AUGUST 1935 - No

R VOL. VI - AUGUST 1935 - No. 24

The Netherland; East Indies M;&n of The Christian and Missionary Alliance Address: Lageweg 81. MakasLiar. Celebes. N.E.1 THE PIONEER

Directory of Alliance Missionaries of the N. E. 1. Rev. R. A. and Mrs. Jaffray. Makassar, Celebec Rev. W. and Mrs. Pocr. Makassar. Celebes Miss L. F. Marsh. Makassar. Celebes >Miss M. E. Kernp. Makassar. Celebes Miss M. M. Jaffray Makassar, Celebes Rev. I. C. and Mrs. Melczer. Ampenan. Lornbok Rcv 1. A. and Mrs Mouw Srntmg, West Borneo. (Via Ponrianak) Rev C R. Deiblcr. Doelongan. East Borne Rev w. E. Presswood. Malmau, East Borneo. (Via Tarakan) Rev. E. H. and Mrs. Mickelson. Doelongan, East Borneo Rev. H. A. and Mrs. Dlxon, Melak. East Borneo, (Via Sarnarmda) On Furlough Rev. G E. and Mrs. Fisk. Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Brill ...... e...... n.s .... *...... ANOTHER HYMN - Dr. Simpson as a poe: excelled in his missionary hymns. Truly he expressed in his poems the deepest experiences of the soul in fellowship and union with Christ, and he also expressed the deepest yearnings of a missionary heart in fervent desire to preach the Gospel in the regions beyond. to the uttermost parts of the earth, where Christ has not been named. The poem on page 4 is one of Dr. Simpson's choice missionary messages in song. The writer has been asked to relate a little incident in early life regarding the founder of the Alliance work, and the missionary zeal with which he inspired young men, who were students in what was then known as the New York Missionary Training College. As a young man, having been thrilled over and over again by Dr. Simpson's missionary messages. we rather looked upon him with awe, and considered personal contact with him almost beyond our expectation. What were our mingled feelings of surprise, delight. and something almost akin to fear, when two of us riding in a New L THE PIONEER

York street car one day, beheld the beloved Doctor enter me car. As we recognized him we sprang to our feet. offering him our seats, as the car was crowded. He could have filled both of the seats comfortably. He positively refused to accept our offer, and literally pushed us back into our places. Taking hold of two straps he took his position opposite us. and, leaning over, smiling down upon us. seemed to feel that It was hls opportunity to give us words of personal exhortatlon I shall never forget the sensation of those moments as with all earnestness, and as though he were preaching to a largc audience, he poured out his soul as we two students looked up into his benevolent face, and listened as il for eternity. Since :hen, I have olten wondered what the people in the street car thought, for he talked loud enough for everyone in the car to hear, but was entirely oblivious of the presence of anyone else but the two lads before him. What did he say? I remember just this message,- "Boys. don't think that when you reach the mission field you have accomplished it all. I know that is your aim. but it is only the beginning of great things for you, if you persist in press- ing on. When you get out there on the far distant foreign field. don't settle down in a little corner by yourselves, but keep your eyes lifted up. and see the fields far distant. You can dry up even after you have reached the mission field, and wither away into comparative nothingness. Keep the vision of the uttermost parts of the earth. the regions still beyond you. ever clear to view." May God help us to carry out hs inspired words, and to press on until we shall hear the shout of the Lord from the skies, the voice z! ?.e archangel, and the trump of God. Amen.

3 MY TRUST By Dr. A. D. Si,npzo!1

"Lord, Thou hast giv'n to mc a Lrtisl. A h:gh and holy dispcnsztmn, To tell the world. and tell I must. The stoiy of Thy gXFt 52lv2~KN; Thou n;ight'si have sen! from hcav'n above Angelic hosts to tcil the story. 13~11in Thy condescending love. On men Thou hast contcrrcd the glory. Chorus - "1st mc be laitliful lo my trust, Telling the world the story. Press on my heart the woe ; Put in my fept the go, Lct me he faithful to my trust.

And use me for Thy glory " ''Ti.0~11;s commanded us to go. 0 ncver let oar hearts betray Thee ; And thua hast left an awful woe, On all who lightly disobcy Thee ; 0 let (15 feel and fear that woe. As we would guard our own saivation, And let us answer to that 'go.' As witnesses ~n every nation.''

"We all are debtors to ous race ; God holds us bound to one another ; Thc gifts aid blessing of HISgrace Were given to thee to give thy brother : We owe to every child of sin One chance, at least, for hope of heaven, 0 by the love that brought us in, Let help and hope to them be given. THE PIONEER

A LhTTER FROM WEST BORNEO Dear Brother ]affray.- 1 haven't written you about the little launch, but it surely is a fine little boat, and best of all, very economical to run. The boat is 20 feet long by 5 feet wide, draws 18 inches of water. and has a speed of 5% to 6 miles per hour. The motor is one-cylinder, five horse power, runs for 18 to 20 hours on one five gallon can of kerosene, and uses a pifit of oil during that time. Figuring in guilders, 1 can run it for thirteen cents an hour, which is equivalent to nine cents in U S. currency. By arranging carefully, there IS plenty of room for three berths, two cupboards for food, one cupboard for books and tracts, and one for clothing. The beds fold up, and are out of the way in ;he daytime, and within three minutes they are ready when sleeping time cones. As you know, I was formerly dependent on Chinese and Government boats for fransportation. This was very unsatis- factory. as the boats did not stop long enough in one place, or stopped too long where there were no people. Now I can' go at will, stopping as long as I like, and already it is a great help and blessing in going with the wonderful news that Jesus saves Praise the Lord for those whose gifts made this little boat Iposss!>ie As 1 sit now in the rear of this launch writing these lines, the "put, put, put" of the exhaust seems to keep tune u;k tht- song of my neart. "?rase God from Whom all blessings flow." Yours in Him, 7. Arthur Mouw This is the motor launch in which Mr Mouw travels when he visits the various districts of West Borneo. (See news on Page 7). Ed. 5 THE PIONEEI:

Mr. and %>. BRILL.

