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RAY CARLSON
CEBU CHRISTIAN MISSION
P.O. BOX 41

CERU city, PHILIPPINES

March 25, 1958
Dear Brethren:

We arrived in the Philippines on the tenth of March and spent three days

in Manila with the Hales, the McElroys, and Mrs. Wolfe. They showed us the
site of their new Seminary near Quezon City. This plade shows much promise
and should be adeqiiate for their needs for a long time to come. They

expect to begin building this summer, but are still far short of their
financial needs for construction.

The brethren in Cebu welcomed us with garlands and open arms when we

arrived at the airport on March 13th. There has been so little change in
the city that it almost seemed as though we had been away for a short
time. It was somewhat of a surprise to find how little of the dialect we

had forgotten. It seemed to back with a rush to all of us except Ted.

He was seven when we left better than three years ago and has forgotten
every word he ever knew.

Our house in Talisay was in good shape except for a few boards that the
termites require that we replace. The Seminary property looks fine and
our trees have made amazing growth. Betty Yarbrough and Guen Griffith

have done very well in caring for things and have a fund of $1500 which
has been collected for the needed dormitories. They have agreed that we

will go ahead to erect the frames of two 20' X 40'two story structures
in the far corners of the Seminary for boys' and girls' dormitories

respectively. With this sum we can floor and roof these buildings and
pray that walls and windows will later be provided. We will supply you
with pictures of these skeletons as soon as we can.

The leaving of Betty aind Guen was sadly acknowledged by the brethren as

they saw the girls off on the inter-iiland ship last night for Manila.
From there they will sail on the President Cleveland. Guen will proceed
to Hawaii as she had planned, but Betty has decided to go only to Hong
Kong instead of Japan. There she can renew her visa for pre-arranged
employment in the Philippines. We did not press revision of her plans
but simply gave her clearly to understand that we hoped she would re-con-

sider and that her^ work was more than satisfactory. Her use of the dialect
is most helpful. We think that she will be back in Cebu in about a month.
She will make good use of her time in Hong Kong to purchase some accordians
that some of the students have requested.

Before the girls left, they arranged several DVBS schools. We are encour

aging the brethren to run evangelistic meetings simultaneously. We have

found this most effective.

Just before school reopens the first of June, our sixth annual convention
of the churches of Christ will be held in Surigao beginning the 22nd of

May. The churches there being led by brother Juan Consigna are looking
forward with enthusiasm to this gathering. It is in quite an out-of-the-

way plaee, so there may not be as large a gathering as in previous years.

Yours in Giwist,

(f<k^

AUE 2 9 we

SPOTLIGHT in

CEBU

Cebu Christian Mission. FQ Box 41. Cebu City. P.I, -?hbhhh:-?^ July . i95

CRUGHT
Our

spotlight

has

in THE BERITiS

been fo

past

few months.

The rays of the spotlight

followed Guen and Betty as they
traveled rcm Cebu to Manila,
and then on to Hongkong,
After

The Ray Carlson family ar

rived in Cebu in March, and the

two days Guen continued on her

journey to Hawaii, vdiere she is
now worldng.

cused on events in

ferent places

summer

several dif

during

the

months gave them time to

get settled

into the

work once

The problem of Betty* s visa

was solved, and she was given

his week

Philippines until May of I960.

Her month in Hongkong proved to
be a real vacation, and gave her

more.

permission
Bro.

Carlson used

ends to good advantage in visit

ing the churches

He made

trips

in this

area.

to Balamban

and

to

remain

in

the

a much-needed renewal 'Of vim and

Santander on the island of Cebu;

vigor.

to Bacolod and Guiljungan in Oc

cidental h'egros; to the island
of Leyte; to Mindanao, where he

several accordians for the Semi

nary students, and some other equipment which will be useful in

visited the new

the iJ'iission,

work

which has

been opened by Bro. Julian Camcamo in Misarais; and to the pro

vince of Surigao,

where he par

She. was able to purchase

Upon her

return to Manila,

ticipated in tiie 6th annual con^

Betty helped to care for Mrs.

