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In which Is merged<br />
The Reformed Presbyterian Standard and also Ovir Banner<br />
Volume 59. Whole Number L520. NEW VORK, NOVEMBER 19, 1913. 1105 Tribune Building, New York.<br />
Published Weekly $2.00 Per Year Single Copy 10 Cents<br />
•<br />
TO THE MEHBERS OF THE COVENANTER CHURCH.<br />
Dear Friends:—Work was started in connection<br />
with the Mission to The Jews on October 5th, It<br />
took a few days to get the building cleaned but<br />
there was time for some visiting before Sabbath,<br />
the 12th, Saturday we opened the doors and had a<br />
Cumber of callers. Among these was quite a<br />
number of children. One boy, by the name of<br />
Samuel, grew so enthusiastic over his new found<br />
friends, that he would go out and pull his more<br />
backward companions Into the building and introduce<br />
them to us. He was very friendly and<br />
told us that his father had a fruit store (which<br />
one of his chums immediately said was a push<br />
cart) and that his father was very rich; that he<br />
had a dollar and quarters ani twenty fives. He<br />
also told us that he was 8 1-2 years old, which,<br />
when Miss Forsythe visited his father, she found<br />
to be reduced to seven. This same Samuel, we also<br />
found, stays out on the streets until midnight and<br />
his father thinks that he cannot do anything.<br />
On Sabbath we held our first Sabbath School,<br />
We had perhaps, fifteen or sixteen boys and<br />
girls, but their older brothers and sisters and<br />
their parents came and took them out by force<br />
until we only had four or five left. The crowd<br />
outside was cursing the name of Christ and beat<br />
the children when they went out and tore up the<br />
papers and cards that they had received. On<br />
.October 9th we had only four boys who braved to<br />
come into Sabbath School, but we had a number<br />
of friends and workers who came to be with lis<br />
and they held a prayer meeting. The next Sabbath<br />
we had sixteen boys and girls present and<br />
last Sabbath we had twenty-two, in spite ot the<br />
fact that intimidation and physical force are used<br />
to prevent their coming. It would be a novel experience<br />
for most of our Sabbath School scholars<br />
through the church to be beat for coming to Sabbath<br />
School and to come as the sister of the<br />
aforementioned Sam-uel came last Sabbath, namety<br />
title front door and was prevented rom com<br />
ink in and then beat the crowd around the square<br />
ind fiet in by the side door all out o breath,<br />
but not the least bit afraid, Samuel's enthusiasm<br />
did not last long as he has never returned, but<br />
we C e to havi him using his powers m our<br />
'tlss'lolsythe has been holding --/^S -1-°1<br />
for both boys and girls twice a week and the<br />
oung People's Topx—November 30.<br />
God's word and to sing the psalms. It also helps<br />
gjreatly to get them to come on the Sabbath.<br />
We have had night classes for the study of<br />
English, twice each week, and while we have<br />
only two pupils, we have had a number of visitors<br />
and the night school has given us the best<br />
opporutunlty to talk concerning the claims of<br />
Jesus Christ,<br />
The public preaching of the gospel was started<br />
on Sabbath evening, October 26th, Doctor Mc<br />
Feeters kindly preached for us and we had a<br />
large attendance of our Covenanter brethren. Mr.<br />
Wilson and the members of the Srd Church changed<br />
their service to the afternoon in order to be<br />
with us and Mr. Pearce preached to the members<br />
of the 2nd Church, so that Doctor McFeeters<br />
might be with us. Every chair in the building<br />
was occupied and there were a few Hebrews<br />
present. We had a splendid sermon and we hope<br />
and pray that the vision and prophecy of the sermon<br />
may soon be fulfilled,<br />
AVe are very much encouraged by the sympathy<br />
and help we are receiving from the pastors and<br />
the members of the different congregations. We<br />
cannot tell them how much we appreciate their<br />
presence and help at all the meetings. We are<br />
also encouraged by the opposition that the devil<br />
has seen fitto stir up. He seems to think that<br />
it is worth his while opposing us,<br />
A word as to our needs. Like all Missions, tbe<br />
treasurer needs money. He says that there Is<br />
special need this year which others will tell you<br />
of. We can use usable clothing of all kinds, and<br />
some toys would not be amiss for the children,<br />
who have very little to brighten their lives. Then<br />
Miss Forsythe can use ginghams, muslin and outing<br />
flannel in the Sewing School. Our greatest<br />
need, however, is believing prayer. Nearly everyone<br />
who speaks or writes to us encourages us by<br />
telling us that we have a hard field. We are likelv<br />
to get to know the truth of their statement.<br />
We are glad to hear that some are making us<br />
and the work a matter of special prayer, and I<br />
would like to ask all who believe that the work<br />
is difflcult that as soon as they read this letter<br />
that they would turn to The Gospel of Matthew,<br />
chapter 21, and verses 21-22 and claim Christ's<br />
iiromise for the difficulty. Then we can thank<br />
Hini for the hard work and reioice that "there<br />
is nothing too hard for the Lord."<br />
Stbbith School Lesson—December<br />
Sincerely yours,<br />
R, A. BLAIR,<br />
Mission address, SOO South 5th St., Philadelphia.