The pictiire on the front page s?eaks for itseli. The BrilEs are on their way home. We hope many of our readers will meet them while they are on furlough and hear their messages The Brilis came to the field with the firsr missionary party to the N.E.I. in 1929. They were appointed to the Island of Lombok. It was no easy task. They have worked hard. and the Lord has given them fruit for their labor. There has not been a laige number come to Christ as in Borneo, but some prccious souls have been truly saved. It is hand picked fruit Besrdes acquiring the Malay laxguage, Mr. and Mrs. Brill have also acquired a working knowledge of the Balinese language. which they have been abic to use among the Bahnese in Lombok. Mr. Brill has do:ie translation work both in Malay and Balinese. Shortly before leaving Makassar Brother Brill came to the writer and said, "Brother. I have but one object in my life. to live for Him. to preach His Gospel : all else is secondary, 1s unimportant. IS nothing.'' This is true missionary consecration May God bless the Brills on their furlough. They are affect- ionately remembered in prayer by all on the field. God bless them and their three children. "Johnnie Wes", "Elin Mae". and little "Donna"

Imporfant Announcement ! Donna Tailray Brill arrived in Makassar on May 18th, 1935. Happy welcome. Donna !

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THIE FIRE HAS CAUGHT IN WEST BORNEO!

The news we have been waiting for has come. We have very recently received letters from Mr. Mouw and from thc two Student-eoangelists, Brothers Patty and Adipatty, telling of the wonderful work of the Spirit of God in the heam of the Dyaks away up the Kapoeas River in West Eorneo. These two young men are consecrated workers. and one of them. Brother Patty, especially had a real call to this work in Bor- neo. The fact that he spoke the Makassar language, made same of us feel that he was needed here. for we have so few who can speak to the Makassar people in their own language, but he insisted that God called him to West Borneo The two Student-evangelists have been located right in the midst of a population of 10,000 Dyaks all speaking the same language. This field is on and around the Ketoengau River, which flows into the Kapoeas River from the north, farther inland from Sintang. where Mr. and MIS. Mouw have been located. These people, ever since our two Student-evangelists have been teaching them, have been drinking in the truths of the Gospel, and when Mr. Mouw visited them for twelve days. he witnessed the giorious results of the wonder-working power of God. As a result of the power of the Gospel, hdman skulls have been taken from their long-houses and buried, drunken- ness has ceased. men have returned to their deserted wives, men and women have been healed, some raised from death's door. and the fame of the Lord Jesus Christ has spread throughout this entire district. There are perhaps 2,000 who have shown genuine interest in the teaching of the Gospel. Brother Mouw writes, "I never experienced such a sight in my life, in fact It was too much for my faith. I went into the jungle alone to wait upon the Lord. Surely God was with me 7 THE PIONEER

in power and blessed my soui. These words were given to me, ..r-ail any man forbid water that these should be baptized. who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?" and "Foras- much then as God gave them a like gift as He did unto us who believe on the Lord Jesus Ch:ist. who was I that I should withstand God'" They had been well taught, and they understocd the Gospel. Formeriy, these Dyaks had wor- shipped spirlts. now they were worshipping the true God and singing, "The blood of Jesus Christ takes away all my sins." Ch. what music ! Not from the standpoint of harmony. but because the words came Irom their hearts. How I wish ~{cx could have been here The gracious work still goes on. Alto- gether, 508 persons, who bejieved on the Lord jesus Christ, were baptized ; 506 of these were Dyaks. and two were

Chinese "

Brother Mouw adds. ~ "But thc devil is busy too. A small native hlohamriedan oificial is causing no little trouble, an& is doing his best to have our Student-evangelists removed Irom this district." 'This native, whom the enemy is using, is spreadnig all kinds ol Ialse rumors about the work. and some who have been at enmity with the Government have taken advantage of the commotion in trying to raise a rebellion. It 1s a call to dehite believing prayer. that the Lord will overru!e and keep things steady, so that the Gospel shall not be hindered The record of the results of the Gospel in Borneo wherever we have gone is truly like the apostolic record in The Acts Why should we not expect our risen Christ and the mighty Holy Spirit. whom He has sent into the world, to "act" in our day, even as He did in the first age of the Gospel? As Mr. Mouw says. "Satan is bidding high for this territory, which once was all in his possessinn, but by faith we have taken it for Christ. Our feet have trodden on this district in 8 THE PIONEER

His Name We are encouraged by the fact that the devil is concerned, and is making trouble which is a sure indication that this work is of God. Hallelujah ! Since that prayer meeting in the jungle I cannot doubt. God be praised ! Our hearts are Lull to overIlowing ! Praise God from whom all blessings ilow !" More than ever before, we feel the need of the prayers of all our friends at home, and we know that you will not fail us. Our greatest need at the present time probably is a much larger number of native evangelists Unto this end we again ask that you unite with us in prayer for our Bible School. There are over 70 splendid young men and a few young women in attendance at our Bible School. They are in the process of being trained by the Lord Himself for the work in this great harvest field. Thirty of our former students are out in the work for a year or more. They will return to the Bible School for further study in the Word of God, an4 others will go out to take their place. but we need a mighty increase in the number of men as there are calls coming to us from all fhe fields for more workers. If we had the men, we could place ten in West Borneo : ten more in Southern Sumatra : ten more in Lombok ; ten more at least in the Celebes, among the Boegis and Makassar people : and many more in the Mahakam, Boe- longan. and Sesajap districts of East Borneo, where so many have been brought to Christ. Then we need others, mightily anointed with the Spirit, to go forth as pioneers to islands where as yet the sound of the Gospel has never been heard. Our regular income from home provides nothing for the support of these thirty workers, nor for the support of students in the Bible School. About one half of the latter support themselves. We depend upon the freewill offerings of individual friends, readers of The Pioneer. to meet these needs. The Lord has not failed us. and He will not allow us to lack any good thing. THE PIONEER

