A monthly paper for circulation among the Aborigines of Australasia.

VOL. II. No. 5. APRIL 1, 1931

Price 1d. Posted to any address.

THESE are some of our people on the great railway line which runs across Australia called the Trans­

continental Railway Line They had a missionary for a little while and were learning to read and to love Jesus, but they have no one to teach them now.

Will you pray for them

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2 T H E AUSTRALIAN EVANGEL. April 1st, 1931.

"THERE IS A GOD IN HEAVEN THAT REVEALETH

SECRETS." Daniel 2, 8.

MANY hundreds of years ago there lived a king named Nebuchadnezzar. One night this king dreamed a dream, but, when he awoke in the morning

he had forgotten every part of it. This troubled him very much; so he called together all his wise men, and asked them to tell him the dream and what it meant.

Now these men spent very much of their time in studying the stars, and really could tell many things other people could not understand. But of course they could not tell the king the dream. O King, they said, tell thy servants the dream, and then we wi l l tell you the meaning; but the king became very angry, and said they must tell him or he would have them all kil led.

Amongst these wise men was one whose name was Daniel—and he knew the one true God, and trusted Him. As soon as he heard of the cruel order of the king, he asked for a little time to find out all about the dream and its meaning.

God heard their prayers, and came to Daniel in a vision that night and told him all about it. Next morning he came in before the king. Are you able to make known to me the dream? the king asked Daniel, and he said—No!—nor all your wise men, but—"there is a God in Heaven that revealeth secrets."

That was something for the king to remember—All his gods, and all his wise men, could do nothing to help h im: but Daniel's God could do all things.

God has revealed,—or made known,—many secrets. It was once a secret how the world was made. Nobody knew anything about

i t ; but God revealed it in the Bible. It was once a secret how wicked men could get their sins pardoned and

their hearts changed; but God has revealed it to us, in the Bible. It was once a secret what came after death, but God has revealed it to us

in the Bible. There are a great many kinds of secrets that God reveals. People rob, and ki l l , and do many wrong things when alone, and they think

their sin wi l l remain a secret. But they forget no one can ever be alone. The Bible tells us that "the eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good."

When Jesus was on earth He said, "There is NOTHING hid that shall not be known." And the reason that everything wil l be known is that "there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets."

Never do anything that you are not wi l l ing to have known. Wherever you go, wherever you are, whatever you are doing, remember our text: —

"There is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets."

Amidst the darkest shades of night Can there be one who knows my way? Yes; God is as a shining light And turns the darkness into day.

If I could find some cave,—unknown,— Where human foot has never trod, Yet there, I could not be alone, On every side there would be God.

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Dear Cousins,—Thank you very much for your lovely letters and "com­petitions." The Condobolin lot came first and I am so pleased with them that I am printing them for all our cousins to see. I might put some of the others in next time. God bless you everyone Your loving cousin,

EVANGEL.

Condobolin. Dear Cousin Evangel ,—I like our paper

very much. 1 am sending all the names of the trees I know:-—Gum, heaven, yel­low box. kurrajong. plum, peach, lime, quince, pine, cedar, wild orange, iron-bark, apple, fig, yel low Monday, apricot, wil low, pepper, lemon, nectarine, walnut, wi lga, pear, turnbush. mandarine, mulga. popping.

Love from your Cousin, MARY WOLFE.

Condobolin. Dear Cousin Evange l ,—I l ike our paper

very much and every t ime Miss Barker brings it I read it at once.

