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ST. LOUIS, MO., JANUARY, 1921.

Vol. XLIII.

New Year's Prayer. A!•olhcr ycur, 0 T.ol'<l. wo nrc beginning; Cn•c free com· c to ~l'hy \\' ord nnd Sucrnmenl. 1·org h·c our trespn.sscs, keep us from sinning. C unnl II n;.,rninst all foes unlo t.he cml. ,L111c11. 'ormnm I 111I.

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Let Us Praise Christ's Name in 1921 . Our Yl'Rr8 Jln811 hy HO r,ull , ChriKl/11 g rn cc 1·c111nine Liu: s:unc :\1111 to eiL••rniLy will ln1Ct, llcncc lcL us pruitm JliK 1111111_,,.

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, in is tho lr:111sgre. 11i11n or the Lnw. Ir w • ,my U111t we )ul\'c 1u1 sin. wu clcc.'<!h' • 11uriroh· •~, 111111 the t ruth is not in us. 'l'hc hu~t. or the flesh. the lust n[ the eyes nncl t he pri,l<' or lire are uot oC the Fnthcr, but nro o[ the world. which will pnllB nwn,y with its lust. 'l'h<\ chilclrcn or this worlcl lie in wickl'llness nnd commit Hills thnt ,1ro unto lll'nth. 'l'hey belie,·c not tl1e 1-c :0r,l th1tt God gal\'e or His Son, thus mnking Him n. linr. 'l'hey neither know Him nor the believers, but hate hoth · for they wnlk in unrknl-SS, 'l'hey know not whilhc1· thuy !,'ll, being

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blimled hy sin ns wa 'ain who slew his brother, becaui:c hi own work were c,·il and his brothers rightcom:. :Flcn ·c they nrc murdcrc1·s nnd do not h:wc C't1.1rm1l lite alJiding in them. ClnJ iis Light. 111111 in R im is no tlnrknc~s at nil. lfc i11 l,O\'C, lT r in is lo\'C nnt thnt we lm·cd Oocl. but thnl H e lO\•c<l us nncl :,ent His 'nn that we . mig hL Ii\· • lhrnugli llim. Gml"s lo,•c to "" wm; n111nifcsh•tl in lhc :-,,winr o[ the wol'lcl who hns cnn;c h, lnkc I\WII)' 0111' 11i11 m,d dcsLrnv the works or the . .' rlc,·il. 'l'hc :1pn11tlc hcnrcl. snw nncl hnnrllccl the Word of Life. which wns with the! I!,nthcr .Erom Lite bcginnino- 11ml .wn · munitcstcd unto 11151 c,·cn H is Son Jc us hrii;t. 'l'his is the true God and eternal r,irc. Ho lhnt iKrighteous nml true lni1l clow11 lJ ii& lirc.1 for UII. 111111 Mill hl11111l c:h•nni'CS llR [nun nil 1&i11. II • i" fill' 1m1pili11tion ror 11ur i:inj,: nnd nut Cur 1111"' 1111ly. hul 1111&11 for the 1&i1111 o'[ the wh11lo w11rl1I. IC :111,r 1111111 11in11. \\' l' lum: in Him nu A,h·m,1tl• with tlll' :h'nLhur. \ml Wt h~,·o known nml hvlio,•cd tho lo,•c lhnt llrnl hnt.h tu 1111. who lmth pr11milk.'U, yen. yirtm 111& ul.crnnl lire, 11111I lhii& liCc iiJ iu His Son. Ho thnt. hnth Um 8011 ur l:otl lmlh thiN life. 'l'ht.'80 thiug,c lul\'u bcon wriLhm tu IIIJ who bclic,·c on 11is 11111110 Lhu.t. we mny knu\\• Lluit ·we hn.vo ctcnml life. IE we co1ucH our sins. Ho is fnith!nl nnd just to forgh•c us om· sins and to clonnso us !rom o.11 unrightcousncs., .for H is name's snkc. Whosoever bclicveth thnt ,Tcsns is the Christ is begotten of Goel nn<l hnth passed from den.th to life?. \Ve kno,v thnt we nru of (hxl. We know the· Son of Goel who hns gh·en us nn understanding. \Ve henr the Gospel o.nd ho.,•c tho Spirit of 1'ruth. We hn,·o nu Um•tiou from the Tr_?ly One. 'l'hl• 1111111c

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

'"\nointing tcnchoth us or nil thing und is trut..h. God hnth gh· •n us His Spirit. who b ar t.h witness in t1j:, ,oll"· wifne,i;j: ,:un ruin"' Hi. ."on ii- •rcnlcr thun thnf of 111('11. IL,• tlmt IX'lil',· th hath lhi · witnCEs in him..;•lf. 'J'hi i~ lllc ,·ictory that o,·rr ,1111 f:h. ~·en. that hath 0\"<.'rt·omr. the w l'ld ,. ,•en Olli' f aith. B~· it we hn,·c t ru fcllom;hip wit.It Fnthcr nml .. on, 1111'1 with l\JlC another. 'R, God's pirit w clw II in the Fnflll'r and ih :·on, and llwy in n~. ml th c thin~ hn,·c wen wri1 icn 1111l0 u~ lhnt our joy may be full. H. 0 l ' F.IHI.U •• (7'o be ,-011tin ucd.)

The New Year and Our Missions. Anothor ycnl' hn been added lo the pn t. A new ~·enr or "'rllCO ha cfawncd upon. 11 • l\foy the Lord bless us iu our homes and 1nbor, in our churches nnd schools nnd on our mission-field I As we look back upon the J)nst year, we must tnkc up tlic langnage of Da,•id and sny: "Bless the J.onl. 0 my soul. aml f or!!Cl not nII 11 is benefit . ' lfis 1,lcssing hus been 11 •w 11p1111 u "" ry ,lny of the 11lcl yenr. H e Ju1s pr0\·iil~t1 11 wilh lhc 11 •t.-c · itic or life, 1111s pro,·iut.-cl :for u~ ns n. lo\'ili., father pro,·ides fol' his children. He hos gh·en us hcnlth nncl 14rcngtlt in lnhor nnd enrn nur 111'1:ncl in the ~w a t o[ nur brow:t. We haw lncke<l nothing. We hnv , hotl plenty nnd lo spore. '\lie hn,•c hnrl our nnlirtioni; oncl our sorrows. Lu,·etl one,; !hot ghuldcne<I our henrts with their prescnc-e 11 ~•eor ogo hn,·r gone to t.bc rest thnt remains for the people of God towards which wo nlso arc journeying. But e,·cn the nffiiefions nnd crosses which the children of God oro called on to bcnr nrc blesaings. They come :lrom the lo,•ing hand of a lo,•ing Fnthcr and must work !or our good. Spiritually, too, He bn. richly blessed us. 'l'he Gospel hns had free course omong us. 'l'he Word preached and taught hns borne ab11ndant :fruit. 'L'hc Lord hns not left Rim11Cl( wit.bo11t testimony nmong us. Our churclies nnd our scl1ools nt home ond on our miBBion:fields, despite ho11Ulc obsh1clcs from within and ,vitbout, 1,n,•c numerically increased, nnd we ha,•c by the grncious working of tho Holy Spirit advanced in tho knowledge o! His aa,·ing \Vonl, in faith, nnd in Christian ,,irtucs. We have tastccl of the goodnCBS of the J.ord in the land of the IMng. We luwe been J>Crmitted to sit together "·ith Christ in hca,·cnly plnccs !ceding on His bountica. l!'or this we blcsa Him. i~or this we praise Him.

Cnn we forget these benefits? x o, never! Ont of lo, 10 nml "'rntitudc wo wm make them known. \\ u will f II or nll His wondro11 work. to ot her:;. w:, will sing or His JU •r,·il'S ancl mnk,· k1111wn Hill Iniib!ulnc~:; on 011r mi1:Jo11-fi lrli;. I II lovin"-kindnc.,~ w wHI r member the million o( Ncgroc nnd the t.ho11 nndi- o[ 1 ncl iani; nll hilrlrcn oC om· soil. oll lying of. our 1lur1rs. i;in-si k. wrrtchcrl. ~ore. ' L'he Lord J c. u who has r •I cmcd t h •m wil,h J lis bloorl bids us l,'0 lo U1r m with l hc iwin,.. Go pcl aml work to"' thcr with } I im r11r th •ir C'OllY •r~iou nud i:11l\'ntio11. 'l'J1cy u.rc our llt!tu·t•.'ll 11ci9/1bor~, all within our cmiy rca h. W can rl'neh th 111 in pcri:011 aml wv cnn 1·c11ch them with 011r mis ionnrics; ancl we will nml m~1 t r nclt f,h m while the tim • nnd opport unit ies arc ours. We 11 :eel mor ~ labor r~. and we 11111 t •cl ucnt • them; we n eed 111lditionol 1·oom Cur lhc housiug ur our tmlcnt nt Gr en horo nnd we arc call c} on - 0 o oft n - to f urnish it; we ncccl chapel and scl1oolhou c nnd we m11 t ee that they nro er ctccl; we need more m nm:, nml. I.hank God, w luw lhcm. We hn,· • only lo mention that 1/rn J,rml 1,a,'f 1tct:d of 1/umi, :md the.· will be CorthcominH. W will begin the new y •m· with the dete1·minntion nnd the J>raycr t hnt. the Lcm.1 11111.y cnnblc 1111 to be more ncti"c nml zcnlou.· in tho work or i:oul-i-n,•ing. We will mnkc lhi: new y •ur o[ g rnce, us Lhc Lo1·'1 intcmlcrl it shoultl 'b n. lrn. y missionary ycn.r nt h ome and on the Jiclcl, mnkin,,. i t an ncccptable year unto th• J.01·cl.

Our Jitt.Jene s o.f Iuith hus i;o o:Cton been put Lo shnmc by the goodncs of Goel in the pa t yenr thu t. it is befitting that we ·hould heartily rep nt o[ om . sins and prnisc 1Iim. for mercies recei"ccl. In this year, howe,•cr, we will cling to Him nod B is n c,•crfoiling promi c with renewed confidence, nc"cr doubting that He who hus commonded u s to go to our clmrchless and Christlcss fellow-men will al~o :Cornish the mcnns of supJ>ort when we in obcdicnc;-c \ to the cnll do go. l\Cny He crown the ycnr nnd our Jobors with goodness, nml guide us snfcly ~ the hn:ppy "'ow Ycnr cte1·nal in henven I N. J. B.

Alabama Notes. October 3, 1020, will Jong be rcmemberccl by Lim mil!Bionnrics and mcmbon berc in Alo.bamn. It wni; a day of sadness, and at the same time a dny of joy and· thanksgiving. Our hearts were made sad because on that day our vonemblo Suporintend~mt,

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The Lut h e r a n Pio n e e1.' . n o,•. N. J . Bnkke, who hnd been with us ]1ncl guided 111h•i · cl. cucourngecl, nncl <'Omforf:ccl us r r o mnny yen rs. pok hi Io r w •II ad,lr f.o lh • mi io1111 ri • 1111d fricmls her ·. 'l'he s rvic · w I hcltl nL , 'L. Pnnl' · Ohn1>cJ. Oak I Lill. ,111cl wer • wcJL nt.l ndcd by both whit nnrl colored. R v. Bakke bnsed his adclrcss 011 A ·t~ 20 32 and commonclecl tho brclhron 111111 momlJers to loll lo the Wtwd o-C Hi gmcc, nncl Lu Lhc ·uro or the Lutheran 'hu rch. Uuring lhu clelh•cry o.f the sermon Lhore wqs scarcely a dry eye in the CJ1Lire n.uclicncc. After hnvi11g had such n mi., ionn.ry nnd :friend wi th us ! 0 1· so long, it wn mLh r hm·cl to , him len,·c u nnd onr field and t hn t, not for n hort.t ime. bnL for ulwn.y ·. W • howc,· r, 1· nliz Lhnt od flh·ccl nil lhingi:1 [or Lhc good or lI i ki ugclom. n ml I her for w • bcli ,,. IhaL Hcv. Bukkc, in hi new field c :111 lnbor l he I 1· nd\'nutngc :!or Lh prencli n•r of our t,ulhcrnn i'.io11 11 1110 11~ lh mnny million or America. blnck cili7.cu who nr sitting in pil'itunl clnrkn ~ ttnd ignornn :c. We th r l'o1·c pmy thnt G cl's ri ht'. L 111011. ings mny c~rO\\"Jl hi. lnbor . Afl •r lhc . r,•ice the mi. ionnric . prong n nrprisc 011 I h ,·on l'Ubl worker b: hol<l in,.. u i;horl. , 1 brntio11 comm momti11g his I rti lh nnniv•rsnry or u ni nll.'rruptcrl m i11. ionary nclivity mu ng lh N<!gro •s nf t h •~out,h. 'l 'hi. eel brn Lion wo11 nl!<n very Lou hing. When the chnirmnn n ,,. 1, ny 011nonncccl l hnt we were about to cclelmtlo tho lorticth mmivcr...nry o.r our esl med up rinlemfont the o]tl ·oltlier oC the Cro~ could not r Crain from shedd ing tea rs, nncl neither could the amlionc •. D uring lhc r.clcbrntiou the following person . 1>oko on oml' plm o or lh vctcrnn s work nmong lho Negrnc. : Mr. J os. Mcllrydc of I:. "Paul's Co11g rc&ri:Ltio11 gu.vc 1i bric-C re pousc Lo the sermon· .Rev. 0 . A. ehmicll. Lhc new npcrintcmdent of the J\lnlinmn l•'icld pok • of Rov. BnkkQ ns n missionary. tho wri ter Rpnke of, him o. nn educator. nnd tho Hon. ,T. 'I'. Dnlc, oC Ook Hill, brought ome touchinrr t'Cminisc II or lho lirst <lnys o'[ Re,•. Bakke in Alnl,umn. As tL (ii.Ling 'limox to the occnsion the n<,>,·. M. N. lurter J>renl.ecl tn lhe cclobro11L a fine ••olcl wu L·h ns n. tnkon nr npp1·cci11tion for l'lu.! mnny ~'('Ill~ or 11111:1cHi11h SPl',,icc in Llic :i\[nstcr's ,•inoyar<l. '!'his wnl,ch wns n. present g iven by nil the missiounri s n:[ the Negro )fi inn mnging f rom New York to , cw Orleans. ll ,,. Rnkko then <'~l"rcs.c:ocl his npprcrintinn nr, nod t.lumkR for, the wnrcl11 11pnkl'n hy tho vnriouM p,,ri;ons rnr 1.110 IC!tf<,.r or oon~mt ulnl ion from tho NO\\• Orlc1111s C'onforcn,-c 1111d St. I'nul II Cn11~rognt ir111 of New Orlen.us, nnd :!or the token whiuh he hclcl in

his hand, comm •urlerl us to God, and with n. hnndshakc nnrl :i bl •· ing t ok leave for hi new horn in Milwaukee Wis. We nil wish .for him many 111nr y,·nrs or health unrl lmppin •"'s. 'J'hough ho is •rone lw will n ,. •r 1,c fnr!?OI ten. ncilh r nn thi · nor rm n11y ntlwr lirld wh••rt• h • 1111 lnhor •d. On Ch·Lob r ,' our Pn Loral Con!crcncc hold its monthl r 111 •rtin;.t nt lfos;cbml :1s the guest oi: Re,·. C:nrler. 'l'hc <•11lir • clay wns ·pent iu lho trans. action or Im inc~s p rlainiug to our work here. " 'c nil went hnm • Icclinrr that tho dny had been profitnbly sp nt. It might b mentioned that Rev. Carter

Superintendent G. A. Schmidt.

I 1'\.'atcd t,l1c ('nufo rcncc Lu u goocl "feed/' which all enjoyed. n evi;, " slcntt uncl Jns. Montgomery were rcc"h•ccl n mcmoorR cl ul'iug the session. For the •Jnst . I hrce yenrs our chapel nt Buepa Vi!ibl hus been without nn nltar or lectern. Who will be kiml l'nough Lo donn.tc one or both? Shi11 snm<: lo tho 1111dc1·11ignc,l nt Corduroy, Ala., o.nd sond 11nt.ico ,.r 11hipmc11t fn his ncldrcss n. 3, Box 55. Cn1111lc11, Alu. - Spenk,ing of Bueno. Vista lVC need n boll there nlso; o.n<l while we nre nt 1t, wo might odd thnt nn nclditiono.l room is o. crying need there. . At tho 1n-cscmt time the schoolchildren nro pnck" l in lhc chapel like @ nrdincs in n. box. And tn nggn1,·11fo mntlers. hutJ tenchcrs n.ro working there e,•ory <ln~·- Cam ~·nu imag ine it~ two tcnchcrs in one room about 20X30 ? I know you will not n.llow that

The Lutheran Pioneer. c-omlition tu t.-ont.inuu. J,umbor i~ 1 wny clown nnw aml we t'lm soon got. llmt. room ir - . About four yen rs n•"O wo hinhl tlmt n. bell woulll bo nppl"t',: infetl by , t. Andrew· · '11ngr•g1tLion , rccfonburgh. Aln. Yrcclcnbur11·h? • \:'c we :11-0 ~Lill hurc~ nml liO i~ thnt l,-i,.11-I. \\"o ~hall be 1tlnd lo rt."<!Uh·c Ute hell nt onlu roy. t\ la. ) know, cll•m· rontlcr: you nrc uot "Oing to lut t hci;c " piny wou<1s·1 cnttlc brct ahencl or our chapel. E,•cry other cow nrouml 11erc nnuouncc · her whcrcnbou ts by t he clanging of 11cr be11 nnd om· chnpel- well : s ilence ' is not at all times "golden/' 'l'he \rritcr wishes to ncknow]cdgc with thnnks the receipt or ouc do11nr, throutth 1~u to.r Kram r, rrom Mrs. Wil1inm~, nf Bethlehem Congrcgntinn, Now Orlcans, J.n .• !or 0111· 'f'. Anclrcw· 'onrrrcgntion. God bless both gi\"cr .nncl g i[t I No,·cmber 14 wns n day of grcnt joy nod glaclness 101· 01ir little St. Jnmes's Oongregntion nt Jlucnn \ istn. Aln. On thnt <lny one 0£ her sons, Mr.•T. S. 'i\fontgomcry. wns nrclllined to the holy minii't ry b~· 811pcl'infc1nlcnt ( I. A. Schmidt. Re,·. llont1:,romer~· c,unc to 111:; from the Bnptist Church~ nurl Ior the pnst four ~·et1rs hns been teaching in our· schools nncl tnkiu,g pri,•nte Jc,;sons in theology. Some time ogo the lionn.1 ll}Jpointcd n. committee to cxomine him. 'l'he commitwc f onnd him com1>etcnt and rccommc111lccl that he be ordained. l\[n.y Goel gmnt the young ministe1· wisdom o.na. couri1gc tn do }Jis will ! On November 20 the Pastoral Con[ereocc held 11nnther monthly meeting at St. Andrew's Congregation, Vredenburgh. Ala. On the night of t he 19th R.ev. Westcott prcnche<l an cclifying scm1on to an oppreciath·e iludicnc-c. After the sermon tbe undersigned read o. paJ>er on "Con\"crsion,"- wbich was discussed with profit to 1111. Sntnrdoy morning \\'OS gh•cn o,·er to the study oC the first section of the third chapter of Romans. Rev. Berger rend o sermon on Matt. 24, 15-24. Arter the transaction of business Conference odjournecl to meet on the third Saturday at Tilden (Rev. Berger, post.or). '11)10 program for the next conference is a sermon for Friday night by the writer:; o. paper on "rbc Christian '!'mining of Children," by Bev. Peny; Saaturcl~y morning, continuation of the study o! the thinl chnpter of Uomans; reading of sonnon nud outlines by the brethren. 'l1hcsc conferences arc very beneficial ancl strengthening; better come down and join us! Everything is blooming down hero in Alabama, in 11pitc of the fact that "the me1ancho1y clays arc

l'lllm:.': 11:\'cry onu is inl.o it " up to his ot· hur ne •k. • 'l'ht• pni,:lnrs 111·' lcachinrr aml try ing lo tak <·nrc of their of,hcr duUeis. 'l'he wril r ha iour stntio11 · nml n. liChool wit h nu cm olmunt o[ (i5 at t he pr •. cnL \\Titing. nnd f,ho 1 ml tlo s not eum to be yet. H ow t his .'tnlc 1, · 1 r r •11.•incl t.h • 1111mc ·Alnbn1111i: j hcyoml u.-, J'or you ·1111 lincl l!\'crything bc1·c bu t rest. "Ahihamn."? nuiy-bc ·o., but not yet! No,·cmbcr 22 wo .- •I. :1Jde n 'Clenu-up ])ay"' iu nil our Alnbnmn mii: ion-~chools. On thot dny the bcnutiful autumn Jcn,·cs g ras:;, we ds, nnd old pnJJCr witli, which our · hoolyn rcls were decoratud went kywnrd in clouds of smoke ; flool's 1·ecci\'ccl 1i l,'C!ICrou bnth - I n1cnn scmbbing, ancl n ni c winier c-onf. oi: oil. LO\'CS were poJishe(l, 1111d new p1111c.•,:; w1.1 r in~ •rtc::d wl1•r they wc1·c n eeclccl. ( If you hmc:hcr haven' t don Umt, "get to it" n ow 111111 clnn't ha,·c me SJ>1·cntl ing Calsc 1·c1>orls ttbout you. ) . \\ e hoJ>e to ori\•c you 11, lot more iutot·e ·ting new,:; 11 •xt. month o lion. t Jct yom ub cription to the ProN Rlm clie with the olrl year. n. O. I,. LYNX.

Mission and Thanksgiving Festival at Taits. .,\ liLUe cnbi11 stands on n plnnbl.tion own •cl by 1111111 by the nnmc of 'l'oit. 'l'his plnntnt ion is in the I11r '011th, where our Lnthernn Church hns 1111Iurlccl the bmmcr of tho Gospel of Chri t. lu lhii; little hut t he .,n,·inn· t ru ths 0£ n compn11.-iom1l c ~11\'ior nrc bciug helcl up bel:n1·c the eye. of pcrii:hing 111c 11 women, nnd. r hilrlren. , undny nfte1· , '11 111111)• i11 <·hur h nncl S mufoy-schnol the seed or truth js b~ing. owu iu the 111:nrl~ o·C the 1>eople who goth ' r there. Day by dny, in om· parochin.l school, lhl? lnmbs or hrist are being in Lructed in the one . thing nccd(u1. With nttentfre enrs and J1enrts olcl ancl ~-oung J_isten to the Word of 11. crucified CJll'ist which is being prcnchecl mid taught. Such nn occasion, on which 111.rgc numbers nr N"cgrous, olcl nncl young, gntherecl to hea.r tho \\ ord of God was November 21, on which elate this colored ftock cclebrutecl Mission tm<l 'rhnnksgi\'ing Festival. Seniccs began at 12.30 i•. M., ancl it wns :fh·c o'clock before tbe congrcgntion wns dismissctl. 'l'hc unclorf4ignccl prcnc·hccl tho 'l'hnnksgiving sermon, nncl an<l l>Ointcil out tlmt, though we ore colc] ' sh1ornish co • i11clifTcrc11t in giving th11nkt1 to GocJ. we hnvc abuuclont rcnson to nppcnr before the throne o[ grncc nncl render to God thanks Ior His mnnilold blessings. An offering was then brought up to tho altar, nftcr 11

The Lut heran Pioneer. which U1u c•1111g rligati1111 h,mrif n. c1111l\,•11si1111ol 111l1lr1•si. (h 'JI c1ii<mi ·11 •ii rur hnlr :111 hour. 1l11ri11~ whiuh Lime 11111 ·h wn: 11cr,•cd. Hu\'. Pc11y, who 1tl, pr •i,:011t is s •r,•ing 'l'ail i; pr •11d1cd in lhu 11 •.~t i:crri ·c•. p11inti11~ 1111L 111 lhu 1•n11;.:-rl'galin11 I h • •xi •nsh•t: li(•hls l'nr 111 ii:i:ion-wnrk. urgin~ all pn•i:cnl. tu parl.i •ipal,c in lhu wnrk nr R1wi11g 11nu ls. 1\ 11oth r cnlll•C:l,ion wns llll'n lirll'rl. .t\ncl 110w clear l'l•nrlcr~ lhc 1111csUu11 11ri11l 11. nr(' llu.•~c peoplu Lhankl'ul lo Oott fr>r wlrnl tin•.,· hu,·c? Arc they Uurnk_ful above nH (.hings. J'or Llw g i[L ot Gotl s 'on, Lhc work which th Lu theran lmrch i doing Ior th m, and the lirrht which has been brourrht into

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wincl -- llll'n what ii- l.o b •cnmc o.f nur school? How • w • ~1111clm:l 11 •r,·ic: • · i11 11 umll hu t whore ti.ere iK 1111 pr11fr•<:li1111 11;.{11i11:L the •I •mcnt·s :' Jt cnunot Ii(• ,lum•. We l"c•t•I ,. •ri11i11 lh:tt t h• Negroes ot our 1•1111~n•g:11i1111 ttL'l'n i111 wnulrl r •c·L:t 1JniltliJ1g 1it tbcia· 11w11 cxr •111!('. buL lh •.,· lul\· • not Lhc m •ans. Ancl ii. ii; for U,is n·:.1s1111 Llml wu appealccl to you ror help. We lul\"c ~1111c rarLhc•r. Our goorl Christ ians lrnn: 11 , ,. •r l'nih•1l us in 11~crl. We n1·c in•necd now, i11 rlir • lll'llll ol' 1l clmpel, nml uuL only luwc we asked l'or help hut Wl' h1wc bC'"ll11 with the erection of a hnilclin•• aL th i · pin c. We t rust that the Savior will 11ot allow our ttppcnl Lo fall on deaf cars, ,vc

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t,hcir '1:ll'kenccl hcm·ts by )'Om· mi sionnric ? Yes, re I Cl•rlnin thnL our .,.ood mission-Cricuds, in whose they nre grnlcfol. Jn cJ>il of fl. ])001' cr0(l, the lwnrt the ;•1wior lh•c.:s, will help us us they h11,•c sceoml fn-ilm·c in ns 1111111)• )'Cnr:i i11 i.pitc ,,[ the ,·n~r lwlpl•ll. ;111cl we h1we the nsgm·nnc-c tho.t ~·on 1>0,•erLy. wunt, yc11 cfo. titnU011, the c pcoJ>le brought •I •nr rcucl •r. ir .,.,111 h:wc uot ,lone so illready, will a thank-nltf'l'ing lo the J.orcl amounLinl? lo $~2.4.0. "oml in 0, 1ib1m1l t:nulrih11t io11 fOJ• our chapel 11t A1icl wo ils lnhnmr~ nmong Lh~11c p •ntllc cn11110L hut ' l'ai(11. 11-111I in the 11onr ruturu wo 11hnll write to yon offer our thanks to Goil, who by H is Wol'(l nncl of :1g11i11, t •lliutt yon of nnothcr ;l'honksgh•ing scnicc His mm·cy cloth thus open the hcnrts of thcSQ people. held in 1'110 now chapel, maclc possible by your aid. G. A. Scnl\nDT. We ncccl n cha]>cl for this Rock nt '!' nils, nod . ncccl it hnclly. 'J'hc lil,tlu log cnbin jn which we Installation at Meherrin, Va. conclu •t ·sc1·,·iccs simpls will not i:o1·,1c om· 1>m·posc longer. O,·cr JOO ·hil<lr •n m'O nl.tc.mcling school. About sixty miles south o[ Uichmoml, Vn.~ tl1c 'l'hc Jnst time we visilud this s'chool one o.f the tcnchc1·s Imel the chilclrcn out fo the opun :for iu- oltl ConEcucrnto c1ipitnl. t,herc lies snugly, and, alatruction. Jt hn.J)J>Cnccl to be a nirc dny. But soon most hicltlcn ·behind the woo<lcd hills of the Olcl tho cola nnd rnw wcnthc1· will set in, with 1·nin nnd Dominion. 1L "illngc that antedates the CMl Wal'

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by many ycnra. The milrond station, SC\'orn.l stores, in order Lo cn.l"ry out the Lord's great missionn.ry nncl tho botl'l mnke up U10 hcnrt of t hi11 liLtlo lnwn. 00111111011d, "Go, nnd pl-cnch the Gospel." 'l'herc a.·r e 1h~ Jl<'Oplc arc good nnrl kincl. ns I he writer cx- 111;111v mor, minister· wjt hin our Jnrgo 'ynodical perionrcd once more on n \'isit which t.ho occ:1 inn (.lonrt•I 'Ill'\' who. so fnr IIS th i1· physicnl conditi.nn rolntcd in fhii: nrti«-lc ncC<'i;silntcd. We might •nil ii. •niwcr11l•1l. uon lrl well srn ·r. t he JJord in the Negro thiK lit.th• ,·illn~ of Meh1•rrin t.y pical or Lhc Vir- l\1i io11. \ 1111 we II C'tl 1.11 •111. We necrl 1.0 sound ginin. ,•illngo of 11111110 ycnrt1 pnsl:. Or r.om·sc Lhis t.his cry iuln 1.l1u enri; or lhc young men who nrc "tlocs not mcon t.luit niclnno111l. which lies but. sixty 11nw propnri11,1? l;homsclws [or t ho work o.f Lite or more miles dist.nnf;, hns not 1111d docs 110L uow Church, 111111 no le . to t hose already in t he work, "l'hc Lord 11eccls yon jn our .Negro )fission, in our inf!uencc it in o,1ery way, but 11nywa.y we found it n fine pince to spend o. Lord's Dn.y. 'l'horc was Foreign nnd Homo Mission fields. Will you not nothing of the noise of the metropolis to disturb clo omcthing :!or im who sufre1·cd nnd died foT our Sunday thought~ nothing much of man's 01·011- sou?" We mu t nnt only lal-i: missions, but act tion to mar tho cffcct.s of nntnrc on hill nnd in mi. sionN. l\fny I.he T.orrl or 1\fissions help us! W. G. Somvmrn·. forest; 1111 SCl'JDC(l rn thcr to hcl p us lhtd the p1·opcr moncl :f'or woriJhip. 'l'hcn, f'oo, it wu~ on' o( llios grnml nutumnnl do.ys which one cm1 find only in • Items of Missionary Interest. tho South U1nt Immel us here to induct into his JICW work the Rev. 1~. G. Dorpnt formerly or Ways ide, BA'J',WIA, l 1.1,. - J!nstor Edw. Krnusc, '!ormcrly WiR.• who l!C\'ernl dnys before l1ncl nrrh·cd with his J>n tor of our Mount Zion Colo.red Chm·ch New fnmily in response to o. cnll to be pastor of , t. MntOrlcnns. wril('S Lo ufl os -Collows: "You , 110 cloubl , thcw's E,·. Luth. Church of t hiR plncc. will be 11111·prii;tJcl lo rccciv i:omc Color c1 Mission 'l'hc scrl"ices hnrl bren RJlpointcrl ror 1 ~ 1r. Not news :from .Rnliwin. 11 sulmrb or Chicago. Ln t , 'u nlong thcrcart:cr the worshipcri:. mo~t ly m<.>mbcrs of 1lny n r:-nlorc1l lntly. Mr11. Ohn.ncller, wns conrirmccl this 0011gregnt.io11. bc~nn mnking their nppenmnce. in our chm·,:h log •Uwr wiLh n white lmly. 'l'her Post.or Jt"ullcr. who hntl !lO fnithCully 11ml s11et.1'AAr11lly ru·,1 only n. rcw color •cl !nmilics residing her e, nncl l!tlr\'cd this congregation 1'.or the ln~t three nurl one n. mcmhcr or one of thc11e, Mr1.1. Chnndlcr, cnmc to hnl[ years, hnrl chnrgc of the sen·ic.~. W_ith the our church, bccm1so she fouml in it whnt her soul prnycr cxprc88C(1 in that old h'ymn, "'J'nkc 'l'hou My needed. Her hushnnd js nlso o. 1'Cg11ln.r visitol· nt Hands nnd Lend l\'Ce," the services were opcnca. our scn·iccs, nml we hope thnt he mo.y soon sec his From the singing of the old song one coulci. henr w11y l<.>n1· to come to 11 • 1\fay Goel grnciously help the fer,•ency of the 1>ro.ye1· for both tho new nnd hin1 to clo 110 !" ~'his is 1.1•uly good news, •g i"ing the departing pnstor. After t he liturgicnl scr\'iCC us all reason to rejoice ! . o.nd the singing nf another hymn, 'Lhc undersigned Gm~~;Nfmouo, N. C. - By the middle of N o,•cmpreached tho sermon for the occasion, basing liis rcmarkR on Heb. 13, 17. Aadressing himself prin- bcr. Jmmnnucl nlrenrly hnd nn emolmcnt of 143, _ cipally tn the congregation; ho spoke of the Christion nud many JIIOJ'C were expected before Christmas. miuistcr's grent responsibility n.ncl the member's 'l~he cry f rom there is "We need more room!" NRw Ont1-:ANS. -Pastor Schliepsiek, the nctive rcqniJ't'rl duty. After the singing of nnothcr hymn, rluring which the regular oJ[cring, ns well n.s tho.t missionary hitherto in cl1argc of Mount Zion, acfor the sick nnrl needy in the congrcgntion, wns ccptctl n cnJI to Iown. He Je!t for his new field n.>ceh•ed. the undersigned, rucaistecl by Postnr Fuller, of lnbor the miclcllo or N o,·omber. - At St. Paul's inductccl Rev. Dorpat i11to hie work nt thirt pince. things nrc progrC!ssing under tl;e leadership of the . 'l'lms nlcl St-, lfntthew's is supplied with another young missio11n.ry, Re,·. llebnucr. He reports good 1d1ephcrrl. May the Lorrl bless this experienced chnrch 11ttcndru1cc11 nml writes that the school horl Jabo~r in bis new :field and prosper the congrcgn- an enrolment o.f 229 by the end of October. 'l'hc tion to whom he. will preach the Word of Life! Ladies' Aid and tho Young People's Societies nrc When, in conclusion, we call attention to the in n flourishing condition. f'ac.-t t.hnt PRBlor Dorpnt iR no longer 11, young mnn, J~UTl[f.UAN ))1-:,\CONIUIH AijSOCr,\TTON. 'l'lm but thnt ho, nevertheless, wns wilJing to gi\'O himHOlf .finct nnnunl report nr this society shows Umt it. is for tho T..ord'K Nogrn Mission~ wo dn it becau11CJ to J>rnsporing. 'L'hi11 society should havo the support us it manifcata a missionary spirit which we n<.'Cd o( c,·ery Cricml or mil!Bions, since tho work for whicl1

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The Lutheran Pioneer. it dcsil·c,-Jo cducn.lu dcncoucsscs js lnrgcly missionary work. Membership costs $1.00 per ycnr. Adll.r csi. n cv. l'h. "amb. gunss 2;J0·7 Hrna lwny. ·11·ort \\'uyuu, I ml. I!'.•I. I,. BOOK TABLE. The Family Altar. By lrcu. 1,•. II'. llcr ;:bcrfJCr. Con •or• clin. PubJishing Mouse, St. J.ouis, l\Io. :m; J>ngcs, r.x o. Strong mid tusLy eloth-bindjug. l 'riC<', $~.50. ~ml to SILY, fmnily dq,•otion is :L thing of Lh c puKL in 1111111,'I' homes. Tn 1111111.,· inst,mcl!S it i11 clnimcd t.lnLt it. i!I 111.'Clrnsc of the luck or t.imc Lhnt Cnmily pmyers 1u-c ur,:.t1cctcd. In his new book, '1.1/10 ] 1'mnit,y Alt111·, Pastor Henihcrger is placing tL book inLo the hnmls of 0111· Christian11 in which t he l!C\•cral dcvoLions (one for c:ich dn.y in the year) nrc so bric£ 111111 ,\"CL - u rich in thought, Lln,t it would seem tluLt n.L lcnsL one c.,ceusc for t he fut ure ucgh.-c:t or family pr1Lyc1·s would now be rcmo,•C<l.

Theologic11l Monthly. Publisl1ctl by the Ev. Lut.h. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, nncl Othcl' St1LLcs. Vol. I. Jn.uunry, 1921. Concorclin. Publishing House, St. Louis, l\fo. Price, $3.00 per nnuum in nd\'1mcc. The old 21l1cologicaZ Quortcrly ho.a been expo.oded into IL new Tl,cological J 1lo11tl,ly; nnd we (eel sntiaflcd Lhnt u. grcnt mnjority of Lho former r c:ulcrs of the Quarterly will hn.il the chnngc ,vith clelight. The greater frequency of n.p11cnrunc:c or thu ,llrml/dy 111111 the nd,loo s1,acc will cnnblc Lhe c.~lilot·s to rnl111·1,rc the scu1>c of Lhe mn~mr.inc 111111 nmku iL IL grc:1th:1· 11owor for goo,1. l t. i11 Lo be 11opcd l,hllL t.1111 e11lc:r1nisc ur Um 1mlilishrr will he: ILPllrcchLL<.•c.1 hy 1111 i11e1·c1111i11~ uumhor or subse1·ibc1·11, cs1lccilllly nmong our pnslo1·s. We nre or the ccrtnin opinion that no pnstor nmong us doing English work can nlTol'cl lo Le without Lhe i1l011tl11y. '.l'he two articles in the first number, "Confossionn.lism or Lhe :Missouri Synod" nml "Orgnnic Union or ProtcstnnLism," arc most t hougl1LC11\ 11ml tl1ought-stin111lat.ing. '.l'he new department, "The •rheological Obscr,•cr," will IJo n. source or delight to mnny n. ren.clcr. 'li1c "Book lle,•icw" is just, conscrv11Lh•e, mul rcJiablc. , Select Songs. Compiled by J. A. 2'/1.ci11a. With lln introductio11 on tho ltudimcnts of Music by Karl Haase. Con<.'Ordia. Publishing Jiouac, St. Louis, l\Io. XVI 1rnd 229 pngea, GX 9, Strong cloth-binding. Price, $1.50, po tpaid. lntroduclory prices on applicu.tion. pcciol liberal 01Te1· lo intcrcstcd tenchcrs who wisl1 to cxn.mino tho book. 1t wns a. happy thought to i11t1·oducc this book with at· few pages 011 the rudimC!llts of music. The very rich l!OlccLion of 300 so11gs is n.rnmged in 39 di\'isions, which consider tlui cburch -yoor, tho calcndnr ycnr, the civic yC!llr, etc. 111 our humble opinion, however, a mist"nkc wn.s 1nmlc in 11rrnngi11g tl1c songs in Lwo- and tbrec-p,ut harmony instC!lld or putLing out o. four-port book throughout. We be peak o. ln.rgc nnd rcacly anlc for tho book.

A Congrego.tion'a Duty to Lodge Members. By B. M. Doll:, Na.tionnl Christinn Aasociation, 850 W. Madison St., Chioogo, 111. Per copy, 5 eta.; per do:r.cn, 30 eta.; 60 copies, $1.00. Tn plain, simple, and convincing· language tbe author sets forth the duty of a CbristillJl congregation towards mcmberil that ho."c lost their way into tl1e lodge. My Beason• for Oppoalng the Norwegian Lutheran Church. By B. M, Bolt, 111 Eighth St., N., Fargo, N. Dak. Ord«j,r lroll\ tl1e author. Per copy, 6 eta.; $3.00 per bw1urcd. Tho a.uthor is a. member of the amalJ Norwegian Synod, whicb was organized in 1018 as o. protcat ago.inst the la.mcntablo union of the tbrce la.rgest Nonvcgio.n Lutheran church bodies, without that comideration of dHl'erenco

in doctrine which God's Word demands. Thia little body of faithful Lutl1cr11n congregations needs encouragcmcnt, nnd whoever reads Drotllcr Holt's pamphlet will surely symJiat hizc with our Norwegian brethren in Lhcir stand for the Lruth, and fl!Cl hnpcllcd lo 11elp and nuiat them in n. pracLicul mnnncr. F. J. r~. ACXNOWLEDGllrtENTS. llcceh•ed for Colored, i1Uasio11s from Lbc following Coloroo congrcgo.Lions : l\lount Carmel, l\lidwa,y, $81.21; Hcthnny, Nylnud, 0.07; Grace, lugonuLr, 17.20; St.John's, ,J ofTre, !1-1.09; Mount C:i.lvary, 'fildcn, 25.05; Selma., Ala., 7.79; Zion, 'l'n,iLs Place, 26.02; St.Paul's, Oak Bill, 8.74; nirminghnm, 7.73; Christ) Rosebud, 21.54; Our Savior, Cmndcn, 10.G0; Mobile, Alu., 1.24; St. Amlrcw'a, Vredenburgh, 28.25; t. James's, Buena. Vista, 18.50; ilount Olh•c, Tincla, 20.00; Mount Cal"nry, S1mdy Ridge, 12.00; , t. John's, Sa.lisbury, 10.00; Bctlmny, Yonkers, 30.00; Bet hlehem, New Orleans, 50.00; Bethel, Plnqucmine, 5.00; C:irrollton, New Orlcn-ne, 15.00; G·rnce, Concord, 20.00; Immanuel College, Greensboro, 1,011.00; lmmnnucl, Brooklyn, 8.00; Rooecmcr, New Orleans, 17.09; l\Count Calvary, l\(ounl; Pleasant, 5.00; l\fount C:ib•nry, Sandy Ridge, 12.00; l\Iouut Olive, Catawba, 3.00; l\lount Zion, Rocks, 110.00; Riclnnond, Vn., 1.S5; St. John's, Salisbury, 10.00; St. Luke's, High Point, 4.52; St. Luke's, Sparta.nburg, 5.00; St. l\fark's, Atlanta, 5.00; St. Paul's, Mansura., 10.00; t. Pn.ul's, Nnpolconvillc, 25.00; St. Pn.ul'a, New Orleans, G.00; St. Peter's, Drys School Bouse, 10.00; St. Paul's, CharloLLe, 25.00; Mount Zion, Charlotte, 12.00; Trinity, 1 Albc1mirlc, 2.00; Trinity, Elon College, 1.25; Washington, :l.:10; Wi11stn11- ~nlem, 1.J0;· Zion, Gold Hill, 5.00; Concorclin, 1':ockwcll, 5.00; Orace Grccnsboro, 20.09; }(ount l,iun, New Orlcuns, 40.00; St. Ja.mcs's, Southern Pines, 2.70; t. l\IatLbcw's, l\(chcrrin, 151 .14 ; St. 'Paul's, New Orlenns, 30.00. - 7'o'tal, $1,083.lG. St. T.ouis, Mn., December I, 11)20. If. A. Drrr.llAB, ABB'' 2't'eas., 1944 Clarn. Ave.

Prof. W. E. Schwchn, Immanuel College, Greensboro, N. C., gratefully ackuowle<lges th! receipt· of gifti in the rorm of books uud other useful thmga for the college from tho following: Hy. CJ1r. Biller, BrigbLou, Colo.; Alf. Froh, St urgis, Mich. ; Rev. L. G. ·Dorpat, :Mehcrrin, Va.; Rev. J•·. E. 'J:il!)', Winfield Junction, N. Y. ' Re,,. l f. N. Carter, Onk Bill, Ala., ackno\\·ledgea the · rccci1>t of 3 boxca (005 lbs.) of books from Re,•. F. J. Lank.cnllu, Nnpolcon, O., lo "be distributec.l nmong Lill! Colored miuiona.rics or the Ahd~1u1111, Minion. D'IPOBTAN'l' NOTICE. Klncll,r CODIIUlt tho 11ddrcu printed OD tbls cupy of ,rour LUTHERA!r PtOlfEllJI. The bottom lino of tho addrcu atiow• \\"hon your aubac:rlpllon expires. "Jan 21" 11lgnlftes thaL . your aubacrlpllon exr.ll'CR now. PlealO IC!Dd GO c:111. (10 eb!. nddltlonnl In St. Lou 1, Canada, and Corclarn countrlea) to your n1;ent or to u, In ample time to ln■ure our uninterrupted 1<Crvlc:e. It rcqulrea normally about two week• bc!Core ebange of expiration elate wlll show on addrcu plate■• Do auro to mention t.b o paJJC!r :,ou deslre, and your namo ,mcl addrc11, both new and olcl, If s-ou dealro a. chanp In add re1111. JC ,-our renewal la not recefvcd before cx11lratlon, your nnmo will 11uto1D11tlcnlly drop from our malllns-ll■t. CO!rCORDl,L PUDLl■ lll;'(O Bou■E,

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REV. F. J. LANXENA.U. EDITOR. l'nbllllhccl monthly t,y Concorclln. l'ubllHhlni; llomic, St. J.011IK, Mo. Subscrlpllon price, l50 clR. IIC)r nnnum, fllll'llblo 11trlclly In 11d,·11nc:e. I1nt orcd nH 11Cco11cl•clal!ll muLLcr ut the 1•011t omcc ut St. J.011111, l\ro., unde r tho Act or :Mnri:h 3, lS'iO, ,\cccptnnco ror mnlllng nl 111,cclal ralo or pos l111,,'0 pro,•ldcd £or In 8'!cllon 110::1, .\ cL of OclolK!r ::, 10J7, n11ll1orh1cd on July Ii, 1018,

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ST. LOUIS, MO., FEBRUARY, 1921.

The Church's Riches. ('l'unc: L. l\I.) Zion, lhon 1trt IL ciLy fair Which hrist Im.t h blcssccl bcyoml comp:lre: ll'or~h•cness, '-'Tncc, nml pence tlh·ine, Yen, he1wcn's endless joys nrc t hine. 'l'hou nrt Lhe , hephcrtl'e precious fold, llc lentlet.h 'l'hec to 'bliss untohl, 'l'h' .Almighty God ho.th mlldc with thee A ·covemmt for_eternity. • •o c~•e l11il11 seem, 110 m r hnLh hcnrcl, "Whnt Iuith rccch•cth by liis Word ; J3ut it is rcnl nc,·crthclcss, Nn mouLh ils swccLnl'Ss cnn c:iqtr<!l!I!, Nor tc11 how dearly Christ tloLh lo,•c 'l'hy children, Zion, from nbove, Nor count or tell Ll•l' ricl1cs "nat, Which nll creation a1mll outlnst. rrnise, ihcn, Llfy God with holy mirth, • .Ami &JJrend liis sa"ing Word o,i cn.rth. Blcst be the Holy 'l'rinity Ju time nnd in eternity. H . OSTt:nnus.

Golgotha and Mission. During the Lenten season our hcm·ts ancl minds t rc more tbnn ever directed to, and conccntro.ted on, tho Passion of our Siwior. Step by step we follow Him :Crom Gethsemane to Golgotha. '!'here under the cross we linger, beholdiug in fnith aud in love Him who bore our sins upon His holy body on the tl-cc. Golgotha is for us sinners the most blessed and comforting plnco on cnrth. What do we see and hca.r on Golgotha? With our nntnrnl eyes we sec only the Son of Man, but tho holy, righteous, innocent Son of Mnn, .who nevertheless was condemned to an ignominious

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clcath by an unjust juclgc. In the spirit and in faith, howc,·cr 1 we behold in tho crucificcl J csns the God-lfon, the Lamb o,f Goel, who according ta God's olcrnnl nnd unsearchable counsel bclorc tho :fouudatiun o[ tho world wns slnin, nnd who rcvcnlccl HimscJC ju ages post to pn.triarchs, l{oscs, and the prophcls ns the one who should come and save His people f rom their sins. We sec in tho cmcificd Jc us our Substitute to whom our sins were imputed. "For He hnt.h mndc Him to be sin for us who knew no sin, that we might be mode the righlcousnc~~ of God in Him." What do we hcnr while we 0:ro standing under the cross ? We l1cnr no complaints :Crom H is lips, 110 maledictions on His enemies. ll'or theso He prays. We hcnr only words of eternal Hfc. Particularly comfo1·ting ore His words: "It is finis1,ad." \\ hat was fmished? He had finished ren<lcring full entisfaction to divine justice by perfectly :£11l611iug the Ln.,v :Cor us. He hnd e.~tracted from death Us sting, bruised the Serpent's bend, and destroyed his kingdom. l{c had reconciled UB to God, merited forgiveness of sins by paying for them with His blood, and brought life and immortality to light. All this was finished not merely for a. chosen few, but for all sint1ers o! every tribe and nation. He gave himself a. ransom for all. . · Wbn.t shall wo now render unto tho Lord for the love wherewith He loved 118? What Ho ~sks of us is that we take Him up into our hearts by faith, comfort ourselves with His meritorioUB work for us, tbank and praiso Him. "Ye a.re bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's." But ba.ving stood under Calvary's 01'088 and

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looked into the eyes o.f our dying Sa\lior, we will hntc our sins wltich nailed Him to the cross, crucify our cYil lusts nnd desires, separate oursch•es from tho world nod worlclly plcnsurcs, consecrate oursch-cs with body nod spirit unto Him nncl li"c to B is glory. W"Jmt we have seen nnd beard on Golgotha we will communicate to our fellow-men, nt home and • I nbron.d. We will shO\\' forth His death by our ncti\'c missionnry work. No power or e,•cnt on cn1·th, no dh•inc net is such n powerful incentiYe to nctivc mission-work as the death of Christ on Golgotbn. Our hearts bleed when we think of the millions of rcclcemcd fello\\·-mcn who arc rushing to their oternnl doom without hn.,•ing bcni·d of the redemption of .Christ. Therefore the love of Christ constrnins us to make ..sncrifices of scl.f and means, in order that Christ and Him crucified may be preached to the Christlcss. During this Lenten season we will 1>articulnrly remember our Na9ro lllission and offer up unto God in behalf of this work of the Lord substnntin.l contributions ns n. sacrifice of thnnksgi\ling for being reconciled to God by tl1c death of His Son. ~ibernl ·donations nre now needed for the up-keep of our mission and particularly for the erection of the Dorrailory at Gratmsboro, N. 0. From Golgotha's cross we hear, ns it were, tbc loving admonition: ~'Behold, my blood-bought child, whn.t.1 110.\lc sacrificed for yon. Now go nnd do for your black fellowmen at your door wbn.t I bave done for you. Pren.ch the Gospel of My cross to them, ~nd the Holy Spirit ,vill lift l\lc up into their hearts and glorify Me." N. J.B.

ns Clu-isi walked in this world. Hereby know they thnt they n1-c in God; and His loYe is perfe~tecl ~11 them. 'l'bcy do those •thiugs that nre pleasmg m llis sight, and His commandments m·c not grievous. 'l'hcy do not l1ate nor conuuit nny sin 01~ purpose, but keep themselves. 'l'hey keep tbcmscl"cs from iclols, and the wicked one touchcth them not. They purHy themscl\lcs daily, lending a life of contrition, ·faith, nnd good works. 'l'hcy try the s1>.irits whether they be of God, nncl hear those t]mt confess that Cln-ist is di\line nnd Jms come in the :flesh to make nLoncmcnt for us. But they neither hem· no1· believe the spirits that clcny Christ nncl that, conscquent.Jy, m·c not of God. 'l'his is the believers' confidence that when they nsk God ncco1·ding to His will t hey 1·ccci"c that for which they ask. Bclo,•cd, we Christians now a.re God's sons, and it doth not yet appear what w<:· shnll ·be: but we know thnt when Christ sl1all nppcnr, we shall be like Him; :Cor we shall sec Him ns He is. - He that cloeth God's will nbideth fo1·cvcr. Let t hn.t, therefore: abide iii you which ye hn"c heard from t he beginning. Abiclc in Cln·ist, tlmt when He shall nppcnr wo may lm.vc confidence, and not be nshnmed before Him n.t His coming. Lo, the darkness is past, and the true Hgllt now shineth I EI. OsTmmos.

Alabama Notes.

'!'he Alnbnma Pastoral Conference l1cld its monthly meeting nt the church of Pastor E. R. Berger, 'l'ildcu, ·Ala., December 17 ancl 1S. The night o.f December 17 found all the brcth1·cn present and ready for business. At sc,•cu o'clock tl1e ·c~n-. "The Darkness Is Past, and the True grcgntion gathered, n.nd the 1mdersigned preacl1cd Light Now Shineth." the sermon, using as his text the Christmas nnr.. ) rati,•e ns found in Luke 2, 1-5. 'l'he theme of the SPIJUTUAL FooD l'OR THE NEw YEAR GATHERED . discourse wns "'Jllic Preparation for the Birth of the :rnox BT. JOHN'S FmsT EPISTLE. Son of God" ns made 1. by :Caesar Augustus; nnd (OontinuctL) 2. by Joseph and Mary. After the sermon the Rev. Sincere Christians love God and the brethren, Chas. D . .Peay, of Oak Hill, Ala., ren.d a very inbecause God and Christ first loved them. We sho\lld structi"e paper on "The Christian Training of Chilnot merely lo,•e iri word, neither in tongue, but in drcn." 'l'he author deYeloped his theme under three truth. Nor should we shut up the bowels of com- heads, tJi...• 1. why children should have a .Christian passion lro,n pur needy brother, but we ought to be training; 2. how it is to be done; and 3. the blessed ready even to lay down our lives for the brethren. results of a Christian training. In tho first part - Every one that loveth is bom of God and knoweth tho author showed that God has commanded that Him. He d\V8lleth in God and God in him. Such the children should bo brought up in His fear and a man no longer walketli in darknes, but in light. admonition, and that they nood it, ainee they nrc Believers.keep God's commandments and walk even sinners a11d tl1ercfore mbject to God's wrath nnd I

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clisplcns\tre. In developing the second po.rt it was shown t hnt Holy Baptism is to be 11sed. 'l1he child should be tnugl\t the Word o.f God in the home, in tbe clnncl1 nnd Sundny-school, and in the Christian d:iy-sehool by n. godly c.~nmple nnd by prayer. Aftcr nil this has been done, the child will be n. blessing to the home, ns well ns to Church and State; above eve1·yth ing else he will be prepnl'ed for eternal life. It is needless to say that the t imely subject elicited a b>t·eat deal of di eus ion, and it is to be hoped that much goocl hns been and will be done by the masterly way in which the po.per wns presen ted. 'l'hc nudicnce thanked the author by n rising ,,otc. Sat1mln,y morning the r cgulnt· business of the con ference wns taken UJl. Rev. Carte1· con tinued his sLudy of the t hird chapter of Romnns. By hm·d work we managed to :finish the haptcr and arc now really :[or the iom·th, though we haven t Lhe slightest i<lcn. as to when we hnll fin ish it. Exegesis completed, Rev. J a . 1\Contgomcry 1·ead a sc1·mon on ,J olm lG, 33 taking as a theme "'l 'hc Pence o.f God in 'hr i t J, us," showing 1. w]mt it i , and 2. how it is b1·ought about. Conference thnnkccl the young minister for l1is cirol't and cncolll'nged him in bis wo1·k. 'l'he matter of Cln·istmas exer cises was then discm sod and armngemcn ts made :Cor the p1·ocuring o.f the itcccs nry "goodies" to delight the hearts of the hildr cn. S uperintendent Schmidt played the role or Santa Claus to the bretlll'cn of the conference as he cnme Ion.clod with Christmns candles, t insel, and other "purtics" used to enhance the beauty of the Christmas-trees. How he ever mB1uiged to b1·ing that stuft :Crom Selma, in a F ord car, without smashing- it nll to "smithereens" will ever remnin o. mystel'y known only to him and his tl'Usty Ford. Conference adjourned to meet on the third Satm·day in Janua1·y at St. Jnmes's Church, Buena Vista, Aln. '11he members of Conference cujoyed their short stay o.t Rev. Berger's pince n.nd wish to thank his mcn1bers nnd friends for the kindness shown them while there. )fo.y God grant pastor nnd congregation a bnppy o.nd prosperous new year I Re,·. E. A. Wbstcott is rnpidly becoming ncquo.inted with the "ins nnd outs" of missionary work in Alnbnmn. '!10 be a successful missionary in Alnbnmo. one must be able 1) to walk through dust, sand, red, black, blue, nnd white mud; 2) to swim anything from a mud-hole to the Alnbnma River; 3) to ride anything from a goo.t to a Missouri mule; 4) to find your ,vay in the dark; 5) to drive a Ford car, push a Ford cnr, pull a 'Ford cnr, and sleep in

n. F ord car. '11 his I say by wa.y of int.rotlnction to the followin,., : While returning from one o! his pl'cnch ing- tntion , the Rev. Westcott :£ailed to keep on L110 r ight rond and, conscqn n tly, found himself lost in the wilcl , nnd h is cnr rclused lo function, as all good cm·s should bccan~c it wns stuck fast in a nmcl-ho]c. 'l'hc night wns dark, the hour late, the car hacl taken the wrong road, nnd no one would pnss that way. 'l'hc missionary drew his curtains, curled up on the scat nnd dreamed that he was in the Wnlclorf- storia and had 01·dercd the boy to cnll him at ten the n c.~t morning. As he lny there and dreamed 0£ !eathcr -bcds, stenm-l1cated rooms nnd a sumpLuon tnblc, the hooting 0£ an owl smldcnly nwokc him and 1·cmindcd him 0£ the f nct thnt he was cnc1·oaching upon the paten t of one l\Ir. licmy F o1·d o he roused himself, looked nt his wntch and muttered : Sic tra11sit gloria f1W.11di! In tbc meantime Re,•. Schmidt and Tcnchcr Snm Yotmg wc1·0 scnl'ching the Jnndscnpe and beating t he bush i 11 an cndcavo1· to find the lost one, but their quest wa in vain a the one whom t hey sought wns thoroughly lost. l\Ionclny morning the hcnl'ts of all were ligh tened ns the JittJe old Ford bo,·c. into sight. As the nying goes, "All is well 'tl1at Cll(ls well." On the night of December lG the stork dropped in t.o sec Rev. Chas. D. Peay nnd family, nnd while Lhcrc he left t:hcm n fine big boy. Mother and child al'e doing nicely. (Congratulations! - Eo1~on.) After the Christmas ruslt W C all hard nt work ngnin, some wishing that Ch1·istmns might con10 c,•cry day and others very well satisfied with its a nnual visit. On the night of December 25 the little band at - -· assembled for its Christmas celebration. 'l'he teacher had spent weeks of. bard work driJling the children for the occnsion, and therclore the 1101·,,cs of teacher nnd children were keyed up to the Jnst notch. 'l1ltc little chapel is ·packed to o,•erftowing and tbc windows and doors are crowdccl. The hour for the service nrrh·cs, and n cJ1ild is clcJh,cring the welcome. A dog-fight starts in the rear 0£ the clm.pel, some one yells, "Mad clog I" and pnndcmo.: nium breaks loose. Men, women, nnd children nre jumping o,•er benches, screaming and standing upon the benches. After considerable effort on the part of the pastor nnd teacher all is serene once more. 'l1 hc exercises continue and nll goes well for a while. Then suddenly nnd without the least warning c,•ery bench 011 the right siclc of the a.isle gives way, there

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-is quiet and the children ore reciting nnd singing tho bcnntiiul Cbristmns story, when suddenly c\"cry bench on the lc!t side of tbe aisle goes down bencnth tbo load o! humanity, and once more there is confusion. 'rho people ore oil st.anding now, quiet reigns once more, and the program is finished. Dcnr render,. were there similur interruptions nt your Ch1·ist.mos exercises? Moro anon. 0. L. L.

St. Louis and Springfield. 'l,he beginning of a new year is an appropriate time for retrospection. Much cnn be Jcarned from tho post, and from the snmc much encouragement cnn be derived !or the fut-iu-c. - .As we look bnck upon the past ycnr's history of the abo,•e-named atntions wo find much, ,·cry much, to be thankful Cor. In !net, both of tbcse stations Inst yenr enjoyed ono of tho most successfol periods in their entire history. •rhcrc were mnny setbacks, it is tl'llc; but · c,·en disappointments arc very often blessings in disguise. 'rho J>ast yeo.r was in<lccd a yeo.r of gro.ce for us. In which ways? We would point in the first place to .those times when we were pennittcd to procl11im tho so..,·ing Oospel-mcssagc. The 11uclicnccs ,ycrc sometimes small, oftener, however, comparatively Jnrgc. All told, o.pproximatcly a. total o.f G,000 worshipers attended our ser,•iccs in both stntions, including the St. Louis City Infirmary, nnd had nn opportunity to bear the •rruth. Hero wo would repeat tho words of tho Lord, Isaiah 55, 10. 11 : " For as thu rain cometh down, and the snow from hen.,·en, and retnn1eth nof thither, but wntcroth tho earth, and makcth it bring forth and bud, tho.t it mny gi,•c seed to the sowor, and bread to the eater: so shall l!y Word be that gocth forth out of My mouth; it i11all not return unto Me ,•oid, but it sho.ll accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whoroto I sent it." :From who.t God's Word accomplished in our midst during tho past year we can sec bo,v sure His promiso is, not !orgetting to mention, however, that wo could :rest on His assuro.ncc with unabated conJldonce oven though no visible results bad boon obtainccl.. Taking both stations in tho nggrcgatc, a tot.al of 21 children were baptized, and 22 people,, JG of thom adults, wore received into communicant membcrabip. The attendance at the Lord's '!,able wu larger than in anJ previous year. In St."Louis constitutional organization was ofTccted in the con-

grcgntion. ·Greater personal interest in the work o.f the Lord was shown by more individual members, uml cspccinlly in pring ficld on o.dmil'nble mi ionspirit wus evinced. .And the contributions ? N ow we come to another cloJigh tCul subject. Ucnd 11nd rej oice ! A totnl oC$1 302.20 wns received into the trcosurics o.f these t wo stntions ; Grnc.-c Co11g r go Lion of St. L ouis cont ribut ing $085.253 nnd lloly 'l'1·iuity o.f Sp1·ing licltl, $GlG.05. ( 'l'hesc cong regation munbcr 37 und •17 commu11icnnt memb r._ 1·c pccti"cly.) L a t ycur the total wos nbout ]1nl.f ns Jnrgc, ond we considc1·cd i t gooll. In 1!>20 it happened twice in St. Louis that over $100.00 wns collected nt n. single service, both c.-ollections hnving be Jl J}l'CViously nssigncd to 0 \11' ncwly-crcutccl Building F und. 'l'his :Cu'a)cl, which wus started only :Cour months n~ro, hos l'Cachcd tho uncxpcctccl totnl o.C $252.00. Ju Spring riclcl o. toh1l of $11•.l:.12 wos oJlcclcil :Cor mission 1ml'poscs. 'l'ho Bible Ol11ss olonc which numbcl's about 20 members, mnny chil,h'Cn nmong thom, 1·11isod $50.00 !01· this J>Ul'posc. l:Icl'c, too, we mnnngccl to st01·t n. Buik1iJ1g Fmul, which now totals over $75.00. Let us nssuru you t hat mnny sncrificcs, wondor!ul sncrificcs, were m:ulc by indi\'iduols in the collection of the obo,•c fund s. Why do we cull your ntt.cn tion to nil Ila is? .Simply to show yon thnt Gocl's Word is power.Cul. Rcncl ugnin Isnillh 55, 10. 11. 'l'o GOll nil glory! And you, dcnr mis ion-friends, you who cont ribntccl to Lhc Lorcls cnusc cluring the past yenr wit h yo\11' gi'Cts nt\d pmycrs, - mny God bless yon nbunclnntly I Y our interest in the pro1>ngation of the saving Oospcl-mcssogc hos not boon in \'ain. l\fn.y Oocl kcc1> your henrt.s wn.rm for this work, nnd mny H e wnrm muny other hcnrts besides! 'rho pnst two months luwc been marked by c.,:ccllent S1m<lny-school attendances. It bns been quite a timo since tho nttcndnncc bns fallen below fifty. The high-water mo.rk of 85 was rcachccl on November 21. Picture it to yourself, dear missionfricnd, and rejoice: o,•cr · futy colored children gathered in our chapel o,•cry Sunday nnd lcnrning o,f the precious Sn.vior I We aTO very fortunnto in bnving the services of Student G. Kuhlmann in our Sundo.y-school. Much of the success of the .Sunday-school is due to his earnestness and fo.ithfulncss. 'fbe cbilclren are closely nttacl1ed to )Ir. Kuhhnann, although respecting him profoundly. )Iny we enjoy his services for many dnys! HKRDRRT C. CLAU~.