"FORBID THEM NQT!" bY Miss I-. F. Marsh

"Well, I had no idea that it was anything like this !" Such was the exclamation ol a visitor to the Children's Bible School held rn the Tabernacle in Makassar in June of this year She had heard about the School and seen preparations being made for the school, but until that tlmz had not visited it. One hay on coming to the Tabernacle she saw 100 children or more separated into classes, and each group of children busily at wwk : some learning verses of Scripture. others listening to an object lesson given by the teacher, some doing handwork, and again another group singing. Not an idle one to be found ! The whole place hummed like a bee-hive. The School opened on June Iirst. and before that time visits wece made In many homes and invitations given to parents to send their children to the School. The children who had attended last year \yere eager to do their share in inviting others, and great was their joy when the enrolment exceeded one hundred. The c1zsses were held four times a week, and we praise the Lord for His manifest blessing during the whole month, The children were eager to learn, and many showed a real concern for their soul's welfare. Fourteen natzve teachers assisted Miss Kemp. Mrs. Post, Miss Jaffray and the writer in the work this year. These teachers were all students in the regular Bible School, and they took a real interest in the work, and would have liked the school to have continued longer. Some were definitely saved during those weeks, and our psayer is that they will go on with the Lord, and go forth mto His service. Especially do we request prayer for a fine class of 10 THE PIONEER young men, aged fifteen to eighteen, who worked wih a seriousness and earnestness that was admirable. and caused many a prayer to spring up in our own hearts for them. Some ol ths younger children too were convicted for sin. One little girl of eight cried out to the Lord, "Oh Lord. my heart is so dirty ! I beseech you to make it clean !" He heard her cry, for a little later she was able to smile brightly through her tears. Oh, pray for these children that they may come to know. and love, and confess the Lord Jesus as their Saviour. On the last day of the month a closing programme was given The Tabernacle was full that night, as parents and friends gathered together to hear something of what the children had learned. It was hard to tell whether the parents or the children themselves were the happiest over the success of the evening. The children are now eagerly looking forward to next ykar's school. Will you not look forward to it too, in your prayers for these children? "Suffer little children to come unto Me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.''

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APOLQGEES ! It is four months or more since our last issue of The Pioneer. We would like to send out missionary news more frequently. but can only do so with the help of our readers. Gifts may be sent to the Editor of The Pioneer, R. A. jaffray. Lageweg 81, Makassar. Celebes, Netherlands East Indies. THlE PIONEER 'THE PIONEEE

TLBE STORY OF MBS. PQUW By Miss PI.M. ]af/ray, Makassar. N.E.I.

EOFTIKiong Pouw left us on June 19th

.' t3 pnher Lord whom she had so recently ...... ~, j kzrncd to !ove and serve. It has been hardly a year since Mr Ie Gnn Pouw, eldest son of Rev F H. Pouw, brought his young bride to Makassar. She was horn In Indramaloe, West Java on June 8, lYl2 She received he1 education in Batavia. which was completed with Normal S:hool training Her life in Java before her marriage was with a worldly class of people She lived a gay life, and he: anbitions centred aiound having a good time, dress, and education - like many a modern type of girl at home. But adter her marriage, and when she came to Makassar, it was with the decision to live a diEferent kind of life. She had chosen to marry Mr. Pouw. and to join him in his life among earnest Christian people, different from those with whom she had been used to mingle. She knew there must be a change - and outwardly that change took place when she landed in Makassar. 41most immediately the Spirit of God began to work in her heart. She 5aw that in God's sight the outward change amounted to nothing, for God looks upon the heart. Within a month or two, Boeri Kion~accepted Jesus Christ as her Saviour. and was truly born again. Those who knew her and lived with her witnessed a clear cut experience. From that day she began to grow in grace, and her growth was apparent to 13 THE PIONEER all. The Spirit of God was faithful in leading her into the light. and she yielded herself unreservedly to Christ her Saviour and Lord. Gradually the former desires were substituted for the supreme desire to know Christ. and love her Saviour. Her concern and prayers were for her loved ones at home in Java, who knew Him ' not. She wrote to her Mother pleading with her to accept Christ, and explaining to her the way of true salvation. Durmg her illness, in her delirium she called constantly for her mother to come, and we thought she was calling her to come to Makassar. But when she was conscious she seemed quite content that her mother remain in Batavia. One day in her delirium she called, "Mother ! Come ! Come ! Come ! - Come to Jesus ! It 1s good ! There is peace and joy in Jesus." Surely her prayers on her deathbed for her loved ones will be answered. Recently, during Dr. Barnhouse's meetings in Java, her brother was converted. His desire now is to serve the Lord. The day before Mrs. Pouw passed away she expressed her desire to go and be with.Christ. She said, the Lord Jesus came and spoke to me. Her husband asked her what the Lord had said to her. and she replied. "He said that He has given me everlasting life." Surely God had a definite purpose in bringing this beautiful young life to Makassar a year ago. She was chosen of Him. Who died for her. Now she is with Him, at rest from the cares and sorrows and sufferings of this world. Our prayers are for those of her loved ones who are left behind, and very especially for the bereaved husband, and also for their little son, Robert. May he grow up to be the son his mother longed that he should be -, a follower and a lover of the Lord Jesus.

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SQQTHEFCV-SUMATRA sTnL WAITS

by R A. Jaffray. Makassar, N. E. 1.

