ST. LOUIS, MO.-The assembly meeting in this city at Kossuth Ave. Gospel Hall have a Gospel Tract and Good Reading Fund. A report just received of the work for the past year carried on by means of this fund shows the distribution of over 100,000 pieces of literature. This includes tracts, booklets, Gospel magazines, Scripture cards and leaflets, wall calendars and texts, Gospels and Bibles.
Some of this literature is sent to other towns and cities, but it is chiefly used in institutions such as the City Infirmary, the City Jail, the City Work House, the Detention Home-in these there are several thousand inmates-the U. S. Government and many other hospitals, a number of Missions, the Wesley Home, where they care for hundreds of children, the Old Ladies' Home, Blind Girls' Home, the Colored Orphan Home, Old People's Home. Many churches and many hotels are also on the list.
Such earnest, persevering service as this is an example to the assemblies in our large cities. It shows what an opening there is for Gospel work at our very doors in all these great centers where sin, sorrow, suffering and need in so many forms abound. What a missionary field! The shelves of our Bible Truth Depots are loaded with the very best literature for such missionary work. It will not do the work while left on those shelves. Why not invest in some of it, and put such good seed to work in these harvest-fields? Such investments will bring a present and eternal revenue from the Lord of the harvest. It may call for a little self-sacrifice. If we look closely there may be things we could dispense with so that there might be more to use for His royal service, and He keeps accurate accounts. We are stewards of the manifold grace of God. "It is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful."-[Editor].
SAN DIEGO, CALIF., June 14.-In the month of March God gave fruit among the Indians, saving some and restoring others. I spent April in Kansas near my old home. Attendance at meetings was fair and God gave a few souls. At Elm Springs, where our brother F. H. Nicholson has been giving the gospel faithfully for years, we baptized five, a large crowd hearing the gospel on the banks of the little stream. Also, had three broadcasts over K F B I at Abilene, for which we thank God. Arrived home May 8, in time to preach at the funeral of our sister Catherine Alien, aged 78, who went Home after a brief illness. We expect our brother G. H. McCandless here soon, and will welcome him and his helpful ministry.-E. A. Buchenau.
SAN JOSE, cal., May 24th.-During the past month I had meetings in Pasadena and Long Beach. The attendance was good at both places, and God gave us the joy of seeing some blessing. I baptized two young men at Pasadena. It is truly a joy to see souls come out for Christ in these days. -T. W. Carroll.
OAKLAND, CALIF., June 4.-After many months I am at last here in Oakland, having meetings in the "Gospel Auditorium," where dear H. A. Ironside has labored so long and with great blessing from the Lord. His name is held in happy and grateful remembrance by many whom I have met. It is no small pleasure to look back over many months spent on the Pacific Coast, from Vancouver, B.C., and Vancouver Island, down through Washington and Oregon into the central part of California. In many places freshness of interest in the Word of God is found, and a ready ear for ministry that exalts Christ and builds up His people in faith and love. Zeal in the spread of the gospel goes with this interest in the Word. Indeed a full vessel can but overflow.
Sunday Schools, neighborhood Gospel meetings, tract distribution, etc., afford opportunity for all to share in the work of Christ, old and young alike. May our interest increase through His grace.-G. H. McCandless.
SPANISH WELLS, BAHAMAS, May 23rd.-We are continuing here, through the mercy of the Lord, with much to encourage our hearts. The meetings are well attended, and we have had visits from several of the Lord's servants of late, whose ministry has been very refreshing to His people here.
Thos. Lacey spent a week with us. A little later we had J. C. Bertram for four days. Lastly, C. C. Johnson stayed four weeks, leaving yesterday for Nassau. We heartily thank the Lord for sending His dear servants to us, and pray that much blessing will attend the Word that has been proclaimed. R. Jewers is now at Andros Island preaching the gospel, accompanied by W. Farrington, who has been engaged in gospel work for some time. They hope to spend several weeks at another settlement, and to reach places where they have never been before. We are glad to know that our dear brother August Van Ryn expects to make his home in Miami. We are hoping he will come over and give us some meetings again. We always enjoyed his ministry, and he is ever welcome among us. May the Lord richly bless him in his new field.
We pray that all His dear people may be encouraged daily through His Word. "Forasmuch as we know that our labor is not in vain in the Lord."-Garnet Knowles.
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NEW RICHMOND STATION, QUE., June 12th.-We spent a happy and profitable season in two places during part of May, with some evidences of interest among the unsaved, reports reaching us since of the salvation of one, for which we thank our God. We had also the joy of seeing the restoration into fellowship of a brother who for a long time had been away from the Lord and from His people, while the Lord's dear people were helped and encouraged in this day of weakness and decline. Our prayer meetings on Saturday nights proved a real help and a cheer to all. We would be out in this blessed work now, but are held on account of sickness, so seek grace to bow to our Lord's will and ways, having learned that they are the best. We trust the Lord will soon open the way for us to get to other parts which we have upon our hearts, as the time at best is short and death is doing his work. Soon we will be called from our work to our rest. Let us therefore labor in view of His coming for us. -H. L. CAMPBELL.
BLACK CAPE, QUE., June 15.-We have spent two weeks at the extreme end of the Gaspe Coast. It is four hundred years this summer since the French explorer, Jacques Cartier, arrived there and erected a cross to mark the introduction of Christianity into the New World. However, we found little genuine, but plenty of counterfeit religion prevailing in these parts. In about a dozen places we tried our utmost to secure a hall or school-house, but without avail. Catholics and Protestants alike are opposed to the gospel. The Lord gave us an opening at Rose Bridge, where we found a Christian woman who opened her home for a cottage meeting. Others did likewise in that locality, with the result that we had eight meetings in all with blessing. A number received the assurance of salvation, while two confessed the Lord as Saviour. We fain would have stayed in those parts longer, but were unable to do so. A tent is the only successful thing for pioneer work in such places, I believe. If anyone has a spare tent we could use, please notify me at above address.-S. Stewart.