English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . a and BritishColumbia since the beginning of the century at a tremen-dous rate. Not only from the Lutheran countries ofEurope have they come to occupy the fertile plains andvalleys of what was half a century ago still regarded as aninhospitable wilderness, where they have found both soiland climate such as to assure great prosperity; but tens ofthousands have crossed the border from the United Statesto share in the promising temporal gain. While the Germans, the Swedes and the Norwegians aredoing aggressive missionary work among t
English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . a and BritishColumbia since the beginning of the century at a tremen-dous rate. Not only from the Lutheran countries ofEurope have they come to occupy the fertile plains andvalleys of what was half a century ago still regarded as aninhospitable wilderness, where they have found both soiland climate such as to assure great prosperity; but tens ofthousands have crossed the border from the United Statesto share in the promising temporal gain. While the Germans, the Swedes and the Norwegians aredoing aggressive missionary work among the severalnationalities, only three points—Winnipeg, Victoria andVancouver—have been touched by the English, with per-haps a service or two held at some other points. Thousandsof Lutherans from the United States are to be found scat-tered over that vast domain, the majority of which preferthe English, and the second generation of the earlierimmigrants are in many places prepared for it. It is a vastharvest field ripe for the gathering, with as yet none to. First English Lutheran Church, Winnipeg THE LUTHERAN SITUATION 167 gather it. Like the man of Macedonia who in a visionappeared to the Apostle Paul, saying, Come over andhelp us, so comes the cry from the great CanadianNorthwest to the Lutherans of our country, Come overand help us. Nor are the difficulties in gathering con-gregations in the Canadian provinces as great as in thewestern portion of the United States. There is there morereverence for holy things than on this side. Worldlinesshas not so completely taken hold of the is still some respect for Gods laws and the needsof mans spiritual nature are recognized. The LordsDay receives true recognition and is not regarded asonly a holiday, in which all sorts of distracting diversionsare held out to the people, but as a day when Gods houseoffers the chief attraction. In the large Canadian citiesSunday baseball is unknown, and all theatres and showsof any
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