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J a y D av is, ’19, w rite s fro m P a le stin e ': “A little o v er a m o n th a g o I re c e iv e d p e r m issio n fro m th e m issio n to stu d y H e b re w in a J e w is h co lo n y . I* ch o se T ic ro n Ja co b , k n o w n a m o n g th e A ra b s a s Z am - m a rin . I t is a b o u t 30 m iles so u th o f H a ifa on th e co ast, s itu a te d on a h ill p ro b a b ly 600 fe e t ab o v e th e sea. I t w a s b u ilt by B a ro n R o th sc h ild o v er 40 y e a rs ago. T h ey h a v e a sch o o l w ith se v en te a c h e rs , a l th o u g h th e co lo n y h a s o n ly a p o p u la tio n o f a b o u t 800 p eo p le, m o stly G erm an Je w s. T h e c h ild re n a r e ta u g h t H eb rew , b u t th e o ld e r fo lk s sp e a k th e Y iddish. I find th is to be tr u e in m o st of th e co lo n ies. T h e A ra b s com e h e re to tr a d e a n d it is no u n c o m m o n s ig h t to se e a w om an c a rry in g a h e a v y lo a d on h e r h ead . T ic ro n Ja c o b is a p r e tty p la c e a f te r th e r a in s w h en e v e ry th in g is g re e n . I e n jo y th e b e a u tifu l s u n s e ts o v er th e o cean. In th e co lo n y i t seem ed a s th o u g h e v e ry th in g w a s g o in g on fine fo r m e. I h a d a H e b re w te a c h e r a n d w as b u sy in stu d y . ‘W h en th e y say , P e a c e a n d sa fe ty , th e n su d d e n d e s tru c tio n com eth u p o n th e m .’ ” , H e th e n te lls of h o w th e te a c h e rs b ecam e u n frie n d ly u p o n le a rn in g t h a t h e w a s a m issio n a ry , so th a t h e w a s com p elled to le a v e T ic ro n to tr y a n o th e r p lace. H ow ev er, a y o u n g m a n cam e to h im se e k in g sa lv a tio n , w h om he w a s p riv i le g e d to le a d to C h rist. H . C. M cK inney, ’17, w r itin g fro m A rq u e, B o liv ia, b e fo re le a v in g on fu rlo u g h , s a y s: ‘‘O ur S u n d a y S chool h a s b een w e ll a t te n d e d tn is y e a r, th e a v e ra g e fo r th e first s ix m o n th s b e in g 62, n o t b a d c o n sid e rin g t h a t A rq u e h a s n o t o v er 1500 p o p u la tio n , a n d th a t w e c o n te n d a g a in s t th e p rie s t a n d a few fa n a tic a l p eo p le w h o u se a ll s o r ts o f in flu en ce to k e e p c h ild re n fro m a tte n d in g . A few m o n th s a g o w e ch o se 12 m em b ers o f th e S u n d ay S chool w ho h ad sh o w n th e m se lv e s a p t in B ib le s tu d y a n d seem ed sin c ere, to fo rm a c la s s to m e e t each F rid a y e v e n in g fo r sp e cial in s tr u c tio n . T h e ir a g e s ra n g e d fro m 10 to 18, a n d w e h a d to d e a l c a re fu lly w ith th em a s a ll cam e fro m h om es t h a t w e re f a r fro m C h ristia n , a n d h a d no ex am p le o f a C h ristia n life e x c e p t th a t w h ic h w e trie d to liv e b e fo re th em . W e e x p la in e d a s th o ro u g h ly a s p o ssib le w h a t it w a s to a c c e p t C h rist a n d a ll tw e lv e p ro fe sse d to ta k e H im a s th e ir R ed eem er, S av io u r a n d M a ster. W e h a v e h a d th e m stu d y in g th e N ew T e s ta m e n t c o n c e rn in g th e w a y o f s a l v a tio n , etc., a n d re c e n tly J o h n ’s G ospel. W e sp e n d p a r t o f th e tim e in p ra y e r a n d in s is t on a ll ta k in g p a rt. T h e y soon b e g a n to p r a y fd r th e s a lv a tio n of th e ir p a re n ts, a n d (w ith o u t a n y su g g e stio n fro m u s) th a t th e y m ig h t p u t th e d rin k o u t of th e ir hom es. • - . “T h o u g h it is q u ite a n u n d e r ta k in g to tra v e l on m u le -b a c k w ith tw o b a b ie s, w e a ll en jo y ed th is y e a r’s tr ip to S an P ed ro . T h is c o n feren ce w a s th e la r g e s t in o u r M issio n 's h is to ry , 32 w o rk e rs b e in g p r e s en t. I t w a s also m em o rab le fo r th e p re s en ce of Mr. R . D. S m ith -o f o u r L d s A n g eles C ouncil, w ho h a s done so m u ch fo r th e M ission, a n d w a s th e n e n g a g e d in a to u r of S o u th A m erica in th e in te r e s t of h is B ib le H o u se w o rk . W e re tu rn e d from S'an P e d ro to A rq u e v ia T o ra c a ri, accom p an ied b y Mr. a n d M rs. S teer, w h om th e F ie ld C om m ittee ap p o in te d to lo c a te a t A rq u e a n d ta k e c h a rg e a f te r w e le a v e fo r f u r lo u g h .” 100,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 1923!
