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February, 1948
F C IRCLE
BIOLA
been 2,500 c o p i e s each of Isaiah, Proverbs and Psalms in which some of the passages that bring conviction of sin and point to Christ, have been underscored. Pray for souls for His glory!” Hazel’s address is 251 Furman St.; Syracuse 5, N. Y. V Woodrow ’37 and Mrs. Rood (Ruth Tovey ’38) are located in Montebello, Calif., where Woodrow is carrying on a successful pastorate in the First Baptist Church, as well as a challeng ing broadcast on Saturday evenings over KXLA from 6:00-6:30. He and Ruth are praising the Lord for the miracles of His grace in their work which is growing steadily. The church has recently installed a new organ, and the membership is planning to erect a new b u i l d i n g as soon as materials are again available. Ruth and Woodrow have one child, Ray mond. Arthur W. English ’38 is praising the Lord for the many ways in which He has blessed in a personal way the last few years, and for the countless op portunities for Christian witnessing. For the past year and a half Arthur has been connected with the Cali- fornia I n s t i t u t e of Technology in Pasaden,a, Calif. He has been teaching the Men’s Bible Class', and recently, the College Young Peopled Class in his church. Arthur and his wife live at 612 Penn St., Pasadena 6, Calif. Elsie Friesen ’36 writes of her min istry : "I am still w o r k i n g in the Migrant Camps on the Logus Ranch near Tulare, Calif. In addition to that work, this year the Lord opened two small rural schools where I have been given the release time for Bible classes —one hour a week. Quite a number of the children have accepted Christ, and have stood before the class and told of what Christ has done for them.” This work deserves our prayers. F. Alton Everest E. E. was a recent Biola visitor. Dr. Everest is president of the American Scientific Affiliation, an organization of Christian men of science who are interested in the de fense of the Bible from the scientific standpoint, and is at present working in Los Angeles with the Moody In stitute of Science. Dr. Everest’s wife is a Biola graduate, the former Elya Wid- lund ’29.
‘Where there is no vision, the people perish; hut he that keepeth the law, happy is he” (Prov. 29:18).
Community Chapel in Kelsey, under the American Sunday School Union, serving as pastor of the Niland Union Church, Imperial Valley, witnessing for the Lord at El Toro Marine Base, and Sunday School work, and county hospital and jail service in Silver Acres community, Santa Ana. Orville has recently been made superinten dent of the High School department of the Orange County Christian En deavor Union. Mrs. Hurd writes that she and Orville have sent the $2,045 contributed for their missionary equip ment, to the field to “found a light house in Biliri, Nigeria, where black folks will find Christ.” Prayer is asked that the witness of this new station may be a challenging one. . From the twin sister of Ann E. Berg ’39, we have the following word con cerning Ann: “She left the East coast January 14, 1945, and arrived at her station just a month later. She is very happy in her missionary work.” Ann’s address is Kbado, via Lisala c/o M.E.U., Congo Beige, Africa. Chaplain A. Byron Chase (Capt.) B. Th. ’38 has for the past year been stationed in France—Le Bourget, Ver dun, Marville, and Paris. For several months the battles were close, but his unit suffered no casualties. He writes that the number of Christians in France is relatively small, but that those who know the Lord are seeking to serve Him wholeheartedly. Byron has had some splendid times of fel lowship with these Christians. He ex pects to be stationed with the Army of Occupation in Germany, and solicits the prayers of his friends to the end that he will be a faithful witness for Christ to the thousands of men with whom he will come in contact. Hazel Brown ’38 is engaged in mis sionary work with the Jewish people of New York. We quote from her recent letter: "The distribution of literature to Jewish people this summer has
Violet LeFever ’36 has returned to her home at 1003 63rd St., Oakland, Calif., after spending several months in Los Angeles. Violet has spent 3% years as a missionary in China, and suffered much in health from two years imprisonment in Shanghai un der the Japanese regime, She is re joicing in Psalm 37:3-5, especially quoting verse 4: “ Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.’’ Health has been restored and all provision made for jier early return to Shanghai where she is to e s t a b l i s h “Faith Home.” This will be a h o m e for Chinese children. The first enrollee will be a beautiful blonde, blue-eyed baby boy one year old, whom Violet has adopted. Andrew P. ’16 and Mrs. Uhlinger (Birdie De Hoog ’16), after a pro longed furlough in the States,' have recently returned to their mission sta tion,. Rethi, Congo Beige, and write as follows: “Nine missionaries have gone on. furlough from this station since we arrived and, so far, none have come to take their places. The need is great! Rethi is one of our largest stations, and since it is at an elevation of about 7,000 feet, it is cool and free from malaria. In August we went down to Ruwenzori and at Oicha we saw Dr. and Mrs. Becker who had just returned to Africa. We are thank ful that they are back as we have had no doctor in the Congo for about a year,” Word has ’■ecently come from Orville '39 and Mrs. Hurd ’39 from their tem porary address in Orange, Calif. Upon being disappointed in the making of -final arrangements for sailing in 1941 to their anticipated mission work in ■Nigeria, West Africa, Mr. and Mrs. Hurd returned from New York to Cali fornia where they have carried on a consistent and helpful ministry for the Lord; the superintendency of the
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