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The Lutheran Pioneer.

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

THE young men of our Lutheran churches
in St. Louis have organized a Luther Monu-
ment Association, of which any.Lutheran may
become a member, provided he pays a monthly
fee of not less than 25 cents. The object of the
association is to procure a Luther statue which
will be placed in front of the new Lutheran
Seminary in that city.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Philadelphia Lu-
theran gives the following report of the Lu-
theran Conference recently held in San Fran-
cisco: On the 6th of April, a free general

conference of all the Lutheran pastors of the:

Pacific coast who could possibly be present,
was convened and organized. It consisted of
eight German, three Norwegian, and one Eng-
lish pastor. The forenoon sessions were devoted
to the discussion of the 13 Theses on Predesti-
nation, which present the position of the Syn-
odical Conference on that subject. The after-
noon and some extra evening sessions were
occupied with the consideration of a paper by
Rey. J. M. Buehler, on ‘‘The Mission Work of
our Church on this Coast; ways, means &c.”’
The paper was a most able one, and the dis-
cussion of it intensely interesting and very
profitable. Every one realized and fully appre-
ciated its importance and value. The confer-
ence was a great pleasure and benefit to all
who were privileged to attend and partici pate
in it.

OF our German mission work on the Pacific
coast the same correspondent says: ‘‘Great
blessing and success has attended the faithful
ministrations of Rev. J. M. Buehler in German.
His congregation has grown until it became
necessary to secure the services of an associate
pastor; and a thrifty and promising daughter
has been established in Oakland, now under
the pastorate of Rev. J. H. Theiss. On Palm
Sunday, Rey. Buehler confirmed a class of 82
catechumens. Rev. L. Wagner, associate pastor
to Rev. Buehler, is at the same time German
Lutheran missionary for this coast. On the
11th of March, he installed Rev. C. L. Wug-
gazer as pastor at Stockton, Cal. Rev. L.
Wagner has seven preaching places which he
serves regularly, and which are developing
rapidly into self-supporting congregations. He
also serves a number of other points incident-
ally. The congregation at Los Angeles, re-
cently but a mission, has obtained a permanent
pastor in the person of Rey. G. Runkel, for-
merly of Aurora, Ind. He was installed by

Rev. J. Kogler, on March 11th. Rev. Kogler:

is serving & congregation of about 30 members,
near Los Angeles. Rev. A. Kenter is pastor
* of a small congregation at Middleton, Washing-
ton Co, Oregon. Rev. E. Doering, of East.
Portland, Oregon, serves a charge embracing
three congregations. The immense emigration
to this locality, makes the field a very import-
ant one.’”
 Anp of the work of our Norwegian brethren
on the Pacific coast the correspondent says:

“Rev. O. N. Groensberg is pastor of a thrifty
congregation of Norwegians here, numbering

about 70. Rev. J. L. P. Dietrichson, Nor-
wegian missionary for the state, with head-
quarters here, preaches at six places regularly,
and at others occasionally. He also edits the
“‘Bien,’’ the largest Norwegian family paper,
in the United States. ° Rev. E. Christensen is
doing Norwegian mission work in Idaho; and
Rey. Chr. Joergensen in Washington Terri-
tory.”

Tae 200th anniversary of the birth of Bar-
tholomew Ziegenbalg, the first Lutheran for-
eign missionary—and indeed, thé first mission-
ary sent out by any Protestant church, to
minister to the heathen—will fall on the 24th
of June. The Leipzig Lutheran Mission Society
proposes to celebrate the day by collecting
funds for the erection of a memorial church at
some mission point in Southern India. Ziegen-
balg was the pioneer of the great mission work
in India. He also translated the New Testa-
ment into the Tamul language. The faithful
Lutheran missionary departed this life in faith
and peace, in the year 1719.

JoHN A. Roesxine, in whose fertile brain
the great Brooklyn Bridge originated and who
drew the plans after which it has been con-
structed, is said to have taken great interest in
the welfare of the Lutheran church. In his
last will and testament he left $10,000 to the
Lutheran Orphans’ Home near Pittsburgh, and
the same amount to the Lutheran Orphans’
Farm School, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. His bust,
presented by his family, may be seen in the
latter.

