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Spanish, but they worship a dead image and not a living Christ. They carry an image of Him through the streets and have a day when they wor ship the cross, making it a shrine, with all the different fruits, worshipping it just as the heathen do in other lands, their idols.” Mr. Benj. J. Kimber, ’16, writes of his appointment as Religious Work Secre tary, Y. M. C. A. for one of the Govern ment powder plants located at Nitro, West Va., and asks an interest in the prayers of the Institute body for the work. The following cheering letter comes to us from one of our former students: “ Enclosed find order for $35.00. After you have paid the Book Room for
to all the dear ones at B. I. who have prayed for my work with the. girls at Matara. When I first came, and for a great while afterward, their hearts seemed so hard, but now so many of 'the girls seem so glad to have me talk with them about the things of God.” Mr. and Mrs. McKinney, ’ 17 write from San Pedro, Charcas, Bolivia: “ We are encouraged to see what the power of the Gospel has done among these South American people. San Pedro, after nine years of evangelical effort, is already more protestant in sentiment than it is Roman Catholic.” Irwin Smith, ’ 15 writes from San Salvador, C. A. saying: “ I praise Him for having brought me to this needy repub lic. The name means “ Saviour” in
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