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thing else to B. I. in fulfillment of the p r o m i s e I made when I gradu ated. May God’s blessing go with this, and many other young lives be blessed there as was mine! . . . I am still enjoy ing my work in the Kentucky mountains. My coworker and I have four Sunday- schools, two C. E. societies, two Bible study classes, and Friday night song prac tice. Sunday mornings I have been giv ing talks after Sunday-school on the book o f Revelation.” Agnes Chansler, ’27, Wamba, Dist. de L’Uele, Congo Beige, a member of the Heart o f Africa Mission, reports that on the whole their work has grown marvel ously in the last two years. Every six weeks the missionaries call in all the out- station people—about' a thousand o f them — for conference. Miss Chansler is prais ing the Lord for her opportunity to work among the women and girls. Euodia Conference W ith the suggestive words, “ The King’s daughter is all glorious within” (Psa. 45:13), as their con Southern California gathered at the Pa cific Palisades for their annual conference, April 20 and 21. The conference was planned under the direction of Miss Eliza beth Merritt, the Director o f Euodia Clubs —the Bible club work which the Bible In stitute conducts among schoolgirls o f the Los Angeles vicinity. The address, delivered in the auditorium by Evangelist Melvin E. Trotter on Friday evening, was followed by a lovely candle lighting service, of which one group of girls wrote: “As we looked back on the row upon row o f candles being carried down the hill, we felt very thankful to God for His light in this dark world. ‘Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.’ ” A new feature at this year’s gathering was the Senior Breakfast on Saturday morning, all high school senior girls as sembling in a separate dining hall for a time o f fellowship and testimony. Meet ings for the other age groups took the form o f sharing club methods and personal accounts o f the Lord’s dealings in indi vidual lives. A cheerful song and testimony service was climaxed with a challenging address by Charles E. Fuller, ’21, on the theme, “Dying to Live.” At the close o f the message, more than thirty girls who had received the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour or had consecrated their lives to Him dur ing the conference, gathered before the group for the closing prayer. In the minute speech which received the first award in the junior high school divi sion, Frances Ayers of John Adams Junior High School, Los Angeles, expressed the aspiration of many hearts. “King’s daugh ters are clothed in costly raiment,” she said. “ Our King Jesus wants us to be clothed with a clean life, for He is our righteousness.” The speech by Margaret Jackson o f Gar field High School, Los Angeles, received the first award in the senior high school' division. In addition to the leaders already men tioned, those assisting at the conference in cluded: Mrs. Lyman Stewart (Lulu Cro well, ’ 14)—Director o f the Institute Bible Women; Emily Alexander, ’23; Mrs. Char lotte Brown; Dorothy Cornell; Anita Fletcher, ’23; Mrs. Susie Goodwill; Irene
Hunter, ’24; Ruth Larson; Josephine Nel son, ’20; Kathryn Oestreich, ’24; Natalie: Romans, ’24; Pernilla Wilson—Euodia Club teachers, several o f whom are B. I, students; Rex Sharpe—registrar; Mrs. C.‘ B. Whitwell, ’26—toastmistress; Herbert- G. Tovey—song leader; and Gordon E. Hooker, ’22—pianist. More than 250 girls attended all or part of the conference. Boys’ Bible Camp and Conference ummer camps established for the glory /W o f the Lord Jesus Christ have unlim- JkJ ited possibilities, as consecrated lead ers set forth God’s plan of salvation and, by message and example, show, the joy of living for Christ. For two summers, boys of Southern California have gathered at the Bible camps organized by William G. Graves, ’2 7J / - y y / / / i //> . i l l As during the first conference, the camp site is again to be in the Los Angeles Play-: ground at Big Pines. There, 100 miles from the city, at an elevation of 7,000 feet, fine mountain hikes, swimming, boating, and camp sports will delight every outdoor boy. In every respect, it is to be an outdoor camp. The Bible study and evangelistic meetings are all in the open air beneath the shady