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46-581: On July 8, 1913, W. W. Rugh founded the Bible Institute of Philadelphia as an extension of the National Bible Institute of New York. After teaching public school in his earlier days, Rugh spent several years walking a circuit to teach Bible classes throughout eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This led him to establish an institution where the Scriptures could be taught on a daily basis. Around

92-483: A B.S. in Bible. Students who wanted to earn a second professional degree in an area other than Bible or ministry had to earn over 150 credit hours, which often took four and a half or five years to complete. The October 2011 board decision also reduced the minimum of 36 credits in Bible and Theology in the core curriculum to 30 credits. On Wednesday April 18, 2012, Williams announced to the student body during chapel that he and

138-521: A campus in Ringwood, New Jersey , in 1953, then to Cape May, New Jersey in 1963. In 1971 the college moved to Cape Canaveral , Florida , and then back to Cape May in 1979. In September 1973, McIntire became Chancellor. In New Jersey Board of Higher Education v. Shelton College , the Supreme Court of New Jersey forbade Shelton from granting degrees without a state license. The school became

184-471: A certificate granting institution until it closed in 1992. In 2014, the roof collapsed and the building was demolished. Shelton College publishes a theological journal, The Bible Today . This article about a university or college in New Jersey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cairn A cairn is a human-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as

230-484: A marker or as a burial mound . The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic : càrn [ˈkʰaːrˠn̪ˠ] (plural càirn [ˈkʰaːrˠɲ] ). Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehistory , they were raised as markers, as memorials and as burial monuments (some of which contained chambers ). In the modern era , cairns are often raised as landmarks, especially to mark

276-421: A new core curriculum was introduced. It included changes to the educational approach of the institution. In the new core curriculum, students earned 36 credits of specified Bible and theology requirements in combination with a comprehensive arts and sciences and professional curriculum. On January 1, 2008, former President W. Sherrill Babb became the university's first chancellor and former provost Todd J. Williams

322-427: A physical invitation to interact with the environment around you, but there are many voices that oppose the construction of cairns. Concerns have been raised over the construction of needless cairns. Cairns have been noted to hold cultural significance to indigenous people , the construction of inauthentic cairns by visitors can be seen as an appropriation of indigenous traditions. The concerns arise primely over how

368-594: A process which would help shed further light on local history and facilitate their preservation for posterity. Since Neolithic times, the climate of North Africa has become drier. A reminder of the desertification of the area is provided by megalithic remains, which occur in a great variety of forms and in vast numbers in presently arid and uninhabitable wastelands: cairns ( kerkour ), dolmens and circles like Stonehenge , underground cells excavated in rock, barrows topped with huge slabs, and step pyramid -like mounds. The Biblical place name Gilead (mentioned in

414-743: A row from 2019-203 (No Championship hosted in 2020). Cairn University began competing in the United East Conference following their merger with the Colonial States Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023. The men's soccer program has won seven NCCAA Division II National Championships (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996). Students also participate in intramural sports such as flag football, outdoor soccer, basketball, and volleyball. 40°09′59″N 74°54′32″W  /  40.1665°N 74.9089°W  / 40.1665; -74.9089 Shelton College Shelton College

460-463: A stone from the pile. The stones that remained were built into a cairn to honour the dead. Cairns in the region were also put to vital practical use. For example, Dún Aonghasa , an all-stone Iron Age Irish hill fort on Inishmore in the Aran Islands , is still surrounded by small cairns and strategically placed jutting rocks, used collectively as an alternative to defensive earthworks because of

506-399: A stone up from the bottom of a hill to place on a cairn at its top. In such a fashion, cairns would grow ever larger. An old Scottish Gaelic blessing is Cuiridh mi clach air do chàrn , "I'll put a stone on your cairn". In Highland folklore it is recounted that before Highland clans fought in a battle, each man would place a stone in a pile. Those who survived the battle returned and removed

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552-566: A survey conducted, 75 participants out of 144 participants stated that they believe in ovoo ceremonies. However, mining and other industrial operations today threaten the ovoos In Hawaii , cairns, called by the Hawaiian word ahu , are still being built today. Though in other cultures, the cairns were typically used as trail markers and sometimes funerary sites, the ancient Hawaiians also used them as altars or security towers. The Hawaiian people are still building these cairns today, using them as

