The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1890, Page 40

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40 . The Lutheran Pioneer.

Japan in 1854; the first baptism took place in A Quaint Lutheran Church.
1865; the first church was organized in 1872.
Now there are'28 missionary societies at work,} On the outskirts of Wilmington, Delaware,
with a force of 443, male and female foreign | stands the ‘‘Old Swedes’ Church,’’ with the
missionaries, 142 native ordained missionaries, | figures ‘‘1698’’ made of iron, fastened in the
252 native helpers, 8 colporteurs and 70 Bible | west gable. It is, probably, the oldest church
women. There are 396 stations and out-sta-|in America that stands to-day just about as it
tions, 92 of the churches are self-supporting, | left the hands of its builders. It is surrounded
and 157 partly so, with a total membership of | by graves, and stands a mile west of Delaware.
25,514, whose gifts, for all purposes, in 1888,] The building is of gray stone, sixty feet wide
amounted to $48,340.93. The Sunday-schools | and twenty high. ‘The walls are six feet thick
number 295, with 16,634 scholars in attend-|at the base, and three at the windows. In-
ance. There are 14 theological schools, with | scriptions in iron letters are set into walls on
287 students, and 9,698 have been gathered |all sides. Dutch Peter, the battle-scarred
into the missionary day-schools. The transla-| veteran, once was sexton of the church, and
tion of the New Testament was not completed | hauled live coals from the ‘‘cannon stove” upon
until 1880, and the whole Bible at the begin-| the brick floor to warm it.
ning of 1888. A few months later one society eee
bad distributed over 100,000 copies of the com! WELcomE the cross of Christ and bear it
plete Bible, and, previously, more than twice triumphantly; but see that it be indeed Christ’s
that number of the various parts. cross, and not thine own.

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

—Awn English merchant from India recently
lectured in London on Foreign Missions. In
his lecture he said: ‘‘The first thing to be put
in the forefront of missions is preaching the
gospel—going out in the highways and byways
preaching the good news that Jesus Christ died
and rose again to save fallen man. I fear there is
not so much of that going from village to village
proclaiming the glad news as one would like.”

— “You talk of converting India to Chris-
tianity,’’ said a Hindoo to a missionary; ‘“‘you
might as well talk of cutting down that for-
est,’’ pointing to a forest some ten miles in ex-
tent, ‘with a single ax.’’ “Done,’’ said the
missionary; ‘‘but then every tree that I level
shall be the handle for another ax, and another,
and another, until the forest shall resound and
every tree shall be Jaid low.”

— MissionaRies in far-off countries say that

a great deal of infidel literature is being dis-} —Axraoucn the Roman church has had her | __ aerbrwene ot
tributed among the natives, especially among | missions in China for about 300 years, she has Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
teachers. Bundles of documents, including In-| never given the Bible to the Chinese people. Naw! Ontiane, La:

gersoll’s lectures, in the native tongues, are} —As mANy. remember, the Modoc Indians eer CrTA PED

sent into towns and villages for free circulation. | were a savage heathen tribe only twelve years 3 Annette Str., elween Claiborne and Dirbigny

ago. Their murdering and cruelty were dread- Divine services at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and at %
° . : . 4 evening.
ful. Now they are a community of industri-] sunday School from 2104.

ous farmers, with half their number professing arora ar ZION CLORCH!
Christians. It is wonderful what the Gospel Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs.
can do even for the lowest classes of men. Divine services at 734 Sunday evening and at 74 Thursday

evenin,

— A MISSIONARY LADY in Chili wrote: ‘‘As| sunday School meets at 9 o'clock. -
Adult catechumen class meets at 7)4 Tuesday evening.

— Many parents may learn a lesson from
the colored mother who led her toddling baby
to the table in the church, and lifted him up
that he might drop his penny into the basket
from his own fingers. ‘‘ Have patience, brud-
der,’’ she said to a scowling deacon; ‘‘I went

to bring him up to it.” Children must be} we were riding in the street cars we saw on the Ness ksceeslinnionery!
brought up to give to the support and spread | other side of the street, at the base of a large ai
of the Gospel, that they may carry on the work’ tree, several candles burning. We asked what Preeti Bia Seles Macros aid Leoaldest
when their parents have gone to their reward. | it meant, and were told that a few days before CARROLLTON.

— An exchange had a hard question put to/ an old fruit-woman had been killed near there, A de eh ED tar a ald afternoon and 7%
it, thus: ‘‘A brother wants to know what he| and these candles were there to light her soul} S¥day School at 9 o’clock.

through purgatory.”’ Do not these people need EY. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CILAPEL.
the blessed Gospel? Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services at 734 o’clock Sunday evening and at 734

ought to do with a member who owns 200 acres
of fine Jand and has several thousand dollars in

the bank, and yet cord only be induced to give ———+ +0 o> ep grclock Thursday evening.
2b cette for missions Worth far more than it costs. meee nS ON ROG. BoRODORE, MISSIONARY.

— Tue inhabitants of the island Heligoland
are Lutherans. They elect their own pastors,
the youngest of whom must also teach the
higher classes in the schools. The clergy are
paid by the State. A high-school is maintained
called the Nicholaus School, established by the
wealthy merchant of Bremerhaven, Rickmers.
The language of school and church is the Ger-
map, while the official court language has been
English. One of the peculiarities of the Sun-
day in Heligoland is, that it begins on Satur-
day eveningalready. Theservices on the Lord’s
Day are always well attended. The seats in| It is so in mission work. It was not until
the church are peculiar and are painted in dif-| the missionaries in Madagascar had worked ten TERMS:
ferent colors, some brown, some black, some| years that the first convert was baptized. It | T#® Lorueran Pronzer is published monthly,
yellow, etc. All bear the names of the holders. | would haye been easy to say that that convert eanalteeaitie DS a mealies
Several’ miniature ships hang from the ceiling. | had cost so many thousands of dollars. But pest
The ceremony of infant baptism is unique. | four years after that there were 200 converts.
While a bymn is being sung a procession of | The cost was much diminished. Now there are 50“ .
small boys and girls enter the side portals of | 75,000 Christians in Madagascar, and thechurch | Club rates only allowed if all copies are to be sent

_. the church and pass by the altar. Each child | among the Hovas, in the bloody and relentless polone|address: Aah .
ey carries a small dish of water, which it empties persecution through which it paseed, gave to Eth Cone ee eon CP UTYES

_ into'the font. These children are all relatives} the world one of the noblest examples of Chris- | TEL, Agt., St. Louis, Mo.
_ and kin to the child that is to be baptized. tian heroism and devotion that the world has|__4!! communications concerning the editorial de-

oe rtment to be addressed to Prof. R. A. BiscHorF
ever seen.—Lutheran 8, 8, Herald. Goncaraia College, Fort SWayaeelad! ;

It is an easy thing in the early stages of mis- St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church,
Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark.

sionary work in any field, to cavil at the large
Divine service pander. evens at 714 o’ clock.

outlay of money, as compared with the small re- Sunday School from = A '
sults. But the same thing may be done in any Singing-echool from &—9 Wednesday evening.

important enterprise. The first steel rail made G, AuLensacu, Missionary.
in America was rolled in Chicago in 1865. It

cost those who made it, in experiments and Bo Ae Bees Churehs
outlay, over $500,000. When only four rails} pjyine services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning
had been made, each one had cost the manu- senaee re eT Se Grn S .
factureis over $125,000. To-day the cost of a Sitechomen class) eeoesy und Friday evenings.
ton of steel rails is only $40. H. S. KNAnenscrunt, Missionary.

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