Mervin William and Marvin Dale, who arrived October 27. “ Great,” says Bill, “now we won’t have to fight over them for we can each hold one!” Paul and Mrs. Gupta, from India, have added little Susila Ruth to their family. She came into their home via hospital at tendants October 25. Who knows but that their little ones (two of them) may be on the faculty of the India Bible Institute which Paul is preparing to establish in his native land? Clyde Landrum ’29, a busy pastor at Union- town, Pa., has been conducting evan gelistic services at the Pike Brethren Church at Conemaugh, Pa. Marjorie Harrison ’23, daughter of Norman B. Harrison of Minneapolis, has been ap pointed program director of the First United Presbyterian Church, 801 Union Ave., N.S., Pittsburgh, Pa., as of Oc tober 1. Marjorie has been serving as women’s director for the past two years. She has instituted several attractive new features, Bible study groups, lead ership training, and a popular cafeteria open to the public, recognized with an “ A” rating, no-smoking congenial at mosphere of friendliness, and home- cooked meals, Henry G. Rempel ’27, pastor of the Second Brethren Church, 6000 Compton Ave., Los Angeles, at tended the National Sunday School Con vention held in Detroit. Says he was impressed with the need, for more ear nest prayer and more ardent labor to present Christ as the only solution for every human need. Reports from India indicate that 3,000 Indians, mostly Hin dus, are requesting material from “ Light and Life Correspondence School” under Don ’32 and Doris HiUis. The Hillis’s are sponsored by the Immanuel Baptist Church of Pasadena, founded by the late Dr. Cortland B. Myers, and pastored by Dr. Edwin B. Hart ’19. Latest item to arrive is that H. Richard Kater ’50 and Marion LeMaster-Kater have taken on a lifetime job in “ katering” to a young fellow named Stanley Richard who ar rived November 22, and that Jack and Helen Brown took in five more little motherless children November 17th! With the Lord Surprised indeed, and saddened, were the Biola Family Circle members to learn of the sudden home-going of Olive Briggs-Brenneman, beloved wife of Max well H. Brenneman ’36, of Huntington Beach, Calif., who was ushered into the presence of the King, October 29, fol lowing an appendectomy with complica tions. Olive was employed in Biola’s general offices for a number of years, giving her spare time to Sunday school organization and teaching where oppor tunity offered. To the bereaved husband and to the mother, Mrs. Arthur S. Briggs, whose husband succumbed to a heart at tack August 6, Biola friends offer sin cere sympathy in an hour which alone is comforted by the knowledge that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, which is “far better.”
Dr. Ford L. Canfield ’18, candidate secretary of the China Inland Mission outlines, in China’s Millions, a plan for the enlarging of the scope of the mis sion including, for example, Malaya and adjoining provinces now offering a great field for missionary effort. Says Dr. Canfield: “ Survey reports from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia tell of great unmet tribal needs calling for linguistic and translation work .. .Great doors and effectual are open. We may be sure there will be many adversaries also.” Mrs. Canfield (Carolyn Lovejoy ’18) has published a book with the heart-moving story of Adelaide Locher. Ford and Carolyn spent many years in China as missionaries. Herbert and Doris Cassel ’27, Jalapa, Guatemala, report a flooded condition of their compound necessitating the pos sible need for a boat to reach their chicken yard! Resistance to the work of the mission in some quarters has been manifested. Boiling water has been thrown in the faces of the door-to-door missionary callers. Recently Doris held a rally of her five children’s classes with the gratifying attendance of about 250 parents and children (160 children.) About 100 of these had never before attended an evangelical meeting. Herb stresses the need for an old parlor organ which would be a great help to their work. Sally Hawthorne, Cajon 514, Cocha bamba, Bolivia, whose story “ A Home for Pedro” delighted many of our read ers in the Junior King’s Business page in June, writes of a nerve-wracking ex perience on the occasion of their trip to return their two children, Jackie and Sharon, to school. The truck on top of which they were riding broke through a bridge and overturned. Writes Sally.- “ The Lord had His hand upon us and no one was hurt!” Sky Pilots of America have met with gratifying results in their work among the hoys. A number have been saved in areas where the organization has been started. These same boys in many in stances have even been able to win their own parents to the Lord, as well as thrilling and amazing incidents not thought possible by just counseling the boys in the way they should go. Now an airfield has been purchased at Hollis ter, California, so that this program may be enlarged. Elmer Sachs ’44, founder and director, working with Eddie Motter ’49, blind acrobat, has mapped out an itinerary that has kept them busy for the past two yaers. Biola Flashes Frank and Frances Stradley ’42, R.N., Box 784, Seward, Alaska, tell of many decisions for Christ at the camp this past season. One girl drank in the mes sages, and was very happy after decid ing to accept the Lord as her Saviour. Another young person testified, “ In thinking of the eternal years I will have with the Lord the things that once
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“Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlast ing, thou art God” (Psa. 90:1, 2). seemed so important to me on this earth lose their appeal.” They are burdened for the lost souls in their area. Please pray. Marjorie Davis ’39, Instituto Linguistico de Verano, Apdo. 2975, Mex ico, D.F., announces the completion of some primers, the Gospel of John in Otomi, calendars, etc. There is some persecution of believers, and some have been run out of town, but they keep on witnessing! There is need of better train service in their area; one train Marjorie had planned to take rolled down an em bankment. The Lord led them to take a later train, and thus they praise Him for a safe trip. Sophie Olfert-Klassen ’46, Mt. Lake, Minn., praises the Lord for the bountiful harvest He has given again this year, and also for another son, Wendell Lloyd, who arrived in August. Brothers Delbert and Norman will enjoy him a lot; here are three prospective students for Biola! Helen Kevorkian ’50, and little daughter, Georgia, 3 y2, have returned to Ruan- guba, Rutshuru, Congo Beige to resume the work she left shortly after the trag edy which took the lives of her young husband, George, and Paul TJhlinger. She and Ruth Charlton-Uhlinger will make their home together. Latest word brings news of an auto accident in which Helen met with a fractured collar bone, and other bruises. Ruth also suf fered contusions, but they are making satisfactory recovery. AdeUe Crowell, B.C.Ed. ’49, is now working among col ored children representing the Child Evangelism Fellowship. Adelle has been elevator operator in Lyman Stewart Hall for several years. Surprise! What do you think? Bill Tapsfield and Mildred Gills-Tapsfield have a pair of little hoys,
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