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The Lutheran Pioneer. , St. Poul's, New Orleans, Pnstor Miles S. Gebauer, J hos the largest baptized membership nnd also lcads i11 com1!1unicant membership. 1.'he pastor of St. Pnul's likewise officiated nt more marriages nnd :Cuuemls tbnn any other missionary. Bethlehem, New OJ'lenns, Pastor G. l\f. Kl'llmer, has the Jnrgcst school enrolment, thougl1 St. Paul's, New 01·lcnns, is only 19 behind. Inunanucl College Mission has the fargest Sundny-sehool em·ohnent. G1·nce Church, Ingomnr, Ala., lends all stations in the mnnbe1· of pc1·so1is bapt.ized and confirmed dm·ing t he ycm·; 27 were baptized and 23 were confirmed. Upon the whole, our colored CJll'istinns p:ll'tnke of the Lo.rd's Supper oftener than our white members do. 'l'hc tnblo pnts St. Mark's n.t Atlnntn, ancl Mount Zion, Cha.r lotte, into n. pn1·ticnlarly 1'avornble light iu this respect. Finally, let it be noticed that tho banner cougregntion wifh 1-egnrd to contributions is Pnstor Rill's eong1·egntion, Yonker , N. Y. The nvemge conb·ibution o.f each member o.f this ehm eh :Cor last yenr wos $23.'.14, while the total sum contributed by the little :flock amounted to $1,219.01. Wo feel tnin that there are few churches among us t.hat ha., •c done better, and, on the other hand, we a1·e certain that we should do well to emulnte the oxnmJ>le of these colored CJ1ristians nt Yonkers. Mn.y our hen\'enly Fntber continue to hold Hi protecting hand over our colored worke1·s nnd their flocks, and may :His blessings continue to descend upon this glorious work to tho praise of His nnmc nnd the sal\'ntion of muny souls. F. J. L.

Our Colored Mission Statistics.

'£here is unusual interest in the stntistics of our Colored Mission published in the nccompnnyiug table, .prepnred by the Director of Colored Missions, Rev. C. F. Drewes of St. Louis. These statistics show that our missionnrics n:rc at present working in 58 different locnlitics, toking core of 46 organized congregntioDS nnd· 12 .preaching-stnti~nS'., In these localities our · workers hn.ve the spiritual cnre of 3,400 bnptizttd members nnd ·1,900 comnuinietint members. There has been n net gain of 179 in the number of baptized members, while the conununicnnt membership has increased by 127. The number of schools has decrenscd from 38 to 3G, the number of male teachers hns increased from 14 t.o 15, while the number of teaching pastors is 10 instead of 15, nnd thnt of Indy teachers 33. Our day-schools were attended by 2,922 pupils in 1920, which is o. loss in nttendnuce of 263 ·seholm·s. This comparatively large falling off is 1>01·tly accounted for by the closing of the Immanuel School nt Greensboro. The attendance of our mission Sundo.y-scbools shows a net gnin of 138 scholars, the en~lment for tbe year having been 2,559. Our missionaries bn.ptized 165 persons (go.in of G), confirmed 198 (gnin o.f 63), marriccl 32 couples, and buried 37 persons. 1.'he total number of communicants for the year wns 3,766, but this number would undoubtedly have been much larger if not so many of ow: pastors had been without communion wine during the early port of the yenr. l{ost encouraging in. our estimation is the fact that our colored brethren ore increasing their contributions from year to year, thus showing tbnt they are more and more realizing the responsibilities of Christian stewardship. Tbe total contributions coming from the field were $19,768.00, net gain of no less than $5,443.00 over the preceding year I About $5,800.00 of this sum ~me from Immanuel College by way of tuition, etc. This steady increase in the contributions of our colored brethren to the up-keep of the work done among them seems to indiente thnt they are generally recognizi11g the principle that the congregations ought from the earliest possible moment undertake their own maintenance nnd equipment, always taking for granted that the transition from· pupilago to solf-support should be made only when conditions nnd circumstances unmistakably call for it. In conclusion it may be of interest to enll attc11tion to sevcml ,letnils that appear in the report.

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Mother Robertson.

Bethlehem Congregation had to en.rry another one of its old and :Cnith:Cul membe1·s to her Inst resting-place. Wbile the bells were ringing in the joyous Christmas festival, •God sent His Mgels to cnrry the soul of M;other Robertson to the cclobrntion of the everlnsting Christmas above. For a long time Mother Robertson hnd been waiting nnd praying for this. Patiently sbe hnd borne the heavy cross which tho Lord hnd found good to lay on hor. For sixteen l~ng yenrs she was paralyzed. puring all these years her daily joUl'neya were from her bed to her chair, and from the chair bock to her bed. In her bed or her ohnir sho listened to the sermons I rend to ber, portions of Holy Scripture I explained to her. Herc she rend her PIONBBB nnd the Young lAJl1,ertJ118' J(agazino. Both of these p~pers sho rend with great clelight,

The Lutheran Pioneer. Lhcy were ro.ys of light in the lonely life that she hnd to lead. But the main source of her dcUght wos her Bible. 'l111is Book was ever near her. When loucly she would 1·cnch for it. She had r end nod ~cren<.1 it until the binding was coming apart. F rom this Book she gathered strength. F rom this Book she n.lso lcnmcd tme Christian patience under cross and nllliction. She was n, tmly pat ient cross-bearer. '1"cvcr once did' she complain. A smile greeted the ,,isitor wla011c,'C1' he took time to stop in nnd sec how Mother Rober tson was. God~s ways were always righ t with her. She was C\'Cr thnnkiul that while confinctl to the bed nnd to l1cr choir she did not sufrc1· much pain, she was nblc Lo sec nnd hcnr, to rend nud. talk, nnd have others rend and talk to her.

Mother Bobertson.

But her gre1l tcst llcligbt and the source of her pa. t icncc nn<l sti-cnn-th was her abiding fo.ith in her Savior. Her Sn,•ior wns her all. She would never tire of hearing of Him; she could never sn.y oft.cm enough how much she owed to Him o.nd to H is greo.t love for her. To this Savior she longed to go. Often she c.xprcsscd the desire to dcpni·t and to be wit11 Jesus, whenever Jesus was ready to tnkc bcr. Hor wish wns finally granted. While ,vc were go.thcrcd nrouncl the Christmas-tree in our church, she who hnd for so mnny yenrs been deprived of the privilege of coming to the house of t he Lord with us to hcnr the singing and the sermons nnd to sec the Christmas-tree, passed gently nway, fell asleep in Jesus' arms, to nwnke under tho everlasting Christmas-tree in henvon. We mourn that we have lost her, and we shall miss her cheery fnce, but our losa is her gain. Let tl1e example of her childlike faith inspire us to greater faith in our Savior, then

we hnll one dn.y go where she hns gone and j oin her in praising the Lord, who has made nil things well. Her :Cuncral text was : "Blessed arc the dead ,vhich die in the Lord :Crom hencefor th; yea, saith the.Si>frit, that they mn.y rest f rom their labors, and their woi·ks do follow t hem." Rev. 14, 13. G. :i\I. KnAMP.R• •

Items. of Missionary. Interest. ..• ACTIVIT[ ES OF TUE Puor,10 1'.rY SEORE'L\RY.

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If any of our r enders should ever ha\'c been tempted to think that our P ublicity Secretary, Rev. N. J. Bakke, had but little to do, let him look over the following account of his work clone during the first ·few mouths of his holding the office : In n little o,·er two months be dcli\·cred 22 sermons and lectures before 4,575 hearers and wrote 18 articles for ,,nrious church periodicals; he attended three pastoral conferences nml sent 1·cports of greater or less lC11gth to 18 pastoral nnd tcacl1crs' conferences that were too for away for him to attend. Over and above this, he wrote a number of letters in the interest of our Colored Mi sion · nucl sent out 1,000 circular letters to our schoolteachers t o enlist their services iu tho spreading o.f the PIONEER and the illiuionslarwa. He trn\'elcd 110 less than 1,422 miles in these few mon ths. A. NEw l\f1ss10N.\RY 1:on Pnrr.ADEI.l'IU,\. - On Second Christmas Dn.y, in an c,•cning service held in the church o.f Rev. Totzkc's white congregation, Ro,•. Cad Stoll, the new missionary for Pbilndolphin, was installed in tho presence of his ' small colored congregation nud n. great crowd of white f riends of the colored work. All our white cl1urch11s in the city had dismissed their services, nnd tho pastors nnd many of their people ,vere present to encourage the now work by their presence. Under Pastor Polzin, the city miuionary of Philadelphia, n. small congregation of 2G Lutherans had been gathered in the pnst few years, nnd at tho earnest solicitation of tho little flock nnd the pastors of the city, the Board bas asked Pastor Stoll, who l1as been serving several Sout11orn congregations, to take charge o.f tho field. Tho work in ;I>hiladelpbia promises to be ,•ery succcsaful, since there nro no leu than 100,000 Negroes in the city, while Wilmington nnd Cheater, near by,"have also large colored populn.tiona.. lCBHEnRIN, VA. - We wero permitted to rend a \'Ory vivid description of tho Christmas celebration

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of our people nt 1\fohc!r in, nnd ore sorry thnt ":e nro not nblc to g iYe it to our renders. Suffice 1t here to sny thnt the new post.or, Ute people, nnd the children nll hnd n. most blessed nnd j oyous t ime. 'l'ho new pastor i much enconmgccl by his Christmns experience nnd though n o longer young in years, his letter shows t hnt he bns nll the en t.Jm insm of n. young mnn, nnd thnt he r cgnrd it ns n grcnt 1>rMlcgc to ecr,·e the L ord in hi pr ent cnpncity. We feel sure thnt God is "'Oing to bl the lnbors of Pnstor Dorpnt: nnd thnt he will hn,·e mnny nnot.hcr linppy nnd encourog ing C.'\:)l r icncc, such ns he land ·Jnst Chrishnns. God bless the good people of l\foherrin nnd their pn tor nud g rnn t them the strength nnd coumgc to work nnd bnttlc .rol' J esus nncl His kingdom! P1.,\QUJ-: lDNB, L A. - We Juwo a building-site in PJnquomine. On December 31, 11. Jot S0X175 :feet w11 bought f rom Mr. CJnre11e:~ O. Dupont for $1,500. Mr. Dupont donntecl $100 oC the purchn c price to our 1\ti., ion for which kincl clccd we CXJ>re~ our henrty thnnks. Now tl1nt we Juwe n fine buiJcling-site, mny Goel s.oon "'h·e u the necc~~nry money to erect n. chmch nod scl1ool. AL.\DAll.1. - W'e nrc plcnscd to hcnr thnt 1\Ci.. l?Ol!ll. Young, who ,vns ill, hos rcco"erccl nncl is nt work agnin. G IIEENSBOIIO, N. C. - While P resident J. P . Smith nnd his wife were out wnlking the dn.y oiler • Christmas, n :last-mo,•ing nuto without the lea t warning rnn into 1\frs. Smith nml hurled her quite a llistaucc. '11hc car moved so rapidly thnt it could not be identified. }Irs. Smith wns taken t.o the hospital, where by mcnns of nn X-rny c.~nminnt ion it was learned that there were two fractures o:l tho pchic bone. May God soon restore l\'frs. Smith to health and strength. F. J. L.

Young Lutherana' Kaguhle. Vol. XX, No. 1. The Lutheran. Gulde. Vol. XXIX, No. 1. Luthmach• Kinder- 112ld J'ugendblatt. Vol. XLIX,

No. I. her die lD.emen. Vol. XXVI, No. I. Thcao an all Juvenile periodical■ publl■hed by Concordia Publl_!!IIDJf ~me, SL Loul■, llo.; two mcf, In German and Engllab; one in mch languago for tho little boy■ and girl■, and ane each for the youth■ and maidcnL file YOltllf LtltAercllw Jlaga.-i110 i■ a 18-page monthl7 And ONt■ IO eta. & year. Tllo number before ua contain■ two Tf!!'7 lnt.ereatlng article■, one on "Our Colored :Mialonacbool■" and tJie other DJ1 "Our Southern Hountlllnoera." De■ldea theaa artlole■, which were of partlcsular intercat

t.o t-he editor, t.he munbe~ h1!B othcr excellen t r c:uling, mllt.tcr. T /10 h11f11croll Oluc/o I nlso t\ mont hly and co la 25 eta. 11. ycar. l ,11tl1cri1cl1c1 Ki11dcr- 1111,Z J 119c,l(lblatt whicl1 co ts 50 cts. I\ ycnr, ll!ld Jl11cr die K.lci11011, costing 25 cts. 11 year, eup1>ly t.he wnnts of t hose nblc to rcad German among our lio~•s, g irls, youLhs, and mnidcns, tl1oug h I know of mnny older people tl111t delight lo rcntl the Jnrger Germnn J>cr iodicnl. Jn fact, tho cdiLor is onc or them; ho bcc:nm 1i rcml r or t.hc Kinder- mid J u9ct1dbllltt whcn it was et.ill cnllcd t bo Jli11dcrbla tt, forty-six ye:ira ngo, nnd ho 1111& 111Jt lost t he. lmbit or r cading it to t.hie day. What n. wondcrfu ll~· " rcnL blcssing these 1>criodicnls would bo iC all those for whom they nro intcndcd would r ent! t.hom ! J.t'. J . L. ACXNOWLEDGlll[EHTS. RC!Cch•cd for Oolol'c1i illi11&io111 from tbo following Col• ored Congrl'gations : hrist, Rosebud, $22.73; Our n.\'ior, Cnmclcm, •17.24; Birminghnm, Aln., 4.05; t. Paul's, Onk Dill, 42.00; Zinn, 'l:nits Plncc, '18.07 ; Selma, Ala., 6.13; St. ,.\udrcw'e, Vrcdcnbnrg h, 37.03; t. J nm 's, Bneml 1' i (n 0. 5; Mount Olh•c, 'l'incln, 20.0G; l\lonnt Cnh•nrv Tildcn, 42.12; Grncc, Jngomnr, lG.00 ; t. John's, JofTrt!: G.00: Bclhnny, Nylnnd, 37.41 ; Mount Cnrmcl, l\fldwn.y, 18.GI ; Bclhci, Monroc-, .70; Beth cl, ChnrloLl e, 20.00; t . .1.\Intt.hcw's, Mchcrrin, 12. G; Jmmnnucl Lut hcrnn Collc"c, Greensboro, 724.G0 ; Bethany, Yonkers, 30.00; BcU.el, lllnqueminc, 5.00 ; Bethlehem, Now Orlcans, 50.00; Cnrrollton, Now Orleans, 15.00 and 112.00 ; Conconlin, Rockwell, 5.00; Grncc, Green boro, 2 .4u; Grncc, L. Louis, 200.00; Jmmnnucl, Brooklyn, 8.00; J mmnnuel, Sh:mklctown, 5.00; Luther College, ow Orleans, :]3.00; Mount Cnlvary, Mount Pleasnnt, 5.00 ; Mount Cn.lwLry, Sandy Ridge, 12.00; Mount Olivc, Catawba, 3.00; Mount Zion, Now Orloons, 25.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, 10.00; Rc• dccmcr, New Orlcnns, 13.03 ; t. J ohn's, nli bury, 10.00; St. Luke's, H igh P oint, .07 ; SI:. Luke's, Spnrtnnl.mrg, 18.25; St:. Peter's, Drye School House, 10.00; , t. l'nul'e, Charlotte, 25.00; Mount Zion, Charlot te, 12.00; t. Paul's, l\lnn■urn, 10.00; St., Paul' s, New Orleans, 30.00; Trinity, .;1 lbcmnrlc, 2.00; Trinity, Elon College, 1.16; Trinity, New Orlcans, 5.00; WnshingLon, 3.10; Win tonSnlcm, l .SO; t. lrnrk's, Atlnnt n, 10.00.- Total, $1,810.37. St. Louis, Mo., Jnimnry 1, 1021. H• .A. DITTllAII, A BBt. Prcaa., 1044 Clnra A\'c,

Gratcfully rccch•cd: By Rco. G. 'ilf. Kronicr, for Nnpolcom·illa : F rom "The Tnbithlls," Dn11\'illc, Ill., $15.00; from A. D., New Orleans, 5.00. By 11011. W. J. f'ar i:aZon, for l\[nnsurn: From llr. Obas. Heimlich, Reynolds, Ind., n. package of 1boC1; from l\Cra. Theo. Prinz, Valley City, 0., n. box of clothing. By Rou. O. A. 8a1tmifU, for Cbristmn■ l<'und: i·rom House, Bucnn. Vista, $10.00; N. N., Fort Waync, 6.00; N. N., Chicago, 10.00 ; aocicty, do., 10.00; aocicty, do., 1.00; l\fnnncr■, do., 10.00; H. F. Fiscl1cr & Sons, clo., 25.00; friends in Pnullinn. And Germantown, Iown., 21.50, nnd schoolchihlrcn in Germantown, 33.50; Holy Oros■ Sunday-achoo], St. Louis, 20.00; l\lr. Mee, Chicago, 6.00; St. Luke's, St. Loul■, 10.00. Total, $101.00. TUE L OTIIRIIAlf • PIOlfKKR ,. publ11becl moolhlr, ,,a,,,,bla f• adi:a11co nt lbo rollowloa: ratca l)t'r nooum, posla1;11 lo• eluded, to wit : 1 copy •••••••••• •• •• • •••••••• • ••• liO ,..,0111. 10 cople11, nod o,•er, 11ro t to one ncJcJ"'811, 40 1.~0111 lll•r 1.'flll)', 11 11 60 •• •• ., •• •• 37 .. .. ••

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Vol.XLIII.

ST. LOUIS, MO., MARCH, 1921.

On Easter Day in the Morning. Our lh•cs were cold aml drc.-uy, Our portion wne <lcspnir, We were so &nd nml weary Eternal woe our slmrc. nut in n. stnble lowly For man, of hope forlorn, TJ10 Christ, our Savior holy, At Betltlel1em wne born. And suffering without measure, lie frecxl us from our tl1ra1J And, dying, earned the t reasure Of heaven for us n.11. On Easter Dny, in the morning, He from His gr:we nrose, And in the stead of mourning We now luivo sweet repose. H. 0STEBUUS.

Easter and Our Missions. "Christ is risen I He is risen indeed !11 '!'his is the glad, conuorting message thnt comes to 11s n.t Eastertide. "If Christ be not rnised, your faith is vain; ye o.ro yet in your sins. Then they also which nro fallen asleep in Christ are perishcd,11 ~ Cor. 15; 17. 18.

But now is Christ risen f~m the dead. Our faith is not vain. We are no longer in our sins, and those who ba,•e died in Christ aro living in bliss with their resurrected Lord. By Bis glorious resurrection He has infnllibly proved, not only that He wns the Son of God and the Savior of tho world, ns Ho often testified, but also that the ransom He came to pay was paid in full, and 'accepted. and acknowledged in full.

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'l'hc fact that the ·Son of God was manifest in the flesh and died to save sinners, and tba.t He triumphantly rose again from the dead, having led captivit'y captive, is so well established that only those who are blinded and kept in bondage by Satan can deny it. 'l'he Church knows it with the cel'tainty of the Holy Spirit's infallible testimony, and therefore de\!outly celebrates her sad Good Friday and her joyous Easter. "He was deliv.ered for our offenses and was raised again for our justification.11 Adam's siils were ours, but they were imputed to Christ, who lmew no sin, who bore them on His holy body on the tree, aiid atoned for them. In like manner is the righteousness of Christ, which He brought with Him from the open tomb, imputed to us, who ho.ve no righteousness of our own, fo1· our justification. It is ours by faith 'in the resurrect.ed So.vior. "Therefore as by the offense of one, Adam, 'judgment co.me upon all men to condemno.tion, even so by the righteousness o.f One.,, Christ, the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life." Rom. 5, 18. It is procured for n.11 nnd offered to all, but possessed by those only who accept and believe it. · Now the '\\-itnesses can go out into all the world and proclaim with•burning hearts and 'fiery tongues: "Be of good cheer, sinners! Christ, who died for your sins, is risen ag,iin for your justiftcation. He was your Substitute before God and His Law. He has been acquitted, released from the prison-house •of tho grave, and declared righteous, and you are declared righteous in Him. The debt is paid; the Law is fulfilled; justice has been satis&ed; Satan is crushed; death has lost its sting, the grave its vi(!tory; from His open grave He bu brought the

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A Voice from· Bethlehem Station, free gifts of forgiveness of sins, justificntion o! life, New Orleans, La. reconciliation with God, life, nnd snlvntion. It is all yoUl'S; Take it, believe it, rejoice in it I" B thlchcm? Ye, denr Editor and r enders of "How happy nri! our enrs thnt hcnr this joy.ful . tho I>roN.Elm, you ho.vcn't heard from us for quite sound I" There is salvation in none other; but in n Ionrr while. till our long silence docs not spell Him our snlvntion is sure. While we worship at the feet o.f our risen Lo1·cl inncLion. It is tt·ue, nothing of o. stnrtling nnturc and find in Him our comfort nnd our joy, con we has occm·rcd down here at Bethlehem station; bowforget that there nrc millions yet who n.re without o,·cr, God hos done some Utings nt Bethlehem during Christ and without hope in the world? While om t he post year :Cor wl1ich we nrc particularly tbankhearts beat with gratitude to Him for the gl'cnt ! ul, and we nro prompted to open our mouth •nn~ delfrerance He bas wrought, can we be indifferent penk o.f them. We hn\'c been highly fm•ored by our to tho work of the Church which He llns cstnbli hed, hca,1 culy Father in all departments of our work. and to which He, hns entrusted the :l\Ienns of Groce Imnginc yourself cnted in our lnst congregafor the salvation of others ns well ns for oursch•cs? tionn l meeting. 'l'hc •ret.nry has rend the minutes While we believe that He bns r edeemed us from o.f the pr ,•ious meeting. They hnvo been adopted. everlasting death and bns mndc us heir of ctcrnnl The hnirmnn, Rev. Ki:nmcr, now rends the finanbliss in hea,•cn, can we stnnd by unmoved nnd cold cinl report. "'l'hc high-water _mnrk," did he say? when we think of the milli9ns of Negroes in our 'l'he hirrhcst in the )1istory o.f the congregation? land, bound fast in So.ton's chains nud perishing in What wn the amount? Ovc1· $1,000 cluring tho their sins, for '\\•hom He also died nnd rose ngnin? ycnr 1920. Drothe'r Dixon: "Rend thnt ngniu While we enjoy to the fullest e.'dent the fruits Pastor." The J n tor 1·cacls tho ngurcs again. 'l'bnt's of His death and resurrection nnd rejoice in t11e correct, Brother Dixon, ovar a t1iousan-cl dollars hope of glory through His. grace, is it o. mo.ttcr raised at our station during tho year 1920 l How about our Sunday-school? Our Sund11yof small concern to us that the Negro ltission entrusted to us by our risen Savior, languishes, nny, is scl1ool Jn t ycnr rencbcd its highest mark, both in struggling f'at a poor dying rate" for Jnck of men enrolment nnd in nttendance, and the collections ore and money? Such questions as these it is befitting continually increasing. Yes, we also have a choir. that we should ask ourselves, especially in this It wns organized early Inst year, and the young season, when our meditation upon the bitter suf- people's club in December. They arc "The Young ferings and glorious resurrection of our Lord so Willing Workers." Enthusiastic? Vcry l 'rhey nre now rchenrsi,n g :for o. musical entertainment to mueb engages our attention. Can you, cdear fellow-Christian, rejoice in your be gh•en, God willing, in April. 1.'hoy ·nrc now risen Lord, comfo~ yourself with the forgiveness thinking of purchasing 11 piano. of your sins and with .the sure hope of etemal life . Is our school "marking. time".? More than without using every effort to rescue the perishing that. Our enrolment is ~e highest we',,o ever had. The faculty, excluding the pnstor, .consists of four: N egroea at your door? ... During theae "lean" months of the year the the lfisscs Elnora King, Bernice Craig, Artemisc contributions do not cover the expenses. The result Sabourin, and tho writer. If you are ever down on ii debt and discouragement, both detrimental to the o. visit to New Orleans, we shall be pleased to have mission-work. Let us be up and doing while the you drop in and see us in .action. Euter-meuage rings joyfully in our ears. The The sum of our progress for the past year? risen Lord baa need of our means, our money, and Well, with our trials and our afflictions, our failures our goods for tho upbuilding of His kingd9m among and our shortcomings, our sins and our weaknesses, the N egroea. Let us provide the mep and the means ,ve should BOY - steady. Considering the bountiful that we may "go and tell them" of Him who is tho blessings bestowed on 11s in the past year, we bow our unworthy beads before the Giver of all good Resurrection and the Life. things wi~out whom we ca-n do nothipg. Now He bl41 ua tell manldrul How all ma:, alfttlcm find, A. ·WILBY. How poor abmen a.re forglftll .Allcl throuah faith may eater h•ftll• HallelaJab I

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TllB whole business of the whole Church· is to preach the whole Goapel 'to the whole world.

The Lutheran Pioneer. Fortieth Anniversary of St. Paul's Chapel, New Orleans, La. On the Inst Sunday in Jnnunry, J anun.ry 30, we nt St. Poul's Chapel celebrated our fortieth anui,,cr al'y in two special services, at 11 o'clock in the morning and nt 7.30 o'clock in the evening. . . Befo1·c describing these services, I belic,•c it would be in place :first to give you n. brief history o.f St. Paul's, which is the la1·,..est and second oldest o:f our Colored mi ion-congregations in New Orleans.

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Orleans from Little Rock, and began work at St. Paul's, January 26, 1881. Regular &erviccs were held every Sunday evening beginDing l\Iny 29, 1881. It is :from January 26, 1881, when Teacher Berg began work at our school, that we bcioffin to count time at St. Paul's. As you have noticed, kind reader this was the second start. But no matter how hard Missionary Doescher and bis willing helpers from t. John s worked, the fact remains that the ,vork was given up for over a year, and then taken up again by 'l'eacber Berg and ·Pastor Bakke

After Fortieth Anniversary Service at St. ~aul's Chapel, llew Orleans.

As early as March 9, 1879, Missionary Doescher dedicated the old St. Paul's Cbn.pel, and Sundayschool was begun with 17 pupils. A few weeks later he began to preach regularly every Sunday and every Tuesday evening. Later, conditions became so discouraging that be discontinued the work and advised the Mission Board to sell the chapel. However, thank God, no purchaser could be found. Upon tho arrival of the Rev. N. J. Bakke at Ne,v Orleans, the middle of November, 1880, the missionary work was resumed, the Board COJ\SCnting to gi"e it another trial. He served the station till bis removal to North Carolina in 1891. J:n January, 1881, Teacher Charles Berg was transferred to New

in 1881. Only :five cl1ildrcn attended the opening of the school, but in a short time Teacher Berg had an enrolment of about 70. He was an excellent teacher, a.n d bis labor was signally bleBBed. The first members and founders of St. ·Paul's were children educated in his school. Rev: F. J. Lankenau,. of Napoleon, 0., the editor of the LUTHERAN .PIONEER, was the successor of Pastor Bakke, and served the congregation most faithfully for 17 ·1ong years. Then came Rev. Alb. Witt, who served the congregation for about nine months. His successor WI\& the Rev. Ed. H. Schmidt, now Jof Sheboygan, Wis., who served most faithfully for about 8¼1 years. ·

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d knlsomincd t he altn,r , pulpit, and lectern painted The present pastor and missiona_ry is tho un er' , ' 1 t new velvet coverings put on them, and the church ti 11 d signed who was ordained and insta c on 10 as day October, 1919_ • At tho present time we !1avc beautifully decorated with palms and cut flowers. on our list 342,baptized members, 206 commurucnnt We were delighted to receive a. letter of conmembera, and 28 voting members. During the past gratulnt iou :Crom our Mission Board nt St. Louis. year we raised $932.27. Sixty-four scholars are e1_1The 30th of Janual'y, 1921, was o. banner event in rolled in our Sundaiy-schooJ, and 223 in our dn.y- the liistory of St. Pn.ul's, nnd will n~vcr be :forgotten. school, who arc taught by four teachers. · l,l~ndiug We hn.ve much rcasou to cry out with tho Psalmist: from left to right on the picture, they nrc : 'I·lfo ·· "0 gh•e thanks unto tl1e Lorcl, for He is good; for Misses Emma Dunn, Mercedes Tcrvnlon, Syh•inn. His mercy enclureth forever I Who can utter the Raymond, and Mr. Wm. B. Seaberry, ·Jr. mighty nets of the Lord? Who can show for th nll Now to get bnck to our nnnh•erso.ry sen'iecs. As His praise?" . stated above, two services were held; o. morning nnd lfoy the e,•cr gracious God continue to bless us nn evening service. Rev. G. M. Kramer of our and you for H is dear Son's sake. '!'his is tho wish sister congregation, Bethlehem Chapel, the visitor o.f yom- friend and missiono.1·y, i{ILF.S S. GRDAUF.R.

Have You Forgotten Tait's Place? . In the Jnnunl'y is. no of the PIONEER on nppcal appeared for contributions for n much-nccclcd chnpcl nt Tnit's I>Jnce. A cut, showing tho old cnbin in which seniccs hnvc been con<lucted in the pnst, was nlso hown. 'rhis morning n con tribution rcachecl us from n f'ricncl in Ossian, J ncl., nccomponicd by the following note : "~EAR PASTOR, -

Pastor and Teachers of St. Paul's Chapel, llew OrleanL

"When I rend our mission-paper ond learn about tl1e great neecl o'f chnpels, and when I sec I1·om the pict'tn·es uccompauying these m·t icJcs how our missionaries and congregations arc compelled to conduct senices 1mder most trying conditions, it grieves me thnt immcdio.te contributions o.rc not forthcoming to mnke possible o. speedy erection of cho.pels wherever they ,nrc needed. Enclosed you will find o. contribution for the cho.pcl o.t To.it's Place ..., and may God bless our missionaries and the work which they nrc doing in the Black Belt of

of the Louisiana field, preached in the morning. His text was Pa. 115, 1. One hundred forty-one were present. After the service the pictures were taken which you see here reprqduced. Bev. Alb. 0. Friedrich of St. John's Church delivered the sermon in the evening. He chose .as tut Pa. 84, 1--4. 'l'he attendance at this service Alabama!" wu 235. Approximately one-third of tl1ese were We wish to ho.ve this letter appear in 01_!r members of our white congregations who came out PIONEER for two reasons. First, it should acr,•e as to rejoice with 118 and give thanks to our good and a reminder. We ho.,•e not received sufficient :Cunds gracio11S God. The plate collection at this service to cover the expenses connected with the erection of amounted to S,87.00. ~eacher E. H. Heintzen of our chapel-at Tait's Pince. We feel that mnny who Bl John's Church, who taught at our school from resolved to contribute for this co.use have forgotten 1900 to 1904, presided at tho organ. Ono of our to send in their donation. Ho.ve you, dear reo.dcr, teachers, ::Hiss Emma. Dunn, beautified th-e service forgotten to do so? We ask you not to put this by. rendering a vocal solo. copy of the PIONEER uide until you have addreaaed Our Ladies' Society is deeening of special men- a letter containing your gift· far Tait's Place to tion. The ladies had the wi.lla of the church re- Mr. E. Schuettner,. 323 Merchants-Laclede Bldg.,

The Lutheran Pioneer. St. Louis, Mo. Tho work iu A.labamo. is lhc Savior's ·work, it is·om· work, it is your work. And may the Savior blc those who hnvc contributed townrd tl1is mucli-nccdcd chapel :Cnncl, nnd mn.y He induce ,others by mcnns of this reminder to :Collow their cxnmplc. Secondly tho nbovc letter is to scnc nnother pmpose. '~May Goel bless our mi iona1·ics nnd the work which they arc doing in the Block Belt of Alabama" i the wn.y tho writer expresses herself. What a. blessing it would he i£ nll the 1·cadcrs of our .mi ion-papers would, in thcii: prayer , :iJwoke Goel s blessing upon the wo1·k which i b ing done in our

The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau Reaches Out .a Helping Hand into the Black Belt of Alabama. Wbilc I "machine' the e lines, the wind is l1owling through the tall pines, rnin is beillg carried along by n. raw, nn ty, nnd penetrating wind, and I l)mf lhinking of the cnbins wl1ieb dot the plantation o[ the onthlnnd and the llcoplc living in tl1ese dilapidated huts. I an cc them - old gray-haired uncle~ aml aunties, born before the days o.f the 'ivil War, surrounded by their children nnd grand·hilclr n all lmtldl d nem· the fireplace, in which

Church nud School nt Tnlts, Ala. The plowelmrc cxtemJlug to the right serves tho purpose of n. bell.

mission-field . "Ask," snys tbe Lord, "nnd it sbnll be given you.' ' Whatsoever ye shnll nsk the Fnther :in l\'Iy no.me, He will gi"e it you. ' These nrc ·the promises. 'l'he next time you pray tbc Lord's Prayer, will you not include in tbo petition, "Thy :kingdom come," nlso our Negro Mission? And will :you not in this particular instance also remember the ·work ,vhieh is being done at 'l'ait's Pineo? Let us, ·then, with uplifted arms and with open purses be ;about our So.\'ior's business, doing the work which :He hns gh•en us to do wliile it is dny, before the :might cometh when no mnn cn.n wor~. G.A.S.

'l'HE mission-field of a Ohurclt will to a great E1Cxtent be a reflection of the Church at home.

pine logs (gathered from tho woods near by) bum, throwing heat ond light into the room. Desolate and dr,cary nrc mnny of i1tesc homes. For the second time in ns many yenrs1 tbc King of the South1 Cotton, hns been a failure. When thercr is no cotton, there is no money. For the post months tl1e weather hns not been se,•ere, but even now the chilly and 1·aw wiucls are blowi11g1 and penetrnting colcl weather hns set in. We feel certain that there will be much suffering in the South this year because o.f lack of clothing. There will be children in this section of the lnnd, shoeless ~nd stockingless, and the thin gnrment.s in which they are clad offer little protection ogninst the elements. And tbere is no ( or very little) money with which to buy garmenta and bedclothes. I therefore ao.y that many of these

The .Lutheran Pioneer. homes are desolate,• and t he people living in them are suffering for lack of the necessities of life. .The saddest feature about thousands of homes in which the Colored people are housed is this: "There js no Christ, no Savior, in these homes." Unlike Christ.inns, whq in the days of suffering and want look forward to that time when they shall be delivered from the sorrows of this li.fc, in the clwcllings, and by far the majority o.f dwellings, of t.he Negroes, there is no such outlook. Five years ago our Luthcrnn Church uni'.urled the banner of the Gospel of Christ in the Black Belt of Alabama. '110-day the crucified Christ is being held up before old and young in 15 communities where we ha,•e established churches and schools. l\Iuch has been . done to bring joy and happiness into the homes

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New lllembera of the Colored llliaalon Board.

or the people living near our churches. Old and young into whose cars and hearts the Word of God has been sounded, rejoice in the knowledge, a saving knowledge of a loving Savior, who died for their sins on the cross. The homes of these people are not desolate, for where the Savior enters and makes His abode, joy 11I1d. happiness are found, though there is Bt1ffcring o.nd want. Tho people who have learned to know 11I1d love their Savior also realize . that they are blessed, for they have learned to sing: Oh, bleat the houae, wha.to'er befall, Where Jeaua Christ fa all fn all; Yea, if He were not dwelling there, How poor, and dark, and void it werel

"Though the Lord has blessed the \\•ork which our ' Lutheran Church is doing in the Southland, though He has blessed our poor, weak, and faulty e.liorts beyond expectation in the upbuilding of His Lutheran Zion, we have reached comparatively few I I

people. There is still much land to be possessed, there arc still hundreds and thousands of cabins which arc poor, dark, and void. These homes are tndy desolate, :Cor the people living in them arc living in the darkness of sin and of spiritual ignorance, without God without Christ, and therefore without hope. Wheu we allow our thoughts to reach out into the e large a1·eas where these people live, week by week, day by day approaching the time when - unle~ you and I bring the Gospel to them - they hall be miserable forever, nud when we tltink of the few men enlisted to supply these people with the Brend of Life, we are forcibly reminded of the words of the n.vior: "The har.,,est truly is plenteous, but the laborers arc :Cew. Pray ye, therefore, the Lord or the harvest that H e will send forth labo1·ers into Ili harvest. ' Oh, for men nncl women who would n i t in the work of 1·caehing out a. helping Jmnd to tho e clying in their sins I \\ c Jtnd such though ts when our eye fell u1>on a copy o.f the little pnpc1· cclitcd by t he \merican Lutheran l>ublicity Bureau nnd we decicl d to a11peal to thi body for help. T rue, t hey did uot send us men to help us in ~ur work, but hey clid nd tracts - nnd a lnrgc number of them. '!'hey were gh·en to u grnti . I n this manner the American Luthc~nn P ublicity Bt~rcnu has rcnchccl out n helping hand int-0 the Black Belt of Alnbnmn and i a isting in the work which ·our Lutheran hu rch is doing. We shall distribute these little leaflets which tell o.r the redeeming Jo,•e of n. compassionate Sa,,ior who died for all. We a.re g1·nteiul :Cor the tracts u•hicl1 we ha,•o received and thank the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau as well as the people who by their contributions have made pds ible the · free distribution of these leo.flets. And we feel certain tbat these little me sengers, entering the homes of many who could never be reached in any oth,er way, will, under God's blessing, assist greatly in bringing true joy and happiness to the people whom they reach. ''lly Word," says the Lord, "shall not return unto Me void." G. A. Son:a.nDT, in America,• Luehara,a..

Selling Literature to Hindus and Mohammedans.

. Not in the J.1istory of Christian missions hu it been considered possible to sell Christian literature to any great extent to the Hindus and Mohammedans of India. The past two yen.rs have sur-

Tli.e Lutheran Pioneer~ prised Christian workers as to what co.n be done in selling books o.nd mngnzines, if co.re nnd tnct nre used in preparing o.nd handliDg them. One mission board is publishing nn ,Urdu magnzine for the Mohammedan people which has o. regular sale of 5,000 copies ench issue. The Hindu mngnzine of the snme board is sold mostly to the Hindus and is issuccl every two months, nlso with a circulation of about 5,Q00. Indian colporteurs are nble to reach many people with the Gospel-story through these mngnzines who could not be reached by the preacher; for they would not take time nor trouble to listen to one who should endeavor to teach them about Christ. A common experience is thnt the native would try to get up nn argument by asking some of the most absurd questions and by interrupting the one prcnchiDg the Word. But when they buy a book, they have the plnin story be.fore them in blnck and white, and they may argue or oppose its tcncl1ings 119 much as they like still it bears its silent message to their hca,r ts, and tells them they are sinnem and lost in the sight of God. The printed pnge is one of God's most active ngeneics for giving the last Gospel-message of mercy to the higher classes of India..

Items of Missionary Interest. ST. Loois, Mo. - Our Colored congregation in St. Louis is now fully organized, )111\•ing recently adopted n constitution and elected the necessary officers. -At the home of Pastor Claus there arrived1 January 26, n. bright young baby girl, who when baptized was gh•en the name Audrey Eileen. God bless tbe little girl from on high l SPRINGFIELD, ILL. -The voters of this church meet monthly, and a part of cacl1 meeting is devoted to the reading, of the Lutheran Confessions. Regula\' quarterly meetings are held, which are attended by the ,vhole congregation. This gives every member an opportunity to bear the financial reports. - At its annual mission festival ~s congregation gathered the sum of $64.12. - Pastor Claus, who has cl1arge of St. Louis and Springfield stations, reports that he preached 21"I times in 1920, made 663 calls, and tmveled. 61000 miles. The two congregations gathered $1,302.10 during the year. Of this sum $685.25 was received in St. Louis, and $616.85 in Springfield.

TAIT'S PtA0P., ALA. -Have you read Pastor Schmidt's appeal for this stntion ? Can you read it unmo,·ed? In a prh•ate letter to the editor he writes the !ollowing, which I take the liberty of publisbin" : '"' e nre in dire need of benches for our chapel at •rnifs Pince. Dlll'ing the Christmas service the chnpel nt '!'nit's was packed. First 1111 the benches ,on one side of the chapel (planks resting on bricks) broke down, cnusing no little confusion and disLmbance. Finally, we succeeded in restoring order, when the eame thing happened on the other side of the chnpcl. We hope tho.t some congregation will come to our rescue and donate pews. An altar and bnptismnl font arc also needed for this chapel. "De~ks nre needed, not only for our school at •rait's Place, but also :tor other schools on the field. Will yon kindly insert notice in PIONEER? )Inny of the schools witliiu the Synodical Conference have been closed. Is it not possible that there ni'e congre·ga,tions which arc willing to send desks to us which are no longer being used? It may also be well to mention thnt we cnn use n. bell at Tait's. We bad the carpenter build the steeple in such a way that n. bell can easily be placed in it. Now tlie question: 'Cnn we get the bell?' 11 Pastor Schmidt is one of the most modest men we have ever met. Whene,•er he asks for something, be it e,•er so necessn1·y1 he feels constrained to make apologies for doing so. We are sure that it cost him a. grent eJl'ort to•mnke the o.ppenl for To.ifs Place, nud it would certainly be a pity if his call for help should fall u1>011 deaf ears. Help if you possibly can ! F. J. L. . WINSTON-SA.LEY. -Rev. Jesse Hunt, who has been sel"\'ing our Washington station during the pust months, bas been transferred to Winston-Salem, N. C. The Washington station is now under the care of Rev. Cnrl Stoll of Philadelphia. A chapel is needed at Winston-Salem. Rev. Eugene R. Berger, of Tilden, Dallas Co., Alo.., was recently called to his former home near l'Iansura, La., where his father and his mother were seriously ill. - Our Alabama schools have an enrolment of 970 pupils. A splendid increase in tuition is to be noted. IY:llA.NUEL CoLLBGB, GRBBNBBOB.O, N. O. Rev. John :MeDavid reports that this :institution bas an enrolment of 180 student.a and an attendance of_. 1"10. The need of a dormitory, which already AtABilCA. -

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The Lutheran Pioneer. . ACKNOWLEDGllrtEJnS. lteceh•cd for Oolor«L .il/iasiona from t ho following Col orcd congregnt iona: Bet hany, Nylll:i,d, $10.74; Mount Cnr: mel, Midway, 35.52; St. Andrew s, Vredenburgh s Dl • St. J umea's, Bueno. Vista. 17.67; Mount Olive, '•.ri~ela' 13.80; :Mount Cnh•ary. 'filden, 34.70 ; Grace, I ngomar" 40.4.G; St. John's, Jolrre, 7.02 ; St. Pa.ul's, Oak Hill, 18.10~ 'elrnn, .Aln., J.30; Zion, Tnits Place, 21.48; Our So.vior' Cn111de11, 7.10; Chri t, ltosebud, 22.4!J; Birmingham, Ala.: 4.00; Dethnny, Yonker , 35.00 ; Bethel, Plaquemine, 10.00; Hetlllehem, New Orlea.ns, 50.00; Cnrrollton, New Orleans 15.00 ; Concordia, Rockwell, G.00; Grnce, . Greensboro: 16.10; l mmnnuel, Brooklyn, 8.00; Immanuel College, Gi:eensboro, 718.10; l\Iount .Cnlvnry, l\Iount Pleasant, 6.00; :Mount C1dvnry, Sandy Ridge, 15.00; Mount Olive, Cata.wbn, 5.00 ; Mount Zion, N ew Orlenna, 40.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, 10.00; Redeemer, New Orleans, 22.3!); St. John's, Salisbury, 16.00; St. Luke'•• Higll Point, 1.84; St. Luke's, pnr tnnburg, 15.50; St. Matthew's, 1'Ieherrin, Progress. 20.71 ; St. Mark's, Atlnntn, 5.00 ; St. Pa.ul'a, Charlotte, 27.00; l\Count Zion, Chnrlotte, 1'1.00 ; St.Paul's, l\Innsura, A century ago there was not a p1·ofessing Prot- 12.00; 't. Pnul's Nn.polco1wille, 25.00; St. Paul's, New Orlcm, , 30.00; St. rcter's, Drys School Bouse, 10.00; estant Christian in Japan; not one in Korea; less Tr!n!ty, Albemarle, 2.~0.; Trinity! E lon College, 2.62; than ten in the Chinese Empire, and a few thousand Trnnty, New Orleans, :J.00; \ Vnshmgton, 2.05; Winston- Sttlem, .5G; Zion, Gold IIill, G.00. - 7.'otaZ, $1,401.03. in India. To-day there is a Protestant Christian St. Louis, lUo., Fcbmnry 1, l!JBI. community of some 90,000 o.dhcrents in Japan, IC. A. DITrl[AJI, .d.sst. Treas., 10,&4 Clnro. .,b e. 200,000 in Korea, nearly a million in China, and

was great, is no"' greater than ever. God speed the day when sufficient :tunds shall be on bond to begin building operation~ l NAPOLEONVILLE, LA. -The renders of t he PioNEBR have been told nt different times t hat n. chapel and school must soon be erected at Napoleonville. Our Mission Board has decided to purchase the building site. But this will exhaust the funds on }land for Napoleonville. l\fay the Lord open the hearts and hands of many to furnish t he funds for the chapel!

1,617,000 in India~ In India the Protestant, native Christian community is gaining about 50 per cent. every ten years. It is doubling every decade in China, while nearly a convert an hour bas been added every day in Korea since the first miBBionary ianded.

Tl&tJ New Bra in. .Asia.

BOOK TABLB. We are pleaaed to announce the following publications, which have been sent to ua by the publiahera, Concordia. Publishing House, St. Louis, llo.: Ke Loved Ke, a'llcl Gave Klmllelf for Ke. By Prof. W. B. 'r. Dt1.u. Tasty cloth-binding, 60 eta. A aeries of seven Lenten addreaaea in the author's beat vein, afl'ording moat welcome reading for the quiet hour durinj{ Holy Week. .A bmutiful volume in every way. breathing thro!IJhout tho true Christian spirit, and fl'lery sentence throbbing with genuine feeling and ea.meat appeal. Jlo14 J!'ut That Which Thou Kuti Words of Encouragement, Warning, and Admonition to Our Confirmed Youth. .Adapted from W. Ziolho, Cloth, 215 at&; gilt edge, 3IS eta. . ' • ·· Simple, but tender words a,4dreaaed to the newly confirmed. The boundleaa love of the Savior ia 80 touchingly presented, and the need of remaining true to Bim 80 conTinalnglJ set forth, that tho booklet cannot but appeal to its nadera. Palm Jll'IDetT-lln'en. By Brnal I. Brio. Canta.ta.: Mb::ed Choir and SolL 34 pages; 80 eta. Thi■ I■ No. 15 of the publisher■' aeries of "Sacred Chorme■ and .Anthem■ for Kore .Ambitious Choirs." ''It combin• relatlw· -■e of execution with unusual purity and chutity of form." It OOD11iata of four cboru■e■ and several aoloa. The cborwie■ can eaail7 be uaed aeparateq. .A■ a whole the composition would be well adapted for u■e In a ■cmg ■enlce, toaether with a few other hJ'lllll• ancl oholr ■electlom. Tiio cuitata can be rendered in · about thlrl;J minute.. Ji'. J. L.

Uc,·. C • .i\. Schmillt, "clmn, A.In., gratefully neknowledges: llooeh·cd pneknges or clothes from J. A. RulT, Grund Jalnnd, Nebr.; L. Estel, Perry,•ille, l\Io. ; Mrs. Schlier, Bent on, Mo. ; boxes of clothes: from Tnbit hn. Society, Danville, 111.; ~[rs. Arndt, lleriden, Conn.; A. Wa•mcr, Altenburg, l\Io.; l\'lrs. Wm. Windett, \Vhat Cheer. !own.; hym• nals : P. Jjindhori t, ·Reynohls, Ind. -For Ta.its 1>1nce: N. N., $1.00; l\frs. P. l•'. H., Clevel1111d, 0., G.00; .N. N., Ossian, I nd., 10.00 (Tnits PJ., 5.00; eateehumc!n room, G.00) ; N . N., Sln.ter, Mo., 2.00; N. N., Fort Way ne, 3.00 ; N. N.• New Or~cans, 6.00.

Receh•ed from tho S tudents' Missionary Society, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 0: ,•aluable box of used clothing nnd $5.00 to co,•e1· expressnge on 81lme, for t he Onk H ill l\[ission. l\Inny thnnka ! Receh•ecl of tho RC\•. H ugo Grimm and congregntion, l\Ia.rengo, Iown., $4.00 to apply to freight expense on altar 1>resented to Our Sawior T.utl1. Congregation, Possum Bend, Alabama, r ecently and hereinbeforo aeknowledgC!d. l\Jany thanks ! . M. N. CA'RTER, Pai&or. Illl[POBTANT NOTICE. Kindly CODIUlt the addreu printed OD thll co_py or )'OUr LVTHBRAll' 1•1ox11:zn. Tbe bottom line or tbe addre111 1how1 wbeD •your 11ublcrlpt1OO espll'CI. "March 21" llgoUles tbat your 111b11erlptlOD espll'CI DOW. Pleue IC!Dd ISO cfll. (10 eta. additional lo St. l.oul1, Canada, DDd foreign couotrle11) to :,our. aaeot or to ua ID ample time to lo■ure our uolotorruptcd IIC!rvlcc. It rcqulrca normally about two ween baton, chango or ezplrat loo date will 1bow on addroa plDtCL Be ■urc to mention the J>D_pcr you de1lre, DDd :,our name and addreu, both new and old, If _you dnln, D cbango In addre1L If your renewal II not received before ez~lrDtloa, your name will aatomDtlc:ally drop from oar malllog-J11t. COll'COIIDIA. PUBLIBBl:XO Houaz, St. Lciula, Mo. THR J,UTIIRIIAll' 1'10:xz1m 11 p11bll1bcd mootbl:,, JHll/fllllo

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R.t:,•. ]!•. J. LANKENAU. EDITOR. rubll11ht'd monthly t,y Com•ordln. l'ublhlltln,: l loulll', SI. I.nu 111• .Mo. SubRcrlpllon price, IIO cl11. per nnnnm, 1mynblc 11l rlcUy Jo adl'anc:e. 1~111crrd me ~cond-cl:1311 mall •r nL tho l'u>1l Ofth: nt St. l.oulM, :'\lo., nnrle r the ,\cl ur Mnreh a, JSiO. Acccplnncc for mnll!ni; nL 111,cclnl rnlc or postni;o rro,•ld1-tl tor In 1<ccllon 110:1, ,\ cl of Oc lobcr ::. l!lli, 1mlhorlacd on .Tul.r G, tnlS.

Vol.XLUI.

ST. LOUIS, MO., APRIL, 1921.

Up, Nations, for the Night is Coming. ·11, nnt.iuns, fo1· Lhe night is coming, '!'he sun is inkin;: low, J,cst clurkuc 1 shall o'crtnke you, .And fill yonr hcnrld with woe.

I', nnLions, for t he 11ight. is eoming, '£he Lorcl's 1111,· is nt. lnuul. Oh, Lurn to c:od, ye uni.ions, l~rom mmr 111ul distnnt Jnnd. 11, uni.ions. for the n.ight is co,;1i11g; l'rc1mre for J11d•m1ent J)ay! n t out. yonr iclols, henlhcn, Ami to t he I.rue C:od prny !

Up, 1111t ions, for the night is coming; Come now 1tnd do nut M·nit, , }'or tho fenrful night. .is nenriug Whm .it will be too lute. .1\. LIV.SK~.

·Dedication at Taits Place, Ala. .A.uothcr lighthouse l1ni; been erected in this siuund ignoroncc-darkcnccl section of the Southloncl. We rcror to the cha1>el which hos rcccn~Jy been built ot 'l'o.its Place. On Sundny, Februnry 20, this builcling wns dedicated to the scn·icc of the 'l'riuue Goel. lt wos IL joyful, hnppy thankful flock t:hnt •gntherccl :l:or this celebration. Auel surely there is every reason for joy and . grntitucle. Like Jmndrcas ond thousands of Negroes in Alabnma, so the members belonging to our congregation at Tni_ts 'Place, not Jong ogo, were sitting in clnrkncss and in the shado,v of deotb. They kite\\' little or nothing about the truths co1\toi11cd

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iu ~cripturc. 'J'hey were living without God, without 'lll'h;t without hope. '!'rue, t.l~cy hod i>rcaichers Jon" bc[orc the Lutheran Ohm-ch reached them. But the lcndc1·s w11om the~- had were- and ore c,·iclent}~- not concerned about t he souls of men. 'rowds llock to their clmrchc~ to cot of the Brend o:r Life, but are feel on the husk:- of dreams ond ,·1 ions. 'l'he~o J)renc11ers ore ignorant concerning spiritunl thingi,:, they nre blind lenders of the blind, hn,•ing on eye only for the collections which they ore able to cxnct from the people. Several men nt '£nit· P ince, 1·en1izing this, were llisso.tisficcl \\"ith . conditions in their church. 'J.'hey ,vonted a clmrch · which would point out to them nud their children the wny to Jifc. '!'hey henrcl of the Lutheran Church aud attericlcd n, ser,1icc at l\Iichmy. They come back agaiu. Here they :Cound what they needed an·d · wanted. 'l'hc~• asked thut we come into their commu11ity nud tench them nud their families wbat they must do to be saved. It was following this call thnt we went to •raits Place with the old, old Gospel of the compassionnt-0 nnd Joving Savior who tlicd for a11, Jesus, the llcclcemcr of the World, wus heltl up before. the c~-cs of men, women, and children in ser,·iccs, Sundo~·-school, nnd day-school. 'l'hc wondrous l.o,·e of God in Christ Jesus which smrcs mou :Crom sin, clenth, and bell was proclaimed. As nlwn~•s, so in this case, the Word ,vns a power unto sah-ation. l\{nny wbo beard the message learned to know uncl Joye Him who gnve His life u n rnnsom. And now· these people are happy in this knowledge; tl~ey ore grotcf'ul aud bn.Ye· learned to give thanks unto Goel, wl10 has delivered them from da:rkncss nud translnt.ed them into the kingdom of H~ dear Sop.

The Lutheran Pioneer.

When work wn stnrted nt Tnit Place, there \\'118 no suitn,b le building in which to conduct scr,·icea. An old hut cnllecl Lee's Chn11el, on which the tooth of time had done i ts work, h ad been abnudoncd by its builder, " Preacher Lee," and his congregation. It " ·ould n ot scn e their pm·po~e any longer. I n this totteriug, forsnken " cl1apel" we conducted ou1· ser,·ices. Those wcro trying times. 1 11 cold weather tl1e cnbin could nol be beatcd: On rniny days tlicrc was 110 protection for those w110 gathered there. When scr,·iccs were held, 11 la ntern, nttnchcd t.o 11. CJ'OSS benm by n. Jumclkcrchief, nftorcl cl the only light~ One Jmndrcd Jiitcun child1-cn wnntcd t.o be admitt-ecl to the school, but the }mt 1-cluscd t.o nccomruodatc so many pupil . , o, while t:hc Wo1·u o.f

0ur ll'ew Church and School at Talts, Ala.

God ,vhicb was preached in this "cha.pol" brought joy and happiness to the hearts of those who heard it, we felt the lack of euitable quarters keenly and l\"crc, handicapped by this lack in many wa.ys. How great, therefore, the joy on that day w.hen it was made possible to bid good-bye to this old shack and enter the newly erected building I Ho,v t}lnn!.."ful, that the Savior had made the friends of the Mission \\•illing to build 11 chapel in which services and school could be conducted without continual dieturbances I So we say it was a. joyful, happy, t1111nkful flock tba.t gathered to dedicate this now building to the service of God. , The day of dedication was cold, raw, nnd cloudy. Still a largo number of people were present when aenices were started. Standing out in the open with heads bowed, hands folded, and hearts uplifted, we followed Rov. Peay as he lad in prayer,• asking

God to enter the chnpel, mnke it His abode, nnd bless the preaching o:f His :\V'o1·d in it. After this prayer, the congrega tion en te1·cd the building, and scn ; ces were continued with the fen cnt singing of the hymn: I lo,·e 'l'hy Zion, Lord, 'l'hc house or Thine nbodc, The lmrch our blcst Rcdcemcr stwcd With His own precious blood.

1n thi c1·vi ·c n e,·. Carter o.f llosebud preacbed to an nLlenti,·c amlicncc l>a ing hi rmon on P s. 50 14. He poinlcd out two rlnt ics o[ n. Cln·istia n: l. 'J'hc rlu ty lo of[er Uinnks; 2. t he duty to 1u1.y his \'Ows, making upp1·opl'inte n11plientions. Arter the fh-at el'\•icc. cl i11ne1· " ·n: scr,·ccl by members o.f tho cong rcgnf.ion. A r:ccoml FCl'\•icc wns hclcl at 3 1•. l\C. Dy thi time lh 1111 l1nd made its sccoml :tJ>1><m rnncc nncl with it mnny more people. 'rhe chupcl was lillcll. Among tho e p1·e cnt were 11ome memhers f 1·om Onk H il1 wl10 had come 26 miles to join in thanking Goel for His loving-kindnc s. 'l'he underignccl preached the sermon. An agc,l man, who hod never belonged to any church, mis baptized no d logetl1er with his wi'fc, rcceh•ed into communicant membership. We coulcl n ot bu t thnnk God, who 1·cccivecl this old cou1>lc - in the e,·cning time o.f their liic - foto the folds .oJ: grncc. A. boy " 'ns also bnptizcd. Mny nll three remain faithful to their SM•ior ! - In the e,•cniug Rev. Peay, who stn ·es 'l'n:its Congregntion, preached in the t hircl sen icc o.f t he dny. In this ser,•ice Willie J ones, a former member of the Midway Congregntion, was rcceh•ed. We feel certain that all those who were present at tbcsc services will not easily forget them. It was, in every respect, a. glorious day. The oife ing amounted to more tbnn $35.00, and will be used to purchase lumber with which to ceil the building. · \Ye take this occasion to thank nll the kind f riends who by their contributions have made poseible the erection of this building. It stands here in Alabama amid the tall pines, a. monument of your Jove for your Savior. We call your attention to the words of Jesus which apply to you: "Inasmuch as ye hn,•e done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, yo hn.ve done. it unto Me." And we nsk you to join us in the prayer "that God would make those who hm•e become members of Zion Oongregation steadfast unto their end, and that He be }>leased to use tl1is building in the :C"Uturo as n beacon to guide man)' more souls, still floundering around

The Lutheran Pioneer. in superstition and sfo, into the haven of U1e eternal J crusnlcm." No:rE . - We thank Re,•. Wm. cln eiber, o.f What Cheer, I owa, and his cong1·cgntion :Cor a bell which they kindly donated to t he congregat ion at '!'nits P ince. May it cr,·c to call many into this temple of Goel and so into the temple not made with hands, eternal in t he hen"cns I \\ c nl o stnnd in great need o.f I.urniturc, d k , pew. • oncl the li ke. '!' hank I G·. A. , .

laborers arc :Cow. Send, ,ve beseech Thee, laborers into '.rhy hnn·est." 'l'hc Lord has graciously answered our prayers. An unusually large number of Kcgro boys and ,,irls has knocked for admission at the door of Imma nuel and lms been admitted. Bttt

l/1cra is not 1·oom, for t1,cm, aZl. '.rhc , 'ynodical Con ference in convention nsRemblecl _aw the urgent need of n. dor mitory for the rrirl nt I mmanuel nnd promptly appropriatcrl $:l0:000 for n buildiurr under the condition, howe,•cr,

Bedroom In Immanuel College. Two girls 1tee11 In e:ieh bed:

More Room! More Room for -Immanuel College! Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N. C., cstnblisl1cd eighteen yen.rs ago by the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference with the object of educating missionaries and teachers for our mission · among the Negroes, is in need, sorely in. naacl, of more

room.

