The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1916, Page 42

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42 2 The Lutheran Pioneer.

that hear the Gospel. Not only at Jerusalem, but
wherever the Gospel has been proclaimed, the Moly
Spirit has performed His blessed work. ‘The preach-
ing of the Gospel in Samaria and Peter’s preaching
at Caesarea, in the home of Cornelius, was accom-
panied by the coming of the Holy Ghost into the
hearts of the hearers. And so it has ever been.
The Gospel will never be preached in vain. The
Holy Spirit will fructify the seed of the Word, and
cause it to grow and bear fruit.

“He Ascended into Heaven, and Sitteth
at the Right Hand of God, the Father
Almighty.”’

By many infallible proofs Christ convinced His .
chosen wiinesses, the holy apostles, of His resur-
rection, being seen of them forty days, and speak-
ing of the things pertaining to the kingdom of
God. Before parting from them, Ie.once more
renewed the promise of the Father concerning the

Our. Lord’s Ascension.

What a strong incentive we have in this fact
to carry on the work of missions with zeal and
vigor! Jet us hasten to bear the good news unto
earth’s very ends!. Let us multiply the laborers,
let-us increase our gifts, and with a new energy,
born in us of the Holy Spirit, pursue this great
enterprise of missions!

Come, Holy Spirit, from above,

With Thy celestial fire;

Come, and with flames of zeal and Jove
Our hearts and tongues, inspire!

Be this our day of Pentecost,

The coming of the Holy Ghost!
Fi F. J. L.

coming of the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, with
whom they should be baptized in the near future.
They should tarry in Jerusalem until. they would
be endued with power from on high, and then they
should be His witnesses not only in Jerusalem,
Judea, and Samaria, but unto the uttermost parts
of the earth. St. Mark reports that He uttered the
following words of promise to His disciples. en-
dowing the believers of that day with the power
to perform the miracles which were necessary for
the establishment of the New ‘Testament Church
on earth: “These signs shall follow them that be-
lieve: In My name shall they cast out devils; they