The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1908, Page 45

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The Lutheran Pioneer. . 45

ment of 85 pupils. Mr. Eberhard is working with
great success and is highly esteemed by both young
and old. Rey. E. Schmidt, of Seymour, Ind., has
accepted a call to Napoleonyille, and, so we learn,
has already entered “this important mission field.
May God’s blessings rest upon him and his work !

Since the end of the school year is drawing near,
we might here add a few words concerning our col-
lege. Luther College has by God’s grace enjoyed
another year of prosperity. Through its instrumen-
tality cight new members were added to' our local
congregations. The following are the names of
the students who were confirmed in, and became
members of, our churches: G. Demoné, J. Dowasier,
Walter Fernandez (St. Paul’s); Adeline* Winn,
Sedonia Roberts, Louis Andersen (Mount Zion) ;
Samuel Ware, Maud Ware (Bethlehem). May
they, ever remain faithful to Christ, their Savior,
and to His Church, and in the end obtain the crown
of life. 2

Because of the manifold duties as teachers of
St. Paul’s School, Messrs. Seeberry and Wiley were
obliged to discontinue their theological studies.
Our this year’s enrollment shows 50 students: Theo-
logical 3, Special 1, Normal 9, Preparatory 37. One
of our eeatien ts will be graduated as teacher, the
fourth graduate from Tuties College. The students
‘are busily pr eparing themselves for their commence-
ment exercises to be held at the end of June. The
usual catalogues of Luther College have been pub-
lished, and will be gladly forwarded to all who de-
sire rent : J. M:

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A Brave Indian Chief.

The late Bishop Whipple, who labored many
years, among the Indians, ‘relates the following :
“One day*an Indian came to a missionary and
said, “T know this religion is.true. The men who
have walked in.this new trail are better and happier.
But I have always been a warrior, and my hands
are full'of blood. Could I be a Christian ?”
[ The missionary repeated the story of God’s love.
To test the man, he said, “May I cut your hair?”
he Indian wears his scalp lock for his enemy.
When it is cut, it is a sign that he will never go
on the warpath again. The man said, A) you
may cut it. I shall throw my old life away.” It
was cut. He started for home, and met some wild

Indians, ‘who shouted, “Yesterday you were @ war-'

rior, to-day you are a squaw.” ~~ ~

It stung the man to madness, and he rushed to
his home and threw himself on the floor and burst
into tears. His wife was a Christian, and came
and put her arms about his neck, and said, “Yester-
day there was not a man in the world who dared
call you a coward. Can’t you be as brave for Him
who died for you as you were to kill the Sioux?”

He sprang to his feet and said, “I can, and I -

will.”
I have known many brave, fearless servants of
Christ, but I never knew one braver than this chief.

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True Riches.

There is a story of an ungodly rich man who
took a friend to the roof of his house to show him
the extent of his possessions. Waving his hand
about, he proudly said, “There is my estate.” Point-
ing to a great distance on one side, he said, “Do
you see that big farm? Well, that is mine.” Point-
ing to the other side, he said, “Do you see that
large house an the beautiful grove? That also be-
longs to me”? ~~ _

In turn, his friend now ‘asked, “Do you see that
little village out yonder? Well, there lives a poor
woman in that village who can say more than all

‘this. 4

“Ah! what can she say? gy

“Why, she can say: ‘Christ is mine!’” was
the friend’s reply.

The poor woman was the richer of the two; for

she was one of God’s poor, rich in faith.

‘Were I possessor of the earth
And called the world my own,
Without the Savior and His pres
_I were a wretch undone.

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Come to Jesus!

Our conscierice can never be satisfied and quieted
with works. Though it should ‘be rid of one sin,
there will soon be another one. Yea, the very medi-
cine of works which’ men apply frequently turns
into’sin. Whosoever, then, has a contrite, burdened
conscience, being afraid of sin and death; and find-
ing no’ good in himself, let him come to Jesus and
confess his need and call upon Him; He will surely
deliver him. “As it is written in the Psalm (50, 15):
“Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver
thee, and. thou shalt glorify: me.” — Tatther.

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