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OUR AIM

Vol. XXXIV

No. 6.

FEBRUARY 14,

1940. Registered at t he G.P.O-, Sydney, for t ransmiss ion by post as a newspaper.

THE AIM-

To give Light to them tbat «lt in darkness.

THE FIELD—

The 80,000 Aborigine* of Australia.

THE COMMAND-

Matthew 28: 19-20.

A Monthly Record of the

ABORIGINES INLAND MISSION OF AUSTRALIA

Edited by Mrs. R. Long.

Price Twopence: 2/- per annum, port free.

THE SECRET I met God in the morning,

When my day was at its best, And His presence came like sunrise,

Like a glory in my breast.

All day long The Presence lingered, All day long He stayed with me,

And we stayed in perfect calmness O'er a very troubled sea.

Other ships were blown and battered, Other ships were sore distressed,

But the winds that seemed to drive them, Brought to me a perfect rest.

Then I thought of other mornings, With a keen remorse of mind,

When I, too, had loosed the moorings, With The Presence left behind.

So I think I know the secret, Learned from many a troubled way;

You should seek Him in the morning If you want Him through the day!

— R . S .

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Our Aim SUBSCRIPTION: 2/- per annum

(Payable in advance) to

"OUR AIM" MANAGER: Miss V. MORGAN

A.I.M. Office, 242 Pi t t St., Sydney.

Or to the — Victorian Agent: Mr. H. L. Darch, 36 Orford Street,

Moonee Ponds, W.4., Melbourne. Queensland Agent:

Mrs. Elms, Cotton Street, Shorncliffe, N.E.7.

West Australian Agent: Mrs. A. Wingrove, cr. Edinboro' and Robert Street*, Osborne Park, Per th .

Tasmanian Agents: Kiss L. M. Weatherhead, Door of Faith Library, 96 Bathurst Street, Hobart. Miss R. Hall, Har t Street, Newstead, Launceston.

Agent for Great Britain: Mr. W. Barrett , 28, the Dale, Sheffield 8., England.

A NEW WORKER.

Miss RICKETTS of the Neil Street (Ballarat) Methodist Church was accepted by the Federal Council at its meeting on February 5.

Our sister has had many years experience in Missionary work and loves the service of the Lord. In earlier days she saw much of the Aborigines on the Manning River.

We very thankfully l i f t our hearts in praise to God for answering prayer in adding another labourer to us and trust that this year will see the additions we so deeply need.

W e present Miss Ricketts to the Lord and His people as she steps out into her new work.

SIFTINGS

"OUR A I M " SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED 1st to 31st JANUARY.

1940.

MISSES: R., B.K., B.D., E.M., B., E .H . , N M., A .H.H. , G . M , E.G., J .P. , M . W . B . , L.R., P.G.. B.W., D.K.M., M.B., 2 / - ea. F.R., E.W . , F.C., 3 / - ea. I.H., 2 /6 . M . S . , P M C , 4 / - ea. S.L . , B., E . G . C . 5 / -ea P., 8 / - .

MESDAMES: A.C., J R . , O.W., L . W , A S , W., W.H.S., V.A.J., S , B , A M C, J . E.P., O'N., C , A S . , N . W . H . , S., J . G . J . , T., 2 / -ea F., 2/6, E G G , 3 / - R., F . N . N . , R., 4 / - . W.C., 6 / - . R H B , 10/-

MESSRS W . S . , A.E.L, B., W . G . C . , E P. 2 / - ea. B.J., J.S., R.O., F.R.E. , S . W . C . , 4 / - ea. R McL , 2 /6 . L , 10/-.

AGENTS: M.E , 2 / - W.D.S.,

I / - .

PAID THROUGH MR. DARCH: J.McB., A.S., F . W . D . , O., D.B., D . G . , F . G . K . , P., E.A., E.S.,

B., L., E . M . L . , L., E.J.N., L , E.M.P , F G . S . , P., 2 / - ea. A.M., H . G . T . , 3 / - ea., J.S., J.C.A.. 4 / - ea.

PAID THROUGH MRS. ELMS: R. H .B . , A.R., V . B . , A . W . , C.T .P. , H., A.B.Mc, J.C., D., H .F .D .G.R.T., J.W., R . M . H . . O . M . O , W., 2 / - ea. M.. 2/6 J . G W , 7 /6 .

MISS M SHANKELTON: N S., F.C , 2 / - ea

MISS WEATHERHEAD: H., W., A M . , N B., H . , G . , 2 / - ea. F.,

5 / - .

MISS JACOBS: A . V . P . , H.T.. R., 2 / - e a .

PAID THROUGH MRS. DUNBAR: G . G . . B .J . , W W . A.T., K , S , M . D . , J .B . , G . H . , S., 2 / - ea A W , R.L.. G.C., E.C., E.B., W . Y . , D , 4 / - ea S , J.S., 6 / - ea. M . J , J.M., 10/- ea

What you want in yourself is to be found in double measure in Christ.

+ + The only way to keep from fal l

ing is to grow. If you stand still, you will f a l l .

+ + God pours water first on him

that is thirsty and then on the dry ground.

+ + + It is not the place — whether

palace or prison—which alters our relationship to God . No outward circumstances can separate a man from God, though sin can and does.

+ + + The test of our consecration is

to be willing to do what you do not wish to do .

Wait ing on the Lord is just this: It is a life that centres round a Person, and that Person none other than the Lord of glory.

Confession of sin is not a sign of weakness, but rather an evidence of strength to conquer.

+ + + "Lord, make this heart so deeply

sensitive To Thy dear voice, That elen the faintest whisper of

Thy will Shall be my choice."

The Normanton Utility Truck is in action again. Mr. Weymouth having had it made roadworthy for registration and use in the work.


February 14, 1940. O U R A I M Page Three

Mrs. R. LONG Director

Headquarters:

242 Pitt Street. Sydney. N.S.W.

AUSTRALIA

Telephone: MA307S.

OUR Motto: "Out God. to Able

The Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia Founded August 1, 1906.

O B J E C T — T o carry out with respect to Australia's aboriginal people the Master's Command—"Go ya therefore and make desciples of all nations," by sending Missionaries to Aboriginal Camps and Settlement?, throughout Australia to preach the Gospel and teach them how to lives Christian lives.

C H A R A C T E R — It is Interdenominational and accepts candidates who have absolute faith In the Deity of the three Persons of the Trinity, of the full inspiration and authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures and are willing to trust Qod completely for the supply of all temporal as well as spiritual needs.

S U P P O R T — The Mission Is supported by the unsolicited freewill offerings of God's people, given in answer to prayer.

EDITORIAL The first month of 1940 is already behind us and

we are speeding again through a year which may be one of the most momentous in all history.

The month of January has become for the religious world in Australia an off-month in our principal cities The big effort for Christmas is followed by a very definite slump. In these last two or three years, we have fe l t that we at least must pull-up, gather up or in Scriputural words to "g i rd up our loins" a l i t t le. Like others we found it almost impossible to gather meetings, even of Committees or Councils, yet our work on the field had to continue—there can be no letting up there.

Missionaries must go on living with the same needs in January as in any other time of year, rents must be paid and requirements met financial ly. The spiritual need at this season is as great if not greater than ever.

Thank God for the Conventions held al l over Australia which provide such an opportunity of "laying up food in summer" and of having the inmost soul of the Lord's people stirred with the need of the peoples of the world.

This year a deeper stirring seems to have come with the magnificent response to the duty of stewardship particularly at Upwey and Katoomba. This stirring up was so evidently of the Spirit of God that it could not come to a dead-end when the Conventions closed. The Lord's own having drunk deeply there will be a bubbling up and over we trust throughout the days to come.

