The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1886, Page 28

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28 The Iutheran Pioneer.

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Dr. Nevin in the American Church of St. Paul,
May 24, abjured the Romish faith, and en-
tered the Protestant Church.

—A ProresTANT missionary among the
pope’s people in Italy writes: “This summer
I have been able to reach the villages of high-
est altitude in the three chains of the Apen-
nines, where never before has been colporteur,
evangelist or pastor. I have succeeded in
reaching these because the weather was favor-
able. Truly this has been an ‘exploration,’
this ascent to the loftiest plains of the Apen-
nines, where dwells a half-savage population
about 6,600 feet above the sea level—Brisegno,

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

—A Treasure was found in a field recently
in South Carolina. A dispatch to the Times
from Batesburg, S. C., says that a well-known
farmer near that city, while ploughing his field
across the Saluda river, was astonished to see
the ploughshare turn up a quaint looking old
earthen pot. Continuing his row, the farmer
paid no attention to the pot, but on the return
trip he stopped to examine it, and found that
it contained gold coin of some kind. Gather-
ing his new found treasure, he wended his way
to a Batesburg bank, and after the cashier had
carefully examined the ‘‘find,’’ it was pro-
nounced to be worth $12,000. News of the
discovery soon spread over the county, and in
a half dozen hours a whole crowd of people
Were examining the field in search of other
hidden treasure. The coin is old and quaint,
and bears evidence of having come from dif-
ferent nationalities. How it found its way into
the field or when it was deposited is not con-
jectured. It is evident that no time was lost
by the people who heard of the find in looking
for something like it for themselves. It is a
pity that the same eagerness is not displayed
by people who hear that a neighbor has found
that greater treasure to which the Saviour
likened a treasure hid in a field. Matt. 13, 44.

—In Illinois, on a recent Sunday, a Romish
priest finding some of his flock would go to a
Protestant church, fired three shots among
them as they came from the evening service.
Happily he proved a poor shot, but he was
arrested. It is to be hoped that he will be
taught that his anger must be kept within
bounds.

—Anone the contributions on Easter day
at a Protestant church in Philadelphia, was a
check for $45,000, the entire collection amount-
ing to over $54,000. The check was given by
Miss Catherine Wolfe, for the purpose of buying
a church in Mulberry street for the use of the
Italian mission. It is needless to say that this
collection was not taken up in a Lutheran
church.

—Tae Catalogue of Luther College, De-
corah, Iowa—of the Norwegian Synod—states
that since its founding, in 1861, there have
been 174 graduates, of whom 89 have become
pastors of Norwegian Lutheran churches,

—A Goop story is told of a colored church
in the Scuth, the pastor of which was noted
for his high-flown style in the use of words.
On a certain occasion a white minister preached

San Sebastian, Goia, Minaforne, Pesco a Seroli
and Opi. These villages are inhabited by
shepherds and wood-cutters, who for the greater
part are migratory and go to winter their large
flocks in the folds and Roman fields, while the
women and children and old men remain for
five months buried in the snow and often at-
tacked by bears. This wretched population
lives in the grossest ignorance and papal super-
stition. . . I preached the gospel in the squares
and in the streets of this region, selling and
widely distributing the Word of God. Por-
tions of the Bible were received and treasured
as relics with great reverence. At Minaforne
only the priest opposed me, claiming the right
to examine and approve of the books. This
priest knew nothing of any Bible. He took
one and read on the first page ‘In the begin-
ning God created the heaven and the earth.’
In the middle he read ‘Blessed are the unde-
filed in the way, who walk in the way of the
Lord;’ he opened at another place and read
‘I say the truth in Christ, I lie not’; and after
haying read the last words of the Apocalypse,
he said, ‘Truly this is a holy book,’ and then
bought a copy, which served to encourage
others. Among these people I passed the entire
month, and having exhausted my entire sup-
ply of books I Jeft with the hope of again be-
ing able to visit them.’’

—A Ftoarima church for’ the Island of
Arran, is the latest news from Ireland, the
Duke of Hamilton having strictly adhered to
his resolution not to allow any Pfotestants a

of the congregation will be pulled on board
bell rings at the masthead.

‘Blind Alick,’’ knew the whole Bible by heart,

or, if the book, chapter and verse were named,

ence. After the sermon an old colored uncle} he could give the exact words.

thanked the Lord for the various blessings of
ing one verbal inaccuracy. lick hesitated,

that to-day we have been fed from a low crib.’
t “low crib’? is good, and many « minister

verbal error.

ent riter and preacher, who is a descendant |instantly replied,
The chapter has only eighty-nine verses.’

place of worship on the Island. The members
from the shore in small boats when the ship’s
—AN old beggar man at Sterling known as

insomuch that if a sentence was read to him,
he could name the book, chapter and verse;

A gentleman, | p
to test him, repeated a verse, purposely mak-| 10

named the place where the passage was to be
found, but at the same time pointed out the
( The same gentleman asked him
MONSsIGNOR REMER, aged sixty years, a|to repeat the ninetieth verse of the seventh “Luth. Concordia Publishing House,”

prelate.in the Pope’s household and an emi- chapter of the book of Numbers. Alick almost
‘‘There is no such verse.

—Tue mission ship Paulus, built by the Mis-
sionary Society of the Lutheran Church in
Norway, made its first trip to Africa and Ma-
dagascar, and returned home in safety. It
carries supplies of all kinds for the extensive
missions of the Society among the Zulu and
other tribes of Africa and the natives of Mada-
gascar. The passage of the missionaries going
and returning is thus secured at a very small
cost.

— SEVEN mission stations in the South Sea
Islands, representing as many churches and
Sunday-schools, have contributed $4,264 to the
London Missionary Society. Are not thus the

i] heathen rising up to put many in the old

Christian lands to shame!

—A German Lutheran congregation has
been organized in Glasgow, Scotland, by Rev.
Mr. Wagner. About 250 Germans attend the
services.

— Mormon missionaries are endeavoring to
make converts among the natives of New Zea-
land, but with little success.

—In Greenland there are 7000 Esquimaux
converts under the fostering care of the Dan-
ish Lutheran mission society. The same body
has charge of a mission in Northern India.

—TuEreE are now 100 missionaries laboring
in Mexico, and 15000 communicants have been
gathered into the churches.

—TaE conscience fund at Washington was be-
gun in 1827. It now amounts to over $220,000,
and is increasing every year.

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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 734
o’clock Wednesday evening.
Sunday School from 2 to 4.

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

Divine Ge at 714 Sunday evening and at 7)4 Thursday

evenin;
Sunday Sc hool meets at 9 o’clock.
Adult catechumen class meets at 714 Tuesday evening.
N. J. BAKkE, Missionary,

EV. LUTH. TRINITY CHURCH.
Zimple Str., between Monroe and Leonidas.
CaARoLLTON.
Div! ine services at 10} o’clock Sunday morning and 73¢

o’clock Sunda: evening.

Sunday School at 9 o elock
Ava. Burcporr, Missionary.

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

Divine service apundayier evening at 74 o'clock.

Sunday School fro:
Catechumen class meets trom 7-8 Wednesday; evening,
rs

Singing-school from 8S—9 Wednesday even!
G. ALLENnACcH, Missionary,

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