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AUGUST, 1956

amission as a Periodical.

SPECIAL QUEENSLAND ISSUE

MONTHLY PAPER

FOR THE COLOURED

PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA

, wU4—hy». By MISS V. KNOX f

A Wonderful Name

That 's right, we

Suppose we commence our little mess­age today by asking what is the word by which we are known, and tha t singles us out from every other person? Yes, t ha t is correct, our name!

The next question is , What is the most Wonderful Name in the world and with which "NONE OTHER NAME" is wor thy to compare? The answer is of course—"JESUS, the Name high over all."

Do you know the Owner of this won­derful Name, the Lord Jesus Christ? He is willing and able to change your Name from "Sinner" to "Saint".

Then again how do we receive our names? receive our names from our parents .

This most Wonderful Name ever given "AMONG MEN" (Acts 4:12), came from Heaven. The Angel said tha t His Name was to be called "Jesus". The meaning of this wonderful Name "Jesus", is Saviour, for t he Angel said, "He shall save His people from their sins". (Matthew 1:21).

What did men do to the One who bears this wonderful Name? The Apostle Peter says, "WHOM YE CRUCIFIED". Although He had gone about this ear th healing the weak, and raising the dead, men put Him to death. And yet, wonderful to s tate , His death was the means by which sinners were to be saved, for w read that He was delivered for our offences. Have you accepted the wonderful provision He has made for you? You can not only have a new Name bu t a new life too.

"Whom GOD RAISED". F rom the throne of Glory we hear Him say, "I am He tha t liveth, and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore." Revelation 1:18. There is no ending to His resurrection life. The wonderful message is He lives! Romans 6:23.

Remember that one day, a t the Name of Jesus every knee shall bow. You can only be prepared for this day by knowing t h a t the Name of Jesus is the sweetest Name on earth, and having the Owner of this wonderful Name living in your hear t and life.

There is a Name I love to hear , I love t o sing its w o r t h ;

It sounds like music to my ear The sweetest Name on ear th .

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AUNT EVANGEL AT PALM ISLAND Here we are on beautiful Palm Island and

in the midst of a very friendly lot of people. As soon as we came off the boa t which brought us the forty miles across from Townsville we were greeted by friends— some of whom we had known for a long t ime.

Mrs. Esrom Geia (Eva Yarrie, one of our old B.T.I, girls) was there with two of her dear little children. Mrs. Saunders (whom I knew as Jessie Boota a t Cherbourg) was also one of the first to welcome us. We were pleased to meet Mr. Harry Johnson, whose fa ther Abraham Johnson was also well known to us on Cherbourg. Mrs. Willie Barney (Hilda Brown of Cherbourg) came to see us at the Mission House soon after w e arrived.

vented him from coming. On Sunday morning Mr. Pe ter

Nardoo was set apar t as a Deacon. He also has a class in the Sunday School.

In Townsville we met Miss Hoya Brown, who had her knee-cap re ­moved several weeks ago and is now having t rea tment a t the hospital. She is living at the Red Cross Home opposite the hospital whils t having the t rea tment but her postal ad­dress i s : C/- Mrs. Benton, 16 Cleve­land Terrace, Melton Hill, Towns ­ville.

We also met Pauline Ketchup and Lorna Lymburner , B.T.I. graduates,

And now the news has just come of who have commenced training a t t he death of a dear old Christian Townsville Hospital. They looked man, a church member, Bob Augus- well and happy. Mrs. Rosie Kyle tus. Bob was regular in at tendance came across wi th us on the boa t a t the services until his illness p re - (Continued on Next Page)

At the function on the Saturday afternoon, July 14, (reported else­where by Mrs. Geia) we were very happy to see those who were work­ing to make it a success. Beautiful cakes and scones for sale had been made by Mrs. Lymburner, Mrs. Ketchup, Mrs. Seaton, May Clon-curry and others.

We were saddened by the news of the death of a young woman, Mrs. Eva Bramwell, whose funeral took place late Saturday afternoon. Mr. Archie Williams also passed away in Townsville t h a t morning.

V.

MRS. EVA GEIA, our Reporter on Palm Is., sitting for last year ' s

SJS. Exam.

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PALM ISLAND NEWS CONTINUED for the trip and to see her friends here, returning by the same boat later in the day.

Yesterday the Superintendent, Mr. Bart la , took as around to see all the ovely new houses being built, some of which already have beauti­ful gardens and at tract ively painted fences. These houses are planned to go up at the ra te of one a week and there are also a great many other general buildings going up at the same time.

Everybody is very busy getting ready for the Palm Is and Show which is held at this t ime every year. We have seen some of the children's school work which will be exhibited and it is very fine. There are a number of visitors from other places here already for the Show.

