# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1920_S9
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Che Lutheran Pioneer.

A MISSIONARY MONTHLY.

PuBLIsHED BY THE EvANGELICAL LurnERAN SyNopicaAL CoNFERENCE oF NorTH AMERICA.
REV. F. J. LANKENAU, EDITOR.

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Vol. XLII.

est. ours, a FEBRUARY, 1920:

No. 2.

Ever Anew.

Let us ever trust anew

In our Master, wise and true;
Ie will guide us with His grace
As we go from place to place.

Let us ever work anew

And with zeal our tasks pursue
While the moments swiftly speed,
For our lives are short indeed.

Let us ever hope anew;
Christ, who helped us hitherto,
Has prepared a home above
For His own, a gift of love.

Let us ever thank anew,
For His mercies are not few;
And thus let us glorify
Our so faithful Friend on high.
Il, OsSTERILUS.
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found impression upon all who attended. We refer
to the children’s Christmas services.

The children’s service in St. Louis was a tre-
mendous success, both in point of attendance and
as concerns execution. Fully 500 people (white
and colored) attended this service, and all were
deeply impressed by the manner in which the 100
children rendered their parts. In its entirety it
was given from memory. The reader will realize
that this was a feat when we mention that the ser-
vice included the reéital, in chorus, of the whole
Christmas-story (Luke 2, 1—14) by the entire
school, seven songs, nearly a hundred questions
and answers, and various recitations. There was
no shirking. ‘The entire school knew the service.

''This was due to the untiring efforts of Teacher

Glimpses of the Past Year.

Str.

, The end of a year always brings reflection, to a
greater or less degree, on the past, especially to
a laborer in the Lord’s vineyard. “As we now re-
view the past, we find much for which our hearts
can be raised in thankfulness to the Lord of heaven.
Although there were dark moments, they were in-
variably dispelled by happier events. Such happy
times, for instance, were those when we were per-
mitted to add new members to the Lord’s Zion, new
stones in the building, for the completion of which
every Christian longs. Such happy times were also
those when we were permitted to preach the Gospel
of salvation, sometimes to a few, sometimes to ‘ many
souls. As we look back, however, we cannot fail to
mention in particular two services in our Northern
field (St. Louis and Springfield), which made a pro-

LoutIs — SPRINGFIELD.

P. Gose, who spared neither time nor labor in pre-
paring for this service. ‘The results well rewarded
his , efforts. ‘The number which was commented
upon most favorably was a song entitled “Lullaby,”
which was rendered by all the Lutherans in our
school and led by Dollie Roberts and George Kaiser.
‘The crooning melody of this song fitted their voices
almost perfectly. Of course, the principal cause
for inspiration of all those present was the fact

“that the theme of the whole service was “Jesus

Christ, the Savior of the World,” and that a knowl-
edge of the Babe of Bethlehem had been implanted
into the hearts of all, from the smallest to the
largest, who took part. .

On the night before the service described above,
the children’s service was held at Holy Trinity in
Springfield, Ill. The church was crowded to its
capacity, and all who took the time to attend had
no reason for regret. Under the able leadership