MANILPUBLISHED BY THE PHILIPP

Benj. F. Allison, Editor

Year XXIII Afd

if SEKVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS"Revenge was the reason given

by many for the Hukbalahaps killing the son of Brother Cruz outat Morong. A few months beforethe Hukbalahaps had come downfrom the mountains and demanded

food and supplies from' some ofthe baiTio officials. One of the

officials was killed as he ran from

ills home but Brother Cruz was

taken to the mountains by theHuks and was to have been killed

the next day. He is an elder ofthe church. He was not taken for

that reason but because as a bar

rio lieutenant he refused to helpthe Huks. He made his escape afew hours before he was to be putlo death and we worshipped withhim the following Lord's daythanking God that his life hadbeen spared. Our hearts wereI'illed with joy as we saw him,•'serve the Lord with gladness".

Just a few weeks ago the Hukstook his two sons and one wasfound dead two weeks after theydisappeared. They don't know yetthe fate of the other son. Somesay this was revenge because thefather escaped. We ate with theparents of these boys just a shorttime ago after the morning hourof worship. After this experiencethese Christians still continue to"scj-ve the Lord with gladness".

Our evangelists forgetting themselves are out preaching the Gospel in dangerous areas. Many ofthem, unable to preach in the evenings because of the eight o'clockcurfew, ai-e out to give Christ totJieir own people and to "serve thelx)rd with gladness".

We thank God for the studentsin the Manila Bible Seminary whowill be preachers and teachers oftomorrow here in the Philippines.Mr. Kale's article tells of the number going out each week to "servethe Lord with gladness".

We thank God for missionarieslike Mrs. Wolfe who has ' beenserving the Lord with gladness inthe Philippines for forty-twoyears. Remember her and MissSmith in your prayers as they return to the States for just a fewmonths.

Let us all ".sen-e the Lord withgladness".

In the service of themaster for 42 years

MANILA BIBLE SEMINARY

Students of ManilaBible Seminary

Carrie A. Wolfe

The year 11)49 will round outforty-two years since I left mynative land to sojourn in a foreign one. Almost half my life hasbeen spent in the Philippines.These people have become mypeo))le and my God their God. Thetic of Christian brotherhood is veryr-trong.

T can say with Paul 'I havelearned in whatsoever state I amtherewith to be content. I knowboth how to be abased, and Iknow how to abound; everywhereand in all things I am instructedboth to be full and to be hungry,both to abound and to suffer need."I have learned that the joy in.service is far greater than thehardships, though life is muchmore lonely since my daily companion has gone to his reward.

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PREACHING. Nine studentsare preaching regularly everyLord's Day and six others arepreaching occasionally. Two newgroups have been planted during^he past year with the help oft,iese young men. They are havingconversions from time to time andr.re meeting a very important needamong these churches.

TEACHING. Sixteen other students have Bible classes, both inthe churches and outside. Twoconduct singing classes and another young man plays either theorgan or accordion each Saturdayfor the large prison congregation,while as many as eight lead thesong services in their home churches.

WHERE THEY COME FROM.Fourteen provinces are represent-•^^d in the student body and at

leas'- twenty-five congregations —from the Batanes Islands in the

north to the southern part of Min

danao.

SUBJECTS OFFERED DURING

THE PAST YEAR. Bible by books,Old Testament history, life ofChrist, Acts, Romans, First andSecond Corinthians, homiletics,church history, Greek II, speech,training for sex-vice, training thechurch, English, evangelistic songleading, daily vacation Biblesi.liool methods, story telling, piano and accordion.

VACATION. April, May and Junewill give several of these students

opportunity to get some practical experience in evangelistic

meetings, Bible institutes and dailyVrcation Bible schools. Pray thatthe Lox'd of the harvest mayrichly bless their labors and challenge more young people to trainfor His service.

Mr. and Mrs. Benj. F. AllisonMr. and Mrs. J. Willis HaleP. 0. Bex 2774

Manila, Philippines

Mr. and Mr.s. Charles SelbyAparri, CagayanPhilippines

I' or special ...^nation concerr.--ing the Churches of Christ in thePhilippines — write to Mrs. EdwinII. Errett, 6232 Rogers Park Place,Cincinnati 13, Ohio — for thePhilippine Booklets. Price sixtycents.

'e all been

Of course

temporaryi too poor

pnent, butas been a

Now they•eat effort

permanentwill with-

brethrenhere, led by Faustinc- Peneyra,have carried on in a wondei'ful

way and it seems that they havehad more than their share of

hardships. We are praying thatthis building can be finished ina short time. We ask for yourprayei's in their behalf.