Carrie Wolfe for a few weeks du

vention

ring her illness.

of the

churches in the

southern Philippines.

Betty came back to Cebu early

Bro. Leo Castellano spent two
weeks holding evangelistic meets*
ings on the islana of ' Negros,

in June,

in time to help with

the preparations for the opening

of the new school term.

while two of the Seminary girls

were holding a DVBS.

five other

Now in the following

pages,

teams conducted Bible Schools,

teaching a total of 277 young

the spotlight once more

turns
its beams upon the
activities

sters.

of the Cebu Bible ^erainary.

NEW YEAR

After a yearns
during v^ich time

interruption,
only a
few

special classes were offered,

the Seminary is once more on a
regular full schedule.
Classes
began on June loth, with an en
rollment of 20.

This

includes

two seniors, two juniors, six

sophcmores, and one special stu
dent* .

All of these young people are

working students.
The women do
the work in the dining hall, and
the men do yard jobs, carpentry,

more than :t^l20 a month.

An ex

cellent project for any group or

individual would be to send
a month to provide food for
of these worthy students.

^10
one

Some have written asking what

they could send

which

^^ould be

of help to us. anything for the

kitchen especially
light
weight food stuffs
would be
much appreciated. To help us in
customs clearance, send no more

than >^10 worth,

postage.

including

the

Marx "GIFT."

pimbing, or whatever else, needs

'to be done.

Each

student

has

his own garden plot, and welook

forward to the day when the pro
duce from these

efforts"will be

served at meal time.

MUCHG GRACIAS/
A special

word of

thanks is

due Bro. benver Sizemore and our

many other friends at
Atlanta

Christian College for a splendid

For practical experience in
Christian leadership, the stu
dents visit the various churches

and help in preaching, singing,

'or in other ways.
This is new
'to many of the freshmen, and we
"are sure that it will. help them
develop into good leaders.

HOW YOU CAH HELP

It costs'about <$2;50

weekly

to feed each student in the cen

tral dining hall.

with twelve
resident students, our food bud
get amoiuits to s'30 each week, or

donation of 32 new books for the

Cebu Bible Seminary library.

These are a valuable adi^tion to
our collection of reading ma
terial for students and faculty.
Before our school can be "recog
nized, we must have (among other
things) at least 1000 volumes in
the library. The number we have
is now neaning 900, so any other

doriations of books (new or used)

ivould be most helpful.

We can

also make good use of new or

old hymn books in the Saninaiy
music classes.

NEW

BU LD NGS
INTHE mOF TIMEf

A DILEMMA!
Funds enough on hand to erect

one building, but which one will

i t be?

Boys* dorm, girls* dorm,

dining hall, library, or

room?

This was

class

the problem we

faced as we looked

forward

to

the opening of a new school year,

A plan was worked out which
would provide space for all the
needs.

Instead of the concrete

structiore

which

the

Seminary

plans originally called for, a

two-story building was designed
with

cement

downstairs,

floor

and

wooden

walls

used as dormitory, and the

part could serve as class
For the amount of money on
two such buildings
could
started, with details left

lower
room.
hand,
be
to be

completed later,

was planned to hang

low, so that even without v;indow

the rain

were

due

and the heat

of the sun would, not be a prob

lem, .hen the carpenters heard
of this plan they remarked: "h'e
have never built a house with a
roof like that befcrel*'

to

arrive.

They were ready right on time I

True, there were as yet no win^dcw shutters, no partitions, no
walls downstairs, no plumbing,
and no paint. However, the stu
dents are happy to have a place

to stay,

so they don't complain

of the inconveniences.

As funds

come in, the other things can be

completed.
The two new . buildings were
formally dedicated on June 22nd.
The building wiiich houses the
women and serves as dining hall,
kitchen, and class room is named
the JACQUELYN

^HAGTY

Mi'-iCPlAL

HALL, as a reminder of the

rificial life and

none like it/'

shutters

students

super-,

structure,
and a roof of palm
leaves,
The upstairs could be

The roof

Construction began on April

8th, and the carpenters worked
furiously to get the buildings
ready by June 14th, when the

death of

sac
our

beloved Jackie, who passed away

in Cebu City a year ago.

