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CEBU CHR I ST IAN
Publication
of the
Cebu
Christ an
Mission
P. O.
Box
41,
Cebu
City,
Philippines
Missionaries: Ray and Imogene Carlson
MAY
Jjo fisdufm. D
TIdL
Jd
ihdwut.
That WAS the question Whether it
was nobler in the mind to suffer the slings
and arrows of outrageous fortune
that
threatened the post-war Philippines with
communism or to take arms against a sea
of troubles andby contributing to the
moral uplif t of the Philippinesend them.
To repatriateperchance to dream. Ay,
there's the rubfor in
that
forsaking of
foreign evangelistic effort in the hour of
needwhat dreams may come e'er we have
shuffled off this mortal coil did give us
pause. 'Scuse, please, Will iam.
Some said
this and s om e sa id
that.
But
in the final analysis, it was for us to decide.
Did the Filipino brethren want us back?
Most emphat ical ly yes Was there
work
tha t
we
could do ? To
as k
was to answer .
Was there still time for anything to be ac
complished? We would see. At any rate
we could not resist the thrill of trading
blows with the enemy. What have we to
fear when
we ar e on the
Lord 's
side. I f
it might not have been misunderstood, we
might have been willing to quote Proverbs
28 :
WELCOME
Our arrival in Manila on Jan. 31st was
made very happy by the welcome accorded
us by Mrs. Wolfe,
Ruth
Smith, the McEl-
roys and the Hales. Some of the brethren
from Economia church brought orchid
corsages for Imogene and Roberta. Others
from Crusada, the Seminary and elsewhere
made us know we were unmistakably want
ed. We could be sure by the relieved at
titudes indicated. They were not afraid
we would
r et ur n, but that
we would
not.
The following Monday (Feb. 4) many
braved the rain to give us a hearty hello.
One jeppney had a large sign on either side
with
the legend: WELCOME TO
THE
CARLSONSCARRETA CHURCH OF
CHRIST,
CEBU CITY. I
am
sure
that
at
least fifty Christians were at the airport
when we
landed.
There
was no doubt of
their joy. We had been gone too long.
At home in San Isidro, Talisay, our
neighbors crowded around the house and
one sent some roasted pig. The damage to
the house had been exaggerated and all our
things were in good condition. Our home
coming was complete.
BROTHER BILL JESSUP
We have invited th e President of San
Jose Bible CollegeBrother Jessupto be
with us for one day ou t of the five he will
pend in the Philippines during his trip
through some of the Oriental missions sta
tions. He is to be in the Islands April 23-
28th. His visit will be a great encourage
ment to all our people.
952
GUILJUNGAN
The vigor of this congregation in Occi
dental Negros has been heart-warming. The
accompanying -pioture shows -how it was
especially manifest during Brother Teodoro
Rendon's visit. Many were baptized and
NEW WORKERS
As this goes to press we are making ready
to
announce
th e decision of B ro th er an d
Sister Elston K. Knight to come to Cebu
and share in the work.
They
have had
fruitful
ministries
and
come
well-recom
mended by the brethren. Bet ty Yarbrough
also, senior in Atlan ta Christian College,
plans to come to Cebuthe Lord willing
after her graduation. She will be very use
ful
in
women's
and
children's
work.
She
has an
excellent
scholastic
record
an d has
proven herself a devoted and faithful fol
lower of the Lord. We pray
that
at least
$1,500 will be pledged at once for her sup
port. Those who know her life and have
sent
her i nt o Chr is ti an
s er vi ce w il l d o th eir
duty in this respect.
WORKING SITES
As this copy was in preparation, arrange
ments were made for us to rent a building
on the oldest street in the Philippines
Colon Street. Here the Seminary will be
located for the coming year and unt il such
time as we are able to buy our own pro
perty. Nearby, on Junquera Street, a hall
has been rented for the English church
which we hope to be able to start in the
next few weeks.
The
rent
fo r
th e
lat ter
will be 12.50 a
week.
We are
confident
that
in a few months the congregation will
be able to assume this responsibility them
selves.
his fellowship strengthened these brethren
in the ir lonely stand. Bro. Albino Lacson is
the minister.
The church
at
Waveland,
Indiana, has been helping Sister Florista
Millendez in her work among the women
an d
children.
DISPLACED PERSONS
It has been recently reported
that
some
5,000 displaced persons were resettled in the
United States through the efforts of the
Methodist Commi tt ee f or Overseas
Relief
in
1951.
Several hundred of these unfor tun
ates are concentrated yet in the province of
Samar, Philippines. It is past time for our
brotherhood to begin doing something for
these political castaways. Without a doubt,
many of these are diseased and fewin their
present statewould be an asset to any
community,
but
as Christ ians we should re
cognize
that
they are soulssouls for whom
Christ
diedsouls
fo r whom we have
a
benevolent responsibility in the name of
Christ . What about it brethren?
Let
us
pu t our
fa it h into action. Let us
no t
be
put to shame in this respect by the sectar
ians.
PRAYER
Often requests for prayer are not seri
ously regarded and made without deep in
tentions. Not so ours.
We
have seen to o
many things done when we were at the end
of our wisdom and resources to lightly re
gard the supplications of righteous men. It
is sure that nothing can help us more in the
task we are trying to do. If it was by
wealth, the Catholics would
win. We t ru st
in prayer, obedience
to
the
Word
and
com
mon sense. Will you help us in the first?
We are always to pray and not to faint.
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ADELA MARAMARA
It is not strange that in a church here
as
well
as in
some
churches in the
States
that one woman's prayers, labor and sacri
fices
have held it together and solved many
of its problems. Such a woman is Sister
Adela Gaurano. No one has applied her
training in the Cebu Bible Seminary to a
better advantage. Day and night finds her
going from house to house encouraging, ad
vising and comforting in the Word. All
the
brethren of
the
Casseta
Church
recom
mend her as being worthy of help. Is there
some mission group who would be inter
ested
in her work as a project? We sug
gest 30 a
month for her
assistance.
You
will never regret this investment in the
cause of
th e
Lord.
ENGLISH
CONGREGATION .
The decision
to establish a
church in
which English will be
spoken
and which
will be ministered to by Bro. Carlson has
come
after much deliberation and prayer.
It has been felt important because of the
many Filipino students coming to Cebu
who have little knowledge of Cebuano. All
schools
and
colleges
are conducted in Eng
lish and therefore this
medium would
be the
means whereby young men and women
would be
influenced
by the Gospel. Then,
too, the
common
use of English by
business
people would assure the eventual financial
self-sufficiency
of such a group. We can
visualize the day when such a church would
be very useful in helping others get started.
FIRST
AID
EQUIPMENT
We still have need of supplies for first
aid. Each of our
preachers
carry
simple
bandages
and remedies. The band-aid type
of bandages are the most practical. Iodine,
merthiolate and sulfanilamide powder are in
use most. Skin
diseases
are very common.
Make up a
bundle
and send
us
just
long
as it is no t valued above 10.
SEA-GOING FELLOWSHIP
Our return to the Islands was brightened
by the
companionship
of the Charles Selby
family which was
returning to
Aparri
in
northern Luzon. Since
both
of us were
ready to sail at about the same time, ar
rangements were made with the agents of
the China
Bear
permitting us to sail to
gether.
Each
morning
of the
voyage
after
breakfast
devotions
were led in turn by
Mr.
Selby and
Mr. Carlson. All including
the children
joined in a
round
of prayers.
On the Lord's Day, the children had a class
of their own and the rest of us studied the
International lesson. The two
portable
communion sets provided sufficient facilities
for all who joined with us in the ordinances.
F O O D
Believe
it or not, but
we rarely receive
food parcels.
These
are much appreciated
Most
of the canned and packaged items you
buy
in
the
market
mail very
well
if
proper
ly
packed
and wrapped. Import control has
made many
items
impossible
to
purchase.
Native foods are
good
and of
reasonable
cost
but not of sufficient variety.
Dried
fruits keep
well and do
not
weigh
heavily
Use small corrugated overseas cartons.
Many 10c
stores keep
them in stock. Can
anyone
get for us
some
of those Jewish
matzoes for
communion bread.
A
grape
drink is bottled here that we use for the
cup
SLIDES
A set of 2x2 colored slides on the work
in Cebu is now on its way to Brother Har-
rold McFarland Mission Youth, Willernie
Minnesota.
They
should
be of help in your
mission program. Writ e Brother McFar
land
fo r reservation.
MONEY ORDERS
State-side money orders must be returned
if
sent
here.
Only
International Money
Orders are accepted. These last,
however
are so unhandy that we suggest the use of
personal checks.
Our
banking facilities
are
good.
TTla^
1952
BERNABE
IN
DAVAO
Friends of Brother Santiago Bernabe and
the work he has
been
doing in Davao will
be
grieved
to know of the
passing
of his
wife,
Lydia
a few months
ago.
A serious
ailment
which
no
doctor
outside
of
Manila
was able to diagnose took her before funds
could be
secured
to take
he r
there. We
know
that this has been a serious blow to
him and
that
the care of his
children
and
the
problem
of
making
a
living leaves
little
time for him to be active in the
evangelistic
field
as he
would like.
We have regretted
our inability to get behind his effort there
in any substantial way.
