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. REV. THERON CHASTAIN, ’26, to AGNES BRIDGE, ’29, early in July, at Modesto, California, where Mr. Chastain is pastor of the Baptist Church. R O B E R T J. PATTERSON to HELEN M. LYNN, both of the Class of 1928, August 3, at Redlands, California. The wedding took place at 5 o’clock in a beautiful garden setting, flowers and ferns making quite a picture under the old pepper trees of the family home. The ceremony was performed by the REV. JOHN A. HUBBARD, of the Bible In stitute faculty. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are living in Los Angeles while the former is pursuing his studies in the Baptist Seminary. During the summer LILAH KIRBY, E. S. ’23, was married to MR. F. A. BAKER at the Christian Center, Los An geles. Mrs. Baker, who speaks Spanish fluently, has been doing most effective work among the Spanish-speaking people of Los Angeles under the direction of the Los Angeles Baptist City Mission So ciety. On August 4, RUTH UMSTEÁD, ’21, became the bride of RICHARD WAL TER OHLY at a beautiful wedding in the Congregational Church at Redondo Beach. The bride’s father, the Rev. Owen Umstead, pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. EDYTHE HAINES, ’20, was one of the bridesmaids, and KEN NETH UMSTEAD, ’24, brother of the bridl, acted as best man. HAROLD DAVIDSON, ’28, to MAR JORIE FARR, a former student, at a very pretty out-of-doors wedding at the China Inland Mission Home in Los An geles, the REV. JOHN A. HUBBARD performing the ceremony. Mr. Davidson is taking the Medical Course at the Insti tute this year. CLARENCE F. HENDERSON, E. S’ '29, to HELEN SHULZ, E. S. ’25, at the First United Presbyterian Chufch of Los Angeles. REV. W. H. PIKE, of the In stitute faculty, performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are living in Glendale, California. —P— Births Born to MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE A. SERING (MILDRED BOONE), ’26 and ’27, .David Boone Searing, August 14, at Los Angeles. On July 15, there arrived in the home of MR. AND MRS. DUNCAN GARD NER (nee FLORENCE BROWN, T 8 ), a son, Duncan Gardner, Jr. Born to REV. AND MRS. LEON ARD GAYLORD (nee FERN ATKIN SON), ’22, Leonard Edward, April 12, at Burlington, Washington. Born to MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR TUGGY (nee ROE WILLIAMS), Ar thur Leonard, July 19; in Trinidad, B. W. I. Mr. and Mrs. Tuggy are stationed at Rio Caribe, Venezuela, with the Orinoco River Mission. Marjorie Jean came to live with MR. AND MRS. J. W. KONRAD (nee BAR BARA HEISLER, ’27) on July 10, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On June 27, the Konrads had the joy of entertaining a B. I. Gospel Team consisting of JACOB KLIEWER, ROBERT GATES, WARD AND FRANCIS ALTIG,
The School Year Opens The school year of ’29 and ’30 opened on September 18, with a splendid enroll ment of young men and wome n» CHARLES E. FULLER ’21, Chairman of the Board of Directors, introduced our new President, DR. W I L L I A M P. WHITE, Dean McCREERY, and other members of the faculty. Missionary News Friends of ROY FULLER and RE BECCA HARRISON, ’27, will be glad to hear of their safe arrival on the mission field at Carupano, Venezuela, under the Orinoco River Mission. Their arrival was opportune, owing to the protracted illness of MRS. DON TÜRNER (FAITH HOLLINGSWORTH, ’21), who has been obliged to return home. MR. AND MRS. WILL HUNRICHS (HAZEL LONG), ’22 and 23, send en couraging news from their mission sta tion at Visconde de Taunay, Matto Grosso, Brazil. The fruit of their labor has been greatly increased by the arrival of a new Ford at the station, which- came in answer to prayer. KARL AND l GUELPH HUMMEL, T 8 and ’19 respectively, with their family, were entertained by members of their own classes and some of the earlier grad uates on August 20. The reunion was held at the home of JENNIE BALFOUR, ’17. Karl is the Secretary of the Central American Mission, with headquarters at Dallas, Texas. REV. FELIX GROSPE, ’22, left on June 5 for Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija, Philippine Islands, where he expects to do work among, his own people. REV. AND MRS. PAUL H. FULLER sailed from San Francisco on August 9 for Bangkok,' Siam, after their year of furlough study, which wns spent at the San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller are with the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis sions. . Friends of GRACE MOTT, ’23, will be interested to know that she is doing Christian work in Warsaw, Poland. ELLA G. BENNETT, ’20, Guatemala, has been translating Dr. Torrey’s doctrine book, “What the Bible Teaches,” into the Spanish language. The edition comes in sets of nine booklets selling for $1.75 per set. Miss Bennett has been at Apartado 347, Guatemala City, Central America. WINIFRED KOPP, ’28, and EUGENE CRAPUCHETTES, ’28, P. G. ’29, hav ing been accepted by the China Inland Mission, sailed for China on October 16 and October 3, respectively. Excellent reports come from MR. AND MRS: ALLAN McINTOSH (nee MAR JORIE PHAIR) ’ relative' to their mis sionary ^activities in the Belgian Congo. Mrs. McIntosh writes: “Allan has organ ized a little evangelistic band among the — o —
boys who have recently accepted the Lord, and they and he go out to the various villages within reach, holding services. He is very pleased at the earnestness dis played by these babes in Christ. They seem so eager to pass on the good news.” MARTHA POHNERT, T3, China, writes of God’s blessing in permitting her to spend eight weeks in the Holy Land. She planned to visit Athens, Naples, Rome, Switzerland, Germany, France, England, and finally to reach Pasadena on Thanksgiving Day. HELEN YETHS, ’26, is located at the Pressly Memorial Institute, Assiout, Egypt, with the United Presbyterian Board. B. L. LITCHMAN, ’17, writes most interestingly from the heart of Africa and gives many illuminating details of his varied activities, which range from doc tor to linguist. MARY A. BISHOP, ’25, sends infor mation from Guatemala, where she and her father are being greatly blessed by the Lord. A conference which they held in. an Indian town fifty miles north of Guatemala City was largely attended, and many of the natives were built up in the faith. -^-o— Marriages GEORGE MAGNUSON, ’25, to EV ELYN CARLSON, this summer. George completed his training at Bethel Semi nary, St. Paul, and is pastor of the Bap tist Church at Midale, Sask., Canada. A very pretty wedding was solemnized at the Wilshire Crest Presbyterian Church on August 6 , when EDNA MAR GARET VICKSTROM,. ’20, became the bride of the REV. HENRY E R I C K BJORK. Mr. Bjork is the pastor of a Los Angeles church, while Edna has for several years been the Director of Relig ious Education at the Wilshire Crest Church. REV. FRANK E. MANNING, ’28, to AUGUSTA M. BALZER, former stu dent, at the Tabor Mennonite Church, Goessel, Kansas, September 11. Mr. and Mrs. Manning look forward to mission ary service in Africa. HERMAN ECKBERG to P E A R L JOHNSON, ’26, August 31, at Boone, Iowa. REV. BENARD MASON, ’28, to DOROTHY GREGORY, March 5, in the Second ‘Presbyterian Church of Los An geles, They are living at Orosi, Califor nia, where Mr. Mason is pastor of the First Baptist Church. LESLIE McCUE, ’29, to BERNICE BURGER, ’28, at Central Point, Oregon. The wedding was celebrated in the Fed erated Church, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The bride and groom are living at Gazelle, California, where God is blessing them in Christian work.
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