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OUR AIM

Vol. XL., No. 12 16th AUGUST, 1947

A Monthly Record of the Aborigines Inland Mission

of Australia

242 Pitt St.. Sydney. Australia

Edited by Mrs. E. Long

Annual Subscription, 2/6

CONTENTS :

General News _... editorial Children's Page.... Harvest Field For Our Workers

Our Auxiliaries ....

Fie ld Directory . .

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God s Own Right Way . . , "He led them forth by the right way." Ps. 107:7

"As for God, His way is perfect." Ps. 18:30.

God always has His own Right Way When our way seemeth blocked;

Just for some smalt "back-door" we pray, Then find His Hand unlocked

The "royal gates" that open where We never dreamed of in our prayer!

God always has Another Way To meet our earthly need;

The very ravens as they stray His sovereign word must heed.

And our "last handful ere we die" Becomes God's bountiful supply.

God always has His Better Way— We ask Him to remove

Some thorn, and He doth answer "Nay, My grace sufficient prove;"

We in His wisdom's choice may rest, Whose way is better than our best.

God always has His Perfect Way For His own children dear;

Go meet thy trials day by day, With trust and not with fear,

And thou shalt sing glad songs of praise For all the wonders of His ways.

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2 OUR AIM, ' August 16, 1947

General News REV G. McLaren, of Noone St. Mission. President of the Vic

torian A.I.M Advisory Council, h a s undertaken the Parcel Agency in Melbourne.

Mr. Lynne, of the N.S.W. Bush Mission recently visited our Condobolin, Missionaries. He showed his feltograph picture on. the Brazen Serpent to our people a t an evening meeting in the AIM Church.

T h e purchase of the house at Newcast le Waters, Northern Territory., occupied by our Missionaries for some time at a monthly rental, has been effected and this house is now A.I.M, property,

The Balranald church building shif ted from its blocks in re. c e n t strong gales, and Miss Ayling* h a s had to employ a builder to renew the foundation blocks and. to build up the earth with stone and soil. By much prayer on her part and faith in the Lord , in wind and rain the work w a s completed.

The Aeroplane Committee is reads to give lantern talks around Sydney on the work in the Northern Territory and the Airoplane Project they repres e n t . Mr. B. J. Harvey, the Committee's Secretary, was associa t e d with us in the work during the war years in the Territory. His address is: A.I.M. Office, 242 Pitt Street, Sydney.

DEPUTATION WORK Rev. E. C. Long completed a

month's meetings in Sydney and suburbs and a subsequent fort-night in Newcastle. Mr. and Mrs. Longg are now occupied in Southern. 'Queensland for the month of August, which includes the

Brisbane Annual Meetings on August 5. Warwick, Marybor

ough, Bundaberg and Kalbar and places in between are compassed in the programme arranged by Mr. G. E. Lean, Brisbane Secty.

BRISBANE ANNUAL MEETING At 6 p.m. on August 5 at Ann

St. Presbyterian Hall, about 50 interested friends sat down to a basket tea made ready by the ladies from the Auxiliary. Mrs. E. C. Long was first speaker at the tea-table session. The needs of Northern Territory were especially made known. Mr. W. R. Robbins then told of the giving of the people at Fingal to Missionary work.

Rev. E. C. Long was ready with his lantern at 7.30 and slides and then moving pictures were shown of Palm Is., Woorabinda, Cherbourg and Darlington Pt., which were greatly appreciated by all.

Our Annual Meeting commenced half an hour later, with Pastor J. Leitch as Chairman, Mr. V. Pattemore, a new missionary amongst us, gave a stirring testimony.

The Secretary read the Annual Reports and passed on greetings from the Director and Federal Council, followed by remarks by the chairman. A solo, "Have I done my best for Jesus," by Mrs. Long was sweetly sung.

Mr. Long, who is having deputation meetings in our city, was speaker for the evening. He gave a most helpful resume of the work, especially mentioning the Training College, the Aeroplane Project and the Northern Territory. —M. Lean.

DEATH: On Friday, July 11, 1947, in the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Amy V. Irons, Missionary of the A.I.M., departed to be with Christ; aged 60 years.

Siftings Our Lord does not say, Be it

according to your funds, but, Be it unto you according to your faith.

If our needs compel us to pray, we must not forget to praise.

In every day's deliverance, Our Jesus we discover

'Tis He, 'Tis He That smote the sea

And led us safely over.

The place of the Red Sea is a place of despair or of a new discovery of God.

God's provision implies His prevision. We believe the Lord will provide because He has provided or foreseen.

In a conflict of loyalties, obey Jesus Christ at all costs.

In the history of God's work, you will nearly always find that it started from the obscure, the unknown, the ignored, but with the steadfastly true to Jesus Christ.

We have not to ask whether the task is compassable, but only whether it is commanded. If the Master's call is clear, we shall find that, either on the sea like Peter, or through the sea like Israel, we are somehow able to go forward.

ANON. DONATIONS The following Anonymous

Donations have been gratefully received: £5 for the Aeroplane Fund, 'Isaiah 43:19; 10/- from "A Friend" for the General Fund; 5/ - each week for the General Fund.


"OUR AIM"—August 16, 1947 3

Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia Director: MRS. LONG; Hon. Sec.: MISS F. M. SWANE; Hon. Gen. Treas.: Pastor A. L. PERRY, J * .

Our Motto:

OUR GOD IS ABLE

The Aborigines Inland Mission has for its object tile evsimrt—Hun ef the Aboriginal and half caste people of Australia. It seeks *e earry out the Lord's command, "Go ye therefore and teach all mil t i t— . . . Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have •oat-manded you." Matt. 28:18-20, with the establishment of an indigenous Church and Native Ministry ever in view,

is interdenominational in character. Membership is based ea Absolute faith in the Deity of the three Persons of the Godhead, Absolute belief in the inspiration and authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures and Absolute faith in the power of God to meet every need of His servants and His work.

The Mission is supported by the unselieited freewill offerings of the Lord's people given in answer to prayer.

It

What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits?

T H E S E words are uppermost in my mind as I write. On the 1st of this month we com

pleted 42 years of service for the Lord as a band of workers for Him amongst our Aborigines.

We could never sum up all we owe Him for all His love and faithfulness throughout these years. Our mercies, our guidance, our trials, our deliverances, our provision, our opportunities —they have been beyond calculation. He has been our help and shield in all circumstances in which we have had to call upon His power and draw upon His resources.

Then, before our last issue reached your hands, I arrived home again after five weeks' journeyings by 'plane and truck, and I can say of those weeks, "His mercy crowned my days." DURING my visit to each place, I gathered a

long list of needs from our Missionaries for their work, some very large items and some small. Looking over my list, I find that 16 of these have been supplied, some of them before I reached home. These are material needs.

Another, which has been long in our prayers— the need of a married couple to be employed for outdoor and indoor work with remuneration —has been met, and the application of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bentley, of Emu Park, near Rockhampton, has been accepted, and at the end of August they expect to leave, D.V., with their family for Darwin .

