# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1882_S44 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) i 44. The Lutheran Pioneer. Letter from New Orleans. Dear PioneEER:—The last letter from New Orleans left us enjoying the vacation. Fully recreated both teachers and children have entered upon their labors of a new year. The outlook is promising, and we are not at all discouraged. Both schools were reopened on the 4th of September. At the beginning the attendance in ‘Sailors’ Home”’ was small, owing chiefly to the dilapidated condition of the building. . By diligent canvassing, however, the number of. pupils has increased considerably. The school at present numbers 80 scholars. The progress of the Sunday School is comparatively better than that of the day school. Thank God, the opposition that threatened to ruin our mis- sion, can not as yet boast of the victory. The instruction of the catechumen class has been postponed for a while. The room in the 4th story, which we formerly used for that class, has so many gobling-stories connected with it, that the children declined to enter it. As soon, however, as the church on Franklin street is re- paired the work will be taken up again. And now the little Pioneer can bring the ‘‘glad tidings to every home,” that the church is purchased at last, and that ‘‘Sailors’ Home”’ will be yielded up to the masterless animals, that have made this place their habitation. A full description of the new church together with its dedication will appear in the next number of the PIONEER. The 18th Sunday after Trinity was a day of joy for the members of the Mount Zion’s Church; to its number two members were added by confirmation, and within a short time two more will be received. Mrs. Wright, a catechumen of the day, has contributed $10.00 more to the building fund of the Frank- lin street Church, and it is to be hoped that the rest of the members will follow her ex- ample. On the 19th Sunday after Trinity we reaped the first fruits of our labor at the Claiborn mission. The great joy and expectation with which we began the instruction of the cat- echumen class here, has been considerably re- duced. One of the catechumens left her class “and the school voluntarily for reasons un- __known. Another, after having had the benefit of the instruction for nearly a year, told us but a few days before confirmation that she has been a member of another church since her tenth year. Another one has been detained by sickness, but will enter the class of the com- ing year. The remaining three, Josephine Williams, Louis Thomas, and Frank Royal, are the only ones that have persevered. It was the attachment of these children to our Sunday School of former years that encouraged us to take up the work at this place again. The regularity with which our Josephine has at- tended services and Sunday School, is worthy of notice; whether rain or fair weather she is never missing. On this occasion the chapel was appropriately decorated. Short Stops. Serrtep THE Marrer.—A young man thinking he was called to preach the Gospel, wrote to a faithful old minister, as follows: “J think Iam called by the Spirit to preach; how much do you think I can make a year?” The reply was, ‘‘The question you ask shows you are not called.’”’ : Gop Kxows.—A coachman, pointing to one of his horses, said to a traveler, ‘‘That horse, sir, knows when I swear at him.’’ ‘ Yes,” re- plied the traveler, ‘‘and so does your Maker.”’ Tae Tore to Dance. — An old colored preacher in Atlanta, Ga., was lecturing a youth of his fold about the sin of dancing, when the latter protested that the Bible plainly said, | ‘‘There’s a time to dance.”’ ‘‘ Yes; darama time to dance,” said the colored divine; ‘‘and its when a boy gets a whippin’ for goin’ toa ball.’’ Very Srrance.—Did anyone ever hear of a person who, because there is counterfeit money in circulation, would have nothing todo with money? Why, then, reject Christianity because there are bogus Christians in circula- tion? It is very strange that so trivial and un- reasonable an excuse should be so often offered. Two smEs To rr.—‘‘There are two sides to everything,’’ said an infidel lecturer; ‘‘I re- peat it, there are two sides—”’ At this juncture a tired-looking little man stood up in the front seat to say: —‘‘ Well, if you've no objections, I will just step out and sce if there are two sides to this hall. I know there is an inside, and if I find there is an outside you'll know it by my not coming back. You needn’t be alarmed if I shouldn’t return.’’ And as he walked up the aisle he was followed by the ad- miring eyes of the whole audience. Their sympathies were with him, but they were de- ficient in moral courage. Nor a Bicor.—'‘ Though a decided Chris- tian, he was not a bigot.’’ Well, it may be that such a notice is praise, but for the most part it means that his principles sat loosely. on him. Pat was reeling home when a friend met him and said, ‘‘ Why, Pat, I thought you had be- come a temperance man.”’ ‘So I am,” said Pat, ‘‘but not a big-big-bigoted one.’’ BOOK-TABLE. AMERIKANISCHER KALENDER fiir deutsche Luthe- raner auf das Jahr 1883. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. The Lutheran Almanac, issued annually by our Publishing House at St. Louis, has become a wel- come guest in thousands of our German Lutheran homes. It comes again this year well supplied with excellent reading matter for the members of our German congregations and contains the usual val- uable statistics and information concerning the Synodical Conference. Of course all our German readers will want it. The price is but 10 cents. St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church, Litre lock, Ark. Chapel on corner of 12th and Rock Sts. Sunday-school meets every Sunday at 2 o’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 lay por St., between St. Bernard and Annette. Sunday-school every Sunday at 10 A. . - i Divine services at 7.30 every Sunday and Wednesday even- ing. ec TERMS: Tre LurHERAN Pioneer is published monthly, payable in advance at the following rates, postage included, to-wit: Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent to one address.