UNITED STATES

MIAMI, FLORIDA, Aug. 21.-Our brother August Van Ryn is with us, giving out the Word. His ministry is good both for the Lord's people and the unsaved.

The young people go out with tracts, and have an open-air meeting in the N. W. section on the lawn of a Christian there. Just heard of blessing at Minneapolis, Minn., Conference, some young people confessing Christ. Also of some six young people taking their place at Nashua, Iowa.-A. M. Scott.

SHERIDAN, MICH., Oct. 25.-I have been having meetings all week, and expect to be here at least a week more. A small assembly was gathered here about a year ago, and they are going on happily and usefully. There seems to be no other real gospel testimony in this little village, and the preaching of a free and eternal salvation has caused a great stir in the community. The brethren, many of whom have been saved only a short time, are quite zealous, and God has honored their testimony. Some are exercised, and I trust that the blessing will continue.-Chas. E. Lacey.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., Oct. 22.-There has been, of late, quite an exercise about the need of many all about us, as yet quite unreached by any Christian activity. On my own responsibility I rented a store in perhaps the "toughest" part of the city, largely peopled by blacks, Jews, Mexicans, etc. Several from the gathering have joined with me as the fruit of similar exercise and the meeting itself shows its fellowship with the effort.

Began with Sunday and Wednesday meetings, and thus far, with six meetings held, the attendance has grown, so we had to obtain more chairs. We hope to go on for at least another month. In other parts too, work is opening up. At the end of the week I go to a brother's house for a reading, a long way from the Hall.

In South St. Paul the little meeting had a week of special meetings for children and were cheered by having several hundred in all come in for them, perhaps fifty at each meeting.

May the Lord stir our hearts about the need EVERYWHERE. Rachel said to her husband, "Give me children, or else I die." Is this written for their sakes or ours? "For our sakes no doubt," that we may have the exercise needed to spread the Gospel more freely-with lavish hand-on every side of us. We count on your prayers.-J. H. Fleming.

CHARLOTTE, N. C., Oct. 15.-Closed splendid meetings at Preston and Pembroke with crowded tent at both places; fine attention, and several rather outstanding conversions. Baptized eight at Stewart's Pond, and four have asked for their places at the Lord's Table. Russell Oxentine was under deep conviction for two years. Brethren Bloore, Chambers and W. Temple saw his distressed condition, but he would not openly confess the Lord until last summer at the tent-meeting, and after
attending all the meetings at Gospel Hall in Pembroke for a year, he at last asked for baptism and his place at the Lord's Table, for which all were rejoiced. Capelor Lowery (descendant of one of the famous "Lowery Gang" of No. Car. history) asked for baptism and his place at the Lord's Table. I found him well-informed in the Scripture and clear as to eternal security, and enjoying a good reputation in his community. He came to the home at which I was staying, and after a hard day in the field studied with us till midnight on Church truth. Being commended by some twelve of the brethren, he was received the following Lord's Day. I find much of the foundation work at Preston School and Union Chapel settlements has been done by brethren Holder, Seed, R. H. Hall and our departed brother, Oscar Sampson, of their own race (Croatian Indian). The "Jesse James'' among them, who held a reputation for "marking" (cutting with knife and leaving scar) more Indians than any man in Robeson Co., was converted at last summer's tent-meetings and with his wife is now happily gathered at the Lord's Table at Pembroke meeting. He told me last week while staying at his house that a sermon preached by R. H. Hall, some thirty years ago, "rang in my ears most every day till I got saved last year." God's Word shall not return unto Him void. Surely under the Spirit's power it can make a lamb out of a lion. This brother is very meek, and loves the Word. He and his wife sat with me from breakfast till after the dinner hour over a study on the Dispensational Chart, and the sister was quite upset at finding it was too late to prepare a hot meal, so we had a cold lunch and rejoiced over the Word together. I do not find such intense interest and simplicity among our own race, and it provides a feast to my own soul to labor in a simple pioneer way with my Indian brethren who join heartily in our Gospel effort.

We are expecting to leave for Daytona, Fla., for some six or eight months, if the Lord tarry. I hope, D. V., to resume tent work next Spring in this section and the textile district of Gastonia. There are over 100 cotton mills, unevangelized since the days of Robert Seed, 25 years ago. Midsummer is spent at Beacon Knob (Lincoln Co.) and Stanley Creek (Gaston Co.), for this is "lay-by" time for farmers. This leaves the late summer and early fall to pitch the tent with our Indian brethren, and this suits their crops..-W. T. Henderson.

PORTLAND, ORE., Aug. 17.-I was prepared to start into Montana, for further work in that needy State again, when a call came from Salem, Ore., to teach an adult class in connection with a daily Vacation Bible School, conducted in the Assembly Hall during the forenoons for two-and-a-half weeks. I took up the work in fear as it was new to me, but in faith, for I knew He was able, and so found much joy and blessing in it, and I'm sure some were helped, and He shall be praised the more. Had preaching services in the evenings, with an interest that was cheering, and one young fellow, son of a brother in the meeting, confessed Christ through the D. V. B. S. work.

Doors are opening for Gospel work and teaching ministry in the interior of the State and further East, which (D. V.) I will seek to occupy for Him by His grace in the next few months.

My family are all in good health, I am thankful to say. We are truly thankful for the lovely weather we have had when we read of the intense heat and drought in other parts of the country.-R. R. Elliot.

LUBBOCK, TEXAS, Oct. 16.-Fred Elliot and I have been working together through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. We visited many isolated places with Gospels and tracts.

