killed in a head-on collision on Pacific Coast Highway while returning from a week-end visit to her husband in Camp Roberts. Biola Family Circle extend sincere sympathy to the husband and other members of the family. Two for mer Biola students will be graduating from Grace Theological Seminary this semester: Pauline B. Gray with a diplo ma in Christian Education, and Antone L. Howard with the degree of B.D. Thais Good ’49, is an accepted candidate for service under the Sudan Interior Mis sion, and has already begun prepara tion to go to Nigeria. Ethel Brookes ’28 is at home on furlough from service of many years in Tunisia. She is with her family at 8710 Mavis PI., St. Louis 21, Mo. Roy and Ralph Kraft, twin broth ers graduating in ’38, serving pastorates in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville areas, have been honored with a Doctorate degree by their Alma Mater. John ’45, Violet and Bernie Bergen, Jos, Nigeria, W. Africa, are already busy in the work of the S.I.M. They have contacted many missionaries who are working fran tically to finish their mud-brick build ings before the rainy season sets in. They speak of one pagan tribe who clothe themselves with leaves! Ruth Eagle ’45, was married April 21st to Meyer M. Lewis in Buena, Wash. They will make their home in Cove., Ore. The stork visited the home of Neil ’51; and Billie Caple-Pagard on April 24th leav ing little David Bertel; the 25th he stopped at the Henderson home and left a tiny treasure named Juanita Louise whom Jack and Linda (Woelk ’50), took in “ for keeps.” May 12th he left Mar garet Ann Burris with Lee ’51, and Lois Paxton-Burris ’49. These Biola graduates are happy as they plan to rear these little ones for the Lord. Leland ’37, and Margaret Gait-Frier sen, former student and a telephone operator i for Biola, are now living in Sherwood, Oregon, where Leland is pastor of the Stafford Baptist Church. They have three boys, Stanley Robert, Charles and Larry. Leland’s father was pastor of this church for many years. Melvin Claude Carson and Billie Jean Zillmer, both of the class of ’50, were united in marriage at the First Baptist Church of LaMesa, Calif., Oct. 28th. Alma Kludt ’46, Central Baptist Mission, Achalpur, Berar, M.P., India, besides learning a new language has been pressed into nursing service and says she has undertaken this work with fear and trembling. Six were recently bap tized, “but the greatest thing on my heart” she says, “is the training of young Christians so they will be ground ed in the Word and will be able to take over the work when the missionaries have to leave.” Stepping just a few days ahead of the parade of June brides was Bithia Dorothy Hilker ’38, who ex changed vows with Moody graduate, Floyd M. Larsen, May 29th, in a quiet wedding at the Oriental Missionary So ciety Headquarters.
Allison Selway-Arrowood ’38, 3677 W. 77th Ave., Denver 11, Colo., who has for many years presented through The King’s Business the lesson helps for children, is herself a busy mother and pastor’s wife with many church respon sibilities falling upon her. Virgil is tak ing a full college course, and is pastor of a church in Westminster which has more than doubled in membership since he was called to shepherd the flock. Allison speaks of “two wigglebugs,” two and six years old, who add sunshine to a busy life. The Arrowood’s will vaca tion this year in northern Michigan. Joe and Mrs. Beckett ’32, and family, are in New York with prospects of re turning soon to their field of service in Kerekere Land. The Nigerian govern ment has granted a new site for a mis sion station. This opens up an area with tens of thousands of people who may now hear the gospel they go to pro claim. Says Joe, “ Let us go in and possess the land for Christ.” This is saddened only by the necessity of leav ing their 11-year-old son, Clinton in the Missionaries Children’s Home in Canada to continue his education. Missionary-minded Florence Colwell ’15, is the very popular teacher of a Women’s Bible Class in Vermont Ave nue Presbyterian church. For a gift, her class gave her the remarkable hat in which she appears in the attached picture, “beautifully” trimmed with 24 new one-dollar bills and four bright 25-cent pieces formed into an aigrette! Is she appreciated? This is the answer! Ray S. Harris, ’48, is the undenom inational chaplain at the Los Angeles General Hospital, where he and a group of selected workers are daily engaged in bedside evangelism. He and his wife, Shirley, have opened headquarters for their work at 1706 Workman St., Los Angeles. May Cole ’20, tubercular direc tor who has been connected with this type of work for more than thirty years, is secretary to the board. She has had many thrilling experiences. Among other Biolans on the board are, Lowell C. Wendt ’40, Chm., David Schmidt ’22, and Kermit Byrd ’41. The American Indian Mission Church, 346 E. 36th St., with Joe Goodman ’49, pastor have just had their first bap tismal service. Five recent converts were buried in the waters of baptism. Anna Eschief ’43 is their resident missionary. Pearl Heath ’44 mentions the need of funds for the completion of the hospital now in course of construction at her station, and for the need of prayer that the Sunday schools and little churches at their outstations shall increase in attendance. Pray that those who hear shall understand and believe, that they may be saved. Gurney M. Harris ’39, Aru, Congo Beige, describes the pitiful pagan rites over the body of Chief Okaa. The chief had made a declaration of his faith in Christ but a few days before his death in the AIM hospital at Oicha, and ex-
“Let him know, that he which corv- verteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins” (Jas. 5:20).
pressed a desire that his Christian son, Avo, succeed him in the chieftainship.
Mrs. Florence Colwell
Biola Flashes R. J. and Helen Lynn-Patterson ’28, and their twin daughters, have been active in the work among the migrants. It is a most needy field. Pray. Robert and Evelyn Palmer-Hoobyar ’21, are valuable additions to the work among the migrants. Evelyn is an accomplished musician and singer, and Robert is gifted with a high tenor voice. R. G. Chandler ’32, Caldwell, Idaho, says the 31 Sunday schools and 21 DVBS, en rolling 850 children are a real challenge. He has been working in unchurched communities for a number of years un der the American Sunday School Union. Alma C. Kludt ’46 has been transferred to Kothard Leprosy Home, Achalpur, Berar, M.P., India. Marian McDole- Benner, a student at Biola last year, and a bride of but three weeks, was
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