# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1919_S16 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) and goods on the cart, and started toward the in- terior of the country, not knowing where he was going. He journeyed on thus for days, until he had traveled three hundred miles. They had been on the road for twenty-seven days. When they made their encampment for the night, they noticed a com- pany of Hottentots who had made their camp not far away. Shaw entered upon a conversation with them, and then learned to his utter surprise that these heathen were on their way to Cape Town to see whether 1t would not be possible for them there to find a missionary ready to go with them and teach them “the great Word,” as they called the Gospel. Was this not wonderful? A delegation of poor heathen, headed by their chief, going hundreds of miles to get a missionary! And how wonderful was their meeting there in the wilds of Africa! Had either party started half a day sooner or later, they in all probability would not have met. Surely God had His hand in this meeting. Poor blind reason would, no doubt, call this chance, but we unhesitatingly pronounce it one of God’s own providential dealings in the history of His Church. We are old-fashioned enough to think that there are many such meetings occurring between those that have the Word, and those that need it. , Wherever there is a soul’ that would ac- cept the Gospel of Jesus if it heard it, you may be sure that God will provide the occasion and means of bringing the Gospel to that soul, even if He has to start out a poor missionary into the wilds of Africa to do so. God will not allow one soul to perish, even if it be the soul of a poor benighted Hottentot, for He has declared that He earnestly desires the salvation of all. Such being the case, we may rest assured that He will do all He can to attain the fulfilment of His wish and will. F.J.L. BOOK TABLE. Concordia Liturgy and Agenda. Abridged Edition. Bound Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 144 pages. in two styles, $1.50 and $1.20, respectively. This is a pocket edition of the most excellent and com- plete Liturgy and Agenda put out about a year and a half ago. The mechanical make-up of the book is all that can be desired. The format is handy; the type is small, but very distinct. It seems almost impossible that so much could be put into a book of so small a compass, and yet have it all in very readable type. As to the contents of the book, we wish to say that all the forms at all likely to be required by a pastor for ordinary purposes will be found in this book. Pastors will find the Lessons and Prayers for the Sick and the Dying very helpful in their work. Every pastor doing English work should secure a copy of this book at an early date. The Lutheran Pioneer. Concordia Bible Class for 1919. House, St. Louis, Mo. sued monthly. In 1919 this Sunday-school publication is taking up the study of the Bible as a whole. An introduction to every book of the Bible will be given. Those who will study the 1919 Bible Class will, at the end of the year, have a pretty complete knowledge of the origin, contents, authors, and history of the books of the Bible. Here is to be had a very cheap reference volume on the whole Bible for the small sum of 40 cents! Patrick Hamilton. By William Dallmann. Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. in green cloth. Price, 25 ets. A very readable biography of the Scotch Lutheran martyr, who was burned at the stake in 1524. Hamilton was of royal blood, both on his father’s and his mother’s side; he died at the early age of only twenty-four years. The perusal of this brief biography is bound to strengthen the faith of the reader. F. J. L. Concordia Publishing Price, 40 cts. per annum; is- Concordia 61 pages; bound ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Received for Colored Missions fron. the following Col- ored congregations: Grace, St. Louis, $28.34; St. John, Salisbury, 7.26; Bethany, Nyland, 11.75; Bethany, Yon- kers, 16.00; Bethel, Greenville, 30.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 30.00; Carrollton, 5.00; Concordia, Rockwell, 3.00; Christ, Rosebud, 30.00; Elon College, 1.04; Grace, Concord, 35.00; Immanuel, Brooklyn, 3.00; Immanuel College, Greensboro, 71.00; Luther College, New Orleans, 10.00; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, 5.00; Mount Calvary, Sandy Ridge, 10.00; Mount Calvary, Tilden, 95.70; Mount Carmel, .Midway, 25.83; Mount Olive, Tinela, 7.80; Mount Zion, Charlotte, 7.00; Mount Zion, toecks, 5.00; Our Savior, Camden, 27.0; Redeemer, New Orleans, 7.74; Mission, Riehmond, 2.05; St. Andrew, Vredenburgh, 16.23; St. James, Buena Vista, 13.26; St. James, Southern Pines, 12.32; St. John, Joffre, 4.00; St. Luke, Spartanburg, 10.00; St. Mark, Wilmington, 16.26; St. Matthew, Meherrin, 20.16; St. Paul, Charlotte, 20.00; St. Paul, Mansura, 2.31; St. Paul, Napoleonyille, 5.00; St. Paul, New Orleans, 25.00; St. Paul, Oak Hill, 43.95; St. Peter, Drys Schoolhouse, 3.00; ‘l'rinity, Albemarle, 2.00; Washington, 1.90. — Total, $671.90. St. Louis, Mo., January 1, 1919. Kart F, Roemer, Asst Treas., 36784 Iolsom Ave. With hearty thanks to the donors ‘Teacher Ei. A. Bunt- ~~ rock (Grace Chureh, Greensboro, N. CG.) acknowledges the receipt of $25.00, through Pastor C. 13. Preuss, from the Friedheim Ladies’ Aid (Decatur, Ind.) ; of 5.00, through Teacher J. G. Twietmeyer, from his school (Toledo, 0.) ; of 7.00, through Teacher Theo. Kosclhie, from his school (Gary, Ind.), for children’s Christmas service. Received from Mr. P. N. Rasmussen, Dalton, Minn., $1.00 for Napoleonyille’s new structire. God bless the kind donor! BY. J. 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