OUR AIM

A Monthly Record of the ABORIGINES INLAND MISSION OF AUSTRALIA.

Edited by Mrs. R. Long. Price Twopence. 2/- per annum, post free.

Vol. XXXVI.

No. 12

AUGUST 17,

1943.

Registered at the G.P.O., Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper.

THE A I M -

TO give Light to

them that sit in

darkness.

THE FIELD—

The 80,000 Aborig­ines of Australia.

THE COMMAND—

Matthew 28: 19-20.

THERE 'S A MAN IN T H E GLORY WHOSE L I F E IS FOR ME,

H E ' S P U R E AND HE 'S HOLY, TRIUMPHANT AND F R E E .

HE 'S WISE AND H E ' S LOVING, TENDER IS H E ;

AND H I S LIFE IN T H E GLORY MY L I F E MUST BE.

T H E R E ' S A MAN IN T H E GLORY WHOSE L I F E IS FOR ME,

H E OVERCAME SATAN; FROM BONDAGE HE 'S F R E E .

IN L I F E H E IS REIGNING, KINGLY IS H E ;

AND HIS L I F E IN T H E GLORY MY L I F E MUST BE.

T H E R E ' S A MAN IN T H E GLORY WHOSE L I F E IS FOR ME,

IN HIM IS NO SICKNESS: NO WEAKNESS HAS HE.

H E ' S STRONG AND IN VIGOUR, BUOYANT IS H E ;

AND H I S L I F E IN T H E GLORY MY L I F E MAY BE.

T H E R E ' S A MAN IN T H E GLORY WHOSE L I F E IS FOR ME.

HIS P E A C E IS ABIDING; PATIENT IS H E .

H E ' S JOYFUL AND RADIANT, EXPECTING TO S E E

HIS LIFE IN T H E GLORY LIVED OUT IN ME.

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O U R A I M

GENERAL NEWS

Miss SHANKELTON has enjoy­ed a fortnight's needed rest in Adelaide. While there, Mrs. Gib­bons returned from the hospital, after a long six weeks following her little daughter's birth (Virginia Margaret), and is still very unwell.

Messrs. R. and E. STRETTON reached Tennant Creek on Satur­day, July 17, after an eventful journey of four months by cara­van, contacting groups of our people on the way.

Mr. Robt. PALMER arrived at Normanton after a week's rail and lorry journey from Brisbane, on Thursday, July 29. He was delayed a week in Brisbane awaiting a seat on the Cairns train.

Miss CAMPBELL (who is for the time being carrying on the work at Cowra) and Mr. W. CADDY were present at the Condobolin Church Opening. Mrs. Long men­tioned, in introducing Mr. Caddy, who gave a greeting from Peak Hill, that he was one of 24 of our total of Missionaries who are in their twenties and thirties. W e thank God for these young workers.

Miss M O R G A N , our beloved Business Manager of "Our A im, " and her family are passing along the valley of bereavement. Her eldest brother, Arthur, after a long illness, went on to be with Christ on the 9th inst. May the God of Consolation be their sufficiency in this time of sorrow.

August 17, 1943

SIFTINGS

The Kingdom of God is not words and thoughts and know­ledge, but POWER. May God open our eyes to see how much of our religion consists in beauti­ful words, thoughts and feelings, but not in the power of God .

o o o Victory should always be fol­

lowed up. Put on the spurt near the end of the race, if you are in front, because the fellow in your rear is doing the same.

o o o Faith does not depend on cir­

cumstances, but on God. Faith rests and rejoices, acts and appro­priates. The heart believes as well as the mind. The body responds and shows faith's full confidence in God.

o o o Take warning from the story of

a long-faced gentleman, who stood at the door of a half-empty Mission Hall. "Wi l l you come to our meeting?" he asked a man who was passing. The other gave him a glance and hurried on. "No, thanks," he said, "I 've troubles enough of my own."

o o o

Ferrar Fenton's translation of Psalm 86, I I , is as follows:—

"Lead me, O Lord, in Your path, and my heart will have light from Your power."

o o o To be "in Christ" determines

the Christian's position, privileges and possessions "in Christ"—to be where He is, to be what He is and to share what He has.

o o o O blessed fellowship, divine, O joy, supremely sweet; Companionship with Jesus Christ, Makes life a joy replete; O wondrous grace, O joy sublime, I've Jesus with me all the time.

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Mrs. R. LONG, Director.

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Headquarters:

242 Pitt Street,

Sydney, N.S.W.

AUSTRALIA.

Telephone: MA 2078

The Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia Our Motto: "Our God is Able."

Founded August 1, 1905. OBJECT—T o car ry out with respect to Austral ia 's aboriginal people the

Master 's Command—"Go ye, therefore, and make disciples of all nations," by sending Missionaries to Aboriginal Camps and Settle­ments throughout Austral ia to preach the Gospel and teach them how to live Christian lives.

CHARACTER— Is is interdenominational and accepts candidates who have absolute faith in the Deity of the three Persons of the Trinity, of the full inspiration and authori ty of the Old and New Testament Scrip­tures and are willing to t rus t God completely for the supply of all temporal as well as spiritual needs.

SUPPORT—The Mission is supported by the unsolicited freewill offerings of God's people, given in answer to prayer.

T H E month has held some red-letter days for the A. I .M. The foundation day of the Mission came

around to us again on August 1st, and a review of the year before the Lord can be summed up in the Psalmist's words, "Many, O Lord my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are to usward: they can­not be reckoned up in order unto Thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered." (Psalm 40, 5).

The opening this month of the Condobolin Church building; the conclusion of the Messrs. Stretton's caravan journey to the Northern Terri­tory, and the setting forth of a new worker— three very different phases of our great enter­prise for God—will all, we trust, contribute to its object: the taking out by the Holy Spirit of a people for Himself from Australia's original race.

ONCE more it has been my precious privilege to visit some of our Missionaries and consult

with them on the spot regarding the work of God in their hands. The Church opening at Con­dobolin provided the opportunity of meeting Mr. and Miss Goulter and their sister, Miss A . Goulter, who is with them in the Mission House helping them in all kinds of ways. I was glad to be able to stay with them and am grateful for all the love and kindness lavished on me here and in each of our Mission Houses in other places. I came home with little parcels of garden products, and even a small peach tree, from their own well-cared-for vege­table garden.

Besides the work on the Reserve, which is not far when the Stock Bridge is available (but, as has been the case in most of my Condobolin visits, i t was under water, so we had to take the longer

way around, which is considerably further), they have quite a work amongst the families in the town and at Muri, a couple of miles out. Miss Elsie Goulter had but recently returned from visiting their outstation at Euabalong, 40 miles distant.

We enjoyed special provision while I was there, for Miss Campbell had come across from Narro­mine and Peak Hill in the district car, and drove us around each day while she was with us, and we had only one long walk home, which in the slippery mud occupied an hour, to Miss Collins' home, where we enjoyed a chat around the fire and supper before finishing the walk to the Mission House.

IT was good to meet Miss Campbell and have her fellowship and help in the meetings and to

be able to talk over the work in the Western dis­trict. Then she had brought with her from Peak Hill our young brother, Mr. Wesley Caddy, who is happy in his new work and earnestly seeking to gather again the Bulgandramine flock around the Good Shepherd who gave His life for them. He, too, contributed his share to the services held.

A WEEK or two's somewhat enforced rest fol­lowed through tripping on my way home from

the West and injuring my arm and foot, and a slight attack of influenza, after which I was able to take our new worker, Miss Davey, to Dalwood, and spend a week-end there. I found the new College home and its surroundings greatly im­proved since my visit after they had just moved in. The students are happy in their studies. They have just concluded their first examination and I brought home with me their papers to mark.

