The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1914, Page 13

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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some Biblical doctrine or practice, which is thor-
oughly discussed. Questions are asked and an-
swered, and much needed information is imparted
and received. At a meeting which the Field Secre-
tary attended a layman presented an excellent paper
on the question, “What Must I Do to be Saved?”
Clearly and logically he showed from Holy Scrip-
tures that we are not saved by the Law, nor by the
works of the Law, nor by works of charity, external
piety, prayers, feelings, faith and works combined,
but we are saved alone by God’s grace, through
faith, for Christ’s sake. ‘The answer is plainly and
simply Scriptural and therefore Lutheran. We are
convinced that these laymen, under the direction of
the missionaries, are a power for good in the Char-
lotte churches, and wish them God’s blessing in the
new year.

Last summer St. Paul’s Church, Charlotte, sus-
tained a great loss in the death of Mr. Major Thom-
son, an active member of the congregation. While
he was helping the pastor, Rev. McDavid, in put-
ting a new shingle roof on the church, death sud-
denly overtook him. Tle fell to the roof, and the
dead body would have rolled to the ground had not
the pastor caught it. Te leaves a widow, Mary,
née Melchor, whose parents and sister were mem-
bers of our church at Gold Hill, and two children.
Frank, a bright, pious little boy ten years old, de-
sires to be a minister of the Gospel, and is pre-
paring to enter Immanuel College. God, who has
promised to be the Stay of the widow and the
Father of the fatherless, will assuredly also fulfill
His promise to Mary and her children. Let all,
however, who read this pray with the poet:

Who knows how near my end may be?
Time speeds away, and death comes on.
How swiftly, ah! how suddenly

May death be here, and life be gone!
My God, for Jesus’ sake I pray,

Thy peace may bless my dying day.

N. J. B.

Greensboro, N. C.

On the 24th of December, 1913, the children of
our congregation and the school celebrated the
Christmas festival in a very fitting and Christian-
like way. ‘The children met in the school-room,
and at eight o’clock marched into the church and
sang a song fitting the occasion. After that, prayer
was offered by the pastor. Then they began the
program for the evening, which consisted of songs,

recitations, and catechisations by Teacher BE. A.
Buntrock. The children told of the coming of the
Christ-child in a spirited and intelligent way. One
could not help but think and see that our mission
is doing a great work among our people here in
the South. Indeed, the work is not in vain. In-
stead of bidding the Savior welcome in the old
way, by the blowing of horns, ete., He was welcomed
by the singing of praise and thanks to Him and
His Father.

After the exercises were over, the little ones’

Chapel at Mount Pleasant, N. C.

hearts were gladdened by the presents which the
teachers had prepared for them, and then all went
home with a joy which was both temporal and
spiritual, and feeling that there is indeed. “peace
on earth and good will to men.”

On the first of January, our teacher Miss C. C.
Galloway was married to Mr. J. M. McConnell.
The wedding was very beautiful and well carried
out. May God bless this young couple in their
married life and prosper them; and may their wed-
ding be a source of happiness and joy instead of
sorrow and misery. May God keep them united in
that love which they have mutually sworn to be-
stow upon each other. May He bless them and