AFRICAN EVANGELIST

Cyril Simkins, Missionary

Fort Victoria Christian Mission
P. O. Box 240 Fort Victoria, Rhodesia
Robert L. Mize, Forwarding Agent
Route 4, Admiral Drive
Concord, Tennessee 37720
APRIL. 1970
Bell Tower In Fort Victoria, Rhodesia
Thz b-Oithptacz a naXion iciLi aZ-
myi iwZd a ipzcUaZ pZazz -bi tiiz ki-
6toiy 0^ anij coanZA.y. FoaX Vintonla.
Zfi tnz pzAjnanziVt izttt&fiznt
'vidz btj thz uiluXz 6zttlzA^ Rliodz-
6ta, A cotiovn izttZz'U movzd -in
to thz CLAza in 1S90 and baitt a {^oAt
(u/u.c^i tliZij namzd FoAt l/ictoAia. It
nxu nanzd a^tzA thz Azigning Qazzn
Of) Eiig^nd.
Fo^ VicXoAia i6 a toicn witix ]ZOOQ
inhabitant!,, ^zvZAthzCz&i it ix thz
loAgzit town iyi -thz wholz 60uthza6t-
ZAn jJOAt 0(5 Riiodz&ia. One oq thz
nnin Aoad& south is thz iiighaiy to
Soutix AftAica* It is 180 milzs sciUh
0(5 Fo^ i'ictoAia At Bzit BAidgz,
thz Aoad cAosszs thz Lunpopo RivzA
^Aoin Rhodzsia into South A^Aica, I {,
wz go stxaight zast, it is Aougktij
200 initzs to Hozambiquz, Rhodzsia's
1 ioAgzst citizs oAz also abouz 200
i:TiZzs l^Aom FoAt ViztoAia. SalisbuAy^
thz Capitolf is nzaA-tij 200 mttzs noAth
and Sutanayo a-dnost 200 milzs wzst.
In FoAt OiztoAia a ]XLAt 0(5 thz
oAiginal ^oAt still stands at thz
czntzA of, thz city. On thz main
stAzzt one can szz thz Bztl TowzA, a
paAt of, thz oAiglxal foAt. It stilt
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Ghana Buildinii Fund
lOtUlz ^ Gham., tkz S-unlu.n& n'ow-
ilif fuviizcj. a.eaJUs-4^T-000 bulid-
7ing f,und Soh. -ihz tni6i'iDn~i^n.k~tlizAz,
Thziz ffUncU wzaz kzp-t -in thz liand6
ofi Roij L. Lumpkin -in Chattanooga,
f Tznnziizz, Tkzy a'zAz tnvikzd ^OA. (^la-
na CliAt6ttan Coltzge. We haOz tz^f
af2 "o|C "^'ziz' ifun'di icitk thz Ghana
weak. Wz haoz not takzn any
ivhatzozA. ^A.om thz Ghana mak to batng
to Rhode^^. In RModei^, we itoAt-
zd ^Aom thz bzgtnning again.
OuA only Azqaz&t t& that thztz
i^unds bz lUzd loA thz piiApoiz f^oA
lokick OLLA zhuAchz& zontAtbatzd them
to u6. We a^kzd that tn thz zvznt
thz butldtng i*xu not built In Ghana,
all 0/5 thz^z ^undi bz AZtuAnzd to u6
60 that we might consult thoiz 'ioho
gaoz thzm AzgoAding tiizlA u6z. Oft
zouAtz, thl6 uxu mzAzly a pAzcaution
foA thz 6akz of tho6Z who gaue to
bii6 wo^hy puApoiz. We fully zxpzct
that thz6Z fund^ lolll bz u&zd to
build Giiana CiuUttian Collzgz.
Odk zhuAchzi havz -the Alght to fenow
yOiat we Izft all of thziz funcU with
/ thz Ghana woAk, oizd in thz handi of
[ tho6z (*Jho aAz Aejnaining in Gltana,
f In addition, wz Izft a 1969 au-omo -
\ bilz foA, ihe. >ni66ioh u)oAk in Ghc^,
fhi6 mzan6 that we come to Rhode6-
ia i^hout aiuf fundjt zxczpt ihit idii-
"7 ch i6 AzgulaAly being contAibutzd by
f thz chuAchz6. We ^lad to ttoAt. ovzA
again including buy ano'th^' ddtomo-'
y^teTwhidh will bz left withthzmi&-
'tion iwAk hzAz, We aA,e pay-tng fpA it
month by month, and havz Azgi6tzAzd
it in thz name of thz mliAion hzAz.
/i-Jz oAz 6till vitally intzAzitzd
jtn thz LoAd'6 woAk in Ghana, OuA
/foAicojiding agent AzguloAly 6znd4,
L^7(?0 pzA month foA thz CliAittian
y^MuAch in ChatUL. We oaz doing this
^ tznpoAOAily zvzn though we oaz not
thzAz, 60 that OUA leavii^g woad not
iudde^y impaiA thz chuAch'6 ivoAk.
Though foA auay in tnavzl time, ivz
6-till ]2Aay foA thz ChAi6tian6 who
iov.z^thz LoAd in Gfiana.
^^'f'wz OAZ to build a pAeachzA tAa-
/uuiig 6chool hzAz, too, havz to
(6taAC all ovzA again, f T'^jyoa cote
-Co hzlp I'itli thi6 building pAogAom
6zrji any contAibution to ouA foAWOAd'
ing agent, Robeti 'icze. Conitxbu-
tion6 foA thi6 woAk may al6o bz 6znt
to Roy L. Lumpkin, 3714 Ro6alzz Tza-
Aacz, Chattanooga, Tenn. 37416. How-
eue^,-en AencUng thzm to Roy Lmpkiji,
bz 6UAZ to designate thzm foA thz y
Simkini mission woAk, We hope iJiat]y^
we con soon szz an active teaching ^
pAogAom inboth these countAizs. Soth
OAZ teaching thz Gospel of ouA cauc-
ifizd and Aiszn LoAd, and tAoining pAz-
achzAS who know iohat to tell othzAS
foA thziA salvation.
The African Church at Mucheke
Central Africa ^
Christian Cnllege
AftzA much negotiation a 7-ajiAzL^
thact !n\nA Jn Machefee Towjvsh-tp ]
"was gAantzd to CzntAol AfAica ChAis- J
tian Cgllzgz. 'Thz lahd is aplJAdxiy
mdtiiy tioo miles fAom thz czntzA of
FoAt VictoAia. Thz land is next to
OUA Mucftefee AfAican ChuAch. It is
in This chuAch that instAuction is
being caAnizd on foA thz students of
CzntAol AfAica ChAistian Collzgz. We^^
took possession of thz land inJ^zi
cmb^j 1969. Immediately an oAchi^'
tzct I'Jos "asked to dAaiv up plans foA
thz pAoposzd collzgz building and
doAnitoAy. RichoAd Smith ivoAkzd with
thz oAchitzct duAitig lanuoAy and Fe-
bAuoAy. In f^loAch, thz plMns wzAZ
ccnt^plztzd and submitted to thz city
foA appAoval. We oaz now cxUting
foA thz appAoval of thz municipali
ty. We imst havz this bzfoAz we can
stoAt actual constAuction.
