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T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
January, 1934
FAMILY CIRCLE
Among Our Graduates I re n e E. G e h m a n , ’31, is taking grad uate work at Claremont College, Claremont, Calif. Carl H. Andersen, ’30, is doing a real work for the Lord among the people liv ing in the slums of Copenhagen, Denmark. In his letters, he speaks frequently of the happy Christian fellowship which he en joyed at Biola and the Church of the Open Door. Jack Murray, ’33, a student at Wheaton ^College, Wheaton, 111., is the song leader at the Wheaton Gospel Tabernacle, where Don Hillis, ’32, preaches. On a recent j Sunday evening, Don’s cousin, Jack Hillis, ’33, was the speaker at a special mission- I ary meeting of the church, when seven young people surrendered their lives to the Lord for full-time service. Lawrence Simpson, ’32, Timothy Pietsch, ’33, Neil Chrisman, ’32, and Jack Murray, ’33, work in the Wheaton College dining hall. Mr. Simpson teaches a class in the Methodist Church, Wheaton, 111., and Mr. Chrisman is acting as advisor for a Chris tian Endeavor group in Wheaton. lEdward B. Hart, ’17, pastor of the Beth / Eden Baptist Church, is becoming one ofle the (jutstanding ministers in Denver, ColSH ' He conducts what might be called a mini ature Bible Institute. One night èach week, three classes in definite Bible study are of fered, with an average attendance of 100. Two young men from this church are attending the Bible Institute of Los An geles at the present time, and one young woman expects to come in February. Marvin Dirks, ’32, writes from Bethel College, Newton, Kans. : “I am a member of the college quartet, composed of fine Christian young men. I am still on thé way to Africa, so of course take part in student volunteer work here. I have been directing the male chorus of our church in Valley Center, Kans.” Elizabeth M. Mahon, ’28, with the Un evangelized Tribes Mission of Africa, writes : “It will soon be three years since I said good-by to the U.S. I am working with a fellow Biolan, Miss Mary Kolachny, who graduated in 1916. She is a real mother to us, and we love her dearly. A fellow classmate of hers, Herbert E. Grings, is ex pected to arrive on the field shortly with his wife and children, so you see we will soon be a Biola family. There is a young couple about ten days’ journey from here, who graduated in 1931, I think. I hope we can all get together for a time of fellowship. I praise the Lord for His care over the Bible Institute and continue to pray that it may be used of God to lead many out into His great harvest fields. I am looking forward to being married in a week.” A. F. (’31) and Mrs. Kroeker (Mary Neufeld, ’30) Congo Belge, W. C. Africa, have just arrived at their station, having spent a year and a half in Belgium. They write as follows : “We are both recovering from attacks of malària and sun fever, but we can praise the Lord for every trial and for a longer lease on life. We shall have reason to rejoice more when we know the language and the people.” Bertel (’27) and Mrs. Pagard (Pauline Seifert, ’27) write from the Bethel Mis
sion Station, Transvaal, So. Africa, as follows: “God has sent to us at this time, the beloved president of our mission, Rev. T. J. Bach, from Chicago. I . wish you could have been with us the day he ar rived—it was a heavenly sight. Our an nual native convention was being held at Bethel. A large group of native evangel ists were present, besides hundreds of na tive Christians and many heathen. When they saw the car down the road, in which Mr. Bach was arriving, they all went to meet him. When he got out, they formed a semicircle, with Mr. Bach and the mis sionaries in the center, and sang most beautifully the hymn, ‘The New Jerusa lem,’ in the Zulu language. The confer ence is over now, and what a blessed one it has been! God was present, and the Holy Spirit worked mightily in our midst. Con fession upon confession was made on the part of the missionaries, as well as the na tives. Hundreds were at the altar.” ¡Dr. Isaac P. Ward recently conducted a series of evangelistic meetings at the Knojc Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CalifJ —-----:— I- ‘iH /io t/p . xo
baby smiles better than the new message. Do pray that God will open their hearts and minds to accept the message.” Mrs. Oscar Von Lange (Luella Schoe- nig, ’21) writes from Soledad, Calif., where Mr. Von Lange, ’21, is in business: “We pray God’s will to be done and His name to be magnified in all the ministries of B. I. I loved the very walls. I rejoiced in the studies and also in the work in the offices. The big B. I. family is united by ‘the tie that binds.’ ” Before her marriage, while attending the Institute, Mrs. Von Lange acted as secretary to Dr. R. A. T^rey, j (David Doerksen, ’27, is continuing to I telT the gospel story in the Belgian Congo, ' Africa^ His letters are unique and filled with “experiences encountered on African treks. The following is an example: “After our visit in Bakenye territory, we crossed the bamboo forest, walking in fresh elephant tracks a large part of the dis tance, until we came to Huhamirwa. Lit tle Kataliko, who helps the evangelist there, met us on the trail with his big smile and pug nose. Kataliko is the best boy in the Congo. He carried my bed, washed and ironed my clothes, and was my general house boy for some time before I went out to teach. Twice a day, Kataliko and the evangelist, besides having school in their own village, go to another village for services. At dusk, I heard a drum in the near-by village. I asked what it meant. ‘Oh, Kataliko has gone on ahead to call the people,’ I was told. At dark, I saw their big bonfire and many gathered around it As in other places, for several years the natives only laughed at the faith ful teacher, but now they gather around him in large numbers.” James Hume, ’32, is a sophomore at the San Jose State Teacher’s College and is living at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. While commuting to and from school, he finds many opportunities for personal work. (Orie C. (’24) and Mrs. Landrum (Gene vieve McDonald, ’26) recently conducted evangelistic services in their home state, , North Carolina. Their home is in Hazel- schools at Susanville, Calif., where she is teaching. fj. Geddes has accepted the pastorate of the Culver City Community Church, Cul ver City, Calif. This church was organ ized by William Graves, ’27, about three years ago] / - / / # f / /•. M Mrs. Bess Cole is working in the stew ard’s office of the Los Angeles County Hospital, and has charge of the young peo ple’s work at the South Pasadena Commu nity Church, Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Cole was the student nurse while attending the Bible Institute. For nearly half a century, the “Hillis Calendar” has gone forth with its messages of courage and cheer to God’s children everywhere. Joy Hillis, ’26, recently mailed out 25,000 of these, 10,000 of which were sent to missionaries in nearly every coun try in the world.
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ola r. and Mrs. J. Arthur Mouw, and year- son, Burneal, are now stationed at Sintang, West Borneo, D.E.I., via Singa pore and Pontianak. This location is about 312 miles from the coast of West Borneo. In another year, they plan to “go right into i m n " ceived them, our work has really not begun in earnest. We may not have public, an nounced meetings until permission is granted. We of course may have visitors, and about ten days ago a group of Dyaks came to bur home for the first time. They arrived at 6:30 in the morning, and since they were rather timid about entering a foreigner’s house, we talked to them in our back yard for a while. I brought the baby out, and from that moment they focused their attention on him. They said, ‘Why, he has white hair and white eyes 1’ He has very blue eyes, but there are not many color words in their vocabulary—just black and white. A little later, they came into our home and sat on our living room floor. My husband spoke to them, but they were so interested in the baby, that they would not give him their attention. I shall have to take the baby away when We have meetings, for the Dyaks understand
the heart of Borneo” with the gospeyVLs/T^'wood, N. CT / - ^ y /¡& ? /p , iO Mouw writes: “The new district requires " ! H Reina Heavener, ’23, is active in B. Y. new permits, and as we have not yet re-A^P. U. work and in Christian clubs in the
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