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were glad to have the Euodia Bible Class started because of the great need, but were doubtful about the possibility of interesting the girls. From the first, special blessing-has been felt. Pray for unsaved girls in this class, who are under conviction but resist ing the Spirit’s call.— G. . Some of the Normal girls who were bless ed in the High School classes last year, are now giving valuable aid to the classes which they left, spending much time in invitation work, and even coming to the class meet ings to encourage the High School girls. This means real sacrifice on the part of those who are so busy with their own school duties, and is evidence of the depth of the interest which they have in the work.— L. “O, ho, I’m just miserable,” said a High School girl who was asked if she had any satisfaction in doing as she pleased with her life. Although a professing Christian she had not been able to pray, feeling the hin drance of an unsurrendered will. How dif ferent the testimony after she had knelt with the teacher and yielded all to God. Now it is, “O, I am so happy in Jesus, and prayer is a blessed privilege.” souls as possible to Christ. He also asks for tracts, etc., to read and distribute. Sev eral of the men from the Mission have gone to Alaska to work in the salmon fish eries during the summer. Before they left, we gathered them together and planned for a. summer campaign for God among the large number of Spanish-speaking men who go there each year. In one of the Sunday afternoon jail meet ings, I noticed a young Jew, sitting on the front bench with his head bowed, and look ing very disconsolate. As I stepped upon the box to speak to the sixty or more men
her the necessity of coming back into fel lowship with the Lord and into His service, she realized God had work for her to do, so I gave into her care the old lady, whom she promised to take to church with her. I am praying that God will use each one of these women to help the other. A few doors further on I met a back slidden Presbyterian old lady, nearly blind. She had formerly attended the Presbyterian church, but because of trouble in the church had decided she could serve God better at home. In the meantime, her sight failing, a divine healer came along and she is being led into that. I showed her God’s order for healing in the church of James’ epistle, and we had prayer together. Just as I was leav ing, she asked: ‘‘How did you happen to come here?” My reply was that before starting I had asked God to lead me where there were | needy- hearts who could be reached. Then she said, “Well, He surely must have meant for you to come here, as I never ask a stranger in, and I rarely open the door to people who seem to he ped dlers.” Surely God will bless our meeting together, when He opened that door so readily to one who was in need.— R. In one of the near-by towns the pastors A LETTER dated May 20th, 1915, from one of the Mission men who went this spring to work in the Alaskan salmon fish eries, tells of twelve men there who have accepted the Lord Jesus as their Saviour. The long voyage from Sari Francisco to Alaska gave opportunity for personal work and preaching the Gospel. “Each evening,” he writes, “at eight o’clock, when it is as light here as it is there at 2 p. m., I read a chapter from the New Testament, we have prayer, sing a hymn, and then con tentedly retire to seek repose.” He requests prayer that he may be illumined spiritually, so that he may be able to lead as many
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