The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1913, Page 23

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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foreign field was 24,092, against 22,058 for 1911.
Taking the United States alone, we learn that it
leads the world in Protestant foreign missions. ‘The
gifts for it were $14,942,523, and the number of
ssionaries employed in the foreign field, men and
women, was 8,037.

Tie Ev. Luria. Leiezia Misston Socrery. —
his old society carries on extensive missions in
British India and in British and German East
Africa. During the past few years it has also begun
work among the emigrant Tamils on the Malacea
Peninsula, and opened an extensive new field in
Iramba, Africa. Besides its many European mis-
sionaries and assistants it has hundreds of native
workers in its service.

A Missionary Concrecation. — The Lafayette
Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn was
founded fifty-six years ago. Its membership is
nearly 2,400, and it has a Sunday-school numbering
2,500. ‘Three half independent churches are aided
financially, and one Italian church is altogether
supported; also a whole mission station’ in Canton,
China, with hospitals, schools, and church. Tlie
congregation also spends $19,000 annually on a
like plant in the mountains of Kentucky, which has
a technical and agricultural school in addition ,to
the usual mission equipment.

How Wer Use Our Money. — Study this table,
and see whether we are using our money as a sacred
trust:

Foreign Missions ..........- $15,000,000
Chewing Gums ............. 13,000,000
Patent Medicines ........ 3 $0,000,000
Millinery ..........--+----- 90,000,000
Trea and Coffee ........-+ : 100,000,000
Confectionery ..........---- 200,000,000
Religion (Churches, ete.)..... 250,000,000
Automobiles ..........- ..--- 500,000,000
Jewelry and Ornaments...... 800,000,000

Intoxicating Liquors .......-.1,645,000,000
Here we have a column of figures which may well
set us to thinking. Are we making the best of our
opportunities? “God has blessed us as a nation with
great wealth; let us see to it that we command our
wealth, and not let our wealth command us. If
we do the former, we shall be rich and free; if we
permit the latter, we shall be poor slaves.

An Enrertnc Wepce. — Some time ago a young
Chinaman, a student of Columbia University, New
York, was confirmed in the Lutheran Church of
the Redeemer in that city. Coming in touch with

~ CONFIRMATION BOOKLET.

s ‘put out by the same publishers a few

our Church through the pastor’s son, who attends
the same institution, he presented himself for con-
firmation. After due instruction he was baptized
and received into full communion some time in
January. After completing his studies at the uni-
versity, he will return to his native country, where,
we hope, he will prove to be a faithful witness for
Christ and a help to the spreading of the Gospel.

BOOK TABLE.

LUTHER'S SMALL CATECHISM. Tract Edition.
eordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
per copy (2 ets. postpaid) ;
postage extra;
extra.

Con-
Price, 1 ct.
80 cis. per hundred,
$7.00 per thousand, transportation

The publishers deserve our heartiest commendation for
publishing this wonderfully cheap edition of the Small
Catechism. Just think of it, Luther’s Small Catechism
for one cent! We would not have thought it possible.
Here is a fine chance to make your non-Lutheran friends
acquainted with that book which, next to the Bible,
should be, and no doubt is, our most precious book. It
seems to us that especially our town and city churches
that have introduced English services would do well to
lay in a good supply and hand copies to the visitors. We
are sure that our missionaries will hail this publication
with delight. Yes, let all of us take advantage of the
opportunity here given us, and seatter as many copies as
we can. By doing this, we shall also be encouraging the
publishers to continue with the good work, and furnish
us with some more cheap good literature. We cannot
expect our publishing houses to provide us with cheap
tracts if we do not do our share in distributing them.
Let us do our part, and they will do theirs.

THE NEW ENGLISH HYMN-BOOK.
lishing House, St. Louis, Mo.

It will be welcome news to those congregations that
have introduced, or contemplate introducing, the new Eng-
lish hymn-book to hear that, besides the two music edi-
tions and the cheap word edition, the publishers have
now also issued, in time for the Easter market, a fine’
word cdition, bound in full limp seal, Bagster binding,
with gilt edges. The price of this book is $1.75. It will
prove most epprepress for presentation to catechumens
on the day of their confirmation. The new hymn-book is
now to be had in the following styles: The music edition,
bound in fine silk cloth, nt $1.50; bound in half morocco,
$2.00. The word edition, in black cloth, 75 cents; in full
limp seal, Bagster binding, $1.75. The publishers also
announce that they will be pleased to make special intro-
duetory prices. ‘

Concordia Pub-

A TOKEN OF YOUR CONFIRMATION. English and
German editions. 556744 in. 12 pages and cover.
Price, per copy, 25 cts.; per dozen, $2.40, and
postage. i

By Rev. H. P. Eckhardt.
Price, bound in paper, 15 cts., postpaid; bound in
white leatherette, with stiff covers and gold title,
25 ets., postpaid. Concordia Publishing House, St.
Louis,. Mo.

The former is similar to the “Memento of Baptism”

Years ago; but it

surpasses it in beauty. Besides several appropriate Scrip-

ture passages and an artistic double-page blank form for
the confirmation certificate, it contains the full text of