MISSIONARY SYMPOSIUM In this issue the questions are answered by Oran H. Smith, Chairman, Dept, of Missions, Biola Bible College. What is involved in securing a pass port for foreign travel? staff. The letter should also show the date or the ap proximate date of the pro posed departure and the travel arrangements which have been made.
consent to have a Bible class in that home; and around that he gathers those who are willing to meet and study the Word of God. This is the beginning of the little congregation. But the evangelist must very soon move on to the next town and leave the new little group in care of the most qualified convert, who directs prayer meetings until the evangelist returns. He must return within about two weeks’ time. Thus he goes from town to town until he has evangel ized his district. Evangelists are trained to go over the field holding special services in the different con gregations, and train Bible teachers to hold little Bible institutes for these groups, thus training them in the deeper things of God, for the itinerant evangelist could not do all this owing to lack of time. Thus is avoided what might be called “ hop, skip and jump evangelism.” The headquarters for the Mexican Indian Mission is located at 325 North 13th Street, Philadelphia 7, Pennsylvania. MISCELLANEA A Missionary's Equipment 1. A life yielded to God and con trolled by His Spirit. 2. A restful trust in God for the supply of all needs. 3. A sympathetic Spirit prld a will ingness to take a lowly place. 4. Tact in dealing with men—and adaptability toward circumstances. 5. Zeal in service and stedfastness in discouragement. 6. A healthy body and a vigorous mind. 7. Love for communion with God and for the study of His Word. 8. Some experience and blessing in the Lord’s work at home. — J. Hudson Taylor When we say “ Go into all the world” to our missionaries we must say the same to our dollars. At a missionary meeting some young people were discusing the text, “Ye are the salt of the earth.” One suggestion after another was made as to the meaning of “ salt” in this verse. “ Salt imparts a desirable flavor,” sug gested one. “ Salt preserves from de cay,!’ suggested another. Then at last a Chinese Christian girl spoke out of an experience none of the others had. “ Salt creates thirst,” she said, and there was a sudden hush in the room. Everyone was thinking, “Have I ever made anyone thirsty for the Lord Jesus Christ?” — Selected
8. Passport applications may be accepted from persons who are' of military draft age. Such should keep their local draft boards informed. 9. The total of fees for pass port and a p p lic a tio n is $10.00; $9.00 is sent to the S e c re ta ry of State, and $1.00 is paid the clerk. 10. Passports are valid for two years, and can be renewed for an additional two-year period for a fee of $5.00, after which a new passport must be obtained. 11. P r o sp e c tiv e missionaries should proceed at once to obtain necessary evidence to prove birth and citizen ship, and not wait until it is needed because some times there is a great delay in securing what is needed. What does a missionary need in the way of equipment? This is a relative matter de pendent upon the Ideation of the mission, but some general information may prove help ful. An equipment list will be sup plied. by the missionary so ciety upon request and will no doubt include items under the following classifications: Personal clothing, household goods, equipment for the work, photographic supplies, food supply, medical needs, study facilities, r e c r e a tio n equipment, tools and miscel laneous items. A variation of topics may be taught. Here at the Bible Institute we offer Introduction to Missions, Missionary History , Missionary Orientations, Missionary Seminar, Missionary Science, Evangelism Among Spanish-Speaking Peoples, Jewish Missions, Non-Christian Re ligions and Phonetics. These are offered in addition to the usual Bible subjects. What specific missionary subjects are available in most Bible institutes?
1. Each applicant for a pass port must have documen tary evidence to establish proof of citizenship. A cer tified copy of a birth cer tificate is the best evidence, but if this is not obtainable, an affidavit of a relative, an attending physician or some such person who can vouch for the birthplace of the ap plicant must be supplied. 2. Two passport pictures made according to specifications are necessary. 3. Husband and wife and chil dren, if they are minors, can make one application providing their pictures are taken together, but under these conditions they must enter and leave a country together. 4. When applying for a pass port, stipulate whether you are American-born, born abroad of American parents, or naturalized. 5. Passport applications must be executed before a clerk of a federal court or a state court authorized by law to naturalize aliens. 6. When presenting an appli cation, the applicant must be accompanied by an iden tifying witness, an adult American citizen, not a relative, who has known the applicant for at least two years. 7. M is s io n a r y applications must be accompanied by a letter of request from the missionary society, showing the name of the organiza tion, the station to which he w ish es to p ro ceed , whether he has previously served abroad as a mission ary, whether he is return ing to a' station previously occupied, whether he will be replacing a missionary who is returning to the U.S., and if so, the name of the missionary, or whether he will be an addition to the existing m iss ion a ry
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