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A l a r g e p a r t o f t h e c i t i z e n r y ofB a t a n g Va ll ey a s se m b le d a t t h e h o t

s p r i n g a c o u p l e of m i l e s a b o v e t h et own , on t he m o rn in g o f March 20 ,1946 , to b id fa re w e l l to t h e i r beloved t ea c he r a n d e v an g el i st , w h o a ft e r n e a r l y e i g h t y e a r s a m o n g t h e m ,

w as r e t u r n i n g fo r a f url ou gh in t h eh o m e l a n d . T ho ug h m an y t e a r s w e r e

shed a t p a r t i n g , h e d id n o t l eavet h e m c o m fo r tl es s ; f o r t h e n u r s e , Miss

G la dy s S ch wa ke , evange l i s t J o s e p h Wang, a n d o t h e r f a i t h f u l Chr i s t i ansa r e t h e r e t o c on ti nu e t he m i n i s t r y oft h e Gospe l in w o r d a n d e x a m p l e ,a n d the y have th e assu ranc e of h isown p ur po se t o r e t u r n , God wi l l ing ,

a f t e r f u r l o u g h .A ft e r t h r e e w e e k s o f c a r a v a n

t r a v e l h e rea c h e d K a n g t i n g , w h e r eh e h a d h o p e d t o f ind t h e m o t o r ror.d

open, b u t i n s t ead , h a d to g e t c a rr ie r sf o r f o u r d a y s to Ya - G a n , w h e r e h ea n d h is c om p an io ns w e re a m o n g t h eoverload o f p a ss en g er s w h o o b t a i n e dt r u c k t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o Cheng tu , -a t a pr i ce .

A t C h u n g k i n g , M ay 11, h e wrote , T h e d a y a f t e r m y a rr iv al h e re I

w e n t t o t h e A m e r i c a n C onsu l to g e tm y p a s s p o r t r e n e w e d a n d t o a s k

a b o u t t r a n s p o r t a t i o n by t h e A.T.C.A s t h e a r m y is t o d is co nt in ue t h a ts e r v i c e shor t ly, a n d c an n o t c a r r ya l l a pp li c an ts w ho se p et i t i o ns h av e

a l r e a d y been r ece ived , t he y w ouldn o t e v e n a c c e p t m y a p p li c a t i o n . I

w e n t o v e r t o t h e C h i n e s e N a t i o n a l

Av i a ti o n C o r p o ra t i o n , a n d w as askedt o w a i t f i v e w e e k s . B o a r d h e r e i s

$4,500.00 National cur rency, pe rd a y

Perhaps my appearance counteda g a i n s t m e fo r I w as swea t ing in m yo l d woolens . I h a d f o u n d a s e c o n dh a n d s u i t fo r sa le , b u t a s i t w a spr iced a t $200 ,000 . ($100 .00 . ingood A m er ic a n m o ne y ) I dec ided tofol low t h e adv ice o f m y Scotch f r i end t h e C h i n a I n l a n d M i s s i o n w h o

sa id , D o n ' t bu y here , p rices a ret e r r i b l e . In t h i s Di lemma, I w e n ta g a i n to t h e C o n s u l a nd p re va il edu po n h im to m a k e o u t a n app l i ca t ionfo r me, a n d w hi le t he re , d ec id ed toc al l o n C ha pl ai n H al ne s, a f r i end o fm y f r i e n d , t h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d

S co tc hm an . W h en I in t roduced m ys e l f h e sa id , 0 , y o u ' r e t h e c h a pf rom B a t a n g

H e w as having t e a with a g ue st t owhom he said, D r. Ainsley, meetMr. Nichols , J u s t do w n from B at a n g

A re you , asked D r. A in sl ey, t h eMr . Nichols wh o sent his family homea fe w y ea rs a g o?

Ye s .

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FAREWELLA f t e r m an y d ;sc ou i\ ig iu g d ela ys

a n d m o n t h s o f w ai t i n g. I a m nowa ct ua ll y o n m y way to t h e Tibe tanB or de r. T hi s w il l b e m y l a s t messaget o yo u befo re I l eave Amer ica .

I s ai l e d f ro m S a n F r a n c i s c o S u n

day, J u l y 28 th , on t h e M S Rose -

vi l le , a N o r w e g i a n F r e i g h t e r . M yc a b i n - m a t e is a y ou ng w om an m yow n age , o f th e C h i n a I n l a n d Miss ion , w ho ha s s p e n t o n e t e r m o f o v e re i g h t y e a r s in China . O ur in te res t sa r e m u c h t h e s a m e a n d w e e n j o ye a c h o t h e r ' s c om p an y. F oo d a n d a c

c o m m o d a t i o n s a r e e x c e l l e n t .

W e ar r ived in S an P e d r o J u l y 29 tha n d a r e s c h e d u l e d t o s a i l t o d a y .J u l y S l s t , if w e a r e no t f u r t h e r d el ayed . F r o m h e r e w e g o d i r e c t ( o .S h a n g h a i , t ak in g a bo ut t hr ee weeks .

T h e L o r d is l e ad in g a nd w il l c o u - .

t i n u e to do so , a s I j o u r n e y o n w a r d t ow a rd B a ta ng , w h e r e Miss S ch wa l e ia nx io us ly a w ai ts m y ar r iva l . T)ie;B a c k s a r e c on ti nu in g t he ir effor tsto s e c u r e a p a ss p or t, s u pp l ie s a ndboxes t o p a c k t h e m i n , a n d p a s s a g e

to C h i n a . P r a y m u c h fo r t h e m a n ddo a l l yo u c a n to he lp t h e m , fo rt h e y a r e g r e a t l y needed o n t h e field.

