# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1917_S98 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 96 The Lutheran Pioneer. missionary, Robert Morrison, baptized the first Protestant convert in China a hundred years ago. — Hachange. Convrrsion oF A Munzzin. —In Constantine, North Africa, there is a native Christian preacher who a few years ago served as a Moslem crier and chanted the call to prayer from a minaret of the Mohammedan mosque of that city. FJ. 1. BOOK TABLE. Martin Luther. His Life and His Labor for the Plain People by William Dalimann. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 292 pages; printed on good paper, and bound in silk-finished cloth. Price, $1.25. Written in the author’s usual popular style, and em- bellished with no less than 143 illustrations, many of them quite rare, this book is bound to prove one of the best-sell- ing biographies of Luther on the market. Every family having members who prefer English to"German should put a copy of this book on its home book-shelf. Lutheran Hymnal and Prayer Book for the Boys under the Flag. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Vest-pocket size; 89 pages. Price, 15 cts. A copy of this neatly bound hymnal and prayer-book has been presented to every one of the boys coming from our congregations, and now serving under his country’s flag, by the Walther League. The selection of the 51 hymns, 14 prayers, and 11 psalms could not be better. We believe that the book will in every way serve its purpose in an eminent degree, and will, by the grace of our heavenly Fa- ther, prove a blessing to many young hearts. Amerikanischer Kalender fuer deutsche Lutheraner auf das Jahr 1918. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 12 ets. We need only call attention to this old household friend of every German-speaking Missouri Synod family, and tell of its appearance; this alone is ‘sufficient to induce its ready sale. Luther the Liberator. An Address by William Dall- mann. Northwestern Publishing House, Milwaukee, Wis. Price, 5 cts. per copy; 50 cts. per dozen; $3.50 per hundred. ! This address by Rey. Dallmann was delivered by him in many parts of the United States in commemoration of the Quadricentennial of the Reformation, and is now pub- lished by resolution of the pastoral conference of which the author is a member. What makes this address par- ticularly valuable are the many extracts from opinions on Luther and his work from other than Lutheran writers. ‘“Irret euch nicht; Gott laesst sich nicht spotten!”’ Predigt bei der 400jaehrigen Jubelfeier der Reforma- tion, gehalten yon Prof. Aug. Pieper. Northwestern Publishing House, Milwaukee, Wis. Price, 10 cts. per copy; 75 cts. per dozen; $5.00 per hundred. We find this a somewhat extraordinary text for a ju- bilee sermon, and the sermon itself is equally unusual. There can be absolutely no doubt that the truths which the venerable ‘preacher so earnestly presents in this dis- course should be proclaimed from the very housetops, but we do not think that a jubilee service is the appropriate time for the presentation of these somber facts and truths. In our humble opinion a jubilee sermon should above all things magnify the blessings of God, and not dwell so ex- tensively on the shameful ingratitude and unfaithfulness of man. Christmas Programs: Come Hitler, Ye Faithful. By Rev. W. M. Czamanske, Sheboygan, Wis. Price, 5 cts. per copy; 40 cts. per dozen; $2.75 per hundred. — The New-Born King. By the same author. Price, 5 cts. per copy; 50 cts. per dozen; $3.00 per hun- dred,— Our Savior’s Birth. Same author. Price, 5 ets. per copy; 50 cts. per dozen; $3.00 per hun- dred. Order from Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Rey. Czamanske’s programs have always enjoyed great popularity, and for good reasons: they are pleasingly simple, short, and sweet. Froehliche, selige Weihnachtszeit and Come to Beth- lehem. Lutheran Book Concern, Columbus, O. Price, $3.75 per hundred. = Both these programs are new. “hey are in every way well arranged, and will surely find » ready sale. F. J. L. Acknowledgments. Received for Colored Missions from the following Col- ored congregations: Little Rock, $4.00; Mount Olive, Ca- tawba, 6.24; St. John, Salisbury, .55; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, 20.00; St. Mark, Wi mington, 5.00; Christ. Church, Rosebud, 10.00; St, Paul, Oak Hill, 18.16; St. Mark, Atlanta, 5.71; Bethany, Yonkers, 16.00; Beth- lehem, Monroe, 1.00; Coneordia, Rockwell, 4.00; Grace, Concord, 35.00; Immanuel, Brooklyn, 3.00; Immanuel College, 255.94; Immanuel School, 4.44; Messiah, Fayette- ville, 1.00; Mount Calvary, Sandy Ridge, 5.00; for Church Extension Fund (Colored), 5.00; Mount Zion, Meyersville, 5.00; Mount Zion, New Orleans, 20.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, 5.00; Redeemer, New Orleans, 15.40; St. Luke, Spartanburg, 5.00; St. Matthew. Meherrin, 10.00; St. Paul, Charlotte, 11.00; St. Paul, Mansura, 5.00; St. Paul, Napoleonville, 5.00; St. Paul, New Orleans, 25.00; Trin- ity, Albemarle, 1.00; Trinity, Elon College, 2.59; Trinity, New Orleans, 5.00; Washington, .80; Winston, 3.50; Zion, Gold Hill, 3.00; Bethel, Greenville, 1'7,00.— Total, $539.34. St. Louis, Mo., November 1, 1917. Ewatp ScHunrsner, Preas., 323 Merchants-Laclede Bldg. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. 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