The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1889, Page 4

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The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

—YeEs, we have moved into the large and

gation erected this summer at the cost of $3500.

readers would like to know all about it.

missionaries for reports from the mission field
in the coming year.

ters are always welcome.

firmed members.
—TneE celebrated German
Geography,’ by Daniel, has reached its 64th
edition, and contains some most interesting
facts and statistics. The population of the
world is given as 1435 millions. No less than
8064 different languages are known to be in
use:among men. There are some 1100 different
religions, and the fact is stated as absolutely
true, that not a single nation or people on the
globe has yet been discovered—even the most
degraded—without some sort of religious wor-
ship.. Among those professing Christianity,
the Roman Catholic Church numbers 208 mill-
ions; the Greek, or Oriental (Russian orthodox)
Church, 80 millions; the Protestant, with
various divisions, of which the Lutheran is the
‘most numerous, 128 millions. The followers
of Mahomet number no less than 120 millions,
and the various systems of paganism, 875 mill-
ions, or more than twice as many devotees as
the various forms of Christianity. What a
picture to contemplate and to study!

—TneE Missionaries of India are rightly in-
dignant at the government’s rum policy, which
permits the distilleries to sell their stuff at a
yery low price. The government officials at
the same time are trying to be in favor of the
Mohammedans to the hinderance of the work
pf missions.

—Aw Italian secular newspaper has brought
out a fine illustrated edition of the Bible, the
first of the kind in Italy, and sells it at 2 very
5 low price, about one dollar,

~—MapacascAr.—The London Missionary
Society, 25 years ago, opened seven elementary
schools, with 365 pupils; in 1886 they num-
bered 1005, with 103,000 scholars. The sev-
eral provinces of the kingdom are divided into
districts, and each district has a meeting-house,
used both as a church and school-house. Most
them are built of adobe, with thatched roof,
and are very plain buildings with mud floors.
school outfit consists of a few lesson-sheets
and text-books for the teachers’ use. The
pupils, however, provide themselves with the.

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beautiful new parsonage which our congre-

And from our study, which the kind ladies
have furnished with a beautiful carpet, our little
PIoNEER has a good ‘‘outlook’’ through the
large and bright windows. But he cannot see
what is going on in our mission fields, and our
The

PIoNEER will therefore be very thankful to our

Let all our readers re-
member that items and reports on church mat-

_ —Accorpine to the careful statistics of the
Lutheran Calender for 1889, our Church num-
bered on October 31st of the past year, 4406
pastors, 7505 congregations and 1,033,367 con-

“Text-book of

mother was horrified and rebuked him. ‘But,’

The Lutheran Pioneer.

primer, a copy of the New Testament, the na-|fair?’? ‘‘O, my son,” said she, ‘‘that was for
tive Christian newspaper, a catechism, gram-|church.”’ ‘‘ But if it was wrong,” said the boy,
mar, and geography. ‘There are six standards | ‘‘ would doing it for the church make it right?
according to which these schools are regularly | Would it be right for me to steal money to put
examined by their Superintendents. The]in the collection? And if it is right for the
teachers are supported in part by the natives. | church, is it not right for me to get this watch
The object of these schools is to teach the chil-|if I can?’’ The good woman was speechless,
dren to read the Bible, and in this they suc-}and no person can auswer the boy’s argument.
ceed, and so these schools become the chief|The practices are both wrong or they are both
auxiliary to the direct preaching of the gospel. | right.
The coming generation of the Malagassy will} —Arthe end of every number of the PIONEER
have, as a foundation, not only an ability to) very particular directions are given to corre-
read the Scriptures, but also a fair knowledge |spondents. Business letters are not to be gent
of Christian truth. tothe editor. The editor and the superintendent
—A Man of eminence recently died. He/|of the business department are two persons, and
was an infidel, and the papers report him to their post-offices are many miles apart. Read
have said on his dying bed: ‘‘I want you to|again the plain statement at the end of the
tell the world that you have seen a free thinker | paper. You have time to do so now; for the
die without fear of what the hereafter may Pioneer closes the window, wishing you
be.” And is this all that the free thinker can A Harry New Year. ‘
say for himself in the supreme hour of death? —
The brute can say as much. No fear! But has
he hope? ‘‘O death, where is thy sting? O
grave, where is thy victory? Thanks be unto
God who giveth us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ.”’ ‘‘The time of my depart-
ure is at hand. Henceforth there is laid up
for me a crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me.’
Ah, this is hope, this is victory, this is triumph!
This is the Christian’s triumph not known to
the brute and the free thinker.

—A minister asked an old colored man his
reason for believing in the existence of God.
‘*Sir,’’ said he, “‘I have been here going hard
upon fifty years. Every day since I have
been in this world I see the sun rise in the east
and set in the west. The north star stands
where it did the first time I saw it; the seven
stars and Job's coffin keep on the same path in
the sky, and never turn out. It ien’t so with
man’s work. He makes clocks and watches;
they may run well for a while, but they get
out of fix and stand stock still. But the sun,
the moon, and stars keep on the same way all
the while.”

—Tae Wauisxy Devi mn ArricA.—In the
five years ending with 1887, Boston sent to
Africa 3,500,000 gallons of intoxicating liquors.
Boston is also sending Missionaries to Africa.

—AN officer of the law had been ordered to
seize the goods of a poor citizen for his rent.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
New OR.LEans, La.

EY. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S CIITAPEL.
13 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 peryicee at 734 Sunday evening and at 734 Thursday
evening.
Sunday School meets at 9 o’clock.
Adult catechumen class meets at 734 Tuesday evening.
N. J. BAKKE, Missionary. .

EV. LUTH. TRINITY CHURCH.
Zimple Str., between Monroe and Leonidas.
CARROLLTON.

Divine services at 8 o’clock Sunday afternoon and eae
o’clock Wednesday evening.
Sunday School at 9 o’clock.

EY. LUTH. BETOLEDEM CITAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services at 73 o’clock Sunday ey:
o'clock Thursday evening. Mb FICK 5
Sunday School at 9 o’clock.
Ava. Buroponr, MissionaRrY.

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

Divine service Sunday evening at 714 o’clock.
Sunday School from To 2,
Catechumen class meets from 7—8 Wednesday evening.
Singing-school from 8—9 Wednesday evening.

G. ALLENBACH, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church,

Springfield, Ils.

Sunday School at 2.30 r. a.
Divine Service at 3.30 FS 3

When he came to the house, he found the : Il. S. KxAnexscrrun, Missionary.
family gathered, and singing the dear old hymn: =
‘*Tn deep distress, I called to Thee,” etc. At TERMS:

this sight, but more especially by this song, he| Tax Lurneran Piowzsr is published monthly,
able in adyance at the following rates, postage

was s0 moved, that be gave his coat to the poor evaded to-wit:

man, that he might sell it to obtain money MOonygaccsstessssrescsorssreseses $ .25
wherewith to pay the rent. a Copies... 2.00
_—Cuurca Rarriixc.—A boy astonished his 5 i

Christian mother by asking her for a dollar to
buy a share in 2 raffle for a silver watch that
was to be raffled off in a beer-saloon. His

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said he, “mother, did you not bake a cake with
& ring in it, to be raffled off in a Sabbath-school