# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1895_S6 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 6 The Lutheran Pioneer. what is written that he has eternal life. He does not know it from his feelings, or from his good works, or from the performance of his religious duties. No! He knows it from what is written. The Word of God alone gives him the assurance of salvation. Those that seek this assurance in their feelings or in any- thing outside of the Word of God, will seek in vain. In the Word of God alone the sinner finds-the Saviour, and in the Word of God alone he will find the assurance of salvation through faith in that Saviour. That word is brought. to him in the Bible, that word is preached to him, that word is applied to him in the holy sacraments, on that sure and eter- nal Word of God he rests his soul’s salvation and thus enjoys the happiness of the true children of God. 44 20 A Letter. also testify, a bitter enemy of our Church, and she did all in her pewer to draw her niece away from us by means of coaxing and threats. Though not living in this city, yet she frequently visited here, and whenever she came she tried her best, as she herself says, to bring back her niece to the Roman Church. But thanks be to God, she did not succeed. On the contrary, her niece became a tool in God’s hands to bring her to the true doctrine. It came about in this way: This lady’s hus- band, who was as. bitterly opposed to us as his wife, came to the city some months ago. While here, several copies of the Pioneer fell into his hands and he read them through, not noticing that they were Lutheran papers. As Isay, he read the copies he found on the table and then—asked for more. They were fur- nished him with the remark that they were Lutheran papers. But that did not seem to trouble him at all, he read on. That night was church, and though he was suffering from a severe attack of tooth-ache, he bandaged up his face and went. He was much pleased with the services and could not speak enough of how nice he had found everything, and how different from what he had expected. The next morning he went home, but not until he had packed every Pioneer he could find and a Small Catechism into his valise. And what grand success these Pioneers had on their little trip into the country, you may see from the letter. May the little fellow make yet many such successful trips is the wish of his fellow-missionary F. J. L. ———_0 + ~ wisdom and such strength, that I can triumph » over all temptations. It delivered me from all evils which have oppressed me. —— — New I am willing to die. Now I am not ‘afraid, though I am what the world calls ruined. Ask your pastor to pray for me. Beg him to forget my evil talks. Dear ——, _ keep your faith, it is the best on earth. I have | ‘foundit out. I advised my husband, and all my children, friends and relatives to believe in the Lutheran faith, in which I am going to die. Tam impatiently awaiting the answer. Lam ever your true Lutheran fellowman seit a Ae bal a Dear Pioneer: >—-It has been some time since the Church has heard of our work in Charlotte, N.C. We are glad to say to the many readers of the Pioneer and friends to the negro work that we have been blessed be- yond expectation, yet there is much room for improvement. The year 1894 with all its joys and sorrows is a thing of the past. As we look back, we must confess that we have not attended to Sunday school and church as we should haye done. Some have failed to let their light shine. May God help missionary and members to be more active in ’95. Our work has grown in every department. Sunday school average attendance was 75 the yearround. Day school has ayeraged 50 since Noyember. Church attendance has been 45 the year round. So you see the Lord is blessing our feeble efforts here. I trust many of the readers of the dear PionEER have given some- thing to this worthy cause, and hope the friends of the negro mission of the Church in the South will’ send in their money to the Hon. Board, that the good work may not stop. Churches and schoolhouses are badly needed. The doors of North Carolina are open and people are éry- ing: ‘*Come, help us, we have been led by the blind long enough.’” Such is the letter, and I know it must make all who read it rejoice with the little Pioxzer, was, as she states, and as I can