The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1918, Page 24

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No less than sixty-nine languages are spoken on its
Probably no city in the world contains
within its confines representatives of so many dif-
ferent nations and races as does Singapore. As
stated before, probably three-fourths of the popula-
tion is Chinese, which makes Singapore the most
Chinese city outside of China. It is a surprising
fact that it surpasses Liverpool as a seaport, its an-
nual exports falling little below 300 million dollars
a year.

The wickedness of the city may be judged from
the fact that Singapore has no less than 2,000 \in-
mates and keepers of houses of ill fame and 500
opium-joints, all running full blast. Vice is taxed
in Singapore and helps to make up the necessary
revenue to run the government machine. More than
half the revenue is derived from the taxation of
opium! 5

Mission-work has been carried on in Singapore
for over thirty years. In 1885 Bishop Oldham of
the American Methodist Church was given $6,200
by Chinese merchants of Singapore, and with this
money he founded the Anglo-Chinese School. This
school has always been self-supporting, and is at
present attended by several thousand students. It
is the largest educational institution in the Far

East outside of Japan. Its property is appraised
_ at $150,000, and its annual running expenses are

estimated at about $20,000. It is through the edu-
cational work of Christian schools that the people
in Singapore are being evangelized. The direct
work upon and among the adults has been quite
barren of results, but the work among the children

-and youth has been abundantly blessed. Here, as

elsewhere, the children prove to be the hope of the
Church. The Christians are made in the schools.
Besides the large Anglo-Chinese school at Singa-

' pore, 70 other mission-schools have been established

in the province. The children enter these schools,

-and the contact with Christian teachers works a
_ wonderful change, frequently in a very short time.
Long. before their school days are over, these chil- -

dren in many cases become Christians in heart and
by confession.

_ This experience of others in the foreign field has
been our own experience in the foreign and home

fields. Without our~Christian day-schools our Col-
_ ored Mission would be almost a failure. While our

evangelistic work among the grown-ups has not, been

_ in vain, yet it remains an indisputable fact that the
_ work in the schools has been by far most richly
blessed. May we profit by our past experience in

the foreign and home fields! And may the other
denominations learn to duplicate the Christian day-
schools which they have in the foreign field in the
home Church; for, as a rule, Christians are made
in the schools, the nurseries of the Church.

F. J. L.

BOOK TABLE.

Der Herr ist mein Hirte. Gebetbuechlein fuer Kinder.
By Johannes Blanke. Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo. Strong cloth binding; 48 pages.
Price, 15 cts.

A fine compilation of German prayers for children.
The booklet would prove a blessing for every German-
speaking family having small children. If your chil-
dren pray in German, by all means get & copy.

F. J. L.

Acknowledgments.

Received for Colored Missions from the following Col-
ored congregations: Grace, St. Louis, $61.50; Little Rock,
2.81; Mount Zion, Charlotte, 10.00; Mount Carmel, Mid-
way, 10.00; St. Luke, Spartanburg, 10.00; Bethany, Yon-
kers, 32.00; Bethel, Conover, 1.65; Bethel, Greenville,
10.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 30.00; Camden, 5.00;
Carrollton, 5.00; Christ Church,, Rosebud, 10.00; Con-
cordia, Rockwell, 3.00; Grace, Concord, 35.00; Imman-
uel, Brooklyn, 6.00; Immanuel College, 122.50; Imman-
uel School, 3.73; Messiah, Fayetteville, 1.00; Mount Cal-
vary, Mount Pleasant, 2.45; Mount Calvary, Sandy Ridge,
5.00; Mount Carmel, Midway, 10.00; Mount Olive, Ca-
tawba, .70; Mount Zion, Meyersville, 7.00; Mount Zion,
New Orleans, 30.00; Mount Zion; Rocks, 3.00; Oak Hill,
9.25; Redeemer, New Orleans, 14.38; St. John, Salisbury,
9.12; St. Matthew, Meherrin, 29.03; St. Paul, Charlotte,
11:00; St. Paul, Mansura, 6.00; St. Paul, Napoleonville,
8.00; St. Paul, New Orleans, 35.00; St. Peter, Drys School
House, 1.20; Washington, 1.25; Zion, Gold Hill, 3.00;
St.-Paul, Mansura, 53.00. — Total, $597.57. — For Jubilee
Fund: St. Paul, Napoleonville, 8.08; Trinity, Johnson,
5.35. — Total, $13.43.

St. Louis, Mo., February 1, 1918.

Ewatp ScHUETTNER, Treasurer,
323 Merchants-Laclede Bldg.

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