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to trust Christ and accepted Him, writing later on o f his continued effort, by God’s help, to lead a Christian life. On another Vessel the cook confessed to accept Christ, saying to the worker (who found him intoxicated), “I would be glad to be free from this curse, but its got me tight.” Christ’s power to save was pre sented and he said, “ I f God will not have mercy on me, I know I will be lost for ever,” and h e' confessed his willingness to accept Christ. ' The captain o f the same vessel was dealt with and was under deep conviction as he paced up and down the deck, head down and silent. “ Come again the next time we come in, and maybe I’ll have a different story to tell; I want to see you,” he added as he said “ Not tonight.” Pray for him as God leads you. class.” But her friend added: “ She has just become a Christian and was saying only today that she wished there was some' woman who would come and read and pray with her.” Another open door o f ' service f6r the Bible woman. The name and address were taken just in time to catch the returning car. Last week in house-to-house calling I came across a Christian woman who' used to attend the meetings o f the Institute when we were on Main Street. Since then she has married and a little boy has come, and in the stress of things in the home she had wandered away from the Lord. Her husband, though a -church member, she feels is not a Christian. After a talk and prayer together she seemed very much touched to think God had sent someone to talk with her about the Lord, and in her prayer told the Lord she wanted to come back to Him, be faithful and teach her little boy to love Him. She promised to come to the meetings. Returning later in
instrument in God’s hand to be used of Him. Although an officer for years on a' regular route in the; East—Australia, India, Japan—only once had a Christian worker, in the person o f a missionary, boarded the ship and then he brought “newspapers.” “There are many Seamen’s Missions,” he said, “but no one -cares to come on board with the Gospel. You are the first to do so; and it certainly is nice o f you to visit us.” Another time a young man, a mess boy, was washing dishes when approached by the worker, and was found to be an open- hearted fellow, yet even after many years of church attendance (off and on ), he was trusting to being “ajl right” because o f this habit. After a definite talk on the neces sity o f the new birth, he was made willing I T had been a long, hard day. The Bible woman had travelled two hours to the suburban town for her classes, had taught two classes, one immediately succeeding the other, and was waiting for the return trip of'tw o hours when a couple o f women crossed the street and stood waiting for the car. One was evidently a guest returning to the city and the resident was expatiat ing (after our California fashion) on the merits o f the little .town.' “You see,” she Said, “what a nice little place we have. There is a dentist, and we have -a doctor, and there is the new bank building just across the street.” A pausé in the conver sation followed and something—no, some One moved the Bible woman to turn and say, “And we have a women’s Bible class here every Thursday afternoon at quarter past two, just up there in the Baptist Church. Can’t you be with us?” With a look o f real regret the woman said, “You see, I have three little children, Almost babies all o f them. I can’t come to the
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Mrs. T. C. Horton, Supt.
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