The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1915, Page 38

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388 The Lutheran Pioneer.

bottom of facts, our Christians in general did less
in March than in February, and the increase in
receipts is due to the great liberality of one man!
That unknown friend of our Colored Mission paid
the Treasurer of the Board his twenty-first visit
since 1896, and left $500 with the delighted
Treasurer. ‘This unknown benefactor has so far
donated $10,800 for our Colored Mission. In this
connection we also wish to call attention to the
example of our Lutheran boys and girls of Colum-
bus, Ind., who, when asked by their teachers to
help the poor children of Spartanburg, S. C., to
get a decent school-building, brought almost three
times as much as had been asked of them to bring.

Let us all go and do likewise.

Deatu oF Dr. L. Larsen. — Dr. Larsen, a friend
of our Colored Mission from the first day of exist-
ence, died March the first at Decorah, Iowa, at
the advanced age of eighty-one and one-half years.
He was a native of Norway, but came to America
as a young man to help relieve the spiritual dis-
tress of his countrymen. Almost from the time
of his arrival on American shores he became
a leader among his people. Yor fifty-one years
he served as professor and president of Luther
College, Decorah, Iowa. From 1881 to 1883, he
was President of the Synodical Conference, under
whose fostering care our Colored Mission’ is con-
ducted.

~ “Qur Cororep Mission, Itnusrrarep.” — Did
you already notice the advertisement of this book,
published in the interest of our work among the
freedmen? We wish we could induce every reader
of the PionrEr to procure a copy of it. We know
it would please you. And how would it be if
our pastors would have some one take orders for
it at the annual missionary mecting? We know
of a congregation in which two schoolgirls sold
fifty copies, practically a copy at every house at
which they called. H

Attanta, GA.— Our young Missionary Stoll,
who, after an illness lasting several months, ,re-
turned to take up his work in Atlanta not long
ago, has opened up a second station in Atlanta.
God bless the labors of this young worker!

Concorp, N. C.— We don’t want our readers
to fail to read ‘the interesting letter from Concord,
our oldest station in North Carolina. We are sure
that they will rejoice with us to learn how the
Lord’s blessings are attending the labors of our
young workers in that city. FB. J. I.

Items of General Missionary Interest.

Missions AND Sociery Women. — Not all the
women ‘in “high society” pass their time in finding
some new and extravagant form of amusement and
diversion. ‘Thus for five years some eighty society
women of New York City have met during the
winter season every Wednesday morning to study
the Bible and Foreign Missions. One feature of
this Bible class of wealthy society women has been
the erection of a ‘hospital at Wuchang, China.
Serious and earnest undertakings like this form
a pleasing contrast to the usual frivolous doings
of “high society.”

‘’sinarau.—'The property of the Berlin Mis-
sionary Society in ‘Tsinglau was greatly damaged
during the bombardment of the town by the Japa-
nese. ‘Lhe property of the same society in Litsun,
Taitungtshen, Sisiaushui, Dengjau, and Fushanso is
completely destroyed. The total value of the ruined
property will approximate $30,000. ‘The German
missionaries, however, speak in terms of highest
praise of their Japanese conquerors.

Jaran.— While the German missionaries in
India and other British possessions are imprisoned,
or else greatly hindered in their work, the Japanese
government has to date been most kind and help-
ful to them. ‘Che Japanese have made the declara-
tion that they are not at war with Christianity
and its representatives, but with Germany. Even
the German prisoners of war are said to be better
treated in Japan than. they are in England and
France, not to speak of Russia.

Deatm or A I’RreEND OF ForeiGn ‘MISSIONS. —
On March 4, Dr. I. 'T. Horn, professor at Mount
Airy Seminary, Philadelphia, and president of the
Board of Foreign Missions of the Lutheran General
Council, passed away after an illness of’ several
months. He served in the ministry from 1872 to
1911, and during the last four years of his life
occupied the chair of Ethics and. Missions in
Mount Airy Theological Seminary.

pastorates in Philadelphia, Charleston, S. C., and
Reading, Pa. It was mainly through his influence,
while pastor at.Charleston, that the United Synod
took up its mission work in Japan. Since 1901,
he was a member of the General Council Board
of Foreign Missions, and since 1907, its president.
His heart was in the work of missions, and his

youngest son is a missionary in Japan.

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His forty-
three years in the ministry he passed in serving’

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