598-474: Is used exclusively of artificial ones. The word cairn derives from Scots cairn (with the same meaning), in turn from Scottish Gaelic càrn , which is essentially the same as the corresponding words in other native Celtic languages of Britain , Ireland and Brittany , including Welsh carn (and carnedd ), Breton karn , Irish carn , and Cornish karn or carn . Cornwall ( Kernow ) itself may actually be named after

644-695: The Arctic region of North America. The building of cairns for various purposes goes back into prehistory in Eurasia , ranging in size from small rock sculptures to substantial human-made hills of stone (some built on top of larger, natural hills). The latter are often relatively massive Bronze Age or earlier structures which, like kistvaens and dolmens , frequently contain burials; they are comparable to tumuli ( kurgans ), but of stone construction instead of earthworks . Cairn originally could more broadly refer to various types of hills and natural stone piles, but today

690-559: The Bronze Age , burial cists were sometimes interred into cairns, which would be situated in conspicuous positions, often on the skyline above the village of the deceased. Though most often found in the British Isles, evidence of Bronze Age cists have been found in Mongolia . The stones may have been thought to deter grave robbers and scavengers. Another explanation is that they were to stop

736-465: The Krajina , they are known as gromila . In Portugal, a cairn is called a moledro . In a legend the moledros are enchanted soldiers, and if one stone is taken from the pile and put under a pillow, in the morning a soldier will appear for a brief moment, then will change back to a stone and magically return to the pile. The cairns that mark the place where someone died or cover the graves alongside

782-737: The continental United States and Canada, some Indigenous peoples of the Americas have built structures similar to cairns. In some cases, these are general trail markers, and in other cases they mark game-driving "lanes", such as those leading to buffalo jumps . Peoples from some of the Indigenous cultures of arctic North America (i.e. northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland ) have built carefully constructed stone sculptures called inuksuit and inunnguat , which serve as landmarks and directional markers. The oldest of these structures are very old and pre-date contact with Europeans . They are iconic of

828-708: The karst landscape's lack of soil. In February 2020, ancient cairns dated back to 4,500 year-old used to bury the leaders or chieftains of neolithic tribes people were revealed in the Cwmcelyn in Blaenau Gwent by the Aberystruth Archaeological Society. In Scandinavia , cairns have been used for centuries as trail and sea marks, among other purposes, the most notable being the Three-Country Cairn . In Iceland , cairns were often used as markers along

874-501: The tree line . Examples can be seen in the lava fields of Volcanoes National Park to mark several hikes. Placed at regular intervals, a series of cairns can be used to indicate a path across stony or barren terrain, even across glaciers . In Acadia National Park , in Maine , the trails are marked by a special type of cairn instituted in the 1890s by Waldron Bates and dubbed Bates cairns. Coastal cairns called sea marks are also common in

920-824: The "Highlanders". Formerly the "Crimson Eagles," students, faculty, and staff voted to change the mascot in conjunction with the 2012 university name change. The athletic program is affiliated with the United East Conference (as of July 1, 2023), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, tennis, soccer, lacrosse and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, lacrosse, and volleyball. In 2014

966-826: The Arts Initiative, which is focused on strengthening the university's involvement with the fine arts, and the Center for University Studies. In October 2011, as part of an effort to reduce the time and costs required for undergraduates to finish their studies, the board of trustees voted to allow students the option to pursue a B.S. in Bible degree, a professional degree (B.S. in Business Administration, B.S. in Education, Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Music), or both Bible and professional degrees concurrently. Prior to this decision, all undergraduate students were required to earn

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1012-462: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted the college approval to become a university and the institution changed its name to Philadelphia Biblical University . During Babb's presidency, the number of degrees offered increased from three to eleven; six graduate programs were implemented; four extension campuses established; and student enrollment, faculty, and facility space more than doubled. In 2007,

1058-542: The Department of Education of the State of Pennsylvania to change its name to Cairn University (see Cairn ). The request was approved one month later, and on July 16, 2012, the school went public as Cairn University. The university closed its social work program to new students in 2021, with existing students within the program allowed to complete their existing program. Cairn University student-athletes compete in twelve sports as