LIVING
LINK
INCREASED
We were pleasantly surprised to receive
an air-mail special delivery letter in Oak
land as we boarded the
China
Bear. It
was from a living-link churchthe Latonia
Christian Church, Covington, Kentucky,
ministered to by Bro. Joseph D. Hill. In it
was the good news that the church had
granted an increase in salary to 2,000.
This thoughtful recognition of the rise in
cost of living will keep us working efficient
ly-
BAPTISMS
In the last year, over two hundred haxe
been
reported baptized
by
those making
re
port to us. The brethren are busy, the har
vest is ripe and the future bright.
PHILIPPINES
AGENCY
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
SCRIPTURE
DISTRIBUTION FOR NOV.-DEC. 1951 & JAN. 19S2
B
T
P
C
T O T A L
Bicol
14 3
1 9 4
341
588
Cebuan
8 9 2
9 2
1 034
2 018
Ibanag
3 4
34
I locano
991
5 2 3
3 925
5 439
Pampangan
1
1 4
1 1 4
Panayan
4 8 8
1 15
12
675
Pangasinan
111
21
115
2 4 7
Samareno
1 4
5
1 9
Tagalog
9 9
32 5
1 622
2 856
Chinese
26 3
71
19 1
525
English
1 011
1 553
3 941
6 505
Spanish
2 6
13
3 9
Greek
1
1
Tota l
4 952
3 218
14 034
22 263
N O T E :
Tota l
fo r
Nov.-Dec.
195 0
& January 1951
9 242
3 465
34 787
47 507
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ONE
JUNGLE
NIGHT
(Author unknown)
The tom-toms thumped on and on all
night throughout the jungle, and the dark
ness shuddered o'er me like a living feeling
thing. I could not go. to sleep so I lay
awake and I looked and saw, and it seemed
like
this:
I stood at the edge of a grassy plain.
At my feet a precipice broke sheer down
into infinite space. I looked, but could
see no bottom only cloud shapesblack
and furiously coiled and dark, shadow-
shrouded hollows and unfathomable depth.
Back I drew, dizzy at the depth.
Then I saw forms of people moving
single file across the grass. All made
straight for the precipice edge. There was
a woman smiling confidently as she walked
on. She was at the very verge. Then I saw
she was
blindstone blind
She lifted
he r
foot to take another step. It trod air
Then she was over, and oh, the cry as she
wen t
over
There
were
more people streaming from
all quarters. All were blind. All made
straight for the edge of the precipice. There
were shrieks and crys as they suddenly knew
themselves to be falling and a-clutching
and catching at empty air But some went
over quietly and fell without a sound.
Then I wondered
with
a wonder tha t was
simply agony who no one stopped them at
the edge. I could not. My feet were glued
to the ground. I could not speak, though
I strained and tried, only a whisper would
ome
Then I
saw
tha t
there
were sentries
st a
tioned at intervals along the edge. But the
sentries were fa r too few, and there were
wide, unguarded gaps between. And over
these gaps the people fell in their blindness,
quite unwarned. An the green grass seem
ed blood red, and the gulf yawned like the
mouth
o f
hell.
Then
I saw, like a picture of peace, a
group of people sitting under some trees,
with their backs to the gulf. They were
making daisy chains. Sometimes when one
of the crys of the falling ones would reach
their ears, it disturbed them, and they
thought it a rather vulgar sound. But
when one of them would rise up to go do
something about it,, the rest would pull him
back down.
Why
get so excited they
said. You haven't finished making your
daisy chains It would be really
selfish
of
you to leave us to complete the work
alone
Then
I saw another group whose earnest
desire was to get more sentries
out. But
they found that there were very few who
wanted to go, so there were no sentries for
miles and miles along the edge.
Once there was a girl who stood at her
place along the edge waving the people
back.
Bu t
he r
relatives
and
friends re
minded her that her furlough was due, so
feeling tired and needing a change, she
went home to rest awhile. Bu t no one w as
sent to take her place; and over the people
fell like a waterfal l o f
souls.
There was a boy who caught a tuft of
grass at the very edge. Though he called
and cried convulsively, no one seemed to
hear. Then the roots gave way, and he fell.
sdsj ^Juddiian.
his hand still clutching the torn off bunch
of grass. And the girl who longed to be
back at her place thought she heard him
cry, so she rose to go back; but her mother
reproved her and said that no one was real
ly
needed
anywhere and that her place
would be well taken care of, so they sang a
hymn.
Then through the hymn came another
sound like the pain of a million broken
hearts all
wrung out
in one drop, one sob.
Then a horror of great darkness came upon
me, for I knew what it wasthe cry of
blood Then
thundred
a Voice,
th e
voice
of
the
Lord, and He said,
Whom
shall I
send and who will go for us?
Then
I said,
Here am I, Lord, send me. Then He
said, Go, and tell this people chat Jesus is
the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no man
comes to the Father but through Him.
Jesus said, All authority hath been given
unto
me in heaven and in earth. Go ye
therefore and teach all nations, baptizing
them in
th e name
of
th e
Father,
and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you, and lo, I am with
you always, even to the end of the world.
T HE W O RL D S H OP E
To read the news, local or foreign, today
leads to the feeling
that
the world is in
a
terrible
mess.
But those
who look
behind
the appearance that meet the eye
see
God
in the background directing and guiding
destinies of
nat ions and men.
We see
HOPE
on th e
horizon.
We do
not
base
our hope in the future on what we read in
the news reports in the papers or what we
see as we
l ook acros s
th e
affairs
of
men
to
day. We do not base our hope even on
what we sec in the Church today.
Noth
ing is gained by shutt ing our eyes in blind
ness to
the dark
facts
o f
th e w or ld or th e
f ra i l weakness
within
th e
Church. We
base
our hope on the solid promises of the Word
of God that He is in th e C hr istia n w orld
enterprise and is dealing with righteousness,
t ruth and
chat
which is
eternal.
The group of outcasts and base things
of the worfd that formed the flickering
candlelight of the church in the first cen
tury
seemed frail, weak, and unimportant
in th e cu rren t o f cu lture an d
civilization
of the Greece-Roman world. What power
or
effect di d
th e churches
have in
contrast
to the might and power of the great Em
pire; The church seemed utterly in
significant. But it was the sword of the
Empire
that
finally fell,
not
the church
with its significant message of the cross.
The only thing abiding or eternally stable
in this world is God and His people. The
only real city is the fellowship of the saints
within a city. The only abiding nation
is th e church within a
nation.
We have
hope, not because of what we
see
but
be
cause of what lies beneath
what
we see that
is yet untouched by the sullied hands of
sinful
men. It is t ime we Christians re
member the symbolism of Hope in the
painting by
Watts.
He portrays
Hope
as a
blindfolded woman, sit ti ng on a darkened
world, with her ear against a harp, every
string of which is broken but one.
That
is
his picture, not of despair but of hope. The
fijoiqsL Jhh SL
woman typifies hope because she does not
draw from the things that she
sees
from
the easy optimism of the conditions under
which she lives,
but
because underneath all
th e
turmoil
an d
distress
she ca n hear a
single clear assured note, unheard of the ear
but he ard in
th e heart.
Amidst the broken cords upon which men
have played in this discordant world there is
yet one unbroken string that still gives hope
to the hearts of weary men. It is the string
of Christian missions
that
yet brings its
un
selfish message and ministry of love to the
broken-hearted people lying in darkness and
despair. It is our privilege to have a part
in this ministry of hope to the world. Let
us
se t
our hands to th e ta sk
an d
not turn
aside u ntil the well done
of
th e Maste r
refreshes
our
ear.
THE
OLD TESTAMENT,
JESUS,
AN D
MISSIONS
At the close of his ministry after his re
surrection Jesus met in Jerusalem
with
his
disciples and opened their minds that they
might understand the scriptures. He ex
plained to them, The things which are
written
in the
Law
of Moses,
and
the
Prophets, and the Psalms concerning him
self. Then he summed up (Luke 24:36-48)
the outstanding truths which these three
divisions of their Bible contained; (1)
That
th e Christ
should
suffer and rise from the
dead; (2) That repentance and remission
of sins should be preached in his name;
(3) un to all the nations, beginning from
Jerusalem;
(4)
Ye are witnesses of these
things;
(5)
And
I
send
forth
the promise
of my Father upon you. . .
Note well that Jesus found all these
things in THEIR Bible the Old Testament.
On the night he
arose
he said that this wis
a summation of the meaning of the Old
Testament revelation about himself. The
Old Testament
then, finds its meaning in
Jesus Christ and his world-wide redeeming
program, the heart of the New Testament.
The very existence of the Old Testament
is a testimony to God's love for all men of
every nation. No part of the Old Testa
ment can be rightly understood apart from
its relation to the universal Gospel of God's
love in Jesus Christ. Missions on a world
wide basis is the key to the meaning, the
bond of unity, and the standard of evaluat
ing all the Old Testament literature. One
cannot believe in any portion of the Bible
if he rejects the missionary program of
God.
QUOTES
Spurgeon: My son, if God has called you
to be a missionary, your father would be
grieved to see you shrivel down into a
king.
John Wesley:
Al l
the world is my par
ish.
W. D. Cunningham: Every man has a
better right to hear the gospel once thao
any man has to hear it twice.
C. F. Schwartz: There is one thing you
cannot do for missionsthat is, get rid of
your responsibility.
Wesley: The church must go to the lost
or go to oblivion.