WE learn with pleasure from the Workman,
that the Zion Lutheran High School at Castor,
Mo., under the principalship of Rev. L. M.
Wagner is in a flourishing condition. It is a
Church-school and has some 50 pupils. Msgs
vance over former years. Many, nj AN
will be greatly benefited by such a scn._. |
which God’s Word has its proper place. 1s
influence is already felt in having furnished a
number of efficient teachers, and in due time
we hope many ministers will look back to this
modest academy as the place where they com-
menced their classical studies.

Tue Lutheran population of the world is up-
ward of 50,000,000! says the Church Messenger.

TsREE of the principal writings of Dr. Lu-
ther are being translated into English by one
of the Professors in Kings College, London,
and will be published during this Jubilee year.

A SECULAR paper of New York says: The
emigrant from Lutheran Scandinavia is yet to
he found who, upon arrival in this country, is
unable to read and write in his own language.
Our people have been led to think, if indeed
they have given the matter any thought, that
Scandinavia has much to learn of. the United
States, as well in educational as in other mat-
ters. We are led to the belief that the contrary
is true, and that we may yet learn something
from the descendants of the ancient Northmen.

SprineG has come and is robing forest and
field in matchless green and filling the air with
fragrance and music. The tender grass, the
daisies in the field, and the sweet blue violets
welcome us to the enjoyment of happy Spring
time. But alas! here comes a postal card from
the State of Ohio which calls us a ‘‘Galvanicing
editor.’? What does the writer of that postal
mean? Let him rise! Let himexplain! He
has the floor! We close our window!

BOOK- “TABLE.

LuTHER’s PorTrarr. Price, $1.00; per dozen
60 cts.; per 100, 50 cts.
This is a beautiful Chromo in Oil after one of
Cranachs paintings from life, size 2024 inches.
Address, Pilger Book Store, Reading, Pa.

Dr. Martin Lutuer. Lebensbild des Reforma-
tors den Glaubensgenossen in Amerika gezeich-
net von A. L. Gracbner. Heft 2. Geo. Brum-
der, Milwaukee, Wis.

This is the second part of Prof. Gracbner’s Life
of Luther, which we recommended in our last issue.
This part also shows that Prof. Graebner’s work
will be a vigorous, clear and interesting statement
of the facts of the life of the great Reformer. The
whole work, finely illustrated, will appear in 10
parts, at 20 cts. each part.

DER AMERIKANISH-LUTHERISHE ORGANIST. A COl-
lection of preludes and after-pieces for use at
Public Worship. Part 4. Concordia Publish-
ing House, St. Louis, Mo., Price 40 cts.

The Lutheran of Philadelphia says: ‘This col-
lection of admirable, solid churchly music is well
worthy general acceptation in German Lutheran
churches. It contains 23 pieces adapted to special
German melodies and 10 of a general character.
They are selected from eminent composers of this
kind of music and are worthy of hearty commend-
ation. It would be a great gain to the music of our
English Lutheran churches if our organists had
access to a collection of such preludes.”’

SERMON ON PREDESTINATION by Rev. Prof. C. F.
W. Walther, D.D. Translated by A. Crull.
Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
Price, 5 cts., postage, 1 ct.

This excellent Sermon by the venerable Dr. Wal-
ther well deserves a wide circulation. It gives the
plain Scriptural answer of the Lutheran Church to
the following questions: 1. Who are.those persons
whom God has elected? 2. When has this election
taken place? 3. To what purpose has God chosen
the elect? 4. What are the causes that induced
God to elect them? 5. How should a Christian
properly use the true doctrine of election of grace
to his salvation?

Dr. Martin Lutner’s KiRCHEN-POSTILLE, Epi-
stel-Theil, nebst vermischten Predigten. Con-
cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price,
$4.50; postage 45 cts.

This is a capital book in every respect; capital in
its mechanical execution, for in binding, paper and
type it is all that can be desired; capital in its con-
tents, for it presents the sermons of that ‘‘master-
preacher’’—Dr. Martin Luther.

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

apel on corner of 12th and Rock Sts
Ss uy-school meets every Sunday at 20’clock.
Divine services at 3 o’clock and 7 0’clock.

TERMS:
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payable in madrance at the following rates, postage
to-wit:

included,

50 9.00
Club rates only allowed if all. copies are to be sent
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ent to be addressed to Pror. R. A. BiscHoFF,
cordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.

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