THE KING’S BUSINESS SAN QUENTIN PRISON
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By Loren S. Hanna
S OMETIMES I become overflooded with work for San Quentin.. On my desk now are applications for work for several men who wish to obtain parole, and I am not able to help them. Several letters frotn wives, mothers and friends of prison ers asking me to help, come to me every day; best of all, a great number of whole hearted letters of affection and apprecia tion from prisoners themselves make me realize that San Quentin is a rich harvest field. Occasionally men who have left prison write to me and express their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, and their warm affection lor His servant, your representa tive. §! Last week after the regular class we had another “pop-corn” testimony meeting. The most touching testimony was given by a colored brother. He has recently been disappointed; he had expected to be granted D URING the last month two large Japanese immigrant ships have put into San Pedro. The “Kiyo Maru” stopped on its return trip from South America and Mexico to Japan. We boarded it and gave out 1,650 tracts, eighteen Gospels of John, twenty-one New Testaments and two Bibles, in Japanese and Chinese. One of the Japanese students of the Bible Insti tute assembled about thirty of his people on the deck, and in their language preached to them Christ crucified and glorified. As a result, three men signified their desire to accept Christ. The other Japanese vessel, the “Anyo Maru,” was on her way to South America. The workers were met at the gangway by.
a parole and was told to wait for two years longer. This is the second time he bas had that experience. He said that He thanked God for the disappointment, for he is learning through it to trust Him and serve Him better. He is serving our Lord in San Quentin in a magnificent way. Another brother, whose life for a year has counted in a marvelous way within prison walls, has been denied a parole and told to wait for six months longer. The parole board cannot be censured for such an attitude, as the man has been a "dyed- in-the-wool” criminal for m&av years till he recently accepted our I-oid t!hrist Jesus. We are now studying the subject of the Second Coming of Christ, still using the. chart designed and published by the writer. Will you pray that I may be given Strength to meet- all the . demands made upon me these days? the chief officer and given a cordial wel come when their mission was made known. A sailor was dispatched to go through the Japanese quarters informing the passen gers of a service to be held, and a room was given us in which to hold the meeting. The same Japanese student gave the mes sage to about 300 of his people. Eagerly they listened to the words of eternal life, and when a definite invitation was given for a personal acceptance of Christ, about forty-five men and women responded. These converts were given New Testa ments and were organized into .small Bible- study classes and taught briefly how to study. In the meantime, the other workers went over the whole ship and left in the
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Oscar Zimmermann, Supt.
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