The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1925, Page 150

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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foreign staff of 7 ordained and 14 lay workers,
8 physicians and 5 nurses, and a native stail of

13 unordained assistants. There are only 7
municant members in all Arabia. In Palestine,
the land where our Savior lived, there are to-day
22 evangelical churches, with a total communicant
_membership of 3,000. In Kurdistan a number of
American Lutheran synods are carrying on work.
What a challenge to faith is not the Near East!
Where Christ was born, Mohammed’s name _ is
adored by his faithful followers; but where Mo-
hammed was born, no hands are lifted in prayer
to Christ. Shall it always remain so? F.J.1..

The Children’s Collection Progresses.

Gross Receipts

. to Aug. 31,1925. Goal,
Mobile, Ala.: Church and School $5,500.00
Wisconsin Synod . . *$6,828.79
Pine Hill, Ala.: Chureh ana ‘School $1,000.00
California and Nevada District
(MOCO a asoaqatsaaa6 sas “$2,413.56
Ingomar, Ala.: Chureh and School $1,000.00

Northern Nebraska District and
CUINICIT ososscoAdinndsosnod oc
Rosebud, Ala.: Church and School
Alberta and British Columbia,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan,
Ontario Districts, and others
Selma, Ala.: Chureh and School
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Dis-
tricts, and others ..........
Alabama Luther College, Selma,

*$1,733.07
$1,500.00

$983.49
$3,500.00

$3,441.58

INDS pooadapéodpoccqdabo0b0 $20,000.00
Atlantic, Colorado, Eastern,
+ Michigan, North Wisconsin,
South Dakota, Southern,
South Wisconsin Districts,
and others ............-..- *$24,899.34
Alexandria, La.: Church and School
English District and others....
Atlanta, Ga.: Church .....
Central District and others: .
High Point, N.C.: School....

Sonthern Nebraska District and

others *$2,004.61
Immanuel Lutheran College in ” ;
Greensboro, N.C.

‘Central Illinois, Northern. Ti-
nois, Southern Illinois Dis-
tricts, Norwegian Synod, and
others

Winston-Salem: Church and School ,

Towa and Minnesota Districts

. and others

Spartanburg, 8. C.: Addition. .

Oregon and Washington, North

“Dakota and Montana Dis-

_ ricts, and others .........-

St. Louis, Mo.: Church ........- _ $13,000.00
‘Western District and others... $11,136.96

* The starred items indicate that the goal has been
reaclied. ~ THEO. W. ECKHART, 7'reasurer,

$6,000.00
$2,446.42

$8,000.00
* $7,121.27

$2,000.00

$5,500.00

$4,677.31

$8,000.00

$6,769.90
~ $1,500.00

$833.96

com- ~

Consecration.

Now and then we are weak enough to think that
the days*of consecrated service are over and that
the spirit of service, stich as filled the hearts of our
fathers, is dying out. Ixperiences which we now
and then have lead us to take this view. But here
is a story out of the mouth of a superintendent of
missions which will show you how wrong it is for
us to come to such a depressing conclusion. ‘The
story was told in answer to the query, “Do you find
our younger missionaries as consecrated and devoted
as our workers formerly were?” Here is what the
superintendent had to say: —

“Let me tell you of a recent visit to one of our
stations and relate to you some of the things I found
there. It will nicely answer your question.

“On the way to the place I was approached by
a person who knew of conditions there. He said,

A Typical Missionary Chapel in the Great
Northwest.

‘Are you going to A.? Things are looking bad
there. I never thought that so much trouble could
be stirred up in a place in so short a time. Unless
the troubles can be adjusted, I am afraid our whole
little mission congregation will be utterly ruined.
They tell me that as a result of the difficulties,
families have been split and business has been
ruined. I wish you success.’

“T had heard of these troubles before and a few
weeks prior had asked a young missionary to go
to A. in order to look over the situation. In fact,
the trip I was making wa’ undertaken for the pur-

‘pose of learning of the young worker how he found

things and, if possible, persuading him to take over
the work at A. You may imagine that I had little
hope of getting a favorable reply from the young
laborer after hearing from the lips of the person
above referred to how serious matters were.
“With a heavy heart I proceeded on my journey.
The young missionary met me at the station with
a smile. Every moment on our way to the church
I expected to hear him tell me that he would not