The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1894, Page 48

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seyerely that he died a few hours after the

attack.
—Ar the recent missionary conference in

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

- —TneE 9th of this month was celebrated by

many Lutherans in different parts of the world
in memory of Gustavus Adolphus, the great
Lutheran Hero King. - He was born Dec. 9,
1594—just 300 years ago —in Stockholm, the
capital of Sweden. He was a great king and
general, and at the same time a devoted Chris-
tian. During the terrible Thirty Years’ War
he came over to Germany with his brave army
to aid his Lutheran brethren when the Roman
Catholics were trying to rob them of the fruits
of the Reformation. He fought bravely for
the Protestant cause and gained maay a vic-
tory. Well may his name be honored through-
out the Protestant world.
" —TrrovcuHotr his life Gustavus Adolphus
followed the advice given him in his father’s
last will: ‘*Above all things, fear and love
God, honor thy mother, show brotherly affec-
tion to your nearest relatives, love the faith-
ful counselors and servants of your father; re-
Ward them accordingly, be gracious to your
subjects, punish the evil doers, love the good,
trust all men, but with caution, and get per-
sonally acquainted with your people.”’

—A Missionary in Africa, in one of his
letters, gives the following report of a joy-
ful Christmas day at the capital of Uganda:
"Christmas day dawned, and verily it is a day
neyer to be forgotten. The thrill that went
; through me when two years ago I addressed

& congregation of 1000 souls in the old church,

is still fresh in my memory. [If I was thrilled

then, I was simply overwhelmed yesterday

i when I stood up to speak in the name of

' our Master to a congregation numbering over

5000 souls. The perfect stillness as I stood

up to speak, and indeed throughout the ser-

BS _ Yice, was almost as awe-inspiring as the sight

of the great multitude itself. Mr. Pilkington

interpreted for me, and it was quite evident

that he performed his task to perfection. In

the afternoon a second service was held, and

' I suppose between three and four thousand

___ people must have been present. Later in the

| Afternoon an English service was held. At this

"+ service a larger number of Europeans were

_ present than have been gathered together be-

_ fore in Uganda. Christmas day was a trying’

te “day but an intensely joyful day—a day worth
coming to the ends of the earth to enjoy.”’

__ =—fnxeE report of the assault made upon the

Vv. James Wylie, of the Scotch United Pres-

an Mission in China, resulting in his

estant mission had become a prey to discord
nity.

world, Rome’s attitude toward us is one of per-
sistent, bitter, unscrupulous interference and
opposition. In West, East and Central Africa ;
in Palestine and Persia; in North and South
India; in Ceylon and Mauritius; in China and
Japan; in New Zealand and among the red
Indians of the Dominion of Canada; it is one
uniform story.” ‘

—TueE worst of these missionary facts is
that they are so stupendous we fail to grasp
their meaning. When we get to numerals
with five, six, seven, or even-nine ‘‘naughts”’
after them we are quite out of ourdepth. But
we can realize a little the awful extent of hea-
thenism when we read that ‘‘there are more
idols in India than there are men and women ;”’
and that in Japan for ‘‘every two Christians
there are five Buddhist temples—not to men-
tion Shinto temples; 10,000 more head-priests
of Buddhism than there are Protestant Chris-
tians; for every single Christian of every de-
nomination there are at least two Buddhist
priests (not head-priests).’’ From Africa, too,
we learn that ‘‘human sacrifices.are still offered
on the West African coast. At a place near
Lagos two hundred human beings were sacri-
ficed recently.” :

—As we close our window, we would remind
our readers that this issue closes another vol-
ume of the LuTHERAN PIONEER and that this
is a good time to send in the names of new
subscribers. Our little Proneer has hung up
his stockings and expects this Christmas gift.
Do not disappoint the dear little fellow.

OUR BOOK TABLE.

ERZAEHLUNGEN FUER DIE JUGEND. 24. Baendchen:
Das wueste Schloss. — Der Schwedenschimmel.
Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
Price 25 cents. : ~

Sound, instructive, and entertaining reading mat-
ter for our German boys and girls. An excellent
gift book.

