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Born To William (’35) and Mrs. Eitzen, a daughter, Joanne Grace, Nov. 17, Peoria, 111 . To Orlando and Mrs. Andres (Esther Foth), a son, Lawrence, Nov. 2, Newton, Kans. To Frank and Mrs. Knoy (Edna Cris man, ’34), a son, Homer George, Nov. 16, Long Beach, Calif. To Walter (’35) and Mrs. Pauli (Lois E. Smith, ’35), a son, Lawrence David, Sept. 30, Glendale, Calif. To Albert (’29) and Mrs. Van Dyk, a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, Nov. 14, Artesia, Calif. To Kenneth and Mrs. Chrisman (Edith Carlson, ’35), a son, Keith Falconer, Dec. 6, La Grande, Ore. W ith the Lord Esther Bachmann of Woodlake, Calif., who attended classes at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles for several years, was call ed into the presence of Christ on October 1, after a long illness. Dr. Elmer A. Shumard of El Monte, Calif., a former student of the Institute, went to be with the Lord on November 6. Dr. Shumard had been active as a song leader and had written many gospel songs and choruses. ----------- Evangelistic Notices L eonard E ilers (Biola ’30), 124 N. Florence St., Burbank, Calif., known as “The Cowboy Evangelist,” had an encour aging response in his meetings held in the Methodist Church in Mercer, Ohio, in No vember and in the Methodist Church in Rockford, Ohio, in December. In January he is scheduled for a series of services in the First Baptist Church of Momence, 111., and the Baptist Church of Lamoille, 111. T h e W m . F. R awlins E vangelistic P arty report recently closing evangelistic services in the following churches: Jordon Memorial Tabernacle in Elkhart, Ind.; First Baptist Church, Southport, Ind.; First Bap tist Church, Byesville, Ohio, and First Bap tist Church, Bethesda, Ohio. God’s bless ing has been upon the meetings, and many precious souls have accepted Christ as their Saviour. The daily children’s meetings have been wonderfully blessed of God. In one campaign 234 boys and girls met in the afternoons, and it was necessary to se cure the high school auditorium for the night of the children’s special program. The Rawlins Party desire the prayers of their Christian friends and the readers of T h e K ing ’ s B usiness . Their address is 558 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif., and 529 Fourth St., Struthers, Ohio. Meetings are being booked for spring and summer. L. C. R obie (Biola ’18), Union Springs, N. Y., held revival meetings in the fall and early winter in the following Michigan communities: Williamsburg, Alden, Cen tral Lake, and Bellaire. At Williamsburg a large proportion of the high-school stu dents found Christ, and they formed an evangelistic and prayer band, going around to various churches to tell the glad story. In connection with his services in the Meth odist Church of Alden, Evangelist Robie led the young people’s rally at the district conference.
The Bible Institute FAM ILY C IRCLE
Alumni Fellowship Meeting M ORE than a hundred former Biola students met in the Lyceum and Fishermen's Club Rooms at the Institute for dinner on the evening of De cember 2. The occasion was the annual winter meeting of the Alumni Association of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. With A. L. Forde, ’22, President of the Association, in charge, a delightfully in formal program of short talks and musical features followed the dinner. Following Dean Kenneth M. Monroe’s greeting to the group, there were short talks by Mrs. Lyman Stewart (Lulu Crowell, '14) and W. R. Hale as well as testimonies by mis sionaries and other Christian workers present. Among the missionary guests were former students representative of the fol lowing fields: Africa —Mary Antrim, '36: Bolivia —Mrs. Frank S. Chaplin (Ruth H. McCahan, ’19); Central America —A. E. Bishop; Mary A. Bishop, '25, and Karl D. Hummel, '18; China —Ford L. (’18) and Mrs. Canfield (Carolyn Lovejoy, ’18), and Mrs.Crain (Evelyn Baker); Hawaii —Neva Young, and Venezuela, S. A ,—Julius (’24) and Mrs. Raplee (Ruth Russell). Closing the evening, John A. Hubbard of the Insti tute faculty brought a devotional message and led in the observance of the Lord's Supper. Officers of the Alumni