Yo u r p r a y e r s a n d s u p p or t a r e

d e ep l y a p p re c i at e d a n d I a m s u r e t h eL o r d w i l l b l e s s y o u a s y o u s e r v e

H im in t h i s w a y. M elb a P al me r.

M O Z ON E 'S PA SS IN GW e r ec en tl y r e c e i v e d w o r d f rom

K an gt i ng t ha t Mozone , o ne o f o u rfa i th fu l Chr i s t i ans , h a s passed away.I t w a s a s h o c k t o a ll of us , b u t o u rso r row w a s t e m p e r e d wi th j oy, fo rw e k n o w t h a t e v en h i s d e a t h w a s a

w i t n e s s f o r h is L or d .

M a r g u e r i t e Bare .

B AC KS G R AN TE D PASSPORTLllis B ac k s to pp ed with us Se p

t ember 2n d af te r bringing th e finalm e s s a g e a t t h e S o u t h w e s t e r n Convention. H e has his long-delayed passp o r t a nd is m a k i n g a f inal t o u r torul f i l l h is a pp o in tm en t s , a nd t h e nwill a tt en d to m a t t e r s of passage a n df r e i g h t s h i p m e n t . T h e t r a v e l f u n d iss ho rt , b ut t h e r e shou ld b e no diffic ul t y th er e , w he n t h e l oya l b r e t h r e nknow he is r ea d y. T he y a l ready knowth e u r g e n t n e e d o u t t h e r e o n t h e

Border, a n d I t h i n k t hey k n o w howto p r a y . M r s . N . H . B a r e .

N a- wh a. M rs. J o s e p h Wa n g , h a sbeen i n d el ic at e h ea lt h; t he a lt it ud eh e r e s e e m s to be h a r d o n h er h ea rt ,b u t i t is h op ed s h e wi l l so o n m ak ea n a d j u s t m e n t t o l oca l c o n d i t i o n s .G i v e n r e a s o n a bl e h e a l t h , s h e w i l l

p r o v e a v a l u a b le a d d i t io n t o t h e m is

s i o n p e r so n n e l . L o i s B a r e .

BA W A N G H A N G BAPTIZEDMy prec ious s t u d e n t , B a - Wa n g -

I-Iang w as bap t i zed on S u n d a y, J u n e1 6 t h . I t cer ta in ly w as a prec ious exp e ri en ce f or u s a l l . H e l e f t u s J u n e

1 9 t h t o r e t u r n t o h is h o m e prov ince ,w h i c h Is Hope i . H e will k e e p int o u c h w i t h m e a s h e t r a v e l s . H e

s ti l l h as a f a t h e r l i v i n g a n d w a n t s

to g e t b a c k to se e h im once m o r e .T h e n h e w a n t s to go i n t o somespec ia l Chr i s t i an work . W h e n h e ge t sh o m e h e w a n t s t o t e l l h i s peop lem ore abo ut th e gospel . P r a y m u c hfo r m y la dd ie . In th i s m a n ' s l a n dsuch a d ecis io n is n o t easy. T h e r ew il l p ro ba bl y b e plen ty of r id i cu lef o r h i m b u t I a m c o n v i n c e d t h a t h e

k n o w s w h e r e t o s e ek h i s w i s d o m a n d

s t rength fo r t h e fray. G l a d y s Schwake .

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T HE T IB ETAN MISSIONARYI ss u ed Q u ar te rl y

Editor-Miss Melba P al me r, B a ta n g,S i k a n g , We s t China .

Assoc ia te Editor--Mrs. A r t h u r H .Schaa l , 6709 Plymouth Ave. , U niversity City 14 , Missouri.

MissionariesMiss Gladys F. SchWake , R . N. a n d Miss M e l b a P a l med Batang, Sikang West China.

M i ss i on a ri e s o n Furlough^Mr. a nd. Mrs. Edgar Nichols, 4902 Prat t

St. Omaha, 4 Nebraska.F o r m e r Missionar ies^Dr. a n d Mrs.

Norton H. Bare, Box 451 AbileneTexas .

Fprwardinjg SecretaryMrs. ArthurI? . Schaa l .

Mi^ionaiy RecruitsMr. and Mrs.Ellis R. Back 6 5 Vernon AvenueVenice California.

: AT EL K MOUNTAINA h ap py r eu n io n occur red a t E lk

Mountain; Christian Se rvi ce Campwhen Mrs.^ B a r e a n d th e girls foundthemselves fellow cainpsrs w ith theNewlands . T h e tw o f am il i es h adjourneyed across Chihi together in1934, h ad l a b o r e d - t o g e t h e r on th eTib et an B or de r from 1934 1939,a n d t h e . N e w l a n d s w e re o ft en n a m e din th e prayers of th e Bares duringth e d^urk days o f th e S an to Tom as

lmp^;iSonment. G od is unto us aGod of deliverance, an d unto Jehovah, th e Lord, belongeth e sc ap e f ro mdeath . P s al m 6 8: 20 .

^Mrs. N . H . B ar e .

FOOD PROBLEMSOur spr ing came s o e ar ly this year

tha t th e f ro st t oo k m os t of our fruitan d nuts. I am so sorry because ofn ew r ec ru it s coming out and withchildren wh o should have fruit.Well, th e Lord knows al l thesethings. He has called an d sent an dw ill en ab le ove r th e diff icul t ies .