More than seven hundred years before Christ was born, the Prophet of the Evangel, Isaiah, in the midst of one of his mar- vellous Messianic prophetic utterances, cried aloud, "The isles shall w.ait for His law !" (Isaiah 32 : 4)

Area and Population Sumatra is the fifth largest island in the world. It is second in size only to Borneo, among the thousands of islands of the Netherlands East Indies. It has, including the islands immediately surrounding it, an area of 184,000 square miles. It is more than 1.100 miles long. and 248 miles wide at its widest point It is pierced through at its very centre by the equator. The climate is, therefore, distinctly tropical, with a temperature ranging a little below or above 80 degrees. According to the latest statistics of the Dutch Government, in 1930 the popu- latiop was 8,238.570. That is 2n increase of nearly two million as compared with ten years before. The most densely populated parts of Sumatra are the northeastern coast and the south- western coast. The population at the present time is probably about 10,000,000. Qf this approximately 4,000.000 are in Southern Sumatra. This means that at the lowest estimate thme are no less than between six and seven million souls in Sumatra among whom no missionary work has been com- nenced. Roughly speaking all south of the equator in Su- matra is unevangelized. The people in the extreme north of Swmatra are also unreached by the Gospel message. It is a 15 THE PIONEEK tremendous task. and a very difficult one, for one of the strongest forces of evil against the message of the Gospel is already strongly entrenched in Sumatra, that is Mohamme- danism. But the witness must be given and a people for His Name taken out before He shall return.

The 'invasion of Islam Sumatra. and the whole archipelago OI the Netherlands East Indies was originally Hindu in the matter of religion. The invasion of Islam in Sumatra dates back to the fourteenth century. The religion of the False Prophet has gradually spread, and taken root throughout the entire Dutch colony until its inFluence is felt even away to distant New Guinea. When Europeans arrived in Sumatra in the sixteenth century, the Moslem invasion was in full swing Now, the bitterest enemy of the Gospel in Sumatra is Mohammedanism.

Many Tribes The peoples of Sunatra are ethnographically complicated. but there is, speaking generally. a marked difference between those living on the coast, and the inland tribes of the interior, nany of whom are still little known. The main language of Sunatra. as is true of all the isiands of the Netherlands Indies, is'Malay. This is the commercial language of these parts. But each of the aboriginal tribes of the interior has its own langw- age. The chief peoples of Sumatra are,- in the extreme north. the Atjenese or Achinese : the Bataks. a little farther south dwelling around Lake Toba ; the Menangkabaus, living in the Padaiig highlands : the Lebongs on the west coast : the Koe- boes. or Kooboos. a very primitive tribe found in the heart of Southern Sumatra ; the Lambangs in the south ; and the Rc- iangs to the west of Palembang. In addition to these there 16 THE PIONEEE is of course a very large population of Malays. who settle more'on the coast, and multitudes of Chinese who are the shop-keepers and general merchants of Sumatra, as they are everywhere throughout the islands of this part of the world

Missionary work The Rhenish Mission began work as early as 1865 among the Batak people. Two hundred thousand of these people, who seventy years ago were still a cannibal tribe. are now members of the Christian Church. As has been well said. they are like a little Christian island in a great sea of Mohamme- danism. Such a work, however, only goes to show what can be done for God among these people, when the pure message oi the Gospel is given to them. A gracious revival broke out in Nias, one of the islands off the west coast of Sumatra, and among the Batak Christians in connection with the Rhenish Mission in 1918. It was a clear case of the "wind bloweth where it listeth". a work was born of the Spirit, and many souls were revived, and many more brought to Christ. Let us pray that a real missionary spirit may take possession of these Batak people, and that they may be HIS missionaries to evangelize other tribes of Sumatra still unrexhed. The Dutch missionaries have work in this part of Sumatra also. The work of the Methodist Episcopal Mission of America is largely- among the Chinese centred in Medan. The World Wide Gospel Couriers, of whom Dr. Paul Rader 1s the President. have five missionaries in Southern Sumatra. They started work two years ago and have sought out the Koo- boo people in the jungles of the Djambi district. and have found them to be a people, open-hearted to the simple story of the Gospel. The gracious message of free pardon of sins through the wonderful Saviour, Who died in agony for them, meets 17 THE PIOIW ER exactly the crying need, and hunger of their hearts. These Rooboos are among the last tribes of earth to hear the Gospel. From the iatest reports, 25 Kooboos have been baptized and hundreds more are seeking the Lord, and believing on Him as their Saviour. Pray for the Kooboo people and for the missionaries Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, MI. aIld Mrs. Mitchell and Miss Le Roy, and the Chinese workers, who are seeking to lead them to Christ

Pioneer Areas It has been our strict policy, since we commenced work In the Netherlands East Indies, to do only pioneer work. to work only in those parts of the field where no other has gone. On these hes there is open to us here a tremendous unreached field in Sumatra. Confining ourselves, for the time being at least. to Southern Sumatra, we have on both the east and west coasts great stretches of territory densely populated, without any witness for Christ. The provinces of Riouw. Djambi and Palembang on the southeast coast. the populous district surrounding the city of Padang. the district of Benkoe- . len on the southwest coast, and the Lampong district in the extreme south are still unevangelized.

Bangka and Billiton In addition there are the groups of islands surrounding Su- matra. These islands, especially on the east coast, between Sumatra and Borneo. are also a challenge to the Gospel missionary Bangka. the largest of the group, has 70 smaller islands surrounding it. The next largest is Billiton. which has I73 smaller islands surrounding it. Save the work of our two Student-evangelists from our Bible School in Makassar. no Gospel work is being done on any of these islands. Here 18 THE PIONEEB agam is another great unreached field For the pioneer missionary. About one half of the population of these islands of Bangka. Billiton, etc., as also the west coast of Borneo, is Chinese. These Chinese are almost entirely Hakka-speaking people The rest of the population is Malay, people from Sumatra and other surrounding islands. The Malay population is composed of several tribes, namely, the sea tribe. the soil tribe. the mountain tribe. etc. They are nominally Moslem, many are still largely animists and pagan. We believe that God will call Chinese missionarvzs. speaking the Kakka language, to come to our help here in this island work. With the acquiring of Malay, the entire population may be reached, and a glorious work for God done here whern at present there are but few Christians who are washed in the precious Blood of the Lamb.

