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B O A R D O F W O R L D MISSIONS M e m b e r s of the Board

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Mrs. Jacques Artel, 64 C al um et Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y. Miss A n n a Baar, 1824 Boston Road, S.E., G r a n d Rapids 6, Mich.

Hon. John M . Braisted, 48 Silver Court, Staten Island 1, N. Y. Rev. Winfield Burggraaff, Th.D., 5501 A m b o y Road, Staten Island 12, N. Y. Rev. W ilbur L. DeRevere, 591 W yc ko ff Avenue, Wyckoff, N. J. Mrs. Gerard J. Koster, 158 Phelps Lane, Babylon, L. I., N. Y. Mrs. Arthur Schiereck, 1053 G ro ve Street, W a u p u n , Wis. Mrs. John M . Scutt, 255-11 I o w a Road, Great Neck, L. I., N. Y. Spencer T. Snedecor, M.D., 70 Hospital Place, Hackensack, N. J. Rev. N o r m a n E. Tho ma s, D.D., First C h u r c h in Albany, North Pearl a nd Clinton Square, Albany, N. Y. Mrs. Willis J. V a n d e r Kooi, Allison, I o w a Rev. G o r d o n L. V a n Oostenburg, 336 Bel Air Drive, N.E., G r a n d Rapids, Mich.

Rev. Dick W . Vriesman, 16341 So. Park Avenue, South Holland, 111.

Rev. Robert W i l d m a n , 14764 Perry Avenue, Harvey, 111.

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Rev. D o n n e r B. Atwood, 515 N e w a r k Turnpike, P o m p t o n Plains, N. J. Mrs. Charles Boonstra, 375 W i n o n a Boulevard, Rochester 17, N. Y. Rev. William R. Buitendorp, 54 No. Kelbourne, North Tarrytown, N. Y. Rev. Harold A. Colenbrander, 1014 No. 6th Street, Sheboygan, Wis. Mr. M a x DePree, 279 Division Street, Zeeland, Mich.

Mr. G eorge H. Dick, 8731 87th Street, W o o d h a v e n 21, L. I., N. Y. Rev. Chester J. Droog, 1921 Con co rd Avenue, S.E., G r a n d Rapids, Mich.

Mr. E m a n u e l J. Golemis, 2451 W e b b Avenue, Bronx, N. Y. Mrs. Robert Gosselink, 11350 So. L a w n d a l e Street, Chicago 43, 111.

Mrs. H e n r y J. Kinkema, 1367 Floral Drive, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Mrs. H. Paul Morehouse, B o x 183, R.D. 3, Schenectady, N. Y. Mrs. Nicholas R o z e b o o m , Hull, I o w a Rev. Cuyler T. E. Thayer, 389 Knickerbocker Road, Closter, N. J. William V a n d e r Lugt, Ph.D., 958 South Shore Drive, Holland, Mich.

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Rev. D o n a l d R. Baird, Philmont, N e w York Mrs. James W . Benes, 18 Otsego Street, M o h a w k , N. Y. Rev. Daniel Y. Brink, D.D., 356 M a p l e Hill Drive, Hackensack, N. J. Rev. Harry L. Brower, 44 10th Street, S.E., Sioux Center, I o w a Mr. Stanley Brown, 1155 W o o d l a n d Avenue, E l m Grove, Wis. Rev. Daniel H. Fylstra, 9052 O a k Street, Bellflower, Cal. Mrs. Herbert H e r m a n n , 143 Harding Road, Southampton, Pa. Rev. Ken ne th Leestma, 627 6th Avenue, Sheldon, I o w a Rev. W a r r e n G. Martens, 84 Black O a k Ridge Road, W a y n e , N. J. Rev. Ralph Menning, 41 So. C h u r c h Avenue, Grandville, Mich.

Mrs. Lois W . Peterson, Mail Route 1, B o x 280, Lowell, Indiana Rev. Leonard W e z e m a n , 4020-400 West, O a k Harbor, W ashington Mrs. H a r m o n R. Wierenga, 610 Broadway, Pella, I o w a Mr. John V a n E e n e n a a m , 2484 Pinegrove, Muskegon, Mich.

THE B O ARD OF W O R L D MISSIONS

Respectfully presents to the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America its

O N E H U N D R E D A N D THIRTIETH A N N U A L R E PORT

The One Hundred and Fifth of its Separate and Independent Action and the Sixteenth of the Reorganized Board, Continuing the former W o m a n ’s Board of Foreign Missions.

R E F O R M E D C H U R C H HEADQUARTERS, 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, N E W Y O R K

FOREWORD

W e dedicate this annual report to two co-workers who, in these past months, have retired from active duty on the staff.

T h e Reverend Leonard A. Sibley retired on April 1, 1962. H e is a graduate of Rutgers College and Western Theological Seminary. H e has served several Ref or me d Churches, including most recently the Central A v e n u e R e f o r m e d Church of Jersey City, N.J. and the Claverack (N.Y.) R e f or me d Church. In 1955 he accepted the position as Field Secretary of the B o a r d of W o r l d Missions for the Eastern Synods. A s a staff m e m be r, he contributed the w i s d o m of his years of experience, a genuine Christian approach to all problems and a w a r m t h of personality that his associates will long remember. Presently Mr. Sibley is assisting the Rev. Theodore Brinckerhoff in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., thus completing the cycle o n his return to pastoral work.

Miss E d w i n a Paige retired D e c e m b e r 1, 1961. She c a m e to the B oa rd in 1938 w h e n the R e f o r m e d Church Headquarters w as still at 25 East 2 2 n d Street, N e w Y o r k City. She was associate treasurer of the Board, arranged travel for the missionaries and took care of m a n y other details in the board office. H e r conscientious handling of any assign足 men t given to her and her interested care of the missionaries, both at h o m e and abroad, w o n her m a n y friends. She is m aking her h o m e in Westport, Conn.

Surely the R e f o r m e d Church constituency joins the B oard and staff

in extending to these faithful servants the wish for every joy and blessing in the years ahead.

This report seeks to highlight the story of the past year in overseas mission. M a n y of the facts that are included have c o m e directly from missionaries and national Christians. T h e overseas chapters also reflect the experiences of staff m e m b e r s and one board m e m b e r in deputation to all the areas abroad where the R e f or me d C hu rc h through the Board is engaged in Christian witness. These reports continue to reflect s o m e political instability and the fluid uncertainty of the future. A t the s am e time there is reason for deep gratitude for the continued opportunities for Christian witness which beckon and challenge o n every hand.

Executive Staff R ev . Jo h n E. B u t eyn

M r . J. R obert R. H arrison M iss R u t h E. Joldersma R e v . Ja m e s J. T h o m a s , E d .D. Field Secretary

R e v . E d w a r d H. T anis (Western)

AFRICA* In association with the Church of Christ in the Upper Nile

T h e Sudan, one of the youngest republics in our m o d e m world, declared its independence on N e w Y e a r ’s Day, 1956. It is b ou nd ed by eight countries and the R e d Sea. It represents approximately a million square miles in the heart of Africa, as it is 1200 miles long and 1000 miles wide. Connecting the Middle East with the countries of Africa, it is divided by the longest river of destiny and life. There are high m o u n ­ tains, thick and light forests, open rich soil, plains and the Sahara Desert.

F r o m the center of the Sudan going south, one finds a gradual change from desert to semi-desert and then to savannahs, forests and swamps. In the North the Arabic-speaking Muslims form a m u c h mor e solid block than the peoples in the South where animism and individual tribal languages are predominant. T h e tall, dark-skinned southerners live in circular thatched huts or tukls and are easy prey to the superstitions and ignorances of the communities. It is in this setting that nine R C A missionaries w o r k within the framework of the Church of Christ in the U p p e r Nile.

F o r m a n y years the mission in the Sudan w as one. It w as divided into two because of the different problems of the two areas. T h e mission in the U p p e r Nile b e c a m e a united mission through participation in its w o r k by the R e f o r m e d C hurch in America and, m o r e recently, by the Coptic Evangelical C hurch of Egypt. T h u s the R e f or me d Church mis­ sionaries w o r k in partnership with a n u m b e r of Presbyterian missionaries and one evangelistic couple from Egypt. T h e Presbyterian mission to the Sudan began early in this century.

During the year the plan of the government in regard to personnel entering the country has b e c o m e m u c h mor e apparent. Visa applications

T w o Dinka boys literally carry the Gospel to their people near Atar. (UPUSA Photo)

for a doctor and a nurse have been refused. This has happened in spite of the fact that the Provincial Health Officer approved. Replacement of the present personnel seems impossible. T h e line becomes very thin for those already on the field. Miss Dorothy Rankin w h o has been serving as headmistress of the government school for girls at Doleib Hill was asked to leave the country in the late s u m m e r of 1961 by order of the government.

Mr. Glen Noble has been working as printer for the Spearhead Press on a two-year visa, training nationals in-the operation of the press.

This program has been retarded because of the difficulty in getting exit visas for trainees sent abroad. In spite of an appeal m a d e to the govern­ m e n t so that this training program might be completed, Mr. and Mrs. Noble had to leave the Sudan on M a y 15.

Because of the regulations regarding re-entry visas, frequent and brief furloughs have b e c o m e the order of the day. O n e family had to request an emergency health furlough and another family resigned. Both families had been working with the Spearhead Press and the production of L I G H T magazine. These factors and the Nobles’ departure have m a d e

the future of the Press and the magazine a matter of critical concern.

T h e education of girls in Nasir and A k o b o and the medical m i n ­ istry are two of the primary and ongoing programs of Christian witness in the Sudan. In addition the translation of the Scripture into tribal vernaculars, the organization and nurture of the indigenous church and training people for Christian leadership occupy the bulk of the attention of the mission.

There are encouraging aspects of the w o r k in the Church in the Sudan. L a y leadership, for example, is becoming m o r e effective. A young graduate of Bishop G w y n n e College w as ordained and installed as pastor of the congregation at Doleib Hill. Several n e w students, s o m e from the tribes of the U p p e r Nile, have entered the college. S o m e congrega­ tions s h o w steady increase in evangelistic fervor. T h e Nuer-speaking church group at A k o b o has b e c o m e incorporated with the Anuak-speaking congregation in organization and administration. Separate worship services must be conducted, however, because of language differences.

T h e congregation at Pibor has sent two missionaries to the B o m a Plateau area. A relocation of the church building has been planned and approved by the government because of a government-sponsored project at the sam e site. H er e there is a fine opportunity to cooperate with the government in a literacy program which will involve the writing of the Murle, A n u a k and N u e r vernaculars in Arabic script.

In several centers strong Christian lay people continue to worship and witness with occasional visits from an ordained man. A b w o n g , Wanglel and F a n g a k are such places. Regulations are increasingly re­ strictive; evangelists, Christian literature salesmen and ministers m o v e about with difficulty, but in spite of it all the church is growing.

Listen to the story of Koko. H e w as intensely interested in learning to read, Rev. and Mrs. Robert Swart wrote in a recent letter. H e c a m e to the mission only occasionally and could never stay m o r e than a day or two because of the responsibility of caring for his cows. These repre­ sent the bulk of the e c o n o m y in the South Sudan. But he did c o m e often enough to learn something about reading — that a certain symbol repre­ sented a certain sound. There are no reading classes, but individuals can be helped. H e took h o m e the primers; those at the mission prayed that s o m e h o w they would find a w a y to teach K o k o to read. O n e day he appeared and he could read! H e had taught himself. T h e y sent a notebook and a pencil to h i m and twice received notes from h i m written in Arabic script. This was a direct answer to prayer and what followed was, too. K o k o and his wife and child were baptized. H e has Scripture portions and s o m e Bible stories in his hands; because he can read, these will b e c o m e a part of him.

Rev. S. R. McLaughlin (left) and Rev. A. M. Roy with a Sudanese Christian leader. (Photo by Crandall)

Clinics and hospitals have gathered record-breaking crowds. T h e doctor at Ler had a total of 40,000 cases and the doctor at Nasir 70,000 by the end of September. A t Ler there is no trained nurse on the hospital staff; they carry on with Sudanese dressers. Dr. Albert R o o d e spent som e time at Nasir helping the staff care for patients w h o c a m e at the rate of 6 50 a day. M a n y of these needed eye operations. T h e picture changes and in the months that followed the n u m b e r of patients was reduced, giving the medical staff a little respite. Interest and need for medical treatment remains high, but whenever there is a severe rainy season, m a n y patients are prevented from coming to the hospital.

Ibun, reading the Apostle’s Creed in Murle written in Arabic script.

It has been proposed that the residence building at Doleib Hill be sold and that the mission boundary be m o v e d to exclude the girls’ school.

A t A k o b o and Nasir the education of girls is gradually coming into its own; additional dormitory space is needed. A t Atar and Obel there are intermediate schools for boys. Here a missionary acts as chaplain, teach­ ing Bible to the Protestant students in a predominantly Christian student body. T h e B o r Intermediate School is outside the territory of the U p p e r Nile Mission. Rev. Alan W e b b continues his assignment as instructor in Bible and other subjects for Protestant students in the Maridi Teachers’ Training School. This institution in K h a r t o u m prepares teachers w h o will teach in the southern provinces.

A continuing challenge and problem is the stream of southerners w h o are constantly going north. T h e training of personnel for ministry to these migrants has not yet been undertaken in any effective way. A

A group of Sudanese young m e n with the Malakal church in the background.

conference in K h a r t o u m to discuss the program in the North for southern足 ers w as attended by m a n y Christian groups and helped toward under足 standing and cooperation. T h e training of leadership for the future church continues to receive emphasis. T w o students are n o w in training at the L o n d o n Bible College and one young m a n from the Shilluk tribe is in the Cairo Theological Seminary, under the care of the Presbytery in the North Sudan. This group also sponsors a student from the N u b a Mountains in Bishop G w y n n e College.

Plans for church union go on slowly as in most places of the world.

Denominational structures of supporting agencies in the Sudan differ rather widely and there are also strong cultural and racial bars that will need to be hurdled. In the past year an advisory committee of the C o m 足 mittee on Cooperation in the U p p e r Nile was appointed and its m e m b e r s have been sharing study materials on church union with the missionaries in the Sudan.

During the past year Rev. and Mrs. Swailem S id ho m have been studying in Pittsburgh on an overseas scholarship provided by the C C U N .

T h e Sidhoms have been in the Sudan for som e years and are a wonderful illustration of the increasing Christian partnership which prevails in m a n y places as people from various countries and churches join in Christian mission. In addition to this year of study the Sidhoms have

been able to share in fellowship with a n u m b e r of Presbyterian and R e f o r m e d Churches.

T h e Rev. John E. Buteyn and the Rev. N o r m a n E. T ho ma s, presi­ dent of General Synod, visited the Sudan during their deputation trip early this year. With very little time, it was a problem to get them from one place to another, especially since the Missionary Aviation Fellowship plane was grounded. This gave them opportunity to travel by river boat for part of the journey up river to A k o b o and Pibor. It is a m o r e rugged w a y to travel, but rewarding in the sights that m a y be seen. T h e y found a general impression of encouragement and high morale a m o n g the missionaries, in spite of continued restrictions and the heavy w o r k load on each individual. T h e y left the country feeling that renewed effort should be m a d e by those on the field as well as by those at h o m e in seeking to m a k e the Christian witness as effective as possible.

T h e times and conditions have produced m a n y difficulties, but the Holy Spirit is still at wor k in the Sudan. A missionary couple recently returned to the Sudan from furlough write with a n e w sense of the c o m ­ plexities and problems confronting Christian witness in the Sudan. The y ask that m a n y will pray that the Holy Spirit will touch hearts and carry them through difficult decisions at this time. “O u r w i s d o m seems so small,” they write. T o try to anticipate the m o v e s of government in relation to various aspects of the wor k and adjust the program accordingly, both before and after their actions are taken, causes s o m e concern. “M a y w e all claim G o d ’s promise of strength for each day, and w i s d o m to those w h o ask in faith.” H o w relevant for Christian witness in the Sudan, and in all places, the promise of G o d ’s W o r d , “If any of you falls short in wisdom, he should ask G o d for it and it will be given him, for G o d is a generous giver w h o neither refuses nor reproaches anyone.”

Lado preaching in a Murle village. He is using flannelgraph to m a k e the story c o m e alive to his people.

ARABIA 2 In association with Christian congregations in the Arabian Gulf Area

T h e continued political uncertainties and shifting of allegiance of A r a b countries in the Middle East is som ew ha t symbolized by the changing coloring of the waters of the Arabian Gulf. Within a few miles one can see a deep blue changing to a brilliant green, shifting again to the sandy colored waters of the shallow shoreline. T h u s it seems that the political climate of the A r a b countries is a constantly changing picture which follows no predictable pattern. A s Iraq maintains its claims on Kuwait, and Iran its n e w claims on Bahrain, and O m a n seems to con­ tinue its slowly moving life at the insistence of the Sultan, one begins to see this fluid and changing p a n or am a which characterizes today’s Middle East.

T h e Arabian Mission is located in four countries along the Arabian Gulf. E a c h of the m differs from the others; each is united by the c o m m o n b o n d of the Arabic blood and language. T h e problems c o m m o n to all humanity are here, and in each there is the small fortress of a Christian community.

Basrah, the farthest north, has for m a n y years, in fact since the establishment of the mission, been a part of the Arabian Mission. A s of January 1, 1962, the wor k there b ec am e part of the United Mission in Iraq.

Farther south one finds the small sheikhdom of Kuwait, the size of the state of N e w Jersey, but the richest state in the world. Farther along are the islands of Bahrain, small in size but rich in oil, with a long interesting tradition in the wor k of the Arabian Mission. In O m a n , still farther to the south, are the twin cities of Matrah and Muscat, one of the most picturesque areas in the entire Middle East.

T h e program in Basrah has been m o r e thoroughly treated in the chapter on Iraq but a few sentences m a y be added as a report for the year. B o y s ’ and girls’ schools have been maintained, and these were

started before education w as a part of the local culture. A n e w school building is urgently needed and it is possible that Mr. C. DeJong, super­ vising in the building program in the Arabian Mission, m a y be asked to assist in this. Bible classes are still permitted within the curriculum pre­ scribed by the government. Students speak appreciatively of the instruc­ tion of the staff m e m b e r s and of the missionaries sharing in the teaching.

Salaries for national teachers continue to be a concern because of the higher salaries being paid in government schools.

In Kuwait, 80 miles from Iraq, where the population has g ro wn from 80,000 in 1946 to 325,000 in 1961, the hospital w o r k has been strenuous. This program is under the direction of three missionary doctors and two missionary nurses with their 136 staff m e m b e r s — s o m e highly skilled and others entirely untrained. M u c h of the hospital staff is from India since it is still impossible to get local Kuwaiti girls to enter the nursing profession. It is gratifying that two girls of the c om mu ni ty are studying to be doctors, one a m e m b e r of the C hu rc h of Christ in Kuwait. Because of the continual press of patients, direct witness is limited but the patients are most appreciative of the compassionate care in Christ’s name. T h e missionaries endeavor to accept all possible social invitations, for this gives the m access to the h o m e s of the A r a b people.

