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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S grown up with the work, could take over some of the oversight, it would he a great help to the work and a wonderful comfort to us to know that these babes in Christ were being cared for. “ In view of -Mr. Ou-Yang’s approach ing marriage, coupled with his interest in and suitableness for the work, after much prayer I feel that we would like to ask you if it would be possible for you to arrange for someone to relieve Mr. Ou-Yang as assistant leader of Band No. 6.’"’ Of - course we can relieve Mr. Qu- Yang, that is just what we are here for, by the evangelistic work of the bands to create needs like the one stated above:— “ Over thirty young churches, little flocks in need of a shepherd”— and then by our methods of training to pre pare young men to meet those needs. Thank God, we have a number of young men in the Bible school who, on gradua tion, will be able to fit right into Mr. Ou-Yang’s plaGe. Band Number Four Mr. Tan Yu-Cheng, leader of Band No. 4, writes: “We had only been at Siliho a few days when many began to come to our evening meetings. Those whom we visited during' the day would come to us in the evening, and so we began classes for both adults and children. In spite of heavy rains the people came two and three miles to study the Word. Many of these adults were influenced by the gospel songs which the children sang in their homes. The members of Band No. 4, seeing the great helpfulness of these songs, have raised enough m,oney among themselves to have another hymn printed for the children. I am sending a copy herewith. Please have them printed and send to us as soon as possible. “Yesterday, Sunday, over two hun dred attended worship. Some came in sedan chairs, some on horseback, and others walked. Over thirty families have destroyed their idols! Among these is an elderly gentleman, a man of considerable influence in the commun ity, a school teacher named I Ping-Wen. From the first time that Mr. I heard the Gospel he became deeply interested and was most earnest. One Sunday he ask ed us to go to his school and preach. Two days before the day appointed he invited his relatives and friends to come to his home. He also wrote out a large poster inviting people to the service. He
wrote:— ‘Let all, both men and women, old and young, come and put their trust in God.’ We sent three men to con duct the service and they found about two hundred persons awaiting them. At the close of the service Mr. I said that he longed to have a church m that place and that he was willing to have his school building used for that pur pose.” Children’s Services Mr. Tan has a fine plan for his chil dren’s services. He gives each child one of the "Distribution Fund illus trated Portionettes. This he uses as a lesson sheet and every child who learns it will receive a second sheet on the following evening. There are eleven important truths. Then each child who passes a satisfactory examination on the eleven sheets receives as a prize a copj of “ The Travellers Guide,” a very at tractive and useful book published by Mr. Stephen Menzies of Liverpool. Mr. Menzies has given us four thousand of these books for use in the work this year and the men use them most care fully and wisely. Four thousand seem like a large number, but just think, if our 117 men each gave away only one of these books each day, the four thou sand would last just a little over a month. When the child can repeat ten of these stories in the Traveller's Guide he receives another prize. The chil dren are most enthusiastic over it and, of course, are constantly repeating these portions of Scripture and the stories at home, and so their parents are reached too. Mr. Tan adds, “ Pray for God’s blessing on .this work that through it many of these people may obtain the great prize of Eternal Life.” Most truly yours in work for Him, T?t»onTr A T follor PLEASURES Pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, the bloom is shed; Or like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever; Or like the borealis rays That flit ere ye can point their place, .Or like the rainbow’s lovely form Evanishing amidst the storm. —R. Burns.
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