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The E n g l i s h - s p e a k i n g w o r ld h a s b e en p r e s e n t e d , w i t h i n t h e p a s t few y e a r s , w ith an u n u s u a ll y l a r g e number o f E n g li s h t r a n s l a t i o n s o f th e New T estam en t a n d , in d e e d , o f th e e n t i r e B i b l e . Two o f t h e s e t r a n s l a t i o n s h a v e b e e n w i d e l y d i s c u s s e d . The p r o s and c o n s o f t h e i r v a lu e h a v e b e e n p r e s e n t e d and many p e o p l e h a v e come t o v e r y d e f i n i t e c o n c l u s i o n s r e g a r d i n g th e r e l a t i v e m e r it s o f t h e s e t r a n s l a t i o n s . I r e f e r , o f c o u r s e , t o t h e R e v i s e d S ta n d a rd V e r s io n w h ich ap p e a r e d i n 1 9 5 2 , and t o t h e New E n g li s h B i b l e , New T e s tam en t, w h ich a p p e a r e d i n 1 9 6 1 . T h is i s n o t t h e p l a c e t o b e g i n t o enum era te i n s t a n c e s i n th e New E n g li s h B i b l e o r th e R e v i s e d S ta n d a rd V e r s i o n w h ich l e a d t o t h e s e c o n c l u s i o n s . Such p a s s a g e s h a v e b e e n c i t e d i n many w o r th w h ile p am p h le ts and a r t i c l e s d e a l i n g w it h th e s u b j e c t . The e x p r e s s e d p u r p o s e o f e a ch t r a n s l a t i o n was t o p r o v i d e a new t r a n s l a t i o n o f th e B i b l e i n c o n tem p o r a r y E n g l i s h . In t h e Re v i s e d S ta n d a rd V e r s io n p r e f a c e i t i s s t a t e d , "A m a jo r r e a s o n f o r r e v i s i o n o f th e K ing James V e r s io n i s th e ch an g e s i n c e 1 6 1 1 , i n E n g li s h u s a g e . Many fo rm s o f e x p r e s s i o n h a v e b ecom e a r c h a i c . " F u r th e rm o r e , "Eng l i s h w o rd s w h ich a r e s t i l l i n c o n s t a n t u s e now c o n v e y a d i f f e r e n t m ean ing fr om t h a t w h ich t h e y had i n th e K in g James V e r s i o n . " In th e New E n g li s h B i b l e th e t r a n s l a t o r s h a v e n o t a t t em p te d i n t h e l e a s t t o r e v i s e th e K in g James V e r s io n b u t a s t h e y th em s e lv e s e x p r e s s i t , t h e y e n d e a v o r t o p r o v i d e a " g e n u i n e l y new t r a n s l a t i o n i n w h ich an a t tem p t s h o u ld b e made c o n s i s t e n t l y t o u s e t h e id iom o f c o n tem p o r a r y E n g li s h t o c o n v e y th e m ean ing o f th e G r e e k ." I t seems t o be q u i t e g e n e r a l l y a g r e e d , h ow e v e r , t h a t i n m aking t h e s e t r a n s l a t i o n s a s w e l l a s o t h e r modern t r a n s l a t i o n s w h ich h a v e f o r s a k e n i n l a r g e m easu re th e la n g u a g e o f th e A u t h o r iz e d V e r s i o n , s om e th in g o f a v e r y s e r i o u s n a t u r e h a s b e e n l o s t s o f a r a s m a je s t y o f e x p r e s s i o n i s c o n c e r n e d . F u r t h e r , i t must b e r e membered t h a t t h e p u r p o s e o f w r i t i n g th e B i b l e i n th e f i r s t p l a c e was t o p r e s e n t G o d 's p la n o f s a l v a t i o n t o a l o s t h um a n ity . T h is r e d em p t iv e p la n was w rou gh t o u t b y t h e L o rd J e s u s C h r i s t on C a l v a r y 's c r o s s . T h is f a c t i s c l e a r l y r e v e a l e d b o t h i n th e G reek and th e
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At th e same t im e , t h e t r a n s l a t o r s had t h e a d v a n ta g e o f a l l o f th e l a t e s t m a n u s c r ip t d i s c o v e r i e s s o t h a t t h e y ( a ) n o t e d th e "c h a n g e s i n c e 1611 i n E n g li s h u s a g e , " ( b ) ch an g ed th e w ords t h a t " a r e o b s o l e t e and no l o n g e r u n d e r s t o o d b y th e common r e a d e r , " ( c ) ch an g ed th e w o rd s "w h ich a r e s t i l l i n c o n s t a n t u s e b u t now c o n v e y a d i f f e r e n t m ean ing fr om t h a t w h ich t h e y had i n th e K in g James V e r s i o n . " A lth o u g h v e r y a n c ie n t c o p i e s o f p o r t i o n s o f th e New T estam en t h av e b e e n d i s c o v e r e d i n more r e c e n t t im e s , y e t no new m a n u s c r ip t s h a v e b e e n un e a r t h e d t h a t w ou ld n e c e s s i t a t e c h a n g in g t h e s e t r a n s l a t i o n s t o any s i g n i f i c a n t d e g r e e w h a t e v e r . But e v e n t h e s e word p r o b lem s a r e c o m p a r a t iv e ly r a r e and o f r e l a t i v e l y m in o r im p o r t a n c e . We do n o t a p p r e c i a t e i n th e l e a s t th e t e n d e n c y t o downgrade th e K in g James V e r s i o n . These t r a n s l a t o r s o f th e "c o n t em p o r a r y E n g li s h " v e r s i o n s h av e n o t s t r e n g t h e n e d th e s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h e Word o f God i n t h e i r t r a n s l a t i o n s i n t h e l e a s t . R a th e r t h e y them s e l v e s h av e p r o d u c e d an i n f e r i o r t r a n s l a t i o n b o t h i n t y p e o f e x p r e s s i o n and c - e r t a i n l y i n d o c t r i n a l c o n t e n t . I t seems t o be q u i t e t h e f a d t o r e a d fr om t h e s e m odern t r a n s l a t i o n s . I t w i l l be i n t e r e s t i n g t o s e e how l o n g t h i s p a r t i c u l a r f a d l a s t s . I t i s im p o s s i b l e t o a c c e p t any t r a n s l a t i o n m e r e ly a t i t s f a c e v a l u e . One must a lw a y s c o n s i d e r th e t h e o l o g i c a l p o s i t i o n o f th e t r a n s l a t o r s . T h rou gh ou t th e B i b l e t h e r e i s t h e u n m is t a k a b le e v i d e n c e o f th e f a c t t h a t i t c l a im s t o b e th e Word o f God. B e ca u se o f la n g u a g e l i m i t a t i o n s , i t i s im p o s s i b l e t o g i v e an a b s o l u t e l y l i t e r a l t r a n s l a t i o n o f t h e e n t i r e B o ok . Th ose who b e l i e v e th e B i b l e i s v e r b a l l y and f u l l y i n s p i r e d o f God w i l l p r o d u c e one t y p e o f t r a n s l a t i o n ; t h o s e who do n o t b e l i e v e t h a t i t i s th e i n s p i r e d Word o f God w i l l p r o d u c e an e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t t y p e o f t r a n s l a t i o n . The h i s t o r i c p o s i t i o n o f t h e Church o f J e su s C h r is t i s t h a t t h e B i b l e i s th e Word o f God. The t r a n s l a t o r s o f th e K in g James V e r s i o n b e l i e v e d e x a c t l y t h a t . The c om m itt e e s o f th e v e r s i o n s o f 1881 and 1901 b e l i e v e d e x a c t l y t h a t . Th ese "c o n t em p o r a r y E n g li s h " t r a n s l a t i o n s r e v e a l t h e f a c t t h a t t h e i r c om m itt e e s do n o t b e l i e v e i n th e v e r b a l and f u l l i n s p i r a t i o n o f th e S c r i p t u r e s . T h e r e f o r e , r e g a r d l e s s o f how i n t e r e s t i n g any g i v e n v e r s e may b e i n th e modern t r a n s l a t i o n s , t h i s w h o le p h i l o s o p h y of- i n s p i r a t i o n and o f th e p u r p o s e and w ork o f t r a n s l a t i n g t h e S c r i p t u r e s must be k e p t i n m ind . The r e a d e r must b e c o n s t a n t l y on gu a rd l e s t he f i n d h im s e l f b e in g l e d a s t r a y i n what he e r r o n e o u s l y c o n s i d e r s t o b e th e "Word o f G o d ." F o r one who i s d e s i r o u s o f o b t a i n i n g a new B i b l e , e i t h e r f o r p e r s o n a l u s e o r a s a g i f t , we w ou ld s t r o n g l y recommend th e K in g James V e r s i o n w it h t h e S c o f i e l d N o t e s . I t i s ap p r o p r i a t e l y c a l l e d t h e S c o f i e l d R e f e r e n c e B i b l e . In th e m a r g in a l n o t e s , t h e S c o f i e l d R e f e r e n c e B i b l e i n c o r p o r a t e s many o f th e w ord ch a n g e s w h ich a r e fo u n d i n t h e R e v is e d V e r s i o n o f 1 8 8 1 , s o t h a t th e r e a d e r h a s th e a d v a n ta g e n o t o n l y o f h a v in g th e A u t h o r i z e d V e r s io n b u t a l s o th e R e v is e d V e r m o n t in u e d on p a g e 2 4 )
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WHAT KIND QE RELIGION HAS TAKEN HOLD OE AMERICA
by William Ward Ayer
T h e l a s t few years has seen an upsurge of religious interest in the United States but as yet there is nothing that could be called true revival in America. Many are boasting today about America’s new religi osity—but look at today’s picture. In 1850 only 16% of the population were recorded on church membership rolls. By 1961 the percentage had risen to 80%. Under these circumstances one would think that America would show some signs of being a highly moral place to live, and that she would be giving high moral leadership to the world. Such is not the case. The percentage of crime is higher than ever before. Sadism and brutality of the lowest order abound. Suicides are on the increase. Divorces and multiplied marriages were never so common. Juvenile delinquency has become Public Enemy No. 1. From 1776 to 1926 the United States was considered to be a Christian nation. Our founding fathers were almost all Christians. The fundamental law of the land was Bible-based. There is a great show of religiosity in the government