For yen.rs our mission hns suffered :Erom a shortage of missionary laborers, mid it is still suffering. We have been pleading with the Head and Bishop of the Church: "Lord,• the harvest is great, but the

thnt two-thirds o.f the appropriation s}1ould be in the hands of the Treasurer before the erection of the building is begun. But the resolution hns not been carried out. Immnnucl College is still waiting

for t1,a ttuo-t1&irds and for 11iore roo111,. In tbe ~nrly dn.ys o.f March tbe writer, in his capacity ns Publicity Secretary, pnid a short visit to Immanuel College, around which so many, mostly pleasant, memories clust.or, delivered a missionary uddress to the large student-body and to others, and nt the same time looked into the crowded condition of the institution. Our first visit wila made to the temporary shelter

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of the girls. 'rhe young women - a. :Cew rctumccl fo their homes on account of sickness - ure crowclcd into the throo classrooms of the l\li.; ion chool builcling, Jocntecl n stones H1row :Crom the 0 ollcgu. Two classrooms ha,·e been co"m·crtcd into four small sleeping a1>nrt01cnts. 'l'he 1>nrtition wnlls consist of hcnvy pnpcr. Ju each room, _bc·idcs n. t runk Ior each girl, there arc .fh·c single beds, and two crii-1s for each bed. .At tho time oC our Yi~it three g irls were sick, but they cnnnot be isofatud. a~ t here i:-

under the circmnstnnccs. '!'here is

110 ,·00111,

for a

lamu1ru.· We climb the stnir- to the nttic o[ the mnin builtling, the rlol'mitory of the mule students. l!"'ormcrly the nttic wn used us t\ storeroom fo r olcl nml b1'okcn i urni turc, lumb •r, and all kincls o.C llisc111·clccl articles. Now i t lur bccu hnnsformed into sleeping npnrtmcnt11 for the boy.. 'l'he same material 11scll fo r the pnrtition wnlls in the g irls' dormitory hca"y pa per. i=:; founcl he1·c, too. 'l'he writer has no desire

Prospective Luthernn Lady Tenchers Busy ln the Lnun.dry. f::i:ca.Tatlon1 for thl11 bal!Cment unc1cr lmmnnuel School mnclc nfll'r completion

no arrangement nnd no roo11, for a 1,ospilctZ. In the third classroom nll tho girls lh•c nnd stmly. In the basement, whicl1 hns no floor, to.ilcts have been instnllccl, but the bathing :Cncilitics nrc ,·cry unsatisfactory. Herc, too, the lmm4r.r is Jocatccl. that is, tbe clothes are boiJccl in big block kettles on tho 011tsidc of the building, cnrricd into tlic basement to be washed, aucl, _wben clried, brought iutu the study and living-room to be ironccl. The girls are dividccl into groups. Ench group l1ns its lnundryday. ThCl "'ork is generally done after the recitation periods 8\'ery afternoon and on Saturdays. This is .the best provision that can be marlc :Cor .them

bulldlng.

to criticize tho J>lnnj;, the mnterinl, nml the workmanship. Creel it must be gi\·en to the college authorities for pro,·icling temporary sbcltcr :!or the mnny new stmlcnts quickly and economicnlly. It wns tho 1,cl!t the !nculty could do under the ·circumstnnccs. 'l'hc rooms nre crowded with bcrls, trunks, ancl suit- . coses, nncl tbe1-c is absol'ttloly '110 1-0011& fol" anylM,1&g rlko. We hcn1:tily pity the boys who nre to spend their nights in spring nnd summer unclcr tho slate l'OOf o.f the college, when once it is l1catcd by a Southern suu. · }Ve accompany the )?resident, Prof. Phil. Smith, t\ 'lnan of pntic11ce and stick-to-it-iveness, who hos

The Lutheran Pioneer. clcvotcd twenty ycnrs o·f his life to missionary work nmong the Negroes, ns he takes us to the diuinghnll. Uncier the sn1><ll"\'isio11 o[ the mntron, the girls march to the hnll nnd take theh· plnccs at the tnblcs. 'J'he boys :follow, 11ml they luwc no ensy J·ond to tmvel to reach theh- tlestinnLion. 'l'hc tables nnd the chnirs nrc plncccl so closely togeth ct· thnt u pns ·ngc lietween lhem is ou t o.f the question. 'l'hc ,,·nitres cs hnml t he foocl to the stmlcn t nenrest tJ1c kitchen cloor, nnd he forwnrcls it lo :mol:l1cr, nml thu · the henm; 11ml the po1·k 111111 t hu com-bread nrc pnsscd in rdn,·i; ,wcr the l1e:11ls ot the wai ting, lrnngry clincr~. ·,111Lil tho tnhlcs nrc suppliccl wjth theh· npportio;,c,L rn.Uons. When t hu plnltcri; nncl bowls 1ll'c empt_,·, mul ndditimrnl ~upplic: nrc tlc~ircd, lhcy mnko their return t rip in tho s11111c ninnner twcr lh same ronl'u un til they reach t he 11:11111s of 1'110 wuitrcs cs ut tho bni;e or sup1,I~·. t he kitchen door. Jll orc room i: ucetletl both for lhc g irl::- nml the hoys lo wield their kni ves nnil (;heh· fm·ks. 'l'ime nml space clo J1ot permit 1t clc criplfou ot t he innflequatcly Imnishccl kitchen. Aun t l !ollic, - Oocl blcs~ her goocl olrl soul! - wJ10 for mnn.,· year;; hns faithfully prci;iclcd o,· r lhis cstuhlishment. cnn CTi\·o lho dci;i rcll infor mntion. How long is this crowcl!ld conclition, thii. uphill work. to continue? ]i; there no more i·oom for I mmnnucl ,olle~e ns on ccl ucaLionnl in tit ution ? H m,; it scr,·ecl it · purpose, ouUi\'ecl it · u clulncss ? H it lur , let it clic nn,l be hmiccl; the sooner, the hdtcr. Ir help is not 1·cndcrcll, nncl (·hut spccclily, it will cl ic n, slow cleath !or 7cwi• of 1·00111. If, howc,·cr, we nre to continue to cclucntc missionary laborers !or our mission, - t he_,, arc ncctlctl by the lamclrccli:, - we arc uncfor moml obligations to p1·0, icle them with commocl ious, sanitary accommodations in order thnt they may pursue their stuclics cheorfully n.nd unhindered, until they g mduatc.

lla-nco, 11io1·0 1·00111,! Jllol"o •room. fo,· "t7w 180 aluclo,its o.l Tni-mm&11eZ l11ttT1era,1£ Collogo! We nccompnny the Ile\'. Pro-C. Schweim, n recent

v~lnnblc ncldition to Immnnucl's Faculty, tL progrcssh•c nnc1 nggrcssiYc young man, to the morning de,•otionnl cxc1·cises, nnc1 while we listen to l1is able cliscoursc on prayer, we ask God to bless Immanuel College with its .p .rofcssors nnc1 stmlents, bless it with 111,0,-0 ·root1& nnc.1 mnkc it n. blessing unto mnny. N. J. BAl\."'KB.

WE cannot serve God aml l\fommou, but we cnn servo Goel 1oit7, lfon1mon.

Alabama Notes. 'l'he l\1stornl Con{crcnco held its regular monthly mceti11g at 'l'oits Phlcc, Fcbrual'y 18 and 19. All t he mc111be1·s were p1·cscnt, cxcc1>ting Re,·. Berger,• who had been cnllcd to t he bedside of Iris sick father. ]!'ridny night no,·. Schmjdt p1·cnchcd the sermon, u,;ing as a text l\Iatt 4, 1-11. The speaker ndrlrcz.~cd the :mclience on "'l'hc Devil's 'Ecmptation o( hrist nncl Chl'istinns/' showing 1. his object; nncl 2. his 11111111101· or t-0mptntion. .After the sermon, He,·. (.'arter rend n. \'Ory intcrcrting and instructi\·c paper on e.Jul'ant 13nptism.' 'fhc arguments clcclucerl from the Word ot God by the essa~·ist pro\'ccl co1u·lu~h·clr that t he litUu children shoulcl be brought to the f,nr;I in t heir cnrly infm1cy t hrough the.Holy Hncrnment oC n111>tis111. I n spite of the [net tl,nt lhc pnpur wn · rcnll in n community where the Bnptists uro tl'Ong, nnd mnny o.C them were out thnt night, nut n w01·d wm; misccl ngninst what wns said. ·1r s ilence is any sign, then c,•cry_ one present wns tl1oro11,,hl.,· con\'incccl that little children shoulcl be lmpt izccl. 'l'hc members nt '!'nits P lace were bubbling over wi th happiness, bccouse they now hn,·c n. decent pince in which to worship, tl new chapel, which wns to be dcclicatcd on the 20th. ,[Be sure to rend }'>ust01· Schmid t's ncco1mt o.f the cledicntion in this number. E ol'ron.] Se\'cral of the members Imel <lrcssecl up t heir new chapel in n. frcsh cont of green pniut, the colQr of nll our chapels throughout this belt. Accorcling .to one of the members, when we f'irst stnrtocl Jnission-work there, they were wnrncd to stn a.wll" ~ J :Crom that •"ol' Lucian Chu'ch, 'cause cle'I tck yuh nn' all yo' chillun nu' bran' yuh so as clc.,·'ll know ,•uh anywhere dcy secs yuh." Well, yes, 1'1111t i exnclh· whnt we hn,·c done, wo have "brondccl" them with tl1c C\'crlnsting .Gospel •of "'iJcsus Christ, nncl we pray thut our " brnncling-iron"_ may never grow colcl. , 'nbmln~· 1norning and afternoon the regular busiiwss or Conference wns tmnsnctcd. Re,·. Westcott 1·cncl n. sermon on Luke 22, 39-lG, in which he 11howed "'l 'hc Sufferings o.E Jcsus in the Garden c,f· Agonics,"· scttilig -Corth 1. how He suffered, and 2. "'hy He suftcrccl. 'l'he sermon was rcccivcd by Conference with thanks to the uutbor. I have a little secret I want to tell you, provided you promise me you won't tell a.uy one else• . Good I This is the secret: In three mouths' time the poor people o·f the "Black Belt" o.E Alabama have sent

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in to the mission treasury the wonder:Cul sum of one thousnnd one hundred :Corty-sh: dollnrs nnd ninetyt,vo cent.a ($1,146.92) I Yes, use your smcllingenlt.s nnd t.nke another look. This is tmly wondcr:Cul .when we consider the fnct thnt for two years we hn,\'e bnd crop fnilurcs here. Comment is not necessary, ns figures spenk !or thcmsch•cs. Tencbcrs' Institute will be bold nt St. Anch"Cw's Congrcgntio11, V redenburgh, begi1ming June G. All who ore contcmplnting attending will please send their nnmcs to Re,,. O. L. Lynn, Cnmden1 ala., Route 3, Box 55, no Inter tlum the first week in l\Cny, in order thnt the proper pro\Ti, ion mny be mnclc for them. Boord nnd lodg ing will be pro\Tidccl nt ro11i.01111ble rates. .As all tenchcrs nrc required by lnw lo tnke the State cxnminntion, t he work of the institute will be cli.rcctcd 11long such lines as will toncl to prcpnrc the teachers better :tor the State examination. 'l'cnchers wjll, therefore, bring wit h them the necessary State text-books. In spite 'of unf,wornblc wcn.tbc1·, the people nt )Iidwn.y nre showing their . npprccin.tion of the Lenten scr,•iccs which the pnstor, Rev. 'l'. \\ esteott, is holding there e\'ery Wednesday night, by coming out regularly. Lenten seniccs arc also being held at Nylond nnd ore well ottended, considcri11g t hn.t the sen·iccs ore held on Sun~n.y nights. For mouy months the need o.f n. bell was :Celt ot Nyland, nnd the members longed for·somcthing with which to coll the people to divine service. 'l'heir wish hos been gratified, nnd now they nrc nli smiles, because every Sunday morning they can listen to and hcecl the welcoming tones of their.new bell, ns it calls them to the house of· God. With grnte:Cul hcnrts they thank the gracious donor. The :CoJlowing is tbe progmm for the conference to be held nt St. John's Congregation, Joffre: Ala., during the month of November. All wl10 nre concerned will please ttike note; postc this program on the October leaf of your calendar and bring no excuses to Conference in November.

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Sunday morning, confeuional 11ddreu: Rev. E. R. Berger. Sermon: Rev. R. O. L. Lynn.

Sunday afternoon, ac:r1non: Fraternal delegate lrom Loni• aiana. Conlercnce. · Sunday nlgHt, aermon on "Converalon": Rav. ll. N. Carter. Paper on "Prayer": Rev.G.A.Scbmfdt. llonda7 afternoon, ll!ffl10D: Fraternal dolegato from North Ouolfna Conference. Paper on '"Why I Am a Tacher In tl1e Lutheran Sobool": lllu C. 11. Smith.

Monday night, sermon on "Duties of Parents to Their Cbll, dren": Re,,. Chll8. Peay. Paper on "Infant Baptism": Rev. E. R. Berger. Tuesdny nrtemoon, paper on "Wlmt Plnce God hns Gh•en Woman in Thia World": l\IiSB Rosa J. Yow 1g . 'l'ucsday night, sermon: Re,•. J. S. l\Iontgomery. Paper on "Justifie11tion": Rev. E. A. Westcott. Wednesday nrternoon, paper on "How Qhildrcn in Our Schools n1·e Benefited by the Memorizing and, inging of Hymns": Miu K. L. Smitb. Pnpcr on "Whnt Jun•e I Dono to Dring Jesus into t he liom1.'8T" llise Pilkington. W1.-dnC!ld11y night, sermon: RC\•rG. i\, Sclnnidt. l,apcr on "The Bible Our Gnirle": l?iw. Chas. Peay.

n. 0. L. L. Items of Missionary Interest. Iu.u 1't:,\Tl!:D L1m'.ru n1~ . - .A1·c nil of our rc:ulcrs :nmre oC 'the !net that the l\fission Bon rel hos three line and well-illustrntcd lectures on the work we nrc doing nmong t he Negroes? 'fhcsc lcctu1·cs de.cribc amtl illustrate our t hree fields, Louisiunu, Aln.bnmn nnd the cxtensi"c work in the Southeastern States. '~'hcse lectures cun be borrowed !01· the mere nsking- lccturcs, picture slides, even the Jnntcrn, if )'OU hnl'c none of yom- own. What more c.1n be asked? All the Bonrd suggest is, thnt you bake up n collection ut the time you bn,•c the Jectm·e nnd turn that into the Colored Mission 'frco ury. Write to Re,,. 'l'hco. F. Walther, 6400 Easton A ,•e., St. Louis, :i\'Co., if you wont to know more nbout these lectures. btl\UNUEL COLT,EOE. - Prof. Scl1wehn, of Immanuel, writes tlint he is instructing tt number of non-Luthernns, wl10 arc n.ttending the school, in the cloctr~nes of our Church, and thnt these will be rcncly to embmcc our faith publicly in the near future.

ST. Lome, Mo. - St. Louis and Springfield n.1-' most lost their active nnd energetic missionary n. month or so ago. Postor Clo.us, namely, received two calls within three days I Pastor Cln.us•s people were much 1vrought up been.use of the calls, but in n meeting lasting three hours they convinced their beloved shepherd that he must not leave them: We nre happy to think that Pnstor Clo.us is going to stoy in the work, for his deporture would have ~ crippled the Mission greatly. LBOTURP.S AGAIN. -Director of Colored Missions, Rev. C. F. Drewes, 3735 Vista. Place, Pinc J.Alwn Stn.tion, St. Louis Mo., is willing to give illustro:ted lectures on our Colored Mission in cl1urchca., hnlls, .or at 'miaion-feativals, provided

The Lutheran Pioneer. Jlnstors in n. neighborhood nrrnngo o. tour for him in their con:Ccrcnce districts or Yicinity. That is nn ofier thnt surely some of our pastors will not let pass by! · UNOLE PIYK Hur,L. -This intoresling old Clll'istinn lntcly pnssed out of this worhl, aud wo :Celt quite certain tho.t we should bo nblo to bring some pnrticulnrs :Crom his e\'ent!ul lifo, but tho conespoudont upon whom we depended p1·obnbly dill not fiud the time to writ;e. Pcrho.ps lo.tor! A TRAJ,IA• ...:... Uccoutly Pastor C. HoJr wns installed ns Superiulendcu t liissio11nry o.C Koonibbn. Mission Station, n. very success[ul mission c:m·icd on by om· Australinn brolhren n.moug tho nbC?1·igiucs or t hat lnud. · Pastor J uers, his assistm1t, <luring ti recent ,,isit nt Adelaide, rc1>01·lcd thnt the thermometer there r eached 119 degrees in the shade at Koonibb,i the week before Chri t.1111s. He also reported that the work is going on nicely, nud that the nut h•cs uro very grateful for the wo1·k clone among them. rEW Zl~AI,AND. - 'l'he work of Olll' brethren among the Maoris bas been discontinucll, becnu c .Pnstor 'l'e Pungn, who is n l\Cnori himself, was obliged to say, after seven years' hnrd wo1·k, that the wol'lr was in vnin. He w1·itcs in n letter, recently 1·ccci \'Ccl by his brothcr-in-Jmv : "'l'he Maoris arc fnr too rich ancl they· think o.f nothing but drinking and gnmbling. I hn,•e preached to them .Cor SC\'Cn yenrs, but without any visible results." Pastor Tc Pung1L is now· engaged in breaking the Bread o.f Luc to the Euro1>ean settlers of the No1·th Islnud, New Zealnncl. Nmv ORLEANS.' - At the home o.f 'l.'cncher Peter Uobinson there nrrh•ed n. big,_healthy baby-girl, on February 17. The hnppy fo.thcr writes that mother and daughter a.re ,veil. God bless them both ! CM,\RLOTTE. - Mn.rch 9, God go.ve unto Pastor . Paul Lehman and wife a henlthy boy. The Lord bless both mother and child I PLA.QUElCINB, LA.-Wc have o. lot at this place, as ,ve told our renders, but we need a building on the lot. The shack in which our missiono.ries are teaching school and holding services is o. •disgrnce. Wo aro sure thnt if you could see the shack, yoli would c."'<claim: "What o. shame that the Synodico.l Conference compels its men to teach and preach ' in such buildings 1" Will you not be one to help pay the debt of $500.00 that is still on the lot and than assist the Boo.rd in putting up o. building that will at icast be respectable?

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NAl'OL"EONVJLLE, LA. -The house in ,vllich I>astor 'l'bompson had been living was sold, and be ,rns n-i\'Cll notice to ,·acatc the premises no Inte r than Fcbrunry 1. A !cw hours before he hnd to move, the poor man knew not where to go with his wife nntl. ll\"C small children. But as God persuaded the widow of Snrcptn to p1·0\"ide o. room for Elijah, o God also moved the heart of a. widow in N a,poleon"illc to give Pastor Thompson two rooms to occupy :(o1· the next few months. Not long after be had 1110,·ccl into tl1cEc two rooms, his famny was increased by the ntlvcnt o[ twin daughters! The Bon rel has :111 option on n. 1nopcrty tbnt has n. dwelling on it nnd would be hwgc enough to accommodate a eho.pol

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o.nd school-building. Howe\'er, tbcy need cncou.ra.gcmcnt to go ahead and buy, since the receipts of the Bonrcl for the post fe,v months have been far behind • , tbc expenses. What a pity it Js that the blessed work of missions must nlways be hindered and crippled because o.f the want of funcls I Oun COLLEGES. - Talking of" the work being crippled and hinclered because of the lack of funds reminds us of the fine opportunity that is offered o. man of some means mnong us to fit out our two colleges ,vi.th the necessary scientific apparatus. To provide this would probably not take more than $100~1200. Who wants i;Jie honor ?-The much needed dormitory at Greensboro could not be built to dnte. Why? Not the necessary funds. How very necesso.ry this building is the kind reader mny lca.r n from tho article by Po.stor Bakko in this issue. F. J. L. .

The Lutheran Pioneei... BOOX TABLE. Catechlsatlou. Based on A Short Exposition of I.utller's Sina11 Catccl1ism. B~· D. Jfciba11111. Pnrt Second. ~cw Orlenne, r.n. Pnblishetl by the nnthor, D. l\Ceibohm, !833 Bell St., Xe"· Orlcnns, r.n. ub blnt.ial cloth• binding. Price, $I.GO, net., plu po tngc. Order from Concordia Publishing House, t. J.ouis Mo. Wo unrcscn·cdly rl'COmmemlcd tbe fir t 1uirt of t hese catccltizations to oil pn tors nnd t.cnchers, nml it g h·c us pll'IUluro to <lo tho snme with tho 11ccond pnrt.. Thc,;c cnlcchizntions arc tho work of n. mnn who 1111 1,ecn tl'nching children for tho pnst. fi(ty-lh·c ycars; nlmo t. t.hirt.~• of tllcsc ,•e11rs in our Coloretl ilionut ~ion cl1ool nt. N w Oi:lc:1111, Teacl1cr l\leibo1nn i11 n. tln.'OrcUcnl nml prucUcul catccJti11t. Hit1 IO'JicuJ mind hawing t.horou,.hJy nnnly:r.« I I.he subject to 1,c t.renlcd, be hn1111il,r 11no;;e11ts point nrtcr point to tho chiJd'11 mind by means of e.~pert questioning. Our dear old friend's Cfl l ccl1isatio111t h:n·c 1L fut ure, 11 11 SL'C'.Ollll «Jition in due time will 11ro,•e.

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Ile r. G. ,I., c11111i1II g rnlcFully ncknowlcd,.cs r eceipt of old clothes from : Mrs. A.}'. Dorn, Norfolk, Ncl.Jr.; Ro,·. Ahrens, nbin. Minn. ; N. Y., Wisconsin; 'l'nbitl1a 'ocicf.y, D:111,·illc, Ill. ; illrs. NcKiSler, lm1innn110li , Ind.; $1.00 from lfri;. N<' ~ter. Dell for 'J'nils P ince from nc,•. Wm. Schrci• bcr·11 <.-011grci,.,;1tion, \\"hat hccr, Iown. Bull for \' rcclcn• burEth from .1\ lr. O. W. 'J,'muz, lioswcll, Jnd. 1•ew11 (new) for Nylnnd. Jto,·. C. 1''. }~issfcldt; oil h111111s from Re,·. O. 1-'. Eissfelllt, 'J,'nir }Jn,·cn, Mich. Jlco. 11". J. Tarua/011 gratefully ncknowlcdgcs tho receipt or one hu·i;_'O box of clothing from-Ro,•. J. JT. Meyer, 1416 .,.\rtlmr A,·e., T.nkcwoo<l, O.; one box of clothing from Mr. r~. )f. H erbst, A hlnnd, 1':y. , '.l.'hc Etlilor ~rntcfully 11cknowlcdgcs the receipt. o( -a~ 1111111\Jer ur 1111muscri11ts, which our limitctl s11ncc ditl• not 1>ormit us to bring in this issue. r..,ck of s11nce 111119 Jirc,·cntl'<l I.he n1>f1enr11neu of t he Director,· in this number•. We ho11c to bring the left-o,·er urtielca ,ind the Director.,· next month. F. J. r..

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I:IIIPOBTA?fT NOTICE. wlll be l1eld in your city .c,•cry t hird Sundn.y, at 2 P. >r., 7010 Morris A,•c. (Woodlawn), by Pastor 11. N. Klncll7 consult tho aclclrcu printed on this copy of your LU2'HERA.lf PIONEER. The bottom line of the acldrcu 1liow1 Carter. when your 11111Jlicrlpllon expires. ",\1>rll 21" 11l,:nlllc11 tbnt All Alabama Lutherans, Listen I your 1ub11crlptlon expires now. Plcuc send 150 ct1. (10 eta. ndcJIUoaal In St. Looi■, Canada, and foreign countrlc■) to your Do You Rcccicc tl1a 1'10NBBR1 agent or to us In ample time to ln111re our uninterrupted 11ervlcc. It rcqulrca normally about two week■ before chan111 Wo aro trying hnrd to kcc1> nn exact list of nil the or expiration date wlll ■bow on nddreu platc■• De sure lo mention tho J)llJ>er :ron de■ lre, and :rour nnme ~labam& Lutheran■ tl1at may bnve lclt their homes nnd ancl addrell, both new IIDcl old, If J'OU de■ lre a change ID ad• are now Jlvlpg where we l1n.,·e 110 r~uthcrnn church. ·we dreu. If your renewal 11 not recch•cd before oz~lrntlon, 7our name wlll nutomatlcally drop from our malllnc-llat. want to. keep in touch with you. II you ba,·e 1110,·«I. C0lfCORDJ4 PUBLIIBllfG BOUIE, ., :,-our name fa undoubtedly on our Hat, nnd tho PIONEl'.R St. Loul1, Uo. f1 being ■mt to you regulnrly. But arc you getting it! It takes tfmo and money to acnd thi■ little paper to you LUTIIEAAlf l'I0lf&ER 11 pnbll■hecl monthly. 11ap1lle flftey month; bot we are willing to spend both aa long ,,. TIIE a,ti:u11co nt Ibo followln1 rate■ per annum, po■ta111 ID• u we know that you an receiving the paper. No\\", pay eluded, to wit: . clo■e attention to what wo are •~fog: If 1c;c do ,rat licar iaiiii .;;.;;, '■i-iii: • t"o oiiit per cop7. fro. yo)I, co •loll co,rcZu4o t1iat 1JOur a44rc•!! a• ie apGO " •• •• 37 .. 100 H H It H M H U a:J U II H ,-n OIi Olff' li•t, i• iacorrect, a,r,J ,ao dall tlilf:08tinua In St. l.oul■ b:r mall or carrier 00 c-cnt• P.lr annum. Wo1J i1io PIONEER. Undentand, fn future the Pro- • All bu1IDl'III communlmtlon■ to be addl't't!IIC.'d to C0XCOIIDl4 xm wD1 p only to those ••ho let 118 kno\\" that they nre l'UPI.IKIIIXfl II0llKl:. Jelrt'l'ICOD "'""· ADd )llnml St•• t(t. r.ouls. llo. All t"Ommunlcnl'loo■ conc:ernlng the cdltnrlal clt'OOrlmcnt to aeWna the paper. Bo, tl1en, write at once to Roa. Geo. A. •IIC! ndcl...--cl lo Ht.'\'. 11. J. I.AlfKR:W,\U, :no W~Kt Cllnloa 8 t., BolaW, Bu tlBI, BalMa, Ala. NotJUk'Cln, O.

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Pnblh•hed monthly by Concordh\ l'nbllNlalng ll011111', SI. l .onll!, )lo. 811bllcrlpllon prlcl!, IO ell!. ()C!r nnnnm, pnynblo @trlcllr In advana!. l~III Ol'l'd 0 8 Kecond-clas!I m11Ltcr llt lhll Polit Oftlcc nt St. l .0111!1, llo., 1111dcr lhc Act or )l11rch 3, lSiO. Acccpl1111co f ol" mnmni; nt K(ICt:lnl rnlo o C llOlllllGll 11ro,•ldcd ror 111 11ecllon 110::. Act oC October::, l!Hi, nnlhorlzcd on Jul>• Ii, UllS.

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ST. LOUIS, MO., MAY, 1921.

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Uy Cn,ith in 'hl"ist we're ju Lifil•d .Ami frum om· s in set free; lfow 11rccious is Dis Word, 0 111· g uiclc, How sweet our liberty!

J3y fnith we're walking in Hi No ill om· souls shall hr\1"111: J mmunncl, our mighty "tny Will nil our roes dianrm.

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Emma. l!,o.r many, many wca1·y weeks ]~11111111 lni upon her strn.w-malLrcss n.ml watchutl tho lliiyi. corm, 11ml go ,rith relentless rcguln.rity. Some cln.ys wc1·e bright nnd full o.f s,m hine, others were llm·k, miny, ancl full of gloom for the poor sick girl. On tho bright n11rl sunny dnys, "Emmn \\•oillcl wntch through the numy cre,1iccs in the sides of the dilnpiclntcd Jog • hut the sun ni,; he slowh• climbed the horixon on hii; daily pilgrhnnge to the· far-awu.y lnnd o.f tl1c West. · When he had rencbed n. certain point in the sky, nnd bis rays, coming tlirough a hole in thu little cabin roof, made a. pool of light at the foot of Emma's bed, she knew that it would not be} long boforo

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:,:Un, • , ' i ·, Buel, ancl J ohn Hemry would come in from the fields :mcl bring her a nice cool drink o[ · frci:h wn.t.c1· f1·om the spring just below· the fowlhou.,r. 'he knew nlso that "1[n' would "cook". her n nice c:nkc of com b1·cad and g ive it to her for lli1111.er together with syrup nml greens, and that, before going back to Lb • field, she would "shake up" lhc sLTaw in the nmttrc s nnd pillow and place n. tin pail ol water nt hc1· bcdsiclc, whcro she could easily reach it when she became thirsty. And then, when nil were gone, she would again watch the sun ns he li·avelccl on down the ky · to the place where lie would go to rest in a bed of blazing gold. But there wc1-c also gloomy clays; days when the rain came on with a steady downpour, finding its way through the rifts in the roo.f, some drops falling upOl\ 1101· bed, some upon tbe floor, and some into the pot , pnns, and other utensils "placed there for · that purpose; nn.cl days when the atmosphere was hc1ivy and the wind blew through the cracks between the logs, up tln·ough the crevices in the floor, and down the slm'ft of the stick-ancl-nmd chimney, forcing the acrid smoke back into the dingy room, these, nh, these wcro <lays of sore trial· for poor Emma. On these days "Ma/' Sis, Bud, and Jolm Henry had to tnkc turns in holding her head when she was seized with ,·iolent nnd J>rolongcd spells of coughing; and these came often, nll too often for her weakened und cnuu:iatcd condition. As night en.me on, bcr fc,·cr woulcl burn high . and her eyes glow like the dyi9g embers on the hearth, and her cheeks ,vo,1ld assume an ashen gray color as she lay back panting after the paroxysm of coughing. On such nights ''Mn." and Sis found sleeping with her IL task, for, tortured by the burning f!!ver, and .

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racked witb convulsh•e coughing, she would twj t Savior. With a song 0£ the underworld ringing in and turn bctlt'ccn them until tho coming oC the her cars tho soul of thii; poot· girl winged ifs wn.y ditwn. from a godlc log cnbin wl1icb she had knowu us It wns during one of f:hcsc block, rainy nights home, to the ctcrnnl wilderness wh •re that Emmu. brcnthcd her Jost~ Outside the tnll pines Dcnd ml'n lie like broken lnlt!i!, Whoso I.lying 1ilnys ,~ song. und ooks wcro sighing ond moaning ns tl1c wind swept through their branches. Inside the little 0110And you, dc1u· 1·eadc1·? Why dream or Lhu rooin log cabin 11 cheery lire o.f "light-wood" blnzccl, miac1·y nml heathenism in f1t1·-1tway lnncls? How casting it.a flickering rays o,•or the rough bonrcl floor about the hcnthou in the nllcy behind yom house? and along the ,volls of the squnlicl hut. "Mn " Si , I:Iow about tho heathen iu your kitchen? }low Bud, and John Henry hnd arrangcrl themsch•es be- about U1e heathen in the com- :incl cotton-field · of fore the hearth with their J>latcs nnd pnus lo par- our own outh ? take of tJ1oir evening meal. "its lmd just token the JC you c:mnoL cross Lhc o;ccm1 "pone" from the t!killot and was pouring the coffee, Anti the hcnLhcn lnnds c...:plorc, when the voice of the sick girl caused them nil to You c:111 help the hcntllcn nc:1rcr, You c:111 helt• Lhcm nt your door. look to,vnrds the plocc where she wns lying. IC yon cmmoL SJICllk like an~rcls, ''Mn/' Emma Juul called ttwJmt for you nll letIC yon ennnoL prroeh like Pnul, tin' tho light go out so soon?" Instantly the memYon c:tm tell Lho lo,•o of Jc us, bers of the family exchanged frightened glances Yon ca11 s:1y, " lie died for all." forgot their.supper, aucl gntl1orcd nrouncl tho bed of H. 0. I',. I,. tho daughter and sister. "Mn, you say tJ1e light oin' goin' out? Then what :Cor is it gettin' so dnrk in J1ere ?" "It nin' gettin' dork in here, honey, News from the Concord, N. C., Paris~. there's a big fire in tho chimney," the anxious · D&11t "J>.roNmm ', lll~Ao,1,:us: - We wish to tukc mother answered. "But, )In, it is dark to me, nnd I cain hardly see you all standin' there. All the you on n. trip around oul' parish to-dny. '!'his dlly, timo you seem to be gettin' farther noel farther · being Afnrch 27, is nlso "TJ1c Day of Resnrrc ·tion." away from me. Ma, do you reckon I'm dyin' or Grace Congregation, Concord, N. C., being our bn e fixin' ter die?" the poor girl asked. "Naw, honey, of operiltions, etc., we shall stnrt f ,:om here. It is you ain' gwine ter die, leastwise not now. Jes' you 11 o'clock, the hour for morning services to begin. • lay there nn' kt.oep quiet, an' you'll soon be all right," Our ehapel is decked wjth mnuy flo.wcrs o! brilliant tl\o motbcr said, as she tried to _make tl1e bed more hue and sweetest :Crngrnnce. '1 n.eed not tell you comfortable for her daughter. "But, Ma," the girl tl111t this is U10 wo1·k o! the kind Indies or Lhc con1 persisted, in an ever weakening voice, "I belie"e I is gregation. '!'he crowd ponrs in. 'l'he organist dyin'- for sho'. I feels so tired and queer, nn' it fakes his sent, ond soon can be heard the mclodiaus keeps gettin' darker an' darker. Is Bud, and Sis, strains of "Christ the Lord is Risen To-day." Do and J obn Henry there, Ma?" she asked after a you hear the congregation singing? How like a pause. "Yea, honey, we is all hero to do anything · band <]f victorious warriors coming home I Sitting for :you you wants done." "Well, listen, Ma, before the oltnl' cnn be secu one adult nud eight I wants you all to sing for me." "Yes, honey, wbnt children, the Lord's Easter hnrvest. They rise, nre you wants us to sing?" After a moment's thought exmnined nud confirmed. Basing his remarks on Emma answered, "Ma, I wants you all to sing for Rev. 3, 11, .the pastor chn1·ged the newly confirmed me the 'St. Louis Blues.' " to hold fast to that prefious , heritage which was Sis in a low, erooning soprano voice began to theirs through Jqsus Christ till the coming of their • sing the licentious words of tbat nonsensical song, Lord. the others joining in. Aa the Inst quavering notes 'l'he closing hymn, "I Know That l{y Redeemer died away, a alight tremor pasacd tbrough the Lives," wos sung with muell earnestness nnd 1.enJ. wasted ~ of the girl lying on the bed, and her But we m,ist hurry on. Jumping into a. waiting heart wu forever stilled. And so the soul of poor, vehicle, we next go to our smn.U, but faith'C-ul Imunforgiven Emma passed out into outer darkness to ~anuel Congregation at Shanklctown, N. Q. There wend its way through the boundleaa mue of a flam- we find a band of people and four ca.techumens ing, but lightlcae eternity because ahe knew not her waiting for us. - Services begin at once. 'rhe pas-

The Lutheran Pioneer. tor prcnchcs an Enster sermon, basing llis remarks 011, the epistle-Jes on for that day. '.rhe cnteclmmens, }inving been taught by our energetic tcacl1er, Mrs. Bessie Reid, mnde o. good confession ·nnd we1·e ndded to the church. Now let's ride out some si.'\: or sel'en miles to om· . next stati.on, the cong1·egatio11 of t. P cLer nt D1·ys , 'choolhouse, N. C. ,ve o.rri\'e hero at 3 1•. r. L\J-e you surprisccl at the multitude oI people nml the g1-cat number of wngons and buggies hero? '!'his only goes to show that you m·e not ncq1111;intc<l with tho congregation oE St. Peter's, who :ne a most zealous peo1>lc. Ser,•iccs begin 1>r ently, b11L first let us pnrtnkc of the pafatnbJc food whicl1 the Indies so thought!11lly propa1·cd for us. Our efficient teacher, Miss Eliz.'L John ton, who

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nu Easter program. But wait, another of our catcchurnens who wns unnble to come out to our morning service is here nncl wishes to be confirmed. 'l'he church is crowded with 247 persons. Afte~ tl1e confirmation of this young girl, the pastor, basing his 1·cmnrks on the Gospel-lesson for Enster Day, spoke briefly on "'!'he Glorions Resurrection of Christ," flhowing thnt it proves: 1. 'l'hnt Christ's doctrine is Lrnc; 2. Hmt we m·c rc<lecmed; 3. that we, too, shnll ri e from Lhe cfond. 'l'he program was well rcndm·ed nncl rccci"cd. '.rhus 19 souls were added to the Church of God in our parish. 'fhink you Lhat we have not great reason to rejoice? Verily, the "J,ord hath done great things :Cor us, whcrcol we nr 0 -lntl;' :mcl to Him be all tbe glory. P. D. L. ·

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Catechumens of Grace Church, Couco rd, N. C.

is teacl1ing in the public school bc1·c, ,•olnutadly instructed the young catccliumens pri\'ntcly, tcncllcs in our Sunday-school, nnd hos 01·gonized om· clloir as well. Now let's go on with the services. Our emnll chnpcl is well filled with glad nnd cager hearts wnitipg to bear the old, but ever welcome Bastergospel. And who coulcl not preach nClcr listening ~ such inspiring hymns! We wd our best. After the examination nnd conlirmntion of this c::lnss of Jive souls we sat back ond listcne,1 to an Easter program by the Suudn.y-school nml choir led by Mias Johnston. 'l'he recita'.tions and the singing wctc simply grand. 'l'he collection a.t this service nmountcd to $20.25. You arc surprised again? Woll, friends, in the future you will remember St. Peter's. • We shnll now return to Conconl and close this :Ccstal clay. It is now 7.30 P. 1r., our e\'cning 11Crvicc hour. 'l'ho sc:hool nnd choir under the nblc lendership of 'l'enchcr Uobt.. Lathan Juwc come t.o render

l\Iarch 18 au.d 19, Alabnmn Pastoral Conference held its monthly meeting at St. Paul's Church, Onk Hill, Re,•. Peay, pastor. Conference wns openc<l Friday night with n sermon by Re\'. Berger, who prcachccl from the text Luke 23, 43. Rev. Berger 11 ·•d lhc words of tho text as a theme from which It~ ll 1-cw the following points: 1. To whom .Tcsus speaks these words; 2. whnt He promises; and :l. the mnnner in wbich He promised it. Alter the sermon the undersigned read o. po.per whicll wns clisc1ucd by members of C"onference and the congrccrn.tion. Saturday morning Conference convened for its !·cgulnr work. Re,•.' Peay presented his exegesis on the first section ol the fourth chapter of Romana, Rev. 'o.rter ,r ead li sermon on lfott. 21, 1-16, using ns a theme, "The Prince of Pence Enters' Zion," llho"'ing 1. '.Vho }lrepnmtion for His entry; 2. the triumphant procession into the city; 3. tho King establishes His hcadqunrters; and 4. the manner in whicll His rule is ncknowledgoo. .After the reading ~d criticism of the sermon, the other ·brethren presented outlines on the words of institution of the Lord's Supper. Saturday afternoon given over to business. During tho business seaaion Conference rcsoh,ed to edit a paper here on our Alabama field, said paper to be a monthly. DUFing the first year the members of Conference, together with the teachers, will bear the expenaca of the paper and cleUver it to •the members and friends of our congregntiona gratis. After the first year, however, il the congregations want tho paper to live, they will have to pay the expenses by subscribing for it. 'l'hia

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Colored people in llichmond. Conference \Visl1cs to ext~d its hen.rty thnuks to My coming was nnuounccd, senices were set for the good peoplc of Oak Hill for the splendid manner 1.30 :t>. ic., and my host, Mr. Aug. Nolde, of the in which _they entertained it while tl1ere. white Lutheran ch_m-ch, took me to the meetingPalm Sunday wns a dny o! great rejoicing for place in J1is auto nt the npJ>Ointed time. Howe,•er St. Andrew', Congrcgnt.i on at Vredenburgh. On only one man, n. former member of our Colol'ed con~ that day se,•en young people pledged their :f aith to gregntion nt Meherrin, ::mu a little boy were 1n·escnt. their Savior through Baptism ond confirmation. \Ye wn;itcd until 2 o'clock nucl then opeuecl sct·St. Jamer's Congregation at Buena \Tistn. nlso 1·e- ,,ices with the few present. Others came in Inter. . joiccd \Vith songs of tlmnksgh•ing, !or she, too, bad Finn.Uy we had two men, two women, two young her numbers swelled by adding six souls to be1· people, and eleven children - seventeen out of a roster, three by confirmation ancl three by Baptism. -eopula:tiou of 50,000 !_ 'l1hink of it!! l{ay God bless and keep these young Christians Here is n. large hnl"\'C t-field ! But what can one ·through the Word of His grace! missionn.ry do 11mo11,.. so many if lie docs not e,•cu Easter Sunday the members o:C our .Mount Olive · live nmong tJ1cm, is not known to tl1em mtd can Congregation at Tineln. gn"e thnnks to Goel, the l'isit U1cm bnt once n. mont.11? Do •s it not look like risen Lord, for ou that dn.y He ndcled t11rce new a ho1>elcss task ? souls to their small, but :Caith[ul nmnbe1·. 'l1]1csc Yet seventeen were pres •nt, mostly ·hilllrc11. young people were confirmecl in t he faith o.f om Ficre is n. J1int. lf we could clo more nmong the , belo,•cd Zion. May the Goel wl\om they ba,•e con- chilclrcn, ,,,e might 1·cnch gren.tcr numbe1·s, and fessed keep them ns the apple of His eye! - Just through the children we might 1·cn.ch some of the a word about Tineln: For the lost four yca1·s we pa.rents. have ~en worshiping in a little log hut wl1ieh 1.he Lodges and sects? Yes, there are plenty o.r members erected on n plot of ground which l\Ir. Hy- them in B.iclnnond. 'l'he hall in which we held our bart was kind enough to lelld for that purJ)ose. In scnices is 11. lodgc-Jrnll, nncl just before wo coulcl get this log hut we ha,•e preached and l1cld school siuce in, there was n sectarian meoti11g in the lmll, aml we October, 1920. • During the pnst winter our tcnche1· Imel to stand nncl wilit until they got out. But they there, Miss Pilkington, hJLd 1111 enrolment o! sixty- arc not nble to give those 50,000 Colorccl J>COJlle or four _pupils and c-ould ha,,e enrolled ns many more, H.ichmond the pm·c Gospel or Jesus Cbl"ist. It is but J1ad to turn ·them away 1,eca.use lliuro ,uas 110 our iluty nud our grca.t privilege to do so. ·roo11,. Dear reader, n.re we to continue to be ho.udiOur main trouble, howe,•er is thnt we lnck the capped by worshiping and teaching in a log hllt? men, nnd the second trouble is the chronic scn.i·city It is for you to say. What say you,? of oth~r means. Why cnn we not have a place of On the night of March 71 a number of members our own, where we might open a truly Lutheran from the St. Paul~s Congregation., Oak Hill, led by ~ay-sehool, ha,•o divine s~rv.iees once or twice each their pastor, Bev. Peay, gave Bev. Carter of Bosebud Suudny, and do other m1ss1ono.ry work among the a sur,priae birthday party. All had a good time, but ' 60,000 Colored p_eople in Richmond every one of the had to return home without learning the exact age 365 da~s of the year? . of the..Boaebud pastor. Moral: Ask ~ your qnesG,od s holy Word ne~er returns void. It o.hvn.ys tiona first, and if the answers satisfy you then de- produces some good fruit. liver the "goodies." · R. L. L. Help us pray, dear reader, and help us to raise the necessary funds for bringing the only true nnd saving Gospel of our Lord to those 50,000 Colored On to Richmond! people in Richmond ! Do not say, "They do not care for it; they do The capital of the State of Virginia,· with its not want it." How should they if they have not many points of historical interest and the beauties taste~ it, do not know it, and have 110 one to offer of Virginian wealth and luxury, is said to iiave a it to them under proper conditions and in suitable population of 60,000 Colored people; enough to surroundings? _ · · make a larger city than Sheboygan, Wis., witl1 its 'l1hose seventeen souls testily to tho fnct that if six Lutheran churches of the Synodical Conference. we do our part earnestly and fn.i'thfully, the Lord · 0

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'l' hc :!ollowing is n quotation from n. letter addressed to Lhe members of Groce Congrcgntion, St. Louis, during the week n-ftcr Palm Suudo.y, in which we outlinecl the coming Enstcr sen ice : "I t rained in 'pringfield Jo. t Sundn.y, bnt the attendllllCC wns good. P erhaps the Lord may test our

There were fi.,·c cntechumens, two girls and three men. All of them made a. splendid profession. '.l'he Lwo girls, d1·essed in white, unfalteringly o.nswercd all of the catcchcticnl questions put to them nud firmly recited tbcil' confirmation vow. It wns a. ]>lensing sight. One of L11c men, Ike Buckner, being in n. parnly1.ccl condition hn.d to be assisted to the chapel, ancl then, d uring confh·mati.on and the Lo1·d's Su1>per, to the nlhn· by several members. Mr. Buckner 1·eccn tly told n : ' I 've heard a. lot of doelrinc, but yom doctrine i the best I ' ve ever heard I" Yes, fcllow-Luthe1·an rejoice, we ho.vc Bible preaching i n om· midst ! - - We might also rema1·k Umt this same mn-n was recently unde1·hnuclcdly tleprivcc:l ot 1t p iece of property, mlued nt

Our Sundl\y-School in St. Louis, in the School-yard of the Old Imml\nuel Church. iccv. Clnu11 nt extreme right, Teacher Gose nt Jett or plcl11rc.

constancy also by sending rain on Eo.ster." 'l'he about $3,000, and thus left almost penniless. Howpossible became a fact. We were greeted on Easter c,•er, he did not come to us seeking cl1arity. 'l'l1is by n. drenching rain, which extended o,•er the entire was proved by nn urgent request for one of our morning. Now, the render will be interested to dime-banks. know whether our people stood the test on this As intimated in the nbove quotation, our conoccasion. We a1-c pleased to say they did I Not grcgation in Springfield, Ill., also, according to our only did we enjoy a goocl cbw·ch attendance on tWs judgment, stood the test which the Lord sent in the morning, but the o.ttendancc at the Lord's Table · form of rain on Palm Sundo.y. Last year we exwas the largest in the history of Grnce Congregation. pcrienccd the worst blfazo.rd of the entire winter Besides, on this morning over $90 was added to our season on our annual day of confirmation at this Building Fund. $Gl of this came via. the dime-bank place. 'l'hls yen1· it began to rain in torrents a bnlf route (several banks n.re yet to be opened), $12.85 hour before tbe service. Neverth,lless, we enjoyed was contributed by the Bible Class, o.nd $12.4:1 was a splendid cburcl1 attendance and au exccptiono.l collected on this morning by the Sunday-school o.ttendancc at the Lord's '!'able, 34 partaking of tho chi14ren. · Sacrament. Here we confirmed four boys and two , But wbat set our heart a-throbbing more than ladies and baptized t,vo infants. We might lllcntion n)l of the above mentioned was the privilege _o f again now that we ho.ve at Inst reaclted the goal :Cor which receiving a number of people into our com~union. we ha,•e striven for a long time,..:_ 50 commun!oont

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So, despite the fnct thnt she lms some ,,,cnty odd ycnrs bcbincl her, she trudges to Ny1ond ou foot. On foot ? Certainly, fo1· Aunt Fannie can nrror<l to tnkc the train but seldom. • Work is not vicntiCul for nu o1d rmnLic, nncl milrond :fares nre high. o there is no othc1· way left but to wulk. 'l'hi ·, howe\•er, is easier nid thou done. Walking is 110 enjoyment in these parts, cspecinlly during the rainy sea ·on. l\'Cud is C\lerywbere, n mud aU of its own kind. Yet it is not too much fo1· Aunt Fannie to wade through this mud when om· Sundn.ys for rcgul:ll' serl'iccs are at lmnd. 0.ftcn she st01·ts on Sat·urdn.y nnd docs not 11,rl'i\'e home ugnin until Monday. Zeal :£01· tho J,01·,l 's housu? Yes, n Inmlnble portion of it ! On the J>nrticuln1· cln.y I nm thinking o.f we Juul Churchgoing Zeal. special sc1·viccs. Aunt Fnnnfo had mnde up her mind: I'm going to be there. 'l'hi t ime she wns Of the mn.n y mission-stntio11s the Lord hos to ride n. pm·t'of tl1e way. So she wen t to bed early opened ·in this B1n4 Belt of AJnbnmn duriJ1g the Sntmdn.y night. ' nddcnly she awoke. It wns dark, post five ycnrs, Nyland is one. Thnr s so, you ,vill pitch da.r k. H1wing no clock, she dic.1 not know sny; seems ns t hough we remember the nnme; it whnt time it \\'11S. , hould she go buck to s1 op ? hos 11. familiar sou:Qcl. But whnt hns happened to N o, :Cor st1e might o,1c1·sleep. P oking up hot· !ire, Nyland? We hn,·e not J1enrcl anything of it for so she sat uown to keep warm meanwhile wniti11g ! or long; we ore getting to be anxious ns to whether or ,fawn. 'J'o her llur(,rise cln.wn. wns n. long t ime comnot it is still olil'c. ing, Ior : he : nt up nearly nll i1iglit, :1 t lcnst from No fenTR ncccl be cnf:crtainccl with rcgnrcl to thn.t, midnight on. At SC\ICll she took the tmin [or the kincl render. Nyland is still very much nli,10. '!'rue, 11tnti.011 that is 11e11.1-cst to her chm·cl1. Al'l'ivcd there, Bethany Congregation is rotbei· far remo,•ed from Aunt Fannie bnd to wnlk another three miles 0,101· its sister churches. Nestling among the 1>ines up rough country 1·oncls, up nnd down steep hills, before in the hills, with numerous creeks nnd long stretches she could sn.y she wns at her dcstinntion. And then of marshy bottom-lands snrrouudmg it, Nyland is she hnd awn.it of th1·ce to four hom·s bcfo1·e sc1·,,focs ho.rd to be renche.d. It is an outpost, " 'way off by would begin. itself." Nevertheless, its members belong to the So now yon hn.vc heard n. bit nbout Ny]o.n d "up-and-doing" class. Even though they nre only ago.in. Yes, it's still on the map. And when you a small band, and very much scottcred at. t1Jot, they prn.y for our Block Belt Missions, don't forget to ., are helping to hold alo:Ct the banner of God's Word include Nylond. Remembe't· Aunt Fnnnie nlso. Her and Luther's doctrine pure in n community filled zcnl for. her )foater's house is a fine example for with ignorance and sin. 'l'hey m-c Lutherans, lllld us nll. R. A. WF.STCO'.l'T. that means they are active, ,..cn.lous Christin.us. D Now, a good Lutheran shows his fnith in many "He's Only a Teacher!" wa~ docs he not'? One of t1Jese ways is in his zeal for the place where tho Lord's honor dwelleth. But, sacf to say, many people fn.11 victims to the "He'~ only n. teacher I" - this expression is so devil's favorite arrow: Stay-away-from-church. Not often heard in our Lutbero.n circles. A teacher docs so with a certain Nylander I wont, to toll you of.· not seem to count for much. His salary is small. Fannie Stccle, one of our members, is on old auntie He ~ust be content with a modest home. Oircmn- . living many miles away from the chapel. To be stances often make it necessary for him to wear , exact, the distance is over nine miles. Does this worn and shabby clothes. He seldom credit keep her Irom attending services regularly? By n9 for his nerve-racking efforts. Yes, he is O'(ten means I Aunt Fannie does not intend to Jet n. looked ,lown upon by those who owe. him more than· matter of nine miles stand between her and the gold or silver. B"e is n1nde the culprit when he hos members. Tbe e.uet communicnnt membership now is 53. 'J.'he nunJber of souls is 81. God alone be praised I Denr render, God lms undoubtedly te tccl yo1i mnny times. It mn.y be that He is doing so right now·, if not in the "Tay dcscribccl nbo,•e, then in some other mnnner. 'Perhaps Re hns b]cssed you with this world's goods. Arc yon :CnHilling your ob1igations to Him? However, yon cnn do this in tbe right wny only if your hcnrt is filled with Jo,•e nnd grnte:Culness to I-Iim. "Lcm~st thon Me?'' nsks Christ. If you do, you will bend e\'ory effort to bring the ~•l.\'ing Gospel to the perishing thousnnds both nt home nnd nbroo.d. H1mmm:r 0. Or.Aus.

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done nothing but his duty. Re 1:emui11s obscltl'e. were the moist eyes tho.t ga7,ed, and many a silent He lcnchcs the nbc's, n. little uri thmeLic rending, thanksgiving went up Lo heaven. writing, spelling, Catechism, nml Bible llisLory. "Cling close •to the Rock,.. is tl1c warning given Anybody coul(l clo that. "1:Ic's only 1L Lcllchc,: ! • l() cnch onc o.f us. Arc wc heed ing it?- r;czcclcd. But what rlocs tL Luthorun schooltcnchcr mcn11 lu you, clear !ricud? Ought he not Lo bo hono1-crl and NOTICE. re pcct-ecl by you ns he dcscncs? Do yon renli1.o Lo We 111;11i11 tie ire t o call t.he attention or nil t he friendR the :CuJlcst extent what he docs :Cor yom· child l' H e ur our Color :d .Mission to t.he three fine illustrn.te<l lec• tures which so gmphicn.lly picture our three most. im• tenchcs the secular h'rnnchcs us well o and perhaps portrmi. fields. Con;,rr~'lltions shoul<l not fail to take adbetter than, the other teacher. .rot only that, but ,·1rntnge of the OJ>portunity olTcrccl by thCJ!e lectures t.o become ncquaint(!(l with our :Mission. For particulars what is by fn.r more important, he Lenchcs yom· child write to Rev. Theo. F. \Vnlt hcr, 0400 Easl:on Ave., St. spiritual things. Dn,y after day yom hild becomes r,ouis, Mo. better indoctrinated uoclcr your tcnchc1·'s ca11ablc ACK.liOWLEDGl!IIENTS. instruction. He lmows that by Lhc Worcl of God Received Ior Colored .illissio111 Crom the Iollowiug Col• he is building n. f01·trcss within your chilcl against orro rongrcgn.tions : Christ, Rosebud, $0.20; Our Savior, Satan, tl1e world nnd t.hu flesh. Ile knows his cluty Cnmden, 8.0i; Birmingham, Ala., 2.60; Grace, Ingemar, lG.00; St. John's, JolTrc, 0.33; :Mount Calvary, •.rnden, to bring yom· child up i1t the 11urLu1·e nncl nclmoni- 12.07; St. Paul's, Onk nm, O.OG; Zion, Taits Place, 37.00; clma, Ala., G.3 ; Mount Olive, Tinela, 3.27; St. James's, tion o[ the Lorcl. IIc is continually con cnLmLing Buena Vista, 2.02; Mobile, Ala., 1.15; Mount Carmel, bis efforts to keep your hild with Jc u . 'l'h r •by )Ihlway, 12.87; Bethany, Nylnml, "5.42; St. Andrew'a, Vrehe real s ti Insti ng imprcssi.on Lhnt will not l,c denburgh, 4.71; Bethel, Plnquemine, 10.00; Concordia, Rockwell, 7.00; Tmmanuel CollC1,,rc, Greensboro, 035.25; wiped out by temptations in Inter JiCe. llount Cnh•nry, S.·mdy Ridge, 12.00; l\[ount Olive, CaOh, holcl ou f,o yom· spil·ituol blessings I Cherish tawbn, 0.00; Mount Zion, ]tocks, 10.00; Richmoml, Va., ~.00; St. Jnmcs's, Soutbern Pines, 4.15; St. John's, Salis• f.hu LuLhcmn schoolteacher highly I Uphold him bury, lG.00 ; St. Luke's, '1>11rtnnburg, 38.80; St. l\tnrk's, wi.Lh e\'Cl'Y ounce of strength I 'l'r •at him kindly! Athmtn, 5.00; St. l\[atthuw's, l\·( cherrin, G.83 ; St. Pa111'11, :Mnnsura, 12.00; St. Pnul's, New Orlenna, 40.00; Trinit.y, Do all you can to make him com[ortablc ill hi · .Albemarle, 2.00; TriniLy, New Orleans, 5.00; Zion, Gol<I J11bo1·s ! Uespcct his calling! Lose him, and you Hill, 6.00; Bctlmny, Yonkers, 35.00; Dctl,el, Charlotte, lG.00; Betblchcm, Monroe, .GO; Bethlehem, New Orlcnna, will lose the 1>owcr n.nd strcugLh of the future 50.00; Cnrrollton, New Orlrona, 15.00; Grace, Grecnaboro, Lutl1cr11n Church. Keep him, nml yon will rctnin 14.00; Immanuel, Brooklyn, 8.00; Mount ?.ion, Charlotte, 14:.00; Mount Zion, New Orlenns, 40.00; Philndelphla, Pn., Luthcrnni m with its .CUUcst blessings. G. 2.05; Rcclecmer, New Orleans, 13.09; St. Luke'a, High

Cling to the Rock. A beautiful illustration of whnt it means to cling to tbe Rock, Christ Jesus, is given in the incident thnt tells of o. little girl nnd her baby brother who were playing on the track of the Pennsylvnnio. Railroad in the Horseshoe Curve. Just ns tbe engine of o. long passenger train made tho turn, the engineer saw the children. 'l'ho shriek o.f tho whistle startled the ijirl, o.nd c,•ery eye looking O\'cr coulcl see them. Close to the rail, in the upright rock, was a. little niche, out of which o. piece of rock had been blasted. In an insta.nt the bnby bad been thrust into the niche; and. as the co.rs came tlnmdering by, tho passengers; holding their breath, heard the clear voice of the little sister, on the other side of the cnn, ring out: "Cling close to the rock, Johnny! Cling close to the rock 1n ' And tho little creature snuggled in nnd put his head as close to the corner of the rock as possible, while thg, beo.vy ca.rs whirred past him. And many

Poi.nt, 2.20; St. Paul's, Charlotte, 27.00; St. Peter's, Drys cl1ool Housc, 5.00; Trinity, Elon College, 2.08; \Vinaton• Salem, 3.80. -Total, Sl,205.41. St. Louis, l\lo., April 1, 102-1. #

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EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN COLORED CB;URCHES. LOUISIANA. NE\\" O•LJ:A.~I : - 8 1. 1•aul,' •• 1G2G Annetta St.; Mlle!! s. Ucbnuer, l>nstor.-Serl'lCC!I: Sundn:r, 11 A. ll. llDd 7 .30 1•. )[. ; Wcdnesclll)•, 7.30 1•. U. SuDdn)"·IIC1001, 10 A. U. f'rlnftN Ollapc:J, Elmira. a.nd Vlllere St& : II. S. Geblluer, Putor. - Benlcea: Sanda1, 8 l'. u. Bunclll7••chool, 10 A. It. Redeemer, 04-1 N. Dupre St. • Prof. II. Uelbohm, Putor. - Benlces : Ever)' RCOnd and tourth Sunday of tho month, 7.80 I'. u . Bunda1•school: Ever1 Bunda1, 10 A. u. Bt:llllcllt:lll, Wuhln~D Ave. and Drrade■ St. : G. II. Kramer, Putor. - Benlce■: Bunda1 11 A. u. and 8 l'. ar.; Thur■day, 8 I'. u. Sunday-school lU A. :u. Oan11lllo11 Jlw1fan, cor. Cohn and Boll1 Grove St& ; G. IL Eramer:i Pa■tor.-Bervlce: Ever1 Sunday, 10.16 .&. ill. Bandar-Khoo : Everr Sunday, 11.80 A. ill. Mount Zion, cor. i.•ranklln and Thall11 Sta. : 0. llI. Kramer, l>a■tor. - Service■: Bunda)•. 10 A. >r. and 8 1•. >I. ; WedDC9clll7, 8 l'. 11(. Bundll)'•school, 11 A. >{. NAl'OLKOXVILLE: -81. Paul',; C. I'. 'rbomp11on, Pnlltor. - Scrvlceil: First ancl third Sund11:r of the month, 'i.S0 r. ::1r. Sunday-school, ever,r Sunda:r; 10 •· u. PL&QUBillllCII: - Bc:lhc:l; C. P. Tbom(IIOD. Pa■tor. - BervlCC!S: Eve17 second and rourth Band11y of the month, 8.30 l'. u. Buudar·■cbool ever:, Bnudll)'. 3 r. ar. • "1AK8UR.\: - 8t. Poul'• ; WIICrcd J. '.Ccr,•111011, l' llBtor. - Service: Sundll)", 10 A. )I. Sundll)'•l!chool, o.:;o .,. )I.

