Biographical Information on C.W. Koller

C. W. Koller’s Chronological Milestones

• 1896-3-11 ~ Physical Birth at Waco, Texas. • 1905 - Spiritual Birth: “It was at the age of nine that I drew my first breath of `everlasting life.’” • 1902 - 1910 - He attended Waco schools until the eighth grade. • 1913 - He attended Business School at age 17 to learn shorthand and typing. • 1913-21 – He studied book-keeping, higher accountancy, auditing, and commercial law in evening school at a local business college for eight years. • 1912-1920 - Private Secretary; Later Accountant and Administrator of Real Estate • 1918-1919 - World War I - Originally assigned to the 280th Aero Squadron; re-assigned to Squadron C for duty on the Texas Air Base • 1920 – Charles Koller’s call to the ministry! On his 24th birthday he “had a feeling of inner unrest” and “In the course of time the thought came – humanly speaking, from nowhere-- that my life belonged in the ministry.” [For the full story visit “Pointers for Pastors” pages 116-117.].

1921-1923 ~ CWK at BAYLOR UNIVERSITY – Waco, TX • 1922

• Ordained by Central German Baptist Church of Waco, Tx. (4-12-22) • Leadership Role in B.Y.P.U. • 1923 ~ Graduated with an A.B. Degree as a “Special Student” with highest honors after 27 months of study. • 1955-8-18 ~ Dr. Koller was Honored at Baylor’s Summer Commencement with a Doctor of Laws Degree. His commencement address as reported in the Waco, TX newspaper was: “This is the Day.” • At this C. W. Koller homecoming to Waco for the Baylor University presentation of Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. He preached on August 17, 1955 at his home church, Central Baptist Church of Waco on the 50th Anniversary of his baptism in 1905. “Fiftieth Anniversary of Our Baptism. (Same year of the birth of Judith Schroeder and graduation of Evelyn Koller from Wheaton College.) 1923-1927 ~

1923-1927 ~ CWK’S & SWBTS ~ Ft. Worth, TX • 1923

Enrolled at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. • 1924 ~ On September 9, 1924 Charles William Koller, a native of Waco, Texas, and Selma Viola Steinhaus of Vickery, Texas were married and lived on the SWBTS campus. • 1926 ~ ThM ~ SWBTS – Class Speaker • 1935 ~ ThD ~ SWBTS [Bound Copy]

• 1924 – Marriage to Selma Viola Steinhaus, his “Queen Bee” of 58+ years on September 9. 1921-1927 - Student Pastorates at Wellborn, Riesel, Hallsburg, and Morgan, Texas • 1926 - Th.M. Southwestern Baptist Seminary – Fort Worth, Texas

1927-1938 - Pastor of Clinton Hill Baptist Church- Newark, New Jersey.

During his pastorate of “eleven happy and successful years” the church membership more than doubled and missionary giving was greatly increased.

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• 1935 - Th.D. (Doctor of Theology) Degree at Southwestern Seminary Dissertation “Practical Bearings of the Teachings of Jesus” • 1937 ~ 10th Anniversary Gift Trip to Europe and the Lands of the Bible. • 1938-2-28 ~ The Baptist Herald (NABC) ~ “Five Hundred Bid the Kollers Farewell at the Clinton Hill Church” after 11 years: • 1927-1938 ~ William Schmidt, Reporter.

1938-1962 – President Charles W. Koller, Ph.D. at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

• 1938-3-11 CWK’s Birthday] Reception for the Kollers as the new NBTS president. • 1951 ~ Copyright of his NBTS class notes for “EXPOSITORY PREACHING WITHOUT NOTES”. He taught the seminary seniors from 1942-1960 • 1955-8-18 ~ Baylor University Commencement Message and Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree. • 1961-1962 ~ Sabbatical Year teaching his Expository Preaching course at Covina, CA Baptist Seminary and pulpit supply in central California. • 1962-2-19 Retirement Banquet & Ceremony of Recognition for 24 years at NBTS with a “President Emeritus” designation. His sermon which was in his home church since 1938, Judson Baptist of Oak Park, IL, was entitled: “The Minister of Tomorrow.” • 1962-5-21 ~ NBTS Commencement awarded the Doctor of Divinity Degree. {SWBTS archives]

1962-1979 ~ Dr. C. W. Koller’s Expository Preaching Authorship & Publications

• 1962-February ~ Baker Book House published his classic book, “Expository Preaching Without Notes.” • 1963-1978 ~ Residence in North Park of Chicago. Dr. Koller was kept busy writing books of sermon outlines, pulpit supply, and interim pastorates. • 1966-1971 ~ Former student, Dr. Lloyd Perry enlisted Dr. Koller to teach his Expository Preaching course. Dr. Lloyd M. Perry taught speech and homiletics at Northern Baptist Seminary in 1949-1951.[NBTS Year Books “The Northern”]. • 1974 ~ Crescendo Book Publishers of Dallas, TX published his “POINTERS FOR PASTORS” which was a collection of wise suggestions gleaned from his years in the ministry. Pages 115-144 is the only autobiographical material authored by Dr. Koller. “HIGHLIGHTS OF A HAPPY MINISTRY” mostly covers his call to the ministry up to the opening day of his 24 years at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1938. • 1976-3-1 ~ Dr. William R. Myers, the seventh president of NBTS, hosted the Koller family for an NBTS Evangelism Banquet for Dr. Koller’s sermon: “Evangelism At Its Best.” This session was followed with a surprise 80th Birthday Celebration with tributes from alumni & faculty. A bound copy of “A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE” which contained just under 200 greetings from the NBTS alumni family was presented on that occasion. During Dr. Koller’s active retirement years he served 6 churches as interim pastor in California, Kansas City, Kansas, and in the Chicago area. • 1962-5-21 ~ NBTS Commencement awarded the Doctor of Divinity Degree. {SWBTS archives] 1979-1983 ~ “Tents Toward The Sunrise Years Residence in Decatur, Illinois.

During these years he conducted Expository Preaching Workshops in Central Illinois. He also taught Bible Classes at the First Baptist Church and provided pulpit supply at FBC and in area churches.

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• 1982, June ~ Dr. Koller delivered his last NBTS Chapel Address at the invitation of Dr. William Myers. He also autographed copies of his “Pointers for Pastors” for students who were at the chapel service. • 1982-8-15 ~ Dr. Koller preached his last sermon from Ephesians 4:1-3 & 30-32 with the title: “Living In The Foothills of Heaven.” He had preached it at Judson Baptist Church, Foster Avenue Baptist Church (NABC), Forest Glen Baptist Church, Central Baptist Church (NABC) of Waco for their 50th reunion of the B.Y. P.U. on November 20, 1977, at the FBC of Keokuk, IA (with our Reeve family present on 12-28-77.), at FBC of Moweaqua, IL on 7-12-81 and finally at the Old Stonington Baptist Church south of Decatur on August 15, 1982. • 1983-2-20 ~ Early Sunday morning at 3:20 a.m. Selma Viola Steinhaus Koller began her residence in the CELESTIAL CITY from Decatur, Illinois. Her funeral was conducted in Waco, Texas and she was buried in the Waco Memorial Gardens. They had been married for 58 years. • 1983-5-19 ~ Dr. Charles W. Koller joined his “Queen Bee” in heaven. The funeral was held at the First Baptist Church of Oak Park, Illinois on May 23, 1983 with Dr. William R. Myers (NBTS President) preaching the memorial meditation. The Graveside Service was held at the Waco Memorial Gardens where he was buried by his wife, Selma, on Tuesday, May 24, 1983. 1983 ~ The funeral bulletin for Dr. Koller offered this suggestion: “MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS may be directed to the Dr. Charles W. Koller Memorial Chair of Preaching at the NORTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY of Lombard, Illinois. • The official announcement of the NBTS chair of preaching in part included the following: “Charles W. Koller (1896-1983) “In 1938, Dr. Koller left the pastorate to become the fourth president of Northern Baptist Seminary. During his twenty-four-year tenure, the size of Northern’s campus and student body grew dramatically. In a time of denominational turmoil, Koller put his energies into training leaders. Over the years, he shaped hundreds of such leaders, including a number of seminary presidents and professors, theologians, founders of parachurch organizations, religious publishers, outstanding pastors, evangelists, missionaries, and military chaplains.”

“Thus, possibly no single person had more direct and indirect influence on the post-World War II ‘evangelical renaissance’ than Dr. Koller.” “For countless students and people in the pew, Koller was best known for his preaching. He taught a course in Senior preaching for many years; and his book, Expository Preaching Without Notes went through over a dozen printings (by 1983), was translated into a number of foreign languages, and shaped two generations of preachers. His book has a new title (How to Preach Without Notes) and is still influencing the way people preach.”

Northern is honored to recognize Dr. Koller’s enduring legacy in the Charles W. Koller Chair of Preaching and Communication.” The announcement concluded with a picture of Dr. Koller and this quote: “The Christian cause rises and falls with the quality of its preaching.”

• 2001-3-8 ~ Installation of the most recent CWK Chair of Preaching professor, Dr. Michael Quicke, was held at the Lombard, IL campus of NBTS. In a personal letter to the Reeve family on June 21, 2012 Dr. Quicke wrote these kind words to us: “I have never once taken for granted the high honor of being the C. W. Koller Professor at Northern, and have been humbled by the continuing legacy of this great man of God.”

• 2013 ~ At Northern Seminary’s 100th Anniversary (1913-12013) their centennial historian provided this information about the almost quarter of a century “Koller Years - the Koller Era”. “Leadership, Expansion, and Accreditation – The Second 25 Years 1938-1962 ~ Jun 10, 2013 ~ Series: 100”

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“President Taft, the dedicated faculty, and the Board of Trustees guided Northern through the challenging years of the Great Depression. Due to their leadership, Northern emerged as strong as ever. God continued to bless Northern’s mission to be a biblical, evangelical school for the Baptists and other Christians of the Midwest. “ “It is hard to know which comes first, vision or leadership. Or perhaps God chooses to bless with both at the same time. With the arrival of the New President, Dr. Charles W. Koller (1938-1962), Northern lacked neither vision nor leadership. Due to his leadership, 1938 to 1962 became known as ‘The Koller Era.’ “For nearly one quarter of Northern’s history, Koller continued to enhance Northern’ s good reputation by adding key faculty positions and by hiring biblical scholars who also knew the importance of training pastors and leaders. In continuing the tradition of preparing men and women who “knew their Bible,” but who also had a pastor’s heart and the wisdom to combine good theology with a caring heart, Koller placed the students themselves and their future ministries first. Consequently, a whole generation of well-known evangelical leaders, who graduated from Northern during the Koller Era, helped shape the 1960s and 1970s and strengthen the evangelical cause in our nation and around the world, a tradition that continues today. When the West Washington Blvd. campus grew to its largest enrollment of 333 students in 1944, it was hard to imagine further growth. But with World War II coming to an end, many service men and women saw an opportunity to start or continue preparation as a pastor, missionary, or Christian Education worker.” “Northern provided the perfect opportunity and opened its doors to welcome these returning veterans. Campus expansion included the acquisition of traditional three and four flats along Washington Blvd. to make more room for increasing enrollment. Northern’s presence expanded from Sacramento St to Kedzie AV. to include more student housing. In addition to developing its enrollment and housing, Northern proudly affirmed its evangelical heritage and position. While many Baptist groups splintered, Northern chose to remain in the Northern Baptist Convention, an important decision at the time.”

