The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1913, Page 25

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

A MISSIONARY MONTHLY.

Pusiisuep BY THE EvanGEnicaL Lutieran Synopican Conrerence or Nortu AMERICA.

REV. F. J. LANKENAU, EpITor.

Entered at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo.,

Vol. XXXV.

ST. LOUIS, al APRIL, 1913.

as second-class matter.

Work for the Master.

Oh, what can I do for the Master?
My hands are so empty and bare.

I want to do something for Jesus;
Oh, is there no work anywhere?
Perhaps there is some one in sorrow
Who longs for some word of cheer;
There may be an unhappy person
Whose pathway is lonely and drear,

T can reach out a hand to help them,

I can tell them of God and His love,

Of the beautiful brightness and glory
Prepared in the mansions above.

There is much to be done for the Master
By hands that are willing and true;
There’s no need to go empty-handed,

For there is much work we can do.

We can speak to the dear little children,
And take their small hands in our own;
It’s better to teach them in childhood
Than to wait until they are grown.
There is surely some lowly corner
In God’s great field so white
Where I may do some gleaning
For my Master, the Crucified.
Esther Peterson.

Christian, Go to Work!

Ours is a glorious work; indeed, it is fit for
angels to do, that of leading men to God and heaven,
that of saving men’s souls, that of serving God and
our fellow-men. We are to spread Christ’s name
abroad, to spread truth and honesty and virtue. We
are here to serve, to do, for those who depend upon
us, to set a right example of life, to make our lives
an influence for good and blessing. We have souls
that cannot be saved except by Christ Jesus; and

so it is also with our fellow-men. How eager we
should be, then, to bring all men to Christ!

‘True Christians are an earnest and _ self-sacri-
ficing people. What their hands find to do they
do with all their might, not as unto men, but unto
God. Having learned of grace in Christ Jesus, they
are anxious to have all men possess it. Having
heard His call, they are eager to serve Him. All
their powers and possessions are dedicated to, Him
and His cause. With Livingstone they say, “I will
place no value on anything I have or may possess,
except in relation to the kingdom of Christ.” The
wicked work earnestly with both hands to gain
their evil ends; how, then, can Christians do less
to gain the blessed end in view? j

Christians, God calls us to work! Will we obey
His call? Will we put both hands to work? Will
we with grateful earnestness give ourselves up to the
work of our holy calling, and throw into it all the
talents and power God has given us?

O yes; do go to work. Do so for your own
sakes; for a Christian that is not filled with a desire ..
to work for Christ, and to carry’ His Gospel to
others, is threatened with paralysis. Christianity
is a working religion; a Christian must be a worker.
To have Christ is to long to bring Him to others.
When a Christian ceases to work for Christ, he has
already begun to die.

And then, think ‘how gracious and abundant. is
the reward promised you for your work. No danger
of your working in vain. Just consider what a

small band of earnest Christians can do, and then
think of what could be done if we all went to work,
working earnestly with both hands!

Yes, think of your bliss and happiness,. if on
the last day, as you stand before the throne of Jesus,
there would be at your side but one whom you had