94 T H E K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S ta lr5= ìR p.LrLrruInru 111 B i b l e I n s t i t u t e Ha p p e n i n g s Particularly of Interest to Friends and Students iäffiij&diüüüüdbdhdbribdbüBbdbdhdhdbdbdbdbdbdbödbribdbdbribdbribdbüribüdbü^ B . I . H A P P E N IN G S A re c e n t issu e o f “G race a n d T ru th ,” th e m o n th ly m a g a z in e p u b lish e d by th e D en v er B ib le I n s titu te , c o n ta in s a n a r tic le r e g a rd in g M is s E d ith A l i c e R e am , ’20, w h ic h is in p a r t a s fo l lo w s: “M iss E d ith A lice R eam , a g r a d u a te of th e B ib le I n s titu te o f L o s A n g eles, a n d a stu d e n t la s t y e a r a t D. B. J. is n ow e n g a g e d in d efin ite C h ristia n w o rk w ith th e C ity R e scu e M ission C am p, S o u th B end, In d . W e q u o te fro m h e r le tte r b elow : ‘T h e r e g u la r p ro g ra m of th e M ission is a se rv ic e e v e ry n ig h t a t 7:30; W e d n e sd a y a fte rn o o n , se w in g c irc le a n d B ib le c la s s fo r p o o r w om en ; S u n d ay , ja il se rv ic e a t 1:15; S u n d ay S chool a t 3:00; e v e n in g se rv ice, 7:30.’ B esid e th e r e g u la r p ro g ra m o f th e M ission, M iss R eam is e n g a g e d in c a llin g a t th e h om es of th e fa m ilie s re p re s e n te d in th e M ission d is tric t, W hich b rin g s h e r in to c o n ta c t w ith th e fo re ig n elem en t. She s ta te s th a t w h ile d o in g c a llin g w o rk o n e m o rn in g re c e n tly sh e v isite d in th e h om es of S lavs, Je w s, H u n g a ria n s , P o lis h a n d B e lg ia n fo lk , a n d som e w h ic h sh e co u ld n o t c la s s ify a s to n a tio n a lity . She a lso te a c h e s a c la s s o f g ir ls in th e S u n d ay S chool w h o com e e ith e r fro m C a th o lic o r n o n -C h ristia n h om es, a n d w h o seem h u n g ry fo r th e tr u th . T h e L o rd is ric h ly b le s sin g h e r m in is try am o n g th e m .” VT h e fo llo w in g m iss io n a rie s a r e hom e oh fu rlo u g h fro m A f ric a : M is s A r i s t a S t a l e y , ’18 ; M r . a n d M r s . C a r l B . U r b a n , ’17 , a n d M is s P a n l in e F r a s s , ’15.
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H e b id s m e do h e re a n d le a v e th e r e s u lts w ith H im . ‘M y h e a r t is fixed, I w ill t r u s t a n d n o t be a fra id .’ W e a re e x p e c tin g a c h a n g e a t th is s ta tio n a s th e r e a re so m a n y o f u s h e re a n d so m a n y p la c e s b e g g in g fo r a w o rk e r. T h e re a re th r e e p la c e s w ith in 60 m iles o f h e re th a t o u g h t to h a v e a w o rk e r a n d fo u r p la c e s so u th , b u t in P a ra g u a y , b u t w ith o u t m o n ey w e c a n do n o th in g . Oh, th e w a y th e L o rd is, o p e n in g d o o rs in B ra z il is ju s t w o n d e rfu l a n d I fe e l su re H e is g o in g to se n d in th e m o n ey to fill th e g a p s .” M is s M iu a S e p t e r , ’20, w rite s of h e r jo y in th e p ro sp e c t of g o in g to a n ew s ta tio n ,—A iq u ile, D ep artm en t© de C o ch ab am b a, B o liv ia. She sa y s in p a r t: “I am s u re th is is a n a n s w e r to p ra y e r, a n d th a t th is is th e field H e h a s c h o sen fo r m e. T h is c e n te r is a s la r g e a s a ll th e s e s ta tio n s in c lu d in g S an P ed ro , com bined, a n d w ith a fre e h a n d to te a c h th e W o rd o r re a c h th e y o u n g p eo