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Bi b l e I n s t i t u t e Ha p p e n i n g s Particularly of Interest to Friends and Students
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tr in e of J e s u s C h ris t th is te rm a n d n e x t te rm w ill ta k e u p th e D o c trin e o f M an. A w o rk I am v e ry m u ch in te re s te d in is th e G irls’ B ib le C lub, w h ic h I s ta r te d l a s t J u n e a n d w h ic h h a s g ro w n fro m e ig h t g ir ls to e ig h te e n a n d re a lly C h ris tia n g irls too, fo r w e o n ly a c c e p t fo r m em b e rsh ip th o s e w h o h a v e m ad e a d efin ite a c c e p ta n c e o f th e L o rd a s th e ir p e rso n a l S av io u r. O th e rs m a y com e, o f co u rse . T h e g ir ls com e to m y h om e fro m w o rk on F rid a y e v e n in g s a n d w e h a v e lu n c h to g e th e r, a f te r w h ic h w e h a v e a B ib le lesso n . W e a r e stu d y in g th e D isp e n sa tio n s a n d th e g ir ls a r e e n jo y in g i t v e ry m u ch . A fte r th e th re e - q u a r te rs of a n h o u r B ib le s tu d y th e g ir ls a re fre e to g o hom e o r s ta y fo r a frie n d ly c h a t. On th e th ir d F rid a y o f e ach m o n th w e h a v e a m is s io n a ry m e e tin g a n d t r y to h a v e a re tu rn e d m is s io n a ry sp e a k to u s o r w e h a v e ite m s fro m th e m issio n fields. W e ta k e a n o ffe rin g on t h a t n ig h t fo r m issio n s a n d se n d i t to d iffe re n t fields.- N ow w e a r e p r e p a r in g a m iss io n a ry bo x to se n d to th e J e w is h G irls’ C lub a t Je ru s a le m , th e one L e ila J a m is o n ta u g h t w h ile there.*' M r. and M rs. W . O. K e m p tn e r, on fu rlo u g h fro m A frica , w rite : “Y ou w ill be in te r e s te d to k n o w t h a t w e a r e n o w in B ro o k ly n w ith o u r fa c e s a g a in s e t to w a rd s th e G re a t D a rk C o n tin e n t. W e do n o t k n o w h o w lo n g w e w ill be in B ro o k ly n , b u t fo r th e p re s e n t a r e h e lp in g o u t in th e M issio n H om e a n d Offices. W e a ls o h o p e to ta k e u p th e s tu d y o f F re n c h in o rd e r to e n la rg e o u r sp h e re o f u se fu ln e s s on th e field. F re n c h is th e official la n g u a g e of th e B e lg ia n C ongo a n d so o n e r o r la te r w e w ill be re q u ire d to te a c h i t to th e n a tiv e s . W e a re w r itin g e s p e c ia lly to a s k y o u to p r a y t h a t w e m a y b e t h r u s t o u t to A fric a in G od’s ow n g o o d tim e. W© a re fe e lin g fine a n d lo n g to be b a c k in th e work* o f m a k in g th e L o rd J e s u s C h rist k n o w n a m o n g th o s e w h o n o w ‘s it in d a rk n e s s a n d u n d e r th e sh a d o w of d e a th .’ W e h a v e ju s t re c e iv e d le tte r s fro m a co u p le o f o u r n a tiv e b o y s in w h ic h th e y s a y th a t ‘s o rro w is w o rk in g th em v e ry m u ch b e c a u se w e a r e n o t,’ a n d th a t th e y a re ‘w a itin g fo r G od to r e tu r n u s on th e p a th to th e ir v illa g e so t h a t w e m ay te a c h th e m th e W o rd s o f G od.’ I t h a s b een g o o d to see o u r lo v ed o n es a n d o ld frie n d s a s w e ll a s m a k e m a n y n e w ones, b u t o u r h om e is re a lly o v er in th e lo n g g r a s s o f A fric a an d ‘th e r e is no p la c e lik e hom e, b e i t e v e r so hum ble* a s a little m u d h o u se in C e n tra l A fric a .” H. E . V rom an , ’20, w r ite s re q u e s tin g p ra y e r th a t h e a n d M rs. V ro m an m a y be g u id e d in th e ir f u tu r e p la n s, a s to w h a t sh o u ld be done a b o u t co m in g hom e on f u rlo u g h in tim e to r e tu r n in a y e a r a n d a h a lf o r so, w h en , it is h o p ed , a n e w w o rk am o n g s a v a g e tr ib e s in th e B en i re g io n w ill be o p en ed up. G eorge V an D n sen , ’20, w r ite s fro m A fric a te llin g o f a trip th ro u g h th e g r a s s a tte n d e d by m a n y tr ia ls , b u t s a y s : “W h ile on th is tr ip w e h a d m a n y o p p o rtu n itie s o f te llin g th e p recio u s s to ry o f G od’s lo v e. T h e se tr ip s th r o u g h th e g r a s s m a k e one re a liz e a fre s h th e g r e a t n eed o f m o re m e s se n g e rs to c a r r y fo rth th e lig h t a n d o n e w ish e s th e y co u ld be on th e g o c o n tin u a lly . ‘T h e h a rv e s t tr u ly is p le n te o u s, b u t th e la b o re rs a re fe w ; p ra y y e th e re fo re th e L o rd o f th e h a rv e s t, th a t H e w ill se n d fo rth la b o re rs in to H is harv est.* ” Married M iss M aud M cC om as a n d R ev . G eo rg e R eab en , P om o n a, C alif., A ug. 23rd. F ra n c is c o T ap ia, *23, a n d M a rg a re t S m ith ,,*23, L os A n g eles. J . A. B rillh a rt, *18, a n d T h e lm a M a th ew s, L o s A n g eles. Ja c o b E y m a n n , *23, a n d Je n n ie Z im m erm an , *22, L o s A n g eles. W a lte r F ile r, *23, a n d M a rjo rie G rierso n . L o u is a U h lin g e r, *23, a n d H e n ry D. T odd, *23, M odesto, C alif. COINS EXCHANGED for KING’S BUSINESS MISSIONARIES— at home or abroad:. 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Mrs. B e sse D . McAnlis, *16, is n ow S u p e rin te n d e n t o f W om en a t th e B ib le I n s titu te , su c c e e d in g M iss A lb e rta P a tte r s o n , w ho is D ire c to r of W om en ’s W o rk . F o rm e r s tu d e n ts w ill be g rie v e d to le a rn of th e re c e n t d ea th o f M iss Cl ar a H a ssle r, w h o fo r se v e ra l y e a rs h e ld th e p o sitio n o f c a s h ie r a t th e B ib le In s titu te . H a l R eed , *23, a n d W illiam S h e re r, ’23, le f t r e c e n tly fo r A frica. H. F . Stobb e, ’21, is a ls o on th e w a y to A frica. M iss L ola Gur ney, ’23, is d o in g h om e m iss io n a ry w o rk u n d e r th e B re th re n C h u rch a t G re a t F a lls , M ont. Miss El iza be th ! Si m ps on, ’23 h a s ta k e n u p w o rk a m o n g th e In d ia n s in N ew M exico. Miss Mart ha Sm it h , Mr s. E d ith A rm stron g , ’23, a n d Mrs. Co le, a re a t Jo h n B ro w n C ollege, S ilo am S p rin g s, A rk ., M iss S m ith a n d M rs. A rm stro n g b e in g e n g a g e d in te a c h in g a n d M rs. Cole b e in g em p lo y ed a s m a tro n . M iss L illia n W a gh o rn , ’19 w h o fo r som e tim e h a s b een in th e w o rk fo r C h in ese g ir ls in S an F ra n c is c o a n d O ak lan d , is n ow w ith h e r f a th e r a t S a n ta C ruz. Mr s. H en ry W eb end o