CEBU

CHRISTIAN

Publication of the Cebu Christ/an Mission, P. O. Box 41, Cebu City, Philippines
Missionaries: Ray and Imogene Carlson
1952

MAY

Jjo fisdufm. DA,

TIdL Jd ihdwut.
That WAS the question! Whether it
was nobler in the mind to suffer the slings
and arrows of outrageous fortune that

threatened the post-war Philippines with

communism or to take arms against a sea

of troubles andby contributing to the

moral uplift of the Philippinesend them.
To repatriateperchance to dream. Ay,
there's the rubfor in that forsaking of
foreign evangelistic effort in the hour of
needwhat dreams may come e'er we have
shuffled off this mortal coil did give us
pause. 'Scuse, please, William.
Some said this and some said that.

But

in the final analysis, it was for us to decide.

Did the Filipino brethren want us back?
Most emphatically yes! Was there work
that we could do?

To ask was to answer.

Was there still time for anything to be ac

complished? We would see. At any rate
we could not resist the thrill of trading
blows with the enemy. What have we to
fear when we are on the Lord's side.

GUILJUNGAN

If

The vigor of this congregation in Occi his fellowship strengthened these brethren
it might not have been misunderstood, we
dental
Negros has been heart-warming. The in their lonely stand. Bro. Albino Lacson is
might have been willing to quote Proverbs
the minister. The church at Waveland,
28:1.
accompanying -pioture shows -how it was Indiana, has been helping Sister Florista
especially manifest during Brother Teodoro Millendez in her work among the women
WELCOME

Our arrival in Manila on Jan. 31st was

made very happy by the welcome accorded
us by Mrs. Wolfe, Ruth Smith, the McElroys and the Hales. Some of the brethren
from Economia church brought orchid
corsages for Imogene and Roberta. Others
from Crusada, the Seminary and elsewhere
made us know we were unmistakably want
ed. We could be sure by the relieved at
titudes indicated. They were not afraid
we would return, but that we would not.

Rendon's visit.

Many were baptized and

NEW WORKERS

DISPLACED PERSONS

It has been recently reported that some

5,000 displaced persons were resettled in the
Sister Elston K. Knight to come to Cebu United States through the efforts of the
and share in the work. They have had Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief in

As this goes to press we are making ready

to announce the decision of Brother and

fruitful

ministries and

come

well-recom

mended by the brethren. Betty Yarbrough

also, senior in Atlanta Christian College,
plans to come to Cebuthe Lord willing
The following Monday (Feb. 4) many after her graduation. She will be very use
braved the rain to give us a hearty hello. ful in women's and children's work. She
One jeppney had a large sign on either side has an excellent scholastic record and has
with the legend: WELCOME TO THE proven herself a devoted and faithful fol
CARLSONSCARRETA CHURCH OF lower of the Lord. We pray that at least
CHRIST, CEBU CITY. I am sure that at $1,500 will be pledged at once for her sup
least fifty Christians were at the airport port. Those who know her life and have
when we landed.

and children.

1951.

Several hundred of these unfortun

ates are concentrated yet in the province of

Samar, Philippines. It is past time for our
brotherhood to begin doing something for
these political castaways. Without a doubt,
many of these are diseased and fewin their
present statewould be an asset to any
community, but as Christians we should re
cognize that they are soulssouls for whom
Christ diedsouls for whom we have a

benevolent responsibility in the name of

There was no doubt of sent her into Christian service will do their Christ.

duty in this respect.

their joy. We had been gone too long.
At home in San Isidro, Talisay, our
neighbors crowded around the house and
WORKING SITES
one sent some roasted pig. The damage to
the house had been exaggerated and all our
As this copy was in preparation, arrange
things were in good condition. Our home ments were made for us to rent a building
coming was complete.
on the oldest street in the Philippines
Colon Street. Here the Seminary will be
located for the coming year and until such
BROTHER BILL JESSUP
time as we are able to buy our own pro
We have invited the President of San perty. Nearby, on Junquera Street, a hall
Jose Bible CollegeBrother Jessupto be has been rented for the English church
with us for one day out of the five he will which we hope to be able to start in the
spend in the Philippines during his trip next few weeks. The rent for the latter
through some of the Oriental missions sta will be $12.50 a week. We are confident
tions. He is to be in the Islands April 23- that in a few months the congregation will
28th. His visit will be a great encourage be able to assume this responsibility them
ment to all our people.
selves.

What about it brethren?

Let us

put our faith into action. Let us not be

put to shame in this respect by the sectar
ians.

PRAYER

Often requests for prayer are not seri

ously regarded and made without deep in
tentions.

Not so ours.

We have seen too

many things done when we were at the end

of our wisdom and resources to lightly re
gard the supplications of righteous men. It

is sure that nothing can help us more in the

task we are trying to do. If it was by
wealth, the Catholics would win. We trust
in prayer, obedience to the Word and com

mon sense. Will you help us in the first?

We are always "to pray and not to faint."

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TTla^, 1952

ADELA MARAMARA

SEA-GOING FELLOWSHIP

Our return to the Islands was brightened

by the companionship of the Charles Selby

family which was returning to Aparri in
northern Luzon.

Since both of us were

ready to sail at about the same time, ar

rangements were made with the agents of

the "China Bear" permitting us to sail to

gether. Each morning of the voyage after

breakfast, devotions were led in turn by
Mr. Selby and Mr. Carlson. All, including
the children, joined in a round of prayers.
On the Lord's Day, the children had a class
of their own and the rest of us studied the

International lesson.

The two portable

communion sets provided sufficient facilities

for all who joined with us in the ordinances.

BERNABE IN DAVAO

Friends of Brother Santiago Bernabe and

the work he has been doing in Davao will
Believe it or not, but we rarely receive be grieved to know of the passing of his
food parcels. These are much appreciated wife, Lydia, a few months ago. A serious
FOOD

Most of the canned and packaged items you ailment which no doctor outside of Manila
buy in the market mail very well if proper was able to diagnose took her before funds
ly packed and wrapped. Import control has could be secured to take her there. We
made many items impossible to purchase. know that this has been a serious blow to

It is not strange that in a church here

as well as in some churches in the States

that one woman's prayers, labor and sacri

fices have held it together and solved many
of its problems.

Native foods are good and of reasonable him and that the care of his children and
Dried the problem of making a living leaves little
fruits keep well and do not weigh heavily time for him to be active in the evangelistic
Use small corrugated overseas cartons. field as he would like. We have regretted
Many 10c stores keep them in stock. Can our inability to get behind his effort there
anyone get for us some of those Jewish in any substantial way.

cost, but not of sufficient variety.

Such a woman is Sister matzoes for communion bread.

A grape

Adela Gaurano. No one has applied her drink is bottled here that we use for the
training in the Cebu Bible Seminary to a cup.
LIVING LINK INCREASED
better advantage. Day and night finds her
We were pleasantly surprised to receive
going from house to house encouraging, ad
an air-mail special delivery letter in Oak
vising and comforting in the Word. All
SLIDES
land as we boarded the "China Bear."

the brethren of the Casseta Church recom

It

set of 2x2 colored slides on the work was from a living-link churchthe Latonia
mend her as being worthy of help. Is there in ACebu
is now on its way to Brother Har- Christian Church, Covington, Kentucky,
some mission group who would be inter
rold
McFarland,
Mission Youth, Willernie, ministered to by Bro. Joseph D. Hill. In it
ested in her work as a project? We sug
Minnesota.
They
should be of help in your was the good news that the church had
gest $30 a month for her assistance. You
will never regret this investment in the mission program. Write Brother McFar granted an increase in salary to $2,000.
land for reservation.
This thoughtful recognition of the rise in
cause of the Lord.
cost of living will keep us working efficient

The decision

to establish a church in

which English will be spoken and which

will be ministered to by Bro. Carlson has
come after much deliberation and prayer.
It has been felt important because of the
many Filipino students coming to Cebu
who have little knowledge of Cebuano. All
schools and colleges are conducted in Eng

State-side money orders must be returned

Orders are accepted. These last, however,

In the last year, over two hundred haxe
are so unhandy that we suggest the use of been reported baptized by those making re
personal checks. Our banking facilities are port to us. The brethren are busy, the har
good.
vest is ripe and the future bright.
PHILIPPINES AGENCY AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY

SCRIPTURE DISTRIBUTION FOR NOV.-DEC. 1951 & JAN. 19S2

Bicol

people would assure the eventual financial Cebuan

self-sufficiency of such a group. We can Ibanag
visualize the day when such a church would Ilocano
be very useful in helping others get started. Pampangan
Panayan
Pangasinan
FIRST AID EQUIPMENT
Samareno
We still have need of supplies for first Tagalog

aid. Each of our preachers carry simple Chinese

bandages and remedies. The band-aid type English

of bandages are the most practical. Iodine, Spanish

merthiolate and sulfanilamide powder are in Greek
use most. Skin diseases are very common.