MEET

THE

of the 2nd year students,

and
his two children are lively per
sonalities on the campus,
Bro.

The school fa

culty .this year

incliides Ray and
Iro.'jgene Carlson,
who

founded

1947.

Castellano handles the Old

lation, Christian Evidences, and

in

Bro. Carlson is President

of the school,
courses in
homiletics,

New Testament and

iyirs*
Carlson han

the students.

Betty Yarbrou^ gives accordian lessons, in addition to her

regular classes.
She also acts
as school nurse, and supervises
the girls* dorm

and the central

dining hall.

served on the

Labrado first

faculty

student,

some classes

she became a

One of the freshmen students

is a lad from the mountains of

the island of Negros, and has

had only an elementary educa
tion,

Since he is

from one of

the nev; churches in need of lea

ders,

he

school as

iiias
an

accepted in

the

exception to

the

when

some high school work.

He some

times

time

has a difficult

in

when she

ui:iderstanding Engli^.

teaching

he very thoughtfully and seri

ously said to the other boys:

the Carlsons

were on furlough in 1950.

her

CAMPUS CAPERS

rule that students must have had

Kiss Cresencia

lowing

siglit-singing,

and also teaches

dles a full load of classes,

plus private piano lessons for

was still a

Tes

tament classes, as well as Reve

the

Cebu Seminary

TEACHERS

Fol

One day

"Say, what is that *book-a-back*'

graduation

in 1953

the teacher

full-time

teacher

It took some time

always

mentions?"

to figure it

and has continued until the pre

sent, though now under a differ

out, but finally someone guessed

that he had been hearing "book

ent name Mrs, Vitaliano Ban-

cf Acts,"
Since that time he
has been fondly nicknamed "Book-

tiles,

bhe teaches three days a

week. The rest of the time she

is a busy housewife and
mother
of two small children.

A new addition to the faculty

this year is Bro, Leo Castellano,
who graduated from the school in
March of 1958.

His wife is one

a-back,"

That's all for now,

Ronanber

us in your prayers. Write to us

when you can, and share vdth us

in the work as jrou are able. May

God bless you mightily.

Cebu Christian hission

? 0. Box 41

Cebu City, Philippines

October, 1958-

In response to many requests for information concerning the Cebu

Christian Mission, we are happy to convey this suudy. The Mssion was
begun in 1941 in Cebu City with the arrival of the families of Vex'non
Newland and Ray Carlson, The location was selected because of the
great southern part of the archipelago that had been unreached by the
gospel. The success of the ilanila idssion under the direction of the
late Leslie vfolfe encouraged the Newlands and the Carlsons to come to
the Philippines, The war in China made it impossible fcr them to pro
ceed to Tibet as originally planned. This decision has proven to have
been wise. The Philippines have shown themselves to be fruitfully re
ceptive to New Testament Christianity and hundreds have been baptized
and many churches established, borne of these brethren, in turn, have
moved to new areas seeking land and employment and have carried the
gospel with them. They are spreading the truth to many new ccmmunities.

There are several advantages which iimericans enjoy in working in

the Philippines, They are granted privileges denied other foreigners.
They may own property. The respect and the interest with which all
things American are held in Filipino eyes is a real asset. The fact
that public and private schools are conducted in Lnglish helps bridge
many language gaps that otherwise might pertain, Many newspapers and
magazines are published in Jinglish, The use of English makes avail
able to the educated Filipino a vast library of literature and books
not available in any of the native dialects. The Filipino has so re
cently liberated himself from several sorts of political, social, and
economic bondages that he is very ready to listen to the New Testament
message of spiritual liberty and reli^ous freedom. The abuses of the
Roman Catholic Church ana the worldliness of many priests are becoming
increasingly evident to more a.nd more of the perceptive, i-iany Fili
pinos have thus begun to consider themselves "Free Thinkers." It has
been foiind that many of these are happy to learn of NT teaching and
show themselves to Ije most acceptable and effective Christian leaders.

