# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1926_S32 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) THE LUTHERAN PIONEER. 31 Oceania there is a total Roman Catholic constit- uency of 130,000 which is ministered to by 360 priests. Roman Catholic Foreign Missionary Staff. — There are at the present time more than 15,000 Roman Catholic missionaries in foreign lands, and this number represents at least twenty different nationalities. ‘The Irish are in China, the French in Africa, and Americans ’way down in Patagonia, near the “land of fire.” In addition to these there are 37,000 “sisters” of various orders working in mission countries, helping the missionary priests by caring for the sick and teaching the children. Street Preaching in America. — We believe with the exception of our Church, every church-body in America does street preaching. We do it in India; why not use this method in America, especially in our larger cities, where it is always possible to gather an audience in street, square, or park? If the sects and the Roman Catholics find this an excellent means of spreading their doctrine, why should not we make use of this means to spread the glad tidings of the pure Gospel that has been entrusted to us? Are we not neglecting an oppor- tunity offered us? Have we not reason to believe that if we entered this field, God would in due tim bountifully bless our labors? : China’s Most Charitable Man. — Joseph Low Pa Hong is reputed to be China’s most charitable man. Possibly it is no exaggeration to say that he is the most charitable Christian living. He lives in Shanghai. It is said that 2,500 to 3,000 persons are regular recipients of his bounty. He has to his credit three hospitals in Shanghai built from his own money and the endowment of many institu- tions. Low Pa Hong is an earnest Christian worker, teaches Sunday-school every Sunday, visits his hospitals and the other institutions which he supports, and has organized a corps of 300 native Chinese coworkers who assist him in doing mission- work. All this Low Pa Hong is doing besides taking care of his great commercial and industrial interests. A Wide Field. — At.Marana, Ariz., is a church which has a wide field for its labors. It is the only church for twenty-five miles to the east and fifty miles to the west. Marana is in the Santa Cruz ‘Valley, in a desert swept by fierce sand-storms at frequent intervals. Though the church is only a year old, it already numbers fifty-three commu- nicants. A Great Missionary Opportunity. — There is no country in the world where so many universities are to be found as in this land of ours, but until very recently there was among this large number not one that was under Lutheran influence. However, since September 8, 1925, the Lutheran University Association, consisting exclusively of members affil- iated with some congregation of the Lutheran Synodical Conference, has acquired possession of Valparaiso University, situated at Valparaiso, Ind. This school looks back upon a history of more than fifty years and is to-day in complete running order, offering its students a Liberal Arts course, as well as courses in Law, Engineering, Pharmacy, Music, and Business. This school will meet a long-felt want, and its acquisition will be hailed with delight by thousands of our parents and youth. — We call at- tention to it here because of its great potential value as a missionary agent of our Church. God bless Valparaiso University and make it a means of say- ing thousands of our brightest young men and women for our Church! BOOK TABLE. Synodical Reports of Missouri Synod, 1925. No. 8. Texas District. Paper:: “Der sechste Artikel der Konkordienformel: ‘Vom dritten Brauch des Ge- setzes.’” (Prof. G. Eifrig.) 63 pages. Price, 40 cts. —No.9. Iowa District. Papers: “Verstoesse gegen die Schriftlehre vom Beruf” (conclusion; Rev. P. T. Stephan); “The First Synod at Jerusalem” (Rev. J. Hartmeister). 116 pages. Price, -75 cts.—No. 10. Atlantic District. Paper: “Our Savior’s Sacerdotal Prayer.’ (Rev. John H. Volk.) 72 pages. Price, 45 ets. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Das Buch des Lebens. Referat, gehalten auf der Syno- dalversammlung des Sued-Illinois-Distrikts von Pa- stor Ernst Eckhardt, St.Louis, Mo. 42 pages. Price, 25 cts. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. A unique treatment of the doctrine of election. Readers will find it truly fascinating. First Things First. Talks on the Catechism. By Louis Birk. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 40 cts. We are gratified to see that a second edition of this delightful booklet has become necessary. We know of no book in which religious truths have been brought into the practical life of the child so simply and convincingly as in this book by Pastor Buchheimer. The catechist will greatly increase the “human appeal” of his instruction by studying this booklet. Russellism. By Karl Linsenmann. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 16 pages. Price, 10 cts.; 96 cts. per dozen. From Holy Scripture Pastor Linsenmann proves that the Russellites are false teachers on the Second Advent of Christ, the Resurrection of the Dead, Immortality of — the Soul, Hell and Eternal Punishment, the Holy Trinity, the Deity of Christ, the Deity of the Holy Ghost, and Jesus the Redeemer. A most useful pamphlet.