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Sameiningin - 01.09.1921, Blaðsíða 31

Sameiningin - 01.09.1921, Blaðsíða 31
Lutherans of North America Co-operating In The National Lutheran Gouncil Ilave Gathcred, forwarded and distributed in Europe AND OF CbOTHING 1,600,000 lbs. IN MONEY $1,500,000 Where Did It Go? To Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Esthonia, Finland, France, Ger- many, Hungary, Italy, Jugo- Slavia, Latvia, Lithuania, Po- land, Roumania, Russia, Turkey, Wolhynia, and to mission sta- tions (of European Societies) in 'China, Japan, India and Africa. Thus it effected milions of peo- ple. Wliat Did It Do? It bought food, clothing and shelter for the destitute. It furnished buildings and rallying places for schools, or- phanages, hospitals and churches. It created organization where confusion reigned, and revived and reassembled and re-estab- lished churches on the brink of destruction. It caused hope to spring from despair, revived confldence of man in mankind, answered pray- er, consoled mourners, coilected exiles and united broken families It put reverence for God back in men’s hearts, enabled the Gospel to be preached, and be- gan a new era of Evanvelisrn where the need of the gifts of Christ was supreme. Hoiv Was It Managed? God’s blessins went with dollars and clothing. Consecrated men from America met and organized the faithful and "knowing” Lutheran groups ln the countries visited. The territory was carefully districted, trustworthy com- mittees native to each section were formed, an accurate survey was made, and the people, their immediate wants relieved, began to help them- selves and one anothr. Evry dollar and every garment given in the name of Christ was as seed sown in good soil. Expenses were a jpinimum. The' administration has been marvel- lously effective. Why Not Stop Now? Dear Lutheran reader, the men we sent over there, includ- ing Commissioner J. A. More- head, who has directed the dis- tribution of the money and clothing; who is in touch with the pljysical, moral and religious conditions in every country where Lutheran churches exist; who is knöwn by church offic- ials, state authorities and the people of hundreds of ©ommuni- ties; who would welcome the opportunity to report that our task is accomplished, implore their fellow Lutherans in North America to continue. From them has come the assurance that we must not desert the cause now. Dr. .Morehead is reporting the opening door into Russia; he is describing the menace of radicalism, the poli- tical schemes of the papacy, and the work of reviving, restoring and spreading Evangelical Pro- testantism. He begs us not to stop. Since he knows the situ- ation, since he knows us, and since the results show how fav- orably God looks upon the work, why question? Having a trust- worthy leader, let us follow. Can We Completc. thc Task? Yes. There is one resource which neither hard times nor big jobs in our own land have exhausted. The con- secrated ingenuity of the Lutheran men and women forming the million and a Cuarter membership of the NAtional Lutheran Council will enable us to put a million and a quarter dollars on our altars on or before October 30th of thís year. For such work we must so plan the next 30 days that they will yieid an aver- age dollar a member for Lutheran World Service. Is there a family among us who can’t have a dollar a meraber ready on Reformatíon Day for the necessi- U>’s of the Church abroad? NATIONAL LUTHERAN COUNCIL 437 5TH AVENUE, NEW YOEK, N.Y.

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