There are over twenty language groups in the islands, but the
three main languages are the Ilocano to the north, the Tagalog in the

Manila area, and the ^sayan in the south, of these three, the Visayan
is the larger group of which Cebuano is the major part. All these
languages are Malay-derivatives and have roots in Borneo, Indonesia,
Indo-China, and India, Most Qiristian work in the Islands must be done
in the native tongue, which is not difficult to learn. The many un
educated or poorly educated make this necessary. The economic pros
tration which still maintains makes i t commonly impossible for the

average person to proceed beyond Grade IV,

Those who finish high

school are the exception rather than the rule.

The people of the Philippines are a happy, easy-going folk who

have long ago learned to make the most of the difficult life that is
theirs, and live very simply with not much hope for improvement in

their living situation.

For this reason, religious faith plays an

important part in their lives and they are seriously concerned with
its exercise. In many remote sections of the Islands which are

scarcely explored and seldan visited, live a number of non-Christian

tribes. In U-iindanao and the Sulu group, thousands of Mohaminedans
still hold on to their traditions and send hundreds of pilgrims to
Mecca each year. In the cities, modern life of a sort prevails; but
in the country areas, housing consists mostly of bamboo and leaf-

shingle construction,- Cooking is done over an open fire. Rice and

dried fish is the chief diet. Sleeping is on grass mats spread di

rectly on the floor and rolled up each morning.

are of the most primitive.
wick in kerosene.

Sanitary facilities

Lighting is accomplished by a flickering

Cebu has a peculiar food exception in that the

folk here prefer corn grits to rice. This is so unusually different

in the orient that'the Ford Foundation has sent an American young
couple to this province to make a year's study to discover vriiy this

is so.

Certainly, the corn is more nutritious than the highly pol

ished rice.

Corn eaters do not fall prey to pellagra,

vJater must be laboriously carried from community wells. Mary

in remote areas carry all their water several kilometers. Added to

this burden is the onorous task of wood gathering and cutting.

Truly,

i t may be said of the Philippines that this is a nation of hewers of

wood and dravrers of water.

Infant mortality is high due to ignorance, exposure, and respir

atory di seases, Filipino mothers, who almost without exception have

lost at least one of their children, look upon American mothers with
awe who have all of their children living, mlnutrition is the preva

lent situation. This, coupled with the inevitable internal parasitical

infestation, is the reason for much of the sloth that characterizes
many. Fresh milk is unavailable in most places. Fish is wholesome,
but never at hand in quantities needed,

an amazing Tact is that this

multitude of 7^000 islands aboiinds in fish in the surrounding seas but

primitive fishing methods necessitate the importation of thousands of

tons of canned fish every year from the United States, Again we have
a case of the anomaly vdiereby Filipinos pay American wages they can
i l l afford.

The chief exports of the islands are sugar. Hemp, and copra (coco
nut meat). Since dollar control, a number of industries have come into
being which free the country from slavish dependence on imports but
which still are dependent on the same for machinery and raw materials.

Politics has fallen irito sadly wasteful extravagance,

officials

are often more interested in gaining quick wealth rather than enforcing

principles of law, Most of the Philippine constitution and legislation

has been patterned after American examples, but the tanptation to per
sonal gain in public office has brought the country to the brink of
bankruptcy. Austerity is the futile cry of a President while he au
thorizes the purchase of a two and one-half million dollar yacht.
The Roman Catholic Church in the islands is losing out among the
travelled and educated. The old methods of dogmatic traditionalism no
longer work well. True, mar^y, still make long pilgrimages to images
reputed to have special curative powers. True, many still mouth the
repetitious petitions to the virgin mry, reputed mother of God. True,
many still kneel and kiss priests* hands obsequiously. But, fewer and
fewer young men enter the priesthood, autocratic episcopal pronounce
ments and proscriptions are disregarded and Joked at. The separation

of church and state with public schools free from ecclesiastical domi

nation is bringing a new generation of enli^tened ones.

