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the blessings that are in store for us. The union with our dear ones whom we have longed to see—the expectancy of being used still more in the glorious service of the King—rand, above all, the blessed hope of one day soon meeting our dear -Lord and Saviour. “It is good sometimes to look within and examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith,' and if we are as fully yielded to God as we might be and if we are not failing in any way to Him in the blessed work of winning souls for His kingdom. It is right sometimes to look around and see the strength of our foes and their tactics, that we might better in the strength of the Lord discomfit them. “It is necessary also to look back and see the way the Lord has led us. He well knows the way with all its turnings and dangers. Yes, the Lord has led us! He loves us so tenderly and constantly, and although He has not always aimed to please or gratify us, He has always guided us aright. “It is not sometimes the smoothest or the easiest way He has led, but it has been the best. It has been the way in which He could teach us the most important lessons that we needed to learn. “And so God calls us to REMEMBER all the way He hath led us. It is well to take notice of all His dealings and leadings. How often we have seen His hand working in our deliverances and so we can take courage. Let us REMEMBER the way we were taken. Not driven or left to chance, led every moment, every step, in every place, even when we did not perceive it. Re member His goodness and His love, how rich and free it has been. He has saved us with an everlasting salvation and hath raised us to sit with Him in heavenly places. “Let us exercise more faith in His promises and more de pendence on His faithfulness and yield a hearty obedience to His will. “When we know that our God is all-sufficient, we have no need to give way to gloomy foreboding. “We need fear no one knowing that God is ready to defend and fight for us.. He will never leave us nor forsake us. Let every one of us be more than ever willing to be led by Him in the days to come until we appear at length in the Father’s House where our fighting will be over and our armour will be laid down for a crown, and where we will gather around the Saviour’s feet and crown Him Lord of all. There we will rejoice together in the battles fought and the victories won. “Yours in Christ, “Ellison D. Nicholson.” A Japanese Cargo Vessel was laid up at Los Angeles harbor for about a week, due to engine trouble. It was the vessel’s maiden voyage. Every room was reached with Gospels and tracts by our Mr. Claude Pearson. Conversation was had with many of the officers. The third officer was rather skeptical. How ever, he was invited to the home of Mr. Pearson and he went. This was the first Japanese officer ever to be entertained by Mr. Pearson and it was his first visit to an American home. After supper the two retired tq the living room and went over the story of creation, the fall, the present condition of the world, the hope of the Christian, etc. He said he had read the Bible for five years but had no peace, could understand very little, but did want to live a Christian life. He was shown that he needed a definite transaction with God and he agreed, saying he was willing to accept the Lord Jesus to be his own Saviour. He was then taught how to grow and study. After more prayer and thanksgiving he started, back to his ship. He could hardly hold himself for joy. “Of the many nations we reach,” says Mr. Pearson, “there is none that we love any better than we do the Japanese, ,so you know this Japanese officer was not the only happy person.” A Japanese Officer Rejoices In Christ
Sun sh in e Mexican Convert Keeps Sh in ing R OBERT H. BENDER, of our Spanish Branch, said recently »that in one of his camps he entered one of the shacks where three men were, and as was his custom after the salutation, he began to talk Gospel to the men. Another man in an adjoining room, on hearing the talk, rushed into the room and stood before Mr. Bender, drinking in the message. In the course of the con versation Mr. Bender quoted, "To as many as received him gave he power to become the sons of God"? While repeating this passage, two of the men in an undertone said they wanted to receive Him. The opportunity to accept Christ was given and five men got down on their knees with Mr. Bender; prayed, and accepted Christ. The following week Mr. Bender returned to encourage the new believers. One of the men said, “Excuse me a minute, I have been talking to some of the men and loaned them some of the literature, you gave me and they said that when you came again, to call them.” In a few minutes he returned with three men, and after giving them the message these three men accepted Christ as their Saviour. The following week this same sunshine Christian said again, “Excuse me, I have some men with whom I have been speaking and they want to know the way of salvation too.” He brought two men, who also accepted Christ. On the third visit this hew convert said, “Wait a min ute,” and rushed out of his room to bring in another man. He, too, accepted Christ. Mr. Bender calls this convert his Sunshine Christian because his face shines with the. love of God in his heart. “ For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness hath shined in his heart." This is the same story of the first disciples, of Andrew finding his brother and Philip finding Nathanael. A Prospective Priest Converted I N one of the railroad construction camps at Palos Verde where Robert H. Bender has been holding monthly meetings for some time and where he had twenty or more conversions, lived a young man who had been studying for the priesthood in the sem inary in Mexico. In one of the recent meetings he contradicted the speaker considerably, after he had given the message. Mr. Bender committed him into the hands of the Lord, trusting that the Holy Spirit would work in his heart. A month later, on his next visit, this man with several others accepted the Lord Jesus Christ and asked pardon for having been so mean and con tradictory. '..Aoi/Nt Another Navy Boy Won M ANY people look upon the Navy boys as a hard-boiled lot, and even some experienced Christian workers would not think of them as a fruitful field for personal work. Yet here is a Navy youth, dealt with by our Seamen’s worker, Claude Pearson, who has been led into salvation and glorious victory, as the result of a little seed-sowing: Separated from his wife, he had enlisted, he was leading a defeated life. From the Bible teaching in the home of Mr. Pearson, he has seen the way of victory. He stayed after class to ask questions; tears streaming down his face, returned to His Lord and now writes that he and his wife expect to be reunited soon. He is very desirous of being released from the Navy and will appreciate prayers for that end.
The Institute Evangelists, Rev. Britton Ross and Rev. Chas. E. Fuller are open to calls. If you are looking for a sound and sensible evangelist, address Albert E. Kelly, Extension Dept., Bible Institute.
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