®&-THE INFLUENZA «feTHE INSTITUTE
The influenza ban served not only to tie up the Bible Insti tute classes for seven weeks, during which time expenses were unusually high, but, as it may be well imagined, has been respon sible for a very noticeable reduction in the financial gifts for sus taining the work of the Institute and its various branches. These conditions, together with the strain upon many regular contribu tors, due to the war-time drives, have brought the directors, not only of this Institute, but all the others, face to face with very grave problems during the past few months. The most drastic conservation rules have been laid down, while the workers have put forth every energy to prevent an actual shortening of the lines in the great business of saving sinners and helping saints. In spite of these conditions, the last monthly report meeting of The Bible Institute of Los Angeles demonstrated that God has signally honored the faith of the workers, especially in the saving of souls and every department shows encouraging progress- The Institute students have been most faithful in their studies, even when it was impossible to hold classes. Necessarily, however, it all means that there are some heavy deficits to be made up and some important plans that have been held lip until money should come in more freely. It remains to be seen whether God’s people will lose or keep the good habits of giving they have been cultivating during the past two years. "Will they beta's anxious to bring victory to the cause of Jesus Christ as they have been to bring victory to Uncle Sam? A great apostasy is on. Many Bible students expected it as a result of the war. God’s chief instruments for combating these conditions are the Bible Institutes and the few seminaries that take their stand for “ the Old Faith and the Old Book.” They all need your help—and if you are led to set aside a portion of your tithing money to assist the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, it will be received with great thanks to the Lord, upon whose unfailing promises the Institute is built.
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