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Jesus as their personal Saviour. They followed into the hall, where side by side, they knelt on the stone floor crying out their hearts before GOD. “One was a reputed millionaire, having become involved in a domestic tragedy in his .home town which had wrecked two families. He was trying to forget.by running away. “The second had a black skin and undoubtedly a still blacker heart. The; third represented a religious, class, .and having experienced the hollowness, sham and unreality of it all, had turned his back upon everything ■ and everybody associated with religion. “There was sufficient reason to believe their cries came from convicted hearts, and the word of truth and life penetrated, for each expressed his joy as he arose. “We praise GOD for a Gospel that fits all classes of sinners, whether brought up in the home of luxury and wealth or cradled among thé slums of a big city. Men, one minute enemies of .God, without hope, facing judgment and eternal death can the next minute be reconciled through the precious blood, saved for eternity.” —o— “Who Is th e US?” Asks th e Jewess D AVID L. COOPER, in charge of the Institute work among the Jews of Los Angeles, has been finding illustrated Bible lectures his most fruitful avenue of service among these people. “Recently the opportunity has been afforded, us,” says Mr. Gooper, “to show our pictures in an orthodox Jewish home. The people of this home are of the better class, of Hebrews’and are very intellectual and interested in spiritual things. While we were speaking concerning the creation of man, we had some quotations from the first chapter of Genesis thrown upon the screen. In. this quotation was this statement ‘Let us make man in our image.’ One young lady immediately asked, ‘Who. is the “ us ”?’ This question immediately gave an opportunity to dis cuss the plurality of the God-head. This discussion lasted for something like an hour and a most excellent opportunity was afforded to present the Biblical teaching concerning the three persons of the God-head. At the conclusion of this meeting all who were present, about ten or twelve, expressed themselves as pleased with the meeting and requested that we have other meetings and discuss these things further. A Sign Board Did Its Work A NOTHER very interesting experience related by Mr, . Cooper was an interview in the office with a young Jewish man who in passing the Institute one Sunday afternoon on his way to the public library saw our Jewish sign advertising the Jewish meeting. Instead of going to the library, he came to the meeting. After the dismissal he engaged in conversation with some of the workers and was finally introduced to Mr. Cooper. He expressed a desire for a further talk, which request was granted by appointing a meeting in the office of the Jewish Department for the next day. At the appointed time the young man was on hand and for three hours things pertaining to spirit ual matters and the teachings of the Old Testament concerning the Messiah were freely and dispassionately discussed. At the conclusion of this conference an Old Testament was given tp
How a Stereopticon Won Twenty R OBERT H. BENDER, who is in charge of the work among „ the Spanish speaking people of Los Angeles and vicinity, finds in his work in railroad construction camps, that it takes various kinds of bait to catch his Mexican fish. Practically all of these men are professed Catholics and hence are not easily induced to attend a Gospel service. Much use is made of black board, object lessons and charts to catch the attention of these men. “In one of the construction camps,” says Mr. Bender, “We went into each hut and asked the men if they would come to a meeting if we would show them some pictures. All agreed they would, so on our. next trip to this, camp we took a stereopticon lantern and a baby organ along. On our arrival ■we invited all the men into one of the large huts where we had set up the organ and lantern, and after singing a few hymns we started our Bible lesson using the lantern. I never saw such an'appreciative audi ence. All the men came in as well as several Americans. Two weeks later we did the same and after the Bible talk we turned on the lights and gave the invitation.., About twenty men came forward and kneeled down beside us and definitely accepted the Lord.” —o— ■ . Bread Cast Upon th e Waters M R. BENDER Has now multiplied himself by the return to Mexico of several of his Los Angeles converts. Through these men, he has been able to scatter much good seed in that land of darkness. With beaming face, Mr. Bender said recently: “I do rejoice over the news that Mexican Converts write from Mexico.. One said, on receiving the books I had sent to him from Spain, that inside of two days he had disposed of all except two. Another worker, a lady, said she had sold several bo.oks and loaned others, and that the people were reading the literature with much interest and asked me to send more. - If there was ever a time that the Mexicans wanted to know the Truth, it is now; and shall we not do all we can to supply this need? We are sending them the literature arid God is blessing. A letter just received from one of the workers reports the con version of thirteen more souls. One of our lady workers in Mexico, tells of 62 visits made during October and November; seven meetings and three Sunday Schools conducted and fifteen conversions.” —o— I t ’s a Universal Gospel R ECENTLY there stood at the entrance of Biola Hall three , men,” says David T. Cant, Superintendent of our City Mission Work, on Main Street. “They touched shoulders, but they presented striking contrasts. There were others there also that night, just as in that crowd long long ago when the Mas ter turned asking ‘Who touched ME?’ “Some stood for only a few minutes, to catch the gist of the speaker’s remarks, then faded away to be at once lost in the pass ing throng. Others however lingered, among the latter, the three who were to all outward appearances far removed from one another, yet all needing the same message, “Pressing close to the earnest messenger, at his invitation these three raised their hands professing to receive the LORD
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