VOL. V - NOVEMBER I934 - No. ZI

The Netherlands East Indies MGon of The Chrktian and Missionary A!l;ance

Address: Lagc~vq81. Makassar. CeIeL. N.E.I. THE PIONEER i :, NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR JESUS Dr. A. B. Simpson Oft there comes a wondrous message When my hopes are growing dim. I can hear it through the darkness, Like some sweet and far-off hymn.

Chorus : Nothing is too hard for Jesus. No man can work like Him : Nothing is too hard for Jesus. No man can work like Him.

When my frame is worn with sickness, And with tears my eyelids swim. 1 can hear the promise ringing, Like some sweet and heav'nly hymn.

When my way is closed with darkness. And my foes are fierce and grim. Still it sings above the conflict. Like some glad, victorious hymn.

When my heart is crushed with anguish, And the waters reach the brim. Faith can hear the mighty chorus. Like some mighty battle-hymn.

Let us claim the gracious promise, Let us light the torches dim, Let us join the mighty chorus. Let us swell the glorious hymn.

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EDITORIAL

THANKSGIVING NUMBER Every number of The Pioneer ought to be called a Thanks-. giving Number. How much we have for which to be thank- ful ! The special thought in mind in calling this number a Thanksgiving Number, apart from the approaching Thanks-. giving Day, is that since the issue of our last number of The Pioneer. over a thousand more Dyaks have been baptized. As the reports came to us from Borneo. there has gone up from us the song of praise, and we want you to help us swell thr chorus. For the latest letter see page 29. Not only is the Lord working in Borneo, but the stream of salvation in Bali has become a river of salvation, flowing on and on. - a mighty current which no man can stop. True we are not ye1 permitted to baptize those who have believed unto the salvation of their souls, but we fully expect that very soon the prohibition will be withdrawn, and then there are several hundred ready for baptism. 1.n other parts of the field we have not seen converts in such large numbers, but there are signs of a gradual crumbling of the wall of Mohammedanism here in Makassar, and in cther parts of the Celebes, also in Soembawa, in Lombok, and ic Sumatra. Keep on praying for us and especially for our Student-evangelists as they go out at this time for the vacation m.onths.

SUNSET The picture on the front page was taken at Benkoelen on the southwestern coast of Sumatra when Mr. Mouw and Mr, ]affray visited that city, over a year ago, in the Name of the Lord. It could be taken for a sunrise picture, which would 3 THE PIONEER

perhaps be more suitable. for the Griffins have made a good start in Gospel work in Southern Sumatra. and the morning light is breaking in on the deep darkness of that great neglected field. More light has just come for Sumatra. Mu. and Mrs. Mitchell, new missionaries, with their little son David, have just arrived. They are under the World Wide Gospel Couriers. The Mitchells' few hours visit in Makassar, will never be forgotten by us here. The sweet strains of their music still resound in our ears. A little message from the Mitchells appears on another page. Mr. Tipson was here at the same time. He is the agent of The British and Foreign Bible Society at Singapore. He wrote us from Java as follows,- "That week in Makassar was a tonic to my soul. If I was at all used to be a little help to some, it was nothing to the good that it did me." The Britis!i and Foreign Bible Society is placing three or four new colpor- teurs in this field. in connection with our work. Praise God ! But the photo on the cover is not a sunrise. It is a sunset. It reminds us that "the day is far spent" and that "the night cometh when no man can work." We are privileged to live in the evening hours of this dispensation. We are hastening oil to the darkest hours of the world's history, the day of great Tribulation, of perplexity and distress of nations. The end 01 the age is upon us. We shall soon hear the sound of the Trumpet, and then the flight to the skies, the establishing oc One' Thousand years of peace on earth, and "the NVN Heavens and the New Earth, wherein dwelleth righteous- ness." So the thought of sunset does not depress us. It is btit the harbinger of the age of Eternal Light, when "the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings." NOTHING TOO HARD On the second page is another of the inspirational messages 4 THE PIONEER in song of the Founder of The Christian and Missionarv Alliance. The writer remembers when as a young man, before he came to the mission field, going on the platform of the Gospel Tabernacle in New York, before the meeting com- menced. Dr. Simpson was there. We passed behind him and glanced over his broad shoulders, taking a moment to see what so engrossed his attention. (Not very polite, young man i! We have often been glad that we did it. We saw a list ol words in a bold handwriting, something like this,- Hymn, Him, Dim, Swim, Grim, Brim. Not long afterwards this wonderful poetic message was published. How often it has helped us ! During these years in South China, Indo-China, and the Nezherlands East Indies, when our frame was worn with sickness, and our hopes were growing dim : when our foes were fierce and grim and the waters reached the brim, this wondrous message came, and we have proved again and again that "Nothing is too hard for Jesus, No man can work like

Him " Jeremiah said, "Ah Lord God, behold Than hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for Thee." (Jer. 32.17) And the Lord responded, "Behold I am the Lord, the Gori of ail flesh : is there anything too hard for Me ?" (Jer. 32.27) Let us sing it again.- "Nothing is too hard for Jesus !"