Make up a bundle and send us just so long

as it is not valued above $10.

BAPTISMS

if sent here. Only International Money

lish and therefore this medium would be the

means whereby young men and women

would be influenced by the Gospel. Then,
too, the common use of English by business

ly-

MONEY ORDERS

ENGLISH CONGREGATION .

NOTE:

143

194

341

588

892

92

1,034

2,018

340

340

991

523

3,925

5,439

100

14

488

115

12

675

111

21

115

247

14

909

325

1,622

2,856

114

19

263

71

191

525

1,011

1,553

3,941

6,505

26

13

39

Total

TOTAL

4,952

Total for Nov.-Dec. 195 0

9,242

3,218

14,034

22,263

& January 1951

3,465

34,787

47,507

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QsdsjLL ^Juddiian.

ONE JUNGLE NIGHT

his hand still clutching the torn off bunch

of grass. And the girl who longed to be
(Author unknown)
back at her place thought she heard him
The tom-toms thumped on and on all cry, so she rose to go back; but her mother
night throughout the jungle, and the dark reproved her and said that no one was real
ness shuddered o'er me like a living, feeling ly needed anywhere and that her place
thing. I could not go. to sleep, so I lay would be well taken care of, so they sang a

awake and I looked and saw, and it seemed hymn.

like this:

Then through the hymn came another

I stood at the edge of a grassy plain. sound like the pain of a million broken
At my feet a precipice broke sheer down hearts all wrung out in one drop, one sob.
into infinite space. I looked, but could Then a horror of great darkness came upon
see no bottom only cloud shapesblack me, for I knew what it wasthe cry of
and furiously coiled and dark, shadow- blood! Then thundred a Voice, the voice
shrouded hollows and unfathomable depth. of the Lord, and He said, "Whom shall I
Back I drew, dizzy at the depth.
send and who will go for us?" Then I said,
Then I saw forms of people moving "Here am I, Lord, send me." Then He
single file across the grass. All made said, "Go, and tell this people chat Jesus is
straight for the precipice edge. There was the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no man
a woman smiling confidently as she walked comes to the Father but through Him."
on. She was at the very verge. Then I saw
Jesus said, "All authority hath been given
she was blindstone blind!

She lifted her unto me in heaven and in earth.

Go ye
It trod air! therefore and teach all nations, baptizing

foot to take another step.

Then she was over, and oh, the cry as she them in the name of the Father, and of
went over!!
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching
There were more people streaming from them to observe all things whatsoever I
all quarters. All were blind. All made have commanded you, and lo, I am with
straight for the edge of the precipice. There you always, even to the end of the world."
were shrieks and crys as they suddenly knew
themselves to be falling and a-clutching
THE WORLD'S HOPE
and catching at empty air! But some went
over quietly and fell without a sound.
To read the news, local or foreign, today
Then I wondered with a wonder that was leads to the feeling that the "world is in
simply agony who no one stopped them at a terrible mess." But those who look behind
the edge. I could not. My feet were glued the appearance that meet the eye see God
to the ground. I could not speak, though in the background directing and guiding
I strained and tried, only a whisper would destinies of nations and men. We see
come.

Then I saw that there were sentries sta

tioned at intervals along the edge. But the

sentries were far too few, and there were

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woman typifies hope because she does not
draw from the things that she sees, from
the easy optimism of the conditions under
which she lives, but because underneath all
the

turmoil and

distress she can hear

single clear assured note, unheard of the ear

but heard in the heart.

Amidst the broken cords upon which men

have played in this discordant world there is
yet one unbroken string that still gives hope
to the hearts of weary men. It is the string
of Christian missions that yet brings its un

selfish message and ministry of love to the

broken-hearted people lying in darkness and
despair. It is our privilege to have a part
in this ministry of hope to the world. Let
us set our hands to the task and not turn
aside until the "well done" of the Master
refreshes our ear.

THE OLD TESTAMENT, JESUS,

AND MISSIONS

At the close of his ministry after his re

surrection Jesus met in Jerusalem with his
disciples and "opened their minds that they
might understand the scriptures." He ex
plained to them, "The things which are
written in

the

Law of

Moses, and the

Prophets, and the Psalms concerning him

self. Then he summed up (Luke 24:36-48)
the outstanding truths which these three
divisions of their Bible contained; (1) That
the Christ should suffer and rise from the

dead; (2) That repentance and remission

of sins should be preached in his name;
(3) unto all the nations, beginning from
HOPE on the horizon.
We do not base Jerusalem; (4) Ye are witnesses of these
our hope in the future on what we read in things; (5) And "I send forth the promise
the news reports in the papers or what we of my Father upon you. . ."
Note well that Jesus found all these
see as we look across the affairs of men to
day. We do not base our hope even on things in THEIR Bible, the Old Testament.
what we "sec" in the Church today. Noth On the night he arose he said that this wis
ing is gained by shutting our eyes in blind a summation of the meaning of the Old

wide, unguarded gaps between. And over

these gaps the people fell in their blindness,
quite unwarned. An the green grass seem
ed blood red, and the gulf yawned like the ness to the dark facts of the world or the Testament revelation about himself. The
mouth of hell.
frail weakness within the Church. We base Old Testament then, finds its meaning in
Then I saw, like a picture of peace, a our hope on the solid promises of the Word Jesus Christ and his world-wide redeeming
group of people sitting under some trees, of God that He is in the Christian world program, the heart of the New Testament.
with their backs to the gulf. They were enterprise and is dealing with righteousness, The very existence of the Old Testament
is a testimony to God's love for all men of
making daisy chains. Sometimes when one truth and chat which is eternal.
The group of outcasts and "base things every nation. No part of the Old Testa
of the crys of the falling ones would reach
their ears, it disturbed them, and they of the worfd" that formed the flickering ment can be rightly understood apart from
thought it a rather vulgar sound. But candlelight of the church in the first cen its relation to the universal Gospel of God's
when one of them would rise up to go do tury seemed frail, weak, and unimportant love in Jesus Christ. Missions on a world
something about it,, the rest would pull him in the current of culture and civilization wide basis is the key to the meaning, the
back down. "Why get so excited " they of the Greece-Roman world. What power bond of unity, and the standard of evaluat
said. "You haven't finished making your or effect did the churches have in contrast ing all the Old Testament literature. One
daisy chains! It would be really selfish of to the might and power of the great Em cannot believe in any portion of the Bible
you to leave us to complete the work pire; The church seemed utterly in if he rejects the missionary program of
significant. But it was the sword of the God.
alone!"
Then I saw another group whose earnest Empire that finally fell, not the church
desire was to get more sentries out. But with its significant message of the cross.
QUOTES
they found that there were very few who
The only thing abiding or eternally stable
Spurgeon: "My son, if God has called you
wanted to go, so there were no sentries for in this world is God and His people. The
miles and miles along the edge.
only real city is the fellowship of the saints to be a missionary, your father would be
Once there was a girl who stood at her within a city. The only abiding "nation" grieved to see you shrivel down into a
place along the edge waving the people is the church within a nation. We have king."
John Wesley: "All the world is my par
back.
But her relatives and friends re hope, not because of what we see but be
minded her that her furlough was due, so cause of what lies beneath what we see that ish."
W. D. Cunningham: "Every man has a
feeling tired and needing a change, she is yet untouched by the sullied hands of
better right to hear the gospel once thao
went home to rest awhile. But no one was sinful men.
It is time we Christians re
sent to take her place; and over the people member the symbolism of Hope in the any man has to hear it twice."
C. F. Schwartz: "There is one thing you
fell like a waterfall of souls.
painting by Watts. He portrays Hope as a
There was a boy who caught a tuft of blindfolded woman, sitting on a darkened cannot do for missionsthat is, get rid of
grass at the very edge. Though he called world, with her ear against a harp, every your responsibility."
Wesley: "The church must go to the lost
and cried convulsively, no one seemed to string of which is broken but one. That is
hear. Then the roots gave way, and he fell. his picture, not of despair but of hope. The or go to oblivion."

