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Mexico, bu t not w ith a salary. Our fath e r would give a cer ta in qu an tity of corn fo r our support, b u t we w an t to go back because th ere are hundreds of towns th a t have no' w it ness.” We are seeking to tra in some of our Mexican convert» to preach th e Gospel to th e ir countrymen and thu s extend our work into th e g reat Republic of Mexico. We could wish th a t a Bible In stitu te m ight be established th e re (sim- iliar to th e ’Bible In stitu te a t Changsha, Hunan Province, China). W ill you no t tak e th is upon your h ea rts for prayer? The need is great. We would be glad to answer a call from any church or Bible Class who would like to know more about th is work. The Lord is-blessing our Bible Classes and the member» are real soul w inners. The Lord has also marvellously blessed the In stitu te students who conduct th e children’s meetings. G reat in te rest is being manifested, too, in our noon meetings among th e Mexicans who are employed in shops. All of which greatly encourages us as we look for ward to g reater things. We would like to adopt Carey’s motto: “A ttempt g reat things for God; expect g reat thing» from God.” We shall be very glad to h ea r from any who are interested. M m H z BrOLA HALL WORK D avid Cant, Supt.— Our City M ission for Men in the center of L o s Angeles. M eetings continuous from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Noon-day P rayer Meeting. How little we realize in looking a t men th e terrific b at tle they are fighting in th e secret of th e ir h ea rts; habits have been formed by drugs tak en to relieve pain and no power w ithin men has been able to set them free. Like th e maniac of Gadara, no hum an means, however strong, can bind un til th e Christ of etern ity speaks th e word of au tho rity ; then seeing them clothed and in th e ir rig h t mihd, calls fo rth unceasing praise to God. Qne of many we have chosen as illu strative of th is: We came in touch w ith him not long ago; he was' “ soused," steeped and sa tu ra te d w ith bootleg whiskey of th e rank est kind, b u t w ithin h alf an hour afte r throw ing up his hands and su rrendering to Jesus Christ he showed no other evi dence of d rink a p a rt from th e aw ful stench of th e stuff, bu t years of indulgence had stamped him , his will was broken, and weak and exhausted in m ind and body the devil assailed him. A g reat burning th irst broke on the poor fellow the next morning and all th a t day and night the th irst continued. During the day th e old crowd was afte r him. F ifty drinks were offered and fifty refusals followed rig h t in this beautiful (?) “City of the Angels" where prohibition has become a farce. F o r four days and nights th e terrific maddening th irst assailed him while th e invitations kept pouring in to "be a good fellow” and “ come across.” He literally walked th e floor for those four nights w ith locked door unheeding th e pounding which clamored for adm ission, b u t one like unto the Son of God was w ith him in th a t fiery furnace, prayer was made for him and he was delivered from the mouth of th e lion and now he can sing My chains are snapped, the bands of sin are broken And I am free. O! let th e trium ph of His grace be spoken Who died for me. Another one of our men had struggled and fought for many years w ith a besetting sin. When discouraged, de feated and w retched, Biola H all swung its doors wide open to him. He came, literally, to camp on our door m at; h e (Continued on Page 126)
Saviour. As he finished his prayer of confession, “ in the Name of Jesu s,” “ the peace of God th a t passeth all under stand ing ” filled his h ea rt and mind. H is re la tiv e s,. learning of his in terest in Christianity, have been very b itter in denouncing him as a “Meshum- med,” or tra ito r, and the w riter has been th reaten ed w ith a bucket of scalding hot w ater if he puts in an appearance a t th e home of th is man. We ask the prayers of those interested in Israel, th a t God may give the necessary grace and courage to th is dear man, to face all th e hard things involved in this decision. jfc MU SPANISH WORK Robert H. Bender, Su p t.—Gospel M eetings and H ouse to H ouse Work am ong 50,000 Mexicans in L o s Angeles and Vicinity. “Say not ye, th ere are yet four months and th en cometh th e harvest? Behold, I say unto you, L ift up your eyes and look on th e fields, for they are white already to harvest." (John 4 :35) Let us look, for^a moment, on one of these fields rig h t here in our own beloved United States. The Mexican Con sul, in Denver, Colorado, claims th a t th ere are in th e United States over th ree m illion Mexicans. Of course, they are scattered through many of th e States, b u t Los Angeles is a g reat center for Mexicans and, as we travel through the suburbs and surrounding towns, we find Mexican colonies innumerable. Then, as we lift our eyes beyond th e border to th e coun try south of us we see another field w ith its m illions of Mexicans. It is tru e th a t th e re are missions but, oh, so in adequate to the need,— many, many towns and villages which have not a Gospel witness. And w hat shall we say about the Indians who live in th e mountain fastnesses who have never heard th e Gospel? Shall not these have a chance? Then, as we look still beyond to Central America w ith its five or six millions, and still fa rth e r to the g reat continent of South America, we say “W h at a challenge to th e young men and women of today, many of whom are now studying Spanish in High School and College?” How we praise God for the twenty-five years we were privileged to give to th e work in C entral America, and how we covet many of these young people for th is great work, for th e re is no g reater work th a n to become an ambassador for the King of kings and Lord of lords. W ill you not look upon these fields? Yes, and no t only those in L atin America, b u t in o th er p arts of the world th a t are still w aiting for th e heralds of th e Cross. W ill you not b ear w ith us while we tell you something of th e vision th e Lord has given us for extending th is work? As you perhaps know, our work is mostly in th e railroad camps and neglected Mexican colonies where we seek to reach the people through outdoor meetings, Bible classes, children’s meetings, personal work and the distribu tion of tracts. In teaching th e In tern ation al Sunday School les son of November 18, th e subject being “Christ as a Miss ionary,” and speaking of the statem en t made concerning the women who had been healed and who afterw ards “m in istered to Him of th e ir substance” (Luke 8:1-3) we em phasized the example of Jesus who le ft all to give us the Gospel, and of these women who were th e recipients of His power and who m inistered to H im of th e ir substance; so God expects His children to give of th e ir substance to sus ta in those who sacrifice all and go fo rth to preach th e Gospel. A fter the class, two young men came to us and said, “We are studying th e Scriptures and w ant to go back to
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