DIRECTORY OF ALLIANCE MISSIONARIES OF THE N.E.I. Rev. R. A. and Mrz. Jaffray, Makassar. Celebes Miss M. M. Jaffwy. Makassar, Celebes Rcv. W. M. and Mrs. Post, Makassar. Celebes Miss M. E. Kemp. Makassar. Celebes Miss L. P. Marsh. Makassar, Celebes Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Brill, Ampenan. Lombok Rev. J. A. and Mrs. Mauw. Sinrang, West Borneo. (Via Pontianak) Rev. C. R. Deibler, Malmau, East Borneo. (Via Tarakan) Rev. W. E. Presswood, Mahnau. East Borneo. (Via Tarakan) Rev. H. A. and Mrs. Dixon. Melak. East Borneo, (Vta Samnrinda) (On Furlough - Rev. G. E. and Mrs. Fisk.) 5 THE PIQNEEB

A NEW MISSIONA9.Y It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the field Miss Margaret M. Jaffray to join her mother and father in the work here. Miss Jaffray was born in Wuchow. Souh China. She received her early education in Chefoo. North China. She graduated from the Missionary Institute at Nyack last May, and after a fruit ful ministry in Kentucky, has come. to work for the Lord in this great island world, to help speed the Light to those who have never heard the Glad Tidings. MIS. ]affray net her daughter in Hong- kong. and they were welcomed in Makassar by Mr. Jaffra), and us all. on October 13th.

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HIS HEALING W.WD We were led some months ago to start a regular monthly anoin?ing service for the sick in our Makassar Gospel Taber- nade. The results :have 'exceeded OUT ,expectations. Not only have a number ,of Christians come to us for prayer, but not a few b'igoted ,Mohammedans, Makassar people, havc come, and in this way have first heard the ,glad sound 'of ,the Gospei. me crippled, odid man ref,en?ed [to in Enr. Pmt's artiGle(pagv 17) oaune tlo the Eirsit anointimg service. He was driven 60 the do,m of the Vaberniade, and was carrieid bodily hy friends to the altar at the front to he anointed. As he heard his first Gospel message, interpreted through two interpreters fmm Eugikh to Malay, and then from Malay into the Makassar language, he assented aloud continually, sayi,ng, "I believe! I believe!" Now he comes and can walk himself all the way. The Lord Jesus is working a perfect healing in his body and soul, and we believe he will be a testimony for the Gospel of Christ. Another, a rich Makassar-h'orn 'Chinese, has been wonderful'ly healed. He invited us to visit his ehgant home several times^ and to pray for him. He ,boh&y declares, tihat he believe8 in the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saniour. His asthma is gone. He has been mkd'up k.om a bed cdf seriouis sfches, and give6 tihe Lord. all1 ,the &ry 5m h,k wonderf,ul recovery. He nvanrts very soon ta be hapitibud. 'Bow Mt 8cheei-s 08wheauits ti0 know tJhat the Lor,* is wmorrkiLvg wubh ,us"with sign's faUowkg." We have come to feel strongly that we ,need such "signs and w0ndm-s'' in ,the Nenm of the Lord Jesus to attest the Message of the Gospel here in Makassar. I,t seems as thongh in no other w8ay can we dmmmtmte to htard-hearted Moawlens, Who seem

7 so utterly satisfi:d and bigoted, that Jesus Christ is verily the Son of God, and that He alone has power on earth to forgive sin, and to save their souls. These Mohammedans se8:m so sure that their prayers will save them. The false doctrine of this system of rehgion ,of works, is surely the masterpiece of Satan's wisdom, and effects d hardness and deadness of heart, w,hich makes it we11 nigk kipossihle for the ,truth of :he Gospel to pen'etrate. Pray that Xis heaiing Hand, i,n answer to prayer, may he manifest. and hlxt th,e faime of the Nammme #of the Lord Jsesm may sprsad t5rx.,z%:d the s';ree,?s of Niaikassar, until many Makassar peopde, and tin& neighhaurs, t'ne Bole& r2ce, itnihabithg tjhhis prt of tk Idand of hhz Cei,eb'es, may b-. ij'rousht $3 a 'Imc'w- kdge of Chsl'st.

The Bat Cave Temple in Bali THE PIQNEEIZ BtZTS We are giving our readers two pictures af bats in this number of The Pioneer. The first is a picture of the famoils bat cave in Bali. In a previous number of The Pioneer, our friends may remember a picture of the Bat Temple in Baii. The present picture is a new one of the same cave. Thes.: bats, !iterally thousands and thousands in number. line the walls and roof of the dark cave, and are held to be sacred, according to the superstitions of Balinese Hindus. We encountered something of the same thing on the Island of Moena. As we journeyed along the road we were attracted by a strange sound, and were informed that it was the cry 02 bats. But, I said, "Where are the bats ?" They pointed to a tree. and I saw the sight which is presented in the accom- panying picture. Some of them are larger than big rats, or about the zize of a small cat. I could hardly believe that they were bats. But the tree. as you will see, was literally full of them. It was a curious sight to see in broad daylight. Knowing that it would be of interest to you, 1 took out my camera and snapped the accompanying picture. These bats have a typical significance. As they literally possess that cave in Bali, and as they fill that tree in Moena. so is it a fact, more literally and awfully true, that the imps oi Satan fill the atmosphere of these islands. where the Light uf the Gospel has never shone. Only those who live among thc heathen. where there is no Gospel whatsoever, can appreciate what it means to breathe the atmosphere, that is literally chsrged with d2rkness.- darkness that can be felt. What is the remedy? Turn on the Light, and not only the darknesr disappears, but ?he bats flee in wild conlusion. flapping their wings. and with shrill cries. Help us to bring the Light to Bali and Mot-na, and to the thousands of other islands of darkness under the thraldom of Satan. THE PIONEER

