The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1930, Page 171

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER. 171

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fervent hope and the prayer that the Lord whom we
are serving will prosper this work among the women
of India, that He will bend an eye of pity to the
thousands around us who are still bound with the
chains of ignorance, superstition, and heathenism.
May He lighten the darkness of their minds and
hearts and souls! “AMBUR MINUTES.”

Items of Missionary Interest.
(By the Eprror.)

A New Worker. — Rev. J. Schlichting, the new
missionary for the colored field in Baltimore, was
ordained and installed in his office on September 14
by Rev. Trumpoldt, of Philadelphia. Might Lutheran
pastors were present in the service, thus showing
commendable interest
in our colored work.
Pastor Mensing deliv-
ered the sermon. It is
reported to have been
a splendid effort and
most encouraging for
the young missionary.
The attendance of col-
ored people was not
very large, we are sorry
to say. Tlowever, this
small colored audience
may have been due
to good reasons and
should not discourage
the young brother. God bless him in his field of
labor and grant him a plentiful harvest!

Rev. John Schlichting.

High Praise. — Recently we received a letter
from a prominent member of the faculty of our
theological seminary at Springfield in which words
of highest praise were accorded the ministerial and
lay delegates attending the General Conference of
our Colored Missions held at Springfield a few
months ago. We are sorry that we misplaced the
letter and cannot just now lay our hands upon it;
for we are sure it would please all our readers to
read exactly what this man of keen Christian judg-
ment thinks of what he heard and saw while attend-
ing the sessions of our colored Lutheran confer-
ence. — Another prominent member of the same
faculty told the writer last week that he had never
heard a better sermon on the person of Christ than
that delivered by one of our colored pastors at this
same conference.

Whom Did You Win? — Christ won Andrew;
He also won Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman,
Peter, Paul, and Zacchaeus; Philip won the Ethi-
opian eunuch; Peter won Cornelius; Acquila won
Apollos; and Paul won Lydia. But whom did
you win?

A Synod of Many Languages.— Missouri Synod
Lutherans speak many languages: English, German,
French, Yiddish, Greek, Italian, Lettish, Swedish,
Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese,
Chinese, Tamil, Malayalam, Slovak, Polish, and
several Indian dialects.

The Missouri Synod a Mission-Synod. — The
million Lutherans of the Missouri Synod are served
by 2,942 pastors in active charge of congregations.
In the United States and Canada 884 mission-places
are supported by Home Mission funds. The Mis-
souri Synod supports 1,113 missionaries in various
parts of the world. These mission-pastors are serving
2,207 mission-stations. For every $250 spent for
missionary and educational purposes last year one
member was added to-the baptized membership.

A Busy Dollar.— Every dollar contributed by
Missouri Synod Lutherans next year for purposes
outside of the home congregation will have, roughly
speaking, a sixfold job to perform. The largest
amount will be used to carry on missions in the
homeland and Canada among the people of Cau-
casian descent — 35 cents of every dollar. For mis-
sion-work among the Negroes and Indians 5 cents
of every dollar will be needed. Missions in foreign
lands, South America, Europe, Asia, will require
15 cents of every dollar. Old ministers and teachers
who have spent their lives for the Church and their
dependents or dependent relicts will receive 9 cents
of every dollar. For the education of our future
ministers and teachers 33 cents of every dollar con-
tributed will be used. Three cents of every dollar
will be needed for administration expenses. These
figures do not include the millions contributed to
carry on hospitals, sanitaria, orphanages, homes for
the aged, epileptics, and similar institutions, which
are not included in the synodical budget.

Dangerous to Be a Doctor.—Being a tribal
doctor among the Piute Indians is a dangerous oc-
cupation; for if the Piute doctor loses three patients,
he is put to death. On the other hand, if he refuses
to answer a sick-call, he is executed; so he is in
danger on every side.

Cheyenne in Print. — Cheyenne is now added
to the languages of Pentecost. The American Bible

Society has just printed the Book of Acts in the