# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1899_S16 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 16 The Lutheran Pioneer. The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. Tue determination of the Norwegian Luther- ans to uphold their mission work on the Island of Madagascar has, to a great extent, over- come the crafty Jesuit in his endeavor to ruin all mission stations not carried on under his Though persecution has ceased in the populous centers, the missionaries never- theless report that the more remote provinces are the scenes of considerable lying, robbing, and killing. With the arrival of nineteen ad- ditional helpers, the Norwegians are able to maintain their mission and make considerable jurisdiction. progress besides. Tue work in the Bechuana field in Africa less than 5318 souls were baptized ; of these 3038 were converts from heathenism. The membership The great question confronting the mission is the holding of the second generation. Rey. W. Behrens, the old- has yielded a rich harvest. No of this field is 36,121. est missionary on the field, says it is more difficult to preserve a congregation and build it up in the Lord than to gather it originally from the heathen. The congregations cheer- fully contribute to the building and the en- larging of their churches. Aside from the contributions for local purposes, the native Christians gave $1000 for the maintenance of the seminary and for missions. A Missionary was urged to send a Christian teacher to an inland townin China. He asked how they had learned about Christ. They re- : plied that a little boy had come home from the mission school and read the Bible to those who would listen. Night after night they came, and now a whole village was ready to serve God. Who would despise the work of the child? Tue great needs of Central Africa are well illustrated by an appeal sent to Scotland by the Rey. Donald Fraser for a hundred thou- sand new missionaries for Livingstonin. ‘‘At present,’’ he says, ‘‘we are surrounded with great opportunities for extension. Doors are open on every side, at which we helplessly - look, unable to enter. Where, from the ar- rival of the white man with God’s message, there has ever been stolid indifference, or even fierce opposition, to-day there come deputa- tions of old men and young, saying, ‘We, too, would learn; send us teachers.’ And we sit before them and say, ‘Fathers, brothers, would pise us?” And our heads are a we reply, ‘Brothers, some time hear.’ And day by day we of the harvest, Thou seest the I nails ere it be too late.’’’ ‘steady progress, in spite of the incessant hostility of the monks and the poverty of the people. They own property valued at $120,000. The staff consists of 38 persons: Three German pastors, a native pastor, and four evangelists, ten Spanish teachers, eight female teachers, one German teacher, etc. There are 590 pupils attending the schools. The missions also support two orphanages and a hospital. Att the missionaries who have translated the Bible wholly or in part into more than seventy African languages, and thus made them literary tongues, were Protestants. Not one of them was a Romanist. If Christian culture and civilization depended upon Rome, we should be to-day as far as our fathers were four hundred years ago. Wuat does sickness mean to the millions in heathen lands? There they believe (rightly so in many cases) that sickness is the work of demons; particularly is this the case in Africa. In China it is sometimes ascribed to devils and sometimes to the spirits of departed ancestors who have been made unhappy by the lack of respect due to them from the living. In Africa the sick person becomes an object of loathing and horror. He is re- moved from the dwelling, and placed in some shed or out-house, where he is poorly fed, and seldom visited. The astrologers in many cases, in other the priests, medicine men, or wizards, assemble, beating drums and gongs, blowing horns, and making a frightful din. They kindle huge fires and, dancing around them, perform their unholy incantations. They beat the sick person to drive out the demon. They lay him before a wasting fire until his skin is blistered and then plunge him in cold water. They stuff the nostrils of the dying with mud or aromatic mixtures; or they take him to the shore of a river or moun- tain-top, placing barley balls and water be- side him, and leave him to die alone. Srantey 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 subsequent visit to Mtesa, 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 wonder- ful words, nor the startling effect it had upon him; and just as I was turning away from his country to continue my explorations far- ther in the Dark Continent, a messenger came to me, after traveling two hundred miles, cry- ing out that Mtesa wanted that book, and he gotit. To-day the Christians in Uganda num- ber many thousands; they have proved their faith at the stake, and under torture, until death.’ tas ; Tue Swedish Diet passed a law that a penalty of six months’ imprisonment be im- posed upon a Romish priest, if he tries to secure the promise, by undue influence, that children shall be baptized and educated in the Romish faith, when one of the parents belongs to the Lutheran Church. ‘‘A GODLY man once said to a collector: ‘I have to give a little more than my share, be- cause the times are hard, and there are many who can not give much.’ Such well-to-do people are few and far between.’’ LETTER BOX. SUBSCRIBER IN A.—The article must be laid back for the May number. W. L.—We publish what is sent to us from our mission fleld. What is not sent we can not publish. Acknowledgments. Received for colored missions of Rev. F. J. Lan- kenau, Missionary, from St. Paul’s Congregation, New Orleans, La., $25.00; of Rev. J. Kossmann, Missionary, from Bethichem Congregation, New Orleans, La., $25.00; of Rev. J. C. Schmidt, Mis- sionary, from Grace Congregation, Greensboro, N.C., $12.00; of Rev. J. Ph. Schmidt, Missionary, -| from Grace Congregation, Concord, N. C., $10.00. St. Louis, Mo., March 20, 1899. A. C. Bureporr, Treas. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, New OR.LEaNs, La. EV. LUTH. 8ST. PAUL'S OHAPEL. 1625 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Derbigny. Divine services: Sunday morning at 914 o'clock. Sunday evening at TZ o'clock. Wednesday evening at 7 force Sunday School: Sunday morning at 10% 0! eatale catechumen class mects at 74 0! meine ‘Tuesday venin: Singing ne Bekool meets at 734 o’clock Monday evening. EV. LUTH.- MT. ZION CHURCH. Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs. Divine services: puna, morning at 11 o’clock. aayicvenin at 7 ocluek? thane ay evening at 734 o'clock. Adult catechumen class mects at 734 o'clock Friday evening. Young Peoples? Concordia) Circle meets at 734 o'clock evening. J. LANKENAUD, Miss! onary. EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL. Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str. Divine services: aoe ney evening at 7% o'clock. ayie evening at 734 o'clock. Sunday School at 9 ayo o'clock. Adult catechumen Class every Tuesday at 734 o'clock and after the divine service on Thursday evening. Choir practice at Ks o'clock on ‘Tuesday ovening and after divine service on Thursday cven ng Circle for Young People meets at the school every Tucs- day evening at 734 o'clock. J. W. F. KossMANN, Missionary. Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church, Springfteld, Tu. Divine Services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 8 o’clock Sunday prenis) ing. Sunday School at 3 o'clock P. Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday cvenings. Singing-school Tucsday evening. : TERMS: Tue Lurneran Pionexr is published monthly, Included in advance at the following rates, uded, sto wie 50 - 9.00 Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent to pene eacrees usiness communications to be addressed to “Concordia Publishing House,” St. Tonle) Mo. All communications:concernin, torial de- eal Beets to be addressed to Prof. R. A. BiscHOFF, cordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.