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fijoiqsL
3 JOIjUl
CALLED
This part of the world is just as grand
As any
part
can be
God sends His glorious sunshine here
As well as oversea,
The sky here is just as blue and clear
As anywhere on
earth
The clouds as lovely and fleecy white
As in my land of birth.
The nights are as dark, and stars as bright
As ever we have seen,
The birds sing beautiful
melodies
And trees are turning green.
I l ove thi s old
earth
that
God
has
made
'Tis grand to be alive,
To
have
His wonde rful
words of life
And in His
service
strive.
I'm glad
that
my Lord has called me here
To spread His
Gospel
light
Where
souls
are held in the grip of sin
By Satan's power and might.
May all that I do or say or am
Bring glory to His name,
May Satan never entice my heart
To any glory claim.
Oh, I am so happy in this work,
I want to do my best.
Fo r then I know I can count on Him
And leave
with
Him th e rest.
Mel ba P alme r
i ' l.N'ANCIAL l lEPORT
OF CEBU
CHRISTIAN
MISSION*. P. O. BOX 41,
CEBU CITY, PH IL I PP INES
JULY 1, 1951 TO FEBRUARY 29, 1952
ANONYMOUS;
ARIZONA: Phoenix,
l-'irst C of C,
.511;
CALIFORNIA: Aimheim,
C
of
C,
$52,-.0:
Bakersfield.
C
of
C,
$15;
Har
r ingtons ,
C of C, $5; Bishop,
Mr.
Clifton
Walke r , $20: Car in i ch ae l . Mrs. [ ' lo rence .Tohn-
son, $ i : Corona . C of C.
$17.50:
Mrs. Pear l
DcHaven, $4 : Primary Dept.
C
of
C.
$49.66:
Covina.
Mrs.
Stella
Brouse,
50: Culver Citv,
C of C.
$50:
Downey, C of C. $109.4S:
Mrs.
Diir lene Mosher .
$10:
Rohe r t Bern iece
Paulson, $25: EsconcUdo,
C
of
C,
$19.88; Gra-
ton,
John
Stree t , $25; Hawthorne ,
Mr,
and
5'rs . N. S. Bailey ,
$40: Hermosa Beach, Mrs.
Nellie
Lipper, $10; Ingiewood,
A
friend,
$7 :
Dept. of Mission? ,
Chr. Cli.,
Women's
Club,
.'Oc:
Firs t
Chr. Cli.. (above LL),
$95.50;
Ag
nes
Gammon. $45; ICill inp-sworth. $60: Les
te r LeMay.
$10:
Mr . an d
Mrs.
Roy Wat ki ns ,
$20: La Habra,
C
of
C,
Bible School, $23.30;
I^awndale, C of C. $11: S S, C of C, $50: rx)val
Hereans ,
O of O.
$10: Win's Miss. Soc..
C of
C biL ChnhdimL
C.
$11.42:
L ind say , C
of
C,
$84.61:
Los
An
geles.
C of C,
Beach
St.,
$13:
.Mrs. J. C.
Glover,
$40: Wm's Miss.
Circle,
Cardiff Av . Clir. Ch.,
$2o: Los (latos, Mr.s. Muri el Chambe rs , 5:
Manhat tan Beach, Mrs. L. P.
Ryden, $15:
Mar.v.sville. Clir. Cti ., 36.6-1:
Merced, East
Side C of C,
$12.66;
Ria i to , Mr .
and
Mrs.
Harold
Painter ,
.5(i:
.San Bernardino,
C of C
am i Si r s . Ann a
Pa in t e r .
$5:1.50:
Mr.s. Vio la
Edwaril-s,
$10:
TNT Class. C of C.
$45.01;
San ta Cruz, C of C,
$25;
S an J os e, S J Bible
College, $41.26: Santa Rosa, Firs t Clir. Ch.,
$27.75: Tiirlock, Eusts ide
C of C, $100.
CANADA: N. B.. L E'tete, Wm's Miss.
Soc.,
C of C.
$10; FLORID.X;
Eust i s ,
Mr. am i Mrs.
Te d
Parker .
$25:
Samipoint,
Mi-.
Gee.
H.
Ham,
$20; Tampa, Wm's Council ,
Cent.
Clir. Ch.,
1(1; GF.ORGIA;
Atlanta,
Betty Yarlirough,
$25: Eas t Point , i- 'oiirfold Bilile
C la ss. C hr.
Ch.,
$80:
Wni'.s
Council , Jeff. Pk. C of C, $6.50.
J LLINDIS: A l to n , Fir s t
Chr.
Cii.,
$20; Cham-
l ai ign, Mi ss
Edha D'l-Iair,
$50; Chicago,
Jen
ni e
and Amel ia C ar ls on , $50:
Margare t
and
Laura
Grainger, $40:
Metro. C of C,
$75:
Nettle lUirless, $5;
Jr.
Dept.,
Metro. C of C.
$5 :
Op.Tl
S ni ff , $ 5;
l lanvil le,
Miss.
Soc., .Sec
ond
C of C.
$30: Desp iaines ,
Mr.
and
Mrs
.John
Quinn . $10:
E a.s t S t.
Louis , Don Nick-
cT'son, $2 : Elmluirst, Mrs.
May
H. James, $5:
Flora .
Dick
and
J.
W.
Oglesliy,
$5 : Green
ville. Clir.
Night Miss.
Soc..
(Teddv LL) .
$225:
dir . Ch..
.'{5;
Mrs. Harold
GrofT,'$25:
Joliet,
Fir s t
Chr. Ch.. $38.0.8; Napervi i le .
G l advs
Sandhagen.
$25: Neoga.
Jr .
C. E. , Fir s t Chr.
Cli., 7.29;
Nor tl i A lt on . Miss-Tll-Mo Camp
Cliristian.
$25.40;
Petei-sburg.
Dr .
T. M. Scott,
$10:
Dr.
I..eila
G. Scott ,
$10:
Springfield,
DVBS. Bunii Pk. C of C, $20.44: Lk.
Spring-
(icld,
Chr . Ass 'n. , II
Inter.
Wk.,
$45.10:
S.
Side
Ch.
of C.. $32: .loint C. C. Groups. West
Side C of C,
$12.05:
Prayer
Mtg., Wes t
Side
C of C. 1.3: S t ro n gh ur st . Wm 's Mi.ss. Soc.,
$5 .
INDIANA: Angola. DVBS, Chr.
Ch., $10;
Biiidington. C li r. M is s.
Soc., (Hernal)e), $10:
Biirnsville,
Clir. S. S.,
$13.72:
Columbus,
Women's
Council , $10; Fiat Rock,
Mr. an d
Mrs.
Edwa r d
Cra f t on ,
$2 :
Plea s an t
Grove C
of
C,
$76;
Homer , Chr . Cli.. $137.41: Knox
ner .
$7 ;
Ter re Haute ,
Jrs . am i
Inters . , Chr.
Ch.. $15; Mrs.
Gohly
Lawson, $2 ; Tipton,
lOthel and Pear] Self, (Bernabe) , $10; W a-
bn.sh. B a ch e lo r C r ee k
Miss.
Soc., $25: Was h
ington. Fir.st
Chi'.,
$25: Itliuna Chr. As.seinblv,
S75:
Waveiand, Clir.
SS.
(Miilendez). $65;
Clir . Ch .. $ :: i. 40 .
IOWA; Ames.
Jlr .
and
Mi-s.
Harold
Heg-
iaml,
$25; Mr.
and
Mrs.
Wallace
Ogg.
$125'
Cherokee . C of C,
(R ob in L L), $153.07: Jr .
CI-;. C of C. $20; Mr. an d Mrs. F. D. Walker,
$10;
Counci l
Bluffs, Wm's
Council,
Fi rs t Chr.
Cli., $50; Moc l iapol i s .
Mr. and Mrs .
And r ew
Wilson . .':
S io ux C it y, Wm's Council, Morn-
ingslde C of C, $50:
Storm
Lake, Tall Corn
di r . S er . C amp. $65: KANSAS:
Burton,
Lea-
t r ice
Deppe,
$10:
Galena, Miss.
Fund,
Clir.
C h.. $27; I lugoton. Miss. Soc. Chr Ct)., $40;
Mrs. C. F. Sliafer. $30: KENTUCKY:
Carlisle,
Wm's Mi.ss. Soc..
Chr.
Ch. . $8. 25 ; Covington,
.Anonymous, $I: Anon., Ijatonla
Chr.,
$15:
IvUtonia
Chr .
Ch., ( ov er a nd a bo ve LL), $157;
Ci'oss Crown Class, Latonla Chr. Cii., $10:
DVBS.
I>{itonia d i r . Ch.,
$85;
P r ima rv and
Beg inne r s ,
I^sitonla
Clir . Ch. ,
$7.10: La ton la
C of C.
$12.50; Wm's Miss. Soc.,
C of C,
$25;
Georgetown, AViilie Turner Circle, Chr. Ch.,
JhsL Q bju^
Qhjd iiarL Wi Ajbn.
p . O. Box 7
La ton ia S t at ion
COVINGTON, KENTUCKY
POSTMASTER: P le as e n ot if y
of
change of address
on
Form
3547, fo r
which
postage is guaranteed.
maif, 1952
$20(1; German tow i i ,
d i r .
Ch..
$50;
Lebanoa
.Jet.. Mr. am i
Mrs.
Norval Campiiell,
$10;
Le x
ington,
Higlt
S t. C hr. Ch.,
$25.