I am hoping my tomatoes willthrive because they are good su bs t i tu tes . I h ad to b u y m a n y seedsthis year and came nearly no t ha vin g a ny c arrots . We subsist on carro ts and cabbage in the winter. Iam r ea ll y t ir e d of both.

Jus t now w e eat spinach daily. Ihave p l an t ed a fe w parsnips and havesome l e t tuce coming up now, fo rwhich I am thankfu l . I believe th eLord is schooling m e a b it, f or I amthe type wh o enjoys varieties infood. Monotonous ea t ing soon br ingsm e to th e en d of m y appe t i t e .

My e ve ni ng m ea l these days co ns i s t s o f b r e a d a n d m il k. M or ni ng sI have a cerea l o r eggs , a t n o o n eggs,spinach an d bread . We have exhaus ted p ota to es lo ng a go a n d cann o t ha ve f re sh ones fo r m on ths .This y e a r m y garden crop is verypoor so fa r a s potatoes are co ncerned. G ladys Schwake .

TlfJB T i n K T A N M I S S I O N A R Y

EVANGELISTIC RESULTSW e a r e s o rr y t o r e po rt no b a p t i s m s

in 1945 . W e cou ld p e r h a p s h a v e h a da few b u t w e f ind i t p a y s to w a i t o ntlie Lord and le t them show usw h e t h e r t h e y m e a n b us in ess . W eh av e seen so m u c h o f t h e hypocr i sy

o f so m e in f o r m e r y e a r s t h a t w em a y be o v e r ca re fu l , b u t w e w a n tt h e m t o rea l i ze t h e i mp or ta nc e o fs incer i ty. T h e m e n t a l d e v e l o p m e n to f th ese people Is very s low.

Now fo r t h e n u m b e r o f Chr i s t i ansi n o u r l it tl e g r o u p . I t h i n k i n a l l w en u m b er a b o ut thir ty-f ive. A f ew c om ewho were baptized bii t the i r l ivesbelie the i r test imony, so I am givingonly those w ko r ea ll y h av e t r ied toobey : the Lord .

T he S u n d a y S c h o o l i s m u c h bet te ra t t e n d e d n o w t h a n w h e n w e f i r s t

g o t i t s t a r t e d a f t e r o u r ar r iva l . W e

now average a bo ut f or ty in normala t t e n d a n c e a n d a t hol iday t ime closet o o n e h u n dr ed . T h e re w a s n o S u n

da y School w h e n w e ar r ived a n donly o n e m e e ti ng a w e e k o n S u n d a y.

W e now h a v e m e e t i n g s o n M onday, We d n e s d a y, a nd F rid ay nigh tsa n d S a t u r d a y, i s o u r p ra y er n ig h t fo rspecial matters. Joseph was teachinga Bib le c lass o n Tu e s d a y s a n dT h u r s d a y s b u t his h e a l th h a s n o tbeen so good for a t ime ^o fo r tw ow ee k s n ow h e h a s h a d n o c l a s s e s

t ho se n ig hts . T hi s y ou ng man ndedsth e earnes t p r a y e r s , of o u r peop le .H e i s deep ly s pi r it ua l a nd t he dev i lis t ry ing him in a ll possible ways .

This past year we have been hav ^ing unexpec ted o p po r tu n it ie s w i thth e schoo l c h i l d r e n w h i l e - t h e y a r epat ie nts h ere in m y home. Severa lof t he n or m al schoo l boys a r e grea t lyin te res ted . P r a y f o r t h e s e a s t h e yn e e d m uc h p r a y e r . T he schoo l s a r em a n n e d by t e a c h e r s w ho d rin k an dcar ry o n i n a ny th in g b u t a w h o l es o m e a t m o s p h e r e .

W e a re h o p i n g t h a t w h e n t h eL o r d g r a n t s u s t h e b u i l d i n g o f o u rChr is t i an vi l l age l a te r, w e m a y havea s c h o o l f o r o u r C h r i st ia n c h il d re n

a n d g e t t h e m o u t o f t h a t e n v i r o nm e n t . B r o t h e r S h a o ' s oldes t bo y a tt e n d s N or m al h e r e a n d s u c h a

change in a boy in o n e y e a r I h a v en e v e r seen. H e i s r un ni ng w it h a nimpudent s e t of boys an d I am sicka t h e a r t to n o t e t h a t h e n o l o n g e ra t t e n d s S u n d a y S c h o o l a n d c h u r c hregu la rly . G ladys Schwake .

O n J u n e 9 th , m y husband fel lt h r o u g h a g lass door, cut t ing his l e f ta rm very badly. I t will be some

t ime yet be fo re w e c an know wheth^e r h e will rega in th e complete us eo f h is f ingers; as th e n er ve s w er es e v e r e d a n d h ad t o b e t i e d . W e w i s h

t o t h a n k o u r m a n y f r i ends w ho int e rceded fo r him i n prayer a n d w hos e n t h i m s o m a n y n i c e c a r d s .

^ M r s . A r t h u r H . S c h a a l .

T HE S CR IP TU RE S S PE AK

B u t with me i t is a very smallth ing t h a t I should be judged ofyou, o r of m a n' s j ud gm e n t: yea,I j u d g e n o t m i n e o w n se l f . F o r Iknow n o th i ng a g ai ns t myself; yeta m I n o t h e r e b y j u s t i f i ed : b u t h et h a t j u d g e t h m e is t h e L o r d .

