The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1907, Page 40

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

down at Mecca. But now that you ask it, let me
show you what religion is.’ Then the Parsee took
down from a high shelf a ponderous volume. It
was Henry Martyn’s Persian translation of the
Bible. Opening it, the fire-worshiper, hidden in
that distant Persian city and never known by any
Christian missionary, taught the Mohammedan
what is pure religion. He taught to such effect that
the Kourd could not throw off the impression, but
followed his strange teacher’s advice and sought
out the American missionaries, first at Urumia and
afterwards at Mosul, and so found-the way to be-
lieve in Jesus.”

Love ror THE Brste. — The following pleasant
little glimpse of South Sea life is given in a letter
received by the British and Foreign Bible Society
from Raratonga: “The Bible is still the book of
Raratongans. Passing along the road one some-
times sees the old people sitting outside their cot-
tages, enjoying the warmth and the setting sun
and reading diligently the sacred Word. Many of
them read the daily chapter in connection with the
Bible and Prayer Union. As regards the older
church members, our experience is that they would
sooner part with houses or lands than be deprived
of their Bible. They can truly say; ‘O how I love
Thy Law! it is my meditation all the day.’ ”

General Lee and the Bible.

When, after the Civil War, friends of General
Lee in England presented him with a copy of the
Holy Scriptures as a token of their affection and
esteem, the noble Christian soldier sent them a let-
ter of thanks in which he says of the Bible: “It is
a book in comparison with which all others in my
eyes are of minor importance, and which in all my
perplexities has never failed to give me life and
strength.” .
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Redeemed.

Christ came down from heaven and became man,
died upon the cross, rose again from the dead, and
ascended into-heaven, not to leave us eternally down
here on earth in misery and wretchedness, much
less under the earth in the grave and in death, in
stench and among the worms, but to redeem us
from all this and to take us to Hiniself into His
everlasting kingdom, into heaven. — Luther.

Robert’s Trial.

Robert had just been confirmed and he was so
happy.

Last Monday he came home, hung his head and
blushed, as he told his mother about a rude boy who
had laughed at him and had sneeringly exclaimed,
“Oh, now you are a church member!”

Then Robert’s mother opened the Bible and read
to him what the Apostle Paul says about not being
ashamed of the Gospel of Christ Jesus.

“Mother,” said Robert, “I am sorry I was
ashamed. I will try to be brave like St. Paul and
hold up my head next time as bravely as he did.”

That night Robert’s dear mother knelt down be-
side him and prayed that the dear Lord would
guide and direct her treasured boy, so that, no mat-
ter where or when he might be subjected to ridi-
cule, he could be strong, bravely to confess, with-
out shame, his faith in his Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. — Fz.

Acknowledgment.

Received for Colored Missions from Grace Church, St.
Louis, Mo., $10.00; Mount Zion Church, New Orleans, La.,
35.00; Bethlehem Church, New Orleans, La., 25.00; St.
Paul’s Church, New Orleans, La., 35.00; St. Paul’s Church,
Mansura, La., 12.50; Grace Church, Concord, N. C., 10.00;
Holy Trinity Church, Springfield, Ill., 10.00; St. Paul’s
Church, Charlotte, N. C., 5.00; Bethlehem Church, Mon-
roe, N. C., 2.50; Mount Zion Church, Meyersville, N. C.,
2.50; Immanuel Church, Greensboro, N. C., 12.30; con-
gregation in Napoleonville, La., 16.15.

St. Louis, Mo., April 16, 1907.

A. C. Buraporr, 7'reas.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
St. Paul’s Chapel, 1625 Annette St., near N. Claiborne St.; F. J. Lan-
kenau, Pastor.
1 Diving Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Wednesday,
.30 P.M.
Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts.
1 oy Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday,
30 P. M.
Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10 A. M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday,
r.M

SPRINGFIKLD, ILL.

Holy Trinity Church; James Doswell, Pastor. /
Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 A. mu. and 8 P. st.

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