1104-628: The National Bible Institute in 1916. From 1925 to 1952 the National Bible Institute's headquarters were located at 340 West 55th Street in New York City and was known as the National Bible Institute School and Dormitory . Carl McIntire was instrumental in the leadership of the college from the early 1940s until it closed in 1991. The National Bible Institute was renamed as Shelton College in 1950. The college moved to

1150-460: The Old Testament books of Genesis , Numbers , Judges and elsewhere) means literally 'a heap of testimony (or evidence)' as does its Aramaic translation Yegar Sahaduta . In modern Hebrew, gal-'ed ( גל-עד ) is the actual word for "cairn". In Genesis 31 the cairn of Gilead was set up as a border demarcation between Jacob and his father-in-law Laban at their last meeting. Starting in

1196-541: The YWCA Building at 1800 Arch St. At the time of the merger, William A. Mierop from BIOPA was appointed president and Clarence E. Mason, Jr. from PSOB, academic dean. PBI offered a three-year Bible diploma. By 1958, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted the institute approval to offer a four-year program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Bible degree, and then changed its name to Philadelphia College of Bible . In 1967,

1242-407: The ashes of a Buddhist saint or lama . A traditional and often decorated, heap-formed cairn called an ovoo is made in Mongolia . It primarily serves religious purposes, and finds use in both Tengriist and Buddhist ceremonies. Ovoos were also often used as landmarks and meeting points in traditional nomadic Mongolian culture . Traditional ceremonies still take place at ovoos today, and in

1288-418: The board of trustees were considering changing the name of the school to Cairn University. The name, it was explained, adopts the concept of memorials and trail markers, "Bearing witness [to God's faithfulness] and pointing the way". The announcement and the proposed new name garnered mixed responses from alumni, students, faculty, and the public. By June 8, 2012, the university had filed official document(s) with

1334-459: The cairns that dot its landscape, such as Cornwall's highest point, Brown Willy Summit Cairn , a 5 m (16 ft) high and 24 m (79 ft) diameter mound atop Brown Willy hill in Bodmin Moor , an area with many ancient cairns. Burial cairns and other megaliths are the subject of a variety of legends and folklore throughout Britain and Ireland. In Scotland , it is traditional to carry

1380-448: The dead from rising . There remains a Jewish tradition of placing small stones on a person's grave as a token of respect, known as visitation stones , though this is generally to relate the longevity of stone to the eternal nature of the soul and is not usually done in a cairn fashion. Stupas in India and Tibet probably started out in a similar fashion, although they now generally contain

1426-498: The first president of PSOB and Pettingill was the first dean. On October 8, 1921, Rugh's school became independent of the New York school and changed its name to Bible Institute of Pennsylvania (BIOPA). Both BIOPA and PSOB focused on training lay people in the Scriptures for service in the church and their communities. No degrees were conferred. In 1951, the two schools merged to become Philadelphia Bible Institute (PBI), located at

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1472-581: The focal points for ceremonies honoring their ancestors and spirituality. In South Korea , cairns are quite prevalent, often found along roadsides and trails, up on mountain peaks, and adjacent to Buddhist temples. Hikers frequently add stones to existing cairns trying to get just one more on top of the pile, to bring good luck. This tradition has its roots in the worship of San-shin, or Mountain Spirit, so often still revered in Korean culture. Throughout what today are

1518-411: The intent of visitors creating cairns disrespects traditional practices and attempts at land preservation. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory asks visitors to say “no” to rock piles after a surge in the creation of cairns by visitors. The construction of these rock formations comes at the cost of important geological features that visitors pry rocks off of. The practice is viewed as an act of graffiti on

1564-590: The landscape of the park. The US National Park Service has a set of rules regarding public interaction with cairns found within the boundaries of the park. Falling within the rules set by the Leave No Trace rule, the Park Service has three rules: This guideline is made with the intent of preventing needless cairns created by visitors and preventing the destruction of important trail-marking cairns. [REDACTED]   This article incorporates text from

1610-605: The men's Cross Country team won the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship. This was the school's first NCAA conference championship in its 100-year history. In 2015 and 2016, the men's Cross Country team won the championship again. In 2019, the women's Soccer team won their first conference championship, followed by the men's Basketball team during the 2019-20 season. Cairn's men's Volleyball team won back-to-back CSAC Championships in 2021 and 2022 and women's Tennis has won four CSAC Championships in

