The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1931, Sheet 86

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Prof. Theo. Graebner, D. D.

A New Member of the Board.

When we expressed our regret in last month’s
issue because Dr. Th. Graebner found it necessary to
resign from the Board for Negro Missions, we knew
that we voiced the sentiments of many of our
readers; for Dr. Graebner had proved himself a
power for good as a member of the board for years,
and his judgment was sought by his colleagues and
the laborers in the field.

It pleases us greatly to be able to say in this
issue that a worthy successor to Dr. Graebner has
been found in the person of Dr. John Theodore
Mueller, another member of the faculty of Concor-
dia Theological Seminary at St. Louis. Dr. Mueller
. has not only consented to accept membership on
the Board, but has also taken over the provisional
editorship of the Alissionstaube, the German mis-
sionury monthly of the Synodical Conference. We
rejoice that so desirable a successor to Dr. Graebner
has been so quickly found and that the editorship
of the Mfissionstaube is to be in such able hands.

Dr. John T. Mueller was born at Janesville,
Minn., April 5, 1885. His father, Rev. Andrew
Mueller, was one of our pioneer missionaries, who
with Dr. F. Pfotenhauer opened up the Dakotas to
our Church. After graduating from Concordia
Seminary in 1907, he served as professor at Luther
College, New Orleans, and later at Wittenberg, Wis.
From 1913 to 1920 he was pastor of congregations
‘at Hubbell, Mich., and Ottawa, Ill. He was called
_ toa professorship at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis,

THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

Prof. J. T. Mueller, Ph. D., Th. D.

in 1920, where he teaches Dogmatics and Old and
New Testament Interpretation. He has always
been deeply interested in mission-work, and his two
years’ experience as instructor at Luther College
will be of great vatue to him as a member of the
Mission Board and editor of the Jfissionstaube.
We express the humble opinion that just this ex-
perience, combined with his other qualifications,
will make Professor Mueller an ideal member of
the Board for Colored Missions.

Dr. Mueller has been a prolific writer. Besides
being a regular contributor to Der Lutheraner and
Concordia Theological Monthly, he is the author of
a number of books: The Church at Corinth, Faith
Unshaken, Five Minutes Daily with Luther, Fun-
damental Differences, Great Heroes of the Faith,
Luther's Large Catechism, My Church and Others,
Christian Fundamentals, Origin of Protestant De-
nominations, Little Minister of LElderon Creek,
and others.

While once more thanking Dr. Graebner for his
most efficient work as member and chairman of the
Mission Board, we pray God that He may richly
bless the labors of the new board member.

F. J. L.

Recent Activities at Bethlehem Station,
New Orleans.

On Sunday, April 26, there was ushered in a
memorable week in the history of Bethlehem Con-
gregation at New Orleans. On that Sunday sixteen
young Christians were received into membership by