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ence (T 5), and Warren Pike and Mrs. Charles A. Roberts (Grace Pike, ’21), in honor of their mother, Mrs. Mary E. Pike, who passed away at Changsha, China, Jan uary 24. The flyleaf reads :»I!Tn loving memory of our mother, who prayed that her sons might be ministers, but whose daughters became missionaries.” Mr. and Mrs. George Van Dusen, ’20, E. S., write from Aba, Congo Beige: “ Our field is getting so large that it requires much traveling to cover it. It is about a thousand miles from French Congo to Ru- wenzori, our last station south. . . . We are still looking to the Lord for more workers to make it possible to continue our advance into the unreached stations and to fill gaps on the older stations resulting from some of the missionaries haying to leave for furlough. Very few workers have been forthcoming during recent years, and there must be reinforcements soon, if we are to push on and discharge the re sponsibility that rests upon the Africa In land Mission to evangelize the territory al- loted to it in this Colony. Do pray that some (B. I. graduates) may be called to this part of His vineyard, if it is the Lord’s will. So few have come out from BIOLA the past few years that we are wondering why.” Mrs. W . James Stanley ( Chri st i ne Frandsen, ’21), is associated with the Su dan United Mission. “God has richly blessed our Mission,” she writes. “Although we have not had everything we could wish for, yet we have had our needs met, and we believe He will continue to fulfill His promises to us if we abide in His will. My heart often longs to see lovely Cali fornia once more, but the dark Sudan is His choice for me, and just to have a small part in bringing the blessed gospel to those degraded and unfortunate souls is far sweeter to me than all the beauties of California.” The annual Home and Foreign Mission ary Rally o f the Church of the Open Door was held April 16 to 23. Among those who spoke were Mrs. Harvey King (Beatrice Tannehill,’25), A frica; Mrs. Van V. Ed- dings, Venezuela; J. P. Steer, ’ 16, Bo livia; W . Cameron Townsend, Central America ; and Mrs. James L. Carder, Ven ezuela. John H. Hunter, former Registrar of the Institute, was in attendance at the conference, coming down from Pacific Grove, Calif. H . , , [Continued on page 19U.I being sent to every Alumnus whose address we have. It costs only $1.50 for its twelve monthly visits. Every Alumnus should subscribe fo r the magazine, read it from cover to cover, and then send in constructive criticisms and comments, together with news items. Let us pull together, so that Biola may the better fulfill her divine pur pose and mission. Begin by mailing your subscription at once. THE KING’S BUSINESS 554-558 So. Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif. You may send me T he K ing ' s B usiness for one year, beginning with the...... issue. I am enclosing $1.50.,..Invoice me for $1.50. Strike out one. Name...........i...............,.,.!...,-;.-— Address..................... .1............... .......... ..«.fcj?
missionaries o f the Orinoco River Mission. They had what they called the crowning of a joyous Christmas day when eight of their
and got a hammer, and only taking time to return thanks and ask the Lord’s richest blessing on all who had contributed to the Contents, we soon had it open and were ad miring new things. . . . The Lord has been so wonderful through the years in supply ing not only bread and water as promised, but butter and jelly, tool Our hearts well up in praise and thankfulness to Him.” Last year, Mary Hunter, ’28, enjoyed a time of happy fellowship with Arista Staley, T8, at the station of the former, Efulan, par Kribi, Cameroun, West Africa. Their first contact was when Miss Hunter, a member of the Institute prayer bands, wrote to Miss Staley, a member of the Alumni Association on the field. They feel well acquainted now and have much in common. >Both are members o f the Presby terian Board of Foreign Missions. “ School work is largely up-building, and one can not supply the thrilling stories that those in newer fields can write,” Miss Hunter de clares. “ But it is thrilling, nevertheless, to see your pupils grow and develop. It is a slow, steady growth, ‘line upon line, pre cept upon precept, here a little and there a little!’ ” Frank Manning, ’28, although working in the Dark Continent, has not lost his sense of humor. In one letter he said, “I am still having birthdays, evidently, for today Au gusta brought on a cake all decorated up with the fixings and loaded down with candles to make an imposing sight. Our cook did not know what the candles were, so he had placed a raspberry over the end of each for further decoration !” Mr. Man ning requests prayer, that the missionaries may be able to reach the many near by who have never had the opportunity of ac cepting Jesus Christ, and above all that some may be separated as witnesses to their own people. William ( ’23) and Mrs. Scherer (Elva Burnham, ’23), near Pevas, River Amazon, Peru, send word that as a testimony to God’s grace and faithfulness their home has been constructed on ground that some months ago was covered by heavy jungle growth. They request prayer that they may be able to acquire the Yahua language and gain access to the hearts of the Yahua Indians. Mr. and Mrs. David F. Siemens (Irene Witmer, ’20) and children are expected home next summer on furlough. They are affiliated with the Ecuador and Southern Colombia Mission o f the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Mr. Siemens is pas tor of the church at Ambato, a member of the teaching staff of the Bible Institute there, and as circuit rider has proclaimed the good news in different provinces. Mrs. Siemens declares that she felt like shed ding tears of joy as she witnessed the clos ing exercises of their Bible Institute, thinking of what marvelous things the Lord had done and what a change the gos pel had made in the lives o f the students. Speaking o f Marilyn Joyce, she said, “We’re so proud of her 1 She’s a dear little creature and as good as any baby can be. David thinks a little sister is absolutely the grandest thing that a boy can have.” Laura Woosley, ’30, is affiliated with the China Inland Mission. She writes as fol lows : “ In the middle of February, I re turned to Shanghai, with the hope that very soon I would be going to my new sta tion in the north. But plans have been changed. The mission has asked me to be provincial nurse for Anhwei. My work will be with missionaries only, and will take me from one end of the province to the other.” George. W . ( ’25) and Mrs. Jackson (Agnes Hosie, ’26) are doing real pioneer work in Venezuela, where they serve as
young people testi fied for the first time to their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. At Cum- ana, the Jacksons’ headquarters, th e average attendance at Sunday-school) covering a period of six weeks, was fifty-three, and five believers of ap proved faith a n d testimonywere bap tized. At another center, no building
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was large enough to accommodate the crowds, and services were held in the open air on a believer’s property. Mr. Jackson reports that on a tour of evangelization which entailed many privations, even to stoning, twelve souls were saved, two couples were married, and several back sliders were restored to fellowship. Mrs. Jackson adds: “Never, never has the Orin oco River Mission been so blessed spirit ually. Souls are being saved everywhere. Then, too, the great financial testing that we are undergoing has brought all the mis sionaries together, and every one is getting under the burden in prayer.” The Jacksons have three children, Virginia, Gwendolyn, and Eunice Marie, the youngest o f whom was born January 24, 1933. The city of Anshun, China, where Theresa Bush, ’31, and others are sta tioned, was attacked by troops on Jan uary 13. Eugene A. Crapuchettes, ’28, was absent at the time, visiting a tribal outsta- tion, leaving Mrs. Crapuchettes (Winifred Kopp, ’28) and the other ladies alone on the central station. God wonderfully pre served their lives. An important radio ministry is being carried on in Southern California by Charles E. Fuller, ’21, pastor of Calvary Church, Placentia, Calif. Edith McNutt, ’23, has been o f assistance to him in this work. Aletha Diffenderfer, ’28, and her sister are helpful in the use o f their musical talents. A Tribute to Mother Pike has been print ed in pamphlet form by Bessie (T3), Flor T n a larger way than ever before, T he K ing ’ s B u siness is to be come the official organ of the. Alumni Association. The present is sue o f the magazine gives evidence of this purpose, for it contains sev eral pages o f Alumni news. This feature will be continued in succes sive issues. To this end, you are urged to send in news items concerning your own experience and activities. The great est single factor in the prosperity and growth o f any educational in stitution is the enthusiastic coopera tion and support of. its Alumni and former students. You belong to the Biola family, and your Alma Mater is depending upon your intelligent cooperation and sacrificial support. In order to co operate effectively, you need T he K ing ’ s B u siness . A sample copy is
A Call for Cooperation
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