Turning of the First S o d for the N e w Hal l

By Mrs. E. Geia Saturday, July 14, was the day we

officially welcomed to Palm Island, Mr. and Mrs. Collins. Our Super­intendent, Mr. Bartlam, and his wife were present, a so a number of other staff members. Mr. Krause, our School Master, who is Superintend­

ent of our Sunday School, spoke a few words of welcome and Mr. Collins readily responded. Mr. Bill Corbett also spoke words of wel­come.

Then after the welcoming cere­mony was over we all adjourned to the site where our new church hall is to be erected and Mr. Collins again was called upon to turn the first sod of soil. We all sang "The Church's One Foundation is Jesus Christ Her Lord". Then Mr. Waters led in the Dedicatory Prayer . I t was quite a nice afternoon and everybody enjoyed themselves. Mr. and Mrs. Krause and Mrs. Steel served afternoon tea to the visitors while Eric Lymburner, Mr. and Mrs. Bugler and I took charge of the Garden Party—selling soft drinks, cakes and ice-cream to raise funds for the new hall.

We praise and thank our God for the money raised at our small func­tion on Saturday—£45 (about £35 when expenses have been paid). I was surprised when Mr. Krause an­nounced it a t church yesterday be­cause really I didn't expect that much. However, we thank the Lord for His wonderful goodness to us all a t all t imes.

A PICTURE FROM THE

PAST ! ! Our picture taken at

Palm Is. in 1926 shows the late Mr. L. W. Long and his faithful friend, Mr. Billy Cor­bet t who is still serv­ing the Lord in Nth. Qld.

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A WEEK AT KATHERINE

Be strong . . . the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Joshua 1:9. For the ever-abiding presence of our God I praise and thank Him.

During my short visit to Katherine I was well assured that I wasn't alone; because He prom­ised never to leave me alone.

Leaving Darwin on the 21st June in the air-conditioned diesel train, the trip of 200 miles to Katherne was a pleasant one, arriving at Kath­erine the same afternoon. Stepping out of the train I was greeted by Mr. Brown, soon I was well settled in at the Mission House, enjoying a cup of tea. Mr. D. Kirk

With tea over and William "the truck", fixed up a little, we were on our way to the hospital for the usual Thursday evening meeting amongst the sick folk. With bright singing led by Mr. Brown and a Message reminding all present that God loved the Sinner. His love was so great that He gave His own Son, giving assurance, that whosoever believeth in Him will have everlast­ing life. The meeting over we said goodnight to all and were soon back again at the mission house.

As each day came and passed the Lord showed His goodness and blessed in every way. To tell of everything in detail will take time and space, very briefly let me tell you of the main events:

A VISIT TO BESWICK

Beswick is a native reserve 40 miles out of Katherine, with about 250 or more people. Taking a "risk" yet trusting the Lord Mr. Brown and I made Beswick in old William. Making ourselves known to the Man-relieving Manager of Bagot Reserve, ager whom I had met in Darwin as It wasn't very long before w e were invited in by Mr. Pitts to enjoy a cup of tea. Permission was given to visit the people and later in the afternoon to hold a meeting. As we went around visiting I am sure we had all the children there on the reserve following us, making sure we didn't miss anyone.

The folk were so glad to see us, having remembrance of former mis­sionaries, they were just thrilled when told regular services will be held once again. About 90 in all attended the meeting, all singing the choruses which were taught to them by missionaries of former days, even though they weren't vis­ited for a long time.

With darkness coming upon the light of day we said farewell to all and soon were on our way back to Katherine.

"William", on the way home lost another part, but it wasn't anything serious; with this district work and wonderful opportunities before him, Mr. Brown needs a suitable vehicle. All praying friends please pray for a more suitable vehicle; it's a great need and William is slowly giving in!

MANBULOO was another main event. As most of you will know, the door was closed, now praise the Lord! monthly visits are allowed.

This time with Mrs. Brown, we had a good meeting with the folk although many went, as the people told us, "Longa riber fishing". Still, many were waiting in case the mis­sionary came. All were seated un­der the shade of a tree singing mainly action choruses, then hearing the story of Jesus cleansing the Leper; of his terrible disease. They were told how the disease of sin

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Woorabinda News

Arrival of Miss Jean Phillips.

On the 16th May Miss Jean Phillips of Cherbourg arrived at Perch Creek to help in the spiritual work at Woorabinda. Miss Phillips gradu­ated from the B.T.I, last December and is now a missionary on proba­tion. Everyone up here was wait ing for Miss Phill ips ' arrival and it was deeded to give her a welcome picnic on Saturday, the 19th. The women­folk all worked hard, making, baking and buying sandwiches, cakes, bis­cuits, etc., cordials and lollies. Over one hundred adults and children attended the welcome picnic.

