# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1897_S32 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 32 The Lutheran Pioneer. The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. —A LuTHeRan missionary in South Africa relates that he had a blind girl in his catechet- ical 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 of God’s Word as the rest, and even more. This blind girl had a heathen mother who was persuaded in her old age to join a class of catechumens. On asking questions, the missionary was sur- prised to learn that she knew the Ten Com- mandments 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. —Aw aged clergyman once met a man loudly declaiming against foreign missions. ‘‘Why,”’ said the objector, ‘‘doesn’t the church look after the heathens at home?’’ ‘‘We do,” said the clergyman quietly, and gave the man atract. —A CORRESPONDENT of a London paper, de- scribing his visit to the island of Rugen in the Baltic Sea, says: ‘‘The entire population of Rugen is Lutheran. Allis still primitive here, and service continues to be held out of doors. We went on Sunday evening, and found the congregation awaiting the pastor in a semi- circular space cut out of the forest. Planks were laid on the mossy turf, and, like the early Christians in the time of persecution, here we sat till the pastor should arrive. His gown and bands were hanging in readiness on a bush hard by; and when at last he appeared, he made his toilet for the pulpit behind a tree; then, standing in the midst of us, preached a sermon and gave forth the hymns, the con- gregation forming the choir—a pretty, touch- ing service.”’ —Unper the heading, ‘‘Old Fashioned’’, an exchange relates the following: ‘‘A gentleman recently stated to us that, when a boy, he was one day, in the office of his grandfather, who held a position under the Federal government, 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,’ saidhe. ‘Put it back, sir, putit back,’ exclaimed the strictly honest official, ‘that paper belongs to the govern- ment of the United States!’’’ — ‘‘He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much,”? Luke 16, 10. —A Lurneran missionary, laboring in the Bechuana mission in Africa, closes his last Teport with the words: ‘‘It is almost incred- ible how wonderfully our faithful Lord has helped us. About cighteen years ago there was not a single soul in this whole section of country that knew anything about God and ‘His Word; now heathen songs have almost ceased, and the children in the streets sing Se and spiritual songs. Should not the “missionary church at home rejoice in view of this and t become atill more zealous in the work cof, the Lord? When I go to church on Sunday and observe some of the old people who had| emancipation of the slaves in that country grown up and become gray in heathenism and now sit as worshipers at the feet of Jesus, I can not help exclaiming, Praise thou the Lord, the omnipotent Monarch of glory!’’ —A Horrentot in Africa who was dying was asked by the present President of Trans- vaal, Paul Krueger, ‘‘Do you know where you will go when you die?’’ The native answered: ‘How canI know? You nevertold me. When I reach the other world and fare badly, how will you answer for yourself?’’ ‘‘From that time,’’ says Krueger, ‘‘I became a friend of missions.’’ —Tnue British and Foreign Bible Society has published an edition of the Scriptures of un- usual importance. It is a translation into the Uganda language. The book is, in shape, very long, but is only three inches wide and about three inches thick. A peculiar reason occasioned the adoption of this form. In Cen- tral Africa the white ants and other insects rapidly destroy a book unless it is well pro- tected. The representative of the Church Mis- sionary Society accordingly recommended to the Bible Society that they should issue this edition in a form that would fit into the tin biscuit boxes of a certain firm, which are almost universally used in Uganda families. This has been done and the box is just large enough to hold this Bible, together with a small prayer book and hymnal, and a small Biblical history. The missionaries feel confident that this little religious library in a tin box will be exceed- ingly popular in Uganda. —Tne American Bible Society has just is- sued the Book of Psalms, translated into the Muskokee language by Mrs. A. E. W. Robert- son for the Creeks and Seminoles of the Indian Territory, and the New Testament in the Tonga language for the people in Southeastern Africa, translated by the Rey. E. H. Richards. —Tue inhabitants of the island of Aniwa in the New Hebrides group, Melanesia, were Christianized by the efforts of the well-known Scotch missionary, Dr. Paton. His wife, who was to him a very efficient helpmate in his work, was repeatedly compelled by the moist climate of Melanesia to seek recreation in the dry air of Australia. On one occasion she took a comely young girl along as child’s nurse. Yawasi had come to Mrs. Paton a few years ago 48 an untamed sayage, wearing no other clothing but a small apron. But now she was a Christian, and dressed accordingly in decent appare}. Mrs. Paton, her kind mistress, wrote in her diary: ‘‘Yawasi blushed deeply (I always notice it when a black person blushes, by a soft glow spreading over the dark skin), when she saw the classic statues in Melbourne Park. She asked me whether they had been put there in order to show the people what black hearts their ancestors must have had before they be- came Christians. She did not like to go to the park again.’’ —TueE United States Consul at Zannives, E East Africa, writing home about the recent| | under British protectorate, says: ‘‘It was thought by many persons that the effect of freeing slaves would be to throw many thou- sand negroes on their own resources, and that great suffering and privation would ensue for three or four years; but from what I can see not one person will suffer in the slightest de- gree. In my opinion, not ten per cent. of the present generation of slaves will leave their masters.’’ OUR BOOK TABLE. GotTnoLp. Eine Erzaehlung aus dem Seclsorger- leben, von der Pastorin Anna se)bsterzachlt. Den Amtsbruedern und Amtsbruederinnen sammt allen christlichen Lesern gewidmet von Alfred Ira. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 40 cents. An entertaining and instructive story from the life of a city pastor, most charmingly told by ‘‘Anna, the pastor’s wife.”’ BIBLE Histony for Parochial and Sunday Schools. Illustrated. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, bound in cloth, 30 cents. This Bible History will surely be welcomed by the teachers and pupils of Parochial and Sunday Schools. It contains 35 Bible Stories from the Old Testament and 44 from the New Testament. The stories are well selected and are given in the words of the Bible. The book is beautifully illustrated, and the paper, binding, and printing are excellent. Acknowledgment. The undersigned received from Mrs. H. IE. Mon- roe, Philadelphia, and from Mrs. H. Jaulki, Erie, Pa., each $5.00 for the building-fund at Greensboro Mis- sion. May the Lord reward the kind givers accord- ing to His great mercy. JOUN C. Scumipt. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, NEw ORLEans, La. EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL. 1625 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Derbigny. Divine services: Sunday morning at ny o'clock. Sunday evening at 734 o'clock. Wednesday evening at 40 o'clock. Sunday School: Sunday morning at 10% ofclock. aeDe catechumen class mects at 734 0' Sra Tuesday ‘enin, Singing School meets at 74 o'clock Monday evening. EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH. Cor. Franklin and Thalia Stra. Divine services: Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday evening at 7} oclockers Thursday evening at 74 o’clo cen peatechumer! class meets at 74 aoe * Friday Young. Speoples? Concordia: Circle meets at 7% o'clock ning. F. J. LANKENAU, Misgionary. EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL. Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str. pisine act ices at 74 o'clock Sunday evening and at 734 Thursday evening. Sunday: School at 9 o’clock. J. W. F. KoS8SMANN, Missionary. Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church. Springfield, Ill. Divine Services at half Aa 10 o olook Sunday morning and at 8 o'clock Sun aye syeni ing. Sunday School at 3 o'clock Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings. Singing-school Tucsday evening. 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