The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1928, Page 191

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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LUTHERAN PIONEER, we are offering the following

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by authority of the Synodical Conference: —

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has had time for her lodge and her club, but she has
been too busy to go to church.

Besides, she always thought she could be just as
good a woman outside of the church as inside. Now
she would like to see some one get her boy in. She
expressed it as a wish. We thought of it as a dare.
We would like to see some one do it in spite of that
mother’s example.

For seventeen years this woman has been telling
this boy in the simplest language in the world
— example — that the church is not necessary. If

‘any one gets that boy in, they will do it in spite of
the mother. The father has given no help. He has
been too busy. He had to scrape up the money for
the boy to go wrong on. He has no time for church.

* Now we would like to see some one get that
boy in. — Fz.

Average per Capita Gifts to Churches
in 1927.

There are 22,795,251 members in twenty-three
leading Protestant denominations of the United
States and Canada. ‘They represent about two-
thirds of the Protestants in these two countries.

The average gift of each member of these

twenty-three denominations to the Church is $22.34
a year. The Protestant Episcopal Church leads in
per capita for all church purposes with $38.51. The
United Presbyterian Church follows with an average
gift of $38.04. The statistics in detail follow:
Protestant Episcopal Church, $38.51; United Pres-
byterian, $38.04; Reformed in America, $35.70;
Presbyterian, U. S. A., $35.42; Presbyterian,
U.S. (S8.), $34.59; Evangelical Church, $30.37;
Congregational, $30.23; Baptist, North, $24.85;
Methodist Episcopal, $24.48; United Lutheran,
$24.25; Evangelical Synod, $23.60; Moravian,
North, $22.93; Reformed, U.S8., $19.34; Lutheran _
Synodical Conference, $19.20; United Brethren in
Christ, $17.99; Lutheran, other synods, $16.70;
Methodist Episcopal (S.), $16.12; Christian, $14.45 ;
Church of Brethren, $13.04; Baptist (S.), $10.80;
Disciples of Christ, $9.59; Missouri Synod, $22.45.

BOOK TABLE.

The following books have left the press of Concordia
Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.:—

Synodical Reports, Missouri Synod, 1928. No. 3.
Eastern District. Paper: “The Proper Use of the
Doctrine of the Church” (Rey. Geo. Luecke). 61 pages.
Price, 40 ects. —No. 4. “Atlantic District. Paper:
“The Sacrificial Death of Christ” (Prof. Wm. Arndt).
63 pages. Price, 40 cts.

Glory to God in the Highest! A children’s vesper ser-
vice for Christmas Eve. Compiled by If. G. Webber.
Price, per copy, 6 cts.; dozen, 60 cts.; 100, $4.50.

A service that will appeal to all who are in agreement
with the Lutheran idea of Christmas, the festival of the

Christ-child. f

The Prince of Pence. © Christmas airs from Handel's
Messiah. For children’s services. Containing solos
and chorus parts. Arranged by H. Bergmann. Price,
per copy, 20 cts.; dozen, $1.92.,

This arrangement of Christmas airs from Handel’s

Messiah will, no doubt, be used in many a children’s

service. :

Our Father Who Art in Heaven. Quartet for mixed
voices. By J. C: Wohlfeil. Price, per copy, 15 cts.;
dozen, $1.44.

A very fine musical setting for the Lord’s Prayer.

Primary and Junior Hymnal. Price, 30 cts.

The reviewer would have liked this book better if the
compiler had selected more of our good old Lutheran
hymns. This is not to be understood as though the re-
viewer found fault with any of the hymns selected; but
given the choice, he would prefer to see the children be-
come acquainted with our beautiful chorals as early as
possible.

The Christian. One Hundred and Thirty Likenesses
between Christ and the Christian. Pointed out b
William Dallmann, D.D. Third edition, enlarged.
Price, $1.25.

A beautiful gift. edition, bound in semiflexible boards,
covered with green water-silk cloth, title and decorative
design stamped in gold. Very suitable as a Christmas-gift.