I Cor. 4 : 3 , 4 .

Should I be judged o f m e n I feart he j ud gm e nt .

F or Go d a lo ne k no ws what myh e a r t contains,

A nd Go d alone ha s led me everym o m e n t :

Somet imes i n p a t h s st i l l s h u n n e db y m en 's s ina l l bra ins .

E D GA R N I CH O L S RETURNS

( Co nt in ue d f ro m p ag e 1 )

Well how in the w orld did yo ug e t o u t o f t h e r e ?

I r o d e a h o r s e .

O v er s ev en te en th ou sa nd f oo tp a s s e s ?

Yes , w i t h o u t th e l e as t d i st re s s .

P r a i s e God, h e s a i d W on d e rful, w o n d e r f u l l

Then he t o ld C h ap la i n Haines m ys tory fo r h e h a d m e t m y family a tYa-an, a nd h a d b ee n i m pr es s ed byth e i r fa i th a n d courage . Upon t h i st u r n o f m y f o r t u n e s Chapla in H a i n e ssupplied m e with a good l ight-weights u it , s h ir ts , t i e s , a nd o th er essen t ia li te m s a n o u t fi t t h a t w o ul d h av e c o s t

th e e qu iv al en t o f 2p0.00 h ere inC h u n g k i n g . T h e n h e to o k m e b a c kto th e A.T.C. an d secured t h e i r p rom ise to g iv e m e a place o n t h e n e x tp l a n e .

T h e n u m e r o u s o t h e r i n s t a n c e s o f

God ' s grac ious an d t imely provis ionfo r m e w o u l d f i l l pages . I a c k n o wl e d g e them g r a t e f u l l y, b u t m u s t n otd we ll u po n t h e m l e st I d ra w a tt ent ion t o t h e provision, ra ther t h a nto H im w h o p ro vi de s.

O n J u n e 2 n d , h e reached S a nF r a n c i s c o , l e a r n e d t h a t Miss P a l m e rh a d n o t y e t s a il ed , c al le d h is fami lyi n O m a h a a nd s t a rt e d h o m e v ia

E u g en e , O r eg on , w h e r e Miss. P a l m e ran d he exchanged rej^orts on thes t a t u s o f t h e w o r k e a c h h a d l e f t ,a n d o n t h e f ie lds to w h ic h t he y, r espectfully, were going. Mr. Nicholsw a s j o yf u ll y r eu n it ed w i th h is fami lyi n t h e i r home a t Omaha , J une 8,1 9 4 6 , a reun ion o f w h i c h h e says, Id el ig ht ed m y se lf i n t h e L o r d , a n dH e h a s given m e t h e des i res o f m yh e a r t , I c o m mi tt ed m y w a y u n t o H i m ,a n d t r u s t e d . a n d h e h as b ro ug ht i tt o p a s s . ^Lois B a r e .

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J U N O R 1 S S 1 0 N A R Y

M Y TRIP O U T O F TIBET

( 0r D i ar y of a a Eleven Year Old)

by M A RG U ER IT E B A RE

( C o n t i n u e d f rom Dec. '4 5 i s sue )J u l y 1 0, 1 93 9. To d a y h a s been a

u-ather s a d day. I miss M a m a so m u c hT hard ly know w h a t to do . I m is s a lli t he o t h e r s t oo , b u t t h e N i c ho l s a r e-Tea l k i n d t o m e .

W e l e f t X h a m D i t h i s m o r n i n g

^ t a bo ut e ig ht o 'c lock. I cr ied u n t i l-1 cou ldn ' t c ry a n y m o r e . D a d d y ' sface go t a l l red excep t t h a t a r o u n d

his l ips i t g o t r e a l whi te . T h e b o y sdi dn 't c ry b u t t h e y lo oked so sa d

t h a t I h a d t o c ry h a r d e r . M en a n d boys usua l ly d o n ' t c ry ab o u t s u cht hi ng s, b ut I t h i n k t h a t of t en t h e y fee l w o r s e t h a n w e w h o d o c ry.

I h a v e a l o ve ly hor se . I t l i k e s toiga l lop, an d i t a nd D or oth y's h ors ea r e f r iends. T h a t ' s a good t h i n g b ec a u s e w e g e t t o t a l k m o r e . P h y l l i s 'l i o rs e i s to o w i l d f o r h e r , a n d soa h e is going to t rade fo r a gentlerl i o r s e . I w o u l d n ' t t r a d e if I w e r e sh eD e c a u s e I t h i n k i t' s m o r e f u n t o h a v e

a w i l d h o r s e .

W e sa w l o t s a n d l o ts o f p ra ir iedogs t oday. W e t r i ed - to c ou n t t he m ,

b u t they w ere 'w ay to o m a n y : fo rt h a t . - .

T h is p lace i s M b o n g - Ding , th e

p lace M a m a used to t a l k abou t . I t ' sh i n d o f cold here , b u t the re is lovelys ce ne ry . T h e Nichols an d I a r e s tayin g a t th i s house . I t is qu i t e closet o th e r iver. A u n t Gladys an d A u n tMelba a re s tay ing a t a house acrosst h e road a n d up a ways. W e ar e al i t t l e b i t c r o w d e d ( s even in o n eToom) , b u t i t doesn ' t m a t t e r b ec a u s e It's only fo r on e night.