Often in such familiar contacts the best opportunity is given to proclaim the marvelous gift of G o d in His Son. A Christian congregation in the n e w mejlis at Matrah. Worshipers remove their shoes before entering and sit on the floor which is covered with mats.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. TePaske of Orange City, Iowa, en route to the World Council of Churches meeting in N e w Delhi, visited in several areas of the Arabian Gulf and South India. Here the president of the Board of World Missions and his wife are shown with the Arab pastor and the Egyptian doctor, both of Kuwait.

T h e church building is o n the hospital grounds and is in use throughout the w e e k as well as on Sundays. A n u m b e r of different lan­ guages can be heard within the sanctuary at the m a n y weekly meetings — Arabic; several Indian dialects; A r m e n i a n and English. Missionary pastors, a special term missionary, the A r a b pastor from Egypt, laymen, and a doctor from Egypt — all share in presenting the Gospel. A Sunday School cares for 35 English-speaking children of Arab, European and Ame ri ca n families; a Friday school cares for 4 0 A r a b children w h o must attend government school o n Sunday. T h e program of the Inter-Congre­ gational Council of the Church of Christ in Kuwait is a very interesting pattern of Christian cooperation and fellowship.

T w o hundred and fifty miles south of Kuwait is Bahrain where the C hu rc h of Christ is active with Arabic services o n Saturday night and Sunday morning and mid-week Arabic-English services with a youth group for the Arabic-speaking young people. Sunday evenings there are English services. T h e lay preacher, Mr. Naseef Seffo, w h o is c o m ­ pleting 50 years with the mission, and Mr. Joseph Haider take the responsibility for these services. A t present the English congregations overtax the seating capacity in the sanctuary and consideration is being given to a n e w church building. Sunday schools for both A r a b and

English-speaking children are conducted weekly. O n e of the highlights of the year w as the celebration of the W o r l d D a y of Prayer, where the response to the roll call w a s given in Dutch, Hindi, Persian, Arabic and English.

T h e first youth conference in the Gulf w as held in Bahrain in M a r c h 1961. T h o u g h attendance w as small, still it w as a beginning.

O n e boy, a recent convert, paid his o w n w a y from A d e n and back to attend. T h e sharing of faith, experiences, and fellowship left a lasting impression o n all.

T h e two n e w hospital buildings in Bahrain are a pride and joy.

Practically all the funds for these n e w buildings were raised by local subscription. These buildings have been described by one of the mis­ sionaries as “a real m o n u m e n t to the compassionate w o r k of our Lor d and a center of our evangelistic efforts.” It is hoped that a public address system in the hospital will open a n e w avenue in Christian witness.

Prayers are requested that this project m a y bring m e n and w o m e n to a knowledge of His W o r d and of His Christ.

T h e ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Sulman, died just before Christmas and one of the missionary doctors w as in attendance. After a forty-day period of mourning Sheikh Isa ascended to the throne in one of the most colorful festivals ever witnessed in Bahrain.

T h e Girls’ School, kindergarten through sixth grade, offers oppor­ tunity to witness to 140 girls. In addition the important h o m e education of five children in the H o u s e of Happiness continues.

Muscat, O m a n , is 5 00 miles south of Bahrain, and here there is the Church of Christ in Muscat, the only congregation in the area c o m ­ posed entirely of converts from Islam. T h e n e w mejlis (meeting place) is a source of great blessing to this small Christian fellowship. T h e huge w o o d e n cross at one end sets it apart as a place of prayer and worship — morning prayers for staff, m i d w e e k prayer meetings, Sunday evening vespers, Sunday school — taking place in this simple yet most attractive church building. There is need for trained leaders a m o n g the Muscati Christians and most of the present leaders in the church have c o m e from other parts of the Gulf. T h e outreach of the church is still in the developmental stage with major emphasis on the visitation program.

Because of its isolation this area looks forward with special anticipation to the Voice of the Gospel broadcasts.

T h e medical p rogram in M uscat and M atrah continues to provide the primary hospital ministry for this entire region of over 500,000 people. A n u m b e r of government clinics have been opened but patients still travel hundreds of weary miles to reach the haven of healing and help in the mission hospitals o n the shores of the Indian Ocean. T h e

Dr. Wells Thoms, of the Muscat-Matrah area, dispensing medicine to Arab patients.

hope continues that an agricultural program m a y soon be inaugurated in an endeavor to provide m o r e nutritional garden produce and fruits through an experimental and educational program. T h e school for girls in Muscat still provides the only opportunity for girls’ education in all of O m a n .

Dr. Maurice Heusinkveld is presently serving as mission secretary and also as the mission’s representative to the N e a r East Christian Council. This organization is c o m po se d of regional councils, churches and missionary societies seeking to m a k e effective witness of the churches in an area extending from M o r o c c o and .Algeria to Iran and Arabia, from Turkey to the Sudan and Ethiopia. T h e N E C C is assuming an ever-enlarging place of leadership in coordinating Christian effort in the A r a b Middle East. T w o missionary families of the R e f o r m e d Church n o w serve in the N E C C program of radio, T h e Voice of the Gospel, and in literature production and distribution.

After a n u m b e r of years of eager planning it is h oped that radio broadcasts from Ethiopia will begin before the year’s end, and area studios in Beirut and Kuwait are busily preparing the first program tapes for broadcast. M a n y Christian groups are sharing cooperativly in

making this major radio effort possible. It is alsd planned to have a very effective audience relations follow-up, especially through the use of Christian literature; books and tracts are being carefully prepared.

These enlarged frontiers of radio and literature will open m a n y n e w avenues for proclaiming the Gospel in otherwise untouched and remote regions.

T h e recent deputation of Mr. T h o m a s and Mr. Buteyn shared in n u m er ou s discussions with the Arabian Mission as they explore and evaluate their program for the future. N o one can measure the dis­ couragements and frustrations which have characterized the faithful and consecrated witness that has been offered in the m a n y years of the Arabian Mission’s history. T h e longed-for results are still so meager and slow in coming. Yet it is sure that dedicated perseverance and prayer will at length fulfill G o d ’s redemptive purpose for the A r a b world.

Until that day d a w n s n e w ways must be explored, old methods re­ examined and c o m m i t m e n t to the basic mission to the M u s l i m renewed!

The church at Bahrain, with the school on the ground floor, taken through the arch of the M as on Memorial Hospital in Bahrain. (Luben photo)

INDIA3 In association with the Church of South India

Early historians described India as a rich country; in mineral wealth, rivers and fertile areas it is a land of abundant potential re­ sources. T h e five-year plans have been directed to develop these resources and in addition to put India’s vast m a n p ow er to m a x i m u m use. H o w ­ ever, in spite of these valiant efforts m u c h grim poverty remains, in good part because of India’s rapid population growth which offsets m a n y of the gains m a d e by the government. Y et to the return visitor to India there are m a n y signs of advance, giving evidence of considerable progress even in the last five years. India continues to be a country o n the m o v e and there are m a n y signs of hope of better days ahead for its m o r e than four hundred million people.

T h e status and advance of the Christian m o v e m e n t in India closely parallels the economic situation of today. Improvements in the level of living have naturally brought som e increase in the financial resources available to the church. Yet the mission to India’s majority of peoples, still outside the Christian church, faces the grim statistics that tend to level d o w n economic advance. In spite of great evangelistic opportunities and m a n y efforts to meet this challenge, the percentage ratio of Christians to those outside the church will probably continue to decline. F o r India is multiplying in numbers far m o r e rapidly than the annual accessions to the Christian fellowship.

T h e task of mission in India continues, therefore, as a very complex and difficult one. T h u s it m a y be well to r e m e m b e r a theme that c a m e into popularity in one of the small villages of the M a d r a s Diocese. In Muttathur, where the Jothy Nilayam Rural Centre ministers to the adults as well as children of the community, there were several urgent

needs for equipment to m a k e the program m o r e effective. Requests for funds brought response from unexpected sources. Prayer for guidance and help seemed to bring an almost immediate answer in news of a legacy for the w o r k there. In this situation of special need, it seemed that “T h e L o r d opened doors; G o d m a d e available.” A s a result of this wonderful experience the theme chorus that says, “Is there anything too hard for m y Lord; no, nothing is too hard for m y Lord,” is being repeated everywhere in that area.

In the face of the tremendous task in mission in India, or m o r e specificially in India, this theme might well b e c o m e the watchword for a n e w day of courageous and expectant advance. “No, nothing is too hard for m y Lord.”

There are problems in the development and training of sufficient national leaders in the church. A t times missionaries have felt it might be best to return home, thus forcing the Christians to learn independence m o r e rapidly. Perhaps with considerable readjustment they would then stand o n m o r e solid ground. Yet it is clear that this is not the best answer, and the churches of India continue to feel and request the urgent continued assistance of missionaries. In this and in m a n y parallel concerns w e k n o w that ultimately the p o w e r and w i s d o m of G o d will prevail. “There is nothing too hard for m y Lord.”

A n u m b e r of reports have been received from the missionaries which are shared in this India chapter. It is clear, as o n other fields, that the w o r k in India is shot through with challenges, encouragements,

O ne of the n e w churches in the city of Madras, South India. (Buteyn photo)

In the course of his visit to India, Rev. N o r m a n T h o m a s (center) visited with national Christian leaders and missionaries of the Vellore area.

concerns, failures and successes. There is rejoicing at the faithful w o r k a m o n g s o m e of the w o m e n leaders. Classes for village w o m e n have advanced greatly through twelve years of concentrated effort in w o m e n ’s work. H i n d u w o m e n evidence the joy with which they receive w o m e n evangelists into their home. O n the other hand, w h y do so few w o m e n accept Christ? If they did c o m e in greater numbers would the churches be eager and ready to w el co me them?

Concern is expressed at the low level of spiritual life in n umerous churches both in villages and towns. Christians often consider themselves poorer than they really are and the result is a very w e a k response in the stewardship of gifts. W h e n properly challenged m a n y have m a d e amazing increases in contributions and in the support of local church programs.

There has been encouraging evidence of the desire of congregations to build their o w n permanent church buildings. A revived church building program is n o w under w a y in several areas — five have gone u p in one pastorate of 18 village congregations and two in another were recently completed. In one of the dioceses village congregations are being aided by token gifts equalling one-tenth of the total cost of the n e w church buildings. T h e B o a r d of W o r l d Missions is sharing in m aking these gifts possible. F e w congregations in Ame ri ca would be able to erect a church building with such limited assistance from outside.

T h e u n m e t frontiers in the Rayalaseema Diocese have been described b y one missionary as the following: adult literacy, stewardship and the training of lay m e n and w o m e n . F r o m this diocese c om es special tribute to single w o m e n missionaries, “w h o live simply, identify themselves with the people and are most dedicated.” Bishop Sumitra, the leader in this diocese, has been moderator of the Church of South India for the past eight years. Recently succeeded by a missionary, Bishop A. Legg, Bishop Sumitra will continue to serve the Ralayaseema Diocese until the end of 1963, w h e n he is planning retirement.

There are n e w prospects in the w o r k a m o n g young people in the M a d r a s Diocese with the appointment of Miss W i l m a G. Maassen as Y o u t h Director. Formerly so m u c h of the Sunday school efforts and religious education were entrusted to the village schools. N o w that m o r e students are in government institutions there is a n e w challenge to the church to take the lead in training of its young people. T h e Christian witness in the high schools and colleges, whether in church-related insti­ tutions or in the Christian hostel program in government schools, con­ tinues to present a great challenge to the church as it seeks to minister to the youth of India. Desire for education continues to swell enrollments in educational institutions everywhere in India.

T h e Bible correspondence courses minister to Tamil-speaking people

in four dioceses of the CSI, with headquarters continuing in Vellore.

There are ten courses, seven of which are in Tamil and three in English, all o n the N e w Testament. It is interesting to note that in February 1962 the 150,000th person enrolled in the course, the primary aim of which is evangelistic; 8 5 % of the persons taking the course are non-Christians.

Inquirers are referred to the nearest church and files of the office are open to ministers w h o wish to seek out interested inquirers.

Frequently village c a m p s are held for a 15-day period with intensive distribution of materials. T w o evangelists are constantly engaged in village w o r k selling Gospels and other literature. Requests for sample materials have c o m e from Korea, Ceylon, Tanyanika, B u r m a and the United States. T h e India H o m e Bible League, related to the W o r l d H o m e Bible League in the United States, also has its offices in Vellore.

Distribution of Bibles is through the Vellore office, extending to the length and breadth of the entire country. T h e H o m e Bible League works in close cooperation with the Bible Society of India and Ceylon.

T h e cottage industry in carpentry at Katpadi continues to play an interesting role in the life of the Church of South India. C hurch and school furniture has been supplied for several dioceses in the C S I as well as for missions outside this fellowship. Mr. Benjamin DeVries together with a team of w o r k m e n has also been involved in a n u m b e r of building projects in the M a d r a s Diocese. It is hoped that a m o r e intensive industrial program can be re-established in the near future, giving special stress to electrical training.

Since the last annual report two couples have gone to India as medical missionaries. A t the sam e time, two single missionaries are awaiting visas for India. T h o u g h s o m e applications for missionary visas are not being granted, the general report o n missionary visas granted for 1961 is about the same as for the previous year. It is becoming very clear

Three villagers of India, under the leadership of M. J. John (second from left) stand in front of the church they helped to build. (Luben photo)

T w o Indian Christians w h o took part in a cattle raising project, as part of a reclamation plan under the leadership of Rev. Joseph John, within the Church of South India. (Luben photo)

that the Indian church must take a .far m o r e aggressive part in the appli­ cations for visas than was true in the past; w e believe this will ultimately help to strengthen the relationship between missionaries and the overseas church. O f interest in the service of n e w missionaries are the n e w methods being employed in the Bangalore language school that enable s o m e mis­ sionaries to complete language study far m o r e rapidly than in the past and thus begin active service m o r e quickly. O n e of the events of the past year that proved of great benefit to visitors and the visited w a s the month-long deputation by the Rev. John Buteyn and the Rev. N o r m a n Tho ma s. O n e Indian Christian gave this evaluation: “I a m convinced that these trips are of inestimable value in creating a better understanding and bringing about closer friendship . . . Their short but very impressive visit has helped us a great deal. T h e y stood in our midst as representa­ tives of all the m e m b e r s of the R e f o r m e d C hurch in Ame ri ca w h o are deeply concerned about us and are constantly upholding us through their prayers.”

Christian witness in India continues to present one of the great challenges in the mission of the church. T h o u g h the task is beset, as everywhere, with complex and changing circumstances, there is strong reason for hope — for nothing is too hard for the Lord!

IRAQ 4 In association with Christian congregations in Iraq The United Mission in Iraq

Since the s u m m e r of 1958 the nation of Iraq, in its strategic position at the heart of the Middle East, has been living in a post-revolution era.

T h e republic, with its 116,600 square miles, has a population of approxi­ mately six million — people w h o are n o w witnessing a period of gradually increasing stability and maturity. T h e eyes of the nation have m o v e d from the m a n y immediate problems occasioned by the revolution itself to long range plans for the days ahead.

T h e future of Christian mission w o r k in this land n o w appears m o r e hopeful than at any time since the revolution. A t that time most of the overseas missionary personnel were expelled and various foreign institutions were closed. For the R e f or me d C hurch this m eant that Rev. and Mrs. Bernard Hakken, w h o were about to retire, h ad to leave on a few days notice. Rev. and Mrs. R a y m o n d Weiss also were requested to leave Baghdad, as was Rev. G. Jacob Holler in Bahrah. It w a s at about this same time that the mission property in A m a r a h w as appropri­ ated by the local government and that entire program w as halted. F or a time the future looked precarious. However, for the past two years existing w o r k has remained undisturbed, and a growing sense of c on­ fidence and hope has emerged. T h e actual w o r k of the mission has been confined to the Girls’ School in Baghdad, until the merger of Basrah into the United Mission at the beginning of this year, to which there will be later reference in this report. Hopeful signs of outreach are n o w appear­ ing, and though m o r e personnel are needed, several n e w missionaries have been granted visas for Iraq in the past year.

T h e n e w Iraq is seeking to improve its economic and social con­ ditions. T h o u g h unofficial w o r d hints at a possible economic crisis in Iraq, efforts continue to use to the full the resources of oil, agricultural and industrial possibilities. Educational advance is high on the list of priorities for the n e w Iraq. Projects range from widespread extension of elementary education to an ambitious program for a m o d e m university in the capital city of Baghdad. Already plans have been d r a w n u p for a university c a m p u s of m o d e m architecture and a program of progressive educational techniques. Her e there is opportunity for the nurture of Christian students and the proclamation of the gospel message to the university c o m m u n i t y as a whole T o meet this responsibility is n o small task in a country which is 9 6 % M u s l i m and which is ruled by a govern­ m e n t strongly sensitive to any Western activities.

T h e United Mission in Iraq has let no opportunity go by to improve the contribution to be m a d e to educational progress in Iraq by strengthen­ ing the girls’ school. A pioneer in w o m e n ’s education in the country, the school m o v e d to a splendid n e w c a m p u s several years ago. E a c h year has seen improvements in the physical plant which is located o n the out­ skirts of the city. This year a n e w auditorium has been completed, adapted to chapel services and for musical and dramatic productions which are increasingly important parts of the school program.

T h e school has been given a n e w name, B A G H D A D H I G H S C H O O L , and n o w has a popular n e w science department. There were 186 students in attendance at the five secondary classes during 1961O ne of the classes in the Basrah Boys’ School. (Photo by Luben)

Children taking part in a Christian wedding in the Basrah church. (Staal photo)

A girl of the Baghdad High School receives an award.

1962, which represents a sharp increase. T h e well-equipped science and h o m e economics laboratories afford valuable practical experience to the students. Several of the science courses are taught in English, with special coaching for the government certificate examinations which are in Arabic. T h e landscaping of the c a m p u s has been a special project this year. D u e to the desert-like quality of the land, special irrigation procedures are necessary to keep the ground in good condition for trees, shrubs, grass and flowers.

A major need is missionary personnel. T h e recent addition of a missionary couple and three w o m e n teachers has been an encouraging feature of the past year. M o r e are needed if the mission is to meet an opportunity for extension courses in the field of the English language.

Such a project will effect contact with university students.

T h e mission is sponsoring the study of two ministerial candidates in L e b a n o n and a graduate course in education in Ame ri ca for a promising y oung m a n from an active Protestant church family. There is also a strong interest in the N e a r East Christian Council radio project which hopes to have Christian programs on the air before the end of 1962.

This Radio Voice of the Gospel, emanating from Ethiopia, will m a k e it possible to communicate the Gospel to m o r e people at one time than the Apostle Paul reached in a whole lifetime!