Thz collzgz now has 10 sludzy^ in
vzAy iiiadzqwatz quoAteXs'l T?i^e is
a netsi.AQA. tiie. . doAxnitoAy space as
well as foA to bz uszd in
teaching. lrvci" ASeTpzcially tAuz
we expect to teach addttional6ta-
dcnti. At paaent, theac aae ^oua
6tudej^ tn the. f^t/ut-yeoA cla64,j
and th/iez each tn the second and!
thlnd yeoA cta&ics, Stncc the ^acll-'
ttlci OAC nouf inadequate, the numbea
cannot be much incaeoded untit some
thing i& built.
The students o^ Centaal A^Aican
ChAistian College have ^ouA^each-
ina points. They usually go
^ints two by two. These
places oAe Lbmjuma, f.lakoAe, RumoAo
and the Police Camp, It i6 comnon
^oA the students to pAeach at the
ikicheke ChuAch, In addition to these
pAeaching points they also teach
scAiptuAe classes In the A^Aican pAi-
moAy and secondoAy schools,
t^any 0|^ the pAeacheAS ^oa the Ch/U-
s^^n ChuAches/ChuAches 0(J ChAist
liAoughout Rhodesia have Aeceived
theiA tAoining at CentAol Af^Aica
ChAutian College. It has been the
main teaching centeA ^OA oua pAeach-
ens thAoughout the countAy, Since
this ii> likely to continue, we ought
to give some attention to peAmanent
buildinqs f^oA this school.
RHODESIA
Rhodesia is a_ sm(M
paAed to the lIS7~~^t~'ts^'^&^geA tiidn
Indiana and Illinois combined, but
has the population o^ a city about
the size o^ Chicago, 4^JsJb^u^hhy-~
Zambia on the noAth, by Bechuanaland
and the tip o^ South West A^Aica on
the west, by the Republic o^ South
A^Aica on the south, and by Hozam -
bique on the east. The .climate is
JiAy.. ioA all the yeoA except duilng
the ^ew months o^ the Aainy season.
All OjJ the countAy is ituMe the
TAop^ OjJ Cap-t^o-tn, but~ZfWealZy^
does hot have a tAopical climate.
Since it .^^dAy^:. ^e. heat is not op-
0j( Ihe county IsToh
"' (Ugh gAound, This Qives-'a jmjJ^ cli-
^ mate^.. In the cooleA poAtiot^ie
yeoA, July and AUgust, the days oAe
waAm and the nights cool,
Theae oAe som^rimkM,..MMes such
biggest citces AnKf{odes.ia, SleveA-
theless much 0(J the countAy is open
and Aelatively little inhabited. It
Aeminds us o^ oua own west. The Rha-
desians, ioA all theiA small numbeA\
have pAoduced a AemoAkablu advanced
sj^cj^y whichss s ^adhd only to Sou^
"""lA^AAjca on the A^Aican continent,
-^TheChuAches o^ CliAistl ChAistian
mmbeA ol mis-
Rhodesia is a beguti^,^cpuntAij in
tJie south centAoir'paAt^^^'
MAaia,^ / chuAches have a laAae i
Although it has been the centeA oP^ sion stations in modesia. All o^
much icoAld politics in Aecent yeoAS,
tlvLs has not had any dAostic eHeat
upon QUA mission woAk, [/ieuu.ng it
/^Aom the inside the countAy is as
calm and peaceful as any oft the coun-
tAie^we have been in. The tuAmoil
has mostly been ininteAiiational pol
itics. Since we have nevzA diAectly
conceAned ouASelves with this, oua
mission woAh bP'li uiithaut.
^om the Rhodesian
^goveAnment oA fAom otheAS. EveAij
evidence indic^es that the chiiA,di
not be hindeAPd in anuway-^o
llona as aX does not jgg^^Jjivolxied-in
p tiie goveAnment
^A immeASed in the pAogAoms of otheA
^aveAnments. PoA ouA paAt, we aAe
.^gSJia^QS^e, and both the Rhodesians and
" The AfAicans aAe at peace with us,
julif to fJMaoh. the gospel of
ig cAncifiecT ana AxseA LoAd.and to
ahhouncer'ZZitvation foA eveAyone who
'\njill accept it.
these woAk. lyitLMAiaan^oeool^^ In
Aecent yeoAS, chuAches have also been
staAted among the white people in
Rhodesia, We have a,jLsn;teA koA ouA ' \
m^SiciyL..WOAk. in Bulai^^uo j. dhdronotheA J
centeA in the Ckidamoyoj,.^'^
^Sinoia-^ixAeai
c^^A^oA^tke loAgest {
o'uilrrktisijdn stations. WlihbTiX"d]i^ OUA mxssian stations, Host
of the mission centeAS in the south-
easteAn poAt of Rhodesia lie loithin
appAnxirmtly,JMJ!&Us^. of PoAt 1/x.c-/
toAia, ConsequenXl^ the pAeacheA
training school is ideated i^dhe of
le sttatea^c tolaces foA oua mission
t it becomes an in- ivoAk, we hope
cAeasing poAt of the woAk in the days
ahead.
[Continued ^nt ^A.ont page)
6tand& 04 a nationaZ memofiiat to the.
eoAly 4ettdeA4, hleoA font [fiotonta.
6tind& Gneat linbabuiz, the. nuim o^
an unknoujn ancient civitczation among
the A^nicans be^on.e the time oi the
lohite man* No-t ^an. inom linbabuje,
and aJUo iMthin an houA'^ dnive to
the ioutiiexut, ie^ Kyle Vam and Kyie
Lake* Aong the ihonei an.e thn.ee ojj
Hkodesia^A game4Jan.k&*
The 6ugan. and citnui indu&tnied
have gn.ou>n up in the Zotv veld to the
4,outheaAt* Thii hoi made font Vic-
tonia 6omejjohat o^ a centen. ^on the
iugan. and citnui inda&tniei* It luu
long been a centen. ^cn.the many mined
0^ the an.ea*
/An 7967 m decided to make font Vic-
f tonJia, a cjentzn. (^on. oun. pneachen.