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Our Auxil iaries NEWCASTLE LADIES" AUXILIARY.

Although our meeting day this month was very cold and bleak, we had a warm little gathering in the vestry of the Islington Bap­tist Church, which Rev. W . Gib­bins kindly put at our disposal. Some of our number were absent, but those who came, including Mrs. Lanyon, who is 89, enjoyed the time of fellowship and prayer.

Mrs. W . Brown, our President, was in the chair, and Mrs. Collins, from the Training College, was present. It was decided to elect a Parcels' Secretary, and Mrs. Esplund agreed to take the posi­tion and send out the gifts which were brought in each month.

W e are anxious to enlist the interest of more ladies and are having invitation cards printed, giving the time and place of meeting, which we trust will be a help in this direction. A gif t from the monthly offerings at the meetings was given to Mr. and Mrs. Collins.

BALLARAT AUXILIARY.

We rejoiced at one of our meetings recently to receive into membership Mr. Kingdom, Pastor of the Pleasant St. Baptist Church, who has given valuable assistance for several months. Fervent pray­er was offered for the new work­ers and those who have been accepted as Missionaries, for Missionaries and others laid aside through ill-health, and other phases of the work. We also gave thanks for the Sunday School Examination which has been conducted on all the A . I .M. Stations, because of the value our Lord placed on the child, with prayer that the Word may abide in their hearts.

A t this and our next meeting various Missionaries were men­tioned by name before the Throne of Grace, and letters were re­ceived from Miss Abbo t t and Miss Shankelton.

— J . E. A. Thomas.

ADELAIDE AUXILIARY.

Mrs. Baker, our Adelaide Aux­iliary Secretary, who expected to be away in Broken Hill on a holi­day at this time, told in her last report of visitation of Mrs. Gib­bons in hospital, and tells us that baby Virginia is just beautiful.

A happy day was spent with Miss Proctor on her way to Saints. The usual monthly donation to Miss Tyler's support accom­panied the report.

MELBOURNE Y.W.M.

Our Vice-President, Mrs. Leitch, at our July meeting, gave us some new thoughts on the beautiful

Medical Supplies The Missionaries a t the following Stations wish to acknowledge the receipt of a fine parcel of medical supplies from Kerang, Victoria, for use on their stations, and are very grateful to the donors:— Saints, Fingal Head, Narromine, Cowra, Condobolin, Boggabilla, Brewarrina, Moonah Cullah, Cum­meragunja, Menindee. Walcha, Woorabinda, and Dalwood.

A N O N Y M O U S DONATION.

Miss Shankelton wishes to grate­fully acknowledge the receipt of £2. This acknowledgment was in­advertently omitted from the pre­vious issue of "Our A im. "

Chapter 13 of Corinthians, and we were all challenged and in­spired by her message.

Though our numbers are few, we know that "He is in the midst," and a very blessed time was spent at the Throne of Grace on be­half of our Missionaries, special prayer being made for our be­loved sister, Miss Gwen Davey, who is shortly leaving for Dal­wood.

It was decided to bring station­ery for our next meeting.

— U . Brown.

SYDNEY Y.W.M.

Our new President, Miss BURNS, was in the chair at our July meeting, and she spoke to us for a few minutes, taking as her subject "Service and the Different Ways of Serving God . "

Eleven letters were received from missionaries thanking us for parcels sent and telling us about their work, and also giving us the names of special dark people for whom prayer was needed.

— J . Pidcock.

THE QUEENSLAND BRANCH OF THE A. I .M.

will hold its

Annual Meeting in the

JOYFUL NEWS HALL, BRUNSWICK STREET

— on —

SATURDAY, 4th SEPTEMBER, at 3 p.m.

Special Speaker: Mr. W. E. PORTER, M.A., Pr in­cipal Sydney Missionary & Bible College, Croydon; Vice-Presi­dent of the A.I.M. Federal Council.

Repor ts of the year 's work will be given.

Fellowship Tea a t the close of the Afternoon Meeting.

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Our Page for

Young People A.I.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL EXAMINATION

CONDUCTED FROM THE NATIVE WORKERS" TRAINING COLLEGE, DALWOOD.

The results of our fifth Sunday School Examina­tion have just gone out to all our stations per medium of the "Evangel," the paper we send out each month to them. W e are indebted to Mr. N. M. Leeder, B.A., of Grafton, for marking them for us—a service he has rendered ever since we commenced holding the Examination. He remarked this year that the papers showed an improvement on other years, especially in the lower divisions. In the Junior " A " Division for 10-year-olds, for instance, the lowest mark was 71 .

It has been encouraging to note that each year

TEACHERS' DIVISION. Marls

1st Prize: Miss H. Brown, Training College, Dalwood 95

2nd Prize: Mrs. T. Demlin, Cherbourg 90 3rd Prize: Mrs. T. Collins, Cherbourg 87 4th Prize: Miss D. Dennison, Boggabilla 85

SENIOR DIVISION. 1st Prize: Joyce McGuiness, Saints 95 2nd Prize: Jean Mcintosh, Boggabilla 92 3rd Prize: Sheila Sampson, Moonah Cullah .... 83 4th Prize: Delma Wright , Boggabilla 82

INTERMEDIATE " A " DIVISION. 1st Prize: Al f red Graham, Saints 94 2nd Prize: Archie Smallwood, Palm Island 93 3rd Prize: Cyri l Knox, Boggabilla 91 4th Prize: Evelyn Walker, Palm Island 90

INTERMEDIATE " B " DIVISION. 1st Prize: Violet McGuiness, Saints 92 2nd Prize: Mary Carr, Dubbo 90 3rd Prize: Winnie Mart i , Palm Island 88 4th Prize: Chrissie South, Cherbourg 87

ADVANCED JUNIOR " A " DIVISION. 1st Prize: Olive Alley, Palm Island 96 2nd Prize: May Daisey, Palm Island 94 3rd Prize: Gwen Kirby, Balranald 93 4th Prize: Walter Binge, Boggabilla 92

there is an increase in the number who sit. The competition for the shield was keen and to Palm Island goes the honour of winning it for the second year in succession, with the excellent average of 85 per cent. The Sunday School at Saints, who en­tered for the first time, gained second place with 82 per cent.; Cowra came third with 80 per cent., and Cherbourg was fourth with 76 per cent.

It is not possible to print the results in full in "Our A im, " but the prize-winners in each division are listed below.

—R. G . Collins.

ADVANCED JUNIOR " B " DIVISION. Marks

1st Prize: Dorrie Mart i , Palm Island 88 2nd Prize: Duncan Fejo, Saints 87 3rd Prize: Lyle Browning, Billinudgel 83 4th Prize: Sadie McGuiness, Saints 82

JUNIOR " A " DIVISION. 1st Prize: Edward Graham, Saints 92 2nd Prize: Isabelle Ferguson, Menindee 89 3rd Prize: Iris Mapoon, Palm Island 87 4th Prize: Violet Binge, Boggabilla 86

Isabel Bundi, Cherbourg 86

JUNIOR " B " DIVISION. 1st Prize: Coral Sloan, Condobolin 87 2nd Prize: Dora Cahill, Saints 86 3rd Prize: Cecil Fisher, Cherbourg 85 4th Prize: Peter Bird, Cherbourg 84

ORAL DIVISION. 1st Prize: John Williams, Cowra 91

Lindsay Whyman, Moonah Cullah 91 3rd Prize: Mina, Normanton 90

Noel Williams, Cowra 90 5th Prize: Maggie Briggs, Moonah Cullah 89

Other marks gained were: Esther Buckley, 99; Claudia Buckley, 9 1 ; Neville Krause, 85; Allan Skinner 84. These were not included in the prize­winners above.