Various games were enjoyed by the children, including the Treasure Hunt. When the children discov­ered Mr. Kleinschmidt had the t reas­ure there was a chase. Poor fellow, he was caught, knocked down, sat upon and robbed and a t last one of the many children found the bag of lollies. Everyone enjoyed their picnic and afternoon tea.

Mr. Kleinschmidt welcomed Miss Phillips to Woorabinda and also Mrs. Brown who accompanied her from Cherbourg. Both Miss Phill ips and Mrs. Brown responded to the words

Pas tor Tobane (in centre) with Messrs. Jim Phillips and Claude

Twaddle, of Woorabinda.

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of welcome. Throughout the day Ellen Mummins and Melsa Mate Mate took Miss Phillips and intro­duced her to many of the Woora­binda people.

Baptismal Services.

On Sunday afternoon, 20th May, there was a Baptisma service held down at the Mimosa River when John Freeman and Norman Mitchell were baptised by Pastor Billy To­bane. Quite a crowd gathered to witness the scene. Then on the 17th June another Baptismal Service was witnessed by a large crowd, when our sisters Dolly Tobane and Janet Bell were led through the waters of baptism by Mr. Kleinschmidt.

Then on the Sunday night we had a lovely farewell meeting for Mrs. Brown at the home of Mrs. Irene Fisher. A goodly number gathered to blend their voices in praise unto God. We were able to have in our midst as leader Mr. John P ia t t from Palm Island who had only arrived that day.

Throughout the evening several items were rendered. Pas tor To­bane and Bruce Mildrom sang a duet. Then John Freeman and John Pia t t played "The Old Rugged Cross" on the steel and Spanish guitars. Also four young men, Marshall Henry, John Munns, Norman Brown and Kevin Taldora then sang, "A Won­derful Saviour", a special request from Mrs. Brown. Gay Shaw and Claude Twaddle were able to render a musical item on the mouth organ and guitar. Several passages of scr ipture were passed on to our sister by different ones throughout the service. It was really a t ime of rich blessing to all those who attended.

We were very pleased to have Miss Phillips s tay over for the night, because she was able to bring us a short Gospel address at t h e close of the service. I t was also very interesting to hear her test i­mony of how she was led to the College and then on to the Mission Field. I'm sure many hear t s were

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stirred that night by her testimony and message. We are looking for­ward to happy times of fellowship during the remaining months tha t Miss Phillips spends with us. Mrs. Brown left on Monday morning, 18 th June for Cherbourg. Many friends gathered to see her off on the truck. May the Lord continue to bless her as she goes back to car ry on the Lord's work on Cherbourg.

(Mrs.) Winifred Munns, Reporter.

NEWS OF NARROMINE Well, here we are again with our

news from Narromine. It is some t ime since I was able

to see the folk here, also to repor t anything. A delay in our Evangels first and then it rained again.

With so much rain here the River has been up and down several t imes —preventing any visiting.

The river cut me off from my home for two days bu t I was able to stay a t a friend's home in town.

The Sunday School has now a block of land and it has nearly all the fencing done with over £100, about £150 in the bank as a s tar t for our new church.

I t was a pleasant surprise to see Narelle Peckham here about 3 weeks ago. She is now working here at Mr. and Mrs. Hill, a chemist.

I t is indeed lovely to see the different ones and have a talk with them, it does increase our faith.

I must go now. May God bless you all.

(Miss) Cedelia Clements, Reporter.

A WEEK AT KATHER1NE Continued from Page 5

which men have because of one man's disobedience, can be washed away and made clean in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, who be­came obedient unto death even the death of the Cross.

The visiting of the coloured people of t h e town, Bible Studies, reading classes for the native people, the fellowship wi th Mr. and Mrs. Brown and the boys and many others could be mentioned.

August, 1956

ABORIGINAL CHOIR'S WINS

LISMORE, Tuesday.—A choir of 28 aboriginal children from Tabulam Reserve today won two open sec­tions at the schools' choral festival a t Lismore.

Sydney adjudicator, Mr. R. Hol­lands, said that , for infants, t he choir was near perfection.

"They were at a disadvantage, be ­cause they sang unaccompanied, b u t they overcame this marvellously," said Mr. Hollands.

More than 800 people attended the first day of the festival.

—S.M. Herald, July 4.

C O V E R P I C T U R E :

The A.I .M. Church at Cherbourg,

Q l d .

This week has been a blessing t o me and in closing I would like t o ask the readers to pray for the w o r k here a t Katherine and its outs ta-tions, no t forgetting the work in Darwin, tha t our enemy Satan will be put to naught when ever He seeks to a t tack the w o r k of God.

