The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1920, Page 58

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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as our divine Messiah who rendered willing obe-
dience to God for us, keeping the entire Law as our
Substitute. The two other divine Persons also gave
evidence on this occasion of the true character of
His person, office, and mission; for the Father
called out of the opened heaven, This is My beloved
_Son, in whom I am.well pleased, while the Holy
Ghost in the bodily shape of a dove descended upon
the Savior. But Hegalso came by blood, and thus
also proved Himself the Captain of our salvation.
He suffered and died for us on the cross. He shed
His holy, precious blood for us, thereby expiating
our sins. With His stripes we are healed. The
Father, too, by the miracles which attended His
death, as also by the sign reported in John 19,
34—37, declared Him to be the divine Lamb slain
for us, whose blood effectually cleanses us from our

One-room Schoolhouse in Atlanta.
Badly in need of repairs.

sins. Finally God put His stamp of approval on His
Son’s claims, work, and death, by raising Him on
the third day.”

In the following words the Apostle emphasizes

the fact that Jesus catne “not by water only, bul

by water and blood.” We did not only begin, but
completed His Work. He even finished its hardest
part, being made a curse for us on the tree, for-
saken of God and tortured and despised of men.
Thus it is sure that He is our true Mediator and
divine ‘Savior.

And tt ts the Spirit that beareth witness, because
the ‘Spirit 1s truth, verse 6c. The aforenamed
proofs are made certain to us by the Spirit who
dwells within Christians by faith. The Holy Ghost
who is truth, who never deceives or falsifies, bears
witness in us, assuring us that Jesus is the divine
Christ. Thus our faith is indeed wrought by God.
It makes us His children and enables us to overcome

the world by virtue of the grace and power of the
Crucified One who has said to us: “In the world
ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer;
I have overcome the world.” Should we not thank
Him for His loving-kindness and ever serve and
obey Him? H. Osreruus.

———s

St. Mark’s, Atlanta, Ga.

Atlanta is a broad field for mission work and the
prospects for the future seem bright, but we are
somewhat handicapped because of our present loca-
tion and the condition of our building. In our
school last winter about 90 children were crowded
into a 14X28 schoolroom. We were compelled to
turn many away for lack of room. Several new
pupils have already made application for admittance
at our opening in September — hence we expect a
goodly number to enroll this fall.

Since our present location is not the best for
our Church, and we need an adequate schoolhouse
—we cherish the hope that our Venerable Mission
Board and the readers of this article may make it
possible for our Atlanta Mission to be better located
and housed. ,

From the accompanying cut of our schoolhouse
you can get an idea of the interior condition.

Any donation will be highly appreciated. Send
same to Mr. H. A. Dittmar, Asst. Treas., 1944
Clara Ave., St. Louis, Mo. JouN ALSTON.

The Lutheran Church of the Future
among the Negroes.
By N. J. BAKKE.

For forty-odd years the Lutheran Church has
been at work among the ten million Negroes of our
land. The growth of this mission has been slow,
the growth of the Word’s seed, which does not re-
turn void, but accomplishes that for which it is sent.
From an acorn it has grown into a mighty oak,
firmly rooted, whose branches have spread over
eleven States and the District of Columbia. Apart
from the Home Mission, the Negro Mission is now
the most important work of the Lutheran Synodical
Conference. ’

The Lutheran Church has been and still is the
Negroes’ best friend. It has done more for the
poor neglected common people and for the children
of the race than’ any other Church.” By the pure

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