MICH1G.-\N; Bango r, K um- .I oi n-Us ,
Chr.
Cli..
$5 : Butt le Creek,
Cent.
Clii'.
Cli ., $ .51.56;
Dupiain, C of C,
$50: Fores t Hill ,
C
of
C.
$5 :
Lans i ng ,
Kir .st
C
o f
C.
$25:
MINNESOTA : S t.
Pan .
Mr. am i Mrs .
H.
B. Hovda , $ 50 ; AVo rt h-
ington,
.Ir.
CE,
C of C. $10; Ru tl i L ii el le n,
$25:
MlSSOlHU;
Ciiaffee , Aniba. ssadors fo r
Chris t . Fi rs t Chr.
Cli..
.5: Salem,
Mr. and
Mr.s.
Luther A'illars, $25: Smithvi l ie , d i r .
AA'm's Fe l lowsn ip , $ 16 .5 0: M ON T. AN A;
Con
rad. F. G. H u l li u rt f am i ly ,
$80:
Hav re , Bib l e
I'll., 6th Av. Chr .
Cli..
$59.50;
N EW
Y O R K ;
' r o n aw a n d a , C
o f
C.
$15; NORTH
CAROL INA :
Hatli .
DA'BS,
St.
Cla i r
C
of
C,
$11.25;
Mesic ,
B ay C re ek Chr.
Cli.,
$21.32;
Roanoke Rapids ,
Bib le Sobool ,
Fi r s t
Chr . Ch. . $50; C r u s a d e r
Circle. Fir s t Chr,
Ch.,
$30: Mis.s. C irc le IIL
F i r s t Clir . Cii. ,
$10:
J -a d ie s' A id , Pu g h Mem.
CIn-.
Ch . ,
$32.
OHIO;
Asiilancl.
Mr. and Mj'.s. S. Mills ,
$5:
Cinc inna t i . Dellii C
of
C,
$34.60;
DA''BS, Mad -
isonville Clir.
Ch.,
$41: Columbus,
Bethanv
C la s s, I iK l la n ol a C o f C. ( T a g a ) o g LL ) .
$160;
Love l and . C
o f
C,
$25: Lyn ch b u r g ,
Mrs .
M.
R. Pu l l i am .
$3 ;
Orrv i l l e , C o f C, $17;
Miss .
Dept . ,
C
of
C.
$19:
l^ainsvl l le , Mr. and Mrs .
Roli ' t
Burns . $5;
Ri i sh . sv lv an i a ,
Mis s Soc. .
C
o f C, $34.65:
Spr ingf ie ld . Flr . s t Cbr . Ch. ,
$50: Wm' s C oi in ell, F ij- st
Chr .
Ch., $50:
AA'aynesvllle , DA'BS,
Fe r rv
O
o f
C, $58.0 :
Wes t
Mans l i e ld ,
AVill H. F r y , $25;
O K L A
HOMA : Medfo rd ,
Chr .
Ch ., $25;
Chr .
Wm ' s
Fe l lowsh ip , Chr . Ch., $5 ; Tii lsa , Mrs . Dean
T r i c k e t t , $1: OREGON : Ami ty . C
o f
C,
$8.21:
Atl iena , C
o f
C, $34.72: Bak e r . F i r s t Chr .
C li ., $ 55 .4 5:
Bay C ity , M r.
am i
Mrs . Ca r l AV.
Cur l .
$50:
Eugene ,
Mr.s.
L .
E.
Al lumba i i g l i ,
$25; Mil ton ,
C o f C,
$24.67:
Oregon City ,
Y ou ng P eo pl e. C
o f
C. $37.50; Po r t l a nd C o f
C. A lb e r t a St. ,
$34:
Cen t r a l Chr .
Ch.,
$200:
C en t . C hr . Ch. . (V i l l ag rac i a LL) , $60:
Mrs .
F . J . Wind e r .
$15:
T ig a r d , Mr. an d Mrs . Eu
gene Al loway ,
$15;
AA'allowa.
Chr .
A'outh
Fel lowship
Ral ly ,
$14.
VIRGINIA :
Ch a t h am . Fr i endsh ip
Bib l e
Cla s s .
C
o f
C, $10: G old en R ule
Cla s s ,
$50:
R.
C. Mot l ey ,
$25:
O ak R idge C
o f
C.
Bib le
Class ,
$12.50;
Pi t t s y l t ' a n i a
Chr .
Ser.
Camp ,
$10: Sh ev a HS, $50: A'oung Peop le , Chr. Ch.,
$5; Richmoud . F a i rm o u n t Av. C o f C,
$10:
F r i end sh ip
Cla s s ,
Fa l rn i ' t
Av. . C
o f
C,
$25:
C
o f C, (B e r n ab e ) . $15; Win ch e s t e r ,
C
o f
C.
$10: AVASIHNGTON:
Evere t t ,
Mis s
F r an c e s
Frank l i n .
$3 : P ro sse r , C
of C,
$30.65:
Seat t l e ,
Mr. and
Mrs.
Nat l i an
Sams , $10:
Zillal i , Chr.
Cli.. $3 :
M e n's C la ss . C o f
C, $ 45 .3 6: A VE ST
A' lRGTNlA; Fo l l a n sbe e .
A'MPS,
C
o f
C, $10.
TOTAL
RECF. IA 'ED ight Mon th s ) :
$6,630.63 ( ex c lu s iv e
of
l iv in g -l in k s u pp o rt
f rom
L a to n la C i ir is tl an
Cluirc l i .
Cov ing t on ,
K en t u c k v an d
Fi r s t
Ch r i s t i a n Chu r ch , I n g l e -
wood ,
Cal i fo rn i a ) . T O T A L E X P E N D E D ;
$7,365.21.
T R A V E L CO ST :
Pa s s a g e fo r
fami ly
$1,363.50
Charges fo r
boxed
f r e i gh t 394.70
F re ig l) t fo r u nb oxe d t r u c k 465.00
C u sto m s a nd
b r oke r a g e
fees
392.44
To t a l $2,615.64
TH T R U C K
AVe
b rough t
a
1950,
blue.
Carry-Al l , s ubu r
ban ,
Chevro l e t t ruck
wi th u.'s to Cebii.
I t
c am e th ro ug li
c u s t om s
fo r 7%
o f
dec l a red
va lue
p lus f re ig l i t cha rges . It.s l e t t e r ing
cau ses much c om m en t a nd
o p e n s
m an y con
ve r sa t i ona l
oppor t un i t i e s .
W e pu t th e fo l
l ow i n g
on
th e b a ck : B u i ld in g F R E E
C l n i r c h e s o f Ch r i s t .
(Kcf. 34.(Kt. P.I . .&U.)
u . s .
POSTAGE PAID
COVIXf iTOX, KY .
Per i i i i t Xo.
6 60
8/9/2019 Carlson Ray Imogene 1952 Philippines
5/23
CEBU
CHRISTIAN
Publication of the Cebu Christian Mission, P. O. Box 41 Cebu City, Philippines
Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer: Mrs. Raymond Jackson Latonia Christian Church P. O. Box 7
Latonia
Station
Covington Kentucky. Missionaries: Ray and Imogene Carlson
Elston and Mary
Knight, and
Betty Yarbrough
OCTOBER
1952
Y A R B R O U G H
R E A D Y T O
S A I L
We didn't know we had so many
friends
in
Georgia
The
solid
South
will s oon
be
r ep resen ted in
Cebu
by
Miss Betty
Yarbrough
unle ss some ser ious a nd unfo re
seen problem
gets in her way. Her ability
to secure
her
needed support speaks wel l of he r reputation, the Atlanta
Christian
College and the faith of Christians
only
in
t he E mp ire S ta te of the South.
It
is
a lso proof positive that missionaries might some
t imes
do
better to c on ce ntr ate o n their na ti ve s ta te s
fo r
support
than
t ra ipsing all
over th e
country
as we
have
done. We
have made
some
mistakes in th is business and
ar e glad to l ea rn how to improve.
He r ent rance into
th e Philippines is being app li ed
fo r on th e
basis
of Pre-Arranged Employment . To
secure
this from th e B ureau of Immigration we
must
present a contract in which she is hired by the Mission
to do a work a
native
cannot do .
Therefore,
we
are
hiring he r to teach
subjects
in th e Cebu Bible Seminary
requiring an exhaustive knowledge in t he extan t manu
scripts of th e
Sacred Scriptures
in
the
original Hebrew
a nd G re ek languages Pray fo r he r.
ELSTON AND MARY KNIGHT
Having purchased a pract ical
Chevrolet
carryall for
use
in th e
Philippine
work
the Knights
are busily engaged
in telling of
the
needs of the Philippine evangelistic
field
and making
preparation
themselves to sail as
soon
as means is provided for their family of three
children
and for certain basic equipment. On
faith
they have
resigned a fruit ful and promising ministry in California
and are
now
travelling
to
meet Christians of like faith
willing to share in the
spread
of th e Word of Truth
here.
Correspondence will be
forwarded
to
them
either by Mrs.
Jackson or through Box 924 Los Gatos, California.
LACKING POCKETS
A common
sight in
th e Philippines is that of an
amazing repository fo r coins. Rig d ri ve rs and
porters
who have no secu re
places to hold
their
change, simply
stick th e smaller
coins in
their
ears. Five,
te n and
twenty
centavoe
pieces
will fi t wel l into
such
receptacles
an d a re
thus always easily accessible.