/ tnaining 6chool* With ^e coment o^
/ the municipal authonitiei we began
j / teUrCkinQ pn.eachen.6 hene* Banlien.,
I j thii teaching had been done at lioaho-
Now, thnee yeans Eaten, we one
ineady to build iome penmanent build-
A/{nica_ C^hniitian
-College* We invite you to have a
pant in thii Chniitian task*
The torn 0|J font Victonia, Hhodes-
ia, is HOW oun home* Oun mailing ad-
dness is: PC Box 240, font Victonia,
Rhodesia* Apiica*
Mrican Women's Class
In addition to hen housetoonk and
numenous othen tasks. Many Simkins
has begun helping uith the A^nican
toomen's (oonk* this women's class
was stanted by Wilma Smith* The A^n-
ican women nealCy appean to enjoy
thein class* They make such things
as apnons, embnoideny, hassocks, hats
etc* ThZi may seem simple to Ameni-
can women, but it is o^ten a uhole
new wonld to these A^nican women*
They will cook, sometimes balUng
cakes* Can you imagine an A^nican
women who bakes a cake ion the iinst
time in hen Hie? The cooking and
sewing is taught by Wilma Smith*
The class is not only ion cooking
and sewing* Eveny class has a Bible
lesson taught and a time ion pnayen*
This lesson is taught by fiany Sin-
kins* We think that Wilma's class
is a wonthuhile COntnibution to the
mission wonk* We know also that
Many's help will be a wonthiohile
contnibution to the class*
THE CHRISTIAN MESSENGER
Hickory Valley Christian Church
6605 Shallowford Road
Qiattanooga, Tennessee 37421
J13N
51970
Nonprofit Organization
U. S. Postage
PAID
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Permit No. 92
Missions Service
Box 368, 509 W. Jefferson St.
Joliet, Illinois 60434
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED
AFRICAN EVANGELIST
Cyril Slmkins, Missionary
Fort Victoria Christian Mission
P. O. Box 240 Fort Victoria, Rhodesia
Robert L. Mize, Forwarding Agent
Route 4, Admiral Drive
Concord, Tennessee 37720
SEPTEMBER. 1970
FIRST 8UUPTNG UP TO ROOF LEVEL
UEEVEV FOR THE ROOF)
thzAz^oAZ, it ^oA $2000, ijmzdiatzZy
Zn oAdzA to compZztz thz vx>Ak. We
havz zxhau6tzd auA pfLZ6znt fiZ6ouAc.z6
At thz 6amz timz we mu6t conttnuz ouA
AzguZoA zxpzn6Z6 and aZ&o continuz
thz btUZding on thz nzxt..biUZding,
I({ 40rrte chuAzh couZd hzZp with aZtoA
any paAt 0|J thit $2000, it wouZd
gAzatZy hzZp u6 to kzzp on with, tfiz
WOAk.
thz photogAaphA you can 6ZZ thz
pAogAZ66 0^ thz wonk ^Aom thz timz
it cormienced on thz ^iA6t buiZding
untiZ thz btUZdingA Azachzd Aooi^ Zzu-
zZ, Thz BibZz coZZzgz Atudznts hzZp
(MOWEV IS ORGEMTLy
CettiAo^ Af^filca. Ckti^icUn Cottzgz -U
gO'ing up. Thz ^.OuX -two biUZcUngi
oAz up to ZcvzZ. TfizAZ two
baiZdcngi laitC bz a&ed to hoiuz thz
4-tudeitt4. Wexi, we witt bzgtn biUZd'
ing a ca44Aoom and libKaxy burdens.
Howeue^, ouA. timzdiatz nzzd t6 to
^tniih tlxz 2 buildings yia\) andzA. con-
6tAuction.
We uAgzntiy nzzd ^und& to zompZztz
thz6z buZZdiiiQi, We zhtimatz that
it mac takz flOOO to put a aoo^ on
one 0(J thz buiZdotg.&. Tkcd amount
ihouZd pay |^04. aZZ thz matzttaZt and
thz iaboA. 06 wzZZ, Oua pAZ6znt nzzd,
4ihovzting iand, coAAijing bfiick ofi
bZodzi, o-t mov^g oth&fi neaded ma-
tzfiiaJt, W/ien thz tzaahzAi o/lz ^azz,
onz 0^ LU 'ii, ofitzn cOUving ^/le t/uick
loith thz6z maXzAlati, -in oAdzA to cut
down on oat. expeiued.
Aa ouA AzguZoA m.cAA-con i^undi come
in month by month, we can feeep up
luctfi thz mcUntznancz o^ thz Cottzgz,
and in addition feeep on to^fe thz
biiitding* Aome o^ out cfeotcfieA
ot. i^A^endA lixitt hzZp ua wct/i ^fee ex-
penAe 0(^ thz aoo^ on each o^ thz
baiZding^, we {jZzZ. that we con feeep
on wc;tfe ifee niatetxo.^ and a6ot. {^Aom
ouA aoaiCabZz mii^ion ^undA. Tki6
toiiZ znabZz thz woAk to beep going.
We think that juAt t!xi6 much ackiir
tionaZ hzZp at, zach buiZding goz6 up
hkZZ a64uAZ thz buiZding o^ CzntAoZ
A^Aica ChAiitian CoZZzgz.
Wo. 1
Szqinning thz ^iA6t buiZding
s
.L.iil'
...1 I .
btfe
Wo. 3
SibZz Co.ege 6tudznti
hZocfi^
1:^
Wo. 4
Second baiiding going up
m
.^5
F-t. VlcXofiAjo. ha6 an AjJ^on cong-te-
gatcon qS ^eChA^tian ChuAche^/ChuA-
cJiU oft ChAl6t, It mzzti both Sunday
monyUng and on Sunday afteAnoon, Thz
mt&6tonaAiu occa&tonatZy attznd and
pAeach, But tt t& a pAacticz to tAy
and feeep thz affaiAi a6 much a6 po6-
^tbZz tn thz fuLndi of thz AfAlcan
pzoptz Uiuatiy onz oA moAz of ouA
Bible, Collzgz 6tudznt6 oaz pAzsznt,
Thz chuAch IzadzAA mzzt and plan
6pzcial mzzting6 at thz chuAch, 6omz-
tbnci inviting othzA congAzgationi>
-to vt()it utith them* Thz cotmunion
6ZAvicz t& pAzpoAzd zvzAy Sunday moA-
ning. All mho confz6i ChAUt oAZ
baptizzd by -omzAiion, Thz ringing
id in&piAational, although onz iwuld
havz to undzAdtand thz Shona languagz
in oAdzA to compAzhznd thzdz dongd,
Hany of them oaz thz domz hymnd lohich
wz iing in oua <^uAchcd,
EvzAy wzzk tiiz itiomzn mzzt undzA thz
IzjadzAdltip of Wiltm Smith and UoAy
Sinkind* Thzy mzzt foAindtAuction in
thz Biblz, tioAy'd Biblz legion id
invoAiably tAondlatzd into Shona foA
thodz ivho cannot undzAdtand Englidh,
Thz womzn aldolzoAn domz udzful aAtd
which many AfAican womzn havz noAZ
oppoAtunitizd to leoAn, Wilma tza-
chzd than dzwing, cooking, and othzA
thingd.