Pray then brethren for us as w e endeavour to preach the unsearch­able r iches of His Grace to our own here in the Nor th . Christian greetings t o you all.

—DAVID F . KIRK.

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RESULTS OF BIRDS COMPETITION

CLASS 1: 1st Pr ize : Cousin Beverley Rotu-

mah, Fingal Point . 2nd Pr ize : Cousin Douglas Rank-

ine, Bagot, Darwin . STARS: Lachlan Ingram, Neville

Williams, C o w r a ; Neville Slabb, Desley Moreton, Lorraine Corowa, Norman Currie, Fingal Po in t ; Alice Charles, Lois Edwards, Ar thur Mor­gan, Les Morgan, Barbara Solomon, Balranald; June Curry, Nar randera ; Thelma Smith, Andy Smith, Valerie Maynard, Melbourne; Virginia Mor­een, Andy Moreen, Bagot, Darwin; Lore t t a Booth, Dellene Tobane, Jes­sie Iffley, Joseph Adams, Valerie Munns, John Freeman, Hazel Munns, Elsie Murray, Ron Iffley, Robert Munns, Dorothy Twaddle, Woora-binda.

CLASS 2. 1st Pr ize : Cousin Noel Edwards ,

Balranald. 2nd Pr ize : Cousin Neil Simpson,

Cowra. STARS: Es the r Williams, Cowra;

Dennis Rotumah, Athol Compton, Eunice Slabb, Je r ry Rotumah, Geoff­rey Compton, Fingal Point ; Beverley Higgins, Greg Christian, Nar randera ; Judy Woody, Topsy, Henry Moreen, Yula White , Raymond Rankine, Rachel Moy, Bagot, Da rwin ; Ken­ne th Munns, Isobelle Tobane, Woo-rabinda.

AWARDS FOR SIX STARS: Eun­ice Slabb, Fingal Point ; Raymond Rankine, Darwin ; June Curry, Nar­r ande ra ; Ron Iffley, Woorabinda.

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NEW COUSINS: Henry Moreen, Topsy, Judy Woody, Joe Morgan, Alice Charles, Je r ry Rotumah, Iso­belle Tobane, John Freeman, Ken­neth Munns.

NEW COMPETITIONS

CLASS 1.—MOUNTAINS OF SCRIP­T U R E :

Look up these references given below and find the names of the mounta ins : 1. Noah's Ark rested here . Genes­

is 8:4. 2. Elijah offered his sacrifice here.

1 Kings 18:19. 3. The place of Abraham's sacrifice.

2 Chron. 3:1. Moses received the Law. Exodus 19:1-11. Christ wept over Jerusalem from here. Mat thew 24:3.

4.

CLASS 2.—MOUNTAINS OF SCRIP-

Look up the first t w o references given above and find the names of t he mountains.

Send your answers to Aunt Evan­gel, c / - 19 Castlereagh St., North Strathfield, before the 15th of Sep­tember.

•eocadF BIRTHDAY BAND

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

Many happy re turns t o : Godfrey Brown on the 2nd, with Er i c Simms; Cheryl Murray 3rd; Timothy Mason, Charity Ryan 4 th ; Merle Cunnings, 5 th; Joyce and Margaret Mason, twins, 16th; Brian West , 17th; War -nr Ping, 19th; Hazel Munns, 21st; Lindsay Collins, 23rd; Ruth Mitchell, 26th; Lilly Cummings, 27th.

A Birthday Verse: "In all t hy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy pa ths ."

August, 1956

SHOULD A | § M M

po • • - • £

by STUART The famous English poet, Tenny­

son, once said, "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of". Perhaps we Christians sometimes in our hurry to get things done need to remember that those are true words. There is nothing in this world that will achieve more than the prayer of the Lord's people. I have just been thinking about prayer and what we as Chris­tians ought to be doing about prayer, and as I was thinking I jotted down three questions on a piece of paper. Perhaps they will help us to know better the power of prayer.

Do we pray enough? This is the first first question, and right now I have to admit that I for one do not pray enough. The instruction of the Bible is to "Pray without ceasing"— I Thess. 5:17. The Devil will try all he knows how to keep us from prayer. He will see to it that we are so busy that we have no time for prayer; he will make it hard for us to concentrate in prayer; he will draw our thoughts away to other things because he knows that when he stops us from praying he has taken away our source of power. Let us fill every spare moment with prayer that we shall be all the time in touch with the Lord. Prayer rather reminds me of radio, as it is used in navigation of planes. Mod­ern aeroplanes on commercial routes are in continual radio contact with the control. This does not mean that they are continually actually talking with the control, but they are always in touch so that at any time they can talk to the control officer through the radio set as if he was by their side. So we are to "pray without ceasing" so that at

About Prayer?

