The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1921, Page 70

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“Do Mans Pray?’’

She was just a little girl, five or six years of
age, but she had attended the mission-school for
two terms, her mother sending her along with the
other children so that she would not be “in the
way” at home. She learned very rapidly and took
a healthy interest in everything and everybody
around her. One morning, while the teacher was
catechizing on “Prayer” and showing the need and
blessedness of prayer, he was interrupted by little
Julia, who asked the question, “‘I’eacher, do mans
p’ay?” “Certainly, Julia, men pray. All Christian
men pray. Why do you ask such a question, my
little girl?” “*Cause my papa don’t p’ay,” was the
answer. “Now, my little girl, you mustn't say
that,” said the teacher. “Of course, your papa
prays; you don’t happen to see him when he does.
He prays after you are in bed at night and before
you get up in the morning.” “Naw, sir, he don’t
neither, ’cause I- watches him ever’*night when he

' goes to bed. He jes’ pulls off his clo’es an’ gets
right in bed without gettin’ down on his knees an’
askin’ God nothin’. An’ in the mornin’ I wakes
*fore he do, an’ I watches him then an’—an’ he
don’t get down on his knees in the mornin’ an’ ask
God nothin’. He jes’ puts his clo’es on an’ goes on
"bout his bizziness. Naw, sir, teacher, my papa
don’t p’ay, an’ I jes’- thought, didn’t no mans p’ay
"cause my papa didn’t p’ay. I jes’ thought, didn’t
nobody p’ay but li’le boys, an’ girls, an’ teachers,
an’ p’eachers, an’ other folks.”

What an accusation against that house! “Mans,”
all of you, do you pray? Your children ask, and
your conscience echoes, “Do you pray?” Remember
the Word of your God: “Ye fathers, provoke not
your children to wrath, but bring them up in the
nurture and admonition of the Lord.... Praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the
Spirit.” Eph. 6, 4. 18.

O blest that house where faith ye find,
And all within have set their mind

To trust their God-and serve Him still,
And do in all His holy will.

O blest the parents who give heed
Unto their children’s foremost need,
And weary not of care or cost;

.» To them and heaven shall none be Jost.

The question has come ringing down through-
the ages, resounding from one household to the
other, “Mans, do you pray?” R. 0. L. L.

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Items of General Missionary Interest.

Mount Ziox, New Orvrans, La. — At last,
after a long vacancy, the upper classes of the Mount
Zion School will have a permanent teacher in the
person of ‘Teacher Theo. Schroeder, of Alva, Okla.
Ever since the death of the sainied Mr. Vix the
upper classes of the Mount Zion School have had
no regular teacher. May God bless the labors of
Teacher Schroeder abundantly !

Berutenem, New Or.rans. — The sad news
comes to us that Teacher Wiley’s eyes have not
suiliciently improved to enable him to take up his
duties in Bethlehem School this fall. Physical dis-
ability compelled this efficient and faithful worker
to give up the ministry several years ago, but we
had fondly hoped that he might serve the Lord in
school for a long number of years. Surely, God’s
Ways are not our ways!

Srrinerienp, [ut.— From the Lutheran Mes-
sage we take this item: “The Bible Class again
demonstrated a fine missionary spirit when, during
the month of May, they raised the sum of $25 for
mission purposes. It was unanimously decided to
send this money to the China Mission. May the
Lord preserve the wonderful enthusiasm of the
Bible Class!” :

ALABAMA. — The, last number of the Alabama
Lutheran brings the following figures, showing the
receipts from our Colored congregations in Alabama
during the first six months%of this year: —

Sunday- Per To
Station. _ Church. School. General. Total. Mbr. Board.
er, _ Bor

$ 5.00} $26.20] § 95.04/$6.34/$ 47.16

Vredenb’gh| 62.48] 6.15] 21.70} 90.33] 4.52 _ 68.69
Ingomar...| 33.83} 11.47] 50.00} 95.30] 4.17] ” 78.95
Taits Place} 113.56} 7.52) 20.25) 141.33] 4.03] 107.86
Midway...| 73.55] 9.44] 43.24] 126.93] 3.95] 57.06
Oak Hill...) 90.35] 10.41] 34.10] 134.86] 3.65| 71.24
Joffre..... 33.56) 4.75] 17.00} 55.31] 3.25] 44.96
Tilden.. 85.70} 845) 16.55] 110.70] 2.84] 45.94
Tinela.....| 17.94) 7.69} 12.00] 37.63] 2.51] 30.49
BuenaVista] 24.45) 4.55) 15.00] 44.00] 2.32] 39.61
Possum B’d] 36.24{ 11.31{ 25.10] 72.65/ 2.27| 59.09
Rosebud...] 78.04] 10.08] 33.05) 122.07] 1.67) 84.96
Selma.....) 13.10) 3.61/ 14.50] 31.11/ —I 19.11
Birmingh. . 8.85 _ — 8.85} — 8.85
Mobile. ... 3.71 — - 3.71; —| 3.71

Totals... .|$739.20|#100.33|$329.59/$1169.12] _—]$760.08

Sr. Louis, Mo. — Pastor Glaus writes in the
Tutheran Message: “Our faithful and energetic
teacher, Mr. Paul Gose, has been transferred by the
Mission Board to Immanuel College, Greensboro,
N.C. ‘The congregation deeply regrets his loss, but
wishes him God’s richest blessings in his new field.