The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1901, Page 20

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

‘*Cotor Prosiem.’?—Under this heading
the editor of a Southern church paper says of
the colored people: ‘‘Virtue is a word which
has little or no meaning to them, and they
seem to be rushing madly on to deeper deg-
radation, vice, and crime. Many of their
preachers are wholly untrustworthy, and are
blind leaders of the blind. We are indeed
sorry for them, and pray that God may in
some way lead them to higher degrees of civ-
ilization, self-respect, and Christian culture.
We sympathize with them, as does every true
Southern man, and hope the future will bring
a wise and peaceful solution of this vexed
question; and yet the light seems far in the
distance. We surely have an Africa at home,
and a grave responsibility rests upon the
Church in this American land. Here is a
field white unto the harvest, and the rich
philanthropists of America would do well to
send white men, thoroughly equipped for the
work, to organize them into congregations
and to preach the holy Gospel to them. We
owe it to them, we owe it to ourselves.’’
Well, the colored people need the same that
the white people need. Therefore, the Lu-
therans of the Synodical Conference solve the
problem, of which the editor speaks, by erect-
ing schools and churches in which God’s Word
is taught. Would to God that all our mem-
bers would recognize the grand opportunity
they have for solving the ‘‘Color Problem.”

PonisuixG Inors.—In a Chinese village,
during a time of drought, a missionary saw a
tow of idols put in the hottest and dustiest
part of the road. He inquired the reason,
and the natives answered, ‘‘We prayed our
gods to send us rain, and they won’t; so
we've put them out to see how they like the
heat and dryness.’”

Tne BIBLE IN THE PHivierines. — One of the
agents of the American Bible Society laboring
in the Philippines, reports a most eager de-
mand for the Scriptures. ‘‘We found the mar-
ket place crowded, and when we offered our
Gospels for sale we were soon surrounded,
and as fast as we could make the change the
people bought the blessed Word. It did not
take long to sell every book in their language
that we had been able to procure. Walking
through the stalls afterward we saw the people
reading on every hand. Icannot tell you how
I longed to be able to speak words of counsel
and direction to them, but all I could do was
_ to mark passages and listen as they read the
invitations of Christ over and over again,”?

_ Fruits or Missions. —Eromanga, the scene
the martyrdom of John Williams and four
other missionaries (in 1889), is now a Chris-
. But few heathen are left, and

friendly. Fifty years after Williams
he gon of his murderer laid the corner

stone of the Martyrs’ Memorial Church, while
another son was preaching the Gospel for
which that martyr died. This shows not only
the saving power of the Gospel, but the ra-
pidity with which the work of evangelization
has proceeded in the South Sea Islands.

Tue Gospet IN ITaty.—The dawn of hope
has arisen over priest-ridden Italy. There are
German Protestant churches in this country
at Rome, Naples, San Reno, Genoa, and Flor-
ence. They are under the protectorate of the

German emperor and the church authorities | —

at Berlin. Their schools are largely patronized
by Italians.

Beruany Cuurcu. — Far away in the Trans-
vaal, Africa, stands a church by this name.
Thirty-six years ago it was founded by Mis-
sionary William Behrens, and now the mem-
bers number 3000. A large and beautiful
church built by the natives themselves, is a
joy to the large congregation. First there was
only a little chapel. Then, in 1867, a new
church was built, men, women, and children
all helping. But that became too small, and
in 1892 the present large church was built.
3000 persons were present at the dedication.

