The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1924, Page 95

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The Lutheran Pioneer. 95

“The o-missionary church is dead or dying.”

Our only concern is to win the victory, regard-
less of cost. — S. M. Zwenmer.

Anywhere, provided it be forward.

Davin LivINGsTONE.

Prayer and pains through Jesus Christ will do
anything. — Joun Entor.

The prospects are as bright as the promises of
God. — Jupson.

“Christ is either Lord of all, or He is not Lord
at all.”

“Love never asks, How much must I do, but,
How much can I do?”

“A man may give without loving, but he can-
not love without giving.”

“The goal of history is the redemption of the
world.”

“The more religion we export, the more we
possess. Love grows by exercise.” ;

“Only as the Church fulfils her missionary obli-
gation, does she justify her existence.”

I declare, now that I am dying, I would not
have spent my life otherwise for the whole world.

David BRAINERD.

“The greatest foes of missions are prejudice and
indifference, and ignorance is the mother of them
both.”

The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions,
and the nearer we get to Him, the more intensely
missionary we must become. — HENRY MARTYN.

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BOOK TABLE.

Synodical Handbook of the Ev. Luth. Synod of Mis-
: souri, Ohio, and Other States. English Edition.
Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. Bound

in durable cloth. 186 pages. Price, 90 cts., prepaid.

This book ought not only to be in the hands of every
official of the Missouri Synod, but every pastor and teacher
not in possession of the German edition should at once

procure this English edition. The book is also valuable *

to members of the Synodical Conference belonging to the

Wisconsin, the Norwegian, or the Slovak Synod because

it brings the Constitution and By-Laws of the Synodical

peumrerance, its standing rules, various regulations, and
he like.

Lutheran Catechism. By Christopher Drewes. Rudolph
Volkening, St. Louis, Mo. 96 pages. Flexible cloth
binding. Price, 30 cts.; per dozen, $3.00.

The esteemed author of this book has succeeded in giv-
ing us a model catechetical enlargement of Luther’s Small
Catechism in method and matter. Written to satisfy the
demands of our mission-schools for a simple and yet suf-
ficiently comprehensive exposition of Christian doctrine,
Director Drewes has given us a catcchetical masterpiece
that is bound to command the interest of all engaged in
teaching Luther’s Small Catechism. ‘The definitions of
religious terms at the end of every lesson is a unique fea-
ture of the book. The graded list’ of Bible-passages at the
end of the book and the division of the whole book into

lessons will find many grateful users. The book is bound
to appeal with particular force to all pastors who are
called upon to prepare adults for confirmation. We do
not think that we exaggerate when we say that the sim-
plicity of the author’s language, his wise selection of the
matter to be taught, and his masterly method of presen-
tation will make it an ideal text-book in the instruction
of adult classes everywhere.

The Lodge. By Carl Kurth. Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo 15-page tract. Price: Single copies,
3 cts., postpaid; dozen, 30 cts., postage extra.

The arguments against the lodge are clothed in such
simple language that our schoolchildren in the upper
grades will have no trouble in understanding what the
Biblical objections against lodgism actually are. We see
how this tract may be particularly useful to the pastor
in the classes he is preparing for confirmation.

Day by Day with Jesus. Daily Meditations. Calendar
for 1925. Edited by Prof. W. 1.7. Dau, D.D. Ernst
Kaufmann, 7—11 Spruce St., New York, N.Y. Price:
Single copies, 60 cts., postpaid; dozen, $6.00, plus
postage. Order from Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo.

We owe the publisher our thanks for putting this cal-
endar on the market. The pad of 365 leaflets is fastened
to a heavy cardboard under a beautiful colored picture of
Christ standing at the door and knocking. Each leaflet
has a brief meditation on some text selected with ref-
erence to the church-year and is followed by a short prayer.
Scripture-readings for morning and evening devotions are
suggested. We believe that the calendar may be of ser-
vice in bringing back family devotions into homes where
they have been discontinued.

A Manual for Welfare Workers. By Pastor Herbert H.
Gallmann, City Missionary, Metropolitan District,
New York. Order from Lutheran Deaconess Home,
2916 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind. Price: Single
copies, 10 cts.; 10,75 cts.; 25, $1.75; 50, $3.25; 100,
$6.00.

This is a paper that was originally submitted to the
annual convention of the Lutheran Associated Charities
within the Synodical Conference. Its purpose is to tell
how to gain and train lay workers for our charity work
in local congregations and the Church at large. The re-
viewer only wishes to say that it surely would have been
a pity if the convention of Associated Charities, after hear-
ing this paper, had not ordered its publication. He will
even go a point farther and say that such neglect would
have been almost inexcusable! Let every Christian among
us who wants to learn how he can be of more service to
his Lord procure this booklet.

The Wood Peasant’s Grandchild. By Marg. Lenk. Trans-
lated by Louis P. Lochner. Johannes Herrmann,
Zwickau, Saxony. Order from Concordia Publishin,
House, St. Louis, Mo. 152 pages. Illustrated. Boar
covers. Price, 50 cts.

We are pleased to inform our readers that another
one of Marg. Lenk’s juvenile classics has been put on the
market in English dress. Mr. Lochner is a master at
translating, and we are happy to see the fine German orig-
inal turned into such smooth English. ‘

In this connection we wish to call brief attention to
a number of German publications sent us by the same pub-
lisher: Im Bahnhaeuschen. By Marg.Lenk. Eighth edi-
tion. Four colored illustrations, Price, 30 cts. A master-
piece of juvenile literature. — Eine kleine Koenigin. By
Marg. Lenk. Fourth edition. Illustrated. Price, 30 cts.
The scene of this beautiful story is laid in India.— Des
Goldschmieds Toechterlein. By Marg. Lenk. Third edi-
tion. Illustrated. Price, 90 cts. This is probably one of
the best stories of the late Mrs. Lenk. It abounds in fine
characterization and vivid description. — Kinder-Bilder-
bibel. Contains 22 colored and 68 black-and-white illus-