# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1891_S4 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) The Lutheran Pioneer. tributed in England last year to sustain mis- sionary operations on the North Sea among English deep-sea fishermen. Ten fully equipped evangelizing vessels, three of which are hospital ships, are employed in the work. —In the early stages of any mission work, the progress is slow and the expenses large. This should not discourage us. Missionaries labored 10 years in Madagascar before they were enabled to baptize their first convert. In four years more, however, they had 200 bap- tized members. Now there are 75,000 Christ- ians in Madagascar. — Pror. Swensson, of Lindsborg, Kansas, visited Sweden during the Summer. He re- markson the inappropriateness of classifying that country with heathen lands, as the Metho dists and Baptists do in their reports on foreign missions. Sweden became Lutheran in 1527. The first Swedish Bible was printed in 1541. The Swedes were also the first to send mis- sionaries to the heathen, and the first to labor for the conversion of the North American Indians. Every child in Sweden is taught the Word of God at schoo]. Yet those sectarians send “missionaries’’ there to proselyte the people, under the pretense of maintaining ‘‘for- eign missions.’” —Zutu Christians in Africa have built a substantial church of brick, with stone founda- tion, at Umtwalume, capable of seating six hundred people. The natives assumed the entire responsibility of the enterprise, and with much self-denial contributed nearly one thousand dollars. At one of the stations of the Zulu mission a new two story building for a school for the women was erected. The Zulu girls aided in every possible way, carrying stones for the foundation, and water for the mortar from astream a half mileaway. The school in which these girls were trained enrolled seventy pupils; an industrial department was added in connection with the usual school studies. During one of the first years in which they undertook cultivation, they raised one third enough food for between fifty and sixty girls. They also made a small trial on silk worms that produced 4600 cocoons. These girls learn to cut and make their own dresses, to cook, wash and iron, and do fancy work. Last year between three and four hundred articles were made in- cluding their own garments. The lazy, indo- lent kraal girl, who came with only a scrap of cloth, or a bit of blanket about her waist, be- comes the awakened, bright, energetic young woman, with a knowledge of how to make her own home neat and comfortable by the exercise of her deft fingers. Some of them teach in the kraal and station school, and it is said of one that her first request during vacation was for a Sunday school class to teach. ——[S==_=_—_—_—_[{={_==——=_[=S=_ BOOK-TABLE. Dr. Martin LUTHERS SsEMMTLICHE SCHRIFTEN Band XX. Concordia Publishing Hou ‘ Louis, Mo. Price $5.00; postage s8 cts? The new edition of Luther’s Works, | Concordia Publishing House in Bt. Louies hee, ae The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. —From the short letter of one of our mis- sionaries in New Orleans our readers will learn that another Jaborer has entered that important mission field. Mr. Schaefer, formerly of Los Angeles, Cal., has accepted the call of our Mission Board as teacher in one of our colored schools. May God’s richest blessings rest upon his labors among the little colored fulks. —Two of the school buildings which are to be erected for our mission work in New Orleans are being built, and it is expected that they will be ready for dedication in January. Let us not forget that money is still needed for the building of these school houses. —Oor mission in Meherrin, Va., is reported to be in a prosperous condition. The old dilapi- dated log house is too small for the large num- ber that assemble to hear the Gospel, and for the many children that come to be instructed in the way of life. It has been decided to erect a new building. The colored people will fur- nish all the means they can, so that only $400 will be needed to finish the building. —AccorpInG to ‘‘Brobst Kalender”’ for 1891 the Lutheran church in this country numbered, on October 31st, 4819 ministers, 8183 churches, and 1,153,212 communicant members. —TEN years ago Ingersoll, the infidel lect- urer, made the following prediction: ‘Ten | | years from this time two theatres will be built - for one church.”’ Since the time is now up, and the Lutherans alone are averaging more than one dedication for each and every day in the year, the great infidel is called upon to please venture upon another prediction for the year 1900. —AN active and efficient colporteur drives a handsome wagon filled with Bibles through all parts of Italy. He is carrying God’s Word into every city and village of that benighted country. There was great excitement when he arrived in Rome, and sold his precious wares there. The wagon was surrounded by crowds of curious people. Priests and renegade Prot- estants caused the colporteur much trouble, and the pope’s paper was pleased to warn good Roman Catholics not to buy of him. —AFrica has now within her borders ten American, twelve British and thirteen conti- 4 nental missionary societies. There are more than seven hundred ordained missionaries and more than seven thousand native preachers. It is estimated that there are, both white and na- tive, about 175,000 communicants and 800,000 adherents. —Rey. Joun McKim, missionary from this country, writes from his station at Osaka, Japan: “The Church at home may be assured of this—that the religion of Christ is firmly __ rooted in Japan. No opposition or persecution ean pluck it up. Although the total] number of converts is not greater than 100,000, Chris- tianity is already a power whose influence is felt all over the empire.” f —One hundred thousand dollars was con- z Ean purity and beauty. many, many readers. DER LUTNERISCNE KALENDER fuer 1891. cured the attention and praise of Lutherans in all countries. pared with great care and skill by Prof. Hoppe, the learned editor. ume are the powerful writings of Luther in defence of the Bible doctrine of the Lord’s supper against its enemies. With the Word of God Luther sweeps away all human reasonings, so that the true doctrine of the Sacrament stands forth in all its comforting This new volume also has been pre- The principal contents of this vol- We hope this volume will find aM Vie, Diehl, Allentown, Pa. Price 10 cts. This Almanac brings good reading matter and Iso several illustrations, © Its full and reliable sta- tistics of all the synods in our country that bear the Lutheran name make it valuable for reference. nr Acknowledgements, Received from the following members of Bethle- hem Chapel, specially for the Building Fund: Mrs, Mary Thompson §1.00, Mr. Oliver Hager $1.00, Mrs, Amelia Hager $1.00, Mrs. Leah Smith $4.00, Miss Hannah Horton $1.00, Mrs. Odclia Wilson $1.00, Mrs. Elizabeth Massey $1.00, Mrs. Catherine Wil- liams $1.00. New Orleans, La., Dec. 16, 1890. AuG. BURGDORF. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, New ORveEans, La. EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL. 113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny Divine services at 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 7% o’clock Wednesday evening. * Sunday School from 2 to 4, EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH. Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs. Divine services at 74 Sunday evening and at 714 ‘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. EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL. Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str. Divine services at 73g o’clock Sunday evening and at 734 o’clock Thursday evening. Sunday Schoo!) at 9 o’clock. Avo. Bureporr, Missionary. St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church, Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark. Divine service panda evening at 734 o’clock. Sunday School from [0—12. Catechumen class meets from 7—S Wednesday evening. Singing-school from 8—9 Wednesday evening. G. ALLENBACH, Missionary. Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church, Springfield, Ills. Divine services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening. Sunday School at 3 o’clock r. u. Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings. 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