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was another man and as Mr. Reynolds knelt to pray; he said, “I will remember you also.” After the prayer, he arose to find the man wiping the tears from his eyes. A splendid opportunity was given to deal with him personally about his salvation. There was evidence that the seed had been sown upon good ground. As Mr. Reynolds passed out the door he clasped the Chris tian man’s hand. “I know now why I was brought here,” he said with a smile, “if for no other reason than that you should deal with my friend about his personal salvation.” So the man readily saw how God had made use of his sickness to bring salva tion to a friend. Y es—God S till Answers Prayer M. H. Reynolds, who is not only director of our shop teams, but pastor of a church as well, tells how he received a letter recently, asking him to be much in prayer about a certain man whom one of his church members greatly desired to see' saved. The man was made a'subject of much earnest prayer. The mem bers of the church, who were interested in him, were able to get him out to services. A couple of weeks later Mr. Reynolds was called upon to minister in another church, and following the message an elderly minister approached and asked if he hap pened to be the same man who preached in San Gabriel. Upon being informed that this was the case he said, “My boy lives in that neighborhood, and I wish you would pray for him. We have been very much concerned about him.” Who should his son be but the man for whom so much prayer had already been offered. On a Sunday evening a week or so later at the close of the service, Mr. Reynolds heard this very man say, “Yes, 1 have wandered away from the Lord, but tonight I am coming back.” Surely, God does answer prayer. —o— Here’s th e Law o f th e Harvest A young man converted a few years ago in one of the rail road camps, said to Robert H. Bender, director of our Spanish work, one day: “I have a friend whom I would like to have you visit.” “So, together one evening,” says Mr. Bender, “we sought him out on a work train, and spent the evening explaining the way of salvation, after which we invited him to come to our Bible class at Biola Hall.” That evening he and his wife accepted the Saviour, and ever since he has been faithful, testifying and .holding meetings for the unconverted. At the present time he is living where he formerly lived a wicked life, and through his testimony many have been converted. He now has a Sunday School. The young man who was the means of his conversion has been working in the northern part of the state and through his testimony two men have accepted the Lord. They, in turn, are testifying where they have gone and others are being con verted to the Lord. Thus the good work is going on in a true apostolic succession. — o — What Came o f Reading a T estam en t Mr. Bender tells of one of his Spanish believers who, during his noon hour, is accustomed to read his Testament and pray. A Jew observing him came to him one day and asked him why he did not join in with other men and what was that Book he
“ I Need Thee Every Hour” “He that seeketh findeth.” And God moves in such mar velously planned and effective ways to make His promise good. The story of that which came to pass the other day bears us witness. Two men of sadly misspent lives, prodigals both, lis tened to a street speaker over by Pershing Square. They agreed as they lingered a few moments that they were “hell-bound,” that the one addressing the passing throng had something which they needed. Off to a book store they went and purchased Bibles. But neither knew where to look or what to seek. One opened his book and the first words his eyes saw-—and God’s hand must have been in it—were these, “The way of the trans gressor is hard.” That one on the Tuesday following, near to 12:10 P. M., the hour of the noon-day prayer service, stood at the door of the Bible Institute Auditorium, still seeking. And God sent a Christian lady just in time to meet his inquiry with a gracious invitation to come within. To her he told of his eagerness for something which a life of sin had not given. With kindly insistence she, proved her interest in him and they sat together through the moments of quiet communion with God. In that sacred place with its organ, and the Book, and the prayers, memory, used of God, led this seeker back over twenty- seven years of dissipation in that country far from home and God. Back he went to that last evening in his mother’s home. And that night, how vivid the'memory, she asked him to sing an old hymn. And now the leader of the prayer hour was announc ing a hymn for those -present to read in meditation as the organist played. Beautifully rendered it was. Winningly played, shall we not say? For according to God’s appointment it was “I Need Thee Every Hour,” and that very song was the one his mother asked her boy to sing those long years ago. The bene diction closed the hour of meditation and the leader turned to leave for his office. Many aisles there are but he was con strained to choose the one that led him to meet this Christian lady and the one of touched heart beside her. l|Would he show this man how to become a Christian?” What word more welcome to any winner of souls? And man to man over the Word there at the front of the silent sanctuary they talked. The story of that wasted life, the old home back East left twenty and more years ago, and never a word sent back to comfort the broken hearts there, the soul’s deep need.. And over against that record and that conviction the “old, old story” scripture by scripture. Would he accept the Saviour? “Yes,” and down on their knees the transaction was sealed in the answer according to promise that came tci the penitent’s plea for mercy. And the seeker, who had found, went out to go back to his hotel to write to loved ones that he was coming home. — o — How God Used a Man’s Suffering On visiting the Santa Fe Hospital following up some of the Santa Fe men, who were reported sick, Mr. Reynolds, Superin tendent of our Shop Work, was called to see a man who was very down-hearted. Upon inquiry it was found that he was a professing Christian, but in the midst of his suffering he was sorely perplexed over the question of why he should he called upon to suffer as he was. Mr. Reynolds was led to have prayer with him. Nearby
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