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December 1930
K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
Latest News From Biola in China
IEADERS of T h e K in g ’ s B u s in e s s have eagerly awaited every bit of fresh news from Biola in China. There have been long periods of suspense, punctuated with advices concerning Communistic raids with their awful record of destruction of lives and of property. Through out it all, there has been earnest prayer that God would
jured. Six missions,’ including the Hunan Bible Institute, have escaped with very little damage. Some of these have fared even better than we, having been neither wrecked nor looted. None ,of our buildings have been seriously mutilated. Our residences have been looted, and most of our personal effects have disappeared. Our. houses and heavy furniture, however, and most of the furniture and equipment of the school buildings, are intact. “ When the picture of the Hunan Bible Institute is compared with those of other buildings in Changsha, one can readily see that the preservation of this work is little short of a miracle. The outbreak occurred during the va cation season and conditions cleared up sufficiently to al low us to open the Bible School right on time. Old and new students have come, some from far distant places. “ All the Biola Evangelistic Bands are at work. They report wide open doors and a deep interest in their mes sage.-" , “ Now that the war has ceased in the North, and Presi dent Chiang has promised to send troops at an early date into Hunan and Kiangsi to suppress the Communists, con fidence has been restored. A number of missionaries are returning to their work, some of them going into the most distant parts of Hunan. On every incoming steam er, crowds of Chinese are arriving. It is a stirring sight
' H u itA N GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, CHANGSHA
be pleased to safeguard the lives of the Biola staff and spare the Institute property. Two of the accompanying pictures show some of the destructive work of the Communists in their attacks last July. The other picture give a panoramic view of most of the Hunan Bible Institute buildings as they appeared on October 10, 1930. Close examination will reveal that some of the residences, seen at the right, are not com pleted. Building operations have been delayed by the succession of revolutions in the last few years. Dr. Frank A. Keller, superintendent of the Hunan Bible Institute, tells the story of the Lord’s care of Biola, of the opening of the Bible Institute on time, and of the effective work of the Biola Evangelistic Bands, in a re cent letter which is passed on to T he K ing ’ s B usiness family. He writes as follows: “ The accompanying photographs are typical of the aw ful work done by the Communists in Changsha in July. A large number of buildings have been ruined. Among them are churches, schools, government buildings, and business houses. Seven of the mission stations in Chang sha have suffered in a similar way. Some of their build ings have been wholly destroyed, others very seriously in
CHANGSHA BUREAU FOR SUPPRESSION OF COMMUN ISM
to see them literally pour from the ships, whole families together, their hands filled with boxes, baskets, and bundles, and their faces shining with joy. The great change that has taken place in Changsha during the past month is almost inconceivable.”
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