The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1913, Page 75

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almost $2,000.00 more! 'The matter is like this:
The total receipts for Colored Missions, 1910—12,
were $72,305.99, and the administration expenses
were $2,636.26. But included in the receipts are
$4,627.58, representing the net profits of our two
missionary papers, ''1E ProNEER and Missionslaube.
Our two missionary papers paid all the administra-
tion expenses of the Mission, and besides turned
almost $2,000.00 into the treasury. So you see,
dear reader, every cent you give for Colored Mis-

. sions goes directly to the field, and the expense of

forwarding and reporting your gift is defrayed by
the profits of our two little missionary periodicals.
Tne Pioneer and Missionstaube are glad to do
this, but they would be pleased to do even more.
This and the two following numbers of THE Pio-
NEER will be sent to many persons that are not
subscribers. If all these would subscribe, this would
increase the profits of the paper and bring so much
more money into the treasury for Colored Missions.
Think over the matter, dear reader, and we hope
that it will not take you long to decide to subscribe.
The little ProneEr would be pleased to visit you
every month for three reasons: for your sake, for
the sake of our Colored Missions, and for his
own sake.

Send your invitation to him care of your pastor,

_ or to the Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.

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The Unknown Friend of the Colored Mission.

The members of the Mission Board were as-
sembled in monthly meeting at the residence of the
Treasurer to hear reports, good and otherwise, from
the laborers in the field, and to deliberate on ‘mat-
ters of importance pertaining to the work. ‘The
chairman, after invoking God’s blessing upon our
deliberations, produced a stack of letters and re-
ports. He who otherwise wears a cheering smile
looked grave, and the gravity was reflected on the
features of the other members seated around the
table, and not until Mr. Doederlein had read from
his financial report of synodical and individual con-
tributions the donation of $500.00 from “Herr Un-
bekannt” did the gravity disappear. ‘The announce-
ment of the reappearance of this unknown friend
with his, customary $500.00 brought joy to the
hearts of the Mission Board, and ought to create
joy and gratitude wherever these lines are read.
Why not? It was the 18th time since 1896 that
this unknown donor personally brought his gift to

the treasurer of our Mission, and it was his second
visit this year. His contribution to the Negro Mis-
sion now amounts to $8,750.00. Besides this, he
placed into the hands of our treasurer $300.00 for
the Southern District of our Synod and $500.00 for
the St. Louis City Mission; total, $9,550. His
manner of presenting his gift has not changed in
the course of years. He rings the door-bell, places
a roll of money into the hands of Mrs. Doederlein
or her mother, whoever may chance to answer the
call, with the remark, “For the Negro Mission.”
salutes the lady, and goes on his way as quietly and
unassumingly as he came. “May God bless this
liberal giver !”
of the Mission Board. “May God continue to bless
him!” will go up from the hearts of the members
of our colored churches and from the friends ‘of our
Mission.

The members of the Mission Board are not.
making any efforts to locate this unknown friend,
though they would be very glad to shake his. hand,
and to return grateful acknowledgments for his
gifts; but God, who has given him such a generous
heart and directed it towards our Mission, which
is generally poor in this world’s goods, knows him.
His donations have gone up to Him for a memorial,
and are recorded in the book of the Giver of all

good gifts, and will be revealed and graciously re- _,

warded on the day of revelation of all things.
_N. J. Bakke.

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A Brahman Strike and Boycott.

The Missouri Lutheran Synod has been con-
ducting a boys’ high school at Ambur, India, for
a number of years, a so-called Lower Secondary
School. ‘This institution recently passed through
a severe crisis as a result of the absurd Hindu caste
spirit. While the other schools of this Mission are
almost all solely attended by Pariah children, who
are looked upon as being without caste, the pupils
of the Ambur high school are almost without excep-
tion members of the higher castes, pd they speak
of it as “our school.”

Some time ago a Christian ior whose father
belongs to the despised Totti caste, was received
into the school. The reception of this boy caused a
veritable storm. One boy after the other. dropped
out, until about 150 had struck, and some classes
of the school were reduced to almost nothing. The
whole town was in a state of intensest excitement.
The Brahman parents were indignant at the thought

was the silent prayer of the members’