LUTHER LEAGUE TOPICS thee." Paul believed that God would stand by him and he was never disappointed. God was with him and He will be with us if we trust Him. We can't all be great preachers and do great things. But we can all be obedient to His will and even while young trust Him and take Him only for our ideal and our model. What God wants today are good, true and trustworthy men and women who like Paul, fearlessly stand for the right. Our names may never be blazoned on history pages but our example will live on throughout all eternity. "Lives of great men oft remind us, We can make our lives sublime, Footprints on the sand of time." God Helps Us to Find Our Life Work. Memorize By Mrs. M. Haller Frey. Oh may we each be true and pure Lesson Developed-Great hopes and ambitions lie before all earnest, active and alive boys and girls. Even in our Junior years we plan for the future. But do we always include God in our plans? Our lesson today tells us to ask, seek and knock and the advice is taken from Christ's sermon on the Mount which, if read in its entirety, would throw much light on all our plans for the future and would keep us from failing as we so often do. Jesus said, ask for what you want but don't stop there. Seek, hunt and knock, or in other words insist on what you want and if what you want is good for you, you will receive, the door will be opened. First of all be sure the thing you want is the right thing, then ask Him to give it to you. If God knows it is good for you, you will receive, if not He will withhold. Perhaps you are planning your own life work but God has another for you. You want to work in pleasant fields, He may have rough ways in store for you. Be sure to consult Him and if you will listen He will answer and when He answers don't turn Him away. If God takes an interest in all we do and He would have us be earnest in all our efforts. He leads us to great things let us be thankful for the opportunity to serve in high places. If He wants us to work humbly and obscurely let us be faithful and true to our trust, no matter what our life work in the future may be, the only thing that will count is faithfulness to Him and to the trust He has given us. Live for something and be earnest Though the work may humble be, Hymns We Ought to Know. By Mrs. M. Haller Frey. "My Faith Looks Up to Thee."-Ephesians 1:12-19. "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord."-Psalms 148. "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name."-Ephesians 1:21-22. Memorize-Psalms 95:1-3. In this day of many popular songs with much rhythm but so little sense or beauty of sentiment 33 it will do us all good to spend an hour in thinking about these three good, uplifting hymns which are so familiar to all. We sing them sometimes without a thought of what they could mean to us. Do we Each Hymn we sing is a prayer. always remember that? Or do we think of all manner of other things as we sing? Do we realize that our prayers ascend only to the throne of grace when we sing or say them from heart? If we learn early in life to think of those things we will cultivate a sense of reverence, trust and faith that will endure through all time. "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" was written by Ray Palmer in the year 1830. During all these years it is ever new and full of blessing. This cannot be said of the so-called popular songs which so soon become old and stale to Why not learn the songs which will really help us rather than fill our minds with meaningless words and phrases. us. "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord" was written in 1778 by Benjamin Williams. Let us memorize at least that glorious last verse: "Lord, Thy mercies never fail. Be Thy glorious name adored." Doesn't it inspire us and fill us with a sense of His great glory and majesty? We would have time to sing some of these beautiful songs every day if we really want to do so. "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name," Bring forth the royal diadem Sing it as often as we may we never fail to catch the glory of it. Little did the writer, Edward Perronet, dream, as in the year 1780 he wrote these words, that it would become the mighty song of exaltation to all Christians down through all these years. Let us forget some of the foolish songs we hear all around us and learn more of the grand old hymns, ever remembering that God hears them if we are sincere. Let us give God the praise which belongs to Him, concentrating our talent of song to Him who gave us this precious gift. Oh, Jesus, King most wonderful, Thou Sweetness most ineffable Thee may our tongues forever bless, And ever in our lives express THE