THE TIBETAN CHRISTIAN

News Organ of Christian Mission Work for Tibetans

VOL. VIII

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA MARCH, 1941

No.

Scores of Millions Have Not Yet Heard of the Savior

Young Christian Volunteers Needed to Carry Message to Many Yet in Darkness
Scores of millions of people in great heathen, idol-worshiping lands of the world
will probably never hear the name of the
Savior in this world.

Newlands and Carlsons Sail

For the Philippine Islands

Nearly A Hundred Brave Storm to Bid Farewell
To Departing Missionaries
By J. Merle Appelgate Many will believe that the going of the Newlands and Carlsons to the Philippines is no mere accident. They will recall Acts 16:6 and 7 which relates Paul's change of plans under the leadership of the Holy Spii-it.
While the evil forces of men fence off Tibet

ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE

ISLANDS

Scores of millions yet wait to hear His name for the first time, with little chance Magellan discovered the Philippine Islands that they will ever hear, unless something in 1521 and they were conquered by Spain volcanic happens among the people who in 1565. Admiral Dewey destroyed the Span know of Him. ish fleet in Manila Bay, May 1, 1898 and Ma This has been the burden of the messages jor Gen. Merrit captured the city of Manila, of Mr. Newland in his many visits about Aug. 13, 1898. It was on Dec. 10, 1898 that the country prior to his sailing on February 21 for the Philippines. "It is a very conservative thing," says Mr. Newland, "to say that at least one hundred millions of the people of China have never yet once heard mentioned the name of Jesus
Christ. Another two hundred millions know

in order to fight a war, God will lead the Newlands and Carlsons to carry on His battle
in the American-controlled Philippine Is
lands.

It was as stormy a day as California could produce when about a hundred faithful Christians from the Inglewood and Figueroa Churches gathered in the dock shed at pier 188 in Wilmington, along side of which lay the heavily loaded M. S. Pleasantville. There
were some ministers and missionaries from other churches there also. Amidst the noise

of Him only as the "foreigner's God" and

have heard of Him in that way only through ignorant and prejudiced lips.
"Our work at Atuntze," continues Mr. New-

of trucks and tractors the little group gath

land. "has been in a finger of the province cf Yunnan, where China's military hold ex tends up among the Tibetans. I have traveled clear across this g^eat province from the extreme southeast to the extreme northwest. It is a journey of some seven weeks. I know conditions in Yunnan. It has approximate ly thirty-five millions of people, of whom

ered and sang some grand old hymns of faith, hope and courage. Prayers were offered in fervent devotion. Then one by one the mis sionaries who were sailing stood up on freight trucks and with faces aglow with the light of heaven, spoke words oi encoui'agement to those who remain at home to hold the ropes.
No storm outside could shade the brilliance

of that light on their faces; no thunderous

roar could subdue their voices of hope; and

no clamor of machines could disturb their

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A TYPICAL TIBETAN
This is what a
full-blooded Ti betan looks like.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
PBOBUhon---

A typical Tibetan dresses in hightopped leather

and woolen cloth boots and wears

He. Cf

70U

heavy woolen clothing of red the Philippine Islands were ceded to the wool. Prayer United States by the Treaty of Paris. Of
beads are an es
sential also.

peace within. They sailed away with a grim determination to fulfill their ministry. Their ultimate goal is still Tibet. But like the first-century mis sionaries, they are driven by the "must" of the Gospel so beautifully set forth in Dr. Remfry Hunt's letter found elsewhere in this issue. Whether their stay in the Philippines be long or short, we may rest assured they will airange for the Christian work they begin to be carried on permanently and effectively.

the 7,083 islands, only 462 have an area of one square mile or more. There are 20
volcanoes on the islands which are more or

Harry Schaefer Sails for India

Perhaps the brotherhood has placed no greater confidence in any one of the youngei generation of missionaries than it has ir young Harry Schaefer, Jr. of India. Every one has a strong feeling that Harry wil! make good as a foreign missionary. He has secured passage aboard the Pres. Coolidge for a sailing from San Francisco on March 17. In India he will join his parents and sister
in the work of the Central Provinces India
mission.

The Tibetans ars

husky, less active. Between the mountains stored likeable brown with minerals, and the sea lie great fertile, race of people well-watered plains. The average tempera
the the darkness of demon- and for

large,

who have lived in

tures are: four winter months, 78 degrees F., three hot months, April to June, 84 degrees, and the rest of the months about 80 degrees.

nature-worship of
Lamaism

There are eight distinct languages and 87

About 35 per cent or IVu million of the children attend public schools. dialects used in the Islands.

many centuries.

MRS. OGDEN WAITS

One of the large group who went to the
dock to bid farewell to the Newlands and

English is the official language in all the

schools. About 4 million on the Islands read and understand English. Two-thirds of the ini'iabitants are Roman Catholics: about 4 million belong to the Independent Catholic Church; about 500,000 are Moslems and about 500,000 are Pagans.J. M. A.
THIS IS ENCOURAGING

Carlsons was Mrs. Minnie Ogden.

as their destination.

She had hoped to be sailing with them, with Batang

Of course we are all

aware that the State Department refused passports for this venture. So Mrs. Ogden remains in America, in readiness to join the Newlands and Carlsons in a ministry at Batang at the earliest possible moment the government will permit.

We were glad to receive the following word "May I congratulate you on your choice to go to the Philippines You have helped the cause of Missions a great deal by the added confidnnce that the public will place in the missionary. May you have the best of success in those islands and may the way soon open for you to return to Batang."
from Harry recently:
Mr. and Mi-s. M. B. Madden are now com

From Washington comes this fine word

"The Church of Christ in Sedro Woolley

gives one-tenth of all money that comes into its Sunday School and church treasury
to missions."Kenneth A. Edwards, Minister

fortably installed in their new "Figueroa Cottage" at Tui-ner Memorial Home, Turner Oregon.

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THE TIBETAN CHRISTIAN

PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY BY

NO ABANDONMENT OF
TIBET
Let no one assume that Tibet is dropped from the stage of interest merely because
the Newlands and Carlsons have been tem

THE TIBETAN CHRISTIAN MISSION

MISSIONARIES:

NEWLAND SENDS PARTING MESSAGE FROM SHIPBOARD

Aboard M. S. Pleasantville Los Angeles Harbor Feb. 22, 1941

VERNON AND MONA NEWLAND

RAY AND IMOGENE CARLSON
Mission stations:

ATUNTZE. YUNNAN BATANG. HSIKANG

VERNON
J.

M.

NEWLAND

EDITOR
Editor

porarily refused passports. The Bares, Christian Church Nichols and Miss Schwake still hold strategic Medicine Lodge, Kansas

MERLE APPELGATE ASSOC. 455 w. 57th St.. Los Angeles

ADVISORY COUNCIL
J. Merle Appelgate. Los Angeles. Chr. Francis M. Ahant. Joplin, Mo. V. E. butterworth. Compton. Calif. Harold d. Combs, Arlington, Calif. J. Frank Cunningham, The Dalles, Ore. Harold f. Hanlin. Louisville. Ky. Joseph D, Hill, Latonia, Kentucky
Ahd Hoven. Cincinnati. Ohio G, Fred Hoy, Inglewood, Calif. Mrs. M. E. Sipple. Los Angeles. Dr. c. C. Taylor, Enid Okla.

Calif.

WlNFlELO W. TRIPP, COVINGTON. KY. J. Andrew Williams. Inglewood. Calif.

Daniel Zinck. Los Angeles, Calif.

The writing of this finds us aboard ship ienlu and Dr. Bare describes their journey and future plans in a letter to Mi-s. Sipple apparently within a few hoiu^s of sailing. This is a large freighter and men are busy as follows: "We were on the road 25 days" (coming loading the last part of the cargo before we head out for the 25 or 26 days of crossing from Batang) "all but three or four of which were rainy, and we encountered snow twice. the broad Pacific. This ship is heavily loaded The mountain streams were greatly swollen with lumber from Vancouver, piled high by the rain, and twice in fording them, the upon most of the lower deck surface. Canned mules and riding horses, as well as the pack goods and old rubber tires seem to be the chief cargo from this port. cattle (yak) had to swim them. We had to The 26 days of crossing will probably be raise our feet high to k'eep from getting
them soaked in the rushing streams. . . . without a stop and without sign of any land

posts.

The Bares are now located at Tach- Dear Friends:

Subscription Price: "I plan to make itinerating trips out among Individual Subscriptions, 1 year - - 25c the Tibetan villages, carrying some medicines Groups of five or more (sent individually or in bundles) - - 20c per subscription for the treatment of the sick, and with Tibet ors. Churches and mission groups allotted evangelism. "We find living here at Tachienlu some one subscription for each $2. of contribution. (Churches desiring more copies please order what less comfortable and far more expen sive than it was at Batang, but we think we at group rate.)
Bundles of 3 or 5 sent free to churches

Subscriptions automatically allotted to don

an Gospels and tracts for use in that type of course (up around the small part of the globe) takes us quite far north of the Hawai

unless the captain orders the boat to go close enough to see two or three huge rocks that stick up out of the Pacific along our general route. Of course, our "big circle"

see that 'a great door and effectual is opened

for introductoiy purposes on request. Just unto us and there are many adversaries' I Cor. 16:9. drop a card to Los Angeles. All material in this paper not specifically "Through the kindness of some of the attributed by name to others is written and S. D. A. missionaries, we hear some of the
prepared by the editor.
WHEN SENDING GIFTS: For the Carlsons, send to
Mrs. E. S. Carlson

radio news."

