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O N THE FIELDS. . white already to harvest.—John 4:35Brethren in Christ Missions —June, 1956Macha Jubilee Conference 1906-1956African Church ConferenceThursday, August 16th2:00 p.m.—Business Session7:00 p.m.—Evening Service and PrayersGreetings from Visitors andResponsesJUBILEE DAY CELEBRATIONFriday August 17th6:00 a.m.—Moments of Inspiration (PublicAddress System)7:00 a.m.—Breakfast hour8:00 a.m.—Service of Dedication "We giveourselves anew" J. E. Musser8:45 a.m.—Service of Ordination of African Ministers.Message—Bishop I. W. MusserOrdination ceremony — BishopA. M. Climenhaga and BishopI. W. Musser11:30 a.m.—Lunch1:00 p.m.—Jubilee Service—Program to bearranged (Follov.'ing service,tea for invited guests.)5:30 p.m.—Supper hour7:00 p.m.—Evening Service, Message—Guest Speaker.BIBLE CONFERENCE DAYSaturday August 18th6:00 a.m.—Moments of Inspiration (P.A.)7:00 a.m.—Morning Prayers, speaker—uMfundisi N. Dlodlo8:00 a.m.—Breakfast hour.10:00 a.m.—Devotional in charge of Assistant Overseer M. Sibanda"Are we born again Christians?"—Overseer S. Mudenda"Are we Spirit-filled Christians?"—uMfundisi M. Kumalo12:30 p.m.—Interval and Lunch2:00 p.m. Group Sessions5:30 p.m.—Supper hour7:00 p.m.—"Are we soul-winning Christians?" Evangelist S. VundlaSunday August 19th6:00 a.m.—Moments of Inspiration (P.A.)6:30 a.m.—Breakfast Hour7:30—Feet Washing and Communion ServiceA. Message on Feet WashingOverseer P. MunsakaB. Message on Lord's Suffering—Guest SpeakerFollowing Communion Service—Lunch hourMid-day Noon Service—Farewells, Responses, etc.Sermon—Bishop I. W. MusserDispersal of African Church members andclose of Jubilee ConferencePreview of the Jubilee—Northern Rhodesia FieldArthur M.Climenhaga"The Lord scattered them abroad." Thusdid the author of the record of our churchmission history entitle the chapter dealingwith the opening of the Northern Rhodesiafield and the starting of the first missionthere—Macha Mission. Fifty years agoon July 4, those two intrepid sisters H.Frances Davidson and Adda G. (Engle)Taylor set their faces northward and onAugust 17 pitched their camp on theMacha Mission site. Since then, under theblessing of Gcd, the work has grown untiltoday there are three mission stations.Lwenty-nine ouistations and one evangelistic point.The African Conference this year is lobe held at Macha Mission. The programis so arranged that the Church Conferencewith African members will be held on daysincluding the Jubilee. Several features ofthe Conference are being included to markthe Jubilee celebration. The business conference on Thursday afternoon, August 16.has as the main subject of discussion theestablishment of a pastoral system and thedevelopment of indigenous church administration in the Northern Rhodesia Church.Friday, August 17, as the Jubilee day isa fitting time for the first ordination ofAfrican ministers in the Northern Rhodesia Church. Overseers Peter Munsaka andSampson Mudenda are to be ordained inthe 8:30 a.m. service.Following a noon meal, the Jubilee Anniversary will be held. While most of theConference is for church members only,the Anniversary celebration is thrown opento all. \ hen one considers that a thousand people are not uncommon for baptism-communion weekends, we will not betoo surprised to see two to three thousandAfricans in attendance at that service.Then, too, invitations are being issued toabout seventy special African and European guests.Bishop and Mrs. I. W. MusserMussers to Visit AfricanMission FieldBishop I. W. Musser, retired secretaryof the Foreign Mission Board willserve as Beard representative at theMacha Conference.As a calm following the storm, so will itprobably seem in the Saturday and SundayBible Conference meetings. But tho e meetings will also mark the contrast of peoplestill in heathenism and those who are bloodwashed and members in the Bride of theLamb. W hereas on the Friday all typesof people will be present, on Saturday thechurch will feed on the Word so as to goout with renewed inspiration for the homeevangelism which is the only true basis forlii! filling Matthew 28:19, 20.The African church is particularly anticipating the presence of Bishop I. W.Musser as Foreign Mission Board representative in these services. It is plannedthat Brother Musser preach the ordinationsermon on Friday and the climax messageof the Conference in the Sunday noon service. How fitting to have our brother withus who spent so many fruitful years inservice as secretary of the Foreign MissionBoard.
