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T hrough the generosity of the Institute, I have been enabled to present to the Chris tian Room at San Quentin prison, thirty hymn books and two Scofield Bi'bles. The thirty men in this room are all Christians and spend their evenings in Bible study, prayer meetings, song services, etc. Each night there is either Bible study or exposi tion of the Bible, M y class work 'in the several places has developed very definitely along deeper lines. “The opening of thy Word giveth life; it giveth understanding to the simple,"’ has never been demonstrated more clearly than in the several classes I am teaching. Each week, after class hour, I have from three to four who want to ask questions, speak about their understanding of the things of God, their yielded life, etc. Several have talked about a course at the Institute, and it looks favorable for several from my classes for enrollment for two years’ work. This week alone five different people have spoken of enrolling for the full course. I am expecting all of them to go. Tomorrow, Sunday evening, I begin another class. C haplain S hepherd (one of the godliest men I have known) is surely the right man in the right place. At his suggestion it is now to be my privilege to meet the men in the chapel who are desirious of help spiritually. Surely God is moving in a definite way among the men at San Quentin, as I have already had several interviews r f H E Yokefellow’s Band, an organization of the converts of the Mission, has been started and a Bible study class for them meets each Sunday afternoon at 4:00 P. M, Y okefellow ’ s H all can furnish at $1.00 a week a home for eight Christian men— clean beds, clean rooms, everything new, bath. All that live here must be workers
where I have been enabled to point men to Him “who is able to save to the utter most,” and am finding a deep and persistent desire on the part of many to know and live the Christian life. You that read this, will you definitely pray for the men and for me in my ministry to them in this new and more definite—or, perhaps I should say, a more personal way. As the work develops I can see more plainly each week God’s hand moving as the “seed” is sown. Today, Saturday, I had interviews with several of the prisoners at San Quentin. One young man (a new comer) said to me: “I have been raised in a Christian home. I have an uncle who is a minister. Your opening of the Bible message today has interested me beyond anything I can say in words. I intend to give God the right-of-way from this day forward.” Another young man at the prison said: “If it is possible for me to get an insight into the Bible I want to do it. I spent five years training for a surgical nurse. I have my diploma. If I can go to the Bible Institute I shall surely do it, prepare for Christian work, go to the for eign field if God will open the way, and my life will'then amount to something. I have been a 'Christian for five years, but fool ishly, I thought I could get along better without the people in the church, and I am here; but if there is an open door for me to get the Bible knowledge, my life will be spent in the foreign field.” Superintendent in the Mission. Would you like such a home? Y okefellow ’ s M ission is serving a mighty fine class of men—carpenters, black smiths, drug clerks, electricians, engineers and other mechanics are greatly in evidence aomng those helped. The saloon degenerate doesn’t often show up here, save the down and out periodical drinkers who are open
The Work at Yokefellow’s Hall William Sloan,
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