ffiâ -æ EVANGELISTIC DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF THE MONTH’S ACTIVITIES By Bible Institute Workers ffis Things That Grip» PRACTICAL PERSONAL W©1K and SOUL SAVING SB'S WORK IN PACIFIC COAST HARBORS Oscar Zimmermann, Supt. A MONG the crew of a Dutch vessel car rying a half hundred Chinese, the
the moment he took Christ as his Saviour, and, church membership requirements were two different things altogether, he finally gave up his idea that he must go back to China some day to take the three months of probation, and then become a Christian. He was finally’made to see the simple way of salvation, and gladly accepted Christ as His personal Saviour, promising to read the portion of the Bible that he had. A little while ago the S. S. “Lewis Luck- enbach” was reported sunk by a submarine, and the loss of the ship which had been so often boarded by the worker, brought a vivid picture of a young fellow on board who accepted Christ., The record shows that personal interviews were had with almost every man, from the captain down to the cabin boys. So this ship passed out of reach of the worker, leaving us with a feeling of thankfulness that we had been permitted to labor on it from time to time. Which one will be next? Perhaps the one which was visited today; s'o diligent service and much prayer is needed. Three days ago, at the time of writing, an Australian “tramp” arrived to stay only a few hours. These tramp steamers have no regular route or schedule, but pick up cargoes wherever they can, to almost any port on the globe. Such a tramp typifies the restlessness of the soul, and the men on those vessels are often more restless than other peamen. On this particular ves sel the worker found a young, fellow in a wet, rusty-looking iron space near the gal-
worker had a fine time while seeking out every man to'whom to present a Chinese Gospel and tract. The reception was fine ; every man seemed interested and glad to get the portion of Scripture. Not a piece of other reading matter was noticed. After we had dealt personally with a number of Chinese, a young Chinese fellow approached thè worker asking him if he (the worker) was a Christian. Answering in the affirma tive and being led definitely to deal with this' dear, fellow, he told the worker of sev eral relatives of his in China, who were earnest Christians, but for himself, he said, he could not be a Christian. First it was thought that the worship of idols, or love of sin lay so heavily upon him that he was unwilling to yield, and yet the worker noticed a longing, a hungering, an open-heartedness, which was puzzling. Finally, it came to light that some time ago, while working in a Chinese town, this fel low was persuaded by'a Chinese Christian to attend Gospel services, and being drawn by the Spirit of God, he decided to be fur ther instructed in the Christian doctrine. For three months he went night after night, hoping after the full time of probation (six months) to be baptized. Circumstances called him to sea, and he stated repeatedly to the worker that he could not become a Christian. After showing him the Scrip ture regarding the thief on the cross, and explaining to him that being a Christian
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