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Your New Improved *Young People's , Bible Study Quarterly A fresh, original study for each Sun day in the quarter—topical, devotional, biographical, synthetic, missionary. Also planning ideas and suggestions how tb make your meetings interesting. Send 15c fo r current issue O N L Y 10c for complete samples of sound Sunday School papers and quar terlies. FREE: Catalog of Sunday School and Church supplies. Christian Publications, Inc, _ 1507 N. Third St., Harrisburg:, Pa. church has already become or is rap idly becoming the senior partner, with the missionary body supple menting rather than any longer con trolling operations. • The greatest concern and first con sideration, both to the missionary forces in the field and to the admin istrative agencies at home, should be the still remaining unoccupied areas, whether in countries already entered or in those yet wholly untouched. No difficulties or barriers should be al lowed to deter or postpone^ definite plans for reaching all such areas. Such pioneer advances should, if at all possible, be undertaken by exist ing societies, with the great advan tage' which their experience, equip ment, and leadership give them, rather than by the creation of new agencies headed by inexperienced and untried leaders, and involving new machinery and other, duplication of expense. Turning our thought now to home responsibilities, we face the consid eration of the support of postwar mis sions with men, money and prayer. The sadly depleted and utterly inade quate missionary forces must be promptly increased, first by the re turn of the many experienced work ers detained at home by tlje war, and then by substantial new reinforce ments. What kind of new recruits are wanted? The very best in every re spect! Higher qualifications than ever before are demanded to meet the coming situation. It is not rank and file workers that will be needed, for these are'furnished from the churches on the field. Every new worker sent out needs to be a leader in some line, able to make a distinct contribution
to the life and work of the growing and expanding native churches. Men of rugged physical and spirit ual mold are needed for pioneering in frontier'areas; (men of outstanding evangelistic gift for city campaigns and country tours; men and women with special gifts and training for child evangelism, work among stu dents, officials, and other special classes; doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and technicians of the highest caliber for medical work; and perhaps most of all, men and women qualified for systematic Bible teaching in the churches and the training of native workers in Bible schools and semi naries. But along with such liberal gifts and training, these new recruits must be truly humble and spiritual, free from every trace of personal or na tional “ superiority complex,” ready not only to c o o p e r a t e with national w o r k e r s and churches but even to work under their di rection in s o m e cases. To such new recruits »the mission fields of to day offer a life investment unsur passed anywhere in its splendid op portunities of service to mankind, .and in its highest satisfaction and reward to the workers themselves. It goes without saying that for this reinforcement of the-missionary ranks and the forward movement on all foreign f i e l d s, a proportionate in crease of support by money and prayer at home will be absolutely necessary. Missionary advance abroad is precisely as dependent upon home cooperation as is military advance, and we have all become familiar with the daily reiterated appeals for more munitions and for money to produce and send them to the front Is the church at home going to re spond and measure up to this new challenge of need and' opportunity? Of one thing I feel certain: only a mighty Holy Spirit revival in the hearts o f . God’s true children, deep ening their own experience of Christ’s great salvation, imparting a fresh vi sion and conviction of the desperate need of a lost world for the gospel, and bringing a complete surrender of life and resources to the Lord for the carrying out of His great commission' can make possible the forward move ment in missions for which I believe God is giving His church one last op portunity at the end of this war. Are there any. indications of such a revival? I believe there are. I see them in the ringing testimony and soul-winning efforts of Such move ments as the Christian Business Meta, the Gideons, Youth Bailies, the Pocket Testament League, the Child Evan gelism Fellowship, Victory Centers for servicemen, the many gospel radio broadcasts, and other forms of ag gressive evangelism. Through these
various channels several tens of thou sands of conversions weekly are re ported. I believe that in this we can detect at least the first droppings of the gracious showers of blessing so needed and longed for. But we must pray on,' until the greater outpouring comes upon i the true church of Christ, which thus re vived and filled with the Spirit :of God will rise and give itself with new energy, and devotion to carrying out to a finish the long-delayed task of the world’s complete evangelization. Our day presents a. momentous cri sis in world-wide missions. Tremen dous issues are at stake, for time and for eternity. The church of Christ faces its mightiest challenge of the age. To accept this challenge will lead to glorious victory; to reject It will mean ignominious defeat. What shall the answer be? BIOLA FAMILY [ Continued from Page 92] Married Cpl. Addison Dexter Lewis arid Margaret E. Downs, ’35, Jan. 26, Ala meda, Calif. Born .To Jesse (’43) and Mrs. Brown (Myrtle Anna Brooks, (’43), a daugh ter, Anne Hubbard, Dec. 8, 1944, Gleri- dale, Calif. To Mary Fifield Deans (widow of Robert S. Deans), a son, Robert Scott, Jan. 14, Albuquerque, Mex. To Donald (’28) and Mrs. Fairley, a daughter, Dorothy Louise, March 24, 1944, Bongolo Station, French Equatorial Africa. To Pvt. Harold and Mrs. Harder, a son, H a r o l d Dwight, Dec. 15, 1944, Ogallala, Nebr. To Lee and Mrs. Hefferlin, a daugh ter, Sharon Lee, Jan. 10, Los Angeles, Calif. To Marvin and Mrs. Lokkesmoe (Patricia Kelso, B. Chr. ’40), a son, Timothy Marvin, Oct. 3,1944/ Oakland, Calif. To Harry and Mrs. McGimsey, a daughter, Esther Ruth, Jan. 25, Phoe nix, Ariz. To Samuel and Mrs. Ray (Mary Wall, ’40)', a son, Jan. 14, Sunnyside, Wash. To William (’34) and Mrs. Retts (Virginia Snively) a son, William Lee, Jan. 20, Long Beach, Calif. With the Lord C. Fred McIntosh went home to be with the Lord while in the service of his country. He was reported killed in the European field of action on Sept. 10. His parents may be addressed at Rt. 4, Box 491, Santa Ana, Calif.
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