It will be surprising to m a n y to learn that there are s o m e 200,000 Christians in Iraq. T h e y represent several branches of the ancient Eastern Churches — Syrian Orthodox, the Assyrian C hurch of the East (Nestorian), and A r m e n i a n Orthodox, and of the R o m a n Catholic affiliate or Uniate Churches. A general estimate of Protestants is around 2,000, s o m e of w h o m belong to the Seventh D a y Adventist, Brethren or Pente­ costal groups.

Four organized, self-supporting Protestant Churches, each with its o w n ordained pastor (three Iraqi and one Egyptian), plus several other organized and unorganized groups, m a k e up the potential for an organized Protestant Synod in Iraq. Discussions toward the forming of such an organization have been carried on, although such plans are ham pe re d by the attitude toward foreign influence. T h e Protestant Churches have preferred to carry on their w o r k with as little involvement with foreign Christian initiative as possible. T o a small degree there has been fellow足 ship in worship and friendly contacts. Primarily, however, the activities of Christian missionaries from overseas have been limited to educational projects of the mission, having no official relation to the indigenous churches.

T h e churches have been left free to carry on their w o r k as usual, and progress in congregational organization, church life and stewardship has been noticeable. Favorable environment for church activity and Christian cooperation is one of the hopes for the coming years. Iraq possesses great potential resources for progress in the future a nd the Christian C hurch must be ready to m o v e forward in helping to provide the Christian moral and spiritual foundations which are needed if this program is to be achieved.

A significant step of interest to R e f o r m e d C hurch people w as taken o n January 1, 1962, w h e n the United Mission in Iraq b e c a m e a nation足 wide mission. Before the turn of the century, the C hurch Missionary Society of Great Britain h ad sent missionaries to central and northern Iraq. After W o r l d W a r I this group was forced to withdraw for lack of resources. T h e family of Presbyterian and R e f o r m e d Churches were invited to form a united mission. T h e Presbyterian C hu rc h in the U.S.A., the R e f o r m e d C hurch in the U.S. and the R e f o r m e d C hu rc h in America responded and in 1924 the United Mission in Mesop ot am ia c a m e into being, later ren am ed the United Mission in Iraq. T h e first two are n o w the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and the United Church Dr. Harold Storm of the Arabian Mission and Rev. Morton Taylor of the United Mission in Iraq at the transfer ceremonies.

Christian families from the Basrah Church picnic on the river in a launch. (Staal)

of Christ. In 1956 the Presbyterian C hurch in the U.S. joined this united effort, making a total of four cooperating churches.

Because the Arabian Mission of the R e f or me d C hurch began with the establishment of w o r k at Basrah, this mission w as responsible for the southern part of the country. T h e two missions, facing unusual c o m m o n problems, w orked well together. T h e y exchanged delegates at annual meetings and began discussions on the need for reorganization.

T h e h o m e boards b ec am e involved too. Developments suddenly gave an urgency to these discussions. With the overthrow of the m onarchy in 1958, it b ec am e evident that it would be wise to have one organization in Iraq and another in the Gulf. T h e southern part of Iraq, formerly oriented considerably toward the Gulf, n o w began to face north toward Baghdad. Basrah, second largest city in the country, b ecame strongly nationalistic.

T h e transfer of responsibility for w o r k in southern Iraq from the Arabian Mission to the United Mission in Iraq received the unanimous approval of all concerned — the two fellowships, the administrative c o m ­ mittee in N e w Y o r k and all four of the cooperating churches. Because of the long history and fellowship there w as s o m e sadness over the transfer

of the parent station to another organization. T h e two missions will con­ tinue to enjoy fraternal relations and cooperate on c o m m o n concerns in the Middle East.

T h e Iraq Fellowship n o w has the B a g h d a d Hig h School, the Girls’ Elementary School and the H o p e High School for Boys in Bahrah. T h e total enrollment is close to 450. T h e present educational responsibilities have doubled and the budget has been raised over 5 0 % . T w o families of the Arabian Mission have been transferred at least temporarily to the Iraq Fellowship which n o w has a total membership of twenty. This includes both career and special term workers. Early this year it w as decided to m a k e visa applications for three expelled families, namely, the H. Davenports, the H. Schoups and the R. Weisses. Since there has been no response to these applications it has n o w been decided to refer The Iraq Fellowship, plus Dr. Storm, at the left. He and Dr. Thoms, not sho wn here, were the representatives of the Arabian Mission at the Basrah transfer ceremonies.

these families back to their sponsoring boards for reassignment elsewhere.

Meanwhile, as has been true in the past year, there is goo d prospect that n e w missionary families will be admitted to replace these previously expelled missionary couples.

T h e Joint Committee for the United Mission in Iraq, with office in the Interchurch Center in N e w York, is responsible for the adminis­ tration of the work. Representatives of each of the four participating boards m a k e u p the personnel. Missionaries are nominated by the boards and must be accepted by this committee; they then c o m e under its direc­ tion. All workers are o n an equal basis, receive equal salary and allow­ ances, have the same terms of service and furloughs and are subject to any assignment. All property belongs to the Joint Committee. This is one of the m o r e advanced ventures in cooperation in mission history.

Three Ref or me d Church families are n o w assigned to B asrah— the Staals, the Blocks and the Gosselinks. A t present there is no R e f o r m e d Church missionary in Baghdad. Before coming on furlough the Staals were assigned, not only to w o r k a m o n g the Muslims, but also in the Christian c om mu ni ty in Basrah. Their task w as far from easy and they were called to n e w pioneering in relationships with the Christians of Basrah — probing and pushing where there w as any small response, withdrawing where no open door appeared.

T h e selection of teachers for the schools in Basrah has been very difficult because the government has first choice of all qualified ones.

T h e school is n o w staffed with teachers from other schools w h o teach part time a few hours a week. Efforts continue for m o r e qualified staff from America and also to train Iraqi teachers w h o will join the staff on a permanent basis. During the year the Basrah School Planning C o m ­ mittee w as reactivated and has m a d e detailed recommendations for the relocation and rebuilding of the school. Progress has been delayed u n ­ expectedly due to difficulties in the purchase of a site which has been considered very desirable for several years. T h e Gosselinks and Blocks continue to give their primary time to the educational program in Basrah.

There is fervent hope that actual construction of a n e w school m a y begin this coming year.

In contrast to earlier days, w h e n Christian witness in the Middle East meant severe physical hardship and other attendant dangers, today’s greatest handicap m a y well be frustration. Christian witness in Iraq continues to face certain restrictions and m a y disappointing delays. M a y all involved in mission in Iraq, national Christians, missionaries and supporting constituencies, not g r o w weary in their welldoing! There is the promise that in due season w e shall reap, if we do not throw in our hand!

JAPAN 5 In association with the United Church of Christ in Japan

T h e United C hurch of Christ in Japan (the Kyodan), through its structure and sense of mission is pointing the rest of Christendom to the spiritual heights of the unity of the C hurch in Christ. This it is doing out of the alembic of its o w n soul as it wrestles and struggles with the m a n y problems attendant to church unity.

Missionaries in the R e f or me d C hurch are in the harness with leaders of the United C hurch in this creative adventure and are sharing their joys as well as their disappointments. It is true that Japan is a most highly developed nation, with all the discoveries of m o d e r n technology being utilized for the nation’s welfare. It is also true that the Church is possessed of great zeal and strength. Its herculean task will be understood as one discovers that in a nation of over 96 million people, only one in every 2 0 0 is Christian. T h u s it is clear, is it not, that if the concept of world mission is valid, and surely it is, the church of the West, dare not, as a spectator on a balcony, look over the vast untouched arena of Japan unmoved.

Yet in the face of this enormous task of evangelization in Japan, the United Church of Christ, breathing the spirit of its Lord, has sent missionaries to India and Formosa, sharing with these younger churches skills which these fledgling churches need so desperately.

H o w is the United C hurch of Christ in Japan responding to the need for evangelization within its o w n shores?

Concerning differences in the social structure of the nation, the church has developed an evangelistic strategy which takes cognizance of these differences. Perhaps as in no other church, East or West, the church in Japan is evolving a masterful technique in its ministry to urban society through its industrial evangelism program. A s a testimony of its concern, the church has assigned four pastors to two labor union

headquarters. T h e y are in these strategic outposts reconciling the working m a n to Christ.

Yet another evidence of the church’s evangelism is given as w e witness the stronger churches adopting a n e w Christian group — giving financial aid, leadership training and spiritual encouragement to help them b e c o m e well established churches.

So concerned is the United Church as to its total impact on the whole of Japanese society, that it is constantly re-examining itself critically with a view to responding mor e creatively to the need around. F r o m the Second Fundamental Policy Research Conference of the United Church of Christ in Japan, held at Y u g a w a r a October 23-25, 1961, this state­ ment emerged: “W e are resolved to serve the world as w e serve Christ, to r e m e m b e r always that daily life is the arena of evangelism ... and that w e will seek such formation of the C hurch as will enable it to carry out its responsibility for presenting the gospel to all the people.”

A t that conference the church through its leaders pledged itself to seek for T A I S H I T S U K A I Z E N — the renewal of the nature of the Church. It is within this exciting m ou ld that the missionaries are being challenged to witness and give leadership.

The faculty-student round table at Meiji Gakuin in Tokyo meets once a month. This represents a m e d i u m of exchange not found on m a n y Japanese campuses. Students have little opportunity for large-group social activities such as American students experience in their annual h o m e ­ comings. Rev. Gordon J. Van W y k is shown at the right. (Interboard photo)

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The offerings of church school children in Japan paid for this gospel bus which takes the story of Jesus to remote communities. Through music, films and puppet shows, the children are presented, s o m e for the first time, stories from the Bible. (Interboard photo)

T h e traditional areas of evangelization, however, are still a necessary part of this church’s outreach. Educational institutions still d e m a n d the most dedicated and competent leadership that w e can share, and our missionaries continue to witness to the joys of growing in “the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” T h e placement of our missionaries points out the variety of skills as well as the recognition of their competence.

T h e radio and evangelistic w o r k pioneered in by Rev. B o u d e M o o r e in F u k u o k a has n o w been taken over by Rev. Glenn Bruggers, whose leadership and Christian maturity in the island of K y u s h u is an inspira­ tion to the church.

Dr. John Hesselink, whose scholarship and dedication have en­ deared h i m to the heart of the Kyodan, is n o w on the faculty of T o k y o U n i o n Theological Seminary. Rev. G o r d o n V a n W y k in Tokyo, one of The executive committee of the Kyodan at a business session. (Interboard photo)

our earliest missionaries to Japan after the war, is constantly being called o n by the church for counsel and help as he serves as Field Representa­ tive on the Council of Cooperation and the Field Committee. A t the sam e time he continues in his assignment as professor of Christian E d u ­ cation at Meiji Gakuin. It is in this institution too that Mr. Ronald Korver, Mr. H e n r y Schaafsma, Mr. John H o o d and Mr. James Roozeb o o m are witnessing through their educational background.

O u r relationship with Ferris Girls’ High School and Junior College has been greatly blessed through the devotion and service of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Flaherty, Miss Jeneva Breed and Miss Eileen Fredriks, while Miss Belle Bogard, Miss Barbara Bosch and Miss Helen Zander have been serving as teachers in institutions with historic denominational ties other than our own.

Dr. Everett Kleinjans w as called as a Vice-President in charge of A c a de mi c Affairs at International Christian University; Rev. Rudolf and Mrs. Trina Kuyten will go to H o k ka id o as Mr. Carroll deForest ends his term of service on that island.

T h e direct evangelistic thrust of our group at w o r k in Japan is being undertaken by Rev. and Mrs. Russell N o r d e n and Rev. and Mrs. G o r d o n L a m a n in Kyushu, the island to which Miss Suzanne Brink returns after furlough to continue her ministry.

In obedience to its Lord, the General Assembly of the United Church of Christ in Japan celebrates Holy C o m m u n i o n at its opening session. (Interboard photo)

OVERSEAS6 CHINESE In association with: The United Church of Christ in the Philippines; The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China; The Presbyterian Church in Formosa; Also working with the Malaya-Singapore Synod of the Chinese Christian Church

T h e history of the relationship of the R e f o r m e d C hurch in America, through its mission board, with the Chinese people, goes back to the year 1842 w h e n its first missionary, David P. Abeel, landed in A m o y .

W h e n the C o m m u n i s t invasion of mainland China took place in 1949, m a n y of the Chinese were forced to leave their native land and settle in n e w countries. Since the missionaries too were forced to leave China, and because of their ties of affection and Christian brotherhood, they followed the Chinese to their n e w homes.

These countries of relocation are H o n g Kong, the Philippines, T ai wa n (Formosa), Singapore, Malaya, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia.

In all of these with the exception of the last three, missionaries of the R e f o r m e d Church are witnessing in the n a m e of Christ to the Chinese people w h o m w e refer to as the overseas Chinese of the dispersion.

E v e n a superficial view of the countries in which these overseas Chinese live will reveal the varied social, political and geographical factors which bring their influence to bear upo n these people. A s in the past, a nd in the days which lie ahead, the Christian outreach must be within the framework of the social and political climate of the country in which these Chinese live. E a c h area must be regarded as a separate entity, the missionary thrust taking cognizance of the prevailing influences.

A s the B oard of W o r l d Missions continues its mission in Southeast Asia, there are questions being foisted u p o n the R e f o r m e d Church, of which it is a part. It is our hope and prayer that the Hol y Spirit will

lead us to answers which will result in a m o r e effective use of our re­ sources and personnel in order that G o d ’s kin gd om m a y c o m e and His will done.

Simultaneously the Chinese Christians and the Filipino Christians a m o n g w h o m they live are reaching out to each other and beginning to experience the joy of unity in Christ. This growing unity is being aided and abetted by our missionaries as they relate to Chinese and Filipinos alike. This is being effected in three specific areas of service: 1. Through educational outreach, by which our missionaries in H o p e Christian High School and C e b u Christian High School exert a daily influence on the lives of over 3,000 young people. Part of the missionary task in these institutions is to help in the creation of a spiritual and academic climate in administration. This is being effected very capably by Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Esther, assisted by Rev. Daniel H a k k e n in H o p e Christian High School as they continue to build on the foundation laid by Dr. T e n a Holkeboer. C e b u Christian High School (formerly k n o w n as Kian K e e High School) is pioneering in the area of Chinese-Filipino relationships under the forthright leadership of Mr. Robert Howard. Breaking out of the normal pattern of having two inde­ pendent schools in the same building, one for each group, the curriculum is n o w integrated. This step evoked the highest praise of the Philippine Educational Department.

2. Through hospital administration, in which healing of body and soul is offered to those w h o seek aid. In a remarkable degree Dr. Jack Hill has developed this holistic approach in his relationship at the C h a n g H u a Hospital and on furlough will be preparing himself for the further development of this technique.

An Easter program for the children in Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines.

Rev. and Mrs. William R. Angus are the singers.

At the Chuk Yuen Family Life Center in Hon g Kong, kindergarten children take their naps under colorful quilts.

Another aspect of the work in Hon g Kong is the strengthening of the local leadership. This picture shows the Hon g Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China during a retreat.

Rev. Walter deVelder is sho wn at the left, rear.

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Through direct evangelism in churches already established and in n e w areas where there has been no previous Christian outreach a m o n g the Chinese. Rev. William A n g u s has in the past five years gone into C ag ay an de Oro, untouched by Protestant witness a m o n g the Chinese; beginning from nothing there has been established a thriving Chinese church, a unit of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. Rev. and Mrs. Earl Kragt have been helping to develop an English-speaking congregation in the Chinese church in Cebu.

In H O N G K O N G the n u m b e r of missionaries of our church belies the enormity of the Christian witness being carried on in association with the H o n g K o n g Council of the C hurch of Christ in China. T h e thousands of refugees from mainland China appearing in H o n g K o n g without food and raiment, and no prospect of a place to live, thank G o d for the helping h an d extended by the church in their hour of distress and need. But for the church pooling its. resources and challenging its educational leaders, there would be thousands of children unable to find a school and teachers to train their minds.

T h e strategic importance of H o n g K o n g is not merely geographical, but also ecclesiastical, as it continues to provide the bulk of Christian literature for all the Chinese in Southeast Asia. T h e prospect of a m o r e effective witness is indeed reassuring as plans materialize for a greater stewardship a m o n g Christian personnel in the cause of Christ. In this ecumenical thrust in H o n g Kong, and in the church’s sensitivity to suffering and need, Rev. and Mrs. Walter deVelder are providing m u c h of the inspiration and leadership.

A midst the political and sociological upheaval in F O R M O S A , the R e f o r m e d Church, through its missionaries, working with the Presby­ terian Church of F o r m o s a and in cooperation with Presbyterian mission­ aries from England, C a n a d a and the United States, continues to lend stability and preach steadfastness in Christ.

Whether you call it F o r m o s a (the beautiful island), called that by the adventuring Portuguese, or T ai wa n (the Chinese n a m e meaning terraced bay), it still presents a challenge of high adventure for those w h o would respond to the missionary call as it did to the Presbyterian missionaries of England in 1865; those of the Presbyterian C hurch of C a n a d a in 1872; and to those of the R e f o r m e d C hurch in 1954. T o a remarkable degree the Presbyterian Church of F o r m o s a has been able to blend the leadership and resources from our Western churches with theirs so that the resultant emphasis for the cause of Christ has been filled with vitality and vision. In eleven years, through their double-thechurch movement, they have with inspired zeal been “adding to the C hu rc h daily, such as would be saved.” This has taken missionaries

Mountain people of For足 m o s a never fail to listen attentively to what is said. This shows a group of young people during one of their conferences held at Chheng-Hun. Photo by Schroeder

Medical clinics are e m 足 p h a s i z e d a m o n g th e people of the plains as a part of the Christian min足 istry. Here a doctor is shown with one of his patients.

Photo by Schroeder

and national Christians alongside each other u p the mountain trails to preach the Gospel to the tribal population. T h e year’s figures tell the story in n o uncertain way.

Twenty-five n e w plains churches were begun in 1961 and five n e w tribal churches. In 1954 there were 257 plains churches and 177 tribal churches; at the end of 1961 there were 4 1 4 plains and 382 tribal churches.

It is a thrilling experience for the missionaries of our church to share in this work, through leadership in educational institutions, medical missions and student and evangelistic work. O u r twelve missionaries in F o r m o s a rejoice in the opportunity of sharing in the widening of G o d ’s rule in Formosa; each one contributes in a significant w a y to the total Christian impact on the island. Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Noordhoff are director and social worker respectively of M a c k a y Memorial H o s ­ pital; Miss Jeane W alvoord is in charge of nurses’ training.

