The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1894, Page 12

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The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

as the Saviour of the world; of His Church
—‘‘Wnar good is your religion after all?|I am a member, in my house I have tried to
Could it help me if I lost all my money?’’| honor Him, and in His faith I expect to die;
ascoffer asked once of a Christian man. ‘*Yes,|and it is painful to me to hear you speak in
it could,” was the reply; ‘‘God can help and) this way.’? There were no more vulgar jokes
comfort whatever may be lost.’’ So you are| nor anecdotes derogatory to religion.
rich, child of God, whatever else may seem| —Tne following story is told of the late
lost, while the love of God remains to you. | General Gordon by Dr. Russell, whose stories
Think much about His love, and how He has} of the Crimean campaign are so many and in-
proved it by dying for you, and by rising}teresting. It represents the hero at Sebasto-
evermore as your living Lord and King, and) pol: ‘There was a sortie, and the Russians
in the fullness of that love find your strength, | got into our parallel. The trench guards were
your peace, your rest. encouraged to drive them out by Gordon, who,
—Is Hatta there is the most northern Lu-| stood on the parapet, in imminent danger of
theran church in the world. It is an unpre-| his life, prepared to meet death with nothing
tending building, standing almost on an emi-| save his stick in his hand. ‘Gordon—Gor-
_nence, and in it service is rarely held more| don! come down! you’ll be killed,’ they cried.
than once a month, for the clergyman resides} But he paid no heed to them. A soldier said,
many miles away, and is obliged to ride his| ‘He’s all right. He don’t mind being killed.
circuit over an almost roadless country under | He’s one of those blessed Christians !’’? :
circumstances of difficulty which would hin-|* —A carEFuLty taken census of India by
der the clergy of more civilized countries from | the British Government has just been pub-
going at all. > lished. The exact population of that ancient
—‘tLorp, Thou knowest how he loves/land is 387,785,656. Of this vast number
Thee!’ cried a good man, praying by the/ those enumerated as Christians amount to only
bedside of a pastor laid low by weakness. | 2,250,000. The command of our Lord rings
“Ah, do not plead that,’’ cried the invalid; | out like a trampet from heaven, ‘‘Go ye into
‘tmy love to Him is not my comfort; it is His} all the world, and preach the Gospel to every
love to me. ‘Lord, he whom Thou lovest is} creature.’’ :
sick.’’”? The same plea may go up to heaven} -—A sooxseLLeR in Prague, Austria, has
concerning you; amid all your need and weak-| decided, as a business enterprise, to bring out
ness, you are the soul the Master loves, there-| an edition of the Bible in portions, issuing
fore fear no evil evermore. - | one or.two a month, selling each portion for
—A GENTLEMAN called upon a rich friend} about one cent, making the cost of the whole
for some charity. ‘‘Yes, I must give myj Bible from forty to fifty cents. The first edi-
mite,”’ said the rich man. ‘‘Do you mean the| tion is to be fifty thousand copies, and it will
widow’s mite?’’ asked the solicitor. ‘‘Cer-| be sold in the bookstores and advertised every-
tainly,’’ was the answer. ‘‘I shall be satis-| where. A similar enterprise to this was in-
fied with half as much as she gave,’’ said his| augurated several years since by a bookseller
friend. ‘‘How much are you worth!”’ “Sey-}in Milan, thus giving to the Italians a beauti-
enty thousand dollars.”” ‘‘Give me then your) ful and illustrated Bible at a very low cost.
check for $35,000; that will be half as much/ These certainly are hopeful signs.
as the widow gave;-for.she, you know, gave) —A CreanrieLp church member who, by
her all.’?, The rich man was cornered. Stingy| mistake, dropped a five-dollar gold piece in
people often try to shelter themselves behind | the contribution box, returned next day and
-the widow’s mite. — received $4.99 in change.
__ —A New Yorx paper relates this anecdote) —Iv is known that Protestant missions are
of the late Hon. Hamilton Fish. Mr. Fish} extending from China proper into the northern
often gave dinners in honor of distinguished} regions of Mongolia and Manchuria, from
guests. On one of these occasions among the} which latter country came the present impe-
guests was a United States senator, widely|rial family. Dr. James A. Greig, a medical
_ known. This man, up to the age of thirty-six} missionary, writes to the Missionary Record
" years, when he went into politics, had been aj concerning his work. Speaking of one pa-
devout Christian, in the habit of taking part/ tient, suffering under a malignant tumor, he
in religious meetings with feryency; but after) remarks: ‘‘I asked, ‘Have you ever heard of
-be became a politician he underwent a sad} Jesus?”’ ‘Never.’ ‘Have you ever heard of
legeneration in most elements, except com-|heayen?’ ‘Never.’ ‘Of hell?’ ‘Never.’ Yet