f*Mt"for all mankind expressed by the MCC. Inhis previous contacts with missionaries hehad telt that they came with their westerncivilization—a superior civilization lhe\seemed to think—and sought to leach thenational people as inferiors. But here inthe MCC center he found a desire not toleach, but lo serve; and he was deeplymoved. Seeking further spiritual growth.James v,as encouraged by the Wingerts tocome lo America and study at MessiahCollege. His enthusiasm for the study ofthe VC ord of God and his whole-heartedcommitment to the Kingdom of Christ haschallenged us all.NORTHERN RHODESIAThe international students at Messiah: Front Row, Celia Lascarides,Greece; Gulabi McCarty, India; Weng Teng, Formosa; MarianneWiebe, Germany, Second .Row, Jonathan Muleya, SouthAfrica; James Iida, Japan; Herzel Nahom, Israel.Third Row, Peter Teng, Formosa and President HostetterMissions and My CountryThe Internationa! Students Among Us Make a Contributionto W o r l d Missions Outlookl o return the international students to easy to find a room in Cologne for mosttheir fatherland as witnessing Christians is of the people here are Catholics and wenot only in the words of Dr. Bob Finley— had no money to rent a room. But it wasone of America's greatest foreign mission God's \ ord. Jesus spoke to our heartsopportunities, but the international stud- when we prayed together and when weents in our midst have much to contribute read His book. We found strength and thelo our own world mission outlook.right ways for our daily life. . . After aFrom them we get a first-hand pictu" a of while some of our group brought theirspiritual conditions in their homeland. We friends . . . We saw how God heard ourlearn to see their culture, not through A- prayer to bring other young people to ourmerican eves, but in terms of the people group. I really learned to trust God inthemselves. We discover what it means to everything, because He gave me thebe a Christian in their native country, and strength and help to start this youthour admiration for their courage and faith group, and He .gave me also understandingmounts apace.when I prepared our Bible study.Let us introduce these young people andSpeaking of her stay in America Maritell you a word about each:anne says: "I want to have a look at the lifeo[ the Christian people here and get morestimulation for my own Christian workGERMANY.Marianne Wiebe. a daughter of one of under Mennonite Youth in Germany."the displaced Mennonite families of FastGermany, first fled as a refugee child to JAPANSeeking for spiritual truth while a studDenmark and later with her family to estGermany where they set up a new home ent at Kyoto University, Shataro (James)and she completed her secondary schooling lida came to believe on the Lord Jesusand entered secretarial training in Cologne. Christ as a result of his study of the historyHere as a girl of sixteen she was led to of Christianity. He was especially imhave a concern for the spiritual growth of pressed with the teachings of non-violenceher fellow Mennonite young people and set forth in the New Testament. But thisspearheaded a movement by which they principle is also present in the teachingswould meet together on Sunday afternoons of Buddha.He completed his studies in philosophyfor Bible study and prayer. Meeting firstin the Y.M.C.A. in Cologne and then in and religion at the university, received hisyarious homes or the out of doors, they master's degree, and joined Rev. and Mrs.made great sacrifice to get together for Norman Wingert in their Mennonite Centhese occasions. Marianne says: ""For some tral Committee work in Tokyo. Here heit was a lot of money to come by train or found in addition to the non-violence attibus. and some came by bicycle. It was not tude of Christianity a service motive, a loveJonathan Siakwambwa Muleya was bomin the village of Mudukala. North Rhodesia and was educated in the Brethren iChrist Mission Schools. He then decidedto be a teacher and took training at theMatopo Teacher Training School andChalimbana Teachers College at LusakY\ itnessing a loyalty to the church proagram, Jonathan taught eight years in theUpper School of Sikalonga Mission. Chosen