January 1926
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out in the country, doing evangelistic work, now." At the first open meeting of the York Valley Christian School, Thurs day evening, October 29th, Miss Natalie Romans, *24, now one of our Bible Women, and Miss Wilma Krag, of the Institute Faculty, teacher of piano, assisted in the program. Miss Romans gave a most Interesting and instruc tive Bible talk, and Miss Krag ren dered two fine piano solos. This new Christian School opened its doors September 8th. Tuition is free, and in addition to the regular curriculum, non-sectarian instruction in the Bible and Christian training are given by consecrated teachers. We rejoice that such a school has been opened. From October fl8th to November 8th, Rev. M. H. Reynolds, .’ 17, head of our Evangelistic Department, carried on an evangelistic campaign which has even new become far reaching in its re sults. The unusual feature of the cam paign was that six churches of differ ent denominatiods asked Mr. Reynolds to come and help them. The cam paign waS a great testimony to the fact that regardless of what denomination we belong to we are one in Christ. The Institute tent was used, which has a seating capacity of about five hundred. The campaign resulted in increased at tendance at several of the churches, and an expressed desire on the part of some of the young people to attend the Bible Institute. The churches tak ing part were Trinity Congregational, Rev. P. E. Fry, B. I. ex. ’ 24; Jefferson Street Baptist Church, ReV. A. Grifewe, ’ 18, pastor; Central Christian Church, Rev. E. J. Morse, pastor; Second United Brethren, Rev. E. E. Johnson, pastor; Woodlawn Methodist, Rev. S. M. Cheek, pdstor; Bethel German Methodist, Rev. C. E. Blume, pastor. Mr. Floyd Pierson, a former “ B. I.” student, now of the Africa Inland Mis sion, has recently made a tour of the whole Congo field. He asks that we may pray definitely for workers for Blukwa station among the Balendu tribe in a thickly populated district where the people are very accessible; also that we constantly remember those missionaries engaged in transla tion work, among others Miss Eliza beth Mozley, completing Matthew’s Gospel in Logo, and Mr. Bell who is working at John’s Gospel in Lugbara. Mr. Pierson says: “ I feel that our greatest need is a close walk with God in all the detail work of every station — a great spiritual awakening, a real revival among ourselves and the native churches.” Let us Join in prayer for this. A number of our graduates are be ing used of God in Bible Women’s work under the direction of the Bible
compelled him to leave the Sudan about a year ago. Mr. Hull hoped to sail for Africa the last week ih Novem ber. Mrs. Hull and the baby will not return at this time hut hope to go out in the spring. Mrs. Bertha Payne, ’ 24, is at her home in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and niece. She is Sunday School Superintendent in her old home church and president of the Women’s Missionary Society. She is teaching Bible, conducting prayer meetings, and is looking forward to Jewish work in Tacoma if He indicates that is His will. Curtis Glen Elliott, ’ 24, son of Rev. and Mrs. Walter Scott Elliott, of Long Beach, California, sailed from Van couver, B. C., on the Empress of Asia, November 12th, to take up his work in China, to which he has been appointed by the China Inland Mission. We re joice that he has received the desire of his heart, and our prayers shall go with him. George Harms, ’ 24, after leaving B. I. attended college in Hillsboro, Kansas, where he had opportunity to do some preaching,' with great bless ing from the Lord. He had a real mes sage which carried conviction to pro fessing Christians and there were many interesting and new experiences. He ia now in Europe and expects to he superintendent of a boys’ orphanage in Poland. Mildred Lilyquist, .’ 24, spent some time during 1925 in evangelistic work in Minnesota with her father. She organized a Girls Club, had a Sunday School class, and did some good work among the children, of whom she had about one hundred each Sunday. Later she came to Turlock, California, and now is at B. I. again, where she and her brother Clifford of the class of 1925 are taking*P: G. work. Miss Magdalene M. Berthold, ’ 24, sailed from Vancouver, B. C., early in October, for China, with a party of twenty-two China Inland Mission mis sionaries. Eighteen of these were ladles, and most of them graduates of Moody Bible Institute. Mr. Curtis Elliott, who saw them sail, said this was the largest party that ever sailed at one time from North America, and that they were of the very finest type that ever went to that field. Lois E. Prosser, ’ 23, writes from Taianfu, Shantung, China: “ I am feel ing more and more at home in China as time goes on and I do love these people. How precious it is to he able to talk with them at last, in their own language. The latter is not and never will be, easy to learn, but the Lord is able. I am not spending so much timff at language study now. It is rather half and half. I spend part of my time
ALUMNI NEWS Born BABY TELEGRAPH & CABLE CO. Father Stork, President. BABYGRAM Changsha, Hunan, China, Oct. 21, 1925 Friends and Relations, Everywhere: I arrived safely today. Dad and Mother very happy. I weigh 7 pounds 12 ounces. My Mama’s name is Grace Pike Roberts and my name is Charles Alfred Roberts, Jr. Address me c|o Charles A. Roberts, Hunan Bible In stitute, Changsha, Hunan, China. Mr. and Mrs. H. Cromwell Mc Kinney, ’ 17, have sent us a card from La_Ppz, Bolivia, announcing the birth on June 23rd, 1925, of a son, Robert Cromwell, weight eight pounds. We know he has brought great Joy to father and mother’s heart and we pray God to bless them all. Address Cajon 8, La Paz, Bolivia, South America. GENERAL NEWS Miss Pearl Weeks, ’ 13, is home from China on furlough and is with her parents at San Bernardino, California. Miss Florence Pike, ’ 15, sailed from Seattle September 3rd for China, after spending a few weeks in this country. Miss Roe Williams, a former Bible Institute student, of the Orinoco .River Mission, returned in October for her furlough. Her home address is 180 Alta Vista Drive, Riverside, California. Miss Eva Doerksen, ’ 21, writes that she arrived safely at Jos, North Nigeria, Africa, on June 19th. She is working with the Sudan Interior Mission, and is busily engaged in language study. Henry Scliellcnbcrg, ’ 24, is teaching school in Altona, Man., Canada, and is enjoying the work, for he says teach ing thè Bible is not prohibited in the schools there and he finds the children hungry for the Word, and God is bless ing and giving results. Miss Jeanne Saucy, ’ 25, writes: “ I cannot praise the Lord enough for the two years He gave me at dear old B. I. I am going to tell others about it and look to the Lord in prayer to work in the hearts and give the desire to go, to those whom’He wants to go there.” Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rutt, ’ 24, sailed from New York last January for Argentina, South America, where they arrived safely in due course of time and are now busily engaged in the Lord’s work in this far distant south ern field. Their address is Carlos Casaros, F. C. O., Argentina, South America. .:. Friends of Charles D. Hull, Class of December, 1920, will be glad to hear of his recovery from the sickness that
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