W e h a d qu i t e a b it o f fun t h i safternoon. Th e Nichols are cheeringm e u p a lo t . W e w e n t d o w n t o t h er ive r an d ju m p ed f rom s tone tos tone t i l l we g o t to a pre t ty l i t t l e

I sl a nd w i th lots of flowers an d grass,a n d p layed w e w ere s t randed o n a

desert i sl an d . D o r ot h y an d I selecteda s p o t o n w hic h w e w o u l d b u i l d as he lt er , a nd Phyl l i s an d Lois w e n t

out hunting. After a while they cameback. Lois wa s supporting Phyllisw ho wa s pretending she was hal fdrowned, but r ea ll y s he ha d slipped

a n d go t t en h e r f o o t a l l wet. A u n t Mabel said th a t i f things l ike t h a t Were going to h ap pe n, w e had better no t p l ay. U n c le E d g a r said h e wanted to go to . see th e Tibe tan mill . J o h n

did, too , and-SO w e ju mp ed of f o ur

I sl an d a nd f ro m s to ne to stone, an dI slipped on on e s to ne bu t caught myself j u s t i n tim e. W e c a m e b a c kl i e re af te r looking a t th e m il l. D o ro - th y wants m e to go with h e r t o se eAunt Gladys an d Aunt Melba, an dI 'm ti red o f writ ing.

Fi f teen days o f t ra ve l omi t t ed .

Ju ly 26 , 1 93 9. Well, w e flnallygot aw ay f ro m D ra w- ch u- ca w an da r e s t i l l a t Leh-d ing . I h a d ch i l l sl a s t n i g h t an d A u n t Gladys sa id It o s sed a n d g ro an ed a ll n i g h t .

I t w as j u s t a bo u t o ne o'clock whenwe g ot here , a n d A un t Gladys kep task ing m e ho w I fel t an d I said, a llr igh t , b u t I 've h ad a h ea da ch e a lld ay b ec au se I h a v e m a l a r i a aga in .I d idn ' t feel l ike ea t ing , and so shec a m e over to m e a n d sa id , H o n e ychi ld , y o u r eyes d o n ' t look r igh t . H a sa ll t h a t i n t e rp re t ing m a d e y ou s ic k?I sa id n o , I w a s a l l r i g h t , b e c a u s e Id id n 't w a n t t o b e a b u r d e n o n t h e i r

h a n d s . J u s t t h e n A l e h c a m e i n a n d

s a i d t h e l o a d s h a d c o m e a n d w h e r e

d id w e w a n t o u r beds pu t . A u n tGladys told m e, a n d I t o ld h im, an dth en h e said, H u h na-ndu r i h ,(You a r e s i ck ) a n d I s ai d, D ze enma U Iho . (Don ' t ment ion i t ) . A u n tG lad y s a s k e d m e w h a t h e sa id . Ididn ' t w a n t to t e l l he r, an d so lookedr ep roachfu l ly a t h i in , an d h e sh o o kh is h ea d, ,pointed a t me, an d p ut hi shand to foi-ehead. She said, There, .Margy, even he. c ou ld se e it . I , k n e wy o u w er e s i c k .

She took m y temperature, a n dh ad - A l eh p u t up my bed, but th eb ed d in g w as . . d r enched f rom l a s t

n i g h ts t o rr e u tg so she: wrapped m e inher: coat.- When I began, having chillsa ga in s he fllled h er h ot w at e r b o t t l ea n d gave i t to m e a nd h ad m e t a k ea n a s p i r l n - p h e n a c e t i n t a b l e t . A l e hhung up th e oi l sheets fo r cur ta insaround me, a nd I w e n t to sleep. Id r e a m e d t h a t w e w ere b ack a tTsaka lo , and I w as in b ed i n M a m a ' sroom, l ike I used to be , a nd t h a t aw h o l e b u n c h o f T ib eta n m e n b u r s t

into th e room and said I h a d to goa t once an d be the i r In te rp re te rThat woke me up, a nd A un t Gladysw as r ub bi ng m y forehead soft ly, an dI was cry ing as i f my h e a r t w as

broken. I t r i ed to s to p w h en I wokeup an d real ized w h a t a baby 1 w asbeing, b u t A u n t Oladys to ld m e tocry as h a rd as I pleased because Icouid cry for her and Aunt Melbabecause t he y w e re homes ick fo r t h e i rm o t h e r s , t oo . S h e s a i d t h a t be fo reI woke up they heard me say Oh,M a m a , p lease d o n ' t l e t t h e m t a k e m ea w a y, a n d t h a t r e m i n d e d th e m o f

w h e n t h e y l ef t t he ir m o t h e r s .A un t G ^d ys says if I don't stop

wri t ing in this , s h e will thke i t awayf rom m e, a n d Aleh h as b ro ug ht m es o m e h o t t e a .

J u l y 27 , 1939. Today, fo r th ef l rs t t im e in seven years I s aw m ybi r th place, b u t be t te r yet , I sawt h e Nicho l s a ga in f or t h e f l rs t t imei n a w e e k T h e f o u r c ou si ns c am e

o u t qu i t e f a r t o m e e t u s, a n d w h e nAunt Gladys s aw them , she said.

N ow I guess o u r M ar gy w ill smi l eaga in a n d I did, and . Oh , I 'mso happy I t w o u l d b e per fec t i fM a m a a n d t h e family w e r e h e r en o w

I h a d to go to b ed a s so o n a s w eg ot h er e because I s t i l l have a fever.A u n t Gladys says I m u s t n ' t wri te int h i s , very long.