The promise is sure—"the water that I shall give him shall be in him a spring of water, springing up (bubbl ing up) into eternal l i fe."

A recent English mail brought us a batch of

letters from the Old land (England, Ireland and Isle of Man) with very touching reminders that the Lord's people in their own distresses and anxieties remember us at the Throne of grace.

One letter contained a cheque for £5 from a servant of the Lord in a small town where I spent a night on my way to Bristol. The friend with whom 1 stayed busied himself during the afternoon, invit ing friends to meet in the Church he attended, and the litt le company accorded me warm fellowship. The next morning as I passed the home of two who were present I was called in and both husband and wife gave me gifts from " the Lord's port ion" and have since sent evidences of their practical support.

The Keswick Convention book of addresses reached me last mail , and I have been enjoying "a feast of fat things." I don't think I have ever been more stirred than by any other year's addresses The Word of the Lord declared at Keswick 1939 was indeed searching and healing, instructive and comfort ing.

One of the members of our Sydney Young Women's Movement, who was in England, was present and was thri l led to hear our Mission prayed for by name. The news called forth gratitude from my heart as I thought of my own blessed privilege of attending the 1937 Keswick and at the remembrance of the dear friends whom I met there and on whose hearts the Lord laid the burden of Australia 's Aborigines.

THE AEROPLANE FOR NORTHERN TERRITORY. A t the Sydney Annual Meetings the proposal to

acquire an aeroplane for our work in the Northern Territory was made by the Director.

The challenge was taken up by the Sydney Branch of the Young Women's Movement opening

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OUR AUXILIARIES MELBOURNE LADIES'

AUXILIARY.

Our first meeting for the year was held at the Christian Club, Collins Street, City, on the 17th January. Mrs. Cawood presided and Mrs. Griffiths, a new member, was warmly welcomed.

Plans for our year's work were made, and members present agreed to pray at 9 a.m. daily for the field, including the Melbourne City work, and for each other.

After the business of the meeting had been transacted, members participated in prayer and fe l t the Presence of the Lord very real in the meeting.

Once again we earnestly invite interested ladies to meet with us this once each month.

— M . Ellis SYDNEY Y.W.M

Our January meeting was most encouraging, with its good attendance and enthusiastic spirit.

The members supplied text cards and old Christmas cards for our Sunday schools, and it was decided that unused postage stamps for our Missionaries be brought in as the coming month's practical work. W e donated £1 toward additional chairs for the office.

Mrs. Weston was our special speaker. She told us of the work among our dear dark people of Tennant Creek, and we pray that God will richly bless and continue to use Mr. and Mrs. Weston in their most difficult work for the Lord.— G . Hamilton.

SYDNEY Y.M.M. Our Secretary, Mr . Reg. Pope,

being called up for three months for compulsory training, Mr. Geoff. Tunks in our February meeting was appointed to act in his stead.

M r . Weston was quite at home with us, and after tell ing us something of the work in the Northern Territory answered our questions, so that we gained a better insight into the spiritual needs of Tennant Creek.

MANLY AUXILIARY.

God has indeed blessed our branch of the A. I .M. To God be the glory, great things He has done.

First of al l we thank Mrs. Long and Mr . Harris and other Missionaries for coming to speak to us, and also for the typing of our notices. It has all helped the work here.

The total amount of money donated for the the work for the year was £9/1 1/18, and the number of articles sent for our dark people 1173.

The great finish to the year's work was the action of Mr . Wal ton in giving his car to the Mission.

Some of our members have started already to work for next Christmas, and we pray that the Lord wil l continue His work here.

— E . A . Newton.

A N O N Y M O U S DONATIONS.

Anonymous donations, which have been gratefully received:

Miss Irons wishes to acknowledge 4/10, from "Praise His Name", Queensland postmark.

Mrs. Taylor received a bundle of cards, booklets and handkerchiefs sent to her at Fingal and re-addressed to Darwin, Geelong postmark.

Mr . and Mrs. Robbins wish to acknowledge a postal note for 7/6 from the Warwick Prayer Circle toward the Boggabilla Church Building Fund.

GENERAL NEWS.

Miss ABBOTT, accompanied by Mrs. Street, visited the Katoomba work, whiie attending the Convention, and had the privilege of addressing the Sunday School. A t night a party of Convention young people first visited the homes, holding a little meeting in two of them and an open-air meeting in 2 places, and then conducted the evening service in the Church.

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS expect to return to the field at the end of the month and will take up work at Condobolin for a time, and will have the use of the Chevrolet car recently given to the Mission.

Mr. and Mrs. BOWEN, Paul and Beth, left by the S.S. Canberra, on the 23rd ult., and spent a night in Brisbane in the home of the Queensland Council Secretary and his wife, Mr . and Mrs. Lean. The next evening they left by train for Rockhampton and from thence returned via Baralba to Perch Creek, and to their work at Woorabinda.

Miss RUSTON, after a few happy weeks at Cummeragunja, returned to Bendigo and Miss LUCY WAITE came up from Melbourne to assist Miss Goulter in the work of this station.

Miss GINGER, has been in Yass hospital, owing to a sudden attack of illness.

She is now better and back at the Mission House.

Mr. and Mrs. Flood have had severe trials by sickness, Mrs. Flood and the two boys have all been ill

Mr. Duncan Ferguson's family have suffered severely with measles as have a great many of the people on Brewarrina, and Mrs Ferguson had to take the youngest child to Dubbo for an operation. A l l are now recovering.


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RACHEL.

There has come to the Training College at Pindimar a l i tt le girl called Rachel. She is only eleven years old, so you wil l know she hasn't come as a student. She has come with her parents, Mr . and Mrs. Demlin, who are going to help in the College. They are Native Missionaries and came from Cherbourg in Queensland.

For a l i tt le while they were working as Native Missionaries at Gayndah, which is between 70 and 80 miles from Cherbourg and while they were there faithfully serving the Lord the news came to them that they had been chosen to go to the College to work instead of on a Mission Station.

Now Gayndah is a very long way from Pindimar, nearly 1,000 miles, and it meant leaving al l their friends and relations in Cherbourg and coming into a new place in a new state but they said they were quite willing to do what the Lord wanted them to do, although they fel t they were not worthy of doing such a work

So they started to get ready and getting ready didn't just mean packing their clothes and catching the train. It meant getting permission from the Government to come, which can't be got quickly, and it meant asking for and expecting their fares from the Lord and it cost about £12 for the three of them. So you see they couldn't come straight away.

But they prayed about it all at their end of the long journey and we prayed about i t at this end, and other people were helping by prayer and some were to ld by the Lord to give, and so gradually the money began to come until they had enough.

They went from Gayndah to Cherbourg first and spent a l i t t le t ime with their friends and then

Our Page for Young

People after loving farewells and gifts being given to them they started on their journey on a Monday evening. They came in about five miles in the missionaries' car, f rom Cherbourg to Murgon to catch the train to Brisbane and arrived there the next morning at 6 o'clock when our Brisbane Council Secretary met them.

They had a few hours to spare before the train started for New South Wales, so Mr . Lean kindly took them to see the monkeys—a lovely treat for Rachel

Then they got on board the train again and travelled a l l that day and through the night until 3 o'clock the next morning, Wednesday. It seemed like the middle of the night to Rachel, as they got out of the train at Waratah, near Newcastle. But Mr Collins was waiting there for them and soon they were all in the car with al l their luggage piled in too, and away they went the last 50 miles through the suburbs and out into the country and across punts over the Hunter and Karuah Rivers and through the bush until they came out on the waterfront right at Pindimar.