Another Missionary will be added to our Northern Territory staff in September, God willing. Mr. Wesley Caddy, our Dubbo Missionary, is being transferred and expects to be married

to Miss Ethel Cash and together they will work for the Lord in the NT. portion of our field.

YET another joy is ours, for the long prayed ror Mens Department of our Native Workers

Training College is now in view. A suitable married couple have applied for entry as Missionaries to take charge of the training of the young Aboriginal men candidates, and with themselves they are ready to place their home at the Lord's disposal for the purpose. We ask prayer for this fresh undertaking.

Another peculiar joy came to us in the receipt of the first donation for this Men's Department. It has come from Darlington Pt Native Church —£1 from the Church and £1 from the A.A.M.M. PRECIOUS in the sight of the Lord is the

death of his saints. Because of His death for His Saints, the death of His saints is precious to Him and also to His Church. He glorifies Himself and He glorifies them in the hour of departure, having removed all fear and the sting in a believer's death. Such are our thoughts as we think of dear ones taken away from us this month.

I cannot but praise God for the blessed privilege of seeing the triumph of our Missionary, Miss Irons in her death. Then on the first day of August another "sister beloved" entered into rest and joined the saints in glory—Miss L. Fus-sell, whose ministry for the Lord was a very blessed one in North Sydney. Her interest in all Missionary service and in our own work was always something we could ever count upon.

We give thanks, then, for one from the ''home-base" and one from the field who have met at their Master's feet to glorify Him forever.


4 "OUR AIM"—August 16, 1947

THE DIRECTOR CONTINUES THE NORTHERN TERRITORY TOUR We

June Shankelton accompanying; me, ana drove through Adelaide River, an early outpost, and Fine Creek, where our Missionaries worked before the war, and came to Katherine where we met our Native Worker Tyrell and other men working at the experimental farm. We went out to where our people are camped, and had a happy time with them.

To be introduced as Mi. Long's mother brought smiles and friendliness, for it was the scene of his and his wife's labours where a Native Church had functioned before the war. and to which they returned to gather it together again before they left for their furlough at the end of last year.

We visited half-caste families in town whom we had met as evacuees at Saints, and then in a God-timed way we met the Manager of Marranboy Settlement who invited us out for the night. An eventful drive through the bush brought us there at midnight. The next morning' we enjoyed meeting- all the people, many from Mataranka where Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were at work when the war broke out, and also some from Katherine. It was hard to tear ourselves away, knowing- how much the Manager and his wife and the people desired us to remain. We trust we will soon have Missionaries resident amongst these people.

NEWCASTLE WATERS A warm welcome was accorded us when we

reached Newcastle Waters at breakfast time on June 27. It was good to see my son Arnold and his wife and my little grandson Leonard, as well as Mr. John Quinn, and we all had a happy few days together.

Mr. Quinn had worked hard on his garden and had a lovely lot of vegetables ready for the table. He also had gathered part of our herd of Mission goats together again, and we had a milk supply. He killed and dressed a goat, and it was enjoyed as "tender lamb;" we enjoyed too the roast beef supplied to the Mission House from the local cattle-station. Ths baker who lives two doors away makes bread for the little town of 10 houses at a charge of 1/- per 21b. loaf, and the one store supplies most of the other necessities of life, including tinned butter.

The little church building on the rise, about

wnicn we nau uccii waning. !\ow tne house ivir. ijuuni meets nis scnoiars there every morning tor scnooi, ana tne older people at week-mgnt meetings ana sunaay services, .ur. Quinn s horary shelves with tneir choice books was a source oi interest to us.

We had a little conference of the 6 of us on the work, and prayer together regarding several Northern Territory matters. The next day some of us took Miss Shankelton up the road (80 miles) to Daly Waters to catch the plane for Darwin, and the next day Messrs. Stretton and Qum.. went down to Phillip Creek to tow the small Chev, truck up to Newcastle Waters.

The day following I bade goodbye to my own folks and travelled on south. While at Newcastle Waters, the permit to purchase the home occupied as a Mission House came to hand, for which we hah been waiting. Now the ho is our property and we have a permanent place of residence for our Missionaries in an excellent centre for reaching out East and West to the regions beyond. The road to Wave Hill and Victoria River Downs passes the Mission House gate, and roads lead out also to the East, where our people are to be found on Cattle Stations. PHILLIP CREEK

I left Newcastle Waters at 12.15 on the huge mail-car and a run of 18 miles brought me to Elliott, a prospective Northern Territory town, Here we had dinner and I changed over to the passenger truck, which is spacious and airy.

We called in to Banka Banka Station for afternoon tea at about 4 p.m., and just after 5.30 drew up at the Phillip Creek turn-off, where Mr. Thomas and a lorry-load of chattering laughing boys and girls bade me welcome. This meeting and greeting was of much interest to the other passengers, one of whom jumped off and photographed us.

Two miles in from the road we passed "the bore" and another mile brought us to the Mission House and other buildings. Mr. Stretton and Mr. Quinn had arrived the night before and were domiciled with Mr. Colley, and the three men had a splendid time of fellowship.

Mrs. Thomas had prepared a place for me, and her thought for my comfort added a further weight to her welcome to the Mision House.

Friday was "ration day." It was a pleasing sight to see the women coming in from their

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'OUR AIM"—August 16, 1947 5

Two Boys and a . . . Goanna 1

' OUR PAGE FOR

YOUNG PEOPLE

Among many other things regarded as sport, "hunt ing" is counted one of the favourites at Woorabinda.

The two boys in our picture, Joseph Brown and Herbert Mc

Lean, wandered into the bush to bring destruction to their prey. After walking for some time, they sighted a large goanna, which almost got the bet ter of them by running up a tree.

The boys, who were armed with sticks and nothing else, tried to capture wha t was to be a good meal for them—Joseph stood guard a t t h e foot of the tree while Herbert came up to the Mission House (about a mile away) to borrow a tomahawk for the 'ki l l ."

Some t ime afterwards the boys came to the Mission House with their evening meal, and later I learned t h a t the tomahawk was used just to chop the branch down on which the goanna was resting, and not to kill t he reptile, for they did t h a t with their

THE S.S. EXAMINATION

AT NARRANDERA

After several weeks of diligent coaching on my part and a keen interest in the Examination lessons on the par t of our girls, the Exam, day arrived—and what a cold, wintry day it was!

Their enthusiasm carried the students through, but by the time the last lines were written they were beginning to shiver with t h e cold.

Our friend, Mrs. Pattinson, a s sisted in supervising the Exam., and also with the provisions for our afternoon tea party, to which all did justice. At least some of the cold must have been driven out, because nothing was left on the tables.

I t was good to see all lending a hand with the clearing away sticks.—Ken Milgate.

t he improvised tables, etc., and very soon the church was

Dennison, who is still hale and put in order for the services on hearty a t 92 years of age. Mr. Sunday.—B. Clough.

BOGGABILLA BOYS REWARDED!

To honour the Lord's Day, two Boggabilla lads omitted to examine their rabbit t raps one Sunday evening. The following day they found rabbits in 13 out of 15 t raps . "To h im tha t soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward" (Proverbs 11:18).

—Catherine Watson.

