Hazanne messenger Official Bulletin of northwest Uazarene College

VOLUME IV NAMPA, IDAHO, NOVEMBER, 1917 NO.4

S%riArinrinruinJTJVTrLrinjruTJ'U'uifU7UTiffnJTJV iru:uviruTiJiini>JTUTiruii;uwiOJ;vu!^^ There are regular preaching services at the college in which the students conduct the services. These are not merely critical 1 A Christian College for Christian WorkersI services, but devotional as well. At the last preaching service, there were two seekers at the altar and a time of great victory. There are mission bands and neighborhood A SPIKITIJAL c o l l e g e HOME is it possible to secure adequate Bible appointments also where a number of the training. Northwest Nazarene College of­ students either preach or assist in other Spirituality is ever at the front in North­ fers a wide range of Bible courses which ways in the services. The reports from the west Nazarene College. Education accord­ may be credited toward the college degree. students on Monday are tilled with inter­ ing to our conception of it, has a purpose, The following arrangement of courses will esting things. We are also planning for 'and this purpose is to educate for Christ­ give prospective students some conception practical experience in Religious Eilucation ian service, those who have been filled with of the method and scope of our work and for those especially interested in Sunday the Holy Ghost. We receive many letters will appeal to those who desire thorough School or other work with children and from young men and women stating that and systematic Bible training. young people. We shall offer also for the they are especially desirous of attending a (1) The Bible is first studied historically special benefit of those preparing for college whei'e they shall be able to secure as a basis for exegetical work. Courses are deaconess work, a course in First .Aids and spiritual as well as intellectual training. offered in O. T. History and Geography, In- practical nursing. Our young people are right. There is but tertestamental History, The Life and Work one way for them to become strong both of Jesus, The Apostolic Age, and in addition ------o------spiritually and intellectually and that is to one course in Assyrian and Babylonian His- EXTEYSIOX DEPART.MEAT put themselves in a college which teems tory in Relation to the Hebrews and an­ with spiritual life and remain there until other in the Religion of the Semites. We have felt the great need of cor­ they are thoroughly grounded with the prin­ (2) The Bible is next studied exegetically. respondence work, especially along Bible ciples of Christianity and imbued with its There are courses covering the entire Bible, lines. We have had many and pleading let­ spirit. God sent Moses to the backside of as follows; O. T. Interpretation, The Pro­ ters for help, especially the ministers who the desert for 40 years, but later he led three phets, The Psalms, The Wisdom Literature, are carrying the course of study and those million people out of Egypt. Paul with the The Gospels, The Acts, N. T. Interpretation who, though not preparing for definite call of God upon him went to Arabia for (the Epistles and Revelation) with special work are anxious to become better in­ three and one-half years, blit after this courses in John and in Romans. formed along Bible lines. We were unwil­ period of seclusion he became the chiefest (3) The Bible is studied linguistically. We ling to attempt this work until we were in of Apostles. emphasize .the importance of studying the a position to offer the same high grade of Short cuts are disastrous in temporal Bible in the language in which it was ori- work as to our resident students. We feel that things,—they are even more so in spiritual inally written. Courses are offered in New we are now in a position to do this. Mis'-; things. We are opposed to superficiality Testament Greek and in the French and Olive AVinchester who has had considerable in Christian experience; we are heartily German Scriptures. Hebrew is also offer­ experience in correspondence work has pre­ opposed to superficiality in preparation for ed as an elective. pared an outline of lessons covering rhe Christian work. We want our young people (4) The Bible is studied doctrinally. We Old and New Testaments and will be glad to learn lessons in prevailing prayer; w’e give special attention to the doctrines of to assist any who may desire a home .^tudy want them to know how to walk by faith grace, especially the peculiar doc.trine of course in the Scriptures. w’hen things are dark and the battle is entire santification as held by our church. ------o------hard; we want them to learn to wait upon There are three general courses in Theology God in times of great pressure; we want with attention to special fields such as Northwest Nazarene College has a faculty them to have their senses exercised to dis­ Apologetics and History of Christian Doc­ of sanctified men and women, cultured and cern between good and the subtlest form of trine. scholarly and called especially to education­ error in doctrine, in spirit or in practice and al work. The Messages from the Faculty go out into the field as workmen .vhicli ------o------found on pages two and three will appeal to needeth not to be ashamed. those who desire the best in education. A PRACTICAL TRAINING SCHOOL These Messages from the Faoilty will be ------o------We offer practical training along several continued next month, giving readers of the A REVIVAL COLLEGE lines and are planning as rapidly as pos­ Nazarene Messenger an opportunity to hear from every member of our college faculty. Northwest Nazarene College is a place of sible to enlarge this phase of our work. revival spirit and power. Cold and lifeless theological seminaries can never furnish the church with revival preachers and. evangelists who understand the holy art of winning souls. Students learn more in one revival than they could in a lifetime study­ ing about revivals. God has graciously blessed us with great and frequent mani­ festations of His divine Presence. The past few weeks