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have not laid hold of the sure hope in Christ
Jesus. May God send out the light of His
Truth to give them rest and satisfaction
where alone they can find it!

—Bisnor Wurr.e says, “‘the first dollar
received by me for Indian missions came from
converted black men in Africa’’—seventy-five
dollars having been entrusted to Rey. Mr. Hoff-
mann, when he left that country, for any
heathen in America for whom the Church
should establish a mission.

—A man standing on the deck of a vessel
in mid-Atlantic was seen tossing something
in the air over the side of the vessel. ‘What
is that?’ asked a passenger. ‘Oh, it is a
diamond,’’ he said, as he kept tossing it up.
“*You are reckless, it seems to me,’’ said
another passenger. But he gloried in his
recklessness as he tossed up the diamond and
caught it skillfully. But he tossed it up just
once too often, for the ship lurched, and the
diamond went into the sea. ‘‘Fool, fool,’
said he, ‘‘to deal so recklessly with such
value.’ A greater fool is the man who treats
his soul lightly.

—Tue Rev. J. Tom Brown, of Kuruman,
has paid a visit to Morokweng, one of the most
heathen towns in Africa. The chief is not only
a heathen, but a drunkard, and is guided by
entirely the worst characters in his town.
He has repeatedly set the law at defiance and
resisted the Government in its efforts to re-
press theft and murder. ‘‘He is, of course,’’
Says Mr. Brown, ‘‘at all times very hostile to
our work, but at present his hostility is tak-
ing an aggressive form. In a recent case,
one of the chief witnesses for the Government
was a Christian, who not‘only told the truth
when the case first came on, but held steadily
to it after repeated examinations—a most
unusual thing for a native to do. The evi-
dence of this man was so strong that the case
is sure to go against the cattle-stealers. ‘This
is more than the chief means to bear, so our
church is to be burnt to the ground, our native
evangelist is to be driven away from the
place, and everyone who adheres to Christ is
to be punished in some way or other. I do not
think anything will be done while I am here,
but undoubtedly a testing time is coming for
our Christians. Pray for them with us that
they may be able tostand! The cup of this
tribe’s iniquity must be full. Their treatment
of their slaves is barbarous; flogging to death
is not uncommon; maiming and mutilation is
yery common. Some of these slaves are good
Christians, and one of them has for many
years been a teacher even of their masters.
The English law may do much to abolish| P
these horrid crimes, but nothing save Christ
can change the hearts of the men who can
Conceive and carry out such modes of punish-
ment as are practiced. When we look at this
huge district, about 14,000 square miles in
extent, with its villages scattered up and
down, one is tempted to ask: ‘What is one
among so many ?’””

The Outlook from the Editor's Window.

—A rFrienp in New York writes: ‘It is
with a sad heart that I inform you of the
death of our dear missionary, Daniel Lands-
mann. He fell asleep in Jesus on the 13th of
May, after having confessed his faith in His
Redeemer, for which faith he at the time of
his conversion had suffered so much at the
hands of his Jewish brethren. On his dying
bed he prayed earnestly for our mission and
also repeatedly admonished his wife and child
to remain faithful to the Lutheran church and
to trust in the Lord who would not forsake
them. For’the past thirteen years he was our
zealous and faithful missionary among the
Jews of New York. Many have heard from
his lips the words of life, and some have been
led by him to the Saviour of both the Gentiles
and the Jews. As in the departure of our
beloved Rey. Sauer at Fort Wayne on the 4th
of May, during the sessions of our synod, so
also in the departure of our missionary the
church has suffered a great loss. But they
have not lost anything. No. They have
gained all; for they are at home with the
Lord. ‘To them to live was Christ, and to
die was gain. May God comfort us all and
grant us a blessed death.’’

— Tue stated meeting of the Board of
Managers of the American Bible Society was
held in the Bible House recently. The secre-
taries reported to the Board that the aggre-
gate issues for the year ending March 31,
1896, were 1,750,283 volumes, being an in-
crease of 169,155 volumes over the issues of
the year immediately preceding. This strik-
ing fact was also stated, that for the first time
in the Society’s history the aggregate num-
ber of volumes circulated abroad during any
single year exceeded the number circulated
in the United States. In China alone nearly
400,000 volumes were issued, and the entire
circulation in foreign lands amounted to
890,150 volumes.

—Mkr. Witri1am Mcrray, who inyented the
system by which the Chinese blind can learn
to read, does his most satisfactory work
among boys and girls of seven or eight years,
and he has had some very bright converts
among these young people. Of these, about
a half dozen boys go daily to read aloud at
the chapels of the various missions in Peking,
where many of their countrymen, who would
never come near a European teacher, pause
to see these small lads reading with the tips
of their fingers, and in some instances play-
ing the American organ as an accompaniment
to hymns which tell Bible stories.

—Nvspers of Hindus are only half-hearted
in their championship of their faith. In
_ Course of conversation one recently remarked

to Mr. A. C. Kestin, of Calcutta, ‘We are
upon two boats,’’ meaning that many have
‘lost the feeling of security which they
ly enjoyed in Hinduism, and as yet

Equality.

There are various ranks in the world, kings
and peasants, rich and poor. But in the
Kingdom of God the prince and the beggar,
the Jord and the free, meet on equal terms,
and are alike. ‘They have the same Gospel
and Sacraments, the same Saviour and God.
Do thy duty on earth with a cheerful heart,
in whatever condition thou mayest be. Though
thou shouldst not be a prince, yet, if thou art
a Christian, what more canst thou desire?

Luther.

OUR BOOK TABLE.

ZuM 50JAENRIGEN JUBILAEUM des_ praktischen
evangelisch-lutherischen Concordia-Seminars
zu Springfield, Ill. 1846—1896. Concordia Pub-
lishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 60 cts.

Every lover of our church will welcome this in-
teresting history of our Seminary at Springfield,
which God has so richly blessed, and which during
the past fifty years has furnished so many faithful
laborers for the mission field.

Dritres UEBuNGsBucn fuer den Unterricht in
der deutschen Sprache. Oberstufe. Fuer das
7. und 8. Schuljahr. Bearbeitet von F. Rechlin,
Professor am Lehrerseminar in Addison. Con-
cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price,
25 cts.

Both the teaching and learning of German is~
made easy and pleasant by the use of such a prac-
tical book. Some one has said that teachers are
hard to please, but we think this book of exercises
will please them all.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches, .
New OrzzEans, La.

EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL.
113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny.
Divine services: Sunday morning at EE o' pelos
Sunday evening at7
pvednesday, evening at N4 oc riock.

Sunday School: Sunday morning at 9% o'clock.
Singing School at 714 o’clock Monday evening.

F. J. LANKENAD, Missionary.

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

Divine petysoes at 734 Sunday evening and at 7}4 Thurs-
day evening.

Sunday School meets at 9 o'clock.

Adult catechumen class mects at 14 Tuesday evening.

E. W. Kuss, Missionary.

EY. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
arene services at 744 o'clock Sunday evening and at 734
"clock Tharsday evening.
Sunday School at 9 o'clock.
J. W. F. KOSSMANN, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church.

Springfteld, I.
Divine Services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning
and at 8 o’clock Sunday Syental ng.
Sunday School at 3 o’clock P.
Catechumen class mects Monday and Friday evenings.
Singing-school Tucsday evening.
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