I likz to vidit thz chuAch but az-
alizz that thzAz oaz othzA chuAchzd
to bz viditzd cud lozll* VuAing thz
changz bztczzn thz Idt and 2nd tZAmd
UoAy and I dAovz moAz than 1200 milzd
judt viditing chuAchzd* Somztimzd
Vick Smith and J go togethzA to vidit
tJiz chuAchzd. JnvoAiably thz AfAican
bAzthAzn want ud to comz back moAz of"
tzn than wz oAz ablz to.
We OAZ at pAzdznt nzgotiating foA
a 17-acAz tAact of land at SalidbuAy
to bz adzd foA a EuAopzan Biblz Col
lzgz, Jt id OUA intention to begin
tyiaining dtudzntd foA thz minidtAy
among thz white people of Rhodzdia,
PAZdznt cAAoxmJdtjmczd make it imp^
diblz foA Ud to ZAoin thz euAopv_:n
and AfAican dtudzntd in thz damz
dchool, hot only do thzy live diff-
zAzntly but thzy aAz aldo on duok
diffzAznt Izve^ of ability that it
id not poddiblz to combine them.
We izalizz that thzAz id an uAgznt
need foA chuAchzd u^cJi Azack out to
thz EuAopzand -cw Rhodzdia, It id al
do bettzA to tAain them hzAz in the
county than it id to dznd then to
AmzAica, ThzAz oAz zxczptiond to
thid, of couAdz, but it pAovzd to bz
tAuz genzAolly, It id bzttzA foA
them to Aemain in thziA own countAy
ad muiidtzAd to thziA own chuAchzd
than it id foA them to come back ad
middionaAizd fAom AmzAica, At pAz-
dznt, thz middionaAizd oaz aldo need
ed, hzvzAthzlzdd, OUA aim dhould bz
to get thz chuAchzd into thz handd of
thz people hzAz ad doon ad thzy o/te
Azady to coAAjy them on, Jn o^zAto
do thid, wzhavz to havz dome chuAch
zd, and that id thz Azadon vhy wz
need middionaAizd,
J f pAZdznt pland ivoAk out, wz would
like to begin indtAuction thid fall,
Oua dchool will bz known ad Rhodzdi-
an ChAidtian Collzgz, It id my plan
to dtoAt helping with thz indtAuciion
ad doon ad the dchool id begun, Hoio-
zvzA, I do not plan to cut on thz
amount of indtAuction which I am do
ing among oua AfAican pAzacheAd in
Ft, VictoAia, (i/z will coAAy on both
thzdz pAogAamd, teaching at night ad
well ad in thz day.
Uoit 0^ ihz pfUnting done by ovJi
CliuAcJi -tn Rhode^^ i& done fie/ie In Vt,
V^ctoHAjd, Tkoiticmdi 0(5 p^ece6 li-
tdAJxXuAZ 'in -t/ie Engtiih language ate
dlitfvUjut&d ijtom ou/i pt/6it ihop. In
adcUX^Lon, theAz ate thou&ands o ptece6
9(J JUteAatiULe. -in both the Sham Zang-
uage and the NdebeZe Language ient out
(Jtom Ft, {/-ictoata. We paint doctainat
taactd (Jot out cAutchei and jjot gen-
eta dUtaibution, AZ60 painted ate
eaj{e/C4, pamp(ie^, Btbe le66on&,
'itujSu.ei 'in Act&, 4itudieA 'in the Li^e
0|J Chat&t, and any fUnd 0^ evangetidtic
toot6 jjot the othea mU^tonaaiei,
The mliitonaaie^ 'in Rfiodeita ate tn-
caea&'ingZy aely'ing upon out ptuttmg
mint&tay. At time& we aeeetoe jjtom
them otdeti (Jot 5,000 ot (Jot 10,000
copte& 0(J eet.6acn -6tem4. Tom Thuoman
.-C& tn chaage ojj ibe ptottuig. Some 0(J
i/ie &c.6e Co-tZege students ate feep-t
fauii/ tn theta ipaae tone helping uxitix
the cutting, folding, and itupting 0(J
out painted mateaiaC,
The painting inin'i6tn.y covea& the
lohole aange 0(J ChaUtian Voctaine,
^heae-oae-^&tudiei-in 6ea^-'toinningj-cmd-
tn Chalitian living. We paint matea-
'iaZ on the natuae 0(J the Chuach, ot up
on anysubject tivat lOilZ help the Chuach
ot contaibute to the mii^'ion wotfe. The
painting mivutay ii> an Impoatant paat
OjJ out mLb^ion wotfe tn Rfeodefita.
THE CHRISTIAN MESSENGER
Hickory Valley Christian Church
6605 Shallowford Road
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421
We have a beginning chuach anwng
the white population in the capital
0(J Rhodesia, This chuach was begun
by Va, and Mas, Vunlap In thela liv
ing toom on Sunday mournings. When
the Vunlaps aetuaned to the US last
July, Cyail Slmkins began paeaching
aegulaaly (Jot this chuach In Sails-
buay.
It is oua intention to Roomily oa-
ganize this Chaistlan Chuach in Sal-
isbuay In the neaa (Jutute. We ex
pect to have a chaatea m&nbeaship
aoll and elect chuach o^^lccas. At
}oaesent, we meet in the home OjJ Va,
Jcaay Stnith, I(J out plans to begin
a Euaopean Bible College succeed, we
will likely move oua Salis buay Chuach
to this location as well,
Salis buay is the capital 0(J Rhodes
ia, and we ate oveadue to have oneoiJ
oua chuaches ^'Otmly established In
Salisbuay. We alaeady have a chuach
theae ainong tie A^alcan people. Wow
weaaewoaking to plant a chuach among
the Euaopean people, Fot the past 7
weeks we have had somone neto In jiua
'Chuach seavlce eveay Sunday moaning.
We seek youa pnayeas ioathis chuach.
Its puapose is togloaliy Chaist, and
oua message is tie gospel 0(J salva
tion which is ^aJUtiiul to the Mew
Testament,
Nonprofit Organization
U. S. Postage
PAID
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Permit No. 92
'issions Service
368. 509 W. aefferson St.
Jollet, Illinois 60439
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VOL. 27
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7HS V0iC OF LINCOLN CNNISTIAN COLLFOF
OCTOBER 31, 1970
NO. 5
College Family Looks to 23rd National Missionary Convention
The students and faculty of LOG are look
ing forward to the 23rd National Missionary
Convention to be held in the Asserrbly Hall,
at the University of Illinois, November 24-27.