Tkr Bar Trri in Moma (Sea $qcs 9 and 23) C. R. Deibler writes [rom Poedjoengan, Borneo.- "I am about to leave on a long trip farther inland. and will perhaps be gone six weeks. I have stirred up the folks here in Poedjoengan about a church building. They have now begun to cut boards, and we hope to erect the building upor1 my return. I baptized 23 on ny way inland, and I expect to baptize many more these corning weeks." 10 THE PPQNEER

The Head-hunter. Here is a picture of a Dyak Warrio;.The blood-thirsty. fanatical spirit of the head- hilnter gleams in his eye. 'Their intoxicating liquor. and their war dance, car- ried on sometimes through the entire night, still work their hot blood into a fren- zy. But, the heart of man is the same the whole world over. no matter what the color of his skin may be. Whea the heart Ff the Dyak is opened to the Gospel nessage, and the SpiTit of the God of peace takes possession of his breast. he is a changed man, and we have many. many instances, of Dyaks redcencd through the pow- er of the atoning blood of the Lord Jesus Christ being transformed into saints.

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A TALE OF TRUTH

By C. Russell Deibler

Time is of little value to a Dyak, and dates are of no importance. He does not know his birthday, ,nor does he h,ave myidea of 'his age. It was about thirty years ago, at a Dyair chSld was #born. This child's ,Wewas destined to mahe &tory Eor his vilbage. Si-An,oe lived a normal boy's life, helping with the rice phanting and harvesting, making himeelf genwa1,ly useful around the 'l,ong-h'ouse, and ,occasi,onally 'trekking ,off with the men on a ,hunting expedition. He never attended school a ,day in his life, yet he is m'me intelligent than the 'average Dyak. He has d!idim)guished 'hiimudf amonng,his peoplie mas a weaver #ofmats a,nd baskets. During inclement weather the Dyaks usually loiter abaut the long-h,ouse, at such tima Si-An% can be found at his weaving. About t,he time %-hoe was #marria&,he ihad a most enlliaht- erhg dre8m.He 6aw a white solbed man, who ~promkdt~o return within five years to teach his people about ,Lhe true God. In obedience to the words of this strange visitor, he immediately turned from his heath,en riltes and pmactices. Five years iater the mission launch, the Co,wier, on its inland journey mcihored before the notched-lo,g ladder of a long-house. Among ,the first to ,met the missionary was Si-hoe. After learning the mission that had #brought this stranger many days int.0, Dyakd,orr,, he related the sbory of his dream. That day Si-Anoe heard for the first time the "sweetest Story ever 'told" of the low of the true God, and of the death of the Son He had sent. H'ow simple, ye:

12 THE PlONEER different fro,m any st,ory he had ever heard! It was about the love of a loving Gosd instead of the few of an avenging ,spirit; imme,diate, comp!eete, and conscious pardion ,of sin in p1,ace of utter sghm and hopelessness, - salvation for a11 wh,o believe, simply believe. Almost too go8dto be true! When days hater the Tru'dh had entered 'his 'opened bu: dar,kened h,eant, he was the first of his village to oonfess Christ. He preceded all, ,others in following his Lord in baptism, and is a regular attendant at all the senices oonducted in his 1,ong- house. How much of an encouragement this man has been to th'e heart of the missionary. Thank 'God f,os the "first ones" who have the courage ,of their convictions, to turn from their idols to serve the living an8dtrue God. Place this dark-skinned broth'er on your prayer-kt: he merits you prayers.

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If you can help us with an offering for The Pioneer, we shall be glad not only to continue :a send you The Pioneer. but we shall be pleased also to send it to friends, whose names and addresses you forward to us. We want more helpers by prayer, so that we shall be enabled to carry the Light, farther and farther into these lands of larkness. Offerings may be sent by Money Order, Cheque, Draft, or Bills to R. A. JAFFRAY, Lage- weg 81, Makassar, Netherlands East Indies. THE PIONEER

