The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1921, Page 21

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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St. Louis, Mo. The work in Alabama is the Savior’s
‘work, if is‘our work, it is your work. And may the
Savior bless those who have contributed towards
this much-needed chapel fund, and may He induce
others by means of this reminder to follow their
example.

Secondly the above letter is to serve another
purpose. “May God bless our missionaries and the
work which they are doing in the Black Belt of
Alabama,” is the way the writer expresses herself.
What a blessing it would be if all the readers of our
mission-papers would, in their prayers, invoke God’s
blessing upon the work which is being done in our

The American Lutheran Publicity
Bureau Reaches Out a Helping Hand
into the Black Belt of Alabama.

While I “machine” these lines, the wind is
howling through the tall pines, rain is being carried.
along by a raw, nasty, and penetrating wind, and
I améthinking of the cabins which dot the planta-
tions of the Southland and the people living in these
dilapidated huts. I can see them — old gray-haired
uncles and aunties, born before the days of the
Civil War, surrounded by their children and grand-
children, all huddled near the fireplace, in which

Church and School at Taits, Ala.
The plowshare extending to the right serves the purpose of a bell.

mission-fields. “Ask,” says the Lord, “and it shall
be given you.” “Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father
:in My name, He will give it you.” These are
‘the promises. ‘The next time you pray the Lord’s
Prayer, will you not include in the petition, “Thy
‘kingdom come,” also our Negro Mission? And will
-you not in this particular instance also remember the
‘work which is being done at 'Tait’s Place? Let us,
‘then, with uplifted arms and with open purses be
about our Savior’s business, doing the work which
‘He has given us to do while it is day, before the

snight cometh when no man can work.
G. ALS.

Tue mission-field of a Church will to a great
zextent be a reflection of the Church at home.

pine logs (gathered from the woods near by) burn,
throwing heat and light into the room. Desolate
and dreary are many of these homes. For the second
time in ‘as many years, the King of the South,
Cotton, has been a failure. When there is no cotton,
there isno money. For the past months the weather
has not been severe, but even now the chilly and
raw winds are blowing, and penetrating cold weather
has set in. We feel certain that there will be much
suffering in the South this year because of lack of
clothing. There will be children in this section of
the land, shoeless and stockingless, and the thin
garments in which they are clad offer little pro-
tection against the elements. And there is no (or
very little) money with which to buy garments and
bedelothes. I therefore say that many of these