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January, 1946
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To our graduates at home and abroad, a Happy and Holy New Year!
The Bible Church Sunday school is being blessed in that an increasing number of children and adults are at tending it each week. Dr. Talbot was greatly blessed in his ministry here —the building was packed for both of his services. We all had a blessed time of fellowship.” Van V. Eddings ’13, General Director of the Orinoco River Mission with headquarters in Venezuela, writes: “Our hearts are filled with praise to God that He is causing young Vene zuelans to triumph in Christ, mak ing manifest the savour of His knowl edge in every place. . . . As we could not attend the conference, we sent two of the fourth-year students. . . Praise the Lord for forty-three souls’ confession of the Lord as Saviour, and for five of the young people’s dedica tion of their lives for the Lord’s serv ice.” Virgil Hook, B.Th. ’40, serving the Lord under the China Inland Mission in the highlands of Tibet, finds the natives living in a wild and moun tainous country, difficult of access by reason of rough roads and snow. The lama priests have a great influence over the people and if these heathen religious leaders can be won to Christ, the Gospel will be proclaimed by them to the people. Virgil believes the natives are more ready for the mes sage now than ever, and asks our prayers for the thrusting forth of laborers into this needy field. Cutler B. ’25 and Mrs. Whitwell (Florence Nye ’26) who for a number of years |have been preaching and teaching under the Fuller Evangelis tic Foundation throughout the East Coast and New England communities, write that because of the innumerable demands upon them for meetings and their work in services for boys and girls, and in troop schools, their va cation last summer had to be post poned. At this time they are work ing in Vermont, from where they will go into New Hampshire, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. They are antici pating a trip to Los Angeles this year. Both have served on the faculty of Biola and have their own home in this city.
"How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good thingsI" (Rom. 10:15)
Marion Cribbs ’45 and Geneva Ko sher ’42 were among the eight new missionaries sailing for Africa on the Gripsholm October 16. This group are serving under the Africa Inland Mis sion and ask prayer for speedy ac climatization, and for strength to do His will. Ray ’34 and ’36 and Mrs. de la Haye (Sophie Witter ’36 and ’37) are re joicing over the growth of the work in the Niger Colony in French West Africa during their two and one-half years’ absence on furlough. Among the great things the Lord has done in answer to their prayers, and ours, is that elders have been chosen from among the believers, and these have developed to a point where they are assuming the responsibility of church policy. Several families in. their dis trict have heard the call to "Go . . . and preach” in the populated areas surrounding their field in Tibiri, and through their witnessing souls are be ing saved. Copies of the Word of God are now being sold on the book tables in the public market and Mo hammedans are buying the Scrip tures. Gospel teams have been formed to go into the outlying areas; renewed interest is being mani fested in meetings of all kinds, and the testimonies at prayer meeting are most heartening. Ray and Sophie ask us for continued and definite interces sion for this field. David ’43 and Mrs. Hamm (Evelyn Russell ’42) recently attended a birth day dinner in honor of Dr. Talbot given by a group of friends in West Salem, Ore. They give praise to God for the way He has answered prayer regarding the Gospel meetings they have been holding in a rented hall in a small settlement near Salem. The work is growing, souls are being saved, and they are hoping soon to be able to erect a church building. They state that they enjoy the radio minis try of Biola, and often recall with joy the fellowship enjoyed here during the time of their training for His serv ice.
Arno C. Gabrielsen ’16 has been occupied in the Gospel ministry in Norway most of the time since he left Biola’s halls. The center of his work has been in and around Stavanger, a city much in the news columns of the daily papers for several years. He writes that God has protected him and his family during these five years of Nazi occupation. For this safety he gives thanks to God. He sends greet ings to Biola friends with Psalm 124 as descriptive of his family’s wartime experience. Oscar ’21 and Mrs. Von Lange (Lu- ella Schoenig ’21) are living in Sole- dad, Calif., where both are working in their church. Mrs. Von Lange is busy for the Lord every day and has written a .number of tracts which have been published and used by others in the winning of souls for Christ. This ambition to be about the Father’s business is not surprising to those who recall that this lady was for a number of years secretary to Dr. R. A. To'frey, first Dean of the Bible Insti tute. At the present time Mrs. Von Lange is securing subscriptions for The King’s Business. She closes her let ter saying of Biola: "We rejoice in all the Lord has done in every way, spirit ually and materially, and in the fine group of students. Free from debt! Glorious news!” Verna Balzer ’43 is assisting Rev. Keith Fields ’40 and Mrs. Fields (Sara Balzer ’39) in the Bible Baptist Church of Klamath Falls, Ore. Verna is working with the Child Evange lism Fellowship, having organized fourteen classes located in Klamath Falls. She is having further opportu nity to present this work to Parent Teacher Association groups through out the city, thus giving the Gospel to many who were cold and indiffer ent toward it. We quote from her letter: "We are thankful for such privileges and know the Lord will not let his Word return unto Him void.
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