The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1881, Page 32

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The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

Rev. Sapper, a member of our Lutheran
Mission Board, lately visited our colored mis-
sion churches and schools in New Orleans and
Mobile. He found them in a very prosperous
condition. In New Orleans the school held on
Claiborne street numbers 118 scholars, and the
school in Sailors’ Home numbers 160. ‘‘Sail-
ors’ Home’’ is an old dilapidated building and
not fit for church and school purposes. We
must therefore build a chapel in New Orleans,
and the Mission Board calls upon all friends of
Colored Mission to contribute money for this
purpose. Our PIonEER will gladly forward all
money sent to the editor. We hope many of
our readers will consider it a privilege to con-
tribute something toward the building of a
chapel in New Orleans, where our Colored Mis-
sion has been so richly blessed by our gracious
and merciful God.

Tae Lutheran Colored Mission School,
opened Jately in Prince Edwards county, Vir-
ginia, promises to be a success. God has richly
blessed the labors of the missionary. The chil-
dren gladly come and learn well. The parents
sincerely thank God for this Lutheran school.

Tue dastardly attempt on President's Gar-
* field’s life has been the occasion of all sorts of
articles in our secular papers. From one of
them we see that the editor is much astonished
that such a thing could happen ‘‘in this en-
‘lightened nineteenth century,’ ‘‘in this our
country of civilization and culture.’’ Such mis-
erable twaddle, together with the sentimental
bosh preached from many of our pulpits and
taught in many of our Sunday schools, is the
curse of our country. Modern culture and the
sentimental religion so prevalent in our day
will not change the corrupt human nature.
Our nation must become a God-fearing nation.
It must be indoctrinated with the pure Word
of God, and not with the culture of this ‘‘en-
lightened nineteenth century,’’ and with the
sentimental notions of religious enthusiasts.
Our people must Jearn to fear every word of
God—* Thou shalt not kill!’-—‘*Whoso shed-
deth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be
shed.””

A Lavy friend of ours sends us the following:
*€Our little Annie was very downcast when
she heard that our President had been shot.
She even wept when I brought her to bed in
the evening. The next morning she came smil-
ing to me and said, ‘Mamma, our President
will get well again.’ ‘How do you know, my
dear?’ said I. ‘Well, I prayed to God last
night and I know God does answer prayers,’
said little Annie.’’

’ ANOTHER item is sent by a friend—but not
a lady friend, for there are too many figures in
the item. Here itis: From the first of April,
1878, to the Ist of March, 1881, the Lutheran
Publishing House at St. Louis sold 71,040
Hymn Books; 13,100 Bibles; 41,000 German
Primers; 36.000 Catechisms; 21,000 Bible Sto-
ries; 32,000 Readers; 20,000 copies of Dr.

Duemling’s Arithmetics; 11,500 English Prim-
ers; 3,300 copies of Dr. Walther’s sermons;
8,400 Prayer Books; 2,500 copies of the Book
of Concord; 1,100 copies of the first volume of
Luther’s Works.

Anp here is another item sent by a friend in
the sunny South: The Rev. C. G. Moedinger,
of New Orleans, celebrated his 25th annivers-
ary as pastor of the Lutheran Church on the
28th of June. In those 25 years God wonder-
fully preserved the life of the dear pastor dur-
ing several yellow fever epidemics and during
the war. The 28th of June was therefore a day
of rejoicing to all the Lutherans in New
Orleans. The five Lutheran congregations
united in a special service of thanksgiving,
Rev. J. F. Doescher preaching the sermon on
Psalm 103, 1—5. to a large assembly in the
church, which had been most beautifully deco-
rated. Valuable presents were given to the
dear pastor as a testimonial of the love and es-
teem in which he is held by his flock and by
the Lutherans of New Orleans. During the
25 years of ministerial labor Rev. Moedinger
has performed 6,040 baptisms; 2,037 marriage
ceremonies; confirmed 2,017 persons; buried
1,359, and administered the Lord’s Supper to
25,000 persons. May God’s rich blessing abide
with the pastor and his dear flock.

