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THE KING’ S BUSINESS
EVANGELIST NICHOLSON
Rev* H. Gough Birchby, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Placentia, Califor nia, sends us the following regarding ser vices held there by Mr. Nicholson, the Bible Institute evangelist: W . P. Nicholson, the Irish evangelist, has come and gone. For two weeks he has been a flaming evangel in our midst. This staid young Presbyterian church has been stirred and quickened as never before, and the whole community has felt “the mov ing „of the waters.” Night after night on the street he has invited and plead with men to come and hear the Gospel, and with Harry Von Bruch as singer and leader o f song, they have drawn many across the threshold o f the church. From the pulpit Brother Nicholson has proclaimed fearlessly God’s hatred of sin, and has torn aside ruthlessly the sinner’s “refuge o f lies.” ' His denuncitaion o f the sins o f church members is terrific. His statements o f Bible truth are clear and convincing, and the Gospel message is fully preached. His dealings with new con Former Students Mr. and Mrs. James I. Blackman,, of Beaver City, Neb., announce the marriage of their daughter Helen, to Mr, Henry C. Webendorfer, on Wednesday, April 17, 1918, at Beaver City. "Mr. and Mrs. Weben dorfer are engaged in missionary work at San Pedro,' Charcas, Bolivia. Both are graduates o f the Bible Institute. Francis J. Reagan, class o f 1914, gradu ated from the Xenia Theological Seminary, Xenia, Ohio, May 8, 1918. Thomas A. Flynn, graduate of the Bible Institute, is in Utah, working under the American Baptist Publication Society. In a recent letter he says, “We have been in desert toiyns on the Utah-Nevada line all winter, with fair success.” He has organ ized a Sunday school at Goldhill, Utah, and desires prayer for him in bis work.
verts are marvellously clean-cut and sat isfactory, and many o f God’s children whose knowledge o f their Christian stand ing was deficient and consequently weak, found themselves helpfully strengthened and established. Many came out and renewed their covenant with God, and many souls were born again. Statistics are rarely reliable, and , it is not safe to count the Lord’s hosts, but many homes are praising God in this com munity that He sent His servants, Brothers Nicholson and Von Bruch to us, and Pla centia will be, a better place to live in. The pastor, Rev. H. G. Birchby, and his session are glad that the Bible Institute of Los, Angeles, through it good Superinten- , dent, Rev. T- C. Horton, make it possible fon small communities such as oursj to have the services jof so strong an evangelist as Rev. W . P. Nicholson, and the Lord won derfully favored us in bringing to us so consecrated and helpful a song-leader as Harry W. Von Bruch. O Marion Reynolds, 1917, for more than a year successful superintendent o f the Biola Club” on Spring Street, is now assistant pastor o f the First Presbyterian Church at Fresno, a church with nearly 800 members. H. M. Berney, 1918, is assisting in his father’s produce , office at Walla Walla. Wash. He hopes soon to go to France. ------------0------------ The Friday Evening Class The photograph o f the'Popular Friday Evening Bible Class of the Bible Institute, shown on the opposite page, was taken at the close of a lecture by Dr. William Evans, who, together with Superintendent Horton, is seated on the platform. This class has representatives from sixty-five towns arid over twenty different denomina tions.
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