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I i REPORTS FROM OUR STATIONS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES

SAINTS.

Both Missionaries and people gave Miss Procter a warm welcome when she arrived on the 25th June to help in the work at Saints.

The Welfare School for the dark children at Saints has been opened. The teacher, Miss Heaney, had charge of the Pine Creek School in the North. The children were delighted to have a teacher whom they knew. Arrangements have been made for us to give religious instruction at the school each Wednesday morning.

Two more children have entered the Home this month. Both are bright little Christians, who attended School and Sunday School at the Mission House in Darwin. There are twenty children and eight adults in our Central House at present. Four of our young women are away at work. Eleven of the children attend school.

The Sunday Morning Services are particularly well attended, all but one family from the other farms coming along regularly. Most of the children are very regular in their attendance at Sunday School and Christian Endeavour. Miss Procter takes charge of the J.C.E., which is held each Saturday afternoon.

One mother is rejoicing in the birth of a son after a family of seven daughters.

It has been a very cold and dry winter. Our people have felt the cold keenly, but we have lovely big open fireplaces and a good supply of wood, which is a great comfort.

On Tuesday, I had the joy of receiving a letter from Jack Mulberry, one of the Delissaville Christians, who is now at Katherine. He gave news of some of the old folk who have passed away, of the children, who continue to enjoy the ser­vices which he and Stephen conduct, and of their simple trust in the Lord.

— M . Shankelton.

C O W R A .

The whole of June was spent in the work at Cowra and during July visits were made to Peak Hill, Narromine and Condobolin.

A t Peak Hill the people are happy to have a resident Missionary and Mr. Caddy is enjoying his service for the Master there. Crossing over to Narromine it was cheering to know that Mr. and Mrs. Warren are doing what they can to "hold the fo r t " amongst the little flock; two of the larger families having moved to Condobolin leaves only a few at Narromine at the present, though there are often others passing to and fro who hear the message. A visit was paid to each family on June 14th, and it was decided that part of their S.S. offerings be sent to the students at the A . I .M. Training College.

Arriving at Condobolin on July 16th, i t was good to meet our Director, Mrs. Long, and the Mission­aries and their people and to be present at the Church opening—during the four days I enjoyed the kind hospitality and fellowship of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Davis and family and at Peak Hill that of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. Returning to Peak Hill on the 19th and thence to Cowra on the 20th, I found much trouble, sorrow and sickness. One dear little 11-months-old baby had been taken to the Heavenly Home and there were sad hearts to comfort, and in several homes there were some down with "F lu " ; others were in hos­pital with other troubles, and I am glad to be with the dear people again to give the counsel and help needed at such times. Miss Ellis very kindly looks after the meetings and Sunday School and we are grateful for her help and fellowship. I will possibly be remaining here for some time, and would be glad to have mail sent to the Cowra address and will greatly appreciate concentrated prayer.

—M. Campbell.

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FINGAL HEAD.

W e praise God for ail His love and mercy to us for another month, and for His bountiful supply of our every need. W e have been privileged to enjoy much fellowship with other Christians during the month. We had the joy of having Mrs. Buckley with us for a week-end, 10th July. On the Satur­day evening we held a song service in the Church and a cup of tea afterwards.

On July 17th a party of three adults and 17 children from Murwillumbah Churches arrived by 'bus, and the Upper Sunday School joined in games and happy rambles and finally in a bountiful meal together on our lawn; after which some of the older boys and girls rowed the visitors across the river in order to meet the 5 p.m. 'bus for home.

W e had a great thrill a week ago when Brother Duncan Ferguson arrived unexpectedly to stay with us for the night. He came to the Tweed with a big party of men for the cane-cutting season. He again returned to us on Friday evening last to spend the week-end here. On Saturday, July 24th, a party of 10, including Rev. S. M. Brook and Evangelist Brainwood, arrived from Murwillumbah. W e all walked to the Lighthouse, where a short prayer session was held. Just as we had finished tea, a party of about 20 cane-cutters from Menin­dee, Brewarrina and Tingha arrived after walking about I I miles. W e gave all of them a hearty meal in the Mission House, after which our Church was packed full, to hear a short testimony from Brother Duncan Ferguson and a stirring Gospel address by Brother Brainwood. We had the joy of seeing four of the men return to the Lord dur­ing the week-end.

— W . R. Robbins.

PEAK HILL.

Praise God for His many blessings that have been showered upon the work here. Most of the people are from the old Bulgandramine Mission, and are very pleased to have a Missionary again. Two of the women are again walking with the Lord. W e meet every morning for Bible Study and Prayer in one of the homes—it is a joy to hear these dear souls talking to their Heavenly Father.

W e have two week-night meetings, which are held in the Kindergarten room of the Methodist Church. W e thank the dear Lord for the use of this room, as i t is very comfortable, and we have the use of the piano, too. On Sunday night

G O YE INTO ALL THE WORLD . . .

When the Lord Jesus discoursed upon the theme of Missions, He always spoke as a master would address his disciples, as a captain would address his soldiers, as a king would address his subjects. A t other times and in other relationships He suggested, He exhorted, He urged. But here, without ex­ception and without equivocation, He commanded. Not once did He explain how He could command what He was requiring; not once did He ask if there were any arguments to be expressed in answer to His proposals. In full knowledge of the terrible cost, without allowing any escape from the obliga­tion imposed, He simply said, " G O . "

—Henry W . Frost.

we hold the meeting in the home of one of the Christians. The Sunday School and Endeavour are well attended by the children and they love to take part in the Endeavour very much.

The Lord very graciously sent along a number of New Testaments through a fellow-Missionary, Mr. H. Wilson, of Eidsvold—enough for one copy to be placed in every home. For this we are very thankful. It was an answer to prayer. This proved to the unbelievers that God hears and answers.

Gambling is rife here. May these dear souls turn to Christ, in Whom alone can complete satisfaction be found.

— W . R. Caddy.

DUBBO-TALBRAGAR.

Like most places, Dubbo is in the grip of cold weather—such thick white frost in the mornings, but nearly every day is nice and sunny. Meetings go on regularly and happily. Our women's meet­ings have not been quite so well attended, owing to sickness in the homes and the cold weather. Some new babies have come to be with us this month, and one young mother lost her tiny baby, for which we are very sorry.

I have a helper at Talbragar on Sundays now— Miss Dorothy Warren, who is in her fourth year at Dubbo High School, comes out with me and takes charge of the tiny children. This is a great help, as i t leaves me free to deal with the Juniors and Intermediates, and I am able to give them a better lesson. Every child on the Reserve comes to Sunday School, and now some of the big boys have come along; we are glad to have them

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and trust that all may come to know the Lord Jesus as Saviour and Friend. The big boys are useful, too, in that they are able to crank the car for me. I cannot do this and, owing to battery trouble, the self-starter is not acting. One day, owing to the starter sticking, the children and boys got together and pushed me along the track until the car started. Now the children are always on the lookout to be able to do it again—they rather liked it!

