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.