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of us, that we are doing what He 
would have us do. 
There is the portraiture of this in 
the assize described in I Cor. 3. 
"Every man's work shall be made 
manifest ... of what sort it is." 
How much of it will remain for the 
Lord's approval of that which we have 
cherished in the commendation of 
men? What will most merit His 
gauge of fitness for approval? Only 
that which in the face of every 
obstacle has clung to the supreme 
aim, "This I do, O Lord, for Thee 
and Thee only. Little tho it be, it is 
my best and wholly Thine." 
And we may not close this medita- 
tion without an appeal to those who 
"stand by the ropes" in the homeland. 
If we are impatient over the apparent 
lack of harvest, wondering if the en- 
deavor is being justified by the re- 
sults, we may be grieving the heart of 
our Lord. For He measures by a rule 
differing from our own. And we 
must trust Him that when our brave 
missionaries go forth to win souls, 
many or few as He may elect, there 
shall be complete response to His 
Spirit; one consuming motive: Obedi- 
ence to the command to evangelize 
the world, and a quiet rest in Him 
as to the time and the measure of 
the ingathering. 
OUR TESTIMONIES 
I WISH to bear testimony to God's 
goodness and loving kindness. 
Truly we can say with the 
Psalmist, "His mercy endureth for- 
ever." And to Him we give thanks 
for improved health. Times of trial 
and suffering were sweetened by his 
presence, as was said of the Israelites. 
"In all their affliction he was afflicted, 
and the angel of his presence went 
with them." 
I wish too to thank the many who 
upheld us in prayer during the time of 
trial. May the Lord richly bless each 
one. 
William E. Hasker. 
I WANT to give praise to Him 
"who worketh all things after the 
counsel of His own will" for His 
grace in time of need, and His 
strength, in time of weakness. I 
praise Him because He has said "I 
will make all my mountains a way," 
and I'm especially thankful because 
"The Son of God was manifested to 
destroy the works of the devil." 
In the trials through which He has 
recently seen fit to take us, we have 
seen and realized the fulfillment of 
His word, as never before. We thank 
Him for the experience which made 
His presence so real. To all who 
stood with us in prayer we are very 
grateful indeed. 
Harley M. Hasker. 
NEWS NOTES 
On Tuesday morning, May 12, 1931, 
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Decker and 
Baby Kenneth arrived in New York 
on furlough. We are happy to wel- 
come them and trust they will have a 
time of rest and recuperation. Our 
friends will remember that Mrs. 
Decker was formerly Miss Mary 
Stephenson. 
The Annual Meeting of the I. S. A. 
M. U. was held in New York on Fri- 
day afternoon, May 8, 1931. The fol- 
lowing officers were elected for the 
ensuing year: 
President — Rev. Kenneth Macken- 
zie. 
First Vice-President — Mr. J. Har- 
vey Borton. 
Secretary — Rev. Joseph A. Davis. 
Treasurer — Mr. Alfred H. Vroom. 
Miss Lena B. Hawkins, who spent 
some time in Sacramento, Calif., has 
returned to St. Louis, Mo., and is pre- 
paring to return to South America. 
She represented the I. S. A. M. U. at 
the Annual Missionary Rally at 
Moody Church, Chicago, 111., May 6th 
to 10th. 
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It was with deep regret that the 
United States Board of Directors re- 
ceived the resignation of the Rev. and 
Mrs. John W. Wilson, Jr. Mr. and 
Mrs. Wilson went to the Field in 
1924 and returned home on furlough 
in 1930. Their work at Encarnacion, 
Paraguay was owned of the Lord, and 
the Mission is losing two good 
workers. 
A daughter, Mildred Frances, to 
Mrs. Ethel Canary Tylee, on May 21, 
1931, at Worcester, Mass. 
During the past several months, Mr. 
and Mrs. Wilson have been holding 
meetings in the vicinity of St. Joseph, 
Mo., St. Louis, Mo., Washington, 
D. C, and Philadelphia. 
We have just received word from 
Iquitos, Peru, that the furlough of 
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin H. Lauriault has 
been granted. We know our friends 
will join us in prayer that funds for 
this purpose will be forthcoming. 
W r e are happy to announce the fol- 
lowing births: 
A daughter, Hazel Ross, to the Rev. 
and Mrs. James S. Cunningham, on 
March 11, 1931, at Encarnacion, 
Paraguay. 
A son, John Frederick, to the Rev. 
and Mrs. Edward Haugh on April 2, 
1931, at Encarnacion, Paraguay. 
Dividing time with the Moody Bible 
Institute Conference, the Interde- 
nominational Foreign Missions Asso- 
ciation held its monthly meeting at 
Calvary Baptist Church, New York 
City, on Sunday afternoon, May 17, 
1931. The guest speaker was the Rev. 
Joseph A. Davis, representing the In- 
land South America Missionary 
Union, one of the member societies 
of the Interdenominational Foreign 
Mission Association. Capt. Reginald 
Wallis, Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. 
in Dublin, Ireland, was the speaker 
representing Moody Bible Institute 
Conference. 
The Interdenominational Foreign 
Missions Association holds one of 
these meetings every month on the 
third Sunday, commencing at three 
o'clock in the afternoon. These serv- 
ices are broadcast over Station 
WOAO and Pastor Will H. Hough- 
ton presides. 
Prayer has been answered and some 
funds have been received to send out 
candidates. We hope one or two will 
be able to sail to South America this 
year. 
6. 
PRAISE IS OFFERED: 
That in answer to prayer we were 
able to send last quarter, enough 
money to South America to sup- 
port our American Missionaries. 
For funds received for the home- 
coming expenses of the Rev. and 
Mrs. Isaac Wesley Clark. 
For the advance among the 
Terena Indians in Brazil. 
For fifteen conversions at Bella 
Vista, Brazil. 
For gifts for the Tylee-Kratz Me- 
morial Indian Fund. 
For blessings upon meetings in 
charge of native Christians in 
Concepcion, Paraguay. 
PRAYER IS ASKED: 
1. For native evangelists, colportors 
and pastors. 
2. For advance work amongst the 
Nhambiquara Indians. 
3. That if it be the Lord's Will, funds 
to send out new candidates will 
be received. 
4. For work projected for the com- 
ing year. 
5. For deputation work in the home- 
lands. 
6. That funds to bring home on fur- 
lough Mr. Charles W. J. Harris, 
Rev. George Jennings, and Mr. 
and Mrs. Erwin H. Lauriault, may 
be received. 
7. For administration problems. 
