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64 The Lutheran Pioneer.

‘Your friend comes from across the great water ;
would he like to know the history of my people?”’

Lord Charles said he should be very glad to hear
it, and the chief began:

“Before the white man came the forests and
prairies were full of game, the lakes and rivers were
full of fish, and the wild rice was everywhere —the
gift of Manitou to his red children. I will show you
some of my people as they were before the white
man came.”’

He clapped his hands and the door of the log
house opened, and a man and woman appeared,
fine specimens of the free-born native American,
dressed in skins ornamented with colored porcupine
quills, and with brilliant feathers in their hair.

‘‘These are my people before the white man
came,’’ said the chief. ‘‘Shall I show you what the
white man did for us? He:told us that we had no
houses, no fire-horses, no fire-canoes, no books, and
that if we would give him our land he would make

-us like white men. He had a forked tongue. This

is what he did for us.”’

He again clapped his hands, and then appeared
in the doorway a wretched-looking Indian in tat-
tered blanket, without leggings, and by his side a
miserable woman in a ragged gown:

‘£0: Manitou!”? cried the chief, ‘‘are these my

people? How came it?” ‘i
The man drew a black bottle from under his

blanket, and answered:

‘‘Tsh-ko-te-wabo (fire water), the gift of the white
man.” ; See

Turning to Lord Charles, the chief continued:,
“IT would-not have told you this, but there is

.more to tell. Many moons ago a palefaced man

came to see us. We hated white men, and would
not listen to his words. Each year when the sun
was 80 high we saw this white man coming through
the forest. One day I called my people in council.
I said: * Hf

‘¢¢Why does this paleface come to see us?’ He
does not trade; he does not ask anything of us; per-
haps the Great Spirit has sent him. Our ears must
be open.’ We then listened to his story; we took
it toour hearts. This is what it has done for us.”

He clapped his hands, and a manly young In-
dian clergyman in clerical clothes appeared, and by
his side a gentle woman in a neat gray gown. —

‘(My friends,” said the chief, “‘there is only one

-religion that can lift a man from the mire and tell

him to call the Great Spirit Father, and that is the

A skeptical friend who was with me grasped my
hand and:exclaimed : ;

“Bishop, all the arguments which I have ever
read in defense of Christianity are not equal to what _
I have seen to-day.’’

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Harold’s Five Cent Piece.

‘‘Mamma,’’ said little Harold, ‘‘I want to give
my five cent piece to God.’’

““How do you propose to carry out your wish,
my dear?” said his mother. .

“‘T shall put it into the missionary box. John
Lester wanted me to buy a pack of powder crackers
and then go shares with him. I told him I hated to
burn up the money, for then it’s all gone. If I give
it to God, He takes care to have it do something
good, and the good lasts forever.”’

OUR BOOK TABLE.

MANUAL OF PilySICAL EXERCISES FOR SCHOOL AND HOME.
With numerous illustrations, explanations, calisthenic
songs, and games. Arranged by J’. ?echlin, Professor
in Addison Seminary. Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo. Price, 70 cts.

Parents and teachers who have at heart also the bodily
well-being of their children and-pupils will welcome this
eminently practical book of 145 pages with its many helpful
and suggestive exercises.

Acknowledgment.

Received for colored missions of Rev. K. Kretzschmar
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. Kossmann from Bethlehem Church
in New Orleans, La., 25.00; of Rev. M. Weinhold from
St. Paul’s Church in Mansura, La., 10.00.

St. Louis, July 15, 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.
“ ee Diving Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 Pp. Mm.; Wednesday,
30 P. M. ey
Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts. ; K. Kretzschmar, Pastor.
7 oye Services: Sunday, 1] A. M. and 7.30 r. M.; Thursday,
30 P.M. .
Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Aye. and Dryades St.; J. W. F. Koss-
mann, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10 A. M. and 7.30 P. w.; Thursday,

7.30 P. M.
. SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

Holy Trinity Church; L. E. Thalley, Pastor.

Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 A. ax. and 8 P. M.

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