The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1905, Page 29

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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do my duty, and did not bother about God and di-
vine things.”’

“Then send the second mate to me,’”’? commanded
the captain.

The second mate came, but he knew no more
about the way of salvation than the first mate. Nor
could any of the ship’s crew give any comfort to
the poor captain as they were called into his cabin
one after the other. Only the cabin-boy was still
left. He also was called by the sick captain. As he
entered the cabin, the captain’s eyes rested anx-
iously upon him.

“Carl Moeller,’ said the captain, ‘‘have youa
mother at home, is
she a pious woman
and did she teach
you to pray?”’

“Yes, captain,
she did; and when
I left home she
gave me a Bible,
and’’?—

‘*Have you the
Bible with you?”

interrupted the
captain.

‘Yes, captain;
and I had to prom-
ise my mother to
read it daily.”

“Fetch that
Bible, boy; and
read something to
me that will help
me in my dying
hour.”’

Carl fetched his
Bible and asked,

“What shall I
read, captain? |
Shall I read what
I read together
with mother when
I left home?”’ ?

‘“Yes, yes; only begin, boy, begin!’’

Carl opened the Bible at the fifty-third chapter
of the prophet Isaiah, in which the prophet speaks
of the sufferings and death of the Saviour. He he-
gan to read that chapter, but when he had read the
fifth verse, he paused and said, ‘‘Captain, shall I
read this verse a8 my mother taught me to read it?”’
And then he read: ‘‘But He was wounded for Carl
Moeller’s transgressions, He was bruised for Carl
Moeller’s iniquities; the chastisement of Car] Moel-

“In the bonds of death He lay
Who for our offense was slain;
But the Lord is risen to-day;
Christ has brought us life again;
Wherefore let us all rejoice,
Singing loud with cheerful voice,
Hallelujah!”?

ler’s peace was upon Him, and with His stripes Carl
Moeller is healed.”’

The sick man raised himself up in bed and cried,
“Stop, boy! That is just what I need; read that
verse again, but put my name in the place of yours.”’

Carl read that Bible verse once more, slowly and
distinctly. When he had finished reading: ‘‘The
chastisement of Peter Jensen’s peace was upon Him,
and by His wounds Peter Jensen is healed,’’ the
sick man drew a deep breath, saying softly, ‘‘There
I have what I have sought so long; that gives rest
and comfort.’’

From this day on Carl Moeller was called many
a time into the

captain’s cabin,
where he had to
read to him from
his Bible. As the
end drew nearer,
the sick man
wanted to hear
again and again
the comforting
words: ‘‘By His
wounds Peter Jen-
sen is healed.’’

With that com-
fort upon his lips
and in his heart,
Peter Jensen en-

tered the port
above—the heay-
enly harbor.

EASTER.

MISSIONARIES
had been working
longand faithfully
among the Green-

landers without
any result. One
day it occurred to
Missionary Beck
to tell the people
the story of Jesus’ sufferings in the garden of
Gethsemane. A thoroughly wild man by the name
of Kajarnack, who had never before heard God’s
Word, called out suddenly: ‘‘What was that? Say
it again; I, too, want to be saved.’? The mis-
sionary had never before seen a man so moved and
interested in God’s Word as this wild man, and he
hastened to tell him all the story of Jesus, the Son
of God and true man, who came to die for the sins
of the world. After that many were converted.