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adults'. . . teachothers."blessed with perfect weather for the day,and a large attendance of members andfriends gathered to thank God for ourmany blessings.On Sabbath evening, November 27,owr pastor exchanged pulpits with Rev.Glenn McFarland of our Santa Ana congregation. We enjoyed his fellowship andthe splendid evening message verymuch, also his testimony for his Lordwhich he gave at the group atsix.Recently Miss Kathryn Marshall entertained the members of their choir ather home. Rev. R. Paul Robb with veryappropriate words presented Mrs. WillettaRoss and Dr. Francis Buck, ourprecentors, with beautiful blue leatherPsalters.BEAR RUN-MAHONINGWe want to bring you up to date withitems from the Bear Run-Mahoningcongregation, and you may expect tohear from us every month from now on.Our Thank Offering Service was heldon Sabbath morning, November 6, withthe Rev. Herbert A. Hays bringing usa message from our Mission in Syria. Healso showed his excellent color slidesduring the Sabbath School hour. TheThank Offering amounted to $35.60.Mrs. Clark C. Pollock is the presidentof our Women's Missionary Society, andMrs. Truman N. Marshall continues asthe Secretary-Treasurer. Four of themembers attended the meeting of thePittsburgh Presbyterial in Parnassuslast fall: Mrs. Clark C. Pollock, Mrs.Clarence Henderson, Mrs. Sarah Baird,and Mrs. J. P. Mitchell.The Mahoning W.C.T.U., the Union inthis County to which our Covenanterwomen belong, held their October meeting at the home of Mrs. J. P. Mitchell.The September all-day meeting had beenheld in the home of Mrs. Clark C. Pollock.Although still without a pastor, wehave preaching every Sabbath by theSeminary students and others. Followingthe able work of Mr. Armour McFarland among us for six weeks last summer, we have had the other senior students : Mr. Robert McCracken, Mr. Donald Felker, Mr. Raymond Joseph, andMr. Robert Fullerton. Also Dr. BruceWillson,and Dr. Remo I. Robb.We are earnestly praying that Mr.Raymond Joseph will be led to acceptour call to become our pastor after hisgraduation from the Seminary. Thoughour congregation is small at present,we want to go forward in work for theLord and the Covenanter Church in thisarea.398At 12:45 p.m. October 14, 1955, HarryHolt, an Oregon farmer, landed at themunicipal airport in Portland withtwelve Korean orphans, eight of whichare now legallyadopted members of hisown family. The other four are beingother families here in theadopted byUnited States.These orphans are but a few of themany hundreds of "Mixed-blood" children to be found in Korea today. Theyare unwanted children left behind bythe U.N. troops. They are commonly referred to as "GI Babies."Through the efforts of Dr. Bob Pierceand World Vision,Good SamaritansInc., thousands ofKorean orphans are being fed andclothed. This work is supported by Christian people. It was through World Visionthat Harry Holt secured his new family.Bringing the children to the UnitedStates climaxes a year of intensive activity for Mr. Holt. In addition to making the necessaryfarm to accommodate such a sudden inarrangements on hiscrease in his family, Harry Holt has hadto incorporate the aid of a great manypeople including the President of theUnited States.Last December the Holt family attended a meeting that literally changedtheir lives. They listened to Dr. BobPierce tell of the emergency needs of thechildren in Korea. The needs were dramatically illustrated bypictures of human heartbreak. Harry Holt was stunned by the story of the "mixed-blood"children. He was burdened by their need.In the weeks that followed he could notforget how the children roamed thestreets of Korea . . . unwanted . . . mistreated, all because of the color of theirhair or their skin. According to his ownreport, Mr. Holt left the meeting haunted by the pathetic picture of tiny armsoutstretched for parental love thatwould never be there.Several months went by before theHolts made their decision. Harry andhis wife, Bertha, already had a largefamily. They were the proud parents ofsix of their own children. They had fivegirls and a boy, ranging in ages fromnine to twenty-two. In addition, theywere contributing to the support for 33orphans that World Vision, Inc., hadhoused in their own orphanages inKorea. But somehow, all this was notenough. They wanted to do more. Mr.and Mrs. Holt along with the unaniBabies"mous backing of their six children, decided to legally adopt eight of these "GIBy David Wisnerand bringlive.them to America toUnfortunately, the laws of the UnitedStates did not permit the Holts to dowhat they wanted. The Refugee Actstated that only two such children couldbe brought into the country by any onefamily. It would take an act of congressfor such a ruling to be set aside.Manypeople would have accepted this development as defeat. Harry Holt accepted itBabies"as a challenge. Because "GIhad American fathers, Harry Holtthought it only fair for America to assume as much of the responsibility aspossible. He wrote to his senator. Senator Richard L. Neuberger, in turn, enlisted the aid of Senator Wayne Morse.A bill was introduced in the Senate.Mrs. Edith Green introduced the bill inthe House. In the closing moments of theEighty-fourth Congress, the bill authorizing Harry Holt to bring home the eightchildren was passed. A few days later,President Eisenhower signed the bill andit became law.Even before Harry Holt knew of theoutcome of the special legislation, heboarded a plane for Korea to see forhimself the deplorable conditions aboutwhich he had heard so much. Mr. Holtwas an eye-witness to children starvingto death. He saw the tremendous effortbeing made by World Vision, Inc., tofeed and clothe the thousands and thousands of little children made homelessby the war. But he also saw many morechildren for whom there was not roomnor money for their care. Harry Holtshared with Dr. Bob Pierce the heartbreaking experience of seeing the brokenbodies that are always part of the tragicaftermath of ideological conflict.It was on this trip that Harry Holtbegan to select his children. Accordingto Mr. Holt, this thing he was doing wassomething he was certain God approvedof. These children would someday behis own, even if it took an act of Congress. Now the Holt family numberssixteen.Harry, Bertha and their sixchildren have realized the moment forwhich they waited so long.In a recent interview Mrs. Holt hadthis to say, "Our family is happy thatwe can bring these children to our homethem of our Saviour's loveand share with them the Christian inheritance eternal life through the redeeming blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.There is no other inheritance which isincreased by sharing it withDr. Frank C. Phillips, Executive Sec-COVENANTER WITNESS