death of their six-year-old son. Be cause there was no other missionary to lead the service, Dr. Eddings him self conducted the funeral. That first evangelical funeral left a lasting im pression and softened rebellious hearts, making the natives willing to hear the Gospel. In 1934, Mission headquarters were moved to Ciudad Bolivar, capi tal of the large state of Bolivar and huge port on the Orinoco River. At this anniversary celebration, Rev. Arthur Peterson of the Evan gelical Free Church Mission in Cen tral Venezuela was an honored guest. He thrilled the group with stories of the days he worked to gether with Mr. Eddings, Harold Tuggy and Walfred Rodman. Dur ing a tent campaign in Ciudad Boli var, they decided to have a little picnic. “We took off in a Model T Ford and we got lost. Around and around in the desert we traveled, until Mrs. Eddings said, ‘Let’s have prayer.’ And while she was pray ing, she said, ‘Lord, you know we’ve come to have a picnic, and we’re sure having one!’ ” After special musical numbers by ORM missionaries, Mr. Harold F. Tuggy spoke of the past. Referring to the Eddings in their position as Directors of the Orinoco River Mission, he declared that “ Van and Gara have never been that unap proachable, aloof, big-talk, big- shot type of leaders. They’ve al ways been friendly and I think ev erybody has felt that friendship. In supposedly spiritual people, you don’t find this happy combination too often . . . hard work, practi cality, unselfishness and prayerful ness. One time a group of us went from Carupano over to Puerto Santo for a small conference. We all slept in hammocks. Pedro Saud, 17 years old at that time, was there, and Mr. Eddings noticed that the boy hadn’t brought his hammock. ‘Well, here, you can use mine,’ he said. The next morning, Pedro asked, ‘How did you sleep last night, Mr. Ed dings?’ ‘Fine,’ he replied, ‘except that the board on that bench was nailed down with the hard side up!’ That’s unselfishness . . . willing to give someone his hammock and sleep on a bench in the chapel. And he would still give the shirt off his back to any of us today, if we needed it.” Although retiring from active work in Venezuela, Dr. and Mrs. Eddings are, by no means, withdraw ing from the missionary program. They will continue to labor in a depu tation ministry, challenging young people to carry on the work that God began through them.
T A L B O T T H E O L O G I C A L S E M I N A R Y
MISSIONS
PASTORATE
Gives a basic introduction to home and foreign missions and provides constant challenge, through numerous missionary chapels and faculty emphasis, to carry the Gospel to the uttermost parts of the world.
Provides the student with the content of his message, the manner of delivery of his sermon, successful methods of pastoral work, opportunities for practical experience, and an active place ment service after graduation.
EVANGELISM Believes the successful pastor must be a soul winner, challenges him to this task, supplies him with the tools requisite to winning souls for Christ, and instructs him in their use in the local church and in evangelistic campaigns.
TEACHING
Lays a firm foundation for theological graduate study for students desiring education as their life uiork, and equips its graduates to be successful Bible
teachers in the local church and upon the mission field.
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