The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1926, Page 127

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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compound was all ready, and now, just across the
banana-grove from Kabongo’s home, the missiona-
ries are carrying on the work which the Belgian
official began. — World Outlook.

Protestant Foreign Missions.

The Protestant Foreign Missions are supported
by about 700 organizations; but of this number
only 380 actually send out missionaries. The total
income of these organizations for the last year that
reports are at hand was $69,555,148.

The following figures will show how the income
for Protestant Foreign Missions has grown since
1860. In 1860 the total income for the enterprise
was $4,104,296. By 1900 this had grown to
$19,598,823 ; and for 1923 the income was, as
stated above, $69,555,148. These organizations re-
port 29,188 workers — 11,444 men and 17,744 wives
and unmarried women.

In 1900 the total number of communicants and
others under Christian instruction by Protestant
foreign mission workers was reported as being
8,613,391. This number had grown to 8,342,378 by
1923. These adherents were found in 116 mis-
sionary areas or fields.

The Sunday-schools number 50,277, with
2,535,726 teachers and pupils. In 1923 the native
Christians in the foreign field contributed the sum.
of $7,469,198, thus doubling the annual contribu-
tions as reported in 1911. ‘The Protestant foreign
workers are in residence at 4,598 stations.

These figures are taken from the World Mis-
sionary Atlas. F.J.L.

Tux boy that has a new bicycle wants others to
see it. The girl that has been given a new watch
is not satisfied until others know of her good for-
So we Christians should not rest until we
have told others what we have found in Jesus.

SS eee
Some

Radio Services from Station KFUO,
“THE GOSPEL VOICE.”
(During Summer.)
Concordia Theological Seminary of the Lutheran Church,
; Missouri Synod, St. Louis, Mo.
(Wave Length: 545.1 Meters. Power: 500 Watts.)
Rev. Herman H. HoHENSTEIN, Director.
Sundays: 9.15 p. x1.
Mondays: 9 p.m. Young People’s Hour.
Wednesdays: 9.15 Pp. xf. ,

The programs consist of a religious address, instru-
mental music, and songs.

BOOK TABLE.

Does the Bible Contradict Itself? By W. Arndt.
cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
ing. 142 pages. Price, $1.00.

Prof. Arndt has rendered many among us a decided
service by writing this book. It is bound to sell; for it
is just what many have been looking for. It is really re-
markable what the author has succeeded in packing into
this book. Despite its compactness, nothing has been left
unsaid that needed saying. The style is in the author’s
usual clear and simple language.

Con-
Cloth bind-

Voice Preservation. By Emma Selle. Silk-cloth binding.
Price, $1.00. Order from Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo. -

This is the second and revised edition of a book writ-
ten by a specialist in voice training. Though small in
compass, we believe that on its few pages the writer gives
advice, which, if followed by our pastors, would do away
with the “preacher’s sore throat” among us. ‘Teachers
who have occasion to use their voices a great deal will
find wholesome advice here for the preservation of their
voice.

Synodalbericht der Allgemeinen Ev.-Luth. Synode von
Wisconsin u.a.St. Northwestern Publishing House,
Wilwaukee, Wis. 191 pages. Price, 15 cts.

This is more than a report of the last synodical con-
vention of the venerable Synod of Wisconsin. Besides
the ordinary report (including a fine paper on the Es-
sence of the Gospel) this pamphlet contains a statistical
report of the whole synod and its congregations.

Te Deum Laudamus. Year-Book’of the Ev. Luth. Mission
in New Guinea. 1926. Wartburg Publishing House,
Chicago, Ill. Price, 50 cts.

We like this book of ninety-five pages and thank the
editor, Prof. G. J. Zeilinger, for favoring us with a copy.
It gives the present status of the former Neuendettelsau
Mission in New Guinea, which is now being conducted by
the Iowa Synod in a very efficient manner, assisted by Lu-
therans in Australia. The perusal of this year-book af-
forded us great pleasure. The work is carried on at no
less than nineteen stations, four schools, or seminaries,
and two printeries. Twenty-eight ordained missionaries
are at work in the field. — While reading this year-book
the thought came to us whether the publication of such
year-books would not be of service to other mission enter-
prises also.

Koonibba. Twenty-five years of Mission-work among the
Australian Aboriginals. Lutheran Publishing Co.,
Ltd. Adelaide, S. A.

The reviewer has always been intensely interested in
the work of our Australian brethren among the aborigines
of Australia. Occupying almost the lowest rung of cul-
ture among human beings, work among them is especially
arduous. The more honor to those who are willing to
bring the Gospel of Jesus to them. This well-written and
copiously illustrated book of ninety pages most interest-
ingly and graphically relates the story of the successful
work our brethren are doing at Koonibba, a work which
has again and again been highly commended by the Aus-
tralian officials and others that have visited the station.

Lutheran Church. What It Is and What It Stands

Ce For. The Lutheran Publishing House, Adelaide, S. A.

‘A well-written tract of twelve pages that fully comes
up to the expectations it arouses by its sub-title.