The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1881, Page 40

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We lately had the pleasure of attending such a| Jesus knew the very care and sorrow, and He,
festival in the Fair Grounds at Fort Wayne, | ‘‘the Lord of glory,’’ was touched with the
WE lately attended the sessions of a large| Ind. There were over 1000 persons present and | feeling of her infirmities. How precious is the
Conference of Lutheran pastors and teachers at| a large collection was taken up for our mission. | thought that we can all have such a friend in
Logansport, Ind. During the sessions there} A WEALTHY Italian, who died recently in| every reason of trial and distress! ‘‘I will not
came the sad news of President Garfield’s death. | France, has bequeathed to the town of Eisleben | leave you comfortless,’’ are the Saviour’s gra-
The Conference gave expression to its heartfelt} the sum of $40,000 as a testimony of his per-| cious words. ‘‘My peace I give unto you; not
sympathy with the nation in its hour of trial] sonal veneration for its greatest citizen, Martin}as the world giveth give I unto you. Let
and affliction. Luther. not your heart be troubled, neither let it be
Rey. L. M. Waener, Castor, Bollinger Co.,) THe English translation of our Lutheran | afraid.’’—Selected.
Mo., has during the past year added by con-| Symbolical Books {from the able pen of Rev. — +
firmation 30 persons to his charge. The English} Dr. Jacobs of Gettysburg, Pa., is now going ALT tle’ Sermon
Lutheran Conference of Missouri held its ses-| through the press and will soon be published i
sions near Fayetteville, Ark., commencing on| by one of the Philadelphia Publishing Houses.
. Sept. 2. ‘That Conference,’’ says one of our] THE pope’s church hates the Bible and tries
Southern papers, ‘“‘is doing great good for our] to prevent its spread in all Romish countries.
Church in the West.’’ A procession of Roman-catholics in a certain

THERE are at present 689 missionaries labor-| city of Spain lately passed by the residence of

ing among the heathens of India. the Protestant minister, who is said to be a very

Tue infant son of our missionary, Rev. F.| respectable, active and benevolent man. At

Berg, died at Little Rock, Ark., on Sept. 6th. | the door of the minister’s residence there sat a
May God comfort the afflicted parents in their | child with a Bible in its hands. Hardly did the
hour of sorrow. Romish priest, marching at the head of the

Txe honor of being the first missionary among | procession, see the Bible when he rushed up to
the Indians, at least in Pennsylvania, belongs| the child, wrested the book out of its hands,
to the Lutheran pastor, John Campanius Holm, | and tore it to pieces with his hands and teeth.
who ministered to the Lutheran settlements on} We now close our window.
the shores of the Delaware over 200 years ago. ——+ +0 o>
His desire to carry the Gospel to the poor In- Putting off.
dians moved him to learn their language, into .
which he also translated Luther’s Catechism,
which is said to be the first translation of any | ‘‘ Now is the accepted time; now is the day of 1 :
work into an Indian Janguage in this country. | salvation.’ While in his study thinking, he] — Good; Simple Logic.

Tae upper classes in Japan are said to be} fell asleep, and dreamed he was carried into] 4 jjinister asked an old colored man_his
drifting rapidly into skepticism. The great| hell and set down in the midst of a conclave of| reasons for believing in the existence of ‘God.
middle class, however, is more accessible.| lost spirits. They were assembled to devise] ‘‘Sir,’’ said he, ro have been here guing hard
66,000 volumes of the Bible were sold during| means to get at the souls of men. One arose| upon fifty years. Every day since I have been
1880, and the sale increases remarkably. and said, ‘I will go to'the earth ‘and tell men | 12 this Mere I reer’ oun rine 3 in the daat end

‘One of the best institutions of charity in} that the Bible is all a fable—that it is not di- BoD Ini nog) eet ave gnoc LLStAr Stands were

OG ‘ : it did the first time I saw it; the seven stars
Illinois,’ says a Chicago paper, ‘is the Luth-| vinely appointed of God.” ‘‘No,;that will not| f-om Job’s coffin keep on the same path in the
eran Orphans’ Home at Addison, Ill.

