Evangelistic Department INTERESTING STORIES from REAL EXPERIENCE AS TOLD B Y B I B L E I N S T I T U T E W O R K E R S
souls? This young man was in such a cold place and in this case was brought to the meeting on the street to hear the message from the Word. As he did not come out on the invitation, a worker was sent to win this soul, and was able to win him for the Lord and ground him in the word of God. An Australian Vessel On an Australian vessel a great time was had and another proof given the worker of how God works in the hearts of men. So often many who first seem indifferent, thinking that all that the Gospel contains,•is what they should not do and hanging on as they often do to misconception as to the. real mes sage of the Word, come out of their hiding, become interested and give a good hearing. On this particular ship the man encountered, held to the belief that one could not know that one was saved, but he trusted that he would come out all right in the end. He had no foundation for his unfortunate posi tion, and slowly he saw the' truth of John 5:24 and seemed so surprised that it was really possible to know that one passed from death into life. He saw it with a glad heart and made con fession with the mouth. Pray for a Catholic Boy Among those saved this month, ac cording to their own testimony, was a young Catholic boy, who heard the Word in its plainness, and who went back to his Catholic home a new man, though perhaps facing much opposition. Pray for him, as he will need the grace of God to live and to withstand the enemy, yet, “He is able.” Reaching Sons of India After searching a long time for Gos pel literature for the Bengali men who come to our port, a shipment was re ceived from India and on several oc casions it was a rare privilege to give to India’s sons-the “ Good News,” ' in the form of Portions and New Testa ments. A Bible each in addition to the Gospel if John was left fir the Seamen’s and Firemen’s quarters, and the larger books seemed especially ap-
HARBOR WORK Boatload of Children
The most interesting sight this month was the arrival of the “ Children’s Ship,” and its precious cargo of nearly a thousand Russian war refugees, all children ranging from five to eighteen years of age. Sent to suburban towns out of Petrograd by their well-to-do parents, they were cut o ff from com munication with their homes and as they were driven eventually to the Ural mountains, they were nearly lost sight of, until rescued by the American Red Cross. After they were gathered to gether a Japanese vessel was chartered to bring the children home eighteen thousand miles by water, touching here at San Francisco on their journey home where they would either see their loved ones again or learn of the sad changes occasioned by the year or two which intervened. The passengers were well entertained in every way and everything was done for them by local Red Cross people, but to the worker was given the privilege by Him of giv ing them the Gospel message in their own native tongue through the Russian tracts and Gospels distributed to all the children. Acts 9:35 says: “ And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.” Will not earnest prayer be acceptable to Him that all these on the “ Yomei Maru” will be saved? With a Japanese crew, American officials, Russian chil dren, German and Hungarian war •prisoners, a wonderful opportunity was ours to reach men from all over the globe. Pray for them. Saved on the Street At a street meeting a fine-looking young fellow was seen to be interested in the Gospel message and proved God’s way with us even though we overlook so many opportunities and are unaware that He has much more for us than we take and claim from Him. What is to become of those people who are in the places where an unfaithful sound is given forth by the hireling who has not the salvation of his people on his heart but furthers the cause of the enemy of
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