The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1896, Page 5

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Che Lutheran Pioneer.

A MISSIONARY

MONTHLY.

Pusuisnep By THE EvancrnicaL Luraeran SynopicaL ConFeRENCE oF NortH AMERICA.

R. A. BISCHOFF, Editor.

Entered at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo., as second-class matter.

Vol. XVIII.

St. Louis, Mo., February, 1896.

No. 2.

Something for Christ.

“Something for Christ,
Some soul to win,
From the downward path
Of woe and sin—
Some heart to cheer,

Some fear to quell,
O may each day
Some blessing tell.

Something for Christ,
Some one to guide
To the open Fount
At the Saviour’s side;
With earnest zeal
To tell of Him,
Something each day,
Who saves from sin.

Something for Christ,
Some word of love,
To point the way
To heaven above;
That all, O Lord!
May feel and see ‘
That we each day
Have been with Thee.

Something for Christ,—
Let us begin,
This day, this hour,
Some work for Him,—
‘The flelds are white,
The lab’rers few,’
Whate’er Thy will,
Lord, help us do.’’
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Worthy in Christ.

Out of Christ we have no worth or worthi-
ness af all, do what we may; but in Christ
the greatest sinners become infinitely worthy,
for they are clothed in the dress of Christ’s
tighteousness,.on which there is no spot or
stain. ‘There is now no condemnation to
them which are in Christ Jesus,’? says the
apostle.

A wicked teamster, who had been the terror
of the neighborhood, was, through the hearing
of the Gospel, led to believe in Jesus, and it
became known that he would partake of the
Lord’s Supper. Driving through a town where
he was well known, he was met by an old
Woman with the question, ‘They tell me,

Thomas, that you are going to take the Sacra-
Ment on Sunday; is it true?”

‘Yes, by the grace of Christ, my Saviour,’’
he replied.

‘But, Thomas, do you think that you are
worthy ?’’ said the old woman; ‘‘I don’t mean
to reflect on you, but you know what kind of
man you have been, and what kind of life you
have led, and do you think, Thomas, that you
are worthy ?’’

‘*As worthy as any man in town,’’ was the
reply, ‘‘for I am a poor, worthless sinner,
saved by the grace of God through the pre-
cious blood of Christ. I trust in Him alone.”’

Such is the language of faith leading the
sinner to lose sight of self and to trust only
in the Saviour, who so graciously and sweetly
says, ‘‘Him that cometh to me I will in no
wise cast out.’’ Therefore no sense of un-
worthiness should keep us away from Jesus.
He looks for nothing worthy in us. He sim-
ply invites us to come to Him that He may
make us worthy. His heart is set upon mak-
ing poor sinners rich, miserable sinners happy,
guilty sinners righteous, unworthy sinners
worthy.

Wait as long as you please, you will never
find any worthiness in yourself. Come to
Jesus, and you will never find Him refuse
you because of your unworthiness. If you
were the most unworthy creature that sin ever
defiled, or Satan ever led captive at his will,
you would be most welcome to Jesus. 3

Speaking to some that thought themselves
worthy, He said, ‘‘Publicans and harlots enter
into the kingdom of God before you;”’ and
when He sent forth His apostles, ‘‘repentance
and remission of sins must be preached among
all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.’”’ At Jeru-
salem, where they mocked Him, spat in His
face, smote Him with their hands, ‘insulted
and scourged Him, crowned Him with thorns,
and at last crucified Him!-

What vile sinners they were! Could any
be more unworthy than such? Yet to them
the Gospel of the loving Saviour was to be
preached that they might find in Him forgive-
ness of sins and life everlasting. And if you,
my dear reader, were the most unworthy
wretch, your unworthiness would be no bar-
rier in His way, nor would you be rejected

because of it. Come with all thy deep and|

bitter sense of unworthiness to the loving
Saviour who so invitingly says, ‘‘Him that
cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.’’

“But I am a great sinner, sayest thou?

Iwill in no wise cast out, says Christ.

But I am an old sinner, sayest thou?
Iwill in no wise cast out, says Christ.

I have served Satan all my days, sayest thou?
Iwill in no wise cast out, says Christ.

But I have sinned against light, sayest thou?
Iwill in no wise cast out, says Christ.

I have no good thing to bring, sayest thou?
I WILL LN NO WISE CAST OUT, SAYS CHRIST.”?

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Take Hold and Help.

A teacher saw from his window two colored
men engaged in loading cotton bales. One of
the men shirked. Although he went through
all the motions, he did not help much in the
work, while the other used all his strength.
At last he that did the work turned to his
fellow laborer, and looking at him from head
to foot, said: ‘‘Sambo, are you a Christian?’’

‘*Yes,’’ said Sambo, ‘‘I is a Christian.’’

“Then take hold and help,”’ said his fellow
laborer.

There are many that make a profession of
Christianity, but do nothing to help the cause
of Christ in the world. Their common excuse
is: ‘I am poor, I am weak, I am unlearned;
what can I do?”’ If you are a Christian, you
can do something. Think of the widow and
her two mites! One drop of water is not a
pail of water, but you can not have a pail of
water without the drops. One grain of sand
is not a mountain, but you can not have the
mountain without grains of sand.

If you are a Christian, take hold and help
us in our mission work.

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Endless Punishment.

A Christian in debate with a Universalist
said to him: ‘‘What language or words would
you use, if you were teaching the doctrine of
everlasting punishment? Please make use of
the strongest expressions you possibly can.’”
The question remained unanswered. The
“strongest expressions’ are already in the
Scriptures and all tend one way. ese