as the first of our African brethren tobe sent to America for his college' training,he says: "I am exceedingly glad today, be cause God truly showed me what I shoulddo in order to be able to serve my peopleefficiently in a spirit like Christ.""I came to Messiah to get a balancededucation in order that I may academicallyand religiously be fitted to serve my peopleefficiently. I hold the idea that academiceducation without Christian education idetrimental to the individual or literallygroundless . . . My desires are to becomean effective teacher and to become a trutfollower of Jesus Christ and be able Ishare with my people the healing Word oJesus Christ the crucified, who set my people free from their treacherous tribal customs. This is the same Christ I want to iisi ill into their spiritual minds."Our prayer to God is, 'Use us in theway you wish.' "GREECEVassiliki (CeliaJ Lascarides was born inThessaloniki and now lives in Athens.Greece. She was reared in the GreekOrthodox Christian Church of which sheis a member. Trained in the School ofSocial Welfare in Pierce College, Athens.Celia plans to engage in Christian socialwork in her homeland. Speaking of theservices that a Christian student can do inhis own country she says:"It is easier for us to go back lo ourcountry and do Christian work because,first, we know the language of the peoplewith whom we are going to work. Also,we know their customs and ways of lifeand how they think. We are one of themwho have suffered with them during thewar years. It is always easier to acceptone from your own group with new ideasrather than a stranger with innovations.(Continued on page seven)
Sunday School News\ e praise God for the increase of alndance in our Sunday School in Cualroaminos. Our average in 1956 so far hasen 68. \ e are happy for the way Godworking. e use the Jeep to bring ineveral loads from the other part of themi. In the country we have two othernday Schools which are conducted byCuban orkers, Brother Lopez andle. I h o Sunday School in Mella is in alc!icd-ioof village and has had everyild in the village attending. The otherin a sugar mill center at Portugalete.e aUci-dance here has dropped off dueopposition of the Catholics and othereason:;. Pray for this school.Every one of us lives under one of twonts—Con-tent or Discon-tent.Dorcas, the taller of these two nativeromen, doesn't know much about the k v, but she has met the Lord Jesus'st.DorcasKAs you have done lo Dorcas, so do ulsone. e were camping in Hasail'i, Paul's vila group of twelve of us giving thepel story in the village and to the vilround about it. Paul, the first conin the Purnea Mission area, had askedo come to his home and to bring Chriswomen, too, so his wife would also acChrist and they could have a Chrishome. Dorcas' village was close by.was sick with kalazar, a tropical fever,non in the Orient. Her parents hadat much trying to cure her, but neithersacrificing of goats and chickens noring the witch doctors could do helpedWe had come at the right time.K people heard the Christian mesand asked us to come to their village,is heard and accepted the Christ,when we returned to Paul's villageBaptismal and Communion Service in CubaSaint Lazarus Dayin CubaOn Good Friday we had a blessed communion service as the Spirit of the Lordgraciously rested on the meeting. Thirtycommunicants enjoyed this fellowship inllie Lord. Some had never witnessed acommunion service previously.The day preceding the communion service there was a baptismal service in whichnine of our Christians were baptized. ()bedience to this command brought specialblessing to these new Christians. \ e muchappreciated the baptistry in the church,since the stream at the edge of our town isdried up. \ e have been informed this hasbeen the driest season in twenty years.On December 17th we visited a little village named Rincon in which there is acathedral and shrine of various saints including that of St. Lazarus. He is the object of worship by those who are afflicted.This day is set as'de for special worshiplo him and for healing for those who cometo him.It is difficult to describe the scenes ofsick and suffering people lying on thestreets, and of physical