Oh! What a surprise for Rachel to see all the lovely water! She had never lived so close to it before. It is right at her front fence. So nearly every day when the tide is high, she has a swim

Rachel is a bright happy l i t t le girl, always laughing. She is four feet, ten inches high, and has big

brown eyes, which twinkle with fun nearly al l day long. She has made friends with us al l and we feel the Lord wil l use her bright l i t t le l i fe here amongst us.

There is no day school at Pindimar, so she will have to do her lessons by post. This won't be as easy as learning them at school, so i t would be nice if you thought o f her when you pray and ask the Lord to help her with them.

Then she has a sweet l i t t le voice and sings solos very well and a l ready has helped here and at Karuah with her singling.

I think I wil l put a l i t t le letter of hers here for you to read. She wrote it for the Children's Page in the "Evangel", the paper we send out to our dark people, but I'm sure she won't mind if you read it

Perhaps some of you would like to write to her. There are no l itt le girls here for her to play with, and it would be lovely for her to have some "pen-friends", wouldn't it? Here is her letter:

Pindimar, Dear Friends,—

I am living at the Native Workers' Training College at Pindimar now. W e live right on the water front When the t ide comes in I go for a swim.

On Saturday I saw a big steamer. On Monday, we went out for a picnic. We go out shooting sometimes. We get wallabies and kangaroos I go for the mail every morning for Mr. and Mrs. Collins, excepting Sunday morning. I sang a solo up at Karuah Mission Station on Sunday—in the afternoon and night too.

I am eleven years old I go to the prayer meeting every morning with mother. I did not like to leave my own country.

Now I must close, so good-bye. Your fr iend, Rachel Demlin.


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NEW SOUTH WALES.

NATIVE WORKERS' TRAINING COLLEGE.

PINDIMAR.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A . Collins.

We have had great cause for rejoicing here at Pindimar in that Mr. and Mrs. Demlin, Native Workers from Cherbourg and Gayndah, Queensland, with their little daughter Rachel arrived on January 24 to assist in the work of the College.

We have felt the need of a couple such as they are and we are all thankful to the Lord for supplying their fares (which was no small item) and for removing other obstacles and bringing them to us after several months of waiting.

They liked Pindimar from their first glimpse of it and feel at home here already. W e believe the Lord has a great work for them to do here in the College.

We still have only two students and have been led of the Lord to pray now for 10 more, to bring our number up to 12 in 1940.

Already since commencing to pray, several weeks ago, we have heard of one ready to come and others who are getting ready.

The year has opened encouragingly too in our Correspondence Lessons Department. Seven new ones have been enrolled since the beginning of January. W e were able to send each one doing the lessons by post a beautiful calendar, with a helpful text on it, for the New Year, through the kindness of our Federal Council Secretary.

Our Gestetner Copying Machine has been working hard the last week or two as we have been preparing Sunday School Lesson Helps for the Teachers on all our stations. This is the first attempt at anything of this kind in our Mission. The lessons are in three grades, Senior, Junior and Kindergarten and will be sent out monthly. The

Sunday School Examination this year will be set on these lessons. We have been enabled to do all the work here as a resident of Pindimar has very kindly loaned us a typewriter. We trust these lessons will be the means of help to our Sunday School Teachers everywhere and in a small way to the Missionaries themselves in saving them time in preparation. —R G . C.

CONDOBOLIN.

Our visit to Condoblin was well timed—the Lord ordering our steps—nice meetings, good attendances and some hearts touched, we believe.

We occupied the little room at Mrs. Webb's, and enjoyed the freedom of the nice quiet home. Some busy days were spent in preparation for the "three new things" promised to our people in place of a Christmas Tree and there was much anticipation, and curiosity too, as to what the said "three things" were.

They came to light on Wednesday, January 3, when the Church was prettily decorated. Then with closed doors the gifts were placed in two huge boxes and placed on two tables, then covered with crepe paper, forming the shape of big plum puddings, then cotton wool strewn over the top of each to give the appearance of white sauce, and finished with sprigs of red berries. These were found to contain lovely gifts for everybody, which brought great joy.

The bell rang and the children and people came in and there was great excitement. A short programme and a brief message was given, our friends Mr. and Mrs. Webb supplying the music, which was greatly enjoyed by all.

Afterwards all filed out and joined hands, making a big ring around the district car and sang our New Year greetings.

Our visit closed with a very good meeting on Thursday night, and we journeyed home again on Friday.

W e thank our God for His wonderful provision for our Christmas trees and treats, and thank all those friends who were thus used of Him.

— M . Campbell.


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MENINDEE

On New Year's Day the children of the Sunday school enjoyed a party which was held in our bush shelter, which had been renovated by Mr. Harvey. The Broken Hill friends supplied baskets of sweets peanuts for a scramble and toys as well as biscuits which provided the "feast."

Af ter thanksgiving to God for al l the good things including our cool shelter led by Mrs Harvey, Miss Wilson took charge of the

games. A t the close

t h e f r e s h young voices

of the children rang out in

hearty cheers for our guests

and others who had given them

such a happy afternoon.

Attendance at the morning worship service is very good just now and we are encouraged by evid- ent signs of the work of the Holy Spirit in several of our people.

On the 14th January, Mr.

and Mrs. Victor Podham,

brought their l i t t le son, Vict

or to present him to the

Lord, and we were assisted at

this service by several of the

children.

— F . M . B .

SINGLETON. Miss M . Bagnall.

Praise God that in His goodness and mercy to His own, kind invitations were extended to me to share with others their Christmas and New Year festivities which I gladly accepted

I have to thank al l who so kindly sent useful gifts, which I highly appreciate. Some came without a hint as to their source. A dear friend of God was not afraid to spare 12/- for Him, passing it on to me to do with it as I thought best.

W e are thankful too for Scripture texts and books from the Bible Society, Brisbane, and for the gifts to deck our Christmas tree, which delighted the children who were ready and eager long before the appointed t ime. —M.B.

BOGGABILLA . M r . and Mrs . W R. Robbins.

W e commenced the year with our people in consecration and prayer in an open air Watchnight service, when over 100 persons were present.

W e regret to report the sudden passing into glory of our much loved sister, Mrs . A . Cross. Her influence and witness were both out and out for Christ, and our sympathy goes out to her husband and family, including her son Peter, our

Native work-er at Tingha.

W e started out on a visit to the dark families in our big district in Queensland on the 16th of last month, and returned on the 22nd, after covering a l -most 400 miles, commencing at Goondiwindi, thence to Too- heah, Talwood,

Nindigully, Thallon, Mungindi, Nee- woora and f inally Moree. W e had a small gi f t for each child, except for those in Moree who received theirs at Christmas, and we had reading and prayer with all we met. W e also held six meetings on the tr ip and we had the joy of

j leading a professing Christian mother into the blessing of full surrender.

There are 12 families in al l (apart f rom those at Moree) with 60 children, and the spiritual need is great W e were received lovingly and hospitably everywhere and we wil l be most welcome at any future t ime.

W e had a heat wave al l through our tr ip, which made travell ing very warm for us. W . R . R .

{Continued from Page j . ) the fund with £ 1 , and other donations have since been received.

A very touching amount of 4 / - has come to us this month f rom our Balranald Mission Station. It is made up as follows:

Norma Clayton (6 years of age) 1/. Two litt le children 2 / -A saved sinner 1 / .

PRAY ONE FOR ANOTHER. JAMES 5:16.

C A N N O T te l l why there should come to me A thought of some one miles and miles away,

In swift insistence on the memory, Unless a need there be that I should pray.

Too hurried oft are we to spare the thought For days together, of some friends away;

Perhaps God does it for us, and we ought To read His signal as a cal l to pray.

Perhaps, just then, my friend has fiercer fight. And more appal l ing weakness, and decay

O f courage, darkness, some lost sense of r ight— And so, in case he needs my prayer, I pray.