The following excerpt from a letter to Mrs. Sipple gives us interesting information of failure of Chi-istians to evangelize the world!
Miss Schwake:

ian Islands and not south of them as you might suppose by looking at a flat map. The accommodations are for 12 passengers only and the full 12 are on board. The only other child, (except Marcia and Neal and Mark Robin Carlson) is the Captain's little boy of about 8 or 9. This is a Norwegian ship, and flying the flag of a belligerent na tion, hence all is equipped for sailing "black out" at night. What a commentary on the

These are days to obey the King, to "go"

4446 Kasson, Chicago, III., or The Forwarding Secretary

The Tibetan Christian Mission:

"I am staying at the C. I. M. (in Tachien

to dare, to suffer, if need be, for the sake of

455 W. S7th St., Los Angeles

For the Newlands, send to
Mrs, Neal Lovell

(Mr. Ncwland's sister)

1105 E. Randolph, Enid, Okla., or The Forwarding Secretary

Tibetan Christian Mission

455 W. 57th St., Los Angeles

lu) on my return. I have my teacher with me, who will take me into some good hard study this winter while we wait here for the passes to clear. Being released from nurs ing obligations, I am hoping to progress much more rapidly than I have been able to do for some time because of duties and travel interruptions."Gladys Schwake. Prom Batang, Mrs. Sipple received this
word:

scores of millions who do not know Christ I believe most of the world's trials and

troubles today, with all its bitterness, hate

and death, are due to the failure of Chris

WE MUST BE MORE
DILIGENT
We scarcely need point out, with reference to the "debate" appearing on another page, that the attitude and policy of the Tibetan Christian are based whole-heartedly upon the ideas and convictions expressed by Bro.
ES-rett in his reply to Bro. Alber. It seems

"The Nichols family and Edgar Bare are now the only foreign residents of Batang.
Our time is so well occupied with school,

tians to go as Christ commanded, and as the early Christians set the example. With so few to go, and with so many scores of millions in the Orient who have not even heard the name of the Savior, it is our con viction that we ought to be at the post and the task to which we have, by the grace of God, had the privilege of serving. Best wishes in Christ to aU the church. Sincerely, on business for the King,
(Signed) Vernon M. Newland

Tibetan

most evident to us that Bro. Alber, like many another, has never had, or lost, the vision
that inspired, and inspires, others in the crusade to labor and endm*e that the people of God might someday be one in a restora tion of first-century fellowship and teachings.
We are sorry that some feel such a crusade

ing him. We are happy to be sailing and parting from him is the only thing that blessing, especially brings an occasional tear to our eyes.
time to get lonesome.
now that mail is so

P.S.We are all quite well. Melvin should the mission routine be ending this afternoon his long train ride that we hardly have to Enid where Nellie and Neal will be await
study, and Our radio is a great

slow and uncertain. "Last Sunday even

ing while twirling the

EVANGELICAL GROUP FINDS THE TIBETAN CHRISTIAN HELPFUL

Council consisting of outstanding brethren, trusted leaders in the brotherhood. Anyone who desires information about the activities, policies and plans of the mission should feel perfectly free to call upon any of the mission aries themselves or any of these brethren at any time. The policy of making all our mis
sion work of such a character as to merit

listening to the soul satisfying music and paper as I like it so much and we use It an inspiring gospel message. Imagine not in our Women's Missionary Society. Though NOTICE having heard a real sermon in your own we are Evangelical people, each month a language for months and you will realize time is allotted to an article from its pages. The affairs of the Tibetan Christian Mission something of what we felt. God bless you in your service wherever are carried on with the aid of an Advisory "We are glad to say that since the Ameri you may be called.
can consul at Yunnanfu has gotten behind

dial, I chanced upon From Nebraska we received this encour impractical, or the price to be paid too the 'Old Fashioned aging note recently: much. It simply means that others of us Dear Mi'. Newland: Mr. and M,s. Nichols must be the more diligent and earnest in this broadcast by one of I enclose a gift to be used for the Tibetan Godgiven task. the Manila stations. How thrilled we were work as you see best. Please send me the

our mail, we have received several packages,

some of which were addressed to Yen Chin

Yours in His name. Mi-s. Myrtle M. Henry

and mailed over a year ago."Edgar Nichols.

WHEN SENDING GIFTS:
For Bares or Nichols, send to
Mr. C. W. Nichols

"Your articles are very interesting and have considerable value in the study of
missions. Please increase our number or copies."W. A. B., St. Helens, Oregon.
Calif, wites us that Lynnette has a little baby sister, Carolyn May, who an*ived Jan uary 8. Best wishes to the Chapins.

the confidence of a large body of trusted brotherhood leaders, will, we feel, make for
stability and success, and serve to counter

Box 391 Seminole, Okla.

act irresponsible criticism occasionally in

dulged in by others.

For Miss Melba Palmer, send to 1571 Lawrence St,, Eugene, Oregon For Miss Gladys Schwake, send to 157 Parkdale Ave., Buffalo, New York
Mrs. Wilma Watson

Lunette Chapin's daddy, pastor, Tulare

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Want To Know More

About Tibet?
Friends frequently ask us to recommend some good boolcs on Tibet. In reply we frequently have to say that most of the
to win sales on the basis of presenting Tibet and its priesthood as things of mystery Most of the really worthwhile books are out of print. Books by Rockhill, Bell are

CHRISTIAN SERVICE CAMPS

HAVE LARGE GROWTH

V/HY IDOLS HAVE CLOSED

MOUTHS
Our friends will recall that after surviving three bandit attacks on Atuntze we tempor

books populai'ly sold dealing with Tibet seek

arily sought more peaceful surroundings farther to the south. For three months, just prior to our furlough, we found shelter in the territory being evangelized by the

good. But we specially recommend the book,

"Three Years in Tibet" by Ekai Kawaguchi;

the Japanese Buddhist priest. This daring priest had a most remarkable three years ii:
The 1940 Mid-Columbia Christian Service

Tibet, during which time he was actually received into the inner circles of the Lhasa
priests and officials.

Kawaguchi's book was published in 1909

and may be found in some of the larger city libraries. He wrote of things as he found

Campers had an enthusiastic meeting among the firs and pines of Oregon. J. Frank Cunningham, extreme right, serves as Camp

Morses. Ml'. Taylor and Miss Maxey, in the little Chinese-Nashi village of Kang Pu. _We endeavored to keep busy with evangelism during our stay there. One evening, as we sat on tlie ground around a glowing woc^fire after returning from a preaching service in the village, a Kang Pu Christian, and former idol-worshiper, told me the story of how it came about that idols now have closed
mouths. I relate it now to you:

"A long time ago," he said, "all idols were

Manager. made with theii- mouths open. But once upon a time a very large snake crawled into them and the outside world is indebted more Christian Service Camps are proving in the mouth of a large idol in a certam temple, to this man than to any other for its knowl creasingly popular. Last year 66 Camps en and proceeded to make its home there. Al edge of Tibetan life and customs. Following rolled more than 6,000 young people in all most immediately astonishment seized the

are just a few of the very interesting chap parts of the country. Each year witnesses ters; Arrival in Lhasa, A Metropolis of Filth. the organization of new ones, and present Lamaism, The Government, Education and prospects are that the "big poster" for 1941 Castes Life in the Sera Monastei-y, Tibetan will list at least seventy. Camp leaders and Weddings and Wedded Life, Tibetan Punish faculties az-e now busy everywhere planning

villagers as they began to notice that the^ bowls of food placed before the idol each

ments, A Grim Funeral, Foreign Explorers the 1941 schedules and programs. and the Policy of Seclusion, Tibetan Women The popularity of Christian Service Camps ing the food! The villagers were over-joyed The Tibetan Soldiery, The Festival of Lights may be attributed largely to certain dis and spread the report of this wonderful Meeting With Tlie Incarnate Bodhisattva tinctive features which may be classified idol far and wide, and soon its fame be

morning, were being eaten regularly. Care ful watch proved conclusively that no dog or human being was stealing in and eating the food! The idol was unquestionably eat

Holy Texts in a Slaughter-house, The Future of Tibetan Diplomacy, A Supposed Mpacle

under the following five heads:

came very great.

Manners and Customs, Future of the Tibetan with the beauty and grandeur of being "not Religions, and many others. the only Christians, but Christians only.'' We have left one copy of this book' in the We will either pass on to the next generation care of the Figueroa Blvd. Christian Chm-ch some deep convictions about this important 455 W. 57th Street, Los Angeles. Our read matter or witness a God-given task aban ers may secure the book for two weeks by doned to others or swallowed up and lost in

(1) A deep concern to inspire young people

manner: One morning a certain vill^er

"But the delusion came to an end in this

brot a bowl of very hot soup to place before the idol along with the offerings of others. And with the others he retiu-ned after a while to reclaim the empty bowl. But to the embarrassment of this particular worshiper the idol had eaten all the othei writing the librarian. We suggest that ten Disciple denominationalism. cents in stamps be enclosed for postage. (2) A large emphasis upon personal evan bowls clean, but had not deigned to touch his own. In great anger he seized the bowl gelism. Christian Service of hot soup and pom'ed all its contents Camps are not merely
gatherings for "leader I know twenty to twenty-five millions have ship training." All earn never even heard that Jesus Christ ever est young people, wheth
(Continued from Page 1 )
lived! . _ .

SCORES OF MILLIONS

right into the mouth of the idol. So great

was the

inside the idol that the villagers fled from

the temple in great fright. "Two or three days later a very bad odor

commotion immediately set up

"Our gJ-eat neighboring provmce of Szechwan is the most populous of all China's

er Christian or not, desirous of entering into

the life of the Camp

began to fill the temple. It was soon dis

provinces. It alone has sixty millions of for a week are invited people, of whom it is still a fact that forty Special evangelistic mes
nothing of the love of God, or that a Savior young people make de
was ever born.

covered to be issuing from the idol itseii,

or forty-five millions have as yet learned sages designed to help

cisions for Christ and

and so frightful did it become that work men poured in wet clay, and sealed up the mouth completely. And thus it has been
with all idols ever since."V. M. N.
Park, near Port Dodge.

Japan. Burma, Fi-ench-Indo China, Siam, Malay States. India (with its great districts
in which no missionary has ever yet gone),

"And then there are the other great lands with their millions who have not heard:

the church usually close each Camp day. Con fessions and baptisms are common at Chris tian in Service camps. Camps.

KANSAS: Kansas Christian Service Camp,

at Camp Wa-Shun-Ga, near Junction City.

Mildred Welshimer

Bible itself as a Camp textbook. Young Mills. MINNESOTA: Lake Itasca Camp, Itasca and Bhutannot to mention the hundreds the people will not develop deep interest in a State Park. of inhabited islands of the South Seas. book with which they have little acquaint "And just to the south of our _o-?ra land OHIO: Four "C" Camp, Lake Allyn, near are other nations who need missionaries ance. Christian Service Camps are leading Batavia. OREGON: Willamette Valley Christian so very much. ^ , n. ..i. the way in centering the attention of our on the Word of God. "Many millions of the people of South youth Service Camp, Fall Creek. (4) A democratic program of teaching and America live in terrible darkness because management planned and executed by co TEXAS: Bastrop Christian Retreat, State they do not know of the Savior. 9ur great operating Park, Bastrop. churches and pastors. The teach brotherhood has only two small missions in Still other new Camps are to be launched the entu-e continent. One nation alone ing "slant" is, therefore, that of the churches for the first time this summer. We have most vitally concerned, and not that of (Brazil) has an area larger than the entire learned of the following: INDIANA: Wilkinson Church Service United States, and we haven't a soul telling eastern denominational schools of thought. (5) Low Cost. It has been demonstrated Camp, the people of their Savior. Shakamak State Park, Jasonville. OKLAHOMA: Boiling Springs Christian "And there is the great continent of Africa all over the nation that it is possible to conduct such youth camps with excellent with gi-eat regions as yet mientered with the accommodations, food and equipment at a Service Camp, near Woodward. WASHINGTON; Washington Christian 'good news' of Jesus Christ. "Young Christian volunteers are needed. cost much below that which is common m Service Camp (site not yet reported). other types of camps. . . One of the most popular young people's Our brotherhood can send them, and will Several new camps came into existence workers in the brotherhood is Miss Mildred send them. Hundreds can and must be sent last year. They were as follows: out. It requires only 250 people giving a only CALIFORNIA: So. Calif. Jun. High Boys Welshimer. She wiites. "Everything points penny a day to support a 'living-link'_ mis 1941 being the greatest year in the Chris near San Bernardino. West Side Oil to sionary by the plan of The Tibetan Christian Camp, tian Service Camp movement. Churches that Fields Camp, at Taft. South San Joaqum
Mission. We should be happy to hear from Christian Youth Retreat, Lake Sequoia. have not sent their young people to camp consecrated youne people who. more than are seeing the good results in other churches FLORIDA: Young Peoples' Conference, anything else, wish to invest their lives for near Deland. that do, and they are becoming deeply in _ * Christ, and millions who will never hear of terested." IOWA: Camp Wildwood. Dolliver State Him unless they are willing to go."

