# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1915_S72 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) The Lutheran Pioneer. African Martyrs. Place: Uganda, Africa; time: June 5, 1887. A great funeral pyre had been erected in a con- spicuous place. On this pyre no less than thirty- two native Christians were to be slowly burned to death; “roasted,” as cruel King Muanga ex- pressed it. The most refined cruelty was practised upon these martyrs. One of the Christians, Robert Mupanga, first had one of his legs chopped off, which’ was then roasted before his. eyes; then a hand; and then the other leg. Only after these horrible mutilations had been committed were his torturers merciful enough to cast the maimed body into the fire. Despite their awful torments these martyrs died like heroes, singing and praying to the last. The conduct of these Christians made a deep impression upon the chief executioner. He re- ported to the King that he had never executed persons that had shown such great courage and fortitude. He particularly made mention of the fact that these Christian martyrs while in the flames had prayed for their tormentors and their country. But this report made no impression on the stony heart of the king. Amid the laughter of his court he answered, “But God, for all that, did not rescue them out of my hands.” F. J. L. BOOK TABLE. SYNODICAL REPORTS: pages; price, 15 ets. 2. 71 pages; price, 15 cts. TIouse, St. Louis, Mo. The first report brings the opening address of Presi- dent Walker and a very timely paper by Rev. Verwiebe on the subject, “The Reformation by Luther a Work of God.” Pastor Verwiebe’s paper serves as a fine prepa- ration for the quadricentennial of the Reformation in 1917. — The second report, besides the short opening ad- dress by President Brunn, brings the continuation of Prof. Wifrig’s paper on “Divine Preservation and Gov- ernment,” a report of the district’s Board for Home Mis- sions, a number of other mission reports, and the Con- a OH By-laws of the District Synod of Northern Tilinois. BEREA BIBLE GLASS LESSONS, 1915—1916. cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. price, 10 cts. These Lessons will prove a great aid to the teachers and members of our Lutheran Bible classes. The lives of David, the King of Israel, and of Peter, the Apostle of Jesus, are treated. ; THE REFORMATION. A Program for the Reformation Festival and Children’s Day. Concordia Publish- ing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price. 5 cts.; per dozen, _ 48 cts.; per hundred, $3.50, and postage. This program contains a good catechization on Lu- ther and his work, a number of well;selected hymns 1. Ocestlicher Distrikt. 80 Nord- Illinois -Distrikt. Concordia Publishing Con- 24 pages; from the Sunday-school Hymnal, and five appropriate recitations. Pastors and teachers contemplating a chil- dren’s service for Reformation Day should not fail to examine this new program. DIE ABENDSCHULE. Vol.62, No.1. Louis Lange Pub- lishing Co., St. Louis, Mo. Price, $2.00 per year. It is with great pleasure that we bring this first number of Vol. 62 of Die Abendschule to the attention of our readers. What a pity that we have nothing in English to take the place of this periodical in our homes, so rapidly changing from German into English! Here is a Christian family magazine in the fullest sense of the word; a magazine that we can bring into our homes without fear of introducing « demoralizing agent into the cirele of our loved ones. May Die Abendschule grow and prosper, and may its publishers, in the not too dis- tant future, see their way clear toward giving our fam- ilies its English counterpart. LUTHER AND OUR FOURTH OF JULY. Dallmann. Price, 5 ets..per copy; $3.50 per hun- dred.— WHY THE CONGREGATIONAL MEET- ING? By William Dallmann. Price,’ 5 ets. per copy; $2.50 per hundred. Northwestern Publish- ing House, Milwaukee, Wis. The first-named pamphlet contains numerous appre: ciations of Luther, gathered from many sources. ‘These appreciations of Luther are grouped under the follow- ing heads: “The Greatness of Luther; Luther Reformed the Church; Luther Separated Chureh and State; Lu- ther’s Principles Produced Our American Liberty.” The extracts under the last head fill half of the 40-page book- Iet.—In the second pamphlet Pastor Dallmann, in his terse way, shows the importance of the congregational meetings, and the duty of the members to attend these meetings. F. J. By William Acknowledgments. Received for Colored Missions from the following Col- ored congregations: St. John, Salisbury, N. C., $15.00; Trinity, New Orleans, La., 5.00; Bethany, Yonkers, N. Y., 13.00; Immanuel, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1.00; Bethlehem, Monroe, N. C., 1.00; Bethel, Greenville, N. C., 3.00; Grace, Greensboro, N. C., 2.37; St. Luke, High Point, N. C., 1.45; Trinity, Elon College, N. C., .56; station in Winston, N. C., .70; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, N. C., 3.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, N. C., 3.00; Zion, Gold Hill, N. C:, 3.00; Concordia, Rockwell, N. C., 8.00; St. Paul, .Napoleonville, La., 5.00; ‘Trinity, Johnson, La., 3.95;- station in Richmond, Va., 1.45; station in Wash- ington, D. C., 3.17; St. James, Southern Pines, N. C., 5.00; Messiah, Fayetteville, N. C., .85; St. Paul, Char- lotte, N. C., 11.00; Mount Zion, Meyersville, N. C., 3.00; Redeemer, New Orleans, La., 15.55.— Total, $109.05. St. Louis, Mo., August 2, 1915. Joun H. Scuunze, 7'reas. 2211 Holly Ave. TERMS. 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