# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1902_S16 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 16 ‘The Lutheran Pioneer. The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. MiUsSIONARY OPERATIONS IN MoROcCO are now carried on from three centers—Tangier, Te- tuan, and Sifroo. WE DO NOT HEAR MUCH OF Korea these days, since it is no longer a storm center, but the Gospel is making marvelous progress there. Rev..S. A. Moffett, of Pyeng-Yang, reports one Sunday’s services as follows: ‘‘Baptized 91, preached to congregation of 1000, adminis- tered the Lord’s Supper to 400. Verily, Korea is coming to the light.’’ 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 a little child? A GODLY MAN once said to a collector, ‘‘I haye to give a little more than my share, be- cause the times are hard, and there are many who cannot give much.’’ Such well-to-do people are few and far between. A CONSCIENTIOUS GIVER to the Lord’s work had promised twenty-five dollars to a particu- lar cause- but before it was paid met with a heavy financial loss. Meeting the collector shortly after, he told him he would have to re- duce his subscription to fifteen dollars. How- ever, when he paid it was the original amount. The collector thought a mistake had possibly been made, and said, ‘“Do you mean to give twenty-five dollars?’’ ‘‘Yes,’”” he replied. “My wife and I talked it over a little, and we have concluded that it is best to bear the loss eurselves and not charge it to the Lord.’’ There is in this a moral. Who will find it? THe Marp oF ORLEANS, JEANNE D’ ARC, whom the French-Catholic church burned as a heretic and witch in the year 1431, is now to be declared a saint of the Romish church. In 1894, she was declared to be venerable, and if it is now found that she possessed a sufficient number of virtues and performed enough miracles, she will be beatified and then later canonized. How ridiculous! And yet also how sad that such spiritual darkness should yet prevail in these days of the Gos- -pel’s brightness. _ A mmisten in N. was enforcing on his con- gregation the necessity of practical godliness. Contrasting the early Christians with those of _ the present generation, he remarked, ‘‘We ___ have too many resolutions and too little ac- tion. ‘The Acts of the Apostles’ is the title of one of the books of the New Testament; _ thelr Resolutions have not reached us.’” WHEN A CERTAIN PASTOR, whose ministry had been very highly blessed in the conversion of sinners, was asked the secret of his great suc- cess, he replied, ‘‘We have a praying church.”’ This is an eminently powerful help to success. A CONVERTED CHINAMAN on the Pacific coast sold himself to work as a coolie in New Guinea for the sake of working among his own coun- trymen, and before he died he personally led to Christ two hundred of his companions. How such zeal should shame our selfishness and indifference. TEN YEARS OF FRUITLESS TOIL would be suf- ficient to exhaust the patience of an ordinary man, but not so the brave missionaries of the Basel Society in Africa. Of the ten original missionaries eight had died and one had be- come disabled. The last one remained at his post of duty, and when his friends urged him to return home and give up such hopeless ef- fort, he replied: ‘‘I shall remain here.’’ After another ten years of self-denial and labor six natives accepted Christ, after twenty years there were a hundred, and to-day it is a great field ready for-a rich harvest. ACCORDING TO LATE REPORTS there are 1,558,522 communicant members in the Lu- theran church of our country. Tue Danish West Inpra Istanps recently acquired by our Government are not without Lutheran churches. The communicant mem- bership numbers about 1000. 1 LUTHERAN MISSION WORK AMONG THE JEWS is carried on in our country by the Norwegian Lutheran Zion Society and by the Iowa and the Missouri Synod. The work likewise has been taken up by the Swedish Augustana Synod. _ Tue LoutHeran INDIAN sussion Work at Red Springs, Wis., is being visibly prospered. Rey. Robert Kretzmann is in charge of the work, and in a letter stated that a congrega- tion will be organized in the near future by our Lutheran Indian brethren. A parochial school is also maintained among them. God bless our dear brother in his arduous labors. Soutn Arrica is much heard of now be- cause of the war waged by England against the inhabitants of that part of the earth. It may be interesting to know that Lutheran mission work began there as early as 1858. The first station was opened at a place called Hermannsburg, 80 called after the society that began the work. It is situated near the Tugela River, the boundary between Natal and Zululand. Eleven stations, with 3640 members, are being cared for at last report. THe HERMANNSBURG Socrery also carries on mission work in Bechuanaland, where the con- yerts number 29,863. Tue LurHERAN MISSION ON MapaGascaR Isuanp is chiefly carried on by Lutherans of Norway. The beginning of this work was made in 1864, when a few missionaries from Zululand visited the island. The first resident missionaries were brought thither by Bishop Schreuder, in 1867. The work is reported to be in a most prosperous condition. One society at work on the island has 30 mission- aries at 25 stations. Besides these there are 65 native pastors. There are 760 churches with 45,000 Christians (28,000 of whom are communicants). 45,000 pupils are reported in 775 schools. A leper asylum at Sirabe affords every possible comfort to 250 patients. Be- sides these there are found a hospital, a nor- mal school, various high schools, a printing office, and a theological school at Tananarivo, the capital of the island. Jesuits from France have endeavored to hinder the good work, though without great harm. Acknowledgment. Received for colored missions of Rev. J.C. Schmidt from Grace Church in Greensboro, N. C., $12.00; of Rev. K. Kretzschmar from Mt. Zion Church in New Orleans, La., 25.00; of Rev. J. Kossmann from Beth- lehem Ghurch in New Orleans, La., 25.00; of Rev. F. J. Lankenau from St. Paul’s Church, New Or- leans, La., 25.00. A. C. Buraporr, Treas. St. Louis, Mo., March 15, 1902. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, NEw ORLEans, La. EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S OHAPEL, 1625 Annette Str., betweon Olaiborne and Derbigny. Divine services: Sunday morning at 934 o'clock. Sunday evening at 734 o’clock. Wednesday evening ut 73, o'clock: Sunday School: Sunday morning at 10% o'clock. Adult catechumen class meets at 744 o’clock Tuesday evening: Singitig School meets at 734 o’clock Friday evening. ¥. J. LANKENAD, Missionary. EV. LUTH. MOUNT ZION OHUROH. Cor. S. Franklin and Thalia Stra. Divine services: Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday evening at o'clock. Thursday evening at o’clock. Sunday School: Sunday morning at 94 o'clock. Adolehoatechnmien class mects at 7% o'clock Friday ning. Young People’s Concordia Circle and Singing Schoo) meet ecbesdayevening at 734 o'clock. SARL KRETZSCHMAR, Missionary. EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM OHAPEL. Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str. Divine services: Sunday evening at o’clock. Thursday cyening at 734 o'clock. Sunday School at 9% o'clock. Adult catechumen Class every Tuesday at 734 o'clock and after the divine service on Thursday ovening. Choir practice at 734 o’clock on Tuesday evening and after divine service on Thursday cven! ng. Circle for Young People meets at the school every Tues- day evening at Be o'clock. J. W. F. KossMANN, Missionary. Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church. : Springfield, MU. Divine services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening. Sunday Schoo) at 3 o’clock P. M. Catechumon class meets Monday and Friday evenings. Singing-school Tuesday evening. 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