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deputation visiting the United Presbyterian Churches of the Pacific Coast. Accom panying Dr. Taylor were Prof. Nolin of Zagazig, Egypt, and Mrs. Mary Samuel, of Rawal Bindy, the Punjab, India. Both Dr. Taylor and Mrs. Samuel addressed groups of students. . At the October Student Assembly DEAN M ac INNIS presented in a very interesting address his “Impressions of Keswick.’’); He was able to carry home with •him a large measure of thé inspira tion of that old world Christian center. KRIKOR EHRAMJIAN, of Alleppo, Syria, a student of the Correspondence School, departed to be with Christ Oct. 23. Though only 25, he had been greatly used of the Lord in witnessing to the unsaved. In writing of his life, a fellow-student says: “The fruit of the Spirit was very evident upon him. He had a surrendered life and was faithful to the work in his Lord’s vineyard. His. last words were.: ‘My faith is firm; I am established upon .Him.'- ’’; S u r e 1y this' brother in the' Lord must, haVë been familiar wjth the words of the Psalmist in Psalms 40:2. K. W; POWLISON ’16, is now lan guage instructor for the Bolivian Indian Mission at .San Pedro, Charcas, Bolivia. REV. H. J. SCOTT, ’18, has recently accepted a call to Calvin Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ont. His new work will be an important city chargé, with added responsibility and many- ’Complex problems. Thé June Class of 1925 issued their 1927 circular letter under dàte of September 23rd. We trust that it will; not be di vulging secrets to give the world some bits of news from this interesting docur ment. (The editor of Biola Table Chats would suggest that other classes do a similar thing.) MOLT.IE BECKER spent the sum mer in the study of music at the Univer sity of Arkansas. She has enrolled for another' year at John Brown College, Sulphur Springs. MARY A. BISHOP, Guatemala City, finds that missionary life gets busier and busier. Among other things she reports that she has 400 members signed up in the Pocket Testament League. WM. BRIEHER was ordained a deacon of the Evangelical Church at the last annual conference, and now has his first charge at Des Lacs, North Dakota. SAM CARLSON has. spent a year in Moody Bible Institute'since his gradu ation, completing the Swedish Course, continuing the study of music in the meanwhile. This last summer hé travel ed with a male quartet for eight weeks, touring seven states and visiting over forty churches in the interests of the Swedish Free Church School. MARTHÀ WALTERS has been ac cepted for foreign service under the Africa Inland Mission. She is busy mak ing preparations for sailing. SYVILLA FERRON is working at the Bible House of Los Angeles, is principal of the College age group of the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, teaches a class of girls, and is active in B. Y. P. U. MISS RUTH EVANS ’25, P. G. ’27, b e c a m e the bride of F R A N K COULOMBE P. G. ’26, on October 3. They are at home to their friends in Inglewood, Calif.
BIOLA TABLE CHAT
Biola Group at San Francisco 1 Members of the Biola Alumni in and around the San Francisco Bay District are very much alive, .as. witnessed by the following: On Sunday evening, September 11th, at 6:30 ■ P. M* at the home of Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Falconer there were gathered a group of about thirty-five pëople, gradu ates, students and friends' of the' Bible Institute, for an hoitr’s fellowship preced ing the church service at thé Olivet Pres byterian Church where Mr. Falconer is the pastor. Rev. ,W. R. Hale, former as sistant superintendent of the Institute, was a welcome .guest. •After a general , get-acquainted time refreshments! were 'served, all sang “Biola” with an old-time joyous spirit, then followed a prayer time for the even ing service, which was changed from the usual order to testimonies and songs by the students and others who 'wished to take part. It was decided to meet four times a year—the second Tuesdays in January, April, Ju ly and October—at Mr. Fal coner’s home. Mr. Falconer ’24, 1419 19th Street, San Francisco, is President of the San Francisco Biola Alumni Chapter; Miss »Margaret Thomsen ’25, 5019 Foot hill Blvd., Oakland, is vice president, and Marie Kortmeier, ’22, is- secretary-treas urer. .—o— Biola Folks are Always At It In the r e . c e n t Ross-Polman union evangelistic services.; held in-Van.Nuys, Calif., B, I. graduates took an active part in the soul-winning work. Mr. Ross is the first graduate of the Institute. , Leo Polman ’22, song leader and young people’s worker, and Mrs. Leo Polman (nee Leila C. Neher ’20),.:pianist, added much to the sqccess of the campaign; Chas. A. Kilwinski ’16, was, found very active in the young people’s meetings Sunday nights, using his God-given talent of giving chalk-talks; Joe J. Kleinsasser ’22, was also found working with all his might for the salvation of souls. A fine male quartet was organized through the efforts of Mr. Kleinsasser. In the second week of the campaign, a male chorus was assembled and Mr. Kleinsasser was made responsible for its endeavors. We must not fail to mention Mrs. Joe Kleinsasser (nee Esther J. Witmer ’22), for she also was taking active part in the campaign. From her home in Owensmouth, Miss Helen Yeths ’26, drove to Van Nuys for the meetings and made good use of her BIOLA training, doing personal work and singing in the choir. Miss Yeths also wrote the words and music of a chorus entitled “Jesus Only,” getting the inspi ration from a sermon by Mr. Ross. —o— Evening School Booming A large number of Evening School Stu dents, with their friends, gathered for dinner on Sept. 19th in the dining room
of the Institute., The enthusiastic greet ings, warm-hearted singing at the tables, and the speeches of gratitude by former graduates seemed to foretell a prosperous year for the Evening School. At the opening ses'sion of the 'fall se mester, which followed dinner, a still larger number listened to a spiritual and forceful message delivered by Dean Mac- Innis. The Evening School is beginning a four- year course, So arranged that the student who works during- the day to maintain himself or family, may secure it. Three' evenings a week for four years gives one an excellent knowledge of the Bible, methods of; Christian -work, Sunday- school work and Gospel and church music. —o'-— Steady Growth in Correspondence The ’ ‘'Corresponijence School reports steady growth. Two hundred and fifty new students were. enrolled during the summer from June 1st to. September 1st. Forty-seven certificates were granted to those completing the studies. The present active enrollment is fiow very close to fif teen hundred. The Secretary, Rev. Alan Pearce, ’19, is quite appreciative of the kindness of members of the Alumni As sociation who have sent in the names of prospective Correspondence School stu dents. Mr. Pearce is happy in the exf; pectation of the issuance of two new courses, Christian Education and Church Efficiency; ' —o— General News Items MYRTLE WOLD ’23; has finished her nurse’s training course in' Fairview Hos pital, Minneapolis; Minn. During the past year- she was ill for some four months but-'is: again able to work. She requests prayer for China, her father be ing a missionary in China. MARJORY PERRY ’24, is at work in the “Faith Home for Children,” Ceres, Calif. MARY SANDERS ’24, P. G. ’26, has entered the home to take charge of the children’s work, and teach Bible in the school. MISS .CHRISTINE FRANDSEN ’21, of the Sudan Interior Mission, writes: “For ’this- term I am stationed together with another single lady worker. We are alone on an isolated station amongst the mountains. Our nearest white people are 60 miles from here, and when we have to cycle between it takes us three days as there is only a bush-path part of the way. We have done several trek together in amongst the mountains. It certainly is not easy as there is any amount of hard ship, but .the joy of bringing the Gospel to these people outweighs all the dis agreeable things',” Among recent visitors may be noted Rev. MILLS TAYLOR, D. D., associate secretary of the Board of Foreign Mis sions of the United Presbyterian Church. Dr. Taylor was heading the missionary
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