# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1908_S56 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 56 A Guinea a Year. A rich old gentleman was, some years ago, called upon by the members of a society which had for its object the spread of the Gospel. and was asked to subscribe to it. He had been thinking about it, but would first wish to become acquainted with their plans, and wished them to call again. Some time after, they did so, and he told them he had made up his mind to subscribe a guinea a year, and im- mediately began to count out upon the table a num- ber of guineas. When he had got to twenty-one, the gentlemen stopped him, and said as their time was rather precious, they should feel obliged if he would give his subscription, that they might go. The old gentleman still continued to count the guineas out upon the table. ‘They interrupted him a second time, when he simply said, he hoped the gentlemen would suffer him to go on — and on he went till he had counted down eighty guineas. “There, gentlemen,” cried the old man, “I prom- ised you a subscription of a guinea a year. I am eighty years- old—and there are the eighty guineas.” A-guinea is a gold coin used in England, and worth about $5.00: Idleness the Devil’s Workshop. A lazy young fellow, who mostly wasted his time in loafing about, said, “I’ll not be chained down to work.” But it was only a matter of time with him. Before the year was over, he was seen working in the chain gang. It is truly said: “Tdleness is the devil’s workshop.” ; “In works of labor or of skill Let me be busy too; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.” BOOK TABLE. ~ ZUM GEDAECHTNIS DES SELIGEN Pastors A. L. 'T'1sOTHEUS STIEMKE. Seinen Gemeinden, Amtsbruedern und Freunden gewidmet von der deutschen ev.-luth. Im- manuels-Gemeinde, .Baltimore, Md. Price, 15 cts. posted Address H. W. Lange, 720-S. Caroline St., altimore, Md. - , This: pamphlet has been published by the German Lu- theran Immanuel Sonor enen at Baltimore in memory of their late beloved Pastor Stiemke, who departed this life on the 14th of March after having labored faithfully in the Lord’s vineyard for 34 years, the last 20 years as pastor of Immanuel congregation in Baltimore. The pam- phlet contains a short sketch of his life, a description of the funeral services, and two German and one English ser- mon delivered on that sad occasion.. .¢ The Lutheran Pioneer. ConcorvIA INDEX. : Our Concordia Publishing House has issued a very practical Card Index and a Pastor’s Chronological Record Card which will prove helpful and convenient to the pas- tor in keeping the Church Record of his congregation. A sample eard of each will be sent to any pastor of a con- gregation on applying to Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. - Acknowledgment. Xeceived for Colored Missions from St. Paul’s Chureh, Mansura, La., $10.00; Bethlehem Chureh, New Orleans, La., 25.00; Mount Zion Church, New Orleans, La., 35.00; St. Paul’s Chureh, New Orleans, La., 35.00; from con- gregation in Napoleonville, La., 17.86; Grace Chureh, Concord, N. G., 15.00; Concordia Chureh, Rockwell, N. C., 2.50; St. John’s Chureh, Salisbury, N. C., 2.75: St. Mat- thew’s Church, Meherrin, Va., 3.07; St. Paul's Chureh, Charlotte, N. C., 5.00; St. James’ Chureh, Southern Pines, N. C., 2.50; Mount Zion Church, Meyersville, N. C., 2.50; Holy Trinity Chureh, Springfield, Tl., 7.75. St. Louis, Mo., June 15, 1908. A. C. Buroporr, T'reas. ( Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N.C. A Christian Institution for Colored Boys and Girls, under the Auspices of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference. Next term begins September 9, 1908. Catalogue sent on. application. Address — Prov. N. J. BAKKE, Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N. C. nT Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches. NEW ORLEANS, LA. St. Paul’s Chapel, 1625 Annette St., near N. Claiborne St.; F. J. Lankenau, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 11 a. M. and 7.30 Pr. at.; Wednesday, 7.30 Pr. x. Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts. : Divine Services: Sunday, 1] a. M. and 7.30 P. M.; Thursday, 7.30 P. at. i Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.; G. M. Kramer, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 10 a. mM. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday, 7.30 P. a. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Holy Trinity Church; James Doswell, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 a. Mu. and 8 p. at. TERMS: Tue LUTHERAN Pioneer is published monthly, payable in advance at the following rates, postage included, to-wit: $ .25 COpy,crererelcrofetals cidiersleie citvolchets : 10 Copies 2.00 25 Copies 5.00 50 Copies 9.00 Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent to 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. Biscnorr, Conover; Catawba Co., N.C.