The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1922, Page 6

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6 The Lutheran Pioneer.

sionary meetings. Several church-bodies see to it
that the subject of missions is put on the program
of every Sunday-school session. Sunday after Sun-
day the attendants at these Sunday-schools are re-
minded of the great work of missions. In the
monthly missionary meetings informal talks are
given on the various phases of the denominational
missionary enterprises. In this way the people are
kept informed as to the needs and wants of the work
and are also encouraged by hearing of the progress
and triumphs of the Gospel at home and abroad.
There can be no doubt that there is room for
such a regular imparting of missionary information
among us also. While there is apparent a most
welcome awakening among us as to the importance
of missions, we cannot deny the fact that many of
our good people are still woefully ignorant of the
crying needs of our foreign and home mission-fields.
Would it not be in place for pastors and people
to think this matter over? Why should not we have
our monthly missionary meetings just as well as
others ? F. J. 1.

A Letter.

On our return from a 170-mile trip over Ala-
bama roads in a Ford, we stopped at the post-office
and found the following letter from our friend and
classmate, Rey. W. G. Polack: —

Dear Rey. Scumipr: —

Last night $50 was left at my door by an un-
known donor with the request that it be sent to you
“with the hope that this mite will help bring a soul
to Jesus.”

I have no idea who the donor may be, but who-
ever it is has the right idea: “Let not thy left
hand know what thy right hand doeth,” and a heart
that beats with love for Christ and His kingdom.

Yours very cordially,
W. G. Porack.

We had the pleasure of addressing the good
people at Evansville, where this unknown friend
lives. It is hardly necessary to state that such
active interest in the work which is being done in
the Southland does much to hearten the men at the
front. Are there not others who will follow the
example of this unknown friend, so that the deficit
in our treasury may soon be wiped out, and we be
enabled to carry on the Savior’s work without being
hampered by a continual Jack of funds?

May He who sacrificed His “all” to save us from
death eternal fill our hearts with undying love for

the work of saving sinful men, women, and chil-
dren, —a love which will prompt us to surrender
to His service both gumolves and the things with
which He has prospered us! G. A. Scmaupr,

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Items of General Missionary Interest.

Sr. Louis, Mo. — Rev. H. ©. Claus has declined
the call which was extended to him by a white con-
gregation in New York City. — The members have
decided to open a mission-station in the western
part of the city and also to defray the expense con-
nected therewith. There are upwards of 65,000
Colored people living.in St. Louis.

A Succrssrun Lecrure ‘Tour. — Rey. Carter,
who at the time of this writing is with his mother
in Baltimore, where he is resting from the fatigues
of an extensive lecture trip in the Northwest;
expects to resume lecturing after the holidays.
The direct fruit of his work in the Northwest was
$3,000 in collections and three promises to erect
mission-buildings, each to cost about $1,300.

A Sap Deari. — Upon his visit to New Or-
leans, Director Drewes met a young man by the
name of Ernest Clark, a bright, loyal, active young
Lutheran. In September, 1921, this same young
man received the appointment of one of the rooms
of the Mount Zion School. Now comes the sad news
from New Orleans that Ernest Clark is dead! Pas-
tor Kramer writes under date of December 8 as fol-
lows: ““This morning Ernest Clark did not appear
at the school. Teacher Schroeder sent a child to
his home, which is near by, to see if he was sick.
The child knocked, but received no answer. ‘Then
Teacher Schroeder went himself. There was no
reply to his knocking. He went to the rear of the
house and smelled gas. The door was then broken
down, and Ernest was found dead on the floor beside
his bed. How it happened no one knows. It seems
to me that in lighting the lamp he forgot that the
same combination turns on the’ gas for the gas-
heater. His mother had been away for a week, and
he was alone. Ernest was one of the last persons
I had spoken to at church last night. In his death
we have lost an upright young Christian man and
a promising young worker in our Mission. ‘The
Lord’s ways are past finding out. — It was a.
pleasure to see Ernest work in school.”

Cuartorre, N.C.— Rev. McDavid reports the
death of “good old Aunt Phillis Walker,” who de-
parted this life November 22. She was a member