# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1917_S81 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 80 Testament. As a rule, every story covers about a page, and every story is followed by a brief prayer and a suit- able hymn stanza. We are sure that every parent using the book will find that its simply told stories and child- like prayers will make a strong appeal to the hearts of their little ones. Missouri Synodical Report. 15. Delegatensynode, 1917. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Paper; 168 pages. Price, 50 cts. The minutes of the Delegate Synod as found in this pamphlet show that those were ten busy days which our delegates passed in Milwaukee, June 20th to 29th. The opening address of the venerable President, his official re- port, the action taken by Synod on matters pertaining to missions, its educational institutions, etc., make interest- ing reading. . Berea Bible Class Lessons, 1917—1918. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 10 ets.; in hundred lots, 7 ets, This is the fourth lesson series published by the Berea Bible Class Association. It contains lessons on the Ten Commandments and Studies in John. The three lesson courses previously published may still be had. Mormonism and the Bible. By F. £. Traub, Concor- dia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Paper; 12 pages. Price, 5 cts.; 40 cts. per dozen; $2.50 per hundred. ; A well-arranged and well-written tract, that will do good service in combating the errors of Mormonism, that great power of evil, which is reaching out its tentacles like a huge octopus in a number of our Western States. Quadricentennial Tracts. Luther and America, by Wil- liam Dallmann. Price, 35 ets. per hundred. — Some Present-day Fruits of the Reformation, by Jno, H. Volk. Price, 60 ets. per hundred.— The Bible Church, by Arthur Brunn. Price, 35 ets. per hundred. — The Separation of Ohurch and State, by Prof. M. Graeb- ner. Price, 35 cts. per hundred. Published by Amer- ican Lutheran Publication Bureau, 901 Summit Ave., Jersey City, N. J. The mere mention of these titles will convince every one of the desirability of distributing them at this season. All our congregations should see to it that these leaflets be gotten out among their own members and among as many other people as possible. In this connection we wish to call the attention of our readers to the noble work done by the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau in its chosen field of labor. Thanks to its efforts our Lutheran Church is to-day being more and more recognized by others, and our own members are more and more realizing what a glorious Church they belong to. Not satisfied to rest upon its laurels so far won, the Bureau suggests the general observance throughout our Church of a Lutheran Publicity Week from October 28th to Novem- ber 4th. The suggestion seems a good one to us, for we feel that we owe it to our Lutheran Church, as well as to those among whom we are living, that we make known as far as possible the Biblical principles and glorious his- tory of our Church. In a well-gotten-up folder the Bureau outlines what might be done during this Publicity Week, and for all that, during every other seek, to attain the desired end of making known to the people the good thing we have. By all means let every pastor study this pam- phiet, which may be had for a two-cent postage stamp by writing to the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, 901 Summit Ave., Jersey City, N.J., and then let him get the cooperation of his congregation, or as large a part of it as he can, to carry out all the suggestions given in the folder that may seem practical to them, The Lutheran Pioneer. Praise and Thank the Lord. By 7.0. Hahn. Concor- dia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 4 pages, quarto. Price, 30 efs% postpaid. This composition is written for a two-voiced children’s chorus, and can be used upon any festival occasion. It is supplied with German and English texts. The composer deserves our thanks for this beautiful composition, and he should be encouraged in every way to continue his laud- able efforts of supplying the Church with popular and yet dignified sacred music. F.J.L. Acknowledgmeuts. Received for Colored Missions frora the following Col- ored congregations: Oak Hill, Ala., $.15; Bethel, Green- ville, 5.00; Bethany, Yonkers, 32.00; Bethlehem, Mon- roe, 1.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 20.00; Chvist Church, Rosebud, 10.00; Concordia, Rockwell; 3.00; Grace, Con- cord, 35.00; Immanuel, Brooklyn, 6.00; Immanuel Col- lege, 2.87; Messiah, Fayetteville, 1.00; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, 5.00; Mount Calvary, Sandy Ridge, 5.00; Mount Zion, Meyersville, 5.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, 3.00; Redeemer, New Orleans, 1.24; St. John, Salisbury, 15.00; St. Luke, Spartanburg, 3.00; St. Mark, Atlanta, 2.25; St. Matthew, Meherrin, 11.50; St. Paul, Charlotte, 11.00; St. Paul, Mansura, 5.00; Harvest Elome Offering, 16.40; St. Peter, Drys School House, 2.00; Trinity, Albemarle, 1.00; Washington, 2.00; Zion, Gold Hill, 3.00.— Total, $207.41. Jubilee Fund: Grace, Greensboro, 2.50; Louis, 10.40. — Total, $12.90. Church Extension Fund (Colored) : 16:00. St. Louis, Mo., September 1, 1917 Ewarp Sonurrryer, Treas., 323 Merec)ants-Laclede Bldg. Grace, St. Grace, Concord, The “Pioneer” for Our Soldiers and Sailors. — Our readers will kindly read the notice in the upper right corner of the first page of this number. We strongly recommend that readexs who do not save their “Pioneer” take advantage of this offer of our Postal Department. It must be borne in mind, how- ever, that the copy must not be wrapped in any way, and cannot be addressed to any particular soldier or sailor, and the one-cent stamp must be pasted over part of the notice. Copies of the “Pioneer” not carrying the official “Notice to Reader’ in the proper place cannot be thus mailed. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Tue LUTHERAN PIONEER is published monthly, payable in advance at the following rates per annum, postage in- cluded, to wit: — COD Vacs ie, Saereens. 1 $ .25 TOKcOpites AGA yi aw wee 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 maj! or carrier, 35 cents per annum. All business communications to be addressed to Con- corpia Pupiisuine House, Jefferson Ave. and Miami St., St. Louis, Mo. All communications concerning the editorial depart- ment to be addressed to Rey. F. J, Lankenau, 316 West Clinton St., Napoleon, O.