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ness and zeal with which many are laboring together with Him for the furtherance of the gospel: From Oswego, N . Y.; “ I think you have chosen a wonderful idea to carry out, and who can estimate, the marvelous results? May God keep us all faithful is my earnest prayer.” From Plainwell, Mich.; “ Humbly I promise to pray for Biola’s work each Monday a.m. from 8 to 9 o’clock. We are also praying for the Bible Institute of Los Angeles at our Tuesday and Friday after noon prayer meetings.” From Los Angeles,-Calif.; “ I am happy to be a prayer helper in the Biola Prayer Cir cle. I do believe that the Lord is going to accomplish great things through Biola by means of prayer. I will watch and pray Saturday from 10 to 11 p.m.” From Los Angeles, Calif.; “ Today I am enrolling as a ‘Biola Watchman.’ I feel that I could not enlist in a better cause. I will pray for Biola more earnestly now.” From Los Angeles, Calif.; “ I thank you for the honor and privilege of being a 'Biola Watchman.’ I will gladly pray each Monday from 8 to 9 p.m.” From Pasadena, Calif.;
“Prayer is work. Prayer works. Prayer leads to work.” Biola’s World-W ide Prayer Circle has already proved the truth of this statement. Friends in many states have selected their hour of intercession for the Bible Institute, and in obedience to God’s injunction: “ Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” ( Jer. 33:3 ) , they have taken vigil in prayer and have enlisted as “ Biola Watchmen.” Knowing that H e is a prayer-hearing and a prayer answering God, these “ Biola Watchmen” are spreading before H im the problems confronting the school. These friends are railing upon H im in faith, believing that H e is “ able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think” (Eph. 3 :2 0 ). They are confident of God’s power to forward the work of the Bible Institute during these days of testing, for this is God’s work. If it is done in God’s way, God will supply. Unfortunately neither time nor space permits us to share with you the many encouraging letters received during the month from our faithful prayer helpers; however, the following extracts from personal letters addressed to Dr. Rood show the eamest- C H A R T S Y N C H R O N IZ IN G P R A Y E R A N D G IV IN G NOTE ON STANDARD TIME: In order to identify your prayer hour with the “ in spiration of giving hour” reported by any donor, it is necessary to bear in mind the divisions of time in the United States. . . . . . . , . . ,.a Standard Time in the United States is divided into four Time Zones with a difference of one hour between each zone: E.S.T., EASTERN STANDARD TIME, C.S.T., CEN TRAL STANDARD TIME, M .S.T., MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, and P.S.T., PACIFIC STANDARD TIME. Certain sections of the country use D.S., Daylight Saving Time. Thus Chicago, though in the C.S.T., CENTRAL STANDARD TIME zone, has adopted D.S., Daylight Saving Time, making its time really correspond to EASTERN STANDARD TIME. Chicago would be listed thus, C.S.T., D.S. In order to compare the given time with the time in your locality, remember that the Time Zones west of your zone are progressively slower, the Time Zones east of your zone are faster, and the Daylight Saving Time in a zone adds an additional hour.. Thus, a person pray ing in Chicago at 4 p.m. is in the same instant of time with the person who may be praying or giving in Los Angeles at 7 p.m.
“ My prayer hour for Biola is Monday from 7 to 8 a.m., and no telephone bell or door bell can call me away from this all-important duty of praying one hour each week for the Bible Institute.”
The complete results of “ Biola’s World-Wide Prayer Circle” cannot be estimated in terms of figures, for blessings spiritually and materially have gladdened not only our hearts, but also the hearts of many upon whom God has laid these burdens. As a result, we are full of praise to God who inspired this plan of estab lishing warriors for Biola. W e praise H im for the work already accomplished through prayer on behalf of the Bible Institute, and for what H e is doing and will do as we claim His promise: “ If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7). “ Biola Watchmen” will be interested in reading the report herewith submitted giving the location, day, and hour when a donor was inspired to send a gift to the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. (Names and amounts are not printed.) W e express our sincere praise and thanksgiving in the words of the Psalmist: “ Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God” (Psa. 4 8 :1 ), for the opportunity and privilege that is ours of spreading the W ord through trained young men and women, and through the printed page o f the K ing ’ s B usiness . Continue with us in prayer. Respectfully submitted,
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TIM E P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. M.S.T.
TIM E
DATE
L O C A T IO N
7/3/36 7/4/36 7/6/36 7/6/36 7/6/36 7/6/36 7/7/36 7/7/36 7/7/36 7/7/36 7/7/36 7/7/36 7/7/36 7/8/36
7:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. 6:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 10:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Morro Bay, Calif. San Bernardino, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Pacific Grove, Calif. Venice, Calif.
3:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
La Verne, Calif. Redlands, Calif.
San Francisco, Calif.
No hour a.m.
Glendale, Calif. Pasadena, Calif. Idyllwild, Calif. Riverside, Calif. Flagstaff, Ariz. Whittier, Calif. Chino, Calif.
3:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m.
7/8/36 7/8/36 7/8/36 7/9/36 7/9/36 7/9/36 7/10/36 7/13/36 7/13/36 7/14/36 12/26/35
No time
1:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T. P.S.T.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Seattle, Wash.
7:00 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Claremont, Calif.
No time
4:00 p.m.
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