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..Miss C la ra W iebe, ’21, is sp e n d in g a few ih o h th s a t th e M oody B ib le In s titu te , :t£fcklng a sp e c ia l c o u rse a n d sp e c ia lisin g i#; c h ild re n 's w o rk .' ;- Ja c b b J. P ro e se , ’20, is a t p re s e n t a t te n d in g T a b o r C o lleg e a n d a s a m em b er o f th e “G ospel te a m ” is s e n t o u t on S u n d a y s to p re a c h in c o u n try c h u rc h e s. H e is a lso a m em b er o f th e m issio n band, w h ic h g o es o u t on S u n d ay e v e n in g s a n d g iv e s p ro g ra m s , su p p o rtin g w ith th e c o l le c tio n s ta k e n tw o n a tiv e m issio n a rie s, one in C h in a a n d o n e in In d ia . M r. F ro eS e e x p e c ts to be a t B. I. a f te r C h ris t m as. A fo rm e r s tu d e n t w rite s : “R ev. E . G. 'B o u g h tin , a B. I. g ra d u a te , a n d p a s to r of th e F lo re n c e A v en u e B a p tis t C h u rch of L os A n g eles, ju s t clo sed a n e v a n g e lis tic m issio n in th is c ity d u rin g w h ich som e 400 c o n s e c ra te d th e ir liv e s fo r serv ice. T h e w h o le s p ir itu a l life in th e d iffe re n t c h u rc h e s w a s deep en ed . R ev. B o u g h tin g a v e th e E a s te r m e ssa g e a t th e B a p tis t y o u n g p e o p le ’s r a lly a n d th e s e youngs p eo p le a r e lo o k in g fo rw a rd to h is r e tu r n a t a f u tu r e d a te to co n d u ct a c ity - yftde y o u n g p eo p le’s c am p a ig n . Mr. B o u g h tin a lso sp o k e to th e B a p tis t y o u n g p eo p le a t S e a ttle I a t th e ir a n n u a l ra lly , a n d on th is o ccasio n o v er fifty cam e o u t fo r th e' L o rd a n d som e 1100 c o n se c ra te d th e m se lv e s to th e M a s te r’s se rv ic e .” L. C.. Ro.bie, ’18, re c e n tly clo sed a n e v a n g e lis tic c a m p a ig n in R o c h e ste r, N. Y., w h ich h e sa y s w a s th e g r e a te s t v ic to r y th a t God h ad y e t g r a n te d to him a n d hiSs w o rk e rs . H e re q u e s ts p ra y e r fo r M rs. R obie, w h o is in th e B in g h am to n S a n ita riu m . A V e n tu ra n e w s p a p e r h as. th e fo llo w in g to sa y c o n c e rn in g th e c h u rc h of w h ich R ev. W . B. P e a rso n , ’22, is p a s to r: “T h e lo cal B a p tis t c h u rc h w as re co g n ized a n d a c c e p te d in to fe llo w sh ip w ith th e B a p tis t c h u rc h e s in th e S a n ta B a rb a ra B a p tis t A sso ciatio n , la s t T h u rsd a y , th u s b ecom in g a p e rm a n e n t in s titu tio n in th e re lig io u s w e lfa re of th e com m u n ity . T h e o rd in a tio n o f th e p a s to r, R ev. W . B. P e a rso n , w a s a lso com p leted .” A n o th e r c lip p in g te lls of a b a p tisim a l se rv ic e h e ld a t O jai, w h en th e . R ev. M r. P e a rs o n b a p tiz e d elev en c a n d id a te s. A m em b er o f th e F ir s t B a p tis t C h u rch of T u sco n , A rizo n a, w rite s : “T h e F ir s t B a p tis t C h u rch of T uscon, A rizo n a a re r e jo ic in g b ecau se of th e g r e a t re v iv a l c a m p a ig n w h ich th e y h av e b een p riv ile g e d to h av e u n d e r th e a b le le a d e rsh ip of E v a n g e lis t H a r ry O. A n d erso n , of B e rk e le y (’15). T h e firs t m e e tin g w a s h e ld A p ril 4 th a n d th e la s t A p ril 22nd. W e h ad b een lo o k in g fo rw a rd to th is re v iv a l fo r w e e k s a n d h a d p ra y e d th a t God w o u ld se n d u s th e r ig h t m a n fo r o u r need. O ur p ra y e rs w e re d ire c tly a n s w e re d fo r in B ro th e r A n d erso n o u r h ig h e s t e x p e c ta tio n s w e re m et. H is w in n in g p e rs o n a lity an d fo rc e fu l m essag es, h is u n tirin g e n e rg y a n d frie n d ly sy m p a th y a r e q u a l ifié s com b in in g to m a k e h im a p o w er a n d b le s sin g w h e re v e r h e m a y go. L a rg e c o n g re g a tio n s c ro w d in g o ü r c h u rc h to its u tm o st c a p a c ity , fa c e d th e e v a n g e lis t e v e ry ev en in g , a n d m an y so u ls fo u n d n ew life" in th e s a v in g g ra c e of Je s u s C h rist. T h e m em b ers, to o , w e re s p ir itu a lly b le s s