REMARKABLY ACTIVE OLD MAN

When on a visit recently to the same Centre (Boggabilla) the Director heard a very inter-

Watson has sent t h e following j facts about him and also the

MELBOURNE ANNUAL story—

Mr. Charlie Dennison con-stantly rides a horse and is still The Melbourne Annual Meet-droving, and can still swim the Mclntyre River which bounds one side of the Reserve and is also the boundary between New South Wales and Queensland. He swam the river recently for a wild bees' nest.

day, September 13, in the Lect u r e Hall of Collins St. Baptist Church.

The Ladies' Auxiliary have chosen Mrs. G. F. Dyson to pre

s i d e in the afternoon, and the This is the story: He had been Chairman of the evening session

overpaid £12/10/- for droving Edmunds, MLA. and informed the Manager I R e v a n d M r s E- C. Long will

esting little story which reflects Later he gave him the money, >conduct the interval meeting, great credit upon a dear old very carefully wrapped, for re- The Director, Mrs. R. Long, Aboriginal m a n there named turn to the owner. ? and others will give addresses.



The Harvest Field NORTHERN TERRITORY

GREATER OPPORTUNITIES AT BERRIMAH We praise our Heavenly Father that He has

opened the way for us to visit the dark folk in residence at Qantas Airways, which is just over half a mile from here. We visit these people on a Saturday evening, about an hour before sunset and just as they are finishing their supper, and then we have a service with them. A service is new to most of them, so we are teaching them hymns and choruses and give a simple message, using a Bible picture. The picture roll was the means of gathering them together for the first meeting.

Our mission house at Berrimah, the school room and the table at our meeting-place are always bright with flowers given by the people here. The day before our Director paid her first visit to Berrimah one old man, Peter, walked oat to the billabong about one mile away, and brought us a beautiful big bunch of water-lilies. It was such a pleasant surprise. Then just recently Peter was up here at the mission house, and as he looked around at the ground he said, "good ground here, I come up and dig and make garden;" and now Peter has commenced to make a garden for us. He loves gardening and has a nice garden at his house and has already given us some plants.

We praise the Lord for the keenness of the children; they are now nearly always ready and waiting to come to the meetings and services. It is a joy to notice how some are bringing older folk along to the services. We have been praying that some would come who have not been before and we thank our Heavenly Father that He is answering our prayers.— A. Clark.

FELLOWSHIP AT PHILLIP CREEK

Last Wednesday night, after the mid-week service when we were thinking of settling down for the night, we heard the sound of a truck coming along our road. We wondered whoever it could be, and had the joyful surprise of welcoming our Missionaries, Mr. Stretton, from Darwin, and Mr. Quinn, from Newcastle Waters.

We had been awaiting the arrival of our Director, Mrs. Long, and she followed the next day. What a happy time of fellowship for all

concerned! My household has been a regular boarding

house—I had the poor visiting men Missionaries working very hard at the dish-washing and with the broom—it seemed hard, but we were a very happy and contented bunch, and I missed them when they left for the North again.

We were very glad to have our Director give the messages at different meetings; it was a joy to see the men roll up for their meeting so well— they listened so attentively to the stories that she told, and I personally was very uplifted. Then on the Sunday, while Mr. Thomas took Mrs. Long to see the camp, I conducted open Sunday School. I was surprised to see at least 20 of the women come in, and it was good to let them have yet another opportunity to hear the Word. I do pray that many of these dear souls will yet walk in His Light.

While I conducted open Sunday School with the older scholars, Mrs. Thomas had the usual Kindergarten Class, which they all enjoy.

The Flannel-board talks continue to interest the folk. Last Wednesday night I showed the story of Noah, which was of great interest. The only disappointment was that there were no kangaroos among the animals. I just wondered what they would have looked like in Noah's day.

—Ken Colley.

DELISSAVILLE

"Is not the Lord gone out before thee?" Judges 4.14.

With the great Captain of our Salvation ever going before us, preparing the way and the hearts of the people to whom we have been sent to receive His message, surely we are encouraged to serve Him with our whole heart.

It has been very heartening to me the past few weeks to see more of the men folk coming to the services. They, together with the child-


ren and a few young women, truly make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

The children are looking well after their holiday in the bush and on the beach, but all are very anxious for school to commence again. In the meantime, the girls and young women have been busily employed making dresses for themselves. They have kept me busy morning and afternoon, but soon we will be rewarded by seeing the finished articles. We are hoping that some of the older women, who have looked on from a distance, will also come for help in this way and thus give us a point of contact with them.

—E. Cash

NORTH QUEENSLAND

NORMANTON

We have had a very full month when our hands and feet have been kept busy.

As mentioned in last issue, we welcomed Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Brand to Normanton once again. They came from the Methodist Inland Mission at Cloncurry, on patrol through here to Mitchell River.

On his return to Cloncurry, Mr. Brand took with him three of our children who are to have 6 weeks' holiday at Townsville, which has been arranged by the Bush Children's Scheme. They were so excited when they left that there was no sign of a tear at parting. These 3 children have all been patients at the hospital, two of them being in for some months, so we do thank God for this grand opportunity for them.

More and more we realise the privilege and responsibility of the training of the little ones. Miss Fairfax has 4 extra pupils in school-children who have never been in school before, but they are doing well.

Brethren, pray for us! —Florence M. Rosan

PALM ISLAND

Palm Island's Annual Show and Exhibition of Arts and Crafts is being held in a day or so, and friends from far and near have gathered to view it. It is a pleasure to have as our guests Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett—school teachers from Woorabinda— who have come as the official representatives from that Settlement. They showed us much kindness there.

Mrs. Frank Kerr, of the Woorabinda Church and three »f the Cape Bedford friends have also

"OUR AIM"—August 16, 1947 7 come as delegates. An official "Welcome S B p -per" was extended to all the visitors.

Rev. and Mrs. W. Waters will be with us for the week-end, as a wedding has been arranged. We are greatly indebted to them for their c o - o p a m -tion in these matters.

Since our last report was written Miss Carten has gone from our midst to Darwin, and our people's prayer interest has deepened as a result .

Quite a number of the Sunday School children sat for the A.I.M. Annual Scripture Examination and we hope they did well.

As soon as this important feature of our year was over, Miss Spohn and I went to Townsville for a short rest We greatly enjoyed the time spent among our friends there and also m a n a g e d to reduce the pile of unanswered correspondence considerably.

During our absence the Native Workers and other Christians conducted the services very ably and were pleased to do it.

They give us ready assistance at all t imes At present we have with us Major Roberts-

Thomson as Bible Teacher and we are profiting; by the messages he gives to us from Gods Word.

—F. M. Beasley

NEW SOUTH WALES

OUR CITY MISSIONARY (SYDNEY) Praise the Lord for the opportunity of service

and for being able to stand for Him in these days. We have felt the power of the evil one . but we take courage and go forward, because we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord

Several hospitals and institutions where some of our people are were visited during the month and sick ones were visit d in their homes I have been able to distribute clothing, e t c , and all who were helped and visited were thankful and appreciative.

There have been two deaths—Mr. R. Lawrence, of Walcha, quite suddenly passed away whilst staying with his son. Our Missionary, Mr. K_ T. Harris, conducted the service at the graveside. Miss Mary Whitton died in Sydney Hospital—her death came as a shock to her loved ones.