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C&biL ChnhdimL
C.

CALLED

This part of the world is just as grand

As any part can be
God sends His glorious sunshine here
As well as oversea,
The sky here is just as blue and clear
As anywhere on earth
The clouds as lovely and fleecy white
As in my land of birth.
The nights are as dark, and stars as bright
As ever we have seen,
The birds sing beautiful melodies
And trees are turning green.

$11.42:

Lindsay, C

of C,

maif, 1952

$84.61: Los An

'Tis grand to be alive,

To have His wonderful words of life
And in His service strive.

I'm glad that my Lord has called me here

To spread His Gospel light

Where souls are held in the grip of sin

By Satan's power and might.

Edwaril-s,

Painter.

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of C.

Viola

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College, $41.26: Santa Rosa, First Clir. Ch.,

$27.75: Tiirlock, Eustside C of C, $100.
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Ted Parker. $25: Samipoint, Mi-. Gee. H. Ham,

$20; Tampa, Wm's Council, Cent. Clir. Ch.,
$1(1; GF.ORGIA; Atlanta, Betty Yarlirough,
$25:

East

Point,

i-'oiirfold Bilile Class. Chr.

Ch., $80: Wni'.s Council, Jeff. Pk. C of C, $6.50.

JLLINDIS: Alton, First Chr. Cii., $20; Chamnie and

Amelia Carlson, $50: Margaret and

Laura Grainger, $40: Metro. C of C, $75:

Nettle lUirless, $5; Jr. Dept., Metro. C of C.
$5: Op.Tl Sniff, $5; llanville, Miss. Soc., .Sec
ond C

of C.

$30:

Despiaines,

Mr.

and

Mrs

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cT'son, $2: Elmluirst, Mrs. May H. James, $5:

Flora.

Dick and J.

W. Oglesliy, $5: Green

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E., First Chr.

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INDIANA: Angola. DVBS, Chr. Ch., $10;
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Biirnsville, Clir. S. S., $13.72: Columbus,
Women's Council, $10; Fiat Rock, Mr. and
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i'l.N'ANCIAL llEPORT OF CEBU CHRISTIAN Ch.. $15; Mrs. Gohly

lOthel and Pear] Self,
MISSION*. P. O. BOX 41,

Lawson,

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(Bernabe),

Tipton,

$10;

Wa-

bn.sh. Bachelor Creek Miss. Soc., $25: Wash

C,

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Bishop,

Mr.

Clifton

Walker, $20: Carinichael. Mrs. ['"lorence .Tohn-

son, $i: Corona. C of C.

$17.50: Mrs. Pearl

Cherokee.

C of C,

(Robin

LL),

$153.07: Jr.

CI-;. C of C. $20; Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Walker,

$10; Council Bluffs, Wm's Council, First Chr.

DcHaven, $4: Primary Dept. & C of C. $49.66: Cli., $50;

Mocliapolis.

Mr.

and

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&

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5'rs. N. S. Bailey, $40: Hermosa Beach, Mrs.

Nellie Lipper, $10;

Dept. of Mission?!,
.'Oc: First Chr. Cli..
nes Gammon. $45;

Rutli Liiellen,

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for

Fellowsnip,

$16.50:

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Dept., C

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C of C, $34.65: Springfield. Flr.st Cbr. Ch.,

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Atliena, C of C, $34.72: Baker. First Chr.
Cli., $55.45: Bay City, Mr. ami Mrs. Carl AV.
Curl. $50: Eugene, Mr.s. L. E. Allumbaiigli,
$25; Milton, C of C,
$24.67: Oregon City,
Young People. C of C. $37.50; Portland C of
C. Alberta St., $34: Central Chr. Ch., $200:
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Chr.

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VIRGINIA:
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ANONYMOUS;
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of

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Class, $12.50; Pittsylt'ania Chr. Ser. Camp,

$10: Sheva HS, $50: A'oung People, Chr. Ch.,

Melba Palmer

C of C. $10;

ville."Clir. Night Miss. Soc.. (Teddv LL). $225: $50: Wm's Coiinell, Fij-st Chr. Ch., $50:
dir. Ch.. $.'{5; Mrs. Harold GrofT,'$25: Joliet, AA'aynesvllle,
DA'BS, Ferrv O of C, $58.0":
First Chr. Ch.. $38.0.8; Naperviile. Gladvs

$5.

ringtons,

CE,

MlSSOlHU;

Christ. First Chr. Cli.. $.5: Salem, Mr. and

Mr.s. Luther A'illars, $25: Smithvilie, dir.
AA'm's

Side C of C, $12.05: Prayer Mtg., West Side

PHILIPPINES

Pan!. Mr. ami Mrs. H. B. Hovda, $50; AVorth$25:

CANADA: N. B.. L E'tete, Wm's Miss. Soc., rad. F. G. Hulliurt family, $80: Havre, Bible

To any glory claim.

Oh, I am so happy in this work,
I want to do my best.

CITY,

Lebanoa

Lansing, Kir.st C of C. $25: MINNESOTA: St.

Anna

May Satan never entice my heart

CEBU

$50;

ington, .Ir.

Sirs.

Side Ch. of C.. $32: .loint C. C. Groups. West

For then I know I can count on Him

And leave with Him the rest.

Ch..

ami

DVBS. Bunii Pk. C of C, $20.44: Lk. Spring(icld, Chr. Ass'n., II Inter. Wk., $45.10: S.

Bring glory to His name,

dir.

Side C of C, $12.66; Riaito, Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Painter, $.5(i: .San Bernardino, C of C

Cli., $7.29; Nortli Alton. Miss-Tll-Mo Camp

Cliristian. $25.40; Petei-sburg. Dr. T. M. Scott,
$10: Dr. I..eila G. Scott, $10: Springfield,

May all that I do or say or am

Germantowii,

$2o: Los (latos, Mr.s. Muriel Chambers, $5:

MICH1G.-\N; Bangor, Kum-.Ioin-Us, Chr.
Manhattan Beach, Mrs. L. P. Ryden, $15: Cli.. $5: Buttle Creek, Cent. Clii'. Cli., $.51.56;
Mar.v.sville. Clir. Cti., $36.6-1: Merced, East Dupiain, C of C, $50: Forest Hill, C of C. $5:

laiign, Miss Edha D'l-Iair, $50; Chicago, Jen

I love this old earth that God has made

$20(1;

geles. C of C, Beach St., $13: .Mrs. J. C. Glover, .Jet.. Mr. ami Mrs. Norval Campiiell, $10; Lex
$40: Wm's Miss. Circle, Cardiff Av. Clir. Ch., ington, Higlt St. Chr. Ch., $25.

trice Deppe, $10: Galena, Miss. Fund, Clir.

Ch.. $27; Ilugoton. Miss. Soc. Chr Ct)., $40;

TOTAL

$6,630.63

RECF.IA'ED

(exclusive

of

(Eight

Months):

living-link

support

from Latonla Ciiristlan Cluircli. Covington,

Kentuckv and First Christian Church, Inglewood,
California).
TOTAL
EXPENDED;
$7,365.21.
TRAVEL COST:

Passage for family

Charges for boxed freight
Freigl)t for unboxed truck
Customs and

$1,363.50
394.70
465.00

brokerage fees

Total

392.44
$2,615.64

Mrs. C. F. Sliafer. $30: KENTUCKY: Carlisle, THE TRUCK

Ingiewood, A friend, $7: Wm's Mi.ss. Soc.. Chr. Ch.. $8.25; Covington,
AVe brought a 1950, blue. Carry-All, subur
Chr. Cli., Women's Club, .Anonymous, $I: Anon., Ijatonla Chr., $15: ban, Chevrolet truck with u.'s to Cebii. It
(above LL), $95.50; Ag IvUtonia Chr. Ch., (over and above LL), $157; came througli customs for 7% of declared
ICillinp-sworth. $60: Les
Ci'oss & Crown Class, Latonla Chr. Cii., $10: value plus freiglit charges.
It.s lettering

ter LeMay. $10: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Watkins, DVBS. I>{itonia dir. Ch., $85; Primarv and

causes much comment and opens many con

$20: La Habra, C of C, Bible School, $23.30; Beginners, I^sitonla Clir. Ch., $7.10: Latonla versational opportunities. We put the fol
I^awndale, C of C. $11: S S, C of C, $50: rx)val C of C. $12.50; Wm's Miss. Soc., C of C, $25; lowing
on
the
back:
"Building
FREE
Hereans, O of O. $10: Win's Miss. Soc.. C of Georgetown, AViilie Turner Circle, Chr. Ch., Clnirches of Christ."