trees. Each night there is a big, camp fire. The boys make their beds on! leaves and sleep beneath the stars,.rejoic-l ing in being where their surroundings are] “not too civilized.” Mr. Graves and the other experienced- boys’ workers who assist in the camps have trusted the Lord to bring definite spiritual results from these extended periods of earnest ministry o f the W ord o f God. And the outcome has abundantly justified that hope. Scores o f souls have been won to Christ in these camps, and many Christian f boys have been led to a deeper knowledge of the Lord and His Word. Boys ranging in age from the sixth .grade through high school, or even older boys, may attend the conference. About twenty-five camp leaders will as sist in this work. The group will include pastors and Institute graduates and stu dents. Some of the speakers for this year are Frank Kehrli, Superintendent o f the Pacific Southwest District of the Ameri can Sunday School Union; Harry Mac- Arthur, formerly Superintendent of Boys’ W ork at Biola; Fred Mitchell, missionary to the Navajo Indians; Irwin A. Moon; and Elmer L. Wilder, ’26. The camp will open June 25 and close July 9. The price (including transporta tion from the Institute to the camp, for those who desire it) will be $4.25 for the first week and $3.75 for those who stay for the second week. Each boy brings his blankets and eating utensils. Surely every Biola graduate and K ing ’ s B usiness reader in Southern California can think o f some boy who should be urged—and perhaps be helped financially —to attend this camp. Information can be obtained by writing to William G. Graves, 621 So. Union Ave., Lbs Angeles. The camp leaders earnestly request the prayers o f the Lord’s people, that the Holy Spirit may work mightily for the salvation o f souls. Bora To Henry and Mrs. Weber (Jeanne Saucy, ’25) a daughter, Micheline Ruth, November 23, Court, Jura Bernois, Swit zerland. Mr. Weber is pastor of a Baptist church.
Bethel France (center), and her Girls' Quartet. The girls, trained by Miss France, sang at the Philippine Keswick Conference, Manila, Philip pine Islands, at Christmas time. ing as pastor of the City Terrace Taber nacle, Los Angeles, Calif. Lois Briggs, ’33, has reached her per manent station, Saddu, Walamo Province, Abyssinia, Ethiopia, w h e r e she is in the Sudan Interior Mission. She requests prayer for the clinic work which will be hers, along with her other duties. Mrs. H. C. Borchardt, who completed the Teachers’ Training Course in the Cor respondence School, writes from Alpaugh, Calif.: “ I may help organize a class o f girls in Sunday-school in our small rural community. In our locality, there are a number of large Russian families. The Lord has placed a wonderful opportunity in our hands.’.’ William ( ’23) and Mrs. Scherer (Elva Burnham, ’23), Pevas, Peru, write o f the illness o f their little son Paul. A trip to Iquitos seemed to have brought him at least temporary restoration to health. Continued prayer was asked on his behalf. Mr. and Mrs. Scherer praise the Lord for evidences of God’s working in many ways. A five-day trip was recently made down the river into new territory. “We have much to thank God for in the matter of physical safe-keeping,” Mr. Scherer writes, “as amid storm and dangerous waters, we made advances into the enemy’s territory.” Sewell ( ’29) and Mrs. Landrum (Hazel Hurlburt, ’26), and Lyda Carter, ’25, are working under the Brethren Church among the Kentucky mountaineers. In the Breth ren Evangelist, Miss Carter writes: “Would . . . that you could behold the people in their little homes along these creeks, and seeing, detect their great need o f a Saviour, who lifts men out o f sin and makes lives pure! . . . W e have at present under our influence a group of young peo ple which is both encouraging and inspir ing. . . . They are friendly and filled with enthusiasm. They have attended services exceptionally well o f late, and several are interested in gospel singing and music, while others desire to participate in our various activities.” In a later letter, from Krypton, Ky., Miss Carter writes: “ I now have the blessing of being able to send in some
ference theme, Euodia Club girls from the high schools and junior high schools of
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