One of our mothers who has a new baby (her sixth son) is suffering the after affects of a snake bite. It is some months since it happened, but she still has to go each month and have a blood test taken and feels the pain in her leg. On going out to the line one evening she must have trodden on the snake's tail—she felt the bite on her ankle and saw the snake wriggle away. She was a long way from the doctor, and only that her young sons cut the mark with a razor and tied ligatures round the leg, she would have died. The reason for the trouble now is that she was too long getting to the doctor, and the cut was not deep enough nor the right way in the first place. However, she realises she is very fortunate.

Thank you for prayer and interest In the spiritual work here firstly, and for the upkeep of the car and temporal needs.

—F. M. Abbot t .

M O O N A H CULLAH.

About two weeks ago I came across here from Barmah to stay with Miss Atkins. The relieving manager and his wife came into Deniliquin the day I arrived and brought Miss Atkins, so we drove straight out to Moonah Cullah that evening. It has been a happy time of fellowship spent to­gether and also with our people.

The women delight in their sewing meeting, and are doing splendid work. The men are away work­ing and unable to attend Sunday services, but the women are attending well.

Since being here I have learnt to ride a bike, so, D.V., we intend "bik ing" to visit a family who live a few miles from the Reserve. Miss Presnell is carrying on with the work on Barmah and Cummera­gunja. I hear from her that quite a few of our people are sick, mostly little babes. Our Native Worker's little girl is in hospital with pneumonia. W e trust that the sick ones will be soon restored if i t please Him, and anxious parents drawn closer to Him.

—S. Williams.

BOGGABILLA.

Sometimes life on a mission station is an oppor­tunity for the continuance of Romans 2: 7. May it be patient on our part! Such has been the experi­ence of the past few weeks, with the exception of one outstanding occasion, when a fairly large con­gregation assembled on Sunday evening, July 11th, to hear a solo by a Christian lady, who was a guest of Sister Healey at the Treatment Room Cottage. W e rejoice that they heard the Word .

Those following the progress of the Men's Fellow­ship will be glad to know that the youths and lads, coming in fairly encouraging numbers, are heartily entering into the games, and are taking an intelli­gent interest in bandaging, the section of First A id now being studied. Al l meetings have a devotional opening.

Young fingers, as well as those of our faithful adult supporters, have helped to keep the A . A . M . M , "f lag f lying."

Mr. Watson spent July I8th-23rd visiting and holding services at Moree and Mungindi. A t the former place, Mrs. Dillon, one of our people, is "holding the fo r t " by conducting a Sunday School. We are encouraged by. good attendances and by the interest of a returned Missionary from the Solomon Islands, Mrs. Napier, who spoke of some of her field experiences at a service.

There was a good response at Mungindi, where the needs of adults and children were met by a service and children's meeting, respectively. There is an excellent opportunity for a regular ministry here. Contact with the Anglican clergyman led to the kindly offer of the Church building for services. Mrs. Webster's kind hospitality was again very much appreciated.

— C . M. Watson. BREWARRINA.

On these cold nights we have found the warm schoolroom a great help for our meetings, and can report very good attendances at the Sunday night meetings. One night some young men had to sit on the floor. But we have not seen anything much in the way of outward results. One young woman who had made a profession has not gone on, we are afraid.

Since Mr. John Quinn has been here he has given Scripture lessons in the school, where he has all classes and so reaches some children who do not come to Sunday School.

W e wish to thank the one who sent us a

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parcel of medicines, etc. Some of the items had Kerang on them. Each article is sure to be handy.

We have had two deaths here recently—one dear little girl of eight years passed away to be with the Lord on Friday, 2nd July. The parents, though both Christians, confessed they had been following afar off and have drawn nearer. The other was a baby of one year, and his mother has made the Lord her refuge. Praise his Name.

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God ; to them who are the called according to His purpose."

—Duncan Ferguson, Native Missionary.

CONDOBOLIN.

"The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad." Ps. 126: 3.

This suitable text came into my reading this morning. "Praise the Lord." He not only has given us our "daily bread," He has given us the "over­flow," a new Church where we can meet together to worship Him in more comfort and with more convenience and plenty of room.

The visit of our Director was an inspiration to us all. W e were very pleased to have her in the Mission House and for the opening of the Church. Mrs. Long's visit to the Reserve each day meant a lot to the people, two of whom came back to the Lord. In her opening address, Mrs. Long spoke of the good work done by the early Missionaries, who from this station penetrated further afield, and opened up new centres.

There is more to be done to the building, and we ask continued prayer for the health of the builder and all that is necessary for completion, such as lining for vestries, paint for interior of Church, and a nice fence round the building. Even more needful than these is that the hearts of our dear people be opened to the Lord, Who alone can " l i f t them up, and set their feet upon a Rock, and put a new song in their mouths."

We held the first meeting of our "Girls' Club" on Tuesday, when the girls elected their president and officers, and a list of meetings was arranged. We finished with a lesson on First A id from my sister. During the month I was pleased to have the opportunity of visiting Euabalong by mail-coach, when four days were spent visiting the homes of the people. One of them opened her

home every day for a meeting. There are over 30 lovely children; they delighted to sing hymns and choruses, and to listen to the Bible story.

We thank the Lord for a nice little chain stitch sewing machine for our work and a lady's bicycle sent from Headquarters; also for thoughtful gifts; for "a load of wood," and for "use on the occa­sion of the Church opening," as well as those for use in the home are much appreciated; also the gifts of two beautiful flower vases for the Church, and the two chairs which were kindly donated.

—E. Goulter.

MENINDEE.

On the 16th of last month Miss Menday was able to take two boys and one girl to Broken Hill Annual C.E. Convention, which was greatly enjoyed. The Endeavourers heard the children singing at every meeting, and the favourite chorus was "Only a boy named David." Mrs. Harvey, our Associate Worker, very kindly supplied "home" for them during the four days in Broken Hill, and we pray that the Lord Himself will reward her.

The Sunday evening meeting at Gypsum Street Baptist Church was conducted by Mr. L. G . Samuels, the Adelaide district C.E. Superintendent, who is very interested in our dark people here. He gave the opportunity for the congregation to hear about our work. He also sent a large box of chocolate frogs to the Juniors and Buds, for which they said heartily, "Thank you, Mr. Samuels."

We do praise the Lord and thank the Broken Hill C.E. for the gift of a battery wireless. As this instrument is set apart for His service here, we do pray that it may bring blessing to our people.

After two bells had been rung for the first Sunday evening service of the month and nobody had arrived, we began to search our hearts and pray that the Lord would work for us. Presently the sound of laughter and running feet reached our ears, and four little breathless girls came in the gate. May God bless our children.

W e are sure those who have helped in any way would have us praise the Lord for the supply of our needs. Phil. 4, 19 has again been proved. Praise Him.

—E. M. Tyler.

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QUEENSLAND

WOORABINDA.

Our Sunday School attendances have lately been increasing, and this month we reached the record attendance of 101 pupils. Miss Beasley has wel­comed several of the Cape Bedford women to the Bible Class, and they are having very happy meet­ings together.

While spending a day in Baralaba, one of our outposts, Miss Carten had the opportunity of visit­ing some of our dark people there. This is the first visit that has been possible, and, unfortunately, many of the people are away working.

Lately, we have welcomed five new little people among our Church folk. The newest one is very tiny, but all are well, and we pray that the parents may bring these little ones along, and teach them of the Saviour as they grow up.

— F . M. Rosan.

CHERBOURG.

We, like Samuel of old, can raise our "Ebenezer" and say, "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." I Sam. 7: 12.

Since our dear Directors' visit we have been much encouraged in the work. The Lord is working and we praise Him for restorations.

