The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1896, Page 36

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crowds. When the drum beats, it is to call

lasses in the various teaching houses. There

36 The Lutheran Pioneer.

Mengo was waste, now the gardens have been
reclaimed, fresh land cultivated, ‘‘and Mengo
is one great garden.’’ A great deal of build-
ing has been done. Each prominent chief
has now a double storehouse; roads have
been built, swamps have been bridged and
drained. But the most marked prosperity is
in spiritual things. The old church, which
was blown down, has been replaced by a
beautiful edifice, accommodating 4000 wor-
shipers, and in the districts close around the
capital there are twenty-three other churches,
while in the country there are not less than
200 of these churches. In them all, services
are conducted in an orderly way. Bishop
Tucker writes of a large missionary meeting
for the purpose of sending forth nine new
missionaries into different sections of Uganda.
Several confirmation services have been held,
at one of which ninety-eight, and at another
145 candidates were confirmed. At one of
these services two blind men were confirmed,
one of whom had lost both his ears. They
had been cut off by order of the king, some
years ago, by way of punishment. Both men
in their sightlessness were victims of the king’s
cruelty. It wasa striking proof of the change
that had come over the land. Bishop Tucker
writes of the present problem that was before
them as to the preparation of men for pastors,
and he affirms that young men are now coming
forward as teachers who are far in advance of
any they have heretofore received. He pro-
poses to establish a separate order of teachers,
to be formally authorized by the Church Coun-
cil to instruct in Christian truth and duty.
A new church in the king’s enclosure has been
recently opened, built by King Mwanga’s
orders. He is by no means a Christian, though
he knows a great deal of Christian truth.
Bishop Tucker says there are 400 people liv-
ing inside the king’s enclosure, who are either
Protestants or Roman Catholics. The new
missionary ladies who have recently arrived
are to be permitted to visit the king’s chief
wife and his other women at least once a week.
The whole outlook in Uganda is most encour-
aging.

—A most striking proof of the energy dis-
played in recent-years by many of the leading
Christian societies is found in a pamphlet en-
titled ‘‘Bible Translations. Table of quinquen-
nial progress of work of translators, 1891-95.’”
It is compiled by one of the vice-presidents of
the British and Foreign Bible Society, aided
by the assistant secretary to the society, the
Rey. J. Gordon Watt. In 1890 the number
of languages and dialects into which the Bible

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

—Iw the month of August the Synodical
Conference met at Evansville, Ind. The most
important business matter presented to the
delegates was our Colored Mission. The growth
and the needs of our mission were thoroughly
discussed, and we hope grester interest has
been awakened for our mission work.

—TnoseE who have not worked for ‘the Gos-
pel in Roman Catholic countries can hardly
credit the subterfuges and lies resorted to by
the priests to prejudice men and women against
going to hear its proclamation. In Spain a
man had been solemnly warned that, if he en-
tered the Evangelical Hall, some dreadful
misfortune, perhaps sudden death, would be-
fall him; he, therefore, took the precaution
of taking with him to the hall two of his
grandchildren, whom he left near the door,
enjoining them to watch and notice what hap-
pened to him, and to go out and give warning
to his friends should the Protestants try to
kill him. He is now the only witness for
Christ in his native town.

—Tnue Norwegian Lutheran missionary who
had begun work for the kingdom of Christ
among the Zulu tribes in Southeast Africa in
1849, established their first station at Betafo
among the Betsileo tribes in 1867. Norwegian
missionaries are found in the capital of Mada-
gascar since 1870. They extended their work
to the West coast in 1874, and to the East
coast in 1888. The European Norwegian mis-
sionaries, who are supported by the Stavanger
Missionary Society transferred its field of
operation in the southwest of this island to
the American Norwegian Lutherans in 1892.
The work of our Norwegian brethren has been
blessed abundantly. ‘They are said to be the
most diligent, thoroughgoing and persevering
of all missionaries in Madagascar. Their
"tstatistics’” are the following: 25 European
and American ordained missionaries; 60 na-
tive ministers; 50 churches; 35,000 church
members, 30,000 of whom are communicants ;
500 mission parochial schools, with 35,000
pupils; a theological seminary at Tananarivo,
whose 80 pupils study among other books
the Augsburg Confession in Malagessy ; high
schools for boys and ‘girls; a hospital and a
printing office at the same place.

—Tne English Church Missionary Society
is receiving from Bishop Tucker in Uganda,
Africa, letters of deep interest, indicating ex-
traordinary progress in the development of
the country and the extension of the Christian
faith. Bishop Tucker, writing October 14,
compares his first visit in 1890 with his pres-
ent visit. ‘The contrast is vast. Now order
Teigns; it is no longer the drum-beat from
‘morning to night and the gathering of excited

bered 329. During the five following years
these figures have been increased to the aston-
ishing total of 381. In this short space of
time, therefore, 52 new versions of the Scrip-
tures have been added to this noblest of all
catalogues. Englishmen and Scotchmen have
special reason to be proud of these results, for
we find on examining the details that 42 ver-

people to service in the great church or for

has been s great increase in cultivation.
‘Whereas in 1890 much of the land around

or portions of it had been translated num-|P

sions have been published by British societies,
the British and Foreign Bible Society nobly
heading the list with 29. American societies
have five languages to their credit. The ut-
most variety is seen in the list. 23 languages
and dialects belong to the African Banta fam-
ily, four belong to each of the following—
Malayan, Chinese and Melanesian; three are
Indian languages; two each belong to the
Negro— Turki, Druidian and Hamitic groups,
and one each to the Tibeto-Barman, Arian
and Mikronesian families. No more astonish-
ing proof of its vitality and world-wide in-
terest could be offered by the Bible Society
than the facts recorded in this striking little
pamphlet.

— Ov the occasion of the celebration of the
sixtieth birthday of the Empress Dowager of
China, the Christian women in the empire pre-
sented to her a splendid edition of the New
Testament, translated into the Chinese lan-
guage. The book was decorated with silver
and gold and cost about $1200. When this
elaborate volume was printed in China, a few
additional copies were run off the press, and
one of these was given to the American Bible
Society, to be placed on the shelves of the
library of that institution. The book is royal
quarto size, printed.on the finest paper and
in the largest of movable metallic type. The
border around each page is of gold.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
NEw ORLEans, La.

EY. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL.
113 Annette Str., between Claiborne and Dirbigny.
Divine services: Sunday morning at 10% o'clock.
Sunday evening at 734 o'clock.
Wednesday evening at 7% o'clock.
Sunday School: Sunday morning at 9% o'clock.
Singing School at 7}4 o’clock Monday evening.

F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary.

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

Divine services at 7}4 Sunday evening and at 74 Thurs-
day evening.

Sunday School meets at 9 o'clock.

Adult catechumen class mects at 744 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 736
o'clock Thursday evening.
Sunday School at 9 o'clock.
J. W. F. KOSSMANN, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church.

Springfield, Ill.
Divine Services at half past 10 o'clock Sunday morning
and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening.
Sunday School at 3 o'clock ». M.
Catechumen class meets Monday and Friday evenings.
Singing-school Tuesday evening.

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