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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S “ The Book! The Book!” While the writer was on an evangelis tic trip in the Northern part of the State a few weeks ago, a call came for him to visit one of the men who had heard the message many times in the shop, hut had never made a decision, and who was now seriously ill. An other worker answered the call, and found the young man unconscious. After a little, however, he rallied suf ficiently to he able to listen to the read ing of the Word of God which included, among other verses, John 5:24. For about fifteen minutes the hoy listened, then again sank into unconsciousness. After a few minutes he again rallied, and the first word he uttered was “ The Book! The Book!” John 5:24 was again read to him, a light broke upon his face, he murmured, “ Yes, I believe; I have,” and passed into Heaven,— saved, but empty-handed! How much better it would have been had this dear fellow accepted Christ there in the shops and let his life tell for Him, so that when death summoned he might have had some sheaves for his Blessed Sayiour ¡MARION H. REYONLDS, Supt.
BIBLE WOMEN ’S WORK How Classes Are Started W E ARE sometimes asked, “ How do you start a class in Bible study?” and we answer very practically: “ By prayer!” A certain class was very much desired in a cer tain locality, hut there seemed no open ing at all. Earnest prayer was made. Then God laid His hand on a child of His, brought her into contact with defi nite Bible teaching, and sent her back home hungry for her neighbors to have the same privilege. Though very much handicapped by a serious physical dis ability, this little woman caught a vision of service for her Lord. She came to the Superintendent of the Woman’s Work, saying, “ I have a dream, but do not know whether it could ever come true.” Plans were made to gather a few neigh bors in a trial lesson. On this occasion the teacher was introduced to a Welsh saint on whom the Lord had laid a defi nite burden of prayer just a year before, and she testified that she had been spe cially led to pray for a class in this very locality. Then a lady who attended this
M . H . Reynolds and Group of Students Out fora Skop Meeting
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