Friend, do the same for me . If I intrude Unasked upon you, on some crowded day,

Give me a moment's prayer as interlude: Be very sure I need it, therefore pray.

And when thou prayest, friend, I ask of thee That thou wilt seek of G o d N O T M I N E O W N

W A Y , Not what I want, but HIS BEST T H O U G H T FOR M E ;

Do thou Jesus Christ implore, I pray.

I Marianne Farningham

7 (Last stania, James M . G r a y ) .


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W A L G E T T .

M r . and Mrs R A Flood.

The main feature of our Missionary operations this month was a t r ip to A N G E L D O O L , 72 miles North-west f rom W a l g e t t , our first " p o r t of c a l l " on the journey being D U N G A L E A R Stat ion, where half-a-dozen famil ies are employed and live near the Homestead .

Each of the homes were visited and ready promises were given to at tend a Gospel service in the evening. It was grat i fy ing to see every fami ly present at this service, and although very l i t t le sacred music was famil iar to the company, i t was a del ight to hear the spir i ted singing of two l i t t le girls in "Jesus loves me." Good at tent ion was manifest throughout the service, and we believe hearts were stirred by the Gospel chal lenge

The preacher was cheered on his way by the warm welcome and hospital i ty shown him by these good people of Dungalear, then on to L I G H T N I N G RIDGE, where usually fair numbers of our people are engaged in opal -d igg ing, but only one fami ly

was located, the gems having depreciated in value as a result of the war.

Pushing on, with the mercury "simmering in the glass" at 109 degrees, Ange ldoo l was reached, the last 20 miles being over very rough bush tracks and sandy hol lows.

A t one t ime there were a considerable community of dark people at Ange ldoo l , but the bulk of them were removed to Brewarrina. A t present there are only five families Two of these showed interest in the Missionary's visit and his message, but the rest, while being f r iendly were too engrossed in the inevitable gambl ing to pay more than passing attention to the message of Calvary. It seemed hard to f ind them so, after journeying so far to take the Gospel to them but the "Lord giveth the increase", and He can cause the seed t o germinate and take root, even in desert-like places

The meetings at the centre are st i l l showing good attendances particularly on Sunday nights

"Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the W o r d of G o d " — R A F

K A T O O M B A

M r . D Tubb, Associate Worker .

Many were the wi l l ing helpers who assisted M r Tubb in giv ing the Katoomba folk their picnic and Christmas t ree. During the afternoon games and races were entered into with zest by adults as well

as the children.

The children were provided with oranges and lollies and soft drinks, and then at 5 p.m. they all sat down to a sumptuous tea and did justice to the good things prov ided.

A f te r tea we assembled in the Mission Ha l l and it was good to see every seat occupied. Before our view was the Christmas tree laden with gifts, and al l looked on in glad anticipation Then prizes were distr ibuted to the chlidren specials being awarded to those who had learnt to memorise the 23rd Psalm. It was good to hear quite young children repeat i t .

it was now time for Santa Claus to arrive, and he spoke some helpful words and then the gifts from the tree were distributed to the pleasure and satisfaction of all

M r . TUBB our faithful Associate Worker was surprised, when a presentation of a Fountain Pen was made to him from the Sunday School scholars The happy day closed with a prayer of praise and tanksgiving to our God for the unspeakable g i f t and our thanks are due to al l who helped to give pleasure on this occasion. S

K A R U A H . — M . A c l a n d

M r . and Mrs. F. Dates, Native Workers

N e w : a 7 t , t T h ^ U g h 9 , M r r r B r Z P l , e d ^ J ™ " * * Worker, for the, L i s t m a s t W ^ unsparingly of her time to purchasing and geWnq the gifts ready and we were very thankful f o T h e help given in this way One of \h* C n ° , e

ents, Herber t Marsh, U d V ' s ^ t u f ^ Early in January, one of the Churrk ~ L

Many of our missionaries wil l remember her bright personality and ready laughter Her hus band said she often longed for the time when she would go home He too is a Church member Her sister is Mrs. Dates Native Worker here

A very happy day was spent here last Sunday when the students and others from the Training College took the services. Welcome messages were given to M r . and M r s ^ Demlin by Mrs. Dates and Mr . W . P ing .—K.O.v . .


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QUEENSLAND. testified as to what the coming of the "white man' had meant to his people spiritually. Jim Stanley read the scriptures and a musical trio was rendered. The burden of the message was our indebtedness to the Aborigines.

An "adults" picnic was organised for the holiday. In spite of the terrific heat, a goodly number gathered at the Murgon Reserve and indulged in games, competitions and happy, social fellowship.

—M.S

HERBERTON. Mr. K. Colley.

It was a great joy to be back amongst my dear folk here once again, and to receive a warm welcome from them all.

Yesterday we held a very belated Christmas tree, and everybody enjoyed themselves even though it was in the middle of January, and listened so intently to the wonderful old story that is ever new.

The children sang choruses as well as hymns from the Mission Hymn Book, which were very much appreciated. Lily Miller, Doreen Walker and Rosie Con Goo Bang as a trio sang "Away in a Manger," which added to the joy and happiness of a l l .

While I have been away three new babies have

CHERBOURG. Miss M. Shankelton and Miss A . Cavanagh.

New Year's Eve, being Sunday was a full day at Cherbourg and one of inspiration. After the usual Gospel Service in the Church, about 30 Christians gathered with us at the gambling ring where once again, the Great Love of God and the claims of Christ were stressed. A t I I p.m., we commenced our Watch Night Service, over 60 adults being present A t the close 36 Church Members gathered around the Lord's Table. It was indeed a time of blessed fellowship.

The first marriage of the year was conducted by Pastor Avery, when two of our young people were joined in matrimony on the 8th January.

Several babes have been dedicated to the Lord this month and two of our dear old people have entered the rest of the Heavenly Home.

Miss Cavanagh and I had the opportunity of spending 10 days at the Bay with our associate worker, Mrs. Scott. While there we visited the dark people at Urangan and Pialba, and had the privilege of holding a service at each centre. It

A MONTHLY

MESSAGE

Gird thy heavenly armour on;

Wear it ever-night and day,

Ambushed lies the evil one,

Watch and pray

been given to the Camp. W e pray that as each one of these young lives grow up they may respond to the Gospel cal l . How my heart goes out to them all, that these dear little lambs may be brought into the fold.—K.C.

was encouraging to find several of our Cherbourg Church Members, who have been off the settlement for a few years, still bright spiritually and eager for the things of G o d .

Immediately, on our return to Cherbourg, we farewelled our Native Workers, Jack and Tottie Demlin, with their daughter, Rachel who left us on the 22nd January, for the Pindimar Training Home.

Sunday, 28th January, being Aborigines' Sunday, an exchange of pulpits was arranged with the Murgon Baptist Minister.

Mr . Avery, brought with him a musical trio and addressed our people giving a very helpful message on the Cross of Calvary.

I took four of our Christians into Murgon, where we had a very good service. W i l l McKenzie

NORTHERN TERRITORY

THE NEXT MOVE INTO NORTHERN TERRITORY.

The next move into the Northern Territory will be D.V. the entry of Native Workers from New South Wales. Mr . George Cormier, who has been working at Darlington Point for some time, has with deep feeling of unworthiness, yet with joyfulness


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out of his heart's love to His Saviour, intimated his willingness to go forward into this new f ield.

Mr . Cormier is an elderly man and his wife, a quiet, gentle woman, is up in years. They have already broken up one comfortable home for Christ's sake and the gospel's to go forth to Darlington Point, and now again they are wil l ing to pull up their stakes and launch for th.

The present plan is for Mr . and Mrs. Cormier to travel through Menindee to Broken Hil l and there join the South Australian train for Peterborough, and at Quorn change for Al ice Springs, and from thence proceed by lorry to Tennant Creek. It is a long journey for these dear people and we commend them to all who are interested in the spread of the gospel in the Northern Territory.

