# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1927_S61
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

60 THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

added to the congregation by confirmation. May they
remain faithful until death and then receive the
crown of life! — One little member of our congre-
gation took exception to the fact that all the older
members were given envelopes while he did not re-
ceive a package. On the 20th of February I visited
at his home, and little Benjamin McCree, two and
one half years old, told me how he felt about the
matter. He said, “You or Teacher Murdock will
have to give me some envelopes, so I can pay to the
church.” An old package with a few of last year’s en-
velopes was given him, and he began to count these

Salisbury, N. C.— Missionary March and wife
were made happy by the arrival of a little boy, Feb-
ruary 21. The newcomer was given the name
Edward Luther. God hold His protecting hand
over mother and child!

Montgomery, Ala.— Several weeks ago, Mis-
sionary Weeke had a very serious accident. While
driving down a hill, the steering knuckle on his
Ford broke, which caused the car to run off the
road, go down an embankment, and turn over on
him. To make matters still worse, the engine caught
fire as the car upset. When the missionary saw

Chapel at Salisbury, N.C.

as his face registered satisfaction. Having assumed
responsibility for his share of the running expense
of the church, he immediately told me my sermons
were too long. I asked how long the sermons were to
be, and little Ben promptly answered, “half an hour.”
He is the third and youngest of the family; his
father and mother, a young couple, are faithful
members of our church and Sunday-school. — The
services here are continuing to be well attended; we
have about 100 at each service, and the average atten-
dance in the Sunday-school is over 50. The church,
which was enlarged a few years ago, is again grow-
ing too small; we are planning to enlarge it once
more this year. — F, D. Atston, Pastor.

the flames burst out of the hood of the car, he
quickly cut the top and curtains and crawled out
to safety. With the exception of several bad bruises
about the body and some minor cuts, he was unhurt,
due to the gracious protection of God. Had he been
speeding, he might have been killed outright. But
the speedometer showed that he was going twenty-
three miles an hour, coasting down-hill, when the
“accident occurred. At the time Pastor Weeke was
on his way to Tuskegee, where he holds regular
services in the U.S. V. B. Hospital No. 91. A pass-
ing motorist said that he fully expected to find
a dead person as he was coming down the opposite
hill and witnessed the entire happening. The Ford,