# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1915_S55 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) The Lutheran Pioneer. . 55 Items of General Missionary Interest. AENERAL Councin Mission 1x INpIA. — For some years past the Augustana Synod, which is affiliated with the General Council, has considered the plan of carrying on a portion of mission-work in India independently of the general body, probably under the supposition that, by doing so, a greater interest for the foreign work may be created among iis congregations. A Sciroon Missionaries’ CHinpren IN Cruna.— Four Lutheran synods in America, the -United Norwegian, the Norwegian, Hauge’s, and the Augustana, are contemplating the erection of a school for their missionaries’ children in China, and are contributing $1,000 cach for the purpose. It is thought that the amount of $4,000 thus pro- vided will be sufficient for the purpose. The num- ber of children to be taken care of by this school is about thirty, and they range in age from about six to eighteen years. Po1soNeD BIBLES For THE SoutH SEAs. — Some time ago a thousand Bibles left New York for the Gilbert Islands in the Pacifie Ocean. The cost of these Bibles to the American Bible Society was - $1,367. ‘The remarkable thing about these Bibles is the fact that in the bindery of the Bible House poison was worked into the covers to prevent insects from destroying them. After they had been bound, _ these Bibles were soldered up in tin boxes to guard them against wind and weather while on their long journey, and to insure their safe and undamaged arrival at the place of their distant destination. Tie Gosprn 1x Russta.— One effect of the war in Russia has been the wonderfully increased “demand for Bibles. ‘The soldiers in the hospitals are loudly clamoring for the Word of God. It is said that the Empress of Russia herself has dis- tributed 20,000 copies of portions of the Scriptures at the front among the soldiers. ‘The agent of the Scripture Gift Mission in Russia sends the message that a million copies of the Gospels are wanted. F. J. 1. ————— eee BOOK TABLE. FOR ESSAY ON REVELATION, CHAPTER 20. , By Rev. I. G. G. Schumm. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 39 pages; ‘paper cover. Price, 10 cts., postpaid. $7.00 per hundred; transportation extra. The perusal of this pamphlet gave us great delight. It is in every way a satisfactory presentation of the sound Lutheran view of a millennium. We have never read a more: satisfactory explanation of the twentieth chapter of Revelation. 1t is written in simple language, . \ and its argumentation is easily followed. After carefully reading this essay, every mature Christian will have it in his power to refute the many erroneous doctrines which false teachers profess to draw from this chapter. The handy pocket size of the booklet will help its sale. PREDIGTEN UEBER ALTTESTAMENTLICHE TEXTE, mit besonderer Beruecksichtigung messianischer Weissagungen. Je eine Predigt fuer alle Sonn- und Festtage im Kirehenjahre. Von R. Pieper, vormali- gem Professor der Theologie und Praeses des Con- cordia-Seminars zu Springfield, Ill. Concordia Pub- lishing House, St. Louis, Mo. VIII and 448 pages, 69. Fine cloth binding. Price, postpaid, $2.00. There is a great variety in the 64 discourses contained in this volume. ‘The language is never vague, never sen- timental, never effusive, but from end to end these ser- mons are alive with Scriptural thought and sound appli- eation. They are well arranged, have been carefully thought out, and are forcible in expression.