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‘The Lutheran Pioneer.

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The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

Mission amonc Dear-Mures. — Lutheran
mission work among deaf-mutes is carried on
also in Toledo, O. Since February of this
year six services for deaf-mutes were held in
the German Lutheran church of that city,
Rev. H. W. Querl, pastor. The services were
conducted by the Revs. Th. Claus, of Elkhart,
Ind., and A. Reinke, of Chicago, Ill. The
next service will be held December 29th.

Curistmas Joy.—A converted Greenlander
was invited by his heathen countrymen to join
them in the sun dance in which they annually
engaged to express their joy over the return
of the sun. But he replied: ‘‘I have another
joey, because another sun, Jesus, has arisen in
my.heart. I also have no time for your dance,
because I must hasten to my teachers, who are
about to celebrate a great festival over the fact
that the great Creator of the world and sun,
moon and stars was born and became man to
save us from our sins.’”

CurisTMas IN A Misstonary’s Home. —The
president of a Mission Board writes: I know
a missionary who, in the northern clime, at
Christmas, went to a coal dealer and tried to
buy some coal on credit because the mission-
ary society was in arrears with his salary. The
coal dealer said: ‘‘I don’t know you, sir, and
I can’t sell you my coal on credit.’? He went
home to spend the holidays with his little
family, in a house without fuel and, of course,
without fire, and during the night, when other
little children were watching for Christmas
presents, his little girl took the croup, and all
he could do was to carry her in his arms and
try to warm her in his own bosom; and yet
that missionary gathered 125 souls into the
church in that same year.

HEROIsM IN THE Mission Fretp. —The same
writer says: ‘‘We have a home missionary to
whom we appropriate a supplemental salary of

' three hundred dollars. This young man, as
the mission church was building its mission
house, boarded himself in a little upper room
on a dollar and fifty cents a week, and put all
‘the rest of his income into the building. When
our mission board was in debt, in 1895, we
had a missionary who, in order to stand by his
work, put a mortgage on his household goods,
and used that money for his support in that
time of trial. I know another home missionary
_ towhom we paid a stipend of twenty-five dol-
larsa month, who sent back all we gave him
“inorder to help some more needy field,’ while
he denied himself the ordinary comforts of
?—The willingness of missionaries to bear
Steatest hardships is no excuse for the
Biness of church members shown in the
d irregular support of the workers

sion field. :

ONIN AFRICA. — Ata recent missionary

Africa, described graphically the marvelous
change in his diocese since he went there eleven
years ago. He said other men had labored,
and he was entering into their labors. The
converts had multiplied a hundredfold. Where
there were thirty Christians, there were now
three thousand, and he explained in detail the
pains taken to make sure that the change is
real, and the word ‘‘Christian’’ no misnomer.
He said there was every reason to believe that
ere long the Gospel would leaven all Central
Africa. Already it has reached the pigmy
tribes, who dwell in the remotest recesses of
the forests. The vast work is carried on by
means of native evangelists, and each convert
at his baptism is made to understand that he
is personally responsible for passing on the
light he possesses. The Bishop pointed out
with much force that the work is of God alone.

Lurueran Mission 1n Japan.—Rev. Dr. Bir-
kelund, of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod,
writes from Azabu, Tokio, Japan, that his
work is progressing, that he has treated 170
patients and preached to them the Gospel, and
that many return after recovery to learn more
about the Saviour of sinners. He hopes soon
to get a native trained as assistant in the work.
—The excessive heat last summer was also in
Japan a hindrance and made it impossible for
a season to gather the people. The heathen
priests try to hinder the missionary and post
bills warning the people against him; but they
dare not use force, and the seed of truth is
sown where it is most wanted.

His HEAvEN uron Eartu.—The first mis-
sionary to Persia said: ‘‘I do not wish any
heaven upon earth besides that of preaching
the precious Gospel of Christ Jesus to immor-
tal souls.”’

Moruer’s Caristmas Present.—The mother
of a family out West was sick in a hospital
many miles away from home. She insisted at
Christmas time that no change should be made
in the celebration of Christmas in the family.
There must be Christmas presents and the tree.
Mamma far away was well enough to walk to
the telephone in the hospital. The hour was
arranged. Suddenly, when all the children
were around the tree, the father reached into
the tree and put the transmitter, carefully con-
cealed there, to the ear of the youngest child.
The child heard its mother’s Christmas mes-
sage telling it to love the Christ Child born at
Bethlehem. Each in turn spoke to her, and
they voted that mamma’s Christmas message
was the best Christmas present they had.

Soe oe
Are You Without Christ?

You may think to live very well without
Christ, but you cannot afford to die without
Him. You can stand very securely at present,
but death will shake your confidence. Your

tree may be fair now, but when the wind Pee ae ere Ind:

comes, if it has not its roots in the Rock of
Ages, down it must come. You may think
your worldly pleasures good, but they will
then turn bitter as wormwood in your taste:
worse than gall shall be the daintiest of your
drinks, when you shall come to the bottom of
your poisoned bowl.

OUR BOOK TABLE.

AMERIKANISCHER KALENDER fuer deutsche Luthe-
raner auf das Jahr 1902. Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 10 cts.

This well-known German Lutheran Almanac has
made its appearance in its usual form and with a
variety of entertaining and instructive reading mat-
ter. Among its articles is an interesting and ‘Tichly
illustrated “history of the Concordia ” publishing
House at St. Louis. The Almanac will, no doubt, be
welcomed in thousands of German Lutheran homes.

Acknowledgment.

Received for colored missions of Rev. K. Kretz-
schmar from Mount Zion Church in New Orleans,
La., $25.00; of Rev. F. J. Lankenau, from St. Paul’s
Church in New Orleans, La., 25.00; ‘of Rev. J. Koss-
mann from Bethlehem Church in New Orleans, La.,
25.00; of Rev. Paul Engelbert, collection on the Har-
vi est-home Festival of his congregations in Gold Hill
and Rockwell, N. C., 15.78; of Rev. J. Ph. Schmidt,
collection of Grace Church in Concord, N.C., 10.70.

St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 16, 1901.

A. C. BurGporr, Treas.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
New ORiEans, La.

EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL.
1625 Annctte Str., between Olaiborne and eee

Divine services: Sunday morning at 9)
Sunday evening at 7:
Wednesday evening at a o'clock.

Sunday School: Sunday morning at 10% o'clock.

onl koa tecuunasn class mects at 734 o’clock ‘Tuosday

Singing nee mects at es o'clock Friday evening.
F. J. LANKENAU, Missionary.

EY. LUTH. MOUNT ZION CHUROH. ©
Cor. S. Franklin and Thalia Stra.

Divine services: Sunday mornings BF 11 o'clock.
Sunday evenin

o'clock.
Thursday even is at 7% o'clock.
Sunday School: Sunday morning at 914 o'clock.
Adult eatechamen class meets at 7% o'clock Friday

eveni: ng.
Young Peo le’s Concordia Circle and ay elngas School
meet Wednesday evening at 734 o

KARL Sal SE erro

EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM CHAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services: punday, evening at o'clock.
ay c evening at 74 o'clock.
Sunday School at 4 o’cloc!
Adult catechumen class ae Tuesday at 734 0’clock and
Thursday evening.

Circle for Young People meets at the school every Tuos-
day evening at 734 o'cloc!
J. W. K KOSS8MANN, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church,

Springfeld, 1.
Divine services at half pase 10 ciolocl Sunday morning
Sanit ate erclcer Sands ay events ra
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Cate obamen class een Monday and Friday evenings.
Singing-school Tuesday evening.

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