In evangelistic w o r k Rev. Carl Schroeder has done outstanding service, while Miss R u t h B r o e k e m a has given leadership to the w o m e n ’s organizations in Taichung Presbytery. Recently Rev. William Estell w a s assigned to the M o u n t Morrison Theological Institute to help prepare tribal leaders for their churches. Rev. Alvin P op pe n helps to prepare pastors for their task at Tainan Theological College. Rev. O w e n Bechtel

and Mrs. Bechtel are in direct evangelism in growing housing develop­ ments. Their tasks are varied but their aim is the sam e — that in t h e m and through the m G o d ’s k i n gd om m a y come, and that His will m a y be done on earth as it is in heaven.

S I N G A P O R E represents the last n e w geographical frontier to which R e f or me d Church missionaries have responded. Although there is as yet no formal association with the M a l ay an Synod of the Chinese Christian Church under which our missionaries serve, they have earned for them and us a significant place in the aspirations of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya. This is attested to by the fact that in M a r c h (1962) our missionary in the Prinseps Street Presbyterian Church was elected by the S yn od as its English Secretary. This is Rev. Gilbert L u m .

It is indeed gratifying to report that through the initiative of Dr. and Mrs. P o p p e n w e have helped to bring the Christian witness to the land of Malaya. Although prevented by governmental decree from preaching to the Malayans, through the preaching of the Gospel to the Chinese in the Mersing Chapel, Malayans are exposed to Christian witness. It is our hope and prayer that in this citadel of Islam the light of Christ m a y shine out through the few churches established to minister to the Chinese.

Part of the vital thrust of the mission of our church is through those institutions of Southeast Asia in which dedicated service rendered to the sick and indigent through G o d ’s will has given healing to body and soul.

O n e of the highlights of the deputation to Southeast Asia w as the acquaintance m a d e with nationals w h o met Christ during their hospital experiences. In m a n y cases after they b ec am e well, they began witnessing for Christ in their communities and b ec am e active in establishing n e w churches. A m o n g the hospitals in which the Ref or me d Church works are C h o n g H u a Hospital in the Philippines, M a c k a y M emorial Hospital and C h a n g H u a Christian Hospital in Formosa, and the interdenomina­ tional tuberculosis sanatorium, H a v e n of Hope, in H o n g Kong.

Realizing that the most effective m ea ns of evangelization is the witness given through trained nationals, our church rejoices in the fact that it is given the privilege of sharing in the training of ministers both with resources and personnel. Trinity Theological College in Singapore, Tainan Theological College and T aiwan Theological College in Formosa, are notable examples of our sharing in the training of leaders.

A s our church peers into the future and examines its participation with fellow Christians in Southeast Asia in the task of building G o d ’s kingdom, it must continue to listen to His voice. It speaks to us even through the political striving, the social and economic aspirations and the d e m a n d of Christendom for unity in mission.

DEVELOPMENTS7 AT H O M E

T h e overseas setting of the foregoing chapters in n o w a y distinguishes t h e m from this report on the program of the Board of W o r l d Missions here in the United States. Obviously the trends within the Ref or me d Church constituency are vitally related to the continued support of the overseas program.

T h e Board is constantly seeking to strengthen lines of interest and support which unite churches and Christians in America with the task of world-wide mission. O n e effort in this direction has been to hold its board meetings in various sections of the country, thus giving firsthand contact to the membership of the church with the working procedures of the Board. T h e fall meeting was held in the First R e f o r m e d Church of Zeeland. Highlighting this meeting w as a public service, bringing together as m a n y as possible retired missionaries and those h o m e on furlough. Rev. N o r m a n E. T ho ma s, a m e m b e r of the Board, addressed this meeting in his capacity as president of the General Synod. In M a y (1962) the B oard m et in the Wyckoff (NJ.) R e f o r m e d C hurch with the Second R e f o r m e d C hurch of Wyckoff assisting in the B o a r d ’s enter­ tainment. T h e special feature of this meeting was the report o n overseas visits by three staff m e m b e r s and a B oard member.

In the program of interpretation of mission, continued emphasis is given to providing missionary speakers in response to all possible invita­ tions. These arrangements are under the supervision of the Western Field

Secretary and the Promotion Council, as they seek carefully to coordinate these plans. In preparation for this broad and representative contact with the churches, the furloughing missionaries meet annually with staff and board m e m b e r s to consider the best contribution in missionary education and interpretation. In addition this conference also gives oppor­ tunity for general discussion of the B o a r d ’s program in mission in the sharing of discussion by board members, missionaries and staff.

Promotion is also undergirded in the printing of literature by which the story from overseas is shared. In the past year a n u m b e r of n e w pamphlets have been produced including a special brochure, Beckoning Frontiers ( n o w out of print), and Techniques for the Church in Mission,

by L e R o y Hess, the latter a joint venture with the B oa rd of North A m e r i ­ can Missions. Building with Christ in India, by Charlotte Wyckoff, tells of education in the C hurch of South India. Tokyo Report, by D o r m e r B. Atwood, records his s u m m e r experiences as a pastor in Japan. With the Overseas Chinese in a New Asia has been revised and a n e w Interboard Committee leaflet is called Mission to Modern Japan. W e are encouraged that there is an increasing d e m a n d for literature on the part of the churches. The Church Herald has also continued to be a regular m e d i u m for m a n y articles that share the challenge of Christian witness abroad.

T h e vital link of prayer support continues to grow through the weekly prayer letter, produced by the two mission boards, which n o w has a weekly mailing of over 5 0 0 copies.

T h e Departments of Children’s W o r k and Y o u n g People’s W o r k carry a strong share, together with the C om mi ss io n on Missionary E d u ­ cation, in producing materials for all age groups a m o n g the children and youth. T h e Department of Y o u n g People’s W o r k has long recognized that Christian education and missionary education cannot be separated.

This basic principle finds tangible evidence in the n e w national youth organization — R e f o r m e d C hu rc h Y o u t h Fellowship. For the first time in the 334-year history of the R e f o r m e d C hurch in America, R e f o r m e d C hu rc h young people have their o w n denominational youth program.

Written into the basic structure of the organization are three program areas of which Christian Outreach is one. This program area places emphasis u p o n the mission of the Church. P r o gr am materials in the n e w R C Y F Kit highlight the R I M of East Asia. Mrs. G o r d o n D e Free has prepared an interesting skit, T H E G A P . Miss Dorothy Burt has written a provocative program, W H E N T H E R I M B E C O M E S T H E C E N T E R .

T h e Department prepared a special program, I N T H E C A R ­ P E N T E R ’S F O O T S T E P S — stressing the February emphasis o n A do ni hostels. Y o u n g people have contributed m o r e than $13,000 toward the construction of two dormitories in A d o n i and support of overseas mis-

Young people of the Reformed Church on the Hill, Cresskill, N. J., in front of their World Missions Month display. It shows an imaginative combination of the Latin American theme with the sup pl e m e n t a l t h e m e of Beckoning Frontiers.

Here is one of the flimsy hostels in Adoni, South India, that is soon to be replaced by a more durable structure. Reformed Church young people have m a d e this possible.

sionaries. In cooperation with the Department of Y o u n g People’s W or k, the two mission boards continue to provide missionary guests for the s u m m e r youth conferences, thus bringing the challenge of mission to thousands of young people each year.

T h e Department of Children’s W o r k celebrated the 10th anniversary of M Y F A T H E R ’S B U S I N E S S during the past year. This fine children’s magazine continues to tell the story of Christian mission to children in a delightful and interesting manner. Plans are under w a y with the N a ­ tional Department of W o m e n ’s W o r k to hold workshops for Classical Counsellors of Children’s W o r k at the same time and place that the W o m e n ’s Classical W o r k s h o p s are held.

During the year 1961 the National Department of W o m e n ’s W or k, under the leadership of Mrs. Alvin J. Neevel, President, s ho we d real progress, gaining 1500 members, bringing the total to 38,525. T h e n u m b e r of Guilds is about 610. Total contributions of the w o m e n to the three program boards amo un te d to $272,169.

T h e Triennial, open to all R e f o r m e d C hurch w o m e n , w as held at H o p e College, Holland, Michigan, April 4-6, 1962. “Compelled by Joy to seek ... to serve ... to share ... to speak,” w a s the Triennial theme. There were 1400 w o m e n in attendance at this first full meeting of the w o m e n . Miss R e n u k a Mukerji, principal of W o m e n ’s Christian College, Madras, India, w as one of the featured speakers.

A real aid in promotion has been the recent innovation of a monthly w o m e n ’s page in The Church Herald. Continued contact is also m a i n ­ tained with the program boards through the speakers w h o represent these boards at the Classical U n i o n Meetings held in the Spring and Fall.

T h e foreword of this annual report tells of the retirement of Rev. Leonard A. Sibley, Sr. and Miss E d w i n a Paige. T h e B o a r d deeply regrets their departure from active service and at the s a m e time rejoices at the addition to the staff of an executive secretary.

A t its October 1961 meeting the B oard elected Rev. James J. Tho ma s, Ed.D., as an area secretary, with responsibility for Japan and Overseas Chinese. Dr. T h o m a s began his duties on N o v e m b e r 1. Bor n in Charleston, S.C., he spent his b oy ho od and youth in Jamaica where his father w as a Presbyterian minister. H e has served as trustee of both R e f o r m e d C hurch seminaries and w as president of the S yn od of N e w York. His most recent pastorate w as the Mott H a v e n R e f o r m e d Church in the Bronx, N.Y. His two years as a board m e m b e r prior to this appoint­ m e n t and a visit overseas to his particular areas of w o r k have helped to prepare h i m further for his n e w task.

It m a y be that one of the most critical issues in Christian mission for the future is being faced here in the United States as well as overseas.

T h e R e f o r m e d C hurch has had a long historic involvement in mission which, com pa re d to m a n y communions, seems far beyond its size.

N o w , however, the continued opportunities which challenge us overseas must often be passed aside because of limitations of resources and personnel. A t the sam e time there are s o m e within the constituency of the church w h o are pressing for further expansion of the B o a r d ’s overseas commitment.

Perhaps of even greater significance are the n e w complexities and changing circumstances which confront all Christians engaged in overseas mission. In an effort to be informed on these m a n y changes taking place overseas, a nd to maintain the closest possible fellowship with missionaries

and overseas Christians, the B oa rd arranged for overseas visits during the past year for Rev. John E. Buteyn, Rev. N o r m a n E. Tho ma s, Rev. James J. T h o m a s and Mr. J. Robert R. Harrison. A n e w understanding in depth seems called for as such questions as the following are d e m a n d ­ ing fuller commitment: Is the R e f o r m e d C hurch ready to take its place in the partner­ ship in mission with overseas churches, believing that together a c o m m o n task is being faced that calls for n e w ways of cooperation?

W e are already engaged in such partnership, but does it have the enthusiastic support of the constituency of the R e f o r m e d Church?

D o e s the R e f o r m e d Church k n o w clearly its o w n position in the ecumenical Church, so that w e can enter into today’s conversation on mission and relationships with conviction and certainty?

Is the constituency of the R e f o r m e d Church ready to m o v e forward in its concept of mission so that there will be true relevancy to the program in witness for which the overseas churches are urgently asking?

Questions like these must be courageously faced. T h e y m a y call for m o r e c o m m i t m e n t and adventure than w as true for the missionary pioneers. Clearly w e will need to launch out into uncharted seas of n e w dimensions where the familiar shoreline and compass points no longer give a clear reckoning. Discussions on these pressing questions must be boldly and frankly faced at all levels within the R e f o r m e d Church. T h e attempt to interpret mission in today’s context presents a n e w challenge to the Board, and staff, and as well as to the missionaries w h o are already vitally involved in these n e w frontiers. T h e basic witness to Christ and the Gospel’s confronting challenge cannot change. Yet today, the major responsibility rests in no sense with the B oard or its missionaries. If our present reluctance and hesitation are to be overcome, if our motivation is to stir us with s o m e of the sam e impulse and fervor of several genera­ tions ago, w e must really give thanks that w e are alive in this changing age, and gird ourselves for the task this day demands. These are s o m e of the developments at home that still need to take place.

Y o u r thoughts and study, your discussions a nd questions, your prayers and w i s d o m are eagerly and urgently invited for this sobering d e m a n d in Christian mission today.

MISSIONARY 8 PERSONNEL T h e need for well qualified missionaries equipped to proclaim the gospel of faith and salvation through w o r d and deed never ceases. Rather, faithfulness to the love and sacrifice of Christ requires that the Ref or me d C hu rc h sends a continuous stream of witnesses as part of her world evangelism responsibilities.

T h e task confronting the Committee on Missionary Personnel centers in enabling potential and appointed missionaries to be prepared to meet the strenuous d e m a n d s that are part of a life of service. Recruit­ ment, selection of missionary candidates, furlough planning and assisting with family or personal problems at h o m e or overseas is done within the context of care and concern for those w h o have been called and sent.

T h e task overseas d e m a n d s such a well-grounded a nd informed faith in God , an active dependence o n Christ and the Holy Spirit that the Personnel Committee of the B o a r d gives m u c h care to evaluating the vitality of the missionary applicant’s basic Christian experience.

Further, the resistances to the Gospel, the strain of the physical environ­ ment, and the complexity of living, working and proclaiming in a different culture a nd strange language requires that the Personnel Committee gives m u c h care to the personal and academic qualifications the applicant offers.

In response to these concerns, all applicants are required to spend six months in pre-field preparation and training. This occurs at the M i s ­ sionary Orientation Center, Stony Point, N e w York. This period includes

courses in Bible, the theology of mission, history and practice of mission, world problems, confrontation with other major religions, the develop­ m e n t of a disciphned devotional life and learning to live together as a Christian community. O f the 15 candidates w h o have completed train­ ing, 2 have withheld themselves from going overseas until they have gained further w o r k experience in this country; 10 others begin pre-field training in June; 2 complete their w o r k in July; 1 short term missionary will receive a brief pre-field preparation period in June and July.

A s of D e c e m b e r 31, 1961, there were 149 career missionaries serving overseas, of w h o m 6 are short term missionaries, 57 are married couples, 32 single w o m e n , 3 single men. T h e areas of specialization include: ordained ministers, 35; medical doctors, 13; nurses, 18; teachers, 28.

R E T I R E D MISSIONARIES —

1962

Rev. and Mrs. B o u d e C. M o o r e A T H O M E O N F U R L O U G H A S O F S E P T E M B E R 15, 1962

F r o m Arabia:

Dr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Draper Rev. and Mrs. George Gosselink Rev. and Mrs. D onald MacNeill Miss N a n c y A n n e Nienhuis Dr. and Mrs. W . Wells T h o m s Miss Jeannette V e l d m a n

F r o m India:

Miss D o r a Boomstra Mr. and Mrs. C. Keith D e J o n g Miss Esther J. D e W e e r d Miss M a r y E. G e e g h Miss Lois M . Marsilje

F r o m Japan:

Miss Jeneva K. Breed Mr. Carroll de Forest Rev. and Mrs. Theodore E. Flaherty Mr. John D. H o o d

F r o m Formosa:

Rev. and Mrs. Carl J. Schroeder

F r o m H o n g Kong:

Rev. and Mrs. G o r d o n D e Free

F r o m Philippine Islands: Rev. and Mrs. William R. A n g u s Rev. and Mrs. B. Daniel Hakken, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jack W . Hill

NECROLOGY The Reverend Harry P. Boot, D.D.

Dr. Harry P. Boot (October 2, 1961) b e c a m e a pioneer m e m b e r of the A m o y Mission in 1903. H e actively served the Chinese people for 37 years, devoting himself to district evangelism and to the prepara­ tion of earnest young m e n in training as pastors. In this connection he initiated a Bible school and a plan by which advance preparation w as m a d e available in high school courses. His concern w a s also linked with provisions for the appointments and salaries of Chinese pastors. H e is r em em be re d as well for his long years of faithful service as treasurer of the A m o y Mission.

Following retirement in 1940, Dr. and Mrs. Boot lived in Holland, Michigan, where their h o m e w as always open to Chinese students and friends for counsel and encouragement. Thr ou gh these years Dr. Boot continued to experience a sense of participation in missionary outreach through planned intercessory prayer and through his children, three of w h o m are in active missionary service overseas. T o the end his life was m a r k e d by strong purpose, firm conviction, and devotion to the world mission.

Mrs. Grace Hoekje Hondelink

Mrs. Grace H. Hondelink ( N o v e m b e r 28, 1961) w as appointed a missionary to Japan in 1903. T h e following year she married the Reverend Garret Hondelink, with w h o m she served in Japan until 1908 w h e n serious illness forced their return to the United States. Until Mr. Hondelink’s death in 1940, Mrs. Hondelink served faithfully with her husband in pastorates in K a l a m a z o o and Muskegon, Michigan and in Rochester, N e w York.

Throughout her life, Mrs. Hondelink continued her interest in the world mission. She w as active both in the W o m a n ’s B oard of Foreign Missions and in the reorganized B oard of Foreign Missions. In 1937 she w as the only w o m a n o n the tour of General S yn od ’s president in the Particular Synod of Iowa.

Mrs. Hondelink w as a person of rare insight and deep spiritual power, with a gift for friendship. In addition to her c o m m i t m e n t to over­ seas missions she carried responsibilities in m a n y national and c om mu ni ty activities, where her steadfast Christian witness w a s a continuing influence o n those about her.

Comparative Financial Statements for the Five Years Ending December 31, 1961 B A L A N C E ASSETS General operating fund Cash on hand/bank accounts......

Short-term investments ...........

Other assets ....................

Endowment and reserve funds C a s h ...........................

Long-term investments: Bonds .....................

Stocks .....................

Other investments............

S H E E T

1961

1960

1959

1958

$ 668,791 131,167 170,488

$ 506,123 171,993 158,125

$ 454,852 305,895 139,542

$ 400,091 68,903

$ 456,550 176,570 171,906

$ 970,446

$ 836,241

$ 900,289

$ 800,171

$ 805,026

$

$

$

$

$

2,521

30,387

19,782

331,111

(671)

1957

30,375

986,516 906,127 209,021

1,064,734 768,927 73,993

996,767 704,241 75,949

872,339 743,272 86,087

810,756 688,137 88,513

$2,104,184

$1,938,041

$1,796,739

$1,701,027

$1,617,781

T O T A L A S S E T S .....

$3,074,630

$2,774,282

$2,697,028

$2,501,198

$2,422,807

F U N D S A N D RESERVES General operating fund Unexpended appropriations .......

Sundry (Legacies, etc.) funds .....

Designated (extra budget) funds...

Other liabilities and funds.........

General operating fund balance....

$ 184,258 309,155 259,024 38,821 179,188

$ 205,099 299,483 185,219 19,644 126,796

$ 313,169 274,835 138,888 53,161 120,236

$ 331,891 236,603 109,444 31,274 90,959

$ 282,645 243,225 102,411 117,201 59,544

$ 970,446

$ 836,241

$ 900,289

$ 800,171

$ 805,026

$ 773,847 435,348

$ 726,573

$ 726,573

$ 679,457

$ 640,584

418,369

398,700

392,288

382,188

71,949

60,356

50,925

47,188

45,556

348,671 448,516 25,853

288,820 443,923

186,534 434,007

162,341 419,753

144,444 405,009

—

—

—

—

$2,104,184

$1,938,041

$1,796,739

$1,701,027

$1,617,781

$3,074,630

$2,774,282

$2,697,028

$2,501,198

$2,422,807

Endowment and reserve funds General endowment funds.........