A FEW HOURS GALL AT MAKASSAR By Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Mitchell Mr. JaKray and his fellow missionaries, Mr. and Mrs. Post. Miss Marsh and Miss KemF, met u$ at the boa: when we arrived at Makassar on September 14th. Somehow kindred spirits seemed to blend, even though never having met before. We made a hasty trip to the Mission I-Iorne, before going ti) the Bible School. As we approached rhe entrance of .The Tabernacle, we could hear the students singing, "Constantly abiding, Jesus is mine" in the Malay language. Oh, how OUT hearts were blessed as we looked inside, and saw those seventy students or more, and heard them singing the praises of God young people who had been transformed by grace divine, and who are preparing to take the Gospel back to their native islands. It was our joy and privilege to speak to this splendid group of Christian youth. Mr. Pouw interpreted for us. He is certainly a great asset to the work there. We played several Gospel songs with the piano-accordion, and as we sang, Gsd moved in a very definite way on the hearts of the students Nearly three-quarters of them expressed their absolute surrender to the Lord's will for their lives in sentence prayer.;. Thank God for Mr. Jaffray and his co-laborers there, who are so nobly undertaking and accomplishing the task of evan-- gelizing the untouched areas. We were. expecting to stay much longer than one day at Makassar, but felt led to journey on to our destination. We shall be working in Sumatra with Mr. and Mrs. David Griffin of The World-Wide Gospel Couriers. Southern Sumatra is practically an untouched field, and our hearts leap with joy. as we look forward to giving the Message of Life to those who have never heard it.

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BACK HOME By Miss Margaret M. Jafjray, I'm glad to be home again ! Four years have passed sincz I bade farewell to Makassar, and the shores of the Netherlands East Indies to attend the Missionary Training Institute at Nyack. Surely the goodness and mercy of the Lord have followed me these years, and I thank Him from the depths oi my heart for leading me back to these needy islands. Four years have passed, - and what are my impressions as I return to Makassar 1 How wonderfully the Lord has developed the work here at headquarters in this short time ! Then, there was no Bible School. Now, over seventy student; assemble daily to study the Word of God. Four years ago, our small meetings were held in the front room of our humble home. Now, the Lord has provided a spacious Tabernacle. where hundreds gather every night of the week to hear the Gospel story. I was deeply impressed with the testimonies OF the students, and saw the glow of joy upon their faces, as they sang and witnessed to what the Lord had done for them. Four years ago, seven missionaries composed the staff of foreign workers. Now, we are 17. Then we had no native converts in the city of Makassar, and during these years over a hundred have been saved and baptized. Makassar is the Headquarters of our Mission, and since the beginning of the work five years ago, nine other new. pioneer fields, besides Makassar, have been opened, and more than 4.000 have accepted Christ as their Saviour. Surely, we praise God for His wondrous working in this place. I realize as never before that our time is short - this is the eleventh hour, and Christ will soon return to this sin cursed earth. May we be found faithful to our trust during the short time that remains ! 15 THE PIONEER

"GOD WORK N W MYSTERIOUS WAY HIS WONDERS ss" TO PERFORM" By Walter Post Ever since the beginning of the work of the A1:iance Mission in the Dutch East Indies, one of its main ,objectives has been to neach khe Makassar an,d Boesgis pe;oples of southwestern Celebes. Although no missionary can yet be spared to give his entire time to these races, due ,to the fact that "the laborers arc. few", still some splendi,d work has been done among them. These are b,oth strong Mohammedan races, and therefore very difficu'lit 'to influence with the Gospel, so that the results have consequen@lybaen uneagne. About %me m,ont!hs, a,go, however, an hciidmit ,ocwurred dish brought fiteen Makassar people tq cmfess Ghrjst, anl+ which caused 0inothex 5 :ox 6 to become vitally inbwesbed, ,and wh'o couLd be cliassed 'as inquiners. Here is Qhe sbory. - It 'all' bepn wdt!h mxe of our dudents. David Hamen comes fnam a fm'aticall Mah~amnedanmace in Nonkhern CeAebes, called the "~Golrantahopeovie'', wb'o 'have a wide reputation for .their &U 'in wibchcraft. This youaug man had f,ound his, may to Lorn.- bak, whepe ;h,e was comvertled nni& tlh,e ,ministry of Mr. sand Mrs. EWU, who, pe,nsua;decIkim to c,me60 the Bibk Soh,oo,lat Mantas- mr. SO when tour soh~o~olterm began haut March, IEanoen wa3 among ith'e 70 'o,r mare s'buknts who mads? application. We first had Haroen live with a Chinese young man from Bali, in the home of ,one of our Chri,stian,s here, hut because of the latter's illness, and also because of their diametrical!y opposite di,sp,ositions, Harwn finally "sued for divorce" on the grounds of incompatibility. He came to me one day, asking if I could not #givehim another place. We have been pressed for space ever since the beginning of school, so it was a bit difficult. but I finally placed him with a few other students. 16 THE PIONEER