rfer, ’17, a n d th r e e c h ild re n a r e in th e h o m elan d on f u rlo u g h a n d a r e a t p r e s e n t w ith frie n d s a t B e av er C ity , N eb. Mr. W eb end o rfer x p e c ts to re a c h th e U n ite d S ta te s in D ecem b er. H a r ry J o n e s, ’23, w r ite s th a t a f te r six m o n th s a t h om e in H am ilto n , N ew Z ealan d , h e h o p ed to. le a v e a t th e e n d o f O c to b e r fo r th e N ew Z e a la n d B a p tis t field in In d ia . H is a d d re ss th e r e w ill be M issio n H o u se, B ra h m a n b a ria , B e n g a l, In d ia . B . D it chm an, ’17, w r ite s fro m A fric a t h a t h e h o p es to v is it B. I. in a y e a r o r so a n d w o u ld lik e to ta k e th e th ir d y e a r c o u rse if th e L o rd o p en s th e w ay . Mis s Iv y May Sw een ey , ’19, is lo c a te d a t H y d en in th e m o u n ta in s of K e n tu c k y a s s is tin g in te a c h in g in th e p u b lic sch o o l a n d d o in g c h u rc h a n d c o m m u n ity w o rk . S he sa y s th a t one th in g th a t re jo ic e s th e h e a r ts of th e w o rk e rs is th a t th e y a re n o t o n ly p e rm itte d to te a c h th e B ib le in th e sc h o o ls b u t a re re q u e ste d to do so. R . O. C aw k er, ’19, is in C a lifo rn ia in e v a n g e lis tic w o rk , b e in g a s so c ia te d w ith D r. N y g ren , a B a p tis t e v a n g e lis t, a s d ire c to r of m u sic in th e c am p a ig n s. T h e H arry O. A nd erson E v a n g e lis tic P a r ty o f B e rk e le y , Cal., r e c e n tly clo sed a g ra c io u s m e e tin g in N o rth D e n v e r w ith th e M t. H erm o n C hurch) A lth o u g h se rio u s ly h a n d ic a p p e d by w e a th e r c o n d itio n s, th e la r g e te n t w a s filled o fte n to c a p a c ity a n d 141 d ecisio n s w e re m ade* 64 co n v ersio n , 53 s u rre n d e r an d 24 m fem bership. M iss H elen R . H on eym an , ’19, se n d s a r e p o rt o f th e R u ra l C om m u n ity E x te n sio n W o rk o f th e M o n tro se B ib le C o n feren ce, c o n d u cted by h e rs e lf a n d h e r f a th e r, w h ic h sh o w s a la r g e a m o u n t of w o rk d o n e w ith e n c o u ra g in g re s u lts . Mr. and Mrs. C. B. W h itw e ll h a v e ta k e n o v er th e m a n a g e m e n t of P h o e n ix S o ap sto n e Q u a n ie s in V irg in ia , ow n ed by W . W . B e n jam in , n e p h e w of Jo h n D. R o c k e fe lle r. T h e re is g r e a t o p p o rtu n ity th e re fo r m iss io n a ry w o rk am o n g th e i l lit e ra te people, e sp e c ia lly b o y s a n d g irls . H a r ry S te e rs h a s b een a c tin g a s su p p ly p a s to r fo r a little b a n d of p eo p le a t P a tte rs o n , C alif., sin c e J u ly 18th, a n d h a s se e n th e r e s u lts of p ra y e r a n d la b o r in so u ls sav ed . H e w rite s th a t th e re is a sp le n d id b u n c h of y o u n g p eo p le th e re , som e of w h om w ill in f u tu re be in th e B ib le In s titu te . Mrs. C h e ste r R ig g a n (n ee V io let S te e n b a rg e r), ’21, w r ite s a s fo llo w s: “I am te a c h in g in th e In d ia n a p o lis B ib le I n s titu te (E v e n in g S chool) a g a in th is w in te r. I am te a c h in g th e D oc-
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