IS THERE PIONEER BLOOD IN YOUR VEINS? If you respond to adventure in stories o f the frontier days — if you sometimes feel a strange kinship with the men and women who conquered the Old West— then you have pioneer blood in your veins. Pioneering days are not over. Today in out-of-the-way rural communities American Sun day-School Union missionaries are pioneering in Gospel work — starting Sunday schools in isolated communities like those below.
Mr. Evon Hedley, conference director for the 7th annual Youth for Christ winter conference at Boca Raton, Florida, has set the dates from Janu ary 30 to February 5. YFCI speakers include Dr. Ted Engstrom and Rev. Dave Breese. Dr. Harold W. Boon, president of the Accrediting Association of Bible Col leges and president of Nyack Mis sionary College, presided at 14th an- ual meetings of the AABC held in Chicago last month. Sessions were conducted at the Moody Bible Insti tute. Dr. Kenneth Strachan has announced that from now until April, 1961, will be the dates set for the next “ Evange lism in Depth” effort for Costa Rica. Nicaragua was the target for last year’s evangelical thrust. Mr. J. C. Penney, founder of the J. C. Penney Stores, celebrates his 85th birthday with the publication of his new book, “VIEW FROM THE NINTH DECADE,” published by Thomas Nelson and Sons. His first store, started in 1902, has grown to a chain of 1700. Rev. Don McCrossan (left), director of the Victory Service Club, Los An geles, cuts the birthday cake for the 19th anniversary of the service men’s
Mr. Bill Burchett, program director of Latin America Mission’s radio sta tion TIFC, San Jose, Costa Rica, re ports a new opportunity in mission ary broadcasting. The facility was permitted to broadcast live coverage of the recent conference of the Or ganization of American States. A de finite increase in listeners was im mediately noted. Mr. Charles R.
Hennlx, Jr., execu tive with a na tionally k n o w n w a t c h company for many years, will join the staff of the Radio Bible Class in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hennix was for merly associated with Youth f o r C h r i s t Interna tional.
Charles Hennix, Jr.
Dr. Joseph Free, professor of archae ology at Wheaton College, has an nounced that he will be conducting four tours abroad and one in the United States this next year under the auspices of the College. The first sailing is scheduled for February 25. Mr. James Z. Nettinga, secretary of Education and Information for the American Bible Society, has declared December 4-11 as Universal Bible Week, with Christians in all parts of the world taking part, urging others to read the Scriptures. Prof. J. Herbert Kane, former mis sionary and now a member of the faculty of Barrington College, Provi dence, R.I., has revised the classic evangelical book, “The Progress of World Wide Missions,” originally written by Dr. Robert H. Glover. Har per and Brothers have published the revision. Dr. Glover served as home director for the China Inland Mis sion. Dr. Clarence W. Cranford, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church of Wash ington, D.C., has just had 17 of his messages published in book form by Broadman Press, Nashville, Tenn. “ His Life our Pattern” follows an earlier publication by the Bible teacher, “ Taught by the Master.” Dr. Ray Stedman, pastor of the Penin sula Bible Church of Palo Alto Cali fornia was one of the featured speak ers during Orient Crusades’ recent (more "People in the News" on page 49)
McCrossan cuts Anniversary cake, center. Sponsored by the Union Rescue Mission, the club has enter tained more than two and a half million men free in this period. Free In form a tion H ow y o u can stu d y th e B ible BIOLA EVENING SCHOOL 558 So. Hope St., Los Angeles 17, Calif.
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THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL MISSIONARY to learn more about pioneering with ASSU. Write to Department of Missions AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION 1816 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 3, Pa. Our field workers are available for speak* ing engagements. "THE PIONEER SUNOAY SCHOOL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.S.A." 'mmwn wmmmmm . .... . pin
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