A confe rence o f a ll Clubs is held every yea r during th e Eas ter holidays in th e conference ground at the Pacific Palisad es. Other con fc rences ar e held from time to t ime at the Bible Institute, wh er e th e inspirati onal addr esses . social f ell owship and who lesome atmos pher e provide just th e sort of helpful influence: needed to develop genu in e Ch r istian characte r. A number of our gi r ls are taking, or have taken, the Bibl e In st itute cour se. and many are in active se rvice for th e Lo rd. A t leas t one girl is on the fo r eign field, and other s arc plan ning to go. Our three- fo ld aim: T o teach the \ Vorel; to save un sa ,· ed girls; to lead saved girls into liv es o f se rvice. Jewish Work Remembering the Scriptllral injunct ion ... to th e J cw first." we maintain amo ng these ' ·Jo st sheep of the ho L1 se of I s rael" divinely gifted worker s whose labo rs have been gr ea t ly blessed. and no converts afford us mor e j oy than those from among th e peopl e .. of ll'hom, a s concerning th e Acs h. Chri st came." Nuntius Clubs Th ere are at present twent,·-four of the se 1\L1ntiL1s ( meaning '·:1[cssengcr' ' ) Clubs, \l' o rking among High School b ys o f So llthern Ca lif ornia. \ \/ith temptati ons of every so rt surrollnd ing the yo uth of o ur day , it is essential that wh o lesome inAuenccs be provided to serve as safcgllards. \\'hil e carefully s llpcn·ised rec reati onal activit ies a r c arranged fo r the boys. the principal object of th e wo rk is to create in th eir minds and hearts a genuine desire to kn ow the \\. ore! of Goel and to regul ate th eir lives by its precepts. The Shop Work In the shops, factories, car barns and fir e engine hou ses . hL111drcds of men are follnd \\'hose ci rcumstances form an almost in s llrmountable barri er to the ir attendance L!pon r egular c;111 :-ch sen·ices . a nd among these our c,·angelists hold Gospel meetings on \\' ccl,-da ys and press th e claims of the Lord J cs us Chri st Lipan men, ma ny of \\'horn become Chri stians of the sturdiest type. Seamen's Work Our P ac ific po rt s a re teeming wi th the traffic of th e world. Ships ha iling fr om South Ameri ca, :1J cx ico. Europe, As ia, China, Japan . A ustralia and th e is land s of th e sea. with crews, immi g rant s, travelers o f all races . pass to and fro from all parts of the globe . The wo rker does no t \\' a it on shor e fo r th e men to come to h im , but hims elf boa rd s the vessels . He does not confine hi s work to the sailor s, but oftt imes ha s th e joy of dea ling with officers in th eir cabin s. Th e Gospel ha s been g iven a lso to thousa nd s of passengers from J apan . Ch;na a nd Kor ea, en route to So uth Ameri ca .
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