The Church Anniversary Services were held on the 18th and 19th July. Much prayer had ascended to the Throne of Grace on behalf of these meet­ings, and we were conscious of His presence throughout them all.

Mr. Jim Home, from Chelmsford, was our special speaker on Sunday morning. His subject was "Thanksgiving," and all were helped and blessed by the God-given message.

Miss Rita Smith (school teacher) gave the child­ren's message at the combined gathering of Kinders and Upper Dept. She very ably described "Holman Hunt's" picture of Jesus knocking at the door. The children gave special items. On Sunday night, Capt. Fischle (Salvation Army) was our special speaker; he based his message on John 1: 4. One backslider came out and confessed Christ afresh; we praise God for her restoration.

On Monday night the Church members and Missionaries had tea together. One of our Native Workers made a nice cake, which was decorated with candles and when lit looked very nice. All enjoyed a short time on the discussion of the

"Resurrection," after tea was finished and we con­cluded in singing "He Lives." At the closing meet­ing, when the Secretary's and Treasurer's reports were read, and the Deacons and Deaconesses in­ducted for the coming year, Mr. Avery (Bap­tist Minister) gave a heart - searching mes­sage on the "Laughter and Tears of God." Another dear one was restored whilst the closing hymn was sung. Throughout all the meet­ings we had choir pieces, duets and solos, which all enjoyed. The meetings were a real blessing to our Christians especially, and they are encouraged to press on to higher heights and deeper depths.

The Kindergarten room, which is under the Church, looks very smart now it is finished. The Lord enabled us to buy timber to close it all in and three of our men have had a share in doing it.

Another Church member, Lucy Mclvor, was laid to rest to-day, 26th July; what a grand and glori­ous day awaits us when we meet these dear ones who have gone on before.

— M . Bowen.

NORMANTON.

The Lord has been wonderfully good to our folk in the past month; there has been a travelling dentist in town, Mr. Martin, from Mt. Isa, and our local Protector arranged for our folk to see him on the 23rd and 24th. There had been many com­plaining about tooth ache, so Mr. Skinner asked me to bring them in on those days. Nellie Van Rook had 14 out and old Polly I I . Now they are all smiles that the aching teeth have gone that made them suffer so much.

The most outstanding event was the arrival of Mr. R. Palmer on Thursday, 29th July. He is now settling in and having a taste of the work. It is a new experience for him to help with the school work. I'm sure he will find the young folk inter­esting and a great joy to work amongst them.

There have been quite a few of our folk in hospital. Visits have been kept up regularly and the dark folk helped. Alec A. went away to Cloncurry in the plane recently.

Two of our women made a stand for the Lord last month: Nellie Van Rook and Rosie. They seem to be pressing on well.

The weather is warming up again here—we have hardly felt the winter this year; the mosquitoes and flies are returning and that, no doubt, is a sign that the summer is returning, too.

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THE TIE THAT BINDS.

It is our great pleasure to share in ministering to the spiritual needs of a company of evacuees from the North Coast, now on Woorabinda. They are from a Lutheran Station and have been well taught in the things of God by a grand old pioneer Mission­ary, who has a large place in their affections and interest.

A t present, a very earnest young Pastor of a circuit of Lutheran congregations, quite a distance from here, manages to spend one day among these Cape Bedford people every three weeks. This is a great cheer to them.

They have a lay reader—one of their own men—who conducts service every Sunday morning. What a fine sight i t is to see them all streaming from their homes— bark huts and natty new weather­board cottages—to join together in worship and praise!

Our share in the fellowship comes on Sunday afternoons, when the children attend our school, and, later, the adults gather with our own people in the A . I .M. Church. A regular feature of this service is a hymn sung by the Cape Bed­ford people in their native lan­guage. Much time is given to singing the songs of Zion, and the Woorabinda Christians take part in prayer and testimony.

Then, during the week, we have the northern visitors at all of the meetings; both adults and child­ren shyly but eagerly sharing with us in Bible Study, Sewing and Christian Endeavour Classes.

W e bless the Lord for this great privilege of fellowship with these dear ones who are of the "house­hold of the fa i th . "

— F . M. Beasley.

NEWS OF PALM ISLAND.

Mrs. BUCKLEY is back home on Palm Island, having benefited by her holiday in putting on the 10 lbs. she had lost in weight. During her time away she enjoyed a rest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Huth, Roadvale, Q., and also a short time at Tweed Heads, dur­ing which she spent a long week­end in the Mission House at Fin­gal as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robbins. This gave her the op­portunity of meeting again the people with whom she and Mr. Buckley worked as missionaries in the first years after their mar­riage. Mrs. Buckley finds she has not regained all her strength, and will need to go carefully. In the letter which brought us the fore­going news, she tells of 70 deaths on Palm Island this year— 20 of these were our A . I .M, people—also that a new organ has been purchased and is giving pleasure in the Palm island Church. Also that Mrs. Lena Kyle, wife of the Native Pastor, so well known in the Mission, though home again from the hos­pital, is still in a very poor con­dition of health.

MISS G. DAVEY.

Miss Davey, our accepted can­didate, was interviewed by the Federal A . I .M. Council at its August meeting, and praise was offered to God for the story of His leading in another yielded life.

On the following Thursday afternoon, the Director was the speaker at the Women's meeting of the Petersham Baptist Church, of which our new worker's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. Davey, are honoured and active workers. Before the address, Miss Davey was given the opportunity of bearing her testimony to God's

FREEWILL OFFERING BOXES.

The Half-yearly Opening is due next month— SEPTEMBER.

Miss May Thornley, General Offer­ing- Box Secretary, A.I.M. Office, 242 P i t t St., Sydney, N.S.W., will be pleased to receive the offerings and forward usual receipt.

"Not grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver." —11 Cor. 9,7.

call and her response.

The next morning, Friday, Aug­ust 6, accompanied by Mrs. Long, Miss Davey proceeded to her ap­pointment, which is to assist in the Training College at Dalwood. Our sister has come to us from the Camberwell Baptist Church, Victoria, and carries with her many tokens of love and esteem from those with whom she has long been associated in Christian ser­vice.

W e trust Miss Davey's conse­crated influence will tell upon the personal and domestic side of the students' lives while under our care, and to this end we specially commend our sister to the mem­bers of our Mission and our friends.

Mr. COLLEY acknowledges with thanks the receipt of an anony­mous £1, the envelope bearing a Sydney postmark.

BIRTH.

A t Walcha, on July 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Horace B. Weymouth, a son, Graham Hedley.

DEATH.

A t Tennant Creek, on July 26, Harry Foster (blind), first A. I .M. Native Worker, Northern Terri­tory.

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ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGE.

A N ACTIVE SHARE IN PREACHING THE

GOSPEL TO NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIVES.

Mr. Long suggested I write in connection with the work in which he has enabled me to share, by God's grace, in the regular preaching of His Gospel to the coloured people of this local part of His vineyard, the Native Compound attached to the hospital.

I am on the military staff of the hospital, and it is a great joy to me to have the privilege of an active share in the preaching of the " O l d , old story" to the natives here. I have been greatly touched by the marvellous work done by Mr. and Mrs. Long and other A. I .M. Missionaries through­out the Northern Territory, whose names have been mentioned in thankfulness by those who have bene­fited much by their labour of love. How the Lord has used them is really wonderful.

For the early meetings the Lord was my only Companion, but since then one of my friends here has now joined the greater army, and another of the Lord's people has been added to the staff, so I now have the additional happy fellowship of these friends in the work.