have witnessed amazing dis­ plays of the power of God. Such times of prayer, of confession, of restitution, of praying through to God, of Holy Ghost demon­ stration are rarely seen in these days. Read about this remarkable revival on an­ other page. While this is extraordinary, we have constantly the abiding presence of the Holy Ghost and very few weeks pass without some special manifestation of His The above sketch will give our readers some idea of the new Students’ Club presence. and Music Building when completed. The students have subscribed liberally and the money paid in has been used to put up one section of the building. We ------0—^------need $2500.00 to complete it. We are cramped for room and should have help A COLLEGE OF BIBLE STUDY at once. Will not our readers join with us in praying for the needed funds to Only in the time necessary for an ex­ complete this building? tended college course and under the same exacting conditions of study and research PAGE TWO >AZAREJfE MESSENGER

colleges ,it has been my privilege to train ' ' ^ J 7 a number of young men and women who are now teaching modern languages or preaching the Gospel in a foreign tongue. Bible courses in French, German and Spanish are now offered in some of our 0 colleges and many students have testified that they (have i-eceived new light and reached a better understanding of the PREACHERS SHOILI) RE GREEK not feel that somewhere there was a lack, Scriptures through comparing the different STlDENTS —that there was a touch of individuality translations of the dear old Book. They Every college curriculum contains which had vanished,—lost in the type? have also acquired the ability to express branches of study which are of value chief­ There is the thrill, the charm, the spirit and themselves and to discuss spiritual truths the "feeling" which the student finds only ly Es an educational discipline, but which in the foreign language. do not to any appreciable extent serve the as he studies the New Testament in the School days should be the happiest days student in a language in which it was written. He may of a person’s life, and the instructor who practical way go on to more mature Greek studies and knows how to make the subject lively and after leiaWng learn to think in Greek,—this depends up­ interesting will be a success and will light­ the halls of his on his application and untiring energy, but en the burdens of his pupils. Alma Mater. he may and does feel the spirit of the Greek God definitely called me to this line of On the other even as a beginner in the language. work and I feel his presence with me and t hand there are Nor is the Latin entirely dead as a lan­ his anointing upon me as I labor for Him ft subjects which guage,—it still is a channel of blessing. The in the little corner of the vineyard which lahe never writer was the other morning following a has been given to me. K ceases to use, student as he read his Greek Testament in A. KRAG, ■ and which ad- class. The passage read was John 4:14 and Professor of Modern Languages such a blessing came through a supimsedly H mit him to ------o------I ever widening dead language as to almost put the instruc­ ■ fields of tor to shouting. No, Latin is not dead. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ■ thought which GEO GOODLANDER, ■/ as yet are un- Professor of Classical Languages. In these days there is a growing interest explored. in the study of the Bible and in the pro­ m ------o------blems of religious instruction. In a vol­ 1 Every stud­ MODERN LANGUAGES ume published by the University of Chicago io e n t should It has been said, "Blessed is the teacher Press entitled “Religious Education,” this have awaken­ statement is made: “statistics show that in ed in him a who expects much from his pupils, for he is likely thereby to receive it.” Also “Bles­ the majority of small colleges, in the best love for learn- of the larger colleges, and in the univer­ i n g. That sed is the teacher whose criticism has enough sugar in it to take out the bitter sities instruction in the Bible is given student is in- either in the regular curriculum or under Prof Geo. Goodlander deed fortunate taste.” The question the auspices of the Christian Associations. w’ho comes t* Even in State Universities work of this sort this aw'akening early in his academic has often been is carried on in affiliation with recognized career. The student should also acquire asked by stud­ religious agencies.’’ fixed habits of study and come to know the ents, “What is in Because of this increased interest, some value of mental concentration,—a power a modern langu­ of our larger universities are engaged in w'hich can be gained only by incessant prac­ age for me.” My issuing books to meet such needs and are tice. It is at this point that the student ap­ answer to this extending their curriculum to include more preciates the wide range of electives which question is, that extensive work along these lines. Chicago the colleges of the present time are offer­ the value of a University has been especially active in the ing. study of a for­ publication of books and Boston University What should be the preacher's choice of eign language is School of Theology has been enlarging its electives? I answer. Whatever else may threefold: ( 1 ) staff of professors and courses of instruc­ present itself In a well chosen elective, by Its practical use; tion to meet the growing demand. all means let Greek take first place. Latin 12) Its cultural The growth of this department in con­ may perhaps be chosen as a second elective, value; (3) Its nection with this last named University —a language which many consider a dead formal and disci­ has been phenomenal, especially this last language,—but not so. Perhaps one asks plinary value. No year. They report that over two thousand the reason for such choices and we answer, person’s educa­ students were enrolled in the graduate, un­ first, the Greek language is rich and varied Prof. Alex, ftrng tion is complete der-graduate and extension courses. The in its literature. It