606 W . B. P e a rso n , ’22, is p a s to r o f a n ew ly o rg a n iz e d B a p tis t c h u rc h a t V e n tu ra , Cal. R ev. H . P . S h eerer, '21, recen tly , a c c e p te d th e p a s to ra te of a n ew B a p tis t c h u rc h a t M ayw ood, C alif. M rs. M arie M e n h en n ett, ’22, h a s e n te re d th e w o rk a m o n g th e N av ajo s a t In d ia n W ells, A rizo n a, a s m a tro n o f th e h o sp ita l. M iss M arie C a rte r, ’15, is a t p re s e n t a t th e B ib le I n s titu te , h a v in g r e c e n tly r e tu rn e d fro m H o n o lu lu . M iss R u th P e n n e b a k e r, '19, is a t hom e a t S to ck to n , C alif., su ffe rin g fro m a b re a k d o w n , a n d a s k s th e p ra y e rs of h e r B. I. frie n d s th a t th e L o rd m a y ra is e h e r u p a g a in . M iss R . C e le stia C h u rch ill, ’17, is e n g a g e d in a f a ith w o rk , p ro v id in g a hom e fo r g irls te m p o ra rily in need. T h e p r a y e rs o f C h ristia n p eo p le a r e co v eted fo i th is w o rk . Ja c o b H . F lem in g , ’22, w rite s from Jo es, C o lo rad o : “W e a re e n g a g e d in e v a n g e listic w o rk in C olorado. T he good L o rd is g iv in g th e b lessin g . W e a r e g o in g to th e fo rs a k e n p la c e s w h e re th e re a r e no c h u rc h e s a n d b rin g th e good n e w s o f o u r S av io u r. W e a re g o in g to th e sc h o o lh o u ses a n d som e tim es th e b u ild in g s a re n o t b ig en o u g h to h o ld th e p e o p le. I t is a h a rd field b u t th e L o rd is o u r h e lp e r. On S u n d ay I am p re a c h in g a t tw o ch u rch es, o n e in th e m o rn in g an d o n e in th e a fte rn o o n .” M iss E lle n S ch eld t, ’20, h a s b een called h om e fro m h e r w o rk in th e P h ilip p in e s on a c c o u n t o f th e illn e ss o f h e r m o th er. H e r a d d re ss is 317 E d w a rd s St., F t. C ol lin s, C olorado. A fte r a su c c e ssfu l a n d h a p p y p a s to ra te o f n in e te e n m o n th s a t P re s to n C ity, Conn., R ev. a n d M rs. H o ra tio J. C hase, ’21, h a v e acce p te d a call to th e M o n ta u k A v en u e B a p tis t C h u rch of N ew L ondon, Conn. T h e ir d u tie s in N ew L o n d o n b e g a n th e firs t S u n d ay in M arch. B. R o ss E v a n s, ’21, w rite s fro m P o r t lan d , O reg o n : “I h a v e b een h e re in P o r t la n d a s p a s to r o f th e T rem o n t U n ited B re th re n C h u rch sin c e g ra d u a tio n . W e h a v e h a d g o o d su c cess a n d God h d s b lessed u s w o n d e rfu lly . W e h av e ju s t fin ish ed o u r m e e tin g s w ith a to ta l of 33 c o n v ersio n s a n d 6 rec la im e d a n d a g e n e ra l s p ir itu a l a id to a ll.” H. A u g u s t H u n d e ru p w rite s from Salem , O reg o n : “Am in th e m id st of a v e ry g ra c io u s re v iv a l w ith th e F ir s t B a p t i s t C h u rch o f th is city . T h is is th e th ird la r g e s t B a p tis t c h u rc h in th e s ta te . I t s m em b ersh ip Is n e a rly sev en h u n d red . G re a t cro w d s h a v e a tte n d e d th e m e e tin g s fro m th e v e ry b e g in n in g . M any h av e b een sa v ed a n d w e e x p ect y e t g r e a te r r e su lts. Som e a re p la n n in g to go to B. I. fo r b ib lical tra in in g . I am c o n d u c tin g m y ow n m usic- a s w ell a s d o in g th e p re a c h in g . R a th e r ta x in g to do tw o m en ’s w o rk b u t God w o n d e rfu lly g iv es th e s tre n g th . , I so lic it th e p ra y e rs o f
