# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1890_S20 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 20 The Lutheran Bioneen! *The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. —Oovr missionary at New Orleans sends us the following welcome item: On Easter-Sunday a very handsome set of pulpit-chairs, purchased by the Bethlehem congregation and several generous well-wishers of the church, was placed in our chapel at New Orleans. The prompt- ness with which all contributors made the do- nations promised deserves special mention. The pastor in charge who was surprised by this valuable donation to the church expressed his appreciation of the gift to us in the warmest possible language.—By the untiring efforts of Mr. Rischow and the kind assistance of some of the church-members a choir has been organ- ized which added to the beauty of the Easter- service by rendering Burhenn’s ‘ Hallelujah.” Both the choir and the soloists acquitted them- selyes in a manner that reflects much credit on the members.—The house of worship had been beautifully decorated with a variety of large and small plants and an abundance of cut flowers, for the arrangement of which the congregation is chiefly indebted to Mr. Wm. Campbell. —Dr. Von Datcke of Detroit, a native Icelander, has addressed a memorial to Con- gress, advising that steps be taken to colonize the entire population of Iceland, who are all Lutherans, about 115,000, in Alaska. He states that, on account of the constant increase of the severity of the climate of Iceland, it will soon be impossible for its population to maintain an existence. —About $35,000 have been spent during the past year by the American Seamen’s Friend Society in missionary work, publications, loan libraries, and other aids. Altogether 9221 new libraries have been given out to vessels; over 10,000 have been reshipped, making 500,000 books which have been put within reach of about 350,000 men. —A POOR BLIND GIRL in England brought $7.50 to her pastor for the cause of missions. He said to her, ‘You are a poor blind girl and can not afford to give 80 much.” “Iam indeed blind,” said she, ‘‘but can afford to give this amount better, perhaps, than you suppose. Iam by trade a basket maker, and can work as well in the dark as in thelight. During the last winter it must have cost the other girls making baskets who have eyes, more than $7.50 for candles to work by, which I have saved; and, therefore, hope you will take it for the missionaries.”” _ —How Girts iw Inpra srupy.—Mrs. An- drews, the returned missionary from India, in her reference to the mission schools there, said ‘in Buffalo recently that a stranger on approach- ‘ing one of these schools would imagine from ‘the racket that they were disorderly. But this ‘not the case. It is due to the fact that a | India when studying screams at the top c voice and rocks back and forth, and the ‘more interested she becomes in her lesson the —THE conversion to Protestantism of the prominent Roman Catholic Ecclesiastic, the Spanish Father Raphael de Zufa Menendez, has created considerable excitement. He was at one time professor at Bordeaux, apostolic missionary in Africa, and had for years been missionary preacher in Barcelona and Madrid. —An exchange publishes an account of the conversion of Leo Taxil who has been one of the chief spirits in organizing atheistic societies in France, a famous freethinker and author of many anti-Christian works. Recently he re- nounced his infidel sentiments, and announced his belief in God and his purpose to follow Christ. His former followers, instead of accord- ing to him the privilege of independent think- ing, summoned him to appear before the Free Thought Societies, and proceeded to denounce him as a traitor and a coward, and to expel him from their organization with clamorous and passionate and vindictive reproaches. Free thought is not to be indulged by free-thinkers, except in the direction of atheism. —A Missionary Famity.—Out of nine hundred foreign missionaries at present in India, representing various lands and peoples, the oldest is an American, the Rev. John Newton (of the Presbyterian church), the veteran missionary of Lahore, who at the age of 78 is still a happy worker in his chosen field. Mr. Newton landed in Calcutta in February, 1835, almost fifty-five years ago; he has labored since in connection with the well known Lodiana Mission. Four sons born here and educated in America returned to this country as mis- sionaries; one of these, Dr. J. Newton, died in India after twenty-two years’ service; the others are etill in the ranks; the five Jaborers have given 125 years of service to India. A daughter returned to India as a missionary, and afterward married the Rev. Dr. Forman, of Lahore, whose two sons and daughter have recently returned to India as missionaries, the first representatives of the third generation in this grand missionary family. —A GENTLEMAN states that, when a boy, he was one day in the office of his grandfather, who held a position under the Federal govern- ment, and wishing to write, he was about taking a sheet of letter-paper from the desk. “What are you about there?’’ said the old gentleman. “Getting a sheet of paper only,’’ said he. ‘Put it back, sir, put it back,’’ exclaimed the strictly honest official, ‘‘ That paper belongs to the govern- ment of the United States!” — Luke 16,10. ‘‘He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much.” —A HERMANNSBURG Missionary in South Africa relates that he had a blind girl in his catechetical class who was about 20 years old. If she could not see, she could at least hear, and so earnestly and eagerly did she take in every word that she knew as much and more of God’s Word than the rest. This poor girl had a heathen mother who was persuaded in her old age to join a class of catechumens. On asking questions, he was surprised to learn that she knew the ten Commandments by heart. He knew she could neither read nor write, and he asked her how she had learned them. He was told that her blind daughter had taught her the catechism. —IN India, where the elephant is treated by his mahout almost as one of the family, the grateful animal makes a return for the kindness shown it by voluntarily taking care of the baby. Tt will patiently permit itself to be mauled by its little charge, and will show great solicitude when the'child cries. Sometimes the elephant will become so much attached to its baby friend as to insist upon its constant presence. Such a case is known where the elephant went so far as to refuse to eat except in the presence of its little friend. Its attachment was so genuine that the child’s parents would not hes- itate to leave the baby in the elephant’s care, knowing that it could have no more faithful nurse. And the kindly monster never belied the trust reposed in him. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, New ORveEans, La. EV. LUTH. 8T. PAUL’S CHAPEL. 113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny Divine services at 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 734 o’clo ednesday evening. Sunday School from 2 to 4, EY. LUTH. MT. ZION CIIURCH. Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs. Divine services at 7% Sunday evening and at 74 Thursday evening. Sunday School meets at 9 o’clock. Adult catechumen class meets at 734 Tuesday evening. N. J. BAKKE, Missionary. EY. LUTH. TRINITY CHURCH. Zimple Str., between Monroe and Leonidas. CARROLLTON, Divine services at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon and 7% o’clock Wednesday evening. Sunday School at 9 o’clock. EY. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CIAPEL. Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str. Divine services at 73¢ o’clock Sunday evening and at 734 o’clock Thursday evening. Sunday School at 9 o’clock. Ava. Buraponr, Missionary. St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church, Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark. Divine service faunday evening at 714 o’clock. Sunday School from [0—12. Catechumen class meets from 7—8 Wednesday evening. Singing-school from 8—9 Wednesday evening. G. ALLENBACH, Missionary. Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church, Springfield, Ils. Divine services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening. Sunday School at 3 o’clock r. a1. Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings. Singing-school Tuesday evening. H. S. Knanenscnon, Missionary. 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