V ia Smith ’48, formerly on the staff of the business office, and for the past several years serving as a missionary working in the Maranatha Children’s Home, Box 1184, Fairbanks, Alaska, was ordered home by her board for a physical and dental check-up. Several weeks of rest and medical treatments have made it possible for her to return to the field in the early fall. R. H. King, 725 Allston St., Houston, Texas, and little Virginia, returning from a Mt. Hermon Conference, stopped at the office of The King’s Business leaving a nice offering bag of uncounted change to be put into action through the mis sionary enterprises of the Church of the Open Door and the Bible Institute. Briefettes Palmer Brown ’53, recent contributor to King’s Business World’s Newsgrams, will assume the chair of librarian at Mult nomah in September. Another Biolan to be associated with Multnomah is Verne R. Hodges ’35, who has resigned from the pastorate of the First Baptist Church, En terprise, Oreg. He will become dean of men at the college, and will teach Chris tian Education. Ray Eugene Crow, B.Th. '41, for the past several years serving as Tri-State Director of Evangelism for the Baptist Convention has taken the pastorate of First Church of Twin Falls, Ida. Mrs. Crow was Edna L. Kraft ’42. Jitsuo M ori- kawa, ’33, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Chicago has a choir composed of five racial groups: Caucasian, Japanese, Chinese, Negro and American Indian. Eschol Coshy ’49, and his Christian Cow boys are active in the evangelistic field in Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Oregon. Noble Crawford ’44, ’46, is located in Banning where he is working under the Fuller Evangelistic Foundation, and preaching much of the time at a new work near Banning. Don H illis ’32, Box 45, Los Angeles 53, has available 10 or 20-minute tape recordings of missionary messages; also good slides and movies of the work in India where he has served six hard and happy years. Allan G. (’24), M arjorie Phair-Mclntosh, and their daughter M yrtle, are enroute for furlough in the homeland. Margie suffered an at tack of pneumonia, but has made recovery enabling them to take their furlough. M yrtle is expected to remain for educa tional advantages offered in the States. It is no secref to presume that M yrtle will be housed with M yrtle Burton, San Diego high school teacher and foster mother to the three older McIntosh daughters, Janet, M arjorie Rose and Catherine. Dr. Ford L. Canfield T8, now on a tour of the Philippine Islands states that on the island of Mindoro alone there are nine tribes. He hopes to the end that seven of these tribes will be reached with the gospel message. There is great rejoicing that Duane Owings, husband of M ary Best- Owings ’35, has returned with a clean bill of health from the Mayo Clinic and will be able to return to Africa at the close of furlough. Laura Best ’35, is now home for a year of rest from arduous labors in Nigeria. Mabel Jones ’28 and her co-la- borer Ada Clack, are furloughing at the Glendale Court Missionary cottages owned by the Church of the Open Door. THE KING'S BUSINESS
She writes of new co-workers to assist in the work among the Dinka’s, and relates a story of an automobile accident in which 11 persons suffered only slight injuries as most of the occupants were thrown clear from the danger line. Says Geraldine: “ The Lord gave many opportunities to witness to His goodness during the re cuperating period, both in and out of the hospital.” She speaks also of political changes not altogether discouraging. A witch-doctoress is still alive, and has dis carded all her articles of witchcraft by burning them. Geraldine is due for fur lough in 1954. B etty A llen present student, and secre tary to Missionary Director Oran H. Smith is again this year with the Prac tical Missionary Training group in Cuba working together with four teams to pre sent the gospel to the islanders, who are receptive, and even eager to hear the messages of these P.M.T.ers. Singing and short messages in the leper hospitals were particularly blessed, even the officials were most courteous, even granting them the privilege of having gatherings, and pre senting the Navigator principles of Bible study and memory work. Alma Kludt ’46, Morshi, Arhravati Dist., M.P., India writes of the good recep tion given Gospels and tracts distributed at a “ holy fair” held annually in a small district in her area. The highways were filled with the pilgrims . . . one woman walked eight days to attend! Fellow- workers came from surrounding .districts to assist in the work at the bookstall where they used loud speakers, and played re cordings. The men went out among the pilgrims talking with them and selling Gospels. They showed the slides of “ The Prodigal Son” to approximately 2,000 people. At the child evangelism class the next day 300 men gathered, and even at the dose of the meeting the men re mained wanting to hear still more. Alma pleads for prayer as do nearly all our missionaries serving in the far comers of the earth. Dennis 1. Holliday ’43, and later a grad uate of Grace Theological Seminary, has been the successful pastor of the Brethren Church at Waynesboro, Pa., since 1950. In that time the church membership has been increased, the missionary enterprise has taken on the support of a missionary, the Sunday school has prospered, a street team has been organized to work in the jail and the county home, and a public address system and portable organ have been added to the working equipment. In addition the church has taken on a weekly radio broadcast. It is noted that Dr. Louis S. Bauman of beloved memory assisted in the organization of this work in 1908. Pearson’s Sailor Work, founded by Claude H .'Pearson ’21, many years ago is going forward to the extent that a plan has been presented whereby another ship- worker could be greatly used of God. Japanese and Chinese ships staffed by col lege men are often in port and these men are mostly friendly to the gospel message. They have as their home guest a Chinese refugee who is suffering from a nervous break-down; she was a former classmate at Biola. Prayer for her restoration is asked.
“Praise the Lord, call upon his name: declare his doings among the people. Make mention that his name is exalted ” ’ (Isa. 12:4).
Chaplain Clifford N. Ryan ’46 has just completed seven years of service at the Brown Military Academy, Pacific Beach, San Diego. In addition to his duties as chaplain he has taught academic and Bi ble. courses; has been active in partici pating in Christian work and piano play ing in the San Diego area. This year finds him enjoying a Sabbatical leave of ab sence to take further work on his M.A. at the California Baptist Seminary at Covina. Sylvia Arnold ’51, employee of Biola’s business office for several years, but now a missionary in a children’s home for Navajos, Cottonwood, Ariz., tells of the interest of the children in memorizing Scripture verses in the DVBS work now in session. Charlene (9) has memorized 57 verses; to reach the rank of general the child must memorize 65 verses. Only eternity will reveal the results of this memorization work. A summer camp is in prospect which will be a rich experience for them. Dorothy Marshall ’47, Dharchula, via Almors, U.P., India, is moved with com passion as she sees Tibetans, old and young, men and women, walking through dangerous passes and along hard roads, all struggling along on a pilgrimage of hope to reach the monastery where they will sacrifice chickens and pay rupees. The hopelessness of the journey moves Dorothy with compassion, and a strong desire to get the gospel message out to these who live in darkness. She gives the gospel in Hindi to such as she is able to contact. V irgil Hook ’40, now working in For mosa relates the story of the young people of the Chaochou church who hold an open- air evangelistic meeting every Friday night. There they set up their public ad dress system equipment as well as pro jector and screen for slides. They make their way on bicycles to the nearby un churched communities. You may share in this work as you pray for the spreading of the gospel. Geraldine H inote ’32, is back in Abaiyat via Melut, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Africa. 32
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