offers us the simi)le until he is the fact is that the students in this department narratives of Xenophon and the dignified master of at least one language besides his of the school of Theology outnumber some presentations of history as found in Thucy­ own. We study languages because they are four or five times the students in all other dides; it furnishes us with Epic, Elegiac useful. Many young men and women in departments put together. Yet after they and lambic poetry, with Lyrics rich in feel­ our colleges are called to the missionary were able to give instruction to such a ing, with the writings of the celebrated field abroad, some to the Spanish speaking company, their enlarged plan of work prov­ Orators, and the Dialogues of the ancient countries. A knowlegde of the Spanish ed to be entirely inadequate, so great is the Philosophers. These alone would furnish language enables them to assume their demand, and for this year there has been the preacher with subjects for thought duties as preachers or teachers immediate­ still more extended work. Consequentlly which W'ould iast a life time. We are not ly on arrival, without the loss of valuable now, not only is there the school of Reli­ disparaging the sociological studies of the time which otherwise would necessarily be gious Education which gives work to grad­ present time, but it is in the classics that spent in a study of the language. uates of colleges and allows such to work basis is found for comparative study. A Its cultural value is great because it in­ for an M. A. degree in this subject, but an preacher shouid know the classics. Sec- troduces the student to the life of other undergradute department or College of ondiy, the Greek ianguage is not oniy rich nations and gives him an appreciation of Religious Education has been opened for in its own iiterature, but the choicest writ­ the beauty and richness of their literature. graduates “from a accredited high school ing of ali the ages ,the New Testament was Too many of us know little or nothing of or who have had training equivalent to a by the pen of inspiration given to man in how “the other half" lives. Much of what full high school course.” the language of the Greeks. It God made the world considers the drudgery of dally In the department of Religious Education choice of this language for the communica­ toil may be sanctified by the chrism dis­ the subjects will vary according to the line tion of His truth, should students not make tilled from an hour’s daily contact with the of work for which the training is principal­ every effort to read it in the language in highest and noblest which men have thought ly intended. There will always be certain which it was given to us? or written. biblical subjects Included and along with There is something indefinable in the The ideal knowledge of a foreign langu­ these will be courses in religious psycho­ feeling which comes to one as he reads the age would mean that one could use it as a logy, methods and principles of religious New Testament in the language in which it second mother tongue and with equal de­ education, Sunday school oranizatlon and was originally written. Have you never re­ gree of freedom In speaking^ reading or writ­ administration, church history and mission­ ceived a personal letter written on the ing. In the eight years during which I have ary subjects. typewriter? And when you read it did you taught modern languages in our holiness When colleges and universities which do SAZAKEJiE MESSEAGEK PAGE THREE not make the profession of such fervency development. Well chosen compositions in­ growth has been so rapid that it has be­ of spirit as we do, are giving themselves so spired by noble hearts and rendered for the come necessary to secure another teacher extensively to this line of work, what ought “glory of God,” cannot fail to bring to the for one of the grades. we to do? When there is such a demand hearer a restful reverence for Him. Music, The boys and girls come from the best from an institution for such instruction, alone revoked the cruel plan of the Sultan of homes, generally holiness homes, and how much more so ought it to be with us? of Amurath and caused him to free the are, therefore, usually boys and girls of a We mean to include within our curriculum thirty thousand Persians condemned to death high type of character. such courses as will enable students to by his command. He was melted to tears, Already, since the opening of the school specialize along this line. It remains to be while he gave them instant liberty. What this year, there has come a great spirtual seen whether we will be more eager or may v^e not do with music, if the glory of settling. Almost all of those who were un­ less eager to devote ourselves to such sub­ God is our ambition as we play and sing? saved have sought God and I believe all of jects as will equip us to be efficient Sun­ Music rendered with the thought upper­ the rest have expressed a desire. Some day School teachers, Bible instructors and most ,not only brings rest and quietness of have obtained blessed experiences and we other religious workers or whether we shall soul; but it stirs the heart to bravery and expect everyone of them to be saved before choose to specialize in other subjects which courage. When the Forty-second High­ the close of the term. no doubt, have great value, but yet do not landers in the battle of Waterloo, wavered, There are seasons of great refreshing and administer so effectively to the development because the music ceased, the command was God mightily pours out His Spirit, as the of efficient Christian workers. given to start the music at once. The tired boys and girls pray and testify. They love There are two dangers which seem to forces rallied and stood bravely “with tat­ the revival spirit and the hotter the meet­ confront us. One is that we often seek to tered banners and blood-drenched swords,” ing the moVe they enjoy it. take our biblical work without an adequate until the contest was won. And as we lis­ At the same time we are trying