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20 The Lutheran Pioneer.

are, and what comfort and salvation they be-
stow.”’ This little chapel was soon crowded,
and Luther was called upon to preach in the
larger church of Wittenberg. This too was
soon filled with attentive hearers, drawn by
Luther's eloquence, and by the truth and power
of the doctrines he preached. :
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News from Little Rock, Ark.

THE PICNIC.—THE SCHOOLS.—MR. LEWIS.—CHURCH-

ACCESSIONS. — BAPTISM. — CONFIRMATION.— CLOSE

OF SCHOOL-SESSION.—PROMOTIONS.—REGULATIONS
FOR NEXT SESSION.

The picnic arranged for our school May 14th
is past now. Though we cannot do it over
again so very soon, yet we will long remember
it as one of the most delightful out-door affairs
that we have ever witnessed. The weather was
fine. The spot where the picnic was held is
one of the most beautiful in the vicinity of
Little Rock, high above the city, commanding
a scenery which is simply grand. And a splen-
did time we had there, indeed! The fine ap-
pearance and good behavior of the children,
the various sports provided for them, their sing-
ing and declamations, the splendid basket-dinner
spread on the green, the hospitality and good
humor of the older folks, all combined to make
the picnic a very enjoyable occasion and a suc-
cess in every particular. That is the opinion,
at least, of those who participated in it. It
affords very great encouragement in his work
to your correspondent, that the children, whom
he dearly loves, have been pleased so well, and
he shall strive, if God permits, to please them
still more next time.

The number of children now on the roll of
day-school is 135. ‘he average daily attend-
ance is very good, considering the numerous
cases of sickness and the many instances of
parents being obliged to keep their children at
home to work. The number of scholars in the
Sunday-school has increased to 125.

We are pleased to have with us Mr. C. B.
Lewis of Baltimore, who was received into the
Lutheran Church by confirmation, and was sent
hither to receive preparatory instruction before
entering upon his collegiate studies for the min-
istry at Columbus, O. He is already actively
engaged at work under five tutors.

Six persons have been added to the member-
ship of St. Paul's church, since my last report.
All of them have joined the class preparing for
confirmation. :

On Sunday, June 1., three children were
baptized. A special service was held for that
purpose, a large congregation attending. The
names of the children are: Aaron Payne, Cla-
rinde Ross, Nancy Cox.

The confirmation of 15 members of the church
took place on Sunday June 8., at 3 o'clock vp. xr.,
-according-to the rites of the Lutheran Church.
‘The sermon was preached by Pastor Berg. The
candidates were confirmed by the same, after
one of the number-had been baptized. The
names of the confirmed are: Peter, Louisa,

where there is also a Lutheran Hospital; one
near Detroit, in connection with a Deaf and
Dumb Asylum; one near Boston, Mass. In all
these institutions the children find true home,
and are instructed in the Word of God, learning
to know their Saviour and the way to heaven,
their home above.—These Homes for orphans,
like all the other institutions of the Lutheran
Synodical Conference, are supported by the
free-will offerings of the Lutheran people; and
if any of our readers have more money than
they need for themselves, the editor could very
easily tell them what to do with it.

“Let your light so shine before men, that
they may see your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heayen.’’ (Matthew 5, 16.)

Seaborn and Leah Jones, Mary Williams, Mary
Philipps, Mary Readers, Jane Brown, Evelina
Montgomery, Luvinia Cox, Henry Pippens,
George Medlock, Moses Graham, Mattie King,
Clarinde Ross. All of these partook of the
Lord’s Supper, for which a special service was
held June 15., at night.—Let us pray for them,
that these, our dear brethren and sisters in
Christ Jesus, may remain true to the vows they
made to the Lord on that day. The very God
of peace sanctify them wholly, and their spirit
and soul and body be preserved blameless unto
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. May
they prove faithful unto death, so that they
may obtain the crown of life eternal. There-
fore, my beloved brethren and sisters, be ye
steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the
work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that
your labor is not in vain in the Lord (1 Cor.
15, 58.), being confident of this very thing that
he which hath begun a good work in you will
finish it until the day of Jesus Christ.

The first session of our day-school will close
on the 20th of June with a public examination
and the usual promotions. Many promotions
have already taken place at different times
during the sessions, as the diligence, progress,
and conduct of the pupils required.

