# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1915_S88 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 88 The Lutheran Pioneer. doubtedly soon be in demand. This particular pro- fessor, a dear friend of our Mission, took a number of copies of both editions along with him to the various mission festivals at which he spoke, and thus sold 89 copies of the German book and 13 of the English edition. Let us go and do likewise! F. J. L. A Lecture Tour 1n Iowa. — By request of the Norwegian brethren in Iowa, Rev. John McDavid will deliver a number of lectures on our Colored Mission before Young People’s Societies of that State. Items of General Missionary Interest. A New Missionary GaInep For Cuina.— On Sunday, September 19, Candidate E. Riedel, a grad- uate of the Seminary at Springfield, Ill., was com- missioned a missionary to China at New Ulm, Minn. The sermon upon the occasion was preached by Rey. Aug. Rehwaldt. The impressive act of commissioning was performed by Rev. C. J. Al- brecht, who was assisted by Pastors Aug. Rehwaldt and Aug. Hertwig. At a missionary service in the evening the newly commissioned missionary preached a sermon based on Mark 16,15. Rev. Riedel visited St. Louis last month, and addressed the local pastoral conference there. Before leaving for Hankow, China, he will be united in marriage to Miss Carmelia Becher, of Westgate, Iowa. ‘The young missionary couple intends to leave this coun- try about the middle of this month. InpIAN Mission ScHooLs oF THE GENERAL - Synop. — Counting all its schools, from colleges down to village schools held in the open, the General Synod reports 349 in its India mission field. These schools had a total of over 10,000 pupils last year, and it cost $30,000 to maintain them. Of this amount the government furnished $14,000. BOOK TABLE. MISSOURI SYNOD’S REPORTS: No. 3a. Atlantischer Distrikt. 80 pages; price, 15 cts.—No. 4. Wis- consin-Distrikt. 66 pages; price, 12 cts. Concor- dia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. The report of the Atlantic District brings the con- clusion of Rev. P. Roesener’s paper on “The Miracles of the Christian Religion,” dwelling particularly on the credibility, purpose, and continuance of miracles. — The report of. ‘the Wisconsin District contains a paper by Rev. F. H. rs on “The Reformation and Its Prin- ciple of Salvation.” 7. ¢., Christ’s merits, and not man’s works, are the sole foundation of God’s grace, or the forgiveness of sins. CONCORDIA PASTIME LIBRARY. Vol. VIII: Four- teen Days in a Mine. Edited by the Juvenile Lit- erature Board. Bound in cloth; 112 pages, 44%4 x6% in.; price, 25 cts. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. After an intermission of many years, a new volume has been added to the Concordia Pastime Library series. This new book is the first volume edited by the Juvenile Literature Board, which was appointed by the Missouri Synod last year. When we say that this new volume is a worthy successor to the first seven books of the series, we feel that we have said all that need be said in its praise. It is to be hoped that the sale of this volume may encourage the publishers to let others soon ollow. DIE WEIHNACHTSFEIER AM CHRISTABEND. Mit besonderer Beruecksichtigung der gemischten Schule. Von W. Greve. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 5 cts.; dozen, 30 cts.; hundred, $2.00. This Christmas program is particularly well adapted to the needs of our ungraded parochial schools. The catechization is very comprehensive. A large number of declamations is given in the appendix. LUTHER BOOK-MARK, commemorative of the Birth of the Reformation. Made for, and sold by, St. Paul’s Lutheran day-school, 45—47 Smith St., Paterson, N.J. May also be ordered from Concordia Publish- ing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 50 cts. We have been requested to once more call the atten- tion of our readers to this masterpiece of the art of silk- weaving. It is a novelty which ought to find a ready sale in our Lutheran families. May it find the sale it de- serves! F. J. L. Acknowledgments. Received for Colored Missions from the following Col- ored congregations: In New Orleans, La.: Redeemer, $.58; Bethlehem, 40.00; Mount Zion, 40.00; St. Paul’s, 40.00; Trinity, 5.00; St. Paul’s, Napoleonville, La., 5.02; Trin- ity, Johnson, La., .65; in North Carolina: Grace, Greens- boro: for August, 4.48; September, 5.17; station ‘in Winston, .35; St. Luke’s, High Point: for August, 1.75; September, ’.56; Trinity, Elon College: for August, .32; September, .67; St. James’s, Southern Pines, 5.00; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, 3.00; Immanuel, Reimerstown, 3.00; Concordia, Rockwell, 3.00; station in Albemarle, 1.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, 3.00; Zion, Gold Hill, 3.00; St. Paul’s, Charlotte, 11.00; Mount Zion, Meyersville, 3.00; Grace, Concord, 25.00; Mount Calvary, Sandy Ridge, 5.00; St. John’s, Salisbury, 15.00; Mount Olive, Catawba, 9.51; Bethany, Yonkers, N. Y., 13.00; Im- manuel, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1.00; station in Richmond, Va., .57; St. Matthew’s, Meherrin, Va., 21.27; station in Washington, D. C., 2.70.— Total, $273.60. St. Louis, Mo., October 11, 1915. ‘ , Joun H. Sonvuize, 7'reas. 2211 Holly Ave. TERMS. THE LUTHERAN PIONEER is published monthly, payable in advance at the following rates, postage included, to wit: 25 icant aleloreietoicter ciate iercictestatciers $ LOE Copies icc aietieisieetieciee ses 2.00 25) Copies ccre ccc ve cese ---- 5.00 50 Copies ..............:..-. 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 PUBLISHING House, Jefferson Ave. and Miami St., St. Louis, Mo. 5 All communications concerning the editorial depart- -ment to be addressed to Rev. F. J. LANKENAU, 316 West Clinton St., Napoleon, O. y .