Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1950, Page 51

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Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America, 1950 51

in the vestibule, I left, as I said I woul
published. Later I joined another church

, too.’— Then the pastor read Luke 11: 28, telling him that all
these years he had lost the blessings of God’s Word, the hearing of
the Word. ‘There was a way, the Lord’s way, you could have
handled that matter, and you would not have suffered so much,
Matt. 18:15-17, In the meantime, I ask the Lord to forgive you for
Jesus’ sake, and start all over again in His name. If you get up,
drop by and see us. And, if there’s anything I can do for you in
the way of spiritual help, don’t fail to call on me.’

“A twenty-minute sermonet on ‘Jesus, the Good Shepherd,’
in the TB ward was highly appreciated,

“A few more bedside visits.

“The need is for more manpower, more churches in the suburbs
and elsewhere, so as to follow through as should be done. — ‘Pray
ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that He will send forth
laborers into His harvest,”

Hospital work is carried on also in the town of Marianna, Fla.,
150 miles from Pensacola, by the Pensacola pastor. When living
‘ in Mobile, the pastor, on his visit to Pensacola would go to the

So taken up were they with the Lutheran teaching that they
desired Lutheran literature. For the past few years a standing
order has been placed with Concordia Publishing House for Sunday
school lessons. Those who are able to get up and walk about have
their own Sunday school, using only Lutheran literature. Copies
of the Missionary Lutheran and primary leaflets are distributed
s well as devotional booklets. .
Fe enee thoes patients come from all sections of Biorida, it is
quite possible that the seed for some Lutheran churches will pe
sown through the work in Marianna. This work is carries he °y
means of the Gulf Coast Mission Treasury, without any help fro
issionary Board. . a
the In between visiting hours the pastor visits two families in fhe
town of Marianna. One is a young man who, years before, ad
been at the Convalescent.Home at Mobile, while the ot. ers & n
elderly couple contacted through a canvass of the town. others
have been put on the prospect list, but lack of time ma es it
impossible to follow up this work. The pastor’s mileage s
330 miles covered each month on the Marianna trip.