A
stranger
might
at first
think
these
are
ear ornaments
until
closer exam
ina t ion is m ad e. A v ar ia ti on o f th e quest ion: H av e y ou
any money
in your
pocket?
might
be Have
you an y
money in your ear s?
Betty
Yarbrough
CEBU BIBLE SEMINARY
On
July
seventh, th e Cebu Bible Seminary began it s
sixth
yea r o f i ns tr uc ti on t o t ho se i nt er es ted i n Chri st ia n
leadership.
Our
new
quar te r s and eighteen students
en
r o lle d h av e r e c o nv i n ce d u s o f t h e s c h o o l s w o r t h
F o r
t he f ir st time, the
Guil jungan
chur ch i n Negros sen t three
s t u d e n t s
A l l
t h e o t h e r s
a r e
f r o m t h e C ar e t t a c h u r c h
a nd Ma rt ir es c hu rc h
in th e
city.
Mrs.
Carlson and
I
with Brother
Jose
Villagracia
and Sister Crescencia Labrado
a r e
endeavoring to present
a
curriculum
for
four
years. To say
t h a t
we
will
be
relieved when the
new miss iona ri es
arrive is putting i t
mi ld ly indeed .
Classes
are
held five
mornings,
tw o
afternoons, and
four evenings
a
week.
A
Monday n ig ht l it er ar y
society
and lively C hora l C lub have brightened up the
school
Ufe, but th e enthusiasm
wit h whi ch
each Seminarian has
a cc ep te d s er vi ce a ss ig nmen ts
to
preach,
teach or call
s pe ak s well f or the continued fruitfulness o f evangel ism
i n
t h i s s e c t i o n
Othe r w orth y y ou ng m en an d w om en a re begging to
b e admit ted , b u t t h e y have no
means
to c a r e fo r t h e m
selves while
studying. $15 a
month
per s tudent
will
do
the
job.
8/9/2019 Carlson Ray Imogene 1952 Philippines
6/23
Page
Two
CEBU
CHRISTIAN
October 1952
NEW SEMINARY QUARTERS
The
Cebu Bible Seminary and the
n ew En glish
church
are now meeting
in
the
second
floor
of th e pic-
turned
building.
It
is
b ette r situ ated th an ev er
before
nea r t he
center
of th e
city
and
across
th e street
from
th e
popular
United States
I nforma ti on L ib ra ry . The mission
truck
stands in
f ront every
ready to
bear faculty, students,
p r ea che r s an d teachers about on the mul ti tud i nous t a sk s
that make up the
work
of preaching the gospel to a
fo r
eign people.
SPECTACLES
Missionaries
ar e
always spectacles . When
we drive
about in
th e
carryall,
people read out loud th e sign
painted
on the doorCebu Christ ian Mission In the
s tree t and in the m arket our
white
faces sta nd ou t in
marked
contrast and there is no privacy in
buying.
Everyone comes around to see
what
we ar e buying
and
find out at what price we are bargaining. Filipinos know
no
privacy i n t he ir lives an d
do
no t think it rude to
watch
you prepare for bed or
perform
your ablutions while
on
an
evangelistic
tour. The a rr iv al of ou r
boys
at
th e
school house attracts
the
attention of
the
whole play
ground.
How
can they
be kept f rom
being
spoiled?
It
is not to be thought remarkable if a casual stranger
should beg in conversation w ith you
on the
street and
make
particular inquiry
concerning the following:
your
age, your
weight,
you
salary
and the p ric e y ou p aid fo r
your
house. Every
beggar natural ly
gravitates in
your
direction. Those you
pass
on
th e street,
no t
knowing
you under st and thei r language,
will
loudly specula te on
how
many wives you have. Se e what
reputations
some
of
th e GI's gav e
us?
The kids
from
the
grade
school
adjoining
hang
in the
windows
of
the
Seminary. We pass
t h em o ut
l i t e r a t u r e
We
ar e made
a
spectacle
unto th e world. I
Cor.
4.9.
THIS
AND
THAT
Imogene Ca rl son
On th e
fourth
of July, Ra y
and
I were invited
as
usualto
at t end
a l un c heo n c e le b ra ti n g
the
day a t
th e ho me of th e C eb u
American
Con su l; b uta s u su al
we did
not
attend.
We had
planned a
get- together
a
yearly
affair now) for all the brethren
at our
home
fo r
an a ll -da y pi cn ic . A s i t is a
national holiday
here
as well
a s
in
th e U n it ed S ta te s m o st of t he C h ri st ia ns w er e
ab le
to
attend. We ha d a l arg e g ro up f or d in ne r a nd supper.
In
the afternoon, w e had a good evangel is ti c
service
in
ou r home. Two confes sed
the i r
Lord and in th e same
hour were
baptized in the
river
near
our home. Many
p eo pl e w it ne ss ed their b ur ia l a nd r es ur re ctio n a t the
river, and we ha d
another
opportun it y to
explain
why
w e immer s ed
In the evening, we hooked t he t ra i le r on
th e carry-all
and
as
many
as
cou ld p il e
in w en t
to
th e
s ea shor e and
ha d a s ervi ce on
th e
beach. We built a b ig bon fi re of
drift
wood an d sa t
about it singing
hymns
and choruses
while the sun
was s inking .
Then Ray
and several
others
of th e leaders and evangel is ts preached short sermons
in the dialect. Many gathered to see what the fire w as
a bout a nd s ta ye d t o hear th e Word. Thus
ended
a won
derful
day
of fine
fellowship
and witnessing f or o ur
Lord
J es u s C h ri st
It is always a time of re jo icin g whe n we meet o ld
friends
after
many
years absence. Recently, we
had
an
opportunity
to
renew acquaintnce with
th e
ol d
man and
hi s wife who
so courageously
helped
th e two
older
chil
dren (then 2 years and 6 weeks
respectively)
and me
during th e
time we were h id ing ou t
in
th e mountains
from
th e invading Japanese in 1942.
These old folk learned of
our
whereabouts through
a
neighbor
of
ours
who
passed
through
his
village. Until
just
recently they
had supposed us all to be dead. How
happy to see him and
his
wife, too. Really, the children
experiences
dur ing the J apanes e
occupation.
We
were
happy to se e him an dhis wfie, too. Really, the
children
and I owe
our
lives to him. At
the
risk of death, he
hid
us first
in
his own
house,
t hen bui lt
fo r
us a
tree
home
in the branches of a
mango
t ree, and guarded ou t
side t he t ree every night. Then he led us to a place of
safety with th e other Allied-Nationals. When we
bade
him
goodbye I had
very l it tl e money wi th
me
and could
not proper ly reward him for his sacrifices. So we were
especially
glad to be able to show ou r appreciation in a
more concret e way when he came. He
and hi s
wife
are
Catholics, but we are praying to eventually win them for
Chr i s t
PRAYER
OUTLINE
1. That God will
supp ly consecrated
a nd tra in ed
workers
to preach in
the Islands. Help
for th e
Knights
an d B etty Yarbrough.
2. That
peace
and o rder may
prevail.
3. That th e teaching of Christ may overcome
that
o f
commun i sm
4.
That
governmental
corruption an d
abuse be
r emoved
5.
That means
may be
supplied
to
help s tudents and
Chr is t ian
workers
6. That
God's
kingdom may steadily
grow.
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CEBU CHRISTIAN
October 1952
TH E W ORD
AND
THE
WATER
July
fourth
saw these tw o
brethren
b urie d w ith
Christ and born of
th e
water and
th e
Spirit. Brother
Jose Villagracia is ever busy about t he Lord s business.
TH E M EA T
MARKET
I
4
llrf
How
about
a choice cu t of beef, Mam? Or some pork,
or goat? No? This water buffalo is young . (Everything
The Cen tr al church of Portland is supporting
him.
Just
that
ca n still
walk,
is
young).
before writing t hi s a r ti cl e, I v is it ed h is
wife a t
the hos
pital who
had
just given birth
to
their second boy.
ARC.
IDEAS FOR MISSIONARY
MEETINGS
ON THE PHILIPPINES
1
Draw
a large, rough
outl ine of
the main Phi lipp ine
group
on some
wrapping
paper and m ark
th e
following
main town where missionary
work
is being
done:
Manila,
Aparri, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao an d Cauayan, Occidental
Negros .
2
If y ou h av e
a
luncheon,
s erve s te amed r ic e i ns te ad
of potatoes.
3.
Us e c o co n ut s and
banana s
f or ta ble decora t ions
4 Have s omeone g iv e a
brief s umma ry of the last
5 or 75
years
of
th e
history
of
the Phi lippine Is lands .
5 At your l uncheon , l abe l the a rt ic le s o n the table
with their
Cebuano
names an d require aU to use these
n ame s a t th e mea l
a . tab le( la-may-sa)
b . chair(see-ya).
c spoon(koo-char-a).
d . fork(tin-i-dor).
e.
knife(kore-ta).
f . r ic e(kan-own ).
g . beef(va-ka) .
h . salt(ah-sin).
i water(too-big),
j. bread(pan),
k. coconut(loo-bee).
1
banana(sa-ging).
m. gravy(sa-bow).
n. plate(pla - toe ).
toothpick(took-hee).
FAITHFUL L IV ING L INKS
We are proud
to
remind you to give thanks for th e
La ton ia Chr is ti an Church, Covington, Kentucky of which
Joseph
D.