Hunting souls Europeans and Americans have gone to Sumatra and the shrrounding islands for earthly gain. They have gone in search of ebony, iron wood, gums, resin, rubber, pepper. oil, and to open tin mines, but few have laid the value of these millions of souls to heart. Adventurous hunters have gone to Sumatra seeking big game such as wild swine, deer, crocodiles, elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers, panthers, etc , bLt who has gone in search of the precious souls for whom the Saviour died? A great chain of mountains down the west coast of Sumatra IS ltke a strong backbone to the whole island. We feel sure that God will in a true spiritual sense, by the witness of the Gospel. and the calling out of a people for His Name. give to the inhabitants of Sumatra a company of Blood-washed souls. filled with the fire of the Holy Spirit. who will bear witness for Christ in Sumatra. from end to end, and who will sing the 19 THE PIONEER

Song of the Lamb. and be ready to hail His return to earth

Lord. send an Earthquake ! There is a little island off the extreme south of Sumatra called Krakatau located in thr Sunda Straits. This little island is notorious for the terrible eruption which occurred there in 1883. The larger part of the island disappeared. and a new island has appeared in sts place. All the world knew of Kra- katau when this terrible disaster occurred, What the great island of Sumatra and its surrounding islands needs is a great spiritual awakening. a mighty outpouring of the Spirit of God. Watch for this, As surely as God answers prayer, it will come Pray. pray, pray for Sumatra.

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Mi Mitchell writcs, God has led us into heretofor closed doors, and through His working these doors have been opened. A nFw tribe and tongue has heard ?he Gospel for the first time These sadly neglected creatures living almost like the beasts of the jungle; are called the Kooboo people. We have mentioned to you ?bout these jungle people before, but not until just a few weeks ago have we reached them in the heart of the Sumatra jungle. Picture for yoursel! if you can this scene : Thirty or forty Kooboos. men about twenty in number and the rest woT.en and children. most of them covered with nasty sores and ma?iy with deformed feet and hands. Their clothing is very meagre. and from all appearance it hasn't seen soap or water for many a day. This whole village lives in five small rickety huts. which by the way are over-run by hundreds of cockroaches The wornen and children all cower beneath the huts or retire LQ the '.vcracdahs", while the men sit down on the ground and talk wiih us. We speak and sing to them in Malay. and to our " joy ;hey understand the Malay language and can speak it well. Altez a little persuasion the women come and join the circle, and t~hewhole village is hearing the Gospel story. There is no argument GI coaxing. These people like little children drink In the message of Life for the first time. All of them listen with astonishment and extreme joy. Thank God for simple child-like faith. Ail the men believed. The women however were too timid to express their decision. We told them the meaning of baptism. and they wanted to be baptized that very day. At first we hesitated, thinking of course not to act too hastily, but the Scripture came to us about Philip and the Eunuch. We knew that they believed on Jesus 22 THE PlONEER

Christ as the Son of God with true hearts, and also confessed Him openly and as there was much water nearby, what could hinder us from baptizing them ? If you could have been by the bank of that jungle river, and seen those nineteen men buried with their Lord in baptism, and coming up out of the waters shouting, "Poedji Toehan"(Praise the Lord), your heart woiild have leaped with joy inexpressible. These were the first Kooboos to be baptized We will see these very people on the other side. made fit to live throughout all eternity through the blood of Calvary. After walking several miles into another section of the jungle. here was another tribe of Kooboos sitting around a fire with a kettle of wood potatoes being cooked for the noon meal. More believed on the Lord there, and received baptism. The blessing of God came down like a great mantle from heaven We are praying now that God will give us some of these Kooboos to lead us to the other tribes in this great territory. Satanic forces, together with difficult jungle travel, and other problems, make the task not an easy one. but with our glorious Lord, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE IF WE ONLY BELIEVE. .Vr.Griffin writes.- The hot rays of the sun only occasionally IilteFed through the dense mass of tropical foliage that covered the narrow twisting trail. The heat was horrible. There was no breeze. Not a leaf moved. The silence st times grew as intense as the heat, only to be yuddenly broken by the call of doves or of unseen black.monkeys, or the high shrill song in unison of thousands of insects : then absolute sudden silence again except the slushing of our tired feet through the slimy mud of the trail. Occasional elephant tracks told us the trail was 23 THE PIONEEE

