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to Jesus, the future safe and all eternity secure. That Same shop which'has been open to the Gospel for. over eight years, has now. b^en closed to'us, the attitude o f the men necessitating it. Will you, who remember our work, pray that, if it be .1 His will, the door may be opened again. In conclusion, here is another case to remember: “That "song broke me 1 all up. Yes, I am a lost man; I realize I’m on the road to hell, but I simply canff be honest and live on my salary. No, I love td 'g o to church, but don’t go as it only adds to my condemnation every time I ¡hear .1 the message and resist. Yes, I was brought up in a Christian home, both father- and mother saved, but it’s no use talking to me. ' I must go now.” These are but a few of- the lights and shadows. The way to reach men becomes increasingly difficult, and proportionate with the receiving o f the Word, comes the falling away. But “He giveth more grace” and with the purging necessary.:to bring forth more fruit We pray for faith to take the grace that our chastenings may prove His highest -mercies, and when He. cometh may there be abundant fruit to His praise. had no church, but would have a Bible class at the section house at Wilmington (he lived in East Wilmington). When we went the following week to the place designated, and commenced to speak, lo and behold, this same young man appeared, bringing, two others with him, and best of all, he and one of the other young men pro fessed to accept Christ as their Saviour. One o f the men at the same section house said that his wife at first did not care to hear the Gospel, but now when he returns from work and takes up the “ Por- cion EsCogido,” and calls her attention to the different portions, she listens,; Who /
similar cases, the incident had been for gotten, until one day last week we accom panied the boys to a meeting at the same shop, and returning there was our old friend at his post with a smiling “ God bless you, boys” as we drove past. “That’s the cop who was converted during the special meetings at the Church o f the Open Door” spoke up one o f the crew. “I’ll never forget the night T tackled him and how he came back on me. I asked him if he wouldn’t like to go forward and make a public confession of Christ, and his reply, ‘Don’t talk to me, son. How many times ha ve you gone forward?’ I told him once. ‘Well, you’re not in it with me. I’ve got you beat a mile, for to make sure I went forward ten times before I was satisfied I was anchored sure and safe.’ ” Wasn’t that fine? So Paul may plant and Apollos may water, but God gives the increase.” Again we were starting out. “You remem ber my two brothers,” smilingly asked a bright young woman. “Both used to work at the shop, and both have been gloriously saved and are now preparing-to go ‘over there’ to serve their country.” Thank God, sin’s tremendous load settled forever. Glory T HE Word o f God is quick and power ful.” The following incidents prove this statement: After leaving the car and while debating whether to go to the section houses or cross the beet field and visit some ranches, a young man who had-been on the same car, approached some Mexicans and asked them to loan him ten cents, which request was denied. Stepping up, the worker offered him a dime, at the same time handing him a tract, and began to talk Jesus to him until another car came. The young man said he was interested and wanted to know where our church was. W e told him we
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