torture and punishment endured for the purpose of appeasing and moving the spirit to heal them.In the crowd there are many contrasts:gambling booths, lottery, food counters,\ cndors, soldiers, beggars, and a lot ofpeople wearing clothes made of burlap asa testimony to the fact that they are worshipping the saint for their healing.Horse sense is a stable thing.lor a baptismal service, Dorcas and theChief and his wife were ready. Dorcashad found peace and her faith in her Lordwas strong.That same evening we took her alongback to Purnea and had her admitted intoI lie large Government hospital about a milefrom our home, where she was able lo gelinjections for her sickness.Dorcas lost no lime in going about heiMaster s business. Like '.r/hJlp first findilh :\athaniel" so Dorcas first found a fellow-patient. A heathen Santal woman inthe hospital with her sick husband, me!Dorcas and heard from her of her joy andpeace in the Lord and the forgiveness ofher sins. This heathen woman was so convinced of the reality of Dorcas' salvationthat when she met us she said, '"As youhave done to Dorcas so do also to me,"meaning as you have taught Dorcas to accept Christ, so also teach me. Dorcas wonher first soul within the first month of hernew life."I Would Like to Purchasethis Book"These words, spoken one night in slowbut understandable English arrested ourattention. In outward appearance thespeaker was unkempt with hip long hairhanging down on his forehead, no gleam inhis eye, nor any look of intelligence in hisface. But to our surprise he spoke inEnglish his desire to purchase a copy of theNew Testament in Santali, his mothertongue.Needless to say, he got the book. Pituread and read. He really devoured theBook. Several days later he attended theSunday morning service in the little churchin Purnea where we worship and wentalong with us to our house. He wanted to know more about this \S ay of Life.***' *"*Philemon, once a witch doctor, livestwo miles from our India mission station at Purnea. Read the story of hisconversion below.Patras began to read and teach the Word tohim and learned that he was an O ' h a ; thatis. a witch doctor. This explained thedarkness of his countenance.However, a small taste of God's wordand a ray of light increased his appetite toknow more. He attended the pre-Christmas retreat at Banmankhi a i d went withus on the post-Christmas village tour arriving home on New \ e a r ' s morning onlyto be tongue-lashed by a furious wife."W hy was he running around the countrywith these folks? Why didn't he go to thevillages where their son was sick and perforin witchcraft in order to drive out theevil spirits so that he might get well. PoorPitu was speechless, but not Benjamin. Hesuggested that we pray about 'it and askedGod to heal the young man.The next day Pitu went to the son's village and found the son well. Upon inquiry,he also found that he had suddenly become(Continued on page eight)
pressures of daily living or the woundspirits of some who are easily offendiIchikawa San is always present. hen tspiritual tide is high, she worships in Ibackground among the crowd, but wnthe ebb leaves but the one or two, her faiful presence gives steadying influence.Personality Portraits fromOur Church in JapanKanakubo San with Margy Willms.Ohashi SanKanakubo SanKay San is an easier name by which loremember the interpreter of the mission inMagi. She is a radiant Christian, not yel ayear old in her faith, but already she isleaving in the dust of their own self-livesmany who have had years of Christian experience.Kay San interpiets Pete's sermons andThelma's talks and answers callers at telephone and door when the matter is too involved for beginners in Japanese. Sheleaches a Bible class or two of her own, befriends the lonely and troubled who comeher way, addresses envelopes in Japanese,unravels the mysteries of mail in Kanji, assists Mary and Pete in their languagestudy, cooks a Japanese breakfast once aweek for the mission family, throws lighto;i Oriental customs, clarifies the point ofJapanese newspapers cartoons that elude aV, estern sense of humor, and does onehundred and one other indispensable thingsin the mission home.She