To permit full participation in the convention,
the Thanksgiving recess will be postponed
one week.
Our executive vice president, L. H. Appel,
attendance chairman, has written all ministers
in Illinois urging them to; (1) appoint an
attendance committee of at least three enthu
siasts for missions, who will plan a church
car caravan that represents at least 30%of the
morning attendance; (2) move the regular mid
week service to-the Assembly Hall, on the
U of I campus, to pray with missionaries
around the world; (3) make mention consis
tently of the convention in all church publica
tions during the coming weeks.
A convention attendance record was set
the opening night at Knoxville, Tennessee,
last year when 2300 were present. Great
caravans present from all Illinois and western
Indiana churches for the opening at7:15 Tues
day night, November 24, could multiply that
number at least three times.
Glenn Bourne, president of St. Louis
Christian College and president of this year's
convention, will bring the keynote address.
Other evening speakers will be Barton W.
McElroy, David Eubanks, and Leonard W.
Thompson.
AM the Lincoln Christian College choirs
will participate in theconvention and combine
in presenting "The Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic" at the closing session. Students and
faculty members will assume many roles on
the convention program.
CHAPEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Rapid progress is being made in the con
struction of the new chapel building. This
very much-needed facility will provide the
college with four large classrooms, eighteen
music practice rooms, five music studios,
and five professors' offices, besides an
auditorium which will seat 1600 people.
I I 1am interested in investing $_
To keep pace with construction the
college needs to sell $125,000 in bonds during
the next thirty days. These first mortgage 7%
coupon bonds are issued in $500, $1,000,
and $5,000 denominations. If you desire fur
ther information about the bonds, please fill
out the coupon and return it to the college.
Box 178, Lincoln, Illinois 62656.
in the institutional bonds
being offered for sale at the present time.
I will send my payment for the bonds on _
I want my bonds to become due
Please make these bonds payable to
I I I want more information on bonds.
Signed
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Church Growth
Program Expands
>-
M Mr. Cyril C. Simkins
will be coming to the
^ church growth depart
ment of Lincoln Chris
tian College and Sem
inary in January, 1971,
as Associate Professor
of Church Growth and
World Mission.
Mr. Simkins arrives
in Lincoln after the completion of five years
of service in Africa. Formerly the principal
of Ghana Christian College, Prof. Simkins
leaves his present post of teaching in Cen
tral Africa Christian College in Rhodesia.
Prior to his experience in overseas church
growth, Mr.Simkins taught in Milligan College
and Johnson Bible College,both in Tennessee.
A graduate of Johnson Bible College with
the A.B. degree, Mr. Simkins also holds the
M.A. from Butler University, and the B.D. and
Th.M. from the School of Religion, Butler Uni
versity.
A native of Indiana, Mr. Simkins is mar
ried to the former Mary Virginia Shanks of
Rogerville, Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Simkins
have three children: Ronald, James, and Mary.
Courses to be offered by Prof. Simkins
during the second semester are: World Relig
ions; The Theology and Philosophy of Chris
tian Missions, and Church Growth Elective.
Mr. Simkins will be working with three
other professors who are now teaching in the
department of church growth. These men and
their areas of special interest are:
Dr. Max Ward Randall, associate pro
fessor of church growth and world mis
sion, Lincoln Christian College {overseas
church growth)
Prof. Rondal B. Smith, assistant pro
fessor in languages and linguistics,
Lincoln Christian College (communica
tions and creative evangelism)
Dr. Paul Benjamin, professor of New
Testament and church growth, Lincoln
Christian Seminary (American church
growth and the congregation)
Dr. Earl C. Hargrove, president of Lincoln
Christian College and Seminary, also offers a
course each semester in the area of church
growth.
The calling of Mr.Simkins to the seminary
faculty serves in focusing attention to the
great commission of Jesus Christ during an
era of unprecedented growth in world popula
tion.
REMEMBER-JR.-SR. DAYS-NOV. 6.7,8i11 I
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THE RESTORER
Co-EditorsEarl C. Hargrove & L. H. Appel
Alumni EditorRichard Jorgensen
Published monthly by the Lincoln Christian College.
Keokuk at Limit Streets, Lincoln, Illinois 62656.
Second-class postage paid at Lincoln, Illinois.
A Spiritual Blessing
The campus has been stirred by the vivid
call to prayer by Bob Yawberg, powerful Fort
Wayne, Indiana, preacher. The campus was
full of people on their knees for the week
ending October 11. Prayer breakfasts, prayer
chapel services, evening classes on prayer,
and small group prayer cells, combined with
private devotions to help ignite the power of
prayer. Christians were praying for each
other by name and for the personal needs of
"others.""Bob TaWBefg was a bles'sing to atn~
and the power of prayer still permeates the
campus.
Tax Change (or Church Groups
Did you know that recent changes in
the Internal Revenue Service Code require
all organizations to file a special form if
they wish to obtain tax exempt status?
This includes churches.
The IRS planned to mail the form
"Package 4653" by August 1 to all pre
vious tax exempt organizations. Your
church should have received the form by
now. If you have not received a copy,
immediately write your district IRSdirector
for form 4653.
Although there is no deadline for filing,
no organization will qualify for tax exempt
status, regardless of past tax history, until
the form is filed. In addition, the IRS must
send a letter of confirmation. So members,
we urge you to file the form promptly.
ReiuUjf the Qo4ftel
Professor Max Ward Randall with young non-
Christian Papuans in the Keram River Valley
area of New Guinea.
"Gurpela missionary, yu komlong mi vil
lage tokto. Manmeri pikinnis hongari pir
Godtok tumas. Yukum nauen mi tenkyu tumas
tru." How often we heard the winsome invita
tion from the river peoples of New Guinea:
"Good missionary, you come to my village
and teach us. There are many men, women,
and children who are hungry for the Gospel.
You come nowand I will sincerely thank you."
The same urgent plea we also heard again
and again in the New Hebrides, and, as was
the case in New Guinea, it came not only
from the indigenes but from the missionaries
as well. It is far too early to predict what
will develop, for many problems will have to
be resolved, and much searching and prayer
will have to be done, but I believe God is
leading, and the future of missions has never
been brighter than now.
This long and extended journey of three
months and at least 25,000 miles into nine
territories and countries of the South Pacific
has been made with several closely related
objectives in view.
For more than twenty years I have been
convinced that one of the best ways to extend
the outreach of the church through missions
is to seek out the open and receptive areas.
There are crtjviously other possible ways of
doing it, but with manycountries and numerous
fields now opened with a total of more than
100 missionaries in those fields and many
more preparing jo. go, few will fault this as
one very successful and economic way of
getting the job done. To find new areas for
future missionary service in the South Pacific
has been one major purpose of this exciting
journey.
