King's Business - 1915-11

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THE -KING’S BUSINESS

numbers, after reading the one given them. Suggestions have been made with each copy that a subscription would bring the maga­ zine to .them monthly. Eight thousand copies. of “His Riches” have been distributed; several thousand tracts; and the Bible-study lessons compiled by the writer have been eagerly received and many people have given testimony of “this being the very thing I have sought for a long time.” One thousand copies; of the Gospel of John have been given away and another thousand is on the way for distribution. Over 200 copies of “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth” have been placed in hands of persons who never saw the dispensa- ;tionab setting of'the Bible before; and Sco­ field Bibles have been recommended and shown to people who never heard of.it and who signified a desire to get it when they arrived home. This is a little of the fruit of the seed­ sowing at the Bible Institute booth. We are in need of your prayers as attacks are be­ ing made by the exponents of the several cults in the building, who pass to and fro each day. We need wisdom and under­ standing to meet intelligently the sophistry of the satan-controlled people who stop be­ fore the booth. PRAY FOR US !

sponsibility, to stand as an exponent of the Bible message. Hundreds of pieces of literature, tracts, portions of Scripture, and Bible-study leaf­ lets and books have been given to people really desiring them, and the fruit of the seed-sowing will bring a great harvest. A large number of people have received litera­ ture and returned for more, or have sent others for the different booklets or tracts, and the booth. haS been the scene of many heart-to-heart talks with anxious souls seek­ ing light, and, “praise God from whom all •blessings flow,” we are able to give the food that is needed in each instance. Bible-study literature has been given to hungry-hearted Christians from many parts of the country, and in several instances mis­ sionaries from foreign countries have glad­ ly^received the Bible literature and said they would use it when they reached .home as a basis of their teaching. Especially helpful is the literature that treats, on the Second Coming of Christ. Scofield’s “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth” has been used with great profit, and every recipient has expressed an eager de­ sire to know the subject-matter of which it treats. T he K ing ’ s B usiness has been given away in great numbers, and in many instances people have returned for other

WORK AT YOKEFELLOWS’ HALL

William Sloan, Supt.

S IXTY-TWO services have been held during the month, with an attendance of 2504. We have fed 650; held five Bible study classes; personally dealt with 80 men about accepting Christ; distributed tracts and Gospels; twenty-eight men found Christ. Seats have been built on the lot at the side of the Mission and outside serv­ ices are now held from the Mission steps each evening. W— came into Yokefellows’ from the Im­

perial Valley. He played the prodigal while spending $62, and when the “hog pen de­ gree” pressed him sore he came a penitent to Christ, and was forgiven. M—-, a drunkard for many years, an every day drinker who learned the habit at sea, but a man of good trade and home, sought the Lord with an honest heart and has been kept now for three weeks. His testimony is an inspiration. He surely means busi­ ness.

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