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SEAMEN'S DEPARTMENT C laude H . P earson, Supt.— O ur W orkers b o ard all vessels in th e p o rt of San Pedro, holding G ospel Services an d D istrib u tin g L iteratu re. Another month has passed. Ships from Japan, India, China, Europe, South America and the United States have been visited. We find two classes of men these days, some eager to listen and some just the opposite, very bitter and antagonistic to the truth. We have taken some of the students from the Institute with us during the month. It does us good to hear them fell men that old, sweet story of Jesus and listen to their prayers for these men of the sea. Dear reader, we want you to know about it so you may join them in prayer and thus enjoy some of the blessings too. The year past has brought some vessels for a number of visits, Each time there are new faces on board yet we meet many of the old ones. We take some to our home and Christian friendships are strengthened and built up. Re membrance of their faces, and echoes of their prayers en courage us. During the month one of the British boys brought us some artificial flowers he bought in Antwerp. The spirit which prompted such gifts are sweeter than the gifts themselves and inspire us on to greater service for our Lord. Our hearts beat rapidly as we visit some of the German boats and talk with the men about conditions in their native land. Men tell us of sick wives, hungry children, homes gone and no work. We remind them of ONE who loves the poor, feeds the hungry and will comfort their physical and spiritual natures. We see them accept Jesus and can separate, happy because they have put their trust in. Him. Friends, may you and I appreciate our country, pray for her that she may turn to Christ and His Word before we are in similar circumstances. Nations who turn their backs on Him and endeavor to overthrow His Word are sure to meet similar conditions. History, as well as the Word, testifies to this. “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and the nations that forget God” (Psa. 8:17). On a British vessel we meet a number of Bengali men from India. They show us their religious books and talk of their Mohammed. We tell them of Jesus and ask them: “Did Mohammed die for your sins; did he rise from the dead; did he invite you to come unto him for rest when weary and tired?” No, Jesus is the only one who died for their sins, who was buried and rose again that sinners like them and us might be saved. How thankful we are that we have such a Saviour. Friends, pray for us that we might be bold to expose sin, loving and sympathetic with the sinner and tactful in presenting Jesus. M M WORK IN THE SHOPS M arion H . R eynolds, Supt.— M eetings H eld in Shops, F actories, C ar- B arns a n d Fire-E ngine H ouses in Los A ngeles. One 'of the most remarkable meetings ever held among working men was that held a few weeks ago under the direction of the Shop Department of the Bible Institute,__ remarkable because of the close co-operation of the officials of the railroad with our own Department. The large open dance pavilion of the Pacific Car Shops was the scene of this interesting service. Advertisments were made of it two weeks beforehand. Bulletin boards were turned over for our use, and posters telling of the coming meeting were posted on them. The piano and pews were moved from the chapel to the pavilion. The Shop Orchestra, led by Mr. J. W. Krause, (Chief Clerk to the General Car Foreman) furnished the
gathering crowd with entertainment, much to their delight and our appreciation. Even the ball players caught the spirit of the occasion and called off the game, to attend in a body. -Leading of ficials, with their clerks and secretaries, were there, and a fine spirit of hearty cooperation was manifest to all. We feel it was just the beginning of a happy association to gether which will be manifest by other meetings of a sim ilar character. (A photograph of this special service ap peared in the December issue.) Credit for this helpful service is due largely to the in fluence and co-operation of the following officials of the Union Pacific: Mr. J. F. Long, Superintendent of the M. P. & M.; Mr. Wm. Johnson, General Car Foreman; Mr. J. M. Norris, Assistant Master Mechanic; Mr. Vandemark, Foreman; and also the men. Rev. W. P. Nicholson and the Superintendent of the Shop Work were the speakers of the day, bringing words of appreciation for the co-operation manifest, as well as preaching the Gospel which is “the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.” Mr. Nicholson said: “Friends, I have been four times around the world; I have had the privilege of speaking in thousands of shops, but I have never seen a spirit of helpfulness in any of my meet ings like this,” After having held meetings in different shops for the past five years, we can echo what he said, and add this: There are yet better times' ahead of us, especially with such a spirit as this being manifested. Will you not continue to pray for us, that God may help us to be faithful in proclaiming the Gospel,— the old Love- Story which is given in a nutshell,— “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.” jyy? m BIOLA HALL WORK D avid C ant, Supt.— O ur C ity M ission fo r Men in th e cen ter of Los A ngeles. M eetings continuous from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. During the past month over six hundred messages have been sounded out from the entrance of Biola Hall, over a hundred men have been privileged to bear witness to the saving power of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, almost as many personal interviews have taken place within and without our doors during that period and as many as a hundred men have professed to receive Christ, as Saviour and Lord and then disappeared in the great throng which constantly drifts past. “The young hearts, hot and restless; The old, subdued and slow.” The follow-up work is extremely difficult in a city of such a floating population as Los Angeles, and while we write and invite the return of all whose names and addresses we secure, the great mass of men whose hands we grip and with whom we pray and labor we will never meet again till the roll is called up yonder. We are confident the Word and Spirit will do the work and watch over the one whose hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and right eousness. Not only does God wonderfully bless and own the spoken message but one of the most potent agencies for the spread of God’s word are the young colporteurs equipped with Gospels and d ea r scriptural tracts starting each day from Biola Hall. These make a house-to-house canvas in the outlying districts of our ever growing city. One lad with glowing face coming into our noon meeting had that very morning visited four hundred homes leaving the silent witness- at each door. Every day he is continu- (Continued on Page 59)
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