# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1908_S80 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) ! = 80. The Lutheran. Pioneer. during the two. past years have been rather heavy, and there is a deficit in the treasury, which ought to be covered soon. Therefore an appeal is to be made to all the congregations of the Synodical Con- ference for larger contributions for our mission work. May the Lord make us all willing to heed the call for help! Sr. Paut’s Station at New OrveEans. — This station has become vacant, the Rev. F. J. Lankenau, who has been suffering for some time from some nervous trouble, having accepted a call to Napo- leon, O. For seventeen years he has labored faith- fully and with notable success in our Colored Mis- sion. The readers of our paper have also been benefited by many an instructive article from his pen. May the good Lord restore him to health and bless his work also in his new field of labor! JEsvuIT Missions. — During the recent celebra- tion of the founding of the city of Quebec some papers took occasion to speak with unqualified praise ot the mission work done by Jesuit missionaries “Gn the service of the Catholic church in America three hundred years ago.” Well, -those servants of the pope did good service for the Romish church, but not for the Church of Christ. A famous writer on history says of these Jesuit missionaries: “In their missions they aimed at outward show; and hence merely nominal conversions were accepted, because they swelled their numbers. They permit- ted their converts to retain their heathen habits and customs. In order to be popular, one of their missionaries among the Indians told the’ savages that Christ was a warrior who scalped women and children. Anything for an outward success!” ArricA. — The Foreign Missionary reports: “Europe, India, China, and the United States could all be aid down on the map of Africa and still have some room left around the margins. This huge continent now has 2470 missionaries, with 13,100 native assistants. There are 4800 regular places of worship, 222,000 communicants, and 530,000 ad- herent church members. There are in Africa 4000 mission schools with 203,000 pupils. There are 95 hospitals, 16 publishing houses and printing es- tablishments. Fifty years ago Dr. Krapf, 2 Lu- theran missionary, was laughed at for his “German dream” of a chain of mission stations across Cen- tral Africa from ocean to ocean. Now his dream has come true. Thirty years ago Uganda was a pagan state, where savagery was rampant. Now, as the result of a most heroic struggle with dark- ness, one-tenth of its one million of inhabitants are rejoicing in the light of the Gospel: In Cape Colony, where German Moravians tried to work among the natives one hundred and fifty years ago, they were treated as criminals for attempting to reach the blacks. Now Cape Colony alone has 700,000 Protestants, and 200,000 of these are colored.” BOOK TABLE. ConcorDIA-KINDERCHOERE. Eine Sammlung von Liedern in vierstimmigem Satz fuer unsere Schulen und Sonn- tagsschulen. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 40 cts. This well-printed and tastefully bound little volume is to supply a long-felt want in our German Lutheran con- gregations, and it supplies it well. It is a choice collec- tion of hymns and songs, with music arranged for four voices, and deserves a hearty welcome in day schools, in Sunday schools, and also in the family ci Acknowledgment. Received for Colored Missions from Mount Zion Chureh, New Orleans, La., $35.00; Bethlehem Chureh, New Or- leans, La., 25.00; St. Paul’s Church, New Orleans, La., 35.00; Grace Church, Concord, N. C., 15.00; St. Mat- thew’s Church, Meherrin, Va., 9.14. St. Louis, Mo., September ‘16, pies. ATs Burevorr, Treas. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches. NEW ORLEANS, LA. St. Paul’s Ohapel, 1625 Annette St., near N. Claiborne St. Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M.; Wednesday, 7.30 r. 31. Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts.; Ed. C. Krause, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 11 a. at. and 7.30 P. M.; Thursday, 7.30 P. 21. Bethlehem Gnapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.; G. M. Kramer, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M.; Thursday, 7.30 p.xr. Sunday School: Sunday, 10 A. M. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Holy Trinity Church; James Doswell, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 a. uf. and 8 P. 3. TERMS: THE LUTHERAN PIONEER is published monthly, payable in advance at ae following rates, postage iota to-wit: Opy. - : . 25 10 Copies .. -- 2,00 re ete pogac ood oN00D00C000 5.00 LOS [eiejsre ole sieielels clei, «». 9.00 Club aa ae allowed if all fa are to be sent to one address. — In 7st, 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. BIBCHORE, Conover, , Catawba Co., N.C.