today, but the Chief Executive in his public prayers fails to mention Jesus Christ, and the Supreme Court rules religion out of the public schools. What kind of religion is this that has taken hold of America? What are its moral principles? Who is its god? Its god is not the God of the Bible. Its god is not the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—the God and Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Many of the churches are creating a new god for the masses—one that fits their carnal desires better than the exacting God of the Bible. What insidious forces are undermining the true Chris tian faith in America? Who are responsible for creating the new god before whom the masses are worshipping? So-called “ Liberals” in the American churches, colleges SEPTEMBER, 1961
and theological seminaries are guilty. They have wrecked the faith of men in the sure foundations. They advocate an “ inclusive” church membership— saved and unsaved—and are promoting an “ inclusive” ecumenicity, without the Christ of the New Testament. Their church programs have no place for prayer meetings but call for dances, bridge and cocktail parties. The beguiled majority do not seem to have the courage to stand up for their American heritage, and to contend for its preservation. They have been beguiled into a belief that all men are brothers—regardless of their relationship to the true and living God of the Holy Scriptures—the Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Without firm foundations in Biblical truth and right eousness, the beguiled majority are victims of men who compromise, turn comers, sidestep and avoid every issue they think will bring unpleasantness. Their god is, as one movie star puts it, “A Living Doll.” This god sees only good in all men. He is blind to their sins. He guarantees life and happiness to all. Heaven? It is here now! they say. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die! Unless ministers and evangelists who know the truth get some Holy Ghost courage and moral backbone and stand up and expose this soul-destroying philosophy and the leaders who are promulgating it, there will never be a revival of pure and aggressive Christianity. Nay, these false teachings will prosper under the very evangelism that has not courage enough to point them out and when evangelistic meetings are over, the emis saries of religious falseness will be entrenched in a new respectability and be stronger than ever with the multi tudes. We must get back to the Lord Jesus Christ of the Scriptures, the One alone who has the power to turn America and the world upside down! 9
I n A few weeks , thousands of American young people all over the nation will be returning to classrooms. The facts we are going to present concern you now as a young person as well as your future. The crisis in moral ity facing our beloved nation does not fail to point its devastating finger at our Christian youth. Recently, the following letter was received. It is frank and blunt, but it certainly tells the story. I feel compelled to share it with you. A broken hearted girl writes: “ I am 17 years old and thought I was pretty smart. I have no father, but I have a good mother. One night I lied to her and told her I was going to a certain place with a girl friend. We went to a party instead. I had a few drinks. I am not used to drinking. I got into trouble. My mother is heart-broken. She warned me many times not to keep bad company, but I told her she was old-fashioned. Thank God she is going to stand by me in this terrible tragedy. For God’s sake, tell the teenagers to listen to their parents. They know best and they love them. I would work my fingers to the bone; I would do anything to be able to go back to that night and really be going to the place I said I was going instead of to the place I went. It was suppose to be a nice party, but there was drinking. This is the terrible part. I do not even know who the boy was. If only I had listened to my mother! Please forgive me for not sign ing my name. But I had to tell my story, hoping that it might help someone else.” The question comes, “What, as Christian parents, and as workers in the church, are we doing to curb this growing trend of immorality in our young people?” The pressures will be increased doubly as young people re turn to the schools and to the associations that are so often detrimental to their moral lives. Early dating and “ going steady” have been blamed by Denver College professor George M. Tipton for a rapid incerase in promiscuity and in illegitimate births in the mile-high city. He