Through our experiences in Central Africa
in a blessed and growing fellowship with our
New Zealand Church of Christ brethren, I have
also come to value highly the advantages of
our sharing together in the common task of
discipling the lost. For many years I have
wanted to visit the missions fields and become
personally acquainted with our Australian
missionary brethren as well. This South
Pacific island-hopping tour has afforded that
opportunity, and eternal good, I am convinced,
will be the result.
I shall also have attended and taken part
in the Australian Federal Conference and the
World Convention of the Churches of Christ
before returning to Lincoln. Our free-in-Christ,
Bible-believing brethren need to attend the
World Convention. There are numerous bless
ings through fellowship with our brethren
across the world that we need and blessings
we have which we need also to share with
others.
The one major purpose of this long jour
ney is to expand and enlarge upon the cause
of world missions. In Australia I shall have
several conferences with thoseof thechurches
of Christ most interested in that God-given
program. Numerous lasting results for the
extension of the Lord's kingdom will be the
result.
Jesus said, "And this Gospel of the
kingdom shall be preached in all the world
for a witness unto all nations" (Matt.24:14).
I long for the great, world-wide fellowship in
which we share to have an ever-expanding
part in this witness. And then shall the Lord
return and the end come.
Professor Max Ward Randall,
Department of church growth
and world mission
Dr. Carl F. Henry
To Deliver Church
Growth Lectures
^HpP"^||j|||^^S Carl Henry,
theologian, educator,
PK I lecturer, author, and
editor-at-largeof "Chris-
' ^ tianity Today," will be
^ delivering a series of
lectures on church growth
k in Lincoln Christian Col-
lege and Seminary on
Tuesday and Wednesday,
^ January 12 and 13,1971.
Dr. Henry will be meeting with the fac
ulty on Monday evening, January 11, at
6:30 p.m. On Tuesday he will be addressing
chapel at 9:30 a.m.. and speaking again in
Restoration Hall at 8:00 Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday morning he will again be the
chapel speaker at 9:30.
On both Tuesday and Wednesday Dr.
Henry will rneet in the Graduate Lounge at
12:30 p.m. for a sack lunch and informal dia
logue with faculty, students, and others who
are interested.
Dr. Henry holds the Doctor of Theology
degree from Northern Baptist Theological
Seminary as well as the Doctor of Philosophy
degree from Boston University. He has also
done graduate study at Indiana University and
New College, Edinburgh, Scotland, and re
search at Cambridge University. He is also
the recipient of several honorary doctorates.
He is currently professor of theology at the
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and con
tinuing his work in speaking and writing.
Vitally interested in church growth. Dr.
Henry is one of the moving spirits in KEY 73,
a simultaneous venture in evangelism on the
part of nearly 50 religious groups in America
and Canada.
Dr. Henry is listed in Dictionary of Inter
national Biography, Who's Who in America,
Dictionary of American Scholars, Dictionary
of American Philosophers, and Who's Who in
American Education.
ALUMNI LING
Ron Collins, President Susan Smith, Secretary-Treasurer
CharlesLee, Vice-President Suzann Tesmer, Corresponding Secretary
Richard Joigensen; Editor & Director of Alumni Relations
Ron Simkins, '70 (LCS), has accepted the call
of the campus ministry to serve as associate min
ister with the University of Illinois Christian Campus
Foundation in the area of student affairs. He con
cluded hjse^cat ion ministry with the Church of
ChtiefTC^iSrfHhwifi, in August.
Lu Amtz^ 161, has received several hon-
i^rs for her almost^^.year ministry with the East
IgsseeChfisHSn Home, Elizabethton, Tennessee.
In AugusfsTie spoke in conjunction with the School
of the Ministry, Milligan College, on the subject
"The Christian Woman and the Home." In 1S69 she
was honored to appear in the '69 edition Personatities
of the South, which recognizes outstanding citizens
within 15 southern states who contribute to the
positive growth of the South. In the 1970-71 edition
of the National Register of Prominent Americans and
International Notables she is honored for her out
standing achievement in her profession. We congrat
ulate herl Mary Lu and Robert Throop were married
October 25, and now live in Vestaburg, Michigan.
After 15 years on Long Island, New York, John
and Glenna (McElwain), '50, Convertino have moved
to Stillwater, Oklahoma, where they are both enrolled
at Oklahoma State University working towards their
bachelor degrees in music. Their oldest daughter is
in high school and is thinking about attending LCC.
They send their regards from216 S. Duncan St., 74074.
Peggy Shirley graduated from Milligan College
August 21 with her B.S. degree in psychology and
elementary education. August 31 she began teaching
first grade in Aatoria, Illinois.
John O'Banion, '64, continues in his position as
instructor in English and speech at Sauk Valley Col
lege, Dixon, Illinois. He proposed a. course "The
Bible As Literature," which was approved, and he is
teaching it this year. He also is working on his Ph.D.
degree in English at Northern Illinois University. He
and his wife, Sally, have two sons. We congratulate
him on his witness at Sauk Valley College.
Jeff Thompson, '65, received his M.S. degree
from Ft. Hays State College in January. He and his
wife, Darlene, began their third year of ministry with
the First Christian Church. Hugoton, Kansas, in
October. Their new average attendance record for the
summer was 301. The congregation recently pur
chased a new parsonage and increased their mission
giving equal to the parsonage value. The Thompsons
have one daughter, Whitney Lynn, 1 year.
Barbara Layman, '64, is an elementary school
counselor in the Michigan City, Indiana, school sys
tem and is taking post-graduate work at Indiana
University.
Robert. '61, and Audre Weaver have moved to
Tucumcari, New Mexico, hoping that a change of
climate will help her arthritis and the family's sinus
problems. Bob is teaching health and social studies
and coaching in a local junior high school. They
live at 907 S. Adams, 88401.
Gary, '69 (LCS), and Cheryl, '66, Hall moved to
Ipswich, Massachusetts, August 26, where he is
enrolled in the Th.M. program at Gordon-Conwell
Theological Seminary in South Hamilton. Cheryl is
teaching art in the Hamilton school system. They
live at 81 Central, Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938.
Cheryl Hudson. '68, resigned her youth and
secretarial ministry with the Church of Christ, Auburn,
Nebraska, following two years of service, effective
September 1.
Jack, '70 (LCS), and Martha Boyd moved frpm
Watseka, Illinois, to a new ministry with the Church
of Christ, Cedar Lake, Indiana, August 9.
Jean Gruber, '68, resigned her work with the
Franklin Life Insurance Co., and began her secretarial
ministry with the Madison Park Christian Church,
Quincy, Illinois, as of September 1. Lloyd Dunn
ministers with the congregation. Jean lives at 326
N. Eighth, Quincy.
Richard, '52. and Mary Chamness began their
eighth year of ministrywith the Broad Street Christian
Church, Tampa, Florida, in September.
