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surprise and through a sad accident brought to a knowledge of His Son this large num ber of men. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Address all communications in regard to the “King’s Business” to “THE KING’S BUSINESS,” 550 South Hope Street/ Los Angeles, Calif. the Oilfields Superintendent ilies live in this canyon. The Western Union Camp turned out well this year, bet ter than usual. I have hopes that some backsliders got straightened out again with their Lord. Thé Parissima Camp gave us a good welcome. A great many faces were seen for the first time. The great pleasure of the month was in visiting a family along the route who had all started in Chris tian life in the oil fields, excepting the fa>- ther, and he is now a Christian after four years of prayer and entreaty. He was the first man to fix me up for camping when I went into the Coalinga field. It was a real pleasure, to visit and fellowship with the friend of other visits. The work in the oil fields is accomplishing real results. Mission Work Superintendent now, because he does not associate with them, and takes the definite stand for His Lord. God is greatly blessing him, and though he works hard all day he is at the mission almost every evening. S ince increasing the work outside of the city, we have had open air meetings at the Plaza but five nights each week and three indoor meetings. The regular indoor meet ings are on Monday, Wednesday and Fri day, though we often have additional ser vices on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Twenty persons professed their belief in the
gave good evidence of the fact that the Gospel is the “power of God unto salva tion—unto every one that believeth.’’ Men know that they are sinners. Men know their need of a Saviour and men will re spond to the’ truth if it is faithfully and , lovingly presented. , We had planned that the first public use of our new Auditorium should be for a gathering of the men who had worked upon the building, but God planned for us a The Work in William Sloan, /T ' HE month was spent mostly among Catholics. They have been very faith ful in listening and coming out to the ser vices. Our meeting at Sisquoc was held in the California Supply House. Most of the people who could come were present at each service and a warm friendship was re newed in this Catholic neighborhood. Two years ago some thirty-five made a start in publicly professing their surrender to Jesus. W e drove up into the Tepesquette, eight miles away, and held an afternoon service on Sunday. The Alps of Switzerland can’t show much better scenery than this canyon. They have not had over a dozen services in that many years. Some fourteen fam- The Spanish L. H. Jamison, HE interest at Clearwater is increas- ing. The Tuesday evening meeting is well attended. The Mexican believers there are providing nearly all the expense of carfare by their free will offerings. The Bible school is conducted each Lord’s day afternoon. A man , recently converted, who had been a leader in the ranks of the anarchists, is now taking quite an active part in our meetings, especially in the meetings at the Plaza, where he boldly preaches the Gospel to his old companions. They say he is crazy
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