# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1917_S49 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 48 The Lutheran Pioneer. BOOK TABLE. DER REFORMATOR, Yin Lebensbild D. Martin Luthers. Unserer lutherischen Jugend als Jubilacumsgabe dar- geboten von IW. Wegener, Lehrer an der Evy,-Luth. Immanuelsschule zu St. Charles, Mo. Concordia Pub- lishing: House, St. Louis, Mo. 112 pages; strongly and tastily bound. Price, 33 ets. This book has been put on the market because the publishers are of the opinion that Just’s Life of Luther in the original German is too difficult for many of our schoolchildren, since German is spoken less and less by our boys and girls of school age. The language in this book is simpler and therefore easier of comprehension for our American scholars. Besides its simplicity of lan- guage, two other things in the book appeal to us: Every chapter in the book has a Seripture-text at the head for a motto, and these texts are well chosen; and every chap- ter has a fine summary of its contents given at the end. The summaries the teacher will find especially valuable in the classroom. The book is richly illustrated. THE CASE AGAINST THE LODGH, with Special Ref- erence to the Woodmen of the World. By Benjamin Molt. Concordia Publishing Iouse, St. Louis, Mo. 72 pages. Price, 22 cts. Some time ago Mr. Holt published a pamphlet against the Masonic Order, of which he had been a member for a number of years. This pamphlet was very .widely read. We regard Mr. Holt’s new pamphlet as being of “even greater excellence in some respects than his former trea- tise. While he takes special cognizance of the Woodmen of the World in this booklet, we believe that he makes out a clear case against all lodges. What a grand thing it would be if a copy of this book could be placed in the hands: of every one of our young men, and if they could all be prevailed upon to give it a careful perusal. We feel certain that every unprejudiced reader of the booklet must become convinced of the sinfulness of lodgism. MISSOURI SYNODICAL RUPORTS. No. 10. Atlanti- schcr Distrikt. 84 pages; price, 18 cts. No. 11. Sucd-Illinois-Distrikt. 68 pages; price, 14 ets. No. lla. Westlicher Distrikt. 64 pages; price, 13%cts. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Prof. Heinze’s paper in the report of the Atlantic Dis- trict bears the. title; “The Blessed Influence of the Refor- mation on Edueation.” The very title of this paper should recommend its careful reading to every pastor and teacher.— Dr. Pieper’s essay on “The Reconciliation of Man with God” in the minutes of the Southern Illinois . District deserves to be read ‘by every Christian., It is a inasterly presentation of one of the Bible’s vital doctrines. —The report of the Western District brings a historical paper by Dr. Krauss on “Luther and Carlstadt.” The essayist has admirably succeeded in giving a clear pic- ture of an important phase of the Reformation. KINDERGOTTESDIENST AM REVORMATIONSJUBI- LAEBUM, 31. Oktober 1917, Eine Festliturgie von With. Simon. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 12 pages. Price: 5 cts. each; 45 cts. per dozen; $2.73 per 100. Postage extra. 2 Concordia Publishing House intends to put out three programs for children’s Reformation services. This pro- gram is for an all-German service. An all-English ser- vice will appear in the near future, and an English-Ger- man program will be on the market by the end of June. _ Of course, every Lutheran church is going to have a spe- cial children’s service in commemoration of the Reforma- tion in this Year of Jubilee, and such being the case, pas- tors ae teachers will do well to keep these three programs in mind. QUADRICENTENNIAL OF THE REFORMATION TRACTS, Published by the American Lutheran ay Bureau, 901 Summit Ave. Jersey City, ode In our last issue we called the attention of our readers to a number of tracts published by the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau for general distribution. We are pleased to add five more titles to those mentioned a month ago. They are: The Formation, Deformation, and Reformation of the Church, by Paul Lindemann; 60 cts. per 100. Jus- tification by Faith Alone, by Prof. L. Wessel; 35 cts. per 100. -What Is the Business of the Church? by John H. C. Fritz; 35 cts. per 100. The 95 Theses; 60 cts. per 100. The Character of Luther, by Prof. W. H. T. Dau; 60 cts. per 100. We can only repeat what we said last time, namely, that every congregation should keep a supply of these tracts on hand, and distribute them on every pos- sible occasion — mission-festivals, dedications, and special services in general, F. J. L. Acknowledgments. Received for Colored Missions from the following Col- ored congregations: Little Rock, $1.50; Richmond, Va., 5.00; Kingston, Ala., 41; Bethany, Yonkers, 16.00; Beth- Ichem, Monroe, 1.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 20.00; St. James, Buena Vista, 2.41; Grace, Concord, 70.00; Immanuel, Alexander, .15; Immanuel, Brooklyn, 3.00; Immanuel College, 67.90; Immanuel School, 9.70; Mes- siah, Fayetteville, 1.00; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, 3.00; Mount Calvary, Sandy Ridge, 10.00; Mount Zion, Meyersville, 5.00; Mount Zion, New Orleans, 40.00; Re- deemer, New Orleans, 7.44; St. Andrew, Vredenburgh, 3.91; St. James, Southern Pines, 5.00; St. John, Salis- bury, 15.00; St. Mark, Atlanta, 3.72; St. Matthew, Me- herrin, 6.33; St. Paul, Charlotte, 11.00; St. Paul, Man- sura, 5.00; St. Peter, Drys School House, 3.00; Tilden, 3.24; Trinity, Elon College, .89; Trinity, New: Orleans, 5.00; Washington, 1.86; Winston, 1.00.— Yolal, $328.46. St. Louis, Mo., April 30, 1917. Ewawp Scnuerrner, 7rcas., 323 Merchants-Laclede Bldg. Miss Rosa J. Young gratefully acknowledges the re- eeipt of the following donations: Clothing: From the Tabitha Society, Danville, 11]., 6 boxes; Mrs. R. Offen- hauser, Cleveland, 2 sacks; Rey. J. Sicker, New York, 4 barrels; Rey. H. M. Zorn, South Euclid, O., 2 boxes; Rey. F. J. Lankenau, Napoleon, O., 1 box; Mrs. R. Schult, Tabitha Club, Danville, Ill., 1 box; Rev. A. T. Buenger, Chicago, IIL, 7 boxes; Rev. J. A. Schmidt, Elyria, O., 4 barrels, and $10.98 to pay express charges; Rev. P. J. Kentz, Buffalo, N. Y., 1 barrel and 1 box. — Rev. A. Wiley, New Orleans, gratefully acknowledges the receipt of a number of hymn-books, a pulpit Bible, and a bell from the congregation of the Editor of the PIonEER. Tne LUTHERAN Pioneer is published monthly, payable im advance at the following rates per annum, ‘postage in- cluded, to wit: — 1 copy.... 10 ‘copies ... 25 copies .:. ee : 50 copies ......... pooeant 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 PUBLISHING House, Jefferson Ave. and Miami St., St. Louis, Mo. All communications concerning the editorial depart- ment to be addressed to Rev. F. J. LANKENAU, 316 West ‘Clinton St., Napoleon, O.