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PERSONALIA

Dr. and Mrs. C. S. (I. Mylrea on their return from their furlough
reached their Station, Kuweit, in December. Their journey was broken
in Egypt to attend an important meeting uf the Committee on Survey
of Christian Literature fur Moslems at Cairo. They also spent a few
days in Palestine and Syria where Dr. Mylrea had done some mis­
sionary service before joining the Arabian Mission, and where Mrs.
Mylrea’s cousin is working as a missionary. On an automobile journey
between Antioch and Aleppo accompanied by two missionaries of the
American Board, now in the service of the Near East Relief, the party
was attacked by bandits, one of their companions being killed and
another wounded, Dr. and Mrs. Mylrea having had a remarkable deliver­
ance for which their friends and those of the Arabian Mission are
profoundly grateful. A full account of the incident in the December
27th issue of The Christian Intelligencer and Mission Field.

Dr. S. M. Zwemer, having completed his visit to Northern Africa
and Malaysia, returned to this%country in November in time to join his
family during the Thanksgiving Season. He will remain in this country
for several months and arrangements are being made for his visits to
qur Reformed Churches both West and East.

Rev. and Mrs. (i. D. Van Peursem and their family left Maskal on
their regular furlough in November. They will spend their winter with
Mrs. Van Peursem’s relatives and friends in Switzerland, where their
address will be Ave de La Care 6, Fribourg, Switzerland.

Rev. and Mrs. 11. A. Bilkerl and Miss Mary C. Van iVIt will be
returning to America on their regular furlough in the Spring of 1923.