The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1893, Page 8

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—Frirty years ago there were engaged in

missionary labors amongst the heathen, sup-
—A coop story is told of the late Judge] ported by Protestant Foreign Missionary So-

Lamar. When he was Secretary of the In-| cieties in Europe and America, 1,250 ordained
terior, Bob Ingersoll, the infidel lecturer, | missionaries and 60 female helpers, 170 native
‘called upon him at the Interior Department, | pastors and 3,000 native helpers. The num-
and in the course of half an hour’s conversa-| ber of Gentile Christians was 430,000 and of
tion said scores of witty things, to which Lamar | communicants 185,000, of schools 2,600 and
listened, lying back upon the sofa in his pri-| of pupils 120,000. The annual contributions
yate office. Ingersoll finally made some re-| for Foreign Missions amounted to $3,000,000.
mark in ridicule of Christianity. There was a} At present these figures stand this way: 4,300
momentary pause when he finished, and Lamar| ordained missionaries, 1,700 female helpers;
jumped to his feet, throwing his long hair with | 3,300 native pastors and 32,000 native helpers ;
an impatient gesture back from his forehead. | 250,000 Gentile Christians, 780,000 communi-
Ina very earnest manner he confessed his faith | cants; 13,000 schools and 740,000 pupils.
in the crucified Saviour, and said he hoped to| Contributions $12,000,000.
see the day when his visitor would come.to the} —Jupson worked in Burmah for 10 years
same saving belief. An awkward silence fol-|and had but 18 converts. The work went
lowed, the infidel was stunned and soon left} on, however. Now, after 75 years of labor,
the Secretary’s office. it is estimated that there has been one new

—How po You Srenp Sunpar? Toa Chris-| church established for every three weeks of
tian friend who asked this question, a business] the 75 years.
man laughingly replied: ‘‘Oh I have no time} —Own the deck of a missionary vessel, a
to go to church; I spend Sunday in settling| Hindu and a New Zealander met. Pointing
my accounts.’’ ‘‘Permit me to remind you,’’| at their Bibles, they shook hands and smiled;
anwered the other solemnly, ‘‘that the judg-| neither could understand what the other said.
ment day will be spent in the same way.” But the Hindu cried out with beaming face,

' —A Goop story is told of a country clergy-| ‘‘Hallelujab.”’? With much pleasure the New
man who went to the city to find a model té'im-| Zealander responded, ‘‘Amen.’’ Then they
prove his style. He finally settled on Dr. Tal-| knew each others thoughts.
mage as having a style the most effective and] —Tne 76th annual report of the Norwegian
easy to copy. The Sunday after his return,| Bible Society has been published. ‘The re-
the people were astonished to find the oldjceipts during the year amounted to 67,837
pulpit gone and a little stand set in its place;| crowns, and the expenses to about the same.
but when the clergyman arose, announced the| The Society possesses a permanent fund of
hymn, and then in thunder tones exclaimed: | 80,000 crowns. During the past year, 30,000
“*Let us pray!’’ the deacons, quite convinced} Bibles and Testaments were sold and dis-
that their quiet little pastor had suddenly gone| tributed.
crazy, rushed to the platform, carried him} —Dn. Paton says of the New Hebrides:
home by force, and applied water to his head. | ‘‘Since I entered the field, thirty-four years
The moral of it all is: Don’t imitate eccentric} ago, by God’s blessing on the united labors of
preachers. our missionaries He has given us about 14,000
'>—A man who had almost perished in the] converts, and about 200 of them are engaged
cold, when found by his friends, begged to be} as native teachers.’’
Tet alone, and insisted that he was quite com- —_— <0 o> __
fortable. His friends were not deceived by “Lutheran Foreign Missions.”
his declaration, but were led by it to put forth
more earnest efforts for his rescue, realizing} There are 40 Lutheran Missionary Societies:
that his condition was critical. A man’s state-|19 German, 15 Scandinavian, 3 American,
ment, that he does not feel the need of being} 1 French, 1 Finnish, 1 Polish.
a Christian only emphasizes his need in reveal-| These 40 societies are working in Asia,
ing the fact that he is dead in trespasses and| Africa and Australia, principally in India,
in sin. ; China and South Africa. They are occupying

