The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1919, Page 27

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

The great Antichrist has appeared, and he has
been unmasked and sorely wounded by Luther,
God’s servant. But finally the Lord will destroy
him with the brightness of His coming. Our time
is, verily, the last hour. Also the other signs that
are to foreshadow the last day are fulfilled. ‘There
are now so many more antichrists than in John’s
days. Think of the Russellites, the Christian
Scientists, the Unitarians, the Spiritualists, the
Nor has the Pope of Rome changed
his-character. All this points to the fact that the
end may be very near. By the grace of God let
us be prepared to meet our Lord. — In an extra-
ordinary degree the following hymn verse applies
to our present times:

O God, how sins’ dread works abound!

Throughout the earth no rest is found,

And wide has falsehood’s spirit spread,

And error boldly rears its head.
Therefore we do well to pray daily:

Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide,

For round us falls the eventide;

Nor let Thy Word, that heavenly light,

For us be ever veiled in night.

H. OstEerHus.
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Luther Conference.

Luther Conference convened for its semiannual
session in New. Orleans January 2 and 3. Despite
the very inclement weather, cold and rainy, the
roll-call showed but two of the brethren absent.
The members apparently no longer fear cold weather
on conference days. Perhaps they realize that
the “heated discussions” that must be engaged in

(brotherly, of course) have not lost the magical

effect of driving all chilly sensation that may have
been brought on by the weather out of the system.
The stove is lighted merely to keep everything
aglow !

Here are the conference happenings.

The first morning session was opened with sing-
ing and prayer. Prof. H. Meibohm, chairman, gave
Conference a brief and interesting talk on present
conditions. The speaker charged his hearers to.“be
neither discouraged nor dismayed.” Now that God
has given victory to our beloved country and pre-
served the Gospel in our midst, the speaker urged,
we should all the more zealously labor-in His vine-
yard until our task is finished.

After this encouraging talk, Conference heard
a paper by the undersigned on the subject, “The

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Importance of Training Our Children for Good
Citizenship.” The paper carried out the following
trend of thought: Good citizenship is demanded
by divine injunction. Christ declares: “Render
unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto
God the things that are God’s,” Matt. 22,21. The
Apostle says: “Let every soul be subject to the
higher powers; for there is no power but of God:
the powers that be are ordained of God,” Rom. 13, 1.
For this reason children should be clearly shown that
good citizenship is a matter of conscience; a duty
to be performed by all, and for which we must
expect no compensation here on earth. It is a duty
that we should render cheerfully in obedience to
God’s express will and command. A man may be
a good citizen and not a Christian, yet a good Chris-
tian must necessarily be a good citizen. The paper
emphasized the fact that good citizenship is not
an innate quality in children, but must be cultivated.
“Train up a child in the way he should go,”
Prov. 22, 6.

In the morning session of the second day Prof.
R. A. Wilde of Luther College read a paper bearing
the title, “More Advertising.” Convincing proof
was given that we workers in the Colored Mission,
as well as of the Lutheran Church in general, have
been too conservative about advertising, especially
about using printers’ ink. He showed that more
advertising is necessary if we wish to keep abreast
of the times. A few practical hints were given in
the paper on the profitable use of Lutheran litera-
ture, bulletin boards, directories, newspapers, tracts,
pulpit programs, etc. All these are means which
can be successfully used to accomplish our purpose
of making known the Gospel. In defense of the
position taken in his paper, Professor Wilde showed
that Christ and His apostles had availed themselves
of every legitimate means to reach the people. In
conclusion the essayist called attention to the work
done by the American Publicity’ Bureau, 234
E. 62d St., New York, which is willing to assist
in every way to carry on the good work of giving
the church more advertising, and he called on every
worker in the avail himself of the
Bureaw’s assistance.

mission to

In the afternoon session Rey. C. P. Thompson,
of Napoleonville, La., read a sermon based on 2 Cor.
3,5—11. He grouped his thoughts around the

theme, “Why Must We Ministers Preach Chiefly
the Gospel and Not Chiefly the Law?” He showed
that the Law is a ministration of the letter, while
the Gospel is a ministration of the Spirit; that