The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1917, Page 3

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want to be saved by his good works, for he con-
fessed that he had none to boast of. Jesus died
for him on the cross, and made him free, received
him as a poor sinner into His arms, and there, in
the arms of Jesus, he would go to sleep. And so he
did fall asleep. Before his death he induced his
father and mother to promise him that they would
join the Lutheran Church. May God fulfil his
last wish !

He also requested that his old _ teacher,
Mr. E. R. Vix, officiate at the organ during
his funeral service. He chose the following
hymns for that occasion: “My Hope is Built on
Nothing Less,” “Asleep in Jesus,” “Jesus, Lover
of My Soul,” and “Nearer, My God, to Thee.”
From among his college-mates, he chose Teacher
A. Berger and Napoleon Seeberry, and other close
friends to act as pallbearers.

During his long sickness his faithful pastor vis-
ited him frequently, comforting him with the Gospel,
and strengthening his faith by administering to
him Holy Communion. Many friends and also
his old teacher visited him during the long months
of his illness.

We buried Theodore King on the 11th of
October in Valence Cemetery, where his body will
‘rest until the glorious morn of the Resurrection.

UNcLE Bos.

Three Principles of Giving.

The members of a negro church in Jamaica re-
solved to give money for the support of a native
evangelist, who would preach the Gospel to their
-unsaved brethren. ‘They elected a treasurer and
appointed a day for receiving the money. When
all were present, the treasurer, an aged man, pro-
posed three principles which were unanimously ac-
ecpted : —

All will give something.

Lach will give as much as he or she is able.

Fach will give cheerfully.

After ‘several had brought forward their gifts,
an old negro, who was known to be rich, stepped
up and Jaid 2 dollars on the table. ‘The treasurer
returned it and said, “Dis gif’ may be accordin’
to de first princ’ple, but, brudder, it is not ac-
cordin’ to de second.” ‘The negro took back his
money and returned to his seat. After a moment
he returned and threw down 20. dollars on the
table, as he remarked sullenly, “Hyar, maybe dot
is enough.” Quietly the old treasurer returned his

money and replied, “Brudder, dis may be accordin’
to de first and second princ’ple, but it am not ac-
cordin’ to de third.” Again the negro took his
money, and, full of wrath, sat down in a corner
of the church. After a time, however, he returned,
and, smilingly approaching the table, gently placed
on it ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS with the words,
“T give dis gif’ cheerfully in de name ob de Lord
Jesus.” Then the old treasurer jumped up, and
taking both hands of the negro, he cried out, “Dis
is all right, brudder; it agrees with all three
prine’ples !”

Would it not be well if each of us would con-
sider these principles in our giving?

Missionary Review.

Isaiah Mupepwah Dares a Witch-Doctor.

Nyarsanze was a difficult mission-station. For
about four years the work had been carried on with
practically no results to show. And no one seemed
to know where the trouble lay. Then it was that
Isaiah was sent there to have a try. Isaiah had
been converted about six years before. He had.
had four years’ training in a village school and
two years’ training in a school for mission-workers.
He had been at Nyarsanze about two months when
he found out why the people were so indifferent to
the preaching of the Gospel. An old witch-doctor
had left two of his medicine retainers in a cave
not far away. One of these retainers — mogana
the natives called them — was the horn of a bull
which contained a nasty liquid made from a hun-
dred horrible things. It was supposed that one
lick of it on a feather would cure any disease. The
other was the carved image of a man, divided across
the chest, so that the top could be taken off.

The witch-doctor had warned the people that
all kinds of trouble would come upon them if they.
disbelieved him and accepted the new religion. He
declared that death would overtake any one who
dared to enter the cave and look upon the holy
mogana. Isaiah considered the matter very care-
fully. We must not forget that it was only six
short years ago that he had been a heathen. When
we remember how many people in our country
would réfuse to be one of a company of thirteen
at a table, and consider the many other super-
stitious notions to be found among us, we can well
understand the difficult position of this young black ~
missionary.