The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1881, Page 16

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16 The Lutheran Pioneer.

finished his English translation of our Symbol- A Letter on Books.
ical Books. We hope this important work will
Tue tidings-man of the Lutheran and Missio-| soon be published. .
nary publishes the following under the heading] A meaer of St. John’s congregation in Phi-
“The Lutheran Evangelist’: ‘This paper,}ladelphia lately bequeathed $7000.00 to the
published at Bellefontaine, O., and Fort Wayne, Seminary of that city.
Ind., is about to change editors.’? This cer-| Pror. F. W. Srevtuorn in Concordia Col-
tainly is news to our readers. There is a mix-| lege, Fort Wayne, Ind., has been called as
ing up of names and editors. And it is not} Professor of Theology by the Board of Directors
very pleasant. The Evangelist, published in} of the Lutheran Seminary at Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio, may be about to change editors, but this} The call has been accepted.
has nothing to do with our Lutheran Pioneer| Axonc ‘‘GREENLAND's Icy Mountarss”’ the
edited at Fort Wayne, Ind. Please, don’t] want of missionaries is sadly felt by the people.
destroy our very existence. Two natives were lately sent to Denmark to
Mr. Josy Goopman, a faithful member of} prepare themselves for the ministry, and it is
the Lutheran Church in Mahoning County, | hoped that a deeper interest for that important
Ohio, bequeathed the half of his property to] mission will be awakened among the Lutherans
the Church for missionary purposes. Two] of that country.
thousand dollars have already been paid into} THERE ARE REPORTED to be one hundred and
the treasury of the Lutheran Ohio Synod, and| seventeen Protestant missionaries laboring in
about $1200.00 more will be paid when the] Japan. The sale of the New Testament in
estate is finally settled up. Mr. Goodman in-| Japanese indicates unusual interest among the
deed set a goo example for others to follow. | people. One distributor is reported to have
THERE were more Lutheran churches built} sold five thousand five hundred copies in about
in this country in the year 1880 than in the| a month.
two preceding years. One of the church} Tue Workman, a new paper, published by
papers states the number to be 152. the Rev. Dr. Passavant, of Pittsburg, Pa., has
Hesron Cuvurca, in Madison county, Vir-} been sent tous. The paper has been started
ginia, is said to be the oldest Lutheran church | in order to awaken a greater interest in all our
in the South. The congregation’s existence| Church operations. We were glad to read in
can be traced to the year 1714. The silver] the Editor’s Introductory that ‘‘a heartfelt and
baptismal basin, presented to the congregation | justifying faith in Christ as the Son of God,
by Mr. Giffon, of London, in the year 1727, and | will be unceasingly set forth as the only factor
the old organ, a present of the Lutheran king of| of a true Christian life,” aud we hope the paper
Sweden, arestill in use. Does the congregation | will be kept from falling into the miserable
adhere to the good old Gospel-doctrines of our | legalism so prevalent in our day.
Lutheran forefathers? We do not know. SHORT ARTICLES are always welcomed by
An account of the life of the Rev. H. M.| the editor of this paper. But a long article—
Muhlenberg, ‘‘the patriarch of the Lutheran | oh!—a long article, you know, is so heavy that
Church in America,” written by himself, has} our dear little PlonrEr might break down with
lately been found in the University library of] it on the road. May all our dear contributors
Halle, Germany, and will soon be published by| remember this. A friend, to whom we re-
the Rev. W. J. Mann, D. D., of Philadelphia. | turned one of those long articles which would
_ “Lurner anp Luruer’s Germany.’’ On| have covered a whole page of the PIonEER,
this topic the Rev. Dr. Krauth will deliver a| lately sent us a very short article. Here it is:
lecture in Philadelphia, April 22nd. The] ‘‘Nothing should be done hastily.” Our friend
Doctor is at present occupied with writing aj is a philosopher, and his philosophy, contained
Life of Luther and the lecture will give the| in that short article, is good in most cases; but
most interesting results of his studies and of| let him take hold of a hot poker, and he will
his recent visit to the home of Luther. realize that his philosophy is wrong. We close
Tre Swepisu Pastor, Reorius Torkellus, | our window—not hastily, but very, very slowly.
who Jabored along the Delaware river in the ne
year 1688, is said to have been the first Lu- The Agony in the Garden.
theran pastor in America. pr eivelors

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

Dear “Pioneer”!

