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God, and the possible result of delay. She asks to be taught. This is a case for earn est prayer.—W. Another hard case is that o£ a woman, daughter of an ex-holiriess minister. She said her trouble was that she had heard messages preached, but had not seen much good living—that she had decided there wasn’t much in it, after all. She is sending her children to Sunday School and her curiosity has been aroused to hear what I have to say about it all. She is truly heart- hungry and I look -for a true, happy new- creation in her life.—W. Last Thursday in my calling I came to a pretty little bungalow where a man about 45 years old was sunning himself on the front porch. As I approached and greeted him I thought, “This looks like tubercu losis,” and sure enough I found the man to be in the last stages of the dread disease. His breath came very short and he talked very slowly. Yes, he was a Christian; yes, he knew the Lord; yet* I was not sat isfied. As I talked with him I found he was attending the Science church for heal ing. My heart just sank as I thought, “Here’s another one.” So I lifted my heart to God and claimed His wisdom in dealing with this man. Then I opened my Bible and showed him the red line that runs through the Word, and as I talked I watch ed the Spirit work and bring conviction to the poor, sinful heart. We had about an hour together and finally as I pressed home the claim of our Saviour and asked if he would accept His sacrifice for his sin, he said, “Yes, I will,” and as I prayed he gave his heart to the Lord. He had a copy of “Science and Health” but no Bible, and
was utterly ignorant of the Word of God. I am to study with him once a week for an hour. The following is a sample case, of which I find many; people who were members of various churches in .the East but who sel dom or never attend church here. I said: “Mrs. A., may I ask what church you attend?” “I very seldom go to church.” “But are you not a Christian?” “Well, yes, I suppose I am—yes, of course I am. I am a member of the Baptist church back East.” ’“How long have you been here?” “Oh, about twenty years—but T hive been back several times.” I talked to her of the importance of a thorough knowledge of God’s Word, espe cially in these perilous times; that every soldier of Christ should put on the whole armor of God, etc. She then changed the subject and spoke of her daughter and two young lady grand daughters who lived with her. 1 asked, “Is your daughter a Chris tian?” “Yes, oh, yes, she is a member of the same church that I am back East.” “May I ask where the family attends church?” “When we go, we go wherever we feel like going at the time. £ But my grand daughter has to go all the time whether she feels like it or not; she is church organist.” I asked, “Are your grand daughters Christians ?” “Oh, well, they are very nice girls; one is an artist and the other a musician; they are very busy, and have no time to study the Bible.” Callers coming, she invited me to come again, but I could only think of the old hymn: “Room for pleasure, room for business, But for Christ, the crucified, Not a place for Him to enter, In the heart for which He died.”
WORK AT YOKEFELLOWS’ HALL William Sloan, Sup’t.
T H E first Sunday of each month at 5:30 per and conference. Every Sunday after- p. m., those who hold Yokefellows’ noon at 4 p. m., a Bible Study class is held, membership cards come together for a sup- The attendance at the Mission Service is
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