The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1926, Page 32

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER. 31

Oceania there is a total Roman Catholic constit-
uency of 130,000 which is ministered to by 360
priests.

Roman Catholic Foreign Missionary Staff. —
There are at the present time more than 15,000
Roman Catholic missionaries in foreign lands, and
this number represents at least twenty different
nationalities. ‘The Irish are in China, the French
in Africa, and Americans ’way down in Patagonia,
near the “land of fire.” In addition to these there
are 37,000 “sisters” of various orders working in
mission countries, helping the missionary priests by
caring for the sick and teaching the children.

Street Preaching in America. — We believe with
the exception of our Church, every church-body in
America does street preaching. We do it in India;
why not use this method in America, especially in
our larger cities, where it is always possible to
gather an audience in street, square, or park? If
the sects and the Roman Catholics find this an
excellent means of spreading their doctrine, why
should not we make use of this means to spread
the glad tidings of the pure Gospel that has been
entrusted to us? Are we not neglecting an oppor-
tunity offered us? Have we not reason to believe
that if we entered this field, God would in due tim
bountifully bless our labors? :

China’s Most Charitable Man. — Joseph Low Pa
Hong is reputed to be China’s most charitable man.
Possibly it is no exaggeration to say that he is the
most charitable Christian living. He lives in
Shanghai. It is said that 2,500 to 3,000 persons
are regular recipients of his bounty. He has to his
credit three hospitals in Shanghai built from his
own money and the endowment of many institu-
tions. Low Pa Hong is an earnest Christian
worker, teaches Sunday-school every Sunday, visits
his hospitals and the other institutions which he
supports, and has organized a corps of 300 native
Chinese coworkers who assist him in doing mission-
work. All this Low Pa Hong is doing besides
taking care of his great commercial and industrial
interests.

A Wide Field. — At.Marana, Ariz., is a church

which has a wide field for its labors. It is the only
church for twenty-five miles to the east and fifty
miles to the west. Marana is in the Santa Cruz
‘Valley, in a desert swept by fierce sand-storms at
frequent intervals. Though the church is only a
year old, it already numbers fifty-three commu-
nicants.

A Great Missionary Opportunity. — There is no
country in the world where so many universities are
to be found as in this land of ours, but until very
recently there was among this large number not
one that was under Lutheran influence. However,
since September 8, 1925, the Lutheran University
Association, consisting exclusively of members affil-
iated with some congregation of the Lutheran
Synodical Conference, has acquired possession of
Valparaiso University, situated at Valparaiso, Ind.
This school looks back upon a history of more than
fifty years and is to-day in complete running order,
offering its students a Liberal Arts course, as well
as courses in Law, Engineering, Pharmacy, Music,
and Business. This school will meet a long-felt want,
and its acquisition will be hailed with delight by
thousands of our parents and youth. — We call at-
tention to it here because of its great potential value
as a missionary agent of our Church. God bless
Valparaiso University and make it a means of say-
ing thousands of our brightest young men and
women for our Church!

BOOK TABLE.

Synodical Reports of Missouri Synod, 1925. No. 8.
Texas District. Paper:: “Der sechste Artikel der
Konkordienformel: ‘Vom dritten Brauch des Ge-
setzes.’” (Prof. G. Eifrig.) 63 pages. Price, 40 cts.
—No.9. Iowa District. Papers: “Verstoesse gegen
die Schriftlehre vom Beruf” (conclusion; Rev. P. T.
Stephan); “The First Synod at Jerusalem” (Rev. J.
Hartmeister). 116 pages. Price, -75 cts.—No. 10.
Atlantic District. Paper: “Our Savior’s Sacerdotal
Prayer.’ (Rev. John H. Volk.) 72 pages. Price,
45 ets. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.

Das Buch des Lebens. Referat, gehalten auf der Syno-
dalversammlung des Sued-Illinois-Distrikts von Pa-
stor Ernst Eckhardt, St.Louis, Mo. 42 pages. Price,
25 cts. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.

A unique treatment of the doctrine of election. Readers
will find it truly fascinating.

First Things First. Talks on the Catechism. By Louis
Birk. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
Price, 40 cts.

We are gratified to see that a second edition of this
delightful booklet has become necessary. We know of no
book in which religious truths have been brought into
the practical life of the child so simply and convincingly
as in this book by Pastor Buchheimer. The catechist will
greatly increase the “human appeal” of his instruction by
studying this booklet.

Russellism. By Karl Linsenmann. Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis, Mo. 16 pages. Price, 10 cts.;

96 cts. per dozen.
From Holy Scripture Pastor Linsenmann proves that
the Russellites are false teachers on the Second Advent

of Christ, the Resurrection of the Dead, Immortality of —

the Soul, Hell and Eternal Punishment, the Holy Trinity,

the Deity of Christ, the Deity of the Holy Ghost, and

Jesus the Redeemer. A most useful pamphlet.