The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1887, Page 44

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

o¥ Rom the letter of our missionary in this
number of the Pioneer our readers will learn
that a new building is badly needed in one of
our missionary districts in New Orleans. - Let
all the friends of our Colored Mission come to
the rescue! God is blessing our mission work
among the colored people. Our schools are
crowded. There is not room enough to take
in all that wish to come and to be instructed in
the way of life. Our missionaries find anxious
and attentive*hearers among the colored people
whenever they preach the Gospel of Jesus.
What a great blessing this is! Is the blessed
work to be’hindered through want of money?
No! There is plenty of money in the Synodical
Conference to supply all the wants of our Colored
Mission. Let Mr. Gold, and Mr. Silver, and
Mr. Greenback, and old beloved Mrs. Copper
‘(we would like to forget the old lady, but we
can’t) march into our missionary field, and
there will ‘soon be a new chapel for the colored
people in New Orleans. - We hope the appeal
of our missionary will not be made in vain.
—WE recently read that if a single wasp
_discovers honey or other food, he will go back
_to his nest and bring the good news to his com-

_ ‘panions, who will sally forth in great numbers

to partake of the fare which has been discovered
Shall Christians who have found
honey in the Rock, Christ Jesus, be less con-
siderate of their fellow-men than wasps are of
their fellow-insects? Ought they not, rather,
like the Samaritan woman, to hasten to tell the
good news? Ought they not gladly to nid the
Church in her missionary work?

—WHEN the heathen come to the light of
the Gcspel they often shame us by their giv-
ing. Six native Christians living on the banks
of the Euphrates, whose property averaged
perhaps $800, gave toward their chapel and
school-room $308—an average of more than
$50 each. ‘‘This contribution,’’ adds the mis-

_sionary, “‘means for one of those poor moun-

taineers more than one thousand days’ work!”’

—A BEAUTIFUL story is told of Lady Stan-
ley, wife of the Jate Dean Stanley, of West-
minster Abbey. There is a hospital in London
near the Abbey. Lady Stanley was in the
habit of spending a good deal of time in the
hospital—talking with the sick and suffering
people there, and trying to cheer and comfort
them. Among these was a poor woman suffer-
ing from a painful and dangerous disease. Lady
Stanley’s kind’ words had been a great comfort
to her on her sick bed. The doctors said that
her life could only be saved by her going
through a very painful operation. They told
her that she must certainly die unless the
Operation were performed. “*I think I could
bear it,’” she said ‘‘if Lady Stanley conld be
with me while it was being done.’’ Lady Stan-
; When the messenger ar-
rived at her home he found her dressed in the
splendid robes which Jadies wear when called
upon to attend on Queen Victoria. She had

been thus summoned, and was just about start-
ing for the Queen’s palace. She received the
message from’ the hospital. There was no time
to change her dress; so she threw a cloak over
her and hastened to the hospital. She spoke
some encouraging words to the poor woman,
and stood by her side till the operation was
over, and the poor, suffering patient was made
comfortable. The noble lady hastened to the
palace. She apologized to the Queen for her
delay in coming, and told her what had caused
her delay. The good Queen praised her for
kindly waiting on one of her suffering subjects
before coming to wait on her.

—A MISSIONARY in Africa found a heathen
tribe worshipping an Episcopal Prayer Book,
and was encouraged to think that his lines had
fallen in pleasant places. He wanted to go
home when he learned that-the heathen had
adopted the book as an idol on- account of its
gilded edges,. after eating the missionary who
owned it.

—Tue American Bible Society, now in its
seventy-first year, has agencies in Turkey,
China, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Persia,
and Uruguay; and assists missionary agencies
in Austria, Ceylon, Gilbert Islands, India, Spain,
Germany, Bulgaria, Sweden, Finland, Siam,
France, Switzerland, Italy, and Liberia. In
1885 its expenditures in these countries were
$137,357.98. During its existence it has ex-
pended more than $22,000,000; and there are
now versions of the Bible in circulation in over
200 Janguages and dialects.

—THE statistics of all the churches in Japan
give the total of organized churches at 193, of
which 64 are self-supporting. The total ad-
dition reported in 1886 was 4626. This makes
the membership on the Ist of January, 1887,
to be 14,815 (429 were added in January
1887). As all baptisms were not reported, the
membership at this on the last February must
be upward of 16,000. There are 169 theo-
logical students, and the total contributions in
1886 were $26,866. -

—TxE China Inland Mission now numbers
a missionary staff of 225, including forty-three
wives of missionaries; besides which there are
117 paid native helpers. The work is carried
on in fourteen provinces, in which there are
fifty-two regular stations and fifty-six out-
stations. Since the commencement of the
present year twenty-six new missionaries have
been sent out, and twenty-one others have al-
ready been accepted. The income ‘increased
during the past year by $15,000. Referring
to the growth of the work and its present po-
sition, Mr. Hudson Taylor said: ‘‘ We have to

praise God for 2488 persons who have confessed | _

‘Christ in baptism in connection with the work
of this Mission since its formation. ‘To some
this might seem a smal] number for so many
years’ labor, but the difficulties in opening up
some provinces were very great. One brother
for six years lived a homeless life in travelling
from city to city of two provinces trying to
get a settlement. In another province it was

years before a church was formed, but last year
the missionary had the joy of baptizing ten
converts. Last year the number baptized, ac-
cording to the reports received, was 402, but .
as some reports had not yet come in, the prob-
ability is the actual number is about 450. In
the province of Shan-si nearly two hundred
were added to the Church last year.”’

—In Southern Kentucky a minister in tray-
ersing seven counties found only four houses of
worship.

BOOK-TABLE.

AMERIKANISCHER KALENDER fuer deutsche Luthe-
raner auf das Jahr 1888. Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis, Mo. ’

Our excellent German Almanac for the year 1888
not only brings us the accurate statistics of the Syn-
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ing matter. It contains a Review of the principal
church eyents of the past year, a history of the first

Lutheran settlements on the Delaware river, a short

sketch of the life of our sainted Dr. Walther, ctc. etc.

Price 10 cts.

ADVENTSPREDIGTEN. Auslegung der vornehmsten
Weissagungen des Alten Testaments. By Prof.
G. Stoeckhardt. Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo. Price $1.25.

‘Christ in the Prophets” is the theme of these
excellent Advent Sermons. The sermons are a
thorough and lucid exposition of the prophecies of
the Old Testament that point to the Coming One as
the Saviour.of mankind. ‘They deserve a place in
every German Christian home, especially in every
pastor’s study.

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 perrices at 714 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.
CAROLLTON.
Divine services at 10}¢ o’clock Sunday morning and 73¢
o’clock Sunday evening.
Sunday School at 9 o’clock.
Ava. Boneponr, Missionary.

St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church,
Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark.
Divine service pundey evening at 714 0’clock.
0—12.

Sunday School from
Catechumen class meets from 7—S Wednesday evening.

Singing-school from 8—9 Wednesday evening.
G. ALLENBACH, Missionary.

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