The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1882, Page 32

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‘The Lutheran Pioneer.

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

Aw Inortanr Worx.—An English trans-
lation of the new edition of the “Halle Re-
ports’’ from the able pen of Rev. C. W. Schaef-
fer, D. D., is being issued by the Pilger Book
Store, Reading, Pa. ‘The first volume, neatly
bound and well printed, has just appeared and
can be had for $1.25 by addressing the pub-
lisher, A. Bendel, Reading, Pa.

Our Eneutsu Misston 1x THE West.—The
Rev. A. Baepler, our English missionary, is

* earnestly at work in Missouri. His recent work
has been in Perry county, where he has visited
several American settlements, everywhere meet-
ing with.a warm welcome. A report in the
Tnitheraner says: ‘‘The clear, calm presenta-
tion of the doctrines of Holy Scripture, in ac-
cordance with the Confession of our Lutheran
Church—so fundamentally different from the
manner of preaching of sectarian preachers—
makes a powerful impression upon the people.
In some places, where it has become known
that an English Lutheran missionary has been
appointed for this part of the State, the people
are hardly able to wait until he shall come to
preach. This is specially the case in Perryville
and vicinity, where there is a very promising
field.’ The missionary has also visited the
brethren of the English Lutheran Conference
of Missouri, who greatly rejoice that an Eng-
lish missionary has been appointed for the
purpose of gathering the scattered English
members of the household of faith. Two
young men, members of the English Lutheran
congregation in Wayne county, Missouri, who
have received instruction from Rev. Wagner,
expect to enter our Seminary at Springfield,

Iil., in order to prepare for the ministry. May

all our people gladly contribute the means nec-
essary to support a mission upon which the
blessing of God evidently rests. Contributions

for this mission should be sent to Mr. C. F.

Lange, 509 Franklin Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

Rare Worxs.—The collection of books in
the Library of the Augustana College and
Seminary at Rock Island, Ill., exceeds 11,000
volumes, among which are many rare and val-
uable books. There is a copy of Luther's
Smaller Catechism, translated for the Indians
by the Swedish Lutheran pastor M. Campa-
nius, 1696; 2 copy of the first Swedish Bible,
1541; 2 copy of the German Bible published
in the year 1534, and other rare and valuable
works, published in the 16th century. In 1862,
the college received a valuable donation of his-
torical works in the Swedish, Latin, French,
German, and other languages, from Charles
XV., the late Lutheran king of Sweden.

Fist Caurcu In PennsyLvanrA.—‘‘ 1646.
—The first Lutheran Church in the State of
Pennsylvania was erected at Tinicum, Delaware
county, and was dedicated September 4th,
1646.”—Philada. Press. It is proper to add,
that this church was built by the Swedes, who

Janded on the Delaware River a few years be- |

fore, and that it was the first of all the churches
ever built in the State.—Z. S. S. Herald.

Lurneran Hosritau.—The Lutheran Hos-
pital in New York city, says the Church Mes-
senger, although opened but a few months and
dependent entirely upon the charity of good
Christians, is in a very flourishing condition.
It is in the hands of practical and warm-hearted
men and women, and the bodily and spiritual
needs of the patients receive all attention.
We rejoice that the Lutheran Church of Amer-
ica is not denying her character as one that
proves her faith by her works.

A Nosrie Catnamay.—Low Foo, a China-
man, when converted at Canton, sold himself
as a slave in order that he might go to Dema-
rara and preach the Gospel to his fellow coun-
trymen there! He has been so successful that
he has a church of 200 converts, who are sup-
porting missionaries among their own people.

A Larce Sum.—The British people gave
$5,310,950 for foreign missions last year.

He Saw His Mistake.—After his ‘‘ Voyage
of the Beagle,’’ Darwin, the infidel scientist,
pronounced the Patagonians a race below pos-
sibility of improvement. But thirty years
later, on learning of the changes wrought by
English missionaries, he frankly admitted his
mistake and became a contributor to the funds
of the South American Missionary Society.

A Monument.—A memorial statue of Wil-
liam Tyndale, who first translated the New
Testament into English, will be erected on the
Thames Embankment. It will be of bronze,
ten feet high, and will cost $12,000.