to do, preliminary training and another is that ten to music, when the deep resonant chords and we believe are doing, work along edu­ when we turn to Academic training, we de­ of vast profundity mount higher and higher cational lines equal to that done by any vote ourselves so entirely to such subjects in grand crescendo and noble harmony, our school in the state; ^he children are ac­ that we do not acquire a thorough knowl­ courage is renewed, to rally, go forward quiring a knowledge of the Bible that will edge of the Word of God. If we can com­ and win the battle of life. make them mighty soldiers of the cross and plete a college course, and then take two or Such is the intellectual and spiritual they will go forth thoroughly prepared unto three years of biblical training, it is better training gained from carefully chosen com­ every good work. to give ourselves to general cultural sub­ positions in the Holiness College, and such Are you anxious that your boys and girls' jects in our college course, but if we can­ are the effects daily to those who work receive God’s best tor them in this life and not afford the time for graduate work diligently and prayerfully seeking the cul­ in ihe life beyond? Then I believe that you along this line, then it should occupy much ture that music brings—seeking its intel­ can do no better ih getting them started of our attention during our college course, lectual and spiritual benefits, not for self, right than by surrounding them with such especially if we are preparing for any line not for vain-glory, but for the glory of companions as they will have here and by of Christian work. God. putting them under the influence of Godly MISS OLIVE WINCHESTER, MRS. NELLIE M. GOODLANDER, teachers and such men as President Wiley Professor of Biblical Literature. Professor of Piano and Theory of Music. and all others in charge. ------o------The best is none too good for our child­ ------o------ren. Shall they have it? By God’s gmce THE PLACE OF MUSIC IN A HOLINESS THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL they shall! .Amen! COLLEGE B. W. SHAVER, The study of music should be recognized As we review the history of the Gram­ Principal, Grammar School. as equal in importance to any college study. mar School we can but evclaim, “What ------o------It is not a mere pastime, neither is it in­ hath God wrought!” Surely, “He hath done • OUT OF WEAKNESS MADE STRONG tended for those great things for us capable of mak- whereof we are glad.” There is great need in the church for a who are not There is never a return to the simplicity of the way of faith. ing a success in God wants another race of worthies whose collegiiate work. day—not even a mo­ record will supplement that of the eleventh Music today ment—t hat God’s chapter of Hebrews,—“who without us are ranks with col­ blessing does not rest not to be made perfect.’’ Five loaves and lege studies and upon each depart­ two fishes may seem but little in our our large Uni­ ment of the Grades. hands but in the hands of the Son of God versities are There is a precious they fed five thousand men besides women giving credits for c o n s c i ousness of and children. We must go beyond what work done in His abiding is in sight, and this going beyond—this do­ music. presencfA His glory ing of the impossible is to be wrought by The intellect­ Prin. B. W. Shaver never departs. The faith. Our condemnation is not that we ual development promise He made to have so little, but that we do not offer it gained from the Moses that His presence should go with to Him, who can transform It into food for study of music is him, is verified to us. If there is a Red Sea the thousands; we are not responsible for often overlooked. of difficulty to cross the Pillar of Cloud our weakness but culpable because we The power of leads the way; if the way seems shut in are not out of weakness made strong. Mrs. Nellie Goodlaiider concentration is and a little dark, the fiery Pillar of His Pastor Harms had a small church in especially essen­ presence is sure to go before. Hallelujah! Hermannsburgh, Germany, during the lat­ tial in the study of music. In instrumental The growth of this department has been ter part of the last century, made up of work the hands are used independently of marvelous. .At the opening of the school artisans, mechanics, poor farmers and one another as to notes, touch and dynamic a year ago there were but about thirty- peasants, but he was strong in the faith. relations. The mind must grasp the tonal­ five pupils and two teachers—Mrs. Kenyon He inaugurated a missionary movement ity, pitch, rhythm, tempo, phrasing and in­ and myself—but the school grew so rapidly looking to God alone for direction and sup­ terpretation. Both mind and hand, with that it was necessary by the close of the port, and in a remarkably short time, this careful aid of ear and eye, must be trained first semester, to secure another teacher. poor church sent out a number of mis­ to act quickly in a given time, with ease, In answer to prayer God Isent us a sionaries, owned a missionary ship, estab- grace and accuracy. Not only is concentra­ sanctified teacher. Miss Bertha Dooley, who Wshed a missionai-y training home and tion developed, but also the differentiation is not only a graduate fiom Whitman Col­ published a missionary journal. In thirty- of touch, which is of paramount importance lege, but she has finished a course in Bel­ one years, Louis Harms had put into the field if the hearer is to receive what the notes lingham Normal School in preparation for over 350 missionaries furnishing both and phrases mean. Nearly fifty different primary teaching, in addition to which she equipment and support. In ten years these muscles of hand and arm are used in piano has a thorough preparation for teaching missionaries saw 13,000 people converted playing. These are trained to aid in the writing by the Palmer Method. in the missionary churches. What a re­ differentiation of touch. While there is only Too much cannot be said in praise of the markable record! one way to render a composition correctly very efficient work done by Miss Dooley What was the consequence of this work as to pitch, there are many ways to play along these lines and that of Mrs. Kenyon of faith in the home church,—was it rob­ the same composition to fully interpret in the intermediate grades. Mrs. Kenyon bed? God so greatly blessed the church the content and bring to the listener the also has had excellent training and years and honored the faith of this man of God depth of melody and harmony. of experience in teaching. that his church grew to enormous propor­ Beyond the mental discipline gained This year the school opened with the same tions,—at one time being the largest from the study of music, there is a spiritual three teachers and departments, but the (Continued on next page) PAGE FOUR NAZARBJfE MESSENGER

