American messenger . used to take. Then theyoffered a glass of beer which I also this they seemed greatly surprised. Then I asked them to allow me to explain to themabout the influence of liquor. They all agreedto hear me, and I told them of some of theexperiences which I had myself before I quitdrinking. I told them of the misery and themany crimes which liquor causes every day. Ialso told them of what the Bible says aboutdrunkenness, and I reminded them of a certainhymn in the Lutheran Hymnal, with which Ithought they might be familiar. At this theywere all surprised and some of t
American messenger . used to take. Then theyoffered a glass of beer which I also this they seemed greatly surprised. Then I asked them to allow me to explain to themabout the influence of liquor. They all agreedto hear me, and I told them of some of theexperiences which I had myself before I quitdrinking. I told them of the misery and themany crimes which liquor causes every day. Ialso told them of what the Bible says aboutdrunkenness, and I reminded them of a certainhymn in the Lutheran Hymnal, with which Ithought they might be familiar. At this theywere all surprised and some of them werealmost moved to tears. I then had a veryinteresting talk with them, which caught theattention even of the man who had tried tochase me away. The result was that every oneof these men took a book, or several small of whiskey they then offered me a verygood supper, which I certainly did not refuse,because I was hungry. They all apologized tome for their rudeness, and so I went on my REV. SAMUEL MUELLER, MISSIONARY COLPORTER In the Northwest Mr. W. T. Chapman, who has been recentlycommissioned as a colporter of the AmericanTract Society, thus describes the character ofthe field in which he has been working: The railways radiating from Chehalis,Wash., as a centre, give easy access to manymills and timber camps, where the missionarycolporter finds a ready welcome, and usuallysome good ground for the Gospel seed. At Littell, only a few miles west from here,an unused church is being prepared, and I amto open it up with public service next Sunday I met a few there in a privatehouse. There is much good territory yet in Oregonthat I hope to cover before returning to NewEngland. Reaching the Immigrants Despite the almost revolutionary changes thathave taken place in the matter of immigrationsince the entry of the United States into theworld war, there is still work to be done inreaching the immigrants with the Gospel. As illustrating the v
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