# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1899_S4 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) STi iE Ha Bed a ot , Sands more into slavery. TS The Lutheran Pioneer. the result that the majority died. A mis- sionary has described how he has seen rows of corpses lying outside a village, killed by the poison, and left there to be devoured by the hyenas. Butall this is now changed. The administration have subdued and removed most of the turbulent chiefs. They have for- bidden the poison ordeal, under the heaviest penalties, and now almost throughout the pro- tectorate there is a sense of security. Vil- lagers, who had taken refuge in marshes, and inaccessible rayines, are returning to the open country, and on the very war paths their old enemies are building villages, and hoeing gar- dens. The introduction of liquor is forbidden, so that British Central Africa is saved from the greatest curse of South Africa. The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. WisHING ALL ouR READERS a Happy New Year, we, with this number, begin the twenty- first volume of our Pioneer. The little fellow is growing old, but we hope that his friends of the past years will not forsake him and that he will gain many new friends in the com- ing year, in which he will continue to do his humble work for the Master. Since all the profit derived from the sale of our mission papers is put into the mission treasury, the wide circulation of these papers would be a help for our mission work. May God open many new homes in the coming year. Ar Exon Cotrecre, N. C., Rev. Schmidt, our missionary in Greensboro, preaches twice a month. The station, however, also needs a teacher for the instruction of the children in Bible and Catechism. Mr. Persson, our teacher in the school at Southern Pines, last summer devoted all his vacation time to keep- ing school at Elon College. God richly blessed his labors. Parents and children were very thankful for the instruction received. A Missionary in the Punjab writes of there being ‘‘one man among a million of perishing mountainous country ;’’ and another speaks of there being three missionaries for the Multan district, a tract of country about the size of England. ‘‘The laborers are few.’’ A Misstonary in Western China rented, some time ago, a little shop in the city in which he works. The following extract from his letter describes it, and the good use he makes of it: ‘It is not more than eight or nine feet square,’’ he writes, ‘‘but there is room for a small table, chairs and stools. I only open it on market-days, which is nearly every other day. The whole front of the shop is removed, the table brought forward and spread with our books. Opposite is a pottery yard, and a portion is railed off for country- men to sell sweet potatoes. ‘The shops are all small. To the right is a boot shop, to the left a braid shop. By about eleven o’clock the market is in full swing, and the streets continue to be thronged till past three in the afternoon. As soon as one or two stop and look at the books others also stop, and pres- ently a crowd gathers, and I stand preaching, and do not stop until I see that they are dis- persing, and then I distribute sheet tracts. Sometimes men will sit inside and read the books, coming again and again to read and tallx. Others are afraid to look at the books, supposing that they will injure the eyes. These usually walk by on the other side and look the other way!’ Tue AMERICAN Brse Society has taken an advanced step in respect to Bible distribution in the Philippine Islands. In view of the pros- pect that these islands may soon be opened for new forms of Christian work, the secre- taries were authorized to request the Rev. John R. Hykes, the Society’s agent for China, to visit Manila, to inquire into existing facts and conditions, as a help to prompt and vigorous action in case there should be fit opportunities for circulating the Scriptures. To meet the expenses incident to his journey and to pre- liminary work, an appropriation of $1000 was made, It was also decided to inaugurate Bible work in Porto Rico at the earliest moment, and to resume the operations in Cuba, which were suspended two years ago. A STRONG EXAMPLE of the power of the Gos- pel is cited by the New York Observer, when it says: ‘The transforming power of foreign missions is tellingly illustrated by this fact, among others, that while in 1850, in the Fiji islands a man could be bought for seven dol- lars, be butchered and eaten, without even a public remonstrance, to-day, the Bible is in nearly every house, and on Sunday, nine- tenths of the people are assembled in the church for public worship.” A Missionary, writing home, gives this ac- count of a Chinese funeral: ‘The old lady across the street has just died. Her sons are rich and think their money can buy happiness for their mother’s soul. They burn make- believe money, and say that it turns into real gold and silver for her to use. I can’t tell you all the things they have burned for her. There was a paper horse for her to ride, though the old Jady never even trusted her- self on a donkey here; there was a cart with a mule to pull it; paper servants to do all TuERE is a remarkable increase of popu- lation in British Central Africa since the pro- tectorate was established. Formerly the coun- try was desolated by constant intertribal wars. The stronger peoples raided the weaker, kill- ng thousands every year, and carrying thou- The poison ordeal a8 frightfully common. On the slightest charge of witchcraft, sometimes an entire vil- a8 compelled to drink the poison, with souls, scattered over 10,605 square miles of |~ sorts of work, paper houses, flowers, tables, chairs, a pig, and even an image of her pet cat. These all were sent up in smoke, and sup- posed to go to her, wherever she is. Several bowls of real food that she liked best were burned too. Ugly paper lions were burned to guard her door and keep thieves away, for the Chinese have no treasures in heaven, where thieves cannot break through and steal. At her grave two huge paper giants were burned —one black and the other white. Their faces were terribly fierce, and they were expected to drive evil spirits away.’’ s “Ir we are to live after death, why don’t we have some certain knowledge of it,’’ said a smart young fellow one day to an old minister. ‘““Why didn’t you have some knowledge of this world before you came into it,’’ was the well-aimed reply. Acknowledgment. Received for colored missions of Rev. F. J. Lan- kenau, Missionary, from St. Paul’s Congregation in New Orleans, La., $25.00; of Rev. J. Kossmann, Missionary, from Bethlehem Congregation in New Orleans, La., $25.00; of Rev. John C. Schmidt, Mis- sionary, from Grace Congregation in Greensboro, | N. C., $12.00. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 22, 1898. A. C. BurRGpoRF, Treas. 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 934 o'clock. Sunday evening at 74% o'clock. Wednesday cvening at 1% o'clock. Sunday School: Sunday morning at 10% o'clock. Adult catechumen class meets at 734 o’clock Tuesday evening. Singing School meets at 74 o’clock Monday evening. EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH. Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs. Divine services: Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. 5 Sunday evening at 74 o'clock. - hureday evening at 7 o'clock. Adult catechumen class meets at 74 o'clock Friday evening Young Peoples’ Concordia Circle meets at 734 o'clock evening. F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary. EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL. Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str. Divine services: Sunday evening at 7% o'clock. Thursday evening at 734 o'clock. Sunday School at 9% o'clock. Adult catechumen class every Tuesday at 714 0'clock and after the divine service on Thursday evening. Choir practice at 7!4 o'clock on Tuesday evening and after divine service on Thursday cven! ng. Circle for Young People meets at the school every Tucs- day evening at 74 o'clock. J. W. F. KossMANN, Missionary. ea ee Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church. Springfield, Il. Divine Services at half past 10 o'clock Sunday morning ee ae . ercloek Sundayievontng: Catechumen. rolash meets Monday and Friday evenings. Singing-school Tuesday evening. eee Eee TERMS: Tue Luraeran Pronxer is published monthly, peyable in advance at the following rates, included, to-wit: 1 Copy weeeeseeesereeeve sere worm 3 ra fs sence sccesceescesscs a ue yraton only allowed if all copies are to be sent One address. All business communications to be addressed to “Concordia Publishing House,” St. Louis, Mo. ji communications concerning the editorial de- Bament to be addressed to Prof. R. A. BrscHOF?; mcordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.