p le in a n y w a y I ç a n , I am h ap p y . O f c o u rse no o n e ev e r k n o w s in th is la n d how to w in p eo p le, a s th e y d o n ’t w a n t u s a t a ll a n d if y o u c a ll th e y d o n ’t c are, b u t H e w ill g u id e m e a s I sa id b e fo re a n d I n eed y o u r p ra y e rs m o re th a n ev e r now . A iq u ile is fo u r d a y s m u le b a c k fro m h ere, (S an P e d ro ) in th e C o c h ab am a D e p a rtm e n t of th is c o u n try . I t i s in a d iffe re n t te r r ito r y a lto g e th e r. T h e re is o n ly o n e m a n in th is to w n w h o h a s e v e r a tte n d e d a P r o te s ta n t se rv ice. H e h a d a B ib le a n d w as re a d in g i t b u t h a d n e v e r a c c e p te d C h rist a s h is ow n S av io u . T h e o th e r p eo p le h a v e n e v e r h e a rd . I f th e y h av e th e y h a v e n o t b een in te re s te d . I t is a h a rd field, a n d I s u re ly w ill n eed y o u r p ra y e rs t h a t I m a y k e e p m y ey es on H im . C h a n c e y S h e ld o n , ’21, w rite s fro m B a ssa i, A friq u e E q u a to r ia le F ra n ç a is e , s a y in g : “I a m h e re in th e h e a r t of n eed y A fric a th a n k in g H im th a t H e ev e r c a lle d m e a n d g a v e m e th is b lessed p riv ile g e of co m in g fo rth to th o se w ho a re in th e v ery c la w s a n d g r ip o f S a ta n . I h av e a lre a d y h a d th e b lessed p riv i le g e o f b a p tiz in g one n a tiv e c o n v e rt ev en th o u g h I h a v e as y e t n o t le a rn e d th e la n g u a g e , b u t a s th e r e w a s no o th e r I h a d th e b le sse d p riv ile g e , a n d th e L o rd w illin g I w ill a g a in h av e th e b lessed p riv ile g e o f b a p tiz in g six o th e r n a tiv e c o n v e rts as so o n a s th e w e a th e r p e rm its . I am h e re w ith th e B re th re n in o n e o f th e n e e d ie s t p a r ts o f A fric a p e rh a p s. O u r s ta tio n is th e o n ly P r o te s ta n t s ta tio n fo r h u n d re d s of m iles. So th e field is a b ig one a n d h ow g r e a t is th e n eed fo r w o rk e rs . T h e re a r e n ow e ig h t o n th is s ta tio n , tw o h a v in g g o n e o n to g lo ry in th e p a s t y e a r,—A llen B e n n e tt, a n d M r. G rib b le, th e fo u n d e r o f th e m issio n h e re .” V a n V . E d d in g s , ’13, a t h om e* o n fu rlo u g h fro m V en ezu ela, w rite s : “W e h a v e b een h om e tw o m o n th s a n d th e L o rd h a s g iv e n u s a m o st h a p p y a n d b en eficial v a c a tio n . T h e re is m u ch to be d o n e b e fo re o u r r e tu r n to V en ezu ela. O u r d esire, God w illin g , is to be th e re b y s p rin g in o rd e r to a tte n d o u r a n n u a l B ib le co n fe re n c e . T h a t w h ich m u st be acco m p lish ed c a n be a cco m p lish ed o n ly a s w e la b o r to g e th e r in p ra y e r, b o th fo r o u r w o rk in th e h o m elan d a n d fo r th e f a ith fu l m iss io n a rie s on th e field. T h e la s t le tte r s fro m C a ru p a n o an d R io C a rib e te ll o f w o n d e rfu l b le s sin g s fro m G od’s h a n d a n d w e m u st be f a ith fu l h e re if th e w o rk is to c o n tin u e to e n la rg e th e re . T h e re is a n u r g e n t n eed fo r m o re e a rn e s t, s u rre n d e re d , v ic to rio u s m iss io n a rie s . In th is w e m u s t c o n tin u e to lo o k to God fo r g u id a n c e , th a t th e L o rd ’s m e s se n g e rs fo r th is p a r tic u la r field be se n t. “A