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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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High Point, N.C.

We are still in existence here, though we have
had some very hard experiences. We have been
compelled to move into new quarters, because some
one moved into our “church.” Several weeks ago
the pastor came over to get some benches, because
the ones which we had, had been taken from us,
but when he arrived here, there was no place to
put the benches, for a family had taken possession
of our place of worship! As it was late in the
afternoon, we had no.time to procure a new place,
and hence on Sunday we had to preach in the
street. But in spite of this, the few faithful Lu-
therans that are here came into the street to hear
the Word of God; also quite a number of strangers
and children listened to the “street preacher.”

But now we have a very good place in which
to worship, as we are using the schoolhouse. Our
attendance is steadily increasing. Student W. J.
ervalon is conducting a summer school, and the
attendance is very good, considering the very hot
weather.

May the Lord bless our efforts in this field!

R. O. Ta. Lynn.

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Ephphatha Conference.

“It is good to be zealously affected always in a
good thing,” Gal. 4, 18. Basing his remarks upon
these words, the Rev. H. Boester, a member of our
Board of the Mission to the Deaf, exhorted all to
be zealously affected always in this good thing, mis-
sion-work among the deaf. We should always be
zealously affected, because this work is a good thing
and well-pleasing to God, and, moreover, because
this work is not in vain. This address was delivered
in services at St. Paul and Minneapolis, where the
Ephphatha Conference of our Lutheran mission-
aries to the deaf was in session June 27—30. In
the morning of the 29th a service was held only with
the deaf, in which Rev. N. P. Uhlig, of Chicago,
preached a sermon to 43 deaf. In the afternoon and
evening joint services were held. All the addresses
and hymns and prayers in these services were ren-
dered in the sign language for the deaf. In the
sessions on Friday and Saturday many questions
concerning our work were discussed. On Monday
the greater part of.the time was devoted to the ren-
dering of several chapters of the Bible into the
sign language, which is often attended by many dif-
ficulties.

On Tuesday the missionaries returned to their
respective fields of labor, to preach the good tidings
of great joy in the beautiful sign language, that
many more deaf may be brought to the knowledge
of the only Savior of mankind, who shed His blood
and died also for the deaf. Dear reader, do not
forget this blessed work when offering your daily
prayers. J. La. SALVNER.

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The Duke and the Goatherd.

At a mission festival at Basel a speaker had
among other things told of a rich English duke
who gave every year to missions some $5,000, and
had closed his speech with the remark, “As long as
we have such dukes, the work of missions will not
suffer.”

Then arose another and said he also had a tale
to tell. There came one day to his brother, who
was missionary treasurer in Kornthal, a man in un-
assuming, yes, plain garb, and said he had some-
thing for missions, and laid $25.00 on the table.
The treasurer asked him from what society this
offering came, to which the man replied that it was
from no society, but his own gift. “Yes, but who
are you?” asked the treasurer. “Ihe goatherd of
Waldheim,” was the answer, and the $25.00 was his
year’s wages which he, having other means of living,
wished to give to missions.

The speaker then closed his speech with the
words, “As long as we have such goatherds, the
work of missions will not suffer.” —Zuth. Standard.

Happiness.

Would you be happy? Of course, you would;
I know it, for God has planted the desire for happi-
ness into every man’s heart. Just as the plant
reaches out for the sunlight, so your soul longs for
happiness. But where can it be found? It does
not depend upon rank or station, nor upon riches
and honor. ‘lo make the soul truly happy, nothing
is necessary but the balm of Gospel peace and the
saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. ‘When the Holy
Spirit has brought us to the saving knowledge of
Jesus Christ and taught us to rely and trust in
Christ for all, then joy and comfort will enter the
heart, and our hearts will become the seat of an —
abiding happiness. In Christ we have protection
against all our foes, a supply for our wants, a guide
through all perplexities, comfort, strength, every-
thing we need.