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teaches the class on the Life o f Christ; Mrs. L. B. Moffett, who gives the mission study, and Mrs. S. L. Bowman, who is teaching a class in prophecy, giving the dispensational setting o f the Bible. The work started off well,- there being an average o f forty to fifty from the first class night. Good interest seems to be manifested by all attending, and splendid results are looked for by the end o f the first term. O f course an undertaking of this kind does not get the same results -from the first as an organization along secular lines; many'people feeling that they are not obligated to attend each class, even though they have signified their intention o f taking this or that line o f study. But taken on the whole, it is gratifying indeed to see the keen interest being taken in thè work, and that in the face o f many other events, social and business calls, that are demanding the thought and time o f many every week. Another phase o f work that is being organized is for the pupils o f the public and high schools. There are a few that come each day for Bible study and instruc tion, and it is confidently expected that before the first term is well under way there will be a good sized class formed of high-school students, and as fast as it can be worked out the pupils o f the public schools will receive attention. All o f this has not diminished the work that was being accomplished in the several districts o f the city; as class work is being carried on in the several sections each afternoon and evening, like it was before the Institute was organized. There are approximately twenty o f these classes. A very cordial welcome is being given to your representative by the people o f Seat tle, and if he were “twins or quadruplets” he could do more, as the calls he is receiv ing from all sides are compelling, and the needs are so great it is hard to have to say: “ I am working the limit now and cannot find time to do more.” Ten classes each week beside the executive and detail work takes all the time, including some o f
the sleeping time, and it is a regular thing to burn the midnight oil. The prayers o f T he K ing ’ s B usiness readers are asked for the continued health o f your repre sentative, as well as for the other men con nected with this great enterprise. It has pleased the Lord to give your representative an abundant entrance into the hearts o f the young people, and as the days come and go he is encouraged by see ing the intense earnestness o f many o f them in the things o f The Lord. Recently the Christian Endeavor Society o f the First Presbyterian Church elected him an honorary member, with the title o f “ Big Brother” to the whole society. This carries with it the privilege o f spiritual leader and counsellor for every member o f the society who cares to avail themselves o f the privi lege, . and it is already bearing precious fruit, as many o f them have already visited him for encouragement, instruction and counsel. This is surely a prolific section o f the country for aggressive work along Bible lines, and. the response is growing larger and larger each month. It promises to produce a growing and sustaining interest in the work o f the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles, and your representative has only one desire and that is to be sufficient for the task assigned to him. Pray for this gift. A T SAN QUENTIN /""'ROW TH is an indication o f life; praise God from whom all blessings flow, for the life that is in the word. Thus writes Loren S. Hanna. The class in San Quentin is growing; attendance is increasing; the men in the class are grow ing wonderfully—they are just bubbling over with joyfulness, and they are winning men; there have been several decisions in class and out o f class. One bright faced chap has been saved from the bondage o f Eddyism; his face wasn’t so bright before that redemption. One Japanese has come to know the. saving power o f God’s grace. A colored man was brought to his knees by the verse: “ The heart is deceitful above
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