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784 o f th e ' w o rk a t B a fu k a , w a s th e m o st f r u itf u l y e a r I h a v e y e t ex p erien ced , fo r w h ic h I p ra is e a n d th a n k H im . H e s u p p lie s a ll m y n eed s a n d a n s w e rs p ra y e r fa r b ey o n d m y e x p e c ta tio n s ,” M a rth a P o h n e rt, Mi Y a n g H sie n , C h in a, e x p e c ts to r e tu r n to A m e ric a o n ' fu rlo u g h th is sum m er. E d n a M. V ic k s tro m is lo c a te d a t O a k land» O regon, a s a s s is ta n t to th e p a s to r of th e co m m u n ity c h u rch . A g ir l cam e to th e h om e of M r. a n d M rs. D an B a chm an , W o o d lak e, C alif., on M arch 28th. M rs B a ch m an w a s fo rm e rly S elm a R isse r. T h is is w h a t th e E v e n in g S chool s tu d e n ts d id in o n e te rm o f te n w eek s. B esid e a tte n d in g th e se ssio n s in th e r e g u la r B ib le c o u rse, th e y c o n d u c te d 129 m e e tin g s of v a rio u s k in d s, fro m a c o tta g e m e e tin g tp a c h u rc h se rv ice. T h ey p re a c h e d 26 s e r m o n s a n d g a v e 71 B ib le re a d in g s, b esid e te a c h in g 158 S u n d ay sch o o l c la sse s. T h ey g a v e o u t 188 B ib les, T e s ta m e n ts a n d Gos* p els, d is trib u te d 2,895 G ospel tr a c ts , m ad e 146 v is its to th e h o s p ita ls a n d o th e r p la c es to h elp th e p eo p le, ta lk e d p e rso n a lly w ith 671 p e rso n s a b o u t th e ir so u ls’ s a lv a tio n a n d led o v er 70 to a c c e p t C h ris t a s th e ir S av io u r. In th e lig h t of th e s e f a c ts i t is n o t im p o ssib le for y o u to se c u re th e k n o w le d g e of th e W o rd of God th a t yo u d esire. V an V. E d d in g s w r ite s fro m C a ru p an o , V en ez u ela: “W e h a v e b een h o ld in g s e rv ices e v e ry n ig h t a n d th e L o rd h a s m e t u s a n d b le sse d th e m e e tin g s w ith p o w e r a n d som e h a v e co n fe sse d th e L o rd . M any o th e rs h a v e sh o w n a n in te r e s t. A few e v e n in g s a g o w e co u ld a lm o st see th e a n g e ls th a t k e p t u s fro m b e in g sto n e d „by a m ob of n o t le ss th a n 5000 C a th o lic s th a t w e re o u t to fo llo w a p ro c e ssio n of th e ir im a g e s. T h e m ob p la n n e d to sto n e u s a n d th e s tr e e t w a s a m ob of w ild p eo p le, b u t th e L o rd s e n t som e p o licem en a n d th e y c h a se d th e m a w a y w ith th e ir s tic k s .” M r. a n d M rs. E d g a r W illiam so n a re a t E u g e n e , O reg o n , ta k in g u p stu d ie s in th e s ta te u n iv e rs ity a n d B ib le co lleg e. M r. W illiam so n h a s b een fo r a y e a r th e p a s to r o f th e C h ris tia n C h u rch a t A n aco n d a, M ont, a n d h a s h ad a r e m a rk a b le w o rk . A lly n C ooke w rite s fro m T a lifu , Y un, C h in a, d e s c rib in g th e re c e p tio n h e a n d M rs. C ooke re c e iv e d a t T a lifu . “T h re e o r fo u r m ile s o u tsid e th e c ity w e w e re m e t b y fe llo w w o rk e rs a n d a c om p an y of C h in ese C h ristia n s . N e a re r th e c ity w e w ere m e t b y a g ro u p of little g ir ls w h o lo ad ed m y w ife d ow n w ith flow ers. A s w e e n te re d o u r d o o r w e w e re g re e te d b y a b la s t o f fire c ra c k e rs. A sch o o l boy w ith a b u n c h of th e m tie d to a stic k , fo llo w ed u s c lo sely w ith th e c ra c k e rs ex p lo d in g . A f e a s t o f fro m tw e n ty to t h ir ty c o u rse s w as g iv e n in o u r h o n o r.” P a u lin e F ra a s , M oto, C ongo B eige, r e la te s th e fo llo w in g : “T h e n a tiv e s sa y th a t w h en th e w in d c a tc h e s u p a le a f a n d ta k e s it u p h ig h , som eo n e w ill d ie in th e p la c e w h e re th e le a f fa lls. O ne d a y th e w in d c a u g h t u p a s tr a y m a g a z in e sh e e t w h ic h w a s in th e y a rd a n d c a rrie d it up o u t of sig h t, a s th e n a tiv e s w a tc h e d it. T h is w a s a t a tim e w h en som e of th e n a tiv e C h ris tia n s h a d done sin a n d w e re c o n v ic te d a b o u t it. T h e y cam e a n d a s k e d w h y w e h a d s e n t t h a t p a p e r u p to God, fo r th e y th o u g h t w e h a d s e n t a le tte r to G od r e p o rtin g th e ir ev il d o in g s. P o o r p eo p le, th e y do n eed th e lig h t of th e G o s p el.”
DR. CORTLAND MYERS, Noted Boston Pastor who will speak at the July Conference. F lo y d P ie rso n , Y a k u lu k u , D u n g u , C ongo B eige, s a y s: “P ra y m u ch fo r m e a n d th e w o rk h e re a t th is s ta tio n , th a t th e W o rd of God m ay lo d g e in th e h e a r ts o f th e s e p eo p le so ste e p e d in sin . N o th in g b u t th e p o w e r of th e H o ly S p irit c a n a w a k e n su ch h e a r ts .” J o h n D u n lo p , C ebu, P h ilip p in e Isla n d s , w rite s : “D o o rs h e re a re o p en on e v e ry h a n d fo r th e p re a c h in g of th e W o rd . W e o u g h t to h a v e a h u n d re d F ilip in o e v a n g e lis ts h e re on C ebu, b u t h a v e b u t six. L a s t m o n th fo u r sp le n d id fe llo w s o ffered th e m se lv e s fo r th e L o rd ’s se rv ic e .” l a m HE TELLS THE TRUTH A pious sergeant of a colored regiment at Point of Rocks, when invited to take part in a meeting, said, “ ’P ears like I could say more in five m inutes dan I could live all my life long.” Words are hu t wind; life is real; but, when both are in harmony, th eir influence is mighty. jjjg HOW THE SMUDGE STARTED Tobacco was first brought into repute in England by S ir W alter Raleigh. By the caution he took in smoking it private ly, he did not intend it should be copied. But sitting one day in deep meditation, with a pipe in his mouth, he inadvertent ly called to his man to bring him a tank ard of small-beer. The fellow, coming into the room, threw all the liquor into his m aster’s face, and, running down stairs, bawled out, “Fire, help.” Sir W alter has studied till his head is on fire, and th e smoke bursts out at his mouth and nose!”
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