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December, 1937
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World’s Christian Fundamentals Association From A. C. Huston, 2737 Des Moines St., Des Moines, Iowa, Chairman of the Or ganizing Committee of the World’s Chris tian Fundamentals Association, come the following news items: Plans for the Annual Meeting of the World’s Christian Fundamentals Associa tion in the Walnut Street Baptist Church, Waterloo, Iowa, May 8 to IS, are going forward encouragingly. Queries as to the conference arrangements may be addressed to the President of the Association, Paul W. Rood, 558 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif. From October 24 to 26, the Harrisburg Bible Conference Circuit held its 208th series of monthly conferences in churches in the vicinity of Harrisburg, Pa., with George H. Dowkontt as the speaker. Nor man B. Harrison is scheduled for the No vember circuit and Isaac Page for Decem ber. Marion McH. Hull, Dean of the Atlanta Bible Institute, Atlanta, Ga., is arranging a Bible conference circuit in the Atlanta district. Churches cooperating in a regional Bible circuit share in the bringing of an outstanding Bible teacher each month for a meeting in each church. Particulars concerning help in following this plan may be secured from A. C. Huston. Need for the evangelization of children has aroused the prayer and effort of many Christians in Des Moines, Iowa, where a number of children’s classes and teacher training groups were formed under the leadership of Erie O'rmsby, chairman of the work. Mr. Ormsby having moved to St. Louis, E. N. Peterson, 710 Penn Ave., Des Moines, has undertaken the leadership of the work in Des Moines. The Young People’s Division of the Des Moines Christian Fundamentals Association held their quarterly meeting at the First Federated Church of Des Moines on the evening of October 26. The speaker was P. B. Chenault, Pastor of the Walnut Street Baptist Church, Waterloo, Iowa. Mrs. Clara L. Robbins, Box 470, Lemon Grove, Calif., writes that she has prepared printed cards listing gospel radio programs which she feels are “True to the Word of God”—one schedule for the Northwest and one for the Southwest of the United States. She is now printing one for the North Cen tral States. The cost of printing is about two dollars per thousand plus postage. Mrs. Robbins states that these cards are sent free as the Lord provides the funds. Evangelistic Notices T he B ible E vangelistic A ssociation , B ox 176, Manhattan Beach, Calif., is under the direction of Albert E. Tebay (Biola ’28), evangelist, with John Kennedy as song leader. Mr. Tebay has preached the gospel for twenty years as pastor and evangelist and has held meetings in New Zealand, the United States, and Canada. He and Mr. Kennedy are available for evangelistic services, Bible conferences, or special meet ings on church finance. L eonard E ilers (Biola ’30), 124 N. Florence St., Burbank, Calif., known as the “cowboy evangelist,” has been holding meetings in Wyoming since early in Sep
tember. Services at Lindberg, Golden Prairie, Pine Bluff and Worland, Wyo., resulted in revival blessing. Between en gagements in churches, Mr. Eilers finds opportunities to give a testimony in C.C.C. camps, country schools, and coal mining camps. Other meetings scheduled included a union, campaign from November 14 to 28 at Gillette, Wyo., with the Presbyterian, Baptist, and Christian churches cooperat ing; the Baptist Church of Basin, Wyo., from December 5 to 19, and the Baptist Church of Montebello, Calif., January 9 to 23. T he F ather and S on E vangelists , Clar ence E. and Henry E. (Biola ’32) Hedrick of 4212 S. E. Raymond St., Portland, Ore., have been holding meetings in California and Oregon. Churches and communities reached include: Baptist Church, Strath more, Calif.; Baptist Church, Lindsay, Calif.; Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches in a union service at Exeter, Calif.; Calvary Baptist Church, Portland, Ore.; Methodist Church, Amity, Ore.; three Mennonite churches, Dallas, Ore.; Baptist Church, Carlton, Ore., and Canby, Ore. L. C. R obie (Biola ’18), Union Springs, N. Y., known as the “Sky-Pilot,” closed a remarkable series of “Victory Meetings” in Pennside, Pa., early in October and went from there to the City Temple, Baltimore, Md., for services. On November 14 Mr. Robie was scheduled to open services in the Methodist Church in Kennard, Pa. In April he plans to go to Belair, Mich., for meetings. National Convention of Christian Business Men _ From January 13 to 16, the First Na tional Convention of Christian Business Men is scheduled to be in session in the Great Northern Hotel, Jackson and Dear born Streets, Chicago, III. The Christian Business Men’s Committee movement has been increasing in influence and extent in recent years as laymen in numerous cities have been catching a vision of their oppor tunities for evangelism in churches and in noonday gospel services in downtown busi ness districts. All laymen’s evangelistic groups are in vited to the Chicago convention, and in quiries may be addressed to E. G. Zorn, Executive Secretary, Christian Business Men’s Committee, P. O. Box 1080, Chicago, Hi Shantung Missionaries Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Anglin, missionaries for twenty-seven years in China and founders of the Home of Onesiphorus, are expected to arrive in the United States shortly after Christmas. Accompanied by two Chinese workers, they plan to tour the United States, Canada, and probably parts of Europe. For speaking appointments, they may be addressed at the American Office of the Home of Onesiphorus, 2811 N. Racine Ave., Chicago, 111. About twenty-two years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Anglin opened their home in Taian, Shantung, to five homeless children. Other helpless orphans and crippled old people be gan to come. Today the Home cares for about 600 persons and its influence is felt throughout the entire Shantung Province.
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