It so happened, that for neighbors, these stud fam?ly of Makassar people, among whom is a girl who for three years had heen insane. When these people came to know that they had a "Gorontalo man" for a neighh,or, lhey called 50s Harqen #me day, wkhg him if 'he mull& help th,e girl, meaning of ooemq that he &auld use !his wit&craft. "N'o," said he, "I am a Christian now. But Jesus can help you, and 1'111 be willing to pray f.or you." So Haroen prayed for the girl, and much mt,o the surpri,se of this Mohammedan family, she was instantly healed. Since that time several members of this family have visited oar Tabernade. and some of them are aotending the services regularly. Nmot long ago when the invitation was given, at the dose of one of our senvices, among the five Mohammed,ans who came forward for salvation, two were from this family. Also some of the students who speak the Makassar language, h,ave been holding regular meetings in the home ,of thi,s group, for 'th,ose who do not understand the Malay language. A week ,or two later, Haro8:n came to me to ask if I wouldn't go to this home to pray for the grandfather of the girl who bad been healed, as he had been unable to walk for ten years. I acccmpanied him, and upon arriving at ,the home, we found a group of about 20 people, all of them Mohammedans, awaiting us. I felt led to first give them a few simple Gospel truths, so with the aid of a Sunday School picture roll, and using a stude,nr t,o hterpret inb bbe Makwar ~hmguage,I 'had the j,oy of talking to that hungry group of Mohammedans for over an hour, about a Saviour, Who died for them and rose again, and Who can save and clearme a?d 'heal. I douht if I ever had a more interesting audience, even among the Dyaks of Borneo. They literally devoured the Truth! The old grandfather, for

17 THE PIONEER whom I had been asked to pray, kept voicing his approval at frequent intervals with "I believe it! I believe it!", 'like an old- time Methodist in the hallelujah comer. After the service, we prayed f,or this old mail and a relative. They seemed to have faith to be healed, and we have since heard that the dder man can walk considerably now, though his legs are not so very strong yet. But we praise the Lord for what He 'has done, and we are trusting that He will complete the work wh,ich He has begun, and that this wh,ole family will #hebrought to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus. Haw marvellous ,are God's workings! He brou,ght a young man all the way from the northern part of the ,Celebes to Lom- bOk to 'he:= the Gospel and to be saved; and *men sent him bo the Bible ScJnaod, ,at Mzlcassar. Amd afber he h'd corns hare, $he Lord wed &he imcompatAMhlty of tw~ostudmts to bring Haroen into contact with a Mohammedan family which was hungry and ready for ,the Gospel. Praise His zame forever! Pray for this Mohammedan family, that every member may yet come to a kniowledge of Him, and that it may be the 'beginndng of a real work amon,g the Makassar people.

Mr. W.E. Presswood writes from Long-Berang, Borneo,. "I have been here almost two weeks. Twice as long as 1 expected, as the interest has been so great. From early morning till late at night I have been kept busy with scarcely a break. Pray much for me as the strain at times is very great. Thus far I have baptized 130. and I expect ere I finish this trip. there will be at least twice as many more."

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WITH THE CHILDREN IN BORNEO By Mrs. H. A. Dixon Primarily our work is with the Dyaks. but we praise God Ior the openings He is giving us among the Mohammedan and Chinese children. li you could step into our home at 5 P.M.. on any day of the week, you would wonder what was going on. Perhaps yoli codd guess that you had stepped into a Children's Meeting, as you would see so many little black and yellow faces. But. how different from the well-ordered services in the homeland I When these meetings were first started, we. desiring to do the right thing. placed chairs for the little folks. It was soon evident that we had made a mistake. for they did not seem to get the idea at all. Chairs are not used in their homes. so they much preferred to sit on the floor with legs crossed, Indian fashion. The services are begun with the singing of several choruses. The children love to sing, but they simply cannot carry a tune yet. However, what they lack in melody, they make up in volume. Each one tries to be heard above the rest, and it is gei?era!ly a race to see who will finish first ! Following the song service, several minutes are spent reviewing and Iearning verses from the Bible. As they know so lit& about the Wcrd of God, we find it more effective to teach by the question and answer method. Sometimes the answers are most amusing. For instance. when asked if Jesus loves the Boegis children only. a Boegis boy replied, "Yes !" Another day, a little Chinese girl said she believed the Lord Jestis loves the Chinese children. and no one else. Each day a Bible story is related. and then repeated until the main points have been mastered. We then present each

19 THE PIONEER one with a picture representing the story. We furnish crayons to color the same. When the coloring is completed to their satisfaction, they are allowed to take the pictures home. Some have quite a collection, and are very proud of theii: handiwork. One of the small girls requested us to keep her pictures for her, "Every day someone tries to steal them, and I want them for myself,'' she explained. In addition to the week day meetings, a Sunday School i3 conducted each Sabbath day morning. The procedure is the same as on other days, except that no pictures are colored. However, they are given a picture card with the golden text written in the Malay language. It is an understood rule. that the verse must be learned before the card may be taken home. 'This is not such a task after all, as they memorize very easily and quickly. Our hearts are made glad as we see some of the change3 these services have brought about. Before attending thesz meetings the children did not know anything about the Lord JESUS, now they tell us that He is the Son of God. They had not heard that Jesus would save them, now they believe that He came into this world and died in order that their sins might he forgiven. They knew no Bible stories, now they are familiar with many. When we came here, we heard no Gospel songs in the streets, now that is about all the singing we hear. They had never memorized a Bible verse, now they can recite several. We have not yet had 2 "Decision Day." but expect to have one in the near future. In the meantime they are leariing more of the Gospel every day. Please pray that the Hoiv Spirit will work and that many will surrender to the Lord Jesus. We covet them as trophies of His Grace.

