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The TtibleInstitute FAMILY CIRCLE
Testimony in Varied Fields B eth C offman , ’33, received the de gree of Bachelor o f Education June 19 at the University of California at Los Angeles: In a class" qf twelve hundred graduates, Miss Coffman was one' of the eight students to be awarded highest honors. During her attendance at the uni versity, Miss Coffman has been àctive in the work of the University Bible Clubs. In the fall she expects to teach in an ele mentary school in Riverside, Calif. Mary R. Kolachny, ’16, Mbeo, Man- gai-etat, sur Kasai, Congo Belge, W . Cen tral Africa, writes : “I have not been off African soil for nineteen and a half years. . I am a member of the Church of the Open : Door, and I thank God for the prayers . that go up for me from the church and •Biola. No wonder my life is filled so full o f blessing! We are just pushing out into :■unknown parts. This means a new lan guage again.” George R. ( ’28) and'Mrs. Dawe .(Evelyn M. Hill, ’29), with headquarters at 1215 Fourth Street East, Calgary, Alberta, >iCan., have been: serving on the faculty ' of the Western Baptist Bible College, Mr. Dawe as President, and Mrs. Dawe as Superintendent of Women. The school, which is sponsored by the Regular Baptist Missionary Society, has recently closed its second year of ministry. Writing a few weeks before commencement time, Mr. Dawe commented: “We have about thirty- five in our student body and expect to send out our first graduating class of three this- year. The Lord is blessing us richly ; souls have been saved through thé efforts of our. students, and a number are going out into student pastorates this spring.” Eva Doerksen, ’21, Sudan Interior Mis sion, Kagoro, via Kafanchan, Nigeria, W. Africa, is rejoicing to be back in Nigeria! after her furlough. Concerning the field where she has been stationed, she writes : “The Kagoros are raw pagans, wearing practically no clothing, living in the dark ness o f idolatry and superstition. Not many years ago they were head-hunters. They would cut off the heads of their ene mies captured in battle and keep them for souvenirs. About eight years ago, a mis sionary came with the gospel message, and things began to happen. Now there are around a hundred in school, and over two hundred at the Sunday morning services. It’s such an inspiration to look into their shining faces and to hear them sing ! There are also a number of outstations where lit tle groups o f Christians meet for prayer and school.” Helen N. Miller, 1042 S. Elm, Box 383, Lancaster, Calif., was unable to complete her course at Biola and moved to that lo cality for the sake o f hèr'health. She has been rejoicing in opportunities to serve the Lord in rural districts near Lancaster. Annie M. Bethke, T9, Kentucky Moun tain Mission, Stray Branch, Box 551, Jack- son, Ky., finds many spiritual and physical needs among the people to whom she min isters, and she praises the Lord for leading her to this field in the Kentucky hills. Neil B. ( ’28) and Mrs; Weir, Casilla
208, Iquitos, Peru, S. A., report fruitful labor among the Cocamilla Indians. They are rejoicing in professions o f faith in Christ among boys in the early teens, and covet intercession for the faithfulness of these- young Christians. In a visit to Biola, Samuel Fisk, former student, stated that he planned to sail on June 20 for an Oriental tour to study mis sionary work. He is to visit Japan, China, Korea, and Manchukuo. Upon his return he plans to resume his work in the Bible Department o f John Brown University in the fall.