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NORTH CAROLINA. Coxc.-oao: - Oraco; l'anl D. Lehman, l'as lor. - Bervlc:c11:. Sunday, 11 A- :u. aud 'i.30 l'. >r.; BuDdll)•-scbool, 3 l'. 11. Dara Scmoo1,11ouaD: - 1/Jt. P c lcr'1t;._' l'nul D. Lebmau, l 11u1tor. - Benlces: s ,-cond and rourw Sunday of cacll month, 1.80 l'. )I. 8111&dll)"•School: E\•cry 811nd113•, 1 1•. JI. SIIAXKLETOWX: - lm.manud: I'aul D. Lehman, PnBtor. Bervfco: I-lrat and third Sundn:r of ench month, 1 1•. ll. SALIBBDBT: - . ,. ,/01111' 1; F. D. Alston, Pastor. - Service: Sunday, 7.80 I'. It. Bundll3'•lehool, 3 P. ar. 8AXDT ll10011:-Jtt. Ualt10r11; .Frank D. Al■ton, Pastor. Ben-Ice : Ever:, other Sunday, 11 A. w. CATAl\'IIA :-Jte. Olh:o; u. Daehuke, PD■tor. - Servlco: 1,•ourth SuulSA;r of the month, 1.30 l'. ill. 811ndny-1ehool: E\·cry BundQ, 11 A. u. CoxoVEII: - Bc&llcJ; H. Dnehnke, Pastor. - Service: li" ourth Sancla,J or tbe moutll, 11 A, >l, Suodn:r•1chool : m\·cr.r 8anda7, 8 I', :u. GIIEIL~■aoao: lmnlGllllc:l Oollt:(JO .IU11la11;. Prof. w. G. Bcbwehn, Pastor. - Ben-Ice: Suudn:r, 7.3u I'. w. BundnyllChool, 10.30 A. :u. Orac:e, 00-1 8. A■he St.; B. N. Wltbchen, Pastor. Service: 11 A. u. and 7.80 l'. :u. fJI0D Pol!ICT: -Bl. Lllkrfl; lr_,. N. \Vlttsehen, l>o.■tor. - Ser• Tl.co: Sunday, 2 1•. >1. Sunua)•••chool netcr prcncllln,;. . \Vlllll'l'OX•BALllill : - Colored .ltl11lo1t; JCSBe A. Hunt, Pnstor. - 8en1co: Ever:, ftr1t, 1ccond, nod fourth Sundll)' or the month, 3 1•. Ar. BoDTBEU PIKCII : L s,. Ja•cl'; lClllO A. Hunt, Pastor. Semen: Every third 811ndn:r of the mouth. 11 A. a1. und T.30 I'. 11. Bunclay-llChool: E\•ery Bondny, 10 .,. ill. Hwx Cc>loLIIOE: - ~rlnll11; R. N. Wlttschcn, Pastor. - Ser· ,•ICC!I: Kvery IICCODd and fourth Sunday of tbc month, 10 A. 11. Suucla1•school : ETel")' 8unda1, 10 A.-K. lllT. Pr.aBAn : - JI t. Ual11ar11; C. R. Uarcb, Pastor. - Ser• vices: Ever)' accoud and rourtb 8uudn1, 12.13 l'. w. Bundn)"• school, 1 1•. u. GOLD BILL: - Sfo11; c. llarcb, Putor. - Benlce1: Ever)' arat and third Sonday, 12.30 r. :u. Suod111-1chool, 10 "'· :u. Roca:■ : - Jft. .,,,.; JI. ll'oard, Putor. - Service : J!lverJ' arat and tlllrd Buudu or the mouth, 11 A. :u. Sunday-school: Bvel")' SundQ, 10 A. II. Boca:w.a.1,: - OoJ1canll•; F. ll'oard, Pastor. - Service : Ever)' ant Sunday or tho moutll, lL30 l'. 111. BundQ-■c:llool, :10 A. If. ALBEILULII : - 2Wllfw; F. ll'oard, Putor. - Benlce : Bve17 NCOnd Sund■7 or tlie mouth, 8 •· 11. 8uuclll7..c:hool, 2 I'. 11. G■UJIYILLK :-Bc&lld; Wlllter Cnrl■on, Pnator. - Bervlco: 11 A. 11. and 8 P. II. Buuday-■cbool, 8 l'. II. CJldLorn :-Bl. PH,J'1.,__c:c,_r. 8ecolld and Alosander Sta.; ;r. Jlcl>&yJi,. Pastor. - DUTICOII: Suuda1, 8 I'. 11. 8uuda7■cbool, 8 P. II. • llt. ••• Lutber, near BaldwlD Ave.; J. UcD&vld, Pu·tor. - llervlce: Sunday, 11 .&. IL Sund■7..c:hool, 11 11. SOUTH CAROLINA. ~ 888 Cleveland St. ; l. ll'llller, Pastor. - Senlcea : Bun~ 12.11 I'. x., and \VedneadQ, 8 P. K. Sonday-school, 11.11', A. K. ·

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IIoa11lla&; H. C. Clau1, Pastor. • 8ervlce1 : Wednc11da111 12.30 auil 1.46 r. :,.1. • ARKANSAS. l',ITTLB ROCK : - St. Pau.,•,, 26th and Croll Sb. ; Ad. H. Popl)C! Pa11tor. - Service: Ever1 ■ecood nod fourth 8undn1 or the mouth, 3.30 I'. )I. SuDdllJ'•SChOOI, 3 r. >I. • NEW YORK. l°0NKER8 : - B c&han11, 44 Hudson St. ; w. o. Hlll. P1111tor. Services: Sunday, 4 r. u.; Wcclni!ld111, 8 r. 111. Bunda11chool, 2.30 l'. a1. UaOOKLTX: -11nman11c&, 1624 Bergen St.; w. Q. Bill, Pn■tor. - Service : Bunda:,, 11 A. ::11. PENNBYl,VANJA. 1•1111~,ol!Lr111.,: - •1::li N. :l2cl St.; 'nrl Stoll, l'ns tor. \•Ices every Sundny. l

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VIRGINIA. MKIIKlllllX : - 8 1. Jla/,/11 011; 11 : r•. G. Oorpat, l'lll!tOr. - l:ler \"ICCil: J~,·e1•y second, t hird, 111111 (ourl'h S1111dny, lJ .:io .,. ,1. Sunda:r-■chool, 10 A. )I. lllCIUI0XD: - L. G. Dor1lllt, Pus tor. - Scr\•lcc : l•"lrs t S1111d11)' of tho month lu St. r,11ke's Dull.

GEORGIA. ATLA..,"TA : - St. Mark'•• 247 Garibaldi St. : John Alston, Pnator. - Services : Sunday, 7.30 r. a1. : Wedne1cJa1, 7.30 1•. 8unday-1chool, 12.30 l'. 11.

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ALABAMA. OAK BILr,: - 8t. 1•1111l'1; t?hDII. Peny, Pnetor. - Scnlc:cl! : l~\"ery Bundny, 12 >1. Sunch1y-1chool: Every Sundn>·, l1 ,\. >I. TAIT8 Pl,ACt: : - .Zfo,i; Cima. Pcmy, l'oator. - Ser\•h:cB : l?lr11t and tlllrd Sundays, 11 .,. >r. Snndny-school : Every Sumlny, IO A. >I. St:Lau. l\f1s 1110N: - Chas. Peay, Pastor. - Services : S •cond Sunday, 3 1•. ,1. Sundny-achool : l~vcry Sunday, 11 "· ,1. \'11KDE."IDU11011 : - 8 t. ,hulrc1l"11; n. O. r,. Lynu, Pas tor. - Ber• vlce9: E\·cry Sunday, 7 r. Sund11y-1cllool : E\•cry Sun• day, 11 A. ll. DURlC.\ Vl■T,\ : - 8t. Jtl,111. CI : 11. 0. r.. r,ynn, Pas tor. - Scr\1CC!I: First nod third 811ncl11)•11, 11 .,. 11. Sundny-school: E\"er)' Sundn:r, 2 1•. s1. T1xEL& : - Mou11& orta,c; R. O. r,. L)'nn, l'ns tor. - Ser\•lc:cs: Every second and rourth 811nd11)•, JJ .,. ar. Sunday-sc hool: Evc;r,>• Sunday, O A. >r. alou1LE: - R. O. r,. Lynn, l'uetor. - Scnh:c11 : J•: ,·ery l!C1.-ond Buudny, at GOO St. 1,•rancl1 St., 'i.30 1•. ,,. Tn.ou: -Mount Caluoru; E. n. Dcr1,-er, l'RBtor. - Scnh."t.>11 : Second nod rourth Sund11_y1, 7.30 r. ar. Tblrcl Sundny, 11 A. ar. 8unda1-11chool: Kvery 811nd11y, 10 "· lll. IXO0U.lk: - Orocc; I~. R. Berger, Pn11tor. - BervlcCII: 81.-c:ond and fourth 1:!11ud11ye, 1 1•. ,,. Sund11y-1chool: 1-:\•ery 8110day, 12 111. .:ronaE (Old name, KIDJ."lltou) : E. II. IJcrgcr, l'netor. - Ser• ,,1co■ : .First 8und11.>•, 12 ar. Snndn:r-school: Rvery Sunday,

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11 A. JI'. 11 IDWAr : - .Uaurt& Corm cl; K A. WC!llt1.-ott, l'a.11tor. - Bervlecs : ll'Jret and tb.lrcl l:lunilay11, 12 11. 81mdny•l!ehool : Evcr7 Sunday, 11 A. II. NYLA.JIU: -Bollla1111 • E. .A. Wc■tcott. l'l111tor. - Ber,•ICQII : Second and fourth Bundayl!, 12 :u. 811udny-11cbool : Every Sunday, 11 A. u. Dl■IIIICOBAII U1■1uo11, 7010 llorrl1 Ave:.,_ (Woodlawn) Birmingham: - :u. N. Carter,. Pastor. - acnlce11: Every tbml Sunday, 2 I'. 11. (No 11uudn1-1ebool.) Ro■BBDD: - Ollrflt Ohllrc1'; ll. N. Carte£, Pa.stor. - Bervlecs: First and third 8uud111a, 11.80 A. 11. 11unday-1cbool : Ever)' Sund&7, 10 A. :u. Po■■DK BDD: - Our Sa11lor • u. N. Carter, Pa.stor. - Bervlee■ : Second and fourth tlundn1s, 12 11. Bunday-scllool : Ever, Sunda1, 11 A. 11.

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Vol.XLIII.

ST. LOUIS, MO., JUNE, 1921.

Putor

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No. 6.

The Luthei'an Pioneer. Thus Grant Our Prayer. "Thy kingdom come!" we ,lnily 1>r11y, l~ur nmny millions w11lk n11l my. '.l.1acir misery ,-nnnoL be tuld Thcy arc wiLhout the hcphcrtl"11 fold. 1111 we, inacl h·e, sc-o them die ? '.l'hnt would our Christfan muuc belie. Our zi:nl 11111st, thcr •rorc, be rencw~'ll. Our off'rin1,'ll brought, our task 1nm111Ctl. Lord, who nrt sen too on the throne Of hc-:w'n, und ,lidst. for nll nlune. 1,ct 1111 find fn ,·or in 'th~· ighl, l'011r ou t 'l'hy Spirit, show '.l'Jay might, Fill numerous henrLK that. now ntu di:ud With fnilh in T11ee, our glorion Head, .\ml c,•ery hinJrnnee o,•en-omc. '1'111111 grunt. our prayer, '"Xhy kin~rilum come!" lJ. OSTEIIUUS.

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Pastor N. J. Bakke, the Publicity Secretary o.f our Negro l fission, hns been called to his eternal reward. With him one hns pnssed n.wny who lms been niost intimately connected ,vith the g rowth of our Colored Mission prncticnlly :from its "ery begim1ings. When be entered the work forty nnd more years ago, our Negro Mission wns still ju if · swaddling-clothes, . nod he fnithf ully helped to rear the infant. To his imlcfntigable labors is d.ue to a great extent that the weak and unpromising infant has had such a healthy growth. When P astor Bakke entered upon his labors us a m1ssio1mry among the Colored people of N ew Orleans, there \\'ere only three stations ; to-day the PIO!i,"'EER brings a list of 51 stations in its Directory. And the departed had a sbnro in all this growth. · The Lord called His ser,·nut home to his eternal rest on Sunday, May 8, at 9.30 P. 11. af ter o. shor t, but painful illness. He was sick only a. few do.ya. Ho diecl at Milwaukee, \Vis., where be hns made his home since last fall, when be entered upon his n ew duties as Publicity Secretary for Negro Missions. Tho departed was a native of Norway, wbere he was born September 8, 1853: When tbft-tcen yenrs of age, he came to America with hi& parents. When a young man, ho decided to acrve the Lord in the ministry. To carry out this pu.rpoae he entered

Luther Collage of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod at Decorah, and after having completed his classical atucliea, he entered Concordia .Theological Seminary at St. Louis. In the fall of 1880 be was cnllecI by the Colored Kiaaion Board. to take up the work at ,

N w Orleans. wh ic:h hod been begu11 by Re,·. Doescher a 11hort. t.imc bcfor '· l n 1 !)1 h w 1m Lto Nort.h Ctll'olina nml there [011ml the Jir ·L tal io,,K on t ha.t oxtcm;h·, Ii •ltl. Wh n the T,orll enllcd u to Alnb:nna l?n lnr .R:~kkc w nt Lhcr • ntlur h:w i11g sc1·,·ctl Ute N cn-1•0 :i\1ii: ion Inr 11 n mnber of y :ns us l?rcsiclcn t ot J mmnnucl ollcgc which J1c fo unded, :mcl a D irector or :i\1is ·inns. At it · covcntinn lni;t fnll in 'Milwnuk •o, f,hc ,. yn od icnl onfcrcncc er nlccl Ute new omce o.f l'ublicity e r ln ry nncl chose it veteran m is ionnry to bu the fi rst in cmnh nt of the impo1·tnnt posiJ.io11. Pastor Bnkk<' is ur,·ivccl by his stl'i ken willow, t wo ons nnd Olll/ clnught r. His L·wo son.;. N ormnn uncl Vernon, nr sLmlC'n ls nt ;on onlin Collogc, :b'orL Wny11 . locl1 wcnry S"rvnn t wns pcr mi Ltc<l to sec n.11 his lo\"ed on · nbout his bed a the l,imc oC clcp:u-ture d rew nigh, aml l ike Jacob of olrl be wns "'l'Olltccl lhe J>l'i,•ilc"' • o·f lcnvinrr 1tis blci:siug wi l·h t hose wlaom he 1:0 g r ntly her ishccl. S ince hi rcmo"11I to :i\filwnukec, Pn lor Rnkke hod itlcnti fiecl h ims JC wiLh Rclh lchcm Olturch nr t hnL city ancl it wns in tlmt chmch t hn L tho t 1111crn l senices ,,,ere held on Weclnesclay, May 11, nt" 2 1·. M . 1\Jay Goel be th Fathc1· of t he wiclow antl Lhu ! ntherlcs 1 and comfort t hem with Ifi O\'Crfaslinrr comfor t! On Wednesday morniJ1g, l\[ay 11 n. shor t eel'\•i ·c for t he imrneclinte f amily or Lhc tlccca ·eel wns h ltl in Ute mor tuary cl1npel of the undcd akc r. 'l'hi scr,•ice was comluctecl by P astor O. K aiser. fmmedintely nfter this sen •ice the r emnins w 1·0 Lrnus- , :Ccrrcd to Bcthlcl1em Church. where ! rom the time of thei·r nrrivnl till the hour of t wo in the afternoon Lhe body wns viewed by the membe1·s of Bethlehem Cong rega tion nnd the many otJier i ricncls ancl ncquoinbn1ccs of the depu ted. 'fhe mnin i unc1·al service wos held nt 2 o'clock, and was also conducted by the pastor of Bcthlehen1 Ch11rcl1, Rev. O. Kaiser.. 'l'he service wns opened by t h e singing o.f the hymn "Fo.r l\ie to Live I s J esus, to Die Is Goin for l\Ie,,, :Collowed by nn impressh•e sermon by P astor Kniscr hosed .on Matt. 25, 21: "Well done, thou good n.nd fnitbful servant; thou hnst been fnitbful over a few things, I will mnke thee ruler over many. E nter thou into the joy of thy Lord p, After the sermon nn octet, under the leadership of T eacher J. A. 'fheiss, sang "Abide with Me.,, Rev. C. Ga.usewitz, the President of the Syn'odical Confer ence, spoke on tho text, "Where I am, there shall also My

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The Lutheran Pioneer. 'l'wo members of the Boal'd for Colored Missions had come from t. Louis to attend the funeral services. Immanuel College, Orcensboro, N. 0 . whose first president Pastor l3nkke had been, was reprecnlcd by Prof. W. G. chwehn, while the pastor of 1:hci North Cm·olino. mission-field in which iielcl he was the pioneer wns represented by Pastor McDo.vid, or Charlotte, N. O. Inlermcnt was made in the beautiful Wamle1·crs' llc ·L emctcry amid t Ute singing of the sfrains of ·Duthnuy.' F. J . L.

Tenth Anniversary in Yonkers, N. Y. Recently Bethany Congregation in Yonkers, . . . . hnd the oppo1·Lunity of checking up the result· o.C its ncLi\•itics during the past clecadc. '.rhe occusion was Lhc tenth nnoiversary o.f the congregation II ncl oC ii s Jln Lor. Whnt was examined particularly wns the fl'ect our neth•ities lm"e l111d on others. One woulcl m1.tumlly expect that on such nu occasion n !!'Cneral inventory of the spiritual, numerical, and m11lcrial strength of the congt·egntion would be taken. Indeed, this is most imp01i:ant but with this folcrnal growth w deal 1·egul1ll'ly nnd note its snc s or fai lnrc at more f requent intel'\•als. So we made use o.C this terminnLion o.f our first decade, to Jook nround us and to estimate the effect which our 'hrisLi:ln ncti.viLics h1we had upon tho e outside o.f our congrcgntion. For · ten yenl's we had bu ied ourselves with spr<':1Cling 'God's Word nud Luther's doctrine puro" among the people oi: .ou r ciLy,. not only through the pul1, it, but by clistributing tracts, :ind in e,•cry other legiLimate way. At times we bad met with sarcastic criLi ·i m and even stern opposition. But we worked on, prcnd iug the Word, ancl letting our light shine ns best we could. · And now, what of the results ? A. small minority of those whom we had rencbed had come out boldly and joined us in tbis glorious work. 13ut what of the others? A. goodly number of t.hcsc hod become occasional ,•isitors in our service . but the vnst mn.jority of them bad not respo111led nt all. Wlmt effect had our work hnd upon this large number of people who apparently had not been toucl1ed by our repeated invitation? Hnd they, through the fragments of the Word carried to t.hom, become sufficiently ncqnninted ,vith us and tho object of our activities to respond were n snprem • effort made? We lcrt it to our tenth anniversary to n.nswcr these questions for us. And most

grntiiying wns the result. Not only were we allowed 011 this occasion to ,·iew the most encouraging prospects 9! our Church among the people among whom we nre working, but we were also permitted to sec the place we occupy_ in the hearts of our fellowLutherans round about. But let me tell you about the annh•crsnry itself. It was held in the Parish House of St. John's Church. 'l'bc assembly hall, where Bethany Congregation worships, wns decorated with palms and cut flowers. At 7.40 P. l\C. there were about fifty people present. When tbc service opened at eight o clock, there were more than two hundred. Fifty hod come in a body from St. l\Iark's Ohurcb, and 't. John's Church and Bronxville College were well represent-ed. 'l'hese Lutherans had come to assure :Bethany Congregation that its work of ten years had blended harmoniously in tbe general upbuilding of the Luthe111.n Zion in this vicinity. Then there was the lo.l'gc number of visitors, mo.ny of whom had trnvclecl ·from near-by cities to wish pastor and cong1·egntion happy returns of the do.y. The order of service had been printed on a neat souvenir folder so that every one present would be able to join iu our beautiful service. Pnstor O. H. Trinklein, of St. llnrk's Obu1·ch, officiated at the altar. When tbat large assemblage arose to open the service with the Gloria in Excelsis, though there were those in the audience who had ne\'cr been in a Lutheran clmrch before, there ·was not the slightest eyideuce bf ii discord. .All seemingly caught the spirit of the occasion, o.nd the minor differences of race, custom, and the li~e, faded before the bright light of purity of doctrine and sincerity of worship. Pastor von Scl1lichten, of St. John's Church, delivered the anniversary sermon. And a mighty fine sermon it was. His te.""tt was Ps. 122, 6-9. The speaker impressed bis audience most forcefully when he had them rise in the midst of bis introdlftltion an.d sing two veraea of "Jerusalem the Golden." Bis subject was: "The Glories of the Heavenly Jerusalem as Reflected in the Jerusalem on Earth." An anthem by the choir, and n. rluct by t\vo young Indies added to the beauty of the sc1·vioo. No special offering was ta1son up, but tbc plate collection, which amounted to a little more thnn fifty dollars,. wns given to the Building F1md. After the service, the· entire assemblage went down into tbe dining-ball. 'l'he men's club hnd pro•vided ample refreshments for all, and the la~ica, ,vho hnd decorated tho hnll very beautifully, were on

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The Lutheran Pioneer. hand to serv'- At 'tbe toble Pastor ,,o~ Schlichten presided u toostmoster. The followmg pcrs~ns represented their respective organizations, each with a short .speech. Mr. Wm. Corter, 'rrustee l3onrd; Mrs. Ottilia Doswell, Luther Leogue; Mr. P. W. Mott, Sunday-school; Mr. Wm. Doswell, l\Icn~$ Club; .Mrs. Bertlln. Carter, the Choir; Miss Beatrice Lytle, Ladies' Aid; .Mrs. S. E. l\fon1.on, Lutheran Education Society. Short congratulatory ndd1·esses were made by Prof. B. W. Heintzc of B1·onxvillc Co11ege; Mr. J. F. E. Nickelsburg of the Lutheran Publicity Bureau, and several repre cnt.ative citizens , of·Yonkera. An enlarged picture of the first Bo01·d of Trustees of the church· was presented to the congregation. The members of the congregation presented to the pastor a traveling bag. Pastor 'l'rinklein made the presentation speech. 'l'he pastor1 in thanking the people for their spJendid dcmonstrntion, summed up ·bis gratitude and that of the congregation in the words of J11eob (Gen. 32, 10), "I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies aml of all the truth which Thou hast showed unto 'l'by servant." He closed his remarks by inviting the entire assemblage to the 1ifteenth onniversnry, to be held at the comer of Willow and Cottnge Places, where the congregation owns lots and inteuds to build. Thus closed the biggest· e,•cnt in the history of o\ll' congregation. To say the least, we arc sincerely thonldul and greatly encouraged. We are thankful to tho good Lord for the many, many blessings which He has showered on us during these bm years. We are thankful to the many faithful Christians throqghout our land who have, tbrough their prayers and ·gifts, supported us in this ca.use. We are encou~ by our success of the past, and by the promising prospects of the future which this occaaion has revealed. We can only consecrate ourselves here anew to the 1lorious work of our Heavenly Father, and ask Him to be with us in the coming years as He boa been in this first decade of our work. W. 0. H.

An Urgent Need: A Chapel for Plaquemine, La. Our mission in Plaquemine is at ·the pl"f!&ont time housed in the local Odd-Fellows Hall, a building that wu erected long before the Civil War. OriginaUy it wu the home of a slave-trader. The baaement of the building wu then u~ for ala,•e-

quarter • t\ftcr the war it was bought by the OddF ellows. 'l 'hc plncc lins :£or yea1·s enjoyed o. very bnd repuhition because or the dances and conce1·ts tlint arc given there. \Tn1·ious lodges meet in the building, one fo1· \'e1·y night iu the week and se\'eral on undny. l\fo oy n, t ime n. Lu thornu se1·vice, n, lodge-meeting nnd n. dnncc n1·e goinn on at the some ti me in t.}10 bu ilding! Our Sunday-school is helcl nt 2.30 in the aftern oon, nnd we hn,,,c a lm·go number nttonding. '[he service immedintcly follows the undny-school. 'l 'he chool i held in the hll'gc auditolium o:C the Hall on the second ·fl oor: which is reached by a long flight o.C ou tside lep . 'J'hi nurl itorium is u cd by u for Sundny-school oncl ~ 1·,•ices, nnd by olller for dances cone rls. n1n,-ing-pi ·Lure shows nnd publi mnss-m ctings. On th 1 •!t si<le, ncnr the 11tr1111cc of the nurliLorium, is U1c door which l •ncls folo th<'

lodge-room. Sometimes while tho , unclny-schonl is noing 011 . the people will ru. h up Lhc sln.irs nncl in to U1c nmlitorimu there Lo i:it clown Lill it is Lim !or Lhc meeting o.C the lodrrc to begin. 'J'hnt the pcopl hM·c little respect ior whnt is goi11g on in f.hc .CronL part oi the room nncl that they show litLlc considerat ion :£or the undny-scl1ool nnd its work is clrc,•idcnt. 'l'hcy whisper nncl tnlk wi thout shnmc In the gi·ent disturbnnce of tencbel'S nnd pupil . i\ ncl whnt is tho case when we ho.ve Sundny-school is just as true when we hnve service . Jsn't it ncLunlly sm·p:ising thn.t nny one shoulcl come to our ser,•ict•. under the circumslnnces? Sc\'cral 1non ths O"O n stranger nttcnderl our services. We notic cl t hnt he took an ncti"c Jlart in the singing uml nlso rocited the Creed wit h u s. On that day the people . in the lodge-room were pn.rticulnrly u oisy. Jn the midst of the sermon tltcrc came nn almost den.fcnin n burst of laughter :f rom that part o:f the building. greatly disturbing the prcnchcr nnd his henrors. After the seTVice the undersigned went up to thu stranger and sought l~is acqunintnnce. Ris nnme was Seymour, and yenrs ugo he had attendecl our mission-scl1ool at Nnpoleonvillc under l\fr. Eberhardt. Among other things he told us this: " Some time ago I henrd that there was n. Lutheran chmeh in town, but I lookecl in vain for it. Sevel'lll days ngo I was infor:rpcd thn.t the services we1·c concluctcrl in this hall. When I fil'St heard it, I could hardly believe it, for you must know that this place hos a very bad name. It seemed impossible that the Lutherans would hn.ve services in such a pince n@

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The Luthe ran Pioneer. t his. But I like the Luthcrnn Church, nnd I'll come bock to scnic.-cs c,•cn 11c1·c. But do t ry to g"t n better · plncc." Mr. cymom· has been n 1·cgulnr· nttcncln.ut,sincc tl1at Sunday, nnd he nncl his family in nil p1·obability would become members if a decent place o.f worship could be p1·0,•ided. 'l'he same is rue o:f others. Pm·cnta who send Lheir chilclrcn t o om· s ·hool lm" . decl:n·ccl tlmt they will not let t heir chiJdr n ]Jc confirmed until we htwe a permanent home for Olli' flock. Wor hiping us we do in so clisrepntnblo a house, it is really n mm·,·el that decent people come at all. Only n few w cks ngo n mnn who is not n member o.f ::m y chur ~ 11. bnt who himscU hns attended om· sel'\'iccs told Olli' mission-teacher that he would under no eircmnstnnccs ba,•e his daughters attend our scn •ices in the hall, whe1·c they woul cl be exposed to the disrespect aml insuHs oi'. lo,,, people t hat a1·e always sitting nrouncl in the hall during our services. He added : 'You clo uot kuow l·his plnc . I know the class of' men who gather here, nml if you kn ,,. the siLuntion ns J clo, you would no longm· l101tl .. •r,•iccs :md unda.y-sehool here." ' Now, nmlcr the circmnslnnccs what arc we to do? Shnll we discontinue our work in P laquemine altogether? Sha]] we abandon the hundrccl nnd more ·hildr n that have come to our school ? Shnll we :Cori:nkc those souls t hat htwe nhcacly joined our Clnll'ch? We n1·e urc tlmt you will sny : "No, n.cver !" 'l'hc1·e :ne dozens of people in Plaquemine wo.i tiug for the time when we shall put up n chapel for t hem. Shall we clisappoint them ? We have here not a. few youug pcOJJle who h:wc nh-cndy been instructed for confirmation, b'ut who hn," e not joined because their parents refuse· to give their consent so Jong as our place of worship is in the Odd-Fellows Hnll. Children wh.ose 1>arcnts h::we b·icd to f orce them to j oin other cb111'c11cs hnvc told thch- pal1!nts that they woulcl join no ch111'ch but tbc Lutheran. Dcnr 1·eacler 1 l11we we mo.de it plain to you t bat o. chapel in Plaquemine is an urgent need? \Ve have o. lot, but t he lot wiU help us none without the chapel. You do not wnnt us wo1·kers, afrcr months' · of ho.rd ,vork, to give up all we ba,•e won, do you? Will you not listen tQ the Cl')' of all these children that are attending om· mission-school and who at'O . longing to hcnr of J csus? Shnll these young people that n.rc nsking for a place of •wprship and tbehparcnts plcncl iJ1 vain? Oh, clo not say, "No." We have nnothcr paragraph to add to the above. Since .Tnnun.ry n 1n·iv11te school hns opened i.ts doors

in oppo~ition to ours in the some building in which we ore. Dn;y nftc1· day our children· ore being molested by the children of the other school, and clay n·f tcr day they arc compelled to listen to obscene and prolnne words out o:C the moutl1s o·f the pupils of the other school. 'hall we let this go on? Shall we pc1·mit the children of our school to be exposed lo these insults and lhese oftenses ? Sm·cly not! For the spread of the L o1·d's kingdom and the sa,,ing of the souls of many Negro chilc11·en here in Plaquemine, mny God make many of our Luthornu ChrisLian willing to gi"c of their means to el'ect a chapel anrl school in Plaquemine this summer!

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Alabama Notes. April 15 and 16 the pastoral conference held its monthly meeting at 1\Iount Olive Congregation 'rincla. All t he brethren were present, and e,•cry one seemed to have enjoyed himself vary much. On Fridny night Re\". Pony of Oak Hill pl'eached a ,. ry ini;pirintr sermon to o. pocked house. 'l'hc speaker usccl ns a text .t\ cts 20, 28. 'l'he gist o.f the first pa.rt o.f U1c ermon was tbot t he pastor should "study to show himself nppro,•ed of Goel, a workmnn that 1\cecleth not to be nshamecl, rightly divicliug the W01·d of 'l'mth." '£he second J>art of the sermon was summed 111> i11 the wo1·ds that he should preach lhc Word in scuson and out of season, rightly nclministcr the Sncmmcnts, .and :Cnitluully ,,isit his members. ~nci· the sermon the Rev. Carter, of R.osebutl, rend his paper on "Infant Bo.ptism." In the fhst part of the paper he showed the meanin: nnd cft1cncy of Baptism, nnd in the second port, " Why Ba11tism should be prnctiscd upon infants," the :following points were brought out: Bccm~se of. their s1>irit110.l condition without it; because of this conditiQn they need Baptism;· because of God's command so to do; because of God's holy promise concerniug Bo.ptism; been.use of the nature, power, 1 nnd effects of Baptism itself; because without Baptism children are outside God's plan of so.lvntion : because Now 'l'estnmcnt usage and the. practise o·f the ChurcJ1 Fo.thers favor it. Every one enjoyed the paper very much, and from the discussion which followed it was apparent that there nre still some . " hard-boiled" who refuse to yield to tbe teachings of Scripture. Sa.turday morning the brethren assembled for

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the regular bu inc~ . R ,·. Peay continued llis ex- four nclults nre toking instruction for con:fh·mntion position of the fourth chapter ol Romnns, u:ftcr.. nnd tho pastor ho1>es to conlhm them iu the ne:1; which the b1-0Un-cn read Lhcir outlines on the 'As• !uLnre. -Mn,y God continue lo bless His Wo1·d not ccnsion of Christ"; Ue\'. E. A. Westcott read tho ouly nt Onk Hill, but throughout the entire w~i·ld ! sermon for cl"itici m basing bis di course on 1 John During the Inst quarter, ending April 1, some 1, 1. 2, using as a theme 'An Ad,•ocnte with the fifty perons we1·e confim1ccl on this Held, and t hel'e Fnthcr, ' showing 1. whnt this menus, :mcl 2. why were sixteen or eighteen additions by Bn,p tism. 'l'he J csus cnu be our nd,,ocatc. 'l'ho u:lternoon . cssion field i 1·ipc, but Lhe laborc1·s are few! was gh·en o,·er t-0 businc . D1u-ing the Inst qua1·ter $623.0!) was collected in While e,·ery one enjoyed the "isit to 'l'incln, still tho Jnbamn. field. 'rhat is about two hundred dolnftcr t:hc session on Saturday nttemoon there wn· lars mo1·e thnn Inst year. 0.f the amount collected n great deal or discoua-ngcment. For about Uu-ec 'l. J95.0S we1·c sent in to the Mission Botml, $12S.0 Jiours there was n regu1nr deluge which caused tl1~ were spen t for expenses. - -K~p your eyes on R. O. L. L. creeks to rise " in n hurry/' consequently nll foun<l L\lnbumn.! 11 thcmsch•es tied up on the \\Tong' side of the creek, nud \\•ondering about the ser,•ices on Sunday. 'J'h Items of Missionary Interest. party ,•isitcd the trouble ome c1·cek at :tour o'clock on Sunday morning, but the water wns still too dee)> N,APOJ,tmNVILLM, L.\.. - Pnsto1· 'l'hompson :mcl !or their cougliing and chugging ''Jolm llenrys." his fnmily nre at 111st s11:fcly l1011scd. in a pcrmnnent About nine o'clock the creek was on n. Init· 1·onu parsounge, uncl gr n,t is theil' 1·ejoicing. · In n. 1·ccen t. Lo "nonunlcy" nnd the visiting brethren slnrtccl communication they ask •cl 11s to c.-.:p1·css their hc:U'Ly tnwarcls their waiting congregn_tions. thanks to nll who so kind ly l1elpccl them to 1i home 'l'he Gospel ol Jesus CIU"ist, wl1ich is the power noel nlso in othet wnys n sistccl them. _ot G,od, is bearing ,•isible frujts n.t Oak Fiill. Great · l\CoNJtOB, N. 0. - '!'his mission, aCter yc:n-s of imlccd is the number of poor people 1·ound about depression hns tnkcu nn npwn:rcl com· e during the Onk Hill who ore still sitting in d:uJmoss nncl J)ast few months under l:l1e lcatlc1·s hip o.C Rew. W. lt. spirit11nl dea.tb. But thnnks be to God, some .luwe Cnrlson. We hope that l\Conl'oe, which is one 0£ our seen the glorious light of the Luther-an 'hurch nucl olcl missions in North Oarolin11, may nguin grow :11111 hove c.-ome to this light. From n11 1·eports, the . p1·ospcr. church nttcudnncc is increasing Sw1dny n·fte1· G1umN ·nono, N. C. - Immanuel is n. true misSunday, the members have imbibed the missionn.1·y sionary institution. Some months ago a nwuher or spirit and m-e im•iting others to their church. On Us students who had been instrnctecl in the Lu- · the 17th of AprU some oE the ,•isiblc :fruits of the tbemn doctrine bcc.'lme members of the Church, Gospel and the missionary efforts of pnstor nnd members were mnni:Cestecl in the number of souls and just recently sc,•cral others have joined. On thnt stood before the nUar and c.-onCessed Christ nncl Ap1·il 24 Professor Schweim received t"l\'O stucl.ents His Word ns tnught nnd confessed by the Lnthenm into the Church by con(b-mn.tion nod on May 3 four Church. On thnt dn.y six adults 1.."llelt n.t the nlbu- of the mnfo students wc1·u bnJ>tizcd, and one young nllfl pledged their fnith to C!hrist and His Church: lady was con fi.rmccl iu tbe coJlege chapel. How nnrl one infgnt was l>n.ptized. Rev.- onrter p.i-cncbed th1mkf1tl ,ve should be thni our higher instit11tions, nn inspiring sermon on "Jesus, the Good Shep- unlike so mnny others, lend their stmlcuts to Him henl." As Ru,•. Berger wns wn.tcr-bonnd nnd could w110 is the \Yisdom of God! OoNcono, N. 0. - Our co11gregntio11 nt Concord not get home to bis congregation n.t Tilden, he . preached the confessional sermon. :- 'rhosc who has experienced an increase in membership by the were confirmed at Onk Hill had le.ft the church of advent of a healthy baby-boy, in the family of the error and emotionalism which, by the way, is only pastor, Rev. P. D. Lehman. God bless the parents a few hundred yards f.rom our own Lutheran Zion. and child! Tho entire scnicc was inspiring from beginning to - NEW ORT,E;\NS, LA. - Re,•. A. Wiley ]ins been end, and pastor and congregation were :fillccl with suffering with a severe eye tl·ouble since the beginrenewed zeal to go ·out and do more work in the ning of lforch, .but Jnst re1>orts say t~u1t he iR getservice of the Lord than o,•cr bc:Corc. At present ting better. 'l1he illness of nev. Wiley lias compelled

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in !IChool. - From ·ou,·011 •tl in l\lounL ~ion l111rch. 'l'he. open ing urmon was pr uched by Re,•. l\lih1a·C:u1Ja11er or St. Paul s Chnpu~. l II lhe Lwo op II mccf.in,rs papers were pre enleil on l•'rnL•rni:,r.ing o! Onr roung Pcop)e a. l\1 nacc tn Our 'hurch ' by Re,•. A. Wiley · "E,•il Ticsull~ Divi ions in tho Church." by 'l'cn her Wm. , 'L'C1, •l'L'.Y • 'Whn t .I\ re L cgif.imnlu Wnys n[ ollcliLing Money fo r I.he lmrch?' by U ,.. G. Kramer. 'l'hc '°' 11 fc1·(•11cc wn a.I.tend tl 1Jy Lwo worker:; !rum the .\labamti fi hl n pt. : n. chmirlt nncl Tiev. 0. r,y1111. 'l'h • lnLtcr 1weachcd t he 11c1·mon in Lite morn in;; "CJ'\'it • nL l\l ounL Zion on con r~r nc'<' , 'un• dny whi ·h F •rvic • wall IJl':rn tificc:l by Lit i:ino'ing or lh pupil11 or the lfonnL ½ion and Ilolhl •hem i- •hool ·. ln Lhc p1·cp:u-ntory service on nmlny vcu ing PasLor 'l'hompson oi Nn1>ol onvillc T,n .• prt?ache<l - tho •onrci:sionnl sermon~ while 'upt. 'elnnhlt llclh·orccl the se1·mon ju the main sc1·,1ice. 111 all the co11[ercnc crviccs Lhcrc was sing inor by the l\fount Zion Choir uncler the dir ction or l\Cr. ~r. H olsten. I , u•r JCKll,\ N 01,:., coNll ·:- A ·11o c 1A'l'I ON. ' l'his 11 •w orguni:,r.nf,ion ho 5 000 m •mberi; in 3~ , 'tole . One sLu don t o:f the Dc11co11css Scl1ool is nlrcady lubol'ing in lllc mi., ion-JicJd of our hur h in T111lin. .t \J1ofl1or stwlcllt expects to enl •r the work in our I t:1linn Mis ion n soon as she hns ·om pletcd the lh1·cc years' course. 'l 'hc ' L'T:iining-school !or Nurse· at presen t ]u1s six sf.11Clcn ts wl10 arc preparing for missionm·y nncl chnrHn.bl • work in tho lmrch. A. moLhcr-hou ·c h:is been ncquil- d fo r t he um o[ $10,000 and be remo,•ecl to the Rospitnl property at F o1·t Wayne. If seYerrtl other wealthy members of our Church will do wbnt one member did in New York, - gh•c $1,000, - the mother-house - will soon be paid for. The work of tl1c dencouc sos t hat t his nssocin,t ion inten ds to Fend ou t is of a Lruly missionn ry chn.rnctcr, nnd for this rcnsou every I.rue :Cricnd of missions should Uc interested in the work of this orgn.n fan.tion. 'l'hc ·fi11nncinl sccrctnry is ){r. Aug. F reese, 618 W. C1·cigbton A.\'c., For t -Wax.ne, Ind. F. J . L .

The Blind Man's Rebuke. Sn.ya Mr. R. B. Stewart: "There wos n. f riend of mine preaching on Glnsgow Green n. fe,v years ago, when some one from the crowd called out, 'Ma.y

I speak?' After getting permission, be pUBbed bis

wn,y thr<mgh t he rowel unt il he wus i;h1ndi11g ou Lh • 1,lalform l,csitl 111~· Iricml. "'Fri mls It• rxdn im •cl. J clo uot bclicn: whaL lhis mun hos bct111 lnlking nbout:. r clo noL bcliew in n luill, 1 do nnL 1,cliu,•<' i11 n Jm:l(•m •ut: I clo 11ot 1,rlic,·u in u Ootl, tor I h11\•o 11 ,,·er cc11 any o[ Lhem. J L• ·ouLi1111•cl lulki1, .. in l11ii; way IrJr a wh ile whun anothu1· \'Oicc wn. h cnl'll Crom the <:rowel 'll uy RJ)Cak? " L'ho infidel ::aL d11w11. um) the: next man bcoran: .F1·icmls, you sny lhert.' is n rh· •r runnio • not Inr from thi11 plncc, t h • ri\' •1· 'ly,1c. 'l'h re is no such lltincr · iL is not true. You lt:11 1110 «rn ~ nn d Lrc, · aro rrrowin"' :i1·01111cl m • wh •re r now sland. ' 111 re is 110 imch thing · Umt i11 nl!lo unt rue. You loll me lhnt there arc n orrenL mnny people stondinf• bun:. Again, [ sny l.lmt is not Ll'llo · lhcrc is no pcrl!on t:mdi11g here i:a,·c mysl'lf. l su1>posc you wonder whnt I :un tnlkinrr about but friend I w:is born blincl, 1 n ever luwc seen one of you, nncl while I talk, it only seem · thnt I nm blind, or I would not tmy uch things. Auel you, he .,aid, ll,1r11i11g t.o lhe infillcl, the mol'o you tnlk, t he m 01·0- you expose your i~ptor:mcc, bccau e you arc spir itually blind, nnd cnnnot sec.'" - SoZ.

NOTICE. We ug:t iu desire lo cull l he nLlcnt.ion or nil the friends ur our Colored Mission Lo lhc t hr :c fine illusLm tcd lect u re wliieh so grn1>hicnlly picture our t hree mo11t hn• pori:mt fields. Congrcgal.ions 11ho11ld not fuil to tnkc 11dm nt11gc o( Lhc 01>r or L1111ity olfcrCll by t hese lectures to become acqnnintc, with our l\ti88ion. For 1>nrt.ic11lnrs write to Rev. 'l'hco. l•'. Walther, 0400 Enston A,•c., t. Louis, Mo.

BOOK: TABLE. Christian Art in the Plnca and ill the Form of Lutheran Worship. By l'a11& B. Krct=n111111•, Ph. D., B. D. 41 5 pnges. ox o. Concordia. Publialling Houac. St. Louis, l\Co. Price, $3.50. While t his book will probably nc,·cr become 11 popular book in t he sense in winch t his word is gcncmlly UIICII, it ,,m prove to be or incstinmblo \'l\luc to nil L11oso whu wii h to gnin proper nnd nuthoritnt h·c in(ormat.iou concerning t he exterior nod interior of churches, the church service, the ,,cstmcnls of tho p1111tor, nml other things connected wit h the church. Jn n. clmr and lucill-numncr the aut hor spca.ks of 1.ht, architecture of church-buildinp, or t}1e liturgy, of the church fcativala, of tho P.ropcr liLurgical decorum of t he pnstor, of church n,ua,c, and tl,c like. \Vo wish tl1at spncc would permit ua to give our rcadcra t he rich tnblc of contents. Sumco it to 111:, that Dr. Krctzmann in thia book gives us neither a, mmger 1kctcl1 nor n. confuacd mnu of fcicta, but 11 master]:, prcacnt ntion, suOlcicntly dctnllccl, of Ohri■thm art in the pla.ce nnd in the form of T..uthcmn worship. Oongrt!81lt.ion1 eontcmplatinJ the building of n. now church, or the refumi■h• ing of their old clmrcb, will do well to purchuo this book for reference.

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Evolution. An hm.'ilt i•mtiun mid n riticism. Df Prof. Tit. Gnil'bm.:r, •m~ rdin Sl'minnry, St~ I.oms, :Mo. 1-1 pngt'll, o¾Xi ¾ . Jloui1J in 11tilf ~rt.-p111>er co,·~r. Nortl1weater11 Publii!hing Huusc, :Mtlwnukec, W1 • l'rlce, 80 cti!. Order from ConcordilL l'ubli hing H ouse, St. l.oui11 .l ru. We 11hould like tu ~ .a co1>Y or lhii book in e,·ery publie 1ehool1 high s:hool. mul colfogo librnr~· in I.he lnnd. No one who rcad11 this litt le book cun mil to b t ruck by 11,e COlll"llJ:,"t?, t he keen logic, ,md tho lncid sL,rlo or t his lnlk:innting t.reatment or o. subject which ilhouhJ bo of g rc:it intcn!l!t to nil or u11 who hn,·c the spirilunl welfnrc of on r !)C!Ople a t J,c,, n. Not only onr ,·01111g men aml women nt• tending higluir institution nrc in J 1111gcr or becoming poi• ,oncd b)• tl1c rnll!o U1cori or c,·oh1iion, but e,•on • r c.'\der of the Sunday 11opcr1 nml the mng117.incs is cicj,oscd lo dnngcr. Profcai!Or Grncbncr here n ow UJ>plics 1111 c.xc 1lcnt nnLidolo by hi1 criticul C."tnminotion of e,·olut iomuy thmriCII, which ho pro,·cs to be " cicnec (ILi cly KO culled." Freemasonry nnd True Lutheranis m . - Freiml\urer.tum und echtes Luthertum. Both b,• R au. 1'l1. Wani&.gu11u , J,'ort Wnync, Tnrl. Order" from t he author. Price, 10 ch•. 11cr do:,:cn · :15 ell!. per GO; GO Ctl!. per 100. Jn tlli1 tract Pastor \\'lambi;gnn s bring C.'\:trncta from au nrticle which nppcarcd in Tl,a Yc10 A ye llaga:i11c, the olUcinl orgnn of t he Supreme Council, 32d dC1:,rrcc, A &. A Scoltish Rite of Freemn onry, • J., U• • . .,\ . 'J.' he nrliclc 11 by Denmon S. Wngatnll', 32 K. C. C. JI. Ju Lhis nrt iclo Dible Christians o.ro referred t o ns "cl111rch-rid1l1'n" peo1,le, nnd the nnthor prnys that " they may come to know thnt tJ1e God or the Pnncc (n. fire-worshiper), t he COtl or )lohnmmed, t ho God.of the I ndinn nnd t.he J\fricnn, the God of 1111 gods la He who ia one and the anmc Lo nil mQll.'' How to Join the Lutl].ernn Church. By Harbert O. C'4ua. Order from t ho author, 3i25A Sullh•nn A,·c., St. Louis, ?Jo. Price, ·15 cts. per do,:cn; 85 els. per 100. . Thia fine tract is from the pen or one of our miu ionaria All engaged in working up adult catechumcm clnssc , and that inclucfea most of our p.'lstora, will find tliia tract Tory aen•iccable in removing prejudices ngninst our Church and dispelling peculiar notions which exist wit h respect t.o gaining membership in our Church. Thirty Short Preludes to the Most Fo.m.ill"r of the English Gospel-H)'D1Jlll for the Orl'IUI, By Fr. Raider, 126 Washington St., New Ulm, :Minn. Price, 81.75. Order from the author or from Concordia Publi■hing House, St. Louis, l\io. Thoae who are acquaint«l with Prorc■aor Reuter'■ cnrlier organ compo■itfons, particularly with bis flrat series of Preludu for ENgli•1a. Goapcl-hym11a, will be plmscd t.o hear of the publication of tbla ■econd series. We hn,l a friend to play ua a. number of the■o prelude■, and fcol ecmatrained to so.y that tho organi■t who ia Jookin,; for ral preluda to our English l1ymna ahould not fatl to procure a copy of thia book. While not eaay, the compo■ltlon1 are not really difficult; witl1out except ion they are thoroughly cburcbJy in charnctcr, nnd nctually nro introduction■ to the hymns. Especially beautiful wo found the preludes t.o "Silent Night,• "0 Sanctlaimo,," "Go to Dark G!thaomnne," and ''Doi.)• Spirit, Hcnr Ua.'' Lutheran Alumni Bong. Original Text In Engli■h by 'Ji'. lV. Dcr::bf:rgor. Gennan ~-cnion nnd mu■lc by .T. lVa111hgnu. Price, 21 cts. C!llCb; per dozen, 81.50. Publi■hed by J. Wamblganu, 287 Ninth Ave., Long Island City, N. Y. Thi■ beautiful poem by Put.or Henbcrger ln praf■e of our Chri■tian day-■cboola bu been happll7 ■et to muaic b]' Teacher J. Wa:m':fr:uu. Ita popularity 11 atte■t.cd by tf1e fact that it i■ ready ■eclng ita aecond C!ditlon. It wu a happy thought on the part of the compo■er to give two harmonlmtions of tho aong, one for a chllilren'■ chorus uul oae for mixed voice&. . J'. J. L.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. l{ccch·cd ror Oolon."tl. JU1siom1 from t he following Col or1.-d congrCl:,'lllions : JJclhnny, i:~ylnnd, ~ ,•lG · ) fount. Cnr: mcl. l\Iidwny, 11.i l ; Zion, '.l'niL P lr1ce, JG.4.0· Mi ion in • 1nm, 2.52 ; t.. l>n.\1l's, Ouk H ill, 0.50 · l\(o'uuL Olh•e 'l'incln, 2.~0; ~- J\ n<lr ,~··a~ Vrc_d•nbur1;l1, G.G ; t . Jnme J3!1cn~1 1sln, , .0 1; ~l • . 1011 m liob1lc .!?;;; Mission in Bmnmglmm, 3.00; Im t, Rosebud, 13.01 • Our a,•ior nmdcn, .i •J. · t. John's, JolTrc, VJ.5; l\/ount nl\'nr / T ilden, 5.00; Gn1cc, Jngonmr, 14. 5; Ilcthnny, Yonkers: -1.0.00; Bethel, Ohnrlolte, 10.00; Dctl1cl, P lnqucmin , 10.00; Bclhlehcm, i:~cw Orle:111 , 50.00 · llcthlohcm, )Conroe• •;o; arrollton, cw Or Irons 15.00; oncordi:1 1 Rockwell. 7.OO : C:rnce, oncord, 20.00 ; Grncc, Grecn1.1boro, 10.71; J m• mnnncl, Brooklyn, .00 ; Jmmnnucl Collcg• Grccusl,oro. G!J!J.50; J,ut.hcr College ~ cw Orleans, 20.00 .' l\fonnt. ulmry, nmly lUJ1,'(?, 12.00; Mount Olive, Olllnwba, G.O • l founL .Zion, Now rlcans, 40.00; l\Iount Ziou, R ocks', 10.00 ; Rede mer, N w Orleans, 10.28 ; Richmond, Vu., 4.G2 ; t.Jume 's, out.hern l'inea, 5.i0 ; t. J olm'1, nlisbury, 15.00; t. L uk ·s, 1J igh Point, 2.;o ; t. Luke's, pa rlnnlmrg, 2-1-.0:l ; l. Murk', A.Unntn, 6.00 · t. ~fat.Lhow's, Meherrin, 11.0-1; L. P n.u l'a, lmrloite, 2;.00; Mount Zion. Chnrlot.le, 14.00; • t. Puul a, Mnnsurn, 12.00 ; St. P nul', N1Lpolconvillc, :15.00 ; t. Paul's, ow Ori ~11111. 40.00; t. Peter's, Drya chool House, 10.00 ; 'l'rinity, Albcmnrlc, 2.00 ; '£rin1Ly, Elon Colll!!!e, 2.00 ; 'l'rin it.J •, :rcw Orleans, 6.00 ; Win11Lon- 111cm, 5.70; Zion, Gold J lill, 5.00. - 2'01(1/, $1,32-1.33. t. Louis, Mo., i\fay l , 1021.

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Rccch•cd $u.OO from A. R. KlnwiLtcr, Albany, Oreg., for c}inpcl a t Nupolcom•ille ; n. 1,ox of infant clothes from Mrs.;\. Jfeincckl', , h boygnn, Wis.; n. box or infant clothes from Irs. ,\. O. F nulboru, Englcwootl, N. J., noel o.00 from o. friend throug h Mrs. A. O. l•'nulborn; 5.00 from (r. untl l\lrs. Geo. C. :Uode, Kin~'l!lou, N. Y.; 10.00 from a friend through t he l\Ii ion '.l.'rcnsurer toward l1clpin:; the undcr1dg11cd mi sionnry nnd fnmily wl1cn they " 'ere l1omelces nml when t wins were born. - Thonka nnd God's blessing to tho donors l Napoleom•illc, I.n., Mn,y 4, 1021. C. P. T no::i.n•soN.

'.l'hc undc:rs ignc,l nckuowlcdgcs with tJmnks t ho r eceipt of books for Jmmunucl Luthcrnn College librnry from t he following donors : Mr . K. Grosse, t. L ouis ; Re,·. E. Duerr, l[i)wnukcc; Schriftcm,crcin, Zwick11u, n."<ony; Mrs. \\' . Schneider, Bulrnlo, N. Y. Greensboro, N. 0., May 4, 1021. W. G. cnwEu.~.

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ST. LOUIS, MO., JULY, 1921.

"Come unto Me, I will Give You Rest." (According to n. story t.old by Cnspnri.)

A nath•c of Enst Jndin, o,•crwl1clmcd Dy 1mcldcn sorrow for Jiis sin nnd guilt, \Vent to the heathen priest, who com1scled him To w1L h in Gnngca' l!llcrcd water . P ence Would then be his; 110 did it, but in ,•nin. 'l'hcm snid the 11ricat: Go on n. pilgrimn.gc tTnlo n holy shrine whi h lhou wilt R1ul l~our lmnclrcd nnd Rfh• miles 11wny from hr l'c. 'l'hil4 font. 11 !COmplishcc'I, the 1111hnp11,r mnn llnd st.ill nol. found the rr11t he fond!~• cmvccl. 'l'hen ,mid tho priest lo him: Now J,eurken well I Do t,his, 111111 thou wilt surely find relief: 'l"ukc Len slroni: no.ii nnd drh·c Lhcm t hrough your olcs, .And on Your s11ouldcrs tnkc I\ hcnvy log, 'J'hen wiilk on foot one hundred flrt.y miles Jn pile of blood nnd 111\in. 'l'ho mnn obcyccl. When he hntl drnggcd himself nlong in ,·nin For sixt.y miles and reached I\ little town, 'l'hc poor mnn's strength 1:,rn,•c <,•ny, nnd he broke llown. .1~ large crowd gnthcred round him, Ii cning Unlo n mi ionary who proclnirnccl The tidings sweet or Christ, the Crucified, The r..iunb or Cod t hat. lakes away our sins, Who c blood cnn cfc1111sc the dnrkc t spot. These words l~cll on Lhnt heathen's con cicncc like fresh dro1>1 Of welcome rain upo1t the pnrcl11!d ground. "This Mnn cnu help me!" he llxclaimcd nloml; "I will bclic,·c in Him, aml thus be l!:l\'OO ! " Ho was instructed, joined the Church, 1111d wenL Dack Lo his home with 1t rejoicing hl'arl., l!'or he hn<l fonnd tho one most needful pnrt. H. 0STERIIU8.

Thank God for Our Christian " Day-Schools. . He ,,·as only a little "sha,,cr," wos Johnnie Boss. Out o[ his checr.ful black :Cacc his large eyes, rolling in continual wonderment, shone ,11> n.t you. Artless wns his mn.nner, Southern and soft his childish speech. 'l'hc cares of this sod and sin-laden world hnd not yet robbed his young life of ita happy freedom when the !lord called bis soul into etemity.

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•rhut morning J ohnnie had, with his brothers, lc[t the squalid shack be called home for the bright 1111d cheery schoolroom oi the "Lutheereans." Trudging along, clad iii his scanty blouse and panties, he held fast under ltis arm the little reader out of which he was to r ecite his lessons. As his bare feet kicked up the dust o.f the road, he may even ho.ve hummed Lo him eU the air of Q, Lutheran hymn. " There goes the bell!" nml Johnnie scampered into lino to mnrch to his pince and desk. Quietly he folded his hancls, while the teacher called on all to Ii.ft their ltcnrts nncl \lo.ices in praise to Him who hnd wntchcd O\ler them ns they slept. Now I wukc to cc the light; J.ord, Thou hnst kept me through the night. To Thee 1 lirt; my , •oicc, nnd pmy Thnt 'l'bou would t keep me, Lord, this dny• If I sl1ould die before 'tis done, 0 God; accept me through Thy Son,

so they snug to their Creator. 'rhen in simple style the teacher told the Bible-story for the do.y, impressing upon the minds of the children some outstanding truth with regard to their S:wior. Thus the day wus begun in the fenr o.f the Lord. And o;(ter it hnd been spent -iu lcnrning the three R~s, it was closed again in like :Cashion. In unison the school repented Luther's classic: I thank Thee, my hC?1L\ c11ly Fn.thcr, through Jeaus Christ, '!by dcnr Son, Lhut. 'l'hou boat; graciously kept n1c L11i■ day; nnd I JlrlL)' Thee that Thou "'ould■t forgh•e mo nil my ■in■ "'bore I lul\'c done wrong, and graciously keep u1c thi■ night. For into Thy l111nd1 I commend my■clf, my body nnd eoul, nnd 1111 tl1inga. Let Thy holy 1Lngel be with n1c, that tl1c wlekccl foe tmiy hnYo no power o,•cr me. Amen. · 0

And with the mying ol the Lord's ' Prayer all were cUsmissed. '

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T • took 111·8 WR'' But be wns 1111.1 • H omc 1101mme usually quiet nnd thoughtCul. He comphiinccl 11bout being sleepy, nnd nske<l to be permitted to toke . lL nap. .His mother spread out nn old cont on the porch, nnd Johnnie went to sleep. For ~omc rca on he got up·nnd went into the house to lie clown on his mother's bed. Snm, o.u eight-yenr old brother, came into tho room, nnd, thinking to lrn,,·e some fun, ho took up a gun nncl pokccl it into the face of l!lcepiug Johnnie. With no other idea ju his bend but to "scnre" hi brother he pulled the trigger nnd - nen-rly blew the litUe fc11ow's l1cnd ofl:. 'l'he motlier cnme running :Crom the field, but it was too lnte, Jolmnie hnd pnssed o,·er into the otber world. l\Io.y we not tnke it that Johnnie's soul wns ca11ried in the nrms or the angels to H is S:wio1·? That morning his prn.yer hnd been: 'Ir I should

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die before the dny is done, 0 God, nccept me through Thy Son.'' And only nbout nn bour before his soul left his earthly clay, he had said: 'itnto Thy hnnds I commend myself, my body nnd soul. . • • Let "T&y holy angel be with me•.•." True, poor little Johnnie hnd not been baptized. Still, thnt was not his fault. Small ns ·1,e wns, he had expressed the desire to be bapti1.ed, nod hnd gone home one dn.y, saying to bis Baptist mother nnrl father: "l',,e 'jined' the Church," meaning thereby that he wnnfell to be one ol those who were going to be baptized on Easter Day. Surely, he was one ol Christ's lnmbs. Friend, it sometimes seems to you-and, for that matter, to all o! us - aa though our ChristiM dnyachools a big expense. That they are• . But enn a saved soul like that ·of Jol1nnie Ross be' estimated in dollar& and cents P Can it P No, especially not when you thinJc of what it cost Christ to buy back 80111& from ain and 11011- tho price of His holy and precious blood. Oh, thank God that througli

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Urcncl or Lire, luwe been 1·ccted :mcl ,ire bcm,r maintninccl nlso in t~1is Bl~ck B elt ~£ Alabam1_1. 'l'hrongh tl~cm little '•Johnmc_ Ro cs· nre Jcnrmng ~o love thc11· Savior, ,ue lcnrnmg to nn wcr the nll-11n1>or_tnnt question : Whnt mu~t I do to be ~n,·ccl? by .;ny mg, B elie,,0 in the Lo1·d Jesus. ,~ml thnt clcspjtc home influence, which snys, You nrn t 1>1·1Ly, you must lend n goocl life, you must sec ,,i ·ion nml d ream . 'l'hnnk the Lorcl '[ i:n~•, for our schools - your mission-schools. \ncl ,lo not rr1·ow weary in an wcring lhe cull !or more nnd more fond !or more nncl more such Chrj tiau nurseries. E: A. WE TCO'.CT. •

A Hint for Others. We tnke the :Collowing from the 'Jl(issio11a,.y N e111s, n. monthly publisl1ed in the interest 0£ the missionn1·y nncl chnrity work carried on by the St. Louis Lutl1ernn churches of the l\Cissomi , 'ynocl. .As our rcatler rend the iJ1ter tin"" clipping others may possibly receive encouragemen t lo do n · these St. Louis llissionnry societies l\l'e tloing. "On f.ho nftcrnoon of :Mny 3 th mis.:ionnry 11tcrpdsc o[, t. Louis L uthcrnn lntlicg wus 1w11i11 fo1 ·eIull.,· tlcmoustmlccl. ~l'hc occnsion wns 1L 'cof[,o' held in Holy Oroi! Hall nnd sponsor cl by om· cleat· Ladies' Aid [or Colorccl l\:Ussiou. 'l'hey were nssistcd by eight lnclies societies :Crom our ,•tirious churches in the city. 1-'hcse societies were: Holy Cross Frouenvercin, ):[essinh, Redeemer, Pilgdm, 'f1•inity, Immanuel, Emll}aus, nnd Holy Cross Ladies' Aids. We wish to express our benrtfelt thanks to these societies in general and to their'reprcscntotives nt the 'coffee' in pnrticulnr for the part they took in mnking this n.JTnir sucb n. grnnd success j also to those societies which sent ,•nrious donations in lieu of tnking clmrge o.f a tnble. It wns the kind cooperation of the nbo,•c-named societies that mmle the 'coffee' possible. Jn this conne<:Lion we wi~h lo mention nlso our energetic prcsiclent, Mrs. M. 'ommer, lo whose C.'\:CCufo·c o.bHity nnd zealous interest 110 smnll parto! tbe success o.f this chm:ity nftnir wns clue. "It was o. grnncl n [ternoon nll the way nround. 'l'he attcndn.nce execcclcd our cxpcctntions. From two o'clock until fi"e the la.dies in charge of the tobles were kept busy serving their worcs, dclici011s cake and piping hot coffee, to a veritable l1ost of guests. · All of tlte fobles were neatly decorated. A :Cen.ture o-f tho decorations was n. m ininture logcabin which graced tho table of Messiah Lo.dies' Aid.

