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“F or B etter or F or W orse ” Rev. Chauncey Sh.eldon, ’21 and Miss Hattie Cope ’22, were married in a beau tiful church ceremony at Bassai, French Equatorial Africa, August 21st, 1926. “The Brethren Missionary,” official organ of the Brethren Church, gives consider able space to a description of this event. Both Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon have been in pioneer missionary work in the African field for some time. For the last three years Mr. Sheldon has labored faithfully among the people of the Kare t r i b e . Shortly after the wedding they left for Bossangoa, where a new work has been opened. We extend congratulations and assure these devoted workers of a place in our prayers. E ffective S leeping P otion Two of the young women students, whose rooms were located in the same corridor of the Women’s Dor mitory, were in need of work. Fin ally a position opened up for one of the girls, who accepted it, although she knew that the needs of her friend ivere more pressing than were , her own. But that night she could not t sleep. Her conscience told her plain ly that she had been neither a true . . friend, nor a true Christian. A t last she could stand it no longer, but crept down the hall to the door of her friend’s room. “I want you to have that work,” she said. “I can get along for a while.” She then return ed to her room and immediately fell ■asleep. “So He giveth His beloved sleep." —o— G ood W ork —M r . P ike STATISTICS do not tell the wh o l e . story, but they are full of meaning and give indication of . faithful work done. The report of the Evening School for the year 1926, as far as figures go, carries the following interesting items: Meetings conducted, 861; Sermons preached, 216; Bible readings given, 131; Bible classes taught, 921; Gospels distributed, 2001; tracts distributed, 14,719; persons dealt with, 10,135; professed conversions, 232; visits made, 877; total enrollment, 515; graduated in June 1926, 20; nationalities represented in the student body, 28; oc cupations, 96; denominations, 20. It has been a prosperous year for the Evening School. We give God the glory. —o— G lee C lubs on T he J ump ■DOTH Men’s and Women’s: Glee Clubs • were busy between Christmas and New Years with out-of-the-city concerts. From December 27th to 31st the young men, with Prof. J. B. Trowbridge con ducting, gave evening programs in Ox nard, Fillmore, Santa Paula, Ventura and Santa Barbara. The young ladies, with Prof. H. G. Tovey, spent five days, De cember 26th to 30th, in nearby towns south and east; Ontario, Upland, Corona, Riverside, Colton, San Bernardino and Covina. All reports indicate that the tours were a great success from the standpoint of both the reception accorded by the churches visited and from that of the Christian service rendered. The witness of such organizations has proved to be of incalculable value. It is of in terest and a matter of encouragement to note that the Women’s Glee Club was
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embrace Brother Van again; but my thoughts go beyond that to the quiet com munion service in the chapel later, with the Christians whose lives have become so entwined with ours; and then to be around the study table with the native workers. Yes, we have received a hun dredfold.” —-o— A M onth of P rivilege ’T HE Student Missionary Union has the privilege .of hearing and meeting in a personal way leaders in Christian' work from many sections of the world field. Miss Edna Lawrence, missionary to Korea, now studying in the Bible Insti tute, recently told of her experience in hospital work there. Her address carried a strong appeal for unselfish living. Dr. W. E. Blackstone gave the Union an in teresting account of his own Christian experience, showing how the Lord led him to .write his widely read book “Jesus is Coming.’’,;!Members of the Union find invaluable help through the presence of these Christian leaders. —o— M r . and M rs . C anfield C hosen ’T 1 HE new China Inland Mission Home, 238 South Avenue 51, Los Angeles, was opened and dedicated with appropri ate services on'December 2nd, 1926. This event was of peculiar interest to very many of the B. I. family. The Home is in charge of Mr. Ford Canfield and his wife (nee Caroline Lovejoy), both of the Class of T 8 . They are retained in America to take charge of the C. I. M. interests of the Pacific Southwest District. The after noon and evening programs included ad dresses by Rev. John Hunter and Dr.- Charles E. Hurlburt, of the Bible Insti tute, and Dr. John Marvin Dean, of Pasa dena, and Dr. F. W. Farr, of Los An geles. The music was furnished by Prof. H. G. Tovey and a Ladies’ Octette of the Music Department. The Home will serve as a resting place for missionaries going and coming from the field. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scoville, T 8 have been enjoying the hospitality of the Home while on fur lough during recent months; Miss Rachel Wood, ’24, en route to China, was present for the dedication of the Home.
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Hello, Fellow Graduates: A LLOW me the pleasure of introducing ^ to you some of your relatives whom you have never had the pleasure of meet ing, namely, the members of the .Corres pondence School. H a v i n g a l m o s t eighteen hundred we will not ask the edi tor to give their names in this issue at least. But I would like you to know something about these faithful students of the Word, who, though unable to at tend the Day or Evening Schools of the Institute have overcome this handicap by enrolling as students in our Correspon dence School. Call them “second cousins’’ if you like. ■ Now I would like to introduce you per sonally to some who have completed their work and recently received certificates: Course No. 2, “ Studies In The Gospels,” James M. Overby, Owens- ville, Ind. Course No. 3, “Through the Old Testament by Books and Chapters,” Lena Wagner, Kitchener, Ont., Can. Course No. 4, “Persdnal Evangelism and Practical Work,” Felix E. Joseph, Baltimore, Md.,; Fred C. Colville, Glasgow, Scotland. ■Course No. 5, “Through the Bible in A Year,” Elmer M. Johnson, Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. Lvira M. Massey, San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Edith Solkoe,' Oakland, Calif. Course No. 6 , “Bible Beginners’ Course,” Dr. Minnie A. Lauerman, Lincoln, Nebr.; Arthur J. Price, Taylor, P a.; Alice G. Mud- die, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Sadie'S*. Norcross, Beaumont, Calif.; Mrs; Herbert G. Myers; Redondo Beach, Calif. Course No. 7, “Through the New Testament by Books and Chap ters,” Martha E. Olsen, Long Beach, Calif.; Rev. H. R. Blackwood, Lyn- brook, N. Y .; Carrie Brooks, Iowa City, Iowa; Mary Thiessen, Herbert, Sask., Can.; Mrs;-L. Filer, Los An geles, Calif. Course No. 8 , “Supple mental Bible Course,” J. B. Amuah, Gold Coast, Africa; Esther F. Board- man, Huntington Park, Calif.; Mrs. HazeL Brittin, Toledo, Ohio;Corney H. Peters, Mt. Lake. Minn. —It’s Alan S. Pearce, (Asst. Sec.)—talking. —o— B ack to V enezuela A FTER furlough Mr. and Mrs. Donald ^ Turner (nee Faith Hollingsworth’21), are returning to Venezuela to resume their work under the Orinoco River Mis sion. Mr. Turner writes in “Praise and Prayer,” “It was just five years ago to day that Faith and Roe Williams and I sailed from New York. The day was a wonderful one for us, full of new exper iences. God was leading us out by faith, and we found Him to be the way, even in the sea where there is no way. I long to be back in Venezuela with the dear eo-laborers whom God has sent to us there. I want to step on to the pier and
Its No More Than Right That you should know that these notes are prepared by Albert E. Kelley, the genial Student Secretary. Do you like this department? Then write and, tell Mr. Kelley, He needs your encourage ment. Write him all the news of B, I. former stu dents’ doings. —Managing Editor
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