THE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S forty men, women and children came out and inquired our business. We told them we- had the Gospel of Jesus. Christ, whereupon the women all exclaimed: “And the Virgin?” “Why, yes,” we re plied, “do you want to hear what the Virgin said?” and then we read to them Luke 1:26-38; 46-56. They all seemed pleased and assented to all that was read, and it looked as though all suspicion had fled and that we had gained their confi dence. After we finished reading, we said, “Did you notice one thing Mary said?” and then read again “My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God, my Saviour.” From this we preached Jesus unto them and told them that even Mary rejoiced in her Son as her Saviour, and that only those who trusted in Christ could be saved; that Jesus was born a King, but the wicked ness of men’s hearts had crucified Him, and all who did not believe and accept Him as their only Saviour were doing the same today. Furthermore, that Jesus must come back again and set up His throne upon earth. Then up spoke an old man and said, “Yes, it is true that the prophecies must be fulfilled, that there should be wars, famines, earthquakes, etc., before that great and notable day of the Lord, and these are even now being fulfilled.” “Yes,” we replied, “and for that reason you all need to repent of your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour.” The greater part of the crowd stood around and listened quite attentively, and as we were leaving, reached out their hands for the illustrated Scripture por tions which we offered them. How we praise the Lord for the privi lege of giving the Gospel to so many at one time, in such a place! We venture to say none of these would ever have darkened the door of a Mission. Returning to the station, we called at another Mexican house and talked to a family of four. The man of the house said he had a religion too, whereupon the following conversation took place:
764 soul, “What was that cure?” Looking him squarely in the eyes, we spoke that Name which is above every name before whom, some day, every knee shall bow and every tongue confess Him Lord to the glory of God, the Father,—“the Lord Jesus Christ.” The effect was magical. He at once came and sat down opposite and said “Tell me about Him,” and there for two and a half hours we held him to that one Divine center, our glorious Saviour, Re deemer and Friend, until sobbingly he broke down and falling to his knees cried out the confession of his sin, failure and need to Him who knows, and loves, and cares. There was a new light in his eye, a new strength to his voice and firmness to his step as he tried to express something of what he felt as we gripped hands and parted. Pray for him. This is but one incident from a very busy month, teeming with so much for which to praise our gracious Father, for as we look back into these past few weeks, and by His grace seek to improve the present which alone belongs to us, and go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear and in His unfailing strength, our hearts cry out “Hallelujah, what a Saviour!” . A Telling Sermon on the Virgin Mary During the summer months, we find the railroad section houses nearly deserted, . and the families moving about from one \ ranch to another picking berries, fruit WORK AMONG SPANISH PEOPLE R. H. Bender and nuts. Conse quently we have visited several of t h e s e ranches where, taking ad vantage of the long days, we hold two or three open air services on a Sunday after noon. Oftentimes we have a large aud ience where it is least expected. On one of our trips into the country, we handed a tract to a man in a yard and while talking to him a crowd of about
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