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T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
December, 1935
The T ib ie Institute FAMILY CIRC LE
Notes Concerning Former Students E n c o u r a g in g tokens of the Lord’s bless ing have còme to K. Owen ( ’22) and Mrs. White (Pearl Woodworth, ’25), who are in Gainesville, Ga., where Dr. White is pastor of the Central Baptist Church, In August he preached at a two^ weeks’- series of evangelistic services in thè church, holding two services daily at 7:30 a . m . and 8 :00 p . m . He writes : “The early morning hour was in the nature of ah experiment, but proved to be very, satis factory. We had an average attendance at this early hour o f about three hundred, and the finest spirit I have ever witnessed in such services.” During the first twelve months of Dr. White’s pastorate, there: were 112 additions to the church, over half being, baptized on profession of faith. In the same period, the church reduced its indebtedness and made improvements on the property totaling over three thousand dollars. Dr. White adds : “We are very happy in the work here and feel that we have an unusually fine congregation. They are loyal to the church and love the gospel. Best wishes to our friends at B. I.” Samuel Fisk is teaching classes in Bible at the John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Ark., after a year’s leave of ab sence from his work there. Gerald and Mrs. Jacobs (Edith Raleigh, ’31) sailed October 11 for Southampton, England, en route to Nigeria, where they will serve .with other Plymouth Brethren workers, They may be addressed tempo rarily at Kano, Nigeria, British W . Africa, care o f Plymouth Brethren Mission. Kathryn Dick, ’29, and Justina Schmidt, ’30, were scheduled to sail from New York on October 18, leaving for Nigeria, Africa, to serve under the Sudan Interior Mission. It will be Miss Schmidt’s first term of service. Eva Doerksen, ’21, ex pected to sail November 16, returning to the same field. William G. Nyman, Treasurer of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, following a period o f illness, sailed November 13 for Honolulu, expecting to be away from Los Angeles for about three weeks. His younger daughter, Eleanor, accompanied him. Lawrence ( ’32) and : Mrs. Simpson (Helen Hubbard, ’30) have been accepted as candidates of the Central American Mission and are hoping to leave soon for the field. They expect to work among the Indians in the Republic of Salvador. R. E. and Mrs. Rice called at the Insti tute during the. Western Congress of the Salvation Army, held in Los Angeles in October. They spoke to the Biola students at devotions one morning. Their home is in Pueblo, Colo. Captain Rice is a Di visional Representative in the Salvation Army. He and Mrs. Rice have four chil dren. . Percy B. Crawford, ’26, Post Office Box 1, Philadelphia, Pa., whose radio ministry through the “Young People’s Church of the Air” has a wide influence in the East, has conducted a ten-weeks’ series o f young people^ ..summer Bible conferences at Pine- brook Inn, East Stroudsburg, Pa. Speakers
announced for the conferences included: James Bennet, Harry Vom Bruch, Walter MacDonald, Robert Strong, George Rhoad, Will Houghton, L. L. Legters, Harold S. Laird, W . B. Riley, George Schmeiser, James Feely, Albert Hughes, J. Oliver Buswell, Jr., William Allan Dean, Irving Young, Charles J. Woodbridge, Wilbur M. Smith, Roy L. Brown, Wendell P. Love less, Merril T. MacPherson, T. Roland Phillips, Grace Livingston Hill. The audi torium, enlarged to seat 1,000, was crowded each Sunday. A wire to Pinebrook from Philadelphia made it possible to broadcast Sunday services over four Eastern radio stations. Pinebrook Inn, other buildings, and the beautiful conference grounds—250 acres in the Pocono Mountains, have been purchased and equipped by the Young People’s Church of the Air especially for this summer conference ministry. The weekly Sunday afternoon broadcasts are now sent out from a network o f seven stations in cities from Canada to Washing ton, D. C., and Virginia at a cost of $650 an hour. When Mr. Crawford was in Los Angeles in September, he reported that, by the grace of God, all o f the radio ex penses and the cost of the evangelistic services