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THE KING’S BUSINESS
The Yokefellow’s Work
cision should be pressed upon the men, and he pictured the hopelessness and sorrows of the finally impenitent—those who pass out of this life without receiving Christ as Saviour. While he was yet speaking, a man arose and at the invitation came for ward. Seeming to realize that a full sur render was necessary, he laid his posses sions on the altar (these included many things not generally found upon a Chris tian) and followed by receiving Jesus Christ a‘s Saviour. What seemed more strange was the fact that the man could neither speak nor understand English intelligibly. Our brother “ Fritz,” however, could speak German with him and all worked out nice ly. Thus many times we are made aware that God’s Spirit strives with men, and sometimes, almost without human instru mentality, brings them to Christ. A m a n came into the hall one evening and accosted one of the workers for the loan of carfare. The worker simply asked him where he was going to spend eternity. “ I do not know,” was the man’s answer. Romans 6 :23 was the text which shoved him the light and brought him to Christ. He is now a transformed man. A b o y about sixteen years old came to the door at the close of a meeting and asked, “What’s going dn here?” The worker, who was standing at the door, said, “Just a Gospel service,” and was turning away from him, when he remembered his re-> sponsibility and said, “ Do you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour?” The boy said he went to Sunday School, but confessed that he had never really received Christ. John 3:16 was the . passage the worker then successfully used to lead the boy to Christ. O n e of the workers has had laid upon his heart the holding of a Bible class at 9:30 Sunday mornings, and this has been sig nally blessed by the Lord. One morning
A v e r y notable aspect of the Yoke Fel low’s work is the personal touch with the men. You can go into the hall so often and find several of the boys, each with a man “cornered” dealing with him about his soul’s salvation. This is gratifying, for we believe “hand picked fruit” is the best. T h e S t im s o n Boot-black Sunday School is forging ahead constantly. We are now having art average attendance of over one hundred. The order also is improving and some of the boys are really showing the effects of “hiding the Word” in their hearts. There was a prize offered February 8 th to the boy who could recite from memory the greatest number of passages of Scrip ture. It would have done your heart good to have heard Juan ------ , who won the prize, recite over sixty passages, giving chapter and verse for each one. W e are crowded now to our capacity, and are ex pecting the Lord to provide the means of enlarging our quarters. Will you pray to this end? - Several instances of some of these boot-blacks deciding for Christ have been noted. One a little Russian Jew, who had never heard the story of Christ. n o o n - d a y meetings are worthy of especial note, as many have been brought to a saving knowledge of Christ through them. The following, though the story of an individual, is really true of hundreds of men who come to us and to other missions. He was discouraged and despondent, having lost all that he held dear, home, family and all worldly possessions'. Drink was his besetting sin, and he was hopelessly in its grip. But the Gospel is “the power of God unto salvation,” and he received it, and as is always the case when a man really receives Christ, God gave him the right to become a son of God. O n e d a y in th e n o o n m e e tin g , a fte r th e r e g u la r in v ita tio n h a d b e e n g iv e n , th e o n e in c h a r g e h a d th e c o n s c io u s n e s s th a t d e T h e
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