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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S w o rk in th e m in es am o n g th e m in ers. T h e re w ill be a c o n feren ce a t th e firs t o f th e y e a r a t A b a a n d th e q u e stio n of th e w o rk in th e m in es w ill be b ro u g h t u p : p e rh a p s a b o u t M oto S ta tio n also , fo r M isse» F r a a s (’16) a n d B u c h a n a n a re w o rk in g th e s ta tio n alo n e a n d h a v e h a d to p a s s th ro u g h som e tr y in g ex p erien ces a n d ev en n ow th e y o u g h t to be hom e on fu rlo u g h a n d c a n ’t go b ecau se th e re is no o n e to ta k e th e ir p la c e s a n d th e y d o n ’t w a n t to se e th § s ta tio n clo sed a f te r a ll th e y h av e g o n e th ro u g h . W h ere a re th e h u n d re d s of v o lu n te e rs w h o a t C h ristia n E n d e a v o r j c o n v e n tio n s ro se in th e s p ir it of e n th u s ia sm a n d said , ‘Y es I w ill go a n d ta k e T om H a n n a y ’s or H u g h W a lla c e ’s p la c e ’? M any y e a rs h av e p a sse d b u t v e ry few of th o s e p ro m ise s h a v e becom e a r e a lity . I te ll y ou i t ’s a sad, sa d w o rld w e a re liv in g in, an d it a lm o st te a r s m y h e a r t to see th e m an y of o u r m issio n s ta tio n s h a lf or q u a rte rly m a n n e d a n d m a n y m iss io n a rie s s ta tio n e d &,nd re m a in in g sta tio n e d b ecau se no one h a s com e to ta k e th e ir p laces. In K en y a C olony a n d T a n g a n y ik a T e rr ito ry th e re is h a rd ly a s ta tio n w h e re a m iss io n a ry o r m iss io n a rie s o u g h t n o t to be g o in g hom e on fu rlo u g h a n d c a n ’t go b e c a u se s th e re is n ’t a n y one to ta k e th e ir p la c e s.” A llen L. B e n n e tt, ’22, e n ro u te to h is s ta tio n in A fric a , w rite s : “P ra is e th e L o rd ! I am a t la s t in A fric a , a lth o u g h f a r fro m th e en d o f m y jo u rn e y . T he firs t o f N o v em b er I le f t A n tw e rp , B elg ium , ju s t six m o n th s a f te r I la n d e d on th e c o a s t o f F ra n c e . God w o n d e rfu lly p ro v id ed p la c e s on th e b o at. A t M a tad i w e le f t th e T h y sv ille a n d to o k th e q u e e r l i t tle tr a in u p to K in sh a sa . T h is ra ilro a d is tw o h u n d re d m iles lo n g a n d c o st one life a y a rd to b u ild . L e a v in g K in sh a sa , w e cro sse d S ta n le y P o o l to B ra z z a v ille a n d a f te r th r e e or fo u r d a y s a t th e S w ed is h M issio n w e h a d o u r th in g s th ro u g h c u sto m s and* p e rm issio n to g o u p th e riv e r. A s th e re w a s a little b o a t g o in g u p w e to o k t h a t a n d i t is som e b o at. T h e tr ip fro m B ra z z a v ille to B a n g u i is su p p o sed to be a tw e lv e d a y s’ trip . W e h a v e b een on th e w a y fo u rte e n d ay s .n ow a n d th e re a re a t le a s t four, o r five m o re d a y s a h e a d of us. T h e b o a t is so old th a t it le a k s ste am . T h e h e a t h a s b een a lm o st u n b e a ra b le a t tim e s w ith , th e su n b e a tin g dow n fro m ab o v e a n d th e ste a m an d sm o k e ro llin g in fro m below . I t h a s b een so h o t t h a t w e h a v e c a u g h t fire tw ic e— th a t is th e b o a t h a s c a u g h t fire. O nce in a w h ile w e ru n in to a s a n d b a n k o r a tre e— b u t it g o es— P ra is e th e L o rd , it goe^! D u rin g th e fo u rte e n d a y s w e h av e p a sse d tw o lo n e m issio n s t a tio n s on th e B e lg ia n sid e o f th e C ongo. T h e c o u n try is w o n d e rfu l. A ll k in d s of w ild a n im a ls, b u g s, m o sq u ito es, b u tte r flies, g lo rio u s s u n s e ts— ‘e v e ry p ro sp e c t p le a se s a n d o n ly m a n is v ile.’ I h av e b een a lm o st e a te n up w ith m o sq u ito es a n d ts e - ts e flies.” D. P a r k e L a n tz , ’19, w r ite s fro m A r g e n tin e : “A G ospel te n t h a s b een in p e h u a jo fo r th r e e w eek s, a w a k e n in g a g r e a t in te r e s t in m a n y people, w h o b e fo re d id n o t ev en k n o w w h a t th e G ospel is, n o r its te a c h in g s . W e a re h e lp in g th e S u p e rin te n d e n t h ere, b u t in M arch , D. V. w e e x p e c t to be in T re n q u e L au q u en , w h e re w e w ill be a lo n e a n d w e n eed y o u r p ra y e rs in o u r b e h a lf. T h ese to w n s, w h ich a re sc a tte re d , do n o t havB a n y