These are the names of the trees: — Poplar, burree. pepper, mulberry, quince, lime, dog-wood, wi l low, cherry, pers im­mon, emu. box. cider, pine, heavens , apple, mallee. watt le , pear. hop. Ameri­can oak. gum. kurrajong. oak. ironbark, lemon, quondong. sandal, s i lver gum. almond, wilga, mulga. wild orange, wild banana, peach, apricot, nectarine, boree. yarnan. locquat. wild berry, kurriwong. From

F R A N K I E JOHNSON (Age 12)

Condobolin Dear Cousin Evangel .—1 like our paper

very much and read it all. These are the names of the trees:—Gum. oak. iron-bark, pear, mulga. fig. peach, nut, ye l low box. kurrajong, wil low, heaven, orange, nectarine, mulberry, walnut, pine, wild orange, apple, wilga. plum, apricot, man­darine, quince, burney.

With love from ROSIE RICHARDS.

(Age 12) .

Condobolin. Dear Cousin Evangel .—I l ike the

Evangel very much. I like reading the children s page and the story.

I am sending you the names of the trees I know:—Gum. wild orange, wi l ­low, ironbark, fig. orange, apricot, apple, box. cedar, pine, yerrane. nectarine, peach, plum, mandarine, pepper, bur-riew. kurrajong. quondong. mulberry, quince, pear, lemon.

Love from W I L L NADEN.

(12 years ) .

Condobolin. Dear Cousin Evangel .—I l ike our paper

and read the children's page. I have two s i s ters and three brothers. Wil l ie 12, Lionel 8. Hubert 2. Madeline 14. Dorothy 6. From

R A L P H N A D E N . (Age 10).

Condobolin. Dear Cousin Evangel ,—I am wri t ing

this let ter to you to tell you that I l ike our paper very much, I like our page.

I have five s i s ters and two brothers, Josephine going on for 15, Fannie 6, Mavis 4. and Doreen and Dulcie are twins and they are 10 months; Wilfred i s 10 and Stanley is 8.

Love from your Cousin, GLADYS JOHNSON.

(Age 11).

Condobolin. Dear Cousin Evangel ,—I have a s ister

named Gladys her age is 11: and a s i s ­ter Josie. her age is 14: and a s ister Fanny, and her age is 6 a s i s ter Mavis and her age i s 4; and two s isters , twins . Doreen and Dulcie. 10 months old; and a brother Stanley and his age is 8.

Love from your Cousin. W I L F R E D JOHNSON.

(Age 10).

"I'M GOING HOME." "I'M READY!"

Hewitt Whyman was ill for a long time in Swan Hill hospital. He loved the Lord Jesus Christ, for his dear mother had told him of the Saviour as well as his missionaries at the Moonah Cullah Mission Station.

A message came one Monday lately to Miss Sutton, who was at Tresco from Hewitt's mother, telling her she just had word to come at once to her boy as he was dying. Miss Sutton took her straight away to the hospital in her van, and they were only just in time, as threequarters of an hour later Hewitt passed away.

His dear mother went straight to his bed and said, "Darling son, you are going to leave us!" He was con­scious and gasping for breath. He answered, "I'm going Home!"

Then his mother talked to him about heaven and all the loved ones safely gathered there. She must have had a glimpse right into heaven, for she said —"They are all around you and Jesus is near you."

It was beautiful to hear that dear mother talk to her boy.

She sang in such a soft sweet voice as he leaned his head on her shoulder "Till we meet, till we meet at Jesus' feet, God be with you till we meet again."

Hewitt was conscious to the last, he said "I'm getting tired, I am quite and just before he went away to heaven ready. When is He coming for me?"

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« T H E AUSTRALIAN EVANGEL. April 1st, 1931.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS' PAGE. Sunday, 5th April.

Lesson: Easter .—Luke 24, 1 8 : John 20. 118

Lesson Verse: Romans 4, 25. Hymns: Low in the grave He lay."

One day when heaven was filled with His praises. '

Tell the children of the death of Christ on the Cross, and how He was buried in Joseph's new tomb, and how safely it was sealed and carefully watched by soldiers and everything done to keep Him in His grave. But

-He had said He would rise on the third day and He did. No stone, no seal, no soldiers could k e e p Him the re for He was declared to be the Son of God. by God raising Him to life again.

