The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1909, Page 28

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

The RisenjSavior.

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.

Therefore let us all rejoice,

Singing loud with cheerful voice,
Hallelujah!

“Christ Is Risen; I Fear Nothing.”

Some years ago, Paniotes, a Greek youth, entered
the service of a Turkish nobleman, by the name
of Osman Effendi. With his master he came to
Jerusalem, and when the master entered the Turkish
mosque of Omar for religious worship, the. young

man accompanied him, but did not take the least
part in the Mohammedan worship.

Soon after, Osman Effendi made a journey to
the city of Damascus, intending to return to Jeru-
salem, where Paniotes was to await him.

In the meantime the Pasha, or Turkish gover-
nor, came to Jerusalem, and before him Paniotes
was accused of having desecrated the mosque of
Omar by entering the same. He was summoned
before the Pasha and asked why he did so. He
replied, “I followed my master; for it was my duty
to follow him.”

The young man was then told either to suffer
death or to become a Mohammedan. He was urged
to deny the Christian faith. But Paniotes cried out,
“Christ is risen, the Son of the living God; [ fear
nothing !”

The Pasha then said, “Confess that Allah is God
and that Mohammed.is his prophet, and I will re-
ceive you as my son.” But the young man’s only
reply was, “Christ is risen —1 fear nothing !”

Paniotes was then led to a place of execution
and was surrounded by a company of soldiers, who
held their swords pointed towards him; but he
fearlessly cried out, “I am a Christian; Christ is
risen; I fear nothing!” He knelt down in prayer,
repeating the joyous cry with which he strengthened
his soul. Even some professed Christians wanted
to persuade him to become a Mohammedan and thus
save his life; but again he said, “Christ is risen;
I fear nothing’!” :

The executioner now told him to kneel down,
and with sword in hand hesitated a few minutes to
deal the fatal stroke, thinking the young man would,
out of fear of death, in the last moment deny his
Christian faith. But for the last time the joyful
cry came from the confessing lips of the young
Christian, “Jesus is the Son of God! Christ is
risen, I fear nothing!” By the stroke of the sword
his head was soon severed from the body. ‘The

‘soul of the young martyr entered the joys of heaven

to be with the risen Savior whom he so nobly and
faithfully confessed.

Christian Day Schools.

The late Rev. C. I. Heyer, known as “Father
Heyer,” is described as “a Lutheran missionary of
untiring energy, cheerful disposition, unflinching
courage, and self-denying spirit.” He labored suc-
cessfully both in the home and in the foreign mis-
sion field. In the year 1830, when laboring in the