Tue same friend sends us the following: A
Lutheran church was dedicated to the service
of God at Alexander, Pulaski Co., Ark., July
17th. Rev. G. Mochel of Shelbyville, Ills.,
preached the German sermon, Rev. F. Berg,
of Little Rock, Ark., the English sermon, and
Rev. Johannsen, of St. Louis, Mo., the Swedish
sermon. So God’s Word was preached by Lu-
theran pastors to the people of Pulaski county
in three different languages.

Anp here our little Pronzer wishes to put in
a few words. He is a good speaker. Please,
listen to what he has.to say. Here it is: ‘‘Our
friends—I say our friends, that is the pluralis
majestaticus; you see, I have learned a little
Latin after having been so long in the editor’s
room. Well, what I want to say is this: Our
friends would do us a great favor by sending in
items for the Outlook. They can send them
on postal cards, and the editor can pick out
those which he wishes to use and the other he
can give to my dear old friend, the waste-
basket. Much time and trouble could be saved.
Often the time comes for me to start on my
monthly trip and still the Outlook is not written.
The editor then runs over all the papers and
goes a hunting for items. Therefore, friends,
send in items, and don’t you forget it. Dixi.
That is another Latin word and it means, I
have had my say, and the—window is closed.”’

—> —- ~<a

‘Lr Reason be permitted with the Giheon-
ités to hew wood and draw water for the Sanct-
uary, but Jet it not rush into the Holy of Holies,
into the bosom-secrets of God, into the deep
mysteries of the Gospel. Here Reason must
submit and captivate herself to the obedience
of faith.”

The Lutheran Pioneer,

(For the ‘‘Lutheran Pioneecr’’.)

Too Late for Church.

Some people are always behind time in every-
thing. It is their habit. They rise late in the
morning, especially on Sunday; and it is ten
o'clock before they are aware of it. The bell
rings, and then they are in a great hurry; but
after all do not get to the place of worship till
the service has commenced. They meant to
have been in time, but something happened to
detain them; and so, something almost always
happens, and will happen till they put their
clocks a quarter of an hour or more forward, or
resort to some other expedient to quicken their
dilatoriness, Viewed in every light, this is a
great fault. In all ordinary cases, families can
be punctual on Sunday, if they please. Even
when the mornings are shortest, and they live
several miles from the church, by making suit-
able arrangements and rising early, they can
be ‘‘on time,’’ as many such families always are.
If it is our duty to attend public worship at all,
it is also our duty to be in our seats when the
exercises commence.

Those who can say with David, ‘‘I was glad
when they said unto me, Let us go into the
house of the Lord,’’ will never be late, if they
can avoid it.

It is a great fault—especially so when whole
families come in late, and march—often with
their rustling silks—up the broad aisle, to draw
all the eyes of the congregation upon them.
We may be mistaken, but there are persons
who seem, at any rate, to court this sort of no-
toriety—persons who are so far from making it.
a custom not to disturb others in their devo-
tions, that it is a matter of calculation with
them, not to come in till the whole congrega-

tion is seated—and ready to receive them.
OBE.

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In the Gospel the grace of God is given us,
and all our own endeavors are rejected. It es-
tablishes the glory of God in such a way that
no man can boast of his own ability, but he
must give all honor to God and confess that it
is due alone to the love and goodness of God, if we
are saved. Behold, this divine glory, this di-
vine honor is the very brilliancy of the Gospel.
—Iaither. .

St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church.
LitTLe Rock, Ark.

Chapel on corner of 12th & Rock Strs.
Sunday-school mects every Sunday at 2 o’clock.
Divine services at 3 o’clock and 7 o'clock.

TERMS:
Tne LuTHERAN PiongkeER is published monthly,
payable in advance at the following rates, postage
included, Cane :

all copies are to be sent
to one address. ‘

All business communications to be addressed to
»Luth. Concordia Publishing House“, M. 0, Bar-
THEL, Agt., St. Louis, Mo. ‘i yah

‘All communications concerning the editorial de-

artment to be addressed _to Pror. R. A. Biscuorr,
Poncordlia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.