# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1933_S64 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 64 THE LUTHERAN PIONEER Great Day comes of bestowing the rewards of ser- vice. Therefore ask yourselves daily what the Lord would have you do in connection with the work of carrying the news of salvation to the perishing millions. Search carefully whether He would have you go yourself to the heathen if you have the youth and fitness required for the work; or if you cannot go in person, inquire diligently what blood mortgage there is upon your property in the interest of Foreign Missions, how much you owe to the heathen because of what you owe to Christ for redeeming you with His precious blood. I warn you that it will go hard with you when your Lord comes to reckon with you if He finds your wealth hoarded up in needless accumulations instead of being sacredly devoted to giving the Gospel to the lost.” Dr. A. J. Gordon. BOOK TABLE. (By the Eprror.) Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg. By H.M.Zorn. No. 10 of Men and Missions series, edited by L. Fuerbringer. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 150 pages; stiff paper covers. Price, 50 cts. We don’t deny that we expected to see a life of the pio- neer Protestant missionary of India appear in this series before this. However, we are fully satisfied to have waited till now; for the writer of this biography has presented us with a lucid, sympathetic, and fair treatment and a cor- rect perspective of the labors of this outstanding Apostle of India. Every biography should be accurate, sympathetic, and impartial to be acceptable; measured by this standard, Pastor Zorn’s Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg will prove one of the most valuable numbers of the Men and Missions series. It may be of interest to know that the writer of this life was born not very far from the scene of Ziegenbalg’s labors and that he has the signal honor of having two of his sons laboring in India at this time. He himself visited India two years ago and was thus able to refresh his impressions of both the land and the people. Home Support of the School. By A.C.Stellhorn. Con- cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 5 cts. a copy; 24 cts. a dozen; $1.00 a hundred. This tract by our efficient and zealous School Secretary deserves to be carefully read by us parents. Too many parents think that they have done all that can be expected of them when they send their child to a Christian school and that the rest is “up to the teacher.” Mr. Stellhorn in this tract convincingly shows that every parent should support the school in its work by making it plain that he realizes that it is first of all he who is responsible for the training of the child. Then, too, parents should try to supervise the school-life of their children and at all times maintain the right attitude toward the school. “Let each his lesson learn with care, And all the household well shall fare.” Die Botschaft des Christentums an die Menschen unserer Zeit. By Otto Gerss. Schriftenverein (E. Klaerner), Zwickau, Sachsen. Price, 45 cts. Order from Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. This is the third edition of this pamphlet of seventy- nine pages. It emphasizes the fact that the message of Christianity to men of this day is what it always has been and always should be, but which is so often lost sight of by preachers and people—the preaching of the Cross of Christ, the message of full and free forgiveness of sins by grace for Christ’s sake, to be accepted by faith. What a blessing it would be if Pastor Gerss’s earnest words, con- vincing arguments, stern warnings, and touching plead- ings could be brought home to all those who recognize Him as their Lord who, when withdrawing His visible presence from earth, said: “Preach the Gospel to every creature”! Unser Kampf um das Christentum und die Schoep- fungsordnungen: Ehe und Obrigkeit, Arbeit und Eigentum, Krieg und Frieden, im Licht des Evangeliums. Schriftenverein (E. Klaerner), Zwickau, Sachsen. Price, 40 Pf.; in lots of 50, 35 Pf. _each; in lots of 100, 30 Pf. each; in lots of 250, 25 Pf. each; in lots of 500, 20 Pf. each; in lots of 1,000, 15 Pf. each. Order from Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. The fourth to sixth thousand of this reprint of a por- tion of Pastor Gerss’s pamphlet The Message of Chris- tianity to the Men of To-day, reviewed above. It is in- tended for mass distribution and well deserves it. It is a pity that the language in which it is written will pre- vent this in our own country. But God grant it a wide reading in the land of its publication. All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night. By Matthew N. Lundquist. For mixed voices. No. 28 of Concor- dia. Collection of Sacred Choruses and Anthems for More Ambitious Choral Organizations. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 25 cts. A very fine musical setting for Ken’s beautiful hymn. Contributions Received by the Treasurer. February 1—28, 1933. From W. Eberlein, Brooklyn, New York, Donation to Missionstaube, $1.50. From Della C. Klingmann, Water- town, Wis., for Negro Mission Fund, 10.00. From Josephine Schweitzer, Tipton, Ind., for Colored Missions, 25.00. Teo. W. EckHanrt, 7'reasurer. NOTICE TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. In order to render satisfactory service, we must have our current mailing-list correct. The expense of maintaining this list has been materially increased. 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