December 1926
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with the work say that such meetings have passed beyond the experimental stage and are Indeed successful when conducted in the spirit of Christ. Children’s Work With another worker coming into the Department, Miss Canny, our Chil dren's Work has grown very rapidly. At present we have five classes for Jewish children. The attendance is not regular but averages around eigh teen. A few days ago one Jewish mother allowed her prejudice against Christianity to cause her to go around the neighborhood to Jewish women, warning them against sending their children to these classes. This perse cution has caused the attendance to fall off. Notwithstanding this the In terest and morale of these meetings are all that one could expect. We earn estly request that every one pray that God may bless this special phase of the work. » Cottage Meetings Although we are branching out in other fields of activity, the cottage meetings keep pace with the rest of the work. According to the judgment of all, the most permanent good is accomplished by these evening cottage meetings, when mother and father, to gether with children and friends, are present. A message can be given from the Old Testament Scriptures accom panied by the lantern pictures, which gradually leads up to the coming of Christ. By presenting the message to the entire family, with neighbors and friends, all are given an equal chance to see the truth and accept Christ. This method is we believe superior and more in keeping with the teachings of Christ than the old method of simply dealing with one member of the family and giving him an opportunity to see the truth while the rest of the family do not enjoy this privilege. Thus we avoid breaking up Jewish homes by leading all to the truth at the same time. Pray for this work.. m PAUL’S GROWTH IN GRACE Three Stages 1. Apostles (1 Cor. 15:9) A.D. 59. "The last and least," said noble Paul, "Am I, of the apostles all; I am not meet to be enrolled With those who are apostles called." 2. Saints (Eph. 3:8). A.D. 64. "Of all the saints, I must confess, Whoe’er is least, then I am less; A servant of the least, I still The lowest place must meekly fill." 3. Sinners (1 Tim, 1:15). A.D. 66. “Of sinners, I the chief take rank, Yet God my Saviour daily thank, Who came to seek and save the lost; His sovereign grace is all my boast." —T. R., in The Witness.
EVANGELISTIC DEPARTMENT (Continued from page 723)
We have not space to tell of more than these two but the day so soon to come will reveal the faithfulness of our God in richly blessing and reward ing all those who sow the seed of His good Word. as WORK AMONG THE JEWS David L. Cooper, Supt.—Bible Classes and Personal Work, Street Meetings and Semi- Monthly Mass Meetings for Jews of Los Angeles. LOT MEETINGS senting Biblical pictures. For some time there was a doubt in the minds of some as to the advisability of start ing this new phase^of the work; but about four weeks ago our first lot meeting was held which proved a great success, and far surpassed our expecta tions. There were present at this first meeting about one hundred twenty- five people, many of whom were Jews. The meeting lasted for one hour and the interest was sustained through to the end. When the American flag was put upon the screen, all arose and sang "America” and “America the Beau tiful," For about fifty minutes the writer spoke on pictures illustrating scenes in the early chapters of Genesis. Quietude prevailed and each one seemed to be very greatly interested in the message. On this same lot we have held two more meetings with the same interest and attention. The last meeting was undoubtedly the best one thus far. On another vacant lot in another part of the city we have held two lot meetings which have proved to be very successful. All who are acquainted FRUIT OF A LITTLE CLASS A lady, walking in the country town of B------ , passed three young men. The center one of the group raised his hat and stopped.. The lady also stopped, and turned round, thinking a mistake had been made. The young man said, .“I see you do nottyemember me." The lady replied, "No; I have no recollection of you." He said, "Twenty years ago I was a little fellow in your class of InfantB, and you taught us five texts on your fingers. Touching your thumb and fingers, you made us repeat (1) ‘God is Love’; (2) ‘God is Light’; (3) ‘Lord, remember me’; (4) ‘Lord, save me’; (5) ‘Lord, help me'; I have never forgotten them, and I have made them the rule of my life, and now I am a happy and pros perous man.”—Selected. S has been stated in this col umn before, the Department had planned to rent vacant lots on which to give lantern lectures, using slides pre
Our rooms are open for rest and read ing, for prayer and praise, every day in the year, and many business inen avail themselves of these opportunities for the refreshment of body and soul. Surely such an enterprise calls for the prayers and fellowship of those who love our Lord, and our cry is for a continuance of heart intercession, for strength and the wherewithal to constantly enlarge the border of our tents in His glad service. We have been looking over the list of men Interviewed during the past few weeks, and although many of the cases have very little of a striking na ture to report, there are others who stand out prominently, presenting dra matic and pathetic pictures of the lights and shadows in this great drama of life. Here stands a Russian Armenian Bolshevik. Because of his military po sition he was able to have his papers fixed and escaped to this country. First hearing of the message of salva tion on the boat, a hunger was awak ened in his heart to. hear more. Ar riving in Los Angelek his steps were directed to Blola Hall, where the truth presented gripped him; from there to the Fishermen’s Club, and now united with the church, he is constantly bear ing witness for his Lord. Working from two till six a. m. on the rubbish truck, he waves and calls to the watcher for souls on guard in front of Biota Hall, who looks up from his nightly task and catches his smile. Another Interesting case is that of a young Hebrew lad, who walked down the aisle of the Church of the Open Door recently to grip the hand of the Evangelist. Just a few hours earlier he too had stood at our entrance lis tening to .the message poured forth from the lips of an earnest young man, who, seeing his interest awakened, fol lowed him down the street, constrain ing him to retrace his steps and "talk it over." Finally he yielded to the pleadings of the Spirit of God and that night made his first public confession. The remarkable part of his conver sion was the almost instantly awak ened zeal to tell others and win them to his Lord. Every night he can be seen waiting for an opportunity to tell the story of redeeming love. As the writer was coming along Main Street the other night toward Biola Hall, his attention was attracted to a big fellow walking very rapidly from the hall with a little chap trying his utmost to keep up with him. The little chap was grasping a big Bible with one hand, the other hand was resting on the arm of his companion, and he was pleading very earnestly with him. We saw it was our young Hebrew convert, and our heart went up to God for His blessing on the mes sage. Whether he won him or not we are unable to say, but we can leave the issue In the hands of Him who has promised that His Word shall accom plish His purpose.
There Is a much needed "back to the soil" movement in this country, but there is also needed a "back to the soul" movement among the clergy.
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