The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1922, Page 91

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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“Who are the lost sheep?” ‘You and me.”

“What has the Good Shepherd done for us?”
“He bought us.”

“What was the price?” “His own blood.”

“What else has Jesus, your Shepherd, done for
you?” “THe ‘seeked’ [sought] me.”

“What else?” “He found and led me to the
Lutheran Church.”

“Anything else?” “Yes.”

“What?” “All these years He took care of me.”

“What will Jesus do for you when you die?”
“He'll take me to the home in heaven.”

“Are you worthy of such love?” “No!” Such
was the emphatic reply we received to this question.

“What have you done to cause the Good Shep-
herd to show you such love?” “Not a thing
but sin.”

A Cabin in the Black Belt.

Dear reader, it is true what Paul writes 1 Cor.
1, 28: “And base things of the world, and things
which are despised, hath God chosen.” What the
wise and learned of this world do not know, that
God has revealed, through your missionaries, to this
old, simple, despised “auntie.” — We left this old
log cabin refreshed by the simple, cheerful answers
of Aunt Lulu, and we are convinced that she is safe
in her Good Shepherd’s hands.

Do you think that our mission-work among the
Colored people is in vain?

After spending the night at a hotel in a little
town, we continued on our way. At three o’clock
in the afternoon we reached another cabin, in which
lives a family of nine members. The father, sick
with tuberculosis, is too weak to talk. But we again
told him the old, old story of Jesus and His love on
the basis of Acts 4,12: “Neither is there salvation
in any other; for there is none other name under
heaven given among men whereby we must be

saved.” And we are sure that this dying man
understands’ and believes; for while he was still
strong enough to converse in a whisper, he told us
in answer to our question, “Can your prayers, gifts,
and works save you?” “I used to believe so, but
I know better now.” We then asked him, “What
alone can save you?” and received the prompt an-
swer, “The blood of Jesus.””

And so the light carried by your missionary
reaches these poor dying -souls, enlightens their
hearts and understanding, and brings them to a joy-
ful faith in Him who is the Savior of the world.

* * *

The writer of these lines is jotting down these
notes on Uncle Sid’s front porch. Another hour
and the people will gather for divine service in the
cabin from which these lines are written. Many
will then again hear the glorious tidings of a Savior

from sin.
* * *

We are asking our friends’ continued support
for the work that is being done in the “Black Belt.”
Support us with your prayers and gifts, and thou-
sands of others will learn that “there is none other
name under heaven given among men whereby we
must be saved,” except the name of Jesus, “the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the
world.” G. A.S.

Grateful Hearts.

In the Lutheran Church it was always a hard
thing to find the money to carry on the work of the
Church. God always raised up men to do the work,
but the money needed was often lacking. The his-
tory of the Church tells us of not a few instances
where young men offered to carry the Gospel into
heathen lands, but there was no one to send them,
no one to make it possible for them to go forth.
To our great shame we are obliged to admit that
Lutheran missionaries like Schwartz and Ringel-
taube in India, Jansen in Africa, and Guetzlaff in
China were not supported by Lutherans in their

- work.

So, also, it is with us more the lack of money
than men that is hindering our more rapid advance
in the work that we are doing along missionary
lines. Oh, that the Lord of the Church would
arouse our people to see that the Lord hath need
of their money to carry on His great work of evan-
gelizing the world!