# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1912_S8
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

@

The Lutheran Pioneer.

Sap IcNorancr. — As an example of “sad ig-
norance and childish trust in Uncle Sam’s govern-
ment,” a Southern daily reports the following about
a colored woman who wanted the government's seal
on her license to preach : —

She was a bright, healthy looking woman, look-
ing above the average in intelligence. She walked
into the office and: asked for the clerk. When told
that he was out and was asked her business, she said
that she had some “licenses” which she wanted to
get the seal of the government on. “What kind of
a license is it?” asked a deputy clerk. “Marriage
license?” “No, sah; dey’s jes licenses,” was the
reply. “Well, let’s see them!” ‘The colored woman
fumbled in a large handbag which she was carry-
ing; and produced a typewritten paper, signed by
several names in ink. “I’se jes got a license to
preach,” she said, “an’ I wanted de gov’ment to put
hits seal on it so’s nobody couldn’t bother me when

I went to preach,” she said. The clerk smiled, but

+ told her that the government wasn’t Baptist and

therefore couldn’t place its seal of approval upon
a Baptist license to preach, and she left the office,
saying that “She knew dey was some place what
had to seal dem licenses and she'd have to find
hit yit.”

The ignorance of those that made out the
license was greater and sadder than that of the
poor colored woman. They know not what God’s

- Word says about women preaching and teaching

in the Chureh. They ought to learn and heed
what the apostle says in 1 Cor. 14, 34. 35 and in
1 Tim. 2, 12. ¥ .

BOOK TABLE.

LUTHERAN ANNUAL 1912. Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo. Price, 10 ets.

The time for new almanacs has come, and we heartily
recommend this Lutheran Annual, which has started out
for the third time. Besides the usual calendar, some sta-
tistical matter, and an alphabetical list of the pastors and
teachers of the Synodical Conference and the Norwegian
Synod affiliated therewith, the Annual brings 29 pages of
interesting and profitable reading matter. May it be wel-
comed in thougands of homes!

CONCORDIA SUNDAY-SCHOOL CLASS BOOK. Con-
cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 6 cts.
per copy; GO cts. per dozen.

<A very handy and practical Class Book, furnishing

blank space for a class of 24 for one year or a class of 12

for two years, so that names and addresses need be writ-

fen but onee. Space is also given to record absence or at-
fendance, tardiness, contributions of cach pupil, ete. It is
of such convenient size that it can be easily carried in

n gentleman's pocket or in a lady's handbag.

CONCORDIA BIBLE CLASS. Published monthly. Con-
cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 40 ets,
per annum. Special prices in quantities.

Concordia Publishing House has begun to publish an
addition to its excellent Sunday-school series to be known
as the Bible Class, the intention being to promote as com-
plete an acquaintance as possible with the entire Bible.
It will be issued monthly, each issue to contain a separate
lesson for cach Sunday. To judge from the first number,
this monthly with its brief explanations interspersed in
the Biblical text, and its practical, suggestive foot-notes
and comments cannot but prove of valuable help in the
study of God's Word in the Sunday-school and in the
home. ; :

Acknowledgments.

Received for Colored Missions: from the following eon-

xregations: St. James, Southern Pin N. C., $5. nt . Zion,
Gold Hill, N. C.. 3.00, Concordia, Rockwell, N. Us)

Mount. Zion, Rocks: N. C., 3.00, Station in anole

La., 4.46, Grace, Concord, N. C., 10.00, Mount Caly,
Sandy .. 7 Bethany, Yonkers, N.Y., 10,
Bronx } .Y 0, St. Paul, Charlotte,

N.C. S. £00, Bethlehem, Mon-
roe, ae Salis N. C., 5.00. Mount
Olive, i St. Matthew, Meherrin, Va.,
6.51, Nivea ic y Orleans, La., 50.00, Bethlehem, New
Orleans, La., 35.00, St. Paul, New Orleans, La., 35.00, St.
Paul, Mansura, La., 5.00, Grace, St. Louis, Mo., 4.50, Holy
Trinity, Springfield. Ill, 6.50, Grace, Greensboro, N. C,
3.00. Total: $229.81.

December 16, 1911.
H. L. Dorper, Treas.
848 E. Prairie Ave.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,

St. Louis, Mo.,

NEW on LEANS, LA.

St. Paul’s Chapel, 1625 Annette St., near N.
schmidt, Pastor.

: Sunday, 11a. M. and 7

Claiborne St.;

30 par; Wednes-

Franklin and Thalia Sts.
IL A.M. and 7.50 vp. M.; Thurs-

Mount” ion ( h urch,
Divine Services: Sunday,
day, 7.30 Pp. M.
Bethichem Chapel, Washington Ave.
G. M. Kramer, Pastor,
Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 p. M.; Thurs-
day, 7.30 p.M. Sunday-School: Sunday, 10 a. M.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL,

Holy Trinity Church.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 a. mM. and 8 P.M.

and Dryades St.;

TERMS:
Tur, LUTHERAN Pioxeenr is published monthly, payable
in advance at the following rates, postage included, to-wit:
25

COPY... esse secescesceeses § .25
10 Coploslrciiittctar ose ceceoce 2.00
25 Copies ............2..0000 5.00
SO Copies eon ectcciscccct cece 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 PUNLISHING Houst, Jefferson Ave. and Minmi St.,
St. Louis, Mo.

All communications concerning the editorial depart-
ment to be macreeees to Prof, R. A. Biscuorr, Conover,
Catawba Co., N. C,