# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1881_S36 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 36 The Lutheran Pioneer. The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. Tue Lutheran Central Bible Society of St. Louis celebrated the 25th anniversary of its ex- istence in 1878. The society was formed April 24th, 1853, by the congregation then served by Dr. Walther. The sales for 25 years amount to 28,669 copies of the Bible, 12,670 of New Testaments and 15,331 volumes of the so-called Altenburger Bible, an excellent book, well adapted to family worship. Tue Lutheran congregation at Youngstown, O., Rev. Meiser, pastor, having become too large to accommodate its members in the old church, has organized a second congregation and is now building a church and school for this ‘‘daughter-congregation’’ in another part of the city. A Frrenp sends us the following item from the last minutes of the Missouri Synod: The congregations of the Lutheran Synod of Mis- souri, Ohio and other States have 40,341 voting members, and 44,304 children in their Parochial Schools. During the past year 18,575 persons were baptized, 8,379 were confirmed, 3,471 couples were married, and 6,640 persons were buried. The statistics are not complete, since 52 pastors did not send in their report. Rev. B. Car.sen, who was sent to Australia as missionary by the Lutheran Norwegian Synod, reports favorably upon the work done. He has organized congregations in Sidney and Mel- bourne, and expects to do likewise at Adelaide. Tue Lutheran association of New York city, formed for the purpose of erecting a Lutheran Hospital in that great and populous city, has secured a valuable property in East New York near the Lutheran Wartburg Home for Old People. It consists of 19 lots on which is erected a substantial mansion and other necessary out- houses. Most of the money needed for the purchase of this valuable property has already been paid and the Lutheran Hospital will now soon be opened. Preraratory Scuoors for the purpose of preparing scholars for the middle classes of our Lutheran College at Fort Wayne, will be opened this fall in Milwaukee, New York and New Orleans. s Tue second volume of Luther’s Works has lately been published by our Publishing House in St. Louis. Of this re-publishing of the works of the great Reformer, the Rev. Dr. Krauth of Philadelphia snys: ‘It is, under the circum- stances, a stupendous undertaking, and the successful completion of it will be one of the most wonderful events in the literary history of theology.” Ar a mission festival, recently held by the Lutheran congregations of Chicago, $742.71 were collected for our Lutheran mission in Oregon. A Micuiaan paper well says: ‘‘Bob Inger- soll, who is seeking to destroy Christianity, walks up to a large, ancient structure, shakes his fist, pulls off his coat, and goes to work to tear it down. ‘‘ What are you doing, ‘Bob???’ asks a looker-on. ‘‘Going to tear the old thing down,” says Bob; ‘‘don’t like the looks of it.”” ‘‘Well,’”” says the looker-on, ‘‘suppose now, instead of trying to tear that ‘old thing’ down, you go to work and put up another to beat it; and if you beat it, why, then [ll turn in and help you pull down this one.” ‘Oh go West,” says Bob, “T’'m no architect.”” Anp the New York ‘‘Herald”’ also told Colonel Ingersoll the truth when it said, ‘‘ Col- onel Ingersoll delighted an immense audience last night and can be sure of many more, for every bad character in New York wants to be- lieve that Christianity is a fraud.’” Durine our recent visit to Pittsburgh we heard of the Christian liberality of one of our Lutheran church members in that city. Mr. G. D. Simen, member of St. John’s Church, presented a valuable piece of land, on which he had erected an elegant chapel, to the Lutheran mission congregation, recently organized in the western part of Allegheny City. Ar the annual festival of the Lutheran Or- phan’s Home at Mount Vernon, N. Y., 2 mem- ber of one of our congregations in New York gave $1000 to ‘the7Home. Ir would be well if such Christian liberality could become epidemic among the rich members of our Lutheran Church. Our churches would not die of such an epidemic. No! The old col- ored preacher was right when he said, ‘‘I’ve known many a church to die ’cause it didn’t give enough; but I neber knowed a church to die ’cause it gave too much.’’ This is 2 good place to close our window. a 0 (For the ‘‘Lutheran Pioneer?’ .) Pray for;.Your Pastor. A certain pastor, after many years labor among his people, was supposed to have de- clined much in his vigor and usefulness; in consequence of which two gentlemen waited upon him and brought forth their complaints. Their minister received them with affection, and assured them that he was equally sensible of his languor and want of success, and that the cause of it had given him very great un- easiness. The two gentlemen wished he would mention what he thought was the cause. With- out hesitation the pastor replied: ‘Zhe loss oj my prayer book.’’ ‘*Your prayer book?!” said one of the gentlemen with surprise, ‘‘I never knew that you used one.”’ ‘Yes, I have en- joyed the benefit of one for many years until jaiely, and I attribute my want of success to the loss of it. The prayers of my people were my prayer book; and it has occasioned great grief to me that they have laid it aside. Now (said the pastor), if you, gentlemen, will re- turn and procure me the use of my prayer book again, I doubt not I shall preach much better, and that you will hear more profitably.’’ Gal. 6, 6. 7.: “Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” “And persevere in prayer for all men.” 1 Tim. 2, 1. OBE. eo Trove charity has no memory. Short Stops. —‘T am a skeptic,” said a young person of the masculine gender, in a haughty strain. ‘An epileptic?” asked an old lady, somewhat hard of hearing. ‘Poor boy! you look like it, so you do.”’ While the smile went round, the youth went out. —