The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1913, Page 46

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

News from Mansura.

Palm Sunday was a day of gladness to the
pastor and members of St. Paul’s congregation at
Mansura. On that day four young ladies confessed
their faith in the Savior and were confirmed. They
had been thoroughly indoctrinated in God’s Word,
and they showed by their answers that the Word
of God had taken root in their hearts and minds.
After they had pledged faithfulness to God and
the Church at the altar, Holy Communion was
administered to them. A large crowd of people
was there to witness the solemn act. May the Lord
be with these young people, that they may be faith-
ful to their God and their Church until death!

Joseph Laurent, one of the young men of the
congregation, died on the 16th of April. He was
a young man who loved his church and remained
faithful to it until death. During his illness he
always trusted in his Savior. He suffered much,
but bore it patiently for the sake of Jesus who had
suffered and died for his sins. ‘The Lord removed
his suffering by taking him from this vale of tears
to Himself in heaven. He died happy, in true
faith in his Savior and a firm hope of eternal life.

Cras. Pray.

A Safe Hiding- Place.

A missionary asked an old Christian woman,
who had been recently baptized and was near her
last hour, if she did not fear death.

“No,” she replied, “why should I? I have duet:
fication through faith in Jesus.”

The missionary said, “How so? What is that
justification ?”

Astonished at the question, the old woman
looked at her teacher, and then simply said: “When
I have to appear before the judgment-seat of God, I
take my Savior with me; I hide myself behind
Him, so that God does not sce me at all, but sees
Jesus only in my stead; and when He asks any-
thing of me, I shall be silent and wait and let Jesus
answer for me.”

- Happy believer! Well may she be without fear.
Jesus is the safe hiding-place for sinners. “Neither
is there salvation in any other; for there is none
other name under heaven given among men whereby
we must be saved,” Acts 4, 12.

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee!

‘Indian Mission.

Brief Items from the Colored Mission Field.

GENERAL Secretary Bakke’s condition has so
far improved that he expects to take a trip to Little
Rock in the near future.

ArrHurR BERGER AND JouN THOMPSON, two of
this year’s Normal graduates of Immanuel College
at Greensboro, will teach in New Orleans next year.
Mr. Berger is designated for Mount Zion and
Mr. Thompson for St. Paul. God bless the labors
of these young workers!

Sr. Paut, New Orneans. — Extensive improve-
ments have been made at this station; the chapel
and school have been painted, the level of the yard
has been raised, and the old board-walks have been
replaced by cement walks. Recently a representa-
tive of the City Board of Health visited and in-
spected the mission property, and highly compli-
mented the missionary, Rey.. Ed. H. Schmidt, on
the splendid condition of the buildings and prem-
ises. President Pfotenhauer also was agreeably
surprised at the looks of the mission.

A Humsir Requesr.— Will the speakers at
mission festivals, as they touch upon our Colored
Mission, also speak a good word for the PronEER?
A kind word from them would go a great way
towards increasing the number of the paper’s sub-
scribers, we are sure. ‘The Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis, Mo., is ready to furnish sample
copies in any desired quantity. A postal will bring

them.
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Brief Items of General Missionary Interest.

An IntEREstING Mission SERvicr.— A mis-
sion service of unusual interest was held at Beth-
Iehem Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wis., Rev. O.
Kaiser, pastor, on Sunday evening, April 20.

‘Mr. Samuel Miller, a full-blooded Stockbridge In-

dian, delivered an address in English on the work
of the Missouri Synod among his people. Mr. Miller
is a member of the Lutheran mission at Gresham, —
Wis. THis address made a deep impression on the
large and appreciative audience. ‘The students’
choir of Concordia College rendered several beau-
tiful selections. ‘Though the congregation had
raised a collection of $380.00 at its morning service
for the Lutheran flood-sufferers, $75.00 more were
collected at the English evening service for the
The Indians are not becoming
extinct as some think. Statistics show that there