—Tne whole number of Chinese in America, | 188 stations in Asia, 505 in Africa and 12 in
young and old, who are known to be reached, | Australia. They are supporting 275 ordained
either regularly or occasionally, by Christian| missionaries in Asia, 270 in Africa and 20 in
instruction, is 8,061. Of these 6,295 are/ Australia, a total of 558. ‘The number of un-
adults, who are regular attendants in schools| ordained missionaries and missionaries’ wives

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

year. ‘There are in America 2,262 Chinese] theran workers sent from Eu i
‘who have made a profession of Christianity. | to the heathen countries eee
The census of 1890 gives 71,681 Chinese to] These white missionaries are assisted by
ornia, of whom only 1,720 are under Chris-| more than 4,000 native helpers, most of whom
instro tion. i OF these, 725 are counted as/ have recciyed careful training. Of these help-
mone PEAS tat there is still} ers about 1,600 are employed in India,

ree rere ofevangelization| ‘The baptized members of our Lutheran mis-
then witl nour borders. ‘sion churches numbers 204,000; viz: 87,500

8 . The Lutheran Pioneer.

in India, 6,000 in China, 17,000 on Sumatra
and Borneo, 500 in Japan and 800 in Pales-
tine, 92,000 in Africa, and 700 in New Guinea,
New Zealand and Australia.

The number of schools is 1,000 in Asia,
600 in Africa, 12 in Australia, with a total of
60,000 pupils, studying Luther’s catechism
and Bible History.
pupils is found in Madagascar, with the Nor-
wegian missionaries.

The largest number of

The annual income of these Lutheran

Missionary Societies is at least $1,130,000;
$60,000 from America, $705,000 from Ger-
many, $303,000 from Scandinavia, $48,000
from France, and $22,000 from Finland and

Poland.

Asummary: 40 societies, 700 stations, 1,000

missionaries, 4,000 native helpers, 204,000 bap-
tized members, 1,600 schools, 60,000 pupils;
annual income and expenditure $1,100,000.

Acknowledgment.

Received from St. Paul school (col.) per Rev. F. J.

Lankenau §15 00 for Colored Mission. From Mt.
Zion congregation per Rev. F. J. Lankenau $39.55 for
the Mt. Zion Building Fund. A. F. Leonuarpr.

New Orleans, La., Dec. 31., 1892.

which have been in existence for more than a| comes near to 450, so that the whole host of Lu- | }
included, to-wit:

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
NEw Onrveans, La.

EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL.
113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny.
Divine services at 10 o’clock Sunday morning and at 74
o'clock Wednesday evening.
Sunday School from 9 to 1014.

EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CITURCH.
Cor. Franklin and Thalia Strs,
Divine services at 744 Sunday evening and at 744 Thurs-
day evening. :
Sunday School meets at 9 o'clock.
Adult catechumen class meets at 744 Tuesday evening.
¥F. LANKENAU, Missionary,

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

EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services at 734 o’clock Sunday evening and at 74
o’clock Thursday evening.

Sunday School at 9 o'clock.
AuG. BURGDORF, MISSIONARY.

Evang. Luth. St. Paul’s Church.
Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark.

Divine service Sunday afternoon at 3% o'clock.
Sunday School at 10 o’clock.
Catechumen class meets from 7.30 to 8.30 Wednesday

evening,
Singing-school from 7.30 to 8.30 Thursday evening.
Cnas. H. RUESSKAMP, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church,
Springfield, Ill.
Divine Services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning
and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening.
Sunday School at 3 o’clock Pp. M.
Catechumen cluss meets Monday and Friday evenings.
Singing-school Tuesday evening.
H. S. KNABENSCHUH, Missionary.

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