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20 The Lutheran Pioneer.

heathen rites disappeared. Women were hoxn-
ored, Christian dress was adopted, and a com-
plete change came over the thoughts and hab-
its of the people. Their better spirit is shown
in the fact that in 1879 for the building of
their church they contributed $7000. Mr. Gol-
die gave much attention to the Efik language,
publishing school books, catechisms, hymn
books and dictionary, and the New Testament
also in that language. He was permitted to
see a marvelous change in the district in which
he labored. He died, at his station, on the
18th of August last.

—Tue difficulty with the Japanese, a lady
missionary says, especially with women of the
upper class, is to make them believe that they
are sinners, and she gives this instance: ‘I
was talking one day to a woman of very good
family, an officer’s wife here, and was telling
her that before the One True God we are all
sinners. She listened politely, and then, coy-
ering her face with her hands, she burst into
a peal of quiet Jaughter—‘I do beg your par-
don,’ she said, ‘but Za sinner! the idea is too
ridiculous.’ You see it is firmly believed in
many cases among men, and women too, that
other nations may need a Saviour, but not
Japan; Japan is the country of the gods, the
Japanese the children of the gods, and there-
fore they can not sin.’’

— Herz is a little girl’s idea of how to make
money go a long way: ‘‘A little girl had ten
cents, and, after hearing about the needs of
heathen children, she wanted to give it for
missions. ‘No,’ said her mother, ‘you have
so little money, you had better keep it for
yourself.’ ‘But, mamma,’ persisted the child,
‘you said the other day that you liked to make
a little money go a long way. So please let
me send this to India, for that will be a very
long way.’’’

—“T am a skeptic,” said an immature per-
son of the masculine gender in a vain-glorious
strain. ‘‘An epileptic?”’ asked an old lady,
somewhat hard of hearing. ‘‘Poor boy, you
look like it, you do.’”? While the smile went
*round, the youth went out.

—Tne Church Missionary Gleaner tells of
a recent visit made to the Esquimaux in Cum-
berland Sound, North America. The mission-
ary, Mr. Peck, erected a tabernacle out of
seal skin and whalebone, but it was soon after
eaten by dogs, who devoured the skin, and
literally ate up the church. Before this hap-
pened, however, a number of views were shown
the natives by the missionaries, describing
events in the life of Christ.. They looked and
listened with delight, and often exclaimed,
‘*Had He not great love!’’ ‘Oh, what love!’?

—My son, said a banker one day to his
boy, I want,to teach you how to conduct
business. Here is half a dollar, if you can
find a person whom you can trust, and who
followed. Sunday began to be observed, the/| will pay you the interest, you may lend- him
killing of twins and their mother, which had|the money, and I will increase your capital.
been‘ universal custom, was prohibited, and | In the evening the father called the son to him
fore many years the last remnant of public|and asked what he had done with the money.

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

—TueE Lutheran Standard says: ‘‘Those
who are looking for a family: magazine suit-
able for a Christian home, will find it worth
their while and their money ($1.00) to sub-
scribe for and read The Concordia Magazine
of the Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis,
Mo. The March number is full of good things.”’

—WE have received samples of Sunday
School Cards, giving the text of the English
Lutheran Catechism, as adopted by the Syn-
odical Conference, together with appropriate
Bible passages and prayers. The Cards are
intended for the smaller children of our Sun-
day Schools, aiding them to memorize the
Catechism, Bible verses, prayers, and hymns.
They will, no doubt, prove very helpful in
Sunday School work, and we heartily recom-
mend them to all our teachers. Price, 10 cts.
per dozen; 4ct. each for all above that num-
ber; 4 ct. a card to all regular subscribers.
Address Prof. A. W. Meyer, St. John’s Col-
lege, Winfield, Kans.

—Sranter tells the story of what one Bible
accomplished: ‘‘In 1875, Miss Livingstone,
the sister of David Livingstone, presented me
with a beautifully bound Bible. On a sub-
sequent visit to Mtesa in Africa I read him
some chapters, and as I finished, it flashed
through my mind that Uganda was destined
to be won by Christ. I was not permitted to
carry that Bible away. Mtesa never forgot

the wonderful words, nor the startling effect
it had upon him; and just as I was turning
away from his country to continue my explo-
rations farther in the Dark Continent, a mes-
Senger came to me, after traveling two hun-
dred miles, crying out that Mtesa wanted that
book; and he gotit. To-day the Christians in
Uganda number many thousands; they have
proved their faith at the stake, and under tor-
ture until death.”

_ —Iwn one of our exchanges we find an ac-
count of the life of Rev. Hugh Goldie, a vet-
eran and hard-working African missionary.

. For forty-eight years he labored most quietly

but most efficiently for the welfare of the

people ef a place which he found in darkest
heathenism. When he arrived at Duke Town,

‘in June, 1847, he found that a king had just

died and his brother was procuring human

sacrifices for the funeral service. One woman
was seen strangled, and others were awaiting
their doom in the room where the dead king

‘Yay. When arrangements were completed,

the heads of the king’s sword bearer, snuff-

box bearer and umbrella holder were struck
off and tumbled into the pit with thirty of
his hundred wives. But three years after

_ Mr. Goldie’s arrival, the kings pledged them-

- selves that no human beings should be killed

‘except for crime. Subsequently other reforms

‘‘Papa,’’ said he, ‘‘I meta poor boy on the
street who had no shoes and was very hungry,
so I gave him the half dollar with which to
buy himself something to eat.’? ‘You will
never make a business man,’’ rejoined the
father. ‘Business is business. But I will
try you again. Here isa dollar, see that you
make better use of this.’’ The son took the
dollar with glad surprise, and said to the
father: ‘‘My Sunday-school teacher told me,
that he ‘that giveth to the poor, lendeth to
the Lord, and He will repay him two-fold,’
but I did not expect it so soon.’’

—_>- + em e+

Either Will Do.

‘“‘Kither lighten my burden or strengthen
my back!’’ cried out an old divine, in prayer
to God, under the weight of his trials.

Acknowledgment.

Received for Mr. Zion from Henry Johnson
$ .25; Mrs. Rappanier .25; Louisa Vanauil 1.00;
Chas. Robinson .25; John Lewis .25; Chas. H. Baker
1.00; Louis Thomas .50; Sylvina Thomas .50; Han-
nah Vanauil .40; Maggie Mitchell .25; Mary M.
Thomas .50; Salina Thomas .40; Eugenia Cox .25;
Clara Cox .25; Octavia Gaspar .25; Rosalia Bois-
sier .25; Emile Boissier .25; Wm. Thomas .50;
Moses Thomas .25.— Total $7.55.

F. J. LANKENAU.

New Orleans, La., April 1, 1896.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
New ORLEanNS, La.

EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL'S OHAPEL.
113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny.
Divine services: Sunday morning at 1034 o'clock.
Sunday evening at 734 o'clock.
Wednesday evening at 1% o’clock.
Sunday School: Sunday morning at 94 o ‘clock.
Singing School at 734 o’clock Monday cvening.

F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary.

EV. LUTH. MT. ZION CHURCH.
Cor. Franklin and Thalia Stra.

Divine services at 734 Sunday evening and at 74 Thars-
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 7% o'clock Sunday evening and at 7)4
o'clock Thursday evening.
Sunday School at 9 o'clock.
J. W. F. KOSSMANN, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church.

Springfleld, Ill.

Divine Services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning
and at 8 o’clock Sunday cveping.

Sunday School at 3 o'clock FP. u.

Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings,

Singing-school Tuesday evening.

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