The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1881, Page 48

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48 The Lutheran Pioneer.

The Queen and the Child.

Tue German Lutheran Child’s Paper, pub-
lished by the Rey. P. Beyer of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Tne Almanacs for 1882 remind us that the} has upwards of 25,000 subscribers. Our little
We have received | PIoNEER can hardly think of that number.
the German Lutheran Almanac, published by| Tuts Christmas number closes our third vol-
Brobst, Diehl & Co., Allentown, Pa. It con-|ume. We are glad to tell our readers that the
tains the full statistics of all the church bodies| number of subscribers has been doubled in the
of America that bear the Lutheran name, and | past year. Many thanks to our friends! We
also much interesting reading matter. Price, | hope they will not tire of the work but help to
10 cts. per copy. circulate the paper in the coming year.

From the same Publishing House we have Bur there is some unpleasant news we have
received two packages of Pictures from the] to tell our readers, at least those whom it may
New Testament, printed in Colors, each pack-| concern. Our publisher informs us that many
age containing twelve pictures. They are very | have not yeu paid their 25 conte We are
beautiful, well adapted for distribution in Sun-| S0rry to hear it. Now, please, don’t forget to
day schools, especially at Christmas time. |8end in yOuN subser iption, money. Our little
Price, 35 cts. per package. Address, Brobst, PIONEER will enjoy Christmas a great deal bet-
Diehl & Co., Allentown, Pa. ter if he knows that his travelling expenses are

‘Tire pope’s church celebrates the Christmas| #!! paid. So, please, don’t forget to pay those
festival with great pomp. But it is not a God- 25 cents before Christmas Cou
pleasing celebration; for they deny the Christ- AND any wh Wish our, peacers all a merry
mas Gospel and condemn and persecute those Christmas! Don't forget the Christmas pres-
who preach it. In France a priest lately at- ent for our little PIONEER, He wishes the
tracted the attention of his bishop by his way names of new subscribers for the new volume.
of preaching. The bishop called him and said, | V@ close our window.
**You' do not preach what the church has or-
dered.” ‘I preach*what St. Paul preached,’
said the priest. ‘*That will not. do,’’ said the
bishop, ‘‘you must not preach what the church
cicesinotlapprove of. It) will|be beat for. you to At Christmas time the little people in Nor-
retire and consider the matter. I will give you way, not content with giving presents among
a letter to the Superior’of one of our cloisters.’’| themselves, provide a treat for the little brown
The letter was handed to the priest, and on his} birdies which have not deserted them for a
way to the cloister he became anxious to know Nviead mist porn tie Soe S acts ana aoe REED
what that letter contained. He opened it and on their =f. snowshoes, which look like Tittle
_ read the following: “This man is a dangerous] boats, and muffle up in their warmest furs and
man. Receive him into the cloister and never} woollens. Their father goes to the barn and
let him come out again.’’ Not wishing to| brings out a generous sheaf of unthreshed

spend his life in a prison, the priest went on to| Sin, which is tied to a long pole. With many

A 6 merry shouts, the children plant the pole firmly
Paris, returned the letter to the bishop, and|in the snow just by the cottage abla and _be-
soon joined the Protestant Church.

fore long a greedy flock of little birds are hop-

A rious, Christian old Indy, who lately de-| ping over ie cajoying: to oe eel euniat
oi A . i mas feast. is just the right sort of a Chris

parted this life a Racin e, Wis., bequeathed mas tree for them, and it does the children

$2850.00 to the institutions of the Lutheran quite as much good. It is a sweet lesson of

Wisconsin Synod, and $200 to her beloved! thoughtful care for one of the lowliest, gentlest

pastor. She has set a good example for others| of God’s creation. It is a good sign for a boy
to follow. and girl, when you see them kind to animals.

ird ] rhere th vel —
Te new Lutheran Hospital in the great pis teoen Sash ae veer

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, had 2
palace at Schonhausen. One day Queen Eliza-
beth, the wife of Frederick, was walking in the
garden connected with this palace. Her gar-
dener had a little niece named Gretchen with
him in the garden. She was on a visit to her
uncle. Gretchen lived in the city of Berlin.
Her father was a gardener too. He was a poor
man, but he was a Christian, and he had taught
his little daughter to know and love Jesus.

