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238 An Appeal for the Students
about our expenses and our needs, and learned that it took about
$2,500 for the men to come and go, they said: "Well, we ought to
give an opportunity to the friends in the tabernacle at the last meet-
ing of the conference to help these Russian men." Last fall when
these men came to the school they had some money; one had $200,
another $300, another $400; but during the year they have paid
over seven thousand dollars toward the expenses of the school; and
now almost all of them are practically penniless, so that, as you see,
you have an opportunity to help in a wonderful way. It costs, includ-
ing board, $250 a year for a student. They have paid $7,000. I am
very glad that a number of friends here in this conference have
helped us in this work.
Generous Friends
One sister who read about the work said, "I want to pay for one
of your boys,"—and so sent on $250. Then later she came to visit
the school and she said, "The Lord is opening my heart, and I want
to pay for another of these students for next year." The other day
Dr. Len Broughton came to visit us, and he was so much touched by
God’s Spirit, and by the sincerity of these men, and by the great
opportunity, that he said, "How much does it cost to support one of
these men for a year?" I said, "Two hundred and fifty dollars." He
said, "Put me down for two men." And so in this way we have
fourteen students provided for now, but we have eighty-six more to
provide for. I am sure you will help us. The Lord has helped thus
far, and I thank Him for the dear friends He has given us here, and
for their sympathy and co-operation in this work. These men must
be prepared. We have nothing but our prayers and the Lord God.
It is a work of faith. I went to Philadelphia, found those buildings
and bought them for forty-five thousand dollars. I could pay only
ten thousand dollars; and now I want those who can give to stand
by us and to pay the other thirty-five hundred dollars.
HoAv Slavonic Ciiristians Can Give
Last week Dr. Brooks arranged for me to go to the Bohemian
Church. We went one night and it was a joy to see those people.
Simple working people they were, none of them rich so far as could
be told from their appearance. But when I was speaking they were
touched, and they put their hands into their pockets, and they pledged
largely to help us in the work. How much do you think they gave?
It was the largest collection I had seen for some time. This small
Bohemian congregation gave us $540. You see what God can do.
One day T needed money in my school. All the money was gone.
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