The stone was rolled away by Angel bands . Christ arose. He appeared several t imes that day and in the forty days af terwards to the Apostles and chosen witnesses . He rose by Divine Power. He said He had power to lay down His life and power to take it up again, and He proved it

Christ ' s resurrect ion is a wonderful thing for us. It is the proof that Jesus was accepted in our place, tha t Christ h a s cleared us and there is nothing now against us. It is also the pleadge that dead in Christ will rise again. He says'. Because I live shall ye live also.'

Sunday, 12th April. Lesson: Jacob's dream Genesis 28. Lesson Verse: 1 Timothy 2. 5. Hymns: "Nearer my God to Thee."

Pass me not O Gentle Saviour." Jacob's dream was given him in

answer to prayer. Read Genesis 35. 3 He was in g rea t dis t ress , having to leave his father 's home and go to a s t range country, and the first night h e slept out having stones for his pillows. He cried to God and then went to sleep and had th is wonderful dream. (Tell the children the dream

verses 12 and 13). The ladder reaching from earth to

heaven is a picture of the Lord Jesus . He brought heaven and ear th together by His two natures . He was God and He was Man. He is l ike a ladder, for by Him alone can our prayers and pra ises reach God. and it is by Him all the answers come and God's m e r cies flow down to us.

Like a ladder He is the Way. From the top of the ladder God

spoke down to Jacob and m a d e won­derful promises to Jacob, He prom­ised h i m :

1. The land of Canaan. 2. Countless descendants

3. A Saviour for all the earth. 4. To be with him always and never

leave him. In t he morning Jacob turned his

pillow into a pillar, a place of remem­brance, and promised God tha t if God would be with him that stone would be God's house and he would give God a tenth of all he had.

Sunday, 19th April. Lesson: Jacob's service for Rachel.

Read Genesis 29 and 30. Lesson Verse : Psalm 37, 5. Hymns: "Since Jesus came into my

hea r t . " "Fight the good fight " Jacob 's service Loving

for Rachel Faithful was Toilsome

Blessed of God Tell the beautiful story of Jacob

arriving at h is destination. The hea t of the day, the flocks gathered around t h e covered well, the beautiful Rachel come to tend her father 's sheep. Jacob's kindness and affection.

Then Jacob finds a home and work and Rachel s fa ther asks him what wages h e wants .

Jacob gives a lovely answer "I will serve thee seven years for Rachel." Laban accepted it. and it seemed nothing to Jacob, for h e loved Rachel so much. Laban cheated Jacob. Jacob had been a deceiver, now it is his turn to be deceived and he had to serve another 7 years before he got Rachel, but God blessed him and made him rich in the waiting and working years.

Sunday, 26th April. Lesson: Jacob's return to Bethel.—

Genesis 31. 11-18.

Lesson Verse: Proverbs . 10. 22. Hymns: "God will take care of you,"

I mus t h a v e the Saviour with me." Bethel was the place where Jacob

slept t he first night after h e left h o m e and he had the wonderful dream.

Jacob was marr ied and was now rich and the Lord came and spake to him and told him to return to his h o m e He said to Jacob. "I am t h e God of Bethel where thou annointes t t he pillar." Jacob 's re turn was—

1. At God's command. 2. Under God's care. 3. With God's encouragement . 4. With fear of Esau. Jacob obeyed and s tar ted on h i s

way. and the angels of God met him. and when Jacob saw them, h e said,

This is God s host." How wonderful they must have looked to h im!

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OH! here comes Grannie with her arms full of jars and ^ bottles! What are you going to do with them all, Grannie? Oh, I see. You have some nice jam you have made to fill them. Do you think you will have enough to fill them all? You have made a lot, haven't you? I sup­pose the fruit is very plentiful now, and you will be often making jam. Oh, you have some empty bottles left and no more jam to put in them. Yes, it would be nice if you could fill them all; then you would have enough to last you a long time. Yes, I suppose your grandchildren soon eat it up, and then you have to make more for them. It would be nice if you could just keep on filling every empty bottle you could find, wouldn't it? instead of having to make more all the time. Of course you cannot do that, and it is a good thing to have the fruit and everything that God provides, to enable you to make it, isn't it? But we read in the Bible about a woman who only had one pot of oil, and as long as she could find empty vessels the oil kept flowing into them. Yes, Grannie, it was very wonderful, but God does many wonderful things like that.

