San Jose Bible College - Victor Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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-5 MARCH I3 I952. fhe years fo come. MARCH 20, f952. Osaka is a cify of abouf 4,000,000-and fhese people are crowded info an area abouf fhe size of San Jose. Families of five and six live in one room in many of fhe houses. One house may house fhree or four such families. Lasf nlghf I was our fo ihe Nlnoo Church again The services here are much longer fhan af home Even fhough one preaches for abouf an hour If falces 'ihem abouf 20 mlnufes or so fo close fhe service I am almosf a human feapof Everywhere you go you have a cup of fea given fo you even affer many of fhelr church serv :ces I have had green fea blacir fea off color fea sweef fea buffer fea weak fea sfrong fea and oh yes hor and cold fea fhe news. This will be fhe lasi' news leffer from Tokyo. Have found a consecrafed group of mis- sionaries and a fine group of Bible College siu- , ' f While visifing wifh Harold Taylor will cafch up on ' ' fhree sfudenfs graduafing. I 1 ,ff V 1 '.. denfs. Tomorrow morning is graduafion. There are ' KI V I V X , I Q, Q, ' '-k iln -ALVI-fi!-i Y , zheeif.. .,, as i ' N fs -. ' 4 i 'Y l s . 1, f The school has greaf possibilii-ies and should 'frain many faifhful workers in MARCH I6, l952. Had a beau-liful flight from Tolryo fo Fugu, fhe sacred mounfain of Japan . . . we also flew ,over one of Japan's acfive volcanoes and had a nice loolr down info fhe deep crafer. This crafor is where many come fo commif suicide by iumping in. They claim fo find empfy shoes all fhe fime af fhe rim of fhe crafor. The Japanese always faire fheir shoes off be fore commifing suicide. Truly these people need Christ G O Osaka. We flew near Mf. Harold Cole fold me fonighf of a young man who had been alfending fheir services and fooh his life lasf nighf because he failed in his exams. T Y

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W fag E l T . T i 'ye GU l51llffv., Beale flmeebj 82. Soulh Rnd Sfreel' li has been a privilege 'io provide classroom 'rexls as well as io make available relaiecl docfrinal and inspiralional boolrs and supplies fo ihis sfudenfbody. Joy in fhe worlr has been mulliplied because of +he willingness of ihe siudenis io have fheir moclesf bool: cleposiiory locaiecl off campus in a down- iown area. This permi-ls us lo feslify claily fo 'the busy pecleslrian and be a witness for Chris-l in fha mefropolis. Your paironage and fellowship has been cleeply appreciafed and my earnesi' prayer is ihaf each s-ludenr may be -the beHer prepared fo minisier because fhe Bible Bool: Noolc has served you. May rhe Lord richly bless each sfudenf of San Jose Bible College. Jeane M. West RALLIES The all-day rallies of fhe churches in Norfhern Cali- fornia were held on a Friday each monih wilh fhe exceplion of fhe one in January which fool: place January 9-Il. They were held ai 'rhe following limes and places: fax, a F a I 2 - Z ,xr-,rn T 4 x D Y U X . X oss ce' SEYTEMBER JANUARY MAY OLTOBER 1 1 rf'

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MARCH 22 I952. Will be leaving aboui noon for Tanabe for services miles from Osalra and one of 'Ihe larger churches in 'Ihe area. Will be sI'aying overnighi for 'rhe firsf 'rime in a Japanese home so will have my Iirsf fry of sleep ing on a mai on fhe floor. If is Ihrilling Io speak 'ro so many who are nor Chris Hans. A+ 'Ihe close of 'Ihe message 'Iour men and 'Iwo women came 'ko accepf Christ The nexf day +hree more came +o brorher Bills house and wan'Ied 'Io be ba prized. ionighf and on 'Ihe Lord's day. This is abou? IIO PIA MARCH 24 l952 I may noi be able 'Io Ilsi all Ihe fhlngs Paul has Ilsfed In II COVIHIIIIBHS II 23 27 but I believe I can Irsi' one Ihmg Pau dldnf have In pens rldnng wrlh mussnonarles I am shll going sirong and had a blessed hme af Tanabe One young man of aboui I8 accepfed Chris? as His Sav :our So if IS a 'rhrlll +0 again preach 'Io hungry hearfs new I engoyed fhe wall along 'Phe beach seeing Ihelr fishing nefs and boafs Mosf of fhem were very crude and I fell' very much as Ihough 'Ihe scenes I wlfnessed were very familiar Io scenes around Ihe Sea of Galilee I enloyed Ihe beauhful scen ery around 'Phe 'Iown II much warmer so ns a heavy orange producing area also vegeiables Made me feel very much a+ home 63