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The Lutheran Pioneer.

North Africa twice as many natives as in the South,
and the South has twice as many missionaries as the
North. And the need of North Africa is fourfold that
of the southern half. Northern Africa’ has one Prot-
estant missionary to 125,000 Mohammedans. The
Soudan has one Protestant missionary to 45,000,000
Mohammedans and pagans. West Africa has about
one Protestant missionary to 50,000 pagans.

Conco Horrors. —Says an exchange: ‘‘In spite
of the protests of the press and of the pulpit, of
statesmen and of ministers of State, and also of the

missionaries and travelers, the Belgian Government

keeps up its cruel practices on the Congo in Africa.
It has the worst form of slavery ever seen on earth,
it shows the least respect for human rights of any
government that has ever existed, and its atrocious
outrage upon the natives is without a parallel in
human history. But the Belgian king is a Romanist,
and the pope.and his cardinals are silent. They are

waiting for a chance to have all the Protestants:

burned or put to death, and then they will come in
for the glory.”’

How StanLey BECAME A FRIEND oF Missions.—
The late H. M. Stanley, the great African explorer,
said: ‘‘What I wanted, and what I have been en-
deavoring to ask for the poor African, has been the

good offices of Christians, ever since Livingstone

taught me during those four months I was with
him. In 1871 I went to him as prejudiced as the
bitterest atheist in London. I was there away from
a worldly world. I saw this solitary old man there,

and asked myself, ‘Why on earth does he stop here?””

Four months after we met I found myself listening

to him and wondering at the old man carrying out.

all that was said in the Bible! Little by little his
sympathies for others became contagious. Mine was
aroused. Seeing his piety, his gentleness, his zeal,
his earnestness; and how quietly he went about his
business, I was converted by him, although he had
not tried to do it.’’

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A Touching Question.

Michael Faraday, like many other truly great
scientists, was a humble believerin the Bible as God’s

Word and in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour. ~

On one occasion a friend found him in tears,
with his head bent over an open-Bible. ‘‘I fear
you are feeling worse,’’ his friend said.

*“‘No,” answered Faraday, “‘itis not that; but,’’
he continued, looking at the Bible, ‘‘why, oh, why

will not men believe the blessed truths here re-

vealed to them?” :

OUR BOOK TABLE.

SERMONS ON THE GOSPELS OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR.
By Henry Sieck. Part Second. Concordia Publish-
ing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 85 cts.

Like Part First of Sermons on the Gospels of the Ecclesi-
astical Year, this Part Second is also sound and Scriptural
in teachings, plain in statement, simple in language, devout
in spirit, and altogether wholesome. We heartily commend
the book for use in the family and by pastors. Parts First
and Second may be obtained bound in one volume for
$1.60.

Sunpay. Translated from the German of Rev. C. M. Zorn
by J. A. Rimbach. Concordia Publishing House,

St. Louis, Mo. 16 pages. Price, 5 cts.°
This excellent little tract presents, in popular style, the
Bible doctrine of the Lutheran church regarding Sunday,
and deserves a wide circulation.

Acknowledgment.

Received for colored missions of Rev. M. Weinhold from
St. Paul’s Church in Mansura, La., $20.00; 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. J.C. Schmidt from
Grace Church in Greensboro, N.C., 12.00: of Rev. L. E. Thal-
ley from Holy Trinity Church in Springfield, Il]., 22.56; of
Rev. J. Ph. Schmidt from Grace Church in Concord, N. C.,
10.00; of Rey. D. H. Schooff from St. Matthew’s Church in
Meherrin, Va., 12.00; of Rev. Theo. Buch from St. Paul’s
Church in Charlotte, N. C., 10.00.

Received for College in New Orleans of Rev. J. Koss-
mann from Bethlehem Church in New Orleans 3.27.

Received for Immanuel College of Rev. Theo. Buch
from St. Paul’s Church in Charlotte, N.C., 3.53; of Rev.
D. H. Schooff from St. Matthew’s Church in Mcherrin, Va.,
20.00. 2

St. Louis, Oct. 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.
ae Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. m.; Wednesday,
30 P. M.
Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts. ; K. Kretzschmar, Pastor.
7 aM Services: Sunday, 11 a. x1. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday,
80 PM. . ,
Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.; J. W. F. Koss-
mann, P: :

astor. 2
= Divine Services: Sunday, 10 A. M. and 7.80 Pp. M.; Thursday,

7.30 P. M
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

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

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

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