JhsL Q&bju^ Qhjd&iiarL Wi&Ajbn.

p. O. Box 7
Latonia Station

COVINGTON, KENTUCKY

POSTMASTER: Please notify of change of address

on Form 3547, for which postage is guaranteed.

(Kcf. 34.(Kt.

P.I..&U.)

u. s.
POSTAGE PAID
COVIXfiTOX, KY.
Periiiit Xo. 660

CEBU CHRISTIAN
Publication of the Cebu Christian Mission, P. O. Box 41, Cebu City, Philippines

Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer: Mrs. Raymond Jackson, Latonia Christian Church, P. O. Box 7, Latonia Station,
Covington, Kentucky. Missionaries: Ray and Imogene Carlson, Elston and Mary Knight, and Betty Yarbrough
1952

OCTOBER

YARBROUGH READY TO SAIL

We didn't know we had so many friends in Georgia!
The "solid" South will soon be represented in Cebu by
Miss Betty Yarbrough unless some serious and unfore
seen problem gets in her way. Her ability to secure her
needed support speaks well of her reputation, the Atlanta
Christian College and the faith of "Christians only" in
the "Empire State of the South."

It is also proof positive that missionaries might some

times do better to concentrate on their native states for

support than traipsing all over the country as we have

done. We have made some mistakes in this business and
are glad to learn how to improve.
Her entrance into the Philippines is being applied
for on the basis of "Pre-Arranged Employment." To
secure this from the Bureau of Immigration we must

present a contract in which she is "hired" by the Mission

to do a work a native cannot do.

Therefore, we are

"hiring" her to teach subjects in the Cebu Bible Seminary

requiring an "exhaustive knowledge in the extant manu
scripts of the Sacred Scriptures in the original Hebrew
and Greek languages!" Pray for her.

ELSTON AND MARY KNIGHT

Having purchased a practical, Chevrolet carryall for
use in the Philippine work, the Knights are busily engaged
in telling of the needs of the Philippine evangelistic
field and making preparation themselves to sail as soon
as means is provided for their family of three children
and for certain basic equipment.

On faith they have

Betty Yarbrough

CEBU BIBLE SEMINARY

On July seventh, the Cebu Bible Seminary began its
sixth year of instruction to those interested in Christian
leadership. Our new quarters and eighteen students en

resigned a fruitful and promising ministry in California

rolled have reconvinced us of the school's worth.

and are now travelling to meet Christians of like faith

the first time, the Guiljungan church in Negros sent three

willing to share in the spread of the Word of Truth here.

Correspondence will be forwarded to them either by Mrs.

students. All the others are from the Caretta church

and Martires church in the city.

Jackson or through Box 924, Los Gatos, California.

Mrs. Carlson and I with Brother Jose Villagracia

and Sister Crescencia Labrado are endeavoring to present
a curriculum for four years. To say that we will be

relieved when the new missionaries arrive is putting it

LACKING POCKETS
A common sight in the Philippines is that of an
amazing repository for coins. Rig drivers and porters
who have no secure places to hold their change, simply
stick the smaller coins in their ears.

Five, ten and

twenty centavoe pieces will fit well into such receptacles

and are thus always easily accessible. A stranger might
at first think these are ear ornaments until closer exam
ination is made.

For

A variation of the question: "Have you

any money in your pocket?" might be, "Have you any

money in your ears?"

mildly indeed.
Classes are held five mornings, two afternoons, and
four evenings a week. A Monday night literary society
and lively Choral Club have brightened up the school

Ufe, but the enthusiasm with which each Seminarian has

accepted service assignments to preach, teach or call
speaks well for the continued fruitfulness of evangelism
in this section.

Other worthy young men and women are begging to

be admitted, but they have no means to care for them
selves while studying. $15 a month per student will do
the job.

Page Two

CEBU CHRISTIAN

October 1952

NEW SEMINARY QUARTERS

THIS AND THAT

Imogene Carlson
On the fourth of July, Ray and I were invited
as usualto attend a luncheon celebrating the day at
the home of the Cebu American Consul; butas usual
we did not attend. We had planned a get-together (a
yearly affair now) for all the brethren at our home for
an all-day picnic. As it is a national holiday here as well
as in the United States most of the Christians were able

to attend.

We had a large group for dinner and supper.

In the afternoon, we had a good evangelistic service in

our home.

Two confessed their Lord "and in the same

hour" were baptized in the river near our home.

Many

people witnessed their burial and resurrection at the

river, and we had another opportunity to explain why

we immersed.

In the evening, we hooked the trailer on the carry-all

and as many as could pile in went to the seashore and
had a service on the beach. We built a big bonfire of

The Cebu Bible Seminary and the new English

church are now meeting in the second floor of the picturned building. It is better situated than ever before
near the center of the city and across the street from the
popular United States Information Library. The mission
truck stands in front every ready to bear faculty, students,
preachers and teachers about on the multitudinous tasks

that make up the work of preaching the gospel to a for

eign people.

drift wood and sat about it singing hymns and choruses

while the sun was sinking. Then Ray and several others
of the leaders and evangelists preached short sermons
in the dialect. Many gathered to see what the fire was
about and stayed to hear the Word. Thus ended a won

derful day of fine fellowship and witnessing for our Lord

Jesus Christ.

It is always a time of rejoicing when we meet old

friends after many years absence.

Recently, we had an

opportunity to renew acquaintnce with the old man and

his wife who so courageously helped the two older chil
dren (then 2 years and 6 weeks respectively) and me
during the time we were hiding out in the mountains
from the invading Japanese in 1942.

These old folk learned of our whereabouts through

a neighbor of ours who passed through his village. Until

SPECTACLES

just recently they had supposed us all to be dead.

Missionaries are always spectacles. When we drive
about in the carryall, people read out loud the sign
painted on the doorCebu Christian Mission!

In the

street and in the market our white faces stand out in

marked contrast and there is no privacy in buying.

Everyone comes around to "see what we are buying and
find out at what price we are bargaining. Filipinos know
no privacy in their lives and do not think it rude to watch
you prepare for bed or perform your ablutions while on
an evangelistic tour. The arrival of our boys at the

school house attracts the attention of the whole play

ground. How can they be kept from being spoiled? It
is not to be thought remarkable if a casual stranger
should begin conversation with you on the street and
make particular inquiry concerning the following: your
age, your weight, you salary and the price you paid for
your house. Every beggar naturally gravitates in your
direction. Those you pass on the street, not knowing
you understand their language, will loudly speculate on
how many wives you have. See what reputations some
of the GI's gave us? The kids from the grade school
adjoining hang in the windows of the Seminary. We pass
them out literature.

"We are made a spectacle unto the world." I Cor. 4.9.

How

happy to see him and his wife, too. Really, the children
experiences during the Japanese occupation. We were
happy to see him an dhis wfie, too. Really, the children
and I owe our lives to him. At the risk of death, he
hid us first in his own house, then built for us a tree
home in the branches of a mango tree, and guarded out
side the tree every night. Then he led us to a place of
safety with the other Allied-Nationals. When we bade
him goodbye I had very little money with me and could
not properly reward him for his sacrifices.

So we were

especially glad to be able to show our appreciation in a

more concrete way when he came.

He and his wife are

Catholics, but we are praying to eventually win them for

Christ.

PRAYER OUTLINE
1.

That God will supply consecrated and trained

workers to preach in the Islands. Help for the Knights

and Betty Yarbrough.
2. That peace and order may prevail.

3.

That the teaching of Christ may overcome that

of communism.

4.

That governmental

corruption

and abuse be

removed.

5. That means may be supplied to help students and

Christian workers.

6. That God's kingdom may steadily grow.

Page Three

CEBU CHRISTIAN

October 1952
THE MEAT MARKET

THE WORD AND THE WATER

July fourth saw these two

llrf

brethren buried with

Christ and born of the water and the Spirit. Brother

Jose Villagracia is ever busy about the Lord's business.
The Central church of Portland is supporting him. Just
before writing this article, I visited his wife at the hos
pital who had just given birth to their second boy. ARC.

How about a choice cut of beef, Mam? Or some pork,

or goat? No? This water buffalo is young. (Everything
that can still walk, is young).
Beware, new missionaries, this is how you will have
to buy!

