The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1921, Sheet 81

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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OrviInaTIon oF A YounG Lavorer.— On Sun-
day, September 11, Candidate F. C. Lankenau, who
has been called to teach at Immanuel College,
Greensboro, N.C., was ordained by his father in
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Napoleon, 0. ‘The or-
dinator was assisted by a number of pastors in the
vicinity. The young laborer entered upon his duties
on September 15. The faculty of Immanuel College
will have two other new members, Professors J. E.
Shufelt and Prof. Paul Gose.

TRANSFER. — We are informed that our pioneer
teacher in the Alabama field, Miss Rosa J. Young,
has been transferred from Midway to Rosebud. Miss
Young’s new address is now Rosebud Place, Oak
Hill, Ala. F. J. LL. -

Food for Thought.

Hear what we get from foreign mission lands!
These lands furnish 18 per cent. of the world’s cot-
ton, 20 per cent. of the petroleum used, 58 per cent.
of all gold, 75 per cent. of the tin, 80 per cent. of
the silk, and 98 per cent. of all the rubber.

We have given our government to at least one-
half of the non-Christian peoples of the world. And
our trade has followed the flags of Christian nations,
as statistics show. Since 1910 our commerce with
missionary lands has increased from $665,000,000
to $2,356,000,000. (Stop a moment to consider what
these figures mean !)

But the Cross has not always followed trade.
While the commerce of our country almost quad-
rupled itself in the past ten years, our investments
in Foreign Missions have only a little more than
doubled themselves. In 1910 we gave $12,122,505
to preach the Gospel of salvation to the heathen, and
last year we gave $27,024,951 for this blessed pur-
pose. Is this as it should be?

Last year we sent over a million dollars to Persia
for their rugs, but for missions in that country we

contributed only $212,896. Are these figures what

they should be? Is what we give in proportion to

what we get? Friend, consider! ‘Take out your-

purse and see whether you haven’t some money there
that belongs to Foreign Missions, or Negro Missions,
or some other mission. Look closely!* F. J. L.

Wuy hold this world’s goods with which He has
entrusted you, for selfish gain, and only have to
Tegret throughout eternity the great mistake you
have made? Invest your mites and your millions
for God ! — Jaffray.

BOOK TABLE.

Synodical Reports of Missouri Synod for 1921. Con-
cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. No.1. Ver-
handlungen der 27. Jahresversammlung des Sued-
Wisconsin-Distrikts. 32 pages. Price, 15 cts. —
No. 2. Proceedings of the Sixth Convention of the
English District. 95 pages. Price, 45 cts. — No. 3.
Zuweiundfuenfzigster Synodalbericht ‘des Michigan-
Distrikts. 79 pages. Price, 37 cts.

By resolution of Synod the reports of the synodical
conventions of the Missouri Synod will no longer appear
as a periodical, but as publications of the various Dis-
tricts. If the District is large and orders a large edition,
the price of the report will be less per copy than when
the edition is small. Also the size of the report will af-
fect the price. The entire series of reports may be or-
dered, but the price of each report, for reasons given
above, cannot be fixed in advance of publication.

Report No.1 contains a paper by Rev. W. Albrecht on
“The Position of Our Church towards the Lodge.” A sy-
nopsis of the paper is also given in English. We make
bold to say that for practical purposes it would have
been better had the German presentation of the paper
been condensed to the compass of three pages, and the
English version been given more fully. The references
to lodge literature make the paper particularly valuable.

Report No.2 brings a historical paper on Miles Cover-
dale, the English Bible translator, by Pastor Dallmann.
The report brings a very full report of the business trans-
nections of the convention. :

Report No. 3 brings a very full discussion of the Scrip-
tural doctrine of the nature and the unfailing marks of
the Church. The essayist based his remarks on Questions
186—190 of our synodical Catechism. The paper is by
Pastor E. Berner. This report is wholly German.

‘N
Paul Gerhardt. His Life and His Hymns. By William
Dallmann. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis,
Mo. Full cloth; profusely illustrated; 76 pages.
Price, 50 cts. \

Who among us docs not love and revere Paul Ger-
hardt, the sweet singer and staunch confessor? Here
you have an opportunity to learn more about one of your
favorite hymnologists.

Why a Christian School for My Children? By John
H. CG. Fritz. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis,
Mo. 4 pages. Price: 10 cts. per dozen, postpaid;
50 cts. per 100, $4.50 per 1,000, postage extra.

A fine sample of Propesende printed matter that de-
serves to be spread broadcast. .

Inalienable Rights. A Brief Study in One Hundred
r Cent. Americanism. By W. H. 7. Dau. Pub-
ene by the American Luther League, Fort Wayne,

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You may have this wonderful little publication for
the asking. On sixteen pages Prof. Dau has succeeded
in telling us what real Americanism is, and in impress-
ing upon us that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

Go with Me. Commemorating the Day of Reformation.
Published
2208 Clark St., Milwaukee, Wis. Price: 10 cts.;
dozen, 90 cts. Order from Concordia Publish
House, St. Louis, Mo.

This catechization for more advanced pupils will be
found somewhat out of the ordinary in contents and
manner of treatment. Several very interesting old wood-
cuts embellish the booklet and ce its value.

the author, Teacher emer. J. Wegner,