# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1885_S28 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 28 Xx The Liathberan Pioneer. *The Outlook from the Editor’s. Window. "—Sreaxine of the valuable late work of the Egyptian Exploration Fund in the Land of Goshen the New York Tribune says: ‘Those Jabors conducted by learned investigators with untiring’ zeal are not only adding greatly to the store of human knowledge, but are con- firming in the most remarkable manner Bibli- cal record and geography.’” — WHEN Bugenhagen was pastor at Lubeck he established the good custom of: preaching on Luther’s Catechism, in all the churches of the city, four times a year. For 350 years this good custom has been observed. At present the services are held twice a year, in the spring and in the fall. children of the city schools are obliged to attend. —TxE Catholic Examiner makes the follow- ing statement: ‘‘There are upwards of 10,000 Protestant children attending Catholic educa- tional institutions in the United States. No statistics published give the number in both Canada and Roman Catholic countries. Par- ents, who place their children under such tutelage were branded by Father Gavazzi on his recent visit to this country as ‘‘ Protestant fools.’” Father Gavazzi is the very best -authority. The Popish Church may well exult over the gullibility and supreme folly of these recreant Protestants, as nineteen-twentieth of these children become perverts to Rome and then become the most aggressive propagandists. — In orveR to break up a Protestant school in New Mexico the Jesuits made the children believe that the school-house was in the poses- sion of the devil, that the Protestant teacher held nightly consultations with the evil one, and that something terrible would happen to them if they went near the place. With such Romish lies they broke up the school: —How WELL it would be, if missionary workers abroad and at home would follow the example of Bushnell, who, with a frame so frail that he dared not promise an ordinary lifetime to Africa, yet consecrated one day at atime, and thus spent four and thirty years in its deadly climate. > —In consequence of a great migration of Zulus some generations ago, numerous power- ful tribes about Lake Tanganyika can be ‘reached in that language, and Zulu evange- lists, trained in South African missions, have done excellent ‘work among them. _ = —In tHe year 1809, two youths from the _ Sandwich Islands found their way to the ited States, and many persons who saw em became interested in’ the regions from ich thi came. In 1819, seventeen persons first ‘they met with much opposition from rho were there, and their work. slat gi for a ‘number of All the Protestant Shavies ‘by. the American Board. ‘theathen”’:. When a decrepit old man entered a Madison Avenue car recently twenty-one Americans: saw him reach up trembling to catch hold of a strap. They saw that he was unable to reach it because he couldn’t straighten his back, so they permitted him to lean on his. stick. They must have felt severely rebuked when a Japanese young man rose at the front of the car, and, springing nimbly to the old man’s side, took him tenderly by the arm and led to his seat. ‘Then he tipped his hat to the white head and took his stand in the middle of the car. labors patiently, and at last the fruit began to appear. In 1828, about 2,500 of the natives became interested in the Christian religion. From 1838 to 1843, a period of five years, as many as 27,000 persons were admitted into the churches. In 1850 the Hawaiian Missionary Society was formed at Honolulu and began to carry on missionary work on other islands. In 1863 the Hawaiian Church was established, and asked for no further help from the Ameri- can Board. The country is now Christian and has a Christian government of its own. All this was accomplished in less than fifty years. —Iw a recent speech in London Mr. Stan- ley, the African explorer, paid a warm tribute to the missionaries. At first, he said, he did not understand them, but getting to know them better, he finds them devoted men doing hard work for very little pay, and amit great hardships. —TueE rebel Riel in Canada is a devout Roman Catholic. His house is five miles from Winnepec, Manitoba. In it is, framed and covered with glass, a large nail about four inches in length which Pope Pius IX. sent to Louis Riel, accompanied by a medal, in recog- nition of his service in the rebellion of 1869. The Pope, so assert the family, represented the nail to have come out of the cross upon which our saviour was crucified. The family thoroughly believe the story and keep a light burning constantly underneath the place where it is hanging on the wall. The nail has a large head on it, and resembles much a nail used for hanging pictures. Louis Riel always carries the medal hung around his neck and hopes success from it in all his riotous and sinful doings. Riel’s mother is about seventy-five years old. She is still active, but grieves day and night over the impending fate of her son, as she fears he will be hanged as he deserved it. —Inpecenr and sensational literature has been put under legal bans in Connecticut by a statute which imposes a fine of $50 or less and imprisonment for three months or less, or both, at the discretion of the court, upon every person, who shall sell, lend, give or offer, or have in his possession with intent to sell, lend, give or offer, any book, magazine, pamphlet or paper devoted wholly or principally to the publication of criminal news or pictures and stories of deeds of bloodshed, lust or crime. - —TueE infidel colony founded five years ago in Barton county, Missouri, has not been a success. A correspondent of a St. Louis paper, who spent a day and a half in the new town called Liberal, says that the experiment is a failure; that the town, instead of keeping pace Short Stops. —A Generous Christian giver, who had re- cently failed in business, was heard to observe the other day: ‘‘Heretofore I gave out my abundance, now I feel what I give; it is only now that I have begun to give.’ This remark is worthy of being chronicled as a reproof to many, and an example to all. —Aw old colored woman, praying for a cer- tain slanderer, said: O Lord, won’t you be kind enough to take the door of his mouth off, and when you put it on again just hang it on the gospel hinges of peace on earth and good will to men?” —TueE poet Tasso was once reproved for ex- posing himself to shipwreck, by venturing on the dangerous sea. ‘‘And yet,’’ he replied, ““we every night go without fear to bed, where so many die every hour. Believe me, death will find us in al] parts; and those places that appear to be the least exposed are not always the most secure from his attacks.” 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. LUTI. ML. ZION CHURCH. Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs. Divine Lye at 74 Sunday evening and at 7}4 Thuraday ven Sunday School meets at 9 o’clock. Adult catechumen class meets at 7}4 Tuesday evening. N. J. BAKKE, Missionary. St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church, Cor. Rock § 12th Sirs., Little Rock, Ark. Divine service meet ren evening at 74 o’clock. - Sunday School from Catechumen class meets re 7—S Wednesday evening. Singing-school from 8—9 Wednesday evening. G. ALLENBACTI, Missionary. 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