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an understanding knowledge of it, but have never been able to accomplish it. This Bible study literature is just what I want." He took everything we had, and asked for some for his brother who is a minister. He had only just left when a young woman stopped. She was from Oklahoma, a teacher inr the High School, and also identified with the Y. W. C. A., having a class of young women in Bible study. After talking with her for some time she asked for the Bible study literature, say ing she would use it this winter in her class work, and asked if She could obtain more. p f course with all this definite help be ing given, Satanic power is not looking on quietly. Many of the' “cults” in the build ing have made objections at different times to our work. There are at least three of us in the Federated Council pf Churches giving out literature that seeks to “show I T IS very seldom, in the Harbor Work, that one gets to see the second time those who have accepted Christ, only a few being thus met compared with the thousands coming arid going. We have found, too, that whenever a man professes Christ, he does so conscious of what it costs to be a Christian, arid in no case pro fesses just to get a bed or food. We are always confronted with numbers and never lack an audience. Always a great sense of need is laid upon the work ers’ hearts for prayer and dependence up on the Holy Spirit to do His work iri sav ing and keeping souls. Were it not for that glorious fact one would be sore afraid, as Satan seems to have such power in the lives of those 'who roam the seas. Last week a steward on a big ocean freighter was met by the worker and joy fully received. It was the man who some
up” the fallacies of the several cults about us. One instance of this will be sufficient. The Christian Scientists have been ac tive in seeking to suppress our literature, and sent a letter to the President of the Exposition protesting against the distribu tion of several different pieces of our lit erature; whereupon the representatives of our organizations went in a body to the office of the Educational Building and stated that if there were any protests to offer, we were the ones to make them, and that we strenuously objected to dictation as to what we should give out as litera ture so long as it contained only unquali fied facts. After a conference, our rights were acknowledged and we were told to go on with our work. These are only a few of the many in stances of the opportunities and obstacles connected with the work at the Exposition in the “seed-sowing” of the Word of God. months ago accepted Christ when dealt with in his lonely cabin. We gladly heard the good news of his abiding faith in Christ and his changed life. ^ “It makes every difference in the world to be a Christian,” he said. He offered to show any favor he could to the worker and said he would be very pleased to halve him make use of his home in New York. The same day we met a wireless oper ator who a little while ago camé out defi nitely. We found he was standing firm and true in the new life, and his face was evidence that the message was bearing fruit and that he was being kept in the way by the Holy Spirit. Another time, a ship never before in the harbor was visited, on leaving which the worker met a watchman who upon being questioned was found to be a Christian and a personal worker, dealing with the
WORK AT LOS ANGELES HARBOR
Oscar Zimmerman, Supt.
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