Our numbers at Sunday School are keeping- up we are thankful to have the use of one of the rooms of the South Sydney Methodist Mission Hall for Sunday School.


8 "OUR AIM'—August 16, 1947 We are grateful for the open door in the home

of Mr. and Mrs. J. Munro, where we assemble on Sunday evenings, and where a band of women gather for their sewing meeting on Wednesday afternoons when the opportunity is taken to give a message from God's Word.

Pray on for this corner of the Vineyard—we are looking for showers of blessing. "Our God is Able." —M. Acland

NARRANDERA

I have been encouraged during the last 2 months by gifts and letters from various places with the assurance of continued prayer for the work at Narrandera. God answers prayer, so hold on in prayer that our people may come to a living faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Another encouragement came from one of our faithful women, who had been under a big operation and showed her gratitude to God by coming along to Service as soon as she was out of hospital.

I h a d the pleasure recently of going to the Narrandera 'drome to meet our Director on her way home from visiting our field in Northern Territory as her plane passed through to Sydney, and I was able to have a nice conversation with her —B. Clough.

CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE

News has come to us from our Director that our beloved sister and servant of the Lord, Miss AV Irons, who was our fellow-missionary here at Tingha, fell asleep in Jesus on July 11. We are thankful that our Director was able to visit

Irons on her return journey from Northern

Territory. The witness of our sister was exceptionally

bright for the Lord while in health, and in the midst of suffering, right up till the time of her translation. While we are saddened at the loss of God's servant, yet we sorrow not as those who have no hope—for we know that we shall meet again in the presence of our Lord and Master in the House of many mansions. Our prayerful sympathy goes out to the sorrowing relatives.

We have also been saddened this month by the loss of one of our bright little Christians, Thelma Blair, who died a day before her 14th birthday. Thelma was a daughter of Mrs. Fred Blair, who is a Native Worker on our Station. She was a sufferer from rheumatic fever, and had intense pain for about 3 weeks in Tingha Hospital. She was a regular S.S. scholar and a member of our J.C.E, and although of a quiet disposition she was a faithful witness for the Lord Jesus whom she loved.

Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the parents and members of the family in their great loss.

—G. Davey

DARLINGTON POINT

It was a pleasure to have the Rev. Mr. Waugh to conduct our evening meeting on the first Sunday in June, followed by the communion service.

It was Mr. Waugh's first touch with our people which he greatly enjoyed. He brought with him his own three children and his nephew; the latter delighted our people by giving an item on his musical instrument. Mr. Waugh's little girls and our little dark-skinned girls immediately became friends, and two little "five-year-olds"

Four times this year ''working-bees," 50 to 90 strong, from Maitland Rd. Baptist Church, Newcastle, have given their holiday and travelled 100 miles (50 miles each way) to do a variety of jobs, great and small, at the Native Workers' Training Colege, Singleton. The picture hows the last working-bee in front of the bus which conveyed them to the College.


"OUR AIM"—August 16, 1947 9 gazed long and lovingly into each other's faces.

Mr. Waugh's stirring message on the Second Coming of Christ made us realise very vividly that Jesus IS coming again.

Our helper, Mr. Tom Bell, has been very sick, and we have missed his gentle, unassuming "labour of love" at our little church. It is his joy always to c re for the lights and the opening and shutting of windows and doors, etc., and his testimony is, as with David of old, "I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness."

Leeton Visited. On June 18 I crossed to Leeton and met Miss

Clough, and together we visited Wattle Hill and had a meeting with the children. At night we attended the C.E. Rally at the Baptist Church, where it was a very great pleasure to meet and hear Mr. Haley, and to take part in the reforming of the Riverina C.E. District Union.

Our dear friend, Miss McKenzie, was our kind hostess for the night. —M. Campbell.

FINGAL HEAD We had the joy of sweet fellowship in Christ

with Major Roberts-Thomson, who arrived here on May 30 and took his departure for Cherbourg on June 11. He was our speaker at the Church Anniversary Services, and his messages of Scriptural expositions were enjoyed by young and older folks alike.

Our second student, Betty Browning, is now in training at the Native Workers' College, and she is delighted with her studies.

Mr. M. Pattemore, Missionary on Probation, arrived here on June 17th.

At the evening Church service yesterday 3 lovely 'Pictorial Bibles were presented to 3 of our girls—Amelia Rotumah received one for general conduct in the past year in Sunday School, and Norma Paulson and Doris Slabb, both 7 years of age, received the other Bibles because they have memorised over 50 difficult verses of Scripture. —W. R. Robbins

YELGUN We have had the abounding joy of seeing our

prayers answered concerning the opening of the A.I.M. Church services at Yelgun, where our brother Lemmick Browning resides. He is the Superintendent of the local Sunday School, at which about 30 children (both white and coloured) attend.

The hall used was built by local farmers to be

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used as a Day School as well as a Sunday School for Mr. Browning.

Major Roberts-Thomson and 5 of us journeyed by bus and train about 35 miles to Yelgun, then Mr. Browning drove us 2 miles to his farm for tea. The hall was packed, and the singing was most enthusiastic, Major Thomson being the speaker. Mr. Browning drove us home to Fingal after the meeting.

The Service is to be a monthly one to commence, and we are grateful to our dear brother Browning for his efforts and prayers for this good work. —W. R. Robbins

SORROW AT BOGGABILLA "The valley of the shadow of death" has been

a very real experience to us here during the past month, four families having been bereaved, and others are or have been very ill. We can praise God, though, that we have also proved that 'Thou art with me" and we can humbly thank the Lord for being used by Him to comfort the afflicted. May the sorrowing ones turn to Him who alone can comfort and sustain them.

We have a few faithful ones (mostly children) who have been very active lately in helping in a practical way. May the Lord use this service to bring fruit to His glory!

Mrs. Watson is away at present, engaged in itineration work in Moree and Mungindi. We are much in prayer that this will be greatly used of the Lord. "Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts."

—L. W. Watson

CONDOBOLIN We are pleased to welcome Miss G. Bailey, who

has come to relieve my sister who has gone on holidays.

On the 'great day" of the S.S. Examination the weather at Condobolin was bitterly cold, and some who knew the lessons well just seemed as if they could not answer the questions. Another distraction was the fact that a large van was expected to take away footballers. We all like to feel rewarded by good results, but the real

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10 "OUR AIM''—August 16, 1947

A WEEK OF OPPORTUNITY

"Race W e e k " in North Q u e e n s l a n d is an annual holiday period and gives the Missionaries an opportunity or contacting our dark-skinned people w h o are working on far out

For over a month before the actual "Race Week," we found a few new faces each week on the camp, then that very week every new day saw- its truckload of our people arrive from the various camps and stations around.

We were delighted to meet again some with whom we had had earlier contact. It was a joy to our hearts to find them all friendly and willing to come along to bear the gospel message.

