REPORT OF LABOR AMONG THE GERMAN CHURCHES.
By H. SHULTZ
The fore part of the winter I spent with the churches in Oklahoma Territory; found them of good courage, increasing in the knowledge of the truth, as well as in numbers. Some of the churches had a church school, and some had none, being divided on the matter. There are many hindrances to the church-school work: (1) a lack of instructors competent to teach the branches necessary, and to hold the attention and respect of the pupils; (2) a lack of consecrated and God-fearing men and women who are acquainted with God, and are able to teach the young the way to Christ Jesus, who loves the lambs of the flock. To accomplish the desired object, it will take the oldest and most experienced of our laborers out of the field; for no one can lead another to Christ except the Father dwells in him. After leaving Oklahoma Territory, I attended the Missouri Conference, held at Utica. Everything passed off pleasantly, and very little change was made in the officers. I am now spending a few days at St. Louis, to aid in getting the work started among the Germans. Brother H. Gellert, of Texas, is here to do missionary work. The St. Louis church, under the labor of Elder Porter, has now a fine church of its own, which cost about six thousand dollars. It is free from debt, a sister furnishing most of the money to pay for the building—an example worthy of imitation. Any one having clean copies of our German paper, Christlicher Hausfreund, or who would feel it a privilege to donate a club of fifty or a hundred, more or less, to be used in missionary work here in this large city, is kindly requested to send them to H. Gellert, 714 Walton Ave., St. Louis, Mo. There are about two hundred and fifty thousand Germans living here. We ought to have at least five hundred copies a week for a year or more. Who will come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty? Help is needed at once. Any one wishing to give a club of the Hausfreund can send the money to Christlicher Hausfreund, Battle Creek, Mich., stating that the papers are for St. Louis, and they will be sent at once from that office. The work among the Germans in America is moving steadily onward. The old pilgrims are taking new courage; our numbers are increasing, and many of those who were carried away by the false holiness movement, are seeing their mistake, and are returning to the fold again. H. SHULTZ.