Philippines, Nepal (almost as closed as Tibet),

(3)

A large place foi

Sun Springs Retreat, at Sun Springs. KENTUCKY: White Mills Camp, White

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A Page for Our Young Missionary "Rope-Holders"

You 'hold the ropes' when you pray and give."

'ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, IN HIS SERVICE"

of The Tibetan Christian Mission the spirit of those who are willing to go anywhere, anytime in the service

LITTLE MISSIONARIES GET LONG RIDES

Melvin Merle

Young people, we are endeavoring to make the spirit

Newland for the first time in his life got a long ride on a train
when he went to Oklahoma to

m the homeland; for some it must mean a parting from

sary today because we have not been earnest and zeal
ous enough in the past.

of the King. For many this means service for Christ

home and friends for most of one's life. This is neces

ell. Gary Knoblock, a little boy

friend, bought a lower birth so Melvin Merle would have a bed to sleep on in the train. Mr. and

live with his aunt, Mrs. Lov-

with you even unto the end of the world."

They live in a darkness that is darker than nightand He is the "Light of the world". This suggests to us why Jesus said, in his last and final moments among His followers, "Go into all the world," and "Lo, I am

among the millions upon millions who have never heard.

We believe God wants us witnessing for Him out

Mrs. Fromhold bought his tick

et on the train. Then on Thurs day night at 8:15, with a lot of

friends at the Los Angeles de

pot, Melvin Merle with his mam ma and papa, and "Aunt" Jen

We invite you to read again that last short meaning ful chapter ofthegreatpioneer martyrfor Christ among
lowing in his book, "Pioneering in Tibet", and then
went back to Tibet, where he soon laid down his life:
Neal George Newland

nie Zinck went to the big cars

where goodbyes were said. It

the Tibetans, Dr. Albert Shelton.

He wrote the fol

but the Lord will protect every

WOrk.

was pretty hard to say goodbye,

one in this great missionary

ginning to wake up to realize that other folk have con

tributions to make to their welfare.

theirs IS the country of perfection. They are now be

wanting to know what is outside, the Tibetans have rested for hundreds of years in the firm belief that

Lying there in the heart of Asia, self-satisfied, held antville. He will sleep, eat and in by the greatest mountains on earth, not knowing nor play (if he doesn't get seasick)
that ship.

ades pd will be carried on and on until at last it is His. of the big freighter, the Pleasfor 26 days (6000 miles) on

The long fight for Tibet has continued for many dec

Come

On!

like a good sailor as his daddy carried him up the gangplank

Mark Robin Carlson looked

Marcia Mae and Neal George

sea and they will make good
playmates for Mark Robin.

Newland are old timers on the

The opportunity now is such as it has never been before. The feeling toward Westerners is far more kind
ly than it has ever been.

use for others which he has not.

all the abilities with which he is blessed in meeting the dren help feed and water these problems that he will have to solve; and he will find animals.
Let no young man think that it was a mistake that
J. M. A.
Mark Robin Carlson

opportunity for any young man to utilize

some horses on the ship. May

be the sailors will let the chil

There were thirty cows and

work m Asia; for it requires in the service of the King ^ picture of one of our finest dom of God just as high an order of intelligence, just Walter Scott Rudisell of Palm Springs, California. Dr, friends, RudisellDr. is as great concentration, just as fine tact, and just as 80 years of age and much punch" as are required to run any great business we were frightened first to see this concern. Come, on, young men, and let's help to make at picture of him rid
the last nation on earth a part of the Kingdom of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

he should bury his particularly fine abilities in mission

DR. RUDISELL TELLS STORY OF CHECK

(Printed by permission of the publishers. The Fleming H. Revell Co., New York)

ing such a wild ''bronc", until Dr. Rudisell told us it

was only a dummy!

The check while

written

by

his

)6(

'rA-

{)rHi47

ers. It was badly soiled and stained with red candle wax, for the bandits used the

He treasures it a groat deal, he tells us, for It went through the bandit attacks in Atuntze when the Newlands were held prison

daughter, was really the gift of Dr. Rudisell.

Newlands' house for a fort, and by the light of their candles battled an attacking force
all night. Many were killed and wounded that night, but the Newlands in the end
were not harmed in the least.

This Is the Check That Went Through the Bandit Attacks.

Thanks. Dr. Rudisell. for your part in winning Tibetans to Christbut you better be careful about riding "wild" animals.

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MUST WE BE DENOMINATIONALISTS?
Here we try our hand at condensing.
FIDDLING WHILE THE WORLD BURNS By John G. Alber

If you find this debate interesting, we suggest you read the articles in
THIS IS MORE THAN FIDDLING

full in the February 8 issue of the Christian Standard.V.M.N.

Secretary, Nebraska Christian Missionary Society

YOU WILL WANT THESE

ADDRESSES

My position is illustrated by the following

diagram:
or

By Edwin R. Errett Editor, The Christian Standard We differ at two points that are closely related. Brother Alber accepts the denomin-

The large circle represents the ecumenical

the various re

e iarge cuce Here is a list of the addresses ol mission- f I ' d o universal church ot Christ. The smaller aries supported by our brnteh^d mthe Ctjrer Xr conSdeJs oSr bmthercircles represent seeTsuch acompiled list in'any other pub- Jood as one ot those denomlnato^^^^^^^ whereas lication, therefore it should prove helpful lefeience to Bio. Albei s cncles,
ligious commun ions. One of

these represents otherwise indicated, we believe all are at It is an issue of major importance involv us, our move- their posts and may be reached by addressing the entire concept of our movement. ment. We as- ing the Missions concerned. sume that there , ^ Our Plea for Union and Theirs

to those who wish to correspond. Unless refuse to recognize any circle around us except the big one.

may be Chris-

Japan-lvGI'ea

tians in any ot YOTSUYA MISSION, G Naka Cho, Yotsuya

all of these cirTokyo.

There is a

fundamental difference in the

approach to unity as between our plea and

that of all union-minded denominationalists.

cles. This however does not

Mrs. W. D. Cunningham Mr. Owen W. Still

Miss Alice Hitch

Theirs is union and envisions mergers and

warrant any one to assume that this is an endorsement of the system of denominationalism or of a divided church. It simply at
nothing more.

Mrs. Owen W. Still (furlough). 254 N.Rose- combinations ofdenominations. Ours is unity and envisages elimination of the un-Scripmead Blvd., Pico, Calif. tural sources of division even to the change
of the individual. In Mr. Alber's editorial in the Nebraska

tempts to picture things as they are, and

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nielson (furlough), 837 E. 3rd St., Pomona, Calif.

In no uncertain terms the New Testament Japan menical church. It includes the whole church condemns divisions and parties in the church. OSAKA CHRISTIAN MISSION, 678 Nakami- jn all its formsall denominationsevery Severed relationships in the church are sin yacho, Asahiku, Osaka. expression of the Christian religion." How ful and wrong, and doubly so for us who Mr. Harold W. CJole _ can this mean anything else than a recog-

state paper, he says, "I believe in the ecu

plead for Christian unity on the New Testa

ment basis.

Mrs. Harold W._Cole (urlough), 621 Lime nition of the Roman hierarchy and the
Ave., Long Beach, Calif.
Grace Madden Braley 1763 E. 83rd St., Los Angeles.

On this point we are not blameless. We

need to cast the telephone pole out of our

doctrine

of

apostolic

succession

and

the

Westminster Confession and the practice of

had nothing but "infant baptism" and Chris

own eye so we may see clearly to cast the

mote out of our brother's eye.
that take them in.

Mr. and Mi-s. Ray Sawyer (appointees), "infant baptism" and the persons who have
Mr. and Mi-s. M. B. Madden (retired)
tian Science and mourners' benchall as

Too long we

have been drawing circles that left fellow Christians out. We need to draw circles

Following the Dark Ages came the Renais

sance. Following came the Reformation. While Tietsel sold indulgences in Germany

Luther discovered a Bible and a text, "The

part of the church universal? Miss Dorothy Schemmel ^appointee), 957 I submit that Brother Alber's argument" Chateau, Cincinnati, Ohio. commits him to an endorsement of thoi;e MABASHI CHURCH OF CHRIST, 4-485 Ma- items. bashi. Suginaml, Tokyo. We Are Christians Only Miss Grace Farnham
Miss Ruth Schoonover I am troubled at the tacit admission in

Turner Memorial Home, Turner, Ore,

Korea Lutheran Church came into being. When be just an undenominational Ohx'istian; that worldliness was rampant in the church KOREAN CHRISTIAN MISSION, 32 Shoget- no one can occupy the space out there be

righteous

shall live by faith,"

and the

Brother Alber's reasoning that no one can

Wesley pleaded for a deeper spirituality in religion, and Methodism was bom. When

denominational strife was turning men to infidelity, our fathers began their advocacy of Christian unity, not on a denominational

compromise, but upon a divinely inspired

New Testament, and here we are.
the

sucho, SeouL tween the circles, so to speak; that every Mr. John T. Chase (on temporary visit to little baby that is born is "either a little Korea). Tory or a little Liberal". I maintain that Mrs. John T. Chase (furlough), Bristol. I am one of the beings that must be non Tenn. descript to Brother Alber's system. We re Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hill (furlough). fuse to be classified as anything but sincere

le church of Christ,

Can we trutMully claim

whnlp

Christians, disciples of Jesus Christ, therePHILIPPINE MISSIO^OF CHURCHES OF fore, members of His church and opposed to

CHRIST, Box 2774, Manila, P. I.

the erection of any barriers except those

two can and two hundred can and two
million can.

the title "the true church", and the whole of it, perhaps we are a denomination, a most of the world insists. (This will stir the brethren.) O Lord, how long, how long! While millions wait for the message of re
(the discordant tune) "We are not a de
nomination."

