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the young man who had repeated John ):12 in his hearing three weeks pre– vious, and he pointed him out as the Jllan whom God had used to open his blind eyes. This young man had never known till then the result of that pas– sage, and his startled and pleased ex– pression faintly indicated the joy which thrilled his soul.
How wonderful are God's ways! The past month has been one of deepening hunger on the part of many who have listened to the message and many have professed for the first time Jesus as Lord and Saviour. And although we see a growing hardness and rejection on every side, we also hear a sound of the abundance of rain.
SEAMEN'S WORK ClauU PMnoa, Supt.-Our work.era board el1 veaaela in the port ef !an Pedro. holctina Coapel Services and Oistrib11.ttnc Literature.
and hungry hearts on the part of some of the men. No matter whether Japa– nese, English or African, Jesus is ready to save all who will receive Him. We made return visits to a number of vessels visited months earlier and heard testimonies from many as to how they appreciated literature left on our first visit. They told us of difjl.culties encountered in the Christian life at sea. We were glad to open the Word, en– courage, strengthen and build up their faith. Definite Bible study was sug– gested and a conference promised upon their next visit. The Christian's food is the Word of God taught by the Spirit of God whether that Christian lives on land or sea. Converts and young Chris– tfans are taught the necessity of Bible study, of witnessing to others and of coupling the two with prayer, as the only means of maintaining a strong, stalwart, healthy Christian life. Brethren, pray for us. Our work is increasing by leaps and bounds.
":\'o"T 'vhe-n they sn'v the bo]dnes1111 of Peter ruul John, n1ul 1•erceived thnt they 1\·ere unlenrne(l n1ul ignorant n1en. they n1nrvelled; nnd they took kno"'ledge of thl'm thnt they hnd ·been 'vlth Jesus."– Acts 4:13. U T IS a proven fact that the Christian life has an influ– ence wherever it is placed. Visiting as we do dozens of vessels from China, Japan, Europe, South America, and Islands of the Sea, together with many American ships, we notice that ships carrying Christian men bear a different atmosphere; other men are more cordial, more willing to listen to the Gospel, keep their quarters cleaner and offer an encouraging at– mosphere to the worker. Not every month do we visit foreign war vessels, but this month there have been several, three oil training ships from Japan and one cruiser from Eng– land. We rejoiced· that the Word of God was received with welcome hands
SPANISH WORK
Robert H. Bender. Supt.-Gospel Meetings and House to House Work among 50,000 Mexicans in Lo:i An~eles and Vicinity. "Cast thy brl'nd u1>on the 'vuters. for thou shalt find it after n1a11y days." "BlesHe(l are ye that SO\V besjde all 'va– ter:io1,"
come. She asked if she had taught them anything but the Scriptures and pressed them to tell her why they could not attend. They told her that they had just been to their church, and the nuns instructed them not to listen to protestant teaching. But the girls in– sisted that they liked the teaching of the protestants better than that of their own church. Nevertheless, when the singing began, the girls came in. I make mention of this to show you how the Roman Catholic church works with the children to prevent them from hear-
NLY those who sow in faith realize the blessedness and happiness of sowing beside all waters. We rejoice that it is our privilege to sow beside all waters. One of our volunteer work– ers on her weekly visit to a Mexican colony, was met by three of the girls who were attending her meet– ings. They told her they could not
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