This poor woman was a widow, whose husband had trusted in God, but when he died, she had no one to work for her, and her two sons were to be taken away as slaves by a man to whom she owed some money; and the poor woman in her trouble went to Elisha, the prophet of God, to see if he could help her. He told her to borrow all the empty vessels she could from her neighbours, and then to take her two sons and shut the door, and pour the oil into all the vessels. She did as Elisha said, and she kept on pouring the oil into the vessels till they were all full, and there was still some oil left. So she asked for another vessel, but her son said there was not another vessel, and it was only then that the oil stopped. Then the woman sold the oil and paid her debt, and she and her sons lived on the rest of the money. Yes, it was wonderful that God should do that for her, but there is a lesson in that for us, too, Grannie. You remember last time when I talked to you and Joe, I told you the oil is like the Holy Spirit; and like that woman with her pot of oil, so you have the Holy Spirit; and although you may not be educated and able to preach, you can go to your neighbours—as she did to bor­row empty vessels—and see how many empty hearts you can find, and bring them to the Lord Jesus to be filled with His Spirit. You notice in the story the vessels were

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e THE AUSTRALIAN EVANGEL. April 1st, 1931.

STORIES FROM OTHER LANDS

We hear and read of people who have a hard time when they are saved and want to serve the Lord, often those of their own family being un­kind and sometimes cruel.

This story of Mrs. Jones, a mis­sionary in the West Indies, tells of one who suffered much for love of Jesus Christ. Dorothy Hobson was born at Staffordshire, over one hun­dred years ago. When quite a small child she was carried off by some people called gipsies (who went from place to place in a van), and for a time could not be found. Then her father took some of his workmen and went tracking the gipsies. After a long search the gipsy camp was reached, and there, sitting on a heap of straw, the father found his little girl quite happy, eating a piece of ginger bread. When Dorothy was only fifteen years of age her mother died. This loss was such a sad one that she became ill. and her father sent her away for a holiday. Al­though Dorothy was fifteen she had not been saved, never thinking that the dear Lord Jesus had died to save her, but while with her friends she was brought to know Jesus as her own Saviour.

She was so happy to know He had died for her, and that His blood had washed away all her sins, that now she was a child of God and could call Him Father.

She was so happy! She wanted most of all to work for her Lord. On her return home she started work as a china painter, and besides this she had a class in Sunday School, and in spare time helped to get money for missions, so that the coloured peoples of other lands might hear of Jesus and be saved. Mr. Hobson did not want his daughter to be a Christian. Time after time he tried to stop her from serving the Lord, but he could not. At last he made up his mind to put an end to it once and for all. One night when she came home, he said: •Dorothy, I am now going to give you this choice as to which you will take, and you must let me have your answer in half an hour. You must

give up praying, getting money for those dark people, teaching in Sun­day School and going to missionary meetings, or in half an hour you must leave this home and find one some­where else."

Dorothy loved her father, and she knew he was so unkind because he did not love and trust the Lord Jesus. Much as she loved her father, she loved the Lord far better and knew she must please Him, so she said: "Father I cannot promise to give up

those things. I must serve Jesus first."

Then you must go." said her father

(To be continued).

A GREAT OFFERING. (Mrs. Marr's letter continued from

last "Evangel") We hunted 'possums, bandicoots,

wallabies, kangaroos and kangaroo rats. We cook these animals in their skins. We clean the inside and get a good bed of ashes, then pin the opening with a stick sharpened to a point, so as the ashes will not get inside.