We all know you are working for the cause of
our Saviour, and you know, that many are engaged
in the same blessed work. They assist you, und
you assist them, and God giveth the increase to all.
We rejoice at all success, with which the Lord
crowns your work, and no doubt, you will gladly
inform your readers also of all work, that is under-
taken by others to the honor of our Lord and the
salvation of His people. I wish to tell you of such
a work, although Iam under the impression that
you took notice of it before.—

There is a Book Store in Reading, Pa., from
which, under the able management of Mr. A.
Bendel, many a good book h lready gone forth.
It is striving to supply the spiritual wants not only
of Christians in general, but also those of teachers
and schools in particular. For the special benefit
of the latter the proprietor of that Book Store has,
together with Rev. I. W. Weiskotten, published a
book, which will greatly aid teachers in their work
in Sunday- and Weekday-Schouls. The title of the
book is, ‘Biblical History” of the Old and New
Testament, given “in the words of the Holy Scrip-
ture.” After each lesson the student will find short
passages from other books of the Bible—one or two
verses—adapted to illustrate or to apply tlie lesson
just read or learned, and very often words from the
Lutheran catechism pertaining thereto. ‘Then
follow questions, which will aid the scholar in
committing the contents of the lesson to memory,
and will also facilitate the rehearsing by the teacher,
Besides, this book contains several Jlaps and
numerous Engravings, splendidly executed. In an
Appendix we find “Prophecies. concerning the
Saviour,” ~,,he History of the Jews under the
Greek, Syrian and Roman Supremacies,”—‘‘A brief
sketch of the Lives of the Apostles,” and “A Table
of Time and Money.” This valuable book is neatly
bound in cloth, and is sold at the very low price of
60 cents per copy, $5.00 per dozen, and but $38.00
per hundred.

Another valuable publication of the same house
is “The Life of Jesus'Christ, the Son of God,
portrayed in 42 pictures for dear Christian chil-
dren.”’ This little book contains 42 beautiful pictures
from the New Testament, without text, sold at @
15 cents, $1.20 per dozen, and $8.00 per hundred.

All orders should be addressed to: Pilger Book-
Store, Reading, Pa. Ys

Died,

in St. Louis, on Febr. 28th, Mr. Louis H. Zocll.
The deceased, after having finished a regular course
of studies in our Teacher’s Seminary at Addison,
Ills., accepted a call to the Lutheran Parochial
School in Genesco, Ills., where he labored for three
years with good success. By a lingering sickness,
however, he was obliged to give up teaching school
for the present, and went to Chicago, hoping that
he would soon recover and again be able to feed the
lambs of Jesus, which was to him the most precious
work. During his stay in that city he also assisted
in Rey. Wagner's Parochial School for some time.
Finding that the climate of that place did not agree
with him, he removed to Atchison, Kansas, upon
the advice of some of his friends. Always ready to
work for the Lord and His cause, He there organized
a Lutheran Young Men’s Association and also played
the organ in Rev. Zschoche’s congregation. Ilis
health, however, did not improve in the climate of
Kansas, and having become very weak, he left for
St. Louis shortly after New Year. In that city his
bride and some near relatives were living, and in
their midst he spent the last few weeks of his life
on earth, beloved and respected by all. He gladly
would have labored longer in the Lord’s vineyard,
but by faith in his dear Saviour he was also ready
when the Lord cajled him to the swect rest and joys
of heaven.—His remains were taken to Jackson,
Ills., where he had been born on Oct. Ist, 1857.
He was there buried on March 2nd, the Rev. E.
Beck conducting the funeral services. May our
risen Lord, who has said, ‘Because I live, ye shall
live also,”? comfort all the sorrowing.

‘A HEBREW TRANSLATION of Luther’sSmaller}. Dr. Luther was once asked at table concern-
ing the ‘bloody sweat’’ and the other deep

Catechism) bas Jately been published in Ger- spiritual sufferings which Christ endured in the
many. ~ garden (of Gethsemane). Then he said—‘‘No

Pror. G. Scuick, the honored and beloved) man can know or conceive what that anguish
Rector of Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.,| must have been. If any man began even to
will celebrate his 25th anniversary as Professor | @XPerience such suffering, he must die. You

A know many do die of sickness of heart; for
of the ancient languages and literature on the heart-anguish is indeed death. If a man could
81st of March.

i‘ feel such anguish and distress as Christ felt, it
A BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT will soon be erected | would be impossible for him to endure it and
in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, in| for his soul to remain in his body. Soul and
memory of the Jamented Prof. F. W. Lehmann. | body would part. To Christ alone was this
Aut Lurnerays will be glad to hear that aaa possible, and it wrung from Him ‘sweat

hi t lood?.””
Prof. Dr. Jacobs, of Gettysburg, Pa., has now as TEIN Se I cou Watchwords.

St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church.
LItrLe ROCK, ARK.

Chapel on corner of 12th & Rock Strs.

Sunday-school meets every Sunday at 2 o'clock.

Divine services at 8 o’clock and 7 o’clock.

During the season of Lent, extra services will
be held on Thursday nights.