especially needs your help in bearing a prayer burden for her family in Tokyo, none of whom are Christians. Her older sister is trying lo persuade her to returnlo Tokyo because Kay San's mother is notwell. But Kay San feels that the Lordwants her in Hag; at present. Pray thatshe may continue to grow in daily knowledge of God's will in her life.hanging in the worship room: '"Thank theLord who gave us His Son, Jesus Christ.""'It used to be I did not understand thatverse," she said, "but now, I understand!"Ohashi San r s father has advised her notlo be a Christian because, when the timecomes to marry, she will need to marry aBuddhist, for Christian husbands are theexception in Japan. Her father said further that a combination of Christianity andBuddhism would make difficulties in themarriage relationship. And, in his discernment of the impossibility" of a goodmarriage between a Christian and an unbeliever, he is correct. Not many people;n Japan realize, as he seems to realize,lhat one cannot be a Christian and a Buddhist at the same time.Ohashi San has said she feels she isstanding at the crossroads of her life. Shewas graduated from high school this spring,and she has always wanted to go to college.But she knows her family has not enoughmoney to send both her and her brotherthrough university. She wants guidanceto help her seek work (most difficult to findin this crowded land) and to give her direction for life.Seeking the Lord's will for daily lifechoices is a new concept for Japaneseyoung people. Their stand for Christ isnot easy because the family will has verystrong influence over their decisions. Praythat Ohashi San may truly yield herselfto God. that she may learn to be guided byihe Lord, that she will mature in the Wordand in her Christian life, that she may bea testimony in a heathen society and to anon-Christian family, and, finally, that shewill come to see her responsibility inChristian baptism and church membership.Ohashi SunIn the beginning of the second month ofihe new year. Ohashi San confessed herfaith in Christ and her desire to follow Histeachings. She has been attending a Bibleclass for some weeks now; she has beenreading her New Testament. But she madeher decision following a Bible class whereKanakubo San, the interpreter, gave herpersonal testimony of acceptance of JesusChrist. After prayermeeting one eveningsince Ohashi San has believed, her faceradiated a quiet joy as she read the motto4Ichikawa SanThis dear Christian woman, nowseventies, has been most faithfulpublic profession of her faith.church attendance dwindles becauseIchikawa San standing by sign adverti:Brethren in Christ Mission.In herin theWhenof theThe circumstances of her life are 1easy. To supplement a meager income sfcfmends and sews beautifully.Often skidoes fine monogramming of family creSMon elaborate kimonos. Her husband is na Christian and has shown no interest !becoming a Christian. Thev have no f a *ily of their own.Pray that the testimony of her life ninfluence other Christians who have ibeen so faithful as she. Pray also that Iquiet faith may draw her husband intokingdom.Kaneshige SanKaneshige San is a junior in high schiShe has a sweet face and a sparkling psonality. Recently she professed faithJesus as the Son of God in response t(personal question, but she has mspoken publicly of her faith. In priconversationshe sincerelyrequ"Please tell me more about Jesus Christ-'Xot long aso Kaneshige San expressd e i r e to do Sunday School work, andhas been attending the Sunday eveiBible class and the Sunday School ters* meetings on Tuesday evenings. Sewlimes she has gone with Ehime San to Bto assist in the Sunday School there. Kashige San has almost no background iiWord, but she is eager to help. henpressure of examination time is on shetempted to drop her Christian responslies and spend day and night on her sies. But the Christian has one sup:loyalty, and Kaneshige San will sooninto conflict with her loyalty to Godthe prevailing climate of unchristianion that school comes first.Pray for Kaneshige San : s dee]comprehension of what it means toto God. Pray that she may be given f:to put God first and trust Him to cher studies for her.