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BURDENED HEARTS

By Mrs. Walter Post. Makassar

"I wish you would pray for my mother, who is still living in sin and darkness. I am very burdened for her, and I hope that the Lord will touch her heart, and show her the true Way 0; Salvation. I also want you to pray for my other relatives who ,do not know of Christ.'' The women of the Bible School had gathered for a erayer meeting and this request came from Mrs. Go-it. She is the first of the Sasak race, from the island of Lombok, to attend our Bible School. "How I praise God for saving me". she testified. "Before I became a Christian, my life was very sinful, and I did many things that were had, hut now I have been washed clean by the blood of Jesus, and I am very happy. I know so little yet about Jesus, and so little about how to pray. hut I want very much to learn more each day, so that when I go back to Lomhok, I can tell the people there about the Lord. and let my life be an example to them." Several months ago she came to us from Lombok with her Chinese husband, who had attended school last year unmarried. She told us that when she began to attend thz Gospel chapel in Lombok. and was going to marry this young man. her mother strongly objected, and was very angry. She had said. "I do not want my daughter to become a Christian. or to marry a Christian!" The Sasaks are bigoted Moham- rr.edans. and bitterly oppose the Christians. They are very difficult to reach with the Gospel, and Mrs. Go-it is one of th.: very few who have been won to the Lord Jesus Christ. The ten women students of the Bible School represent seven Islands of the N. E. 1. They meet for prayer with an THE PIONEER eagerness and earnest desire to bring their petitions to the Lord, and the request which comes first and spontaneously from their hearts is that their loved ones and friends might soon find salvation in Jesus Christ. Memories are still fresh of the days, not long past, when they themselves were living in heathen darkness, and they long to see others brought into thc glorious Light of the Gospel. How earnestly the Balinese women pray for their people, who are suffering persecution and hardships for Jesus' sake. and for others who have not yet had an opportunity to hear of Christ ! Mrs. Dian, who comes from Toradja-land. in the interior of Celebes. prays out in her own native tongue, more familiar to her than Malay. This is the first time she has prayed in public. and we know that for her it means a victory won. Another of the women testifies that five or six months ago she did not know how to pray, and whenever she tried. she didn't know what to say and could only weep. She said she asked the Lord to take all fear from her heart, and teac5 her to pray. He did so, and now she says she loves to pou:. out her heart to God in prayer. Our hearts rejoice as we see the students grow in grace, and manifest a deep sense of responsibility for the salvation of their own people, and an increasing burden for lost souls everywhere. The school term will soon be over, and the students will be going to their homes, or to other places to witness for Christ. The Lord Jesus has said. "And other sheep I have .._._.them also I must bring". Will you not pray for these who go to tell the lost of the Shepherd. Who gavc His life for them, that they may have the jgy of seeing rnanv oc these "other sheep" brought into the fold 1

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BOETON AND MOENA

Two unevangelized islands of the N. E. I.

By R. A. Jaffray. Makassar, N.E.I.

Last May the writer made a special trip to the two islands lying south of the southeastern arm of the Celebes, namely. Boeton and Moena. The object of this trip was to "spy out the land", as it were. Instinctively, when we hear of some other part of this island world, that still remains absolutely without a witness of the Gospel, there arises the desire and prayer to bring the Message of Salvation to those people also. This seems to be the Lord's order. First, a lesson in geography, a study of the map, and a knowledge of the need. From this is begotten, by the inward working of the Holv Spirit, an intense desire that new races should hear the Glad Tidings. Then comes prayer, growing more and more intense, for nothing can be accomplished except through the mightv inward workings of prayer, begotten by the Spirit oi God. This is followed by a trip of investigation, spying out the land. as it were. And then a report to praying friends, which increases the volume of prayer for these unreached islands. In the course of events, with regard to the opening of Boeton and Moena, this is the stage that we have now reached. Since the report made of the first trip,by the writer in his General Letter No. 52. the prayers of God's people at home have prevailed, in the accomplishment of another trip, over much the same ground, by one of our Chinese missionaries, Pastor S.W. Chue of Makassar. Toward the end of June, he and two oi the Bible School students made a trip spending more time In the work. The ministry of this trip many be described in two words, OPPORTUNITY and OPPOSITION. showing that 23 THE PIONEER they came into definitc contact with the spiritual [orces o! both good and evil. which are warring even now in th: heavenly places for the supremacy in these unreached areas. Satan and his hosts of darkness have had possession there long enough, without being disturbed. It is high time that we challenge thcir occupahon, and bring the Light to scatter thm: darkness. Important contac:s were made on these trips with people 01 several distinct nationalities and races in these islands. We met a few Chinese Christians, a!so a few Anbon and Menada Christians, but no missionary work among the natives of these islands has cver been attempted. Not only did we Lad to find any Coetonese or Moenanese. who were Christians. but there did not seem to be anyone. who loves the Lord Jesus, who could evcn speak their languages. In my General Letter, I mentioned a young man. whom Pastor Chue met, and whu manifested a great interest in the Gospel Message, ad accepted the Lord. He is Boeginese. and of course a Moham- medan. He has lived almost his entire life in Doeton and Moena. and speaks both of these languages fluently. We are earnestly praying for :his y0ur.g man. and trying to keep in touch with him. It may be that he is one of God's "key-men ' to unlock these closed doors to thc unreached peoples in Eoe- ton 2nd Moena. Pray that the Lord may convict him of sin, lead him to genuine repentance. and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and bring him to our Bible School in Makassar. Our iiext step of advance in the conquest of Boeton and Moe!?a will be the sending of a few of our students to reconnoitre around in these islands for the Lord. during thc three months' Bible School vacation. About the time you receive this copy of The Pioneer. our 70 Bible School students will be going out for three months vacation service. Following