lre a d y th e L o rd h a s o p en ed m a n y d o o rs fo r m e e tin g s, w h ich , w ith th e s te re o p tic o n slid es, p re s e n t th e w o rk m o re v iv id ly . B u t w e d e s ire m a n y m o re o p p o rtu n itie s to te ll o f th e w o n d e rfu l th in g s God h a s d o n e in th r e e s h o r t y e a rs fo r E a s t e rn V en ezu ela. P ra y e r is n eed ed fo r th e m iss io n a rie s on th e field (th e y h a v e ju s t e x p e rie n c e d a se v e re e a rth q u a k e a n d a re v o lu tio n is p e n d in g ); p r a y e r is n eed ed fo r th e n a tiv e c o n v e r ts a n d fo r th e e x te n s io n o f th e m issio n .” M r. E d d in g s m a y be a d d re ss e d a t 1259 R o y a l C o u rt, L o s A n g eles. M A R R IE D C h i O i W o n g , ’21, a n d M r. S. C. L ee, H o n o lu lu , T. H. J a y E a r l D a v i s , ’19, a n d L e i l a M . J a m is o n , ’21, L o s A n g eles, C alif. M a r io n M in k e l, ’20, a n d A lfre d D a h ls te in , Los- A n g eles, C alif. R e g in a ld P o w e l l a n d W in n if r e d R e d m a n , ’22, S n P e d ro de Ju ju y , A rg e n tin a . BO R N T o V ic t o r H a ym a n , ’22, d M r s . H a y m a n ( Is b e lla S a n d e rs), ’21, a d a u g h te r, D o ro th y F ra n c e s, O cto b er 8, C am a rillo , C a lif. C A L L E D HOM E J u s t a s w e a r e g o in g to p re s s w o rd com es t h a t M r. H e n ry T. W e b e n d o rfe r, e n ro u te to jo in h is w ife a n d th re e c h ild re n in th is c o u n try , fo r a m u ch n eed ed fu rlo u g h , d ied a n d w as b u rie d a t sea. F u ll d e ta ils h a v e n o t b een receiv ed , b u t w e a re in fo rm e d th a t h is d e a th w a s fro m te ta n u s , c a u se d by th e b ite o f a p o iso n o u s in se c t. “W h a t I do th o u k n o w e s t n o t now , b u t th o u s h a lt k n o w h e r e a f te r.” O ur h e a r ts g o o u t to h is lo v ed o n es in th is tim e o f th e ir b e re a v e m e n t.
M is s M a r ie M a c k , ’23, sa ile d fro m N ew O rle a n s on N o v em b er 10th, fo r C e n tra l A m erica, h e r d e s tin a tio n b e in g C o sta R ica. A r n o ld R . J a n s e n , ’22 e n te re d th e B a p tis t T h e o lo g ic a l S em in a ry in L o u isv ille, K y., th is fa ll. R e v . M a r t in L a t h e r T h om a s , ’18, is p a s to r of th e D eerfield P re s b y te ria n C h u rch , D eerfield, 111. M is s Y am Y a Z a h , ’22, w h o sin c e h e r g ra d u a tio n h a s b een a t th e P re s b y te r ia n C h in ese M issio n H om e, S an F ra n c isc o , r e c e n tly r e tu rn e d to C h in a. H e r a d d re ss is 23 P e k in g R oad, S h a n g h a i. M is s E m i l y M e s s e n g e r , fo rm e rly a s s is ta n t su p e rin te n d e n t of w o rsen a t th e B ib le I n s titu te , sa ile d on O cto b er 31st fo r K ijab e, K e n y a C olony, u n d e r th e A fric a In la n d M ission. M iss M ess e n g e r h a s b een h om e on fu rlo u g h sin c e la te in 1920 a n d h a s b een e n g a g e d e x te n s iv e ly in d e p u ta tio n w o rk . M is s E l v a , B u r n h am , ’23, w h o is ta k in g m ed ical w ork, a t th e N a tio n a l B ib le I n s titu te , N ew Y o rk , w r i t e s . o f th e w o n d e rfu l w a y in w h ich th e L o rd h a s su p p lie d h e r n eed s. S he h a s b een p riv ile g e d to a s s is t M iss A g n es K e n t, ’21, in h e r w o rk in th e slum s. P a u l W e n g e r , w e ll k n o w n a s p re s id e n t o f th e s tu