The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1922, Sheet 99

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

A MISSIONARY MONTHLY.

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PousBLisHED BY THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SyNopDICAL CoNFERENCE OF NortH AMERICA.

REV. F. J. LANKENAU, EDITOR.

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Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized on July 5, 1918,

Vol. XLIV. ST. LOUIS, MO., DECEMBER, 1922. No. 12.

OUR MONTHLY MISSIONARY MOTTO.
‘They made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this Child.’’

Christmas Greeting.

May He at whose birth the angel thoirs sang “Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth, good
will toward men!” fill the hearts of our readers with His blessed peace, encourage them to glorify
God by word and deed, and impel them zealously to assist in bringing the Gospel of God’s good will
towards all men in the new-born Savior to all nations!

GO! ° “Gor”

Go, says the Lord to you this day “In some places geography is now taught by
Axitoitheimensoffold; what is known as the ‘Regional’ method. The
“ aa Sa ore teacher speaks to the class about the school, the
; playground, the village or town, the county, the
Go tell the news to ev’ry soul country, the empire, the world. In that way their
eae OT Calvary, i minds expand, their ideas broaden, and they are
S peer caedire bet sso Cele, educated to think imperially.”
y This is the method employed by the Holy Ghost
O wretched heart that will not hear in Acts 1,8 where He tells us: “Ye shall be wit-
ahi ae: Pe Aue ae nesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea,
And sin enwraps the land! and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of
the earth.” The missionary work and propaganda
avisenpertanattetiviend must begin at our USEC in it ane not stop
‘That news of Christ the Crucified there as it too often does. “Jerusalem” is very
May reach creation’s end. important, indeed it comes first, and unless we do
something there, we are not likely to do anything
Gaeealcecnihilbanalplain’ at all. But for Jerusalem to be the center and
Go climb the lofty mountain peak, circumference of all our labors and influence is dis-
And sing the Savior’s name. astrous for the other parts and equally disastrous
cnchs hehe ol Gosia for our own souls, which need a wider vision and
Is en sonia on, field of action corresponding to ans great Ee love
Go reap—the harvest fields are white — of our Redeemer. ‘To stay in é ‘Jerusalem’ means
Ere working-day is gone. A. G. Sosrmen. contraction and ends in stagnation, and that is one

Shout from the housetops without feat

Go “long the highways of this world,