# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1914_S55 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) The Lutheran Pioneer. by two missionaries. The cause of the mission was aided by the collection of $104.50.— God willing, the Ephphatha Conference will meet at Detroit, Mich., next year. INSU GerMANn Foreign Missions. — The 26 foreign missionary societies of Germany are supporting 713 stations and 3,737 outstations. ‘The work is being conducted by 1,052 ordained missionaries, 20 med- ical missionaries, 250 other workers, and 5,243 mis- sionary sisters, or a total of 1,564 foreign workers. These societies support 297 ordained native mission- aries and 8,062 other helpers. ‘The workers have 680,187 baptized and 298,607 confirmed Christians in their charge. In the 3,975 mission schools of these societies 217,892 pupils are being instructed. Seventy-three seminaries for native preachers and teachers are supported. ‘To conduct this work, $2,314,665 were contributed by the Christians of Germany and $761,038 by native Christians during 1912. $128,053 more than the total receipts. ‘The Basle Society has the most foreign workers in the field and the Rhenish Society the greatest number of native Christians in its care. Tur Cuurcy In Ucanpa, Arrica. — To-day there are more than 1,200 churches in Uganda; a quarter of a century ago there was only one. The native church of Uganda is supporting 2,800 A fri- can workers in the mission field. The Church at home could learn much from the people of Uganda in the matter of giving. ‘They support their own pastors and teachers, build their own churches and schools, and do this on the average wage of 5 cents a day. They are now to build a new cathedral which is to cost 50,000 dollars. ‘To do this will mean great sacrifice, but those who know haye no doubt as to the successful carrying out of this undertaking. ‘The Baganda chiefs have promised 40 per cent. of their income for three years towards ‘raising: the fund to build the cathedral. Out of a population of 4,000,000 about 200,000 are mem- bers of the Church of England. Three thousand are under instruction for baptism, 500 at one place. Sumatra. — The Batak Mission on this island shows an increase of 22,771 persons. ‘I'he work is carried on from 40 stations and 440 outstations under the auspices of the Rhenish Missionary So- ciety. Some of the older stations have more than 10,000 members. In the 692 schools of this mission 40,892 pupils are being regularly instructed. in the principles of Christianity. The expenses for 1912 were $3,203,759, or, ‘edge and the only guide and rule of faith and life. BOOK TABLE. DAILY DEVOTIONS. By Rev. J. E. Kieffer. Lutheran re Concern, Columbus, 0. 552 pages. Price, 1.25. This book of devotions contains a short Bible selec- tion and a brief prayer for each day of the year. The selections are good, and the prayers breathe a spirit of true devotion. The church-year is considered throughout the book. In this age, when family prayers are so sadly neglected, books like the one before us with its short selections from Scripture and equally short prayers will be used where a book with long meditations and lengthy prayers would find no readers. God speed the day when family devotion will find a place in the routine of every Christian family’s life, and may this book of daily devo- tions do its part in bringing this’ about. D. THEOL. GEORG STOECKHARDT. By Rev: O. Will- komm. Lebensbild eines deutsch - amerikanischen Theologen. Johannes Herrmann, Zwickau, Saxony. 148 pages. Portrait and seven illustrations. To be had from Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 70 cts. This biography of the sainted Doctor Stoeckhardt, written by his aged friend, Pastor O. Willkomm, should be gladly welcomed by his many pupils and admirers. It gives a loving and sympathetic sketch of him who was without doubt one of the greatest Bible scholars and commentators, not only of our Church, but of the world.- The reading of Pastor Willkomm’s biography of this great theologian, who was so mighty in the Scriptures, will help to emphasize the lesson which he lived to teach his hearers and readers: that not reason nor human author- ity, but God’s Word is the only source of Christian knowl- Ma; the faith of many readers be strengthened by the sar of this biography. Announcement. The Field Secretary will be absent from St. Louis during the greater part of the summer. Kindly address all communications regarding our Colored Mission to Rev. C.F. Drewes, Chairman of the Board. N. J. BAKKE. Acknowledgments. Received for Colored Missions from the following col- ored congregations: St. James, Southern Pines, N. C., $5.00; Messiah, Fayetteville, N. C., 1.31; St. Joseph, Wilmington, N. C., .40; Mount Zion, New Orleans, La., 40.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, La., 50.00; station at Napoleonville, La., 3.86; station at Johnson, La., .11; St. Paul, New Orleans, La., 40.00; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, N. C., 3.00; St. Peter, Dry’s School House, N. C., 2.00; Immanuel, Reimerstown, N. C., 2.00; Beth- any, Yonkers, N. Y., 13.00; station at High Point, N. C., 2.04; station at Elon College, N C., .90; station at Win- ston, N. C., 40; Grace, Greensboro, N. C., 4.36; St. John, Salisbury, N. C., 16.00; St. Paul, Mansura, La., 5.00; Bethel, rOteanvilles N. C., 5.00; Bethlehem, Monroe, N. C., 1.60; St. Paul, Charlotte, N. C., 11.85; Mount Zion, Meyersville, N. C., 3.00; St. Luke, Spartanburg, S. C., 1.50; St. John, Atlanta, Ga., 1.65; St. Matthew, Meher- rin, Va., 5.76; Mount Zion, Rocks, N. C., 5.00; Zion, Gold Hill, N. C., 5.00; Concordia, Rockwell, N. C., 4.00. —Total, $242.64. For Immanuel College, Greensboro, N. C.: St. John, Salisbury, N. C., 5.90. St. Louis, Mo., June 1, 1914. : Joun H. Scuurze, Treas. 2211 Holly Ave. .