• In 2015 the Wikipedia recorded this NBTS “Noted Alumni” list: • David Breese - noted evangelist, author, and radio broadcaster • Carl Henry - founder and first editor of Christianity Today • Torrey Johnson – founder and first president of Youth for Christ • John Osteen - first pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, USA • Amy Lee Stockton - evangelist and first student of Northern Seminary • Kenneth N. Taylor - creator of The Living Bible paraphrase and founder of Tyndale House publishers • David W. Clark- president of Palm Beach Atlantic University. • David Fitch - missional church author, "The Great Giveaway" • Alan Roxburgh - leader in the missional church movement • Warren W. Wiersbe - author, teacher and minister, former pastor of Moody Memorial Church, Chicago, Illinois Others not included above: J. Edwin Orr – Apologist, Missionary, Educator, & Evangelist, Gilbert Beers, Former editor of Christianity Today, Lloyd M. Perry ~ Professor of Homiletics at Trinity Divinity School, Harold Lindsell author of study notes for the 1981 Living Bible study Bible and editor of the Harper Study Bible (RSV), President of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; George Sweeting, President of Moody Bible Institute; H. Wilbert Norton, former dean of Wheaton Graduate school, Melvin Lorentzen, associate director of Billy Graham Center, Carl Lundquist, former president of Bethel College and Seminary, T. Leonard Lewis, former President5 of Gordon College, g and Richard De Haan (creator of TV’s “Day of Discovery” to name only a few additional “Noted Alumni” (2015) He taught dozens of other professors and spiritual leaders. 2015-March, The Expository Preaching and Personal Archives of Dr. Charles W. Koller were transferred to the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary …

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His sermons, seminary records, etc. are being archived in their Roberts Library collection along with other expository teachers of note. The Legacy of Dr. Charles W. Koller lives on for eternity.” CHARLES WILLIAM KOLLER, Th.D. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS LEGACY.

• Significant Achievements Dr. Koller was recognized for his gifts as “minister, preacher, organizer, and evangelist.” From 1938-1962 as Northern Baptist Seminary president he preached in 19 states at conventions and pastor’s conferences, 16 seminaries, 19 colleges, and numerous local churches. He preached in many noted pulpits in the United States and Canada from Tremont Temple in Boston and in the First Baptist Church in New York City in the East. He preached frequently at the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas and other Texas churches in the South and in the Southeast (Florida, South Carolina). He had a major sermon at the 1939 Northern Baptist Convention session out West in Los Angeles. He preached in the North Shore Baptist Church, Moody Bible Institute, Moody Church, and many other churches of the Chicago area. The most frequently used sermon, “Slightly Soiled, Greatly Reduced In Price” was preached 80 times in the 37 years between 1931 and 1968 in 17 states, 15 Youth Gatherings/Rallies; 12 colleges, 3 seminaries, a dozen large churches. It first appeared in his “SERMONS PREACHED WITHOUT NOTES” book in 1964. (This book was later incorporated into the 5th Printing of the book: “EXPOSITORY PREACHING WITHOUT NOTES” in 1969. [This classic homiletics book has since been re-issued under the title: “How To Preach Without Notes.”] • The story behind the sermon is briefly referred to in the book, “POINTERS FOR PASTORS” in the autobiographical section, on page 135. The taped message of this 40 minute sermon was recorded by his brother-in-law, the Rev. T. D. Lide, at the FBC in Perry, Florida, 11-20-1960.

• HOW TO PREACH WITHOUT NOTES ~ After 30 printings Dr. Koller’s book was re-printed in 2009 by Baker Book House with an introduction by the C. W. Koller Chair of Preaching, Dr. Michael Quicke, who wrote this forward. “I owe much to Charles W. Koller. In the summer of 2000, I left Spurgeon’s College to occupy the C. W. Koller Chair of Preaching and Communication at Northern seminary. Ever since, my job title as irrevocably linked me with this great former seminary president and renowned preacher. Countless conversations have been sparked: ‘Oh, you are the Dr. Koller professor! I will never forget him preaching in my church. I was a young person, and he was just magnetic. We loved him. Of course, he wrote a famous book, didn’t he?” Soon after I arrived at Northern Seminary, Dr. Koller’s family gave me an audio set of his sermons. As I listened to the sermons, I heard the commanding voice, Scriptural authority, imaginative language, humor, and fluency that one would expect to hear from most eminent preachers. But here was such palpable spiritual vitality. This man clearly lived by the truths he preached with his whole life. Koller wrote, ‘The effect of a preaching service is to be measured by its spiritual outcome.’ And his impact lives on in the testimonies of many people I have met since coming to the States.” “Dr. Quicke gave a description of the impact of Koller’s book today. (Page 8) On the subject of “preaching without notes” Quicke points out that ‘People long for genuine truth from preachers who look them in the eyes and speak directly to their lives. …His enthusiastic advice should be given to every generation of preachers. C. W. Koller’s voice and influence deservedly live on through this book, and I continue to be gratefully implicated. – Michael J. Quicke (Written and published in 2009.)

Dr. Koller’s Business Background. “As Northern Baptist Seminary’s most enduring president and administrator Dr. Koller felt that his “business background proved to be no less essential than his theology. Eleven properties were added to the Seminary’s holdings. The school’s enrollment grew

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rapidly, the faculty was expanded, and the library enlarged. Full accreditation was achieved by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities and the American Association of Schools of Religious Education. Under Dr. Koller’s leadership, Northern moved from financial crisis into twenty years of debt- free and balanced budget.” (80th Birthday Brochure on March 11, 1976.) • Dr. John Bradbury, past editor of the Baptist periodical, the Watchman-Examiner, once penned these words in tribute: “Measured by achievement, each year of Dr. Koller’s leadership of Northern is a Century. Few men and fewer institutions can surpass the record of this faithful servant of God.” In his active retirement years Dr. Koller was guest lecturer at Covina, California’s American Baptist Seminary of the West in the spring of 1963, and at the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he taught his expository preaching lectures for five years from 1966-1971. Dr. Lloyd Perry, dean of TEDS recruited his former professor from NBTS to serve in this capacity. • During Dr. Koller’s active retirement years he served 6 churches as interim pastor in California, Kansas City, Kansas, and in the Chicago area. Tributes to the Ministry of Dr. Charles William Koller 1927-1937 ~

• Tenth Anniversary of CWK’s Clinton Hill Installation (March 20th, 1937 The Tenth Anniversary Printed Program for this celebration included the following tribute: POEM: To Our Pastor Ten long years of devoted service, Ten long years of faithful days, Ten long years of constant study, Teaching Christ life, truth, and ways. Preaching, teaching, working, praying, Resting never from faithful guiding, Always at the church door waiting In anxious hope that you’re deciding. So we’re gathered here, this evening, To show our gratitude and love For your years of patient labor, Through the grace of God above. Charlotte H. Dow • The biographical sketch included the following: “The church has been unusually blessed in having for its pastor one with the combined qualities of minister, preacher, organizer, and evangelist. His accomplishments have been outstanding. In the ten years of Dr. Koller’s pastorate, 499 new members have been received into the church, 315 of which were by baptism. The net membership gain has amounted to 81 per cent. Services and meetings are attended in numbers that tax out seating capacity and the work proceeds with a momentum imn which the guidance and presence of God is felt.” 1938-2- 28 ~ The Baptist Herald (NABC) ~ Five Hundred Bid the Kollers Farewell at the Clinton Hill Church ~ William Schmidt, Reporter. The eleven years from 1927-1938 were described: “This period was marked by great upward strides in every field of endeavor, and changed our church from one that was mediocre in effect to one that is now known throughout the state and nation.” Different members were quoted: “ Pastor Koller was never too busy to talk about S. S. matters.” Another said: “Of all the pastorates most of us have known, Dr. Koller’s has meant the most.” • “Dr Koller then spoke briefly on “’WHAT I HAVE TRIED TO DO FOR CHRIST THESE ELEVEN YEARS.’ He stated that since his coming our membership has more than doubled and that it was always on his heart to get his ever increasing pastoral visitation done.’ We his members, know how wonderfully he accomplished this. One of his aims was an evangelistic and a church-going Sunday school. This was fully realized. Another accomplished aim was a big Sunday night service in a city that, at that time, had very few at all. Then, too, the midweek service had to be a big factor in our church, and under Dr. Koller this has become the bright spot of the week.” • 1938 – NBTS ~ BAPTIST SCHOOL CELEBRATION TO LAST FOR YEAR ~ Chicago newspaper article, no date. “The youngest president of any Baptist seminary in the country is Dr. Charles W. Koller, recently appointed head of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, 3040 Washington Boulevard, who is