Cuoosinc A Pore.—A reader of the PioNEER
wishes to know why ‘‘an Italian is chosen for
&@ pope and not some man from some other
nationality.’’ Well, the pope is chosen by the
College of Cardinals, and in this College the
Italians have by far the majority. You see?
This reminds us of a story. An Irish section
boss out.in Montana had charge of a gang of
laborers, consisting of two other Irishmen and
a number of Italians. One day, so runs the
old story, a small tree fell across the track.
Taking the Italians, the boss attempted to lift
the tree. The men all seemed to be doing
their best, but the tree did not move. Pres-
ently the boss told the men to stop, and stand
aside. Then turning toward the two Irishmen,
he shouted: ‘‘Casey! Mulligan! Coome over
here now!’’ They came, and the three laid
hold of the tree and lifted it from the track.
When it was done, the boss, looking at the
Italians, said, in a tone of deep disgust and
scorn: ‘‘And thims the fellers they make
popes of!’’

A Supsecr ror Eternity. — ‘‘] remember
preaching once on the subject of Christ as a
deliverer,’’ says Mr. Moody, ‘‘and walking
away, I said to a Scotchman, ‘I didn’t finish
the subject.’ ‘Ah, man, you didn’t expect to
finish, did ye?’ was his reply. ‘It will take
all eternity to finish telling what Christ has

done for man.’”’
_———_s ea ee

The Camel and the Miller.

Once a miller was waked up by his camel
trying to get its nose into the hut.

‘It?s cold out here,” said the camel; “7
only want to stick my nose in.’?

The miller made no objection.

After a while, the camel asked leave to have
his neck in, then his fore-feet; and so, little
by little, it crowded in its whole Lody. This
was very disagreeable to the miller, and he
bitterly complained to the ferthputting beast.

“If you don’t like it, you may go,’’ an-
swered the camel. ‘‘As for me, I’ve got pos-
session and I shall stay.’’

How like worldliness this oft-told tale is!
Little by little it creeps into a church, until,
like the camel, it is in possession of it.

Acknowledgments.

Received for colored missions of Rev. F. J. Lan-
kenau from St. Paul’s Church, New Orleans, La.,
$25.00; of Rev. K. Kretzschmar from Mt. Zion
Church, New Orleans, La., 25.00; of Rev. J. Koss-
mann from Bethlehem Church, New Orleans, La.,
25.00; of Rev. J. C. Schmidt from Grace Church,
Greensboro, N.C., 24.00; from congregation in Man-
sura, La., 20.00.

St. Louis, Mo., April 17, 1901.

A. C. BurGpoRF, Treas.

Received of Miss Anna Krudop, Fort Wayne,
Ind., for distribution among this year’s confirma-
tion scholars two Bibles and three other books.
Many thanks! Ep. E. STUCKERT.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
New ORLEans, La.

EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL.
162 Annette Str., between Olaiborne and Derbigny.
Divine services: Sunday morning at 9}4 o'clock.
Sunday evening at 734 o'clock.
Wednesday evening at 1% o'clock.
Sunday School: Sunday morning at 10% o'clock.
Adult catechumen class meets at 734 o’clock Tuosday

“ evening.
Singing School meets at 734 o’clock Friday evening.
F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary.

EY. LUTH. MOUNT ZION CHURCH.
Cor. S. Franklin and Thalia Strs.
Divine services: Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
Sunday evening at 734 o'clock.
jursday evening at o'clock.
Sunday School: Sunday morning at 934 o’clock.
Adult ceecnnmen class mects at 7% o’clock Friday
evening.
Young Pes; le’s Concordia Circle and Singing School
meet Wednesday evening at 734 o'clock.
KARL KRETZSCHMAR, Missionary.

EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM OHAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services: puna ey evening at o'clock.
Thurs

jay evening at 734 o'clock.
Sunday School at 9% o'clock.
Adult catechumen Class every Tuesday at 734 o'clock and
after the divine service on Thursday cvening.
Choir practice at 744 o'clock on Tuesday evening and
after divine service on Thursday even: ng
Circle for Young People meets at the school every Tucs-
day evening at 734 o'clock.
J. W. F. KossMAnn, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church,

Springfeld, Ml.
Divine services at half past 10 o'clock Sunday morning &
santas Sachi ouieye te :
Oatecbamens slass meets Monday and Friday evenings.
Singing-school Tucsday evening.
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