Chapter 12 - Asbury’s Conflicts and Conquests. (15 minutes, 13.6MB)
Dr. Hughes decides to form a board to manage the school, and to relieve him of personal financial responsibility. The board promptly relieves him of his presidency. What I found interesting is that this is not the version of the story that I had heard before, […]
Chapter 11 - Asbury’s Struggles and Successes. (16 minutes, 14.6Mb)
In this chapter, Dr. Hughes discusses the early years of the institution, including the choosing of the name, and the intense criticism that the school received from all quarters.
Chapter 10, The Origin of Asbury College. (15 mins, 30 secs, 17.7Mb)
In this chapter, Dr. Hughes discusses when, why, and how Asbury College was founded, in 1890, and what the goals and mission of the College were in these early days.
I joined the church, September 2, 1869; the following December I was converted. Then came a clear call of God to the ministry, all in my seventeenth year. I had no educational advantages at all. I immediately had a vision of real life, and began my preparation for the same. After several years of hard […]