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The Lutheran Pioneer.

abyss, and once more fear overpowered him. ‘Then
said the Alpine guide, “Take that hand; it has never
let go a man!” ‘This word of the trusty guide,
spoken so firmly and convincingly, brought the as-
surance to the tourist’s heart that he need have no
fear as long as the strong hand of his guide held
him. He firmly grasped the hand, and the chasm
was crossed in safety.

We Christians have a Guide, stronger and more
reliable than the best and noblest Alpine guide that
ever drew breath. This Guide is Jesus, who is not
merely a guide, but the actual Way to perfect and
eternal safety. To Him we pray:

Jesus, still lead on
Till our rest is won;
And although the way be cheerless,
We will follow calm and fearless.
Guide us by Thy hand
To our fatherland.

If the way be drear,
If the foe be near;
Let no faithless fears o’ertake us;
Let not faith and hope forsake us;
For through many a woe
To our home we go.

When we seek relief

From a long-felt grief;
When temptations come alluring,
Make us patient and enduring;

Show us that bright shore

Where we weep no more.

Jesus, still lead on

Till our rest is won.
Heavenly Leader, still direct us,
Still support, control, protect us,

Till we safely stand

In our fatherland.

F. J. 1.

BOOK TABLE.

The Practical Missionary. By John H. C. Fritz. Con-
cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 110 pages.
Cloth-binding. Price, 75 cts.

We have but one fault to find with this book, and
that is that it has too few pages. I do not think that
any previous writer along the lines of Pastor Fritz’s book
has written on the subject so comprehensively as he has
done; but in our humble opinion he should have been
more detailed in the treatment of his various topies than
he has been. Dr. A. J. Brown, in his famous book, The
Foreign Missionary, does not take up more than half the
number of topics that Pastor Fritz does, and he covers
no less than 400 pages with most interesting details re-
lating to his theme. Of course, we understand that the
author only intended to give practical hints, taking for
granted that the young missionary comes well equipped
to the mission-field and stands in need of nothing but
some additional practical suggestions. But we, for one,
wish that the author, so well prepared to write an ex-
haustive book on the practical side of mission-work, would

have done so. Instead of a page each on such yital topics
as “The Missionary Opportunity,” “The Missionary’s Per-
son,” “Tact,” .“Calling on the Men,” “Pastoral Calls,”
“The Missionary’s Wife,” and others, the author profit-
ably could have given five or more pages to each. While
Pastor Fritz devotes about one and one-half pages to the
topic “The Mission Board, the Missionaries, and the Mis-
sion Charges,” Dr. Brown, in his book, gives twenty pages
to the treatment of the similar subject, “Tle Missionary
and the Board.” But this brevity is our only objection
to the book. In all other respects we unhesitatingly say
that this is a most usable and practical book, a book
that should grace the shelves of every pastor’s library.
Above all would we impress upon the minds of the mis-
sionaries in the Colored field the great value of this book,

whose every line contains some valuable hint for the ,
Bacon says: “Some few books are to be —

mission-worker.
chewed and digested,” that is, they are to be read with
diligence and attention. That is the case with this book.
It contains no padding, no watering; every bit of it is
to be noted. It is like a jar of beef extract, pounds and
pounds of beef boiled down to the smallest possible com-

pass. Multum in parvo might truthfully have been printed .

on the title page of this book. We shall be positively dis-
appointed if there should not be a call for the second edi-
tion of this book within a few months. F.Jd.L.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

Received for Colored Missions from the following Col-
ored congregations: St. Luke, High Point, $3.05; St. Luke,
Spartanburg, 10.00; Bethany, Nyland, 3.05; Bethany,
Yonkers, 21.00; Bethlehem, New Orleans, 35,00; Carroll-
ton, New Orleans, 5.00; Concordia, Rockwell, 3.00; Christ,
Rosebud, 31.00; Grace, Concord, 40.00; Immanuel, Brook-
lyn, 5.00; Immanuel, Greensboro, 3.90; Immanuel Col-
lege, 101.00; Mount Calvary, Sandy Ridge, (2.00; Mount
Calvary, Tilden, 23.78; Mount Olive, Tinela, .87; Mount
Zion, Meyersville, 10.00; Mount Zion, New Ovleans, 40.00;
Mount Zion, Rocks, 22.35; Our Savior, Camden, 6.63; Re-
deemer, New Orleans, 26.63; Richmond, 1.25; St. Andrew,
Vredenburgh, 2.50; St. James, Southern Pines, 13.24; St.
John, Salisbury, 8.30; St. Mark, Atlanta, 3.0); St, Mark,
Wilmington, 11.46; St. Matthew, Meherrin, 20.90; St.
Paul, Charlotte, 22.00; St. Paul, Mansura, 40.45; St. Paul,
Napoleonville, 5.00; St. Paul, New Orleans, 25.00; St.
Paul, Oak Hill, 26.00; St. Peter, Drys Schoo! House, 8.00;
Trinity, Albemarle, 1.50; Zion, Gold Hill, 4.54; Washing-
ton, 2.00; Grace, St. Louis, for chapel at St. Louis, 32,67.
— Total, $646.28.

St. Louis, Mo., February 1, 1919.

Karu F. Rormer, A.ss’t’ Treas. }

The undersigned gratefully acknowledges the rece,
of $10.00 from Mrs. Chas. F. Clay, Napoleon, 0., and \
2.00 from Miss Louise Potter, 1114 Meldrum Ave., Detroit,
Mich., to be used for Napoleonville Station, la.

FB. J. LANKENAU.

THE LUTHERAN PIONEER is published monthly, payable
in advance at the following rates per annum, postage in-
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