`Dear fellow believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, it has pleased the God of all Grace, to rule and over-rule the

studies at the College, to teach us, by many parts of His Word, the reality and awfulness of sin. I therefore

desire to pass on to you a few thoughts to the end that you may have (1) a more heart-felt experience of the

exceeding sinfulness of sin, (2) a higher estimate of the inestimable blood of Christ, (3) a deeper gratitude to

God for His Sovereign Grace and Eternal Love. Turning to Romans 3:9, we behold the inspired charge

against the whole world, "That they are all under sin", inspired, in two senses - (1) Paul wrote by the

inspiration of the Spirit and his writings are included in the "Scriptures" (2 Pet. 3:16), (2) his argument is

founded upon Scripture "as it hath been written" (Rom. 3:10). Man's condition is "under sin", and in

consequence he manifests the sins of verses 10-18. Can we not, by blessed contrast, say that "under grace" is

the cause of all subsequent graces?'

These notes extend to a column and a half, but this extract will be sufficient for our purpose. The reader will

note that the first word of this first published writing is the word `EXPOSITORY'!

In the following July, accommodation was found and offices opened in 68 Fleet Street, where Correspondence

Courses were printed and marked and the routine work of the College and the publishing was carried out.

`We rejoice to bear witness to the Protestant and spiritual character of the undenominational work undertaken

by the Bible Training College. We believe that it meets a need and helps to train "able ministers of the new

covenant", who are so much wanted in these "perilous times". We heartily wish its officers God's blessing,

and will gladly co-operate with them whenever possible, and invite the loving "fellowship" of other saints in

this testimony - to the glory of our gracious Lord.

Frank H. White.

Archibald G. Brown.

Samuel H. Wilkinson'.

College Hall,

340 Romford Road,

Forest Gate.

`The Lord hath been mindful of us, He will bless us'.

Among important gatherings and conferences held during the month, we would mention the S.P.A.

Meeting, when Rev. J. B. Barraclough advocated, from Acts 10:34-43, the preaching of Christ Crucified,

Risen, Glorified (a lesson, which, we may, by grace, be enabled to exemplify); and the conference on

`Church Government'. One sentence in particular was greatly blessed to the writer - `Life not Light - the

condition of church membership'. At one service the words `Spared not' as found in 2 Pet. 2:4,5; Rom.

11:21; 8:32, were used to direct the saints to behold `the goodness and the severity of God' - but, alas, the

emphasis laid upon the all-sufficiency of the perfect work of our Redeemer as Substitute and Surety, aroused

opposition from a `stranger'. Bills have been widely circulated and posters displayed, and much prayer and

preparation have been offered unto the Lord in view of the coming Tent Mission, and of the Judgment Seat

of Christ. Your spiritual and bodily presence and fellowship invited!

Charles H. Welch.

At this point, I would like to reproduce the letter written by Thomas Hancock Nunn on Sept. 14th, 1903, relative

to my conviction that spiritual and Scriptural things necessitated my giving up, among other earlier activities,

membership of the Toynbee Art Students Club. This severe cutting off is generally necessary for a beginner, who

would otherwise be swamped and sunk.