The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1907, Page 37

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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gathered the weeping children. Raising herself by
a great effort, the mother in a feeble voice said:
“My dear children, I am leaving you a great treas-
ure, a very great treasure.”

The eldest daughter, bending over the mother,
said in tones of surprise: “A treasure, dear mother ?
Where is that treasure ?”

“Seek it in the Bible,” the dying mother re-
plied, “I have watered every page with my tears.”

The boy never forgot the parting message of
his dying mother. After the Bible had become in
his own experience a great treasure, he resolved to

devote his life to preaching the Word of God, and.

when called to go as missionary to India, he gladly

The Word of God’s Book is still being made
known in India by faithful, self-denying mission-
aries. May God open the eyes of many poor, blind
heathen to see the great treasure, and may their
hearts be moved to accept it for their souls’ eternal
salvation.

New Orleans News.

It is with the deepest regret that we report to
the readers of the Pronrer and to friends of our
Colored Mission that the Rev. C. Kretzschmar, one
of the old and staunch missionaries of the Loui-
siana Mission field, has been compelled by the sick-

Girls of Immanuel College in the Sewing Class.

gave up all comforts and went to that distant land
to bring to the poor heathen the great treasure of
God’s Word.

He arrived in India as the pioneer Protestant
missionary in July, 1706, and after having learned
the language of the country, he not only preached
to the heathen, but began the translation of the
‘New Testament Scriptures into Tamil, declaring
that great progress in Christianity could not be
expected until the people possessed the great treas-
ure of God’s Word in their own language.

On May 31, 1711, the translation of the New
Testament was completed by Ziegenbalg. The day
was celebrated by a service of praise and thanks-
giving. Of the completion of this work the faith-
ful missionary wrote: “This is a treasure indeed
in India, which surpasses all of the fabled treasures
of the Indies!”

ness of his wife to accept a call to a Northern con-
gregation. During the many years of his activity
among the colored of New Orleans he proved him-
self a conscientious and faithful pastor, and an
able missionary. His absence will long be keenly
felt by his colaborers as well as by the members of
his congregations. May God richly reward him for
his self-sacrificing, unselfish work, and may He
also be with him in the future, graciously blessing
his labors. May the Lord also send into His vine-
yard many faithful laborers to continue the glorious
work of winning souls.

During and after the Eastertide a number of —
catechumens was again publicly confirmed in our
churches. In St. Paul there were sixteen. The
church was beautifully decorated with flowers, and
a large attendance listened to the clear and ready
answers and professions of the catechumens. May