The number of patients at the Compound vary somewhat, but a steady increase has taken place of late, and if it continues an extension in accom­modation will be necessary. W e average three to four meetings per week, mainly Gospel meetings, with one being set aside solely for reading classes.

Wi th an exception here and there, a great keen­ness is always found amongst the natives in both types of meetings, and a few can now read quite long portions of St. John's Gospel, as well as increasing their knowledge of hymns and choruses by learning new ones. They at present number 48, and it is really great to see about thirty odd of them gathered around a log fire on these cold nights, lustily singing His praises and listening to the Story of Redeeming Love, and to my mind several of them seem to have, through the work of Mr. and Mrs. Long and others, already found new light and are most thankful to God that there IS something far better than the old life.

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The slides of "The Life of Christ" have been shown on occasions, both at the hospital here and the Compound by Mr. Long on his visits to town, and no doubt always leave a deep impression.

A t Mr. Long's suggestion a new venture in the form of a Sunday School Class has been com­menced, as the young people number quite prom­inently from time to time. This is at 2 p.m. Then at 3.15 p.m. we have another Sunday School amongst the half caste children of the town. Mr. Long made arrangements for this to be held in a small cottage down the town. Both these schools are a successful venture in the increase of the Lord's work, and many happy hours are spent.

I would like to add that my experiences here have unravelled many mysteries to my mind, as I often wondered about the reception given the Gospel by the natives, as I thought none of them could speak our tongue or read and write; but my eyes have certainly been opened, and the work is now dear to my heart. I marvel at the great work done by your Mission, and my prayers will always follow the work. I too, have now learnt in a prac­tical way just what prayer means in overcoming Satan's barriers in the pushing forward of God's Gospel—"Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I." I also pray that many more of God's people will learn of the work of this Mission and so be united in much prayer that many who sit in dark­ness may receive His Glorious Light. My thank­fulness for a share in this work extends to Mr. and Mrs. A . Long, whose fellowship, too, has been much appreciated.

—Brian J . Harvey.

1944 CALENDARS.

Calendars with tear off daily texts will be pro­curable at the A. I .M, office, D.V., again this year. The coloured and sepia pictures will be scenes from our Mission Stations, and they will be avail­able at various prices.

W e have restocked our leaflets and now the full set, I to 19, are available; also "I 've Broken I t ," "The Corn of Wheat . " and others. 6d. per dozen.

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Condobolin, the exact centre of New South Wales, was the scene of the happy consumma­tion of the united efforts of many interested friends resident in the town, on the Reserve and in other parts of New South Wales, as well as other States. The story of how it came about was so inspiringly told at the Dedication Service that we asked Miss Collins to briefly write it for our pages, and you will find it under the heading, "How it came about."

On Saturday, July 17, our Condobolin people were very happy to see a large number of friends from the town present at their Church opening. The outside service was conducted from a plat­form which will later be enclosed as the porch. The proceedings began with the singing of "Oh , For a Thousand Tongues to Sing." Miss E. Goulter, Missionary, invoked God's blessing and Rev. Mr. Johnstone, Presbyterian Minister, read the Scrip­ture. Mr. Goulter, Missionary and builder, pre­sented Mrs. Long with the key with which she opened the door in the Name of the Lord and the A . I .M.

A t the indoor service, Miss Campbell, Superin­tendent of our Western District; Mr. W . Caddy, Missionary from Peak Hi l l ; Rev. Mr. Quarmby, Methodist, and Rev. Mr. Johnstone, Presbyterian, presented greetings and congratulations. Mr. Goulter gave a brief account of the building, and Miss Collins told how it was brought about. Mrs. Long spoke of Condobolin as a radiating centre from which the Gospel had spread east and west and north and south in the early days of the Mission; also of the advance from a heavy bush shelter to a wattle and daub structure—then the small build­ing, improved twice since it was first erected, to the commodious premises now being dedicated to the worship of God .

The building is of weatherboard, attractively ceiled and lined with fibro-cement, and has a native pine dado, and comfortably backed seats. A vestry, the full width of the building, will be a useful room for many purposes.

Rev. Mr. Quarmby was called upon to offer the Dedicatory Prayer and the singing of "Crown Him Lord of A l l . "

During the service, Mr. Gilbert Barlow, Native Worker, sang a solo, and Mr. Cormier led the children in a pleasing chorus, first in English, and then in a native language of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory.

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The children were feasted on nuts and lollies and other refreshments in the old Church building, and the older people enjoyed afternoon tea in the Church.

This is the fourth edifice which stands as a monument to the patient sacrificial labours of our Missionary, Mr. A . C. Goulter. Our brother thinks as he builds of the comfort of the Missionary and people—a cosy vestry for the former and comfort­able seats with easy backs for the people—"the Goulter patent" as we now call them. Many times during the building Mr. Goulter has been laid aside with malaria and 14 weeks with an injured foot, but on each recovery he "bui l t on." In the final weeks he had the help of Mr. Cormier, par­ticularly with the painting. In all his service and trials he had the sympathy and encouragement of his sisters. We give thanks unto God for His sus­taining grace to the builder and for the financial provision He bestowed; so that once more our God has proved His sufficiency. To Him be the praise and glory. Our God is able.

H O W IT CAME ABOUT.

AS TOLD BY MISS E. COLLINS.

A friend and I walked over to see the work of the Mission on the Aboriginal Reserve on a very hot day. It was sweltering in the existing small building, and here a service was being held.

A t the Teachers' meeting of the Methodist Sun­day School that day the fact was mentioned that something ought to be done by the Christian Churches of Condobolin for the natives. It was agreed that I should visit the ministers of the town and enlist their sympathy and aid, which I did with varying fortune.

The Presbyterian minister suggested an unused hall at Mogandale. I negotiated for this with the trustees, who, knowing what it was for, offered i t for £12. Mr. Goulter dismantled it and arranged for i t to be brought in.

A t this stage I began writing home about the project to my friends, and, to my surprise, by return post money for the Church began to come to me—£10 in one letter, £5 in another, less in others. I now thought, "Oh , is this what God wants me to do; just receive the gifts of other of His

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ANOTHER NEW C H U R C H BUILDING OPEN FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP.

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FOR OUR WORKERS. THE MESSAGE FOR THE AGE.

Did either Luther, Fox, Wesley or Booth ask what special message he should bring to his age? I hardly think so. Each one of these men first got a definite burning experience of redeeming love and grace that filled his own heart with peace, with flaming love of God, restful confidence in Jesus, tender compassion for his fellowmen, and then, after diligent searching of the Scripture, and after much prayer, he spoke as he was moved by the Holy Ghost.

That message of the Spirit to his own soul be­came his message to his age and to the ages . . . I do not think there is any other message for any age. The emphasis upon one phase of the mes­sage or another and the application of the mes­sage to the kaleidoscopic manifestations of sin may vary from time to time, but the message itself is given us from heaven and is forever one and the same . . . Sin, too, is forever one and the same, whatever new mask it may wear, and its wages, whatever its form, is death . . .

The message is not to the age, but to individual men and women . . . It is the man even more than the message that wins men . . . Our problem it seems to me is not so much to find a message for the age, as to find and keep the beaming joy, the glow, the glory, the radiance and the burning love which are found alone in looking long and daily into the face of Jesus, revealing the glory of God, and in humbly, joyously embracing the Cross and following Him.— Brengle.

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children and pass them on to Mr. Goulter, who is willing to undertake the erection of a Church suit­able for His people."