(Con t inued o n p a g e 4)

S E PA R AT I O N

(Wri t t en a t Lham-d i , Ju ly, 1939 , soona ft er t he d e p a r t u r e o f M a r g u e r i t ew i t h t h e n e w m i s s i o n a r i e s , f o r

B a t a n g . D ue t o f lood a n d r o b b e r y

t h i s flve d a y t r i p t oo k s ev en te end a y s ) .

I have,let my Marguerite be takenf r o m m e,

F i v e days journey wear i some a n dSlow,

Five days a n d a r i ve r , w i t h n o br idgeacross th e r iver.

O n t h e bandi t -^r idden r o a d 1. le t

h e r go . I have s e n t m y l it tl e gi r l t h e h ar d

w a y f r o m m e,

'That sh e m ay b e a blessing, a n dbe blest ,

G o d 's p r es e nc e ca n a nn ul th e dreadfu l d i s t a n c e , -

h w ay H e g hl de s us in , is alwdysb e s t .

These th ings I know, a nd knowing,s e n t h e r f ro in m e.

B ut knowledge does not hea l th each ing h e a r t ;

I w a n t to se e h e r grow, to t ou c h h e r,t ea ch h er .

F i v e days m ay m e a n m o nt hs , m aym e a n y e a r s apar t .

I 've sen t m y M ar gu er it e a t (3rod sclear bidding.

F o r a ll m y h u r t m ay H e havepr aise an d song .

May Go d forgive my t ea rs an d blessm y daugh te r.

The whi le I cry, **0h L o rd o fHos t s , h o w l o n g ?

H ow lon g? T he t im e Is in H is holykeep ing .

B u t pray fo r u s t h a t w e m ayfa i th fu l be ,

Tsakalo l ie s b e hi nd , G a r t o k is wai t -Ing,

T o day w e preach th e Goispel inL h a m - d i .

P e r h a p s o u r road goes o n th ro ug hd a r k e r danger s ,

T h ro u gh h ar ds hi ps g re ate r t ha nth e ch i ld cou ld b e a r.

H e gu ides a n d w e wi l l t r u s t H ist e n d e r mercy.

Bu t , o h Beloved , r em em be r u s inprayer

^Lois N i c h o l s B a r e .

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P a g e 4

My Dear Teacher,I am sorry to trouble you for you

ar e so busy. You do no t even finda fe w m in ut es r es t. Yo u ar e alwayswith your patients looking after thema nd tr yi ng to improve their bodies.You tr y to relieve their weary mindstoo. This ailment of mine ha s givenyou much concern too. e ai e verygrateful for your help.

During this t wo w ee ks of my stayin your home I have been want ing totell you some of my thoughts. Thedifference in our language a nd y ourvery busy life have made this a bitawkward so I a m w ri ti ng down mythoughts for you. If only my Engl ishwere better I might be able to sa ywhat I think. Some people here dono t even understand my northernChinese. I am fearful to have someon e to interpret for me lest they do

no t convey th e true meaning of myw or d s t o y o u .

I told Yosa l as t n ig ht tha t whenI wanted to talk to y ou p er so na l lyI w o u l d t e l l y o u i n m y ow n w ayI do understand a l i tt le Tibetan bu tit is so limited that I fear to makerequests lest I seem to command,th e latter b ei ng v er y impolite to aChinese. Like as no t it would no tmatter to you to have an e rr or b utI would dislike that very much. I

-have not been happy in this situ ation. Now that my tw o weeks in yourhome ar e up I s ho ul d l ik e to writey o u .

My dear teacher I am much like.a s h e ^ having gone astray. In timespast I have been walking in darkness. T hr ou gh y ou r guidance I wa staught to trust the Heavenly leatherfor protection. This gave me theopen door, Christ Jesus, from behind w h ic h s h in e s a l ight fo r me toguide m e to glory.

I have th e happy feeling tha tcomes in possessing a family. Iesteem th e Church as my family, th eLord Jesus as my Father, and the

mission as my m ot he r. T ho ug h Ihave grown as old as I am I havenever experienced th e love of amother. I am now enjoying th e loveof Jesus a nd y ou r m ot he rl y kindness.I a m a t a l o s s to sh ow you m y gra t ltude. I am no t given t o f la tt er y buts pe ak fro m m y h ea rt. Your kindnessh a s m a d e a n i mp r es si on u p on m e

1 have fi nal ly de ci ded to becomea Chr i s t i an . T h e r e will b e so me w howill probably despise me fo r they willt h i n k t h a t I h av e s o m e o th er p ur

pose in mind . I m ay be poor in th i s

T H E TIBETAN MISSIONAHY6709 P l y m o u t h AvehueUnive r s i ty C ity 14 , M issouri

T H E T I B E T A N M I S S I O N A R Y

w o r l d ' s good b u t I s t i l l ho ld m yambi t ions h igh . I n many l ives pove r ty h a s b e e n t h e r o a d to success .T ak e f or in sta nc e Columbus , F r a n klin, Yo-fe, w ho w ere p oo r in th ei ry o u t h b u t became successful i n la te rl i f e .

I n o u r l ives God g ives t wo t hi ng s.F i r s t t h e m a t e r i a l t h ings , th e n th eh o p e o f e t e r n a l t h ings . I am no wlo ok in g to Go d to h e lp m e to grows p ir i tu a ll y, m e n t al l y a nd in m y w or k.I hope to help my cou ntry an d th ew o r ld in g ene ral . I h a v e f a i th i nt he s ta te m en t i n Heb. 2 :1 . My f a i ththe re fo re m u s t grow. In Rom. 8:25i t te l ls m e to h a v e p at ie nc e t o w a i tf o r it . I w i l l w a it p at ie nt ly u p o nG o d .

