# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1916_S64 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 64 The Lutheran Pioneer. WeEsTERN Cuina.—In the Province of Sze- chwan, in Western China, with its more than fifty million inhabitants, the most populous province of China, as many as three and four thousand per- sons live on a single square mile. The struggle for existence is terrific, but it is said to produce a unique, virile, clever, and progressive race of people. Christianity is just beginning to get a foothold here. The West China University at Chengtu was founded some years ago by the Baptists, Friends, and Methodists. The deceased President Yuan-Shi- Kai donated four thousand dollars to this univer- sity, and the governor of the province gave three thousand dollars. Deatu or YuAn-Sui-Kar.— The recent death of China’s president, after an illness of several months, will probably not affect the Christian mis- sions of that country. Yuan-Shi-Kai, while not a Christian, was wide-awake enough to see the great advantages of Western education, and for this rea- son favored the missionaries, and encouraged them in their work for his people. Tue Yao or Sram. — In Siam live a very supe- rior people bearing the name Yao. The Yao are noted for their orderliness and industry. Stealing is practically unknown among them, and they boast of having no prostitutes. They are, however, very superstitious, and chickens and pigs are sacrificed to demons by the thousands. Now the news comes that this people may soon embrace the Christian religion, that many among them are ready to hail Christianity with joyous expectation. Drink For Arnica. — The following enormous quantities of alcoholic liquors passed through a single African port in one week: 28,000 cases of whisky, 30,000 cases of brandy, 30,000 cases of Old Tom, 36,000 barrels of rum, 800,000 demijohns of rum, 24,000 butts of rum, 15,000 barrels of absinthe, and 960,000 cases of gin. In Sierra Leone, during three months, 250 tons of intoxicating liquors were unloaded at a “dry town” to be transported from there to towns farther in the interior. F. J. L. BOOK TABLE. © CERTIFICATE OF ORDINATION AND INSTALLA- TION. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 22 cts. each, postpaid; $1.65 per dozen. More than once the writer has been put to considerable trouble just because he was not able to show a proper certificate of his ordination. And we are sure that his experience has been that of many pastors. Every pastor should provide himself with one of these certificates, and have it properly filled out at his earliest convenience. SAENGERBOTE. A Lyrical Quarterly. No. 14. Success Printing Co., 408 N. Third St., St. Louis, Mo. Price, 15 ets. per copy; 50 ets. per year. A new number of this magazine for English and Ger- man lyric poetry. The German part of this latest issue brings seven original Luther poems and four patriotic songs, besides a large number gf other contributions. A sweet little nuptial poem is set to musie in the form of a duet with piano accompaniment. An article by the edi- tor speaks of Luther’s love for art, and a second instal- ment of “The Singers of the Reformation” is given. The English department has a number of excellent original lyric compositions and several good translations. Two articles, bearing the titles, “The Influence of the Reforma- tion on Ecclesiastical Art” and ‘Luther and Music,” are J. L. well worth reading. FF. Acknowledgments. Received for Colored Missions from the following Col- ored congregations: In Louisiana: New Orleans: Re- deemer, $ ; Sunday-school, .67; tuition, 1.30; Mount Bethlehem, 40; St. Paul, .40; Luther College, tuition, 2 St. Paul, Mansura, 5.00; St. Paul’s, Na- poleonville, 5.00; Trinity, Johnson, 2.00. In North Caro- lina: Immanuel College, tuition, 21.45; Bethel, Green- ville, 3.00; Bethlehem, Monroe, 1.00; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, 3.00; St. Peter’s, Dry’s School House, 2.00; St. James, Southern Pines, 3.50; Messiah, Fayette- ville, 1.23; Grace, Concord, .25; extra collection, for ex- tension fund, 10.00; Concordia, Rockwell, 3.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, 3.00; Zion, Gold Hill, 3.00; Grace, Greens- boro, 5.60; St. Luke's, High Point, 1.42; Station in Wins- ton, .65; St. Paul’s, Charlotte, 11.00; Mount Zion, Meyers- ville, 3.00; tuition from Immanuel College, 2.00; St. John’s, Salisbury, 15.00. Station in Washington, D. C., ‘$1. Station in Richmond, Va., 1.29, Sunday-school, .19. Bethany, Yonkers, N. Y., 16.00. Immanuel, Brooklyn, 1.00. Christ Chureh, Neenah, Ala., 6.10, Sunday-school, 1.77. St. Mark’s, Atlanta, Ga.; 1.45, Sunday-school, .27. St. Louis, Mo., July 10, 1916. Joun H. Scnunze, 7'reas. 4571 Holly Ave. Teacher E. A. Buntrock reports the following collec- tions having been lifted at the various places where he lectured, which suns are herewith gratefully acknowledged. Congregation of pastors: New York: Hemann, $6.60; Sieck, 16.40; Starck, 12.10; Dallmann, 18.25; Verwicbe, 23.00; Albrecht, 15.00; Schleef, 11.00; Senne, 30.00; Schmidt, 16.00; Meyer, 18.80; Kleist, 6.00; Zimmer- mann, 32.68. Ohio: Oldenburg, 28.96; Messerli, 20.00; ° P. G. Schmidt, 8.50; Buuck, 12.20; Osterhus, 7.00; Bay, 5.35; Eggers, 15.10; Wurthmann, 9.00; Plehn, 13.58; Lankenau, 35.00; ‘Thun, 29.01; Schwankovsky, 28.00; Schroeder, 22.38; Siegert, 15.40. The Board for Colored Missions extends its hearty thanks to these pastors and their congregations for the privilege granted Teacher Buntrock for presenting to them our cause. F. J. L. Zion, .40 _ Tne LUTHERAN Pioneer is published monthly, payable in advance at the following rates per annum, postage in- cluded, to wit: 1 Copy............ gooobg0bd $ .25 10 Copies ...3......... sonra 2.00 25 Copies ................... 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 per annum. : All business communications to be addressed to Con- corDIA PuBLisuIna House, Jefferson Ave. and Miami St., St. Louis, Mo. : All communications concerning the editorial depart- ment to be addressed to Rev. I. J. LANKENAU, 316 West Clinton St., Napoleon, O.