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ae e Church and against religion. On this oc-| on the brink of eternity; the future dark and
"_Casion he was particularly coarse and loud. / unknown, the present hopeless. After simply
ih listened for a time, his face wearing} explaining to him the way of salvation and

ion of astonishment and disapproval] urging upon him its acceptance, he left us,

id haye checked a more sensitive) bearing with him John 8, 16 as an epitome of
“ “In this case it seemed rather to in-| all we had said. He left, but his ‘Never’ re-
ther efforts, At last said Mr. Fish: hroug
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but! must request | our ears and in our brain.’?

‘mercial honesty. He had much to say against | here he stood, as thousands in this dark land, | P yableiiniaitys
included, to-wit:

: “Concordia Publishing House’, St. Louis, Mo.
mained. It sounded and resounded through | -

The Lutheran Pioneer.
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you to desist. I firmly believe in Jesus Christ |

OUR BOOK TABLE.

Crass Book ror SunpAY Scnoo.. Concordia Pub-
lishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price 6 cents per
copy; $6.00 per hundred.

Sunday School teachers will welcome this ex-
cellently arranged Class Book. It is said that there
is always room for improvement, but we do not see
how this Class Book could be improved. It can be
had in English and German.

Tue Dance. By Rev. W. Dallmann. Lutheran Pub-
lication Board, Chicago, Ill. Price 5 cents per
copy; 48 cents per dozen; $3.00 per hundred.
Bound, 10 cents per copy; $1.00 per dozen.

A plain, earnest, and vigorous protest against the
worldly dance now so common, alas! even in the
church. It is just the tract needed on the subject
and will, we hope, have a large sale.

THIRTEEN THESES ON ELECTIon. Lutheran Publi-
cation Board, Chicago, Ill. Price 10 cents per
dozen; 50 cents per hundred.

This is No. 11 of the Lutheran Witness Tracts.
The editor says: “Being charged with Calvinism,
the Missouri Synod in 1880, and the Synodical Con-
ference in 1882, adopted these theses to show to the
world that the charge is false. -The same charge
being still made in certain quarters, the theses are
published as a witness against it. The doctrine con-
tained herein is not new, but the old Lutheran doc-
trine of the XI. Article of the Formula of Concord
in its native sense.”

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
New ORLEANS, La.

EV. LUTH. ST, PAUL’S CHAPEL.
113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny.
Divine services at 10 0’clock Sunday morning and at 7%

o’clock Wednesday evening.
Sunday School from 9 to 10.

EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH.
Cor. Franklin and Thalia Stra. 4
Divine services at 7}4 Sunday evening and at 734 Thurs-
day evenin

Sunday School ineets at 9 o'clock.
Adult catechumen class meets at 7}4 Tuesday evening.

¥. LANKENAD, Missionary.

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

Divine services at 10'4 o’clock Sunday morning and 7%
o'clock Wednesday evening.
Sunday School at 9'4 o'clock. E. W. Kuss, Missionary.

EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services at 7}4 o’clock Sunday evening and at 74%
o’clock Thursday evening.
Sunday School at 9 o'clock.
AuG. BuURGDORF, MISSIONARY.

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

Divine service Sunday afternoon at 344 o'clock.
Sunday School at 10 o’clock.
Catechumen class meets from 7.30 to 8.30 Wednesday

ss svening:
Singing-school from 7.30 to 8.30 Thursday evening.
. “Onas. H. RUESSKAMP, Missionary.

Ey. Luth, Holy Trinity Church. “_
_ Springfield, Tl. :
Divine Services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning
7 and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening.
Sunday School at 3 o’clock P. M. :
Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings.
Singing-school Tuesday cyening.

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