# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1919_S40 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 40 The Lutheran Pioneer. These catechizations are presented as so many units, each supposedly to be taken through in a lesson. How- ever, it will be necessary, now and then, to divide a cate- chization and spend more than one lesson period on it. ‘But the sensible teacher knows this without being told, and will ever bear in mind the needs of his particular pupils. ; The catechizations are simple in presentation, which is surely a great advantage. Mr. Meibohm has taught elementary classes for over fifty years and the lower and intermediate clagses of a colored mission-school for al- most thirty years, and has learned during these years what children are able to grasp, and what justly may be expected of them. The author outlines his subject-matter in a most clear and sensible manner. While he bases the development of his material on the Catechism, the pupils are never al- lowed to lose sight of the fact that the Catechism has grown out of the Bible, The author makes frequent use of Biblical examples, and does not neglect to make prac- tical applications upon daily life. Mr. Meibohm has learned the art of simple and defi- nite questioning. His questions are never ambiguous nor obscure, and they are usually of such a length that pupils of ordinary intelligence will have no trouble in grasping their full meaning. We feel that, aside from its great value as a religious text-book, this volume deserves care- ful study as an excellent exemplification of logical out- lining of subject-matter and as a model illustration of the rules to be observed in the art of questioning. Last, but not least, we must not forget to commend the spirit which permeates and pervades the whole book —an artless, sincere Christian spirit, which is in evi- dence throughout all catechizations, and is bound to have its blessed effect on heart and. life. May this book of our dear friend, with whom it was our great privilege to work side by side and hand in hand for seventeen years, be a guide to many in the blessed work of implanting the saving truths of the Christian religion in the hearts and minds of the young! The Decalog. By fF’. W. C. Jesse. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Cloth-binding; 125 pages. Price, 50 cts., postpaid. This is the first of a series of four or five books to ap- pear on the Catechism. The volume before us brings a number of outlines on the Ten Commandments, simi- lar to those in Mezger’s Entiwuerfe zu Katechesen. While the author does not slavishly follow the outlines of Prof. Mezger, the influence of that excellent book is everywhere noticeable. The volume is sure to prove serviceable to every religious teacher among: us, and the preacher will find it most usable for his pulpit preparation. No doubt, also, that many a Sunday-school teacher will be able to use the book to good advantage. Pastors and teachers engaged wholly or partly in English work will make a great mistake if they neglect to put this book on their work-table. Jesaias. By G. Stoeckhardt, D. D. Concordia Publish- ing House, St. Louis, Mo. Cloth-binding; XVI and 168 pages, 6144914. Price, $1.50. This is a new edition of Dr. Stoeckhardt’s commentary on the first twelve chapters of the Prophet Isaiah. For a number of years this book has been out of print, but repeated and continual demands for a new edition have induced the publishers to put this new and better bound book on the market. Christian Giving. Two Sermons at Old Trinity. By W. H. T. Dau. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 10 cts. These are two sermons preached at old Trinity Church of St. Louis preparatory to a general canvass inaugurated for the purpose of enlisting the intelligent cooperation and financial help of every member in the work of the local congregation and the Church at large. May the work of the Church elsewhere be blessed by the reading of these discourses as it was by the hearing of them when first delivered! The Order of Service for Confirmation. By Adolf 7. Hanser. Lutheran Publication Co., Buffalo, N. Y. s Price, $1.50 per hundred; $5.00 for five hundred. Congregations that have been accustomed to special printed programs for the Confirmation Service will find this new publication very acceptable. A German edition . has also appeared, and may be had at the same price. If so desired, congregations may have their names printed on the programs at a small additional cost. Gloria in Excelsis Deo. English, Latin, and German text. Chorus from Mozart’s Twelfth Mass. 10 cts. per copy; $1.00 per dozen. — Jesus, My Savior, Lives. English and German text. ( ets. per copy; "0 60 cts. per dozen. —O Bleeding Head, and Wounded By Mendelssohn. 5 cts. per copy; 50 cts. pér dozen. — By Published by J. R. Lawritzen, Knoxville, Tenn. ‘ These compositions came too late for announcement . in last month’s Pionker. Choir-leaders, however, may bear in mind these publications for next year. Concern- ing the first-named composition, we wish to state that the English and Latin texts are appropriate for any oe- casion where a hymn of praise is in place, while the Ger- man text is specifically for Easter. Bud. DB, NOTICE. = Luther Conference will meet at St. Paul’s, New Or- leans, beginning with an open session, Wednesday night, May 28, and closing with a conference service on Sunday night. A. BereGer, Secy. . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Received for Colored Missions from the following Col- ored congregations: Bethel, Greenville, 30.00; Bethany, Nyland, 1.12; Bethany, Yonkers, 21.00; Bethel, Green- ville, 20.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 35.00; Carrollton, New Orleans, 5.00; Concordia, Rockwell, 3.00; Elon Col- lege, Greensboro 2.35; Grace, Concord, 40.00; Immanuel, Brooklyn, 5.00; Immanuel College, Greensboro, 60.00; Immanuel School, 7.00; Luther College, New Orleans, 14.25; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, 5.00; Mount . Calvary, Sandy Ridge, 12.00; Mount Carmel, Midway, 10.00; Mount Zion, Meyersville, 10.00; Mount Zion, New 4 Orleans, 30.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, 5.00; Our Savior, Camden, 1.88; Redeemer, New Orleans, 8.76; Richmond, a 1.50; St. Andrew, Vredenburgh, 5.28; St. James, Buena Vista, .92; St. James, Southern Pines, $.92; St. Luke, Spartanburg, 10.00; St. Mark, Atlanta, 3.00; St. Mark, Wilmington, 19.69; St. Matthew, Meherrin, 15.62; St. Paul, Charlotte, 15.00; St. Paul, Mansura, 5.00; St. Paul, Napoleonville, 10.00; St. Paul, New Orleans, 25.00; St. Paul, Oak Hill, 11.00; St. Peter, Drys School House, 2.00} Trinity, Albemarle, 1.00; Washington, 3.00; Winston-~_ Salem, 15.94; Zion, Gold Hill, 6.00. — Votal, $485.23. ~~, St. Louis, Mo., April 1, 1919. . ‘ Se K. F. Ropmrr, 4ss’t Treas., a 36784 Folsom Ave. I thankfully acknowledge the receipt of $2.00 from “A Lutheran” for “a new structure in Napoleonville, La.” F. J. 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