July 1931
318
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K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
. . . By CUTLER B. WHITWELL
John W. Falconer, ’24, has resigned his pastorate at Olivet Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, and is looking to the Lord for the next open door for service. James Forshaw, ’19, while still employ ed in Biola Book Room, finds opportunity to use his musical ability as a song leader. Ethel L. Markley, ’20, is the organizer and teacher of several Bible study clubs for girls in San Diego and vicinity. One group meets in the First Presbyterian Church of San Diego, another in the Bap tist Church of Ocean Beach, and still others in homes located near high and junior high schools. Jesse Hall, ’25, E. S., was ordained to the gospel ministry on February 14, at the Emery Park Fundamental Un ion Church, Alhambra, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Ottis L. Priddy have been attending Wheaton College, Wheaton, 111. Mr. Priddy hopes to begin Bible study classes among high school boys. Rodney Richards and wife (Florence Hamrick) have been holding meetings in and near Medford, Ore., since December 1. Harry Neufeld, ’22, P. G. ’27, a student at Tabor Co l l e g e , Hillsboro, Kan., stopped at the Biola alumni office while he was in California, conducting evan gelistic meetings. He plans to go on an other eastern trip with the “Good-Will Trio.” This will be the fourth year that he has accompanied this group. Marjory M. Perry, ’24, is teaching in a Christian school at Gerber, Calif. With the Lord On May 26, Mrs. Margaret F. Boyd, wife of Dr. H. W. Boyd, passed quietly to the home beyond. Interment was at Pittsburgh, Pa. Dr. Boyd is affectionate ly remembered as the former house physi cian and director of the Christian Service Medical Course at the Institute. To him and to his family sincere sympathy is ex tended. Faithful Amid Declension We live in a day of great declension and departure of heart from the Lord. God’s people, in the midst of accumulated services, are suffering from great leanness of soul. Those few who are kept to the truth and to the good old divinity of the Bible will have to bear the slur of being “peculiar people.” Be it so. “The Lord is at hand” ; or, if He tarries a “lit tle while” longer, in a few more years, we, with “all saints,’’ will have departed to be with Him. During the brief period of the remainder of our days, may the Lord keep us faithful. May He keep us upholding a precious Christ. May we dare to be singular for Him, bearing the name and title of “peculiar” for Christ’s sake. — B roo kes Q u a r ter ly .
attitude of the people toward the gospel is most friendly, although the attendance at meetings has been small. James Ker is doing the work of a mis sionary pastor in Ceylon, where he serves under the direction of the Ceylon and In dia General Mission. Laura E. Larson, ’26, P. G. ’28, planned to sail May IS for Rio Cuarto, Argentina, where she is to be affiliated with _the Brethren Board of Foreign Missions. Friends may address her at 449 Riva Davia, Rio Cuarto, Argentina. William Blackstone was graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary last June and was ordained to the gospel min istry by the Presbyterian Church. He has applied to the Presbyterian Board of For eign Missions for service in China. Henry Mitchell, T7, is serving the Lord in Kous, Egypt. In spite of political un rest and financial depression, Mr. Mit chell writes that “the Lord has kept the door wide open, and sinners have been saved.” A splendid letter from Mrs. Naomi Ol son Skoglund, Tondala, Congo Beige, speaks of the receipt, on December 24, of a wel come Christmas box from friends in Cali fornia. Mr. and Mrs. Skoglund had a real wedding celebration, although it was necessary to have the wedding march played on the phonograph. Rachel T. Seiver serves under the aus pices of the American Mission at Fayoum, Egypt. She expects to leave for furlough this year. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Raplee (Ruth Rus sell), en route to Venezuela, are detained in Brooklyn, as is also Kathryn Dick, ’29, P. G. ’30, who is on her way to Africa. A reunion of Biola friends in I^ew York City and vicinity has been planned. Daisy Hendrix, ’24, who completed her college work at Wheaton, is a member of the American Presbyterian Mission, Andong, Korea. Workers at Home Mrs. Cutler B. Whitwell, ’26, has been appointed evangelistic chairman of the Federated Women of the Los Angeles Presbytery. Enclosed find three dollars for a tzvo years’ subscription to T h e K in g ’ s B u s in e s s . When the mag azine did not come for s e v e r a l months, we were quite lost without it. We count upon it to give us real spiritual food ,and to refresh our hearts in this land where we meet with so many discouraging prob lems. We especially need the Sun day-school lesson material .— F rom S o u t h e r n R h o d e sia , A fr ic a .
Honorary Degrees Conferred wo members of the Bible Institute family have been honored with the degree of Doctor of Divinity: Rev. John A. Hubbard, on May S, by the Evan gelical Theological College at Dallas, Texas; and Rev. Charles E. Fuller, on May 29, by the Los Angeles Baptist Seminary. Dr. Hubbard came to the Bible Insti tute of Los Angeles in 1920 as superinten dent of men, in which capacity he served for nine years. More recently he has been a member of the teaching- staff. His broad experience—as a student at the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, the Mount Hermon School, and the Prince ton Theological Seminary, and as a pas tor and teacher in New York, Virginia, and Georgia—make him well fitted for the leadership of young people. In hon oring Mr. Hubbard, the Evangelical The ological Seminary, of which Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer is the president, has hon ored the Bible Institute as well. Dr. Fuller graduated from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles in 1921. Four years later, with a following of seventy people, he founded Calvary Church, Pla centia, Calif., of which he is still pastor. The present active membership of the church is over 300. During the past year, fifty-three new members were received. The church has a growing work among young people. Four clubs for boys, di rected by Don Milligan, have a regular weekly attendance of ninety. A corres ponding work among girls is superin tended by Edith McNutt, ’23, who reports an average weekly attendance of eighty- five. The Sunday morning and evening services are broadcast through KGER, Long Beach, a powerful station which reaches hundreds of listeners. In addi tion to the demands of a busy pastorate, Dr. Fuller has the added responsibility of the chairmanship of the Board of Di rectors of the Bible Institute. Both as a pastor and an executive, he serves with marked ability and zeal. Gleaners in Distant Fields Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chaplin (Ruth McCahan, T9), of San Pedro, Charcas, Bolivia, expect to leave for furlough in November. Mr. and Mrs. George Van Dusen eager ly welcomed a group of missionaries when they arrived in the Belgian Congo. Mr. Van Dusen serves his society, the Africa Inland Mission, as field director for the Congo. Robert H. Bender continues in the min istry of soul saving in San Salvador. He suffered the loss of a valued companion in the gospel when the Lord called Hum berto Santamaria to be with Himself. Edward Taylor, ’23, is a missionary of the China Inland Mission and is stationed at Fukiang, Kansu. He reports that the
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