The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1922, Sheet 41

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

changeth, yielding place to new.” The- standard
of admission is the Higher Elementary or Lower
Secondary grade of British India, and the Middle
School Leaving Certificate grade of Travancore, and
a two years’ course, embracing Christian doctrine,
an intensive study of the Bible, Church History,
Catechetics, Music, and Liturgics, ete., is recom-
mended. Well-informed, painstaking, and zealous
Indian Christians are an absolute necessity for the
future progress of our mission, and we fervently
hope that the product of our training-schools will in
turn be a leaven for good in their respective villages.

Conference also devoted considerable time and
consideration to our attitude towards the “All-India
United Lutheran Church.” Union, or federation,
without unity of faith would certainly not be pleas-
ing to God; and, as much as the divided state of

New Vadasery Church, Nagercoil, India.
Picture taken before the dedicatory service.

Christendom is to be deplored, as much as a true
union is desired, as earnest and sincere as is our
invitation to all who are interested to enter into
a discussion with us with the view of eliminating
doctrinal differences, just so much, so surely, so
sincerely and earnestly must we abide by the Scrip-
tures and join with Luther in his battle-hymn:

The Word they still shall let remain,

And not.a thank have for it;

He’s by our side upon the plain

With His good gifts and Spirit.

In these days, our entire mission-work was
brought under review, and many of the problems
that continually confront the missionary, much that
affects the spiritual and also temporal life of our
community, much that concerns us individually and
collectively received thorough discussion.

On Conference Sunday the Vadasery Church, of
which Rey. Jesudason is the pastor, was dedicated
to the service of the Lord. ‘The spacious building
was filled to its utmost capacity by devout or in-

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terested spectators. Our venerable Pastor Samuel,
with great animation, preached a fine dedicatory
sermon. In the afternoon, a mission-festival was
celebrated on the mission-compound. Many people
from the surrounding villages attended.

Thursday evening saw the close of Conference.
Eight days, strenuous, but blessed days, had passed
all too quickly. Director Brand, speaking on 2 Tim.
4, 1—8, impressively charged his hearers cheerfully
to continue in their labor and preach the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. And may He, the Author of all true
missionary endeavor, grant that His people do not
grow lukewarm nor cold in their mission of love,
and may His great love incite us one and all to
preach the Gospel to every creature to the salvation
of many souls!

Vaniyambadi, India. E. A. Norrke.

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Items of Missionary Interest.

THe Jupiter Coniection. — All indications
go to show that there is a general interest taken
throughout the Synodical Conference in the Jubilee
collection. Congregations, Ladies’ Aid Societies,
Missionary Societies, Young People’s Societies, day-
schools and Sunday-schools are at work gathering
their offerings for the Jubilee in July. What a
shout of joy will arise from our various mission-
fields when the results of the collection will be made
known and the necessary buildings will arise in the
various parts of the field! Yes, and there is going
to be joy in the presence of the angels of God when
in all these churches and schools poor sinners will
be gathered into the fold through the preaching of
the Gospel. — Envelopes and wooden barrels to as-
sist in gathering the Jubilee offerings may be had
by writing to Rev. C. F. Drewes, 3735 Vista Place,
Pine Lawn Branch, St. Louis, Mo.

InntustrateD Lectures. —If your congregation
is not sufficiently informed concerning the work of
our Negro Mission, this desirable information may
be given by means of one or all of the three illus-
trated lectures describing the various fields. Lec-
tures, slides, and lanterns may be had for the asking
by addressing Rev. Theo. F. Walther, 6406 Easton
Ave., St. Louis, Mo. — If you do not yet own it,
send 25 cents'to Pastor Walther for the profusely
illustrated book, Our Colored Mission.

AraBaawtA. — Our missions on the Alabama field
are making strenuous efforts, under the leadership
of their indefatigable Superintendent, Rev. G. A.