Almost all the camp turned out to the Sunday morning service and to the special Wednesday afternoon service. One old man intrigued me very much with his unusual and effective method of gathering together all the folk—with boomerang in his hand, he walked around the huts summoning the occupants to put in their appearance—at least that is my interpretation of what he spoke in his native tongue, and I think I am right, for soon afterwards they would all approach our meeting group under a tree on the camp.

Evidently this man had a place of authority in tribal days, for he would then sit in front, next to us, and kept watch over them all. No one seemed to object, either!

As a special treat, we took Mr. Weston's folding organ to the

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cattle stations w h o come in to the centre lor the week. A recent Race W e e k at Cooktown gave our Missionaries welcome contacts there.

Wednesday service. One of the men carried it down, and another man made a special trip to carry it home for us. Miss Lacey undertook the playing of the hymns, much to the delight of our people.

Work is again running according to normal routine. There are still a few extra ones about and we have two new pupils for school. May the seed sown live in the hearts of the hearers and bear fruit unto Life Eternal.

—Lydia Foster.

A C. E. CONVENTION Miss Cavanagh and I were

able to attend the Broken Hill Christian Endeavour Convention on the 19th and 20th of last month, and take with us 3 of our girls from Menindee—Esther. Flora and Daisy.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Harvey very kindly opened their home to us; we do thank God for their hospitality and keen interest in the work of the A.I.M.

Our girls sang special hymns on the Saturday afternoon and twice on the Sunday. They were commended on the sweetness and clearness of their singing. They also represented Menindee in a combined J.C.E, item.

We thank God for the privilege of being able to attend these meetings and enjoy the fellowship of His people.

—Margaret Twist.

Native Workers' Training College

A Visitor's Impressions As our car drew near to the

College the sound of singing was heard—evidently the resident students were having a time of ' prayer, praise and profit"— Prayer for those of their own people out on the field, Praise to the Lord for His bountiful mercies, and Profit to their spiritual lives in the study of the Word of God.

A large building with a large outlook and a large responsibility upon all is, we think, a fitting description of the College, and those the Lord has placed in charge are conscious of the trust that has been laid upon them.

We were told of a number of alterations and renovations that have and are being done to the building, which reminded us of those in training for the service of the Lord, and that the Holy Spirit is making alterations and renovations in their lives to His glory—

Breathe on me, Breath of God, Fill me with life anew,

That I may live as Thou dost live, And do as Thou wouldst do. At the request of a young life

there to see the country from the highest point of the building (the tower), we were reminded of the greater vision of the need in distant parts of the field. A lantern was used to light the way over the difficult places in the little stairway leading to the tower ,and how true it is that we canot go forward in the field of service without the Light going before us. "Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet."

Our visit came to a close to the strains of prayer and praise in a Good-bye song by those who have a vision of the need of their own people. The Lord bless them!


RETURN TO NORTHERN TERRITORY

By W. Arnold Long

We are glad to be able to report having returned to the Northern Territory after a considerable period in New South Wales and Queensland. As some account of the time in Rockhampton has appeared in previous issues, I will continue from there.

A Visit to North Queensland.

It was our pleasure to spend several weeks in the home or Mrs. Long's sister ana her hus-oanu, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Muller, at Butcher s Creek, near rrialanda, north Queensland, belorc journeying the further stretch of approximately 1500 miles to Newcastle Waters.

Mr. Muller met us at Innisfail with his car and drove us out through Millaa Millaa and Ma-landa to Butchers Creek (63 miles). Although we were greeted by pouring rain at Innisfail, the weather cleared a little later and we were able to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.

Mr. and Mrs. Muller drove us to various places on the Tableland so that we saw more than we could otherwise have done of the marvels of God's creation in this really magnificent part of Australia. By means of the car also we were enabled to visit the Mission's old centres of Herberton and Ravenshoe, which are at present without a Missionary.

It was our pleasure to meet Mr. Delves, Associate Worker, who is carrying on at Ravenshoe and some of the dark people in these places. From Malanda we caught the train to Cairns, and saw something of the spectacular Barron Gorge, down which the rushing water is made to generate electric power by turning great turbines in its headlong course to the sea.

At Cairns we spent a night and part of two days. At the weekly Prayer Meeting, at the Baptist Church, Rev. W. Fletcher extended a very warm welcome and invited me to tell a little of this work of God. Here also I met an old friend of the Mission previously of Chatswood, N.S.W., Mrs. Ross, and Mr. and Mrs. Mergard, our Mission's Representatives.

Mr. Varadel, outgoing missionary of the U.F.M., was present also. It was a pleasure to have fellowship with him as he was about to leave for Papua. This also provided an illustration of the vastness of this continent. From Cairns to bis

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overseas station Mr. Varadel had a journey of 700 miles—about half the distance which we still had to travel to reach Newcastle Waters in Northern Territory.

At Townsville we met Rev. and Mrs. W. Waters, the A.I.M. Representatives, who have been so great a help with the work on Palm Island. About 27 hours more travelling by rail brought us to Mt Isa, where we had the unexpected pleasure of meeting six missionaries of the Methodist Inland Mission, including the Director, who had as sembled from widely scattered places, and by the kindness of Messrs. Griffith and Doust we were able to travel with them overland to Tennant Creek (430 miles).

At Tennant Creek Mr. Thomas met us and Grove us out to Phillip Creek where, through the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, we spent some days with them and Mr. Colley before completing the last stage of the journey by mail-coach to Newcastle Waters. Mr. Quinn, who received us here, accompanied me several days later to Larrimah, 140 miles north, where we found the old truck still intact and drove it back here.

There are many tasks ahead, but "Ebenezer" —'Hitherto hath the Lord helped us."

(Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Long, after a few weeks at Newcastle Waters, went on to Katherine to collect their goods and effect some work on their caravan which had been stored there. They hope to do some itinerary work in the remainder of the dry season.)



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Miss A. V. IRONS DEPARTS TO BE WITH CHRIST

In the early morning of Friday, July 11, our beloved sister, Miss Irons, fell asleep in Jesus after a protracted illness.

A few weeks ago Miss Irons, desiring to go to South Australia to her relatives, was taken from Newcastle Hospital, N.S.W., across by air to Adelaide, where she became an inmate of the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

The Director of the A.I.M., in planning to return via Adelaide from the Northern Territory, included a visit to Miss Irons and reached there in time to see her in her last hours. Mrs. Long spent some time en Thursday at Miss Irons's bedside. She writes:

"The dying face lit up as she saw me at her side, and with a smile she said, 'Praise the Lord, Oh, praise the Lord!' She tried to tell me her wishes regarding the disposal of some of her belongings, but could scarcely articulate. She said she knew she was at the end of her journey, the Lord having told her so, and I said 'You'll see Him face to face very soon.' 'Oh, what joy,' she replied.

"Then I repeated the 23rd Psalm and she tried to join in, and did so more clearly as we came to Yea, though I walk through the valley' . . . T will fear no evil' spoken strongly, and again the words, 'I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.' Then I prayed with her and I thought she had gone, but she roused again, and I repeated the verse, 'His for ever, only His, and she joined in the last two lines,

'But while God and I shall be I am His and He is mine.'

"She did not speak any more, and I kissed her goodbye and sat for a while, but she did not rouse again and I had to leave her as I was due at our special Auxiliary meeting. I rang at night, and again in the morning and heard she had slipped away at 5 a.m.