A sheet of bark is placed on the ashes, then the animal, and another sheet of bark on top, which is cov­ered with hot ashes. Fish is also cooked like this, and it is very nice.

The camps or gunyahs were made of tea-tree bark, in many shapes, some were round. A fire is always lit in front of them. I am the oldest native on this station. I was con­verted about six years ago and am now waiting for the coming of my Lord. Most of our people here are Christians. We are expecting to get a little church put up as our little meeting room is too small: and we are also asking God to help us get a little organ.

Good-bye. dear friend. Please write me something about your part of the country—1 will be looking for it."

(Continued on page 8'.

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CALENDAR FOR APRIL. SUNDAYS IN LARGE TYPE.

1—Wed.—Christ died, and rose, and revived.—Rom. 14, 9. 2—Thurs.—Came . . . to give His life a ransom.—Matt. 20, 28. 3—Fri — He said, It is finished.—John 19, 30. 4—Sat.—The third day He shall rise again.—Matt. 20, 19.

5—Sun.—He rose again the third day—1 Cor. 15, 4. 6—Mon.—He is not here: for He is risen.—Matt. 28, 6. 7—Tues.—He appeared first to Mary Magdalene.—Mark 16, 9. 8—Wed.—Jesus met them saying, All hail.—Matt. 28, 9. 9—Thurs.—The Lord . . . hath appeared to Simon.—Luke 24, 34.

10—Fri.—Jesus Himself drew near and went with them.—Luke 24, 15. 11—Sat.—Their eyes were opened, and they knew Him.—Luke 24, 31.

12—Sun.—Jesus . . . stood in the midst.—John 20, 19. 13—Mon.—After eight days came Jesus . . . in the midst.—John 20, 26. 14—Tues.—Jesus shewed Himself again to the disciples.—John 21, 1. 15—Wed.—He was seen of above 500 brethren at once.—1 Cor. 15, 6. 16—Thurs.—He was seen of all the Apostles.—Acts 15, 7. 17—Fri.—Now is Christ risen from the dead.—1 Cor. 15, 20. 18—Sat.—Become the first fruits of them that slept.—1 Cor. 15, 20.

19—Sun.—In Christ shall all be made alive.—1 Cor. 15, 22. 20—Mon.—The dead shall be raised incorruptible.—1 Cor. 15, 52. 21—Tues.—He whom God raised again saw no corruption.—Acts 13, 37. 22—Wed.—We shall also live with Him.—2 Tim. 2, 11. 23—Thurs.—All that are in the graves shall come forth.—Jn. 5, 28-29. 24—Fri.—Good, unto the resurrection of life.—John 5, 28, 29. 25—Sat.—Evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.—John 5, 29.

26—Sun.—Jesus said, I am the resurrection.—Jn. 11, 25. 27—Mon.—Christ being raised . . . dieth no more.—Rom. 6, 9. 28—Tues.—He ever liveth to make intercession.—Heb. 7, 25. 29—Wed.—Jesus, made an high priest for ever.—Heb. 6, 20. 30—Thurs.—Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever.—

Heb. 13, 7.

USEFUL HINTS AND RECIPES. Stews, soups, and boiled meats CAKE TESTING.

should never have salt added to them When you want to try cakes or until they are cooked as it toughens bread to see if they are cooked, use a the fibre and takes out juices. steel knitting needle instead of straw,

as it does not bend and can be washed , , . . . . . . . and put away until next time. If a piece ot crusty bread is put in

the water in which onions are boiled T o cabbage from boiling over, it will prevent any smell. p u t a p , e c e o f b u t t e r o r d r i p p i n g i n t o

the water as soon as it boils.

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empty, and as long as there was an empty vessel there was oil to fill it, and so long as there are empty hearts there is the Holy Spirit to fill them.