ONLY DIFFERENCE A The busy millionaire climbed into his beautiful and purring automobile. ragged newsboy rushed alongside and offered the sale of a paper. The successful business man had already read that particular edition and to the lad's insistent demands that he "Please buy a paper, mister," finally replied rather tartly, "No, I said no." The unabashed newsboy came back with, "Aw, don't get grouchy, governor, the only difference between you and me is that you're making your second million and I'm still working on my first." The words to be supplied are, in their proper order: Church mouse, rail, pig, gale, lion, cat, dollar, rat, peacock, fox, March hare, ox, lily, air, Croesus, bear, angel, pin, steel trap, sin, door nail, sheet, pancake, beet, orange, hat, nut, bat, miser, tick, partridge, stick, whistle, pall, flint, gall, fiddle, bell, sponge, well, feather, rock, poker, clock, gosling, bee. METHODS AND HINTS FOR JUNIOR LEADERS (Continued from page 24) Our Life Work." The Junior leader has one of the greatest opportunities in the whole work here, to claim the children for the work of the Church. Have a number of the children tell what they wish to be when they are grown up. Have papers prepared on the work of the ministry, the diaconate and the mission field. By impressing the children at this age that they are the future workers of the Church, and saving them for the work of the Church, is our only hope of supplying the woeful lack of recruits and workers at the present time. September 26. "Hymns We Ought to Know." Teach in the Junior League the hymns of the Church. One of the greatest gifts we can give the children is an appreciation of the rich heritage of spiritual food which we find in our church hymns. Organize a Junior choir to help with the singing in your Junior meetings. Besides planning the study of the Topics plan the year's social program for your Juniors. Here is a suggestion: September, a rally, getting your Juniors together and arousing new interest and enthusiasm, or, better still, a rally with other Junior Leagues to stimulate the work; October, a hike in the woods, with campfire supper, a Hallowe'en social; November, a Thanksgiving party, with gifts for others; December, a Christmas party, providing cheer for others; January, a Missionary social, a Japanese tea, or similar event; February, a Valentine social or George Washington's birthday party; March, sewing and other work to be sent to orphanage, or hospital; April, an Easter party to the Cradle Roll babies; May, a Maying party with the flowers sent to the sick; June, an entertainment, with recitations, exercises and model meeting. Plan for at least some of these features in this year's work with your Juniors. LUTHER LEAGUE TOPICS after another joined in the song until at last with heads uncovered the whole crowd were singing. When the song ceased a spirit of peace prevailed. The Word of the song had reached the heart and allayed its mad passion. Their spirit revived, the rescuers once more set to work with renewed vigor, and before morning they reached the buried men and found them alive. It was the Word in the song that brought about peace. The Word gave comfort and strength. There is not a Christian anywhere who cannot bear testimony to the same fact. The message of the pulpit reaches the head, it even reaches the heart and moves the will. But when that Word is confirmed by song, which touches the very innermost being of man, it lifts his soul up to God. INTO THE OPEN-WITH GOD The grind of the modern world admits of little relaxation, yet, theoretically at least, it slows down somewhat in summer. If a breathing spell is granted you, it is a time for building up, for the renewal of every fiber of your physical and moral being. Use it to the full, but be ye not unmindful of the toiling multitudes less fortunate than you. Get into the open. Meet God in His great out-of-doors. Learn of the plant and animal people. Have fellowship with the trees. Refresh your soul with the harmonies of form and color and sound. To you may "every common bush" be "afire with God."