ed a n d q u ick en ed an d w ill find, n ew jo y in se rv ib e s e e k in g th e h ig h e s t p o ssib le u s e fu ln e ss— so u l w in n in g .” M iss M a ry K o lach n y , '16, w rite s fro m K ijabe^ K. C., A fric a : “I am tr u ly g r a te fu l th a t m y e x c e lle n t h e a lth m a k e s it p o ssib le to s ta y jon. Y et I do d e sire y o u r u n ite d p ra y e rs c o n c e rn in g a c h a n g e som e w h ere. I am on m y se v e n th y e a r, w h ich is tw o y e a rs lo n g e r th a n w e a re ad v ised to sta y . I t d o esn ’t p a y to b re a k . F o r th e n one is n ’t fit fo r a n y p lace a t hom e o r a b ro ad . A nd th e en em y does u se th a t to h in d e r th e w o rk , I am su re . . . God is f a ith fu l a n d ‘a f a ith fu l a m b a s sa d o r is h e a lth .’ My la s t th re e m o n th s h a v e seen th e h a rd e s t w o rk I h a v e y e t d o n e in A frica. H ow w o n d e rfu lly k in d is th e h e a v e n ly F a th e r .” W . A. H ick w rite s fro m C h u n g k in g , Sze., C h in a: “W e a re s till a s h a p p y as ev e r in o u r se rv ic e in C h u n g k in g . P o liti c a l c o n d itio n s s till c o n tin u e to be v ery bad. M ost p la c e s a r e h eld b y m ilita ry officials a n d m u ch fig h tin g g o e s on a ll th e tim e in v a rio u s p a r ts of th e c o u n try . T h e re is m u ch ta lk of fig h tin g ju s t o u t sid e of o u r c ity a n d w e w o u ld n o t be s u r p rise d to h e a r th e so u n d of g u n s a n y day. T h en , to o , b rig a n d s a r e v e ry bad. T h e ro a d b e tw e e n h e re a n d K w eich ow P ro v in c e is b lo ck ed a g a in , h e ld b y ro b b ers. W e h av e n o t b een a b le to sen d sto re s to o u r frie n d s th e r e fo r se v e ra l m o n th s.” M iss C la ra K u eh n y , *20, Ja rijg ir, C. P. In d ia , w rite s sa y in g : “T h is la s t y e a r I h av e b een v e ry w ell, fo r w h ich I p ra ise th e L o rd . F o r fo u r m o n th s I h av e ta u g h t a S u n d ay sch o o l c la s s of te n g ir ls a n d fo r se v e ra l m o n th s I h av e h a d c h a rg e of a ll o u r m ed ical w o rk . W e h a v e r e g u la r d isp e n sa ry h o u rs a n d th ro u g h w o rd a n d tr a c t w e t r y to sbw th e vseed. B u t m o st of it is d o n e th ro u g h m y In d ia n h e lp e r a s m y com m an d o f th e la n g u a g e is n o t v e ry g o o d y et. T h ro u g h th e h e lp o f th e L o rd th e la n g u a g e is o p en in g u p a n d I c a n fo llo w a se rm o n a n d m a k e m y se lf u n d e rsto o d . I c a n se e th e g ro w th m y se lf a n d I am c e rta in t h a t I c a n g e t a good com m an d of th e la h g u a g e th ro u g h C h rist w ho s tre n g th e iie th m e.” C am ero n T o w n sen d w r ite s fro m S an A n to n io , A. C., G u a te m a la : “T h e co u n cil m em b ers th o u g h t it w ise fo r E lv ir a an d m y se lf to m ove up to P a n a ja c h e l to ta k e up th e w o rk in th e D e p a rtm e n t o f So- lo la. W e’ll be tw o d a y s f u r th e r in la n d s till am o n g C a k ch iq u el In d ia n s w h e re th e y sp e a k v e ry little S p an ish . B ro th e r P a u l w ill re m a in in c h a rg e h ere. W e p la n to o p en th e In d ia n W orkers* T ra in in g S chool th e 12th o f th is m o n th . P e r h a p s som e of th e p ra y e r g ro u p s in th e I n s titu te w o u ld h elp u s in p ra y e r. P a u l w ill n eed sp e c ia l p ra y e r, too, w ith th is b ig s ta tio n to lo o k a fte r, e sp e c ia lly a s he h a s n ’t co n q u ered th e S p a n ish yet* T h e a rtic le in T h e K in g ’s B u sin e ss a b o u t y o u r in s ta llin g th e n ew ra d io se n d in g a p p a r a tu s W hich w ill e n a b le ev en C. A, m is s io n a rie s to h e a r D r. T o rre y 's se rm o n s, etc. h a s s ta rte d u s to p ra y in g fo r a r e c e iv in g o u tfit, o r r a th e r fo r tw o -—o n e fo r th is s ta tio n an d a n o th e r fo r P a n ja c h e l. H ow w o n d e rfu l it w o u ld be— e x a c tly w h a t w e n eed .”
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