FOWLER any time we can turn and talk to the Lord as if He were right by our side.

Do we pray definitely? As some­one has pointed out we can never expect to receive anything definite from the Lord if we never ask Him for anything definite. How often our prayers are just nice words without real requests. James 1:6 tells us concerning the person who would receive something of the Lord, "Let him ask in faith, nothing wavering". Let us study His Word and keep daily in touch with Him so that we will know what is His will, and being sure of His will let us then ask Him in a very definite way for the definite things that are needed that His name shall be glorified.

Do we expect answers? Did you ever get a surprise when the Lord answered your prayer? When we ask the Lord in prayer we should expect the answer. We should act not as though we might have the answer, nor as though we will re­ceive the answer, but as though we have received the answer. Again when we turn to the Word of God we find that it says in Matthew 21: 22, "And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." The promise is that we shall receive what we ask be­lieving.

It should be clear to every Chris­tian that prayer is an essential part of the Christian life, but will our prayer stand an honest answer to each of these three questions. Are we praying definitely? Are we act­ing as though we expect answers to our prayers?

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CHERBOURG

Visitors to C.E. Con­

vention in Brisbane:

Mr. Caddy, Fred

Pegus, Dudley Col­

lins, Venus Law­

rence, Mrs. L. Fo-

garty, Mrs. T. Dem-

Hn, Mrs. M. Willis.

Miss Janie Salmon,

and

Mrs. Mabel Willis

Part of Cherbourg

Sunday School

Mrs. E. C. Long is in

the picture too.

C.E. AND SUNDAY SCHOOL

Mr. and Mrs. W.

Caddy, A.I.M.

workers at

Cherbourg

Miss Charlotte Hutton

at the S.S. Picnic

Three Bible Class

Girls:

Joan Shillings-

worth, Ada Saun­

ders, Iris Bell

A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE

RETTA DIXON HOME,

DARWIN

On Thursday, one of the girls at the Home, Mena Croft, turned eighteen years of age and it was the happiest day of her life. I have never seen anyone as happy. One day she said to me, "I am very glad tha t I'll be eighteen on the 14th June." So the days wen t on and on Thursday the 15th, the cakes had to be made. Miss Dinham was in charge of the cooking and she had quite a lot of helpers in the kitchen with her. Margaret Cooper, one of the little girls, was a big help, also Elaine Kelly, Margaret Crosbie and many others . While Miss Dinham and the girls were cooking some of the smaller girls were cracking nuts to put in the cakes and also on the t o p so that was a very busy day. The Birthday Cake was made by Miss Dinham and Miss Clark decorated it. I t was very lovely when it was finished and had eighteen candles on it.

Senior Boys from the Retta Dixon Home

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View of the Retta Dixon Home, Darwin, N.T.

On Friday and Saturday Miss Din­ham and the girls finished cooking and decorating the cakes. Mena's bir thday was on the Thursday bu t seeing it was the night we have our prayer meeting, Miss Shankelton thought it was a bet ter idea to celebrate on the Saturday night.

We all had plenty of work to do on Saturday afternoon. In the Mis­sion House were two tables filled with cakes and savoury biscuits and the fruit salad. Margaret Cooper again was a great help, so was May Knight and others who decorated the savoury biscuits nicely. Miss Clark helped them with it. Audrey Ander­son helped Miss Dinham and me wi th the fruit salad.

Mena invited quite a lot of her friends from Darwin town and w e all s tarted with some games in our big hall. There were about sixty people at the par ty . Mena looked lovely in her light mauve dress and looked very happy bu t a bit shy. We all stood around the table and before we sat down we sang grace and then the par ty was on.

A little while later Miss Shankel­ton gave a speech and Mena respond­ed, thanking Miss Shankelton and the missionaries for all they have d o n e , for her. We were all thankful to Mr," E l d r i d 8 e who was M.C. and all helpers for a wonderful evening.

Jane Rotumah, Reporter.

August, 1956

BLESSINGS AT CHILDREN'S MEETINGS IN

DARWIN AREA

We've had quite a few blessings here among the workers and chil­dren from the Home, Parap , and also Winnellie.

Firs t of all I'd like to tell you of our monthly Squash Meeting. Our last one was extra interesing be­cause it was the first of our special children's meetings. There was bright singing and then the choir from the R.D.H. sang a new chorus and taught it to us. Bryan Eldridge played a couple of choruses and par t of a hymn on bott les. There's many ways we can praise the Lord isn't there?

Mr. Kirk, Roger Roman, Lorna Nelson and Jane Rotumah gave us a musical i tem with singing, mouth organ and guitar. But the most in­terest ing par t of all was the mess­age which Miss Lundell gave on the text , 'Be sure your sin will find you out'.