JUSTIFICATION: An Essay read by Prof. Dau before
Augustana E. UL. Conference and published by
its request. American Lutheran Publication

' Board, Chicago, Ill. Price 12 Cents. :

This is an able, clear, and scriptural exposition
of a most important and most delightful theme.
It deserves a wide circulation, since it may well
serve as an antidote against the Pelagian and Syn-
ergistic poison of Romanism, which is. infecting
many so-called Protestants. In a Lutheran church-

lie was a young man about thirty years
though he had been in China for six
er was committed in the main
ot ; and in broad daylight. It
iat he was walking toward his house
ent of Chinese soldiers caught

saulted him and the excited
elves furiously upon the
was beaten and cut so

England, a missionary said that although he
had been in India for more than a quarter of
acentury, and had, by turns, observed mis-
sionary work in Bengal, Burmah, the North-
west Provinces, the Punjab, and Sindh, he had
‘never yet met with an organized mission of
the Church of Rome to heathen or Moham-
medans, except in places where God had pre-
viously and conspicuously blessed the labors
of some other Christian body.’’ Where a Prot-

and division there Rome found her opportu-
And Mr. Eugene Stock added: ‘‘It is
the literal and painful truth that, all round the

paper we recently read 8 Sermon on the forgiveness

The Lutheran Pioneer.

of sins, in which the reader is told that men receive
forgiveness of sins ‘fon account of their confidence,”
that is, on account of their faith. When such ex-
pressions are used, faith is not viewed as & mere
means in justification. We are justified by faith,
but not on account of it. The writer of that ser-
mon and the editor of that paper would do well to
study the Essay of Prof. Dau.

The entire proceeds from the sale of the pamphlet
are to be devoted to beneficiary education at Cono-
ver, N.C. E
Gustav ADOLF UND SEIN EINGREIFEN IN DEN

DREISSIGJAEMRIGEN KRrriEG. Kurz erzaehlt von
E. F. G. Harders. Northwestern Publishing
House, Milwaukee, Wis. Price 10 cents per
copy; 75 cents per dozen; $5 per hundred.

We hope this excellent little book will find a wide
sale. It gives a clear and interesting account of
Gustav Adolf’s coming to the aid of his Lutheran
brethren in Germany at the time of the Thirty Years’
War. It is well to be reminded of his great achieve-
ments, at a time when there is a tendency to forget
the past and lose sight of the unchanging policy of
the Roman church when possessed of power.

LUTHERAN WITNEsS TRACTS. No. 13, Secret So-
cicties; No. 14, Temperance; No. 15, Freema-
sonry. 5 cents each; 40 cents a dozen; $2.60
a hundred. American Lutheran Publication
Board, Chicago, Ill.

There is more instruction and warning in these
little tracts than in many a large volume,. and they

are heartily commended. 5

Acknowledgment.

Received from the Young People’s Association
of Grace Church, Concord, through the treasurer,
Miss Jennie Alexander, for the building of a new
school house $15.00. N. J. BAKKE.

Concord, N. C, Nov. 19, 1894.

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 T}
o’clock Wednesday evening. )
Sunday School from 9 to 104.
F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary.

EY. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH.
Cor. Franklin and Tialia Strs.
Divine services at 734 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.

EY. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services at 734 o’clock Sunday eveni
o'clock ameter ears of pe ene atm
Sunday School at 9 o’clock.
AuG. BuRGDoRF, Missionary.

Eyang. Luth. St. Paul’s Church.
Cor. Rock § 12th Strs., Little Rock, Ark.
Divine service Sunday afternoon at 3% o'clock.
Sunday School at 10 molceks “
Catechumen class meets from 7.30 to 8.30 Wednesday

srenink:
Singing-school from 7.30 to 8.30 Thuraday evening.

Cras. H. RUESSKAMP, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy’ Trinity Church,
Springfield, I. 7
Divine Services at half past 10 o’clock ‘
and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening. ee?
eae Boucol at screens my a
atechumen class meets Monday and Fr
Singing-school Tucsday evening. mas, ee

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