d e n t v o l u n te e r b an d in 1921, sa ile d in O cto b er fo r In d ia . A p le a s a n t e v e n in g w a s s p e n t in th e L y ceum C lub ro om on th e 6th, w h en a n u m b e r o f old frie n d s m e t to b id P a u l g o o d b y e a n d G odspeed. On b e h a lf o f th o se p re s e n t M r. G ay lo rd a s s u re d h im of th e p ra y e rs o f h is o ld a s so c ia te s a n d p re s e n te d h im w ith a p r a c tic a l to k e n of th e lo v e a n d esteem in w h ic h h e w a s so w id ely h eld . M r. H illis a n d o th e rs a lso sp o k e in a s im ila r s tra in . G e o r g e A . M cG e e , ’18, A ba, C ongo B eig e, w r ite s s a y in g : “W e a r e p ra is in g God fo r th e so u l w in n in g th a t H e is le t t i n g u s do h ere. A w e e k ag o la s t S u n d ay five b o y s a n d m en sto o d up a n d sa id w ith th e ir m o u th s th a t th e y re c e iv e d J e s u s a s th e ir S av io u r. N ow w e n eed y o u r e a r n e s t p ra y e rs th a t th e y m ig h t c o n tin u e to do so. I t does ta k e lo ts o f p ra y in g an d e x h o r ta tio n to k e e p th e m te s tify in g . P ra y a lso th a t w e w ill be f e r v e n t in s p irit, s e rv in g th e L o rd .” M is s D o r o t h y T h om p s o n , ’22, w r ite s fro m A ssiu t, E g y p t: “I e n jo y m y w o rk im m en sely a n d ju s t lo v e th e g irls . I am te a c h in g m u sic, E n g lis h a n d p h y sic a l e d u c a tio n . W e h a v e 413 g irls in sch o o l th is y e a r. B e sid es m y d ay -sc h o o l te a c h in g , I am s e c re ta ry , tr e a s u r e r an d p ia n is t of th e S u n d ay school, a n d th e n S u n d ay a fte rn o o n I h a v e a B ib le c la s s fo r M o h am m ed an w om en in a n a tiv e m u d h u t. W e h a v e n o t o n ly w om en a n d c h ild re n p re se n t, b u t cam els, d o n k ey s, p ig eo n s, c a ts, dogs, d u c k s a n d ch ick en s, a n d a ll liv e in th e sam e h o u se. Oh, th e n eed o f th e G ospel is trem e n d o u s. 99 p e r c e n t o f th e w om en a re illite ra te . “W e s p e n t m o st of th e su m m e r in P a le s tin e a n d S y ria. W e s p e n t tw o w e e k s in J e ru s a le m , v isite d D am ascu s, th e s tr e e t c a lle d S tra ig h t, th e h o u se o f A n an ias, th e h om e of th e ric h m an , a n d th e h o u se fro m w h ic h P a u l escap ed th ro u g h th e w in dow . W e e n jo y e d a sw im in th e D ead Sea, a b o a t rid e on th e riv e r Jo rd a n , a m o to r b o a t tr ip on th e se a o f G alilee a n d a m o o n lig h t p ic n ic on th e M o u n t o f O liv es.” M r . a n d M r s . T h om a s D e r r w r ite fro m C o rum b a, M o tto G ro s so, B ra z il t h a t th e r e is a w o n d e rfu l o p e n in g fo r th e G ospel th e r e a n d God is b le s sin g th e p re a c h in g o f H is W o rd . Y e t on e v e ry sid e th e r e is th e sa m e c ry fo r w o rk e rs . A re c e n t le tte r fro m M is s E t h e l M o o r e , ’20, V illa rric a , P a r a g u a y , sa y s in p a r t: “O u r w o rk h e re d o esn ’t go fo rw a rd v e ry fa s t. T h is is a . v e ry h a rd p la c e to w o rk . M ost ev ery b o d y sa y s th a t P a r a g u a y is th e h a r d e s t c o u n try in S. A. a n d o n e o f th e h a rd e s t in th e w o rld , b u t I p ra is e G od th a t H e h a s c o u n te d jn e w o rth y to la b o r fo r H im in a h a rd p lace, I w ill dQ w h a t
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