I am n o t l oo ki ng f or th e comfor tof mater ia l things. My one desireis to g et ri d of this si n which I

know to be w it hi n m y hear t . My l i feis an op en book befo re you an d myGod. I h a v e h i d d e n n o t h i n g . Your eca l l t h a t I w as very f rank wi thyo u about myself an d my past. Iw o u l d l i k e t o se e o t h e r s s t i r r e d u pin l ik e m an n er . M ay th e wholewor ld c o m e to see Jes u s , is m yprayer. E ve ry o ne s ho uld h av e a religion an d particularly Christianity.We know tha t religion is vital tom a n k i n d .

I r eca l l h av in g h ea rd a s t o r y a tone tim e a b o u t a pola r bear. Thisb e a r w as r id ing o h an icb-berg n ot

Tisajizlng t ha t t he i ce - be rg w a s af loa tin a w a r m c u rr e n t w i t h i t s b a s e

melting ^ast. Suddenly th e ice-bergs a n k car ry ing with i t th e pola r bear.T hi s c an h a v e a s p i r i t u a l app l i ca t i on .

S om e p eo ple n o t h a v i n g a s u r e r eli gio us f ou nd at io n s oon find thems e l v e s i n t h e b ea r s p re di ca me nts p ir i tu a ll y. H o w t er ri bl e t hi s wouldbe . T h e r e a r e s t i l l so m a n y peop lehowever, in j u s t th e place t h a t th ep ol ar b ea r w as an d do n o t seem tor ea liz e it . T h e y a r e l ike th e po la rb e a r , l o s t .

Though I have a w e a k body and

a r a t h e r s imple m in d s ti ll I h a v e af ee l ing t h a t so me d ay I shou ld l iketo p re ac h th e gospel , t h u s he lp ingt h e s e t h a t a r e s t i l l s e e m in g l y a s le e pL e s t t h e i r s b e th e f a t e o f t h e po la rbea r. I am so y o u n g a n d bes ides Ihave so l i t t le knowledge, ho w shallsuch as I preach . I hope some da yto b e ab le to p u t a l l other thingsas ide an d go a n d preach th e gospe lI b e l i e v e I h a v e a s u i t a b l e n a t u r e

f o r t h is w o r k . T h o u g h I a m a m a ns t i l l i n m y e m ot io n s I a m o f a w om a n s n a t u r e . S o m e sa y t h a t weep ing

e as il y b el on gs t o a w o m a n ' s n a t u r e ;a n d I a m s o i n c l i n e d . I c a n s h e d

t e a r s even w h e n r e a d i n g a t o u c h i n gs to ry. Wa l k i n g t h r o ug h t h e s tr e et ss ee in g t he se b eg g ar s a nd other der i -l e c t s o f l i f e I a m m o v e d t o t e a r s

t i m es f o r t h e i r m i s f o r t u n e s . I c a n

on ly offer t hem comfor t a s I am i n

s o m e w h a t t h e s a m e s t a t e myse l f .My d ea r t ea ch er I s t a n d before-

yo u t o ni g h t s p ea k in g so m a ny w o rd sI a m a fr aid I wi l l t i r e you. I hope-y ou w il l fo rg iv e me as I am only as t u d e n t . I c a n n o t sa y m o r e a t th ia-t i m e .

My cand le b u r n s low, so I m u s t goto b ed . M ay Go d b e w it h you in y o u rb u sy li fe fo r H im .

Yo u r s t u d e n t

B a W an g H a n g .

T he postal se rv ic e is im pr ov in g,l e t t e r s a r e c o m i n g t h r o u g h in rea~s o na b le t im e , a n d m ea n m ore t h a ne ve r. S om e o f o u r cor re sponden t s do -n o t r ea l i ze t h a t pos tage o n a n a i rm a i l l e t t e r is se ven ty cen t s a h a l fo u n c e , b u t t h a t a s low l e t t e r can .c o m e f o r f i v e c e n t s f o r t h e f i r s t

o u n c e a n d t h re e c e n ts m o r e f o r a n .

a d d i t i o n a l o u n c e . I a m e v e n r e c e i v

in g T HE C H R IS T IA N D I GE S T n o w,a n d O h w h a t a t r e a t i t is I t s u gges t s B i bl e c o n fe re n c es a t h o m e how I y e a r n fo r th em

G l a d y s Schwake .

( Co ntin ued f ro m p age 3 )I h ad to t ids w ith A leh al l d ay

because A u n t Gladys d id n 't t hi nk Ih ad e n o u g h s t r e n g t h to s t a y o n ah o r s e . A l e h t o l d m e I c o u l d l e a n

back o n h im a n d go t o sleep if Iwanted to . A t f i rs t I d idn ' t , b u tp r e t t y soon I did, a n d h e w ra pp edh is ro b e a r o u n d m e to k eep m ow a r m . W h e n I w ok e up , h e w a s

s m i li n g d o w n a t m e a n d to ld m e t h a tI w as pre t ty w h e n I w as asleep.

W e w ere c lim b in g t h e l a s t p a s sb ef or e B a ta ng , an d h e showed m eth e p lace w h e r e Dr . She l ton w a sw h e n h e w as s h o t . T h e r e w a s a

r o c k t h e r e t h a t is t o be engraveds o m e d ay fo r a m on u m en t to h im .F u r t h e r u p h e showed m e w h e r e t h ero bbe rs w ere h id in g w he n th ey s h o tDr.. She l ton .

