The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1924, Sheet 43

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Che Lutheran Pioneer.

A MISSIONARY MONTHLY.

PUBLISHED BY TILE

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNODICAL CONFERENCE or Norrit AMERICA.

REv. F. J. LANKENAU, EDITOR.

Published monthly by Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo.,

Subscription price, 50 cts, per annum, payable strictly, In advance,
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under the Act of March 3, 1

Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized on July 5, 1918.

Vol. XLVI.

ST. LOUIS, MO., JUNE, 1924.

No. 6.

OUR MONTHLY MISSIONARY MOTTO.

‘““Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people, that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out
of darkness into His marvelous light.’’ 1 Pet. 2, 9.

Alabama.

1. Kings Landing.

On Sunday, April 26, another congregation was
organized here in the Black Belt. This time it
was at Kings Landing.

“Pastor,” said an old Colored woman, “I’m sure
glad the Lutheran Church came here to teach me
about my Savior. Now we’re seeing the light for
the first time. With God’s help I’m going to
remain faithful to the Lutheran Church till I die.”
That was the spirit of the nineteen souls received
into the Lutheran Church at Kings Landing on
Easter Sunday.

That the devil will give these newly confirmed
members no rest is evident, particularly to one
acquainted with conditions here in the Black Belt.
“You Lutherans have no religion. You’ve got to
go out into the woods and pray — pray — pray, and
then pray some more before you'll see ‘something’
in a vision. And when you hear the voice, then
you’ve ‘got it.’”? That is what the enemies of our
Church tell our Lutheran fledglings at Kings
Landing.

Wherever our Church goes with the light of
God’s Word here in the Southland, she meets with
the most fanatical opposition. Not Idng ago an

- effort was made to keep people from joining our
Church. A sectarian preacher was supposed to have
had a dream. In this dream he saw the. Apostle

Peter standing at the door of heaven. Some Lu-
therans came and knocked at that door. Said
Peter: “Who’s there?”  ‘“Tutherans,” was the
answer. “There are no Lutherans up here,” said
Peter. — With such nonsensical stories efforts are
made to shake the faith of those who take instruc-

Confirmation Class at Kings Landing.

tions preparatory to joining our Church or who
have already connected themselves. Such rabid
stories often have the desired effect. ‘

Above you have a picture of our confirmation
class at Kings Landing. The smaller children were
baptized. May the Savior give these precious souls,
who have faced ridicule and scorn to confess Christ
in the Lutheran Church, grace to remain ieee
to their end!