IDEAS FOR MISSIONARY MEETINGS

THE SAINTS' PROFILES

ON THE PHILIPPINES

Last year Sister Lina Pagba conducted a kindergarten

in the Martires church. This year Adela Maramara
(Guarano) has a nice school every day at the Caretta
church. Crescencia Labrado is teaching at the Seminary
every day returning to her home in Tuyantwenty
kilometers from the citylate at nighton the cement

1. Draw a large, rough outline of the main Philippine

group on some wrapping paper and mark the following
main town where missionary work is being done: Manila,
Aparri, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao and Cauayan, Occidental
Negros.

2. If you have a luncheon, serve steamed rice instead

of potatoes.
3.

Use coconuts and bananas for table decorations.

4. Have someone give a brief summary of the last

50 or 75 years of the history of the Philippine Islands.
5. At your luncheon, label the articles on the table
with their Cebuano names and require aU to use these
names at the meal.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

table(la-may-sa)
chair(see-ya).
spoon(koo-char-a).
fork(tin-i-dor).
knife(kore-ta).
rice(kan-own).
beef(va-ka).
salt(ah-sin).

i. water(too-big),
j. bread(pan),
k. coconut(loo-bee).
1. banana(sa-ging).
m. gravy(sa-bow).
n. plate(pla-toe).
0. toothpick(took-hee).

cargo trucks when there are no more buses. Crescencia

is superintendent of the Bible School at Martires, teaches

the Visayan class and every afternoon does calling with

Juan Dagatan keeping his little
flock together in Carretaunder paidin a building
one of the students.

where the rain leaks in and which cannot be locked. Jose

Villagracia anxiously waiting for his wife's second baby

teaching the NT epistles and Bible Geographystruggling

to keep the church's land rent paidwatching out for

chicken thieves at night. Pedro Panoy bravely struggling
with an inadequate educationcarpentering and doing
odd jobs to help support his parentsattending Seminary
classes at nightteaching with conviction the Bible lesson
at San Isidro. Florista Millendez in Negros sacrificially
tacking a man's job in the church that others will not
domisunderstoodever praying and laboring that
God's kingdom may be built up. Albino Lacson in Guiljunganforsaking the convenient fellowship of the Bap
tists next his door to join with the people of God
interested in the apostolic doctrine. Januario Joyohoy
in Santanderdetermined that his children shall not

FAITHFUL LIVING LINKS

We are proud to remind you to give thanks for the
Latonia Christian Church, Covington, Kentucky of which
Joseph D. Hill is the minister and the First Christian
Church, Inglewood, California to which Morris B. Book
ministers. Since 1941, when we came to Cebu, they have
faithfully held up our hands. We know that the Lord
will suitably reward them. The children's living links
are noted in the financial report. Again, our thanks.

forget the faith once for all delivered unto the

hesitant to administer the Lord's Supper as an
spite of all we have taught because of his
unworthiness. Ignacio Tagalog proudly walking

saints
elder in

humble
about

in his threadbare suitworried about the thinness of

his infant daughterbearing testimony to the Truth to

all who hear him. Dominador Tanserving a long prison

sentencewearing his blue suit of denimgathering his

cell mates about the table of the Lord every first day
of the week. Gregorio Roble, elder of Martiresanxious
ly watching out for the things of the Lordcaring for
the buildingfiddling with the temperamental fluorestent lights.

Page Four

Grp. Old Union Chr. Ch., $3; Waveland, Chr. Ch., Florista

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
TREASURER
This

Millendez, $80.

resouding title has been bestowed on Mrs.

Raymond Jackson of the Latonia Christian Church who

has sacrificially consented to assist us in caring for the
business of the mission. Money sent her for the work
will be promptly acknowledged and banked. Mrs. Stanley
Hillman is helping with the mailing list and addressing of
the Cebu Christian. These helpers are lightening our
burden measurably.

October 1952

CEBU CHRISTIAN

Mrs. Jackson's address is: P. O. Box

7, Latonia Station, Covington, Kentucky.

THAT DISCARDED MUSIC

The Seminary Choral Club is in need of compar
atively simple anthems and chorales to present as special
numbers in the churches and at evangelistic meetings.
Does your church choir have any sheet music it is no
longer using? The Filipino brethern could make good
use of it.

FINANCIAL REPORT OF CEBU CHRISTIAN MISSION,

P. O. BOX 41, CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES
MARCH 1, 1952 TO JULY 31, 1952

CALIFORNIA: Hollydale, C of C, $15.03; Inglewood,

Miss Agnes Gammon, $20; Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. W. Roy,
$89; Los Angeles, Cardiff Av. Chr. Ch., $80; Manhattan
Beach, Mrs. L. P. Ryden, $25.02; San Bernardino, Mrs.
Viola Edwards, $10; C of C, $39.18; TNT Class, C of C, $20.
COLORADO: Longmont, Wm's. Miss. Soc., Chr. Ch.,
$30.

FLORIDA: Fort Myers, Wm's Miss. Soc., Chr. Ch., $25.

FRENCH MOROCCO: Casablanca, Edgar Sage, $18.
GEORGIA: Altanta, Betty Yarbrough, $22; East Point,
Chr. Ch., $75; Fourfold Class, Chr. Ch., $20.
IDAHO: Sandpoint, Geo. E. Ham, $10.
ILLINOIS: Clinton, Miss. Soc., First Chr. Ch., $10;
Greenville, Chr. Night Miss. Society, First Chr. Ch., Teddy
LL, $60; Petersburg, Dr. T. M. Scott, $10; Pocahontas,
VBS, Old Ripley C of C. $16.16; Streator, Cent. Chr. Ch $10
INDIANA: Burlington, Chr. Miss. Soc., $5; Clark's
Hill, Chr. Ch. $12.50; Crown Point, Mrs. Minnie Neier, $1;
Lawrenceburg, C of C, $50; Michigan City, First Chr. Ch.,
$25; Petersburg, Chr. Ch., Larry LL, $213; Poseyville, Miss.

IOWA: Cherokee, Mrs. Gerhard Anderson, $10; C of

C, Robin LL, $62.75; Miss. Soc., C of C, $25; C of C, $6;
Sioux City, Ladies, Morningside C of C, $50.
KANSAS: Council Grove C of C, $57; Wm's Dept., C
of C, $13; Hugoton, Mrs. C. F. Shafer, $25; Medicine Lodge
Chr. Wm's Fellowship, Chr. Ch., $25.
KENTUCKY: Carlisle, C of C, $10.
MARYLAND: Rohrsville, C. V. Summer, $6.
MICHIGAN: Duplain, C of C, $25; Elwell, Forest Hill
C of C, $10.
MINNESOTA: Worthing, Ruth Luellen, $15.
MISSOURI: St. Louis, Erma & Merle Shepard, $10;
Jennings C of C, Miss. Grp., $5.
MONTANA: Conrad, F. G. Hulburt, $50.
NEBRASKA: Alliance, Orville and Gladys Deal, $20.
NORTH CAROLINA: High Point, First C of C, $10;
Roanoke Rapids, Crusader Circle, First Christian Ch., $20;
Washington, Ind., Miss. Soc., $17.50.

OHIO: Columbus, Bethany Class, Indianola C of C,

Tagalog, $120; Cincinnati, Montgomery Road C of C, $30;
Geneva, Ind. Miss. Soc., Pk. St. Chr. Ch., $3; Hubbard,
Miss. Soc., Corner House Chr. Ch. $26; Orrville, C of C,
$36; Rushsylvania, Jr. Dept., C of C, $10.
OREGON: Eugene, Santa Clara C of C, $10; Portland,
Cent. Chr. Ch., $300.

PENNSYLVANIA, Johnstown, Moxham Chr. Ch.,

$25.19; Lemoyne C of C, $10; McKees Rocke, Bill Loft, $5.
TENNESSEE: Johnson City, Sr. Class, First Chr. Ch.,
$10.
VIRGINIA: Chatham, BS, Chr. Ch., $10; Friendship
Class, $10; J. O. Hayden, $10; Ellerson, Pole Green C of
C, $30.90; Richmond, Fairmount C of C, $30.

WASHINGTON: Everett, Miss Francese Franklin, $2;

Prosser, Cent. Chr. Ch., $72.31.

TOTAL; Received or

To Balance

_..$2,209.54

Spent $4,906.19

4,419.08

487.11

or $243,555

$4,906.19
Previous defit: $3,456,655 plus $243,555 equals $3,700.21
(present deficit.)

The Cebu Christian Mission

(Sec. 34.66, P.L.&R.)

