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June 1928
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erection o f a small hall with book room in the front. Thus unmistakable proof had been given that in this new ven ture the Lord’s leading had been followed. On May 8, 1919, the new Gospel Hall and Reading Room, completed and furnished, seating one hundred and twenty people, were opened and dedicated to God by a series of three days’ special meetings. , .The hall was constantly crowded, and as time went on it became moré and more evident that extension was neces sary, and for this need the prayer of faith pp>uld be offered. It Occupied one of the most strategic positions in that great city, in a locality well calculated for reaching men, but there was also an immense female population in the homes all around at the rear o f the busy business, streets, and for them there was’ no provision. God’s ’ resources are put to the test .only when the impossible is attempted, so al though there did not seem to be even the remotest possi bility o f getting any more property adjoining ours, the promise of God was laid hold o f for th^ supply o f this need, and friends in all parts-of the world join us in this' fellowship o f prayer. G od ’ s B lessing U pon the W ork U ^ , -A Six years later one. o f the finest Gospel pi-paehijig cen ters in the whole o f China was dedicated to (fod. tor the daily proclamation of the Gospel, the site an<á the funds having been given in direct answer to prayer, Rrayér. had been concentrated on a Tea House immediately;, at the rear Of our premises, as being the only possible-.plan' fpivex- tension, but it had been a going concern for upwards of eighty years, and the occupier gave not the slightest indi cation of closing up: Suddenly the propért^ ¿á&af into the market, and the Lord having already plrbyided tlje money, no time was lost in securing it. About ihat time a post card was received from an honored mernber o f the China Inland Mission London Council to say tliat he was much interested, and was praying about the Tea House prop erl}-, which he believed would be ours before the postcard could reach us, and it was even so. A very remarkable thing was that there seemed to be no reason ftfr the occu pier to sell, for he at once opened another Tea House a little way down the same street. Bujt the thing unmis-,. takably was of God. God certainly had done great things for us, and could the wisdom o f our return to China! even be doubted ? There is now a Gospel Hall with a total seating capacity' for at least five hundred men and women, a lovely sunny courtyard with reception rooms for women, a fine'read-' ing-room for men, twenty-three feet by thirty-five feet, an enlarged book room for the sale of books with shop front on the main street, and besides living rooms for Chi nese workers, there are two main entrances from different streets, one for men and the other for women. When we knelt by our bedside in the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, at the parting o f the ways, did we mistake the leading when the Lord said, “ Go back to China” ? Let the signs that followed be the answer. Like many others, we have been on furlough on ac count o f the upheaval in China, and although, with our physical infirmities, and after forty years of strenuous work, retirement might be justifiable, it is not thought of, and we look forward to a return to China in the autumn (1928). The coming o f the Lord draweth very near. Time must not be. lost, and with three hundred million
in China alone who have not yet heard, we must devote our time and energies to the promotion and guidance of a forward movement by Chinese workers into the regions beyond,, that every creature nia-y hear, at least once, the good news of. salvation. What does this mean to you ? Scattering Scriptures in Latin America S c o r e s o f missionaries in Central and South America were heartened by the “ Good-will Visit” o f Colonel Charles A . Lindbergh the past winter. We believe his visit has opened the hearts of many to a better appreciation o f the United States, her aims and ideals. Is this not a golden opportunity for our missionariés to tell the people about the Bible? Should not our ambas sadors;' for Christ in these Latin-American lands have “ good-will” copies of Gospels and Testaments ? The Scrip ture
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