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— One hundred thousand dollars were con-|_ The least verse of the Old Testament is
tributed in England last year to sustain mis-}1 Chronicles, 1st chapter, 25th verse.
sionary operations on the North Sea among] ‘The longest verse in the Old Testament is
English deep-sea fishermen. Ten fully equipped | Esther, 8th chapter, 9th verse.
evangelizing vessels, three of which are hospital| The middle book of the New Testament is
ships, are employed in the work. 2 Thessalonians.

—A GENTLEMAN gave his little boy some The middle chapters of the New Testament
money. The boy had heard about the heathen | @re Romans 13 and 14.
in the Sunday-school, and said he wished he The middle verse of the New Testament is
had some money to help send missionaries. | Acts, 17th chapter, 17th verse.

Now that he had money his father said, “Char-| The least verse in the New Testament is
lie, what are you going to do with your money? John, 11th chapter, 35th verse.

Will you buy candy with it or give it to the Verse 21, of chapter 7, of Ezra, has all the
heathen?” After a pause he replied, ‘‘Papa, | letters of the alphabet except ‘‘j.”

I don’t feel much acquainted with the heathen.| Chapter 19 of 2 Kings, and chapter 37 of
I guess I'll buy some candy.’”’—Are you ac- Teaiah are alike.
quainted with the heathen? Tere Ss

—A Facrory girl, who worked hard every} Some one once went through the Bible to
day, and had no influence but what came from find the promises therein, and counting them,
a kind, loving, Christ-like heart, felt for a num- assured himself that there were thirty-one thou-
ber of foundry boys who were graduating in sand of them. ‘‘Surely,’’ he said, “here are
the school of vice. She said, “I will win some| enough to meet all the possible wants of man.””
of these boys for Christ, or I will try.’’ She = —
got the use of a room in the factory where she Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
worked, and ere long gathered about forty lads, . New Orzeans, La,
with ragged clothes and dirty faces, from Lack EV: LUTH. 8T. PAUL’S CHAPEL.
courts and smoking clubs, where they were 113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny
wont to spend their Sundays in rude play and argreleek Wednesday evening. morning and at 776
wild merriment. They engaged her time in the | S¥=dsy School from 2 to 4.
week evenings also, as she visited them in their EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH.
lodgings and persevered in this work till many Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs.
of them were brought to the feet of their Sav-| Divine services at 774 Sunday evening and at 724 Thureday
iour, and lived to manifest the fact that they Sanday Scbool mests ae, Sorclock- Na xeendey eveaite’
were savingly changed. Previously to coming N. J. BAxxx, Misstonary.
under her influence, they seemed proof against ne is Se ee
all that parents or preachers could do fur them; zimpletsiei elmo Seetacad aor

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

—TukE first Protestant missionaries Janded in
Japan in 1859, and labored faithfully and
patiently for five years before there was a single
convert. The first convert was baptized in
1864, and at the end of 1871, when several of
the missionaries had been in the country twelve
years, there were only ten Japanese who had
been bold enough, in the face of the govern-
ment’s opposition, to come out and declare them-
selves on the side of Christ by receiving Chuis-
tian baptism. This was at the end of twelve
years’ work — only ten converts — but how was
it at the end of the next twelve years? The
converts of the previous years had grown into
a Christian community of six thousand five
hundred and ninety-eight.

—TuereEare at present 396 missionary stations
in Japan, 92 of the churches are self-support-
ing, with a total membership of 25,514, whose
gifts for all purposes in 1888 amounted to
$48,340.93. The Sunday-schools number 295,
with 16,634 scholars in attendance. There are
14 theological schools, with 287 students, and
9,698 have been gathered into the mission day-
school.

—TueE translation of the New Testament into
the Japanese language was not complete till
1880, and the whole Bible till the beginning of
1888. A few months later one society had
distributed over 100,000 copies of the complete

Bible, and more than twice that number of the
various parts.

—In 1714 the heathen temples in Japan
numbered nearly 400,000; in 1885 the num-

ate ari reduced to 57,842. What a change! tut they were won by the tender sympathy of Cannoturon.
15) 15 this factory girl, and ‘‘Mary Anne’s boys’’ be- A fhe eh CA afternoon and TH,

—TuE Japanese Christians are energetic and Sunday School at 9 o'clock.

line dealeaation't ;
self-supporting. A missionary tells that his se a aor iar designation in the foundry

EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL.

congregation, while he was away with his wife Be ; Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
for hissummer vacation, pulled down his church, Interesting Bible Statistics. Divine services at 73¢ o’clock Sunday evening and at 7
lock Thursday evening.

o’C!
Sunday School at 9 o’clock.
Ava. Bunaporr, MissionaRY.

which was a small building 50x25 feet, and

without asking for a cent from him, enlarged} The books in the Old Testament, 39.

the building, and when the missionary and his} The chapters in the Old Testament, 929. St. Paul’s Colored Lutheran Church,
wife came back, they found a new church. The verses in the Old Testament, 23,241. Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark.
—TueE United Presbyterian says: ‘“‘The Mis-} The words in the Old Testament, 592,430. Divina sexrice Sunday evening 62774 01 clock.
Sunday School from 10—12.

The letters in the Old Testament, 2,728,100. |- umen class meets from 7—8 Wednesday evening.
Singing-school from 8—9 Wednesday evening.

souri Synod, a branch of the Lutheran Church,
The books in the New Testament, 27.

which had its origin in Missouri some thirty odd

years ago, has a very rapid growth, numbering} The chapters in the New Testament, 260. Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church,
now over 1,000 pastors, and more than 300,000} The verses in the New Testament, 7959. Springfeld, Mls.
_ members. One special feature is the number} The words in the New Testament, 181,253. seu iitd at 8 oFclock Sunny evening, Sanday iors

in preparation for the ministry. Outofabout| The letters in the New Testament, 838,380.| §unday School at a ee tha wriday evenings:

1,100 students in its higher institutions, more| The Apocrypha has chapters, 183. Singing-school Tuesday evening.

than 1,000 are preparing for the ministry. This} The Apocrypha has verses, 7081. Bb DVS ATE eh

great carte ig sea to the influence of the} The Apocrypha has words, 152,185. TERMS:

parochial schools. Other Churchesshouldlearn| The middle chapter and the least in the Bible emir Ro ei

the lesson. How shall we increase the min-| is Psalm 117. 3 ayable. in Baramesy ae the eae

istry? is the question asked on every hand.| The middle verse is the 8th of Psalm 118. Ineluded, to-wit: :

Increase the home schools under the care and} The word ‘‘Jehovah”’ occurs in the Old Tes- 10 Ooples aeren aes 800

influence of the Church, is the best answer.’’| tament 6865 times. 25 aes 5.00
—TaeE ‘‘Brotherhood on the Sea’’ isthename| The middle book of the Old Testament is} lub a only allowed ifanesie areata be sent

dress.

Proverbs. to one ad i
The middle chapter of the Old Testament is ctath Concordia, Panag ee Oe aa

Job 29. THEL, Agt., St. naniey Mo. 4
. communica‘ i itorial de-
The middle verse of the Old Testament is ent to be SAdreese Pe we eat SecHONT

2 Chronicles, 22d chapter, 17th verse. ncordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.

of a new society of two hundred Norwegian sea

‘Tegular religious services on board their ships,