# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1907_S72 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) The Lutheran Pioneer. x prayed in my'‘life.” - “>... “And ‘yet,” calmly but earnestly replied the minister, :“if, God had heard. your" prayer you would not be here; but in hell; for I heard you beseeching God that He might strike you with-blindness and condemn you to hell fire” * |. . The man turned pale and“ tremblingly said: “Dear sir, do you call this prayer?” -Yes, it is true; 1 did this very thing.” - . “Now, my friend,” continued Kilstein, “as you acknowledge it, it is my duty to beseech you to seek with the same earnestness the salvation of your soul as you have hitherto its damnation, and I will pray to God that He will have mercy upon you.” From this time the man regularly attended upon the ministry of Kilstein, and ere long was brought in humble repentance to Christ as a be- + liever. “What! .heardsmeg, praying?” said the man. “I am sure now that you are mistaken, for I never “A word in season how good it is!” “Be instant in season, and out of season; rebuke, reprove, ex- hert with all long-suffering and patience.” The Lever. A Good Promise. Robert Moffat’s mother made him promise, on leaving his Scottish home, that he would daily read his Bible. “She was my mother,” Mr. Moffat said, “and I was going to leave her and my father; T might never see them again. I could not resist her prayer and her tears. I knew that if I made the promise I must keep it; and oh, I am happy I did make that promise.” It was a good promise and proved a blessing, not only to Robert Moffat, but to thousands of souls, as can be seen from his fifty years of self-sacrificing mission work in South Africa. A Beautiful Swiss Custom. Here is a traveler's description of the manner in which the Swiss mountaineers greet the approach of night. Certainly it is a beautiful custom de- scribed : ais ; ° “As soon as the sun has disappeared in the valleys, and is last rays are just glimmering on the showy summits of the mountains, the herdsman who dwells on the loftiest peak takes up his horn and trumpets forth, ‘Praise God the Lord!’ And all the herdsmen in the neighborhood take their horns and repeat the words. This often continues a quarter of an hour, while on all sides the moun- tains echo the name of God. Solemn stillness fol- lows, and every shepherd, on bended knees, with un- covered head, offers his secret prayer. By this time it is quite dark. ‘Good night,’ trumpets forth the herdsman on the loftiest summit. ‘Good night, is repeated on all the mountains from the horns of the herdsmen and the clefts of the rocks.” BOOK TABLE. Poems ror Pastime. Selected by C. Abbetmeyer, Ph. D. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 40 cts. This well-printed and handsomely bound little volume contains ninety poems from British and American authors. It is a very good collection and will not only’ prove de- lightful reading “for pastime” in some leisure hour, but will also be found useful in our schools and colleges. Synopatpertcutr des Hlinois-Distrikts. Concordia lishing House, St. Louis, Mo, Price, 25 cts. This pamphlet presents a highly instructive and edi- fying treatise on the journeys of Israel in the wilderness. Pub- Acknowledgment. Received for Colored Missions from Mount Zion Church in New Orleans, La., $35.00; St. Paul’s Church, Concord, N.C., 10.00; Bethlehem Church, New Orleans, La., 25.00; Bethlehem Church, Monroe, N. C., 3.00; St. Paul’s Church, Charlotte, N. C., 5.00; St. James’ Church, Southern Pines, N. C., 2.50. For School in Napoleonville from Mrs. H. Parker, Na- poleonyille, La., 3.00. St. Louis, Mo., August 16, 1907. A. C. Buroporr, Treas. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches. NEW ORLEANS, LA. St. Paul’s Chapel, 1625 Annette St., near N. Claiborne St.; F. J. Lan- kenau, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 rp. m.; Wednesday, 7.30 P. M. Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts. Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M.; Thursday, 7.30 P. M. Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St. EME Services: Sunday, 10 A. M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday, P.M. i. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Holy Trinity Church; ‘James Doswell, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 aA. M. and 8 P. M. TERMS: Tne Lutneran Pioneer is published monthly, payable in advance at the following rates, postage included, to-wit:: 5 COpy. ss eee ee see eeeeeeeeee $ .2 10 Copies 2.00 25 Copies .. 5.00 50 Copies . 9.00 Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent +o * one address, — In St. Louis by mail or carrier, 35 cents. All business communications to be addressed to Con- cordia Publishing House, Jefferson Ave. and Miami St., St. Louis, Mo. All communications concerning the-editorial depart- ment to be addressed to Prof. R. A. Biscitorr, Conover, Catawba Co., N.C. ~ ;