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n CEBUANO NEVtOUETTER WV I CEBU CHRISTIAN MISSION, BOX 41, CmXMl^P^iyKKNES

Missionaries: Betty Yarbrough,''Biston and MaljjrJSei^flPCARLSONS THE KNIGHTS

With the deepest regret, Ray and Imogene Carlson have decided to resign at once from the
Gebu Christian Mission as active missionaries be

Elston and Mary Kni^t continue to make val

uable contributions in many ways. The Christian Information Center which they are sponsoring is fur

cause of personal and private reasons. During their ministry they have witnessed the baptism of at least 3,000 persons and the initiation of at least 15 chur ches and preaching points. This has been done with
the aid of Filipino leaders.
The Carlsons believe that the work will con

nishing leaders with the regular Bible school lessons in Visayan and distributing tracts and leaflets as they have the means. A recent, helpful paper dealt
with Arianism in the Philippines as it is found in the sect led by Felix Manalo. Sectarianism was never

so active in the Philippines as it is now. Before the

war, the Carlsons and one Presbyterian family were the only missionaries in Cebu. Now there are ten
families other than our own workers.

tinue to progress with the aid of such brethren as Jose Villagricia, Crescencia Labrado, Gregorio
Roble, Florista Millendez, and Macario Otadoy.

Brother Knight continues every Sunday to have

his "Christian's Hour" over the local radio station
DYRC at 7:45 a.m. PARRENO IN BACOLOD

The decision to leave the Philippine field in

favor of evangelism in the city of Chicago was made

with the most cordial feelings toward all our mis
sionaries and native workers. The Carlsons wish to

express their thanks to all churches and faithful Christians who have shared in making their work possible.
SEMINARY STUDENTS

Brother Win Parreno, though not a part of our mission, is doing a commendable work for New Tes tament Christianity in and around the capitol of the province of Negros Occidental. He reports 24 bap tisms since our Negros Convention in May of which number nine came from Barrio Bacoyon near the

The registrar of Cebu Bible Seminary has lis ted the following fulltime students for the 19541955 school period: Gerardo Aleman, Rudy Bemabe, Arcadio Solidum Jr., Pedro Panoy, Eugenia Bacaltos, Lolita Tabujara, Rebecca Labrado, Filipinas Rentua, Patria Hoyohoy, Ester Claridad, D u 1c e
Quinitio.
ANTICIPATED VISIT

Victorias Sugar Central. Two new bairrio preaching

points were established at Bonago and Sibucaw, ei^t miles from Bacolod. Helping Brother and Sister Parreno are Brother Delphin, Brother Mutin, Pastor Diamante, Brother Figoroa, Epifonio Bolero (a ne

phew), Brother Subang, and BrotherOsiasGum^ong.

All this is being done at Brother Parreno's ex
pense (he is a printer). The mission has been able only to "amen" his work.
CARRETA

Understandably, Betty Yarbrough is much ex cited over her mother's promise to visit her in Cebu over the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Yarbrough will fly from Atlanta leaving December 10th.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Adele Maramara writes of eight baptisms here

since last report. Carreta and all e Cebu churches

stood fast when a false brother tried to turn them in

to the bondage of the "non-instrumentalists."

FORWARDING AGENTS

The Seminary girls with Crescencia Labrado and Victoriana Palicte are helping Sister Betty in several out-of-door teaching projects. They work regularly in the city at Urgello Private Road, the
abandoned R. R. Station and at Ihawan in addition

Ray Carlson, 3422 W. Monroe, Chicago 24, Illinois will continue to act as a forwarding agent for
the native workers in Cebu Christian Mission in be half of those who care to so use him. A new church

to their regular church work on Sunday.

is toeing planned by him, to be located at the end of

The Seminary boys are preaching at the new churches and accompany Brother Kni^t in his trips with the trailer chapel going from village to village.

the Milwaukee Avenue Subway in Logan Square of Chicago. Brother Carlson grew up in Chicago and is concerned about this vast, unevangelized sector of
his home town.