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th a t it w a s th e w o rs t th e seco n d tro o p s w e re d i r e c tly . in fro n t of o u r h o u se b e h in d a m o u n tain , I sh o u ld ju d g e , a b o u t six m iles aw ay , a n d th e c an n o n sh o ts w e n t o v er o u r h e a d s a n d so u n d ed a s th o u g h th e y w e re w ith in a m ile of us. B u t ‘God is 'a b le ' a n d H e is k e e p in g u s a n d te a c h in g u s a lesso n in p a tie n c e w h ich I so b a d ly n eed .” ’ - f, V M iss E d ith H a rris , ’16, h a s le f t h e r field in A fric a to ta k e a m u ch n eed ed fu rlo u g h . S he ex p ected to rem a in in P h ila d e lp h ia u n til th e L o rd sh o u ld o p en th e w a y fo r h e r to com e to L os A ngeles. M iss A n n ie T h om as, ’18, w h o h a s b een on fu rlo u g h from C e n tra l A m erica, is a t p re s e n t a t h e r h om e in R ichm o n d , V ir g in ia , a n d h a s been p riv ile g e d to sp e ak in a n u m b er of p la c e s re g a r d in g h e r w o rk , a n d th e n eed of C e n tra l A m erica. She e x p e c ts Soon to r e tu rn to th e field. THE BOOK OF AGES (W ritten by George B. Jacoby, aged 15 years, 256 Owen Ave., Lansdowne, P en n .) Did you ever stop and th ink about the Bible’s old old age, How it stands th ruou t the years of time, endured th ru every stage? Has ever a book of modern times been cherished half as long, As th a t Book Divine in character, which to us all belongs? Many a soul from it has fed, and from it more can feed And endless streng th and aid is Ours, if we th a t g reat Book read. Oh, th a t we’d do ju st what it asks, the . things we ought to do, How nice th is world would be to all, how nice to Jesus, too. Oh, th a t we knew our Bible more, or knew ju st what it means And act and help ju st as it tells, this . life so sweet would seem. Friends, every word th a t’s printed there, has in it special good, And much more joy we could secure, if read we only would. Oh, God above, help us to learn to love our Bible more, So th a t from it we' can receive, more good than e’er before.
MR. ROBERT HARKNESS Now Special In structo r in Gospel Piano Accompanying, w ith the Bible In stitu te. A uthor of a Correspondence Course for Evangelistic Musicians. w o rk , s a y in g in p a r t: “T h e P o k o d is tric t alo n e, it is e stim a te d , h a s 100,000 people, so y ou see w e h a v e a larg e- neld to lo o k a fte r. B esid es w e a re h o p in g a n d p ra y in g to reach o u t f a r th e r to th e w e s t w h e re no m issio n a ry h a s y e t been. W e h av e u n d e r u s a b o u t fifteen o r tw e n ty n a tiv e e v a n g e lis ts w ho a re w o rk in g in d iffe re n t p la c e s th ro u g h o u t th is d is tric t, w h ich w e p ra ise God fo r. P le a s e p ra y fo r th em also th a t th e y m ay be k e p t h u m b le a n d f a ith fu l in te llin g fo rth th e m essag e.” M iss E th e l M oore w r ite s fro m V illa r- ric a , P a ra g u a y , S. A.: “T h is is th e end of th e fo u rth w eek of th e re v o lu tio n a n d no o n e k n o w s how m u ch lo n g e r it w ill la st. W e h av e h a d a v e ry sa d th in g h ap p en . W h en , w e cam e th ro u g h In c a rn a c io n o u r g o o d s h a d to be ex am in ed a t th e cu stom s a n d th e y w ere v e ry ru d e in d eed a b o u t th e w h o le a ffa ir a s th e y w a n te d a b rib e a n d M r. H a y w ould n o t g iv e i t to th em , so th e y com p elled u s to le a v e o u r goods, th e th in g s th e y h ad ta k e n , u n til th e y sa w fit to lis t it a n d ta x it, a n d th e co n seq u en ce w as th a t w h en th e w a r b ro k e o u t w e co u ld do n o th in g w ith it, a n d o n e d ay la s t w e e k som e of th e se ^ jn e n b ro k e in to th e c u sto m s h o u se, a n d th e re p o rt w e r e ceiv ed w a s th a t th e y h a d ta k e n e v e ry th in g re g a rd le s s of w h a t th e a rtic le w as. I t w a s a h a rd te s t b u t w e h av e coipe o u t v ic to rs a s w e h a v e com m itted it a ll to th e L o rd a n d w e k n o w th a t R om . 8:28 s till h o ld s.” L a te r: “T h is is th e fo u rth d a y of A u g u st a n d th e re v o lu tio n is s till g o in g . O ur w o rk a t th e m issio n is a t a s ta n d s till a s a ll m e e tin g s w ere o rd ere d closed. I h av e n e v e r b een so close to w a r and I h o p e n e v e r a g a in . T h e o n e d ay
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