PENNSYLVANIA BOYSThe B A T T L EFor BOYSBovs are what men are made of. Everyboy's life is a battle-field. Brethren inChrist Home Missions work to win boysfor the Lord.T H E BIRCH ST. SUNDAY SCHOOL BOYSIn' San Francisco where the Life LineGospel Mission has for many years beenengaged in the desperate struggle to rescuemen enslaved by sin in all its ugly forms,Mrs. Harry Buckwalter works in a richfield (see cut). The potential of this Sunday School Class is greater than that of thesalvaged lives rescued off Skid Row7.Mr. H. \V. Buckwalter and her Birch St.S. S. Boys at San Francisco MissionNAVAJO BOYSGathering them from their scatteredhomes in ths Sagebrush Country. Bro.Charles Myers, Jr. takes boys for severaldays of camping in the beautiful JemezMts. The timidity of this reserved peopleis exhibited as they climb aboard the mission pick-up truck.Freddie came in from his sheep herdinglo enjoy the adventure of exploring themountains and its thrilling wild life. Backhome his mother and step-father stagger onin the clutches of sin. Freddie heard thevoice of God around an open camp fire.For Archie, manhood is fast approaching. Almost as tall as his father, he is already driving the familv's old pick-uptruck. His mother has accepted the Lordbut his father s manhood is constantly dissipated by the curse of sin. Archie's heartis tender as he approaches the criticalyears. At camp he shared with other boyswho have similar problems and aspirations.But Lewis didn't go to Cam]). A boywhose life is filled with cross-currents, hehad expressed a strong desire on the lastday of school to go to Camp. But, afterbeing back home for three weeks, his oldenvironment and the emotional barrierswith which he battles once again robbedhim of the companionship of other boys heneeds so badly.Lord.two young men from this area 'had afruitful period of ministry among theCheyenne Indians of Oklahoma. \\ itnessing and teaching in simplicity, these Christian boys were loved as true "brothers.''Numerous of the Cheyennej who had beennominally Christians testified to the stirring their people had experienced in conlacing these living tesLmonies of God'slove.SASKATCHEWANBOYSIn the great Canadian Northwest menare being made. Three Brethren in Christpastors are laboring to win boys to Christ.Following a successful \ o u t h Cam]), another is planned for tnio summer at Christopher Lake near the North Star Mission.The hope of the Brethren in Christ Churchin Saskatchewan hinges on winning theseboys.The climate itself calls for sturdy men.Temperatures drop to 5 0 % .below zero.The boys at stake are of good calibre.What God can do with boys is no secret.The Brethren in Christ have a great harvest field among boys.LABORINGin theHARVESTFIELDNearly 120 workers are assigned underllie Brethren in Christ Home MissionBoard to the harvestfields. They work under different circumstances and in differentplaces. But the object is the same everywhere—a harvest of souls.During the past Conference year pastorsand workers have been laboring tirelesslyat a wasting harvest.TENNESSEETo lead a new work at DeRossett, Tennetee. Bro. Edgar Giles left his native Kentucky. There are needy souls in this area.It has all the characteristics of a pioneerwork.SilANESVILLEBut Lewis, (Navajo Boy) didn't go tocamp!In the mountains of Pennsylvania mission workers are seeking to win boyy toChrist. Stepped-up youth activities giveincreased opportunities to lead them to theA newly-wed couple is working atShanesville, Ohio. Bro. and Sr. AtleeHeishberger (nee Janet Musser) are developing a work in a converted store building of this town about 20 miles south ofMassillon.This being his home community, A(Lewas the first Brethren in Christ member ofthis church which he now pastors. Presenti.'.embership is nine with a S. S. of about25."Cutting wood for the preacher at EvangelChapel (Ky.) in 1939. The preacherworks at his job in the woodlotas well as the pulpit."CANOE CREEKThe work at Canoe Creek was one ofthose areas in which Bro. Herman Miller,pioneer home mission worker, establisheda foot-hold for the Lord. Bro. ElwoodFiew'elling was the first pastor stationedthere in 1938. The Sheldon Wilson's arenow pastoring the flock at this point. Coming from Ontario their challenge is to capitalize on a Sunday School with an attendance of more than fifty. A large part oftheir Lat'.le is praying for a heaven-sent