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Allison Mr. and Mrs. J. Willis Hale Miss Edith Shimmel
Miss Ethel Jones

He has erected. I believe that any one can take that position, that if one can do it,

demption, while the world burns, we fiddle

In our relation to the Christian world we
can claim no more than that we are a move

"Holier Than Thou" Attitude

West China-Burma
LISULAND CHURCHES OF CHRIST, Kang

No doubt, there are some who are guilty

of that "holier than thou" attitude, but

ment within the universal church, with a

mighty plea for absolute and unconditional loyalty to Christ in all things. If we expect to get anywhere, we must recognize it is poor psychology as well as poor religion to let a
"hoher than thou" attitude take the place of brotherhood and fellowship with all those

surely Brother Alber does not intend to im Pu, Yunnan, West China (via Wei Hsi). ply that the non-denominational attitude is Mr, and Mrs. J. Russell Morse necessarily a "holier than thou" attitude. If Eugene R. Morse that is to be the argument, then why is it not Robert H. Morse to be applied to every one who renounces
Miss Isabel Maxey human creeds or to all who renounce the

South China
Mr. Harold Taylor, Tali, Yunnan.

authority of Rome or, for that matter, to all who refuse a proffered glass of liquor?
We have our faults, we know; but we would

who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior

Tibet- (Chinese Tibet) lik-e to be thus far right, at least: That we I am not concerned whether we are called TIBETAN CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION, go back to the simplicity of Christ and His
Tachienlu, Hsikang. West China (via apostles, and ask others to do the same.
Chengtu).
Dr. and Mrs. Norton H. Bare

a movement, a religious body, a communion or a denomination. I admit that the latter is somewhat distasteful to me.

We do not claim that the church of Christ

is coterminous with brethren in the Restora-

Miss Gladys Schwake tion movement. The church of Christ if Well, I still believe in the church. I be Mr. and Mrs. Edgar C. Nichols, Batang, evidently dispersed with many sincere Chrislieve in the ecumenical church. I believe Hsikang, West China. tians in the denominations. But, on the in the Christian Church and its great pleas for liberty, democracy and union, a plea TIBETAN CHRISTIAN MISSION, Atuntze, other hand, this does not mean that the Yunnan and Batang, Hsikang. church of Christ includes all of denominathat can never be outgrown until its ob Mr. and Mrs. Vernon M. Newland tionalism. The Lord knows who are His. jectives have been reached or the millenium and will one day disown all but His own, (Continued on Page 6) has been ushered in.

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THE

TIBETAN

CHRISTIAN

You Will Want These Addresses

(Continued from Page 5)
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ray Carlson. (Above two families in temporary min istry in Philippines. Until further not
ice address both in care of General

Delivery, Manila, P. I.)

India
CENTRAL PROVINCES MISSION, Kudndand, Bilaspur, C. P. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schaefer.
Miss Marian E, Schaefer.

Mr. Harry Schaefer, Jr. (sailing for India

this month).

ROTHERMEL MISSION.

Dr. Zoena S. Rothermel. Ragaul, Hamir-

Tibetans live in big fort'-like houses of high, thick walls and flat roofs, for theirs is a country of demon-worship, lamas and lawlessness.

pur, U. P.

SOUTH INDIA CHURCHES OF CHRIST, 56 Peters Road, Royapettah, Madras,

S. India.

LAST FAREWELLS

New Advisory Council Members

Johnson Edwards, Native Missionary.

share in the fellowship of rejoicing that came tucky and Mr. J. Andrew Williams of the when the door to the Philippines opened, First Chistian Church of Inglewood, Cali
and our young missionaries answered

Prom the many letters, telegrams and mes Mr. Daniel Zinck of the Figueroa Blvd. sages received by the departing missionaries, Christian Church, Mr. Winfield Tripp of the we have selectd two that our readers might Latonia Christian Church, Covington, Ken
so fornia, have recently been approved as mem

Mexico
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Westrup, Ave. Morelos Ote, 132 (altos), Monterrey, N. L.

Alaska
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Smith, Ekwak.

quickly and wholeheartedly.

bers of the Advisory Council of The Tibetan

Christian Mission.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crawford, Anchorage.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Railsback, Ketchikan.

Western Union Telegram: Ml', and Mrs. Vernon Newland; Figueroa Blvd. Christian Church, Figueroa and 57th Street, Los Angeles "Thinking and praying for you and Carl sons all the way."Mildred Welshimer.

Mr. and Mrs. Berl Thomas (present ad

WE ARE GLAD YOU WROTE

dress not in our files).

OHIO: "Thank you for your letter and 'The Tibetan Christian' which I am happy to SOUTH AFRICAN MISSION. 438 Landella St., Location 2, Kimberley. have in my possession."Mrs. Tona A.

South Africa

Rhoads. 4224'/^ Degnan Blvd. ILLINOIS: "I always enjoy reading the Los Angeles, Calif. paper very much."Mrs. Lila Kuhlmann. Feb. 21, 1941 NEBRASKA: "I have enjoyed your paper Tibetan Christian Mission, so much. We pray for the work and work Los Angeles: ers."Mrs. J. L. Martin. It was a matter of extreme regret that we MISSOURI: 'T am glad to send this. Thank were prevented from attending the farewell you for past favors."Mrs. W. C. Buck. services for our dear comrades Brother and WASHINGTON: "May He lead you in His

Mr, S. B. Sibenya, Native Evangelist.

Balkans
Mr. Frank Vass (furlough), 10512 S. Budlong Ave.. Los Angeles.

Poland
Mr. K. J. Jaroszewicz (furlough).

Sister Newland and Carlsons. It has been fine to know them and to share

own good time to the Tibetan border in

their faith and hope and love. cese Franklin. We sent a wire to the ship. We knew it OREGON: "We thank you for the interest
would cheer their hearts. What a serious outlook in the world!

just the spot of His choice."Miss Fran-

Jamaica
Lieut. C. Vincent Hall (present address not
in our files).

you are showing in Northwest Christian

How

Ccllege.

There is an enrollment of two

Mr. and Mrs. Luke D. Elliott, %M. B. U., 1507 University Ave., S. E., Minneapolis,

the imperatives of the mighty "must" of Jesus, in this witnessing age press upon
one:

"I must be about my Father's business." "I must work while it is day, etc." "Other sheep I must bring . . . Here is a copy of the telegram we sent:
"There hath not failed one word of all His

Minn. hundred seventeen very fine young people this term."K. E. Burke, Pres., Northwest subscription to the "Tibetan Christian", from Christian College, Eugene. CALIFORNIA: "We are in much prayer February. 1941. Send to the above address. regarding all your future plans. What b Thank you. world! But the Kingdom of our Lord will Alice Hinkle, Harrisburg, Pa. prevail."Annie and W. Remfry Hunt

good Promises."

(Bro. and Sister Hunt are two of the finest servants of God it has ever been oui-

Please send me the "Tibetan Christian"

We hope they will receive it.

Our united love.

We sent it

off Western Union at 10 A.M. this day.

Sincerely, Wm. Remfry Hunt

privilege to know. They served in China in the past. Have read the January edition for many years, during the Boxer Rebel through. Hoping for a continuation of our lion too, under the United Society.V. M work in Tibet. I have always thought that N.). the most interesting and needed mission

for one year.

I have so enjoyed the paper

field we have in our chui'ches.

Could you

MELBA PALMER WILL SPEAK

I was appointed Missionary Chairman of send me two extra Januai^ issues? Thanking our Young People's Christian Endeavor this you sincerely, Mrs. N, D. Vail, Nampa, Idaho. year. I recently read the "Tibetan Chris

Latest word from Melba brings the good paper as I believe the material would be news that she is gaining strength steadily. useful and interesting to our society. We Her physician advises continued care in her were acquainted with the Newlands at Erieprogram in that it not be too strenuous. side and would like to keep in touch with However, she is booking dates for speaking them. Thank you. tours. Miss Palmer is in a position to give Jean Dusenberry, Clinton, Ohio. up-to-date and first hand information of conditions in West China. Chmxhes, classes, I am enclosing fifty cents from the Loyal missionary groups may write her for dates Ladies' Bible Class of the College Avenue at 1571 Lawrence St., Eugene, Oregon. Church of Christ for the "Tibetan Chris tian". We appreciate the paper and wish Neither pray I for these alone, but for them you to continue sending us a number of also which shall believe on me through theii- copies whenever published. We are going to word: That they all may be one; as thou. contribute regularly. Mrs. Delia Stull, Des Moines, Iowa. Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may be
lieve that thou hast sent me.John 17:20-21.

tian" and

would

appreciate

getting this

I feel very fine about your aiTangements with the U. C. M. S. Think that this is a good step, and in the right direction. Guy Mayfield, Drumright, Okla.

If the weather is at all clear we shall try

to be at Pier 188 in Wilmington, at 3 P.M.

tomorrow. It is great that Vernon's plans are carrying through and will be a joy to see them off. If we fail to get there, assure them of our prayers and good wishes. Harold D. Combs. Arlington, Calif.
My best wishes to you as you go to the

Philippines. May you be able to do a great

work there. Sincerely,

Please find enclosed 25c for one year's

Melba Palmer, Eugene, Ore.

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SALWIN VAim-. RJgELEH, APRIL 21. 1941

L
My bolt^ed^Mother and Sisters:

We are still alive, and God has blessed our ministry-^eyond all expecta^ons,

but we never found it harder to plan for the^/uture than now. After (fa^ 15t^^ the passes 'out of the Salwin were impasai^iig, until early in -^pril when two of our Mekong Christians got through v/il^S^e mil fo||lr us. Even this was about
a month earlier than we had expecteja^ All our time has been taken with other

things than letter writing.exceptM^ss Maxey has kept a diarypfjl left Tali & Robert Dec. 12, 1940. I traveled by a jAhagan carried by two men between two pole^^nd sometimes horseback and the last days afoot over the Mekong,

Salwin divide. I reached the Salwin Valleyj^an) 8, 1941^

snow storm closeTlihe pass to carriers^ Gertrude and the throe children and

a day beforo a

Miss Maxey reached horoTDe^ 21i^ and wero campod in the small adobe fort on
this ridgo, which contlmed to shelter us until our house was built.
Eugene and I got busy at once on building, and soon Christian workors had ral
lied to us from every congregation in the Salwin leveling a building-sito on the steep mountain side. We sent parties in every direction to cut building material: Poles and various kinds of bamboo thatch-grass After a month of

, most intensive work^the roof was on and then just a day later came the big snow% li just a day after we had moved into our new quarters, the students began to ar

(^jpreachers, teachers,Riders and Deacons, etc.^studying day and night for ten days. Over a dozen congregations dent carrier loads of grain to moke up any lack in the preachers* food.^Then for two weeks they went out by twos and threes
to hold meetings in each of tiie(fl^salwin congregations, and then returned with
now hope for the future. They wore generously welcomed in ev-e-ry congregation.

rive for our first Christian Workers^ School and soon wo had an enrollment of

Only one coneregation h^ the'^flui opidemic.C^Then followed another week's Chris tian Workers'School. ^his timo with ovoi<5^studonts, nearly all being preachers and teachers.^Then r took a two weeks' preaching trip northward as far as the
Tada new station location. Never before have I seen the people hungrier for

ttee-j8Fospel preaching and Christian leadership.