Specific endowment funds.........

Accumulated income on specific endowment funds ............

Reserve for loss on sales of invest­ ments .....................

Restricted reserve funds ..........

Other..........................

TOTAL FUNDS & R E S E R V E S .....

S T A T E M E N T O F I N C O M E , EXPENDITURES A N D A P P R OPR IA TI ONS INCOME From living donors...............

From investments ................

From funds held by Board of Direc­ tion .......................

From miscellaneous sources.......

$1,364,542 45,970

$1,214,367 46,025

$1,161,500 43,404

$1,126,061 40,746

$1,065,514 42,358

504 222

432 304

8,680 271

11,135 996

$1,261,118

$1,205,640

$1,175,758

$1,120,003

_ 776 $1,411,288

EXPENDITURES & APPROPRIATIONS $ Arabia

........................

Japan ..........................

Overseas Chinese ................

Functional Ministry Overseas .....

Recruits & missionaries on furlough...

Retirement allowances, Social Security, etc.............................

Cooperative projects ................

Administration & services to missionaries Education & promotion..............

Cooperation within the Denomination..

Contingent fund expenditures, etc......

Appropriated capital expenditures .....

B A L A N C E ...........

75,516 200,877 144,241 20,000 152,226 131,415 6,932

$

78,900 196,854 146,142 20,000 129,039 118,992 —

$

70,284 190,913 152,944 20,000 102,504 84,595 —

$

55,658 160,444 146,035 17,250 118,517 73,020 —

$

42,993 162,773 139,239 15,000 122,849 82,206 —

$ 731,207 179,513

$ 689,927 146,926

$ 621,240 180,617

$ 570,924 173,942

$ 565,060 113,300

116,299 68,570 137,746 62,880 45,104 23,621 19,250

99,687 49,488 149,085 56,666 39,828 29,870 16,070

97,777 41,270 119,860 52,288 37,286 21,192 16,550

86,723 39,650 112,346 48,533 57,905 54,461 —

74,514 39,827 102,690 48,836 44,481 14,801

$1,384,190

$1,277,547

$1,188,080

$1,144,484

$1,003,509

27,098

$ (16,429)

$

31,274

$ 116,494

$

17,560

$

—

FINANCES 9 U p o n initial review, the financial operations of the Board of W o r l d Missions for the year ended D e c e m b e r 31, 1961, appear to have favor­ ably concluded with an excess of Budgetary I ncome over Expenditures and Appropriations in the a m o u n t of $27,097.97. U p o n deeper review, however, t wo special factors have had major bearing o n the 1961 results of the B o a r d ’s financial operations: (1) an encouraging support of the church for the emergency appeal of The Day’s Wage for Christ, the B o a r d ’s share amounting to approximately $45,000.00 and (2) the m o v ­ ing ahead of the cut-off date for recording receipts by all boards and agencies, which m a y have increased the B o a r d ’s income by $75,000 as reported by the Auditor’s Certificate. H a d either of these factors not been initiated, a deficit in the financial operations of the Board would have resulted. H a d both of these special factors not been initiated, the financial condition of the Board would have been seriously impaired.

T h e continuing period of financial adjustment which the Board is experiencing is primarily caused by the fact that the rate of growth of its Expenditures and Appropriations exceeds the rate of growth of its Budgetary I ncome as follows: Expenditures & Appropriations

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961

Budgetary Income

Amount

Rate of Growth

Amount

Rate of Growth

$1,003,509 1,144,484 1,188,080 1,277,547 1,384,190

100.0% 114.0 118.3 127.3 137.9

$1,120,003 1,175,758 1,205,640 1,261,118 1,411,288

100.0% 104.9 107.6 112.5 125.0

A s reported last year, the above unfavorable trend is primarily based o n the fact that there is an inflationary increase in the cost of living both in the U.S.A. and overseas and this increase appears to be m o r e than offsetting the increase in contributions from the denomination.

T h e Expenditures and Appropriations of the Board continue to remain fairly constant in relation to each other as reflected by the follow足 ing comparison for the past five years: 1961

1960

1959

1958

1957

The Christian Witness in Africa in Arabia in India in Iraq in Japan to the Overseas Chinese Pensions and Social Security

6.8% 18.5 17.6 1.6 14.9 14.2 9.9

8.0% 19.7 17.5 1.7 14.5 11.6 7.8

7.5% 20.2 22.7 1.7 12.7 9.0 8.4

6.4% 21.0 17.0 2.0 15.0 12.0 7.6

6.9% 22.0 16.7 2.0 15.0 12.0 7.0

Directly related overseas

83.5%

80.8%

82.2%

81.0%

81.6%

8.4 4.5

11.7 4.4

10.2 4.4

9.8 4.2

9.5 4.6

3.6

3.1

3.2

5.0

4.3

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Administrations and Services to Missionaries Interpretation and Promotion Cooperation within the Reformed Church

A SUGGESTION F O R LEGACIES

Gifts bequeathed to the Board of W or ld Missions m a k e possible m u c h of the wor k on all fields. For any w h o wish to m a k e provisions in their wills for this important work, the following form is suggested: I give and bequeath to the Board of W o r l d Missions of the R e f o r m e d C hu rc h in America, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of N e w York, the s u m o f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dollars to be applied to the uses and purposes of said Board.

AUDITORS' CERTIFICATE

To the Official Board of the Board of World Missions of the Reformed Church in America W e have made an examination of the books and accounting records of the

B o a r d o f W o r ld M issions o f t h e R e f o r m e d C h u r c h in A m e r i c a for the year ended December 31, 1961 and have prepared therefrom the following statements: Exhibit “A ” Exhibit “B ” Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule

— Balance Sheet — Statement of Income, Expenditures and Appropriations “A-l” — Summary of Changes in Unexpended Appropriations “A-2” — Summary of Changes in Sundry Funds “A-3” — Designated Funds “A-4” — Investments — Endowment and Reserve Funds “A-5” — General Endowment Fund Balances “A-6” — Specific Endowment Fund Balances — Principal and Income “A-7” — Summary of Changes in Restricted Reserve Funds “B-l” — Administration and Service to Missionaries “B-2” — Education and Promotion “B-3” — Cooperation within the Denomination

Our examination was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, accordingly, included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as w e considered necessary in each circumstance.

In our opinion, the accompanying statements present fairly the financial position of the Board of World Missions of the Reformed Church in America as at December 31, 1961 and the results of its operations for the year then ended.

They were prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting prin­ ciples applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year, except that contributions postmarked up to and including January 3, 1962 were recorded as 1961 income, whereas in the prior year, December 31 was the postmark “cut off” date. Although impossible to verify it is likely that such action resulted in an increase of approximately $75,000 in income for the year 1961.

N e w York 36, N.Y. April 16, 1962

LAMBRIDES & LAMBRIDES Certified Public Accountants

BALANCE

SHEET

As at December 31, 1961 ASSETS General Operating Fund: Cash ..............................................

$ 627,811.29

Savings Accounts ....................................

40,979.81

$130,000 U.S.A. Treasury Bonds — 3%, 2/15/64 (Market Value - $128,619)............. .............

131,166.66

Due from Endowment and Reserve Funds...............

25,853.41

Loans and Advances Receivable... .............. ......

7,605.29

Participating Interest in The Interchurch Center.........

5,000.00

Field Remittance Applicable to 1962..................

109,850.75

Real Estate — Missionary Residences..................

15,750.00

Loan Receivable from Arabian Mission (Advanced from Backenstos Legacy).................

6,428.88 $ 970,446.09

Total General Fund Assets

Endowment and Reserve Funds: Cash ..............................................

Bank Acceptances, due March 1962 ....................

$

2,520.82 85,952.03

Investments: Bonds (Market Value — $1,002,559).....

$986,515.53

Stocks (Market Value — $1,569,288 .....

906,127.26

Mortgages ....

58,068.74

Federal Savings and Loan Shares.......

35,000.00

R.C.A. Extension Foundation, Inc., 4 % Notes, due 1/2/71...............

30,000.00

Total Investments — per Schedule “A-4”.........

2,015,711.53

Total Endowment and Reserve Funds Assets..................

2,104,184.38

T O T A L A S S E T S .................. ..................................

$3,074,630.47

BALANCE

SHEET

As at December 31, 1961 F U N D S

A N D

R E S E R V E S

General Operating Fund: 1961 Budgetary Expenses Payable.............

$

35,334.11

Payroll Taxes Payable......................

1,581.77

Credit Balances in Missionaries’ Accounts.....

1,905.39

Unexpended Appropriations per Schedule “A-l”.

184.257.56

Sundry Funds - per Schedule “A-2”...................

309,155.42

Designated Funds - per Schedule “A-3”................

259.023.56

General Fund Balance: January 1, 1961........................

$126,796.29

A d d — Excess of Income over Expenditures and Appropriations - per Exhibit “B ” ..

27,097.97

— Credits Applicable to prior years...

25,294.02

December 31, 1961

179,188.28

Total General Operating Fund.

$ 970,446.09

Endowment and Reserve Funds: Payable to General Fund...........................

$

25 853 41

General Endowment Fund - per Schedule “A-5”.........

773,846.73

Specific Endowment Funds - per Schedule “A-6”........

435,348.00

Specific Endowment Funds - Accumulated Income per Schedule “A-6” ..................... ...........

71,948.80

Reserve for Loss on Sales of Investments...............

348,671.12

Restricted Reserve Funds - per Schedule “A-7”.........

448,516.32

Total Endowment and Reserve Funds.......

TOTAL FUNDS A N D

RESERVES

2,104,184.38

$3,074,630.47 E X H I B I T “A ”

S T A T E M E N T O F I N C O M E , EXPENDITURES A N D AP PR OPR IA TI ONS For the Year Ended December 31, 1961 Income (Budgetary): Income from Living Donors..........................

$1,364,541.99

Income from Investments ............

45,970.02

Miscellaneous ........................

776.18

Total Budgetary Income..... ...........................

$1,411,288.19

Expenditures and Appropriations (Budgetary): Mission Field Expenses: Africa ..............................

$ 75,515.70

Arabia ..............................

200,876.84

India ............

144,241.70

Iraq ..............

20,000.00

........................

152,226.48

Overseas Chinese.....................

131,414.67

Japan

FunctionalMinistry Overseas............

6,932.00

Total Mission Field Expenses.............

$ 731,207.39

Recruits and Missionaries on Furlough................

179,513.07

Administration and Service to Missionaries per Schedule “B-l” ..............................

137,745.56

Retirement Allowances, Social Security and Pension Fund ...

116,299.37

Education and Promotion — per Schedule “B-2”.........

62,879.79

Cooperation within the Denomination — per Schedule “B-3”

45,104.32

Cooperative Projects ....................................

68,570.00

Contingent Fund Expenditures...........................

23,617.62 1,364,937.12

Total Budgetary Expenditures and Appropriations

$

Excess of Budgetary Income over Expenditures and Appropriations........

Less: Appropriated Capital Expenditures...............

Annuity Payments (Net of Income)...............

$

46,351.07

19,250.00 3.10 19,253.10

EXCESS O F I N C O M E O V E R EXPENDITURES A N D APPROPRIATIONS — carried to Exhibit “A ”..........................................

$

27,097.97

E X H I B I T “B ”

Su mm ary of Changes in Unexpended Appropriations For the Year Ended December 31, 1961 Receipts and Other C redits

Balance 1/1/61 ixpended Appropriations for: Africa .........................

Arabia ........................

India ..........................

Japan .........................

Overseas Chinese................

Domestic ......................

General .......................

Total — carried to Exhibit “A ”

$ 19,458.87 55,606.39 56,466.74 10,060.52 30,397.17 10,814.68 22,294.90

$

$205,099.27

$47,675.18

5,886.71 9,961.31 12,000.00 16,327.16 3,500.00 -

Disburse­ ments and Other C barges

Balance 12/31/61

$

8,266.40 9,411.76 27,077.35 9,261.38 14,500.00

$ 19,458.87 53,226.70 57,016.29 22,060.52 19.646.98 5,053.30 7,794.90

$68,516.89

$184,257.56

S C H E D U L E "A-l’

Su mm a r y of Changes in Sundry Funds For the Year Ended December 31, 1961 Legacy Funds: Designated Legacies .............

General Purpose Legacies........

Eendracht Fund ....................

Insurance F u n d .....................

Revolving Fund for Missionary Education Real Estate Income Balance...........

$ 84,353.46 205,352.23 951.49 595.64 3,914.70 4,315.77

$ 62,985.20

3,157.01

3.67 516.59

$ 64,532.88 232,208.19 951.49 591.97 3,914.70 6,956.19

Total — carried to Exhibit “A ”

$299,483.29

$66,142.21

$56,470.08

$309,155.42

-

$19,820.58 36,129.24 —

S C H E D U L E “A-2”

Designated Funds As at December 31, 1961 Overseas Chinese ............................................

India ......................................................

Arabia ....................................................

Africa .....................................................

Japan .....................................................

Approved Capital Funds .....................................

Service Projects .............................................

Reformed Church World Service ..............................

February Emphasis ..........................................

Miscellaneous Other .........................................

$ 2,902.63 18,210.01 8,290.39 10,004.82 1,064.15 55,757.46 71,771.29 37,789.86 33,026.88 20,206.07

Total Designated Funds — carried to Exhibit “A ” ..................

$259,023.56

S C H E D U L E “A-3”

Investments — Endowment and Reserve Funds December 31, 1961 Book

Market

Face Value B O N D S Value Value Government Bonds: $100,000 Twelve Federal Land Bank Cons. Farm, 4%, due 5/1/62.................................... $ 100,000.00 $ 100,312.50 20.000 U.S.A. Treasury Notes, Series “A E , ” 1966, V/2 %, due 4/1/66 ................................

20,471.40 18,187.50 30.000 U.S.A. Treasury Note E O 1963, V/2 %, due 10/1/63....

30,707.10 29,156.25 11,500 U.S. Savings Bond, Series “K,” 2.76%, 3/1/66....

11,500.00 11,201.00 4,000 U.S.A. Treasury Bonds, 2*4%, due 6/15/62 .......

3,707.50 3,985.00 10.000 U.S.A. Treasury Notes, Series “C,” 33A % , due 11/15/62 .................................

10,031.25 10,062.50 35.000 U.S.A. Treasury Notes, Series “H,” V A % , due 11/15/62 .................................

35,098.44 35,043.75 128,000 U.S.A. Treasury Notes, Series “ B,” 5%, due 8/15/64 128,550.00 132,440.00 25.000 U.S.A. Treasury Notes, Series “E,” 4%, due 5/15/62 25,125.00 25,093.75 55.000 U.S.A. Treasury Notes, Series “D,” 33A % , due 5/15/64 ..................................

55,209.14 55,171.87 Total Government Bonds ...............

$ 420,399.83

Other Bonds: $ 30,000 Armour & Co., Inc., Conv., 4>/2%, due 9/1/83 .... $ 25.000 Chicago & Western Indiana R.R. Co., 1st SF “A,” Gtd., 43/8%, due 5/1/82 ...................

50.000 CIT Financial Corp., Deb., Reg. 5Va%, due 1/15/80 25.000 Coastal States Gas Prod., Deb., Reg., 6%, due 3/1/80 55.000 Federal Nat’l Mtge. Assn., Note 31/2%, due 2/13/62 ...

25.000 Florida Power & Light Co., 1st Mtge., 314%, due 1/1/74 ..................................

20.000 General Motors Accept. Corp., 21 yr., Deb. 5%, due 3/15/81 20.000 Grand Union Co., Conv. Sub., 414%, due 7/15/78 20.000 Great Northern Railway Co., G e n ’l Mtge. “C,” 5%, due 1/1/73 ................................

25.000 Indiana Harbor Belt R.R. Co., 1st Mtge., 5Vs%, due 6/1/82 ...................................

45.000 Interchurch Center, 2nd Mtge., Leasehold Reg., 51/2%, due 1/1/98 ..............................

34.000 Michigan Cons. Gas Co., SF Deb., 3 % % , due 7/1/67 30.000 Miles Laboratories Conv. Sub. Deb., 43/i%, due 7/l/80 25.000 Public Service Co., N.H. 1st Mtge. “K,” 514%, due 7/1/89 ...................................

25.000 Rochester Telephone Corp., 1st Mtge., “D,” Reg., 5%, due 1/1/91 25.000 Safeway Stores, Lie., SF Deb. “B,” 41/4%, due 11/1/69 35.000 Sinclair Oil Corp. Conv. Sub. Deb. 4-y8%, due 12/1/86 25.000 State Loan & Finance Corp., Sub. Reg. Deb. W / W , 534%, due 11/15/78 .......................

20.000 Twin City Rapid Transit Co., Collateral Trust, 4%, due 10/1/64 ...............................

33,375.00 25,658.75 49,230.00 20,534.85 55,068.75

$ 420,654.12

$

34,350.00 24,500.00 52,250.00 26,000.00 55,017.18

26,000.00

22,625.00

19,900.00 23,025.00

21,000.00 25,400.00

25,050.00

20,400.00

24,739.25

23,500.00

45,000.00 34,686.60 34,800.00

45,000.00 32,682.50 48,600.00

25,482.50

25,875.00

25,000.00 24, 950.00 37,275.00

25,750.00 24,000.00 35,875.00

25,000.00

25,500.00

11,340.00

13,580.00

Total Other B o n d s .....................

$ 566,115.70

$ 581,904.68

Total Bonds.......................

$ 986,515.53

$1,002,558.80

S C H E D U L E “A-4”

Investments — (Continued) Shares S T O C K S 100 Amerada Petroleum Corp.....................

150 American Investment Co. of Illinois, Pfd. 514% ...

2 Anglo-Lautaro Nitrate — Class A 1 5 Anglo-Lautaro Nitrate — Class B J.............

1,065 Arizona Public Service .......................

100 Central Vermont Public Service Corp., 4.15 Pfd. 500 Chicago Great Western Rwy. 5%, Pfd..........

400 Citizens & Southern Nat’l Bank ..............

425 Coastal State Gas Prod., C V D , 6/1/67..........

1.000 Consolidated Freightways, Inc.................

276 Creditors Holding Co., 6%, Pfd. 1 913/1000 Creditors Holding Co., Pfd. J ............

300 Cutler H a m m e r Inc. Cons.....................

200 E. I. P. du Pont de N e m o u r s ..................

400 Eastman Kodak Co. ..........................

500 Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. ...............