It is a venture also for the Mission and we feel the need of prayerful co-operation. The Native Church throughout our field has been deeply interested in the opening of the Northern Territory to the gospel and has already shown practical participation. Already several gifts from our stations have been made toward Mr . and Mrs. Cormier's travelling expenses.

Our friends in Broken Hi l l wi l l be ready to receive our brother and sister and give them the right hand of fellowship in opportunities to testify in that City of the Lord's Salvation.

The time of their going is governed by the W e t season. They will start as soon as that allows, and the present proposition is for Mr . W . A . Long to travel down by plane to Tennant Creek from Katherine to meet our Native Workers and help them settle into their work.

KATHERINE. Mr . and Mrs. W . A . Long. The Memorial Van

The interest in the Gospel message deepens, and it gives us a thri l l to hear the different one's joining in the singing of the hymns and choruses. One morning when we finished singing "Jesus loves the little children," one l i t t le boy about 4 or 3, smiled and said, " that good one," and the others al l agreed.

We have now been enabled to hold meetings on the three camps near the town, and believe that ere long a number wil l be gathered out to join the Army of the Redeemed.

Saturday afternoon is the Women's Meeting, and it is lovely to watch the women gathering up, one

brings a bag, another a piece of t in, another a box; a drum, and so on, and they all sit round listening so attentively to the W o r d . Now they are al l learning the Alphabet and soon we trust they wil l be reading the W o r d for themselves.

Four mornings a week the children come along for school. They come al l nicely cleaned and with their hair combed . They are settling down to discipline and are learning to read, write and count. A t times we play " b a l l " or "drop the hanky", with the children, and their happy laughter rings out, and it is a joy to hear i t . No one played with them, or showed them how to play before we came.

"Number One King" with the help of others is putting up a Church building, and everyone is very interested in i t . We all look forward to the time when the meetings will be held inside the Church, and then we wil l not have to scatter because of rain. King, who is a very old man, carried some of the timber 3 miles f rom the bush; the whole building wil l be a labour of love.

The Sunday School in the town for white children continues, A few weeks ago a J .C .E . Society was formed amongst the same children. They show real abil ity, and have entered right into the spirit of it all.

A lantern meeting was held in one home in the town and memories have been awakened in some minds and hearts.

The hymn "There's a land that is fairer than day", caused one man to think back, and he had not heard it since 1911. We trust that this cottage meeting will become a regular one, and one in which souls wil l find the Saviour.

One of our dark girls, who works next door, comes in to see us, and is learning to read. One night while we were talking, she said, "Nobody been here tell ing us this before; Mr . Taylor he come sometimes, he hold meetings, we al l go along, but nobody tel l us be fore . "

"Nobody ever to ld you about Jesus?" "No, nobody; if someone had, we would have known, but nobody came here . "

How many wil l say this, as missionaries go to them with the message of God's love? Many are waiting, but there is no one to tel l them—

"Who, who wil l go Salvation's story tel l ing— Looking to Jesus, counting not the cost?"

— D . L .


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ABORIGINAL SUNDAY.

Melsa Mate Mate of Woorabinda, Queensland. The Karuah Branch of the A . A . M . M , made this little

girl the dress she wears in the picture. The A . A . M . M , is doing great work in this way.

NORTHERN TERRITORY FLOODS.

KATHERINE INUNDATED. .

This has been a strange wet season. The flood in this river exceeded any in 60 years. It carried a vast volume of water, and it was at the beginning of the wet season. The previous record was in April, 1931, at the end of i t . But the river has dropped greatly since the flood, which inundated immense areas of country. It rose over a stone wall, built at Old Katherine to protect the town (it flows down a long gully from here). The railway acts as a dam here and in the last flood (1931) a man blew a hole in the line after the town had been severely flooded and let the water break through. This time nobody tackled it.

The Sergeant could not get a wire through to Darwin, but the water came in with such force, that before it had flooded about half of the town it swept over the line, burst a big gap in it and continued to tear more of it away.

It was a sight worth seeing. The "main street" and for a great distance on one side it was one sheet of water, while in the country on the other side of the train line the water roared over the broken parts of the embankment. The house we are in was not touched at all, although next door the yard was flooded, and at the back and in front the flood water "beseiged" us for a while.

The great concrete pillars of the bridge, which is a very big one, were covered to their tops with a boiling current that could be heard roaring from a long way off. Another

Aboriginal Sunday, January 28, seems to have taken on and by reports in our pap rs and from other sources we have heard of the challenge being accepted and reference to our Native race, and the need of sympathetic and energetic action on its behalf was made in many Churches.

The most unique part we had in it was that enjoyed by Miss Shankelton. The Baptist Minister at Murgon, 4 j miles from the Cherbourg' Settlement, asked our Missionary to exchange pulpits with him on that Sunday night. Mr . Avery took with him a musical tr io and gave the dark people an address on the Cross of Christ. Four Native Christians accompanied Miss Shankelton. One read the scriptures, another testified as to what the coming of the white man meant to his people spiritually, while the Missionary's text was " I am a debtor."

Perhaps next year other such exchanges could be made by ministers of towns within reasonable distance of Mission stations, with helpfulness to both congregations and the cause of Christ amongst the Aborigines.

The day chosen by the National Missionary Council as Aboriginal Sunday is very interesting to us. We attempted, before my husband was called to the Lord's presence and at his suggestion, to arrange with our constituency to observe the Sunday nearest to January 26, as just such a day.

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few inches and the town would have been flooded from that side also. On the other side of the river the railway line was also broken through for some distance and from that bank the water extended over country a mile wide.

Big logs and trees came down the river in the company of alligators, and when the water was very high the logs banged into the bridge with a booming sound, causing the bridge to vibrate its ful l length.

The owners of this cottage live at old Katherine, where they had the worst experience of a l l . The flood swept through their buildings, doing great damage. The ground all around there is torn up with trenches, and gutters and chasms. Small buildings were overturned, drums, cases, rolls of wire netting, etc., went far and wide, straight over their fences. A utility truck and a lorry belonging to them were carried bodily away and deposited some distance from the store. Concrete floors were undermined and broken up, and ditches left inside other buildings, which were without concrete flooring.

The dark people at one camp were marooned for a day or two up on high rocks and with nothing to eat. The others had to move from their camps to higher ground also.

The weather has been fine since then, and the flood had a chance to go down. Had the weather continued wet, there would have been a bad time for everybody here. I believe it was a providential deliverance. — W . A . L .


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AUSTRALIA CALLING Harry Foster, or "Blind Harry"

as he is known in Darwin, is a half-caste, who was born at Monter-ginny Station, an outstation of Victoria River Downs, Northern Territory.

His mother worked in the kitchen of the Homestead, but Harry knows nothing of his father. As a lad, Harry was very fond of horses, and was employed at the place of his birth as a musterer and general station-hand. When he reached the age of twelve years or thereabouts he began to wander to other parts and found employment on a peanut farm. About this time he became very ill—was nigh unto death, but the Lord had His eye upon the lad.

Later, Harry found his way back to Victoria River Depot where a small boat arrives periodically with food supplies and other cargo. Here his companions stole whisky from the store and induced Harry to drink.

Up t i l l this time, Harry was not blind He had one bad eye which he lost owing to lack of medical attention, but the left eye was still sound.

Harry's drinking was brought to an end by the Police finding out about the stealing of the whiskey. He was brought to Darwin and tried and sent to goal for ten months. This was a period of great fear for poor Harry, and when he was released, he determined not touch drink again.

His next employment was in a Cordial factory, then at working the Government fish-trap.

