# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1882_S40 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 40 The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. LurHeranisM.—The growth of Lutheranism in this country during the past thirty years is certainly wonderful, says the Christian at Work. Especially in the great Northwest has the num- ber of their communicants increased wonder- fully. They have several theological Semina- ries and Colleges, attended by a large number of students. Most of their churches have pa- rochial schools, in which many thousands of children not only receive a literary education, but are also thoroughly instructed in the cat- echism. The Missouri Synod alone is said to have 868 parochial schools, with 43,323 schol- ars. They support quite a number of Orphans’ Homes and other benevolent institutions, and issue many periodical publications. Even this does not half tell the story of what has been accomplished by these poor Germans of the Northwest. They have built churches, school- houses and parsonages in Jarge numbers, and supported their pastors almost entirely without aid from abroad. Many of their churches are large and fine, and some of them cost frém $50,000 to $100,000 each. A New Transtation.—Luther’s Comment- ary on the Epistle to the Galatians is being translated into classic English and will appear in due time. It will be the first of a series of doctrinal, practical and devotional books which will be published from the office of the Work- man at Pittsburgh, Pa. A Lrcacy.—By the death of an old settler in Wisconsin, the Norwegian Luther College at Decorah, Ia., obtained 2 legacy of $6,000. Luraer’s Faxity.—There is said to be still living a lineal descendant of Martin Luther in the person of one Herr W. Wolters, of Stutt- gart. He claims descent through Luther’s daughter Anna. The male line has long been extinct, the last representative of it having died in 1720. This was Professor Luther, of Leipzig. Lurner’s Music ro THE Fronr.—At ‘the great musical festival held in New York re- cently, Luther’s ‘‘A Mighty Fortress is our God’? was sung by a choir of 1700 voices, ac- companied by a full orchestra, including 3 trumpets, 2 oboes, string quartet, organ, kettle- drums, flutes, English horn, 4 clarinets, 3 bas- goons, contra-bassoons, 3 trombones and tuba. The arrangement of the music was that of Bach. THe Latest New TestamMent.—A certain Baptist minister informs us that he has a Tes- tament on his table in which he cannot find the Lord’s command to baptize all nations. That must be quite a new New Testament. We ad- vice our Baptist friend to throw it out of the window. It must be bogus. Somebody has imposed upon him. In the genuine N. T. the command is found in Matthew 28, 19., ‘‘Go ye and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them”? (i. e., baptizing all nations), &c.—Church RosusH Dorxes.—Roman Catholics, on a recent Sunday, near one of their churches in New York attacked a man who was distribut- ing tracts, beat him on the head and threw him into a gutter in a bleeding condition. It is reported that they were incited by their priest to this shameful conduct. Fr. Wayne, Ixp.—The Lutheran St. Paul’s congregation at this place, Revs. Sihler and Sauer, pastors, has taken the first steps towards organizing another congregation in the south- ern part of the city. Lots have been bought and a school-house is being erected in which a Parochial School will be opened, and services will be held for the present. The new congre- gation will start with 100 members and will, we doubt not, increase rapidly.—The large and beautiful parsonage of the Lutheran Imman- uel’s congregation, Rev. C. Gross, pastor, is now finished. The cost of the parsonage is $5,000. Apams County, Inp.—We had the pleasure of spending a few days of our vacation in Adams county, Ind., where the lamented Rev. F. Wyneken, the pioneer of Lutheran missions in the West, began his mission work in the year 1838. There are now several congrega- tions in the county which are all in a prosper- ous condition. The old people still speak with loving gratitude of the self-sacrificing labors of their ‘‘beloved Wyneken.”’ The old ‘“‘par- sonage”’ is still to be seen. It is an old log- house, having but one room. ‘That one room was not only Wyneken’s dwelling but it was also the school-room and the church. In the old church-yard we also saw the beautiful mon- ument which the congregation erected in mem- ory of the lamented Rev. Jaebker, who was Wyneken’s successor and who faithfully served the church for many years. Lurneran Orpnans’ Home.