From December 27-January 3,I was in the province of IIocos

Sur to help in a Bible Institute.The Institute was held in a small

barrio where we have a small but

faithful group of brethren. Wehad classes both morning and afternoon and evangelistic servicesin the evening. As a result ofthis week of teaching and preaching there were eleven soulsbrought to Christ. The brethrenwere anxious to learn and it was

a gratifying experience to see theelders and deacons and manyothers stay after our class sessionsclosed, with their Bibles open,asking questions and wantingscriptui-al answers. They are ha-lassed by many false teachers andwanted scriptural means of combating them. I enjoyed the fewdays I spent with them verymuch.

Since we now have a chapelbuilding here in Aparri, withmore room to do many things wehave long wanted to do, Robertahas started a junior church and

junior endeavor. The juniorchurch meets at the same timethe regular church service is being held and the endeavor meetsin the afternoons. She has had a

small beginning but we are confident that it will grow as eachweek goes by. We are sure thatwe will be able to reach manynew childi-en and hence many newhomes through these two groups,and feel the church here in a fewyears will be gi-eatly profited because of the teaching done foi-

these children now. We need yourprayers and continued support aswe go forward in the Lord's work

here.

Mr. and Mrs. Kobert

jnayer

Cotabato, MindanaoPhilippines

Mrs. Carrie A. Wolfe

Miss Ruth L. SmithBox 11-B

Chandlerville, Illinois

Schondtl- We need Standards, Lookouts,Quartei-lies and especially Beginners and Primary papers. Wewere trying to cut down on Beginners and Primary papers in ouroutside Sunday school classes butwe find that it does not pay. Soplease send us Beginners and Primary papers.

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Aparri Chapel-Student-Selby-Peneyra

The Cagayan workProgresses

Charles Selby

The work in the Cagayan Valleyand IIocos provinces is progressingsatisfactorily. We have three fulltime students enrolled in the Aparri Bible Seminary, two youngladies and one young man. Wehave classes regularly every morning, five days a week and thestudents are doing good work. WehojHj as each year goes by, ourstudent body will grow and thatwe may get our curriculum andmethods of procedure close tothose of a well organized Bible

College in the States. We held ourclasses for only six months thisyear but in a few years we hopeto bring it to a full school year.During the months from now untilJuly, when school starts again,the young man who studied withus this year will be out in thefield preaching the Gospel andhelping some of the smaller groupsof brethren carry on the Lord'swork. I

We are rejoicing with the Apai--ri brethren that at last they havea permanent chapel building in themaking. It is still far fi'om finished but we have been able to

use it each Sunday since the firstof December. Since the war the

bi'ethnen here have built three

March, 1949

Three years in the

Rtitli Jj. Smith

Three years in the Philippineshave brought the answers to questions that were in my heart whenJ first arrived. My health hasbeen even better over here than

it was in the States. I do love

the Philippines and the Filipinosand I believe that I have been ofsome help In the Lord's works herean<l that I have "found my place".I .shall he happy to be home for alittle while to visit my pai*entsand the churches and then, theLoi'd willing, it is my wish andprayei- that I may return to helpcarry on the great work in thePhilippines.

There is much work to be done.The foi'ces of evil are at work and"we dare not "take our ease".This is an indigenous work, thenative brethren are in frontpreaching and teaching their ownpeople hut we missionaries haveour part in staying in the background, constantly teaching, encouraging and guiding. I havebeen especially happy in the Seminary work, for it is my finnconviction that here, or in anyother land, there is a great needfor well trained men and womenwho can preach and teach the unsearchable riches of Christ. Ithas been thrilling to see our Seminary students develop.

My nursing, though T have triedto keep it secondary, has been ofmuch use. When I come back,I hope to be better equipped todo more in this field for the needis very great among the poor andIn the country districts. It takes80 little, oftentimes, to save a lifeor to save some child from beinga cripple or an invalid for life..Tusft this week, I gave one of our

Manila Christian March, 1949

In the Service

Gospel.

These people of the Philippineswith whom I have worked and

lived have grown wonderfully dearto me.

r uiideistand what Christ meantwhen He said, "For whosoever

(Continued from pase 1) shall do the will of my FatherHow loyally you dear ones in which is in heaven, the same is

the States have stood back of me my brother, and sister, and mo-and the other mssionaries in the iher."Lord's work here in these Islands,with your prayers, gifts and mes- As I look forward to my visitsages of cheer. You have grown to the States it is with mingledvery dear to us all. The Filipino joy and sadness. I want to see mybrethren appi-eciate all you have relatives ajid my old father whodone, too, in helpmg to spread the is now ninety-one years old and

fi'ail, and the host of faithfulfriends, but I do not want to say"good-bye" to the many dear oneshere with whom I have lived and

labored these many years.

Language is no lojiger a bar- If G'lc Lord is willing, I wishrier. In times of anxiety, sickness return to the Philippines which

has become home to me and whereI hope I can still be of some usein the Lord's work.

and death, they have been mycomfort, strength and inspiration.