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conducting a special promotional program for the school in its 25th anniversary year. Dr. Koller is 42 years old.” The article went on to describe the new building projects and goals for the immediate future. • 1938-7-1 ~ NBTS ~ Dr. Koller’s Presidential Inauguration By Martin L. Leuschner, Editor of “The Baptist Herald.” (NABC) “The eyes of the Baptist world were literally focused on the Northern Baptist Seminary in Chicago, Illinois, from Sunday May 22, to Tuesday, May 24, on the occasion of the threefold festive occasion. [1] Twenty-fifth anniversary of NBTS, [2} Commencement exercises for 31 students of the Class of ’38, and [3] The Inauguration of President C. W. Koller. The Baptist Herald editor said: “A dignified and formal restraint combined with a warm and sincere friendliness graced the occasion. Dr. Koller’s own words, characterizing the ideal young man leaving the seminary halls, are truly characteristic of his own spirit, as he takes over the reigns of leadership of this school – ‘cultured, scholarly, Bible-believing, Spirit- filled, preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ!’ Gracious felicitations and a hopeful outlook into the future were everywhere evident.” . . . Dr. Koller has entered upon his new field of service as president of the Northern Baptist Seminary with auspicious promise. Repeated utterance was made in the exercises to the divine guidance that was constantly felt in the selection of Dr. Koller, after a search for the right man extending over two years of time.” “Plans are already under way for a more aggressive program in evangelical theological training in the future. Many new friends are being won for the institution. Everywhere one learns with joy how Dr. Koller has captivated the hearts of the students and won the interest of Chicago Baptists. The large enthusiastic attendance by the seminary friends at the several exercises was an outward evidence of such an inner loyalty to the ideals and program of the seminary.” • 1962-2-19 ~ Dr. Faris W. Whitsell’s “RECOGNITION OF DR. CHARLES W.KOLLER.” This recognition ceremony was held at the Judson Baptist Church of Oak Park (the Koller’s home church from 1938) to a large crowd to honor Dr. Koller on the occasion of his retirement after 24 years. He was named “President Emeritus” and his sermon was entitled: “The Minister Of Tomorrow.” Dr. Faris Whitsell lived as a neighbor in the NBTS faculty housing on campus all through the “Koller Era”! (1938-1962) He was the professor of evangelism, practical theology, and homiletics all those years. Dr. Whitesell began his remarks: “Time would fail me to tell all I would like to say, so I wish to recognize Dr. Koller as the leader who brought revival to NORTHERN. I will limit my remarks to four forms of revival. He identified the: I. “FINANCIAL REVIVAL” In summary he said: “I know the faculty joins me in paying tribute to the man who kept our salaries paid, and closed every year of his administration in the black. Where would we be now if he had not done this?” Whitesell pointed to the: II.“ENROLLMENT REVIVAL. He summarized it by saying: “Under Dr. Koller, NORTHERN gained a reputation for stability, spirituality, and scholarship. Students came from all quarters to rnroll. From something like 150 when he came, to nearly 400 in a dozen years was quite a feat.” On a realistic note about the seminary decline in the late 50s that led to the relocation to Lombard he pointed out: “Many factors account for the decline in enrollment – the deterioration of our community.” [VR: In those years one family homes around the campus were partitioned in order to house many more residents. Crime was a serious problem. We came to campus and lived there for 1960-1963 and saw first-hand the problem of drugs and crime. In the fall of 1960 after 11 incidents of student and professors being robbed, student guards were trained to patrol with Doberman pincers and the crime spree stopped until for a short time in 1963 they let the dogs go back only to see crime start out again until the dogs returned to their duties until we graduated as the last class of 1963 on the Chicago campus.] Dr. Whitesell continued with his observations: III. SPIRITUAL REVIVAL..Whitesell gave a first hand account of the following: “Dr. Koller often prayed and yearned for revival at NORTHERN. On February 10, 1959, it came, almost Pentecostal in its power.. Chapel should have closed at 11:30 AM, but students so thronged the front to get an opportunity to confess and weep over the microphone, that the service could not be closed until 5:15 PM, but another meeting was set for 7:00 that night. They filled the Chapel again, including wives and visitors.

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As I presided over the night session as confessions, requests, prayers continued, we could close that meeting only at five minutes past midnight. Students confessed to critical spirits, pride, sham, emptiness, prayerlessness, lack of compassion for the lost, cheating, dishonesty, failure to tithe, and study the bible, impure thoughts, and secret sin. But there was nothing carnal or disorderly; all qua quiet, deep, and powerful. God got more done that day than He usually did in 40. What a day, What a time. The revival carried out in the dormitories and into churches, Sunday school classes, and missions. . . . Would this revival have come under any other president? Maybe so, but the fact is that it came under Dr. Koller’s leadership when NORTHERN’s enrollment was at its peak. Students around the world remember that revival today.” IV. THE PREACHING REVIVAL. .Dr.Koller came to NORTHERN as a great preacher, seasoned, and recognized, standing in the tradition of Dr. L R. Scarborough (Dr. Scarborough was his mentor at SWBTS and also spoke in Chapel on the NBTS campus) and George W Truett. (Close friend and pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX.) :His sermons in chapel lifted the level of preaching in the whole school, as he discussed such themes as “The Eyes of Northern are upon YOU,” “Living above the Snake Line,” and “Slightly Soiled, but Greatly Reduced In Price.” Students wanted to preach after his pattern and every senior had to take his Senior Preaching Course for the whole year, where he bore down on expository preaching, logical organization, and evangelistic and spiritual thrust. Out of these classes went some great preachers, such as the lamented Roland E. Turnbull and T. Leonard Lewis, such professors of homiletics as Carl H. Lundquist and Gordon G. Johnson of Bethe Seminary, Lloyd Perry of Gordon, and Neil Winegarden of Buffalo Bible Institute, and into the churches went such men as Al Engle of Arizona and J/ D/ Mosteller.” “Dr. Koller enlarged the offerings of the preaching department and emphasized the apostolic ministry. In a day when there is renewed interest in preaching, and a restless search by pulpit committees for men able to preach the Word with Apostolic power, Dr. Koller has made a lasting contribution to preaching methods, preaching literature, and preaching standards. I bring the tribute of the faculty as we recognize this.’ [This reference to “preaching literature” in 1962 was the same time that the first edition of “EXPOSITORY PREACHING WITHOUT NOTES” rolled off the Baker Book House presses. [Several more books followed in his early retirement years.] “Dr. Whitesell made reference to the “Apostolic Power” in Dr. Koller’s ministry. Several issues of the annual bound copies of catalogues identifiable as ‘The Northern’ included a statement of his outline of the ‘Apostolic Thrust.’ This “APOSTOLIC THRUST” first appeared in print in the NORTHERN title page of the “Twenty-Sixth Annual Catalogue” for the 1938-1939 year for his first year as president of NBTS. Anyone who is like- minded with Dr. Koller knows that his mission and compassion as a seminary president and expository preaching professor would recognize that he was un-apologetic and un-ambiguous in these words of his primary biblical and evangelical thrust that was published often in THE NORTHERN over the years of his presidency. “ “Dr. Koller spoke of Northern Seminary as: “AN INSTITUTION FOUNDED BY MEN OF GOD AND HAVING AS ITS IDEALS: + Sound Doctrine + Evangelistic Fervor + Thorough and Reverent Scholarship + Mastery of the Bible + Practical Efficiency + Baptist Loyalty + World-Wide Vision and Service.”

VR: Our family often heard Dr. Koller would predict NBTS’s future with this firm warning:: “If Northern Seminary should die, let not the mourners piously intone the biblical words: ‘Blessed are the Dead that Die in the Lord.’”

Various Tributes To Dr. Charles W. Koller On May of 1983. – A Chicago Tribune Article Kenan Heise’s article: ~ “C. Koller; he changed preaching.”

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“Charles W. Koller, 87, president emeritus of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, pioneered a new form of preaching meant to draw attention, not to the sermon, but to the Bible. His book, ‘Expository Preaching Without Notes,’ is now in its 13th printing.’’ … ‘ Mr. Koller influenced the whole arena of preaching,’ said William Myers, the president of Northern Baptist Seminary. ‘He helped students accomplish the art and skill of preaching from the Bible without notes. Besides writing a book about it, he lectured widely in seminaries in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. “ “What he taught was preparation, outlining and the development of a logical sequence so preachers did not have to refer to notes. He pioneered a new form of communication based on the Scriptures.’ Kenan Heise‘s article continued: “WARREN WIERSBE, former pastor of Moody Church, said, ‘If I have any skill as a communicator, it is because of him.’” [See a more detailed tribute below.] 1983-6-17 ~ Christianity Today, V. Gilbert Beers “It is impossible for a good man, fully consecrated, thoroughly equipped, and performing his ministry with diligence and effectiveness, to remain hidden or unappreciated by men.” Charles W. Koller had just completed his first year as president of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago when he spoke these words to the graduating class of 1939. Although Koller’s name is not a household word, he has neither remained hidden nor unappreciated by thousands. As W. A. Criswell, pastor of the 20,000 member First Baptist Church, Dallas, said in a letter to his close friend, ‘Only eternity will reveal the immeasurable contribution you have made to the cause of Christ and His Kingdom. Your courageous, uncompromising spirit has been a blessing to all of us.’”

[VR: Dr. Koller’s preaching record reveals that he often spoke at FBC of Dallas and once hosted him on the Northern Campus for a Chapel Service. [See the CWK archives at SWBTS.] [

VR: Dr. William R. Myers, seventh President of NBTS was a loyal friend to the end of Dr. Koller’s days and presided over his funeral at the FBC of Oak Park, IL] Gilbert Beers continued: “Northern Baptist Seminary president William Myers marvels at the way Koller ‘was able to visualize the institution, its goals, the campus, the faculty, and its finances, and to get the best of each.’” “Perhaps Koller’s most remembered contribution was in his teaching of preaching. Hundreds of future pastors and Christian leaders took his ‘Senior Preaching’ course where he taught others what he had mastered so well, the art of expository preaching. Carl Lundquist spoke of this as ‘a desire to help ministers become effective preachers of the gospel, and able demonstrator of expository preaching at its best.’ Warren Wiersbe told Koller in a letter, ‘It is impossible for me to measure my indebtedness to you as a teacher of preachers. You not only taught us how to preach, but you excited us and convinced us that preaching the Word is a high and holy calling.’” . . . “At the foundation of Koller’s effective ministry is a rock-solid man who consistently portrayed all that he preached and taught. He chose in his wife, Selma, the perfect model of a minister’s wife, and together they passed along the values to their family.”

1983-September ~ A Memorial Tribute by President William R. Myers “Tents Toward the Sunrise” Dr. Charles W. Koller died a peaceful death, May 19, 1983, at the Baptist Retirement Home, Maywood, Illinois. In my announcement to the Northern Community, I wrote: ‘An un-common man died last night. Dr. Charles W. Koller – faithful minister of Jesus Christ and educator extraordinary.’” … ‘ “The Memorial Service tribute was taken from his book, ‘Tents Toward the Sunrise,’ published 30 years ago. The book gets its title from Numbers 21:11, a text which finds its setting in the midst of Israel’s wilderness wanderings. Guilty of their murmurings against God and Moses, Israel was chastened by fiery serpents and humbled in spirit. As the People of God resumed their pilgrimage, the Scripture states that they pitched their ‘toward the sunrise.’ Dr. Koller wrote ‘this expression in its gloomy setting, gleams like a

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precious gem. These journeying pilgrims knew that the sun had always risen in the east. They believed that the sun would rise again… What a world of comfort and inspiration is open to those who keep the windows of their souls open toward the Light of the World.’” Dr. Myers concludes: “Stalwart in faith, obedient in discipleship, un-fatigable in ministry as a pastor, administrator and educator, Dr. Koller through his entire Christian pilgrimage, kept the windows of his soul open toward the sunrise. He lived and died with the confidence that ‘believers may rest in hope as they face each new day with their tents toward the sunrise’ An uncommon man has died – Dr. Charles W. Koller.” Warren Wiersbe’s Tribute ~ Publication Date: June 1997 ~ Be Myself: The Autobiography of a Bridge Builder http://www.amazon.com/Be-Myself-Autobiography-Bridge-Builder/dp/0801058082 Here is the autobiography of one of America's greatest Bible expositors, Warren Wiersbe, whose illustrious career as youth worker, pastor, Bible teacher, lecturer, and writer has won him the esteem of thousands of admirers. Amazon Publicity:~ Warren Wiersbe’s 1997 autobiography, “Be Myself” (pages 66-67-), Wiersbe said: “I can’t prove it and I won’t debate it, but I believe that God put me in Northern Baptist seminary at a time when the school was at its peak, both spiritually and academically.” He cited specific names of faculty members by name. Then he said: “Dr. Charles W. Koller was our president. He was a conservative, a Texan, a loyal Baptist, and experienced pastor, a gifted preacher, and a man we all revered. … I thank God that Dr. Koller was at Northern during my student years because in two ways the made a lasting positive impression on my life and ministry. To begin with, he was magnificent preacher, and whenever he spoke in chapel, it was an exciting event. In the pulpit Charles Koller was everything all the ministerial students wanted to become. He was a master homiletician whose sermon outlines liberated the text from paper and ink and made it live in the hearts of the listeners. They say that preaching isn’t taught, it’s caught, and we certainly ‘caught’ it whenever we heard our president preach. But he was also a master teacher in the classroom. All the pastoral students were required to take his ‘Senior Preaching’ course, which was a combination of hearing lectures on sermon preparation and ministerial life, reading hundreds of pages of homiletical literature, and preparing sermon outlines which he read and graded. In this course, Dr. Koller did much more than teach us how to study and preach. He also shared with us the kind of wisdom that comes only from mature experience and a close walk with God.

