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The Lutheran Pioneer.

Christians can wield. Let us not forget to pray

for our representatives in the mission field.”

It was the great missionary apostle who wrote:
“Brethren, pray for us,” 1 Thess. 5, 25. And again
he wrote: “Continue in prayer and watch in the
same with thanksgiving; withal praying also for us
that God would open unto us a door of utterance,
to speak the mystery of Christ,” Col. 4, 2. 3.

A Lawyer’s Testrimony.—A few years ago
an English lawyer in India said to a missionary:
“JT hate to have your Christians as witnesses; for
whenever they give false evidence, they instantly
falter and are caught by the opposing counsel.
A Hindoo when he gives false witness will tell a
straight story. But your Christians are too much
affected by twinges of conscience.” What was an-
noying to the lawyer was encouraging to the mis-
sionary, as he saw at least a beginning of the love
of truth among his people.

Tuer Cost or CoNFESSION IN INpDIA. — Perse-
cutions of those who renounce their pagan religion
is not of rare occurrence in heathen lands. Many
Hindoos will ignore, or even favor, missionary
schools until one of their family shows a leaning
toward Christianity. Then all is changed. A lady
belonging to a Mohammedan family in India
bravely confessed her faith in Christ to her hus-
band and father. On one occasion the father put
an iron into the fire, then down upon her foot,
saying: “Repeat the Kalima” (There is no god but
God; Mohammed is the prophet of God). She
said: “I cannot.” He said: “You will not!”
Then he put the iron into the fire again and placed
it on the other foot, saying: “Now you will!” She

replied: “No, I cannot, for I am a Christian.”
Her life is not safe, even though she has not yet
been baptized. Do we sufficiently appreciate our
Christian privileges and the blessings of the Gospel ?

A Book of Three Leaves.

An old minister, it is said, used to carry about
with him a little book with only three. leaves, and
no words in it. The first leaf was black, the next
scarlet, the last white. Day by day he looked at it,
and at last told what it meant, somewhat in this
way: “Here is the black leaf that shows my sin,
and what it deserves. ‘Then comes the red page
to tell me of Jesus’ blood. I look at it, and weep,

and look again. Lastly comes the white leaf —

a picture of my dark soul washed in the cleansing .

fountain and made clean.”

BOOK TABLE.

SyNopaubericut pes Orstricien Distrixts. Concordia
Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 18 ets.

Besides the President’s address and a comprehensive
account of the mission work carried on by the Eastern
District of the Missouri Synod in several of our Eastern
states, the pamphlet contains an instructive treatise on
Abraham, whose life is rich in suggestive lessons for all
believers.

Tue Lorp’s Prayer. By William Dallmann. American
Lutheran Publication Board, Pittsburg, Pa. Price,
$1.00 postpaid.

A valuable exposition of the Lord’s Prayer in the
author’s well-known clear and popular style. Helpful,
fresh, and practical.

Northwestern Pub-
Price, single copies

“THE EQUITABLE FRATERNAL UNION.”
lishing House, Milwaukee, Wis.

5 cts.; 100 copies $5.00.
A brief but convincing proof of the anti-Scriptural
character of the “Equitable Fraternal Union.”

Acknowledgment.

Received for Colored Missions from Concordia Church,
Rockwell, N. C., $5.35; Mount Zion Church, New Orleans,
La., 35.00; Bethlehem Chureh, New Orleans, La., 25.00;
St. Paul’s Church, New Orleans, La., 35.00; St. Paul’s
Church, Mansura, La., 12.50; Grace Church, Concord, N.C.,
10.00; Ifoly Trinity Church, Springfield, 11l., 5.00; Beth-
Iehem Church, Monroe, N. C., 2.50; St. Paul’s Chureh,
Charlotte, N. C., 5.00; Mount Zion Church, Meyersville,
N.C., 2.50; congregation in Napoleonville, La., 19.40; Zion
Church, Gold Hill, N. C., 5.00; St. Peter’s Church at Dry’s
Schoolhouse, N. C., 5.00.

St. Louis, Mo., May 18,°1907.

A. C. Buraporr, 7'reas.

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 Pr. f.; Wednesday,

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

7.30 P. M.
Bethlehem Chapel, Nyashington Ave. and Dryades St.
* Divine Services: Sunday, 10 A. 9. and 7.30 Pp. M.; Thursday,
Yr. M
SPRINGFIELD, ILL,

Holy Trinity Church; James Doswell, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 A. M. and 8 P. M.

TERMS:
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1 Copy .$ 25

10 Copies . . 2.00
25 Copies ...................- 6.00
50 Copies ........0.....0ceeee 9.00

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