Kneeling at a chair with myhand in the firm clasp of a brownone as she pours out her heart toGod for wisdom, coui*age and un-dei'standiiig I entirely forget color, manner of life and language.She becomes a dear, old, understanding mother to me.

"A Two Year

Investment What willthe Divided be?"

By Bobcrt E. Hanson

Within twenty four hours ofboarding our ship we were in re

ceipt of a letter from a church in

Indiana that desired to take a full

living link missionary on the directsupport basis. They asked our

needs, we responded in kind, andon arrival in Manila found their

air mail letter with check enclosed

as first installment for living linksupport for one missionary. So itseems, without fail, the Lord

blesses His work and provides for

those who are willing to do it.

Arriving in the Philippines, we

moved at once into Mrs. Wolfe's

little home in Tagaytay in theprovince of Cavite. From this

point we began immediately an•xtremely full schedule. Mrs. Han_son took over the full task of Mrs.

V/olfe's Tagaytay kindergartenwhile I commuted, almost daily, Lon McMillin, minister of theto Manila to meet seminary clas- Kenmore Church of Christ, Ak..ses, the Lord's day services at the Ohio, sent Benjamin F. Alli-Cruzada congregation as well as following message, "A

. unanimous call was extended to

, ; , evangel,stic services and a, the annual congregationalin.stitutes both in the city and the meeting of the Kenmore Church

Benjamin F. Allison

During the war when we wereprisoners in our own home, thebrethren from all parts of the Island came with tears of .ioy in diiions the Philippines ever faced for the schooling of our own four 9^$1500, payable monthly, be-their eyes to hand us food, cloth- were the results of the last war. cJnldren for their entire two years month. The call wusing, and money that kept soul and Tlie crisis was felt in every realm miss' f Id

pjovinces near and far. In addi- of Christ, January 10 to be herProbably the most critical con- lion to this we were responsible living-link missionary at a sal-

body togethci-. When during thewar enemies threatened with death,these people, endangering theirown lives and stood between the

enemy and us.

of life, economic, political, social,educational and spiritual. Criticalcccditions always call tor emer- we began the seeond year o£goncy measux'es. Therefore, in the , ,hai of 1946, it was deemed wise a heavy schedule a bit oftor Brother Allison to go to the serious illness enforced a lighten-

As 1 enter the churches and see States to recruit new missionary ing of the load of responsibilities.pnvTipqf men and-women His mesage acro.ss A- ajiis illness, our doctor diagnosed ^®ived word from Brother Schon-

who were once our boys and girls concerning the post-war as r, condition that could not long "^slwayer that almost all "ot th"eOru?ch°es ft aS^was"" taken i" the tropics. He wasfrom Acts 12:24, "The Word of ordered a return to the They live out just a lit-

in Bible classes leading in thework, 1 thank God for their earnestness, faithfulness, sacrificeand their strong faith in God andtheir desire to make Christ known.

Cod Grew and Multiplied".

As it became apparent that suf-I'.cient families were not available

to answer this great need, Mrs.

Carrie A. Wolfe

n ount?" The answer was, yes.

Upon the above understandingwe proceeded to offer ourselvesto a selected group of churcheswhere we were well known. Wea'oked their support for a two year . • • •emergency mission term. Sufficient ^ glow in their interest and theirof these churches responded to as_ -'•JPPort of the Lord's work. Fundssure us about one half of our nec- that have been sent for our livinge.ssary living support for a family support should now be sent di-of six. In faith that the remainder r^.^tly to the mission where theywould be forth-coming we consu- ,

, , ... , will be used most faithfully inmated our sailing arrangements . iaxuiiuny mand arrived on the west coast for and teaching the gospelembarkation. Ih-f.u^hout the Islands.

for an indefinite period." Hjv/happy we are to have this wordfrom Brother McMillin.

Cotabato Fire

As we go to press we have re

States before the next hot dry ways so their section of townseason was upon us. destroyed. We ai-e so

thankful that the Schondelmayer„ . family were spared in the burn-close and vacation be- ing of Cotabato. So far

Hanson and I put a question to about the middle of March known one life was lost.Brother Allison. "Would it be and this becomes the most ap-vorth-while for us to offer our- * u •, „ 4. £ P'opriate time for us to begin ourselves for an emergency term of . , . ®"two years while the critical needs home. During these twoof the mission work are so para- y«^'ars we have made many new

friends amongst the churches athome who have become interestedin our work. To these we sendagain our deepest appreciationand trust that they will continue

as is

This fire will cause a great dealof suffering as the people hadsacrificed so much to rebuild after the war for Cotabato was entirely destroyed during the

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BAPTISMS

DURING

FEBRUARY

war.

preachers a calcium preparationfor his little three-yeai-jlddaughter who has never walked.Now the doctor says she shouldbe walking in a month. The nit-dicine cost less than a dollai*.