Revival at Northwest Nazarene College

A REMARKABLE REVIVAL might seem to the casual observer that we weight. We had no recitation. earn­ are just going around in a circle, but praise estly asked God to reveal the cause of the God has graciously visited us with one His name, our Leader is before us, we are of the most remarkahle revivals which we obeying orders, and when we consult our pressure. One boy left the classroom for have ever witnessed. It was different from never-failing Compass we discover that we his own room and prayed all day for the other great revivals which we have been are moving straight ahead and certain vic- Holy Ghost. At supper time the Holy Ghost toiy is ours. came in revealing light. How our souls in,—God never duplicates His work i! Who are the marchers? Just the preach­ seems. For a number of days there was a ers, teachers and the m issionaries? No, cried out in agony to God! It seemed that deepening of the spirit of prayer. The there are others in the throng. Just step our veiy best were slipping. The condi­ Holy Ghost moved upon the hearts of His inside the schoolroom door some morning tion as revealed was heart rending. The chosen ones and prayed through them .viih and hear the lad of eight years as he says, reality of eternity without God was so vivid. groanings which could not be uttered. How “Dear Jesus, W'e thank you for saving E— little soul tr^ail these days,—how iittie We could see our classmates under a cloak last night; we pray that You’ll keep him and of false profession with their backs turned real intercession! The early Methodists not let him backslide,” and you will find had it; the holiness bands had it, and It is aganist God. We could see them slipping, that there are children in the crowd. Oh, slipping into awful darkness. (I thank God still to be found where the Holy Ghost glory to His name! abides. Some of our students groaned un­ that there is a foundation that is sure, a “Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the confidence that cannot be shaken.) der the burden of prayer for whole nights; |)ower, and the glorv, and the victory.” some spent as high as ten hours in a One after another students arose and con­ BERTHA DOOLEY, fessed their backslidings, and it seemed our single day upon their knees praying for Primary Teacher. souls. soul was torn in pieces. We could not This great agony of prayer could not last ------o------pray in words; we had none to evpress the long,—the strain was too great. Thank God! awful travail. All that we could do was In a short time the Pentecostal flames leap­ THE BEGINNING OF A PENTECOST to weep and groan. In the days that fol­ lowed, we died over and over again for ed from over the battlements of the skies Since the wonderful camp-meeting at the and fell upon the W'aiting multitude as some souls. We could almost feel the very truly as they ever did on the day of Pente­ beginning of the college year there has weight of their sins upon us. It seemed cost in the upper room at Jerusalem. There been a growing conviction upon the saints that our very life would be crushed under is no doubt in any person’s mind as to what of God that if the Holy Ghost could have the weight. Glory to God! There is a prayer that is heard. As one after another occured in that upper room after having complete control, the church would see witnessed one o*f these modern pentecosts. began to pray through, all we could say was, How the fire fell! Soul's were instantly Pentecost repeated. “Our God is a great God. we give the glory brought face to face with God and eternal The spirit of agonizing prayer increased and praise to His name.’’ things. There were broken and repentant from day to day and college professors and BESSIE LITTLEJOHN, hearts, there were tears and sobs and cries students alike groaned under the burden. Walla Walla, Wn. for mercy,—but in a short time there were Night after night a number of the dormitory ------o------shouts of victory and songs of praise. The students went out among the sage brush college teems with spiritual life. Students and with sobs and fears poured out their OUT OF WEAKNESS MADE STRONG rise at four o’clock in the mornings, many souls to God in prayer for the unsaved. of them to spend the time alone with God. Others arose long before day and found (Continued from page three) Cold and formal church members cannot some spot where they could, cry to God in understand this, but Jesus did it and His behalf of the lost. The burden of prayer saints in all ages have done the same thing. grew so heavy that it seemed souls would church in the world. Pastor Harms’ diary Victory is ours! Sweeping Victory is ours! die under the pressure unless the Lord contains many simple and interesting ac­ quickly answered prayer. I wonder if this counts of prayers for the support of his ------o------was not akin to the agony which Jesus suf­ missionaries. “Last /Tear,” he says, '‘I needed 1,500 crowns and the Lord gave me A BEAITIEUL Cl STOM fered in the garden? Paul said, “the Spirit maketh intercesstion for us with groan­ sixty over. This year I needed double and During the time when the tide of prayer ing which cannot be uttered.” God is faith­ he has given me double and one hundred was