November, 1933
T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
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Park, near San Francisco, Calif. Anna Larson, ’33, and Esther Fong Dickman are also connected with this work. Leo Polman, ’22, was announced for a series o f special addresses during the month of October, at the First Brethren Church of South Gate, Calif., o f which he is pas tor. His subject was the book of Revelation. An inspiring service was held September 24, in the auditorium of the"Church of the Open Door, under the direction of the China Inland Mission. Five Bible Insti tute graduates, who sailed for China in October, took part. They were: Dick Hil- lis, ’32, Wilda A. Miller, ’32, Marguerite E. Goodner, ’33, Hilda Riffel, ’33, and Edwin E. Cory, ’33. Several other workers with the C.I.M. who are home on furlough spoke briefly. Ford L. Canfield, ’18, presided. Nora E. Jordan, ’24, and Beatrice Spies; ’27, have returned to their homes in West Hollywood, Calif., after spending two years conducting evangelistic campaigns in New England churches. To their knowl edge, there have been 500 decisions for Christ, with uncounted instances o f surren der and reconsecration. Miss Jordan and Miss Spies are at present holding meet ings in the West Hollywood Community Church, West Hollywood, Calif., and are awaiting the Lord’s guidance regarding fu ture service. Marguerite Lofthus, ’28, writes' from Willmar, Minn.: “My sister [Esther M. LofthuS, ’28] and I have had a wonderful time since we left Los Angeles on June 24, on an evangelistic trip. We have found hungry souls all along the way, and have had the joy of seeing almost whole families come to Christ, as well as many young folk consecrate their lives to Him.” Maxine McNeal, ’23, left Los Angeles for China on August 20. Miss McNeal had been spending most of her furlough time at the Mary Martha Home, Los Angeles, o f which R. Celestia Churchill, T7, has charge. Born To Archie E. ( ’29) and Mrs. Greene, a son, Ronald Duane Vaughan, July 18, Louisville, Ky. To William (’22) and Mrs. Hunrichs (Hazel Long, ’23), a son, David William, July 26, Sao Paulo, Brazil. To Eiden C. ( ’24) and Mrs. Whipple, ’29, a daughter, Barbara Ann, July 30, Wuhu, An.. China. To George Gordon ( ’30) and Mrs. Buhler (Anna Dyck, ’30), a son, Alva Den nis, August 30, Quarryville, Pa. Mr. Buh ler is pastor o f the Calvary Menponite Church of ■Quarryville. Married Lucile Maud Hill, ’33, and Cleo Hamner, August 20, in the home of Eula Fulton, ’33, Los Angeles. John W. Falconer, ’24, came from San Francisco, Mrs. Hamner’s for mer home, to perform the marriage cere mony. Lewella Mae Smith, ’23, and George Franklin Evans, October 5, in Birch Street Church of Christ, Los Angeles, Calif. Naomi Tingley, ’31, and Ernest Frisius, September 13, Hollywood, Calif. Miriam Gault and George West, ’33, June 2, Los Angeles, Calif. The ceremony was performed by W. R. Hale. Mr. and Mrs. West are looking forward to service in a rural district. W ith the Lord The three-year-old son of J. Carl ( ’26) and Mrs. Derfelt was called to be with the Lord just before he was to undergo an operation. Mr. Derfelt is pastor o f the First Baptist Church, Ceres, Calif.
