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150 THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

who are not, here are two reminders of the glorious
opportunity of getting in line with the Lord’s work-
men which you are allowing to slip unobservedly
through your fingers. So get to thinking, young
people!

Have you the courage to fight like a valiant
soldier? Ask yourself this question: “Am I a sol-
dier of the Cross?” If you are not, then enlist now.
Jesus’ soldiers fight for Him with His almighty
Word. They stand up for Him and are willing to

. die for Him. Get in line!
May God for Jesus’ sake bless our two young

News from the Southeast.

All the Negro congregations in the Southeast
have decided to adopt the Common Order of Service
as it is found in the Hv. Luth. Hymn-book. Most
of them are now introducing it.

Pastor L. G. Dorpat, of Meherrin, Va., writes:
“On September 3 we buried the remains of our
brother Richard A. Dowell, who departed in the
faith on September 1. He was one of our oldest
members, reaching the age of 76 years, 8 months,
and 2 days. During his long illness he was getting

St. Paul’s, New Orleans.

brethren in their respective fields of labor! Our
prayers and your prayers are to the effect that these
two young workmen may labor ceaselessly, tirelessly,
and find their ‘greatest reward in the blessed priv-
ilege of holding up the blood-stained banner of
Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior! And, too, may
Heaven’s final declaration of each of these beloved
brethren be, “Well done!” May He grant it for
His own name’s sake! W. B. SEEBERRY, Jn.

oo

Iv is astonishing how soon the whole conscience
begins to unravel if a single stitch is dropped. One
little sin indulged makes a hole you could put your
head through. — C. Bucton.

ready for that great journey into eternity. He knew
his Savior and trusted in Him.” $

The dear Lord’s blessing has been richly mani-
fested in our new mission-station at New Bern, N. C.,
during this past summer. Student H.C. Bates has
labored there under the direction of Pastor J. W.
Fuller, of Mount Pleasant, N.C., and the fruit of
his labors has been a larger Sunday-school, twenty-
seven pupils of which were baptized and one con-
firmed. There is an immediate, crying need. for
a Lutheran school at New Bern.

The mission at High Point, N. C., now numbers
sixty souls. Forty-two of these have been gained
during the present pastorate of twenty-two months.

J. E. SHUFELT. ~~