# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1901_S44 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) Ad The Lutheran Pioneer. The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. Mission Amonc THE Dear. — Lutheran mis- sion work among the deaf and dumb is carried on in several of our large cities. The work was recently begun also in Monroe, Mich., the Rey. H. A. Bentrup, Superintendent of our Deaf and Dumb Institute at North Detroit, holding a service in that beautiful city on No- vember 3d. Of those in attendance four had in their time attended our Lutheran Deaf and Dumb Institute. The services will be con- tinued, the Rev. Bentrup intending to visit the city oftener in the future. Inrprisonep Missionaries.—A Lutheran mis- sionary, formerly stationed at the Hermanns- burg mission station, Bethany, but now a prisoner in Pretoria, writes that six of the Hermannsburg missionaries are at present held as prisoners in Pretoria. Though the missionaries were entirely neutral in the con- flict now raging in South Africa, yet they were not only robbed of their freedom, but the mis- sionary work itself is forced to a standstill. The letter closes with a heartfelt prayer for peace. May the prayer be answered soon! Romiso Surerstit1on. — Recently a pre- tended relic of St. Anne was exposed by the Romanists for nine days before the church of St. Jean Baptiste in New York. ‘The news- papers reported that great crowds came to view the relic and to be cured of diseases. Parents brought their crippled children, threw aside their crutches, and led them away hob- bling, distorted with pain at every step. Such is Romish superstition. What a pity that people should be taught to put their trust in dead men’s bones rather than in the Lord Jesus Christ! Poor Girrs. —In China the girls are treated with contempt by the family, the clan, and, in fact, by the whole nation. A Chinese proverb says, ‘‘A foolish son is much better than a wise daughter,”’ and another one asserts, ‘‘A beau- tiful daughter is of much less account than a bowlegged son.’’ Popular opinion concern- ing girls is so powerful that it deadens the natural feelings of mothers. What the law thinks of girls is shown by signboards, -put up at the banks of rivers and ponds, bearing the following inscription: ‘‘Girls dare not be drowned here!’’ Female infants are killed in such numbers that the authorities deemed it ___ Proper to have those signboards putup. How be horrible is the cruelty of heathenism? Biiteciscibax Sainr. —No class of people are 60 influential or honored in Morocco as the " Shereefs or lineal descendants of Mohammed. One of these descendants is a saint. Instead fied and imposing man, the saint is are man, wearing 4 large red ‘‘fez,’’ cap, and for his outer garment the coarse black cloak of the mountaineer, from beneath which incongruously appeared a large pair of high-topped boots of russet leather, together with a pair of spurs. From his neck was suspended a large iron-cased watch. Fur- ther observation, with what was heard from the people, demonstrated that the ‘‘holy man’’ was insane. A favorite occupation with him is hacking down rose-bushes and shrubs, and stripping young fruit trees of their branches. He is an incessant smoker of keef—which is a powerful narcotic—, a victim of the opium habit, and is said to be fond of drink. Asa climax to these vices, he is continually accom- panied by three of his wives or concubines. He gave one of the latter a terrible beating in the street one morning, -and after recovering his breath later, repeated the operation, using a heavy cane for the purpose. Yet this poor demented slave of lust and dissipation is es- teemed a holy man, his garments are devoutly kissed, and his blessing is sought. When he dies it is quite likely that his tomb will be a shrine to which hundreds will go for healing or help. The heathen sit in darkness! A Dark Picture. —That is a sad and dark picture which a traveler gives us of the interior of Brazil, where the Roman Catholic church rules. He says: ‘‘Even a brief residence in Brazil discloses in a very short time the five great evils which blight this people, namely, immorality, drunkenness, shiftlessness, igno- rance, and superstition. Throughout Brazil, a medical man meets with an incredibly large number of persons with divers forms of secret diseases. This gives evidence of the shock- ingly low state of morality among the Bra- zilians. The vilest sort of home-made rum, known as caxaca, is found everywhere, even if there is not another thing to be had. The laziness and shiftlessness of the low-class Brazilian is almost incredible. In a country abounding with natural wealth the people have absolutely nothing. The traveler who attempts to pass through the interior, expect- ing to buy his food on the way, stands a fair chance of starving, for, instead of selling to you, the people expect to borrow from you whenever you make a landing. The last two evils, ignorance and superstition, go hand in hand, and it is frequently claimed that the people of Roman Catholic countries are charged with ignorance by Protestants from motives arising out of religious prejudices, and that the picture is generally overdrawn. Critics of that sort ought to come to the in- terior of Brazil. It is a good place in which to study a people over whom the Roman Cath- olic clergy has had undisputed sway for cen- turies. There is a great deal of atheism among the educated Brazilians, but they dare not pro- fess it openly; fear and business interests make them bow to the dictates of the Church, though they secretly despise its shallow teach- ings.’’—A wide door has been opened to the Lutheran church for the preaching of the Gospel in that neglected country. May God bless our mission work in Brazil. Dirrerent Hearers. —'‘Some folks,’’ said an old colored deacon, ‘‘go to church with a pitchfork; and they pitch a little piece of the sermon at first one acquaintance and then another, till there is none left for themselves, and then they find fault with the preacher. But I like to see folks take a rake with them and draw up all the little bits that do them good and take them home with them, and those who do this always hear good sermons.”’ Mission Work ror Atit.—Some can go; most can give; all can pray. Acknowledgment. Received for colored missions of Rev. K. Kretz- schmar from Mount Zion Church in New Orleans, La., $50.00; of Rev. F. J. Lankenau, from St. Paul’s Church in New Orleans, La., 25.00; of Rev. J. Koss- mann from Bethlehem Church in New Orleans, La., 25.00; of Rev. J.C. Schmidt from Grace Church in Greensboro, N. C., 12.00. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 15, 1901. A. C. Buraporr, Treas. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, New ORLEans, La. EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL. 1625 Annette Str., between Olaiborne and Derbigny. Divine services: Sunday morning at 94 o'clock. Sunday evening at 734 o'clock. Wednesday evening at 7 ,o°clock. Sunday School: Sunday morning at 10% 0 ere catechumen class mects at 74 seolook “Tuesday venin; Singing 1g School meets at 7% o'clock Friday evoning. ¥. J. LANKENAU, Missionary. EY. LUTH. MOUNT ZION OHUROH. Cor. S. Franklin and Thalia Strs. Divine services: Sunday morning oe 11 o'clock. Sunday evenin; o’clock. Thursday even i at o'clock. Sunday School: Sunday morning at 934 o'clock. Adult catechumen class meets at 734 o'clock Friday evening. Young g Peopl e’s Concordia Circle and tne lns, Schoo} ‘ednesday evening at 734 o' KARL eS rear, EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM OHAPEL. Cor. Washington Avenuc aes Dryades Str. Divine services: puns evenin, at 74, o'clock. nrsday ¢ evening at 74 o'clock. Sunday School at 9 lock Adult catechumen agora every Tuesday at 1% o’clock and after the divine service on Thursday cvening. Chole peactsag at 7 o'clock on aoneet ay ovening and er divine service on Thursday even Circle for Young People meets at the school every, Tues- day evening at 734 o’clock. J. W. F. Kos8MANN, Missionary, Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church, Springfield, Tu. Divine services at half sper 10 orelock Sunday morning Sunt and ace siclock pane ey event ing. Cate oh Yi aentolana meets Monday and Friday evenings. Singing-school Tuesday evening. 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