Hil l
is th e m inister an d the
irst
Christ ian
Church,
Inglewood,
California to which Mor ri s B Book
min is te rs . S in ce
1941,
when we
came
to Cebu, they
have
f ai th fu lly held
up
our
hands. We know that the Lord
will suitably reward
them.
T he ch ild ren s liv in g lin ks
are
noted
in
the f inancial report . Again, our
thanks.
Beware, new missionaries,
this
is how you will
have
to buy
THE
SAINTS
PROFILES
Last
year S i st e r
Lina
Pagba
conducted
a kindergarten
in
the M artires church.
This
year
Adela Maramara
(Guarano) ha s
a nice school every day a t
th e
Caretta
church.
Crescencia Labrado is teaching
a t
th e Seminary
every day returning to
her
home
in Tuyantwenty
kilometers
from the citylate a t nighton t he c em en t
cargo t rucks when
there
a re no more buses . Crescencia
is superintendent of th e Bible School
at
Mar t ir e s , t eaches
th e
Visayan
class
an d every aft e rnoon does
calling
with
one
of the
students .
Juan
Dagatan
keeping
his little
flock to ge th er in C arre taund er paidin a building
whe r e th e r ain l eaks in a nd w hic h c an no t b e l ocked Jo se
Vi ll agrac ia anx iously wa it ing for h is w if e s
second
baby
teaching
the
NT ep is tl e s and Bible Geographystruggling
to keep the church s land rent paidwatching out for
chicken thieves
at
night.
Pedro
Panoy
bravely
struggling
with an inadequate
educationcarpentering
an d
doing
odd job s to help support
hi s
parentsattending Seminary
classes
at
nightteaching with conviction th e Bible lesson
at
San Isidro. Florista Millendez in Negros sacri f ic ial ly
tacking
a man s
jo b
in
the
church
that
others will not
domisunderstoodever praying and laboring
that
God s kingdom may
be built
up .
Albino Lacson
in
Guil-
junganforsaking th e convenient
fellowship of the Bap
t is ts
next
his door
to join
with
the people of
God
i nt er es te d i n
the
apos to li c doc t rine .
Januario Joyohoy
in Santanderdetermined
that
his c hi ld re n s ha ll no t
forget the faith once for all delivered unto the saints
hes it an t to a dm in is te r the
Lord s
Suppe r as an elder
in
spite
of
all we
have
taught because
of
his
humble
unworthiness .
Ignacio
Tag alo g p ro ud ly wal ki ng a bo ut
in his
th readbare su i tworr ied
abou t
the
th in ne ss o f
hi s infant
daugh te rbearing te s timony
to th e T ru th to
all who hear him.
Dominador
Tanserving a long prison
sentencewearing his blue suit of denimga the ri ng h is
cell mate s a bo ut
the
table of the Lord every fir st d ay
of th e
week.
Gregorio
Roble, elder of
Martiresanxious
ly
watching
out
for
the
things
of the
Lordcaring
fo r
the buildingfiddling w ith th e te mp er am en ta l fluores-
t e n t lights.
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CEBU
CHRISTIAN
October
1952
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
TREASURER
This resouding title has been bestowed on
Mrs.
Raymond J ac ks on o f
the
La toni a Chr is ti an Chur ch
who
ha s
sacrificially
consented to a ss is t u s i n c ar in g fo r
th e
bus in es s o f
th e
mission. Mone y
sent
her
for the
work
will be prompt ly acknowledged
and banked.
Mrs. Stanley
Hillman
is
helping with
th e
mai li ng l is t a nd add re ss ing o f
th e
Cebu Christian. T hese
helpers
are lightening
our
burden
measurably.
Mrs.
Jackson's address is : P. O. Box
7, Latonia Stat ion, Covington, Kentucky.
THAT
DISCARDED MUSIC
The
Seminary Chora l C lub is in need of compar
atively
simple
ant hems and
chorales
to
present as special
numbers in the
churches
an d
at evangelistic
meetings.
Does your
church
choir have any sheet music it is no
longer
using?
The
Filipino
brethern coul d make good
u s e
o f
i t
FINANCIAL REPORT OF CEBU CHRISTIAN MISSION,
P. O. BOX
41 , CEBU
CITY, PHILIPPINES
MARCH 1, 1952
TO
JULY 31, 1952
CALIFORNIA: Hollydale, C of C, 15.03; Inglewood,
Miss
Agnes Gammon,
20;
Watkins , Mr. and
Mrs. W.
Roy,
89; Los
Angeles,
Cardiff Av. Chr. Ch ., 80; Manhattan
Beach , Mrs .
L. P.
Ryden,
25.02;
San Bernardino, Mrs.
Viola
Edwards, 10; C of C, 39.18; TNT Class, C of C, 20.
COLORADO: Longmont, Wm's. Miss. Soc.,
Chr.
Ch.,
30.
FLORIDA:
Fort
Myers, Wm's Miss. Soc. , Chr. Ch., 25.
FRENCH MOROCCO:
Casablanca,
Edgar
Sage,
18.
GEORGIA: Altanta , Betty Yarbrough, 22; East Point,
Chr. Ch., 75; Fourfold Class,
Chr.
Ch., 20.
IDAHO: Sandpoint, Geo.
E.
Ham, 10.
ILLINOIS: Cl in ton, Miss. Soc ., First
Chr.
Ch.,
10;
Greenville,
Chr . Night
Miss.
Society,
First
Chr.
Ch.,
Teddy
LL , 60; Petersburg, Dr. T. M. Scott, 10; Pocahontas,
VBS,
Old
Ripley C of C. 16.16; Streator, Cent. Chr . Ch 10
INDIANA: Burlington,
Chr.
Miss. Soc., 5; Clark's
Hil l, Chr .
Ch. 12.50;
Crown Point ,
Mrs.
Minnie Neier,
1;
Lawrenceburg,
C of C, 50; Michigan
City, First Chr.
Ch.,
25;Petersburg, Chr.
Ch., Larry LL ,
213;
Poseyville, Miss.
The Cebu Christian Mission
P
O.
Box 7
La ton i a Sta t ion
COVINGTON, KENTUCKY
Grp . O ld
Union Chr .
Ch.,
3;
Waveland, Chr. Ch., Florista
Millendez,
80.
IOWA:
Cherokee , Mrs .
Gerhard Anderson,
10;
C
of
C, Robin LL, 62.75;
Miss.
Soc., C of C, 25; C of C,
6;
Sioux City, Ladies , Morn ingside C of C, 50.
KANSAS:
Counc il Grove C
of C, 57;
Wm's
Dept. ,
C
of
C, 13;
Hugoton, Mrs.
C. F.
Shafer,
25;
Medicine Lodge
Chr. Wm 's F el lows hi p, Chr.
Ch.,
25.
KENTUCKY: Carl is le , C
of C, 10.
MARYLAND:
Rohrsville,
C. V. Summer,
6.
MICHIGAN:
Duplain,
C of C, 25;
Elwell,
Forest
Hill
C of
C,
10.
MINNESOTA:
Worthing, Ruth
Luellen,
15.
MISSOURI:
S t. L ou is , Erma Mer le S hepa rd , 10;
Jennings
C of C, Miss. Grp.,
5.
MONTANA: Conrad, F. G.
Hulbur t , 50.
NEBRASKA: A l li an ce , Orvil le
and Gladys
Deal , 20.
NORTH CAROLINA: H igh Poi nt , First C
of
C, 10;
Roanoke Rapids ,
Crusader
Circle, First
Christian Ch., 20;
Washington,
Ind., Miss. Soc ., 17.50.
OHIO: Columbus, Bethany Class, Indianola C of C,
Tagalog,
120;
Cincinnati,
Montgomery
Road
C
of
C,
30;
Genev a, I nd .
Mis s. S oc .,
Pk.
St .
Chr.
Ch.,
3;
Hubbard,
Miss. Soc .,
Corner House
Chr.
Ch .
26;
Orrville,
C of C,
36;
Rushsylvania, Jr. Dept. , C of C,
10.
OREGON:
Eugene, Santa
Clara
C
of
C,
10; Portland,
Cent .
Chr.
Ch.,
300.
PENNSYLVANIA, Johnstown, Moxham Chr.
Ch.,
25.19;Lemoyne C of C, 10; McKees Rocke,
Bill
Loft, 5.
TENNESSEE:
Johnson
City,
Sr .
Class, First
Chr.
Ch.,
10 .
VIRGINIA: Chatham, BS,
Chr.
Ch ., 10;
Friendship
Class, 10; J. O. Hayden, 10; Ellerson, Pole
Green
C
of
C, 30.90; Richmond, Fairmount C of C, 30.
WASHINGTON: Everett, Miss Francese Franklin, 2;
Prosser,
Cent.
Chr.
Ch., 72.31.
TOTAL; Received
- _.. 2,209.54
Spent
4,906.19
o r
4,419.08
To Bal ance 487.11
or
243,555
4,906.19
Previous defit:
3,456,655
plus
243,555 equals 3,700.21
(present
deficit . )
(Sec. 34.66,
P.L. R.)
u s
POSTAGE
PAID
COVINGTON, KY.