tute’s Bible Women, and has five of the Euodia Clubs among girls in junior and senior high schools. Jesse W. ( ’28) and Mrs. Baker (Pauline R. Cone, ’28), Rt. 5, Spokane, Wash;, a(d entering their eighth year of service under the American Sunday- School Union. They have two young daughters, Mary and Martha. Anna G. Stauffer, T9, 159)4 So. Ave. 53; Los Angeles, Calif., is working in the office of the district center of the China Inland Mission. She has a Sunday-school class of Intermediate girls. May H. Cole, ’20, 2443 Griffin Ave., Los Angeles, Calif., is one of the Insti tute’s Bible Women, and in this capacity she has been engaged in hospital visita tion for more than ten years. She makes calls in many of the county institutions. John I. ( ’21) and Mrs. Coffman ( ’21), McFarland, Calif., moved to their present location a year ago to assume the pas torate of the Churchfjof the Brethren in McFarland after serving five years in pas toral work at Lindsay, Calif. Mr. 'and Mrs. Coffman have three boys: John, age twelve; David, age seven, and Richard, age three. Herbert H. Donnenworth, ’25, 2120 So. Lafayette St., Denver, Colo., for three years has been phstor of - the Evanston Community Evangelical Church in Denver. He is director of Christian Education in his denomination for the state of Colo rado. The Sunday-school of his church in Denver has an enrollment of over 350, and there were 48 conversions and accessions to the church last year. A. J. ( ’23) and Mrs. Anderson reached Los Angeles'on July 5 on their furlough after service under the Central American Mission. Mr. Anderson has been Dean of the Central American Bible Institute. Graduates o f the school are serving in four of the five republics o f Central America. Married A. J. Anderson, ’23, and Grace Barrows, May 27, San Antonio, Guatemala, C. A. John T. Bewley, ’33, and Ruth Caswell, ’35, June 21, Wichita, Kans. Eugene Brickwedel, ’36, and Bethel Breedlove, June 25, Woodland, Wash. William G. Crouch, Th. B. ’36, and Edith C. Granlund, ’36, June 26, Oakland, Calif. Ray G. de la Haye, Th. B. ’36, and Sophie Witter, ’36, June 26, Vancouver, B. C., Can. Arsen Paul and Helen Khazarian, June 1, Los Angeles, Calif. Orrin Rutschman, ’34, and Evelyn Peter son, ’35, June 14, Whitewater, Kans. Oran H. Smith and Mary Evelyn Worsham, July 10, Long Beach, Calif. Bom To George G. ( ’30) and Mrs. Buhler (Anna Dyck, ’30), a daughter, Melba Mae, June 22, Lampeter, Pa. To Chauncey B. ( ’21) and Mrs' Sheldon (Hattie L. Cope, ’22), a son, Donald Bert, June 5, Mountain Top, Pa.
T h e T la ce o f T r a y er There is a place where I delight to go, A place of peace, where tranquil waters flow; Where comes no fear, nor any shade of care, Where all Is rest— it is the place of prayer. There is a place than all besides more sweet, Where Heaven's balm, and earth's sorrow, meet; Where healing streams flow fresh and full and fair, Where longing hearts find Christ— the place of prayer! There is a place where naught but joy is known, Where Christ holds sweet commun ion with His own; M y burdens fall and lie forgotten there, When I meet Jesus in the place of prayer! — E. Margaret Clarkson.
Minnie C. Davie, ’28, American Pres byterian Mission, Chungjy, Chosen, tells of trips into the country districts to hold Bible classes: “ In two of the classes which we held, we were confronted by the great need of the children, with no Sunday-school, no one to teach them, and no one who cared. What a challenge these two hundred bright-eyed, keen-minded little boys and girls were I We endeavored to start a Sun day-school, and the Bible woman and I put in an extra hour in the morning and evening in order to feed these spiritually starved boys and girls. How they mem orized the W ord and how they drank in the Bible stories so vividly told by the Bi ble woman! The Lord also gave us some eighty souls during these two classes. What a privilege and what a challenge to faith fulness in teaching the Word o f G od!” The other side of the missionary’s life ap pears as Miss Davie tells o f witnessing in a gospel-hardened village: “Often we met the response,. W e have heard about sal vation many times, but we don’t want to believe.’ This is what makes it hard and makes one feel exceedingly weary at the close of the day.” Anita Fletcher, ’23, 1134)4 E. Chestnut St,, Glendale, Calif., is one of the Insti
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