# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1912_S16
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16 . The Lutheran Pioneer.

ago, and said at the time that I hoped that the time
would soon come when the negro preachers would
prepare themselves to preach the simple Gospel, and
lift themselves and their people above such ignorance
and nonsense. When I had finished speaking, the
pastor, a young man, fose and administered a
scathing rebuke to me, and declared as to himself:
‘I come here ang found dis, an de peepul gwine
ter keep it up’ Until the negro ministers prepare
themselves to preach and lead their people properly,
the masses cannot be lifted to higher ground.”

Aw TInrrortant Work. — The “friendly reader”
who sent us the foregoing note adds: “From this
you will again see how important is the mission of
you Lutherans among the people of my race. It is
a blessed work you are doing in training and send-
ing missionaries who are true Gospel preachers and
teach the people better things in church and school.
God bless the men and their work!”

Rarip Growrn. — Speaking of the growth of
churches in the last ten years, the Episcopal Recorder
says : —

y “The Lutheran Church has not only grown more
rapidly than any other church in the United States,
but bids fair to hold that position in the future.
This Church has a gift of tongues, and preaches
the Gospel in fourteen different languages — Eng-
lish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ice-
landic, Finnish, Esthonian, Lappish, Lettish, Lithu-
anian, Polish, Slovak, and Wendish.”

Arter Five Yrars.—A visitor to Knapa in
China found there a church capable of seating 1,000
of the natives who swarm in from the neighboring
farming country. When he left, a large group of
Christians gathered on the brow of a hill and sang,
“God be with you till we meet again.” Five years
ago these people were in darkest heathenism. They
now rejoice in the light of the Gospel.

THE Hymun-Boox By Heart. — It is said of the

Lutheran Christians in Kanara, Southwest India,

that very many of them have learned by heart their
whole hymn-book. At Holy Communion they sing
* one hymn after another without opening the book.
They sing their hymns at family worship, at work,
and on their sick-beds. It is said of these good
people, too, that they, as ‘arule, are patient sufferers,
ie the women, whose lot is often very hard.
Foreign Missionary.

BOOK TABLE.

LEHRBUCH DER DEUTSCHEN SPRACHE fuer hochere
Schulen von August Crull, Professor am Concordia-
College zu Fort Wayne, Ind. Dritte, verbesserte Auf-
lage. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
Price, 85 ets.

This is the third, revised edition of Prof, Crull’s Gram-
mar of the German language, an excellent text-book, which
deserves all the praise given it since it was first published
in 1893. This third edition, revised and brought up to date,
appears in tasteful, durable Library Buckram binding, with
title in gilt letters on the back and on the front cover of
the book.

Acknowledgments.

Received for Colored Missions from the following con-
gregations: St. James, Southern Pines, N. C., $5.00; “Beth-
lehem, New Orleans, La., 40.00; Mount Zion, New Orleans,
La., 50.00; St: Paul, New Orleans, La., 35.00; . Paul,
Mansura, La., 5.00; ‘Station in Napoleonville, ne In "16.30;
Dethany, Yonkers, N. Y., 10.00; Bronx Mission, New York,
NoYs 2. 3.50; St. Paul, Charlotte, N .C., 8.50; Mount Zion,
Meyersville, N. C., 2.50; Bethel, Greenville, N. C., 4.00;
Grace, Concord, N. C., 10.00; Zion, Gold Hill, N. C., 3.00;
Mount Zion, Rocks, N.C., 3.00; Concordia, Rockwell, N.C.,
2.50; St. Peter, Dry’s School House, N. C., 3.00; St. Jolin,
Salisbury, N. C., 5.00; Grace, St. Louis, Mo., 15.00; Grace,
Greensboro, N. C., 20.26; St. Matthew, Meherrin, Va., 4.80.
— Total, $245.36.

St. Louis, Mo., January 16, 1912.

H. L. DOEDERLEIN, 7'rcas.
848 KE. 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.at. and 7.30 p.s1; Wednes-
day, 7.30 Pp. M.
Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts.
Divine Servi ices: Sunday, 11 A. aM. and 7.30 rp. M.; Thurs-
day, 7.30 p. Mt.
Bethichem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.;
G. M. Kramer, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. x. and 7.30 pv. x1.; Thurs-
day, 7.30 pr. M. Sunday-School : Sunday, 10 a. 31

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

Holy Trinity Church.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 a. st. and 8 Pp. 1.

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