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arranging first class passage from Italy back to New York. It seems like a dream, and I feel God has set His approval upon the step. He is certainly answering prayer In a wonderful way.” STUDENT MISSIONARY UNION NOTES Miss Louise Woodbridge brought us a message in December concerning the work of her father and of herself in China. He was one of the pioneer missionaries. At first they lived iu a grave-yard. There was no danger of being disturbed there for the people were afraid to come near after dark. Later they moved to an old ancestral hall, and her father began teaching English and the Bible to some wealthy Chinese gentlemen. She told of their thrilling experiences and narrow es capes in the Boxer trouble. When she was converted and heard the call to the mission field, she taught English and the Bible in one of the schools. After class she asks the boys to her office and talks with them about Chris tianity. One boy told of reading nearly the whole Bible in six weeks, and when asked why he did it, he said it was because he liked it. Most of the students, however, are hard to reach because they think they know so much and resent being taught the Gospel. She said, “ Unless men have a definite message of sin and salvation, they might as well stay at home." On December 10th, Mr. Atchinak gave us another good message from the Bible lands. “ ‘Ye shall be wit nesses unto me.’ This is the commis sion the Lord gave. I leave to you the other parts of the world, I am es pecially interested in the Bible lands. While you are enjoying the blessing of the GOBpel, millions in the Bible lands have never heard of the Lord;- We are praying that, as the man born in Tarsus turned his face to the west, so you will now hear the call from the eaBt and will s.ay, ‘ Lord, here am I, send me,’ ” ' Besides the school work, visitation ’work is carried on in Damascus and Sidon, for which three . more workers are needed immediately. Our home land was ably represented by Mr. Hillis, who urged upon us the necessity of beginning “ at Jerusalem,” which 1 b our own home. He said we would never be able to be missionaries on the foreign field unless we started work on the corner lot at home. He made us see the appalling need of the young people of our great cities. He made this startling statement: “ More people in this nation of ours have no Jesus than there are in three-fourths of the nations of the earth.” We have no right to tell the Lord we love Him unless we are showing our love to the boys and girls, the men and women next to us. There is no such thing as “ home” missions and “ foreign” mis sions. The Lord left Heaven to come to us, and now it is all foreign mis sions. We must begin where we are and then we will be better fitted for work elsewhere. He also spoke briefly of the work among the Indians in our land. Pray for the work in our native country.
blessings that we are unable to meet the demand for Evangelists and Pas tors. "My own station, Rio Carlbe, is suf fering greatly for the lack of men to care for near by stations. “ Rio Carlbe, instead of having a pastor and an assistant teacher, so greatly needed to organize a school for native workers, teachers and evangel ists is having to share her pastor, Mr. Tuggy, with Puerto Santo, El Moro, Guarico, and Barcelona. (The last named place is a new one that is open ing up to the Gospel and needs a preacher.) “ The harvest is so great and the laborers so few that many towns are starving for the Word and would re ceive it gladly if there was only some one to give them the message that would mean Everlasting life to' them. “ Are we doing everything in our power to give out the words of the Lord Jesus, which He says are Life and are Spirit? (John 6:63). “ Will you who read these words ask the Lord if He wants you to go to this needy field?” Any who would like Miss Williams to speak can write her at 180 Alta Vista Drive, Riverside, Calif. Mr. Oscar S. Zimmerman, ’ 13, who at one time had charge of our B. I. work among the seamen, in a recent letter from San Francisco, speaks of his work among the seamen there and at other places as follows: “ It was so good to hear of the dear friends at B. I. and their interest in prayer for us. We are one in Christ and ever shall be. I remember with gratitude and joy the times of refresh ing and- help in our close friendships and labor together in the Lord. We have not ceased to pray all these years for God’s best for B. I., and blessing on all phases of its work. “ I am experiencing a great joy in the work here. Have juBt received above 50,000 copies of the GospelB for this and the New Orleans work. Have had a good year and reached the men with the Gospel in fifty-two languages. “ New York branch has done well, with the worker there giving full time. The Lord has given him a car for the work and a part-time helper. To date, 1127 vessels were reached, among them the largest trans-Atlantic liners. Not a bad result of prayer and only two weeks stay there. “ Boston branch has had a blessed year. There I have only part-time work, but the. Lord has blessed the work greatly. “ The newest work on the Great Lakes,, at Buffalo, begun this spring, has beep very fruitful. “ From that effort has come a new open door at Halifax, where four young men are giving what time they can and visit all ships that ceme there. “ So you see, you little know what your prayers have meant and what share you have in this. In April I expect to go to German, Dutch, Bel gian, French and Italian ports, by way of London, and not having one penny towards that trip, a few weeks ago, the Lord answered prayer wonderfully. One friend was led to give me |200 for the trip from New York, and another is
the different class members. It gives new inspiration for more faithful serv ice and for intense prayer, that each one may find his place of service, and continually may surrender all to Him who gave Himself for us. It certainly means a continual surrender, for Satan surely is busy to get one side-tracked. I can still praise God that His ‘grace is sufficient.’ “ I have enrolled in Tabor College at Hillsboro, and am working hard. Would like to get my degree, but I’m almost positive I can’t quite make it this year, although I carry more than the number of hours allowed generally. I enjoy school life very much; just de light .in the studies. Am in perfect health and have oh, so much to thank and praise our Heavenly Father for. I jusi wish I could tell you of one par ticular thing where He has so won- drausly led, but it would take too much of your time, and also I wouldn’t know how to say it on paper. “ Oh, how I would like to come Into those dear old halls of B. I. How won derful it would be to be able to slip into the class rooms and bear our dear instructors once more.” The following is an exeerpt from a letter written by Miss Mary Ware, ’24, who is now in Dodballapur, Bangalore District, South India: “ Mr. and-Mrs. Platt welcomed me Into their home upon my arrival, and have been just like brother and sister to me. I stayed with them and studied Tamil for two months, then the Lord opened the way for me to go to the Hills dur ing the hottest months— April and May. I am so thankful to our Lord for the time up therej It was a beauti ful place— much like our Rocky Moun tains at home. There was such won derful timber, with so many beautiful birds, wild flowers, ferns, and moun tain streams, and the scenery was so beautiful. And it was delightfully cool, making it so much easier to study than down in the heat. The thing I was most thankful for was the helpful fellowship with other mission- aries in the Missionary Home where I stayed. I learned much from them too of the problems and difficulties, and also of the joys of missionary work in South India. There is a continual warfare with the powers of darkness over here. "If it were not for Phil. 4:131 would never dare to attempt such a responsi bility, but there is no one else, so I know since our Lord has placed me here He will be with me and give me the strength and wisdom I need. I am depending much upon the prayers of all the dear praying oneB at home.” . Miss Roe Williams, who was a stu dent at B. I. in 1915, is now at home on furlough. Writing to “ Prayer and Praise” in October, 1925, she says: “ I am home again and bring you greetings from all those dear Vene- —* zuelan Christians who are praying for you in your labor of love for the Lord and for them. “ Before leaving Venezuela I made a tour of all the stations and was much impressed with the mighty work the Lord is doing throughout eastern Venezuela; pouring out such abundant
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