September, 1945
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f AMILY
at Home and Abroad
Pete F. Gunther ’42, and Dale W. McCulley ’42, were among the recent graduates from Wheaton College. Patricia Major ’42, spent a few hours between trains recently, among her friends in Biola. Pat was on her way to the Wycliffe Bible Translators sum mer school located at Norman, Okla. She has filed her application to work under the Free Baptist Mission Board. Her brother, Tom H. Major, has re cently been accepted by this board and is waiting for the lifting of travel restrictions. These two have an older brother already serving in India. Lt. Louis W. Aery ’40, after five years in the Army Air Forces, is home on a 30-day furlough. Lt. Aery has been flying a bomber over Europe, and Mr. Hale reports that Louis has been "living the Christian life, and doing some preaching.” At present he is in Colorado visiting his aged father. Leo C. Lapp ’25, dean of the Denver Bible Institute, Denver, Colo., has re ceived word from his sister, Helen Lapp Pierre ’26, who has been unable to communicate with her family since the invasion of Belgium in 1940. The news in this first contact is heart rending in that it reveals the suffer ing of those who fell into the merci less hands of the German officials. The Pierres’ , only child, Roland, six years old, was killed by a bomb. Helen has been permanently injured, and Mr. Pierre was seriously wounded. Ip addition to their person'’ 1 injuries, they have lost practically ell of their earthly possessions. Pray 'or them— their need is great. Grace V. Ogg ’26, is stat” director of the Child Evangelism Fellowship for Northern California, and has an article in the current issue of the magazine of that organiz4tion. A number of grad uates of the Bible Institute are men tioned in connection with her work: Emma Popp ’28, Evelyn Pyeritz ’22, Florence Stone ’20, and Pearl Heath ’44. Grace served the Lord as a missionary to Syria for a number of years following her graduation from the Bible Institute. Fred Bennett ’31, was ordained to the Gospel ministry at Prescott, Ariz., July 17, in the First Baptist Church of which Rev. Gordon Hyde ’31, is pastor. The story of Fred’s conversion is an interesting one. When he was saved at an evangelistic service in Porter ville,. Calif., he sold his grocery store, and, with his wife and two sons, moved to Los Angeles to prepare him self for the ministry. Throughout
these years, he has been working in jails, penitentiaries, road camps, and missions, gathering in precious souls ior whom Christ died. Ray G. ’34, and Mrs. de la Haye (Sophie Witter ’36) write from their field in Nigeria of their joy in return ing to the people who are so dear to their hearts. Their chief responsibil ity at this time is to establish a Bible school. They write enthusiastically of visiting several native schools on their return trip to their station, and tell of one school of about one hundred pupils where they found the opening exercises consisted of repeating Psalm 100 in unison, from memory. After this every black boy and girl in the class followed the leader in singing heart ily: “O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer’s praise, The glories of my Lord and King, The triumphs of His grace.” Born To Ray and Mrs. Barnett, a daugh ter, Jane Ellen, April 2, in Gentry, Ark. Mr. Barnett was a student in Biola when called into the service. To Norman ’34, and Mrs. Crider (Margery Ruth Walker ’36) a daugh ter, Caroly Helen, June 28, in Los An geles. To John ’40, and Mrs. Dedrick (Mary Jane David ’40) a son, David John, July 10, in Mexico City. To Ben ’42, and Mrs. Elson (Adelle Ottoson ’42) a son, Stephen Earl, June 29, in Mexico City. To Captain and Mrs. Beverly Han cock (Martha Holloway ’31) a son, Robert Ellis, June 2, in Winston-Salem, N. C. To Lubin W. ’40, and Mrs. Jantzen (Tillie Mueller ’42) a daughter, Esther Anna, July 19, in Los Angeles. To Roy ’41, and Mrs. McKaughan, a daughter, Bonnie Jean, July 20, in Fall Brook, Calif. To Carleton E. and Mrs. Null (Doro thy Bryan ’34) a son, Wade Carleton, June 13, in Oakland, Calif. To Hsrr-r.n J. ’39, and Mrs. Baerg (Marguerite Hoffman) a son, David
Herman, April 14, in Beaver City, Nebr., where Herman is pastor of the Grace Brethren Church. To Cpl. and Mrs. R. A. Sondergard a daughter, Mary Annette, Feb. 18, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Cpl. Sondergard was. a student at Biola at the time of his induction into the service, and this news reached Biola via Germany. Mrs. Sondergard was a student at Biola Summer Sebr-ol several years ago.
Married Sgt. Waldo H. Balzer and Mildred Matts, June 29, at the First Baptist Church, Pueblo, Colo. Rev. Ray Eugene Crow, B.Th. ’41, and Edna L. Kraft ’42, May 4, at Santa Cruz, Calif. James F. Holt, RT 1/c, and Virginia Hayes, July 27, at Placerville, Calif. These young people are former stu dents of the Bible Institute. Don Johnson ’41, and Marion Eng land, June 16, at Selah, Wash. They will make their home in Seattle, Wash., for the present. Lt. Milton Howard Thompson, U. S. Army, and Miss Margaret (Peggy) McCreery, June 23, at the First United Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Thompson is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Elbert L. McCreery. Dr. Mc Creery served as missionary in Africa for a number of years, and later was dean of the Bible Institute. News for this department should be addressed to the Editorial De partment, King’s Business, 558 South Hope Street, Los Angeles 13, California.
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