holds parents largely responsible for a change in dating patterns tibat have made it acceptable for 12, 13 and 14-year-olds to have dates and to “ go steady.” He declared, “ Some parents seem to ignore the psychologi cal and even biological consequences of the sexual devel opment of their children. Over-ambitious mothers push their children into the social whirl long before they are ready, because they want their children to be acceptable and accepted. “ I know of one small town,” Professor Tipton goes on to say, “ where fifty percent of the girls in the senior class had become pregnant. When parents permit very early dating and ‘going steady,’ they must be awfully naive or very, very thoughtless if they don’t expect things to happen. I don’t say that all youngsters who go steady are necessarily engaging in sinful activi ties, but they will unquestionably be faced with ex tremely serious temptations.” These remarks were print ed in a recent edition of the Denver Post. A Stanford University sociologist warns that child bom in the United States has ten times the chance of becoming a murderer as does one bom in England. William Maxwell McCord, assistant dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford, recently told authorities of the California Youth Authority that the
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Sunday school ever since you can remember, but still have never committed your heart and life to the Saviour. Perhaps you are looking for the so-called thrills and passing pleasures you feel the world can give you. The vanishing, falsely-painted picture of happiness will fade, will die, and will claim your soul, unless your heart is anchored to the Rock, the Lord Jesus Christ. Mark these words! This could be the most important moment of your life. If you have never truly given your heart to Jesus Christ in full surrender, do it now. Now, I want to say a word to you parents. Before school starts, ask yourself, “How much is a Teenager Worth?” Charles Spurgeon was only 16 when he was saved. He became the prince of preachers and a mighty soul winner. Hudson Taylor was saved in his teens and went on to become the leader of the great missionary society, the China Inland Mission. You may think various things of those young people in your home or church. Maybe as babies they were an armful; but as teenagers, they are a “handful.” It is high time that we do some serious thinking about them. That teenager in your fam ily can make or break you. The future of your home rests upon what you do; on how you train your teenagers. Unless we win their hearts today, they’ll break ours tomorrow. A teenager is more than a gum-chewing, note-writing, whispering something to be tolerated, to be put up with in the church. He is at an awkward age, it is true; he has a mind of his own, to be sure; but he desperately needs consecrated, dedicated leadership of true Spirit-filled men and women of God. Churches, let us give our youth a program geared to their enjoyment, but at the same time anchored to the Rock, the Lord Jesus Christ. Parents, let us watch what our children read and see. Be careful of the type of companions with whom they associate. Today young people are trying to put into practice the things they see and hear before they know what they really mean. What is your church offering the young people? Do you know that at least three out of every four young people leave the church before they reach their teens? Why? The Church has failed to give them a pro gram that is geared to the times and yet anchored solidly to the Rock. As the young people prepare to return to the classrooms, parents, do what God has purposed you should do to win your children to Christ and to help them grow spiritually day by day. Also, parent, unless you have confessed yourself a sinner in God’s sight and have accepted God’s free gift of eternal salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ, you are still in your sins and you need the Saviour. How can you be an example to your young people when your own life is filled with sin and your mind with immoral thoughts? God helps you to see yourself, not as others see you, but as God sees you and admit your need of a Saviour. “Behold now is the accepted time, behold, now is the day of salvation.” This is the hour, this is the moment God wants to do eternal business with you. Don’t turn Him away. This not only could mean disaster and tragedy in your home, but also eternal damnation for your own soul. “ But as many as received Him, (Christ Jesus), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12).