-Exchange. Published Monthly by LUTHER LEAGUE REVIEW, 318 W. 39th Street, New York City. Entered as Second-Class Matter Aug. 9, 1900, at Post Office, New York, N. Y., under Act of Mar. 3, 1879 Subscription price, 60 cents per year. No. 6 Luther League Luther League of America Organized at Pittsburgh, Pa., October 30 and 31, 1895, by delegates representing State, District and individual organizations from twenty different States in the Union and District of Columbia. OFFICERS President, C. T. A. ANDERSON, 35 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. First Vice-President, O. C. ROHDE, 1422 Birchell Rd., Toledo, Ohio. Second Vice-President, GEO. W. RAPPS, 2312 Chestnut St., Milwaukee, Wis. General Secretary HARRY HODGES, 846 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Literature Secretary, HARRY HODGES, 846 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Treasurer, P. WALTER BANKER, 846 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Executive Committee Composed of the President, Vice-Presidents, General Secretary, Literature Secretary, Treasurer, and the following members: Hon. E. F. EILERT (Chairman), 318 W. 39th St., New York City, N. Y. I. S. RUNYON, 502 W. 136th St., New York City, N. Y. Rev. G. F. GEHR, D. D., 521 N. High St., Bethlehem, Pa. Rev. M. J. BIEBER, D. D., 1316 W. 25% St., Minneapolis, Minn. O. C. C. FETTA, 511 K. of P. Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Rev. LUTHER M. KUHNS, Litt. D., 458 Saunders-Kennedy Bldg., Omaha, Neb. Rev. H. C. ROEHNER, D. D., 418 College Ave., N. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. WILLIAM C. STOEVER, Esq., 727 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. All communications should be addressed to the General Secretary, Harry Hodges, 846 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Literature Committee HARRY HODGES, Chairman. Hon. E. F. EILERT, New York City. I. S. RUNYON, New York City. Rev. J. S. ALBERT, Oshkosh, Wis. Rev. C. P. HARRY, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. R. S. SEASE, Newark, N. J. Rev. H. C. ROEHNER, Grand Rapids, Mich. Finance Committee P. WALTER BANKER, Chairman (address above). A. ELFERS, Detroit, Mich. Intermediate Committee Rev. C. TEUFEL, Chairman, Middletown, Md. Junior Committee CHAS. W. FUHR, 333 S. Lang Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa., Chairman. Miss BRENDA L. MEHLHOUSE, 846 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Miss LAURA WADE RICE, Baltimore, Md. STATE LEAGUES LUTHER LEAGUE OF NEW YORK STATEPres.. Rev. H. D. SHIMER, 1421 State St., Schenectady. Sec., MARIE HACHTMANN, 72 Palmetto St., Brooklyn. Treas., CLARENCE C. DITTMER, 286 Park Place, Brooklyn. LUTHER LEAGUE OF PENNSYLVANIA- Sec., ELIZABETH VAN DUSEN, 219 Rector St., Perth Treas., GRACE E. FISCHER, 1009 William St., Elizabeth. LUTHER LEAGUE OF ILLINOIS Pres., KENNETH HURST, Carthage College, Carthage. Sec., ALICE CHRISTENSEN, 4224 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago. Treas., CARL MEYER, 4918 N. Hermitage Ave., Chi cago. LUTHER LEAGUE OF OHIO Pres., E. R. KOCHHEISER, 214 Lexington Ave., Mansfield. Sec., GRACE KRUSE, 925 W. North St., Lima. Pres., Rev. J. S. ALBERT, 117 Frederick Ave., Oshkosh. Sec., MARGARET HENNECKE, Milwaukee. Pres., ARTHUR A. DAVIS, 111 W. 22nd St., Indianapolis. Sec., LOUISE NEES, 1002 St. Paul St., Indianapolis. Treas., W. F. RENZ, 3416 Webster St., Fort Wayne. LUTHER LEAGUE OF IOWA Pres., PEARL J. ANDERSON, 544 S. 9th St., Cedar Sec., EARL HANSEN, 226 Oak St., Clinton. LUTHER LEAGUE OF SOUTH DAKOTA- LUTHER LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA Pres., Rev. CARL H. BARTSCH, 3111 29th Ave., Minneapolis. Sec., Miss CORA CLEMENT, Albert Lea. Sec., Miss CELE KLEIN, 76 Harriet St., Bridgeport. LUTHER LEAGUE OF OREGON-WASHINGTONPres., C. R. STUDER, Pullman, Wash. Sec., MARTHA WALLAND, 1928 S. L. St., Tacoma, Treas., C. E. JAEGER, Chehalis, Wash. Sec., BERTHA DUERFELDT, Barada. Treas., EDNA SNELL, 6303 Binney St., Omaha. Pres., ALFRED J. BEIL, 1032 E. Military St., Fremont, Neb. Sec., NETTIE ANDERSON, Midland College, Fremont, Neb. Treas., ROBERT ALBACH, 618 W. 4th St., Lawrence, LUTHER LEAGUE OF MICHIGAN- Sec., R. S. BRULAND, 240 Philadelphia St., E. Detroit. Sec., HIGH RHYNE, Lenoir College, Hickory, N. C. Treas., BERTHA CLINE, Statesville, N. C. District Leagues in States Not Organized Sec., DOROTHY ROEHL, 583 34th St., Oakland. Pres., CARL M. DISTLER, Esq., 2905 N. Calvert St. SCOTIA Pres., Mr. JESSE E. HIRTLE, Bridgewater. VICINITY— Pres., JOHN METZGER, Martin's Ferry, Ohio. Sec., Miss ESTELLA SHEPP, Bridgeport, Ohio. Treas., Miss MARIAN SEYLER, Marietta, Ohio. Of the Church - By the Church - For the Church Luther League Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Convention T was I'League Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 13, 14 and 15, 1920. BY H. CAEMMERER. a happy gathering of Luther sembled at Christ Church, Rev. H. C. Hadley, pastor, for the opening session of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Convention of the Luther League of America, on Tuesday evening, July 13. The service began promptly at 8 o'clock, with the singing of "Blessing and Honor and Glory and Power." Rev. R. H. Benting, of Indianapolis, officiated at the altar. Psalm 8 