Miss Nell Hedrick, ’ 19, is expecting to go to Whitesburg, Ky., to assist Rev. Herbert Scott in his work with the mountain whites. Rev. L. W. Farnsworth writes us of the splendid evangelistic meetings held in his community (Sodus Point, N. Y.) by Leman C. Robie, ’ 19. Mr. Robie is holding campaigns in New York state towns. The marriage of Rowene E. Arm strong to Edgar S. Williamson was cele brated at Eugene, Ore., Jan. 1. Both are Institute graduates. H. E. Grings, ’ 16, was married recent ly to Ruth G. Fuller, a Moody Institute graduate. The marriagè took place at the mission station in Africa. After the ceremony they proceeded to their new station near Kilo, Congo Beige, a dis tance of 200 miles, all of which it is necessary to travel on foot. Charles M. Kilgore was ordained to the Baptist ministry at his church at Inglewood, Cal., on Jan. 25. Herbert H. Skeels has been holding evangelistic meetings throughout San Joaquin County, Cal., under the aus pices of the Christian Endeavor Union, spending about two weeks in a place. In one town he had 84 professed con versions. Mr. and Mrs. Skeels are con sidering going to Bolivia as mission aries. Mrs. Anna C. Crites, Los Angeles; John Salvner, Minneapolis; and Ezra Sauder, St. Jacobs, Ont., have been granted Institute certificates for com pletion of the correspondence course in Chapter Summary in . thè Old Testa ment. Earl Cochran, ’ 19, has been for some
time with Evangelist Haudenshield, as choir director. They have had splendid meetings at Idaho Falls and Rupert, Ida. Rev. Chas. Wallraff, a former student, who has been ministering to the needs of three churches at Bangor, N. Y., writes that he is now settled in a pas torate at Hoquiam, Wash. The following report shows something of the work accomplished by the Insti tute students during the fall term which closed in December. Neighborhood meetings, 110; open air meetings con ducted, 51; mission services conducted, 20; shop meetings conducted, 4; chil dren’s meetings conducted, 36; services conducted, 203; Young People’s meet ings conducted, 41; sermons preached, 160; Bible readings given, 53; classes taught, 352; adult classes taught, 58; other services held, 78; Bibles distrib uted, 1,032; tracts distributed, 16,526; persons dealt with, 2,278; conversions reported, 338; hospital visits, 21; other visits, 357.- H, B. Thomas writes of his experi ences in visiting through the Big Bend country of Texas, in the interests of the Presbyterian Sabbath School missions. He says, “ I love the work but get rather lonesome traveling alone, as the houses are sometimes 40 to 50 miles apart.” J. E. Raynor of Githuma, Chania Bridge, B. E. Afr., writes concerning a conference held some weeks ago at Gith uma for the people of the Gikuyu tribe, under the auspices of the Africa Inland Mission. He states that it was the most successful conference of the kind ever held, bringing great blessing not only to the missionaries but to the large num ber of natives who attended.
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