United States is uniquely criminal and violent. He cited figures from our law enforcement agencies that reveal that the U.S. has a rape rate nine times that of Italy and a burglary rate eight times that of France. Certain ly Los Angeles has nothing of which to be proud. The FBI report, made June 2 of this year, states that South ern California ranks first, second, or third in all major crimes committed by juveniles in the United States. The Los Angeles Police Department, which I personally be lieve to be one of the finest in the nation, states that juveniles commit 4b percent of all major crimes in this city. Law enforcement is not the answer. The cure must go to the source of sin. The change must take place in the human heart. Dick Halverson recently stated: “We know more about child psychology, yet have more juvenile deli- quency than ever. Law enforcement has become a science; sociologists have the answers on criminal rehabilitation, yet the crime rate rises steadily. Yale studies on alcohol ism, Alcoholic Annonymous working overtime, clinics, and medication—yet every hour in the United States there are 50 new alcoholics (12,000 daily in this nation). Hundreds of books and articles on marriage, clinics and counsellors everywhere, yet the divorce rate is ascending. Unprecedented application of psychology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy, yet mental hospitals are crowded, mental illness increases, and millions exist on benzedrine, tranquillizers, and sleeping pills. One step forward, two backward, seems to be history’s pattern. It looks as if the smarter we become, the farther behind we get. The truth is, Jesus Christ said, ‘Without Me, ye can do nothing.’ ” But now, let’s look again, and specifically, at our case in point today, the American teenagers. How much do we care for them? They are the future of our na tion—if there is to be a future. When a businessman was asked how much he thought a teenager was worth, he was quick to give this answer; “Teenagers are worth about nine billion dollars annually for movies, food, cars, books, and other miscellaneous items. This is to say noth ing of three billion dollars for clothes alone. The teen ager gave one rock-and-roll singer a four million-dollar profit in a single year. A teenager is worth billions to (he business world.” A statesman, too, was quick to an swer the question, “How much is a teenager worth?” “The future of America, yes, the very destiny of the free world, rests in the hands of our youth. Hitler gained control of Germany and almost conquered the whole of Europe by winning the hearts of the German youth. The Communists are winning a large part of the world today because they are winning the hearts of the youth of the world. They are worth everything to us.” These are challenging statements. But what are we as Chris tians doing about it? First, a sincere word to you young people: despise not the counsel of your parents. Seek their help and guidance. Their concern is for your pro tection and your welfare. What may seem old-fashioned rules to you today, or tonight, or this weekend are only imposed so that you may be spared the torment and misery of a broken heart and a ruined life. Again, teenagers, perhaps you have been reared in a Christian home, maybe you have attended church and
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Teenage years need not be years of confusion . . . you can have order in your life. YEARS OF CONFUSION
by a Teenager
I f y o u a r e between the ages of 13 and 19, then you are one of the millions of teen-agers who are now establishing what they are to be, and what their world is to be, in the future. And I, as a fellow teen-ager, want to share with you something that may not only change your remaining teen years but can be the greatest thing in your life. I KNOW that what I am going to say can really make your life worthwhile if it is applied. We, as teen-agers, are now planning ahead. We are now choosing vocations that we may follow for the rest of our lives. But we are also shaping ourselves into the kinds of people we will be; physically, mentally and spir itually. It is this spiritual maturity about which I want to speak. The teen-age years are often referred to as the “ years of confusion.” And they are for many, although confu sion at any time of life is not necessary. The Bible says: “ Let all things be done decently and in order” (I Corin thians 14:40). YOU can have order in your life, if you will open your heart to the Master of Order and let Jesus Christ control your actions and thoughts. Along with confusion goes impatience. How impatient we teen-agers are! But we shouldn’t be. The Apostle Paul tells us to be content in any condition or under any circumstances: “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be con ten t’ (Philippians 4:11). Calm, trusting pa tience and confidence in Christ will lead to fuller, richer and deeper rewards than impatience. As a teen-ager, you are probably prone to doubt every thing—or almost everything. You may doubt the judg ment of your parents, the sincerity of your friends, the security of your family—even God Himself. A life full of doubt can be full of nothing else, for it dispels all