When I graduated from seminary, I wanted to be able to preach like Dr. Koller. I’m still trying.” Warren W. Wiersbe’s Letter for the C. W. Koller 80TH birthday “BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE” VR: On Moody Church stationery for the 1976 Birthday Warren Wiersbe said: Dear Dr. Koller: I thank the Lord for your life and ministry and that He privileged me to learn from you. Your example as a preacher and leader made a lasting impression on me when I was a student art Northern from 1949 to 1953. While I am sure you had your days when things went wrong, you always presented to your students that strengthening image of poise and confidence. We could tell that you walked with the Lord. It is impossible for me to measure my indebtedness to you as a teacher of preachers. You not only taught us how to preach, but you excited us and convinced us that preaching the Word is a high and holy calling. You showed us how to preach, and for this I am grateful. I can never forget your messages from Philippians, some of which were given at times when I desperately needed a message from God. Your special series for us young preachers were very helpful. [VR: I stopped at this point to look at his “Be Book” on Philippians --- BE JOYFUL! It was first published in 1974 (probably among the first) and my autographed copy is in the Sixth printing, 1976. We might be able to read this paragraph and say we have heard “the rest of the story!”].

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“Thank you, too, for your books. Even though I have been through your courses and tried to follow your homiletical principles for more than twenty-five years, I still find help and encouragement in what you have written. My own life and ministry would have greatly impoverished if I had not gone to Northern and sat under your teaching. May God Continue to bless and use you! Sincerely in Christ Warren W. Wiersbe, Senior Minister P.S. Betty sends her greetings as well.”

Carl F.H. Henry, Theologian and First Editor of Christianity Today, Dies at 90 “Thinker helped to shape many evangelical institutions and efforts, from higher education to ecumenism Beth Spring and CT Staff/ DECEMBER 1, 2003 . .http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/decemberweb-only/12-8-14.0.html Theologian, journalist, and evangelical leader Carl F.H. Henry died Sunday, December 7, at age 90 in his longtime home of Watertown, Wisconsin. Henry made it his life's work to present biblical Christianity as intellectually credible and historically true. On the battlefields of modern theological thought, spanning seminaries, denominations, and media, Henry shaped the defenses of evangelicalism with two goals in mind: preserving truth and attracting nonbelievers. Born January 22, 1913, to German immigrants in New York City, Henry received no religious instruction at home. Growing up on Long Island, he attended an Episcopal Sunday School and graduated from high school on the eve of the Great Depression in 1929. His first introduction to personal faith in a living God came as he worked at a weekly newspaper office, proofreading galleys with a middle-aged woman, Mildred Christy. When Henry used the Lord's name as an expletive, Christy commented, "Carl, I'd rather you slap my face than take the name of my best Friend in vain." In 1932, at age 19, Henry became editor of The Smithtown Star and later a stringer for The New York Times. A career in journalism seemed assured. At age 20, he canceled three Saturday appointments in a row with the young man, Gene Bedford, who eventually led him to Christ. After a chance meeting, they again arranged a time to get together. They spoke for three hours about spiritual matters, and then prayed The Lord's Prayer together. When they were done praying, Henry remembered, "I had inner assurance hitherto unknown of sins forgiven, that Jesus was my Savior, that I was on speaking terms with God as my Friend. A floodtide of peace and joy swept over me. My life's future, I was confident, was now anchored in and charted by another world, the truly real world." Henry became convinced that he should go to college to prepare for a life of Christian service, and Dr. Frank E. Gaebelein, then headmaster of The Stony Book School, gave him a Wheaton College catalogue. After hearing a talk by Wheaton president J. Oliver Buswell, Henry concluded that "faith without reason is not worth much, and that reason is not an enemy but an ally of genuine faith, and moreover that the resurrection of Jesus is an historical event." He entered Wheaton in the fall of 1935, attending classes and teaching typing and journalism. His Wheaton classmates included many who later came into evangelical leadership: Billy Graham, Harold Lindsell, Ken Taylor, and Richard Halverson. Henry met his wife, Helga Bender, at Wheaton. Once, in a journalism class he taught, Henry orchestrated an unusual final exam. He had Halverson, who would later serve for 15 years as chaplain of the U.S. Senate, burst into the room posing as a masked gunman, demanding Henry's wallet. "After the gunman escaped," Henry recalled, "I told the class to write the story." . Henry pursued graduate studies simultaneously at Wheaton, earning a M.A., and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, where Henry earned his Th.D. (1942) after being ordained a Baptist minister. [Archivist Note: “The Sermon Record Book of Dr. Charles W. Koller on 1-19-41 records that Carl F. Henry was ordained at the Humboldt Park, Baptist Church of Chicago. Koller’s ordination sermon was entitled: “Called to Be an Apostle.”] The Northern catalogue indicated that he was on the faculty of NBTS as a “fellow in English” in 1941; as a professor of theology in 1942, as a professor of theology in 1943.]

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“While still at Northern, Henry endorsed the launch of the National Association of Evangelicals in 1942, served on its Board of Administration, and was book editor of NAE's magazine, United Evangelical Action. Henry eventually taught theology at Northern while pursuing his second doctorate, a Ph.D. from Boston University, which he earned in 1949. Henry also served as visiting professor of theology at Gordon Divinity School and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In 1947, Henry's first of many major books was published. The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism emphasized the Christian's dual citizenship, challenging the withdrawal of fundamentalists from society. The same year, evangelical leaders approached Henry about their starting a new seminary on the West Coast. In the fall of 1947, Henry arrived in Pasadena to become Fuller Seminary's first acting dean.

Other 1976 “Book of Remembrance” tributes re-typed to this date: (4-8-15) Stanley E. Anderson ~ 1-21-76 ~ [NBTS Correspondence Department]~ “Your years at Northern made it a great seminary….. Thank you for those fruitful years. Your ministry after leaving your heavy work at Northern has been a benediction to a great many people. Your books and your continuing friendship have been a real inspiration to many of us.” Raymond H. Carter – 2-13-76 ~ “How grateful I am to have had the privilege of being a student at Northern and of having you as my teacher in Senior Preaching. As you life has touched so many through the exercise of your gifts of administration, writing, teaching, and your own strong Christian witness for Jesus and the personal example of a godly life, it is my prayer that this milestone in your distinguished career will cause your cup to overflow with joy unspeakable.” Walter W Grosser – 2-1-76 ~ [NBTS Trustee 1938-1983] “In the almost twenty-five years as President of the Seminary I had athe opportunity7 and privilege of working with you. I saw the continuous growth and financial support your leadership brought to the school. Your concern for faculty, staff, and students, plus your practical care for the overall work cannot be forgotten. Recognition by the American Baptist Churches as well as the high esteem and confidence of the supporting constituency reached a high point during your administration. Some of the bequests given during your presidency are still benefitting the Seminary. Your devoted services to many Baptist causes are a matter of record. Space prohibits the long list of recollections that could be included in this note. …My life was enriched by this association and I will always be grateful for your faith and confidence in me.”

2015 ~ April at Windsor Park Retirement Community

From: Virgil Reeve [mailto:[email protected]] ~ Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:44 AM To: 'Ben Hernandez'; William & Gerry Myers ~ Subject: FW: 4-1-15 ~ End of an Archiving Marathon! :-) \ Greetings, Bill & Gerry… Our lunch together was a hi-lite of our “Archiving Marathon” yesterday. After I get my sermon delivered tonight, I will download pictures and send them on. Blessings! Virgil

From: Virgil Reeve [mailto:[email protected]] ~ Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:03 AM To: Paige Patterson Cc: Craig Kubic ~ Subject: 4-1-15 ~ End of an Archiving Marathon! :-) Evelyn & I are basking in the warm afterglow of two days spent with SWBTS’ Dr. Craig Kubic and Ambassador Michael Hughes! ϑ “WHAT A GIFT SWBTS HAS GIVEN US --- A PERFECT DESTINATION FOR THE TREASURES OF THE C.W. KOLLER ARCHIVES!!! VVR: Hurriedly I write to say how grateful we are that Dr. Patterson said in response to our initial question: “Is SWBTS interested in Dr. Charles W. Koller’s archives?” with an overnight e-return on Tuesday, March 17: “Yes, we are PROFOUNDLY INTERESTED!”

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Six weeks later as we write, your gifted SERVANT HISTORIAN-ARCHIVIST, Dr Craig Kubic, “DR. LUKE, PhD in “BIBLICAL EXPOSITORY PREACHING” is in the air with 4 boxes of Koller archive treasures. WE ARE “PROFOUNDLY IMPRESSED” BY THE EVENTS OF THE PAST SIX WEEKS! Subject: 3-28-15 ~ NBTS 7th President – Dr. William R. Myers Tribute to CWK “Yes, Virgil, Gerry and I are looking forward to lunch with you and Dr. Kubic. SWBTS is most generous and gracious to come this way in order to install CWK’s memorabilia in their Archives, and I am also pleased you are leaving some with Northern. Dr. Warren Wiersbe’s Tribute to CWK is certainly noteworthy given his remarkable ministry. I had the privilege of meeting him during my time at Northern. Gerry and I also heard him preach at Moody Church. He is one of the most prolific writers I know. But I admire most of all your tribute in preserving your father-in-law’s memory. Otherwise I’m afraid it would have been lost. See you Tuesday, Bill Dr. William R. Myers, fourth NBTS President who at that time resided with us here at Windsor Park Retirement Community in Carol Stream, IL. 4-1-15 ~ Dr. William R. Myers E-mail to Virgil V. Reeve: “I agree, Virgil! SWBTS has gone all out to preserve the memory of one of the truly great men of the 20th Century. The memory of his huge influence in the evangelical movement must not be lost, and you and Evelyn have rescued it for centuries to come. Congratulations! I have always admired “Dr. Koller”. Thank you for including Gerry and me at the luncheon with Dr. Craig Kubic. We are pleased to have met him. Billl

Dr. Charles W. Koller – Partial List of Sermons

BIOGRAPHER’S OBSERVATION: Pastors who regularly prepare messages will find these Titles & Texts to be of interest!

