# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1931_S113 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) E THE LUTHERAN PIONEER The ‘‘Shine.’’ A missionary tells the story of a Hindu trader in a market in India asking a native Christian: — “Perma, what medicine do you put on your face to make it shine so?” He replied, “I don’t put anything on.” “Oh, yes, you do,” exclaimed the trader. “All you Christians do. I have seen it in Agra, and I have seen it in Bombay, and all other cities where you Christians come to the market.” Then Perma’s face shone all the more, and he said : — “Tt is not medicine that we put on, but love and peace and trust that we have within, if we are Christians, that makes our faces shine. Our sacred Book says that a ‘merry heart doeth good like a medicine,’ and we Christians have happy hearts.” BOOK TABLE. Church-Membership. Addresses and Prayers at the Meetings of the Ev. Lutheran Joint Congregation of St. Louis, Mo., and Its Board of Elders. By Dr. C. F. W. Walther. Translated from the original German by Rudolph Prange. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 261 pages, 6X81%. Cloth binding. Price, $1.50. We owe Pastor Prange our hearty thanks for making these classic addresses and prayers of Dr. Walther acces- ‘sible to English readers. Various phases of church-life are here treated in a way in which only Dr. Walther could treat them, and for this reason pastors will find the book a rich mine of thought for addresses such as they are - frequently called upon to make. The wonderfully rich selection of prayers will prove most valuable to pastors and laymen. The translator has acquitted himself of his difficult task in a most commendable manner. Statistical Year-Book of the Ev. Luth. Synod of Mis- souri, Ohio, and Other States for the Year 1930. _ Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 223 pages, 6X9. Price, $1.00. An indispensable, handbook for all who wish to keep informed about the Missouri Synod. Besides the usual rich statistical material covering every congregation and all the activities of the whole body, the indefatigable statistician, Pastor E. Eckhardt, has added two new tables, which will prove interesting and valuable. One table brings information as to the number of baptized members found in every county of every State of our country. This ’ table also shows in how many counties of each State the Missouri Synod is represented. Another table brings the results of the Synod-wide Roll-call according to synodical Districts and shows the gains and losses among our con- firmed of the last five years. The Stingy Suitor. A Play in Three Acts. By Anna : * E.Daniel. Order from Mrs. A. E. Daniel, 8454 Dear- iz born Ave., Detroit, Mich. Price, 26 cts. Ra An instructive and entertaining play, inoffensive in every way. We can heartily recommend it to our societies. We are sure that it will be enjoyed wherever given for its , clean, wholesome humor. No difficult characters, so that it will not be hard to make up the cast, which _ consists of nine female and two male characters. Send for a copy to the authoress and publisher. F.J.L. ™ Contributions Received by the Treasurer. May 1—31, 1931. Received for Colored Missions from the following col- ored congregations: Alabama Luther College, Selma, $123.73; Alabama Luther College Day-school, 8.00; Augustana, Alexandria, 25.00; Bethany, Nyland, 3.36; Bethany, Yonkers, 65.00; Bethel, Conover, 3.05; Bethel, Rock West, 3.31; Bethlehem, Holy Ark, 7.92; Bethlehem, Monroe, 2.69; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 50.00; Christ, Rosebud, 17.44; Concordia, Lowerstone, 5.00; Concordia, New Orleans, 15.00; Cross, Camden, 3.49; Ebenezer, At- more, 3.06; Faith, Mobile, 9.70; Gethsemane, Hamburg, 3.36; Grace, Concord, 30.00; Grace, Ingomar, 2.41; Grace, St. Louis, 35.00; Holy Trinity, Springfield, 20.00; Hope, Kings Landing, 5.03; Immanuel, Pensacola, 3.70; Im- manuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, 1,219.34; Luther Preparatory School, New Orleans, 243.50; Mission at Bal- timore, 5.00; Mission at Bashi, 6.75; Mission at Cleve- land, 35.55; Mission at Montrose, 11.25; Mission at New Bern, 5.25; Mission at Washington, 5.50; Mount Calvary, Kannapolis, 40.00; Mount Saivares Mount Pleasant, 10.00; Mount Calvary, Tilden, 13.38; Mount Carmel, Midway, 5.20; Mount Olive, Catawba, .97; Mount Olive, Tinela, 3.37; Mount Zion, Bostian Cross Roads, 13.00; Mount Zion, Charlotte, 20.00; Mount Zion, New Orleans, 40.00; Our Redeemer, Longmile, 2.55; Our Savior, Pos- sum Bend, 3.75; Peace, Maplesville, 2.70; Pilgrim, Bir- mingham, 18.27; St. Andrew’s, Vredenburgh, 5.06; St. James’s, Buena Vista, 3.86; St. John’s, Joffre, 4.15; St. John’s, Salisbury, 15.00; St. Luke’s, High Point, 7.25; St. Luke’s, Lamison, 1.80; St. Luke’s, Spartanburg, 10.00; St. Mark’s, Ackerville, 5.10; St. Mark’s, Atlanta, 25.00; St. Mark’s, Winston-Salem, 6.00; St. Matthew’s, Arling- ton, 4.61; St. Matthew’s, Meherrin, 8.08; St. Paul’s, Char- lotte, 14.90; St. Paul’s, Los Angeles, 42.00; St. Paul’s, Lutherville, 22.00; St. Paul’s, New Orleans, 50.00; St. Paul’s, Oak Hill, 3.90; St. Peter’s, Cabarrus County, 12.00; St. Peter’s, Pine Hill, 4.099; St. Philip’s, Catherine, 3.40; St. Philip’s, Chicago, 50.00; St. Philip’s, Philadel- phia, 25.00; St. Philip’s, St. Louis, 115.00; Trinity, New Orleans, 30.00; Trinity, Selma, 21.92; Zion, Gold Hill, 5.00; Zion, Taits Place, 2.29. Miscellaneous: From W. E. Heidorn, Blue Earth, Minn., for Building Fund of Colored Missions, $5.00. From Mrs. J. Kroenke, Bethesda Lutheran Home, Watertown, Wis. (in Memory of Mrs. A. Petersen, Forest Park, Ill.), for Negro Missions, 3.00. From Petersen Family, Forest Park, Ill. (in Memory of Mrs. A. Petersen, Forest Park, Ill.), for Negro Missions, 20.00. From the Misses Katy and Laura Bopp, St. Louis, Mo. (Memorial Wreath in Memory of Rev. C. F. Drewes), for African Missions, 5.00. Per Clara M. Theiss, from Joint St. Martini-Jacobi School, Milwaukee, Wis., for Negro Missions, 14.92. From a “Friend of Missions of Brighton, Colo.,” for African Mis- sions, 25.00. From G. Reichmann, Milwaukee, Wis., for school-books at New Bern, N.C., 5.00. From St. Mark’s Colored Congregation, Atlanta, Ga., for New Bern Chapel, 65.00. Tneo. W. 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