'So right to the end this dear child of God bore sweet bright testimony to her faith in her beloved Lord and uttered her praises to Him and entered into the joy of her Lord."

Miss Irons, who was a member of Brunswick St. Methodist Church, North Fitzroy, Victoria, joined the A.I.M, in middle life in 1936. After a few years' service on several Stations, she resigned from the Mission and returned to Melbourne and occupied positions in Christian work and secular employment.

Three years later she sought re-entry to the A.I.M, and gave another year of service. Her health began to fail, and early this year she collapsed. She was then our Missionary at Tingha, New South Wales, in association with Miss Davey and Miss Dennison.

Miss Irons gave of her best to the Lord and to the work amongst the people she loved. Her "best" was unceasing, praiseful witness for the Lord, and in personal work she led many precious souls to His feet.

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tamps—of of them, with almost every one of them wearing blue dresses of their own making to w h e n they had aimed little touches of con-iraMmg colour, six young women measured out the hour, tea and sugar, etc., as each woman presented her bag.

Senool followed and I went across to see our boys and girls at work—first the older ones, and then the smaller children, with Mr. Colley as teacher. In the afternoon, Mr. Thomas drove into town, 30 miles away. It was interesting to notice the improvements of this small city of the desert, Tennant Creek. The electric light installation is one of the legacies of military occupation, as well as a much improved hospital.

On the Saturday morning after some photographs had been taken, Mr. Stretton and Mr. Quinn left on their return journey to Newcastle Waters towing the little Chev, truck, which was laid up here, to put it in order for use in the Newcastle Waters work.

I attended the Men's Meeting held in Mr. Col-ley's home by him each Saturday night. The singing of 3 choruses and the whole of 2 hymns from memory was a good effort for the 8 men gathered. Mr. Colley asked me to give themes-sage, and I told them the story of Ted Nixon, an Aboriginal who served a life sentence for implication in a murder and came out of gaol an old man, and in hearing of God's great salvation accepted it. At the close of the meeting jam tarts made by Minnie, a cook at the Children's Homes, were much enjoyed by all of us, with a cup of tea added.

On Sunday morning the service was held in the school building, used also for a dining room for the 45 children in the Homes. It was a quiet time in which the children and people listened with much interest. In the afternoon Mr Thomas took me around to all the camps within a wide area—the women in two camping places, the young men in another and the old men in yet another.

At night a good number gathered again for a service, Mr. Colley leading it, while I gave the address. Mr. Thomas had conducted the morning service in which I was privileged to give the Word of Life.

On Monday Mr. Colley showed me his fine collection of flannelgraph and feltograph, and at night he came over to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas's

house and we reviewed the work at Tennant Creek, followed by an outpouring of prayer regarding all matters discussed.

On Tuesday morning I addressed the school children and in the afternoon went to town for my mail and to book my seats for the air journeys ahead.

That night, a poor woman who had been ill for a very long time died, and a messenger came for Mr. Thomas at 4 a.m. He did what he could and arranged for 3 relatives to dig the grave (bodies are always put away as quickly as possible). Mr. Colley would conduct the funeral service, but as yet very few attend a burial.

One evening I went to see the boys and girls enjoying their evening meal prepared by two cooks, Minnie and Daisy, and served by the 4 young women helpers. There 45 are in 3 homes—one for boys, one for girls, and one for a few half-castes.

The sewing for them keeps Mrs. Thomas busy —19 young women (all full-bloods) come to her sewing meeting each week and help her in this constant work. They come willingly, without announcement or invitation, and never, except through illness, is there one missing.

It was hard to say good-bye to Phillip Creek and the dear workers after the time of fellowship in the service of the Master, and to know that very soon a great change was to come about—the transfer of all the half-caste children to Darwin and the move to Gleeson Springs and the new management of the Station.

Mr. Colley said goodbye and we all had prayer; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and their children drove me to Tennant Creek Aerodrome, leaving home at 8 a.m. Nat, Mick, Engineer, and Steve the the driver, were on the truck. The air trip to Adelaide was a good one. We called at Alice Springs and Oodnadatta, and arrived at 6.5 p.m at Parafield Aerodrome.

Mr. Gibbons met me at Adelaide Airways office, and for the two nights and a day that I was there, Mrs. Gibbons and Mrs. Deacon gave me warm hospitality. Miss Clough, our Missionary at Narrandera, spent the 20 minutes at that Aerodrome with me as I passed through, and at Mascot I was welcomed home by two of my daughters, Mrs. Collins and Miss Long, Mr. Perry, our General Treasurer, and Miss Acland, our City Missionary.


14 "OUR AIM"—August 16, 1947 FOR OUR WORKERS . . .

GIDEON'S MEN (3)

By W. E. Porter, M.A.

Now for the consummation of the story Gideon took the 300 "tappers," and the rest went "everyman to his place." There seems nothing unreasonable about this latter phrase. The majority of men, even Christian men, will say, "Well, have I not a right to go to my own place? May I not go about my own business?'-

and so on. It is well to learn, and to have it burned deep into our souls, that "ye are NOT YOUR OWN, for ye are bought with a price." (1 Cor. 7.19, 20). Those whom God uses have been trained to regard ALL their time and possessions as "not their own." ''Do you not teach your Bible class to do SOMETHING for the Lord?" was the question once asked of Robert Chapman. "No!" said he to the astonished questioner, adding, "I teach them to do EVERYTHING for the Lord."

My brother, let others, if they will, "go to their own place," but take the Lord's admonition to John, and follow thou HIM. (John 21, 22). The warriors go on, not without food, for we cannot fight unless we are nourished on the Word. And God graciously gave His servants another sign (Judges 7, 13). It is good when even the enemy

must acknowledge that the hand of God is working. Let us, in all our praying and planning, desire that the result will give God the

ADELAIDE AUXILIARY MEETS THE DIRECTOR

The President of the Adelaide Auxiliary, Mrs. R. Gibbons, arranged with the officers and members to meet on Thursday, July 10, to entertain the Director on her way through from Northern Territory. Mr. Spicer, Vice President, occupied the chair.

Mrs. Long had come straight from Miss Irons' bedside, and asked for prayer for her as she was entering the Heavenly gates.

Later she told us about the various Missionaries and places she had visited during her tour, and all were deeply interested. Afternoon tea and a chat with Mrs. Long were enjoyed at the close.

glory, and manifest that He has chosen "the nobodies, to bring to nought the somebodies" (1 Cor. 1, 28). How often God has to withhold blessing lest in our folly we should give His glory to another! We all at times think, if we do not say, 'Mine own hand hath done this," when we should say "we are unprofitable servants."

In verse 16, we read that the warriors carried lamps within the pitchers, and trumpets, but no swords, and in verse 20 that when the pitchers were broken the lamps shone out, the trumpets were blown, and victory came. By the foolishness of preaching (the trumpets) it has pleased God to save them that believe, to give the victory over the hosts of Satan. But what of the lamps and the pitchers? The latter hid the light until the critical moment, and then had to be broken to reveal it. So we are but empty, useless vessels, but if we are willing to be broken, the light will shine through and from us. So the Apostle writes (2 Cor. 4, 7) "We have this treasure in earthern vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." Do you want to shine? Then submit to be broken. There is no other way.