300 General American Transportation..............

1.000 General Telephone & Electronics ..............

500 General Telephone Co., Northwest, 4.80% ......

500 Hertz Corporation ............................

300 Hugoton Production Co. .....................

1.000 Idaho Power Company, C o m ..................

1.000 Industrial Acceptance Corp., Ltd..............

150 International Business Machine ..............

400 International Nickle Co. of Canada, Ltd. .......

600 Lily Tulip Cu p Corp..........................

200 M a y Department Store, $3.40, Pfd.... ...

600 Moore Corporation Ltd. .....................

600 National Cash Register C o ..................

1.000 Norwich Pharmacal C o .......................

50 Ohio Edison Co., 4.40% Pfd. ...............

50 Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. Series “A,” 434%, Pfd. 500 Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp................

200 Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 6%, 1st Pfd. ........

500 Charles Pfizer & Co. .........................

10 Philips Glowlamp, P 1000 F L Val .............

10 Philips Glowlamp, P 50 F L Val ...............

400 Philips Petroleum C o ..........................

3 Prudence Bonds .............................

200 Public Service Co. of Indiana, 3*4%, Pfd. ......

600 Public Service Co. of Indiana, C o m ............

400 Richfield Oil Corp. C o m .......................

500 Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc. ..................

800 South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. ...........

500 Southern Company .......................

600 Taylor Instrument Com p a n i e s .................

312 12/100 Tennessee Corp..............................

100 Tennessee Gas Transmission Co., 5.10% Pfd....

650 Travelers Insurance C o ........................

300 Union Carbide Corp..........................

300 United Shoe Machinery Corp. .................

800 United States Fidelity & Guaranty .............

1.000 United States Pipe & Foundry .................

200 United States Rubber Co., 8%, Non-Cum, 1st Pfd. 200 United States Rubber Co. ....................

400 United States Smelting Ref. & Mining, 7%, Pfd...

200 United States Steel Corp., 7 % Pfd..............

500 Upjohn Company ............................

400 Westinghouse Electric Corp...................

150 Wheeling & Lake Erie Rwy. C o ...............

Total Stocks

Book Value $

14,061.51 15,000.00 62.50 14,030.08 9,275.48 14,665.65 18,200.00 4,465.15 18.125.00

Market Value $

11,200.00 15.450.00 6.50 25 40.470.00 8,350.00 17.250.00 34.800.00 26,456.25 12.500.00

1.00 25,529.89 9,274.35 8,618.84 25.616.25 7.897.95 16.420.49 12.500.00 32,855.24 17.975.00 24,130.68 30.562.50 20,710.86 7.217.95 18,948.84 16.568.50 29,880.55 11,691.80 4,338.12 5.150.00 2.625.00 25,207.44 6.900.00 20,559.33 26,428.57 1,321.43 11,307.13

22.875.00 48.675.00 44.550.00 32.820.00 25.125.00 29.000.

10.875.00 32.500.00 25.350.00 36.750.00 32.460.00 86.850.00 34.150.00 26.700.00 14.100.00 30.258.00 79.050.00 59.250.00 4.675.00 2.375.00 19.812.50 6.350.00 24.937.50 27.300.00 1.365.00 23.450.00

00

1.00 16.768.70 34,843.59 18.096.00 8,315.81 19,316.96 23.062.50 12,524.27 13,285.32

10.200.00

14.300.00 40.200.00 17.800.00 25.687.50 44.000.

27.437.50 28.800.00 18,727.20

10.000. 00

7,816.19 9.505.01 17,734.61 12,105.18 12,298.37 31.800.00 8,187.49 24,564.40 30.400.00 28.773.54 20.648.54 17.756.70

105,950.00 36.412.50 20.925.00 56.800.00 22.125.00 31.800.00 11.050.00

$ 906,127.26

$1,569,288.20

21.100.00 28.950.00 27.437.50 15.500.00 16.200.00

S C H E D U L E “A-4”

00

Investments — (Continued) M O R T G A G E S

Interest Rate %

Location

448 N e w Jersey Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y ...... ..... 6 4>/2 529 Third Street. Brooklyn, N . Y .............

4'/.

342-44 West 30th St., N e w York, N. Y .........

3460 Bailev Avenue, Bronx, N. Y ............. ..... 6 3216 Paulding Avenue, Bronx, N. Y ........... ... ..... 5>/2

Maturity Date

Book Value

Open 7/1/61 1/31/62 Open 12/1/86

Total Mortgages ............

$

1,670.00 3,860.00 15,883.74 10,530.00 26,125.00

.. $

58,068.74

F E D E R A L SAVINGS & L O A N ASSOCIATION I N V E S T M E N T S H A R E CERTIFICATES

$2,000 2,000 3.000 3.000 5.000

2.000 2,000 2,000 2,000

4.000

2.000 2,000 2,000 2,000

Aurora Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Baltimore, M d .........

Cayuga Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Philadelphia, Pa........

Chicago Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Chicago, 111............

Colonial Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Dongon Hills, S. L, N. Y. Danielson Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Danielson, C o n n ......

East End Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Pittsburgh, Pa. .......

First Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Green County, Waynesburg, Pa. First Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Philadelphia, Pa. ..........

Fort Pitt Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Pittsburgh, Pa. .........

Hinsdale Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Hinsdale, Pa..........

Leeds Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Baltimore, M d ...........

Liberty Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Baltimore, Md. ........

Pennsylvania Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Philadelphia, Pa....

Public Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., Philadelphia, Pa. .........

$

2,000.00 2,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 5,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 4,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00

Total Federal Savings & Loan Investment Share Cetrificates

$

35,000.00

S U M M A R Y

O F

I N V E S T M E N T S

Bonds .......................................................

Stocks ......................................................

Mortgages ............................................ ......

Federal Savings and Loan Association Investment Share Certificates Reformed Church in America — Extension Foundation, Inc.— 4 % Notes due 1/2/71 ............................. ......

$ 986,515.53 906,127.26 58,068.74 35.000.

Total Investments - Endowment and Reserve Funds — Exhibit “A 1

$2,015,711.53

30.000.

SCHEDULE

“A-4”

00 00

General Endowment Fund Balances As at December 31, 1961 Income Available for Various Purposes Principal Within the Regular Budget: 12/31/61 Ida Baldwin Fund ............................................... $ 5,500.00 William C. Barkalow .............................................

10,784.60 Abbie J. Bell ....................................................

700.00 Clara de ForrestBurrell ...........................................

4,066.96 Mary E. Bussing ................................................

30,055.50 Rev. Henry E. Cobb .............................................

2,500.00 Mary Starre Coe .................................................

1,000.00 Elizabeth Conover ...............................................

1,205.89 Jonah E. and Ida Crane ...........................................

600.00 William D e Fisher ...............................................

1,518.63 Elizabeth Diehl ..................................................

6,500.00 Daniel and Alida Dimnent ......................................

8,760.00 A n n Eliza Disborough ............................................

2,000.00 Martha T. Douglas ...............................................

3,000.00 Laura E. D u n n ..................................................

20,521.89 Charlotte W . Duryea .............................................

2,022.47 First Reformed Church, Hudson, N. Y ...............................

1,000.00 Anna E. Gaston .................................................

4,532.17 Catherine Jane Gebhard ...........................................

8,047.64 Jane An n Gopsil .................................................

14,339.08 John Heemstra and FamilyMission .................................

4,500.00 Emily Hermance .................................................

459.10 Elise W . Hill .............................................. „.....

10,198.74 Mary Hobart ....

435.42 John Hoffman ...................................................

100.00 Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Hollestelle ....................

4,500.00 Garrett N. Hopper ................................................

1,500.00 Abel H. Huizenga ................................................

1,000.00 In Memoriam Fund ..............................................

500.00 Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Kollen .....................................

3,750.00 386.45 Minnie Kouvenhoven .............................................

Susan Y. Lansing ................................................

7,500.00 Mrs. Celia Lanting ..............................................

7,500.00 John S. Lyles ....................................................

50,000.00 Mary Louise Leonard .............................................

688.66 Anna E. Leonard ................................................

113,773.85 Madison Avenue ReformedChurch ..................................

15,000.00 Clarine V. B. and Lucy A.Matson ..................................

1,000.00 Heye Mennenga ...........

600.00 S C H E D U L E “A-5”

General Endowment Fund balances — (Continued) As at December 31, 1961 Principal 12/31/61

Income Available for Various Purposes Within the Regular Budget: Charles E. Moore ......... ..................................... .

Jane 1. B. Moore ....... .........................................

A d a Louise Moore ...............................................

Jane Hunnewell Morrison .........................................

Matilda M. Nash ................................................

John Neetus .........................................

P. 1. & M. V. K. Neefus ..........................................

Mary Neefus ....................................................

North Reformed Church, Passaic, N. J..............................

Charles W. Osborne .............................................

Agnes L. Pearson .......................

Josephine Penfold ...............................................

Permanent Fund .................................................

Mrs. Edward H. Peters ...........................................

Catherine Jane Pryor Evangelistic ..................................

John H. Raven and Elizabeth Raven, Trust Agreement ...............

Helen A. Rollins ................................................

Margaret Roosa .................................................

Anna and Maragret Roosenraad Evangelistic ........................

Edna Ryley .....................................................

Jane A. Scardefield ..............................................

A. J. Schaeffer ...................................................

Semelink Family Mission .........................................

Rev. Dr. C. D. F. Steinfuhrer ......................................

Katherine M. Talmage ...........................................

Mary S. Van Acker ..............................................

John Martin Van Buren ..........................................

Maria Hoes Van Buren ...........................................

A. C. Van Raalte Mission ..

Anna Townsend Van Santvoord ....................................

Alida Van Schaick ...............................................

Henry Van Stryland .............................................

Lena M a y Visser ................................................

Marion Ault Voerman ............................................

A. V. S. Wallace .................................................

Cornelia M. Wallace .............................................

Olive Gates Wallace .............................................

Mr. and Mrs. William Walvoord ...................................

Abbely L. Wells .................................................

W o m e n ’s Misisonary Society, Fort Plain, N. Y ........................

Annie E. Wyckoff ...............................................

Eliza A. Zabriski ..................

Total General Endowment Funds, carried to Exhibit “A ”...

$

475.00 400.13 3,479.57 4,000.00 2,000.00 9,379.86 14,000.00 4,045.09 29,661.97 5,000.00 3,862.92 5,000.00 14,550.00 403.77 1,000.00 87,770.08 1,733.98 4,293.92 202.74 13,365.38 1,000.00 194.25 14,000.00 5,500.00 5,827.37 3,505.93 20,000.00 20,180.90 3,000.00 29,848.37 26,238.79 2,500.00 600.00 547.00 625.00 625.00 493.40 1,000.00 5,000.00 500.00 71,399.89 4,589.37

$ 773,846.73

Statement of Changes in General Endowment Fund Principal Balance, January 1, 1961 .............................................

A D D : Bequests received during 1961 ...................................

$ 726,572.88 47,273.85

Balance, December 31, 1961 ...........................................

$ 773,846.73

S C H E D U L E “A-5”

Specific Endowment Fund Balances As at December 31, 1961 Funds Held for Specific Purposes: Designated for Use in China A m o y Hospital Fund ............................

Elisabeth H. Blauvelt M e m . Hosp. Fund ...........

C. H. U. Bed Endowment Fund — Blauvelt Hospital Mary B. Doolittle Fund ..................... .....

G. J. Kooiker Endowment Fund — A m o y Hospital ..

Netherlands Committee Fund ....................

John H. Oerter Memorial Fund ..................

Martha Schaddelee Fund — Sio Khe Hospital ......

Mary E. Talmage Fund ..........................

Jasper Westervelt Fund - Bed in Neerbosch Hospital

Principal 12/31/61

Accumulated Income 12/31/61

$

3,643.26 5,000.00 500.00 2,000.00 700.00 1,105.01 1,950.00 785.00 5,362.19 1,000.00

S

2,518.35 5,384.88 539.50 979.80 753.12 948.87 2,099.32 843.74 4,338.04 1,073.96

$

22,045.46

$

19,479.58

$

20,000.00 5,864.36 11,592.09 67,000.00 42,704.49 16,269.87 15,316.54

$

11,371.87 4,407.27 457.80 4,078.54 3,430.17 426.59 1,230.03

$ 178,747.35

$

25,402.27

$

2,000.00 12,555.36 2,000.00 5,000.00

$

943.08 5,895.24 943.08 2,349.11

..................................

$

21,555.36

$

10,130.51

Designated for Use in Arabia Medical Missionary Fund ........................

Oliver J. Hayes Memorial Fund - Medical Missionary W o r k ..............................

$

90,889.34

$

Total...................................

Designated for Use in India Arcot Industrial School Fund ....................

Children’s H o m e — Vellore .......................

Mary Lott Lyles Hospital Fund ..................

Scudder Memorial Hospital - Ranipet ............

Mary Taber Schell Hospital Fund .................

Elizabeth R. Voorhees College Fund ..............

Cornelius L o w Wells Memorial Fund ..............

Total ...................................

Designated for Ministerial Education in India William R. Gordon Fund ........................

Christiana Jansen Fund ..........................

Joseph Scudder Fund ..........................

G. B. Walbridge Fund ..........................

Total

25,000.00

2,382.20 6,815.61

Specific Endowment Fund Balances — fConf/nuec/j As at December 31, 1961 Designated for Use in Arabia: (Con’t) Bahrain Hospital Funds: General Purpose ................................

Alfred De Witt Mason, Jr. Fund .................

Fanny W . Mason Memorial Fund ................

Lewis D. Mason Fund ..........................

Lewis D. Mason Fund for Surgical Supplies ........

Van Rensselaer Burr Jr. Fund ....................

Basrah Provident Fund ..........................

Amarah Hospital Funds: Lansing Memorial Fund ..... .................

Anna M. T. Van Santvoord (Amarah Lansing Hospital) Cantine Guest House Endowment Fund ...........

Anna F. Bacon Fund ............................

Hannah Moore Bishop Memorial Fund ..........

Marion Wells Thoms Bahrain W o m e n ’s Hospital Fund Margaret L. Tunnard Fund ......................

Total ...................................

Arabia Pension Fund ................................

Essay Contest Prizes at Hope, Central and Northwestern — Stegeman Fund ... ..............................

Designated for Study by Foreign Students and Ministers in Need of Financial Assistance Only — Nellie B. Verhage Fund ..........................................

Total Specific Endowment Funds - carried to Exhibit “A ” ........................

Principal 12/31/61 $

7,259.00 5,000.00 3,000.00 9.801.87 2,000.00 1,200.00 796.19

Accumulated Income 12/31/61 $

2,000.00 1.000.00 3,954.45 2.337.13 917.54 1,000.00 1,000.00 $ 157,155.52

190.19 129.73 78.60 256.81 52.40 31.44 63.96 268.69 134.35 546.11 477.27 194.10 26.20 211.18

$

11,858.84

46,932.18

3,687.89

2,300.00

709.27

6,612.13

680.44

$ 435,348.00

$

71,948.80

fment Fund oaiance,

i, iyoi

$ 418,368.42 16,979.58

$

A d d : Receipts for the Year ....

60,356.12 24,793.95

$ 435,348.00 —

$

L es s : Disbursements for the Year

85,150.07 13,201.27

Balance, December 31, 1961 ....

$ 435,348.00

$

71,948.80

January

........

S C H E D U L E “A-6”

Summary of Changes in Restricted Reserve Funds For the Year Ended December 31, 1961

1/1/61 Conditional Gifts ...............

China Reserve — Principal .......

China Reserve — Income ........

General Building Fund ..........

Medical Fund for Retired Missionaries ......... .....

Security Fund for Emergencies Bahrain Hospital Building Fund Mortgage Escrow Fund .........

Total Restricted Reserve Funds — carried to Exhibit “A ” .........

$

Disburse­ ments and Other Charges

Receipts and Other Costs

58,400.00 $ 101,589.22 30,796.81 21,669.36

-

$

4,200.00 $ 10,000.00

6,242.35 1,110.21

—

-

$ 443,923,20 $

19,603.20 $

54,200.00 91,589.22 37,039.16 22,779.57 10,520.31 232,040.90 230.47 116.69

300.00

514.14 11,236.45 383.36 116.69

10,306.17 220,804.45 357.19

Balance 12/31/61

—

510.08 -

15,010.08 $ 448,516.32 S C H E D U L E “A-7”

Administration and Service to Missionaries For the Year Ended December 31, 1961 Executives’ Salaries and Housing Allowances:

Salaries John E. Buteyn — Secretary ..

Ruth E. Joldersma - Secretary James J. Thomas - Secretary J. Robert R. Harrison — Treasurer ..............

Edwina Paige — former Associate Treasurer .....

Barnerd M. Lubin — former Secretary ..............

Henry B. Bovenkerk — former Secretary .......

$

Housing Allowances 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 333.32

9,500.00 8,583.36 1,583.32

6,583.36

2,000.00

8,583.36

5,416.67

1,875.00

7,291.67

2,187.50

583.31

2,770.81

333.32

1,583.32

1,250.00 $

Total

7.500.00 $ 6.583.36 1.250.00

30.770.89 $

9,124.95

$

Contributory Annuity Fund, Social Security, Hospitalization, and Retirement Stationery and Office Supplies .........................................

Accounting and Auditing ............ ..................................

Office Furniture, Repairs, etc...........................................

Postage, Telegrams and Cables .........................................

Office Rent ..........................................................

Telephone ...........................................................

Travel — Board Members ......... .............................. ...

Office Contingent .................................... ................

39,895.84 44,731.71 9,702.74 3,314.37

2,000.00 857.43 4,000.84 14,726.88 3,083.86 14,232.65 1,199.24

Total Administration and Service to Missionaries - carried to Exhibit “B ” $ 137,745.56 S C H E D U L E “B-l”

Education and Promotion For the Year Ended December 31, 1961 Field Secretaries’ Salaries and Housing Allowances:

Leonard Sibley Edward Tanis -

Housing Salaries Allowances $ 6,000.00 $ 2.000.00 $ 4,250.00 $

10,250.00 $

8,000.00

1,416.61

5,666.61

3,416.61

$

Office Salaries.......... .............. ....

Travel A m o n g Churches: Missionaries ......... ........... ......

Field Secretaries ................... . ’ Other Staff ..................

Summer Conference .............

Books and Pamphlets (office) .. ......

Printing Pamphlets and Promotional Materials Promotional Postage ..............

Annual Report ............. “ Pictures from Overseas ... ................

13,666.61 9,680.00 9.466.45 4.826.45 3,677.60

1,021.22 253.27 15,394.44 864.00 4,010.80 18.95

Total Education and Promotion — carried to Exhibit “B ” ..

$

62,879.79

S C H E D U L E “B-2”

Cooperation Within The Denomination For the Year Ended December 31, 1961 Staff Conference ....

Audio Visual Office Stewardship Council

$

17,011.28

6,000.00 22,093.04

Total Cooperation within the Denomination - carried to Exhibit “B ” ..........

