The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1908, Page 32

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BistE Gonquests. — A missionary of the Swe-
dish Mission at Eritrea, Africa, writes that the Bible
is making wonderful conquests in Abyssinia. In
many cases he has found “the Book” worn to shreds
through having been read and re-read by so many
families.

“The Gospel for the Wicked.”’

’ The Rev. Forstmann, a pious minister in Solin-
gen, published, in the year 1743, a sermon bearing
the title: “The Gospel for the Wicked.” He had
preached the sermon at the funeral of a young man
who had on his sickbed come to the knowledge of
his Savior and- had by God’s grace died a blessed
death. To the sermon was added a sketch of the
young man’s life. The publication of this sermon
in many thousand copies was attended with great
blessing. The following is one of the remarkable
instances:

*A young nobleman, who was leading a very
wicked life in all kinds of sin and vice, decided to
leave Germany and go to some other country, in

-order to find new sinful enjoyments. Without the
knowledge of his family he went to Holland, hoping
to find an opportunity for a voyage to India. In
Holland he had to stay several days, and to pass the
time, he one day entered a book store, where he
found a booklet with the title: “The Gospel for the
Wicked.” Jokingly he said, “That might be a book
for me,” and bought the sermon.

In his room he read half of the book, but felt
so troubled that he laid it away. Some time after,
however, he took it up again and read the sermon
through. By the power of God’s Word he was con-
vineed of. his lost and ruined condition and was led
{o repentance and faith. He learned to believe that
Jesus died also for him, the wicked sinner, and to
trust in the Savior who was delivered for our offenses
and was raised again for our justification. He now
lost all desire for going to India, but went back
- home, where he lived as an ornament to the church
and a joy to his family and friends.

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BOOK TABLE.

SYNOPALBERICUT DES JowA-DistRIKTS. Concordia Publish-
ing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 20 ects.

This pamphlet contains an instructive and edifying
presentation of the preaching and the works of Jesus in
Galilee according to the first nine chapters of the Gospel
of St. Mark.

SYNODALBERICHT DES NEBRASKA-D1stTRIKTS. Concordia Pub-
lishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price, 18 ets.

Fraternal Admonition is the subject dealt with in this
Report. The subject is of great importance for the wel-
fare of every Christian congregation.

Acknowledgment.

Received for Colored Missions from Zion Church, Gold
Hill, N. C., $5.00; Mount Calvary Church, Mt. Pleasant,
N. C., 5.00; St. Peter’s Church near Dry’s Schoolhouse,
N. C., 3.00; Bethlehem Church, New Orleans, La., 25.00;
Mount Zion Church, New Orleans, La., 35.00; St. Paul’s
Church, Mansura, La., 10.00; St. Paul’s Church, New Or-
leans, La., 35.00; congregation in Napoleonville, La., 12.00;
Grace Church, Concord, N. C., 10.00; St. John’s Church,
Salisbury, N. C., 3.75; Concordia Church, Rockwell, N. C.,
2.50; Holy Trinity Church, Springfield, Tll., 4.30.

St. Louis, Mo., March 16, 1908.

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. Lankenau, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. af. and 7.30 P. af;
Wednesday, 7.30 P. x1.
Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts.
Divine Services: Sunday, 11 a. at. and 7:30 P. af;
Thursday, 7.30 Pp. af.
Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.;
G. M. Kramer, Pastor. :
Divine Services: Sunday, 10 a, wf. and 7.30 P. 3f.;
Thursday, 7.30 P. x1.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

Holy Trinity Church; James Doswell, Pastor.
Divine Services: Sunday, 10.30 a. ar. and 8 pP. a.

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