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and enj oy it very much. These people live in heathenism that cannot be far re moved from that of darkest Africa.” MR. and MRS. J. O. BOVEE, T4. “At the present time we are located here in Redwood City, a town of about 12,000 population and situated twenty-eight miles .from San Francisco, on the peninsula. This is a very difficult field owing to the predominance of Catholic influence and worldliness, yet in spite of it all God is allowing us to see some fruits of our labors. Oyer 40 have confessed Christ and twenty-eight have united with the church in the six ’months we have been here. There were eight confessions last Sunday night.” REV. G. F. 1JOY, ’25: “I have been called to LeRoy, Kansas, since I last wrote to B. I. Have a fine church here and the Lord has shown us great favor .. . . The attendance is good at all our services, and growing in every department. Paid off two notes and have money in the treas ury, for which we praise the Lord . . . We find the people want the Gospel no/ matter how hard it hits.” ERIC S. HORN, ’25, Palmerston N„ New Zealand. Word has been received concerning the death of Mr. Horn’s- fa ther, who had been confined to his bed for ten months. Let us pray that God may comfort, strengthen and bless the loved ones in their bereavement. LURA FAYE"mXON, 701 Virginia St., Graham, Texas.—1-22-27. “Last week concluded the first half of our school year. Correcting final exam ination papers for not far from 500 and being responsible for grades and averages for about seven hundred, made it a week long to be remembered. The work has proved most interesting and enjoyable, but I do not believe I could enthuse over having any more papers to correct. Last semester I had 33 classes a week, but shall have at least 3 new ones in the
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grades. There are some thirty new ones enrolled for Bible. Some are among the brightest children in the school, so I fore see hard work in keeping ahead of them. In three, schools we a re . beginning the’ study, of the New Testament.” I.ura is teaching Bible in the public schools of Graham, Texas. —o— RUTH TIBBITS, 190 E. 14th St., Sa lem, Ore. Ruth’s mother passed away on De cember 30, 1926,. after a long illness dur ing which she had .suffered intensely. Ruth writes: “We are not mourning for her. for we know it won’t be long until we shall meet again. 1 Thess.' 4:11-18 has been a great comfort to all of us. I thank and praise our Father for His good ness to us, His sustaining grace;? and strengthening power.” —0— ELFREDA STEIN, ’20, is now one of the faithful workers at the Biola Press. —o— REV. F. W. BARTON, ’23,- and MRS. BARTON, ’24, write from their field at Westfield, Maine: “As we read the monthly letters from Mr. Hillis and the items in The King’s Business we are always aroused to pray for B. I. friends whom we know or know about.” .Mr. and Mrs. Barton are in charge of two churches, one in the village and the other rural, and report real progress in the work being done. —6— , EDGAR ERNEST TOEVS, ”26, and ANNICE ARDRETH SALSBERY, ’27, were married at the home of Rev. Her bert G. Tovey, 2046 Addison Way, Eagle Rock, on February 3rd, at 4 P. M. Pro fessor Tovey officiated. The ceremony was followed with a bounteous wedding dinner. On Saturday, the 5th, Mr. and Mrs. Toevs left Los Angeles in their car for Aberdeen, Idaho, where they will make their home. They are planning to go into pastoral work.
grift, Pennsylvania, where we saw sev eral conversions' and many consecrations. I played the harp, sang solos, and led the singing. We expect to continue in this work. We would be glad to hear from our friends. 342 College Avenue, Ashland, Ohio.” VICTOR E. FORD, ’24, P. G. ’25, ex pects to finish his training at Xenia Theo logical Seminary, St. Louis, in May. He and MRS. FORD (nee MINNA TURK- INGTON) will then go to the land of the Maple Leaf for service (D. V.). “I am to labor in a Presbyterian Church in Windsor, Nova Scotia. It is a promising field and already they are building a brick church to accommodate the people. I am looking forward to the work with enthusiasm, confident in this, that the en thusiasm is not misplaced for we are co laborers with a mightly Lord.” —o—: GERTRUDE OLSEN, ’24, is doing missionary work in Venezuela, South America, in the Maracaibo District. —o— JAMES BEVERIDGE, ’21, completed his training at Gordon College of Theol ogy and Missions, Boston, Mass., and is pastor of the First Baptist Church of Newton, N. H., at the present time. Word has come from Seminary Hill, Texas, of the great bereavement that has come into the home and life of Evangelist H. AUGUST HUNDERUP, T5. God in His wise providence saw fit to take to, himself his devoted wife and infant daughter, Friday, January 21st, 1927. Mr. Hunderup is left with the three older children. The many friends of this de voted servant of God will sympathize with him in his sorrow, and not forget him and the children at the Throne of Grace. CHAS. BYSEGGER, ’22, Chin Lee, Arizona: “We are still in the Indian work
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