The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1913, Page 39

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the Africans along the Congo, and there is great
danger of this great field’s being laid waste by the
hordes of Mohammed if the Christian Church does
not make strenuous efforts soon to occupy the

_ territory.

Tire Foreign Missions oF THE Free Cuurcn

_ or Scornanp. — The principal fields of the workers

of this church are India, China, West and South
Africa, Manchuria, New Hebrides, and the West
Indies. ‘Their foreign workers are occupying 215
stations and 1,637 out-stations. It has 358 Euro-
pean and 4,427 native workers on its rolls. Of the
nitive workers, 68 are ordained ministers and 2,859
are teachers in mission schools. ‘The schools of its
extensive missions are attended by 107,886 pupils.

‘Time German Scpan Pronker Mission. — This
body recently sent out five new laborers to Egypt.
One of these laborers is the Princess Mary Agnes
of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, a member of the highest
nobility of Germany.

Aw Isonatep Mission Station. — The mission-
ary of ‘Tihwafu, in Chinese ‘Turkestan, occupies what
is without a doubt one of the most isolated posts
in the whole field of missions. His nearest neigh-
bors to the west are 54 days’ journey away, and the
distance to his eastern neighbors is much greater.
How lonely must it be for this missionary in this
far-away country! And yet he is not alone, for He is
with him who has said, “16, I am with you alway.”

MIssIoNns oF THE Missourt LuTHEraN SyNop.
— From that very interesting publication of the
Missouri Synod, 7'he Statistical Y car-Book-for 1912,
we cull the following items concerning the various
mission enterprises of this body: It carries on very

extensive and well-organized missions among the

German immigrants throughout the 21 districts of
Synod in the United States and Canada. In this
so-called Home Mission were employed last year
511 pastors, 69 students, and 47 teachers, laboring
at 1,283 different points. In Brazil and Argentina,
South America, 31 pastors are working at 87 dif-

.. ferent points. Missions are supported among the

Germans of Cuba, London, Australia, and New Zea-
land. A number of small congregations in Germany
and Denmark is assisted. A deaf-mute mission has
on its rolls 8 missionaries working at 42 points.
Mission work. is being done among the Esthonians,
Letts, Poles, Lithuanians, Finns, Persians, and
Slavonians of this country and Canada by 14 mis-
sionaries at 78 places. Work among immigrants is
carried on at New York, Philadelphia, and Balti-

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more. A mission is conducted among the many
Jews of New York City. A very flourishing mis-
sion among the Indians exists at Red Springs and
Morgan, Wis.— Some years ago this Synod also
opened up a mission among the Tamils in Southern
India. The staff of this mission consists of 13 home
pastors and 8 native evangelists and catechists, be-
sides 72 native teachers. ‘The work is carried on
in 38 localities. ‘he mission has 36 schools, among
them a Lower Secondary School and an Institute.
These various schools are attended by 1,443 pupils.
The missionaries are instructing 916 catechumens.
From late reports received from this field, we con-
clude that God has opened a wide door here for
the Gospel, and that by His grace we shall witness
a great ingathering in the near future. Whole vil-
lages have asked our missionaries for instruction.

Ataska.— The Moravian missionary Hinz in
Alaska sends the remarkable news that he was able
to baptize no less than 209 persons in Alaska last
year. This would have to be regarded as a large
number in any field, but if we consider the sparse
population of Alaska and the character of the Es-
kimoes, we’ cannot overestimate the wonderful
achievement of the Gospel in this instance. In one
village, on Kuskowim Bay, he received 90 persons,
and in three other villages he baptized 68. In other
parts of Alaska 51 more-were received into the
Moravian Church, making a total of 209 persons
gained for Christ in the one year. Missionary Hinz
speaks with enthusiasm of the interest these people
took in his instruction, and the rapidity with which
they learned. ‘This is also remarkable, for the -
Eskimoes are generally regarded as a very stupid
race of people. The Gospel can awaken the most
stupid, and make wise unto salvation the most
ignorant.

A Missionary Connection. — The Fifth Ave-
nue Presbyterian Church in New York in one mis-
sionary collection recently gathered the sum of
$13,000. No doubt, this is a wealthy congregation ;
but for all that it is not to be denied that if the
same missionary interest were shown by other con-
gregations less wealthy, the sums gathered for mis- ~
sions would be much greater than they are now.

“CrosE the doors and windows of a palace, and
you have a prison. Shut out from the soul the
light of the Gospel, and bar the door against Him
who stands at the door and knocks, and you have
another.”