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last spring when his mission asked us to recommend one of our prospective graduates for the position of evangelist in th e ir hospital, we had no hesitation in nam ing Mr. Ma. He w rites to us frequently and his letters are always full of praise to God, th e last one re porting over fifty patients who had ex pressed th e ir purpose to believe in and follow Christ, th e fru its of his first four months’ work in the hospital. The m id-w inter exam inations are ju st over, and as I w rite, our stud en ts are packing up th e ir books and getting ready to go out for th e ir annual win te r month of evangelism during this Chinese New Year season. This year six bands of men students, and four bands of women students will go out. May God give them th e joy of “break ing ground” in many a d ark corner, and of seeing “ fru it springing up unto everlasting life.” T ruly your fellow-servant. FRANK A. KELLER. Changsha," Hunan, China, F eb ru ary 2, 1923. NOTE: Two business men in a neighboring city were so impressed with this efficient method of evangelizing th e Chinese th a t they have undertaken the support of one whole boat. If, as Dr. A. A. F u lton (the dean of mission aries in China) states: “Ten native workers can be supported more cheaply th a n one m issionary, and these ten native workers will do tw enty times as much work as could be accomplished by the m issionary,”— then surely these business men have made a rem arkable investment. MOODY’S LOVE FOR THE FALLEN One afternoon th e re was some con fusion a little way from the pulpit. Mr. Moody stopped instantly. A man un der the influence of liquor had become restless, and was talk ing to those around him. The disturbance went on for some m inutes, and Mr. Moody stood quiet, w ithout a word or gesture. P res ently th e man rose and climbed awk wardly over th e feet and knees of his neighbors in the pew out into the aisle. F o r the moment th e audience lost sight of Mr. Moody, and watched th e man as w ith uncertain step he shuffled down
the aisle. Ju st as th e door shu t be hind th e man Mr. Moody said w ith the most inexpressible sadness, “There goes our brother, our imperilled brother, and who can tell where he will go and what his end will be?x Must he go alone? Does no one care for his soul?” The words were gentle and moving. In stan tly several men ran down th e aisles and through the door in loving pursuit of th e wanderer. Mr. Moody went on w ith his sermon, and made no fu rth e r reference to th e episode. So g reat was his mastery of th e service th a t I forgot all about the poor drunken fellow. I lingered in conversation w ith friends un til th e house was almost empty, and then walked down the aisle. Between two of th e pews I saw two men on th eir knees. One had his arm around the other, who was sobbing brokenly. It was Mr. Moody and th e poor drunkard, who had been brought back, and Mr. Moody was praying earnestly.— Dr. W. E. H atcher in Watchman-Exam iner. , m m BUTTONHOLED FOR CHRIST One of the ablest and most useful Christians in a certain city, on being asked, “ W hat was it th a t led you to be come a C h ristian ?” replied, “A half- pound pressure on my coat-button for five m inutes.” By th is he referred to the fact th a t afte r consulting his law yer, who was a Christian man, upon some m atter of business, th e lawyer gently laid hold on his coat-button and kindly asked him about his soul, and persuasively commended Christ to him. Can you not find opportunity to reason and persuade for some soul’s salva tion ?— The Sunday School Times. ^IIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIfKIlIIllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIllllHlllllllllllIE: T l i l l l l / I A B ° U T T H i S! § I l l l l i l ' not enr°H in | 1111 i l l * one of our Corres- j | --------------pondence Courses I | in Bible Study? | ?IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII| IIII III III III III III
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