. 


Superintendent of Student Activities 
Rev. J. B. Rhodes, M.A.
Rev. D. A. Burns, B.A., B.Th. 
Miss E. M. McCarthy
Ernest Shildrick 


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STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE GRADUATING DIPLOMAS 

Doris Mary Abernethy . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Elsie Elizabeth Anderson . . . Eagle River, Ont. 

Ida Mary E. Batchelor . . . Coe Hill, Ont. 

Beatrice Jane Beer . . . Fort William, Ont. 

Phyllis Lou Bouschard . . .  Mullingar, Sask. 

Lois Elizabeth Bower . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Leona M. Brewton . . .  Emerson, Ohio 

Norman Brooks . . . Oshawa, Ont. 

Norman Reid Buchanan . . .  Kimberley, Ont. 

Verna Mable Buchanan . . . Havelock, Ont. 

Michael Henry Butler . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Verna Caine . . .  Marsden, Sask. 

Jessie Christina Christie . . . Dundalk, Ont. 

Lloyd Elliott Clement . . . Hamilton, Ont. 

Leslie Stuart Cockram . . . Portsmouth, England 

Robina Thorburn Cole . . . Hamilton, Ont. 

Anita Conrad . . . Fort William, Ont. 

Henry John Cooper . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Mary Elizabeth Craig . . . Goldburg, Sask. 

Harry Blois Crawford . . . Meagher's Grant, N.S. 

Viola Anne Crawford . . .  Meagher's Grant, N.S. 

Eleanor Davidson . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Ida Mabel Drake . . . Tomstown, Ont. 

Dilman Eby . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Annie Chisholm Eyre . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Mildred Goulding . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Irene Gertrude M. Gray . . . Toronto, Ont. 

William Roy Harrison . . . Sundridge, Ont. 

Lilian Louise Henderson . . . Verdun, Que. 

Charles Elmer Hepburn . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Titania Humenuk . . . Hamilton, Ont. 

Christina F. Hutchinson . . . Kimberley, Ont. 

Eva Eunice Hutchinson . . . Lindsay, Ont. 

Jessie Lavina Irwin . . . Magnetawan, Ont. 

James Wilson Johnston . . . Ballyfarnon, Ireland 

Audrey May Kelly . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Edna Beatrice Kent . . . Pleasant Point, N.S. 

Estelle Agnes Kjelson . . . Bengough, Sask. 

Frances Margaret Knaggs . . . Woodstock, Ont. 

Melvin Harris Lake . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Charles Leach . . . London, Ont. 

Jessie Lillian Letts . . .  Turriff, Ont. 

Viola Mary Little . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Jean Evelyn Malloy . . . Maple, Ont. 

Lulu May Macintosh, R.N. . . .  Tatamagouche, N.S. 

Clifford McLaughlan . . . Owen Sound, Ont. 

Margaret Dorothy Ruth Millar . . .  Burk's Falls, Onl. 

Gertie Luella Musselman . . . New Dundee, Onl. 

John Hamilton A. Naftel . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Dora Ruth Norton . . .  Preston, Ont. 

Maria Pardi . . . Montreal, Que. 

Anna Cluff Pearce . . . Brantford, Ont. 

John Peter Posno . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Grace Anna Reeves . . . Weston, Ont. 

Margaret Riel . . . Lakefield, Ont. 

Reta Jane Rivers . . . Woodroffe, Ont. 

Isabel Ruth Robinson . . . Seaforth, Onl. 

Mildred Esther Seary . . . Ottawa, Ont. 

Lezetta Grace H. Sheppard . . . Burlington, Ont. 

Barbara Cameron Small . . . Ottawa, Ont. 

Roselene Lillian Taylor . . . Toronto, Onl. 

James Frederick Thorsby . . . Campbellville, Ont. 

Edward Todd . . . Belfast, Ireland 

Wilma Madeline Watson . . . Toronto, Ont. 

Jean Elizabeth Webb . . . Pinkerton, Ont. 

Roland Jack White . ..  Truro, N.S. 

Grace Margaret Wilson . . . N. Rhodesia, Africa 

Isobel Imrie Gilmour Young . . . Chatham, Ont. 

Annicia Zhelka . . . Toronto, Ont. 


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Students Who Receive Evening Class Certificates 

Evelyn F. Ashmore
Margaret M. Cartmel
Evelyn Pielow 


Margaret Boal
Elsie Ruth Cooper 
William F. Rodger 


Horace K. Braden
Doris M. Greenslade 
Robert A. Russell 

Dorothy Brennan Davison
Bertha F. Hope
Blanche Rycroft 



Jessie Britton
Edwin R. Hope 
Irene Sturch 

E. Grace Brooking
Margaret Janelta Lees
Vera Turnbull 

Earl S. Bucknam 
Mary E. Patterson 
Margaret Walton 

Lillie Pepper
Thos. L. Woodward 

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