Thirteen Billion Dollars ^ THAT'S the staggering cost of crime each year in these United States ^ of America, according to estimate of qualified authority! And, of course, in addition there are spiritual and moral losses that cold figures simply cannot begin to express! When, in 1913, the corner stone of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles was laid, Mr. Lyman Stewart, the Insti tute's first president, declared: "Forwhere the gospel ofthe grace of God in Christ is faithfully preached, there the propaganda of hate, selfishness, and lawlessness cannot dominate the community. Through the trans forming power of the gospel of Christ, men are being constantly trans ferred from that class which is a menace to society, to that which upbuilds and supports it. Permanent good government and civic right eousness are only possible through the faithful preaching and teaching of the Word of God." From the day on which these memorable words were spoken until the present, the Institute has been sending forth the story of salvation. &y> Listen to this thrilling testimony of renewed hope from behind the chilled somber walls of California's State Peni tentiary at San Quentin— it tells how a Bible Institute Correspondence Course brought a prisoner closer to his Lord: "Each of these courses has been very inspiring to me and has helped me to pass many long hours in my cell which otherwise would have been lonely . . . I want you to know that I expect to leave here a better man than when I came in, and that my friends in the Bible Institute of Los Angeles have been a great help in accomplishing the change, or improvement, by sending the Light to me, that has brightened my path and by guiding me straight to the foun tain of life where I can be constantly in touch with my blessed Saviour, Redeemer, and Friend." «a®» "I was in prison, and ye visited me. Here is a verse that should be upon the lips and in the heart of every citizen who, under the Stars and Stripes, names the name of Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. Verily, every Christian does believe that the gospel of Jesus Christ alone can correct the deplorable criminal conditions now extant throughout the nation. And hundreds of Christian men and women are experiencing unmeasured joy by translating their belief into action through generous support of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, because they know that the Institute, through the Lord Jesus Christ and in His name, is actually redeeming the lost.
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