Friendly Endeavor, May 1936

Digital Commons @ George Fox University Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church Friendly Endeavor (Quakers) 5-1936 Friendly Endeavor, May 1936 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/nwym_endeavor Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "Friendly Endeavor, May 1936" (1936). Friendly Endeavor. 161. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/nwym_endeavor/161 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church (Quakers) at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Friendly Endeavor by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Elizabeth Ott Ashland, Oregon M i s s i o n a r y N u m b e r THE FRIENDLY ENDEAVOR J O U R N A L - F O R F R I E N D S I N T H E N O R T H W E S T V o l u m e 1 5 , N u m b e r 5 PORTLAND, OREGON May, 1936 Helen Cammack Sends Air A Message From The Tfie Invincible Good-Will M a i l F r o m C o c h a b a m b a Syperintendent of Jesus Our Redeemer By Chester A. Hadley Friends in Oregon Yearly Meeting: D u r i n g t h e y e a r s o f o u r w o r k i n B o l i v i a By Esthel Gulley, La Paz, Bolivia. vre have had the advantage of a high rate You notice by the heading that we are "Jesus having loved His own which were of exchange, even reaching the high point down here for vacation. This "is Saturday. in the world. He loved them unto the end." of 22.50. Our missionaries during that We left La Paz on Tuesday night and ar John 13:1. rived here at 6 P. M. Wednesday. Mr. l i m e t o o k f r o m t h e i r s a l a r i e s o n l y a s u f The message of the Goodwill of Jesus has ficient amount for their living, using all the Buck and two children were at the station been the outstanding message of the Quak to meet us with their car. We had ar balance to create a General Fund which was ers to the world and therefore should be of ranged to rent the Rest Rooms of the Bap used to carry on the evangelistic work. You vital interest to the young people. tist Mission. He and family are the mis will remember that from time to time I The word Invincible denotes the greatness s i o n a r i e s h e r e . T h e y r e c e i v e d u s w i t h a have called attention to this fact, and re of God which to some is repelling. To them real welcome, even inviting us to supper minded the Yearly Meeting that the time it makes man seem of no importance be that night. Everything is here that one would come when the exchange would drop cause of the striking contrast. The Psalmist needs for light house-keeping. We are and conditions would be reversed, and now said, "When I consider thy heavens, the having a fine time, sleeping late and doing we find that this has actually come to pass. works of thy fingers, the moon and the The exchange is dropping and the cost of t h i n g s a s w e p l e a s e . stars, which, thou has ordained, 'What is Hermosas will get on nicely with the living is increasing so much that it is im man that thou art mindful of him?' " I like w o r k f o r t h e m o n t h , 1 a m s u r e . possible for them to use their salaries any to think of the contrast. Never do I permit more for the General Fund. We had so many things come in to be my imagination to soar in realms of the In done the last few days. Mama Teodora This means that we must rally to the fi nancial program of the missionary work as fi n i t y o f c r e a t i o n b u t I a m s o o n e r o r l a t e r had tooth ache on Monday and I took her led to the Cross and there find that He is in to the dentist on Monday and Tuesday to we never have before; it may mean sacrifi terested in me and my welfare, and not only have teeth out and even then we asked Mrs. cial giving on our part, even greater than me but all of His creatures. He has all these Hermosa to go with her once more. There vre imagined possible. To add to this finan resources to work out His goodwill toward were seven to be pulled soon and the den c i a l d i f fi c u l t y a n a i r m a i l l e t t e r f r o m us. Let us not make for ourselves a small Helen Cammack came, dated April 9, and tist did not want to do it all at once. They God, so that we may feel the more important were rotted off to the gum. There are after announcing the safe arrival of the but may we magnify the Lord so that our Pearsons and other matters of business, in more on the other side also but they will spiritual horizon may be enlarged. be left until later. cluding the statement as to the exchange The benevolence of God points back to I was busy going to town getting the re having dropped and the General Fund hav the foundation of the world, when in the quest through for kerosene, gasoline, sugar ing come to its end she says, "1 was sorry councils of God salvation was planned. The t o h a v e P e a r s o n s fi n d m e s i c k o n t h e i r a r and flour for the mission. Had to make a sacrifice of animals for sin was not a sec new request in January and 1 had to make r i v a l . 1 h a d a n o t h e r l i v e r a t t a c k a n d a l ond thought after the fall, nor was the repeated trips to get it finished up. It al most wasn't able to go to the train to meet cross a remedial measure to more perfectly ways takes a long time for such things here, them. 1 was sick about a week. Turned fill the need of humanity. Jesus offered and it is one of the jobs which is difficult yellow and couldn't eat much. Dr. Beck Himself before the foundation of the world for women. But it finally went through thinks it gall-stones and says that if 1 have as the Lamb slain for the salvation of man and we received all we needed of every another severe attack that he will recom- kind. thing. I am glad it is done. (Continued on Page 2, Col. 2) Look back for a moment and see the in We had Monthly Meeting before we nocent blood, how it grew from pools into came. Those who had made a trip of evan JOHN PAUL EICHENBERGER. rivulets as the altars were reddened year af gelization to Achocalla (a town about 9 ter year, and century after century for sin. miles from La Paz) reported an excellent John Paul Eichenberger, aged 17, died at Nampa, Idaho, Saturday April 11, 1936. Surely such a quantity of sacrificial blood would be of some value. It has value, yes, trip. Eight people had believed and their He was a member of the Melba Friends but not for salvation of souls. It has com messages had been received gladly. We plan Meeting. Clark Smith, hia pastor, con on a group going every other Sunday this ducted the service and brought a most parative value to show how much greater month. We want to follow up the work is the sacrifice of Jesus. It had the value helpful message from the text, **He being with these new ones and if possible gradu d e a d y e t s p e a k e t h . " C h e s t e r A . H a d l e y a s of ever keeping before them the fact that ally build up a congregation. sisted the pastor in the service. t h e i r w o r k s c o u l d n o t a t o n e . T h e y a r e We received the picture from Pearsons tokens of the goodwill of God, leading up The tribute paid to this young man by to the Great act of Benevolence. Often the and were glad to get them. The believers h i s o w n c o m m u n i ty a n d B o i s e Va l l e y Qu a r were interested also.

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