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Miracles in My Life - J. N. Loughborough

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desire to do all he could to help it along, although<br />

de did not see his way clear to keep the Sabbath.<br />

He was the "ship keeper" for the Pen<strong>in</strong>sular and<br />

Oriental Steamship Company, which sailed its<br />

steamers from Southampton to 80 seaports <strong>in</strong> the<br />

East and West Indies, Africa and Central America.<br />

One day Mr. Nippard told Elder Ings, "I can<br />

help you send literature to other ports. Just furnish<br />

me with rolls of papers directed to the agent of any<br />

port you wish. Enclose a letter ask<strong>in</strong>g him to hand<br />

them to anyone who might be <strong>in</strong>terested. Thus you<br />

can place your publications <strong>in</strong> ports all over the<br />

world."<br />

We heeded his advice. At that time we were<br />

receiv<strong>in</strong>g 1,000 copies of the Signs weekly from<br />

America. We would make a roll of Signs, tracts,<br />

and papers <strong>in</strong> other languages, then enclose a letter<br />

ask<strong>in</strong>g them not only to circulate the tracts, but to<br />

<strong>in</strong>form us if other literature was desired. Although<br />

we received replies from South Africa, British<br />

Guiana, and other ports, not until 24 years later did<br />

we learn how a bundle of the Signs was received at<br />

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