on some of the young men sounded the ful. At our evening worship in the dining and forty over.” Here was a man who out notes of victory on their cornets when a hall, October 30th, the Holy Ghost came, of weakness was made strong. soul prayed through to blessing. Our peo­ sin was uncovered, souls were undeceived Pastor Gossner when nearly sixty years ple soon came to understand that when and carnality was exposed. What a grac­ of age caught the vision of the text and they heard the sound of the trumpet some­ ious manifestation of the Holy Ghost! This saw the simplicity of the way of faith. one had Just been saved or sanctified. We was the beginning of a Pentecost in the Having seen that he was not to discount now listen for it. Sometimes after even­ college which has swept on with increasing the promises by unbelief nor limit them to ing worship, sometimes in the afternoon, power and victory. the apostolic age, he stepped out on the but more often at night, the clear tones of D. W. REYNOLDS, promises to walk step by step leaving the the trumpets are heard and there is a gener­ Pastor at Nyssa, Ore. consequences with God. His first work was al time of rejoicing. “Blessed are the peo­ to pray for a few artisans who believed ple who know the joyful sound.’’ ------o------themselves called to the missionary field; his next step was to begin their training; ------o------INTERCESSORY PR.VTER his third step was to encourage the men whom God had called to go into the field; VICTORY DAYS This week of revival has truly been the greatest week of prayer we have ever seen and his fourth step was to send them out, “And it came to pass that they rose early or experienced. For several days the bur­ trusting God for their support. After sixty- about the dawning of the day and compas­ den had been heavy upon us and it seemed three years of age, this man of faith equipped sed the city.” Joshua 6:5. “By faith the inevitable that something must happen. 0*t and sent out two hundred missionaries and walls of Jericho fell down.” Hev. 11:30. Monday afternoon we could not study, the supported them while on the field. An­ These are victory days with us. The Lord seemed so definitely to lead us to pray other case of a man who out of weakness walls of the enemy are beginning to totter for some of our dormitory girls. We felt was made strong! and tumble. Should you stop and listen so keenly that the Holy Ghost was grieved ------o------with a keen ear you could hear the sound because of the carelessness and frivolity Send us your subscription for the Nazar­ of tramping feet as the people compass the manifest among them. That evening six of ene Messenger. city; but though your ear be dull of hear­ them prayed through to definite victory and ------o------ing, surely you could not mistake the sound we felt that the victory was ours and “Wanted, today, men and women, young of the trumpet and the shouts of the march­ praised God for this encouragement. and old, who will obey their convictions of ers even in the night watches. The next morning in the English class truth and duty at the cost of fortune and There are days in our school when it the burden returned with almost crushing friends and life itself.” IfAZARENE MESSENGER PAGE FIVE

Home Missionary Work Among the Japanese

Readers of the Nazarene Messenger will be interested to learn of the various lines of missionary activity which have been carried on by students of the Northwest Nazarene College and of the work conte mplated by others. We call attention this month to the exceptionally interesting work among the Japanese which during the past year was carried on by Miss Marion Benton who this year graduates from the col­ lege of Liberal Arts. Next month the missionary page will be devoted to the work in Armenia. Our readers will be in­ terested in the life story of Moses Hagopian, who escaped being murdered by the Turks and came to America. He was sanctified in the Berkeley Church of the Nazarene and is now in Northwest Nazarene C ollege preparing to return as a missionary to his own country.

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THE JAPANESE WORK ON THE ISLANDS you need while coming year so you take 10 make money and easily fall into habits of acres land and raise onions and Chono will gambling and drinking. This is all detri­ On the islands near Stockton, California, take 20 acres and Chono will help you and mental to our work on the foreign field. there are great numbers of Japanese en­ show you how to raise and you work for Please pray for this Island work. If these gaged in raising the immense vegetable Gospel hard as you can and t^iey begged m people can be saved to Christianity it will crops necessary to supply the bay cities. so earnestly so I prayed and thlnked and mean much toward the evangelization of These Japanese live in camps, and the is­ also talked with Miss Pool and finally made Japan. lands present the picture of a miniature u*- my mind to do it so coming year I will MARION BENTON. Japan. Until Miss Pool, Miss Benton and go to Camp 12 and be little farmer and be Mr. Miyabe called upon these people, they preacher. So perhaps I have to preach in had never been visited by a Christian mis­ both camps if possible may be it is too hard JAPANESE IN THE IDAHO-OREGON sionary. for me. DISTRICT Miss Benton was so pleased with the When your school are, done I want you to prospect that while in charge of the Stock- come to Camp 12 and do just like what you Since entering the college we have had a ton Mission she spent considerable time on was doing here. Bro. Chono wants you so desire to find out how many Japanses there the islands and with the valuable assistance bad and other day asked me to write to you are in this district and to bring the Gospel of Mr. Miyabe was able to win the confid­ for asking about it. So any how let us pray ence and affection of the Japanese people. lor about and do what God wants us to do. to them. Accordingly we began a systema­ These people have undertaken the project Say Miss Benton please do not forget to tic canvass