The| do,” said another; ‘‘let me go; I will tell men} sky, and never turn out. It isn’t so with man’s
Asylum is supported .by the free contributions| that there is no God, no Saviour, no heaven, | Work. He makes the clocks and the watches;
_ of the Lutherans of Chicago and vicinity.-There | no hell,” and at the last words a fiendish smile

they may run well for awhile, but. they get out
are at present about 100 orphans in the Home, | lighted up all their countenances. ‘‘No, that ch eC CE Geese BE Ee
whose bodily and spiritual wants are well pro-| will not do; we cannot make men believe that.’’| while.’’
The heavens declare the glory of God.
THE increasing number of fatherless children| the serpent of old, suggested, ‘“‘No, I will
placed under the care of the Lutheran Orphans’ | journey to the world of men, and tell them Money - ES
Received for the building of a chapel in New
house-father to call upon the congregations of| that there is 2 heaven—yes, and a hell, too—| $2. R. A. B.
the Ohio Synod for increased contributi sais Ss LD LS Sa Se
e io Synod for in ributions. | but I will tell them there is no hurry; to-mor-. St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church.
" the synod be asked for one cent per week, and | they sent him. Chapel ‘on corner of 12th & Rock Strs.
says that if only one half of the membership —_—_+0-<o>_ p> __ Sunday-school meets every Sunday at 2 o'clock.
orphan children.
Tue Lutheran Orphans’ Home at Green Bay, A poor, Jone woman sat one evening, think-

moon, and stars, keep on the same way all the
vided for.”’ Suddenly one arose, and with a wise mien, like CLES
Home at Richmond, Ind., moves the kind} that there is a God, that there is-a Saviour, Orleans from John Schatz $1.00, from H. in Iowa
00.
He proposes that the communicant members of! row will do, it will be ‘even as to-day ;’’” and |- Trevi Rock MA RE
respond, over $12,000 would be raised for the itn Cote Hop Divine services at 3 o’clock and 7 o'clock.
Wis., operied about six months ago by the Rey. |ing how sad was her condition. She was old

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

A poor blind girl in England brought $7.50
to her pastor for the cause of missions. He said
to her, ‘You are a poor blind girl and cannot
afford to give so much.”’ ‘‘I am indeed blind,’’
said she, ‘‘but can afford to give this amount
better, perhaps, than you suppose. I am by
trade a basket maker, and can work as well in
the dark as in the light. During the last winter
it must have cost the other girls making baskets
who have eyes, more than $7.50 for candles to
work by, which I have saved; and therefore
hope you will take it for the missionaries.”’

Here is a little sermon’ to all our readers on
the duty of helping to support the missions of
our Church. We will not make the application
of the sermon. No! We leave that to you,
dear reader.

———s +o oo

A preacher determined to preach on the text,

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C. Oppenj has come into possession of a large} and almost helpless, with little of this world’s 1c
and beautiful property which i is said to be worth | goods which she could call her own. ‘‘ Who 10
about $30,000. cares for me?” thought she. Suddenly this ra

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Tr is the custom with many of. our Lutheran | verse of the Bible came to her mind: ‘‘For we
congregations to celebrate mission-festivals in} have not an High Priest, which can not be
the spring or fall of every year. Several -con- ‘touched with the feeling of our infirmities.”
‘gregations unite and hold services in some shady | - Tt was like a flood of golden sunshine. Her
‘grove. At these services the people are ad-|doubts and fears were all gone. What need of
dressed upon the mission work of the Church. | earthly friends to cheer her declining ‘years?

THEL, Agt., St. Louis, Mo.
All communications concerning the editorial de-
pune to be addressed to Pror. R. A. Biscuorr,
rdia College, Fort’ Wayne, Ind.

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