# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1884_S24 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 24 The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. —From May 7th—17th the Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other States held its ses- sions in the beautiful chapel of the new semin- ary at St. Louis, Mo. There were present 284 delegates, and a large number of visitors from different parts of the United States and Canada. The truth that every doctrine of faith must be taken from those passages of Scriptures in which God expressly reveals that doctrine formed the subject of the doctrinal discussions. Most of the sessions were devoted to business matters. The interests of the Synod’s educa- tional institutions and mission work among the Jews, Immigrants and colored people were con- sidered and the necessary provisions made. —WE have received the annual report of the Martin Luther Orphans’ Home, Boston, Mass. 41 orphan children and several aged persons are provided for in this Home, which is kept up by the voluntary contributions of Lutheran congregations. —Tue Luther statue was unveiled at Wash- ington on May 21. A correspondent writes: “There were about 7,000 spectators. Justice Miller, of the Supreme Court, presided, and Senator Conger, of Michigan, delivered an address. The cord attached to the flag cover- ing the statue was then pulled, and as the dra- pery fell, disclosing the face of the great Re- former, the Marine Band rendered Luther's fa- mous battle hymn. The statue is doubly ap- preciated in Washington as a change from the line of statues of the military heroes with which the city is so liberally ornamented. Just now the Luther statue glistens like new copper, but a few years’ exposure will tone it to the rich bronze hues of the statues near it. Near by are the statues of Gen. Thomas, and McPherson, and Scott. In this neighborhood of warlike heroes on horseback the figure of Martin Luther has a certain grandeur as we behold the great Reformer in his simple ministerial robes and carrying the Bible in his left hand.’’ —More than two-thirds of the boys, nearly all that could read, in the New York House of Refuge, Randall's Island, had been in the ha- bit of reading vile and trashy publications. So says the superintendent. Many other boys are on the same road to ruin. —TaE son of a wealthy farmer near Muncie, Ind., recently committed suicide, and the cause given for the horrible deed was the excitement ‘occasioned by reading dime novels and other pernicious literature. —Ir is claimed that the Missouri botanical gardens, near St. Louis, have a complete col- lection of living specimens of all the plants ‘mentioned in the Bible. ahs _ —TneE annual report of the British and For- ign Bible society: presents, in one view, the immensity of the circulation of the Scriptures all the time, and in all parts of the ible globe. This one Society has issued du- e past year, of Bibles, Testaments and por- ut 10,000'a day; 2 total of 2,938,000; Add and from its organization, 93,053,000! to this the Hibernian Society’s issues, 65,675; the issues of the National Society of Scotland, 468,775, and those of the American Bible So- ciety, 1,524,773, and we have a total issue for the past year, by four great societies, of 4,989,- 224 copies. And to this must be added the issues of many smaller societies, of private enterprise, and the vast multitude of the re- vised New Testaments, if we would compass the work of publishing the Scriptures as re- corded in 1881—2. This is simply prodigious, falling not much short of six and a half or seven million copies. But we do not get the full significance of this work till we follow the colporteurs of a great society like this into every nook and corner of the habitable globe —about 300 scattered throughout Europe, and 200 in the regions beyond. —TaeE Reformed Messenger says: A Phila- delphia clergyman was to receive an educated parrot as a fee for marrying a couple, and loaned the groom two dollars and a-half to buy a cage in which to bring it home, but never heard of the parties afterwards. —Tue late Mr. Marquand, of Connecticut, once said to one who thought to do him a favor by preventing an applicant for aid from calling upon him: ‘‘I do not thank any man for com- ing between me and a solicitation for any worthy cause.’”’ A Christian should never be troubled because he is asked to give. If he cannot give he may well be sorry; but if he does not wish to give he ought to be more than sorry—he should be alarmed. Lack of money is by no means s0 sad as is the lack of a dis- position to contribute of what one has. A man often shuts the door in the face of his best friend when he shuts off an appeal to his benevolence. —Ar one of the May meetings in Boston a distinguished D. D. said in vindication of his course as a Christian preacher and reformer, *T am not afraid of the devil!’’ Another said in reply, {‘That is not the great point, but this: ‘‘Is the devil afraid of you, Doctor?”’ We must have good evidence that the father of lies is afraid of our influence. ——_2—- oe —e Short Stops. — —An Fastern Paper thinks that-‘‘one reason why the world is so unwilling to join the church, is because the church is so very willing to join the world.”’ There is much truth in this. —TnaeE first American flag was made hy Lu- theran ladies, members of the Old Swedes Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. —Many persons count their losses off the Lord. The way it is done is illustrated by a little girl who coaxed two nickels from her father, saying she would spend one for candy and the other she would give to the mission- aries. Before executing her expressed inten- tions she lost one while at play, and running to her mamma, said: “‘O mamma, I have lost my missionary nickel.’? — Seep oc The Lutheran Pioneer. —Many parents may learn a lesson from the colored mother who led her toddling baby to the table in the church, and lifted him up that he might drop his penny into the basket from his own fingers. ‘‘Have patience, brud- der,’’ she said, to a scowling deacon; ‘I want to bring him up to it.’’ She had struck the right principle. If men and women ought to give to support and spread the Gospel, the children should be brought up to do so, that they may carry on the work when their par- ents have gone to their reward. —In St. Peter’s church in Rome there is room for 54,000 persons, hut there is no room for the Gospel in that temple of the pope. —TueE Boox Trur.—A colored man was once told by a friend that some man had said the Bible was not true. Now, this poor man had never thought anybody could doubt the Bible; but his quick way of disposing of the novel difficulty was, ‘‘Dat Book not true! Why, I take it into my house, and I sit down and read it, and it make my heart laugh. How can it be a lie dat make my heart laugh? I was a drunkard, thief, and liar, and dat book talk to me and make me a new man. Dat book no lie.’’ BOOK-TABLE. LuTuER’s LETTER ‘to his little son Hans. With five illustrations. Pilger Book Store, Reading, Pa. Price, by the dozen @ 6 cts.; by the hun- dred @ 5 cts.; single copy 8 cts. A charming little book for the little ones. same can be had in German. SacreD Praces. By Rev. E. Greenwald, D.D. Pil- ger Book Store, Reading, Pa. Price, 50 cts; by the dozen @ 35 cts.; by the hundred @ 30 cts. This excellent work on Sacred Places is ‘‘designed for the older scholars of the Sunday School.” By its use tliey will be made acquainted with the sacred places mentioned in the Holy Scriptures and will thus be aided in their Bible study. The Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, New ORLEANS, La. EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL. 113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny. Divine services at 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 74 o’clock Wednesday evening. Sunday School from 2 to 4. EV. LUTH. MI. ZION CHURCH. Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs. Divine services at 7}4 Sunday evening and at 714 Thursday evening. Sunday School meets at 9 o’ clock. Adult catechumen class meets at 7/4 Tuesday eveping. N. J. Bakke, Missionary. St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church, Litre Kock, Anx. 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. TERMS: Tue LurHERAN Pioneer is published monthly, ayable in advance at the following rates, postage included, to-wit: Clulrrates only allowed if all copies are to be sent to one ad . All business communications to be addressed to “Tuth. Concordia Publishing House,” M. C. Bar- THEL, Agt., St. Louis, Mo.* __ ag All communications concerning the editorial de- ent to be addressed to Pror. R. A. Biscnorr, mcordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.