The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1922, Page 98

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reason, no doubt, why Jesus said “Go.” Chris-
tianity without the “go” would never reach these
other perishing millions who are now waiting upon
you and me.

“You in your small corner and I in mine,” is
not: the way Jesus puis it. It may be good as far
as it goes, but we need to get out of our “small
corner” and obey the Great Commission, which is
sounding in our souls, if the Holy Ghost abides, for
He is faithful to urge us to lift up our eyes and
look upon the fields of “Judea, Samaria, and the
uttermost part of the earth.” There is no room for
expansion and development in our “small corner”
in “Jerusalem,” and Jesus left there long ago and
is beckoning us into “Macedonia.” If you are un-
responsive, disobedience lies at the door, for He will
accept no excuses; all are called out of their “small
corner,” cither to go in person, to send others, to
give, or to the ministry of intercession. Of course,
all are commanded to pray the Lord of the harvest
to send forth laborers, but others whose hearts long
to go and who cannot may be called to give or to
the special ministry of intercessory prayer.

We may all find our place in the missionary
geography lesson of Acts1,8. The great question
is how far we have progressed. If we are making
our influence felt for the Gospel in the “uttermost
part of the earth,” Jesus has a rich blessing in store
for us, because we are walking in the light as He
is in the light; His Word finding free course in
us; the Great Commission our joy and rejoicing.
i.¢., our present joy and the basis for our future
and eternal rejoicing. Paul referring to those
whom he had led out of the darkness of heathenism,
called them his “crown of rejoicing.” 1 ‘Thess. 2, 19.
He obeyed the commission; his was the joy of sav-
ing souls and his the eternal rejoicing.

The early Christians obeyed the command and
went everywhere preaching the Gospel; theirs, too,
was the joy and rejoicing. Have you and I walked
- in this light, and shall we, too, rejoice in those
whom we have Jed to Jesus’ feet from the ends of
the earth? Let us be true ambassadors of the im-
perial kingdom of heaven, and let us not miss this
“crown of rejoicing.” O. M.S.

A Quick Trip over New Orleans.

BELOVED READER : —

Quite'a long time between chats, isn’t it? Well,
it wasn’t because we had forgotten you. We were
just awaiting a favorable time to take you over our

New Orleans stations and show you how the Lord’s
work is progressing. You know how richly the Lord
has blessed us in the past. As we journey along,
you will see that these blessings are being multi-
plied. Then you will understand why we feel so
very much encouraged to continue our humble |
efforts in His service with renewed and
greater zeal.

And now that we are together, let us see New
Orleans and sce how the brethren fare. Let us take
a St. Charles Belt car and enjoy a forty-minute ride

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Our Carrollton Chapel.

to Carrollton, the upper part of the city. A few
blocks’ walk brings us to our crowded and rapidly
growing Carrollton station.

Here we find Teacher P. Robinson and Miss
R. Sanders as busy as bees.

“Tow are prospects up here?” you ask.

“Appearances speak for themselves,” your guide
answers.

This station, which, of course, includes a chapel,
is supervised by the Rev. G. M. Kramer, of Bethle-
hem Chapel. The membership as yet is small,
though growing. But time is short, so let us hurry
back down town to Bethlehem station.

“But look at the crowded classrooms here!
folks are packed, aren’t you?”

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