Allyn B. ’ 18 and Esther Cooke, 628 Singhaklay, Chiengrai, Thailand, are en tering a new 'work on invitation of some needy and unevangelized Lahu in North Thailand. Their first task will be to teach them as only about five teen-age boys are able to read and write. There will be classes for young and old . . . pre-armed by prayer for wisdom in teaching and hearts prepared to learn. Allyn writes: “W e go forth. W ill you go with us? Prayer is our biggest task. W e need you, and we are workers together with God.” Joe (’40) and Gene Copeland (’41), 501-7 Chome, Koyana, Shinagawa Ku, To kyo, write that the focal point of interest today in the Far East is Korea, where Joe is working most of the time. Three letters received from the men among whom he is working give great encour agement. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. One letter follows: “ I carry the Gospel of John which I received, in my pocket and read it often. Although I read it through 3 times, I did not un derstand it. Afterwards . . . I realized that I was a sinner, and that Christ was my living Saviour; that I received forgive ness and had eternal life. Therefore this Gospel has become my great friend. I believed the words of John 6:37, and now I want to become the Lord’s servant.” Signed, Hong Khi. Briefettes Rev. and Mrs. Leo Polman (Leila Ne- her) are grandparents to young David Robert born August 26, to Rev. Robert and Joyce Polman-Griffith at Lake Odessa, Mich. Latest arrivals from Africa are, Frank and Augusta Manning ’28, who will be furloughing at 2401 N. Main St., Newton Kan., Allan G. and Margie Mc Intosh ’24, ’25, now at 1517 Rock Glen Ave., Glendale, Calif., and daughter Myr tle who will likely not be sojourning with Myrtle Burton at San Diego as was er roneously stated in the October issue of this magazine; Lydia G. Kuhrle ’47, at Carson, N. D., Vernon Doerksen, 17, son of David and Ruth Dunn-Doerksen (’27 and ’33, respectively) to take advantage of the educational facilities offered in the homeland. The Saints are Marching Home One of the unsung heroines in the world of Christian service is noted in the home going of a true mother-in-Israel, Mrs. Alice Bunch Weniger, who passed quickly into the presence of her Lord following a heart attack at her home in Yuba City, Calif., on October 6. “ Her children arise up and call her blessed; her husband also and he praiseth her” should be the epitaph inscribed in the hearts of the surviving husband and five living preacher-sons, and one mis sionary daughter, whose hearts mourn the loss of a mother who lived a noble life, and has been tr a n sla te d to the realms of glory to be forever with the Lord. B iola faculty and staff deeply sym pathize with the members of the family. They mourn not as those who have no hope. (As a young woman Mrs. Weniger made her home with the T. C. Horton family in St. Paul, Minn., where Mr. Horton founded the Northwestern Bible Institute.
G. A. Weniger writes, “ Dad and Mother were the first two graduates of this school.” ) ' From Alice Hamilton-Roos ’22, comes the news of the passing of her husband, John Roos ’22, P. G. ’23, September 12, three hours following a heart attack, a great shock to the family, and to the Em manuel Presbyterian Church, Carnarvon, Iowa, U.S.A., which he had served for more than four years. As Moderator of the Presbytery he had attended the fall meeting on Wednesday, officiated at a wedding in his church on Friday evening, and appeared in his usual gracious per sonality at the reception which followed. Something over thirty years, the Roos’ family had served the Lord in happy fellowship, had reared a son and daugh ter, both now married and living in Illi nois. Mrs. Roos closes her short letter, saying, “ I shall miss John, but Christ is my comfort and strength as long as He leaves me here on earth.” How precious is the comfort of the Lord! Mrs. Charlotte Pike, widow of the late Rev. Wm. H. Pike, for many years sec retary of the evening school, passed away in a Glendale hospital September 30, at the age of 83. Mr. and Mrs. Pike have left an indelible record in the hearts of many through their hymps. “ To Do Thy W ill,” is a real consecration hymn, writ ten by Mr. Pike, and set to music by Mrs. Pike. Both these aggressive “ doers of the Word” are now with the Lord, but their labors live on. Funeral services were con ducted by Dr. Keith L. Brooks, commit tal by Dr. Donald G. Davis, both old friends of the family. B iola staff and alumni extend sincere sympathy to the daughters, Miriam Stock- ton of Glendale, and Ruth Crowder, 1561 Oak Grove Dr., Eagle Rock, Calif., with whom Mrs. Pike had made her home for many years. Luella ( Schoenig ) Von Lange ’21, met death on the tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad at Soledad, Calif., October 1. This calamity brought sadness to the hearts of her husband, two sisters, scores of friends in Soledad and at the Bible Institute. Graveside services were held at the community cemetery. Mrs. Von Lange was an early-day sec retary to Dr. R. A. Torrey, and has kept in close touch with Biola and its varied activities these many years. She was an ardent winner of souls and had written many tracts for free distribution. Oscar Von Lange ’21, Box 266, Soledad, Calif., sent a generous gift to the Talbot Theological Seminary as a memorial, and requested prayer for sustaining grace. Winne Hoopes ’28, a registered nurse, 23 years and 6 months to the very day a resident in the Mary Martha Home founded and operated by R. Celestia Churchill ’ 17, departed to be with Christ. A patient sufferer for many years, Winne was not only ready, but anxious to leave her body of humiliation. Fitted as she was to live and to serve others, even in her long illness she was a real blessing to Miss Churchill, and the many guests of the Home whom she had seen come and go. She is free from suffering, and is forever at home with the Lord.
“ Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Im manuel” (Isa. 7:14). Ais Pormes ’49, director of Christ for Indonesia Fellowship, now in Java, writes: “ Folks are constantly asking me day and night to point them to the Prince of Peace . . . I have very little time at home, but God is working to save souls.” For two months the meetings have continued; a few weeks ago we had three conversions. Last night we had fifteen; one Moslem, one Roman Catholic, three Chinese and ten Indonesians . . . God is also calling out workers. One schoolteacher came from an island 1400 miles away to offer him self for missionary work.” A new project established by Al and Evelyn Claassen ’46 is a correspondence course. with an early enrollment of 90 students. It is obtainable in Yoruba or English, which means they have been engaged in a very wonderful piece of work designed to implant the gospel in the hearts of the natives. One convert stated: “ I can tell you that I am the happiest boy of all the seminary prod ucts of 1952. The Lord counted me wor thy to be one of the bearers of the gospel, and souls are saved through the messages.” Annie Bethke T9, faithful far beyond her strength for 35 years in the moun tains of Kentucky, has returned to Los Angeles where she is receiving care at the New Fern Rest Home, 2600 New Ave., So. San Gabriel, Calif. “ Thanks to you, boys and girls, fellow Child Evangelism workers and missionar ies around the. world for your prayers and gifts for the work here on this island have brought wonderful results the past two months, writes the Eddie Case (’43) family, Calvario, Habana, Cuba. Between one and two thousand children have been reached with the gospel, and several hun dred responded to the invitation to ac cept Christ. Some who received Christ a year ago are following up their fellow ship with the Lord through the teaching of faithful witnesses. Dick Hillis (’32), Orient Crusades, Box 45, Los Angeles 53, Calif., quotes the words of a dying Chinese soldier: “ I have been saved five months. I am too weak to complete the written course, but I am still memorizing my verses so when I meet the Lord today or tomorrow I shall meet Him with His word? on my lips.” Send the Light—you will meet this man up there. Is it worth-while to pray and to send?
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