# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1896_S36 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) crowds. When the drum beats, it is to call lasses in the various teaching houses. There 36 The Lutheran Pioneer. Mengo was waste, now the gardens have been reclaimed, fresh land cultivated, ‘‘and Mengo is one great garden.’’ A great deal of build- ing has been done. Each prominent chief has now a double storehouse; roads have been built, swamps have been bridged and drained. But the most marked prosperity is in spiritual things. The old church, which was blown down, has been replaced by a beautiful edifice, accommodating 4000 wor- shipers, and in the districts close around the capital there are twenty-three other churches, while in the country there are not less than 200 of these churches. In them all, services are conducted in an orderly way. Bishop Tucker writes of a large missionary meeting for the purpose of sending forth nine new missionaries into different sections of Uganda. Several confirmation services have been held, at one of which ninety-eight, and at another 145 candidates were confirmed. At one of these services two blind men were confirmed, one of whom had lost both his ears. They had been cut off by order of the king, some years ago, by way of punishment. Both men in their sightlessness were victims of the king’s cruelty. It wasa striking proof of the change that had come over the land. Bishop Tucker writes of the present problem that was before them as to the preparation of men for pastors, and he affirms that young men are now coming forward as teachers who are far in advance of any they have heretofore received. He pro- poses to establish a separate order of teachers, to be formally authorized by the Church Coun- cil to instruct in Christian truth and duty. A new church in the king’s enclosure has been recently opened, built by King Mwanga’s orders. He is by no means a Christian, though he knows a great deal of Christian truth. Bishop Tucker says there are 400 people liv- ing inside the king’s enclosure, who are either Protestants or Roman Catholics. The new missionary ladies who have recently arrived are to be permitted to visit the king’s chief wife and his other women at least once a week. The whole outlook in Uganda is most encour- aging. —A most striking proof of the energy dis- played in recent-years by many of the leading Christian societies is found in a pamphlet en- titled ‘‘Bible Translations. Table of quinquen- nial progress of work of translators, 1891-95.’” It is compiled by one of the vice-presidents of the British and Foreign Bible Society, aided by the assistant secretary to the society, the Rey. J. Gordon Watt. In 1890 the number of languages and dialects into which the Bible The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. —Iw the month of August the Synodical Conference met at Evansville, Ind. The most important business matter presented to the delegates was our Colored Mission. The growth and the needs of our mission were thoroughly discussed, and we hope grester interest has been awakened for our mission work. —TnoseE who have not worked for ‘the Gos- pel in Roman Catholic countries can hardly credit the subterfuges and lies resorted to by the priests to prejudice men and women against going to hear its proclamation. In Spain a man had been solemnly warned that, if he en- tered the Evangelical Hall, some dreadful misfortune, perhaps sudden death, would be- fall him; he, therefore, took the precaution of taking with him to the hall two of his grandchildren, whom he left near the door, enjoining them to watch and notice what hap- pened to him, and to go out and give warning to his friends should the Protestants try to kill him. He is now the only witness for Christ in his native town. —Tnue Norwegian Lutheran missionary who had begun work for the kingdom of Christ among the Zulu tribes in Southeast Africa in 1849, established their first station at Betafo among the Betsileo tribes in 1867. Norwegian missionaries are found in the capital of Mada- gascar since 1870. They extended their work to the West coast in 1874, and to the East coast in 1888. The European Norwegian mis- sionaries, who are supported by the Stavanger Missionary Society transferred its field of operation in the southwest of this island to the American Norwegian Lutherans in 1892. The work of our Norwegian brethren has been blessed abundantly. ‘They are said to be the most diligent, thoroughgoing and persevering of all missionaries in Madagascar. Their "tstatistics’” are the following: 25 European and American ordained missionaries; 60 na- tive ministers; 50 churches; 35,000 church members, 30,000 of whom are communicants ; 500 mission parochial schools, with 35,000 pupils; a theological seminary at Tananarivo, whose 80 pupils study among other books the Augsburg Confession in Malagessy ; high schools for boys and ‘girls; a hospital and a printing office at the same place. —Tne English Church Missionary Society is receiving from Bishop Tucker in Uganda, Africa, letters of deep interest, indicating ex- traordinary progress in the development of the country and the extension of the Christian faith. Bishop Tucker, writing October 14, compares his first visit in 1890 with his pres- ent visit. ‘The contrast is vast. Now order Teigns; it is no longer the drum-beat from ‘morning to night and the gathering of excited bered 329. During the five following years these figures have been increased to the aston- ishing total of 381. In this short space of time, therefore, 52 new versions of the Scrip- tures have been added to this noblest of all catalogues. Englishmen and Scotchmen have special reason to be proud of these results, for we find on examining the details that 42 ver- people to service in the great church or for has been s great increase in cultivation. ‘Whereas in 1890 much of the land around or portions of it had been translated num-|P sions have been published by British societies, the British and Foreign Bible Society nobly heading the list with 29. American societies have five languages to their credit. The ut- most variety is seen in the list. 23 languages and dialects belong to the African Banta fam- ily, four belong to each of the following— Malayan, Chinese and Melanesian; three are Indian languages; two each belong to the Negro— Turki, Druidian and Hamitic groups, and one each to the Tibeto-Barman, Arian and Mikronesian families. No more astonish- ing proof of its vitality and world-wide in- terest could be offered by the Bible Society than the facts recorded in this striking little pamphlet. — Ov the occasion of the celebration of the sixtieth birthday of the Empress Dowager of China, the Christian women in the empire pre- sented to her a splendid edition of the New Testament, translated into the Chinese lan- guage. The book was decorated with silver and gold and cost about $1200. When this elaborate volume was printed in China, a few additional copies were run off the press, and one of these was given to the American Bible Society, to be placed on the shelves of the library of that institution. The book is royal quarto size, printed.on the finest paper and in the largest of movable metallic type. The border around each page is of gold. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, NEw ORLEans, La. EY. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL. 113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny. Divine services: Sunday morning at 10% o'clock. Sunday evening at 734 o'clock. Wednesday evening at 7% o'clock. Sunday School: Sunday morning at 9% o'clock. Singing School at 7}4 o’clock Monday evening. F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary. EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH. Cor. Franklin and Thalia Stra. Divine services at 7}4 Sunday evening and at 74 Thurs- day evening. Sunday School meets at 9 o'clock. Adult catechumen class mects at 744 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 736 o'clock Thursday evening. Sunday School at 9 o'clock. J. W. F. KOSSMANN, Missionary. Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church. Springfield, Ill. Divine Services at half past 10 o'clock Sunday morning and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening. Sunday School at 3 o'clock ». M. Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings. 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