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The Lutheran Pioneer.

tributed in England last year to sustain mis-
sionary operations on the North Sea among
English deep-sea fishermen. Ten fully equipped
evangelizing vessels, three of which are hospital
ships, are employed in the work.

—In the early stages of any mission work,
the progress is slow and the expenses large.
This should not discourage us. Missionaries
labored 10 years in Madagascar before they
were enabled to baptize their first convert. In
four years more, however, they had 200 bap-
tized members. Now there are 75,000 Christ-
ians in Madagascar.

— Pror. Swensson, of Lindsborg, Kansas,
visited Sweden during the Summer. He re-
markson the inappropriateness of classifying
that country with heathen lands, as the Metho
dists and Baptists do in their reports on foreign
missions. Sweden became Lutheran in 1527.
The first Swedish Bible was printed in 1541.
The Swedes were also the first to send mis-
sionaries to the heathen, and the first to labor
for the conversion of the North American
Indians. Every child in Sweden is taught the
Word of God at schoo]. Yet those sectarians
send “missionaries’’ there to proselyte the
people, under the pretense of maintaining ‘‘for-
eign missions.’”

—Zutu Christians in Africa have built a
substantial church of brick, with stone founda-
tion, at Umtwalume, capable of seating six
hundred people. The natives assumed the
entire responsibility of the enterprise, and with
much self-denial contributed nearly one thousand
dollars. At one of the stations of the Zulu
mission a new two story building for a school
for the women was erected. The Zulu girls
aided in every possible way, carrying stones
for the foundation, and water for the mortar
from astream a half mileaway. The school in
which these girls were trained enrolled seventy
pupils; an industrial department was added in
connection with the usual school studies. During
one of the first years in which they undertook
cultivation, they raised one third enough food
for between fifty and sixty girls. They also
made a small trial on silk worms that produced
4600 cocoons. These girls learn to cut and
make their own dresses, to cook, wash and
iron, and do fancy work. Last year between
three and four hundred articles were made in-
cluding their own garments. The lazy, indo-
lent kraal girl, who came with only a scrap of
cloth, or a bit of blanket about her waist, be-
comes the awakened, bright, energetic young
woman, with a knowledge of how to make her
own home neat and comfortable by the exercise
of her deft fingers. Some of them teach in the
kraal and station school, and it is said of one
that her first request during vacation was for a
Sunday school class to teach.
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BOOK-TABLE.
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The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

—From the short letter of one of our mis-
sionaries in New Orleans our readers will learn
that another Jaborer has entered that important
mission field. Mr. Schaefer, formerly of Los
Angeles, Cal., has accepted the call of our
Mission Board as teacher in one of our colored
schools. May God’s richest blessings rest upon
his labors among the little colored fulks.

—Two of the school buildings which are to
be erected for our mission work in New Orleans
are being built, and it is expected that they
will be ready for dedication in January. Let
us not forget that money is still needed for the
building of these school houses.

—Oor mission in Meherrin, Va., is reported
to be in a prosperous condition. The old dilapi-
dated log house is too small for the large num-
ber that assemble to hear the Gospel, and for
the many children that come to be instructed
in the way of life. It has been decided to erect
a new building. The colored people will fur-
nish all the means they can, so that only $400
will be needed to finish the building.

—AccorpInG to ‘‘Brobst Kalender”’ for 1891
the Lutheran church in this country numbered,
on October 31st, 4819 ministers, 8183 churches,
and 1,153,212 communicant members.

—TEN years ago Ingersoll, the infidel lect-
urer, made the following prediction: ‘Ten
| | years from this time two theatres will be built
- for one church.”’ Since the time is now up,

and the Lutherans alone are averaging more

than one dedication for each and every day in
the year, the great infidel is called upon to
please venture upon another prediction for the

year 1900.

—AN active and efficient colporteur drives

a handsome wagon filled with Bibles through

all parts of Italy. He is carrying God’s Word

into every city and village of that benighted
country. There was great excitement when he
arrived in Rome, and sold his precious wares
there. The wagon was surrounded by crowds
of curious people. Priests and renegade Prot-
estants caused the colporteur much trouble,
and the pope’s paper was pleased to warn good

Roman Catholics not to buy of him.

—AFrica has now within her borders ten

American, twelve British and thirteen conti-
4 nental missionary societies. There are more
than seven hundred ordained missionaries and
more than seven thousand native preachers. It
is estimated that there are, both white and na-
tive, about 175,000 communicants and 800,000
adherents.

—Rey. Joun McKim, missionary from this
country, writes from his station at Osaka,
Japan: “The Church at home may be assured
of this—that the religion of Christ is firmly
__ rooted in Japan. No opposition or persecution
ean pluck it up. Although the total] number

of converts is not greater than 100,000, Chris-
tianity is already a power whose influence is
felt all over the empire.”

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—One hundred thousand dollars was con-

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purity and beauty.
many, many readers.

DER LUTNERISCNE KALENDER fuer 1891.

cured the attention and praise of Lutherans in all
countries.
pared with great care and skill by Prof. Hoppe, the
learned editor.
ume are the powerful writings of Luther in defence
of the Bible doctrine of the Lord’s supper against
its enemies. With the Word of God Luther sweeps
away all human reasonings, so that the true doctrine
of the Sacrament stands forth in all its comforting

This new volume also has been pre-

The principal contents of this vol-

We hope this volume will find

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Diehl, Allentown, Pa. Price 10 cts.

This Almanac brings good reading matter and

Iso several illustrations, © Its full and reliable sta-

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Acknowledgements,

Received from the following members of Bethle-

hem Chapel, specially for the Building Fund: Mrs,
Mary Thompson §1.00, Mr. Oliver Hager $1.00, Mrs,
Amelia Hager $1.00, Mrs. Leah Smith $4.00, Miss
Hannah Horton $1.00, Mrs. Odclia Wilson $1.00,
Mrs. Elizabeth Massey $1.00, Mrs. Catherine Wil-
liams $1.00.

New Orleans, La., Dec. 16, 1890.
AuG. BURGDORF.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
New ORveEans, 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 services at 74 Sunday evening and at 714 ‘Thursday

evening.
Sunday School meets at 9 o’clock. :
Adult catechumen class meets at 734 Tuesday evening.

N. J. Bakke, Missionary.

EY. LUTH. TRINITY CHURCH.
Zimple Str., between Monroe and Leonidas.
CARROLLTON.
Divine services at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon and 7%
o’clock Wednesday evening.
Sunday School at 9 o’clock.

EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services at 73g o’clock Sunday evening and at 734
o’clock Thursday evening.

Sunday Schoo!) at 9 o’clock.
Avo. Bureporr, Missionary.

St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church,
Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark.
Divine service panda evening at 734 o’clock.
Sunday School from [0—12.
Catechumen class meets from 7—S Wednesday evening.
Singing-school from 8—9 Wednesday evening.
G. ALLENBACH, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church,
Springfield, Ills.

Divine services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning
and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening.
Sunday School at 3 o’clock r. u.
Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings.
Singing-school Tuesday evening.
H. S. KNAnenscrun, Missionary.

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