The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1902, Page 16

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‘The Lutheran Pioneer.

The Outlook from the Editor’s Window.

MiUsSIONARY OPERATIONS IN MoROcCO are now
carried on from three centers—Tangier, Te-
tuan, and Sifroo.

WE DO NOT HEAR MUCH OF Korea these days,
since it is no longer a storm center, but the
Gospel is making marvelous progress there.
Rev..S. A. Moffett, of Pyeng-Yang, reports
one Sunday’s services as follows: ‘‘Baptized
91, preached to congregation of 1000, adminis-
tered the Lord’s Supper to 400. Verily, Korea
is coming to the light.’’

A MISSIONARY was urged to send a Christian
teacher to an inland townin China. He asked
how they had learned about Christ. They re-
plied that a little boy had come home from the
mission school and read the Bible to those who
would listen. Night after night they came,
and now a whole village was ready to serve
God. Who would despise the work of a little
child?

A GODLY MAN once said to a collector, ‘‘I
haye to give a little more than my share, be-
cause the times are hard, and there are many
who cannot give much.’’ Such well-to-do
people are few and far between.

A CONSCIENTIOUS GIVER to the Lord’s work
had promised twenty-five dollars to a particu-
lar cause- but before it was paid met with a
heavy financial loss. Meeting the collector
shortly after, he told him he would have to re-
duce his subscription to fifteen dollars. How-
ever, when he paid it was the original amount.
The collector thought a mistake had possibly
been made, and said, ‘“Do you mean to give
twenty-five dollars?’’ ‘‘Yes,’”” he replied.
“My wife and I talked it over a little, and we
have concluded that it is best to bear the loss
eurselves and not charge it to the Lord.’’
There is in this a moral. Who will find it?

THe Marp oF ORLEANS, JEANNE D’ ARC,
whom the French-Catholic church burned as
a heretic and witch in the year 1431, is now
to be declared a saint of the Romish church.
In 1894, she was declared to be venerable,
and if it is now found that she possessed a
sufficient number of virtues and performed
enough miracles, she will be beatified and then
later canonized. How ridiculous! And yet
also how sad that such spiritual darkness
should yet prevail in these days of the Gos-
-pel’s brightness.

_ A mmisten in N. was enforcing on his con-
gregation the necessity of practical godliness.

Contrasting the early Christians with those of

_ the present generation, he remarked, ‘‘We
___ have too many resolutions and too little ac-
tion. ‘The Acts of the Apostles’ is the title
of one of the books of the New Testament;

_ thelr Resolutions have not reached us.’”

WHEN A CERTAIN PASTOR, whose ministry had
been very highly blessed in the conversion of
sinners, was asked the secret of his great suc-
cess, he replied, ‘‘We have a praying church.”’
This is an eminently powerful help to success.

A CONVERTED CHINAMAN on the Pacific coast
sold himself to work as a coolie in New Guinea
for the sake of working among his own coun-
trymen, and before he died he personally led
to Christ two hundred of his companions.
How such zeal should shame our selfishness
and indifference.

TEN YEARS OF FRUITLESS TOIL would be suf-
ficient to exhaust the patience of an ordinary
man, but not so the brave missionaries of the
Basel Society in Africa. Of the ten original
missionaries eight had died and one had be-
come disabled. The last one remained at his
post of duty, and when his friends urged him
to return home and give up such hopeless ef-
fort, he replied: ‘‘I shall remain here.’’ After
another ten years of self-denial and labor six
natives accepted Christ, after twenty years
there were a hundred, and to-day it is a great
field ready for-a rich harvest.

ACCORDING TO LATE REPORTS there are
1,558,522 communicant members in the Lu-
theran church of our country.

Tue Danish West Inpra Istanps recently
acquired by our Government are not without
Lutheran churches. The communicant mem-
bership numbers about 1000. 1

LUTHERAN MISSION WORK AMONG THE JEWS is
carried on in our country by the Norwegian
Lutheran Zion Society and by the Iowa and
the Missouri Synod. The work likewise has
been taken up by the Swedish Augustana
Synod.