Later, while helping on the lighthouse boat he again almost lost his life, this time by drown-

A Series of Short Stories of Real Australians—the

Aborigines

Blind Harry

ing. He was travelling with others from Melvi l le Island in an overloaded somewhat leaky dinghy and it was not long before al l were swimming for their lives in shark and all igator infested waters. However, by the mercy of God they reached the shore. After a night of misery they were rescued the next day by a white man and brought to Darwin.

Harry then decided to "go bush" and later on found work on the Adelaide River in mustering cattle and shooting buffalo.

HARRY LOSES HIS REMAINING SIGHT.

It was here Harry lost his remaining eye. Whilst holding his rifle on his shoulder to take aim it exploded in his eye and in great pain he was brought by a policeman to Darwin hospital.

The eye could not be saved and henceforth Harry was total ly bl ind—blind spiritually, blind naturally. When speaking of this sad experience, Harry said, "Very funny—I wanted to see things."

From this time the Compound became his home. He wasn't there long when, though blind, he learned to gamble. He would ask a friend behind him what his card was and play accordingly, and he became so obsessed with this awful vice, that he would gamble his only shirt.

THE EYES OF HIS UNDERSTANDING ARE OPENED.

"Do you know anything about the Bible?"

"What 's that?" said Harry quickly.

" I t is God's book—tells how God made you and me," was the reply.

This news was a great surprise to Harry. It is lovely to be able to tel l that this first news of God and His book reached the poor blind man through one of his own colour and race. It was a Native from the Roper River Mission (C.M.S.) who remembered what he had learnt and wanted to tel l i t .

Harry then began to attend the Sunday afternoon service, occasionally conducted by the Methodist minister, but he was still in the horrible pit of sin and misery.

But deliverance and salvation were near.

My first impression of Harry was of a ta l l , erect strong looking man, dejected and unhappy. A t one of our early services the Holy Spirit enlightened his darkened mind and he understood the love of God toward him as revealed in Christ Jesus and he accepted Him as his Saviour and Lord.

From that time Harry never looked back. Smoking and gambling fel l from his life toqether, and having put on Christ, he became in all respects a new creature.

He is now cleanly dressed and radiates the joy of the Lord as he walks about in his natural bl indness. His Christian life is a fine consistent witness to God's saving and keeping power.

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Melbourne Mrs. M. Ellis.

We are busy practising for our Sunday School Anniversary, which will be held on the 1st Sunday in February, when we will rejoice and thank God for all He has provided, during THE TWO YEARS, since we commenced work in the Mission Hall at Fitzroy.

Our people are musical and love to gather around the organ to sing at the close of the meetings.

On January 19, Mrs. Hitch, a returned missionary from China, Japan Korea and Thibet, was our speaker. Mrs. Hitch also sang to our people in the Chinese

Blind Harry continued from page 12

He is now our set-apart Native Worker and joyfully conducts prayer meetings and camp meetings wherever possible.

Harry sings solos in his own language at the open-air meetings on the Compound. He has done a good bit in the way of translating and the Government authorities think it clever work and that his influence on the Compound is very great.

Last month, Harry received his first love-gift of money from believers of his own race at far away Menindee.

It was four shillings and sixpence.

Harry was overjoyed and wondered what to do with the money. The other day he told me he thought he would put it aside toward travelling with the gospel in the dry months! So we agreed that I should be his banker and he has handed me 10/6 altogether for safe keeping We gave him a "bank book" and he is very happy about it.

City Work and Thibetan language.

Every week we provide afternoon tea on Monday and Friday afternoons and supper every Tuesday night.

Some of our people went away to their friends during the month of January, while others came to the City on a visit. Several went to Orbost for the pea-picking season and have not yet returned.

Dear friends, pray for the work here, that souls may be saved. Our people are sin-hardened, but we know that "Our God IS able."

— M E .

Is anything too hard for the Lord? Blind Harry is another irrefutable witness to the wonderful transforming power of our Risen Lord.

Mr. and Mrs. Weston. "He that keepeth Israel shall

neither slumber nor sleep." Psa. 121, 4

We have experienced the presence of the Lord from the time of departure from Tennant Creek, over three months ago, until now.

We counted it a great privilege to be the guests of the Lord's people at Adelaide Ballarat and Melbourne, who did all in their power to give us an happy and enjoyable time, and while in Sydney, friends have done much to help us, and our hearts are overwhelmed

The Lord has opened several doors to speak of His work at Tennant Creek, and when the "al l-clear" signal is raised for us to return to the field then we will look back and say "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us."

L. E. Weston.

A UNIQUE SERVICE.

Under this heading in the "Methodist", Mr. R. C. Coleman gave an account of a service on Christmas Sunday morning beneath the pine trees of the l i t t le village of Pudman in the Boorowa circuit.

Not only were there members and adherents of differing de

nominations present—Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist Anglican, Salvation Army and Roman Catholic,—but one-third of the congregation was comprised of Australian Aborigines.

The service was conducted by Mr. Coleman, assisted by our Associate worker, Mr . A . Southwell, and others. One of its outstanding features was that provided by the Aboriginal children rendering a number of choruses and their annual distribution of prizes. The hearts of all present were deeply moved to hear a litt le dark girl of tender years singing, "Yes, Jesus loves me."

When the two races of people rose to sing the praises of God in the cathedral of our Australian bushland, in the warm sunshine of a perfect Sunday morning, our souls responded to the deeper significance of the moment.

The numerous expressions of appreciation voiced at the conclusion of the service, indicated that the atmosphere which pervaded the service will linger long in the souls who were privileged to worship under such circumstances.

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FOR OUR WORKERS

In the life of Commissioner Brengle, Salvation Army, by Clarence W . Hall there are some fine helpful passages for the Christian worker Here are two:

1. The necessity of maintaining the spiritual glow

—The old General called a few of us to him in the train one day, and said, "Young men, take heed to the fire in your own hearts, for the tendency of fire is to go out." I thought about that, and I said to myself, "Yes fire will go out unless I do three things — I . Keep the drafts open. 2. Keep the ashes and clinkers shaken out. 3. Put on more fuel."

"Then I applied it to my own soul. I am not to run around and kindle my fire at the altar of someone else. I have a fire of my own. I am to keep the drafts open—keep testifying, keep the windows open toward heaven. I am to keep the ashes out — I cannot depend upon past experiences. I must seek God afresh. The I must add fuel—pile on new truth search the Scriptures, feed my soul. The blasts of hell will blow out the flame if I don't guard the fire in my own heart!"

2. The Shepherd's Prayer.

Speaking on the leading of uninstructed souls into the higher life, he said:

"You must warm a man gradually! Get down to his temperature. If you try to bring a frozen man too quickly to the fire, you may ruin him or cripple him for l i fe."

Brengle's own prayer, offered especially when persons were slow to respond to the call to higher things and when he was tempted to deliver an ultimatum, was "Lord, help me not to be impatient with Thy sheep! They may be diseased and wilful and wayward, but help me to remember they are not wolves. Help me to feed, not club, Thy sheep!"

EUROPE'S UNEVANGELISED MILLIONS

Mr . James Stewart, who travelled as an itinerant Evangelist in almost every country in Europe, speaking at the Keswick Convention, England, gave same striking facts.

The population of Europe is 550,000,000. O f these, 220,000,000 are Roman Catholics, 120,000,000 Greek Catholics, 10,000,000 are Jews, and 6,000,000 Moslems.

Debrecan, the Geneva of Hungary, was the only predominant Protestant City in the heart of Central and Eastern Europe.

Mr . Stewart had discovered that there was an average of only one hundred believers to every million of Europe's population and only 12 workers to every two million precious souls. Thousands were flocking to hear the Gospel and it was his privilege to reach as many as ten to twelve thousand a day.