trust. But again God’s Word speaks to us when we read, in Hebrews 10:35: “ Cast not away therefore your con fidence, which hath great recompense of reward.” To trust Jesus Christ is to find real, true confidence and assurance. He has promised to bear all of our bur dens in this life and give us a better life hereafter. The desire of every teen-ager is to be “ somebody,” to be known and remembered for “ something.” Some try to achieve remembrance by the way they dress, by the way they talk, or act or live, or even by the way they drive. Some succeed by being branded as “hoods,” by having their names engraved on police blotters, by going to prison, or by ending their lives in a twisted hunk of steel. Teen-ager, hear what God has to say about being remembered. In Acts 10:4 He says to you: “ Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.” Isn’t it much better to be remembered by God than to be enshrined in the highest place man can build? The memorials of men fall and crumble; but, if you have God’s seal, His “ brand” on your life, your name will be written in the Book of Life, you will spend eternity with Him, and you will end this life by hearing the words: “ W ell done, thou good and faithful servant ’ (Matthew 25:21), as God welcomes you to everlasting life. With Christ, life is full of REAL peace and joy. He will guide you in all you do and His Holy Spirit will dwell in your heart. Come to Him in humble repentance and belief. Fellow teen-ager, the answer to the problems that face you can only be found in Christ. Why not accept Him into your life now and find real peace and joy? —Jim Smith Available in tract form from the American Tract Society— 513 West 166th Street, New York 32, N.Y.
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by Wanda Owen Women's Editor, Glendale Independent
that if she was to start such a building project, God would provide $50,000 for property to begin the colony. “ Everyone thought I had a few screws loose in the upper story,” she says, “ I didn’t have any encourage ment, but I knew if God wanted it done He would provide the way.” “ God filled my heart with a burn ing faith, and I was so sure the money would come that if it had dropped down from heaven in a sack, I would not have been surprised. “ I sold out my business in three months and started a home for single missionaries in Los Angeles. I knew through the struggles that God would somehow send the $50,000 needed to build proper housing. “ It came at last through an oil well on a piece of unimproved ground that I owned. They had to drill over 4000 feet before oil came. The com pany was on the verge of giving up several times. Although I never said a word to them, I knew they could not quit, for God was back of the thing. I waited patiently for many months and then one day the startling news came that a gusher of 5000 barrels a day had come in. I soon had my $50,000, and at once the oil well sand ed in. When the company cleaned it out, no more oil came forth, only salty water. I believe now, if I had asked for $100,000 or $200,000 the oil well would have pumped that amount.” Twelve years ago Mrs. Suppes built a beautiful 22-bedroom home in the colony for retired and ill missionaries. The living room of the spacious home stretches across the width of the build ing. Floor to ceiling windows 'le t in the sunshine and a view of children playing in green yards. Across the narrow street one sees the picturesque chapel with its old fashioned steeple— it’s beautiful and peaceful here, and all because one woman had enough faith to trust God.
Mrs. Jennie Suppes
N e s t l e d deep among the evergreens in an obscure part of Glendale, stand 38 cottages and a small chapel paying tribute to one woman’s faith in God. Cottages on the grounds are occu pied by missionaries and their fami lies who are temporarily on furlough from all parts of the world. Here b r i g h t - e y e d youngsters, many of whom are familiar with primitive or widely separated languages, play hap pily together. The Missionary Colony and the Suppes Memorial Home, 335 Mission Road, are the results of the faith of one woman, Mrs. Jennie Suppes. “ Impossibilities are Challenges” has always been Mrs. Suppes’ motto and a little plaque bearing these words still hangs over the doorway of her room. “ I never wrote a poor letter,” says SEPTEMBER, 1961
Mrs. Suppes, “ I always went directly to God for every need.” The. little grayhaired woman, who incidentally reached her 91st birth day May 28, was left a widow with two small sons at 30. To support her family she leased a 50-room house in Los Angeles where she roomed and boarded working women. Often during the eight years that she maintained the home, mission aries were sent to her. She learned to love these women who had devoted their lives to helping others. As her interest grew, she became possessed with the idea of starting a home speci fically for missionaries, a place where they could bring their families and be happy and content while resting up for other assignments in far away places. The deeply spiritual woman prayed
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