1656-513: The merger, the school has had five presidents: William A. Mierop, from 1951 to 1956; Charles C. Ryrie , from 1958 to 1962; Douglas B. MacCorkle, from 1963 to 1977; and W. Sherrill Babb, from 1979 to 2007; Todd J. Williams became the university's fifth president January 1, 2008. W. Sherrill Babb's appointment as president coincided with a relocation from Center City, Philadelphia to a new campus in Langhorne Manor . Under his leadership, in 2000,

1702-549: The northern latitudes, especially in the island-strewn waters of Scandinavia and eastern Canada. They are placed along shores and on islands and islets. Usually painted white for improved offshore visibility, they serve as navigation aids . In Sweden, they are called kummel , in Finland kummeli , in Norway varde , and are indicated in navigation charts and maintained as part of the nautical marking system. Cairns can be seen as

1748-427: The numerous single-file roads or paths that crisscrossed the island; many of these ancient cairns are still standing, although the paths have disappeared. In Norse Greenland , cairns were used as a hunting implement, a game-driving "lane", used to direct reindeer towards a game jump . In the mythology of ancient Greece, cairns were associated with Hermes , the god of overland travel. According to one legend, Hermes

1794-641: The region (an inuksuk even features on the flag of the Canadian far-northeastern territory, Nunavut ). Cairns have been used throughout what is now Latin America , since pre-Columbian times, to mark trails. Even today, in the Andes of South America , the Quechuan peoples build cairns as part of their spiritual and religious traditions. Cairns can be used to mark hiking trails, especially in mountain regions at or above

1840-556: The roads where in the past people were buried are called Fiéis de Deus . The same name given to the stones was given to the dead whose identity was unknown. Cairns ( taalo ) are a common feature at El Ayo , Haylan , Qa'ableh , Qombo'ul , Heis , Salweyn and Gelweita , among other places. Somaliland in general is home to a lot of such historical settlements and archaeological sites wherein are found numerous ancient ruins and buildings, many of obscure origins. However, many of these old structures have yet to be properly explored,

1886-548: The same time, C. I. Scofield and William L. Pettingill, leading Bible teachers of their day, were holding a large conference in the Philadelphia area. Encouraged by numerous requests to establish a permanent school to continue teaching, the two men co-founded Philadelphia School of the Bible on October 1, 1914. Scofield, known internationally for his Bible teaching and his work on the Scofield Reference Bible , became

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1932-550: The school received regional accreditation from the Middle States Association, becoming one of the first Bible colleges accredited by MSA. During the 1970s, PCB continued to develop its academic offerings and was authorized to grant two additional degrees, the Bachelor of Music and the Bachelor of Social Work. Students were required to take 55 credit hours of Bible, doctrine, and "Bible college distinctive" courses. Since

1978-464: The summits of mountains. Cairns are also used as trail markers . They vary in size from small stone markers to entire artificial hills, and in complexity from loose conical rock piles to elaborate megalithic structures. Cairns may be painted or otherwise decorated, whether for increased visibility or for religious reasons. A variant is the inuksuk (plural inuksuit), used by the Inuit and other peoples of

2024-565: Was a private, Christian , liberal arts college that was located in Cape May , New Jersey . It was involved in a landmark case requiring religious schools to acquire a state license to grant academic degrees. The college motto was "Training Christian Warriors." Shelton College was founded by Don Odell Shelton in 1907 as the National Bible Institute of New York City, and it was incorporated in 1908. The Union Missionary Training Institute of Brooklyn, founded by Lucy D. Osborn in 1885, merged with

2070-409: Was elevated as the university's fifth president. Under the leadership of Williams, the university has continued to expand its academic offerings. A Master of Business Administration degree was approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2010 and professional minors in Education, Music, Social Work, and Business were added in 2011. There has also been significant growth in co-curricular programs like

2116-455: Was put on trial by Hera for slaying her favorite servant, the monster Argus . All of the other gods acted as a jury, and as a way of declaring their verdict they were given pebbles, and told to throw them at whichever person they deemed to be in the right, Hermes or Hera. Hermes argued so skillfully that he ended up buried under a heap of pebbles, and this was the first cairn. In Croatia , in areas of ancient Dalmatia , such as Herzegovina and

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