Then to climax all this, came

Burma^J^^ngregations yet to. be hoard from. We estimate, the total number of Chris
tians now, where China, Tibet and Burma meet, to bet^ 3,500.
Now we are about to campaign definitely for new converts. SO far,thip year all our attention has been given to rallying the Jaith, Courage

the Easter convention with attendance totaling at least 1,200 with the Upper

and^jylsion of those very widely scattered congregations and teaching leaders.

If our lives, are

after i^he great loss of our station of Tabolo|\Eugene R. Morse has proven him self to be a full-fledged missionary. It would be hard^indee^ to get along

spared we expOct a great harvest of souls in 1941 which would colSfort our hearts

Robert at Central China College for a v/hilo.^Amid all the uncertainties, dan- gers^ and hardships we hear but one Voice, "If yp^ love mo feed ny sheep." By His gracei somehow, wo must continue to do thatThis field and work 4^-strIm!measurably greater than any other on the Tibetan Tjorder.

without himj but wo feel that for the sake of the future work he had better join

If we forsake it, vdiat

remains to the free "S^urchos of Christ out here? We have a dozen churches larger
than Batang eVor was* We expect to stay on through 1941 anyway.
Lovingly,
J. Russell Morso

P. Si

At daylight^next morning, April 2239*?, 1941.

Since the Easter teonventioruwe have already launched two preaching expeditions

for extension of t^e work in directions where no other Christians^Mission has

ever worked"Northward up the Salwi^cloar to the "border of Ihne?" TTbStrand

another across the divide west of Tada into the almost unknown valleys of the
Taron and other streams flowing out of Inner Tibet, where wo already have a
nufliber of enquirers.

Just now wo are preparir^ two other parties to enter ^O-^Akhy^ang-and-ajacont

Already we have six congregations over there with over.^SOfi^converts and a number

valleys in Upper Burma, just west, of the southern soctop^ our Salwii^work.
of new enquirers reported.

few remaining parts of th?, world practically unos^lored.^Sinco the flood, we

The country is mostly jnountai^ious, iunglpj one of the

feel "the loss of all our medical supplies awfully and also so mucTT;i5"eratur6

supplies in the nativo"Tan^agos whi'eh "vfe swept away and no\^because of"the war
supplies of anything from outside; but God^s grace has never failed us yet and

and our extremely isolate position, wo are having extreme difficulty getting new wo look upon our extremely precarious position as just a more outstanding oppors^tunity to witness for our Redeemer. All our lives wo have had precious blessHim. Now wo rojoico.at thes^.opportunities to show our love and devoenduring hardship for Him.

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4f ^Ekith Ifcrgni^t hcs the whooping cough very badly, Eugene has^/requently suffered excruciating tooth-cche and Gertrude needs dental work doney Otherwise our health is not bnd now, but we ivr.nt to mcke good use of the^ next eight laonths
while thfe oasses tj the outside world are open.- Seems iikfe some one^probably J. R M.,will have to stay by the station and work here while the rest go to Tali where Robert is Vie oust buy large amounts of new supplies for staying

on here, but:

^'Ihere? is the question.

Our folks want tu reach Tali before

June, for the American Primary School term there.

Of course we lost all our records, so I want you to send me t- list of names and addrefsses of our tried and true friends which you have. Lovingly your Son,
1n Hifi ^orvlCQ

Russell Morse P, S From Robert H. Morse.

Hua C-ung College, Hsi Cheo, Yunn^.n, \7. China. (Via Tali)
Dear Grandma: Dr. Taylor is here now from Rangoon Burm^i. He had en accident
f.nd all the stuff he bought for the College and the new truck in v/hich it was

being carried,"wi^ll burned.

that I asked him to buy for me.

That includes the

So I have no new suit.

^25 worth of things

Lovingly, your grandson.

Robert H, Morse

Mr. i: "iSrs, J. Russell Morse

Sons, Missionaries

TIBETAN LISUUND CHURCHES OF CPIRIST

Pugeleh (near Latsa), Kongshan District, Upper Salvrin Valley,

"T'There China, Tiliet, and Burma meet."

(ifeiled at Tali by Gertrude^ via air mail, July 18.)

Mrs, Ruth htorse, and family,
114 South Denver Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma, U. S. A.

P. 0. Address:- Kang Pu, N. Vf. Yunnan, West China (Via Likiang &Wei Hsi,)
June 24, 1941,

l*y precious toother, as I have just been re-reading a packet of your more re cent letters, I have been thinking how the Grace of God in your heart has made you a channel of great blessing to all of us out here and to so many Christian

friends in the honela nd.

So I want to write a letter JUST FOR YOU.

Nowadays,

vre cannot knovr vrhat letter may be the last. It seems the night comes on so quickly and the storms are raging ever fiercer. Our lines of communication and supply have been becoming so difficult that vre \vonder when even the Air Hail will stop. T3ut
whatever happens, vie aro going to count on the faithful prayers of our mothers and other prayer-helpers, and we shall keep on praying for you too. That's most im
portant'.

IVhile the passes to the outside world were snowbound (and postal service down-

the Salwin practically non-existent), I trust that Robert vn'ote you severaX times
from Central China College at Hsi Chow, passing on the nev/s of our situation after the flood. Certainly Robert has beon in a very advantageous position to act as our link with the outside v/orld while making up for some of his delayed education, We

all feel that in several v/ays he has been as great a help in the I'ission as Eugene is, and that's saying a lot. Well, he forwarded several registered packcts vrith
lots of letters te reach us after the pass to the Mekong -Valley opened, but then when he figured vre would be leaving here for Tali, ho kept the later letters for Mother and the others to road dovm there, so I haven't got to see any of the recent

letters at all.

Really, vre aro in a position of such unique difficulty that it's

very hard to explain and perhaps would be still herder for our American friends to

imagine. Also, we don't have much time for lettcr-vn'iting anymore, and v;hon v/c do v/rite letters, v;o don't care to go into complicated explanations, TTearavhilc, we
feel that what matters is th^^t the PORT IS BSING HELD for Our Lord and His Work of

Salvation is going forvvard despite all the work of destruction that is abroad.

As

Jesus said, "Upon this ROCK I v/ill build my church, and the gates of Hades shall
not prevail against it," There have been various opinions about what Jesus mer.nt by the Rock, but of this wo are sure, that in such times as these HE is building
His Church and that our abiding in Him just as SOLID AKD STEADY AS A ROCK v/ill bo a great factor for accoj^^jlishment of Kis Redemptive Purposes. It is novr just a month since my Gertrude and the t\TO smaller children with l!iss Ifexey, and Eugene as the "man of the party," left me at Kang Pu and vrant dovm-

to-Tali, several riding "hvra-kans" carried by men, but mostly on pony-back. Even under ordinary circumstances, that is a difficult and sometimes dangerous journey
of Y/eeks, but during vmr-timo v/e have hesitated more than ever before such an under taking, However, all indications seemed to be that it is the Lord's will, so all

the congregations out here are praying and trusting the Lord to bring them safely back again before some new out-burst of Satanic fury blocks the road for their re turn. Doubtless, they have already v/ritten you from Tali, so you v/ill really have more recent news of them than I do. Since v/e came back to this field, four years ago, Robert and I aro the only ones of our family Y;ho have gotten away for a vaca tion, Gertrude is not robust and it is mfirvellous how she has been stregthonod
repeatedly, but there is a limit and as toothaches and sick headaches became r:tt)rc

frequent, I had to insist on her trying to get some outside help,

and other foreign children and maybe be in school for av^hile,
_Later-Junc 25th. Wed. A., H. Great newsl

Eugene's tooth

aches v/ere bad too, both Laverne and Ruth needed so much to sec the outside world

The. Lisu Christian men v;ho v/ent oyer.

the pass to Kang Pu v;ith Anzie last vrook just came in through drizzling rain, bring ing several letters, and best of all a post card vrritten by my Gertrude herself, re
porting their safe arrival at Likiang on Juno 3rd (the t/vclfth day after having

left Kang Pu), and that they vrould leave on the 5th for Tali, so I expect they
reached Tali on Jime 9th or lOth. I v/as so interested to hear that our Ruth

I.Iargarot has a pony to ride by herself, that "she enjoys it a lot and sings all along the road. She is rosy cheeked and seems v;ell." After her having had vrhooping cough about ten Tveeks, that is good nev/s. Also, there vrcre three radio nev/s bulletins sent by Bro. J. H, Andrev.'s of Likiong, the latest being of Juno 8th,
eighteen days ago, and a letter dated June 6th from the American Consulate at

Kunming in v/hich ho expresses regrets at not being able to help us more, duo to

the Consulate Staff having to work overtime to nako up for the time they have to
run into hiding during Jap air-raids on Kunming, Japanese air-raids have again terribly devastated Chungking and Kunming. l^other, THIS IS TliE E!JD OF AH AGE, and it finds your children stcmding on the Lino of Duty for the Kingdom of God, so neither you nor v;e have any regrets for that. But Gertrude and Eugene, and Robert, and I'iss I.'iC.xey too, v/ill have some momentous decisions to make dovm there in Tali, and as they v/ill have first-hand information, I can only leave the final decisions up to then, Kovravor concerned Gertrude is for our children's education^ I incline to feel that, unless the vforld

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June 24, 1941

situation has taken an immense turn for the bettor, allof thorn and maybo oven Uiss Haxoy too had bettor come back up here v/ithout delay beyond mid-July and im
provise a school of our own for both our missionary children and for native Chris tian loaders. I sec probabilities of Japanese bombinp; being; extended soon to Tali

and Likiang, and there might bo such a flood of paniclfy refugees out of those placcs
that our own people could hardly got transportation for themsolvos back here much

less the baggage and supplies v;hich they should bring.