NOTE: THESE SERMON RECORDS WERE IN PART PRINTED OUT FROM OUR 40 PAGE CWK BIOGRAPHY SUBMITTED ON 4-13-17 SWBTS VISIT Charles W. Koller’s Texas Sermons & Ministry WACO SERMONS . 1938-10-16 – “You Are Living” – Waco, TX Central BC . 1940-3-24 ~ “Days Pass, But Never Die!” Central Baptist Church 50th Anniversary . 1941-2-2 ` “Oh, I’ll Try Anything Once!” ~ Central BC – Waco, TX . 1941-2-2 ~ “Living by the Day” – FBC of Waco, TX . 1943-2-7 ~ “Back to Bethel{ (AM) Central BC of Waco, TX . 1943-2-7 “ “Can We Survive? (PM) – FBC of Waco, TX . 1950-1-15 ~ “The Enabling Christ” ~ Central BC – Waco, TX . 1-16-50 “Slightly Soiled” ~ Baylor. Univ. Chapel (C-10), Waco, TX . 1952-3-16 ~ “Joy Through Peace” ~ Central Baptist Church – Waco, TX . 1952-11-2 ~ The Other Sheep” ~ Central BC – Waco, TX ~ AM 1952-11-2 ~ The Boy with the Loaves & Fishes” SS; “The B.Y.P.U 40 Years Ago” BTU; “Christ and the Golden Candlesticks” ~ PM . 1952-11-3 ~ “Looking Toward the Light” ~ PM . 1952-11-4 ~ “Not Tolerance, But Obedience” . 1952-11-5 ~ “Completing the Family Circle” . 1952-11-6 ~ :The Law of the Harvest” . 11-5-52 ~ Waco Baptist Minister’s Conf. “Baptist Work in the North” . 1952-11-7 ~ “The Calls of Youth” . 1952-11-9 ~ “Into My Heart” ~ SS Jr & Intermediate.

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. 1952-11-9 ~ “What About Your Influence? “ ~ AM; “Not Good If Detached” ~ Adult SS; “Last Call to Jerusalem” ~ PM . 1952-3-16 ~ “Joy Through Peace” ~ Central Baptist Church – Waco, TX . 1954-5-9 ~ “The Mind of the Master” – Central BC, Waco, TX . 1963-2-3 ~ “Impressions That Have Become Convictions” – Columbus Av. BC – Waco, TX . 1955-8-17 ~ “Fiftieth Anniversary of our Baptism” Central BC – Waco, TX . 1955-8-18 ~ “This is the Day!’ ~ Baylor University Commencement Address . 1963-2-3 ~ “Impressions That Have Become Convictions” – Columbus Av. BC – Waco, TX . 1965-10-17 ~ “The Grand Continuity of the Grace of God” – Waco, TX ~ 75th Anniv. Central BC . 1970-2-11 ~ “The Prayer Life Of The Believer” ~ Waco, TX – COLUMBUS AV. B.C. (Ehrhorn’s Church) . 1977-11-20 ~ “Living In the Foothills of Heaven” (Eph. 4) – Waco CBC – BYPU Reunion . 1980-1-13- ~ “Moments That Shape our Destiny” ~ Waco, TX. Central BC – Last Texas Sermon!

SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST SEMINARY MINISTRY PREACHING RECORD BOOK

BOOK ONE has CWK’s “Teaching Fellow” class records of “Baby Greek” SWBTS Summer of 1925 & 1926 (4 pages each) including names and grades of the different students. He preached on 7 different occasions at SWBTS.

. 1940-3-21 ~ Chapel, Southwestern B.T.SEM. at Ft. Worth, TX. . 1940-3-21 ~ “Slightly Soiled” – Southwestern Baptist Seminary – Fr. Worth . 1941-1-31 ~ “Called to be an Apostle” ` SWBTS Class in Evangelism . 1943-2-7 & 2-11-43 ~~ “Can We Survive….? Founder’s Day Addr. At SW Seminary (2 separate occasions) . 1943-2-2 ~ “Keeping Faith with the Founders’ - SWBTS Founder’s Day Address, Seminary Hill, TX . 1943-2-3 ~ Can we Survive?” ~ SWBTS Founder’s Day . 1954-5-9 ~ “The Scriptural Way To Spiritual Power” ~ SWBTS Commencement Sermon ~ Last SWBTS Sermon

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH – Dallas Texas ~ Dr. W. A. Criswell

. 1947-8-3 ~ “The Family of Christ” ~ FBC-Dallas, TX . 1947-8-3 ~ “The Growing Radiance” ~ FBC-Dallas . 1947-8-10 ~ “Back to Bethel” ~ FBC-Dallas, TX . 1947-8-10 ~ “Living by the Day” ~ FBC-Dallas, TX . 1947-8-11 ~ Dallas Baptist Ministerial Association (Monday at 11:00 AM) “The Ministry of Reconciliation” . 1951-8-12 ~ “Christ Among The Candlesticks” ~ FBC – Dallas, TX (Broadcast and televised – AM) “Living Above The Snake Line” – (PM) . 1951-9-12 ~ W. A. Criswell’s Letter to C.W. Koller: Dear Dr. Koller: Just a quick note to thank you with all my heart for your messages brought to our people on Sunday, August 12th while I was away in Mexico City. Our congregation greatly appreciated the sermons that you brought and I can truthfully report that our people said we had the best supplies this summer that they have ever enjoyed. Thank you again for coming. It was a great help to me personally as well as a great blessing to the church. May this letter find you in the best of health and prospered of the Lord in your work. Faithfully and prayerfully yours, (Signed) W. A. Criswell In his handwriting at the bottom of the letter: “Dr. Koller -- our people greatly love you and appreciate you. Most of all do I.” W..A. C.

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Editor Note: Dr. W. A. Criswell spoke at least once in the NBTS chapel as Dr. Koller’s guest.

. 1955-8-21 ~ “Build it for the Eye of God” ~ FBC, Dallas, TX – Dr CWK, Th.D. & LLD; “The Enabling Christ” . 1958-8-17 ~ “Living with our Frustrations” FBC- Dallas, TX (8:15 AM); “The Mind of Christ” (10:50 AM) . 1959-9-20 ~ “The Other Sheep” FBC, Dallas, TX; (8:15 AM Broadcast); “Looking Toward The Light” (10:50 AM); “Lines in Pleasant Places” (7:30 PM). . 1960-8-28 ~ “God’s Great Family Bible” ; “The Impact of One Godly Life.” FBC ~ Dallas, TX . 1961-12-20 & 12-24 ~ “Recapturing the Spirit of Christmas” ` FBC – Dallas, TX ~ Wed. SS Teachers; Sun. Doctor’s & Dentist’s Class. . 1968-2-18 ~ “The Prayer Life Of the Believer” ~ Dallas, TX – FBC – Adult Department (Wed) . 1965-10-20 ~ “God’s great Family Bible ` ~ DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CHAPEL

Other Texas Churches – Partial Listing

. 1947-7-20 _ Swamp City Baptist Church – Gladewater, TX ` AM “Living by the Day” Rev. Ira Garrison (B-I-L) was pastor and PM “The Family of Christ” . 1947-7-27 ~ Southern Baptist Conference at Cottonwood, TX. “Living Above the Snake Line” & “The Plus Sign on the Sky Line” . 1950-1-8 to 13 ~ First Baptist Church of San Antonio 6 Day s & 13 sermons. . • 1951-3-11 ~ Carroll Av. B. C. (Sun PM) Dallas, TX “God’s Great Family Bible” ~ The church where the Steinhaus family worshipped and the CWKs were married on 9-9-1924 by Rev. Julius Erhorn who was the pastor. (Father of Roland with wife Georgene; Norma, Alma, & Hilda – nephew and nieces of Selma,). . 1951-3-12 ~ Dallas, TX Baptist Minister’s Conference – 11 AM ~ “Blest Be the Tie that Binds!” . 1951-3-12 “Joy by the Wells of Salvation” (Isaiah 12:2-3_ Carroll AV BC, Dallas, TX – Ordination of Harold Gieseke. . 1951-3-18 ~ Swamp City Baptist Church – Gladewater, TX ~ “Your Load Limit” ~ SS; “Build It for the Eye of God” ~ AM ~ Rev. Ira Garrison, Pastor . 1951-5-29 ~ “Bereavement” - Central BC , Waco TX – Funeral of Ella Denney.

FIVE PREACHING RECORD BOOKS

PARTIAL RECORD OF KOLLER’S SERMONS PREACHED WITHOUT NOTES [SWBTS ARCHIVES]

PREACHING RECORD BOOK I

BOOK ONE has CWK’s “Teaching Fellow” class records of “Baby Greek” SWBTS Summer of 1925 & 1926 (4 pages each) including names and grades of the different student. First sermon at Clinton Hill . 1926-8-15 ~ “Building More Wisely Than He Knew” (John 4:5-14) First of 13 sermons August 15 to September 12, 1926 as “Pulpit Supply.” . On March 20, 1927 he preached his first sermon as pastor.” “A Quest that Satisfies” (Luke 12:16- 21; Mark 6:19-34)

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. Sermons: 8-15-26 to 6-27-35 (9 Years – 1680 Sermons in 16 Churches) ~ Clinton Hill Baptist Church of Newark, New Jersey . CLINTON HILL BAPTIST CHURCH – NEWARK, NEW JERSEY August 15, 1926 to September 12, 1926 (Interim Pastor) March 20, 1927 to February 28, 1938 PREACHING RECORD BOOK – I ~ 8-15-26 to 6-27-35 (9 Years) Clinton Hill Baptist Church Sermons~ Newark New, Jersey North American Baptist Church (German) & Northern Baptist Convention Dually Alligned . 8-15-26 “Building More Wisely Than He Knew” . 8-22-26 ~ “The Salt Of The Earth” Matthew 5:1-16 . 8-22-26 ~ “They Had Been With Jesus” . 9-2-26 ~“The Christian Race” Hebrews 12:1-6 . 9-5-26 ~“The Devil’s Approach” Genesis 3 . 9-5-26 “The Weight Of The Cross” . 9-9-26 ~ “Peter’s Denial of Christ” . 2-23-30 ~ I Peter 1:13-25 8-29-26 “The Destiny Of Our Nation” . 6-1-30 ~ Acts 4:7-21 8-26-66 “Ye Are Bought With A Price” . 7-13-30 ~ Psalm 121 . 7-20-30 ~ Luke 22:31-62 9-12-26 “The Master’s Touch” . 12-14-30 ~ Ecclesiastes 11:6-12:7 . 2-15-31 ~ Deuteronomy 6:5-9 8-29-26 “The Calls Of Youth” . 4-5-31 ~ Luke 13:34-5; 19:34-40 . 4-12-31 ~ John 4:5-14 8-15-26 “The Garment of Praise For the Spirit of Heaviness” . 4-19-31 ~ Galatians 3:13 . 1-17-32 ~ John 12:24-26 9-12-26 “The Tears Of Jesus” . 1-31-32 ~ Is. 61:1-3; Lk. 24:13-36 8-19-26 “Looking To The Hills)

