The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1922, Page 45

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made on the undersigned by the members of the
congregation, aided by all the schoolchildren and
a host of friends, who besieged him while he was
fortified in his study in deep meditation of his
sermon. ‘The force concentrated at Mrs. Poston’s
home and marched undetected against the strong-
hold to capture it.” Mrs. Nelson had planned the
attack, but due to sickness and inability to come out,
she appointed Dr. Nelson, her husband, to make the
charge, and Miss Goudeau acted as spy. A strategic
entrance was gained through the hallway to the door
of the fort. At the command of the general the
bombardment began. The schoolchildren burst
forth in singing “I love Thy Zion, Lord.” Then
the door was thrown open, and the big guns were
turned loose and dropped bombs consisting of rice,
sugar, coffee, ete., etc., two large tubs full of every
article in the grocery line. The undersigned, not
knowing what it all meant, threw up his hands and
surrendered, acknowledging his complete defeat.
’ Thereupon peace was declared and cakes and ice
cream eaten. ‘The peace promises to be a lasting
one. —It was a happy time, and an event which
shall long be remembered. —

During the season of Lent, with all Christen-
dom, we followed our suffering Redeemer to Calvary
and took our stand under the shadow of His cross
and viewed His great suffering there, the awful cost
of our redemption and His unbounded Savior’s love.
In these services we dwelt upon the seven words of
Jesus spoken from His cross. Never before were
the Lenten services so well attended by the members
as well as by the children of our school and by
strangers. Would to God that we could always
notice such a burning thirst for the divine knowl-
edge of salvation among us as we did during our
late Lenten season !

Palm Sunday a catechumen class was confirmed.
The class consisted of Burnette Jones, Mabel John-
son, and Whitly Laconta. In the examination they
gave a good account of themselves and proved that
they had learned the Six Chief Parts of Luther's
Small Catechism. After the examination Mabel
Johnson and Whitly Laconta were baptized in the
name of the Triune God. After the class on bended
knees at the altar had pledged faithfulness to their
God till death, the undersigned impressed upon
their minds the words of the Apostle Paul: “I am
not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ,” ete. Rom.
1,16. May the Lord keep and preserve these young
converts in the confession of His name and in true
faith !

Easter morning, at 5 a.s., divine service was
held. In spite of the early morning hour, there
was a large gathering. Every member was present
with the exception of two. ‘The climax was reached
when on Easter night, at 7.30 p.at., we could not
house the large crowd. Long before the service be-
gan, it was necessary to carry some of the school-
desks from the schoolroom to seat as many of the
standing people as possible; but we could not seat
them all. After the sermon the schoolchildren ren-
dered an Easter program in songs, dialogs, and reci-
tations on the Resurrection. The children rendered
their parts well. The rendition spoke loudly in
behalf of the training abilities of our teachers. At
this service a collection of $20 was raised for our
new chapel fund.

On the 26th of April our Visitor for the Loui-
siana field, Rey. Kramer, was among us, and held
a visitation with the congregation. He preached
a splendid sermon on the “The Christian Home,”
based on Josh. 24, 15. Wednesday afternoon he
visited the schoolrooms and made a short, but ap-
propriate talk to the schoolchildren.

May the Lord continue to bless our mission and
prosper the work of our hands! :

C. P. THorson.

Berea Bible Class.

This is the name of an organization of Holy
Trinity Church, Springfield, Ill. A picture of
Berea Bible Class is contained in this issue of the
Pronger. This organization consists of about
25 members of the above-named congregation, hav-
ing in its ranks not only a goodly number of re-
cently confirmed people, but also some who have
been connected with our church in Springfield
almost from its founding. ‘The purpose of the or-
ganization is, as the name implies, systematic study
of the Bible. Regularly every Sunday morning this
class meets to meditate on a portion of God’s saving
Word. Like the Bereans of old they “search the
Scriptures” when they meet. Attendances usually
range between 15 and 25. Once each year a thor-
ough review of the fundamentals of the Christian
religion is undertaken. These reviews usually cover
a period of two months.

Regular and sincere Bible-study will never be
without blessed results. ‘This has been proved in
the case of Berea Bible Class. Of late years there —
has been a very noticeable increase -of missionary