The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1888, Page 8

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8 The Lutheran Pioneer.

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. —TxeE Lutheran congregation, Ebenezer, Short Stops.
: Georgia, has a communion cup, cast from gold
—Dr. Joun Hatt is authority for the state- | and silver in 1741, which had been given by 2| —A Suorr time ago, says a teacher, I was

youth in Germany, for the use of the Luther-| asked to give an address at a festival given to
ans who had fled from Catholic persecution in| our school. Not being prepared with anything  ,
Salzburg and settled at Ebenezer. This cup| very suitable for the occasion, I tried to picture
Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg brought to| to the children, in a comic way, the dolefulness
these people when he came to America. of my position, when suddenly Lasked them this
question, ‘‘ What would you do were you com-
pelled to stand ona platform before so many _
bright boys and girls, who expected a speech
from you, and had nothing to say?’’? You may
imagine my feelings when one small boy re-
plied, ‘‘I’d keep quiet.’”” The audience was
convulsed with laughter, and I sat down.

ment that four-fifths of the crimes committed
in New York City, are perpetratéd by Roman
Catholics.

— Iw a French paper on recent discoveries in
Africa the following fact is recorded: ‘‘The in-
habitants of Senaar make use of a regular method
for taking monkeys alive. They place under a
tree, well peopled with monkeys, a wooden
pitcher full of a sort of beer, mixed with honey.
The monkeys come down, take a long draught
of the liquor, which completely intoxicates
them. The monkey-catcher appears and car-
ries off all those whom he finds lying on the
ground.’’ Are not men and women often caught
in the same way in our country?

—Bissor Coxe, of Western New York, re-
cently said in a public address, that he knew
of a man in his diocese, who pays $800 a season
for an opera box, and puts only $000.05 in the
offerings-basket on Sundays, in the free church
in which he attends. Another clergyman said:
‘‘ He is not the only rich man who glories in a
‘free gospel.’ We know of one who subscribes
a dollar a Sunday, but stops payment during
his Winter excursions to the South, in which
he spends thousands of dollars on himself and

family. He is worth a round million. The
Bishop said that such things make him sick at
heart. They make the poor parsons sick and

—Ir has been frequently announced that
Japan is rapidly becoming a Christian nation,
and there is evidently much truth in the cheer-
ing news. But the old heathen religion is de-
termined not to die without astruggle. Every
now and then we read of special exertions made
in its behalf. Now we are informed that the
great Buddhist temple at Kigota, which was
burned about twenty years ago, is being built
up again at a cost of three million dollars. The
ropes which are used to draw up the rafters
and joist are reported to be made entirely of
women’s hair, which has been given for this
purpose by women ardently devoted to the
heathen religion. :

— Proressor Srewart, of Liberia, is the
authority for the statement that for every mis-
sionary that goes to Africa, 70,000 gallons of

liquor are sent to that country.

Tue Gospel according toSt. Mark is printed to the one word in the Lutheran Prayerbook
in raised characters for the numerous blind in ch exp reset Sebi Blessed
China. Parts of the Holy Scriptures are printed is the faith in One who is touched with our sor-
for the blind in not less than 250 different lan- Pe OTE EAE AS one eres, etal

guages. Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,

—Ruzensrem, the great musician, says:
“If I neglect practice a single day, I notice it;
and if for two days, my friends notice it; and
if for three days, the people notice it.” If
Christians would not fail to notice a single
day’s neglect to practice Christian principles,
the Church and the world would not have so
many grievous backslidings to record.

—Ir is a touching story told of a poor Nor-
wegian mother whose baby died in her arms on
the train, that unable to speak, she pointed an
American pastor, who was with her in the car,

their children hungry.’”’—And we say, writes i 5 -
the Church Messenger, that we know of one who| ~~ 2## American Bible Society last year sold New OreEans, LA.
spent ten or even twenty dollars for his Thanks- per ete ie New ieemerrang ah ae EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL.
giving dinner and stayed away from church for apanese. wo Muropean societies so: A 113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny.
more last year and the demand for the best of | Divine services at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and at 734
o’clock Wednesday evening.

fear of a collection for a school or Foreign Mis-
sion, and who spent double and triple that sum

Sunday School from 2 to 4.

books is growing rapidly.

for useless Christmas presents and dainties for —THuE native Christians in Polynesia, whose EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH.

his table, whilst his pastor had to wait for his fathers were heathen yet, collected $153lamong}| - _ _ CCB

meagre salary, but had to look gratefully when themselves for the outfit of missionaries to the po ty ine sexyices at 734 Sunday evening and at 7}4 Thursday
greeted with a “(Merry Christmas.”? Dives | Papua tribes in New Guinea. Sault eatechunien class meets nt 74 Tuesday evening.
(Luke 16) was one of those substantial church | —Bupputsm, the religion of China, writes a N. J) BAKKE; Missionary.

missionary, has no heaven for woman; woman EY. LUTH. TRINITY CHURCH.

is too impure; but she can be sent to hel]. So Zimple Str., between Monroe and Leonidas.
CaRrnoLiTon.

all the women of China lahor with might and| ypycine services at 103 o’clock Sunday morning and 7%

1 i i o’clock Sunday evening.
main to lay up merits that they may prevail) ...9ay School at 9 o'clock,

ianity by some of his friends, but avowed him- with the judges of the lower world to let them Ava. Bunoporr, Missionary.
be born again as men, so that they may have}

self as unwilling to accept it. A short time : : ee
ago he arranged to print a Christian book and|a chance to get to heaven. Such is the dark- Rogar Fae My
in doing 50 was obliged to look over and cor- | ness of heathenism. rr Divine serics Sunday evening at 74 "clock.
rect the proof. He became interested in the| Here are two questions: which are start-| Sust.cur Glas eet frm 7—8 Wedneeday evening.
contents, and he,soon began to study it with|ling in their directness and point, but which |  Sisirs-school from 8—9 Wednesday evening.

G. ALLENBACH, Missionary.
great pleasure. So he was led on step by step
to a belief in Christ, and a profession of the

will be worth considering by all who are told | ees
Christian faith.

members and he left behind him more than five
brethren!

— THE manager of one of the most important
newspapers in Tokyo had been told about Christ-

ing their money with an avaricious grip. They TERMS:

are the suggestions of a New York paper.) je Lorueran Pronier is published monthly,

“Mr. A—— has just died worth $10,000,600. payable in advance at the following rates, postage
inc

—THE Norwegian Missionary Seamen’s So- ra
ciety, at a late meeting resolyed to establish} When he meets God he will have two hard eons Copy

a Lutheran Church for Norwegian sailors in| questions to answer, namely: First, how did 10 Copies ie

Buenos Ayres, South America. A large num-| you get that money? Secondly, what did you re a
. ry 399) 4
ber of ‘vessels from Norway, annually touch at | do with it? Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent

'—Tue London Missionary Society has a fleet | to one address. hs a
of five vessels plying between mission stations. Ce ee ee are cme

Three are in Polynesia and two in Africa. The Te Agt., St. Louis, Mo. f RHIC
money for their support is raised by young A gominnnicadions.con ae nae: the od sanOrr, ee

people. - : t ingen, Adams Co., Ind.

this port.

—THERE isa Bible-woman at Canton, in
China, who is receiving her support from 36
Chinese girls at San Francisco, rescued from
houses of ill-fame by. Christian friends.