which he and a men’s quartet hold almost nightly in various churches, were paid up to that date. With Robert Strong as th,e managing editor, Mr. Crawford publishes a twenty-page monthly magazine, Young People To-Day. At a young people’s rally at the Trinity Methodist Church of Los Angeles, on the evening of September 20, Mr. Crawford addressed an interested company of Southern California young people. Biola Singers The A ’Capella Choir of the Bible Insti tute of Los Angeles, which functioned during the school year of 1934-35, became well known through its radio broadcasts. This year, the organization has been named the Biola Singers, because most of its work is accompanied. The group was or ganized and is conducted by Herbert G. Tovey, Director of the Music Course at the Institute. Mary-Pearl Reinhard,), instructor in piano at the Institute, is the accompanist and piano soloist. Last school year, and again this year, the young people were invited to appear in radio broadcasts over the Columbia Net work—an offer which was gladly accepted. At the present time, the singers may be heard every Friday afternoon at 4:15 p . m ., through KHJ, Los Angeles. ‘ The group is composed of thirty-two voices, and the singing is in eights parts. The women and the men are sometimes heard separately, as a women’s and a men’s chorus, singing specially arranged hymns and gospel songs. The repertoire is made up of the standard hymns o f the church, familiar gospel songs, and new selections by modern writers o f gospel music. The Biola Singers, joined by the Biola Ladies’ .Quartette, plan to make a short tour
of the Southland during the week before Christmas, stopping at Riverside and San Bernardino, Calif., and other cities. The President o f the Institute, Dr. Rood, will go with the group, and will give a short address at each service where the singers are heard. Friends who enjoy the work of these young people—as it is heard either in churches or over the air—are invited to write a word o f encouragement or sug gestion to Dr. Tovey, at the Institute. Married John T. Purvis, ’35, and Mary Ellen Brown, November 1, Los Angeles, Calif. Hayden Reavis and Mary Ellen Scovel, November 2, Kansas City, Mo. Paul O. Steps, ’27, and Mary Frances Dixon, ’27, July 13, Riverside, Calif. Jack Westsmith and Gertie Lou Johnson, ’33, October 15, Los Angeles, Calif. Bom To James R. ( ’24) and Mrs. Hendricks, a son, James Rutherford, September 29, ■ Perris, Calif. Evangelistic Notices Leonard J. Eilers who styles himself as “the cowboy evangelist,” writes while en route to Albany, O re.: “We had a fine time at the Fir.st Baptist Church at Calexico, Calif., with R. C. Fleisher, the pastor of the church, who is doing good work in a hard field. The city is right on the Mexi can line—and you know what that means. During our meetings, there were some joy ful victories, and about twenty-five mem bers were added to the church. I had the privilege o f speaking to both the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs—first doing some rope exhibition work, and then bringing a mes sage. Thus I was able to witness to many who would not otherwise have listened.” From December 8 to 22, Mr. Eilers expects to be in Prineville, Ore., holding meetings in the Community Church. He may be addressed at 124 North Florence Avenue, Burbank, Calif. Dr. Walter Lewis Wilson, 3524 Wyan dotte Street, Kansas City, Mo., is scheduled for meetings at the following points: Dec. 2 to 8, Madison Street Church, Chicago, 111.; Jan. 4, 5, Convention of Internation Evangelistic Association, Dayton, Ohio; Jan. 6 to 12, Community Church, Roches ter, N. Y ,; Jan. 14 to 26, Rosedale Baptist Church,). Camden, N. J .; Jan. 27 to 31, Ot- terbein United Brethren, Harrisburg, Pa.; Feb. 2 to §, Bob Jones College, Cleveland, Tenn. The Farrar Party, “ Sharers o f Good News,” canceled their eastern tour of evangelism in favor of several campaigns in Arizona and California. During Sep tember, the party, composed o f Mr. and Mrs.. Elden R. Farrar and Miss Helen Griggs, conducted meetings in the First Baptist Church, San Diego, Calif., o f which John Bunyan Smith is pastor. Following these meetings, a campaign was conducted [Continued on page 480]
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