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The Lutheran Pioneer.

by two missionaries. The cause of the mission was
aided by the collection of $104.50.— God willing,
the Ephphatha Conference will meet at Detroit,
Mich., next year. INSU

GerMANn Foreign Missions. — The 26 foreign
missionary societies of Germany are supporting 713
stations and 3,737 outstations. ‘The work is being
conducted by 1,052 ordained missionaries, 20 med-
ical missionaries, 250 other workers, and 5,243 mis-
sionary sisters, or a total of 1,564 foreign workers.
These societies support 297 ordained native mission-
aries and 8,062 other helpers. ‘The workers have
680,187 baptized and 298,607 confirmed Christians
in their charge. In the 3,975 mission schools of
these societies 217,892 pupils are being instructed.
Seventy-three seminaries for native preachers and
teachers are supported. ‘To conduct this work,
$2,314,665 were contributed by the Christians of
Germany and $761,038 by native Christians during
1912.
$128,053 more than the total receipts. ‘The Basle
Society has the most foreign workers in the field
and the Rhenish Society the greatest number of
native Christians in its care.

Tur Cuurcy In Ucanpa, Arrica. — To-day
there are more than 1,200 churches in Uganda; a
quarter of a century ago there was only one. The
native church of Uganda is supporting 2,800 A fri-
can workers in the mission field. The Church at
home could learn much from the people of Uganda
in the matter of giving. ‘They support their own
pastors and teachers, build their own churches and
schools, and do this on the average wage of 5 cents
a day. They are now to build a new cathedral
which is to cost 50,000 dollars. ‘To do this will
mean great sacrifice, but those who know haye no
doubt as to the successful carrying out of this
undertaking. ‘The Baganda chiefs have promised
40 per cent. of their income for three years towards

‘raising: the fund to build the cathedral. Out of
a population of 4,000,000 about 200,000 are mem-
bers of the Church of England. Three thousand
are under instruction for baptism, 500 at one place.

Sumatra. — The Batak Mission on this island
shows an increase of 22,771 persons. ‘I'he work is
carried on from 40 stations and 440 outstations
under the auspices of the Rhenish Missionary So-
ciety. Some of the older stations have more than
10,000 members. In the 692 schools of this mission
40,892 pupils are being regularly instructed. in the
principles of Christianity.

The expenses for 1912 were $3,203,759, or,

‘edge and the only guide and rule of faith and life.

BOOK TABLE.

DAILY DEVOTIONS. By Rev. J. E. Kieffer. Lutheran
re Concern, Columbus, 0. 552 pages. Price,
1.25.

This book of devotions contains a short Bible selec-
tion and a brief prayer for each day of the year. The
selections are good, and the prayers breathe a spirit of
true devotion. The church-year is considered throughout
the book. In this age, when family prayers are so sadly
neglected, books like the one before us with its short
selections from Scripture and equally short prayers will
be used where a book with long meditations and lengthy
prayers would find no readers. God speed the day when
family devotion will find a place in the routine of every
Christian family’s life, and may this book of daily devo-
tions do its part in bringing this’ about.

D. THEOL. GEORG STOECKHARDT. By Rev: O. Will-
komm. Lebensbild eines deutsch - amerikanischen
Theologen. Johannes Herrmann, Zwickau, Saxony.
148 pages. Portrait and seven illustrations. To be
had from Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis,
Mo. Price, 70 cts.

This biography of the sainted Doctor Stoeckhardt,
written by his aged friend, Pastor O. Willkomm, should
be gladly welcomed by his many pupils and admirers. It
gives a loving and sympathetic sketch of him who was
without doubt one of the greatest Bible scholars and
commentators, not only of our Church, but of the world.-
The reading of Pastor Willkomm’s biography of this great
theologian, who was so mighty in the Scriptures, will
help to emphasize the lesson which he lived to teach his
hearers and readers: that not reason nor human author-
ity, but God’s Word is the only source of Christian knowl-
Ma;
the faith of many readers be strengthened by the sar
of this biography.

Announcement.

The Field Secretary will be absent from St. Louis
during the greater part of the summer. Kindly address
all communications regarding our Colored Mission to Rev.
C.F. Drewes, Chairman of the Board. N. J. BAKKE.

Acknowledgments.

Received for Colored Missions from the following col-
ored congregations: St. James, Southern Pines, N. C.,
$5.00; Messiah, Fayetteville, N. C., 1.31; St. Joseph,
Wilmington, N. C., .40; Mount Zion, New Orleans, La.,
40.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, La., 50.00; station at
Napoleonville, La., 3.86; station at Johnson, La., .11;
St. Paul, New Orleans, La., 40.00; Mount Calvary, Mount
Pleasant, N. C., 3.00; St. Peter, Dry’s School House,
N. C., 2.00; Immanuel, Reimerstown, N. C., 2.00; Beth-
any, Yonkers, N. Y., 13.00; station at High Point, N. C.,
2.04; station at Elon College, N C., .90; station at Win-
ston, N. C., 40; Grace, Greensboro, N. C., 4.36; St. John,
Salisbury, N. C., 16.00; St. Paul, Mansura, La., 5.00;
Bethel, rOteanvilles N. C., 5.00; Bethlehem, Monroe, N. C.,
1.60; St. Paul, Charlotte, N. C., 11.85; Mount Zion,
Meyersville, N. C., 3.00; St. Luke, Spartanburg, S. C.,
1.50; St. John, Atlanta, Ga., 1.65; St. Matthew, Meher-
rin, Va., 5.76; Mount Zion, Rocks, N. C., 5.00; Zion,
Gold Hill, N. C., 5.00; Concordia, Rockwell, N. C., 4.00.
—Total, $242.64.

For Immanuel College, Greensboro, N. C.: St. John,
Salisbury, N. C., 5.90.

St. Louis, Mo., June 1, 1914.

: Joun H. Scuurze, Treas.

2211 Holly Ave.

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