PREACHING RECORD BOOK – II ~ 6-30-35 to 6-11-50 (15 Years) Newark & NBTS in Chicago 3. 11-09-35 Abbeville, S. C [SBC with Rev. Thomas Dill Lide] 4. 11-17-35 FBC, St. Petersburg, Fla. [SBC]

Pastoral Years 1927-1938 ~ NABC & NBC Attendance in [brackets]. (Partial Listing) . 3-20-27 ~ “A Quest That Satisfies” . 3-20-27 ~ “Life In A Look” . 3-27-27 ~ “Beginning Where You Are” . 3-27-27 ~ “For Such A Time As This” . 3-31-27 ~ “Walking With God” . 4-3-27 ~ “A Resolution That Produced A Revival” . 4-3-27 ~“Come Unto Me” . 4-7-27 “The Spirit Of Jesus – In Promoting Christian Fellowship” . 4-10-27 ~ “The Eye Of God” . 4-10-27 ~ “Ideals” Sunday School . 4-10-27 ~ “But He Was A Leper” 2 Kings 5:1-15 (5 prof, 2 by letter, 2 by statement) [194] . 4-11-27 ~ “Our Friendships” -“W.W.G.” ? World Wide Guild? . 4-14-27 ~“The Shadows Of Gethsemane . 4-17-27 ~ “He Is Risen” Matthew 27:66-28:10 [307] . 4-17-27 ~ “He Is Risen” - CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NEWARK

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. 4-17-27 ~ “The Missing Man” – . 4-19-27 “The Mission Of A Sunday School” (Mothers & Teachers) . 2-2-30 ~ Matthew 26:30-46 [97] . 11-2-30 ~ Hebrews 11:5,6’ [75] . 11-19-30 ~ Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21 (1 Profession) [257] . 8-2-31 ~ Matthew 11:28-30 (3 Professions) [169] . 10-19-31 ~ Luke 15:11-24 [143] . 10-1-31 ~ [201] . 10-11-31 ~ Ezra 7:6-10; 9:5-9; . 1-10-32 ~ Luke 12:16-21; Matthew 6:19-34 [231] . 2-28-32 ~ Esther 4:14 [191] . 2-14-32 ~ Genesis 16:13 [201] . 4-16-33 ~ John 20:19-29 (Baptized 5) [301] . 5-9-35 ~ Phil. 2:1-11 [84]

PRESIDENT OF NORTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ~

A Partial List of Seminary Sermons & Commencement Addresses • 1938-9-13 ~ Opening Day Chapel NBTS – “Finding the Best in our Environs” • 1938-9-23 ~ “Living By The Day” - NBTS 25th Anniversary Chapel Sermon • 1938-3-18 ~ NBTS Chapel in Chi – “When They Had Prayed’ ` Acts 4:23-35 (First Chapel) • 1938-4-15 ~ “Slightly Soiled, Greatly Reduced In Price” first used at NBTS Chapel.

Random Sermons NORTHERN BAPTIST SEMINARY CHAPEL SERVICES A Partial List of Seminary Sermons & Commencement Addresses • 1938-9-13 ~ Opening Day Chapel NBTS – “Finding the Best in our Environs” • 1938-9-23 ~ “Living By The Day” - NBTS 25th Anniversary Chapel Sermon • 1938-3-18 ~ NBTS Chapel in Chi – “When They Had Prayed’ ` Acts 4:23-35 (First Chapel Sermon?) 1938-1960 March of 1938 to May of 1960 (Last NBTS Chapel address: May 17, 1960)

• 5. 8-07-38 FBC, Hammond, Ind. • 6. 10-09-38 Logan Square, Chicago, (Y-2) Norwegian Youth • 7. 11-06-38 North Shore B.C., Chicago • 8. 12-03-38 FBC, Aiken, S.C. [SBC with Rev. Thomas Dill Lide] • 9. 12-11-38 Milwaukee Tab. B.C., Wis., L. E. Olson • 10. 1-21-39 Slovak B. Youth (Y-3) • 11. 3-14-39 (C-1) Sioux Falls College, S.D. • 12. 3-28-39 (C-2) Wm. Jewell College, Missouri • 13. 3-29-39 K.C. (Central) Baptist Seminary (65 Chs.) Kansas • 14. 3-30-39 (C-3) Ottawa University • 15. 5-10-39 (C-4) Wheaton, College (1 of 2) • 16. 10-22-39 Harrison Street Bible Ch. • 17. 1-21-40 Lorraine, KS., (Y-4) B.Y.P.U. NABC

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• 18. 3-10-40 Lorimer B.C., Chicago • 19. 3-21-40 Chapel, Southwestern B.T.SEM. at Ft. Worth, TX. 3-24-1940 Dr. Koller preached on the topic: “Days Pass But Never Die.” • 20. 4-21-40 Mt. Morris, Mich. FBC • 21. 6-13-40 Iowa BYPU (Y-5) Conf., George, Iowa • 22. 8-31-40 Danish, Conf. Of Iowa (Y-6) at Harlan (Cuppy’s Grove) • 23. 9-02-40 Somonauk, BC, Illinois • 24. 11-10-40 BYPU, (Y-7) Dexter Blvd. BC, Detroit • 25. 12-11-40 (C-5) Chapel, Shurtleff College, Alton, IL. • 26. 2-16-41 Hildreth BC, Columbus, OH. • 27. 4-27-41 Y.P. Conf., (Y-8) Elim BC, Chicago • 28. 6-08-41 Lake Harriet BC, Minneapolis, Minn. • 29. 7-20-41 Van Buren, MO., Bapt. Assembly [SBC?] • 30. 11-16-41 FBC, Wheaton, IL. • 31. 9-25-42 NBTS Chapel (1 of 2), Prayer Day • 32. 11-17-42 Temple Bapt. Ch., Minneapolis, Minn. • 33. 3-09-43 (C-6 = 2 of 2) Wheaton College Chapel • 34. 10-08-43 Salvation Army, “Temple Mts.”, 1634 N. Kedzie Ave. • 35. 11-04-43 AZ. Bapt. Bible Conf. at Phoenix, Temple BC • 36. 1-09-44 Bayview BC, Milwaukee, Wis. NABC? • 37. 8-20-44 Maranatha Bible Conf., Muskegon, Mich. • 38 4-05-45 Greenville, S.C., Sans Souci BC [SBC] • 39. 4-06-45 (C-7) Greenville, S.C., Greenville Women’s College • 40. 3-03-46 Elim Evang. Free Ch., Chicago • 41. 4-28-46 Judson Baptist Church (1 of 2), Oak Park, Illinois • 42. 6-29-46 Indianapolis, Ind., (Y-9) Youth for Christ Rally 43. 4-03- • 47 Wichita, Kans., Immanuel BC 44. 6-10-47 (C-8) Hesston, Kansas College Commencement 45. 3-20-48 Danville, Il., FBC 46. 8-01-48 Mt. Hermon Bapt. Bible Encampment • 47. 11-12-49 Freeport, Ill (Y-10) • 48. 11-13-49 Freeport, Ill (By Request) (Y-11) • 49. 11-30-49 Aurora College (C-9), Aurora, Il. • 50. 1-13-50 FBC, San Antonio, TX. [SBC] • 51. 1-16-50 Baylor. Univ. Chapel (C-10), Waco, TX. • 52 2-19-50 FBC, Minneapolis, Minn,.

PREACHING RECORD BOOK – III ~ 6-9-50 to 8-18-63 (13Years) ~ NBTS Presidency Years

• 53. 7-07-50 Thousand Pines Assembly, So. Calif. Bapt Conv. • 54. 11-12-50 FBC, (Judson Assn. of BYF) (Y-12), Kokomo, IN. • 55. 4-23-51 FBC, Assn. BYF meeting (Y-13), Normal.IL. • 56. 9-28-52 Christian and Missionary Alliance Ch., (Dr. Tozer), Chicago 1953 ~ • 57. 3-01-53 Goshen College, (C-11) Christian Workers’ Band, Goshen, IN. • 58. 2-28-54 Pennsylvania Ave. Assn. BYF, (Y-14), Lansing, Mich. • 59. 3-20-54 Seminole Hts. Bapt. Ch, Tampa, Fla. SBC with Rev. Thomas Dill Lide • 60. 2-06-55 FBC, Evansville, IN.

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• 61. 5-13-58 NBTS Chapel (2 of 2) • 62. 12-04-59 Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, (Y-15) Champaign, IL. [Family Members were present] • 63. 4-20-60 Greenville College Ministers’ Conf., College Chapel Time (C-12), Greenville, IL. [July, ~ December , 1960 ~

Most Popular Topical Sermon ~ “Slightly Soiled, Greatly Reduced In Price” ~

1931 ~ The first of 80 sermons with the title: “Slightly Soiled, Greatly Reduced In Price” The most frequently used sermon, “Slightly Soiled, Greatly Reduced In Price” was preached 80 times in 37 years between 1931 and 1968 in 17 states, 15 Youth Gatherings/Rallies; 12 colleges, 3 seminaries, a dozen large churches; and appearing in his “SERMONS PREACHED WITHOUT NOTES” book in 1964, 1969, 1997, 2007. (This book was incorporated into the 5th Printing of the book: “EXPOSITORY PREACHING WITHOUT NOTES” in 1969.

“The story behind the sermon is briefly referred to in the book, “POINTERS FOR PASTORS” in the Autobiographical section, on page 135. The taped message of this 40 minute sermon was recorded by the Rev. T. D. Lide at the FBC in Perry, Florida • 1938-4-15 ~ “Slightly Soiled, Greatly Reduced In Price” first used at NBTS Chapel. • 11-20-1960 Slightly Soiled Sermons (Partial List of 80 occasions): • 1959-12-04 ~ Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, (Y-15) Champaign, IL. • 1960-4-20 ~ Greenville College Ministers’ Conf., College Chapel Time, Greenville, IL. • 1964-3-01 ~ Moody Church, Chicago • • 1964 4-19 ~ Forest Park Bapt. Ch, Forest Park, IL., 11-20-1960 .”

Dr. C.W. Koller’s Published Works:

FIRST BOOK – “TENTS TOWARD THE SUNRISE” Judson Press –Many of these devotionals were selected from devotionals in the quarterly Northern catalogues that are available in the CWK archived annuals that are bound in 1938-1960 copies of The Northern. (1957)

1962 ~ SECOND BOOK – “EXPOSITORY PREACHING WITHOUT NOTES” Baker

PRESIDENT EMERITUS – NORTHERN BAPTIST SEMINARY 2-19-62 “The Minister Of Tomorrow” NBTS Convocation at Judson Baptist Church

• 68. 3-25-62 Judson Baptist Church (2 of 2), Oak Park, IL. • 69. 4-07-62 Calvary BC, Akron, Ohio • 70. 4-21-62 FBC, Aurora, IN. 7-10-11 Taped 5 - 13 ½ minute radio messages for WMBI – Moody Bible Institute • 71. 10-12-62 FBC, Grants Pass, Ore. • 72. 11-30-62 Forest Glen Bapt. Ch., Chicago, IL. 12-5-62 NBTS Student Prayer Meeting Devotional • 73. 3-08-63 Covenant Bapt. Ch., Detroit, MI. • 74. 3-24-63 FBC, Ipswich, S. D.

