The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1925, Page 156

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

© Jesus to Simon as also addressed with equal import
to Mount Zion’s new pastor and to his congregation.
The great responsibility of the ministry and the
blessed results accruing from the faithful discharge
of the office were clearly pointed out. Briefly de-
fined, the chief duties of a missionary are to preach
the pure, unadulterated Word of God, Law and
Gospel, as prescribed in Holy Writ, and to ad-
minister the Sacraments, Holy Baptism and the
Lord’s Supper, in strict accordance with Christ’s
institution of them. A missionary should also do
whatever lies in his power to promote the welfare
of his flock, whenever and wherever possible — all
out of love and meek obedience to Him who said:
“Weed My lambs, Feed My sheep.” - What a blessed
and wholesome effect the faithful discharge of this

holy office has upon the spiritual life of a Christian

congregation, yea, even upon the whole community !

Mount Zion Church and School, New Orleans.

A hymn was sung at the conclusion of the ser-
mon, after which the Rey. Luecke was formally in-
ducted into office by the Rev..G. M. Kramer, the
Revs. &. H. Wildgrube and A. H. Klamt assisting.

The Rev. Tmecke succeeds the Rey. Walter Beck,
the latter having recently been called to a profes-
‘sorship at Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro,
N.C. The Rev. Beck was one of our most energetic
workers in New Orleans. Expressions of regret,
occasioned by his removal, are still heard among
Lutherans and non-Lutherans.

The members of Mount Zion tendered a recep-
tion to their departing missionary and his parents
a few days previous to his removal to North Caro-
lina. We humbly invoke God’s blessing upon our
brother and upon him who is taking his place.

The Rey. Luecke is a stranger neither to New

; oe ‘Orleans nor to the congregation entrusted to his
"care. We feel assured that, God willing, Mount

Zion will prosper under its new pastor.

May our heavenly Father continue to bless the
work of this congregation and that brotherly love,
peace, and harmony may prevail in its midst! In
unity there is strength, strength to carry on the
work alloted to a Christian congregation. But may
this congregation and we all constantly remember
that all our help and strength comes from the Lord
of hosts. God grant, for Jesus’ sake, that we ever
direct our petitions heavenward for the strengthen-
ing of our faith and for guidance in all our under-
takings in the furtherance of ITis cause!

All for Him! W. 3B. Seeperry, JR.

Walther League Convention
at San Francisco.

The Thirty-third International Convention of
the Walther League met at San Francisco, the
Golden Gate City, July 26—30. In this convention
much that is of missionary interest transpired
which we must tell our readers. In fact, as we
look over the Convention Chronicle, the daily pub-
lished during the convention, we feel compelled to
say that practically everything that was done by
the convention has great missionary interest, most
of it directly and the rest indirectly.

Dean Fritz, in the address he delivered at,the
opening service, sounded the key-note of the con-
vention by basing his discourse on Isaiah’s’ words
of personal consecration, “Here am I; send me.”
Rey. Behnken’s address, “Christ or Chaos?” was an
earnest appeal to the convention not only person-
ally to cling to Christ and His Gospel, but to do all
that possibly can be done to spread the only saving
message for a world of. sinners. Pastor Karl
Kretzschmar spoke of the missionary importance
and possibilities of the home and the Christian
day-school. Missionary reports and addresses fea-
tured the convention on Wednesday. On Wednes-

‘day evening 4 special inspirational meeting in the

interest of missions was held in which President
H. Grueber, of Milwaukee, and Missionary Nitz, of
Arizona, gave the addresses. The burden of Pastor
Grueber’s eloquent address was, “Into All the World
and to Every Creature!” while Pastor Nitz, a mis-
sionary among the Apaches of Arizona, stirred the
hearts of his hearers by Bs appeal, “America for
Christ !??

Among other stirring missionary addresses that
were heard at this convention was one by Rev. Geo.
Schmidt, of New York, in which he emphasized the