The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1933, Page 60

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

and the same end—the building of the Savior’s
kingdom.

It is a commendable thing to start a preaching-
station, but it is an admirable thing to build an
independent congregation that will very soon be
paying its share of its pastor’s salary during hard
times.

Life is hard times for a Christian — tribulation.
And surely one way for a layman to capitalize life
is to build up a congregation. O. W. L.

How Were You Added?

The Book of Acts shows us many a precious pic-
ture of the early life of the Church. Observe some
of the Church’s characteristics as recorded in the
second chapter: steadfastness in the faith, fellow-
ship, breaking of bread, prayer, fear, charity, joy,
praise, influence, and success. Go over these again,
check them with your Bibles, and ask, “How many
of them characterize my Church ?” and, “What have
I done, or am I doing, to make the Church of to-day
like the Church of that day?”

The secret of the Church’s power in that day
is largely to be found in the words, “The Lord added
to the church . . . such as should be saved.” They
were not “added” in order to be saved, but because
they were saved. Is that how you joined the
Church? If you have been added by any other
person or in any other way, it is time you were
subtracted. — Southern California Lutheran.

Items of Missionary Interest.
(By the Eprror.)

Short Colored Mission Notes. — The Mission
Board has been gratified by the spirit’in which the
mission-workers ‘accepted the salary cuts, in some
cases quite substantial ones. — Pensacola, Florida,
is to get a new chapel at a cost of $3,000. The
Alabama Field expects to give substantial assistance
in carrying out this building program at Pensa-
cola. — The two mission-congregations at Charlotte,
North Carolina, will be consolidated, since this can
be done at a great financial saving and without
endangering our missionary prospects. — The school
at Rockwell, North Carolina, will be continued, and
_ Rey. F. Foard will be put in charge. —It has been
proposed to reduce the Salisbury, North Carolina,
school to a one-room school. — We extend to Pastors
Fey and Holsten and Professor Beck our sincere

sympathy in their bereavement; all three have sus-
tained the loss of a beloved parent. — At Washing-
ton, D. C., the work is progressing; the attendances
at the Sunday-school and at the services are increas-
ing, and the missionary, Pastor Stephan, reports
that on some Sundays in the recent past he has had
standing-room only. — The change in the State ad-
ministration of Illinois will very probably mean that
a number of our members at Springfield will lose
their jobs. However, they are facing the future
with trusting hearts and have gladly accepted the
greater financial responsibility placed upon them.
One new member has been received. — From Buffalo
comes the good news that the missionary’s family
was increased by the advent of a son and that two
new members were received by Baptism. — Ballti-
more reports one accession by Baptism. — High
Point, North Carolina, has had an increase of four.
— St. Philip’s, St. Louis, received one addition by
Baptism. The life of the pastor at St. Philip’s is
a busy one, as these figures show: In 1932 he made
226 sick-calls, 410 pastoral calls, and 344 missionary
calls. He preached 88 sermons, attended 143 meet-
ings (not including services, Bible class, and in-
struction classes), delivered 123 lectures, conducted
105 instruction periods, sent out 1,726 letters, and
mailed 672 copies of the parish-paper. St. Philip’s
enjoyed an increase in 1932 of 57 baptized and
42 communicant members. The members contrib-
uted $382.52 more last year than in 1931.—Student
Heckenberg of Grace, St. Louis, doing supply-work
in school, was recently operated on for appendicitis.
—The Immanuel Conference Church Extension
Board has decided to lend Bethany Church, Yon-
kers, New York, the sum ‘of $750. This will be
a most welcome loan, since Bethany has been paying
six per cent. interest on a $4,000 loan for a number
of years.

A Century of Progress. — Those visiting the
“A Century of Progress” international exposition
at Chicago this summer will there be able to see
much of missionary interest, much that will throw
light upon the life and labors of those who bring
the Gospel of Jesus to the peoples of our globe. In
the Oriental Village will be shown the life and
customs of the Near East; a lama temple will en-
lighten us on Buddhism in Tibet; a Maya temple
will transport us back hundreds of years to the
ancient inhabitants of Yucatan in Mexico and tell
us of the daily life and of the secular and religious
customs of that ancient people; a special India
pavilion will inform us on that ancient country’s
people; and the All-Africa Exhibition will tell us