The ord of

God is being sought arxi priestcraft *s attempts to deny accessability

to the Sacred Writings in the dialect are being purposefully thwarted.
Svery day we are being asked about the solution to the confusion
of sectarianism and protestantism. It is our pride and pleasure to be

able to refer inquirers to New Testament Christianity using scriptural

names and language for matters pertaining to salvation. In addition
to the more common sects there are several peculiar to the Philippines,
Here is a people who call themselves the Philippine Independent Catho

lic Church. They broke off from the Roman heresy about the turn of the
century when Filipino priests felt they were being discriminated
against by the foreign orders. They were led by Bishop Aglipay and
might be called the first Filipino religious antisegregationists.
They are quite strong and presently are allied with the Episcopalians.
wother group is led by Felix wanalo, viio came under the influ
ence of the late brother Leslie Wolfe, i'ianalQ was discharged by our

people in 1914 for immorality.

He made a trip to the States, fell in

with some liberals, and came back to lyianila with the old heresy that

Christ is only a man.

His work has been very successful from a human

point of view in spite of his holding title personally to all chur:^

lands, receiving all church monies, and paying all preachers himself.
He has enriched himself by the reputed sale of the votes of his mem
bers and built a great palace complete wj.th armed guards, ne has

designated himself "angel of the east" (Rev, 7^2),

Some confusion

arises because his churches use the same name as ours:

Iglesia ni

Cristo (Church of Christ), but the worldliness of his leaders and his
lack of scrupulosity has won for him many enemies among the discerning.
another interesting cult is that formerly headed by the late Hilario rioncado. He was a labor leader controlling Filipino plantation
workers on the west coast of the United States and Hawaii,

This faith

is a mystical ccmbination of parts of Christianity and the spirit wor

ship of nature common among provincials. These folk make votive food
offerings to propitiate various tree, mountain, and v;ater gods. They
are readily distinguishable on the roads because the men do not cut

their hair,

(some kind of Mazarite vow).

They subsist on raw vege

tables and have organized several communal agricultural societies with

varying success.

Vernon and Mona i'jewland with Ray and xmogene Carlson arrived in
the Philippines about six months before Pearl HarOor, Three years la

ter they were liberated.

The Carlsons returned to Cebu and were able

to find several families of those who had been baptized before the war.

The economic prostration of the country was complete and the churches
of Christ were able to grow with and make contribution to the rehabili-

tation of things, tiiss Betty Yarbrough joined the Mission in November

of 1952 and is still on the field. Elston and Mary Knight arrived in

the islands in August of 1953 and stayed until April of 1956. Guen
Griffith accompanied Betty Yarbrough from furlough in November of 1956
and stayed until March, 1958. John and Jacquelyn Hasty came to Cebu
in January, 1957. Mrs, Hasty passed away in June, 1957, necessitating
the return of Mr. Hasty and his two small daughters in July, 1957. "Hie
Carlsons were in the States from 1954 to i'larch, 1958.

^Negotiations

are presently being made wherein a new American couple may come to
supplement efforts. Your prayers are solicited.
The Cebu Bible Seminary began in 1947 in rented quarters.

Since

then, a reinforced concrete classroom building and two frame dormito^

ries have been erected on the campus at San Isidro, Talisay.

sozens

of young men and women have been trained here. Two of the graduates
are on the faculty: Mrs. Cresencia Bantiles and i^^r. J^eo Casteliano.
The witness of the gospel has been made utilizing several methods.
Person~to-person and house-to-house teaching has accompanied customary
preaching in chapel and out-of-door meeting. Correspondence courses
make Bible study available to many who live far from the Seminary.

Many enrolled in these mail courses following the circuit of the

island by workers using the trailer chapel in 1955. uld Bible School
literature sent from the States is eagerly received by all.

a radio

program heard weekly for several years brought many responses and regu
lar mail inquiries.

The difficulty or securing grape juice for the Lord's Supper has
initiated requests frcm the churches for grape powder vhich would be
handy to use and easily preserved.

The growing library needs of Cebu Bible Seminary would make most
welcome any gifts of books by itestoration authors. Several copies
each of standard works would enable their more efficient classroom use.

The poverty of most Seminary students necessitates the provision

of work projects for their support. It costs ^2.50 ^ week to keep one
ambitious young servant of the Lord in Bfble college. We know of no
better investment of the Lord's money.