—The annual report of the Lutheran Orphans’ Home at Ad- dison, Ill., has been published, showing the most gratifying state of affairs in this import- ant institution. There are 103 inmates in the Home. The gross income for the year was $7,331.82. The expenditures amounted to $6,304.95, leaving a balance in the treasury. Wir tHe Lorp.—The Rey. A. S. Bartholo- mew, sen., of Lima, O., departed this life on September 24th. His mortal remains were taken to Fort Wayne, Ind., and laid to rest in the Lutheran cemetery of the Missouri Synod churches in compliance with the request of the departed brother. May the God of all conso- lation comfort the hearts of the bereaved. Wat Wer Nrep.—We are glad to see from the papers that at the opening of our Lutheran Colleges and Seminaries a large number of new students have been enrolled. The Lutheran ; Church needs laborers for the great work which God has given her todo. Some one lately re- marked that all the people of the United States need, to possess the finest navy in the world, is ships—for they have plenty of water. So we may say we have plenty of fields of Jabor, but we need laborers to go out into those fields. We have only to contemplate the thousands and tens of thousands that annually come to ‘The Lutheran Pioneer. us from Germany, and Norway, and Sweden, and Denmark, and other European countries, swelling our numbers and increasing our work, to be convinced how great the need of laborers in the Lord’s vineyard is in this land. But we shall not write a long article on this subject. We hope no one will deny the truth of what we said, and—we close our window. “No one,’’ says Jerome, ‘‘loves to tell a tale \ of scandal except to him who loves to hear it. } Learn, then, to rebuke and check the detract-/ ing tongue, by showing that you do not listen to it with pleasure.” BOOK-TABLE. SECOND READER. ILLUSTRATED. lishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Well done! The Committee that has selected and compiled the lessons for this Reader has done its work well. Our Publishing House, in procuring good paper, clear print, strong binding, and last, but not least, a large number of beautiful engray- ings, has also done its work well. Yes, they have all done their work well and the result is that we have a most charming Reader which will be a joy to the little ones in our schools. The price of the book is 80 cts. per copy; postage, 5 cts. ABENDSCIULE-KALENDER fiir das christliche Haus auf das Jahr 1883. This Almanac will be welcomed in all our German Christian homes. It contains 232 pages of useful and entertaining reading matter, and is handsomely illustrated. The price is 30 cts. per copy. Address, Mr. L. Lange, cor. Clara and Miami sts., St. Louis, Mo. OuTLINEs or CuuRcnH History. Illustrated. Pil- ger Book Store, Reading, Pa. Price, bound in muslin, 40 cts.; by the 100 copies, 25 cts. each. Sunpaxy-ScHoor ALBuM, containing 64 texts from Holy Scripture. Arranged after the German of Karl Gerok. With translations by Miss Mary Welden. With illustrations. Ig. Kohler, 911 Arch st., Philadelphia. Price, 30 cts. per copy; $2.25 per doz. HUEBNER’s Brpxuicat Srories, from the Old and New Testaments, for youth and public schools, translated from the German. Published by I. Kohler, Philadelphia. Cheap school edition, 60 cts.; cloth, $1.00; leather, $1.25. Concordia Pub- Moncey - Box. Received of Rev. H. Engelbrecht for an English Lutheran library, $1.00; of ‘‘a lover of the Word in Zanesville, O.,’? for the support of two English students at Springfield, Ill., $1.00, and per Rev. G. Polack of widow R. Hemmann, $1.00. C. L. JANZow, Frohna, Perry Co., Mo. St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church, Litr.e Kock, Ark. Chapel on corner of 12th and Rock Sts. Sunday-school meets every Sunday at 2 0’clock. Divine services at 3 o’clock and 7 0’clock. Colored Lutheran Churches in New Orleans, La, MOUNT ZION COLORED LUTHERAN CHURCH. Sunday-school meets every Sunday in ‘‘ Sailors’ Home’? on Erato St. at 2 0’clock. Divine services at 3 o’clock every Sunday and at 7.30 every Thursday evening. ST. PAUL’S COLORED LUTHERAN CHURCH. Chapel on Clayborn St., between St. Bernard and Annette. Sunday-school every Sunday at 10 a. x. Divine services at 7.30 every Sunday and Wednesday even- ing. TERMS: Tne LuraerAN Pronger is published monthly, payable in adyance at the following rates, postage included, to-wit: 50 COOOL Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent to one address.