P. O. Box 7

u. s.
POSTAGE PAID

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COVINGTON, KENTUCKY

COVINGTON, KY.
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Harrold UcFarland
\^illernie
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^50-

The Challenge of

The Cebu Christian Mission

in the Philippine Islands!
ELDERS AT LATONIA CHRISTIAN

HILL, MINISTER CONCUR WITHRAyANf)

PH D.

CARLSON IN PLANS FOR KmCHT

IN

PHILIPPINE ISLANL<silISf''WORK!

To

This islo'>^bmmeM^>^

cafe^eratio^^|C and Mrs. Elston E.

Knight as niission^^^_i!T^i9s{>e3^f^id^M^parin^tQ^(f5jW*vith Ray and Imogene

Carlson in the Cebu Oicistian MiHi^Ssi^i^yCrty^

''

The task to which they have committed thenlves

estabTishVg churches of Christ after
the New Testament order in the Islands and the training ^le^rs who-.^4ey on the work themselves

eventually. They have proved themselves to be of uprighCTthristi^n'^l^^fS^ worthy of the support

and prayers of all those interested in Christian unity aftfer.nhe^aMstoliK&r anU in the restoration of

primitive Christianity.

/' I -''y

They come well recommended by leading Chri^ti^ris^jnlty^Un^^

" "

h^^^vidUiemselves

capable by the successful projects they have initiated-fndj^rhpl4ted amodg-^.eh\khhes"4h"M^

Oregon, and Northern California.
i/
"

We therefore ask that this may serve as

i^'to the fellowshil of Ch^stfanr^viryjrfhh'

-Yours in Christ, (signed) Ray C^'son^

A. Short
Mrs. Knight, our three children

thank God for each and every indivi^al

church that has prayed for us and bj^ed.

with their financial resources. Byi^^^fiie'l

we have been challenged and h^^ t

termination to get over to Cebi^s sck6 , ^

Betty Yarbrough has sa^led^eivijig 5

eiKprayers
sistance

our deFrancisco

about the 16th or 17th of O^b^r," ^ hftr way to help the

Carlson family in Cebu.

WE ARE ANXIOUS^b;^(^ "oyif WAY AND GET

OUR FAMILY SETT^;0fc^A9^N ON THE FIELD
OF LABOR, We hav&'heen Irps^^kn^hnsettled since leav
ing our former mi^tiy-ipLdf^to^ the 10th of July. We
will be that wa^;' of a'^e^ssim' until we reach Cebu.

Join us in praye)^d^y ^at Mllour needs will be realized

soon, that Chr.6|'-De li^ed u^tdnd God glorified inourlives.

(turn tQ.;^ge,t.v^^orrme rest of AShort Visit)
r'

Souls in the Balance

AS CHRISTIANS, we did not choose to be born within the hearing of the Gospel,
bud God in His grace and mercy allowed us to hear in order that we might be saved,
Today the souls of thousands of tribesmen are in the balance aS men are choosing for
them whether they will have the opportunity to hear the GospH. These tribes, for
the greater part, are ignorant of their need. God, in Heaven, saw our need and
chose to do something about it by sending His Son to die for our sins. As we see
their need, the love of Christ should constrain us to lay down our lives so they need
not die without hope and without God. Surely they will never come to uswe
must go to them. "Where would we be if the Lord Jesus Christ bad remaned in
Heaven, unconcerned? WJxre will these souls spend eternity if we are unconcerned?
Faith, hope, love ivill find a way to reacA these souls. KEEP ON BEUEVINGl

SHORT VISIT!

(began on page one)

We do not want to hinder the support or

Within the framework of the forces of

aid already being given to any other Christian

work in any otner tield of service, no, not in
the least, but rather would encourage all those
now supporting these workers to continue to do

New Testament Christianity, there are many

and various kinds of party spirits, sectional
rivalries, party lines, and group loyalties to

so faithfully, and by God's Grace increase your

help to them-BUT IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE

Phariseeisra and Saduceeism ate ripping to

MANY NOT NOWSO ENGAGED-then we chal

testimony ot a united body of Christians that

were endeavoring to proclaim the whole coun

lenge you in the name of the Christ of the

be maintained.

The vicious extremes of

shreds in many localities, the once powerful

Cross-MATCH OUR WILLINGNESS TO GO

sel of God without fear or favor, addition or

WITH YOUR MONEY, and let us* get to the

subtraction.

work the Lord has commissioned bothofus to do.

To those who may questionour qualifica

tions for this work, we would say, we do not

feel that we are, by any means the best quali

fied workers tobefoundforthisworkBUT THE
WORK IS TO BE DONE BY SOMEBODY, and we

are ready togobutif you that questionwhether

we are the ones to go. THEN WE WOULD
READILY STEP BACK FOR YOU

TO GO IN

STEAD OF US, and gladly help to send you witn

all that we have received for this purpose and
more too.

Brethren, weare serious about this busi

ness, IT IS THE LORD'S BUSINESS, and it is

We are not going to Cebu to help trans

plant or perpetuate the human precepts or tra
ditions of any of these partyists, either legal
istic or liberal in emphasis. By the grace of
God we are determined to preach Christ and
Him crucified, and to glory only in the Cross
upon which he died for us all. "He is our
peace," "He is our hope." "Without Him we
can do nothing, but with Him we can do ALL
things!" Ray and Imogene Carlson and family
are leading in a work that demands the energy

of ten families. They are overworked andhave

asked for help. We have purposed to go and help
in this loyal and faithful workforChrist and His

time for us to quit playing church, and get

down to the work that God purposed for us to

Church... "WE DESIRE NOT YOUR GIFT, BUT

do. .WE ARE READY TO HELP IN ANY CAPA

COUNT" ... Pray for us.

CITY. ONLY THAT THIS WORK OF THE LORD

BEC ARRIED OUT WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY I

THAT WHICH WILL ABOUND TO YOUR AC

-Elston and Mary Knight and Children

Financial Statement
EliSTON AND MARY KNIGHT
RECRUITS FOR CEBU CHRISTIAN MISSION

Philippine Islands
FOR THE-MONTHS OF JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1952

Received from Local Congregations, classes, Summer Camp Groups,

and missionary groups a total of
Received from Individuals in every place, a total of.

$1633.45
347.00

Total Receipts

$1980.45

Disbursements:

Supplies, equipment, postage and phone calls for

missionary enterprize

312.00

Living expense for our family of five

842.22

Automobile travel expense

700.10

total

....$1854.32

Balance on Hand, September 30th, 1952.

126.13

Total of Disbursements with Balance on hand.

$1980.45

Outstanding accounts:
Balance on set of tires

70.00

Balance on 1948 Chevrolet Suburban Carryall

$1011.57

Balance on Overhaul of Chevrolet

126.56

Balance on Moving and Storage of Household goods..

101.45

Total outstanding due to our preparation to go to the Philippines .. .$1309.58

Our Partners in the Furtherance of the Gospel

VARIOUS GROUPS

California: Bakersfield church ,Compton church,

Lakewood church, Los Gatos church, San

Kentucky; Covington, Latonia Christian, and

Church of Christ.

Luis Obispo church, Gardena church.

Hawaii: Sunset Beach, Waialua church.

Illinois; Batavia church, Lincolnchurch, Spring

field church, Streator church.

Indiana; Garreti church, Clarksburg church.

Iowa; Des Moines church, Hampton church,
Missionary church, Oelwein church,
Webster City church. Church Mis
sion group.

Louisiana; Crowley church, Jennings church.

Lake Charles church, Shreveport church.
Missouri; Springfield Church.
Minnesota: Minneapolis church, Austin church,
Fairmont church. Redwood Falls church.

Nebraska; Chadron church,Chadron High School

class, Scottsbluff church.

Ohio: Cleves church, Springfield church, Mt.

Grab church.

Pennsylvania: Blanchard church.

Texas: Crane church, Orangefield church,

South Dakota: Hot Springs church, Preston

Wisconsin: Beloit Church.

Wyoming; Fletcher Park Camp Grace.

Township church.

VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS
Alaska; Marie Napier.

Indiana: Mrs. N. Witrow, Bobby Ray.

California: Wayne Malone, Ed Dealer, Mr. and

Iowa; Mr. John Sapp, Mrs. G. I. Stapel.

Mrs. H. S. McFarland, John Chase, Mrs.

Esther Monfelt, Mr. and Mrs. Young, Mr.

and Mrs. H. R. Humphries, Mr. and Mrs.

