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in g is an e x tra c t from a le tte r w ritte n to us in G e rm an : “A ll is d a rk a ro u n d m e, y et w h en I lift m y eyes to H im th e re is lig h t. In th is tim e o f tro u b le a n d h e a rta c h e H e is m y all. W ith o u t H im I could n o t live. M ay G od open th e o th er b lin d eyes as, th ro u g h you, H e h as op en ed m ine. O, G od, com e q u ick l y ! S ave T h y people w h ile it is y et tim e, I p ray , d e a r S on o f G od, in T h y N am e, th e narrie o f Je su s C h rist.” M ay w e be fa ith fu l in g iv in g th e G ospel to th ese H is people, “F o r it is th e p ow er of G od u n to salv atio n , to ev ery on e th a t b eliev eth ; to th e Jew first, an d also to th e G reek .” I f y ou sh o u ld n eed a m an fo r an y k in d of w o rk , phone, an d w e w ill s e n d -y o u a capable m an. W e h av e lo ts o f saw ed w o o d fo r sale cheap. S ellin g w o o d fu rn ish e s u s w ith th e m o n ey fo r feed in g th e m en each n ig h t. O ne case o f a m an w h o fo u n d C h r is t; H e cam e from th e E ast. H u n g e r d ro v e him to Y o k efellow s’ H a ll w h ere h e co u ld get a free fe ed—a m aste r m ech an ic sold to sin. T h e claim s o f Je su s C h rist a ro u sed h im to p ra y e r an d decision. “ I w a n t to go all th e w ay,” is his testim o n y . F o o tso re, he looks fo r w o rk , b u t h e k eep s sw eet. M ay G od keep u s tru e an d h elp fu l to m en. W e a re h av in g p re tty g o o d m usic th ese days w ith o u r b ab y o rc h e stra at th e n ig h t service.
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n o t com e up an y m o re.” S u re ly it h as com e to p ass th a t th e L o rd hath p o u re d u p o n th em th e sp irit o f deep sleep, an d h a th closed th e ir eyes. S om e tim e ag o w e h a d th e p leasu re of seein g a Je w e ss an d h e r tw o c h ild ren bap tized. S h e h a d been d e serted b y h e r h u s b a n d an d fo u n d in o u r Je w ish h om e n o t only a re fu g e fo r h e rself a n d c h ild ren b u t th e L o rd H im self. R ecen tly she le ft fo r N ew Y o rk , th in k in g it w o u ld be w ell to b e w ith h e r relativ es. O n a rriv in g th e re she a t once c o n fessed C h rist an d since has m et w ith m u ch p ersecu tio n . T h e follow O P R I N G h as com e b u t th e u nem ployed a re alm o st as n um ero u s as in th e w in- 9 .* ter, .a ro u n d Y o k efellow s’ H all. W e are com pelled to feed an d care fo r m en. I t is p itiab le to see g o o d m en try in g h a rd to find w o rk , a n d only m eetin g w ith failu re. S in tu rn s o u t its h arv est. A ll, in som e m easu re, m u st m eet its d ev astatio n . Y o k efellow s’ H all' h as its problem s. T h a n k G od th a t “Je su s C h rist is all arid in all.” “H e is able.” S in ce o u r last re p o rt in T he K ing ’ s B us iness , sev en teen m en h av e accep ted C hrist.; 1SS1 a tte n d ed G ospel m ee tin g s; 1479 m en w ere f e d ; 61 a tte n d ed B ible c la s s ; w o rk secu red fo r 3 5 ; tra c ts a n d G ospels d istrib u ted . E v ery d ay an d even in g m en a re p e r so n ally d e alt w ith co n cern in g th e ir n eed o f Je su s C h rist.
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