was read responsively, followed by the Scripture lesson, Luke 10:25-37. A large welltrained choir, which did most wonderful singing throughout the entire period of the convention, then sang "Gloria in Excelsis." Mr. C. T. A. Anderson, President of the Luther League of America, thereupon delivered his biennial convention address. Mr. Anderson said: It It We are gathered here in this beautiful city of churches to celebrate our silver anniversary. The Luther League of America was organized in the First Church, Pittsburgh, twenty-five years ago. is necessary in churches that we have the young. is essential that we should have our Sunday School, and so it is absolutely necessary for a successful Church, and an intelligent Church, a Church that will live, to have a young people's organization. Hence the Luther League of America. The Luther League has stood for loyalty to the Lutheran Church. The Luther League has been the training school of the young, and through the Luther League many young women and many young men have entered the service of our Church. Our Church stands today perhaps as no other Church stands; she holds fast to the principles of Martin Luther and believes in training the young from the cradle up. And so, my friends, as we have gathered here in this beautiful city of Fort Wayne, we want to talk with you and arouse our delegates to such an extent by our addresses and speeches that they may go home with greater vigor and more enthusiasm for our Lutheran Church. And you delegates who have come here, may God aid and give you strength and courage, may you attend the various sessions and receive the benefit that you should have, may you take home with you that spirit and enthusiasm that I am sure this convention will give you, so that your own local League may reap the benefit of your knowledge. I trust that the delegates here assembled will put their thoughts into action and become so thrilled with en thusiasm that when we leave the city of Fort Wayne the people will say the Luther League of America has given us something, has blessed us with a splendid convention of young people, has given us thought for nourishment, has convinced us that here is one denomination that can give us the teachings of pure Christianity. And so, my delegates, I say to you, may your acts and deeds so shine that our Luther League will forever be the standard-bearer of true Christianity. I trust that the visitors and friends of the city of Fort Wayne will attend every session with our delegates. We gladly welcome you, we hope that you may be with us all the time, that you may find joy in hearing what the Lutheran Church is doing, what our Church believes, and of the influence of our Church in this country and throughout the world today. And let us bear in mind, my delegates, that we have a great duty perform. We have an opportunity this year of showing to the country that the Lutheran Church is an active Church; she believes in training the young; she believes in giving the youth such attention that our young women and young men will carry her on throughout future generations. May this convention be of such help to us all that we shall be forever better Lutherans than we have ever been before. The addresses of welcome followed, the first by Hon. O. C. C. Fetta, past president of the Luther League of the state of Indiana, and member of the Executive Committee of the Luther League of America. Mr. Fetta said: We Verily the impossible has come to pass. Two years ago, almost to a day, the Indiana delegates gathered in a back room and there a bunch of timid, quiet Leaguers tried and succeeded in capturing the National Convention of the Luther League of America to hold its next biennial convention in Fort Wayne. After our little meeting we sent a group of our Leaguers to the convention at Buffalo, and after considerable talk and persuasion, showing the merits of Fort Wayne, we landed this convention. We Indianians are justly proud of this great state. excel in a number of things. For instance, we have more lawn-mowers manufactured in Indiana than in any other state in the Union. In addition we have furnished you more vice-presidents, and then again, my friends, Indiana is the literary stronghold of this country. But one thing was lacking, and two years ago in that back room that little group of voters of the Luther League of Indiana put their finger on the weak spot and said, "We need the National Convention of the Luther League of America." And so we invited you and now have got you here, and just now we are engaged in a demonstration and jubilation all our own, because it means something to have you with us. We went to the trouble to send |