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sels were training ships for Japanese en– listed men and it was a real treat t o give them Gospels, tell the story ot J esus, and see their eagerness to read tlie truth. Oh, that men of every tongue might read the blessed Boo!' that through it they may come to know Him whom to know is life eternal. On one of the French toats the men were so glad to get the Word they want– ed to pay us from their meager ear ninga for them. Then, too, m order to show their appreciation they offered us soma of their popular bevera.!'.·l, and thus w~ had the privilege of explaining that re·Jl Christians do not drink; 1hat Christian– ity is not mere doctrine, out Christ liv– ing His life through the believer. Friends, we have a wonderful field; there is hardly a week that we do n0t touch men from the four corners of the world. We want you to have a part in it by prayer or by gifts just as He lead• you . Scriptures they are threatened with ex– communication and damnation. Hence the great difficulty in reaching them with the truth of the Go•pel. Never– theless we praise God that the old Gos– pel is still the power of God unto oal– vation to all that believe. Nor always do we see the result imniediately, be– cause to a certain extent we have to educate them to know first what sin is, and when they realize their sinful state they are then brought to the knowledge of the Savior from all sin. Wt rejoice for the many we have had the privilege of leading to the Savior.
shoremen, I.W.W.'s and >hipping agents, but in the midst of it all God has blessed in unmistakable ways. Knov:– ing that the whole world lieth in th•· evil one, we expect to find it harder q,nd harder as this dispensation draws to :\ close. A British vessel visited some moutl1s ago had returned for her second vi. SPANISH WORK .ltelMrt H. Seatler, Supt.-Goapel Meetings and House to Houae Work amons ~0.000 Mes.lean• in Los Angeles and Vicinity. ll S it any wonder that eo many professing Christians err and embrace error? Our Lord Himself tells us the reason, "because ye know not tbe Scriptures." Now, is it any wonder tbat we find the Roman Catholic steeped in error and so densely ignorant concerning the true way of salvation? It is all summed up in these words of the Master, "ye know not the Scriptures." The Mexican people with whom we labor have been under the domination of Rome for the past four hundred years, and they have been denied the Holy Scriptur"s. JS'ot only that, but If they dare to possess and read the Just recently while talking to a group of men in one or the railroad camps, THE REWARD IS WELL WORTH WHILE.
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