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The following is the distribution of Synod's Budget as of February 28, 1971Departments Amount Granted Total DistributationForeign Mission $40,000.00 $6,666.70Home MissionsWomen's AssociationTheological SeminaryStudent AidMinisterial ReliefWidows and OrphansGeneva CollegeBoard of Education and PublicationWitnessMisc. FundN. A. E.Church Erection 5,000.00Pastor Refresher 10.00Evangelism 4,049.00Corporators 1,200.0028,000.00 4,666.7012,000.00 2,000.0029,000.00 4,833.40500.00 83.4010.00 10.0012,500.00 2,083.4022,000.00 3,666.7043,775.00 7,295.9019,000.00 3,166.7012,606.00 2,101.00350.00 58.40833.4010.00674.90200.00Total $230,000.00 38,350.60Designated Funds Received for Synod's Budget:53.21Undesignated Funds Received for Synod's Budget:10,542.15 10,595.36Synod's Budget Account ($27,755.24)Yours in Christ's Service,Louis D. HutmireALUMNI DAYAlumni Day at Geneva College will be,May 1, 1971. The honored classes will bethose grad years ending with l's and 6's.GERTRUDE E. VAILGertrude E. Vail, 95 years of age,passed away, January 13, 1971. She hadbeen a member of the Cache Creekcongregation, Apache, Oklahoma since1905.Her husband, Otho P. Vail, precededher in death in 1925. He was the first whiteelder at the Cache Creek Mission. Since hisdeath Mrs. Vail lived in Washington statefor many years, but later returned toOklahoma.SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIARev. Glenn McFarland, PastorOur fall thank offering meeting was a"three-pronged" success; after a carry-indinner, the men took down tables andarranged chairs, while the young peoplewashed dishes and the women went to aclassroom for a quick business meeting.This was followed by devotionals, led byMrs. Sedgeley, and showing of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship film, "Urbana."For this spring thank offeringmeeting we are varying the program alittle. The girls are joining the MissionarySociety and the boys will be stuck with thedishes. After devotions, we will be happyto hear Rev. James Pennington of Japan asour thank offering speaker.Our fall communion assistant was Rev.John Gault. This spring we are lookingforward to hearing Rev. Luther McFarlandof the Hebron congregation on March 20.We extend sincere sympathy to three ofour families who have recently hadbereavements: Miss Delia Patton's brother,Samuel; Mrs. Ruth Shepard's husband,Ronald; and the John Gault's son, James."Blessed are the dead, which die in theLord."Our pastor and family have quicklyrenewed old connections and cementednew ones in the congregation. A lovely,"At Home", planned to accommodateafternoon and later evening guests, wasfollowed by wonderful dinner parties, "Funand Study Parties" for the Junior Highs,Young People's bowling parties,(sometimes not so youngs too). BetweenSabbath School and church servicesconversation is kept at a decorus level aswe listen to beautiful Psalm recordings.Mr. McFarland and a choir conducteda church service in the Quaker GardensRetirement Home in Garden Grove, onSabbath, February 28.We do thank Miss Ethel Torrens for thebeautiful new American flag that replacesa faded one.Congratulations: to Fresno on itsFiftieth Anniversary; to Seattle on thededication of their new church, debt-free;to Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Ladd,and Mrs. Connery upon their recent veryimportant birthdays. We're not tellingages.New officers are CongregationalChairman, Lewis Keys; Secretary, Mrs.Albert Wylie; Treasurer, Mrs. Tom Davis;Sabbath School Adult Superintendent,George Milligan; Primary Superintendent,Mrs. Sadie Henderson; Secretary andTreasurer, Mrs. Lewis Keys.We wonderif we have an exceptionallygood city council in our town. The SantaAna City Council designated last October18-24, as a Week of Prayer for Peace.The U. S. Navy is gaining two of ourfine young people for its service. JaniceKeys has been accepted for Navy Nursestraining and will enter the service upon hergraduation. Kenneth Keys has joined theNavy and will enter the service in April.A GRADUATE SCHOOLFOR 'CHINESE' THEOLOGY!While on a recent trip to the Orient,the RES General Secretary visited theChinese Evangelical Seminary in Taipeiand held an interview with the President,the Rev. James Taylor, great grandson ofHudson Taylor. The information thatfollows was gained on this visit.The China Evangelical Seminary(CES) opened in October, 1970, and has 24students enrolled: 12 full time day studentsand 12 part time evening students. It is a'graduate' school which requires an A.B.degree for admission. It offers a three-yearprogram and expects its graduates to servein many different places and churches. Itisthoroughly evangelical, drawing itsteaching staff from several churches.A special concern of the CES is theattempt to teach Chinese theology. Theintention is to modify the theologicalstructure so thatit will be more acceptableto the Chinese milieu and culture. Attentionwill be given to what the Scripturessay to the Orient, especially to China.Courses in Chinese history and Chinesehistory and Chinese intellectual thoughtwill be offered. "We must study Scripturethrough the needs we find here," Mr.Taylor said.In Taylor's opinion ProtestantChristianity did not take roots in Chinabecauseit never addressed itself to the realChinese problems. It ignored Chinesephilosophy. And while the Christiansremained ignorant of Chinese intellectual14 COVENANTER WITNESS