The national forum., 1910-08-20
SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. ]. Milton Waldron, Pastor, 1884
V Street, N. W.; w. Fl. Scott,
Church Editor, 1903 Pierce Place,
N. w.

! The repairs on the front of our church
are now being pushed rapidly and in the
course of week or two will be com
lpleted, The iron work about the cupalo
is receiving coat of paint and the brick
work is being changed from red to buff
with red pencilings, When finished its
appearance will be greatly improved
and beautifed. The work is being paid
for by the men of the church, for which
a rally was held last Sunday.
The Adult Bible Glass of Shiloh ex-
tends a cordial invitation to all men and
women to join its ranks. DR.. j. M.
Waldron, our pastor, is the teacher, and
Mrs, Hiram Ball, assistant teacher Both
are able students of the Bible and we
are sure you will enjoy being with US.
The class meets at 10 A. M. and is dis
missed at 1855 to allow its members
to visit other churches if they so desire.
The church received a long and inter
esting letter from the wife of Rev. ID. E.
Murf, of Cape Town, South Africa
Both are members of Shiloh, having
gone to the Dark Continent several years
ago to labor for the Master The health
of both has been poor for some time, and
they were expecting to return to Amer
lea for medical treatment. The follow
ing is an extract from their letter:
Cape Town, South Africa,
July IS, 1910.
Dear Brother Waldron:
| had hoped ere this you would have
had letter from me, but | am writing
again because feel that we will not
get home this year.
We have a Sunday school banner for
your church made by one of the girls
of our industrial class. We had intend
ed it as surprise for you and your
people on our return home, but as it
seems unlikely that we will be able to
leave this year, perhaps we had better
send it. If so, then please let us know.
1t is made of royal blue satin, embroid
cred with gold silk. hope you will be
pleased with it..
Dear brother, it is an answer to prayer
for you to ask us to have rest in
Washington. There is no place in Amer,
lea tnat would like so much to spend
a while. | have asked the dear Lord
often to make it possible for us to do
so. So he has answered my prayer.
! am glad to tell you that we feel
more reconciled now than we did when
| last wrote you. Perhaps the dear
Lord did not want us to come this year,
and as He put it in the heart of Brother
Jordan to tell us of the great cost to
bring us home, we are trying to see it
in that way. For as much as we would
like to come for little rest and medi-
cal treatment, and to see you all once
more, we do not want to go against the
Lords will.
My husband is not at Cape Town at
present. He is many miles away, at a
place called Ponduland, among the Pondu
tribe of our people. feel very anxious
about him. He has been gone about a
month, and has written me but once,
when he stopped at Brother East's sta
tion. His health is poor and the mission
on which he is now is so full Of hard
ship and suffering. But what must we
do? Our poor Ponduland brothers must
hear of Jesus, and it has been such 4
long time since they asked him to try
to come to them. So / can't say just
how he is. One thing do know, that
wherever he is the dear Lord sees and
cares for him.
/ am glad to tell you that feel
better at this writing than | have felt
for a long time. Tell the good sisters
and brothers that + can feel the healing
power of their prayers in my poor run
down body Give them our love and tell
them to keep on praying and by and by
the victory will be won on 1srael's side.
heard from Brother and Sister East
last week. They were well and doing
well in their work.
After you read this letter, will you
please ask the sisters and brothers to
sing for me that good old song, Thus
Far The Lord Has Led Me On" 1t is
old, but is ever new to my soul
Yours for Christ and Africa,
MRS MATTE MURFF.
Sister Mary e. Gibson is spending the