Pe rm i t No. 666
POSTMASTER : P l ea s e notify o f c ha ng e o f a dd re ss
F or m 3 54 7
fo r
wh ich
po s t ag e
i s g u ar an te e d
Harrold UcFarland
\ ^ i l l e rn ie
Uin n
RC
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The Challenge
of
The Cebu Chris t ian
Miss ion
in
the
Philippine
Islands
ELDERS AT
LATON IA CHR IS TIAN
HILL, MINISTER CONCUR WITHRAyANf)
CARLSON
IN
PLANS FOR KmCHT
IN PHILIPPINE
ISLANL
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Souls
in the Balance
AS CHRISTIANS, we did not
choose
to be born within the hearing of the
Gospel
bud
God in His grace and mercy
allowed
us to hear in order that we might be
saved
Today the souls of thousands of
tribesmen
are in the balance a menare choosing for
them whether they will
have
the opportunity to hear the
GospH. These
tribes, for
the greater part, are ignorant of their
need.
God, in Heaven, saw our need and
chose to do something about it by sending His Son to die for our
sins.
As we
see
their need, the love of Christ should constrain us to lay down our
lives
so they
need
not die without hope and without God. Surely they will never come to uswe
must go to them. Where would we be if the Lord Jesus Christ bad remaned in
Heaven, unconcerned? WJxre will
these souls
spend eternity if weare unconcerned?
Faith, hope, love ivill find a way to reacA these souls. KEEP
ON
BEUEVINGl
A S HO RT V IS IT
began
on
page
one)
We do
not
want to hinder the support or
aid already being given to any other Christian
work in any otner tield of service, no, not in
the least, but rather would encourage all those
nowsupporting these workers to continue to do
so faithfully, and by God's Grace increase your
help to
them-BUT
IF
YOU ARE ONE OF
THE
MANY NOT NOWSO ENGAGED-then we chal
lenge
you
in the
name
of the
Christ
of the
Cross-MATCH OUR
WILLINGNESS
TO GO
WITH
YOUR MONEY
and
le t us
get to the
work th e Lord has
commissioned
bothofus
to do .
To those who may questionourqualifica
tions for this work, we would say, we do not
feel that we are, by any means the best quali
fied workers
tobefoundforthisworkBUT
THE
WORK IS TO BE
DONE
BY
SOMEBODY, and we
are ready togobutif youthat questionwhether
we are the ones to go. THEN WE WOULD
READILY STEP BACK FOR
YOU
TO
GO
IN
STEAD OF US, and gladly help to send you witn
al l that we have received for this purpose and
mor too
Brethren,
weare
serious about
this
busi
ness, IT IS THE LORD'S BUSINESS, and i t is
time for us to quit playing church, and get
down to the work
that
God purposed for us to
do .W E ARE READY
TO
HELP IN ANY CAPA
CITY. ONLY
THAT THIS
WORK OF
THE
LORD
BECARRIED
OUT
WITHOUT
FURTHER
DELAY I
With in t he f ramework of the forces of
New Testament Christianity, there are many
and various kinds of party spirits, sectional
rivalries, party lines, and group loyalties to
be
maintained.
The v ic ious extr emes o f
Phariseeisra and Saduceeism
ate
ripping to
shreds in many localities, the once powerful
testimony
ot a
united
body
of
Christians
that
were endeavoring to proclaimthe whole coun
se l of
God
without f ea r or
favor,
addition or
subt rac t ion
We are not going to Cebu to help trans
plant
or perpetuate the human precepts or tra
ditions of any of these partyists, either legal
istic or
liberal
in emphasis. By the grace of
God we are determined to preach Christ and
Him crucified, and to glory only in the Cross
upon
which he died for us
all.
He is our
peace,
He is our
hope.
Without Him we
can do nothing, but with Him we can do ALL
things Ray and Imogene Carlson and family
are leading in a work that demands the energy
of ten families. They are overworked andhave
asked for
help.
Wehave purposed to go and help
in this loyal and faithful workforChrist and His
Church.. . WE DESIRE NOT YOUR GIFT, BUT
THAT
WHICH
WILL
ABOUND
TO
YOUR AC
COUNT Pray for us.
-Elston and MaryKnight and Children
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Financial Statement
El iSTON AND M RY
KNIGHT
RECRU I T S FO R
CE U
CHR I ST I N MISS ION
Phi l ippine
I s l ands
FOR
THE-MONTHS
OF
JULY
AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER
1952
Received from Local Congregations classes Summer Camp Groups
and missionary groups a total of 1633.45
Received from Individuals in every place a total of. 347.00
Total Receipts 1980.45
Disbursements:
Supplies equipment postage and phone calls for
missionary
enterprize 312.00
Living expense for our family of five i 842.22
Automobile
travel
expense
700.10
t o t a l .... 1854.32
Balance on Hand September 30th 1952.
126.13
Total ofDisbursements with Balance on
hand
1980.45
Outstanding accounts:
Balanc e o n s et
of tires
70.00
Balance on 1948Chevrolet
Suburban
Carryall 1011.57
Balance
on Overhaul of Chevrolet 126.56
Balanceon
Moving
andStorage of
Household
goods.. 101.45
Total outstanding due to
our
preparation to
go
to the
Philippines
. . . 1309.58
Our Partners
in
the
Furtherance of
the Gospel
V R IOUS GROUP S
California: Bakersfield church Compton church
Lakewood
church
Los
Gatos
church
San
Luis Obispo church
Gardena church.
Hawaii:
Sunset Beach Waialua church .
Illinois;Bataviachurch Lincolnchurch Spring
field
church Streator church.
Indiana; Garreti church Clarksburg church.
Iowa; Des Moines church Hampton church
Missionary
church
Oelwein
church
Webster
City church . Church Mis
sion group.
Kentucky; Covington Latonia Christian and
Church
of
Christ.
Louisiana; Crowley church Jennings church.
LakeCharles church Shreveport church.
Missouri; Springfield Church.
Minnesota: Minneapolis church Austin church
Fairmont
church.
Redwood
Fal ls church.
Nebraska;
Chadron church Chadron High School
class
Scottsbluff
church.
Ohio
Cleves church
Springfield
church Mt.
Grab
church.
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Pennsylvania:
Blanchard church.
South Dakota:
Hot
Springs church Preston
Township church.
Texas: Crane church Orangefield church
Wisconsin: Beloit Church.
Wyoming; Fletcher Park Camp Grace
V A R I O U S
I N D I V I D U A L S
Alaska;
Marie Napier .
California: Wayne Malone Dealer Mr and
Mrs. H. S. McFarland John
Chase
Mrs.
Esther Monfelt Mr and Mrs Young Mr.
and Mrs H R Humphries Mr and Mrs.
J . L
Botill
Mrs. Cecil Brooks Mrs. M.
Chambers Mildred Doyle Mr and Mrs
Joe Dudley Eugene Allison Floyd Gee
Mrs Lee Glick Francis Holroyd Miss B
B
Johnson Leonard Johnston G.
B Jor
dan
R Montgomery Hansen Murray
Mrs I Osgood Roy Ross Mrs J Taylor
Ray Tolliver Mrs H Williams Marilu
and Bruce Williams Byron Hunter Hal H
Martin Wm. B Winl Mrs T. Alexan
d e r
A
Friend
Joe Graciano
Mr.
and
Mrs. J. N
Pilchard
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Rea Mr. a n d Mrs. E E
Watkins
Mr.
and Mrs; A. B
Albrecht Mrs.
Marie
Crisler Mrs Lottie Jesperson Mrs Mary
L. Reaves Mr. a n d
Mrs.
A.
F .
Sorben.
Idaho:
Mr.
and
M rs. A rnold
Kernan.
Illinois; W B Purviance Ernest Laughlin E
L. Brown
M r.
and M rs. Frank
Wertz .
Indiana: Mrs N Witrow Bobby Ray
Iowa; Mr John Sapp Mrs G I
Stapel.
Louis iana ; Mrs.
H.
Kotzel Evariste Hebert
Mrs O McGee F Bobby Landry Ruth
Hoffpauir Mrs C Chisson Mr Joseph
B a c o n .
Minnesota: D. E Boatman Marian DoIIen B
Huhnerkoch.
Nebraska;
Miss
G. Harrison Mrs. H. Bar tl et t
Mrs E Harrison and
Billy.
N e w M e x ic o;
M r .
and M rs.
W . R. Burr .
Ohio; Mrs M Taylor Mr and Mrs R Cox
T e n n e s s e e :
M r . C . R. Andrews.
Wisconsin: Mr and Mrs George Endthoff
Wyoming;
Mrs J I
Gorr.