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'.rho chimney of the cnbin was nrrnnged t.o senc as n. contribution 1·eceptnclc. 'J'his no,•cl decorati\'c piece wns the work o.f M1·s. S. , chn.ub nnd clnuglltcr. Jt sccmecl to cn.l:ch the eye o.f nil the rrucst . A. little five-year-old boy hacl it nbout rirrl1t when he rcmm·kecl about the cabjn : c c those big cracks in the wnll? That means these 1>eoplc nrc poor aml neccl help!' Spiri tually poor ? Yes! - lnothcr no\'clty wns n. colorctl doll, in whose apron a deep J>ockct hacl l1eeu sewed :Cor 1·ccei"ing contributions. 'l'Jiis wus supplied .for the Colored :Mission t.ttblc by l\Ii-s. Schnperkottcr. 'l'he ncecssn.ry ceolor' to the nCternoon wns Jent by 'l'encl1e1· Gosc's little dark. skinned singe1·s. '£hey were rewn rdecl :£or Lhei t· efforts with 11.· c:recd' spreucl :Col' them by the kincl Indies. Entertainment wns nlso p1·0,·itlccl. by the Ea tern Four, the well-known quartet :froin on orclia emiuary. '£heir selections, clclighltully 1·enclered; were in complete lumnony wi th I.he occa ion. 'Iwo o[ the selections render t1 wcr : '01>pah Moon ancl Kentucky 13nbc.' Our sincere t hnnks to Lhc E nsLcrn Four! - Jn behnU: or the ~fi ion Bonrd P ro'f.. 0 . l\fczgcr tlcli\•c1·ccl a. short, but insph-ing nclclrcss, · in which 110 commcmlctl the Jlnst efforts of our Laclios' 'ocioty, aud encouraged them l-o continue tbcir zealous work also in the :Cuturc. And 'finally, bcsiclc b1:iog ing n. neat finnncinl gain !or the trensury o:C our society, the nJ'.tcrnoon nlso brought a. substantinl gain :rar our membership list. Yes, it wns n. grnnd success in every wn.y. 'l'hc rccci1>ts nmountecl to o,•e1· $300.00." H. C. C.

A Catholic's Opinion on Religiou~ Education for the Negro. It seems tl1nt some :tow years ngo tho Catholic 1niblicists tried t.o make their rumlei-s bclich•c thnt tho P1·otestnnt clmrebcs wore "doing nothing :Cor tho Negro." This misleading information not only called forth from n. certain Catholic missionary nmong the Negroes n contradiction of thnt stntcmcnt, but at tbc same time the voicing of n truth whicl1 to our mind we shall do well to consider and, if J>OSsiblc, carry out. Among other things, ho 11oints out that Pro~stnnts· employing n. most ef[ccth-c method in the succcisslul prosecution o:C theic work among tho Col, ored. Not only are they doing something, but in estnblishing and mnintn.ining elementary nnd higher scbools o.f learning they are winning many !or Christ mul thci'r Church. And he, -t:urthermoro impresses upon bis fcllow-Cn.tholics tbat tllo Catholic Ohurcb

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will do well to profit by the C."\':amplc which Protestantism has set, nml educate the masses of Negro :Colk in Catholic schools. 'fhis is what 110 has t.o say on this policy : " Without schools nnd higher ccluc.11tion tl1c llltimntc co1wcrsion of the Negro t.o Catholicity m11 t be indefinitely postponed." Uome hns nlwnys pro,•ccl hcrclf nlcrt and wise to nnyLhing wliich mnkcs for the cxtcn ion of the borders and influence of lloman Catholicism. And here, too, we must agree, she vicwccl tho situation in the light of tho great po ibilities which lie .for any churchbody in the education o( tho Negro under dcnominntionnl guidance nncl influence. 'l'bc Catholic missionm·y was. also rightly informed when ,he wrote that Protestants • wore educating tho Negro into their churches, :Cor f.hey hnvc im,estcd npproximately $15,000 000 in chools for Negroes. Besides this, millio11s nrc St)Cllt every ycnr in the maintenance of 11 ·h d nominntionnl schools. Our 'ynotlicnl on forencc nlso realized what a. grcnt ngcncy t-110 school would be in winning the Negro ror lll'ist nncl the Church. And so ·we find thnt in t he mnjority oC t:hesc Negro Lutheran con- • grerrntions Christian dny-schools arc conducted as n pn1·t or the mi sionary 1nogram. These Christian tlny-schools wore attondccl by almost throe tbousaud Negro children cluring tho Inst year. How much Ohri t ancl His Word hn,·c here accomplished the :Cutlll'c 1110110 con tell. Besides those Christian dn.yschools, our Synoclicnl Conference nlso maintains Lwo l1igher schools ot learning, Luther College in . New Orleans and Immanuel College at Greensboro, N. C. Both of tbc:le schools bave not only supplied our Colored Luthemn Mission with n goodly number of prenche1:i! nnd toocl1crs, but hn.,•e been instrumental in. lencling many others to n rigJ/t conception of the Gospel nncl t.o fnith in Jesus Christ. It can- . not be othc1·wisc. When students attend a school ,,,hero, Christ is tn11gh~ nnd His Word is the underlying principle of all instruction, ·there will be some students whom the Word reaches and brings t.o Christ. And this influence cannot and does not stop with the students; for na these students go back int.o the home and community from which they came, Christ goes with them, and thus many are led t.o Christ and made acquainted with the Lutheran Church. And so that Cntholic priest was not' far .rrom right when he contended that "the conversion ot tho Negro to Catholicity must be postponed . indefinitely," so long ns they neglect schools and higher education for tho Negrp under the inft.uence of the Roman C1i.tholic Church. Wo are tempted '·

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tTict :£or a. number of yenrs under the grnce o.f God, he went to"thc Isle of Pines for n much-needed rest. As a true pastor who yenrns fo1· the salvution of immortal, blood-bought souls, it gl'icvccl him to see many people spend Sunday as other dnys, without hcm·ing the Worcl of Goel. And so he invited n number to n. service which wns held in n. private J>lace, nud the following S uncluys again held services. Upon returning to the States and reporting to the President of our Synod, a. coll was extended to the Rev. Oertel to cany the Gospel into benighted Catholic Cuba. He hnd nlwn.ys been interested in n collection of butterflies and insect of ull kinds, nnd so he cnmc to the Isle of Pines well prepared with nets :for t his pmpose. Whether he secured many good specimens, I do not know, but it so happenccl t hat with the net of the Gospel he won immorl·al souls :for Oln·ist. Fortunately, in Santa. Bni·bnrn we hn,·e had n, _ Isle of Pines Mission. small parochial school :Crom the beginning, where the l Re,•. 0. C. l\Iue11cr .first taught chool. Isla de Pinos, ns the na.tivcs cnll it:, l1ns nlso been It was he who OJ>encd the way for om· mission on . called the "Gem of the Caribbca11.11 It is one o.f the the South Const. '£he South Const is the most inmany of those sunny, charming, illviting isles of the teresting of our mission-stations on the Isle or Pinci.. orystal-cleor Onribbeon Sea. It bns nu idenl tropical It's a. woncler.ful place :£or tourists, - excellent fishclimnte, more l1enltbful, it is e,•cn claimed by some ing, t urtJing, Jmnting, bntlling. 'l'hc Re,•. Mueller Pineros, thn.n of nny other isle in the world. For "isited here and hn,ppened to speak to some o.f the the Northern.er who first gets there; it has o. pcculin,· iuhn,bitnnts o.f the South Const 1·egn1·cling the spircharm, like nll tropicnl lnnds, though some parts of. itunl needs of the settlement. And the Lord so Isla, de Pinos la.ck much o:C the luxuriant tropical guidecl it tliat it wns tl1e man and his wife who bad vegetation nnd a.re barren, affording sufficient nnturn.l the interest of n. mission most at l1enrt, n.n d 1\fr. nourishment and strength only to the ever-present nnd :M:rs. Jackson are to-cln.y the mainstays o.f the pine tree, whence Isle of Pines Jms l'eceh•ed its nnme. mission. However, some claim it is known as the Isle of Pines This de,•out mnn and llis wi:Ce soon told him their because of the fine pineapples grown there. And they trouble; told- him that they had no school for the are good. In fact, nll kinds of tropical fruit thrive . children and· no church ser\'ices. '£hey hnd had well there, - lemons, limes, gra.pefruit, ornnges, etc., n. school nnd chm·ch services long a.go, but now the - but Q. constant use of fertilizer is genera.Uy needed children were growing up without nn education nndto nourish the soil. Y ca.rs ugo Isla de Pi nos was p1·oper Christian trniuing. 'l'hat same cloy the Ue,•. inhabited by . Indians, but tlien ca.me the Spaniard, 1\foeller preached under the shnde of those beautiful nnd the red man vnnisbed just ns mysteriously as he cocoa.nut palms, which since then, due to a. blight; did from the face of the American rnainlnnd. bn.ve disn.ppeorecl, and with them one of "t he princiOn this charming tropicnl isle ,ve have several pal sour~ of a. meager income. Soon 11. subscription missions. · At my time, in Santa Fe, Sa.nta.rBarbnrn> list of contributions :Cor the purpose of maintaining Nueva Gerona, and on tho South Coast of the isle. a mission \VII.S sig1\ed, nnd n. call wns extended for It was my pleasure and privilege to serve tbis Inst o. missionary to teach and preach. mentioned mission, 1fO I shnll take the prMlego of Well do I remember the da.y when I left New reporting more particularly· regarding our South Orleans bound first for South Coast, Isle·-of Pines. "Isla. de Pinos" - th~ name alone called forth aJl Coast Mission. The Bev. B. C. Oertel, ,vho hns since gone to his kinds of missionnry· scenes. I sa.w ' myseU among reward, ~ the foundm;. of our Isle of Pines l[ission. somo kind of dark natives, surrounded by tropical Alter having \\'Orked successlully in the Texns Dis- vegetation, teaching a.nd prenching to them. And

to say: Without, schools nncl higher ecluc11tion the conversion of the Negro to Christ nnd the Luthemn Clmrch must be 1>ostponcd indcfinjtely. In othe1· worc:ls. we cannot ns Luthcrm1s nftord to neglect both the elemcntnry nnd higher_ educntion of the Negro. 'l'he schools " ·c already hnve must be p1·operly equipped so tbnt we shnll satisCy both our own requirements and those of the respecth·c tates. Thus we shall bring mnny Negroes under the sound of the Gospel n~d through it win them for Christ. J:.et us, then, heed the nd,·ice confaincd in the voice of this Catholic missionary. Let us not in any way consider the educntionnl :Ceaturc of om· missiono:ry endetwo:rs among the Negroes lightly, but rather make it n. most important part in our endeavor to preach t he Word to the lost souls among the Negro folk. W. G. SoHWEHN.

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The Lutheran Pioneer. when I boarded the Oltr1"$lop7,er OoZon n.t Bntnbnno, a. small port cl1icfly !requcnted by sponging vessels, I felt I wns in a different world, more o even thnn in Hnvnnn. A ' complete change in the otmospl1crc hns nu irresistible chorm; n. drenm-land cltcct. .Anrl I wondered jnst wherp I was going, how I would · m1mugc the im1>ortnnt work, nnd the like. Not being able to speak the lnugungc (Cuban), I !cit quite lost and lonesome. It was mere chance that I happened to meet one of the men :Crom the South Cont. \ Auel what a pcculio1· en ntion it wo os we drew )

son, ,vith tears in her eyes. Ancl I shall never lorget the satisfaction her eyes n.nd f nee expressed and the words she said: "l1m so glncl. For years I have been praying night and day; now I know l'1111t Ood heard my prayer. H ow tbnnkCul we ought ·nlwnys to be !11 She surely howed that she was thnnklul. 'l'be love o.f Clll'ist, her Redeemer, e\"er rad inted in nll its warmth. She called me l1cr 'old son/' lu1ving lost her own son in n. sad accident. 1\ mother coulrl not ha,•c been kinder and more lo,·iug town.rd me. And what hod been her prn ·er? '!'hat her people might have a school in which the children woulcl

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nearer nnd nearer to the South Coast I From a dis- learn the Word of God, learn to know their S1n•ior; tnncc the Const hod a. somber appearance; it wn.s tbnt theY. all might hear the Wqrd ol. God in dMne one dark grn.y mass. As we drew nearer, the bright worship. In other words, she wnnt.cd a. parochinl tropical sun revealed more and more of its beauty. school irl connection with the mission. She hnd First the pn.lms were discernible; then the white- written to various denominations, but without rewashed, palm-thatched cottnges appeared here and sults. She was told that they had no one who wouhl there along the coast piidst coconnut-palms. A little both teacl1 and preach. "For yen.rs," she said, nearer, nnd there stood practically the whole settle- "I wrote and wrote, until r grew tired. Finally I decided to leave it to the Lord.11 Her prayer was ment watching the launch come in. How my Cnymeneroes looked me over I Old '(lnswered. On Sundays when she could not go to the chapel, Grandpa Powery thought I ·was quite young to preach. No wonder. H~ was going on 70, and I wna she would give me her offering upon return from barely 20. A, brood, rugged, honest smile stole over services. For hours she read her Bible. And every tall Mr. Jackson1s face, as I was introduced, and then morning and evening there was home devotion in the we went to his humble home. There was Mrs. Jack- Jackson family, when eitlier father or mother led in

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IiuTmm ,\N DEACONESS .ASSOOJATION. - Appli- ' cnnts :!or the deaconess school that l1a\'e one yeor high school training t:nke n. three-yenr course in the l!"ort Wayne Luthemn Hospital 'l'rnining-, chool !or N11rcs ond dlll'ing thn,t t ime also receive training in the duties ol tbe :.Ccmnlc dinconnte. 'l'his tmining, which is gh•cn by Pnsto1·s Wm. Moll, J". Grnebner, II. Doege, nnd F. Wnmb gnnss, inchulcs 'ntcchism, Bible Study, Church History: Distinctive Do •trines, history of the female diaconnte, nud the exercise of mercy from the enl'ly days of the •Chm·ch till the • present t ime. In the Trnining-School :Cor Nurses the course incl11des nll the necessary medical nnd surgical instruction nud pmcUse. - 'fhe Home :Cor Deaconesses, which hos been complctecl cost the nssocintion the sum of $10 000 though it is wo1·th much more. To keep up this Home requires tl1e sustained help of nll that may be interestecl in the work. Fo1· this renson member hould not .Corget to keep llJ> theil· mcmberiihip l>y sending in thcil· 11111rnnl clue or one clollnl" or more. - Since t he gracluntcs oJ: this School :Cor Dcnconei:i:;es n,1-c to sene the vm·io11 mi .. sions of the Church, it will be qnitc 11pp1·oprintc to coll nttention to its 1mrpo cs nnd needs nt the mmm11" missio11 :festi.vnls nnd make on n,ppcnl for new members. Let us not :fo1·gct tha~ every deaconess wiJl be o. laborer in the ,•ineyn.rcl of the Lord. PJ,,\QUI~lUNE, LA. -Denr render, 1111,,•c you nlren,cly clone yqur cluty concerning Plnquemine? Ypu l"Cmember tlmt the P 10NE1m brought n. strong appeal for J1e]p ju jts Jnst i ue that this p1·omi ing stntion Two Llttle Luthemns, in Bockwell, N. C. mny be supp1ied with n chn,pel this summer in order Im Jackson and his parents and the Isle o:C Pines tbnt the good work which hos been done here mn,y Mission. not Iun•e been in ,•oin. IC you hn.,•e not as yet done Jacksons ha,•e no e,ll'thly menus to speok of; they your sho.re townrcls provicling this needed chapel, ore poor - but rich in !11itl1, Jo,,c, in Christ. l'. please do so nt once. NEW ·l\CrsstON,\UY WORKERS. -Of the gmdu~tcs :Croan the two theological seminurics of the Missouri Items of Missionary Interest. Synod no less than 18 have been assigned to mission\ ST. Loms, Mo. - Our little Colo1·ed congrega- ftelds. Two of these will enter oul' Colored Mission: tion is making strenuous efforts to luwe n. chapel of Candidate F. ,Lnnkenau will tench i11 Immnnuel Coltheir own some day. And ti1eir energetic young lege, Greensboro, ond Cn11didatc E. Schuelke will pastor, Rev. Herbert C. Claus, is suroly doing nil he · toke charge of Greensboro and High Point stations. can to keep up tbe enthusiasm and resolution of Jiis Six new workers wiU enter· the field in Indin, four people. E,~ery member, every man, womnn, o-nd will go to Chinn, two to Europe, two to Argentina, ' child, in the ch11rcl1 is furnished with o. dime savings, nod one to Br11z41. Especially gratifying is it to bank, and at regular intennis these honks ill"C opened. , hear that so-large a percentage of this )!Car's graduUp to .dote over $400 Jans been c-olleeted :Cor the ates n.ro cnteridg missio1!-:fields nnd that n. great Building Funcl. This Fnncl wos begun about nine many o:! them declared their willingness to serve in months ago. We ore com•inc."Ctl that when om.-e others foreign fields. - In this connection it mny be in learn of the earnesLneBS o! this little boncl or Colorocl plocc •to stn.tc that of the 189 en.Us for ministerial OI11·ietiana, they will get nssistnnce. Let us hope so I cnudidntcs only 113 coulcl be considered, nnd that

prayer and on bcnd.cd knees scn t ,11etitions :Corth to tho hcn,·cnly Father or word of thnnks nnd 1>rnisc. Tho cl1ildron ~tnd to lcn,m 11ns. nges :f'rom the Bible nml recite them at thi cle,·otion. .1.;rot before eYening de,•otion would the family 1·ctire, nnd not 1111til nttcr de,,otion would we go to school or l\Ir. J ackson nnd his son go to work. Ah! it mums youl' hein·t to sec sneh consccr11tccl, rnclinnt Cln·istinn'ity. - If I hnd more time nnd sp:rce pcrmi.ttccl, I cou]cl tell you 1i1011y more interesting things nbout the South Const, but the editor's pnticnce is nlrcndy tnxed. But there is yet one thing I must mention . Mrs. Jackson's l1cnrt's desire hns been that he1: youngest son might sen ·e in the Lorcl•~ vineym·cl. Ira. is now 15 ;years old, nncl lather 11ml mother nrc wjlJing to send their d m· bo~- from di tant Cubn. Thnt's a fine spirit of sacrifice, isn:t it? Pray !or

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·,[or the 38 .grncluo l.cs o[ our ·two normnl schools Lhcrp were 10S culls. 'ou sec. it is still t rue : 'l'hc hor\'cst j plen teous, but Lhc lnborcrs arc few! AN O,•.Encnowo.ED Scnoo1,. - A t Chikor c, Bost Central Alrien, two hundred JUilcs :f rom n rnilwny nnd in t he heart .of t he for est, is n. mission-sc\1001 so Jorgcly nttcmled thnt most of t he clns cs h:we to be h clcl out idc t ho building. ,ACtc.r t he morning sc ion oil the boys a rc r cquh-cd to work in the .ficlcl. '.rhc hoes nro placed on the gronncl, o. in-onl is g i"cn, n.nd t he boy r i1sl1 in nnd g rab the hoc . 'l'hi i · not clue to the boys' eugcrn s fo r work, bu t each boy scmmblcs to get the smnllcst h oc. l\Inny or Lhc pup ils come direct from heathen krnols. F. J . t .

The "Monument of Gratitude" at Wheat Ridge.

IL t.imc wlum we wcr • wont lo re •itc impre1'<ziv •ly : "Little drops o[ wal r, IitLlc gm.ins oI sand," etc. 'l'hc some principle nppli in this nse. 'l'bc Wolthcr League with its more t han 30,000 members i dc\'oting it1:clf whole-heartedly to the task oI rni ing what still is needed. Wherever possible the 1>cronol np1lenl is hrourrht directly to t he indh-id uul society. 'J'his mctholl is working out splendidly. Our young p ople arc again proving then1sch-cs to be willinn- nncl checrlul to upport, nnd to gi"e !or, 1t cau e who c merits arc dcmonstratCll to t hem. 'l'hrough them hic0y the l:1rgc sum thnt has uh· ady been 1·uisccl lrns ..becn secured. 'J'hcy . or once more puttin" their i;houldcrs to t he wheel to cc t hrotw h. t hi · plcnclid under taking. }Ia Goel ble~s their effort nnrl t he work of the l~ninrrclicnl Lulhcm n nnitnr imn nt "heat Ridge, olornclo !

Ex cllcut p1·ogrcs~ is being mncle i n the con~l1·ucA Sacred Debt Unpaid. t ion o[ the new home of t l\C 'unitn rium. Goel ✓ willing . t he llccl icotion will take pince in \ug u t. On t h • wcslt:rn side or lhc , 011lh 1-\ mericnn :011Brccl d nL 11. •oi;L a,pproximnLiil., !j;250 000, it will t,immt. :<1111pri11i11rr moi;L o( l~cunclor P cl'll, and 'Bowhen ompl •tcd, nlrorc.l nccommoclnlion for mur • li\·in. Lit ' l'C is 1111 nrc>a or lnml hnlr llS lnrgc ns our than Hi0 \f i ·1.in,s nf th 'G rcnt Whi le Pin •uc.'' ' l'hc own c·ot111 Ir~· t ha L i~ i 11 ,·i rt unl hen then ism, t hough building if; fi r prnu[ lhroug houL, mod •m in ,,, •r,r the 'hri11lin11 whi t 1111111 l 'Olllc t here four hundred r esp ·t, nnd 111Tu11gecl n ·ording to Ut • hl'St nppro,·cd ~·c111"?5 ng•,. \\'hen the white 1111111 li~t C'llmc to t his scientific pla n for l ubcr •ulnr Lrcnlmcnl. poi Liou or ,'out h Am rien. he round there on cm'!'here nre muny other plnc for the Lrcnlmen L J•ire rir gold. J II onu o[ t he laarb'C temples of this oC con ·mn)'t il'Cl>. Whnt cl isting uishcs \\ hcnt Hidge Inca Empi re c,· •1y 11inglc implement wns mode of .Crom nll of these is t he f act that hc1'C the soul is · pure golcl. 'L'hi · highly orgnni1.cd empire hncl miles the object o.f p1·imni·y con siderat ion. 'l'hc spirit ually upon miles· of imJ>rO\'Ccl r oncls and rnnny wcll-condepres iug effects of tuberculosis are counteracted by structccl nq1m l11cts to cnrry the crystal wnter down o. ch eerful Christian at mosphei;c, by r egular preach:. from the mountains to t he •inhabited portions of ing of the strengthening Word of God, nnd by the the land. So plent iful• was gold am~ng these people constant nttcndnuee of o. chaplain. in those early dnys that t hey were able to gh·e more The S nnitarium is nn undertaking tho.t deserves thnn $15,000,000 worth of gold to mnsom one of the sup1,ort of C\fcry Christion. It is both n mis- tl1cir emperors from the SJJnnish conquerors. 'l'his sionary nml 11 charitable institution. I t tenders rnnsom Jillcd n. whole latr!,'C room, and it took tho relie f to n. closs of sufferers that stand pcculinrly in conquerors n wl1olc month to melt· down tho mctul. need o.f not only physical, but n.lso spiritual mhiistry. But &ad to sny n!tcr t hey llllcl rccch•cd the gold, It is t he concre.te c,•idencc of Christion :Cnith working the cruel robbers killed t he 'Ju,'lt nCter ,nil! It has by Chr istian Jo,•e. It is nn effccfo•e medium through · been rcckonccl t.hnt t lic total ,•nine of oil the treasure tnken by the white men from theso poor people which to scr,•e our n eedy fellow-men. rcncf1ccl high up into tho billions. .And what is still About $90,000 n.rc still necessary in orclcr thnt the new building mny stand :Cree nod clcor of debt. . worse, the Spnnish conquerors destroyed ninc-fonths Determined efforts arc being mndc to raise tbc re- of the uath•e people in wnr nnd in the mines within quired sum by eith er contributions or pledges before a hundred years ofter they came. · Only about 7,000,000 destitute Indians are left tho ~ay oI dcclicntion. If every one of the thousands of what was once a great and prosperoua people. who arc now being approached directly with the Neither tho State nor the Church is taking proper appcn.1 for Wheat R-iclge will make but n. small sacrb care oI thcD1. 'rhough probably most ho.,•e bt.'Cn flee, the goal wiU cosily be attained. Thero was

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bn.ptized, this has been little more than an empty form, and many o.f the old heat.hen ceremonies are still observed. Modem sanitation aud education are llllknown · among tl1esc people. The rate of mort.ality among them is higher than anywhere else in the world. Probably more than bnlf the little children die before they are t\\·o years old. Only about 0110 person out of ~vo thousand is able to read. We hn,·o a trensuro in Christ's Gospel thnt ean more•tbnn offset the trensure of gold of which these Indians were so shamefully robbed. The white ma.n hos it in his power to do good to this race which he has ruined: So far tbc white man has done but little to right the wrong done to these poor natives of South America. :A- half dozen schools and a handful of preachers of the Gospel is nll they have received in return for all the millions of which they were robbed. _Howc,·er, we hear that now plans are under way to build forty well-equipped stations in the near future and to mnn them with 147 workers. The ,vbole cost " 'ill be about $3,500,000, a. little more than one-fifth of the ransom exacted for 'the release of a single Inca. F. J. L.

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The Aupburg Confeuion. Reprinted from Co11c:onli11 f'rigloU-. Coneordin. PnbU1hing Houao, St. Louia, lfo. Price, 10 eta. · Hero Ja mven tho ea.rJieat 1peoiflo coufe■aion of our Church fn aimpJe, 1mooth1 modern EngJiab. The eheapneu of thla edition wm make ft pouibJo for ffert one among u■ to po■IC!BB a copy. By an mea.na, buy, read, and dlp■t your Augaburg Confeulon. Teachers' Kanual of Buggeation■ on llllller'■ ''llodem Grammar." Concordia PubUahiug Bouse, St.Louis, lro. Price, 50 eta. Teacher■ uaiug Profl!IIIOr MiUer'• Jlodam Gra,nmar 11•iJJ find thl■ Jl111111ai of 811gguliou ,•ery bandy• . How to Join the Lutheran Church. By Ber'berf o. Olav•. Order from tho author, 37215A SuJUnn 'Ave., Bt. Louia, Ho. Price, 115 ct■• per dosen; 815 ct■• per hundred. . Thi■ Jff;tle tract la already ■eefng fta ■eoond edition. We auderatand tJ1at the Weetem Dl1Crlct Mlulon Board,

Miaouri Synod, bn1 ordered 2,000 copiea. A■ otl,er boards get acquainted with tho tract, they will alao order, we fee) sure; for the trnet actually auppJiea o. want. C. L. L. C. PubUahed by the Ev. Lut.h. Sundo.y-1ebool Aaaoeiation of Cleveland and Vicinity. Vol. I. No. 1. · Addreaa Walther J. Wefel, Chllirm1m, Bureau of Exchange, 3432 E. F11irfax Rd., CleveJnnd Heights, O. Tho purpoaea of thia n11aociation are moat commendable; .ita organ ia ,·ery rendnble. If you arc intcre11ted in Snndny-aehool work, bo aura to ■end for o. eopy. 1~. J. L. NOTICE. We agnin desire to can the att ention of n-U the friends of our Colored l\fi11aion to tho tbree fine iJlnatrnted Jee•

t urea which 60 grnphicnUy picture our tbrC!C! moat importnnt fieJda. Congregntion1 ahoilld not (nil to tako nd,'llntngc or t ho opporLunity olTered by these Jecturea to become acquninted with our 'Mission. For pnrt lculnr1 write to Re,•. Theo. F. W11Jtlter1 6406 Eaaton .A,•e., St. Louia, Mo. ACXK'OWLEDGMEN!rS. Received for Colored Jlia1ion1 from the following Coi- · ored eongregntiona: Holy Trinit.y, Springfield, $50.00; St. Andrew'a, Vredenburgh, 15.04; Mount Olh•e, 'l'ineJn, 5.6!); St. Jnmea's, Bueno. Vistn, .74; St. Pnul'a, Onk HiH, 11.72; Zion, Tnita Pince, 2.00; Sclmn, l\'.Iiaaion, 1.42; Graee, Jngomar, 6.47; Mount Cnh•ary, Tilden,. 5.46; St. John's, Jolfre, 5.71; Bethnny, NyJnnd, 5.46; l\fount Carmel, l\Iidwo.y, 3.02; Our Savior, Camden, 2.68 ; Chriat, Roaebud, 8.05; Bethnny, Yonkera, 40.00; Bethel, Chn.rJotte, 15.00; Bethe), Plnquonline, 10.00; Bethlehem, New OrJenn1, 50.00; Bethlehem, Monroe, .47; Cnrrollton, New OrJenna, 15.00; Coneortlial Rockwell, 15.00; Grncc, Concord, 20.00; JmmMueJ, Brooklyn, 15.00; Im1111u1uel, Shankletown, G.00; Mount Zion, New Orleana, 40.00; Mount Zion, Rocka, 10.00; Richmond, Vn., 1.00; St. James'a, Southern Pinea, 7.04; St. Luke's, Spo.rtnnbnrg, 45.80; St. Mark's, AtJnntn, 5.00; St. '.I Iatthew'a, l\lC!her• rin, 8.32; St. Paul's, Manaura, 12.00; St. Paul'a, Now Orlt1nn1, 40.00; St. Peter'■, Drya School Bouae, 10.00; Trinity, AlbemnrJe, 2.00; Triulty, New Orlenna, G.00; , Zion, Gold HiJI, 5.00; \Vaahingtou, 1.85; Winaton-Snlem, 3.50; Immanuel College, Greenaboro, 607.25; Mount 01- • h•e, Catnwbn, 3.00; Gmce, Greenaboro, 20.60; St. Luke'a, High Point, 1.26; '.l'rinlt.y, Elon College, 2.45; Redeemer, New Orleans, 13.06. -Tolal, $1,155.75. St. Louia, l\Io., Juno 1, 1021. B. A. Drrnr-", A11t. Treas., 1044 Claro. Ave. DICPOBTA.lff NOTICE. EIDdl.7 consult tho addreu printed oD this cop1 or your LUTIUIUX PlOXBBL Tho bottom line ot the addreu aliowa when rour 1111bacrlptlon e:a:plrea. ".Jul:, 21" algnltlea that 7our aubacrlptlon e:a:plrea now. Pleuc aend 150 eta. ( 10 eta. adclltlqnal In Bt. Loula, Canada, and forelp countries) to 1our apDt or to u■ ID ample time to lnaure our uninterrupted ■erYlce. It reqalrea normall1 about two weeks beCore cbanirc of n:plratlon date will ■bow on addreaa plates. Be ■ure to mention the pa_pcr 1Oa clealre, and 1our namo and addreu, both DOW and old, If J'QU desire a cbango In nddreu. If your renew■! la not recelYl!Cl before c:a:plratlon, 7our name will automatically drop from our malllng-llat. COXCOIDIA PUDLlllllXO HOUBK,

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Vol.XLIII.

ST. LOUIS, MO., AUGUST, 1921.

Jesus Alone.

Bl'lu,·1'1.1 .Ad,•o •n le on hig h, We chLily t hink or '. thee; . Por whrrc our 'l' rcni,ure iK 111111 ,l u,• Our lhuugh Ls would n lso be. • Oh, 1111Ly we 1111 rejoicingly 'l'o our g rcaL business tend or. set t ing t.roublcd sinners free n.,· Fnil h in 'l'hcc, kind ll"ricnd !

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lmildiug on 1.h c Jot which tho Bua.rd purclmsotl, bul has not yet bcun able to pn.y [or. The situat ion i1:1 indeed. sad ancl serious, and calls !or immediate help. Unless this help is given, and given tLt once, tho fine, :flourishing mission-school will ha,·e to be ubnudoned. A building suitable .for clnh-eh aud t1chool purposes could be erected for about $3,000, us the teacher, l\[r. Thompson, is a. practietil briekmuson, and the men belonging to the little flock nt'C willing to douate their services. Friends, there is no greater need anywhere in the ·Colored Mission field than at Plaquemine. Will you help? Remeinber, for us to give up in PJnquemine' would mean ti shameful retreat of the forces 9f righteousness !i·om the powe1-s of darkness and sin! It is just about a year ago that the Synodical Conference voted an appropriation of $215,000 for the coming year's work. The year is drawing to a. close, and a great year it has been, wonderful in its results in more ways than one. But not nearJy nll that wns L"Ontemplated l.'Ould be done, partly because of th9 lack of Jaborers, b)lt principally because of the " 'ant of funds. However, notwithstanding the fact thnt only ,a part of the year's program could be carried ont, _the Board has been obliged to borro\V heavily to pay its workers and do the most necessary building. . Though the year is practically at an end, the Board has not received more than one-third of the money that was approprinted. It is a 'serious situation, but by nQ. means hopeless, if we but arouse ourselves and do our duty at this c1eventh honr. Gratitude for the blessings of God on our work in the past, and particularly during the last year, should move 118 to sacrificial liberality. So wo_nder~

Lui·,I ,J1•s us Chrh1t, uur , 'nvior llcnr, 'l'hec only we nilo1•u; ~•o r 'Xhou 11,)0110 cansL gh•o us clu.-cr Thnt Inst.a Curo,·crmore.

H. OsTt:,n s.

A Plain Statement and an Appeal. A few days ogo t he edi tOL" rccei\led n letter from the Director of Colored Missions which filled his heart witll mingled feelings. In this letter the Director spoke of the wonderf ul advamce the work is making, of securiJ1g new workers for the expandiug :field, and of like joy-provoking tilings. But iu that same letter he uJso refel"l'ed to tl1e Boa.t-d's ili:fficulty in mcetlllg it~ financial obligations nuil of the necessity of closing tln-e, stations because o.f the want of funds. What snddeuc,l the edito1·'s heart most o.f all was "'}11).t the Director wrote him conceming conditions ' in Plaquemine, La., where the work hos held forth such wonderful promises. Our school n.nd congregation have been expelled from the haU where they have been &"lt.theriug. Senfoes nrc being ·held in private homes, us no suitable ball cam be rented. The school is without a home and cannot be opened - in the fall, i.f we qo not find the means to put up

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The Lu.thei"an Pioneer.

rulh· lma:i the work ""l'II bll'::lll.'fl in I 'Ill, \"l'lll":S {hnt we ~1~- en h ~-cnr i1, better llurn th• Jln!~tling. 11ml we HI {he trnfh.• Hu111l1 ~ls or llw Inst: Jinn> hwn led to Chrii::I: l111111lrl'1l11 hnw 1•11li11fr1l i11 lnr;.'1'1' 11,•r,·ic• for lht• llnsfor. wn~lt• pl111·c11 h:l\"l' t.,-.•11 ch:111•!'l•tl into frnil Cu l IT'.ardcn:.. the hle:. ·in•" or :.ulmlion hus been hrou~ht to mnltiturlc;; 111111 n grcnt spirit11nl 11plil'I· i11 np1,arc11t in 1111111_,. p:1rl; . or th•• riuhl. 'l'hC'11 1 :m: m·hio,:cme11fs thnf 1111111t fill nur ltl'aris with jo~•\\"ith 'n11_111cl w. gl'III •rull,,· 11ny. us W(l i:ot 111> our Bbc11c11cr : ·•t1ifhcrt11 hnllt lh l.lml lmlpc,I 1111:· B11t our n?ry prn::pcrit.,· hm, hcc-0111 • 1111r ambnrru111111umf.. Our wnrk 11:111 1,r •11 1111 11iorn:1lly In,·or •ll in cn:rv dir ~li1111 1hnt 1•1ilar•re111 •111. lmii l,mm lll't:ciiiin r,r. · It iii 1111w1• m•1•c1111n ry 1111\\' t hn II t ,•,•r. 011 • IIUC'l~llli hus 1111c11 •11 tlw wa_ ,. for 111111fl1l'r. l1'1111111lnt.io11~ lni,I 111u11t. bt• l111ilf 11p1111 if wu ~•r • lu 1111\"c n lxumtiful lmil1li11~ nml 11111 a pil • or l'llhbish. \\"u nm ·t ·thcrefuru nnf 11111,v hulll our 11w11. but. 1· •111'11 rorth 0111.1 s •i;,.u lh I nppnrfnnilies 1111 lll'llllllll 1111. .:U its mc•f ing 11 ."'Ill' :1;,r11, ~yno1lic·nl '011fo1·c111·c nj>proprintc<l fh, . 11111 nr $t15,fl00 for the yenr. *ll li.000 for ·nm•nt cxp •ni,:c,. uml !j;Jllll.fllJIJ (ur new church •:i j:l'hool~, ~tc. 'L'J1ci;c 'sumi-1 wor • npproprint.ccl oocn nsa the~· were nctunlly nccclctl to nuswcr the 1111111cro1111 111111 urgen t cnll · !or help. But t.he trift Crom tl1c c:lmrchci:! hn,·c como in I, 11lowly, ,·ers slowly. 'l'ho 13nnrcl hnd t·o horrnw he11\"iJy to mret th• 1111111{, 11r:,,rc11t, cxpcul'C!i;. llrnd. 11[ tho Distri ·t. ii~·11ocJ11 urc bchiml their trift:; of :t )"C:11' • ngo. -In orclcr to mcl!t. it" obligulions: our co.11"1-cor:1tions must come tu the 1·cs uc of tho )fission liou.r I ot once: A for!,re ·um ii; needed, not lcs · thun $125,0Q0 if: tbc work it. lo go uhcncl and uot be cripJ>led. In ortler tu raiic it, nil our forc.1!s i;hould be cnlist.cd immediately. By the 1st oC October thi · ,mm sboulcl be in thu hnmls or the Bonrcl i; trcmsure1·. Poetors nnd Jnymcn. brethren nml sisters. let u11 romc at once to the hnly tn,k nnd tlo our i:hnrc nf this ncccssnry work. T.et us help thu Unnrcl thut it may meet e,·cry c·lni111 111111 help if.« ~numbcl"d to rn,:o with t-nnfitlcnt.'t! I 11ml 1-011r11:,,'l.' fho fntnn: thnL ii; sn Jinun{sing for our Culurucl Mia.lfiun. C:nc.l gin1. yon ]Jroycr.Eul hc11rts nncl orx:n lumcls ! I•'.•T.-L. I

Luther Conference.

'•W,um·t it lino?.. '"BCHt l',·e o,•c1· nttcndocl.'" "Oetting better c,·ory ycnr." 1■:xpreuio111s like tho :Corc1Joiug f ron1 tho 11111,jor-

it.y or uur lny111c11 full~- n:.sur • u tlrnt om· thi · yl1u r·" 1·011,·c11tio11 nt ~ow Orlcn n wns the mu· t i11fo1•csting w ,',·e h:111 i:iiwc the cxi!1tcn ·c of J,nthor Cu11rcrc11 •. llc.•n• ii: 11 liUlo oullin ~ ur the ."l'lll'li1111: : \\"1•il111•111ln_,·. •' 1•. l l •• w1• m:i:u111bh·1l nf. }foun t :I.inn' l'lmpcl. wh,•n• all of 1111r i;l•i:11i1111s w1•11• lll'l«I. :11111 w •r • l'il ilicil 1,y .111 a Iii • Ii r111011 dl•Ih· r •ll by H ,,.. )(il•s Uolmuor o[ ,'f.P:1111",: C'on"n•~ntiou. 111 lhii, initial 11 •r,·it'I' lhu 111wnkl•r :111,lr •i:i:ccl n lnr"l' uml aLlcnlin: nutli •111-c. l1'ull11wi11~ t,ho ~•r,·i<-o d •l1.?g:1L•~ fr1J111 1111r ,·ari1111i: ,..,11~1"C~ri.1lion - IUl'ul :111ll out-oftnw11 - prl•111mtc1l lh •ir ·n.'11 •11Linli: and w •r ' cur1linll_y W •ltt1llll'll IJy C'o11rcro11 ·e. 'Phur11lllll' 11llll"llin•r fl m Ill •mbori: or 'onl"crcn ' J " • wuut i11l11 1,rirnlc lll'll11i1111 . •\ rt •r cl ,•oliun. l•ro(. II. )foib11h111 cll'liwr •d n hril'I" ncl1lr1•11:; 111' •11c1111rngu111c11I. In tlll' lm•fhrl'n. 'l'h • hn•lhr1•11 rr11111 .\ln hnma. flll' H ,,·ii. (:. l:i1·h111icll. :\I. t'nrlur. :1"1111 It U. l,_v1111. w •ru th 111 rurmull~· w •11•11111 •ti 111 1111 th. pri,·ill•~l!N 11( 11111ror ' Ill". h.,· I h • c·lini 1'111:111. II 1111 ali:o b_,. 1:u,·. 0 . I'. 'I ho111p1m11 111' X11p11l1•1111,·illl•. l,:1. I:,,.. 81•h11,!i11f. rnsp11111IC'1I hridl.r iu wcll-1•h11i: •11 w11r1li:. Bu,:im•,:i; thcu ('11~•1,1g ii ni: li II I ht• 1101111 lr1111 r. 111 Lhu :1[l •r11111111 ,;1•si:i1111 'l'unclwr ,1111111 'J'homp11011 or Pl11c111 •mine: J,n., I' ud ll ,·cry in( •r •stial'r ci::;uy on 'Di ciplinc in '·huol. ' It is nlwny intcr~:.tirw to dis •uss tho 1lifrcre11L rnothmls to he cinpl11yud in ''mnking John nncl ,lnm1 keep theil· mouth · 1d111t n111l stll(h· (heir 11.?1-1101111."' cte>. 'l'hii: t•i:1111,• . 1111Lurnllr 1:1·cni1•1I \~nlt'h 1lii;1;ui::11io11. \\ hilo fnc.:L 111;,I ni::.crli,·~11 •.:11 ~houhl 11 • tlii;ci-c •ti.,• •mplo,r •ti b_,, lhu Len ·h •r. iL is t.o ho ronwmburctl that kindnes · to children nml lo,·c for them for 'hl'ist's 1111kc should 11lwt1ys be the undcrlyin" principle or hi oll'ort to obtnin goocl discipline in ·chool. 'J'lmrstlny night, in the open mectirw. Ho,·. G. )I. Kramer, Bethlehem cmgregntio11, led the cli!;ru,-i;ion on " \\ hnt \re Lcgit-imutc Wuyi; o( Collccting)[oney [or the 'hurch ?' 'l'his c.,:i:ny, brim Cul or interest.• rce_'Ch·ctl the (tl\·01·ublc c1·iticis111 it mcritctl. 'l'ho estqJyir1t t>nintcd out Umt the lcgitimntc. or ri~h t wny, of collol·ting monu.v for tho C'lmrc•h shoulcl b • through Chri!llinn 1rj\·ing. which iii. briofly. c·hccrfuJly gh·ing for Christ'ii snke. · Fricln~• morning, in 1>rh·11te session, J{c,·. W. 'J'ormlon lfnn1411r11, La., rcncl nn cs.11ny on " ,J11stHic11tion.11 holcling to the plnin truth of Scripture j11stiffo11tio11 nlonc by ~rn<.-u. through faith for 'hri1Jt'15 !S!ilic. 'l'hc oiiAAy w111; woll prop111-cll aml well l'\.'l.'C l\'C<l. fn c.-onncction with the business mnttcu of tho nflcrnoon sossiun n. committee, was 11ppuint<.>tl whosu •

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The Lutheran Pioneer. duty i. to pre. <!nt to the l\ri ilion Bo:ml the mntter or II pl'0fJ0~ d. ' Oenornl 'on!cr II or ,\11 Worker in 1.he 'olor cl '.i\fi Jon:'~ but the finn l clccision in the mnLt r ~hull be Jcr lo ~nicl bonrd. l•'J·iclny nirrhf op n meeting wn mnclc c:strcmcly i11lc1· . f.iug by qu tion prc,·ion ly pnl by Jnymcn nncl nn wcrccl in thi · ._c. ion hy mcmb •rs npf ointcd h~· 'onrercncc. .IJ"c1·c nre lwo o[ tho q11cslio11. llant 11111~• inlerc t th 1·encler : ', hould n l~ulhernn 1>n tor mnrry 11 cli\·or cc1 011ple ?' f\Vhy tlicl hri. l dcncl inlo It 11 ?' 'J'hc rormcr question l'W>kC'<l (Juitc 11 I n~thy rli· 11. sion. Hy II 1'('i;olulio11 or ('n11r('l""'lll"(' fl f'lll'l or lt'rirln_y uicrhl's : .':,ion Wll rlerntctl to h(lhli11g II bri r melll')-

cl nlJurgh Aln.. pr nr.hcrl n ·pl nclicl .crmon lo n l11r1•e nucli nee. The singinrr of the 11cl1oolchildrcn or )fount Zion nnrl .R thl hem ·on tribut •d tn the br1111ty oC thi · r,·i :c. · In the nicrhl i:cr,·i n ,·. . P. '.Chomp on dcli\"er cl lhe pr pnmlflr_y nclclrcss. nnd no,·. O. , ' hmirlt.. dclcgnl rrnm th Al11lm111n 1nii: iou-ficJ,I. rlclh·cred the II rmon. B th p nker· hclcl the nthmtion or th nmlicm lhro11,,hout thcia· 1 . pecfo·e 11C1'1r qes. \\'(' nrc ,·er.,· ~rnt rul to the IJelo,•ed member. or )ln1111L r.in11 ror th r:wm"R . howu u. clua-ing our :wth·ity i11 th ir miclid. 'l'h mn:;i · rcncl rctl by the · choir undt'r )rr. 1 fol. L n ul. o ,1 i:cr,·es much prni, C'.

Students of Luther College, April 29, 1921. Ile,•. (JrlJUu •r nnd Dir. Mrlbohm nl. right, Stu1ll!Dt lloopo Ill lert ot Ill lurP. 1

Tinl i'l •r,·ir.e in honor or om· bclo,·c,I 111111 . nintt'll l'111itor N. J. Bnkkt'. Ho,·. l\[. nrler, oC no elmd, . Aln .• wn speaker :l'o_r the occnsion. Dcnr render, nll who knew 'Pnstor Bnkke knew him but tr> love laim. .Rut ir there wC'rc any pros nt who were not ncqnnintc,1 with him the writer !eel confident thnt u,·011 from tho henrts oC these IL prn_yer went up before the throne of Goel nt the conclusion o:t no,·. ('nrter' ,·cry eloquent ndclre - n pm.ycr oi'. grntitncle for Hi· hn,·ing given our bclo,·co J>ent>lc uch n. mnn. 'l'rnly \\"C ngrcc in om· hcll'rts with the s1lC!11kcr: "A ginnt- n. mig11Ly giant Im rallen !:' Conrcrcnc;-c rnrthcrmorc T~h·e<l lhnt " 1'0!!0111t ion or ,·omlnlcncc he rorwn rel M.1 Lo th~ rnmily or the rl0<~n11Cd nucl thnt llaill a,.,i;olnt ion nli:n nppc•o r in 'I'm,: Pmxmm, if possible. 111 the Sun<ln,· moming sorvic;-c lhn·. l.y1111, Vre-

'l'cm:-h •r l"ctcr Robin on c•nu <l 11 to create no littlt' ·urio ·ity by the 11tln1ctin1 ribbon badges we wore on which were 11t11111pcd "Luther Conference 1921. • 'L'eacl1cr Ilohiniion· mndc these himself. We thank him for this spleurliu. !orm of nd,·ert.isemcnt. But how much more w • thunk Him whose good 1111d gmei"ons gins to His clenr chiiclrcn nre .Corc,·'1r nncl e,·er. Praise be in Him for Christ"@ sake! W. B. SRF.DEnnY, Jn.

Alabama Notes. 'l'he _\)nhnmn 'l'lln«•hcrs' ]n~Ulnto hclil jbs 111111m1l HCSSions nl "\ rcclcnlmrgh, ,Tune •1--10. l>uring tlu: 11essio11d w1.• wl!ru prh·,lc:!,'l.'ll tu uweL,. und lx."'C.'Omu

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acquainted with, Prof. Th. ~ raebner, of Concordin. Seminary, St. Louis, l[o. 'l'he object of the Insti• tute this year wns to prepare our tencbers for the Stnte enmiuations, to be held in July. At tbe com•enfiou ol the AJnbnmo. L uther Conference Inst fall it Will' rcsoh•ed to g i"e 11 ~cholnrship to n. summer school lo tho two 1,enchers mnking the highest marks in class1·oom work nncl nt I.lie exn.minn.t ion~ nt the fnstitute this summer. 'fhis honor fell to I.he Misses Smiths. Mis, Kate L . nnd ltiss Chinetin. lfis.lJ Kate L. Smith mnde the highest mark, nncl 'i\Uss Chinetia l\[. Smitb made the second highest. Both teachers, therefore, 110.,•e t.be prMlege of n.Lfonding any higher school of lcn.rning which they mny choo. • cluring the summer of 1922. 'We wi. h to congmtulat-e tbc two young ladies l . Institute came to a close on Friday night by holding a memorial sen •ice !or our sainted Rev. N. J. Bakke. Rev. Peay, of Oak Hill, delivered the memorial address to a large audience. A quartet composed of pastors and teachers ,lent beauty and solemnity to the service. The Alabama Lul1uwan has mode its debut. 'rhis is a mon~ly four-page sheet published by t he Alabama Luther Conference as " A Witness in the Black Belt for the Truth." The entire make-up o.f the sheet is in perfect keeping with its motto. 'J'hc beautiful cut on the :first page catches nnd holds the attention of the -reader. As we look npon the pk-ture, we behold the lifeless body o[ the. Savior hanging limp upon the cross. At t.l1e foot is His mother sorrowfully embracing tho cross, while close by stands Mary whom He bad dclh-crecl from the bondage o! seven devils, then I.here is the belo,·ccl disciple, John, standing in mute agony at the f eet or his dear Master. On the leCt side of the picture, printed in bold type, are the words, " A Witness in the Black Belt for the Troth"; on tbe right side of the picture we find the words, "Wc preach Christ cn1cifled, Su•ior and Redeemer of 11 world lost in sin." Then follow interesting and instructive articles on the Savior and His Word. We ~ish a long and useful life to the Alabama Lutheran. The pastors' conference held its monthly sessions at Nyland, May 15 and 16.. On Friday night Superintendent Schmid~ preached the sermon, basing his remal'ka on the healing of blind BartimaeUB. After the sermon Rev,;. E. R. Berger read excellent paper on "Heaven!' The paper was profitably clillCUssed. -A few years ago Nyland was refer-red to as the "Baby," but she has now outgrown her "l(!ng clothes" and ia enjoying the healthy life of

n well-grown mniden. The members formerly worshipccl io n two:room hut nnd sat upon improvised benches but they now have n. bcnut i! ul chapel and comfort.able pews. Be,•. E. A. Westcott is the pastor nt Nylnnd. R. 0. L . L .

Educating the Negro Girl. " 'c nrc li\'ing in au age wl1cn on education is not. only or the g rcntcst importnnce. bnt of t he gr<?ntcst JICCC~~ity. J\a i.'~ ngo it wns nlrcndy c.~lahlishccl that " knowledge is power,' nnd expcricnc,, hns tnurrht us nll thnt tl1is wns nc,· •r more true thou in onr tln.y. \\ c luwc come into the habit o[ as. n·int ing the lnck of cdncatio1\ witb c"crythiJ1g thnl makes this life n drudgery mther than n. pleasnr . In fact the t ime in which we lh•e dcmnncls. ccl ucnt cl men and ,vomen. Evc1·ywhcrc men hal'e come Ln this com•iction. The grcnt State of North Ca1·olimi is just now proposing to npp1·oprinte $18,000,000 :Cor · its educntiouol syst-0m. 1\ll o,•cr the counti·y educationnl ngencic nrc making c,·cry effort to k p abreast and do nll in their powe r to help in deer n. ing the ratio of illitcrncy nmong our people. .Au d Jong ago men lutvc come In realize that not only tlic hoy, but nlso the girl should be 01Ic1·cd euncn.tiounl oppor tunities. 'l'he training of the girl is o.f ine timable ,•oluc. 'rhis is true of any mce of people, hut especially of such as ore still in the making. Not least among these is the Americnn Negro. And the eclucn.t ion of the Negro gil'l is of especially grea t importance nnd consequence.· 'l'hn.t W C sholl hn.vc some p1·ejudicc to overcome we hn"c n o tloubt, :lor not all belic,·c that tbc gfrl, much lc11s the cg1·0 girl, should be educated. We shall p11i.s o,·cr snch objections, however, and be co11tent with endeavoring to show just why we belic~c the education or the Negro girl very essential, both in the advancement o! the Church and of the race. In the treatment of this subject we may :find i t of some assistance to mention here a t the outset the self-e,•ident fact that from the girls ,of to-day will come tbe mothers of to-morrow. This no one will deny. Let us, therefore, go just a step farther by stating that what the race of to-monow will be depends largely -;- we had almost saicl nli9gether upon the mother of -to-day. And just to add onother fact, the mothers of to-morrow will be no !a.l'ther religiously, morally, nncl intellectually thnn the girls of to-day. Accepting this ns true, wc n1ny well ci>ncludo that i:f wc take care of the girls, the

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motJ1ers will tnke cnr e of themselves ond the rocc. be one 0£ the gl'enlcst 1'.ucto1·s in the development Let ns thel'c!ore, n ot neglect the girl. And since and progrc of a people. ' it is IL f nct Lhnt n o rnce of people c,·cr rises higher · Rowc,•er, 1,y i'.orcc o! necessity und choice, not Umn I.heir home, we should clo nll ju our power Lo nil gil-1s will be . ati ficd with nu cducn.tion ns set make ll1e h ome w1111.t i t should be. Ancl ten us, in rorlh :~bo,•u. Jn the first plucc, it hns IJecn so o.rwh11t bettor WILY ca11 t his be nccompH~hcd L!inn by run&•Nl in f.hc 1mblic . chool system or our country trniniug Lite girJ. the fu ture mother ? For i t is she l.l111t lhc VO!lt mn.joriLy l)r tcnchm·s ore women . . 'rhiR th11t will 11111ke I.he home whnt it is; i t is she tlmt; is true nl o or ou r mis ion-teachers among Lhc will influence the home for good or bnd ; it i Colored. rn ,wcry , 'tnle: in el"ery city, in every through her l hnt lhc hom will b ·uplifti ng or c.-om mun ity tlwr,• i n great '1em·th or teachers. ·dcgrnd ing; he is Ihe '"rent :l'ncl or in Lit> homo. ' l'h<', c must IJc . uppl iccl, thrs • must he truino,l. T:f' we coulcl but: 1· nlize how much tlcpcmls upon A111l n~ wn!I Lolrl ui; om • Lime ago_by a prominent. the homo iu t.lw progrm,.c; of nuy p<'o1,lo. wo nro oclucufo r or I.ho Slnfc• ni' Kort11 CnroLino., the privat e ~uro tlu1t then we woulcl maku iL wlrnt. if. flhould be nnd d,•nominn lionul f:<'lmoh; mu t continue nssisling and with respect to the J'fo••ro. t ruiu the Negro g irl. thr , 'Int in IIIJJ)lyiw• h•nclu:n;. A notion dare 'l'oking :for granted th,m that w all ngr o t hnt no,- r n ..,1~rt l h • prOJ>'r trniuing o( its lenchcrs. tbe cducntion of the Negro g irl is 0£ the grcntest 'l'rnin the nlQlhcr nnll ncnolcct properly to pr pare impor hmce nnd consequence, we might now 1>rocccd the trnc-l1cri! o[ a m1lio11. nncl you h11vc ptwc<l r.hc to nsccr tnin what kin d of nn cducntion hnll be wo.y :fo1· the cle ti·uctiou of well-nigh nll homcoffered to the Colo1·ed g irl. H ere ag11in let us beo.r t rai ining. '.rho nation wiJI do well there!o1·0 to otrer . in mind t he :C-Utm·c; looking fo1·ward to the time to . uch ns nre to tcocl1 her youth the best that eduwhen the m o.jority of t he girls of to-do.y will be cation cnn ofter. Hence n school for Nc,,.ro noirls C C hou cwivc nnd m others. It will be best t hat we hould nl o offer n cour~e in t he training of tcnchers. proceed :Ct-om this p ro110 ition. 'l'his :£net to our Herc we might al o call attention to the fact thoL way o:£ t.hinking, we must never lose sight oi'. in the ' thc1-c uro mnny g irls nruonrr all people who hnrn the ooucntion of the gh-1. 'l'herc!orc, the trnining inclination and ,le ir to 1woil themsch·cs of a closMhoul<l be wit.h this idea in view ; numcJy, Lrnin the 11iool com:n:. \Vo wonlcl M.J olfor them this 11h10 . Negro g irl so that she will be prcpnrod to tnkc over But wu cnnnot Htop uL this. l n the nho,·o wu the du ties of a wi[e and mother. On the other have enden\'oi ed to set !orth in all bre,ity what to Jumd, we do not beJieve t hat because of this she us seemed to be a wny in which to train the g irl. should receive o. t raining in. home arts exclusi\'ely. especially the ~cgro g irl. i'.or life. Whnt was stated rt nn.tumlly follows, 11~d i t is ou"r conviction, that n.bo"e purposccl to be n training o.f the intellect nncl 11uch IL t raining should cnnble J1er to net intelligen tly hnncl: but we luwc p urposely ment ioned not hing oi in t he capo.city of mother nnc] houscwilc. A mother lh<' trnining of tho hcurt. We rcsen·ed its treal11ho11l<l nlso po11scss suJlicicnt knowledge to give the mC'nt m1til Jni.t [or the suke of emphasis. Wit h llll liume Lhc 11tnmp oC inlclligcncc, both in t110 keeping iL shoulcl, i t must. 1 cch-e the first considcr11tion. or Lhc home 11nd U1c 1·co.ring of child ren. 'l'o this •~nkc t his out of cducatiou, and you ho.,•e succeeded end t1hc should be tnught the common bl'!)nches, ns in cutting out its ,·cry heart. We refer t-0 what has arithmetic, gram.null' nnd composition, history, both Jong ogo · heen scL down as " the beginning of wi-:1of the world and or the United Sto.tcs, geography, clom/' gi\'ing the girl above all 11 Christian training. and hygiene. Together with this lot her be trained 'l'his we understnnd to include not only o. thorough in domestic science, which includes, the arrangement cour8(! in t.110 doctrines o! tho Christian religion, but and keeping of the home, tho ccono1nical and palat- o.lso a Christian tmining pcl'l·adiug, influencing, 11ble prepo.r11tion of meals, the care and training of • transcending all education. 'l'o ~d 11 girl out into the child in its e11rly yea.rs, and 11 short course in life without ha\!ing gh·cn her this advantage may pmcticnl nursing or co.re of the sick. Do tbis, ond be likened to sending out. a l!hip without a rudder. you will bo.ve equipped 11 girl to m11ke of the homo For we cannot imngine n Christian home without what tllis · term implies 11ud meons. She baa thus 1L Christion mother in iL. And sin.cu Ol1risti11nity. througll her training been prepared to make the SJ>ecifimlly Obrist, is the loundn.tion. the cornorhome o. veritable source of pleasure, comfort, in- 11toue of e,·ery t.rue home.• we arc confident the apiration, nnd hope. A school offering to the Negro nean.'l!t \\'ll)' to make llint hurm• OhrisUan is to hn,·c girl, .o r any girl, a course as outlined above, would there the influence or 11 UhrisLiau mot her. .Aud,

--------~~------------------------...-~----~-------The Lutheran: Pioneer. f'nrthermore. since the girls of to-cln~· nre thu Resolutions of Condolence Sent by mothers or to-morro"·• nbo,·e n11 ~h·c to the Negro Luther Conference to Mrs. Bakke l?irl n Christion training. Il the Negro rncc would n.nd Bprel\d upon Its Minutes. riirc. ns we think it is clt>stincd to do, then it must . • riilC' from the Chl'istinn home. It wns therefore, WmmEA~, l t Jm 1>lcnscd J\lmi,,hty nncl Gmcious not the poorest nch•ic-e thnt Judge W. H. Harrison Goel to cnll out o.f thi world: o.f l:ibor nnd woe foto - ,i ~cgro. nncl juclgc of the Superior Court in one the light oC His p1·e, en to J1i11 otcrnnl r wnrtl the or the countil's oC Oklnhomai-could hnve gh·cn his .11oul oI Re,·. Nil J. Bnkke· n1c,• i;omt> time ogo, when he u-i:-gccl his rncc to get W1r1-:n1-:,\ •• nc,·. 13nkku is the only T,uthernn cducntion. but nbo\"c nll Christ. Incidcntn11y let ui: p:ii;tor who gnyc hi whole Ji~~'s ~cr,·i in tho Lorcl's mention ht>ro nlso wh11t it wi1l mcnn -for t.hc cxten- ,·in ynrrl to work in the 1olorc1l :i\1 i. ion. hawing sion or onr clcn1· T.nthcnm Churc-h, for us ns J.u- 11hirkccl neither loil nor 110 ·rifi1·<.'. . hn,·ing lnborcd 1hcn111~ to provirll• 'hri11tinn t>clur,11 ion or ,1 higher fni t hrully 111111 i111lcr111 iwahly. nt I.he cxpcn:;c or rest llC:hool, for the Negro girl. 'L'lmt girl whose prh·- nncl health nt the 1·i:k or honm· and lite, 1111<1 hawing il<'l,.'l' it hns hrcn to he tnu;!ht the C'!hri11ti1111 rlorh·iue 11ufTc1· cl o. trnci11m, injury, :mcl lhrcnh; or ,•iolcn :t•: throu ,Ji the medium o! l,uthcr's 'ntcchism wm W1ums.\~, He has ,,er,·c<l fo ,,·cry Ii Id 11111I in mnke n most ncccptnble mother of chilclrcn. Herein c,·ery cn.pncity i~t thi11 work, in chool in church. nncl licR• not only the f uture o! the rncc, but the future . in :ollcgc ns pnstol', n. mi!I ionnl'y, :nul nR foun,lcr or the Chur •h ns well. .ProC. Berg of our fmmnnucl or cong1•e!!fltion11 in. Loui innn, in North 'nrolinn. Collc1,.rc n nnmbcr o'f years ngu on the occasion o[ nml in Alnhnmn. 11s professor m;il Jll'O:idcmt or I 11111 ;1ynorli,·nl r.-onvention, very fittingly cxprc11l!C<l this nmnucl (Jollogc, 1i11 Ficlcl , 'cc;i-ctury of the whol<' ,•ic\\· thus: "Give n1c oll t,hc Negro girls to train, mi ·sion-work.• nnd 11s Ruperintcmlcnt o( tho Alnnnd 1 cnre not who hns the boys." \\ o ore sure bnmn fielcl ; thnt when our lnrgc J,uthcnm constituency once \\"1mrrn.As. Tn the rorty-onc ycnri; ol hi11 laborii he 1-cnlixes the importnncc or trnining the Negro girl, l111fl by hii. eloquent t •ar hing proc•lnimccl lo 11. t.lw it. ,rm only be 11 clucstion o[ time until such :f'oci1- true C:ospcl 'for our 11nlmLio11. 1111rl. lms ltoth hy ifiCII will ho 11rm·illcrl in our higl,cr crluootion11I in- . prenrhing nm.1 prnut,il«) focl u11 in thtJ p:1th11 o[ 1·i~hti;titntinn11 ttK wil1 cmible 1111 to tnke_nil girkwho coui;; 1tncl holy li,•in~, 011Cl 1,y hi~ kind 1111Cl fn t hcrly tlcsiro to hR,·c n. Christion cclucotion, nnd thus gi\'e nttitmlc enllem-cd him~lC to us nll · 'hrist to uii11ions of NcgrOCR. WJCEJU!.\S, He 1111s especially set ~II the worker$ · 1'hu11 we hn,·e triecl to outline whnt to our miml in the Col01-ccl :i\fis11ion nn axnltC'cl exnmplc or ir.cnl, wnulc1 he fl wonclcrr11I opport11nity to Chl'istiRni1.e Inithruhtl.'AA. [orti't.urll•. nllfl nbncgntion o( solr; bo ii, nncl, in fl 11l'nt10, cMli1.c ii JlCO)llc _in the mnking. f.hcro'fnro Cnn thl• Lutlwnm Church let this opport.nnit.y Nr.,-nli:l't1, 'J:hot w • the workers iu the 'olorcll pnSR by? Cun the Lut.hcmn 'Church nfrortl Lo let. lli11~io11 in J.1<mi11i11nn. in Lulhoi· Oon[01-cnc nit- . the other 1lc-110111inntions llHC the h·oining or .the tiemblc,1, nlRO the ncc-1·t111itccl clclegntCR from f11 0 r-onN'cgro girl n11 11 menns of e.dencling the pule of grc~r,1tions to this confcrcnc:-c, 1111 weli ns the mcml,er11 Christ's Church. oml she not a,•Ril herself of the of our ~cw· Orlcnns congrcgntions nt lnrge, RSopportunity? Certninly the Church can be called scmhlcd in open, SC8Sion nt Mount Zion Church, upon tlu· educate only so long as this r11rthcrs the hereby express onr clcop and' sincere sorrow nt this 11prcading oC the Gospel; certainly the Church can hcrc11\·cmcnt, by which, in the unscnrchnhle. yet 11@8 cd11M1tion on)~· RS n means or agency to bring grnc:io1111, counsel o[ Oocl, n 111n11tc1· in Jsrncl hn11 men uncler the inft11e11cc of the Worcl of Goel ; cer- hcc1i f'nllcd hence; · ta'inh· tho Church can only then establish nml mRinR.eRnh,etl, 'J~hot we renrler onr grate:fnl thanks to '·tain ~hu-ationol instit11ti.011s when she i11 strh-ing to nut' l.orcl 'for all the hlcssin1,,,s; He )10~ bestowed on 110n·e the Sa,·ior in the upbnildiug or .His kingclom. the 1lecc118C.>d, nncl, especially, ro·r the nbundnnt nnd lfay we awoken to this opportunity; may we oriRC ,·11ri0<l benefits that through. Pnstor Bakkc'il htbors to nccept if with oil our might, os Goel gh·es us l111,·c been conferred on .c,·ery soul c.-oncol'lled in, 11ml 11tnm1-rth: 11111~• we 110,·cr forget that Christ has nlfl.'<ltccl by. the Color<'fl i\fi1111inn work or tho 1~,·. called ·1111 - prh-ilegcd us - to oMiAt, Hi111 in the r.nth. Sy,;0<lic:11l eourercnoo • '. • ingathering or immortal 110t1ls into the hca,•cnly R,snh etl, '!~hot we, imlh-idually ancl col1ccth•aly. garner! "'· G. Sc11w1m:s. hcroh~· exhort one nnnther to adhere stencHniitly unto

The Lutheran Pioneer.· I.Ill' u111I. in our- ruif h aml ou r lirl•. to tltc tcnc·hing .onc.-c clrlh· •reel 1111l11 lhc i:ainh; uurl 1,ruu,,.ht lo us in prcc-cpL uml in uxnmpll• hy till' now i:11i11tctl P111;l11r llukk •: U,-..ml,·,•,I, 'l.'lml 11 1•11py 111' 1111'."I! rc•i:11l11li1111,: 111• iipr,•1111 llf'UII 1111' 111i1111l1•,.; 11r ( 11111r1•rc•1w ', 111111 llml tL c•opy he i:c11I tu ~Ir,.:. Bnkkc 1111cl lwr ·hilclr •11 118 1111 cx1;r(•,-~io11 of our 111• •111•,.:I. i.ympnfhy aml i:i11corrst. 1'l111cl11lc11,,.,. with Uw prnyt•r llmL fh • comfort or lh, clh·inu ll•>81J •I h • their t·o11ii11lnli1111. 111111 th11 L lh,: ruill, rul l.onl 111·1•ordi11;.! to Hii: promit=c. Im llrl'ir ~·nth •r nml l•r,widcr. {~ior1ml by the co111111iLtcc :) H. :i\l 1~111011 lr. \V, H., tmUKIIIIY. ,Ju. lL .1\1. K11,nn:11. ~ uw Orlc1111i.. Ln .. ~lny l(j 1!1;.H.

