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tion process demanded by the average connoisseur. Despite the all-pervading odor of scorching hair and innards, these in trepid, seasoned American travelers went native and partook of the feast with great gusto (?), and lived to tell the story! Leslie ’45 and Elsie Zimmermann- Zuercher ’47, R. 3, Newton, Kansas, are living on a farm, with their two chil dren, Ronald 6, and Lynda Carol 2. They are Harvey County directors of the Child Evangelism World Day of Prayer. Elsie is teaching an advanced class in a flannel- graph training class, and has two Good News clubs each week. They are direc tors for their County CE; have classes in five towns located in Harvey County. This means that they are busy and happy in the Lord’s service, and that Leslie is a good baby-sitter as occasion, demands. Elsie says, “We have always been thank ful for the training we received at B io l a , and trust it shall ever be a lighthouse for the gospel.” Mrs. Arthur Burk, 11259 Pope Ave., Lynwood, Calif., writes of her son Bill Burk, and his wife Imogene Weston-Burk, former students at B io l a that they will be leaving this summer for service in Northern Brazil under the Foreign Mis sionary Society of the Brethren Church. Harold A. DeGroff, Box 421, Boise, Ida., a former student of the Bible Institute, superintendent of the Northwest Mountain Mission, an undenominational work, was a March speaker at the SMU at B io l a . Mr. DeGroff had a clear call to “take the gospel to the man farthest back” and in the mountains of Montana, Wyoming and Oregon he finds thousands of unchurched people who have practically no religious contacts. Aurora Eluker ’24, branch secretary of the Biblical Research Society, 4005 Ver- dugo Rd., Los Angeles 65, is ever on the alert to serve the Lord. For a number of years she has been connected with Dr. Cooper’s organization occupying an im portant post. With her also are Avis Badger ’50; Lois Altenburger ’52, and Annabel Crumley ’38, who, for many years was secretary to the late H. Camp bell Hunt, field secretary at B io l a . Dr. Cooper was in charge of the Jewish de partment of the Bible Institute until called out to open a work which has been highly honored of God. Mrs. Thomas N. Dixon (Murriel Hatch ’30), 1236 E. Grant Ave., Escondido, Calif., is active in teaching Child Evangelism classes in her home; also has a class in Emmanuel Faith Community Church of which Coy Maret ’35, is pastor. They have one son, LeRoy. Claude H. Pearson ’21, 386 W . 5th St., San Pedro, reports over 500 vessels in port last month. He was able to visit a few, and had the joy of finding one lonely soul down in the dark recesses of the hold who reached out and took the waiting hand of Christ as his own personal Saviour. Claude pays a fine tribute to the memory of Oscar S. Zimmermann and Dr. Keith L. Brooks for their helpfulness to him in
establishing this work in 1912. From Moody Monthly this item of in terest is culled: “Johann Aerni, Swiss pastor of an American Protestant chapel at Archena, Murcia Province, was ex pelled from Spain after officials refused to renew his residence permit or grant permission for the reopening of his chapel [sponsored by TEAM ].” Mrs. Aerni was a former student at B io l a . B rie f ettes Ralph Colburn ’40, and Julia Rowland were married April 10, at Inglewood, Calif. Ralph is national youth director for the Brethren Church. J. Keith Altig ’32, has been installed as pastor of the First .Brethren Church of Glendale, Calif. Dr. Elias D. White, for some years on the teaching staff of the Bible Institute is now dean of Brooks Bible Institute of St. Louis, Mo. Helen B. Moody ’46, was married last December to Joe L. Baun- hofer. They are making their home at 1104 Franklin St., Wichita, Kans. She is working among the children of the First Baptist Church. Evangelist Eddie Wagner ’44, 7 Quillen Ave., N. Little Rock, Ark., has concluded a most success ful series of meetings in various points throughout the Northwest. An eastern magazine pictures him counseling with a 91-year-old convert in Calvary Baptist Church, Sacramento, Calif. Elden C. Whip ple, ’24, candidate secretary for the China Inland Mission Overseas Missionary Fel lowship was a recent speaker at SMU, at the same time visiting his sister Lois Whipple-Walton ’29, the wife of Nathan E. Walton ’29, regional representative of this organization in Los Angeles. Ann and Beatrice Hollenbeck (both ’34) and Eliza beth McCall ’33, are associated with the Child Evangelism Fellowship work in North and South Dakota. Mail addressed to Box 122, Aberdeen, S. Dak. will reach them. “ Bibles and Skillets” in the arrest ing title of a message in the Sunday School Missionary by Henry D. Todd ’23 of the American Sunday School Union. Mrs. Todd was Louisa Uhlinger ’23. Beth Brunemeier; a former B io l a student now on furlough from India recently addressed the SMU. A stirring message revealed the sad statistical record that 27 thousand souls in India pass into a Christless eter nity every 24 hours! Surely this is a call to prayer. Jeannette Lape ’47, formerly a missionary under the International Lepro sy Mission board was sent home for depu tation work but because of the serious illness of her mother, she was obliged to remain at home to care for her. As it is not possible to leave the mother at this time Jeannette has found a place of real service in B io l a ’ s business office. Correction on a last month’s item: G. Raymond White is director of the Uni versity Christian Fellowship at Horton Hall. In this work among University of California students he is assisted by Margaret Horton-Morgan, daughter of one of the founders of B io l a , T. C. Horton.
FAMILY CIRCLE
“ Behold the Lord’s hand is not short ened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear” (Isa. 59:1). Thanks to Helen J. White ’20, and to Lois A. Kramer ’52, who have sent inter esting items of news concerning B io l a alumni who are serving the Lord in various places. Helen is now secretary to the American Mission to Lepers, 326 W. Third St., Los Angeles. She was for many years a secretary in B io l a ’ s office of su perintendent of men. Lois is director of Religious Education of the First Baptist Church of Fullerton, Calif., with Oran H. Smith as pastor and director of Missions at B io l a . Eva Lloyd, B.A. ’52 and School of Mis sionary Medicine ’53, has been working in the Chicago office of TEAM this past year, preparatory to her entrance into Venezuela under this board. Before going to the field she expects to spend some time on the west coast. Basil and Betty Costerisan ’51, out un der the Christ for Indonesia Fellowship, Inc., have been learning the Malay lan guage as well as carrying on all teaching, administrative and general care of the students in a Methodist Mission school located some 20 miles out of Singapore while the regular leaders for that work are making recovery from an incapacita ting illness. Basil plans soon to make a survey trip to Borneo with Ernest Poulsen ’51. Their aim is to establish Bible insti tutes among the nationals of Indonesia. Dorothy Olson ’49, has gone to Cuba to work under the Practical Missionary Training, Inc. Dorothy has been working in her home church (the First Baptist of Fullerton), at Placentia in the Mexican Baptist Church where she built up the high-school-age girl’s class from 2 to 12, forming there also a choir; she has been instrumental in the general development of the group. Dorothy went first to Bolivia in missionary service, but her health and political unrest, forced her retirement from that field. Harry and Alice Phair-Hurlburt are pioneer missionaries working among the Pygmies of Africa. In a late letter Alice advises of the re-roofing of the big dormi tory which houses some 300 boys who attend the afternoon school, and over 100 boys who are in attendance at the morn ing sessions. They have a class also of some 55 women. Particular mention is made of the visit of Dr. Talbot and Oran H. Smith to the interesting area surround ed by almost impenetrable forests. They shot some 15 monkeys, thus providing meat for a large feast. These animals were roasted without the usual eviscera
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