. Missionary Visitor, The (1916) . of 1916 at Oberlin Seminary, Ohio, infurther preparation for their lifes young people had the mission causeas a burden of their prayers. When thecall came for workers in China theymade up their minds to answer it, bypledging to go out themselves. Theywere approved for work by Conferenceof 1916, and sailed for their field oflabor in August. Sister Oberholtzerspreparation will enable her to do a splen-did work among the women of her newfield. China —but whither? Up-ward to God or downward to evil; on-ward to blessing or backward to aworse con
. Missionary Visitor, The (1916) . of 1916 at Oberlin Seminary, Ohio, infurther preparation for their lifes young people had the mission causeas a burden of their prayers. When thecall came for workers in China theymade up their minds to answer it, bypledging to go out themselves. Theywere approved for work by Conferenceof 1916, and sailed for their field oflabor in August. Sister Oberholtzerspreparation will enable her to do a splen-did work among the women of her newfield. China —but whither? Up-ward to God or downward to evil; on-ward to blessing or backward to aworse condition than the past? Whoshall estimate the possibilities of bene-fit or loss to China and the world fromthe present movements, and who shallmeasure the responsibility of thosewlio can now help to affect Chinasdestiny? To nations as to men thereis a day of visitation. Shall China inthis, her day, know the things that be-long unto her peace?—Marshall Broom-hall. October1916 The Missionary Visitor I. E. OBERHOLTZER A Friend. 319. The 11th ofMay, 1883, markedthe birth of thefirst child into thehome of C. andwife, and his par-ents called himIsaiah, a name h ehas long sincebeen proud tohear. I s a i a h* sfather was the son of Christian Ober-holtzer, who died when he was yet achild. He therefore never saw hisGrandfather Oberholtzer. Isaiahs moth-er was the daughter of Peter Ebersole,a minister in the Mennonite two years and a half old his moth-er died, leaving him with one mother-less sister. His Grandmother Oberholt-zer, being a widow and a noble-heartedMennonite Christian woman, his fatherat once united them all into one the age of seven Isaiah was rearedon a small farm about two miles east ofElizabethtown, Pa., when his fathermoved into town, there to lose his step-mother soon after. However, he hasbeen quite fortunate in receiving thetraining of a second stepmother duringhis later years. The home now is aBrethren one, and it can well be
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