_ Tue LoutHeran INDIAN sussion Work at Red
Springs, Wis., is being visibly prospered.
Rey. Robert Kretzmann is in charge of the
work, and in a letter stated that a congrega-
tion will be organized in the near future by
our Lutheran Indian brethren. A parochial
school is also maintained among them. God
bless our dear brother in his arduous labors.

Soutn Arrica is much heard of now be-
cause of the war waged by England against
the inhabitants of that part of the earth. It
may be interesting to know that Lutheran
mission work began there as early as 1858.
The first station was opened at a place called
Hermannsburg, 80 called after the society
that began the work. It is situated near the
Tugela River, the boundary between Natal
and Zululand. Eleven stations, with 3640
members, are being cared for at last report.

THe HERMANNSBURG Socrery also carries on
mission work in Bechuanaland, where the con-
yerts number 29,863.

Tue LurHERAN MISSION ON MapaGascaR
Isuanp is chiefly carried on by Lutherans of
Norway. The beginning of this work was
made in 1864, when a few missionaries from
Zululand visited the island. The first resident
missionaries were brought thither by Bishop
Schreuder, in 1867. The work is reported
to be in a most prosperous condition. One
society at work on the island has 30 mission-
aries at 25 stations. Besides these there are
65 native pastors. There are 760 churches
with 45,000 Christians (28,000 of whom are
communicants). 45,000 pupils are reported in
775 schools. A leper asylum at Sirabe affords
every possible comfort to 250 patients. Be-
sides these there are found a hospital, a nor-
mal school, various high schools, a printing
office, and a theological school at Tananarivo,
the capital of the island. Jesuits from France
have endeavored to hinder the good work,
though without great harm.

Acknowledgment.

Received for colored missions of Rev. J.C. Schmidt
from Grace Church in Greensboro, N. C., $12.00; of
Rev. K. Kretzschmar from Mt. Zion Church in New
Orleans, La., 25.00; of Rev. J. Kossmann from Beth-
lehem Ghurch in New Orleans, La., 25.00; of Rev.
F. J. Lankenau from St. Paul’s Church, New Or-
leans, La., 25.00. A. C. Buraporr, Treas.

St. Louis, Mo., March 15, 1902.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches,
NEw ORLEans, La.

EV. LUTH. ST. PAUL’S OHAPEL,
1625 Annette Str., betweon Olaiborne and Derbigny.
Divine services: Sunday morning at 934 o'clock.
Sunday evening at 734 o’clock.
Wednesday evening ut 73, o'clock:
Sunday School: Sunday morning at 10% o'clock.
Adult catechumen class meets at 744 o’clock Tuesday

evening:
Singitig School meets at 734 o’clock Friday evening.
¥. J. LANKENAD, Missionary.

EV. LUTH. MOUNT ZION OHUROH.
Cor. S. Franklin and Thalia Stra.

Divine services: Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.

Sunday evening at o'clock.
Thursday evening at o’clock.

Sunday School: Sunday morning at 94 o'clock.
Adolehoatechnmien class mects at 7% o'clock Friday

ning.
Young People’s Concordia Circle and Singing Schoo)
meet ecbesdayevening at 734 o'clock.
SARL KRETZSCHMAR, Missionary.

EV. LUTH. BETHLEHEM OHAPEL.
Cor. Washington Avenue and Dryades Str.
Divine services: Sunday evening at o’clock.
Thursday cyening 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 ovening.
Choir practice at 734 o’clock on Tuesday evening and
after divine service on Thursday cven! ng.
Circle for Young People meets at the school every Tues-
day evening at Be o'clock.
J. W. F. KossMANN, Missionary.

Ey. Luth. Holy Trinity Church.
: Springfield, MU.
Divine services at half past 10 o’clock Sunday morning
and at 8 o’clock Sunday evening.
Sunday Schoo) at 3 o’clock P. M.
Catechumon class meets Monday and Friday evenings.
Singing-school Tuesday evening.

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