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Yokefellow’s Hall O u r w o rk o n L os A ngeles stre e t has h a d a y e a r of life, re al life. No o n e w ho is un fam iliar w ith th e stre e t a n d its crow ds of m en a n d th e conditions w hich su rro u n d those m en can u n d e rsta n d th e full im p o rt of th a t w o rd life. O n Los A ngeles stre e t th e re is a life th ro b th a t is so different from th e o rd in a ry k in d a n d dow n th e re th e blood ru n s h o t in th e veins of m en. D ow n th e re it is all actio n , m ovem ent. D ow n th e re a re voices n o t of m any w aters, b u t of m any m en. D ow n th e re m en a re b a ttlin g w ith th e p ro b lem of life a n d d eath. It is th e hom e of th e soap box o r a to r, b u t it is also th e hom e of hard- headed, tru th -see k in g m en. It is w h ere m en spend th e ir tim e in n o th in g else b u t telling o r h e arin g som e new th in g . T h ere a re som e d a n g ero u s m en dow n th ere , m en w ho say som e h a rd things a b o u t th e gov ernm en t, w ho sp eak a g ain st th e flag we love, w ho d ecry law ; m en w ho p lay upon th e passions of m en a n d w ho m ove them to evil deeds. T h e re a re m en w ith ' crazy notio n s th ere, im p ra ctica l m en, p o o r p h il osophers of p o o r philosophy. T h e re a re crow ds th ere a n d m en w ho w ill listen to sou n d speech. In th e m idst of th is th ro n g fo r a y e ar p ast, daily, th e Bible h as b een p reach ed . Slow ly b u t su rely th e W o rd of God has w on its w ay. L ine u p o n line, p re c e p t u p o n p re ce p t, steadily, su rely th e cleavage has b een m ade, a n d now th e re is a larg e con stitu en cy of m en w ho publicly proclaim belief in th e O ld Book a n d m any, very m any, have confessed th e ir faith in th e C h rist of th e Book. T h is is a w o rk well w o rth th e doing. H e re th e Sw ord of th e S p irit has p ro v en its m etal a n d has b een found sufficient to m eet th e need. It has slain m en rig h t a n d left. F o r this field God raised u p a m an, one w ho k new th e Book an d w ho k new m en. O n e w ho h ad no fe a r of m en befo re his eyes, one w ho h a d him self b een b ro u g h t in to captivity to th e Son of God a n d becom e H is b o n d serv a n t. Y ou c an n o t re p o rt a w o rk like this.
T h e W in te r T erm of th e In stitu te opened on M onday, Ja n u a ry 6th, w ith several new stu d en ts in a tte n d an c e. W h en th is no te w as w ritte n th e to ta l re g istra tio n w as sixty-three, b u t this is n o t com plete. T h e studies d u rin g th e term w ill be th e Bible D o ctrine co n cern in g th e P e rso n an d W o rk of th e L o rd Jesus C h rist; Bible C h a p te r S um m ary covering th e O ld T es tam e n t Books from N um bers to R uth, in clusive; th e U se of th e Bible in P erso n al W o rk ; A n aly tic S tu d y of F irst T hessa- lo n ian s; th e P re p a ra tio n a n d D elivery of Bible R eadings a n d G ospel A d d resses; th e Gospel A c co rd in g to L u k e; H om e M ission P roblem s; th e M orm ons, Indians, N egroes, M ountain W hites, Im m igrants. T h e m usic course will include N otation, S ig h t R ead ing, H arm o n y an d C onducting. T h e a tte n d an c e a t th e p o p u la r Bible class o n F rid ay evenings is grow ing ste ad ily. D r. T o rre y ’s expositions of th e In te r n a tio n a l S unday School L essons a re p ro v in g very helpful. San Pedro Harbor Mr. O scar Z im m erm an, w ho h as been in c h arg e of th e T erm in al Island chapel fo r th e p a st y e ar, h as now resigned th a t w o rk a n d pro p o ses to devote him self to th e w o rk am o n g th e sailors a t th e h a rb o r. H e has b een doing som e w o rk fo r th e p a st th ree m o n th s a n d finds a n o p en door fo r a g re at service. D u rin g D ecem ber he re p o rts: N um ber of vessels visited.......................... 24 N um ber of m eetings h eld .......................... 2 Books given............................. 44 Gospels given.................................................. 3 6 T ra c ts ................................................................ 474 C onversions ..................................................... 2 C h ristian s m et in p erso n al w o rk .......... 3 H e re p o rts th a t 98 p e r cen t of th e m en dealt w ith d u rin g th e th re e m o n th s w ere unsaved. H e found a few R om an C atholics b u t very few infidels. In tra c t d istribution G erm an, E nglish, Jap an ese, Spanish a n d F re n c h w ere used.
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