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beasts that went into the Ark, multiply by the
number of men that went to seek Elijah after
‘he was taken to heaven, subtract from this
Josephs age at the time he stvod before Pha-
raoh, add the number of stones in David’s hag
when he killed Goliath, subtract the number
of furlongs that Bethany was distant from Je-
rusalem, divide by the number of anchors cast
out when Paul was shipwrecked, subtract the
number of persons saved in the ark and the
remainder will be the answer.’’
—WE close our window.

Short Stops.

—Tue College of the Norwegian Lutheran
Synod, located at Decorah, Iowa, is in a flour-
ishing condition. It was attended last year by
137 students. Much attention is paid to music,
a military company is maintained, and the
literary societies are prospering. The College
received two legacies during the year.

—WE have received the Catalogue of the ed-
ucational institutions of the Lutheran Missouri
Synod. During the past year there were 96
students in attendance in the Seminary at St.
Louis; 142 in the Seminary at Springfield, III.;
129 in the Teachers’ Seminary at Addison, Ill. ;
197 in Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.
The graduating class of the last named institu-
tion numbered 26, of whom all, as far as we
know, will enter our Seminary at St. Louis
with the view of preparing themselves for the
Lutheran ministry.

—Sreak1nG of the books recently issued by
our Publishing House at St. Louis, the Church-
Messenger says: ‘‘The type, paper and binding
are excellent—there is no humbug about them.
This most enterprising Lutheran Synodical
Publishing House seems determined to put
forth its works with Lutheran honesty. It does
not fix a ‘catalogue price’ double what it ought
to be, and then play the farce of ‘throwing off”
50 per cent so that you may think you are
buying ‘cheap.’ Good work is furnished at a
fair price, and you need not fear to regret your
purchase.”’

—THERE are thirteen large German Lu-
theran congregations in Milwaukee, Wis., in
connection with the Synodical Conference.

—Rev. F. Dreyer, of Richmond, Va., has
accepted the call of the Lutheran Zion’s con-
gregation, recently organized in the southern
part of the city of Fort Wayne. The congre-
gation already numbers 100 families and has
good prospects of rapid growth.

—Axour a year ago the church building of
one of our German Lutheran congregations in
Indianapolis was destroyed by fire. The congre-
gation immediately began the building of an-
other Jarge and beautiful church edifice. This
new church was dedicated to the service of
God on the 22d of July.

—A Lurneran pastor in the city of Rome
has translated Dr. Luther’s Catechism into the
Italian language, and will at once publish it as
a jubilee-gift for the people of Italy. The pope
ought to buy a copy and study the precious
little book.

—One of our young readers “‘would like to
see enigmas’’ in our paper. Well, we will give
him something to guess at in these hot days of
August. Here isa problem for him:—A young
Bible-student was asked, ‘‘How many boys are
there in your class!”? He replied, “If you
multiply the number of Jacob’s sons by the
number of times which the Israelites compassed
Jericho, and add to the product the number
of measures of barley which Boaz gave Ruth,
divide this by the number of Haman’s sons,
subtract the number of. each kind of clean

The Outlook from the Editor's Window.

—In reviewing Dr. Sibler’s-new volume of
sermons, recently issued by our Publishing
House in St. Louis, the Zautheran of Philadel-
phia says: “‘These Sermons are characterized
by great vigor and clearness of statement, fear-
less directness, intense earnestness and a deep
sense of pastoral responsibility. The views of
the venerable pastor on some few points would
scarcely find general approval, but the great
body of these faithful and searching teachings

, will be gladly welcomed by all, and cannot but

prove profitable to the larger audience to whom

_they are now brought. Blessed is the congre-

gation which has so faithful a pastor and so
earnest and able a preacher.”’

—Tuk£eE million, three hundred and thirty-
six thousand, seven hundred and eighty-eight
dollars—this sum is said to be the annual con-
tributions of Lutherans in America for the sup-
port of Christianity.

—Oor Lutheran Seminary at St. Louis is
nearly completed and will be dedicated on the
9th of September. A number of congregations
and individuals have paid $50 each for furnish-
ingaroom. Forty rooms are to be furnished
at once.

—TxeE Lutheran Synod of Minnesota, at its
recent meeting, resolved to open a College for
the purpose of preparing young men for the
ministry. The congregation at New Ulm
offered building lots and several thousand dol-
lars if the institution would be erected in their
midst.

—TaeE Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin, at its
recent session in Milwaukee, agreed upon a
plan for the appropriate celebration of Luther's
birthday. The plan will be laid before the
congregations for their approval. The Jubilee
offerings made by the people are to be devoted
to paying off the debt still resting on the edu-
cational institutions, and to the founding of
scholarships for theological students. It is also
recommended that each congregation procure
a copy of Luther’s Works, issued by the Con-
cordia Publishing House, for the pastor’s study.

—TuneE Sunday-School Times of Philadelphia
says: ‘‘The Evangelical Lutheran Church has
always been an educating Church. One of her
distinguishing traits is her regard for the young,
her provision for their growing up in Christ
into whom they have been baptized. Her view
of education involves religion as a necessary
and chief factor in the schooling of her children.’

—Ir is said that the population of British
India is now about 250,000,000, a population
double that which was ruled over by the Roman

Emperor Augustus when he issued the decree
that all the world should be taxed. The Em-
press of India rules over more Mohammedan
subjects than does the Sultan of Turkey, and
the Mohammedans in India are only one to

_ four of the Hindoos. Missionary societies are
faithfully working for the Christianizing of that
dy of people.

—Last summer we stood near a group of

Irishmen in a neighboring city, and they were
speaking of Ingersoll’s approaching lecture.
“And are you going to hear Bob Ingersoll,
Pat?’”’ said one. ‘I don’t know, Mike. What
has he got to say?”’ ‘He says Christianity is
dead.” ‘Christianity is dead, is it? Itis a
queer dead thing that’s building five churches
in this town this year!’’ Pat was right.
‘ —Sarm a dapper young college student to
Secretary, Cobb at the late meeting of the
Michigan General Association, ‘‘Will they al-
low a man out West to wear a silk hat?’’
“Yes, sir; but they will want to know what
he’s got under it.’’

—Carprnat Richelieu had but little faith in
his own creed. A dull priest, the Abbe Malot,
once expressed to him a doubt as to how many
masses would save a soul. ‘‘Pho!’’ replied the
Cardinal. ‘‘You area blockhead. As many
as it would take snowballs to heat an oven.”’

—SULIGHTLY sarcastic was the clergyman who
paused and addressed a man coming into church
after the sermon had begun, with the remark:
“Glad to see you, sir, come in; always glad to
see those here late who can’t come early”’; and
decidedly self-possessed was the man thus ad-
dressed, in the presence of-an astonished con-
gregation, as he responded, ‘‘Thank you; would
you favor me with the text?”’

—TuERE are two classes of people in the
Church; the one is made up of those who do
the hard work of the Church, the other of those
who sit by the fire and find fault.

- St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church,
Littitx Kock, Anx.

Chapel on corner of 12th and Rock Sts.
Sunday-school meets every Stinday at 2 0’ clock.
Divine services at 3 o’clock and 7 0’clock.

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