Louisiana; Mrs. H. Kotzel,

Evariste Hebert,

Mrs. O. McGee, F. Bobby Landry, Ruth

Hoffpauir, Mrs. C. Chisson, Mr. Joseph

J. L. Botill, Mrs. Cecil Brooks, Mrs. M.

Chambers, Mildred Doyle, Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Dudley, Eugene Allison, Floyd Gee,
Mrs. Lee Glick, Francis Holroyd, Miss B.

Bacon.

B. Johnson, Leonard Johnston, G. B. Jor-

Minnesota: D. E. Boatman, Marian DoIIen, B.

Huhnerkoch.

dan, R. Montgomery, Hansen Murray,

Mrs. I. Osgood, Roy Ross, Mrs. J. Taylor,
Ray Tolliver, Mrs. H. Williams, Marilu
and Bruce Williams, Byron Hunter, Hal H.
Martin, Wm. B. Winl, Mrs. T. Alexan

Nebraska; Miss G. Harrison, Mrs. H. Bartlett,

Mrs. E. Harrison and Billy.

der, A Friend, Joe Graciano, Mr. and

Mrs. J. N. Pilchard, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Rea, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Watkins, Mr.
and Mrs; A. B. Albrecht, Mrs. Marie

New Mexico; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Burr.

Ohio; Mrs. M. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. R. Cox.

Crisler, Mrs. Lottie Jesperson, Mrs. Mary

L. Reaves, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sorben.

Tennessee: Mr. C. R. Andrews.

Idaho: Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Kernan.

Wisconsin: Mr. and Mrs. George Endthoff.

Illinois; W. B. Purviance, Ernest Laughlin, E.
Wyoming; Mrs. J. I. Gorr.

L. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wertz.

Pray, That Delay Will Not Be Necessary

If sailing date has to be postponed for lack of resour
ces, we may have to plan on accepting invitations in the East
for another speaking tour among more of the churches. In
such an event, those who want to make contact with us for

possible future engagements are urged to write now to our

forwarding address Box 924, Los Gatos, California. If we
do

not

sail the

December,

we

first week in

will

have

the

time open the balance of Decem

ber, January, February, and
March. Our definite plans in the
future are in the Lord's hands,
and all we can do here is indicate

what we will do,

not sail.

in case we do

Accomplishments
In July, August, and September of 1952, we traveled 15, 000,
and by written announcements, public speaking and showing colored
slides we have directly and indirectly reached, conservatively esti
mated, a minimum of 100,000 fellow Christians, and about 150 dif

ferent congregations of people of like precious faithtelling them of

our plans to go to the island of Cebu in the Philippine Islands to help
train native leaders in the Cebu Bible Seminary, helping Ray and
Imogene Carlson who are sacrificially doing this work, without any
other helpers from the homeland. Betty Yarbrough of Atlanta, Georgia
is on her way to help, having sailed October 15th,
We have endeavored both publicly and from house to house to
challenge people everywhere we have gone to the urgency of world
evangelism RIGHT NOW. We have secured our passports from the
U. S. Department of State; our reservations have been made to sail
the first week in December on the Pacific Far East Line from San

Francisco. Our visa application blanks have been received from Ray
Carlson in Cebu, and with his help we anticipate no difficulty in se
curing our visas.
About 70 individuals or couples have assured us of a minimum
of $1 a month for our living expenses and missionary endeavors
while in the Philippines. About six different church groups, through
local leaders have indicated the possibility of helping to underwrite

our livinglink support, but nothing definite has been settled in this
regard.

All of our household goods are in warehouse storage at regular

storage and insurance rates costing us about $25 a month until we

sail. Mrs. Knight and Nancy traveled the past three months with me,

and our two boys were kept for us by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reyman
of San Jose,

California.

At present Mrs. Knight and the three children are barely camp

ing out of suitcases, dwelling in a temporary arrangement inNewberg,

Oregon where her sister lives, while the children are in school until
we sail. Her temporary address while there is 1207 W. 7th St. ,
Newberg, Oregon, but all of our mail should go to our PERMANENT
ADDRESS where our helpers, as forwarding agents. Brother and Sis
ter G. B. Jordan handle all of our mail for us, forwarding it to us
wherever we are. That address is Box 924,
THINK IT OVER!

"Bible Knowledge without Spiritual

power is useless. The ambition to die to

self without objective is useless. Full

power and objective go together. Spirit
and vision are inseparable. The word and

action are one. Death with a heavenly ob

jective is eternal triumph."

Los Gatos,

California.

Our Needs
BASIC NEEDS BEFORE SAILING IS POSSIBLE

FULL LIVINGLINK SUPPORT PLEDGED for family of five for

one year $5,000. This can be handled in several different ways by

local congregations.

By percentage or definite amounts for each

local church until the amount necessary is pledged. For example 50%

or 1/2 would be $2, 500 a year; 10% would be $500 a year, 20%
would be $1, 000 a year, and 1% would be $50 a year.
BASIC FARE

FOR FAMILY OF FIVE,

including Philippine

Alien Head Tax$1,556.00. This can be handled by one or many

individuals

or churches as the Lord so prompts and where ever

Faith and Love so stimulates.

APPROXIMATE COST for freight of household goods and all

equipment$2, 500.
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE

OF

VITALLY

NECESSARY

supplies such as medicine, electric refrigerator, clothing, electric

fans, accordion, electric transformer, camera, film, etc.$2,000

(All such supplies can be secured at factory or wholesale rates).

OTHER NEEDS TO BE SUPPLIED BEFORE OR AFTER SAILING

DESIRED AND VERY PRACTICAL NEEDS that we are willing

to go without if necessary, before sailing, trusting that they will be
provided in a reasonable length of time, after starting our work in
the

Island.

NOTE: Many experienced ministers

and missionaries

have warned us not to go without these supplies BEFORE WE SAIL,

because experience indicates that people have a way of forgetting or
neglecting such things. HOWEVER, the urgency of helping in the
real work of the Lord on the Field is pressing us, and we feel the

power of prayer and God's providential care for us will either pro

vide these things or enable us to get along without them.

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM (Sears or Wards handle them) A

well about 50 feet deep will give ample water supply for all needs.
Pump, pipe, storage tank, pressure system, etc. complete$500 .
LOT IN CEBU CITY AREA for dwelling place about 50'x90'

will cost approximately $6, 000 (This is price of lot, submitted by

those in the City of Cebu. No developments of any kind on a lot for

this price).
A DWELLING PLACE with 1800 square "feet of floor space can
be built of cement slab floor, cement block superstructure, and

Your Sin W^iJJ Find You Out!

OH, thai the Church ofJesus Christ might be awakened to see the privilegeofeach

one really living for a WORLD ! It all certainly reminds me of the verse of the
scripture in Numbers 32:6 where it says
.Shall your brethren go to war, and
shall ye sit here?" It is as though so few are going to war and so many want to find

pasture for their cattle in comfortable places for their familieseven as Reuben and
Gad, who wanted to stay on the other side of the river.
Such a large part of the Church really does not care to go in and fight the battle
and drive out the enemies of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. They know that the
job should be done, but they don't see that they are personally responsible.

But the Lord declares in tl^ same chapter, the 23rd verse, "But if ye will not doso,
behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out." Praise
God for those who have caught the vision, who are fighting with the servants of the
Lord, and who have dedicated their lives to the end that the last creature, nation and

tongue shall be reached with the Gospel! We must determine, by the Grace of God to
advance and press the battle into every unreached area. One thing for sure is that every
blood-washed child of God on earth is in a real battle! Now brethren, that we are in

this battle with the spiritual powers of darkness in high placesmaterialsim, commun
ism, atheism, sectarianism, etc.we need a real spontaneous willingness to seal our
testimony with our own blood, regardless of what the world or Christendom may say!
-ELSTON E. KNIGHT

j&fi Buii/e um idan Jiissims

THEY SAY our American children are spending twen

ty million dollars a year just for bubblegum. Are we willing

to spend just a small fraction of this amounttobringthe pre
cious Gospel of salvation to the masses of Filipino children,
as well as to the children of other lands,

who have never

yet as much as even heard of Jesus Christ?

metal, insulated roof, complete with all essential enclosures (note

sketch of structure) for materials only$1,800, $1 a square foot
(Total House and Lot cost about $7, 800).
l6mm MOVIE CAMERA and PROJECTOR for Visual Aid in

struction to native groups as well as for reporting to the churches

of the work. Total cost about $300.

