# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1919_S80
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80 The Lutheran Pioneer.

A Great Nerp. — Superintendent of Schools,
Rey. G. A. Schmidt, of Camden, Ala., writes: “We
can make good use of old school-desks. We need
desks, many of them, and that badly. Rosebud,
with about hundred children, needs desks, 'Tinela,
Buena Vista, and Nyland also need desks. A plea
in the Pionrur might help. Let me assure you
that I am grateful for anything done or to be done
in the future.” Friends, here is a call for school-
desks to supply the needs of at least 250 children.
Who will help?

Form ror A Bequest. — If you should wish to
remember the Colored Mission in your will, make
use of this form: “I give and bequeath to the Mis-
sionary Board of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod-
ical Conference of North America for Missions
among the Heathen and Negroes the sum of
Dollars ($ ), to be used for the benefit of its
work among the Negroes.”

THE PEOPLE AND THE Mission Firup. — One
of the most important duties falling upon a mission
board is to place the news of what is going on
in the field before the people. Besides the regular
missionary paper and other church periodicals, the
boards have learned to see the great value of the
stereopticon. The Board for Colored Missions has
gotten out three fine lectures describing the various
fields occupied by its workers, and each of these
lectures is illustrated by a very excellent and large
set of lantern slides. You may get these lectures
with the sets of slides by addressing Rev. Theo. F.
Walther, 6406 Easton Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

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Not Greater than Our Lord.

It is a privilege of discipleship to suffer at the
hands of those whom we love and would help. This
is the hardest test that Christ asks us to endure, and
therefore the most to be rejoiced in. Many a fol-
lower of Christ has had this experience, of seeking
patiently, by loving, self-sacrificmg service and
intercessory prayer, to lead some one out into the
best riches that Christ can give, and then being
rewarded for this by cruel thrusts and cuts: at-
tacks upon the things held most sacred, flings at
one’s very motives, and a reckless disregard of the
duties and privileges that stand for abundant life.

All this is to be fervently rejoiced in, as we
sing with Paul: “Now I rejoice in my sufferings
for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is

lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh.”
And one reason for our rejoicing is taat we know
that the cruel treatment we are receiving is only
the futile and impotent assault of an adversary
who is already defeated. The one for whom we
lovingly labor and pray cannot permanently with-
stand Christ’s power —if our faith and love and
joy hold out. No wonder we rejoice! It is better
to suffer for a little on the winning side than to
be care-free and defeated. — Selected.

BOOK TABLE.

American Lutheranism. Vol. 1: Marly History of Amer-
ican Lutheranism and the Tennessee Synod. By
Prof. F. Bente. Coneordia Publishing House, St.
Louis, Mo. 237 pages; full cloth. Price, $1.25.

It is with pleasure that we announce the appearance
of Volume I of Prof. Bente’s History of American Lu-
theranism so soon after the publication of Volume II.
We are sure that all those among us interested in the
history of American Lutheranism will gladly weleome
the appearance of the four volumes of ‘this historical
series. Prof. Bente is master of an exact and yet, withal,
fluent and pleasant diction, and this, in addition to
a masterful command of the necessary historical ma-
terial and a judicial mind, guarantees a most satisfac-
tory result when it comes to the writing of history. The
satisfactory result lies before us in the two volumes that
have so far appeared, and these give us every reason to
believe that the same satisfactory just treatment will be
given to all concerned in the succeeding volumes.

Bid. De

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

Received for Colored Missions from the following Col-
ored congregations: St. John, Salisbury, $14.59; St. Luke,
High Point, 11.00 and 5.83; Mount cor a Sandy Ridge,
bap 00 and 12.00; Grace, Concord, 45.00; Peter, Drys
School House, 8. 00 and 8.00; St. Mark, tvAlnington 8. 60;
Bethany, Nyland, 32005 Bethany, Yonkers, 25.00; Bethel,
Greenville, 20.00; Christ, Rosebud, 20.97; Concordia,
Rockwell, 4.00; Grace, Concord, 45.00; Immanuel, Brook-

lyn, 8.00; Mount Carmel, Midway, 26.96; Mount Calvary,

Mount Pleasant, 5.00; Mount Olive, Catawba, 2.50; Mount
Zion, Rocks, 5.00; Mount Zion, New Orleans, 30. 00; Re-
deemer, New Orleans, 1.00; St. Andrew, Vrecenburgh, 3.53;

St. Luke, Spartanburg, 10.00; St. Mark, Atlanta, 3.00

St. Matthew, Meherrin, 17.54; St. James, Buena Vista,
1.78; St. James, Southern Pines, 6.00; 1. John, Joffre,
10.00; St. Paul, Mansura, 5.00; St. Paul, Napoleonville,
10.00; St. Paul, New Orleans, 25.00; St. Paul, Oak Hill,
10.00; Zion, Gold Hill, 5.00; Trinity, Albemarle, 1.00;
Trinity, New Orleans, 20.00; Washington, 2.00. — Total,
$467.60. K. F. Roemer, 4s8’t Treas.

THr LUTHERAN PIONEER is published monthly, payable
in advance at the following rates per annum, postage in-
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Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent to one
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All business communications to be addressed to Con-
CoRDIA PUBLISHING Housnp, Jefferson Ave. and Miami St.,
St. Louis, Mo.

All communications concerning the editorial department to
be addressed to Ruy. F. J. LANKENAU, 316 West Clinton S8t.,
Napoleon, O,

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