The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1906, Page 72

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42 Whe Lutheran Pioneer.

Wuen It’s Hor.—A Lutheran missionary in
India writes: “It is hot just now in India. There
are, in India, several ways of arriving at a conclu-
sion as to whether it is really hot. When every
separate postage stamp rolls up to the size of a
goose quill and it takes five minutes to unroll it
long enough to stick it; when the furniture in your
house, shrinking and tearing out of joint and mor-
tise, keeps up a noise like popping of toy pistols;
when the ants, as soon as the sun has set, carry
their larve to the surface to give them a breath
of air, and prevent them from perishing in the sun-
baked earth — then it’s hot. When the napkin on
your knees produces a sensation somewhat resem-
bling that of a piece of heated sheet iron; when
the sheets need to be sprinkled before you go to bed;
when you have to put pads of blotting paper under

,your hands to prevent the paper you are writing
on from becoming unfit to send, by the perspiration
dripping off you — then it’s hot.”

“ A Child’s Prayer.

A little girl, about five years old, lived with her
parents, who were very poor, in a small cottage in
a village in Prussia. One day, when her father
went out, little Rosa was sitting by her mother, who
was just recovering from an attack of fever, which
had weakened her very much. She was singing a
little hymn, when the door opened suddenly, and
six soldiers walked into the room. The poor child
was so terrified at first that she fell from the bench
on which she had been sitting. A few moments
afterwards, however, she rose to her knees, and in
her own simple, childlike words, while the big tears
trembled in her eyes, she prayed that God would
pity them and help them; that He would make
the soldiers kind to her mother, and tell them to
go away to some other house where they might get
something to eat and drink, and ending with these
words, “For Thou knowest, Lord, that we are poor.”

One of the soldiers patted the child’s head kindly
and said, “Who taught you to pray so nicely, little

one?”

“Jesus and mother,” was her simple reply.

The soldier, a tall, strong, rough-looking man,
turned aside his head, and brushed a tear from his
cheek, then putting-a piece of money into her lap,
lie kissed the little girl, and said to her kindly,
“There is something for your mother, my child.
Pray for us soldiers also sometimes, like a good
little girl, for we need prayer very much.”

My Master Is Always In.

It is good to remember, in the moment of temp-
tation, that God sees and hears all -that we do
and say.

“Johnny,” said a man, winking slyly to a shop-
lad of his acquaintance, “you must give me extra
measure. Your master is not in.”

Johnnie looked, solemnly into the man’s face,
and replied, “My Master is always in.”

Johnnie’s Master was the all-seeing God. Let
every one, when he is tempted, adopt Johnnie’s
motto, “My Master is always in.” Tt will save him

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. from falling into many sins.

BOOK TABLE.

SYNopALLERIcuT bES Texas-DistrRikrs. Concordia Pub-
lishing Iouse, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 15 cts.

This is the Report of the first sessions held by the
Texas District recently branched off from the Southern
District of the Missouri Synod. The district occupying
the large state of Texas has an extensive field for home
missions, and the Report shows that the brethren are
active in the work. Also the instructive doctrinal paper
diseussed at the meeting and presented in the Report was
apt to awaken and foster the missionary spirit in the
hearts of the people, as it very ably sets forth the blessed
duty of Christians to care not only for the salvation of
their own souls, but also for the salvation of the souls of
others,

SINGET DEM Herrn! Heft 7. Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo. Price, 20 ets.; per dozen, $1.50.
This seventh number of an excellent collection of sacred
songs for mixed choirs contains three anthems well adapted
for Reformation Day and missionary festivals.

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. M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Wednesday,

30 P.M.
Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts. ; K. Kretzschmar, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M.; Thursday,

7.30 P.M.
Bethiehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.; J. W. F. Koss-
mann, Pastor. .

Divine Services: Sunday, 10 A. M. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday,
7.30 P.M.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Holy Trinity Church; L. ¥:. Thalley, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 A. sf. and 8 P. M.

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