24 THE PIONEER this, we hope that the Lord will call out [rom our E31e Sc!iool His own chosen workers for permanent appointments to evan- gelize Boeton and Moena. From every kindred. tribe, tongiie. and people. through- out the whole world. He is col!ing, calling, calling out His own. It is the last call. I'he age is rapidly darkening. The nations arc in commotion and perplexity. "The devil has come down unto you having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but r7 short time.'' (Rev. 12.12). Soon the Lord will have comp1c:ed the unfinished tzsk. Soon the Gospel of the King- dom shall have been preack! in all tt.c \vorlr! tor a wiiness unto all the nations. (Matt. 24 : 14.) Som wi!l lie havz "visited the nations". and taken out of them a "people for His Name." (Acts ;5 : 14). Anxn ! Even so. come. Lord Jcsiis 1 T'HE PIONEER

LOOKING FORWARD TO VA6ATIOK ! By Walter Post, Makassar

Weare fast approaching the close of the Bible School year. In fact, just two more months and vacation time will be here. We confess that we are looking Iorward to vacation. Not however. in the same spirit that little Tommy exhibited, who when asked by an elderly lady on the street, "Do you like school. Tommy ?" replied "Jinx. Missus ! If it wasn't for school. we wouldn't get any vacation !" Vacation to us is a time of opportunity. It is a time when the students of our Bible School will be able to put into practice the knowledge acquired in school. After two four and one-half month terms of steady, regular. systematic training. they will have a chance to test the usefulness of th2 things they have learned. in the crucible of experience. The mere accumulation of cold. dead facts will be of little worth to them, but when they have found those facts to be living. practical and workable in daily life, they will take on genuine value. But more than that, they will learn how to use those facts, how to bring hungry, benighted souls to a saving know- ledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, and how to lead Christians into a deeper knowledge of Him. But we anticipate the vacation period especially in that i: offers a golden opportunity for getting out the Gospel. Our school is a means to an end. We are training native young men and women, looking forward to the building up of cl strong, virile. aggressive, native ministry. to the end that the preaching of the Gospel may be accelerated, that those who still "sit in darkness'' may see the Great Light. With that objective in view, our 70 students will be scattering to varioLs

26 THE PIONEER parts of these many islands, carrying with them the glorious light of the Gospel. In connection with the going out of the students, we have classified them into three groups. The first group includes 15 young men who will be going out for a year of practical service. Some of these will be taking the places of students who have just finished a year of such practical training. and are now ready to return to Bible School, but a number in this group will be planting the banner of Christ in new sections of the enemy's territory. During the past two years, God has used students who have gone out for a year of service to bring hundreds of souls to the feet of the Lord Jesus. For those who are now ready to go, we are believing God for even greater things. The second group will go out just for the vacation period. Among this number however, there are several who will enter places hitherto untouched by the Gospel. Thus through these consecrated young men, we are constantly reaching out, carrying the Message of Life to other races and tribes that are still in darkness and sic, and in the clutches of the devil. The third group consists of students who will go back to their own islands, and to their own villages, to witness to their unsaved relatives and friends of the wonderful grace of God, that bringeth salvation to men. Many of these come froni places ,where there are only a few nominal Christians, or where there are none at all. As these young men go to their own people with a burden for souls, we look to the Lord to mightily use them. As we contemplate these young lives. devoted. consecrated, wholly surrendered to the Lord, going out with the Word oi Life to souls who are dead in sin, our hearts leap for joy! Imagine the possibilities bound up in them ! Think of it !

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Here are 70 young men, armed with Truth, the same Truth that has brought millions to Him, Who said, "I am the Truth". going out into the regions of darkness to deliver men from its thraldom and sway ! Here are 70 young men. equipped with the Gospel, the Gospel that is the power of God unto salvation. going out into places where men are slaves to sin and strife and who have never heard of Him. to bring :o them the only message that can save them from its power ! More than that, they are going out in the power of the Spirit te conquer strongholds of the eremy never before contested by the heralds of the cross, and to bring deliverance to the captives! With such a prospect, is it any wonder that we are looking forward to vacation 7 Although these are doors "great and effectual" opened to us, yet we, like Paul of old, are not unaware of the "many adversaries". We know that grace, wisdom, strength and protection from Him will be necessary. We therefore look to you. home friends, as our fellow-laborers, to faithfully remem- ber these students with us at the Throne of Grace, and to prajr them through, that their ministry may be fraught with blessing, and that like the seventy sent out by Christ, they also may return with joy, because of God's marvellous working.