Dale Eddlngton, '69, resigned his two-year min
istry with the Christian Church, Bushnell, Illinois,
to accept the call of the Christian Church, Astoria,
Illinois, June 21.
Loren, '59, and Pat, '58, Hetrick and family have
cut their first LP record "Happy Harmony" on the
Kingdom Kraft label. Their three daughters, Lori Ann
12, Esther 10, and Tricia 5, joined in the album. They
both sing and play together. The Hetricks minister
with the Christian Church, Lockport, Illinois. Their
record can be purchased through the LCC bookstore,
or you may write them at 920 S. Madison, Lockport,
Illinois 60441.
W. Ray Espey, '54, completed a twelve-year min
istry with the East Side Church of Christ, Kansas
City, Missouri, August 2. He and his wife, Beverly,
launched the congregation in 1958, and the church
has now finished a new 270-seat house of worship.
Ray is now an electronics instructor at Centra) Mis
souri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri, where he
lives at R. R. 2, East Gay Road.
Merrill Davis, '69, was ordained by the Calvary
Church of Christ. Rockford, Illinois, October 21. Ed
Bowers and Sam Surfus minister with the congrega
tion. Merrill ministers with the First Christian Church
Morgantown, Indiana.
Henry F. Koch, '70 (LCS), has accepted the call
of the Christian Church, West Lebanon, Indiana,
effective November 10.
Floyd Stamm, '69, and family arrived in Zambia,
August 1, after leaving the U.S. on July 5. Though
Floyd's briefcase with passports and valuable papers
were stolen the firstday,theStamms remain enthused.
Floyd is training an indigenous leadership. Twelve
were baptized on one of his first Sundays on the
field. TheStammsaddress is Box 1708, Ndola,Zambia.
Africa.
William and Janet (Beck), '66, Flanker were par
ents for the first time August 7 when Jennifer Rosanne
was born. Bill and Janet have recently moved to
Danville, Illinois, where he is sales representative
for Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation.
Judy Reynolds, '66, has begun her third year
with First Christian Church, Alton, Illinois, as
Director of Christian Education. She has recently
been engaged to RickBurger of Alton.
Robert, '70 (LCS), and Peggy Kuest began their
ministry with First Christian Church, Greenville,
Illinois, in September. He had been ministering with
the Christian Church, Donovan, Illinois. Bob and
Peggy were parents for the second time when their
second son, David Alvin, was bom June 12.
Derry and Donna Smaage will return in November
to South Africa to serve with Gordon, '57, and Estelle
Nelson in Kimberly. The former work of the Smaages
in Ghana was too detrimental to their health. Spe
cial needs of the Smaages total $4,000which includes
a car. Also $1,500 is being sought for a travel fund.
The Smaages live in Lincoln at 1026 N. Monroe.
Estelle Nelson's father passed away the first week
of October and she returned for his funeral.
Cynthia Shank, '63, and Jerome Rountree were
married July 17 in Lansing, Michigan, where she is
employed as a legal secretary at Michigan National
Bank and he works in the parts division of General
Motors Corporation.
Todd Fanta, '67, has been accepted by the Armed
Services for the chaplaincy and is now waiting for
endorsement by the churches. While waiting, he is
preaching for three United Methodist Churches in
BloomCity, Gellinghour, and Woodstock, Wisconsin.
Dick, '70, and Ruth Baugh were parents of a
second son September 15 when David Richard was
bom. They minister with the Central Christian Church,
Rockford, Illinois, in the field of youth. Willard
Kelly ministers with the church as well.
Charles, '50, and Eloise Webb concluded their
five-year ministry with the Christian Church, Wayne
City, Illinois, to accept the call of the recently
organized New Testament Christian Church. Keokuk,
Iowa, early in September. John M. Webb, '52, LCC
academic dean, has led in the new work over the
past months. John D. Webb, '66, has accepted the
call of the First Christian Church, Herrin, Illinois,
to serve with Robert Walther in ministering with the
congregation.
The Eastview Christian Church, Bloomington,
Illinois, is sponsoring a new congregation in the
Bloomington-Normal area and has over $3,000 in its
new church fund to aid the congregation in property
purchase. Robert Phillips,'54, and Harold Smith, '67,
minister with the Eastview congregation. The new
congregation began November 1 and has several
families from Eastview launching it. Bob began his
ninth year at Eastview October 1.
Tom, '6B, and Carol Jeffries were parents for
the third time when their first son, David Thomas,
was bom September 19. He has two sisters, Joanna,
4, and Patricia. 1. The Jeffries began their second
year with the Christian Church, Portage, Indiana,
October 4.
Gary, '70, and Anne Neyhart were parents Sep-
temberBwhen JulieAnn was horn in Siillluan. indiana.
They have accepted the call of the Central Christian
Church, Clovis, New Mexico, to minister in the field
of music and youth. Stanley Letcher also ministers
with the congregation.
Jim, '70 (LCS), and June Johnston were parents
for the first time October 17 when Stephen Douglas
was born. They minister with the Christian Church,
Literberry, Illinois.
NEW BUDGET FOR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Your executive committee has completed plans
for a new financial structure for the ministry of your
association. The basic idea is a unified budget with
a goal of $30,000 to be subscribed by mail and tele
phone pledges for 1971. The budget breakdown will
be 45% for the dorm fund (projections indicate that
together with the balance of 1970 this will retire the
bonds by October, 1971); 45% for the library fiind (we
have $70,000 pledged towards our $100,000 goal and
$25,000 has been received in cash); 5% for the gen
eral fund which operates the association (together
with association dues this will be sufficient); 3% for
ascholarshipfund(aspecial committee meets October
5 to set up the program for 1971; Jim North is chair
man); and 2% for a benevolence fund to aid alumni in
special need (this fund will have a top limit of $500).
Thus when you give for the ministry of your
alumni association, your gifts will be divided accord
ingly, and you will be asked each year for support of
such a ministry. This financial structure will be dis
cussed at alumni chapter meetings foralumni response.
Suggestions will also be welcome via mail to the
alumni office.
INSURANCE PROGRAM NEWS
We have 210 enrolled in our major medical health
insurance program and claims exceeding $12,000 have
been made. A large portion of these have been
maternity because of the immediate coverage provi
sion which the program has. A number of alumni
have been greatly blessed because of benefits during
serious health problems.
Under certain conditions some alumni can still
enroll without health questions until December 1.
Any alumnus can enroll at any time, but health ques
tions will be asked. Any alumnus is eligible if he
has 30 or more semester hours at LCC or LCS. Write
the alumni office if interested.
