The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1927, Page 108

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much rehearsing, he went to the head of his district,
bowed low, and said: “Is it possible that I may have
an increased compendium, as I find it difficult to
glide my days peacefully on the hereby mentioned
amount ?”

In a mission compound in India one of the fami-
lies kept chickens, which sometimes bothered the
teachers of the girls’ high school in their morning
slumbers. Now, the cook in the girls’ school was
yery jealous of the foreign ladies who employed him,
and one morning when the principal complained
that she had not been able to sleep since four o’clock
because of the crowing of an ambitious young
rooster, the cook promptly went next door to report
the trouble. This is the way he said it: “I regret
to inform that your gentlemen hen has exceed-
ingly barked and troubled greatly the teacher lady
in sleep.”

A student in Singapore who had been invited to
the missionary’s house for dinner arrived half an
hour too early. When he learned of his mistake, he
looked sadly at his own watch and then at the mis-
sionary’s clock. “Ah,” he sighed, “my watch, it must
not be well. It is anticipate.”

A native of India who had seen a spading fork
in a mission compound thought that it might do
good work in his own garden. It was this note that
he sent to the missionary: “Honored Sir, Might
I have the borrowing of the instrument for making
the ground loose who has teeth?”

The following excuse for absence from school
was sent by a Hindu student to his teacher:
“T entreat pardon for my awayness, but I am un-
readably sick, for I have had my limbs compressed
by an auto and am much scratched as to my leather.”

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Walther League School
of Correspondence.

The writer feels that he will be acting fully
within his province as the editor of a missionary
periodical when he calls the special attention of his
readers to the Walther League School of Corre-
spondence.

To date the school, whose director is Dr. P. E.
Kretzmann of our St. Louis Seminary, has published
six pamphlets. The perusal of these six pamphlets
proved so interesting to the writer that he almost
forgot to go to bed. This is actually true! Again
and again he deplored the fact that not more of our
young Walther Leaguers have so far been induced to
take up the study of the various courses offered them

THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

by their own correspondence school. We have so
many enthusiastic Leaguers among us that the editor
is sure that if they only knew of the wonderful
opportunity these courses offer them, hundreds who
are not now enrolled would soon become students.
The editor takes the liberty of giving a brief outline
of each of the courses : —

1. Walther League Administration. — The
twenty-six lessons of this course have the purpose
of making the student a more efficient church-
worker. We have thousands of young men and
women among us who could increase their usefulness
in the Church tenfold and more if they took this
course. Iundreds of hints and suggestions would
be given them how to serve the Lord in His kingdom.

2. Walther League Methods. — In thirty-six les-
sons the objects of the Walther League are discussed.
The methods of its educational and mission-work
receive much attention, as they should. Juniors and
hospice work are presented in fourteen lessons. Six
lessons are devoted to methods in recreational work.
The outlines devoted to missions and hospice work
in this course afforded the writer unbounded plea-
sure, and he can not too strongly recommend this
course to the Leaguers among his readers. *

3. Beller Church-W ork. — The first six lessons
of this course describe to the student the organi-
zation of Synod and his relation to it. Then follow
eight lessons in which the chief enemies of church-
work are studied. The remaining lessons of the
course are given under the heads, The Young Chris-
tian in His Home, The Young Christian and His
Money, The Young Christian and His Time and His
Companions.

4. Bible Study.—In forty-eight lessons this
course gives a very comprehensive treatment of the
Bible. First is given a survey of the whole Bible in
eight lessons. This is followed by a very interesting
series of lessons on Old Testament History, Insti-
tutions, and ‘Types. Then comes a more intensive
study of the New Testament. The last two series of
the course bring the Fundamental Doctrines of the
Bible and a History of Our English Bible. Leaguer,
don’t you feel the urge in you to take this course?

5. Church History.— After a brief survey of
general Church History in six lessons, this course
gives a History of the Reformation in eight lessons
and American Lutheran Church History in eight
lessons. Whoever takes this course of twenty-four
lessons is going to be a better Lutheran because of it,
since he will realize the better what sacrifices were
brought for the faith which he calls his own.

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