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THIRD BOOK – “SERMONS PREACHED WITHOUT NOTES” Baker [Later incorporated in the two volume version of “Expository Preaching Without Notes.”] 1973 ~ 1964 ~ THIRD BOOK – “SERMONS PREACHED WITHOUT NOTES” Baker

FOURTH BOOK – “SERMON STARTERS” Baker Publishing [12 Sermons from the Life of Christ & 12 Sermons for Special Days] Baker Publishing [12 Sermons from the Life of Christ & 12 Sermons for Special Days] 1973

FIFTH BOOK – “SERMON STARTERS FOR 52 SUNDAYS” Baker Sermons from the Book of Acts, Philippians, Life of Christ (Incorporating Book 4 Above) 1973 ~ ~

SIXTH BOOK – 1974 “POINTERS FOR PASTORS” & “HILIGHTS OF A HAPPY MINISTRY” (Reflections of Fifty Friendly Years) CHARLES W. KOLLER AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Part III – Page 115 Crescendo Book Publication - Dallas, Texas

PREACHING RECORD BOOK – IV ~ 8-25-63 to 11-26-78 (15 Years) 75. 11-15-63 N. Sheridan Bapt. Ch., Peoria, IL 76. 3-01-64 Moody Church, Chicago 77. 4-19-64 Forest Park Bapt. Ch, Forest Park, IL. 78. 9-17-64 FBC, Momence, IL. 10-9-64 NBTS Chapel Address – “Impressions That Have Become Convictions 79. 10-10-65 Immanuel Community. Bapt. Ch., DesPlaines, IL. 80. 9-20-68 Steamboat Rock, IA. – Last Use of “Slightly Soiled” Sermon

3-1-76 “Evangelism At Its Best” – NBTS Evangelism Conference at FBC – Oak Park, Ill. Dr. William R. Myers hosted this celebration of Dr. Koller’s 80th Birthday.

PREACHING RECORD BOOK – V 1-7-79 to 10-3-82 (5 Years)

1960-1962 ~ NORTHERN SEMINARY SABBATICAL] + 11-12-60 FBC, Perry, Fla. Pastorate of Rev. Thomas Dill Lide. 65. 11-16-60 FBC, New York

+ CALIFORNIA BAPTIST SEMINARY ~ Guest Professor ~ Expository Preaching Covina, California – January, 1961~May, 1961 ¬ + Preaching Missions ~ Interim Pastorates ~ Pulpit Supply ¬ + Writing “Expository Preaching Without Notes” (1961-62) June, 1961 ~ August, 1982 66. 10-08-61 Midwest Bible Church, Chicago 67. 12-03-61 Immanuel Bapt. Church, (Interim) K.C., Kansas

NORTH PARK CHICAGO RETIREMENT YEARS 1963 ~ 1978

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TRINITY EVANGELICAL SEMINARY ~ Deerfield, Illinois • 3-17-66 Seminary Chapel Speaker; 10-9-1966 Fall Convocation Speaker. • Guest Professor of Preaching: 1967 ~ 1971 PREACHING BOOKS PUBLISHED ~ 8-25-63 to 11-26-78 (5 Years)

1979` 1983 ~ DECATUR, ILLINOIS YEARS 1979~1983 Dr. Koller’s “Tents Toward The Sunrise Years” at North Park Address in Chicago 1964 ~

HOMILETICS LECTURES ~ WRITING ~ PULPIT SUPPLY [80 sermons in 5 years.] + 6-2-82 – Last NBTS Chapel Address “High Spots in our 24 Years At Northern Seminary” (Taped) + 8-15-82 ~ LAST SERMON PREACHED WITHOUT NOTES: “Living In The Foothills Of Heaven” - Old Stonington BC - Illinois Focus on NBTS,

1938-1980 ~ SELECTED SERMONS PREACHED WITHOUT NOTES

1938-5-24 ~ Inauguration Ceremony at FBC in Oak Park, IL – CWK gave a “10 minute response.”

+ 1940-5-17 ~ “Living on a One Way Street” – NBTS Commencement- (Northern book) Dr. Koller’s “Tents Toward The Sunrise Years” at North Park Address in Chicago 1964 ~

+ 1945-3-30 ~ “Search Me O God” (JE Orr’s Song?) - NBTS Prayer Day + 1942-9-25 ~ “Slightly Soiled” NBTS Chapel on Prayer Day + 1943-12-6 ~ “Northern Prospects” - NBTS 30th Anniversary at Second, BC - Austin- + 1946-6-27 ~ “The Apostolic Pattern in Evangelism” - “NBTS Evangelistic Conference. + 1948-3-2 ~ “Ten Momentous years” ~ 10th Anniversary of CWK at NBTS + 1948-4-1 ~ “Looking Ahead” 10th Anniversary NBTS Trustee-Faculty Dinner - FBC of Oak park. + 1948-4-13 ~ “Slightly Soiled…” Psalm 24:3-4 ~ NBTS Chapel + 1948-4-30 ` “Discernments” - NBTS Chapel + 1948-5-30 ~ “An Adequate Faith for a Broken World. – Bethel College & Seminary Commencement – St. Paul, MN. - + 1948 ~July & August 15 sermons at Mount Hermon Baptist Bible Encampment California – including “Slightly Soiled” on 8-1-48. + 1962-2-19 ~ Judson Baptist Church Convocation honoring Dr. C. W. Koller on his retirement. His sermon: “The Minister Of Tomorrow.” + 10-9-64 NBTS Chapel Address – “Impressions That Have Become Convictions” + 1976-3-1 ~ “Evangelism At Its Best” – NBTS Evangelism Conference at FBC – Oak Park, Ill. + 1982-6-2 – Last NBTS Chapel Address “High Spots in our 24 Years At Northern Seminary” (Taped)

JUDSON BAPTIST CHURCH Oak Park (Home Church 1938-1983) – A Partial List 21 SWBTS ~ Digital of CWK

+ 1938-8-21 – “In God We Trust” & :Hinges of Destiny” (First Sermons at Judson BC. The Koller home church until they changed addresses from earth to eternity.)

+ 1946-4-28 – “Slightly Soiled” – Judson BC – Oak Pk.

+ 1962-2-19 ~ Judson Baptist Church Convocation honoring Dr. C. W. Koller on his retirement. His sermon: “The Minister Of Tomorrow.”

General & Random Preaching Assignments

+ 1939-1-30 ~ “The Living Plus Sign” ~ Moody Founder’s Week & WMBI Radio

+ 1939-7-24 –Baptist World Alliance – Atlanta, GA 1939

+ Preached on WMBI – Moody Bible Institute

+ 1939-5-10 ~ “Slightly Soiled” Wheaton College Chapel # 1 of 2

+ 1939-7-4 ~ “Evangelism, Primary Task of the Church” ~ Baptist World Alliance ~ Atlanta, Georgia

+ 1939-12-26 ~ COLLEGE CHURCH- Wheaton “The Family of Christ”

+ 1940-3-15 ~ “Investing for Profit” ~ Wheaton College Chapel

+ 1940-3-24 Dr. Koller preached on the topic: “Days Pass But Never Die.”

+ 1940-4-14 ~ “Building More Wisely” ~ Moody Church – Chicago (Have Bulletin copy)

+ 1940-5-26 ~ The Spirit that could not be imprisoned” – Clinton Hill BC – Newark, NJ –

+ 1941-1-19 ~ “Called to be an Apostle” –Ordination Sermon for Carl F. H. Henry at Humboldt Park BC- Chicago

+ 1941-11-2 ~ “Build it for the Eye of God’ Muscatine, IA (100th Anniv) [Desk paperweight is still on Evelyn’s Desk.]

+ 1942-1-4 ~ “Installation” Sermon for Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, IL for Pastor Douglas Eadie. ~ (NOTE: Rev. Virgil & Evelyn Koller Reeve served as interim pastor from May 2004 to December 2005.)

+ 1942-6-26 ~ “Can We Survive Without Revival?” ~ Finney Sesquicentennial Conference at Moody Memorial Church.

+ 1943-3-9 ~ “Slightly Soiled” (# 2) Wheaton College Chapel

+ 1943-11-7 ~ “The Living Plus Sign” ~ FBC of Mesa, AZ

+ 1943-11-7 – “Building for the Eye of God” Dedication of Temple BC of Phoenix, AZ

+ 1944-3-19 ~ “The Other Sheep” – Ainsley BC, Chicago to become Forest Glen BC, Chicago

+ 1944-4-29 ~ “Hinges of Destiny” ~ Wheaton College Chapel

+ 1944-4-30 ~ “An Adequate Faith for a Broken World” – Eastern Bapt Sem at Temple B. C.

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+ 1944-10-31 ~ “An Apostolic Ministry in a Modern World” - Boston, Mass. – Tremont Temple ~ Inauguration of Pres. T. L. Lewis of Gordon Seminary .Baccal. Ser. ~ PHILADELPHIA, PA 1945-10-28 ~ Tremont Temple, Boston -- 3 Sermons:

+ 1945-11-16 ~ “The Most Important Verse for the Preacher” (2 Corinthians 5:20) – Judson BC of Oak Park Installation of Pastor E. W. Palmer.

+ 1945-12-20 ~ “The Scriptural Way to Spiritual Power” -- Moody Bible institute Mid-year Commencement. + 1946-1-25 ~ “Looking with Jesus into the Post-War World” – Wheaton College mid-year commencement. Slightly Soiled Sermons (Partial List of a total of 80 times preached): •

+ 1959-12-04-59 Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, (Y-15) Champaign, IL.

+ 1960-4-20-60 ~ Greenville College Ministers’ Conf., College Chapel Time ~, Greenville, IL. •

+ 1964-3-01 ~ Moody Church, Chicago •

+ 1964 4-19 ~ Forest Park Bapt. Ch, Forest Park, IL.

BETHANY BEACH SERMONS Bethany Beach, MI. (Partial Listing) Bethany was a summer village of Swedish Baptists & Mission Covenant owners.

+ 1939-9-3 ~ “The Family of Christ” --- First Sermon at Bethany Beach, Sawyer, M.

+ 1940-7-7 ~ “The Spirit that Could not be Imprisoned” ~ Bethany in Sawyer, MI

+ 1941-8-41 ~ “Living Within Your Load Limit” Bethany – PM “Try Anything Once”

+ 1942-7-26 ~ “Can We Survive Without Revival?” & PM ` “What Manner of Child Shall This Be?”

