"As well you all can understand, hearts have been deeply stirred and saddened here on campus by the martyrdom of three of Wheaton’s brave sons, and two other stalwart servants of the Lord, in the jungles of Ecuador—saddened for the loss of loved ones there and at home and to the Lord’s work, and stirred to face the challenge of picking up the torch where they dropped it and carrying the Light into Auca darkness.  Message from Edman to college alumni."

Article. Paper, 6-3/4" x 10", 2 pages. March 1956. “A Letter from Home,” in the Wheaton Alumni Magazine, Vol. 23, no.3, described the reaction on Wheaton College’s campus to the news of the deaths of several missionaries, especially the Wheaton alumni Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, and Nate Saint. From College Archives & Special Collections (Buswell Library), RG02/04 Box 11, Folder 5. Click here or image below for enlarged version.