used by larger feet than ours. We strained our ears for the first human sound, that would tell us we had reached our destination - the homes of one of the worlds forgotten dying rrces, the Kooboos. Our hearts beat with excitement ; not because we were soon to see people who seldom are seen by white men, but because we were bringing the Gospel news to a new race who had never even heard the name of Jesus. Were we seeing things ? Suddenly. without warning, there, bowing almost to the ground, with long spears by their sides, were three little brown men. They had seen us first. We said.. "Don't be afraid. Won't you please lead us to your village? We have brought you some good news." With perfect jungle courtesy, one ahead and two behind, we were escorted to the village. One ran ahead to announce our coming, so that the people could dress in what little clothing they had. We saw tiny bamboo huts, some with roofs only, and no ~ sides, and oh, so filthy and dirty. Naked children clung shyly to their mothers, who were even more shy than their children : sick hodies - all seemed to be sick - deformed feet and legs, and horrible running sores. But look at their eyes! They looked straight at us. They seemed to be asking us a question. We guessed what they were asking. and they told us our guess was correct,- "Why have you come to us 1 ,First our fathers were driven farther and farther back into the jungle by the Malay Mohammedans, and now have you white men come to force us to pay taxes, and thus drive us farther back 1" What a heavenly joy burned in our hearts then, as ye told them why we had come. The fear began to leave their eyes as the soft strains of Mr. Mitchell's accordion echoed through the surrounding jungle. They gathered nearer as he began to sing in Malay, the praises to someone - "Yesus". There was no 24 THE PIONEER fear of evil spirits in this kind of music, like there is in the wild drum-beating of their devil-worship. or rather devil-fear. for they. like most pagans, have no worship. There was deep peace and rest in this music. They felt it, and the circle drew closer still. What 1s this they hear ? "This Jesus is the only begotten Son of God, Who came to this world. in the flesh. and gave His life for their sins '' "La-ila", they shout, "Is it possible that our sins can be washed away by His blood ? Do we believe ? Of course we believe Jesus is the Son of God, and our Saviour. Oh, tell us more, so we can belleve more of this good news." As we talked they constantly broke in with the exclamation "La-ila", and rapid conversation with each other. Then came groans as we descr:bed the crucifixion. "How is it possible". some exciatmed, "that one ol those thieves would not ask for forgiveness when It would have been so freely given ?" "He arose from the grave on the third day. and was seen by His disciples", they repeated after us. "La-ila. 12-ila, how wonderful ! Wc need PO longer fear death. We too will be raised from the dead, because we believe. We believe, we believe !" Oh. Hallelujah! Can you wonder that oar two Chinese Christian friends, Mr. Miicheil and I cried for joy 7 These were the first of this race to hear of the name of Jesus. and these were the first of this race to believe. and be numberd in His bride. Nineteen heathen men were now transformed by His marvelous grace, simply because they believed with their hearts, and with the simplicity of children, that Jesus is the Son of God. their Saviour. It really works ! This Gospel is miraculous ! We tell it, and it works ! It is "the power of God unto salvation."

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A Visit from Miss Seely

We have just returned from the steamer seeing Miss SeeJy off on the S.S. Silver Willow for the United States. Miss Seely is a missionary of the South China Christian and Miss- ionary Alliance, and on her way home on furlough has called in on us here in Makassar, and giver. us a very pleasant visit. It is a good thing when in the providence and will of God it is possible for missionaries of one field to visit their neighbors. We feel glad because we know that Miss Seely will remember this work in prayer, in a way that she never could have done had she not made a little visit to Makassar. She arrives In California in September, and many of our readers will no doubt have the privilege of hearing her while she is at home.

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"JENNIE PONTO" - (Djene-ponto) No, you probably do not know her ! This is the name of a town on the south coast of the Island of Celebes, where the Lord is working through two of our Student-evangelists. It is a Moslem centre. but our young men have gone inland into the mountains 30 kilometers, and have found mountain people. unreached by Islam, who are open to the Gospel. Please help them by your prayers.

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"IN .4ND OUT" By Rev. Walter Post

The above phrase, taken from the tenth chapter of St. John's Gospel is, I believe, the title of a tract by Mr. J. €3. McConkey, the well-known author of a number of Gospel books and tracts. Thinking on this phrase recently, it suddenly occurred to me how aptly this applies to our Bible School. Not necessarily in its contex't, however. but as 3 phrase by itself. it has many suggestive applications to our situation here. Though our School IS hardly out of its infancy, yet it is true that students are continually coming in and going out - in to prepare, out to preach ; in to learn, out to lead : in for study, out for service ; in with complacency, out with compassion. New students are coming in, old ones are returning from a year of service, while others are being sent out at the end of the school term. They come in from all over this archipelago. - from all points of the compass : and as soon as they are able, we push them out into the work for a period of practical service, and to help meet the growing demands of the work. Having oversight of the students, it is my privilege to observe them at close range and to mark the decided change in the lives of many of them; to observe how they come in. and how they go out. The procedure is much like that which I once saw in a foundry. Just as the old crude metal which is put into the fire comes out refined and pure and usable. so these young men undergo a marked transformation as the Gospel truth is applied to their hearts and lives. I want to take just a concrete example or two, and show briefly how wonderfully this works. Several months ago, Dominggus Akatje Patty went ouk to 28 THE PIONEER THE PIONEER

West-Borneo as a student-evangelist. He is a tall, slender. bushy-haired Ambonese young man, with dark bronze skin, a hi911 forehead. rather large mouth and sharp eyes. His nose is better defined and not so flat as the usual run of natives. When he laughs he displays a good set of teeth, of which one or two have been plated with gold. He has a decidedly attractive personality, always wearing a grin. Though he came to us with a Christian background, since the island of Ambon has had the Gospel for over 300 years, yet Ambonese Christianity does not always seem to be of a very healthy type. For instance, it is a common custom among Ambonese preachers to have several glasses of beer before preaching ; it helps them to preach better, they say. When Patty first came to us he was unsaved. He was a proud. fickle, and light-hearted happy-go-lucky. He smoked incessantly, was always quarreling. and liked to tell dirty stories. In class it used to be his chief delight to get his fellow- students laughing, or cause a general uproar whenever possible, especially with a new missionary who was not so familiar with the Malay. But two years ago he fell into deep sin. and that thing marked a crisis in his life. It seems that that experience showed him the heinousness of sin, and his own weakness, and a new Patty emerged - calm, thoughtful. docile and sur- rendered. From that moment he became one of the spiritual leaders among the students. and a very successful personal worker. He is somewhat conversant with the Makassar language. and had a fruitful ministry among the Makassar people here in the'city. And now he is out in West Borneo where the Lord is using him mightily to bring many Dyaks to Himself. In a recent letter he says, "Praise the Lord ! Our work here is progressing fast. The Holy Spirit is working hard, until many Dyaks here at opr station have been saved,

