The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1930, Page 67

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

“T believe J’ll add one more paper, that of
Freddie Lynch, also a twelfth-grade boy: —

“Since I have been studying the Bible this year,
we have given some special study to the command-
ments, and I have learned that there is very much
I did not know about these commandments. I had
once believed that a person could keep the com-
mandments, but after careful studying and reason-
ing I find that no one can keep all of the command-
ments and be saved.

“<T’ve learned that a sin of the mind is as great
as a sin of the tongue.

““T know that the Bible is divided into two
parts, the Law and the Gospel. In the Gospel we
see God’s love for us and Jesus, the Savior. In the
Law we see our sins and God’s anger. So we see
there is a great difference between the Law and the
Gospel.

“<T’ve learned that man’s likeness of God in the
creation was not a physical, but a spiritual likeness.
And because of sin, man has lost the likeness
of God.

«J have memorized several beautiful Bible-
passages. One is: “Thy Word.is a lamp unto my
fect and a light unto my path.” Which proves that
God’s Word enlightens us. There are three other
beautiful passages which I have learned. One
proves that God’s Word saves us, another that God’s
Word quickens us (or livens us), and the other
proves that God’s Word makes us wise unto sal-
vation.

“‘T have learned that God’s Word is the only
tool that He needs to work with.

“I’ve learned much about the different char-
acters of the Bible, and since I expect to graduate
this spring, I am going to put every effort to learn
all I can about the Bible before school closes.

“ ‘We can be saved only through faith in Christ
Jesus, who died for us.’

“That I am happy about these papers you will
well understand. When these girls and boys go
home this summer to all parts of Mississippi and
even beyond the borders of the State, may the Savior
make them witnesses for Him and through them
spread the glorious light of the Gospel in other dark
places, where men are still living without Christ
and without hope.

“One of the greatest thrills of my sixteen years
in the Colored Missions came to me when I heard
a blind girl, about fourteen years of age; read in
11% Braille from Dallmann’s Catechism the words
of the Second Article: ‘I believe that Jesus Christ,
true God, ete. After having the Catechism about

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one week, she had memorized the commandments
and also a good part of the Second Article.

“You know perhaps that Rev. Kuntz, of Al-
hambra, Cal., sent me twelve Catechisms in
114 Braille. Only four of the blind pupils can read
this type, but the others are struggling hard, since
the arrival of the Catechisms, to master it. Miss
Morrow, the teacher, told me that nothing has so
inspired the blind pupils as the arrival of the Cat-
echisms.

“We shall also get the Messenger for the Blind
regularly. Rev. Kuntz has promised this.

“Miss Flemming, a lady at the school who has
been blind since her fourth year, is an accomplished
musician. She gave a splendid recital the other
night in presence of the student-body. We got for
her one of our Lutheran hymnals with notes. She
was overjoyed, for she can now sing along in the
services. She read for me the other day: ‘O bleed-
ing Head and wounded,’ ” ete.

“T could write on indefinitely about how it
thrills me to hear the little folks at the elementary
school pray the little morning prayer: —

“Now I awake and see the light;

Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
To Thee I lift my voice and pray

That Thou wouldst keep me through the day.
If I should die before ’tis done,

O God, accept me through Thy Son;

or to hear them sing the English of Mfuede bin ich,

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gel’ zur Rul’.

Alabama Luther College News.

Under the supervision of President Lynn and
others a Students’ Sunday Afternoon Club has been
organized. Its aim is to find a more profitable use
of leisure time on Sunday afternoons. The club,
which meets every two weeks, is presenting a sacred
program on Sunday evening, April 13.

As a fitting close for the second trimester the
Bakke Literary Society has arranged a series of
debates in order to determine the best debaters
in the school. In the two debates which have
been held the Sophomores and Juniors were the
victors. On April 18 these two strong teams will
clash. The question at issue will be “Should Ala-
bama Luther College Receive Non-Lutherans into
Its High-school Department?” The winners will be
awarded a silver cup. However, this cup will remain
the property of the school and will be retained by
winners only so long as they are able to defend their
title successfully.