Association are A. L. Forde, '22, President; Norman Crider, ’34, Vice-President; Helen J. White, ’20, Secretary, and Edna E. Remple, ’29, Treasurer. Thrust Forth into Harvest Fields A NNABEL L. CRUMLY, ’38 (’30 E. M S.), Y.W.C.A., 1660 M. St., Fresno, ■*- Calif., in November began her work as church secretary in the Memorial Baptist Church of Fresno, where E. L. (’26) and Mrs. Allen are serving, Mr. Allen being the pastor. Miss Crumly is having many op portunities for contact with children and with young people’s groups in the church. Before going to Fresno, Miss Crumly had worked for several weeks in the office of the Twenty-Third Avenue Baptist Church of Oakland doing some special secretarial work for the pastor, Murdock D. Morrison, ’33. Kenneth and Mrs. Pike (Evelyn Griset), who were married in November, are mem bers of the Pioneer Mission Agency and are engaged in translation work. Their mail address is Apartado 1373, Mexico City, D. F., Mexico. Clara Kuehny, ’20, sailed November 26 to return to India after furlough. She can be addressed in care of the American Ex press Co., 14/15 Government Place East, P. O. Box 2311, Calcutta, India. Herbert W . (’26), and Mrs. Cassel (Doris Myers) sailed on November 19 from the Los Angeles Harbor for Guate mala. They will be serving with the Central American Mission, Jutiapa, Guatemala, C.A. Norman Crider, ’34, has been assisting the pastor of the First Congregational
Church of Redondo Beach, Calif. Fisher men's Clubs for boys have formed a large part of his program. Helen E. Koehn, '32, and Wilma Robi son, '33, sailed in December for Africa where they will be studying in the language school of the Sudan Interior Mission at Minna, Nigeria, W . Africa. Ben Neufeld, ’31, plans to return to Africa in January. His mailing address will be in care of the Sudan Interior Mission, Jos, N. Nigeria, W. Africa. John Kliewer, ’35; a new worker of the Africa Inland Mission, was scheduled to sail December 9 for Africa, where he will be engaged in language study at Aba, Congo Beige, via Egypt. Timothy G. (’33) and Mrs. Pietsch, members of the Scandinavian Alliance, are living at Seinan Gakiun, Nishijin Machi, Fukuoka, Japan. Mr. Pietsch writes: "It is possible for missionaries to come out here, and surely there must be some young peo ple at home who love Christ who are willing to face a hard task for His sake. During these days we are not entering into political matters, but simply are seeking to do that for which we came to this land, the work of preaching Christ and Him cruci fied. We wonder how long the door will be open for us to proclaim His love to Japan. It seems that the church at home has great ly failed our Lord in the work of this land. How much do you pray for Japan?” Lois Prossor, ’23, was scheduled to sail on November 12 from Vancouver, B.C., Can., for China, where her mail can be sent in care of the Missionary Home, Tsining Road, Tsingtao, Shantung, China. Elizabeth Lima, ’37, of the Scandinavian Alliance Mission, sailed November 18 for Merida Edo Merida, Venezuela, S.A. David (’27) and Mrs. Doerksen (Ruth Dunn, ’33), Rt. 3, Box 889, Grants Pass, Ore,, are engaged in Christian work in a lo cation on the Redwood Highway about seven miles southwest of Grants Pass. They write that they would welcome the testi mony of Institute graduates who may be passing through their field. Harold (’34) and Mrs. Dutton were scheduled to sail from New York on De cember 10 for France to study French in preparation for service in French Indo- China. Mail is to be addressed in care of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, 260 W. 44th St., New York, N. Y. Theodore R. Nickel, '21, who has been living in Earlimart, Calif., has been elected Superintendent of Schools for Tulare Coun ty and is to take office in January. Married Dave Hofer, ’36, and Sylvia Kliewer, Nov. 23, Reedley, Calif. Claude F. Moffitt, ’37, and Hazel R. Al- sop, B.Ch.E. '38, Dec. 9, Los Angeles, Calif. Elwyn O’Dell and Evelyn C. Walden, ’32, Nov. 6, Los Angeles, Calif. Kenneth Lee Pike and Evelyn Griset, Nov. 13, Mexico City, Mexico. Howard Riddle, ’34, and Mary Williams, Dec. 6, Inglewood, Calif.
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