The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1912, Page 7

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their Savior, and willingly and faithfully serve Him
the rest of their days.

The pastor is also pleased to report that several
adults are likewise being prepared for entrance into
church-membership.

Sunday night, December 10, though a dark and
dismal night as regards the weather, was a bright
and joyous night as regards the happenings and
spirit in our beloved chapel. Of course, every time
the Word of God is preached in our humble house
of God, there is heavenly splendor, as it were, and
rejoicing to be noted; however, on said night we
had special reasons for being glad and for heartily
thanking God. Why? We witnessed the reception
of two adults into church-membership. The first
to step forth and vow allegiance to her Lord and
Savior as she had learned to know Him through the
teachings of the Evangelical Lutheran Chureh, was
Mrs. D. Monton. She was followed by Mr. Samuel
Santa Marina. That both were most serious and
joyous in taking this important step could be af-
firmed by every one who witnessed the solemn cere-
mony. And now, may Jesus, their heavenly Shep-
herd, ever Jead them “on the paths of righteousness
for His name’s sake,” and may He, through His
precious Gospel, induce many more to follow their
example! Ep. 5.

NOTES.

A New Voriume. — Wishing all our readers a
Happy New Year, we, with this number, begin a
new volume of the Lurireran Pronger. If those
who have welcome: its monthly visits in the past
would speak a kind word for the paper, its cireu-
lation might be increased, and some good might be
done for the mission cause. May God bless the
little Proneer as he again starts out to speak his
simple: words for Jesus! He has a hard road to
travel. May he find a kind welcome in many homes!

Evirnany. —Six days after New Year, which
commemorates the cireumcision and the naming of
the Christ-child, comes the festival of the Epiphany.
hat word means manifestation, and the Epiphany
festival celebrates the manifestation of the Savior
to the wise men from the East, who came from their
distant home to worship the newborn King. These
wise men were from a heathen country. The Epiph-
any festival has therefore been called the missionary
festival of the Christian year. It reminds us of

our mission duty, and urges us to help in spreading
the good tidings of salvation in all lands, as these
tidings are intended not for the Jews only, but also
for the Gentiles, not for one people only, but for
all people. ‘To this end Christians should, like the
wise men from the East, not only worship the
Savior with their lips, but also open their treasure
and bring Him their gifts for the spread of His
kingdom.

New Orieans. — We are informed that in New
Orleans, at the celebration of the one hundredth

anniversary of Dr. Walther’s birth, 200 colored Lu- .

therans assembled to give thanks to God for His
manifold benefits bestowed upon the Church through
His blessed servant.

Arter Firry Yrans.— Fifty years ago, the
Maoris of New Zealand were man-eating savages.
‘To-day, thanks to the labors of self-denying mis-
sionaries, they are not only civilized but educated,
and the government of New Zealand provided 23
scholarships for the higher education of deserving
natives. — Educational Journal.

ZEALous Mussionartes. — While Protestant
churches in America send out one missionary to
every 3000 members, the 750 Christians in Bolenge,
Africa, support 76 native evangelists whom they
send out among pagan tribes. Twelve years ago
they were uncouth savages. ‘They put to shame
many home churches.

Missionary Srircr.—In a report on missions
in Korea it is stated that “every disciple takes it

- for granted that he must make it his business to

tell the good news of salvation in Christ to his
neighbors and to all he meets.”

How THE Gosret Came To Harranc. — Hai-
tang, says Zhe Missionary Review, is a Chinese
island about twenty-five miles long, with a popu-
lation of 70,000. ‘Thirty-six years ago an inhabit-
ant traveling on the mainland heard of Jesus from

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a fellow traveler at a Chinese inn. He accepted the -

truth, returned to Haitang, and did not rest until
he had carried the Gospel to.every one of the 411
villages on the island. When the misisonaries came,
about ten years ago, they found a prepared people.
There are now preaching stations in thirty villages.

Some of these poor village Christians give one ~

fourth of their income for the spread of the Gospel.