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and already Mr. Mouw has baptized 508 of them. And there ace about 2,000 more who have thrown away their old customs, and want to believe on Jesus. But, _.....now Satan is opposing and we are confronted with a great difficulty. Two Moham- medan officials are opposing the progress of the Gospel here, and for a time we must stop. Will you please pray for us ? We would like you to set apart a day for fasting and prayer that this opposition may be overcome." This letter is charac- teristic of him. He now loves the Lord and has a burden for souls. We believe the Lord has a great ministry Lor him. johannes Messakh comes from Timor. a large island not far from the southeastern coast of the Celebes. He is short of stature, has unusually fine features, is quick-witted, and talented in many ways. He can do a little bit of everything - and can do it well, a regular jack-of-all-trades. He does beautiful lettering and sign-painting, can play a flute very well, possesses a fair practical knowledge of plant- husbandry, has been a successful laundryman. and is an excellent student. when he wants to be His stature is sort of a standing joke among the students. Should a speaker talk on Zacchaeus or mention the name in his message, some student is bound to turn around and grin at Messakh. Timor has had Gospel witnesses for at least 40 or 50 years, so that Christianity has quite a firm hold there. But many merely profess, and are purely nominal Christians. A large number of the Christian population is still addicted to the use of sorceries and black art. When Messakh was about to leave for Makassar. where he was planning to go to the Normal School, his uncle who, incidentally. is a Church preacher, felt it to be his duty to initiate his nephew into the rites of his sorcery. He took him into a dark room, where he bathed him with a, liquid concoction he had prepared, and blew on his head and 31 THE PIONEER into his ear5, interspersing this with unintelligible mutterings. This procedure was to make him bright and clever. and to assure him victory in any kind of a contest. A bottle contain- ing a black looking fluid was offered to him, which when used as a face wash, would make him attractive to the fair sex. A belt was then tied around his waist, with its several small pockets filled with roots - to preserve him from illness. Besides this, he gave him a notebook, in which he had written further instructions. So having thus discharged his respons- ibility toward his nephew, he let him go. Messakh was one of the 20 students that comprised the first class, at our School's very inception. That was in 1932. But. like many of the others, he knew nothing about salvation. and still had a lot of objectionable habits. He smoked heavily, engaged in petty thievery, cheated whenever possible. had frequent fights, betrayed a strong racial pride, and possessed a slippery tongue. But in August of that first year, Messakh was saved in Oswald Smith's services, and with this experience a lot of the old habits fell away like leaves from a tree in autumn time. Then the steady Bible teaching that he got in School also had its effect. But it was not until this year that Messakh began to attend classes in earnest. Even though he was saved that first year, yet it seemed he could not settle down, and always missed a number of classes. But since the beginning of this year he bas hardly missed a ciass. and is now an example to the other students in conduct, in diligence and in earnestness. At the close of this school year we trust to be able to send him out to some needy field which will provide him ample opportunity for some real service and training. These cases are typical of a large number of our students, particularly those with a Christian background. There are others in whom the change has been more marked. as for TME PIONEER

example in the case of Dyaks. who came from rank heathenism. or of some who came from bigoted Mohammedanism. In all of them the Lord has wrought striking changes. and we believe that He has brought them in and that He wants to send them out. But how can we send them out without che support and prayers of friends back home 7 The needs of these young men are all met by the special free-will offerings of God's children. who have this work on their hearts. and want to share this opportunity with us.

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A SPECIAL REQUEST FOR PRAYER! The opposition of Satan seems to us to be especially strong and fierce against the Gospel message on the Islands of Soem- bawa, Boeton. and Moena to the southwest of Makassar ; and also on the Islands of Bangka and Billiton, away to the west. off the coast of Sumatra. (See map on back cover). This is because of the strong Islam atmosphere on these islands.- but the Gospel of the Living Son of God, the Message of the Atoning Blood of the Lamb of God must prevail. He is worthy ! Pray !

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"I WAS IN PRISON" BY R. A. Jafflray. Makassar

While we have no record of our Lord Jesus being cast into pr~son,yet He was taken prisoner and unjustly slain. Many oE His followers have since been imprisoned for His Name's sake, and it is also true that many a soul has found the Lord as his Saviour, and the peace of sins forgiven. within prison walls and behind prison bars. Here In Makassar, m the gracious mercy of God, a stream 01 salvation has been flowing in prison cells, until ten have been brought to the Saviour It began with a Mr. Leong. a Makessar-born Chinese, a man of considerable learning, whom 1 knew before he was taken to jail. He held a responsible posi:ion as accountant with a Dutch firm. and his accounts were short a considerable sum of money. Before he went to prison, more than one Christian worker had dealt with him, and he had shown real signs of repentance and a desire to be saved. While In prison the faithful Spirit dealt with his soul. Good Gosp~lliterature was sent in to him. A Christian friend in Holland corresponded with him, and sent him hooks to read. We called a number of times at the prison, and sought to point him to the only Saviour. In a word. he came out boldly on the Lord's side But, not only was he saved himself, he became a witness to others in the prison. and found great joy in doing so. I remember giving him the verse.- "It was good for me that i was afflicted". and how it appealed to him. While in prison, affliction after affliction seemed to befall his family. Then another prominent Makassar man got into financial trouble. and was sent to jail for six months. _He was the 34 TI333 PIONEER manager of a large provision store in Makassar. He had never taken any interest in the Gospel message, though he had been often invited to the Chapel by our Iaithful Chinese Pastor S. W. Chue, and he had been dealt with abed hls soul. Rut when, in the loneliness and solitude of his prison life, he heard the testimony OF Mr. Long he was deeply impressed, and accepted the Lord JESUS as His Saviour. Whenever we went to the prison to visit them, there were always several others who were glad to hear us talk about the Gospel. We are not allowed to hold a meeting, but can. for a limited time, talk with the prisoners. The second convert, Mr. Chue. was very sincere, and hungry for the truth. These two men completed their term about the same time, but before they left the prison they were the means OF bringing other souls to the Lord. These two became fast friends. A5 soon 25 they were free, they agreed to go into business together They are now visiting China and Japan making plans for ac extensive busmess. They have laid down as one of the foucdation principles of their new business, that one-tenth of all then profits shall go to the furtherance of the Gospel. The third one to find the Saviour was also a Chinese. He had once confessed Christ. but had grown very cold. and had wandered far fro3 Him. His wife and family attended our Chinese Church in Makassar, hut he would never darken our doors. He became involved financially by trying to help another in financial distress, using a false name. He was sentenced to a term in prison. He is still there. but now, thank God. he is not bound by the fetters of his sins, but is a free and happy Christian, rejoicing in His great salvation. To show his overflowing gratitude, he recently presented the Chinese Church with two splendid aisle mats. made in the prison. He is hearing a good testimony for the Lord. 35 THE PIONEER