._a.-- ~~u_OsOp_._Q. DOCTOR BARNHOUSE COMING. I As we go co press, we haw recelved a reply to our letter from 1 Dr. Barnhouse of Philadelphia. saying that he hopes if God will, pay us a wsit ~n Makassar. probably in November, and preach to the students of ouc Blble School and the people of the Gospel I Tabernacle. We are eagerly looking forward to a time of real i spiritual refreshing from the Lord at that time. Please pray for these meetings. i.C_.-~--_Q_QP_._a. I 28 THE PIONEER

MORE GOOD NEWS

Just as we are ready to print this number of The Pioneer. the follow- ing good news comes from Mr. C. R. Deibler of Borneo. Jan in praising the Lord who surely is ,.working wirh cis'' in the N.E.I.

"Poedjoengan, my new inland base. is a large Dyak village in the heart of a populous district. Due to Lhe untiring endeavor of Mr. and Mrs. Fisk, there are about 1,500 Christ- ians among these tribes. This is the flock of my care, but mv parish totals 50.000 souls. I am travelling constantly among the many long-houses, and the Lord adds to the church daily, Late in July, I left this base for a trip, and was absent sic weeks. The Lord privileged me to travel farther inland than we have heretofore found it possible. Most of my travelling was done on the river, and a synonym for river here is "rapid" One cannot travel a kilometer without having to cross one or more of them. Many were the close calls on the trip. One day we were laboriously traveling upstream, and while passing under a huge tree overhanging the bank, I observed the earth beginning to move about its roots. The Dyak chief also saw the movement, and called to his men to redouble their efforts with the paddles. The tree fell across the river a few inches from the stern of our canoe. It was a narrow escape, and I overheard the chief say to his men. "I am glad we prayed before starting this morning." I always make it a point to pray with the Dyaks before beginning the day's travel. Leeches are the meanest of parasites, and are cowards too. Although one carefully watches their approach, and picks them off as they fasten to one's limbs, yet a few are sure to get by. The result is a boot full of blood by nightfall. The Dyaks at the headwaters of one of the rivers here, having heard and believed the Gospel. approached me one day

29 THE PIQNEER and said, "See here is water. a large mountain stream, what hinders us from being baptized 7" I replied, "If you believe. you may." And we went down into the water of that mountaix stream. some 574 Dyaks from three different villages, and they were straightway baptized. I can assure you there was great joy in that village that day. We then organized into thnee distinct churches, ordaining deacons to the oversight of each. These newly established churches will conduct regular meekly meetings on the verandahs of their long-houses. Anoher glorious triumph for the Gospel in Dyakdom. One bears so much of "revolution" these days. but none 1s more inevitable than when the power of the Gospel begins to undermine the very strongholds of Satan. In the three villages aforementioned the silent revolution was on. The dumb idols. they burned before all men, even as did the Ephesians. What z bonfire it all made. Fetishes of generations were consumed by tongues of fire, as the people stood and praised the Lord God who had delivered them from their fear and bondage. However. some of them like Jacob wanted to hide their strange gods under the oak, but I insisted we clean camp of every reminder of their former superstitions. In one village they destroyed 500 skulls, in another 185 more. all trophies of head-hunting expeditions. One old fathei boasted of having taken 12 heads, single handed. but his own head he now laid at the feet of the Lord Jesus. What a Gospel we have to preach to depraved man ! What a dynamite! What regenerating power in this message ! It is the power of God unto salvation, even to the Dyak. However, waging the spiritual warfare here is not always as easy as it sounds. Sometimes the opposition is very acute, even to the imperiling of one's life. One evening at the close

30 THE PIONEER of a meeting with the Dyaks in the very heart of Borneo. I sa: silently for some minutes, waiting for the reaction. Finally, one old man spoke sharply, and before I could puzzle out the statements he uttered, he rushed into the rear of the long- house, and there chanted long and loudly to his bali (spirit) This man was a brother to the chief, who had been appr+ hended by the Government for head-hunting. Eventually, thc old man returned, and if he were not angry. I am sure his blood pressilre underwent a distinct rise, for in hasty words he denied the existence of God and Christ, and remarked that ir. truth only his bali existed. The following day the old me:: fell ill, and the second day he went to be with his bali. l cannot tell you the impression that made on those Dyaks. and now that story is circulated far and wide. During the last four months I have had the joy of baptizing 628 Dyaks, the privilege of establishing three new churches, the opportunity of preaching to hundreds of Dyaks who heard the Gospel for the first time, and the realization of a cherished desire to witness to the Dyak of the heart of Borneo. Besides these. 1 have had a regular ministry among the Dyak Christ- ians, and now the inexpressible joy of beginning the work oi the construction on the first Dyak church building. However. one cannot be satisfied with what has already been accomp- lished. for it is as nothing compared with what is yet to be done. "Multitudes. multitudes are in the valley of decision." Dyaks come in canoes to convey me to their villages to teach them 06 Christ. and often I must send them back with a promise to come as soon as possible. I wish I could multiply my useful- ness a score of times. There are more demands on my time and strength than I can possibly meet. The harvest is ripe. Come. oh, come to our help !

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