The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1923, Page 61

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The Lutheran. Pioneer.

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A Token of Gratitude.

A few weeks ago we received the following letter,
which, though written’in faulty English, bears an
eloquent tribute of gratitude to the services of one
of our workers in Alabama and places the grateful
writer in a class with Mary of Bethany, whose gra-
titude impelled her to anoint the Savior with pre-
cious spikenard. Every word of the simple epistle
is pulsating with appreciation. It is as though the
writer was driven by some inward force to give ex-
pression to the thoughts that fill her heart: —

“Dear Readers: It is said that there is a time
for all things. So it is. And there has come the
time for me to say a few words concerning the
Bread that Jesus prepared through our Rev.
for us on the night of the eighth of April. He came
many miles through the mud and over the great
waters to bring it to us. And just as he arrived
and entered the church, one of our friend’s lamps
began to flame up. And all of the congregation
were amazed at it and much afraid, but Rev.
ran up and took the lamp out of the door, where
- it went down to shine no more. He then entered
the rostrum and began to break the Bread of Life,
which was soothing to our hungry souls. He took
his text from the twentieth chapter of John, where
Jesus appeared to His disciples. And, ah, how our
hearts did burn while he preached! His sermon
treated especially of unbelieving Thomas. Lord,
grant that he may live long to preach God’s holy
Word, that sinners may fall out with the ways of
this world and come asking, ‘What must I do to
be saved?” ”

Such is the letter we received from our good -

Colored sister in Alabama. Is not such gratitude
touching? Must not such honest and simple-hearted
appreciation be a mighty incentive to our workers
in the field and also to us to continue and expand
the work? Surely, as long as there are such Marys
to appreciate the Word, we ought to be willing to
proclaim it too! FJ.

-Items of Missionary Interest.

Erricrent -Pusiicrry Worx. — Pastor Wm.
Brueggemann, chairman of the Hducational and
Mission Committees of the Walther League in
Nebraska, is doing most efficient work in the way
of arranging lecture tours for Rev. M. N. Carter in
his State. Tast year he successfully arranged for

a slide lecture course on missions in many congre-
gations of his State, and this so encouraged him
that this year he determined to make an attempt
to have our Rev. M. N. Carter cover practically the
whole State with his lecture on Lutheran missions
in the Alabama Black Belt. According to recent ~
reports his attempt is proving a fine success, and
the lecturer is being kept busy filling the dates
the efficient “advance agent” has arranged for him.
We make bold to advise the chairmen of Walther
League Mission Committees in other Districts to
get into communication with Rev. Wm. Bruegge-
mann, Box 34, Tilden, Nebr., for we are certain that
they could get a number of “pointers” from him.

SprincFIeLp, Inu. — During the next twelve
months our mission in Springfield will be in charge
of Prof. Th. Engelder, who has kindly consented to
supervise the work. Student Andrew Schulze, who
in time past has proved his interest in Colored Mis-
sions, will probably look after the Sunday-school.

ALEXANDRIA, La.— Mission-work has been re-
sumed in Alexandria. Pastor Tervalon, of Man-
sura, La., made his first trip there in June. We
have ten communicant members there and twenty-
eight baptized members. The services held during
June and July were attended by twenty-five to
thirty people. Rev. Tervalon expects to visit Alex-
andria twice every month and preach on every first
and third Sunday.

Kannavouts, N. C.—'The enlarged building at
this station was dedicated on July 15. Rev. John
Alston, of Atlanta, Ga., -preached the dedicatory
sermon. Rev. Frank Alston has charge of the flour-
ishing and active congregation at Kannapolis. The
greater part of the expense for the large addition
to the old church is being borne by the congregation.
The old part of the building will in the future be
used for school purposes, while the addition will
serve as the church. Tolding doors connect the
two buildings. ; ;
_ Gwances 1x Norra CaRoLINa. — Rev. F. D.
Alston, of Kannapolis, will in future also take care
of Mount Calvary at Mount. Pleasant, while Rev.
March.will assume charge of St. John’s at Salisbury.

Avapama. — While on their journey from
North Carolina to Alabama, Pastor Carlson and
family were compelled to stop off at Atlanta be-
cause of the serious illness of their baby. For a
time its life was despaired of, but by God’s help
it recovered after a few days, and the journey was
resumed to Pastor Carlson’s new field of labor in
Monroe Co. magne “y