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Jesus, Lover of My Soul. By Hugh Osterhus. The Gor-
7 ham Press, Boston. Art cloth binding. Price, $1.25.

The author of this book of poems is well known to us,
since for a number of years he has kindly provided us al-
most monthly with 2 poem for our columns, and there are
few among us, we feel certain, who have not felt grateful
for the spiritual help these short poems of Pastor Oster-
hus brought them.

Were we to characterize the poems of our friend, we
should, first of all, refer to their nataralness; for when
we read his lines, it is just as though he were talking
fo us. Most of his poems have an effortless beauty and
a. remarkable grace and ease of expression, and not a few
are utterly lovely in their simple lyric charm, and reveal
the true singer in every line. Taken as a whole, these
poems are above the average in beauty of thought and
form, and they possess a high lyrical quality. Rev. Oster-
hus is one who polishes his wares, as may easily be seen
by the correctness of form, the delicacy of expression, and
the remarkable simplicity and yet, withal, great choice
of language. We must also mention the serenity which
most of these poems breathe in every line, and the warm
human sympathy so uniformly apparent. The poet’s
simple and sincere piety shines out brightly in every
poem, and we know of no one who can so eloquently re-
veul in every verse the calm joy that abides in the Chris-
tian breast.

The poems are grouped under four heads: Our Lord;
God’s Word and the Chureh Year; Faith and Its Fruits;
Nature and Other Subjects. — We most heartily commend
this book of poems to the kind attention of our readers
aus being particularly well adapted, because of its con-
tents and binding, for a holiday or birthday gift-book.

Holy Night. <A Children’s Christmas Service. Com-
piled by H. F. Bade and Th. Struckmeyer. 15 pages.
Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Price:
Single copies, 5 cts., postpaid; dozen, 40 cts.; 100,
$2.75, f.0. b. St. Louis.

This new Christmas program is in English exactly
what the olden-time Christmas celebration used to be in
German, with all the old Christmas-songs and the old
melodies, and the rather simple, unmodernized catechiza-
tion on the Christmas-story. All songs are furnished
with references as to the tune, but no: music is printed
in the program. The price is low enough to make pos-
sible the purchase of a supply sufficiently ample to pro-
vide the audience with copies.

Cycle of Christmas Carols. By Herm. M. Hahn. Fourth
Edition. Price, 60 cts., net. Order from Herm. M.
Hahn, 2852 Broadway, Fort Wayne, Ind., or Con-
cordia Publishing House,’ St. Louis, Mo.

Psalm 46. By Herm. M. Hahn. ‘Third Edition. Price,
35 cts., net. Published by Herm. M. Hahn, 2852
Broadway, Fort Wayne, Ind. Order from Concordia
Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.

We need only call the attention of our readers to the
ifact that Mr. Hahn is the composer of these two com-
positions, and that the one composition is in its third
mnd the other in its fourth edition, to convince them that
tthese musical publications are far above the ordinary in
merit. We are sorry that our esteemed friend did not
ssend us the first-named composition a few days sooner,
ss0 that we might have taken notice of it in our last

mmonth’s issue, for we feel that it would have been Pers :
when

tsicularly welcome to our choir-leaders right now,
S¢O many choirs are so short of male voices. The writer’s
elhurch-choir is in just that condition, and the other day
ovur organist and leader said, “I have just found exectly
what we need for our choir in our Christmas work”;
amd when I asked her what it was, she answered, “Why,
Hfahn’s Cycle of Christmas Carols.’ And the judgment
off our organist and leader is good!

As for the 46th Psalm, we can only say that it is as
fZmod as is the other composition. It may also be used
Asi a duet if so desired.

The Christmas Song Book. Lutheran Publishin .
105 Florida St., Buffalo, N.Y. Price, 25 ae Sot
copy; $2.00 per dozen; $12.50 per hundred.

We like this book of more than forty old favorite
Christmas-songs, and we are sure that you would also
like it. The cover is in Christmas colors, red and green.
There are two editions, one with English text only, the
other with German and English texts. By using this

book, you can arrange your program as you please, and
select whatever songs you wish.

Come Hither, Ye Faithful. Stille Nacht, Heilige
acht. Lutheran Book Concern, Columbus, O.
Price, 60 cts. per dozen; $3.75 per hundred.
Christmas services for children’s Christmas services.
Both are well arranged, and both contain 2 number of
original songs and recitations. F.J.L.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Under instructions of the Government publishers
must not send periodicals to any but paid-up sub-
scribers. Our subscribers will please avoid inter-
ruption of our service to them by sending their re-
mittance in ample time. We respectfully ask for
the full and cheerful cooperation of our subscribers
to assist us in loyally complying with our Govern-
ment’s orders.

CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE,
St. Louis, Mo.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

Received for Colored Missions from the following Col-
ored congregations: Grace, St. Louis, $15.00; St. John,
Salisbury, 6.40 and 24.85; Bethany, Nyland, 27.53; Beth-
any, Yonkers, 16.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 30.00; Car-
rollton, 5.00; Christ Church, Rosebud, 17.50; Concordia,
Rockwell, 3.00; Immanuel, Brooklyn, 3.00; Immanuel
College, Greensboro, 159.50; Immanuel School, Greens-
boro, 4.55; Luther College, New Orleans, 20.00; Mount
Calvary, Tilden, 19.00; Mount Carmel, Midway, 8.95;
Mount Olive, Tinela, 13.11; Mount Zion, Meyersville, 7.00;
Mount Zion, New Orleans, 30.00; Mount Zion, Rocks, 5.00;
Our Savior, Camden, 5.00; Redeemer, New Orleans, 12.12;
St. Andrew, Vredenburgh, 11.11; St. James, Buena Vista,
1.77; St. James, Southern Pines, 6.89; St. Luke, Spartan-
burg, 10.00; St. Mark, Atlanta, 7.00; St. Matthew, Me-
herrin, 40.59; St. Paul, Charlotte, 13.00; St. Paul, Man-
sura, 26.81; St. Paul, pepo. 7.70; St. Paul, New
Orleans, 25.00; St. Paul, Oak Hill, 43.00; Zion, Gold Hill,
3.00; Washington, 1.00.— Total, $629.38.

St. Louis, Mo., November 1, 1918.

Kart Roemer, Ass’t Treas.,
* 3678 Folsom Ave.

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Clinton St., Napoleon, O.

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