October 1926
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shops, where we were p r iv ile g e d to hold noon meetings the last two days, thus reaching scores o f men who otherwise w ou ld n ot have been reached. The Lord wonderfully blessed us there, and Heaven rejoiced over seventeen souls who came to the Lord Jesus dpring that blessed week. Of those converts, all but one or two were boys under seventeen years of age. They were very desirous of organizing a "Prospector’s Club” (Junior Fisher men) in their town and we believe that, because of their zeal and eager ness, they will do a real work for the Lord. Driving to Salt Lake City and stop ping on the way to canvass the town of Bunkerville, Utah, took two days’ time, thus completing the first two weeks, of the Journey. Via the Victory Highway, we drove all night and landed in Wendover, Nev., at 4:00 A. M. of July 4. That Sunday was a busy day and real busi ness was done for the Lord. Wend over, Wells, and Deeth, Nev. were each canvassed from door to door with the Gospels of John and after a long, busy day we bunked for the night in Elko. Monday, the fifth, we canvassed three more towns along the highway, Carlin, Battle Mt., and Golconda, the Lord blessing us with six more souls as we Journeyed. On July 7th, having held a street- meeting in Winnemucca on the preced ing day, we reached Reno, a wicked town of 13,000 population, where the Devil has a sub-station for a base of operations in the State of Nevada. Reno, with its wideopen gambling dens and saloons, a veritable hell-hole of iniquity, presented a splendid field for street work. Indeed, so fine a crowd (of from 150 to 175 men) turned out to the meeting, that we regretted not having enough time to remain there a couple of weeks. The Lord blessed our work in Reno and we were rejoiced to see twelve souls come out for Christ. Our next stopping point was Carson City where-' the Lord opened several doors of service: one in the State Or phanage; and another in the State Prison, where we had opportunity to give the Gospel in song and testimony to 200 or more men. Five more souls made decisions while we were in Car- son City, thus weakening the Devil’s ranks in Nevada. Through the Instrumentality of the Methodist pastor in Carson City at whose church we sang during our stay there, the little Methodist Church in Gardnerville was opened to us for (Continued on page 598)
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A S to r y o f Five F ishe rm en on a Summer Fishing Trip Three separate band» of young men, member* of the International Fishermen's Clubs, have been doing some vacation fishing this summer. The following story of the "catch " comes from the Long »each (Lai. J Fishermen's Club, and was written by one of the party. Reports trom the other two will be given in a later issue.
the afternoon pulled up stakes and headed for Baker, where we arrived about 8:00 P. M. It was in this little desert town, composed of a general store, garage, and five or ten tourist cabins, that we held our first street meeting. Leaning up against our Ford and trailer, we sang several songs and soon had the whole town (entire popu lation at that time being fifteen souls)
T WAS a cloudy Saturday morning In June when five •young men, members of the International F ish e rm en 's
Club, left Long Beach, Calif., with the prospect of a month spent in the desert region of California, Nevada and Utah. Five or six weeks previous to this time, the Lord had laid upon the heart of our “ manager” the idea of carrying the Gospel to the inhabitants of the smaller and more isolated communi ties o f the a fo rem en tion ed area. Within a month’s time, the money, Gospels, tracts, and other necessaries, entirely unsolicited, were all provided for, graciously given by those upon whose hearts the Lord had laid the burden. So, finally, the day had'ar rived and we were off to the first stopping place, San Bernardino. Arriving there without mishap, we pitched our tents in the municipal auto camp and were soon Initiated Into the mysteries and discomforts of auto camp life. Sunday, June 20, dawned bright and early and we were up with the sun, preparing for another day. What with having a part of a Sunday School service, having charge of the Baptist Church morning service, and part of the Christian Church evening service, aside from canvassing the auto camp with GospelB of John in the afternoon, we had a full day and enjoyed every minute of it, the Lord blessing us with one soul. The following morning found us on the way out of San Bernardino toward Yermo, Calif., our next overnight stop. During the day the mercury crept up to and over the 100 degree mark, re maning there all through the trip, save for times of respite during the night. In mid-afternoon, we reached the town of Daggett, Calif., canvassing it with Gospels and tracts. Arriving in Yermo about 6:00 P. M., we made camp and prepared for the morrow. During the forenoon of June 22, we canvassed Yermo with Gospels and in
out to listen. In spite of being exceed ingly impromptu and disorganized, the meeting was a good one, and a spirit of conviction seemed to settle upon the audience. Nothing definite was ac complished there, however, because of an interruption from one of the list eners who evidently was Inclined to argue. Eternity alone will reveal how near to the Cross some of those people were. Our next stop' was Las Vegas, Nev., where we had the best time of the whole trip. Permission was obtained from the a u th o r itie s and meetings were held every evening for six nights in a large, grassy plot in front o f the Union Pacific depot. A thorough can vassing of the town with dodgers an nouncing the meetings helped to draw a good crowd. The attendance each night rarely dropped below 150 and to these good people we gave the old story as straight as we could put it. Another avenue of se rv ice was opened to us here in the Union Pacific
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