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The Lutheran Pioneer.

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

—WE hope all our readers observe the good
Christian custom of asking grace before par-
They will not need the
cure of which we lately read. A gentleman
whose custom was to entertain very often a
circle of friends, observed that one of them
was in the habit of eating something before
grace was asked, and determined to cure him.
Upon a repetition of the offence, he said, ‘‘For
what we are about to receive, and for what
James Taylor has already received, the Lord
make us all truly thankful.” The effect may

taking of their meals.

be imagined.

—Basres often become a disturbing element
in church, yes. Still we would not recommend
to our ‘churches the remedy of which a Vir-
ginia paper speaks. It says: There is a church
in Pittsylvania county in which is kept a cradle.
During a single sermon often as many as half
A

child is not half so’apt to make itself disagree-

a dozen babies are rocked to sleep in it.

able in a cradle as in its mother’s arms even,
and hence, as soon’as one such begins to give
trouble it is placed in the church cradle.

—NEITHER would we recommend for the cure

of those who come too late to church, although
they live near by, the remedy applied by the
Rev. W. Witherell, of Massachusetts. On a
certain Sunday morning a member of his

church, Mr. Bryant, came into the building

just as Mr. Witherell was ending his second
prayer. Mr. Witherell addressed him promptly
and sternly, saying: ‘‘Neighbor Bryant, it is to
your reproach that you have disturbed the
worship by entering late, living, as you do,
within a mile of this place—especially so since
here is Goody Barstow, who has milked seven
cows, made a cheese and walked five miles to
the house of God in good season.”’

_ —‘‘WueERrE there’s a will there’s a way,’’
says the proverb. The trouble is that when
called upon to help others the will is often
lacking and there is no way found. But people
easily find a way to help themselves, even if it
is a queer way. A colored man living in the
southern portion of Macon Co., Ga., Aaron
Calhoun, made last year five bales of cotton
without the assistance of a mule, ox, or a beast
of any kind. He lost his mule in the first part

of the year, and, owing about twenty-five dol-

lars for advances the previous year, he deter-

mined not to gointo debt any more, Asa resort

_ he made a set of harness for himself, and took
the place of the mule with the above result.

—TueE trouble with many also is that they

_ indeed feel for others when they see them in

distress, but they don’t feel in the right place.

‘They are like the gentleman who one day re-

' lated to a farmer a tale of deep distress, and

concluded very pathetically by saying, ‘‘I could

_ not but feel for him.”’ ‘‘Verily, friend,’’ re-

plied the farmer, ‘thou didst right in that

thou didst feel for thy neighbor; but didst

—PEopLe who think that culture and learn-
ing will keep men from sin are mistaken. In-
dian Commissioner Price says of the national
capital, ‘‘There are 200,000 inhabitants in this
city, which is the capital of this great nation,
and the central point of its refinement and cul-
ture, and yet there is more drunkenness and
crime here than among the 250,000 Indians
who are savages and have never felt the influ-
ence of our modern civilization.”

—TueE Mayor of Wapello, Ia., lately hunted
the public schools for youngsters carrying re-
volvers, and found four pistols in the pockets
of boys less than fourteen years of age. We
are glad to hear that the cowhide was applied
to that part of their bodies where it will do the
most good.

—Every British soldier among the troops
sent to Egypt was presented with a New Tes-
tament by the British and Foreign Bible So-
ciety, and with a package of pamphlets by the
London Tract Society.

—TueE present pope has said in a published
letter ‘‘that if he had the power which he
claims, he would employ it to close all Protest-
ant schools and places of worship in Rome.”
And this is just what the popes did in Rome
when they had secular authority, and it is just
what they would do in America, if they could,
to-day.

—A younG reader writes us that she would
“rather read short sweet stories than long
ones.’ Well, here is a short story which we
consider very sweet and pretty: A Baltimore
policeman found a little boy wandering about
one of the wharves of the city about 10 o’clock
at night, and took him to thestation-house. The
little fellow was fair-haired and rosy-cheeked,
and could speak German only. He had lost
hishat. A comfortable bed was made for him
on one of the settees. He Jaid down, but re-
membering himself, he said, in his native
tongue: “I have not prayed yet.’’ Then,
while three reporters and’ two policemen rever-
ently bowed their heads, the little hands were
clasped, and in childish accents the prayer as-
cended to Him who loves.to hear and answer.
When he concluded a reporter tucked a police-
man’s coat around the child, who, in angelic
charge, dropped to sleep.

—WE could now close our window, but there
are readers who wish to see more statistics in
the Outlook. Well, we will please them also.
Weclip the following ‘‘Lutheran statistics’’from
a New York paper: The Lutherans throughout
the world number about 45,000,000, or nearly
one-half of Protestant Christendom. The Lu-
theran church hasin thiscountry 3,708 ministers,
6,634 churches, about 1,800 Parochial schools,
2,300 Sunday-schools, 891,931 communicants,
20 theological seminaries, 21 colleges, 35 clas-
sical seminaries, 14 young Jadies’ seminaries,
43 orphan homes and asylums, and 119 Period-
icals (40 English, 49 German, 15 Norwegian, 9
Swedish, 4 Danish, 1 Finnish, and 1 Icelandic).
In 1850 the Scandinavian Lutherans had in

| the northwest 10 ministers; now there are 600

ars, 43,420 confirmations and 1,922,77
ioners. Last year the Lutherans erected in the
United States about 300 houses of worship,
and 19 of these were in the State of Nebraska.
Their net gain in communicants was 73,431.
The Missouri Lutherans are conducting mis-
sions with considerable success among the col-
ored people of the South.
pastors.

PASSIONSPREDIGTEN. Vol. II.

ministers, 1,800 congregations, 200,000 com-
municants, 5 theological seminaries, 13 colleges
and classical seminaries, 9 orphan homes and
asylums, and 28 church periodicals.
work of their own hands, with but little mis-
sionary aid!
sionary societies, Germany has 10,;Sweden 2,
Norway 1,2Denmark !1, Finland 1, Russia 1,
Switzerland 1, France 1, United States 2.
They have 413 European ordained! missiona-
ries, 422 European helpers, 45 native ordained
missionaries, 1,821 native helpers, 62,530 com-
municants, and $835,906 as annual receipts.
In Russia, excluding Finland and Poland, the
Lutheran church has 31 provostships, 427 pastor-
ates, 525 pastors, 1,140 church edifices, 2,100
Parochial schools, 3,051 teachers, 110,059 schol-

All the

Of the 22 Lutheran foreign mis-

roe

7 parish-

They furnish white

+WEILL, plenty statistics! Our readers are

all pleased, and the editor is also pleased; for
he can now lay down his pen and close the
window.

BOOK-TABLE.

By Rev. G. Stocck-
hardt. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis,

Mo. Price $1.00.
Those who have read the first volume of Rev.

Stoeckhardt’s Lenten sermons and have been en-
riched by the nuggets of pure Bible gold presented
to them on every page, will gladly welcome this
second volume.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
NEw ORLEANS, La.

EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL.
113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny.
Divine services at 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 7344

o’clock Wednesday evening.
Sunday School from 2 to 4.

EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH.
Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs.

Divine apes at 734 Sunday evening and at 714 Thursday
evening.
Sunday School meets at 9 o’clock.
Adult catechumen class meets at 74 Tuesaday evening.
N. J. BAxxe, Missionary.

St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church,
Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark.

Divine service nae evening at 714 o’clock.
Sunday School from 10—12.
Catechumen class meets from 7—8 Wednesday evening.
Singing-school from 8—9 Wednesday evening.

G. ALLENBACH, Missionary.

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