The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1925, Page 174

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

numbered. 4,002, with 216,551 pupils. They had
over 631,154-Christians. By the action of several
European governments German missionaries were
expelled from India, Hong Kong, the Caroline
Islands, the Gold Coast, British Borneo, Togoland,
Cameroon, and Palestine. From all British col-
onies they were excluded for a period of three years,
in India for a period of five years.

The removal of political restrictions, which
seems possible in the near future, will not enable
the missionaries to return to their fields. It is
impossible at present to secure support for these
misionaries in Germany, so help must come from
the outside. Some assistance has already been
given. In China the Basel Mission has supported
its own mission. The Berlin Mission has been sup-
ported by the National Lutheran Council. The
Iowa Synod has taken over the work in New Guinea.
[The Joint Synod of Ohio has taken over the work
of the Hermannsburg Society among the Telugus
in India.— Enprror.] Others have helped in dif-
ferent ways. The Evangelical Synod has helped the
Rhenish Mission and the Barmen Mission Society.
Societies in Scotland and England have taken over
some of the mission-stations. The Rhenish Mission
in South China, the work in Togoland, the Mora-
vian Missions in Southeast Africa and Dutch
Guinea, in the British Cameroon, and in other
places, are utterly neglected at this time. Permis-
sion has been given for a few missionaries to return,
but at least $35,000 is needed from the United
States to keep up a semblance of the previous work.

S. H. CHESTER.

Food for Thought.

Constantly thousands of Lutherans are traveling
from one part of our country to another.

Many of these break home, friendship, and
church ties when they settle in new and strange
communities.

Many of them are young people, who are exposed
to great moral and spiritual dangers.

Sinister enemies are ready to take advantage
of, and prey upon, their guileless and unsuspecting
youth.

A large number of these fellow-Lutherans are
lost to the Church and to their God because of
some one’s neglect or carelessness.

It is an important part of every true Lutheran’s

duty to help keep them within the fold.

While many pastors and city missionaries are

laboring hard to gather them into their congrega-
tions, the burden is too great for them alone.

They need the help of others, your help.

Years ago the Walther League, a national
Lutheran young people’s organization, began its
hospice work in order to be of assistance to the
Church in looking after the strangers.

To-day this Walther League Travelers’ Welfare
Organization extends into almost every corner of
our land.

Hundreds of these Lutheran strangers are an-
nually taken care of by these young Walther
Leaguers, your fellow-Lutherans.

The Walther League endeavors to extend its
organization for Travelers’ Welfare Work-into every
congregation within the Synodical Conference.

Young Lutherans everywhere, whether affiliated
with the Walther League or not, are invited to take
part in this work.

A Travelers’ Welfare Committee in every con-
gregation, working with the Walther League, will
be a great power for good in the Church, and espe-
cially the cause of the stranger at our doors will
receive better attention.

Any society or individual wishing to join in this
good work may get the necessary information by
writing to the Walther League Office, 6438 Eggle-
ston Ave., Chicago, Ill.

This work of looking after the stranger is @
phase of the Church’s Home Mission work, for
which one day the Master will require an accounting..

His greeting of welcome to those gathered at:
His right hand will also contain the words:

“T was a stranger, and ye took Me in!”

Walther League Bulletin, No. 24.

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The Unreached Millions of Malaysia..

On the eastern half of Sumatra, together with
the islands of Banka and Billiton, there are over
3,200,000 people that have been untouched by mis-
sions. In Western Sumatra more than 50,000
Bataks have already been won for Jesus Christ.
In the northern part of Sumatra are many fanatic:
Mohammedans.

Central and Western Borneo are wholly unoccu--
pied, and 400,000 souls living there are without the-
Gospel. Northeast of Java are a number of smaller’
islands, which have a population of over 2,000,000,.
where no missionary efforts are put forth. :

The whole central and southern parts of Celebes-