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subscriptions for The King’s Business. We were happy to inform him that only a few1 days previous, a gift'‘had come in for that purpose and the 'magazine was sent to the entire list. We could multiply stories of how Christian work ers who have received the magazine through the gifts of others, have re ported the spiritual blessing .received. Why not help us meet the calls? Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Robie, former stu dents who have been located at Coil- holme, Alberta, Can., preaching the Gospel in country school houses and churches, have gone to New York State, their former home, to consider other openings. In the few months Mr. Robie was in Canada, he was used to lead 25 persons to Christ. Fred Awana, a former student now located at Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, writes of his joy in the Lord’s service and sends $11 with which to furnish The King’s Business to friends in his land. mm Helen Small now located at Tsinchow, China, recounts a baptismal service re cently conducted in her station, when 14 pèrsons were baptized. She says, “ It was the first service of the kind I had witnessed in China and how my heart did fill with praise for these who had turned to God from idols to serve the true God.” She adds that she is gaining freedom in speaking the lan guage and helps in teaching simple hymns to the natives. M. Ralph Scoville, Tsinchow, Kansu, China, writes that the station is located 500 miles from a railroad. He says: “ Slowly I am getting the language. Talk about responsibility increasing with knowledge— it is greater than I can bear, but thank God we don’t work alone anywhere. There is no sucli^ practical friend as Jesus. We do not depend on circumstances here.” tsi:; - G. B. Bolton was ordained to the Baptist ministry Oct. 26, at the First Baptist Church of Tulsa, Okla. ’ A minister in Southern California/ when recently consulted by a fellow minister about joining in a union Bible conference at which Dr. A. C. Dixon was to be the lecturer, replied, “ If it is
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ekdahl Dr. Dixon of London, I am agreeable, but if it is Dr. Dixon of the Bible In stitute, I will have nothing to do with it.” Now, will someone point out the distinction? Rev. R. T. Brumbaugh of Bethesda Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, writes: “ Praise God for The King’s Business. It is the most fearless and most inspiring religious magazine I have ever read. Keep on your good work. The Lord is blessing it greatly “ -much more than you think.” Another young couple, graduates of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, have heard God’s call to labor among the Indians of Bolivia — Mr. and Mrs. George H. Ekdahl. Mrs. Ekdahl was Miss -Gladys Gibson until the evening of September 16th, when she became Mrs. Ekdahl, at the home of her par ents in San Leandro, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Ekdahl sailed on Oct. 23rd, on the Anyo Maru for San Pedro, Charcas, Bo livia, where they will take up work with the Bolivian Indian Mission. This will make nine of our young people at work in that field. Through the kind ness of God’s people, all the funds they needed for outfit and passage were sup-
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