Bande.{?8S, artiseotics, ana simple home remedies are always useful

in first aid and illness found far away from professional help Sim
ple layettes are always welcome and represent sjmipathetic help to new

mothers vdth primitive resources,

treatment of the sick.

Vitamins are often indicated in the

Any having drug house connections please re

member Cebu,

Cebu province has fifty-tv/o incorporated municipalities and we

have set our goal of fifty churches in this area. Dozens of other
provinces in the southern Philippines are unreached. The churches
that have direct fellowship with the Cebu Christian i-iission are:

CriUxiCH
1,
2,

Martires
Carreta

LoCaTIlW

' MiHSTikl

Cebu City
Leo Castellano
Cebu City
Juan i'laramara
San isidro -- Talisay, Cebu ~ Pedro Panoy

4#
5,

Balamban
Cebu
Santander
*Cebu

iMarcisso Curacha
Pastor Burreros

6,

Sangat

San Fernando, Cebu iiugenio xientura

7,

Tuyan ;

Naga, Cebu

8,

(auiljungan
Cauayan, x^iegros occ.
San Isidro
Numancia, ourigao w.
Buhing Calipay
i^umancia, ^urigao
Binakalan
Ginoog, iiisamis cr, ~
Santo lUno
=
dacolod, "egros occ,
Camingdagan
Cauayan, ivegros Ccc,
Trangka
Cabaron, ^allehennosa,
i/egros oriental
Balangban
iuezon, ban Carlos,
hegros Oriental
Divisorxa
Bontcc, Leyte

10.
11,
12.
13,
14
15,

16,

17, Corpus Settlement - Pxasbate

Tomas Labrado

tiollie Lusoc
ouan Consigns
Juan Consigns
JuHan Caracamo
v/in Parreno
uominador Drillon

Gerondio Santianaman

Pedro Soloman

. i-ielicio Llicanal

'//e are prouA to be numbered among the many missionaries who rep

resent i^iew Testament Qiristianity around the world. Being responsible

in general to all sharing in this task and to the Church of Christ at
Downey,-Cdlifornia, in particular, we stand ready to account for our
stewardship as may be requested.

The brethren in the Philippines expect your prayers.

......

JEC22 i8

SPOlLiGHT on CtB

Ccbu Christian Mission, PO Box-41, Cebu City, P.I,

October, 1958

Typhoon Season Coming

The rains have started,

and the winds may be coming any day, so we

must v/crk fast to gat the school dormitories in better condition for
possible stormy- weather,
./e have ordered windows for the-two new

buildings, and are now waiting for the carpenters to ccme and install
them.
They are the jalousie type, all wood, and cost about <1350. The
'folks- at the lumber company have been most kind, to let us pay for our
materials on time, but we hope that this bill will not have to go un
paid for longi

Several gifts from church groups and Vacation Bible Schools

enabled us to pay

most of the

former bills for materials,

have

and have

made possible the purchase of water pipes for both dcnns.

It*s wor>derful to have running water for the icitchen and the showers!
The lower half of the downstairs walls, of the boys' dorm

are partly finished, and at- soon as we can get some

more cement, these can be conpleted.

fjw

Much yet needs to be done in the way of fixing

up the dining hall and kitchen to keep out
str^ animals, and to facilitate the
preparation and serving of meals
to the student body.
;i/ith this issue

of the

SPOTLIGHT we are enclosing

a self-addressed envelope
for your convenience if
you would like to send a
gift toward the completion
of

the

JaC ibIjLYN

HaSTY

MLi-iLRIid. ilALL, or for the

regular esqjenses of the
Cebu Bible Seminary*

y)

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PLAY

BALlf

Basketball is a favorite sport in the Philip

pines, and we have found that the ball court can
be useful for more than ball games. From August
15 to September 15 we held a series of evange

listic meetings at the basketball court at Tabunoc, >ach ounday afternoon since the meeting we

have been conducting a

children's Bible

class

under the same basketball ring.