Someone had to tell you about Jesus and bring you to Him, and now He wants you to go and find others and bring them to Him to receive His Holy Spirit. If you do this, Grannie, you will be doing some work for the Lord Jesus, and it will make you so happy, you will want to be bringing others to Him all the time.

8 T H E AUSTRALIAN EVANGEL. April 1st. 1931.

• Our Own page. . HOW I WAS SAVED.

I will never be able to explain the joy tha t flooded my hea r t when I accepted the Lord as my Saviour. The verse which was the means of bring­ing me to the Light was John 14, 27—

"Peace I leave with you. My peace I give unto you. Not as the world giveth give I unto you."

It is my prayer tha t some other wandering soul may be saved by it. God bless you all.

DAISY LAW, Gayndah.

IT SICKENS ME NOW. Jack had been a heavy drinker,

but for a fortnight now he had not touched a drop of dr ink and he had been working hard ge t t ing the bush house ready for Chris tmas, making tables and forms and helping all he could. "It sickens me now," he said to those who tried to get him to drink. "Jesus ' love had wooed and won him" and Jack is satisfied. His bro ther came for a t e s t ament to read for himself a week ago. Now last night, before his old friends, he said he had given himself to Jesus , and having read in the t es tament tha t his Master

A GREAT OFFERING. (Continued from page 6).

I was pleased to get this let ter at the t ime, but I t r ea su re it now more than ever.

The "offering" day was one rich with blessing. The miss ionary 's mes­sage at t he special service was from Acts 7. 49: "What house will ye build me?" It went home to the hea r t s of all present . Silent p rayer followed, then rising from thei r knees they took their seats and sang while they made the i r offerings.

Take my silver and my gold. Not a mite would 1 withhold.

At the close it was found tha t the amount given was £5/13/0£. With glad and solemn hea r t s it was formally presented to the Lord for His house.

The offerings were given in novel purses . The wood-cutters made a tea t r ee bark purse, the fishermen's was in t he form of a boat, and the mission­aries presented thei rs in the leaves of a Tes tament . No name was at tached to any gift.

At night a tes t imony meet ing was held, and all told how God helped them in their efforts. One young man told how he and another were wondering how they would be able to give to the church seeing they had no work. He told God about it. and a man offered

said we had to forgive, he asked a bro ther in-law in the camp, with whom he had quarrelled, to come for­ward as he would like to shake hands with him.

LOVING SYMPATHY. We hear with sorrow that Ruby Bar­

low, aged 11 years , passed away in Moree hospi tal . Her father is the t racker in Moree. and it was a big funeral and a number of motor-cars were used. Ruby tried to join the prayers offered around her bed jus t before she passed away.

"Evangel" sends loving sympathy to the dear father and mother and also to Mr. and Mrs. Whyman away out at Tresco.

HE WAS NOT ABLE TO BUY BAKING POWDER.

One of our men said to his mis­s ionary: "Before I gave up the drink my wife used to tell me to bring home baking powder, but I spent too much in dr ink and was only able to bring home baking soda But now I am saved I can buy baking powder and bakers ' bread and many other good things."

them a job of cutt ing a number of poles and delivering them to his oyster lease. In th is God did not leave them to themselves , for often when they set out with their boat the wind was r ight against them, and had not the Lord changed the wind for them it would quite impossible for them to re turn with their load. Every t ime the wind was changed and ordered to help them.

Then they thought 1200 poles were required, and this would have prevent­ed them from working at t he church building.

(To be cont inued) .

I'M GOING HOME. (.Continued from page 3).

The Lord took him soon after tha t and now dear Hewit t is alive for ever­more -

"In tha t beautiful land on high Where we never shall say good­

bye." We will meet him again, and all our

loved ones who have gone before very soon now, for " Jesus is coming again." and those who ove Him. whose bodies are in the grave, will rise again, and we who are alive will be changed in a moment and we will all be caught up to meet Jesus in the air .„ Is that not lovely?

T. Dimmock Ltd., Printers, Maitland.