# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1896_S20 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 20 The Lutheran Pioneer. heathen rites disappeared. Women were hoxn- ored, Christian dress was adopted, and a com- plete change came over the thoughts and hab- its of the people. Their better spirit is shown in the fact that in 1879 for the building of their church they contributed $7000. Mr. Gol- die gave much attention to the Efik language, publishing school books, catechisms, hymn books and dictionary, and the New Testament also in that language. He was permitted to see a marvelous change in the district in which he labored. He died, at his station, on the 18th of August last. —Tue difficulty with the Japanese, a lady missionary says, especially with women of the upper class, is to make them believe that they are sinners, and she gives this instance: ‘I was talking one day to a woman of very good family, an officer’s wife here, and was telling her that before the One True God we are all sinners. She listened politely, and then, coy- ering her face with her hands, she burst into a peal of quiet Jaughter—‘I do beg your par- don,’ she said, ‘but Za sinner! the idea is too ridiculous.’ You see it is firmly believed in many cases among men, and women too, that other nations may need a Saviour, but not Japan; Japan is the country of the gods, the Japanese the children of the gods, and there- fore they can not sin.’’ — Herz is a little girl’s idea of how to make money go a long way: ‘‘A little girl had ten cents, and, after hearing about the needs of heathen children, she wanted to give it for missions. ‘No,’ said her mother, ‘you have so little money, you had better keep it for yourself.’ ‘But, mamma,’ persisted the child, ‘you said the other day that you liked to make a little money go a long way. So please let me send this to India, for that will be a very long way.’’’ —“T am a skeptic,” said an immature per- son of the masculine gender in a vain-glorious strain. ‘‘An epileptic?”’ asked an old lady, somewhat hard of hearing. ‘‘Poor boy, you look like it, you do.’”? While the smile went *round, the youth went out. —Tne Church Missionary Gleaner tells of a recent visit made to the Esquimaux in Cum- berland Sound, North America. The mission- ary, Mr. Peck, erected a tabernacle out of seal skin and whalebone, but it was soon after eaten by dogs, who devoured the skin, and literally ate up the church. Before this hap- pened, however, a number of views were shown the natives by the missionaries, describing events in the life of Christ.. They looked and listened with delight, and often exclaimed, ‘*Had He not great love!’’ ‘Oh, what love!’? —My son, said a banker one day to his boy, I want,to teach you how to conduct business. Here is half a dollar, if you can find a person whom you can trust, and who followed. Sunday began to be observed, the/| will pay you the interest, you may lend- him killing of twins and their mother, which had|the money, and I will increase your capital. been‘ universal custom, was prohibited, and | In the evening the father called the son to him fore many years the last remnant of public|and asked what he had done with the money. The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. —TueE Lutheran Standard says: ‘‘Those who are looking for a family: magazine suit- able for a Christian home, will find it worth their while and their money ($1.00) to sub- scribe for and read The Concordia Magazine of the Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. The March number is full of good things.”’ —WE have received samples of Sunday School Cards, giving the text of the English Lutheran Catechism, as adopted by the Syn- odical Conference, together with appropriate Bible passages and prayers. The Cards are intended for the smaller children of our Sun- day Schools, aiding them to memorize the Catechism, Bible verses, prayers, and hymns. They will, no doubt, prove very helpful in Sunday School work, and we heartily recom- mend them to all our teachers. Price, 10 cts. per dozen; 4ct. each for all above that num- ber; 4 ct. a card to all regular subscribers. Address Prof. A. W. Meyer, St. John’s Col- lege, Winfield, Kans. —Sranter tells the story of what one Bible accomplished: ‘‘In 1875, Miss Livingstone, the sister of David Livingstone, presented me with a beautifully bound Bible. On a sub- sequent visit to Mtesa in Africa I read him some chapters, and as I finished, it flashed through my mind that Uganda was destined to be won by Christ. I was not permitted to carry that Bible away. Mtesa never forgot the wonderful words, nor the startling effect it had upon him; and just as I was turning away from his country to continue my explo- rations farther in the Dark Continent, a mes- Senger came to me, after traveling two hun- dred miles, crying out that Mtesa wanted that book; and he gotit. To-day the Christians in Uganda number many thousands; they have proved their faith at the stake, and under tor- ture until death.” _ —Iwn one of our exchanges we find an ac- count of the life of Rev. Hugh Goldie, a vet- eran and hard-working African missionary. . For forty-eight years he labored most quietly but most efficiently for the welfare of the people ef a place which he found in darkest heathenism. When he arrived at Duke Town, ‘in June, 1847, he found that a king had just died and his brother was procuring human sacrifices for the funeral service. One woman was seen strangled, and others were awaiting their doom in the room where the dead king ‘Yay. When arrangements were completed, the heads of the king’s sword bearer, snuff- box bearer and umbrella holder were struck off and tumbled into the pit with thirty of his hundred wives. But three years after _ Mr. Goldie’s arrival, the kings pledged them- - selves that no human beings should be killed ‘except for crime. Subsequently other reforms ‘‘Papa,’’ said he, ‘‘I meta poor boy on the street who had no shoes and was very hungry, so I gave him the half dollar with which to buy himself something to eat.’? ‘You will never make a business man,’’ rejoined the father. ‘Business is business. But I will try you again. Here isa dollar, see that you make better use of this.’’ The son took the dollar with glad surprise, and said to the father: ‘‘My Sunday-school teacher told me, that he ‘that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord, and He will repay him two-fold,’ but I did not expect it so soon.’’ —_>- + em e+ Either Will Do. ‘“‘Kither lighten my burden or strengthen my back!’’ cried out an old divine, in prayer to God, under the weight of his trials. Acknowledgment. Received for Mr. Zion from Henry Johnson $ .25; Mrs. Rappanier .25; Louisa Vanauil 1.00; Chas. Robinson .25; John Lewis .25; Chas. H. Baker 1.00; Louis Thomas .50; Sylvina Thomas .50; Han- nah Vanauil .40; Maggie Mitchell .25; Mary M. Thomas .50; Salina Thomas .40; Eugenia Cox .25; Clara Cox .25; Octavia Gaspar .25; Rosalia Bois- sier .25; Emile Boissier .25; Wm. Thomas .50; Moses Thomas .25.— Total $7.55. F. J. LANKENAU. New Orleans, La., April 1, 1896. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, New ORLEanNS, La. EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL'S OHAPEL. 113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny. Divine services: Sunday morning at 1034 o'clock. Sunday evening at 734 o'clock. Wednesday evening at 1% o’clock. Sunday School: Sunday morning at 94 o ‘clock. Singing School at 734 o’clock Monday cvening. F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary. EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH. Cor. Franklin and Thalia Stra. Divine services at 734 Sunday evening and at 74 Thars- day evening. Sunday School meets at 9 o’clock. Adult catechumen class meets at 734 Tuesday evening. E. W. Kuss, Missionary. EY. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL. Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str. Divine services at 7% o'clock Sunday evening and at 7)4 o'clock Thursday evening. Sunday School at 9 o'clock. J. W. F. KOSSMANN, Missionary. Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church. Springfleld, Ill. Divine Services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 8 o’clock Sunday cveping. Sunday School at 3 o'clock FP. u. Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings, Singing-school Tuesday evening. ee TERMS: : Tax Lurnzran Pioneer is published monthly, payable in advance at the following rates, postage included, to-wit: a Gopy consononantacornocecroomo eran i 5.00 o 00 Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent to one address. All business communications to be addressed to Concordia Publishing House,” St. Louis, por d communications concerning the editorial ce- rtment to be addressed to Prof. R. A. BIscHOFF, mcordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.