On September
30, Bro, i^eo Castellano had a debate there with

representatives of a religious group called

"i^ianalistas," who teach that Christ was a mere man, and not divine,
j/e are glad to have access to such a place vhore we can openly wit
ness for the i-ord in various ways.

AN ODD

"PARTY

The church members and Seminary students

to expect

when they were

invited to a

fi

didn't know exactly what

"Sandpaper party,'A, But they

were just curious enough to find out that

they all came to the church building at
the appointed time,
>/e had announced
that each one should bring his ovm tucket
of "elbo'w grease," and that was oven more

puzzling!
they

Soon after arriving, however,

learned the meaning

of both terms,

and all wont to work to help sandpaper

the benches in preparation for a muchneeded new paint job.
Other recent im

provements in the Martires building in

clude a pl^^ocd ceiling and a new front
wall

for

the

auditorium.

Next on the

agenda as soon as funds can

for the project will be a

paint job, inside and out.

be saved
complete

Eventually we

hope that land can be purchased in the

city for this congregation, but in the
meantime, a neat appearance is a help.

/-A

Curing the first two weeks of beptoni^

ber> Brother riollie Lusoc, minister of
the Guiljungan Church on the island of
hegros, visited the Semirury to help in
the Tabunoc evangelistic meeting and to
give a series of lectures in the school
chapel hour, we hope to have other such

visitors

ccme and

bring us similar in

spiration during the rest of the year.

The student garden plots are now bringing forth

vegetables, and it^s a joy to have home-grovm food

on the table at meal-time. The crops include egg
plant, tcmatoes, radishes, string beans, squash,
and a number of leafy greens
to the Philippines,

that

are

peculiar

Bro. Carlson and some of the students

visited the brethren in Santander
on

September 21, and Bro. Solidum went to

Balamban on October
Another trip
being planned for the month of October

'^on

is one to the islaiid of r-Iasbate,

Teddy Carlson had his tonsils out on

September 30, and is recuperating nicely.
Ho requested the doctor to save his ton
sils for him as a

, >x y. <^f )

souvenierj

The first semester of the school year ends on October

24, and the students will h^ve 10 dciys'

the nov/ term starts on wovembor 3
new students at that time.
There

vacation before

hope to have sane

will also be a few

additional subjects offered Uestoration history, uVBS

methods, Hebrew language, Cultism, typing, ana church

music. 'There will also be emphasis placed on Christian
journalism next term, in preparation for the time when
we can secure a press for printing literature,

CflUGHI lyiTH THE OOOCS

One quiet afternoon

we

were startled to seo five

very tough-looking characters coming across the Semi

nary campus.
They asked for "Miss Yarbrough,
so
Betty hesitantly went toward them, wondering who they
might be,
.^hen she greeted them, they infomed her
that they wore Secret oeryice men# Thinking quickly,
she could

having

not

failed

remember

to report

having

broken any laws

to the

or

alien registration

authorities.
.However> she soon, found out the why
of the visit#.
The men reported th.at the robber who
had broken into the house of Guen and Betty last Feb
ruary had been caught, and that we could go to the
Police Station to claim Guen's typewriter, rte were

all amazed,

but needless to say,

thrilloa and thankful#

'fhe thief

was an escaped convict, and at the trial was sentenced to another

22

years behind bars.

PRROon ua pmiLY
Bro# Carlson

recently gave a series

he Seminary chapel.

of lectures'on etiquette

To give the students

opportunity to

in

practice

at they had learned about table manners, v^e had a formal dinner in
the school dining hall on Friday, niglit.
Things went along fairly
well, but the laughter was uncontrolable when one young man inno
cently askeo:
"If the woman in charge is called the "hostess," is
the man at the head of the table called the "hoster"?
jhh:--}:-

The "SPOTLIGHT" is

mailed from Cebu

edited

by

and

Betty Yar-

brough, associated with Mr. and

Mrs, Ray (Arisen, and Filipino
workers Leo Castellano and
Cresencia Bantilos.

Mrs,

Funds for

the

Cebu work may be

sent through -Mrs, J,L, Hartley,

708 Woodland Ave.,

, Atlanta

16, Georgia, Packages should be

sent directly to the field ad
dress.

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