Installation of the Corrie Ten Boom Clock
On December 9th, the Corrie Ten Boom clock was installed in the Henry Clay Morrison Administration Building. We were
honored by the Stamps being present for the dedication. Ellen Stamps spoke at Estes’ service that morning.
“The Hiding Place” Clock
This Friesian clock belonged to Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983), author of The Hiding Place, and was used in the film of the same name. It originally hung near the workshop of Corrie’s father in Haarlem, Holland, in which Corrie was apprenticed as a watchmaker. Corrie’s father often reminded her “Not to ever let the Friesian clock run down.” The clock belonged to the family for 150 years.
Corrie and her family helped rescue hundreds of Jews until the Nazis arrested them in 1944. The last thing her father did before being taken away was to wind the clock. He died 10 days later.
Corrie and her sister, Betsie, were sent to the Ravensbruck concentration camp in Germany. Betsie died there later that year. Corrie survived, and upon her release began a lifelong ministry of reconciliation and evangelism around the world. Corrie gave the clock to Ellen de Kroon Stamps, her assistant from 1967 to 1976.
The clock is on loan to Asbury Seminary from Ellen and her husband, Robert Stamps, who was Dean of the Chapel at Asbury Seminary from 2011 to 2014. Ellen and Bob were the first Kalas Village Mentors and retired in 2015.
Bob,
Terry Jones here. I returned from India again on November 9th and will not go back until late February. Would like to connect with you. My second book will be off the press by end of this month.
We would love to include your publication in an upcoming Alumni Link. Please feel free to send us the information that you would like to get out to your fellow Alumni!