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tral American Bible Institute during the absence of the regular dean. MRS. BESS NURMINGER is at home on furlough from Central America. MR. and MRS. KENNETH WILSON (ELEANOR BLACKSTONE, ’27) are very happy in language school at Pieping, China. They are looking forward to ac tive service. MR. and MRS. FLOYD PIERSON and PAULINE FRAAS are at home on furlough from Africa. They are mis sionaries of the Africa Inland Mission. AGNES CHANSLER, ’27, is affiliated with the Heart of Africa Mission. Her new address is Wamba-Welle, Nepolo, Congo Beige, via Khartoum and Rejaf. ANNIE E. THOMAS, Siguatepeque, Honduras, reports an increase in attend ance and interest in the meetings which she and her colleagues are holding in Cen tral America. — o — General News Several Bible Institute graduates are members of the faculty of the Spanish- American Baptist Seminary, Los Angeles. The school has recently moved into a new building. MRS. FRANK BAKER (LILLAH KIRBY, ’23, E. S.), matron, has a class in principles of teaching. MENITA HUSE, ’20, secretary of the seminary, teaches English. EDGAR H. McALLISTER, ’27, who was recently graduated from the University of Cali fornia at Los Angeles, teaches English and civics. The Los Angeles Choral Union, a chor us of two hundred voices directed by PROFESSOR J. B. TROWBRIDGE, presented Handel’s oratorio, “The Mes siah,” in the Philharmonic Auditorium in December. Mr. Trowbridge, with several other former members of the music de partment faculty of the Bible Institute, has a studio at 730 So. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. LAURENCE LEWIS, ’24, visited the Bible Institute during Christmas week. He has organized a work among Mexi cans, under the direction of the Baptist Home Mission Board, at Carpenteria, Calif. At present he is teaching wood craft and is in charge of the boys’ dormi tory at Lancaster High School, Lancaster, Calif. MYRTLE BURTON, ’26, and GRACE COULOMBE, ’25, are in charge of the junior church services at the Lennox Community Church, Inglewood, Calif. LEONARD D. STOKELY, ’21, direc tor of boys’ work of the Los Angeles Baptist City Mission Society, has more than a thousand boys in his charge. Many have accepted Christ as their personal Saviour.
NORA E. JORDAN, ’24, and BEA TRICE SPIES, ’27, continué their splen did ministry in out-of-the-way places. In one church, where there had been no new members received on confession of faith in eight years, a large number accepted the Lord during the meetings held by Miss Jordan and Miss Spies. Their work is mainly in neglected districts of Nevada and California. Their permanent address is 8995 Keith Ave., West Hollywood, Calif. LEON KEYS, ’28, has been ill in Washington, D. C. He is recovering and is looking forward to ordination to the gospel ministry. GEORGE MAGNUSON, ’25, is pastor of the Baptist Church, Midale, Sask. JOHN ROOS, ’22, who has been pas tor of the Fairview Presbyterian Church of Riley, Kan., for five years, has re signed his position and has accepted an urgent call to a group of churches at Hope, Kan. The latter is an important home mission field. The people of Riley were very loathe to have Mr. and Mrs. Roos (ALICE HAMILTON, ’22) leave them. Taking Further Study MRS. LILLIAN I. ROBINSON, ’28, is taking advanced study in music at the New York University. FRANCES HARRISON, ’26, P. G. ’27, who has been attending Wheaton College, is now at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn. JANE ENTZ, ’27, is a student at the Los Angeles Baptist Theological Semi nary. ARCHIE E. GREENE, ’29, E. S., is at the Southern Baptist Theological Semi nary, Louisville, Kentucky. KARL KLOKKE, ’29, is at Wheaton College, Wheaton, 111. BETHEL FRANCE, ’24, P. G. ’25, is attending the University of California at Los Angeles, and is also serving as choir director at the Grace Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles. PERCY CRAWFORD, ’26, was a re cent Visitor in Los Angeles. He ad dressed the student body and also spoke over the Institute radio. Mr. Crawford is a student at Westminster Theological Seminary,_ Philadelphia, and expects to graduate in June. OSCAR GILLAN, ’27, P. G. ’28, is also studying at the Westminster Theological Seminary. Married IVAN N. TOZER and ELIZABETH KATHLEEN McDADE, both of the class of 1928, at Mt. Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.
Only ten years ago, MR. and MRS. VAN EDDINGS entered Carupano, as the first missionaries in that part of Ven ezuela. They went out, trusting the Lord for support, with a vision of mission sta tions extending to the Orinoco River. To day they have twenty-two consecrated men and women associated with them in definite gospel evangelization, zealous for the glorification of the Lord in that coun try, and giving their lives joyously for the salvation of lost men and women. The work of the mission extends one hundred miles inland, to Maturin, and in cludes five resident stations on the main land and one on Margarita Island, beside many other preaching points. DOROTHY GARRISON is spending her furlough in Los Angeles. She is studying at the Baptist Theological Sem inary and is also teaching Spanish there. In' addition, she is engaged in deputation work. MR. and MRS. GEORGE W. JACK- SON arrived in Los Angeles from Den ver, October 15, 1930. Mrs. Jackson is much improved in health. MR. and MRS. DONALD D. TUR NER spent a week in Imperial Valley, speaking twenty-two times. MR. and MRS. ARTHUR W. TUGGY have taken charge of the station at Ma turin, Venezuela, while MR. and MRS. HAROLD TUGGY are at home on fur lough. — o — More Missionary News MR. and MRS. CHARLES A. ROB ERTS (GRACE PIKE, ’21) are located at the Hunan Bible Institute, Changsha, China. They have been wonderfully pro tected during the recent communistic up risings in that land. Their home in Changsha was left intact, but their per sonal belongings were taken by the Reds. In spite of the disturbances, school work has progressed. Mr. Roberts teaches Old Testament subjects and also cares for the office work in connection with the Insti tute. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have four children. The youngest, Janet, is adored by the twins, as well as by her big brother. In honor of MABEL JONES and ETHEL BROOKES, both of the class of 1928, Evening School, friends and em ployees of the Bible Institute gathered for dinner and a time of fellowship on De cember 1, 1930. A portable typewriter and a gift of money were presented to these young women. After a period of Study in France, they will proceed to their field, to work under the auspices of the North Africa Mission. A. J. ANDERSON, ’23, P. G. ’24, has been asked to serve as dean of the Cen
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