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c J tie Æ i L L S n s t i h d e FAMILY CIRCLE . . . By CUTLER B. WHITWELL
aboard their own ships, snatching fellow shipmates as brands from the burning. We make no financial appeal, for we want to live the life of real faith. We need and want more friends; we cannot continue or enlarge the work without them. Pray that doors may be opened for us to tell about the work.” Ava McSpadden, ’22, assisted Rev. C. Sloan in evangelistic meetings at Eastmont, Calif., for several weeks this fall. Arnold R. Jansen, ’22, P. G. ’23, after a world tour covering eighteen months, has taken up the regular duties of the pastorate of the United Brethren Church of Wa bash, Ind. Elizabeth Griswold, ’29, P. G. ’30, is con nected with the Goodwill Industries of Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Lauber, ’27, after several years in Indian work at Ganado, Ariz., are attending the San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, Calif. Anna Heine, ’30, Nicholas Simponis, ’31, and Earl Bruneau, ’31, have entered the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago for fur ther training. Edith Overman, ’23, has taken up duties at the Faith Home, Ceres, Calif. Elsie Wil liams, ’23, P. G. ’26, has been connected with this work for some time. Esther Suderman, ’31, is assisting Rev. Philip Thomas, pastor of the First Evan gelical Church, Porterville, Calif. Fred Barnhill, ’29, is attending the Evangelical Theological College, Dallas, Texas. Helen D. Whitney, ’28, is carrying on a special ministry of personal work among nurses in various hospitals. On a recent trip, she visited a number of northern cities, including Seattle, Portland, and Sa lem, Ore. Rev. John W. Falconer, ’24, 651 Belve dere St., San Francisco, has been led of the Lord to open a fundamental church in that city. He asks prayer for this undenomina tional ministry of faith. Rev. Otho P. D. La Porte, ’20, at home on furlough from the Philippine Islands, attended the outgoing missionaries’ con ference of the Presbyterian church, which was held in New York City. He and Mrs. La Porte are at San Anselmo Seminary this fall. They plan to be at home, after January 1, at Legaspi, Albay, Philippine Islands. . Rev. David Donnan, ’16, of the First Presbyterian Church, Helena, Mont., was director of the young people’s conference held in Rockhaven, Mont., this summer. Married Walter H. Dyck, ’31, and Agnes Schmidt, August 21, at the Alexanderwahl Church, Goessel, Kan. Rev. Otho P. D. La Porte, ’20, and Mar garet E. Rudy, July 10, Buhl,. Idaho. . Fred J. Tooze, Jr., and Ruth Elizabeth Tibbits, ’25, September 12. Mr. and Mrs. Tooze are at home at 1130 Lee St., Salem, Ore.
Mrs. Sickel (Loree Cutright, ’18), who is connected with the Foreign Missionary Society of the Brethren Church, and who, with her husband, has r e n d e r e d de voted service for the Lord in Argentina, South America, has been reported as being very ill, near Cordoba. Mabel Crawford, ’27, who has been studying in Paris en route to French Equatorial Africa, writes enthusiastically: “Oh, I must tell you before I forget it that I have sailed . safely through my first French examinations. The ‘exam’ was ra ther hard. Out of about one hundred and fifty who took it, seventy-five of us passed.” Due to the resignation of one of the English-speaking pastors, Rev. Felix J. Grospe, ’22, Narvacan, Illocos Sur, Philip pine Islands, has been conducting four preaching services each Sunday. Pauline Fraas, ’15, and Emily Messenger have resigned from the Africa Inland Mis sion. They expect to enter a new work in the Belgian Congo. On September 21 and 22, at the Hillis home, 1124 La Veta Terrace, Los Angeles, a number of friends gathered in honor of Arista Staley, ’18. During her furlough, Miss Staley took nurse’s training and is now en route to the Cameroun, W d t Af rica, where she will do hospital work un der the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. Kathryn Dick, ’29, P. G. ’30, planned to sail for Africa under the Sudan Interior Mission the early part of October. Roy Clarke, ’29, of Australia, is engaged in evangelistic work in Tasmania. He has sent to Gordon Hooker, ’22, a splendid re port of the Lord’s blessing upon his minis try. He expects to visit Mr. Hooker’s par ents in Devenport, Tasmania. Henry Senff, ’23, is at home on furlough from the Belgian Congo, East Africa. He is affiliated with the Africa Inland Mis sion. ' Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. McKenrick (Bet ty Pierson, T4) are taking over the work of the superintendent of the Bible Insti tute at Kijabe, Kenya Colony, East Africa, while he is away on furlough. They have been stationed at Githumu. Faithful to the Task at Hand Following nearly two years of service in the Armenian United Brethren Church of New York City, the way has been opened for Peter Agulian, ’26, to conduct an evan gelistic tour among the Armenian people in Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Greece, and France. He sailed on September 22 and expects to be away for about a year. His foreign address will be P. O. Box 595, Beirut, Syria. In a letter he states: “I praise the Lord for Biola which has been a great means of blessing to my life and my ministry.” Claude H. Pearson, ’21, 1042 W. 9th Street, San Pedro, Calif., is carrying on a remarkable work among seamen, “Seven teen thousand Navy men will be here for the winter,” he writes. “We want to teach a few, at least, how to live for Christ
“Orebiola” Reunion t t h e a n n u a l Biola reunion held at Sunnyside Congregational Church, Portland, Ore., July 12, nineteen graduates of the Institute and a number of interested friends were present. The fol lowing were elected to office: president, Rev. G. M. Baergen, Dallas; vice-presi dents, Ruth Tibbits Tooze, Salem; Mintie
W. Britton, Grants P a s s a n d Rev. Fred Greene, Milton; secretary-tfeasurer, Eunice R. Hart, Salem. An interesting feature of the gathering was the conducting of a street meeting and an evening service at the Portland Union Gospel Mission. The following, besides those already named, were among those present: Anne Harms, Gwendolyn Beach, Grace Bolhouse, John Guenther, Gladys Bond, Agnes Dueck, Cathryn Kroeker, Adina Bergen, Mrs. June C. Reynolds, Pete M. Buhler, Olive Duff Huddleston, Jessie MacGregor, Mar tha Bergen, Olga Noreen, Mabel Everhard, Mrs. G. M. Baergen, and Mr. and Mrs. Abe Kroeker. It was voted to hold the next meeting in Dallas, the second Sunday in July, 1932. Landrum-Biola Reunion On July 22, the Landrum family held a reunion at their home at Lost Creek, Ky. It was almost a Biola reunion as well. Be sides the father and mother and five other children, the following were present: Rev. (’24) and Mrs. Logan Landrum, Rev. (’24) and Mrs. Orie Landrum (Genevieve McDonald, ’26), Mr, (’29) and Mrs. Sewell Landrum (Hazel Hulburt, ’26), and Miss Lucinda and Mr. Clyde Landrum, both of ’29. Logan is pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Kenly, N. C.; Orie is pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Hazelwood, N. C.; Clyde and Sewell are teaching in the pub lic schools of their home county; and Lu cinda is in her last year at the Brethren College of Ashland, Ohio. Friends in Distant Fields Mrs. Henry Weber (Jeanne Saucy, ’25) has written glowingly to friends of her new home and work in Switzerland. For several years, prior to her marriage, she served as a missionary of the Belgian Gospel Mission. Her husband is pastor of the Baptist Church at Court, Jura Bernois, Switzerland.
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