BIBLE TRAINING COLLEGE

1911

The B.T.C. was a haven for anyone in need. One student observed, ‘The college kept open house for the broken, the bruised, the unfortunate, for the old, the forlorn, and the weary.’

Student fees paid only a portion of the college costs and the difference was met from private donors through the League of Prayer. There was never an endowment, and never more money on hand to meet the needs beyond a week ahead. In spite of that, Chambers maintained a carefree attitude of faith and often paid for needed supplies from his own pocket. The house existed in a spirit of freedom and informality where every one came and went with perfect liberty.

© McCasland, David. Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God. Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Discovery House, 1993. p186.