and can now give some idea as of building Christian camps and of having pray for me. I am praying for you every to the needs and opportunities for work a Christian farm and are working diligently day. Please write me often as you can. I among these people. to accomplish their purpose. The Japanese too will wi'ite you and will show you about regard Miss Benton as on a leave of ab­ how we are. May the Lord bless you. Mr. There are not many Japanese in this sence in order to complete her college and Mrs. Mayeda send you their loves. country. We found about ten in Nampa and course, and they insist that after her grad­ In Him, have visited some of them and in every in­ uation she shall return and assist them in C. MIYABE. stance was cordially received. At Cald­ their Christian work. well we found about twenty Japanese, a num------— o------ber of these being women and children. We A MISSIONARY TESTIMONY called upon these people leaving tracts and AN INTERESTING JAPANESE LETTER About eight years ago God definitely cal­ speaking to them about Christ. The following interesting letter in “Jap­ led me to labor among the Japanese people We found the largest number in Boise. anese English” will explain more fully the and since that time I have been preparing There are about fifty in that city, twenty of plans of the Japanese regarding their for this work. Last February, while at­ whom are Christians. One of these was the Christian farm. The letter comes as some­ tending the State University at Berkeley, secretary of the Japanese association. what of a report from Mr. Miyabe and is California, God definitely led me to Stock- While as yet our plans are not very defin­ published by the permission of Miss Ben­ ton, and during the last semester I dropped ite, we hope very soon to get some work ton ; my work and went to my new field of labor. started among these people. Please pray It was my privilege to have as a native that God may lead in this matter. Camp 11, McDonald Island MISS MARION BENTON. Stockton, Cal. liastor associated with me in the work, Rev. ------o------Miss Marion Benton, C. Miyabe, a sanclfied Japanese man who Nazarene School. was truly on fire for God and burdened for Dear Sister in Christ; — the salvation of his own people. God great­ 4 - - f - I especially am glad that you are enjoy ly blessed our efforts and souls were saved -f WE ARE CERTAIN THAT TOO + with your schooling. I praised the Lord through these missionary labors. -P LITTLE ATTENTION HAS BEEN -f that he made you remember that you are Stockton is located on the Sacramento and GIVEN TO THE FOREIGN PEO- -P Japanese missionary anywhere you go and San Joaquin rivers and situated in the delta ■f PLES IN AMERICA. HOME MIS- > trying to get Japanese people. I thank God are twenty-two islands where many Japan­ > SIONS NEED A NEW EMPHASIS, -f for missionary heart which he gave to you. ese and Chinese live, most of them being en­ ■f WITNESS THE GREAT WORK Please be true to Him and kind and good to gaged in raising potatoes and onions. -f BEING DONE IN JAPAN BY HIR- -f our people for God knows you and may he The Japanese live in camps of about twen­ OSHI KITAGAWA AND J. NAGAMA- -f make you a soul winner. If anything you ty-five or thirty persons. In one camp there -f TSU. THESE BRETHERN WERE ^ want me to send you for good for Japanese were quite a number of Christians and it ^ CONVERTED IN AMERICA -f people please write me I will send you as was our privilege to work with them. They THROUGH THE LABORS OF HOME -f possible. are greatly burdened for their unsaved -f MISSIONARIES. -f As you know this farm will move to Camp countrymen. My work was chiefly among > THE HOME MISSIONARY WORK 10 on Bacon Island at this fall and make the women, while Bro. Miyabe did most of ^ WHICH IS DESCRIBED ON THIS real Christian camp but only two Christian the preaching. I am now in college and ex­ ^ PAGE IS WORTHY 0F YOUR are living among about twenty unchristian pect to graduate next June. As soon as my 4- EARNEST SUPPORT. OTHERS -f people so it is hard to make Christian. So college work is completed I am planning to -SHOULD DEVOTE THEIR LIVES these men came to Christian farm for ask­ again take up the island work and do all TO THE SAME WORK. ing help and the people of Christian farm that I can for the salvation of these preci­ -f OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD FOR- *■ came to me and asked me to go to Camp 12 ous souls. EIGNERS IN AMERICA GRE \TLY and live with them and preach to them, and This is truly a ripe harvest field and these f AIDS OR INJURES OUR MISSION- we will give Mr. Chono and his wife to you people are anxious for the Gospel. It is ex­ ARY WORK ABROAD. as helper and let them live with you and tremely important that these people be con­ -f for we will loan you all expenses which verted for they come to this country to PAGE SIX NAZAKENE MESSENGER THE KIND OF BIBLE STUDY NEEDED The following notes on Bible study are condensed from an address by Dr. White, delivered before the Student Volunteer Con­ vention. (1) The kind which deals directly with the Bible itself. It will a.sk such questions as “What is in the Book?” “Where is it in the Book?” “Why is it in the Book?” and “Why is it weher it is in the Book?” (2) The kind which calls for the best mentality commandable, the same to be directed by the most approved educational processes, such as exact observation, cor­ The total registration in all departments The correspondence work in Bible will be appreciated by a number of our people who rect description, just comparison, and co­ has now reached two hundred and eleven gent expression. students. There will be quite a large in­ are not able to take such courses in resid­ crease at the second semester. ence. It is our plan to allow proper credit (3) The Kind which involves thorough as­ ------o------for all courses creditably pursued. If you similation of the thought that any portion Mr. Ira True as been chosen as Business desire a general first hand knowledge of the of it v/ili leap readily to the mind and in Manager of