The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1921, Sheet 83

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Che Lutheran Pioneer.

A MISSIONARY MONTHLY.

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PousBiisnED By THE EvanceLicaL LuTieraN SyNnopicaL ConFERENCE oF NortH AMERICA.

REY. F. J. LANKENAU, EDITOR.

Published monthly by Concordia Publishing House, St. Louls, Mo. Subscription price, 50 cts. per annum, payable strictly In advance.
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo., under the Act of March 3, 187
Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized on ‘July 5 5, 1918,

No. 11.

Christ, Our Lord, will Care for Thee.

When life’s burden grievously

On thy Tonely heart doth press,
And this world appears to thee

But a sorry wilderness,

Banish all thy anxious care,

And betake thyself to prayer;
Conlidently how thy knee:

Christ, our Lord, will care for thee.

When the day is void of joy
And some grief depresses thee,
When thy foibles thee annoy
And distress thee needlessly,
Seek in prayer His kindly face,
And receive His pard’ning grace.
Then look forward trustfully :
Christ, our Lord, will care for thee.

When at last the day of death

Will put out life’s flick’ring light,
When thou must yield up thy breath,
When thy hearing fades and sight,
Then to Him thy soul commend

And be satisfied, my friend,

Lay thee down quite peacefully:
Christ, our Lord, will care for oe

Ss. 0. S.

he Treasurer of the Board for Colored Mis-
sions is sending out a call for help. Not only is
the Treasury empty, but it even has a debt of over
$10,000. Last year the Synodical Conference re-
quested the Board to raise the salaries of the Board’s
laborers and promised to see to it that the larger
expense that would result would be more than
covered by an increase in contributions from our
congregations. However, what the Treasurer then
feared has actually happened: the promised in-
crease in contributions did not materialize, and the
result is a deficit of over $10,000. The Board saw

that this deficit was coming and already several
months ago decided to close several stations; but
the closing of these stations could not ward off the
deficit. What is to be done? Do our Christians ,
want the Board to close more stations? Surely not!

Never has the outlook been brighter; never have
the workers been more hopeful; never has our Mis-
sion had a more efficient and enthusiastic band of
laborers; never have our schools been better at-
tended; never have our two colleges had more stu-
dents; never have our churches been better attended ;
never have the Colored people felt more inclined to
the Lutheran Church than now. The only problem
is one of finances, and shall we let that hinder us in
doing our duty? Surely not!

Friends, now is the time to help; ‘now it is that
God expects every one of us to do his duty. Let us
not disappoint our Lord; let us not disappoint the
Colored people who have learned to trust us and
look to us for help. F. JL.

The Church and the Lodge.

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II.

The Chureh of Christ teaches that there is but
one God, who has revealed Himself to us ‘as one in
essence and triune in persons, Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost; and the Church further teaches that this
one true God alone is to be worshiped. ~All who deny
this one true God in word or deed, and, instead,
worship some so-called supreme being, be it a crea-
ture of God or of man’s hand or mind, have a false
God, and all the worship. they offer such a false God.
is idolatry.

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