The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-05-10

lege has been erected TO recruit young
men for the missionary task in the
great Northwest. into the very heart
OF Mexico, where Lutheran mission
aries are now active in the cause of
salvation: in. the industrial and COM
mercial centers of our country and in
isolated settlements where the Gospel
has never been prea ched before, these
ambassadors of Jesus Christ are daily
winning new victories for the faitE
that overconeth the world"
Their fpstimnnris Is heard in ten diff
ferent languages In our country, In
addition to the English, which is be-
ing used more extensively every year,
especially in missionary work. and the
German, the language Of the pioneer.
Lutheran workers. In Yiddish 1t tells
the Israelite of Christ as the promised
Messiah; in Italian this Gospel is CON-
batting the atheism and religious In.
difference which Is becoming so
marked among the sons Of Italy in
this country; in Polish, Slovak, Lithu-
anian, Lettish. Norwegian. and Danish
1t brings the Gospel to those who have
greets the Indian in his own tongue, and
the unfortunate deaf mutes are happy
to be under the spiritual care of men
trained to bring the message OF saliva
ton in the sign language For the past
fifty years. ever since the founding Of
the Synodical Conference, 1t has car
ried on extensive work among the
negroes of the black belt; it has es.
tablished church schools where the
third generation Of colored Lutherans
Is now being trained 1t has built col
leges for the higher education Of the
young negroes In the South. At pub
lie and charitable institutions the mis-
sionaries of this church bring light to
the blind, balm to the sick, and spir-
itual riches to the earthly poor At
Its own numerous hospitals. orphan
ages, infants and old folks homes.
asylums for the care OF tubercular
and epleptic patients. thousands are
under the care Of missionaries.
Foreign Missions
But the message which the Missouri
Synod has proclaimed has been too
powerful to be confined within the
limits OF this country It has been
preached for many years in Brazil and
Argentina, where some sixty mission
aries are working at present. Mission
aries Of this church have gone back to
Europe. where in Germany. England,
France, and Czecho- -Slovakia the in
dependent mission congregations of
the Free Church Of Europe have been
supported for many years. Assistance
has been lent to the establishment OF
an active Lutheran church body In
Australia and New Zealand, and for
the last twenty-five years this Synod
has carried on mission work among
the heather, first in India. and more
recently in China. Here, in countries
teeming with uncounted millions OF
superstitious heather. the scriptural
and conservative policies Of this
church have been blessed with the
same encouraging results as in this
country During the past year ten
new missionaries and one female
teacher. as we'll as one doctor and
three nurses, entered the mission fields
In East India. where the first native
pastor was ordained and many other
native workers enlisted. During the
same time the missionary ranks In
China were reinforced by five addi.
tional missionaries one female teach.
er, and ssevogal nati~e Aids. A great
movement lseFthN development OF this
foreign mlan6o0vW~gb sseQs to be IN.
der way IN - Ixn11nuaa caasregatio
Of this cQn411 val<1 ng1mlss ever