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. Christian herald and signs of our times . ients well supplied with good Christianliterature which is largelv furnished bvTHE CHRISTIAN HERALD readers who haveliberally responded to calls made throughits columns. The entire work, both prison and hos-pital, is undenominational. Mr. McNabbis a member of the First PresbyterianChurch, Mr. Bradburn of the Mr. Caswell of the First Presbyte-rian Church, and Mr. Matthis is a Congre-gational ist. The sen ices consist of music,singing, and short Bible talks, all aimingto bring souls into the kingdom and tocomfort the sick. Fifteen minu
. Christian herald and signs of our times . ients well supplied with good Christianliterature which is largelv furnished bvTHE CHRISTIAN HERALD readers who haveliberally responded to calls made throughits columns. The entire work, both prison and hos-pital, is undenominational. Mr. McNabbis a member of the First PresbyterianChurch, Mr. Bradburn of the Mr. Caswell of the First Presbyte-rian Church, and Mr. Matthis is a Congre-gational ist. The sen ices consist of music,singing, and short Bible talks, all aimingto bring souls into the kingdom and tocomfort the sick. Fifteen minutes, or notmore than twenty, are allowed the leaderand from five to ten minutes for othertalks. In addition to this regular hospitalwork, the Catholic Hospital (St. Josephs)is visited by the individual members ofthe Committee who go to the bedsides ofthe poor sick (who are cared for by theCounty), ministering to them in variousways as well as furnishing them withgood literature at times. Many a friend-less man has been cheered up and given. LVANGELISTIC SERVICES IN THE PRISON HOSPITAL, HOUSTON. TEXAS. cure honest work and support themselves. The lives of the committee of workersare consecrated to soul-saving. Rev. is an earnest pleader for Christscause, as is also Mr. Tomey. who- seeksearnestly to bring the sinner to God. MissBradburns sweet singing draws the pris-oners closer to the cell bars to hear theGospel in song. Several friends of theCommittee have presented them with ateautiful organ, exrresslv for this jailwork, and THE CHRISTIAN HERALD read-ers have supplied them with good litera-ture for several years past. They havefull faith in the power of the Gospel toturn the hearts of the criminal, and willnever cease pleading Jesus love for them. In the larger of the illustrations on thispage, the workers are shown conducting asen ice in the Prison Hospital. Mr. Mc-Nabb is seen reading tne Scriptures: tohis right is Rev. Mr. Blackburn. Theother two young men are M
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