BIBLE INSTITUTE
OF
LOS ANGELE5
Evangelistic Department
The Tnstitute conducts agg-ress iYe eva nge li st ic work, unde; competent leader ship, along the' fo ll owing lines: :'-\mong th e i\lex icans; Shops and F actori es; among the Seamen in Pacific Coas t Harbor s; House to House V isitation a ncl Bible Class \\' a rk by Rihl e \Vorn en; among t he Jews; ;1 Bible J nstitute in H un an, Ch ina.
The Work of the Bible Women
This wo rk came into ex istence as the result o f a deeply felt need to reac h women in the home, and was orga n ized by :\!rs. An na L. Horton in January , 1909. "Bi bl e \\ 'omen' ' seemecl to he the on ly approp ri ate name hy whi ch to designate t hose chosen and consec rated to the work of saving sou ls by leading them to Chri st, recla iming backsliders . meet ing . warn ing and instruc ting those who have been m; slecl bv false reli g ions . ancl es tabli shing beli e,·ers through the teachi ng of the \\'o rcl of Goel. The B ibl e \\' oman 's work is found whereYer th e c11-c11m stances spe ll opportunity. H er worki ng hours a re any in the twenty-four when the Lord ca n use her fo r comfo r ting. help ing. winn ing back. or saYing !: er sisters. The major part of her work is house to house visitation in an assigned district. organ izing and teaching Bible classe ';. meeting women in business offices, speaking across coun te r s. going irom bed to bed in the hosp itals, and tactfully com·ersi ng in the rest rooms of the bus iness houses . The B ible \\'oman a ids pasto rs by tra; ning the church members for more effic ient serv ice, and by finding in her \'isita tion the backs lider and the un churched, and reporting the same to some pastor. Si nce the orga ni zat ion of the work, thi s band of de\'Oted women has spent one enti re morn ing each week in coun sel and prayer, know ing that thei1- work ca n onl y glorify God t hrough the power of the H oly Spi rit .
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