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C. Charlton, ’37) are serving in Gerber, Calif., where Mr. Weitzel is pastor of the Baptist Church. Mr. Weitzel is attending the Baptist Divinity School, Berkeley, Calif. Albert C. (’37) and Mrs. Wall, Box 432, Kennett, Calif., have been serving for the past fourteen months in a min istry to rural boys and girls, under the direction of a missionary of the American Sunday School Union. Theirs is a faith work, and they write of the Lord’s faithfulness: “He is with us all the way, and He has touched a goodly number of hearts through His Word.” They urge prayer for the thrusting forth of laborers for the -thousands of boys and girls in Northern California who need a Sunday-school. Paul Leuschner, ’29, and T. Nishika- wa, ’34, were graduated from the Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary, Los Angeles, Calif., on June 2. Mary M. Scott, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, O., was graduated in public health nursing on June 12 from Western Reserve University, Cleveland, O. To her Biola friends Miss Scott was known as Mary M. Seraphina, ’29, before she applied to have her name changed by legal procedure. Richard W. (’39) and Mrs. Hightower (Helen L. Brundage, ’39), are living at 4180 Third Ave., San Diego, Calif., where they are using their home as a center for Bible classes of the Naviga tors Christian Service Men stationed at the U. S. Naval Training Station, the Marine Corps Base, and on ships sta tioned at San Diego. J. Walfred (’20), and Mrs. Rodman _(Ethel A. Freberg, ’21), 410 Orange St., Turlock, Calif., are praising the Lord for Mrs. Rodman’s restoration to health after she had spent nearly five years in a sanatorium. During part of this time Mr. Rodman was working in Ven- , ezuela, S. A., in the field of missionary service where they had formerly worked together. They have two sons, Wal fred, 13, and George, 11. Mr. Rodman writes to the Biola family, “I am grate» ful to all who have stood by us in prayer during our trial.” Mr Rodman is now engaged in gospel work among Mexicans near Turlock, and, with a group of volunteer teachers, he has started Sunday-school classes in two camps. Ralph W. (’38) and Mrs. Kraft (Doro thy M. Wight), Roy R. (’38) and Mrs. Kraft (Jeannette Bushnell, ’38), and Edna Kraft spent nearly ten months in evangelistic work, followed by a two- months’ stay at Mount Hermon in the summer. They write, “We so often say to each other, ‘We wish there were more teams who would go out to these neg lected fields, as the people really seem hungry.’ Our itinerary is completely • filled for a year in advance, and there [ Continued on Page 420]
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Mission. He can be addressed in care of the Mission at 1531 Sinza Rd., Shang hai, China. Lester (’36) and Mrs. Wuthrich (Agnes Harder) sailed for China on September 7 for service under the Mennonite Board. They planned to go directly to the College of Chinese Stud ies at Peiping, N. China, for several months of language study. Warning! A man, representing himself to be A. G. Patterson, once chaplain of the Hamilton Co. Jail, Cincinnati, Ohio (and this as recently as within a yeir), is, or lately has been, in Chicago trying to pass forged checks (and has had some success), and has also been active *in Los Angeles. The man is around forty-five years old, has dark brown hair, smooth face, medium height, weight about 160-170 pounds, genteel in appearance and bear ing, free and easy speaker. He may try to associate himself with the name (Rev. A. G. Patterson) of a reputable Presbyterian (U. S. A.) pastor at Brainerd, Minn. If A. G. Patterson presents himself to you, please notify local police. At Work in the Homeland \ Members of the Biola family who have been attending the Summer Institute of Linguistics at Camp Wycliffe, Sulphur Springs, Ark., report a profitable sum mer of study of problems related to learning new languages, in particular those which have never been reduced to writing. Eugene A. Nlda, formerly of the Biola faculty, has been teaching at Camp Wycliffe. The former Institute students in the group included Dorothy Caswell; Ethel Coy, ’31; Bessie Dawson; John Dedrick, B.Th. ’40; Irene Lakey; Joseph E. Nash, '40, and Elena Trejo. Jennie M. Torgerson, ’17, who visited her brother-in-law, Arne C. Gabrielsen, ’16, in Norway for the two years prior to October of 1939, nas returned to America. Since June she has been help ing at the Rehoboth Mountain Mission, Portsmouth, Ky. She reports that Mr. Gstbrielsen has been allowed to con tinue with his church in Haugesund, Norway. Stanley Norwick, '33, 101 Le Tour- neau Court, Toccoa, Ga., has been tak ing flying lessons as a preparation for missionary service in India under the Worldwide Evangelization Crusade, of which C. T. Studd was the founder. Marjory E. MacMillan, B.Chr.Ed. ’37, is in her senior year at Wheaton Col lege, Wheaton, 111^. and is looking for ward to service m incsfl? David (’34) and Mrs. Weitzel (Lois
Summer and Fall Sailings' Elsie Howell, ’32, was scheduled to sail from San Francisco on October 5 for Puerto Princessa, Pa.lowan, Philip pine Islands, where she is to be work ing in connection with the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism. Marion Adams, ’33, sailed from Wil mington, Calif., on August 31 to re turn to her field for service under the Orinoco River Mission, where her ad dress is to be Apartado 578, Carupano, Venezuela, S. A. Mary Quiring, '31, was scheduled to sail on October 5 on the “Empress of Asia” for missionary service in China under the Evangelical Mennonite Breth ren Mission Conference. Her address is in care of L. H. Bartel, Tsoa Hsien, Shantung, N. China. Miss Quiring is a graduate nurse, and received her training at the Los Angeles County General Hospital. W. A. and Mrs. Allen (Lucile March) sailed July 13 from Vancouver, B. C., Can., to return to China. They are members of the China Inland Mission and can be addressed at 1531 Sinza Rd., Shanghai, China. Former Biola students who sailed for China on August 10 included Allyn B. (’18) and Mrs. Cooke (Leila Robinson, ’18); Helen Cope, ’35; Vincent L. and Mrs. Crossett (Margaret R. Elliott, ’26) and their two children; Mary A. Smiley, ’36; and Elden C. Whipple, ’24, and his four children. Mr. and Mrs. Cooke, members of the China In land Mission, have been hoping to re turn to their service among the Lisu tribespeople in Yunnan Province in southwest China. Miss Cope, who is a new worker, and Mr. and Mrs. Crossett, who are returning after furlough, are members of the China Inland Mission, and Miss Smiley, together with Violet Le Fevre, ’36 (Miss Le Fevre sailed on August 30), is to enter children’s work under the Faith Fellowship, P. O. Box 1221, Shanghai, China. Mr. Whipple’s two eldest children will be in school at Chefoo, Shantung, and the two younger ones are to stay with their uncle and aunt, Nathan (’29) and Mrs. Walton (Lois Whipple, ’29), members of the China Inland Mission stationed at Singtai, Hopeh, China. Mr. Whipple has been assisting in deputation work of the China Inland Mission on the Pa cific Coast since the Homegoing of Mrs. Whipple, ’29, in February of this year. With the exception of Mr. and Mrs. Walton, the mailing address for any who are China Inland Mission mem bers in the above list is 1531 Sinza Rd., Shanghai, China. Virgil Hook, B. Th. ’40, sailed on October 5 from Vancouver, B. C., Can., for service under the China Inland
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