the Nazarene Messenger and has Bible or special v^ork in Bible sub­ its relations. already begun his work. We are certain jects it will pay you to investigate our ex­ (4) The kind which calls for adjustment that he will sqfceed in getting this work be­ tension courses. of the life to truth as discovered. That fore the people in a business way. ------o------which is ever new, yielding fresh stimulus ------o------The chapel services and the evening wor­ to the highest ideals; which has potency to A new laundry room for the girls is be­ ship are times of great blessing. The Mon­ keep one up to concert pitch spiritually; ing fitted up in the basement of their dormi­ day morning services are given to hearing which is ever new; of which one never tires. tory. laundry stove and tank with cement reports from the workers who were out (5) The kind which causes to dwell In tubs and Ironing boards will complete the over Sunday. These reports are full of in­ us more and more of reverence, wonder and equipment. This is a much needed improve­ terest and somewhere, often in a number of awe. The kind which keeps alive a re­ ment. places there have been definite victories won verence not only for Christian morality but ------o------and a number clearly saved or sanctified. for the very terms and tones of the Scrip­ Rev. D. W. Reynolds who formerly acted tures in which that morality is taught. ------o------(6) The kind which in process discovers as Business Manager of the Nazarene Mes­ “Every soldier dying for his country on senger has been appointed as pastor of the increasingly the necessity of enlarged a European battle field, every home giving knowledge in such departments of study as church at Nyssa, Ore. God is blessing his up its blood and tears, is a summons and labors and souls are getting through to God. History, Literature, Psychology, Pedagogy, a reproach to us who have accepted the Socialogy and Philosophy. He expects to begin a series of revival meet­ Christ of the Cross, but not the Cross of ings, Sunday, Nov. 25th. (7) The kind which is influenced by as­ Christ.” sociated study and comparison of results: —;------o------o------Misses Mable Stake and Ethel Howell which in such united study seeks to preserve have just closed a series of meetings at IMPORTANT NOTICE the atmosphere in which men refuse to dis­ Eagle, Idaho, with Pastor Newton Kendall. pute, in which they loathe to differ. We are now prepared to offer home study (8) That kind which recognizes the fun­ The battle was hard but quite a number courses in Bible for those who desire cor­ were definitely saved or sanctified. There damental nature of the study of the Bible in respondence work. Miss Winchester lias its great literary units. Each book is a was deep conviction on the entire commun­ prepared very carefully a series of outline ity and doubtless the church will reap a har­ rational artistic production. The plan of studies in both the * Old and New Testa- each should be sought by which the writer vest of souls as a result of this meeting. nieiits, especially adapted to the needs of ------o------sought to accomplish his aim or purpose. those preparing for Christian work or those (9) That kind which puts the student in pos­ Rev. K. H. Jackson, a returned missionary desiring a general first hand knowledge of from Central -America will hold a mission­ session of a method for his own future study the Bible. Write us for further information. and for the instruction of others. The direct, ary convention in Nampa, Nov. 27th and ------o------28th. Rev. Jackson has held a number of concrete, imaginative and illustrative meth­ missionary conventions in the Northwest If the NAZARENE MESSENGER comes to od of treatment found in the Bible makes it District and is an interesting and forceful yon it is an invitation to subscribe. Sub­ a guide for methods in teaching and con­ speaker. His messages will be of great scription price, fifty cents per year. Send vincing men whether indifferent, heathen, or benefit to all who are privileged to hear him. in your subscription today. believers in Christianity. ------o------Mr. Tsuchiyama, who was for five years associated with us in the Nazarene Univer­ sity, both as a student and as member of the faculty has published a small booklet giving an account of his experience, en­ titled “From Darkness to Light.” This is northwest Dazarede College a remarkable life story and will prove to be a great inspiration to those Vho desire to Affords opportunities to the following classes of students: do missionary work among the Japanese people. Copies of this booklet may be had (1) Those who desire thorough preparation and extended courses of study from Mr. T. Tsuchiyama at Drew Theologi­ in an environment of spiritual life and revival power. cal Seminary, Madison, N. J. ------o------(2) Those who desire Bible courses of a collegiate grade which may be offered as part of the requirement of the A. B. degree. AN EVANGELISTIC TRIP TO CENTRAL AMERICA (3) Those who may desire a briefer Bible. training course will find a We have just received a letter from Rev. wide range of subjects adapted to the needs of Christian workers. C. Warren Jones, pastor of the Church 6f the Nazarene at Spokane and our former (4) Those who desire preparatory work will find full academy courses. co-laborer in educational work, in which he There is an excellent Grammar School also. states that he is to leave December 1st for (5) Those who may not be able to attend the college as resident students a missionary and evangelistic trip through may avail themselves of home study Bible courses. Write us. Central America. He plans to stop at the college on his return and we are planning Address, H. ORTON WILEY a great missionary convention for him. Rev. Jones is a forceful speaker and returning Northwest Nazarene College fresh from this field his addresses will Nampa, Idaho teem with life and interest. Plan to at­ tend this convention. The date will be an­ nounced later. NAZAREiVE MESSENGER PAGE SEVEN

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