After a long illness our sister Mrs. Edith Brunette passed away in the Maleny Hospital on the 23rd June. She will be greatly missed by her husband and their nine children. The youngest is a baby girl of three. Mrs. Brunette was the daughter of Mrs. Lily Kina, one of the founda­tion members of the Cherbourg Church.

On the Sunday evening prior to her death, the family had a lovely service, while waiting for the am­bulance to come to take her to the hospital where she passed away six days later. This short service was conducted by Mr. and Mrs. C. Walker. The closing hymn was 'I 'm pressing

This past week we've had our children's meetings. The Parap had their's last week every night from 7 to 8.30.

Our Winnellie Church Hall has been almost packed out. All the bright little faces, wait ing ready for their favourite choruses. Miss Lun­dell has taught them two new ones also. If you came to Winnellie you'd soon know which ones they are as the children are always singing them around the house.

We have had film strips or pup­pets too, then the message or s tory as the children call it. Do pray for these little children who have been attending these meetings both a t Parap and at Winnellie tha t the Word they have heard may dwell in their hear ts .

—Mrs. Lena Pang Quee.

on the upward way.' It was wonderful how the Lord

undertook. Mr. Brunette saw to the funeral arrangements then took a taxi to find a Baptist minister. To his surprise, the minister was Pas to r E. Buckley, who was our A.I.M. mis­sionary at Palm Is. for so many years. They were able to use the Presbyterian church a t Glasshouse Mountain for the service then moved to the Beewah Cemetery. We of Cherbourg would like to send our sincere sympathy to the relatives and many friends of our dear sister. 'The Eternal God is t hy refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms. '

—Mrs. Doris Brown.

M R S . E D I T H B R U N E T T E G O E S H O M E

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FOR EASY READING

F I G H T I N G "Fight the good fight of faith." I Timothy 6:12.

"Oh, there's a fight!" T h a t is all one needs to say and, like magic, people run from everywhere to see it. Somet mes the people go on one side and some on the other and before long nearly everyone on the camp is in the fight.

The fight might be with spears and nulla nullas, or it might be with sticks and stones, and so that they will not get hurt, some have shields to help them.

In some towns men train in boxing with padded gloves on their hands and others wrestle with each other while others look on and cheer the one whom they want to win.

Little boys love to fight, don't they? Someone asked some little boys this question one day and most of them answered, "Yes," but one little boy said, "I don't fight, I wassle (meaning wrestle)". Then to explain, he said, "I get him and I shake him and I chuck him on the ground, that's how I wassle."

When people fight like this with each other because they are angry—that is wrong and Jesus does not want us to fight against one another; but He does want us to fight against the devil and all the evil things he tells us to do.

In Ephesians 6:16 we read—"We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against . . . spiritual wickedness . . .*' Just as fighters need a shield to help them in the fight, so Jesus wants us to take the shield of faith. That means, to trust Jesus and He will win the fight against sin for us.

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TIM A STORY FROM NORTH QUEENSLAND

Tim came from the far North where he had been well grounded in the laws and customs of his t r ibe. He had proved himself a man, and eligible for marriage a t an early age, by passing through the cruel ceremonies of the tribe.

A great desire took hold of him to travel and he s tar ted for the South. Being quick and crafty he found employment on catt le stations. One family took an interest in him, and taught him to read and write a li t t le, but this did not hold him. He must see the world.

Eventually he became part-owner of a small bar in the vicinity of Brisbane. Here Tim became a drunkard and a thief. After a while the bar failed, and Tim started out again and sought work on a distant catt le station.

Here his evil propensities found scope in another direction, and wicked white men always found him willing to aid them in stealing cattle and horses and branding them. It was while working here that God first arrested this man. While walk­ing through the bush he thought he heard a voice speaking to him about his dishonest life. He was definitely convicted and very troubled. Al­though he talked to "Narewellkm" (God) he remained troubled and miserable and filled with fear.

After some time Tim wandered on to one of the Government Settle­ments. He was soon settled among his own tribespeople, entering into their corroborees and secret cere­monies. We sought him out, and found him to be a very awkward man, reticent and sullen.

By this time Tim was nearly blind, through a mixture which had been inserted into his eyes during an old tribal feud.

After several visits the man be­came communicative, first about his garden, later concerning himself and his past life.

Tim's interest was aroused and after some persuasion he came to the gospel meetings, where he soon learnt that Jesus was His great need, the One who could forgive, cleanse and save him, giving him peace and happiness in place of the troubled mind and restlessness.

What a changed man he became after accepting Jesus Christ! Clean, quick and alert, ever seeking to know more.

In his lonely little hut the Holy Spirit taught Tim to pray, and he became powerful in the ministry of prayer.