The Queen talked with little Gretchen, and
was so much pleased with her simplicity, and
her bright, intelligent answers to the questions
she asked her, that she told her uncle to let her
come to the palace the next day and make her
a visit.

So Gretchen dressed herself very neatly, and
went to the palace at the time appointed.

One of the court ladies who knew about it,
saw her coming, and told the Queen, who was
then at dinner. The good Queen was much

pleased to hear that her little visitor had come.
She ordered her to be brought in at once.
Gretchen ran up to her kind friend, courtesied
to her very respectfully, and kissed her dress.
At the request of the Queen, she was placed on
a chair by her side, where she could see at once
all the splendid sight which that table pre-
sented. There was a large company dining
with the Queen. Lords, and princes, and
officers of the army, and ladies were there,
sparkling with gold and jewels. It was the
first time this innocent child had ever seen
such a sight, and the Queen felt curious to
know what effect it would have upon her.

Gretchen looked quietly at the costly dresses
of the company, and at the beautiful dishes of
china and gold that covered the table, and was
silent for a while. Then, while all the persons
at the table were looking at her, she clasped
her little hands and closed her eyes, and re-
peated in a simple, touching way, this verse of
a hymn her father had taught her:

“Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
My beauty are—my glorious dress;
’Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head.”

The company were greatly surprised and
deeply moved. One of the ladies said to the
Queen, with tears in her eyes, ‘‘ Happy child!
We thought she would envy us, but we have
much more reason to envy her.’’

That little girl knew Jesus as the bread of
life, and she was so satisfied with this bread,
that she did not want the rich and beautiful
things that were before her in that great palace.

present year is soon ended.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL.

The Bird’s Christmas Tree.

city of New York was opened with appropriate ——+ +o > a ra sae
ni 65) ne March number of the current volume of Tae
ceremonies, on the 30th of October. More The Babe of Bethlehem—the Sinner’s | Lutueran Pioneer has been reprinted. All of our
than 1,000 persons took part in the ceremonies. Comfort subscribers who did not receive this number, are
2 respectfully requested to write to us, so that we

may send it.

May God bless this important institution of
charity! =
On the 12th of November, the Rev. Dr. Sih-

ConconrpIA PUBLISHING HousE,

A young woman had committed a great sin.
St. Louis, Mo.

Her heart was filled with sadness, and she
Jer celebrated his eightieth birthday. The ver- Se aia dotaean tke GeO ena
erable Doctor is still active in the service of the| feared the eternal fire of hell. Whenever she
Master, and on that day of thanksgiving he| thought of heaven, she said: I am too great a

ived token of love and esteem from] sinner, heaven is not for me. Whenever she
oe oes ‘a HOUR of Christ's sufferings, she said: By my

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included, to-wit:

poe poem bers pfanisilarge andy prosperous con; sin Thave crucified Him afresh, I have trampled 25
gregation. : upon His blood. 50 “ .
Our dear colored congregation and schools} On a Christmas-day she heard the glad| Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent
Christmas-tidings; she heard that Jesus had | to one address

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»Luth. Concordia Publishing House“, M. C. Bar
THEL, Agt., St. Louis, Mo.

All communications concerning the editorial de-

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

at Little Rock will miss their dear missionary
at Christmas time. The Lord of the vineyard
has called him to 2 German Lutheran congre-
gation in Adams Co., Ind. May God bless
him in his new field of Jabor.

been an infant, so that sinners may speak with
Him as me epeak with a little child. ‘This took
es her s: ne ead rane heart with joy.
@ poor sinner found comfort and i
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