The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1904, Page 40

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40 The Lutheran Pioneer.

A Holy Talk.

A missionary some years ago, returning from
South Africa, gave a description of the work which
had been accomplished there through the preach-

-ing of the Gospel. Among other things he pictured a
little incident of which he had been an eye-witness.

He said that one morning he saw a converted
African chieftain sitting under a palm tree, with his
Bible open before him. Every now and then he
cast his eyes on his book and read a passage. Then

- he paused and looked up a little while, and his lips
were seen to be in motion. Thus he continued, al-
ternately, to look down on the Scriptures and to
turn his eyes upwards towards heaven.

The missionary passed by without disturbing
the good man, but after a little while he mentioned to
him what he had seen, and asked him why it was
that sometimes he read and sometimes he looked up.

This was the African’s reply: ‘‘I look down to
the book and God speaks to me. Then I look up
in prayer and I speak to the Lord. So we keep up
this way a holy talk with each other.”

The Bible Society Record.

Happy Old Alice.

Old Alice had become deaf and nearly blind,
but she was one of God’s happy children. To a
friend who came to see her she said, ‘‘You’re mourn-
ing for me, my dear, and there’s no need. I am
happy asachild. I sometimes think I am a child
whom the Lord is hush-a-by-ing to my long sleep.
For when I was a nurse girl, my missus always
telled me to speak very low and soft, to darken the
room, that her little one might go to sleep. Now
to me all noises are hushed and still, and the bon-
nie earth seems dim and dark, and knowit is my
Father lulling me to my long sleep.’

As the bird in the darkened, cage sings merrily,
so her soul was filled with heavenly joy and hap-
piness. :

Things Worth Knowing.

I know—that my Redeemer liveth. Job 19, 25.
_ I know—in whom TI have believed, and am per-
suaded that He is able to keep that which I have
“committed unto Him against that day. 2 Tim.1, 12.
_. Ye know—that He was manifested to take away
oursins. 1 John 8, 5.
We know—that aut things work together for
good to them that love God. Rom. 8, 28.

We know—that if our earthly house of this
tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of
God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens. 2 Cor. 5, 1.

We know—that, when He shall appear, we
shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.
1 John 3, 2.

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THE LIFE OF DR. MarTIN LUTHER. By Ernst August Brueg-
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This well-written and well-gotten-up Life of Luther is
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young people. It is a good book to give to those who wish
to become acquainted with the person and work of the great
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The following excellent tracts, which deserve a wide cir-
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A BrieF STATEMENT OF THE DOCTRINAL POSITION OF THE
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Acknowledgment.

Received for colored missions of Rev. K. Kretzschmar
from Mount Zion Church in New Orleans, La., $25.00; of
Rey. M. Weinhold from St. Paul’s Church in Mansura, La.,
10.00; of Rev. J.C. Schmidt from Grace Church in Greens-
boro, N.C., 12.00; of Rev. D. H. Schooff from St. Matthew’s
Church in Meherrin, Va., 14.00; of Rev. L. E. Thalley from
Holy Trinity Church in Springfield, Ill., 7.25; of Rev. F. J.
Lankenau from St. Paul’s Church in New Orleans, La., 25.00;
of Rey. J. Kossmann from Bethlehem Church.in New Or-
leans, La., 25.00.

St. Louis, April 16, 1904. A.C. Bureporr, Treas.

Evangelical Lutheran Colored Churches.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

St. Paul's Chapel, 1625 Annette St., near N. Claiborne St.; F. J. Lan-
kenau, Pastor. «+
Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. 4. and 7.30 P. m.; Wednesday,
P.M.

Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts. ; K. Kretzschmar, Pastor.
7 ope Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M.; Thursday,
7.80 P.M.
Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.; J. W. F. Koss-
mann, Pastor.

Divine Services: Sunday, 10 a. M. and 7.30 Pp. u.; Thursday,
7.30 P. M. ‘

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

Holy Trinity Church; L. E. Thalley, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 A. ou. and 8 P. Mf.

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