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struction for between five and six months. Three classes aggregating between 125 and 150 are following the fundamentals of the Bible in three places in San Francisco. A church and a large class in the state prison make up the itinerary of the super intendent of this department each week. The class at San Quentin is. the most unique of any the writer has ever had the privilege of instructing in his ministry. For over two years an average of ninety men have attended a Bible study class and the fruit of this work alone would amply re pay the Bible Institute for keeping a man as their representative in the northern part of the State. This class has been con ducted each Saturday afternoon. There are so many instances of interest to any Christian who has the love of souls on his heart that it would make interest ing reading to just relate many of these. Wives and husbands estranged for from one to ten years have been reunited through the ministry of the Word. Children who have been made to suffer because of what \ \ T ORK in this department consists of -* work for sailors, passenger's, immi grants, and opens up a vast opportunity for definite, aggressive, purely “Gospel” work on evangelistic lines on board the steamers and among a host of men of different na tionalities. It is being done for men who for the most part are non-churchgoers, un saved and unreached, with no expense at tached for anything but definite soul-win ning. Definite personal work, meetings when ever possible, and distribution of carefully selected literature, strictly j ^‘Gospel-pro claiming,” in a great number of languages, form the means of reaching thousands of men every month. God’s blessing has and is- now resting upon the work, and souls are saved every
father did, have learned to their great joy that their father who left them a criminal has returned to them a father indeed Hun dreds of letters have been written by the superintendent of this department whereby reconciliations have been brought about and interviews with many have shown the power of prayer and the potency of the Bible message to change things. There is no more' fruitful field for real endeavor than in our prisons for the cause of our Lord and Saviour, and while it is pathetic in deed that mankind has-so far drifted away from God that he will not respond until he gets into dire trouble, it is gratifying indeed that their hearts respond very readily when they hear the story of Him who the proph ets foretold as the One who should come. The prayers of God’s people for work of this sort are indeed needful, and it is the writer’s request that those reading these lines shall hold him up before God. In formation will be sent of a more definite sort to anyone who will write the represen tative at 1625A Walnut street, Berkeley, month. The work for immigrants prom ises to.be a great opportunity, although at present hindered by the war. Last month a good opening was given us to go on board the first great liner laden with passengers, on its way from the East through the Canal to the Exposition. While wealthy people are generally hard to reach in their homes, it was found that the simple message in the form of litera ture, found its way into the cabins of the passengers during the stay of the steamer in this port. Two hundred men (the crew) were reached also at the same time. Will you not pray that God will save men and women thus reached and glorify Himself in the work which opens up, as a number of big liners are due at short intervals on their way to the Exposition cities. Ours is
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