w ay of h e a r in g th e G ospel in th e C a th o lic ch u rc h e s, so w e a re h e ld re sp o n sib le . W e feel th a t o n ly th ro u g h God a n d th é p o w er o f th e S p irit can th e w o rk of re g e n e ra tio n be fin ish ed in th e s e w h o a re to ta lly ig n o r a n t o f s p ir itu a l b le s sin g s in H im .” G eo rg e H. E k d a h l, ’18 w rite s fro m T o ro - to ro , C h a rcas, B o liv ia: “M iss E lle n H o ff m an , *20, is n o w o u r c o -w o rk e r in T o ro r to ro , h a v in g c h a rg e o f th e sch o o l fo r g irls . T h is p a s t w e e k w e h a v e s e e n . th e p eo p le u sin g c h a rm s to d riv e a w a y a p la g u e o f lo c u sts. A n u m b e r of lo c u s ts w e re c a p tu re d a liv e a n d th e s e w e re d e c o ra te d w ith co lo red b its of p a p e r a n d th e n c a rrie d o u tsid e of to w n w h e re th e y w e re lib e ra te d in th e h o p e th a t th e y w o u ld fle a d th e o th e rs to le a v e to w n a lsç. F lo w e rs, food, a n d p a tiv e b e e r w e re also c a rrie d a lo n g fo r th e lo c u sts, th e p ro cessio n o n e d a y b e in g a ccom p an ied by th e to w n ban d , a n d th e n e x t d a y b y an In d ia n b a n d p la y in g on Eb am boo p ip es. A n o th e r p ro c e ssio n on S u n d ay w a s led b y th e C a th o lic p r ie s t in w h ic h se v e ra l im a g e s w e re c a rrie d , th e p eo p le c h a n t in g a s th e y m a rc h e d . So on S u n d ay e v e n in g I p re a c h e d on th e lo c u s ts of th e B ible, w h a t i t sa id a b o u t p la g u e s, an d w h a t w a s n e c e s sa ry in o rd e r to h a v e o u r p ra y e rs h e a rd b y God. A s f a r a s w e k n o w n o n e of o u r C h ris tia n s to o k p a r t in th e s e p ro cessio n s.’” Ja m e s A. K e r w r ite s fro m S a ty a m a n - g alm , C o im b ato re D ist., S o u th In d ia : “I t is v e ry tr u e t h a t G od’s W o rd w ill n o t r e tu r n u n to H im void, fo r ‘it is th e p o w e r of God u n to s a lv a tio n to e v ery one t h a t b e lie v e th .’ W ith th is a s su ra n c e w e go f o rth d ay by d a y to th e v illa g e s a n d w eek b y w e e k to th e m a rk e tp la c e , d e c la rin g ‘th e u n se a rc h a b le ric h e s of C h rist.’ S om etim es ' th e p eo p le a re so b u sy p u rc h a s in g tlie ir w e e k ’s su p p lie s o r d o in g o th e r th in g s t h a t th e y do n o t b o th e r to sto p an d lis te n to o u r m essag e. O th e rs a g a in sto p fo r a m om en t to h e a r w h a t w e a re s a y in g a n d th e n u n h e e d in g th e y p a s s on. Y et th e r e a re o th e rs w ho s q u a t dow n on th e ir h a u n c h e s a n d lis te n fo r a n h o u r or m o re a s th e d iffe re n t s p e a k e rs te ll o f th e lo v e o f God a n d ; th e w a y of sa lv a tio n . O ne is a p t to w o n d er a t tim e s h ow m u ch of th e s to r y th e p e o p le a re re a lly g ra sp in g . R e c e n tly w e h a v e b een h a v in g la r g e cro w d s a t o u r m a r k e t-d a y m e e tin g s, a n d h a v e so ld m a n y G o sp els to th o se w h o co u ld read . W e h av e g r e a t f a ith in G od’s W o rd an d a re a lw a y s g la d w h en th e p eo p le w ill ta k e a p o rtio n hom e an,d re a d it. W h ilè w e do n o t see a g r e a t m a n y co n v e rte d a s th e im m e d ia te r e s u lt of th is m a r k e t a n d v illa g e p re a c h in g , w e fre q u e n tly h av e th e jo y of le a d in g n u m b e rs in to th e lig h t su b se q u e n tly . P ra y fo r u s as w e se ek to d iss e m in a te G od’s tr u e W o rd a m o n g s t th e p eople,\ th a t S a ta n ’s t r ic k e ry m a y be f r u s tr a te d a n d m a n y of h is sla v e s re le a se d .” pillllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW ? Why not study Bible by j correspondence? A s k § for correspondence Leaf- 1 1 ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ I * kt*
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