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Items of Missionary Interest. <:111m:-1 ' HOIIIJ. ~- l!. l11111m1111ul 'ullugu will lm,·u thr •u Ill' \\' hmd,uri: nn iii: i-lnfT in the 11 •w fl<'hool-)·,,n r. Bci·iclc>i. (!111111 idn to I•'. ,J. C:. La 11kc111111,. \\•J1oso II ·t:uplnll(• • or II c:1II lo lhi8 insLil.u tion we• menLiouccl lui:~ 111011th. Uc,·. J. R 'hu[elt, o[ , ·prukcri! N'. Y .• nnrl :ur. Pnul Gose, of t. r.ouis. Mo. will be aclcled .to Lite fnn1ILy. - Pror. W. 0. Schweim ha11 nc ptccl 11 <·all lo Phila,lcl1>hin, where he will lul\'e chnr~c or II while• 1•1111;.rre~nt in11. 1n him Jmmn1111 •I Cnlh•;.!c' ii« l11i:i11~ 1111 1•11rni•i;I uud cllicicnL work •r. "'l'lrn ~~1•.,UAlt,\ J, ··r111mAx.t· - 'l1 hc fit-st lw•> numbers of tllill new puper h tl\"C come to our desk. It is published by the lnborers in our Alnbnmn. field in the iulercsL or llwir mission!-'. It is n. monthl~· tract nnd missionury JJllJ)Ur t1ml is to be n witnel!& for the t ruth in tlw IUuc·k Belt nr \lnbomn. We bid the A labamci J,ullwl'<111 11 hen rt.\" welcome I ST. Lo 1 ·, llo. - •l incJer tlnto or June ts Pastor 011111s writes: •·r reel Lhnt I mutil, let you know nbout the succ.-c · whi h nttemlccl the thircl OJ>cmiug or our dimc-bnnks in St. Lc.mi11. i'hii; opening took pine.'\! ycstorclny nud nottccl II gain or o,·cr $80 for our local Building l!'uml, - to be cxnct, $SJ .0'9.. Se,·eral banks were not tumed 'i u )'C8tcrdny. But I am amrc that when. the mil!i'ing banks nrc omJ>ticd, the total [or this opening will exceed $fl0. 'l'hero were icomu ,·m·y briµhL 111mhi in this a'ITa1ir yestcr<lay. One lncly who hnll l1t.oe11 11t,rcly ulllidt."I in boc.ly cluring the past fc\\' yeal'l5 giwo 11110.20. She gathered this money by tnkiug in sewing. Her husband is out

11( work, 1111d _\'Cl he nll!o 11111tfo u splcnclid a •rific.-c, L11r11i11rr in lfi.jJ,iO. .·\uothor. out o[ work, ''ll\' • *5. 0. Another, nl ·11 out or work. ;,'11,·c lfi•Um. .\noth r 1mm, p11rnlyzt:1I. ~n,·u lfil.70. - 1 1-111pposc you know I hut w • lo ·l 11ur h•nclmr. 11 r. (:ui:c•. h • lm,·in" bc•l'II I rn1111forn•1 I 111 I 1111111111111•1 <:11II '/.{''· 'l'lm 1ml i:~11111wr 111011th: nrt• hl'rc•. 111111 .,•1111 k1111w how l h •.Y 111fl•1·I church ntlc111 l11111:1.•. Bui wlll'n 11U •111lu11,,•s lll',llin t,, lnpi:c. wh •11 it i:1• •11111 tlm l, m·cry mu• rufu:::c,.: Uu.- i11,•ifa1 tim11; to hcnr I.Ill' Ooilpcl: when it f'l.--C m • thn l 11ulhi11,, will ••o right yet- :;omcthin" is ulwn.ys bouuil lo turu UJ> lo impnrt s11-011,,th to the drooping hundi:. 'l'ho result or om· bank opening ye lcrtlny was en<·1111r11gi11~ i111l • •rl. 'l'hc tntnl n11101111t in our )1'1111'1 now ii. !j;.lfil. 'l'hi: ht111 he •11 unth •reel lJ\· our liLtfo llot·k in lci-=i: 1111111 11 year·,- Lim•. It 11ccnu,~ 111 1110 Lhut lltm; • litLI • pm·kuL bnnks coul,I be i11L1·od111-c1I with ~11ocl 1·c1mll111111111 in other::• ·Lion,.: nf our ficlcl. 1 11111 not in rnn,r or rnii-=in~ 111011(!.)' by llll'll1115 or nil i:urti,; or uuwurth_y 111.·ht•111c11. BuL tlrn,.:u lmnki: c:111 hu ul'<!d i II c·omplcfc h11 rnum_,, willt f he 11pi ril, or th , (l111ipul. 'l'h •y alfor1.I ll1u hoMt•r,: a 11plu111liil upporbmiL~· tu i::t,·c for Lhcir tJhure_,h. I b •Ii ,,·c tlmt ir our people wc1 • gh•on 11101 • opp11rt u11iLic · lo gh· ': - i[ they ,,·c1·e tolll when to gh·e ancl how to gh·c - lhuy woultl gh·e more/' A l\I1ss10N,\IIY ANXl\'.HIIK.\11\". - 'l'wcnty-1h-c ycurs ago the gcnerul 1.-om•cntion of the :Missouri

• ynou, tl1e11 ll!'l!CJUble,1 in b'ort Wuync,. clcric.letl ln luke ll\'Cr the work umong the dunf, whid1 l?.c,·. A. llci,Jkc, oC Chicago, h~cl OC'llll currying on prh·utoly Cor several years. 'l1he Ue,·s. Bentrup a~d \\ nngcrin were the .first missionaries, and the latter is still in tl1e service of the Mission. God has signally blCS!!ed nud prospered this work among the deaf-mutes during the past twenty-.~hre years. At the present time thirteen 111issio11n-ries are mi11istcring to the spiritual needs of the deaf in eight organized cougregntions nnd ot a largo number o[ preaching-stations. At no less ~ban 72 differcut places do the mil!8ionaries or the Deaf }[ission preach-the Word of Lirl•. li': ·J. L. So:u i-: o~ t-: wns commending IL 01au :£or his generous contributions to ;missions. "That isn~t genel'Oilit~·/' he rot11n1ed; ' it's businl!SS. 'l'he milasionary job belongs to ~he whole Church, antl the missionary ias takinJ cnro or the biggest end oC tho job - tho 1,ruing pnrt. When n. mau gOCiJ out on the road to transact buainCi!B for me, I don' t e:r:pect 11 vote of thanks for paying his expell8e8.'' - Stl.

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BOOK TABLE. The Creed. By Prof. Ii'. W. C. J e11sc.

oiu.-ortlirL Publish• li5 1mgl!... Cloth bC'und.

ing Bouse. St . J.ouis, ) lu. Price, $1.00, J)Ostr a id. ,\hnut, :1 yrur IIB'I) l'rofci,,i=ur ,l <'til:!I! 1111L uut his cntcchcL• il'itl t r1111t mcnt or U u.i Dccn lo,:. Th it< ,·olumc Lr!!:1t;s t he 'recd. ,\ s far ns t he umtcrial is •onccrnCII, he closely follows Prof. l\11!7.gcr in his 1.;11110111:rfc. t houg h ho presents !rill mntrrinl in t he form of :111 c say. \Ve also wish to mid thn t. Prof. J esse hns l,,'rcnt.ly cnlmnced t he ,,,1Juc or hi11 hook by bis 'Trc ftltor~· R emnrk ., :md '"Notes." '.l'ho c who h11\'0 t ho first book o r th is scr h! will be su re to get this second ,•ohnnc ; t hose who h:n ·c not ycL nmde t he lll't)lutintnnce o{ t his line wor k, should 1:,'lld for t he t wo ,·olumcs. They mn.y be hnd fo1• one week's cx11mi11ntio11 111,011 nJ>plicnt.ion. Warum aollen wir Gemeindeachulen gruenden und erhl\ltenP Bennt wor tet ,•on O. 11. 8cU::, Sclmlvisi• tntor (nor ] own. l'ublisht.'ll II\' t he .American f,ut.hcr IA'l1gue, l•'or t. \\ n,,•ne. lnd. • , The Sane RDd Scripturl\l Sundn.y. n.,· 11'. //. Jirn11c. Publii!hed b,· fire: ~\11wr ic1m l.nfher l.cagne, l~or t. Wayne, Tncl. 'J:hcse t wo fine t.rnct · 11111,r bo hnd for l he nsking. '.l'ho publishcril l!l•y: " We nrc ,,·ming to sond these booklets out free of charge. Where bulk orders a.re plncecJ, ou r onh· ""'nllit ion is tllnt di" l rilmLion he :,:unr:mtcl.'d or Um L nmiSl!tl copics be r eturm;.,J. lf muncs nnd nddrcssci; nru i;c>nt us, we slmll m1til Ure hooklcts from om· national ulliec in ~'ort \Vnync, p11y i11g t.hc poslngo onr ch ·cs." Ir pt.'l)JJIO fully mulerstood t he ,·nlne nf these t.rnets, . t he nnt.ionnl omcc of t he .:\.mcricu n l,ut,hcr r. cmguo would be litcrnlly s wmnpcd wit.h ordcril. ltc:ulcrs, take np the olTer 1111d help t he C1l11Se or t ru th ! F . J. L.

.We ngnin dc:!irc to cull t he at.tent.ion or nil t he friends of 0111· ColOl'l!tl l\Jh1sio11 to I.he t.hrcc fine illustrated lccf urcs whiel1 so g r11phic11ll;\ picture our t hree moat im• 11or lnnL fields. Cong regn.t hms shoulcl not fuil to t nkc 111h•1111t111,rc of Lhc OJ>\>or t unity ulTered by t hese lectures lo bccomc 111,, 111nintcc wit h our '1\Iission. b'o1· pa r ticu 1111·~ ~,•1·!lc to Re,·. 'l'hco. Jt'. \\ln.lt hcr, 6-101.i E us ton A,•c., , t. r.oms, ~Co. 0

ACXNOWLEDGl!t'[EN'.rS. l foccin'II for ~oto,-cd Alissio1111 from I.he following Colurcd oong rl!',;ution : .Mount Ca rmel, l\lidw1Ly, $8.25 ; Deth iu1y, .Nylund, G.52 ; Grnce, l n~'Omnr, 6.10; St. P11ul's, Onk Hill, 14.11 ; 7.ion, T1tih1 P lr1cc, 12.Si ; Schna, 1.20 ; Christ, Rosebud, 25.50 ; Ou r &wior, Camden, 10.50 ; B ir mingho.m Alission, 3.25; 'I.• .1\mlrew's, V r edenburgh, 2.00; Mobile, Alrr., 1.00 ; l\Iount Olh·c, '.l' incln, 1.07; St . Jamcs's, Buena \1istr1, 5.00; Mount. C1Lh•nr,y, T ilden.1.53; St. John's, J offre, l 1.00; St. J.>nul's, Napolco11"ille, 20.00 ; St. P1iul'a, Cl11L1·• lotlc, 27,00 ; l\Counl, Zion. ChnrloUc, J 4.00; l\Connt C:il vary, S1111t1,, R id..c, 12.00 ; 'I. John's, nlisbury, 15.00; B et huny, ,·onk rs, -10.U0 ; llctlll'I, lnil'loLtC?. J0.00 · Bethel l?lnqncminc, 3.50 : llct.hh:hcm, Monroe, .60 ; Bethlchcm, ~ cw Orlc:u1s, ii0.00; 'nrrollLon, New Ori cans, 15.00; Concord iu. R ockwell, 5.00; lmnmnucl, Urookly n. 15.00; I nnmmuel Collcge, Gr1.'011 bor o. :n.75 : ) Count Cnh •nry, Mount P leus· nnt, 5.00 ; l\Count '1th•ary. '1u nly Ridge, 12.00 · Mount Olive, Cnla.whn, G.00 ; l\[onnt Zion, N ew Or lcnns, •10.00 ; l fount Zion, nor,ks, J0.00: llt.-dccmer, New Orlc1111:1, 7.23: t. P11ul's. M11111mra, ll!.00; St. 'Pnul's, N rt polconville, 20.00; St. P nul's, Ne"' O1·lcrms, •I0.00 : St. .Pm1I'@, Clmr• lotte, 2i.00; l\Iount. Zion, Clmrlot.tc. l-1.00 ; SL. ,T:u11es'11, Sou t hern Pines, •J.2a; S l,. ~f'olm's. Snlis bury, 15.00; 'J:rin• if.y, .'\ lbcmnrlc, 2.00: '.l'rini t.~•, New Orlcn1is, G.00 : Wn11h• ington l\fission, 1.05; Winstun•Snlem, !J.30 ; Zion, Gold Hill, 5.00; Grn,-e, Gr ccnsburo, 17.05; I.. L uke's, U ig h Point, I.GO; St. l\[11rk's, ,\ t la nt n, 35.00 ; 'J:rinif.J•, Elon Col• lcge, .37 ; St. Luke's, S1l:lr bm b11rg, 30.17; Richmond, Vu., 11.00 ; St~ l\:fat t hew'11, l\Cehcr rin, 15.72. - 'L'otfll, $71 0 .5:i. t. r.ouis, Mo., J uly 1, 1021. Jr: J\. Dr rrlf,\H, ,l s11t. '/'1"t·m,., UloJA 'larn ,\\'C:. Agr1iw f11I a cknowledgment is due the JJc1·c1i Bible ln!!K uf '.l'rinit.y (Color ed) Church, J>ring field, 111., for IL cont ribnt.ion of $25.00 for our ChhuL l\Iission. Missiona ry }lcrber t Chms r emarked in his letter: "Tllia Bcrca. Bible Class consists of about twenty people, half of thcm still in t hcirl 1.'C11s. '.l'his litt,lc g rou11 g i"es money reguliirly for mis• 11ioh 1mrposes. L ust yc:tr t h ey r11.iaed $50.. 00. )fay t his :,.'Ood cx11m1>lc ,mcourng • ut.lrcr11 to do likewise!" Rieu. KK&T~scn >t,\11. 'l'hu 1111de1·sig11l'll g ml efully ncknc,wlcdgcs t hc r1.'C.:c:ipf. of $10.00 from t.hc lion. J . W. Boehne, J•h·muwille, Jud .. 1111d of 2a cLH. from r~. ::i., !inn l•'ru.nehmo. for t he chtLpcl in Plnqncmine, I.-11. J/ , .1. l,ANKICN'AU,

"le1111 Died for Both:" A p011tal ca.rd :in ,-olors J,c11ring this tit.le lms been p11bli1hcd by our Colorl.'fl ~fission JJunrd. The nccom• panying cut "'ill gi,·c you 1m him uf its bl'11ut.y, though the colors nre mi•ing. 'l'ho cnrd i11 intended to u.wl\kcn and nourish the lD'·e for 111i1111ion11 in tl10 hoorta of our people, and is nlao appropriate for distribution in our d&y-acboola and Sunday•acbools. Price, 2 for 5 eta.; 30 ct.a. per dozen; $2.00 per 100~ Orcler from ll{r. Ewald Schuettaer, 323 Uerchnnta-J.ael«lo Bldg., ~t. Louis, llo.

]'rnf. W. G. f;chwehn, llrcl'111d1um. g rn.lcfull>· a cknowlc?1lg1.,s Um rccei1,L of fifty ,·er,,· 11i,1uful bookit for the Im• 11111111101 C'ollc~rc librnry frum R ev. W. Spnnde, Mason City, low11. TtiR l,UTllt:IIAll' PtOll't:t:11 111 p11bll1bcd monlhl)', 11a1111lllt: nt the lollowlDI:' rntc11 11cr annum, postage In•

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RE,,. F, J. LANXENAU. EDITOR. Publl11hctl monthly by ConcorllhL r nbllt1hl11g LlouRe, St. l,oul11, llo. Subscription price, 10 cl11. per annum, payable alrlctl)" la advanft. 1°:nlcrrd ns 11ecoml-clnss mnllcr nt tho Post Oftlcc nt St. l.oul11, Mo., uudcr tho Act or Mnrch 3, 1870. Accc11t1111cc fo1· 111:1!: :11:: nL 11r•cclnl rnl c oC po11t11go 11ro,•lcl~l ror In rcrcllon 1103, ,\ ct or OctolK'r a. inn, nnthorlzetl on Jnlr :;, 1018.

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ST. LOUIS, MO., SEPTEMBER, 1921.

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m1 11l ill lll'ar nnd r cml lhcr<.'Of • i;prc:ul I.he mc111111~e of Lhe110 'fuutsJJrm.:clc~ worhl h1111 nce<l thereof. l'I. OsTi::nuufl.

Plaquemine is Calling! 'l'o a Christian every opportunity to do good is a claim. If you saw a mnn 11nkcd nn~ could gh•e him clothing, without a home nnd could give him shelter, that opportunity would be a claim ; yes, that chance, on obligation. We rend that Chrjst "m,1.9t be Jilted up." • Why "nuJBt" e Because man'11 need awakened Christ's lo,•e, a lo"c that drove Him, compelled Him, to save by a necessity o.f its own. For Christ the opportunity to sn,•e meant the obligation to help. So it wns with Paul. He writes. "I 'Tll!l1st see Rome." Who compelled him? No one, but ao,,n,clliing. He hncl something that he must import to the Romnns, a message that he must d~ lkor. Men· wc1·e weak, Pn:ul hod strength from on high to import; men were blind, Paul had light to· bring them; men were in sin and ·despair, Paul had the means to rescue them. And because men were

in su ·h n, pli..,.ht nnd he bacl "the help they needed, whaLcl. e coulcl he clo 11s a Christiun but bring them f.hc l,1elp they needecl? l,aul regarded himself a debL01· to the Greek aml the J ew nnd the barbarian, Lo c,·e1·y one that Imel not what he hnd. 'rhat is why P aul snicl, Woe is me if I preach not the Gospel to lhc mnn who cloes not know it. Dear Christinu :M end, Plaquemine is calling you aml me just ' ns Romo was calling St. Paul. Plnqnemine clown in the Blnek Belt of Louisiana is cnlling." '!'here our faithful missionary, Re,•. C. J,. 'l'hompson, and his faithful helper nncl brother, ~l'eac:her John 'l'ho1upso11, by }uml work ha,•e gathered a Rock 9f worshipers and a large number of pupils, but because their faithful confession of Christ they have been expelled from tho lodge-hall in which they bad been gathering during the past months. Ser,•iccs nrc being held 'i n prh•ate homc'i. But what about the schpol, if a building is not pro\'icled in the near future? If immediate 11clp is not forth<:<>niing fro:iµ you and me, the school mny be · ruined. Fully realizing this, the Board. trusting in Jesus' promise, hns instructed liissionary 'l'hompson to ha,•e the necessary building erected at once. 'l'his was the only thing the Board could do. But now you nnd I arc called upon to sec to it that Jesus' promi~ is fulftlle<l. Will we do our duty? Do we ·really hear Plaquemine ca'fting us r Director Drewes "70tc to the editor a few weeks 11go : "The appeals in our August Dl!Yionary papen will s11roly bring .enough gifts from our friends. The ,building is not to coat more: than '3,000 chapel and school under ·one roof." Ia ho going to bo disappointed? And wbat is worse, is our Lord

. · The Lutheran Pioneer. Jesus going to be disappointed in us? I think not. pnrt of the people." During the rending of lhc li'r'it Loynlty to our Sn,·ior, who wnnts us to help P lnque- pnrt of the paper it wns shown thnt the postor must mine, ns we posith·ely know, nnd n sensd of fnirness prepare ns n Ohri tian. He must tudy to know the which tells us thnt we must do for others ns men " rord of God nml carry his course in the chool of once did for us nnd our forc!nlhers. compel u to the prophet . 'l'hc pn lor mu t be called nml consec in tho need nt Plnqucminc n ~lnim nnd oblign- secrated to the holy office of the mini try. He must tion thnt we cnnnot shift on to the shoulders of be n. de,•ont Clll'i tion and n. blameless cxnmplo to others. Do we want to be guilty of darkening the his flock. 'l'he po tor mu t bn1>tize ininnt.s, instruct Ji,•cs of hundreds of children in Plaquemine by not them in the Christion doctrines nnd confirm them· putting the light of the lo,•e of Jesus be!ore their in the fnith of their Savior. Re mu t .Curthermorc faces? You and I know whnt Jesus hos been to us; study the ncecls of his flock nnnouncc the Holy thero are many in Plaquemine thnt do" not know Communion nml wnrrt ogninst unworthy pnrLicipaHim. t ion. Ho must "xplorc tho l"Omm1mica11t uncl sec, Suppose your boy had diphtheria nnd your doctor's knowledge o! nntitoxin woulcl i;u,·c hi!n; how thnnkful yon would be! But your neighbor's child nlso 1,as diphthcrfo, nnd you know it. Howc\"cr, they know nothing o! the scrum thnt 1m,·ed your boy. 'J'hcy hold t-hc poor gasping chilcl o,•cr fires 0£ chnrconl nml lime, trying in tho olcl wny to .J1clp him to brcnlho~ nud yon let him sultocntc in the olcl cruel wny, nnd you let his pnrcnts brcok their hcnrts in tho old ,vay; \\:ould that not be J1cartlcs on your part? 11'1,at savad your boy would 0:lso 8tJV8,.l1tat cliild. , You nnd I thank God for the blessed message of tJ10 Qospel and the glorious salvo.ti~n it has brought us, but what are our tba~ks worth without obedience to our Lord and Io,•c to our fellow-men? God gi,•c us open eyes, attenth•e enrs, prayerful hearts, and open hands! F. J. L.

Alabama Notes. The Ala~a Pas~ral Conference held its monthly 8088ions at Midway (Rev. E. A. Woatcott, pastor),- July 15 and 16. All the members of Conference were present excepting Superintendent Schmidt, who is ill at his home •in Chicago, and Re\". Berger. The writer is unable to account for the absence of Rev. Berger, unlcaa he was lost in "the tangled wildwood." Friclny night Rev. J. S. • Montgomery preached the sermon, basing his addreat on Rom. 1, 16. 17,. drawing from these ,•cracs t'be theme: "Why Need We-Not be Asluuned of the Gospel of Christ P 1. Because of its glorious contents; 2. because of the didne power that is in it." .After the aermon Rev. Carter read a very good paper on "Preparation for Communion." The paper was di video into two parts: "1. Preparation on the part of the pastor; a. preparation on the

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as far as it is humanly possible, that the cominunicant is truly wortl!Y and well prepared. 'J'he pastor must also secure the elements to be .usccl in t he· Holy Communion or be asaured that they nre on hand; consecrate these elements, cnll the announced to the nltnr nnd distribute t he consccrntcd clements, the bread and ,vine. Tfie prcpnmtiou on the pnrt of tho people consists in o. gcncro.1 p1-cpo.rntio11. 'l'hoy should be baptized in infnncy; hear and learn God's Word; avoid false doctrines, nnd be confirmed in t.he true faith. Mere bodily preparation, such ns fasting and the like, does not go far enough. The communicant must baliova the Word of Christ. He must have contrition ~or his sins and seek f.orgh•enesa with the Lord. 'fhe faith which the communicant has will lend him to search \

The Lutheran Pioneer. the Sc1·iptnrcs uncl rccciYe 'their comCorl. 'l'he comnmnicnnt shnulcl come to the Lorcl s 'l'nblc because of Christ.'s i1l\"ibi Lion. H e should t·cucrcnlly present himself before Lhe Lol'd's Altnr to rceci\le Christ's body nncl bloocl nnd depai·t rejoicin" in the Iorgh•cnei;s or sins :uul the glo1·ious sLrongthening o·f his fn.ith. L\:fter the 1·cnding o! the paper it was profit. ably discu cd by the congregation. A ,,otc o·f thnnks was t.hcn given the authol'. • 'nLurday morni11" ut nine o'clock tho brethren nssomblcd for lhc dny s work. BcCore entering upon Lhc tnsks oC 1110 day however, the bl'ethrcn nll gnthcrctl urouml th• t,01·d's Albu and hnd their ·Cnith reucwctl and ~LrcugLhcncd by partaking oI R oly Oom1111111ion. ' l'hc chairman of 'onCcrcncc, Re,,. Pcny. ll Ii,· rctl Lhc ·on re ionnl address, speaking from th• I •xL : ' But lot n mnn examine him.,cH, nml so let him cat o[ lhnt brc111l, nncl dr.ink oC thn.t c111>," 1 Cor. 11, 2S. Communion service o,•cr, the wo1·k for the day was chccrlully token up. 'rho miclcr igncd pl'cscntcd nn exegesis of Romans 5, 1-S. After the presentation "of his exegesis, the writ.er 1-cnd o. sermon ! or criticism, using Heb. 10, 23-25 as o. text. 'l'hc Bev. M. N. Cnrter. other brethren then prcscn ted outlines which were criticized and discussed. 1.'hc nrternoon session wns gi\lcn over to the discussion of lhe general business and wcllarc of the fiehJ. - 'l'hc members of conference extend their hcal'ty lhnnks to lhc good people of l\Iidway Con. grcgntion :Co1· their generous hospitality, nnd pray God s blc~sings to 1·cst upon them and their belo,•eu pasto1·. God willing, Conference will hold its August meeting with the good people of our Bosebucl cong rcgo.lion (Re,•. Carter, pastor). July 17 and 2-1-, St. James's, St. Andrew's, and l\fount Olive congrcgo.ti.ons, o.f which the undcrRigucd is pnsto1·, hclcl n reunion sc1·,•icc in which the. mcmbet"S plcdgccl anew thcirll'ithCulness to the 1.or,l. All lhc members present •partook of the Lord's Supper. Tho members of these congregations, together wiU1 their pastor, gn,·c thanks to Goel .for His manifold blessings during the past Jive yen.TB. As we look back o,•cr our struggles of the past fi,•c years, we aTO compelled to say, "l{o.rvelous arc 'l'hy works, 0 Lord I" 'l'he blessings. of God

which lhese congregat ions have enjoyed ore ,·cry singular, indeed, when we consider all things. Since their orgnnizntion five years ago neither congrcgo.lion hn. lost n member by death. Some ha,·c movctl nwny, it is lruc, nnd we have lost track of them but the sod of the cemeteries remains unturned, not a single ·gravestone is to be found. A wonderful blessing I Fh•c years ago St. Andrew's Congregation boasted two members, St. James's and Mount Olive had -110 110. 'l'o-dny the combined membership numbers 011c 1m11dred; of this number fiftyeight a.re communicants. Who will dare hn,·e the _temerity to doubt God's Word I ''liy Word shall not rct111·11 unto l\Cc ,·oid, but it shnll accomplish Hint wh 1·eto I ent it'' is His promise. Behold the mnniCest.ntion of this promise ! Led !1·om s1>iritunl ignorance and darkness into the mnr,·elou · li,..hL o[ C:ocl's Word ; <lro.wn out o[ "shouting" chmches nnd extreme cmotiono.lism; sm·1·oundcd by opposition churches and temptecl to the evils of unionism; ridiculed and scorned, by enemies, and " wnrned" by so-called friends; from the stol'm, dust, nud confusion created by howling nnd screaming preachers to L11e-quiet and method- . icnl teaching oC the Luthcnm Chl!rcb, - only 01ta has !alien away I You, however, would hn,•c lo be 011 the field to n.pprccintc what that means. 'J'his · is a record or which not only the three congregutious immediately concerned, but the e,ilire Lutheran Zion should be proud and lift up grateful hearts to the Gh1cr of nil good, from whom all blessings fl~n,•. l\<Cay God bless us during the next fi,•c yean ancl in nil future time ns He has in the past! A murder \\las recently committed in these pal'ts, and the relnt h1cs and friends of the slain resorted to a no,•cl way to catch the murderer. Before burying the dend man they placed an egg, upon which two cross marks hod been made, in each hand of thl! murdered me~, closed the stiffened fingers o,•el' the eggs, 11;nd lowered t he corpse into the grave. These marked eggs in the hands of the dead, such is the superstitious belie£, will cast a spell or charm over the criminal so that he cannot escape, but must tiirclc around the graveyard until caught! Are wo lMng in the jungles of Africa or in twentieth con. Lury e1&ligl&lttm:cl nml 'Oliristia1i·~ ed America? Our mission treasury is empty. Jesus so.ya: "'l'hc hnn•cst truly is plenteous, but the laborers arc .few; pmy ye therefore the Lord o~ the han·eat. that }Io will scn<l forth laborers into His harvcsL" 'l'hc c1y :CJ1>ni Alabama is, "Come o,·cr and help U8 I" 'J.'he Lor<l says, "Preach lfy Gospel to Hery crea-

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turu/' 'rhe world snys, ' :n·e your money nml lul\'e n !,'OOll time. 'l'he Negro i ll brute nnd cnnnot be hris.inni1.Ctl. Why wnste your caruin~ 0 11 him/I" Whn t do you say? "hat arc you going to clo?

O. L. L.

Immanuel Conference at Spartanburg, S. C.

On 'l'hm·i;,lny nigh t t.hc Re,•. F. Forcl cl lil'crccl :m instructh•c ::camon on 2 'or. 5, l!l. On. F ridny He,•. W. nrlson preach cl from Ex. 1•1, 15. On , 'nturclny ni••ht th •r wn n 1d1nrt progrn m by the yonncr pcopl o! , t. Luke's nnd bric( 'nclclrc~~cs lo Ute rlolcgntc w •1·~ mndc. Ro\". P . D. L ch111n1l tress •rl the finn ncilll strait of the mi i.o n t1 nsu1y, -nnd ur•rull thu dclcgnt.c~ to cc to it that grcnt r effor: b moclc to . •1111 iu more a nd larger conl.ributious to tl11 Bonrtl. 'L'hc H ,,·. J . l lcDawitl ::poke 1)11 Ill' lifliclh nnuh· rl'nry of the foundi ng or

On the 'morning o( July ., the minister ten hc·rs, nnd Jny rlclcgt1tcs or 1 mmnnuol ConCcrcncc nsscmbled in 't. L uke's E,·. l,uth. hur It lo hold their ammml onrci·cn :c. ~l'hc JJtlslornl ('1111for •nC,? assembled nt 9.30 ,\. M. and wa opcucll in tho nnmo of the 'l'l'iunc Goel. n ,·. J. l!'ull r. pas/or loci, conducted the d ,,·otionnl exorcises. H ymn 26-t wns sung. Ps. GS rend nnd on appropriate p1·11~· r ottered. 'l'hc pastor then cxhmclccl to the brethren n. cordinl welcome. Prof. R. lf ibohm f rntcrnnl delegate from Louisiann, nml Rev. M. ~. Cnrtcr from Alabama. were rcceil'cd nnd nccordcd t he prfrilegcs of the floor. EJcction of officers foUowccl. Prof. J. P. Smith was electecl chnirmnn ; Re,·. F. D. Alston, ,•icc-chnirmnn-; Ren·. J. lfcDn,·id, ~ crctnry. Immanuel Conference Imel no sessions Jost ycnr, ~md quite a number of very important r111c tions came up for discussion. Among tho mo t prQmi~ent wore: Immanuel College, memorial scr\'iccs . in honor of Rev. N .. J. Bakke, celebration of tho fiftieth annh·ersary of tho founding oC tho Synodicnl Conference, and mn.ny other subjects which were discussed at length. In the ·afternoon of the 28th of :ruly, at 2 P. ir., the public conference com•oucd. Re,•. Fuller ngnin Prot. J. P. Smith. conducted the de,·otionnl exorcises. A temporary . orgnnization was effected, and permanent office1s the Synodical Con£crcnce nncl how it shonlcl be apelected. Ro,•. W. H. La, h was made president: propriately cclcbrntecl. Re"· W. O. H ill talked on Rev. J. W. Fuller, \'lee-president; Be,•. W. Carlson, tho Education Society. 'rhe ladies of St. Luke's secretary; and Rev. F. D. Alston, treasurer. The scn·ed refreshments nCtcr the ·speaking. various committees were appointccl and 1 cportors Sundny mornincr Re\'. P. D. L chmnn clclh-erccl for different periodicals selected. Grncc Church oC nn eloquent sermon from Luke 11, 11-'2·1· n rtcr Cmicqrd and St. llatthew's of lfohcrritl cxtenclccl which the T.orcl s , upper wns cclcbrntccl. Tn the im·itntions to Conference to holcl its next sessions aClcrnoou Re\·. 1\f. N. 'nrter 1ncnchccl nn imprc. l:lin, in their miclst. 'l'hc latter im•it.a tion wns 11C'cepte1l. sci 111011 from 1•1ph. G. 10-18. 'l'hcn ci1111c the climax 'l'ho doctrinal essny wos rcncl by the cstcc~1c<l or Con£crcncc. the mcmorinl scn•focs in honor or t:he President of Immanuel College, ]>ror. J. P. Smith. sn.in tccl, ostecmccl, nncl beloved Rq,,. N. ,J. Bnkko, He had an extensh•o, lucid, and masterful essay on who ,lcp1ll'tc,l thig life 01\ lfoy 6. "Good Works." This paper was d1scusscd at length Prof. J. I>. Smith rend tho following resolutions: at both IIC88ions of tho public conforencc, and was Wmm1~s, It hoe pleased the almighty nnd gra- concluded after the sermon Friday night. , cious God on the Gth of lln.y to call from the Church

The Lutheran Pioneer. lCilitnnt to the Jnrrch 'l'riumphnnt, nnd :Crom lnbor to rewnrd thu Ho,·. Nii Jn per llnkko; nt1d " '1 m1u~,\R Re,·. Bnkke from the t ime of his graduation uml ord i1mtion in 1 O, J>a cd hi liCe in the work o[ the Luthcinn h urch II n mi~ ionnry nmong the Colored people o[ the • outh firt ns :i. J>ionee1· laborer fo Ko"' Orlean ·, Ln., then n n zealou wo1·kc1· in the Norlh a rolina field, ·where he od,·oca led •the Cou.nd inrr or l mmonuel ollcge, became ils fir t pre iclcnt and with diligenc , an exemplary lire and l uc:id leaching or the pure doctrine or Llic l"uLhemn 'hlll'ch 1n· pared a number of pious men l'or labor in Lho Lord's \'ineyord · and \\'m m~,\.·. When in 1910 it was round neccs nry Lo luwo a F i 1c1 , ecrelnry lo upo1·,·ise Lbe exlensh·e work or Lh 'lmrch he ac plcd the office, and with z a l aud coum "'e with lo\'e nnd ym1>nthy, superri d a i tcd. aml pui;hcd lhc wo1·k lo the uLmo Lof his nl~ility; and \\' 1tmrn,,s. When <lurin"' hi tenure o[ oflfoe Alabama utterccl the Maccdouinn cry of "Come 0\'Cr and help us," he responded, and, re igning his clircctorship, became Superintendent of Alnbdmo. and labored there until it became the most fruitful Bev. John M:cDavld. ficlcl of our ,vork; and W1CF.1tF.,,s \\ hen Synodical Conference dcemecl it necessary to hal'c a publicity agent to lay the needs o:C our cause before the friends nod supporters of our work up .£ orth, he ncceptcd this office and conducted it with th same succc s as he had all others; and WHEREAS, In bis long -cnrcor of forty years' labor, he, like nll faithful lnborers in t~lC Lord's ,•ineyard, hnd to make mnny and great sacrifices, endure mnnifold hnrdships, suffer persecutions, ostracism, ancl bitter antngoni~m :Crom the people of the South, bu.t, in spite o[ all ne,·cr . daunted, continued to lnhol' until his encl; nnd Wmm1-:.,R 'l1hc Lord hns signnlly blesse<l His sonnnt to sec Unit his labors were not in vain, :Cor he lived to sec the wo1·k SJ>rcncl in 11 different States, to ha,•c 50 stations, 2 colleges, over 3,400 aouls, and more thou 2,000 children in her schools: therefore be it Rasolvod, That we, the Immanuel Conference,

in conrcrcncc ns..,110mbletl, humbly thank Almighty God !or g rnnting 11 such n w11rm friend, dear pn tor, nod kind SJ>iritunl rather; •and be it nlso, llcsoZ-Uctl, 'l'hnt a t a &el'\'iCC on the Sunday on which ConCercncc i n~ mblocl suitable memorial en•icc be conducted nnd these re olutions be read; nnd be it nl o Re olvcd, 'l 'hnt we with Zf?RI tnkc up the cnusc where lie left olt, and cnrry on the work which he o gloriously begun, and by the preaching and teaching or lho pure Gospel nnd the administration o[ Lhe unndultem Lcd , ncrnments, like him, be instrumt'nls in the hnnds oC God to bring many to sal\'aLion ; nnd be iL nh.10 . Resolved, 'l1lutt we urge o,·ory congregation to hold suitnblc memorial scr,·iccs in honor of Dr. Bakke, ut which n colic tion hnll be li[tcd lo prol'iclo Cumls !or a uitnblo memorial to be erected to hi~ blo .: cl memory: nnd be it finally Rc.~olvcd, 'J'hnL thcRC resolutions be sent to the boren,·cd fnmily thnt they be published in our church periodicals, nncl proad· on the minutes of Conference. J.P. Smith. }

W. O. HILL. Oommi·itlce. Jom, McDAv10. Prof. Smith then spoke on Dr. Bakke s acth·itios ns a preacher nud cclucntor. Prof. H. l\[eibohm eulogized him, nnd related o.f his gront work in Louisiana. Re,•. l\IcDavid talked of his splendid nchic,·cmcnts. in the North Carolina field; nnd Re,·. M. N. Cn:rtcr tolcl of his final accomplishments in Alnbamn. 'l1hosc nddrcsscs were well rccch·cd and stirred deep emotions. .At night Re,•. F. D. Alston dcliYcred o. sermon from Gen. 27, 18-23. It wns a splendld effort. Re,•. W. 0. Hill made the final address, in which he, in the name o:C Conference, thanked the kind people of Spartanburg !or their liberal hospitality. Thc ·confcrcnce closed by singing Hymn No.17. At au adjourned meeting it was rcsoh·ed to hu•e a big rally in our churches, and raise over $1,000 for the girls' dormitory. The sessions of Conference were well attended; nnd, nllhough the weather was extremely hot, the spenken, were gh•en the best attention. The pastor nncl his kiml people exerted thc1nsch•cs t-0 make it pleasant Cor the ,·isitors; nnd the public was \\•ell and fn.vorably imJ>rcssccl with the Lutheran Churcb. 'l1 hc sessions wore harmonioUB. In all, the Lord's name was glorified, tho causo of Christ advo.nced, and the brethren edified and encouraged to greater efforts in thcil' labor for the Churcli. J. }[oD.

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... "Do Mans Pray?" She was just a little girl, ft,•e or six years o.f ngc, but she hod nttemlcd tl1e mbrion- chool !or two terms, her mother scmlillg her nlong with tho other children so that she would not be " in the wny" at home. She lcnrncd ,•cry rapidly nnd took o. healthy interest in e,•erything nnd e,•erybody around her. One morning, while the f'eneher wns catechizing on "Prayer" nnd showing the need nnil blessedness of prayer, he wns inlcrrnptcd by little Julia, who asked the question, mr cnchcr do mnns p'ny?'' "Certainly, Julia men prny. .t\11 Christian men prny. Wby do you nsk such n. quu,i;Lion, my little girl?" " 'Cause my papa don't p'ny/' wns t he answer. nNow, my litt.le girl. you mu tn t say tho.t," snid tho teacher. "Or course, your papa prays; you don' t hnppcn to see him when he docs. He prays n[tcr you nre in bed nt 11ight nncl before you get up in the morning.'' "Naw, sir, he a.on t neither, 'cause I · " •atchcs him c,·er'' night when he goes to bed. He jes' pulls off bis clo'es nu' gets right in bed without gettin' down on bis knees au' ,askin' God nothin'. An' in the mornin' I wakes 'fore he do, an' I watches him then an' - nn' he don't get down on his J.-n.ees iq the mornin on' nsk God nothin'. He jes' puts his clo'es on an' goes on 'bout his bizziness. Naw, sir, teacher, my papa don't p'ay, an' I jes'•thought, didn't no mnns p'ay ' cause my papa didn't p'ay. I jes' thought, didn't nobody p'ay but li'le boys, an' girls, an' teachers, an' p'eachers, an' other folks." What an accusation against tltat house I '~Ians," all of you, do you pray? Your children ask, and your conscience echoes, "Do you pray?'' Remember the Word of your God : crye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. • • . Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit-." Epb. 6, 4. 18. ' 0 bleat that Jaouae where faith ye find, .And 1111 within J1a.vo aet their mind To t.ruat t heir God· and acrve Him atm, And... do In 11IJ Ria holy wiH. O bh!et t.J10 parent.a who gf,•e heed Unto their cltildrt:,t,'• foremost. need, .A11d weary not of cnre or eoat; To thorn 11nd heaven ahalJ none be Joat.

Items of General Missionary Interest. l\CouNT ZlO?. N1~w Onr,E.\NS, L,\. - .At lo t, n[tcr 1i long ','.RCnnc,v, tho upper clus~cs of Lhc l\Count Zion chool will have a permnncnt tcnche1· in the person o[ 'l'cnchcr 'l'hco. chrocder of Al\'ll Okin. E,·01· since the death of the sainlccl Mr. V ix the' upper classes o.f tho l\Count Zion School luwe hnd no 1•crr11lnr loo her. l\roy God oles tlic lnbors or 'l'cn her 'chrocdcr abundantly . BE:r111.mc1•:lr N BW 0111.1~,\ NS. - 'l'he !IUll news comes lo uR flmt 'l\mchor Wiley s oyus hu,•o not suilfoic11Uy impro,•ccl lo nnblc him to take up hi. dutic:. in B lhloh m , 'cJ10 I lhi · £nil. P hysical dii,nbilil,y •nm1wllcd lhii, •nicicnl: and fai thful woi·kcr to g h· np th ' mini -try s •n.. rnl Jl!llr::1 ncr , hut we hnJ fo111lly hupctl lhn t he might sen • • lh • f,ord in school ror 11. long numlJ •r 11[ yen rs. , 'urely C:011 $ Wil.Jtl 11rc not our ·ways I S.rntNOF'J l~r.o, ILT•. - F .r om t he Liitlia,wi 'ill assaga we toke this item: ml'hc Bible Class ngnin dcmonstmted 11 fine missioua1·y spil'it when, duri ng the month of May, they raised the sum o! $25 !or mission purposes. lt \\'US ·unanimously decided to sencl this money to the China M ission. l\fay tho Lord prcsene the wondcriul cn tlmsinsm oC th• Bible Class P' . AtABAl\L\. '.rho. Inst number of the 1lla'ba·ma Lull,aran brings t he :rollowing :figures, showing t he receipts i rom our Colored congreg11tions in Alnbnmn clming lho first six monthsi>of this yenl': Station

Ohurch

Sandny-

School. Gonornl

Totnl

1•.:r

l\lbr

'l'o

llo nrd,

Nyland . •. . $ 03.84 $ 5.00 $20.20 $ 05.04 $0.34 $ 47.10 VrC!dcnb'gh 02.48 0.15 21.70 00.33 4.52 08.09 Jngom11r ••. 33.83 II.47 50.00 05.30 4.li • 78.05 Taita Place 113.50 7.5!! 2Q.25 141.33 4.03 107.80 Midwav ... 73.55 0.44 43.24 120.23 3.05 57.00 Ollk urn ... 00.35 10.41 34.10 13U0 3.05 71.24 Jollrc ... •. 33.50 4.75 17.00 55.31 3.25 44.00 Tilden ..•.• 85.70 8:45 18.55 110.70 2.84 46.04 TineJa .. .••

Buena.Viata PoaaumB'd

Rosc!bud ••• SeJmn. • .•••

mrmingh• . ~[obile •• . .

17.04 24.45 30.24 78.04 13.10 8.85 3.71

7.00 4.65 11.31 10.08 3.51

12.00 16.00 25.10 33.05 14.50

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37.03 44.00 72.05 122.07 31.11 8.85 3.71

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Total, .•. $730.20 ,100.33 $320.60 $1100.12

S:r. Louis, Mo. -

2.51 ~.32 2.27 1.07

30.40 32.01 50.00 84.00 IO.II 8.85 3.71

---- $700.08

Pastor Claus writes in the

1Al1,cran lllC88ago: "Our faithful an~ energetic teacher, Mr. Paul Gose, has been transferrctl by tho

The question bas come ringing down through· lCission Board to Immanuel College, Greensboro,

the ages, resounding f rom one household to the N. C. '.rho congregation deeply regrets his JoM, but other, "Mana, do you pray?" n. 0. L. L. wishes him God's richest blessings. in his new field.

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

NOTICE. I nn. meeting n:Cter sen ices on J une 26, the congre\Vo ngnin desire to cnll the attention of 1111 the lrienda gation resol"ed to send l :[r. Gose a letter of appreof our Colored Mission to the t hree fine illustrated Ice• ciation and thanks for his faithful work in our tnres which so gra phically picture our three most im• midst. Mr. Gose labo1·ed with great success in om- 11orta11L fi elds. Congr egat ions should not fa il to take mh•nntngc nf t he opport unity offered by thcac lectures . congregation for nearly tlnee years. 'l'hc most lo become Rc:q11aintc:'tl wit h our Mis ion. For part icu• cheri hed object of his endea,•ors was om school. Jars write to Re,·. 'l'hco. F . Wa lther, G-100 Easton Ave., l . Louis, l\Io. · His con lnnt aim was not only Lo raise tho stnndard in om school with regard to the secular bmnches, ACKNOWLEDGl!IENTS. but abo,·e nil to bring home to t he young hearts in Rccch•oo for Colored Minions from t he following Col• congregations: Mount Calvary, Tilden, $3.21 ; Grace, · his care the wondrous love of the Sn."ior Jesus orcd Jngomnr, l.G3; t. John's, JolTrc, 1.00 ; l\touot Calvary, Chri t. His success causes our 1·cg1·et OYer his lo s :Midwny, 8. G; Bethany, Nyland, 4.30; Christ Rosebud, Our , a,·ior, C11mden, 3.81; St. Paul's, Oak B ill, to us. l\Iny Lhc J,ord fill t he brl'ach brought about •l.43; Ii.GO; ?.ion, 'l\tils !'Ince, 18.2i ; Selma l\Cission, 2.00; St. by Mr. Go. 's t.ransfc1· ! At present l fr. Gose is A11drcw t1, Vredcmburgh, 23.01; ~fount Olh·e, Tincla, 2.15 ; laking II course at l:hc nh·crsiLy o[ :Mi ouri Lo , l ..Jameil S, Buena Visla, .53; Mobile l\lission, .50; St. l~uke'=s, ' p:irlanburg, 20.i0; Bethnny, Yonkers, 40.00; 0

p repnrc himsel[ for hiti .CUture work."

F . J . l-'. BOOK TABLE. The D e vil a nd His Angels. By JJ. ilf. /l oll, l!,argo, ~- D:ik. l~ricl!, 1 ct. cnch ; 7G ct.I!. per 100. 'l'hh1 liLUc Lrnct or I\ rcw page~ 1ncscnt.s I.ho }liblical lc11chings concerning Lhc )lrincc or Dnrkncss in 11 simple 111mm r. , 'l'he lrnct; is l.imcly, s ince so many nominal Chrisliuns rlcny Lhc per onamy or t he ,hwil. F. J . L.

TicLhl'I, C'luqucmine, 2.00; Dct.hlchem, Monroe, 1.30; Bethlehem, New Orle:111i!, r.0.00; Coneonlin, Ne," Orll!llns, 16.00; oncordiu, Rockwell, 5.00; Grace, Concord, 10.00; Grace, , ·t. Louis, 2.72; 1111111:umel, Brooklyn, 15.00 ; Immanuel ollcge, Greensboro, 30.00; Mount Calvary, SR11dy Ridge, 12.00; Mount; Zion, New Orleans, 40.00; Mount Zion, Jtocks, 10.00; Rich111011d, Vn., 5.50; t. J amcs'a, Sout hern l' inc , 6.GO; St. John's, Salisbury, .15.00; St. :Mark's, AtlR11la, G.00 ; , t. 'Murk's, ·Winston-Salem, 3.20; St. Matt hew'g, Mchcrrin, 16.28, and from L. G. D., 36.25; St. Luke's, High Point, l.GG; St. Paul's, Mansura, 12.00; St. P1ml's, Napolcoll\•illc, 20.00; St. Paul's, New Orleans, -10.00; t . Pnul's, Charlotte, 27.00; llount Zion, Charlotte, U.00 ; St. Peter's, Drys School House, 5.00; Trinity, Elqn Collcg11, .8G; Trinity, New Orlca.na, G.00; Washington l\Iission, 1.40; Zion, Gold Hill, 5.00. - Total, $633.G!J.

St. Louis, Mo., .August l, 1021. JI. A. Dl'lTUAR, ,bat.. Tn:u., 1044 Cl11ra Ave.

The undersignl!fl most heart ily aeknowlcdgca the receipt or $100.00 for t he chapel at Plaquemine, La., from t hat sincere friend of our Color«l l\liBB1on, l\(r. Wm. l\Iei• lnhn, Oak Park, Jll. F. J. LANK&."fAU. Rccch·ed with t h11nka t owRrds the kind donors two beautiful new quilts for t he dormitory of lmmanuel Lut heran College from the Lut her11n Llldil!ll' Society of P leasunt Gro,-e, 'Mo. G recnllboro, N. o., AUl,'IISL 13, 1021. J. P. SKJTH. DEPOB.TA.NT lll'OTIOE. Kladly CODIUlt tbe addrcu printed OD tbla COPJ' or rour l,UTUEBA.-r PlO!CEEI. Tbo bottom Hae or tbe addreu 1liow1 wbea )'Our 1ul>Kc:rlplloa csplrca. "Sept 21" 11lgalllaa tbat :rour lllb■crlptloa csr.lres DOW, Pleue ■end 110 CCL (10 eta. additional la St. Lou 1, Canada, and forelp couaµ-laa) to J'OUr agent or to u1 la ample time to la■ure our uninterrupted ■cnlc:e. It require■ normal)J' about two ween before cbaap or u:plratloa csat--. wm ■bow on addreu plates. De 1ure to mention tbo ~_per 7ou dealre, aad 7our pame aad adilre... both Di!W llDd old; If _J'OU dealre a cbaap lil- ad• drc■I. If your renewal la not recelYed •before U:J!lratlon, :,our a11me wlll automatleall7 drop from our malllas-llat. CO!CcdaDl.a. PUBLllRIXO HOUIS,

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72 EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN COLORED CHURCHES. LOUISIANA, NEW' Oar,a:H : - St. Paul'•• 102G Annette St.; IIIIC!II S. Gebauer, Pa■tor,-Servlces: Sunday, 11 "· N, and '1.30 I'. 11.; \Vcdne■day, 'i,30 I', 11. Sunda:,-■ cnool, 10 A, N. fWrtH1' Ol&api,I, Elmira &Del Vlllere Bt&. ; IL B. Gebauer, Putor. - Benlce■: Buncla:,, 8 P. 11, Bancla:,-■ehool, 10 ,._ 11. Betl&l'elna, Wa■hln~OD An. &Del Dl'J'&cln Bt.: o. IL Kramer, Putor. - Benlce■: Buncla7 11 ,._ 11, ancl 8 I', 11.; TbunclQ, 8 P, •• Banclay-■ehool 10 ,._ II. OarroHto11 Jlll1for1, c:or. Cohn ancl Holly GroYe Bt&. ; G. IL Krameri Pa■tor.-Benlce: Eftry Bunda:,, 10,115 ,._ 11, Buncla:,•■cboo : EYel'J' Bunda:,, 11,80 ,._ 11. Mount Zion, c:or. Franklin ancl Tballa StL : G. U. Eramer, Pa■tor. - Ser-rice■: Sunday, 10 ,._ N. and 8 I', u. ; WednC!lldQ, 8 I',)(. SundB)'·IChool. 11 "· )I, NAPOLEOJITU,LE: - St. Pnul'II; c. P. Thomp■on, l"nl!tor. - BerTice■ : Flnt and thlnl Sundn:, or the mouth, T.30 1•. N. Suucla:,-■cbool, eYel'J' Sunday, 10 A, u. . PLAQOBIIIXB : - Balllcl; c. P. Tbomp■!ln, Putor. - Benlce■ : ETar:, ■econd and rourtb Bunda:, or tbe montb, 8.30 r. >r. SundQ•■chobl enr:, Bunda:,, 3 P. >1. IIAXBUU: - Bf. l'au1'1; WIifred J. Tervalon, Pa■tor. - SerTice: Sunda,J, 10 .&. ar. Sunda,·-1c:hool, 0,30 A. 111. NORTH CAROLINA. CoxcoaD: - Orace; Paul D. Lehman, Pa■tor. - Benlce■: SnndaJ", 11 .&. 11. IIDd 7.30 I', 11.; Bundq-■ebool, 3 P, Ill, Dara BcHOOLHOUB'S: - St. Peter',J. Paul D. Lehman, Pa■ tor. - Service• : Sec:ond and rourm Sun~ of eac:b montb, · 1.80 I'. Ill. SuuclQ-■c:hool: EYery Bunda,-, 1 I', N. BIIAXELETO'll,'X: - lt11111an11cl: Paul D. Lehman. Pa■tor. Benlco: :nnt and third Sunday of eac:b month, 1 r. sr. BALl■■oar : - St, ,To'l&a'1; II'. D. Al■ton, Pa■tor. - BenIce : Buncla:,, '1.30 I', 11. Bunda:,•■cbool, 8 •· 111. • Kt.."flr,\l'OLIII: - Mt. Calr;ar11: ll'mnk D . Alston, Pa1tor. Benlce: Enry other Bunda:,, 11 .&. u. GBEBlr■ROao: l111t11an11el College M4Hlon; rror. J. Ph. Smith, rutor. - Ber,·lce: Bunda,-, 'i.30 1•. >1. Sunda:,■cbool, 10.80 A. II, ' " Orace, 004 8. A11hc St. ; 1-:nno Bclmelke, 1•1111tor. - BerTlcle: 11 "· 11. and 'i.30 I', Jr. H1011 Pozx-r: - Bt.1,wta•,; Enno Behuelke, Pnator, - Service : Bunda:,, 2 r. ar. Sunda,--IIChool ■rter preaching. • WJXll'l'OJl•SALll:11 : - Colored Jl411lor1; Jeue A. Runt, Pa1tor. - Ben·lce : Kvel'J' ftnt, ■ec:ond, and fourth Sundq or tbe month, 8 1•. 11. • Boo!l'IIZ■ir P1xa: - se. ,la•w; J - A.. Buat. Pa■tor. Benlca : B'l'11'7 third Bunda,- or tbe montb, 11 "· ar. aad '1,80 P, 11. 8UDila,J'•■chool: Bver:, Bunda1, 10 A, Ill, • 11-r. PLU.Hl!l'l': - Jle. Ctll11ar11; C. B. Harcb, Pa1tor. - Ser1'1ce■: BYC!l'J' ■ec:ond and tourtb Buaclay, 12.lG I'. ill, Bunda1■ebool, 1 P, K. GoLD BILL: - ....: . C. llarc:b, Pa■tor. - Benlce• : B'l'ery ftnt ■Del tblrd Baacla:,, 12.80 I', II, Bunda:,-■c:bool, 10 "· lll. RocE■ : - .Ill, a.; 'If, ll'oard, Pa■tor. - Benlce : E'l'el'J' ftr■t ancl tblrd Banclu of tbe montb, 11 ,._ 11. Baacla:,-■chool : 11:Yery Baacla:,, 10 .&. 11. CATAW'IIA: - Mt. Ollr:t:; F. Foard, Pa■tor. - Service: Fourl.h Bunda:, of tbe IDODth, 1.80 P, 11, Buncla:,•■chool : EYC!17 BundQ, 11 .&. 11. COXOH■: - Batll,:I; F. Foard, Putor. BC!rYIC:O: Fourth Ban- of tbe montb, 11 A. 11. Buncla:,•■ehool.:. E'l'er:, 8aac1Q0 8 P, 11. RocEWIILL: - oo-,.,,.; 'If. ll'oard. Putor. - Benlee: Bnry ftnt Ba.- of tbe montb, 1;80 •• 11. Buncla:,~001, 10 A. IL • Gau:XYJLLI:: -Betta.I; Walter Carlaon, Pa■tor. - Bemee: 11 ,._ 11, and 8 P. 11. Buncla:,-acbool, 8 •· 11. · · l Uo,rllOJI: - Bollll'ella•: lValter Carlaoa, Putor, - Bon-lC!C!■ every ■ec:oacl ancl fourth Bunda:, or tho month. CIIA■LOl"n : - BL .Pa11P1.,, _cor. 8eeOlld ancl Alesancler Bta. : l, llcDaYIO, Pa■tor• .:.... N"ICII: Baacla:,, 8 P, II, Bundq■cbool, I P, ar. •••-~ Llltber, Dear BaldwlD .Aft.; l, •llcDaYlcl, Pa. tor, - _...,,ce: Baacla:,, 11 ,._ •• Baac!Q«hool, 11 11.

