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ian workers, let their age, condition, sex, and
nationality be what it may.

—Ir is proposed that the Papists throughout
the world make Pope Leo XIII. the present of
a vast amount of money on the occasion of his
golden jubilee. Italy, where the people have
been debauched and impoverished for years,
has subscribed $35,000, mostly in penny con-
tributions. Naples is to send a throne of gold.

stopped after the service to say, ‘I must be
absent next Sunday, and wish you to take my
gift now.’ She was not a Samaritan, but she
was a cook, and she was to be absent to cook a
rich man’s dinner, and I had some reason to
suspect that her gift was larger than his.’’
—A Missronary, who had labored faith-
fully for a season among the heathen, once

gathered the’ people together and asked each
one, calling him by name, for a contribution] We suggest that American Papists celebrate

towards the erection of a house for the Lord. | the Pope’s jubilee by paying back the money
The name of Fitzgerald Matthew was reached | which was stolen from the poor by Archbishop
—‘‘ Here am I,’’ was the reply, and he at once| Purcell, now ‘passing through purgatorial
arose from his seat, and hobbled with his] fires,’’ and backed by his successor. This is
wooden leg to the table where the Missionary | the worst piece of Romish robbery ever perpe-
sat, recording the names of the contributors, | trated by the Papacy in this country.

and the amounts given. Having reached the) —Ow the Island of Madagascar there are
table, he inserted his hand into one of his} 1200 self-supporting churches, and over 80,000
pockets, drew forth some silver, and with deep| communicants. Seven hundred Protestant
fervor said: ‘‘ Massa, this is for me.’’ When} chapels have been erected on the island during
he was told by the Missionary that no money | the past fourteen years.

was needed at the time, he replied: ‘‘ Massa,
the work of the Lord must be done, and I
might die.’”? And thereupon he thrust his hand
into another pocket, drew forth a package of
silver, with the remark, ‘‘And this, Massa, is
for my wife.’’ Having so said, he placed his
hand in a third pocket, drew forth a smaller
sum, saying; ‘‘And this, Massa, is for my
child.”” When counted, the amount reached
almost fifteen dollars, a large sum for a poor,
one legged day laborer. :

—WE recently read of a Sunday -school
teacher in a church at “Deerfield, N. J., avho
encouraged seven of her scholars to plant each
six potatoes and cultivate them, the proceeds
to be given to the missionary cause. They did
so, and when the crop was harvested and sold,
forty-two dollars was realized from it.

—TueE Synod of Missouri, says the Church
Messenger, is not only zealous of good words,
but also of good works. The contributions
received for benevolent objects during 1885,
amounted to $112,285.39. Of this grand total
$27,006.06 were for missions, $14,236.17 for
poor students, $5,365.34 for pastors’ widows
and orphans. The publication house of the
Synod, which latter is following the maxim,
‘Union is strength’’ in everything, has paid the
sum of $406,855.30 into the Synodical treasury
within 25 years.

— Tue best news from Italy is the report of
the agents of the British and Foreign Bible
Society, to the effect that no book is more
eagerly bought in Italy at present than is the
Bible. During the past year these agents dis-
posed of 5,071 whole Bibles, 16,042 New Testa-
ments, and 69,140 portions of the Testament.

—Ir was a female missionary, now laboring
among the heathen, who when asked to give a
sketch of her life, said: ‘‘I would like to bury
myself under my work, and that is so small
that I would hide it and myself behind the
cross of Christ, seeking there forgiveness for
all errors and sins, and wishing that whether
in life or death, his grace may be magnified.’’
This is an experience common with all Christ-

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

—Turoues the kindness of the Secretary
- of the English Lutheran Conference of Missouri
we have received the Proceedings of the 13th
Convention of said Conference. The pamphlet
contains interesting discussions on some char-
acteristics of a truly Lutheran Congregation.
We also learn that our brethren in the English
Lutheran Conference are laboring earnestly for
the spread of the Gospel among the English
speaking people of the West. May God con-
tinue to bless their mission work.— The pam-
phlet, we think, can be had by addressing Rev.
W. Dallman, Box 42, Marshfield, Mo.

—Rev. W. R. Bueatenr, assistant to Rev.
Halfman in New York, and for some time
previous, a faithful missionary of the-Synodical
Conference among the colored people in Meher-
rin county, Virginia, was lately called to his
rest. He died in the small-pox hospital at New
York, having probably caught this dreadful
disease in his pastoral ministrations. ‘‘ Blessed
are the dead which die in the Lord.’’

—A TEACHER was speaking to some very
little children in a Sunday-school about the
loving Jesus, who had once died on the cross
to take away our sins, and that the same Jesus
had gone up to heaven, and was there now,
and the question was put to the class, ‘‘ What
is He doing there now?” A little girl, not
more than five years old, answered, ‘‘ Teacher,
he’s making the place tidy for us.’’

—Awn exchange tells the following dream,
from which those churchmembers may learn a
lesson who let their pastor do all the work
while they do all the grumbling. Here is the
dream: A certain pastor once dreamed a
dream. He dreamed that his congregation
proposed holding a pic-nic. A large wagon
was procured, and in it all embarked and
started for the place selected. For a time all
went well. At length, however, a large hill
was reached, and the horses refused to pull.
A consultation was held. It was suggested that
the pastor take the pole of the wagon and
guide its course, while the rest get out and
push. Agreed! ‘The always willing pastor
quickly took his place and began to pull with
all his might. But the wagon refused to
budge. He tugged and tugged, but all in
vain. At length he looked back, and there,
seated on the wagon, was his entire congregation,
frantically shouting and encouraging him with
iy. the words, ‘‘Go on, pastor, pull away, we're

all here.’

—Dr. Jostsn Stronc of New York says
that ‘‘in 1880 ten million people in the United
States paid $900,000,000 for liquors, and the
same number of professed Christians gave
$5,500,000 for missions.’? _ I

'—“T MINISTERED once,’’ said Bishop Hunting-
ton, ‘‘where a pew stood for a million of dollars.
There were generous men and saintly women
among them not a few. But it only happened

. once in nine years that, after I had announced
an offering for a following Sunday, a person

BOOK-TABLE.

Crown THE Feast witmt Fiowers. A Festal
Hymn for Whitsuntide. Duetto for Soprano
and Alto, with Chorus for the several voices.
Composed by C. Wonnberger. 2d Edition.
Published by Pilger Book Store, Reading, Pa.
Price 25 cts.; per dozen $1.75.

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 7%
o’clock Wednesday evening.
Sunday School from 2 to 4.

EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH.
Cor, Franklin and Thalia Strs.
Divine ner ces at 7)4 Sunday evening and at 714 Thursday
evening.

Sunday School 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.
CanoLuTon.
Divine services at 103¢ o’clock Sunday morning and 74%
o’clock Sunday evening. t
Sunday School at $ o’clock.
Ava. Bunoporr, Missionary.

St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church,
Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark.
Divine service pundey evening at 714 o’clock.
Sunday School from f0—12.
Catechumen class meets from 7—8 Wednesday evening.
Singing-school from S—9 Wednesday evening.
G. ALLENBACH, Missionary.

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