In the past four years he had received over 5,000 letters from men and women who had received Christ as Saviour, many of whom had never before heard the Gospel.

Not only have the Chinese Christians formed a Chinese Home Missionary Society, but in 1930 the Chinese Foreign Missionary Society was inaugurated, and since then 21 Missionaries have been sent out to preach the Gospel to Borneo, to the Philippine Islands and other places.

Abor ig ina l S u n d a y continued from page 1 1 W e circularised all the ministers whom we knew

had some interest in our work and on that day many made public mention of the Aborigines in their prayers. W e also observed ourselves January 26 as a day of prayer and a number of us met in the Ashfield Tebernacie and spent the whole day in prayer for the evangelisation of our Native race.

Prayer is needed more than ever before that the Holy Spirit energised gospel may be preached to every Aboriginal of Australia. This is our business for the King!

Temperatures soared on many of our inland stations during the recent heat wave—Boggabilla registered as high as 119 degrees, and for a week it ranged between 109 degrees and 113 degrees, while Mr. and Mrs Robbins were on the road visiting their outstations .

Storms swept Cherbourg the Sunday night of Mr and Mrs. Demlin's farewell but did no damage, but on the previous Saturday night; some huts were blown down, roofs lifted and part of a building caved in, glass doors were smashed, but only one person was hurt, and that by flying iron. W e

thank God for protecting our Church building. Iron purchased for the Kindergarten room and left under the Church was blown down but not buckled.

Shortage of water in several places has been a great tr ial, but in extremities rain came in answer to prayer.


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The Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia Headquarters: 242 PITT STREET. SYDNEY, N.S.W., AUSTRALIA

FIELD COUNCIL Director, Mrs. Long; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. B. T. Harris; Messrs. E. Buckley W A Long and T THOMAS MISSES Acland, M. Campbell, M. Shankelton. Buckley, W. A . LONG and I. Thomas. Misses 1C

F E D E R A L A D V I S O R Y COUNCIL, S Y D N E Y , N.S.W.—Meets 1 s t M o n d a y o f e a c h m o n t h . President,, The Director; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. W. K. Cormack, W. E. Porter, M.A Hon Secretary Mr R A HIND Hon. Treasurer. Mr. A. L. Perry; Rev A. L. Leeder: Messrs. J. 8 . Cousin, N. M Leeder BA H a r w a r d B. J. Henderson, W. D. Smith, G. Blacket, Mrs. Small and Miss Spencer. Harward,

Hon. Medical Adviser Dr. A. M. Mcintosh, Q U E E N S L A N D A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L M e e t s 4 t h M o n d a y o f e a c h m o n t h

President, Mr. B. H. Lovelock; Vice-Presidents, Mr. B. Wilson and Mr. H. H Riddel- Hon Secretary MR G. E Nundah, N.E.3, -Phone: M 6708: Hon. Treasurer. Mr. A. L. Evans; Mrs H B Lovelock Mrs H Riddell Mr C Henley Underwood, Mrs. Lean, Sister Grace, Mrs. T h o w . ' lMveloct- M r s - H - Riddell, Mr. C. Henley, M i a

V I C T O R I A N A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L . — M e e t s 3 r d M o n d a y o f e a c h m o n t h . P r e s e n t , Mr. N. L. Nankervis; Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. W. Robinson, 52 Price St., Essendon. W.5; Hon Asst Sec Mr T Na.1i. T?«-Treasurer and Parcel Agent. Mr. N. L. Nan ervis. 232 Flinders L a n e , Melbourne, C.I.; Messrs S P B ^ j h r t i m 1 1 . Fawckner, Misses Tootell and V. Robinson and Rev. Jas. McBride. saessrs. B. P. Waddlngham. L. * . Butt ,

Jaen. Medical Adviser. Dr. Ray Pennington, TASMANIAN ADVISORY COUNCIL.

President, Rev. J. C. Salter: Hon. Secretary, Mrs. H. Weymouth, 4 Summerhill Rd., West Hobart; Hon Treasurer Ml . , T WEYMOUTH: Messrs. Procter, B. Walker, E. Hart, Mrs. Hall, Misses L. Weatherhead, P. Barnes, P. Pooley. "Treasurer. Miss L. Weymouth:

AUXILIARIES AND THEIR HONORARY SECRETARDES. QUEENSLAND:

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Y O To n owmg m s n w M o T e m e n t : M l s s s - W o o a " s . Elizabeth Street.

Y ° D e n a | o n ! e n N S E ^ O T e m e n t : M r " W ' K T u r n e r ' S c o t t S t r e r t -Toowoomba: Miss Lamont. 11 Grenier street Kulgun-Kalbar: Mrs. B. J. Huth, Kulgun r r ™ T S h ? I S i . R e » I" H o h n k c - 1 8 3 Bundock Street. West End. Ipswich: Miss E. Sweatman. Booval Road. Booval

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NEW SOUTH WALES: Sydney Ladles' Auxiliary: Mrs. E. S. Tunks, Bower Street,

Manly. 'Phone: XU 3130. Young Women's Movement: Miss M. Graham. A.I.M. Office,

242 Pitt Street, Sydney. Young Men's Movement: Mr. R. Pope, A.I.M. Office, 242 Pitt

Street, Sydney. Newcastle: Mrs. W. Brown, 14 Roslyn Avenue, Islington.

VICTORIA: Melbourne Ladies' Auxiliary: Mrs. R . E l l i s . 371 Moreland

Road, Coburg West, N.13. 'Phone: PW 8518. Young Women's Movement: Miss J. Cahill, 50 Clauscen

Street, North Fitzroy. Young Men's Movement: Mr. W. Bansgrove, 31 Hotham

Street, Sth. Preston, N.18. Ballarat: Mr. J. E. A. Thomas. Smythes Road. Geelong W.: Mrs. E. Butt, 144 Hope Street.

OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES. ORE AT BRITAIN:

Mr. W. Barrett, 23 The Dale, Sheffield, 8. __ Man: Miss D. Cubbon, Awyn Beg, Ballafesson, Port Mr E. C Long, c /o Moody" Bible Institute. 153 Institute

Erin. Place, Chicago, HI.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

A M O N G OUR NORMANTON DARK FOLK I arrived in Normanton on the 9th Apr i l , 1939,

after a fairly eventful journey across from Herberton.

In the rush and hurry someone picked up one of my ports and I their's, they being both very much alike. The young lady was well on her way to Karumba in the boat before the mistake was discovered, and it created much inconvenience for a few days.

It was a great joy to see Mr Thomas for a few hours before his departure and to be welcomed by dear old Jiboom and Nipper.

The school work became very interesting indeed and amusing at times. It was great to see how these litt le ones were progressing.

It was always a joy to visit the hospital and I believe much fruit will be seen in future days as a result of this ministry. What a joy it was to be with old Tommy Sherrin towards his last hours and to hear him say he was trusting the Lord and praying to Him. It was great too to hear some of the old

folk say "We have been waiting for you to read God's Word and pray for us. We just count the the time between each visit.' How they love their Missionary's visit and what a joy it is to be with them

There were never too many at the River camp, but we know that where two or three are gathered together the Lord is there and though it seemed a hard camp I believe even there the Lord is working to His Glory. The Ridge and Inverleigh camps had greater numbers of people in them and to see the bright shiny faces of the dark Christians there did one good.

My mind goes back at this time to the final Thursday afternoon meeting at Inverleigh Camp, when Lily came out after the meeting and said she wished to trust the Lord as Saviour of her l i fe. I trust and pray that she may go on from strength to strength in the Lord.

I would here like to pay a tribute to the local protector who showed much sympathy and courtesy all through my stay there.—Ken Colley.