Still another Chinese prisoner has found the Lord. He is a MI. Lee. His wife also has recently been converted and baptized. She has had some very remarkable answers to prayer, and regularly attends Miss Wong's Bible Class for women. Then besides these and other Chinese, there have been three native converts, one Malay. one Boegis, who has been a native official, and last but not least, one Boeton man. The last named has completed his term in prison, and is studying the Word of God in our Bible School. He is supported in Bible School by one of the Chinese prison converts. Who knows but that he may be God's key-man for whom we have been praying, to bring the witness of the Gospel to the Island of Boeton, in their own language. Please pray for all of these Prison Converts. "I was in prison and ye visited me."

NOTICE Two hundred and fifty dollars U. S. A. currency supports a Chinese missionary, one hundred and fifty dollars supports a native student-evangelist for one year. Sixty dollars supports a student in our Makassar Bible School for one year. If you would like to help us your contributions may be sent in any of the following ways.- Money Order. cheque, draft, or paper money to the Treasurer.- R. A. Jaffray. Lage- weg 81, Makassar, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies.

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Urgent Need o/ Men and Money

We feel that it IS right to take our friends at home. the icaders of The Pioneer, frankly into our confidence with rq-lid to the situation of our work at this time in the N. E 1. As many of our friends have said to us, the record of these years reads like a record of The Acts. It is true ; and unto Him, our exalted Lord, who sent the gracious, mighty Spirit into the world to act in power, be all the glory. Our present difficulty lies here In these few years over 7,000 converts have been won to Christ. who until we camc. had never heard the Gospel message. As we have told our lriends bcforc, while it is true that these new converts have been "born agam', they are still but "babes in Christ". and the stupendous. almost overwhelming, task upon us is to nourish them in the Word ot God. This is all the more difficult in view ol the [act that in most cases the Dyaks of Borneo speak many local dialects, and comparatively few of them understand Malay, so that much of the wock has to be patiently done through interpretation. Our further difficulty lies in the gloiious fact that in addition to these, who have been already baptized, there ate literally thousands more who are earnestly seeking the Saviour. From this you will see, our great need is for men, not only to preach the Gospel to those who have not yet heard and believed, but to teach believers in the fundamental truths of the Word of God. The commission is "Go into all the world and PREACH, TEACHING them" - etc. Last year more than one half of all the baptismgof the 20 fields of the Alliance work throughout the world, were in the N. E. I.. totalling 4.347. 37 THE PIONEER

Our Board in New York IS doing its utmost, but is obliged to tell us frankly that they cannot send us as many missionaries as we need at the present, nor can they provide the money for the support of native workers What are we to do? We must not let the harvest go to waste for lack of reapers. Our eyes are unto Him, the Lord of the Harvest, and we belimv that He will thrust forth laborers into His harvest field. We have three kinds of missionaries.- First, missionaries from the homeland ; second. missionaries from China : and third, native missionaries. We need all three types. God has condescended to use us all. We have prospects of one single man. and perhaps one masried couple from the homeland coming out this year. though there is considerable question as to when they will arrive. There are a number of Chinese workers who feel a strong call to come down to the Islands of the South Seas and help us. and if they prove to be as efficient workers as those who are now on the field, they will certainly be a most valuable asset. Our Bible School in Makassar is producing some splendid native workers. There are 70 young men and several young women enrolled as students at the present time During the four years since the Bible School was instituted, thirty young men have been sent out into the field to gain somc practical experience as missionaries and soul winners But without a regular income, how are we to support either our Chinese missionaries or our native Student-evangelists ? We are sending them out in faith, and requiring them, without any promise of fixed salary. to trust the Lord for their daily bread. We do not fear the outcome of this procedure, which may seem to some a presumptuous venture and uncertain enter- prise, for we believe that God will supply all our needs and theirs. But we feel the need of your help, and we frankly share this confidence with you. We send to all of these workers 38 THE PIONEER each month all that the Lord sends to us. We have a fixed scale which is the maximum, but do not promise anyone a set amount. How could we? We send them all we can on a pro-rata basis. and praise God, we have no complaints. We are writing these words to you to ask that you definitely take these workers upon your hearts in prayer, and that you ask that their number be greatly increased. Ask the Lord definitely what He would have you do. On page 36, you will find a statement of what it costs to support a Chinese missionary, a native Student-evangelist, a Student in the Bible School We are not begging : we are trusting. We are trusting the Lord and His people : for this work is not ours only ; it is His, and it IS also yours. You sent us out here in the Name of the Lord, and we have sent them out in the Name of the Lord, and He. who supplies all our needs, holds us all alike responsible.

CAN YOU HELP! Our native young men in the Bible School are fast preparing themselves to go forth and preach to new tribes who have never heard the Gospel. How about the money to send and support these Student-evangelists ? Can you help ?