BOlJ'l'B CAROLDI'.&. BPAft.&X■o•: -Bt. Lat.-•, 188 Clllftlancl Bt.; J. w. l'uDer, Pa■tor. - Benke■ : Bancla7. 12.11 I', 11., ancl WeclaC!lcla:,, 8 P. K. Buacla:,-acbool, 11,ll ,._ K.

ILLIKOIB. · • snilfOnBD: -BoJlr f'rC•Hlr I B, C, CJau-, Putor. - Ber'l'ICI: BalldQ, 8" P, II, BUDcla:,-acbool, 10.80 ,._ II.

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11:IBSOURI. 11110 Morena St. : B. C. Clau,, ra,tor. - Service: Sundn:,, 11 A, N. Sunday-school, 10 ,,. M. Bl. Oo11rit11 lriflrrnaf'11 Jl,.llon and Bl. Louf1 Clt11 110/lpltal; H. C. Clau,, Pa■tor. Services : Wedne1dn1, 12.30 and 1.40 P. 11. I.our■

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ARICA.NBAS. Ll'J"l'LII: ROCK:-••· Paul',, 2Gth and Croa Stll. : Ad. u. Poppe, Pa■tor. - Benlce : Ever,- 1econd and fourth Bunda:, or the montb, 3.80 P. M, Bunday-■chool, 3 r. N. NEW YORK, YO!IIKEII : - Batllari,,, 44 BudlOn St. ; w. o. um, Pallor. Service•: Bunda:,, 4 P. 11.; WednndD7, 8 ,P. ar. Buudn:,1cbool, 2.30 I'. II. DROOKLrx :-/m111a1111cl, lG:?4 Der1,'C!n St.; w. o. HIii, 1•astor. - Service: SundDJ, 11 "· ,1.

PENNSYLVANIA. PHILADELl'IJI,\: -437 N. 32d St.; Carl Stoll, I•nstor. \'ICC!■ e,•er.r Sundny.

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~IBTRICT OF COLUMBIA.. WABllll'IOTOX : - Jlf11fo11, Cadet■' Armor:,. 708 0 St., N. \V. ; Corl Stoll, r1111tor. - Servh.-o: l~very Sundny, 3 I'.

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VIRGINIA. l\lEIIERDIN : - Bt.. MatU1c1o'1J : 1,. G. Dorpat, 1•1111tor. - 8cr• ,,1cC!II: J,:,•ery ■ec:ond, thlrcl, 11ncl fourth Sunclny, lJ.30 ,,. M, 8unda:,-1c:hool, 10 "· II. R1cu110.ND: - r,. G. Dorpa,t, Pa1tor. - Service: 1r1r1t Sundny or tho month In St. Luke'■ non. GEORGIA. A.TLAl'l"rA: Jlar1"1, 247•0arlbaldl St. : John Al1ton, Pill• tor. - Benlcea: SundaJ, 7,30 I', 111. ; Wedne1dn:,, 'I.SO 1•. Jr. 8nndt1:,•■ebool, 12.80 I', 111.

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TArra PrtACB: -.Zfo11; Cha■• Peay, Pa■tor. - Ser,·h:ea : l•'ll'llt nod third Bunda)"■, 11 "· 111, S11aday-1ehool: Every Sundny, 10 A, )I, • SIILUA IIIHIOX: - ChaL Pea:,, Paator. - Service■: Second Sunday, 3 I'. x. Bnnda:,-acliool: Ever1 Bun!la1, 11 A, ar. VRSDZ."fBUROII : Andrt:lf"I; R. o. L. Lynn, Paator. - Service■: Every Bunda:,, 7 I'. 11. Sundq-■chool: Ever:, Bunda,-, 11 A, ar. ,. Busir.t. VrarA: - Be• .fa•u: n. 0. L, Lynn, Putor. - SerTIC!C!■ : Flnt ancl third Sunday■, 11 .&. u. Bunda1-1cbool : Every SuadllJ', 2 •· 11. TIXELA: -JIOtlftl OH110; R. o. r,. Lrnn, Pa■tor. - BervlcC!II: Every ■ec:oacl and fourth Bunda:,, l1 ,._ u. Suada:,,1ehool : Ever:, Bunda:,, 0 ,._ u. IIOBILE : - n. o. L. Lran, Pa1tor. - Ber'l'ICC!II : Every BC!C!Ond Bunda1, at 806 Bt. lrraaC!I■ St., '1.30 I', M, TU.DBJI : -JI01111t CalVGf'.1'; E. n. Berpr, Pa,tor. - Service•: Bec:oacl , and fourth Buncla7■, 7,80 P. u. Third Sunday, 11 A, M, BuDd&J'-■ c:bool: 11.:ver:, BundQ, 10 "· lll, IIIGOIIH: - aran; B. B. Berger, Pa■tor. - BervlCC!II: Bec:oad aad fourth Bdacla:,a, 1 I'. 111. Bunda:,-■ ehool: Every Suada1, 12 lll, JOFPAII:: - E. ll. Bera;er, Pastor. - Service•: Flrat Sunl1a,-, 12 x. Bunda:,-aebool : Evel'J' Suncla:,, 11 "• )I, IIJDW-'r : - .1101111, Carmel; E. A. ·we■tc:ott, Pa■tor. - Ber'l'lce■: ll'lret &Del tblrd' Sunday■, 12 M. 8uaday-1chooJ : E'l'er:, Sanday, 11 "· 11. N'ILAJID : ..:.. Bet'l&Gi.., • B. A. Weatc:ott Pa■tor. - Ben·lc:e■ : Bec:oncl ancl follrtii Suaclq■, 12 :u. llunda:,-1chool : Every Bancla:,, 11 ,._ 11. , Bl■IIIJIOBAK ll1ria1ox, 7818 :Uorrla A•e:1_ (Woodlawn) Dlrmln,rham: -11: N. Cirter1, Pa1tor. - aenlce■: J~very third BandllJ', 2 I', 11. (No 1taDday-■ehool.) BoaDOD:-O'Tlrflt O'l&tn'O'I&; II. N. Carter Putor.-Bervlc:e■: :nnt aDcl third BuDcla:,■, 11.80 "· 11, i'undq-■C!hool : Ever:, Bancla:,, 10 ~ 11. , Po■B'111 DDD : - Oar Savior • II. N, Carter, Putor. - SorTice■: BeCODcl aacl fourth lsunclaJ■• 12 11, Buad~-■chool : B'l'ery 8uDcla:,, 11 A. II, · '

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PoBLISBBD BY mB EVANGELICAL LUTIIERAN SYNODICAL 00NFERBNCB OJl' NORTH

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REV. F. J. LA.NKENA.U. Enrro:a. Pabll■hcd monthly by Concordia. l'ubllahlng llouae, St. Louis, Mo. Subllcrlptloo price, IO ctL per annum, pll,J'nb1e ■trlctl7 lo oc!Yaoce. Entered nB acconcl-clnSB mnttcr nt the Post Office nt St. Loul1, Mo., under the Act or March 1870. Acceptance tor m:illlng nt spcclnl rntc of po■toge provided tor In 11cctloo 1103, Act ot October 3, 1017, nutborlsed on July G, 1018.

Vol.XLm.

ST. LOUIS, MO., OCTOBER, 1921.

No.10.

Hosts from Babylon Returne<J..

lation to God, how the conversion and salvation of the sinner occurs, thcso things we must loam from B11llclujnh ! God 1111th wrougl1t ·the Bible,".since it .is·the only source of Christian l\In.r,•clous S11lvntio11, teaching. The Bible, the revealed and inspired Grmt dcli,•'rnncc He Jin.th brought Wora of God, is our light, to lead us and guide us By the Reformation. through this life to heaven above. The ;Church be- . Christ still sittctl1 on His throne lievcs and teaches that ,vhatever is taught in spir...\s our only l\Instcr; itual matters in disagreement with the Bible will We nrc sn,vC!d by grncc nlone lead man astray and never bring him to heaven. From our sins' diSllstcr. This teaching of the Church is in perfect agreeThese and other tc.'lchinga clear, ment with the Bible itself, as anybody can.easily iee. Which the Pope l1ad bnnished, Abraham told the rich man in hell that if his • In those days did reappear; brothers were to escape hell and gain heaven, they Gloom and bondngc ,•nnished. must hear Moses and the prophets. Luke 16, 29. Hosts from Bnbylon returned 'l'hc prophet declares, Is. 8, 20: "To the Law and Unto- Zion's mountain,, to the Testimony; if they speak not according to Hastening, with l1enrt-s that burned, this Word, it is because there is no light in them." To Siloah's fountain. And Ghrist says, John 12, 48 : ''T}te Word that God Himsclf delh•cred men I have spoken,. the same shall judge him in the last By tho Reformation, day." Paul commends the Bereana for searching And made known on earth again His divine salvation. H. OSTEBJIUS. the Scriptures alfd comparing his preaching with the written Word o~ God, and the Savior says: "Blessed are they that hear the Word of God and The· Church ·and the Lodge. keep it.'1 Deut. 4, 2 the Lord declarea that nothing shall be added to nor anything be taken from His The Church teaches that the written Word of Word, and Paul invokes upon all that walk accordGod is the only rule and standard of faith and life. . ing to·the"rule of God1s Word the peace and mercy As the sun was placed by God in the heavens to of God. Gal 61 16. rule the day, so also the Bible is and remains our If anything is plain, it is this: Goel in His absolute and supreme rule in all matters of re- writ~n Word has given us in all spiritual and religion. The Church holds that Christian knowl- ligiQUS matters a rule and '1Jide which is infalh"ble edge is not given by God through nature, nor by and which He wants us to follow implicitly in all private manifestations. Nature may tell us that matters of faith and life. there is a God, and may also tell us some things Now, what does the lodge say about the Bj,ble, about God; but h~w we can got into the right re- the_inspired and inerrant Word of God and the only

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' ======== ======= ======== sure guide to henven? In the eyes of the lodge the Bible is a good book, one of a number of "good" books. The lodge puts the Bible on n lc,•el '"ith tho Hindu's 17eda , the liohnmmednn's Koran, the Mormon's Book of Mor11101&, nnd Ute Christian Scientist's Science arid H eallh. 'l'he lodge sees no reason why one should not be ns good ns the other. "To require that n cnndidnte profess his belief in the divine authenticity of the Bible, or a stnte of future reward or punishment, is a serious innovation in the very body of l\Insonry. Masonry hos no~hing to do with the Bible; it is not f ounded on the Bible," says Chase in his Digest of Masonic Law, p. 208. Since . the Jew, the l :Cohnmmednn, the Hindu, t}Je Buddhist, the Mormon, nnd others are welcomed ~t the nltpr of the lodge, the sacred books of these religions and cults arc necessarily recognized by the lodge as being just ns good guides in spiritual matters as the Bible. If n mnn bas no regard for the Bible, this docs not close the doors of the lodge against him. In the eyes of the lodge .all religions are alike good, and so, or course, nll the ao-ealled "sa~ books'' of the "arious non-Christian religions arc "just as good" ns the Bible. The Bible is the sacred book of the Christion, but as such it is no more than the K oran of the Turk or tho Vedas of the Hindu, says the lodge, and for the Christiana to place the Bible abol'e these other "sacred books" is inexcusable arrogance and reprtr hensible narrow-mindedness. Do you agree with what the Church says of the Bible, or do you share the view of the lodge ? · If you believe that the Bible is tho inspired Word of God and· the only rule and guide of faith and life, then you do not agree with the lodge, and then, to be consistent, you should have nothing to do with the lodge. . •• . F. J. L.

. Plaquemine. · In Plaquemine building operations have been begun, and if God gives His blessing, our little congregation there will soon have a church home and our prosperous Christian day-school a safe shelter. JU1t with l'Clfere!lce to Plaquemine tho editor baa had some more pleasant experiences during the past month. . A~ d aft.e fri d · Oak p k Dl h d • .1.ew aya r a en JD ar ' ., a handed him a hundred dollars for Plaquemine, a letter came to his desk with ,10 from far-away Colorado. sent bv a mother and her daughter, "to ,

help Plaquemine iJ:i building the church it needs so

badly." Tho writer then continues: "I wish wo could hn.,•c more services out here. ·w e hn.vo n student to preach to us in the winter. We hnvo fourteen miles to go, nod the roads nro very bad most of the time, so t hnt we cannot go ,•cry of ten. In the summer, when the roads are good, we hn,•e no church at all. I hope you cnn do something toward having n. minister out here nll the t ime. We have n 11ice house for n minister, but we haven't had one for t wo ycnt·s. Roping that the Plaquemine people arc getting enough money for t heir church, I nm," etc. Whnt touched D!C especially was the fact t hat t his lady nnd her daughter, though they were prncticnlly de1>l'ived of the bles ings of church senices, ,vcre so willing to help the P laquemine people to get n church. This is surely the spirit of unselfishness. ' A few days later cnme . another letter, th is t ime f rom Texas. Jt con tained n draft for $500 for Plaquemine nml rend thus : " lnclosed find check of $500, which is n thank-offering fo r God's special ble.ssing, to be applied towards n. mission-building nt P laquemine, L n. I hod intended to send this to another ,•ery worthy chnritnble cnuse, but af ter rending your statement and appeal in the Augus& number of the PIONEER, I recognized it to be n true Mncedoninn coll for help. I sincerely hope others mny be move<;\ to help in this cnuse, sinC!l it would be n. shnmc t o close this mission-station. But the good Lord will seo to it that they will not be disappointed. Yours sincerely," etc. How happy the pastor, teacher; and people at Plaquemine will be when· they hear of this liberal thank-offering I When we rend this letter, the thought came to us that there might be others among our renders that have good reasons and also the ability to offer a gift of thanks to the Lord for spcciqJ blessings received from His bountiful hands, nnd that this example might be an incentive to do likewise. • Besides the above, tho editor ha.a received a number of other gifts, all of which have been duly :forwarded to tho Treasurer, Mr. Ewald Schucttner, 323 :Merchants-Laclede Building, St. Louis, )[o. F. J. L. ACJDIOWLBDGKB!IT.

The undenlgnC!d gnitcrully acknowlC!dgee the receipt of the following money■ for Plaquemine: N. N., Texn■• 8600.00; Hr■• Loul■e F. Orth and daughter, each '5,00; J. F. Brown, Napoleon, 0~ Sl0.00; Miu Either Bock, Port Huron, Mich., '5.00; Hlu Kat~ Kicfor, Bremen, Ind., '2.00. - God bleu thete frlencla of PJaquemlnel September 10, 1ni. "'· J. LAKKD.&V,

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The Value of a Lutheran School.

their course last year. They will receive add.itional training in catcchcticnl work Saturday mornings Many people do not kno,v it. One man in Rich- from Brother Goerss. Some of them are at present mond, Va., who is not 1·ich and lias but a moderate teaching in om· village schools. It is hoped that income, knows it, for he has voluntarily pledged all will be regular catechists by the end of Lhc year, himself to pay $100, if a Lutheran school can be since the need for workers is so very pressing. '!'he started there wjth a competent Lutheran tcnchc1·, lo .fields arc indeed "white to harvest"; we ha\'e runny whom he may send his child. He has also talked to requests that new work be taken up, but "the others who arc not Lutherans and has 1·eccived the laborers arc few/' so that most requests have to be promise o:C two men to pay $2.50 each monthly and refused. to send their children to such a school, if one can The preceding refers not to native Indian be opened. We ha,•e an 01·gnn ancl a suitable pince w01·kers only, but to foreign missionaries from the with some tables n.nd plenLy of chairs, too, but no home base ns well. 'rhesc are needed .for the great teache1· and not enough money to pay n competent work of training I ndian lenders to carry the mesteacher, iC we get one, a suitable salary for eight sage of salvation on to their brethren. Come o,·er months of the year. Are there enough fellow.: into India and help us I Christians among the 1·enders of the P10. EER who nlue n Lutheran school sufficiently to help us pray .for a competent Lutheran teacher and :for the remaindc1· of what will be necessn1·y to pay his or her salary ·fo1· Lite year? '£he value of a truly Lutheran school is manifold, but the main value lies in bl'inging the children to their Savior nnd on the way to everlasting Ji!e, and that is worth nil the efforts we can make. \men ! L. G. Domwr.

News Items from India.

Nagercoil Field. Since coming down :from Kodaiknnnl, om· benuti:Cul hill station, June 3, Rev. Gocrss, missionary in charge at Nagercoil, has been extremely busy ,vith work in the ,•illnge congregations and schools. Of the former we have 26 in the Nagercoil area. And tlm distances from our compounds to these clmrches varies from a mile or t,vo to fifty miles. With only one missionary able to speak the language, it is easily seen what long 11Dd fatiguinlf rides, over roads none too good, Brother Goerss has to, make on bis· motor cycle. ( Good news just .receh•ed ! An order from the MiBBion Board authorizing the purchase of a For~ for the Nagcrcoil station.) , · ' · Rev. G. Jcsudason, our first ordained native pastor, reports that sc,•enteen or cight.cen senior · and junior catechists, as well as a few schoolteachers, met Saturday morning, June 18, for the first weekly catechists' meeting of the season. The sennon topic for next day formed the subject for discuSBion. · · We have eight junior catechists, who completed

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At the morning scnice of June 19, the Vadasery congregation, se1·,•cd by Rev. G. Jesudason, practically filled the church. Rev. Jesudnson communed( thirty-eight. In the evening he administered emergency baptism to a young wife who is dying of quick consumption. -

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All village schools, thirteen in number, opened on May 16. Our higher grade vernacular schools, with boarding establishment attached, situated at Nagercoil, opened a week later. One of these is for boys and the other for girls. Their combined enrolment at present is 160. In all, sixty-eight new children sought ndmiBBion when classes were started Inst month. But many were refused since they came from villages where they can attend· our lower schools for a year or two longer. To nm our boarding establishments costs about $1.50 per child per month. We have many orphan children in the boarding-schools.

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In Vadakkangalam we now have a complete . in the Madrns Presidency, the other, the SouPfern higher grade vernaeula.r school ,vith eight stnndards, or classes. The curriculum followed is that of a lower secondary school. There are 143 clilldren on the rolls. . . . Vadakkangalam offers a rich field for mission-work among the higher cnstes. It is proposed to erect a "bungalow in the coU1·se of the ne:s:t two years to enable a missionnry to lil'e there. Brother Goerss "'is working on 11 plan and estimate.

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New schools have been opened at Kdndanguli and at Puthueheri (girls). The former has an enrolment of sixteen, the latter of twenty-five. Nagereoil, India, June 22, 1921. • PAUL F. HECKEL. 0

Vaniyambacli Field. The return of former missionaries to our India mission-field as well ~ the arrival of new men bas not only served to stimulate the ·few that were laboring here, but has also materially affect.eel building and other important ventures. You, dear readers of the PIONEER, must remember that we have two mission-fields here in India: one, the so-called Northern Field, situated

Field, situated in t he native state of Travanco;re. It is my intention to write concerning the ihost importnnt occurrences in the Northern Field. 'l'he most noteworl'l1y events in our section of the mission-field are undoubtedly three dedications that followed ench other at intervals of sel'en days. ScRooLs. Girls' B oarding-School. - For a long time the need of a girls' boarding-school has made itself felt; so, persuaded that one should be founded, Confe1·ence decided to :restore an old building in Ambur and use it for this pU1·pose. On July 2, prospecth•c pupils arrived in Ambur from all pal'ts of our field, and on the following dny an impressi"c dcdicntiou •serl'ice was held conducted by the Re,•. Kuechle. 'l'be building rcceh•cd the appropria.te nnme "Tabitha" ; nnd though it is but smnll (far too small, for only about 20 of the applicants could be accommodated), we fervently hope that it will be a means of educating some of I nclia's daughtc1·s to be valuable mission-agents in the scnicc of the Lord and of lifting _thelll from their sordid conditions to a happier, hcnlthicr, and nobler outlook on life, of clcl'ating them .from t heh- usual lethargic Jmbits to a life of toil and uscfulncss. Scliool at Thuraiyeri. - 'l'he second dedication took place in '.rlmraiyeri, one of the villages belonging to the , rauiyambndi •circuit, under the care of the Re,•. Harms. Many yenrs ago RcY. Frecbc built a substantial church in this village, and it was destined, until July i0, to serve a dunl purpose, that of a church nnd also that of a school. Now a very pretty little building has been erected just outside the limits of the c1,eri. On Sunday morning, July 10, the congregation and missionar~es assembled in the church. Then a procession was formed which passed through the mlage and back to the school; and, as is customary in Indin, thrice it wound round the new building and finally came to · a halt on the front veranda. Rev. Harms unlocked the door in the name of the Triune God, and after a prayer had been spoken in the school, all assembled in the church, where two sermons, rdelivered by the Brethren Hamann and Kuechle, edified the audience. After the service, wreaths were presentedto all the D)issionaries and ladies present. Schoo'l-OhapeZ at Oorgun,. - The third dedieatio:r;i of this · series took place at Oorgum, Kolar Gqld-fields, on· July 17. On the Gold-fields, where . so many people are employed ~d where the children D EDICATIONS OF

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are n9t compelled to go out to work, there is ample more so because applications for admission cont inue opportunity of doing mission-work. When our to reach us. 'I'o begin with, a small building origimission opened n. school there some t ime ago, it was nally intended for sericultural work has been conin a very modest manner. No building could be verted into a temporary dormitory. Here, too, rented or bought, and a small inoculation shed was relief is in sight. The l\lission Board has gh·en put at ~ r disposal. T his shed ser,•ed it.s J>urpose its sanction for the building of an extension to the for a time ; but it was patent that sooner or Inter present building, nnd the work is to begin without something more progressive would ho.,•e to be done. ·delay. Our 55 boarders, together with the children Accordingly, Rev. Hamann bad a .fine building of some other Christians in town and some inmates erect.eel, nnd thjs was dcdicntcd by him on July 17. of our· new girls' boarding-school, form n strong Though the building is fairly large, we arc told that Christian contingent among the pupils of our it is already too small to accommodo.l-0 all of those secondary school in town. who wish to attend.

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• • ~· t .1) A,nbur Secondary School. - Both the secondary and the primary departments of this school reopened for the new school-year on J une 20. The enrolment in the secondary department, which embraces classes 3 to 5, and "Forms" I to V, is over 260, which is a considerable advance over last year's enrolment. 'l'hc 10 divisions, or sections, in ,vhich these eight classes arc groupccl (two cln scs arc divided into two sections each ) ar c taught by ten teachers two of whom arc trained graduates; besides, there nrc n. Tamil "pandit," n Dible iastcr, n drawing master, and n gymnastic instructor, the Inst named also teaching in the primary department. The missionary in charge (Re,•. H amann) nets as principal of the scl1ool and has ten per iods of English work in " F orms" I V and V. Jt is hoped thnt t he SL~th Form can be added next year, thus completing our first Mission H igh School. In ~pitc of the f act that four classes are accommodated in A High-Cute Hindu Family. a t emporary shed, the building is very much conQ UARTERLY C ONFERENCE AT '\TANIYAl\lBA.DI. gested. Relief will be afforded only when a proUpon the im·itation of the urldersigned the posed extension, which is to contain three classrooms, a library, and a teachers' room, will be ready brethren belonging to the Northern ,D istrict mot for occupancy. It is hoped that tho work can be in conference nt Vaniyambadi, July 20- 22, the taken in hand at an early date. The primary de- brethren J. Harms, H. H nmnnn, G. Kuechle, and partment has been somewhat depleted by the pro- E. A. Noflke being present. The sessions lasted motion of a large number of boys to the upper from 2.15 to 5.30 P. 11. on Wednesday, from 8.30 school, but the number of new pupils cnrolJed in- to 11.30 A. 11. and 2 to 5 P. 11. on Thursday, and dicates that this department, too, will soon have its from 8.30 to 11.30 on Friday; besides, a special normal enrolment, which is about 120. T,!tree session of the mcdicnl committee, at which Miss teachers are instructing these little scholars in L. Ellerman was present, took place on Thursday evening. Thursday, 7 P. :u:., a divine service was cluses 1 and· 2. Ambur Boarding-School (boy1). -This inati- held, and all partook of Holy Comm.union. Bev. -tution keeps on growing apace. The number of Hamann preached p.n instructh·e, interesting, and new pupils enrolled brings the total number of inspiring sermon on 1 Cor. 2, 1-5, his underlying boarders up to 55; and the problem of housing this thought being: The subjqstion of the messenger to unexpectedly large number is a serious one, all the his message. Though these were days of extra

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more heathen to Christ, their Savior. But remember, the e.~penditure of nt least $25,000 is uecesaary during tbis year for our medical missions . in India. \ We cnnuot d1·aw for U1is purpose on the general Foreign Mission '!'reasm·y, which nt present is burdened with a deficit of 0\'er $20,000 and will have • to meet a g1·cnt increase of expenses in the near Medical Mission-Work in India. :C~1ti1re, for the Lord has answered our prayers nnd has given us ten new missionnl'ies and three teachers A1& Offecial Conm111nication .J.tldrcucd to t/10 Lull1cra1• 1Vomc11 aml, Ladica' Socictic, of tire i.lli11011ri, 8y11od. for the great hnnesf;-fields in India and Chinn. l!ay we not, therefore, again look to you, dear Ele\'cn years ngo by your generous nnd geuel'Ol Lutheran women of our Synod, so richly blessed by assistance the beautiful l\Iountnin Retreat {Be1·g- the various me1·cics of Ood, for special contributious heim) nt Kodaikannl was procured :Cor the benefit for om· medical mi~ ion-work in India? Lend us · of our dear missionaries and lbefr families in India, ouce mo)1? your generou a i tnnce .£or the Lo1·d's · who will ne,•er forget to thank you fo1· it. sake, nnd He will blcs you for it! Now· the Board of Foreign :Missions is ngnin With fraternal greeting in behalf of the Board looking'to you Lutheran women o.f our churches for o.f Foreign l\Ii ions, liberal support of a most wo1·thy and needy cause. lhon. K1mTzsc1D1An, Oltafrma,1,. 'The medical mission-work in India was begun on a ,•cry small scale when Miss Ellerman, our first mission nul'se, was sent to India. All'the.means for ber support were pledged and supplied by Lutheran Items of ·General Missionary Interest. ladies' societies. You undoubtedly have heard of the vnlunble services she hns rendered to our misINDIA. - We !eel certain that om 1·cnclers wm sionnries and their families in case of sickne s nud be deligb~ed to 1·cncl t he two special letters which to thousands of pagan patients to whom she ten- appear in this numbel' of tho P10NEF.1t :Crom l\Iisdcred not only the co,•etcd bodily relief, but nt the sionaries Noffke 1md Heckel. These letters bring same time directed them also to Jesus, t.Jie great us first-hand inCormatiou {rom the fields of the Physician of their body nnd soul. When she re- Missom·i Synod in India. We hope to be able to cently returned to Iudia from her first home fur- bring more letters of the same kind in later issues. lough, she took with her Miss A. Georgi as hel' as- We ask- o ur renders to rend the a1>penl of Pastor sistant, and she also rejoiced in the fact that at Inst Kretz chmar, the Chairman of · the Missouri Synod a doctor had been found to superintend and to or- Foreign liission Board, in behalf of l\Iedicnl ganizc the medical mission-work, Dr. 'l.'heo. Doedcr- Missions. lein, of Chicago, having consented to suspend his Fon THE BENEFIT OF THE DonlUI'l'ORY. -Durextended practise and to give his valuable services ing the con,·ention of the Central ·District of the to our medicnl mission in India. He is now on his Missouri Synod at Fort Wayne in August we were way to visit our mission-field in China, whence he granted the priviJege of attending a sacred concert will proceed to India some time in November. Two given by the Fort Wayne Lutheran Choral Society, nurses also are ready to saii the end of October to at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, under the auspices join him in the work. Meanwhile the missionaries of the Fort Wayne Council of the American Luther have finished the plans and started building opera- League. The concert organist for the occasion was tions for the erection of a dispensary or small hos- Prof. }{. Lochner, of Concordia Teachers' College, pital at Ambur. River Forest, Ill., formerly . professor at Immanuel 'l'hus our medical mission-work will be put on Lutheran College, Greensboro, N. C. The vocal and a proper basis, and we may hope to see much good instrumental selections were rendered in a faultless accomplished in the way of giving assistance to the . manner and called forth the unqualified praises of heathen population suffering from the terrible rav- the 1,800 hearers. The offering upon the occasion aps of various diseases and of removing the ob- was designated for our dormitory at Greensboro. of prejudice and suspicion, thus affording a We were told that considerably over $200 was greater opportunity to our missionaries to bring · collected. work, they were also days fraught with joy nnd hnppineg, especially when one remembers that the social life of a missionary in India is \'Cry limited. Vaniyambadi, I,ndia. E. A.. N0FFKE, 1Jlissio11ary.

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The Lutheran Pioneer. OnD[NATlON OF ,\ YouNo LADOREH. - On Sunday, Se1>tember 11, Cnndidnte l!,. C. Lnnkenau, w1io bas been called to tench at Immanuel College, Greensboro, ~ . 0., was ordained by his fnthcr in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Nnpoleon, O. 'l'hc ordinator was assisted by a number or pastors in the vicinity. 'l'hc young laborer entered upon his duties on September 15. The faculty of Immanuel College will hM•c two other new members, Prolc ors J. E. Shufelt and P1·of. Paul Gose. 'l'1t,\NSF.mt. - We arc informed that our pioneer teacher in the Alabama fielcl, Miss no a J. Young, has been transferred irom Midway to no ebud. :Miss Young's new address is now· Rosebud P lace, Oak Eiill, Alo. _ _ __ __ __ F. J. L. ,

Food for Thought. Hear wlmt we get :from :Corcign mission lands! These lands .furnish 18 per cent. of the worlds cotton, 20 per cent. of l 1e petroleum u cd, 58 per cent. of all gold, 75 per cent. of the tin, SO per cent. of the silk and 98 per cent. of all the rubber. We ha,;e gh•en our government to nt least onehaU o! the non-Christion peoples o.f the worlcl. And our trnde has followed the flags of Christian nations, as -statistics show. Since 1910 our commerce with missionary _lnnds hns increased from $665,000,000 to $2,356,000,000. (Stop a moment to consider what these figures mean !)

But the Oross },as ·not always followed trade. While the commerce o! our colllltry almost quadruplccl itself in the past ten years, our investments in Foreign Missions ho.,•e only a little more than doubled themselves. In 1910 we ga,•e $12,122,305 to,prcnch the Gospel of salvalion to the heathen, and last year we ga,•e $27,024,951 for this blessed purpose. , Is this as it should be? Last year we sent over a million dollars to Persia for tbeir rugs, but for missions in that country we contributed ~>nly $212,896. Are these figures what· they should be? Is what we give in proportion to ,vbat we get? Friend, consider I Take out yourpurse and see whether you ho.,•en't some money there that belongs to Foreign }fissions, or Negro l'Iissions, or some other mission. Look closely I· F. J. L.

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entrusted you, for selfish gain, and only ba.ve to regret throughout eternity the great mistake you have made? Invest your mites and your millions for Godl-Jaffray.

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BOOK TABLE. Synodical Reports of l!IUuourl Synod for 1921. Con• cordin. Publi11hing llouse, St. Loui111 l\Io. No. 1. Vcrha11dt1mgc11 rlcr 27. Jal1rcai:craammlun!J dca Bucd• 1Vi1co11,1i11- D iatril.·ta. 32 pagl!II, Price, 15 eta. No. 2. l'rocccdi11ga of tlic Si:z:th Co1u;c11tio11 of t/ic I::11gliali Diatrict. 05 pngl!II. Price, 45 ct11. - No. 3. Z11;ci11111lf11.c11f=igatcr • 'ynodalbcricht • de& illichi!Jall• Diatrikta. 70 pages. Price, 37 ets.

By resolut.ion or S;>:nod the reports of the synodicol con,•entions or the Mi88ouri Synod will no longer appear ns n. periodical, but 111 publications of the variou11 Districts. H the District is large and orders a. large edition, lhc price of the report will be 11!11& per copy than when Liao edition ia small. Also the size or the report will af• feet the price. The entire aeries of reports may be or• dcred, but tho price or each report, for reasons gh•m nbo,•e, cannot be lixl!d in rul,•ancc.,.or publication. Report No. 1 contains a paper by Re\•. W. Albrecht. on "The Position or Our Church towards the Lodge." A Bl'• nopsis or tho paper ia also given in English. \Vo make bold to any that for prnet.ical purposca it would have been better 1111d the German prcaontation of the paper been co11de1111!d to the compn11 of three pages, and the English ,·ersion been gh•en more fullv. The references to lodge literature moke tl10 paper pnrticulorly ,•aluable. Report No. 2 brings I\ laistorical pllper on Miles Co,•er• dnle, the En~lish Bible translator, by Pnator Dallmann. The report lmnga a \'t!ry full report of the businesa trans• n~tions of the co11\'ention. •, Report ~o. 3 brings I\ , ·cry full di cuuion of the Scrip• tuml doctrmo of the 1mturc aml the unfailing marks of the Church. The C!Sl!11yist bnaed his remarks on Qul!lltions 180-100 of our synodical Catechism. The paper ia by Pastor E. Berner. This report is wholly German. Paul Gerhardt. Bis Life nnd Bl11 Hymns. By lV·i llian, Dullma,111. Concordill Publiahing House, St. Louis, l\Io. Full cloth; profusely illuatrated; 76 page1Price, 50 eta. ' Who among ua doea not lo,•e nnd re,·ero Paul Ger• hardt, the sweet singer and staunch confl!ll■or! Bero you luwe an opportunity to learn more about one of your fa\'orite hymnologists. Why a Chrlatlan School for l!ly ChlldrenP By ,loh,a U. (]. Frit~. Concordia Publishing Bouse, St. Louis, Mo. 4 pages. Price: 10 eta. per dozen, postpaid; 50 eta. per 100, 8-&.50 per 1,000, postage extra. A fine aamplo of propaganda printed matter that deaer,·1!11 to be spread broadcaat. .

:Inalienable Bight&. A Brief Study in One Hundred per Cfflt. Americanism. By lV. H. 2'. Dau. Published by tho American Luther League, Fort Wayne, Ind. You moy ha,•e thia wonderful little pubUcation for tl1e Mking. On sixteen pagea Prof. Dau bu succeeded in telling ua what real Amerieaniam la, and in impressing upon ua that eternal vigilance ia the price of liberty. Go with l!le.

Commemomting the Day of Reformation. Published bl• the author, Teacher emer. J. lVo,11er1 · 2208 Clark St., )Iilwaukff, WiL Price: 10 ctL; per dozen, 00 eta. Onler from Concordia Publiahlng , Bouae, St. Louia, llo. Thia catechization for more ad,•anced pupil• will be found somewhat out of the ordinary in contents and manner of treatment. Several very intereatiq old wood· c:uta embellish the booklet and enhance ita value.

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Gelstliche Ge!l4enge. B~· Waller •S aa1ma11111hau1cn. Noa. 0. i. S. B lea, t11c l ord., 0 My Soul/ For mixed choir, mnlc choir, nnd children's chorus. Price: No. G, 20 cts.; Nos. i :md S,@ 15 els.; postage ext rn. This composition is plensing t.o t l1c car, nnd may be sung by choirs t hnt a rc not. able t.o r ender difficult music. uitnblc for mnny oCMsio1111, RJld well wor th c.,c11-mining. The Story of Christmns Night. Recita tion wit h organ or piano nnd mixed choir. l\Iusic by Fr. Rcu,tcr. Published by l~r. Reuter, 126 N. Wnshington St., Now Ulm, l [inn. Price: Full score, net, $1.00; choir copy, 10 cts., net. .Also Germnn text . Order from Con• cordilL P ublisl1ing House, St. Louis, Mo. ,, \ most boout ilul composition t hnt will be ndmired by n.11 t hat hear it. Choir directors should not. fail to c.,:nmine t his lntest 01m1 or P ror. Reuter nt nn early date to ennblc hem to be in 11 posit ion to delight their Christ• mns congregations wit.h its sweet notcit.

And the Gentiles Shnll Come to Thy Light. Germnn•

English Christ.mns P rogram. By J'.,Gie1cl1cn. Nor t h. western Publishing l{ousc, :Milwaukee, Wis. Price: 6 cts.; GO cts. per dozen ; $4.00 per 100. A good Christmas program. Ten pages a rc dc,•oted to t he German pnrt nnd six pages to t he English. Some or t he hymns nm accompanied by their tunes, while others a rc not. We were not nblc t.o tell why t he dia• t inction was mode. Christian Christmns Stnmps. Publisl1ed by ,/. R . L a,urit:::c11, 120 W. Cumberland A,•c., Knoxville, Tenn. These nrtistienlly c.,cecutcd Christmas stamps in four colors come in sheets or sixteen. Wo nrc sorry to say t hnt wo do not know t he price, but we suppose t hat t hey sell n.t t he ordinnry price of Christmas seals. If you wa nt real Ol1ri1tiau Christmns seals, send nn order to t be publisber. Sundny-schools ttnd Aid Societies nrc given n. diBCount of 40 per ccnt. F. J. L.

NOTICE. We ngnin dC!liro to cnll tbe attention of n.11 the friend■ of our Colored l\lisaion to the three fine illuatratcd Ice• 1.urca wl1ich ao graphica.lly picture our three most impor tnnt fields. Congregation■ should not fnil to t nke nd,•antogc of t he opportunity ofl'ercd by t hese lectures tct become ncquninted with our Mission. F or po.rt icu• lo.rs write to Rev. Theo. F. Walther, 6406 Enaton Ave., St. Louis, Mo. ACXNOWLEDGlllENTS. Rcceh·ed for Colored Mi11itm1 from the following Color ed congregations: Grace, Grccnaboro, $14.04; Bethnny, Yonkers, 40.00; Bethel, Charlotte, 10.00; Bethel, P lnquc• mine, 2.00; Bethlehem, Monroe, 2.19; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 50.00; Concordin, New Orlcnns, 15.00; Concordia, Rockwc!J, 5.00; Immnnucl College, Greensboro, 32.00 ; Im• mnnucl, Brooklyn, 15.00; Mount Cnh•nry, l\:lount Picas• nnt, 5.00; l\Iount Cah•nry, Sandy Ridge, 12.00 ; Mount Zion, New Orleans, 40.00; l\lount Zion, Rocks, 10.00; St• Jnmcs's, Southern Pines, 6.10; St. J olm's, Salisbury, 15.00 ; St. Luke's, Spnrtnnburg, 18.40; St. Mark's, Atlnntn, 5.00 ; St. l\fnrk's, Winston,Snlcm, 2.75; St. P hilip's, Philndclphio,, 5.00; St. Paul's, Charlotte, 27.00; l\fount Zion, Charlotte, 14.00; St. Paul's, Mnnsurn, 12.00; St. Paul's, New Orlcnns, 40.00 ; Trinity, Ne,v. Orlcnns, 10.00 ; Zion, Gold Hill, 5.00; Washington Mission, 1.65; St. Mntthew'a, l\Iehcrrin, 14.33; Grncc, Concord, 10.00; Grnce, Greensboro, 15.48 ; St. Luke's, High Point, 2.70 and 1.00; St. Peter's, Drys School House, 10.00; St. l\fatthew'a, Mcherrin, 7.25 ; Birmingham Mission, 1.00; Selma l\lis• sion, 1.05 ; Zion, Tnits Pince, 5.49; St. P aul's, Onk H ill, 0.04; l\Iount Carmel, l\Iidway, 7.70; Bcthnny, Nyla nd, 5.32; Mount Cnh•nry, 'Xildcn, 5.71; Grace, I ngomar, 1.53; St. J ohn's, J olrrc, 5.05 ; St. Jo.mcs'a, Buena Vista, l.li ; St. Andrew's, Vredenburgh, 3.47; l\:lount Olive, Tincln, 1.67; Mobile Mission, .50. - Total, $523.68. St. Lquis, Mo., September 1, 1021. H. A. Dl'lTUAR, A11t. Tnaa., 10\14 Clara Ave.

Rcceivcd wit h t hnnks townrd the kind donors $25.00 for Pnrthenin. Hill, Greensboro, N . C., from t he Young People's League of t he Church of Our Savior, Cincinnati, O. Greensboro, N. C., September 12, 1021. J .P. S:111Tu. Il'IIPOB.TANT NOTICE.

:S:lndlJ' consult the address printed OD thJs COPJ' of J'OUr LUTUllll,L'r PIOlrE&L The bottom line of the address shows when ;rour subscription esplres. "Oct 21" slplGcs that ,1our subscription esplres now. Please send 110 eta. (10 eta. addltlona.l la Bt. Louis, Canada, and forelp countries) to ,1our agent or to us In ample time to Insure oa.r uninterrupted service. It requires norm&llJ' about two weeks before chanao of csplraUoa dato will ■how on address plates. Bo suro to mention the paper J'OU desire, ud ,1our name and address, both new and old, If 1ou desire a cbanp In ad• dress. If 1our renewal Is not recelYed 'before esplratlon, 1our name will automatlcal!J' drop from our malllns-llst. COXCOIIDIA PuaLl ■DIX0 Bousz, Bt. Louis, Ko.

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pu!,liehed by our Colored Miaaion Board. The accompanying cut will give you an idem of ita beauty, though tho colors nre miuing. Tho card la int ended to awaken and nourieh tl10 love for miaslons in tho hearts of our people, and is also a.pproprin.tc for distribution in our day-ecboole and Sunday-echoolL Price, 2 for IS cts.; 30 eta. per dozen; $2.00 per 100. Order from Mr. Ewald Schuettner, 323 Merchante-Laclede Bldg., St. Louie, Mo.

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REY. F. 3. L~"'VKENAU. EDITOR. 1'111Jlh1hcd monthly by oncordla. r111Jlh,hlng 1101111c, St. T.ouls, lfo. Su'bscrlpllon price, IIO ctL per nnnum, pnr111Jlo 1trlct17 In adunce. 1-!nl cr a us sccond-clnlll! mutter nt the Post omcc nt St. J.oulll, Mo., under tho Act of March 3, 1870. A1.-c:cplnncc for mnll!n;; aL l!pcc:lnl rnlo oC posla1;0 pro,•ldcd !or In Rccllon 1103, .\cl or Oclobl!r 3, 11117, authorised on ;July G, 1018.

Vol.XLIII.

ST. LOUIS, MO., NOVEMBER, 1921.

Christ, Our Lord, will Care for Thee. When lifo's burden g ric,·ously On ll1,• lonely hcnrL doth prc11l!, And this worhl np1mnr11 lo thee Uut n ~orry wilclcrnc,.!l. Unni h nil Uw nnl'ious cnrl', J\ nd hctnkc lhysclr to prnycr; Cnn!hlcnUy how thy . knee: 'l11·111l, our Lord, wall car for thee. Wh •n tho d1tJ' 'is ,·oid or jo,• ;\ml omc ~racr dcprcS11e11 thee, When ihy foibles thee nnnoy And di lrcs U.ce ncedl rill,·. 'el'k in pray r Ri kinclly fnce, And rccl.'1,·e His 11ard'ning grace. 'J'hcm look forwnrd t.rusifully: Chri;ot, our Lord, will cnrc for thee. Whl'II nt. Inst lhe day of dcnlh Will 1mt. out life's llick'ring light, • When thou 111111,t yield up thy brcnth, When t.11~• hearing fndcs 11111I l!i~hl, 'l'hcn to Him t hy sonl commend .Ami be snthdicd, tJIY friend. J.ny thee down qmle pc11ccf11lly: Christ, our fArd, will care for thee.

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s. 0. s. 'J'hc 'l'rcn m-cr o! the Board for Colo.1·ed llission is encling out a call for help. Not only is the 'l'rensury empty, but it e,·cn l1ns a debt of oYcr $10,000. Last year the S~·nodicnl Conference requested the Boord to raise the salaries of the Board's laborers oncl promi eel t:o sec to it that the lnrgcr expense thnt would 1·eimlt woultl be more tlmn <'o,·crell by nu increase in contributions :Crom our congregations. HoweYer, whnt the 'frensurer then fenrccl has nctunny hnppcnecl : tho promised incrcnec in contributions did not mnterinliw, and the result is n deficit of over $10,000. The Boord saw

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thnt this deficit wn coming nnd alrcady se,•cral month ngo decided to close ec,·eral stations; but the clo ing o.f these stations could not ward of? the deficit. ..What is to be clone? Do our Christians wnnt the Board to clo e more stations ? Surely not! Ne,·cr hn the outlook been brighter; net"er have the workers been more hopeful; ne,·er bas our l!is-;' ion hod a more efficient oncl enthusiastic band of lnbore1-s; ne,·cr haYe our schools been better attended; oc,·cr hal'c our two colleges had more stullcnt ; uc,•cr ha\"c ou,r churcl1es been better attended; ue,·cr ha\"e the Colored people felt more inclined to the L utheran Church thn'n now. The only problem is one o! finnncc and shall we let that hinder us fu doing our cluty? Surely not I Friends, now is the time to help; ·now it is that God expects c,·cry one of us to do his duty. Let us not disnppoint our Lord; let us not disappoint the Colored people who ha,•c learned to trust us and look to us for help. F. JL L.

The Church and the Lodge. ,,

II. The Church of Christ teaches that there ia but one God, who hns revealed Hiinself to tis ·o.s one in cs once ancl triune in persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; nnd the Church further teaches that this one true Goel nlonc i to be worshiped_. All who deny this one true: Ood in word or deed, and, inst.ead, worship so1i1e so-coiled supreme being, be it a creature o.f God or of hmn's l1and or mind, have a false God, nnd nil the worship_theyatfcr ,qcb a false Goel is idQlatry. ·

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Luther speaks n. ,•ery plain _word on this point: No,v, whnt does the lodge s1Ly on this point? "Therclore it docs not help the Jews, Turks, and This: Let tho Christians believe in IL 'l'rhmc God, heretics [ we could ndd: secret societies] anything if ·they wish to do so; many members of the various thnt they pretend great piousness and boast _against secret societies do so. If, however, others do not us. Christians tbnt they, too, belio,•c in om, god, wish to recognize IL '.rrinity, we respect their belie-£, crca,lor of hca,•on oncl earth, and call him fallter ,vith and we sho1Jld regard it ns 1mohnritable to ay thnt great earnestness, although this is nothing but. alto- they a.re not worshiping the true Go~, and to accuse gether ,•nin words wherewith they toke the name of them of idolntr-y. Chose so.ys in his Digest of God in vain and abuse it, contrary to the snored 11Iaso11,ic Lai1>, p. 206: "It is nn ti-l'Insonic to require comm_ondment, as Christ sn.ys to the J cws, John nuy religious test other than to believe in a god, 8, 54: 'It is My Father that Jionoreth Me, of whom the creator n.ud governor of the universe." Jn his ~•e say thnt He is your God; yet ye Jui.ve not known N tno Odd-Felloios' Jla11,uaZ, Grosh ...llO.ys, p. 297 : Him.' ... For where God shall not be such a God "Judaism, Christianity, Mohammedanism, 1·ccognize (ns §loripturo teaches) who is a natural Father and the one, only li\'iug, and true God." (Compare with hna a natural Son, both of whom ha\'c a natural this whnt Luther so.ye, ns quoted nbo\'e.) The WoodHoly Spirit in the one divine essence, tlieir God is men of the World ndmit Jews to their society, and nolliing and flO God at all. Therefore tliey 11ave no a prominent member o.f the ortlcr, Judge :Muse, Goel, but they abuse His name with sin nnd by dis- Dnllns, Tex., says of this fraternity: "All religions honoring Him, and fabricate for themselves IL special are admissible if they hn.,•e faith and belic.f in Goel." gocl nn·d crc,tor, who is to be their father and they The Modern :woodmen of America take the sn.mc his children..•. They gh•e the holy name of God vicw,,~or in their Handbook one may 1·end on page to their vai11, drea11, and li.a, i. a.-c. to tl,c devil; he is 269: "The belief of nu applicant in matters of-Deity their father and tl1e father of all lies. And yet they or religion hns no bearing upon the object oI Woodclaim to be the den.rest children and the greatest craft as defined in the ritual. . . . Tho :fraternity saints. . . . And, again, you cannot deny a single should not arrogate to itself to select the Christian person [of the Godhead] "'ithout denying all three and reject the unbeliever. . . . The doors arc, then, and the 101,ole God entirely~ as is so.id 1 John 2, 23: left open to the Jew and Gentile, the Cntholic nnd 'Whosoever denietb the Son, the same hnth not the Protestant:" While they all want n. god recognized Father.'" by their members, they nl110 all agree in neglecting What the Church teaches onthis point, and what to recognize tbe only t"rue God, Father, Son and Luther so plainly and forcibly says, is in perfect _Holy Ghost. Yes, tbc Odd-Fellows even go so far agreement with the Bible. The two passages which as to call such expressions as "the Holy 'l'rinity" Luther quotes are enough to show this. But there "cant plirnses" and "sectarian wnr-slogaus." In ore many other passages like these. Christ says, singing the Doxology at the dedication of thchJohn 5, 23: "All men should honor tbe Son .even-as "temple"· in Fort Wayne several years ago, the Elks they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the bad the impudence to change the last line from Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent Him." "Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" to "Praise John says in his Second Epistle, v. 9: "Whosoever God for our true brotherhood"! transgreaseth, and abideth not iu the doctrine of Is it not 1>lnin to you that the Church nnd the Chtj_at, hath not God. He that abidet11 in the doc- lodge do not agree on this point? And is it not trine ol Christ, he hath both the' Father and the cquall;r. plain to you that the Bible is with the Son." In his First Epistle the apostle speaks even Church on this point? And, finally, do you tbercstronger, if possible: "Who is a liar but he that fore not feel in conscience bound not to have 1Lnyclenieth that Jesus is tl1e Christ? ·~e is antichrist thing to do with the lodge? F. J. L. t1Jat denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever· denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father; but" ,,,. 'he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also." A New Colored Mission-Station. Surely, then, nothing can be plainer than this: ·· The Bible teaches that there is but one ·God; tlrla Thia new station is not in some Sputhcm State, one true God is Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. To but .in the Ja.ck Pine Rcgio~ of Michigan. About worship any god besidg thia OP.~ mi, 'fr~u~, Qoq tB two months ago n. new church was erected for this , jdolatry. · ~tation. 'l'he following clipping, which nppenred in

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the Ltulinglo11, Daily '}.T01us 0£ October 9, tells all being donated within a few minutes. The amount about the dedication ancl the rare missionary zeal lert n,fter paying the church debt Mr. Storm is betokened by Pastor Storm, the founder of the saving ns a f'Wld to meet such emergencies as are likely to. arise, should the winter prove severe and station:"It may be that the Lord often uses n muddy long. He is also collecting winter clothing, which road a~d a balky auto ns a means of caUing His the ncgrocs buy o.t nominal cost, and is generally senants to a harvest of souls, but if so, the call is advising and helping them to make the most from not always hcnrcl or heeded. It was by such n com- their little farms and prepare for the proverbial bination, howe,•er, that Rev. H. Storm, pastor of the rainy day. Should there be pupils enough to warLutheran chm·ch a,t Pclton's Corners, Freesoil Town- l'llnt the effort, he will conduct a parochial school . ship, discovered that there was a. little colony of at the mission. "'l'hc church is located about six miles northeast unsbepherdcd Colored 1>eople out in the jack pine country d:f the township ancl wns led to establish. 0£ F1·ccsoil, near what is known as Pickerel Lake. a mission-church for them. He :Ccels that it was by '!'here are about 15 families 0£ Colored people loGod's own leading that he was made aware of the cated within a five-mile radius. Rumor has it that many more families arc c.xpected in the spring to need o.f such service. , "While stuck in the mud, as he was for about --·-- ·- ----- . -,------- --two hours, Mr. Storm saw some · o.f the Colored people living in the vicinity, and, after talking with them for n. little while, they gladly accepted his offer to come out and hold services for them. "At .firt the~e senices ,vere held in a. schoolhouse near l\Cud Lake, but Inter the white people of t},c lfod Lake clistri.c t deeidecl to dissolve their school district organization and sold their building to private p:n·ties. 'fhis left no building available i:or chu1·ch ser,•ices, so Mr. Storm said to his little · flock, '\Ve'll build a church.' "The accompanying 1>icture shows what they built, n. Jog stl'llcture about 18X22, not imposing House of Worship of Colored Congregation near Freesoil, lllllch. in appearance, but affording o. coipfortable meetingplace for the little band of worshipers. It was built settle on farms sold them by a Chicago real estate at a. cost of about $95, the money being advnncecl company. • by the com·ageous young minister. "Many of the ncgroes now living near Frcesoil "When all •was ready, it was announced that the are making good money this fall picking apples in church would be dedicated on o. given date. Word. the well-laden orchards of tho.t ~region." was sent out to t he Lutheran pnl'i'shes at Manistee, Arcadia, Pelton's Corners, River.ton, and Ludington, and the response was hearty and gcnero\1s. A large News from Immanuel Lutheran College. crowd gathcrccl, and· the prayers that were raised, Another school-year bas begun. Renewed life is invokfog blessings u1>011 the humble little missionclmrch out on the barrens, were as en.rnest and sin- noted wherever one looks. The~ arc reasons for this. The faculty hfS been enlarged, thereby giving cere· as any c,•er raised in dedic11tion of lofty co.thedro.l with fur-reaching spires, and who shall say cuch indh•idunl member more time for his partieulnr that they will not "bring down us great a shower o:l work. In former years such was not the case. ~e three or four p.ro£essors who-tl1en ,constituted the blcssil)gs upon both petitioners and listcnel'S? "When the story was told of the devotion and teaching force were o,•erburdenccl with labor and faith through which mea,ns to erect the building had unxicty. Naturally, tlteir minds had to be thinking been secured, an o.ppcnl was made by Rev. Carl of too many thinga at once. In addition to this Schinnel'er o-C,..St. John's Lutheran Church, L'pding- college-work, each inember of the faculty had a miston, to reimburse Rev. Storm for the money he had sion-station to take care of. The faculty no,¥ consists of seven members. ad,•anced. , The response was generous, about $116

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The Lutheran Pioneer. 'l1hrce of them l1m·e taught, at I mmnnuel s before, nnd four arc new men. 'rhe new members m·e the Professors Schuelke, Slm:Cclt, Gose, nncl Lnnkcmm. Of these four new men, three hn\"c 1nit some time in Negro mission-work bciorc. Prof. Schuelke helped out nt Innnnuucl's in 1919-20 ; J>,·of. Gose has tnught in t.l1e Negro mi io11-scl1ool and lins done other mission-work in t. Louis unclcr the efficient lcndershiP. of Pastor Claus; ProI. Lnnkennu hos taught one year nt the sister institution oCImmanuel's, Luther CoUege of New Orlcnns. Of the ,·etcrnn professors much ncccl not be snicl

Mnthcnmtics 11ml IJi"tory ; Prof. 'chuelke, Science; Pro!. hn(olt Latin nncl 1Jisto1·y; Pro!. Go e, Agriculture· P.rof. L::111kcnan, l~nglish Lnngunge nud L ibm.1turc. 'l'hc PrcJ>nrntor_y Depm·tment o.f the college is under t he llircetion or Mrs. Minor. l\Ciss Ll'1bile i\Cotloy has chnr,..,e or Dome tic cicnce. Cnptnin Heid ha:-: charge o·[ the military llcpartment. E,·ery membe1· of the racu lty js wo1·king hn1·d to mi. c our institution to a higher stnnclarcl. Heretofore g rmlnntes or t his institution hacl ti·ouble hi entering hi.-rh r schools o.f lenrning because oI the 0

Faculty of Immnnue\ College, Greensboro, N. C. Left to rigl1t: Th. Renncgurbc, E. Sclmclkc, F. C. Lnnkcnnu, F. )3crg, P. 1;:. Go;oc, J.E. Shufelt.

In center, President J. P. Smith.

in the wn.y of introduction. All the :Cricncls of the lock of c1·eclits. A fi-fth yenl' wns acldcd to the course Negro Mission know the ,•enernblc nnd faithful sci·- this )"C:U' to luwe OJ!l' students better preJ>nrecl . ., vant in this work, Prof. Berg, who served as the Two stuclcnts m·e cnrollccl in tbe thcologicn.l clepresident of this institution for ycn~s. Because of pnrtmcnt umlcr the efficient instl'uctiou of Prof. ill health and o,·erwork he was succecclecl as presi- Berg. dent by Prof. Smith, who is worlcing zenlously for · No\\: n worcl in 1·egnr cl to stuclent activities. renewed spirit in the college. Prof. Rcnucgnrbc Music, which is lm·ecl h~• nil the stuclents, is bcii1g entered upon his 'd uties here lost yenr; tie formerly taught by P rof._ chuclke. U ncler his nble direction taught in the mission-schools of this Stnte. n mixecl choh- is being tmine(l in the nrts o.C O1'phcus. Prof. Sbu!elt is a new membei: of the Synodical Much interest mul J>rogress is being shown. He is Conference, joining our SlWod this Inst yenl". He nlso trniuing n qunl'tet :Cor· n contemplated tour of was formerly a. member of the }!ergcr Synod. the Eastern Stntes to misc :funcls :for the proposed The subjects taught by eaclt of the profcsso.r s dormitoric.11 o·f om· institution. Jf this tour is sucare the following: Prof. Smith, Religion and Elo- ces~ful, other,; are to be plnnuecl. Instl'l1ction is cution; Prof. Berg, 'Theology; Prof. Benncgnrbc, also gi"on the stuclcnts in orgnn-pln.ying; pin no,

The Lutheran . Pioneer. IJla.yiJ1g sl~oukl nlso be taught, but the college bas no good puino for this 1n1rposc. I ntcL·cst is also shown in athletics. Ju elc\'cloping the student-mind, the .welfare o.f the body is not forgotten. Imma1mcl is a true bclic,•er in the La:tin adage, "Ucns sa,,u1,i1L corpora sa110" [n. healthy mind fo a healthy body]. 'l'hc undc1·signcd bas charge oI athletics, and his ambition i to have good teams. I mmanuel is n. member of un at hletic a socia.tion. Co.re be taken, howc,·01· that athletics do not intcr[erc wi th 1ot1.ulics. ]!"or rnrions rea ons the lib1·ai·y has not had. dcsc1•,rccl attention. In the 11001· :Cnturc the books we luwc will be nrraugcd nccortling to the Dewey system, the sy tom whicl1 is u eel in most oI the large librnric11 oC our country. 'l'hc Jib1·ary contains many ,•ulunble books on history, li tcrutmc, ancl religion. Howc,·cr thc1·e i not enough fiction. Reading among the students i not a common as it should be. In onlcr to awaken m ore intcrc~t in t his art, the classc. in E 1}glish will be 1·equii·ccl to 1·cael n. ccrtnin number oI books. 'l'hc housing of the ·hlllcnt · is still a problem. 'l'hc wish o[ the college authoritic is to enlnrgc the stmlcnt-bocl_y but this cannot be clone i.f the college remain· a11 crowdccl 11 • it is at present. \\ ith t he present cm·olment we n.rc uncomC01·tnbly crowclecl. We nwst ha ,·c mo1·c room. J n other wo1:ils, we m'llst build it we tlo not wnnt le) tmn students nway who migh t be gainccl !or 'hrii:t nml :Flis kingdom. Two tlormitorics, one :Cor the girls and one Ior the boys, ought to be erected. 'J'hc plans for the girls' dormitory arc now being d ruwu. May the Lord bless • this undcrt.aking I Dem: :Cricml of missions, Christ says : Go ye nncl tench nil nations. Let us heed this wn.rning, nnd say with the poet: -

0 Christ, 011r true nml only T.ight, Enlighten those who sit in night; Let t.hose nfnr now hcnr '.l'hy voice. Ami in '!hy rold with 11a rejoice.