Published by the Aborigine*' Inland Mission of Austral ia N.S.W. TeL:

and Printed by H. C. Gowans , 386 Sussex S t , Sydney* M2280.


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A.I.M. FIELD DIRECTORY HEADQUARTERS, SYDNEY. N.S.W., AUSTRALIA.

Director: Mrs. Retta Long, 63 Johnson Street. Chatswood. 'Phone: JA 5633. Memorial Van. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lour. C/o 62 Johnson St., Chatswood. Miss M. Acland. Hudson Street, Lewisham. Mr. and Mrs B. T Harris, 371 Mowbray Road. Chatswood. Mr. and Mr,. G. Blacket. Victorian Deputationists—Mr. and Mrs. John Leitch, 96

Fletcher Street, Auburn, E.3- Victoria. ABORIGINAL CITY MISSION WORK. SYDNEY: Miss M. Acland, 6 Hudson Street. Lewisham. and T.M.M.

MELBOURNE: Mr, R. Suit, 371 Moreland Road, Coburg West H i s Vic 'Phone FW 8518l.

B R I S B A N E (Myora and Dunwich): Mrs. Thow and Mrs. McPhail. Mr. Sara Wilson, Travelling Native Evangelist, C/o A.I .M. Office

NEW SOUTH WALES. KARUAH (Port Stephens) , Soldiers Pt.:

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dates, Native Workers. Mr, W. Brown, 14 Roslyn Avenue, Islington. PINDIMAR (Port Stephens): Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Collins, Pindimar. Mr. and Mrs. J. Demlin (Native Workers). SINGLETON, Maitland. Aberdeen: Miss N . Bagnall, Dunolly. Singleton. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller Native Worksers.

KATOOMBA: Mr. D. Tubb, 'Narara," Lurline Street, Katoomba.

WALCHA (New England), Woolbrook, Nowendoc, Niangala, Ingaiba, Kentucky Creek, Uralla:

Mrs. F. Munro (Native Worker). LONG GULLY (Tingha). Bundarra, Ashford, Strathbogie, Armidale:

Mrs. Ella Blair, Mr. Peter Cross, Mr. Fred Barber (Native Workers). TABULAM CASINO: Mallanganee, Pretty Gully: FINGAL HEAD (Tweed Heads), Eukrabah. D r y d o c ,

Cudgen. Cobaki Road: Miss A. Peterson, Mr. W. Slatter, Fingal Head, Tweed River.

Miss. J. Paulson, Native Worker, Billinudgrl: Mr. L. Browning (Native Worker).

MORE*. Terry-Hie-Hie Miss F. A b b o t t , A . I . M . : E a s t M o r e e ( o n l e a v e ) : BOGGABILLA, Neeworra: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Robbins. A.I.M.. Boggabilla.

M r . e n d M r s . John K n o x ( N a t i v e W o r k e r s ) .

WALGETT (Gingie Reserve). Wee Waa, Narrabri, Quambone: Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Flood. A.I.M., Walgett. BREWARRINA (Culgoa River), Wellmoringle, Goodooga, Bourke, Dennawan. Mr. and Mrs. D. Ferguson (Native Workers).

COWRA, GOOLAGONG: The Rocks, Noonbinna: Mr i f Wilson, Brougham St.

Mr. Buchanan. Mr. J. Simpson (Native Worker). Mr and Mrs Linsay Grant (Native Workers . BULGANDRAMINE. Warren, Narromine, Peak Hill. Dandaloo: Miss M. Campbell and Miss Law, Bulgandramine, via Tomingley. Mr. mmd Mr: B—matt, Euchie St., Peak Hill.

PILLIGA: Mr. and Mrs. W. Naden (Native Workers).

DUBBO. TALBRAGAR:

Miss J. Procter, 90 Burke Street, North Dubbo. (On furlough

CONDOBOLIN, Euabolong, Narrandera:

Mr. G. Barlow, Mr and Mrs. O. Grant (Native Worker*).

(Darling River), Wilcannia. W M i s s F . M . B e a s l e y , Miss B . Wilson, A . I . M . , Menindee,

YASS, Pudman, Brungle: Miss Ginger, Meehan Street, Yass. Mr. and Mr,. J. C. Arnstrong, Yass; Mr. mud Mr,. A. S. Southwell, Pudman. DARLINGTON POINT (Murrumbidgee River):

Mr. J . Swift, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Cormier (Native Workers). MOONAH CULLAH (Edwards R i v e n . Barham:

M i s s J. F i r m i n . Miss F. Lawtey, Moonah Cullah, via Deniliquin.

BALRANALD (Murrumbidgee River), Moulamein, Canally, Stoney Crossing, (N.S.W.), Spewa. Mystle Park.

Lake Boga ( V i c ) : Miss W. Ayling, A.I.M., Balranald. N.S.W. Mr. and Mr,. L. Macnaughton, "The Doon," Lake Boga (Via.) CUMMERAGUNJA and Barmah (Murray River):

M i s s C. P r e s n e l l , on furlough. Miss E. Coulter, Miss L. Waite

Barmah, via Picola. Victoria. Mrs. C. Muir, Mr. J. Heland (Native Workers).

QUEENSLAND. BEAUDESERT: Mr, mmd Mi,, Forbes MITCHELL, Augathelia. St. George, Bollon, Dirrinbandi. Charleville:

Miss A. Irons. Mitchell. Miss Doris Currie. Mrs. Jukes, Mitchel l . CUNNAMULLA, Tinnenburra: CHERBOURG (Government Sett lement): Miss M. Shankelton, Miss A. Cavanagh, Box 9, Murgon. Mr. and Mr,. N. Smyth, Murgon.

Native Workers: Mrs. L. Kina. Mr. W. McKenzie, Mrs. T, Collins. Mr. and Mrs. W. Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley. GAYNDAH, Ban Ban Springs, Eidsvold. Hawkwood Camboon: Mr. Rose, Mr. Davison. Mrs. A. Scott (P ia lba ) , WOORABINDA (Government Sett lement) . Baralaba. Springsure: Mr. and Mrs. K. Bowen, Mr. L. Watson, Perch Creek, via-Duaringa. ROCKHAMPTON: Miss W. Wells. Park Avenue, Norm Rockhampton. PALM ISLAND (Government Settlement), Phantom la.: Mr. and Mrs. E. Buckley. A.I.M. Private Mall Bag, Is via Townsville. Native Workers: Dan Kyle (Native Pastor), Lena Kyle. w . Corbitt, P. Ross, M. Free.

C A I R N S & D I S T R I C T & COOKTOWN ( V A C A N T . )

HERBERTON. Atherton. Mareeba. Milanda: M r . K . Col ley , A . I . M . , H e r b e r t o n . RAVENSHOE. Millaa Millaa, Chillagoe, Evelyn: MT. L. Dalves, Ravenshoe. NORMANTON (The Gulf), Croydon, Gregory:

Mr. and M r s . H . W e y m o u t h , Nipper (Native Worker).

NORTHERN TERRITORY. Memorial Van. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Long. DARWIN, Adelaide River Katherine:

Mr. and M r s . G . W . T a y l o r , B o x 69: D a r w i n . Harry Foster. Native Worker.

TENNANT CREEK, Banka Banka, Alroy, Powel's Creak Rockhampton Downs: Mr. and Mrs. c . I,. Weston, Aborigines' Inland Mission,

Tennant Creek (on furlough). BIRDUM, Newcastle Waters:

Note: Missionaries in heavy type, Associate workers in Italics

Accepted for Service: Miss Ricketts.

On Furlough: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas,

On Leave: Miss Sutton, Miss Lawson, Mrs. Whitridge, Snpernomararles: Miss A Monks, Miss E. Barker, Miss M. I

Crebbin. Muss Bailey,


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