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told why she loved the Jews. The message was given in power and was a real unfold ing of the Word. Great interest was shown and a number were dealt with personally after the talk. There were twelve chil- The Spanish L. H. Jamison, "IT ITH ITT IER is visited each Lord’s day ' ' and meetings are conducted at three different points, with an attendance ranging from thirty-five to seventy-five. In one of the places there are a number of children. Whittier is again visited during the week. W e also go to Clearwater each Lord’s day, where a Sunday school is conducted and house-to-house visits are made. Visi tation work is again done on Tuesdays and a Gospel meeting is conducted in the even ing. There are several who have pro fessed the Lord at this place. Members of the Clearwater Presbyterian church help us there. D uring the month the regular evening Gospel meetings at the Mission and Plaza have been conducted, in addition to twenty Gospel meetings elsewhere and thirteen Sunday school classes. Fourteen visits being answered and the Lord is laying the work upon some hearts both to pray and also to help occasionally in giving of their means or time. A special interest is shown by non-English speaking men, especially those coming from South America. The Gospel message given by Mr. L. H. Jami son, of the Spanish department, is eagerly listened to and good results are anticipated. Also an increase in the number of ships calling at the port is making the work more far-reaching and we trust Him for more workers as the need increases. * I 'H I S work has been blessed of God, for which we praise Him. Prayer is
dren present who had a good time up stairs cutting pictures and listening to Bible stories. A Sunday afternoon class for both men and women has also been begun and has met twice. Mission Work Superintendent were made to the city hospitals. Twenty- five persons have professed conversion dur ing, the month. I t was stated in the April number of the K ing ’ s B usiness in the report of a funeral held that several persons had asked that they might be visited to learn more about what they had heard at the funeral service. We have had an opportunity to visit them and have conducted some Gospel meetings in their houses, and as a result, some twenty of them have professed their faith in Christ. And notwithstanding the fact that several of the men had taken a prominent part in the Mexican revolution, and had been urged to return to Sonora and Chi huahua during the recent excitement, yet they preferred to go to El Chino and work in the beet fields. They are for peace now instead of war. O ne day, just before the departure of a lumber schooner the worker boarded the boat and was guided to one man, who was sitting in his cabin alone. When approached he was found ready to listen to the mes sage although a little inclined to trifle at first. As the truth concerning his soul’s salvation was unfolded, to the surprise of the worker, even before the invitation was given definitely, the man got up and said, “ I will do it.” His earnestness impressed the worker that some special truth had brought conviction to the man’s heart and wanting to accept Christ he had not waited any longer, but professed his willingness
The Work in Los Angeles Harbor O. Zimmerman, Superintendent
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