# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1911_S56 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 56 ‘The Lutheran Pioneer. cinnati, and St. Louis, and one half of that of San Francisco and Seattle, is practically heathen. You will then-realize the crying need for work in the vast mission field of our country. There is a loud call for more laborers. “The harvest, truly, is great, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that He would send forth laborers into His har- vest,” Luke 10, 2. BrsteE Worx. — From the latest yearly report of the British and Foreign Bible Society we learn that eight new versions of the Bible have been added to the Society’s list, which now includes 432 dis- tinct forms of speech. ‘The year’s issue represents close upon seven million copies of the Scriptures, making a total of two hundred and twenty-nine million since the foundation of the Society. One thousand one hundred colporteurs, or Bible agents, are employed, who travel in all parts of the world, and who last year sold more than three million copies of the Bible. They report that Roman Cath- clic priests often show their hatred of this Bible work. Some of these priests in Ceylon denounced the Bible as poison and burned copies of the pre- cious book, while in Salvator a priest told the col- porteur he was “worse than yellow fever.” But in spite of difficulties and persecutions the colporteurs continue their blessed work. “These men are found everywhere —in the coldest countries of the far North, the crowded fairs of India and Russia, the barracks of -Siberia, the diamond fields of Africa, the banana plantations of Guatemala, the rice-fields of Bengal — everywhere.” Korea.—In 1884, missions were begun in Korea. On Christmas Day, 1887, seven baptized Christians met behind closed doors for the first communion service. ‘To-day the land is said to be wide open to missions. There are over 200,000 native Christians, and the number is said to be steadily increasing. “The Koreans,” writes one who recently visited that country, “are Bible-study- ing Christians. The Bible is the book having the largest sale among them. It has been spread even to the remotest villages. It is no uncommon thing for Christians there to make a ten days’ journey to attend a gathering for Bible study. They are also, I think, the most liberal-giving Christians, according to means. Lighty per cent. of the work of the Korean church is self-supporting.” BOOK TABLE. LEBENSBILDER AUS DER GESCILICHTE DER CURISTLICILEN Kircne. Fuer lutherische Leser Nordamerikas aus- gesucht und bearbeitet von B. A. W. Krauss, Profes- sor am Concordia-Seminar zu St. Louis, Mo. 794 pages. Price, $2.50. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. A capital book, worthy of high commendation. In elear narrative style and in an interesting, entertaining manner “life-pietures,” or character sketeles, from the history of the Christian Church are presented, from the times of the apostles to the present day. A friend, after reading the book, wrote: “I felt like one who passes through an instructive picture gallery under the guidance of a learned and trustwort hy guide.” The book- vers is excellent, the binding very attractive. The numerous ex- cellent illustrations, many of them full-page, add much to * the instructiveness and attractiveness of the volume, which is admirably adapted for presentation purposes. SyNODALBERICHT DES WESTLICHEN Distrrkts. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 10 cts. Contains a timely, practical paper by the Rev. R. Kretzschmar on The Care of Our Confirmed Youth. Acknowledgments. Received for Colored Missions from the following con- gregations: Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, N. C., $3.00, St. Paul, New Orleans, La., 25.00, Mount Zion, New Or- leans, La., 35.00, St. Paul, Charlotte, N. C., 7.50, St. James, Southern Pines, N.C., 2.50, Mount Zion, Meyersville, N.C., 2.50, Grace, Concord, N. C., 7.50, St. John, Salisbury, N: Gs 3. 45, St. Matthew, Meherrin, Va., 6.13, St. Paul, Mansura, La., 7.00, Bethany, Yonkers, N. Y., 10.00, Mount Zion, The Rocks, N: C., 3.00, Zion, Gold Hill, N: C., 3.00, Concordia, Bntnens N.C., 2.50, Grace, Greensboro, N.C., 3.00. 7'otal: 121.08. St. Louis, Mo., June 16, 1911. H. L. DoevERLEIN, 7'reas. 848 E. Prairie Ave. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches. NEW ORLEANS, LA. St. Paul’s Chapel, 1625 Annette St., near N. Claiborne St.; Ed. Schmidt, Pastor. Divine Services: Sunday, 11 a. x. and 7.30 P. o.; Wednesday, 7.30 Pp. x1. Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts. Divine Services: Sunday, 11 a. x. and 7.30 P. M.; ~Thursday, 7.30 P. x. enon Ghapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.; {. Kramer, Pastor. ” Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A.x. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday, 7.30 rp.xt. Sunday School: Sunday, 10 A. af, SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Holy Trinity Church. Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 a. x. and 8 Pr. a. TERMS: Tne LUTHERAN Pioneer is published monthly, payable in advance at se following rates, postage enanaas to-wit: 10 Copled nt seehee ees: 2.0 Club ee ph 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 PuBLisiina House, Jefferson Ave. and Miami St., St. Louis, Mo. All communications spoons the editorial depart- ment to be addressed to Prof. R. A. Biscnorr, Conover, _Catawba Co., N. O.