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New Business Manager W ith mind and heart and hand alike devoted to Christ, Elmer J. Peterson has been led to Biola. On January 11, he became Business Manager of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, a position for which earlier years have fur
day, vaccinating against typhoid fever, and sending the homeless to places that are open to them. Our Seminary students, in cooperation with our faculty, are doing per sonal work among the refugees. Theron is busy trying to comfort the distressed, and to relieve all mental suffering possible. I am sure that the Lord will use this diffi cult situation for good, and that many will be comforted through a knowledge of Christ as Saviour. W e are so thankful that the Lord has spared us., The Seminary is located in the only section of the city that has not been flooded.” Harold D. (’29) and Mrs. Amstutz (Janet Yeths, ’32) sailed on January 4 from New York for Africa under the Africa Inland Mission. Their temporary address is in care of the Africa Inland Mission, Aba, Congo Beige, Africa, via Egypt. Edith Z. Overman, ’23, has been assisting the matron in the Faith Home for Children, Route 1, Ceres, Calif. Esther Johnson, ’36, has been teaching in the school for the children of the Home. Institute graduates who have been or dained to the gospel ministry recently in clude Urban W. Hall, ’30, who was or dained at the South Lomita Church, Lo- mita, Calif., on February 8, and Don Hil- lis, ’32, Jitsuo Morikawa, ’33, and Lester F. Wendt, Th. B. ’36, who were ordained on February 14 at the Immanuel Baptist Church of Pasadena, Calif. At the latter service, Cortland Myers, pastor of the church, preached the ordination sermon. Born To F. Purl and Mrs. Pickett (Martha F. Hurst, ’32), a daughter, Abigail Sue, De cember 7, Bukavu, Congo Beige, Africa. To Bennett H. (’27) and Mrs. Williams, a son, Edwin John, December 10, Mom basa, Ituri, Congo Beige, Africa. Married R. Howard Gould and Ruth K. Zimmer man, ’35, January 30, Guatemala City, Guatemala, C. A. Charles J. Thomas, ’32, and Ardis Gram- mer, January 11, Vancouver, Wash. Robert Whaley and Grace S. Seitz, ’34, January 28, Los Angeles, Calif. With the Lord The Homegoing of George U. Gammon on January 24 will lead many Institute friends into prayer fellowship for Mrs. Gammon (Helen Smith, ’ l l ) in her be reavement. At the time of his death, Mr. Gammon was pastor of the Lompoc Pres byterian Church, Lompoc, ■Calif., where he had been for three years. For the thirteen years preceding that period, he was pastor of the Fillmore Presbyterian Church. Gladys V. McKee, ’19j of Trenton, Mo., went to be with the Lord on January 7. Her life was one of rich testimony for the Lord. Her Homegoing was one of triumph and for her a happy relief from years of suffering.
nished excellent prep aration. Graduated f r o m the Chicago Law School in 1915, . he was admitted to the bar the same y e a r . Investment and legal experience were gained in Chi cago in service with outstanding p u b l i c accountants a n d on the staff of S. W. Straus & Co. From 1930 to 1936, his
Mr. Peterson
field of labor was the Moody Bible Insti tute, where he served as assistant to A. F. Gaylord, Business Manager. “A man of good judgment, clear thought, fundamental faith, broad training” — numerous letters thus describe him. Years ago, the alert law student became fascinated by an investigation into prison administration. Clearly he discerned. the vastness of the opportunities which await the Christian warden. But knowledge of the Bible Institute movement, and the ex perience of leadership as a Sunday-school superintendent for fifteen years, culminated in a new and even larger vision of service than that which the penal institutions had presented. “ I am convinced,” he declared, “that the greater challenge is to aid in win ning boys and girls to Jesus Christ and in preparing young people for Christian service.” In the will of God, Mr. Peterson has come to Biola in acceptance of that chal lenge. For the performance of the tasks to which the Lord has called him, he stands in need of that stimulus which Christians provide when, by prayer, they “bear one another’s burdens.” May God grant that he shall have it! Among Institute Graduates M r s . t h e r o n m . c h a s t a i n (Agnes L- Bridge, ’29) writes from Louisville, Ky., where her husband has been attending the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: “ Your papers have told you about the terrible floods along the Ohio River. It is hard to realize that nearly three-fourths of Louis ville’s residences are under water, some of them completely submerged, and that three- fourths of the population of the city are refugees. Our hearts have ached for the thousands of families who have gone through our offices here at the Seminary. Especially we are touched by the old peo ple and the children. The Seminary has turned over its entire plant and facilities to relief work, in cooperation with the state authorities. We have worked night and
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