THE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S “Salted Money” The prophet of old said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge,” but this was wilful ignorance on the part of Israel. Not so in regard to those who are adherents SPANISH of the Roman Cath- DEPARTMENT olic system (for it cannot he called a church). Their ignorance is not wilful because they have no knowledge concerning the Truth of God’s Word and in the per sonal interviews with men and women we find they are unable to give a reason for their belief except to say that it is the religion they were taught by their parents and in it they shall die. But we desire to praise God that so often after they have heard some teaching from God’s Word they become enlight ened and gladly accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour. For example one of the recent converts related the following incident; When he was think ing of coming to the United States some years ago, his parents urged him to go to confession and in obedience to his parents he went to the priest, who in the course of his admonition told the young man that if he went to the United States he no doubt would earn plenty of money but, thinking to intimidate him, said it was salted money (an expression used among Latin Romanists intimating that it was money that would damn him). But the young man would not turn from his purpose and came in spite of parents and priest. After remaining a few years he thought he would make a visit to his parents and, still a devoted Catholic, went to confess to the same priest and said to him, “Well, I have some of that money you said was salted and I would like to pay my contribu tion. Will you accept it?” “Oh, yes,” said the priest, and took it and put it in his pocket. Then he put him to do some works of penance for having gone to the United States. These works of
818 exultingly to our lad and say, “See what great things God hath wrought!” Hal lelujah! What a Saviour!— David Cant, Supt. J|: Biola Hall Closes The work at Biola Hall, 338 S. Spring Street, closed the middle of last month, hut it is needless to say that its influ ence will continue until the Lord Jesus comes. Things were WORK AT accomplished there BIOLA ttat .T, which will stand the test of ages; foun dations were there built which will never crumble, and all because God, in His wonderful grace, laid it upon the hearts of His people to pray, work and give, that the Word might be preached there night and day, and hundreds thereby find salvation. Looking hack over the past four years, we find nothing in our experi ence which has paid as well, or has brought the results, as has this work this past year. God was behind it; the people were behind it; and the men and women who passed up and down Spring Street and heard the Gospel as it was there proclaimed, are without excuse and will be when they stand before the Judge. We are glad to say that.we are look ing forward to opening the work in a new location, providing God opens the way, this fall. Will you not join us in praying that He will select the right place for us and lay it upon the hearts of His people to back up the work when ever and wherever He shall open it? This summer we hope to keep up the evangelistic effort which was begun at that location, by correspondence. The writer is looking forward to an evan gelistic trip through the San Joaquin Valley and the Bay District, with the Fishermen’s Club Quartet. Pray with us that we may be channels through which He may be able to speak to the many with whom we will come in con tact.—Marion H. Reynolds, Supt.
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