Our region being THE LEAST

ACCESSIBLE blSSION FIELD HT YUKNAN may ultimately prove to bo a blessing instead of

the foolhardy sacrifice it first seemed, ospccially when vou remember that vre novr have at least THREE THOUSAI'm CHRISTBRETIgRElI AHD SISTERS with us in this valley.

At least, I doubt if any of us v/ill have to starve to death during this "siege," although vro have plenty of other problems and difficulties. Truly, \ro are "the
church in tho v/ildornessl" God has never failed us yet, so vro shall not doubt Him nov;. Just think hack over all tho dilemmas flo has led us through in years past, many times v/e might have quit, but if vie had done so there vrouldn't bo this pre cious fruitage today of over 4000 souls and over 30 congregations for Him. Now our
comparitivoly defonsoless little "refugee" arny again stands on the shore of the

Red Sea with tho pursuing hosts of Egjmt getting uncomfortably near.
knovr that I am God."

"Be still, and

I note this in your letter of Jan. 22nd, "You v:ill romeraber v/hen I had a pre sentiment that you should not go into tho Salwin alone. IVoll, I believe novr you should comc out, or you will leave a grave there. I do not claim to be a prophetess, but something warns mo." Despite your warning, I have olected to stay by tho v/ork
alone here this summer, for we have prayed and thought the thing through, and it
seems to be mj'- Line of Duty. I believe that by the mercies of God, I shall survive.

But, if the end of this summer or any other time should find my grave here, \vould you have cause for ought else but GL0RYII;G in the Cross of Christ, "the fclleivship of His sufferings." Shall others count it a privilege to die for their dictators and I not much more rejoice to die with my boots on as a soldier of Christ? "Gladly I
lived and gladly I die, and I lay me dovm v.-ith a vdll," and it v^ill not have been in

vain. Not many Christian missionaries in this last decade have been privileged, as vre have, to bear the Christian witness into a region where the Gospel had not been
preached, where there were no Christians or Churches of Christ, right on the very iruDst primitive front lines of the Kingdom of God, and at the end of ten years to lay at the feet of King Jesus such a trophy of over 4000 souls, TIIAHK GOD! After all,
tho greatest grief on earth is to have lived a fruitless life. LST^S ALL REJOICEl

1,'Mother and Sisters, very dear, v/hatever happens to me, v;hcn my Gertrude comes back to America again, I just KNOTv that you v;ill all lovo and care for her as one of your ovm children, just as if she v/ero your son Russell. Truly she has been God's ministering angel to me, and to your grandchildren, and to all the native Christians, During our more than 20 years together, God has given her a lovo like His ovm for mo, a lovo that I do not deserve, but it has melted and sanctified my heart afresh again and again. She is a wonderful comrade, and I need her so very
much.

Don't get alarmed if not many of our letters get through to you in the year
ahead, in fact, there may be months at a time without a letter from us. I expect the U. S, A. v/ill be dravm into this war with all her forces, shoulder to shoulder with Great Britain, China, and a host of small nations that hardly dare peep. If, in our isolated location, v;e can't send letters to you via Air Hail, we shall plan to keep the follevying informed of our situation and maybe they can got word through

to you,

(l)

The American Consulate at Kinming or '.vherever it may have to move to,

v/hich may be Tali or Likiang. (2) James K. ^indrev/s of the Pentecostal Ilission at Likiang. (3) Tiss Alice G. Hunter, or else the China Inland l.Iission dov/n-the-Salvfin at Pao Shan on the Burma Highvmy in S. vr, Yunnan. (4) American Baptist Mission at
!'?yitkyina and Rangoon, Burma.

You asked why v;e moved _over to the Salvdn Valley instead of^doyQ3.,..tQ-!"'' there are uduuLLi::;iial facilities for our childrerT (but how long can they bo main
tained there the^^Xl-Q^d^at Gt'rtrude and fe\T months. if Japanese and German aggression continues to make headv/ay?), after TobaJlo.J..a^t October. Before I hoard of tho decision reached by " Eugene, rry recommendation v/as for moving dov/n to Tali for at least a But nov^ I believe it v;as the Lord's willfor us to move into the Salwin,

of course, only time will tell. But KOVED TO T}IE SAI77IN VALLSf^BECAU'SS'^TE-ARB-.ELSE IK THE l/ORLD, For years the Devil has been try ing hard to got us out of here. If he should succeed, I Imov^ of no one to take our
place as shepherds of these infant Churches of Christ. As for the education and

future career of our children, which vro regard seriouslv as part of our missionary
responsibility, what FUTURE is novr left for this "civilized" world anyway? I honestly believe that Eugene and Robert could have no greater future career than is assured to them RIGHT NOV/" if they stay on tho job with us out hero. Many young people go through university and post-graduate courses too and after all, don't attain a career, or life of service, that vdll comparc with vrhat our lads have been having out here. And they're getting education and traini'ig along vrith it,

too. j'ultitudes of other young people are having their hoped-for education great ly interferrod vrith in these times, too. So maybe after all, our lads v/ill bear comparison later. Right novr, I'm still more concerned for tho ^d^^ation of Laverne
and Ruth I'argarot than for Eugene and Robert. But under the circumstances, I don't

soe what better v/e can do about it.

Tfe have "CROSSED ,TIiE. RUBICON."

By..stay.in^^oi]t

here, it has now become perhaps as dangerous trying^ to return to U. S. A. as to re

main here. Yet tho thought of leaving Laverne and Ruth "avmy"do-im at'oTaTi v/hilo v;e stay by the work up here is intolerable, for war conditions might force the closing

Mrs, R* M.

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24, 19
41

of the little American Primary School there at any time, then who would help our children travel away up here to us, especially if the passes were blocked by snow,
TfTe must see i t thru TOGETIIil^Rl

If you haven't heard of Hiss Maxoy's decision on course of action, I suppose

you soon will, I'll be much interested to hear, for she has been SUCH a good coworker, in fact, I don't believe vre could have reasonably expected a better one. She would have made grand progress in the Chinese Language as well. There is a helpful ministry in both the Mekong and Salwin Valleys, and the Christians vfill
never forgot her.

groat future for her in missionary vrork out here, in fact, she has always had a vory
So far as I knov;, Kiss^Gladys Schvmkc at
I

Tachienlu, and I hear reports that the Bares have gone on furlough to- A^

consider thorn all as among the truest soldiers of Jesus, Christ that over came to^the

Tlbeta"^ Bbrdor. The Bares work during this term past, if it could all be told,' " ' "Wourd^Be "a story of pioneering that would compare favorably with the record of
Dr. A. L. Shelton. But l*m"'Sorry to say that neither of the Bares arc either the

cap to them during furlough, especially as they vrill have to countoract whatever
ducted all over the U. S. A.

story-teller or the platform speaker that Dr. Shelton vms, and this nay be a handi

bad effects there may have been from that stab-in-the-back v/hispering campaign con Gertrude left me your big cake of date-nut candy to cat during the summer, and I take a very comforting dip into it once in a while when I get desperate for some

thing REALLY DELICIOUS. The box took only nine months to roach us because brought by riss Hunter to Rangoon, then forvmrded by the A. B. 11. lUssionary at l^yitkyina.
Eugene vrare the new boots dovm to Tali, in fact, FOOr-'/EAR is one of our f:rcatest needs nov/, besides ItEDICIKES. The ^500 U. S. money which you sent to the A. B. 1., Treasurer in Rangoon is being used to buy^such" tHirigs for v/hich vre have sent him

order lists, but getting the things up hero next fall v;ill be a vory uncertain pioneering adventure, Everythin.':; costs so many ti^es ncro novf. But please NEVER
make any financial appeals on our behalf, God alone knov/s v/hat wo need, and in such times as this, especially, only Ho can keep the supply lines open. Bettor
keep any funds there in special account until vrc ask for them. *'fe thank God for

many faithful friends, v/e are trying to be vrorthy of thoir support.

Kamie, Eva, Louise, all of whom v/rote us such precious letters.
J. Russell I!orso

Hy love to

Your Ambassador for Christ,

A Post Script by Tirs. J. Russell Horse

Written at Tali-July 18, 1941 and sent by Air Hail

Dear J'other Itorso:

How I v/ish vre could see you this A. H. We have boon so happy to get your good
letters by air mail, I have sent them on to Russell, he v/as well and getting along fine.
much. Even Laverne had to have 14 fillinfr^s.

Russell's last letter said

7?"c are intending to return soon. Laverno and Ruth like their school work vory
good shape, making excellent grades. Robert is helping Hiss Gay in the school in Tali now. Hiss Gay is very tired and ready for furlough, but no one comes to take her place. Our teeth are not all fixed yet. They had been neglected too long, '-Te love Isabel very much and believe she loves us. She can tell you the news
I hope she arrives safely in the U, S. A. as she is on
Robert finished his school vj-ork in

hotter than I can vrrito it.

the sea now. She is a precious friend to us. Vfe love her dearly, Tfo have bought

8 horse loads of tea for exchange of money. Also some medicine. ?rc have ordered our necessary supplies from Rangoon Burma, Robert docs not want to give up his

school this year and he has been a groat help the past year, forvrarding our mail and some supplies, Eugeno should be in school. V/hat can vra do about it? VTo oxpcct to leave here for the Sahvin Valley August 1, Pray for us that wo may bo kept in His
_ _ . With love to all,
Gertrude H. ?'orso 114 So. Denver Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma

will alvmys. -

, Dear Friends Everyv^hero:

August 25, 1941

City Bank, register it, and send it by Air Hail to the bank in Rangoon Burma to month.
Russell Horse's checking account, then ho can chock on that bank,
one that vfould like for me to do so.

you inaginc traveling six vraoks to go to the bank?

three out-dated checks. The Morses have not boon to a bank in over four years. Can
I buy a draft on the New York
I send once a

I just received this letter from my son, J, Russell Horse, in which there were

It costs no more to send $50 than 05.00, and I vrill be glad to send for any
J. Russell writes to me once a month.

Teaching, preaching and sending out tho native evangelists. Pray for the work and
the workers.

you this copy of his last letter to mo,

Tho }tor5os arc too busy to vjrite personal letters is the reason I am sending

Your Sister in Christ's Service,

Hrs. Ruth Horse

Ct)e CilJEtan jUtsstonarj'

Vol. 1

December, 1941

No. 1

TIBETAN BEGS GOSPEL

To anyone who knows liow alow Tibetans are to respond to tlie Gos pel, this is real news, and real cause

VICTORY

Last spring there were three bap tisms at Batang. To many this will sound like little was being accom for rejoicing. One Tibetan has actu plished, but to us who know Tibetans ally asked to be taught concerning it is a real victory. One of the three, Christ. Here is Miss Sehwake's own Dzon Drema, many of you have heard account of the incident, which hap about. We will let Mr. Nichols tell pened on .her trip from Tachieulu to the story of lier life: Batang last spring: "Belonging to an Influential fam "We had a rather unique exper ily, marrie'd to a minor Chinese offi ience in one place. A Tibetan came cial, she formerly taught in the mis
to our tent door (oh, yes, we had sion school here, but with all this to camp out mostly, cold or no cold). Christian influence she turned her back upon Christ and closed her ears He asked for more Christian litera ture and help as to how he might to the call of the Spirit. After the approach this God he had heard about death of her husband she fell into seven years ago in Tachienlu. He evil ways and became an opium addict said he had waited all these years falling into the depths of sin and for some more of those foreigners to degradation. Abandoned by her fam THE NICHOI^ FAi>nLY, serving in ily she married a Chinese soldier who Batang oi very meager funds. They come his way.

