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B u s i n e s s April 1927 testimony of his faith in the. Lord Jesus Christ, having sur rendered when alone during the past week. Later fellowship with the youth revealed the fact that he was one of the many who because of over-zealous parents forcing religion upon him, had run away from home and enlisted under an assumed name. He has now been released from active service with an honorable dis charge and writes of ins growth in the Christian faith. Much prayer is needed for all of our work among merchant and naval ;men. Sixteen differeht nationalities of vessels were visited in the last year. Two Sin-Burdens That Rolled Away A man of considerable wealth, a wrecker of homes, seeking to escape the dire consequences of sins, came recently to our Jkpity. He heard the message of redeeming grace from the entrance of Biola Hall. In conversation later on with the speaker, he was greatly broken down with the deep sense of his guilt in the sight of God. He pleaded with tears for forgiveness and was brought to see and receive the mercy and grace freely offered through the finished work of the Lord Jesus. Then and there he made his first public confession of the Saviour. Seated' next to him was a man brought up in the Roman Catholic faith, but so .weary and discouraged with the empty form and mere outward profession that he had turned away from everything that savored of religion. He claimed he had even come to doubt the existence of God. The Word was spoken to his heart in power, and in a short time all the barriers erected through‘years were broken down. One look at the Crucified One and the barrenness and burden of his life rolled away, —°— Another Drifter Comes Back to th e Father A discouraged middle aged man, out of work and strictly up against it, drifted into Biola Hall a short time ago.- He had made a profession of Christ in his early life, but had been drift ing for many years farther and farther away. Having lost his wife a few weeks before, he was compelled to send his three little .Children back east to his aged mother. Mr. Cant saw that he was fed,, then opened the Word of God, prayed and had the joy of seeing him come back to. Christ. With the dollar given him, he secured a bed, then rode out to Beverly Hills and secured a job as helper in a nursery at $5.00 a day. He returned to tell us the good news and to bow in prayer and offer up a note of praise and thanksgiving to Him who said, “If two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.” (Matt. 18:19). Eddie was known as “a tough guy,” a member of a gang, many of whom had done time and were well known to the “bulls” of this city and others. Having known through bitter experience that the way of the transgressor is hard, he had solicited help from David Cant and his helpers at our Biola Hall time and again. They were always ready to counsel and help the boy. Patience, perseverance and prayer have evidently been making a deep impression. Since putting himself in the hands of Jesus Christ, his trials and battles have increased, and his victories have been many. Hunger of body drove him recently to frame up an entrance into a jewelry store which looked easy. Resisting the temptation at the time, the enemy forced his steps the next night to the same spot. This time he secured the consent of his will to carry it through, when behold every thing had been removed from the show case and his way was effectually blocked. With — o — How God Made 1 Cor. 10:13 Good
was reading. This believer began to reason with him from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah. Like all Jews, he began to blaspheme and charge that Jesus was' an impostor. Neverthe less the Word of God had taken effect. In two weeks, the Jew returned to the Mexican believer and confessed that he too now believed in Jesus. He has since joined the brother at the noon hour for prayer and a study of the Word. An insurance agent, also a Jew, called at the home of our Mexican believer and spoke to him of Jesus, manifesting con siderable interest. He went away and bought a Bible. Bringing it to him, he said: “Now either you-convince me that Jesus is the Messiah or I will convince you that He is not.” The evening when they came together and studied the Scriptures the Jew was convinced, but said, “I want to study this a ‘little more,” and also said he would be willing to talk with our Jewish worker. Before he left he said, “If I am converted it will mean the conversion of many for I am the son of a Rabbi." A Sunday Evening W ith Claude Pearson It was Sunday evening and Claude Pearson, director of our work among,Seamen, had been on board a Norwegian cargo ves sel. . -The deck officers and engineers were eating their evening meal- .After introducing himself, Mr. Pearson asked if they were favorable to such conversation. The Chief Officer immediately gave permission to go ahead. A good half hour was spent going oyer the plan of salvation with these men. Finally the Chief Officer stated that another mess must be set in the dining-room and invited the worker to his room. Already he had given evi dence of having life and now took down a large well-worn and marked Norwegian Bible, stating that this Bible belonged to his fathef-ih-law who had given it to him upon his departure to be with the Lord.. Mr. Pearson thought as he looked at the finger prints and finely written notes on the margin, what a story might be told. Many are written about mother’s Bible but here is one of a father-in law’s message. Before the worker left the man was taught a few things about prophecy and given some suggestions and helpful books for further study. Two sailors aft had already, yielded their lives to the Lord Jesus, so Mr. Pearson was very happy when he left the boat. The Four-Th irteen Club For many years Claude Pearson, our Seamen’s Work Director, has been desirous of doing a work among the Navy boys, many of whom are located in San Pedro from six to nine months of the year. Recently there was organized a Club called “The 4:13 Club,” using Philippians 4:13 as a motto. Each Sun day afternoon the boys meet in the home where they sing songs and then have instruction along the line of victorious Christian living. Many have taken advantage of the Club and are now regular attendants at the meetings. Some are so interested that they are doing correspondence Bible study with Mr. Pearson, who. provides questions on different parts of the Bible, for them to answer, hoping that before long, many may enroll in our regular Correspondence School. A goodly number have yielded their lives to the Lord Jesus Christ for the first time and others have been reclaimed. ■Many illustrations could be cited drawn from testimony of these boys themselves but one in particular we have selected. A fine, clear-eyed, clean young fellow of 20 years was one of the first to begin coming. His gentlemanly manner and open face caused the worker to yearn for his salvation. Week after week he visited the home and listened to the teaching. Time after time the speaker brought to bear the need of a personal accept ance of the Lord Jesus but not one sign of encouragement did he receive from him. However, one Sunday when testimony and prayer were called for he stepped out and gave a clear manly
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