More than once we have seen his face saddened and his eyes filled with tears as he looked out on the gambling ring, longing that his people would turn to Jesus.

At times, Tim would be awakened during the night and constrained to pray. One day he said: "Last night I woke up about one o'clock and you two sisters in my mind all the time. I think, Fa ther want me to pray. So I get up, I pray, ask Fa ther keep you safe and bring you t o teach us more." We, too, had pray­ed tha t night, for we had no wate r and thought we must leave. Before daylight came, rain had fallen. How delighted was our dark friend!

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JtfWfe M^$. Katherine, N.T.

Dear Aunt Evangel, This is my first letter to you. I

am 18 years old, and will be 19 on the 2nd of August.

I live in Katherine which is 220 miles from Darwin. The population of Katherine is 700, most of the people work for the C.S.I.R.O. and the Depar tment of Works . Some have their own farms.

I have met Mr. and Mrs. Brown who are here in Katherine at the A.l.M. home and they are doing a very good work for the dark people of Katherine.

Last year 1 went to Darwin for my holidays. I met Miss Shankel-ton a t the Ret ta Dixon Home and I also made a lot of friends.

Most of the girls and boys of the R.D.H. are very good basket-ball players.

This year a t the R.D.H. there was a bir thday pa r ty held for one of the girls Mena Croft.

Since I have met Mr. and Mrs. Brown I found they are very nice people and also they like helping the dark people. Mr. Brown has services a t his home every Sunday night. I am glad I am one of God's servants . I read my Bible day and night.

I used to go t o the Salvation Army Sunday School where I learnt about our Lord Jesus and I became a Sunday School teacher and taught the children abou t God.

I will close now, may God bless you.

From John O'Sullivan.

Bagot Reserve, Darwin, N.T.

Dear Aunt Evangel, This is the first t ime I have done

t h e competition. I have jus t learnt t o wr i te . My bir thday is in No­vember, but I do not know the date.

Love from, Tola White.

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(Dear Yula,—Thank you for your little letter writ ten very nicely. I shall write your name in my birth­day book. Love from Aunt Evan­gel.)

Bagot Reserve, Darwin, N.T.

Dear Aunt Evangel, This is the first time I have done

the competition. I do no t know the date of my bir thday.

1 used to live at Delissaville but now I live here.

With love to you, F rom Judy Woody.

(Dear Judy,—I shall wr i te your name in my birthday book and send you a little gift with all the other boys and girls from Bagot. I hope you like your new home at Bagot. Love from Aunt Evangel.)

Bagot Reserve, _ Darwin, N.T. Dear Aunt Evangel,

This is the first t ime I have done the competition. I do no t know the date of my birthday.

I used to live a t Delissaville b u t now I live here.

Wi th love to you, P rom Topsy.

(Dear Topsy,—What nice little let­te rs you and Judy wrote . I hope you will t r y each month to do the competitions. I shall wri te your name in m y bir thday book too. Love from Aunt Evangel.)

EVANGEL SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED DURING T H E

MONTH OF JULY, 1956

A.A.M.M., Funds £ 5 ; Charleville, 13/6; Woorabinda £4.

August, 1956

TIM (Continued from Page 15) p

Although Tim grew in grace and f: knowledge, his old master did not let him go easily, there were many t spiritual bat t les to be fought. I

After having given up many of 1 ^ the old things, he was enticed back ^ into the corroborees and singing t o [ the spirits. One night, after a big [ corroboree, Tim was awakened in a | very troubled state. He heard wail- ' ing and learnt that a big, strong man had collapsed and died, on re­turning home from the corroboree. Tim was deeply convicted, believing tha t God was speaking to him and other Christians who had taken pa r t in this heathen dance. He was soon on his knees seeking forgive­ness and peace from God.

Since then this man has been mar­vellously used of God t o his own people.

One day Tim seemed to be very excited; after a few minutes he blurtd out excitedly: "I want to tell you something." "Yes, what is i t?" "About a month ago I had a lovely dream—best I ever had. Me dreamt, I see big place, not this shelter—a big, big place. I r ight up top corner. You t w o sisters there (meaning the other mission­ary and myself). You have big water , you take boy, put 'im in water—lit t le drop put 'im in again —more water , three t ime you pu t 'im in, r ight under big water . Then I wake up and pray."

"Well, Tim, why are you worry­ing about this d ream?"

Shyly he answered: "Me thinks Fa ther want me to be baptized, I pray and come to tell you."

Tim is now a member and deacon in the native church on the settle-ent, also a trusted and faithful worker employed by the government staff.

In a recent testimony, after tell­ing of his old life, he concluded by sayng: "I gave my hear t to Jesus, here I am today walking with Jesus. I'll walk with Him every day till He comes and takes me."—M.S.