45,104,32

S C H E D U L E “B-3”

GIFTS F R O M

IN Dl VI D U A L S —

“A Friend” ............. $ 500.00 “A Friend” .............

500.00 500.00 “A Friend” .............

“A Friend” .............

200.00 “A Friend” .............

100.00 “A Friend” .............

60.00 25.00 “A Friend” .............

“A Friend” .............

25.00 “A Friend” .............

15.00 437.50 Aalsburg, Mrs. Bert ......

Allison, Dr. Mary B ......

100.00 American Leprosy Missions, Inc........... 1,560.00 Amundson, Mr. & Mrs. Wm...

100.00 Atwood Christian Reformed Church ......

7.00 Baby Roll ..............

2,100.94 Barnard, Mr. & Mrs. Ervin. ..

5.00 Bartholomay, Mr. W m . G ..

37.50 Bethany Christian Reformed Church Holland, Michigan......

5.00 Bethany Presbyterian, S.S...

35.00 Beuker, Mrs. Herman .....

100.00 Boers, Mr. & Mrs. C. C ....

50.00 100.00 Bos. Mr. & Mrs. H. C ......

Bosch, Mr. Frank ........ .33 Brokaw, Miss Helen ......

25.00 5.00 Broun, Rev. & Mrs. H. W ...

Bucher, Mrs. J. T .........

30.00 Bunger, Mr. & Mrs. T. K ..

10.00 Central College, Student & Faculty Mission Drive, Pella, la..

1,654.91 Chapman, Mrs. M. H......

200.00 Community Church of Little Neck, Little Neck, N e w York..

769.60 Cooper, Mr. & Mrs. E. R ...

30.00 Cooper, Mr. Edwin R ......

55.00 12.00 DeBoer, Mrs. Peter ......

DeBruin, C. A. & DeYoung, Miss Anne ...

143.71 10.00 Delong, Mr. George .....

DePree, Rev. Mrs. Gordon ..

40.00 DePree, Rev. & Mrs. H. P ..

100.00 DeRight, Mrs. Ray .......

5.00 Dept, of Audio Visual Aids, Grand Rapids, Mich.....

5.00 DeValois, Dr. & Mrs. J. J..

100.00 Detroit Girl’s League for Service............

3.33 Diekevers, Mr. & Mrs. G. & Family .............

42.00 25.00 Dorg, Miss Edith G .......

Faas, Miss Dorothy ......

45.00 First Christian Reformed Church, Lansing, Illinois ...

52.00 First Community Church, Columbus, Ohio .......

750.00 First Presbyterian Reformed Church, Zeeland, Michigan......

7.00

19 6 1

Fisher, Dr. Henry ........

Flikkema, Mr. & Mrs. D ....

Folkert, Mrs. W a y n e ......

50.00 25.00 3.85

Gaston, Mr. & Mrs. John...

Gemmell, Mr. & Mrs. I. A ..

Goyim Missionary Society, Western Theological Seminary .............

Grandville Christian Reformed Church, Mich..

Grandville Darvarca Office.. .

Green, Miss Katharine R ...

Gruis, Mrs. Marie B ......

150.00 50.00

Habink, Miss Jane........

Hammond, Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Hankamp, Dr. La Mar J....

Harrison, Dr. & Mrs. P. W ..

Heideman, Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Herder, Mrs. J. H ......•..

Hinrichs, Mr. & Mrs. W ....

Hoffman, Dr. & Mrs. James E. Hoffmyer, Mr. & Mrs. H. D. Hofstra, Dr. & Mrs. Richard Hondelink, Miss Margaret C. Hotaling, Mr. Clifford ....

Houman, Misses Katherine & Pauline ....

Hutchinson, Mrs. Maynard. ..

Huyser, Mr. & Mrs. Robert...

Jongling, Miss Minnie.....

5.00 5.00 10.00 150.00 200.00 1.00 25.00 1,000.00 325.00 130.00 1.00 50.00 30.00 500.00 100.00 200.00 250.00 20.00 10.00 5.00 5.00

Kankakee Church, Kankakee, 111...........

Kinkema, Mr. & Mrs. H. J,....

Kinkema, Mrs. H .........

Kuite, Miss Helen R ......

65.21 40.00 85.00 700.00

Le Cocq, Mrs. Irwin 1.....

Lenger, Mr. & Mrs. Simon A. Leonard, Dr. Martha F ....

Lombard, Mr. John ......

100.00 20.00 350.00 25.00

Maassen, Rev. Henry .....

Marquis, Miss Sarah......

Mather, Mr. Harold ......

Molenaar, Lt. James E .....

Morgan, Mrs. Roy .......

Mott, Mrs. Walter C ......

Mulder, Dr. & Mrs. Donald..

Murray, Miss Jane .......

150.00 225.00 7.33 100.00 5.00 11.00 750.00 3.00

National Council of the Churches of Christ, U.S.A. 19.73 National Department of W o m e n ’s Work .....

4,242.25 N e w Centre Missionary Society .....

100.00 Noeckel, Mr. G. William ..

2,000.00 Noordhoff, Miss Jeane ....

41.00 Noordyk, Miss Wilhelmina ... 1,050.00 Norton, Mr. William J....

10.00 Nyhof, Rev. & Mrs. Harlan P. 210.00

GIFTS F R O M O ’Donovan, Lt. J. G. Wilbur..

Oilman, Dr. & Mrs. T. V ....

Ontario, Canada Conference .

Pizzi, Mrs. Elizabeth .....

Plasier, Mr. Jake ..........

Pommer, Mr. Lawrence...

Protestant Chaplin Fund, Duluth, Minn.

343rd Fighter G r o u p ....

Protestant Foundation of Rutgers University, N e w Brunswick, N. J....

Punt, Mrs. Arie..........

Purdy, Mrs. Walter E ......

Ratcliff, Mrs. Trina ......

Ratmeyer, Mr. & Mrs. Luther Reformed Church H o m e ...

Reformed Church of Venice Gardens, Florida. ..

Renzema, Mr. & Mrs. R. J..

Richards, Mr. & Mrs. W. M. S. Roeder, Miss Shirley F ....

Rose, Mr. & Mrs. Joh n ....

Rynbrandt, Miss Dorothy..

Schade, Mrs. Howard C ....

Schatmeyer, Mr. & Mrs. John Schruers, Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Schwager, Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Scudder, Dr. & Mrs. Galen F. Seminary Wives Assoc., N e w Brunswick, N. J....

Sheboygan County Girl’s League..........

Shoemaker, Mr. & Mrs. John Sibley, Rev. Leonard A ....

Snuttjer, Rev. & Mrs. Frank Society of Inquiry, N e w Brunswick Theological Seminary ...

Staal, Mr. & Mrs. William H. Stegman, Mrs. H. V. E .....

Stryker, Miss Elsie B ......

Stryker, Miss Mildred E ...

Y

o u t h

C

onferences

IN DI VI D U A L S — (Continued) 45.00 100.00 97.44 1.04 20.00 10.00 200.00 35.00 250.00 15.00 150.00 20.00 15.00 45.25 125.00 30.00 15.00 50.00 133.33 100.00 6.00 10.00 25.00 165.00 5.00 735.67 1,000.00 10.00 35.00

1,100.35 50.00 10.00 20.00 15.00

Talman, Mrs. Lyman A ....

Te Paske, Mr. & Mrs. H. J..

Ton, Mr. Edward ........

Trinity Reformed Church, Kent, Washington .....

Twarosch, Mr. & Mrs. George Union Meeting, Reformed Young People from Churches in Holland, Firth & Pella ..........

United Church Women, Fairlawn, N e w Jersey ...

United Church Women, Ridgefield Park, N. J.....

United Church of Los Alamos, N. Mexico, W o m e n ’s Christian Service

100.00 370.00 20.00

Van Deest, Mr. Ray ......

Van De Vrede, Miss Edna C...

Van Galen, Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Van Gulick, Mr. & Mrs. L ..

Van Roekel, Mrs. Gerrit...

Vander Kolk, Mr. Roger ..

Vander Kooi, Mr. & Mrs. W. Vanderlinde, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Vander Molen, Miss Florence Vander Veen, Mrs. J. A ....

Vander Veen, Mrs. M a r y ..

Vander Veer, Miss Joyce ..

Vander Woude, Rev. B. T ..

Voorhees, Mr. & Mrs.. J M. Voss, Dr. Bernard ........

50.00 10.00 10.00 200.00 230.00 5.00 15.00 250.00 128.09 200.00 20.00 96.00 50.00 10.00 27.89

Walvoord, Miss Florence..

Warnshuis, Mrs. A. L .....

Wayer, Rev. & Mrs. James ....

Wealthy Street Baptist Church Wellesley College Service Organization ...

Whiteside, Mr. & Mrs. Dee ...

Whiteside, Mrs. R u t h .....

Wieman, Miss Ada .......

Wierenga, Rev. & Mrs. C ...

Wiersna Brothers ........

Williams, Miss Ruth C .....

Wright, Rev. Donald A .... ,

50.00 25.00 100.00 5.00 400.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 200.00 10.Q0 10.00 15.00

Lake Shetek ............

Lucerne ................

Manitoqua ..............

Nassau-Suffolk ..........

National Youth Assembly..

Ontario.................

Orcas Island ............

Pioneer Bible C a m p ......

PI. Prairie ..............

Rocky Mountain.........

Trail Blazers ............

Walther League .........

Warwick................

34.33 26.37 225.79 6.67 100.00 14.31 51.36 39.41 15.66 25.97 39.22 43.12 336.95

15.00 130.00

6.28 10.00 10.00

50.00

:

Albany ................. $ Aplington, la.............

Brewton ................

Calvin..................

Cedar Falls, la...........

Central California........

Chelsea, Ont.............

E m m a u s ................

Fowler .................

Geneva.................

Hope ..................

Indian .................

Lake Falcon.............

Lake Okoboji ............

62.27 69.00 60.88 41.45 22.83 36.40 165.73 14.00 211.22 331.95 149.55 5.57 3.69 90.17

DIRECTORY* * A F R I C A (In association with the Church of Christ in the U p p e r Nile) (General Address: U p p e r Nile Province, Sudan) Hoekstra, Rev. Harvey T., A merican Mission, Pibor P o s t . . . . . .

Hoekstra, Mrs. Lavina H., A merican Mission, Pibor Post . . . . . .

Huisken, Miss Lillian, R.N., A k o b o Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kats, Miss W i l m a J., A k o b o P o s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schuiteman, Miss Arlene, R.N., N a s i r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sikkema, Mr. L a V e r n e A., A merican Mission, A k o b o P o s t . . . . .

Sikkema, Mrs. Lorraine, A merican Mission, A k o b o P o s t . . . . . . .

Swart, Rev. J. Robert, Pibor Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Swart, Mrs. Morrell W., Pibor Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A R A B I A N

M IS SI ON

Allison, Mrs. M a r y Bruins, M.D., P.O. B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf Anker, Miss Christine, P.O. B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian G u l f . . . . .

Boersma, Miss Jeanette H., R.N., Muscat, O m a n . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bosch, Donald T., M.D., Muscat, O m a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bosch, Mrs. Eloise B., Muscat, O m a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *DeJong, Mr. Cornelius, 1706 Forrester, S.E., G r a n d Rapids, Mich. *DeJong, Mrs. Margie, 1706 Forrester, S.E., G r a n d Rapids, Mich.

DeJong, Rev. Garrett E., P.O. B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian G u l f ...

Belong, Mrs. Everdene K., P.O. B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian G u l f ..

Dekker, Mr. Wilbur G., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf. . . . . .

Dekker, Mrs. A n n a M a e H., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf ....

D e Y o u n g , Miss A n n e R., R.N., Muscat, O m a n , (Service in India 1945-46; China 1 946-51). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Draper, Bernard L., M.D., 1412 Champaign, Lincoln Park, Mich.

Draper, Mrs. Jacqueline B., R.N., 1412 Champaign, Lincoln Park, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * These addresses are as of September 15, 1962. * Special term appointees.

Sent 1948 1948 1949 1948 1955 1952 1952 1948 1948

1934 1962 1944 1951 1951 1959 1959 1926 1926 1951 1951 1945 1956 1956

D u n h a m , Rev. J ames W., Muscat, O m a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D u n h a m , Mrs. Joyce DeB., Muscat, O m a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Heusinkveld, Maurice M., M.D., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf Heusinkveld, Mrs. Elinor C., R.N., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Holler, Rev. G. Jacob, Jr., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf **(1949-1951) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Holler, Mrs. Louise E., R.N., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf * *( 19 49 -1 95 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Holmes, Miss Madeline A., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf...

Kapenga, Rev. Jay R., Muscat, O m a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kapenga, Mrs. Marjory U., Muscat, O m a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Luidens, Rev. E d w i n M., P.O. B o x 5376, Beirut, L e b a n o n . . . . . .

Luidens, Mrs. Rut h S., P.O. B o x 5376, Beirut, L e b a n o n . . . . . . . .

MacNeill, Rev. D onald R., 9 Seminary Place, N e w Brunswick, N. J. MacNeill, Mrs. Evelyn M., 9 Seminary Place, N e w Brunswick, N. J. Nienhuis, Miss N a n c y Anne, Route 1, B o x 72, Coupeville, W ash.

Nykerk, Gerald H., M.D., Muscat, O m a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nykerk, Mrs. Ros e W., Muscat, O m a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennings, Alfred G., M.D., P.O. B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf....

Pennings, Mrs. Margaret S., R.N., P.O. B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scudder, Lewis R., M.D., P.O. B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf...

Scudder, Mrs. Dorothy B., R.N., B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf..

Sluiter, Miss Elaine, R.N., R o o m 1831, 475 Riverside Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Storm, W . Harold, M.D., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf....

Storm, Mrs. Ida P., R.N., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf....

Teumer, Miss L a D o n n a M a e , P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf....

T h o m s , W . Wells, M.D., R o o m 1831, 475 Riverside Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T h o m s , Mrs. Ethel S., R o o m 1831, 475 Riverside Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Vander Werff, Rev. Lyle, A merican Mission, P.O. B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Vander Werff, Mrs. Phyllis J., American Mission, P.O. B o x 80, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Veldman, Miss Jeannette, R.N., R o o m 1831, 475 Riverside Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ♦♦Service intermitted. ♦Special term appointees.

1953 1953 1946 1946 1946 1947 1952 1944 1947 1944 1944 1951 1951 1956 1941 1941 1957 1952 1937 1937 1961 1927 1936 1958 1931 1931 1961 1961 1930

I ND IA (In association with the Church of South India) Anderson, Miss Vivian, R.N., Ranipet, North Arcot District, South India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Biegel, Miss Albertha J., R.N., 1134 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois ( O n leave of absence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boomstra, Miss Dora, 10745 South Wentworth, Chicago, Illinois....

Brumler, Miss Harriet, R.N., Madanapalle, Chittoor District, A n ­ dhra, South I ndia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DeBruin, Rev. Cornie A. Katpadi, North Arcot District, South India DeBruin, Mrs. Frances L., Katpadi, North Arcot District, South India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DeJong, Mr. C. Keith, 215 Sixth St., N.E., Orange City, I o w a (Contract teacher) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DeJong, Mrs. Marcine R., 2 15 Sixth St., N.E., Orange City, Iowa....

DeVries, Mr. Benjamin, Katpadi, North Arcot District, South India DeVries, Mrs. Mildred V. Katpadi, North Arcot District, South India D e W e e r d , Miss Esther J., 2 1 1 0 Stetson Court, Kalamazoo, Michigan Geegh, Miss M a r y E., 411 Central Avenue, Holland, Michigan...

Heideman, Rev. Eugene P., Ph.D., Vellore, North Arcot District, South India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Heideman, Mrs. M a r y Jane, Vellore, North Arcot District, South India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kooy, Miss Gladys M., (Service in China 1946-51), Palmaner, Chittoor District, Andhra, South I n d i a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maassen, Miss W i l m a G., Chittoor, Chittoor District, Andhra, South India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marsilje, Miss Lois M „ R.N., 147 W . 14th St., Holland, Michigan....

Smies, Miss Lillian, R.N., Vellore, North Arcot District, South India TenBrink, Rev. E ugene L., Ph.D., Katpadi Extension, North Arcot District, South India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TenBrink, Mrs. Rut h L., Katpadi Extension, North Arcot District, South India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VandeBerg, Rev. Harold J., Crickettown Rd., Stony Point, N. Y. VandeBerg, Mrs. B. Yvette, Crickettown Rd., Stony Point, N. Y. VanderAarde, Stanley B., M.D., M a r y Lott Lyles Hospital, M a d a ­ napalle, Chittoor District, Andhra, South India. . . . . . . . . . .

VanderAarde, Mrs. A. Darlene, M a r y Lott Lyles Hospital, M a d a ­ napalle, Chittoor District, Andhra, South India. . . . . . . . . . .

1960 1946 1949 1923 1926 1926 1958 1958 1929 1929 1928 1924 1960 1960 1946 1952 1939 1939 1946 1946 1946 1946 1961 1961

V a n E c k , E d w a r d A., Ph.D., Vellore Christian Medical College, Vellore, North Arcot District, South India. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

V a n Ec k, Mrs. Dorothy M., Vellore Christian Medical College, Vellore, North Arcot District, South India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Watelet, Mrs. Marjorie V a n V. (Mrs. Robert), Vellore Christian Medical College, Vellore, North Arcot District, South India....

Wells, Miss Doris A., Ranipet, North Arcot District, South India....

Z w e m e r , Frank L., M.D., United Theological College, 17 Miller Road, Bangalore, South India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Z w e m e r , Mrs. A n n R., R.N., United Theological College, 17 Miller Road, Bangalore, South India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1958 1958 1948 1930 1962 1962

JAPAN (In association with the United Church of Christ in Japan) Bogard, Miss F. Belle, K o b e Jogakuin, O k a d a y a m a , Nishinomiya, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B o n n e m a , Miss Beth J., 37 Y a m a t e Cho, Naka-Ku, Y o k o h a m a , Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bosch, Miss Barbara, 37 Y a m a t e Cho, N aka-Ku, Y o k o h a m a , Japan Breed, Miss Jeneva K. (short term) Inwood, I o w a . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brink, Miss Suzanne H., 75 O k a d a Machi, K u m a m o t o , Japan..

Bruggers, Rev. Glenn, 107 Ohori Machi, Fukuoka, Japan. . . . . .

Bruggers, Mrs. Phyllis V., 107 Ohori Machi, Fukuoka, Japan... deForest, Mr. Carroll (short term) R.D. #1, Duanesburg, N. Y . . . deMaagd, Rev. John C., R o o m 1845 Riverside Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y. **(1934-37). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. . . . . . deMaagd, Mrs. Marian M., R o o m 1845, 475 Riverside Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y. **(1934-37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Flaherty, Mr. Theodore E., 7253 H i p p Street, Taylor, Michigan..

Flaherty, Mrs. M a r y W., 7253 Hip p Street, Taylor, Michigan....

