BIBLE INSTITUTE HAPPENINGS Particularly of Interest to Friends and Students
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Williamson announce the birth of Edgar Stanley, Jr., on November 9th. Ezra Roth, ’19, sailed on the Japanese steamer R ato n Maru, November 19th frpm Seattle for work among the Chinese under the Christian M jssi on?Tr ^ Alliance. His address temporarily will be U Chang, Hupeh. A. J. Coffey, a former student, has recently ac cepted the pastorate of the Baptist Church at Liberty, N. Y. Harry O. Anderson, *15, reports a campaign at '-'°velo, Calif., m which the Lord greatly hon- ored his messages. There was but one night in the campaign in which no one was at the altar to accept Christ. The membership of the Bap tist Church was increased 50 per cent. A large number were baptized in the river nearby. Rev. A. Alden P ratt, ’10, of Sheeklung, China, Aas been home on furlough with his wife and two children».. He has been stopping with his fa ther, Rev. James R. P ratt, in Pasadena. Rev.^ John Dunlop, ’10, underwent a serious operation for appendicitis some weeks ago, and was in a critical condition for some time, but is now rapidly regaining health. Rev. K. H ijikata, *17, is in charge of the Ja panese Presbyterian Mission in Sacramento. A new bnck chapel has recently been dedicated, if*'^>atne^e themselves contributing more than half of the $13,000 raised for the new building. _ H. Proctor, ’17, writes from Huron, S. c i. i*fe-w?rk .under the Presbyterian Sabbath school Mission is going fairly well. The indif ference all over the held makes progress slow ” Pray for him. ' Dr. C. Dixon’s schedule is as follows: Un- t“ J an* 1» Bible In stitu te of Los Angeles. Jan. 3 he goes to Syracuse, N. Y., for a three weeks soul winning campaign. Then, at the invitation of the New York City and Vicinity Baptist Min isters Conference, he goes to N ey York for a w eeks series of noon addresses to pasters and church officers, with evening addresses in the churches. Feb. 13 he begins a two weeks meet ing in H untington, W. Va. Dn Dixon craves the prayers of' God’s people for divine blessing upon his Work. A daughter Rebekah, came to Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. E. H urlburt, at Aba, Congo Beige, in May. Fred H. W ight, ’20, w rites from Riverside, Calif., th at he is attending the Riverside Junior Col- lege. He has been preaching at Val Verde, bolding services in the school house. He has a Bible Class at the Indian school a t Sherman, ahd enjoys the work immensely. A rista Staley writes interestingly of her trip to Africa.- She is with the American Presby- Board, Ebowqla, W. Africa, via England. Violet Chung Hoon, *19, and Fred Awana were married Aug. 20. They have a church on the Isle of Maui. Chas. W. Rush, *18, w rites: “We have our ap pointments as missionaries to Africa under the Brethren Church and expect to leave any time. We have been conducting evangelistic services at Beaver Crossing, Neb., and the Lord has won derfully blessed. John R. Stevenson, ’18, was recently licensed at a meeting of the Los Angeles Presbytery. He is now taking the seminary course at San Anselmo,j Calif., this being his second year, and is preaching regularly at a nearby church. Mr. and Mrs. Van V.^ Eddings, who recently organized the Orinoco River Mission of Venezu
ela, have arrived safely in Venezuela and are located at Carupano. He says: “We are ex pecting great things from the Lord for many have been asking great things for us.” V. V. Morgan, 536 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, is secretary of this work. Mabel Elwood, a former student, sailed Oct. 30 from San Francisco to her field of work in India. She is under the Lee Memorial- Bengal Missions and her address is 13 Wellington Square^ Calcutta, India. M artin Thomas, ’18, who is now at McCor mack Seminary^ Chicago, writes th at attendance at the seminaries is falling off. He states th at Auburn sem inary only reported seven new men at the beginning of the recent term . Mr. Thomas has taken a church at Deerfield, 111., and has organized a “Fisherman’s Club” there. Florence Stone, ’20, is ^asking prayers th at the Lord may open some door of definite service to her. It seems to have been the Lord’s will thus far th at she should stay at home and witness. Her address is Madeline, Calif. LATEST RECRUITS FOR BOLIVIA Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Vroman, of Los Angeles, and Miss R uth H. McCahan of Beaumont, Calif., have ju st sailed for^ Bolivia, South America, to work with the Bolivian Indian Mission. Mr. and Mrs. Vroman had expected to go long ere this* but Uncle Sam had an insistent call for his army, to which Mr. Vroman responded, and this delayed him in his work of preparation. These three young people, all graduates of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, were very carefully examined by the Pacific Coast C ^ n cil of the Mission, and the Council is unanimous in be lieving them to be three of the finest candidates accepted thus far. They were accepted early in the summer, and prayer was immediately be gun th at God' would send in the money neces sary to provide outfits and pay the cost of pas sages. The money came in very slowly, and y ef came m encouragingly, but it was not until w ith in ten days of sailing time th at the full amount needed was in hand.' There were difficulties also to be prayed through. For example, reserva tions could not be made on the Anyo Maru, the steam er of the Japanese line which calls a t San Pedro, Cal., and lands pa'ssengers directly at Arica, Chile. In the hope^ however, that a t the last moment some one m ight leave the boat at San Pedro and thus make room, the freight of the party, amounting to between 12 and 15 cubic tons, was sent down to the outer harbor, the young people themselves going down a few hours later. Some members of the Council who were in the city were also present. However, no passengers got off. The freight was put on board safely, consigned to a reliable broker at Arica, and the young people came back to the city. The next day a conference was held, and after con sidering the situation from every angle, and getting all available information about other routes, it seemed plainly to be the will of God th at they should go down via New Orleans and Cristobal, it being essential th at they reach Bolivia before the setting in of the rainy sea son which renders travel uo the river bed prac tically impossible because of the danger. A r rangem ents were accordingly made, and on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 30, Mr. and Mrs. Vro man left Los Angeles over the Southern Pacific railway, Miss McCahan joining the party at Beaumont. L etters ju st received from New Or-
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