The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1929, Page 190

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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But consumption set in. It was not discovered
in time. When school closed, Ona went to camp and
to bed. In a few weeks we buried her on the hillside.

It seemed as if Ona’s education was of no benefit
to her at all, does it not? It seems to have been use-
less; not as though she had made the wrong use
of it, but because she died before she had a chance
to make any use of it at all.

But right here we are mistaken. Ona made the
best possible use of her education. In the Bible
class she also learned her lessons willingly and
eagerly. She was always glad to answer the ques-
tions put to her by her Bible teacher. God saw to it
that through her knowledge of English she could
hear of the way of salvation and also read about it.
It is for this purpose that God wants every gift of
man to be used. Whoever uses God’s gifts for any-
thing else is a thief and will be punished for stealing.

But not so Ona. When it became clear that she
could not live, the missionary felt it his duty to tell
her so. That is not always easy to do. He wished
to break the sad news to her as gently as possible.
So he told her in the course of one of her talks with
her: “Those who love Jesus never die.” Before he
could continue, she answered eagerly: “Yes, I know
that.” :

If Ona could have gone to school twenty years
more, she could not have received a more complete
education. She had learned the highest. knowledge
that can be gained —to know that those who love
Jesus never die. She loved Jesus in the simplicity
of her heart. Therefore she knew that, when she
would close her eyes in death and be buried, she
would not really die. Later I showed her a picture
of the Apostle John writing the Book of Revelation
and seeing’a beautiful city in a vision. “That is the
New Jerusalem,” she exclaimed eagerly. She knew
that the New Jerusalem is the home of those who

love Jesus and never die.
- E.E.G., in The Apache Scout.

BOOK REVIEW.

The following publications were received from Con-
cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.: — ;
Sunbeams. By H. A. Schroeder. 320 pages; cloth-binding.

Price, $1.75.

We have here a sequel to the author’s successful
Shadows, published a few years ago. We are of the
opinion that Sundeams is an even better story than was
Shadows and that it is better written. This is saying

@ great deal, for the first story had a most interesting
‘plot and a very charming style. While it is a decidedly
Christian story, the author never gets into “preaching.”

The book excels in delineation of character. We cannot
too strongly urge our readers to encourage the pub-
lishers in their earnest attempt to put out good, whole-
some fiction.

Summary of United States History and Civil Gov-
ernment. By H.B.Fehner. 112 pages; red cloth.
Price, 50 cts.

This is the seventh edition of this Summary. We are
willing to admit that we have seen other summaries of
United States History that were possibly just as good
as the Summary of Professor Fehner; but his Summary
of Civil Government as given in this book is without
doubt by far the most comprehensive and complete out-
line of the subject we have met with. Unlike many
other summaries, the author begins at home and offers
a very fine syllabus of local government before he gives
an outline of the working of the State and Federal
governments. Several very profitable hours were spent
in perusing this book.

Light in the Dark Belt.
cloth. Price, 80 cts.
Two Sundays ago the reviewer met an old friend in
Chicago. The first thing the old friend said, after the
greetings were over, was: “I just finished reading Rosa
Young’s book. Why, it’s a wonderful book. I never read
anything that gripped me as did this story of Rosa Young,
the colored missionary teacher in Alabama.” If you are
interested in missions, buy this book. If you are not in-
terested in missions, buy this book, and you will surely
get interested in the blessed work of missions. If you
want a proof of the truth of Cowper’s words, “God moves
in a mysterious way His wonders to perform,” buy this-
book and become convinced. If this book could be put.
into the hands of our Christians, the cause of missions
would receive an incalculable impetus among us.

By Rosa Young. 148 pages;

David Livingstone. The Story of a Great Missionary-
Hero. By W.G. Polack. Vol. VII of Men and Mis-
sions, edited by L. Fuerbringer. Flexible cloth cover ;
107 pages. Price, 50 cts.

Here we have the life-story of the most famous mis-
sionary of the nineteenth century. It is the story of
& great man, a great explorerya great missionary, a great
Christian. How humbling the reading of such a book
as this is to us feeble Christians! However, how stimu-
lating it also is for sincere children of God by means of
@ narrative such as this to come into contact with a man
endowed with such heroic faith, such undaunted courage,
such indomitable determination! May God raise up Liv--
ingstones among us!

Dr. Martin Luthers Schriften von der Messe und
Ordnung des Gottesdienstes. Reprinted from
Vol. X of the St. Louis edition of Luther’s Complete:
Works. 40 pages. Price, 15 cts. ;

This reprint brings’ five writings of Luther on the-
order of service, among them his famous German Mass
and Order of Service (1526). The thing that most for-
cibly struck the reviewer as he once again read these-
writings of Luther, was the conservative manner in which
Luther treated all matters and how very appropriately
the term Reformer may be applied to him. The few pages.
of this pamphlet of reprints bring out most strongly the-
fact that of all the names.used to designate this chosen
instrument of God none is more appropriate than that.
of Reformer. rf