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K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
January 1930
A Boy’ s Confession R ECENTLY, at the conclusion of the lesson at one of our Nuntius clubs, a lad, thirteen years of age, arose from his seat, and covering his face with his hands, burst into tears, his whole frame shaking with emotion,
well and would not be in for tne service. We decided to investigate. “ Upon arrival at the home, we found the husband and his father working in the garage. Coming upon them unexpectedly, we said, ‘Hello, boys.’ They were sur prised, but pleased to see us. For a while we talked about everything under the sun. When the opportunity came, we told the husband we were glad that his wife had ac cepted Jesus Christ, and asked him if he would not like to do likewise so that they might start out together in the Christian life. We knew that there would be problems and trials, and told him of the ‘Friend that sticketh closer than a brother.’ “ The father was not very pleased with this conversa tion, and said that they had been keeping the Golden Rule all their lives. We told them this would never save them; only the blood of Jesus Christ can cleanse us from sin. After dealing for half an hour with them we had the joy of hearing both of those men, with bowed heads, confess Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord. We had a real prayer meeting in the garage. — o — A Foreign Missionary Field at San Pedro M OST of our work at the harbor is done on board the vessels and is of a colportage nature. The books, Gospels and tracts, printed in different languages, are freely distributed; but care is exercised to avoid waste. Living conditions among these men are not encourag ing for a young Christian, or one who is seriously consid ering his need of Christ. It is not uncommon for a worker to find several men occupying a small, dark, poorly venti lated room, with tobacco smoke as thick as a fog and the air strong enough to hold up the roof. The food on the mess tables is often old, impure and nauseating, while the conversation is blasphemous and lustful. False beliefs and teachings are prominent. The greatest of these is the religion of work, rather than salvation by grace. The men must be instructed and shown that Jesus Christ is the only Saviour and Satisfier for every laborer-skilled or unskilled. Recently, on a Norwegian cargo ship, a young man got out his Bible to prove to us he ¡was in earnest. After being shown the way of salvation and the possibility of victory through a living, risen Christ, he surrendered to
as he sobbed out, “ I have been a big sinner all my life. What a joy it was for the leader to show him that Jesus came from heaven and died on Calvary’s cross for just such big sinners! Then and there, the boy yielded himself to the Saviour and went home rejoicing in the knowledge of sins forgiven, and conscious that he is now a child of the King. — o— Workers Afield R eported by D r . W ard M ISS CARTER is doing splendid work in San Fran cisco and surrounding country. She has a fine class of young Chinese working people, a number of whom are high-school and college graduates, which meets every Fri day morning at seven o’clock. She conducts seven Bible- study classes each week for business women with re markable success, and is very hopeful of establishing a class in connection with Mills College. ^ Rev. Britton Ross, who has the distinction of being the first student of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, has been conducting a successful campaign in Milton, Oregon. One Sunday, in three services, two hundred and twenty- six people responded to the invitation for the acceptance of Christ and a consecration of life. Miss Christina Braskamp is carrying the message of our Master with great satisfaction. She has made many visits, not only into homes, but to missionary societies, meetings with executive officers, and conferences with young people in many of the churches. Her success is shown by the fact that she is continually invited back to the places where she previously has been. God’s Ways are Best A WEEK ago last Sunday night,” said Mr. Stuchbery, “ at the little Shoredale Chapel, near one of our large railroad shops, where many of the men and their families worship, we were pleased to hear a woman say ‘Yes’ to Jesus Christ. After finding Christ, she wanted to be baptized, so we made plans to have a baptismal service on Tuesday, at two o’clock. “ Monday night a woman called up, saying that this woman’s husband refused to bring her in, but that they would come on the street car. On Tuesday morning the husband telephoned, saying that his wife was not feeling
the Lord Jesus. More instruction was given on how to grow in grace, and the work of the Holy Spirit was begun, for the young man immediately took down and destroyed the lewd pictures on the walls of the room. This cleared the way for healthful growth.
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