As we go to press the fall term of the Institute Is opening with the largest attendance in the history of the Insti tute, something over 400 resident stu dents. This has made necessary the clearing of an additional large section of the buildings heretofore used for ho tel purposes. The Institute also has come into possession of two apartment houses opposite the main building, and these will be used for married couples in attendance, giving them the advan tage of small housekeeping apartments. The faculty offices have all been re moved to the second floor of the men’s building. I ik John R. S tevenson, '18, w rites interestingly o f an experience at P ope V alley, Calif., where he has been servin g the past sum m er. W e pass on part o f his .letter: “ W h ile doing pastoral w ork am on g the hill ranches of P ope V alley, N apa C ounty, I cam e across a little graveyard situated on the top of a sm all hill. A fence was round about the graveyard to keep the cattle out. In all, there m ight have, been about tw"enty graves there but tw o o f. them w ere noticeable in that they had handsom e m arble stones erected over them . T he inscription s arrested m y a t ten tion ; on one was the follow in g: #“ R. R. H— r—, 1821-1891, and underneath the insignia o f m asonry” —n oth in g else. T he other:—“ F a th e r,, A lfred A sh , 1831-1891, ‘T his is a faithful saying and w orth y o f all acceptation, that C hrist Jesus cam e into the w orld to save s in n e rs/ ‘F or the L ord H im self shall descend frorrf H eaven w ith a shout, w ith the voice o f the A rchan gel, and w ith the trum p of G od: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: T hen w e w hich are a liy c.a n d rem ain, shall be caught up togeth er w ith them in the clouds, to m eet the L ord in the air: and so shall w e ever be w ith the L ord.” T he m a son ic insignia) o f the first su ggested that the deceased had lived a “ square” life and was therefore depending upon his good w orks to gain adm ittance to his future hom e. B ut the other, no doubt a lovin g father and a beloyed father, in his utter dependence upon the grace provided b y his S aviour w as n ot asham ed to con fess him self a sinner. H ere in the lonely haunt o f the coy ote, ou t of touch w ith the outside w orld lived a fam ily of hum ble C hristian people thirty years ago^ w ho w ere w aitin g for the return of their Lord. . Irw in S. Sm ith, ’IS, o f Central A m erican M is sion w rites from C ojutepeque, Salvador,—‘ Our m ission has done a larger w ork than all the com bined w ork o f the other boards. T he M ora vians have done the best w ork o f us all, bu t have confined their efforts to N icaragua and the Indian tribes, w hile the larger part o f our
w ork has been w ith the Spanish speaking popu lation.” E dw in B. Singer o f P aso R obles, Calif., w rites us o f the ill health o f M rs. S in ger w ho has suffered a com plete nervou s breakdow n. T his has m eant a considerable strain on M r. Singer as well and we tru st those w ho know them w ill offer special prayer for them . Dr. B ritton R oss, the first graduate o f the Institute has been preachin g the past summ er in the F irst B aptist C hurch o f F ort W orth , Tex., the largest B aptist ch urch in tlm U nited States. Dr. R oss is engaged m ostly in evangelistic work^ and expects w ithin a short tim e to hold a series of m eetings in Calvary B aptist Church, L os A ngeles. T he follow in g is from M argaret H artsook, a form er student, now w ith G ood Sam aritan H os pital, Indian W ells, A riz., “ T he N avajoes still hold m e and in som e w ays they are as far from the ligh t as the Indians in B olivia, bu t there is encouragem ent in the yo u n g people, and I am happy in the w ork.” A n interesting feature o f tfye M inisterial In sti tute at M on trose, Pa., this year was the reunion o f Biola graduates. T he group m et under the apple trees w ith Dr. T orrey and D r. A tkin son and each told o f their experiences since leaving the Institute. M r. and M rs. L ouis R ose are rejoicin g over the arrival o f a son^ and daughter, born July 8— R obert L ouis and V irginia M argaret. M rs. R ose was an Institute student and was fo r som e tiiqe engaged in w ork am on g the N avajo Indians at T olch aco, A riz. B orn to M r. and M rs. A . J. C offey, A u g. 20, at B ingham ton, N. Y ., a son, “ B iola G eorge” (F ull nam e bein g B ibleinstituteoflosangeles G eorge C offey). L ittle did “ D addy” H orton know he had coined a masculine^ nam e in join in g the initial letters of the Institute nam e, but w hy not ? T he only unfortunate th in g about the com bin ation “ B iola G eorge” is, a s p n e _ h a s suggested, that the lad w ill be called “ B i G eorge” for short. A n oth er su ggests that the com bin a tion “ B iola C offey” w ill be very su ggestive to form er students, rem inding them o f that deli ciou s beverage served in the dining room by M rs. M iller. M r. and M rs. C offey are good natured folks, and we know they .w on’ t stop their subscription to the K in g’ s Business^ because of our rem arks. T hey w ill en joy the distin ction of havin g the first “ B iola” b oy, and should be en titled to a life subscription to the K in g’ s B usi ness at least. W e w ill see about it. M r. and M rs. Chas. O sborne have left T or H onolulu to take charge o f the K akaak M ission. M r. and M rs. W ilk in s are located w ith the sam e m ission. M r. O sborne w as president o f the 1920 class. R. O. Caw ker, form er student, is now state evan gelist for the B aptist church o f Oklahom a. M r. and M rs. H arold V rom an leave O ctober 22 for South A m erica. A llyn C ooke o f the China Inland M ission, T eng- yueh, Y u n ., says that in the villages round about them num bers have expressed a desire to accept the Gospel,_ and eleven tow ns have sent pressin g invitation s for the w orkers ¡of his station to visit them and preach the Gospel. T he great need is for native evangelists. Pray that they m ay be raised up o f the L ord in China. ■
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