"What a pity to have such a long wait! He was like a hungry wolf. He fairly devoured all that Naomi told him and kept asking for more. It is so rarely one finds a Tibetan
outside of a lama or an official who reads that we asked him how he

abandoned

her

and

their

Infant need

our

daughter when she became paralyzed. He tried to kill the baby by throwing
you could see her now. She almost doubled her weight and can walk
and talk a little. The mother can

prayers and support.

liiiaitcial

it to the floor several times. I wish EDGAR NICHOL'S TRIP

TO GATOK LAST SPRING

have recently returned from a trip within Tibet. Mr. Shao, evangelist. Ping Ann, cook, and my self made up the company. We ex pected to go as far as the Yangtse River the first day, but upon our arrival we found our Oolah waiting across the river. We quickly finished our lunch of tea and go-quay and
then crossed over in the little skin

came by his ability to read and It

get about on crutches and

testifies short

that God, through Christ, has saved developed that he had once been a lama. A crowd had gathered by this and healed her. We believe Mrs. Shao time and before the day was over was Instrumental in helping her over we had held three separate meetings, come the opium habit." Miss Schwake tells how she found reaching about thirty Tibetans. These her on her return to Batang last Tibetans stood or sat at our tent door Spring after eight months away: in a driving sleet storm. Where would
we find those in America who would
do that?

"This Is the little woman that Mrs. Bare and I were called to see last

boats. Darkness closed in before we

was able to beg when it got too bad. Dzon Drema was paralyzed from her waist down due to lack of proper diet. Imagine my joy when she came to the gate to meet me without her crutches with which I had left her. passes are very dangerous at best Oh, do praise God for these many and wlien snow-bound are impassable. answers to prayers. The baby, Lha "Another interesting fact about this She is walking and talking, too, Tibetan who was so eager for more something I was not so sure she

fall and found her half starved, also "We Invited into the tent as many her two girls. The baby, of two years, had climbed more than half way to as could safely crowd in, the rest weighed nine pounds. The twelve our destination. This was the village of Sho Song Gong, Tibetan frontier was an overflow meeting and no loud year old child was not so bad as she post, situated on a fiat promentory speaker. The horsemen finally grew Interested, too, and began to come. What a glorious Sunday it was. We had to stay at this place over Sunday because of the terrible storm. We were at the foot of a pass. These
about two thousand feet above the
river.

The next day was spent in resting and getting acquainted with the local officials. These are a military official with about twenty soldiers, and also a tax officer. They seemed to be pleas
ed to have a visitor from "outside".

Life in

these

out-of-the-way

spots

Instruction was that he asked prayer would do as her little body had for his family. He said though he suffered so. I feared for the brain. believed, they did not, still he kept Praise God He says the battle is His, true with what little he knew. By not ours." all means let us sustain this good
man in prayer."

must become very monotonous. In the

We are

surely

thankful

for

the

radio these days. Some evenings we can hear K.G.E.I. San Francisco, real
plain. Manila now broadcasts "The

Old Fashioned Revival Hour" by transcription and we certainly enjoy Nichols: It. Miss Melba Palmer, 8 Edgar Nichols. St., Eugene, Oregon.

evening we showed stereoptican slides of the life of Christ. We had a large and enthusiastic crowd and Mr. Shao was able to drive home many good points. We believe this to be a very fine means for getting a hearing and Forwarding Secretaries for Impressing the message upon the minds of those who see and hear. For Miss Gladys Schwake: Our journey the following day took Mrs. Wilma Watson, 157 Parkdale us thru some of the most desolate Avenue, Buffalo, New York. counti'y I have yet seen. There is a For Mr, and Mrs. Edgar Nichols: C. W. Nichols, 3509 S. Broadway, certain wild beauty about this sec tion that is truly awe-Inspiring; the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For both Miss Schwake and the vast snow fields, the rumbling of Ice

imprisoned streams which suddenly

Lawrence burst forth from icy caverns, gray (C(\tinuei on Page Four)

Page 2

TMK TIBRTAX MISSIONARY

THE TIBETAN MISSIONARY

Issmnl Quartoi'ly EditorMiss Melba Palmer, 8 Lawr ence St., Eugene, Oregon MissionariesMr. and Mrs. Edgar Nichols & Miss Gladys F. Schwake, 11.N., Batang, Hsikaug, West China, via Cliengtu & Kangting. On FurlougliDr. and Mrs. Norton II. Bare, Royal, Nebraska.

POSTAL SERVICE
Now is the time to send your Christmas gilts to our missionaries on the Tibetan Border, if it was pos sible to send them, since most pack ages take a full year to reach Batang, sometimes much longer. For some
time now the post office has refused

The Scriptures Speak

"And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh." Matt. 2:11. Let us not forget the Christ-child

any packages for that part of the world except printed matter. So if

SHALL WE CONTINUE?
There has been a great demand for

you want to send them anything larg

er than can be enclosed in a letter

it will have to be a book or magazine.

It is too late to send even a card for

As we bring our gifts today; It is He that we should honor.

a newspaijer telling of our mission ary work on the Tibetan Border. We feel that such a paper is needed to keep our brethren informed of what is being done and the needs there,
since the missionaries cannot take

this Christmas. However, if it is sent

right away an Easter greeting may reach them in time, Most people do not realize how long it takes their
letters to reach the field, so we will

For it's His, not our birthday. Send His Message to the many
Who have never Name; heard Hia

Make

Him

Known

among

the

time from the work to write person

al letters to all who are interested.

give a few suggestions here. In ordinary times it takes about

nations

And salvation thus proclaim.

However,
able and

most
our

of

you

know
are

that
not

three months by regular mail for a

letter to go to Batang. Now it takes all the way from four to six months

printing and mailing costs consider

missionaries

NAMES YOU WILL HEAR

Timothy Shao, Evangelist and medi
cal assistant for the mission.

or longer and many never reach their receiving enough support to under destination. The letter rate for regu take that added expense. We do not lar mail is five cents per ounce. Add want to charge for subscriptions be to this nineteen cents for each half cause we realize that many cannot ounce and mark the envelope plain pay, and we want all who are inter ly "air mail in China" and your letter ested to receive this paper. So in will usually be delivered in about two order to continue it we are asking months from the time it Is mailed. each one to pay what he or she can The quickest way to send a letter is toward the expense involved. by Clipper and air mail in China,
The TIBETAN MISSIONARY is

Mrs.

Shao,

his

wife,

worker with

women and children.

Andrew Shao, nearly eleven years old. James Shao, nearly five. Philip Shao, about two and a half. Pastor Lee, Pastor left by former mission in Batang for the church
there.

Naomi, Tibetan teacher and Bible costing about five cents per copy for woman, assistant to Miss Schwake. goes well, and costs seventy cents per printing and mailing, which is prob half ounce for Clipper postage, plus Joseph and Timothy, young evange ably less than the same amount of lists in training in a Bible School, the nineteen cents for air mail in
which takes about six weeks if all material would cost if sent out in

If these suggestions are kept in Mozong, a faithful witness who has mind and plans made well in advance been nearly blind for many years, pictures as well, which tell so much we need not miss sending greetings vision greatly improved by opera more than words can possibly ex to our missionaries for all the holi tion at Chengtu Mission Hospital. press. days and their birthdays. There will Dzon Drema, found starving, healed We believe that if the TIBETAN be times, in spite of all we can do, and converted, now a Bible woman. MISSIONARY answers a felt need when they will arrive late, or not at in churches and missionary groups Gwa Lan, Dzon Drema's thirteenit printed we can send two or three year-old daughter. realize just how much they mean there are those who will be willing when they do arrive, regardless of Lha She, Dzon Drema's baby who was and ready to support it financially. also starving, weighed nine pounds when that may be, they would try If you want to have a part in this at two years, now three years old harder to maintain that contact. project send your contributions to the and developing nicely. Even more valued are the person editor. When sending money be sure al letters and notes from friends. In Chengo, Miss Schwake's Chinese cook, to designate how you want it used: order to save postage and get more a Christian. for this paper, sent to Nichols or letters to the missionaries for their Synom, Chengo's Tibetan wife, Miss Miss Schwake, etc. encouragement we make you an offer. Schwake's general servant, also a This issue is an experiment. We Brief notes written on thin paper and Christian. for more information from the field all, but I am sure if friends could

mimeographed form. Then by having

China.

in West China.

letter or post card requesting that the paper be sent. Be sure to give interested and are reading it. your correct address plainly. The We have one more request to make. fact that you have received the paper If you are getting the TIBETAN MIS this time means nothing as far as the SIONARY, please pass it around to future mailing list is concerned, for your friends so that as many as pos we want assurance that you really are sible may read each copy.

not interested, so if you want us to DO NOT send money to Batang in continue sending it, please write us any form. If it ever gets there after a card to that effect, whether or not several months on the road it must you can give anything toward its be returned to the Bank before the support. missionaries can get it in a form that PLEASE NOTE: The mailing list they can use. If sent to one of the for for this paper will be made up here warding secretaries it is placed direct after of those when send some con ly in the HongKong Bank and can tribution to the editor either for the be drawn from when needed. These TIBETAN MISSIONARY or for one secretaries do not subtract a cent for of the missionaries, OR who send a their efforts or expense.

are sending it to all who we think sent to the editor of the TIBETAN might want it. We do not want to John Chen, about seven years old. MISSIONARY will be sent on to waste any copies on anyone who is Esther Chen, about four. Batang via air mail in China.

Rhoda Chen, about one. Tsa Den, Miss Schwake's gardener,

not a Christian.

Je Nga, a servant woman hired at various times by the missionaries,

a Christian.

Ping Ann, cook for the Nichols fam ily, not a Christian. A Ki, Nichols' general servant wom
an, not a Christian.

Ndewa Drema, four years old, A Kl's

daughter.

Drao Den, one year, A Kl's baby.

Keep this list. You may want to refer to it when you read about these

people in later issues of this paper.

