The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1894, Page 32

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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The Outlook from the Editor’s Window. | more than the dresses of the ladies or the par-
. | ticulars of the greatest attraction? that every
—Tne Rey. H. A. Preuss, for thirty-two | thought, word, and act of every one would be
years the faithful and efficient President of | reported faithfully and impartially to the Great
the Norwegian Lutheran Synod, departed this| Judge? This report will be opened at the bar
life on the 2d of July, confessing his faith in| of God, where all must soon stand.
the Saviour. In him our Colored Mission and} _—In July, 1893, at Dillon’s Bay, Erro-
~ our PIONEER loses a zealous and devoted friend | manga, Marie Tangkou, the eldest son of the
and advocate. But our loss is his gain; for| murderer of John Williams, was baptized in
‘tblessed are the dead which die in the Lord.’’ | the presence of 700 people, and took his place
_ —WE hear much of hard times at present. | at the communion table.
Anybody can plead hard times, but few plead} —Tne sorest trial of missionary life, says
them as did a gentleman in one of our Eastern} Rev. F. G. Coan, of Persia, is the necessity
cities. He made them his excuse for doubling | of refusing help to the needy and suffering
_ his contribution to the mission treasury, on the | because the church at home is not doing her
ground that there were so many others this | part. :
year who could not give at all. If many ofour}; —Tne women of Lutheran Iceland are very
Lutherans that attend missionary festivals this | industrious weavers, spinners and knitters—
summer will follow that example, the Lord’s | their woolen mittens, socks, gloves and stock-
work will not have to suffer in these hard times. |ings are remarkably fine in quality and of
‘«These are the times that try our faith,’’ writes | creat durability. Of these they often export
a young lady reader of the Pioneer. 58,830 pairs of stockings, 62,000 pairs of mit-
—A Travever in Norway writes thus: ‘‘I|tens, 30,772 pairs of socks, and 5,058 pairs
like the Norwegians. I have seen much of|of gloves in a year. The cloth woven brings
them, having for that purpose traveled very | from. 373 to 75 cents a yard, and a skillful
slowly, and learned enough of their language | operator, man or woman, can weave three
to talk with them. They are the most honest | yards a day. In 1890 only eight persons were
people I have ever known. Doors are rarely |}imprisoned on the whole island, where the
_ locked, yet all property is safe. All can read} population is a little over 70,000. In fact
: and write. Probably: no country in the world} there is but a single prison in Iceland and
has such uniformity in religion. All are Lu-| that is the ‘‘Lockup”’ for sailors from the ves-
therans; and I was told that ninety-nine hun- | sels which come to Reykjavick when they oc-
“dredths, at least, of all the adults belong to the’ casionally manage to come ashore.
Church. The Catholics go every where, but} —Tne evangelical commission requires the
there are only four small societies in Norway, | Gospel to be preached to every creature, as a
and those mainly made up of foreigners.’’ Witness, and there are fifteen hundred millions
—A Curist1an Baker in Shangsan, China, | of souls on the planet to-day, ten hundred mil-
_ placed on the baskets in which bread is carried | lions of whom know nothing of the Gospel.
to his customers, the words: ‘‘Jesus Christ |In China, only one in ten thousand has ever
_ appeared in the world 1894 years ago.”” This heard of the name of Christ. In Africa, two
Teads people to question him, and gives him| hundred and sixty millions exist, and how few
‘an opportunity to preach the Gospel. _ |haye heard the name above every name! And
—A Cirreyman was annoyed by people|so we might speak of other countries. Let the
talking and giggling. He paused, looked at| Church address herself with intenser zeal than
the disturbers, and said: ‘‘I am always afraid | ever to her great work.
to reprove those who misbehave, for this rea-} _—A Lapy in Honkong engaged a Chinese
son. Some years since, -as I was preaching, |cook. When the Celestial came, among other
@ young man who sat before me was con-| things she asked his name. ‘*My name,” said
stantly laughing, talking and making uncouth | the Chinaman, smiling, ‘tis Wang Hang Ho.’’
grimaces. I paused, and administered a severe | ‘‘O! I can’t remember all that,’ said the lady.
4 rebuke. After the close of the service, a gentle- | ‘‘I will call you John.’? Next morning when
man said to me: ‘Sir, you have made a great | John came up to get his orders he smiled all|
mistake; that young man was an idiot.’ Since] over, and looking inquiringly at his mistress,
then I have always been afraid to reprove|asked: ‘‘What is your namee?”’ ‘‘My name
“those who misbehave themselves in chapel, |is Mrs. Melville Langdon.’’ ‘‘Me no memble
‘Test I should repeat that mistake, and reprove | all that,”? said John. ‘Chinaman he no savey
" another idiot.’” During the rest of the service | Mrs. Membul Landon—JI call you Tommy.”?
“there was good order. ; —Berrore we close our window we will tell
_ Dk. Durr once told an Edinburgh audi-
ence that if the ladies of that city would give|a vacation this summer. The story comes to
im'the cost of that portion of their silk dresses} us from over the ocean and runs thus: The
hich swept the streets as they walked, he| Rey. Dr. Black, of the Barony Church, Glas-
ld support all his mission schools in India. | gow, Scotland, and another minister once spent
ouxG Man started for a ball, saying: | a vacation in Cumberland; and on Sunday at-
all have @ reporter there.’? Did he| tended a little Scotch kirk, sitting in a remote
ve His reporter there | corner, so that the minister should not notice

CaPTaIn WILLIAM Moran.

tected them; and in the introductory prayer
he so expressed himself as to make quite sure
of some aid from: them.
words were these: ‘‘Lord, have mercy on thy
ministering servants who have popped in upon
us so unexpectedly; one of them will preach
in the afternoon, and the other in the evening.”’
The praying minister’s course was surely not
one for imitation. —We close our window.

The good man’s

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of the abduction and murder of Captain Morgan by
the masons.
may learn the spirit of secret socicties.
of these societies the late Dr. Krauth well said:
“Tt seems hard to understand how Christian men,
with the light which is now shed upon the whole
question of the secret societies, which are such vast
yet undefined powers In our time, can remain in
them with a quiet mind.
of the three divine institutions.
turbance and mischief into the family, the Church,
and the State.
by the truth, the oath-bound secret societies, they
will break her down everywhere, as they have
already done, virtually, to a large extent.”

It is a story from which the reader
Speaking

They strike at the root
They bring dis-

If the Church can not break down,

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
NEw ORLEANS, 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 9 to 10%.
F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary.

EY. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH.
Cor. Franklin and Tialla Strs.
Divine services at 744 Sunday evening and at 734 Thurs-
day evening.
Sunday School meets at 9 o’clock.
Adult catechumen class meets at 734 Tuesday evening.
E. W. Kuss, Missionary.

EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services at 734 o’clock Sunday evening and at 7%
o'clock Thursday evening.
Sunday School-at 9 o’clock.
AUG. BURGDORF, MISSIONARY.

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yf inisters as take lente ded; to-wit?

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Divine service Sunday afternoon at 34 o'clock. ~

Sunday School at 10 o'clock.

Caeeon er class mects from 7.30 to 8.30 Wednesday
evening. :

Singing-sc00l from 7.30 to 8.30 Thursday evening.

Cus. H. RUESSKAMP, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church,
Springfield, Tl.
Divine Services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning
and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening.
Sunday School at 3 o'clock Pp. u.
Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings.
Singing-school Tuesday evening.

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