+ 1944-8-13 ~ “Is Greatness An Accident?” Bethany ~ PM “Hinges of Destiny” PREACHING RECORD BOOK – V 1-7-79 to 10-3-82 (5 Years) 80 sermons in his “Sunset Years at Decatur, IL” ~ NORTHERN BAPTIST SEMINARY CHAPEL SERVICES A Partial List of Seminary Sermons & Commencement Addresses

+ 1938-9-13 ~ Opening Day Chapel NBTS – “Finding the Best in our Environs”

+ 1938-9-23 ~ “Living By The Day” - NBTS 25th Anniversary Chapel Sermon

+ 1938-3-18 ~ NBTS Chapel in Chi – “When They Had Prayed’ ` Acts 4:23-35 (First Chapel Sermon?)

+ 1938-4-15 ~ “Slightly Soiled, Greatly Reduced In Price” first used at NBTS Chapel.

+ 1938-5-24 ~ Inauguration Ceremony at FBC in Oak Park, IL – CWK gave a “10 minute response.”

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+ 1940-5-17 ~ “Living on a One Way Street” – NBTS Commencement- (Northern book)

+ 1945-3-30 ~ “Search Me O God” (JE Orr’s Song?) - NBTS Prayer Day

+ 1942-9-25 ~ “Slightly Soiled” NBTS Chapel on Prayer Day

+ 1943-12-6 ~ “Northern Prospects” - NBTS 30th Anniversary at Second, BC - Austin-

+ 1946-6-27 ~ “The Apostolic Pattern in Evangelism” - “NBTS Evangelistic Conference.

+ 1948-3-2 ~ “Ten Momentous years” ~ 10th Anniversary of CWK at NBTS

+ 1948-4-1 ~ “Looking Ahead” 10th Anniversary NBTS Trustee-Faculty Dinner - FBC of Oak park.

+ 1948-4-13 ~ “Slightly Soiled…” Psalm 24:3-4 ~ NBTS Chapel

+ 1948-4-30 ` “Discernments” - NBTS Chapel

+ 1948-5-30 ~ “An Adequate Faith for a Broken World. – Bethel College & Seminary Commencement – St. paul, MN.

+ 1948- July & August 15 sermons at Mount Hermon Baptist Bi ble Encampment California – including “Slightlly Soiled” on 8-1-48.

+ 1962-2-19 ~ Judson Baptist Church Convocation honoring Dr. C. W. Koller on his retirement. His sermon: “The Minister Of Tomorrow.”

+ 10-9-64 NBTS Chapel Address – “Impressions That Have Become Convictions”

+ 1976-3-1 ~ “Evangelism At Its Best” – NBTS Evangelism Conference at FBC – Oak Park, Ill.

+ 1982-6-2 – Last NBTS Chapel Address “High Spots in our 24 Years At Northern Seminary” (Taped)

JUDSON BAPTIST CHURCH Oak Park (Home Church 1938-1983) – A Partial List

+ 1938-8-21 – “In God We Trust” & :Hinges of Destiny” (First Sermons at Judson BC. The Koller home church until they changed addresses from earth to eternity.)

+ 1946-4-28 – “Slightly Soiled” – Judson BC – Oak Pk.

+ 1962-2-19 ~ Judson Baptist Church Convocation honoring Dr. C. W. Koller on his retirement. His sermon: “The Minister Of Tomorrow.”

General & Random Preaching Assignments

+ 1939-1-30 ~ “The Living Plus Sign” ~ Moody Founder’s Week & WMBI Radio

+ 1939-7-24 –Baptist World Alliance – Atlanta, GA 1939 24 SWBTS ~ Digital of CWK

+ 12~11-15 Preached on WMBI – Moody Bible Institute

+ 1939-5-10 ~ “Slightly Soiled” Wheaton College Chapel # 1 of 2

+ 1939-7-4 ~ “Evangelism, Primary Task of the Church” ~ Baptist World Alliance ~ Atlanta, Georgia

+ 1939-12-26 ~ COLLEGE CHURCH- Wheaton “The Family of Christ”

+ 1940-3-15 ~ “Investing for Profit” ~ Wheaton College Chapel

+ 1940-4-14 ~ “Building More Wisely” ~ Moody Church – Chicago (Have Bulletin copy)

+ 1940-5-26 ~ The Spirit that could not be imprisoned” – Clinton Hill BC – Newark, NJ –

+ 1941-1-19 ~ “Called to be an Apostle” –Ordination Sermon for Carl F. H. Henry at Humboldt Park BC- Chicago

+ 1941-11-2 ~ “Build it for the Eye of God’ Muscatine, IA

+ 1942-1-4 ~ “Installation” Sermon for Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, IL for Pastor Douglas Eadie. ~ (NOTE: Rev. Virgil & Evelyn Koller Reeve served as interim pastor from May 2004 to December 2005.)

+ 1942-6-26 ~ “Can We Survive Without Revival?” ~ Finney Sesquicentennial Conference at Moody Memorial Church.

+ 1943-3-9 ~ “Slightly Soiled” (# 2) Wheaton College Chapel

+ 1943-11-7 ~ “The Living Plus Sign” ~ FBC of Mesa, AZ 1943-11-7 – “Building for the Eye of God” Dedication of Temple BC of Phoenix, AZ

+ 1944-3-19 ~ “The Other Sheep” – Ainsley BC, Chicago to become Forest Glen BC, Chicago

+ 1944-4-29 ~ “Hinges of Destiny” ~ Wheaton College Chapel

+ 1944-4-30 ~ “An Adequate Faith for a Broken World” – Eastern Bapt Sem at Temple B. C.

+ 1944-10-31 ~ “An Apostolic Ministry in a Modern World” - Boston, Mass. – Tremont Temple ~ Inauguration of Pres. T. L. Lewis of Gordon Seminary .Baccal. Ser. ~ PHILADELPHIA, PA

+ 1945-10-28 ~ Tremont Temple, Boston -- 3 Sermons:

+ 1945-11-16 ~ “The Most Important Verse for the Preacher” (2 Corinthians 5:20) – Judson BC of Oak Park Installation of Pastor E. W. Palmer. (Koller’s home church from 1938-1979)

+ 1945-12-20 ~ “The Scriptural Way to Spiritual Power” -- Moody Bible institute Mid-year Commencement.

+ 1946-1-25 ~ “Looking with Jesus into the Post-War World” – Wheaton College mid-year commencement.

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2015-4-2: From: Virgil Reeve [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 10:03 PM To: Patterson, Paige ~ Cc: Kubic, Craig Subject: 4-2-14 ~ Memo & Pics (Attached) VVR: “Yesterday I received an e-mail from fellow Windsor resident and former NBTS President William R. Myers in response to the e-mail you also received when I suggested: “WHAT A GIFT SWBTS HAS GIVEN US --- A PERFECT DESTINATION FOR THE TREASURES OF THE C.W. KOLLER ARCHIVES!!!” Dr. William R. Myers’ observation was: “I agree, Virgil! SWBTS has gone all out to preserve the memory of one of the truly great men of the 20th Century. The memory of his huge influence in the evangelical movement must not be lost, and you and Evelyn have rescued it for centuries to come. Congratulations! I have always admired “Dr. Koller”. Thank you for including Gerry and me at the luncheon with Craig. We are pleased to have met him. Bill “ [Charles W. Koller Family Archivist & Biographer, Son-in-law, Virgil V. Reeve ~ FYI. As of April, 2015, the Expository Preaching manuscripts and biographical research materials have been archived where Dr. Koller earned his ThM in 1926 (Along with his wife, Selma Steinhaus Koller’s Diploma of Religious Education) and his Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) in 1935 – all at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX. These materials are being digitalized and made available for research around the world.. In April 2017 the Koller-Reeve family visited SWBTS and submitted additional research materials for the C. W. Koller archives. These materials included:  The framed pictures of the 1923 A.B. Diploma from Baylor University (including a description of his 1955 commencement address and the pictures taken at the presentation of the Doctor of Laws Degree.)  We included the original framed ThD Certificate from SWBTS in 1935 with the signatures of Dr. George W. Truett and Dr. L. R. Scarborough on the diploma. [He spoke often of the treasured friendship he appreciated of these two men of God in our 20+ years of reflections on Dr. Koller’s life in Texas and at SWBTS.] We also provided a framed picture of the three men who signed the 1935 ThD diploma.  In addition we provided a 40 page pictorial C. W. Koller biography that is still being up-dated.  We also provided a 17 page family history of Selma Viola Steinhaus Koller for the archives.  Finally, we passed on Dr. Koller’s robe, cap, and three of his honorary degree hoods: Baylor’s green hood, Northern Baptist Seminary’s 1962 Honorary Degree hood in red, and another hood of unknown source. Dr. Carolyn Koller Schroeder and the Reeves appreciated the guided tour of the archives by Dr. Craig Kubic and archivist, Jill Boticelli. The temporary display case featuring Dr. Koller’s archives was impressive. We appreciated the Book Store display of Dr. Koller’s Book made “famous” by Dr. Patterson’s gift of HOW TO PREACH WITHOUT NOTES to Dr. Deron J. Biles and Dr. Patterson’s own first-person story of his first meeting with Dr. Koller in the SWBTS Chapel on 4-13-17. Our Koller Family prayer is that God using SWBTS will greatly use these archives along with the other great expositors to archive and preserve the history of expository or text-driven preaching that has great potential for preparing this distressed and war-torn world for the imminent return of Jesus Christ… “Even so, come Lord Jesus.” Revelation 22:20 POSTSCRIPT OF THE KOLLER FAMILY VISIT TO SWBTS ~ MAY 12-14. 2017 On Thursday, April 13,2017 at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary of Fr. Worth, TX, Dr. Paige Patterson commented in Chapel on the note-free delivery of Dr. Deron J. Biles, PhD by telling that by the “reckless under God” circumstances, that resulted when Dr. Biles lost his sermon notes on the I-Pad that had “gone down to zero” leaving him without his notes. After Dr. Biles preached a powerful note-free sermon Dr. Patterson then presented him with a gift copy of Dr. C. W. Koller’s book saying “This is the greatest book ever written about preaching without notes. If you are a preacher you can’t afford to be without ‘How To Preach Without Notes’ by C. W. Koller.” Dr. Patterson then told about his first meeting with Dr. Koller. He was preaching at the First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX (Where Dr. Carolyn Koller Schroeder has been a member for over 50 years). He said that after the sermon a mature, well dressed man came up to him 26 SWBTS ~ Digital of CWK and said: “I appreciated your message. I noticed that you preached without notes. Did you ever read anything on it.” I said, “No sir, never did.” He said, “Thank you,” and turned around and started to walk away. I said, “By the way – there was a book I read that really blessed my life, it was a book by the name of a man named Koller.” So he nodded and turned around to walk off again. Again I said, by the way – “What is your name?” And he said: “Koller!” And was I ever astonished. Dr. Patterson concluded: “Would you believe, Dr. Koller’s family is in chapel this morning. Dr. Carolyn Schroeder and Virgil and Evelyn, would you all stand!”

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