The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1888, Page 43

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quch to the‘ impressiveness of the services. | grumbled, saying: ‘‘Here the Lutherans ask} ‘‘Oh, well, then, sir, please put it down to
The solos were effectively rendered and called | us to send our children to school, and when|‘Neddie and Me;’ that will do, won't it, sir?’’
forth much favorable comment. Rev. Mission-| we bring them, they won’t accept them.’’ In-

ary Burgdorf had kindly consented to deliver | deed, we are in great need of more room. This
theiconsecration sermon. The same was based | chapel should be used for divine’ services only
ion: Genesis 28, 16..17. He spoke in his usual j and a separate building be erected as a school, SS
Jively and interesting manner on Lhe church we | large enough to receive all applicants. Such ;
consecrate—a House of God. Following the ser-|a building can be built for a small sum, and it By Chance.
mon the. baby-girl of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph} would be a great help, if some friends of this
Walter was incorporated into the church by | mission would lend the money without interest
the rite of holy baptism and the Lord’s Supper | to build this school. God ess ) . F
administered m, 7 congregation ani t a Palas eee: goes nee aes - the work | existence of a Se eee Being, took the follow-
greg: § 1e visit-|of our missionaries here beyond all hope and};,, hod hi
- ; ro a Reena ; jing method to convince him of his error, upon
ig pastors. 1e. services from beginning to|expectation. It is hard and up-hill work « at! his own principles. Expecting a visit fi
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end were solemn and impressive. The words | first, we should therefore give our missionaries | jm, he aroCaread aliver ee aa he
of the Rev. speaker, clothed in appropriate jall assistance in our power in their work of representative of the staiiy enveee ati en
simple language, and drawn from the inspired | love, and not allow this blessed work of gain- | was placed in a corner of the room, wl i t
fountain, came from the heart and went to couldinobescapeihistviend’aabeerent matt
heart. The people who had faced the storm saree en sit le
peor when he arrived, asked from whence it came
and rain and waded in knee-deep slush to reach +] 1
ps f and to whom it belonged. ‘‘Not to me,’’ said
the church, never regretted that they had Mr. Kircher, “nor was it ever made by any
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gone so. ; ; 2 person, but came here by chance.’’ ‘That,’’
bus ended one of the most joyous days we replied the skeptical friend, ‘‘is absolutely im-
have witnessed in the Mission and which will possible: you surely jest.” Kircher, however,
be long remembered by those who attended seriously persisted He his nenenlion wand took
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the first services of the St. Paul Chureb. The occasion to reason with his friend on his own
outlook for our Mission here is very good. atheistical principles. ‘You will not believe,’’
The people, young though they be, are in he said, ‘‘that this small body originated in
earnest and Satie eat ane pis have every mere chance; and yet you could contend that
meason,tolex pects Lik’ OULS DOr) 1 bear abun- those heavenly bodies, of which it is but a faint
dant fruit to ne glory of God. P May the great and diminutive resemblance, came into exist-
Head of the Church, Jesus Christ, attend both ence without order and ‘design! Pursuing
pastor and people with His Spirit and grace, this train of reasoning, his friend was at first
enabling them to continue to labor for the glory confounded, next convinced, and ultimately
of Zion. Muy the church we consecrated, for-| then, and telling how much they needed Bibles| joined in a cordial acknowledgment of the
ever be a house of God, a gate of heaven,|to teach them of Jesus, the Saviour of men.| absurdity of denying the existence of a God.
where sinners’ hearts are consecrated and made | In the congregation was one little boy who be-

to grow unto an holy temple in the Lord. came greatly interested. He went home and
N. J.B. | told his mother that he must give something to Everything but the Bible.
SaaS a help buy Bibles for the heathen. But he and
A Letter. his mother were very poor, and at first he was
puzzled to know how to raise the money.
Dear PionEER:—

Finally, he hit upon the plan. The people
‘On the 20th Sunday after Trinity I bad the | of England use rubbing-stones (or door stones,
pleasure of attending divine service in the

as they are called), for polishing their hearths
Colored Ev. Luth. Bethlehem Chapel at New | and scouring their wooden floors. These stones
Orleans, where Rey. Bakke delivered a fine|are bits of marble or freestone begged from the
sermon to a large audience of at Jeast 40 grown

stone-cutters or marble-workers; and it is quite
persons and as many children. The following | common to see a Jad with a donkey, with a pair
Sunday I preached there on 1 Tim.-1, 15. to| of panniers (or baskets) across: his back, loaded
a very large and attentive congregation. The} with door-stones, going around selling them.
chapel was crowded, above 60 grown people| This little boy had a favorite donkey named
and still more children being present. All| Neddie. He thought it would be nice to have
seats were taken and even the aisles were filled

Neddie help in the benevolent work; so he
with people seated on camp-chairs. In truth

harnessed him up and loaded him with stones,
this chapel, which was dedicated but last April, and went round calling, ‘‘Do you want any
is already too small for the purpose it was in-

door-stones?””
tended for. It is used alsoasaschvol and has| ‘Before Jong he raised three pounds (or about
but a few church-benches on which a person

fifteen dollars). So, one day the minister heard
can sit with comfort, the patent school benches} a knock at his door, and on opening it, there
forcing a grown person to sit in a very cramped

stood a little boy holding out a. package, saying
position: The congregation is rapidly growing

‘Please, sir, send this to the heathen.”
and needs moreroomand betteraccommodation;} -‘‘But, my little friend, I must have a name
the same must be said of the school. Already | to acknow ledge it.’
more than a hundred children had to be turned| ‘The lad hesitated as ifhe did not understand.
away for want of room. Many of the parents} ‘‘You must- tell me your name,” repeated
left’ with tears in their eyes, because their

the iminisier, “that we mayi) know who gave
children were ‘refused admission, some also|the money.\).°) i) un ovis 3 >

Where there is a will there isa way. Who
else has 2 ‘‘Neddie’’ that he can use to work
for God with?—Children’s Record.

The celebrated astronomer, Athanasius Kir-
cher, having an acquaintance who denied the

ing souls for our Lord Jesus Christ to come to}
a standstill fur want of money. The school-
house could be built fur a few hundred dollars;
the price of a suitable lot would certainly come
higher, probably a thousand dollars or more,
but not be beyond the means of our Synodical
Conference.

Hoping you will find open hearts and hands
wherever you enter, dear Pioneer, I pray the
Lord to crown the work of our colored mission
with all success.

Rev. J. F. W. Rersmarpt,
Missionary for Florida.

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“Neddie and Me.”

A pfeacher was once talking about the hea-

It is related of Napoleon that when Marshal
Duroc, an avowed infidel, was once telling a
very improbable story, giving his opinion that
it was true, the Emperor remarked: ‘‘There
are some men who are capable of believing
everything but the Bible.’’ This remark finds
abundant illustrations in every age. There are
men all about us, at the present day, who say
they can not believe the Bible; but capacities
for believing everything that opposes the Bible
are enormous.

The most fanciful speculations that bear
against God’s Word pass with them for demon-
strated facts. The greediness with which they
devour the most far-fetched stories—the flimsiest
arguments, if they only appear to militate
against the \Word of God—is astonishing.

Apostolic Humility.

When the Apostle Paul was converted, he
declared that he was ‘‘unworthy to be called
an apostle.’? As time rolled on and he grew
in grace, hesaid he was ‘the lenst of all saints;””
and just before his martyrdom, when :he had
reached tho stature of a perfect man in Christ
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