" O to be nothing, nothing, Only to lie at His feet, A broken and empty vessel, For the Master's use made meet;

Emptied, that He might fill me, As forth to His service I go; Broken, that so unhindered His life through me might flow!

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object goes beyond results and we are happy to know that the children have learned lessons they will never forget.

No sooner was the Exam over than the water began to cover the bridge over the Lachlan for the first time for years. If this continues, we will need to take the three-miles walk through the show-grounds to our people.

We thank all who remember us in prayer. Dear friends, "Don't stop praying"—the Lord will answer your prayer of faith. —Elsie Goulter.


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ABORIGINES INLAND MISSION OF AUSTRALIA Headquarters : 242 PITT ST., SYDNEY, N.S.W, AUST. Phone : MA 2078 FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, Sydney, N.S.W. — Meets 1st Monday of each month :

President: The Director; Vice-Presidents: Messrs. W. E. Porter, M.A., L. Scott; Hon. Sec, Miss F. Swane; Hon. Treas., Mr. A. L. Perry; Messrs. N.M. Leeder, B'.A.; R. J, Henderson, W. D. Smith; G. Blacket, J . A. Evans, W, Hufton, H Bockman, Mrs. Small, Rev. A. T. Whale, D.D. Mr. R. V. Amos.

QUEENSLAND ADVISORY EXECUTIVE : President: Mr. J. Leitch. Hon. Secretary: Mr. G. E. Lean, Deloraine Street, Wavell Heights, N.E. 3. (Phone MY6708).

Hon. Treasurer: Miss E. Underwood, The Pharmacy, Lutwyche. Mrs. G. Lean and Mrs. J, Leitch VICTORIAN ADVISORY COUNCIL :

President: Rev. G. McLaren; Hon. Secretary: Mr. W. W. Robinson, 52 Price Street, Essendon, W.5.; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. L. Stirling-, 5 Loch St., Camberwell; Messrs. H. L. Darch, R. Rosan, N. Brown, Mrs. Stoneham, Miss V. Robinson

and Miss E. Risstrom. TASMBANIAN ADVISORY COUNCIL — Meets 3rd Monday of each month :

President: Mr. A. Waterworth. Vice-Presidents: Mesrs. Freer and McLagan. Hon. Sec.: Mrs. L. F. McLagan. Treasurers: Misses Fysh and Weatherhead. Mrs. Tate, Misses Allen and Barnes. Messrs. Tate, Reardon and Mapley.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA : ADELAIDE AUXILIARY: President, Mrs. R. Gibbons; Vice President: Mr. Spicer; Secretary and Treasurer: Mrs.

J. Tate, Smith-Dorrien Street, Galwav Estate, South Australia. AUXILIARY SECRETARIES AND REPRESENTATIVES :

Q U E E N S L A N D : Brisbane Ladies' Auxiliary:

Annerley, South Brisbane. Toowoomba: Miss Lamont, 11 Grenier Street. Kulgun-Kalbar: Mrs. B. Huth, Kulgun.

NEW SOUTH WALES : Sydney Ladies' Auxiliary: Mrs. Seivers, 11S Boyd Street.

Cabramatta; 4th Wednesday, Bible House. Young Women's Movement: Miss J. Parker, A.I .M, Office.

Last Friday, 7.30 p.m., A.I .M. Office. Sydney Men's Fellowship: Mr. T.A. Young, 40 Station House,

Haymarket; 1st Friday. 6 p.m.. A.I.M. Office; Newcastle Ladies' Auxiliary: Mrs. W. Gibbins, 178 Maitland

Road, Islington. 4th Wednesday, 2.45 p.m., Islington Baptist Church.

Newcastle General Auxiliary; Mr. F. Wilson, 19 Mitchell St., Tighes Hill. 2nd Friday. Islington Baptist Church.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA : . Per th ; Mrs. A. Wingrove, Corner Edinboro and Robert Sts.,

Osborne Park, Perth.

Mrs. Thoday. Venner Road.

Rockhampton Auxiliary: Mr. W. Perkins, Wondai, North St. , off Agnes Street.

Townsville: Rev. W. Waters , 102 Start St. West . Cairns: Mr. and Mrs. L. Mergard, 229 Esplanade.

V I C T O R I A : Melbourne Ladies ' Auxiliary: Mrs. Stoneham, Victoria Stroot,

Sunshine, W.20. Ballarat: Mr Geelong W . :

J. E. A. Thomas, Smythes Creek P .O ; Mrs. E. Butt, 144 Hope Street.

OKKAT BRITAIN: Mr. W. Barrett, 23 The Dale, Sheffield, 3.

I S L E O F MAN; Miss D. Cubbon, Awyn Beg Port of Erin.

Overseas Representative* : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ballafesson. Mr. A. K_ Micfcsfao.

Martin. 1002 South Wiaaar Street, Ja

Our Auxiliaries BALLARAT AUXILIARY

We have been glad to receive informative letters from various parts of the field, and at our meetings we have joined in supplication for our Missionaries and Native Christians, remembering also our Director on her tour of Northern Territory centres.

We were delighted recently to have a visit from the Deputation Secretary, Rev. E. Long, who gave addresses to several Christian groups in connection with the various churches here.

We are remembering our Presi

dent, Mrs. King, as she is absent from us, spending the winter months visiting loved ones in the North of Victoria.

Just now our prayer is that an aeroplane may be provided for the A.I.M, to facilitate the work of bringing the Gospel to remote places of the field.

—J. E. A. Thomas.

BRISBANE LADIES' AUXILIARY

The Annual Report of our Auxiliary shows the Lord's graci-ousness in the year's work. Over £50 has passed through our Treasurer's hands, apart from that

sent out to Missionaries at Christmas time.

There has been a slight improvement in our attendance, but we realise there is plenty of room for more members. We have proved once again that God works with the few as well as with the many, and our meetings have maintained that high spiritual tone which we have so much enjoyed.

We were privileged to farewell a Queenslander to the field, Miss Mollie Fairfax, and wished her God-speed.

Our prayer season is the most necessary part of our meeting, needs, praise for answered prayer and the Mission as a whole upheld before the Throne of Grace.

R. Thoday.


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A.I.M. FIELD DIRECTORY Headquarter 's Addresses :

Director: Mrs. Ret ta Long. 62 Johnson Street, Chatswood, N.S.W. Phone: JA 5622.

Miss M. Acland, 8 Hudson Street. Lewisham. NSW. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Harris, Parcel Agents, 274 Mowbray

Road, Chatswood, NSW. Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Long, Flat 11, 18 Bay St, Croydon,

New South Wales. Mr. and Mrs. G. Blacket (A.Ws), 57 Boulevarde, Lewi

sham, NSW.

NEW SOUTH WALES :

S I N G L E T O N -NATIVE WORKERS' TRAINING COLLEGE, Singleton, NSW. Mr. and Mrs. E A. Collins and Miss C. Presnell, Priv.Mail Bag, Singleton. Phone Singleton 412

KARUAH— Mr. and Mrs. P. Dates (N.Ws.) Mrs. W. Brown (AW.) , 14 Roslyn Ave., Islington.