The following necessary regulations for the
second session (1879—1880) have been adopted
and will be strictly carried out: ,

1. All pupils in good standing on examina-
tion-day are entitled to a scholarship for the
second session; provided, that they take their
seats promptly on the opening day or, at least,
within two weeks after that date. They are ex-
pected to comply with the same conditions as
those of the first session.

2. All parents and guardians, desiring to
place new scholars in the school, must apply to
the principal, Pastor Berg, in person, not by
letter or through others. All such applications
must be made, if possible, within two weeks
after the first day of September, the opening
day.

8. Children dismissed or expelled from the
school for various causes during the past session,
will not be retaken, unless a very satisfactory
agreement has been reached with the parents.

F. B.

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Our Critic’s Corner.

Vorrata Voer'’s Bree Hisrory for Christian
Schools, revised; together with a Suorr
Cuurcu History, re-written by B.J.Muus,
Pastor. ‘Translated from the Norwegian.
—Decorah, Iowa. Lutheran Publishing
House. 1878.

Hymn Book for the use of Evangelical Lu-
theran Schools and Congregations. Pub-
lished at the same place 1879.

Both books are gotten up very nicely. The print-
ing and binding are excellent for school-books.

The Brste Hisrory contains on 99 pages in Svo
50, mostly short, stories from the Old Testament,
beginning, of course, with “The Creation”, and end-
ing with “The Books of the Old Testament’; and
56 from the New Testament, beginning with “The
Birth of John the Baptist”, and ending with “The
Books of the New Testament.” —The “Brief History
of the Church since the death of the Apostles” is
given on pages 100 to 119, and is followed by a
“Chronological Table” on page 120, giving 26 dates
from “The Creation about 4000 before Christ” to
“The Synodical Conference organized 1872.”—“A
Geographical Sketch of the Holy Land” on pages
121 and 122, and a nice small Map of Palestine closes
the book.—No human work, of course, is perfect.
An attentive, intelligent reader will find this truth
confirmed also with respect to this Bible History.
Whether it is, for example, necessary or advisable,
to alter the words and expressions of the Received
English Version of the Bible so often and so much
as has been done in this book, is 2 question we are
not prepared to answer in the affirmative.—That
Paul was beheaded, and Peter crucified during the
second persecution under Nero, about 68 after
Christ, is, by no means, so certain as it must be in-
ferred to be from page 97.—Tetzel did not come to
Wittenberg (p. 112), but to Jueterbock, near Witten-
berg.—Neither are we sure that Luther “burned
the papal bull under an oak near Wittenberg.”—
The reason given (p. 116) for the name Anabaptists,
or Baptists, does not seem satisfactory.—Misprints
we have noticed on pages 10, last line (Gen. xx1.
instead of x1.), and on page 121, last line but one
(animlas for animals).

But these are small things in comparison with
the real and great worth of the book taken as a
whole. We can heartily recommend it to our read-
ers who may have use for such a work, especially
to our missionaries and those among whom they
labor. ¢

The same we can say of the Hymn Book. Itisa
charming little volume of 179 pages 12mo, contain-
ing 130 hymns under XXII different headings, and
10 Doxologies. The selection of Hymns given here
is, beyond doubt, a very good one. Most of them
are translations, and the best translations to be had
of the best German Lutheran Hymns sung by Lu-
ther, Paul Gerhardt and others. The translation
has in every instance been compared with the
original, and very often altered, more or less, s0 a8
to give the original sense as nearly as possible. The
Editor, whose name we are not at liberty to dis-
close, is himself a well-known successful translator
of German hymns into English. GRITIC.

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A new Lutheran Orphans’ Home.

As we see from papers sent to us by a friend,
a new Lutheran Orphans’ Home was dedicated
on the 4th of May, near Richmond, Ind. Thou-
sands of Lutherans from Ohio and Indiana were
present at the dedication, enjoying the music,
the singing, and the addresses of eloquent Eng-
lish and German speakers. The Home is a
large three story building, most beautifully
situated on a large tract of land, about 3 miles
from the city. May Jesus, the lover of children,
bless the new Home and all its friends.— There
fre several other Homes for Orphans in the
Lutheran Synodical Conference: One at Addi-
sun, Ill., near Chicago; one near St. Louis,