The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1910, Page 87

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The Tutheran Pioneer.

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IMMANUEL CoLLeGr. — The Faculty of Imman-
uel College has an assistant teacher since the begin-
ning of October, Mr. Walter Rohe of Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. Since the number of stu-
dents, and with it the work of the Faculty, is greater
than in other years, and since the double classes

which were taught during the previous school ses-
sion had to be separated, an assistant for the Faculty
proved to be a great necessity. — At the beginning

of October 76 students had been enrolled, as many
as in the middle of the school session during previous
years. Of this number, four young men are prepar-
ing themselves for the office of holy ministry and
five young ladies are taking the Normal Course pre-
scribed for teachers. ‘I'wo of the theological students
from Luther College at New Orleans, in accordance
with a resolution of Synodical Conference at its last
session, have entered our institution this fall.
M. L.

Nrep anp Oprrorrunrry. — According to the
Report submitted by our Mission Board at the recent
meeting of the Synodical Conference, two words may
well represent the state of our mission work among
the colored people —need and opportunity. The
Report points out the great spiritual need of the
majority of the nine million negroes of our country,
who still are in the misery of sin and in the shadow
of death, bound hand and foot, as it were, with the
chains of darkness, given up, in their unbelief and
superstition, to all kinds of sins and vices. Oppor-
tunities for mission work among them are found on
‘every hand, and these opportunities, together with
the crying need, are loud calls for a more vigorous
prosecution and for the extension of the work, creat-
ing demands for both consecrated laborers and
money. All should be willing to help in this sorely
needed and important mission: work, which is at
present carried on at 32 different stations, and which
is enjoying God’s blessing in church and school.
Christians have by God’s grace been brought to the

light of the Gospel and to the saving knowledge of .

Jesus, and they must take an active interest in mis-
sion work,, by which this same blessing is brought
to those who still sit in darkness and in the shadow
of death. “For God, who commanded the light to

shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts,:

to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of
God in the face of Jesus Christ,” 2 Cor. 4, 6. Chris-
tians should shine and make known God’s grace in
Jesus, the Savior of all men.

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THANK-OFFERINGS OF THE Poor. — A mission-
ary in India writes: I am on my way to one of our
mission villages. The day I get there we have, first
of all, the harvest festival, when the poor village
Christians bring in their thank-offerings. ‘There will
not be very much cash, but the people will bring
grain, rice, vegetables, eggs, chickens, sheep, brass
vessels — anything that they have to offer. ‘These
are sold, and all the money goes into the collection
for the support of their small churches. They are
the thank-offerings of the poor, and-every harvest
time they bring in these thank-offerings.

A Poor Girt’s Girt. — In a Pennsylvania coun-
try church the preacher recently pleaded in behalf of
a needy cause. His pleading seemed to be fruitless.
Presently, however, a little girl was seen to come
forward. She was a poor girl and could walk only
by the aid of her crutch. But this poor, lame girl
wanted to help the needy as well as she could. When
she reached the pulpit, she laid her crutch on the
stand, saying: “I give this to help the cause.” Then
she hobbled to a seat nearby. Deep silence had
fallen upon all present, when the minister said:
“Ts there any one that will redeem this crutch, that
this little girl may have it again?” In a short time
over a hundred dollars were on the stand, and the
little girl had her crutch and the needy were well
supplied. 4 .

PHitipPIneE Istanps. — Ten years ago there was
not a dollar invested in the Philippines by any
Protestant missionary society; to-day over $500,000
is held by various American Missionary Boards.
More than 30,000 Filipinos have already confessed
faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Over 8000
were received last year. There are 1000 students
studying in the mission schools. The American
Bible Society has distributed over 700,000 portions
of the Scriptures, a large number of which have
been complete Bibles. The British and Foreign
Bible Society distributed 37,597 books last year.

REAPING THE FruITs oF Mission. — Reaping
certainly follows sowing, for twenty-five years ago ,
there was not one Christian in Korea. Twenty
years ago there were seven who met secretly. To-day
there are over two hundred thousand.

THouGH our bread does not fall from heaven as
did the manna of old, it does come from that same
inexhaustible storehouse.