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ing; etc. All churches can join heartily in this plan, as well as all Christians. Some thing to eat will be furnished each morn ing, and one of the mission superintendents will conduct morning devotions before men scatter for the day. This keeps out all objectionable matter and gives protection to the fellow that is making an honest fight against wrong, and ' keeps the mission rounder from working each mission to the limit. Several persons have said they would furnish one or more beds. Are you ready to help launch such a work? During the month Yokefellows held 28 meetings, attendance, 1718; fed during the month, at 8:30 each evening, 1659; gave out to (nen, beds, 60; professed conversions, 38. Bible study classes were conducted, tracts and gospels given out and personal work done. hates the Gospel pf the grace of God and tries by every possible device to choke the seed. Exhausted from the mere physical strain of trying to make ourselves heard, we stood aside to let one of the boys tes tify, with almost a feeling of defeat. (For we don’t always walk by faith.) But we found a man had quietly separated himself from the noisy crowd and was at our side. After a few preliminary remarks, we dis covered an awakened’, anxious soul, wanting to know the Lord Jesus Christ. The bright face which met us a week later testified that the Word was indeed doing its blessed work in still another heart. On our way to another meeting, the sun shiny face of our conductor attracted our attention. We had seen him many times in the barn listening to the wonderful story of love, and the secret was. soon out. “I’m so happy. There is only one way, and that’s to give up and let Him have His way with you.”
as large as it ever was—a full house—and the need for feeding men after the service each evening is still a necessity. It may be continued through the whole year. The work on the woodpile is helping to solve the financial end of feeding the men. If you need a man along any line of work, please call Yokefellows’ Hall. It means a great deal to find work for men who want to do the right thing. A plan among the Missions of Los An geles has been proposed that, if carried out, will solve a big problem. A Brotherhood of Mission Superintendents has been organ ized. They propose to have a building— a Mission Dormitory—where men who haven’t a bed can find a clean one, a clean nightshirt, a bath and have his clothing fumigated; a free employment bureau, a distributing center for all needs in cloth one special hook well baited for one fish A real, deep burden was laid upon the fisherman. Night after night, in the wee small hours, the bait was steeped in prayer. “How was the fishing today,” we inquired, “Nibbling, but still unhooked.’’ Nothing daunted, the fisherman went again to his knees, for he had learned by blessed ex perience that prayer means moving the arm of God —and true to His Word, another opportunity soon came. We wanted to hear the result, but one look into the bright, happy face was enough. Listening to the outbursts of praise and thanksgiving all the way home, we thought: Well, if even we can thus share in the rejoicing of one sinner that repenteth, what must be taking place in the presence of the angels of Heaven! F OR several weeks the fishing in a par ticular pool had been going on, with
WORK IN THE SHOPS David Cant, Sup’t.
Such a noisy, boisterous crowd in the barn that afternoon! My, how the devil
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