Helen J. White ’20, is newly called to secretarial work for the American Leprosy Mission, Inc., 326 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles 13. She has rented her Long Beach property and now resides in Los Angeles. Biola Flashes The Toronto Jewish Mission sends out an appeal for prayer for Earl Bru- neau ’31, who is very ill. The work of the mission is under the supervision of the acting superintendent, John P. Posno, who expresses a desire for our prayers. Ethel Brookes is on furlough, visiting Los Angeles friends through August and September. Dennis I. Holli day ’43, pastor of the First Brethren Church of Waynesboro, Pa., has been ordained to the ministry. The charge was given by Walter A. Lepp ’39. Mr. Lepp has been called to continue his pastorate of the Hagerstown, Md., church for the eighth year, receiving more affirmative votes than ever before. David E. Nellis ’51, claimed as his bride Lois Ethel Barton, August 11, at San Jose. The bride is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Harold E. Barton ’23. From Ray and Delmar Howard-Rogers ’33, R.3, Cottonwood, Calif., comes an interesting bit of inewi noting the arrival of their eighth child, a son, Paul Frank, August 12. Floyd and Lloyd (twins) 12; John 10; Bonnie Lois 8; Philip and Faith (twins) 6; and Timo thy 4. Ray adds “ The older children have made real growth in the things of the Lord.” With the Lord Ethel Lee, Bible Woman since the early days of the Bible Institute, was translated August 31 to the glories that await the redeemed of the Lord. For more than thirty-one years Ethel Lee taught Bible classes in the Los Angeles area. Many souls have been brought to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ through her clear-cut messages. Many also have been brought to under stand the security of the believer under her wide ministry not only here in Los Angeles, but in her early work in England. Miss Lee and Emily Alex ander ’23, fellow-laborer in the gospel, had made their home together at 1619% Rockwood St., Los Angeles 26. Biola faculty and family extend sympathy to the bereaved. She, “being dead yet speaketh.” Sincere sympathy to Betty Prose ’39, head of the mimeograph department of Biola for a number of years, on the death of her mother, Daisy Prose, Au gust 7, following a lingering illness. Mrs. Prose had many friends among the faculty and students of the Bible Insti tute where she often rendered valuable assistance at registration and on other special occasions. Her smiling face and kindly greetings will be missed, but we know for her to be “ absent from the body” is to be “ present with the Lord.” Page Fifteen
Jim and Viola Halbert, serving the Lord in Africa, relate a story of one Ityo, an old illiterate woman who was led of the Lord to go to a people in the south where she heard the glad story of salvation. Finding a rear seat in the chapel where she heard the message, even before the close of the meeting, she shuffled down the aisle and said, “ It is all true and I want it all.” Remaining for a time to learn Scriptures and hymns, she returned to her old home and began witnessing, and soon a native church was established. Jim says, “ As if the book of Acts was being re-lived . . . other churches were born.” Later, because of her zeal in testimony this dear old lady was poisoned, but she “ being dead yet speaketh.” Edward Case ’43, narrowly escaped death in Cuba while endeavoring to reach a dying Catholic priest for whom he had asked our prayers. In a pour ing rain, he saw some cattle crossing the slick road ahead, and then observed a car, with passengers, waiting on the highway. Immediate action being neces sary, he put his foot on the brakes; the car skidded and headed straight for the other car. He had time for an ejaculatory prayer of only two words. But the Lord heard, and guided his car so that it missed the other vehicle. It skidded into a tree, only a few feet short of the place where death surely awaited Eddie, and possibly others. Considerable damage was done to the front of the car, but he miraculously escaped death. Pray for this priest, and for the many needs of the Case family at this time. Floyd M. Larsen, Moody graduate, re cently wedded to Bithia Hilker ’38, has been chosen as assistant to Levi B. Olson, superintendent of men. Mr. Lar sen was ordered to leave China where for twelve years he has been working under the C.I.M. The Larsens will re side in the Willard Hotel (the north building of Biola). Alan S. Pearce ’19, many years assist ant to the late beloved Dr. Louis S. Bauman in the Brethren Church at Long Beach, and in Washington, D.C., has been called to the assistant pastorate of the church in Washington. After prayer ful consideration of this call, he has felt the need to return to southern Cali fornia, owing to the condition of Mrs. Pearce’s health. Adolph Kurkowski and Anna Ceder- lund-Kurkowski have resigned from their work in Santa Rosa to resume missionary work among the Jews in the Los Angeles area. Their new address is 342 E. Mission Road, Glendale, Calif. They are graduates of the class of ’19, and both worked among the Jews dur ing training days at the Bible Institute. Evelyn Fuqua ’46, missionary at Hell for Certain, Ky., writes in the Brethren Missionary Herald, “ Eight new members of our Sunday school made decisions for Christ this week, and there has been a real spiritual change in the lives of many others . . . This is the first visible O C T O B E R , 1 9 5 1
“And now, Lord, behold their threat- enings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word” (Acts U :29).
Betty McKenrick, Cedric and Florene Eddings
fruit of our labor and our hearts are filled with praise.” Dean Pittman, Mary Beth Brown- Pittman, and family, have returned to their field of service in Peru. Dean spent his furlough taking a profitable refresh er course in Biola. Sewell Landrum ’29, who has been preaching and praying for his native Kentuckians for some twenty years, states, “ It is interesting to check our prayer list and check off the names of those who have been saved.” In a re vival under Coy Turner, mountain evan gelist, there were 164 decisions for Christ, very few of whom were under twelve years of age. More than 350 peo ple gathered to witness a later baptis mal service in which 52 people followed the Lord and were buried in the waters of baptism. Florene McKenrick-Eddings, daughter of Fred H. and Betty Pierson-McKen- rick ’14, and her husband Cedric, son of Van V. and Mrs. Eddings ’13, are newly appointed missionaries to work under the Orinoco River Mission. Cedric is a graduate of Bob Jones University with a B.A. in religion. They are new additions to the more than 100 mission aries supported by the Church of the Open Door, and are now in Los Angeles for a few weeks. They hope to be on the field by November.
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