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ited her literary work, in which she has been markedly successful. Edgar H. McAllister, ’27, is the acting pastor of the Mexican Baptist Church, Los Angeles, Calif. Carlton C. Buck, ’30, is teaching music in the Training School for Christian Workers at Huntington Park, Calif., and in the Spencer Conservatory of Music and Arts, Maywood, Calif. He is also musical director of the Randolph Street Christian Church, Bell, Calif. “My wife (Frieda Claassen, ’30) is a great help to me in my church and choir work,” he writes, “and our little twins afford us much joy.” Nina Hutton, ’24, who is teaching the Bible in the public high schools of Chat tanooga, Tenn., sends this encouraging word: “About 8,000 children take Bible in our schools. We have in our classes all denominations and Jews, Christian Scien tists, Catholics, etc. The churches of the city support the work.” Hugh H. Foucar, ’25, pastor o f the First Baptist Church, Globe, Ariz., writes: “The work here is going nicely. We had eight decisions Sunday night. With one excep tion, all of them were young people. I will be baptizing eight next Sunday. Our B.Y.P.U. has grown to between fifty and sixty—a great contrast to the eight mem bers of a year ago.”
A Girls’ Gospel Team
made relief maps of Palestine. The chil dren were eagerness personified, and many of them accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour. God gave other opportunities o f service to these young women. They had classes almost every evening for young people and adults, always stressing the subject of per sonal salvation. They conducted a four- day conference for young people, served as Sunday-school teachers, and helped with church services and league meetings on Sundays. Miss-'Ann Hollenbeck, sister to Beatrice, attended the Bible Institute in 1930-31, and is now a County Superintendent o f Schools in South Dakota. She accompanied the group as often as she was free. During the summer, over 170 persons confessed Christ as their Saviour, and a number consecrated their lives to Him. Miss McCall and Miss Ender are back in the Bible Institute this year, but the Hol lenbeck sisters are continuing the work in South Dakota, ministering to several churches. Biolans Afield Margaret W . Haines, ’21, returned to In dia in December. As in her first term of service on the field, she will be under the Woman’s Union Missionary Society, but she will be stationed with two independent missionaries in a great unevangelized ter ritory near the Afghanastan border. Margaret (’26) and Ruth ( ’27) Elliott began their work in Tongcheng, Anhwei, China, early in December—the first China Inland Mission missionaries to be stationed there. Their labors will be largely among the women of the city. It is said that for linguistic ability, Margaret is outstanding among the younger missionaries. The girls’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. W . S. Elliott, left Los Angeles for China on November 30. They will make their home in Ruling, Ki- angsi Province. Four members of their family are already in missionary work in China, and of the four remaining in Amer ica, one is a student at the Moody Bible In stitute and expects to go to China in the spring, and another, Edward, is a member o f the present student body at B. I. Oscar Walton, ’24, is head of the music department of the North China Theological Seminary, Tenghsien, Shantung, China. Himself a splendid musician, he is doing a valuable work in training the Chinese in Christian music. Mary Bishop, ’25, who returned to Cen tral America in September to continue her work under the Central American Mission, writes as follows: “When I got off the train at Guatemala City, there were sev enty-five or more of our believers there to meet me. Many of them were barefooted and desperately poor and ragged. The re sponsibilities of the work are great, far be yond our strength. I have charge of all my former work as well as some added re sponsibilities.” Agnes Scott Kent, ’21, who has for years enjoyed a fruitful connection with the Toronto Jewish Mission, has been comr pelled, because of ill health, to resign her ■position and devote her time to rest and treatment. This has also necessarily lim
I h e need is so great, and the labor ers are so f e w !” , “The boys are going out as teams this summer; don’t you think girls could, too ?” “ Let’s pray about it.” This conversation took place last April among three Bible Institute.students, Bea trice Hollenbeck, Elizabeth McCall,' and Ruth Ender. .They met every evening and waited upon God to reveal and work out His will. The field of their ■ ■choice was
L e ft to R i g h t : a n n H o l l e n b e c k , BEATRICE HOLLENBECK, RUTH ENDER, ELIZABETH MCCALL. South Dakota, where Miss Hollenbeck had lived, and with the need of which she was burdened; but there were many issues to meet—finances, transportation, permission, etc. Problems presented themselves andwere solved, obstacles arose and were overcome, prayer prevailed, and on June 10, 1932, the girls joyfully started out in a second-hand Chevrolet. Would it run? Would it climb hills? Would it cross the desert? “ Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.” They reached Selby, So. Dak., and began their labors immediately. Their main work consisted in holding Daily Vacation Bible Schools—nine in all—in the towns and country districts. Some of the children came seven miles on horseback, while the parents of others drove forty miles a day to have their boys and girls in Bible school. Some of these children had never been to Sunday-school in their lives. The' girls realized that in the few weeks of opportun ity that were theirs, they must make clear the love of God and the plan of salvation. The general course which they followed treated the vital subjects of creation, the Passover, and the birth, life, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and second coming of Christ. They fold a missionary story each day, taught choruses, Bible geogra phy, memory work, played games, and
MRS. ROBERTS, HER MOTHER (MRS. PIKE), AND THE ROBERTS’ CHILDREN.
Mrs; Charles Roberts (Grace M. Pike, ’21) spent some time in the mountains at Ruling, Ki., China, while her husband was in Los Angeles on a business trip. The chil dren were in summer school, which was a great treat for them. Difficulty arose in a union Sunday-school, where Mrs. Roberts was asked to teach the Beginners. Some of the teachers in other departments insisted on “nature worship in graded lessons,”, and their adherence to this view naturally led to a division. Graduates of the Bible Insti tute may be counted upon to be wholly loyal to the Word o f God, even when, as in this case, persecution for righteousness’ sake results.
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