WALCHA. Uralla, Woolbrook, Kentucky Creek, Ingaiba.—

Mr. and Mrs. J Davy, A.I.M. Walcha CAROONA, Quirindi, Curlewis, LONG GULLY (Tingha), Strathbogie, Ashford, Bun

darra, Armidale: Miss A. Irons, Miss G. Davey; Miss D. Dennison (N.M.); Tingha, Mrs. Blair (NW)

BOGGABILLA, Mungindi, Boomi, Talwood, Weemelah, NSW; Goondiwindi, Bungunya, Thallon, Dirranbandi, (Q), Mr. and Mrs. L. Watson, Boggabilla.

Mrs. John Knox (NW) MOREE, Terry Hie Hie.— PILLIGA.— Mr. John Quinn (NM)—on Furlough.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Naden (NWs). WALGETT, Quambone, Wee Waa, Narrabri, Bourke.

Collarenebri, Angledool.— Mr. and Mrs. Whitehouse (AWs), Fox Street,

FINGAL HEAD, Beaudesert (Q.), Eurekabah, Tabulam, Dry Dock, Cudgeon, Parry's Estate, Cobaki Road.

Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Robbins, Fingal Head, Tweed River Mrs. and Miss Forbes (AWs), Mrs. J . Paulson (NW).

BILLINUDGEL.— Mr. L Browning (NW).

NARROMINE — Mr. and Mrs. Warren (AWs), Eureka, Narromine.

DUBBO - WARREN.— Mr. W. Caddy, 68 Bultge Street, Dubbo. Mrs. Governor (NW), on trial.

TALBRAGAR — PEAK HILL, Dandaloo.—

Miss S. Williams, Miss G. Bailey, c/o Mr. C. Bennett, Euchie Street, Peak Hill. Mr. and Mrs. C. Bennett (AWs), Euchie St., Peak Hill.

BREWARRINA, Dennawan, Weilmoringle, Goodooga.— Mrs. Z. McDonald (NW), Mr. F. Gordon (NW) Mr. Herbert Marsh (NW)

KATOOMBA— SYDNEY CITY WORK (Redfern-Alexandria).—

Miss M. Acland. COWRA, The Rocks, Noonbinna, Goolagong.—

Mr. and Mrs. H Wilson, A.I.M. 5 Grenfell Road, West Cowra

Mr. J. Simpson. CONDOBOLIN, Euabalong. Murie.—

Miss E. Goulter, Miss E. Tyler, Goodwill St., Condobolin. Miss A. Goulter (AW). Mr. C. Grant (NW).

MENINDEE. Wilcannia, White Cliffs.— Miss A. Cavanagh, Miss M. Twist.

BROKEN HILL— Mrs. Harvey (AW), McGowan Street. YASS. North Yass. Brungle.—

Mr. and Mrs. J . C. Armstrong (AWs), Murrumbateman FUDMAN.— Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Southwell (AWs)

DARLINGTON POINT, Griffith.— Miss M. Campbell, Darlington Point. Mr. John Swift, Mr. and Mrs. Clancy Charles (NWs)

LEETON.— Mr. and Mrs. L. Gran t (NWs). NARRANDERA.—

Miss B. Clough, c/o Mrs. Walkom, King St. BALRANALD, Moulamein, Lake Boga, Trescoe, Kyalite:

Miss W. Ayling, Balranald, (on leave) MOONAH CULLAH, Deniliquin, Barham.— CUMMERAGUNJA.—

Mr. A. C. Goulter, Barmah Town, via Picola, Victoria. VICTORIA : BARMAH, SHEPPARTON-MOOROOPNA.—

Mr. Goulter. LAKE BOGA.—

Mr. and Mrs. Macnaughton (AWs), The Doon, Lake Boga.

ORBOST — QUEENSLAND :

NORMANTON, Croydon, Cloncurry, Mt. Isa: Miss F. Rosan, Miss M . Fairfax (apptd.), Normanton.

COOKTOWN: Mr. and Mrs. C. L . Weston (on furlough) Mis L. Foster, Miss R Lacey (NM) (temporary).

HERBERTON, The Springs, Mareeba, Milanda, Chillago: Mr. and Mrs. C. L Weston, Cooktown.

RAVENSHOE, Millaa Millaa.— Mr. L. Delves (AW) and Mr. and Mrs. Weston.

PALM ISLAND, Fantome Island Lazaret.— Miss F. M. Beasley, Miss L. Carten (NM), Miss M Spohn, Private Bag, Palm Island, via Townsville. Deaconess, Mrs. Kyle, W. Corbitt (NW).

WOORABINDA, Baralaba, Springsure.— Mr. and Mrs. K. Milgate, Perch Creek, via Duaringa. Paddy Flynn, George Cross, Len Banks, George Hill

SAND HILLS (Rockhampton).— EIDSVOLD, Cracow, Hawkwood, Camboon, Monto,

Mundubbera.— Mr. and Mrs. W. Wilson, Eidsvold. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton (AWs), "Lah-roi", Eidsvold.

GAYNDAH, Ban Ban Springs.— Mr. Davison, Mr. Rose (AWs), Mrs. Scott, Pialba (AW

BIGGENDEN.— Mrs. J. Ruddell (AW) CHERBOURG—

Mr. and Mrs. K. Bowen, Box 9, Murgon. Mr. and Mrs. N. Smythe (AWs), Pastor Avery, Chaplain Mrs. Kina, Mrs. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. J. Demlin. Mrs. W. Phillips. W. McKenzie. Mrs. M. Byers (NWs.).

MITCHELL, Augathelia, Charleville, St. George, Dir rs -bandi.— Mrs. Jukes (AW).

CUNNAMULLA, Tinnenburra.— Vacant. BRISBANE CITY WORK: Myora.

Mrs. McPhail and Mrs. Elms (AWs), Frederick St., Toowong.

NORTHERN TERRITORY: DARWIN, Delissaville:

Miss M. Shankelton, Miss G. Dinham, Miss H. Brown (N.M.), Mr. E . Stretton3, A . I . M . , Bagot Compound, Darwin.

BERRIMAH RD.: Miss E. Cash, Miss A. Clark, Berrimah Road, Darwin.

KATHERINE, Victoria River Downs. Pine Creek: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Long (on furlough).

NEWCASTLE WATERS: Mr. J . Quinn. P H I L L I P CREEK (Tennant Creek.) :

Mr. and Mrs. I. Thomas, Mr. K. Colley, P.O. Box 25, Tennant Creek.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA : Mrs. R. Gibbons (A.W.) , 17 Halstead St., Prospect.

On Leave: Miss Ginger, Miss Lawson, Miss Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. Flood.

Supernumeraries: Miss Crebbin, Miss Barker, Mrs. Whitridge.

Accepted for Service: Miss D. Giles.

Printed by F. S. Pacey and Sons, for the Aborigines Inland Mission, at their Parkes Street, Ryde, Printing Finn. Telephone, Ryde 178.


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