At present we are having meetings every night and morning, and on Sunday afternoon, with fine interest, and God is wonderfully blessing His Word. About 300 out in the evenings.-T. Carroll.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Oct. 18.-During June, July and August, exceptional opportunities were afforded us to reach the Mexican young folk and children through the Vacation Bible School classes. This work increased the attendance of the local Sunday Schools and opened up new centres of gospel work among the parents in two communities, and next Lord's Day we hope to open a Sunday School at the Quarry, 15 miles out. We expect an attendance of about 35.

We urge the Lord's people to ask for capable teachers for this important work among the Mexican people, and to remember to pray for God's blessing upon the editors and the readers of the Spanish gospel literature. We are especially interested in the ministry of "Palabras Fieles," printed by Brother Carlos Ostertag, St. Louis, Mo. Its gospel articles and ministry for Christians are especially prepared with the peculiar needs of the Latin-Americans in mind.

Other especially good Spanish gospel monthlies for which we should pray are:"Las Buenas Nuevas," published by Brother Crabtree in Los Angeles; "Mensajes de Amor," published by Miss Ulrich in Pasadena, Calif.; "El Sembrador," published by Brother Harris, in Orizaba, Mexico; and "La Aurora de Galicia," published in Vigo, Spain.

These are streams that carry the "living water" to multitudes of famishing souls.-Ervin D. Dresch.

WINDSOR, ONT., Oct. 13.-The work in Kentucky was very encouraging again this year. Several confessed Christ as their Saviour, and we found some who were saved a year ago, and although they had not told us at the time the change in their lives has shown it to their neighbors. It was refreshing to meet and talk to these. At North Fork the Lord has done wonderful things. Three years ago it was known as one of the bad spots of the State. Now, some former moonshiners know and use their Bibles in a way that would put to shame many older Christians. There is the nucleus of a nice assembly here, but they are not breaking bread as yet. My wife and family are staying in London this winter. Please remember the work in Kentucky that God in His mercy may snatch many more as brands from the burning to the glory of Him who is altogether worthy. –THOS. H. LACEY.

CANADA

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C., Oct. 24.-Brethren in assemblies all about us are busily engaged in gospel work, particularly among the young, and God is graciously blessing in the salvation of souls. I have just returned home from a three months' trip across the province and into Alberta. Part of this time spent in pioneering was graciously owned of God. Have been cheered to find real assembly activity here and there, and a decided interest among the Lord's people. In Rossland for more than a year there has been steady progress made. Nearly every servant of the Lord who has visited and held meetings has seen happy evidences of God's blessing there. It is a real joy to sit down at the Lord's Table with several happy believers who have so recently been snatched from the power of sin or out from the fog of error.

-R. ELLIOT MCALLISTER.

NEW CARLISLE WEST, QUE., Aug. 30.-As another summer is drawing to a close and "the fields are white unto harvest," surely it does remind us of the near return of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

We have much to thank Him for as we have been privileged in having so many of the Lord's servants visit us. Our brother Sam Stewart has been with us the past week, lecturing on Chart, "From Eternity to Eternity," which has been a great help to us all. The meetings following the Conference (which was a very precious season to us all) started with brethren Geo. Mackenzie and H. L. Campbell in the Town Hall at New Carlisle village, followed by Geo. Bentley and W. E. Belch.

In our own hall we had brethren Moir and Elliott, Chas. Lacey, H. Newman, A. MacLellan and S. Irvine.

We certainly feel as if we cannot thank the Lord enough for leading such able ministers of the Word to our district. May we continue to strive together while we wait His shout from Heaven.-Hudson Sinclair.

GRAND CASCAPEDIA, QUE., Oct. 9.-Over Thanksgiving (Oct. 8 in Canada) we had a two-day Conference at New Richmond, Que. Truly it was a time of thanksgiving to the Lord. The hall was well filled and an excellent spirit of unity prevailed throughout. It caused much searching of our souls before the Lord. The Word was ministered by brethren George Campbell, Lionel Campbell, Hudson Sinclair, John McColm, Blair Fair-service and the writer. May the Lord richly add His blessing.-W. E. Belch.

NEW RICHMOND STATION, QUE., Oct. 11.-Got home yesterday after being away over a month in some parts of Nova Scotia, where our hearts were made both sad and happy; sad, on the one hand, to see the spirit of indifference shown by old and young, as though there was nothing but Time for them and they wanted to make all they could out of it. Poor dear souls, what an awakening it will be in Eternity, if they do not wake up to the fact of their need of salvation while this is still the day of God's longsuffering mercy! Then we were made to rejoice in seeing four confess the Lord as their Saviour. We had to go six miles and back to reach them after a meeting, part of the way on foot, and part by bus. We thank the Lord that we were able to go to them, and would like to go again, if He opens the way. When we felt we would have to give it up for needed rest for the body, we were, through the kindness of the Lord, invited to attend a two-day conference for Thanksgiving, which proved to be a real thanksgiving meeting, in which we had the joy of seeing five souls confess the Lord. It was a real lift to the heart. The fellowship was marked with brotherly love in the power of the Holy Spirit. How kind of the Lord to give us this cheer with His people at the end of a weary path. He knows what it means, having gone through it Himself.-H. L. Campbell.

BAHAMAS

HARBOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS, July 28.-It was difficult to leave Mangrove Cay, Andros Island, where great darkness and need abound. We started there with an attendance of 50, and at the last night the attendance was 500. God has awakened this settlement and I long to return some future day. Three confessed Christ here.

For the last three weeks I have been seeking to help the saints in Harbour Island, using Mr. Booth's chart. Many say they have been greatly helped and encouraged. Quite a number seem afraid to come into the hall here, yet have listened on the outside. May God open the eyes of the unsaved in these last days.-R. Jewers.