Nothing has been begged, but interest has been maintained and money has continued to come from friends. Most of these friends are people who give God His portion—their " tenth"—therefore the same ones have made several gifts of money—one man £27 /7 / - in all; another lady £9 /15 / - ; another £5; another £6; several £2, and smaller gifts, according as they were able.

Interest has not diminished and I am sure the required amount to finish the structure fitting for the King of Kings will come in. One Church of England man here has been exceedingly liberal with his money toward the Church and still remains so. The Presbyterian Sunday School and Methodist Sunday School children gave £1 for the nails for

the building. Mr. Davis made a contribution of timber for the dado.

For the opening, every lady that I asked was more than willing to make cakes, as long as I could give them eggs or butter or sugar, as the case may be. Other friends helped in this matter, so the culinary side of the opening ceremony was attended to and a bounteous afternoon tea enjoyed by all.

While I was home at Christmas time, two friends gave me money specifically for Bibles, which were purchased from the British and Foreign Bible Society. This Society donated the Pulpit Bible for the Church and gave a couple of second-hand Bibles also. Two vases have been given for the flowers and two chairs for the vestry are on order from another friend.

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Mr. and Mrs. Collins and the girls had just con­cluded a fortnight's special prayer meetings each morning at 6.30—the first week to wait upon God for the supply of needs and the second to pray for the whole of the work.

After each mid-day meal all pray around for a portion of the field—taking North Queensland Monday, South Queensland Tuesday, Northern N.S.W. Wednesday, and so on, around Australia.

The Lord is raising up friends for Mr. and Mrs. Collins in the new district in which they find themselves. On Sunday we accompanied Mr. Collins to Greta, where he conducted the Church Anniversary Service, and in the afternoon Mrs. Collins was the speaker. A t night i t was arranged that I should take the service in the Branxton Methodist Church, and there I met old friends of our early Singleton days, Mr. and Mrs. Collard, who are very happy to renew their acquaintance with the A . I .M , and to welcome its workers to their district, for Dalwood is in the old Singleton orbit, in which I often "suppl ied" the Churches in those days when our Mission was in its beginnings.

I am home again now and give thanks unto God for "journeying mercies." This is a very real bless­ing from the Lord Who cares for His own, for in the night in which I travelled from Condobolin there were three railway accidents, one on the line ahead of us. I offer to our Blessed Lord heartfelt gratitude for all His love and care, and for the very great privilege of meeting no less than 41 of our Missionaries, 10 Associate Workers, and 13 of our Native Workers in this year which closed on August 1st.

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Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia Headquarters: 242 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W., AUSTRALIA

Postal Address: A.I.M., Box 13, P.O., Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, N.S.W.

F I E L D COUNCIL. Director, Mrs. Long; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. R. T. Harris; Messrs. E. Buckley, W. A. Long, I. Thomas; Misses M. Acland,

M. Campbell, M. Shankelton.

F E D E R A L ADVISORY COUNCIL., SYDNEY, N.S.W.—Meets 1st Monday of each month.

President The Director; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. \V. E. Porter, M.A.. L. Scott; Hon. Secretary, Miss F. Swane; Hon. Treasurer, Mr *A L. Perry; Rev. A. L. Leeder; Messrs. N. M. Leeder, B.A.; H. G. Harward, R. J. Henderson, W. D. Smith;

G. Blacket, J. A. Evans, W. Hufton, R. Hind, Mrs. Small and Miss Spencer; Medical Adviser, Dr. A. M. Mcintosh.

QUEENSLAND ADVISORY EXECUTIVE: Hon. Secretary. Mr. G. E. Lean, Deloraine Street, Wavell Heights, N.E.3 ('Phone MY 6708) ; Hon. Treasurer, Miss E. Under­

wood, The Pharmacy, Lutwyche; Mrs. G. Lean, and Rev. A. T. Whale.

VICTORIAN ADVISORY COUNCIL: President, Rev. G. F. Dyson; Vice-President, Rev. G. McLaren; Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. W. Robinson. 32 Price St., Essendon,

W.5; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. Leitch; Messrs. H. L. Darch, W. L. Stirling, and R. Rosan; Mrs. Leitch and Miss V. Robinson.

TASMANIAN ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Meets 2nd Monday of each month. President: Rev. J. H. Price; Vice-Presidents, Rev. E. Roberts Thomson. Mr. R. C. Procter; Hon. Secretary, Mrs. H. Wey­

mouth, 4 Summer Hill St., West Hobart; Hon. Treasurer, Miss E. L. Weymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Tate; and Miss D. Allen.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

ADELAIDE AUXILIARY: President, Mr. Wichert ('phone, M7691) ; Vice-President, Rev. J. Kilmartin; Secretary and Treas­urer, Mrs. C. Baker, 108 Hawker Avenue, Croydon ('phone L4786) .

AUXILIARIES AND THEIR HONORARY SECRETARIES:

QUEENSLAND: NEW SOUTH WALES: Sydney Ladies' Auxiliary: Miss M. E. McAulay, A.I.M.

Office. Young Women's Movement: Miss J. Pidcock. A.I.M. Office.

Men's Movement: Mr. Wotherspoon, A.I.M. Office. Newcastle Ladies' Auxiliary: Mrs. W. Gibbins, 178 Mait­

land Road, Islington. VICTORIA:

Melbourne Ladies* Auxiliary: Secretary, Mrs. Stoneham, Victoria Street, Sunshine, W20.

Young Women's Movement: Miss H. Davey, 139 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, N.6.

Ballarat: Mr. J. E. A. Thomas, Smythes Creek P.O. Geelong W.: Mrs. E. Butt, 144 Hope Street.

Brisbane Ladies' Auxiliary: Mrs. Thoday, Venner Road, Annerley, South Brisbane.

Young Women's Movement: Miss E. Cash, Southpine Rd., Enoggera.

Toowoomba: Miss Lamont, 1 I Grenier Street. Kulgun-Kalbar: Mrs. B. Huth, Kulgun. Townsville: Rev. B. Hohnke, 183 Bundock St., West End.

TASMANIA: Launceston: Miss E. Hall, Hart Street, Newstead.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Perth: Mrs. A. Wingrove, Cnr. Edinboro* and Robert

Streets, Osborne Park, Perth.

GREAT BRITAIN: Mr. W. Barrett, 23 The Dale, Sheffield. 8. Isle of Man: Miss D. Cubbon, Awyn Beg.

Ballafesson, Port Erin.

OVERSEAS R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S :

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

Rev. E. C. Long, 135 Grand, Michigan Center. Michigan, U.S.A.

The Sydney Ladies' Auxiliary

Annual Meeting is due, God willing, on

AUGUST 25th at 2.30 p.m.,

and its members are looking forward to a good meeting of friends and helpers of the Mission.

It will be held in the

BIBLE HOUSE, BATHURST STREET,

and the Special Speaker will be Miss Flanagan, from Manchukuo.

Afternoon tea will be served at the close.

Why not express your conviction of the value of sending the Gospel to the aboriginal people of

Australia by attending this meeting?

Published by the Aborigines' Inland Mission of Australia, and Printed by H. C. Cowans, 286 Sussex Street Sydney N.S.W. Tel.: M 2280. '

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A.I.M. FIELD Headquarter's Addresses:

Director: Mrs. Retta Long, 62 Johnson Street, Chatswood, N.S.W. Phone: JA 5622.

Miss M. Acland, 8 Hudson Street. Lewisham, N.S.W. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Harris, Parcel Agents, 274 Mowbray

Road. Chatswood, N.S.W. Mr. and Mrs. G. Blacket ( A . W s ) , 57 Boulevarde,

Lewisham, N.S.W. Victorian Deputationists and Parcel Agents:

Mr. and Mrs. J. Leitch (A.Ws. ) , 740 Burwood Rd., Upper Hawthorn, E.3.

