# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1923_S80 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 80 The Lutheran Pioneer. Inpra.— The Leper Asylum at Allahabad, In- dia, is flourishing. ‘The missionary doctor reports a cure. A boy of seventeen years, son of leper parents, a leper since early childhood, was persuaded to undergo a vigorous course of treatment, with the result that he is now declared to be free from the disease. A Larce Cuurcu. — East Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church (Colored), Philadelphia, Pa., has 6,700 members, and 3,200 are enrolled in its Sun- day-school. Beteun Conco. — Thirty years ago, in the Belgian Congo, Africa, no one knew a letter of the alphabet. Now thousands are able to read the Bible. F. J.L. BOOK TABLE. Synodalbericht der 32. regelmaessigen Versammlung der Ev.-Luth. Synode von Missouri, Ohio und an- dern Staaten, versammelt im Jahre 1923 vom 20. bis zum 29. Juni zu Fort Wayne, Ind. Concordia Pub- lishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 244 pages. 75 cts. : ; Whoever wants to get an insight into the work of the Missouri Synod will have to study this report of the last triennial meeting of this body. The reading of this re- port will show that God is blessing the labors of this church-body, and that He evidently expects it to extend its sphere of uscfulness more and more. Everybody inter- ested in the work of the Missouri Synod will find this re- port most interesting reading. — Price, The Teaching of Arithmetic. By Z. HW. Engelbrecht and P, E. Kretzmann.. Vol. IV of Concordia Teachers’ Library. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis. Mo. Cloth binding; 131 pages. Price, $1.00. In this text on the teaching of arithmetic we have a happy combination of theory and practise. Here the teacher may learn how he can best impart the knowledge of numbers to his pupils, and here he is also shown the reason why particular methods are the best. The book de- serves a wide circulation. ~~ A Chart Showing the Parliamentary Rules of Order and Other Information for Conducting Meetings. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 10 cts. A welcome publication for every one that must preside at meetings of all kinds. If a heavier type could have been used, the chart would have been even more valuable. Catalog of Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N.C. 1923. Order from the president. It is a most important work that this institution“is doing among our Colored brethren, as is very forcibly brought out in the pages of this catalog. On Being a Lutheran. By J. C. Baur. American Luther League, Fort Wayne, Ind. ° The American Luther League, an association princi- pally founded to safeguard our Christian day-schools against the encroachments of the State and the attacks of enemies, has been singularly happy in the various tracts and leaflets it has put out. So also with this one. It de- serves the widest distribution. It is free. A Pastoral Appeal to the Members of the Congrega- tion in Behalf of Our Glorious Missions. By ¢. Thomas Spitz, Order from the author, Steward- son. Ill. Price: 5 ets. a copy; 30 cts. a dozen; $2.00 a hundred. Where envelopes are sent out to the members before the annual mission-festival, this leaflet will do good ser- vice in preparing the hearts of the people for the day. It is an earnest appeal to pray and give for missions. Y.J.L. An Appeal from Alabama. Superintendent G. A. Schmidt writes the Editor that the crops in Alabama are almost a total failure, and that in consequence the need and distress among our Colored people will be very great this winter. Te asks that our good people send him for distribution their cast-off, but still usable old clothing. Address: Rev. G. A. Schmidt, Box 683, Selma, Ala. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Received for Colored Missions from the following Col- ored congregations: St. Andrew’s, Vredenburgh, $21.15; St. Matthew’s, Meherrin, 11.79; Richmond, Va., 1.00; Ala- bama field, 16.40; Alabama, 2.75; Bethany, Yonkers, 50.00; Bethel, Conover, 1.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 57.50; Concordia, New Orleans, 15.00; Concordia, Rock- well, 8.00; Grace, Concord, 59.51; Grace, Greensboro, 4.56; Immanuel, Brooklyn, 5.00; Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, 88.50; Lecture tour, Rev. Carter, 10.05; Lu- ther College, New Orleans, 5.00; Mount Calvary, Kan- napolis, 14.00; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, 10.00; St. Peter’s, Drys Schoolhouse, 9.85; Mount Olive, Catawba, 1.50; Mount Zion, New Orleans, 40.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, 10.00; St. James’s, Southern Pines, 6.61; St. Mark’s, At- lanta, 7.00; St. Mark’s, Winston-Salem, 12.71; Bethel, Charlotte, 8.00; Mount Zion, Charlotte, 16.00; Bethlehem, Monroe, 2.00; St. Paul’s, Charlotte, 32.00; St. Paul’s, Mansura, 12.50; St. Paul’s, Nappleonville, 23.00; Zion, Gold Hill, 7.00; St. Luke’s, Spartanburg, 15.00; St. John’s, Salisbury, 10.00; St. Andrew’s, Vredenburgh, 16.85. — Total, $611.23. St. Louis, Mo., September 1, 1923. H. A. Ditratar, Asst. 7'reas., 5329 Cote Brilliante Ave. Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N.C., thanks “Friends” in Sioux City, Iowa, for a draft of $5.00, and the Training-school for Teachers at Selma, Ala., gratefully acknowleges the receipt of $10.85 from the Ladies’ Aid of Grace Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Va. Please Take Notice. - acknowledgment of remittance. When paying Abe subscription, please mention name of publication desired and exact name and address (both old and new, if change of address is requested). ConcorDIA PUBLISHING HousE, St. Louis, Mo. THe LotTneraN Pioneer is published monthly, payable in advance at the following rates per annum, postage in- cluded, to wit: — copy fete eee eee ssecesesecceess 00 Cents. 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