A u n t Gladys is a wonder fu l nurse ,a n d n o w I t h i n k I l l b e a n u r s e .

I d o n t t h i n k I l l w r i te i n t h i s

an y more, because I' m ou t of Tibet ,now, b u t some d ay I 'm go ing to w r i t e M Y T R I P B A C K TO T I B E T, a n di t w i l l b e m u c h b e t t e r .

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A N E W RECRUITA f t e r t h is i s su e o f T H E T I B E TA N

MISSIONARY w as on th e presses ,

w e r e c e i v e d w o r d t h a t W i l l i a m O .Rees, min i s t e r o f t h e College Av e n u eC h u r c h of C h r i s t i n B e rk el ey, C a li fo r n i a a n d a b r o t h e r o f D a v i d H o w e l lRees, r ec ru it f or the Morse Mission,has accepted the challenge to worka m o n g th e T ibe tan s . B ecause w efeel t ha t this n ew s s ho ul d be passedon to you instead of w aiting unti lour next issue, we are adding thisas a supplement .

M r. R e e s i s u n mar r i ed . A s y et h eh a s n e i t he r l iv ing l ink s u p p o r t o rt rave l and supply funds. I f thesecould be provided a nd h is p as sp ortobta ined in t im e to go wi th th eBacks, the t r ip from Shanghai toBatang would be more economicalfor both part iesand more pleasant.

Please do a ll you can by prayer,financial s up po rt , a nd otherwise, tohelp speed these young people ontheir w ay to this needy field. Cont inue also in prayer t ha t a nurse ord o c t o r wi l l a n s w e r t h e c a l l t o t h i sfield, relieving Miss Schwake forh e r much needed fur lough Mrs.A r t h u r H S c h a a l

MELBA PALMER IN SHANGHAIAf te r m a n y delays I a m happy

to r epor t t h a t I have finally reached Shangha i on A u g u s t 26th on m yway to Tibet, and efforts are beingm a d e now to secu re pas sage u p th er iv er to C hu ng ki ng . M y jo urn ey h asreal ly only begun. The longest , harde s t s t r e t c h i s s t i l l ah ead , w i t h somany problems to b e s olv ed and diff i c u l t i e s to b e o v e r c o m e . B u t t h eLord a lw ays goes before H is se rvan t s and prepa re s a w a y fo r them,so I a m s u r e eve ry th ing will worko u t nice ly. P l e a s e p r a y m u c h t h a t Im ay speedi ly reach th e field w h e r eGladys i s c a r ry in g on so bravely.

M e l b a P a l m e r

WILLIAM OLIVER REESI was raised a Wesl ey an M eth o

dist in Wales, and coming to Canada a t the age of fourteen, I becamea m e m b e r o f th e U ni ted C hu rch o fCanadaa union of the Methodists,

P re sb yte ri an s a nd Congregational-ists. At the age of twenty-two Im et a group of people who followedt h e N e w T es t a m en t a s t h e i r r u l eand guide and who worshipped asdid the early church. Realizing thatI w as no t sa ve d unless I w as immersed , I accepted th e invi ta t ion totake the Lord as my personal saviour. My brother, David Howell, accepted Christ the following night;and we were baptized the same

night . He wen t to Alberta Bible College that fall; and two years laterI f o l l o w e d h i m .

When Dr. J. Merlin Hill resignedfrom that College in 1941 I went toO nt ar io w he re I enrol led in the Ontario B ib le Co lle ge in the fall. Coming back from there, I finished myfinal year at Alberta Bible Collegeunder the principalship of Dr. C. H.Phillips, in 1944.

I was called to be pastor of theChurch of Christ, Aylmer, Ontario,th e sp ring of 1944 a nd continuedthe re un t i l Dece mber 1945. I t henc a m e t o C a l i f o r n i a t o w o r k w i t h t h eCollege Avenue Church of Christ,where m y bro the r David and o t h e rmissionaries had a t tended whenthey w er e s tu dy in g Chinese. I t waswhi le h e r e t h a t I l e a rn e d to k n o wa l i t t le m o r e o f th e Tibe t an Chr i s tian Mission; although I had knownsome while at tending the MissionStudy classes a t Alber ta Bible College. After reading a few copiesof the Tibetan Missionary, I wastouched by the appeal for workersin that comer of God s vineyard.M y f inal d ed si on c am e w hen w e h adMiss Melba Pa lmer here as a Ruestspeake r before sh e l e f t fo r China .As she spoke of the need of youngpeop le o u t t h e r e o n t h e r o o f o f t h eworld , I felt I was holding backwhen I was young and in goodhealth and quite capable to go.

I t was m y good pleasure to seeMiss Palmer on the ship the nightb e f o r e s h e sa i l ed f rom S a n F r a n d sco and to tell her of m y plans.

I hope I am not tr i te in sayingthat I believe No one has a r ightto hea r the gospel twice when someh av e n ot even hea rd i t once. I f i rmly believe that the only hope for theworld is Jesus Christ ; an d howshall they hear without a preacher?'Romans 10:13-15 explains my reason for wishing to go to West China.

I may be contacted at the CollegeAvenue Church of Chris t . 2740 College Avenue, B er keley, C alifo rnia.F or s pe ak in g e ng ag em en ts I amavai lable fo r week-ends in Cal i fo rn ia .Wil l i am O l i v e r R e e s .