The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1902, Page 3

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Worshiping the Christ Child. | Don Felipe began reading. He had not sion to read the Bible, and then ventured in
gone far before a deep conviction of his lost| broken Spanish on some explanations, he lis-
In our picture we see the wise men that| condition overpowered him, and when he | tened eagerly, and when I had finished, said,
came from the East to worship the newborn| reached Leviticus and read of the sacrifices ‘Are you a Protestant ?’’ On hearing my re-
Saviour, whose star they had seen in their dis-| for taking away sin, he took his. best calf,| ply, he continued: ‘‘Then I have been a Prot-
tant home. ‘These wise men were Gentiles,| penned it up to fatten it, intending to offer) estant thirty years and never knew it before.
and from their story we learn that the Saviour | a sacrifice when the calf should be in proper|I didn’t know that there was anyone else in
born at Bethlehem is the Saviour, not only of | condition. He still continued his reading, be-| the world besides my wife that thought as I
the Jews, but also of the Gentiles. ‘God so|ing in the habit of retiring to a thick clump| did.’’ Later he put up a building in which
loved the world, that He gave His only be-| of bushes on the bank of the Guayelajo, that | we held our meetings in Jicotencatl.
gotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him | no one might witness his emotion, and there} From the Bible alone he learned the pure
should not perish, but have everlasting life.’’ | literally with strong crying and prayer poured | doctrine in the midst of darkness.
Every human being has an interest in the great | out his soul unto God. |
salyation which is in Christ
Jesus. Therefore this salva-
tion is to be made known to
all people. ‘Go ye into all
the world, and preach the
Gospel to every creature,”
is the great missionary com-
mand. If you cannot go,
then bring your gold that
others may be sent and sup-
ported in the mission field.
The wise men _ presenting
their gifts to the Saviour re-
mind us of our duty of open-
ing our treasures and of
bringing our gifts, that the
salvation which is in Jesus
may be brought to those that
still sit in the darkness and
misery of sin. Let us not
worship the Saviour with our
lips only. There is no sin-
cerity in a worship that re-
fuses to do the Master’s will
or honor Him with earthly
gifts. Let us help to spread
His name and His salvation
abroad in the earth. as

“White are the flelds to harvest,
The laborers are few.”’
Arise, and for the Master
The glorious work renew.
Toil while the daylight lasteth,
Salvation free proclaim;
Make known throughout the

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Count your Blessings.

There are people that never
count the many blessings
they enjoy throughout the
year. They grumble and
envy others whom they think
better off than themselves.
There was Dick—Dick the
Grumbler. As he sat with
his wooden bow! before him,
he said, ‘‘It’s very hard to
have nothing to eat but soup
when others have every sort
of dainty. It’s very hard to
have to get up so early on
these bitter cold mornings
and work all day, when others
can enjoy themselves with-
out an hour of work. It’s
very hard to have to trudge
along through the snow,
while others roll about in
their coaches.’’

“It’s a great blessing,”’
said his grandmother, as she
sat at her knitting, ‘‘to have
food when so many are
hungry ; it’s a great blessing
to have a roof over one’s
head when so many are
homeless; it’s a great bless-

nations ing to have sight and hearing
The Saviour’s precious name. Worshiping the Christ Child. and strength for daily labor
<0 when so many are blind,

The Power of the Bible. ‘There he was one day when he came to the} deaf, or suffering; it’s the greatest of all

. passage in Matthew (having already finished} blessings to have God’s Word in church and
The author of ‘Bible Work in Mexico’? re-| the Old Testament), ‘‘And thou shalt call His| home when so many have it not.” :

lates the following: name Jesus: for He shall save His people | » Why, grandmother, you seem to think that
Felipe Garcia ag born and brought up in| from their sins.” “That's just what I need,” | nothing is hard,’” said Dick, still in a grum-

Jicotencatl, Tamaulipas. When about thirty | he shouted, and turned his calf loose, Christ’s bling tone. ' - ‘

years of age, he heard that a man in a neigh- sacrifice having made the other unnecessary.{ No, Dick, hers is one thing that I do

boring town had a Bible, and as he had never ~ ‘Thirty years later he took me to the place, | think very nace said IO

seen the book, set out on a trip of forty miles | and with trembling tones said, ‘Here I was} “What is that ?”’ cried Dick, thinking that

to get a look at it. It was a leather-bound | born again; if you are mi “ my death, Ij at at te grandma had found some cause for

i i ible So-| wish you to have me burie ere.”” complaint. ; :

ee t nee ae Tere aie so in- nee up attending mass, but said noth-} ‘‘Why, my boy, I think that heart is very

teresting to. Mr. Garcia that he tried to buy it, | ing about his new life, and as his conduct was | hard ‘that is not ea to God for 80 any

and finally became its possessor by paying ten exemplary, people judged him eccentric. He blessings. Count your b oe my oor ith

dollars and a yoke of oxen. If the price seems | had never heard of Protestants, and thought a thankful heart, and you w! nol aye time

high, it should be borne in mind that it was) his new views were confined to himself and his for grumbling and complaining.

the only Spanish Bible known to exist in the | wife, who shared his convictions. When, in —_——+ +o

whole country. 1880, I called at his house and asked permis- Men of prayer are men of power.