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Matilda Alexander Ch. Ed. ’42 re cently of Wheaton College, paid a two-week’s visit to Biola" and Los Angeles friends. She is en route to the state of Washington to do urban and rural evangelistic work in the Okanogan Valley. The ministry will consist of house-to-house visitation, children’s and young people’s Bible class teaching and the conducting of adult meetings. The work is under the direction and support of the Chris tian Business and Professional Women of America, located at 327 Corbett Bldg., Portland 4, Ore. In addition to her student work, Matilda served as secretary to 3iola’s Business Manager, Mr. J. R. Allder for five years when she was called to South Dakota last Mau because of her mother’s sudden death. We know that Matilda’s friends will want to remember her in prayer as she enters this new service for the Lord. Ruth B. Evans ’33 (Mrs. Hugh B.) writes that she has purchased a “little house’’, for her permanent home at 1207 Beech Valley Rd., N. E., Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Evans served on the faculty of Biola for several years, and in other ways was closely identified with the work of the Institute and that of the Church of the Open Door. She writes: *‘i get homesick for all my friends in California . . .Surely miss the church and all the wonderful messages there. I have a class in Child Evangelism here which I am enjoy ing very much. After I get settled, I plan to have more classes. There are homes here that are open for classes, but no teachers.” Thank God for Biola graduates* who retain - a vision for service. “Daddy” Horton always main tained that all God leaves us here for, after we are saved, is /to win others for Himself. Albert C. ’37 and Mrs. Wall (Margery Williams ’36) for almost ten years engaged in highway evangelism along inland Pacific Coast areas under the auspices of the A m e r i c a n Sunday School Union, are now living in Port Orchard, Wash., Route 3, Box 2731 Albert has taken the pastorate of a church where the Lord is blessing and the work is growing. The Sunday school is thriving, and he has been instrumental in re-establishing Sun- day morning and evening church serv ices, and t h a t “thermometer of the church,” the mid-week prayer meeting, is on the program, as well - as a young people’s group scheduled for Friday evenings. In addition to these activities, Al bert and Margery have organized a large Boy Scout troop which meets on Thursday night and they have also established a Junior Church in con nection with their Sunday services. Church improvements costing $1500.00 including the purchase of a piano, and
a large basement with furnace heat ing have been added during the past summer. Albert’s brother Jacob who. spent two years at Biola, is a corporal in the medical division of the army. Matilda '42, a younger sister of Albert, will soon graduate from Nurse’s Train ing School at Letterman General Hos pital in San Francisco. She is thankful to God for leading her to the Bible Institute first, as the temptations since have been severe. Mary Wall (another sister) graduated in 1940, and married to Lewis Ray, former Biola student. They have two children, and are living in Sunnyside, Wash., where Mary has charge of a Junior Church, and Lewis preaches and teaches as opportunity affords. Albert closes his letter say ing: “We thank God for the years at Biola-y-the finest school in the world.”
Laura's Hat Box Baby She appeals to us on behalf of Africa’8 unwanted little ones. and was in his seat by the time I was ready to give the Bible lesson. We are seeing the evidence of your prayers.” Laura Best ’35, working under the Sudan Interior Mission in Jos, Nigeria, sends g r e e t i n g s and an appealing snapshot of a tiny black baby lying in a hatbox, pictured herewith. While walking along a path, a new mission ary heard the cry of a baby, and found this little boy lying on a high rock where he had been placed so that when he moved he would fall off bf the rock and be killed. To do this is one of the peculiar customs of these people who believe sick babies are possessed with evil spirits. This baby lived but a few days. Laura had another start ling adventure recently while visiting her sister Mary Best Owing* ’35 and her husband, Duane, who live near Jos, where Duane is working in the mission headquarters b o o k s t o r e . Laura was called to «the door of the house, and found there two men, one of whom explained that his broth er’s wife had died that morning of spinal m e n i n g i t i s , leaving a baby one day old. The father was so heartbroken, it was told, that he could not come, but had sent these two men to bring the new baby to the mission. Laura finally found the baby under a blanket, a tiny little girl weighing about 4 pounds. She immediately heated some milk and fed her from a spoon, took her to her own room and made a bed for her in a suitcase. Fortunately for this baby, the wife of the Chief wished to adopt another little child. The Chief and his wife are both Christians, and already had taken in two orphan chil dren, and had been asking for a third. Leland Whitaker ’34, P. G. ’35 has taken work with the First Presbyterian Church in San Bernardino, Calif., where he is director of Music and Christian Education.
Rev. Ransom Marvin Ransom D. Marvin ’35, for more than ten years staff artist on t h e King.'s Business, is the successful pastor of several community churches in and near Sprague, Wash. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the church in Sprague the night of December 8. With it went also the p i a n o s and church organ a? well as all the furni ture, Ransom’s entire library, sermon notes dating from the beginning of his ministry, and all of his artist’s materials. “But,” he writes, "it will be good for me to start again and work up. 'fhe Lord is good, and He has His reasons. I know that He doeth all things well.” Dennis ’43 and Mrs. Holliday (Marie Housman ’42) are being blessed in their home mission work in Kentucky. Marie writes of two recent experiences: “ ‘Barking’ school is about three miles away. I walk to it and carry my teaching equipment. When I get there the room is full of children, and they and the teacher give me a warm wel come. The last time I went to ‘King dom Come’ school one boy who had not gone to school that day saw me passing his house. He started to school
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