The Sheldon Wilsons are pastoring atCanoe Creek since the summer of 1955.revival and the salvation of lost souls inthis Central Pa. community.must let that boy know that he still loveshim. A brief chat, and from his pocket afew tracts, and the pastor is on his wayagain. The boy, though uncomfortable,cannot forget.In his held of labor Bro. Carlson iscalled upon on many occasions. Recentlyhe was called by the police at three in themorning for information about a womanwho was murdered in the alley near hisgarage door.When the Chicago Mission's PA Systemgoes on prior to the evening services thisservant of God in a few loving words invites his neighbors to come to the services.Pray the Lord of the harvest that He maycontinue to bless the ministry at 6039South Halsted Street.DETROITAmong the men of Skid Row Rev. andMrs. Paul Hill are teaching of the Saviour'slove. In an all-out effort to win these men.a new7 project called the "Soup Line Counter" has been begun. Rescue Mission workbrings them in contact with many types ofpeople. Their prayer and burden—everyone for Christ. A native of Michigan, Bro.Hill and his co-laborers are using variousways of bringing Christ to the many lostsouls around them.PHILADELPHIAOne of the oldest mission works amongthe Brethren in Christ is the PhiladelphiaMission. Established over 60 years ago,the Philadelphia Mission is now the originof the radio broadcast "Gospel \ ords andMusic."' Bro. William Rosenberry is radiopastor to an audience from seven stationsin four states.Recently dedicated is a new churchbuilding to accommodate the growing congregation at this mission point.DEDICATION of theCLEAR CREEK CHURCHOn Sunday, April 22, 1956, a large newchurch was dedicated one mile south ofEverett. Pennsylvania. A Youth Rally wasconducted on Saturday night of the bigweekend with Bishop Henry Ginder speaking. A group of young people from theRapho District sang and presented a number of special features.Bishop C. N. Hostetter. Jr. spoke on Sunday morning on the "Place of the Chinchin the Community'' and save a brief his-Clear Creek Church is dedicated on Aprillorical presentation in the afternoon.The Sermon of Dedication was giventhe afternoon by Brother Albert EngleBishop Henry Ginder officiated in the cermony of Dedication.The work at this place was begun in usummer of 1933 in a tent-meeting conduccd by Brother Harry Fink and others,lew months later an old church buildinknown as Clear Creek w7as purchased. ThLord blessed the work in this buildinsFor the growing Sunday School the oneroom building w7as inadequate.The new 36 x 72 brick-tile building is Jcredit to the church and community,full basement provides facilities forChristian Education Program.Careful management and donationslabor and material made it possible 1erect this beautiful building for about S2".000 cash. An offering of about S650.0on the dav of dedication leaves a debt oabout 8,500.00. Pray for the pastor. RodMomingstar. and the work at this plaHANOVERBro. Samuel Lady, a builder for Godand the Church, has taken the pastorate ofthis new congregation in this growing townof southeastern Pennsylvania. Apart frompreaching God's Word and exercising inprayer, Bro. Lady is spearheading a building project that will shortly make a finechurch home for this vigorous congregation.I ARRIS MINESVisiting the neighbors, native son Rupert Turman, knows which of his neighborsdo not profess to know the Lord. The workin his part of the harvestfield is cut out forhim—the salvation of 200 of his neighbors.Feeding the flock challenges Bro. and Sr.Turman in the great work at this southern\ irginia church.CHICAGODriving down a Chicago street, the pastor, suddenly pulls to the side, and quicklycrosses the street. It's Sunday afternoon,and there's a Sunday School boy over therewho has stopped coming to the mission.He's washing a car. Pastor Carl CarlsonThrough united effort the new ADNEYS GAP Church takesfew days.ADNEYS GAPAdneys Gap needed the Word of the Lord. The Lord sent Raymond Conner t preach the glorious Gospel up and down the "holler." The Spirit of God attende*this ministry and souls have been saved.The rickety church in which they worshipped could not long r'cet liie needs of thisnew body of believers. Through united effort in both money and la
be sent to America for his college' training, he says: "I am exceedingly glad today, be -cause God truly showed me what I should do in order to be able to serve my people efficiently in a spirit like Christ. ""I came to Messiah to get a balanced education in order that I may academically and religiously be fitted to serve my people efficiently.