Alumni in the program have also been offered
$10,000 of non-reducing term life insurance for $3
per month, with no health questions. Because all
alumni in the program must accept the life insurance
for any to have it, those in the medical program who
have not answered "yes" or "no" to the life insur
ance offer, are urged to get their answer in the mail
today. Neither the LCC-LCS alumni association nor
its director receives any financial favorfor the insur
ance program.
YOUR WILL-GOD'S WILL
Someone has said, "Every Christian
should have a will and every will should be
Christian." Your will should be an act of
thanks to God for his blessings to you. If
you want to continue doing good on earth
when God calls you to heaven, remember God's
work for which you have worked, prayed, and
sacrificed during your life.
Here are timely suggestions to remember
in making a will.
Don't postpone doing it. Most people
never get it done.
Don't make it yourself. A will is a
technical legal document. It should be
prepared by a lawyer. The modest cost
is one of the best investments you will
ever make.
Don't forget that your will is another
opportunity for you to show your alle
giance to Christ, by helping His work go
on after you have entered your eternal
reward.
Don't assume that witts are only tor the-
extremely wealthy. If you do not have a
will, your property {home, car, furniture,
stocks, bonds, lands, etc.,) will be
divided according to the laws of the
state.
Don't fail to update your will when it is
advisable. Usually this is best done by
writing a new will.
Don't neglect putting your will where it
can be easilyfound following your death.
When you prepare your will be sure to
make it Christian. As a trustee of the prop
erty you have beengiven by God,give a liberal
portion to help train more preachers, mission
aries, elders, deacons, Bible teachers, and
Christian homemakers who will put Christ
and His kingdom first. You know it Is God's
will that we train Christian workers. Your will
can help.
Why not become a Lincoln Christian Col
lege partner through a Christian will? LCC is
deeply concerned about the Christian educa
tion of young people, not only today, but also
in the years to come. We need your helpl The
sharing of God's people has never been more
important to this ministry. Through your will,
you can spend vour heaven dojng good on
earth.
Lincoln Christian College stands ready
to provide you with a Christian lawyer who
will help draw up your will, with everlasting
benefits.
CUP AND MAIL
Lincoln Christian College
Box 178
Lincoln, Illinois 62656
Gentlemen:
PLAY TO BE STAGED-Nov. 19,20.21
"The Roar of the Greasepaint-
"The Smell of the Crowd"
The cast for the first production of the
Lincoln Christian College Players' 1970-71
season has been announced by Marie I. Graham
and David Hargrove, co-sponsors of Delta Psi
Omega National Honorary Dramatics Fraternity,
located on the campus of Lincoln Christian
College. The first production is to be the
musical "The Roar of the Greasepaint-the
Smell of the Crowd" by Leslie Bricusse and
Readers Urged To Send
THANKSGIVING OFFERING
Every reader of the Restorer is urged this
month to send a personal gift to help in the
work of Lincoln Christian College. At a time
when every evil force threatens to destroy the
spiritual foundations of our nation, churches,
and families, we need immediate support from
those who see the importance of trained Chris
tian leaders who will stand in the forefront of
the baiiic agsinst ail the forces of sin.
This college is a service institution. It
is not designed to make a profit. It is a
cooperative effort of churches to provide a
widercourseof study than is available locally.
Here students are introduced to a larger num
ber of Christian leaders, thus drawing on their
background in education and experience. The
church needs the Christian college to help
fulfill its mission in the world, and the Chris
tian college needs the regular support of all
God's people.
Many of you have intended to send some
monetary support to strengthen our Christian
witness and testimony. A sacrificial gift
during this thanksgiving month will be a spe
cial blessing to us. It is our prayer that each
of you will respond according to your ability.
Every dollar given to Christian education
is an investment in youth. It is imperative
that moreChristiansawaken to the tremendous
need of training more elders,deacons, preach
ers, Bibleteachers,and homemakers, who will
seek God's kingdom and His righteousness.
Because we are not a tax-supported school,
Christian people must be willing to provide
the educational funds needed above the cost
of tuition.
A gift from every reader of this publica
tion would be a tremendous boost to our min
istry. Brethren, we are counting on you. We
believe our fruits during the past twenty-six
years are such as to convince concerned
Christians that we are worthy of support.
Anthony Newley. This allegory-set-to-music
enjoyed a successful run in New York City
following its 1965 debut. The musical will be
staged at Lincoln High School Auditorium at
7:30 p.m. on November 19, 20, and 21 and will
be accompanied by a thirty-piece orchestra.
K. David Hargrove of the college faculty is
director while Dale McGilliard, of Brownsburg,
Indiana, and Joyce Cravens, of Williamsville,
Illinois, are serving as assistant director and
student director respectively. Other assistants
include Pam Webb, Rockwell City, Iowa-stage
movement; Mike Harbin, Atlanta, Georgia-
stage manager; and Stan Endicott, Woodlawn,
Illinois-orchestral assistant. The cast is as
follows:
SIR-Mitch Simpson, Atlanta, Illinois
COCKYJim Abegglen, Decatur, Illinois
KID-Pat Jenner, Decatur, Illinois
GIRL-Barbara Hockley, Yellow Grass,
Saskatchewan, Canada
BULLY-Myron Bartlett, Waukegan, Illinois
NEGRO-Mike Drake, Crown Point, Indiana
URCHINS-Pam Webb, Rockwell City, Iowa
Dianna Poe, Williamsville.
Illinois
Teri Zastrow, Clinton, Illinois
Diana Beeman, Monmouth,
Illinois
Donna Davis, Lincoln, Illinois
Patty Keesling, Louisville,
Kentucky
LaGene Zimmerer, Lincoln,
Illinois
Steve Wells, Louisville,
Kentucky
Dale McGilliard, Brownsburg,
Indiana
Mike Harbin, Atlanta, Georgia
Tom Jensen, Cleghorn, Iowa
Steve Tate, Fisher, Illinois
Tim Searby, Albion, Illinois
Bill Baker, Waukegan, Illinois
Student director. Dale McGilliard; assis
tant student director, Joyce Cravens; stage
movement assistant, Pam Webb; orchestral
assistant, Stan Endicott.
AM seats will be reserved, and tickets
may be purchased in advance or at the door.
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m.
FALL PICNIC
Instead of having a formal reception, the
entire "^dent body and faculty~grouped-
together with their families, enjoyed one of
Mrs. Becker's fine picnic dinners and fellow-
shipped together in games and songs. All
agreed this is the best way to come to know
one another.
I have placed Lincoln Christian College in my will.
I would be interested in talking with a representative of the college about
my estate and will.
Name
Address
Telephone
W. E. LcGilvrey
539 W. Jefferson
Eo;; 963
Joliet, 111. ^Q435
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