Fredriks, Miss Eileen, (short term) 37 Y a m a t e Cho, Naka-Ku, Y o k o h a m a , Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harris, Rev. T h o m a s J., Interboard House, 4 of 12 Shiba Koen, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, J a p a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; Hesselink, Rev. I. John, Jr., 9, 1-Chome, K a m i Ogikubo, Suginami Ku, Tokyo, J a p a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hesselink, Mrs. Etta T., 9, 1-Chome, K a m i Ogikubo, Suginami Ku, Tokyo, J a p a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1936 1962 1960 1959 1950 1952 1952 1959 1928 1928 1949 1953 1960 1962 1953 1953

H oo d, Mr. John D. (shortterm) 1731 Winfield Avenue, Indianapolis 22, Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1959

Kleinjans, Everett, Ph.D., International Christian University, 1500 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan (China 1948-50) . . . . . . . . .

1948 Kleinjans, Mrs. Edith K., International Christian University, 1500 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1948 Korver, Mr. Ronald G., 761 1-Chome, Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, J a p a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1948 Korver, Mrs. R u b y B., 761 1-Chome, Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, J a p a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1952 Kuyten, Rev. Rudolf, 23 C h o m e , 5-Jo, Asahikawa Shi, Hokkaido, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 Kuyten, Mrs. Trina, 23 C h o m e , 5-Jo, Asahikawa Shi, Hokkaido, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 L a m a n , Rev. G o r d o n D., M e g u m i E n Nai, Kamitafuse Machi, Saga 1959 Shi, Saga Ken, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L a m a n , Mrs. E v o n S„ M e g u m i E n Nai, Kamitafuse Machi, Saga Shi, Saga Ken, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1959 Moore, Rev. B o u d e C , 15747 R a y e n Street, Sepulveda, California **(1941-50). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... -â– 1924 Moore, Mrs. A n n e M c A . , 15747 R a y e n Street, Sepulveda, California **(1941-50). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1924 Norden, Rev. Russell L., 2 2 7 2 Suwano-machi, 4 C h o m e , K u r u m e shi, Fukuoka-ken, J a p a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1953 Norden, Mrs. Eleanore S., 2 2 7 2 Suwano-machi, 4 C h o m e , K u r u m e shi, Fukuoka-ken, J a p a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1953 R o z e b o o m , James P. (short term) Interboard House, 4 of 12 Shiba Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, J a p a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1961 Schaafsma, Mr. H e n r y M., 345 Sanko Cho, Shirokane, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1958 Schaafsma, Mrs. Carol A r m e y , 345 Sanko Cho, Shirokane, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1958 Tigelaar, Miss Agatha C., 37 Y a m a t e Cho, N aka-Ku, Y o k o h a m a , Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1962 V a n W y k , Rev. G o r d o n J., 761 1 - C h o m e Kami-Osaki, Shinagawaku, Tokyo, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1946 V a n W y k , Mrs. Bertha V., 761 1 - C h o m e Kami-Osaki, Shinagawaku, Tokyo, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1946 Zander, Miss Helen R., 12, Tokiwamatsu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 1928

O V E R S E A S

C H I N E S E

F O R M O S A

(In association with the Presbyterian C hurch of Formosa) Bechtel, Rev. O w e n T., \26-l Hsin Sheng S. Road, Section 1, Taipei, Formosa..............................

• Bechtel, Mrs. Harriet V. H., 126-7 Hsin Sheng S. Road, Section 1, Taipei, F o r m o s a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Broekema, Miss Ruth, 4 4 L a n e 105, Chung-shan, Pei-lu, Taipei, Formosa..............................

Estell, Rev. William H., Jr., Presbyterian Church Office, 94 C h u n g Shan Pei Lu, Section 2, Taipei, F o r m o s a (short term service in Japan 1952-55) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Estell, Mrs. Eileen B., Presbyterian Church Office, 94 C h u n g Shan Pei Lu, Section 2, Taipei, F o r m o s a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noordhoff, M . Samuel, M.D., M a c k a y Memorial Hospital, North C hu ng sh an Road, Taipei, F o r m o s a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noordhoff, Mrs. Lucille B., M a c k a y Memorial Hospital, North C hu ng sh an Road, Taipei, F o r m o s a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

P o p p e n , Rev. Alvin J., T a i n a n Theological College, Tainan, Formosa.....................................

Poppen, Mrs. Geraldine P., Tainan Theological College, Tainan, Formosa.......................................

Schroeder, Rev. Carl J„ c/o Rev. J. J. V a n Heest, 2 8 4 M a n s i o n Street, Wes t Coxsackie, N e w Y o r k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schroeder, Mrs. Lucille V., c/o Rev. J. J. V a n Heest, 2 8 4 Man si on Street, W est Coxsackie, N e w Y o r k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Walvoord, Miss Jeane W., 44 L a n e 105, Chung-shan, Pei-lu, Taipei, F o r m o s a **(1936-48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ’ H O N G

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1952 1961 1959 1959 1959 1959

1957 1957 1931

K O N G

(In association with the H o n g K o n g Council of the Church of Christ in China) DePree, Rev. Gordon, Northwestern College, Orange City, I o w a ..

DePree, Mrs. Gladys V., Northwestern College, Orange City, Iow a deVelder, Rev. Walter, P.O. B o x 5915, Kowloon, H o n g K o n g ... deVelder, Mrs. Harriet B., R.N., P.O. B o x 5915, Kowloon, H o n g Kong .........................................

1959 1959 1929 1938

PHILIPPINE

I S L A N D S

(In association with Chinese Churches and the United C hurch of Christ in the Philippines) Angus, Rev. William R., San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Angus, Mrs. Joyce B., San Francisco Theological Seminary San Anselmo, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Esther, Rev. Joseph R., 10 D u m a g u e t e St., Q u e z o n City, T h e Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Esther, Mrs. Marion B., 10 D u m a g u e t e St., Q u e z o n City, T h e Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hakken, Rev. B. Daniel, Jr., 1848 Godfrey, S.W., G r a n d Rapids, M i c h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •••••• Hakken, Mrs. D o n n a H., 1848 Godfrey, S.W., G r a n d Rapids, Mich...........................................

Hill, Jack W „ M.D., R o o m 1831, 4 75 Riverside Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hill, Mrs. Joann V., R o o m 1831, 475 Riverside Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Howard, Mr. Robert B., B o x 226, C e b u City, Cebu, P. 1. . . . . . .

H ow ar d, Mrs. Ardene B., B o x 226, C e b u City, Cebu, P. 1. . . . . .

Kragt, Rev. Earl, 375 P. Apitong, Lahug, C e b u City, P. 1......

Kragt, Mrs. Hazel V., 375 P. Apitong, Lahug, C e b u City, P. 1. . . .

Muilenburg, Rev. John P., Philippine Interboard Office, P.O. B o x 461, 1884 Georgia Street,Manila, P. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Muilenburg, Mrs. Virginia T., Philippine Interboard Office, P.O. B o x 461, 1884 Georgia Street, Manila, P. I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\92S 1925 1946 1946 1957

1957 1947 1947

1959 1959 1955 1955 19 4 6 \9A6

SING A P O R E

(With the Singapore-Malaya Synod of the Chinese Christian Church) L u m , Rev. Gilbert, 77 Prinsep St., Singapore 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1962 L u m , Mrs. Ruth, 77 PrinsepStreet,Singapore 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1962 U N I T E D

MISSION

IN

I R A Q

(In association with Christian congregations in Iraq) Block, Rev. Robert J., P.O. B o x 53, Basrah, Iraq **(1955-59)..

Block, Mrs. Lavina S., P.O. B o x 53, Basrah, Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . .

1952 1959

*Gosselink, Rev. George, 11 Seminary Place, N e w Brunswick, N e w Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Gosselink, Mrs. Christina S., 11 Seminary Place, N e w Brunswick, N e w Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Staal, Rev. Harvey, P.O. B o x 53, Basrah, Iraq . . . . . . . . . . *Staal, Mrs. Hilda V., P.O. B o x 53, Basrah, Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . *Weiss, Rev. R a y m o n d E „ P.O. B o x 4080, Beirut, L e b a n o n . . . . . * Weiss, Mrs. A. Dorothy, P.O. B o x 4080, Beirut, L e b a n o n . . . . .

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1922 1929 1949

1949 1957 1957

P A K I S T A N

(In association with the National Christian Council of Wes t Pakistan) Hostetler, Rev. Paul E., A merican Mission, Gujranwala, West Pakistan (Service in Africa 1955-58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hostetler, Mrs. Winifred H., A merican Mission, Gujranwala, West Pakistan (Service in Africa 1955-58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1955

I955

E M E R I T U S MISSIONARIES W I T H C A R E E R SERVICE

B eekman, Miss E d n a K. (China), 301 West Catharine Street, Milford, P a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bruce, Miss Elizabeth G. (China), Andes, Delaware County, N e w Y o r k ..................................

Dalenberg, Miss Cornelia, R.N., P.O. B o x 1, Bahrain, Arabian

1914-1953 1921-1959

Gulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1921-1961 DePree, Rev. H enry P „ D.D. (China), 2 0 0 Wes t 10th Street, Holland, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1907-1948 DePree, Mrs. Kate E. (China), 2 0 0 West 10th Street, Holland, Michigan...................................

1907-1948 DeValois, John J., D.Sc. (India), 174 Wes t 15th Street, Holland, M i c h i g a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1920-1960 DeValois, Mrs. Bernadine Siebers, M . D . (India), 174 Wes t 15th Street, Holland, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1936-1960 Farrar, Rev. William H. (India), 325 Vine Street, H a m m o n ton, N e w Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1897-1935 Gibbons, Miss Margaret R., M . D . (India), 5 24 Daniel, Orlando, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1926-1961 Green, Miss Katharine R. (China), 125-56 A v e n u e South, St. Petersburg 5, Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1909-1954 ‘Continuing members of Arabian Mission.

Hakken, Rev. Bernard D. (Iraq), 3 3 1 4 S unny Lane, Lansing, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hakken, Mrs. Elda V. (Iraq), 3 3 1 4 Sunny Lane, Lansing, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harrison, Paul W., M . D . (Arabia), Penney Farms, Florida **(1950-1952) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harrison, Mrs. A n n a M . (Arabia), Penney Farms, Florida **(1950-1952) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoekje, Mrs. Annie H. (Japan), 601 Mayflower Road, Pilgrim Place, Claremont, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hofstra, Richard, M . D . (China), 1034 W a l s h Street, S.E., G r a n d Rapids, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hofstra, Mrs. Johanna J. (China), 1034 W al sh Street, S.E., G r a n d Rapids, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Holkeboer, Miss Tena, L L. D. (P.I.), 2 3 4 6 Blaine, S.E., G r a n d Rapids, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mrs. Lavina D. Honegger (India), 2 Krishna Nagar, Vellore, North Arcot District, South India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jackson, Miss Rachel (Arabia), 4 0 0 M a i n Street, Amesbury, Mass......................................

Jackson, Miss R u t h (Arabia), 4 0 0 M a i n Street, Amesbury, Mass......................................

Jongewaard, Miss C. Willamina (India), P.O. B o x 271, Ply足 m o u t h Village of Redlands, Inc., 9 1 9 Cajon St.,Redlands, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kellien, Miss Charlotte B. (Arabia), Olds Hall, 3 40 South R i d g e w o o d Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida . . . . . . .

Koeppe, Mrs. Elizabeth M . (China), C olumbia Hall, H o p e College, Holland, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Korteling, Rev. Ralph G. (India), M emorial H o m e C o m m u 足 nity, Penney Farm, Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Korteling, Mrs. A n n a R u t h (India), Memorial H o m e C o m m u 足 nity, Penney Farm, Florida....... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kuyper, Rev. Hubert (Japan), 9 0 2 South Euclid Avenue, Sioux Falls, South D akota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Muyskens, Rev. John D. (India), 63 W e t m o r e Avenue, Morristown, N e w Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Muyskens, Mrs. D o r a J. (India), 63 W e t m o r e Avenue, Morris足 town, N e w Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1961

Nienhuis, Miss Jean, R.N. (China), 8 East 14th Street, Holland, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noordhoff, Miss Jeane (Japan), Sioux U n i o n Missionary H o m e , Orange City, I o w a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noordyk, Miss Wilhelmina, R.N. (India), Methodist Hospital, 506-6 Street, Brooklyn 15, N e w Y o r k .....

Noordhoff, Miss Jeane (Japan), Sioux U n i o n Missionary H o m e , Orange City, I o w a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oilman, Miss C. Janet (Japan), 675 Mayflower Road, Clare足 mont, California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Poppen, Rev. H e n r y A., D.D. (China), R o o m 1831,475 River足 side Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Poppen, Mrs. Dorothy T. (China), R o o m 1831, 475 Riverside Dr., N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rottschaefer, Rev. Bernard, D.D. (India), 63-69 East 10th St., Holland, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Rottschaefer, Mrs. Bernice T. (India), 63-69 East 10th Street, Holland, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rottschaefer, Miss Margaret, M . D . (India), Mail Route #1, B o x 280, Lowell, Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shafer, Mrs. A m y H. (Japan), Penney Farms, Florida, **(1935-1951) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scudder, Galen F., M . D . (India), 713 Bedford Rd., Stockton 4, California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scudder, Mrs. M a u d e S. (India), 713 Bedford Rd., Stockton 4, California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor, Miss Minnie (Japan), 1018 North Hobart Boulevard, Los Angeles 29, California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TeWinkel, Miss Sarella (India), Bradenton Manor, 2001 18th Street, W e s t Bradenton, Florida** (1936-1938) . . . .

VanderLinden, Miss Leona H. (China), 5 06 East Liberty St., Pella, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VanDoren, Miss Alice B. (India), Kirkside, Roxbury, N e w Y o r k VanEss, Mrs. John (Arabia), R o o m 1831, 475 Riverside Drive, N e w Y o r k 27, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

V a n Peursem, Rev. Gerrit D., D.D. (Arabia), 104 W e s t High Street, Somerville, N e w Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

V a n Peursem, Mrs. Josephine S., R.N. (Arabia), 104 West Hig h Street, Somerville, N e w Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VanVranken, Rev. Herbert E. (India), 154 Elmer Avenue, Schenectady 8 , N e w Y o r k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

V a n Vr an ke n, Mrs. Nellie S. (India), 154 Elmer Avenue, Schenectady 8 , N e w Y o r k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Veenschoten, Rev. H. Michael (China), 8379 S. Division Ave., B yr on Center, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .

Veenschoten, Mrs. Stella G. (China), 837 9 S. Division Ave., B yr on Center, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Walvoord, Miss Florence C. (Japan), 1113 North Locust St., Denton, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wierenga, Rev. Cornelius R., D.D. (India), 791 6 Irwin Grove Drive, D ow ne y, California, **(1920-1923) . . . . . . . . .

Wierenga, Mrs. Ella K. (India), 7 9 1 6 Irwin G ro ve Drive, D o w n e y , California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyckoff, Miss Charlotte C. (India), 21 East M a p l e Avenue, B o u n d Brook, N e w Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Z w e m e r , Mrs. Sara W . (India), 533 Bradford Court, Clare足 mont, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MISSIONARIES W H O S E R V E D A B R O A D F O R M O R E T H A N FIFTEEN Y E A R S

Coburn, Miss Clara M . (India), R.R. #1, B o x 208, Hudson1918- 1940 ville, Michigan . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conklin, Miss Elisabeth (India), c/o Mrs. E. McLaughlin, County of Los Angeles Office of Public Guardian, 437 1915-1934 South Hill Street, Los Angeles 13, California. . . . . . . .

D a m e , Mrs. L. P. (Arabia), 901 Paris Avenue, Rockford, 111. 1918- 1936 Darrow, Miss Flora (Japan), 1411 Carlos Avenue, Burlingame, 1922-1942 California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Day, Rev. and Mrs. Steward (China), 4 1 6 Guilford Avenue, 1908-1930 Staunton, V a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D e Boer, Mrs. E m m a (India), 1430 Plimpton Avenue, B ro nx 1922- 1943 52, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Holleman, Dr. and Mrs. C. H. (China), 1457 Lincoln Avenue, 1919- 1950 P o m o n a , California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moerdyk, Dr. and Mrs. William J. (Arabia), 4 5 2 Washington 1923- 1949 Avenue, Holland, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Olcott, Mason, Ph.D. (India), 54 Morningside Drive, N e w Y o r k 25, N. Y.** ( 1 9 1 7 - 1 9 2 3 ) . . . . . . . . . 1915-1917; 1923-1939

Olcott, Mrs. Eleanor G. (India), 54 Morningside Drive, N e w Y o r k 25, N. Y. (1920-1924 Western Indian Mission of Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oilmans, Miss Evelyn (Japan), 675 Mayflower Road, Clare足 mont, California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Piet, Rev. and Mrs. John H. (India), Western Theological Semi足 nary, Holland, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pieters, Mrs. Albertus (Japan), 4 4 East 15th Street, Holland, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Renskers, Mr. and Mrs. H. (China), 85 Adelaide, Highland Park, N e w Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ryder, Dr. and Mrs. S. W . (Japan), Olds Hall, B o x 791, D a y 足 tona Beach, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stegeman, Mrs. H. V. E. (Japan), 502 Third Street, N.E., Orange City, Iow a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Talman, Mrs. L y m a n (China), 132 Stark Avenue, P e n n Yan, N e w Y o r k ..................................

TerBorg, Rev. and Mrs. John (Japan), 601 South D o w n i n g St., Denver, C o l o r a d o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VanderMeer, Mrs. William (China), Hygeia Hall, Wooster College, Wooster, O h i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VanPelt, Miss M a r y C. (Arabia), c/o Gallaudet College, K e n 足 dall Green, Washington 2, D. C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Walvoord, Mrs. Edith (Japan), 56 Wes t 18th Street, Holland, Michigan...................................

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EXECUTIVE

STAFF

Rev. John E. Buteyn

Rev. James J. T h o m a s

Secretary for Africa Arabia a n d India

Secretary for Japan Overseas Chinese

Rev. James P. Ebbers

Miss Ruth E. Joldersma

Secretary for Promotion C h u r c h Relations

Secretary for Personnel W o m e n ’s W o r k

Mr. J. Robert R. Harrison

Treasurer

Rev. Edward H. Tania, Field Secretary For Synods of Chicago,

Michigan, I o w a 79 W e s t 12th Street, Holland, Michigan Telephone: 396-3444

Cooperation Within The Denomination N ational D epartment of W o m e n ’s W ork : Mrs. J. Foster W e l w o o d D epartment of C hildren’s W ork (Board of Education): Miss Grace Pelon, Miss Julia Huffington

D epartment of Young People’s W ork (Board of Education): Rev. Harold P. D e Roo, Rev. Delbert J. V a n d e r H a a r

D epartment of A udio-Visual A ids: Stewardship C ouncil: Rev. H o w a r d G. Teusink

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