NEW SOUTH WALES-PINDIMAR NATIVE WORKERS' TRAINING COLLEGE.

Dalwood. N.S.W., Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Collins, and Miss G. Davey.

SINGLETON: KARUAH:

Mr. and Mrs. F. Dates (N.Ws.). Mrs. W. Brown (A.W.), 14 Roslyn Ave., Islington.

WALCHA, Armidale, Uralla, Woolbrook, Kentucky Creek, Ingaiba:

Mr. and Mrs. H. Weymouth, Angle Street, Walcha. LONG GULLY (Tingha), Strathbogie, Ashford. Bundarra:

Mr. and Mrs. R. Flood (on leave. Nth. Tumbulgum. Tweed River, N.S.W.) Mr. Fred. Barber, Mrs. Blair (N.Ws.).

BOGGABILLA, Mungindi, Boomi, Toobeah. Tallwood, Nindigully, Neeworra:

Mr. and Mrs. L. Watson, Boggabilla. Mr. John Knox (N.W.), A.I.F., prisoner of war. Mrs. John Knox (N.W.).

MOREE, Terry Hie Hie: PILLIGA:

Mr. and Mrs. W. Naden (N.Ws.). WALGETT, Quambone, Wee Waa, Narrabri, Bourke,

Collarenebri, Angledool: Mr. and Mrs. Whitehouse (A.Ws.).

FINGAL HEAD, Beaudesert (Q.), Eurekabah, Tabulam, Dry Dock, Cudgen, Parry's Estate, Cobaki Road:

Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Robbins. Fingal Head, Tweed River. Mrs. and Miss Forbes (A.Ws.), Mr. W. Slatter, Graf­

ton (A.W.); Mrs. J. Paulson (N.W.). BILLINUDGEL:

Mr. L. Browning (N.W.). NARROMINE. Warren, Dandaloo:

Miss M. Campbell. A.I.M., Narromine. DUBBO:

Miss F. Abbott. 29 Edwin St., Dubbo. Mr. R. Waterloo (N.W.).

TALBRAGAR: Miss Abbott.

PEAK HILL: Mr. W. Caddy, c /o Mr. C. Bennett. Euchie St., Peak Hill. Mr. & Mrs. C. Bennett (A.Ws.), Euchie St., Peak Hill.

BREWARRINA, Dennawan, Weilmoringle, Goodooga: Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Ferguson (N.Ws.), Mr. J. Quinn

(N.W.). Mr. Herbert Marsh (N.W.).

KATOOMBA: SYDNEY CITY WORK (Redfern-Alexandria):

Miss M. Acland, COWRA, The Rocks, Noonbinna, Goolagong:

Miss N. Bellinger, c /o Erambie Station, West Cowra. Mr. W. Wilson, Mr. J. Buchanan (A.Ws.). Mr. J. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Grant (N.Ws.) .

CONDOBOLIN, Euabolong, Murie: Mr. A. C. & Miss E. Goulter, Orange St., Condobolin. Mr. G. Barlow, Mr. C. Grant, A.I.F. (N.Ws.) . Mr. and Mrs. G. Cormier (N.Ws.).

MENINDEE, Wilcannia, White Cliffs: Miss E. Tyler, Miss N. Menday, Menindee.

BROKEN HILL: Mrs. Harvey (A.W.).

YASS, North Yass, Brungle, Narrandera: Mr. and Mrs. E. Jakes, 82 Meehan St., Yass. Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Armstrong (A.Ws.), Murrumbateman.

PUDMAN: Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Southwell (A.Ws.).

A I M August 17, 1943

DIRECTORY DARLINGTON POINT:

Mr. John Swift. Mr. and Mrs. Clancy Charles (N.Ws.) . BALRANALD, Moulamein, Lake Boga, Trescoe, Kyalite:

Miss W. Ayling, Balranald. MOONAH CULLAH, Deniliquin, Barham:

Miss A. Atkins, Moonah Cullah, via Deniliquin. CUMMERAGUNJA:

Miss C. Presnell, Miss S. Williams, Barmah Township, via Picola, Victoria.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Heland (N.Ws.).

VICTORIA:

BARMAH: Miss C. Presnell, Miss S. Williams.

SHEPPARTON-MOOROOPNA: Mr. J. A. Collins.

LAKE BOGA: Mr. & Mrs. Macnaughton (A.Ws.), The Doon. Lake Boga.

QUEENSLAND: NORMANTON, Croydon, Gregory:

Mr. K. Colley, Mr. R. Palmer Normanton. Nipper (N.W.).

HERBERTON, The Springs, Mareeba, Mil anda. Chillago: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Weston, Herberton.

RAVENSHOE. Millaa Millaa: Mr. L. Delves (A.W.), and Mr. and Mrs. Weston.

PALM ISLAND, Fantome Island, Lazaret: Mr. and Mrs. E. Buckley, Private Bag, Palm Is., via

Townsville. Native Pastor Dan Kyle and Mrs. Kyle, W. Cor­

bitt (N.W.). WOORABINDA, Baralaba, Springsure:

Miss F. M. Beasley, Miss F. Rosan, Miss L. Carten (N.W.), Perch Creek, via Duaringa.

Paddy Flynn, George Cross (N.Ws.). SAND HILLS (Rockhampton) :

Mr. and Mrs. J. Oakrnan (A.Ws.), Sand Hills. EIDSVOLD, Cracow, Hawkwood, Camboon, Monto, Mun­

dubbera: Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilson, Eidsvold.

GAYNDAH, Ban Ban Springs: Mr. Davison and Mr. Rose (A.Ws.) ; Mrs. Scott, Pialba

(A.W.). BIGGENDEN:

Mrs. J. Ruddell (A.W.). CHERBOURG:

Miss A. Cavanagh, Mr. and Mrs. K. Bowen, Box 9, Murgon.

Mr. and Mrs. N. Smythe (A.Ws.), Pastor Avery (Chap­lain).

Mrs. Kina, Mrs. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. J. Demlin, Mr. and Mrs. W. Phillips, W. McKenzie, Mrs. M. Byers (N.Ws.).

MITCHELL, Augathelia, Charleville, St. George, Dirrin-bandi: Vacant.

CUNNAMULLA, Tinnenburra: Vacant. BRISBANE CITY WORK, Myora:

Mrs. McPhail and Mrs. Elms (A.W.S.), Frederick Street, Toowong.

NORTHERN TERRITORY:

DARWIN, DELISSAVILLE, PINE CREEK, KATHERINE, MATARANKA (at present untenable) :

Stephen, Tyrell and Kitty (N.Ws.). NEWCASTLE WATERS:

Mr. and Mrs. I. Thomas. TENNANT CREEK:

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Long, Messrs. R. & E. Stretton (A.W.'s) , Box 25, Tennant Creek.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: SAINTS (N.T. War-time Sett lement):

Miss M. Shankelton, Miss G. Bailey, Miss Procter. Saints, via Balaklava, S.A. 'Phone: 103.

Mrs. R. Gibbons (A.W.),54 Brunswick Street, Walkerville

On Leave: Miss Ginger, Miss Lawson, Miss Sutton, Mr. R. Peaker (A.I.F.), Miss Wilson, Miss Ricketts.

Supernumeries: Miss Crebbin, Miss Barker, Miss Monks. Mrs. Whitridge. Miss Firmin.

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