son, ’14) and family, in Kenya, East A f rica, praise the Lord for recovery from illness. Three of the four children were ill at one time, and Mrs. Kemptner was called upon to undergo an operation. At one of the morning services at their sta tion a native double quartet sang in Eng lish, “He is Altogether Lovely.” Each member was either in definite Christian work or else in training for it at the Bible school. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whale (Grace E. Feldges, ’28), m i s s i o n a r i e s o f the
Bethel France, ’24, writes from Manila, Philippine Islands, as follow s: “Recently, at one of our provincial centers, we had a few faithful believers waiting for baptism. These had been carefully selected out of thirty-five, who first presented themselves at the close of the summer’s work. When the day for the baptisms came, it was rain ing very hard, and the pastor was discour aged (thinking that the testimony would be missed if no outsiders could attend). He was advised to leave the matter to the candidates; each decided to wait another week, except one man, who said: “ I have waited very long. I must be baptized now !” At such earnestness, needless to say, he was baptized. I am told the ser vice was most beautiful, as the pastor led this one out into the lovely river in the midst o f rain.” Ella G. Bennett, ’20, has sent an urgent call for prayer from Guatemala City (Box 92), Central America. The Lord has been blessing the visitation work and the classes that have been taught, and souls are being won. Mrs. Harold F. (Dauphine) Tuggy sends encouraging word from Barcelona, Venezuela: “ There was another confes sion o f faith in the service last evening. How it does rejoice our hearts! Mr. Tuggy is away on a mule-back trip into the interior, and will probably be away for two weeks more.” Minnie C. Davie, ’28, writes:. “ The Lord has been richly blessing the work here in Chungju, Korea. The major part o f my time has been spent studying the language and getting acquainted with the work and the people in my station. I believe my richest blessing has come from seeing our country Sunday-schools, as they come in once a quarter to worship with the main school. These branch schools are carried on by Christian Endeavor young people.” For about six months, Lois C. Kirk, ’31, has been engaged in Mexican mission work in Delano, Calif. Urban W . ( ’30), and Mrs. (Alta K .) Hall, ’31, are living in San Pedro, where Mr. Hall is pastor of the La-Rambla Chapel. . . Another worker in a Mexican mission (Baptist Mission at Casa Blanca) is Billie Berry, ’28. . . While awaiting God’s leading for work in Africa, Frank J. ( ’29) and Mrs. Mar tens (Mary Lou Karber,..’33), are being used o f the Lord in North Hollywood, Calif., where Mr. Martens has had much joy in teaching a boys’ class. Roy L. Stone, ’26, for the past three years has been teaching in the Atherton Baptist Church, Los Angeles. Robert M. ( ’28) and Mrs. Wright, ’28, are teaching adult classes in the Hoover Street Baptist Church, Los Angeles. Dur ing the month of June, they held evangel istic services in Memphis, Tenn. The following attended conferences at Mt. Hermon, Calif., this summer; Frances Gray, ,’32; Helene Elizabeth Paul, ’32; Timothy Pietsch, ’33; Martha L ow ; Don Boardman; and Carl and Harry Hansen. Word has recently been received of the return to this country, for furlough, of Grace V. Ogg, ’26, and Leona L. Renkel, ’26, from Shweifat, Mt. Lebanon, Syria. They are at present staying with their par ents in Sierra Madre and Pasadena, re spectively. Elwood J. Gray, ’32, is preaching in two churches, one in Franklin, and the other in Alsea, Ore. It was in these churches that his father held evangelistic meetings just before his sudden death in April. Mrs. Lillian I. Robinson is to be at Gor don College, Boston, again this year. Mrs. W . O. Kemptner (Flora H. Pier
Sudan I n t e r i o r M i s s i o n , a r e working under trying conditions of climate an d are facing much o p p o s i t i o n in F r e n c h We s t A f r i c a . Th e y wr i t e encourag- i n g l y o f t h e Lord’s presence and ask for spe cial prayer that the ministry there may continue and bear fruit. T h e a n n u a l meeting o f the O r e b i o l a Asso
ciation was held July 9 in Salem, Ore. Mrs. Fred J. Tooze, Jr. (Ruth E. Tibbits, ’25) writes about it, as follows: “There were seventeen registered for the after noon meeting, which was for prayer and fellowship. A picnic supper was enjoyed, after which we attended the young peo ple’s meeting at the First United Brethren Church, The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, W. Harley King* ’25; Vice-President, first district, Martha Neufeld, ’32; Vice-Presi dent, second district, Mrs. Mintie Britton (Mintie R. Wilhelm, ’26) ; Vice-President, third district, Fred J. Greene, ’25; Secre tary-Treasurer, . M rsi Tooze.” All gradu ates living in Oregon, and those passing through the state at that time, are invited to attend the next meeting in Salem. Elden C. Whipple, ’24, sends the fol lowing word from China: “We had the pleasure of a visit from Rev. and Mrs. W . S. Elliott, whose daugh ters, Margaret [’26] and Ruth [’27] are now working in Tungcheng. The girls came to Anking to see their father and mother, and stayed nearly two weeks with us. I accompanied them home and found, during my stay there, that the opportuni ties for telling forth the story o f salvation were most enco'uraging. When the girls first went there last fall, they were de pressed by the coldness of the few pro fessing Christians. But now many young people, and many ladies from the wealthy homes of the city, are coming nearly every day to hear the gospel.” Ralph R. and Mrs. Mulholland (Aman da Holverson) began their third year with the First Baptist Church of Roseburg, Ore., in September. “The Lord has been good to us,” they write. “ Evangelistic ser vices last year resulted in a number of young people consecrating their lives to the Lord.” Mr. Mulholland has been faith ful in securing new recruits for the student body o f Biola. Harold C. ( ’31) and Mrs. Chrisman, with baby Grace Arlene, are starting a work under the Christian and Missionary Alliance at National City, Calif. Following their student days in Los Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. Chrisman studied at the Missionary Training Institute, Nyack, N. Y. Beatrice Chong, ’33, is working with Miss Cameron among the Chinese in Menlo
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