# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1900_S36 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 36 The Lutheran Pioneer. The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. A FRIEND, who attended the recent sessions of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference at Bay City, Mich., writes: ‘‘Much time was devoted to our Colored Mission Work. The report sub- mitted by our Mission Board was very en- couraging. The Revs. Bakke and Lankenau, two of our laborers in the mission field, made eloquent appeals for the enlargement of the work which God has so richly blessed. I doubt not that all who were present resolved to labor with still greater zeal for our mission among the colored people. May all the members of our congregations fall in line, and may God continue to bless our faithful laborers in the mission field.”’ From the field in North Carolina the follow- ing report has been sent: ‘‘On Aug. 12th, at 8 o’clock r. m., candidate R. Oehlschlaeger of Richmond, Va., who is a graduate of our Col- lege at Conover, N. C., and of our Theological Seminary at St. Louis, Mo., was installed as missionary in Winston, N. C., in the place of Rey. J. F. Pfeiffer, who had accepted a call to Cleveland, O. The installation sermon was preached by Rev. John C. Schmidt, of Greens- boro, N. C., in the presence of a large con- course of enthusiastic colored people, who by word and deed expressed their joy over this new gift of God and with encouraging words promised the new missionary to do all they could to make his stay both pleasant and bene- ficial for the spreading of God’s kingdom in this city.”’ Tue Hon. Geo. F. Seward, ex-Minister of the United States to China, gave his views on the troubles in that country. In the course of his remarks, he spoke as follows of the work of Protestant missions and those engaged in it. His testimony is both valuable and significant: ‘People at large make too much of missionary work as an occasion for trouble. While I was in China—twenty years—I always congratu- lated myself on the fact that the missionaries were there. ‘There were good men and able men among the merchants and officials, but it was the missionary who exhibited the foreigner in benevolent work, as having other aims than those which may justly be called selfish. The good done by missionaries in the way of edu- cation, of medical relief, and of other charities, can not be overstated. If in China there were none other than missionary influences, the up- building of that great people would go for- ward securely. I was nearly twenty years in China, endeavoring to serve our government and people. During all that time, not an American missionary suffered death from the violence of the Chinese. I am not a religionist, not a church member, but I have the pro- foundest admiration for the missionary as I have known him in China. He is a power for good and for peace, not for evil.’? — If there __is'any trouble caused by missionaries, it is by those of the Romish church. Kine Makea, of Rarotonga, an island of the South Sea, was lying at the point of death. Missionary Buzerott visited him and sought to comfort and strengthen him. Suddenly the old king raised himself up in bed and said with a loud voice: ‘‘I did it in ignorance. But why did you Christians not come to us sooner with the good Word of God?”’ Truly, a hu- miliating question out of the mouth of a dying king, addressed to us who know our King’s charge, that His Business requireth haste! Tue accounts of the famine in India reveal a condition of things that beggars description. No such disaster has come upon that empire since English rule swayed it. Four millions of people are now depending on private or public charity if they are to be saved from starvation —twice as many as in the famine of 1897. The outlook for the months to come is even worse. Already an area of 300,000 square miles, with a population of 40,000,000, is involved, but a further area, half as large, and with a corresponding population, is likely to be similarly stricken, and already there is more or less suffering. Nor long ago the treasurer of one of the missionary societies received a letter which read something like this: ‘*You will find $15 in this letter. It is sent as a gift from a boy who died last June. Gilbert, from whom this money came, was 14 years old, and a boy be- loved by all. His father allowed him a little land on which to raise some thing for himself. Gilbert decided that the money which he would make should be given to Foreign Missions. He died before the harvest was reaped, but this money was made out of his crop and is now sent as he desired.’’ —_——s +o oo Letter from Winston, N. C. The readers of the Pioneer will no doubt be pleased to hear of an enjoyable event at Grace Lutheran Church, Greensboro, N.C. As, per- haps, some of the readers of the Pioneer are aware, Mr. Buntrock, the teacher at our school in Greensboro, has been on an extended vaca- tion to his home in Milwaukee, Wis., where he visited relatives and friends. From Milwaukee he also made several trips to different parts of the Northwest, notably to Detroit, where he at- tended the sessions of Synod of the Michigan District, and also to Bay City, Mich., where he attended the sessions of the Synodical Con- ference. At both places he was called upon for addresses, concerning the work among our colored people in North Carolina. Besides these two synodical sessions he also looked after the interests of the Colored Mission by delivering short talks at several mission festi- yals in Milwaukee. On his return to Greensboro he was ap- prised of the fact that the Young People’s Society had made preparations for a recep- tion in his honor. The reception took place on the evening of the 20th of August in the school-hall, where quite a number had gath- ered to welcome their teacher back in their midst. There was an introductory speech by the president of the Society, which was fol- lowed by an organ voluntary by one of the young ladies. The rest of the program con- sisted of speeches, recitations, songs by the choir, etc. The literary part of the program was then brought to a close by a prayer by the pastor. The rest of the evening was given up to refreshments and social intercourse. Too much praise can not be bestowed on the young ladies for their ice-cream and cake and other delicacies. Ata somewhat late hour the reception came to aclose, all saying that they had spent a very enjoyable evening. ‘. R. O. Acknowledgment. Received for colored missions of Rev. J. Ph. Schmidt from Grace Congregation in Concord, N.C., $10.00; of Rev. Wm. Pretzsch from congregation in Mansura, La., 25.00. " A. C. BurGporr, Treas. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 21, 1900. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, NEw OrvxEans, 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 7% o'clock. Wednesday evening at 1% o'clock. Sunday School: Sunday morning at 10% o‘clock. Adult catechumen class meets at 7%4 o'clock Tuesday evening. Singing School meets at 74 o'clock Friday cvening. EV. LUTH. MOUNT ZION CHURCH. Cor. S. Franklin and Thalia Strs. Divine services: Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday evening at 7% o’clock. Thursday evening at 7% o'clock. Sunday School: Sunday morning at 934 o'clock. Adult ‘catechumen class mects at 7% o'clock Friday evening. Young Peoples’ Concordia Circle and Singing School meet Wednesday evening at 7% o'clock. F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary. EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL. Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str. Divine services: Sunday evening at 73% o'clock. Thursday evening at 734 o'clock. Sunday School at 9% o'clock. F a Adult catechumen class every Tuesday at 7} o'clock an aftcr the divine service on Thursday evening. a Choir practice at 734 o'clock on Tuesday evening an after divine service on Thursday evening. Circle for Roung ai nle meets at the school every Tucs- a t 734 o'clock. F even Oa SW. F. KOSSMANN, Missionary. peer A Ait wate be Se eS Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church. Springfield, Ml. Divine Services at half past 10 o'clock Sunday morning and at 8 o'clock Sunday evening. Sunday School at 3 o’clock P. M. Oatechnmen class mects Monday and Friday evenings. 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