THE TIRIOT.W >nSS10NARY

Page 3

JUNIOR
A TRIP IN TIBET
This is not news, because it hap pened nearly two years ago and Gar

MISSIONARY
Christmas in Hbet A NEW LAND
The Bare children are in America

It is time to begin thinking about

Christmas again. Christmas in Tibet land is now in America, but we is very different from Christmas in thought you would be interested in America because very few people a trip made by two boys with no other there know anything about it. Would white people with them. Garland you like to know how our missionary time and had to do the talking for
both
lows:

now,

finding

out what

their

home

country is like and how it feels to go

to school with other white children.

Everything here is quite new to them since they have lived most of their Bare, who was ten years old at the children celebrate? It is a very simple lives in West China and Tibet. Edgar
of them since John could not

speak Tibetan, tells the story as fol

"It was on the 31st of December

that tains

we

left

Gartok. twelve

Gartok thousand

is

Tibetan village nestled in the moun

about feet

above sea level. It is cool there in the

summer and bitterly cold in the win

ter. My cousin, John Nichols, then thirteen years old, and I were the only white people in the company. With us were my Tibetan teacher, and Mozong who was one of our help
ers, and about half a
men.

dozen horse

celebration because they have no is the only one who was born in Amer stores where they can go to buy gifts ica and he went to Tibet when only for one another, nor do they have a few months old. Maribel was just much material with which to make a baby the last time they were home, gifts. The most important thing is so she couldn't remember a thing to tell the Tibetan people about the about this country. She found many baby Jesus who was born so many new and interesting things. Her re years ago because God loves all action is sunjmed up in these words, people, brown and white alike. You written shortly after her arrival in can help to send Christmas to the the States. "I like America better Tibetans by sending money out to than I thought I would." Later she help the missionaries. wrote this account of the trip to You will be interested in Phyllis America: Nichols' letter written last December "We left Bating for Kangting on 14th, telling about some of the other the tenth of September. We had to things they were doing at Chrlstjnas ride mules or horses because there
time,

are no cars in that part of the coun

am making some Christmas try. That part of the trip took twen

"The sun was not up yet when we

started. We mounted our mules and

"I

Gartok plateau was dotted with pools some Christmas trees. We are going to Yachow. Then we got on a truck
now covered with thick ice. Soon we

were on our way by six o'clock. The week from today we are going to get ting six months before we started on
to have a tree in the service room

presents and decorations. Saturday a ty-three days. We stayed at Kang

came to the river, a torrent rushing and up here. On Monday and Tuesday there about two weeks. Then a Red
under ice. We crossed it on an old we are going to decorate the trees.

that took us to Chengtu. We stayed

wooden bridge that swayed back and The next day is Christmas so I do not have to tell you about it. We are forth under the hooves of the mules. "As we got to the edge of the open going to pop corn and make balls to we entered the village of Lashi. By give to the natives for Christmas." that time the sun was up and so were the villagers, who gathered around us because it was the first time they January Seventh had seen white boys. Some of them
were afraid of us.

Cross truck took us to Chungking,

China's war time capital. Wp were there eight days. Then at 9:00 P. M.

on Friday night May IG, we got on the plane that took us to Hongkong. We arrived there at 2 A. M, At Hong kong we rode on ferry boats, rick shas, the Peak tram, street cars,
busses and automobiles.

"My little son is far from home,

today, He and his cousin on the bitter
trail

"Later we started up the pass. It

was very steep and the trail in some

parts too narrow for mules to pass. When we were near the top we met a yak caravan and we had to get off

"On the afternoon of June 9tli we boarded the President Cleveland. It took us three weeks to cross to Los Angeles. There we met some of our

That conquers mountain men and

good friends and had some happy

times.

makes them quail,

the road to let them pass and my mule almost fell over the edge of the
cliff.

They face the cruel cold upon

the way

"Daddy bought a used car In which

"We reached the top all right and spent the rest of the day ascending and descending snow-topped moun
tains.

And take a journey they will not

forget Among the frozen mountains of
Tibet

he drove us to Semlnole, Oklahoma, where Grandpa, Uncle Paul, Aunt

Ethel, and some of the cousins live. After a delightful visit there we drove

"Toward evening we passed some black tents or yurts of the nomads

And one of them Is ten years old today.

"In fact earth has no home for

up here to see Grandma Bare, and here entered school. It was a grand
trip, happily ended."Maribel Bare.

and found ourselves in a long wind

ing river valley. This led to the village of Jokaw where we were re ceived cordially but when we entered him today, For word has come again to
strike the trail

Birthdays ol Missionaries
Miss Gladys P. Schwake, April 5.

(he house where we were to stay for the night the children began crying because they had never seen people with white skin before. They thought
we were spirits. some supper." We warmed our

And they have taken dreaded way

flesh be frail.

first the

Mr. Edgar Nichols, August 27. Mrs. Nichols, August 2.

With mighty courage though the

May God hold back the snow and

selves by the fire and they gave us The boys had several such days on
the road. Can you Imagine how their mothers felt while they were on that

sheild them yet From all the fearsome dangers

of Tibet

John Nichols, March 11, 1926. Dorothy Nichols, April 17, 1928. Phyllis Nichols, April 13. 1930. Lois Gail Nichols, January 12, 1934. Dr. Norton H. Bare, December IG. Mrs. Bare, January 5.

trip? Garland celebrated his birthday

on the road, and here is what his
mother wrote for him:

My little son Is ten years old today."

Lois Nichols Bare.

Edgar Bare, September 17, 1925. Marguerite Bare, January 2G, 1928. Garland Bare, January 7, 1930.
Maribel Bare, July 21, 1932.

Page 4
EDGAR XICHOL'S TRIP
(Continued Fium Page One)

I'HE TIBETAN mSSIONARY

lime stone crags which rear their heads above the green of the forests. We met no one, nor did me see signs of any human habitation until nearly night fall. There in a clearing
stood three log cabins by the side
of a mountain stream.

was carried on thru Mr. Shao, and consisted of our answering questions concerning our nationality, religion, purpose in coming and proposed
length of stay. We were served India

Tea with sugar, indicating his famil iarity with foreign ways. After in dicating that he would call us again
tomorrow we were dismissed.

There was no smoke arising from

In

subsequent

interviews

he

re

auy of the cabins and the silence, as we approached, was somewhat omin ous. Sure enough, the cabins were deserted. In fact they seemed never
to have been inhabited but to have

laxed from

his stiff formality and

was quite cordial. He was much in

terested in the war news and was very sympathetic towards the British.

been used merely as a camp. I could see that my two companions were considerably worried about the situ ation, but It was some time before I could get the straight of things. It proved to be what I had suspected, herely a horse camp, and neither the horsemen or his horses were anywere in sight. According to our horsemen, it was also used by the Song-en robbers, who were extremely "bad medicine". We could do as we pleased, but as for them, they would not even stay over night. There seemed not much else for us to do but go with our horse men. Being considerably refreshed by a hot supper, we started out on the return journey. We had not trav
eled far until we turned off the trail

He and his wife were much Interested in the tracts given them and asked

many searching questions concerning

Christianity. These two seemed to enjoy a comraderie, a wholesome

family relationship rarely seen among Tibetans. We gave a private showing of the slides for the Governor, his family and officers. Tho they were careful to inform us that they had MISS GLADYS F. SCHWAKE, R. N., seen moving pictures in Lhassa, nev
who is the only good doi^tov in a wide ertheless they were pleased with our
area.

tertainment" had been made, we ac cepted the invitation of a kindly dis posed woman to lodge In her house,

pictures of the life of Christ. Upon our departure he gave us a very nice gift and expressed approval of our

work among the Tibetans. Later in the summer he would invite us back which led to a somewhat humorous to stay a longer time. A messenger having come from incident.
The Governor, upon learning where Batang, with the message that Edgar we were staying expressed concern Bare had to leave to join his folks that the place was not clean enough. at Tachienlu, we decided to return

and up a side canyon and made camp with out starting a flre. We were up We replied that it was all rightfor with the first streaks of dawn and we had slept in dirtier quarters. Lat oOuii T %.re gelling ihe kluko ou, of er, after ^ve had linished supper an our backs and legs around a roaring important looking fellow came burst fire. We made the return journey ing in and began to soundly berate without event and four days after our hosts. Taking a que from his ac starting, found ourselves still within tions and from a word now and then sight of Batang. which I could understand, I realized We decided to go down the river, that they were being scolded for not across Balra-a-tang and by way of providing a suitable place for their Hlamdee, a much longer but safer guests. 1 told Mr. Shao to tell the route. We showed slides at Dag-a- official that these people had been dene and Hlamdee. At both of these very kind to us and the place was places we were pleased with our kind entirely satisfactory. I fear they must reception and the interest shown in have thought our standards of clean the gospel message. At Hlamdee, liness not very high, but I could not where the Bares and Mr. Shao had sit silent and see these people pun spent some months, a group of chil ished for their intended kindness. dren gathered around Mr. Shao sing In the morning It was noticable that ing some of the gospel songs which the place had received such a clean they had remembered. ing as it had not known for many Gartok presents a very squalid ap a day. pearance to the traveler. The soldiers' We were received by the Governor barracks, governor's quarters, and with great formality. As we were the Laraasary are about the only ushered into his august presence, he substantial buildings. The Lamasary, was sitting on a raised dias, cross of course, makes the finest appear legged as is their fashion. He was ance with its gold covered spires. The dressed in a richly figured, yellow villagers live In houses of rubble and silk gown. His hair was done up in mud; whether dug half way into the a knot on the top of his head, top ground or so surrounded by rubbish ped with a large turquoise brooch. as to be half-way buried, it was im We bowed, and were shown to low possible to tell. As we came unexpect seats, covered with beautiful leop edly and no preparations for our "en- ard skins. Conversation, of course,

at once in the hopes of seeing him before he left for the States. The Governor sent his reprcaenltilive along, who arranged for "oolah" and escort where necessary. By this means we were able to return by the short
route, safely and quickly. We were able to show the pictures at two other

villages, villages in which the Gospel message has seldom been heard, and certainly not for many years. Truly we were encouraged by the
results of this trip. Tho it cannot be

said as yet that Tibet is open for the proclamation of the Gospel mes sage, we believe that the day is fast
approaching. When we see the vastness of the task before us we are almost terrified. But then we realize that we have the resources of an

Almighty God to fall back upon. We pray that God may soon raise up
others and enable them to come out to this needy field, that none of these

who have made a start on the right

way will needs go shepherdless.
Edgar Nichols.

" 'But we must have this treasure In earthen vessels.' Indeed we are

humbled when we think of the great

responsibility and privilege which are ours. We pray dally that we may be 'vessels' fit for the Masters' use."
Sec. 562, P.L.&R.

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