Pray
That
Delay Will Not Be Necessary
If sail ing date has
to
be postponed for
lack
of r e s o u r
c e s
we
m ay have to plan
on
accep ti ng i nv i ta ti ons i n the
E a s t
fo r a no th er
speaking t o u r
among m o r e of
the
churches . In
s u c h
a n e v e n t
t h o s e
w h o
w a n t
t o
m a k e c o n t a c t
w i t h u s
f o r
p o s s i b l e
fu ture e n g a g e m e n t s a r e
u r g e d to w r i t e
now
to o u r
f o r w a r d i n g a d d r e s s Box 924
Los Gatos
C a l i f o r n i a . If we
do
not
s il t h e first
w e e k
in
D e c e m b e r w e
w i l l
h a v e
t h e
t i m e
o p en th e
balance
of D e c e m
b e r J a n u a r y F e b r u a r y a n d
M a r c h . O u r defini te p l a n s i n
the
fu ture a r e in
the
L o r d s hands
a n d ll
w e
c a n d o here is i n d i c a t e
w h a t
w e w i l l
d o
i n c a s e w e
do
not
s il
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Accomplishments
In
July,
August, and September of 1952,
we
traveled 15,
000,
and by written announcements, publi c speak ing and showing colored
slides
we
have
directly
and
indi rectl y r eached , conse rvati ve ly
est i
mated, a minimum
of
100,000 fellow Chris t ians , and about 150 dif
ferent
congregations
of
people
of
like
precious faithtelling them of
our plans to go to the is land
of
Cebu in
the
Phil ippine Islands to help
train native leaders in the
Cebu
Bible
Seminary,
helping Ray and
Imogene
Carlson who are
sacrificially
doing this work,
without
any
other he lpe rs f rom
the
homeland. Bet ty
Yarbrough of
Atlanta, Georgia
is on her way to help, having sailed October 15th,
We
have endeavored both
publicly
and from
house
to house to
challenge people
everywhere we
have
gone to the urgency of world
evangelism
RIGHT NOW. We have secured
our
pas sports f rom
the
U. S.
Department
of State;
our
reservat ions
have
been made
to
sail
th e
f i r s t week
in D e c em b e r
on
t h e
Pa c i f i c r
E a s t
L ine f r om
S an
Francisco. Our visa application blanks have been
received
from Ray
Carlson
in
Cebu, and w ith
his
help
we anticipate no difficulty in se
cur ing our visas .
About 70
individuals or
couples have assured us
of
a minimum
of
1 a month
for
our
l iving expenses and
miss ionary
endeavors
while in the
Phi l ippines . About s ix d if fe re nt c hu rc h groups ,
through
local leaders have indicated
the
possibi l i ty
of
helping
to
underwri te
our
livinglink support ,
but
nothing
definite
has
been settled in this
rega rd .
All of our household goods are
in
warehouse s torage a t r egu la r
storage
and insurance rates costing us
about 25 a
month
until
we
sa i l . Mrs . Knight and Nancy t raveled the
pas t
th ree months
with
me,
and our
two
boys
were kept for us by
Mr. and Mrs .
Charles Reyman
o f S an J o s e ,
Ca l i fo rn i a .
At
presen t
Mrs . Knight and the three
chi ldren
a re barely
camp
ing out of suitcases, dwelling in a
temporary
arrangement inNewberg,
Oregon where her sis ter l ives, while the children are
in
school until
we
sa i l . Her
tempo ra ry a dd re ss
while the re is 1207 W. 7th
St.
Newberg ,
Ore gon, b ut a ll of
our
mail should go to our PERMANENT
ADDRESS
where
our
he lpers ,
as
forwarding
a ge nts . B r oth er
and Sis
te r
G. B.
Jordan
handle
a l l
of our
fo r
us, forwarding
i t
to us
whe r e v e r we a r e . Tha t a dd r e s s i s
Box
924, Los G ato s, C al ifo rn ia .
TH INK IT O VER
Bib l e
Knowledge
without
Spiritual
powe r
i s u se le ss .
The amb i t i on to d ie
to
se lf
without object ive
i s useless . Ful l
power
a n d
object ive go
toge ther . Spir i t
and vis ion are inseparable .
The
word and
action are
one.
Death with
a
heavenly ob
jec t ive
is
e te rna l t r iumph.
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Our Needs
BAS IC
NEEDS BE FORE SA IL ING IS POSS IBLE
FULL
LIVINGLINK
SUPPORT
PLEDGED for family
of five fo r
one year 5,000. This can be handled in
several
different ways by
lo ca l c ongr eg atio ns . By
percentage
or definite amounts for each
local
church
until the amount
necessary
is pledged.
For
example 50%
or
1/2 would be 2, 500 a year; 10 would be 500 a
year,
20
would
be 1,
000 a
year,
and 1 would
be 50
a
year.
BASIC FARE
FOR FAMILY
OF FIVE, including Phil ippine
Alien Head Tax 1,556.00. This can be handled
by
one
or
many
individuals
or
churches as
the
Lord so
prompts
and where ever
Faith
a n d
Lo v e
s o
stimulates
APPROXIMATE COST for
freight of hou sehold goods and a ll
equipment 2, 500.
CONSERVAT IVE EST IMATE
OF
V I TALLY
NECESS RY
s upplie s s uch as medicine, electr ic re f r igera tor clothing, electr ic
fans ,
accordion,
elec t r ic
t r ans former camera
f i lm,
etc . 2,000
(All
such supplies
can be
secured
at
factory or wholesale
rates).
OTHER
NEEDS
TO BE SU PPL IE D B EFO RE
OR AFTER SAILING
DESIRED AND VERY PRACTICAL NEEDS that
we
are willing
to go without
if necessary , befor e sai li ng ,
trusting that
they will be
provided in a reasonable length
of
t ime,
after
star t ing
our work
in
the
I s land
NOTE: Many expe r i enced min i s t e r s and mis s i ona r i e s
have
warned
us not to go without
these
supplies BEFORE WE SAIL,
because experience
ind icates tha t
people have a
way
of forgetting or
n eglectin g such thing s.
HOWEVER,
the
urgency
of help ing
in
the
rea l work
of
the Lord on
the
Field is pressing us, and we
feel
the
power
of
prayer and God's providential care for us will either pro
vide these things or enable us
to get
along without
them.
WATER
SUPPLY
SYSTEM (Sears or Wards
handle
them)A
well about 50 feet deep will
give
ample
water supply
for
all needs.
Pump, pipe, storage
tank, pressure system,
etc. complete 500 .
LOT IN
CEBU
CITY
AREA for
dwelling place about 50'x90'
will cost
approximately
6, 000 (This
is price
of lot,
submitted
by
those
in the
City of Cebu. No
developments
of any kind on a
lot for
th is p ric e).
A
DWELLING
PLACE
with
1800 square feet
of
floor space can
be
built
of cement slab floor, cement
block superstructure, and
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Your Sin
W^iJJ
Find You Out
OH
thai
the hurch of esus hrist might be awakened to see the
privilege
ofeach
one really living for a
WORLD
It all certainly remindsme of the verse of the
scripture in
Numbers
32:6 where it
says
.Shall
your
brethren go to war,
and
shall ye sit here? It is as though so few are going to war and somanywant to find
pasture for their
cattle
in comfortable places for their familieseven as Reuben and
Gad, whowanted to stay on the other side of the river.
Such a large part of the Church really does not care to go in and fight the battle
and drive out the enemies of the Church of the Lord
Jesus Christ. They know that the
job should be done, but they don't see that they are personally responsible.
But the Lord declares in tl ^ same chapter, the 23rd verse, But if ye will not doso,
behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. Praise
God for those who have caught the vision, who are fighting with the servants of the
Lord, and who
have dedica ted
their
lives to the
end
that th e last
creature, nation and
tongue shall be reached with the Gospel We must
determine,
by the Grace of God to
advance and press the battle into every unreached area. One thing for sure isthatevery
blood-washed child
of
God on ear th is in a real
battle
Now brethren,
that
we ar e in
this battle with the spiritual powers of darkness in high placesmaterialsim, commun
ism, atheism, sectarianism, etc.we need a real spontaneous willingness to seal our
testimony with our own blood, regardless of what the world or Christendom may say
ELSTON E . KNIGHT
j i Buii e um
i n
Jiissims
THEY
SAY
ou r Ame r i c an chi ldren
a re
spending twen
ty m illion dollars a
year
just
for bubblegum. Are
we willing
to
spend just
a
small
fraction
of this
amounttobringthe
pre
c ious Gospe l of salvation to the masses
of Fi l ip ino chi ldren,
a s we l l a s to th e c h i l d r e n o f o t h e r
l a nds who
have n ev e r
yet as
much as
even heard of J es us Chris t?
metal, insulated roof, complete
with
all
essential
enclosures (note
sketch of structure) for
materials only 1,800,
$1 a square
foot
(Total
House
and
Lot
cost
about
$7, 800).
l 6mm MOVIE CAM ERA and
PR OJE CT OR fo r
Vi sua l
Aid in
struction
to
native g roups
as
well
as
for reporting
to
the
churches
of the
work . Tota l cos t
about
300.
COMPLETE SET OF
FLANNELGRAPH
equipment for teaching
purposes
with
children.
ALL
OF THESE ITEMS MAY BE BOUGHT AT SPECIAL PRICES
FROM MISSION SERVICES, WILLERNIE, MINNESOTA
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ENCOURAGEMENT
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April 22 . 1962
T o th e
B r e t h r en :
choose
Ike
mi ss io n f ie ld . T hu s,
I
am happy
to
recommend
Elston Knight and his family. They have proved their con
secration,
their in i tia t ive and
their
willingness
to sacrifice
for the Lord.
X
1
were
a minister of a congregation looking
fo r
a
candidate
to
suppor t
as
'^livlngllnk/'
e s e folks would
s a ti s fy m e
in
every
way.
Y o u r
Brother
in Chrii
(ilgned)
D on
Earl B o a tm a n
P r e a ld e n t
Oaark Bible Coll ege
First
Chr i s t i a n Chu r ch
Lo s Catos CaUforni s
March 1 4, 1 952
To Whom it may concern;
We
Elde r s
o f F i r s t
Chr is t ian
Chur ch of Los
CaU/ornia couot
it a
privilege
to
have
known
and
with
Brother
E l st on E . Knight,
a ad t ak e
t hi s me an s