# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1923_S8
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Che Lutheran Pioneer,

A MISSIONARY MONTHLY.

PUBLISITED BY ‘THE EVANGELICAL Lurieran Synopican Conrerence or Norvit AMERICA.
REV. F. J. LANKENAU, EDITOR.
Published monthly by Concordia Publishing louse, St. Louis, Mo. Subscription price, 50 cts. per annum, payable ie in advance,

Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo., under the Act of March 3,
Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized a a suly 5, 1918.

Vol. XLV. ST. ‘LOUIS, MO., FEBRUARY, 1923, No. 2.

OUR MONTHLY MISSIONARY MOTTO.
“If we cannot do all we want to do, let us do what we can.’’

Service. Again at 4 o’clock the children, parents, and

5 : friends assembled for the Christmas-tree exercises

The Master is calling to service to-day by the primary and advanced’ scholars. At this
ie Teka Fad enced your life’s way, service our little chapel was crowded to its utmost
To help all oppressed with sin’s woe. “ capacity. Standing room-was hard to find. The
TERIA loat pronkelsde dearened bythe atl? program at this service was under the direction of
a6 Mrs. Alston, the faithful assistant of Pastor Alston.

Beneath hic tinlenittae cide cart HLL Needless to say, it was enjoyed by all, for all of her
‘The heathen in blindness bows down to mute stone, programs are said to be the best in our parts. The
OHSLIVONTRE neat tlest aa at agirant church was beautifully decorated for the occasion.
Go—tell them of Jesus, go—help them to-day! Much of the decoration was made by the children
Arise, let us traverse each mountain and glen, in school. ‘The tree was laden with gifts, and all
O’er paths, be they distant or near, around the altar the presents were heaped up.
~ RIEL Nas hed ket ia fs Many of these were serviceable gifts, since many
Come, enter His service, *tis néver in vain; are in need of the necessities of life. To several
Sc Reaspxcad. che) plads tidings: that ou aap poor children, who could not attend the Christmas

exercises, for lack of clothing — and we were not
: able to supply the same — gifts were taken early
Christmas Celebration in Atlanta, Ga. Christmas morning by the pastor and his wife. Our
aaa only regret was that we were not able to give as in
The Christmas festival was fittingly celebrated former years. However, we appreciate what the
in St. Mark’s Church on Sunday, December 24. friends in the North sent us. All were told that
Promptly at eleven o’clock many adults and chil- the gifts were to remind us of the great Gift, Christ,
dren had gathered to take part in the Christmas our Savior.
service. Appropriate hymns for the season were _Oh! how restless were the children, who with
used. beaming faces waited in turn for their,names to
The pastor hased his Christmas message on Luke be called. But among the happiest was Grandma
2,14. He urged upon all to give thanks and praise Charlotte Burch, who is in her ninetieth year and
to God for the gift of His Son to be our Savior and _ is the oldest member of our congregation. She was
to celebrate Christmas in, the true Christ-spirit of the recipient of a pair of mother-comfort shoes.
“Peace on earth, good will towards men.” Every Our blind member, Brother Eugene Turk, was also
‘one, both young and old, returned home filled with remembered. When the gifts of the tree had been
joy and happiness. distributed, Brother J. J. Whitfield in the name of