A fire that started from electric wir ing,, entirely destroyed the echo-organ in the Bible Institute auditorium, Sun day morning, September 7. This organ was located in the gallery and was con nected with the larger organ at the front, both being newly installed. The fire broke out at the beginning of the morning service and fanned by the bel lows of the organ which were operating soon burned like tinder, filling the audi torium with smoke. The large congre gation filed out without mishap, as sembling in the lower auditorium for the morning worship while firemen fought the fire above. The fireproof qualities of the Institute structure were demonstrated. The cement walls con- flnfed the flames to the gallery and foyer. The fall term of the Institute is open ing as we mail this issue. The student enrollment bids fair to exceed all pre- vipus records. A few days, Bible Con ference is being held with Dr. A. C. Dixon, Dr. French Oliver and Dr. W. B. Riley as special teachers. ,,G. B. Bolton, 1919, is supplying the pulpit in a church at Tulsa, Okla. The first Sunday night two bright conver sions and four additions to church re sulted. Born, July 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schlichter, a daughter, Helena Louise. First baby of Biola party in China. On the same day Dr. Torrey and Dr. Atkin son arrived in Shanghai, and Dr. Tor rey preached in the evening. Edward B. Hart, student, 1917, is student-pastor of a small church located 25 miles from the State University, Colorado, where he is going on with his education. Address, Berthoud, Colo. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C.'A. Nethery, of Ferndale, Wash., a daughter, Norma Elise, July 21st. Mr. Nethery 1918 student. Married at San Leandro, Calif., Sep tember 10, Gladys Gibson and George H. Ekdahl, former students. They ex pect to go to Bolivia as missionaries.
Miss Elsie E. Hammarlund, ’17, who has been assisting Dr. Brieglieb at the Westlake Presbyterian Church, Los An geles, has entered Occidental College. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sickel sailed from Brooklyn, N. Y., September 3rd for Rio Cuarto, Argentina, where they will work in the Brethren Mission. Mrs. Sickel graduated in the December class of 1918. Mr. Sickel was prevented from finishing his course by thè call of the army. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Seigle, with their young child, are at this time on the Pa cific OCean en route to Siam as mission aries of the Presbyterian Church: Mr. Seigle was a member of the Fisher men’s Club, then a graduate of the Bible Institute, and later a graduate of the San Anseimo Theological Seminary and pastor of the church at Sausalito, Cali fornia. He is a splendid illustration of what a young man can do who yields his will absolutely to the will of God, dedi cates his life to His service, fixes his eyes upon a field to which he believes God has called him, and then persist ently prosecutes his studies and pre pares himself through much self-denial and self-sacrifice to reach the goal. The Lord has given him a splendid help meet with special qualifications as a teacher, she having spent several years as a teacher in the public schools. We commend these beloved friends to you for your prayers. Martha'Pohnert, ’13, writes from Mi Yang, China: .“This has been my best year in China because I have learned to make prayer my primary work. My heart has been exceeding glad because the first five girls of our school were baptized several weeks ago and the Lord is working in many of their lives. We are passing through a critical period with confijet on every side. The only way to solve the problems -is on our knees.” Flora H. Pierson, ’14, writès from Dungu, Conge Beige, Africa: “My brother and I are now stationed in the Azande tribe in North Congo, we have' only been here a few months and are Veiy busy studying hard on the lan guage, and having many and various
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