S chools w h ic h b een c o n tin u a lly g ro w in g in a tte n d a n c e , in te r e s t a n d o ffer in g s, u n til su d d e n ly som e w h ite m en a n d h a lf-b re e d s h e ld a b ig d an ce in o u r n ew sch o o l h o u se w h ic h tu rn e d o u t to be a v e ry b a d affa ir. T h e a tte n d a n c e a t o u r m e e tin g s on th a t S u n d ay w a s v e ry lig h t. L a c k of co n v ey an ce, p o o r ro a d s a n d ste e p a n d n a rro w In d ia n tr a ils p re v e n t u s fro m h a v in g m e e tin g s a s o fte n a s w e w o u ld lik e in th r e e o th e r d is tr ic ts fro m fifteen to tw e n ty -fiv e m iles dow n th e riv e r. H o w ev er, i t is u s u a lly p o ssib le to h o ld m e e t in g s a t th e s e p la c e s e v e ry tw o w eek s. S om etim es w e a re a b le to rid e a n d a g a in w e w a lk fro m six to e ig h te e n m iles. T h e a tte n d a n c e a t ea c h d is tr ic t is fro m tw e n ty to f o r ty p eo p le. T h e re a re som e jo y s co n n e c te d w ith o u r w o rk w h ic h h e lp to e n c o u ra g e u s. T h e p eo p le a re u su a lly v e ry a tte n tiv e a n d a f te r n e a rly ev ery m eetin g , w e , h a v e b een a b le to sa y , ‘T h is h a s b een a g o o d d a y fo r C h ris t h a s led .’ W e d e sire t h a t th o se in te r e s te d w ill p ra y t h a t w e m a y h a v e w isd om a n d th a t th e L o rd H im se lf w ill b le ss a n d h o n o r H is W o rd .” M iss S o p h ia R ic h e rt w r ite s fro m E n g T en g , C h in a: "W e, e x p e c t to o p en u p a n e w s ta tio n h e re . H av e re n te d tw o C h i n e se h o u se s fo r liv in g p u rp o se s in w h ich a ls o c h u rc h se rv ic e s a re h e ld u n til m o re b u ild in g s c a n be ere c te d . T h e L o rd is b le s sin g u s h e re fo r m a n y a re com in g o u t to lis te n to th e G ospel. Oh th a t God w o u ld u se u s in th e sa lv a tio n of m a n y so u lsl C h a rle s H u ll, *20, w r ite s fro m M iango, N. N ig eria, W . A fric a : ‘‘Am s till e n jo y in g th e se rv ic e to w h ic h H e h a s a p p o in te d m e in th is c o rn e r of H is v in e y a rd . A s y o u p e rh a p s k n ow , m o st tr ib e s in th is p a r t a re ‘s p ir it w o rs h ip p e rs ’, n o t ‘idol w o rs h ip p e r s ’. T h e ir sa crifices, etc., e sp e c ia lly th e d a n c e s o f som e of th e w om en fo r s p irits , a r e h o rrib ly S a ta n ic . T h ey h a v e k n o w n n o th in g o f a God, b e lie v in g th a t th e su n is th e h ig h e s t b ein g . T h e s p ir its a re r a th e r to be a p p eased , h o w ev er, a s th e y ow n th e ra in , w in d s, etc., a n d h a v e p o w er to w ith h o ld th em , th u s c a u s in g a sh o rta g e o f food. T o a p p e a se th em , th e re a re s a c rifices of fo o d m ad e to th e m a n d n o t m a n y g a m e s a re p la y e d o r fo o d s e a te n o r c ro p s fa rm e d u n til a sa crifice fo r ea c h o n e h a s b een m ad e. I p re su m e t h a t th e y th in k th e s u n so s te a d y th a t i t n eed s n o a p p e a s in g . W h en th e r e is a d ro u g h t in w e t- se aso n , th e y im m e d ia te ly p ro c e e d to h a v e a ‘r a in - ta lk ’ a n d sa crifice to th e s p irits , a n d it is w o n d e rfu l to see h ow m u ch p o w e r th e r e is in th em , fo r q u ite o fte n r a in com es. S u re ly S a ta n a n d h is dem o n s h a v e p o w e r a n d h e re th e y seem to b e le t loose. T h e L o rd h a s e n a b le d m e to p a ss m y firs t y e a r ’s e x a m in a tio n fo r w h ic h I am v e ry th a n k fu l. T h e W o rd is g o in g f o r th a n d w e a s k y o u r sp e c ia l p ra y e rs fo r th e p eo p le. W e a re so h e lp le ss, b u t th e b a ttle is H is, n o t o u rs.” J. W . D u n lo p , ’15, w r ite s fro m Cebu, P . I.: ”1 am g o in g fro m c ity to c ity a n d v illa g e to v illa g e w ith th e G ospel n ew s. E v e ry w h e re I find p eo p le g la d to liste n , even p o o r s in -la d e n p r i e s t s . h a v e lis te n e d to th e s to r y o f G od’s love, o f th e jo y of s a l v a tio n , a n d of th e co m in g ju d g m e n t. T h e y d id n o t seem so g la d a b o u t th e ju d g m e n t, b u t I f e lt i t w a s m y d u ty to te ll th em , a s th e y a re lo s t sin n e rs . I w ish y o u co u ld se e th e fo u r b o y s t h a t G od h a s g iv e n us. h a v e
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