The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1923, Page 34

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would mean $56,000 for the field, more than twenty-
five chapels and schools! Ah, 11*—!

IF each one of the 6,000 readers of the Lw- -

THERAN PIONEER were to hand this copy, after he
has read it, to a friend with a kind word for the
paper and an appeal to him also to become a sub-
scriber, there would be, in the space of a few hours,
many more people interested in missions.

IF every one of our 6,000 subscribers would set
aside for missions just one-tenth of what he spends
on tobacco, candy, shows, and other amusements and
luxuries, the mission treasuries would have an in-
creased annual income of at least $60,000. Do you
think that you would miss the one-tenth while en-
joying the other nine-tenths?

“TF you will give me $100; Ill give you im-
mortal souls in return,” said an Indian missionary
some time ago. How? you ask. Why, $100 will
support a catechist for one year, and he will instruct
and prepare the heathen for baptism. ‘Che number
of .converts that this catechist will make, depends,
of course, next fo the grace of God, upon how long
your generosity will continue.

The various Protestant denominations of our
country are annually spending many millions for
missions at home and abroad. Should not we Amer-
ican Lutherans, whom the Lord has blessed still
more abundantly by giving us the pure doctrine of
His saving Word, and especially we Lutherans of
the Synodical Conference, be more gencrous for the
cause of the Gospel? We of the Synodical Con-
ference give scarcely $125,000 to foreign missions;
or, in other words, we communicant members of the
Lutheran Synodical Conference contribute toward
the glorious work of converting the heathen the
small sum of only 16 cents a year! Do you think
that our share is represented by that insignificant

sum? IF you don’t think so, won’t you help to ;

change that TF?

IF! IF! IF! O yes — there are so many ITS.
We are tired of hearing them. But, dear reader,
are you not sufficiently concerned in this vitally im-
portant matter to help in removing some of them?
IF you are, then may God help you to go to work
at once! FJ. 1.

Glimpses of St. Louis and Springfield.

“And the Lord added to the church daily such
as should be saved.” So we read at the end of the
second chapter of the Book of Acts. As in those
earliest days of the Christian Church, s9 in our

* the pure Gospel.

The Lutheran Pioneer.

Colored Missions the Gospel of our Lord is bearing
fruit, breaking through the barriers of indifference,
suspicion, and superstition, throwing light into sin-
beclouded hearts and turning them to faith in [lim
who left His throne of divine glory and majesty
to enter a manger and was nailed to the cross for
the salvation of mankind.

Our little flock in St. Louis will probably never
forget the impressiveness of this year’s Naster ser-
vice. We rejoiced over the resurrection of our
Savior proclaimed to us by the Easter Gospel; but
additional joy filled our hearts when we saw that
cight new comniunicant members were received into

our midst. Four of these were adults. ‘lwo of the

William Hall, St. Louis.

adults, one a gray-headed man of seventy-five years,
and one of the children were baptized at.this service.
In addition, we were privileged to baptize two small
children. Three other children wete prevented from
being baptized at this service by sickness in their
home.

A picture on this page shows Mr. William Hall.
He is the old man referred to above. Nearly
seventy-five years he had been without the light of
He had wandered from church
to chureh, but could not, according to his own state-
ment, find rest for his soul. Finally one of our
members brought him to our church, and he has
been coming ever since. He was instructed in the
truths of the Catechism, and then expressed a desire
to join the-Lutheran Church. But he had lodge