COMPLETE SET OF FLANNELGRAPH equipment for teaching

purposes with children.
ALL OF THESE ITEMS MAY BE BOUGHT AT SPECIAL PRICES

FROM MISSION SERVICES, WILLERNIE, MINNESOTA

ENCOURAGEMENT FROM OTHERS

dWl!
toh 4. 1M

First Christian Church

Los Catos. CaUfornis

March 14, 1952

To Whom it may concern;

We Elders of First Christian Church of Los

CaU/ornia couot it a privilege to have known and

with Brother Elston E. Knight, aad take this means <
mending him to anyone who does not know him.

tort thrcu^ tM

rked

and /earless

^.tvon 4rlt.S >

8tb.r

xwe,

nen. CUdly w
Yours very truly,

(signed)

hay S. Tolliver

Robert N. Derry

reV;it-M,f>r.t.r
" H. n"t .re.eMr.6-l"'kA >

Eldridge M. Gray
John w. Dudley
Wayland F. PhtDips

r.lth-V.lM.
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tne* ? *,y,, Jr. t"e

Leonard Johnston
Rudie Klemme

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il?;-*?--/.-o- ""TteV.. eervle. on

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Ih. Kni,h..
April 22. 1962
To the Brethren:

choose Ike mission field. Thus, I am happy to recommend

Elston Knight and his family. They have proved their con

secration, their initiative and their willingness to sacrifice

for the Lord. X( 1 were a minister of a congregation looking

for a candidate to support as '^livlngllnk/' ese folks would

satisfy me in every way.
Your Brother in Chrii

(ilgned)
Don Earl Boatman

Prealdent.

Oaark Bible College

C.rut

p.

CEBU CHRISTIAN MISSION

Philippine Islands
I

MISSIONARIES

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carlson

Miss Belty Yarbrough

Mr. and Mrs. Elston Knight (expecting to arrive in 1953)

11

WORK

Cebu Bible Seminary

A four year course, designed to train ministers, teachers, song leaders,

and j)ersoJia! workers.

During tlvi school year 1952-63 there are five teachers, and twentyfive

students.

Classes meet in a building'which is rented for $60 per month.

Cebu Bible Book Store

Purpose: To sell Bibles and religious books, and in thi.s way get God's
Word into the hajids of the peoj^le.
Evangelism
Three native evangelists are .employed by the ini.ssion.
Then- are ten churches in thiC area:

1.
2.
3.
't.
5.

Martire.s
Carreta

6. San Tsidro, Talisay

7. NumaneiaSiirigao

Engli.sh

8. Celui Provincial Jail

Santander
Balamban

9. GuiljunganNegvos Occidental
10. CainingdanganN'egros Oriental

III. NEEDS

Prayer

]"'unds for evangelism

I'unds for .seminary building
Books for seminary
Music for choirs

I).sed Bible School literature

Biblt;s and Testaments

Hymn books
Baptismal certificates
U.secl electric fan.s

35 mm. Kodachromc film

A'itamins

Food parcels
IV

HOW TO SEND
Letters

6?^regular mail
25^air mailper half ounce
10<'air sheetsno enclosures

Packages
Value at not more than $25.

Afark "u.s.ed articles" or "gift", whichever may be the case.

Check at local post office for .size and weight specifications.

MAILING ADDRESS
p. (). Box 4.1

Cebu City, Philippines

1947--1952

CEBU

BIBLE

SEMINARY

THE
CHRISTIAN

i| second group of grabucttes of the ebu

J^tble ^cmiuarg ltimtbl|j bebicates tf|ts axtuual

to our helotreb director, ^r,

^ag Olarlson,

folio I|as uusElfisl|lg fouubeb tips iustitutrou

for tl]e stubu of il|e ^acreb ^rriptures tl^rough
t[]E gutbaucr aub sacrifice of his ohiulife teacl|iug
tl]c trutl| of tl|e (ospeI of our ^orb 3(esus
(Cl|rist-

OUR MOTTO

Loyalty to Christ our Lord; to preach His Gospel;

To live for what we preach; to restore primitive Chnstianity.
OUR MESSAGE

^^And the things which thou hast from me among many witnesses the same
commit thou to the faithful men loho shall be able to teach others,"
2 Tim. 2:2

OUR COLOR
Green and Gold

ALMA MATER SONG

1.

Hail to thee, our Alma Mater,

C.B.S. all Hail,

Waves the green and gold o'er us
Through the calm and gale.
Chorus:

Long thy sons shall sing thy praises>

And thy name adore.
While the heart its jubal raises,
C.B.S. evermore.

2.

Future years shall bring thee glory,

As thy sons proclaim,

All thy great and thrilling stories

Of thy rise to fame.

3.

Loyalty to Christ our Lord,

Shall thy motto be.

He had promised in His word.
Victory to thee.

4.

Hail to thee, our Alma Mater,

C.B.S. all Hail,

Waves the green and gold o'er us.

Through the calm and gale.

Qeau

SeminaAt^

SUBJECTS OFFERED
FIRST YEAR
Life of Christ I & II
Studies in Acts I & II
Pauline Epistles I & II
Church Music I
Public Speaking and Dramatics I
Piano and Organ I
The Bible - Book by Book
Christian Bibliography
Teachers Training for Service
Story Telling
General Church History

3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3

units
units
units
units
units
units
units
units
units
units
units

SECOND YEAR
Life of Christ III & IV

3 units

Pauline Epistles III & IV

Piano and Organ II

3 units
2 units

Cults and Heresies

3 units

Public Speaking & Dramatics II

Old Testament Histroy
Restoration Church History
Personal Evangelism
Philippine Reformatory Tendencies
Church Polity

Pedagogy I

THIRD

3
3
3
3
3
3

units
units
units
units
units
units

. 3 units

YEAR

Biblical Criticism
Christian Evidences

3 units
3 units

Johannine and Minor Epistles

3 units

Hebrews and Revelation

Old Testament Law

3 units
3 units

Campbeirs Debates I
Comparative Religion
Pastoral Theology (Ethics)
History of Philosophy
Typology I
Pedagogy II

3
3
3
3
3
3

units
units
units
units
units
units

FOURTH YEAR
Argumentation and Debate & Logic
Pheumatology
Apologetics
Campbell's Debates II
Contemporary Philosophy
Biblical Geography
Elementary Archeology
Principles of Salesmanship

Typology II

3 units
3 units
3
3
3
3
2

units
units
units
units
units

3 units

3 units

Other subjects to be offered: Greek, Herbrew* Church leadership and Psychology, Visual
Pedagogy.

the MemLen4>

the ^acuUif.

Mrs, 0. Qgy Carlson

CXr. Jose Q. ^illagraUi

A.B., Cincinnati Bible Seminary

Secretary & Instructor
Music, Piano & Organ

A. B. Cebu Bible Seminary

Registrar & Instructor
New Testament

IMr. 0.

Carlson

A.B., Cincinnati Bible ScTnmur?/

Phillips University

Apologetics &Christian EvidencesHlp^

Q61SS Crescencia JabraJo

IKiss Jjna CPagba

Instructor

Teacher

Old Testament

Kindergarten Dept.

^0THE

GRADUATES

h-'

Mr Ugnacio Oagalog

Mr. Omn ^agatan

Minister - Inayawan &

Pres., Ambassadors of Christ

Prov. JaE

Minister - Careta Church

Mrs. Isabel Dahios Oagalog

Vice Pres.,
Amibassadors of Christ
Christian Worker

^I|trt ^isteg of tl{e QIeItu ^iUe ^cittraarg

The Cebu Bible Seminaiy was started by the Missionary Mr. A. Ray Carlson two years after the
Liberation of the Philippines. The f-rst students consisted only of a small group of believers who
took subjects like Personal Evangelism, Teachers Training for Service and Life of Christ. It was
quite cbsheartening for the Missionary, especially at the start when no regular classes were complete

ly attained.

Whoever attended, whether few or many, the patient teacher continued his pedagogy.

Adequate instructions were given in spite of the discouragement of others. Those who could endure
the barrage of Biblical teaching and social persecution flourished in w-sdom. Some were unable to
finish the task they had started so well.

The first Seminary night was held in 1948 by faithful and conscientous students like Brothers
Bernabe, Villagracia, Tagalog, and Dagatan. Among the girls we have then Sister Guarano, Sister
Labrado, Sister Ester Claridad and Sister Millendez. We are look ng forward for the success of the
Seminary in the future.

KINDERGARTEN DEPT.

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