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tall poles and the various offerings are spread on it.
These consist of fruits, plows, harrows, irrigation
machines, threshing-tubs, money, huge piles of
cooked rice, and even living calves and pigs. The
spirits are supposed to carry off these things for
their use in the spirit-world. It is strange that
they should believe this, for, after being presented
to the ghosts, the offerings remain exactly as they
were before, waiting for the eager crowd to make
them disappear in a way that the spirits never
can do.

They have two ways of distributing these good
things. One is to allow the bystanders, on a given

signal, to climb up the poles to the platform, and.

carry off whatever they can get. The other is to
scatter among the people tickets bearing the names
of the articles to be given away. In the scramble
many persons get hurt, some fatally. Each man
who obtains a card takes it to the stage, when the
specified article is immediately handed to him.

It was customary for the rich to buy young
women and put them up to be scrambled for by
those who wanted a wife, but were too poor to pay
for one in the usual way. But this practice has
been given up-in this district. — Rev. J. A. Paton.

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The Greatest Damage is Done by False
Doctrine.

Luther says: “Whatever outward harm may be
done to the Christian Church by tyrants perse-
cuting the Word with acts of violence, is not the
worst. That ‘little member’ behind our teeth
(James 3) does the greatest damage to the king-
dom of Christ. It does, indeed, look much worse
to cut off the head of a man, but a false sermon
may cut off a number of souls!”

See ee Se Se

The Security of Christ’s Sheep.

Jesus answered them: I told you, and ye be-
lieved not. The works that I do in my Father’s
name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not,
because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they
follow me; and I give unto them eternal life; and
they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck
them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them
me, is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck
them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father
are one. John 10, 25—30.

’'The Lutheran Pioneer.

Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N.C.

A Christian Institution for Colored Boys and Girls,
under the Auspices of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference.

Next term begins September 9, 1908S.
Catalogue sent on application. Address —
Pror. N. J. BAKKE,
Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N. C.

Luther College, New Orleans, La.

Session of 1908/09 begins September 7.
Preparatory, Normal, and Theological Courses.
For catalogue and further information apply to
Pror, F. J. LANKENAU,
1688 N. Claiborne St., New Orleans, La.

Acknowledgment.

Received for Colored Missions from St. Joln’s Church,
Salisbury, N. C., $3.35; St. Matthew’s Chureh, Meherrin,
Va., 4.45; Bethlehem Church, New Orleans, La., 25.00;
Mount Zion Church, New Orleans, La., 35.00; Grace
Chureh, Concord, N. C., 15.00; Zion Chureh, Gold Hill,
N.C., 24.24; St. Paul’s Church, New Orleans, La., 35.00;

St. Paul’s Chureh, Charlotte, N. C., 5.00; Mount Zion
Chureh, Meyersville, N. C., 2.50; St. James’ Chureh,

Southern Pines, N. C., 2.50.

St. Louis, Mo., August 17, 1908.

5 A. C. Burcporr, 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. st. and 7.30 P. M.;
Wednesday, 7.30 P. aM.
Mount Zion Church, Franklin and Thalia Sts.; Ed. C.
Krause, Pastor.
Divine .Services:
Thursday, 7.30 P. at.
Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Ave. and Dryades St.;
G. M. Kramer, Pastor. .
Divine Services: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7.30 P., 1.5
Thursday, 7.30 v.31. Sunday School: Sunday, 10 A. M.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

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

Sunday, 11 a. 1. and 7.30 P. M5

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