Yes, there is much work to bedone in the vineyard of our Lordin the Philippines. There are outside Bible classes and Bible Institutes to be conducted, youngpeople to be trained, evangelisticmeetings to be held, orphans to bei-eared in a Christian home, andfirst and foremost, there is theGospel • to be preached. I shallcount it a great privilege to bepermitted to continue to labor inHis vineyard.

OTES

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Mrs. Wolfe and Miss Smithleft for the United States on February the twenty-fifth. They expect to be in the States :'or aboui.ten months. They mav be addressed at ChandierviJie, Illinois.

Mr. .and Mrs. Robert E. Hanson and family sailed March thetenth for the United States. Theyare not planning to return to thePhilippines. They may be addressed at Clay.-.Center, Nebraska.

Our two big conventions willbe held in April. Our Tagalogconvention in Manila and our Ilo-

cano convention in Aparrl. In ournext issue we will give you vhenumber of baptisms for 1948 a^sothe number of new churches oe-

tablished and the number of new

church buildings. An accurate account can not be given until after these conventions. Evangelistsbaptized 101 durinp: February.

We were trying to cut down onthe Primary and Beginners papersin order to save you postage. Nowwe aren't receiving riuite enoughfor our outside Bible classes.Please send your Primary andBeginners papers to PhilijjpineMission Churches of Christ. P. C.Box 2774, Manila, Philippines. Insending Standards Lookouts.Quartlies, etc., please don't sendany over six months old. We usethese here in Philippines just ayear latter than you in Americain our Bible schools.

Please make vouv gifts payableto — PHILIPPINE MISSIONrnURCHES OF CHRIST. Benj.£. Allison is treasurer of themission but it is best to have yourchecks and money orders madeout to the PHILIPPINE MISSION CHURCHES OF CHRISTin order to help us in our banking.

Cotafoato — Mindanao destroyed by fire

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Winning souls inMindanao

Robert Schondelmuyer

We are happy to tell you of ourwork on Mindanao. It is trulywonderful to be of sei-vice to

Christ through the support of youwho have faith in our efforts.

In December it was necessarythat we place David under treatment of the doctor. On the 14th

of December we took him to Manila when we found that an operation might be necessary. InManila he received treatment until two davs after Christmas atwhich time he underwent an oper.ation for hydro-seal. After oneweek in the hospital he was ableto return to the home of Mr. andMrs. Allison. Four days later thedoctor said it woubl be all rightfor me to return to the work onMindanao. Marjorie and the boyshad to stay nine more days before the doctor would allow Da

vid to retuim. Now he plays asthough nothing had ever happened.

While in Manila with David, Ispoke at several of the churches,at the national prison, and at thelast chapel service for 1948 andthe first chapel service for 1949in the Manila Bible Seminary.

Bio. Benj. F. Allison took mewith him to many other services.Among the services wc attendedwere portions of three Christmasprograms in Manila churches ofChrist on Christmas eve. Christmaswa.s a happy but bu.sy day.

I leturned to Cotabato on January G, just three days short of ayear and a balf from the time ofmy first arrival in Cotabato. Thistime, however, I found that thebrethren had held seivices everyLord's Day in our home. Theyhad also continued the outsideservices at Sinewingen.

Three days after my return Iwas invited to make an overnighttnp to a lumber camp. Many ofthe workers there are members ofthe church and were very iiappyto receive some New Testamentsand papers to study.

Also we have been able, in January, to open a new work in a partof Pigawayen. Some months agowe had a children's work there,but with no adults or suitableplace to meet we had to stop. Now,about a mile from the place, wehave started again in the home ofa member of the church. Thereare three members, all men. whohave moved into that jiart of thecountry and now wc know that

they, with our help, will meet

every Sunday afternoon. Thus weai-e now holding three serviceseach Lord's Day. In Cotabato at8:30; in Sinewingen, twenty-fivemiles from Cotabato at 2:30; andin Pigawayen, between Cotabatoand Sinewingen, at 4:00 P.M.

In August. 1947 I made a tripinto the valley south-oast of Cotabato, to talk with the peoplethere. From that time til!now they have been thinkingabout the matters in which we dif-ferrcd. Yesterday, the man inwhose home I had spent one night,came to our home. He came to

tell us that they were ready tobelieve the things we preachedunto them. How happy I will boas I go there early in February,if I find that the conditions ai"e

as he says. If they ai*e ready toopen their homes to us we willnow be able to work in four more

towns, preaching the Woi'd of Godand supplying material for themto study.

We ai*e seeing our prayers an

swered and the Lord has seen fitto show us some results of the ef

forts we have been putting forththis past year and a helf. Thus wehave high spirits for a great yearfor Christ on Mindanao during1949. Please contime to pray forthe.se people and our labors. TrulyGod answer.s prayer.