T H E K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S m y m a n y frie n d s fo r m y w o rk . Go to W a s h in g to n fo r m y n e x t cam p aig n ! th e n to S ellw o o d B a p tis t C hurch, P o rtla n d .” M rs. E liz a b e th K . W etzel, ’22, sa y s of h e r w o rk : “T he L o rd h a s g iv en m e a field o f se rv ic e th ro u g h th e H om e D e p a rtm e n t o f th e C h u rch of th e O pen D oor, In hom e v is ita tio n w o rk a n d B ib le classes. H ow ev er, th e m a in th o u g h t is th a t p a r e n ts m a y see th e n eed of g iv in g th e ir c h ild re n th e n e c e s sa ry in s tru c tio n in th e W o rd of G od d aily , a n d in o rd e r to do th is th e y m u st k n o w G od a n d th e W ord. ‘B e th o u f a ith fu l’ is s till th e e x h o rta tio n to a ll w h o a r e c a lle d in to H is serv ice, w h e th e r in th e fo re ig n field to b a ttle w ith d a rk n e s s o r in th e h om elan d to m e e t th e ev e r g ro w in g in c re a se of in d if fere n ce a n d se lf-s a tis fa c tio n , w h ile th e c h ild re n a re d e p riv e d o f th e ir r ig h tf u l in h e rita n c e—a C h ris tia n tra in in g . To o u r fin ite m in d s th e o u tlo o k is d a rk , b u t God s till liv es. P ra is e H is n am e, th e b a ttle is H is, n o t o u rs. H is p ro m ise s a re s till good. I t is a jo y to se rv e so g r e a t a M a ster, w h o is su fficien t fo r e v e ry n eed .” E d g a r W illiam so n , ’19, a s s is ta n t p a s to r o f th e F ir s t B a p tis t C h u rch a t M in e ral W ells, T ex as, o f w h ich R ev. B ritto n R o ss is p a s to r, w rite s : “God s till c o n tin u e s to p ro sp e r u s in m a n y w ay s. T he ch u rch co n tin u es to g ro w n u m e ric a lly a n d a l m o st e v e ry se rv ice se es som eo n e com in g fo rw a rd a n d a c c e p tin g C h rist a s th e ir p e rso n a l S av io u r. T h e B ib le sch o o l h a s p ra c tic a lly d o u b led in th e la s t y e a r an d th e te a c h e rs a n d officers a r e com in g to see a re a l v isio n a n d a re w o rk in g in a re a l w a y fo r th e c o n v ersio n of th e ir p u p ils. A c la ss o f som e f o rty o r fifty a re n o w ta k in g one o f th e b e s t b o o k s on p e rso n a l w o rk th a t I h av e seen, ‘W in n in g to C h rist.’ W e a re ste a d ily w o rk in g t<^ th e en d th a t th is c h u rc h w ill b e a r e a l so u l-sa v in g a g e n c y th a t th e H o ly S p irit can u se in th e sa lv a tio n o f th e lo st.” M iss L e ila Jam iso n , ’21, w rite s from J e ru s a le m : “T h is y e a r I am liv in g , .te a c h in g a n d stu d y in g in th e G irls’ B o a rd in g School. W e h av e six ty -tw o ch ild ren , tw e n ty a re b o a rd e rs. T h e m a jo rity a re G reek C h ristia n s, a few a re S y riac, an d fo u r a r e M oslem s. Tw o of th e M oslem g ir ls h a v e sa id t h a t th e y a re C h ristia n s an d a re no,t M oslem s a n d th a t th e y b e liev e in Je s u s C h rist a s th e ir S av io u r. I h a v e fo u r B ib le c la sse s a w eek an d m an y re g u la r school su b je c ts. I te a c h th re e h o u rs p e r day, h a v e a n A rab ic les* son p e r d ay, a n d p r e p a rin g m y w o rx an d stu d y in g th e la n g u a g e . W e h a v e S u n d ay school h e re in th e sch o o l fo r th e c h il d ren . On S a tu rd a y e v e n in g w e h a v e a S u n d ay school te a c h e rs ’ m eetin g , p ra y in g a n d stu d y in g th e lesso n . I am s u p e rin te n d e n t a n d w e a r e u sin g th e n ew se rie s o f lesso n s. M iss C lor (c o n v e rte d Je w e ss) a n d I h a v e a Je w ish g ir ls ’ clu b w h ich m eets once a w eek . W e h a v e fro m e ig h t to te n g ir ls six te e n a n d se v e n te e n y e a rs o f ag e. T h e g irls sew . W e h av e a n Old T e sta m e n t o r N ew T e sta m e n t sto ry , so n g s a n d som e p o rtio n o f th e S c rip tu re is read . T h a t th e s e g irls m ay b e a b le to s a y a s A n d rew o f old, ‘W e h a v e fo u n d th e M essiah, th e C h rist,’ is m y p ra y e r.”
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