# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1925_S160
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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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£3,962. The man wrote that probably his subse-
‘quent gifts would not be so large. As a fact, how-
‘ever, the next donation was increased. In order
‘that he may live, the man pays himself a salary.
His books are audited, and the society benefits to
the last penny of his profits. — Australian Lutheran.

Christless Millions.

There are ten hundred millions of human beings
without Christ! The very thought of such a mul-
titude of souls groping in darkness is overwhelming,
and yet the mind fails to grasp the full import of
the words. We cannot take in at a glance this vast
multitude of Christless men and women; but we
may possibly gain a clearer, view of the almost end-
less throng by looking at them in detail. Let us,
for instance, take up a position where all these
millions can pass before us with military precision.
Let them be formed in ranks, with thirty abreast,
and Jet them pass before us with rapid step, so that
thirty shall pass every second. I take out my watch
and note the ticking away of sixty seconds; ‘1,800
persons have passed. I stand at my post and watch
the ceaseless tread of the passing thousands till the
sun goes down, till the midnight comes, till the
dawn and sunrise come again, and there is never
a second’s pause. Another day and another night
go by, the days lengthen into weeks, the thousands
have long since become millions, but there is still
no pause. Summer comes with its sunny days to
find the long procession marching still. The flowers
of summer give place to autumn’s frost, and a little
later the snow of winter is flying in the air; but
morning, noon, and night we hear the awful tread
of the passing multitude. Spring comes round
again; a year passes, and yet not for one moment
has the procession ever paused. Will that awful
footfall’ never cease? some one asks. We take
a glance-out to see how many yet remain and find
75,000,000 patiently waiting their turn! This is
a faint attempt to grasp the meaning of our words
when we speak of ten hundred million human
beings. — Bishop Thoburn.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
(July 1 to August 31, 1925.)
Received for Colored Missions from the following col-

ored congregations: Augustana, Alexandria, $10.00; Beth-
any, Yonkers, 60.00; Bsthel, Charlotte, 50 ;, Bethel, Con-

over, 1.00; Bethlehem, Monroe, 6.00; Bethlehem, New Or-.
Teans, 57.50; Concordia, New Orleans, 15.00; Concordia,
Rockwell, 2.50; Grace, Concord, 40.00; Grace, Greensboro,

35.00; Grace, Ingomar, 1.00; Grace, St. Louis, 5.00 and
25.00; Hope, Kings Landing, 10.00; Immanuel, Brooklyn,
1.00; Immanuel, Cincinnati, 10.00; Immanuel, Shankle-
town, 20.00; Mount Calvary, Kannapolis, 16.00; Mount
Olive, Catawba, 1.50; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant,
7.00; Mount Zion, Bostian Cross Roads, 10.00; Mount
Zion, Charlotie, 17.00; Mount Zion, New Orleans, 50.00;
Pailets Land, New Orleans, 6.67; St. James’s, Southern
Pines, $.00; St. John’s, ‘Salisbury, 10.00; St. Luke's,
Spartanburg, 15.00; St. Mark’s, Atlanta, Ga., 7.00; St.
Matthew’s, Meherrin, 11.63; St. Mark’s, Winston-Salem,
5.73; St. Paul’s, Charlotte, 32.00; St. Paul’s, “Mansura,
5.00; St. Paul’s, New Orleans, 40.00; St. Peter’s, Cabar-
rus County, 7.00; St. Philip’s, Chicago, 16.52; St. Philip’s,
Philadelphia, 5.00; ‘Trinity, Elon College, 2.50; ‘Trinity,
New Orleans, 25.00; Trinity, Springfield, 30.00; Zion,
Gold Hill, 8.00; Greensboro Mission, 1.70. hy

For Colored Missions: Mrs. Wm. Mueller, Bay City,
Mich., 5.00. N.N., Frazee, Minn., 5.00. Mrs. C. Hinrichs,
Orange, Cal., 1.00. Mrs. Henry Stover, Sebeka, Minn., 1.00.
N. N., Wilton Junction, Iowa, 1.00. Mrs. Erna Pflantz,
Boonville, Mo., 2.00. Per Paula Tews, from several girls,
Milwaukee, Wis., 1.00. Per Rev. C. F. Drewes, from N. N.,
Beemer, Nebr., 10.00.

For Negro Students’ Fund: “A Lutheran Friend,” Mil-
waukee, Wis., 11.00. A reader of Missionstaube, 3.00.
A. L., Brooklyn, N. Y., 10.00.

For Alabama Luther Qollege: Sunday-school at Blen-
heim, Md., 15.75. Mrs. A. Heideman, Jackson, Mich., 3.00.
G. Edward and William Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., 3.50. Hy.
Mannt, McKeesport, Pa., 22.00. John G. Hammer, Osh-
kosh, Wis., 5.00... Per Rev. GC. P. Thusius, from N. N.,
Hochheim, Wis., 10.00.

For Professor’s Dwelling at Greensboro:
Ill., 30.00. Friederike Bloeh, Pekin, Il., 50.00.
Brooklyn, N. Y., 10.00.

For St. Louis, Mo.: A reader of Missionstaube, St.
Louis, 5.00. Northern Missouri Pastoral Conference, 16.75.
Per Teacher H. C. Griebel, from schoolchildren of Maple-
wood, Mo., 1.00. Geo. and Hy. Richter, St. Louis, 3.00.

Miscellancous: For Atlanta, Ga.: Mrs. H. F. Rehm,
Fort Wayne, Ind., 3.00; Mr. M. F. Walkenhorst, Elyria, O.,
46.07. For Winston-Salem: Fr. Zeitz, Fairmont, Minn.,
25.00; per J. A. Hunt, from Rev. J. H. Schnitker, Minne-
sota Lake, Minn., 2.00. For Artmore, Ala.: A reader of
Aissionstaube, 1.00; Louisa Ritter, Santa Barbara, Cal.,
10.00. For High Point, N.C.: Trinity Lutheran Y. P. S.,
per Miss Lydia Koenig, Haag, Nebr., 30.00. ‘

Legacy: Per George Hay Kain, York, Pa., from Cath-

N. N., Alton,
A. L.,

* erine Walker Legacy, 411.15.

Tuo. W. Eckmart, Treasurer,
3558 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

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