Romiso Prersecution.—Rev. T. L. Gulick,
missionary in Spain, has had an experience of
the intolerance and blood-thirstiness that still
animates the deluded people of that priest-
ridden country. Mr. Gulick and his attend-
ant, on their way to visit a company of Chris-
tians in the mountains of Navarre, were way-
laid and repeatedly fired upon, even after tak-
ing their seat in the cars, the priest who had
incited the assassins having declared that if it
was not for his ‘‘corona”’ (shaven crown) he
would kill them himself. Mr. Gulick has ap-
plied to the Spanish minister for redress.

Moravian Mission Jusitre.—The present
year is the one hundred and fiftieth since the
first Moravian missionaries went forth. The
Committee desire to raise a Jubilee Fund to
commemorate this, to be appropriate for open-
ing new missions. In the appeal sent out they
say: ‘In 1732 two men represented the Mo-
rayian Church among the heathen—now there
are 322 missionaries in the service, and the
sphere of labor embraces Esquimaux in Green-
land and Labrador; Indians in North America
and the Mosquito Coast of Central America;
Negroes in Dutch and British Guiana-and the
West Indies; Hottentots and Kaffirs in South
Africa; Tibetans in the Himalayan regions of
Central Asia, and the Aborigines of Australia 3
in all nearly 75,000 souls. In what more ap-
propriate way can we manifest our gratitude,

than by a strenuous effort to advance the king-
dom of our blessed Lord and Saviour among
the heathen?’’ The receipts of this society
have been for the past year about $5,000 in
advance of the previous year.

A Snamervt Busrxess.—While Christians
of every denomination are putting forth their
strength, and making great sacrifices to open
the eyes of the heathen to the folly and wick-
edness of idolatry, there are extensive manu-
facturers in Birmingham, England, who do a
large trade in ‘‘gods.”’ The circular of one of
these firms appears in the Semeur bandirs, and
runs thus: ‘‘We beg to offer to our Hindoo
clients images of Yamen, the god of the dead,
in bronze, very finely carved; also a large se-
lection of images of Narundi, the prince of
demons. He is carried by a giant of elegant
structure, his sabre is of the latest fashion.
The god of the sun is offered for sale, having a
silver tail and mounted upon a crocodile of
copper. Bourberen, the god of riches, is a
finely finished work of art. A great assort-
ment of inferior gods and semi-gods. While
the firm does not give credit, discount is allowed
from the account for cash.’’

Prenty Apvice.—We are always thankful
to our friends for sending us good advice in re-
gard to the way of conducting our paper. We
have at present so much good advice lying
about here in our room that we could “run”
twenty papers, if papers could be ‘‘run’’ on
good advice.—We close our window.

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Ir is better to have Christ’s poverty and be
rich in faith, than to have the world’s wealth
and not be rich toward God.

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Moncy - Box.
Received for the new chapel in New Orleans of

N.N. in Luth. Emanuel’s congregation, F't. Wayne,

Ind., $1.00. R. A. B.

St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church,
Littrte Kock, Ark.
Chapel on corner of 12th and Rock Sts.

Sunday-school meets every Sunday at 2 0’clock.
Divine services at 3 o’clock and 7 0’clock.

Colored Lutheran Churches in New Orleans, La,
MOUNT ZION COLORED LUTHERAN CHURCH.

Sunday-school neste er ery Sunday in ‘‘ Sailors’ Home

on Erato St. at 2 0’clock.
Divine services at 3 o’clock every Sunday and at 7.30 every

Thursday evening.
ST. PAUL’S COLORED LUTHERAN CHURCH.
cuape on Clayborn St., between St. Bernard and Annette.

Sunday-schoo) every Sunday at 10 a. x.
Divine services at 7.30 every Sunday and Wednesday even-

ing.

TERMS:
Tue LurHeran Pioneer is published monthly,
ayable in advance at the following rates, postage
included, to-wit:
1 Copy .-
10 Ganier
25 rts

50 “ ;

Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent
to one ess.

All business communications to be addressed to
»Luth. Concordia Publishing House“, M. C. Bar-
THEL, Agt., St. Louis, Mo. kis

All communications concerning the editorial de-

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

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