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once at L. nml 011cc nt "\\. He arrfrcd nt L: on •'aturdn.y evening. 'fhc mcmbcz·s of six congregation· were to ]1ear him there on Sunday afternoon. But as it was i111poriblc to sent all tlic people in the clnn·ch, an aclditionul lecture was arranged for Snnclny morning nt n country church. Hardly half of the 1>coplc knew he wa to lecture there, but they nppl·ccintccl liis le turc ,·cr_y much a.nd showed i~ by nn offering of' o,·cr '1!60. J 11 the afternoon he spoke to a Jnrgc untlicncc a t &., which clonntccl $200 for Negro Missions. 'l'hcn nn nutomobile clri"c o:f some 20 miles brought him to W., where the congregation wns •clebrat.i1w its mission-festival. Although three i:cn ·iccs Imel ul.reacly been hclel there nnd o,·cr $1,000 Imel been collected [or gcncrnl mi sion purposes, the lnt'gc church wns ngnin fillccl to capncity in the e,·ening. Re\". Carter's lecture made a deep impression :mcl brought forth nn offering of $300. Monday evening he preacl1cd nt N"., a count ry church, which wa. fillccl, uml o,·er 'iiG7 was 1-ccci\"ed. On Tuesday he spent the tlny with the pastors of the county who were hollli1w their monthly meeting, noel in the c"enin" 110 lccturcel nt Fl., another country clml'clt. Agnin n large nmliencc fo1· a country charge enjoyed his lecture und cont ributed $77. So the offerings I01· the Negro l[is. ion totaled O\'er $700 fol' tlircc tln_,.. .. Anll this is but t\ J>nrt of the results of his lecture.;;. lfo1·c mluablc thnn the sums colJcctccl ls the better unclcrstnncling of the needs of the work aml the cnth usinsm £01' it which he created. We wi h Uc,·. 'uter Gods blessing on his travels and shall g lncll~· welcome him in our county again. We hope that many congregations may n."ail thcmscl,•cs of the· opJ>Ortunity and im•ite Re,·. Carter to spcnk to them whc_nc,•er they lul\'c tlic opportunity. J•,, ·r.. }". K01mN1~~E, Rushforcl lnnn. .

News Items from the Nagercoil Field, India. ·

LANKENAU.

Thre~ Days with Rev. Cartei: in Minnesota. The renders of the PJONEEn probnbly remember • thnt Re,•. M. Carter o.f Alabama wos asked to clelh•cl' lectures on the Neg1·0 Mission iu Minnesota nnd adjoining States in the fall. 'l'he writer would like to tell .o·f three cln.ys he spent in one county in ~rinncsotn. On. Snncln.y he wn11 to lectmc twice,

July nncl August ,11.rc Jmncst months in the Stn.tcs, ancl they were honest months in another sense in om· misi;iou. .:\ total o·f S3 souls, in the large majority o! cuses mlults, were received into the coummnion o.f the 'l'rilmc God by the Sacrament of Baptism. Of these 20 persons were baptized by oul' Inclian 1>nstor1 tho G. Jcsudason. It is a truly inspiring sight to behold grayhairecl men aml women totter fonvard to make confession of their faith in the Savior of sinners and then kneel to l'Cl'Ch•c the washing of regeneration.

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The Lutheran. Pion~er. As thorough a course of instruction as possible

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administration of the Sacrament. May tl1ese newly received members of the body of Christ prove faithl ul to their confession and finally be garnered as a precious harvest in tbe Father's house of many mBnsions above! Another cause for rejoicing was the receipt of tho news that this yea,r a large number of our seminary graduates ha,•e been designated for foreign service. Of these six men were assigned to ·India. May they all arrive safely and soon, t-0 enter upon their labors before "the night cometh, when no man con work." And wo nre to get a lady worker for the girls' boarding-school. Splendid I May the Lord of tho han•est send many more laborers into His harvest I End of July witnessed a delightful reunion of the five missionaries and one Indian pastor on the Tra,•ancore field. We met at Trivondrum for a conference lasting three days, or, to be nioro exact, nearly three and one-half days. 1\fotters pertaining to the upbuilding of tlie Kingdom in this part of the world formed the topics around wl}ich our deliberations centered. Our prayer is that the gracious Lord grant us, His servants, the guidance which we so much need in approaching the many difficulties connec,ted with the work in a l1eathen land. And, dear reader and friend: In your petitions to the Throne of Mercy remember also the adherents and the teachers of Christ in fur-off India ! Nogercoil, August 23, 1921. PAUL F. HECKEL.

Brief Items of General Missionary Interest. SAD NBWs. - The President of the Colored Mission Board, Prof. G. Mezger, mo;rna the death of his beloved wife. She was called from this world below to the world of glory above on September 17. God bless the bereaved husband and children with His enduring comfort I AN EXTENDED LB0TORB 'l'oun. - Director of Colored Mission, Pastor Drewes, spent all last montli on a lecture tour through Nebraska. Pastor Joeckel, Garland, Nebr., arranged about twenty lecture dates for him. MONTHLY liIBBIONAllY llBBTlNOB• ....:.. At its last convention the Central District of the Missouri Synod pused a resolution urging a11 · the congregationa of the District to introduce regular monthly mi11ionary meetings. The Ohio Conference of the

District.has decided to carry out this resolution, and Pastor H . M. Zorn hns been nsked to work out practical plans for these proposcd meetings. Oua CoLLEO.ES. - Luther College, New Orleans, opened with an enrolment of thirty-five, and the number of students nt Immanuel, Greensboro, N. C., is also ,,cry lnrge. Loss OF A LABORER. - Re,•. Miles Gebnue1·, after serving St. Paul's Chapel for only a month more than two ycnrs, has accepted the call to the white }fount Calvary Church, New Orleans. :MANSURA, L A. - lCissionnry Tervnlon's wife is still in poor henlth, but we hope that she mny soon :Cully recover. - Teacher Arthur Berger, }fount Zion, New Orlenns, is also on the sick-list. 'l'he doctor hos advised him t o rest for a few mon ths. H e is pas ing l1is vncation with Jiis parents near Mansura. , l\Iny God soon gh•e him bock his health I 1\{1ss10NARY Nu1w1ms. - Tbe Septcmbe1· numbers of the 1l1norica1i Lttlhoran. and the Wallhcr League ]l[csscngor were almost ~vholly devoted to missions. 'l'be incren ed in terest in missions wbicl1 thls shows can only fill the heart o.f every disciple of the Great Missionary with joy. WALT.KER LEA0UB Al."D FonEI0N lI1ss10Ns. As a result of the foreign mission program of the Walther Lenguc five of the .ten missionaries sent into tl1e foreign field by our Church will be sup- · ported by districts of the Walther League. Officials of this organization predict that e,•en this is only the beginning of a great missionary mo,•ement on the part of our young people, and an awakening to the responsible opportunities of bringing light into the darkness wh.ich still co,•ers many millions in Christlcss countfies. 'fhe young people of the Waltlier League direct all of this "Work through their congregational channels. It is not an endeavor without tqe Church, but a mission program which bases its app~al on the love for Gospel-bringing, and whiel1 is to be upheld by regular and systematic offerings, in themselves small, yet when brought by many thousands of our young people, aggregating a considerable sum. 'fhe commit.tee of the Walther Lcaguo appointed to supervise this effort consists of Bev. Walter A. Maier, Prof. L. Fuerbringer, and Bev. C. Buenger. - NEW WALTHEI& LBAGUR HosPICEB. - Within tbe last four months, the Walther League Hospice Committee reports, three hospices have been established in different parts of the country. One in Sioux City, Iowa, 'Was established largely through tbe efforts of the local Leaguers. St. Louis Leaguers

The Lutheran Pioneer. recently purchased a large nod substantial home, nncl reports ::Crom Washington, D. C., indicate that the ho pice in the nntionnl capital "ill soon "be 01>enecl. It is the intention of the National Hospice Committee to assist in establishing n. chain of these institutions across the continent. Every ycn.r hundreds of our young people a.re lo t to the Church simply becnuse in severing their home- nnd churchties they Jiave come ,mder the influence of destructive Iorces which have led them to deny their fnith. Young men nod women who nrc forced to enrn their livelihoocl in strnngc cities should be given the encoo ragement n.nd the com:Cort of such Christin.n home·, nnd to help in providing more of such fncilili~ the recent iuternntionnl con\Tention of the Walther League adopted n. resolution calling for the cstabli hmcnt oI a hospice extension fund. F. J. L. BOOK TABLE. Concordia. Trlglottn. Edited by Prof. }'. B c11to nnd P-rof. W. ll. T. Da11, under the nu piccs or Concordin. Scminury Jtnculty. All the confc sionnl documents of the Luthcrnn Clmrcl1, cnrcfully rc,•i ed nnd reprinted in their original lnn;un.gcs nnd, ,•cry oxten&i\'cly, in new E nglish trn.nalnt1on, with com1>rcl1cnah•c hiatoricn.1 nml topicnl introductions by Prof. F. Be11tc. Concordia. Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Royal octR\•o; strong library buckram binding; 1660 pnlJCt!. Price, 810.00, cnal1; or $1.li0 with order, and 81.60 per month for s ix months. Price incluclcs cnrrin.ge. Tbe publicntion or I.hie monumcntnl work l1ns im•oh•ed the investment of n.lmoat 850,000. Tho f\ri9lotta. ia published na u. mcmorinl or the four-hundredth n.nnh·cranry or the Rcformnt.ion, nnd nil concerned may feel proud of the n.chic,•cment. The editors n.nd tmnalntors, eapccinlly Prof. Dente in his biatorical Introductions, )111,•o per• formed n. tn.ak for wJ1ich the Clmrcl1 cnn nc,·cr fully rcpny tl1cm; nnd tJ1c publishers hn,·c turned out. I\ r.roduct thnt is in c,•cry w11y n. mnatcrpiccc of tbc prtntcr a nrt. Now it is up to ua, for whom this labor bna been done, to al1ow our apprccil\tion by doing our utmost tbnt tbe rcault of ycnra of pninatnking labor on the pnrt of tl10 editors and tho thousnnds or dollnra in,·cstcd by the publh1l1cra may not be buried for years to come in t110 stockroom11 of the Publishing HoUBC. Whllt an unspcnknbly great blcuing would it bring to.our Church if every pastor, teacher, and congreption would own a copy of t.bia great book and. itl

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Starck'• Pra7er-Book. Tranaln.tcd from tbc German edit ion of Dr. F. Pieper by Prof. W. II. T. Dau. Concordia. Publishing House, St. Louis, llo. Bound in s ilk crepe blue cloth; gilt and blind stamping; 612 pngca. Price, $2.25. Also to bo had in ftno divinity circuit acnl grain, gilt-cdgo binding for $5.00. A book that wilJ be welcomed in mnny n home whOIK' members in their younger do.ya hen.rd their fnthen l'Clld tbo dally prayers at tho family altar from the old German Sta.rel~. It must Jm,·o been n. difficult task to glve the beautiful prayers of the German Starck in fluent and idiomntic English, but Prof. Dnu baa pro\'ed himself fully equal to the undert-nklng; and u one rcnda the prayen, tho con\'lction grows upon the reader that we ha,,, In thla Engllah rendering of the Gel'Dllln BCarok the product of a labor of love. The mechanical make-up of tho book la In agreement with the content-, and the price la low,

87Dodlca! Beport■ of l!IOuourl 87Dod for 1921. Con• ~rd1a Publlahi!1g Houac, St. Louis, Mo. No. 4. 81~bc~1111tl=wan::19•tcr B~nodalbericli.i de• JU1111c110laD1•tr1kt1. 03 pngca. Price, 30 eta. - No. 5. Nciudcr By'!'odalbcricht de11 Nortl-lllinoia-Di•trikta. 71 pages. Price, 33 cts. - No. O. Vcrhandl1tn9e1• dcr achlc11 .Tahre111cr1am111l11119 de, 'N ortlt, Dakota.- und Jfo11tii11a.Di•trikl•. '67 ,,nge . Price, 30 eta.

Th~c three, reports nrc wholl)' in Gcrmnn. No. 4 ]101 n t~ent11e on ~odcrn Dcstructn•c Departures from the Scriptural D2ctr1!1c of Chrl11t, the Sn,•1or." No. 6 brings n pnl!cr on C~r111t Our. Kina." No. 0 baa nn cal!ay by Dr. Pieper bcnr1ng the title, "'Wbnt Do We Learn from L.J1ther at 'Yorms !" All t hree paper& are dCl!cr,·ing of cnrc~ul r~d•ng. ';l'hc11c reports nlao bring very interesting and •!lumml\t.ing mformn.tion on the home miuiona of the Dlatr1eta. Three-Volume Collection of Organ Kuslc for Luthez:an Ch'!rc!ies. Dy Prof. Fril= &ndor. Concordm. Pubh lung Bouse, St. Loui11, l[o. Vol. I: Ch!'rat Prcl11dca a11tl lnlerl11dc1. 138 pllgct!, 12XO. Price, $6.00. Vol. II: Fcati-r:al 1•rel11dca.. 42 pages; 30 ~111110 itiona. Price, $2.00. Vol. llI: F1111cm& M11•10. 40 pnge . Price, $2.00. l\lnny or tl1c compo it.ions a.re by Prof. Reuter himaelf; the others nrc by composers of the beat standing. All thnt know Prof. Router's previou11 publicat ions need not ftrit be n sured by rc,•icwcre thnt the churches arc J1cre offered the .,·cry beat in dignified n.nd proper organ mul!ic for services. Though not to be cln&Sified na eR11y compositions, we feel tlmt we nrc not dcpnrting from the truth when we any thnt nn orgnnh1t of moderate ability \\ill have little dif1!culty in. playing t hia music. Congregation& that want their orgnmats to render good churchly music should pro\'ide them with copies of this work.

Becltatlon Plans. Reprinted from tho Lutlicra11, Scliool .Toiir11al, July, 1021. Concordia\ Publishing House St. Louis, :lio. Price, 10 cts. ' . Thia pnmpblct bring11 ~ight recitation pinna for paroclnnl echools. Teachers will find Uicm dcacr,·ing of study. The Immodest Draa■• Dy B. ill. IloU, Fargo, N. Dak. 10 ct . per dozen; 75 cts. per 100. A mo t timely folder. Send au order to the author. 0 Little Town of Bethlehem. A"Chriatmnll Service for Sundny-acJ1oola, 1021.

Bethlehem Ephrata. Liturgle fuer eincn Kindergottesdicnat ztlr Feicr dcr J1eiligcn Wcihnncht, 1021. Lutheran Book Concern, Columbus, 0. Price of each: Per copy, 6 cts.; clozen, 00 eta.; $4.50 per 100. Trnnaportatlon extra on dozen and hundred Jobi.

:Rotice. Wo again desire to call the a.t.tentlo,n of nil the friends of our Colored lliaaion to tho tbrco ftne Illustrated lecturca which BO graphically picture our three moat important field■, Congregation, should not fail to take advantage of tho opportunity offered by theao Jecturca to become acqwdnted with our Mluion. For partlcuJnr■ write to Bev. Theo. F. Walther, 8408 Eaaton Ave., St. Loula, llo.

To Our

Congregation■

Using the Envelope SJdem,

Sunday, July 9, 1022, 11 the day ■et apart for obaerYlng tho fiftieth annlv,enary of the .&-angelical Lutbetan Synodical Confcreneo of North America. On this feative occuion we wi■h to thank Goel for the great bleulnp be■towed upon ua through thia rell,rioua orpnlaation, to thank Him alao with our band&. Th19 Jubilee oft'e~ la to be uaed for Improving tha collepa at which our Colored puton "nd teachera aro trained, and for the erection of

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eha1>cl11 n11d schooll! i11 our Negro 1\li11sions. .:a\ ll our congregations which use the c,welopc sy a,t cm nrc requested to ini crt qn e11,·clo1>c for t.hc jubilt!c olfcring . •Sundny, ,July 0, 1022. ln the nnme of t he Board for olo,·ctl liissioni!. . l!'. J) IIF.WES, J) ir,:ctor.

olTcr@. \Ve tnkc occnsion to CXJ>rc;,s our sincere npprccia• tion of the hcnrLy re 1>onsc which onr nppcnl clicitc<l, mul onr cortlinl thnnks for the generous J>:trt icipa t.ion in t.his ,lonut.ion on the 1mr t or so 1111111~· societies. We l hnnk t hose cspccinllr w.ho enclosed enrcfully prc1mrctl lists o r t.hc t.-ontcnls of their 1mckngcs, ns well ns money to ni.sist. in dcfr1n•ing freight. cl111rgc11. Clod will ccr t1d nh• dc,il with 1111 cliccrrul g h·crs ncL-ording to Fl is J>romisci. 1u11l accord• ing to the ricJ,cs of B i11 g rnrc. •ro the t.-ommiLlcc in clmrgc of U.c 1mcking the ig ht of l hc 1111111,· nml m lnnl,lc gift.s wns n i:onrcc of g reat. joy and 11 rc;11 cncourugcmenL in t.his work: 'J'hc following is ll lii1t of moneys und other g ifts re• cch·cd : Received for the India Mission. 'l'hrong h Mr;&. F. K indingcr,· •rrcns. of L ut.h, Ladies' l\[is11ion 'ocicf.,,, ])ct.roil, Mich., $!JO.00; Concordia (W. S.) Glnm :h, J)ctroh, :Mic:h., li.00 ; l\lies So1>hin. Muhl, Lock• 1>or l', 111., 2.00 ; N. N., D1iy,·illc, 0., 3.00; N. N., Dny,·illc, 0., 2.00 ; l\Crs. llclen l!'ril.7.c, To11cku, Knns., :J.00; Ladies' A id Socict\'. 1,' rnnkcnnmt.h, Mich., 6.00 ; l\Irs. A. 13rnnnlith, Trcm,. o·r owing irclc 06, ·1c,·el11111l, 0., 6.00; Ladies' Aid, 011th E uclid, 0., ii.00; l\lrs. 'l'ht.'O. Vogel, l'ocuhunlns, :Mo., 2.00; Mr . li'. Zucker, 'J'rcns. o f Mission Sewing •ociet.y, For t Wnync, lnd., 5.00; Lytlin •cwing Circle, Stnunlon, 111., 5.00; I ntlia Mission Lnd ic11' Aid, St. Loui11, i\lo., 5.00. - Olf,rr gifts : ) lii1sion , cwing , 'o• ciety, Jtor t \\Toyne, Jud.; Zion Lndics' Socict.y. li°ort Way ne, l nd.; Trinity Lnthcrnn Lndic ' ,Utl, J~,·1111s,·illc, J ud. ; Lydill •cwing 'irclc, 'lnnnlon, 111.; t. John's Lnd ic11' ,\id, ltorcl!t J,>nrk, l II.: Lndics' Aid 'ocict.y, , 'pring ficld, JII.; St. Pnul's l\fis11ion ,•owing Circle, R nnknkoo, 111.; r..1tdie ' .:a\ itl, H in dnlc, Ill. ; Lndics' A.id ocict.y, Red JJnd, 111.; L:ulics' Aid, on t.h Euclid, O.; Sewing Cir ·le !10, Cle,·chrnd, O. ; l\Cission Sewing Circlo of t.hc Concordia ( W. S. ) Church, J>ctroit, l\Ilch. ; L1ulics' Ai,l l:;ociet.y, l!, ra nkcnmuth, Micl,. ; Ln<lics' Mission ·ocict.y, :Martini )~,•. L ut h. Church, 13nltimorc, l\ld. ; L ut h. Ladies' t\id, l\Ing· nolin, ) own.; St. l'nul's Mission Socict.y, 'M1trt.ins,•illc, N. Y. ; Ludie ' Circle, t.hrong h l\Irs. l!,Jora 13. H ecker, 13os• ton, l\lnss. ; l\Irs. C. Wcltllmns, P almy ru, l\Io. ; :M r11. Buss· mnn, Court.lnml, :.\finn. ; J~mmnus \\ clc.-ome Lcn; uc, St. Louis, i\lo. ; l ndiii l\Cission Ln<lics' Aid, St. Lom s, l\l.o.; l~iler, ldnho (box) ; per Uc,•. Chmscn, Vincennes, I nd:; l\Irs. F loro. B. ncc"kcr, Dorchester, Muss. l\Jns. 'M. So1u1•m, l'rcsitlc11t. l\fos. 'J.'Jrno. L ,\ NG•;, 21reas 111·cr. 0

"J'esus Died for Both." A postal cnrd in colors benr ing t his title Ima been pnbliahcd by our Colored Mission Bonrd. The nccompn.nying cut gh•c you nn hlcn. of its bcnut.y, though t he colors nre miasing. Tbc cnrd is intended to awo ken nnd nourisl1 the lo,•c for miasions in t he henrts of our people, and ia alao a.pproprintc for distribut ion in our day-BChools and S undn.v-achoola. Priec, 2 for 5 eta.; 30 eta. per dozen; $2.00 per 100. Order from Mr: E wnld Schuet tner, 323 l\ferebanta-Lncledc Bldg., St. Lou11, Mo.

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ACXNOWLEDGMENTS. Rcceh·cd for Colored, .1Ussio111 from tho following Colored congregntio11s : Trinity, Spring field, $1i0.00 ; Bctlumy, Yonkers, 40.00; Bethel, Chnrlot.t.c, 10.00 ; Bethel, P laqueRc,-ch·C<l nml forwnrdctl to '.Mr. E wnld Sclmcttner, mine, 2.00 ; BetJ1lehcm, l\Ionroc, l.ia ; Bct.hlchc11J, New (?r• . •rrcnsurcr, 323 Mcrchnnt s-J.,nclcdc Building, St. L ouis, l\lo., • 1c,1111, 50.00; Concord in, N'cw Orlen1111, 15.00; Concordm, for t he chllJ>el in P lnqucminc, La.: l?rom Re,·. n . E . Rockwell, 25.00; Grace, Co,rnord, 10.00; Grncc, C rccns- J ncobs, l\lnrtine,•illc, N. Y. (l\luellcr-Pelers wC<ltling ,-ollccboro, 10.02; Immanuel, Brookly111 lfi.00 ; I mmanuel Col- t ion ), $ 1i.30 ; from N. N., ,\rizonn, $3.00. Goel r ewnrd lege, Greensboro, 313.25 ; J nnnnnucl, Shnnklclown, 2.00; t he kind donors ! F. J . L,\ N.Kl-.:N,\U. l\lom1t Cnh·ary, Snndy Ridge, 12.00; :Mount Zion, N ew Orleans, 40.00; l\Iount Zion, ltocke,, 10.00; Richmond, Va.., IKPOBTANT NOTICE. 1.0i; St-. James'a, Sout hern Pines, 0.05; St-. John's, Snli11= Klndly con■ult tbe acldrcu printed on tbl1 co_py or your burr, 15:00; St. Luke's, S11nrlnnburg, 10.30; St. l\Inrk's, PIO:CBRR. The bottom line' or tbe adclreu ■liowa Atlnnt.n,"5.00; St. l\tark'e, Winston-S11lem, 2.00; St. :Mnt- LUTHBllAlf when )'Ollr 8llbl!crl11tlon explrcll. " NOY 21" SIJ.,'llllllll! llmt thew's, l\lehcrrln, 27.26 ; Mrs. Rowlett, t hrough Re,•. Dor• your subscrlpllon csplres now. Plea■e ll!nd GO ctll. (10 cts. pat, 0.00; St. Pnul's, Clmrlot t.c, 2i.00; l\l t . Zion, Cluir- nddltlomtl In St. Loul■, Canada, and rorelp countrlc■) to your or to u■ In am1>lo time to ln■ure our uninterrupted lott.c, 14.00; St. Pa11l'1J, l\lansurn, 10.00; St. Poul's, New agent ll!n•lce. It n!C)11lrea normally about two week■ before change Orleans; 40.00; St. l>et er'H, Dry11 S~h,!)01 n ou8C!, 10.00; or esplrat lon elate wlll show on acldreu plate■• De ■urc to mention the paper you de■lre, and your name St. Philip's, Philadclrhin, 6.00; Trunty, New Orleans., , and adclrelll, both new nnd old, If you de■lrc a change In ad• 10.00; Zion, Gold Bil , 6.00. -Total, $808.00. dren. If ,-our rene\\•al 11 not received before e;a;plratlon, your St. Loul11, Mo., October I , 1021. · name will aulomatlcall,- drol! from our malllng-ll■t. H. A. D1TTllAR, Jls,t,. ~rcaa., COXCODDIA P UDLIBllllfO H OUSE, St. Lou!■• llo. 104.4 Clora A,•e.

Gifts for the Foreign Mission Field. A large number of pnckuges con~inin'i, _gifts of some ,·arlety for our mis,tionnrlC!8 on~ their fonuhcs, oa ~·ell ~s for their pnrishlonen were rcccn •cd from 111Rf!Y lnd1n aid BOCletlea. Althougll July JO J1ad been me11t1011cd 111 t he lut day on wbleli gifts could. be r l!CC!h·cd in t.i~o to !JC Included In the alllpment, we ne,•crtheless waited till July 10 before cloah1g the cbc11ts. Puckugcs wbieb urrh·ed

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REV. F. J. LA.NJCENAU. ED1TOn. I'ubll11bcd mo'¼tbly by Concordl11 Publishing Douse. St . Louis, Mo. Subscription price, 110 eta. per nnnum. p.'l:,-nble 11trlclly In ndvoncc. hnlcrcd ns accond-closs motlcr ot the Post Office llt St. J.ouls, Mo., under the Act or llorch 3, 18i 0. Acceptnncc fol" mRlllng nt apeclol roto or posto1,'0 provided for In aectlon 1103, Act oC October 3, l Oli. outhorlzcd on J uly i;. 1018.

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Christmas. Holy night, so full of gladness, How wo welcome t hee I Brightly, banisliing all aadneaa, Shines tho Christmas-t ree. In t hia night IL Dabo from Came to hless tho cartb ; Unto ua IL Son was gh•cn By u. wondroua birtl1.

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JL was o.n July 10, 1S72, tl~at the Synodical Conference was org-,mized by rep1·esent11th•es of n. number of Lu theran synods, who had met in t he church of P astor J. Bnding in l\lilwaukee. At the time the following synods were represented : 'l'he Synod of Ohio and Other States; the Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States; the Synod of Wisconsin ; . the Norwegian Lutheran Synod ; the Synod of Illinois; the Synod of Minnesota.

Child, Thou Rrt the Friend most glorious O.f ent ire mRnkind, Who, n. Helper strong, , 1 ictorioua, All our foes will blind.

Fleeing from our sins' ,1cxationa, Wo Thy grace implore; For 'tie Thou who giv'st all nRtions Jo7 forevermore. B'. OBTERIIUS.

To All Our Pastors. For the Annual 'Meeting.

Most of our congregations have a so-called annual meeting at the beginning of the new year. · This is generally the most important meeting of the year, and consequently it is usually attended by a greater number of members than the· other congregationai' meetings. · · Now, we have a matter that we·should be pleased to have all the pas.tors of 'the Synodical Conference put on' the program of their ne.xt annual meeting. It is a matter that should concern us all. It per-· tains to the matter of lifting a J ubileo Collection in all our congregations upon the occasion of the :fiftieth anniversary of the Synodical Conference. Surely this is a matter that should be taken up and discusied in all earnestness.

Dr. C. F.

Walther.

Pastor ;r. ::&ading.

Prcaldonts of Synodical Coaroreace.

I n his sermon, which he delivered in ·the opening service of the first convention of the Synodical Conference, Dr. Walther exclaimed: "0 blessed day I Our children and children's children will speak of this day with joy and thanksgiving. If our former disunion was a sad spectacle for all the friends of Zion and a comedy for the Evil Foe and all that hold to him, our present brotherly unity is without a doubt a delight in the eyes of God, of all His holy angels, and of all His true children, but on the other hand a discounging sight for the Evil Foe and for all the enemies of God and of His kingdom, the kingdom of truth and peace!' (Bro,amm, p. 568.)

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·By God's ·grace, our denr Synodical Conference The Church and the Lodge. is still existing ond mny soon celebrate its golden anniversary. The following synods now comprise III. it: 'rhe lUssouri Synod, the Wisconsin Synod, tbc The Christion Church teaches that J csus Christ, Slovok Synod, and the Norwegiou Synod. The the Son of God, came into the world to SM'e sinners; Free Church in Germany nnd the Evnngelicnl that He is the only Savior of sinners, so tbn.t there Lutheran Synod of Austrnlin. nre in :Cull unity of is sah•ation in none other; nnd that he who docs foith with the Synodical Conference. Richest not believe in Christ ns his Sn,•ior cannot be snved. blet!Sings ha,•e bfen poured out upon our fathers, '.rbis teaching of the Church is in perfect ngrecupon us, and upon our children by this union. ment with the Bible. Listen: "For the Son of l\fnn And for this reoson we ,vish to thonk God in the is come to seek and to savo- that which was lost." year of jubilee with hearts and hnncls, nnd ,,oices. Luke 10, 10. "Christ ho.th refleemed m fro11, lhe Surely .not one of our congregations wants to curss of tlio Law, being mode a curse for us.'' Gnl. stand back in the fitting celebration of this nnni- 3, 13. "Jesus Christ is Llie propitiaUon for o-u-r si11s; versary ! Fully realizing its great debt to God for nnd not for ours only, but nlso for the sins of the all His mercies during these yenrs, surely c,•ery whole world." 1 John 2, 2. "For this purpose the congregntion wiU joyously poss the resolution: "We Son of God wns manifested that He migl,t deslroy wiU nlso take port in lifting this Jubilee Collection.'' tlio wprks of tlio devil." 1 John 3, 8. "The blood The manner in which this collection is to be of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleansotl, us from, all gathored, of course, is left to each congregation. sin." 1 John 1, 7. "Naitliar is tliaro salvali<m in But in passing I shall take the liberty of saying ang otliar~· for there is none other nnmc undor that the congregation in St. Louis to which the heaven given among J_Ucn whereby we must be writer belongs hos suggested to its members that saved.'' Acts 4•, 12. "I am tho Wag, the •.rmth, each one, if possible, gh-e o. cent for each one of nnd the Life; no t11an comel1, to -tl,a Fa/liar but the fifty years, that is, fifty cents in nll. by llla." John 14, 5. To the jailer of Philippi, who For whtJt purpose i8 tliis money to be galliarod'l asked Paul, 'CWbat must I do to be saved?" the To carry on the chief joint work of our Synodical Apostle gave the answer, "BalimJa in tha Lord J csus Conference, our work among the Negroes of this Oltri-st, nnd thou shn.lt be saved!' Acts 16, 30. 31. country. This work, so richly blessed by the Lord, Christ is the Savior, the only Savior, of sinners. is just at present in great need of suitable buildings Only they thn.t believe in Him sbo.11 not perish, but all over the field. In many places our missionaries ho.,•e everlasting life. John 3, 16. He is "the Lamb have been compelled to hold services for years in of God, ,vbich taketh away the sin of the world.'' most wretched and unsanitary shacks. In our two John 1, 29. Only "in Christ we have redemption higher achools, where future servants of the Word through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins.'' are being prepared for their life's work, there is Col. 1, 14. There is no salvation for n.ny mn.n thnt great need for more room. At Greensboro for in- rejects this only Savior. There is salvation in none stance, the ''boys" are obliged to 1ive in the low other, said Peter to the people at Jerusalem. attic of the college-building! Need it be said that Now, friend, read once more the first pamgro.ph such a poorly lighted and ill-ventilated place as on above, which tells you what the .Church teaches on attic is not a proper locality to house students? this point, and, having done that, rend again the Tho girls at Greensboro, who are preparing to be many Bible-pnssoges which I have quoted, - look teachers in our mission-schools, are living in three them up in your Bible, if you want to make ,ure small schoolrooms, where thirty-six girls are sleep- that I have quoted them correctly, - and I am sure ing in eighteen single beds I Is this not enough to that you will see that the teaching of the Church convince you that we must find more room? and the teaching of the Bible are exactly the same. N'ow, do not forget to set this important matter • Do you not 'find it soi on your program for the annual congregational But what does the lodge teach in this matter? meeting. The lodges say: "We do not object if a ·man wants Kay the Lord bless this undertaking, so that it to hold that Jesus ia his Savior, who has died f?r may aerve to His glory and the salvation of many him that he might be -saved an.d go to heaven; m immortal aouls I O. P. DBBWJIS. fact, not a few me!llbera of secret societies hold that

The Lutheran. Pioneer. old teaching to be correct. But if others do not see it that way, and expect to enter the realms of glory by some other route, it is not for us to say that they are wrong. We believe in every man's going to heaven in his way and in his fashion, and we will not allow any of our members to say that salvation through Christ is the only way!' "Freemasonry does not teach Christianity/' so.id 'l'. M. Collins, Secretary of the Grand Lodge of \Vest Virginia, in an official document, dated January 22, 1921. Mackey, a ge11erally accepted . authority in Masonry, who in his day occupied one of the highest offices in the order, says in his Encyclopedia., page 162 : "Masonry is not a Christian institution!' And in the same book, on page G•.1:1, he declares: "Freemasonry is not Christianity!' Grosh in his N e,u Odil-FeZZotus' .ilia.wual says: "'l'he descendants of Abraham, the various differing followers of ,Iesus, the Pariahs .of stricter sects, here gather around the same altar, as one family, manifesting no differences of creed or worship!~ (p. 283.) J. C. Root, the founder of the Woodmen of the World, said: "Our doors are left open to the Je,v and Gentile, the Catholic and Protestant, the agnostic and ntheist.11 The Knights of Pythias, the Elks, the Foresters, the Grangcrs, and all the other secret societies hold the ,•ery snme view that is expressed abo,•e by men of greatest prominence in their respective orders. Now think it over! Hel'c is the whole thing in o.. nutshell: The Bible says thel'e is no salvation outside of Christ; the lodge says there is salvation without Christ. The Bible says that be who does not believe in Christ will be lost, no matter how· good a man he may have been in the eyes of the world; the lodge says that such a man can be saved though he was not a Christian. If one thing is plain, it is this, that the ·Bible teaches that Christ is the Savior, the only Savior, of sinners, and that faith in Him is absolutely necessary to salvation. And if another thing is plain, it is this, that the lodge, llasonry and all the other lo~gcs, teach that Christ is not the only hope of sinners and that faith in Him is not necessary to salvation. The Church and the Bible agree; the lodge and the Bible disagree. With whom are you going to hold, with the Church and the Bible, or with the lodge against the Bible? Friend, you have to choose. God help you to make the right choice I F. J. L.

All in a Day's Work.

For some time I had been sitting in my "Foa'd11 day in and day out, visiting many of our stations down here in the Black Belt on impol'tant business. On this particular Sunday morning I had Pastor Montgomery with me. We set out from Selma at the early hour of 7.30 A. M. for the distant congregation of Nyland. The day bade fair to be a beautiful one, being slightly cooler than the weather had been fo1· months. For this we were thankful, since the drh•e was, therefore, somewhat pleasanter. Automobiling here at t imes may have some "joys'' for the missionary, but certainly not when a Soutbe1·n sun is blazing in the skies, when the heat waves fairly "sizzle" upwards from a parched and cracked prairie road, and your engine is throwing back on your limbs and in your face additional stifling heat. With my auto-door tied back to keep it open and my hood lifted to let some of the heat escape, and myself in shirt sleeves, b'atless, and collar wilted to a rag around my neck, I've presented often anything but the appearance of a Lutheran preacher. As I started out to say, on this day Pastor Montgomery and I had our faces set towards distant Nyland. For thirty-six miles we rattled over fairly decent roads to complete tlie last twenty a-bumping over baked prairie and red clay soil. Arrived at the chapel, and after due waiting, we proceeded with the Sunday-school and services. I was giving up my pastorate of this flock and entrusting it into the hands of Pastor Montgomery. During the sermon and later while we had a sociable bite to eat together, it was apparent that our people become closely attached to their spiritual shepherds. Thia speaks weij for them and reminds one of tlie touching farewell St. Paul ,vas accorded on leaving his Ephesian Christians. Our ne.,:t objecth•e was Possum Bend. But first ,ve had to cross the Alabama River. This we did at a landing called Clifton. But how primitive the crossing arrangements are I You who ride over cable-bung bridges of great span, who shoot in perfect safety through long tunnels underneath large bodies of water, imagine this picture. A river of shallow depth possibly over a hundred yards wide; a flat constructed of rough boards and rudely put together, large enough to hold a car, unwieldy oars hewn out by hand. Now the ferryman begins to IT is possible to give without loving, but it is push off from shore by means of a pole. Slowly the clumsy ferry heads into the river, then crawls up impossible to love without giving.

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along the shore. \Vitli oars tl1e Negro continues upstream until he t hinks ho can make the opposite landing by floa ting down on t he current. Finally, after much grunting, he is ready for us, inviting us to run on to the fiat. Again, in crossing, the same procedure is followed out- poling, rowing, riding do,vn on the current. Now f or the ascent up the bank, which is so steep that to ask ou1· car to climb up tl1e side of o. house would be a fair comparison. H owe,·er, we ha\'e confidence in our Ford, fo1· it can do almost incredible stunts. And so with a sno1·t of impatience, after having reached t he top, our engine sets out for Possum Bend, fo01· teen miles away. Here we won't linger longer than to say that on this occasion also another missionary, Pastor Carter, laid down his office to give it ovcl' into my t1·ust. 'fhe affection ,vith which tho people saw their pastor leave them was touching.

Chapel and School,· Poaum Bend, Ala.

Vredenburgh, next stop I This was another jump of about thirty miles. Running into a shower, we affixed chains and put up storm curta.ins, but we were spared what we had dreaclj!d a tenific Southern downpour. Up steep hills we tortuously climbed, through deep sand · and across many a creek we raced ago.inst time, for it was getting late. Finally, Vredenburgh hove into sight, Vredenburgh with its immense piles of waste edgings of lumber burning day and night, :fires which forcibly remind one of the eternal 'fires of God's wrath on lost souls. Here a boy was to meet Pastor Montgomery to take him out in a buggy to tho three-mile distant chapel. Not finding him on .hand, I had to make the run out. On the way back through tho noisy and squalid Negro quarters I .picked up several Negro boys who were going my way. How; glad I was that I had done so, for after .a few minutes they were of valuable assista11ce to me in. changing a tire. The remaining six miles to

'l'inela wel'e made in record time, considering the poor condition of the "roads." And now I was to go tlll'ough another ser,,ice. But my condition I I was co,•ered from head to foot with a thick layer of dust, my shoes seemed never to have known a shine, my shirt was spotted with grease, and my collar - ! '!'hen, too, my hair was dishe,•eled, my face grimy and streaked with sweat, my hands black as o. machinist's. And my brain, if one could have taken a peek into it, would have gi_ven a like appearance. I had to ask the people, who had come out in goodly numbel's, to give me ·five minutes' time to clear away the b1·ain-fogs that had collected there and to gather my thoughts that had been tumbled and jostled into a veritable 1·ubbish-heo.p during t he ·Inst lap of the trip. Still, I enjoyed the service in that little log-cabin, thnnkful to the Lord that I was being permitted to tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love to hungry souls. .. Happy I tumbled into bed at o. friendly house close by. True, I had gone nearly the limit, being completely worn out and not ho.,ring had a thing to cat since noon. But I "fed" my stoma.ch on a pipeful of tobacco and told it to grumble away while I slept. Now I might go on to tell of the big rain _that came up o,•ernight, putting :pie on edge for fear of being mud-bound in a ,,iJiage having only one road ns a connecting link with the outside world. I might describe how in the morning I plowed through tl1e stickiest of sticky mud to Buena Vista only to be told there that I had not a chance of continuing on · to my objective - and that, at the very most, not o,•er five miles away. I might recount my having to make a roundabout trip of about fifty miles through "awful" mud, a trip lasting all day long, to reach the place I was so close to in the morning; yes, and of abandoning my car and taking to horseback to complete the journey. I might again relate how, for what seemed an eternity, I crawled through "oceans'' of mud and inky darkness to get back to a hotel, there to scrape the caked mud from hands, arms, and face, not to speak of clothes and shoes. . And again I had to console my stomach with a smoke, knowing that no one would hear its growling but the bedclothes. Again I was spent beyond my bodily. and mental powers. Let this suffice, however, Jest you be wearied by too much detail. Kind friend of missions, the Lord has made men willing to be spent in His work of saving souls among the Colored people. How much do YOU spend

The Lutheran Pioneer. in support of this glorious work, to sa.y nothing of spending you:rsalf in it? Oh, if you can't give of your time and ene1·gy in the actual han•est of souls, _but must entrust that to others to spend themselves in your place, gi11a, for the love of Jesus, of youl' means, "spend" your means to the breaking-point for Him who spent Himself, body and soul, on the cross for you! E. A. WESTCO'XT.

A Word from Our Treasurer. Believing that you will be interested in the growth of our Negro Mission as reflected by the Treasurer's records, I am giving such data as the space allotted me permits. Although the duties are greater thnn had been anticipated, many pleasant incidents have helped to lighten the burden and make your T1"Casm:er's work a pleasure. 'rhe sincerity of the contributing Christians is an encouragement that has helped to buoy up the spirit on many occasions wl1en funds were 1·mming low, and it is this same faithful cooperation on your pa1·t that prompts the Board to be optimistic in the face o.f a $10,000 deficit. Y cs, we have a $10,000 deficit in our current expense ti·casm·y, and it is comfo1·ting to know that this matter needs only to be called to yom attention to be corrected. At the close of the fiscal year wllich endecl June 30, 19:17, our white Ch1·istians had contributccl $56,410.44, while for the year 1!)20-21 the receipts were $85,439.57. Our Colored Ch1·istians have also shown a ,•ery healthy growth in the grace of libe1·0.1ity, having given $4,955.61 for 1916-17, while last year they sent to the treasury $15,282.91. · The cost of maintaining our l\lission has grown in proportion to its size from $62,250.44 for 1916-17 to $105,966.43 for the year closing June 30, 1921. Herr Unbekannt, whose regular visits were always the occasion for rejoicing, hns not called on the T1·easurer since November, 1919. We miss the good brother. Others of our contributors are likewise so regular with their gi:£ts that the Treasurer feels be knows many of them quite well. You have, with your gifts, made it possible for our :Mission to~claim the blessings we ha,•e so far enjoyed, and on behalf of the Board as well as myself I wapt to thank you sincerely for your cooperation. I am satisfiea that you will not rest . now, but will continue to support this work. You

wi!l continue to invest your money with God, knowing rrthnt he which converteth the sinner from the error or his wa.y shall save a soul from death." James 5, 20. EWALD ScHDETrNER.

An Unasked-for Testimonial. About a year ago one of our members here in the Black Belt left her cabin to go to work in a large city in this State. While there, she bas faithfully attended monthly services conducted in a house by one of our missionaries. Recently the undersigned received the following letter, which speaks for itself: mro \'i IIOl\I

~L\y

CONCERN: -

It gives me great pleasure to say that I believe - - a good, consistent Christian woman. She has been with me for more than a yearJ and is faithfulJ conscientious, and helpful. She gives me much con:fi.dcnce in the good teachings and usefulness -of the Church she represents. Her Church is fortunate to send out members of such high standard. Very truly, Mu.--.." Sm"Cly this unasked-for testimonial speaks ~olumes for the work our Lutheran Church is doing among the Negrocs of this section. E. A.. W~:rcor.r.

The Mission of the Wisconsin Synod among the Apaches. 'rhc mission-work ,vhich the Wisconsin Synod has been carrying on among the Apache Indians in. Arizona. since 1893 for a number of years did not sho,v very promising results. Appropriations for the work were of necessity small, the interest in the mission was at times at an ebb, and the Indiana mistrusted the white missionary and his message from the "white man's God." But a change for the better has set in. Hundreds of Apaches have accepted Christ as their Savior, many hundreds more are "almost persuaded," and whole villages are clamoring for the Gospel. The work on this mission-field 11&8 now entered on a period of great and rapid development; Within the Inst five years the number of workers and converts has been more than doubled. Superintendent E. Guenther, Whiteriver, Ariz., reported at the meeting of Synod in }[ilwaukee this aummer that

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208 baptisms have taken place in the last biennium. Of this number Rev. Guenther himself bn.p tized 45 adults in one class. They were pupils in his Sunday-school class in the Go,,ernment bon.rdingschool in -W hiterh·er. Work is now being done nt nine stations, to which a tentl1 is soon to be added. The mission personnel at present consists of nine ordained men nnd one ·native evangelist. 'l'o tbis number tbere will soon be added nn ordained assistant for the Superintendent and a woman assistant for the East Fork station. At neady all the stations there is a trained interpreter, who is not steadily employed, but who translates the Sunday sermon into Apache nnd who accompanies the missionary on his tl'ips to the Indian tepees whenever neccssa.ry. The three day-schools, the curriculum in wbicl1

Pancmap, Church, and School of Indian lll[luion, Globe, Ariz.

corresponds to that of the Lutberan par ochial schools in the East, are attended by over 100 Indian children between the ages of G and 18 yea1·s. A boarding-school is seriously being contemplated ,nd will no doubt materialize in n few years. The total Indian population of the two extensive reaenations on whicl1 our brethren are working is five thou81llld. Of these, about 400 are communicant members of -t he Lutheran Church. The mission has not yet reached the stage of organized congregations, but there are hopeful signs in that direction. A new roomy parsonage and a beautiful white stone chapel with a seating capacity of 200 ~ nearing their completion at Rfoe. The combined coat of these two buildings will be almost $15,000. Another chapel, which will cost $10,000 and which will seat 300, has ~ust been begun nt Whiteriver. At Rice and Wbiteriver the Government has large boarding-achools for the Apache youth. At Bylas,

a station which is about one year old, a chapel costing $4,000 and seating about 200 will be built this yea1·. The budget wl1icb the Wisconsin Synod appropriated unanimously for its Indian Mission for the next t"•o years totals $64,000. The F ranciscan F at hers have started a countermission among the Apaches. 'rhey have one priest and a beauti'Cul chapel at Rice. But although he bas been working there for nearly tlll'ee years, his suc.cess has not been very flattering. Please remember yom· Apache brethren in your prn.yers. H. C. N.

Dedication of a New Bell at St. Matthew's, Meherrrin, Va. Our old bell that had been donated to om church years ago, ha,•ing cracked nncl become usele s, our members took it down and went to work to collect for 11 new one. 'l'his task was completed in September, and a new bell was ordered af once. The price is $79.90, plus $10.62 f reight, the bell weighing 959 pounds. St. l\fotthew's Ladies'· Aid conti-ibuted $31.12, and tbe mnle members volunteered to do the work of hauling and hoisting. On October 25 the work was done, a,n d on Sunday, October 30, l;?eformntion F estival, the bell was declicnted to the service of God. It is to call us and our children to come and bear God's holy Word for the sahrntion of our souls. - What is n otewor thy about this is that God ga,•e us grace to accomplish this without any .outside help. May H e graciously bless the ringing of this bell and continue to prosper our congregation for the glory of His holy name! L. G. DoRPAT.

A Successful Mission-Festival and Harvest-Home Celebration. A communication from Miss Rosa J. Young informs us that Christ Church, Rosebud, Ala., celebrnted a most successful harvest home festival and bad a glorious missionary meeting on Sunday, October 16. The chapel lmd been appropriately decorated with the fruits of the :field for the occasion. Pastor Peay preached the hnrvest Iiome sermon in the morning before a large ga.thering of people, and after the sermon n considerable number of members partook of Holy Comm~ion. The collection in the morning amounted to $30,. the children raising

The Lutheran Pioneer. $13.19. In the afternoon, S~perintendent Geo. Schmidt preached o. mission-sermon. 'rhe mis-. sionary offering in this service amounted to $18. Thus t he total collection for the day was DO less than $48. Miss Young estimates that DO less than 200 attended these se1·vices, and concludes her letter with the words : " We thank our God for such n sunny day, such glorious services, such an enormous crowd, and such good collections for tbe" sp1·ending of Christ's kingdom." We would add tbat these poor, poor Negroes, by collecting $48 for missions, put to shame many n white congl'egntion.

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A CHRISTrAN JOURNALIST says : "I bad not gone balfwa.y round t he wo1·ld until t he conviction was forced upon me that Oliristianity is the pnnacen. for a.11 ills a.nd evils." BOOK TABLE. Lutheran Annual 1922. -Amerlkanischer Xalender fuer deutscho Luthernner nuf das Jo.hr 1922. Concordin. Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Each 104 pages. Price, 15 eta. I t is .n ot 11cccasn.ry to do more tl1n.n call tl1e attention • of our readers to the appcm.rn11cc of these t wo a11m111l publications to assure tl1cm n. bcarty welcome in thousnnda of bomes. Besides bringing what one should expect in o. Christian ahnnnnc ; namely, Christian calcndnr 1nn.terin.l nnd instructive Chriatinn reading-matter, these annuals bring n. wonderful n.monnt of information about tl1c Synodical Conference and its aOilin.tcd synods. S:,nodlcal :Reports of Xissourl S:,nod for 1921. Concordia Publishing HouBC, St. Louis, Mo. No. 7. F1tanf::c1iutcr SynodaZbaricht de• Orc901t• u,1a 1Vaa1,it1gto11,-Diatrikta. 28 p11gca. Price, 16 eta. - No. 8. Var1&at1dlmi9cn dar d·riUan. Jah,r cavcraammltnt!} du 1'1ord-1Visco11ain-Didrikta. 23 pages. Price, 13 eta. · No. 7 brinlJR 11, abort German summary on two J,>agc& of tl1c doctrinal :,.,aper pre■cntcd on "Tho Christian Home." The Enghah summary co,•cra only one pngc. It is self-evident that aucl1 aummarica mu■t be wholly unsatisfactory. For thia rea■on we think that it is far better to omit tho doctrinal matter altogether, if not more than a. mere akc'lcton can be given. No. 8 aimP.,ly mentions the doctrinal pa.per read by Dr. Kretzmann, but doca not attempt to give o. summary. Doth reports bring the ad· dreuea of the Diatrict presidents, IL report of the Diatrict omcia.la' activitie■, and intcrcating reporta on Di■trict home miulona.

Der 48. Pu.lm. Das Schutz- und Trutzlled der lutheriachen K.irche. By P. B. Kn:t=mann., Ph.D., B. D. Concordia. Publishing Houae, St. Loul■, Mo. 61 pages. Price, 26 eta.; cheaper in qunntitica. Thia la the paper read a.t the convention of the North Wiaconain Diatrict. Tho paper wa■ well worth tho printIng and ahould be read by many. It n.rou■ccl great enthuaiaam at the time it waa read, a.nd the North Wisconsin District Synod ordered A largo number of cople■ for distribution In lta congrega.tlona.

Faith-Cure. The Practise Sometimes Mi1c111lccl "Divine Henling." A study of its methods and an o.pprai■al of its claims. Dy 7'/1,. Oracbnar. Concordia Publishing Bouse, St. Louie, Mo. 36 page■• Price, 10 cts. Tl1i1 treatise first appcnre(l in the columns of the L1&t11cra1i TV-it11cas 11. few months ngo. At the time it appea red t h •re, 'l't' C c.~pressccl the wish that it might appear ID pamphlet form, in order t hn.t it might thus be made ae~ssiblc to 1n11ny wbo would never ace the LutAoran. 1Vd11c~•· Ir yon d}<l J?Ot read these chapters at the time of t heir first pubhcat1on, by nil means order this pamphlet now. . The Christmas Song-Book. Tho Sotarion Publishing Co., 105 l!'lorida St., Buffalo, N. Y. Paper-bound ~i.t.iol!, 35 eta. per copy. Edition de luxe, bound in

1nutat1on lentl1cr stamped in gold, put up in neat box, $1.00. The sale o( tl1ia 0/1·r ish11(1• Bong-book bns been phenomena l. No less Umn 80,000 of tbc paper-bound edition h1wo been disposed of in past years. Undoubtedly, many will be glad to J1cnr th11t the publisl1crs ba,·c now put out I\ finer cclitio11, which can be most approprin.tely used for presentation purposes. In no single book hn.vc 10 many Christmas-songs C\'er been brought together.

l!r'Insonry vs. Christianity. Dy D. ill. Bole, Fargo, N. Dak. Price: 15 cts. per dozen; Sl.00 per 100. Order from the author. When we that never were members of 11, secret order speak ago.inst them, we are told that we are talking about n. thing of wl1ich we know nothing. No one can my thi■ of Mr. Holt. Bo was a member of the liasonic order for :years, nnd wbcn be publiabcs this tract, he knows that ho 11 publishing facts. Ob, that this little tract might a11ist otl1cra that n.rc now in the net of accretism to sec its real nature, and then do what :Mr. Holt felt compelled to do! 'JI. J. L.

-A Bargain. A few copies of the late Pastor N. J. Dakke'a book■, Ut1scrc ?,Ta9crnliBBio1i i 1i Wort und Bild and OKr Oolond JUHioa, lll1111t·ratcd, ore still on hand. Thcae booka are richly illustrated and bring 11, very readable history of our Colored l\:liasion from its \•ery beginning. Since the Synodical Conference will celebrate its golden nnniven&r'J' in the near future, these booka now have a peculiar bitcrest at the present time, describing, as the1 do, what is the chief joint work of this gicat bodJ of LutheraDL Wl1cn first published, the ,book• ■old for 60 cents each, but if they were to be published to-daJ', they would COit more. Bowc\•er, as long as the supply laata, we are willJug to send either book postpaid to an~drea for only 25 cents. State whether you want the llah or German edition, and order from Rev. Theo. F. Wal er, 8408 Easton Ave., St. Louis, :Mo.

Chriatmu Seala. In order to provide ample funda to care for the lncre111ing number of charity patlenta who are asking admission to the new Evangelreal Lutheran Sanitarium at Wheat Ridge, Colo., the young people of tho Walther League ba,'O taken over the campaign to dispose of more than fifteen thousand dollars wortli of·Chrlatmu H&la. Tbcy arc appealing to tho members of our Church re." questing that theac attractive stickers be Uled not only on Ohrl1tma1 mail, but al■o on Chriatmaa parcela In pince of the customary "fancy aticker." Tho stamps are ■old for a penny apiece and come In book• of twcnty-ftvc. Thia year they arc printed In an n.ppealing ah.ado of green, picturing the uow-eovered hemlocks in the foreground with the white-peaked B.ockia In the cllatanee. In the center atancla the new and magnllcent

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pn.,•ilion the "monument of grntitudo town.rd God," wb~ch tho 1ou~g people aro ondea\"oring to clear of nil rom:un• ing mdobtcdne11. . . . Tho power of the penny will be 1tr1kmgly 1ll11strated by tho Increased opport11nitie1 wllich tho 1nle of these ■tamp■ will permit. We ho1>e most sincerely t h.at onr Chri1tian1 '\\ill be bappy to tnko thi1. w~y of l!ond1ng_ tho Chri1tma1 joy brondenst nnd of nllov10.ting the 1111Tormg1 of more unfortunnto victims of tho ~cat wbitl! plng110. Pll!ll■e order any nmount of Chr1stmns sc.1ls from tho \VALTUY.R LE.\GUE 0FF1CE,

360i Vliet St., l\lilwnukec, Wia.

To Our Congregations Using the Envelope System. Sunda,Y July 9, 1022, is the day sot npart for observing the ftftioth annh•orsnry of the ~,•1u1golicnl !',,uthoz:n.n Synodiml Conferl!nce of Nortl1 Amor1en.. On this festn•e oecaaion we wi1h to thnnk God for tho great blessings be· 1towed upon u■ through this r0Jigio1111. oz:gnnizntl(!n, ~ thank Bim also with our bonds. Tho Jllbilce olTormg 1s to be used for improving tho oollogl!s nt whiob 011r ,Colored pa1tor1 and teachers. nre trained, nn_d !or tho erection of chapel■ and 1chool1 1n our Negro l\11ss1on1. All 011r eon• gregatfon1 which use tho on,•olopo system are requested to Insert an envelope for tho jubilee olToring, Sunday, July O, 1922. In the nnmo of tl10 Bonrd for Colored Missions, C. F. DREWES, Director.

Notice. We again desire to call tho nttontion of n.11 tbo friomls of our Colored lliuion to tho tl1reo lino ill11strn.tod lee• turea which so grn.phion Uy picture our three moat important field■• Congregntions should not fnU to tnko advantage of th'? opport~ity ofTor~. by these loc~rea to become acquainted with 011r l\I1aa1on. For J>nrt1culara write to Bev. Theo. F. Walther, 6400 Enaton A,•o., St. Loul■, llo.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Roceh•od for Colored Miaaio11s from the following Col· ored congregations: Mount Olivo, Tinola., $2.14; St. Jnmca'a, BucmL Vistn, 1.70; St. Andrew's, Vredenburgh, 1.48; l\Inunt Cnh•nry, 'fildcn, 3.84; St. John's, JolTre, 3.34; Grace, l11gom11r, 1.24:; l\[ount Cn.rmcl, Midwa.y, 3.82; Bothnny, Nyland, 4.05; St. Pn.ul'a, Onk H ill, 7 .15 ; Zion, Tait& Pince, 3.00; Obrist, Rosebud, 5.45; Our S:wior, Cn.mdon, 5.52; Selnm, .Aln., 1.50; l\Iount Carmel, Midway, 3.50; Botlumy, NylRnd, 5.00; St. Jam·oa•a, Bueno. Vista, 12.01; Mobile l'Ii11ion, .70; St• .Andrew's, Vredenburgh, 4.43; Mount OU,,o, Tinoln, 8.21; Christ, Roseb11d, 14.61; Selma l\Iisaion, 7.52,; Birminghnm, Aln., 2.50; St. Pn.ul'a, Onk Hill, 0.05 ; Zion, 'fuita Pineo, 14.70; G·raco I ngomar, 10.36; Mount Cnlvnry, Tilden, 31.38; St. John's, Jolrro, 5.80; Our Savior, Cnmdon, 0.40; Grace, Ingomn.r, 38.00; Our Sn.vior, Cnmdon, 12.31; Zion, 'l'nits Pineo, 38.75; Botho.ny, Yonkers, 40.00; Bethel, Chnrlof.to, ~0.00; Bethel, Plnquomine; 2.00; Bethlehem, l\fonroc, 1.07; Bothlcl1om, Now Orlrona, 50.00; Concordia, Now Orleans, 15.00; Concorclin, Rockwell, 5.00; Grace, Concord, 10.00; Grnce, Groene• boro, 7.70;. Immnnilcl, Brooklyn, 15.00; Immanuel Colll!gO, Greensboro, 582.15; Immanuel, Shnnkletown, 10.00; St. Peter's, Drys School Bouao, 10.00; Luther College, Now Orlrona, 18.00; l\lount Calvary, ?;Iount PlonB11nt, 10.00; Mount Cnlvnry, Sandy Ridge, 12.00; l\lount Olivo, · C11.tawbn, 1.00; Mount Zion, No,v Orlen.na, 40.00; l\Iount Zion, Rooks, 25.00; Richmond, Vii., 5.00; St. Jnmca'a, Southern Pines, 5.25; St. John's, Snliab11ry, 15.00; St. J.-uke'a, Spnrtnnburg, '.16.20; St. Mark's, Atlnntn, 5.00; St. ~Inrk's, Winston-Salem, 7.91; St. ?;Iatthow'a, l\lcluirrin, 23.03; St. Pn.ul's, Chnrlotfc, 27.00; l\Iount Zion, Chnrlotto, 14.00; St. Pn.ul'a, l\fnnaurn, 14.00; St. Paul's, Napo• loonvillc, 20.00; St.Paul's, New Orlenna, 40.00; St.Philip's, Pbilndelphht, 5.00; Trinity, Now Orleans, 5.00; Zion, Golcl Hill, 5.00; Grace, Ingomn.r, 53.72. - Total, Sl,425.00. St. Louis, )<Io., November 1, 1021. H. A. DIT'l'HAR, .A.sat. Tn:aa., 1044 Clara. Ave. Received from lira. Will Klein, Ashland, Ky., and forwardocl to Mr. Ewald Sch11ottnor, Trena., 323 Merchants• Laolodo Building, St. Louis, Mo., for the Plaquemine chapel, tho sum of $10.00. God bloaa tho kind donor! F. J. LANK.£1'A11, IllllPOBTABT l!1'0TICE. Kindly comult the addreu printed on

thl■ copy of ;rour 'l'be bottom Une of tbe addrea ■bow■ when :,our •■ubacrlptlon expire■• "Doc 21" algnllle■ tbat your ■ub■crlptlon a:plre■ now. Plcue 1e11d 110 ct■. (10 ct■. additional In St. Loul1, Canada, a.nd forelp countrle■) to your a,ent or to u■ In ample time to lo ■ure our uninterrupted •nice. It require■ normall)' about two week■ before ch■np • of esplra.tlon date will ■bow on acldrea plate■• Be ■are to mention the paper you dnlre, and J'Ollr name and addrea, both uw and old, If :,ou dealre a chanp lo ad• drea. If your renewal la not recelYed before aspiration, your name will automatically drop from our malllns-ll■t. LU'l'll■ll.l.l!r PIO!IIBU.

Co:.-rCO■DI.L PU■Ll ■BUIO HOU■B, St. Loul■, llo.

"1esm Died for Both." · . • _IIClllt&l cant In colon bearing thi■ title Jiu been ~ e e l 'by our Colored llfa■ion Board. The aooomJJU7S. cat will give )'Oil an Idea. of lte beauty, tho!llb the oolon are mfufng. The card 11 Intended to awaken ancl nomflh the lOYe for mlufona in the hea.rta of our people, ancl ia alao appropriate for dl■tribution in our d&J-achool1 and Sancla7-■ohoolL Price, 2 for & eta.; 80 eta. per doam; '2,00 per 100. Order from llr. Ewald Bchaett. mr, Ill lferahuat■-Lulede Bldg., St. Loul■• llo.

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