, N j^^f@l REASONS WHY I AM A

TITHER

1. Because the Holy Spirit convict­ed me of this t ru th . To him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not to him it is sin. James 4:17.

2. Because the Tithe is holy. All t he tithe of the land is t he Lord's. I t is holy unto the Lord. Lev. 27:30.

3. Because God owns all. The earth is the Lord's. Psalm 24:1. Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price. I Cor. 6:19-20.

4. Because God commands it. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse. Mal. 3:10.

5. Because God commends it. In the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, one verse in six deals with money and i ts use. 16 out of the 29 parables of our Lord speak of the christian and his money.

6. Because I am accountable to God. This is emphasised again and again in the New Testament. See Luke 16:2 and Luke 12:48.

7. Because it brings blessing.

Prove me now herewith (in this) if I will not open unto you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing. Mal. 3:10.

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OUR SERIAL STORY

THE TRADE-IN BIKE By Lesley E. Hall and Nell E. Cobb

Clara was so startled to see him there that she couldn't think of any­thing to say.

"Well, Sis! How do you like the bike?" George asked politely. "I didn't expect to see you here at Susan's. Anyway, now you have a bike—and it's all yours. I hope you like it."

Clara stared open-mouthed for an­other moment as what he said sank in. "I—I have a b-bike?" She stammered. "You—you mean this—"

"Why sure it's yours. I thought Mary Jane must have told you when I saw you here, although 1 did want to surprise you with it," George ex­plained. "Susan needs a larger bike and her brother doesn't want to ride a girl's bike. So I traded with her—just like that. I bought that boy's bike so I could fix it up for a trade for you."

Clara stood there wishing she could run and hide some place. She knew her cheeks were bright red, for she could feel them burning. She hoped George would never know all the awful things she had said. She gulped trying to get some words out. "Thank you, George. I—I'm crazy about my new bike."

But George was busy talking to Susan about the new bike she was getting.

As Clara wheeled home, the pleas­ure of having a new bike for her very own was all gone because of the way she had acted. No wonder Mary Jane had been disgusted with her. No wonder she had told her she ought to trust people more.

Great tears began to roll down Clara's cheeks. "I'm mean and self­ish, and I wish I weren't. I wish I

were a Christian like George and Mary Jane."

That thought brought new hope to her. She pumped faster as she headed home. She would ask Mother to pray with her and help her find Jesus. But for the first time in her life, she was through with blaming other people and willing to admit she was the one in the wrong.

She and Mother had a serious talk about it. "I am glad you are ready to come to Jesus," Mother said. "Dad and George and I have been praying about it. We have been concerned because you always saw flaws in others, but you were never ready to admit that you were a sinner and needed God's forgiveness."

Clara was crying hard. "I see it now, Mother. I'm the worst one. I haven't loved God one bit. I haven't loved Jesus who died for me."

Quietly Mother quoted Scripture to her. " 'AH we like sheep have gone astray; w e have turned every on to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all'. 'But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name'."

Clara stopped crying as she real­ized Jesus would forgive her and would help her to be a different girl from now on. She told Him in prayer of her need and desire for Him, and when she finished, she was smiling. Mother gave her a hug. "I'm glad it's settled, dear," she said.

"Me, too!" Clara exclaimed hap­pily. "And now I want to ride over to see Mary Jane. I want to show

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her the bike my brother gave me and to tell her I was all -wrong about things. I guess I owe her an apology, and George too. It 's funny how I don't even mind mak­ing apologies, now tha t I've got Jesus to help me."

Mother gave her an understanding look as Clara hopped on her bike. I t was wonderful knowing the Lord Jesus . . . and having a Christian brother like George and a Christian friend like Mary Jane.

Quiz on Bible Queens How well do you know Bible queens? Here is a test to help you

find out. Choose the right one from the list following each question.

1. Which w a s a queen who risked her life for her people? Ruth — Queen of Sheba — Esther — Mary Magdalene.

2. Which was a queen w h o said, "The half was not told me"? Queen of Sheba — Pricilla — Rebekah — Herodias.

3. Which was a queen who vowed to take Elijah's life before another day passed? Hannah — Jezreel — Mary — Jezebel.

4. Which was a queen who refused to come to the drunken feast that Ahasuerus was giving? Salome — Margaret — Esther — Vasthi.

5. Which was a queen who told her husband she would get another vineyard for him?

Naomi — Athaliah — Jezebel — Esther.

Send your answers to Miss C. South, 19 Castlereagh St., North Strathfield, before the 15th September. If you have time wr i te a l i t t le let ter for our Teenagers ' Page with your answers. We will be glad t o hear from you.

Miss Christine South

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THE TWO STEPS OF A CHRISTIAN

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